Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 5 February 1910 — Page 3

Shoes That Will Stand——a little harder service tnan ordinary for the little ones between the ages of two and eix are to be found here in a new line we just got in. They are made in both the broad nature shapes and the narrower vassar lasns, button and lace. Then they are made for us by Kreider and he knows how to make little ones shoes. If you’ve some sturdy little ones you will like the looks of these shoes. Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

I*************** :WEATHER forecast: !♦♦♦♦ + *♦ ■>•*•♦♦♦« Fair and colder tonight; Sundayfair. Jacob Huser of Berne was a business visitor here yesterday. Henry Everett of Van Wert visited yesterday with his brother, John Everett and family. John Schnitz went to Schum, Ohio, where he worked in the interest of i the furnace factory of this city. J. E. Nelson, teacher of the Magley! school, went to St. John’s this morning on the 8-30 car, where he will attend the Preble township institute and spelling bee. Dr. Fred Patterson DENTIST Sacceuor to Di. C. E. Neptuae Office above Auth’s Jewelry Store. Telephone No. 472. Office hours: B—l 2 a. m., I—s1 —5 p. m. vou Can Stretch It The farthest by depositing it HERE—where it will be absolutely safe and earn 4 per cent interest. Your money e arns that rate of Interest (4 per cent) by no more effort on your part than the opening of the account. The capital and surplus of this institution backed by its conservative, sane management assures you of the best safety of your deposit. THE OLD Adams M Bank

■oi o ■ o ■ o ■ 0 BOBODBOBOBOhOBOBOBOB ■ J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. g ■ The Bowers Realty Company begs to call your o £ attention to a most attractive property that it has H ■ for sale located within three blocks of the court q ■ house on a brick street. The house is a one and H O one half story frame house of ten rooms, four large o ■ closets buttery and basement. There is city water B 2 and soft water piped in the house, has gas and o *\ plpefricitv. fiine fruit and shade. ■ The lowers Realty Company will t?’-c pleas- O O ure in showing the advantages of this Sixth street g ■ property to any one and the price asked $2500.00 o O is we believe reasonable. ■ Bi Respectfully g * The Bowers Realty Co. Bl French Quinn, Secty. q Bl BOBOfI O B o B o B 0800808 OB OB OBOWOB

Jacob Tester called at Schum, Ohio, Friday on business. Henry Lankenau made a business trip to Berne Friday. Bert Bailey of Monroe was in the city yesterday on business. John Custer of Pleasant Mills called here yesterday on business. Joseph Bowen of Willshire, Ohio, was a business caller here yesterday. Ruby When went to Monroe this morning, where he made a short visit with friends. Charles Hocker went to Monroe this morning, where he was looking after I some business during the day P. G. Williams was at 'Geneva today, where he was attendng to the Moser studio at that place. Mrs. Amanda Daniels, mother of Miss Margaret Daniels, is seriously sick at their home on Eighth street. D. E. Studabaker and family are moving from the old homestead east of Decatur to the Auten home in this city. Mrs. Mary Musselman of Lynn has been visiting several days with her sister, Mrs. F. B. Tague, and other relatives. George Steele returned yesterday afternoon from a several days’ business trip to Celina, Ohio, and Union City, Indiana. Mesdames Nellie Oakley, Roy Gay and Charles Workinger. well known ladies of Blue Creek township, were shopping here yesterday. L. T. Brokaw and grandson, Trueman Johnson, left this morning for Garrett, where they will visit with his I daughter, Mrs. L. G. Cole, and other relatives. Mrs. Elizabeth Okeley returned to I her home near South Salem Friday after spending the week in the city the guest of her sister, Mrs. Jennie Stevens. A large party from Adams county is contemplating going on the excursion to LaJunta, Colo., which leaves here February 15th, being $37.50 for the round trip to Denver. Mrs. Wilson Miller and daughter, f?lva, returned this morning to their home at Fort Wayne after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Steele, her sister, Mrs. J. R. Graber, and Mrs. D. I. Weikle and others relatives Will McQuay, formerly with the Van Camp company here, but now employed by the Jackson Automobile company at Jackson, Mich., holding a responsible position, is here for a visit with friends. He was sent to Fort Wayne to repair some cars and came down here this morning for a short stay.

