Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1908 — Page 3

CHRISTMAS BARGAIN IN -SHAVESiT jMh IS K. flfcßgS J| Ji As a token of appreciation to his patrons, Nick Miller, the well known barber, will on Thursday, December 24, give each of those who get shaved at his shop, a watch almost like the above. Wonderful! *******s****s** : the : : GRAND: * * * TONIGHT * * * * HIS OWN SON * * " * * Illustrated song. * * WILD FLOWERS * * By Miss Niblick # * >- * * ♦ * * * “Everybody goes to the # * Grand” * * * *4‘*4 + 4>4>**4‘4<4>*4‘* h ■ 'WI ; 4>’ ■-''■•W Mi' wr =* — Conservative Careful management—the acme of| prompt, courteous service, everything consistent: with good Ranking —you secure when you open a checking account here. A checking account will relieve you of many exasperating troubles and disputes —protect you thoroughly. Investigate. Old Adams County Bank

1 MORE DAY to do your Christmas shopping. We still have a good assortment to select from for the ladies, for the gents, for the Miss and the Baby. Our store has been crowded for the past two weeks with people buying useful presents. J. H. VOGLEWEDE & SON Opp. Court House Tel. 399

WEATHER Fair tonight and Wednesday. E. A. Mann and wfe went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit with friends. Arthur Fisher went to Fort Wayne this morning to look after business Interests. Miss Lucile Hale returned to Fort Wayne this morning after a brief visit with her parents. C. E. Suttles and fatjier-in-law, A. C. Leach, have gone to Fort Wayne for a visit with friends. Many Decatur people were busy today buying Christmas presents and the business men were on the hustle. Fred Kolter went to Fort Wayne this morning to look after business interests which require his immediate attention. The weather is cold again and we are having real winter, although it looks like we will have no snow fcr the great holiday. Mr. hnd Mrs. H. Biddle returned to their home at Albion today after being the guests of friends and relatives in the city for some time. All barber shops of the city will close all day Christmas to allow the barbers to devote the entire day in eating goose, turkey, etc. The following groceries will be closed Christmas from ten o’clock for the rest of the day: F. V. Mills, Hower and Hower, S. E. Hite and Everett & Hite. Decatur merchants are all satisfied with their Christinas business. They have done a big volume of business this fall, especially during the past few days. Mr. and Mrs. Earl B. Adams left this morning for Detroit, Michigan, where they will remain for several days as tSie guest of the latteifs relatives. Dr. C. B. Wilcox will deliver a Christmas sermon next Sunday and the choir will render special jnusic at tha ttime. The public is invited to attend these services. Joseph Lower, treasurer of the farmers’ institute, has met with marked success in securing premiums from the business men to be given to the farmer at the institute to be held here next month. Miss Fearne Leas left this morning I so- her home at Waterloo, stopping at Fort Wayne enroute to be the guest of a friend for a few hours. She has been the guest of her cousin, Mrs. R. Earl Peters in this city. Democrat readers cannot afford to i miss reading the announcments of , Decatur merchants. They contain good common sense and demonstrate j the fact that they can compete with merchants in other cities as to price and quality. I Lucy Wolfe, daughter of John W. Terrell, was in the city today for a i visit with her father in the jail. It is improbable that, anything will be done regarding the case of Terrell during the present term of court. It ' any petitions regarding the disposition of the man should be brought up they would have to be presented this week, as the ends Saturday.— Bluffton Banner.

WISHING YOU A Merry Christmas and a Happy INew Year We Remain Very Truly TEEPLE, BRANDYBERRY AND PETERSON

