Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 120, Decatur, Adams County, 21 May 1910 — Page 3

YES IT WAS This was a great day at this store. We sold a scad of Strap Pumps on all the sizes both in ladies, misses and childrens. We were fixed with all the sizes and widthsand it did’ent take long to fit em up. COME IN TONIGHT CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE The Shoe Seller

Howard Shackley made a business trip to Mwee today. Dr. Fred Patterson DENTIST Sacceuor to Dr. C. E. Neptoie Office above Auth’s Jewr’ry Store. Telephone No. 472. Office hours: B—l 2 a. m., I—s p. m. For Sale Gasolene Stoves and Coal Ranges. Over 30 different styles, almost new, can te bought at your own price. Inquire at Indiana Lighting Co. 5 doors West of Old Adams County Bank, Monroe street Decatur, Indiana. < ft 1 J 4l> 4P 4l> i YOUR FUNDS are absolutely secure when on deposit here-they’re safe from all dangers. This institution offers you the maximum safety together with every facility and convenience that safe, conservative banking allows. Drop in and see our cashier about the advantage of a checking account. THE OLD Adams County Bank

■OIO ■O ■ 010 ■OiOOiOBOIOBOiOBOBOI g J. S. Bowers. Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. a 1 UOftNS ? o The Bowers Realty Company o o calls your attention to its loan de- o O njwtmpnt’ O g P The Company has five per cent g o money to loan on sensible and ad S ■ vantageous terms. ■ ■ Our loans have certain features that will appeal g ■ about farms, city properties and abstracts. ■ 2 The Bowers Realty Co. ■ French Quinn, Secty. g

♦o*o*o*o4o*o*o ♦ O4O*O*O*O* | WEATHER FORECAST 1 ♦ 2 o»owo*owo ♦ o*o*o»o»o*o<o* Showers tonight and Sunday; cooler "Sunday. —' ■ 3 Cleo Johnson of Lynn is visiting here. Tom Reed was a business caller at Fort Wayne today. Charles Steele was transacting business at Tocsin today. French Quinn was a business caller at Fort Wayne today. Fred Roop of Fort Wayne was the guest of friends in the city today. L. M. Urich made a business trip to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Miss Marie Tonnelier is visiting with friends at Rockford, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Loche were guests of friends at Fort Wayne today. Miss Emma Kelley went to Hoagland, where she spent the day with relatives. EYank L’chty, who was at Fort Wayne today on business, came home this afternoon. John Bolinger and force of men came home from Berne, where they have been working for the past week. The third and last examination for county school diploma w/is conducted by L. E. Opllger, county superintendent of schools, today. Misses Grace and Pearl Purdy will go to Bluffton to spend Sunday with their brother, Sam Purdy, and family and their aunt, Mrs. E. D. Ward. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Henchon and Miss Lucy Schaffner returned from Willsuire, where they attended the high school commencement, which was held there last evening. . Dr. Coverdale states that the operation undergone by Mrs. William Scherer of Monroe at the .St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne, Thursday, was a most successful one and that the patient is getting along well. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cole returned this morning from their wedding trip which included visits at Toledo. Cleveland, Detroit. Tiffin and Fort Wayne, and after a short stay here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Kohne, left this afternoon for Richmond. As a token of their esteem the freshman class of the Decatur high school has presented to their English teacher, Miss Annette Johnson, who is one of the coming brides, a set of silver spoons and a handsome belt pin, with many good wishes for her new life-

