Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 15 December 1909 — Page 5

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♦WEATHER FORECAST* Generally fair tonight and Thursday. Jess 0. Smith made a business trip to Paulding, Ohio. Today Is butchering day at Monmouth and the portters of L. N. Grandstaff, Godfrey Kurt and Jack Kemp were called upon to lay themselves upon the block, sacrifices to the appetite of man. It is said that those raised by Jack Kemp took the honors, the finest one' weighing 400 pounds when dressed. Reuben Baxter wilt 1 bold his butchering tomorrow. Dr. Fred Patterson DENTIST Uccetsor to Br, C. t Neptise OBce above Auth’a Jewelry Store. Telephone No. 473. Office hours: B—l 38 —13 a. m.. I—s1 —5 p. m

■QB O ■ O ■ O ■ O BOBODBOiOiOBOBOBOBOB S J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres, g ■ ■ The Bowers Realty Company begs to call your Q > attention to the fact of its having 5 per cent money — ® to loan an approvd security on most favorable q m terms, and tenders its services in negotiating new — O loan<t or renewals of old loans or assisting in find-. q Bl ing and placing in one loan scattered indebtedness m ffor a borrower. In most instances it is better to < O owe in one place at a low rate of interest than to ■ ■ have a scattered Indebtedness. m O This company would be pleased to have any — ■ one to whom this may be of interest t call and dis- q O cuss the matter. J - Respectfully 2 The Bowers Realty Co. ■ • French Quinn, Secty. ( BOfiOHOBOBOBOBOOfiOBOBOBOBOBOB

I NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY XMAS PRESENTS g @3 if*- Oiir Stock of Holiday Goods is complete and awaits your inspection. The gg § ¥? fo suit^OvereSSßX f Coat?Hiite. Caps, Mufflers. Dress Shirts Ties, Com- |1 S binatiok Sets containing tie, hose and handkerchief, Fancy Hose, Underwear jf| wTXM § II I / tV ( ±Srs and Tfes in Christmas boxes. Initial Handkerchiefs, Belts, Phoenix SW CT M Cuff Buttons, Stick Pins, Combination Sets containing Pm and Cuff H |IT& & jg| /-Ol lOi SuonsSuit Cases, Traveling Bags, Trunks, Umbrellas. | gg big display window and better still come in and look through our f1 i A » gg| re You are always welcome whether you want to buy or not as it is a fl f < • | 89 H Ft 1 p° easure for us to s^ow goods l j ! B iI O TEEPLE, BRANDVBERRV and PETERSON. Q J_. I i [Cater to The Man Who Cares]

Mrs. T. R. Moore is spending the day in Fort Wayne. Frank McConnell made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Miss Ida Dirkson of north of the city was shopping here Tuesday. Miss Blanch Dibble, who has been absent from the city visiting for some time, has returned home. Mrs. R. V. Phipps has returned from a three weeks’ visit with her son, Walter, and family In Chicago. Andrew Jackson of Pleasant Mills, who was in the city looking after some business, returned to his home at noon. Mrs. Fred Schafer and her guest, Mrs. Ed Schafer of South Bend, w’ent to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day. Mr. and Mrs. James Rhoades of Salem were in Decatur Tuesday doing their shopping and attending to business matters. Before buying your Christnjgs presents you should seethe display of Mrs. James Bain’s burnt wood articles at the Burdg millinery store.

Father George Angermaler went to Fort Wayne this morning. Daniel Sprang made a Business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Frank Wemhoff was at Fort Wayne this morning on business. Sirs. O. N. Snellon of Willshire, was in the city today doing some shopping. Henry Koennemann went' to Berne, where he wafc looking after some cattle markets. Mrs. Ed Schafer of South Bend is visiting with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Fred Schafer. Miss Edna Ehinger is clerking at the Lehne jewelry store during the holiday season. H. C. Stetler went to Pleasant Mills this noon, where he was looking after some business matters. Bert Lower was a business caller at Geneva this morning and returned on the afternoon train. Meli Rice left this morning for the south, where he was looking after some timber business. Miss Bertha Hoffstetter of Willshire who was in the city doing some shopping, has returned to her home. Miss Lucy Schafer has returned to her home at Willshire after a short stay In the city with friends. Chancey Lautzenhiser of Berne was in the city this morning, making his winding up campaign for prosecutor. Ed Bailey of Monroe was a business caller in our city this morning and left for his home on the noon train. John Hendricks of Monroe was in the city today looking up friends and also attending to some business matters. John Bolinger and force of men left this morning for Berne where they ■were engaged in doing some mason work. Fred Schaub, who has been absent from the city yesterday attending to some business matters, returned this morning. The funeral of Charles Patterson, son of George Patterson, of Terra Haute, whose death occurred there Sunday, was held Tuesday afternoon. Mesdames W. H. and D. Morrison ofWillshire, Ohio, came to this city this morning and took the eight o'clock car for Fort Wayne, where they will spend the day. Mr. Henry First of Warpeck, Mich., who has been visiting in the city for a few days with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fuelling, north of the'city, left today for his homo. John Christen and Dick Meyers, who have been -invoicing the Van Camp property for the past ten days, have nearly finished the task, which was quite a large one. Mrs. E. A. Schaffer of South Bend, who has been visiting in the city for some time, left this morning, accompanied by Mrs. Fred Schaffer, for Fort Wayne, where they spent the day with friends. Mrs. R. V. Phipps left this noon for Cromwell, where she will visit until after the holidays with her sister inlaw, Mrs. Kohr. She will stop off in Fort Wayne and visit with other relatives until tomorrow. Mrs. Susan Jackson and son, George, of Del Norte, Colorado, who have been visiting with her sister, Mrs. J. N. Fristoe, of this city, and her daughter, Mrs. Mathewson, at Pleasant Mills, left yesterday for their home. They will stop off for visits with relatives at various cities along the way, arriving home about Christmas time.

