Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 170, Decatur, Adams County, 21 July 1910 — Page 3

i OUR BIG SALE -begins tomorrow morning at 8 o’clock. Take a look into our windows aud see some of the prices we have made. You can buy Men’s Patent, Gun Metal and Wine oxfords at $1.96 that sold up to $4.00. See the ladies pumps and oxfords that we are selling at 98c, $1.49, $1.95. $2.29. and $2.45 You know when CHARLIE cuts the price ITS CUT. Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

+o+o+o+o+o+o4o ♦ 040^040404 I WEATHER FORECAST f ♦ O+O+O+cX Generally fair tonight and Friday. Mrs. Mell Rice spent the day with friends at Berne. Ed Vancil was attending to business matters at Geneva today. Martin Shady of Wells county was a business visitor here yesterday. Henry Kaenemann was at Hoagland today, looking after business interents. Jj i 4 M g ♦ COME TO THE ; | i Ice Cream Air Dome :: ♦ < > ; ■ Cor. 3d & Madison sts. ;; • : Ice Cream ;; •• Soft Drinks ♦ - and ♦ * ■ Fresh Air J 4 LOSE YOUR MONEY Through those many little leaks that oould 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 County Bank

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— ' Ed Macy left this noon on his regular trip to Toledo. 1). I. Weikel made a business trip ' to Fort Wayne today. ’ l)r. Sowers was a professional caller at Portland today, returning home 1 on the evening train. Miss Ruby Miller left this morning for Winona lake, where she will enjoy • a week’s outing. Mrs. J. B. Stanley of Logansport is here the guest of her mother. Mrs. L. W. Coppock. Frank Kern of Fort Wayne was in . the city today attending to some insurance business. Mrs. Faye Miller of Fort Wayne arrived for a visit with her aunt, Miss I Margaret Daniels. Joseph Shady of Wells county is the I guest of his daughters, Mesdames j Martin Beery and Israel Rex. j Mrs. Martha Wurst and two sons, j Adrian and Chester, have gone to Berne for a few days’ visit with relaI tives. I Mrs. Jesse Bulkhead and daughter, | Bessie, left today for Monroe, where ■ they were the guests of friends for ! a short while. ! Joseph Shady returned to this city yesterday from Elkhart, where he has been making a several days’ stay with relatives. T. S. Coffee will spend several days at Rome City as the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Clem Voglewede, who are spending their vacation there. Mrs. Laura McKinley of Fort Recovery. who has been visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brokaw, left this morning for her home. Mrs. Eli Sager of Sioux City. lowa, left this morning for Battle Creek, Mich., to make a short visit with friends and from there will return to her home. Mrs. W. A. Lyberger of Denver, Colo., who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. Schulte for a week, left today for Fostoria. Ohio, where she will make a visit with friends. Ted Sowers was at Elkhart today, from which place he drove the A. J. Smith touring car. He was accompanied there by Dr. and Mrs. J. M, Miller who have also purchased a car in that city, and who will bring their machine to Decatur. jTcOW«IALM.».t <* COVEIDU.E, *. Dis, j.S.Gowdale and Suit Special attention given to dl seases of the Eye, Ear, Nose, and Ttiroal Office'llß2nd Street Decatur, * Indi,Dß “I -TV- r^wa

