Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 69, Decatur, Adams County, 22 March 1909 — Page 3

"Martha C Kettler Piano Teacher gives lessons every Saturday. Drop her a card at 318 East Wayne street, Fort Wayne, and she will call next week. fa/erybodgs Ever had trouble of your own with a hired man? Read “The Lite John Wiggins” in this month’s EVERYBODY’S, and laugh over the other fellow’s trouble. Did you know that more funnv short stories are swapped from “The Chestnut Tree” than from anv other similar collection anywhere? Every month you can find one that you’ll laugh over till you get the next. Get EVERYBODY’S and see. Sold at City News Stand GRAND I t ♦ ; ► FIRST REEL | ; ► The Light and Shadows ♦ < ► in Chinatown. ♦ < ► SECOND REEL ♦ < > The Bandit King ♦ \; SONG ♦ ;; Where the dusky Colurn- | < ► bia river is flowing to ♦ < ► the Sea. ♦ o Everybody Goes to the « 11 Grand * The Texas exhibit car are showing views of East Texas at the Crystal theater tonight ” The Worry The Loss, and most of all, the poor business policy or paying your bills by cash can be avoided V'ith a checking account here. The holiday purchases, the ordinary expenses, in fact every expenditure, should be paid with a check. Then you are protected against your ov. n errors and the acts of unscrupulous business people you might deal with, for each paid check is a legal Toucher in itself. 1 t OLD Adams Co. Bank

THE LAND OF SUNSHINE AND FLOWERS East Texas is being displayed for your benefit in the big advertising car of the Giant Construction company on the G. R. &I. tracks, north side of Monroe street in your city. . , r ~ Come and see the Fruits, Vegetables Grains and Grasses, grown on our lands and hear our proposition explained by several Texas gentlemen who will welcome you. Ladies and children invited. It is free. Car is open day and evening. See our views at the Crystal Theatre. Giant Construction Company New Chicago, Tex. Chicago, His.

WEATHER. Fair tonight and probably Tuesday; not much change in temperature. Mrs. D. V. Steele went to Berne today on business. Beulah Fuhrman returned to her home this afternoon. Mrs. C. D. Lewton went to Monmouth today to visit parents. C. S. Campbell and wife of Detroit, were in the city at the library today. Erast Eikhoff of Preble township, was in the city this morning on business. Miss Iva Steele visited with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barnhart of Rural Route a yesterday. Mr. Luther Stohler returned to his home at Topeka after a visit with his brothor 'David. Otto Haubold of Evanston, Illinois, is in the city the guest of Dr ,P. B. Thomas and family. Miss Martha Heckman returned f.om a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Heckman of Stop 21. Mrs. John Shieferstein and Mfrs. Oscar Fritzinger returned to their home after shopping in the city. Mrs. A. C. Bashore, of Paulding, returned home after a pleasant visit with Mrs. Charles Ross over Sunday. Mrs. F. E. France of Muskogee, Okla., is in the city at the bedside of her mother, Mrs. Godfrey Christen. • Martin Marhenke and wife of Monmouth are the happy parents of a baby boy who arrived yesterday evening. Decatur will take on a regular building boom this year, and it is expected that several new houses will be built, and that many more will be remodeled. Let the good work go on.

The funeral of Ezra Leßrun was held yesterday afternoon from the United Brethren church and was attended by a large crowd of people. Interment was made at Maplew'ood cemetery. W. J. Meyers came home today from Montepeller where he assisted his son, Rev. Hunter Meyers, pastor of the Methodist church at that place with his duties. The latter is quite sick with quinsy. Peter Baumgartner for many years a resident of Vera Cruz, has purchased a residence at Bluffton, and after remodeling it into one of the best in that city, will move there and take up his residence. A firm of Huntington grain dealers have been looking Bluffton over with a view of establishing a grain elevator there. Bluffton already has four such elevators and the location is not considered the best on earth. The suit of Charles Bell vs. C. C. Sfxby has been venued from Wells county to the Blackford circuit court at Hartford City, where it will be tried at some time soon. The suit is one on account and the demand is for $3,000. The first commencement in Wells county in 1909 was held Friday evening. when a class of three girls were graduated from the Craigville high school. The exercises cleebrating the auspicious occasion in three young lives were held in the United Brethren church at Craig Ville, and the interest was such that the edifice was taxed to its capacity to accomodate the crowd that was present to see the graduates receive the diplomas marking their entrance into another epoch in their lives. —Bluffton News.

