Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 156, Decatur, Adams County, 5 July 1910 — Page 3

Martin Ellerding Says “Here’s a pair of your Elk skin shoes I’ve had over two years and I’ve had them halfsoled twice and they are pretty good yet.” Can you beat it? MENS $3.00 AND $3.50 BOYS $2.25 AND $2.50 Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller H.1.. ...JL!J-LL-2LJLL_’L! II LE!!_.L!!!±L- 22!!!!.".! !■_■"' . 1 jj j 3 Celebrate The Fourth: sure And i while honoring the signers of that Famous j: V Declaration why not declare your own independence of old fashioned ideas and when S you “smoke up” on the glorious Fourth try X g a “WHITE STAG” and you’ll get g the habit of smoking them 365 days in the J. year. • Q For sale by all dealers. k

O. P. Schug of the interurban office. with his wife, and Mr. and Mrs. Sam Schindler and daughter, Erna, left this morning for Lake James, where they will enjoy an outing. Mr. Schug’s place will be filled by M. E. Noll during his absence. JUST A 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 M Bank

■OIOIO I O ■lO ■OiOOBOBOBOBOBOIOBOI g J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer. Vice Pres. . 1 loans 5 o The Bowers Realty. Company o o calls your attention to its loan de- o 2 partment. 2 g The Company has five per cent g o money to loan on sensible and ad- g s v ”‘S" s . | ■ 4O about farms, city properties and abstracts, g 0 The Bowers’Realty Co. . u § French Quinn, Secty. g ■OBOB o ■ o ■ o ■ 0 BOOiOI o ■ o ■ o ■ 0 .OP

♦o*o*o*o*o*o*o ♦ o»o*o*o*o« o o j WEATHER FORECAST | ♦o*o*o*o<o ♦ o*o*o*o*o*o*ot Showers tonight and Sunday; likely cooler. Alex Gause went to Convoy, Ohio, this morning. Mrs. Philip Meihls has been visiting several days at Berne. Ben Gerard spent the Fourth with his sister at Portland. George Mann spent the Fourth at Fort Wayne with friends, going Saturday. i Mr. and Mrs. Peter Winans spent the Fourth at Watt, Ohio, with relatives. Mrs. Albert Katterhelnrich of South Bend is in the city the guest of her parents. Miss Myrtle Springer of Wren, Ohio, transferred here enroute to Fort Wayne. Miss Margaret Funnnailler returned to Fort Wayne after a visit with Mrs. Henry Gentis. Troy Babcock of Frankfort, who has been visiting with Vane Weaver, left for his home Sunday. He was accompanied as far as Fort Wayne by Mr. Weaver, where they spent the day. _ r JS. COVE9IALE.M.9.E. fc. COVEBU4LE, M. Ors. J.S. Govardala and Son Special attention given to diseases of the Eye, Ear, Hose, and Throat Office 118% 2nd Street Decatnr, Indians

