Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 124, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1909 — Page 3

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:WEATHER forecast:! Showers tonight and Wednesday. Irvin Elzey returned to his home at Celina after a visit with his parents in this city. Miss Lizzie Richie returned to her home at Bluffton after a pleasant visit with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Weimer. THE FAIR MONROE STREET Notions 5 c up Popular Music [all the latest song hits] 2for 25c Musical Instruments and Supplies We handle all the Magazines

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I A Big Annual Sale I OF I. WATCHES! I at HENSLEY S for 30 Days I ■ This reduction will include everything in stock. k ■ A splendid time to look for Commencement O ■ C presents and Wedding Presents and why * * not buy yourself a new set of knives and || HE forks or spoons. |p I A new line of combs, Dutch collar pins, sash g i pins, umbrellas, souvenir spoons, and a nice & line of cuff buttons and rings. 11 —lEzN$5LJzEvj

F. A. Houghton returned to Fort I Wayne. I J. A. Smith went to Bluffton on business today. S Miss Mary Brown went to Bluffton today to visit friends. Bruce Patterson is clerking at True & Runyon’s store today. Lagrange has abandoned its idea or celebrating the Fourth. A. J. Roop is sick and consequently not able to attend to his duties at True & Runyon's. Mrs. Eli Presdorf and son Lorin and Miss Esther Presdorf spent Sunday at Linn Grove. C. F. True went to Winona today, where he will attend a meeting of the board of trustees. Fishing is reported to be good, and it looks that way for all the fishermen are meeting with good luck. Mrs. M. A. Robbin, who has been visiting relatives in the county for several weeks, returned to her home at Lima today. The work of grading on Mercer and Adams streets is going on and at the present rate the contractor will soon have this part of the work complete.

The W. R. C. social club are requested to be present at the Grand Army hall tomorrow afternoon at two o'clock, as some important business is to be considered. Fred Bell went to Marion today. While here he visited his grand- 1 mother, Mrs. William Burdg, who was tricken by a paralytic stroke Sunday. Her condition remains about the same. A large number of the friends of Mrs. Wetter, who died last night and of Mr. and Mrs. John Fleming, accompanied the funeral party to the depot. The late Mrs. Wetter was a very lovable woman, and her death has caused much sorrow’. Frank E. Brown has built a handsome home on west Adams street, and is now occupying the same. He owns tw’o more lots there and some day may erect dwellings on them. That part of the city is looking up and bids fair to be one of the pretty streets of the city.

Mrs. Eli Meyers returned last evening from Fort Wayne. John Bobelia, of Willshire, was in the city today on business. U. S. Drummond returned to Pleasant Mills on the noon train today. Earl Hughes was in the city greeting friends today. He was a former Decatur boy. Mrs. Chauncey Deßolt w?nt to Berne this afternoon for a brief visit with friends. There is not much sickness in this vicinity at present, this being a fact caiiin gfor generous praise. Charles D. Murray went to Geneva this afternoon after the automobile he purchased some time ago. Mrs. J. C. Sutton went to Geneva this afternoon to remain some time as the guest of friends and relatives. Attorney Chauncey Lautzenhizer, of Berne, transacted legal business in our city today, and returned to his home this afternoon.. Mrs .Haefling went to Bluffton today to attend the wedding of her nleve. Miss Coiiine Dailey, which occurs tomorrow morning at the Catholic church at that place. Ex-Congressman Watson says he has declnied twenty-six invitations to speak on Decoration day in order to fill his engagement at Paw' Paw, near Peru, in accordance w’ith a promise made a year ago. Mrs. Martin Miller, wife of a farmer northeast of Millersburg, was frightfully burned Saturday when her clothing caught fire from a pile of rubbish which she was burning in her yard. She will recover.

Robbers early Saturday morning blew the front door from a safe in the Butterbaugh implement' store at North Manchester, but were frightened away before they had gotten into the case drawer. George Snyder, one of Bluffton’s bright citizens, was a business visitor in the city today. He is engaged in writing life insurance and has the management for six counties, and by the way is doing well. The seat sale for “The Princess” play to be given by the high school, will open Wednesday morning at eight o’clock at the Holthouse drug store. Also the board for the class day will opeh on Wednesday but at seven o’clock. Ben Buckner, the local agent for Wheelock & Wheelock, is arranging to leave June first for another trip to North Dakota, and there are a number of land seekers from this county and part of the state planning to go with him.—Bluffton News. Hugh Daugherty, of Indianapolis, formerly a Bluffton resident, has declined the position of chief accountant under the new uniform public accounting act, w’hic hwas tendered him by Governor Marshall. The office pays a salary of $4,000 a year. Rather than trust banks, Marion Mincer, a Hartford City man, secreted S6OO under a barn floor, where it remained more than a year. Recently he invited friends to witness his act of drawing $75 from his store of wealth, and then replaced the balance in another spot in the ground. Among the indictments returned by the federal grand jury at Indianapolis was one against Claude Stitt, of Wabash, charged with having stolen postal funds while assistant postmaster at Wabash. It is alleged that his shortage amounted to about $2,600. Stitt disappeared for awhile, but at last surrendered himself. The seat sale for “The Princess” play will open at the Holthouse drug store Wednesday morning and everything is in readiness for the show. The play will be staged at the Bosse opera house next Thursday night, and it will be one of the best ever produced in the city by local talent. Admission twenty-five cents. The local dealers quote wool today at thirty cents, which is a top notch price, and exceeds the market of last year of about fifteen cents. The fellow with wool to sell will certainly feel that prosperity is here. The local dealers always pay all the market affords and the top price quoted today is evidence of this fact. Lee Miller, of Huntington, was acI companied to his home Sunday by I the Misses Mamie Leondard and Bor ■ ' tha Smith. The girls witnessed the I ball game between Lafayette and I Huntington. Alfy Buffenbarger pitch-, ed for the former team and did good w’ork. The Misses Mamie Leonard and Bertha Smith returned home yesterday.

