Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 194, Decatur, Adams County, 12 August 1907 — Page 3

Hey There! Is It Bargains You Are Looking for? H 80 > y * u W M have to come to our store. Anything and everything In the way of & low shoe goes at a bar®a'n’ Here Is shown some prices: li- 1W /Avfey*/ Men’s S4OO Oxfords go at $2.98 if, v/tzGSw®/' Ju Men’s $3.50 Oxfords go at 2-60 I\s V Men’s $3.00 Oxfords go at 2.29 \XC> 'lf .-t . Men’s $2.50 Oxfords go at 1-98 - < \ Ladles $3.25 Oxfords go at $2.29 /■' | LJEJp Ladies’ $2.75 Oxfords go at 1.98 y //M I ladles’ $2.50 Oxfords go at 1.73 fJ)f If t)jfgy J) /) r| Ladles’ $2.25 Oxfords go at 1-55 I* cyrfeJ' Ladies’ $1.50 Oxfords go at 98 y|; Ladies’ white and gray Oxfords.. .48 Tague Shoe Store

WEATHER. Fair tonight and Tuesday. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad. West. East 1 — 5:50a.m. | 6 — 4:52 a. m. 3—10:32 a. m. | 2—12:28 p. m. 5—9:51p.m. | 4—7:00 p. m. •22 —10:32 a.m. | *22— 1:15 p. m. •Local freight — o FORT WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. Decatur—North Ft. Wayne—South 6:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 9:00 am. 10:30 am. 12:00 noon 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. GET WEDDED TO THE MODEL WITHOUT A MATE W. H. LINDSLEY Chris Strebe made a business trip to Mendon this morning. Clark Spahr returned this morning from a visit with friends at Berne. Dan Vail went to Ft. Wayne this morning to look after business affairs. Mrs. A. M. Henry was at Hoagland today attending the funeral of Hazel Smith. Pat Parrish, of Ft. Wayne, spent Sunday in our city visiting with his parents. Mrs. R. R. Johnson, of Van Buren, is in the city the guest of friends for a few days. Bart France arrived Sunday from Chicago, and is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. C. 0. France. Mrs. B. B. Uhl went to Hoagland this morning to be in attendance at the Smith funeral. Several of the local base ball fans went to Richmond Sunday and saw the locals take the Quakers into camp. The city council will meet in regular session Tuesday evening, when they will receive bids for a water tube boiler to be installed at the city plant.

You Can’t Be Happy WHEN YOUR FEET HURT. I AM SELLING SCADS OF CUSHION SOLE SHOES MEN AT THREE ANO a half. THERE ARE A LOT OF MEN WHO WANT CUHSION SOLE SHOES, BUT DON'T WANT TO PAY five or six dollars for them. I JUST OPENED UP O LOT OF FOUR STYLES THIS MORNING THAT I WANT TO SHOW YOU. THERE ARE CALF AND KID LEATHERS. PLAIN TOE AND TIP STYLES. ANY STYLE AT ■ /' $3.50 «c Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

Blanche Rice is enjoying a vacation from her duties as telephone operator. Charles Colter and son Robert went to Berne this afternoon on a business trip. Curtis Campbell, of Kokomo, is in the city visiting with friends and relatives. Rufus Stuckey went to Berne Saturday afternoon to visit relatives over Sunday. Dr. D. D. Clark is on the sick list suffering from a slight attack of summer complaint. Rev. E. E. Bergman went to Ft. Wayne this morning to look after business affairs. Mr. and Mrs. Clem Voglewede were visitors at Ft. Wayne yesterday and returned last night. Mrs. Mary Rayl went to Marion this morning to be the guest of friends and relatives for some time. Miss Stella Wemhoff returned to Ft. Wayne this morning after visiting with her mother over Sunday. Isaac Archer returned this morning from Rome City, where she has been enjoying a several days’ outing. Mr. and Mrs. Wid Dorwin left this morning for Rome City, where they will stay for some time on an outing. Albert Sellemeyer returned this afternoon from Ft. Wayne, where he has been the guest of friends for a short time. The Sunday school class of the German Reformed church will give a picnic at the Mart Miller grove on next Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Heller and children returneli this afternoon from Rome City, where they have enjoyed a three weeks' outing. G. W. Dull returned this morning from Willshire, where he was the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Dull over Sunday. Messrs. Ray Nickles, W. Wordman, Dwight Capp, Jessie Shafer and Ollie Craven, of Bluffton, spent Sunday evening in the city with friends.. Mrs| Alice Griffin, of Grand Rapids, who has been visiting with her brother, Dr. Rainear for some time, left this morning for a visit in Muncie. Mrs. J. S. Freel, of Marion, who has been visiting with her mother, Mrs. John Malotte, for some time, returned to her home this morning. Dick France, of Alliance, lieutenant of the detective force of the Pennsylvania railroad arived in the city this morning to be the guest of friends and relatives for several days.

