Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 86, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1923 — Page 12

F. McConnell & Son Have Fine Record of Achievement Covering it period of some fifteen yt'itrti of Htuudy growth mid business attainment in Decatur, during which time they have stood four square for rivlc development and the promotion of our best Interests, the F. Mct'ouuell & Hon firm, dealers and jobbers In u wholesale way in tobucco. elgars, candles, confections, cigarettes, etc, bus been brought steadily and perman cntly to the front und today they stand out most prominently us one of the lending wholesale jobbing bouses tr. Indians, with u trade that not only includes a large percentage of local business houses, but includes territory north, south, east and west for many miles. The firm handles the leading advertised brands and makes of goods, always lias adequate shipments on hand to meet the growing de maud, and are at ail limes progressive in furnishing patrons with now. high grade goods. They always make prompt shipments, quote fair prices, and deliver the best of goods, no matter what they they are called upon for, and aside from this the firm Is a booster for Decatur that is doing a world of good work and in every sense of the word a progressive, wide awake firm. ■ ' ■■■-O — — Maier Hide and Fur Co. Good Local Junk Market Th Maier Hide and Fur Company,! located on West Monroe street near the (!. R. A- I. railroad tracks, is one | of the oldest and best known junk, hide and fur markets of Northern Indiana, and is managed by M. Moyer and Felix Maier in a most acceptable manner. This company affords an e\-j cellcnt market for all kinds of junk, including rags, iron, brass, copper, ami; all kinds of metals, as well as fur of all kinds, hides, roots, etc. They , pay highest market, prices for every I tiling they buy, and in this way re ceive large quantities, and i:i conn's-■ lion they conduct a wholesale business, shipping and buying in car lots • all kinds of old materials, machinery.' etc, ill addition to junk. They buy all kinds of second hand automobile tires, end auto par's, at very reasonable prices. The firm is oik of the! best in this section, well established ami rated, and affords a sp’ lidid market. Moyer & Maier is oar of tile hustlers of Decatur in his line, and their business adds much to f’-o general out pur of products and ii. numerous ways helps in civic affairs ' Burke Elevator Company a Valuable Business Here Decatur, being the center of a gri-;d wheat, corn and grain iielt. thi? pro vide* thousands of bushels of grain of the finest kind for the market of the world, is naturally the < enter of shipping, transfer and exchange of these farm products, and great pains have been taken (0 t«e that the-trad ing facilities' for them have b'—n developed. During the oast fes- yea r i thy} work has been wonderfully enlianced by the presence in Decatur of the Burke Klevator Companv, who modem, imposing elevator ir. on" of the largest and best equipped ir. thstate. The elevator is equipped to handle practically an unlimited vo! tune of grains, and make a specially of buying wheat, corn, oats, and ofh'-r grains. They also handle immen .<• quantities of Day, feeds, coal and other commodities used throughout the c- m munity, and the country at large. In handling grains, the company has placed at the disposal of grain growers an elevator that is adequate to meet all demands, with a largo storing capacity, and with the meins of promptly and efficiently opening up the best, markets for the use of every j one. They buy large quantities ofj grains and bay paying highest market prices, and their coal and feed ex change, as well as in selling tliesi , items, they always accord buyers the highest quality products, and prompt. I efficient service. Feeds of the highest , grade are handled, and large quan J titles are delivered to buyers from' their South Side elevator, located between the Clover Ijeaf and the Brie, j within a. short, distance from tire O. it. i ti I. railroad. In all business dealings in which they specialise, the I’.urke Klevator Company has maintained their integrity and high standing by according every patron. large and small, either in wholesale or retail work, in buying or selling, the best prices, best goods, and the promptest service possible, it is a commurfßy commodity that has not only proven invaluable from a business standpoint, but has greatly enhanced the progress of the city, and aided materially in developing the resources of the wonderful inlying and outlying territory surrounding Decatur. , ' ' -

