Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 27 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 CITV NEWS CO Madison Street Phone 39 WILL HAMMEL, Manager.

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F. E. Last went to Berne on business. Burt Lower made a business trip to Berne this afternoon. Misses Ada and Esther Drummond went to Fort Wayne today, Mrs. Ezra Smith went to Bucyrus, Ohio, last evening for a visit with friends. Mrs. Carrie Ehinger and family went to Minster, 0., this afternoon to visit friends. Leon Crawford is taking a week or so vacation with his aunt, Mrs. Reuss, at Fort Wayne. Mrs. H. Majors returned to Fort Wayne after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Shafer Peterson. Mrs. Elizabeth Weber returned to her home at Indianapolis, after a few weeks' visit in the city with relatives. Jesse Rupp and family of Berne, went to James Lake today, where they will enjoy a several weeks’ outing. Robert Meibers left this morning for Delphos, where he will make a short visit with his grandmother at that place. Misses Ellen Bohner and Miss Reckeweg, who have been visiting at Willshire, returned to their home at Fort Wayne. Rev. Henry Vitz and Mr Eberhardt of Indianapolis, are in the city visiting with Mr. Herman Sellemeyer south of the city. Mrs. Arvilla Dull, of Definance, 0., was in the city for a short time today, enroute to Marion for a visit. Mrs. Dull is quite well known here. Mrs. Chas. Ehinger and children Vera Ethel, Dick and Genett, left this noon for Minster, Ohio, where they will visit with relatives for a week or two. Miss Floy Dunlap, of Souiii Wnitley, is achieving professional fame as a harpist, and has a new contract to begin the season in September at $65 per week. Mrs. Edna Kelley, who has been in the city visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Bud Brokaw went to Portland this morning, where she will spend the day with friends. H. M. Henning, of Auburn, injured in the recent trolley wreck near Hammond, has settled his claim against the Chicago, Lake Shore & South Bend Electric railway for $2,500.

Miss Eva Teeple went to Fort Wayne today. Miss Iva Simms, of Marion, is visiting relatives in the city. Miss Anna Shaffner returned to her home near Craigville today. Miss Mary Barnett has returned from a visit with friends at Wren. Mrs. W. H. McConnehey and cnildren are spending the day with friends at Monroe. Percy Williams returned from Alexandria today, where he spent Sunday with his family. Miss Silva Droppieman, of Jeffersonville, is in the city visiting with Miss Bessie Tonnelier. Mrs. M. A. Wetzberger went to Ohio City this morning on her way to Pauld. ing, where she will visit friends. George Henneford and Leo Meyers came home from Fort Wayne this morning after looking up friends there. Miss Ethel Miller of Angola, Ind, will arrive this afternoon for a several days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Meyers. Bertha Buhler, who has been visiting with friends for the past few days, will return to her home at Hammond this evening. Joe Winteregg represented the insurance firm of Hirschey & Winteregg of Berne, on a business mission in the city today. Mr .and Mrs. Jess Dailey returned from a ten days’ trip to Detroit, Niagara Falls and several other places which they enjoyed very much. Mrs. Jesse C. Sutton has been sick for a week with neuralgia, and this fact interferred with the outing being enjoyed by the Suttons at Crooked Lake. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Mullen, of Norfolk, Va., passed through the city enroute to Berne, where they will visit with Mr. Mullen’s sister, Mrs. E. M. Ray. Mrs. George Smitley and two sons, of Decatur, arrived Saturday morning to spend a few days at the home of Charles Smitley in Jefferson township.—Berne Witness. Misses Vivian Burk and Glenys Mangold will leave Thursday for Colfax, to visit friends. The latter will visit G. H. Laugherty and family and the former her grandmother and other relatives. Miss Marie Tonnellier went to Rockford today where she had secured a position as bookkeeper for the Moser and Frysinger Elevator Co. Miss Mae Radamacker accompanied her to that place. How about your August magazines? Will Hammell at the city newstand has all the good ones —Scribner, Red Book, and a dozen others that will interest you. Take a bunch with you on your trip to the lakes. George Alton Luke, 4 years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Luke, of Goshen, tumbled Into a well at Warsaw and dropped fifteen feet to the bottom, but was rescued by a man who chanced to notice the lad’s absence and made an investigation. The order was secured from the Wells circuit court today for the sale of the Extension Brace company and Fred Tangeman, secretary of the Union Loan & Trust company, will probably sell the factory some time this evening or tomorrow morning.— Bluffton Banner. Word comes from the bedside of Mrs. Rebecca A. Ernst of Peterson, that she is resting easier today, but being past eighty-five years old there is not much to base encouragement upon, and she may pass away at any time. She is the mother of T. H. Ernst of this city, and he spent the day yesterday with her. Horace Shubert, 57. a well known farmer near Elkhart, died Saturday of injuries received when his right leg was drawn into a threshing machine. He undertook to shove the wheat straw into the machine with his foot and the foot was caught. The leg was drawn entirely into the machine before a son could stop the engine in response to the father’s cries. Cliff Bales left this morning for a trip to Kokomo and Huntington. Cliff showed a reporter of the News a letter last week showing that he is detailed to get a good catcher and one other man in the Northern Indiana League for Flint, Mich. Gus Fogel is one catcher that is being considered, but little Rosenbaum, the Lafayette catcher, is said to have the strongest pull for the place if Lafayette will sell him. —Bluffton News. D. W. Brown arrived home Saturday evening from Oklahoma where he and W. A. Kunkel have been looking after oil leases. They have some good leases there and have taken up several hundred acres of the most desirable territory, but Mr. Brown said this morning that they had not y«t drilled any wells. Mr. Kunkel went to Culver to join his wife and children there to spend Sunday and is expected to arrive in Bluffton this afternoon. —Bluffton News.

