Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 12 February 1921 — Page 3

MOTHERS LOOK HERE Childs Brown Calf and Black English Lace Shoes up to $3.45 values, sizes 9 to 10' i, ■while they last, $1.98 Charlie Voglewede Sells ’Em.

44.+ ♦♦♦♦ + ♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦ + ABOUT TOWN * +++ +++++++++++++ Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Squires, of Peterson, was in town yesterday. fiance Conter and Georgia Vachon spent thq, evening in Fort .Wayne yesterday. James Steele, of Kirkland township was in town yesterday on business. Rev. J. H. Rilling, of Van Wert, former pastor here at the Evangelical church, arrived yesterday and conducted the quarterly conference meeting at the Evangelical church in the absence of Presiding Elder Moser who is ill at his home and unable to be about. I Dwight Peterson returned home today from South Bend. Louis Egley, of Alien county, was a business caller in Decatur yesterday. _ Carl Pumphrey, Miles Roop, Dallas Brown and Joe Laurent motored to Fort Wayne yesterday to see Charles Saunders who was recently operated upon. Mr. and Mrs. Hany Borne, of Washington township was in town yesterday. D. M. Hensley and grahdson, Charles Ehinger were ■visitors in Ft. Wayne yesterday afternoon. Joseph Beery of Washington township was in town yesterday on business. • Vane Thompson and bavid Hensley spent the evening in Fort Wayne. William Miller of Union township, was a business caller in Decatur yes terday. Mrs. Bert Harruff and daughter Jeanette of San Bernardine, California who had visited Mrs. H. Harruff was called to Portland yesterday on account of the sickness of her father. Mr. Wilkins. Monday night a valentine exchange will be held at the Yoeman hall. There will be a big feed and

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all members are cordially invited. Miss Painter returned to "her home at Bluffton last night. Maurice Haney who has been in Oklahoma looking after business for J. F. Arnold returned yesterday to visit with his parents. Mrs. Charles Schick is spending the week-end in Decatur. Rev. C. L. Haney, of the Evangelical church, left for Van Wert today where he will have charge of the services tomorrow in the place of Rev. J. H. Rilling who is conducting quarterly conference in this city and the Berne ciicuit over Sunday. Paul Reiter, bookkeeper at the Adams County Equity Exchange has returned from a visit at Louisville, Ky. He also visited Camp Taylor at which plase he was stationed during the war. Henry Reiter, well known former of north of Decatur, was a business visitor in Decatur today. R. C. Gillig and daughter, Mildred, have returned to Tiffin, Ohio, after attending the golden anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Gillig which was held Monday in this city. The city council meets next Tuesday evening. The banks were closed today in observance of Lincoln's birthday. Rev. and Mrs. C. L. Haney ano daughter went to Van Wert, Ohio, today, the Rev. Haney exchanging pup pits with the Rev. Rilling, the lattqi being here to conduct the quarterly ' meeting at the local church. They i will also visit with Mrs. Haney’s par 1 ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wise. ' A girl babv, which has been named , Marjorie Ellen, was born last evening i to Mr. and Mrs. John Kintz, who live southwest of the city. The mothei was Miss Mary R. Bernard before he: marriage. ( 'John W. Clark, a student at he I Indiana Dental school at Indianapolis • cut THIS OUT — IT IS WORTH MONEY Cut out this slip, enclose with 5c and mail it to Fofey & Co., 2835 Sheffield avenue, Chicago, Illinois, writing your name and address clearly. You | will receive in return a trial package containing Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound for coughs, folds and croup; Foley Kidney Pills for pains in 1 sides and back; rheumatism, backache, kidney and bladder ailments: land Foley Cathartic Tablets, a wholesome and thoroughly cleansing cathI artic for constipation, biliousness. I headaches, and sluggish bowels. Sold ’’ everywhere.

