Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 235, Decatur, Adams County, 2 October 1909 — Page 3

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:WEATHER forecast: «+***+++*««***+* Fair tonight with light frost in north and central portion: Friday fair. Davis Daily is attending the Holstein cattle sale at Berne this afternoon. Mrs. F. M. Addington went to Portland today and will spend Sunday with her parents. D. M. Hensley, of this city, went to Rome City this afternoon, where he will enjoy a few days of fishing. There is an excellent bunch of new magazines at the city newstand. Get one for over Sunday. New ones have just arrived today. Stop in and leok them over. t The Little Johnny Jones company arrived last evening and they will be seen at the Bosse this evening by a large crowd. They actually carry sixty people. Mrs. J. C. Patterson and Marie went to Winchester today and will spend Sunday with her parents, S. O. Irvin. They will also attend a social gathering there on Monday evening, a club which Mrs. Patterson attended when a girl.

Dr. Fred Patterson DENTIST Successor to Hr. C. L Neptnat Offlce above Auth’a Jewelry Store. Telephone NO. 472. Offlce hours: B—l 28 — 12 a. I—s1 —5 P. ns 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 effort on your part but it will be tbo best practical protection against future adversity and panic. OLD Adams Co. Bank

— — — t GIRLS WANTED f e . o — a We need Girls or Women • a to do sewing at the factory. Please call at once if you J a want work. * ______ ’ * b WARING GLOVE COMPANV:

Dan Beery was a business caller at Berne today. Ira Steele returned to his home at Berne today. Miss Rose Danner went to Fort Wayne today. Noah Mangold is at Ridgeville today on business. J. R. Graber went to Berne this afternoon on business. Miss Marguerite Brown, of Berne, was in the city today. C. D. Appleman, of Rochester, returned to his home today.

Dave Werling of Preble township, was in the city on business. Miss Ida Hart of Dunfee, Ind., is in the city, the guest of friends. Fred Wilson, of Chicago, will spend Sunday with friends in Decatur. Charles Colter will return this evening from his regular business trip. Rev. and Mrs. Hoile returned to their home at Shumm, 0., this noon. Miss Sylvia Rayle, of near Monroe, went to Kokomo today for a visit with friends. Miss Luella Robison went to Van Wert today for an over Sunday’s visit with friends. I Miss Perth Crays went to Peterson today to visit over Sunday with her sister, Bleyn Crays. i E. M. Woods went to Cincinnati this afternoon on business and to look after his farm which is near there. Walter Johnson, of Monroe, was in ' the city today on business and returned to his home this afternoon. Ed Ehinger returned home this morning from Fort Wayne, where he was transacting important business Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Hunsicker went to Angola this afternoon and will spend a few days with friends at that place. The eighth district convention for the W. R. C. wll be held at Portland, October 18th. Qute a number from this city will attend the meeting and they are anticipating a splendid meeting. Mrs. George W. Louden, is the president of the local order and will be among those to attend the district session. Dr. Laidlaw, veterinary, returned last night from Chicago, where he has been for the past two weeks taking Pasteur treatment as a result of being bit by a horse which had hydrophobia. Dr. Laidlaw says he never felt finer in his lite and while he was consirably worried the first week he was in the windy city he soon felt secure in the treatment. —B’uffton Banner. Ed Wetzel who lives about one mile west of town, is very seriously sick with typhoid fever and the best of care is given him by those who are at his bedside. He was engaged by the Buick Automobile Co., at F"int, Mich., when he returned home about a week ago, and complaining of not feeling well, and since then gradually grew worse and is now a very sick person. It is hoped that he may re|cover soon.

