Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 62, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1909 — Page 3

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WEATHER. Threatening and colder tonight; unday generally fair and colder. Messrs. Med Miller and True Frist>e will furnish music at the Grand heater tonight and it will be fine, ’he public is invited to attend. 'A gravel car was derailed while eing drawn from the Y near the Iterurban station and some little rouble was experienced in placing ; back on the track. Both trucks ere off the track. >rof. Fosnaught astrologer and palmist, here for a sort time only. This ad and 25c Btitles the holder to a 50c palm jading. Allison block, north Second <reet, first door upstairs to right Mr. eßolt apartments.

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— - rhe Worry The Loss, and most of all, the poor usiness policy or paying your bills y cash can be avoided with a checkig account here. The holiday purchases, the orditry expenses, in fact every expeniture, should be paid with a check, hen you are protected against your sn errors and the acts of unscruplous business people you might deal ith, for each jp&id check is a legal jucher in itself. OLO \damsCo. Bank

|WHY PAY HIGH TAXES ? ? On all cash you have on hand March ist. 1909? Better Mclose a bargain for some good property and save your inBfcomes. We can now offer you some of the best properties Win Decatur.

7S6 —Is a 26% acre tract a half ,51 mile from school on public road, I twenty acres fine black land, all I wire fenced, nearly new frame ■ I house an brick foundation, hip roof, I a mile and a half from railroad stau I tion, market, etc. Price $2,600.00. Would take Decatur city property as ? I part payment. ||BjNo. 773 —Is a new five room cottage In west Decatur, with good stable, e drove weii. eemeiit cistern, fruit, | eta, rejulrea but $650.00 cash. s®No. 769 —la a 115 acre tract of fine

■See Snow Agency's Larger Lists of ■ Farm and City. Properties

Miss Bertha Hart is a little better today. Al Steele went to Fort Wayne this morning on business. It cost Grant county $3,598.91 to hold its local option election. Davd Ebey is feeling better today. Last night he suffered much. John Koenig, of St. Marys, was in the city on business yesterday. Huntington will get the Toledo offices of the Western Lime company. Pay your delinquent electric light bills by the 15th and save being cut off. Mrs. John Meyers visited with Mrs. Theodore Kennedy and has returned heme. Miss Victoria Stone went to Chicago today for a several weeks’ visit with friends. John Evans, of Monmouth, transacted business in the city yesterday afternoon. Representative Cline left Angola Thursday for Washington, to take his seat in congress. Gus Brown, 30, of Bluffton, is under arrest for enticing a girl of 14 years away from her home. The auditor’s office at the court house is looking fine, the result of papering done yesterday. A. B. Bailey, of Monroe, transacted business in the city this morning and has returned to his home. There is much sickness in the city at present,. several new cases of lagrippe having been reported. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Voltz, of Fort Wayne, have arrived in the city for a visit with friends and relatives. Noah Mosser, of Geneva, went to Fort Wayne this morning to take treatment for his ear from a specialist. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Meyers will spend Sunday at Fort Wayne the guests of their daughter, Mrs. Robert Harding. E. M. Ray, of Berne, was in Decatur this morning looking after business interests and returned to his home on the afternoon train. Religious services will be held in the various churches tomorrow morning and evening and the public is cordially invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Edmond Johnson have returned to their home at Van Wert, after being the guests of friends and relatives for some time. Mrs. Ed Vancil and her sister, Miss Connor, went to Fort Wayne this morning to remain for a short, time as the guests of friends. Mrs. John Lachot and Missbs Lilah Lachot, Bess Baumgartner and Corrine ' King went to Fort Wayne this morn-1 ing to spend the day with friends. I William Sheerer, of Monroe town-’ ship, who was quite badly injured re-', cently, is getting along fine. No serious trouble is ever likely to develop. Absolutely no definite clue has yet been discovered as to the whereabouts of Re’/ A. C. Rand, who is mysteriously missing from his home at Warsaw,

land a little over two miles from Decatur on stoned road, good buildings. $12,000.00. No. 768—1 s a cottage near Monroe street, cistern, stable, drove well, some fruit and shade trees for $525.00. No. 770—1 s one of the beet business buildings in the cltyj will be sold at a bargain, annual rentals over SBOO.OO. No. 771 —Is e neftrty black grnu.rt thirty acres, cottage house, on stoned road, for $2,400.00,

