Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 11 January 1908 — Page 3

A GREAT Six Day Shoe Sale B- JANUARY © TO II On Men’s Shoes and for Cash Only $5.00 Shoes go at $3.50 $4 00 Shoes go at $3.00 $3.50 Shoes go at $2.75 $3.00 Shoes go at $2.50 / B $2.50 Shoes go at $2.00 ■Tague Shoe Store

WEATHER. Rain or snow tonight and probbaly Sunday. I C. J. Lutz made a business trip to Winchester this morning. Ed N. Vancil made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. J. Buchanan, of Willshire, was a business caller to our city today. Dr. Parrish, of Monroe, was a business caller to our city last evening. F. E. France is visiting at Huntington, Ind., with J. Fred France and family. Prof. L. E. Opliger went to Berne this morning to look after business interests. Mrs. Tora Brandyberry, of Monre, arrived in the city to be the guest of Mrs. Sarah Kessler. Miss Della Harruff arrived home from Portland, where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Beard. Mrs. Bart France arrived today from Chicago, where she has been visiting ■with her parents for a few days. Mrs. Henry Waggoner, of Berne, arrived from Berne to visit with Mrs. Philip E. Meihls for a few days. Frank Wemhoff who has been on the sick list for several days, is reported as being some better today. Eli Banta returned to his home at Portland today fefter exhibiting his birds at the Adams county poultry show. Mrs. George Flanders and children ar© home from Cincinnati, 0., where they spent the holidays with relatives and friends. W. H. Fledderjohann is home from Logan. 0., where he was attending to matters pertaining to the interurban railway. D. Eicher, of Willshire, was in our city today taking charge of his fowls that he had on exhibition at the Adams county poultry show. The regular meeting which was to have been held last night by the Eastern Star lodge has been postponed until next Thursday night, when initiatory work will be conferred. L. C. Helm left this morning for Spencer, Indiana, where he will attend a district meeting of the I. O. O. F. Mr. Helm being the highest state officer his presence is in demand everywhere in the state and It keeps him on the move filling engagements. He wll be absent until Monday of next week.

TO NIGHT rOur sale of Men’s fine shoes at two-forty-five closes. We have sold a bunch of these shoes this week and we have added some regular lines to finish out the sale tonight. See them in the south window. 2.45 $2.45 Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller.

Ed Lyons is a Fort Wayne caller today. Peter Brown left this morning for Garrett to visit relatives. Mrs. J. W. Watts, of Monmouth ,is visiting friends in the city. R. P. Davis made a business trip to Van Wert, Ohio Saturday. John Hey, of Williams, was a business caller to our city today. Mrs. Edith Reber and children left for Monmouth to visit with Mrs. E. Franke. Lawrence Elzey is visiting his brother, J. Elzey, at Fort Wayne, for a few days. Lewis Tracer, es Corey, Ind., passed through the city enroute to Ft. Wayne to visit his brother. Mrs. F. M. Marhenke and baby, of Monmouth, are the guests of friends in the city today. Th e various exhibitors who have had their fowls on display at the poultry show were busily engaged today in removing them to their respective homes, where they will remian until the next show. J. E. Gault returned to his home at Sycamore, Ohio, last evening. While here he was acting in the capacity of judge at the Adams county poultry wosh. Mr. Gault will have charge of the show at St. Marys, O„ next week. Decatur was visited by a large Saturday crowd today and as a result the various merchants did a thriving business. The roads are in excellent | shape for driving and the farmers took ' advantage of this feature to come to our city. Ed F. Koeneman, of Hoagland, returned to his home this afternoon after attending the poultry show. Mr. Koeneman had a flock of Silver Laced Wyandottes, and captured first and second prizes, which be is very proud ' of possessing. | Dyke Frisinger and C. Shafer, who will go to Fort Wayne next week and compete in the bowling contest, are lat present rolling some remarkable high scores and we predict that they come home with a piece of the tournament money. From all present appearances considerable street work will be done in Decatur this year as already the council are determining two petitions for brick street and it is rumored that several more petitions will be presented for brick in the near future. Before the summer is over we predict that several miles Os brick will be added to our already long stretch of this kind of pavement.

