Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1925 — Page 7

I Local Briefs I !■■ — — r..—L

Somehow it ■ecmn like ever thing i we wrap up t* take home these days looks like a quart. Speakin' o' ’ France, moat any of use could have told Uncle Sam not t' loan money C. a friend. [i —Abe Martin. Indlanapoln News. MiM» Eva Acker is spending the j week end at Indianapolis visiting friends. Miss Dorothy Winans, of Livingston, Mont., who is a student at the Physical Culture School at Battlecreek, Michigan, is visiting Miss Mary Fuhrman, north of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Horace Oldham returned to Oreentield last evening after spending the day with Mrs. Lulu Swearingen. Miss Ruth Vizard visited’ friends and relatives at Fort Wayne today. Harry Moltz, made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Walter Staley returned from r Wayne this morning after visiting friends there. Mrs. W, A. Klepper spent the day in Fort Wayne as the guest of friends. Miss Helen Mangold, of Ft. Wayne, is a guest of her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Noali Mangold. George Flanders made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs?\ French Quinn has returned from a holiday visit at Niles, Michigan. Mr. Quinn met her at Fort Wayne and they enjoyed New Year's day with the Fred Bell family. Misses Fanny and Madge Hile visited at Fort Wayne yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Downs spent New Year's day at Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. .1, Heller were guests at the L. O. Ellingham home at Fort Wayne over New Years. The Eicher family are moving from route three to their home on Adams street in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Thomas enjoyed New Year's day with relatives at Dayton, Ohio, returning this morning. Radio fans Imre enjoyed a great program New Year's day. ineluding the Notre Dame-Stanford football game. Mr. and Mrs. Will Ward, of Wadine, Minnesota, are here for a visit with old friends. They lived here many years and are enjoying hunting up the rid timers. Mr. and Mrs. D. .1. Harkless and (laughter, Fram <s, visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ivan Decker and son. .lames, nt Van Wert yesterday. Miss Naomi Harkless, who has been visiting friends at Paulding, Ohio, for the past several days, visited at Van Wort yesterday and returned home with her parents last evening. BW. A. Klepper made a business trip to Fort Wayne today. Waller Woelinnan and Norman Ketsch returned to their homes at Cleveland. Ohio. after spelling several days here with friends. Leroy Packard.. returned to Wabash yesterday after visiting friends here. Miss ®n»lyn Acker returned this morning frivm Geneva, where she spent several days as the guest of het brolh<*i<i||-law, and sjster. Mr. ami Mrs- Ernst KoicheldeFfer and daugh-

W II Hi || i || OPPORTUNITY ||l || “Master of human destiny am I'. || Fame, love and fortune on my || footsteps wail." !|| Thus begins Theodore Roosevelt’s || |r favorite poem, written by .1. .1. Ing3|j alls. Mr. Roosevelt realized the vital Ijai importance of being ready when || opportunity knocks. A convenient way to prepare finana j- daily is through our Systematic Sav- || ings Plan. Deposit a detinite sum ■ S each week and when you receive your gt big check at the end of the year, put ■ I most of it in your savings account. |t Acquire the saving habit during 1925 l| H' through this new plan. Be ready r ,>r °* , ’ ,Or^Un^VS Bqnk i v .Capital and Surplus $120,000.00 • x a ?gcqtur. Indict • 11

