Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 205, Decatur, Adams County, 28 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

Miss Gertrude Smith of near Berne, spent yesterday with the Misses Genevieve and Lucile Smith of this city.

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Miss Pearl Miller went to Fort Wayne thia morning. Will Berling returned to Bluffton after taking in the fair here yesterday. Chas. Cole, of Richmond, was in the city attending the fair and looking np friends. Ulysses Drummond of Pleasant Mills, is in the city looking after business affairs. John Schug left on his regular trip south this morning and wfl return on the evening train. Mr. and Mrs. H. Fleming of Fort Wayne were visitors in the city yesterday and have returned to their home. Mr. F. M. Eddington returned from Decatur, 111., where he erected a large ornamental fence secured by the Ward Fence Co.. The family of D. M. Hensley who have been enjoying their cottage at Rome City, will arrive home one week from tomorrow. The recent rain did much good to the corn crop and the farmers are indeed thankful for it. Anpther one would not go bad. Mr. Crist, who recently purchased the Bailey restaurant at Monroe, is now nicely situated, and is ready to greet his many friends. Mrs. John Rex has left the city for Toledo and Bowling Green, Ohio, where she will make a visit with her son for several weeks. The officers are going to enforce the speed limit ordinance in Decatur, and they will arrest any one who drives faster than eight miles an hour. The Orpheum Stock company will close a week's engagement at the Bosse opera house tonight and they leave the city with the well wishes of the people.* Mr. Mfrs. G. W. Davis and daughter Velma and Mr. J. V. Davis of Tippecanoe left this morning for Winona and will take a week or so of rest at that place. The fair is over and the feeling that it was the greatest success in the history of the association prevails. The crowds were large and the races were especially good. Mr. and Mrs. O. P .Edwards and John Werner, of Leipsic, Ohio, have returned to their home after making a pleasant visit as the guests of John Niblick and family in this city. The exhibitors at the fair were busy last evening arranging their display goods for the return trip home Several car loads of stock will be shipped to Portland, where it will be shown next week.

The funeral services of the late Mrs. Marion L. Oliver will be held fro mthe Monroe M. E. church tomorrow morning at ten o’clock. The Rev. McNeary will have charge of the services. Mrs. Joel Whitacre, son Charles, Miss Hazel Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilkinson, living south of the city, G. A. Palmer, R. A. Green and Fred Badders went to Decatur Friday morning to attend the Adams county fair.—Portland Sun. Hugh Studabaker. son jof D. D. Studabaker, south of Bluffton, will return to this city shortly and he and his wife will reside here. He and his father some time ago sold their propertv holdings in Kansas, and Hugh went on a trip to Seattle and is still ic the west sightseeing.—Bluffton News.

Frank Johns is on the sick list. Miss Jessie Simison of Berne, is visiting friends in the city. Bluffton will have a street fair next month and they are expecting a great time. Miss Winifred Johnson, of Williams, is in the city visiting with some of her friends. Miss Marguerite Mpran went to Fort Wayne last evening for a short visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. I. Bender went to Winona this morning, where they will spend a week of •pleasure. A goodly number of Adams county people will attend the Jay county fair to be held next week at Portland. A very interesting meeting '•was held today by the directors of the Fort Wayne & Springfield interurban. John Conrad, who has been attending the fair here this week returned to his home at Amelia, Ohio, this morning. The rains last evening put the airdomes out of commission, but the crowds were entertained in the winter theaters. Arrilla Bierie returned to her home at Berne today after a pleasant visit in the .city with Bessie Baumgartner for a few days. Brown, the Monroe real estate man, was a business caller in Decatur yesterday, and returned to his home Jn his new automobile.