Dan Tyndall la ill from an attack of the grippe. John Holthouse made a business trip to Bluffton this morning. Joe Hocker, of Monroe, was a business caller to our city today. Eli Engle, of west of the city, was a business caller in our city today. Mrs. W. Runball and babv arrived home from Tipton this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Bennett returned home after visiting with relatives. Mr. Bachtal, of Van Wert, Ohio, 1 left for Pleasant Mills this noon on a visit. | Mr. and Mrs. William Meyers is visiting their daughter at Fort Wayne Sunday. Miss Velma Porter is spending her vacation at Willshire during this coming week. L. C. Miller and wife went to Bluffton this morning to visit over Sunday with relatives. Miss Hazel France, who has been on the sick list for some time, is reported as being some better. William May left this morning for Eastern, Pa., where he will work for the Standard Oil company in building

tanks. Mrs. F. Garton, of Bluffton, who has been the guest of Mrs. Howard Davis for some time, returned to her Home today. She was accompanied by Mrs. Davis. Squire J. H. Stone has purchased a new safe and already has it installed which adds much to the appearance of his office. Miss Lettie Kintz will leave in the I morning for Fort Wayne, where she will take voice culture ynder Prof. Miles of that city. I Mr. and Mrs. J. H. McConnell, of ' Marion, who have been guests of relatives here for some time, returned

to their home today. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Ciousing, of Bluffton, returned to their home today after enjoying a visit here with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Swaim, of Fort Wayne, came to th e city this morning to remain for a few days as guests of friends and relatives. Elzey and Vance, the popular clothiers, have arranged a very pretty display window, showing samples of the excellent clothing they sell. H. J. Yager, who is on the sick list, is reported as being much improved, and will be ready to be installed at the K. of C. lodge room Sunday evening. Jerry Coffee, who has been suffering for some time with his eyes, is so much Improved that he is again able to take up his duties at the restaurant. There was nothing doing in police circles today, everything being quiet and the respective dealers out of justice lounged about the fire and toasted their shins. Prof. L. D. Fess, formerly the instructor of mathematics in the Ohio Northern, now president of the Antioch college in Ohio, is the guest of A. J. Kelley today. Mrs. Albert Butler was called to Fort Wayne last evening on account of the serious illness of her granddaughter, Miss Bernice Butler, whose condition is questionable. Th e youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Nichols, who has been suffering for some time with lung trouble, is reported as resting about the same today. His condition is very serious. J. A. Eckrote went to Marion Saturday to see his brother, W. H. Eckrote, who lies at his home in a hopeless condition with dropsy, having been suffering with it for almost a year. He was a former resident of this county. He has been operated on nine different times during his illness to relieve his distress. —Geneva Herald. The largest poultry and dog show held in the state of Indiana will be given in Fort Wayne by the people’s poultry and pet stock association. Members of the association here at our poultry show, stated that they will have 1,500 chickens and 300 dogs. The dog show is given under the rules of the American kennel club and they expect to have dogs from all over the world. Col. Fred Reppert, the veteran auctioneer, who during the past week has cried sales at several different places in Illinois and Indiana, returned last night. Mr. Reppert had flattering results from each sale. He will leave Monday morning to be gone until March 15, and every day while gone he will have a sale on hands. Before returning Mr. Reppert will have worked in Illinois, lowa, Missouri and Nebraska. E. A. Vail and wife left Tuesday for Decatur to see his mother, Mrs. M. A. Vail, who is suffering from a light stroke of paralysis which came upon her Sunday while she was in | the home of aer daughter, Mrs. Lucy Sprang. It was her intention to leave Wednesday or Thursday for Paulding Mo., where the Vail Bros, have large timber and other interests and where they will remain for an period.—Ossian Nws.

Mrs. E. Cully returned home to Willshire. G. Christen is on oil business at Geneva today. Miss Stella Niblick came home from Craigville at noon. George Gilbert is on a business trip at Bluffton this afternoon. Mrs. Mary Springer left at noon for Rockford to visit relatives. Miss Lettie Kintz will attend the “Squaw Man’’ this evening. ' Mrs. U. F Hilton is visiting her father at Monroe over Sunday. I Mrss Nancy Rice, of Willshire, Ohio, was a visitor in Decatur today. Mrs. Eli Sprunger left this afternoon for Berne to attend a wedding. ! Miss Dessie Kinsley is visiting her parents over Sunday at Portland. I Mrs. Si Weaver arrived home from Lima, Ohio, from attending a funeral. j Miss Margaret Longenberger, of 1 Willshire, returned to her home at! noon. I Mrs. J. F. Albright and daughter I Grace, arrived from Fort W’ayne to

visit. Mr. and Mrs. William Armstrour re- j turned home to Pleasant Mills this noon. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Christen will 'leave this evening to attend the show at the Majestic. Mr. and Mrs H. Meyers, of Michigan, arrived in the city to visit Vise Meyers for a few days. J. Nelson, of Monroe, left for his home this noon. While here he war transacting business. Miss Ethel Place, of Willshire, returned to her home after visiti.ig with Miss Della McGonagle. Mrs. T. H. Lake and babies arrived home after visiting relatives in the northern part of Indiana. Miss Margaret Reinking left (for Shumm, where she was called to the bedside of her grandparents. Instead of the Pythian Sisters having installation last Thursday evening it was the Pocahontas lodge.

