Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 172, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1909 — Page 3

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Annual NIAGRA FALLS EXCURSION 56.50 Aug. 5. 1909 $6,50 On the above date the CLOVER LEAF will operate their Annual xcursion to NIAGARA FALLS. High Seat Coaches, Chair Cars and Ullman Slepeers will be provided, running through to the Falls, via le GREAT LAKE SHORE ROUTE, without change. Excursion tickets will be limited 12 days. Special excursion tickts for side trips may be purchased at the Falls as follows: Toronto, $1.75; Alexandria Bay, $7.35; Montreal, $11.75; Quebec, Niagara is grander than ever and never ceases to be interesting, or 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.

: WEATHER FORECAST J Generally fair tonight and Thursday; no decided change in temperature. C. D. Lewton made a business trip to Muncie this morning. Mrs, Al Burdg is visiting with friends at Geneva today. Henry Zwick, of Williams, was in the city on business today. D. M. Hensley is looking after business at Fort Wayne today. John Peterson went to Fort Wayne where he is looking after business. Fr. Benzinger, of Hesse Castle, is in' the city visiting with Fr. Wilkins. Cris Meyers made another of his business trips to Geneva this morning. Sam Acker spent yesterday in the city visiting his mother, Mrs. Irvin Acker. Otto Wemhoff returned from Fort Wayne last evening, where he spent the day. Chas. Patton went to Monroe this morning where he is doing some carpentering. Joe Beerry went to Elkhart and ' Goshen where he will look after business during the day. Fred Bentz, of Berne, was in the city on banking business yesterday and returned to his home in the afternoon. Miss Bessie Wherry went to Fort Wayne on the four o'clock car yesterday afternoon and returned on the next car. Miss Ruth Elvin, of Pendleton, Ind., is the guest of Miss Bertha Heller of this city and will remain for several days. Mrs. John Baird returned to her home at Logansport after a few days’ visit in the city as the guest of Dr. J. S. Coverdale and family. The Misses Florence Kunkle and Fannie McConnel left for Indianapolis this morning, where they will visit for a few days with friends. The Singer Sewing Machine Co. have erected a neat sign in front of their office. The sign is a big S, representing the Singer sewing machine. Wid Dorwin and Roy Wolford left this morujng for a few days’ fishing trip at Wolcottville. They will be joined this evening by Walter Johnson and Will Badders. The Juvenile band went to Maple Grove park today, where they furnished music for the Evangelical picnic. They did turn at’ the Presbyterian picnic yesterday. Miss Nellie Schrock and niece, Miss Margaret Meyers, went to Montpelier, the latter’s home. Some time ago Margaret had an operation performed from which she has recovered. F. C. Dailey has written to friends here that he caught his first real big fish a few days ago at Oden. The fish Was a monster pike and weighed six and one-half pounds—Bluffton News. Smuck, the picture man who recently sold out to W. P. Biggs, left this morning for a trip through Michigan, where he will seek a location for a new show which he expects to put on soon. Jack Dailey of the Myers-Dailey Clothing Co., is taking his vacation and will visit several large cities taking in Detroit, Cleveland and Niagara Falls. He will be gone about ten, days. Mrs. Judson Tepele, of Decatur and her cousin. Miss Rose Ruhl, were in Portland Tuesday while enroute to Redkey, where they will visit several days with Miss Edna Zizer. —Portland Commercial-Review. Fr. George and Chas. Voglewede, who are spending their vacation at Rome City, report they are having a good time The place is crowded everywhere and the population of Rome , City Is very large at present.