M. J. Tyndall went to Van Wert this morning on business. Abe Bovh went to Berne to transact business during the day. Sam Doak went to Piqua, Ohio, for a few days’ visit with friends. Miss Lucy Stimmel, of Van Buren, returned to her home this noon. Christ Meyers will go to Lima, tomorrow, to spend the day with friends. L. Nafer, of Willshire, made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. J. D. Berry went to Berne in the interest of the Fort Wayne JournalGazette. Mrs. L. G. Ellingham and daugnter Winnifred, went to Fort Wayne this morning. Mfiss Emil Baumgartner went to Berne this morning to spend the day with friends. They are moving their household goods to Decatur and will make this their future home. John Powell, son of Rev. and Mrs. Sherman Powell, returned this morning to Michigan. David Bodie went to Mexico. Ind., today to visit his children, who are in the orphans home. Fred Hoffman returned home today from Lynn, Ind., wher he is engaged in doing some work. T. C. German, of Glenmore, 0., passed through the city today enroute to Fort Wayne. D. O. Steele, of west Monroe street, returned today from Auburn to spend Sunday with his family. Mr. and Mrs. John Reitz went to Fort Wayne this morning and will

spend the day with friends. Miss Rose Sether went to South Bend this morning and will spend a few days with relatives. P. G. Williams went to Geneva this morning and will have charge of the Moser studio during the day. Mr. and Mirs. George Miller, of Geneva, were in the city for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Merry. Mrs. M. V. B. Archbold, of Fort Wayne, was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Edge yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Ellwin Goshorn. of Ossian, will visit with Mrs. Goshorn s aunt, Mrs. C. J. Weaver* over Sunday. Guy Boone, of Marion, is the guest of his brother. Vane Weaver. He will leave in a day or two for Phoenix, Arizona to make his future home. Miss Margaret Moran, Cecilia and Bertha Kinney and Margaret Clark will go to New Corydon tomorrow and spend the day with friends in the country. Mrs. C. W. Wert, of Portland, who has been visiting in the city with her sister, Mrs. Lydia Bollman, for several days past, returned to her home this morning. Have you heard George M. Cohan’s latest march, entitled “Popularity?” It has the real Cohan swing and will be popular with lovers of terpsichorean art this winter. James DeWitt is moving from the south part of town to Decatur. Mrs. DeWitt left at noon and Mr. DeWitt will follow this evening. He is a plumber by trade. —Bluffton Banner. Anti-saloon forces in DeKalb county have determined to petition for a local option election in that county the latter part of November and the

committee id charge has begun active work to that end. Joseph R. Swartz has bought the rights for Adams county for the Perfection churn, said to be one of the best on the market. It is being used by a number of people in the county and they are all pleased with it. Rev. F. H. Vernor, of the Christian church returned this morning from his vacation. Preaching services will be held as usual every Sunday at the church. Everybody is cordially invited to attend tomorrow’s services S. J. Durbin of Pleasant Mills, is going to hold a sale in afew weeks and dispose of his farm possessions io preparation to moving to North Dakota. His brother John will also move there and they both will make that place their future home. Huntington County Coroner R. Q. Taviner is suffering with a bad infection that has started in one of his fingers. The pain has affected the entire arm and it is with great difficulty that he uses it. He is of the opinion that the infection was started as the result of a scratch. He has placed himself under the care of a surgeon. Mr. Taviner formerly lived at Liberty Center.—Bluffton News. Ed C. Miller has sold his farm of one hundred acres four miles south of Bluffton to James L. Turner, of Champaign, 111., for $13,000. This is one of the fine farm homes in the county, and is indebted for L. T. Strowe, a son-in-law of the purchaser, who will remove here and take possession March 1. Mr. Miller has not yet decided upon his future, but it is to be hoped that he will continue as a resident of Wells county.—Bluffton News.

