Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 263, Decatur, Adams County, 4 November 1909 — Page 3

A Positive Closing Out Sale.... To begin with we will sell one thousand 10 cent articles for only 8 cents each and give a ticket with every purchase on a $25 Jardineer and Pedestal. Hurry up! we mean business. You are getting your goods cheaper than any where else and may get the $25 premium and your 10c article for only Bc. Goods are now on display in our show window. Hurry! Hurry!! Hurry!!! > Moser’s China and Notion Store.

: WEATHER FORECAST J Fair tonight and Friday. CHOLERINE ! Is the best Poultry || Food and best Egg Producer on Earth, g Get a sample bottle || IH. Berling F B Wholesale S Produce Dealer B Decatur and Berne. I 16 oz. bottle 50c g| % Gal. Jug $1.50 Have You One? or do you carry your money around loose orhoarditaway? Open an account here and use a check book to pay bills and you’ll find that the balance in your favor will grow much quicker. A fact we can prove if you will call. OLD Adams Co. Bank

■oh o a o ■ o a o bosodboboboboboboeob ■ O 0 Mr. Investor:— ■ We have a nice little property of three J > acres with a snug little home on it and a few small O 0 outbuildings, within ten minutes walk from the o q court house, that can be bought mighty reatonable. ■ J The house has six rooms and is in good repair and H ■ there is an attractive lawn and plenty of room tor g ■ an ambitious gardner. 2 If you have anything like this in mind, a ten ■ I minute walk to see it will be profitable. Our ’phone ■ O is 35. J ■ Respectfully ■ 2 The Bowers Realty Co. g French Quinn, Secty. g ■OBOBOBOBOBOBOOBOBOBOBOBOBOB

Mrs. Afex Bell is shopping in Fort Wayne today. Julius Haugk made a business trip to Fort Wayne today. Julius Haugk was a business caller at Fort Wayne this morning. U. E. Cramer who has been quite sick, is much better at the present time. Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick spent the day on Mrs. Niblick’s farm at Berne, Ind. Mrs. Doehrman of Fort Wayne, i® visiting in the city with her father, Titus Ernst and family. Miss Fannie Miller, of Geneva, called on Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Merry last evening on Fifth street. Dave Gerber was transacting business at Berne this morning and came home on the afternoon train. Mrs. Albert Lachnit of Berne, passed through the city this morning on her way to Fort Wayne to spend the day with friends. Mr. Theodore Spetnagle, of Chillicothe, Ohio, is in the city for a visit with his son, Rev. Richard Spetnagle, of the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Florence Brandyberry, of Indianapolis, who has been the guest of I ,her sister, Mrs. Andrew Welfly, is! spending the day in Fort Wayne. | Mrs. Dallas Butler and babe Mar- i garet and Miss Jessie Winnes, who 1 spent yesterday at Berne with Mrs.) Thurman Gottschalk, returned home; this morning. Miss Gladdes Jellson, of Portland, arrived in the city this morning and will make a several days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Baughman and family. John Kern, of Midland, Mich., and a former business man of this city, was stopping in town last evening for a short stay with friends and this morning left for Portland. H. O. 'Weldon who spent a couple of weeks near Geneva with his daughter, Mrs. George Bolds, was in the city Wednesday. Mr. Weldon left on an afternoon car for a few days stay at Hartford City.—Portland Sun. Rev. C. U. Wade passed through Bluffton this morning, on his way to Warren, to attend a meeting of the board of trustees of the M. E. Old Peoples Home. Rev. J. K. Cecil will also attend the meeting, as will Rev. W. W. Martin of thite city. Rev. Cecil passed through Bluffton yesterday, first going to Sime, Ind., for a short visit. His wife and little son are visiting there.—Bluffton News. - . ’ ■ Dr. Fred Patterson DENTIST Soccesur to Dr. C. E. Neptune Office above Auth’s Jewelry Store. Tetepnone No. 472. Office hours: S—l 2 am., I—s P- m.

