Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 142, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1910 — Page 3

Roman Strap Slippers Another lot of Roman Strap Slippers came in today and we have all the sizes from babies to girls size 2. These are all Patent and are from three to five straps high. See them in the window. Priced right too. 85c to $1.50 CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE The Shoe Seller

SA\ YOU Mr. Smoker, Wait a minute j You can’t invest a nickel better S S than to buy the S I ‘‘White Stag” | | as it spells smoke satisfaction to a T. ?? L ASK THE MAN BEHIND THE COUNTER 'J

We can help you exchange your gasoline stove for a gas range. — Indiana Lighting Compay.

JUST A HOMXNTt ij fl* ■*"* / t x Did you put any of last month’s earnings away? Or was every cent of it spent? This month deposit with us a sum you think you could do without--then DO NOT draw on it. That is the way you can start a real competence. We will aid you by paying 3 per cent on your account. THE OLD Adams Countv Bank »

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♦oeoeoeoeo*o<o ♦ oeoeoeoeo* 0 ° I WEATHER FORECAST j *0»0*0*040 ♦ oeoeoeoeoeoeo* Generally fair tonight and Saturday. Leo Sprunger went to Berne yesterday on business. Charles Ernst made a business trip to Berne yesterday. Joe Miller of Fort Wayne went to Berne yesterday on business. Sam Weldy came home from Berne today after a short stay there on business. P. G. Hooper, w ho has been at Rome City for the past week, returned home for a few days. Mrs. Beacher Meibers and daughter, Georgia, left today for Goshen, Ind., to spend a week or so wits friends.

J. LCO/cMAILM.I. E <•. CJ/EMILE, «. Ors. j.S Civerdala and Son Special attention given to diseases of the Eye. Tar, Nose, and Throat Office’nS# 2nd Street Decatur, Indiana Dr. Fred Patterson DENTIST Saccwror to Dr. C. E. Neptaec Office above Auth’s Jewe'ry Store. Telephone No. 472. Office hours: 8-12 a. m.. 1-5 P- tn.

Gert Reynolds made a business trip to Berne today. Dan Straub went to Delphos yesterday noon on business. Joe Miller of Fort Wayne was a business caller here yesterday. .Mrs. George Syphera visited with friends in Willshire yesterday. Henry Evans left for Ohio City, where he has secured employment. C. I. Golder of Huntington was a business caller in the city yesterday. Mrs. Charles Butler was a Fort Wayne visitor yesterday afternoon. Mrs. D. W. John of Pleasant Mills went to Fort Wayne to visit with friends. Miss Freda Ehlerding of Preble has returned from a visit with friends in Fort Wayne. Mrs. L. M. Link of Wren, Ohio, is visiting with her brother, George Everett, and family. Paul Harrod, who was at Fort Wayne for a short visit, returned home this morning. Mrs. J. A. Fleming and daughter, Monema, of Union township were shopping here yesterday. Ben Beavers is home from Crawfordsville, where he has been a student at Wabash college. Rev. G. F. Zuber of Scott, Ohio, who has been attending the Y. P. A. convention, returned to his home. William Buchanan returned yesterday afternoon to Fort Wayne, after a visit here with friends. F. M. Armantrout of Geneva passed through the city this morning on his way to Fort Wayne to attend to business matters. Miss Mary Hayse of Howard City, Mich., arrived in the city this noon for a visit with her aunt. Mrs. William Colchin. L. C. DeVoss went to Monmouth yesterday afternoon, where he appeared as counsel in the trial before ’Squire Zeigler. Fred Mills and Dan Erwin were at Muncie today, where they attended the democratic meeting, which was held at that plane. James Coverdate went to Willshire yesterday noon, where he was called owing to the death of his brother-in-law, Mr. Fortney. Wesley Hoffman arrived home from his trip owing to the severe illness of Mrs. Hoffman, who suffered an attack of appendicitic. Sam Weldy, who is working at Bluffton as druggist, came home for a short visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Weldy. Ben Beavers, who has been attending college at Wabash for the past year, returned home today to spend his summer vacation with his parents. John Weldy, who has been teaching school at Angola, arrived home yesterday and later left for Berne, where he was looking after some business. John Wemhoff came down yesterday from Fort Wayne, where he made a short stop on his way home from Rens selaer, where he has been attending school. Miss Schondelmayer of Fort Wayne, who has been here attending the Y. P. A. convention, left yesterday for Berne, where she will remain for a short while. Real estate transfers: A. R. Pearce to Page Blackburn, pt. inlot 61, Decatur. >7500; James W. Andrews to Raleigh C. Parrish to James W. Andrews, tract in Blue Creek tp., SI.OO. Mrs. Mary Dailey of Willshire transferred here last evening enroute to Fort Wayne, where she will attend the commencement evercises at the St. Augustine academy tomorrow evening. At noon yesterday the fire department was called by an alarm from box 5 to 613 Commerce street, where a cottage owned by John Lenskie and occupied by B. F. Green was burning. The fire was started by the explosion of a gasoline stove.—Dallas News. Lloyd Ritter has returned to Kendallville to begin work on the Toledo & Chicago traction line after visiting here with his wife. Mr. Ritter made the trial runs on the road last week and has returned to report for duty, when he will be assigned to hfs regular run. Rev. B. Earl Parker, pastor of the Methodist church in Hartford City, who attended the Epworth League meeting at Dunkirk Tuesday, visited a short time in this city with Lio uncle, O. L. Hall. nev. Mr. Parker left Wednesday morning for Warsaw, where he will deliver an address this evening.—Portland Sun. John Baker of the firm of Pennington & Baker this morning received by mail two cane-like sticks of cactus wood, half as thick as the wrist. The sticks bear the beautiful, lacy, natur al-carving of the cactus wood and will make a handsome addition to a cabinet of curios. No letter or note accompanied the package, but Mr. Baker thinks they were sent by his brpther, Frank, who lives in New Mexico.

