Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1910 — Page 3

TJ 16 R etter Grade I he Mgger I he Trade Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

!*0*0*0*0*0»0<0 * OOO<O<O<O4 K ° i WEATHER FORECAST $ s $ o<o<o<o<o ♦ o<o<o<o<o<o<o< Showers this afternoon and tonight; cooler in northwest portion; Saturday partly cloudy. ~ Mrs Israel Stoneburnef~is _ sald to be quite sick. Mrs. umma >,ase went to Monmouth to spend the day. Mrs. Orval Harruff will be the guest of her parents at Linn Grove over Sunday. C. D. Lewton left this morning for Muncie, where business required his attention. B. F. Brown of Pleasant Mills pass'ed through the city this morning enroute to For’ Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bremer and son, Harold, of Fort Wayne are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. M. Kirsch and family. Mrs. Sadie Cowley has returned ’o ■her work at the Steele & Weaver racekt store after a several days’ illness with rheumatism.

THE BEST WAY ? ? ? Not by any means. THE best way of handling money is with a check book. Then there is no loss of change, misplaces bills, troubles over nonreceipted invoices, petty thievery, etc. A checking account is THE method for the man who wants to run his financial affairs in a businesslike way. You’ll enjoy every convenience and courtesy of good, sound banking if your account is with us. THE OLD Adams County Bank

HOE 0108010 BOiOOIOHOHOHOHOiOHOa q J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer. Vice Pres. B 1 LOANS 5 o The Bowers Realty Company o o calls your attention to its loan de- o 5 partment. i The Company has five per cent < > money to loan on sensible and ad- B ! vantageous terms. ■ ■ Our loans have certain features that will appeal o ■ t °See U us about farms, city properties and abstracts, b 2 The Bowers Realty Co. ■ “ French Quinn, Secty. 0 ■Or.OaOHOHOHOEOOHOHOHOHOiOBOE

Godfrey Bell of Chicago is in the city visiting with friends. Omer Knodle of Bluffton was a business caller in our city today. Mrs. Sarah Sprunger is spending a few days with friends at Berne. Trustee Daniel Hoffman of Preble tewnship was a business visitor heie yesterday. Mrs. Ed Lyons lias returned from a two days’ visit with friends at Van Wert, Ohio. J. R. Porter went to Monroe tills morning to resume his work on the elevator at that place. Mrs. Dwight Wilder and mother. Mrs. Crill, of Root township were shopping here yesterday. Miss Amelia Tonnellier has accept ed a position as stenographer at the law office of A. P. Beatty. Mrs. F. R. Merryman and babe left this morning for Fort Wayne, where the family will make its home. Albert Acker returned home from Bluffton, where he was attending to business for several days past. Paul and Hubert Van Camp of Kalamazoo are visiting with Mrs. A. VanCamp and family on First street. Mr. and Mrs. George Adams and children of Rockford. Ohio, transfer red here this morning o ntheir way to Fort Wayne. Mrs. Verena Miller left on the 8:30 car for the home of her son, Robert Miller, in Root township, where sh. 3 spent the day. Mrs. M. E. Frywood and daughter, Miss Lucile, changed cars here today on their way to Bayview, Mich., for a visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Clem motored from their home at Monroeville to this city yesterday and were the guests of friends here for a short while. Miss Pearl Hileman of Tiffin, Ohio, who has been visiting with her siste", Mrs. W. L. Lehne, for the past two weeks, will leave tomorrow for her home. Mrs. David McWhirter and son, For est, of Geneva arrived in the city this morning for a short visit with Mr and Mrs. Dallas Hunsicker. The latter will remain over until Monday, while the mother left this afternoon for her home.

I. S. COYEBDALE.M.D.E. 6. COVEBD4LE, M. Ors. J. S. Coverflala and Son Special attention given to di seases of the Eye. Ear. Nose, and Throat 2nd Street Decatur, Indian*

Miss Lucile Hale has returned from SL Mary’s, Ohio. Miss Ruby Miller has returned from a week’s visit at Winona Ijtke. Mrs. Henry Reiter of north of the city was shopping here this morning. Jacob C. Magley was at Monroe for a short while today on business. Dr. Rayl of Monroe was in the city this morning on professional business. Harry Jeffries will leave Sunday for Rome City to make,a week’s visit at that place. Edwin Fledderjohann left this noon on a business trip to Delpho and several other places in Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Mcßarnes and babe left today for Pleasant Mills, to make an over-Sunday \isit with friends. Mrs. Bradbury, who has been in charge of a training school at Cairo, ill., is here for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Andrew Welfley. Professor N’app and Otto Hauboiu, who have been visiting at the Dr. P. B. Thomas home, left this morning for Chicago in the automobile. Mr. and Mrs. Loyal S. Woods and Miss Noam! Van Camp visited yesterday with Mr. Wood’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. William R. Woods, near Wren. Ohio. Jacob Eady, who has been employed as electrician at Detroit for some time, is at home for a visit with his family. He likes his work in Detroit very much. Mrs. Shafer Peterson went to Fort Wayne yesterday to attend the M. E. Sunday school picnic, and remained for a visit with her daughter. Mrs. Guy Majors. The Misses Thelma and Dorothy Williams returned home today from Alexandria, where for the last two months they have been visiting with their grandmother The Misses Louise Hobrock and Letta Lang, who are spending their vacation in Chicago, writes of the pleasures of their visit. Among the side trips was a lake trip to Milwaukee. Mrs. H. S. Porter is somewhat better. She had been visiting with her son, Allen Porter, and wife at Lebanon. when she became sick and was brought to her home on Seventh street this week. Harry Braden, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Braden, of Fort Wayne, who fell and broke his nose while visiting here with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. U. Dorwin. is recovering nicely. Mrs. Henry GeVke and son, Kenneth. and her mother, Mrs. Isaac Emery. of Berne, who have been visiting with their sister and daughter at Robinson. 111., since last Thursday, are expected home this week. Mrs. George c. Steele and daughter. Jeanette, and Miss Mary Steele have gone to Lagrange for a visit. They w 11 be joined Sunday by Mr. Steele, the party spending a week s vacation at the lakes of that vicinity. Mrs. C. U. Dorwin and daughter. Mrs. Miles Pillars were Fort Wayne visitors yesterday. They called on Miss Gyp Dorwin at the Lutheran hospital and report that she is getting along well. They were guests of Mrs. Jesse Braden at supper.