Harold Wilcox left thia morning for St. Louis. Michigan. Misses Mints, and Eva Acker spent yesterday in Fort Wayne. C. D. Lewton went to Fort Wayne this morning on business. Miss Martha Shineworth of Willshire, returned home today. Hugh Woods went to Fort Wayne this afternoon on business. William Krate went Fort Wayne and Grabill today on business. Mrs. Frank Cnlldy of Muncie, spent Sunday in the city with friends. Mrs. C. D. Murray went to Fort Wayne to spend the day with friends. Miss Anna Clark went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day. Mrs. D. C. Meyers and son Adrain returned to their home at Pleasant Mills. Mrs. C. A. Dugan went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit with friends. Mr. Guard left for his home at Chicago after a visit with friends in the city. Weaver and Steele are installing a new show case in which jewelry will be shown. Mrs. Henry Marhenke went to Monmouth to visit with her son, Martin, and family. Mrs. M .E. Brackett went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day with friends. Mrs. Charles Aujt |and baby of Pleasant Mills, arrived in the city for a short visit with friends. Hazel Newlin returned to her home at Goldsmith, Tipton county, after a pleasant visit with her brother, Will. Mrs. Frank Brice returned today to her home in Clinton county. She had been visiting with Fort Wayne friends. Mr. and Mrs. Jake Kelley who have been visiting their son, Jesse at Geneva, returned to their home at Geneva today. Mrs. F. H. Merica and daughter, Merle, of Bluffton, returned to that place after attending the funeral of William Zerkle.

- Mrs. W .A. Bouth of Sharpsville, s Tipton county, returned home after visiting her son James Townsend 3 near Monroe for several days. Miss Frances Dugan, who is at--1 tending school at Lake Forest, 111., } will arrive home the latter part of 1 this week to spend the spring vacation. s Frank Mann will arrive Friday t from Bloomington to visit his parents . near the city. He is a sophomore r in the sdhool of medicine at the t state university. Mrs. Irvin Elisey and daughter, Mildred, of Celina, arrived Saturday and . are visiting J. D. Gault and family t of Peterson. Her sister Eva re- ( turned with her. t John Potter, who has served as 5 clerk at the Hotel Murray for two years past, left today for Wabash, where he has accepted a position as clerk at the Tremont hotel. His place here is being filled by James Beery. i , John Spuller has rented space in , the room occupied by Thomas Leonard and Tom Haefiing, north of the Blackburn drug store, and will exhibit , there his DeLaval cream separator, , for which he has the agency and , which he says is the best in the world. Tom Railing and wife left here at i noon today for Chicago, where they will visit friends a few days, and r then go to Springfield, Illinois, where Tom reports for duty in the Three-I league. He is in excellent condition and his friends are expecting him to easily make good. Marie Leßrun, the little seven year old daughter of the late Ezra Leßrun, who was buried yesterday, is very low with brain fever. Her condition today is reported slightly worse and grave fears are entertained for her recovery. Mis. Alex Leßrun who has also been quite sick, is but little better. Barney naiver arrived home this morning from Pittsburg, where he has been for a week past. While there he visited several nephews whom he had never seen. He had a royal time and had to hunt up all kinds of excuses to get away, as they insisted on him staying there for the summer. This was pay day at the piano factory and $4,400 in round figures was paid out. In some way a report was circulated today that the plant is to be run on an eight-hour schedule, but this is absolutely denied by the management. A report that the force is to be reduced is also denied.—Bluffton News. Mr. Joe Lose, a clever and popular young man, has accepted a position as a salesman at the Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson clothing store and began his duties there at noon today. Mr. Lose has been in the barber business with his father for a number of years, and is one of the best known young men of this city.

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SPRING BARGAINS

ARTIFICIAL FLOWERS We have now on display the finest assortment of flowers ever shown in this city. Our line is different than that found in small stores. They are velvet, silk and are retailed in many places for high prices, but we are going to sell them while they last at 10 CENTS A BUNCH

LARGEST LINE OF POSTAL CARDS CAN BE FOUND AT OUR STORE FOR ONE CENT EACH Our'sale on GARDEN SEEDS was greater than we expected and our supply will be exhausted before long. Come at once and get what you want for ONE CENT a package.

