Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 175, Decatur, Adams County, 24 July 1909 — Page 3

THEY ARE HERE AUGUST NUMBERS OF Ladies Home Journal ALSO Everybodys, Red Book, McClure, Ainslees’ Popular Mechanics, Hampton Scribners, Holland They are all good from “Kiverto Kiver.” THE CITY NEWS CO. Madison Street Phone 39 WILL HZX7V\/V\EL, Manager.

■b ♦*♦♦ + + + + + + + + + + + •:WEATHER forecast: Sr+*+++*+ + * + + ♦ + + 1 ■ Fair tonight and Sunday; warmer B Miss Mary Erwin is visiting friends at Geneva. j! Rev. Currey, of Craigville, was in the city today. E Mrs. Erma Syphers went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. E Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Daniels reBburned to Pleasant Mills today. Dr. Fred Patterson ■ DENTIST Successor to Br. C. E. Neptune I Office above Auth’s Jewelry Store. Telephone No. 472. J Office hours: B—l 2a. m„ I—s1 —5 p. m

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Miss Etta Davidson went to Fort Wayne today. Mrs. Elizabeth Workinger went to Bluffton today. Mrs. I. Imler is visiting her mother at Venedocia, today. Mrs. Dan Wells went to Bluffton last evening to visit friends. Frank Miller and Miss Della Davidson went to Fort Wayne on the three o'clock car. Miss Jane Ford, of east of Geneva, went to Van Buren for r visit with her brother. Mrs. Paul returned to Marion after spending a few days the guest of Mrs. F. A. White. Miss Vivian Burke is recovering from sickness, and will soon be as well as ever. Mrs. John Ray and children, Gertrude Chalmer and Glen, went to Eaton for a visit with her sister. Misses Ella Barkner and Lena Reckewez, of Fort Wayne, went to Willshire for a visit with friends. Mrs. Frank Christen, of Chicago, and Mrs. Herman Conter went to Van Wert to spend Sunday with relatives. Misses Emma and Ada Kintz, of Akron, arrived in the city today and will visit friends here, and at Berne and Geneva. Mrs. H. E. Bishop and son Orville, from Wabash, who have been visiting her sister, Mrs. James Chronister, went to Warren today. Mrs. Herman Behrman and sons Herman and Harold, of Indianapolis, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Clem Voglewede and other friends, returned home today. Mrs. Dore Erwin and daughter, Doris, went to Pleasant Mills to spend Sunday. Mr. Erwin will join them this evening at the home of Mrs. Erwin’s sister, Mrs. McMillan. Fred Sellemeyer and granddaughter, Leeanna Adelle Vance, went to Magley today, where they spent several hours as guests of Grandma Sellemeyer, who is in her ninety-first year. Tne funeral of the late Pearl May Hill occurred at the German Reformed church this afternoon, the cortege’ leaving the house at 1:30 o’clock. Rev. L. C. Hessert delivon the afternoon train.