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arrived FrldUy night for the week-end visit with his parents, Dr. and Mrs D. D. Clark. L. C. Helm attended a preliminary meeting of te committee in charge of the annual meeting of the firemen of northern Indiana, held at Portland last evening. The convention will be held there in Juno and plans are being made to make it a great occasion. Thurman Gottschalk is homo for the week end, after the usual strenous week in tho legislature. J. H. Heller arrived homo last night from a trip to Indianapolis and Bloomington. Mrs. Heller will arrive this evening having remained for a day in Indianapolis where she was the guest of the Dick Miller family. Lincoln day was observed today by the closing of the banks and the dis play of a few flags. Berne'Tbst to Monroe last night by a score that makes it appear at least that they are outclassed. Dr. John Clark is home from Indianapolis, where he is attending deu tai college. Teachers of the north part of the county met in Pleasant Mills today for their regular institute session. Many public sales are being held this month and according to reports the results are very satisfactory. The Monroe basket bail team will play here next Monday night and a big crowd will watch the contest. . ATTORNEY IS KIDNAPPED (United Press Service) Houston, Texas, Feb. 12 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Eight masked men kidnapped B. L. Hobbs, former Houston attorney, from the streets of Alvin, a town south of here today, and escap'd to the country according to reports here. A sheriff’s posse which started in pursuit lost the trail and returned to Alvin. Hobbs was kidnapped in Houstqp last Saturday night and tarred and feathered and ordered to leave Houston within three days. He went to Alvin last Monday. Two close fraternization with colored people was said by police to have been the cause for the tarring and feathering of Hobbs last Saturday night. COAL MARKET OFF (United Press Service) Brazil, Ind., Feb. 12. —(Special to Daily Democrat) — Thomas McGulrd said the coal market has "gone te the dogs." So he sold his sixth mine to William Hudson for SIO.OO. Tho mine has been producing a good grade of Brazil block coal which sells here at $6 a ton and in other cities for $lO Hudson has taken possession of the mine but is understood the money has not changed hands. INCOME TAX RETURNS At the request of the banks in this city, I will open an office in the room occupied by the County Agent in the rear of The Peoples Loan and Trust building for the purpose of making out income tax returns. Office will be open on Feb. 15 and each day thereafter. Persons desiring to see me in the evening may do so by appointment. H. L. CONTER. Having full confidence in the ability of Mr. Conter, we hereby recommend him and ask our customers to consult him in making out these reports. First National Bank, Old Adams County Bank, Peoples Loan and Trust Co. 35-3 t KENTUCKY BLOCK From the Jellico Mine. The best coal you ever used Clean, with a long flame, No Smoke, or No Soot. We Guarantee It. \ $9 Per Ton E. L. CARROLL & SON *■ WOULD NOT DO WITHOUT IT You can stop a common cold if you act promptly at the first sign of sneezing and chilliness, hoarseness) tickling throat or coughing. Just take; a dose of Foley’s Honey and Tar Compound. It is effective and pleasant to take. Harry L. Neff, Price Hill, Cincinnati, Ohio, knows it is good for long-standing coughs and colds, too. He writes: ‘T had a very bad cough for almost two years. I have taken 3 bottles of Foley’s Honey and Tar and am almost well. 1 simply would not do without it in the house, Sold ev- i erywhere. I

SPORT NEWS Knapp Won Singles. C. VV. Knapp last evening at, the bowling alleys took Burt Mangold and Albert. Mutschler into camp in a ba;tie that was interesting all the way through, in the three games wit) Mutschler Mr. Knapp won by 5(1 pins. The score: Mutrtchler '194 195 201 —590 Knapp 212 23ti 198—bit This is probably the greatest total in three games ever rolled in this city in singles. In the contest with Burt Mangold Knapp lost two of the three games but his margin in the second was too great over the small lead Mangold had in the two lie won. The score in this was: Mangold 199 149 197- -540 Knapp 189 216 171- Jit' Monday evening the K. of P. (M; team and Jim Hursts’ G. G. team wi" battle for b.ono.s, and on Wednesday evening, the K. of P. (B) team and the G. E. men will roll. Mason Defeated. bfew Orleans, Feb. 12. — Johnny Buff, Jersey City, won a 15-rour.d de Wayne, Ind., claimant to the fly clsion over Frankie Mason, F n rt Wayne, Ind., claimant to the !!y weight title here last night. Purdue 47; Chicago 39. Chicago, Feb. 12.—Purdue Chicago in a mediocier dual track meet here last night, 47 to 39. Nc records were broken. • - Geneva Cops Another Game. The Geneva high school basket b ill eagers proved entirely too strong foi the Montpelier high school five in a game staged at Montpelier last even ing, the Geneva boys proving victorious by a score of 27 to "{'.re game was clean and fast throughout, and proved to be a fight to the finish, neither being the winner until the final whistle was sounded. Locals Defeat Monroeville. The Monroeville high school firs’ and second basket ball teams were forced to bow to defeat to the local high school first and second teams in a game staged in this city last evening, the first team winning by a score or 25 to 12 and the second team 33 to 10. ' The game between the first teams proved to be fast, the visitors greatly outweighing the locals, and succeeded in holding them in the first half neither side being able to register a field goal during the first ten minutes of play. The locals then opened up with two field goals in quick succession, which was followed by the visitors, the first lußf ending 8 to 7 ; n

-f. - I ] » - ?♦'* * *®*»*^V i ' x ‘T-A? i ■ A vx I 1 ? - y' : ' - — — — Hear Eyangelist Thomas In his excellent sermons at the Methodist church in the greatest revival of the season The truths of the Gospel of God and His Son, as fold by the prophets and the disciples, are clearly set out in a niosi, interesting way each evening. Gel back lo the old-time religion, in which our forefathers fouiul so much good. If you arc a Christian, the services will lielp you. If you have no church home, Evangelist Thomas will surely do you good. * His subject last night was, “I Find No Fault In Him.” START TONIGHT Services every evening at 7:30 o’clock.