C. O. Franc* wan a bnaineaa caller at Portland Saturday. De Jones spent the Fourth with his brother, John, at Muncie. Otto Bremerkamp was a business visitor at Porland Saturday. Mrs. Elpha Boyer and son of Willshire, Ohio, were business visitors here this morning. Fred Tague of Greenville, Ohio, was in the city today looking after some business interests. Fred Bender left Saturday for Fort Wayne, thenee to Huntington, for a visit with his father-in-law. Mrs. Anna Beery and sister. Miss Joyce Kiefer, went to Hoagland, where they spent the Fourth. Miss Genevieve Bretnerkainp visited over- the Fourth with friends in St. Henry and other Ohio cities. Mrs. L. B. Brokaw has returned from a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Borden, at Columbia City. Miss Minnie Worthman of Magley went to Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon for a visit over Sunday and the Fourth. Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Moore returned to their home at Nappanee today after spending the Fourth here with relatives. The Misses Elizabeth and Loretta Harkenrider of Fort Wayne were guests of Miss Amelia Weber over the Fourth. Miss Sylvia Eaton passed through the city on her way to Fort Wayne after a visit with her mother at Willshire, Ohio. Miss Mabel Richards of Kendallville arrived in the city Saturday and will be the guest of friends for a short time. Frank P. Porter and children returned to Parker City after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Porter, and family. P. A. Salisbury of Chicago arrived in the city Saturday to join Mrs. Salisbury in a visit with her mother, Mrs. Cecelia Ehinger. John Schug left this morning on the train south on his regular trip. He will be absent from the city the remainder of the week. Mrs. Jerry Archbold and daughter, Mrs. Etta Rinehart, and daughter, Mary', of Root township, were shopping here Saturday. The Misses Lilly Teple and Hazel Sowers, students of the Marion normal, spent Sunday and the Fourth with their parents here. Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Fordyce left today for Rome City, where they will take a few weeks’ vacation at this fajjious summer resort. Miss Effie Patton returned this morning to Angola, where she is attending school, after a visit here over Sunday and the Fourth with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Schug and Mr. and Mrs. Sara Schindler and daughter, Erma, will leave Tuesday tor Lake James, where they will enjoy a two weks’ outing. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Bobo and mother, Mrs. Almira Bobo, of Bluffton, spent Sunday and the Fourth with Mr. and Mrs. James Bain and Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Hoffman. A ball team from the Catholic high school at Kokomo arrived in the city this morning and crossed bats with the team of St. Joseph school at Maple Grove park today. Mrs. Oliver Johnson and children, Marvin and Glendore, passed through the city on their way to their home at Fort Wayne after a visit at Willshire, Ohio, over the Fourth. Mrs. Ellen Patterson of Logansport who has been visiting with Dr. J. S. Coverdale and family, left today for her home. She was accompanied as far as Fort Wayne by Mrs. Coverdale. Willis Beik went to Lafontaine Saturday afternoon to make further arrangements for the moving of his family here. Mr. Beik is an employee of the Lafontaine Handle company, which is moving here. Menno Hireehy, eleven-year-old grandson of J. R- Graber, who was badly injured some time ago by falling on an iron picket at the county infirmary, is recovering nicely and is able to be up and about now. Miss Anna Baker, who has been an employee of the Waring Glove factory for some time, until a few days ago, left Sunday for Fort Wayne, where she will spend the Fourth and will then proceed to her home at Monroeville. Miss Verne Segur, a student at Hiram College, Ohio, who stopped off here for a visit with her father, Harvey Segur, left yesterday afternoon for Angola. She was accompanied by her father, who spent the Fourth there. Mrs. M. L. Dull and children, Forest and Estel, returned to Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon after a visit with relatives at Willshire, Ohio. They were accompanied home by Mrs. W. A. Dull and son, Cliffcd, who will 1 visit at Fort W’ayne.

