Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 158, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1910 — Page 3

Outing Shoes We have several grades of outing shoes but the one we sell the most of and the one that brings you back is the American Boy. These are made of the select grade of ! (uppers and soles and wear I almost as good as heavy elk Skins. Mens $3.00 Boys $2.50 Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller B! SURE And i hat Famous ur own inde- u? s and when s Fourth try K nd you’ll get & i days in the srs.

It’s about time to ring in the old cry of dullness. What with people flocking to th© cool summer resorts, the farmers busy with their haying and harvesting, the ol dtown is about deserted, and there is precious little enough left to stir up even a dog fight. i M KI9I E dow’ < LDSE YOUR MONEY Through those many little leaks that could be stopped with a checking account. Start a checking account with, us today—have us kep your funds safe from careless spending, theft, fire loss, etc. The checking account costs you nothing and is a convenience and real business need of today. THE OLD Adams Coun Q Bank

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♦o*o*o<o*o4o*o ♦ o*o*o*o*o4 t WEATHER FORECAST i o O o*o*o*o*o ♦ o*o*o*o*o*o*ot Fair tonight and Friday. Ed Vancil was a business caller at Monroe today. Mell Rice was a business caller at Fort Wayne today. John Plants made a business trip to Fort Wayne today. Mrs. Charles Colter is spending the day in Fort Wayne. Several Decatur young people attended a dance at Bluffton last evening. Al Garard, proprietor of The Fair, made a business trip to Bluffton today. The Misses Lulu and Vivian Jahn of south of Peterson were shopping here today. Miss Edith Rice returned to Monmouth on the 8:30 car after shopping here today. Dan Erwin returned last evening from Winona, Mishawaka and South Bend on business. During the recent trip of Albert Sellemeyer in the west, he called on Ed Bruswiller and family at Boulder. Colo. He reports them as getting along very nicely. J.TCOVHDALEJI.D.E. 6 COVEBDUtM Drs. j.S. Gmrdale anil Soil Special attention given to diseases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Office’nß% 2nd Street Decatur, Indians

John Roudenbush made a business trip to Hoagland today. Mrs. Mell Klee was the guest of friends at Berne today. Mrs. Ed Luttman of Magley was shopping here yesterday. Mrs. Glen Glancey of Monroe was a guest of her parents here today, while shopping. Mrs. Ed Harting and son, Gerald, left today for lowa, where they will visit with friends. A. S. Kelley, the real estate man of Monroe, was a business caller in our city last evening, Mr. and Mrs, O'sear Lankenau are taking tt Vacation, visiting with relatives at Delphos. Miss Nell Brown of Willshire, Ohio, transferred here this morning on her way to Fort Wayne. Mrs. A. M. Henry and Mrs. J. I. Robinson were the guests of friends at Hoagland today. Mrs. Joe Daniels and children returned to Preble this morning after a visit here with friends. Wai Weinhoff was looking after some business at Geneva in the interest of the Wemhoff Monumental Works. The office and shop of 'Squire J. H. Smith and Gunsmith and Constable F. E. Smith is sporting some brand new screens. George Steele left today for Union City, where he was looking after business relating to his five and ten cent store there. Miss Agnes Voglewede will come home this evening from Union City, where she was the guest of friends for several days. Mesdames H. L. Merry and J. C. Merry of Sturgis, Mich., went to Geneva this morning, where they spent the day with relatives. The Misses Bertha Voglewede and Adeline Deininger were at Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon, where they spent several hours with friends. Peter Confer and daughter. Miss Tena have gone to Canton and other places in Ohio, where they will spend several weeks with relatives. Mrs. F. G. Fortney and daughter, Helen and -Marguerite, returned to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon after a visit with relatives at Pleasant Mills. Reports from the farming districts are that the corn crop is looking exceedingly fine. Many of the farmers in the south part of the county have their wheat cut. Miss Rose Schroeder of Madison, who has been the guests of relatives here for several days, left this afternoon for Fdrt Wayne to make a short visit with friends. Mrs. Frank Trott of Columbus, Ohio, who has been the guest of Mrs. A. C. Gregory for a few days, left today for Fort Wayne, where she will also be the guest Os friends. Mrs. Dr. Connell and children and Miss Genevieve Berling left this morning for Rome’ City, where they will,remain a week or ten days, enjoying a rest and outing. The concrete foundation for the new Bowers-Niblick office and warehouse on West Monroe street, west of the company's elevator, is finished and carpenters have begun work on the building. Arthur Mangold, who served so long at the Boston Store grocery, but who resigned a few’ months ago to take a position with the Decatur Produce company, has returned to the Boston store, where everybody is glad to see him again. Miss Lilah Lachot and brother. Noble, drove in the pony cart to Linn Grove yesterday, where they will spend the remainder of the week as guests of L. L. Baumgartner and family. Miss Bess Baumgartner is a victim of the measles and Miss Lilah goes to keep her company and cheer her up during the attack and consequent confinement. Charles M. Niezer of this city has ben signally honored by being elected district deputy of the Knights of Columbus for the counties of Allen. DeKalb, Wells, Adams, Noble, Lagrange and Steuben. The announcement of his advancement was made last evening at the meting of Fort Wayne council. .He succeeds T. J. McLaughlin, who held the district deputyship for the past seven years. The appointment came from State Deputy Charles R. Duffin of Lafayette.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Charlie Kunkel, a son of Hort Kunkel, now living at Marion, sustained a painful injury late Monday afternoon. Some strange boy passed the Kunkel home and told Charlie that if he would light a fire cracker and hold it in his teeth it would whistle. He did as directed, but the whistling sensation could not be noted. The boy’s eyes were badly damaged and his face was powder burned. Fortunately the cracker was not heavily charged. A doctor was called to dress the burns. —Bluffton New’s.

