Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 160, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1909 — Page 3

I A BIG SATURDAY I ! SPECIAL | * W e will have special prices on everything J I in the line of Queensware, Chinaware V and Glassware in our store one day only E | SA rURDAV JULV lOth. j It will pay you to see this line of goods I I as the prices will surprise vou. The line ■ ■ is large, the quality excellent and the ' s * prices right. Don’t forget the date. ■ i Inquire about our special ■ bargain baskets. ■ J True & Runyon. |

♦♦♦♦++♦+++++♦+++ •WEATHER FORECAST: Unsettled tonight and Thursday, with showers. Miss Dale Payne went to Craigville today. William Burdge went to Fort Wayne this morning. Albert Mumma went to Fort Wayne this morning. R. L. Stauffer returned to Fort Wayne today. Mrs. A. Christen is spending the day at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Charles Kintz and children of Fort Wayne, returned to their home after a visit with Ed K.ntz and family in the city. Rev. D. O. Wise of this city, who has been visiting with his parents at Ridgeville, Ind., passed through the city this morning on his way to Waterloo, where he will attend the funeral of one of his friends. Rev. Fr. Meyer, of Renssalaer, Ind., who has been visiting in the city with his brothers, Henry and Chris Meyers, went to Lima, where he will make a short stay and from there will return to his home at the above named place. Mr. and Mrs. McWhirter, of Angola, have arrived in the city for a visit with their daughter, Mrs. Dallas Hvnslcker. They will visit relatives at Hoagland, Geneva and several ocher places before returning to their home. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Nachtrieb, of Toledo, Ohio, who have been in the city visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Roy Archbold, have left for an extended visit through the west. They will stop off at Seattle, Portland and several other large places which will make a pleasant trip.

And most of all, Don’t procrastinate, hut epen that bank account now We pay 3 per cent, interest, which means that your deposit will increase at that rate without a single effort on your part. Start today preparing for that oid age by opening an account here. OLD Adams Co. Bank

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Mrs. Charles Colter is spending the day at Fort Wayne. Robert Meyers, of Angola, is in the city visiting friends. J. R. Moser went to Fort Wayne this morning on business. John T. Huffknan went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner are spending the day at Fort Wayne. Miss Elizabeth Miller of west of the city, went to Fort Wayne last evening to spend a week with friends. Quite a large number of people from this city went to Fort Wayne today, where they will take in the big show. Jlvery member of the Woodmen lodge should be present at tonight’s meeting and business of vital importance will be transacted. John Crawford, of Peoria, 111., has arrived in the city for a visit with friends and relatives. He reports Decatur people in that city as being well and prosperous. A large number of people went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend the show. The cars this morning were crowded with people who were going to attend the show. The soliciting committee of the Woodmen lodge, who are arranging prizes to be given at the big log rjlling, are getting along fine with th-'-’r work. They will- make a report at tonight's meeting. Albert R. Parker, former representative from Allen county to the state legislature, who recently underwent a surgical operation at Bloomington, is convalescent and is now the guest of his fiancee, Miss Iva Steele, of Decatur. It is said that Mr. Parker and Miss Steele will wed very soon, Mr. Parker has just graduated from Indiana university.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. Forty-six days have been spent by two expert accountants in examining the books of the city officials of Peru and they say that it will take forty days yet to complete the full examination. The experts are being paid at the rate of sls a day. The council made an appropriation of SI,OOO for the examination, but it is believed that the amount will have to be increased. The lifeless body of Frank Martin, of Laporte, 40 years of age, was found on Biddle island, at Logansport, Sunday, where he had committed suicide by cutting his throat. The body was at first identified as that of Tony Shockome, of Logansport, and bulletins in the windows of the newspaper offices announced that the latter had suicided. Shockome, however, was attending a base ball game at the time and was highly indignant when he returned to the down-town district to read of his own suicide on the bulletin boards.

