Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1909 — Page 3

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WEATHER. Showers today and thunder storms and colder tonight; Wednesday partly cloudy. ;• —The— ♦ | GRAND| . ► - ♦ ;; New and Up-to-Date | < ► Films for this Evening. | ;; One of the latest films | ;; out entitled ♦ ;; “C. 0. D.” | ;; or a True story of the ♦ ;; wreck of the “Republic” | “ Everybody Goes to the f J; Grand 1 • ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦» It’s Safe with as— and it will increase without any effort ou your part at the rate of 4 per cent interest. A dollar spent is a lost friend — a dollar deposited here a sleepless partner always adding to your store at the rate of 4 per cent You can't climb the ladder of Independence unless you have some cash to help you up the first few rungs. And you can't have that without a bank account OLD AdamsCo.Bank

WHV PAY HIGH TAXES ? ? On all cash you have on hand March ist. 1909? Better close a bargain for some good property and save your incomes. We can now offer you some of the best properties in Decatur.

No. 766 —Is a 26% acre tract a half, mile from school on public road, twenty acres fine black land, all wire fenced, nearly new frame house an brick foundation, hip roof, a mile and a half from railroad station, market, eta Price $2,600.00. Would take Decatur city property as part payment No. 772—1 s a new five room cottage In west Decatur, with good stable, drove well, cement cistern, fruit, eta., rejulres but $650.00 cash. No. 769—1 s a 115 acre tract of fine

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Miss Jeane Weiler went to Fort Wayne to visit friends today. R. E. Peters returned last night from a business trip to Monroe. Charles Colter left on the morning train for a business trip to Redkey. Miss Martha Swartz went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit friends. Miss Eva McGath went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit friends. World's champion Cubs, League park, Fort Wayne, Thursday, April 8. • 'sj Misses Blanche and Zelma Huffman went to Fort Wayne to spend the day. 1 Miss Mary Waggoner went to Fort j Wayne this morning to visit several jdays with friends. j Mr. Graber, superintendent of the i county infirmary, was a business caller in the city this morning. Martin Laughlin, of Geneva, was in the city today looking after business interests and will remain for some time. The end of the school term is rapidly drawing near and the scholars looking forward to the beginning of their vacation. A. B. Bailey, of Monroe, passed through the city last night enroute to Fort Wayne, where he purchased supplies for the new restaurant he has started at Monroe. Today was one of those bad disagreeable days when the average individual would prefer remaining in the house. The news getter is one who must go rain, shine or otherwise. A Decatur couple who think they have held inviolable tne secret of their Michigan tour and marriage are badly mistaken. Their friends anticipate, in fact are nearly sure they are married, but the mentioning of names at the present time would not be seemly. The Brewiugton & Leonard commission firm of Hartford City, well known here, where it sold to a number of merchants, found its financial condition such that it decided to quit and turn its stock over to its creditors, and E. I. Winters of that city was put In fcharge. The stock Is worth about SB,OOO and the claims against It probably that much or more.

land a little over two miles from Decatur ou atoned road, good buildings, $12,000.00. No. 768 —Is a cottage near Monro* street, cistern, stable, drove well, some fruit and shade trees for $525.00. No. 770 —la one of the best business buildings in the city; will be sold at a bargain, annual rentals over SBOO.OO. No. 771—1 s a nearly all black ground thirty acres, cottage house, on stoned road, for $2,400.00.

Miss Anna Macey went to Shumm today to visit with friends. Mrs. Charles Dicer went to Biuffton today to attend the convention. Dr. Homer Sauers went to Fort Wayne on business this morning. Mrs. Ves Peterson went to Biuffton today to visit her daughter, Mrs. S. E. Whitman. Mrs. Jacob Atz will leave tomorrow for Biuffton to be in attendance at the convention. Miss Clara Kelley returned to Monroeville, after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Ed Whitright. Miss Frances Dugan will return today to Lake Forest College, where she is attending school. T. L. Martin, of Fort Wayne, returned to his home after an overSunday visit with friends. Banker Smith, of Richmond, was looking after his interests here as president of the First National bank. Usual lenten services will be held this evening at St. Marys church, commencing at 7:30 o’clock sun time. Mrs. Whitmer, of Goshen, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. D. E. Studabaker, who has been ill for a day or two, Mrs. Roy Archbold entertained the Bridge Whist ladies last evening and the games were as fnteresting as usual. C. D. Lewton made a business trip to Ossian and Biuffton yesterday in the interest of the Central Union Life Insurance company. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Kelley, wife and children who have been visiting at Briant, returned to their home at Van Buren today. Trustee Magley, of Robt township, was attending to business in the city today, a part of whtch appertained to the welfare of Root township. It is said the Thirteenth district got nearly 20,000 packages of garden seeds through Congressman Barnhart,who originated the newspaper office method of distribution. J. O. Kraner, a member of the county council and one of the well to do and progressive farmers of southern Adams county, was in the city on a business mission this morning. C. W. Mover, of Huntington, constructed a jack-o-lantern as a plaything for his little daughter. Fortunately the fire was extinguished before the home was entirely consumed. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Russell are preparing to move to Decatur, where they moved from a short time ago. He was employed as local agent for the Prudential Insurance company.— Biuffton Banner. Misses Cora and Nellie Neaderhouser and Homer Neadcrhouser returned from Berne this morning. where they attended their brother’s funeral. They resumed their work at the Leader today.—’Biuffton Bannr. Ed Luttman is getting along nicely with his mercantile business at Magley, and is showing a strong inclination to like the business as well as his new home. Magley is proving an excellent trading point'. Noah Loch is a new conductor on the lines of the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway, and is this week getting broke into the work. He will make the company a valuable employe, and the company was fortunate in securing him. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Foughty went to Fort Wayne last evening being called there on account of the very serious illness of Mrs. Will Thompson, to whom a child was born a few days ago. It is feared she cannot recover. The family formeriy lived here, but Mr. Thompson is now employed as a motorman on the Wabash Valley traction lines. Dr. R, G. Knoff has come to the front by installing a gas apparatus for painless extraction of teeth. Heretofore neither of our dentists have had these conveniences and our people have had to go out of town for painlss extraction. Dr. Knoff has had experience in this line of work ,and the new arrangement ought to keep our people at home ror this work. — Berne Witness. A party of six composed of H. A. Jones, Dr. W. W. Barnett, A. J. Vesey and W. D. Henderson, of this city; J. E. Moser, of Decatur, and S. J. Cline, of Lima, left yesterday for Cuba, where they will remain for a period of three weeks. They are interested in the purchase of a tract of 32,500 acres of timber land and will likely close the deal while away.— Fort Wavne Journal-Gazette. County Treasurer W. J. Dustman’s report shows that about $65,000 in current taxes has been paid in thus far on the spring installment of taxes, and about $2,000 delinquent taxes has been paid. The total up to date is about the same as the average year. February seemed to run ahead of payments in the same month a year ago, more paying early than usual this year, but in March the business was not quite as good.—Biuffton News.