J. B. Snyder made a business trip to Monroe today. Mrs. Susan Hayes returned to her home at Williams today. Miss Clay Smith, of Fort Recovery, is visiting J. A. Smith and family. J. D. Winteregg, of Berne, was in the city this morning on business. Miss Esta Beahl returned to Auburn, , where she is employed as a bookkeeper. Miss Viola Bucher has gone to Arcanum, where she will visit friends , for a few days. Misses Edith and Anna Gordon, of I French township, went to Lima today' for a visit with friends. Miss Pearl Gaylor returned to her home at Bluffton after a few days in the city with Miss Hope Huffman. Miss Marie Steele, of Grenetown, was in the city today enroute to Fort Wayne, where she will spend a few days. Chas. Hower and his brother William, returned from Fort Wayne last I evening, where they were looking up old friends. Sam Hite went to Rome City this morning, where he will spend a week with his family, who are spending the summer there. Vincent Forbing who has been working at Bluffton for some time is making a visit here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Forbing. Word from the girls of the Y. L. E. club is to the effect that they are having a splendid outing and that they are greatly enjoying themselves. Mrs. John Baker and little granddaughter Leone Peterson of Jeffersonville, went to Van Buren for a visit. They will visit in Bluffton before returning. Jesse Rupp, cashier of the Bank of Berne, was here a few minutes this morning on his way to Lake James, where he will enjoy a few days teasing the finny tribe. Rev. Richard Spetnagle will not leave on his vacation until next Monday, when he will go to lowa to join his family and visit with old friends and acquaintances. I have the agency for Mack’s Monthly Magazine, one of the best magazines on the market today. Every Democrat in the county should see Tony Conter, or leave your order at this office. Grand Rapids and Indiana train No. 7, northbound, struck and killed three cows which were being driven across the tracks at Lisbon, just south of Kendallville. They were the property of Mrs. John Leighty. Miss Nora Ahr is planning a trip to Atlantic City and other points in the east which promises to be very delightful. She will be gone about ten days, and will leave the city the latter part of next week. J. B. Stoneburner has a new show for tonight, which will please the many patrons of the New Star airdome. Two new films will be shown in addition to one of the good ones which was shown last evening. Smith & Tangeman have offered to sell the Grand opera house at Bluffton to the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction company for an interurban station. The company has announced that it does not care to take up the proposition at this time. Roy Wolford and little daughters, Pauline and Hazel, went to Monmouth to visit Mr. Wolford’s father, John Wolford, who was brought home from Arkansas in avery serious condition suffering from malarial fever. The son reports Mr. Wolford as being; a little better. | Herman Derkes, the well known I farmer of just west of the city, is very seriously ill with stomach trou- > ble. He has been affected more or . less for several years, but recently the ailment seems to have taken an acute form. His many friends hope he will improve soon. W. H. Eichhorn today received a letter from Seymour Robinson. Mr. Robinson and his family are now located at Ludington, Mich., where Seymour is spending a few months for his health, that being one of the famous summre resorts of Michigan. He will probably return to this city within a short time. —Bluffton Banner. C. R. Moine, wife and children, Wanda and Percy, are the guests of Michael Miller and family, south of the city. Mr. Moine is a cousin of Mrs. Miller. They are enjoying themselves immensely said Mr. Moines when we talked with him a few minutes last evening, and we don't see how they can help it, for the Miller home is certainly an ideal one. Harvey H. Harruff will leave Thursday for Fremont, Michigan, where he expects to spend three or four weeks looking after some land interests for himself and others. If any one in this section has affairs in that section that need attention or is interested in real estate prospects there, Mr. Harruff will be glad to take care of them if they will write him at Fremont.