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The greatest achievement in the commercial advancement of Decatur i ame a few years ago,* when the local interests were successful in securing the imposing plant of the Fort Wayne branch of the (letieral Electric Motors

j Enterprise Drug Store. “Everything, and a Little More" Enterprise, thrift and civic enthus- | i tKin are features thati have built up the splendid patronage of the Enter j i m-ist Drug Store, one of Decatur's | | foremost business houses, and thanks to the progressive measures intro- | duc'-d by the popular proprietor, Herb Burroughs, it has developed a j degree of popularity that is larj reaching in its scope, and steady hroughout the year. Mr. Burroughs •‘iieves in the lines of Intgs. patent medicines, pharmacal ‘ I uipplics, ruliber goods, perfumes, tationery, cigars, candles, wall i paper, paints, oils and varnisiies. that ; :ivc satisfaction both when they arc i used and afterwards, and as a result •veryone knows they can olitain qual- : it” goods at most conservative prices it the Enterprise. Fullv abreact of To times, uapable and willing lo erre. paying careful attention to * prescription work and the sale of drug sundries, it is indeed a popular | establishment, which in every sense of the word maintains its prestige •mi high standing, and well merits hi name it beat s—Enterprise. Peoples’ Cash Shoe Store, F. A. Peoples, Popular Proprietor lio#rtiir lias a large number of important and most up-to-date stores, cveting every line of goods, and to ii’t every taste. There are, however. no liner stores in the city than fit” t'ctrplcs' Cash Shoe Store, of which F. A. Peoples is the well known 1 ,v I [lonular proprietor. This shoo Fore, established several years ago, has been successful, for the reason that Mr. Peoples started in to give rnidents of Adams county high grade* *Hop,», at reason tide prices, establish ac at the same time the cash system of sales, and flms avoiding considerable expense, being content with i many sales on a small profit, for cash At present the shoe store is better -quipped than ever before to handle the wants of men and women, boys and girls, and to accord everyone t high degree of efficient service. A number of the leading makes of shoes, oxfords and slippers, for every ! , member of the family, for every oc"iiiioa—work and play, business and r-rs, arc featured, and Mr. Peoples, in personal charge of the store, al ways greets every customer and visitor with the same degree of courteous, efficient, service. This is one "f our foremost stores, and one i '-veryone is proud of. —o v Lee Hardware Company Has Large, Modern Store — At this time of the year, yearly i everyone is interested more or less in j j fiie things usually handled by a mod- , ern hardware store, for this is the 1 season when one’s thoughts turn to- * ward gardening, preparing fields for 1 growing grains, planting, and house cleaning, all of which require, numerous articles in the hardware lines, i Thus it behooves everyone to seek 1 j tin- best, and we wish to call atten- - 1; tlrtu of all readers, both in Decatur 1 land iu surrounding rural territory. * * to the wonderfully Complete stock of f j light ami hegyy hardware on hand at * the Dfee Hardware Store, on Monroe stfeet. Practically everything imags imthlo in the hardware line is to*be a found at this modem atone, including i-' tdols of ail kiifds, featuring the’John y Deere line,*rarfnlng imeU-mWfrttf; In--A? I a y*tl. J. ternational tractors, wire ‘ fencing,

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d Company shown above. The company r employs between four hundred and 1 five hundred men, women and girls, ; in the manufacture of small motors and parts. The plant is modern, with 3 j labor saving equipment throughout, j

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OLD ADAMS COUNT’/ SANK TRULY REPRESENTATIVE OF CITY'S GROWTH |

The writer very vividly recalls liefirst bank account lie knew, anything i [about, or liail any interest in. Hi was then a lad of tiut ten years of i • age, and on that date his prren* opened a savings account for him, of : a f»-w dollars. At that time the Olt . Adams County Malik was located on i lie opposite corner*from their won-j lerfui new home of the present, anil '.lie account was in Dial bank. And. | with a. few exceptions, which conn ' naturally iq the trend of time and tlm advancement of the community, the ; officers are practically the same, and the bank has steadily held to their honorable, conservative banking methods, with the result that today they are known as one of the finest { and most substantial banks in tlie Middle West, with a capital of ?12b. 000, and resources of well over a million dollars. It is but a typica’ example of what can be*achieved by' i keeping steadily at work along tinproper lines.