James and Pat Kinney, of Geneva, returned to their home yesterday after spending the day here with Mr. Pat Kinney and family. Mrs. Robert Harding of Fort Wayne, was here last evening to attend the 1901 high school reunion, which was held at Maple Grove park. Mrs. J. W. Tyndall and family and Mrs. L. G. Ellingham and family will come home Monday from a two weeks’ stay at Rome City. The various race horse men left with their horses for Portland today, where they will participate in the races during the fair there next week. Miss Maud Cowly has as her guests this week Misses Flossie Wilgus, of Doylestown, 0., Gaynelle Bunn, of Ossian, and Anna Cramer of Kendallville. Miss Verna Binkley who’ has been visiting in the city with Mrs. Frederick Heuer for the last few days, returned to her home at Huntington yesterday. Miss Elizabeth Voglewede will go to Rome City tomorrow*, where she will spend a week of pleasure with the Overmans of Cincinnati at the Decatur cottage. Mrs. Julia Eyman, of Portland, 76 years of age, became lost Wednesday evening and wandered about all night in the fields and woods near that city unable to find her home. Special Policeman Foughty last night arrested a Geneva man named Whiteman on the charge of public intoxication. The man was placed in jail to await a hearing. The Orpheum Stock Co. again last night pleased a large audience, by a c’ever play. The members of the cast were roundly applauded many times, evidencing the favor they won with the audience. Miss Catherine Mathias. Florence Wisman and Nellie Hall returned to their home at Van Wert after visiting in the city during the fair as the guests of Miss Marguerite Clark and other friends. All members of the American Yeomen are requested to be present at their hall next Monday evening to make arrangements for the Bern°, Fort Wayne and Decatur joint initiation Which wdll be held here in the near future.

Misses Fancheon Daugherty and Josephine Krick have returned from Angola. The girls came home to attend the institute, but found it necessary to go back to Angola afterward to complete their course, two lessons being on the schedule for recitation. Mr. and Mrs. Al B. Porter are here for a day’s visit with the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Porter. They are homeward bound, to Lebanon, Indiana, where Mr. Porter is manager of the Bell Telephone company. They have been enjoying a several week's outing at Harrison, Michigan. Charles Nicholson, a farmer northeast of Markle, committed suicide Friday by plunging headforemost into a well on his farm. His head was dashed against the rocks and death intervened shortly after. Nicholson was demented and application had been made for his admission to the insane asylum at Richmond. Emanuel Gerber had bought of Peter S. Steffen twenty acres of land which adjoins eighty-five acres which he Mr. Gerber, already owned, now giving him 105 acres. He paid $2,850 for the twenty acres, or $142.50 per acre, one of the best prices that has ever been paid in this section for a piece of land with no buildings—Bluffton News.

Miss Iva Stein returned to her home at Fort Wayne. Miss Merle Burdge will spend Sunday with her parents. Miss Ruby Parrish returned last evening from Fort Wayne. Miss Velma Porter is working in the Nidlinger ice cream parlor today. Paul Pontius, of Geneva, was the guest of Dick Burdge during, fair week. Miss Rosa Miller, of Fort Wayne, returned to her home at that place today. The Democrat gives all the news all the time, so if you are not a subscriber why not. Louis Lammers, of New Knoxville, is in the city looking after business interests. August Puls went to Fort Wayne this morning where he is looking after business. The moving picture shows were popular places last evening, large crow-ds visiting them. Miss Viola Hire of Van Wert, 0., is the guest of the Misses Ethel and Tottie Hiledbrand. Mrs. J. D. Hale is visiting with her daughter, Mrs. Geneva Parker, at Lagrange for a few days. Latham, the French aviator, has established several new records with his flying machine on long distance and speed. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Judy of Geneva, passed thorugh the city on their way to Cloverdale, Thursday, to visit their daughter. Noah Frauhiger, of Preble, the popular auctioneer, has returned to his home after transacting important business in the city. The shows which have operated at the fair ground during the week, will be moved to Portland for the Jay county fair next week. W. H. Fledderjohann returned last evening from a business trip in the interest of the Fort Wayne & Springfield interurban company. Mrs. William Solman and four children of New Knoxville, Ohio, have arrived in the city for a visit with W. H. Fledderjohann and family. Mr. and Mrs. B. Bautiner, of Fori Wayne, returned to their home this morning after being the guests of Mends and relatives for some time.

