Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 247, Decatur, Adams County, 16 October 1909 — Page 3

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, L. C. Waring was a visitor at Fort ■ Wayne last evening. ’ Mart Lord, of Monmouth, was shop- ’ ping in the city today. I J. H. Heller attended to business affairs at Fort Wayne last evening. Mrs. Ella Robison went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend Sunday. | Mrs. H. F. Snow left today for Berne, and will make a short visit with relatives. Prof. Withouse returned to his home at Berne after being in the city for a short time. Clark Spahr went to Portland this afternoon for a short visit and returned on the evening train. James Watkins, of Pleasant Mills, in the city today on business and returned home this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Badders went to Monroe this afternoon and will spend Sunday with friends there. Miss Sophia Wietfeldt went to Fort Wayne on the ten o'clock car for an over Sunday visit with friends. Scott Ellis, who is working at Geneva, returned to the city and will spend Sunday with his parents. Pat Parrish, the well known young attorney, is enjoying a several *days’ | visit with friends at Fort Wayne. Ed Vancil returned from his business trip south this afternoon, and will spend Sunday with his family. Mr. and Mrs .Martin Mylott called on friends at Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. They returned last night. J. B. McNutt, of Forest, Ohio, is acting as operator at the G. R. & I. railroad and began duties a day or so ago Frank Elliot and Fred Crowe returned to their home at Richmond after spending the day here on business. Frank Steele went to Fort Wayne this morning on business and w'ill return to his home at Pleasant Mills this evening. M|iss Mary .Hite and Mr. Oscar Hoffman were at Fort Wayne last ev. ening, where they attended the Cohen & Harris minstrel. Mr. and Mrs. I). E. Scott left today for Landisville, where they will visit for a few days before returning to their home at Lafayette. | Chas. Hern left this afternoon for Portland, where he will spend Sunday. His mother who has been visiting in the city for the past month returned also. The Decatur Shamrocks will go to Geneva tomorrow and cross bats with a fast team at that place. The locals are well strengthened up and expect to win over their opponents easily. John S. Peterson will leave for Indianapolis tomorrow, where he will attend the national convention of assistant postmasters of the United States, which convenes there next Monday. W. H. Lehne has on display in his window an ostrich egg which he re-; celved from South Pasadena, Cal. It came from the Cawston farm and is the largest ostrich farm in this coun-| try. The egg is of a very large size and can be seen in his show window. We are in receipt of a copy of the , Daily Missoulian, of last Monday sent| by J. A. Hendricks, who with his ' party stopped at Missoula, Montana,, for three hours. We don’t know any- | thing about the town, but from the appearance of the very modern daily the city must be a live one.

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Eli Meyer went to Berne on business today. Kit Cowan, of Bobo, was a business caller in the city today. Herald Graham will spend Sunday with friends at Monroe. Walter Johnson, of Monroe, was in the city today on business. John Kern, of Midland, Mich., in in the city looking up old friends. Joe Heiman from south of the city, was a business caller here today. John Evans, of north of town, was a busness caller n the cty today. A. B. Bailey, of Monroe, transacted business in the city this morning. Mrs. J. H. Tettmau went to Fort Wayne to spend Sunday with friend t. Miss Bertha Smith, of Monroe, was in the city today, the guest of friends. Leo Webber went to Fort Wayne this afternoon for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Charles Nelson went to Fort Wayne today to spend Sunday with relatives. The Misses Shaffner, of Willshire, are the guests of their sister, Mrs. Hencher. Norbert Holthouse was acting as clerk in the Chas. Voglewede shoe store today. Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Brown and family returned to their home at Fort Wayne today. Mrs. A. C. Gregory is visiting with Mrs. Dick Townsend, at Peoria, 111, for a few weeks.

Mrs. J. W. Gill returned to her home at Pleasant Mills after shopping in the city. Miss Mabel Winans, of Pleasant Mills visited today with relatives and shopped in the city. Noah Webber, of Fort Wayne, is in the city for a short visit with his brother John Webber. Ira Stoneburner went to Fotr Wayne on the ten o’clock car this morning for a short visit there. Decatur was visted by a fcrge number of people today and the business men no ionbt had a busy day. Walter Kauffman returned home today after a week’s absence in the interest of the Schafer Hdw. Co. Mrs. Gault and children returned to Bluffton after a week s visit with relatives, Walter Murray and family. Mrs. .1. Haley who has been the guest of Mrs. J. T. Johnson, returned this noon to her home at Muncie. Mrs. Jesse Sutton and children went to Geneva this afternoon and will spend Sunday with relatives. M|r. and Mrs. John Herman are visiting with relatives at St. Marys and will be gone for a week or so. Miss Mabel Winans, of Pleasant Mills, was shopping in the city today and visiting friends and relatives. Jonas Woods, of Wren. Ohio, was in the city today on business and returned to his home this afternoon Mrs. John Farlow went to Montpelier today for a visit with her daughter. She will remain several weeks. Mrs. John Redding, who recently moved to this city, has gone to Forest,, Ind., for a visit with her daughter. Mrs. M. J. Roop returned to her home at Bluffton after a visit with her brother, Henry Teeple in the country. Mliss Henrietta Grimme, of Fort Wayne, arrived in the city for a vis,t over Sunday as the guest of Miss Edna Ehinger. Mrs. John Jones returned to Upland today after a vsit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gallery Mallonee of this township.