! paints, oils, varnishes, cutlery, gardi eit tools ami equipment, gasoline j stoves, incubators, mechanics' tools, and in brief, everything desirable. , The stock is new modern and reasonably priced, and is managed in a i most excellent manner. It is one of Decatur's foremost business inslitu | tions, conducted by real hustlers. and is certainly deserving of most j liberal patronage and praise. Decatur Auto Painting and Top Shop a Leader Featuring n most excellent service in repairing and installing new nutoi mobile tops, repairing old ones, i\ well as new and repaired' curtains. • cushions, radiator covers, etc. and with one of the most modern .auto- ■ | mobile and truck painting shops iq.j . Northern Indiana, the llecatttr Auto 1 • Xw t*j?d fainting shop, on First street. ; "stands oat most promtffentiy. today a* i a leader injtlietr chosen line of work - that is highly appreciated by every,jone. The shop" has modem equipment j

CTV. ~ «.■■■ *- ■■ * * — - and has weekly pay roll of many thousands of dollars. Through this medium the city has greatly increased its industrial facilities, anil has given the Community a plant that is man- 1 i aged and operated as an economic 1

— I Everyone is well acquainted witli tile splendid record of the Old Adams - f County Bank; know of its officers 1 t mil directors, and of file wonderful -nlva/ioeim-nt the bank has made. . But to th'- stranger, and to those who f ( after many years, come back to De• . '■star, it is a revelation of what integrity, watchful attendance upon the! cany duties impressed upon the ofti-] ( rers and directors and modern bank- i , ing methods can achieve. Establish- J d in 1872, the bank lias come stead:ly yet surely down the path of time,, continuing its march toward bigger! j and better tilings and achieving tie cause they willed to achieve, and be-1 coating mere and more tiotmlar lie cause they served their patrons and! friends faithfully. • And today, the bank is housed in a home that cost many thousands, of ’ dollars, but which represents an expenditure Unit is the best investment ever made, both for the community j and for tin- depositors. It is modern j

and competent painters aud decorator ] wiie ar<; highly skilled in automobile r work, and the high quality of painting done is second only to their fine work ]

‘ '| on new top s and repairs of lop, etc. It is indeed. astonishing, the added j.iKmuty and style that is given an old car by a new coat of paint, repaired ojr ndw tops aj»d other features predominating st this shop. and with -the very reasonable pflees always charged, with all work gmuateed, the J proprietors are indeed enjoying a most

institution, and as such is managed, and operated upon a basis that pro - duces the electric motors and parts ot [ the high standard produced by the j General Electric Company. The plant j

throughout, with every modern protection afforded, more than six hundred safe deposit boxes,’ liberal interest paid on savings and time deposits, all branches of modern bunking business emulated successfully, and a place where depositors, large and sniail, are welcomed; where strangers and acquaintances alike may transact their various business affair-- in strict confidence and assur ances of best results. Although pre-! tentious in size of building, and large ' in resources, the Old Adams County I Bank is a home for savings and fori iifc Imnking business. No one need | feel backward atiout asking for information, assistance or help if it is properly directed and conservatively advanced, for this is their business. Nor need anyone doubt the absolute integrity of every officer and director for they are among Indiana's foremost hanking men. The officers are C. a. Niblick, president; F. M. Scliirnieycr, vice-president; E. X. Kliinger, cashier; A. Scheumann, assistant cashier; li. E. Meibers, assistant cashier; D. J. Darkless, toller. The derictors are C. S. Niblick, G. T. Burk, W. J. Vesey, John Niblick, L. C. Waring, C. J. Voglewede, A. D. guttles, F. M. Schirmeycr, E. X. EhingoC.

