Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 206, Decatur, Adams County, 26 August 1907 — Page 3

When the thistle down begins to blow fall Dress Demands Attention SETTLE HE SHOE QUESTION BY buying our new fall stylesthey will satisfy you IN EVlp>A ery respect in style, comwiAj v — A\ laVX Sajlsr.X ' fort, durability and econ. RS»S® ° MY ' Tague Shoe Store

Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad. West East 1— 5:50 a.m. | 6— 4:52 a. m. 3—10:32 a. m. | 2—12:28 p. m. 5 — 9: 51 p. 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 a.m. 19:30 a.m. 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

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ WEATHER. Weather.Fair and warmer tonight. Showers Friday. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦*♦♦♦♦♦♦ Leo Yeager left this morning on his regular business Jrip. Chris Strebe went to LaOtto this morning on business. Noah Mangold went to Bluffton this morning on his regular business trip. Fred Hoffman went to Garrett this morning to look after business affairs. One of the best shows at the fair grounds this week is the educated horse. L. C. DeVoss went to Ft. Wayne this morning to look after professional business. Forrest Elzey returned yesterday from Garrett, where he has been working for some time. Mrs. Erman Mentzer, of Bluffton,will arrive in the city tomorrow for a few days’ visit with relatives. Miss Ella Eddington went to Berne this morning to be the guest of friends for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reppert returned last night from Marion, where they were the guests of friends.

Special Fair Week Sale JO Men’s Vici Kid Lace Dress Shoes $2.50 value. Fair week sale. $l9B MBMgMM Men's Vici Did Lace Dress Shoes $2.00 grade. Fair weke sale. .sl-79 Men's Patent Button Dress Shoes $3.00 value. Fair week 5a1e..52.50 Make our )store your headquarters this week. SO i HL - j ■008? Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

D. E. Lauferty came to the city this morning to lok after business affairs. Miss Matilda Zimmerman went to Portland this morning to visit with friends. Miss Angie Bloechinger, of Chicago, is in the city the guest of Miss Jessie McClean. Mrs. W. Schum went to Ft. Wayne thi smorning to make a short visit with relatives. Louis Goldner went to Ft. Wayne this morning to make a few days’ visit with his daughters. Mr. and Mrs. U. Deininger went to Ft. Wayne this morning, where they will make a visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Peters returned last night from a visit with relatives over Sunday. George Browne was a visitor at Robinson park at Ft. Wayne last night and returned this morning. Med Miller has just finished painting the big bus belonging to Louis Holthouse and the job is very neat. Mesdames Arthur Fisher, Mr. Elzey, and W. E. Welty went to Monroe this morning to spend the day with friends. A. P. Mylott returned to Richmond this morning after spending Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. Mylott. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Haugk went to Ft. Wayne this morning to remain for some time with friends and relatives. Mrs. W. H. Leas, of Waterloo, arrived in the city this morning to make a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Earl Peters. Mr. and Mrs. Dorse Hoagland have returned from Boulder, Colorado, where they have been for several months. Miss Lena Wilhelm, of Huntington. passed through here today enroute to Portland, where she will be the guest of friends. Dick Van Tilburg, of Portland, arrived in the city this morning to be the guest of his son-in-law, John Reiter, for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Macklin returned this morning from Geneva, where they were the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Macklin over Sunday. Mrs. C. Grote has gone to Fort Wayne for a short visit with relatives. Mrs. H. H. Bremercamp went to Ft. Wayne this morning to be the guest of friends for the day.

