Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 308, Decatur, Adams County, 30 December 1909 — Page 3

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* \H J WEATHER FORECAST* i ♦♦♦♦♦**♦*♦.***♦ (| Q| Generally fair tonight and Friday' u rising temperature. o’ - Mr. and Mrs. Ben Elzey spent las? evening in Fort Wayne. e M. E. Brackett made a business’ trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Ferd Litterer went to MonmoutK yesterday afternoon on business. > Mrs. R. K. Allison and daughter Marie, are spending the day in For'

Wayne. Mrs. George Flanders and her sis ter, Miss Elizabeth Carlisle, of Cin cinnati, are among the Fort Wayne 3 visitors today. Dr. Fred Patterson DENTIST Sorcesior to Du C. L tUplune Office above Auth’s Jewelry Store. Telephone No. 472. , Office hours: B—l 28 —12 a. m., I—6 p. m.

P JI YOU Have you a checking account If not, you’re allowing a large part of your surplus earnings slip through your fiingers because of the want of a good business method of handling your money. The checking account is the SAFE, BEST METHOD of handling your eyTHE OLD Adams Conn S Banl

■OIOIOiIOI oBOIOOMOiOBOBOBOI 5 J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Seyer, Vice Pres, g ■ The Bowers Realty your J S attention to its list of city prop Q £ We ask that it; § haveiu P-hase not . II We have properties in all — ■ ,alues t 0 • U “ “ V . hase can be g O We assure you that termq made that will appeal you. Respectful Lk ThelW

Suis Wise was a business caller loagland today. ihi> Hendricks of Monroe was In city W a short time today. he thermometer seems to be the it of greatest interest among the ulace today. jhn Scheiman went to Monroe, ;re ho was looking after business a short while. ewis Keller of Monroe passed High the city this morning on his ■ to Fort Wayne. lobert Case, who has been confined lis home with the grip, is better r able to be out again. r ,mes Doak, wife and daughters of

gham, Illionis, are here for a visit their uncle, Samuel Doak and as Sellemeyer left this morntng Hoagland, where he was engaged iivoicing a lumber yard at that I non Case of Indianapolis, who is mg his parents, Mr. and Mrs. rt Case, will return to his work lay. ye saint m sjftner ye should at.«*sla'ain Black” at the opj ise Triday and Saturday nights. D. H. 8. A. C.

are a doctor, lawyer or a -, you should see the “Man at the Bosse opera house T nd Saturday nights. lanry Bremond and daughter, dr Delphos, Ohio, changed e kiis morning on their way Wajne, where they will visit mds.. Hina) Vogle of Albion, Ind., vie city for a short while this rand then left for Fort Wayne ?e will visit with friends for siajte. Nelson, who has been visitiiher mother, Mrs. Barnett, at I Mills for a few days, left thing for her home at Howai Mich. Woman In Black” has not bed of lately, but “The Man in’ wll be at Bosse’s opera heday and Saturday night for tht of the D. H. S. A. C. osa Geary of Cleveland, Ot has been visiting with her part) 1 a number of days past, weFort Wayne this morning to the day with relatives. rrles Burrell and daughters, Dollie, of Traverse City, an-Mary Murphy have gone to Va, Ohio, where they will visit 1 wit brother and son, Noah Mur- _ phjfamily.

Mrs. Willis McQueen of Monmouth was shopping here. Miss Lola Brokaw has returned from Auburn Junction. Shafer Peterson made a business trip to Fort Wayne last evening. Miss Lizzie Frutche was the guest of friends in Fort Wayne last evening. Mrs. Mary Leichty and son, Carl, of Monroe, went to Fort Wayne for a visit. C. R. Tarbett, the typewriter man, from Fort Wayne, was in Decatur on business. Mrs. John Smith and son, John, of Van Wert, Ohio, are visiting with Mrs. Harry Helm. Miss Huldah Loser has gone to Fort Wayne for a visit with her sister, Mrs. B. D. Busch. Georke Howiesher returned to his home at Lima, Ohio, after attending to business matters here. Henry Evans left this morning for Monroe, where he will make a short visit with relatives. Ell Meyers went to Berne, where he was transacting some business during the day. Omer Niblick left today for Geneva, where he will spend a few days as the guest of friends.

Mrs. P. K. Kinney, who has been on the sick list for some time, is not as yet much better. Miss Margaret Moran has gone to Geneva and will make a few days’s visit with relatives there. S. J. Everett of Wren, Ohio, who was attending to some business here, has returned to his home. Irvin Case will return Monday to his school at Swathmore, Pa., after a visit with his parents here. With but few’ exceptions nearly every train is somewhat delayed on account of the cold weather. Miss Ruth Weisel has returned to Portland after spending the holidays with her cousin, Miss Ruby Artman. C. M. Simcoke of St. Louis, Mo., is here for a visit with his sister, Mrs. Walter Kauffman, and other relatives. Kenneth Neptune left today for Willshire, Ohio, where he will be the guest of his grandmother, Mrs. Isabelle Neptune. Mr. and Mrs. William Gross have returned from Rome City, where they spent several days the guest of their son, Ernest Gross, and wife. Misses Annice and Hattice Wilder of Monmouth are visiting with their cousin, Miss Merle Barkley near Monroeville until after New Years. Mrs. Ada Simcoke and granddaughter, Ruth Smith, of Hammond are the guests of Mrs. Simcoke’s daughter, Mrs. Walter Kauffman, and other relatives. Ed Hunt and Abe Good left yesterday morning for Flint, Mich., where they will try to secure work, as a large number of other people have done.

