Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 251, Decatur, Adams County, 21 October 1909 — Page 3

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Charles Brock made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. R. K. Allison returned home from Kendallville, where he went yesterday on business. A. R. Bell is at Portland today attending to business for the Smith & Bell Lumber Co. John Glancey left for Monroe this morning add will remain there throughout the day. Ed Ehinger is home from Indianapolis after attending to some important business there. Mirs. R. Ernsberger went to Decatur Tuesday to visit with her mother. —Bluffton News. Chas. Brock was a business caller at Fort Wayne this morning and returned home this afternoon. Chauncey Lautzenhizer of Berne, was a business caller in our city today and returned home on the afternoon train. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Vogiewede are spending a few days with relatives at Toledo, Ohio, and will return to the city in a day or so. Rev. W. L. Waldo, of Geneva, who has been in the city visiting with Rev. I. Imler for a short while, returned to his home this morning. Mrs. Elizabeth Kern, of southeast of the city, left for Saginaw, Mich, this morning for a visit with friends and relatives. She will remain for some time. Mrs. Al Burdge, Mrs. Dolph Il off - man, Mrs. Emerson Beavers and Mrs. Florence Bain are attending the Pocahontas sessions, which are being held at Indianapolis this week. Mrs. John Reitz left this morning for Hillsdale, Mich., where she will make a visit with Mr. Reitz’s brother’s wife, who is very ill. She was accompanied by her husband as far as Fort Wayne. Fred Hoffman came home from Lynn this morning, where he is building a new school house at that place. It is going to be one of the finest buildings Lynn has and Mr. Hoffman was lucky in securing the contract. Harry Webber, of Marion, was a visitor here yesterday. He announced that his wife, who has been confined in a Chicago hospital for several weeks is making all the improvement which could be hoped for.—Bluffton News. Mrs. Homer King left yesterday for Lima, O, to be at the bedside of her mother, who lives near that place. The aged lady had intended to visit her daughter and spend several weeks in the city, but at the last moment was taken very ill. The farm residence of Joe Johnson about one-half mile east of Monroe, was destroyed by fire on Monday last and was a total loss. The house was occupied at the time by Ed Andrews, succeeded in getting things out the best he could. James Hendricks, of Monroe, changed cars here today on his way to Chicago, where he will make a visit with his daughter. From there ba will go to different places in Wisconsin for several visits and will absent from the city for some time. Vince Bell and Calvin Yager were in Bluffton today and closed a deal by which Mr. Bell transferred to Mr. Yager a farm of 106 2-3 acres in Kirkland township, Adams county. The contract for the transfer had been en . tered into before this, but the actual transfer did not occur until today.— Bluffton News. Mock & Sons, attorneys for John Fading, have received a letter from him, stating that he is now in West Virginia and that he is demonstrating hie glass hardener and clearing process to the National Glass company and that he thinks he will now be able to convince the glass people that with the process the plate glass will be made to last three and four times as long as it does now and that it will be considerably clearer.—Bluffton Banner.

Harry Miller is at Detroit, Mich , working. Dr. Sowers left on his regular business trip today. Joe Knapp made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Rev. John Wakefer, of Dunkirk, was in the city for a short visit with friends. * Harry Moltz was a business caller at Bluffton today, and returned home this evening. E. N. Crawford, of Bluffton, was in the city today attending to some insurance business. George Steele returned home from Avilla, where he was looking after some important business. Prof. Withouse returned to his home at Berne after being a business caller in our city today. John S. Bowers and Elmer Mosei went to Indianapolis this afternoon to attend to business for a short time. Jacob Atz and Chas. Steele, who have been at Anderson for the past few days, returned to the city today. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Davis, of Blue Creek township, went to Fort Wayne where they will make their future home. Chas. Ackerman, who has been working at Preble for some time past on the farm, returned to the city yesterday. \\Wll Woods, night clerk at the Murray Hotel, went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day with friends. Joe Heffner, of Ft. Recovery, Ohio, passed through the city Wednesday morning enroute to Decatur.—Portland Sun. Mrs. Wm. Butler and babe left today for Greenville, Ind., and Dayton, Ohio, where they will make a two weeks’ visit with relatives. Clyde Young, who has been in the city for the past few days, left this evening for Berne, where he will be absent for a short time. The Rev. Father John Wakefer, pastor of the Catholic church of Dunkirk, passed through the city Wednesday morning enroute to Decatur. —Portland Sun. Mrs. Andrew Krumenacher who received a badly sprained back about a w-eek ago, is reported as being some improved, but is confined very closely to the house. Fred Avery, who has been a constant sufferer of rheumatism for several years past and confined to his heme most of the time, was down street looktag up old friends. All members of the Rebekah lodge are requested to be present next Tuesday night, as there Is business of importance, and the degree will be conferred. By order of Noble Grand and Captain. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dull returned today from Fort Wayne, after a visit with their son. M. L. Lenhart of that place. After shopping in the city they returned to their home at Dull, Ohio, on the noon train. Paul Harrod, the ticket agent and operator at the G. R. & I. depot, left this morning with the chief train dispatcher of Fort Wayne, for several places south, where he will do some important work. Mr. Harrod is but a young man, yet he is one of the best operators along the line. David Hartman, living near Craigville, who had an operation performed for a cancer of the mouth, went to Fort Wayne this morning for the purpose of having an X-ray examination made of the diseased portion to determine whether all of the growth has been taken out.—Bluffton Banner. Hubert Van Camp returned home yesterday afternoon from Florida, where he has been in the navy to attend the funeral of his father, which was held this afternoon. He is located at Ft Bransum and is acting as nurse. He will have a seventeen days’ furlough before he will be required to return.

