Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 123, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1910 — Page 3

Will Melcher Says:“I guess I’ve got the first pair of Elk skins you ever sold, I can’t wear them u>ut”. I am getting more testimonials about the good wear of these shoes every day. The comfort a man gets out of them is worth more than the price he pays for them Mens $3.00 and $3.50 Boys $2.25 and $2.50 CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE The Shoe Seller i

WANTED A Number of First-class Men in the following trades: General allaround machinists.engine, drop forge die-sinkers, tool, bench, floor, lathe, boring mill, planer, milling machine and automatic screw machine hands, blacksmiths, millwrights, engineers, electricians, brass finishers, Fox, speed and monitor lathe hands, polishers. buffers, platers, wood and metal pattern makers, draughtsmen, ; brass molders, iron molders, core | makers, light and heavy sheet iron workers,slate and comicemen, structural iron workers, boilermakers, tin souths, wood and metal lathers,plasterers, brick layers, stone cutters, plumbers and steam fitters, experienced automobile men (all branches) shipfitters, riveters and other shipyard help, paper hangers, painters, decorators, carpenters, hardwood finishers, single and double truck drivers, book and job compositors, photo engravers, zinc and copper etchers, half tone operators, finishers, experienced stock and timekeepers; also a number of strong willing young men desirous of learning trades. Reasonably steady work. Good wages. Apply with reference to Box 85, Detroit, Mich. YOUR FUNDS are absolutely secure when on deposit here-the/re safe from all dangers. This institution offers you the maximum safety together with even 7 facility and convenience that safe, conservative banking allows. Drop in and see our cashier about the advantage of a checking account. THE OLD Adams Coun S Bank

■oi o ■ o a o ■ o aoßooioioioioioßoßoa g J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. ■£ |LOftNS ; o The Bowers Realty. Company - o calls your attention to its loan de- o 2 partment. 2 , The Company has five per cent □ o money to loan on sensible and ad- g I’SHEKSS-.*— — | ■ ■ to See U usaboutfarms, city properties arid abstracts. ■ The Bowers Realty Co. ■ French Quinn, Secty. g In-rs-r,.n»OBOBOOBOBOBOBOBOBOB

♦o*o*o*o*o<o<o ♦ o*o*o»o*o* j WEATHER FORECAST i o*o*o*o*o ♦ o*o*o*o*o*o»ot Fair tonight •and Thursday. Adam Buetell mad* a business trip to Geneva yesterday. Miss Anna Yager spent yesterday afternoon in Fori Wayne. Chris Weldy was a business visitor ' at Peterson yesterday. H. J. Yager made a business trip to Winchester this morning. P. W. Smith of Richmond was a business visitor here yesterday. Mrs. A. J. Smith and daughter. Midge, spent the day in Fort Wayne. Mrs. J. D. Reiter and son, Richard, will visit witn her parents, Mr. ana Mrs. R F. VanTilburg. Wilbur Drake returned this afternoon from Geneva, where he was a business caller this morning. Mrs. John Custer of Pleasant Mills was shopping here yesterday and left for her home on the noon train. , Tom Reid has gone to Frankfort, where he will attend to business matters the remainder of the week. Miss Ethel Barkley went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Nellie Boyles Mrs. Albert Katterhelnrich returned from visits with relatives at St. Marys, New Knoxville and Celina, Ohio. Mrs. Al Garard and daughter, Anna, left today for Portland, where they will make a few days’ visit with relatives. Fred and Tena Schurger returned home today from Tiffin, Ohio, where they attended the wedding of a cousin Tuesday. Miss Edith Miller left yesterday for Huntington, where she will make a week’s visit with her sister, Mrs. William Nix. Mrs. William Wisehaupt returned to her home at Bluffton after being in the city for a few days as the guest of relatives. Dr. Mart Moran of Portland was in the city today for a short while and later left for Fort Wayne, where he was attending to some professional bustness. Dr. Fred Patterson DENTIST licensor to Dr. C. L Ntpwnt Office above Auth’s Jew*’ ry Store. Telephone No. 472. Office hours: 8-12 a. nr- I—s p. m.

