Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 184, Decatur, Adams County, 4 August 1909 — Page 3

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Mrs. George Steele, who has been very sick is a little better today. DIVIDENDS OF To be a bank customtomer means that you receive the benefit of the bank’s experience and facilities. To be a customer of The First National Bank means to you that you have at your command the experience and judgment of our officers, the careful personal attention of our officers to your business needs and every advantage that a bank can give you. To invest in our bank service, to become a customer, means that you get dividends of satisfaction at the very start and all the time. We want you to accept our service. FIRST National Bank DECATUR, INDIANA Dr. Fred Patterson DENTIST Sacctssor te Dr, C. E. Neptune Office above Auth’s Jewelry Store. Telephone No. 472. Office hours: B—l 38 —13 a. m.. I—s1 —5 P *** I Mr A The Basis Os Credit Tour standing is greatly strengthened by being abl eto refer the in quirer to a responsible conservatively managed banking in stitution. A checking account here will be one of the best aids to the man who wishes credit and convenience. It costs nothing to Investigate. OLD Adams Co. Bank

s♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ :WEATHER forecast: Unsettled tonight and Thursday. W. H. Myers returned last evening from a business trip to Anderson. Mrs. Mary A. Devenport a prominent pioneer woman at Peru, is dead. Police courts are idle at present as the violators of the law and order are very few. James Fristoe went to Berne this morning, where he is looking aftei some business. Dan Sbsckley is able to resume his work in the Everett & Hite store after a week’s sickness. Miss Ada Barnett of East St. Louis, is In the city making a visit with he. sister, Mrs. J. B. Stoneburner. John Hocker and daughter Mabel returned to Monroe yesterday evening, after transacting business in the city. R. K. Allison went to South Bend, Chicago and several other places, where he will look after some timber business. It is very important that every member of the local camp Modern Woodmen lodge be present at tonight's meeting. There have been big crops of oats in every section of Adams county and the farmers are much encouraged oVer the outlook for corn. Rev. M. A. Harlan, of Warren, was in the city this morning looking after business interests, and went to Fort Wayne for a short stay. There will be a dance at Maple Grove Park next Thursday night, and it is understood that quite a number will attend to trip the light fantastic. Miss Auleta Stengel went to Decatur on Friday to meet her aunt, Miss Della Craig ,who attends college at Ada, Ohio, and is now here visiting.— Berne Witnes. John Creighton Is advertising the Great Northern Indiana fair which will be held here from the twentyfourth to the twenty-seventh of this month, and is tacking up signs at Berne and Geneva today. The official board of the German Reformed church at Huntington has asked the police to stop the “spoon-1 ing’’ which is carried on by young, couples who gather on the steps or the church during the evenings in which no church service is held. Mr. 0. D. Cartwright relief agent, has taken the place of T. L. McCullough, temporarily. The former agent was checked out yesterday. Mr. Cartwright has been in the city before and served as agent and he has a number of friends in the city. Mrs Orla Weldon, of Elyria, O , who has ben visiting the past week in Coldwater, Ohio, with her brother W. H. Watkins, was in Portland Tuesday while enroute to Geneva, where she will visit until Saturday with her sister, Mrs. W. W. Briggs. —Portland Commercial-Review. NAZARETH ACADEMY (Dean O’Brien’s School). The Best School for Your Girl *175.00 per year, including room and aU o«iinary expenses. BARBOUR HALL The right school for your little boy 1150. 00 per year. Send for information NAZARETH ACADEMY Nazareth, Kalwazoo County, Mich.

