Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 23, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1925 — Page 7

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f Vizard and Mist* Marfin I MISH ? <|,v in l-W wuy " e V,Blt ' ■ fP eat I"'' ,l ‘ l> I |ng frl '' n,l rl..rk J-hft R- NM*on made I C ' )Unt> trio to Eort Wayne thl " • ■ a bU»i“ eBS trip I I " , ’ rn ‘ ng s l .hug. of Herne, wan a bust- ( ■ ‘ visitor here tl>‘« '«‘ ,rning - ■ tiby and It Breiner motored I .St-*-*"■ I ' he re this morning. ■ , j Schwartz, of Monroe] ■ Jl< °h n was a business visitor in I "” nSh today. He stated that his I ,be h r Jacob Schwartz, Sr., also of I f ' |h „ o nshiP and one of the most I M, ’ nr ° farmers in the southed I "T'“f the county was ill. The I lor Schwartz is «2 y parß | c SchUR. well known business I „ w n of Ik-rne was a business visitor i '"ThVannualtports of the township' trustees are being published in the Itur Daily Democrat th.s month | i;' trustee must make a report i nnhiish it >n the paper. “ne regular weekly meeting of the Ko urv dub will be held thia evenat the Decatur Industrial rooihs. Miss Mildred Elzey, student nurse cf the Lutheran hospital at Fort Xis a guest of her parents. Mr .’and Mrs. Irvin Elzey t° Mrs Luther Hower, of Ft Wayne | S a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Swartz for a few days. Mr and Mrs. Harry Moltz motored !(I 'Fort Wayne this afternoonG T. Burk made a business trip to Fort Wavne this morning. Smith Runyon, of Linn (hove was rushed to the Adams County Memoris, hospital at midnight and underwent a major operation. He is resting easy today. Earl Fuhrman, of Bellmont I’ark. and an employee in the office of the Schafer company, is recovering nicely from a major operation, which he underwent this morning. Mr. and Mrs William Peel, of Ft. Wayne, former residents of this city, are the proud parents of twins, a boy and a girl, born last Friday. The mother was Helen Lee before her marriage. Mr. Peel was employed as baker at the Peoples Restaurant, ruling his residence here. Dore l’>. Erwin, grand- ohaacellor of the Knights of Pythias in mdiana will be the guest of the K. of P. lodge at Huntington tonight.. He will deliver an address at the meeting. Mrs. Robert Chronister. Mrs. Frank Baker and Walter Baker, who were injured when a Pennsylvania train struck their automobile here Sunday morning, were reported slightly improved today. Earl Fuhrman, who resides at Bellmont Park, and Walter Roth, of Monroe. underwent major operations at the Adams County Memorial hospital this (horning. Smith Runyon, underwent a major operation last flight. All are doing nicely. o—, K. Os I*. Notice , All members of the Knights of Pythias lodge are requested to meet at the Pythian Home this evening to help further plans for the Pythian Home Page rank class. State Deputy Grand Chancellor M. C. Baumfartner will be present, to direct and assist ih the work. !>et every brother be present to greet him. The ojeers will be installed during the lodge session also. Farmers Asked To Aid In Agricultural Censtis Howard M. Gore, secretary of agri'"'ture of the Vnited States, has tied an appeal to farmers through- * the nation to give prompt reply "> 'HI inquiries of the repreaentatltbs his department who are engaged "> taking -i census of agriculture, •tcretary Gore's letter, addressed to ll| e farmers, is as follows: the Farmers of the Vnited States:— lI|P h’tpartment o! Agriculture it; 1 a y interested in the Census of CTicnlttire for which the enutner- ' lon is now in progress. Every: r "i'r should also |> (; interested in! , Work '»'«‘iise this census will! "• obtaining facts that will' 11 pr ' , H''r understanding of the ' " al 'Editions existing throughout country. census is takeij by thd Dei of Commerce in co-operation Th .. i" l ’ epar,nreh t of Agriculture. | "'i'bv'np' 1 ",I'’ 1 '’ h, " !!iry was ai’Prov-| " 1 fm<nt of Agriculture' „ r 'n determine matters' fP'idamenlal itmmrtnm-e - the] ■rids X n °su.' he agrlculbur »l ’aaustrjf, 'll- aun UH :! ' partmem'V a “ ( ‘’ S “" ,atCß ot tl,e fei-at ii ‘ sricu!turc ' ami it is of ' dt iU,po, ' la that the results be

