Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 53, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1910 — Page 3

MR. FELTIBOOT MAN After wearing warm footwear all winter a fellows feet are soft and tender andjhe wants something awful easy to put on for spring work. My Elk Skin Shoe is the thing, the soft glove like leather conforms to the foot like a fine shoe, and they wearjand stay soft and pliable under most any condition. 2We reI comend these Shoes for tender feet. CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE The Shoe Seller

<o<o<o4o<o<o<o ♦ O<O<OOO4O< i WEATHER FORECAST j Xo<o<o<o<o < o<o<o<o<o<o »ot ‘ Generally fair tonight and Thursday. Henry Hoffstetter made a business trip to Berne yesterday. turned to her home today after a turend to her home today after a short visit in the city with relatives. Mrs. F. Kessler of Monroe was shopping here yesterday and visiting with friends. Miss Pansy Bell of the telephone office is able to be out again after an attack of the grip. Mr. and Mrs. John Fellers, Mr. and Mrs. George Cohlar of I-a Grange are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Newton Anderson. Mrs. Lewis Weber and family are taday making arangements to move into their new home recently purchased by them, being the Jacob Mangold residence on Nuttman avenue. The Moneyed Man.... Os today—the business man --never pays his bills in cash—he always uses a check. He has been bit by unscrupulous methods—therefore, he adopts the only sure method of payment-the check. Do you use it? If not inquire of US how you can enjoy this protection. THE OLD Adams« Bank

■OB OSOiOIO BOBODBOBOBOBOBOBOBOB J J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres, g O READ THIS 2 J The Bowers Realty Company has to offer a o ■ bargain in a residence property. ■ This property is a one and one half story eight O O room house in excellent condition, 2 closets, elect- ■ M ric lights, city water, large cistern, large wood- H ■ house on rear of lot, can be easily converted into a ( O stable, 2 scientifically arranged chicken houses. ■ ■ each 12x20, very fine fruit trees about 30 bearing ■ ■ trees, good shade. . o This properiy is located on the west side ot ■ Tenth Street between Madison and Jefferson Streets O O Only $1700.00 is all that we ask for this prop- j ■ ertv we sav that it is dirt cheap at that figure. Bl 2 The Bowers Realty Co. ■ French Quinn, Secty. g 80808 O B O B O B O 800808 O B O B O B O 808

> Wesley Hoffman made a business trip to Fort Wayne yesterday. Ed Green made a business trip to Fort Wayne yesterday. L. E. Summers went to Berne yesterday on business. Jake Tester was at Monroe yesterday, performing some work. Mrs. Fred Libke of Marion Is visiting with Miss Ida Weldy. Mrs. M. A. Vail, who has been visiting with relatives at Warsaw, returned home today. Mr. and Mrs. Alex White returned this afternoon to their home near Ossian after a visit with their daughter, Mrs. Jesse Sutton. Joe Beery, who has been a business caller at Petroleum for a few days, returned to his home here yesterday. David Lauferty returned to his home at Huntington after attending to business here relating to the Waring glove factory. Miss Mary Bentz returned to Fort Wayne after a visit with her par- • ents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bentz, east of the city. Mr. and Mrs. . Dayton Barkley of near Hoagland, who were shopping here, returned home on the 1 o’clock car. A Henry Swartz, who has been acting in the caoadtv of narness make’ - tor Atz & Steele, will on next Monday begin work at the Schaier Ha'dwore company Miss Emma Keller and her guest, Jacob Rueck, of Klamath Falls, Oregon, who have been visiting with friends at Willshire, Ohio, transferred here on their way to her home at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Albert Peltz and children left yesterday afternoon for their future home north of Fort Wayne, near Stop 5 on the interurban. They are ' moving from their farm near Pleasl ant Mills, where they have resided for some time. Mrs. A. T. Vail of Fort Wayne returned home yesterday afternoon after a visit with Mrs. Daniel Sprang. She accompanied Mrs. M. A. Vail, , who has been making her home at Warsaw this winter, to the home of ! her daughter, Mrs. Sprang, where she will remain for some time. 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.

