Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 137, Decatur, Adams County, 8 June 1908 — Page 3

dainty shoes for ye ladye faire For summer wear no shoe is so dainty as one of our Juno which just arrived. Indeed, no other shoe is so au fait as one of this character and we call your attention to those we have been selling this spring. In the holding up with style and wear just consider our house your store for shoe wear. Tague Shoe Store

WEATHER. Showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight; cooler tonight; Tuesday fair and cooler. RAILROAD BULLETIN GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA. Northbound. No. 5, daily 1:28 a.m. No. 7 daily 7:57 a.m. No. 3, daily ex. Sun 3:07 p.m. Southbound. No. 2, dally ex. Sun 1:16 p.m. No. 6, daily 12:47 p.m. No. 12, daily ex. Sun 7:16 a.m. No. 16, Sunday only 8.51p.m. * ERIE. Westbound. No. V, daily 1:41 a. m. No. 9, daily 3:06 a. m. No. 21, daily ex. Sunday. .10:10 a. m. No. 3, daily 1:18 p. m. Eastbound. No. 12, daily 2:15 a. m. No. 8, daily 5:35 a. m. No. 22. daily ex. Sunday.. .2:00 p. m. No. 4, daily 3:26 p. m. T. ST. L. & W. R. R. Westbound. No«l, daily 5:50 a. m. No. 3, daily 10:32 a. m. No. 5, dally 9:51 p. m. No. 23, dally local ex Sun. 10:32 a. m. Eastbound. No. 6, daily 4:52 a. m. No. 2, daily 12:28 p. m. No. 4. d ally 7:00 p. m. No. 22, daily local 1:15 p. m.

Daily Interurban Schedule THE FT. WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RAILWAY CO. Trains Leave Trains Leave Decatur Ft. Wayne 5:50 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 7: ftoa.ru. 8:30 a.m. 8:36 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:30a.m. 1:00p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30p.m. 7:00p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Theater parties taking the 7:00 p. m. car will arrive at Calhoun or Berry streets. Fort Wayne at 8:10 p. m. The last car leaving Fort Wayne at 11:00 p. m. will wait until after the show.

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Dell Locke, of Bluffton, was a guest at the Murray house Sunday. A number of Decatur people were visitors in Fort Wayne yesterday. Charles Good was a Bluffton visitor yesterday and has returned to the city. Dee DeVinney, of Muncie, was a visitor in the city yesterday and has returned to his home.

The city ball club will go to Kendallville next Sunday to cross bats with the team of that place. The Muncie ball club returned to their home last evening after playing a game with the locals. Charles Hunt, of-Fort Wayne, transacted business in our city today and left on the noon train. F. V. Mills will return next Friday from Mt. Vernon, Ohio, where he has been visiting with relatives. Charles X. Niblick returned home from Portland on the 7:57 train, where he spent Sunday with friends. ” A telegram was received by Mrs. W. L. Stanley stating that Mrs. Abraham Strickler, of North Manchester, is dead. The Misses Lilah Lachot and Bessie Baumgartner arrived home after spending Sunday with friends at Portland. Misses Rose Christen, L’.Z'ie Peterson, Eva and Minta Acker were visitors with friends at Monroeville Sunday afternoon.

The Esquires of th e Holy Grail will hold a meeting tonight at which time candidates will be initiated into the mysteries of the organization. Mr. and Mrs. Erman Mentzer, of Bluffton, who have been the guests of friends and relatives in the city for some time, returned to their home last night.

Professor H. A. Hartman, professor of the Boulder, Colo., schools will, accompanied by his wife, arrive in the city Wednesday to make a visit with friends and relatives.

The Woman’s Home Missionary society of the M. E. church will serve a supper next Friday evening between the hours of five and seven o’clock. The session is to be held in the church parlors.

“Humpty” Pierce playing with Richmond in the 1.-O. league won Saturday’s game with a home run in the ninth and Sunday’s with a three bagger in the thirteenth, defeating Muncie. Jimmie always was the pinch hitter.

John Schug went to Versailles, Ohio, this morning. Miss Myrtle Evans left for Fort Wayne this morning. Mr. E. M. Steele made a business trip to Fort Wayne tnis morning. Mr. John Reitz, of Bryant, was here a guest of Miss Lena Eiting Sunday. Miss Minnie Orris spent the day at Fort Wayne visiting friends and relatives.

Frank Winans was a business caller at Fort Wayne today leaving on the 8:30 car. A. C. Counterman, of Willshire, 0., made a business trip to Monmouth this morning. Rev. Oyler was in the city yesterday spending Sunday the guest of Mr. Lower and family. Miss Anna Parent spent Sunday at Fort Wayne the guest of friends and relatives. Fred Lechtensteiger and family of Wren, Ohio, spent Sunday with George Everett and wif e of this city. Miss Ethel Sutton, of Geneva, arrived here at 7:57 and will be the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sutton. Miss Verna Johnson spent Sunday at Geneva visiting her sister Mrs. J. M. Wells and arrived home this morning.