Peter Kirsch went to Bluffton yesterday in his automobile. C. A. Dugan left for Richmond this afternoon to look after business affairs. Two expert painters painted a very attractive sign on the Boston store today. Miss Victoria Stone returned this afternoon from a short visit at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Morrison and daughter Harriett returned .this afternoon from a visit at Ft. Wayne. Misses Pansy Bell and Lucile Hale are at home from several weeks at Oden, Michigan. Miss L. Wetter returned last night from a visit with relatives at New Washington, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Fulk returned last night from Bluffton, where they spent Sunday with relatives. Mrs. H. H. Ten Ick went to Berne this afternoon to be the guest of relatives for a short time. Miss Woods left last night for Newark, Ohio, to be the guess of friends for some time. Miss Lettie Metter left for a week’s visit with friends and relatives at New Washington, Ohio. Elgin King returned last night from Detroit, Michigan, where he has been for several months past. D. M. Hensley returned this afternoon from an over Sunday visit with his family at Rome City. Frank Herrick, of Auburn, was a business caller in our city today and returned to his home this afternoon. J. D. Witneregg, of Berne, was a business caller in our city today and returned to his home this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Riley Crisman left this afternoon for Lincoln, Neb. They will make, their future home in that vicinity. Mrs. Charles Grimm went to Portland this afternoon to make a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Coulson. Mrs. Emma Atkinson, of Geneva, who has been visiting at Marion, passed through here today on her way home. Mrs. W. W. Wisner, of Ft. Wayne, arrived in the city today to be the guest of relatives for the remainder ; of the week. Miss Lillie Cutler, of Berne, who has been visiting friends at Huntington, passed through here today en- . route to her home. Mrs. Anna Reed and daughter, ( Louise, returned to their home at Morris, 111., after visiting Al Burdg and family for a couple of days. Mr. and Mrs. John Young and children returned to their home at WinChester this afternoon after making 1 a pleasant visit with relatives in the ’ city. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Camel, of Rich- ■ mond, Ind., returned home last even- : ing after spending Sunday with M. I J. Butler and family of south Tenth street. Al Porter and wife, of Lebanon, are here for a few days the guests of the former’s parents. They are enroute home from northern Michigan, after a delightful outing. A baby girl made its appearance this morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Boyd south of the city. Both mother and babe doing well. Dick says the babe is a dandy. The barber shops will close Thursday from noon for the remainder of the day, owing to the fair and those desiring to get shaved will do well . to appear before the time mentioned. Contractor Julius Haugk has completed the laying of brick on Madison street and the entire contract has been fulfilled in fine style. Mr. Haugk is deserving of credit for the excellent manner in which he has fiulfilled his contract with the city. Mark McConnell, former sheriff of this county, but who for several years has resided at Cardwell, Mo., paid us a visit this morning. He expects to remove to California this fall. He and Mrs. McConnell are guests of Frank McConnell for three weeks. The fair ground is a busy place at present, many people go there every day to watch the progress of the Great Northern. Many of the best race horses in this section are on hand to battle for supremacy and this year's, fair promises to be the best ever. The electric theater people are plan- 1 ning to make this their banner week and to do this they will put on en tirely different shows every night.. They have the best accommodations and the best shows on the road and deserve a liberal patronage of the people. State Entomologist Benjamin W. Douglas has just issued a brief circular calling attention to the weed problem of the state. It seems that Indiana has been backward in the matter of weed legislation and while other states have been studying the problems of weed eradication and prevention we have persistently neglected ths matter and today there is practically no place in the state where. any information can be obtained on the question.

THE GREAT NORTHERN INDIANA FAIR AT DECATUR AUGUST 27,28,29,30 THESE WILL BE THE FOUR BIGGEST DAYS EVER WITNESSED IN DECATUR. DON’T MISS THEM SEE THE MANY FREE ATTRACTIONS. SEE THE BIG SHOW OF LIVE STOCK. SEE THE ART AND FLORAL DISPLAYS. SEE THE AGRICULTURAL SHOW. SEE THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE COMING $5,000.00 in Purses and Premiums The Great Northern pays every premium, whether it rains or shines, and consequently the exhibits are the largest. THE RACES this year, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday will be interesting and exciting, the best ever witnessed here, from present indications. DON’T FAIL TO COME. WRITE YOU FRIENDS. IT’S GOING TO BE A GREAT WEEK. DON’T FORGET IT!

