Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1907 — Page 3

We are Just as Much Interested »In fitting you out with a satisfactory and becoming shoe as you are yourself. Our aim is not only to sell you your shoes, but to please you as well, so that you will come back to us when you want i another pair. Our stock now is large assortment varied and above all, you have the advantage of our large stock to choose your Xmas presents from. Toflue Shoe Store Mont Fee is a business caller at Mrs. George Morris, of Bluffton, is Fort W ayn e today. the gu est of Mrg Fred Beß James Fristoe has been reported Erman Smith left this morning for 111, but is improving. Lima, Ohio, on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs.' A. T. King returned to Miss Lena Adler returned to her their home at Portland this morning home at Berne this morning after makafter being the guests of friends over Inga pleasant visit with friends in Sunday. the city. The Xmas Spirit ri Get the Christmas spirit, buy sensible and useful presents. What better than a pair of Spats, Leggiis, Overgaiters, Warm Shoes or Overshoes? Or say a pair of Krippendorf’s for the wife or daughter. And I know many young men who will be wearing our snappy shoes on Christmas morning. Let us show you. Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller.

I Christmas Bells Will Soon Be Ringing | SS And those Christinas presents for your friends should be purchased and in waiting. We have remarkable bargaings in'Christmas clothing and furnishings for men, boys and children. If QS you are looking for something new, good and useful, we have it. We do not consider it right to ask a higher price for Christmas goods than we do on our regular merchandise. Our customers know II this and are profiting thereby; but we want Mufflers in Brown, Black and fancy | you, if you are not in the habit of buying y S’ qrj st MSg -t ‘ IOfUS to find it out then you will be a “reg- Gloves in Brown, Tan, Black and f J gS3 IS VW yr „ • I| J Grey, dressed or undressed kid from s|, 858 M ® ular customer” too. ►' : I \ '' \MT &S| MFi w> I 00 to $3.00 I I \fM ! A good suit makes alasting and use- I | Watch fobs, Cuff buttons and Stick | gEI • JF ful present. Our prices from $4.00 t 0 jjgZLi pins from 20C and up I 1 4jff gw pH? >fcO« ** Fine silk umbrellas, just the thing for a ■ t .• . a I■' | / '|f Xmas, gift from $3,50 to $6.50 ('' -jNj* l| SS Si /- M iug the leather at SI.OO and «P- J■ W ' Fancy handkerchiefs, in silk and linen |JJ| | g S 3 > :• ' f-f- ' "■• at popular prices. II I ■Su ’’ ..-f .Mr* Um/xVina- iacktts in the newest cut j '>c ! ’’<K , V : I1 h A_ Smoking j , r Xmas, ties, in Brown. Red, and fancy Ij|l Jr and patterns. We can furnish you one •. ’ ;-v.j j’ j n many exclusive patterns none of them V|| « $4.00 and up. jj, too high priced and many as low as 25C. I Teeple Brandyberry & Peterson I | THE BIG STORE BLOCK g

Thomas Gallogy went to Geneva this morning on insurance business. Orville Harruff went to Berne this morning on a special business trip. James Beery went to Fort Wayne today to look after business affairs, 0. N. Snellen went to Berne this n.'rning on his regular business trip. Ed Vancil went to Berne this afternoon on his regular business trip. Mrs. Daniel Hunter, of Bluffton, is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Eli Crist Mrs. D. F. Oakes, of Chicago, was the guest of Mrs, L. A. Graham over Sunday. Miss Cora Strickler, of Willshire, spent Saturday with Mrs. Artman as her guest. Gay & Zwick this morning shipped a large consignment of furniture to Fort Wayne. Misses Kittle and Rose Christen spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. Dean at Bluffton. L. L. Baumgartner went to Berne this morning where he did some surveying for the county. Mrs. Jeff Bryson returned home Saturday from Indianapolis, after being the guest of Dr. Bryson. Mrs. Jerry Russell, of Thirteenth street is reported very ill, also Mrs. Joshua Parrish is on the sick list. Ed Adams, of Anderson, spent Sunday in the city, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Snow, also Miss Edith Miller. Miss Grace Wilcox, of Waterloo.who for several days has been the guest of Mrs. Earl Peters, returned to her home today. Michael and Edward Kistner, of Bodkins, Ohio, spent Sunday in our city the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fledderjohann. A large number of Decatur people attended the Julius Haugk sale today south of this city. From all reports the sale was a decided success. John Elzey received a message this morning from Monroe telling of the death of his little grandchild, who died during the early hours of mom. No particulars were given. Roy Beachler will arrive home some time this week from Earlham college, at Richmond, Ind., where he is attending school, to spend his vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Beachler on Fourth street. Joe Bentz, a well known character, was arrested Sunday by Marshal Bohnke, charged with public intoxication. He was lodged in jail until this morning, where he was arraigned before the mayor, where he plead guilty. He was assessed the usual old amount, a dollar and costs, and being unable to pay, was sent to board it out with Sheriff Meyer.

