Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 249, Decatur, Adams County, 19 October 1909 — Page 3

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, John Glancey was working at Monroe today. L. T. Brokaw was a business caller at Monroe today. Miss Esther Corbett went to Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Pansy Bell went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day. Miss Ruth Meyer went to Fort Wayne today for a visit with her aunt. Mrs. John Gluting of Attica, who formerly resided here, is visiting friends in the city, O. N. Snellen, of Willshire, left this morning for Geneva, to transact business during the day. Mrs. W. J. Walters returned to Garret this morning and will make her future home in that city. George Steele of the Racket store, made a business trip to Berne, rev maining throughout the day. Chas. Suttles left this mroning for Richmond, where he is transacting some business during the day. Dr. Sowers made a professional trip to Geneva and Portland this morning and will return home this evening. Mrs. Angeline Wiebel, of Fort W'ayne, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Margaret Meibers and other relatives. Ed Ehinger made an Important business trip to Indianapolis today and will return home during the night some time. i Earl Peters has sold his property in the north part of town to George Co'chin, who will take immediate possession. Rev. Powell left this morning for Richmond, where he attended the minister's meeting of the Richmond district which was held today. Miss Esther Corbett went to Fort Wayne this morning to resume her work at the business college. She will take a thorough course in the work. James Rice, of Decatur, one of the largest horse dealers in this section of the country, was here Saturday at. tending to business matters. —Portland Sun. J. A. Shell, of Springfield, Ohio; who has been visiting in the city with W. B. Weldy, of First street for a short wlple, left, this morning for Berne, to make a short visit there. Rev. W. Spendt and family of Mahambra, 111., who have been the guests of Ed Blakey and family at fiis home in Root township, left this morning for Martinsville, New York. ■ George L. Maddy is still boosting his Jonesboro creamery project and judging by the comments of the newspapers there he stands a good chance to succeed. The city is admirably located for such an enterprise,and could supply a good territory if managed properly. , The city bowling team will go to Decatur one evening this week to meet the team in that city. The locals will make several trips to surround- , ing cities within the next few weeks ■ and they expect to hang several scalps to their belts. The team is stronger this year than eVer before.—Bluffton Banner. <Tom Flynn and family returned Sunday from Andover, N. Y., where he and Robert Souder, of this city, have several oil leases. Mr. Souder will be back sometime this week. Both men are more than pleased with the prospects which they have in the east. Four wells are now going full blast.— Bluffton Banner. Because her husband got drunk twenty-five years ago, Sadie gchlagel was granted a decree of divorce from Heinrich Schalgel. Both the parties are from Decatur. Witnesses testified that Heinrich had got drunk about a quarter of a century ago, but the judge noticed a little shortcoming in Heinrich's behavior and granted the decree. Heinrich forgot to sober up before coming into court.— Columbia City Post.

