Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 203, Decatur, Adams County, 26 August 1909 — Page 3

THE Ladies' Home Journal For September Has arrived at the City News Strand. Get one as quickly as possible Also Hampton, The Red Book, Mack’s monthly containing an account of Mrs. Tom Marshall. American, Holland and others. City News Company, Will Hammell, Mgr. ’PHONE 39

John Bowers made his regular trip south this morning for the Decatur Packing Co.

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♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦to :WEATHER forecast: t Generally fair tonight and Tuesday. Boyd Rex went to Monroe this morning where he is working in a meat market at that place. Prof. E. E. Rice went to Richmond today, where he will spend the day. returning some time this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Eli Ray of Monroe, returned to their home at Monroe this morning after attending the fair here yesterday. Mont Evans went to Geneva, where he will look after business during the day, and returning on the evening train. Henry Griffin, of Union towuship. Wells county, is critically ill from, lockjaw as the result of stepping upon a rusty nail. Fred Crows left for Richmond.where he will spend a few days with his parents. Mr. Crows is canvassing the town for aluminum ware. , Wilson Bros, of Muncie, returned to their home this morning all in smiles as they captured several premiums on their herd of cattie and one champion. Three years after he is alleged to have set fire to the barn of Samuel Clark, at Muncie, Helton Reason was arrested and is in jail in default of $2,000 bail. After having carried a steel splinter in his leg for 16 years without suffering any inconvenience from it, Robert Beyrer of South Bend, had the steel cut out Theodore Eberly, residing near Kendallville, was paid S4OO by the T. fc C. I. traction company, to settle a suit growing out of injuries received by his daughter, Edith Eberly. The airdomes did a lucrative business last night. The weather was exceedingly warm and the amusement loving public enjoyed seeing the motion pictures in the open. H. Botthoff who recently resigned as sexton of the Maplewood cemetery has rented a house on First street, and will move there next week, his resignation taking effect September 4th. William Lewis, of Warren township, Huntington county, was arrested on a charge of grand larceny when he declined to surrender a suit case and its contents which he had found along the roadway.

Harry Frazier, for the past three years superintendent of the Toledo and Chicago interurban line, has tendered his resignation to take effect September 1. His successor has not yet been named. Fifty farmers and several business men of Warsaw met at Winona Lake and completed an organization that eventually is to grow into a national agricultural Chautauqua. Secretary Wilson, of the department of agriculture, will be on toe program this year. The city schools will open one week from next Monday, and it's time to be getting ready. The board expects the coming year to be the most prosperous in the school’s history, and it will be if the patrons help them to made it so, as the teaehers chosen are all competent and will serve you well. The play given at the Bosse opera house last night by the Orpheum Stock company was very interest ‘ n ® throughout, and those who attended were more than pleased with the performance. The members of the cast are unquestionably the best seen n this city for some time and that going some.

Mrs. Jerry Swank of Berne, spent yesterday in the city. Will Berling of Bluffton, is attending the fair here today. Amos Bussart, of Rochester, Ind., is visiting Rev. and Mrs. I. Imler. Miss Ruth Hammet, of Norwalk, 0., is visiting relatives in the city. Mrs. George Flanders is spending a week’s vacation with relatives at Cincinnati. Ed Miller, R. R. 12, is recovering from an illness, and will soon be entirely well. Fr. Tappert of Covington, Ky„ is in the city visiting with FT. Wilken for a few days. Miss lerta Murray, of Bluffton, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Margaret Clark for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lachnlt returned from Fort Wayne, after spending the day at that place. Fr. Dichinger returned to his home at Fort Wayne, after a short visit in the city with FT. George. Attorney Jacob Butcher has returned to his home at Geneva after enjoying a days’ visit in tne city. John Bowers returned home last evening from several places south,where he was looking after business. “The Quaker Tragedy” at the opera house this evening should Aove aq attraction that will fill the building. Miss Minerva Appleman returned to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon, after spending the morning in the city. Jim Beery is a new employe of the Nidlinger ice cream and fruit store, and will learn the jbusiness thoroughly. The officers have put a quietus on the gambling at the fair and the operators of the games will seek greener pastures. George Henneford, who sprained his oack several weeks ago, is out and around again, but not all together in perfect health. Aftss Bertha Smith is visiting with relatives at Petoskey, Mich. She will spend several months there, as long as the summer will last. Miss Merle Burdge returned to Garrett yesterday afternoon, after combining business and pleasure and having a trip'to the city. Marie and Walter Wertzburger who are visiting relatives at Hammond, will arrive home on next Sunday after an absence of several weeks. Mrs. Scheiler of east Jefferson street. Fort Wayne, is in the city visiting with relatives, and will return to their home in a day or so. Mrs. Erman Mentzer and daughter, Frances, arrived yesterday from Bluffton to remain for some time as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Peters. Miss Locia Gardner, of east of the city, has returned from a three weeks’ visit with relatives and friends at Sycamore, Ind., and other places. Misses Leota and Cressy Nidlinger and Locia Gardner will leave soon for Elwood, where they will work in a factory, and very probably make their home in the future. Mrs. M. V. B. Archbold returned to her home at Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon after visiting with MTs. Charles Elzey and other friends and attending the fair. All of the prizes at the fair were awarded by last evening, and the winners, of course, wore a smile that never comes off. The losers—well, that's a different chapter. Word was received worn Bun Voglewede, who went to Sissington, N. D , to work in the harvest fields, that he likes it all right, and will try and remain during the summer season. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Peters and grandson Walter Mentzer, of Bluffton, came to the city last evening and will remain to enjoy the Great Northern fair and visit with R. E. Peters and family.

