Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 244, Decatur, Adams County, 13 October 1909 — Page 3

♦WEATHER FORECAST: !*♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•«♦•♦•s partly cloudy tonight and Thursday; slowly rising temperature. — J- ——-a. *__b Experienced Management Our directors meet every month and go into the details of the business, including every loan made. Our officershave spent many years in the services of the public in the capacity of banking. Our president and cashier are share holders in ten different banks and have had much experience in every side of banking. You are invited to become one of our customers and share in the benefits of this experience. FIRST National Bank OF DECATUR, INDIANA Dr. Fred Patterson DENTIST UcecMor to Dr. C. E. Neptont Office above Auth’s Jewelry Store. Telephone No. 472. Office hours: B—l 28 —12 a. m., I—s1 —5 p. m. AL 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 the best practical protection against future adversity and panic. OLD Adams Co. Bank

OUR TIME IS VOURS - ~ No better clothes are sold anywhere than you will find in our stocks. Our $16.50 And the time has ar to $25.00 Suits represent the best in the market for the money. We have the best of —— inexpensive business suits from $lO to $16.50. Other good suits from $4 to $lO. Boy’s . d t hIV vmir Fall Suit knickerbocker suits from 7to 17 years prices from $2.50 to $7.50. Sailor and Russian 1 nvefl 10Uyyo — suits from 2% to 8 years, prices from $2 to $5. All kinds of underwear for boys and I men, prices from 50c to $4 per suit. Big line of sweater coats, prices from 50c to $5. Re- 11 and Overcoat. member we give you the best that can be bought for the money. II Teeple, Brandy Iberry <& Peterson, I “Cater to the Man who Cares” I

Miss Ina Martin, of Peterson, was in the city shopping today. Marvin Mygrant, of Van Wert, was in the city today on business. Mias Vena Bentz, of Lima, 0., transferred here enroute to Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. M F. Rice went to Fort Wayne on the ten o'clock cat this morning. Mrs. Ben Lenegrich returned to Toledo after a visit with Bennett Lengerich and family. Cris Meyers went to Geneva this as. ternoon on business and will return home this evening. fY. Eichinger returned to his home at Fort Wayne after’ a short visit in the city last evening. Mrs. J. A. Smith went to Fort Wayne on business this morning. She will return this afternoon. If you don't receive your paper every evening on time, notify this office and we will attend to the matter. Mr. and Mkn. Hugh Daniels, ,of Rivarre, were in the city this morning and returned to their home at noon. Miss Gertrude Ward, of Huntington, arrived in the city this afternoon and will organize a dancing school class in the city. Mrs. Charles Hammond, of Van Wert, returned to her home this morning after a visit with relatives In the city. Fred Mayer who spent last evening in the city with friends left this morning for Winchester to attend to business during the day. Miss Rosa Dunn of Marion, who has bben the geust of Misses Grace and Ruhl S- h returned last evening to her hot . at Marion. The Misses Ode and Lett Fullenkamp and Amelia Weber returned home from Fort Wayne, where they spent Sunday with friends. Mr. and Mrs. M. Drice, of Akron, Ohio, changed cars here today on their way to Grand Rapids, where they will make an extended visit Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bender, of Pleasant Mills, came to the city this morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. Joe Harris, which was held today. Mr. Fred Koldewey, Wm. Kruckenberg, Henry Schomerloh and Fred Kruckenberg left this morning for Richmond, where they will make a short visit and return home this evening. Bert Bailey returned to his home last evening at Monroe after attending to business at Fort Wayne. He was attending to business in the city today. Miss Odie jacKson, who is enjoying the winter at Reading. Pa., where she is the guest of relatives, writes her father William Jackson, that she is enjoying herself immensely and is seeing many places of interest in that section. This evening at their hall the Modern Woodmen will organize a new lodge, known as the Hustling Knights of Woodcraft. This will be made up of the members of the Woodmen and all the members are requested to be present. Lem Colbert, the well known Wargen citizen, has sold his farm north of that city for SIOO an acre. The land amounted to 80 acres Mr. Colbert lives in Marion and the farm was worked by his son.—Bluffton News. A relationship which is hard to decipher and a condition which is seldom seen is brought to light in the death of Cebert Abshire. The last wife of the deceased was May Emily Wilson. The son of the deceased, by a former wife, married a sister of his stepmother and a daughter of the deceased by a former wife married a brother of her father's wife.—Bluffton Banner.

