Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 66, Decatur, Adams County, 18 March 1910 — Page 3

Our hobby is to satisfy every customer that comes into our store and in order to do this it is neccessary that we carry the best and most reliable brands of shoes. There is never any question as to reliability; fit and style of E. P. Reeds Shoes. Buy a pair and enjoy all the comforts of high grade footwear at popular prices. $3.00, $3.50 and $4.00 CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE The Shoe Seller

♦o>o*o4o*o*o<o ♦ O*O*O*O*O* j WEATHER FORECAST I O*O*O4O*O ♦ o*o*o<o*o<o*ot Fair tonight; Saturday partly cloudy. Ed Ray of Berne was a business caller in the city today. John Glancey was at Hoagland today working for a short while. John Stoneburner was a business caller at Geneva today. Miss Florence Sprunger went to Berne this morning, being the guest of friends during the day. Charles Christen tert today for Winchester, where he was transacting some business for a short while.. Miss Kate Hammell of Decatur came Thursday morning to spend several days with her sister, Mrs. C. B. Smith. —Portland Commercial Review. Rev. R. Spetnagel will return tomorrow afternoon from Chillicothe, Ohio, where he was called by the death of an uncle. Misses Mary Closs, Gretel Shoemaker and Esther Sellemeyer will beging work Monday at the Deininger millinery store.

|bank|mf THE SURE WAY To achieve material prosperity is the depositing of your funds in a savings account HERE. Your money is beyond the reach of fire, burglary and the BURNING OF THE POCKET when deposited in this institution and it earns 4 per ct. THE OLD Adams Bank

808 O B O B O B O 80800808080808080808 O J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. ■ 5 This is a good proposition 2 o ■ A one and one half story frame shingle roof ■ £ dwelling, large lot, has 4 rooms and a hall, pantry O O and two clesets below and three rooms and two ■ ■ eingets above, well and cistern, two porches, brick ■ ■ sidewalks fruit and shade, located on the east side O O of Tenth street between Monroe and Madison Sts. | ■ and can be bought for $1700.00. O We would be pleased to show you this proper- o ■ ty or answer any requests for further information. ■ O The Bowers Realty Co. O ■ french Quinn, Secty. q ■OBOBOBOBOBOBOOBOBOBOBOBOBOB

Frank Dibble of Ohio City is visiting here with relatives. E. M. Ray of Berne was in Decatur on business. A class of fourteen will be confirmed Sunday at the Bleeke German Lutheran church by Rev. Bauer. John Niblick has been sick with the grip for several days, though not confined to the house. Will Colchin was at Fort Wayne today attending to business in the interest of Neidlinger & Colchin. The members of the chorus of the Presbyterian church are requested to be at the church this evening to practice for the Easter cantata. “Cappy” Jones of the Fullenkamp store has turned out some very fine shelf decorating for the display of ginghams, the ginghams being drapv. under fancy arches. Mr. and Mrs. George Steele went to Fort Wayne this afternoon on business. While there they will buy goods and will look over the Packard piano factory. Mrs. C. E. Hitesman and sons, Richard and Robert, left this afternoon for Logansport, where they will visit with her mother-in-law, Mrs. John Hitesman. A company of Hollanders arrived today noon over the Erie bound for Grand Rapids, where they will join a number of their countrymen who have founded a colony there. D. M. Rice of near Monmouth Is very busy hauling logs to the saw mills to be converted into timber which he will use in the building of a house on his other forty acre farm east of Monmouth, which will be ten anted by his son, Ben. Work on the house will begin as soon as arrangements can be completed. Mrs. T. W. Throp, East Walnut street, will go to Ridgeville Friday morning to attend the funeral services of Robert Van Horn, a resident of Ridgeville, who died Monday at the Soldiers’ Home at Lafayette after an illness of paralysis. The funeral will be held Friday afternoon from the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Wehrly Baughn. Mr. Van Horn was the father of Mrs. Charles Throp, a former resident of this city, but now residing in Decatur.—Portland Commercial Review.

Dr. Fred Patterson dentist Successor to Dr. C. E. Neptune Office above Auth's Jewelry Store. Telephone No. 472. Office hours: B—l 2 a. m„ I—s p. m.