Miss Mary E. Reynolds arrived last night from Chicago University, where she has been attending school, and will spend a few days with her grandmother, Mrs. Victoria Hill, and her aunt, Mrs. F. V. Mills, before returning to her home at Asheville, N. C. Kit Cowan of Bobo was a busy man today, arranging for the Methodist Sunday' school picnic, which is to be held tomorrow at that place. He purchased a large amout of fruit of all kinds and the event promises to be a happy affair. Henry Segur, former foreman of the Decatur Filler plant, left this tnorning for Angola, where he will visit with relatives. Mr. Segur will return in a few days and will then leave again to seek other employment. the Filler plant having suspended business Wednesday. Judge Edward O'Rourke and his son. Edward, and Lawrence Waring have gone to Manistee, Mich., for a stay of several weeks. Judge O'Rourke is preparing to erect a bungalow on one of the small islands near that point, where he has spent several summers. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. Last Tuesday Mrs. Jessie Burdg and son, Joe, were in Geneva, the guests of Mrs. Burdg’s parents, Mr and Mrs. J. L. Juday, while in the city. They visited at Bryant and also other relatives in the city and friends west of town. Thursday of last week A. H. Bailey, Liza Robinson, who formerly lived at Danville, Hi., and lately moved to Pennville to care for her father, A. H. Bailey, and Mrs. Sam Twigg of Cicero, Ind., came to Geneva, and were guests of J. L. Juday and wife, returning to Pennville at ante hour.—Geneva Herald.

8. E. Hite made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon. George and David Baker went L> Fort Wayne this afternoon for a visit. George and Theodore Baker went to Fort Wayne this noon for a visit with friends. Harmon Bosse came home last evening from Fort Wayne, where he was looking alter business matters during the day. George Steele left today for Union City to look over the stock hi his store there before going to Chicago to purchase his holiday goods. Harve Rice has been serving as mail carrier several days in the place of the regular mail carrier, Clyde Rice, who is enjoying a vacation. John T. Gillig. an employe of the government architectural department at Washington, D. C., is at home for a month s vacation with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Amos Gillig. Mrs. Minnie Holthouse and son. Arthur, went to Fort Wayne this morning, where the latter will reveive treatment for the eye from which a tumor was removed this week. C. L. Johnson has gone to Gary on a business trip. He accompanied L. A. Graham as far as Winona Lake yesterday an dthen took the train to Gary. Mr. Graham lias returned. Mrs. Charles Sowle and daughter, Vada. left this noon for Auburn Junction, where they were called by the death of little Evelyn Cockrin. daughter of Mrs. Kate Cockrin, who visited here with Mrs. Sowle only a week ago. The death came quite suddenly and un expectedly. Judge Fox of Richmond has ruled that poverty is not grounds for divorce. For that reason he refused to grant the petition of a woman who complained that her husband did not give her any spending money. If all the women who do not get an ample alowance of pin money were to bring divorce suits it would be a harvest for lawyers and over-time work for the judges. County Auditor O. D. Garrett, who went to Akron, Ohio, about two weeks ago for a visit with relatives, wrote Tuesday to the members of his office force here that he was not feeling well enough to come home on Tuesday as first planned anjd that he and his wife will stay several days longer. They made tre trip by auto. Mr. Garrett had not been well for some time before he left, due to kidney trouble. —Bluffton News.

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Mrs. Leimenatoll of Peterson was a shopper here today. Elton Braun left this noon on a business trip to Portland. Mrs. David McWhirter returned to her home at Geneva after a brief stay In the city with relatives. Kenyon Walters was nt Monroe this afternoon between trains disposing of his Saturday evening Posts. John Stoneburner left this noon for Berne, where he was busy for the remainder of the day, collecting delie quent taxes. Those in attendance at the M. picnic at Robinson park yesterday pronomice it one of the very best picnics ever given.

S AFE.TY 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

(Here Your Chance To Save $ 1.00 on a straw Hat. We’ve marked them all down and its up to you to take advantage of this reduction. $5.00 Hats -Now $4,00 $4.00 Hats -Now $3,00 $3.00 Hats —Now $2,00 $2.50 Hats-Now $1,50 $2.00 Hats -Now SI,OO These Hats were made for us by the Knox Co. and TownsandGrace & Co. the best Straw Hat makers in the Country, All Shapes And Sizes Get In Early fto Itho Use, Schulte # Go. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boa s.