Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 28 February 1910 — Page 3

I WE ARE SELLING I A SCAD ■ Os rubber goods these days. Our gum I boots can’t be beat. Then we have them I in high and low instep and can fit more I feet. In ladies sandals we have the disI ferent heights of heels and in men’s we have the new Hi-To lasts that it takes to fit the new shoes. Come here for good rubbers. CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE The Shoe Seller

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 Miss Kate Hennetord spent Sunday in Bluffton with friends. THE BANIS CHECK I In payment of your varied expenses is the BEST sign of propserity —and consequently the best beginning to secure satisfactory credit terms. > You’ll receive better treatment, more consideration in every respect if you make a I a practice of using the check book. Your 1 account - is - respect- | fully solicited HERE where 1 it’ll receive the best of atteni tion. THE OLD Adams Cojmiy Bank

! — I — , ■_ ■OIO B OBio 110 BOBODBOBOBOBOBOBOBOB ■ J s Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres, g ■ ° Mr. Man who wants to buy a small home:- ■ The Bowers Realty Company has for sale H ■ a number of desireable and pleasant little homes O ■ that will sell for around about SIOOO.OO each. ■ ■ You can secure now perhaps better than at any O O other time what you want and need at the low- q ■ est possible price. The Bowers Realty Com- n ■ nany are in a position to help you buy one of g these homes. Don’t you think that it would . ■ pay you to discuss the matter with us? g ° If you want a home, don’t keep on rent- ! ing, come and see what we have to offer. ■ H ES ■ O The Bowers Realty Co. H J French Quinn, Secty. g 8080808080808008080808080808

000040004000<0 < O<O<O<OoO< | WEATHER FORECAST I <O<O<O<O<O ♦ 0<04040<00040< Fair tonight and Tuesday; warmer Tuesday. Otto Green was the guest of friends in Ossian Sunday evening. A. B. Bailey of Monroe was a business visitor here today. Dan Niblick as unable to be at the store today on account of having the grip. Mrs. Catherine Eardy left today for Mt. Carmel, 111., where she will visit wiui daughter, Mrs. Weimer. Miss Rose Hoffman has returned from a visit with Frank Roop and family north of the city. Miss Antoinette Gass returned this morning to her home at Celina, Ohio, after visiting with relatives and friends here. C. D. Lewton spent Sunday at Fort Wayne with Mrs. Lewton, who is at Hope hospital, where she recently underwent an operation. Mrs. Lewton is recovering nicely. Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller went to Fort Wayne Sunday, where they called on Mrs. Miller’s sister, Mrs. Jane Butler, who is recovering from an operation at the Lutheran hospital. Ernest Cross of Rome City visited Saturday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Gross. His father, who has been sick for some time, is said to be getting better. Homer Stewart accompanied little Meredith, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart, to this city from Huntington Saturday. Homer will remain here with his brother indefinitely. Mrs. D. P. Reynolds, who was operated upon several weeks ago, the operation revealing a cancerous condition of the liver, is said to be growing gradually weaker and the doctors can do nothing more for her. Dick Peterson has accepted a position in the dry goods department of the True & Runyon store and began his duties there this morning. He seems perfectly at home in this new work and will no doubt prove a successful merchant. Dr. Fred Patterson DENTIST Successor to Dr. C. E. Neptune Office above Auth’s Jewelry Store. Telephone No. 472. Office hours: B—l 28 —12 a. m., I—s1 —5 p. m.

