Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 113, Decatur, Adams County, 12 May 1909 — Page 3

™ Raking* Powder Absolutely Pare Renders the food more wholesome and superior in lightness and flavor. figS 'Abe only baking powder made from * Royal Grape Cream of Tartar, - “

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦l* :WEATHER forecast: ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Increasing cloudiness and warmer tonight; showers and thunder storms with cooler northwest portion. Ed Cocher went to Willshire today on business. Mrs. Cordelia Bay returned to Pleasant Mills. Harry Ward went to Marion this morning on business. Mrs. Shumm returned to her home at Pleasant Mills today. Mrs. Haefling went to Bluffton today to visit with her sister. Billy Moran, of Fort Wayne, vis'ted with friends in the cfty today. Miss Justine Steinman transacted business in the city yesterday. Miss Clara Baum returned today from Grand Rapids, Ohio, where she enjoyed a short visit with friends. Mrs. Elizabeth McCune, of Auburn, has deede her house and four acres of land in Auburn to the Methodist Memorial Home for the Aged at Warren. She will receive S2OO per year for three years and after that time care during her lifetime.

Dr. Fred Patterson DENTIST Successor to Dr. C. E. Neptune Office above Auth’s Jewelry Store. Telephone No. 472. Office hours: B—l 28 —12 a. m., I—s1 —5 p, in H Disputes as to paid bills, overpayments, etc., are absolutely eliminated with a checking account —the receipted legal voucher you hold in the returned paid check protects you perfectly. This is just one of the many reasons ■why you should have a checking account with us. OLD Adams Co. Bank

I A Big Annual Sale I I WATCHES I I at HENSLEY’S for 30 Days | b This reduction will include everything in stock, B B A splendid time to look for Commencement 5 presents and Wedding Presents and why g 9 not buy yourself a new set of knives and k B forks or spoons. B B A new line of combs, Dutch collar pins, sash | pins, umbrellas, souvenir spoons, and a nice H '; line of cuff buttons and rings. [HENSLEY |

Miss Naomi Cramer is very ill with tonsilitis. Miss Gusta Cramer is very sick at her home. Miss Bessie Dailey went to Fort Wayne today. Mrs. Selina Bailey went to Bluffton on business today. A. Van Camp returned last night from Roanoke, where he attended to business. John Bobelia, of Willshire, returned to his home after transacting business in the city. J. H. Hollingsworth will be at the Pleasant Valley church Sunday at 10:30 and 7:30. All are invited. Little Charles Hite, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Hite, is recovering from severe illness. The remains of the late Mrs. Ault, of Fort Wayne, will pass through this city tomorrow enroute to Bobo, where funeral services will be held. O. O. Judy and son Robert, of Geneva, went to Fort Wayne this morning on their way to Canton where they will remain several weeks. The Ladies’ Aid Society of the Christian church will meet with Mrs. Fisher Friday afternoon at her home on North street. All the members are earnestly requested to be present.

Every member of the local camp Modern Woodmen lodge should be present tonight as very important business will be transacted. Affairs relative to the coming log rolling will be looked after. Carl Farnce, our paper carrier in the north part of the city, has taken sick, and we had to secure another carrier, so any one being missed in the next few days would confer a favor upon us by letting us know. John Peltz, who lived south of Pleasant Mills, has been suffering severely from a hayseed, lodged in his eye. Yesterday afternoon it was dislodged by the aid of a physician, and the injured eye is getting along all right. According to the statement of Mayor James Graves and City Treasurer Wm. Gregg, the city of Kendallville at present has a balance of over $25,000 In cash on deposit in the banks of Kendallville against a bonded indebtedness of only SIB,OOO. Still cheerful and asserting her innocence, Mrs. Mary E. Wright, formerly of Wabash, Ind., was Monday taken to the state penitentiary at Bismark, North Dakota, to serve her sentence of five years for killing her foster daughter, Beulah Cox. Hon. Thomas L. Graves, for many years a prominent attorney at Kendallville, died at his home there Monday afternoon at the age of 78 years. Mr. Graves was a native of Virginia, but came to northern Indiana in early manhood, and edited various newspapers prior to engaging in the practice of law.

I Mrs. Lyon Jackson went to Fort Wayne today on business. Miss Pearl Miller of south of the city, was shoppiug here today. Mrs. Frances McCampbell of north of the city, was in town today. Frank McConnel went to Fort Wayne this afternoon on business. Judge O’Rourke of Fort Wayne, was in Decatur last evening on business of a legal nature. Miss Etta Walker, of Fort Wayn•>, is visiting her many relatives south of the city this week. Mrs. Mary Everett and children, Goldie and Joseph, returned to their home at Pleasant Mills. Dr. E. G. Coverdale made a professional trip to Fort Wayne yesterday, returning home last evening. Carl France is suffering from an abcess in the head, and the pain is terrific. Tie is slightly better today. Mrs. John Heller is still suffering very much from the quinsy, with which she has bee nill since Sunday. Mr. Cramer, of Geneva, agent for the Jackson auto car for this vicinity, was here last evening, looking after business interests. The senior class is working hard and meeting with success in their efforts to secure a crowded house when they present Tennyson’s "The Princess.”