Huber DeVoes went to Bluffton today on business. Louis Holthouse made a business trip to Marion today. Attorney J. C. Moran made a business trip to Bluffton. A. C. Engle went to Monroe on business and returned on the afternoon train. Henry Koeneman went to Williams to look after the cattle market during the day. Mrs. Thomas Buckmaster went to Monroe to spend the day with her daughter. Leo Sprunger returned to Foit Wayne this morning to resume his school work. Julius Haugk went to Fort Wayne this morning to look after some business affairs. Mrs. E. A. Snow returned to her home at St. Marys, after being in the city on business. Wai Wemhoff is looking after business at Geneva and returned home on the afternoon train. Dave Gerber left on the morning train for Berne to look after his regular line of business. W. P. Schrock, H. L. Confer and E. G. Coverdale attended the show at the Majestic last evening. Miss Glayds Miller, who has been quite sick, is much better, and will soon be entirely recovered. Mrs. L. L. Ramsey, who has been visiting relatives at Continental, returned to her home this noon. Mrs. Maggie Dulan returned to her home at Monroe after a short visit here in the city with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Will Weaver of Pitcairn, Pa., will make a several days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Weaver. Ed Ehinger returned home from Fort Wayne, where he was transacting important business this morning. Mrs. Frank Bosse returned home yesterday from Fort Wayne, where she witnessed the operation of her son the day before. E. Wods left today for Orville, 0., where he expects to buy two or three car loads of potatoes which he wiil ship here and dispose of. Lase Ellis and family are moving from the Auten property on Fifth street to the rooms in their own b’ock down town, where they formerly lived. Mrs. L. H. Borne who has been visiting friends at Berne and Geneva, went to Van Wert for a visit before returning to her home at Crestline, Ohio. Will Jackson brought us in a sample of good gardening today, a bunch of fresh young red radishes that reminded us of spring days. They were all right, too. Rev. D. O. Wise of the Evangelical church left this noon for Portland where he will attend a several days’ meeting of the ministers from the Fort Wayne district. Mrs. Fred Schaffer is suffering from a very severe sprained ankle which she received the other evening while on her way to the greenhouse. Her shoe was caught in the walk some way causing her to receive the above accident. The ankle is badly swollen and almost impossible to walk on. The death of C. B. Abshire marks the passing away of one of the most successful business men of the county. His early life neglected and without the knowledge now so common to every one, that of reading and writing the deceased became the largest lard, holder in this county years before he died and at the time of his death owned nearly fifty residence properties in different places. All this was done with the handicap of lack of education. —Bluffton Banner.

Mrs. Charley Meyers went to Fort Wayne today on business. Miss Lilly Teeple, of Pleasant Mills, was in the city shopping today. Mrs. Pen Robinson of Monmouth, returned to her home after shopping in the city. Miss Leona Mulligan, of Maumee. O , transferred here enroute to Fort Wayne. Ralph Cowan made a business trip to Fort Wayne today. He will remain for several days. Don't fail to notify this office if you do not receive your paper every evening on time. Mr. John Weber returned to his home at Fort Wayne after a short visit in the city with his son. Quite a number of people attended the show at the Majestic last evening and returned home on the last car. The sick people about Decatur are reported as recovering and their chances for good health are very favorable. Mrs. R. B. Beery returned to her home at Fort Wayne last evening after spending the afternoon with friends. The Y. P. A. of the Evangelical church will meet this evening at. the home of Alfred Elzey. A large number will attend. Mrs. Samantha Dorwin and her sis. ter, Mrs. Patterson, of Des Moines, lowa, are spending the day on the former's farm near Monmouth. Mrs. Rinehart Limenstahl, of Peterson, has returned from a visit at Fort .Wayne with relatives. Her daughter Rosa, of Woodburn, is now visiting at her home. Mrs. A. L. Lammerman returned to Fort Wayne after spending a few days with her sister. Mrs. Lammerman is preparing to move to Buffalo where her husband is working. Mrs. Jerry Butler and children Paul and Emma, went to Fort Wayne today, where they will spend several weeks with relatives. Mrs. Butler will also take treatment from a specialist for an ear trouble. Mrs. Tom Haefling will leave tomorrow morning for Flint, Michigan, where she will from now on make her future home. Mr. Haefling has a new house all arranged and will move their household goods into it as soon as possible. John Weinland and wife, who yesterday sold their residence on east Washington street to George Sickler, are arranging to move next week onto the farm of her father. Peter Myers, lying about a mile south of Vera Cruz. Mr. Weinland will farm the place. Mr. and Mrs. Myers will move on the Fred Beeler farm, just south of Vera Cruz, which thev bought recently.—Bluffton News. The Washington township teachers will hold an institute in the office of Samuel Butler, the trustee, next Saturday. This is the first institute and it promises to be interesting and instructive to the teachers. There will be a general discussion of the school work and best methods of instructing the pupils, etc. The teachers are Misses Mary Shilling, Etta Brandyberry, Josephine Krick, Mary Moran, Melvin Mallonee, John Walters, Will Faurot, Mr. Smith. It seemed rather strange for Montpelier people when Saturday afternoon three German families from the neighborhood of Newville, the Amish settlement near Bluffton, came to Montpelier, and the men and women alike made a visit to the Lobby saloon, and all had several rounds of their “hops.” They were very quiet about it, but at the same time the women showed no more ernbarrasment than had they been at a soda fountain. —Montpelier Herald.

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