The usual lenten services will be held at St. Marys church at 7:30 this evening. Spring is here. Pussy willows are laughing and smiling on the bending willow boughs. Mrs. Sherman left this morning for Fort Wayne, where she was the guest of friends during the day. Harry Daniels of Pleasant Mills was a business caller in the city today. Dan Vail went to Marion, where he was transacting business for the Decatur Filler company. Harry Moltz left this noon for Bluffton, where he was looking after some business during the afternoon. Mrs. Mary Johnson of Willshire changed cars here this morning on her way to Ossian, where she will visit with relatives for a few days. Chauncey Lautzenheiser of Berne, who was in the city this morning attending to business affairs, returned to his home on the afternoon train. Mrs. Casper Heiman and son, Peter, who for several weeks have been visiting with relatives at Remington, Mich., returned home last evening. Mrs. E. S. Christen returned last evening from a week's visit with her husband, who is superintendent of schools at Cutler. Henry Ekpe left this morning for St. Marys, Ohio, where he will make a few days' visit with his daughter, Mrs. Charles Shannon. Wilda Watts was at Richmond today, where he was looking after some business pertaining to the Shafer Hardware Co. Mrs. Fred Patterson left today for Terre Haute, where for several weeks she will visit with her mother, Mrs. Sarah King. Mrs. Ella Reed Deßolt and daughter, Eva, arrived today noon from Ashland, Ohio, where they visited two weeks with her sister, Mrs. Addie Harp. A. A. Hallauer of Columbia City was in the city yesterday on business, returning last evening. While here he visited with C. D. Lewton and family and other relatives. Many were in attendance at the sales held today by the Decatur Horse Sale company, and it is said the bunch of horses for sale were unusually fine. Mr. and Mrs. James Goy of Decatur came Thursday afternoon and will visit over night with Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Doty of East High street Mr. Gay will attend the D. O. K. K. banquet. —Portland Commercial Review. D. B. Erwin, Bud Michaud and Charles Yager left this afternoon for Portland, where they took the degree work of the D. D. O. K. lodge, which will be given a number of candidates this evening. Mrs. Shoemaker and daughter, Gretel, have returned from a two weeks’ visit with relatives and friends at Indianapolis and Marion. Miss Gretel has nearly recovered from a recent illness of stomach trouble, with which she was attacked while visiting. Dell Locke has been suffering from tonsllitis this week, and last evening he had his throat lanced to give relief from a gathering. This was his second experience of similar nature in the past week, as several days ago it was necessary for him to have an ulcerated gum lanced. —Bluffton News. Prof. A. A. Carpenter, proprietor of the Ossian Business college, was in the city today looking after business matters. Mr. Carpenter's school is one of the most successful educational institutions of northern Indiana. The college Is in a splendid condition with a flourishing lot of students. —Bluffton News. Mrs. Frank Addington and son of Decatur, who have spent the past week in Ridgeville with Mr. Addington's mother, Mrs. Nellie Jelllson, came to this city Wednesday afternoon and will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Allen, of South Meridian street. —Portland Commercial Review. It is thought that the sanitarium, which was to have been started by a Fort Wayne physician in this city, will be passed up for a time. The promoter has wished to rent the Mahlon Paxson property on East South street, but Mr. PaXson is desirous of selling his residence and does not care to rent it. Other properties were in sight, however, for the sanitarium. — Bluffton Banner. Mrs. Henry Stevens has returned from a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Deßolt of east of town, where she assisted them in moving. Mr. and Mrs. Deßolt for about thirtyeight years had owned and resided upon their farm in Union township, and this they recently sold to Henry Krueckenberg. Mr. and Mrs. DeHolt then purchased five acres of the Cramer farm in Root township, where they are moving and will make that place their home. Mrs. Deßolt is just recovering from an attack of the grip.

S. E. Hite made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon. John Badders of Monroe was in the city today on business. D. Laufferty of Huntington was heer today on business. Hear J. C. Nayphe, the noted Jewish lecturer, at the Methodist church this evening. It will be a rare treat to her J. C. Nayphe again at the Methodist church this evening. Rev. E. R. Roop of East of the city was a business visitor here this afternoon. Mrs. Mary Eley left this afternoon for Findlay, Ohio, where she was called by the death of a relatives. Misses Mattie Sutilef and Meta Sprunger will leave next week for California, where they will make an extended stay. Miss Merle Burdg of the LaGrange Democrat was in the city today visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Burdg. Judge Heller, Judson Teeple and Schafer Peterson, J. C. Moran and L. C. DeVoss are at Bluffeon, where they are arguing the Scott Graham case this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb left this noon for several places in Michigan, where they will make an extended visit with relatives and "also look over some of that part of the country. Mrs. Earl Sturgis and Al Hedbst went to Richmond this morning, where they will spend the day with Mrs. Herbst, who is confined in the hospital at the Easthaven institution. Her condition in the past two weeks has been greatly improved and the physicians in charge assure the relatives that she will entirely recover and be able to be brought home within the next few weeks. —Bluffton Banner. o SALEM AND CALVARY. Calvary, Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. Preaching by pastor at 10:30; theme, “Living Water.” Salem. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m. The Y. P. A. will meet at 6:30 p. m., promptly. The evening service will be evangelistic. You are invited to attend all these services. Yours for Christ. REV. E. R. ROOP, Pastor.

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E. H. Kilbourne, who was in the city last evening, left this morning for the south, where he was attending to his regular line of business. A. P. Beatty left this noon for Van Wert, Ohio, where he was attending to some business affairs and from there went to Fort Wayne. He will return this evening. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith returned this morning from a trip through the south. Their trip was cut somewhat short by the ill health of Mrs. Smith, who contracted a severe cold. Mrs. Henry Eitlng left last evening on the 4 o’clock car for Fort Wayne to attend the funeral of John Plock, which was held this morning instead of Saturday as at first announced. It had been decided to have the funeral Saturday, but relatives here were telephoned that the relatives had arrived from Chicago in time for the holding of the services today, and the date was then changed.

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 year. > 3 &

11 fn i i ■ unf M M You couldn’t have a better garment for general use; long, roomy and suitable in looks and style for wearing any day, rain or shine. We’d like to see you in one of our raincoats. They’re made by Hart Schaffner & Marx and Clothcraft. IT A lot'of colors and patterns r To[choose from. find’Overcoats for Spring here mevery style; if want a rainproof coat we’ve plenty of others. We’ve a new coat this season, a combination Spring Overcoat and Rain Coatjwe’d like to show you, a very practical coat. T’will be worth your while to look these clothes over. OVERCOATS and RAIN-COATS SIO.OO to $25.00 M Holthouse, Schulte & Co. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys