Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 312, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1907 — Page 5

. , J us * handing you a few bargains the remainder of this week. s fe h hoots go now at sl-05 a pair. Two cases of men s felt boots running in sizes 9 to 12 at $1.60 a pair* We have a few slippers left which, we are throwing out at a bargain.

Tague Shoe Store

WEATHER. Fair tonight and probably Sunday; colder tonight Andrew Barkley left for Fort Wayne this morning on business. M. F. Ric e returned this morning from a business trip to Berne. Charles Monger arrived from Fort Wayne to visit'with his relatives. Mis® Victoria Stone -is visiting friends at Fort Wayne over Sunday. The republican primary held in St. Marys township yesterday was exciting. Miss Jessie Bowserman left this morning for Fort Wayne to visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. E. Teeple. of Marion, have arrived for a visit with relatives in the city. Mike McGriff, of Geneva, arrived this morning and transacted business during the day. Samuel Welty returned this morning from Berne, where he made a visit with friends. Father Eberle, of Elkhart, returned to his hom e today after enjoying a ’ visit in the city. Joseph Hocker, of Monroe, came to the city to look after business affairs. He returned to his home this afternoon. number of people»from the j south part of the county came to the city on the morning train to look after legal business. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Vesey and family returned yesterday from Decatur, Ind., where they went to attend the fortieth annual reunion of he Studabaker family. There were twenty-six children and grandchildren who spent Christmas eve and Christmas day under the roof of the Studabaker homestead. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Merchants get your advertising ready. Start off the new year in a way that will prove your desire to do business. Decatur will thrive even while other towns are feeling the elects of a panic. Turn your goods into cash. You can do it if you advertise and its the only way on earth you can do. Earl Snow, foreman in the daily department of this office, came in an hour or two late this morning, but this unusual tardiness was overlooked when he announced the arrival of an early morning visitor at his home, a handsome little girl baby. Earl is already saving money for Easter bonnets and a few other frills. Mrs. Snow, the | baby and Earl are recovering nicely.

t RUBBERS THE BETTER THE GRADE THE BIGGER THE fiflv TRADE f Thats Why Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller.

W. H. Fledderjohann made a business trip to Logansport this morn- ; ing. Jacob Hobbs returned to his home . at Blngsn this morning after trans1' acting business in the city. The trains on the different railroads I which run through our town are again ’ | running on pretty good time. Martin Markley, of Liberty Center, 1 , transacted business in Decatur today, I and he has returned to his home. Mr. and Mrs. Isadore Kalver and children have gone to Chicago for a visit with friends and relatives. Bub Mischaud, of Berne, was a caller in our city this morning and returned to his home this afternoon. A large number of people witnessed the installation of the newly elected officers at the Masonic hall last night. Frank Alwein, of Shelby, Ohio, who is here on a visit, is quite sick with a severe cold at the home of W. A. ' Lower. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simcoke will return to St. Louis Monday, after making a pleasant visit here with his mother. Don't fool yourself that this spring I weather is going to last long. The I ice men refus e 'to stand for such, a I ptate of affairs and will soon turn on the pressure. Messrs. Calvin Kunkle, James Daily, Albert Butler and J. D. Nidlinger returned last evening from Berne,where | they attended a meeting of the stockholders of the Great Northern Indiana Fair association. Politics all over Indiana for the year 1908 began today with the election of delegates to various district committee meetings. The coming campaign begins to look like the warmest political scrap since 1892. Everything is progressing nicely for the poultry show that will b e held in this city next month, and the managers of this concern are expecting large crowds and an extremely large display of fowls. Get ready to attend this annual event as it will be well worth your time. Herbert Bremerkarap, clerk at the Myers-Daily clothing store, has just completed dressing a window in this popular place of business, emblematic to the order of Elks, that speaks much for his ability in this line. The heal of an Elk Is neatly arranged in the midst of a cluster of electric lights and a representation of a clock with the hands pointing to eleven o’clock is placed in th e background, making it appropriate in every respect to the coming show which will be put on by the B. P. O. E. Do not fail to see this window.