Ed Meyers went to Fort Wayne today. John Peterson went to Fort Wayne today. Miss Opal Harruft went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Jesse Breiner went to Greentown today, where he is employed. Miss Winnifred Burk came home last evening from a visit at Colfax. David Lafferty is here today looking after business at the Waring Glove company. Bud Brokaw is home from a vacation trip to Lake George, and where he had been teasing the finny, tribe. D. M. Niblick is feeling greatly recuperated since his return from French , Lick, where he and Mrs. Niblick spent ten days. The new United Brethren parsonage will soon be ready for occupancy and when completed will be a modern residence. County Assessor Gentis has been laid up Monday with the usual complaints that come at this season of the year. Mr. Drake, who formerly sang at Stoneburner’s pictorium, arrived in the city today and visited friends for a short time. Miss Minta and Sam Acker arrived from Geneva in an automobile this afternoon and will visit their mother, Mrs. I. Acker. Clerk Haefling will visit Allen, Wells and Jay counties some time next week for the purpose of collecting change of venue costs due Adams county. Peter Kinney, of Jefferson township, was looking after business in the city today. Mr. Kinney is the owner of many broad acres and is one of the many prosperous citizens of the county. The business men’s picnic yesterday was a thoroughly enjoyab’e affair, they spending the day at the Hockemeyer shack on the banks of the St. Marys. Business and other dull cares were forgotten for the day. The August magazines are all particularly interesting and you should call on Will Hammell and gdt one. New ones received are Strand, Billboard, Everybody’s, American, Woman’s Home Confpanion, Hampton and others. Attorney D. E. Smith last evening concluded his duties as special city' attorney, serving during the absence, of Attorney L. C. DeVoss, who will ■ be home in time for the next session. 1 Mr. Smith has taken care of the business in a very satisfactory manner. The Evangelical Sunday school, a happy band of young folks left at nine o'clock for Maple Grove park, where they will conduct the annual picnic. Arrangements were complete for a big day and the car was well filled with people, so of course they will have a good time.

Floyd Brittson left this morning for his Texas home at Dallas. Mrs. Brittson will spend some time here and at Grand Rapids, Mich., before she returns. It is expected that Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schafer will soon arrive for an extended visit with their many Adams county relatives and friends. W. C. T. U. organizations of Allen, Adams and Wells counties will have a great rally in Berne on Wednesday, August 4th. A splendid program has been prepared for the forenoon and afternoon with a picnic dinner in Isaac Lehman’s grove. More com- : plete announcements will be publishied later. The wreck train which came from Delphos yesterday afternoon to clear away the remains of the collision betw’een the tender of a switching engine and the caboose of the work train on the main line track of the Clover Leaf completed its work this morning. Although both of the derailed cars were badly demolished both were remounted on the trucks and can be used again.—Bluffton News.* Local physicians say the weather is particularly favorable to cholera morbus affliction. Saturday, Sunday and today’ calls for attention for this affliction have been frequent, some physicians having as many as three or four patients of the kind in a day. The cucumber season is at its height and other vegetables and fruits which lead to the ailment are to be had. Hence the unpopularity of the affliction now. —Bluffton Banner. Despondent since the death of his mother and worrying over his own ill health in recent months, John Young, a well known resident of Rockcreek township, Huntington county, shot himself with suicidal intent Monday morning at fi:3o at the old Young home, a mile south of Brown’s Corners. No hope existed for recovery from the first, as the bullet penetrated the frontal bone of the skull and embedded itself in the brain. Complete paralysis of the right band and both feet resulted from the brain pressure. The shooting was done in his own room with a target rifle and a .22 caliber short. —Bluffton Banner.

Carl Smith went to Fort Wayne today. D. M. Hensley went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Miss Bertha Smith went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Mrs. S. E. Schneider, of Avilla, returned to her home after a visit with friends. Mrs. Wm. Haggert went to Monroe this afternon after a pleasant visit in the city with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Hoffman are moving into the S. J. Miller property on Winchester street. i Martin Laughlin came up from his l Jefferson township farm and met with , the board of commissioners at their ■ session today. Mrs. H. F. Callow is reported as I being much improved in health after' a serious illness lasting- some time. The Callows may go to Rome City for the remainder of the summer. The Misses Eva and Edith Pontius left this afternoon for Saratoga, where they will make their future home. 1 They formerly lived in Decatur, but moved to Knox, Ind., where they have been living until now. Mrs. S. Dorwin and her granddaughter, Dorothy Dugan, left over the Erie today for Des Moines, lowa, for a visit with the former’s only sister. After a visit there of some length they will go on to California. Will Hammell asks all the patrons of the newstand to notify him by calling phone 39 if you don’t get your paper regularly. He wants to , know it and will see that you get it lif you let him know. If you don't, he can’t do so. I J. B. Stoneburner today received I word from East St. Louis in which i the sad news is stated that Mrs. De- ; lota Fowler has shown no signs of improvement. She has lain in a stu-, por for several days, with no chances of recovery. , I Fred Smith, living east of town, and who was injured some time ago ■ by coming in contact with a fork and running same into his body, is some what improved and able to be around , at times, although it will be some i time before he can be able to do any , work. The Great Northern Indiana Fair is l only about a month away and the people of this community are looking forward to the ejent with keen appreciation of the entertainment to come at that time. If you haven’t done so, send for your friends to visit you that week, as you will be able to entertain them nicely. Mrs. Isadore Kauffman, of Attica, | Ohio, and who has the honor of being. the Grand Matron of the Eastern Star, lodge for the state of Ohloy arrived this afternon and is the guest of her uncle, T. R .Moore and family. She will remain here only until tomorrow when she will go to Willshire to visit the lodge there.

