Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 170, Decatur, Adams County, 19 July 1909 — Page 3

I Annual II NIAGRA FALLS EXCURSION $6.50 Aug. 5. 1909 $6.50 On the above date the CLOVER LEAF will operate their Annual Excursion to NIAGARA FALLS. High Seat Coaches, Chair Cars and Th WiH Pr ° Vlded ’ rUnnin S through the Falls, via the GREAT LAKE SHORE ROUTE, without change. Excursion tickets will be limited 12 days. Special excursion tickets for side trips may be purchased at the Falls as follows«’175: A!exandria 35; Montreal, $11.75; Quebec, Niagara is grander than ever and never ceases to be interesting. For full particulars, time of Trains and Sleeping Car reservations, see T. L. McCullough, Agent. Toledo St. Louis & Western R. R. E. L. BROWNE, D. P. A., Toledo, Ohio.

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!♦♦♦ + ♦ + ♦ mwmm : WEATHER FORECAST: »♦*♦♦+♦♦♦♦**♦♦♦+ Fair tonight and Tuesday; warmer Tuesday. Mrs. Herman Behrman and sons Herman and Harold, of Indialnapolis, are visiting relatives in the city. 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—s p. m

And most of all. Don't procrastinate, but open that bank account now. BWe 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 o.d •ge by opening an account here. OLD Adams Co. Bank ■*. 1

WANTED At. active energetic agent who is established in business in this city who can devote part of his time in representing The American Cash Register Co. Must be responsible, willing to give bond and satisfactory reference. Will give a good commission, furnish samples, price list and personally instruct the right party for the position. Druggist, Grocer or Hardware Merchant preferred. HENRV F. JAMES District Sales Manager, 627-8-9 Chamber of Commerce Building, Detroit, Michigan.

Ralph Ervin returned from Delphos today. Mrs. J. A. Smith went to Bluffton today. Grover Miller is visiting with friends at Winchester. Miss Bertha Johns returned today from an over-Sunday visit at Delphos. Mr. and Mrs. John Jones and daughter Martha went to Fort Wayne today. C. D. Lewton is looking after important business at Berne this afternoon. Miss Mae Shoemaker, of New Mexico, is visiting E. H. Shoemaker and family. Misses Ruth and Anna Miller returned to their home at Lima, Ind., today. Miss Ethel Green returned to Delphos after a visit with her cousin near Preble. Miss Edith Ervin returned from Delphos today where she has been visiting friends. Wert A. Meyers left this afternoon for Cincinnati in the interest of the Coppock Motor Car Co. Wm. Beachler went to Union City this afternoon, where he will look after business for a few days. Miss Zelma Steele after a week’s vacation, has resumed her work as cashier in the True & Runyon store. Miss Norah Schmidt, of Fort Wayne, has returned to her home after a short visit with friends in the city. Miss Esther Rice, who has been visiting Mr. aiid Mrs. J. B. Rice, returned to her home at Holgate yesterday. Mrs. Frank Crawford.and son Leon left yesterday for Cleveland, where they will visit for a few weeks with Mrs. Craford s sister, Mrs. Julius Speice. Dick Townsend, Sam Nelson and two daughters, of Peoria, 111., arrived today for a short visit. Mr. Nelson is vice president of the Peoria street car lines, and is a big man in the financial world in the west. Miss Cora Neiderhouser returned to the Leader store this morning after spending a few days as her home in Linn Grove. She reports that both her tsisters, Misses Nellie and Emma, are better. Miss Nellie has been out of the Leader the past week on account of illness, while her sister underwent an operation some time ago. She is now able to sit up.—Bluffton News. The first corn was shelled yesterday afternoon at the new Davison & Cupp elevator at Uniondale. The building replaces the one destroyed by fire last winter and the contractors in charge of the work have almost completed their tasks, only a few parts of the building being unfinished. The building is one of the best equipped small elevators in this part of the state.—Bluffton News.