Charley Garard is a visitor at Fort Wayn e today. Cal Kunkle returned to his home at Monmouth this afternoon. R. K. Allison returned this morning from a business trip at Chicago. John Holthouse made a business trip to Bluffton this morning. Elias Crist is in a serious condition from an attack of kidney trouble. E. W. Eckman, of Portland, was a business caller in the city today. Harry Fuhrman, of Willshire, was a business caller in our ciyt today. City Engineer Chris Vogt was busy locating some lots for Major Allison. O. Godfrey Bell went to Craigville this morning for a visit with relatives. E. Woods returned this morning from a business trip at Fort Wayne. Raymond Knoff left this afternoon for Kendallville to make a short visit, i Tom Leonard and Curley Poffenbar. i ger made a business trip to Bluffton today. Charles Murray returned home from a business trip last evening fijom Berne. George Gunsett. of south of th,? city, was a business caller in our ciy today. Mrs. Effie Springer and children of Monroe, came last evening to visit friends. Miss G. Moorehead, of Willshire, passed through here today enroute to Fort Wayne. Jesse Roe, of Willshire, came to our city this morning to look after business interests. Fred Mayer arrived from Kendallville to pay a short visit with his many Decatur friends. Mrs. Wilder, of near Monmouth, is lingering in a serious condition from her recent sickness. Miss Winifred Johnson, of Hoagland, was in the city last evening as the guest of Misses Hoffman. Misses Elsie and Et|na May, otf Convoy, 0., are in our city visiting with Mr. bad Mrs. Ed Green. Miss Kate Touhey has returned to Indianapolis, after enjoying a visit in the city with Mrs. P. J. Hyland. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Miller have re. turned to theiri home at Marion, after visiting with friends in the city. Mrs. Peer Abnet, of Bluffton, who has been a visitor in Decatur for som e time, returned to her home this morning. Miss Sophia Rayl returned to her home at Rushville today after making a visit in the city with her uncle, T. J. Rayl. Charles Pio. of Kokomo, who has been the guest of Frank Hackman and family for some time, returned to his home today. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Slagal, of Marion, who have been guests of relatives in our city for a few days past, returned to their home today. Mrs. P. G. Waggoner from Bryant, arrived in the city last evening. She was accompanied by her uncle, Lewis Waggoner, of Delphos, Ohio. Miss Bertha De v inney and her guest Miss Ora Andrews, of Fort Wayne, came to Decatur last evening to visit with Miss DeVinney's parents. A marriage license has been issued to James G. Stewart, aged twenty three, a printer at Monroe and Onine Urick, aged twenty-three, of Monroe. Mrs. Henry Locke has left on a pleasure trip to Celina, Fort Recovery and Coldwater, Ohio, where she will visit with friends and relatives. Sh e will return in about one week. Mrs. Anna Lauteman, of Tiffin, 0., went to Decatur this morning where she will visit before returning to her home. While here she visited with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barweiler and family.—Bluffton Banner. The Myers-Dailey company have a beautiful Elk display in their show window that is attracting considerable attention. The work on this display certainly meant much time and the artist is to be congratulated. Take a squint at the same for it will be worth your while. OBITUARY. Mr. Jacob Hay was born in Berks county, Pa., Sept. 15, 1831. In his early youth he received a good secular and religious training. The seed then sown in his receptive soul, sprung up and bore fruit in his ripe old age. for the few short calls we were privileged to make him, revealed a repentant man, anxious to be right with his Creator and Redeemer. The reaper whose name is Death visited him on Thursday morning. Dec. 26, 1907, and took his soul into the elternal beyond. The deceased reached an age of 76 years, 3 months, and 11 days. His children, grandchildren, relatives and friends remain to mourn his departure. Until the shadows from this earth are cast, Until He gathers in His sheaves at last; Until the twilight gloom be overpast j Goodnight!

