Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 71, Decatur, Adams County, 24 March 1910 — Page 3

OPEN Tonight For the accomodation of our customers who want shoes for Easter and cannot get down town before six o’clock we are going to keep open till 8 o’clock tonight and tomorrow night and Saturday till 11. We’ve been busy every day this week and we’ed ask you to come before Saturday if you can. We want to give you all the time we can. CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE The Shoe Seller

<o<o<o<o<o<o<o ♦ o<o<o<o4o< I WEATHER FORECAST I *o<o<o<o<o < o<o<o<o<o<o<ot Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; cooler. Wesley Hoffman went to Albion this morning on his usual business trip. Mrs. C. D. Kunkel of Monmouth was a shopper here yesterday. Chris Meyers made a business trip to Celina, Ohio, yesterday. Chris Strebe was at LaGrange today attending to some business matters. Mrs. L. E. Rout went to Fort Wayne today to visit with Mrs. S. E. Thompson. Miss Margaret Moran left yesterday for Geneva, where she will visit her grandmother, Mrs. Lena Yager. Joe Fahrenbach returned home from Portland, where he was the guest of friends. Mrs."J. W. Merryman, who has been visiting with friends at Berne for several days, returned to this city this morning. William Buchanan of Schumm, Ohio, who has been looking after business here, has returned to his home. R. B. Gregory made a business trip to Marion yesterday.

[bank]w I. ( ——aUF 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 BO BOBODBOBOBOBOBOBOBOB 8 J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. ■ O The Bowers Realty Company begs to call your H ■ attention to three good farms just put upon the o ■ market that we are sure that the prices asked are ■ > below actual value. No. 62 is a 139 acre farm ■ Root township, section 14 good house large barn, ■ numerous outbuildings, 2000 rods of tile ditch price B ! asked only $85.00 per acre. . O o No. 65 is a 100 acre farm in Root Township m sec- ■ tion 15 fine house and bam and• out^ ,ld }?^ 0 th "; | O ~„,vkiw til pH and the price asked only SIIO.OO pei ■ ■“X y No 6“s“un P ion Township farm 110 acres g £ Fn section 16 good house and barn and outbuddmgs, g ■ wpII tiled and price asked only siuv.uu per acre. ■ > we assure you that these farms are fiirst cfass, Call, g ■ write or phone us. O The Bowers Realty Co. ■ ■ French Quinn, Secty. g ■OBOBOBOBOIOBOOIOBOBOBOBOBOB

Lawrence Green was the guest of friends at Bluffton yesterday. O. V. Graham of Monroe returned to his home after being a business caller in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Vaughn will spend Sunday with relatives at Angola. James Hurst made a business trip to Monroe this morning, where he was doing some work. Joseph Bentz has returned from Bluffton, where he attended a family reunion. O. V. Graham of Monroe was in the city on business today and returned to his home on the noon train. Rudolph Schugg of Berne was transacting some important business tn the city today. Nelson Bricker of Geneva, who has a business visitor fcere today, returned to his home on the afternoon train. John Bailey of Geneva, who is suffering from a sore hand, the result of blood poisoning, was in the city today. The Misses Della and Freda Droege of north of the city Were shopping here yesterday, returning on the 4 o’clock car. While playing ball last evening Miss Marie Ball had the misfortune to break the fourth finger of her left hand.

Mrs. Oliver Schugg left yesterday for LaOtto, where she will visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Holmes. Mrs. John Hoffstetter of Craigville, who has been visiting in the city with her son, Chris Hoffstetter, returned to her home yesterday. Miss Iva Lett, who has been at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Smith for some time, returned last evening to her home at Bobo. Gert Reynolds went to Geneva this morning, where he was attending to business during the day and returned home this afternoon. Herman Yager went to Portland on business, and from there to Ridgeville in the interest of the Yager Bros, and Reinking flrm of this city. Miss Jessie Winnes and Mrs. Dallas Butler and Mrs. Harve Smith left this morning for Berne, where they were the guests of Mrs. Thurman Gottschalk during the day.