Dr. Wilcox returned to Winona this morning after attending to ministerial affairs over Sunday. Mrs. Chris Stier and Mrs. B. Kirsch of Vincennes, Indiana, are in the city the guests of relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Braun, of Sterling, Illinois, have arrived in the city for a visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Rosenfelder, of Toledo, Ohio, are visitors with friends and relatives in the city. Misses Flossie and Bessie Spuller of St. Louis, Mo., are in our city visiting with Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Wolfe. ' Clark Coverdale, of Cardwell, Mo.. I has arrived in the city for a visit with his parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. S. Coverdale. Several hundred out of town people , are coming to see the ball games Thursday and Friday and take in the Great Northern fair. i Mr. and Mrs. Don Edwards, son and daughter returned to Ft. Wayne last evening after making a pleasant visit here with relatives. i Mrs. Linnie Wilhelm was taken sick yesterday at the home of George Demolt and today the attending physi- ■ cian pronounces the case typhoid fever. | Drayman Frank Teeple has purchased a new piano truck of the latest make. It is constructed in away that a piano can be carried on its end as well as on the bottom. | Our ball club returned last night ' from Richmond, where they toek the 1 team of that place into camp for a double header yesterday. The team goes to Bluffton tomorrow for two games there, returning Thursday for a double header here. Charles Burdg, who has been in the west for several years working at the barber trade, returned last night for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Burdg. Charles has met with an abundance of success since leaving this city and he says the country in the west is fine. | Hay advanced today on the Bluffton market to sl2 for the best timothy, and oats advanced to 42 cents as a regular market quotation. A little war on oats developed in Bluffton today between two of the elevators and some of the farmers received a price above that quoted. Forty-five cents was offered for several loads, but the highest figure was 47% cents, which was paid by Davison & Thomas for a . load of oats bought of William Yager living east of Bluffton. Bluffton i News.

INTERESTING MUSEUM AT FAIR I Mrs. Al Burdg Will Exhibit a Wonderful Display. A show of an entirely different character than has ever been shown in i this city will be conducted by Mrs. Al Burdg, at the fair grounds this week. Mrs. Burdg will exhibit all the artificial animals that have been made by Mrs. William Burdg. The selection represents almost every kind of 'an animal and bird in existence and they look as real as life. Most of the animals are life size and it is a great sight to see. So life like are these animals that it seems no hands could i make them, but every one was made by Mrs. Burdg. Ten cents admission will be charged to see the excellent display and without doubt it will prove interesting to all who attend. WAS EIGHTYSEVEN YESTERDAY Samuel Kunkle Observed His Anniversary Quietly. Grandpa Kunkle, of Monmouth, one of 4he oldest residents of the county, was eighty-seven years old Sunday. A number of his relatives from this city called on him during the afternoon to extend congratulations. He is in excellent health and in strength still equal so several of his grandsons. Lyman Hart another old citizen, of Monmouth, also observed his birthday yesterday. He is in rtather poor health.

FRANK MARTZ VERY SICK. Attack of Heart Trouble May Prove Fatal. —« 1,1 ■ - Frank Martz, a young man who has served as fireman at the Fornax Mills for some lime, is seriously and perhaps fatally ill at the Indiana house, where he boards. He has been sick for several days, becoming worse yesterday, when an attack of heart trouble complicated his case. A physician attended him almost constantly during the night and he is but little improved today. - - ■ -o ————— Mistaking a bottle of horse medicine for a bottle of whisky, Charles Shearer, a farmer two and one-fourth miles southwest of Bippus, came near dying at the home of Mrs. Joseph Sell, a relative in Bippus, Thursday night. He drank a “swig” of the stuff, and only the prompt efforts of physicians saved his life.

The Greatest Exhibit of the Eair Is The HUB S Exhibits of Men's and Boys' Fall Styles in HATS. < Wir (fl/ *3/{ATS They are certainly the best yet, in all the latest shades of brown, grey and black. You cannot afford to miss this exhibit. Come in and make our store your headquarters while visiting the Fair. THEBub ® DECATUR. IND. ONE PRICE CLOTHING, HATS AND SHOES B. KALVER CLOTHING CO,