Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 181, Decatur, Adams County, 31 July 1909 — Page 3

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The people oi inaiana are automobile mad, as is shown by the figures at the office of the secretary of state, as to the number of new machines sold during the three months from April 1 to July 1. These figures show that the secretary of state issued 2,591 automobile licenses during those three months. In the first eight days of this month he issued 249 licenses, an average of thirty-one a day. This makes a total of 3,200 automobile licenses issued from the first of April to the ninth of July.

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{♦♦•♦•♦.♦♦♦♦♦♦♦l tWEATHER FORECAST: ! Local thunder showers tonight or Sunday. Mrs. Dan Erwin went to Fort Wayne today. Dr. Sowers went home to Winona i today to spend Sunday with his family. J Charles W. Heckman returned to|day from Fort Wayne and Delphos, j where he spent the day. I Should any Democrat subscriber (fail to get their paper regularly they should notify this office at once. The races at Fort Wayne have attracted much attention and many people have witnessed the great exhibitions. Mrs. Davidson Mattox went to Fort ttajne to visit her husband, who is at St. Joseph hospital, where he was operated upon. Don t fail to subscribe for Mack's Monthly if you have not as yet done so. See Tony Center or leave your order at this office. John Wolpert, of Monmouth, still continues in a very serious condition. His sister, Mrs. Craig, of Van Wert, is at his bedside. Miss Ethel Miller, of Angola, who for several days has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meyers, returned to her home last evening. Mrs. C. C. Miller and daughter Wilma will arrive in the city this evening from Anderson and will spend a week the guests of Mrs. E. E. Snow. Appropriate religious services will be held in the various churches of ths city tomorrow morning and evening to which the public is cordially invited. The M. F. Rice property on Fourth street is nearly ready for occupancy. The new .residence is certainly a beauty, and will be a credit to the street. F. H. Eddington of the Ward Fence Co .left this morning for Muskegon, Mich., where he will erect an ornamental fence for the Catholic cemetery at that place. Dr. Fred Anderson, of Richmond, just appointed by Governor Marshall as a member of the state dental board, was born and reared in Columbia City, the home of the governor. Warsaw and other "dry’’ cities complain that Fort Wayne breweries and liquor dealers are sending out advertising matter offering to slake the thirst by express shipments of drinkables. Adams county farmers have reasons to be thankful this year for the bountiful crops they are harvesting. The weather has been decidedly favorable thus far and if nothing happens there will be a bumper crop of corn. Auburn has passed an ordinance governing the trimming of shade trees. All trees must be trimmed so that the lowest branches will not be nearer than ten feet to the ground. When the property owner refuses or neglects to do this, the city marshal will do the trimming. It .is but ,a little more than a month until the Decatur public schools will reopen and those in whose charge our educational institutions are expect great success during the coming term. Many of the teachers have taken courses of training this summer and consequently they will acquaint' themselves with whatever new hast developed in their line. Auburn claims to have the oldest’ barber in point of continued service in this section of the state. He is William Edgerton, who has been working at his trade in that city for more than fifty years. Another old barber there is Tim McDowell, who, after working at his trade there for more than twenty five years, has finally sold out to go into the dairy business.

, Kint Voglewede is on the sick list. C. D. Lewton went to Fort Wayne today. John Weber is looking after business at Berne this afternoon. Mrs. M. M. Ford, or Auburn, changed cars here enroute to St Marys, O. Mrs. H. M. Roe and children, went to Fort W’ayne on the one o'clock car. Mrs. Ira Thomas and little daughter went to Fort Wayne to spend the day. Mrs. H. E. Fisher and son went to Wabash today to spend Sunday with friends. Mrs. McClash returned to her home at Payne, after a visit with Mrs. Gert Reynolds. Miss Grace Coffelt has returned from Craigville, where she visitea friends for several days. Uncle Dan Shackley is sick and has been off duty at the Everett & Hite store for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hite and children returned from Rome City today after several weeks’ outing there. Quite a number of farmers were in the city today transacting business. Most of the harvesting is over. A. B. Bailey returned to his home at Monroe last evening after looking after business interests in the city. Miss Lulu Atz returned from Kendallville, where she has been visiting with friends for the past week or so. Miss Rose Christen returned from Goshen today, where she has been visiting friends for the past two weeks. Miss Elizabeth Hines went to Monroe this morning, where she will act as nurse for a typhoid patient under Dr. Rail. Mrs. C. O. France, Mrs. Weatherby of Chicago, Mrs. Bart France, Miss Hazel France are visiting at Fort Wayne today. Mrs. Luella Chase of Auburn, who has been visiting in the city for several days, went to Monroeville on business today. Each day large numbers of people are seen fishing at the St. Marys river and it is said that some good catches have been made. Mrs. L. L. Kintz and children will return tomorrow from Lima, Ohio, where they have been for some time as the guests of relatives. Miss Annette Heckman and Miss Bertha Heckman went to Fort Wayne today. The latter will visit with her brother, Will, at that place. The passenger traffic on the railroads running through this city is good at present. Many people are traveling to and from summer resorts. Mr. and Mrs. D. S. 'Wright, of Fort Wayne, who for a few days past have been guests of friends and relatives in the city, have returned to their home. • W. L. Keller and son Virgil passed through the city on their way home to Monroe. They have been visting at Toledo and several other places in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gerke and son Kenneth went to Berne this afternoon and will spend Sunday with Mrs. Gerke’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Emerick. Miss Bertha Drummond, of Pleasant Mills, after making a short visit in the city as the guest of R. E. Peters and family, returned to her home last evening. The girls of the M. E. Epworth League will render a program tomorrow evening during league hour, and it will no doubt be interesting. The public is invited to attend. Tax ferrets at work in Noble county have compelled the payment of about $40,000 in sequestered taxes into the county treasury and have received a commission of one-third for the work.