H. L. Confer witnessed the Fort. Wayne-Evansville game yesterday, which came near breaking up with a free-for-all attempt to lick the umpire. Evansville won the game, two to three. Mrs. Della Petry, of Fort Wayne, arrived in the city and was met by her sister, Mrs. Harvey Lee. Tbeir father, John H. Nutt, of Rockford, accompanied them to that place, where they will visit a week. Moses and Myers have purchased a new’ furniture wagon which they will put in operation at once. The firm will deliver a part of the goods sold in this wagon and it will be used for other purposes as well. Ned Bobo has rented a house in Bluffton, and was here last evening arranging to move his mother there. He holds a responsible position with the Bluffton Banner, and as a matter of fact, he holds it down well. Frank M. Schirmeyer left at noon for Indianapolis, w’here he will attend a state meeting of the independent telephone companies of the state. Many matters of interest to them will come up for discussion and solution. The Clover Leaf officials are busy making preparations for the Detroit excursions which will start the first of June. Arrangements will be made whereby those taking In the excursions will make the trip from Toledo by rail and return by boat. A special train will leave Toledo after the arrival of the boat. D. M. Hensley has received a letter from Harry Jeffries, who is at Bazine, Kansas, in which he tells of his successful hunting trips. He has thus far secured a coyote, two badgers, several prairie chickens and two prairie dogs. He wants to kill a lion ye£ that he can compete with the wonderful record of Teddy.

/J. B. Evans is now driving through Indiana in the interest of some nursery deals which he is consumating and with an eye of purchasing land. He has written from Anderson stating that so far his business has been very successfully attended to but that he has as yet bought no land. He expected to visit Brown county today and there probably purchase some land. —Bluffton News. A pistol of ancient make and supposed to have been used in the battle of the Mississinewa, December 17 and 18, 1812, was plowed up last Friday on the Peconga farm, seven miles northwest of Marlon, and nut far from the place where the Indians made their strongest stand in the fight. William Smith, employed by William Lawrence, who is opening for cultivation some new ground, plowed up the pistol, which has a long barrel. The curio will be turned over to the Grant County Historical society and placed on exhibition at the public library. The circuit court this morning sustained a demurrer filed by the defendant in the case of Frank Merica against the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction company, thereby finding against the plaintiff. Merica I took Ail appeal to the appellate court and the case will be given a thorougt threshing out before its conclusion. Merica’s complaint set forth that the plaintiff suffered a permanent injury to his eyes by the blowing out of a fuse in a car on which he was employed as motorman. The interurban company in its demurrer holds that as Merica represented himself as an experienced man he should have known how to manage the fuse and that he is, himself, partially responsible for the accident. The court concurred with that view of the matter.—Bluffton Banner.

Young Men , **s than usually critical as to in clothes; but we find a good many men of older years whose clothes • ideas are rather young. For all sorts of ages men Eart Schaffner & Marx - T V* f clothes are made to be satisfactory. 'We like to sell them because they’re alb wool, always; no question of quality can be raised about them; you know I they’re good style and tailoring are the FWB strong points for these clothes. You want these goods; we have them, let us show you - Wb > HOLTHOUSE, SCHULTE & CO. Copyright 1909 by HinsckaA.r* m«x Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.

Miss Ruby Miller will spend tomorrow at Fort Wayne. Miss Alice Roop went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Miss Bessie Garard returned from Fort Wayne where she is employed. Dr. C. V. Connell is improving his home on Fourth street, an addition being built. Lew Mason, of Geneva, was here on a business mission today and returned home this afternoon. The justices of the peace are enjoying a recreation at present as there is but little doing in their line. Mr. and Mrs. John Breiner, of Fort Wayne, returned to their home after a several days’ visit with relatives at Preble. The rattling of lawn mowers seems to be the prevailing disturbance at present. These little machines aid materially in beautifying the town, however. Frank Smith is busy just now repairing old bicycles and selling new ones. He insists that the old sport if coming back this year, and that the custom of riding bicycles will be more popular than for many a year. City Health Officer Keller is not overlooking any bets, whep it comes to making Decaturites clean up. The cleansing is having its effect on the appearance of things about the citv, and it will not be long until everything will smell just right. The meeting of the Men's Club at the Presbyterian church last evening was one of the best held this year. Rev. Stewart, of Portland, was present and delivered a very interesting ’talk to the members. The club is growing and much interest is manifested at each meeting. Because of the technical phrasing of the will of Samuel Hoover, one of the victims of a mysterious fire in the southern part of Elkhart county,Tuesday morning, in which his life and that of his wife was sacrificed, an extraordinary effort will be made to establish the fact as to which died first. The will has been filed for probate. Property of great value, including a large farm, was willed to Mrs. Hoover, providing she did not remarry, while the personal property was to be divided among his lawful heirs. If he died first, lawyers say, then the will was in force transferring the title of the farm to the wife. The supposition is that Mrs. Hoover rushed to her husband's rescue In the burning shed and met death.

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Adam Wisner returned to his home at Fort Wayne. A. P. Beatty has recovered from his recent severe attack with rheumatism and is able to walk in his usual gait. The K. P.’s will hold a very interesting meeting at their hall tomorrow night and it is important that every member be present. Decatur merchants want your business and are again inviting you to trade with them. Read the advertisements in today's paper and see if you can’t profit thereby. The Masonic meeting last evening was another one of the very pleasant ones which have become so frequent of late. Two new applications were presented and the lodge roster is growing very radiply. The funeral services of the late John E. Teeple will be held at Bobo Saturday, and no doubt many Decatur people will be in attendance, as the deceased had many friends in this city.

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Miss Florence Lewton went to Fort Wayne today on her way to Elkhart where she will visit relatives. Representatives of the Ox Gall remedy comedy are in Decatur making a house to house canvass for their goods. They will call on you. All members of the M. E. choir are requested to be present at the rehearsal Friday night. Kfusic for the baccalaureate service will be practiced. Lawn cutting season Is here, and Custodian Ernst at the court house set a pattern this morning on the lawn in front of that public building. Mrs. T. M. Reid has gone to Rome City to furnish their new cottage at that place. The goods were shipped Monday and the Reid cottage wul soon be ready for occupancy. o If you are wanting to raise plenty of tomatoes, get those plants that raises them at Fullenkamps. 113-2 t

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