Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 21 February 1910 — Page 3

JUST LIKE BEES * When we put out a box of advertised rubber boots last Saturday the boys swarmed around like bees and we sold that bunch of boots slick and clean. We have another lot of boys’ Snag Proof boots bought, boots that are worth $3.50 to day, sizes threes and fours only, we’ll sell them tomorrow at TWO FORTY NINE. If you want a pair come early in the morning. $2.49 CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE The Shoe Seller

:WEATHER forecast: Fair tonight and Tuesday; sold wave tonight. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Miller left this morning for a visit at Fort Wayne. Miss Goldie Draper of Williams was shopping here today. Henry Koenenmann was a business caller at Hoagland today. O. V. Graham of Monroe was a business caller in our city today. "■ ■»' • Dr. Fred Patterson DENTIST Saccessor to Dr. C. E. Neptune Office above Auth’s Jewelry Store. Telephone No. 472. Office hours: B—l 28 —12 a. m„ I—s p. m. A GOOD SIGN THE BANK CHECK In payment of your varied expenses is the BEST sign of propserity —and consequently the best beginning to secure satisfactory credit terms. » L.You’ll receive better treatment, more consideration in every respect if you make a a practice of using the check book. 1 Your- account - is - respectfully solicited HERE where it’ll receive the best of attention. THE OLD Adams County Bank i

)BOIOiOBO lOIODIOBOIOHOEOHOIOB J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. O ■ o The Bowers Realty Company is in a position to give excellent ■ service in taking care of a borrower’s needs In the way of loans on 'farm lands and city property, Q ■ The Realty Company has 5 per cent money to loan on ( reasonable terms and Its partial payment privileges as a strong ■ featur c . 2 Kindly come to us and discuss your needs with us and see if we O can not be of service. t - © o The Bowers Realty Co. ■ French Quinn, Secty. g

Charles Peterson was looking after business matters in Berne today. Miss Bertha Butter spent Sunday at Fort Wayne the guest of relatives. Miss Josephine Krick attended the spelling contest at Berne Saturday. Miss Etta Brandyberry attended the spelling contest at Berne Saturday. Miss Ruth Patterson entertained, the Gleaners Saturday afternoon. Conrad Gillig left this morning an business trip to Howard City, Michigan. Trustee John W. Cowens of Hartford township was a business caller here today. Unclaimed letters at the postoffice are for J. M. Frankel, T. A. Payles and Sam Walton. Charles Getting of Root township was attending to business here Saturday. Miss Madie Auten returned Saturday to Fort Wayne after attending to business matters here during the day. H. F. Schinnerer of Willshire passed through the city on his way to Fort Wayne. Mrs. John Scare of Willshire transferred here Saturday afternoon on her way. to Fort Wayne. Miss Ruth Worden went to Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Henry Gentis and son, Noel, went to Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon for a visit with relatives. Omer Butler, who has been teaching at Berne, spent Sunday with his family here. Mrs. Justin Roy and Miss Paupe of Bluffton were the guests of Mrs. Mary Crawford. Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Peoples spent Sunday the guests of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Magley, at Monmouth. Frank Gass and Charles Lose attended the K. of C. initiation at Alexandria Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beckwith and son, Ralph, of Ottawa, Michigan, have returned home after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Merry. Miss Stella Wemhoft, who spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Mary Wemhoff, and family, returned this morning to her work at Fort Wayne. Miss Fern DeLong returned this morning to her home \at Greentown after spending Sunday with the Misses Madge Hite and Zoa Miller. Mrs. Henry Schultz went to Monroeville Saturday afternoon to assist in caring 'for her mother, Mrs. Adam Baker, whtf is quite sick. Mrs. Baker is seventy-seven years of age.