There will be no Fhll&tbea club meeting tonight. Edgar Gerber came home this noon from a visit at Bluff ton. George Wemhoff was a business caller at Fort Wayne yesterday. Mrs. Sam Johnaon and babe spent the day as the guest of friends at Monroe. Mrs. Clarence Baughman returned last evening from a business trip to Bluff ton. Henry Wagner of Sidney, Ohio, Was in the city today looking after some business. John Stoneburner was looking after some Important business at Geneva today. Dan Beery was among those who were looking after business interests at Berne today. Miss Pearl Baumgartner of Linn Grove and Miss Kate Bremerkamp of Goshen are guests of Miss Genevieve Bremerkamp. Mrs. John Kiting and two children from Minster, Ohio, are here the guests of Dan Niblick and family and other relatives. Tile Misses Ruby Artman and Jessie Schrank are spending the aftermam in Fort Wayne. Miss Arlis Hoover of Eaton and Miss Mary Golf of Charlestown arc guests of Miss Jean Lutz. Miss Helen Louthan returned to her home at Berne this noon after doing some shopping here during the early part of the day. Raymond Kohne, who suffered a sprained ankle July 4th, was able to be down town this morning for the first time since the accident. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Reppert and Mr. and Mrs. John Spuller went to Angola this morning, from which place they will go to the lakes for an outing. Mrs. C. D. Lewton, Mrs. Ferd Peoples and Mrs. Sam Schindler and daughter. Brna. drove to Berne today and were guests of Jacob Schindler and family. Miss Winifred Ellingham left this afternoon for Geneva, where she will be In attendance at a house party to be given by Miss Helen Weeks for the next few days. The Misses Inez Coverdale and Eula McMinney went to Willshire. Ohio, today for a visit with the former's aunt, Mrs. David Fortney. They will remain until Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Adams entertained at a delightful dinner party last evening. Guests were Mrs. Nettie Sehrock. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Patterson, the Misses Nellie Schrock and Marie Paterson and Mr. Will Schrock. The Mite society of the Methodist church will have its social Friday afternoon of this week in the church panors, the social having been set a week earlier on account of the picnic which comes next week. Mrs. Chris Strebe left this noon for Bertie, where she will spend a few hours with friends. She was accompanied home by her daughter, Mildred, who has been visiting with Miss Wilma Rawley, who will make a return visit nere. Martin Christianer of Lincoln. Neb., who for several months has been visiting with friends-and relatives in this city and county, where until a few years ago he made his home, left this morning for his home after a very enjoyable visit here. Miss Marguerite Kenyon of Birmingham, Ala., will arrive from Fort Wayne tomorrow afternoon for a visit with Miss Agnes Costello and other friends. Miss Marguerite, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Kenyon, have been visiting in Fort Wayne for some time. The dance given last evening at the Maple Grove park by the Phi Delta Kappas was a success throughout and a large crowd was in attendance. Good music was furnished throughout the evening by Messrs. Weaver and Moser, which was especially enjoyed. The Simpson Methodist church Sunday school class of Fort Wayne is planning to give a nicnic at the Maple Grove park and the date has been set for Saturday, August 30th. A number from here are planning to attend and the day will be one of much pleasure for the participants. Mrs. Silas Aubolt of Viola, Wis„ who has been visiting with relatives here for some time, left this morning for Battle Creek, Mich., where she will remain for several days. From there she will go to Sioux City, lowa, where she will visit with Mrs, Eli Sager and from there will depart for her home. Charley North, who has been in Tennessee, helping superintend road building, arrived in Bluffton Tuesday afternoon spend two or three days looking after business matters. He will leave again Thursday for Tennessee. He reports all of the Bluffton people who are there getting along nicely and he says that owing to a higher altitude in which they are working It is not as warm there as it | is here. —Bluffton News.

Mrs. Lucy Fields was in the city shopping today Mrs. Schumm of Wren, Ohio, was a shopper here today. John Joseph was transacting business at Fort Wayne today. Mrs. J. J. Hoefel of Monroe was shopping in the city this morning. Mrs. Anna Slieline returned to her home at Genova after a short visit In the city with friends. Mrs. O. N. Snellon and Mrs. Gilbert Jack of Willshire, Ohio, wen shopping hero today! Robert Allison eatne home this morning from a business trip through the northern part of the state. Mrs. J. I Pinion of Berne, who has been visiting with her sister, Mrs. Hoser Ray, here, left this afternoon for her home. Mrs. Mary Wemhoff entertained at 6 o'clock dinner last evening ,Mrs. Anthony Holthouse of Jonesboro, Ark. being the honored guest. A very delightful time was had by those in attendance. The appellees brief in the case of S. a. M. Butcher vs. Hamar J. Green has been finished by Peterson & Moran and Mr. Moran will leave tomorrow morning for Indianapolis to file It in the higher court. The Packard oase hall .earn of Fort Wayne is the next to meet the fast Decatur Shamrocks at Maple Grove park, and the game will be pulled off Sunday. The locals will have their usual line up, with Buffenbarger and Ault forming the battery, lately they have been putting up some very fast ball and they are getting the reputation of being s-o-m-e players. Only a few more games are scheduled to take place on the local grounds and if you wish to see some real fast games before the season is over don’t fail to attend the game on next Sunday. Passenger Train No. 20 on the G. R. & 1., known as the Northern Limited, due here at 1:30 a. m., met with a wreck this morning at Portland, and for several hours traffic was delayed because of the mix-up. The train was bound southward, and owing to some misunderstanding a freight was standing on the main track and the passenger train, which, luckily, was running at a very slow speed, crasned into the rear end and several of the freight cars were badly damaged. No one was injured on either train. The track was torn up for several feet and all trains during the remainder of the day were forced to pass on the side track, until the same was again repaired. The cause is unknown, and it is hard to tell just who is to blame. — —o WOMAN IS FATALLY BURNED. Cooks Supper For Neighbor and the Gasoline Stoxe Explodes. Mrs. Mary Atkinson, thirty-nine years old, 322 South Green street, was burned fatally when a gasoline stove in the home of Mrs. Mary Smith, 3TS South Green street, exploded Tuesday evening. She was taken to Grace hospital, where her wounds were dressed, and later to the county hospital. She died about midnight. Mrs. Atkinson had been asked to cook supper for the Smith family and it was in the progress of the cooking that the stove exploded. Her dress was ignited and she ran into the street with her clothes in flames. —Exchange.