Miss Mary Hite is at Berne visiting friends this week. z Grover Odell went to Fort Wayne today to take in the big show. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Shoemaker have retruned from a visit at Marion. Mrs. Guy Johnson and baby went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day. Miss Lucile Case, of Lima, has arrived in the city for a visit with her mother. Jerald Daily returned to his home at Bluffton after a very pleasant visit in the city with friends. The M. E. choir will meet next Friday night and every member is requested to be present. Chas. Wise went to Fort Wayne, where he is taking in the big wild west show at that place. V. Johnson, of Monroe, after transacting important business in the eity yesterday, returned to his home. Joseph Johnson, of Monroe, was in the city yesterday transacting business, and has returned to his home. John Bowers went to Portland and several other places this morning in the interest of the Decatur Packing company. Mrs. V. E. Kemp, of Fort Wayne, who for some time has been the guqst of friends and relatives in this city, has returned to her home. The Misses Agnes and Rose Geary arrived home from Cleveland and are the guests of their parents, Mr and Mrs. Wm. Geary west of the city. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Niblick and son Harold left this morning for West Baden, where they will rest up for the next ten days or so to come. On account of the cool weathr there was no show at the airdome last night, but proprietor Stoneburner pulled off his performance at the old stand. The Modern Woodmen will enjoy an Interesting meeting Wednesday night. Several candidates will be voted upon and a delightful social time will be had. The various Decatur factories are doing a fine business at present with the outlook for the future very encouraging. Decatur always heads the list. I have the agency for the best magazine that is selling today—Mack’s Monthly—a book for every one iu the family. See Tony Conter or leave your order at this office. The Royal Neighbors had a meeting of much importance last night. They are busy preparing for the big log rolling to be held in the city Julyseventeenth. The event will be a decidedly glorious affair. Evangelistic meeting conducted at Angola for the past three weeks by Evangelist Scoville have just closed. Four hundred names were added to the church rolls, and a large subscription fund for a new church was secured. Surviving members of the Miami tribe of Indians held a reunion at Boyd park, between Wabash and Peru on Sunday. Chief Gabriel Godfrey, the last lineal descendant of the oldchieftains, was a conspicuous figure in the event. While Uniondale, Wells county, was preparing for its fireworks display Saturday evening, a stray spark alighted on the stock of pyrotechnics which were loaded on a dray, and the ■whole assortment “went off’’ at once while the crowd in the streets became a wild mob scampering for places of safety. Nobody was seriously injured. Mrs. Annie Curry Cobinc and son Frank, of Portland, Oregon, arrived in this city Saturday enroute to Hillside Farm to spend the summer with her cousin, Mattie Young. Mrs. Cobine was reared by her grandfather, Peter Young, when but a child she went west, where she has prospered. It has been twenty-four years since she visited her old home and friends. Mrs. J. R, Glancey has sent word to Mrs. John Eeverett from Colorado Springs. She is enjoying the trip greatly in the west. After making a trip to the coast they are now on their way home. They will stop in Nebraska for a visit with Mr. Glancey’s brother. Mr. and Mrs. Glancey were married in this city tw-o weeks ago. They are well known and popular people. Young men who have finished school or college and have still to choose a vocation will be intreested and perhaps helped by some of the articles to appear during the summer in The Youth’s Companion. Among these is “The ‘Commission Bucker,’ ” by Second Lieut. H. H. Pritchett, U. S. A., telling how the soldier in the ranks may get' an officer’s commission; an article, “Hints to Young Inventors,’’ by Hudson Maxim; another on “Young Omericans in the Consular Service,” by our United States consul at Havre, James E. Dunning: and still another on “Education for Emergencies,” by Elmer E. Brown, United States commissioner of education.