Miss Ethel Longsworth after making a pleasant visit in the city as the guest of Miss Gyp Dorwin, returned to her home at Fort Wayne this morning. Aaron Wisner, in Lancaster township, Wells county, was thrown from his wagon Thursday morning and the vehicle passed over him, breaking both his legs. Nine days ago Jay Hays, of Peru, 41 years of age, removed a wen from his scalp, using an unsterilized razor. Monday lockjaw developed and Wednesday Hays died in intense agony. The Geneva delegation returned to their home last evening on the special south bound train. The band from that place furnished excellent music at the fair yesterday and it was highly appreciated. At the present time there seems to be much sickness among infants. Summer complaint is the most dreaded disease just now. Quite a number of children have died within the past few weeks from summer complaint and extra precaution should be taken.

Joe H. Lesh, of Goshen, has sold his mare, Myrtle Granett, 2:23% to an eastern horseman for $5,000. He purchased the animal from the Woodland Stock farm at Wabash on June 18 and at the sale price made a handsome profit. The mare has been entered for several races in the grand circuit this year, but has not been started. Dr. Knoor and Dr. Spencer who have been inspectors at the Decatur Packing Co., but who have been in Chicago for the past three weeks will leave there and Dr. Spencer will arrive home this evening to be with his family for a short time. Dr. Knoor will go to Albert Lea, Minn., and won't be home until the latter part of next week. Levi Huffman, county commissioner, returned this morning from North Dakota, where he has been for the past few days visiting and looking over his property which he has there. He stated this morning that he was so favorably impressed with the country that he would probably invest some more money in land in the northern state. —Bluffton Banner. Twelve Auburn lads who raided a carload of watermelons on the Lake Shore tracks there some days ago were arrested, fined $5 and costs each, sentenced to ten days in jail and required to prfy $lO for the watermelons taken. There were twelve of the boys as follows: George Sebring, Carl Haywood, Carl Stark, Ed Bumpus, Ora Peckhart, John Sperbeck, Lester Zolman, Paul Lobemiller, Ralph Shellhouse, Harry Squires and “Doc” Polston. After reading the boys a good lecture the judge suspended sentence as to jail imprisonment.

Miss Carlisle Reiboldt is visiting friends in the city. Mrs. C. D. Kunkle returned to her home this morning. Mrs. Peter Cross went to Fort W’ayne this morning. Alden Coulter went to Fort W’ayne on business this morning. Frank Fisher of Cincinnati, will spend Sunday in the city. Mrs. Ivan Smith of Spencerville, went to Fort Wayne this morning. John Reass of Fort Wayne, is visiting Leon Crawford for a few days. A. B.' Bailey, of Monroe, looked after business interest in the city yesterday. Mrs. N. J. Baughman went to Portland for a few days’ visit with relatives at that place. The M. E. church choir held a meeting last night at which they practiced music for Sunday. Raymond Bremerkamp made a business trip to Portland today and will return home in a few weeks. Mrs. Will Pennington and daughter Josephine went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit friends. Walter Kauffman came home from his regular trip through the south for the Schafer Hardware Co. The restaurants of the city have done a thriving business this week, as have the ice cream soda parlors. Mr. L. C. Chalk of Portland, returned to his home at Portland after attending the fair here this week. Mrs. Young of Toledo, demonstrator of Chi-Namel at the fair, was a guest yesterday of Mrs. Al Burdge and family. C. L. Mann, of Logansport, returned to his home, after looking after business concerning the Singer Sewing Machine Co. Miss Bertha Kohne and Agnes Voglewede returned from Toledo, where they enjoyed a several days’ visit with friends. Mr. McAlhaney, of Salem, attended yesterday’s session of the Great Northern Indiana fair and returned to his home last evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Albright returned to their home at Fort Wayne, after several days’ visit in the city with Mr. H. Mann and family. Interesting religious services will be held in the churches of the city tomorrow morning and evening, to which the general public is invited. The Fort Wayne fair will be held soon and undoubtedly many Decatur people will -attend. Airship flights will be one of the features of the big event. Eli Meyer left last evening for Rome City, where he will join his family for a several days’ outing. Albert Presdorf, deputy sheriff, will care for the duties of the sheriff during his absence. Cal Robison was reported as being not quite so well as he was. It will be remembered that Mr. Robison fell a week ago. Since that time has has suffered greatly. However, he will soon recover. Alleging mat ms patents have been lost to him and that he has been ousted from the company, although under contract until 1918, Frank P. Grode, of-Wabash, lias brought receivership proceeding against Barcus & Co., and is suing for $30,000. His inventions are on school desks.