ter, Mary Frances. , i Miss Pauline Schroder, of Fort j Wayne, visited friends here over New ( Year's day. [j Mr. and Mrs. John H. Heller were ( the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. G. ! i Ellingham at, Fort Wayne, yesterday < The local banks are still receiving , enrollments in their savings clubs. , Now is the time to join and save a little each week and have sufficient , funds to do your shopping next j Christmas. The schools throughout the county ( will open next Monday after being , closed for the Christmas vacation. The city and town schools closed ' December 19th. while the rural schools closed on December 24th. j 1 Several farmers came to Decatur,' today on bob sleds. The roads are In ( fine condition for sleighing and those who have not discarded the old bob for a motor car are enjoying the old- ' fashioned mode of travel. Boys are warned not to hitch their sleds on the back of automobiles. Several serious accidents have narrowly been averted and auto drivers state that it is very difficult to drive their cars with the sleds tied to the ' rear axle. i The annual inventory was taken at the County Infirmary yesterday. The county commissioners, Ernst Conrad. B. F. Breiner and George Shoemaker. County Attorney Henry B Heller. Jess Michaud of Berne and Chris Eicher pt near Berne, assisted by H. I’. Ixi Fontaine. superintendent of the farm, were in charge of the work The inventory will be filed with the county commissioners next Monday The banks, business houses ami offices opened today after being closed in obsrevance of New Year's Day. The General Electric plant opened this morning, after being closed only one day in observance of the New Year's holiday. About 2.00 person; are now’ employed at the local factory and production is being speeded up towards- the G 000 motors a week basis. The. offices in the court house re mained open the greater part of the day yesterday, but little business was transacted. , x I Mr. and Mrs. (). I*. Edwards ami daughter. Hariett. of Leipsic. Ohio and Mrs. Herbert Stoner, of Cleveland, Ohio, have returned to their respective homes after spending Christmas day at the Niblick home. Other Christmas guests included Mr ’ and Mrs A I). Suttles and daughters Mary and Josephine, who are students at Ohio Wesleyan College at Delaware, Ohio, and Helen and Arthur. and Mr. and Mrs. Burton Nib lick. August Sheimati, of Root . township was a business visitor here this afternoon. 0 SALE STARTS TOMORROW The Annual January Clearance, Sale of the I. Bernstein store opens ’ i tomorrow and offers many bargains j of unusual interest to thrifty shoppers. Everything in the store has ! been greatly reduced and it will be to your advantage to attend. The regular January Clearance sales are also Icing held by other merchants in lids city.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, IRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1925.

Amos Gerke, of Root township, was' a business visitor here this afternoon. Irvin Steele and Deane Dotwin will return in the morning to Franklin to' resume their studies in Franklin College, after spending the holidays with their mothers here. R. II Spulhr has returned to his homo in Detroit, Midi., after spend ( ing the holiday vacation with his parents, west of Pleasant Mills. His mother, Mrs. C. L Spoiler, had been confined to her bed for tile last two weeks and does not show much improvement. Misses Hertha ami Zelma Fuhrman spent New Year's as the guests of Esther and Lois Fuhrman. Miss Kathryn Dorwin and Mr. Gail Kern will be the guests of Miss Julia Reynolds, of Bluffton, at dinner this evening. The Misses Ixtis and Esther Fuhrman spent the day in Ft. Wayne visiting with friends. Ixmnius Green and James Edward have returned to their homes at Franklin after spending New Year's day as the guests of Deane Dorwin .and Irvin Steele. Miss Rowena Shoaf and Mr. Charles Holthouse spent the afternoon in Fort Wayne. I Attorney George Mock of Bluff ton, was a business visitor here today. j ° The regular meeting of the Dramatic Section of the Woman s Club will be held at the home of Mrs. J SPeterson Monday, evening at 7:30 o’clock. Miss Fan Hite will be leader and “Makers of American Drama" will be under discussion. All membi rs are urged to attend as business

RESOLUTION I will join the 19 2 5 Thrift Savings Club at ' The Peoples Lt an & Trust Co. and , I J SAVE MONEY REGULARLY CLASSES FOR ANY AMOUNT I - Ths Peoples Loan & Trust Co. “Bank of Service” I Specials lor Saturday I Choice Prime Beef and Veal All Kinds of Nice Chickens * Dressed Geese and Fresh Rabbits Fresh Oysters and Home Made Cottage Cheese 4 Fresh Country Butter and •; Creamery Butter fc. Bulk Dill and Sweet Pickles Fresh and Smoked All Pork Sausage r Back Bones and Spare Ribs Fancy Sugar Cured Hams and Bacon I Good Corned Beef I Large Wheel Swiss Cheese Fresh Hearts and Tongues B Fresh Mush and Horseradish ; Good Fresh Lard and Compound Nice Smoked Herring & Fresh Halibut H Nice quarters of Beef at Special Prices. f < hunks of Pork, most any kind you want B Good Mince Meat, quarl 35c Nice Beef Tenders and Fresh Veal Liver |! Special Meat prepared for Meat Loaves, ® If it’s anything in the Meat Line, We || have it. Deliveries any where, any time. || Try ns .hist phone 106 or 107. g Fred Mutschler Pkg. Co. Market 1 237 W. Monroe Street ||

