Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 71, Decatur, Adams County, 23 March 1908 — Page 3

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WEATHER. Generally fair tonight and Tuesday, except probably showers southern portion. > ~..LJi| .— '■■'J, . 1»- '■ -I —» Guy Majors, of Berne, is a visitor in onr city. Mrs. J. B. Jones, of Seventh street, is still critically ill. The condition of Eli Presdorf remains about the same. John Schug left this morning on his regular business trip to Auburn. Miss Bertha Hart has returned from a visit with friends at Fort Wayne. Miss Elva Dibble returned to Fort Wayne after visiting friends over Sunday. Miss Bertha Kohne returned this morning from a short visit at Portland. John Joseph went to Fort Wayne this morning to look after business affairs. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Daniels, of Chicago, wer e the guests of his mother, Sunday. Lawrence Green was a Fort Wayne visitor last night and has returned to the eity. Mrs. Dan Sprang was spending the day at Fort Wayne as the guest of her brother. Williard Steele went to Fort Wayne this morning to look after business affairs. Chris Myers, of Geneva, visited relatives here yesterday and hes returned to his home. Bub Mischaud, of Berne, came to th e city this morning to look after business affairs. Miss Rosa Martin and Lulu Miller, of Fort Wayne, were visitors in the city yesterday and returned to their home last evening. Mrs. R. Bears, of Decatur, who has been a guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Watson and family, returned home this noon—Bluffton News. Miss Edna Bremerkamp has returned to Albion to resume her duties as saleslady after visiting over Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Mary Bremerkamp. Mrs. A. T. Studabaker left this noon for Decatur where she will make a short visit with her daughter, Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner. Mr. Studabaker will go over to join her this evening and the two will stay over Sunday .— Bluffton News.

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Charley Hensey, of Fort Wayne, was a Monday morning business caller. Charles Good and Edgar Gerber have returned from a visit at Fort Wayne. O. N. Snellen left this morning on his regular business trip to Hoagland. There are still many grip sufferers and several new patients are reported. Mrs. Dallas Reed; of Huntington, visited with her mother, Mrs. Fullenkamp. yesterday. Milo Elzey has resumed his duties on the transfer line after being sick for several days. P. W. Smith, of Richmond, came to the city this morning to look after banking business. George McKean returned to Mount Olive, 111., today after spending Sun day with his family. John Smithley and sou Rollo left for Fort Wayn e this morning on a business trip of importance. The Holy Grails will met in regular session tomorrow night and important business will be transacted. Jack Bremerkamp was a visitor in the city yesterday. He returned recently from New Orleans. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Daniels, of Chicago, were callers in our city yesterday and have returned to their home. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Schwartz, of Van Wert, were callers in our city today and have returned to their home. Dale Peoples returned this morning from Portland, where he played with the Jacobs Stock company last night. Mrs. William Smith, of St. Marys township is much improved from her recent sickness and she will soon recover. Miss Emma Mutchler returned to Williams this morning to resume her school work after spending Sunday with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. M. S. Venis, of Hoagland' returned to their home this morning after making a visit with friends and relatives in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Neber, of Moss, Mich., who have been visiting at Alabama for some time, made a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Hunsicker on their way home. Al Oppenheim, of Marietta, 0., was in the city last night and until today noon. He reports W. H. Ernst, a former auditor of Wells couty and a man known by almost everybody, as being very low with a cancer, and says he simply is as bad as he can get and still live.—Bluffton Banner.

David Werling is a Fort Wayne business caller. Frank Copp left for his work at Prebl e this morning. John Moser is a Bluffton business caller this afternoon. C Martin, of Geneva, was a business caller here today. M. S. Venis, of Hoagland, is visiting his brother at Bluffton. James Parks, of Van Wert, was attending to business here today. W. W. Watts is still on the sick list and is confined to his home. Mrs. A. Scheiman arrived home from visiting her son at Columbus. J. S. Rice and sister Elizabeth returned to Tipton county this morning. William Teeple returned to his work Fort Wayne after visiting here. Mr. and Mrs. J. L Elzey returned to Fort Wayn e after visiting relatives. Miss Fannie Gierber returned ’to Berne after visiting Miss Leah Nyffler. Burton Niblick came home from Fort Wayne where he has been visiting. B. F. Cramer returned to Willshire after spending Sunday with his parents. Ed Moyers; of Wren, Ohio, nassed through the city to Fort Wayne on a visit. Mrs. J. L. Gay was the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. L. Moser, at Wren, 0., over Sunday. Mrs. Gay returned home from a visit with her sister, Mrs. J. S. Soser at Wren, Ohio. Mrs. Ed Keifer and children came home from a visit with friends at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Levi Gross an ddaughter returned to Monroe after visiting her children here. H. Moor and daughter Lillian left for Chicago, after visiting friends at Fort Wayne. Mrs. M. L. Bergman, of Fort Wayne, returned home after visiting Miss Elizabeth Bauer. Frank Meydrs, )of Wren, passed through the city enroute to Fort Wayn e on a visit. A. H. Knapke left for his home at St. Henry, Ohio, after visiting Ben Knapke, his brother. Ernst Sheller returned fto NortJh Manchester after speeding Sunday with Miss Bertha Hart. Mr. and Mrs. Gart Shober, of Fort Wayne, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Bell over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Bryson left at noon for Marion, to visit their daughter, Mrs. Jerry Torrence.

