Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 217, Decatur, Adams County, 11 September 1909 — Page 3

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WEATHER FORECAST J Fair tonight; Sunday increasing cloudiness and warmer with possibly showers Saturday in afternoon or night. Miss Ida Teeple is spending the day with friends in Bluffton. Jonas Tritch is spending the day at Monroe, and will return this evening. Orpha Edmons is attending the institute at Berne that is being held today. Joe Berling was looking after business at Monroe this morning and returned later. Glen Tague returned from Fort Wayne last evening after a short stay at that place. Rev. Theodore Shank of Mansfield, returned to his home after transacting business in the city. Chris Boknecht has decided to move on his farm, and he will make arrangements to do this soon. Mr. and Mrs. George Smith of Fort Wayne have arrived in the city for a visit with friends and relatives. Mrs. R. E. Peters went to Fort Wayne this morning to remain for the day, as the guest of friends. Miss Clara Terveer will return home from Toledo this evening after spending a few weeks there with friends. Miss Irene Smith from east of the city, went to Berne and will spend Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Albert Lachnit. Miss Helen McCory returned to Fort Wayne after a visit with John McCory and family in the west part of the city. Jesse Roop went to Geneva this morning and will look after some business during the day and return home this evening. Harry Wert has been chosen cashier of the Garrett Banking company’s bank, succeeding Harry M. Brown.who has resigned to locate in the south. The first week of school has closed and every indication thus far points toward a most successful term. The attendance is large and a deep interest is manifest.

Gladys Springer left for a visit with friends at Willshire. Mrs. Sadie Cowly is very sick at her home on Fifth street. Mrs. John Malotte went to Marion today to visit her daughter. Miss Lulu Bixler of south of the city, went to Fort Wayne today. Mrs. Laura Sharp, of Peru, is here for a visit with her mother, Mrs. F. A. White. Misses Rosa and Esther Moore, of Pleasant Mills, are visiting Mrs. George Hill. Mr .and Mrs. Harry Ward went to Hartford City today, to visit the latter’s brothers. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Runyon have returned after transacting business in Cincinnati. » Mrs. J. L. Walters of Lafontaine, is here for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Dan Shackley. Mrs. S. E. Whiteman, of Bluffton, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Peterson. Miss Zoa Miller will visit Miss Fern DeLong during her week’s vacation commencing Monday. E. L. Merry left today for Nattawa, Mich., and xyill spend a few days at that place fishing. P. G. Williams is at Geneva today attending to the Moser studio and will return later during the day. Mr. and Mrs. William Armstrong, of Pleasant Mills, are visiting with their daughter, Mrs. H. Bothoff. 0. L. Vance returned from Indianapolis, where he was attending the state fair for the last few days. Mrs. Robert J. Kuebler, of Detroit, Mich., is in the city the guest of her parents, Mrs. J. C. Miller and friends. Mr. Magner, president of the Fort Wayne Gas Co., of Hartford City, transacted business in the city yesterday.

Mrs. Cris Strebe and daughter Mildred went to Kalamazoo, Mich., this morning and will spend Sunday with relatives. Mrs. J. H. Byerman and son Howard and Mrs. T. M. Hess of Springfield, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Horace Bothoff and family. Miss Perth Crays went to Peterson today for a visit with her sisteV, Miss Bleyn Crays, who will teach at the Peterson school this winter. Peru wants the government to make its postoffice building there two stories in height instead of one, but Washington authorities say it cannot be done. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Shumacher, have returned home after a two weeks’ visit with relatives and friends at Indianapolis and Marion, which they enjoyed thoroughly. John Bartkewitz, near San Pierre, Laporte county, committede suicide Thursday by hanging himself in the presence of his two daughters. The elder girl. Martha, 16, fought in vain to save her father. A little mutual interest by the citizens of Decatur will save the Coppock plant to this place, and help every man, woman and child within the boundaries of the old town. Some one should wake up. John Mason, an attorney, of Montpelier,was a visitor here today on busiiness. Mr. Mason was one of the successful contestants in the Flat Head land drawing last month, holding prize No. 2327. He intends to move west next spring.—Bluffton News. Dr. McKendrick Green, of Pleasant Lake, Steuben county, is making a fight before the state medical board for the restoration of his license, which was cut off some time ago on the grounds of intemperance and violation of the laws in the sale of liquor. Survivors of the Thirtieth Indiana volunteers will hold their annual reunion at Goshen, Sept. 22. M. F. Isbell, of Goshen, is president of the organization, and W. R. Brown, of Fort Wayne, is secretary. Last year the reunion was held at Monroeville. Charles Railing returned last night from Flint, Michigan, where he was the guest of friends for some time. While there he visited Thomas Haefling and Frank Bell and he reports that they are getting along nicely. They are reciving contracts each day for wiring houses. Herman Wiecking, sr., is now in New York City visiting with friends there. He crossed the Atlantic from Germany | where he has made his home for a year or more, in company with his niece. Miss Hermina, who arrived here yesterday. Mr. Wiecking will be home in Bluffton after a visit of indefinite length in New York.—Bluffton News. The citizens of Ossian have started , another agitation for a system of street lights. A franchise has been drawn and practically everything put in readiness for the installing of a sub-station there for electric lights from the Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction compjanjf, Jmt it fell through with owing to the fact that the merchants would not dig up for the sub-station.—Bluffton Baner.