A new line of Combs, Purses, Jewelry, Barretts, and other novelties. Children’s Muslin Drawers 10c Children’s Waists, all sizes lOc 4 inch best Silk Ribbon, per yard |Oc Clark’s 0. N. T. Thread 5c Soaps of all kinds at the lowest prices 2400 Matches |Oc Slop Jars 69c Wash Bowls and Pitchers [Special] 50c Chambers, Large size 25c Cups and Saucers to meet any price Big decorated deep Dishes for |Oc

THE RACKET STORE

MONROE TO HAVE NEW STORE William Townsend Opens a Buggy and Harness Store There. Monroe is to have a new business house. William Townsend, of Sharpsville, Indiana, has located there and will soon open a carriage, buggy and harness store. He is located in the Johnson building near the postoffice, and his leader in the buggy line will be the Binkley, made at Tipton. He expects to do a good business in the hustling little town, and will no doubt do so. 1 o Maria Hammond of Fort Wayne, went to Berne for a visit with relatives. Frank Christen of Chicago, is at the bedside of his mother, Mrs. Godfrey Christen. Mr. Miller, a mining engineer, was in the city Sunday the guest of Irvin Acker and family. Word from the bedside of Mrs. Ruth Oarlock* of Chicago, is, that she is slowly getting better. SJiss Celeste Wemhoff went to Fort Wayne this morning to resume her studies at the business college. The funeral of Mrs. Lou Mailand will be held tomorrow at the home, at the German Lutheran church here, and at St. Johns, the Rev. Klausing officiating. , Unclaimed letters for week ending March 22, is as follows: Mr. James W. Bush, Mr. J. F. Cunneen, Mrs. Cora Knepper, Adeleanda Reed, Miss Glydas Bromeon. M. A. Frisinger, P. M. Mrs. L. G. Ellingham is very sick at her home with congestion of the lungs. She is a little better today. Her friends hope that more dangerous illness wil Inot develop, and that she will soon recover. A law that will prove of great interest to Bluffton property owners in the future was passed by the last legislature. It provides that resurfacing of paved streets comes under the head of improvements and that the cost may be taxed to abutting property. Under this law if streets are improved in years to come abutting property owners and not the entire city will pay the costs. —Bluffton News.

WANTED —Boarders, board or room land board. Mrs. Noah Mangold, 222 S. First St. WANTED —Good girl ifor general housework; god wages; no washing. Inquire of Mrs. Dan R. Vail, south Fifth street WANTED —Employment for a man with horse and wagon at the ice cream factory. Steady work all summer. H. L. Conter. 3t NOTICE TO ICE CONSUMERS—Owing to the scarcity of ice and the necessity of shipping in the supply for Decatur, all ice tickets must be paid for in advance. This change in the method of doing business has been necessitated by the fact that all ' ice must be paid for in cash upon its receipt in this city. William Mersman, H. L. Conter. ts

MILLINERY OPENING AT MRS. BOSSES' Tuesday Afternoon and Evening. teml COUGH I OUtMOBS Coughs,Colds, TMs remedy cm always btdepeadtdiipoa and Is plMsaat to take. It contains ao oplam or . stbce harmful drug and may be <iveo a daMfy to a baby as bo m adult. f 1 hfcaWwatfc larjeatoeWMafc | .

A NEW DEPARTMENT We have added a line of ladies skirts and muslin underwear and a look will convince you we can save you money. Ladies well-made mercerized skirts for . . SI.OO A good extra-made skirt for $1.50 Night gowns and drawers from . . 25c to SI.OO Ready-made corset covers for . . . . 25c and 50c

ENAMELWARE Our line of this goods consists of nothing but the best grade. Don’t compare our prices with the inferior goods now being sold in town. Garden Hoes and Rakes for . 25c, 35C and 5Qc Cobbler Outfits, just what you need 50c Half Soles, all sizes from 10 to 25c All sizes Chair Bottoms 10c No. 8 all Copper Plated Tea Kettles .... s|,oo CrQcks, all sizes, per gallon gp A complete line of Milk Pails, Strainers, Galvanized Pails and Tubs.

Choice F'arms For Sale by the Northern Indiana Real Estate Co 40 acre tract good buildings, good productive soil, well fenced, and well drained. Price $2,800. 50 acres good productive soil, fair buildings. Price $3,600. 80 acres, well improved, good productive soil, $5,000. 100 acres, 8 room house with large cellar, large barn in fair condition. Price $5,000. 140 acres, god buildings, large house, bank barn, excellent location. Price SBO.OO per acre. Any one of these farms can be sold at a bargain if sold soon. Money to loan at a Low rate of Interest tTuchte& Litterer, Attys, and Ngrs Office over Burns Harness Store. Decatur, Indiana. If youwant to see,list your farm with us • ’Phone 430 The Unparalleled Variety of colors in men’s fabrics for this season offers a range from which all classes of men will find something individually pleasing.

Our Patterns Embrace all the shades of green, olive, slate, stone, gray, brown, tan, mode, bronze, and khaki, in stripe, check and soft plaid designs, and are exclusive. Make an early selection and get a high class tailored-to-measure suit Prices unusually reason-

able* fit and satisfaction guaranteed. CHRIS ME VER, The Tailor 135 S. Second St. Decatur, Indiana

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