Dr. Fred Patterson DENTIST Sacceuor to »r. C. E. Neptaat Office above Auth’a Jewelry Store. Telephone No. 472. Office hours: B—l 2a. m„ 1 5 p. m-

Elijah Mann was a business caller at Fort Wayne .today. Charles Steele was at Preble and Magley today on business. Joe Miller of Fort Wayne was a business visitor in the city today. Warren Buckmaster of Flint, Mich., is visiting wieh friends in the city. C. C. Schug of Berne was a business visitor here today. Holy Thursday lenten services will be held at St. Marys church this evening at 7:30 o'clock. Miss Frances Bryson returned this afternoon to her home at Portland after a visit here with relatives. Miss Mamie Frostey of Toledo, Ohio, is in the city for a short stay with P. K. Kinney and family. Judge Richard K. Erwin of Fort Wayne was a business caller in the city today. Mrs. Clyde Rice and babe spent today with Mr. and Mrs. Ben Rice north of Monmouth. Miss Marie Allison, who has been attending college at Glen Forest, Md., returned home today to spend her Easter vacation. Mrs. Joseph Bowen and daughter, Alma, and Mrs. J. W. Chilcote of Willshire transferred here this morning on their way to Fort. Wayne. Mrs. Tom Haefling arrived in the city last evening from Flint, Mich., and will spend several days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Voglewede. Peoples & Gerke have just received a new shipment of Easter footwear, samples of which they arranged in an artistic way in their display window today. Mrs. Minnie Lewton of Root township is with her sister, Mrs. Amos Fisher, of this city during the illness of her two-year-old son, George, who has been quite sick with catarrhal fever, but who is now some better. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Smith and children left yesterday for their home in Flint, Mich., after a visit with his mother, Mrs. Louisa Haines. They will stop off at Roanoke for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Scott Beason. Mrs. Frank Addington and son, Harold, of Decatur, who have spent the past two months with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Noah Allen, of South Meridian street returned home Wednesday afternoon.—Portland Commercial-Re-view. _ The house on the Michael Miller property on Fifth street, the Methodist church, is being moved to the John Conrad lot on West Monroe street, where he will remodel the same for his occupancy. The moving is being done that the site may be cleared for the erection of Mr. Miller’s new house, which will be a handsome addition to the residence portion of that part of the city.

I Look Into Our Show Window And you will see there a display of [_! new models and furnishings for I WW/ Spring and Easter. j A / \ These represent the latest sash- | rGlF'i/"X .? t ions and you will spot them at once I / f tJK » • /5-i .v- as winners. H H / x-i /TIM / '--'/'I rrarvl- y/ IL \ We have the new shades in greys - V dL, and blues. You will find our gar- I 5 Jjs.lL' I • W I ments correct in style, fit and wear- | H I ing qualities and cost no more than [I M Jwj ,w $ ; others which are less satisfactory. mJ! t O w I Our $lO, $12,50, sls, $lB, S2O, I J \ $22.50 and $25 Suits are guaranteed ■ - i B \ ' to givejsatisfaction. We also have I IL_A the latest in hats, shirts, ties and | WW’d belts. Ask to see our goods wheth- | J " W j 1 M er you wish to buy or not. Buy an I tiiiu i■ * ■ IWbViw V\ Easter Suit for that Boy I Copyright 1010, 0I W/ ®J| / / | ||l ; L | Vi* 1 \ M| i [ Ij "j 'u WI \ of yours. We have a big assort- f If I ft ' il.i■ V' j \ ment at $2, $2.50, $3, $3.50, $4, $5, B llm / ' w \ $6 and $7.50. Come in and see us. CC P' C ’ Brandyberry and Peterson g J (Cater to the Man Who Cares) 'CMC , A ...— - u -

