Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 296, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1910 — Page 3

iw— *—WWW HI ....--I—,- „ We Were Fortunate -in getting another lot of nice fancy slippersand Jockey Boots in today and this makes our assortment as good as it was was a week ago. We are selling scads of these useful giftsand would like to show them to you. We’ll have extra clerks tomorrow because we want everyone of our customers to have the proper attention. Come early if you can. I Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

'HEADER FORECASTS *' «.-• »<>•< M»u ♦ Fair, with slowly rising temperature tonight and Saturday. The funeral of Mrs. Della Ake, whose death occurred at a late hour Wednesday night, will be held tomorrow from the Christian church at Poe, where she had been a resident for many years. - ■ -■ ' ■' - -T ■ U J-*--—-

FIRST NATIONAL BANK DECATUR, JNDIANA--4%; - . .r ; Interest per annum Paid on Certificates left 12 Months. ■ 3 Interest per annum Paid on Certificates left 6 Months. directors: P. W. Smith , ' D. Schmfit W. A. Kuebler C. A Dugan ' D. Sprang E. C. Bleeke M, F. Rice CAPri XL T $ 1 0 0,00,0.00

SOI 0101010 BOBODBOBOBOBOBOBOBOI o J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. B ■ ■ O r r ° ■ The Bowers Realty company have to offer sev- B O eral forty acre pieces of land, well impro\ ed, near q g Decatur at terms and prices that will appeal to B B you. The company also has now a 100 acre farm, o O a 96 acre farm, a 75 acre farm, a o 3 acre farm g ® that are very attractive. , O The company also has plenty of 5 per cent ® money. gg O O » ei O G Bl 2 ; ! ' The Bowers Realty Co. French Quinn, Secty. "noconoac loaoswoa o e

Hoithouse Schulte & Co. SUGG EST ; As Practical Christmas Gifts g'eoats «J“* Hats Suits x? M Rob-s Collars Dress Shirts NigM I b€ ■ Knit Mufflers FJne Hosiery £ aja j? Rasrs Bath Robes , Fancy Vests Trm ekb» ‘» Smoking Jackets Neck Wear Suit Cases Handkerchiefs Umbrellas lit or does'nt please him get the money back.

i Eva Kirschbaum of Monroe was a j shopper here yesterday. j: Miss Eva Acker was a Fort Wayne 2 visitor yesterday afternoon. s Edison Brock was a -business callat Fort Wayne this morning. Henry Zwick of Williams was a bus- - iness caller in the city yesterday. >, I Mrs. D. U. Leisure of Monroe was r among the shoppers from Monroe yesr- terday. Mrs. Rosa Reidenbeck of Willshire, r Ohio, was a shopper in the city yesterday. Electa Glancey was at Monroe today, visiting with her brother, Glen Glancey. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Sprague of Monroeville were business visitors in the city yesterday. W. R. Smith left today for Indianapolis to make a several days' visit | with his daughter. Mrs. Albert Lachnit. Wilda Watts made a business trip to | Lima and Elida, Ohio, today in the interest of the Schafer Hardware company. Leo Miller of Huntington is in the city to visit with his mother, Mrs. Verena Miller, in the south part of the city. Mrs. Dick Hill and daughter, Mabel, went to Monmouth yesterday afternoon to visit with her mother, Mrs. I James Watts. I ! Fred Hoffman, who has been at I Lynn for the last several days, came I home today to spend the weekend • with his family.

Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Graham spent yesterday afternoon in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. O. D. Jones spent the day with friends in Fort Wayne. Attorney A. P. Beatty was a business caller at Fort Wayne today. Rev. G. Bauer of east of the city was a business visitor here yesterday. Ethel and Jeanette Ehinger were Fort Wayne callers today, returning homo this evening. Jesse Helm and the Misses Pansy Bell and Lucile Hale were Ft. Wayne Visitors last evening. Mrs. Mary Elzey left yesterday for Berne to make a visit with her daughter, Mrs. William Shackley. W. A. Norton, representing Strauss Brothers of Fort Wayne, was a business visitor here yesterday. Harry Stow of Root township was a business visitor here yesterday, returning home on the 4 o’clock car. Professor Withaus of Berne was in the city yesterday attending to some business matters for a short while. We are oiling harness every day. Bring your harness and have them oiled. —Atz & Steele, No. 2nd St., Decatur, Ind. Edgar Gerber and Glen Falk of Decatur were guests last evening of Miss Hazel Grove and other friends here. —Bluffton News. Mrs. Oren C. Smith will arrive from Indianapolis to spend the holiday season with her mother, Mrs. Nettie Schrock and family. / Mrs. Mary Thomas of Willshire changed cars here yesterday on her way to Winchester, where she will spend the winter months. Misses Florence Beery and Stella Schug. who have been visiting here with Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Schug, left yesterday for. their homes. Joseph Winteregg of Berne passed through the city this morning on his way to Fort Wayne, where he was transacting business. The G. R. & 1. pay car passed through the city today as far as Portland, the employess of the company receiving their monthly salaries. Mrs. Charles Throp and son, Robert, who have been visiting with her sister, at Ridgeville, stopped off at Portland for a short visit with friends. Mrs. Fred Hoffman and daughters, Mrs. Eugene Runyon and Miss Hope Hoffman, attended Ute Chapman-Alex-ander services at Fort Wayne last evening. Fred Meyers, a student at Indiana University, arrived from Bloomington to remain until after New Year's with | his parents at Preble and with other relatives. The St. Joseph Catholic schools, as on former years, will enjoy their an- ' nual Christmas vacation, extending from several days before Christmas until after New Years. Secretary of State Lew Ellingham and family of Indianapolis were called here Sunday by the death of Mrs. Ellingham's aunt, Mrs. John Thomas. —Winchester Herald. Miss Lily Garard, supervisor of Hope hospital, Fort Wayne, spent yesterday afternoon and last evening the guest of her father, Al Garard, and family and other friends here. Mrs. Will Moschberger and sons, Frank, Carl and Edgar, living three miles south of the city, went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Rudolph Moser. David B. StuaacaKer of Staunton (Va.) military academy, who spent a day or two with his uncle, John Niblick, and family, left this morning for Goshen, where he will spend the holidays with his mother, Mrs. D. E. Studebaker. That all the merchants ate ready for the holiday rush Is evident from the advertising, which they are doing, asking the public to call and look over their various stock, and see if it is not better this year than it has been for many years.