profitable business that is growing rapidly into tar larger proportions. Fornax Mills Has Always Keen Popular in County •-'"i' since the writer can rememher. the Fornax Mills have stood ut the foot of Adams street, on the banks of the St. Mary's river, and has served farmers and residents of Decatur ill a manner that is a splendid token of appreciation to a firm that lias faithfully fulfilled their mission, and achieved success because of their merit. The Fornax .Mills have greatly .improved during the 1 past few years, hut the high standard set when the mill;wah lirst inangmtrfttad. lias never been deviated from. They handle all kinds of feeds, grain, bran, middlings, poultry, wattle üßrt stock fortds, coin, corn meal, aftd many other articles of food value for the farm and s looks Their flour mill is a splendid market for wheat, and produces the most ex-

is operated steadily practically the ' I (year 'round, and is one that is desI * * : lined to grow in size and volume of I ; j business steadily.

I cellcnt brands of high grade flour, THiie Ribbon, Bob White, Gold Star, and other popular brands, used inj nearly every community, lit homes, Intel restaurants ant. other place.-1 where the best is required. It is an ideal grain, Hour aiwl toed exchange, highest market prices are always |»at<l ( for grains, anti everything i-. done for i the betterment anti growth- cf the mill and the community which has so lib-' i orally patronized it for so many years. Local Man Conducts Popular Cort Theater j One of the Decatur hoys who chose to remain at hoin-, a nil w ho has made good in flit- motion picture field, is Jess Dolinin, proprietor and manager us (lie Cort theatre, located at Court and Second street. I.eßrun has given 'Doratur a strictly modern picture house, which is greatly enjoyed by large crowds daily, and which is equipped in such a manner that every- ' thing is modern and strictly up-to-date, with adequate seating capacity, excellent projecting machine, and skilful j operation. Those important features, i {coupled with the fact that the Cort jis bolding a franchise in tin- Asso- | rioted First National organization, a ; surcs nothing tint the latest and finest pictures, covering well the field of drama, art, comedy and tragedy. When Mr. fa-Hrun establish'd the Cert, he selected the s!< gan "Watch Us Grow," and those who have been 1 : watching are gratified at the way this has developed, for the Cort i -r---tainly lias grown under his able management. Shows are given daily except Sunday, with matinees in the afternoon, and everything possible is done for the comfort and convenience lof patrons, all of whom enjoy his j efforts in their behalf. Smith, Yager & Falk, The Rexali Drug Store The name Rexali stands, through out the country, as the standard of efficiency and purity in drugs and pharmacal supplies, as well as in scores, of other lines that today are featured in the leading drug stores of the country. Combined with this, splendid name in Decatur —is the fame of our foremost drug store proprietors, Smith, Yager & Falk, and today this well known firm is recognized not only as a real leader in pharmacal supplies, toilet prepara 1 tions, patent medicines, rubber goods stationery, perfumes, kodaks, stipi • plies, Grafauolas and records, anil scores of other articles, hut the name of Smith, Yager & Falk stands out. prominently as a leader in civic enterprise, progressive measures in the growth of the city, and iu every Other line of endeavor, commercially.-' soiially and educationally. The drug store is replete in modern equipment. ■ standardized remedies and expert prescription work, invariably lias the best goods at the lowest prices, and always gives their matrons the benefit of sales and service such as are seldom met with elsewhere. Decatur | is proud of this well known drug store, und we are proud to recommend them. I George Miller, Well " Known West Monroe Street Grocer r j Prominent in the list of high class merchants of which Decatur boasts i, most, und one, that every day in the s wsek serves scores of well pleased i patrons. is the grocery conducted by I the known dealer, George Miller, ;■ of, West Monroe street. This place *' *- r»: - .<•