Peter Kirsch made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. ITofesaor Tucker of Marlon was a business visitor hero this morning. A. S. Keller, the real estate man of Monroe was a business caller in the city today. Sam Weldy of Angola Is visiting In the city with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Weldy. Misses Marie Allison and Bess Cow an were guests or friends at Fort Wayne today. George Reppert of Magley passed through the city this morning on his way to Fort Wayne. Mrs. Fred Tabler and daughter. Blanche, and Mrs. Frank Coppess of Monroe were shopping here today. Mrs. Albert Parker left this morning for Cayuga after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. V. Steele. Robert Beery, who has been at Indianapolis for a few days, visiting with his brother, Harry, returned today. Mrs. James Kocher, who has been visiting with friends at Bluffton for several days, returned home this noon. Leo Yager came home this morning from Toledo and will spend Sunday in the city as the guest of his sister and brothers. J. C. Patterson, who has been on the sick list for several weeks, was able to come down street for a short while yesterday. Ray Sheets, who has been employed by the Ward Fence company, has resigned his position and today left for his home at Wren. Ohio. F. A. Peoples and Alva Nichols of the Peoples & Gerke shoe store have returned from indianapolis, where they attended the aerial races. The Anti-Saloon league of Indiana will observe field day in Decatur next Sunday and will send two speakers to each church in the city on that day. Miss Leota Bailey will arrive tomorrow from Westfield. N. Y., where she has been attending college, and will spend her vacation here with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Carr and children. Kenneth and Robert, of Willshire, Ohio, transferred hero this morn’ng on their way to Fort Wayne for a visit. The Decatur Shamrocks will play the Geneva team at Geneva on next Sunday and a good game is looked forward to, as both teams are about evenly matched. Barney Kalver w-ent to Marion today on business. He will join the local canton I. O. O. r. and go to Kokomo this evening, where they will institute a new canton. —Bluffton Banner. Miss Helen Scott of Lafayette is here for a six weeks’ visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Sol Billman. She was accompanied here by her father, A. E. Scott, who has returned to Lafayette. Mrs. Minnie Daniels, Mrs. E. A. Goldner. Mrs. Charles Ballard, S. D. Henry and H. E. Sikes of Preble were : mong those who left yesterday afternoon for Laketon to attend the funeral of John Ferry, formerly of Preble. Marvin Mygrant and May Oberlin received word this afternoon, telling them of the death of their grandmother. Mrs. Mygrant, at Zanesville, Ind. The funeral will be held Friday at ten o’clock at Zanesville. —Auburn Courier. Paul Harrod, who has acted in the capacity as operator and ticket agent at the G. R. & I. depot, will leave in a few days for Fort Wayne, where he will be employed at that place. At present the Pennsylvania is erecting a tower at the Nickel Plate railroad and just as soon as it is completed he will act as operator there. While here he has proved himself a valuable man and his new position will be quite an advancement. The Dierkes building to be occupied by the Baughman store, has been nearly completed for the occupancy of the five and ten cent store. The handsome and convenient display front is finished, the papering done, the shelving installed, and the painting finished, and is now in the course of drying. The store in the old quarters presents rather a choatic appearance, on account of the necessity of dismanteling and moving the shelving, which has been placed in the new building. The store will be in its new quarters in a few days. The thirty-three members of the G. A. R. who atended the soldiers' reunion and Flag Day celebration at Willshire, report a good time. The program was given at the Baptist church at Willshire, with speeches by the mayor of the town. Editor Spade of the Herald, Rev. E. R. Roop, Rev. H. Kohn and others, while Dr. J. Q. Neptune of this city gave the response to the welcome address and took part in the musical program, and in the drum corp music. At noon the W. R. C. served dinner on a spacious lawn. About two hundred solwere in attendance.

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Mrs. E. L. Carroll spent the day in Fort Wayne. Barney Kalver of Bluffton was a business caller here today. A. D. Suttles and family drove to Honduras yesterday on a business trip. Henry Koenemann came home this noon from Hoagland, where he was a business transactor. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Colter are at Chattanooga, Tenn., this week attenu ing the T. P. A. convention. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Burkhead and daughter, Bessie, went to Fort Wit.'ne this afternoon for a visit with rela fives. Miss Marie Smith will accompany her uqcle, Charles Smith, and wife to their home at Bluffton, where she will spend the summer. All are cordially invited to hear the Rev. J. M. Dawson of Indianapolis at the Christian church next Sunday morning and evening. Miss Ada Lochner and children, Edna and Harold, of Fort Wayne arrived today for a visit with her parents, Mr, and Mrs. Elijah Walters. Invitations for the closing exercises of St. Joseph’s school next Thursday evening, have been issued and the event promises to be one of much interest. Mrs. Elizabeth Deßolt and daughter, Vera, of Barberton, Ohio, and Miss Wilma Opliger of Linn Grove, who have been visiting in the city for a few days as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Opliger, left this afternoon tor Linn Grove, where they will make a similar stay’ there. Farmers are busy pulling ou the offending mustard plants which are the great enemy of tho wiieat a.id oats, and unless weeded out constantly would soon choke out the grain. At present it is in bloom, and unless pulled before seeding a million plants would spring up from a lew stalks. One farmer in Union township stated that he has been at constant warfare with it for seven years and had jus. now gotten it under his thumb so that he could rest easy. His faun, he stated, had been literally covered with it. but weeding constantly during all these years has gotten it down to only a few stalks now.

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