A passenger on a New York and Chicago limited train, upon looking under his berth in the morning, found one black shoe and one tan shoe. He called the porter’s attention to the error. The porter scratched his woolly head in bewilderment “Well, an’ don’t dat beat all!’’ he said. "Dat’s de second time dis mawnin’ dat dat mistake’s happened!”—Everybody e Magazine. Bishop Goodsell, of the Methodist Episcopal church, weighs over two hundred pounds. It was with mingled emotions, therefore, that he read the following in Zion's Herald some time ago: “The announcement that our New England bishop, Daniel A. Goodsell, has promised to preach at the Willimantic camp meeting, will give great pleasure to the hosts of Israel who are looking forward to that feast of fat things.”—Everybody’s Magazine.

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We Received This morning, another shipment of Union Suits for Men. They’re made for us by the Star Knitting Works and they fit and wear just a little better than any other make garment sold in the city. Try them and be convinced. Prices §1 and $1.50 a Suit. Holthouse, Schulte & Co. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.

Miss Irene Fuhrman is visiting relatives at Delphos. Dr. Sowers made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Clark Spahr left for Portland today, where he will visit with friends for a few days. Miss Anna Adams, of Fort Wayne, returned to her home after transacting business in the city. I Mrs. Wm. Libby returned to her home at Berne, after a visit here with her mother, Mrs. Wm. Breiner, who has been sick for some time. Mrs. Elizabeth Young and daughter Maggie, returned to their home at Richmond, after spending several weeks in the city as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wilda Watts. Don’t fail to subscribe for Mack’s National Monthly if you Save not as ' yet done so. It is the best that is selling today. See large cut elsewhere in this issue. Leave your order at [ this office, or call on Tony Conter. The funeral services for Dorothv Harmon were held this afternoon at two o’clock, from the home of her parents on north Tenth street. Rev. Spetnagle officiated, and there were present a large number of the friends of the little girl who was very pop- , ular. Jesse Niblick is making some improvements to his building at the corner of Madison and Second street It Is being cleaned from top to bottom and put in readiness for rental. As yet no lease has been given but it will probably soon be occupied by some one. Mr. and Mrs. Harruff and Miss Opal

: Harruff will leave in a few days for ; Fremont, Michigan, to spend several weeks during the hot weather. Near i Fremont, Enos Peoples and Harvey ■ Lee and families are located and Mr. and Mrs. Harruff and daughter expect to visit them during their stay in Michigan. A traveling man who sells teas and coffees, noticed the pianos at the Yager Brothers &. Reinking store last evening, and dropping in asked if he might play a few moments. He was granted the privilege of course, and the sweet music he discoursed soon caused many people to stop and listen. He was an expert and played all the popular music in away that proved he was a master. It was learned that a few years ago he was a famous pianist and was forced to quit the work on account of the fact that it was breaking down his nervous system.

Miss Lois Meyers returned to her home at Preble last evening. Miss Emma Hunsicker, of Delphos, is in the cit” visiting relatives and friends. Miss Alma Schroeder returned to her home north of the city today at Stop 22. Miss Pearl Burdg arrived home from Fort Wayne, where she will make a short visit. Miss Elizabeth Gross returned to Berne this afternon after shopping in the city today. Boyd Rex went to Berne this afternoon, where he has accepted a position in a butcher shop. A Kist, of the Fort Wayne JournalGazette, was here today looking after business affairs for that paper. Mrs. Frank Crawford is spending a few Weeks with her sister, Mrs. Julius Speice at Cleveland, Ohio. The local base ball fans are having trouble just now figuring out how the teams are going to stand at the close of the season. In the National it’s all Pittsburg, while the American looks like Detroit, though they have no cinch yet. In the Association the fight is one of the nicest ever witnessed in league circles and no one can tell the results at this time, it’s like shaking dice, mighty uncertain. In the Central there is also a nice scrap among the five topnotchers. From now on every game will count.

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All accounts held by Mrs. E. H. Cowan, administratrix of the E. H. Cowan estate, must be settled by the first, day of August, or they will be left for collection. Please call and settle before that time to save costs. Mrs. E. H. Cowan, Admx., Bobo, Ind. 172-6t—lw

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