Ed Ahr was transacting business at Bluffton yesterday. Bert Bailey returned to his home at Monroo. Fred Vaughn went to Fort Wayne last evening. Ed Magley spent last evening in Fort Wayne. Father Wilken was the guest of friends at Fort Wayne today. Frank Gilllg has returned from a business trp to Fort Recovery, Ohio. Misses Madge Hite and Ina Everett spent the day tn Fort Wayne. Murray Scheerer was looking after business at Peterson yesterday. Charles Clyde left today for his home at Tocsin after be,ng in the city for a w!;’ e op business. Lucy and Bess Schaffner were in the city visiting with their sister, Mrs. Anna Henchen. Mrs. Emma Stevens of near Wren, Ohio, is visiting with her sister, Mrs. William Roop. Miss Celesta Wemhoff left this morning for Fort Wayne, where she will visit with her sister, Stella. Raleigh Parrish is at Fort Wayne the guest of friends and attending to business matters. Barney Meyers went to Fort Wayne last evening, where he was called by the death of a relative. Mrs. Pen Robinson of Monmouth was shopping here yesterday and returned home on the four o’clock car. Miss Lucile Hale made a business trip to Fort Wayne last evening on the four o'clock car, returing home on the 5:30 car. A. D. Artman and Henry Gentis went to Linn Grove today on business relating to the Schafer Hardware company. Mr. and Mrs. Brehn of Fort Wayne made their regular monthly trip here for the collections for Collier's Weekly. Mrs. Ed Lowton and daughter of Mpnmouth were visitors here yesterday afternoon, returning on the four o'clock car. Mrs. Glen Glancey of Monroe was in the city today for a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Stultz. C. I. Golder of Huntington, who has been looking after business in the city for several days past, returned to his home last evening. Joe Miller of Fort Wayne was a business caller in the city today. Miss Rose Christen went to Fort Wayne today, where she was attending to some business interests. Carl Moses and Tony Hackman left this morning for Canada, where they will look over the country, and if things are satisfactory they will purchase land there. Mrs. Cinderella Thomas, who has been spending the winter with her sister, Mrs. R. A. Steele, left this morning for her home at Plymouth, Illinois. Charles Peterson of Denver, Colo., who has been here several weeks, representing his real estate firm, and visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Schafer Peterson, left for LaJunta. He will return later. W. H. Kueb’er has gone tc Cleve lana~ Ohio, where he will buy goods for the Boston store He will also visit with his brother-in-law, Jules Spies, and family, who live in that city. Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson of Tocsin, who has been caring for her son, Walter’s children, Larimer and Frances, of this city, arrived here yesterday, where she will keep house and care for them. Richard, left this morning for Greenville, Ohio, to attend the funeral of her uncle, Dave. E. VanTilburgh, which was held this afternoon. His death occurred Monday afternoon at 4 o’clock from heart trouble. Rev. Richard Spetnagel and Will Jackson called yesterday on the latter’s sister, Mrs. Paul Baumgartner, in St. Marys township. Mrs. Baumgartner, who was injured in a fall several days ago, is recovering. John Joseph, who is conducting a fruit and candy shop at Geneva, where he is meeting with good success, was in the city last evening visiting with his friends, with all of whom he is quite popular and always royally welcomed. The fact that the ground is thawing out is being received with much joy by the gang on the Bluffton, Geneva & Celina Traction company, which has been putting up the poles, at it will mean that the work can now be done with considerable speed. —Bluffton Banner. Alex Leßrun writes us from Gas City, where he is living now, and says that there is work there for every one who comes and at good wages. Ho says a man can buy a property by paying five or six dollars a month and he will be glad to show any one where the properties are if they will call on him. He will read the Democrat to keep posted.