E. L. Carroll will move into his home on the corner of Second and Adams street some time this week. Mrs. Mary C. Brandyberry who has been the guest of her daughter at Chicago, returned to her home at Williams. Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Studabaker returned to Bluffton after being the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner. Mr. and Mrs. A. Brown, of Willshire, passed through the city enroute to Cincinnati, Ohio, on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. William Jones and children of Van Wert, Ohio, passed through the city enroute on a visit to Pleasant Mills. Miss Lillie Garard arrived this morning from Fort Wayne to rake the place of Miss Springer at the bedside of Eli Presdorf. It is with great regret that we announce the recent illness of Ed Miller, who is again quite poorly, and is confined to his bed. Mr. D. M. Reed returned to Huntington after spending Sunday with relatives here. Mrs. Reed will stay a week in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harding came from Fort Wayne yesterday morning and spent the day with the latter’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Myers. M. J. Rice, one of the best known business men of the city, and who has been seriously ill with kidney trouble for a week past is reported some better today. Miss Jean Lutz who has been a patient at Hope hospital, Fort Wayne, for several weeks, where she went for an operation for appendicitis, will arrive home Wednesday. A subscription paper was circulated today for the purpose of raising a sufficient sum of money to send Roy Russell, an orphan boy, who has lung trouble, to Denver, Colo. In some way a rumor has been going the rounds that the W. H. Niblick home had been rented. Mr. Jesse Niblick requests us to state that a proposition has never been considered and will not be. The house is not for rent. In our account of I. O. O. F. event given here Friday evening an error in the place of holding the banquet was made. This delightful feature of the cleberation was held at Coffee & Rinehart’s restaurant and was splendidly handled by that efficient firm.

LODGES TO BE BUSY A Half Dozen Important Sessions Scheduled for this Week CHURCH CALENDAR Surprise for Mrs. Patton by the Pocohontas—Other i Society News This week s calendar will be full of | the doings of the lodges and the I churches. This evening the members , of the L O. O. F. lodge will give the first degree work to Carl Moses. After ■ which there will be a social session. The K. of P. lodge has three who will take the degree work, John F. Bailey, will be Initiated into the second degree, and the Messrs. D. O. Roop and Ross Mills will take the first degree on Thursday evening at their regular business meeting. On Wednesday evening the Modem Woodmen will initiate three candidates into the mysteries of the order, after which there will be special business transacted and all members are requested to be present. All members of the Rebekah lodge are earnestly urged to be present Tuesday evening at their regular meeting. Business of great importance will be discussed, and the degree staff will prepare for an initiation. By order of Mr. Lieter, the captain of the degree staff. The Pythian Sistes will meet this evening at their regular hour. A full attendance is desired as a report of the Ossian convention will be given. Don’t miss the meeting. The Holy Grail boys will meet on Tuesday evening at 7:30 o’clock. There •will be three (initiations and also work of the senate done. The Queen Esther Circle of the Methodist church are packing a barrel to send to the Mitdiell home in the south. The home was recently destroyed by fire, and is to b e rebuilt in a short time. The home needs furnishings and clothing of all kinds, so any one who will assist the girls in making up this barrel will please notify one of the girls or Mrs. Dan Sprang and they will come for your gifts. The official board of the Methodist church will meet tonight at 7:30 o'clock. The Ladies' Home Missionary society will give a missionary tea on Thursday, March 26th, at th e Methodist church parlors. A cordial invitation is extended to the public. The ladies will serve from five until seven o’clock.

The second division of the March section will entertain the Ladies’ Mite society of the Methodist church at the home of Mrs. Sim Fordyce on Fourth street, Friday afternoon. All ladies and friends are invited to attend. Twenty-five ladies of the Pocahontas lodge took it upon themselves to spend the evening at the home of Mrs. Charley Patton, Saturday evening. Os course, Mrs. Patton did not expect guests, and when they marched into her home, it was more than a surprise to her, for it was so cleverly planned and carried through without any inklinta reaching the hostess. Games and music amused the guests until a late hour when a delicious luncheon was spread in the dining room, which was thoroughly enjoyed. Miss Effie Patton will be hostess to the Q. Q. club on Friday evening. Miss Reba Dugan will entertain a party of girls on Thursday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Peck of Mercer avenue. Mr. and Mrs. John Everett and daughter Inez pleasantly entertained Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hite and family. Herbert Lachot and Miss Edith Porter, at a six o’clock dinner Sunday evening at their home on Adams street. Mr. H. J. Yager entertained a small erowd at the Murray for dinner Sunday, the party including Mr. and Mrs. Shober, of Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Lower. Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Bell and Miss Elizabeth Peterson. 0 A. B. Bailey, of Monroe, came to the city this morning on a business mission and returned to his home on the afternoon train.