Gay, Zwlck & Meyers delivered a load of fine furniture to Monroe. Miss Dora Engy of Van Wert, Ohio, made a short visit here with friends. Elijah Walters has returned from a visit with relatives at Defiance, Ohio. Charles Reichard made a business trip to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Levi E. Moser of Berne transferred here on his way to Fort Wayne. Henry Knappe was at Geneva today where he was attending to some business matters. Alfred Biggs went to Williams this morning, where he will make a short visit with relatives. John Weber came home from Berne this afternoon, where he had been attending to some business for a short while. Chris Oswalt has returned to his home at Kokomo after attending the funeral of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Philbert Gase. Alexander White of Ossian returned to his home after a short stay here as the guest of his daughter. Mrs. Jesse Sutton. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Ruggles returned to Huntington Tuesday afternoon after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John > Stewart. Misses Edna Grim and Mettle Bartlett returned to their homes at Hoagland after a few days's visit in the city with friends. Mrs. James Alexander of Delphos who has been visiting here as the guest of Mrs. John Bowers, left yes terday for her none. Dan Beery went to Berne this morning and will return this afternoon with a large number of horses for the Horse- Sale company. Mrs. Frank Parent went to Fort Wayne yesterday to attend the funeral of Mrs. Delphine Marshall, which was held this morning. Mrs. B. Workinger and son, Richard. returned this morning to Fort Wayne after a visit with Samuel - Workinger and family. Reuben Lord, who has been suffering very much from sciatic rheumatism for several days, was able to be ■ out yesterday with the aid of a cane. Leo Sprunger and Sim Burk left this morning for Berne, where they secured a number of horses to be sold; at the sale to be held by the Decatur. , Horse Sale company Friday. 1 J. R. Tumbleson left this morritßg: for Blue Creek township, where be was called on account of the death t>f : his brother, Samuel Tumbleson, which occurred sometime yesterday. Mesdames Otto Reppert, Henry Teters, Fred Heuer, Jacob Blew w-ere - among those who left on the 8:30 car for Fort Wayne to attend the golden jubilee celebration of the St Peter’s Aid society. Mrs. Eugene Runyon left today for Elkhart, where she will make a fewdays’ visit with her sister, Mrs. F. C., - Vanderlip, and from there will go to! Gary to visit Mrs. W. L. Plew for a few days. Rev. and Mrs. Kattman returned to. their home this morning after being in the city last evening for a short time on thetr way from Ashland, Ohio, where they accompanied the remains of Rev. Steinhage, whose burial took place there. Herman Johns has resigned his position at the Club restaruant He will go to his home at Decatur this evening and from there wil go to Indianapolis to accept a position with an automobile company to learn the bus! ness complete.—Bluffton News. D. M. Hensley left Tuesday after-i noon for Marion, Ohio, where he will make a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Hensey. All the brothers and — be gathered together at this time, which will be the first in thirty-five years. Judge Levi Mock has been granted a pension of sls per month by the department, at Washington. This Is an increase from sl2 per month. The increase is due to the age of Mr. Mock, who recently celebrated his seventieth birthday anniversary. Under the present law there is a sliding scale by which every soldier above certain ages receives a stipulated amount of pension. At the age of seventy the pension is sls. When seventy-five is reached there is still a larger amount paid.—Bluffton News. “ Mrs. Humphrey' Ward is the'subje'ct of an article by M. Firman Roz in the Revue des Deux Mondes. The author places her among the greatest English women novelists, clasing her with the Brontes /ind George Eliot. He finds that she expressed all the best that exists in English society today: that there are few novels more thoroughly English, few more life-like representations of the English aristocracy than are contained in “Lary Rose’s Daughter.” Her latest book, ‘‘Lady Merton —Colonist.” published by Doubleday, Page & Company, is a romance of the Canadian northwest. 1

Dr. Connell made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Bart France was at Fort Wayne this afternoon on business. Miss Ethel Gauze of Willshire, Ohio. Is visiting ner uncle, Tom Gauze. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Reiter of Fort Wayne visited with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Reiter. Herman Johns returned this afternoon from Bluffton, going byway of Fort Wayne. William Walters and son, Zanta. of Glenmore, Ohio, were hero this morning on business. Mrs. Fanny Cole and Miss Pansy Bell went to Fort Wayne today, where they will visit v'ith relatives. Mrs. Lon Wagner and children, Verl and Jessie, went to Poe, where they will visit with her mother. Misses Stella Bremerkamp and Agnes Costello will leave next week for a several days’ visit in Chicago. Mrs. Will Mcßarnes and Mrs. Geo. Kern and daughter, Velma, are spending the afternoon in Fort Wayne. The Misses Frances Gass and Catharine Miks arrived this afternoon from Lima, Ohio, for a visit at the William Harting home. Miss Spangler of Berne changed cars here today on her way home to Akron, Ohio. While here she was the guest of Miss Lulu Atz. Mrs. Elizabeth Gwinn and Miss Electa Glancey left this morning for Monroe, where they were the guests of the latter's brother, Glen Glancey. There will be a dance at Preble ' Friday evening, May 27th. A good time will be had and a large chowd is expected. Everyone is invited. The Ladies’ Aid society of the Evan gelical church will meet Thursday aft- ' ernoon at the home of Mrs. John Sebnitz on Adams street. Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Brandt of ■ Willshire, Ohio, transferred here on i their way to Fort Wayne, where they wih' visit with relatives. Miss Flossie Bolinger will clerk the t remainder of the week at the Steele I & Weaver racket store in the absence of Mrs. Sadie Cowley. Eugene, son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy ‘ Johnson, who was threatened witn ‘ pneumonia for the past several days, • is much improved and is able to be t up and play about. Mrs. Fairfield of Fort Wayne, who I suffered an attack of heart trouble yesterday, while vtslting with Mr. and i Mrs. "Page Blackburn, recovered suffi!j ciently to be able to return home., ». j The Misses Ciara and Emma Terveer went to Fort Wayne this afteri noon to attend a shower to be given this evening by Miss Emma Gunkel tor Miss Fay Freiburger, a coming bride of the season. t The bowling alleys are being re- . moved. An expert is here from the Brunswick-Balke factory to do the work. The continuous alleys were cut in twenty-five-foot sections and kill be placed in storage until next ' fall when they will be-taken to Owosso, Mich., by Mr. Fred Vaughn, the owner, and installed there. The room occupied by the alleys here will be ’ taken by the Baughman store about ’ June Ist. The hopes of some thirsty traveler . returning from the Nine Mile House . yesterday afternoon on the 2:30 car. met their Waterloo (or rather “beer low”) when just as they stepped from I the car near the interurban station. the package became too heavy and the brown glass bottles fell to the sidewalk, their sizzling contents flowing merrily into the gutter. It is said the watering mouths of those passing, who sighed to think of so much • good “licker” going to waste, contrib I uted in no small share th the stream . as it girgled down over the bricks. 4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-*4-+4'4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4- | Carriage | | Painting ♦ To secure a new" and satis- ;; factory finish in repainting a < • I ’ carriage or buggy is an art and IJ JI in a class by itself. It con- ’ J • ■ sists of three things. ' • fl Ist. Quality, paint, colors I and varnishes used. J ' ; J <1 2nd. Quantity put on. ■ > ■ • fl 3d. Knowing how and when I I ‘ I to put it on. ;; ;; fl These are what gives a job ■ ■ ■ • a No. 1 finish. < > '! fl Come up any time and see ;; rigs just started, some half > ■ through the mill and finished a I i ones, and then you can see J J what kind of work we turn • > * out. ■ • I W. D. Porter | ~ Over Buhler’s Blacksmith shop • • ‘ ’ E. Madison Street JI II DECATUR, - - INDIANA ' • ♦ ■ 4-4-4-4-4^4-+4-4-4H-++4-4-4-4-4-4-++■