From a class A league to a minor state circuit has been the downward drop of Purl Laßue, a former I. O. leaguer, who started the season with the Columbus club of the American association, played for a time with Grand Rapids in the Central and now is with Lima in the Ohio state. Inability to hit caused his descent. Mrs. Louisa Blocher and little granddaughter, Helen Green, Nort.i 'Commerce street, went to Geneva last Thursday evening to remain at the home of her daughter, Mrs. L. L. Mattax, during the absence of Dr. and Mrs. Mattax, who were called to the vicinity of Willshire, Ohio, by the -critical illness of his father, Lee Mattax, aged seventy years who is very low, suffering from cancer of the face. —Portland Sun.

> . 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 "sCfINERV Seat sale Will be held at the usual) place.

BIG BARGAINS IN FARMS In the richest Land Country in the world What’s the use of moving to Canada or Mexico or anywhere else when you can buy the best land out of doors in Arkansas from S3O to SSO Per Acre. This land will bring you in from S6O to SIOO each year. Think of it. Your money back the first year. If I don’t tell you the exact truth, I will pay all your expenses there and back, you to be the judge. What proposition could be fairer. We raise everything, the principal crops being Rice, Cotton, Potatoes, Oats, Wheat and Corn. Two crops of potatoes a year on the same ground. I have several good farms for sale and will be glad to give any information you may desire if you see me during the ten days I am here. Inquire at the office of the Daily Democrat. H. C. Andrews, DeWitt, Ark.

John Tyndall made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Daniels, of Preble, were in the city today. Harry Archbold, of Fort Wayne, is in the city visiting with some of his friends. Miss Julia Sheeter of Delphos, who has been visiting Chas. Ervin and family, returned to her home today. Mrs. Loris Stena of St. Marys, 0., after visiting with Herman Sellemeyer and family, returned to her home today. Earnest Hire, who has been visiting in the city with Thomas Hildebrand, during fair week, returned to his home at Van Wert today. Miss Loretta Harkenrider who was demonstrating for the Singer Sewing Machine Co., at the fair, returned to her home at Fort Wayne today. The* Misses Lena and Mary Reinka who have been in the city visiting with Mrs. Albert Butler, returned to their home at Fort Wayne today. Mirs. Charles Sipe and children, Waveline and Margaret, returned to Gas City today after a visit with friends and relatives here. Mrs. Lulu Frazier of Pittsburg, who has been visiting here, will visit with Mrs. Sipe and family on her return.

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I C. E. Bailey went to Bluffton today on business. iMJ-s. John Malotte returned this noon from Poneto. Miss lona Beery went to Willshire today for a short visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rice went to Marion for a visit with their son and family. Tony Lang, of Cincinnati, is here for a short visit with C. N. Lang and family. Mrs. John Baker and granddaughter Leona Peterson, went to' Bluffton today to visit friends. Mrs. C. E. Schindler, of Newark. Ohio, passed through the city enroute to Fort Wayne. The person who took the parasol from Steele & Weaver's racket store can avoid trouble by bringing it to this office. Mrs. Lawrence Smith went to Indianapolis today, where she will make a three weeksT visit with friends at that place. Will Cowan and son Russel, of Pleasant Mills, Grandma Cowan and Miss Annis Cowan went to Fort Wayne today. Miss Annis will go from Fort Wayne to Valparaiso, where she will enter college.

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