John Custer made a business trip to Pleasant Mills Saturday afternoon. David Gerber was a business visitor at Berne Saturday afternoon. Ben Lang came home from Geneva and spent Sunday with his parents. R. B. Gregory was at Berne today, where he was looking after business matters. Misses Della and Opal Harruff went to Monroeville Saturday to spend Sunday with friends. Mrs. M. Fullenkamp, who has been sick for the past two weeks with the grip, is somewhat better. Miss Belle Bernard went to Hesse Cassel Saturday afternoon for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. B. Weaver, over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Hill are preparing to move to the Pillars farm north of( the city, and will move in about two weeks. The revival services at the Concord Lutheran church are progressing nicely under the direction of the pastor, the Rev. A. K. Mumma. Tomorrow is Washington's birthday and the banks and other institutions which are entitled to the privileges of legal holidays, will be closed. Mips Dorothy Walters returned this morning from an over Sunday visit with her sister. Miss Margaret, who is .teaching near Berne. Mr. and Mrs. John Kirsch returned last evening to their home at Marion after a visit with their brothers, Peter and Mathias Kirsch, of this city. Mrs. Katharine Cline left this morning for Baldwin after a visit with her daughters, Mrs. Joseph Blew and Mrs. Sol David. Charles Rinehart went to Fort Wayne this morning to call on his who was operated upon a few days ago for gall stones. Leo Sprunger returned tljis morning to hi's studies at the International Business college at Fort Wayne after spending Sunday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eli Sprunger. Miss Ida Gay returned this morning to her work at Fort Wayne after a visit over Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Gay, east of the city. Miss Nellie Bowser has returned to her work at the Burdg millinery store after a visit over Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Bowser, near Monroe. Conrad Gillig left this morning for Howard City, Mich., and other places where he will look over the country, and if things look satisfactory will invest. Joe Golchin, who spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Julia Colchin, and family, left last evening for Fort Wayne and will leave this morning for Dola, Ohio, where he is employed. Ralph Amrine returned from a short visit with his parents at DeGraff, Ohio. He has taken a position in the printing department of the Daily Democrat, beginning work this morning. Mrs. George Star and daughter, Miss Elizabeth, of Grand Ledge, Mich., who for several weeks have been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. George Kints on Route 6, left this morning for their home. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Glansey and daughter, Opal, of Decatur returned home Saturday afternoon, having visited a few days with George H. Bartling and family of East of Portland. — Portland Commercial-Review. Mrs Willis McQueen of Root township was shopping here Satuurday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. McQueen quite recently moved from their home in Monmouth to the Fred Bohnke farm in Root township. Mr and Mrs. A. Z. Smith of southeast of the city went.to Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon, where they visited with lifer brother, Mr. Sheets, and family over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. rthur Ford and son left this morning for their home in Muncie. Mrs. Ford and baby have been visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Hower, several weeks, but Mr. Ford was only in the city over Sunday. Rev. Sherman Powell went to Knightstown this morning, where he will assist the Rev. Thornberg for a few' days in a revival meeting. Mr. Powell will take part in the quartet singing, which, by tte way, is the best to be found anwyhere. The Forbing building, which will be occupied by Hiiesman & Garai d a “The Fair" store, located two buildings north of this office, is taking on a fine appearance. Tho entire building has been repapered, the new selving is nearly all installed an£ it will soon be ready for occupancy. The anti-saloon forces are planning to have a number of speeches made during the closing week of the local option campaign, and the first meeting to be announced for this purpose is one to be held at Rockford next Wednesday evening, February 23rd at 7:30. Thes peakers are to be R. W. Stine and A. B. Cline. —Bluffton News.

C. C. Schug of Berne was a business visitor here today. Mrs. Weatherby of Chicago has arrived for an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Bart France. County Clerk Jatnes P. Haefllng was unable to be atjiis office today on account of sickness. A baby boy was born this morning to Mr. and Mrs. David Wagoney of Ninth street, and happiness reigns supreme In that home. Mrs. Lilly Strahm and daughter, Edith, went to Fort Wayne to spend Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Mary Baxter. Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Matthewson and children of Pleasant Mills went to Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon for a visit. Delma Elzey went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit with his sister, Mrs. Charles Rinehart, at the Lutheran hospital. Charles Rinehart went to Fort Wayen this morning to call on his wife, who is recovering from an operation at the Lutheran hospital. Ed Kleinhentz, who has a good poposition as stenographer in the office of the Pennsylvania Railroad company at Fort Wayne, spent Sunday with bis parents. Ten members of the Bluffton male chorus organized by Prof. Tucker of Marion will go to the latter city Sunday to sing with the Marion chorus at an entertainment in that city. Members of the Decatur chorus will be present also. —Bluffton News. George Van Camp of Jackson, Mich., James Van Camp of Danville, Mich., Joe Van Camp of Anderson and Belus Van Camp of near this city will be hero Tuesday for a visit with Willis VanCamp and Mrs. A. Van Camp and family. John Stewart, visited over Sunday with his wife and son at Huntington. Mrs. Stewart and son came to Huntington from Chicago, having shipped their household goods to this city, where they will make their home. They will visit with relatives there a week before coming here. L. L. Baumgartner and daughter, Bess, who have been at Linn Grove the past week, where they took possession of the store recently purchased by Mr. Baumgartner, spent Sunday here with the remainder of the family. They will move to Linn Grove about the first of March. The Rev. R. Spetnagel has received a card from the Rev. H. B. Masters, pastor of the First Presbyterian church at Fort Wayne, stating that he will be here this evening to fill his appointment at the second of the series of two weeks' special services at the Presbyterian church. Among the marriage licenses granted at Fort Wayne Saturday was one to Frank Drago and Beulah Harding. It w.ill be rembered that several months ago Drago and Miss Harding’s mother engaged in a sensational law suit here, in which Drago demanded damages from Mrs. Harding for slander and was given a small verdict. Tom Miller and family passed through the city this morning en route from Herbst to Decatur, where they will spend a few days visiting friends. Mr. Miller has been taking treatment for an eye trouble, which has proven very beneficial. He will probably return to his work as agent at the Clover Leaf station here the latter part of next week. —Bluffton Banner. Mrs. Theodore Hall, wife of the Tocsin merchant, fell downstairs Friday afternoon at her home in that town, breaking the bones in her arm. While the injury is not considered serious she will be confined to her room for some time. She had started down tho stairs, when her feet caught on the carpet of the stairway and tripped her. —Bluffton Banner. A meeting of the directors of the Methodist Memorial Home was held at Warren last Tuesday and was attended by Revs. B. S Hollopeter, W. W. Martin, C. U. Wade, J. K. Cecil and Frank Morris. Tne gentlemen spent considerable time going over the buildins on the Home grounds and found that the work will be in shape that it can be accepted at an early date. March 10th has been set to meet with William Chopson and close up the business transactions with him. It is likely that a settlement will be made with Contractor Griffith upon that day?— Bluffton News. Elzey having retired from the firm of Elzey-Vance-Hite, it would be considered a great favor if all persons knowing themselves to be indebted to either Elzey & Vance or Elzey-Vance & Hite would settle the same at their earliest convenience.