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DELIVERED TWO GOOD SERMONS Rev. Spetnagle Please Those Who Hear Him. Rev. Spetnagle, the new minister at the First Presbyterian church, delivered two splendid sermons Sunday. In the everyday vernacular, he has “made good" with the Decatur people and we predict that the auditorium will be well filled with listeners at each service. His evening sermon was especially good, and all who heard Rev. Spetnagle speak in the highest terms of his ability. Along with his pulpit ability he is an affabale, approachable man, good to meet nd one whose service among us will soon b e noticeable. » ■— —— • L. K. Coffee returned to his business at Berne. Crist Meyers, of Geneva, was a visitor over Sunday here. Mrs. Nancy Rice left at noon for Berne to visit her sister. Miss Stella Davis left for Geneva to visit Mr. and Mrs. Charley Kramed. Mrs. E. H. Edwards, of Fort Wayne, came this morning to transact business. Miss Glaydse Bowser is the guest at a reception this evening at Fort Wayne. Erman Simth returned to Richmond after spending Sunday here with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Stone, of Fort Wayne, were the guests of Miss Victoria Stone today. J. L. Crone passed through the city from Ashley county, Ohio, to Lagrange, on a business trip. Mrs. J. F. Hillinger and baby left this afternoon for Fort Wayne to visit friend sfor afew days. Ernest Suttles and wife of Huntington, are in the city the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Walters. As we go to press the films for tonight’s show at the Pictorlum have not arrived but it is promised that the show will be unusually Ineresting. Two dollars and a half in gold will be given away tonight.

PHILLIP HENKLE SERIOUSLY ILL His Aunt. Mrs. D. E. Studabaker, Summoned to Goshen. Mrs. D. E. Studabaker and son David left on the 10:30 car this morning for Goshen in response to a message received shortly before that little Philip Henkel, of Chicago, was fatally ill of pneumonia, where he and his mother were visiting The lads mother was formerly Miss Gertie Geddis, a niece of Mrs. Studabaker. and visited here on various occasions and the serious illness of little Phillip is sad news for the Decatur friends of the family. HORSE AND SHEEP SALE. The undersigned will offer at public sale at his residence, one mile north of Curryville. Indiana, on Friday, March 27, 1908, the following property, to-wit: Horses —Two good mares 3 years old, wcjght about; 1,400 each, ono mare 2 years old, weight about 900. Sheep —Eighty to ninety well bred ewes. Hogs —Two brood sows, will farrow some time in April. Cows —One cow will be fresh in April, and heifer three years old. Corn —250 bushels of corn in crib, also fodder put in barn last fall. Sale to commence at 11 o'clock a. m. - Terms of sale —Sums of $5.00 and under, cash. Sums over $5.00 a credit of 9 months will be given, purchaser giving bankable note. No property to be moved until settled for. Five per cent off for cash. CHARLEY WORTHMAN. Frauhiger & Michaud. Auct. 6G9-4t Jonas Sprunger. of Berne, was a Decatur business caller. Mrs. Sarah Miercer. of Williams, was a business caller here. Mr. and Mrs. John Buffanbarger arrived home from a visit at Aubury, Ind. FOR SALE—FuII blood Barred Plymouth Rock eggs at 75c per setting of thirteen eggs. Inquire of Clyde M. Rice. 71-3 t

THE PICTORIUM TONIGHT First reel —“Christmas Goose.” Second reel —“Lynch Law.” SONG. “Where th e Winds Over the Sea Blows a Gale.” Carl Ernst got the $2.50 gold piece last night. J. B. STONEBURNER. Prop CALL at the Misses Bowers millinery store for th e latest street hats. 71-3 t Jesse O. Smith is again prepared to drill your well better and quicker than any one else. He uses a gas engine for power and twenty years experience has taught him the well business thoroughly. Call phone 98. «4 26t o NOTICE. The Smith wagon shop now occupied by James Rohn is now ready to do repairing of all kinds, including I wagons, buggies, etc., at reasonable 'prices. Your patronage solicited. :65-6t JAMES ROHM. R YST A L =THEATR» OPEN TONIGHT MOTION PICTURES. First film— “Through Darkness to Light." Second film—“ The Toledo Fire Department.” ILLUSTRATED BONG. “So Long. Joe.” SCHMUCK & MILLER