Hiss Katherine Vesey who visited Miss Helen Niblick for several Jays, returned to her home at Fort Wayne, yesterday. James Waggoner, of route 5, wishes to state through these columns that he is now ready to clip your horses. Phone or write him at route 5, Decatur, Ind.

Mrs. Chas. Voglewedie and baby Arthur left for South Bend this morning, where she will be the guest of friends and relatives for several days. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Weldy, who visited their parents, Mr and Mrs. J. T. Johnson and C. M. Weldy have returned to their home at Napanee, Indiana. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Weymouth, of Fort Wayne, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Prefflnger, of Van Wert, Ohio, spent Sunday in the city with C. J. Weaver and family. Mrs. H. A. Quitmeyar, son Gehrhart, and Miss Paulona Kammerer who visited relatives in this city, left for Fort Wayne where they spend a few days with relatives. T. W. Shelton has received word from the well known Sullivan Sisters of Fort Wayfie. that they will accept the privileges tendered them to furnish refreshments at the Maple Grove Park. Charles Girard returned Saturday evening from Lafayette, where he has just completed his sopohmore year in Purdue university. Charles has done well in college and his many Decatur friends predict a bright future for him. Milo Elzey, who for three weeks past has been taking treatment at Mt. Clemens, Michigan, returned Saturday night greatly benefittej. Milo has been trouble with rheumatism for several months and the treatment has caused a decided improvement in his condition.

Robert Harding, of Fort W’ayne, arrived today from a ten days’ trip to Boston and Schenectady, N. Y., where he attended to business for the Fort Wayne electri works. He joined his wife who has been visiting her parents Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Myers here and they will return home this evening.

The members of the Methodist Episcopal choir will leave early Thursday morning for Celina, where they will be entertained by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ernsbergler for the day. The club house at the reservoir has been engaged by Mr. Ernsberger and a great time is expected by all who expect to go. Charles Wagt. P. O. Arthur and Lester Hutson passed through the city enroute from Huntington to their home at Lynn, Ind. They acted as pallbearers from the Petoka No. 454 order of Red Men of Lynn for the late Otto Leverton of that place, whose funeral was held at Huntington Sunday.

Miss Lucile Locke returned Friday evening from Glendale, Ohio, where she has been attending Glendale University. She was accompanied by Miss Hermina Wrecking who has been teaching this winter at Maumee Ohio, and who returned home via Glendale in order to attend the commencement exercises at that school. —Bluffton News

The weather prophets say that the summer of 1908 will be an unusually hot one, the heat at times being quite sever© in all sections of the country, relieved temporarily at times by storms. Droughts will occur in many sections of the country, rainfalls will be scattered and at times quite heavy but of short duration, being more harmful than beneficial. The fall of 1908 will be early and there will be damaging frosts.

Charles Garard Is home from Pardue university, Lafayette, Ind. Mayor C. O. France made a business trip to Geneva this afternoon. Otto Matthewson, of Fort Wayne, was a business caller in our city tiday.

Miss Grace Coffee left for Marion, Ind., at 10:32, where she is attending college. Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Irvin, of Winchester, who visited relatives here, re turned home last evening. Earl Tryt'ker left fpr Kankakee, 111., this morning, where he expects to work for several weeks. Miss Jaudith Steiner, who spent Sunday with her parents at Berne, Ind., has arrived in the city. Mrs. L. A. Edgerly, who spent Sunday with Mrs. C. J. Lutz, left for her hom e at Fort Wayne on the 10 o’clock car.

John Wetter, of Huntington and Peter Weistbroad, of Berne, visited Mr. and Mrs. John Fleming over Sunday. Mrs. Veionland and daughter Bernardine, of Fort Wayne, were the guests of Terveer’s Sunday and have returned home. Miss Faye Sickafoose arrived this afternoon from Laketon, to be the guest of Jack Reynolds and family for several days.

Ray Teeple was expected to arrive home today from Marion, Ohio, for a few days’ visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Teeple. Messrs. T. E. Cramer, of Geneva, and F. J. Grentnore, of Portland, made a legal business trip to Fort Wayne this morning.

Frederick LaDelle and family, known as the four fantastic LaDelles, left last night for Terre Haute, where they open an engagement tonight. Mrs. E. A. Hoffman and daughter, Dora Katherine, spent Sunday with the former's parents, and returned to Preble at 10 a. m. this morning. Miss Merle Pierce left this morning for a visit with relatives in Decatur, Berne and Geneva. She will be gone several weeks. —Bluffton Banner.

Unclaimed letters at the postoffice for John L. Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Clift Haughton, Mrs. Lottie Grush, Frank Hutchinson, Frank Nomkle anti F. S. Smith.

The Misses Matilda Sellemcyer and Ella Mutchler left this morning for Valparaiso, Ind., where they will take a course in a normal school during the summer.

Mr. and Mrs. G. W. 'Weatherby, of Chicago, are in the city the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Bart France and they will return to their home next Sunday.