Mr. O. N. Snellen, of Willshire, is visiting friends in the city. Miss Georgia Beery of Peterson, is visiting relatives in the city today. The weather was beautiful today, and consequently many people were on the streets. Clara and Mary Streit,of Montpelier, returned to their home at Montpelier yesterday evening. Monte Fee has returned from his regular business trip on the road and will spend Sunday with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Israel Benton of St. Marys, Ohio, have come to the city for a several days’ visit with friends and relatives. Auctioneer J. N. Burkhead, of Monroe, was in the city today looking after and has returned to his home. Farmers in large numbers were in the city today transacting business and doing shopping. The business men did a good business. The funeral of the late Mrs. Moser will be held next Monday afternoon at two-thirty o’clock and without doubt many will be in attendance. Commencement exercises of the Craigville high school will be held March 19. The graduates are Cecile Shaft, Cora Wilkerson and Hazel Garton. J. H. Heller and wife have returned from Indianapolis where for sixty days the former acted in the capacity of file clerk in the house of representatives. Miss Margaret Motgomery, of Cleveland, Ohio, will arrive in the city this evening to assume the position as trimmer at the Misses Bowers millinery store. Several new homes are being extensively repaired in the city and wc understand that there will be a number of new houses built in the near future. Mesdames L. L. Baumgartner and W. A. Bauman, of Decatur, who have been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Studabaker went home this morning.—Bluffton News. Several member? of the Modern Woodmen lodge gathered at their newly remodeled home this afternoon for a cleaning shower, preparatory to removing their paraphernalia to the room.

Workmen are busy raising the house of Washington Pyle in the north part of the city and a cement block foun- • dation will be placed under it. Many north end homes are undergoing decisive repairs at the present time. i Arthur Trenary, employed in Fort Wayne as a driver for Swift & Co., was locked up in jail at Bluffton Thursday for neglecting to pay the $8 per month ordered by the court when a divorce was granted to Trenary’s wife. Dr. Wilcox will deliver a lecture tomorrow night, using the theme “That Boy” and the Knights of the Holy Grail will attend the meeting in a body. Dr. Wilcox has prepared a lecture especially for the young men, and he invites everybody to attend. Robert Case and son Almond left last evening for Indianapolis, where they wil Imake their future home. The family of Mir. Case left yesterday morning for the capital city. The best wishes of their many friends go with them to their new place of abode. Decatur people cannot afford to miss the big musical treat which is scheduled for the Bosse opera house next W’ednesday night. The male chorus from Fort Wayne which will hold the boards at that time is re- ] puted to be one of the best in the I’ business. Mrs. Charles Growcock, of Columi bia City, 68 years of age, who fell ■ down a stairway at her home Wednes ■ day morning, died twenty-four hours later as a result of her injuries. Concussion of the brain ensued from the fall, and the unfortunate woman did not regain consciousness.

Fort Wayne druggists will In the near future hold a meeting in an endeavor to make the price of eight cents for ice cream soda water uniform in the city. The same thing was attempted last year, but many reduced their prices to five cents before the season had gone far.—Fort .Wayne Sentinel. The members of the Woodmen degree team held a meeting at their hall last night and indulged in drill practice. They are arranging for the entertainment to be given at the new hall next Wednesday night, at which time an interesting program will be rendered, consisting of musical selections, addresses, etc. John Zimmerman is busy unloading his*Michigan ice which comes in over the Lake Erie and though eight or ten teams are at work it will take nearly four days to get it all packed away. Twenty ears lu all are in this shipment which comes from seventy miles north of Cadillac and Zimmerman is considering the buying of more. If the weather is suitable and with not too much sun he may do so, putting it up next week;—Bluffton News.

Fred Reppert returned today from Montpelier. Henry Thomas went to South Bend today on business. Tom Baitzell was in the city today, transacting business. Miss Norah Meore returned to her home at Peterson this noon. Miss Laura Hower returned to her home at Peterson this noon. Mrs. Limenstahl went to Gar Creek, Ohio, on the noon car for a visit with friends. • t Miss Clara Harshman, of Willshire, went to Willshire today to visit with friends. , Mrs. Hunt returned from Fort Wayne, where she was visiting with her sister. Mrs. Otto Haubold, of Chicago, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Thomas. J. A. Watson, who has been in the city on business, returned to his home at Bluffton today. Miss Mary Roop, of Pleasant Mills, went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to visit with friends. The St. Marys river is quite low again after being out of its banks for several days past. Miss Elva Zerkle of south of the city was in town today visiting friends and has returned to her home. Miss Carrie McKinney went to Russiaville and Kokomo this noon to visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Harvey Miller went to Bluffton to assist her daughter, Mrs. George Harding, in the care of her sick children.

