Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 90, Decatur, Adams County, 15 April 1909 — Page 3

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WEATHER. Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; warmer central portion tonight. ;; —The— R I GRAND ; > The Two Sons I [ ;; A Strong Gale ! I o Everybody Goes to the <• R Grand <; / ° v I It’s Safe with us —and it will increase without any effort ob 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 Yon 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 Adams Co. Bank

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William Blakey went to Fort Wayne this morning on business. M. R. Hopkins returned to his home at Fort Wayne this afternoon. Miss Hulda Blakey went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit with friends. Miss Bertha Blakey went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day with friends. Albert Dunn went to Fort Wayne this morning, where he will attend to business affairs. P. K. Kinney went to Fort Wayne on businqgs this morning. He will return this afternoon. The high school students bought some very beautiful flowers for the funeral of Mrs. Tritch. Misses Sadie and Emma Amerine went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to spend a week with friends. Miss Marie McMillen returned to her home at Fort Wayne. While here she was the guest of relatives and friends. The W. B. Brown Chandelier company who have been located at Bluffton for a few years, are reported to be looking for another location. S. B. Fordyce went to Huntertown today in charge of a little girl, daughter of Chauncey Hilliard, who he will place in the home at that place. Mrs. Martha Kimball, of Lincoln, Neb., who has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. James Hendricks Sr., of Monroe, has returned to Chicago after spending two very pleasant weeks with them. The funeral of the late Mrs. William Tritch was held from the M. E. church this morning at ten o’clock. A large following of sorrowing friends were in attendance to pay respects to the memory of the deceased. Miss Pansy Bell went to Fort Wayne this morning on her way to Greencastle. She is entirely recovered from the slight operation she underwent som time ago, and will resume her studies tomorrow at the university. Miss Anna Winnes has been cultivating a tulip bed, and in a few days tthere will be tulips of extra fine variety to show for her labor. In Holland the raising of the flower is almost an industry, for the people are very fond of the tulip, and understand its needs so well that the most beautiful are raised in that country.

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C. A. Dugan went to Indianapolis on business today. R. E. Peters returned last night from a business trip to Geneva. John Jones, of Muncie, arrived in the city for a visit with his mother. Miss Mary Hermann wen tto Fort Wayne on the four o'clock car yesterday. L. W. August went to Peterson today to look after business interests there. Mrs. Abraham Gates went to Forti Wayne this morning to visit with friends. The higtf school base ball team are busy jus - : now practicing for the game against Van Wert next Saturday. Mrs. Albert Thompson returned to her home at Fort Wayne, after a visit with John Thompson in the city. Dr. C. E. Neptune left today on a business trip to Indianapolis. He expects to return home this evening. Clayton Dailey returned this noon from Willshire, where he attended to business and visited with his sister. Moving and garden making seems to be all the rage at present. Many families have been seeking new quarters. The physicians are still busy caring for their patients. Lagrippe is still much in evidence as are other ailments. Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Raymond of Fort Wayne, after transacting important business in the city, has returned tto his home. Mrs. Reuben Baxter returned to Monmouth. She visited here with her sister, Mrs. Harvey Sprague, who xvas a little better today. E. J. Kelley, of Berne, arrived this morning from Bluffton, where he visited with his son, and returned this afternoon to his home. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Schwartz, of Marion, have come to the city for a visit with friends and relatives. They will remain for several days. Mrs. Rachel Beltz will arrive today from Waynesville, Ohio, to visit with her sisters, Mrs. Sarah and Mrs. Mary Elzey in the west part of the city. 'Word has been received in the city from J. E. Moser, who has landed in Cuba. He enjoyed the trip very much and thus far likes the country. The show company holding the boards at the Bosse opera house this week, is a good one, and has given perfect satisfaction tto all who have attended. Miss Lilah Lachot is after that trip to Europe and has already received considerable encouragement from her many friends who will assist her by yoting for her. Miss Pansy Bell, who has been visiting relatives here for a week or ten days returned to Greencastle this morning, where she will resume her studies at DePauw university. Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Babcock, of Preble township, are happy over the birth of a baby boy, and of course they claim that it is the greatest kid that ever came down the pike. It is remarkable ho wthe cold weather hangs on, and many people are wondering whether or not we will have a real summer this year. Let us hope that conditions will change soon. I A new smokestack was put up yesterday at the Bremerkamp mill. The old one was badly damaged in a recent storm and the new one was a necessity. The mill is doing a good business. High school was closed this morning out of respect to Jonas Tritch, commercial teacher, whose mother was buried this morning. The pupils w-m thus given an opportunity to attend the funeral. The Juvenile band is furnishing the music each evening this week for the repertoire company which is showing at the Bosse. The boys produce a good class of music and with a little more music will be a credit to the city. They expect to be very busy during the coming season and no doubt they will be as the terms arc reasonable and the lads are most accommodating.

In an interview this afternoon W. A. Kunkel, one of the Bluffton men heavily interested in the new Bluffton Geneva & Celina Traction line, stated that a meeting will be held in this city tomorrow of the men who are backing the new line and that matters will be shaped up at this meeting for the commencing nf construction work and other details of a preliminary nature. —Bluffton News.

