Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 269, Decatur, Adams County, 11 November 1909 — Page 3

Electrical Suppleis!! We have a large stock of electrical supplies for wiring buildings, such as wire, lamp cord, sockets, rosettes, etc, at the right price. X 2, 4, 8 and 16 C. P. Electric Bulbs at 12/4 Cents each Tungsten Lamps from 25 to 125 watt, at extremely low prices. We solicit your business in this line, and will guarantee all our prices. Schafer Hardware to.

•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦l • WEATHER FORECAST * Rain this afternoon or tonight with colder in north and central portion; Friday partly cloudy and colder. Postal Cards! Penny Photos! Kodak Finishing! Above AI. Burdge’s Barber Shop Monroe street. Have You One? or do you carry your money around loose or hoard it away? Open an account here and use a check book to pay bills and you’ll And that the balance in your favor will grow much quicker. A fact we can prove if you will call. OLD Adams Co. Bank

THE CRYSTAL | ™ N AS Motion Pictures gAU 7 I Admission Only S Cents. ■OB O B O B 0 B 0 BOBODBOBOBOBOBOBOBOB ■ O O Mr. Investor:— ■ ■ O ■ We have to offer a wide selection of O O properties, city residences in values from S9OO up, ! a large number of vacant lots giving quite a choice | ! of. location and also a number of good farms. ? We will appreciate a call. J ■ ® Respectfully The Bowers Realty Co. By French Quinn, Secty. 5 ' ' s ■OBOBOBOBOIOBOOIOSOSOSOSOBOB

Henry Hite made a business trip to Fort Wayne. Eli Sprunger went to Fort Wayne this morning on business. Henry Zwick of Williams, was in the city today on business. Charles Niblick went to Fort Wayne this morning on business. Ira Baker who was in the city on businee, has returned to his home. John Everett was among the business callers of Monroe In town today. Mrs. Catherine Teeple is spending a few days with relatives at Weston. Ohio. Billy Kizer returned to Fort Wayne after attending the dance last evening. Chas. Kreigh, of Echo, Ind., was in town this morning and looked after some business before returning home. Mrs. P. K. Kinney went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit with her sister, Mrs. T. M. Goldner, whose daughter is very sick. F. H. Callow and family went to Wren, Ohio, where they will make a visit with his mother, who has been quite ill for some time. Alexander Lidy, living north of Bluffton, has bought through the D. L. Reynolds real estate agency a farm of 80 acres lying in the edge of Allen county, for $5,000. MT. Lidy’s son will move onto the farm. —Bluffton News. Mrs. Jennie Furman of Marion, 0., is here for a short visit as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Mosiman. Mrs. Furman is better known to many people in Bluffton as Mrs. Studabaker, the widow of Judge David Studabaker, of Decatur.—Bluffton News.

Dr. Fred Patterson DENTIST Successor to Dr. C. E. Neptune Office above Auth’a Jewelry Store. Teiepnone No. 472. Office hours: B—l 28 —12 a. m., I—i»1 —i» P-

