Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 229, Decatur, Adams County, 25 September 1909 — Page 3

:WEATHER forecast: !♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦s Fair tonight with light frost in north and central portion Sunday fair. Mrs. G. F. Sheeler returned today from Chicago and other places, where she has been visiting for the past two weeks. DIVIDENDS OF SATISFACTION To be a bank customtomer means that you receive the benefit of the bank’s experience and facilities. Th be a customer of The First National Bank means to you that yod 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 Successor to Dr. C. E. Neptune Office above \pth’« Jewelry Store. Telephone No. 472. Office hours: B—l 2 a. m., I—s p. m.

THE ONE SURE WAY to make your money grow—open a savings account. Not only will it increase steadily at 3 per cent, without any eCort on your part but it will be the best practical protection against future adversity and panic. OLD Adams Co. Bank

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D. B. Erwin went to Berne this afternoon on important business. Editor Spade of the .Willshire Herald, was in our city today on business. E. E. Archer went to Monroe this afternoon on business and will return on the evening train. J. A. Schroll returned to his home at Damascus, Ind., after looking up business in the city today. Various services will be held tomorrow throughout the city and the public is cordially invited to attend. I Frank Colchin returned to his home' at Anderson after attending the funeral of his cousin, Charles Colchin. John Starnouse, who suffered an attack of stomach trouble a few days ago, is reported as being some better. Miss Opal Miller was shopping in the city today and will return this evening to her home at Ohio City. Joe Colchin, who is working at Dolan, Ind., was in the city to attend' the funeral of his cousin, Charles Colchin. Mrs. Wilda Petgon returned to her home at Fort Wayne after attending the funeral of her cousin, Chas. Colchin, who was buried this morning. The wedding of Herman Bultemeier and Miss Kathryn Drage will occur tomorrow at the home (of the bride north of the city. The Rev. Jaus of St. John's will officiate, a wedding dinner following. Mr. Fred Crowe and Frank Elliott two young men who have been canvassing the city during the vacation season with cooking uteqsils, returned their home at Richmond this afternoon, where they jwill take up their school work again next week. Mrs. Mary E. M. Reinking will entertain a number of her friends at home this evening about seven and one-half miles northeast of the city, and a large number of people from the city are planning to attend. The evening will be spent in various ways, and it will in all respects be a happy event A A City nominations made by the republicans at Huntington Thursday evening were: For mayor, Claude CUne; for city clerk, Harry I. Young; for treasurer, George Grass; for coun-cilmen-at-large, Charles Snider and George Fanning; for ward councilmen: 1, Will J. Kase; 2, Will C. Windle; 3, Walter Brazelton; 4, ■Barney J. Gibney; 5, George Weller. John Rohr, of Wilmington township, DeKalb county, evidently believes in marriage. He is seventy-two years of age and procured a license Thursday to wed Martha Hamman, who is his sixth wife. She is now in her seventieth year. Three of Mr. Rohr’s wives have passed to the great beyond, two were divorced, and the sixth is now enjoying her honeymoon.

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Fred Jahn went to Fort Wayne today. Mrs. Joseph Hill went to Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Bertha Kintz went to Foit Wayne this morning. Cal Miller made a business trip to Geneva this morning. Miss Edith Huber, of Willshire, was shopping in the city today. Miss Lucy Henderson went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Mary Bennett, of Wren, w’ent to Fort Wayne last evening. Miss Winnifred Johnson is spending the day with friends at Berne. John Schug went south this morning pertaining to business in bis line. Little Mike Hower is visiting with some of his boy friends at Monroe today. Fred Blosser went to Fort Wayne this morning for a short stay at that i place. /• Mrs. Harve Schroll and daughter went to Berne and will spend Sunday with friends. Jas. Roop went to Geneva and will have charge of the Moser studio during the day.

