Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 95, Decatur, Adams County, 21 April 1909 — Page 3

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WEATHER. : Clearing and colder tonight; Thurs- ■ day fair. | Lewis Syphers, of Berne, was a ■business caller in our city. | Amos Hirschey returned to his ■’.home at Berne, after looking up busi- ■ uess in our City. I B. C. Kelley, of Berne, was in our ■city today transacting business of im■portance. I L. A. Thomas, of Decatur, spent ■the day in the city looking after bus- ■ iness interests. —Bluffton Banner. | Henry Buckmaster, for many years ■living east of Monroe, wi.il have a ■public sale on the 28th of this month, ■at which will be sold all his farming ■implements and a fine lot of stock of ■ -all kinds.

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Miss Naomi Cramer is very sick with lagrippe. Jesse and Wash Burkhead went to Monmouth this morning to work. Miss Amelia McClure, of Berne, went to Fort Wayne this morning. Harry Moltz went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend to business in that place. Rev. C. B. Wilcox returned to his home at St. Louis, Michigan, yester<say evening. William F, Jaebker transacted business in the city and returned to Preble last evening. Albert Katterheinrich went to Fort Wayne this morning, where he will attend to business. P. W. Smith has returned to his home at Richmond, after attending to business in the city. Harry Weldy, of Nappanee, is in the city for a ivsit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christ Weldy. Troby Cramer returned to Ossian. He spent a few days in the city, visiting with his parents. Mrs. M. F. Shank, of Huntington, will arrive in the city to visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Smith. Miss Francele Brown, of Geneva, went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit her aunt, Mrs. Mathilde Steele. Miss Greta Schumaker will entertain Friday in honor of a young lady friend from Fort Wayne, who will be her guest this week. John W. Hendricks, of Portland, made his semi-annual visit to this city today, paying taxes on his Adams county realty was the mission. Mrs. L. G. Ellingham and Mrs. J. H. Heller, came home last evening from Fort Wayne, where they attended the stock show at the Majestic. The new hardware firm is going to have something to say to you within a few days that will be of interest. Wach for their advertisement in the Daily Democrat. Mann & Christen, the contractors, have ben awarded the contract for the erection of a $12,000 school building at Churubusco, the jdb ttaing awarded at Fort Wayne yesterday. There were a large number of bidders. Dr. Gobeen, of Fort Wayne, returned to his home after conducting examinations here for those who wished to enter the Yeomen lodge. A class of about fifteen will be taken in soon. The order is growing rapidly. J. F. Knepper passed through this city Tuesday afternoon enroute to his home at Geneva. Mr. Knepper had been absent during the winter, spending the months at Panama City, and other places in Florida. —Portland Sun. A big North Dakota Indian,, who has been filling a vaudeville engagement at Garrett became crazed with whisky on an car .between Garrett and Avilla and attempted to clean ou the crew. He was badly beaten up before being subdued. Plrl Larue, of Andrews, who was signed by the Columbus American association team, seems to be making god for a permanent berth. He has been troubled with a sore arm, but is now in shape and has been grooming for the place of general utility player.—Bluffton News. Letters have been received from Leon Locke, who recently joined the navy, from his present headquarters at Newport, R. I. Locke is in training for a seaman on one of the large training vessels and will remain there for several months before given a regular place. —Bluffton Banner. Sam Jordan and Max Wiley, of Toledo, arc under $2,000 bonds at Auburn for an alleged bunco game by which Joe Davis, of Auburn, was trimmed for $3,000 in a fake wrestling match at Springfield, 111. The men are said to have done some artistic steering in the wrestling game in Auburn and elsewhere in Northern Indiana,

C. O. France made a business trip to Berne today. Dr. J. M. Miller returned last evening from Celina. John Moran went to Monmouth on legal business today. Mrs. J. A. Summers went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Roy towman went to Monroeville on business this morning. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Smith went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Miss Flossie Bollinger is suffering from a sever attack of lagrippe. Mrs. M. M. Bird returned to Pleasant Mills after shopping in the city this morning. Wm. Drake returned from Huntington, where he was looking after business matters. Ira Steele returned to his home at Pleasant Mills after transacting business in the city. Mrs. Albert Boner returned to her home at Pleasant Mills today after shopping in the city. Miss Hattie Burkhead went to Pleasant Mills today for a visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. J. Everett returned to her home at Pleasant Mills, after a visit with friends in the city, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. True returned last night from Warsaw, where they attended a convention. Rev. (Richard Spetnagel returned last evening from Warsaw, where he attended the presbytery. E. M. Woods left this afternoon for Cincinnati, where he will look after bls farm, which he purchased some time ago. Transient merchants who were fined SSO in Warsaw city court for selling goods without a license win now be tried in the circuit- court. H. Haley, representing the Debolt Safe and Lock Co., of Canton. Ohio, has been In the city for a few days. He is representing a good firm and has done considerable business here. Dr. Smith and Ed Koeneman, of Hoagland, and a party of the citizens there, will be in the city tonight inspecting the Old Adams County bank. They are interested in the new bank for Hoagland, which will be started there at once. Mrs. Frank Harmon, of Cincinnati, left this afternoon for her home. She enjoyed a visit here for several days and saw a large number of her old friends and acquaintances. Her husband owns a good bakery in the Queen City and is prospering there. Angered because her mother spoke sharply to her, Mrs. Esty Cobel In a frenzy leaped from a second story window at her home in Elkhart and was badly injured. The woman intended to carry out repeated threats of suicide when she flung herself from the window. The petition # of the Union Trust company, receiver of the Ossian Live Stock Mutual Insurance association, will be filed with the judge as soon as Fred Tangeman, secretary of the trust company, can get the affairs in shape]. In this petition the receiver will be asked permission to be allowed to assess the holders of policies in the association so that the pitire amount of liabiliies can be paid off. — Bluffton Banner. A meeting has been called for this evening at the law office of Simmons & Dailey, which will probably decide definitely whether or not Bluffton is to have baseball this season. The meeting will be attended by fans who are hopeful of a team for Bluffton this season and there appears a strong sentiment in favor of the game here again and prospects seem briefer now for a team than they have at any time this spring.—Bluffton News.