Miss Agnes Conter, who has been spending a few days in the country at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Steigmeyer, east of the city, returned today. Do not fail to notify this office if your paper is not received every evening on time. Prompt and careful service to our subscribers is what we desire to give. Miss Marie Allison, a student at National Park Seminary, near Washington, D. C., who is spending her vacation here, will leave Tuesday for her school, which opens again Thursday. Green Boyd left Wednesday evening for Howard City, Mich., where he will look after his tract of land which he purchased some time ago. As soon as convenient he will commence the erection of several buildings, so as to get things in shape for farming purposes. The seat sale for the high school play, "The Man in Black,” will open at the Holthouse drug Co.’s store at 8 o’clock Friday'morning. To facilitate matters and prevent confusion with tickets the number that may be reserved by any one person will be limited to six. Bishop G. M. Matthews of Chicago has named Rev. J. Simons of Peru as presiding elder of the St. Joseph conference of the United Brethren church to fill a vacancy created by the death of Rev. L. O. Oyler of Huntington. Bishop Matthews is in charge of the conference and has the appointments to make in filling vacancies. Town Treasurer Sam S. Acker makes his annual exhibit of receipts and expenditures for the town of Geneva for the year ending January 1, MU), at which time Sam steps down and hands the business over W. 1). Cross, having town faithfully and well for the past four ,liis 0,1 |,aian, '' ti ||m*Qßtotal of 12,158.21, above m i.i. t■ d.■ i> i

Jesse Steel of St. Louis, is here for a visit with his mother, Mrs. J. A. Blew. Misses Esther and Elma Weber went to Fort Wayne this afternoon for a visit with relatives. Mrs. H. A. Snyder returned this afternoon to Knox, after a visit with her mother, Mrs. Amelia Hoagland. Mrs. Ittel and daughter, Mary, of Montpelier, transferred here on their way home from’ New York City, where they visited. Mrs. T. C. Hide and Mrs. O. C. Guilford returned to Fort Wayne last evening after a visit with Mrs. Daniel Sprang. W. B. Price of Willshire changed cars here this morning on his way to Hoagland, where he will attend to some business, Mrs. Martha Dutcher of Monmouth has come to Decatur to spend the winter with her sisters, Mesdames Marker and Christen. Mrs. L. B. Brokaw is numbered among the sick, suffering from a Severe cold and symptoms similar to those of gall stones. Miss Martha McElßoy returned yesterday afternoon to Des Moines, lowa, after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Richard Spetnagel. Mrs. B. B. Teeple and Miss Ida Green are at Van Wert, Ohio, where they will attend the funeral of a friend, Elmer Counselor. O. R. Bowman of Geneva passed through the city this morning on his way to Davenport, lowa, where he Is secretary of the Y. M. C. A. Mrs. Frank Annen, who has been spending the holidays with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Case, will return to Chicago Saturday. Mrs. Mary Springer returned today to her home at Rockford, Ohio, after a visit with her daughters, Mrs. Fred Tague and Miss Ada Springer. Mrs. Rost Watts of Monmouth was shopping here today. She was accompanied home by her daughter, Mrs. Dick Hill, who will visit there. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ehlerding and children of Kirkland township have gone to Fort Wayne, where they will visit until Sunday with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Porter left this morning for their home at Lebanon. They were here on account of the death of his brother, Lee Porter. Mrs. William Davison and daughter, Miss May, spent yesterday afternoon in Fort Wayne. They attended the play, “The Girl From Rectors,” while there. A. C. Butcher of Celina, Ohio, who has been visiting in the city for a short time with friends, left today for Monroe, where he was looking after some business. !\Jrs. Charles Burrell aq|d daughters, Mary and Dollie, of Traverse City, are here visiting with her mother, Mrs. Mary Murphy, and her sister, Mrs. Bert Wolfe.