I. F. Snow made a business trip to J. F. Snow made a business trip to Herman Romberg left this morning for Marion to look after business interests at that place. Miss Nellie Baldwin left this morning for Marlon, where she will be the guest of relatives for several weeks. Miss Edna Bremerkamp went to Ft. Wayne this morning to be the guest of friends and relatives for some time. Charles Draper and children returned to their home at Bingen this morning after visiting friends over Sunday. Mrs. William Biggs went to Hoagland this morning to attend the funeral of Hazel Smith, who died at that place. Misses Sarah and Trudith Steiner who have been working at the County Infirmary, spent Sunday at their home at Berne. C. W. Merryman, of Monroe, was a business caller in our city Saturday and returned to his home Saturday afternoon. Miss Nona Huffman returned to her home at Lina Grove this morning. While here she was visiting with Miss Ruby Miller. The Misses Grace and Germane Coffee were the guests of friends at Fa. Wayne yesterday and returned to the city last night. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Beckmeyer that died Saturday was buried this morning in the St. Joseph cemetery. Lon Ball left this morning for Arcola, Indiana, where he and Charles Ross, of Paulding, Ohio, are working in the picture business. Mrs. O. N. Snellen received a telegram today from Kansas City stating that her brother-in-law, J. R. Bowers, is not expected to live. Tom Peterson and cement workers began putting down a cement sidewalk along the side of the Hub clothing store this morning. Several out-of-town people will be in attendance at the dance that is be given by the Columbian Club tomorrow’ night and a good time is expected. Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Wertberger returned to their home at Chicago, last night, after visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Wertzberger for some time. Miss Edith Miller arrived home Sunday evening from Detroit, Michigan, where she has been visiting for several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Robert J. Kuebler. Mayor D. D. Coffee will leave this evening for Huntington, where he will attend a state convention of the C. B. L. lodge. Mayor Coffee is president of this order. The first horse that has been shipped on the interurban line w’as brought to this city yesterday. The interur-. ban people are now in a position to handle all business of this kind. A dance will be given tomorrow night at the K. of C. hall in honor of visiting people w’ho are in the city. This dance is for members of the club and their lady friends only. The proprietors of the electric theater have a treat in store for those who attend their show tonight. They have one of the very best films on the road for their tonight’s performance and the spectators will get their money’s worth. Thompson, one of the official umpires, who has been creating dissatisfaction by his work in every town w’here he has officiated, won no friends here. Several of his decisions were bad and he seems to show a lack of knowledge of’ the game.--! luffton Banner. The repair of the asphalt streets is nearing completion and Earl Myers, who is superintending the work, says that he hopes to have all repairs including that of the pavement adjoining the Union Traction tracks,] completed by next Tuesday. The work of putting in the crossings on , the streets where sidewalks have been built will then be started.—Bluffton News. Only five members of the street fair committee appointed by the mayor, met at the city building this after, noon, and only wo farmers were present. The general opinion expressed w’as favorable to street fairs, but it was thought too late to successfully promote a fair for this year, and no fair will be given. With I the favorable sentiment a big fair probably will be the result of 1908 — Bluffton News. On account of the dedication of the . Indiana Pythian Building at Indianapolis this'week, rates have been given over the interurban line from Portland to Indianapolis and return for SI BO. The train will leave Portland on the arrival of the train on the G. R- i I. which is due at Portland at 8:13. Tickets will be good on any car returning from Indianapolis up until Friday night. This will allow Decatur Knights to remain in Indianapolis until Friday afternoon and arrive home on the night train over the G. R. & I.