Henry Koeneman is looking after business at Williams today. E. M. Ray, of Monroe, is in the city on business and returned on the noon train. ( Miss Marie Heckman left the city this noon for Marion, where she spent the afternoon. Mr. Harrod returned from Petoskey, Mich., today, where he has been for the past few months. Orval Harruff came home from Fort Wayne, where he was looking after business, last evening. The school teachers returned to their homes last evening after attending the preliminary institute. Miss Lucy Drummond, of Cairo, 111., went to Fort Wayne to consult a specialist concerning her eyes. Joseph Gillig returned to his home at Pittsburg, after a visit with his brother, Conrad Gillig and family. Mrs. Joseph Boldt, of Pittsburg.who has been visiting with Conrad Gillig and family, returned to her home this morning. Charles Loch went to Berne and other places along the line today on business and will return home this evening. Miss Beatrice Oliver, of Huntington, who has been in the city for the past two weeks, the guest of Miss Edith Miller, left for her home today. Little Jeanette Steele, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Steele is spending a few days with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James Steele, west of the city.

Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Stanley have returned to their home in Geneva, after visiting in Redkey since Tuesday with her brother, Milford Addington. —Portland Comercial-Review. The preliminary institute of the south part of the county is being held today at Berne, and in the Evangelical church. Several of the teachers and Supt. Opliger left for that place on the morning train. The county council at Auburn has granted the request for an appropriation to defray the expenses of the commissioners on a tour of inspection preparatory to the erection of a new court house at Auburn. The funeral of the late Fred Conrad was held from the German Reformed church near Magley this afternoon. The cortege left the home at one o'clock. Interment was made at the church cemetery. Prof. True Fristoe has accepted a temporary engagement at the Lyric theater at Fort Wayne. He will do the piano work there for a month or so, when he will go to Piqua to do similar work in a new theater just being competed. The P. K. Kinney real estate agency has a new list of 100,060 acres of land in Adams and adjoining counties, and also in the famous wheat lands of Alberta. Canada. Rooms four and five, Morrison Block, over interurban station. Office phone 242, residence phone 396. On Thursday evening, September 23rd. will occur the piano and song recital at library hall, by Miss Moses and Mr. Tucker. It promises to be a rare treat, and those who fail to attend will miss a delightful entertainment. The admission price will be twenty-five cents. Miss Mary Alexander, of Winona Lake, is her visiting with J. N. Fristoe and family and other friends. She is the daughter of Rev. Alexander, former pastor of the Presbyterian church here and who left Decatur fourteen years ago. Rev. Alexander is now engaged in evangelistic work and resides at Winona Lake. Mr. and Mrs. James N. Fristoe arrived home last evening from Winona Lake. Mrs. Fristoe spent the summer there, and Mr. Fristoe has been there two weeks. Jim thinks its the only place on the n»ap. When he left here he was in very poor health, and he returns after only two weeks greatly improved, having gained eight pounds in weight and he feels ' fine. Telfer Paxon, who has quit farming to enter upon a course of study- for ■ the ministry, opened his sale on his I farm north of Bluffton Wednesday, with prayer and song. He did so because as he stated to the assembled crowd the sale was the result of a call and God's hand had a great deal to do with it. The sale was an immense success, exceeding his expectations and totaled nearly- $3,266. W. S. Lower, a former Adams county resident, who twenty-seven years ago left for Kansas, and where he has since resided, has arrived in Decatur for an extended visit with his brother, Joseph Ldwer and other relatives. Mr. Lower w-orked at the wagon , making trade in this county, and after going to Kansas he engaged in farming After following this vocation for fourteen years he moved to the county seat, of his county, where he has since been following his trade. He has done well in Kansas, and likes the country very much.