Ed Vancil was transacting business at Monroe today. Henry Krick made a business trip to Bluffton today. Charles Sether made a business trip to Bluffton today. Dr. Beavers was a business visitor at Fort Wayne today. Miss Mabel Winans returned to her home at Pleasant Mills. Miss Pearl Miller went to Fort Mayne this morning to visit friends. I Mrs. L. B. Brokaw was able to be up town yesterday after a severe illness. Prof. Withouse of Berne, was attending to important business in the city today. J. R. Davis returned to Monroe this morniing, where he will resume his work again. Miss Ida Swartz of west of the city went to I'7 rt Wayne this morning for a vilsit with friends. Chas. Burg was transacting business at Berne today in the interest of the Burg Brqs. firm. Fred Hoffman returned to Lynx this morning after a several days' stay here with his family. French Quinn left this morning for Berne, where he transacted business for the Bowers Realty Co. Mrs. Samuel Doak will be the guest oi her brother, Mr. James Smith at Warsaw for the next few days. Miss Pauline Sturgis of Celina, 0., returned to her home after a visit, with Mr. and Mrs. W. J 4 Chronister. Chas. Steele transacted business at Monroeville and Convoy this n.orning and returned home this afternoon. The deep waterway convention is attracting a number from this city as well as from all the other towns and cities in this locality. L. A. Graham and W. A. Lower were at Fort Wayne last evening attending to business and attending the waterway convention. Albert Earl, who has been at the Grand theater this week, left for Geneva this morning, where he will be for the rest of the week. The Misses Tena and Anna Radamacher left on the 8:30 car for Fort Wayne this morning, where they spent the day with fritends. Will Berltog was in Decatur last evening looking after business in connection with the Berling & Moltz packing plant.—Bluffton Banner. F. W. Harrington, who has been acting as operator at the tower in the absence of George McGill, returned to his home at Lima this morning. # Do you realize that two weeks from today is Thanksgiving and that just a month later is Christmas? It does bob arodnd, almost before a feller gets turned around. Mr. D. W. Harpster of this city and Mr. Reuben Harpster of Lima, Ohio, left this morning for Hastingi Mich., where they will attend to business for sespral days. Thurman Porter of Parker City, who has been visiting in the c’.t£ with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Porter for the past few days, returned to his home this morning. A large number oi delegates arrived this morning from the south, to take part in the Adams county Sunday school convention, which is being held at the Presbyterian church today. The weather continues beautiful, but according to the man who handies the weather bureau in Washington. a change is due within the next few hours, the prediction for this evening being rain and colder. Many sidewalk politicians are deep in study just now helping Frank Smith with his city cabinet. So far Mr. Smith has made no intimation of who he will appoint to the office of marshal or street commissioner. It will be necessary to appoint a marshal at once, as Freem Carlisle will take charge of the sheriff’s office January Ist.—Bluffton Banner. Prosecutions agaitast the people who owe dog taxes will be started within a few days. Only a few of the people in Harrison township who owe taxes on their canines have paid up since their names were turned over to Prosecutor Dailey. Those who have not paid will have to answer to a justice of the peace for their failure to come across with the money.—Bluffton Banner. Bills are now being filed with City Clerk Hotsenpiller covering the expense of the city election held on Tuesday of last week and estimates the total at approximately S2OO. This sum includes an expense of $37.20 for each of the four wards, including the judges, inspectors, clerks, meals and rent; $2.50 drayage for moving voting booths; $5.00 for the election commissioners; $2.50 meals; $?6.70 for notice of election, ballots and sample bal'ots; and sl3 to the Buirford Co. fo|r /posters and plies.—Portland Sun. '

Frank Hoibrok made a business tiip to Marlon today. Ell Meyer was transacting business at Berne this afternoon. Mrs. Della Sheets of Berne, went to Rockford today on business Mites Emma Lotter returned to her home at Willshire after shopping in the city. Dr. and Mrs. Homer Sowers went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon and will remain several days. Mrs. Elizabeth Neptune returned to Willshire after a visit with her son, J. Q. Neptune and family. John Baker, who has been at Cincinnati for the past few days, returned home last evening. Mrs. Wm. Badders returned home this afternoon from Fort Wayne, after several days' visit with friends. Henry Voglewede who left for Lima, Ohio, to be at the bedside of Mrs. Catherine Touhey, returned home this morning And reported that she remains about the same. Mrs. John Buhler returned to her heme at Marion, after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fisher and her sister, Mrs. Jacob Eady and other relatives. The Old Southland Sextette will appear in this city the last of the month, under the auspices of the Woman's League. The sextette is composed of four negro men and two women. They are all great singers of negro melody and are artists in their line. The young people of Ae Christian Endeavor Society of the German Reformed church went to the home of Oscar Fritzinger near Monmouth last evening, where they were very pleasantly entertaihd with music and games. Refreshments were served after which the party returned on the last car. Jesse Buhler and family of Marton, who have been for some time In Mexico, where Mr. Buhler has been endeavoring to regain his health, has sent word to relatives that he is feeling well, and is almost entirely recovered. Mr. John Buhler of Marion. his mother, will visit the family at that place in a few weeks. Mrs. J. C. Coverdale has gone to Logansport for a visit with relatives. Dr. Coverdale, her husband is now in Marion, Arkansas, where he will remain for some time with his son C. C. Coverdale and family. Arrangements have been made by Dr. Earl Coverdale to take care of his father's business during his absence. • By request we will reproduce this evening, the famous film “Angela” at the Crystal theater. This is one of the most beautiful motion shows ever given in Decatur and we hope every man, woman and child will take advantage of this opportun'ty to see it. Besides this we have other good reels and we know you will be more than satisfied if you come this evening. The Bluffton, Geneva & Celina traction company has completed the switch to the quarry of the Bluffton Stone Company, south of the city, and is now in shape to haul out stone by the car loads, for use as ballast on the traction line and for sale to road contractors and others. The tracks run directly beneath the bins at the quarry so that the crushed stone can be dumped into the cars with great convenience. The company purchased cars for use expressly in hauling stone. —Bluffton News.

