Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 16, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 24 December 1918 — Page 4

I CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING SECTION f Did you ever etop to think? You will need your money now mon u y then ever. You will have to pay for that Liberty Bond, donate to the X H War Worker*, buy more Thrift Stamps to brino the boys back from •; g Over There. Your neighbor, perhaps, wants a dining room set, and H L‘ some one else wants a stove, but they don’t hl ow th** Y®” have one R • that you are not using? LET THEM KNOW "THROUGH A “DEMO- $ 8 CRAT CLASSIFIED AD” that you have these articles. Make your >• n “stored away” articles bring money instead of dust. xtewrWxnstxxaxwwiaawi'aaanwxtiswKnxmaxsttxma&axtisaxEWsH

MISCELLANEOUS Fresh Oysters! Stop at the sign Eat for your dinner, lunch and pastries.—Martin’s Restaurant. 226tf HOUSEWIVES will please their husbands by sending their shirts to The Decatur Steam Laundry. It’s a real laundry where you gat real service. Goods called for and delivered Decatur Steam Laundry SERVE FOR YOUR HOLI- - MEALS KLEPPER’S ICE CREAM. INDIVIDUAL SANTA CLAUSES, BRICK OR BULK. ALL FLAVORS. PLACE YOUR ORDER EARLY. — M ARTIN-KLEPCER CO. HISTORY OF THE WORLD WAR— By Francis A. March, brother of General Peyton C. March. Complete, 800 pages, illustrated, official photographs. Your chance to make SSOO per month. Freight paid, credit given. Outfit free. —Victory Publishing Company, 634 Manhattan Bldg., Chicago. 301t2 May we be of service to you? Let us handle your real estate. List your property with us. Let us make your abstracts of title. We will make you a farm loan at low cost.—French Quinn., Pres The Bowers Realty Co., and The Schirmeyer Abstract Company. 269tf VULCANIZING. Have your tires cared for by A. W. Tanvas. Vulcanizing, casings, 50c up; tubes, 20c up. ’Phone 471. FW SALE FOR SALE—Globe soft coal stove, good as new, for sale cheap, if taken at once. Inquire ■ at this office. 2951 f FOR SALE—A good Jersey cow, 4 years old, will be fresh in six weeks. Inquire Enoch Heckman. R. R. 10, ’phone 14-A. 301t3 FOR SALE —Buggy and harness, good as new, will sell cheap. Also a four-year-old gray mare, sound. Inquire at sale barn, ’phone 37. 300t3 FOR SALE—Pure bred White Ledhom cockerels. Inquire of A. J. Powell, Decatur, R. R. No. 4, Monroe ’phone. 298t3 I FOR SALE—Barred Plymouth Rockroosters. Inquire of Frank Parrish, 067 Jefferson St.; phone 201. 298t3 FOR SALE—One fresh, full blooded Durham cow and calf, not recorded., —Ernst Fuelling, R. R. No. 5, Monroeville, Ind. 297t3 ' FOR SALE —Second hand cook stove * and heater and several other articles. Inquire Mr. M. F. Hay, 724 Adams St. 294-1.6 i__. ■; ;==a= r============= E CLEANERS. THE CHRISTMAS RUSH has started. Don’t wait till the day before to get that suit cleared and pressed, but send it to The Decatur Dry Clean- . ere TODAY and make sure that you will have It for Xmas day. We guar- I antes our work to be the best in the | city. Goods called for and delivered. 'Phone 95. DECATUR DRY CLEANERS West Monroe Street, Decatur, Ind. FORRENT FOR RENT—Good house, lights, both kinds of water, cellar and In good condition. Only two blocks from city. Call ‘Phone 229. 267 ts FOR RENT—Six room house, toilet and water; corner sth and Maple Sts. Inquire of J. F. Arnold. Telephone No. 709. 300eod-2wks FOR RENT—A good 80-acre farm, near Decatur. Cash preferable Inquire at this office. 299t3e0d FOR RENT—Modern house on North Second St. and one on 13th St. Inquire Julius Haugk. ’Phone 666. 295t6 HELP WANTED—FEMALE. WANTED—Housekeeper, middle aged lady, to care for three children of school age. If you want a steady place with good wages, come or 'phone.—H. L. Jamea, Preble. Indiana. 298t3 MISCELLANEOUS WANTED WANTED TO RENT—Farm of 160 acres or more. Plenty of help. Address Box “B-14,” Bluffton, Ind., R. R. No. 4. 301t3 LOSTANDFOUND LOST—A tan glove. Finder please return to C. H. Colter. 29813 STRAYED OR STOLEN—SmaII black and white spotted bound. Person