Uncle John McKean of Linn Grove, but who we always fee! belongs here, was among those wno came in to see the Great Northern. He never misses a session, and always enjoys them as much as anybody. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Lyons have arrived home from Sait Lake City, where they attended the national encampment of the G. A. R. Mr. and Mrs. Lyons visited the city well during their stay and have some interesting stories to tell in regard to their trip. Wemhoff & Company are doing a thriving business this year, and the season’s output will exceed any year in their history. TTiey secured another handsome order from A'len county today. Their territory covers several counties in this section of the state, as well as several in Ohio. Ray Mullins, a former Hartford City gambler, with three other American card sharks, is under arrest in Paris charged with fleecing a rich citizen out of $50,000 in a bridge whist game. The Americans were recently arraigned and upon their pleas of not guilty they were sent back to prison without bail.

Willis Fonner returned to his home north of the city. Mr. Louis Gehrig, of Berne, is in the city looking after business. Mrs. Hazel Cartwright of Fort Wayne is visiting in the city. Oscar Way of Ossian, was in the city today looking up old friends and witnessing the fair. There is nothing doing in police circles today and the justices have time to attend the fair. Babe Keller of Fort Wayne is in the city visiting with Miss Florence Bremerkamp for a few days. Will Phillips, wife and baby arrived from Lima, Ohio, and are visiting the former’s parent in this city. John L. Sullivan, former champion pugilist wants to come to the Kendallville fair with Jas? Kilrain for a boxing exhibition. The Decatur band played True Fristoe's new composition at the park yesterday, and it was well appreciated by those who heard It. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Acker of Geneva. came to the city this morning to attend the big fair and pay a visit with friends and relatives. The Berne band arrived on the morning train accompanied by a large delegation and played several selections on the street berore proceeding to the park. The stock company last evening was greeted by a fair sized audience, and pleased the people throughout. It is one of the best companies on the road and should meet with good success. The dance given last night at the K. C. hall was greatly enjoyed by those who were fortunate in being present. More than one hundred couple participated in the grand march. John Conrad who has charge of the Woods fruit farm near Cincinnati, is here with his family for a short visit among relatives and old friends. He likes his place well and is getting along fine. Miss Goldine Fink has been invited to help entertain the old soldiers at Decatur fair, Wednesday, August 24th. She will go «o Decatur on the morning train ,and entertained by J. D. Hale while in Decatur. — Geneva Herald. The Huber people, who have a vaudeville show at the park, is a clever family. The singing and dancing is far above the average, and the black face comedian comes in for his share of the merit. This show particularly caters to the women and children and on yesterday they did a thriving business, several hundred people witnessing the performance during the afternoon. A young lady who is a stranger here is busily engaged today at the county treasurer Dustman’s office copying names of property owners from the assessment sheets. She visited the same offices at Huntington and Decatur before coming here. It is said the lists of names are for mail order houses. The lady stated that she was securing the lists for an agricultural publication.—Bluffton News. Hazel C. Andrews, of DeWitt, Arkansas, arrived in the city and will spend some time visiting his many relatives and acquaintances tn this county. He has been located in the south for three years buying a farm there for sixteen dollars an acre, and just before he came here refused an offer of forty-five dollars un acre for his investment. He thinks it will be only a matter of a few years until the land there will demand one hundred dollars an acre. The Warren Tribune announces to the people of Warren that on and after September 1 that city will be without natural gas service after nearly nineteen years of continuous use of gas from the Grant county field. This announcement is made by the Huntington Light & Fuel company, which has been supplying the people of Warren. It is made because the company feels that Huntington is its largest and most remunerative field and that all efforts should be made to give Huntington a good gas service.—Bluffton Banner.

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A large delegation from ’ Geneva arrived in the city tnis morning and trains from direction brought many people to the Great Northern Indiana fair. It is expected that fully twenty thousand people will he on the grounds. Bill Beer arrived in Bluffton this morning, after a visit in Indianapolis and Portland and will visit with friends here until tomorrow. He and D. O. North sold their hardware store in Kendallville about ten days ago, but Bill is still working in the store for the new firm. Mr. North is employed as assistant city engineer of Kendallville. —Bluffton News. Among the Bluffton people who went to Decatur to attend the fair today were: John Ashbaucher, Mrs. Vance White, Miss Hardin, Mrs. Erman Mentzer, Wat Evans and Art Porter and family. The Clover Leaf will provide several extra coaches on the noon train tomorrow and a larger crowd is expected to make the trip from here. —Bluffton Banner.

> The Forever Favorites > EDWARD DOYLE’S “ALL STAR” Orpheum Stock Co. AT BOSSE’S OPERA HOUSE FAIR WEEK Commencing, Monday, Aug. 23d. PRICES, 20, 30 and 50 Cents. Best Popular Priced Show in America. > Ladies Free Monday Night. Seats Ready Saturday. A CAR LOAD OF SPECIAL~SC£NERy , Seat sale Will be held at the usual place.

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