John Trim went to Fort Wayne today. John Schug left on bis regular trip today. Mr. and Mrs. J. Howl went to Marion today. Rev. J. H. Walters went to Willshire today. Mrs. Frank White wefnt to Fort Wayne today. Dale Spahr went to Kendallville today on business. Mrs. H. H. Bremerkamp went to Fort Wayne today. E. Fritzinger went to Fort Wayne on business today. Miss Faye Matthison went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Mrs. James Haefling w-ent to Grahid Rapids to visit Miss Bessie Pilliod. Mr. and Mrs. John Spuhler and Mrs. Henry Mayer spent Sunday in Montpelier. Mrs. Springer, who has been visiting Mrs. Fred Tague, returned to her home today. • Mrs. Mary Wemhoff and Mrs. Chas. Pilliod spent Sunday with friends at Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Leander Rohn and baby Fern, spent Sunday with L. L Baumgartner and family. Mrs. M. A. Stein, of Kokomo, who spent Sunday in the city with friends, returned home today. Henry Bremerkamp and son Clarence were among the Sunday excursionists to Bluffton. Harvey Rice returned from Berne this morning after spending Sunday with friends at that place. Miss Cora Barker, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Ned Steele, returned to her home today. Lawrence Voglewede was among the crowd that went to Bluffton yesterday to witness the ball game. Johnny Conter, of McKeesport, Pa., arrived this morning for a several days’ visit with relatives and friends. Master Dale ifSickafus and sister Faye, of Laketon, are guests of their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Reynolds. Miss Martha Miller, of Mansfield. Ohio, who has been visiting her cousin, Miss Carrie Craig, went to Delphos today. Tony Harmon, of Cincinnati, went to Fort Wayne today. Tony was a former Decatur boy, and has many friends here. H. L. Conter, Nick Miller, Dr. E. G. Coverdale and W. P. Shrock enjoyed an automobile trip to Bluffton Sunday afternoon, as guests of Jesse Niblick. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hoffman and Dora Katherine are guests of A. J. Reynolds and family. Mr. Hoffman is enjoying a two weeks’ vacation from duties at the Preble oil station. Mrs. J. W. Nutt and family ot Rockford, returned to their home after a visit with relatives at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Nutt is a sister-in-law of Mrs. Harvey Lee formerly of this city. Sister Deloris was among the number of other* that arrived in the city this morning, who will make the retreat here this week. Sister Deloris was formerly Miss Nona Holthouse of this place. Sophia Fahrenbach went to Fort Wayne this morning accompanied by Miss Helen Monch of Fort Wayne, who has been her guest for several days. Miss Fahrenbach will visit for several weeks at Fort Wayne. About thirty-five passengers took in the Sunday excursion to Bluffton, the principal attraction being the ball game between Huntington and Bluffton, the latter being defeated by a score of two to one. Webber, Pierce and Bales, old Decatur men, are with the Bluffton team, who are leading the league. Lewis W. Baker, of Tiffin, 0., a graduate of Heidelberg university, arrived here last night for a short stay with P. A. Allen, superintendent of the schools here. Mr. Baker is an applicant for the position of professor of science in the high school, made .vacant by the resignation of Prof. Geise.—Bluffton Banner. The latest concerning George W. Cromer, ex-congressman of the eighth district, is that he is living at present with his sister on a farm near Muncie. He is located there helping to look after the farm for the summer, but it is a pretty safe guess that George W. will not remain long inactive on a farm. A plum probably will drop in his direction one of these days. —Bluffton News. Waddel, the Buick man, started to Bluffton Sunday afternoon accompanied by C. 0. France and Cris Meyers When about a mile from that city a tire blew out and left, the party stranded. The passengers were conveyed to town by Jesse Niblick, who happened along with his car and Mr. Waddell finally ran his car into town on the rim. He telephoned to Indianapolis for a new tire which arrived last night and he went on to Huntington to look after business.

J. B. Rice went to Hicksville this morning on business. John Gillig went to Fort Wayne on business this morning. A. J. Smith made a business trip to Fort Wayne this mornrng. Mrs. O. Deinlnger and daughter Ada went to Fort Wayne this morning. Misses Annie ana Nellie Bowser, of Monroe, visited friends in the city today. Avon Burk went to Monroe this morning, where he will work during the day. Judge Merrynaan is looking after important business at Winchester today. Chas. Patton and Jesse Roop went to Monroe this morning, where they are doing some carpentering Earl Steel* went to Fort Wayne this morning to resume his work at the International Business college. Fred Hoffman went to Lynn this morning, where he will look after the new school house which he is erecting at that place. Cal Miller left this morning for Saratoga, where he will complete a street there, which he has been working for some time. A number or automobile parties were at Bluffton yesterday, where they witnessed a game of ball between the Bluffton and Huntington teams. A small roan horse strayed to the home of J. D. Merica on High street this morning and was taken up byMr. Merica. His telephone is 311. Mrs. Charley Suttles and her guest Mrs. Lewis, of Mansfield, who has been visiting her for several days, went to Fort Wayne to spend the day. Mr. and Mrs. 0. C. Matthison and Miss Mathison who have been visiting friends in St. Marys township, returned to Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. Arthur Shaw who has been visiting in the city w-ith Miss Grace Reynolds, for the past few days, returned to her home at Fort Wayne this morning. Martin Jacob and daughter Mary, of Minster, Ohio, returned to their home last Saturday after a pleasant visit w-ith Mr. and Mrs. James Brunnegraf east of the city. Frank Bevington and daughter, of Ohio City, passed through the city on their way to Sturgis, Mich., where Mr. Bevington will look over the country and if things look satisfactory will buy some lana. After successfully conducting the Monroe street ice cream parlor and candy store for more than one year, Peter Dodane Saturday disposed of the place of business to John Colchln w-ho has assumed control. Fr. George and Chas. Voglewede left this morning for Rome City, where they will spend a week at the sanitarium. Fr. George is just recovering from a sick spell of two weeks, and a change w-as thought w-ould do him some good. Grover Miller, known to H. B. C. boys, passed through here Friday evening, while on the way to his home in Decatur, from Wincjiester.where he has been visiting a month with an uncle, H. W. McCracker. —Portland Commercial-Review. Rev. Klausing pastor of the Lutheran church in the west part of the city, left with his wife and two children for Cincinnati, where they will visit for a few days with Rev. Klausing’s relatives, and will no doubt enjoy a very pleasant visit. Jesse McK. Owens, 85, living in Lagro township, Wabash county, was found at 5 o’clock Friday morning wandering along a pike in Huntington county, apparently in a dazed condition. He had become lost after a trip to Huntington Thursday evening and had wandered about the country all night. George Steele of First street, left this morning for West Baden, over the Clover Leaf, where he will take treatment hoping to benefit his health. Mr. Steele has not been in good health for some time, and but a few weeks ago suffered an attack of the heart which left him in a very weak condition. He was accompanied by his wife and daughter. "Old Charley,” a Peru horse which has been in the fire department service for twenty years, was recently sold to a farmer some miles from the city. A day or two later the faithful old animal broke out of his pasture, returned to the city and presented himself at the fire station at midnight, awakening the firemen by his demands to be taken back Into his old quarters. • An inspector from the postofflee department will probably come to this city within a snort time to make an investigation of the black hand letter that was received by Janies Blackburn, west of the city, a few days ago and also the unsigned postal cards that have been sent to several residents of the city. The source will try to be found and the guilty parties learned. —Bluffton Banner.