Mr. Leopse, of Port Wayne, was a caller In our city today. R. K. Allison made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Dr. James Lonas, of Fort Wayne, was a Decatur caller last evening. William Butler went to Monroe this morning to look after stock business. J. M. Frisinger returned this morning from a business trip to Kendalville. John Holthouse went to Bluffton this morning to look after business affairs. Charles Colter went to Parker City today in the interest of the Smith & Bell Lumber company. Mrs. J. F. Tisron has gone to Bluffton for a few days’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. Long. Leo Yager left on his regular business trip today after spending Sunday at his home in the city. Charles Nelson held a very successful farm sale at the Julius Haugk farm near Willshire today. Roman Barthal, of Sasey, Illinois, has arrived in the city for two weeks’ visit with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. G. G. Temple and son George, of Cary, Ohio, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Gay during the Xmas holidays. Miss Ella Dent returned to her home at Fort Wayne this morning after enjoying a short visit in the city with Miss Lilliam Harris. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Schwartz, of Bluffton, returned to their home this morning after making a pleasant visit with relatives in the city. Mrs. Isaac Peters went to Bluffton this morning to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Erman Mentzer, who is confined to her bed on account of sickness. Miss Rosa Smith returned to Monroe this morning to resume her work In the schools after enjoying an overSunday visit with her parents in the city. W. Stafford, proprietor of the “Midget restaurant” at Hoagland, was a business caller to our city today. Mr. Stafford for a little fellow is a hustler and will no doubt make a success in life. The emergency switch just north of the river bridge refused to work just right this morning on the interurban and caused a delay of a half hour. However, since that time every thing has been running along smoothly. August Jackson, a convicted saloon keeper of Fort Wayne, out under bond awaiting a decision on a motion for a new trial to save himself from a twenty day jail sentence, Thursday night, after all employes had left the News building, assaulted Clarence F. Bicknell, publisher of the Daily News, knocking him from his chair. Jackson was accompanied by two alleged toughs.

Seven More Days In which to do your Xmas buying. Gifts that Men and Boys Appreciate. Overcoats Hats Suits Caps Rain Coats Mufflers Shirts Handkerchiefs Hosiery Suspenders Sweaters Neckwear Gloves Cuff Buttons Suit Cases Umbrellas Traveling Bags Canes Trade Early while Stocks are Complete. Holthouse, Schulte & Co. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.

Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Hoffmann were busily engaged this morning in mov- j ing their household goods to the country today, where they will make their future home. Julius Haugk, the contractor, expects to leave some time this week for Germany, where he will spend several months visiting with relatives and taking in the sights. Mr. Haugk feels that he is due for. a rest and expects to leave the country as this is the only way he can get it J. L. Long, the Churubusco liveryman, who is charged with having assaulted Rev. H. W. Miller and John M. Smith, has been bound over to the Whitley circuit court on a charge of I felonious assault with intent to kill. ’ The case is the result of bad blood developed by the anti-saloon crusade at Churubusco and it is claimed that Long beat up the minister and Mr.' Smith as they were leaving the Van-1 dalia depot in Churubusco for home on the day the blanket remonstrance | against Churubusco saloons were' filed.

Mr. and Mrs. William Boughurty, of { Big Rapids. Mich., arrived in the city to be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Hughes over Xmas. Smith & Ullman, who for years have made a specialty of breeding full blood Hereford cattle, have just received a fancy specimen from the Chicago live stock show, a heifer calf, which weighed when it arrived here 1,070 pounds. The calf took a high premium at the show and will be exhibited at the 1908 Great Northern fair. Correct returns of the field books of the enumerators who had charge of the recent count of school children in Terre Haute shows a list of 14.606 I boys and girls of school age. County 1 Superintendent Hubbard certified the list and forwarded a copy to State Superintendent F. A. Cotton today. The j total number of school children’s 1 names received by the enumerators in I their work was 16,610. This is considerably less than Fort Wayne and I would show the first reports were fraudulent. They showed almost 18,000.

A remarkable remonstrance case was settle in the White circuit court which never had its parallel here and which may never be Jupli- . cated again, when Charles CocheU of Monon township was granted a , license to sell liquor on an application filed in 1899 and in face of a blanket remonstrance in Monon township at present, which is valid and which has been a bar against the granting of licenses to several men who have recently applied. The faculty of the rortiana high school has followed the lead of the other high schools in the state and have taken action against the high school fraternity. A decree has been i Issued to the effect that no fraternities shall exist among the students. ■ Seven members of the Phi Delta Kappa are pupils of the high school. They were called into the office of the superintendent Wednesday and requested to sign an agreement not to belong to the fraternity. After a consultation with attorneys the students signed the agreement.