Mrs. Agnes Andrews and daughter Cecil, is visiting Chas. Rainier an! family at Pleasant Mills today. Mrs. O. J. Passwater was doing her Saturday shopping in the city today. She returned to Willshire at noon. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Sorg, of Bluffton, came to the city today to remain over Sunday with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Meibers will be guests at Fort Wayne this evening. They will attend the show at the Majestic. Mrs. Henry Waggoner returned to her home at Berne this afternoon after visiting with her sister, Mrs. Philip Meihls. Miss Eva Acker and brother, L. W. Acker, of St. Louis, left this afternoon to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Teeple at Geneva. Miss Laura Clauser, of Berne, will arrive this evening to spend Sunday with Misses Della Harruff and Nellie Winnes. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Holbrock, of Fort Wayne, arrived in the city to spend Sunday with Mrs. Sofia Holbrock and family. A number of Decatur people will go to Fort Wayne this evening to attend the production of the “Squaw Man’’ at the Majestic theater. SECOND HAND STORE—General repairing, upholstering a specialty. Corner of Second and Jefferson Sts. Phone 433, J. C. Tindall, prop. Mrs. J. R. Eminking, of Cincinnati, returned to her home after visiting with Mrs. Dyonis Schmitt and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eminking and family. To the young ladies who so kindly assisted the Elks in giving their minstrel show recently a souvenir spoon was presented. The spoons were all appropriately engraved and the young ladies who received the same were profuse in their thanks and appreciation. The ladies to whom the token was given wer e Misses Marie Patterson, Marie Beery and Florence Sprunger. The funeral of Mrs. Jerry Russell was held this afternoon at two o’clock at the M. E. church, a large crowd was present to pay their last respects to the deceased. Rev. Wilcox officiated, and spoke at length concerning the past life of the deceased and portrayed the same in a beautiful manner. The floral offering was beautiful and profuse. Interment was made in the Decatur cemetery. o — Using the Fire Buckets. In many business offices Are buckets are placed, filled with water, in readiness for an emergency. It is seldom, says the Scientific American, that instructions for use are pinned near the supply. The wrong way to tackle an incipient Are is (usually) to hurl the whole contents of a bucket on the spot Most of the water is wasted by this means. A heavy sprinkling is more effective. The water may be splashed on the olaze by hand, but a more useful sprinkler is a long haired whitewash brush. One of these should hang beside every nest of fire buckets.

TEACHER RESIGNS Miss Alice Gray Sent Her Resignation to School Board. HAS BEEN SICK Board Accepts and Will Seek Another Teacher to Succeed Her. The board of schol trustees this 1 morning received a letter from Miss Alice Jean Gray, of Detroit, in which j she tendered her resignation as in- ! structor of music and drawing, same to take effect at once. The resignation will be accepted and the board j will at once make an effort to secure ■ some one to fill the place. Miss Gray ■ lives in Detroit, and during the first half of the year proved her ability as a teacher in her line, being a favorite With the many scholars. She went home for the holidays and last Sunday sent a message that she was ill with lagrippe and could not report for a few days. Her letter received today again speaks of her illness and it is pre- ' sumed this is the cause of her resignation, which will cause a surprise and much regret. Just who will succeed her is not known at this time, but will probably be announced within a few days.