| Miss Elsie Martin of Peterson, was shopping in the city. Miss Ina Teeple returned to Wlll- ' shire after shopping in the city. Chalmer Schafer left this morning on a business trip to Fort Wayne. | Lew T. Brokaw was attending to 1 some business at Monroe this morning. | Mrs. John Fleming, of Kenton, 0., I will spend Friday in the city with I friends. Miss Nellie Blackburn went to Fort ' Wayne this morning and spent the I day with frieds. •E. N. Crawford, of Bluffton, was attending to Insurance business in the city today. John Joseph, of Geneva, arrived in the city last evening and was attending to business during the day. Fred C. LaDelle and family will leave Saturday for Grand Rapids, Mich..where they have a week's stand at that place. Mrs. John N. Schlusser and daughter of Celina, Ohio, are in the city for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Gottemoller. Mrs. Harvey Harruff and daughter Miss Della, were visiting with friends at Fort Wayne and will return home this evening. Miss Pansy Bell and niece Elizabeth, are visiting with the former's brother, Fred Bell and family at Hillsdale, Mich. A baby girl arrived last evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George McGill, weighing 9% pounds. Mother and babe doing well. J. T. Merryman left this morning for Winchester, to perform some important business during the day, returning home this evening. T. M. Reid, D. M. Hensley, C. K Bell, J. S. Peterson and several others are planning to go to Rome City Sat urday for a few days' fishing. W. D. Cross, of Geneva, was in ths city Wednesday enroute to Lima, 0., for a few days stay with his mother, Mrs. D. S. Cross. —Portland Sun. Mrs. C. Moses accompanied by Davis Daily and Mrs. Ed S. Moses, left yesterday for West Baden, where they willl take a few weeks’ visit.

I Fred Reppert returned home this morning after a several weeks' ab- ; sence at different places, where he . has been conducting sales, fie con- ! ducted the Nidlinger sale which was .held today. I In the council proceedings publishled last evening, among the bills pub- ■ lished allowed was one for $303.92 'to the Fort Wayne & Sprfngfield Ry. Co., which was an error, this bill being continued. I Ed Berling, of Fort Wayne, was in i the city*last evening for a short stay (with his mother, Mrs. Helen Berling. He was accompanied home by his sister Matilda, who spent the day there with him. j The democratic primary election | will be on in earnest after next Tuesday when the committee meets to fix the date. A number of the boys are out already fixing up fences and it will soon be hot. Charles Walters, of Collins wood, 0., is here visiting with relatives and ; friends for a few days. He is em--1 ployed on the Lake Shore railroad and jwas at Collinswdod when the terrible school house fire occurred in which 172 children were burned to death. He witnessed the terrible affair. Prosecutor Secrest, of Hartford City, was here today on business, this being the first time he has been out of the city since be became sick a few days ago. He had a bad cold and was threatened with pneumonia. He said that he was making no preparations for the grand jury, but that there would probably be one.—Bluffton Banner. A clipping was received today from Tom Buckmaster, who is working at Flint, Michigan, who says that the place in on a boom and they are doing all they can to erect two thou-, sand houses in order to accommodate the inflow. Flint affords plenty of work to those who are willing and one would not have much trouble in securing same after getting there. The attorneys are filing fewer cases I during the present vacation of the Wells circuit court than for some time and unless there are a large number of cases filed the remainder of this week and the first of next week the court will be able to get the docket cleaned up of nearly all of the old cases next term which may not be continued. —-Bluffton Banner. Adams Richey was In Bluffton today from jCraigville and stated that he in. tends to give notice of his Intention to make application at the December term of commissioners court for a license to conduct a saloon at Craigville. The remonstrance in Lancaster township will expire November 6th, next Saturday, and Richey will be successful unless a sufficient remonstrance is placed on file before Friday December 3rd, or a local option election defeats his purpose.—Bluffton News.

Miss Ida Roop went to Willshire today for a visit wttli friends. Curley Radamacher transacted business in Fort Wayne today. Miss Orel Kltson went to Craigville this noon to spend the day. W. M. Meyers returned to Fort Wayne after a visit with his parents, near the city. Mrs. John Beall, of Honduras, and children Lawrence and Lloyd, went to Craigville today. Supt. E. E. Rice is attending the state meeting of city superintendents at Indianapolis today. Mrs. T. J. Shinnier, of Willshire, went to Fort Wayne on the one o’clock car this afternoon. Oscar Hoffman has been kept close to the house for a day or two with illness. He is better. F. L. Rogers of Columbus, Ind.. : returned to his home after transact-! Ing business in the city. Mrs. Mollie Baxter went to Berne ! this afternoon and will spend a day ■or so with her brother, Mr. Wm. . Tucker. Prof. Withouse (returned to hte home at Berne, after giving musical instructions to a number of his scholars here today. Mrs. Elizabeth Ireland, of Bryant, who has been visiting with her mother at Ohio City, changed cars here today on her way home. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Uhl and children of Alexandria, will arrive tomorrow for an over Sunday visit with Mr. and Mrs. Percy Williams. Mr .and Mrs. Frank Gass and baby went to Fort Wayne this afternoon for a few days visit with Mr< and Mrs. Dallas Reed and family. Mrs. L. B. Bolton, of Michigan City, who has been the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elijah Mann, returned to her home this morning. Things are looking up around the Decatur Furnace, Foundry and Machine Company's plant, and soon a full force of men will be employed there. Mrs. Will Sutton, of Warren, passed through the city today enroute to Lynn.. Mrs. Sutton was the guest of Mrs. Clarence Baughman between trains.