Jacob Atz made a business trip to Anderson today. L. A. Graham went to Monroe this afternoon on business. Rev. E. R. Roop went to Ohio City where he will hold services. P. L. Andrews will attend the Masonic council at Indianapolis tomorrow. • Dave Gerber was attending to the cattle market at Williams this morning. Miss Gertrude Barber, the trained nurse, went to Fort Wayne this afternoon.* U. S. Drummond returned to Pleasant Mills after transacting business in the city. R. K. Allison went to Kendallville to transact business in his line for a few days. Mrs. Florence DeVilhiss went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day. Mirs. John Smith returned today from Bluffton, after a month's visit with relatives. A. P. Beatty went to Indianapolis this morning to look after some important business. Mrs. Barnett returned to Pleasant Mills after a visit with her daughter, Mrs. Ed Kintz. George Tricker is transacting bus- ’ Iness at Ridgeville and will return home this evening. Cris Meyers drove to Willshire today on a business trip and will return home this evening. ' John Hendricks, of Monroe, was in > the city today on business and re turned to his home this noon. ’ Mrs. Chas. Steele and family are spending a few days in the country with Mr. and Mrs. David Steele. Chas. Steele left today for Anderson to attend a vehicle display which will be held there for several days. > The show which played at the ppera house last evening went to Portland, where they will play to- • night. ■ Jacob Butcher, of Geneva, was a business caller in our city and re- > turned to his home later during the ; afternoon. D. M. Hensley and son David re- . turned home this morning from Marion, Ohio, where they spent a few days with his brother. M. V. B. Archbold arrived in the ( city this morning to attend the sis- . tieth wedding anniversary of his step. father, Mr. Wm. Edge. Wai Wemhoff went to Indianapolis this morning to transact important business during the day and will return home this evening. Mrs. Charles Ernsberger of Bluff- ' ton, arrived in the city today for a » visit with her mother, Mrs. W. H. I Baker, of north Seventh street. Mrs. Malisas Robison arrived in the t city/ today from her home at Vera • Cruz. Mrs. Robison is the mother of > Anson Van Camp, who died in Chicago > yesterday morning. Joe Van Camp and family of Mar- , ion. arrived in the city this noon ( to attend the funeral of Mr. VnCamp’s brother, Anson Van Camp, the well known business man. Mrs. Thomas Barack and Mrs. Ely of Van Wert, who have been in the city for a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Wid Dorwin, left this afternoon for a short stay at Berne. J. B. McNutt, of LaOtto, Ind., who has been acting as operator at the G. R. & I. railroad for the past few 1 days, has resigned his position and will work for the B. & O. Co. Dr. and Mrs. G. B. Hensley of Bellaire, Ohio, are in the city for a visit : with their brother, D. M. Hensley for I a few days. This is the second time they have seen each other in twenty1 three years. L. Iz. Baumgartner, A. Gottschalk 1 and C. A. Neuenschwander, commissioners appointed by Judge Merryman were out on the Imboden farm prei ‘paratory to making a report for division of the estate.—Berne Witness. I A masquerade party was given on Mrs. Harry Kooken last evening in ! | honor of her birthday. The time was I I spent in a pleasant social- way with a taffy pulling and oyster supper. Mrs. Kooken was presented with a beauti.' ful hand painted plate. Those present were Mrs. John Ray, Mrs. Mary Ahr, Mrs. C. T. Rainier, Mrs. Bate ■Ray, Mrs. Howard Shackley, Mr. and Mrs. William Sheeler, Mrs. Robert Poling, Mrs. Agnes Andrews, Miss Inez Ray, Miss Hazel Beatty, Miss Inez Coverdale, Miss Nora Ahr. David Bunn, of Akron, Ohio, is in the city the guest of his sister, Mrs. C. J. Weaver. Mr. Bunn is doing well at that place. He owns a fine farm and a lake near the city and hundreds of people fished and camped at the lake till it has become quite a summer resort. This news will prove in. terestiug to Mr. Bunn’s friends in this section, of whom he has many, having been raised near Ossian. Before coming here Mr. Bunn visited at that place. He is planning a family reunion to be held at Akron next fall.

> M. E. Brackett made a business trip to Marion today. i Mrs. L. E. Sprunger went to Fort Wayne to spend the day. ’ Chas. Helm is attending to some insurance business at Geneva this . afternoon. Miss Mabel Weldy will arrive home Friday from Marion for a visit with , her parents. Mrs. E. L. Carroll, Mrs. Dan Vail and baby daughter went to Fort I Wayne today. Henry Moyer returned home from Van Wert after a short visit there with relatives. ! . W. L. Coppock went to Indianapolis this noon and will attend to some , important business. r Mrs. Horace Huber, of Marion, who has been visiting relatives in the > city, returned to her home today. 1 Mrs. A. C. Gregory is visiting with Mrs. Dick Townsend at Peoria, 111., . and will be gone for several weeks, t Just two weeks from today will be election day. There will be some , hustling before the two weeks are . gone. Will Laggerman returned homo , this morning from Seattle, Wash, where he attended the exposition for the past month or so. Politics seemed to be warming up a little today and it's time for <n two weeks from today the question will be determined at the polls. The next attraction at the opera house will be ‘‘Thorns and Orange Blossoms.” It is a good show and a , 1 large number will no doubt witness it. i The new gas office on Monroe • street is to be a modern one and will add very much to the appearance of that metropolitan section of the city. Mrs. Charles Billman, of North , Manchester, is visiting friends in the city. Mrs. Bilimn formerly lived in this city and has many friends here. Fred Meyers, who has been quite sick, is resting some better, since his leg was put in a cast and it is thought j that he will get along all right now. Mrs. Macklin of Wabash township > is here arranging to rent a house and will live here. Her sons are located here and this brings the family the nearer together. Mrs. Marion Barnett returned to her home at Bucyrus today after a i visit with friends at Geneva. Mrs. Barnett formerly lived here and has many friends in the city. Mrs. W. A. Lower will go to Co--1 lumbus, Ind., Saturday to attend the ■ state convention of charities and correction. Mrs. D. D. Heller is also a delegate and will likely attend. Mr. Elgin Scot.t, of Vicksburg, Michigan, is the new operator and ticket agent at the G. R. & I. railway. He is taking the place of Isa ' Stoneburner who resigned a week or so ago. Mr. Scott has ftioved his family to the city, and will live on ' north Sixth street. Theodore Kennedy, the aged vetleran, who has very many friends in ■ the city, lies in a very low condition ( at his home on Market street. Mr. ' Kennedy has been sick most of the time for the past year and his illness now is very severe. His friends are ; much worried as it is feared that in ‘ his weakened condition, new com- | plications may arise, which he would not be able to withstand.

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