Dr. Holcomb, accompanied Mrs. Charles Cotton to town this afternoon and they were in consultation with Mrs. Cotton's attorneys, or rather Mrs. Holcomb’s attorneys, as it is said they are married, looking towai d the collec'ion of the money paid over by Mr. Cotton last week. The amount —$1,800 —will keep the wolf from the door for a good many days, notwithstanding these high priced republican times. This will put an end to the case. —Bluffton Banner,

Miss Verna Johnson is quite sick at her home. Abe Boch went to Delphos this morning on business. J. B. Rice went to Delphos this morning on business. Mr. Dan Neuenschwander, of Bluffton was in our city today looking after business affairs. Ed Ehinger returned from Fort Wayne this afternoon, where he was looking after business. Mrs. Don Quinn and Mrs. David Eley spent yesterday at Fort Wayne with friends and relatives. Announcements of Decatur merchants are made in the Democrat and should he read by the people. After visiting with friends in the city. Miss Marie McMullen returned to her home at Fort Wayne this morning. A new smoke stack has been installed at the Decatur steam laundry the old one having blown off last Monday. Mrs. O. P. Edwards, of Seipsic. 0., will arrive today to visit over Sunday in the city, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick. Mrs. Sarah K. Holtz, an Elkhart county pioneer, died Monday night and her descendants include four children, 23 grandchildren, 31 greatgrandchildren and eight) great-great-grandchildren. MrS. Harry Deam went to Chicago yesterday to look for a residence location. Mr. and Mrs. Deam will vacate their west.' Central avenue property recently sold to Ezra Levenson May I.—'Bluffton Banner. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. True are entertaining Mrs. Homer Sauers and daughters, Dollie, Donna, Hazel, Dottie and Mildred today. They are on their way from their former home at Kirkwood to Winona, where they expect to live in the future. John W. Jones, of Muncie, arrived in the city this morning to remain for several days as the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Jones. Mrs. Jones is seriouly ill at her Seventh street home with chances for her recovery slight. A lent seating 3,000 people and which will be used tor Dr. Samuel Gray’s evangelistic meetings in Elkhart, was erected Tuesday. It was used by Roosevelt at Harkinsville, Ky., at the time the Lincoln memorial corner stone was laid. Mr. and Mrs. John Trostle, formerly of this city, will celebra’le their 20th wedding anniversary on April 21st at their present home in Marion, and a number of their friends in this city have received invitations to the event. Mr. and Mrs. Trostle will entertain at a six o’clock dinner and in the evening.—Bluffton News. Earl Cartwright, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cartwright, this city, has been making a name for himself in the musical circles of Boston, where he has p«en located for several years. A few days ago Mr. Cartwright gave the solo work in the final concert of the season, given by the Cecilia society of Boston. The Society rendered Wolf-Ferarl's “The New Life," from Dante. —Portland Sun. The Woodmen lodge held amost interesting meeting at their hall last night. Two candidates were initiated into the mysteries of the lodge. The commttee on arrangements for the log rolling reported that they had engaged Steele’s park for the occasion, also a building at the party in which will be served dinner. The local camp fully expects 1,000 people to be In attendance at the meeting and lecturers of national fame will be on the program. Besides this a class of candida’es will be initiated in the evening. Bluffton relatives of W. H. Skelton are anxious about him and fear that he might have been fully dealt with. He has made his home for a long time at Salina, Kansas, but for some time he and his wife have been visiting with friends at Bluffton. A week ago he left Bluffton on a business mission to Zanesville and Cincinnati, 0., and since leaving on this trip nothig has been heard from him. Inquiry made at these two Ohio cities has [failed to bring any clue and jhis wife is distracted and his friends greatly worried. Dr. Harry Erwin, who has been attending school at Chicago for several years is here for a visit with old friends. He will complete his work in seven weeks and receive his diploma, in truth he is through now, being simply engaged from this time on in putting in the time. He has made excellent grades and is well prepared to hang out the shingle wherever he decides ro locate. He informs us that he has in view several cities, but that most probably he will settle down in Fort Wayne. His Decatur friends and they are many, are ail wishing him success in his work.

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The two year old son of Joe Lash, of Kendallville, is critically ill from blood poisoning, due to the fact that some months ago the little one accidentally swallowed a safety pin. Only six w’eeks more of school and another class of graduates will march out into the big world, ready to conquer it. This seems like an easy trick to them just now, but a few years up against the real thing may make them conclude that it is after all a battle. The will of the late Miss Bridget Roche, of Huntington, makes many bequests to friends, SI,OOO to the Old People’s home at Avilla and the balance of her estate is given to St, Marys Catholic church at Huntington. It is believed Miss Roche’s fortune amounted to fully $200,000. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Hartle left for Berne for a few days’ visit today. After visiting in Berne they will take a three months’ trip in the west and will visit Denver, Colorado Springs, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles, San Francisco. Portland, Seattle, Yellow Stone Park and other points of interest. —Bluffton Banner. The official board of the First M. E. church at Richmond has just passed a resolution asking that hereafter women of the congregation remove their hats after seating lhemselves. So expansive are some of the spring shapes of hats and'so profusely decorated are they that a view of the minister conducting services is almost wholly cut off to many in the audience. *

FIRST National Bank TALKS W r HAT OUR CAPITAL MEANS TO YOU. The shareholders of this bank have invested SIOO- - in this business and we have set aside besides over $20,000 from the earnings as additional capital. This is a benefit to each depositor. This capital furnishes ample means to meet the demands of each customer for his every day needs. As a client of this bank, your wants can be met in every case by personal service. DECATUR, INDIANA

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