A large number of people were in attendance at the Nidltnger sale today and everything sold at good prices. Fred Reppert was the auctioneer. The Citizens' Telephone Company are moving some of their poles on Adams street, this being necessary in order to build the walks on the curbing. Mr. and Mrs. Israel Stoneburner, who have been visiting at Montieth, Mich., with Mr. ad Mrs. Glen Glencey, for the past week, returned home this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. George Syphers who were married last evening at the Star airdome, left on the early morning train for Winchester, where they will spend a several days' wedding trip. Mrs. F. M. Addington received word this mornitag that her grandmother, I Mrs. Elizabeth Brickie, was seriously Hl and to come at once. She left on I the afternoon train to be at her bedside if death should occur. George Steel of the Racket store will go to Union City tomorrow where he is figuring on buying another five and ten cent store. He will not dispose of the one here, but will look after both. In Van Wert, Ohio, the reverse surprise was sprung from that here on election day. Usually a solidly republican municipality, the democrat, Mr. Conn, was elected by just eleven votes, the same as Mr. Teeple secured here. French Quinn Is home from a business trip to Detroit, he spending the day looking after business for the Bowers Realty Company. This company are fast pushing their business and soon it will be one of the prosperous institutions of the city.

i THE FIRST National bank 11 OF DECATUR, INDIANA EQUIPMENT IS THE BEST METHODS MODERN, SERVICE UNEXCELLED. Capital . . . $100,00.00 Surplus . . $20,000.00 Resources . $700,000.00

i Miss Ruth Ball returned today from Bluffton, after a short visit with friends. Lewis Reynolds of Berne, was a • business visitor in the city today, returning home on the afternoon train. . The board of commissioners adjourned their November session at I ■ noon today and all have returned to : their homes. Mrs. Hattie Burkhead of Decatur, ' transferred here Tuesday for her Thorne, having visited her mother, Mrs. Dan Urich at Redkey.—Portland Re- . view. Frank Schumacher better known as “Schucks” has returned home from a trip to the Pacific c<fest, where he attended the Seattle exposition. He says there were two reasons for his arrival, one was the election and the other the wedding of George Syphers. I The Red Cross stamps will be placed by the women’s clubs of the city on sale some time during this week. A charge of two cents will be made i for the stamps which will be used on all sorts of packages. Many will be used during the Xmas season as they make a package look attractive, and consequently there is a great demand for them. Evidently George Syphers of Decatur, is a resourceful man for a little thing like being refused a marriage license when he wfehed to be married to the lady of choice in a theater did not worry him at all. He and his wife-to-be simply boarded the next train south, stopped at Portland, got theitr license and returned home with plenty of time, as the date set is Tuseday night—Portland Review.

Crystal Theatre The Newest Shows, The Best Films, Courteous Treatment. TONIGHT Entire Change of Program Each Evening Orchestra every Night IT'S 5 CENTS W. P. Biggs, Prop.

ABE YOU ELECTED ? ’—| To buy a new suit or overcoat this fall. If so our store is the precinct in which you will find everything that is new and up-to-date—quality guaranteed. Men’s suits .... $5 to $25 Overcoats $5 to $25 Boy’s suits-o vercoats $2t057.50 Sweater Coats and Underwear Our stock of underwear and sweater coats is the most complete to be found in the city. Newest colors —Newest styles. Sweater coats for men and boys 50c to $5 g Men’s fleece underwear 90c ,$1 W? Z and $2 a suit. ■W Boys’ fleece underwear 50c and a By Men’s wool underwear $2, $3 and $4 per suit. ELZEY-VANCEHITE Comer East of Court House Decatur, Ind.

r Big I Enamel Sale ■ 500 pieces of high grade enamelware on sale for ■ ■ this week only at this price • I 39 cents j iThe assortment consists of 14 qt. Roll top dish I pans, Bqt. kettles with lids, large roasters and I kitchen outfits, can be used in 7 different ways. ■ {Be sure and see them in our window and get ■ one before they are all gone. * I DOSSE OPERA HOUSE ' OINE MGHTOIMI-v— JL/THURSDAY, NOV. 11th. ALAN VILLAIR and company, including pretty Lillian West and James Sylvester presenting Thp [dd or nnd thp Sir J■■» .w J ..In J J A pretty love story, with plenty of good wholesome comedy, a few tears and strong dramatic situations. Special scenery. Pretty light effects. PLEASING SPECIALTIES including Miss Lillian West in her “Kid” Impersonations. Prices: 25,35,50. Seat &le Ci piaee |