John Hendricks of Monroe was a business visitor in our city today. Al Fristoe of Geneva was in the city today looking after business. Mrs. John Everett went to Fort Wayne yesterday for a few days’ visit with friends. Mrs. Clara Watkins went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend Sunday with friends. Miss Opal Harruff is the guest of Miss Helen Former at her home near Monmouth today. Miss Irene Schirmeyer went to Marion, where she will be the guest of friends over Sunday. • Al Fristoe and daughter, Margaretta. of Geneva, called on friends and. relatives here today. Hugh Woods has returned to "War-! saw after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. Woods. Miss Lilah Lord of Monmouth has gone to Monroe for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Charles Grim. John Springer has returned to his home at Berne after being in the city on business since yesterday. Miss Agnes Bothoff and Miss Ella Morehead returned to Fort Wayne after a visit with Mr, and Mrs. Horace Bothoff. Miss Velma Daniels, teacher of the Preble school, went to St. Johns today to attend the Preble township institute. D. E. Lauferty returned this afternoon to Huntington after attending to business here relating to the ’Waring Glove factory. John Koenig of St. Marys, "Ohio, was here yesterday on business relating to the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway company. Henry and John Kuck and Henr,’ Wierville of New Knoxville, Ohio, atended the ho’-se sale here Friday and ( «(sited with f ’ends. Mrs. Amanda Daniels Is very sick with what seems to be congestion of the brain. She is unconscious the greater part of the time. Pearl Purdy of the bookkeeping department of the Citizens Telephone company, is ofi dtty today on account of being sick w'th the grip. A. R. Bell left on the morning train south, where he was transacting some timber business during the day for the Smith & Bell Lumber company. Clum Baker, who makes a specialty of fine shoe shining, has moved his stand to the interurban building, where he wishes to greet all old, as well as new customers. Miss Clara Boknecht, teacher at the Dent school, two miles northeast of the city, announces a box social to be given there next Friday evening, to which the public is invited. Misses Bessie Weber and Edith Mil- ■ ler went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend Sunday with Mrs. Charles Houser. They will attend the play at the Majestic theater this evening. Mrs. Anna Boesse left this morning for Milford, where she will make a short visit with her brother, Carl Buecke. From there she will go to Dayton, where she will attend a millinery convention.

A Big Special Bonus Vote Offer Opens Friday, Jan. 28, at 8 a. m. and Closes Saturday Evening, Feb. 5, at 10 o’clock Each candidate sending or bringing to The Democrat office subscriptions means another Bonus voucher for 200,000 extra twenty five ($25) dollars, during the period above mentioned, will votes. be given a voucher for Two Hundred Thousand Votes, This offer p oS jti ve ly not be repeated and will be the largbesides the regular votes given on me szo worth of bubinebb lu i- egt vote offer of any ddri - n g tb e CO ntest. —lt affords candied in. This amount does not all have to be turned in at one ti e. dates w h o get busy an opportunity to materially advance their Whenever the amount turned mby any one candidate amou t standing, and new entries can easily catch up with the present $25, he or she will be given a voucher for tne votes. j eaders 7 A couple of these may decide who will win the $505.00 tions turned in any day during the above mentioned time wil. ap- Brugh Car or SIOO Diamond Ring and other va i uab i e presents ply on this offer. be awarded . The above 200,000 Bonus voucher will also be given for sls worth of new subscriptions turned in between the above mention- This is an opportunity that you cannot afford to overlook. It ed dates. It means that if you turn in $25 worth as old subscrip- is easier to get the free votes now than it is to wait and have to tions you get a Bonus voucher for 200,000 votes and sls on new get an extra number of subscriptions later on. Oandidtt liviug outsicieui out? city will tie allowed to woik up to tne last min** ute on Feb. Sth by mailing their business wherever they are before 10 o’clock Saturday evening, Feb. sth., so that it will show the postoftice stamp, stamped before 10 o’clock that evening. GET BUSY! HURRY! HUSTLE! Get Used to the High Speed. If you expect to win the $505 Brush Runabout, the SIOO Diamond Ring or any of the other valuable prizes. Any one candidate may win as many of the Bonus Vote Vouchers as he can.

