Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 142, Decatur, Adams County, 15 June 1923 — Page 6

HOGS ADVANCING Indianapolis, June 15—Hog prices continued their advance by going 15 to 20 cents higher in today's trading

Red Crown The High-Grade Gasoline Means Power RED CROWN Gasoline is the most highly specialized source of energy that science has been able to extract from the earth and turn to commercial use. In the manufacture of Red Crown the Standard Oil Company (Indiana) uses every care to make Red Crown a gasoline of quality, that it may be the measure of efficiency wherever it is found. Use Red Crown and Get Every Ounce aS9BB3BKI of power your engine is capable of developing. There is no waste to Red Crown. Every drop vaporizes and is converted into power—sustained pulling power. Red Crown contains a perfect chain of boiling point fraotions, ranging from about 950 F. to about 4270 F. without a gap. Hence the abundance of smooth, rhythmic, steam-engine-like power. Use Red Crown and get all the power science can give you. BUY A'£'O CROWN At the following Standard Oil Service Station: Comer Mercer and Winchecter Sts. , lkc Filling Stations ana Garages: Fred Aslibauchsr, 116 N. let St. I I I I E. Bennett, S. Winchester St. I * l-t / I T. J. Durkin, Garage, 114 S. 2ml St. I Milton Cronister, Bobo, Ind. \-C» S. S. Magicy, Monmouth. Ind. Xl'S’#* £ 'Lys< W. i. Jaebker & Son, Preble, Ind. Ralph Lawson, Watt. Ind. , Williams Equity Exchange, Williams, Ind. Standard Oil Company, Decatur, Indiana f Indiana} It 2« ■■MnBBBtfIaiiaMKBMIBKHHBBBBMI Lion Associated Store Drive up to our store before you start on that summer trip anti let us equip vour car with LION CORDS. WHY? Because they will give you the service you expect from tires on a long trip. You do not have to inflate LION CORDS to from 40 to 05 pounds in accordance io size to insure easy and comfortable riding. These tires are reasonable in price. See us before you buy.

here, in the face of receipts of 9,500 hogs. The advance carried the top i for selected lights to $7.40, compar- , ed with $6,75 a week. ago. $ $ S—WANT A~D:S~EARN - $ - $-$

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1923.

