Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1909 — Page 3

’CLOSING OUT SALE We will close out our entire line of Laces, Embroidery, Insertion, Ribbon, Pillow tops and Hosiery at about half price as we expect to discontinue th£ handling of same so they must all go regardless of cost. Sale begins JANUARY 6th. and will continue from day to day until the stock is exhausted. I MOSER'S China and Notion Store. ■ WANTED—Young men to learn automobile business by mail and preft pare for positions as chauffeurs and ■ repair men. We make you an expert t in ten weeks and assist you to seft cine position. Pay big, work pleasB.ant. demand for men great. Reason- ■ able. Write today for particulars. | -Empire Automobile Institute, Roches- | ter - N - Y - > It MONEY TO LOAN on farm property Hl. at 5 per cent. L. C. DeVoss, Deca- ■ Jtur, Indiana. 3-30t-dw BlcST— Amber comb, with amber set- | tings, near public fountain. Please Q return to this office and receive reISward. 3-3 t Money TO LOAN on Farms at 5 per C. GRAHAM Insurance Agency j Decatur, Indiana. g ——————” I OPEN A CHECKING ACCOUNT \ with us now and commence 1909 on Ka genuine business basis. I Then you will know to a cent the ft respective costs of living, will be free E.frctn all disputes as to payment and will greatly better your business reputation. | Would you investigate? Old Adams County Bank

YOU GIVE IT TO U

A REAL BIG ENTICING AND ENJOYABLE IVHKTSTIS.EL SHEW TO BE GIVEN FOR CHARITY, BY THE ELKS OF DECATUR AT THE BOSSE OPERA HOUSE ON — Timurs. and E7ri. INigHts Jan, 7tß. and BtH. GET YOUR TICKETS EARLY AND FOLLOW THE BAND WAGON BIC PARADE AT Q, O’CLOCK F». /VI. Don't Miss It

WEATHER Cold wave tonight and Wednesday, with fair weainer. ’Squire Bert Bailey, of Monroe, was looking after business matters in this city today. A party of Decaturites left last night via Clover Leaf for the south and southwest. There are many traveling men on the road again, an’d business is looming np nicely Mrs. Horace Botthoft returned this morning from a visit with relatives at Pleasant Mills. The weather continues warm, and we apparently are going to have an open winter again. The students in the public schools are down to hard work after enjoying the holiday vacation. Now is a very appropriate time to advertise, and the merchants are taking advantage of same. Miss Bertha Heller has returned to Alexandria to resume her duties as a teacher in the public schools. The Ward Fence factory is in full operation at present and a large force o' men are busy manufacturing the famous fenee. J. D. Winteregg, of Berne, was getting on the outside of a lot of business here this morning. He returned home this afternoon. Prof. Elam B. Myers, long principal of the central grade school at Elkhart, has retired. He has been a teacher in Elkhart county fifty-tive years. The remains of the late Tom McNulty were taken to Fort Wayne this morning where They will be interred. A large number of people were at the station. The Fort Wayne team of Elks will play a return game here in a few days and the local lads are hoping for a chance to revenge the defeat of New Years day. John C. Yoder, employed in a factory at Goshen, was struck in the face by a lever Saturday. His lower jaw was broken and several teeth were knocked out. The hardware firms of Laman & Lee, Schafer Hardware company and Decatur Hardware company will close each evening except Saturday at six o’clock until April first. William Baumgartner, of Berne, A. G. Briggs and John O. Kraner of Geneva, were here this morning attending a meeting of the county council, of which they are members. A local option petition bearing 3,11 b signatures was filed in Huntington county late Saturday afternoon to secure an election to decide the fate of the saloons in Huntington county. John T. Kelley, now trustee of Jefferson township, made his first official visit to the city this morning. For the next four years he will look after the office of trustee of his home township. Frank Bell has gone to Cincinnati to begin work for an electrical firm. Misses Pansy Bell, Frances Bryson and Frances Merryman have returned tc their school duties at DePauw university. Treasurer Lachot is already receiving taxe» for the year 1909. Among the first to contribute to the county exchequer was G. W. Miller, who has cleaned the slate for the year. Happy man. Decatur people cannot afford to miss tKe big minstrel to be given by the Elks. It will be a big event in every particular and the spectators will have pl< nty opportunity to laugh. Be sure And go.