B. F. Brown of Pleasant Mills went to Fort Wayne this morning. P. G. Williams was operating the Moser studio at Geneva today. Crls Strebe went to Portland, where he was engaged in doing some work during the day. Robert Mercer of Poe returned hotne this morning after attending to business here. Tom Haefling arrived last night from Flint, Mich., for a visit with bls wife and little son. Miss Emma Kukelhan of Root township was shopping here yesterday afternoon. John Bowers was at Fort Wayne today, where he was attending to some business matters. . Leo Sprunger left today for Cincinnati, where he will look after some business for a few days. Leo Weber was at Fort Wayne today, where he was attending to some business for a few hours. Mrs. B. F. Brown of Pleasant Mills has been quite sick for some time with nervous prostration. Albert Butler returned home last evening from Berne, where he was transacting some business during the •day. Mrs. George Hunt, went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon on the 1 o’clock car for a visit with her sisters. Mrs. C. W. Merryman of Monroe who has been the guest of relatives here for a short while, left today for her home. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cole returned home this morning from their honeymoon, after visiting several large cities in the east. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Ruggles arrived this afternoon from Huntington for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart of Marshall street. They are parents of Mrs. Stewart. O. V. Graham, Ben Hendricks and E. L. Shirk of Monroe passed through the city today on the way to Flint, Mich., where they will work in one of the large shops at that place.

Miss Tillie Meibers will go to Rome City Sunday to spend the day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Meibers, who have been spending the past five or six weeks at their cottage there. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cole, who returned home this morning from tbvir w-edding trip through the east, will leave this evening for Richmond, where they will make their fsture home. Rev. Beiser, a retired minister of the German Reformed church, former pastor of the Decatur and Magley Reformed churches, has been quite sick for some time, suffering from kidney trouble. Rev. Bieser and wife reside in the north part of the city. Only two and a half days more school and the public school ekildren will be permitted to enjoy' a few months’ vacation. During that time a number of them will go to various colleges to better fit themselves for different callings, while others have secured positions here and there for the next few months. Little Jane Wilson, who has been visiting with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Meyers, accompanied by her maid, Miss Curler, left this morning for Cleveland. Ohio, to which place the Wilsons are moving from Boston. The babe's mother. Mrs, Emery Wilson, formerly Miss Mary Meyers, of this city, left for Cleveland some time ago after a visit here to superintend the arranging of the newhome. A number of Italian laborers were discharged by the Erie railroad on the Chicago-Huntington division because the foreigners procured chisels and cut an inch off each of their shovels. When their pay was reduced they adopted the idea of reducing the size of their shovels accordingly. They admitted that they had cut a piece off of each shovel, but explained it by saying: “John less pay, less shovel.” General Manager L. C. Justus of tho Bluffton, Geneva & Celina Traction company, stated today that the work of surveying for the eastern extension of the line from Geneva to Celina, Ohio, will be commenced week after next. The work wil be in charge of Chief Engineer Fred Davenport of this city. The work of grading on the eastern extension probably will be gotten under way in June. Bluffton News. The Indiana Pipe Line company has notified employees of increases in wages, running frc i 6 t p 1" P®" cc-n. in various departments. The men at the pumping station south of Bluffton which is operated under one of the Standard companies, under the name of the Ohio Oil company, will doubtless be similarly remembered, but today had not received official notification. Engineers for the Indiana Pipe Line company were informed of a raise from S9O to SIOO per month, while operators were increased from $77 to SBO per month.

Don Burk was a business caller at Berne today. Joseph Helman of Route 5 was In the city shopping today. Miss Dorothy Schultz is quite 111 at her home on Elm street. Mrs. Ren Llninger of Peterson went to Monmouth this morning. Mrs. Jane Middleton, an aged lady of Rivarre, is said to be quite seriously sick. Henry Colter of Rivarre passed through the city this morning on his way to Fort Wayne. John Schug came home last evening from his regular trip and will spend Sunday here with his family. Mr. and Mrs. James Rice left today for where they will spend several days the guests of friends. Jonas Cline returned on the llu3o car to his home in Root township after spending the morning here. Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Schinnerer of Willshire, Ohio, transferred here this morning on their way to Fort Wayne. Charles Teeple and Cal Peterson were at Willshire Friday evening and attended the commencement exercises. Miss Lydia Miller was the guest over night of Miss Huldah Bauer at the home of Herman Sellemeyer, south of the city. Mrs. Clarence Baxter returned this morning to her home at Fort Wayne after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ward Cline. The Dr. Coverdale family is now comfortably located in their newhome on Third street, two doors north of the Decatur library. Misses Hilda Smith and Flossie Bolinger are members of the extra clerical force at the Steele & Weaver racket store today. Mrs. Benedict Uhl and son, Clem, of Toledo, Ohio, will arrive in the city to spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Terveer and family. George Oswald, who has been employed at the Laman & Lee hardware store for the last five years, resigned his position this morning. Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Harpster and daughters, Bernice and Marguerite, went to Nort Manchester yesterday afternoon for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Charles Dutcher and Mrs. Dora Hower went to Fort Wayne to spend the day. Mr. Durcher, who is working in Fort Wayne, will accompany his wife home to visit here over Sunday. Miss Nelliel Winnes and her niece, Miss Gretchen Miller, of Muncie and Miss Della and Russell Harruff left this morning for Salaxaonle,, where they were guests of the Hatter’s sister, Mrs. L. E. Beard.

