Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 55, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1909 — Page 3

Dr-PRICES Cl > am Baking Powder No alum, no lime phosphates As every housekeeper can understand, burnt alum and sulphuric acid —the ingredients of all alum and alum-phosphate powders— must carry to the food acids injurious to health. Read the label. Avoid the alum powders

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108 che RA p®b baNK Pci Book The Business Man’s Best Reference— Showing m It does by the deposits and monthly balances the condition of his buelnsss. Be up-to-date—open an account now— even If it must necessarily be a small one. It’s good business to have a good banker. OLD Adams Co. Bank

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WEATHER. Threatening weather with possfb’y rain late tonight or Saturday; rising temperature. nm— wi 111111.11 Chauncey Oliver, of Monroe is in the city today on business. Miss Perth Crays will go to Preble to spend Sunday with her parents. Thomas L. Stitt, a well known Wabash attorney will locate in Chicago. The stores that have marbles in stock are thronged with little boys eager to buy. Mrs. Emma Lane, of Wabash, has a chair which has been in the Lane family for 110 years. Ralph Moser went to Fort Wayne this morning to resume his duties at the business college. A. Van Camp was a business caller at Fort Wayne yesterday and returned to the city last 'evening. Mr. and Mrs. John Coffee were visitors at Fort Wayne yesterday and returned to the city last night. Mrs. C. C. Enos and daughter Dorothea, have gone for a few days’ visit to her parents of Paulding county. Cal Peterson returned this morning from Van Wert where he attended a family reunion at the home of his uncle. Jacob E. Brown, of Elkhart, 21 years of age, ended his life by taking arsenic. Domestic troubles are suspected as the cause. George Singer, of Poneto, used profanity in addressing his sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles Singer, and paid a fine of $1 and costs for it. Con Renrrom, of Elkhart swallowed chloroform in an attempt to end his life, but will live. It is alleged that his wife had deserted him. E. F. Hedges, an expert accountant, of Lebanon, has been employed to audit the books of Kosciusko county, for which the council recently made an appropriation. Peter Bolinger, 85 years of age and one of the first Dunkards to locate in Whitley county, died Wednesday at the home of his granddaughter, south of Columbia City.

Mies Verna Mann went to Monmouth this morning. Vincent Forb ing is visiting with lire parents in the city. L. A. Graham went to Fort Wayne on business this morning. Shafer Peterson went to Williams this morning on business C. B. Garrett went to Fort Wayne to attend the Bible school. Fred Melcher was in the city yesterday afternoon on basiness. Mrs. E. H. Hitesman went to Fort Wayne to visit with her sisters. Miss Anna Clark returned from Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Many buyers were here today In attendance at the big horse sale. Florne Edward returned last evening from Fort Wayne, where she spent the day. City Electrician Martin Mylott returned last evening from a bnsiness trip to Fort W’ayne. Mrs. A. W. Graber and daughter Opal went to Fort Wayne to spend the day with friends. John Hocker, of Monroe, and Rudolph Schug, of Berne, were in the city on business today. Trustee Beer, of Monroe township, was looking after business and attending the horse sale here today. After transacting business in Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon S. E. Hite returned to the city last evening. Mrs. C. D. Lewton returned last evening from a short visit with friends and relatives at Monmouth. The house that is being by Vern McGonagle, near Mercer avenue, will soon be ready for occupancy.