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P. L. Andrews Is spending a few days at Indianapolis this week. Miss Sophia Deitrich returned to Shumm after shopping to the city. Dr. Harry Erwin, of Fort Wayne, was hi the city today for a short visit with friends. G. N. Sheeler went to Monroe this afternoon, where he was engaged in doing some work. Mr. and Mrs. Grover Woodmansee, of Fort Wayne, went to Willshire today for a visit with friends. “John Weber, of Fort Wayne, was in the city transacting business and making a short visit with his son. Miss Beatrice Smith and grandmother, Mrs. Kathryn Smith, went to Bluffton today for a visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Walters of Pleasant Mills, went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to spend a few days with friends. Mrs. Robert Ernsberger who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Baker, returned to her home this noon. Mrs. O. May of Fort Wayne, who has been visiting her brother, Felix Summers, in the city, went to Pleasant Mills today for a visit. Mrs. Benjamin Mayfield, who resides near Fort Wayne, was shopping in the city today and left this noon for Shumm to visit relatives. Grover Innam, the barber in Reiter & France’s cigar store is enjoying a few days- vacation visiting friends at Willshire. He will return tomorrow. The city was in mourning this afternoon. In respect to Mr. Van Camp all the business houses were closed from two to three o’clock. The funeral was one of the largest held here for some time. Misses Kathryn Miller, Rose Watkins and Millie Newcomb of Warsaw, were guests at a dinner given today by Miss Mabel Mliller |>f Seventh street. The guests were school friends of Miss Miller when she resided at th’at place. A force of men are moving the old courthouse property belonging to Willard Steele located on First street back to the alley, where it will be made into a good barn. The excavating for the new- brick veneered house which will be built by Mr. Steele, will be commenced at once. Rev. H. Hoile, of Schumm officiated at the marriage of his sister and a Mr. Rucklos at the Blakey church near Decatur, Sunday afternoon. The event was one of the most pleasant that had occurred in Adams county for some time. The newly married couple will make their home at Omaha, Neb., where Mr. Rucklos is engaged in business.—Willshire Herald.

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ATTENTION’! CLOSING OUT OF THE COALBUSINCSS All Kinds of Soft Coal. Must be closed out in the next 30 days at the following low prices: Hocking Valley 53.00 per ton. Virginia Splint S 3 25 per con. Jackson Hill 53.25 per ton. Howard White Ash, Range size S 3 25 per ton. Delivered to all parts of the City. DECATUR FILLER COMP V TELEPHONE No. 116.

L. A. Graham is suffering from an attack of the old fashioned quinsy. W. B. Weldy made a business trip to Craigville today and returned this evening. Joe Berling made a business trip to Chicago this noon and wHI return home during the night, Mrs. Albert Lachnit, of Berne, was in the city for a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Smith, of the city. Clarence Schultz, of Fort Wayne, who was in the city last evening visiting with friends and relatives, returned to hfe home. All business ceased In the city this afternoon during the funeral hour of Mr. Anson Van Camp, who was one of Decatur's best and upright citizens. The annual stove sale is on at the Schafer Hardware store this week and the Malleable range is attracting a large amount of attention as it always does.

Mrs. John Smith went to Van Wert today for a visit with friends. Miss Belle Billman went to Willshire today for a short visit with friends. Mrs. Jasper Miller of Blue Creek township, returned from a visit with friends at Monepelier. Mrs. W. E. Smith’drove to Pleasant Mills today, where she will make a short visit with relatives. The names of Mies Rowena Shoaf and Naomi Meyer were omitted by mistake from the list of names of the members of the nature clubs. David Bunn, of Akron, went to Winchester, where he joined his wife, who was visiting at that place and today returned to their home at Akron. Mrs. C. J. Weaver and Mrs. J. N. Fristoe, will leave tomorrow evening for St. Louis, where they will spend several days. They will also visit University City.

The condition of Harmon Bosse remains about the same, although he is slowly improving. Mrs. Lilly Hammond, of Bluffton, is in the city for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Ida Whitright. Whatever you do don’t forget the smoker to be given at Democratic headquarters this evening. Mr. John Weber, who was in the city for a visit with his son, re- , turned to his home this afternoon. “Thorns and Orange Blossoms” an ' old story, but a new play, will be the attraction at the Bosse next Tuesday ( evening. , Mrs. A. R. Bell will leave soon for I a visit with her son Fred at'Hills- : dale, and her son Frank at Flint, Michigan. Quite a number of people watched ; the raising of the heavy iron joist on I the new Bowers' building today,which required quite a bit of work and attention.