Henry Koenemann made a business trip to Williams today. F. S, Armantrout of Geneva was a business visitor in the city today. Mrs. Pen Robinson of Monmouth was shopping here Saturday. H. 8. Porter returned home from a business trip to Fort Wayne. Omer Butler, who spent Sunday with his family here, returned to his work at Berne this morning. John Schug left this morning on his regular trip south after spending Sunday here with his family. Ray Christen spent Sunday at Fort Wayne the guest of his brothers, Harry and Bert. Mrs. L. H. Zeigler of Monmouth was among the Decatur shoppers Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Rundquist, who is working in th city organizing clubs, went to Fort Wayne to spend Sunday with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Sheler went to Fort Wayne this morning, where they were the guests of friends during the day. Miss Bess Baumgartner, who was the guest of friends in the city over Sunday, left today for her home at Linn Grove. Scott Ellis returned to his work at Geneva this morning after spending Sunday in the city as the guest of his , parents. A. R. Bell left this morning for Win- ' Chester, where he was looking after ’ some business for the Smith & Bell Lumber company. ' Miss Lulu and Carl Aatz returned from Berne this morning. They spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. i Cris Stengle. F. M. Addington returned home - from Portland, where he spent Sunday with Mrs. Addington, who is spend- , ing the winter at that place. ■ Mrs. A. R. Bell and daughter, Pansy, who have been spending the win- . ter months at St. Petersburg, Fla.,, ■ returned home today. Miss Rose Martin of Fort Wayne I Spent Sunday with her father, Jacob Martin, and her sister, Mrs. C. V. Connell and family of this city. i Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schulte attend- , ed the funeral of his sister, Mrs. LouI ise Biedenberg, which was held Sunday afternoon at Fort Wayne. Mahlon Harmon, Charles Bohnke and Sam Harkless left this morning ■ for Hoagland, where they are engaged in doing some work at that place. i A boy about fifteen years of age, from Holland, passed through this > city this morning to Bone, Mich., • where he will join a band of these people who are forming a settlement ! at that place. I Mrs. Grover Hoffman of Swayzee, > who slipped on the ice several weeks I ago and dislocated her spinal column, is said to be getting along well and has nearly entirely recovered from ' the effects of the fall. i Mrs. Carrie Reinking and daughter, i Hilda, went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend the funeral of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Martha Schleichner, which was held this afternoon from the Lutheran church. Misses Blanch and Orpha Smith i left on the non train today for Elwood, where they will spend a week with their sister and other relatives. , From there they will go to Columbus, Ind., where they will make theiiy home. They wish their many friends good-bye. Wilhelm Engleback of Petoskey, Mich., who was called to Fort Wayne on account of the death of a sister, Sundayed with his brother, Henry I Schulte, here. Mr. Engleback was formerly a resident here, but for a number of years has been in business at Petoskey, where he conducts a large mercantile tailoring establishment. William Slusser has returned from Frankfort, where he was called by the serious illness of his wife, who suffered a relapse of pleurisy while there visiting with her sister. She was somewhat better when he returned to Decatur, but in all probability not be able to return for some time. He is packing his household goods and will board, while continuing his work with the Ward Fence company. A son has gone to Frankfort to be with his mother during her illness. Work will be started Monday morning on the counter block or foundation for the new shaft that will be installed at the edectric light plant within the next few days. The new shaft will take the place of the one broken a few months ago and which was repaired by Robert Ashe. This broken I shaft is still doing duty at the plant, but will be taken out as soon as the new one arrives. With the installing of the counter block it Is thought that the pressure on the large shaft will be made much lighter and there will be no danger of a further break. — Bluffton Banner.

Vincent Forbing made a business trip to Berne today. Rev. G. Bauer of east of the city was in the city today on business. Mrs. Harry Horn nas returned to her home at Union City after a visit with her mother ,Mrs. Carrie Schaub. Mrs. Viola Gaskill returned this morning to Fort Wayne after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stevens. Ben Garard, a printer of several years’ experience, left today noon for Willshire, Ohio, where he will be employed in the Willshire Herald offise. Mrs. Henry Stevens Is at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Debolt, east of the city, caring for her mother, who Is quite sick with the grip. Trustees John T. Kelley of Jefferson township, John W. Cowen of Hartford township and John Mosure of French township were transacting business in the city today. Postmaster Frisinger reports unclaimed letters as belonging to Herman Freidman, Clarissa Boon, Cleo Rosenthall, A. V. Brownbash, C. N. Gorham and Enda Cromer. D. H. Hunsicker, who has been sick with the grip for several days, is getting better rapidly, and will probably be able to return to his work as conductor on the interurban Tuesday. Hollowell McAlhaney, who was called from his home in Texico, New Mexico, to attend the funeral of his brother, whose body was brought here from The Dalles, Oregon, is preparing to return to his home in New Mexico. L. L. Baumgartner and daughter, Bess, who spend the weeks days at Linn Grove, in charge of their store, spent Sunday here with the family. They will move to Linn Grove in a week. Miss Ida Van Camp will soon enter college to complete her musical education, taking both instrumental music and voice culture. The college has not yet been determined, but she will either enter the conservatory at Marion or Naperville. Within the next two weeks Bluffton can boast of a new industry. Mr. Mike Long and Gotlieb Schneider are busily engaged at the present time installing machinery in a building near the Long residence, for the manufacture of a patent fence brace, the invention of Mr. Schneider. Plans for the factory have been under way for several months and Mr. Long stated this morning that the new factory would be in operation within a short time. —Bluffton Banner.

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® Buy Harness And Saddlery |2 gg g] You can get high grade goods at a low cost at our store. As has been our custom in former years we will again hold our Annual Harness Sale begin- ga ning March Bth. and continuing until March 20th. ggg We will have a large and Complete stock to select ||| from. B| 100 sets of Breeching and Farm Hamess and 100 sets of light Buggy and Carriage Harness. WE MAKE EVERY SET Os HARNESS WE SELL and cut Globe Oak Tanned Leather (if you doubt this statement we will be aq only too glad to show you) Attend this sale whether you want to buy harness or not and learn why jgSHj we can sell our Hamess at such low'prices and still make High Grade Har- MH ness ‘ $15.00 Single Buggy harness during sale $10.75 During our Hamess Sale, arys we will offer the following exceptional bargains in Saddlery Goods. 100 per ct. Deer Hair Pads 12”—4 Hooks 50cts. Old Gold Red Edge Pads 12”-4 ” 2 Bets. Old Gold Collar Pads ll”-4 ” 20cts. I inch All leather halter. Full size 60ets. Any style curry comb . . . '.............. Qcts. Fine large Fibre horse brushes . . . . . • I6< ts. Am Unlined full size burlap stable blankets 7 Bets. es® X Lined ” ” ” ” ” 9 Octs. 54 Adj. Rope halters 20cts. 250 Doz. Horse collars at Manufactures Prices. | SCHAFER HDW. CO. g mh The up-to-date Hardware Store with ® the GOODS and PRICE