Miss Winnifred Johnson is spending the day in Fort W'ayne. | John Wolford returned this morning to his home at Monmouth. Kadel Meibers went to Rome City today for a six weeks’ outing trip. Mrs. Wesly Huffman went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day. Hannon Bosse is still very sick ana his condition is very slow in improving. A. R. Bell went to Portland today I on business for the Smith and Bell Lumber Co. . Mr. and Mrs. Al Steele went to Fort Wayne today to stay over Sunday with friends. Mart Lord, of Monmouth, was in the city today shopping and returned home on the afternoon car. George Tricker from east of the city is looking after business at Berne and w‘ill return home this afternoon. Appropriate services will be held tomorrow- at the different churches and the public are cordially invited to attend. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Presdorf, of Woodburn, Ind., arrived in the city from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. George Henneford for a few days. Fred Reppert returned home this morning after an absence of several weeks, during which time he has been holding some very good sales. Mrs. Jacob C. Miller and son Richard left today for Huntington, where they will visit for a short time with Mr .and Mrs. Will Nix and other friends.

Miss Bessie Boyers went to Jacksonville, 111., this morning, where she will enter a girls’ college for the coming year. She was acocmpanied as far as Fort Wayne by her parents. This is ideal autumn weather, just crisp enough to put sprightliness and elasticity in your step. But it won’t be long until the coal man will be getting his due. The last service in the old Christian church at Angola will be held Sunday, and the building will then be razed to make way for the new church to be erected. St Bernard's Catholic church at Wabash will (establish a parochial school in the basement of the church building, which will be used until a building can be erected. Caught in the act of snatching a purse fro ma little girl by Mrs. Warren Terwilliger, of Nappanee, a pickpocket was nabbed by the officers of the Bremen fair grounds and landed in the Plymouth jail. Willard Z. Smithy postmaster at Churubusco, was fined $1 and costs for assault and battery upon James B. Burwell, aged 16, son of a Lutheran Place Memorial church at Wash, ington, D. C. The young man has recently been stationed at Lancaster, Ohio. F. C. Dailey has received a letter from Frank Cotton, who is serving time in the Huntington county jail, charged with passing a bad check, in which he wanted to know all about his old friends in Bluffton and about the street fair which was held heiv! last week. Mr. Dailey was the attorney for Cotton.—Bluffton Banner.'

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W. H. Sharpe, editor of the Wabash Times-Star, pleaded guilty to assault and battery upon the person of Leroy Dennis, city editor of the Wabasn Plain Dealer, and paid a fine of $25 and costs. i

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BOSSE’S : OPERA : HOUSE I Saturday, October, 2nd. I The Colonial Amusement Co., Inc. Presents that Phenominal Musical Hit I ■ ===LlTTLE==== A I Johnny joseS Play and music by George M. Cohan I TT" WF THE DANDY DANCING COHAN GIRLS I Big I 34 weeks m New FRIDA y MORNING at Holthouse Drug Co. |

A List of Bargains Carefully read this list. It contains many good locations at reasonable I prices. We can offer you a large number of other properties, many of which have just recently been put upon the market. By making investiga- ► tions, at once, you may save mon* on your purchase. ► The Snow Agency, - - Decatur, Indiana, Phone 230 ► IN ACRE LOTS, SMA LL 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 I No. 798 —Is a one acre tract near the I corporation, plenty of fruit, good [ story and a half house on traction ; 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 is an eight and three quarter > acre tract on public road, joins De- > jatur corporation has fair improvei merits $2,250-00 & <-• No. 799—1 s a well located 15% acre Z tract near the city, ordinary house, Z good barn, and some other buildX ings (would accept good small x property as part payment) .$3,000.00 x No. 743—1 s a fifteen acre tract well

I 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 Tine $1,150-00 i»o. 736 —is a modern seven room story and a half residence on brick ■ foundation in southeast Decatur, electric lights, etcsl,6oo.oo No. $04 —Is a well arranged story and a half residence on water and gas

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,. .$2,100.0® 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—1 s 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, r--v Inr-e build’r'-", <—rd water, etc.,at S9Q.CO 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, r two full lots $1,550.00 , No. 778—A comfortable large cottage, I on good sewer, on south Tenth i street, good barn, drove well, fruit , maple shade, etc 51,750.00 I 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..52,300.0* No. 786 —Is 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 finsk, is weW located and a desirable property