Miss Jane L. Fulton of east Main street is the possessor of a year’s state license to teach drawing, painting, or to act as a music supervisor in any school over the state. Several weeks ago Miss Fulton took the examination , and received her grades Friday afternoon, in which she received a grade of 97 in success, and other high grades which entitle her to the state license. Miss Fulton has not made any definite plans for her future work. —Portland Sun.

Fred Meyers, of Preble, was in the city today. Ermet Klopfenstein returned to Fort Wayne after visiting friends in the city. Will Zwick delivered two consignment sos household goods to parties at Fort Wayne yesterday. J. S. Peterson and J. H. Heller came home last evening from a several days’ outing at Rome City. , U. S. Drummond, storekeeper at Pleasant Mills, was in the city this morning looking after business affaire. Dr. C. V. Connell was locking after professional business in Fort Wayne Monday afternoon and came home last night. John Kelly, trustee of Jefferson township, returned to his home this afternoon after transacting business in the city. Charles Heckman, proprietor of the North Decatur mills, attended to business at Fort Wayne yesterday, returning home last evening. Miss Anna Eichenberger of south of the city went to Bluffton today, enroute to Hartford City, where she w-ill visit her mother, who is very sick. It will persist in remaining cold and the farmers are becoming just a little discouraged. It’s nearly time to cut hay, but so far the grass has scarcely got a start. George Steele, of the Steele Bros.’ firm, was taken seriously sick yesterday afternoon and his friends were greatly alarmed over his condition. He was a little better today and on the road to recovery. « Ed Coffee went to Marion this morning to resume his position in the base ball club of that place after a short visit in the city. Ed has made good in the Northern league, and is acting as their utility man.

The Decatur Filler company is running in full blast and are shipping out a large amount of their finished product. They work a number of people and pay out lots of money and in all they are a mighty good institution for the city. Although both of his legs have been cut off, Edward McGrath, the man who fell under the wheels of a Lake Shore train at Kendallville, complained that his corns were hurting him and that if he could get at them he would trim them. Lieutenant Harry Shotmaker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Shoemaker, who has been aboard the U. S. cruiser, Tacoma, for several months, will arrive home some time today or tomorrow for a leave of absence with his parents and friends here. A letter was received Sunday from the New York harbor, stating that he would be here. —Bluffton Banner. Don’t fail to attend the ice cream social at the K. C. hall this evening. Everything is in readiness and a good time is assured. Besides the social there will be all kinds of home made candies- sold. In connection with this there will be a fish pond which will no doubt furnish fun for part of the time. After the social a dance will be given in which all may take part Admission to the social free. To the dance 25c a couple. The franchise for which the Bluffton, Geneva & Celina Traction company is asking has been re-filed in commissioners' court, with changes which it is thought will make it acceptable to the board of commissioners. Instead of speaking of drainage at high crossings the franchise was made to read all crossings, and instead of speaking of certain work to be done in a workmanlike manner, it is added “and to the satisfaction of the board of commissioners.” — Bluffton Banner. The many Berne friends of Prof, and Mrs. Guy C. Latchaw of Findlay, Ohio, will be interested and pleased to learn that Mrs. Latchaw will graduate from the Findlay Conservatory of Music the 21st of next month. Her husband is professor of voice culture in said college. Tomorrow night Mrs. Latchaw will give a voice recital at the college. She has about 20 selections on her program which she will sing. If the weather permits, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Egly and son Henry and wife and E. D. Engeler and family will leave for Findlay in an automobile tomorrow morning to hear the recital. —Berne Witness.

Thirty-five students will be graduated from the Bluffton high school on May 31, as follows: Margaret Arnold, Nina Beller, Mae Brunnegraff, Caroline Funk, lona Foust, Gideon Huffman, Shirley- Hartman, Cletus Loiffisbury, Orpha Letbetter, Pauline Levenson, Edith Montgomery, Lelia Nordyke, May Stanton, Irene Sark, Nora Sleppy, Addie Stout, Hope Thomas, Earl Christ, Paul Cook, Weiseli Cummins, Howard Duglay, Claire E«tman, James Gordon, Pearl King, Lloyd Myers, Ralph Raber, Frederick Sale, Everett Scott, Joe Simmons, Carl Sleppy, Foss Smith and Frederick Waugh.

Miss Bertha Smith is at Fort Wayne today. The straw hat season has not opened yet, and here it is nearly time for the special sales. The invitations will be issued in a day or two for the wedding of Miss Bertha Miller to Mr. Anthony Hackman. Several new business firms are likely to open in Decatur within the next few weeks in the rooms vacated by the saloons. • The plants that Baughman's have to sell are air plants and not water plants. The plants do not even require to be watered. Jesse Steele, of St. Louis, is visiting friends in the city. Jesse is prospering at St. Louis. He comes back to see his mother quite often. House cleaning seems to be a regular fad in Decatur this week as nearly every house has the carpet on the line and furniture strewn all over the yard.

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Mrs. C. H. Schafer, of Bluffton, passed through the city today enroute to Monroe for a visit with friends and relatives.

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!L . . xi Mrs. William Badders went to Monroe this afternoon, where she will be the guest of friends and relatives for some time.