Louis Mailand made a business trip to Fort Wayne yesterday. H. H. Bremerkamp made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Cliff LaDelle and G. Yager were camping along the St. Mary's today. George Young of near Willshire, Ohio, was a business visitor here today. The Colliers collectors from Fort Wayne WW her© today on their regular trip. Fred Schaub, who has been visiting bls sister, Mrs.’ Harry Horn, at Ufllon City, will return home this evening. Miss Mary Watkins went to Fort Wayne yaaterday aftornoun to make a waak's visit with rriviuh. Will Meyers U clerking at the Schilckmart & Uirod restaurant today during the absence of Mr. Girod. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Edwards have returned to Leipsic, Ohio, after visiting witli Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick. Don Burke returned this morning from a visit with friends at Sarnia, Canada, and Port Huron, Mich. Mrs. Viola Gaskill of Fort Wayne Is here for a week’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stevens. Miss Ethel Barkley returned last evening from Fort Wayne, where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Nellie Boyles. Mrs. John Johns, who has ben visiting with relatives at Bluffton and Montpelier for a few days, has returned to the city. Mrs. C. C. Cloud is recovering nicely and is now able to be up, though it will be necessary for her to remain quiet for some time. Miss Anne Smalley returned home today after visiting over the Fourth with Misses Frances and Ruth Miller in Decatur. —Bluffton News. Miss Eva Stein has returned to Lima, Ohio, after a visit here. She was accompanied by .Miss Frances Deininger, who will visit there. Emerson Beavers of the monument al firm of Cress & Beavers was at Craigville yesterday, where he sold a fine monument to Mr. Warthman. Carpenters are finishing the upper story of the Bowers building, the lower part of which is occupied by the offices of the Bowers Realty company. Mrs. Melissa Rice of Goodland, who has been visiting relatives here, left this morning for Rivarre, where she will visit with a daughter. Mrs. Tullis. Vane Weaver and Ralph Moser came hame from Bluffton this morning, where they were in attendance at the dance given last evening. Rapid progress is being made on the Bowers-Niblick office and wareroom, which is now in course of construction. The siding on half of the building was on by noon today. Mrs. Henry Stevens is spending the day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Deßolt east of the city. Mr. Stevens is also there, beigg engaged in erecting a cement block ground cellar for Mr. Deßolt. Ed Bultemeler and family have removed their household goods to the Charles Schroeder farmhouse, which they will occupy until the Wischmeyer home, which was destroyed by fire Tuesday night, can be rebuilt. Mrs. Grace Hall and babe are ex pected to arrive about the fifteenth from their home at Cardwell, Mo., for a visit with Miss Pearl Purdy and other friends. Mrs. Hall was formerly Miss Grace Cook of this city. Mrs. Henry Bluhm of French township, who was seriously injured about three weeks ago in a runaway, does not show the desired improvement. In fact she was much worse yesterday and two doctors were in attendance.