Mr. Summers, the real estate man, from Monroe, transacted business in our city today. J. D. Winteregg, of Berne, returned to his home this afternoon from a business trip to tßis city. Miss Florence Sprunger returned last night from Oberlin to spend Christmas with her parents. Mrs. Kate Burdg and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Helm will spend Christmas with relatives at Van Wert. The regular meeting of the local camp of Modern Woodmen lodge will, be h'eld tonight and every member! should be present. The Decatur public library will be closed all day Christmas, permitting the librarian to enjoy this gladdest holiday of all the year. Miss Merle Burdg will arrive tomorrow from Garrett to remain over Christmas as a guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Burdg. Miss Perle Burdg has arrived home for a visit with her parents and will ■ rejurn to resume her school work in the kindergarten at Cincinnati January fourth. Bert Niblick returned last night from Quincy, Illinois, to be the guest of his parents over Christmas, after which he will return to resume his school work at that place Mr. Robert Carlysle and daughters, Misses Anna and Elizabeth, of Cincinnati, are the guests of his daughter, Mrs. George Flanders and family and will remain over the holiday. Mr. Carlysie is one of the pioneer business men of Cincinnati. The date for district meeting of the Knights of Pythias lodge to be held in Hartford City has been changed from February 4to February 18. The postponement was made necessary owing to the inability of the grand lodge officers to be present, having another district meeting to attend. The Elzey & Vance clothing firm is displaying one of the most attractive display windows ever shown to Decatur people. The original ideas of O. L. Vance and Prof. Ross Mills were employed in making the arrangement, which indeed is exceedingly beautiful. When it comes to window dressing, leave it to Ross and Lee. A deal was consummated today whereby Arthur Russell has Come into possession of the Barney Wertzberger barber shop at the Fashion stables and Wertzberger and Charles Kitson own the Russell shop on south Second street. The trade was made this morning and the exchange i was made at once, the proprietors assuming control cf their new places , of business. Ray Meredith, impersonating Santa Claus in the window of the Morris ! store at Columbia City, Monday afternoon, came pear (being burned to death. His regalia caught fire from a small gasoline engine near by and the flames had almost enveloped him before he was able to tear the burning garments from his body.. The drapery in the store window also caught fire, but it was extinguished in time to prevent a serious fire.

Police are seeking the capture of the person who recently mailed a letter to George Miller, of Valparaiso, demanding that S2OO be sent to J. M. Anderson, at Elkhart, before the end of the year, or Miller’s family and that of his father-in-law, Jerry Trump, of Goshen, would be killed. Miller sent the money and then told the officers. He has now gone , insane from worry over the blackmail scheme. The writer of the threatening letter Is believed to have been a woman. The dedicatory exercises at the Huntington courtty court house, which had been set for December 29, have ben indefinitely postponed on account of the impossibility to get the speakers desired at that time. Hon. J. E. Watson has written that his father is in a dying condition and that he has cancelled all his engagements in order to remain at his bedside. Neither D. W. Simms, of Lafayette, Senator Beveridge nor W. F. MeNagny, of Columbia City, found it possible to be present on the date originally chosen.

WEEK AT NIBLICKS Studebaker Family and Descendants to Meet Away from Home FOR FIRST TIME On Christmas—Sickness of David Studabaker Necessitates the Change For the first time for more than forty years, the members of the Studabaker family will enjoy their fam-

ily Christmas dinner away from the old homestead, located a little distance east of the city, the deviation from the old esabllshed custom being necessitated as a consequence of the! sickness of David, the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Studabaker, who reside on the home farm. Mrs. John Niblick has never spent a Christmas other than at the home place, and this year her home will be the scene of the festivities of the annual occasion, the relatives having been invited to be at their home Thursday night and for Christmas breakfast. The relatives will gather at the Niblick home Thursday night, where a social session will be enjoyed during the evening, the guests to remain there all night. A sumptuous breakfast will be served in the morning, after which the older ones will converse \reminiscently of days gone by, repairing to the home of Miss Htittie Studabaker for dinner, where the delicacies of the season will again remind them of the glorious holiday. The party will be banqueted at the home of Mrs. Morrison for supper and all in all a great time will be enjoyed. The party will consist of the following: Mrs. Morrison and daughter Harriet; Miss Hattie Studabaker, Mrs. Champer, Messrs, and Mesdames A. D. Suttles and family; O. P. Edwards and wife, of Leipsic, Ohio; Veseys from Fort Wayne, and the family of John Niblick. o— Cloudy tonight and Thursday; warmer tonight. A. Van Camp went to Monroe this afternoon on a business mission. Mrs. Alice Griffin, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, arrived in the city this afternoon for a visit with her brother. Dr. Raineer. Emory Wasson, in jail at Hartford City, is reported much better and may be released, instead of going to Richmond or to the epileptic village at Newcastle. Wasson has promised, if he is released, to go to Ramah, Colo., where his father is located. It is believed thecha nge in climate, if he abstains from cigarette smoking and other excessive habits, may effect a cure. The pew bank of Petroleum opened its doors for business today under very auspicious circumstances and it is sure to become one of the strong and prosperous financial institutions of the county. The bank is capitalized at $13,500 but has backing in the shape of rich and substantial stockholders to the extent of probably close to $1,000,000, making it not only one nf the strongest in the county, but in the state. For Petroleum and vicinity it will be a great convenience.— Bluffton News. Henry Thoma received word this morning of the death of a brother whom he visited while in the old ccuntry this summer. The brother, William Thoma, resided at Eversdora and his death was due to kidney trouble, impurities in the blood and the infirmities of his age. For some time he had suffered with an on | the leg and some six months ago this was cured with the result that the , poison from the core was driven into , his'system and hastened his death.— ■ Bluffton News. !