'of importance will be transacted. > - The members of the class of 1924 1 of the Decatur high school held their I second reunion last night at the I home of Miss Harriet Myers on Fourth street. Twenty-five members were in attendance anil an enjoyable evening was spent. The election of ! officers was held and Miss Harriet Myers was elected president and MisM Ruth Castle, secretary and treasurer. Plans were made for an- ' other reunion to be held during the summer and the class resolved to boost the big alumni reunion, which i will be held the Monday following I I Christmas- At a hour sandwiches, jello, cakes and coffee, were I served by the hostess. »i ’ Miss Mary Hill, of north of the city, entertained a company of young people at a watch party Wednesday ' ev< ning. Radio and piano music. i games and dancing were the diverII slons of the evening after which d< • leetable refreshments were served. — i Solved the Problem "I was almost distracted with . Steinach trouble, gas and colic al tacks and didn't know what to do. I I had tried everything beard of, and the doctor's medicine did not help ■ me. A friend told me about Mayr'-i j Wonderful Remedy, and it has solved the problem, as I can now eat anything and have no distress.” It is simple, harmless preparation that roll moves the catarrhal mucus from the ;. intestinal tract and allays the inflam p mation which causes practically all, . stomach, liver and intestinal ailments / including appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. 1 Holthouse Drug Co., and uruggist 8 everywhere.

The guests included Esther Lewtori, j of Lima. Ohio: Lula and Victor, Faulkenberg, of North Salem, Mary' and Lewis Lewton, Miriam and Margaret Myers, Esther Magley, Erma Gage. Florence Rice, Arthur Bieberlek, Ralph Waggoner, Robert and Richard Johnson. Winifred Gerke, Wayne Buerger, Robert, Curtis, Voylo. Josephine, Mary Hill. Mr. ami Mrs. Henry Hill. Mr. ami Mrs. G. H. Wehmeyer, of Mercer Avenue, entertained at din ner yesterday. The guests included the brothers anti sisters and their families of Mrs- Wehmeyer. Covers were laid for fourteen guests, all of Fort Wayne. FOR WORKING PEOPLE The . I test of workers get out of ports when the liver fails to act. The/ feel languid, half-sick, “blue” and discouraged anti think they are getting lazy. Neglect of these symptoms might result in a sick spell, therefore the sensible course is to take a dose or two of Hcrbine. It is just the medicine needed to purify the system and restore the vim and ambition of health. Price 60c. Sold by Holthouse Drug Co.

I The upper picture shows the impinged nerve whose functions are seriously hindered by the compression exerted by the subluxated vertebra. The Chiropractor readjusts this vertebra and a free flow of the mental impulse current results—bringing health. CHARLES & CHARLES CHIROPRACTORS Over Keller’s Jewelry Phone 628 —Office Hours—--10 to 12—2 to 5—6:30 to 8

. . ... | Sam Hite’s I | Big South End Grocery | y Our Delivery system passes your door twice daily. Order from M H Phone 204 —and be sure of the best quality and service and the H H lowest prices. ■ I SUGAR F "" fir" 67c | I RAISINS 10c I | BEANS 75c I 1 ADARTPCC Sweet Naval Oranges, on | UKAIIUCiJ Per dozen 10c, 30c and ZUC | ■ Red Pitted Cherries OIL* fl Fancy No. 1 Sliced Pineapple in OfCz* ■ Per can 2*i’’C g Syrup, per can kg W HHMI 11 li '!■ I' JI Illi ■ MMHMB—MB Q HlO cakes Van Camps White QQz» Good 1 Sewed Naptha Soap rJ.JL Broolhs TOt M || ITT! g| IU2 lb. Fancy Large OJXz» i Large cans iabie leaches ’Y'nP b| Prunes ■ in syrup p t f) faMMYIrfUFW I ™—■BWWHBaBaWar* M 50 ib. block of Sail 4£)C I 1 ()C I 103 lb. bag; of i'.a’t 98C I ° ySler Sh?!ls 98C || MWBF! ccials for Men and Boys $ I '")() 1 50 rk Shirts 75C rk Shirts 50 C oOC H n 8 gaHammiwHwi. ?33bs0 t- ■ Opposite Erie Depot ||

NOTICE All persons or firms knowing themselves indebted to the firm of Harting and Herber are asked to call and settle at once so that the old company can he closed. f-s

C. ■' m I PWL t-jv-pNew Has Been Awarded First Prize in a Quality Contest The iiarry M. Freer silver trophy has been awarded to New HOLSVM. the extra long loaf, because it has been pronounced the highest oualitv loaf of bread from among more than 200 loaves submitted to the W. E. Long company, of Chicago, an immense bread testing laboratory, by many of the largest bread bakers in the United States and Canada. This is another good reason way it pays to buv New HOLSUM —its longer shape gives more slices, that are just the right size for las! er sandwiches and general table use. An 1 rccatise of its individual size and shape it s ALWAYS BETTER BAKE!) t Your grocer has it fresh daily. fe

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