0 Cloudburst In Kansas p r - (United Press Service) Wichita, Kans.. June 15. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Houses were . wrecked and street!) flooded here today. following n cloudburst and tornado whWh struck the town last night. Reports from Oklahoma City today indicated further danger from flood waters there had passed. The crest of the North Canadian river was reached last night, weather observers said. Strawberries Are Cheaper Goshen, June 15.—Despite the high price of sugar, Indiana housewives will this year be able to can strawberries at a price equal to br less than that of last year in view of the fact that they will be able to buy the fruit at a reduced price this year. The home grown strawberry crop promises to be a record one although a trifle late. Indiana berries are now selling at 10 to 12 cents a quart and some large growers are predicting that the price will drop to eight and possibly five cents. J—I—WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s 0 Adams county strawberries at Gilpens Grocery. o NOTICE OF PIm.lC I.ETTING Notice Is hereby griven that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county. Indiana will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in Washington township, in said county, known the G. E. Macadam Road, up, and until ten o’clock, A. M.» on Tuendny, July 3. 1923 at the regular meeting of said Board of Commissioners, held in the city of Decatur. Adams County, Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the viewers and engineer, which are now on file in the Auditor’s office of said county, said road to be built of crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bld in twice the amount of the bid filed, conditioned on the faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder, if awarded the contract, Will enter into contract therefore and complete same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed. All blds shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash, payable on estimates to be made by the engineer in charge not to exceed eighty per cent of any one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by I#w. The I oard of Commissioners re serves the light to reject any and all bids. MARTIN JABERG, Auditor Adams Co»»ntv, Indiana June S, 15, 22 ♦ ♦ + ♦ + ♦♦♦ + ♦ + «<* + ♦ CLASSIFIED ADS • FOR BAJ.B FOR SALE--A few used oil stove? and coal ranges. The Gas Co., 105 North Third st. 46tf FOR SALE —Baby Chicks: Rhode Island Reds, Plymouth Rock. White Wyandottes and Brown Leghorns, 8c and up. O. V. Dilling, Decatur R. 2, Craigville phone. , 133t12x EOR SALE—Ford touring car in good condition. Newly painted. Will sell cheap if taken soon. Decatur Auto Top & Paint shop, Phone 494. 140-3 t FOR SALE —Some New Zealand Red rabbits. Edwin C. Amstutz, Monroe, Indiana, route . Care of S. E. Nussbaum. 140t3 FOR SALE—Kitchen cabinet, practically new; garden plow and several household articles; Frank Teepie storage barns or phone 291. 141t2 FOR - iSALE—One Durham bull; also five collie pups. 2 months old. F. M. Shoaf, phone 861-O._ _ 142t3e0d PLANTS - FOR - SALE—Tomato, cabbage, and other kinds. Also range cook stove and hard coal burner. Werder Sisters, 602 Marshall st. Phone_347. 142t3x FOR SALE —Seven room modern house; extra large lot. Priced right. Inquire Chas. F. Steele at Graham & Walters. 142t3 FOR~SALE—A _ few good used fabric tires. Lion Associated Store. So. Second st. 142t3 FOR SALE—2OO bushel of corn. H. W. Sellemeyer, So. Ist. Phone 324. 142t3x FOR - SALE —Four extra good fresh: cows; 25 head of feeding shoats. 60 to 85 lbs. each. Inquire at Schmitt Meat market. 142t3 W ANTED WANTED —Rugs and carpets to' clean by air. Called for anil delivered. Work guaranteed. Colchin Bros. Phones 441 and 561. 112-7wks.x ROOMERS - WANTED — In modern l home, electric lights, bath. Inquire 121 S. Ffith street or telephone 287.1 134t12x maid/ Murray Hotel. 1 Wt I. parties to 'join the, Michigan Auto tour to Washington. D. C. Aug. sth. For particulars and tour book see J. F. Hocker, Monroe. 140t3x eod WANTED—CoupIe loads of hay. Krick-Tyndall Co. 142t3 LOST AND FOUND LOST—Collar and one cuff between Decatur and Peterson. Finder please return to this office. 141t3x For Rent FOR RENT—Four room cottage furnished on North 4th street. Phone 355. 142t2

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CLUB CALENDAR Friday D. Y. B. Class of U. B. Church with Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Schwartz, North Second street, 7:39 p. m. Mlnnchah Club—Red M< n Hall. Business Meeting of Woman's Club in library, 7:30 p. m. Phoebe .Bible Class—Mrs. Fred Heuer. Dramatic Section of Woman's Club—At Library after Woman's Club meeting. Saturday Winona Campfire Girls —Miss Margaret Kern, 2 o’clock. Tuesday Psi lota Xi—Mrs. Gertrude Hite, 8 o’clock. Mr. and Mrs. Edgar S. Moses of this city announce the engagement of their daughter. Miss Mary Gage, to Dr. Josiah Edmund Quincy, of Denver,. Colorado. The wedding will occur next Autumn, the exact date not having been fixed. Miss Gage is one of tiie popular young ladies of this city, at present employed in the offices of Dr. G. W. McCaskey. at Fort Wayne. She attended the Decatur schools and Lake Erie College for Girls at Painsville, Ohio, is a member of the Omicron chapter of Delta Theta Tau sorority and has a host of friends in this community. Dr. Quincy is a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Quincy of Salem. Mass. He was graduated from Dartmouth college and completed his studies in the Northwestern Medical College and is a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity at Dartmouth. The Junior Club met Thursday evening with Miss Helen Haubold. During the business session it was decided by the club to postpone the giving of the operetta "Ghosts of Hilo” until next fall. At the meeting next week, with Miss Nona! Butler it will be decided when the closing meeting of the club will be held. Miss Naomi Meyers was hostess to the Tri Kappa Sorority last evening at her home on Fifth street. During the business session it was decided to have a stand on Fireman’s Convention day. Initiation ceremonies were held for Mrs. Harry Knapp and the Misses Katharine Dorwin and Mary Burk. An anniversary dinner ■lance will be held at the Masonic hall this evening with a Decatur Or chestra furnishing the music. Delicious refreshments were ,served by tho hostess. The Ladies Aid Society of the United Brethern church met at the home of Mrs. John Hill, on Madison street. Thursday afternoon. An interesting session was held with twen-ty-one present and a collection of i $14.20 from the regular dues. The hostesses, Mrs. Hurst, Mrs. George Mumma. Mrs. James Stonerock and Mrs. John Hill served dainty refreshments of ice cream, cake and coffee. * The Winona Campfire Girls will meet Saturday afternoon with Miss Margaret Kern, at her home on Seventh street. The meeting will be held at two o’clock. The Willing Worker class of the Bobo United Brethren church met at the homp of Mrs. Milton Chronister. I June 12th. After a short program; the business session was held, at which time they decided to paper the] church. The amount taken in dur-' ing the month was $4.20. The next meeting will be held with Mrs. Fred Hilton, July 3. Dainty refreshments ( were served by the hostess. Those present were Mrs. Almond Shaffer, 1 Mrs. Levi Shaffer, Mrs. Will Kellie' land daughter, Irene; Mr. and Mrs.; IJ. L. Chronister; Mrs. Susie Bowen I and son, Kermit; Mrs. Ditha Ainsworth. Mrs. Alfred Daniels, Mrs.' William Heath and daughter, Bertha, Mrs. Henry Earshman; Mr. and Mrs. William Hiipert, Mr. and Mrs. Fred I Hilton and children. Marie and Harold ; Mrs. Milton Chronister and daughters, Dallie and Margie; Misses i Stella Walters, Aldene Bunner, Pearl I Beabout, Fay and Aldah Beabout, Wanda Ahbaugh, Beulah Yerkey, 'Messrs. Marshall Hiipert and E. Heatte. ★ Hoover-Helm Mr. John Levi Hoover of this city • and Mrs. Manda Jane Helm, of Wren I Ohio, were quietly married at Conj voy, Ohio. Saturday by the Rev. M. I. Powell. They have moved to the Williard Steele farm south of the city. Mrs. Emma Jennings, of Lafayette, I Indiana, is visiting the E. S. Christen family.