W. C. McKinney is in the city, awaiting the arrival of his family, who are moving from Russiaville here. George Humerickhoss transacted business in St. Marys township and returned home to Craigville this morning. Mr.and Mrs. D. D. Grant, of Marion, have come to the city for a visit with friends and relatives. They will remain here for several days. John Heller and wife returned today from Indianapolis, where he has been for the past sixty days as file clerk during the session of the legislature. The memoers of the Pocahontas lodge are requested to be at their hall this evening at 7:30 o’clock in order to make preparations for the funeral of Mrs. J. E. Moser. J. B. Stoneburner has a good show for tonight, and the amusement loving people cannot afford to miss it. Special music will be rendered, and Mr. Drake will render vocal selections. Mr. Drake who filled an engagement here this week at the New Star theater, will go to his home at Goshen tomorrow. He will probably return Mcnday. Daniel Runyun, of the south part of the city, who is a defendant in a divorce case which comes up in the circuit court on Monday, was in the city today. Mr .and Mrs. Bert Shrimp, of Van Wert, who have been guests of friends and relatives in the city for some time, returned to their home this afternoon. G. L. C. Club met last evening after school. The members will meet at the home of Miss Dorothy Dugan next Friday, where they make arrangements for the future welfare of the club. Mrs. H. H. Deam and Miss Helen Deam accompanied H. H. Deam to Montpelier last evening where he assists Rev. Myers in the revival services now being conducted at the Methodist church. Mr. Deam and Helen sang a duet at last night’s services. Mr. Deam has been assisting in the meetings for several weeks and they will be continued at least until Sunday. About forty conversions have been effected so far—Bluffton News. A project is on foot at Ma,rion to raise a fund of $6,000 to drill a deep test well in the hope of finding an oil or gas bearing sand below Trenton rock. Frank Beshore, a well known oil man, is at the had of the movement, and is meeting with much success in raising the money. The propositiori is to drll a well to the depth of 2,700 feet, starting the hole at 13 Inches and casing it off to 5% inches. The promoters of the pla.n point to the success of such an undertaking in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, where oil and gas have been found in the deep or second pay in fields that were formerly abandoned.

MILLINERY OPENING Tuesday afternoon and evening. Everybody Invited. March 16 U. Deininger

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Helen Evans is in the city shopping today. The Ben Hurs held avery interesting meeting at their hall last night. Miss Blenn Crays, of Preble, is in the city this afternoon, visiting with friends. The social set will be busy next week as several brilliant events are scheduled. A representative of the Bluffton Business College, was in Decatur this morning. Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer and daughter Della went to Fort Wayne today to visit with friends. Miss Mary Hite will return today from Chicago, where she has been visiting her sister Madge. The moving picture shows did a good business this afternoon as a consequence of the beautiful weather. William Baughman returned to his home at Fort Wayne, where he lives with his daughter, Mrs. C. J. Pittman. John Walters arrived from Wiltshire, where he is teaching school, and will spend Sunday with his family. Mrs. C. H. Hammond and children Catharine and Paul, are in the city visiting Miss Oda Jackson and Mrs. Kate Place. A large number of the young people in the county will go to Marion and Terre Haute soon to attend the normals at those places. The Gallmeyer case rwill occtupy the attetion of much of the time of the Adams circuit court during next week. It will begin on Tuesday. The council meeting to be held next Tuesday night, wfill be of unusual interest. The dads will dispose of much business which will interest ths public. The meeting to be held by the Ej • worth League of the M. E. church tomorrow night will be very interesting and a cordial invitation is extended to the public.

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Miss Bertha Hart is a little better today. Mrs. Kate Place is slowly recovering from an attack of lagrippe. Miss Bertha Hart is still very ill and her friends are alarmed over the seriousness of her condition. Bids will be advertised for the construction of the new city building after Tuesday night, and within a month from that date it is thought that work will be commenced.

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The home of Charles N. Steele is undergoing improvements and when same are completed much will be added to the appearance and convenience of the property. The household goods of Dallas Hunsicker have arrived from Anogal and he is moving into the property belonging to his father on west Monroe street. Mr. Hunsicker will make this city his future home, and will probably go into business of some sort.

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