Last Week Os the Broken Lot Sale. Better take advantage of it. ’Twill pay you. Men’s Suits in broken lots that formerly retailed at sls, sl6 and $lB, Now $lO. Men’s Suits in broken lots that formerly retailed at $lO, sl2, $13.50 Now $7.50. Boys’ Long Pant Suits that formerly retailed at $6, $7.50 and $lO, Now $5.00. SPECIAL-2 Dozen Negligee Shirts at 40e each or two for 75c. We’ll be glad to show you. Holthouse, Schulte & Co. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.

H. L. Conter made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. i Hon. Thurman Gottschalk of Berne, 1 was in the city on business today. Herman Derkes a prominent farmer ! is very ill at his home west of the city. 1 Mrs. E. J. Parr and granddaughter Iva went to Marion last evening to ' visit friends. Joe Miller, the big candy man of Fort Wayne, was drumming up trade * in the city today. Oliver Schug returned from Berne * this morning, where he spent a few days visiting with friends. * Miss Jessie Magley, who is having her vacation, will spend a few days in Toledo before returning to her work. Mrs. R. L. Hollepeter returned to i her home at Garrett, after a visit with the families of Ed and Walter Murray. Mrs. McGonagle, of Willshire, re- 1 turned to her home today after a 1 visit with her son, Vern McGonagle, ‘ of this city. Miss Bessie DeLong who has been visiting relatives in Hartford township, returned to her home at Toledo this noon. Miss Jessie McLean and LoiMso Hobrock are enjoying their vaction. They will return to their work in a week or two. Wm. Laggerman is making a short visit with friends at Portland. From there he will go to Ft. Recovery, 'where he expects to work. Miss Jane Ehrishman went to Fort Wayne last evening for a visit with friends. From that place she will go to Toledo and from there to Niagara Falls for a visit. Miss Arvilla Danner went to Monroeville today for a visit with friends, after which she will visit friends at Ridgeville returning home’ the last of August. Mrs. Wm. Pettis, formerly of Geneva, but now of Warren, Pa., passed through the city today enroute to Geneva, where she will visit with her parents for a short while. | The Everett & Hite grocery has moved its office, which was located in the right corner of the building along the back wall nearer to the front. This will make business more convenient. O. P. Edwards and wife, Earl Edwards and John Warner of Leipsic, Ohio, and Burton Niblick and wife of this city, came in last evening and spent the night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick. Mrs, C. A. Barkley returned to her home at Continental, Ohio, today, after a visit with relatives in the country. Her husband is quite well known here, having always lived here till he secured the position as Clover Leaf agent at Continental. Milo Kline, the man who escaped from the Kosciusko county jail and who was captured in the Noble county onion fields had disguised himself by dyeing his hair a golden yellow and wearing gold spectacles. Despite the wonderful disguises he was taken. Miss Bertha Heller entertained at the regular meeting of the Black Rag Club yesterffay afternoon. Outside guests were Miss Lillian Wye, guest of Miss Faye Smith, Mrs. Weatherby who is visiting with Mrs. Bart France and Miss Pear! Abrams of Ray, Ind., guest of Mrs. Henry Heller and Miss Ruth Elvin of Pendleton. Miss Elvin returned to her home today after a visit of several days with Miss Heller. .»- * —

E. M. Ray was looking after business in the city and returned to his hottie at Monroe. Miss Leona Petry returned to her home at Rockford today after a visit with friends in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Mahlon Harmon and daughter Miss Gertrude Phillips, returned from Willshire, where they visited friends. John Tyndall made a business trip to Lagrange this morning in the interest of the Krick & Tyndall Tile company. Mrs, Frank Wertzberger and children, Menona, Harry and Bertha, went to Dixon, Ohio, today for a visit with friends. Miss May Bixler returned to her home at Muncie after spending a few weeks in the city with Agnes Conter and other friends. Miss Florence Kunkle returned to her home north of the city on the four o’clock car yesterday, after spending the day in the city.

Crystal Theatre DECATUR’S POPULAR AMUSEMENT PLACE. TONIGHT First reel —“An Amateur Champion.” Second reel —“The Mysterious Correspondent.” Song—“ Baby Darling.” Orchestra every Night IT'S 5 CENTS W. P. Biggs, Prop.

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