Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 304, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1908 — Page 5

Until Now The like has never been experienced In the History >f Decatur. That you could purchase from the largest and most carefully picked stock of China'!'' Cut Glass, Dry Goods, Notions and Novelty Goods of every description at almost half price. No one should go without an Xmas present when an * opportunity like this presents itself. Call at once and make your selection as this Mammoth Stock must be closed out regardless of profit MOSER China and Notion Store

HOW’S THIS A high grade carpet (weeper while they last, fubber-tired wheels, fine all gristle brush sweep, automatic cleaner. Full size, f 1.50. Sold everywhere at wice the price. Fine new Schafers Up-To-Date Hdw. Store « ? Ml '-■ --ItM Sr Conservative Careful management—the acme of irompt, courteous service, everything lorlsistent with good Ranking—you ecure when you open a checking acount here. A checking account will elieve you of many exasperating roubles and disputes —protect you horoughly. Investigate. )ld Adams County Bank

1 MORE DAYS r odo your Christmas shopping. \\ e still have a good ssortment to select from for the ladies, for the gents, for he Miss and the Baby. Our store has been crowded or the past two weeks with people buying useful presets. J. H. VOGLEWEDE & SON Opp. Court House 399

CHRISTMAS IS NE=AFRI_Y HERE ' - ' - »Steffi jl * i* i And if you have not already secured that present, 5c to $1 including the initial at 1 Qc. Suit Cases you should get busy. Shrewd shoppers are buying and Traveling Bags from $1 to $lO. =®y ■ £ Oi If you want a suit, Overcoat or Raincoat we can nOW. IS/'FT We have just received a beautiful line* of Mens y-i, r gJr please you at $5 aii( i 525. Neckwear (prices ranging from 25ct051.00) and Ji < Our Salesmen will gladly give you any advice and nut up in small boxes made especially for a Xmas IjfM assist you in selection. All Christmas Haberdashgift We have a large assortment of Dress Gloves I'J ery at tempting prices. Make our store your headat $1 00 to S 2 50 Sweater Coats $1 to $4. Silk H I quarters while in town whether you buy or not. You Mufflers 75c to $2.50. Handkerchiefs, all kinds from H|| are always welcome. ' ; ToJZight. 1908. MTO bvL. ADLER. BROS, A CO. TEEPLE, BRANDYBERRY AND PETERSON,

WEATHER Fair tonight and Wednesday. Mrs. A. F. Adams, of Berne, was a visitor in Decatur today. She has gone home. We are enjoying beautiful winter weather at present and everybody is glad of same. Mrs. Peter Zeaser, who lives south of the city, is very seriously ill with cancer of the bowels. Mary Giger, of Berne, was here today to meet some friends and went to her home this afternoon. Only two more days for buying Christmas goods. Read the advertisements in today’s issue and get buy. A. B. Bailey returned last night from a business trip to Fort Wayne. While there he attended the big Woodmen doings. A large class of candidates from Dcatur was adopted into the Modern Woodmen lodge of America and all enjoyed a great time, returning last night. Mrs. Walter Kauffman returned Monday morning to her home at Decatur. Mrs. Kauffman visited since Saturday with the family of her uncle, J. W. Hendricks, east Main street and with Redkey friends. —Portland Sun. Del Locke has received a handsome gourd pipe from his brother, Rev. Mr. Locke, of Buffalo. Rev. Locke has been in London, and while there got a pipe made out of a calabash gourd, grown in Africa. These pipes are all the rage in London. —Bluffton Banner.