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Vacation Time is Here That means that you'll need a Trunk, Suit Case or a Traveling Bag. We’d like to supply your wants for three reasons. Ist. Our traveling goods are the best that money can buy, hence our prices are right. 2nd. We carry a very complete assortment of Trunks, SuitJCases and Bags. 3d. T'will pay you to buy them as well as it pays us to sell them as we count each transaction important because we want the results to be lasting. In*event we haven’t exactly what you want we’ll be glad to secure it for you. Holthouse, Schu te and Company. GOOD CLOTHES SELLERS FOR MEN AND BOYS.

Felix Holthouse was at Peterson and Magley this morning on business. John Bailey left today noon for his home at Geneva after a short stay here on business. Mrs. Fanny Aimer and daughter, Mrs. Edward Kuntz, and her daughter, Miss Florence, arrived in the city today from Monteith, Mich., for a few days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Merry.

1 ATTENTION PUBLIC fl Having recently purchased the Oak Roller Mill j] and also put it in a first class condition, we wish to S «St announce that we will open the same Wednesday, July 20th*and will pay the highest cash price for all kind of V grain’and especially for milling wheat. K | “Blue-Ribbon” 1 gy wi J be our brand of flour which will be of high quality and made to suit all also have high grade kiln-dried bolt- £ edjneal and all other mill feeds. We will also deliver goods to all parts of the city when ordered. We invite ISL one and all to give us a call. jB 1 OAK ROLLER MILLS 1 2 ' GILLIG & SONS. '~ k - JULY 23 TO AUGUST 8 OUT THEY MUST GO We’ve been through our stock and bidden farewell to every’pair of Men’s, Boy’s Misse* and Children’s Oxfords and ties in our store. There’s a long stretch of Oxford and Low Shoe Weather ahead, Fall shoes will soon be asking for admittance and shelf room ourpresent stock must go. We wont carry Oxfords over from season to season. We wouldrather sacrifice our Summer Shoes and count money than shoes. - LOOK AT THESE PRICES Mens Outing Shoes $1.75 now $1.25 44 pairs Ladies' Patent Strap Sandals. $2.75 now $1.98 Boy’s Outing Shoes $1.50 now $1.35 54 pairs Women’s Nurses Slippers, Rubber Heels Youth’s Outing Shoes $1.35 now $0.98 42 pair’s Men’s Tan Russian Oxfords sl ’ b& now 26-pairs Men’s Patent Leather Oxfords 65 pairs Children’s Tan Oxfords size 8 to 11 $0.75 t 2 * 50 18 nairs Children’s Tan Oxfords, sizes 5 1-2 to 8 18 pairs Men’s PatentlLeather Oxfords $3.00 now $1.98 M 18 gairs Men’s Gun Metal Oxfords $3.00 now $1.98 46 pahs Woman’s Tan Russian Oxfords 60 P airs Children’s Black Vica Suade Top Shoes All Goods At Sale Prices For Cash Only U/IINNES SHOE STORE

L. H. Frank of Baldwin, Ohio, was a business visitor nere today.

DO NOT READ THIS ™": Rates. No Extras. Life, sick, accident and fire insurance. Celebrated “Richmond Suction Cleaner” to let and to sell. Information where to buy the best stoves, ranges and furnaces at a great bargain, on a month’s trial —E-S W. J. MYERS, 233 N. sth st. ’Phone 265

3 1 Frank McConnell made a business ' trip to Berne this afternoon.