has achieved ttH pr „ BPal i because oi the n„e line ~f i I handled. th« stock e ompriMn I * king in the wrfy of grocwln 1 visions, and notions <i, (ur home und table. Mr. Miller om.,*, the wants of his patrons. l M)lh " city and throughout the rural di Btrl , t ' lending fnto Decatur, in * mtuln „ r ” never falls to please. Who,, w , ' jocal with Miller, they know they al * ret civiiig first class goo t | 8i T[]| know also that the prices will aalaw a ' lie reasonable, and that they ure ?' mired of courteous, eflideat servi,"" the great characteristic of all Bt or, a in Decatur. Personally, M r , is n well known, popular booster wjj, always takes a part in bowtiag J ! the bigger and hotter Decatur every. { -no Is seeking, and in every Ben „' of the word does he carry out his of the work and the program of ai |. vaiM-rmom. hM attafnmGßL T • Mrs. M. Moyer Makes Fine Success of Ladies’ Dress Shop A little more than a year ago, M rsM. Moyer, located at their residence, 1 Eighth street near Monroe, dcriiiixt establish a store wherein she would ! Jell ladies’ dresses and ready-to-wear jga: mints, and started with a very small stock. By making special effort. [ and securing the very finest goods at | the lowest prices, eliminating much jof the overhead of larger stores, ami In giving exclusive patterns in dresses, i stilts, etc, Mrs. Moyer rapidly deviloped a splendid patronage, and today her sales have run well over the *ls 000 mark as a result. There are 'scores of wives in Decatur and surrounding territory who buy their I dresses from Mrs. Moyer, ami dresses 'for their children, of Mrs. Moyer bejcaiiso they can secure tile things at prices st> much lower than elsewhere, and enjoy exclusive styles in so doing. Mrs. Moyer attends personally to the | wants of all her patrons, and guaralee-, every article sold to be exactly as represented. She serves ln-r patrons faithfully, gives them honest value! at very ion prices, and i s satisfied with a small profit on each one. All iiiotlJ-rs and wives should see th- fur one she Mtiudies, ami be assured they can receive the best for less money Ashbaueher’s Tin Shop Prepared for Spring Work Ashhsucher's Tin Shop, on Kiwi street, has for many years been one of (he foremost institutions of this character in Northern Indiana, and today it li'-nrs u name and a record of in-tiva business participation - and achievtment that is far above th average. .With a plant that lias been greatly enlarged, and which covers nearly every line of tin. galvanized iron wi s’. roofing.* spouting, guttering, furtw work, heating systems and other sim ilar and kindred lines, etc. The plant is prepared and fully equipped lo > > all kinds of job work, as well a filler contracts, and skilled workmen responsible management and mo t | conservative prices. They install *h” • Majestic- Heating Systems and Rtn i furnaces, and have ful! equipment IV both lines. Also, they equip htiildis.T with lightning rods, slate roofing, as ! do job work iu nil tin work and otli'-r material lines. Ashbauehcr's Tin Shop is most favorably known f overyonc in Docatttr and olsewher . and is well worthy of liberal patronage. d • Smith & Smith, Chiropractors, Rapidly Gaining Friends Here Twenty-five years ago Chiropractic t adjustments, if any such thing ""r" thought of at all, would he looked upon askance, and with a fe ling suspicion, because everyone taught to take medicine anil to mid* *- go painful Operations to relieve pliyccal suffering. With the adv'-nt, lm ’ ever, of (.’hfroffraetic, this has •*’• wonderfully altered, and today tin are, right hero in our home city and vicinity, hundreds of people wlio hie- - the day they started taking ailjus’inents, and who readily rocoimnond the modern Chiropractor as eompi’b’tff to eliminate the cause of physi* and bodily ailments, and assist natin in felniiltllng in Iter own way IF* 1 defects I hat arise through wear aii'l tear. Much cred M for this excellent work is due our well known lord chiropractors, Smith & Smith, aint those two popular people ' lllV " achieved a mo3t excellent record dne ( ing their location here. They are com .potent and reliable chiropractor, jhave modern offices and are efflcicin ' because of their college training air ' actual experience. Chiropractic a* l i jnstnients are a fixed, pronounced sin 1 cCss. and readers will surely l' |,Hl ■ physically by calling on Smith - v , Smith for any explanatory enlighten i meat or actual demonstration desire*I