JAPAN BARS FOREIGNER. (United Press Service.) Tokio, Japan, Feb. 21 —(Special to Daily Democrat) —A bill was Introduced in the Gelt today providing that no foreigner may own land in Japan, unless he is a native of a country within the borders of which Japanese are permlt’ed to acquire title to the soil, < NOTICE TO BREEDERS. Breeders of fine road mares, take notice that the well-known stallion, Bristo Wilkes, 19732 .that made the stand at Berne last season, will now be moved to my farm, where he will make the stand during the coming season. The farm is located 1 mile east and 2 miles north of Monroe, or 3*4 miles south of Decatur on the mud pike road. See him before you breed elsewhere. Remember, this horse was shown in four classes apd got four blue ribbons at the Decatur fair last fall and his colts did the same in every show. 44t3 R. A. HUNTER, Owner. o. —. .... CARD OF THANKS. We wish to kindly thank the minister, choir, friends and neighbors for their kind treatment in our sadness. MR AND MRS. C. B. KRAMER. MR. AND MRS. S. BILLMAN.

Week End Excursion St. Louis and Return Saturday and Sunday February 26 and 27 'lO RATE $6.00 Call at Depot Ticket Office for Tickets and all Information. Two fast trains carrying free reclining Chairs, Pullman Sleepers and Modem Coaches leave DECATUR, Ind., every day for St. Louis. C. F. Harris, Agent. CLOVER LEAF ROUTE First National Bank of Decatur Interest bearing certificates of deposit issued, payable on demand at three per cent per annum left for six months. j* j»Four per cent interest given on certificates left for one year..AjM> Don’t Owe Everybody It’s bad business policy. Owejone man and let that one be us. Your bills then will never bother you. We loan money on any good chattel security such as Furniture,Pianos Horses; etc. I We give a liberal discount on all loans paid off before due. If you Hoed money fill out the following blank, out It out and mail it to u*. Onr agent Is tn Decatur every Tuesday. Nama Addrena .............. Am’t Wanted Kind of Security .. Reliable , Private FL Wayne loan Company Bort Wayne* ind

■■■■■ ■ ■ ■ ■ IIBF « ■ ■ ■ ■■■■■■■■■■■ I : Read ! : Carefully : ■ N | d# d# ■ I LAST | ESPECIAL! i OFFER I 5 J* ■ origins : S Friday Feb. 18th.: ■ 8 O’CLOCK A. M. ■ : CLOSES ■ i Saturday Evening ! I Feb. 26,1910 g g AT 10 P. M. | ■ ■ ■ 5 ■ 38 Each candidate Sending or bringing to the ■ ® Democrat office $25.00 worth of bonified new m m subscriptons during the above mentioned period n ■ wll be given an extra voucher for 200,000 votes, ■ Bl besides the regular votes given on subscriptions. ■ ® The amount does not all have to be turned in at _ _ one time but whenever it amounts to $25.00 you g g receive the extra voucher. g This is positively the last offer of any kind H H that will be made as the contest closes one ■ ■ week from the day that this offer expires and it ■ affords candidates opportunity to advance their ”■ J standing to such an extent that it will put them g g in good shape for the last night of the contest. ■ ■ A couple of these for anyone of the candidates ■ Bat the present time may decide who will win the *2 $505.00 Brush car, SIOO.OO Diamind Ring, $75.00 E E Diamond Ring or other valuable prizes to be g| ■ awarded. . ■ ■ This is an opportunity that the candidates S. ■ cannot ayord to overlook. The candidates by ■ getting out and doing their hard work this ■ " week instead of the last week, can gain a great “ many votes and therefore put temselves in gg good standing to win the automobile or other | S prizes the last night. Remember this is your last ■ ■ chance to get any extra votes of any kind. ® H Candidates living outside of the city will be jg allowed to work up to the last minute on Feb- E ruary 26th, by mailing their business wherever ■ H they are before 10 o’clock that evening so that ■ ■ it will show the Postoffice stamp before ten J o’clock that evening “ ■ 3 & S ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ SM H ■ s Any One Candidate ■ ■ may win as many of s ■ the Extra Vouchers j 5 as they can. ; ■ ■■■■■■■■■■■■■» ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■