Mrs. Lora Heckman went to Fort Wayne today. Mrs. U. E. Smith who has been quite sick, is better. Miss Lucy Herman returned to her home at Fort Wayne. Mrs. E. E. Huffman returned to her home at Fort Wayne. Miss Alice Daily- went to Berne this afternoon and will spend Sunday with friends. Mrs. Louis Strohm, of Peterson, went to Fort Wayne today for a few days' visit. Frank Elliott and Fred Crowe have gone to Berne and will spend Sunday with friends. Mrs. Frank Schirmeyer will spend Sunday in Marion, the guest of Mrs. W. H. Wiley. Homer Frye, of Craigville, will arrive in the city this evening for a visit with friends. Mr. Ernest Watson returned to his home at Ohio City, after attending to business in the city- today. J. A. Schroll returned to his home at Domestic, Ind., after looking after business in the city today. Miss Anna Boesse went to Marion today. She will return with a trimmer for the Boesse millinery store. Ferd Hemstetter who was in the city today on business, returned to his home at Portland this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Bolton, of Michigan, are here, visiting Mrs. Boron’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Mann. Mrs. W. E. Redding, sister of Mrs. John Porter of this city, went to Fort Wayne for a visit with her daughter. Wm. Neylon, who has been in the city for a short w-hile on business, returned to his home at Monroe this afternoon. Miss Esther Moser, of Wren, spent a short time in the city today with her brother John, returning on the afternoon train.

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A List of Bargains Carefully read this list. It contains many, good locations at reasonable prices. We can offer you a large number of other properties, many of which have just recently been put upon the market. By making investigations, at once, you may save money on your purchase. The Snow Agency, - - Decatur, Indiana, Phone 230 IN ACRE LOTS, SMALL FARMS, ETC., ETC.

No. 777 —An acre and a quarter tract with good four room house, cellar, fruit trees, stable, etc., on good public road SBSO-00 No. 798 —Is a one acre tract near the corporation, plenty of fruit, good story and a half house on liucLlou line $1,325.00 No. 787 —Is a well improved five acre tract within a half mile of Decatur, good water, story and half house.. , ...$1,250.00 No. 793—1 san eight and three quarter acre tract on public road, joins Decatur corporation has fair improve- 1 ments $2,25000 No. 799 —Is a well located 15% acre tract near the city, ordinary house, , good barn, and some other buildings (would accept good small property as part payment) .$3,000.00 No. 743—1 s a fifteen acre tract well

We have also a large number of other tracts at from $90.00 to $125.00 an acre. And vacant city lots some on brick streets in good locations at reasonable prices.

No. 792 —Is a single story residence of six rooms on Market street, city and cistern water, brick sidewalks, alley lot SBOO.OO No. 775 —Is a comfortable cottage on south Ninth street, good location, alley lot $850.00 No. 805 —Is a comfortable cotatge on north Third street, city and cistern water, electric lights, good sewerage, fifty feet frontage, good stable, etc 5925.00 No. 755—A large convenient cottage on Tenth street, near Madison street, brick sidewalk, city and cistern water, good sewerage.sl,ooo.oo No. 776 —Is a new five room cottage on Line street, two porches, drove well, cistern, full lot, near traction line $1,150-00 ho. 736 —Is a modern seven room story and a half residence on brick foundation in southeast Decatur, electric lights, etcsl,6oo.oo No. 804 —Is a well arranged story and a half residence on water and gas

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improved on traction line, good barn, comfortable house, good poultry farm $2,500.00 No. 808 —Is a well located twenty-two acre tract near Decatur corporation. Is on main stone road, nice building sites, well fenced, tiled.. $2,100.00 No. 789 —Is a well improved twentytwo acre tract about a mile and a half from Decatur, all new, and good buildings $2,550.00 No. 794 —Is a well located 67 acre tract near Decatur on stoned road. Good land, well drained, and some good buildingssllo.oo an acre No. 806 —Is a good eighty acre tract close to market, on stoned road, new large buildings, good water, etcat $90.00 an acre No. 791 —Is a well located eighty acre tract near traction line, on stoned road, has at least $1,500.00 worth of good buildings at $62.50 an acre.

lines, on traction line south, stable, two full lots $1,550.00 No. 778—A comfortable large cottage, on good sewer, on south Tenth street, good barn, drove well, fruit maple shade, etc 51,750.00 No. 785 —A well built seven room residence on stone foundation in south Decatur, on water and gas lines, electric lights, etcs2,2oo-00 No. 752 —A new well built story and a half residence on north Third street, cellar, electric lights, city water good sewerage, etc.. $2,300.00 No. 786—1 s a new seven room story and a half residence, on traction line, brick street, good cellar, stable, etc 52,750.00 No. 807 —Is an up-to-date ten room residence on the brick street, about three squares from the court house, two cellars, hot and cold bath complete, furnace, electric lights, good stable, plenty of fruit, weathered oak and natural wood finsh, is well located and a desirable property $5,000.00