I; SPIASH-IT HIT US | i WITH A BUMP I I 1111.11. — I ! Not the comet but Low Prices hit our big stock S [ of clothing and furnishings. You can buy a num- ; ber one suit in gray, blue or fancy from SIO.OO to I_JL $25.00 that others -J 00 o MJ F will ask $15.00 to S oo o = □ $30.00. Our stock <0 ’ w shows the finest £ ° t A ' selections of £ ° \ 'N the season. o «81\ \uil Uri Wfc * 11' Z Extremely low B J M prices on dress |! B Ji shirts, hats, neck- m wear, hosiery and «| || {l’ll kinds of work 8 11 j : ihr Zw goods ' B 8 1 fljßememberweareadSL in w vertisers of facts SWEET-ORR‘wO» OSI i 1 and fully guarantee our ® TPmKFRC M W w merchandise as repre- *3 I iWUOLno jP w 11 sented or your money SAVED THiS cheerfully refunded, try MAN’S LIFE US AND SEE. | Teeple, Brandyberry & Peterson | Bi (Cater to the Man Who Cares.) ||

For Sale I Gasolene Stoves and Coal ’ Ranges. Over 30 different styles, almost new, can be bought at your own price. Inquire at Indiana Lighting Co. 5 doors West of Old Adams County Bank, Monroe street Decatur,

I I SAFETY AND PAYMENT OF Four Per Cent Interest J on certificates <£ of deposit left one year make this BANK an excelent 'jSjjS’i ' ' u ;place for your.**ings and idle money THE First National BANK DECATUR INDIANA %

B. A. Fledderjohann of New Bremen, Ohio, who has been in the city on business for several days, left today for his home. Miss Maud Blauvelt and Miss Myrtle Kaylor, who attended the wedding of Mr. William Shoemaker and Miss Minnie Blauvelt in this city Tuesday evening, have returned to their homes.

If You Would Help Your Wife make her house work easier, buy her a few of fe the many good appliances offered for making such | work lighter ana easier done. WASHING MACHINES " ! such as we now sell positively do your washing | better than you can do it by hand. They do it | ! quicker also and with less w’ear on the clothing. | I Our showings include a great variety at * . & that will suit any buyer. ■ r ELECTRIC SMOOTHING IRONS ‘ ! | Cost less to heat, are more quickly and thor- I I oughly heated, are easier to handle "and are in I I every way preferable to the old style irons Our I I “American” irons are sold on approval, Try One. § | GAS AND GASOLINE RANGES f We can show you a line of summer stoves that » will surprise you as to quality and price. * Wc have a gas range that will save gas. All I connections made free. We set ranges and hot I plates up ready to use. We have a Gasoline stove I that is absolutely safe. | Schafer Hardware Co. (

Chris Strebe returned home this noon from Rome City, where he was a business caller this morning. Abner Parrish, who has been very sick for several weeks from a cancerous affection of the liver, accompanied his son, Dr. M. F. Parrish, to his home at Monroe, where he will remain for several days. The trip was made by automobile. —