Miss Maggie Bremerkamp went to Fort Wayne today. Miss Marie Gast is quite sick at her home on Adams street. Henry Bremerkamp went to Fort Wayne on business today. Mrs. B. Weismantle went to Fort Wayne today to visit friends. Three Ossian concerns may merge into one large department store. Mrs. J. A. Smith went to Berne last evening for a visit with friends. Miss Juday arrived from Geneva today and will visit with Al Burdg and family. Charles Weingart, a farmer near Kendallville, is successfully growing Russian wheat. Mrs. Melvin A. Yoder southwest of Topeka, is dead, following au operation for appendicitis. The council held an interesting meeting last night, at which time business of importance was transacted. Leo Sprunger left for Cincinnati and j will look after some horse buying for I his father for the next two or three days. Misses Louise and Esther Shafer went to Fort Wayne last evening, and will spend a week with friends at that place. Frank Bremerkamp of the National Bank, is sick at his home on Seventh street, and is unable to attend to his duties. Mrs. C. Eh'nger, Vera Genett and Dick returned from Minster last evening after visiting with relatives for the past week. Frances Dugan is working at the

First National bank, owing to the absence of Frank Bremerkamp, who is on the sick list. The Epworth League picnic to be held at Steele’s park will be a glorious affair, and many have indicated that they will attend. H. W. Amrine and family left last night for Ohio, where they will remain for some time as the guests of friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Weldy have gone to the home of the latter’s mother, Mrs. Caroline Hartman west of the city, who is quite sick. Mrs. Adam Buettel left today for Indianapolis, pvansvllle and Rockport, Ind., where she will visit with relatives and friends for some time. Word from Master Bryce Thomas at Evanston, where he is visiting his sister, Mrs. Otto Haubold, is to the effect that he is greatly enjoying himself. Miss Ruth Ridenour of Fort Wayne who has been in the city visiting with J. C. Houck and family, has gone j to Berne for a short visit with friends. Mrs. Charles Suttles went to Fort Wayne to visit her sister, Mrs. Lewis of Mansfield, who is at Hope hospital.' Mrs. Lewis is Improving from her illness. Mrs. A. E. Scott, of Lafayette, returned to her home after a month’s

visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Billman. Mrs. Scott was formerly Miss Harriet Billman. The laying of the cornerstone for the Home for the Aged which will occur at Warren next Tuesday, will be a great event, and several Decatur people will enjoy the excellent services. Misses Louise Hobrok and Jessie McLean returned last evening from an extended trip in the east. While gone they visited Niagara Fails, Cedar Point and many other places. Milnn Woods received a nice lot of tomatoes and peaches from his farm at Amelia, Ohio, and were on sale i at the G. R. & I. depot today. All | w’ere ripe and juicy fruit and Mr. Woods found plenty of buyers. Rev. J. H. Klausing and son Walter went to Fort Wayne this morning ana j w'ill spend a few hours with friends. He and his family will leave tomor row morning fur Big Rapids, Mich,, where he has accepted the pastorate of a large congregation there. Sister Mary Charlotta, of St. Joseph’s parochial school, Decatur, is recovering nicely from the effects of an operation for appendicitis, which she underwent a few days ago at St. Joseph’s hospital. The patient is a member of the order of the Sisters of bt. Agnes. Fort Wayne Sentinel. Twenty-tw’o Muncie saloonkeepers put out of business by the county local option law and forced to suspenl operations before »he expiration of their license as the result of the 90day clause, will collect $1,290.26 in rebates from the county. The city of Muncie must pay back over $3,000 in license rebates. In point of years served, James Vogus, a Howard county man, is the oldest pioneer prisoner !n the Michigan City penitentiary. Deaths among the “lifers” has removed all that were serving sentences at tne time Vigus was committed to the prison. He has been there twenty-nine years and was convicted of shooting his own father in a Kokomo saloon, June 18, 1880.