Mrs. Harvey Meyers, of Craigville, has come to the city for a visit with friends. Charles Smith, of Bluffton, came to the city today to look after business interests. J. D. Hale and daughter returned this morning from a visit with relatives at Bluffton. Miss Grace Hendricks returned to her home at Kendallville after visiting relatives in this city. Filmore Sprunger and daughter Myrtle, of M’ren, Ohio, were callers if our city today and have returned to their home. Mrs. Sophia Lanning and daughterAugusta returned to their home at Portland this afternoon from a visit with relatives here. Mrs. Lydia B. Hendricks was the guest of relatives and friends at Chicago the last few days and has returned to her home at Monroe. Henry Luttman as administrator, has made a final settlement of accounts and filed the same for approval with the Adams circuit court. Miss Jessie Cottrell, of Briant, returned to her home this afternoon after making a pleasant visit in the city with her aunt, Mrs. A. H. Artman.. The Adams county teachers who attended the state teachers’ meeting last week report that they were well repaid and benefitted in their work. All the schools in the county are making fine progress, and are doing good work. James L. Harmon has been appointed receiver for the Elkhart Mining and Dredge company. The concern was incorporated for $2,500,000, but its assets consist of the office fixtures. Only about $2,000 worth of stock was sold. The Elks parade at two o’clock tomorrow will be a feature of the minstrel show well worth the price. The ticket sales are all that could be expected and the Show is the best that ever entertained an audience at the Bosse. The Decatur bowling league will open one week from tonight with four and perhaps six teams. The teams will make an earnest effort to win and it is expected that much interest will be shown in the contest as it progresses. Howard Ramsby, residing near Ligonier, lost a valuable horse while returning home from that City last Tuesday. The animal became frightened while crossing the railroad track and started to run down the tracks, striking a switch arm, which killed it. Jesse Shaffer and Bert Krill were in Decatur yesterday the guests of friends. ' Last evening they were the guests of honor at a six o’clock dinner given in lionor of Mr. Krill at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Miller. —Bluffton News. Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Deam went to Decatur last evening, where they will visit for a few days with relatives. Mr. Deam will go from there to Chicago, where he will attend to business matters. Mrs. Deam will return here in a few days. —Bluffton Banner. Although the exact date for the dedication of the new K. of P. home has not been set, it is thought that te big meeting will be held in the first week o fFebruary. The work on tbe building is being pushed so as to have everything in readiness by that time. —Bluffton Banner. Judge Vaughn came home this morning from Marion and reports that Mrs. Vaughn, sick there with erysipelas at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. A. Patton, is better. It Is thought that the spread of the disease has been stopped and that the improvement will continue. —Bluffton News.

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Chris Hoffstetter returned to his home at Craigville today from a visit with relatives in this cjty. P. W. Smith, of Richmond, was in the city today on banking business, and returned to his home this afternoon. Mrs. William Walters returned to her home at Chicago today after a | visit here with her parents, Mr. and | Mrs. r. W. Watts. Miss Frances Dugan left this morn-1 ing for Lake Forrest, where she will | resume her studies at Ferry Hall, | ■after enjoying a holiday vacation with ! her parents, Mr and Mrs. C. A. Dugan, i Mr. and Mrs. Fred Macke and son have anrived ffrom their home in Birmingham, Alabama, and will spend a few days witli relatives and at the same time look after business mat- j ters. Frank Ruf, of Fort Wayne, was in 1 the city today making a short visit with his sister, Mrs. L. C. Hessert. and left this afternoon for Dayton. Ohio, where he is studying for the I ministry. The family of Jesse Butler desire to! return their thanks to the friends and neighbors, who so kindly remom-j bered them in their sorrow, and rendered them such help as was needed. The Children. Thdt Asa Blount is lodged safely in the Jay county jail is a fact welcomed by many Decatur people, who know of his crookedness. That he will get the limit of the law seems certain and he deserves it. John W. Tyndall and John H. Heller left at noon for Indianapolis, where they will spend a couple of days amid the hosts of Democracy. They will witness the opening of the legislature and otherwise enjoy life at the capital city. D. E. Smith is smoking some es- , pecially fine cigars the gift of Capt. George Bowers of the U. S. army, located in the Philippines. Os course , they are not to be compared with tne excellent Decatur made cigars, but for an imported cigar they are par excellence. ; George Braun received a letter yesterday from a brother who lives at Copenhagen, Denmark, and on the envelope was a Red Cross Christmas stamp, showing that the work of this great organization Is world-wide. The stamp was different in style from that used in this country. It showed the picture of a big home, lighted for Christas and on each corner was a white cross. John Barkley is another trustee in Adaihs county who relinquishes his office with the township free from debt, and that, too, for the first time in the memory of man. Mr. Barkley has made an exceptionally good officer and has done much good for those whom he so faithfully served. Hte will leave Friday for a visit to his wife, who is in Colorado seeking to regain her health. She has been there for a month and the word comes back that she is showing many signs of improvement. Fred Kpldeway, John Coffee and Louis Koldeway made a visit to the .county infirmary Monday and besides enjoying a good visit they were shown through every department. They found everything in tip-top shape and have many words of praise for Manager Graber and wife. They believe that every taxpayer in the county should visit the farm for they say they are confident that if they do so they will feel like they do, that the farm is well taken care of. The stock is in excellent condition, and everything looks thrifty and well carde for. The unfortunate people who are housed there are also comfortable and as happy as can be.