'A STRENUOUS RULER. Daring, Coolness and Bravery of James IV. of Scotland. One of the interesting characters of history is James IV., king of Scotland from 1473 to 1513. He was athletic, courageous and fond of adventure. In putting down insurrections and improving the criminal administration of the country he was foremost in the ranks and did not shun a hand to hand contest. He married a daughter of Henry VII. of England and made a treaty which secured peace between the two countries. He labored to build up a navy and develop commerce and showed skillful diplomacy in dealing with other nations. He was killed In battle at Flodden, where his army was disastrously defeated by Henry VIII. Those were strenuous times, when It was necessary for a king to be a fighter and to inspire his obstreperous subjects with some degree of terror. King James used often to go about the country in different disguises, not only because he loved adventure, but because he could thus secure information on the state of the nation at first hand. It is related of the vigorous Scottish king that once when wandering through the hills during the night he was overtaken by a violent storm and was obliged to take shelter in a cavern near Wemys, which is one of the most remarkable antiquities of Scotland. Having advanced some way in, the king discovered a number of men and women ready to begin to roast a sheep for supper. From their appearance he suspected that he had fallen into evil company, but as it was then too late he asked hospitality from them till the tempest was over. They granted it and invited the king, who was unknown to them, to sit down and join them at supper. They w'ere a notorious band of robbers and cutthroats, and this fact soon dawned upon James. As soon as they had finished their supper one of them presented a plate on which two daggers were laid In the form of a St Andrew’s cross, telling the king that this was the dessert they always served to strangers; that he must choose one of the daggers and fight him whom the company selected as his antagonist The king, realizing that he was to be murdered, instantly seized both daggers, one in each hand, and plunged them into the hearts of the two robbers nearest to him. He then dashed out of the cave and made his escape, returning as soon as possible with a body of soldiers, by whom the whole band was arrested and publicly hanged.—Punxsutawney Spirit

Even Worse. He—Darling, don’t you know that It is unlucky to postpone a wedding? She—l can’t help that. My dressmaker is ill, and I’m afraid it would be more unlucky if I were to go and get married before having all the clothes I want made while my father is still willing to pay for them. His Privilege. Mrs. Crimsonbeak—This paper says a normal man breathes 200,000 times in the course of one day. Mr. Crimeonbeak—Yes, my dear; that is his privilege while the women are talking.—Exchange. Not a Lawyer. "You are quite a legal gentleman, aren’t you?” said a barrister to a witness at Westminster county court. “No,” replied the man; “I work for my living.”—London MaiL Ported. One good thing about marrying a widow is that she doesn't expect so much of you In the way of being good and talented and noble. — SomervlU* Journal.

The Bosse Opera House Thursday, January 14 Btn Craner Presents The Widow McCarty Bdght Fnnny, Sparkling with Music Special Scenery, Electrical Effects Their Own Orchestra S tisfaction Guaranteed or Money Refunded, Prices, 25,35,50 Cts. Scats at asua! place

I Our January Sale I U Will be a money saver for you. We will have extra Eg ■ good bargains for y< nin Dress goods, Underwear, Knit Goods, ready-made wrappers, Dressing sacques || Embroidery, Laces, etc. rtf I We will offer you laces and embroideries that if you |S can use them you can’t help but buy them. W Remember the big cost sale on China and Cut If Glass —They must be sold. Runyon|

MAKING A LONG AUTO TRIP. Party Enrout e from Cincinnati to Chicago, Stopped Here. Messrs. C. B. Hatfield Jr., and H. M. Bowman, of Miamisburg, Ohio, acting as representatives of the Hatfield Motor Vehicle company of that place, stopped in th e city for dinner today on their way from Cincinnati to Chicago, making the trip in motor vehicles of the 1909 model which were manufactured by the company they represent. In making the trip they will travel about four hundred miles and only four days’ time will be consumed in covering the entire distance unless something unforseen happens. These gentlemen left here this afternoon for Fort Wayne. From there they go to South Bend and thence to Chicago, getting at the latter place some time tomorrow. If they succeed in making the trip in the anticipated time it will be a great record for the machine. Some person whose name we have been unable to ascertain, drove through our city this afternoon with a wagon load of nitro glycerine and tied his team just east of the bridge. The hauling of this explosive through the city is a direct violation of the law and had some officer noticed the same, the guilty party would have no doubt paid a penalty. .

NOTICE It has become necessary for us to transfer our local representative, Mr. L. ?• Alexander, to our arsaw branch temporarily. However, Mr Aexander is permanently located at Decatur and parties being desirous of purchasing good standard made pianos at factory prices can leave word at Mr. Alex* anders residenc, 114 S. Third St., and he will give same prompt attention. The Packard Music House North "sidejof the' Decatur Public Library Decatur Jud

Your Own Farm is lying out in the sunshine on the eastern shore of Maryland awaiting you. Secure it now and avoid the bitter northern winters. This fertile section lies in close touch with the best markets in the U. S. Write for full description, or come at once. Prices are in reach of all. Address FRANK LANO Real Estate Agent Princess Anne, Maryland Herbert Frisinger, of Rockford, 0., will spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John M. Moser. Otis Passwater, of Willshire, Ohio, Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. McGonagle and family. Miss May Holthouse and Erman Smith will witness “Th e Squaw Man” this evening at the Majestic theater. Mr. and Mrs. John H. Heller, Mrs. Fanny Cole, Mr. H. F. Wilson will attend the "Squaw Man” at the Majestic theater.