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S. Jones went to Van Wert, today on business. Mr. and Mrs. William Bosgerman were in the city this afternoon. Miss Anna Sclioonmeyer returned to her home at Fort Wayne today. C. R. Meindering went to Fort Wayne after attending to business here. Mrs. Frank Herman went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit with friends for a week. Misses Kent and Rose Voglewede went to Fort Wayne today to visit with friends during the day. Mrs. Trank Lee went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. She was the guest of relatives and friends in the city during the past week. Mrs. Clarence Winters returned to Fort Wayne, after a visit in the city with George Winters and family and Hervey Butler and family. Miss Fannit Robison will entertain the Pricilla Club this evening at her home on north Second street. There will be several out-of-town guests. Initiation and drill work made the meeting of the Royal Neighbors last night important and impressive. Several more will soon go into the lodge. A crowd consisting of M. E. Brackett, C. C. Shafer, C. A. Dugan, Roy Archbold and L. G. Ellingham went to Geneva this afternoon via the automobile course. Many people have begun rolling their lawns and cleaning out the bad looking places, all of which shows that some people have confidence and that spring time, gentle Annie, is on the way. The Ladies’ Shakespeare Club met this afternoon with Mrs. Daniel on Sixth street. This is the last meeting of the year, the season to close with the banquet at the Murray hotel Friday evening. In Jefferson township, in Wells county, where an epidemic of smallpox has been raging for some time, the health officer has raised the flag and announced that the end of the epidemic had been reached. The most important move of the city council at Its regular meeting Monday evening was the instructing of City Engineer Griffith to prepare plans and specifications for the paving with bitulithic compound, several alleys in the business portion of the city.—Portland Sun. The new issue of stock, voted by the stockholders at their annual meeting January 12, will be put on the market this week by the GermanAmerican National bank at 130 and the old stockholders have renounced all rights to purchase any of the stock. This will give the general public a chance to participate and the stock will be sold in lots as small as one share. Some blocks of the old stock have sold as high as 150 and the paper has proven a much desired investment. —Fort Wayne JournalGazette, Word received from Clarence Biersdorfer, who is at present, with the Des Moines team in the Western Association, states that he is getting along in nice shape, and that he will remain with that team during the coming season. He was somewhat disappointed that Charles Pennington of this city, whom he had signed for the same team did not report for duty and states that he is positive that he could have made a regular place on that team. Clarence is some pitcher and his many friends here wish him success.

It Makes a Good Deal of Difference fto you where you buy your clothes because, unless you’re a good judge, you don’t really know what you are getting; f there’s always a lot of cotton mixed stuff on the market. t That’s one of the strongest reasons ? for coming here; you’ll get here, Hart, Schaffner & Marx clothes, and they’re * always all-wool, the finest tailoring in the world, the most perfect styles; ~ we’ll fit you right, both your person " and your purse. We have no hesitationinguaranteeing your satisfaction. SPECIAL:-Our Boys Department was busy last week and a great many compliments passed on our boys clothes simply proves that we’ve the right goods for boys too. Holthouse, Schulte & Company. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys

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George Martz, who has been visiting at Ottawa and Liberty Center, Ohio, returned to his home at Monroe today. Mrs. Charles Ross and children went to Paulding today for a visit with friends and relatives. She will return In a week. Three hundred horses belonging to the Ringling circus enroute from Baraboo, Wis., to Brooklyn, N. Y„ were taken from their cars and paraded through Kendallville streets for exercise Monday. Mrs. Thomas E. A. Byerley, mother of Samuel Byerley, of New York, who gained fame as a purchaser of government bonds by an investment of 2 cents in a postage stamp a few years ago, is dead at her home near South Bend, aged 79 years. She had been married fifty-three years and had seen South Bend grow from an Indian trading post to a city of 50,000.

C. D. Lewton left on his regular trip today. Seeing her husband enter the kitchen of a neighbor to deliver groceries and remaining, as she thought too long, Mrs. Clem Free attempted suicide by the poison route at Hartford City. Miss Mary Lawrence, who has been visiting for a week with Miss Bertha Smith, of Monroe, returned to her home at Kokomo. Miss Iva Lette, who has been visiting with the latter'also will return tomorrow to her home at Rivarre. Mrs. Charles Sipes and daughters Waveline and Margaret, returned to their home at Gas City. While here they were the guests of J. C. Fought y and family. She was called to Saratoga a few days ago on account of the severe illness of her grandfather, Charles Feels. At the present time he is no better and the relatives are greatly alarmed.

Mrs. 0. N. Parrish and children returned from a visit with relatives and friends at Ottawa and Liberty Center, Ohio. They will return to Monroe this afternoon. At a gathering of the girls of her club at her home on Central avenue last evening Miss Nettie Bender, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Bender, made announcement of her approaching marriage to Mr. Alfred Saurer, a son of Gottlieb Saurer. The wedding will take place on Wednesday evening, June 16th at the home of the bride’s parents, in the presence of the relatives of the young couple and their intimate frineds with the Rev. H. B. Diefenback performing the ceremony. Mr. Saurer and his bride will go to housekeeping immediately and, will occupy a residence which is now in course of construction on Johnson street, Immediately adjoining the Bender residence on the north.—Bluffton News.