"BIG HARVEST SALE Harvest is here and there are many things you will need to do the cooking and setting the table for the threshers. We have a complete line of dishes, glassware, enamelware, etc. EXTRA SPECIAL II jf Glasses like Ap I I 10 Barrels of good the cut, each ■ O Re Hundred Dozen One Hundred ■ / Saucers Dozen Men's ■ Il Plates Socks— like the t I From 5c to IOC Each cut in fancy,plain |S ■ V Vr ~ ~ /// - and tan, while jiga ■ We have these dishes in they last, a pair plain white and nicely dec- 1 Z orated. Be sure to see them IvzV 50 DOZEN 50 DOZEN Nicely decorated nappies xt • x • r JJP. Nappies at prices from Each Mirm lOc 15 T 0 35 c Sealing wax per lb iOc Butter jars with bails 10,000 new post cards Can Rubbers, good grade, per doz . .5c A new line of glassware. Express wagons at reCan Rubbers extra See this. Enamelware duced prices. heavy, per doz . . |oc of all kinds. We will New line of Ladies I Tin lids, per doz . .5c guarantee prices on this combs, purses, jewelery, Mason jar caps per petticoats and new fancy dozen 20c Dutch Collars worth goods. J Boz. Jelly glasses per 25c only .... |oc We receive a large ■ dozen 20c Calicos, ginghams, mus- I shipment of candy every ■ Tin cans per doz . 35c lin and prints s to 10c week, a pound only 1 0 C I Our Store has been Busy. This Proves to us we are selling 1 the Right Goods at the Right Prices I THE RACKET STORE

Fred Jaebker has returned from a trip tb Chicago. Ed Ramsey went to Bellefontaine today on business. W. B. Weldy returned from Marion where he spent Sunday. Tfrs. Pauline Huber arrived in the city Saturday for a visit with her mother. Mrs. Ruth Hayes, who has been visiting at Fort Wayne returned home this evening. Edna Crawford arrived home last evening from Cleveland, where she has been visiting for the past few weeks. George Steele of the Racket store who has been sick for the past few weeks, is somewhat better and able to be around again. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ernsberger, of Celina, spent Sunday in the city with Mr. and Mrs, D. W. Beery. Mr. and Mrs. Ernsberger made the trip in their Buick touring car. The annual retreat for the Sisters of St. Agues will commence this evening and continue for five days. A large number of sisters numbering forty in all, have arrived from different places and will make the retreat together aldng with the sisters of this place. Rev. Fr. B. Kokenge, a Jesuit from St. Louis, will have charge of the retreat and who has a reputation of being a great retreat master. Some of the best horseflesh in the country has been entered in the Red Ribbon races to lie given at Fort Wayne July 28 to 31. The races are to be held just between meetings on the Grand and Great Western circuits and some of the best performers from each of those circuits will be entered .in the Fort Wayne events. On the i opening day the speed program will I consist of the 2:20 pace, the 2:14 | trot any the 2:11 pace. On the sec|ond day there will be the 2:08 pace, | the 2:24 pace and the 2:18 trot. The t third day’s races will be the 2:24 trot, the 2:17 pace and the 2:15 pace. . The fourth day will be devoted to. 'automobile racing.

Miss Esta Beery went to Middletown today for a visit. Miss Martha Spangler went to Willshire on a visit. John T. Meyers made p. business trip to Richmond this afternoon. Mrs. Cora Henry, of west of the city, is visiting relatives in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Irvin Acker spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. Charley Meyers, of Preble. Misses Flora and Luida Gallmeyer returned to their home at Bingen yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Eliza Baker and daughter returned to their home at Auburn today, after a visit with the former's daughter, Mrs. Love. Miss Frances Corey, of Grayton, 111., who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Ford, returned to her home today.

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