i Miss Rose Hess went to Hesse Cassel today. ■ John Vail went to Fort Wayne ou business today. Miss Thole went to Hesse Cassel on the’ one o'clock car. Miss Frances Burrel visited yesterday with her aunt at Monmouth. The Royal Neighbors held an interesting meeting last night at their hall. Anna Toley, of Cincinnati, arrived in the city for a short visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Haas, of Wabash, have started upon a tour of Europe. Mrs. Ada Mustard went to Fort Wayne on the ten o’clock car this morning. Mrs. Henry Bremerkamp has returned from a visit with friends at Hesse Cassel. J. S. Lower went to Fort Wayau this morning to look after business , matters of importance. Mrs. Frank Gast went to Fort Wayne today for a visit with her sister, Mrs. D. M. Reid. Miss Fannie Hammel went to Portland yesterday, where she will remain for several weeks. Charles Good is enjoying a few days’ vacation from duties at the F V. Mills grocery store. Miss Marie Ball and brother Cleland Ball went to Paulding today for a week's visit with their uncle. The first games of the Si-County League are scheduled for next Sunday, and interesting games are an ticipated.

John Bowers went to Bryant, Ports land and several places along the line in the interest of the Decatur • Packing Co. » A three-weeks-old baby boy of Mr, t and Mrs. William Clark in Blue Creek township was buried Saturday at the : Crawford cemetery. W. H. Schenck, of Portland, changt ed cars here on his way to Hammond where he has accepted a position i with the Erie R. R. Co. The display windows of the Racket • store have received a neat coat oi I paint, which adds much to the at- ■ tractiveness of the popular place of business. Mr. C. E. Reynolds who has been visiting in the city for the past day or so, left this morning for a short .stay with his mother at Cincinnati, , and will then proceed to his home at Ashville, N .C. Edward, nine years old, son of Mr. and Mrs. David Spaninger, of Peru, i while dreaming of bathing stood up in j bed and dived over the footboard. IHe struck the floor with such force as to dislocate his shoulder and bruise ' his head. W. H. Eichorn will depart Sunday for Seattle, Wash., where he will attend the meeting of the American Prisons’ Association. He is slated to deliver a speech at the meeting the following week, his subject being “The

Trial, Conviction and Sentencing of Prisoners.”—Bluffton Banner. Frank Mosure, Vera Cruz, real estate agent, has succeeded in selling the Ulrich farm of eighty acres in Adams county for a consideration of SIO,OOO. This is the highest price which has been paid for this amount of land for some time in this section of the state. —Bluffton Banner. The Great Northern Indiana fair is but a few' weeks off, and Adams county people are expecting it to eclipse all former fairs held here. The races will be fine, exhibits good and a great session is assured. The fair this year begins August twenty-fourth. Misses Mathilda Sellemeyer and Ella Mutchler, of Decatur, came Tuesday morning for a visit with Miss Norma Helmstetter, Second street, i The former’s sister, Miss Huida Selie--1 meyer, accompanied them as far as I Berne, for a visit with relatives. — Portland Sun. Mrs. Geneva Parker left for Kendallville this morning, where she will meet her husband and will then go to Goshen, where Rev. Parker will ’ unite a young couple in the holy bonds of wedlock. From there they will go to Chicago and take a few weeks’ vacation along the northern lakes. | Mrs. J. D. Wisehaupt of Nuttman avenue, who has been bedfast for the last five weeks, is again up and able to be around. Mrs. Wisehaupt is suffering from some sort of stomach trouble arid had been bedfast for nine weeks when she took a relapse ana was forced to return five weeks longer. Her many friends wish for her soon a complete recovery. Mrs. E. T. Macy of Geneva, spent Monday in Portland with A. L. Macey. ’ She was enroute to her home from Marion, where she has been visiting i with a daughter, Mrs. T. T. Overshini ner, and was accompanied by Mrs. ' Elizabeth Fleming, of High Point, > North Carolina, who has been visit- > ing the Overshinners in Marion and r will spend a few days with Mrs. Ma . t cey.—Portland Commercial-Review.

| Last Week of the Big Clearance Sale]

I AT I I Teeple, Brandyberry I and Peterson’s I This Sale Closes I Next Saturday Night S We Offer Discounts from I 10 to 50 PER CENT. Hl Ask Your Neighbor About the Bargains.