Mrs. Thomas Buckmaster went to Monroe this morning for a short visit with her daughter. , James Fristoe is attending to business at Berne and will return home on the evening train. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Lake, of Fort Wayne, who have been in the city on business, returned to their home today. “The Farmer’s Daughter’’ who played here last evening, left today for Fort Wayne, but whether they will play there or not is not known. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Addington returned this morning from Portland, where the latter has been visiting with her parents for several weeks past. John Coll, a farmer of Troy township, DeKalb county, is suffering from typhoid fever, and twenty-four of his neighbors assembled a few days ago and cut his corn crop for him. The four-year-old son of Marion Yont, in Aboit township, Allen county, was kicked in the faee by a horse Wednesday evening, and the little one will lose the sight of his right eye. Henry A .Stewart, of Lafontaine, Wabash county, has brought suit against John A. Schuster, also of that town, demanding damages in the sum of $4,000 for the alienation of the affections of Mrs. Stewart. Both families are prominent.

Paulding Boy, the pacing stallion often raced on the Decatur track, 1 had added new laurels to his record. The animal was sold to eastern parties some years ago and shortly after the sale was bitten on the leg by a dog. The injury proved so serious that the owner disposed of him for the meager sum of two hundred and fifty dollars, which has since proved very poor judgment. Paulding. Boy fully recovered and has this season lowered his record of 2:13% to 2:05. A farewell party will be given this < evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. David Dilling near Preble. Mr. and Mrs. Dilling and children will leave the county in March. They have not decided where they will- go yet, but they will leave in the spring and their future residence will then be determined upon. The family has many friends in the city as well as the county, who will regret to see them leave. The event tonight promises to be a pleasant one. The neighbors, relatives and friends were invited. Mrs. John Fleming will be . given a farewell party tonight by the members of the Christian church and their friends. Mrs. Fleming will leave in a few days for Kenton, 0., where she will make her home. Since living in the city she has been a valued mem- ' ber of the church and an earnest worker in the Aid and Missionary societies. In order to say goodbye and show their appreciation of Mrs. Fleming as a member of the church, this gathering of the members at her home was planned Wednesdaj’ night, but on account of the rain was postponed. A happy social hour will be in order tonight. All the members are invited. Lewis Signs, as trustee of the defunct bank of North Manchester, sold over $17,000 worth of notes and accounts for $43. The first offering was a note for $321.22 on S. A. Naftsger and it sold for 25 cents. An account of $2,560.28 on Lawrence & Co., was also sold for the small sum of 25 cents. An overdraft of $9,789.58 and a note for S2OO on L. J. Naftsger called for some hot competition and was finally landed by Charles Wright for S4O. This was the big sale of the day several notes and accounts on D. W. Krisher, deceased, amounting to sl,755.90, were carried away for two dimes and a nickel. In all thirteen sales were made and the toatl amount realized was $43.46. The bank failed in June, 1904, and creditors will realize 50 per cent on their claims.

Oscar Huffman transacted business' in Preble today. Miss Bertha Beiberich went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Ira Stele, of Pleasant Mills, was in the city shopping today. Misses May and Della Davidson went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. John Zimmerman, of Peterson, returned to his home today from Bluffton. Miss Dessie Beery returned today from Bluffton, where she visited friends. Luther Hower, of Logansport, was in the city for a short stay with friends. Miss Kate Wolpert went to Fort Wayne on the. one o'clock car this afternoon. Miss Ruth Baumgartner is in the city for a visit with her uncle, William Miller. Miss Carrie Craig will spend Sunday with her mother and other relatives in Fort Wayne.