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„. — ■" v —“ • Frank Dungeon of Willshire was a business caller In the city today, Ed Vancll came home today from Fort Wayne and will spend Sunday with hfs family. L. S. Woods went to Ohio City, where he will look after some business for several days next week. Bert Green left this afternoon for Marion, Ohio, where he was looking after some business for a short while. A baby girl was born Friday evening to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bohnke, on the old homestead east of the city. Mrs. Frank Addington and babe went to Portland this afternoon where they will spend Sunday with her parents. j Miss Myrtle Watts of Toledo, Ohio, who has been visiting in the city with her parents for several days, left today for her home. The Misses Edith Miller and Bessie Weber left on the noon car for Fort Wayne, where they will be the guests of friends over Sunday. Mrs. David Barker of Marlon, Ind., who has been visiting in the city with her daughter, Mrs. Ned Steele, returned to her home this noon. Mr, and Mrs. Ed Ahr are spending the afternoqn in Fort Wayne. Mr. Ahr went to attend the horse sale and his wife accompanied him for a visit. Mrs. Fred Barrow and son, Howard. passed through the city this afternoon on their way to Fort Wayne ■ after a visit with relatives at Ohio City. Will Kirchner, a prominent farmer living west of Preble, is very sick with typhoid fever, and is unconscious the greater part of the time. He has been ailing a week. Clarence Porter has returned from a business trip to Sedalia, Mo. He was quite fortunate yesterday in meeting his sister, Mrs. Harriet Shanks, in Chicago, where she transferred on her ’ way to her home in Minneapolis from a visit here. Mrs. U. S. Cress some time ago solved a puzzle gotten up b ythe King Piano company and today received notice from the company that she had been successful In her solution, for which she was awarded a $125 rebate check, good if applied on the purchase of any of the King pianos.

| Stick to the I “WHITE STAG” I a I It will never “stick” you.

Miss Dcsslo Mann Is clerking at ths Baughman store this afternoon. Kit Cowan of Bobo was in the city today looking after business interests. Lase Ellis and daughter, Eleanor, went to Fort Wayne to spend the afternoon. Mrs. Henry Sievers has returned to Columbia City after a visit with relatives here. Miss Lola Peckham of Sturgis, Mich., is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. U. S. Cress. Commissioner James Hendricks of Monroe was looking after business affairs in Decatur today. Miss Genevieve Coffee will leave In a few days for Fort Wayne where she has taken a position. John P. Baker will spend Sunday in Marion with relatives. Mrs. Dyonls Schmitt, who has been very sick, sufferin fgrom neuralgia in the head, is somewhat better. Mrs. Leo Wilhelm will entertain the members of the “Friendly Few” club Tuesday evening, February Bth. Al Fristoe and little daughter, Margaretta, of Geneva were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Fristoe at dinner today. Mrs. Addie Schooley of Elkhart is here for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Jacob Christ, and her aunt, Mrs. Joshua Parrish. ’Squire Smith this afternoon rendered judgment against Isaac Chronister in favor of the Decatur Lumber company in the sum of S3O. LOTS FOR SALE. The Hendricks first addition to the town of Monroe has been platted and the lots are now or sale or trade at prices that are reasonable. 3112 t J. A. HENDRICKS. o FOR SALE —A check good for $125.00 to any one wishing to buy a King piano. Will sell it for $25. Here's a chance to make a cold hundred dollars if you contemplate a purchase of a piano. Address X Y Z, care Democrat, Decatur, Ind. 31t6 Use artificial gas for cooking and avoid gasoline explosions. 10t3 FOR SALE —Organ, in good shape. Apply James Coverdale; Phone 448, 313 S. Eleventh street.

Our 1910 Real Estate List Has some excellent properties, and good bargains—never before placed before the public. We have a large number of other tracts, ranging in prices from $90.09 to $125.00 an acre. Also lands in Michigan, Dakota, Oklahoma and Texas, in all stages of Improvements. Drop in and see us before investing. SNOW AGENCY, Phone 230, DECATUR, INDIANA.