knowing of whereabouts please notify H. A. Earehart, 315 No. 4th St. 298t3 LOST—A Meershain pipe. Finder please return to this office and receive reward. 300t3 LOST—On Fourth St., a silver pin set with brilliants. Finder please return to 128 North 4th St. 300t3 LOST Ladies’ red leather purse containing two rosaries, a few cents and small articles. Lost somewhere between St. Mary’s church and Run-yon-Engeler store. Desire to have rosaries more than purse. Finder please notify John Alberding. Decatur R. R-. No. 3. 300t3 LOST —A 34x4 firn tire, between Decatur and Fort Wayne. Call 'phone 7535 red, or address 3416 Piqua Ave.. Fort Wayne. 301t3 DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG. Schlosser Bros. Have opened a cash cream station at Monroe,, located in the new lunch room south of G. R. & I. depot. Open every day. Operator C. J. SPANGLER w i i-. ■■ ■T-—■— Dr. C. C. RAYL Monroe, Ind. OFFICE HOURS t B—9 A. M. I—3 P. M. 6—B P. M. Sundays: 9—lo A. M. only Special attention given to Surgery and to the Diseases of the Abdomen and Female Pelvis. Equinped to do Cystoscopy and Ureteral Catheterization N. A. BIXLER Exclusive Optician. Eyes tested. Glasses Fitted, Lenses ground Hours: Bto 12; 1 to 5 Saturday evenings until 9 Decatur, Indiana L. M. LeMaitre . ! 11 1 -ti CHIROPRACTOR Office Hours 9to 11 a. m., 1t05,7t0 8 p. m. 164 So. Second St. ’Phone 373 Above Mrs. Burdg Millinery Store M. J. Scherer UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING Fine Funeral Furnishings Private Ambulance Service DECATUR, • IND. Telephone: Office 90; Home 185 i ", ", '"""" — ROY N. RUNYON "LIVE STOCK AND GENERAL AUCTIONEER Years of experience Highest Dollar obtained ’Phone 8-L, Decatur, Ind.

