Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1910 — Page 3

I YOUNG MEN I We’ll Make You An Inch Taller | —with a pair of our new Gun Metal Hi-To, HiI Arch, Hi-Heel shoes. These have heels an I inch higher than the ordinary and the vamps I are very short. Although they make the foot Hh look a size smaller than the old lasts they are I very comfortable to wear. They’re hot off the i griddle boys and you can see them in the winI dow tomorrow. I Mens $4.00 CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE The Shoe Seller

♦o*o*o4o*o*o*o ♦ o<o<o4o<o< I WEATHER FORECAST I o<o<o<o<o < o<o<o<o<o<o<o< Unsetled tonight; Saturday fair. Charles Scheiman made a business trip to Hoagland this morning. T. M. Gollogly made a business trip to Peterson yesterday. Samuel Paulison of Fort Wayne" was a business visitor here today. Gert Reynolds was attending to business in the south part of the county in the interest of the Carey Peoples company of Cleveland, Ohio. ************<** * Regular cost of gas is * * SI.OO per 1,000 cubic * * feet. * When not paid by the * * 10th of the month, it * * costs von sl.lO. * REMEMBER THIS. * ************** 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

808 O B O B 010 BOBODBOBOSOBOBOBOBOB g J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres, g 8 READ T *" ll ® , . _ ■ ■ The Bowers Realty Company has to offer an- o ■ other .property that is one of the most desirable in ■ g ' he This property is atwo story home of 8 large" ■ rooms and basement, slate roof, two large porches „ g fine fruit and shade, located on one of the finest o O residence lots in the whole city on the west side of ■ ■ Fourth street, alley lot, south side of alley between - O M a( jj so n and Jefferson streets. . ■ The price asked for this property is. we con- w £ Sider very low and we will be pleased to show you O O this property or answer W—£ ® The Bowers Realty Co. ■ g French Quinn, Secty. g BOBOBOBOBOBOBOOBOBOBOSOBOBOB

Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lutz went to Fort Wayne this morning. Dr. J. S. Boyers and son, Luther, went to Fort Wayne this morning. Mr. Conoran of Indianapolis will visit with friends here over Sunday. C. G. Egley of Berne was a business visitor here yesterday. Charles Yobst returned to Fort Wayne after attending to business matters here. Mrs. C. Rademacker and daughter, Mae, spent the day in Fort Wayne, the guests of friends. Mrs. Andrew Moyer has been quite sick with grip complicated with heart trouble. Mrs. Cai Miller has returned from Marion, where she attended the funeral of a niece. Mrs. D. W. Johns of Pleasant Mills went to Fort Wayne this morning on business. Tom Reed returned home this morning from his regular trip and win remain in the city over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Niblick have gone to Chicago to buy goods for the Niblick store. Miss Lucy Brown of Willshire, Ohio, passed through the city today on her way to Fort Wayne. Mrs. E. H. Kilbourne of Fort Wayne arrived in the city last evening for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. U. Deininger. Miss Marjorie Deininger, who has been visiting with her sister, Mrs. E. H. Kilbourne, at Fort’Wayne, returned home last evening. Miss Corrine King of Riefsburg, Ind., who has been visiting with her cousin, Miss Lilah Lachot, for a week past, has returned to her home. D. E. Smith and family are moving into their new home recently purchased from L. L. Baumgartner and family. The millinery opening at the Deininger millinery store this afternoon and evening promises to be largely attended. Mrs. McKay and niece, who have been visiting at Huntington, passed through here on their way to their home at Fort Wayne. They called on the Hensley family during their stop here between trains. 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.

Mrs. Charles Burr was a business visitor in the city yesterday. James Hurst was a business visitor at Monroe yesterday. George Wemhoff came home last evening from Berne, where he transacted business during the day. W. E. Bryson of Cincinnati, who has been here buying lumber, went to Fort Wayne. Mrs. H. E| Yoken and children left yesterday for a short stay with friends at Ohio City. James T. Merryman, who was a business caller at Bluffton yesterday, reaurned home on the evening train. Christian Strebe of Decatur was the guest of friends here Sunday.—Auburn Courier. Mrs. E. H. Kilbourne of Fort Wayne ’is visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. U. Deininger. Mrs. W. M. Stettler of Willshire, Ohio, transferred here on her way to Fort Wayne. Tom Gallogly was a business caller at Geneva today and returned 4iome on the afternoon train. Alvin Graham was transacting some important business in the south part of the county today. John Schug made a business trip to Richmond, returning home on the afternoon train. •The usual lenten services will be held this evening at St. Marys church, beginning at 7 o’clock. P. J. Kinney was at Geneva today looking after some real estate business. H. L. Conter made a business trip to Hoagland and other places north of the city in the interest of the Conter Ice Cream factory. Mrs. C. B. Robinson of Winchester passed through the city this marning on her way to Fort Wayne, where she will make a short visit with friends. Miss Grace Hoeneisen of Williams, who has been visiting with her grandmother, Mrs. Jason Hobbs, at Rivarre, passed through here this morning on her way home. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cottrell of Berne transferred here today on their way home from Bluffton, where he transacted business. They left on the afternoon train for their nome. Mr. and Mrs. George Plummer have returned to their home at Tocsin after several days’ visit in the city with Mr. and Mrs. Charles Steele in the north part of the city. Mrs. D. H. Wilbert returned last evening to Fort Wayne after a several days' visit with her brother, T. H. Baltzell, and family and with Mrs. Ben Knapke. D. W. Harpster and wife returned this morning from Bellevue, Eaton county, Mich., where they purchased a farm. They will not move to their new possession until school is out, about the first of June. Luther Boyers, who has been attending college at Standford, California, and forced to return home on account of sickness, arrived in the city Thursday afternoon for a stay with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Boyers., Homer Saewart, who has been visiting with his brother, John, and family in this city for two weeks, leaves tonight for Carlinville, 111., where he has accepted a position as linotype operator for the Macoupin County Enquirer. Frank Gass has received a message stating that he is uncle again, the new nephew being an eleven pound boy born March 2nd, to his sister, Mrs. Barney Weismantel, living at Elwood. Mrs. Weismantel was formerly Miss Rose Gass of this city and is known to many here. Robert Simison, father of George Simison, is reported to be sick again. He is ninety-six years of age and is the oldest man in Wells county. Several months ago he was very sick for a time, but showed remarkable vitality and got well enough to sit up about the house a, ain. He is growing so old and feeole that he may not be able to survive the present attack. Bluffton News. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sutton and children, who have been visiting with friends at Geneva, passed through the city this morning on their way to Fort Wayne, where they will be guests of friends for a short time. The first of next week, M. Sutton, along with Mr. White of Fort Wayne, will leave for Canada, where they will look after a tract of land which they purchased a short time ago. A deal was closed today by which Aaron Mosure bought the old Frank Deam property east of this city, from M. W. Walbert, commissioner, for 14,950. There is 57 acres in the piece of land, on which stands a brick house near the Wabash river. There had been a contract once before this for the sale of the property, but the man who first contracted to take it never called to have the deed executed. Mr. Mosure, the new owner, is a clerk in Cline, Zimmer & Reed’s hardware store.-—Bluffton News.