John Glancey was a business transactor south of the city today. John Holthouse was a business transactor at Bluffton today. Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker will be hostess to the Christian Ladles’ Aid society Friday afternoon. Miss Mabelle Richard of Kendallville is visiting with her cousin. Miss Emma Schultz, for a week. Alex Sutton returned from Ossion, where he visited with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Alex White. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Weaver enter tained the Rev. J. M. Dawson and son, Paul, at dinner yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. William Bixler of Van Wert, Ohio, spent the Fourth with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Bixler. Kuebler & Moltz began attachment proceedings against Harvey Reiser, this morning in 'Squire Smith’s court. Miss Lena Brinkeman returned to Fort Wayne after spending a week’s vacation with Miss Bertha Schultz of this city. The Aid society of the Concord Lutheran church of Root township will meet with Mrs. Dora Schieferstein at Monmouth Wednesday. William Witte of the north part of the county was a business visiter here Saturday afternoon, returning home on the 4 o’clock car. Miss Lydia Bultemeler went to Fort Wayne Saturday evening to spend Sunday and the Fourth with her sister. Mrs. Eruest Nahrwold. The Misses Mamie Harting. Anna and Lena Myers, Edith Miller formed a picnic party, spending Sunday at Robinson park, Fort Wayne. Miss Edna Crawford left Saturday for Cleveland, Ohio, where she will enjoy a ten days’ vacation as guest of her aunt, Mrs. Julius Speiss. Mrs. Coons has been very sick with Bright's disease at the home of her daughter. Mrs. Will Parent. Her condition is said to be quite serious. Postmaster Lower reports unclaimed letters for Nate Burdg, Ernest Moeller, Mrs. Minnie Moore, Mrs. Goldie Staton and Mrs. Malisse Brown. Nelson Mercer of Muncie stopped off here Saturday noon and visited with the J. R. Herter family, leaving for Willshire to visit over the Fourth. Mrs. G. W. Tester will leave Sunday for visits at Payne and Paulding. Ohio; Fort Wayne and Roanoke. She will be gone two or three weeks. Raymond, fifteen-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Kohne, suffered a dislocation of the left ankle Monday noon. The lad had been riding on the hay wagon at the farm when his foot slipped through one of the openings in the bottom and he fell over, twisting his ankle out of place. His father, who was there also, brought him to town at once and the injury was given careful attention by Dr. C. S. Clark He is getting along well, though it will be some time before he can use the member with ease. Professor G. W. A. Lucky of the University of Nebraska, who is attending the educational convention at Boston, writes that he will probably stop off here next Sunday for a visit while enroute home. Professor Luckey was born in Adams county, was formerly superintendent of the schools here, as well as Adams county superintendent, and is known to many here. He is a brother of Mrs. John Brock, at whose home he will visit should he be able to come as planned. His many acquaintances will be pleased to greet him. Mrs. B. W. Sholty, who returned last evening from Roanoke, where she visited with relatives and attended the celebration of the one hundredth birthday anniversary of Kil-so-quah, the last of the Miami Indian’s royal line, on the Fourth, reports that the celebration was undoubtedly the greatest and most interesting ever held in this section. Many thousand were in attendance to pay their respects to this truly American princess. Kil-so-quah, in spite of her great age. stood the excitement of the demonstration quite well. Though she speaks no English, and could speak with the attendants only through an interpreter, her son, Anthony Revarre, acting in this capacity, she bowed and smiled to all, and grasped the hands of thousands in the reception given for her. She occupied the place of honor in the parade, an automobile being reserved for her and her attendants. Six little boys in Indian costumes were her body guard. A tent was erected for the services of the day and a special mass was given for her in the tent, this having been done by special dispensation. During the day Kil-so-quah was nearly prostrated several times and was obliged to lie down in a tent which was provided especially for her Postals bearing the pictures of Kil-so-quah and her son. Anthony Revarre, in front or their home, sitting under this historical elm tree, which is said to be as old as Kil-so-quah, herself, were has as souvenirs, Mrs. Sholty bringing one with her.

Markets EAST BUFFALO. East Buffalo, N. Y„ July s—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Receipts, 1,120; shipments, 380; official to New York yesterday, 2,850; hogs closing strong. Medium and heavy, $9.50019.60; Yorkers and mixed, $9.65© $9.70; light Yorkers and pigs, $9.75©510.10; roughs, [email protected]; stags, $6.75© $7.25; sheep, 400; steady; cattle, 25; steady. CHICAGO GRAIN. Chicago, 111., July 2—Wheat—July, S7%c; Sept., 98c; Dec., 99%c. CornJuly, 5814 c; Sept., 60%c; Dec., 58%c. Otas—July, 38%c; Sept., 38%c; Dec., 39%c. _ bl ; r- - TOLEDO GRAIN. Toledo, 0., July 2—Wheat —Cash, $1.00*4; July’, 99c; Sept., $1.00; Dec., $1.02%. Corn —Cash, 62c; July, 60%; Sept., 62c; Dec., 59%c; May, 62c. Oats —Cash, 40%c; July, 40%c; Sept., 39c, Dec. 40c; May, 42%c. LOCAL GRAIN. G. T. Burtt. Alsike seed, prime $5.50 Timothy seed, prime $1.75 No. 2 Red wheat 92c No. 2 White wheat 90c Corn 78c Standard White oats 34c Barley, No. 2 55c Clover seed, prims $5.25 Timothy hay, No. 1, primed, balled $12.75 Wool 21c BUTTER AND EGGS. M. FULLENKAMP’S. Lard 12c Eggs 17c Hutter 20c NIBLICK * CG. Good roll butter 18c Eggs 17? u - — ■— Miss Nellie Wickersham left for a visit at her home at McComb, Ohio. U. S. Drummond of Pleasant Mills was a business visitor here Saturday. o BANK STATEMENT. C. S. NIBLICK, President. M. KIRSCH, JOHN NIBLICK, vice presidents. E. X. EHINGER, Cashier. Report of the condition of the Old Adams County Bank, a state bank at Decatur, in the state of Indiana, at the close of its business June 30, 19’0: RESOURCES Loans and Discounts $ 844,409.78 Overdrafts 10,958.81 Other bonds and securities. 17,749.76 Banking house 7,367.17 Furniture and fixtures.... 3,700.00 Other real estate 721.05 Due from banks and trust companies 73,566.64 Cash on band 26,359.76 Cash items 4;925.39 Current expenses 4,659.00 Taxes paid . 2,420.79 Interests paid 8,801.30 Profit and loss 221.32 Total Resources ....$1,005,860.80' LIABILITIES. Capital stock—paid in....$ 120,000.00 Surplus 30,000.00 Undivided profits 2,350.37 Exchange, discounts and interest 16,379.37 Dividends unpaid 10.00 Demand deposits $232,333.58 Demand certificates 544,107.00 776.440.58 Due to banks and trust companies 60,680.48 Total Liabilities ....$1,005,860.80 State of Indiana, county of Adams.ss; I, E. X. Ehinger, cashier of the Old Adams County Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true. E. X. EHINGER. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 2nd day of July, 1910. JESSE C. SUTTON, Notary Public. My commission expires January 5, 1914.