favor of the locals. The locals came back strong In tho second half, playing an entirely different game, piling up a lead over the Monroeville boys, allowing them only five additional points, nnd brake their losing spell by defeating the Al len county eagers by a total score of 25 to 12. The local second team also display somo real basket ball, they playing their opponents off their feet, and came through victorious with a score of 33 to 10. Monroe Makes New Record. The Monroe high school varsity baskef ball team upset the dope throughout the county and state, and established what is believed to be a new record for a basket ball score last evening when they met and defeated tho Berne high school five by a score of 142 to 2. The game was staged at the Monroe gym, the Monroe boys leading pt the end of the first half by a score of 70 to 1. The Berne eagers were buried under an avalanche of field goals, tho Monroe boys working fast enough to registei four points a minute for the full playing time. Berne was unable tc register a field goal, they obtaining their two points by free throwq. Coppess, star forward, was the big point getter, lie registering twenty-eight field goals^ followed closely by Hess ler with twenty-three field goals. The Monroe team will journey to this city Monday evening and will play the local high school team a riturn game, they defeating the locals in their city some time ago by a large score. Monroe is coming strong. Tbt locals need your support. Be there! Demand Running Races. Muncie, Ind., Feb. 1. —Running races may be- restored on the tracks of the eastern Indiana fair circuit this yea: in response to the popular demand The directors of the circuit have the matter under consideration. For several years the racing program has: been limited to contests of harness horses. The following dates of the fairs in the circuit have been agreed upon: Middletown, August 2 to 4: Muncie, August 9 to 12; Newcastle. August 16 to 19; Connersville, A tg ust 23 to 26: Portland, August 29 to September 2, and Converse, Septem ber 12 to 16. s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s WANTS TO HELP OTHER MOTHERS Mrs. William Sager, 901 Nichol qtreet, Utica, N. Y.: "I gladly write anything that helps a mother with her children. My little girl had wrooping cough and 1 was afraid she would choke. I gave her Foley's Honey and Tar and it helped her wonderfully. She could sleep ’most all night without i coughing.” This good cought syrup checks colds, stops coughing, cuts j phlegm and covers raw, inflamed memi branes with a healing coating. Sold I everywhere. 9

Wanted! A live party to sell Riige Automobiles in Decatur and surrounding territory. Address C. L. BORNSCHEIN, 1020-22 Eairfield Ave. FORT WAYNE INDIANA Mecca Theatre The Place They All Go. TONIGHT A good show every night next ‘•THE FALSE ROAD” week. Watch our program from » starring day to day, select your favorite ENID BENNETT a u u . ... A drama of society and the P ictyre and the " be BUre t 0 868 underworld, and a heart stirring lt< watch for our Monday and tale of a love made clean. Also—"FlX IT FOR ME.” Tuesday feature. A comedy of laughs. Admission 10-15 cents. Visit our daily matinee. Why We Use fife finite Soft Water M Reason 7]0.3> LESS LAUNDRY WEAR ANDTEAR Right laundering takes the perspiration and dirt from clothes without damage to color or cloth , Right laundering is soft water laundering; The water we use is softened by passing through a bed of Retinite, Nature’s water softening mineral. It is softer than falling rain—clear, sparkling, velvety soft. Clothes we launder are cleansed with far less washing, They arc free from that hard water soap curd, which stiffens, discolors and* weakens fabric. They last longer and retain theirgood looks. • Let us show yon how beneficial Rgfinite soft water is to your shirts and linens, I DECATUR STEAM LAUNDRY Let Us Do Your Cleaning 1 . i J mi _ — ■■■—■-— THE BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR Claude Gay’s Sale Thursday, February 17th BEGINNING AT 9:30 A. M. 2 sorrel mares, sorrel horse, 16 Head of Pure Bred Shorthorn Cattle, 8 head grade cattle. — 25 bead Pure Bred 0. I. C. hogs, and Chester White hogs, including 8 brood sows. , An 8-16 Avery Tractor FARMING IMPLEMENTS All in good shape and many of them good as new. Sale held under roof, rain" or shine TERMS —$10.00 and under cash.' Over that amount a credit of 12 months will be given, purchaser giving bankable note bearing & interest last 6 months. No property removed until settled for. Claude Gay Farm located 4 miles east, one-half mile south of Decatur or 1 mile north, one-half mile east of Bobo. Harry Daniels. Roy Runyon, and Jeff Liechty, Aucts. See Big Bill.