Miss Dorothy Boyles, of Fort Wayne, is visiting her grandfather, Levi Barkley, and family for a few days. The K. P.’s held an, interesting meeting at their hall last night during which important busness was transacted. Mrs. W. H. Leas, of 'Waterloo, has arrived in the city for a several days' visit with her daughter, Mrs. R. E. Peters. Attorney Cottrell, of Berne, was in the city today looking after legal Interest, and returned to his home this afternoon. C. O. France was at Fort Wayne yesterday in the interest of the Center Ice Cream company, returning to the city last evening. Buyers who purchased horses at the sale today are preparing for the shipment of them. Alarge number of the animals go to the eastern market. The Hartford City lodge of Elks are contemplating building a new lodge home and a committee has been appointed to submit a report at the next meeting.—Bluffton News. C. D. Lewton is in the city for a few days, after an absence of several weeks, during which time he was warking for the Union Central Life Insurance company. The price of wheat is soaring above the clouds at present and consumers of its different forms are well aware of the fact. Flour is selling at fancy figures, by the way. “A Jealous Lover”and“ Stage Struck Girl” are the subjects for the performance at the Grand tonight and they are exceptionally good films. The music will be unusually good, and the public will do well to attend. B. E. Miller, druggist, of Albion, who was indicted by the grand jury for selling liquor illegally, plead guilty in the Noble circuit court Tuesday on two counts. On one of them he w?s fined SSO and costs and on the other sentence was suspended. S. E. Shamp will leave Sunday morning on a short business trip in the interest of the big log rolling to be held in this city June 17th by the Modern W’oodmen lodge. He is chairman of the arrangement committee, and will do all in his power to create enthusiasm in behalf of the event. Samuel Anderson, a veteran who served during the civil war in the 47th regiment, was in Bluffton today on his way to Angola to the home of relatives at Logansport. H evisited with old comrades here, including Harrison Craig, with whom he w r as in. the confederate prson at Tyler, Texas. —Bluffton News. Dr. B. W. Rhamy, of Fort Wayne, has made a report on the chemical analysis of the blood and contents of the stomach of Mrs. Sarah L. Snearly, of Roann, in which he says that no poison was found. Mrs. Snearly’s remains were exhumed and the investigation started when rumors of foul play were circulated. George E. Fetrow, of Dora, Wabash county, who was captured by the police at Logansport Friday afternoon, and later taken back to Wabash, to answer to a charge of wife desertion, is said to have left his wife and six children with only four cents. It is claimed that he eloped with Mrs. Orley Giffin, who left a husband and several children.

Sam Magley went to Monmouth today. Mrs. Johns Mowers is suffering from lagrippe. Dr. Homer Sowers went to Fort Wayne on business this morning. J. F. Snow is unabe to be at his office today on account of sickness. Tom Reid will arrive home tomorrow to visit with his wife over Sunday. Miss Mary Daily returned to her home at Willshire after shopping in the city. Mrs. George Wemhoff returned today from a short visit with her brother, Ed Frantz. R. E. Peters was a caller at Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon and returned to the city last evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. Johnson, of Fort Wayne, have come to the city for a visit with friends and relatives. The ten months’ old child of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Baxter, of Eleventh street, died this morning at the home. The Schafer building is receiving its finishing touches at present, and will be ready for occupancy within a short time. Electrician Thomas Haefling was busy today wiring the Meibers hall which is soon to be occupied by the Modern Woodmen lodge. David B. Jones, of Venedocia attended the horse sale at Huntington yesterday. He attended the sale here this morning and returned home this noon. Charles McKenna pleaded guilty to having passed a forged check at Goshen and has been sentenced to fro mtwo to fourteen years in the Jeffersonville reformatory. Rear Admiral Royal R. Ingersoll, who will retire from his naval service hi the United States navy in December, 1909 has announced his intention ot making Laporte his home. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Houser, of Hammond. who have been the guests of friends in the city, went to Bluffton, today to visit with relatives before returning to their home at that place. The town of Upland, Grant county, in which Taylor university is located, has 1,500 population, but telephone business there is so poor that the entire system will be taken out. The company has never been able to find more than thirty-five subscribers to telephones in the town.