accunte. The totals of farm acre- I age. land utilization, livestock, crops, < ietc., will show actual conditions dur- ! Ing 1924 and will he used for the prep aratlon of estimates for each year j until the next census. ■ "This census is being taken prim * arlly for the benflt of lite farmers. | I can assure them that all of the information contained on the census ' schedule will lya treated as strictly confidential and will be used only for I statistical purposes to show the to- ’ tala for tfie different counties and states. All this information will directly or indirectly be of benefit to farmers and to farmers' associations 1 and organizations throughout the 1 country. It will help Congress to 1 legislate wisely in matters affecting] the farmers’ interests. "I desire therefore to appeal to the farmers to give prompt reply to : all of the Inquiries on the schedule and in every way possible facilitate the work of the enumerator, so that I the census may be taken quickly and that there may be no delay in tabulating the figures and publishing the totals. “HOWARD M. GORE, Secretary of Agriculture." o Judge Charged With Swearing At Attorney (I'NITKn f’ttKss si:tt\i<'i:> Chicago, Jan. 15. A joint meeting of judges of the circuit bench may be 1 called today to hear charges that Judge George Kersten, deaq of the ' criminal bench “cussed out" William H. McSwiggln, an assistant state's at(I ■ torney. .McSwiggln charges the judge swore at him in open court, applying an epithet which “ordinnr ily means a fight." The elash canie in Judge Kersten ’ court late yesterday during the trial of George R. Stocklos for the murder

ANNUAL REPORT OF INDUSTRIAL ASSOCIATION The report-on the activities of the Decatur Industrial Associat on as - given at the annual meeting of the organization Monday night by t'.r secretary, France Confer, is as follows: RECEIPTS , Balance on Hand beginning of year $ 073.99 Collected: Community Budget Fund 2,120.05 Rental Rotary Club .. 155.00 Dues from Memiierships Stl'yJJU Total ' $3,81’ 04 DISBURSMENTS Total expenditure of year .... $2.6'3.99 Balance on hand January The following distribution was made of expenditures: Collected on Community Budget Fund $2,120.05 Expenses: Road Committee . $ 1,225.00 Road Signs 67.72 Cleaning up river banks 126.25 Nickle Plate R. R. Improvement . 205.0 n Advance expense on booklet 33.35 Farmers Bull special day 118.70 Balance $ 344.03 Income from other sources—(Dues, Rental, Balancp on hand)'. $1,723.99 Expenses: Janitor $ 120.00 Light and Water 13.75 Rental 360.00 Membership Plates 7.62 Insurance 10.50 Collecting Budget. 9.50 V. R. Chamber of Commerce 17.50 Ind. C. of C. < 25.00 Incidentals ... 222.00 , —— $ bls.S<

I — — — to z t<— z !| > , «w.w waw»j ! i I • I! I1 THE FLAT TIRE , I THE man who goes without a bank ; i account is like the man who takes a trip on a flat tire. He ruins his tire | ind doesn’t go far. L Plenty of air in a good tire and jlcnty of money in a good bank will ast you long and take you tar. 1 j, or Bep! Capital and Surplus 4120,00000 .

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 1925.

of Patrolman Michael Murtaugh, Me v Swiggin was protesting against court f ruling favorable to the defense and '1 offering to show precedents on the ,i point, when Judge Kfff'Sten broke In , with the remark that he knew the law. A quarrel followed, the judge ordering McSwiggln from the room under threat of jailing him for con- | .tempt of court. McSwiggln defied sentence and then, according to the 'assistant prosecutor, Judge Kersten leaned over und applied the epithet. —o Tipton—Brt Sorrell, butcher here, grabbed for a side of meat which was slipping but. grabbed the butcher knife instead. His hand wus badly cut. o IMPROVEMENT OF FORT WAYNE ROAD ASSURED (Continued from Page One county and it is expected that within a year or two the road will be com plvted between here and Fort Wayne. It is also being planned to continue the- work south from this city within the next year or two. The road will be improved with r bituminous preparation containing sixty per cent, concrete, according to the plans of the highway commission. The nature of the improvement will be new in this section of the country, it is said, it being modeled after "highiways located in Pennsylvania and cither eastern states. The pavemen’ • COAIYour Last Chance Your lasi ' i-.inc e t<> buy the ea-t it Keill ucky deep mine coal, hand puked, no stone, slate, sulphur or ether h< t.t uni* destroyers, clean •rejm all fore • n matter, a real c.oa , »v;:>iinti i d to phase. I will leavfor Florida to February 1, so now i 3 vovr time to Luy. If you don't buv I ,j>" coal, w<: both 'ose money. Price.', fiir.i); lump, 17.50, F. O. V car :><■'. at Clover Leaf railroad. Call ■ t my eiT.c'c over While Meat mai„e. IK3 JOHN S. BOWERS