OFiristmsis Gifts C3<aJor~o Let us be your Santa Claus. Things for the home are always apprecinted. Os course, space forbids us giving you a big list here, but if you think of a t hing in the FURNITURE linp you are Sure to find it at our store—PRICES RIGHT TOO—and a large stock of NEW, RELIABLE, GUARANTEED merchandise to choose from. (I] Our dividend paying system helps you let us be your Santa Claus A FEW SUGGESTIONS: I Princess Dressers and Dressing Tables W-00 to $30.00 Ladies Desks and Music Cabinets $5.50 to $20.00 Rockers and Morris Chairs $1.25 to SSO. u 0 | j’i'H.Uph’Tn. J ■ Combination Writing Desks and Book Cases $5.00 to $50.00 f—».■ Sectional Book Cases, Hall Trees, Pedestals 50c to SIB.OO R?' Mirrors, Han<>, Mantel, or Bath Room 25c to SIO.OO Brass and Iron Beds $2.50 to $35.00 I Kitchen Cabinets $5.50 to $32.0U {J * IrfjM Couches and Davenports $7.00 to $60.00 9™' Stands, Jardlneers ani Foot Stools 75c to $12.00 W *’OfKntMENtA®W£T it- Go-Carts and Baby Cariiages $1.75 to $30.00 Chiffoniers $5.00 to $25.00 Side Boards, Buffetts, Dining Tables, Plate Racks, Sewing Tables, China s-..; j Closets, Dining Chairs, Child's Rockers, High Chairs and thousands of other Zjfl useful articles.—Pick out your presents NOW before the rush of the last TYiifry, few days, and while the stocks are complete. Lili - 1 SPECIAL SALE ON PIANOS. '*• jzS- ' ■; r’ v; >li.wife». ->• .3* Mbv We buy our stock of pianos outright.. .We have no consignment goods X /nEtS?? fL JSvb W E KSff’i&tSX 3lsnES where the commission man makes the price and are thus able to k ; ,< JSsah it In '-A •> ! K- WMESSifI 1 / make you a saving that otherwise goes to the middle man...We ■Kx r \.-’ positively GUARANTEE our line of pianos and treat every sale con- , -Y ?? <- Iwm-. I |. r / q/'. 1 a fidentually.. .Our dividend paying system applies in this department jl alee. Let us explain how easy it is to own a piano by this system. |lM"' Uj J tIC P [ """"' GAY, 2SWI Cl< AT YERS THE LEADING FURNITURE DEALERS. North 2nd. St. Decatur, Ind. i.iMiniMM-T^MBTrfrnTwrTWTTir~~~" , ~'' J ~~'' ''"• ,,, "* w *"*‘”"* Tr ' WCT,^~T —~ «* immmm wiiimw »

William D. Zimmerman of Monroe was here on business today. John Joseph was a business caller at Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Sadie Jaberg of Magley was a business visitor in the city today. ! John Malston of Willshire, Ohio, ■ was a business visitor here today. I Mrs. Henry Krick went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit with iber niece. | C. O. Meibers is one of the latest recruits to the ranks of the grip suf-1 ferers. The Misses Myrtle Wilder and Dora Marie Magley of Monmouth were shoppers in the city today. !■ Charles Zeser, who has been working at Fort Wayne for some time, is home to look after somp business matters. W. H. Fledderpohann left this noon for beiphos, where he was looking after some business matters which required his attention. Ulysses Drummond and daughter of Pleasant Mills were shoppers in the city this morning and returned to their home on the noon train. Mrs. Samantha Dorwin and granddaughter, Miss Naomi Dugan, went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit with relatives until tomorrow. Francis Smith, who has been attending college at Rensselaer, Ind., arived home last evening and will spend tihe holidays here with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ford and babe and Miss Vera Hower of Muncie will spend the (holiday vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Hower, and family of this city. I Fred Fructhe was a business caller at Fort Wayne today. Mrs. Fruchte left this afternoon for Fort Wayne and this evening they will attend the Chapman-Alexander meeting at the ; Princess rink. I The barred door at the stamp and delivery window at the postoffice has been removed until after Christmas Ito allow the unhampered handing out of Christmas packages, which are too large to slip uncter the door or to hand out without opening it every whip-stitch. I Mrs. H. T. Gredd will arrive Sunday from Chicago to visit until after the holidays with he parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hale. She will be accompanied by her little niece, Lois Peterson, who has been making a several weeks’ visit there, and Mr. Gregg will come later to join them over the Christmas day.

I Our Big Half Price Closing Out I Sale Also Includes the following wonderful offer ■i.iimiih iihiiiiiiiiii I 'm ~ —; —- - 1 W is -i. ' / y < pi r T II ' ZZ" B .... . . .. - — - -— ■■ - ONE OF THESE HANDSOME $3.00 THOROUGHLY GUARANTEED KITCHEN SETS FOR 98c On our plan. See the valuable present we are holding for you. Also learn why your dollars have a greater purchasing power with us. Everything in the store goes at one-half price. I Mose/’s Gt]ina Store. J. E. Moser, Prop. Decatur, Ind. I