Mr. and Mrs. C. U. Dorwin left this morning for a ten days’ outing at Rome City. Mrs. H. W. Thompson went to Rome City this morning to remain for some time at that popular resort. Miss Grace L. Miller returned to Chicago Sunday after making a pleasant visit here with her mother. Miss Jessie Simison returned to Berne this morning. While here she was the guest of Miss Ruby Miller. Miss Merle Burdg is home on a month’s vacation from her work. She will resume duties the first of September. Miss Alice Jackson is enjoying a short vacation from her duties as clerk at the True and Runyon store and Miss Lillie Steele is filling her place. Dr. and Mrs. C. B, Wilcox left today for Winona, where they will perfect arrangements for the Holy Grail to go into camp at that place the 20th of this month. Mr. and Mrs. Marvey Mygrant left this morning for Adams Lake, to remain for two weeks, enjoying the pleasures of the lake. They were accompanied by the latter’s brothers, Fred and Frank Engle. Bob Peterson sold his property the later part of last week through the Babcock and Ward real estate agency, to a farmer by the name of Schultz, residing south of the city. The consideration was nine hundred dollars. Mrs. L. E. Sickafus left last Saturday for Laketon, w’here she will join her husband and make her future home. Mr. Sickafus has worked as engineer at the oil station at Preble for fourteen years until recently,when he resigned there to take up a similar position at Laketon. Miss Zeima Steele entertained a number of her friends at her home last Saturday night and a good jolly time was had by all present, who were the Misses Bessie and Effie York, Galie Nelson and Mary Mumma and Messrs. Howard Wisehaupt and Robert Luke of Bourbon, Indiana. The Pennsylvania company has added the following clause to its “book of rules:” “No officer, agent or employe shall, directly or indirectly, hold any interest or be concerned in any undertaking which may interfere with the full discharge of his duty to the company or with the company’s full discharge of its duty to the public.” The Fort Wayne aerie of Eagles has arranged to hold its annual picnic next Sunday or the Sunday following. A very interesting program will be followed, including a pie eating conjest, singing contest, fat man’s race, and other novel diversions along athletic lines. All the good birds will be served with free dinners. —Journal. Gazette. Miss Iris Robinson, of Winchester, who has been visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Dallas Hunsicker, for some time, returned to her home this afternoon. John Con ter arrived, today from Pittsburg today and is the guest of his mother on First street. This is Mr. Center’s first visit home in several years, and he will remain until after the fair. A deal was made this morning whereby Mrs. Joe Eley became the owner and proprietor of the restaurant formerly owned and operated by Alex Leßrun, on Madison street and she assumed the management this morning. Mrs. Eley'is well versed in this business and solicits your patronage. Mr. Leßrun is contemplating leaving the city but just where he will go he is unable to state at this time. Nottingham township. Wells county, will pike every one of her roads, the circuit court at Bluffton having dendered a decision that the new state law is constitutional. Already the bonds are being arranged for by I an eastern bonding company, and the I c„ B. & C. has been ordered to un- ] load 1,700 loads of gravel at the crossing near the Stahl cemetery, for dis- : tribution through the township.— Pennville Journal. The pure food law’ of the nation went into effect July 1. Under this law persons are liable for selling or offering for sale any rotten, stale, held eggs or eggs that are unfit for human food. Merchants and producers should be very careful in purchasing. Eggs should be gathered daily, marketed often, and avoided offering for sale any doubtful held or stale eggs. State inspector will canvas tow-ns and cities looking for vio- 1 lations.

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TO BE GIVEN AWAY Monday, Sept. 2 A $45 Singer Sewing Machine At the PICTORIUM TONIGHT “The Montana Girl” All shows now beirg put on are new and have never been shown any plane before. J. B. STONEBURNER, Prop.

Mrs. Charles Ulman returned to her home at Rock Island, Hi., after visinng Mr i few weeks with relatives here. She >vas hccompani -d by Mrs. Fred Steigmeyer. who will visit for a few weeks with her parents at Moline, Illinois. The voice of the Katydid 5 is heard in the night time now and frost may be loked for about the 20th of September. At least it has been said that after the Katydid appears frost is due in six weeks. The fact is the Katydid is due at a certain time every year and has about as much to do with the first frost as the president of the United States. It is probable that there will be slight frosts within six weeks, but the Katydid could not have prevented them had it kept its muoth shut. Because he called physicians to attend him in his final sickness, Jacob Weigle, a Noble county farmer who idled at his home in Washington town- | ship Saturday, is said to have been I “disowned" by his church. Weigle is reported to have been a member of the denomination known as the “Come Outers,” a religious sect who do not believe in medicine or doctors, and when in his final moments he called for a doctor, it is alleged his action was not approved. He was 75 years old’ and was in feeble health for four or five years. D. E. Studabaker Is preparing to send out about fifteen head of his best cattle next week to the Muncie fair, after which they will be sent about from one fair to another in this part of the state for the double purpose of winning prizes, if possible, and advertising his big cattle sale which will be held at his stock farm the latter part of this month. His Hereford and Holstein cattle have won many prizes and he expects to capture several county fair prizes before the sale. The estimated amount of $15,000 worth of fine bred cattle will be sold at the sale. —Bluffton New’s.

THE Electric Theatre TONIGHT Admission 5 Cents. Motion pictures — “Mother-in-law Race,” comic film. “Transformation.” Illustrated song—“l'm Wearing My Heart Away for You.” Schmuck 4 Miller, Proprietors

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STOP! And take a look at our windows and see Our Wurm Weather Goods Even if the weather is warm our summer goods will Keep You Cool. We offer you the best bargains in the city- Seeing is believing and you need not go any further if you visit our store first for you will be more than satisfied. We offer big cuts on all summer goods, white as well as plaids, dots and stripes. A FEW PRICES All fancy zephrs, embroideries and gingham suitings, , former price 20c, go now at 15c per yard ’ Scotch lawns, worth 10c, for 5c per yard Those fine, silky fancy plaids, worth 50c per yard, go at • ’ 33 cents Remember, we show the best line of ready-made shirt waists in the city and these are offered at a reduc- , tion, a great opportunity, $3.75 waists at $3.00; 3 $2.50 waists at 2.00; $2.00 waists at $1.85, SPECIAL —A beautiful white waist, splendid value , for the money, for 65 cents t t - t f True & Runvon. 1 3 ——————- -———■ 1 ... . ■. -I —_= BASE BALL The Indiana-Ohio League at the Decatur Park Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday Aug. 13-14-15 RICHMOND vs DECATUR Richmond and Decatur are tied for first place, and the next three games will be more than interesting. Richmond is strong. THE LADIES ARE ESPECIALLY INVITED TO COME OUT. GOOD DEPORTMENT. GAME CALLED AT 3:30 O’CLOCK