Purdue Summer School (United Press Service) West Lafayette, Ind., June 15— (Special to the Daily Democrat) — The summer session at Purdue University opened with advance registration indicating a record attendam House Construction Lafayette, Ind., June 15. —A new bulletin, of interest to every home owner and every person who contemplates building a home, has just been issued by Engineering Extension Department of Purdue University*. "Housing Construction that Reduces Heating Costs,” by Prof. J. D. Hoffman. head of the practical mechanics department, consists of 20 pages of helpful, practical hints in house construction that will reduce the fuel bill for the average home considerably each year. ——o Bible Not Respected Indianapolis, June 15.—Reports that the bible had not been treated with respect in literature classes of an Indianapolis high school will be investigated by a committee of the Indianapolis Ministerial association. The action was decided after a letter of complaint had been received from a high school student. ROOMS WANTED About eighty delegates to the firemens convention will arrive here next Wednesday and will have to have rooms for the night. The hotels can only take care of about one-third of these and it is necessary to call on the good people of Decatur to rent rooms for that night. Please telephone the fire department, 3G9, and give your name, number of rooms price and location. Please do this before Saturday evening as it is necessary to know just where we can take care of our visitors. FISHER. Fire Chief.

JUNE MILLINERY SALE Now comes the announcement of our JUNE MILLINERY SALE, the event you have long been waiting for. We are going to make a big sacrifice in this sale that will enable you to secure that extra hat. We are therefore offering our entire stock at 1 ' z I G.4K ! V PRICE SALE STARTS SATURDAY JUNE 16th and continues throughout the entire month. Our sale lot is made up of our regular stock and includes the famous GAGE - FISK & JAMES HATS and various other makes The selection includes clever inspirations in every style. And from the many models shown, choosing one will be a most pleasant task. YOUR HAT IS HERE. Don’t miss this opportunity to secure that extra hat at a great saving. You had better come early. BURDG MILLINERY STORE I Decatur, Indiana 162 S. Second St. I

Mrs. C. C. Pumphrey left this afternoon for Johnstown, Pa., where she

- FOR SALE - House and Lot A good two story house In North End of town Will sell on easy monthly payments. The Schafer Company North First Street

IfcwMl l “Thrift is common sense applied to spending " —Theodore Roosevelt T7VERY one knows the famous quota' Cions by this great American. Economy —one of the war’s best gifts—applied to peace time will bring < life-time i usperity. Old Adams County Bank

will Visit With her mother Mra ilDohoney for the next

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