Mrs. Otto Denials of Pleasant Mills was shopping here today. 1 John Lachot made a business i to Berne this afternoon. John Meyers of Monroe was a bust- I ness caller in our city today. | Miss Kate Kirchner of Preble left | this afternoon for Fort Wayne, where I she will be employed. Fred Linn, who has been looking I after some business at Lynn for a few days, returned to the city. Mrs. Hugh Daniels d'eft for her home at Pleasant Mills after being in the city for a short t<me this morning. Miss Gertrude Moses returned to- I day from Wabash, where she has been yisiting for the past week or two. Mrs. G. A. Smith of Clear Lake, Ind., passed through the city today on her way to Geneva for a visit with relatives. Lev. Fr. John Hirtenberg of Cincinnati, who conducted the forty hours’ | devotion at St. Marys church, left for I his home today. A number of Hollanders from Holland changed cars here today on their way to Grand Rapids, Mich., where they are forming a oolony. Irvin Case will arrive Saturday from Swathmore, Pennsylvania, where he is attending Swathmore college and will spend Christmas with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Case. Mrs. Mary Tracy of Circleville, Ohio, who is en route home after a visit with relatives in Chicago, stopped off here this afternoon and will be the guests of Mrs. Floyd Smith. Miss Deckers, the grand matron of the Eastern Star order of the state, was in the city today and was the 'guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Peterson for 12 o’clock dinner. She left this afternoon for Noblesville. Mrs. Daniel Gorwin and Mrs. Verb Mohler, formerly the Misses Golda and Mayme Rohr, of this city, left today for their home at Van Wert after visiting here with Henry Heidermann and childreij. D. H. Hunsicker, who several weeks ago, underwent a successful operation for the removal of gall stones, was able to be out yesterday and today) for the first He will not resume his work as conductor for the Fort Wayne & Springfield for some time, however. x An automobile from Monroe met j with quite a jerjous misfortune fhesday morning while making a trip to Salem. One of the wheels of the auto broke off and it was necessary to telephone to Monroe for a team to come and get the machine and its party and cart them back. The Indiana Lighting company is undecided as yet, or at least Henry Honeck, local representative, has not been notified In regard to what will be done relative to the method of furnishing gas to the people of Blueton. Gas will either be furnished by a storage tank or direct through regulators at first, but no news has been received here as yet regarding the method which will be used. —Bluffton Banner . A report given circulation about town that the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad company Is to erect as new station in this city has been denied by Agent Jeff Bryson. That official stated that If there was any thing of that kind contemplated he had not been informed of It. The rumor was that “a high” official had made the statement to a Portland merchant that in the spring a new structure would be erected on the site of the first depot of the road in the north yards.—Portland Commercial-Review.

IF YOU DON’T KNOW What Men Like For Christmas LET US TELL VOU • Any man appreciates something he can wear. Here is a list from which you can choose both useful and pleasing presents: Fancy Vests .. . SI.OO to $5,00 Fancy Hose .... 15c, 25c, 50c Umbrellas .... 50c to $5.00 Sweater Coats 50c, sl, $1.50, $2, j o x xu aa $3.00, $5.00. Ties and Sox to match . . SI.OO „ . x ca Suit Cases $1 to $9.50 Ties, sox & hd’kf to match *1.50 Smoting Jackets ... $4 to f lO Cuff Buttons and pin 25c, 50c, $1 p a th p> 0 } )es .... $3.50 to $lO Mufflers .. . 50c, sl, $1.50, $2 Silk Handkerchiefs 25, 50, 75, $1 Dress Gloves . 50c, sl, $1.50, $2 Initial and Fancy Handk’fs . 10c BKBSIISBBHmWHHBMBBBHBMMIHHBMraSHEraHB ELZEY VANCE & HITE Corner Cast of Court House. Decatur, Indiana.

FRED V. MILLS, Makes a specialty of Choice Eatables for Christmas Week A Candies, Nuts and Oranges and don’t forget the Chase & Sanborn COFFEES An order will be appreciated

WANTED—Farmers wishing to take out fire insurance on their property in the French Fire Insurance Co., will write or call on Mr. E. E. Zimmerman, Decatur, R. R. 2. Phone 4D.

Mrs. Harry Ham arrived in the city today for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Carrie Schaul. Mrs. Gene Kelley and children, who have been visiting with friends at Geneva, left today for their home at Van Buren. A number of visiting priests who were in atendance at the closing of the forty hours’ devotion at St. Marys church, returned to' their homes.

THE CRYSTAL SSL Films-1 For his Daughters Sake. (2 Pine Ridg Fiend. (3 A Trip to the’Yosemite. Songs—l Is in the Harbor of Sunshine and Love--2 The Wireless Mann.

General housework wanted by Miss Margaret Cumings. Address, Decatur, General Delivery. t 297tS WANTED —Lady distributor in Decatur. Dr. W. S. Burkhart, Cincinnati, Ohio. It FOR SALE—A splendid lot on North Second street. Will sell cheap for cash If taken at once. Inquire at 712 North Second street 297t6