Miss Frances Dugan is at home from college at Evanston, Illinois, for the Christmas vacation. Miss Harriet Morrison, who has been attending college at Glendale, is at home for the holidays. H. L. Conter and F. E. France were at Logansport yesterday attending to some important business affairs. Charles Voglewede, the well known shoe man, is quite sick and is detained from his place of business. P. W. Smith, of Richmond, was in the city today on banking business and has returned to his home. ' Mrs. Edwards, of Leipsic, Ohio, Is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick for the holiday season. Miss Midge Smith went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day with friends, returning this evening. M. S. Smith went to Richmond this afternoon to look after business pertaining to the Decatur Furnace factory. E. D. Jacobs, of Ithaca. Michigan, has arrived in the city to make a visit with his daughter, Mrs. J. L. Kocher.

Mayor France was at Fort Wayne last evening attending to business and taking in the big event of the Modern Wodman lodge. Mayor C. O. France was acaller in Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon and attended the big Woodmen meeting held in the Sangerbund hall in the evening. " Come in and get your Red Cross stamps for your Christmas packages. They only cost one cent each and add to the appearance of good cheer, whie adding to the fund with which the society will fight the tuberculosis plague in Indiana. William M. Roop, a well known farfcner of Blue Creek township, has moved to this city, and will try life in town for awhile at least. They have rented their farm for the year and may decide to remain here. Alfred W. Elzey, of south of the city, left at noon today for Trinidad, Colorado, where he will visit his daughter, M ( rs. Dora Meyers for about two weeks, enjoying the Christmas time with them'. He anticipates a delightful trip and a happy time. “Little Dollie Dimples” is the attraction at the Bosse opera house tonight and from what we“are able to learn, it is one of the very best attractions on the road. The seat sale is good and from indications they will be greeted by a large audience. * William Woodward, of Ossian, who was injured Satdrday, is resting as well as could be expected from his numerous injuries and it will be several weeks before he will be able to leave his bed, although there are no bones broken. Instead of falling from the back of the horse he was riding, Woodard jumped from the animal, he being unable to gain control of the beast and it was going into a barbed wire fence, which meant probably death for the man if he had retained his seat. Invitations have been issued announcing the marriage of Miss Hazel Carr, of Rushville, and Harold E. Cantwell, a son of the late Sidney W. Cantwell, of Hartford City. The wedding will occur at the Carr home on December 30th. The young coupde met while attending school at DePauw university. They probably will reside at Indianapolis where Mr. Cantwell will enter upon the practice of law. The wedding came as a surprise and recalls Mr. Cantwell’s entanglement with a. Hartford City girl a few years ago.

C. C. Sprunger, of Berne, was a business caller In the city today and returned to his home this afternoon. Attorney Jacob Butcher, of Geneva, after looking after business Interests in the city, has returned to his home. J. L. Graber, of Berne, a member of the jury, returned to his home today after being in the city for some time. Mrs. Oliver and daughter Goldie, of Monroe, were visitors in the city today and have returned to .Their hdkne. Mrs. Daisy Hanner, of Monroe, returned to her hotoe this afternoon after making a short visit with friends in the city. Charles M. Fetters, of Geneva, returned to his home this afternoon after transacting business requiring his attention. Attorney F. Cottrell, of Berne, transacted legal business in the city today and returned to his home on the afternoon train. Misses Sarah and Alva Stager, of Bluffton, Ohio, passed through the city this afternoon on their way to Berne" where they will spend Christmas. Mrs. Margaret Huber, of Winona, passed through the city this afternoon enroute to Monroe, where she will make a pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. Walter Johnson.