will be eighteen feet wide with a fivefoot strip of tnuvudum on each Hide.lt The pavement is said to reaembOe a-phalt, somewhat. o Call 436 for Tax!. ts o We have received 12 more of the old county maps. Get yours while the supply lasts. Decatur Daily Democrat. Bt6x 1 ■' 'O'" A PIMPLE SKIN NEEDS SUIPHUR Apply Sulphur as Told When Your Skin Breaks Out Any breaking out of the skin on face, neck arms or body Ih overcome quickest by applying Mentlio-’Suiphur. The pimples seem to dry right up and go away, declares a noted skin specialist. Nothing has ever been found to take the place of sulphur as a pimple remover. It is harmless and inexpensive. Just ask any druggist for a small jar of Rowles Mentho-Sulphur and use it like cold cream. o Headaches from Slight Colds Laxative BROMO QUININE Tablets relieve the Headache by curing the Cold. A Safe and Proven Remedy. Tice box bears the signature of E. W. Grove. 30c. Neglected Cough Dangerous-Howto Stop It Quickly When the delicate tissues cf your throat are raw and sore from coughing, and your strength is exhausted with the constant hacking, you may fall an ea. V prey tomoreseriou'-.tr.'uble. So stop the cough the quickest you can, before it creeps too de m. By a very simple treatment you can stop i ho Spells practically at once, and relieve the he iviest cough often in 24 hours. The treatment is based on a remarkable prescription known as Dr. King's New Discovery for Coughs. You simply take a teasroonful and hold it in your throat for 15 or2o seconds before swallowing, without following with water, ft has a double 1 action. It not only soothes and healssoremss and irritation, but it quickly loosens and removes the phlegm and congestion which are the direct cause of the coughing. With the causetreated mt bis w.n r. the whole Coughcbndttion goes in a v t ry short time. The prescription containsnoopiates orb armful drugi. It simply helps Nature. It is tor coughs, chert colds, hoarseness, bronchitis and spasmodic croup. Very economical, as the dose is only one teaspocnful. for sale at all good druggists. Ask for

- . \ Big Stocks,Low Prices, makes this Our Greatest Clearance Sale I 3 Extreme Reductions on Suits and Overcoats From ' HART SCHAFFNER & MARX ; AND Other Good Makes You know the Quality of Merchandise this store sells and it’s reputation for value-giving all the year around. When we put on a sale we don’t do it in a half-hearted way. We cut already low prices—cut ’till it hurts—for the purpose of this sale is to < lear stock s, not to make money. $19.50 $29.50 $39.50 Vaiues to S2B Values to S3B Values to SSO Boy’s Knicker Suits and Overcoats 20% OFF | Dress Shirts HATS SWEATERS | 20 Off 20' <MT 10 ■ ««d 20 - Off I — ——— - | Holthouse Schulte & Co.

Shoe Bargains Galore Unsurpassed Values in Men’s, Women’s and Children’s Shoes, Oxfords and Rubbers that YOU should take advantage of Now! We are reducing our stock and all our merchandise is absolutely FIRST CLASS. Buy NOW and save money later on! Womens Shoes 58 pairs Meno Shoes 1 Lot of Childrens Shoes In tan and black, kid and calf In brown and black calf. Eng- In black and brown calf. Lace. I lace shoes. All sizes and values lish toes. Lace.. All zlzes. All sizes from S', to 11. Value to SIOOO. 57 Pairs at Va'ue* “P * lO - Wanderful ues up to $2-25. Special at values at 98c $1.98 sl-69 Pair P9lr Pair 1 Lot of Misses Shoes Choice of Entire Lot of Womens Brown & Black Womens Slippers Kid Oxfords In black and brown calf. Lace. and Oxfords All sizes from 12 to 2. Values z. : Atl sizes artd B ooel sty* 6 *' Val ' up to $3.50. Bargains at Values from $4 to SB. Coma in ues to Very spec i a | q ur . black, brown and pat kid eath- thjs „ |e at ers, brown suede and dull calf ztx- P at - trim * Price sl-98 $1.98 $2.98 Pair Pair Pair Youths Medium Weight 34 pairs Mens Work Shoes Boys Heavy Shoes Dress Shoes am. u aii Excellent work shoes. Values Semi-Drcss in good lasts and In brown and black calf. All a | t s j zes . Values up to $3.50. sizes and lasts. Values up to U P to WOO-at Specia( at $3.50. Special at $l9B $2.68 $2.49 p a i r Pair Pair WINNES SHOE STORE Corner 2nd and Monroe Streets I I ALL SALES FOR CASH NO GOODS CHARGED ] I > ?.'! ■ "'M. 1 .MMtgMWri'Wai[IIWIIIIIII ■> ■ — .... - ————■—