Frank Parrish made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Harve Sprague made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. John Moran was at Fort Wayne today visiting with her parents. Mrs. O. D. Kunkle of Monmouth was shopping in the city this 'morning, returning on the 1() o’clock car. Professor Withaus of Berne was in the city today in the interest of his music classes in this city. John Stoneburner was at Monroe today looking after some business between trains. Mrs. Sampson Pillars was shopping here this morning and returned to her home north of the city on the 10 o’clock car. Miss Ethel Barkley is clerking today nt the Everett & Hite bazaar in the absence of Miss Ina Everett, who is spending the day in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Baughman went to Bluffton this morning to look after business relating to their five and ten cent store. Ed Vancil left this morning for Monroe and Berne, where he was looking after some business during the day. Gert Reynolds went to Geneva this morning, where he was attending to business in the interest of the Carey Peoples Co. of Cleveland, Ohio. Seats are on sale at Lachot & Rice's drug store for the Libke piano recital at library hall tomorrow evening. Th etime is 8:15. Admission, twenty-five cents. Mrs. Frederick Miller of Cincinnati, who has been in the city for a week, and while here attended the funeral of Mrs. Louise Biedenweg, left this morning for her home. Mrs. Daisy Ballenger is clerking at the Baughman five and ten cent store today in the absence of Mr. and Mrs. Baughman, who are at Bluffton on business. The revival services at the Evangelical church are continuing with interest. Evangelist Klein of Reading, Pa., will be here today and will assist the Rev. D. O. Wise in the services, beginning this evening. Mrs. Loren H. Lake and children, Ernest and Carroll, went to Auburn this morning where they will visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hawi. They .were accompanied as far as Fort Wayne by Mr. Lake. Evangelist Richard is conducting services at the Baptist church every evening this week. The services are quite largely attended and much good is being done in the revival of interest among the members of the church. Rev. W. F. Klein of Reading, Pa., arrived in the city this afternoon and will speak at the services to be conducted at the Evangelical church this evening. Rev. Klein is a fluent speaker and no doubt a large and interesting audience will be present to hear him. In the case of George Bubb against, the Fort Wayne & Springfield Traction company, a suit for damages, the amount of costs for the trial in DeKalb county, $l3B, was paid into court this morning and the case will now be tried here.—Bluffton Banner. Charles Barnhart, who is contemplating opening a racket store in the near future, went to Bluffton this morning to consult George Morris on business relating thereto. He has several good locations in view but is undecided as to where he will open his store.

First National Bank of Decatur Interest bearing certificates of deposit issued, payable on demand at three per cent per annum left for six months.» •#»Four per cent interest given on certificates left for one

IKUEBLER, MOLTZ & CO. | 0 ANNOUNCE the arrival of a full line of J | New Rugs, Carpets, | I Maltings and Curtains | H House cleaning time is almost here. The best Byour selection is right NOW ® v, full and complete. > We’ll hold yourpurchasy for them. See us before buying. At Hgl DSTON STORE, | XTUR, - - INDIANA gggBSBBSBHSBB

CARD OF THANKS. Mrs. Susan Martz desires in this manner to thank most sincerely the many friends and neighbors who so kindly assisted them during the illness and death of her son. MOTHER AND FAMILY. o A PUBLIC SALE OF POTATOES. The undersigned will hold a public sale of potatoes, they now being stored in the cellar under the Baker & Pennington meat market. The date of the sale is Saturday, March 19th. The terms of the sale will be made known the day of sale. 53t6 E. WOODS. o FOR SALE —One good house on Madison street. Enquire of Mrs. R. J. Holthouse.

CONCERT on TUESDAY NIGHT March, Bth. at hrnrii tin Uu J lIIUI Given by The Bluffton-Decatur Male HChorus OF 125 VOICES Under the direction of C.[F. Tucker. assisted by Mildred Dilling, harpest. Charline Dilling, violiniet, and Gertrude’Moses, pianist. 8:15

Y NO DEF6TS Are Hidden f* ’ “ r T ~ j*They are solid value 111 OUr dear through. Boy’s >Made of honest wea - | ing leather. Shoes >The best shoes ever mm offered at the money. have some excellent shoes for boys dress wear. with the same skill and style that our „ , men’s shoes are made. Formerly, Fred B.Tague Shoe Store. . . . , West side of Second st. «#*Come in and let US Decatur, - - Indiana. ==========:= show you. » Peoples & Gefke I SELL INSURANCE I Loan Money at 5 Per cent You can save $lO on a Kitchen Range, s2.son aFurnace if you will call and see me. W. J. AWE RS ’Phone 265. 233 North Fifth Street .Decatur, Indiana. ■ An Announcement I 5 As we expect a larger business this year g ■ than any of the past six years we have I 1 been in business, we have stocked our K store with more and better goods than a we have ever had before and expect to ■ keep up the standard we put up the first day we were in business. ■ To share our profits with our custom- ■ ers by making our goods at Rock Bot- < tom prices and guarantee to give you B the best goods for the least money of I any place in the city. I Our spring goods are most all in and | we’ll be glad to meet you and glad to 1 have you come into our store and look B around and examine the quality of our ■ goods and get the prices before you buy. B Remember it’s at » 1 Baughman’s 5 and 10c Store ■ Third Door South of Court House.