J. W. Shanks, who was called here by the death of his brother-in-law, Lee Porter, left this morning for his home in Indianapolis. His wife will remain here for a longer visit. Mrs. E. N. Vancil and sons, who visited at Fort Recovery, Ohio, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Money, transferred here Wednesday for their home in Decatur. —Portland Sun. Harmon Bosse, who is at St. Joseph’s hospital. Fort Wayne, is gradually improving, and is gaining strength every day, although it will be some time before he will be allowed to come home. Mrs. Ross Joker of Fort Wayne, who has been visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Haley, returned home last evening. She was accompanied by her mother, who will visit there. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Baughman, who have been visiting with relatives In Hammond, write to the clerks at the store here that they expected to be in Chicago today, buying goods for their store. Mr. and Mrs. Mathias Brandyberry and family of Dunkirk, Ind., who have been visiting in the city with relatives for some time past, left this morning for Monroe, where they will spend several days. A letter from Dr. Marie L. Holoway, who a year ago went to Branson, Missouri, to make her home near that of her daughter, brings the good tidings of her continued good health and the enjoyment of her home there. Judge J. W. Macy of Winchester, to whom had been assigned a number ot pending cuases in the local circuit court for trial, was here Wednesday to make final in all the cases preparatory to leaving the middle of next month for Pasadena, Cal., where he will spend the coming three months for the benefit of his health. In all cases which were not disposed of Judge Macy declined to sit further as special judge, making the appointment of another judge necessary.— Portland Sun.

Work of ths Earthworm. When we behold a wide, turf covered expanse we should remember that Its smoothness, on which so much of Its beauty depends, is mainly due to all the inequalities having been slowly leveled by worms. It Is a marvelous reflection that the whole of the superficial mold over any such expanse has passed and will pass again every few years through the bodies of worms. The plow is one of the most ancient and most valuable of man’s inventions, but Jong before he existed the land was, in fact, regularly plowed by earthworms. it may be doubted whether there are many other animals which have played so important a part in the history of the world as have these lowly organized creatures. Some other animals, however, still more lowly organized—namely, corals—have done fat more conspicuous work in having constructed Innumerable reefs and islands In the great oceans, but these are almost confined to the tropical zones. Not Literary. “The late Frederick Burton was the world’s foremost authority on the American Indian.” said a Yale etbnolo gist. “Burton was almost alone In his field. There are, you know, so few students of Indian lore. “He said to me once, with a vexed laugh, that he found it quite as impossible to discuss the Indian with people as a Boston critic found it to discuss poetry with the girl he took down to dinner. “The girl was very pretty. Leaning her dimpled elbows on the table, she said to the critic: “ And what is your lecture to be about, professor?’ “‘I shall lecture on Keats,’ he replied. ’’ ’Oh, professor.’ she gushed, ‘wbat are keats?’ "—Washington Star. Tarring and Feathering. The first recorded instance of tarring and feathering a human being was in 1189, during the time of the crusades. In that year, the first of the reign of Richard 1., a law was passed that “any robber voyaging with the crusaders shall be first shaved, then hot pitch shall Le poured upon him and a cushion of feathers shook over him.” After this the criminal was to be put ashore at the first landing place the ship reached. The Humble Librettist. In the history of opera there are many curious anomalies, but perhaps the strangest is the role played by the librettist. For the most part obscure and unimportant and generally unremembered, his ranks have nevertheless been recruited from the ablest and most brilliant men of letters. Among those who have undertaken the part are such unlikely names as Voltaire, Goethe. Wieland, Addison and Fielding. while others of considerable poetic talent, as. for example. Metastasio, Calzabigi. Rinucciui, Boito and Coppee, have tried their hand at libretto writing with assurance, giving to it their best efforts. And yet the successful librettists are few—the merest handful out of a harvest of three centuries—Forum.

How Sunshine Beats Down. It Is a common thing on hot days to hear people say that “the sun beats down." But few suspect that the rays of light actually do beat down upon the surface they strike. Light is a wave motion in the ether, and waves, whether of sound or water, press on bodies in their way. Clerk Maxwell calculated the pressure of light, and experiments of Herr Lebedew have shown that he was right. The pressure Is very slight, as may be supposed, but it really exists. Worse Y«L Mamma—Johnny, you bad boy, you’ve been fighting again! Your clothes are so badly torn that I’ll probably have to get you a new suit Johnny—That's nothing, mamma. You just ought to see Tommy Jones. I'll bet his mamma will have to get a new boy.—Chicago News. Corrected. Mr. Struckoil—That there sculptor feller says he’s goin’ to make a bust of me. Mrs. Struckoil—Henry, it's dreadful the way you talk. Say “burst,” not “bust”—Philadelphia Record. An Exchange of Courtesies. A couple of men got into a warm argument and finally came to blows. After the fracas a spectator remarked: “A soft answer turneth away wrath, and vice versa. We should all keep polite tongues in our heads. Only last night I heard a very fat man say with a loud laugh to a bowlegged friend: “ ‘Jim, old man, you look as if you’d been riding a barrel!’ “ ‘And you,’ snapped Jim sourly, ‘look •s if you’d swallowed one.’ ’*

A Bank Holiday |Sat. Jan. 1,1910. New Years. Being a legal holiday the banks of the city will be closed all day. Old Adams Co. Bank Ist. National Bank

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