A high dive at the Fritzinger stone quarry at four o’clock this afternoon is proving an attraction for the young and the old. The feature is one used to advertise the balloon ascension to take place at Maple Gro’ e park tomorrow afternoon. The funeral of the late Mrs. Ernst was held from the Dunkard church south of Peterson yesterday afternoon. the cortege leaving the house at one o’clock. A large number ot friends of the departed woman gathered to pay last respects to her memory. If you’ve poultry to sell Bring to the Decatur Produce Co., they'll treat you well And pay the highest price For poultry fat and nice. Don’t keep those hens Shut up all the year in pens They’ll eat their heads off or its funny Bring them in and get good money. Bring in butter and eggs when you come We’ll take it all and you’ll go home Feeling that you’ve been treated nice And have been paid the highest price. THE DECATUR PRODUCE CO., Decatur, Ind.

John Tyndall went to Fort Wayne today on business. Dan Erwin and son Joel went to Fort Wayne on the ten o'clock car. Mrs. Frank Jones and children returned to their home at Fort Wayne today. Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Cress spent yesterday at Mtonroeville visiting friends. R. E. Peters went to Monroe this afternoon to transact business in the interest of the Democrat. The Misses May and Bertha Crawford, of Bluffton, are in the city and will spend the day with friends. Mr. P. G. Williams left this morning for Geneva, where he will run the Moser studio today at that place. Miss Effie Sutton, of Geneva, arrived in the city and will make a short visit with Jesse Sutton and family on Sixth street. Owing to the absence of Fr. George who is taking a rest at Rome City, a Jesuit father will take his place here over Sunday. A large number of people from the city are taking their vacation and when they return others are always ready to take their place. The Bluffton league ball club will play a game in Ossian on the day the reunion of the 160th regiment Wil be held there. A great time is anticipated. The high weeds in the various parts of town have been cut during the past few days, and consequently the city has taken on an improved appearance. J. S. Peterson will go to Rome City tomorrow to look after his huckleberry patch which is thriving this year and in which the crop is now being harvested. The show at the New Star airdome was again fine last night and record breaking crowds witnessed it. Mr. Stoneburner is showing three big reels each night and is pleasing his patrons well. Mrs. Sam Laman rested fairly well last night, but she is having a very serious time. It has developed that she has appendicitis along with othei ailment, and this makes the case a very complicated one. A new nurse from Fort Wayne arrived today to take care of the sick woman. Gus Cupp .employed in a saw mill at Spencerville, was in the act of throwing a belt off a pulley when his sleeve caught and pulled him into the belt, whirling him over the wheel seven or eight times before he was loseted. His shirt, overalls and one sock were torn from his body, thus letting him free. Dr. O .G. Whitestine, of Huntington, has returned from Chicago, where he has been taking Pasteur treatment. Dr. Whitestine is a veterinarian who was bitten by a horse which he was treating after the animal had been attacked by a mad dog. Examination of the horse’s brain disclosed the presence of hydrophobia, but it is pelieved that Dr. Whitestine is now in no danger of rabies.