We’re Ready for Christ-1 mas Arc You? I WuM The enormous Christmas trade that we did dur ing thß laßt feW dayS iS Bure!y indicati ™ of the I * aCt at our marc kandise and prices are right. Never before have we been able to offer such I 1 great values in mens and boys wearing appeal at I 1 such Little cost. (! / I Special Values I If y ° U are thlnkln *buying an overcoat for I / Ball Iwl your sei? or for some one else don’t fail to see I J fpiM some of our special Christmas Values, ' are Looking for sebvicable I I t ijji AND VALUABLE PBESENTS study this list end I then see us. J ——— — I gl MEN’S SUITS ...... s $5 to $25 FANCY HQSE 25c to 50c ' MEN’S OVERCOATS $5 to $25 SUIT CASES ............. $1 to sl2 'Tj SWEATER COATS 50c to $3.50 BATH ROBES $3.50 to $lO yS? FANCY VESTS $1.50 to $5 SMOKING JACKETS $3 to $lO UMBRELLAS $1 to $5 WATCH FOBS 50c to $1.50 /)\l /,\ K NECKTIES 25c, 50c, 75c FUR CAPS $1.50 to $5 /- ® | E HANDERCHIEFS 5c to SI.OO CLOTH CAPS 50c to $1.50 ’* fey DRESS GLOVES 50c to $5 LADIES’ FUR CAPS ;...$3 to $3.50 •' M DRESS SHIRTS 50c, sl, $1.50 MUFFLERS 50c to $2 / ■ CUFF BUTTONS with TIE PIN FANCY SUSPENDERS ...,25c to $1 1, L TO MATCH 25c to $1 SILK HANDERCHIEFS. .25c to 50c / i/t I ELZEY & VANCE SJ Corner East oi Court House Decatur, Indiana.

A CHANGE AT COPPOCK PLANT Don L. Quinn Succeeds W. H. Wiley as Manager. A change has taken place In the management of the Coppock Motor Car company, W. H. Wiley having resigned and his place will be filled by Don L. Quinn. Mr. Wiley has been with the institution since its advent to Decatur, and has succeeded in bringing the Coppock company up to the point where their future success is assured. He leaves to take active charge of other business interests, and should this mean that he will leave the city, many regrets will be expressed. The new manager, Mr. Quinn, is a genuine hustler, and will no doubt make a record with the already famous Coppock. The future of this institution seems bright, as they have orders and prospects in number.

Charles Addlesperger, of El Reno, Okla., arrived (this mornjng for ft short visit with friends, after which he will go to Cleveland for a few days on business, and will then, return to his western home, where he is engaged in the newspaper business, being one of the firm in charge of the El Reno Daily American, a bright and live western paper. He says his town is on the boom and will soon double itself in population, having secured one of the largest manufacturing concerns in the country, which will locate there and will employ over 2,000 men.

MURDER CASE TO BE TRIED. Had Slashed Opponent’s Throat from Ear to Ear. Bluffton, Ind., Dec. 21. —The murder cases of Orville Clum and Frank Brown, charged with killing Peter Poffenberger last spring, was taken up in circuit court today by Judge Sturgis and was again set down for trial, this time the second Monday of the February term. Poffenberger and the two young men had a quarrel in a saloon and a few minutes later met in an alley. Poffenberger had his throat slashed from ear to ear. It Is charged that Clum wielded the knife but that Brown is equally guilty from the fact that he incited Clum to the act.

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 Piieesto Organizations Do not fail to call and see us before buying JACOB MARTIN, Prop.

FIGHT SHOPLIFTING CHARGE. Young Men Arrested at Lebanon Say They Are Northwestern Students. Lebanon, Ind., Dec. 22—Protesting their innocence, Ben Akerman and Harold Chase, arrested on a charge of shoplifting, employed this afternoon the law firm of Terhune & Adney to defend them. They say they have been students at Northwestern university, at Evanston, and exhibited to their attorneys and Sheriff Roberts receipts for tuition in that institution. They have ben studying law there, they say, and are spending the holidays canvassing in order to make enough money to help pay their expenses at the spring term of the university.