Jonas Tritch went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. E. H. Lane of Fort Wayne, was in the city today. Mrs. R. Limenstahl of Peterson.was in the city today. Ben Beavers went to Fort Wayne today on business. W. B. Weldy spent Wednesday on his farm west of the city. Mrs. Frank Rogers is attending the show at Fort Wayne today. Prof. Smith of North Manchestpr. greeted friends in the city today. Mrs and Mrs. Wid Dorwin are spending the day at Fort Wayne. Pat Kinney is looking after real estate business at Geneva this afternoon. Miss Zelma Debolt of Fort Wayne, is in the city visiting Mrs. Henry Stevens. Adolph Burke, living northwest of the city, was in town today on business. Mrs. J. D. Johnson, of Portland, went to Willshire, where she will visit friends. Miss Esther Spangler of Elkhart, is expected in the city to visit Miss Vernia Smith. Miss Esta White returned to her home east of the city after a short visit with friends. Mrs. Walter Johnson and baby of Monroe, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Huber of Marion. Miss Ida W’eldy returned to Marion today, after a visit with her father, Mr. and Mrs. Crist W’eldy. Nona Harting of this city and Dora Gast of Lima, Ohio, spent yesterday with friends at Ohio City. Miss Barabara Pontius, who has been visiting friends in Geneva, returned to Fort Wayne today. Joe Helm went to Richmond this afternoon, where he will visit with his daughter for a short time. The newstand will have a complete line of periodicals within a few days. Watch for the announcement. M. F. Ralston of Indianapolis, who has been visiting Miss Grace Buhler, returned to his home this noon. Miss Fannie Heller enjoyed today at Monmouth, the guest of her little cousins, Dora and Florence Magley. Misses Genevieve and Matilda Bering left for Peru, Ind., where they will spend a month or so with friends Mrs. Mary Johnson and daughter, Mrs. Rose and child, went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day. The Stanislaus county, California car will be here three days next week, giving an exhibit at the G. R. & I. tracks. Miss Mildred Dailey, of Willshire, who has been visiting Miss Helen Walters, will return to her home this evening. Mr. and Mrs. James Haefling and babe arrived home from Columbus today, where they have been visiting for the past few days. Mrs. M. J. Taylor and daughter of Camden, Mich., returned to that place today after a visit with Jacob Seeman and family of W’illshire. Miss Tillie Gast, of Celina, Ohio, but who has been at Rome City for the past two weeks is in the city visiting with W. H. Harting and family. Miss May Bixler, of Muncie, and Mrs. Elizabeth, of Indianapolis, are spending the day in the country with Mr. and Mrs. John Omlor just north of the city. J. W. Rupright and Arthur Fisher left yesterday morning for Oklahoma. Mr. Fisher likes the country there, and is desirous of locating there. They will be gone several weeks. The Recrod-Herald squad left here last evening going to Bluffton, where they will canvas the city. Many Decatur people took advantage of the premiums offered by this paper. W. S. Hughes, for many years one of the citizens of Decatur, seems to have decided to remain a permanent resident of Fort W’ayne, where he has lived for two years past, as he has just purchased a $4,500 home at 806 California avenue and will occupy it within the near future. Mr. and Mrs. U.,E Cramer and family have just returned from a several days’ outing with friends. Saturday evening and Sunday they spent with Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Broadbeck, of Unio ntownship, and they attended an ice cream social given by the Mt. Victory school. Monday was spent at the home of J. G. Sheets, where a most pleasant time was enjoyable. Mrs. Ed Lyons, living about three miles east of the city, is suffering with a very sore hand the cause being blood poison. Some time ago Mrs. Lyon scratched her finger in some way or another and did not pay any attention to it, but after a few days elapsed began to grow worse and caused her some pain which after an examination, showed that blood poison had set in. The many friends of Mrs. Lyons regret to hear of the misfortune that has befallen her.

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A slight operation was performed upon Mrs. Samuel Laman this morning anti the patient is recovering nicely. An automobile party consisting of Messrs. Brackett, Ward, C. C. Schafer, Drs. Roy Archbold and E. G. Coverdale went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to witness the ball game and the big circus. A great deal of consternation was caused by the stampede of a herd of cattle at the Decatur Packing Co.'s plant today by the appearance of what was at first thought to be a monstrer airship, but upon investigation proved to be an air balloon, well lighted and sailing south majestically, booming the news of what an up-to-date place Decatur is.

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Messrs. Isaac Peters and Erman Mentzer of Bluffton, were in the city last evening looking after business interest and have returned to their home. While here they visited R. E. Peters and family. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Brittson, of Dallas, Texas, are in the city visiting their relatives and greeting friends. Mr. and Mrs. Brittson’ have not been in the city for some time. They will remain on an extended visit. Any one desiring to enter into the hotel business will do well to see Mrs. Daniel W. Myers at once. The popular Park hotel building can be rented for a very reasonable price if spoken for soon, as the proprietors would rather have it occupied at a sacrifice in price than to remain empty. Cali on or telephone Mrs. D. W. Myers.

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i I Albert Parker returned to Fort r Wayne, after being the guest of Miss i Iva Steele. ’ | A clever show will be given at the New Star airdome tonight and those who attend will be given a rare treat. Jacob Klopfenstine is In receipt of ’ a clipping from the Duluth Evening ' Herald, giving a long account of the i I trip of his partner, David Myers, in . a big automobile with Morris Eck- ! hert and party from Auburn. They * made the trip in 1910 model of the ! Auburn machine and went from Au- ! burn to Minneapolis, thence to Peli--1 can Lake and from there to Duluth ' byway of Mille Lac and Hinckley. 1 They had a great trip of hundreds of 1 miles and enjoyed some good fishing. They will come home byway of • boats and will stop at the Soo for some lake fishing.—Bluffton News.