A1 Steele went to Middleton today on business. Sam Shamp went to Fort Wayne on business this afternoon. Hugh Woods went to Fort Wayne on busness this afternoon. Mrs. Fred Doehrman returned to her home near Fort Wayne today. World's Champion Cubs, league park, Fort Wayne, Thursday, April 8. C. Hawkins went to Greentown today to attend the funeral of a relative. Mrs. Emma Davis returned today from Biuffton, where she visited friends. Attorney Whipple, of Portland, was attending to business in this city this morning. W. H. Coppock went to Greentown, today, called there uy the death of his mother. Miss Mary Vail arrived in the city from Celina, for a visit with Mrs. A. R. Reid. Miss Eva Malonee went to F*ort Wayne to visit with her sister for several days. Rev. Holle, pastor of the German Reformed church at Shumm, returned to his home today. Judge Macy, of Winchester, is in the city today conducting a special session of court. Have you got your Easter bonnet and suit ready. Only a few days more in which to think it over. Read the advertisements in today’s issue. The owner of a 13-acre tract of land in South Bend has hit upon a unique idea. He announces through the Times that he will give over the use of the ground to people who want to experiment in raising vegetables. The scheme seems to he to get varied results in truck farming. The commssioners took time today to take a look through the factory of "the Ward Fence company. Like many other people they were agreeably suprrised at the gigantic proportions of this factory. The plant is running in Jfull ,"blast and turning out fence in large orders. The annual stockholders’ meeting of the German Building, Loan Fund & Savings association, will be held at the office of the secretary, F. M. Schirmeyer on next Monday evening, The German has long been one of the substantial associations of this kind and has done much for the building up of the city. George Ulmer, who has been foreman of the Kapp printery for several months, left yesterday afternoon for Hillsdale, Mich., where he has accepted a position as linotype operator. Ulmer has been practicing on a machine for some time in order to get up speed enough to take a machine and his friends are glad to see him land. —Biuffton Banner. There was a meeting at Decatur Saturday of the directors of the Fort Wayne and Springfield Traction company, and they are reported making plans to extend their line to Berne. If there is no east line from this city to Berne but one should be built through Geneva, the Fort Wayne line likely will be extended to that point also to connect with it. —Biuffton News. The Masonic meeting last evening was certainly a successful one from the report of the boys who were there. Mr. John Knrtner, or Preble, was given the third or master degree and there were a large number in attendance. The new regalia, the stereopticon machine and the new choir add features to the work that makes a member who has not attended recently think he is taking the work over again. The lodge seems to have a' renewed interest and there are about ft dozen candidates on the way.

FIRST NATIONAL BANK P. W. Smith, President. W. A. Kuebler, Vice Prej C. A. Dugan, Cashier. T. J. Durkin, Asst. Cash*. F. W. Jaebker, Asst. Casl Capital SIOO,OOO Deposits $500,000 Resources $700,000 DECATUR, IND.

L. R. Baughman went to Biuffton today. R. D. Andrews wont to Berne on business today. Miss Mary Thomas went to Shumm today to visit relatives. Mrs. Emma Ault returned to her home at Pleasant Mill today. Mrs. Dore Erwin went to Biuffton today to attend the convention. Albert Summers went to Kalamazoo today to see his uncle, who is quite sick. Miss Hannah Shumaker returned to Marion after a visit with relatives here. Mrs. Alex Leßrun is very seriously ill at her home in the west part of the city. Mrs. L. E. Sickafus, of Laketon, Ind., is the guest of Mrs. E. A. Hoffman, at Preble. The Entre Nous Club will be entertained tomorrow evening at the home of Miss Lilah Lachot on Monroe street. C. A. Chase and F. W. Hopkins, of St. Marys, Ohio, who have been in the city several weeks on business, returned to their home today. The ladies of the Christian church are going to hold another of their pastry sales Saturday, April 10th, at the Mutchler meat market on Second street. The ladies will be there the entire day to wait upon you and will have lots of good things to eat. The members are requested to bake ail kinds of pastry and bring them to the meat market early Saturday morning. McNavin-Leash pomp*any, one of the few dramatic companies touring the middle states, that has weathered the panic of the last two years, is taking a vacation here in Decatur. This company has had a run of two years without the loss of a single week and they take this week for recreation. Part, of the company are away visiting relatives in different parts of the country. About nine of the compa / being here in the city, having arrived yesterday on the Clover Leaf from Marion, Ind., where they played last week. They open a week’s engagement at Bosse’s opera house Monday, April 12th.

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