Mrs. May and her sou, Nelson May, his daughter. Miss Bessie May, and Rollie Donnel, left this morning for Hoagland, where they will visit with Mr. May’s daughter, Mrs. Dayton Barkley. DITCH SOLD. Surveyor C. C. Ernst this morning sold the A. F. Thieme ditch in Union township, a tile drain about a mile and a quarter long, to Fred and Abe Schnepp, successful bidders for sl. 438.50. There were a grea| many wao submitted bids.

SAFETY AND PAYMENT OF Four Per Cent Interest on certificates of deposit left one year make this BANK, an excelent place for your savings and idle money THE First National BANK DECATUR INDIANA

* A LITTLE TALK I S ON DRV GOODS AND NOTIONS | ================ •i Gifts for the June Bride ? gTf Fifty’percent off on our line of fancy Chinaware and Dishware. * W. In tfiis department you will find some of the most excellent gifts >} for the June bride. They are right, will be sure to please and are b offered fer less money than they cost us, as we are closing out .} this line. j Presents for the Graduates g]T For this purpose, and who will not want to soon remember, some of your young friends, we offer a special line of umbrellas, gloves hat pins, kerchiefs, purses and other novelties that are guaranteed J to please the recipient. ! White Dress Goods I 41T We have every new and novel thing in thej line of white dress > < goods and if you have not supplied your wants, you should do so now. We can show you a great big line, with a selection that ! can’t help pleasing you and we would like to show you any thing . in the line of dress goods. i American Lady Corsets I <TT Every woman in this locality knows what this corset is. We F carry them in all sizes and we wish to again remind you that this * is the greatest value for the the corset line sold in Decatur. ’* <TT We carry everything in the’line of dry goods. Our Rug and Car- * W. pet department is unsurpassed. We have a good line of suits, ready made that will give you much service. And don’t over- £ look our grocery department. Let our store be your trading place. * i TRUE & RUNYON

Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Beery and son, Lloyd, went to Fort Wayne this morning, where they will spend Sunday. A car loaded with machinery and other equipment for the Studebaker elevator at Vera Crue arrived in this city this morning and was transferred to the B. G. & C. to be sent to Vera Cruz. The load of machinery came in an interurbMi frerght car and made the trip fr&rn Springfield, Ohio, entirely by traction lines. The elevator will vow be in full operation soon, and with the big $28,000 milk condensery ■comirany also ready for operations Vera Cruz will become one of the busiest places along the line of the new Bhrffton-Gk’neva & Celina traction oompatty’s Bae. —Bluffton News.

Decatur HigH School Rah! Rah! Rah! Here We Co Sixteen In a Row Ruff, Ready and Bold Crimson and Gold. I These are the Days of rejoicing and pleasure for the young man and maiden who is bidding adieu to the Decatur High School, and happy will the sweet girl graduate be to receive any of the beautiful presents enumerated below. Silk Hose. Umbrellas, Broaches Parasols, Gloves, Hankerchiefs Hat Pins, Belt Pins, Belts, Jabots, Collars, Shirt waist Sets The Co. Decatur. Indiana

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