1 — No. 820 —Is an acre tract with new cottage house and cellar, on Mercer Avenue, $1,500.00. 2 — No. 817 —Is a half acre on West Adams street, fair house, drove well, etc., $2,000.00. 3 — No. 798 —Is a three quarter acre tract on traction line south of Decatur, good house, etc., $1,325.00. 4— No. 754 —Is an acre and a quarter tract on traction line in north Decatur, comfortable residence, etc, $2,200.00. . 5 — No. 831—Is a one acre tract at Eleventh and Nuttman streets, a first class residence, well, cistern, stable, etc., $2,500.00. 6— No. 787 —Is a well Improved five acre tract not far from Decatur, fruit, drove well, etc., $1,250.00. 7 — No. 790 —Is a seven acre tract on the public road adjoining the corporation of Decatur. No buildings, good drainage, $200.00 an acre. 8 — No. 808—Is a well located twen-ty-two acre tract, on public road, just outside the city corporation, good drainage, $95,000 an acre, 9— No. 818—Is a well Improved twentyacre tract, about four miles In city property, we can supply sented. Have you examined our re 16— No. 717—1 s a four room cottage in south east Decatur on the gas and water lines. City water, cistern, .etc., $525.00. 17 — No. 792—1 s a six room cottage on Market street, city water, sewerage, on gas line, etc., price, SBOO.OO. 18 — No. 775 —Is a comfortable cottage on south Ninth street, has cistern, chicken park, etc., $875.00. 19 — no. 723—1 s a five room cottage on Eleventh street, in good location. Front porch, cistern, etc., $850.00. 20 — No. 805 —Is a well located cottage on North Third street. Has good chicken park, cistern, electric lights, etc., etc., $925.00. 21 — No. 776—1 s a new five room cottage on South Line street, has good cistern, drove well, coal house, etc., $1*150.00. 22 — No. 830 —Is a sinx room cottage on Rugg street, near Winchester street. Is on good sewer, gas and water lines, $1,200.00. 23 — 820 —Is a new cottage with celWe have also some high priced < for well improved farms. A WRETCHED MISTAKE to endure the Itching, painful distress of Piles. There’s no need to. Listen: “I suffered much from piles,” writes Will A. Marsh of Silver City, N. C., “till I got a box of Bucklen’s Arnica Salve and was soon cured.” Burns,

from Decatur, good land, near the stoned road, $2,500.00. 10 — Numbers 827 and 828 are forty acre tracts witr fair improvements, near market, school, etc.; good drainage, $3,700.00 and $3,800.00 each. 11 — No 829 —Is a good 80 acre tract on the stoned road, good drainage, well fenced, good house and fair barn, ets., $7,500.00. 12 — No. 794 —Is a well located 67 acre tract that is well drained and has good two story house, two barns, etc., etc., $7,250. 13 — No. 823 —Is a well Improved 100 acre tract on stoned road, in good location, good buildings and well drained, SIOO an acre. With this may be sold an adjoining 20 acre tract. 14 — Numbers 832 and 833 are each a 160 acre tract; one can be bought for SIOO.OO an acre and the other for $125.00 an acre. The land locations and buildings are good on each tract 15— No. 934 —Is a 199 acre tract In good location, is a good average quality of land, has comfortable old buildings, Is fairly well fenced, is near market, school, etc. Price, $83.00 an acre. almost any demand that may be precent list? lar, cistern, etc., cement walks, about an acre of ground ,on Mercer avenu”, $1,500.00. 24— No. 796 —Is a well located six room residence on South Fifth street electric lights, cistern, drove well, stable, fruit, etc., $2,150.00. 25 — No. 831 —Is a number one, seven room residence with cellar, stable, drove well, cistern, fine shade and fruit, on North Eleventh street — about four city lots —$2,500.00. 26— No. 816 —Is an eight room residence, with cellar, furnished bath, electric lights, cistern, drove well, city water, on gas line, has stable, nice shade and fruit trees, on Monroe street, near Ninth street; price, $3,000.00. 27 — We have also some fine locations and lots for city residences. In Schelman's addition for from $175.09 to $325.00 each. In Fullenkamp’s addition at about $375.00 to $500.00. On Front street and on Marshall street near the traction line at reasonable figures city residences that may be traded boils, ulcers, fever sores, eczema, cuts, chapped hands, chilblains, vanish before it. 25c at all druggists. o— See Bowers & Niblick Grain Co. for timothy, cloved and alfalfa seed. 3tf