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Harmon Colchin will go to Rome City tonight to remain for some time for an outing. Charles Conrad and grandchildren Irvin and Roy Goldner, went to Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Elizabeth Wisner, of Grand Rapids, Mich., passed through the city on her way to Lynn. Mail carrier Clyde Rice was sick today and John Gillig worked in his place for Uncle Sam. Ira Baker of near Monroe, was a business caller in Decatur yesterday, and returned to his home. The condition of Fred Eikhoff of Preble township is indeed critical, and the relatives are alarmed. Otto Wemhoff and Dick Peterson will leave tomorrow for Rome City, where they will enjoy an outing. W. H. Fraizier went to Fort Wayne to visit his uncle, D. Mattox, who recently underwent an operation. Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Yager, of Kirkland township, went to Fort Wayne today to visit their daughter over Sunday. A number of Decatur people went to Fort Wayne today to attend the automobile races, which promise to be very interesting. The M. E. choir met last night at the church where they practiced special music which will be rendered tomorrow morning and evening. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Proffit, of Ohio City, passed through the city to White Pigeon, Mich , where they will visit for some time with Mr. Joseph Ross and family . Curley Radamacher has not ascertained as yet who stole his bicycle from in front of his store some time ago, although he has made a diligent search for the wheel. Byron Hendricks and Almyra Walls were wedded last night at the Breiner home by Squire J. H. Smith. The ceremony was witnessed by but the immediate friends of the contracting parties. The time of year is here when the people should be very careful about typhoid germs. Typhoid fever last fall caused the death of many Adams county people, and extra precaution should be taken. Andy McGoldrick arrived home last evening from Decatur, where the laying of the gas mains was completed last evening. The line was strung into Decatur and the men were laid off work. It is not known when the work will be taken up into this city.— Bluffton Banner. A handsome new demonstrating car has been completed by the Coppock Motor company and will be sent io Fort Wayne within a few days to be used by the company’s sales department in that city, where there is a great field for the truck business, and where the Coppock expects to do a trig business within the next few months. The car is a beauty and should be the means of securing a number of orders.

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Just Received The greatest line of fall and winter Piece Goods ever shown in Decatur. 250 pieces in stock and over 500 samples to select from. The prices will be so that every one can afford to -• buy a Tailor-made Suit or over- • ; j coat, as you want it. They range in prices $14.00 $15.00516.00 | WT and up. This mens strictly all I |W> wool goods. Pants from jbvE $3.75 $4.00 $4.50 up A perfect fit, the best workmanship and made as you want them is my guarantee. Come in early and let me take your measure. nnot ' at&suato «o« • CHRIST MEYER 135 South 2nd. St. Decatur, Ind.

Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Buckmaster of Geneva, went to Montpelier for a visit. Mrs. Elizabeth Remer and children of north of the city, were in town today. Miss Bessie Baumgartner will entertain a company of out-of-town guests tomorrow. Today is the last day for teachers examination. About a dozen took the work this morning. Clyde Baumgartner is assisting in the rush of business at Teeple, Brandyberry and Peterson. Miss Blanche Karns, of Bluffton, who has been visiting at Berne, returned to Bluffton today. Misses Nettie and Daisy Reynolds went to Craigville today for an overSunday visit with friends and relatives. E. E. Wolfe, E. L. Hoffman and Curtis Campbell, of Circleville, Ohio, have arrived in the city on a business mission. Mrs. Mary Ahr and granddaughter, Mrs. Albert Aker went to Bluffton for a visit with the latter’s mother, Mrs. Wysong. Miss Mary Roop and little nephew who have been visiting at Preble, returned to their home at Pleasant Mills today. Mr. Watson the horseman from Fort Wayne, was in the city this morning looking after business interests and has returned to his home.

L. C. Hughes was in the city today having arrived from Bluffton this neon. Miss Gretel Shoemaker went to Marion today for a visit with friend* and relatives. Henry Breiner of Peterson, who conducts a store at that place, went to Fort Wayne today. Jacen Hobbs, of Rivarre, after transacting business in the city, has returned to his home. Ulysses Drummond, of Willshire, is in the city looking up friends and aiso attending to business. Miss Mary Dailey of Williams, went to Fort Wayne '{this afternoon to spend Sunday with friends. Mr. Adam Stahl returned to Kokomo after visiting with the Misses Clara, Margaret and Teresa Zeser. L. F. MAILAND Is the nifty dresser’s friend If you’d look well your old clothes send To this house for clothes ill Where they all orders quickly fill. Send to Mailand, have them made new And at a very low figure, too. Have clothes cleaned and pressed Keep them clean and be well dressed. 'Tis not so much what you wear As how you keep it in repair. Here ladies’ clothes get special care; If your’s need pressing, take them there. F. L. MAILAND, Over Model Cigar Store