Miss Vernis DeWitt left Saturday for Roanoke where she will make a visit with her grandparents. She was accompanied by Elda DeWitt, ot Butler, Indiana. Vance White and wife returned home this morning from Decatur, where they have been visiting with relatives for the past few days. —Bluffton Banner.

Charging that his wife has slapped and beaten him with her fists repeatedly during the past few months, Edmond Larson, a prominent Syracuse man, has filed suit for divorce.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Deam who have been in Glendale, Ohio to attend the commnecement exercises at Glendale academy returned home this morning accompanied by their daughter, Miss Mary, who has been attending school there. —Bluffton News.

Marshall Wright, who was a pioneer druggist at Huntington, died Friday at the age of more than 80 years. He was a veteran soldier and had been living a retired life for a number of years. He cast his first vote for Gen. Zachary Taylor for president.

George Shoner, of Waterloo, has brought suit to enjoin the treasurer of DeKalk county from' collecting S9BO alleged to be du e from him as delinquent taxes. The alleged delinquency was “dug up” by a tax ferret who worked in DeKalb county some months ago.

Robert Harding of Fort Wayne, reached here this afternoon on his way home from a business and pleasure trip in the east, a part of which was spent in Boston with the Wilsons, and the best part of the Wilsons was formerly Miss Mary Myers of this city. Mr. Harding reports them as being about the best that ever happened.

Bluffton grocers have entered ufacturers to handle and sell nothing bu home cigars, the contract, in regular form, being signed by all concerned yesterday. Boosting home product. is a laudable movement, for on each five-cent cigar of foreign make bought here three cents goes out of the city. Fort Wayne is the best cigar manufacturing town in the country and kept so by Fort Wayne smokers. When a Fort Wayne man comes to Bluffton he buys nothing but cigars made in his city, knowing that the major portion of the money spent i» returned home. —Bluffton Banner.

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Mrs. J. R. Porter left for Fort Wayne this afternoon for a short visit. Frank Aurand spent the afternoon at St. Johns. He left at 2:30. Miss Dora Meyers, of Wren, Ohio, was in the city shopping today. Troby Cramer spent the afternoon at Fort Wayne transacting business affairs.

Wm. F. Banks, of Syracuse, made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Mrs. .J. E. Kessler, who visited her relatives here lite for her home at Monroe this afternoon. Fred Landgraff, of Albion, Ohio, passed through here enroute to Fort Wayne on a business trip. Rev. H. C. Jones, of St. Johns, transacted business here today and returned to his home this afternoon.

Mrs!, Sarah Sprunger who spent Sunday at Berne, with relatives, returned to Bluffton this morning. Mrs. Emma Allspan who visited several days at Willshire, was in the city enroute to her home at Berne. James EaJy left for Liberty, Ind., where he expects to make a six or seven weeks visit with his son Harold.

Wm. Korspeter, who visited for a day with his brother, Charles Korspeter left for his home at Wapakoneta, Ohio

Mrs. W. E. Redding went to Fort Wayne this afternoon where she will visit with her daughter, Mrs. A. M. Barkley.

Miss Ethel Sutton spent Sunday with her parents at Geneva and returned to Marion, Ind., this morning where she is attending school.

Mrs. Charles Pedergo, of Fort Wayne, has arrived to be the guest of Mrs. Anson Bremerkamp for a week. Mr. Petergo will arrive Thursdays.

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Burrow and daughter Helen, of Napoleon, Ohio, who visited several days with Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Mann left for Muncie this morning.

Miss Anna Kimmel, who visited a few days with Miss Bertha Rison returned to her home at Kendallville. She was accompanied by Miss Rison as far as Ftor Wayne.

Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Meyers who spent the day here have returned home. Mr. Meyers attended school here when a boy and is a director in a conservatory of music.

Mrs. Harting returned to Fort Wayne, accompanied by Miss Maude Shoaf, of Oxford, Ohio, who is visiting Miss Jean Lutz, and Mrs. W. J. Myers. They will attend ar eception while there.

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I JCARESy--— Style, Fit and Service I I combined to the I I highest degree in the I | “^ ors heim”shoe. I ■ After once wearing a ■ ■ pair always I > look for the “Name on I I the shoe. ” I J. H. VOCLEWEDE & SON- < I Opposite Court House. Decatur, Ind. I

Hugo Knapp, of Fort Wayne, spent Sunday here the guest of Henry Knapp and family. Miss Jessie Blossom spent Sunday at Fort 'Wayne the guest of friends and relatives. Leo Sprunger will leave tomorrow for Wauneta, Neb., wnere he will make a several weeks’ visit. During his absence he will keep in touch with the news of Decatur by reading the Democrat.

Mrs. L. J. Gregory arrived home Saturday evening from a four weeks’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. C. L Townsend, of Peoria, 111. Miss Mina Case, of Magley, has returned from Winona Lake, where she spent a week and attended tha commencement exercises of the Winona academy, of which her brother, Irven H. Case, was one of the graduates of a class of thirty-three.