A SPECIAL SESSION Council Met on Call of Mayor Coffee Last Evening. SEWER ASSESSMENTS Were Readjusted—Attorney Beatty Argued in Behalf of Night Policemen. The commop council met in special session last evening in pursuance to a call by Mayor Coffee and transacted a little business pertaining to the city’s welfare. The street and sewer committee, to whom had been referred the matter of adjusting the assessment of William Blackburn on the Seventh street improvement, filed their report finding that Mr. Blackburn had been assessed in excess of the benefits derived and cut his assessment to an even two hundred dol. lars and assessing the properties of I Kate Burrell and Jacob Miller thirty I and twenty-five dollars respectively foi special benefits and the Decatur I Filler company twenty-five dollars I for special benefits. Sarah Schafer fifteen dollars for spacial benefits, Hattie Studabaker twenty-five dollars for special benefits, and the Grand Rapids railroad twenty-six dollars and seventy-four cents as a special benefit. Mr. Blackburn’s original assessment was $346.74. The remainder of the resolution was confirmed as a whole. A. P. Beatty, representing night policemen Sam Frank and Joel Reynolds made an argument before th e council for the allowance of the bills of these I men, averring that the amounts al- ' leged to be due were correct and that 1 under a former ordinance the council I would in the end have to pay them for : their service and to save the expense ! of a law suit, Mr. Beatty argued that I an agreement o.ught to be reached. ! The council were not ready to act and I asked Mr. Beatty to hold proceedings j off until the council again met in reg- ' ular session. Nothing further coming before the council they adjourned.

FINANCE BOARD City Financiers Received Bids for Establishing Public Depository. TWO BANKS NAME Offer of From Two to Three Per Cent Same as Made to the County. The members of th e council composing the financial board of the city of Decatur, met in executive session last evening at the library building and received bids upon the city deposits for the coming year. The Old Adams County Bank asked for $7,000 allowing two per cent on daily deposits, two and ohe-half per cent on semi-annual deposits and three per cent upon annual deposits. They also filed their bond in the amount of ten thousand dollars and upon motion by Christen the Old Adams County Bank was made a city depository for the amount they asked for. The First National Bank asked for twelve thousand dollars and offered the same rate of interest as the other bank at the same time filing their bond for ten thousand dollars. However, as the bond was not sufficient to cover the twelve thousand dollars asked for the finance board, upon motion, made the National Bank a city depository in the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars. No further business coming before the board they adjourned. Mrs. Henry Waggoner returned to Berne this afternoon after making a visit with her sister. Mrs. C. Hamess returned to her home at Portland this afternoon from a visit with friends in the city. Mrs. D. Lehman and daughter have returned to their home at Berne from a short visit with friends in the city. Miss Pearl Cook went to Monroe ’this afternon to be th« guest of her sister, Mrs. Jennie Baker over Sunday. There was nothing doing in polio? circles today, everything being very quiet, and as a result the officers keep close to the fire. Those holding tickets for the Elks minstrels should remember that the sale opens promptly at eight o'clock Monday morning. All should bear this fact in mind.

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THE RYSTAL ■THEATRE® OPEN TONIGHT MOTION PICTURES. First film —“A Peasant Honeymoon in Paris.” “Under False Colors.” Second film —“The Foundling. ILLUSTRATED SONG. “Those Songs My Mother Used to Sing.” SCHMUCK & MILLER IN A WOMAN’S POWER. At the Grand opera house tonight. Deagon’s players, who are this week holding the boards will present the sensational drama in four acts entitled “In a Woman’s Power.” The company up to the present has given us some splendid entertainment in the way of dramas, comedies ad vaudeville and have made good in every sense of the word, the play last night being a thriller and gave excellent satisfaction to a full house. The specialties were of a high order, as usual, keeping the audience in a happy humor. The Deagon players will be with us for the balance of the week and at the small peaces charged 10c, 20c and 30c, they should do a packed house business the balance of the week. Sat. urday matinee “Peck’s Bad Boy,” with Gracia Deagon in the roll of the ba-d bpy. Teddy bears tavern away. Prices to all parts of the house 10 cents—Bluffton Banner. Will be seen at the Bosse Opera •house soon. —o- . — LOST —A sheepskin mitten for left hand. Was lost in Decatur several days ago. Please return to this office. 313-6 t THE 1 PICTORIUN tonightjr*7 Drama in Seville. Joan of Arc. Fatality. SONG. I Once Had a Sweetheart that Look, ed Just Like You. Open every afternoon and evening this week. J. B. STONEBURNER, Prop-

f \ The Big Attraction" is Coming ELKS MINSTRELS AT BOSSE OPERA HOUSE January I &2 Don’t Forget The Date