Why, certainly, you hare burned yourself many timet. Remember how it hurt? Are you prepared for quick relief when you bum yourself again? Let us advise you to adopt the wisdom of Charles W. Johnson, a prominent farmer living near Ossian, Ind., who writes: “1 have used Hoover’s X-Ray Healing Oil for burns, beestings and bruises. 1 would not know how to get along without it.” It is splendid for rheumatism, lumbago, lame back, neuralgia, sore throat, tonsilitis and the hundred-and-one everyday ailments which make life miserable. Remember The Name LACHOT & RICE

i SHEET MUSIC I Our Music Department has proven very popular and our Jg B! sales have been far better G KE B than we expected. This is g p the reason we could not keep K g up the stock, but we wish ; to say that from now on the » assortment will be better. I We have just received an- g I other large shipment of all £ { the latest pieces which will 8 j go at 8 ! 10 CENTS A COPY I £ Come in and try them on our piano. If <3 they suit buy them and if they don’t they ! are ours. You have nothing to lose and g all to gain. <J Remember our sale next Saturday and try to trade as early in the W day as possible. At Steele & Weaver’s R —— 8 t Big RACKET Store. | ♦ ♦ +++++++++++++++++++++++ ♦ ♦ J u. D. HALE .SEEDS, COAL AND FEED ; ♦Portland Cement, Gypsum Rock Wall:: Plaster, Lime and Salt ; ; • We make a specialty of furnishing Seed Goods good ■ ; ■ in quality and low in price. ! ;; Call, Write or Phone No. 8. 201 S. 2nd. St : L>4-4' 4* l'9'K 1 ♦ ♦ +♦++++++++♦♦++++++++♦♦+ ♦ ♦ +♦++++++++♦

ELECTRIC TOASTERS AND IRONS. Mrs. Hattie Dixon, who is canvassing here for the famous Hotpoint electric iron and the electric toaster, is meeting with splendid success and is taking a large number of orders. She will call on you soon to demonstrate. 151t3

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

Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of stockholders of the Old Adams County bank will be held at their banking house, Decatur, Indiana, at ten o’clock a. m., Tuesday, August 2, 1910, for the purpose of electing seven directors to serve for the ensuing year, and to transact such other business as may come before them. E. X. EHINGER. 154t30. Cashier.

Cheer Up Don’t feel downhearted simply because you lack'ready money. You can borrow what money you need from us on your household good*, pianos, horses, wagons, fixture*, etc. You can have from one to twelve month*' time In which to pay It back. Our contracts are simple a',d | all transactions are clean cut I and private. | ( $1.20 per week for 50 weeks pays a $50.00 loan. All amounts In proportion. If you need money fill out the following blank, cut it out and mall It to us. Our agent Is in Decatur every Tuesday. Name Address Am's Wanted Kind of Security Reliable Private Ft. Wayne Loan Company Established 1896. Room 2 Second Floor, 706 Calhoun Street. ■ Home Phone, 833. I Fort Wayne, Ind