Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 30 March 1909 — Page 3

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WEATHER. Fair tonight and Wednesday; frost tonight south portion. Miss Kate Dutcher went to Monmouth today to visit with friends. Amos Karter of Ohio City, returned home today after transacting business today. Caroline Curray returned to Fort Wayne after transacting business in the city. C. A. Brown, of Fort Wayne, transacted business in the city yesterday afternoon. Mrs. E. A. Althon returned to het home at Willshire after taking treatment in the city. Misses Donna Parrish and Georgia Kitson went to Monmouth this morning to visit with friends. . D. L. Duncan, of Fort Wayne, transacted business in the city and returned to Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Emma Gillig has been quite sick for some time and is unable to attend to her duties at the Adams County Bank. The Singer Sewing Machine company have opened a branch office here Mr. August F. Puls being in charge. They are located in the Brock building and have in stock the various styles of machines made by this company, one of the best In the country. Funeral Services were (held this morning at the St. Marys church for Miss Bertha Hart, whose death Saturday evening caused so many sad hearts in Decatur, and other places, where the young lady was known and loved. Rev. Wilkins delivered the sermon and the remains were laid to rest at St. Joseph cemetery. The remains of little Major Brandyberry, arrived last evening from Youngstown, Ohio, and were conveyed to the home of V. P. Ball, where the funeral services were conducted this morning, the Rev. Payne officiating. A large number of the friends of the family were present. Interment was made at the Mt. Tabor cemetery at Rivarre.

Receipts of the Peru postoffice are high enough to make it a first class office. Mrs. A. R. Bell went to Fort Wayne for a visit with her son, C. K. Bell and family. Commencement exercises of the Wells county district schools will be held at Bluffton June 1. George Debolt and wife went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit their daughter, Mrs. Covault. Dr. Homer Sauers left for Fort Wayne this morning on his regular business trip to South Whitley. Allen Kitson of North Manchester, who is visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Kitson, went to Moumouth today. Miss Roxie Syphers went to Fort Wayne for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Syphers of that place. Miss Mary Palmer went to Fort Wayne to spend the afternoon with her sister, Miss May Carrier of that place. Poneto has subscribed two-thirds the amount of capital stock necessary to secure a bank and is hopeful as to the outlook. F. A. White and family of the west part of town, moved into the Mrs. S. M. Dorwin property on south First street. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Everett went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit with the latter’s sister, Mrs. Charles Vovault. Ex-Congressman Gilhams, of Lagrange,will re-enter the life insurance business, having been appointed a general agent for the Equitable. Editor J. B. Stoll, of the South Bend Times, delivered an address Sunday at the Y. M. C. A. in South Bend on “Politics, Clean and Dirty.” The semi-annual council of the Episcopal church in northern Indiana will be held with Bishop, White at Gischcroft, on Lake Wawasee, April 28 and 29. Senator Proctor says he will contest the recent local option election in Elkhart county on the ground that the ballots did not contain the name of the county. Mrs. G. A. Richie, of Peru, had a handsome dress ruined when some vandal threw acid upon the gown in a moving picture show while the room was darkened. Letters remaining unclaimed for week ending March 29, 1909: Mrs. Rose Grimme, Miss Edith Horman, Persons calling say advertised giving date. M. A. Frisinger, P. M. The Goldman drug store, at Elkhart, is carrying a large display ad in the newspapers in which it announces that in the future it will not handle whisky or any other intoxicating liquor. * The Hon. Levi Mock went to Muncie yesterday, where he delivered a lecture on “Crimes and Criminals” before the Free Thought society. There was a large crowd lq the hall. ExJudge Koontz presided.—Bluffton Banner. Ex-Senator Parks, of Plymouth, Ind., is a patient at Hope hospital. Mr. Samuel Menzie, of Pierceton, and Mrs. Burton S. Field, of Van Wert, were also brought to the hospital yestreday for treatment —.Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. By a deal consumated this morning Francis S. Hanna sold her 125 acre farm in Lancaster township to a Mr. Reynolds, whose home is in Illinois, for the sum of $10,090. Mrs. Hnna took several pieces of Marion residence property in the deal in addition to some cash and a mortgage. Mr. Reynolds will possibly move here. — Bluffton News. The Portland sheriff Saturday evening captured a crazy man, John Dull, well known here, who has been roaming over the southern part of this county and Jay, for a week. Dull was formerly an inmate of East Haven insane asylum, but was patroled. Last week he became violent and left home, being at large ever since. —Bluffton Banner. Ben Buckner arrived home Sunday morning after a week's stay in the west. He was obliged to curtail his trip because of the illness of his two year old son, Mason. The child has been suffering from scarlet fever and chickenpox and is now undergoing a congestion of the lungs which in its attenuated condition makes its condition very serious indeed.—-Bluffton News. H. H. Skiles, record keeper of the Maccabees lodge, this morning received a draft from the main offices of the lodge for $3,000, payable to Mrs. R. W. Bair, whose husband died about a month ago in Pennsylvania. Mr. Bair joined the local Maccabees and took out the insurance policy while he was working in the Wells county oil field a number of years ago. The payment of the $3,000 to his widow, who now lives in Pennsylvania, makes a total of $9,000 that this order has paid out in the last eighteen months.—Bluffton News.