Ralph Swartz went to Fort Wayne last evening to visit friends. Henry Koeneman went to Hoagland this morning, where he is looking after the hog market. Marian Smith went to Winchester this morning, where he will transact business during the day. J. D. Reiter and family have returned from a week's outing spent in Chicago, Milwaukee and other cities. Miss Rose Baker left for Goshen, where she will visit with her sister, Mrs. B. F. Beavers for some time. Miss Florence Sprunger has arrived home from Berne, where she enjoyed a short visit with relatives and friends. The Fort Wayne ball club got a good drubbing yesterday at South Bend, being defeated by a score of sixteen to one. Fred Hoffman returned from Lynn where he has been for the past few days looking after the pew Lynn school house. Mrs. Isaac Peters and grandson, Walter Mentzer, arrived in the city today for a visit with her son, R. E. Peters and family. Work is going merrily along on the improvement at the greenhouse, and when completed it will present a very neat appearance. It is probable that the cornerstone of the Methodist Memorial home for the aged at Warren will be laid about the middle of August. Albion and Ligonier have withdrawn from the proposed Noble county religious campaign, and Kendallville will proceed with it alone. Years ago the site occupied by the court house at Huntington was a flint ledge from which Indians secured the flint for their weapons. The best magazine that is selling today is the National Monthly, published by Norman Mack. See Tony Conter at this office. Fr. Ellerding of Fort Wayne, will help out over Sunday at St. Marys church, owing to the absence of Fr. George, who is at Rome City. Fr. George, who has been at Rome City for a week past, will remain one week longer, as the change there is benefitting his health to some extent. Mrs. John Frisinger and children Mary, Ruth and Richard, went to Fort Wayne to visit Mr. Frisinger,who is slightly better at Hope hospital. Mrs. Weilage and son Charles, and George Kroher, returned to their home at Louisville after a pleasant visit in the city with Dr. Knoor and family. Many people will witness the balloon ascension at Maple Grove park tomorrow afternon.and the resort will no doubt be the scene of a large crowd. There is but little need of a summer home when we have such delightful weather at home, as the people of Decatur and vicinity are enjoying just at present. A cement floor is being placed in the cellar of the Niblick building, corner of Second and Madison streets, and the men are doing the work in the evenings. Dr. and Mrs. Raymond Knoff, of Berne, are in the city visiting friends and relatives. Mrs. Knoff was formerly Miss Lulu Dewees, and is quite well known here. Mrs. Katherine Hart and children of Marion, passed through the city this morning on their way to Sturgis, Mich., where they are to make a visit with relatives. The Garrett Presbyterian church is now without a pastor, the resignation of Rev. C. G. Sterling having been formally accepted. This came about through his radical utterances against secret orders. E. O. Burdg, advertising manager of the Weiler department store of Portland, was here last evening looking after business. The Weiler store is one of the largest and best in the state of Indiana. Mr. Albert Lachnot returned last evening from Chicago, where he purchased a moving picture machine. This morning he left for Berne.where he intends to operate a moving picture show at that place. An accident at the pumping station cut off Peru’s water supply Wednesday, but dozens of delinquent citizens who thought their service had been cut off for failure to pay water rent hastened to the city hall to get square on the books. The retreat for the sisters of St Agnes was brought to a close this morning, after being going on for the past five days. Sisters were here from all surrounding towns and many of them departed for their different homes during the day. J. B. Stoneburner has a good show for tonight, which will be shown at the New Star airdome. An entire change of program will be on, and all who attend will be well pleased. Mr. Stoneburner is getting the very best films on the market and invites the public to attend.

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Mrs. John Parrish went to Fort Wayne this morning. Frederick H. Miller went to Monroeville on business today. Miss Bertha Butler returned last evening from Fort Wayne. Mrs. Albert Butler is visiting her son Jesse and family at Fort Wayne. Isaac Hunter and John L. Baker went to Fort Wayne today on business. Mrs. William Davidson and daughter Emma went to Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. C. Andrews arrived home last evening from Dull, Ohio, where she visited friends. Mrs. Enos Lord and daughter Vernice, went to Monmouth to spend the day with Mr. Lord's parents. L. C. Waring is busy today arranging to leave Monday on his summer vacation, to be spent at Manistique. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Martin, of lowa, who have been visiting with Rev. Ruf, went to Lima, Ohio, for a visit today. Mr .and Mrs. Lawrence Tricker of Monroe and Miss Beulah Cooker went to Fort Wayne today to visit friends. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Laisure returned to Kendallville after a visit with relatives in this county and Jay county. Mrs. Al Burdge and cousin Mr. John Judy, who has been visiting at the Burdge home, went to Fort Wayne to visit Mrs. Burdge’s brother, John Judy of that place. Mrs. J. C. Leiter and daughter will leave this city today for Rochester, where they will visit friends over Sunday. From that place they will go to Akron, where they will reside in the future. Word from Mrs. Desota Fowler was received today that she is holding her own, there being but little if any change in her condition during the past few days. Her condition is still very serious. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Carlisle left this morning for their home in New York, going to Fort Wayne over the interurban at 8:30. They were accompanied as far as Fort Wayne by Mrs. Flanders and Miss Carlisle. Miss Nellie Neaderhouser returned today after spending about two weeks at her home in Linn Grove. She was sick part of the time, but has recovered completely, and will return to work at the Leader store. Her sister is also reported better. —Bluffton News. W. P. Biggs of the Crystal airdome has an extra good program for this evening, and his place of amusement will no doubt do a thriving business Mr. Biggs is a hustler and is putting on a great show for the money. It’3 five cents. A change of program every evening. As soon as F. C. Dailey returns from Oden, Mich., where he has been spending a few weeks’ vacation, he will arrange for the filing of the brief in the Clum murder case. This case, it is thought, will be taken up without delay, as criminal appeals are given the preference.—Bluffton Banner. Trustee Huffman, of Preble township, made his second trip to this city today since his unfortunate confinement with a disabled foot, which developed blood poison. He is able to navigate without much inconvenience, and it looks now as though he would entirely recover and be all all right again. According to physicians of the city there is a large amount of sickness the past few weeks. The fact that the weather has been changeable is greatly responsible. The doctors are preparing for the regular summer siege of fevers and every effort will be made to curb the sickness that is possible. —Bluffton Banner. We think a Geneva man can rightfully boast of having the largest field in the township and perhaps in the county. The owner of the land is A. P. Hardison. He has one field of corn In which there are 45 acres, all in one enclosure. This is the farm which he recently bought of Mrs. Croson. —Geneva Herald. A young man of the city is suffering from a broken rib as the result of falling in a ditch while making an effort to make an escape from the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Popejoy .where he with a number of other boys were serenading a few nights ago. The lads aroused several of the neighbors,who gave them the hot foot —Bluffton Banner. Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Good Wednesday received a letter from their daughter, Mrs. Dorland Smith, formerly Miss Blanche Good, mailed when their ship was seven days out of Cherbourg, France. The letter said that they had had a pleasant time in England and that their trip to France was very pleasant with the exception of heavy fogs. On the evening the letter was posted Mrs. Smith and a musician from Boston were to give a concert for the benefit of the deported steerage passengers.—Huntington Herald.