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PUBLIC SALE. On account of 111 health, the under signed will sell at vr.blic- auction a< his form, 241 miles northeast of De eatur, % miles east of Dent school house or near Union Chapel church. Tuesday, Dec. 31, 1918. beginning at 10 o'clock a. m , the following property, to-wit: Three Head of Horses: Black mare. 13 years old. in ioai. weight 1500; sorrel mare, coming ■> years old, well broke, weight I.WU; sorrel gelding, coming 2 y*’“‘' B ohl ; weight 1000. Five Head of < util' . Roan cow. 8 years old. giving milk, will be fresh in March: Guernsey cow. 10 years old. giving milk; Guernsey heifer, coming 2 years old. will be fresh in March; 2 spring calves. F Forty Head of Pigs" Eive good Du--3 roc sows to farrow in March and - April; 29 head of Duroc shoats weighr ing 40 to 50 tbs.; 6 pigs weighing 25 „ to 30 lbs. each; Duroc male hog. Two , dozen chickens: 20 hens and I rons’tens. Hay and Grain; Ton baled i timothy hay. ton mixed hay, baled, 25 , fodder shocks, 6 shocks in a shock; P 200 bu good seed oats, 150 bu. good 3 corn in crib, 2 bu. clover seed. Har- ■ ness- Set of heavy breeching har- • ness. set of light farm harness, set of 1 buggy harness. Farming Implements: i Spike tooth harrow, spring tooth harrow low wheeled farm wagon, hay ’ rack, and many other articles not mentioned. Terms: —Sums of $5 and under, cash. Over that amount a credit of 12 months wil be given, the last six months bearing 8 per cent interest. Three per cent discount for cash. No goods removed until settled for The I nion Chapel Ladies' aid will serve lunch. GEO. W. ( RAMER, Roy N. Runyon. Auct. 23-24-26 -7-28 ’ —o— NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC In order to prevent influenza which follows overcrowding in homes it is requested that all funerals be private, that is attended only by .immediate friends and relatives. This does not prevent church funerals but it is urged that care be used in seating those who attend. It is also suggested that all doctors report all cases of colds, for which they are called, as influenza, during the existence of the disease in this community. BOARD OF HEALTH, m-t-t Dr. H. F. Costello, Sec. »■ ELECTION NOTICE. Notice is hereby given ,to the lot owners in the Decatur Cemetery association that there wil! be an election held at the office of Drs. J. S. Coverdale and Son in the City of Decatur. Ind., on the 9th Day of January, 1919, at 7 o’clock p. m. for the purpose of electing seven trustees for the Decatur Cemetery association for theljnsuing year. J. S. COVERDALE, 24-31 Sec’y D. C. A. ONE MILLIOjTdOLLARS TO LOAN One million dollars to loan at 5«/ 2 per cent, on improved farms. Ten years’ time with privilege of making partial payment at any interest-paying dates. Abstract of title on short order. JOHN SCHURGER & SON Office on second floor, over ? isher & Harris grocery. 237-m-w-f Imo Democrat Wants Ads Pay

. : - — -— — —7 MARKETS-STOCKS; t Daily Report of Local and Foreign Markets. New York, N. Y., Dec. 24—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Prices were gen- ( erally irregular at the opening of the stock market today. U. S. Steel open- ' ed at 95%. off %; Marine preferred 113%, up %; Studebaker 50, off %; Anaconda 63: Union Pacific 127%, off %: Southern Pacific 98%; Canadian Pacific 156. up %; General Motors 130%, up %. Chicago, 111., Dec. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Open: Corn, Dec. nominal; Jan. and Mar. up %c; Feb. up %c; May up %c. Oats, Dec. down %c; Jan. up %c; Feb. and Mar. ■ nominal; May unchanged. Provisions nominal. Corn, No. 2 vellow, 51.50; No 3 yellow. [email protected]; No. 4 yellow, $1.35 @51.38. Oats. No. 3 white, 67% @ 69%c; standard, 68%70c. Rye, No. 2 [email protected]. Barley, 85c@$1.00. Pork, nominal. Lard, $26.75. Ribs, $23.00@524 00. East Buffalo, N. Y., Dec. 24 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Receipts 1,760; shipments, 3,800; official to New York yesterday, 6,320; hogs closing slow. Best grades, $17.70; hogs, $17.00; roughs, [email protected]; stags. $12.00; down 60c; many going over unsold; cattle. 100; steady; sheep 800; steady; lambs, $15.50; down; no market on Christmas. - Cleveland, Ohio —Wholesale proIduce quotations by the United States market bureau: Apples—[email protected] bbl. Potatoes—[email protected] cwt. _ Butter —Creamery extras, 72@73c; ~ firsts, 68@70c; prints, l@2c higher; packing, 38@40c. Eggs—Storage, 47@55c; fresh, 67c. Poultry—Heavy fowl, 26@28c; springers, 25@27c; light, 20@22c; roosters, 20@21c; turkeys, 33@35c: ducks, 30@38c; geese, 2&@3oc: dressed poultry, 2@4c higher; rabbits, [email protected] doz. CREAMERY PRICES. Butterfat, delivered, 72c; butterfat, at station, 69c; butterfat in country, 68c.