Mrs. Willis Wittenberger and children, of northeast of tile city, re- ' turned today from a visit at Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Meyers went to Fort Wayne today to spend Sunday with their daughter, Mrs. Robert Harding. Mrs. W. H. Baker returned from Bluffton on the noon strain today after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Ernsberger. Mrs. Charles Heckman went to Columbia City today to be at the bedside of her sister, Mrs. Henry Severs, who is quite sick. Miss Perth Crays will spend Sunday with her sister, Bleyn at Peterson. Miss Bleyn Crays is teaching school at that place. John Joseph was in the city today looking after business pertaining to his new store, which he will open up in a few days at Geneva. * Mrs. C. E. Huffman, of Norwalk, Ohio, who has been visiting relatives at Berne, returned to her home after a visit with relatives at Berne. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan have returned from a trip through the east — Boston, New York, and Atlantic City Jjeing visited by Mr. and Mrs. Dugan. They report the trip down the Hudson river as a most delightful one. Mrs. John Niblick will be home tomorrow’ after a two weeks’ visit at Englewood, where she has been the guest of Mrs. Boyle. Miss Helen Niblick is at Lake Forest, attending school, and Mrs. Niblick will visit her before coming home. Cliff Lipkey, who has been farming on his father s place east of Bluffton this summer, will return to Fort Wayne to work on the Journal-Ga-zette in that city. He formerly worked for the same paper and returns to take a better job than before. —Bluffton News.

I* BULLETIN j The City News Co. j Sept. 24, 1909. The Ladies Home Jour- ■ nal has arrived. Read Scribner this month. It contains the Ist chapter of Rooslvelt’s SIOO,000 story from Africa. Here are some others: St. Nicholas The Delineator Smart Set The American Munseys Hamptons Popular Mechanics Strands Everybodys All-Story Short-Stcries Green Book McClures Scrap-Book Argosy Ainslees Womans Home Companion Hollands ; The Ladies World Pictorial Review The Billboard 10-Story Book Peterson & Nelson, i MANAGERS.

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Rollo Houck and Oscar Crum returned today from Bluffton. Miss Celia Steele, who has been at Bluffton for several days with friends returned to her home at Peterson this noon. Miss Velta Johnson returned to Shumm today after a visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Walters east of the city. Mrs. Elizabeth Passwater, of 'Willshire, returned to her home today after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Vern McGonagle and family. Leah Peters, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Peters, took the prize as the heaviest baby under two years of age at the Bluffton fair Thursday. Leah is one of the most cheerful and smiling babies in the city and she has many friends here who are interested in her.

Decatur, Indiana, Sept. 21st. 1909. To the Housewives of becotur: The Gas Company requests your attendance at their present office next door to the Daily Democrat office for one week commencing Friday September 24th. 1909 that the company may have the pleasure of showing and demonstrating to you the latest and most up-to-date gas appliances for use in the kitchen, as well as other parts of the home, including Economical gas heating stoves. The gas range makes kitchen work lighter, easier and pleasanter. It makes sunny tempered cooks. The low prices and the easy terms as regards payment place the up-to-date gas range within the reach of everyone. Gas is an economical fuel to cook with. Miss Malley J. Johns, teacher of dompstic science, will be in attendance and demonstrate the many advantages and economy of cooking with gas. Light refreshments such as biscuits, cookies, etc., will be served. Yours very respectfully INDIANA LIGHTING COMPANY.

Don Quinn went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Page Blackburn returned home from a business trip to Toledo. Harmon Bosse is slightly improved and it is hoped that he may soon recover. Miss Genevieve Berling came home from Bluffton, where she visited her brother, Will Berling. Mrs. Charles Weldy, of Nappanee and sister, Miss Lizzie Johnson, returned today from Bluffton. Charles C. Deam, state forester, has about completed the arrangements for the bulletin service which he will issue through his office and the 500 newspapers of the state, telling the way to grow trees and all about the culture of the vegetation. —Bluffton Banner. 1

Miss Lucy Hayes returned to Williams after shopping in the city. Mrs. Ella Beavers returned to Fort Wayne yesterday evening after spending a few days in the city. Leo Sprunger will leave the fisgt of next week for Fort Wayne, where he will take another year's college course. Ernst Wiecking this morning received a card from Herman Wiecking, Sr., who is enroute home from Germany. The card stated that he had seen Dr. Frederick A. Cook, the discoverer of the north pole in Brooklyn and that the reception tendered him was the greatest ever held in the eastern city. Mr. Wiecking is expected to arrive in this city almost any day, as he landed in New York two weeks ago.—Bluffton Banner.