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John Baker, of Blue Creek township, was attending to business in the city today. Carrie Botthoff went to Bluffton today to make a visit with Fiank Hixon and family. The board for the reservation of tickets for the Friday night’s performance of the Elks will be open on Friday morning. Those having tickets to reserve will please bear this in mind. The horse sale to be held at the First street stables by the Decatnr Horse company, next Friday, will be a winner. At that time about two hundred and fifty animals will be disposed of and it is promised that a large number of buyers will be In Decatur. This is the initial sale of the season and without doubt many farmers will attend. The annual election of a board of directors of the Studabakcr bank. Bluffton’s oldest and ever regarded as one of the state’s strongest financial institutions, was held today between the hours of ten and two o'clock, the stockholders casting their ballots at the bank. The balloting resulted in the re-election of all of the old board of directors, composed of seven members. They are W. A. Kunkel, J. W. Sale, A. B. Cline, H. C. Arnold, Samuel Bender, J. S. Gilliland and R. S. Todd, all prominent and well know’n gentlemen of this city. The directois will meet at the bank this evening for the purpose of organizing by the election of officers. —Bluffton News. Those from a distance attending the funeral of Jesse Butler, were his only brother, Jacob Butler and daughter, Margaret, of Clarinda, lowa. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Campbell, of Richmond, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Heller of near Peterson, Ind.; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Butler Stanley, of Economy, Ind.; Mr. Stanley is a nephew and namesake of the late Jesse Butler; Mrs. Stanley is a minister in the Christian church. The funeral was conducted by the Rev. R. C. Jones, who preached an able sermon from the text, “If a man die shall he live again.’’ Mrs. Stanley made the opening prayer and read the obituary. The relatives from a distance remained over Sunday.

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BARGAINS, BARGAINS If you are thinking of buying either farm or city property come in and see us before you buy, for we have a large list of farm and city property to select from. IF ARE THINKING OF SELLING YOUR PROPERTY LIST IT WITH US AND WE WILL DO THE REST. It wifi cost you nothing to list your property and no commission is charged unless sale is made. A few of our bargains: 40 acres of good soil, in good community and location; price $3,200. 40 acre choice land, excellent improvements, well located; price $5,000. 50 acres good improvements, excellent location; price $3,600. 60 acres mostly good buildings, excellent location; price $4,500. §0 acres well improved, good buildings and location, price $5,000. This farm is a bargain if sold within the next 30 days. * ■ Any information concerning any farm on our list will be gladly given. Agency for North Dakota, Montana and Michigan lands. Phone No. 430. Frucht e and Litterer, Managers. Northern Indiana Real Estate Co. Office over Burns Harness Store. Decatur, Indian a ! " * HORSE : SALE ‘ 200 HEAD i Decatur, Ind. January BtH. 1909 We will hold our opening sale on the above date. If you have a horse that you want to sell, bring him to this sale. We have heard from a ’ large number of our eastern buyers, who will be present at this sale. ' They will pay you the very highest market price for your horse. Commis- . sion $2.50 if sold and sl.oo if not sold. We will charge commission whether sold at public or private sale. In this sale in addition to our usual consignment of big draft horses, we will offer a great lot of brood mares and two and three-year-old colts. Come and look them over. It will pay you ! to do so. DECATUR HORSE SALE CO.

A. B. Bailey, of Monroe, was attending to legal business here today. William Adler, of Kirkland township was looking after business in the city today. Joseph Brown, carpenter, who for many years has resided in Adams county, is lying at the home of his brother Abe, in Union township, seriously ill as a consequence of three . strokes of paralysis. There are no hopes for his recovery.

The T. P. A. will have a meeting on. . Saturday evening at which time the i election of officers will take place. Tbe meeting will likely be held at the Commercial Club. Jesse O. Smith is here from Garrett, at which place he is in business, being the owner of the Peach Case, a fashionable Garrett restaurant. He says he is doing well and likes the place real well. Frank Shumacker is there with him.