Jesse Niblick went to Fort Wayne today. Mr. and Francis Mougey are visiting with friends at Piqua, Ohio. Pat Hyland went to Berne and is looking after business in his line. John Roop went to Willshire to take in the carnival and visit friends. Oliver Schugg went to Berne this afternoon and returned on the evening train. Milo Trout went to Uniondale this morning for a short visit with friends at that place. Mrs. John Reiter and son Dick went to Portland for a visit with Mrs. Reiter’s parents. Don Smith went to Berne for a short visit with his sister. He will return home in the morning. Jack Smith, a traveling salesman of Pittsburg, says Decatur is the hottest town on this side of the earth. Os course he knows. Crls Meyers delivered a suit of clothes to a party at Geneva today, and while there will solicit orders from some of his patrons. • J. S. McCrory arrived home last evening from Kalamazoo, Mich., where he was called to the death of his cousin, who met with his death at that place in a wreck Monday. Miss Nora Ahr will eave tomorrow for an extended trip in the oast and she will be gone about ten days. Miss Ahr while gone will visit Niagara Falls, New York City and several other cities. Miss Catherine Vesey returned to her home at Fort Wayne last evening after visiting with friends in the city. She was accompanied home by David Studabaker, who will return the visit for a short time. Tim Corbett is in receipt of a card from Frank Barthel! this morning which stated they were at the Seattle fair. Frank says they are all busy unloading schooners as they come tn. They will leave for Fairbanks some time this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed E. Rogers moved back to their old home at Fairmount today. The former had been working in the city, but his health failing him they decided to go back to Fairmount, and they left for that place on the noon train today.

We Are Closing Out one lot of Outing Trousers whose former prices were $3.00 and $3.50 at $1.75 for your choice. These pants are well made, can be worn either with belt or suspenders. They will make you splendid trousers for business wear. Buy ’em quick. Take a look at our show window. Holthouse, Schulte & Co. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.

Miss Lucile Smith will visit friends at Berne Friday. Misses Eva and Amanda Keller went to Bluffton today to visit their sister, Mrs. Martha Boyd. Mr. A. Peters, of Portland, went to Pleasant Mills to visit Irvin Carter, who is very low at that place. Mrs. George Henneford and Miss Kate Henneford went to Bluffton today to attend the funeral of Mrs. Rosanna Engle. Dick Peterson Is spending his vacation at Rome City. Mr. Thomas Mallonee is working in his place at Everett & Hite’s. Dick will return in a week or ten days. Mrs. J. 9. Lachot and daughter Lilah entertained at dinner today, the guests being Mrs. Joseph Feeser and Mr. and Mrs. Strohm of Bluffton. Mrs. Feeser and Mrs. Strohm her daughter are well known here. Mr. Joseph Feeser is recorder of Wells county.

r 3,000 Feet of Feature Filing The Star Airdome I TONIGHT ■ Do not fail to see 1 George Washington under American Flag a This film has only been on the market 10 days ■ It was a great show last night but it will be ■ a better one tonight as the George Washington ■ film is considered to be one of the best ever made. . ■ You will miss the best show ever put on in the (city if you fail to visit the The Star Airdome where you see all the good shows

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Miss Annice Wilder will entertain tne Waste R. Club at her home Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Alex White of Ossian, are here for a two or three days' visit with their daughter, Mrs. Jesse C. Sutton. Cars for Maple Grove dance tonight leave the city at : 30, returning at e'even. The dance promises to be well attended. Emanuel Woods is sweet seventysix today, and honestly he does not look it. He wears all the emblems ot a forty-niner, land looks good jfor many more years of activity and some hard work. Fred Bohnke and Ed Ahr returned last night from an extensive trip north of Fort Wayne in Mr. Bohnke’s automobile. They made a trip of one hundred and thirty-five miles during 'the day ( an|d bought twenty-deven head of cattle.