DON’T OWE EVERYBODY It’s bad business policy. Owe one man and let that one be us. Tour bills then will never bother you. We loan money an any good chattel security, such as Furniture. Pianos, Horses, eto. We give a liberal discount on all loans paid off before due. If you need money fill out the following blank, cut It out and mail It to us. Our agent is In Decatur every Tuesday. Name Address Ain't Wanted Kind of Security Reliable Private FL Wayne Loan Company Established 1898. Room 2. Second floor, 708 Calhotmd street Home Phone 833. Fort Wayne, Ind

OUR CHIEF AIM IS to sell you merchandise that WFi will bring you back again. Our Adler-Rochester Suits and Overcoats are all-wool fabrics and you JH & can buy them from. Bit : W SIB.OO to $25.00 . Other good suits and overcoats ■ ’ll f rom I $5.00 to $16.50 » w// fUn x// * n a w^e ran S e of patterns. We make || ft I 1-1. a specialty of clothes that will stand a I . ’ ' boys’rough usage. These suits from I X $2.50 to $7.50 gj| i > Ask your neighbor about our copyrifM.iw. goodsand values. We can save you b r L - adlbk, ~ . BROS. & CO. I money. Call and see. A TEEPLE, BRANDVBERRY & PETERSON “Cater to the Man Who Cares.”

Nthe first ATIONAL BANK OF DECATUR, INDIANA EQUIPMENT IS THE BEST METHODS MODERN, SERVICE UNEXCELLED. Capital . . . $100,00.00 Surplus . . $20,000.00 Resources . $700,000.00

I We Are Located in Our New Home:- 1 ■ ’ We have removed to the Bowers building on I i * Monroe street, thejold gas building, which has been remodeled ex- I • B• I ■ B pressly for the convenience of our patious and ourselves and we will I B be glad to extend any courtesy possible to the people of Decatur. If I |? g you wish any information or better still wish to contract for gas, or to f B look’over the line of stoves, call at the new place, first door east of B B Laman & Lee. B I Indiana Lighting Company I g L. 1 jb

Chalmer Schafer left this morning for tha southern part of the state, where he was attending to some important business.

NOTICE TO SCHOOL BOYS AND GIRLS THE GRAHAM INSURANCE AGENCY. On November 15 and 16 at their of fice will give to every school boy and girl, a valuable school article, who ha ve their coupon hereto attached filled out and signed by either their father or mother (If they are carrying a fire insurance policy) and present it at our office on the above dates. If your neighbor, uncle or aunt have no school children and are carrying fire insurance, have them to answer the questions in coupon and sign it for you. Our purpose in offering this inducement is to learn when the fire insurance policies of Decatur will expire, that we may present to each policy holder a perfect form under which their dwellings and household goods should be written. Let every school boy and girl hustle for a coupon COUPON The Fire Insurance on my expires —.—. dwg. h. h. goods month amount Policy No. day year Name of Co. Lot No. Street Decatur, Indiana. Signed „ . - . .J i ■ •

Miss Celesta Wemhoff left today , for Piqua, Ohio, where she will make a week’s visit with ner sister. Mrs Chas. Pillfod.