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Mrs. Carey Brittson is recovering from sickness. Arylie Crozier is recovering slowly from sickness. Theodore Kennedy's condition is still very serious. Miss Bertha Butler, who has been ill is a little better. P. K. Kinney transacted business in Fort Wayne today. H. H. Bremerkamp went to Bluffton today on business. Miss Ethel Botthoft went to Bluffton today to visit with friends. Lee Walters returned this noon from a business trip at Bluffton. Frank Holbrock went a short distance north on the interurban today. Mrs. J. D. Winans, of Pleasant Mills returned to her home this noon. The restaurants did a thriving businesc today as a consequence of the big horse sale. Charles Mathison returned to his home at Fort Wayne after transacting importance business. Miss Bertha Smith, of Monroe,who has been visiting with relatives at Kokomo, came home this noon. M. V. B. Archbold came in from Columbus, Ohio, today'and joined his wife, who has been visiting for several days with friends here. A marriage license was taken out late this afternoon by O. D. Newhard, aged twenty-one and Elsie L. Fuhrman, aged twenty-two, both of Preble township. Lulu Brokaw and Miss Della Troyer left this afternoon for Indianapolis, where they will remain for some time as the guests of friends. They were' accompanied by Lou Brokaw of Fort Wayne. The body of Mrs. Charley Lefferson who died at Denver, will arrive today on the 3:26 over the Erie, and will be laid to rest in the Salam cemetry. A Targe number of relatives in the county are saddened by the death of this woman. Mrs. Christian Rohrer, mother of Fred Rohrer of Berne, died on Tuesday evening. Her death was unexpected, although she had been ill for three years, being bedfast from a stroke of paralysis. The funeral occurred yesterday from the Mennonite church, of which she has been a mem-l ber for over twenty years. The de-1 ceased was bom in Canton, Berne,; Switzerland, January 9, 1837.

BUY SOME EARTH OF ERWIN REALTY CO. At present very low prices on city properties and some very fine farms, located in various parts of the county, which can be vacated to the purchaser on short notice and in ample time for spring work. It will pay you to call at the office and get further information in addition to the following brief mention:

20 acres improved 3 miles out cheap. 5 acres near town, improved. 80 acres, 2% miles, $90.00 per acre. 80 acres five mile $85.00. Two 80 acre tracts near Saint Paul church, very reasonable. 80 acres well improved Union township. 40 acres in Union township. 90 acres near Washington church. 80 and 100 acre arm near Monroe. 2 vacant lots on North Second street $350 each. 4 good residences near the M. E. church from $1,500 up. Nice cottage residence North Third street, very reasonable. Pillars property North Third street, at greatly reduced price. •/V/tSJ HARD . 7«

DAN ERWIN

Abe Bebout, of Jefferson township, was a business visitor in the city and a spectator at the horse sale today. Farmers in large numbers were in the city today and almost every available space at the several hitch racks was occupied. Robert Case, of Magley, was in the city today looking after business affairs. He will return to his home this evening. Mr. Case is preparing to move to Indianapolis and the furniture will probably be shipped Tuesday. Emanuel Sprunger north of town has lost another valuable farm horse just recently, which was the third horse that died for him this winter, or the fifth within a period of less than ten years. Lung trouble of some kind seems to have caused the death of his horses.—Berne Witness*

North Eighth street, good house and barn, $1,400. 2% acres and 2 houses. Fine residence on Winchester street. 4 vacant lots in the Fullenkamp addition. House and bam near German church Eleventh street. 7 room house Eighth street, $950.00. 7 room house and good bam Second street. Snellen property on North Third street, good modern house and two lots, price greatly reduced, owner • must sell. House and two lots on Adams street will sell together or vacant lots separate, very reasonable. We have secured the agency for Western Canada lands for this territory and would be pleased to answer either in person or by mail any inquiry. Our next excursion rates will be from March 16th. Office at Corner ! of Monroe and Second streets, DecaI tur, Indiana.

The Earthquake Os Italy A Great Hit At the Star Theatre Friday,eve Mar. 5 One Night Only

FOR SALE—Two colts coming three years old. See William Ehresman three-fourths mile south of Bobo. 51-6 t