Mr. Otto Sheets and Miss Gladys Sunderland returned to Fort Wayne on the one o’clock car after a visit with friends in the county. Mrs. James Gause and daughter, of Willshire, went to Fort Wayne to spend Sunday with Dr. Kemm and family and other friends. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Scott went to Landesfeldt today to visit their daughter, who lives near that place. They will remain for several days. Mrs. Newton Rex, who has been the guest of John Rex and family for several days .returned on the noon train to Bowling Green, 0., her home. Misses Bleyn and Perth Crays went to Peterson, where the former makes her home during her school term. Miss Perth will return Monday for school. s Mrs. K. E. Bell, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. John Spahr of the north part of the city, returned to her home at Van Wert this noon. R. E. Peters formerly reporter on ths paper, and now manager of the Auburn Courier, was looking up friends, and will spend Sunday in , the city with his family. W. A. Edge and family of Springfield, Mo., arrived last night for a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Edge, and to attend their golden wed. ding anniversary celebration next Tuesday.

Miss Bertha Belberlch went to Fort Wayne thia morning. Judge Merryman made a business trip to Bluffton today. C. Moser, of Linn Grove, was doing some trading in the city today. Misses Minta and Eva Acker are spending the day in Fort Wayne. Chas. Dunn went to Geneva to attend to some business in his line. Henry Koenemann is looking after the cattle markets at Williams today. John Glancey is working at Monroe today and will return home this evening. Miss Emma Bleberfch went to Fort Wayne this morning on the ten o'clock car. Wm. Zwick went to Fort Wayne on a business trip and returned home this afternoon. E. H. Kilbourne made his regular trip to Fort Wayne today to attend to his line of business. Mrs. Cris Strebe went to Fort Wayne this morning and will spend the day with friends. Will Berling arrived home from Bluffton and will spend Sunday with his folks and other friends. Mr .and Mrs. J. H. Voglewede will leave Sunday for Toledo to attend the funeral of Benedict Uhl. P. G. Williams left this morning for Geneva, where he will conduct the Moser studio during the day. Dan Beery made a business trip to Berne this morning and will return home on the afternoon train. Mr. and Mrs. John Tyndal and son Ralph went to Fort Wayne morning where they will spend the day. Ben Meshberger, of Linn Grove, was in the city today on business and returned home on the noon train. Fred Elliot, of Richmond, arrived in the city this morning and will attend to business throughout the day. Appropriate religious services will be held tomorrow in all the churches and the public are cordially invited to attend.

Chas. Dutcher, who has been working at Wapakoneta, Ohio, for the past month, returned home last evening for a short stay in the city. Miss Agnes Botthoff returned this noon from Marion, and will make a visit over Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Horace Botthoff. Mrs. Rose Thompson, who has been quite sick is much better today, and it is thought by her physician that there is no danger of typhoid fever. Frank Crowe, of Richmond, who canvassed the city with aluminum w'are, during the summer, arrived in the city this morning and will deliver some of his goods today. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Mygrant returned this noon to their home at Van Wert after a visit with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Asa Engle and other friends. Miss Beatrice Billman left this morning for Lafayette for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Scott. Mrs. Scott’s little daughter, Helen, who has been visiting here returned to her home with Miss Billman. Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Keyser and daughter Ida and Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Runner of West Salem, Ohio, transferred cars here today on their way to Muskegon. Mich., where they will make an extended visit with relatives. Barney Meyers, who had the misfortune to lose his barn by fire a month or so ago, is at present busily engaged in working on his new one. The foundation is about completed and then the frame work will be rushed as soon as possible.

Stephen G. Baldwin, 59, father of Moe H. Baldwin, formerly of this city, died Wednesday evening at his home I in Marion after a two months’ illness | with stomach trouble. He had been in the insurance business in Marion I since 1874, and he leaves a rich esI tate. He is survived by the widow and the one son. The funeral will be held at Marion Monday afternoon.— Bluffton News. Ed McCormick, Marion, the youthful thief, who was arrested here a few weeks ago, charged with stealing two automobile tires and a bale of hay from the barn of C. S. Brineman, will be brought before Judge Sturgis this afternon and will plead guilty to the charge of petit larceny, i This will mean a sentence of from one Ito three years in Jeffersonville, or will mean a trip to she reform school, at Plainfield.—Bluffton Banner. John Burns, who has been in Ok’ahorna, on an oil deal, is said to have returned about $2,000 richer by his visit. Some time ago Mr. Burns went on a little junket and while in , Oklahoma, he took a lease on a small I piece of land. A wildcat oil well, reI cently completed, proved a good pro- ' ducer and Mr. Burns, who owned an adjoining lease, was made a good offer to sell. He went back to investigate and while there disposed of his holdings at a good profit.—Hartford City News.

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