Mrs. J. C. Grandstaff of Monmouth was a business visitor here today. S. E. Brown made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon. John Houck made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon. G. H. Martz of Monroe was a business caller in the city today. Charles Dutcher is clerking today at the Schlickman & Gero restaurant. Mrs. J. S. Boyers and daughter Gladdes, have returned from a two days’ business visit in Fort Wayne. Miss Marie Kintz left this afternoon for Tiffin, Ohio, to enter Ursline college. Miss Frances Bryson, who has been the guest of friends in the city, returned to her home’at Portland today. James Rice made a business trip to Van Wert today and returned home on the evening train. Miss Alma Schinnerer of Willshire, Ohio, transferred here this afternoon on her way to Fort Wayne. Miss Lizzie Graber left this afternoon for Fort Wayne for a visit with friends. John T-achot left this noon for Rockford and other places in Ohio, where he was looking after his regular line of business. W. F. Smith of Monroe, who was in the city this morning for a short while on business, returned to his home on the noon train. Miss Elizabeth Bell if Flint, Mich., is here for a two weeks’ visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bell. John Roehm, who has been at Willshire, Ohio, transferred here this afternoon on his way to his home in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Homer King has purchased a farm in Michigan and the family is now packing the household goods preparatory to moving there soon. Grandma Cowan and niece. Miss Jennie Smith, went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visi twith Mrs. Cowan’s daughter, Mrs. Jennie Winans. Mrs. Ella Mereness of Milwaukee, W’is., is here on- business and incidentally visiting with her sister, Mrs. Joseph Daniels, at Preble, and her brother, William Cross, and other relatives. Fullenkamp’s window is a bower of Easter beauty, with pots of blooming tulips, Easter lilies and hyacinths, arranged amid the fine, white lingerie waists, beautiful enough in themselves to be a flower. J. D. Neidlinger shipped a fine Holstein steer this morning to Daniel DeWitt or Hartford City. Mr. Neidlinger has been sending his stock to a number of places, and he is winning a reputation for himself as a breeder of fine cattle.

Charles Bell of Fort Wayne was here today on business. Mrs. C. Cook made a trip to Monmouth this afternoon on business. Will Colchln made a business trip to Fort Wayne this noon. Ernest Stoppenhagen of Friedheim was a business visitor here today. Mrs. John Christen spent yesterday the guest of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. E. S. Christen, north of Monmouth. Relelgh Parrish is clerking at the Page Blackburn drug store this afternoon. Misses Bertha and Julia Bublitz of Detroit are here for a two weeks’ visit with Mrs. Fred Mailand. With eggs at eighteen cents a dozen, the public is wondering whether the Easter rabbit will be very generous this year. Mrs. Frank Jones and children, Frank and Raymond, returned this afternoon to Fort Wayne after a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Miller. “The Parish Priest,” to be given by the C. B. L. of I. March 29th is said to be a very good one. The members are now making the ticket canvass and meeting with excellent success.

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First National Bank 7 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.^*^*^ 8

Ferd Peoples and Alva Nichols of the Peoples & Gerke shoe store drove on a pleasure trip to Monroe this afternoon. Only two days until Easter. If you have bought that bonnet you are ail right. If not get busy. Os course when we say bonnet we mean also to include the gown and suit or whatever is necessary. LOST—March 15, 19110: 1 check on National bank, No. 11, dated March 11, 1910, for |6.9u, payable to Fred B. Tague. The finder will oblige by leaving the same at the office of J. H. Stone. WATCH OUR WINDOW —Great Variety —Great Styles —Great Values - Great Makers —Great Footwear —All Prices —All Leathers —All New Styles I All Sizes -All You Want No Shoes to Show Trouble. No Trouble to Show Shoes. PEOPLES & GERKE Look At Mosers’ Window Today The half price offer includes a line of beautiful Haviland ware These are real Haviland firsts and the bargains are Plates for 30 cents. Cups and Saucers for 28 cents — The real thing.

up ,-v,. mm A Youll need a new Hat for Easter. Its time to put away your winter Hat and cap. We’ve all the new shapes and colors for the spring season to show you Nifty styles-Hand-some colors, and we guarantee satisfaction. Mens Hats SI.OO to $5.00 Boys Hats 50c to $1.50 Sole agents for the “Knox Hat” Holthouse-Schulte & Co. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys Francis Bryson of Portland arrived in the city last evening for a short visit wieh friends. Miss Lucy Shaffner of Willshire, who was visiting in the city with I her sister, Mrs. Fred Henchon, will I leave this evening for her home.