BURL JOHNSON WRITES. r . Burl, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank it Johnson, who was gassed, writes, ’- from base hospital. 57, as follows: •1 December 2, 1918t Dear Mother:— Yesterday 1 heard; >• you hadn't heard from me since : July 19, so 1 thought I would let you | ■j know I am all o. k. I had a little, ; bad luck and am in the hospital. 1 l’. met some nurses from Indiana. How ' are all the children. I suppose they ’ are going to school every day. Have y you been receiving my allotment of 8 sls each month? When you answer '■ this be sure and let me know. My I Buddie is now in the states. He lett | - some time in October. I haven't j ’> heard from him. Did you get to ee , ’ Leon Rademacker? 1 heard he was I home on furlough. I haven’t heard. > from Chauncy for about two months.; 1 had been receiving the paper up j 1 until about two months ago, so please . mail me a few. The remaining ’ bunch of Decatur fellows are all right. 1 haven't received a letter for nearly a month, so get busy and write me a few. This afternoon I should write . write thirty letters to thirty different' parties, but — Well, mother, please excuse short I letter. Your son, BURL. P. S. —I had a good dinner Thanksgiving day. and sure wish you folks a Merry Christinas and a Happy New Year. B. PUBLICSALE. The public sale of Henry Rorlenbeek will be held Jan. 2. 1919, about 3L • miles northeast of Decatur, or 1 mile : north and mile east of the Dent . school, known as the Andrew Baxter : farm. The sale will commence at 10 I o’clock a. m. The following property : to be sold; Six Head of Horses, consisting of two 2 year old sorrel mare colts, one 4 year old gelding, one I 8 year ohl general purpose gray mare, 1 one smooth mouth mare, one 8 year old driving mare. Seven Head of I Cattle, consisting of three head of ■ milch cows, one with calf by her side; I 3 head of heifers. Hogs. 3 head, consisting of 31 head of shoats. averaging from 50 to 100 pounds a piece; 4 head of brood sows, 3 Poland Chinas : and one Duroc, registered, and one ' male hog. Implements: Wagons. 2 three-inch tired wagons (running , gears); 2 walking breaking plows, 1! spring tooth and one spike tooth harrow. 2 bed steads; stoves. 1 four hole I laundry stove, one soft coal heating stove. 1 base burner, and 3 cook stoves; 1 kitchen cabinet, 1 sewing machine, in good order; 2 kitchen ta-j bles; 4 single buggies and 1 two-seat-ed carriage. 4 sets of buggy harness and many other articles. Terms: —$5.00 and under, cash; ; o\er that amount a credit of 9 months will be given, purchaser giving note with approved security. Four per cent off for cash. No goods removed until settled for. Hot lunch will be served on ground. , HENRY RODENBECK. Harrv Daniels. Auct. Chas. Magley, Clerk. 24-26-28-30 . o Remember to give a gift to some poor boy or girl who would otherwise 1 be forgotten i nthe mad rush to remember friends and relatives

LET US SHOW YOU FT. WAYNE REAL ESTATE Are you thinking cf buying property in or near Fort Wayne? If so, you may find it desirable to take the matter up with a dealer in real estate whom you have known. MR. W. J. DOWLING, formerly of Decatur, has been connected with this agency for the past year and is in a position to show you a large number of good properties from which you can make your selection. You can buy on terms to suit you. When you come to Fort Wayne, call at our office and let us use our auto; we will take pleasure in driving over the city with you. \M, E. DOUD ’Phone 253-627 224-9 Utility Bldg.