A. A. King, of Fort Wayne, returned to his home on the ten o’clock car. Mrs. Anna Claren, of Berne, visited in the city with Frank Pierce and family. She returned this noon. Frank Clarke of Fort Wayne, who visited friends over Sunday, returned to his home this morning. The show at the Bosse opera house this evening will be a good one and will no doubt be quite well patronized. Mrs. Rene Sullivan returned to hei home at Van Buren after visiting with her mother, Mrs. Ashbucher, in the city. Miss Gladys Flanders is spending the week at Marion, with Mrs. Ned Steele, the guests of the latter’s parents. Miss Kate Ehrrnan returned to her home at Peterson, after enjoying a visit with her brother, Ferdinand at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Samuel Amrine, who has been the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Augsburger of Berne, returned to her home at Willshire today. Will Conrad went to Pleasant Mills yesterday and visited with friends. He will visit Venedocia before going to Cincinnati to make his home. Harry Grove was in the city today talking up his Texas land and town site scheme, and which looks good to the investor. Many are taking out small investments and some day will no doubt make good thereby. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sullivan, of Berne, returned home yesterday after a pleasant visit with Arthur Russel and family. They were accompanied home by Mabel Russel who will visit for several days at that place. Qne week ifrom next Sunday is Easter. How about your new suit or hat or dress’ Don’t wait for the rabbit to bring them, but read the advertisements in the Daily Democrat and govern yourself accordingly. Jerry Archer is here from Midland, Michigan, visiting (his mother and other relatives and friends. He reports his Michigan home as being more than satisfactory, and that he likes the place and the people immensely. He will return the latter part of the week. B. H. Myer, who has been spending the winter In Alabama, has left there and gone to New Orleans, La., where he will spend some time. He says that Alabama experiened a freeze and that all crops are late this year. Strawberries are coming into market but the price is high. v The Modern Woodmen lodge will meet tomorrow evening and there is business of great importance to be discussed. That every member be present is the desire of the officers, and we are reliably informed that those who are not there will miss a .rare treat, so you had better be there if you know the pass word. Miss Rosa Green, daughter of Ed Green, has received notice from the Milner Musical company of Cincinnati, that she had sent in a successful answer to a rebus, recently sent out, and that she was entitled to a prize. Enclosed was a bond for SIOO, good in purchasing one of the valuable pianos sold by this company. Chris Stogdill w'ent to Fort Wayne this morning to look up additional papers and secure further assistance in the effort to secure a pardon or parole for Jesse Hower, now' in state prison. How’er was a son-in-law of Stogdills by his first marriage and Mr. Stogdill has helped raise his children. He has been giving all the aid in his power to the effort to secure the parole. If paroled Hower has a promise of work on the John Miller farm. —Bluffton News. J. Fred France was In Lafayette Friday, where he met with the mayors of Logansport, Brazil, Richmond and Lafayette, the five constituting a commute on program for the June meeting of the Indiana Municipal league, to be held at Lafayette, June 22 to 24, inclusive. The program was roughly outlined, the addresses to cover numerous points of municipal interest and policy. Several special addresses will be given by recognized authorities Wednesday night, and Thursday afternoon the Lafayette local committee will be in charge and several side trips are in prospect.—Huntington Herald.

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C. D. Lewton went to Crawfordsville this noon on business. Miss Lena Miller returned to Willshire after visiting with her father, John Miller. Rev. and Mrs. Moses Breneman of Berne went to Lima today for a visit with relatives. Lulu, Howard and Harold Whitzman returned to Bluffton after a visit with relatives at Berne. Mrs. Adolph Whitzman of Bluffton, returned home after a visit with her parents at Berne. Miss Della Sellemeyar went to Indianapolis where she will attend the teachers’ convention. Making out blanks for mortgage exemptions is the principal business at the auditor's office these days. Mrs. William Wood returned to her home at Warren after a visit with W. W. Smith in St. Marys township. J. E. Grider, who has been visiting with Rev. and Mrs. Moses Breneman of Berne, returned to his home at Lima today. Trustee Thornhill of Geneva, was here today and said that the Briant shooting scrape was the principal topic of conversation there. Uptegraft was well known there, and that fact makes it all the more interesting. o I will do your house cleaning, clean your carpets wash windows or porches, spade gardens, trim trees, clean cisterns and all kinds of odd jobs. See James Coverdale or call Phone 445.

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