< IGOING AWAY FOR A VACATION? > You will find all the necessary articles for S that purpose at “i r The Boston Store U "1 at Summer Prices *" I I fl = Qixteen button silk gloves, all (M r—shades, worth $1.50 at . . . A 11 white waists at cost; waists A worth $1.25 go at • r-i gaby, Irish, Dutch Collars and ,25c S 5 T?ull length Lawn Kimonas <£l MA Fl -f worthsl.so at- epi.VV J And numerous other articles that will make your trip a pleasure. s The Kuebier & Holtz Co.

Charles Set hern was a business caller at Willshire today. * Dr. McOscar of Fort Wayne made a professional visit here last evening. Jacob Huser of Monroe township was a business visitor nere yesterday. Luther Boyers left this morning for Ann Arbor, where he will enter the university. John Sprague has been quite sick for some time with fistula and other bowel trouble, but is somewhat better. —; BANK STATEMENT. J F. HOCKER, President. M. F. PARRISH, Vice President. MENNO S. LIECHTY, Cashier. WM. L. KELLER, Asst. Cashier. Report of the condition of the Monroe State Bank, a state bank at Monroe, Adams county. In the State of Indiana, at the close of its business on June 30, 1010. Resources. Loans and discounts *85,022.50 Overdrafts 108.87 Banking House 3,572.28 Furniture and fixtures 2,747.96 Due from Banks and Trust Companies 7,810.20 Cash on hand 2,608.75 Cash items 2.40 Current expenses 636.96 Taxes paid 167.81 Interest paid , 618.92 Profit and loss 12.00 Total Resources $103,308.65 Liabilities. Capital stock —paid in $25,000.00 Surplus 350.00 Undivided profits 98.64 Exchange, discounts and interest 1,833.32 Demand deposits. .$24,279.79 Demand certificates 41,696.90 65.976.69 Bills payable 10,000.00 Total Liabilities $103,308.65 State of Indiana, county of I, Menno S. Liechty, cashier of the Monroe State Bank, do solemnly affirm that the above statement is true. MENNO S. LIECHTY. Subscribed and affirmed to before me. this 6th day of July, 1910. A. B. BAILEY, Notary Public. My commission expires Nov. 20, 1911.

1511. — — I " I 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

Make a Good Investment I YOU may have bought your summer clothes or not; in either case here’s a good chance for making a good investment, even if you’ve bought and think you’ve got all the clothes you want, better think again: you’ll think you need one more suit when you see these. If you havn’t bought, you’re in big luck; we don’t advise you to make a practice of waiting as late as this for your summer clothes buying but if you have you get an extra benefit. We’re going to clean up our stock of HART SCHAFFNER & MARX and Clothcraft summer Coats and Pants These numbers are bright, fresh, this season’s goods; nothing wrong with them; just that they are not sold and we want to sell them out of the way Qf new fall goods. Hart Schaffner & Marx Coat and Pants, big values at $lB now to be sold at $15.00. Clothcraft Coat and Pants, big values at $12.50 and $13.50 now to be sold at $10.00.* Sizes 33 to 38. Style of coats 2 and 3 button, sack. Pants, cut peg style, snappy patterns, all- wool materials. See our show window-better still let us show you the clothes. rtoltholise, Schulte £ Go. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.

| A Thought Fof I | Today I & I: UJk n i ; I w ; so A ! I s I; Charity never buys any ‘ thing but 10 cts will buy you f a pair of Carolina hose for S { yourself or the children, that £ » will bring you full value for || ! your money. ® Ladies extra good black hose IQc <£ Ladies comon and extra size Vests 10c w Ladies Union Suits 25 & 50c Children’s white, pink, blue, brown, rose ; color and black extra fine rib look like 25c hose 15c pr. two pr. for 25c. Extra , large and heavy bath and huck towels |Oc ft • and a thousand other items, come in and ► see us. We will sell water glasses for |c ‘ each Saturday from 2to 4 o’clock, not » over 1 doz. to a customer. Remember its -O i BAUGHMANS | | 5 & lOct. Store g