Red Cross Christmas stamps are just the thing for your Christmas packages and you can get them at this office or at any of the places where you see the cards in the windows. The LaDeiies are playing in a Chicago theatpr for three weeks, after which they will probably come home for a short stay. They expect to be here to take part in the big Elks minstrel show. The school board will meet tomorrow night for the purpose of allowing the salaries of the teachers and janitors, some of whom are expecting to spend Christmas out of town. The first half year has been most successful. About seventy-five names have been reported to the committee in charge of the Christmas basket dinners for the Elks and these will be duly taken care of. Each will receive a basket containing all the requisites for a delicious Christmas dinner. An excellent literary program will be rendered at the Decatur high school rooms tomorrow afternoon, and no doubt many will attend. The pupils are anxiously awaiting the holiday vacation which begins Friday morning and lasts until January 4th. If you know of any one who deserves a Christmas dinner and can’t afford to buy it for their family, and will notify C. O. France. Nick Miller or D. E. Smith, they will see that they are taken care of. They form the committee from the Elks lodge who are looking after this work and they do not want to overlook a single worthy family in Decatur. A $20,000 damage suit which was to have been tried in circuit court here today before Judge Sturgis was compromised Saturday out of court and the suit was dismissed from the docket here. The case came to Wells county on a chartge of venue from Huntington county, being a damage suit brought by John E. Emley against the Chicago & Erie railroad company. The suit grew out of an accident that occurre din Ohio, in which Emley,who was employed by the C. & E. claimed that his eyesight and hearing were injured. It is said that the basis of settlement was about $1,500. Bluffton Nows.

t We’re Ready for Christmas Are You? > —- The enormous Christmas trade that we did jur. ing the last few days is surely indicative of the fact that our merchandise and prices are right. Never before have, we been able to offer such great values in mens and boys wearing appeal at such little cost. Special Values I If you are thinking of buying an overcoat for £ your self or for some one else don’t fail to see ■ some of our special Christmas Values. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SERVICEABLE I AND VALUABLE PRESENTS study this list and I then see us. MEN’S SUITS $5 to $25 FANCY HOSE 25c*to 50c ™ MEN’S OVERCOATS ......$5 to $25 SUIT CASES $1 to sl2 SWEATER COATS 50c to $3.50 BATHROBES $3.50 to $lO Sr~=j> ggj FANCY VESTS $1.50 to $5 SMOKING JACKETS $3 to $lO |aj UMBRELLAS $1 to $5 WATCH FOBS 50c to $1.50 /il/ A ■■ / / ■ I® NECKTIES 25c, 50c, 75c FUR CAPS .. .$1.50 to $5 S l Kj g HANDERCHIEFS 5c to SI.OO CLOTH CAPS 50c to $1.50 g fen DRESS GLOVES 50c to $5 LADIES’ FUR CAIPS ....$3 to $3.50 1 I DRESS SHIRTS 50c, sl, $1.50 MUFFLERS 50c to $2 / H CUFF BUTTONS with TIE PIN FANCY SUSPENDERS ..,.25c to $1 1 u TO MATCH 25c to $1 SILK HANDERCHIEFS. .25c tq 50c /| I ELZEY & VANCE SI Corner East of Court House Decatur, Indiana.

Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Emerine, of Portland, have arrived in the city for an over Sunday visit with friends and relatives. Mrs. W. W. P. McMillen, who has been quite sick with the grippe tor two weeks past, is reported as considerably improved today. Alfred Ayres and J. H. Burnett, two of the best farmers of Blue Creek township, were in the city today and gave this office a pleasant Christmas week call. These boys are al! right if they are republicans. The “Dollie Dimples” show company came to the city this afternoon and the troupe consists of a large number of people. The company Is one of the best best on the road and Decatur people cannot afford to miss it. Miss Virginia Buckmaster, of Geneva, passed through the city today enroute from Marion to her home where she will*remain over Christmas with her parents, after which they will return to resume their school work.

PACKAGE containing outing flannel and toweling left at the Peoples restaurant. Owner can get same at the restaurant by paying for this ad. 298-3 t

Christmas Goodies , Are to be found at the PEOPLES RESTAURANT, and we have a line of all kinds of Candies, Nuts Fruits, and unexcelled in the city, and we invite the public to give us a call. Special Piicesto Organizations Do not fail to call and see us before buying JACOB MARTIN, Prop.

The new system of trading—loß pounds of granulated sugar for $1.75. See Charles C. Hendricks or write him, Decatur. 303-6 t o —— Democrat Want Ads. Pav.