Henry Koenemann was at Williams today on business. Mrs. C. V. Connell went to Fort Wayne to spend the afternoon. Mrs. Jonas Trltch went to Monroe today for a short visit with her mother. James Rice was a tmslmess caller at Wren and Schumm, Ohio, today Jack Melbers was at Schumm, Ohio, today attending to some business. B. A. Fledderjohann of New Bremen, Ohio, was a business visitor here today. Oscar Huffman, who was at Bluffton this morning on business, returned on the noon train. Miss Lucy Shaffner of Willshire, who has been visiting in the city for some time with her sister, will return to her home this evening. Charles Dunn left today for Indianapolis, where he will attend the convention of the traveling salesmen for the Watkins Medicine company. Mrs. Joel Reynolds and daughter, Bereneta, went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to visit with her brother, Rollle, Shaw, and family. A large number of people were in attendance at the Mrs. Rachael Paulison funeral, which was held today. A number from Fort Wayne were also in attendance. Mrs. Bertha Baxter and daughter, Ruth, left this afternoon for their home at Lima, Ohio, after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Shackley. Thomas Dowling, the well known farmer living south of town, was the lucky person who received the hand some silver set at the Schaub, Gottemoller store this afternoon. A large crowd was present. Misses Matilda and Esther Sellemeyer left this afternoon for Defiance, Ohio, where they will visit with their sister and cousin, Mrs. N. E. Vitz, over Sunday. Mrs. Vitz will return with them for a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Sellemeyer. John Mock was notified today that the best apportionment of the present supply of Hungarian pheasants in the hands of the fish and game department of the state will give Wells county only six pair of birds. They are expected within a week and will be turned out on the preserve east of town.—Bluffton News. Just as the assembly at the library hall had been dismissed after the concert Tuesday night the 9:45 car from Fort Wayne brought the belated boys of the Bluffton chorus into the city. Finding the Clover Leaf train too late and being unable to secure carriages or conveyances to bring them here, they came byway of interurban to Fort Wayne and thence to this city by the Fort Wayne & Springfield. They arrived just a few seconds too late to take part in the concert and returned on the next car. —- MARKER IS NOW ON TRIAL. (United Press Service. Indianapolis, Ind., March 11 —: Special to Daily Democrat)—The trial of William H. Marker, who is charged with the embezzlement of certain funds and bonds and with making false entries of the First National ’ bank of Tipton, Ind., began today in the federal court here. The indictment against Marker is in eighty-six counts and charges him with defrauding the depositors out of more than SIOO,OOO. ■ First National I Bank of Decatur Interest bearing certificates of deposit ’ issued, payable on demand at three per cent per annum left for'six months. per cent interest given on certificates left for one j*

I The Kuebler & Moltz Co. I I SILKS I I We offer today a full line of New silks for Spring I 9 24 inch Satin Rajah worth 85c at 69c I I 24 inch Cheney Folards “ §I.OO at 69c I | 27 inch Drap De Soie “ 65c at 50c I | All the new shades for street and evening wear I I Makelyour selection early while the I I line is complete I I Boston Store I

* Miss Carrie”Danierof east of the city is recovering from an attack of appendicitis, from which she has been suffering for some time. Miss Ethel Butler went to Fort Wayne this noon to call on her mother, Mrs. Jane Butler, at the Lutheran hospital. Mrs. Butler will come home the first of next week. Mr. and Mrs. John Barnett, the aged couple living in the south part of the city, still continue seriously sick. Mr. Barnett was slightly better today, but Mrs. Barnett, who is suffering from asthma, was worse today. “Uncle” Robert Simison, aged ninety-eight years, is seriously ill at the home of his son, George Simison, on Scott street His condition today is alarming and doubt is held for his recovery owing to his advanced years. The aged man is well known as one of the pioneer residents of Adams county, making his home in Linn Grove until a few years ago. A number of relatives residing there have been called to his bedside. —Bluffton News.

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