Special Sale On at our place. Men’s and Boys’ Suits in broken lots at prices that ought to interest you. Men’s Suits that formerly retailed at SIO.OO $12.00 and $13.50 Now $7.50. Men’s Suits that formerly retailed at $15.00 $16.00 and SIB.OO Now SIO.OO. Boys’Suits that formerly retailed at $6 50 $7.50 and SIO.OO Now $5.00. Men’s Sizes 35-36-37-38 Boys’Sizes 15-16-18 T’will pay you to look these goods over, we’ll be glad to show you. Holthouse, Schulte & Co. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.

Dr. Knorr will go to Chicago tomrorow morning on a business trip. He will be gone some time. George Steele returned last night from Indianapolis, where he purchased a consignment of holiday goods. Ira Baker and family of south of Monroe, were in Decatur today looking after business interest and have returned to their home. George Brewster, of Jefferson township, was a business caller in the city this morning and returned to his home on the afternon train. The August Scribner and Hollands, the great family and children’s magazine, have arrived at the City newsstand. Also Ladies’ Home Journal, the summer porch number, Woman’s Home Companion, Red Book and a dozen or two others. You can find anything you want or if you will call Will Hammell over the telephone, number 39, you will be well taken care of. An organization is being formed among land owners along the Salamonie river to resist an extra assessment of 25 per cent, for dredging purposes. Farmers in the south part of Nottingham township, this county, are also preparing to make a fight against assessments on a ditch originating in Say county along the WellsJay county line and on which it is proposed to assess Wells county land. —Bluffton News.

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Annual I NIAGRA FALLS EXCURSION ■ 86.50 Aug. 5. 1909 86.50 B On the above date the CLOVER LEAF will operate their Annual Excursion to NIAGARA FALLS. High Seat Coaches, Chair Cars and B Pullman Slepeers will be provided, running through to the Falls, via B the GREAT LAKE SHORE ROUTE, without change. ■ Excursion tickets will be limited 12 days. Special excursion tickfl ets for side trips may be purchased at the Falls as follows: ■ Toronto, $1.75; Alexandria Bay, $7.35; Montreal, $11.75; Quebec, I $16.00. B Niagara is grander than ever and never ceases to be interesting. B For full particulars, time of Trains and Sleeping Car reservations, see T. L. McCullough, Agent. I Toledo St. Louis & Western R. R. E. L. BROWNE, D. P. A., Toledo, Ohio.

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