WE WISH YOU A | s Merry Christmas | I 8 THE DECATUR ABSTRACT & LOAN CO. [ Henry B. Heller, Pres. | E. Bert Lenhart, Secy. 157 South Se ond St, Decatur, Indiana. I g r.nx«j:n::n:-.n: ar.s:i3S3r.:w.n»»:a:;3rzn:-:r.:K:nr.-4:ix , xar or -«• ar [COAL COAL COAL! I Just got five cars of West Virginia, Kentucky | | and Hocking Lump Coal, the very best lump coal § I on the market, at the right price. Better get what you want before cold weather - y comes. Remember, you get it from the Bowers- | | Niblick Grain Company. Don’t lose your temper H y trying to burn Indiana sub-soil. | Bowers-Niblick Grain Co. J

“TAO you think I would start IO housekeeping without Golden Sun? Not for a minute! HE knows good coffee when he tastes it. And so do I.” Golden Sun Coffee —the dustless, chaffless coffee. Never sold by peddlers: only by home-town grocers who cooperate in local movements for the betterment of your community. Ee fair. Trade with home-town grocers. THE WOOLSON SPICE COMPANY Toledo Ohio COUGHS AND COLDS Dr. Kind’s New Discovery has a fifty year record behind it It built its reputation on its production of positive results, on its sureness In relieving the throat irritation of colds, coughs, grippe end bronchial attacks. “Dr, King’s New Discovery? Why, my folks wouldn’t use anything else!” That's the general nation-wide esteem in which this, well-known remedy is held. Its action is prompt, its taste pleasant, its relief gratifying. Half a century of cold and cough thecking. All druggists. 60c and $1.20. Bowels Out of Kilter? That's nature calling for relief. Assist her in her daily duties with Dr. King's New Life Pilh. Not a purgative in tne usual dose, but a mild, effective, corrective, laxative that teases the towels into action. 25c. ELECTION NOTICE. Decatur. Ind., Dec. 24, 1918. Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders of The Peoples Loan and Trust Company of Decatur. Indiana, will be held at the banking house of said Trust Company in this city January 21, 1919, at 10:30 a. tn., for the election of di rectors of said Trust Company to serve for the ensuing year and until succeeded. W. A. LOWER, tu&fr-jan2lSecretary.

72c FOR BUTTERFAT AT THE CREAMERY OR OUR STATION SECONI) DOOR EAST OF THE POSTOFFICE MARTIN-KLEPPER CO. ; CREAMERIES

AUTOMOBILE OWNERS Let me make your application for 1919 automobile license. At the Kalver-Noble garage. F. E. CONTER, 2821f Notary Public.

) COAL COAL [ Don’t get discouraged burning Indiana coal. H i Buy a load or two of nice Hocking Valley Lump to | j mix with it. We have absolutely the best Hocking H j mined in the state of Ohio. Free from slack. s Give its an order and be convinced. Call Bennett's Coal Yard; 'Phone 199. I :: :: I BENNETT AND WHITEMAN § 4th LIBERTY BONDS BONDS PAID IN FULL ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER IST ARE NOW READY TO BE DELIVERED. PLEASE BRING YOUR RECEIPT FROM US. WE OFFER OUR SERVICES IN TAKING CARS OF YOUR BONDS FREE OF CHARGE. FIRST HMIONAIBAfiKf D6CATUIV. INDIANA i I THE SAFEST, MOST PROGRESSIVE BANK, IS NONE TOO GOOD FOR YOU. i The rapid and steady growth of this bank may be attributed to satisfactory sfnrHce and courteous, liberal treatment s ' d ’ i to all depositors alike. 1 * s always ie rnos * acceptable time to * SUUn I open that account and it will be a step | well taken if you open it HERE. I ; ■—- j -- ’ ./ .. 8

* i NOTICE TO TRESPASSERS. On account of live stock, there will be no hunting or trespassing allowed on the farm belonging to D w Beery. E. C. NEUENBCHWANDER, 290t9Tenant.