Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 8, Number 301, Decatur, Adams County, 22 December 1910 — Page 5

Such Shoe I Selling feVSs. XT store is crowded every day and its a satisfaction to know that your customers are going to be absolutely satisfied, that Tl ie B- etter T he Grade, Ihe Mgger Ihe Trade, | i Charlie Voglewede I The Shoe Seller

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FIRST NATIONAL BANK DECATUR, INDIANA 47' . F Interest per annum Paid on Certificates left 12 Months. 3 Interest per annum Paid on Certificates left 6 Months. DIRECTORS P. w. Smith D Schmitt W. A. Kuebler C. 'A. Dufan D. Sprai.g E C Bleeke M F. Rice CAPITAL

" 1 """□gczjczi —JC-3 /jA Present That Will | Please Any Man = — A Box of “White Stag” Cigars makes a thoughtful Christmas offering that J will delight any smoker. Men revel in the luxury of a good smoke and the “White Stag” "is it.” Pluses Father, Brother, Husband or Sweetheart | | to find a box of them in their stocking. | I FOR SALE BY ALL DEALERS. O J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Sctaneyer. -HI ■ 2 o ■ ■ The Bowers Realty near q £ eral forty acre piece of land, j to 5 Decatur at terms and prices 100 acre farm, O 2 you. The company also ha= now * farm . O a 96 acre farm, a 75 acre v ■ that are very attractive. ent y” o f 5 per cent Q O The company aiso has p n ■ money. 2 13 ■ 8 £ Theß Sh^ y n%- S OBOBOBOBOIOBOB*>BOMOBOIOBOIO

> Miss Minnie Orvis spent the day in > Fort Wayne. > Mrs. L. Q. Smith was a Fort Wayne I visitor today. Kit Cowan of Bobo was a business 1 visitor here yesterday. < Jesse Niblick has returned from a , business trip to Warsaw. t Oscar Hoffman arrived today from Lynn to spend Christmas at his home 1 here. Mrs. Ella Redding has returned from a visit with her sister, Mrs. Oliver Johnson. Mrs. Ella Redding has returned from a week's visit with friends at Salem. Emil Schum of Sebum, Ohio, transferred here this morning enroute to Fort Wayne. Train No. 12 on the G. R. & 1., due here at 7:08 a. m., was thirty-nine minutes late. Peter Michael of Vera Cruz came to Decatur this morning to transact some business. Mrs. L. A. Gwinn of Marion arrived today noon for an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker. Miss Martha Schlnnerer of Willshire, Ohio, changed cars here this , morning on her way to Fort VV ayne. j Mrs. Mary A. Schroll arrived in Decatur this morning from Bluffton. She I will visit with friends over the holi- ; days.

Ed Vancll went to Monroe this morning on his regular trip. J. C. Laman of Berne was a business caller in the city today. J. R. Olancey went to Berne this morning to do. some repair work. Mrs. Cal Miller and son, Charles, left last evening for their future home at Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sprang made a short visit In Fort Wayne this morn- 1 Ing with relatives. Miss Irene Evans will go to Laketon to be the guest of Miss Cleo Henry over Christmas. Mrs. Mary Hoskinson of Geneva' and Mrs. J. F. Snow were guests at the J. R. Porter home today. Mrs. M. J. Lutz left this morning for Fort Wayne, where she will visitj over the holidays with relatives. L. L. Baumgartner of Linn Grove stopped off here for a short while this 1 morning on his way to Fort Wayne, i Miss Beatrice Weismantel of El-1 wood will come to spend Christmas, with her uncle, Frank Gass, and fam- 1 lly. Mrs. Ritter left this morning for. Berne, where she will visit with her I aunt, Elizabeth Ritter, over the hoi-1 idays. Mrs. Hugh Daniels of Rivarre was in the city today for a short visit with . her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry' 1 Schultz. Mrs. Edward Worthman of Kaukannam, Wis., arrived for a holiday visit' with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mutchler. Miss Mabel Shelley of Bluffton and Miss Gusta Arnold of Peterson will be guests of Miss Marie Gass over Christmas. Mrs. Joseph Steele of North Baltimore, Ohio, was called here by the death of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Oliver P. Steele. Samuel Gepfrey and Charles Linker of Montra, Ohio, arrived in Decatur this morning to visit friends and relatives over Christmas. Kenneth Vancil of this city left this morning for Fort Recovery, Ohio, to spend Christmas with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Nicmoney. Miss Nell Brown of Willshire, Ohio, transferred here this morning on her way to Fort Wayne for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Oliver Johnson. Tony Conter returned to his work on the Daily Democrat today after an advance Christmas vacation of a day or two accasioned by an attac kof the grip. Mrs. Casper Heimann of Route 5 one of the oldest residents of the county, was in the city this morning. Denver Pease of Edgerton. Mich., stopped off in this city this morning on his way to Berne, where he will : visit with Mrs. Ophelia Heller, a relative. Naomi Niblick, who has been attending the academy of music at Fort Wayne, arrived home yesterday to spend her Christmas vacation with her parents. Mrs. C. W. Yager and daughters, Mildren and Gertrude, left this morn- ' ing for Detroit, Michigan, where they • will make a week’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Ayres. Sheriff Meyer received a postal pic- ' ture of a negro, who is wanted at I Lima, Ohio, where he broke out of jail. A description of the man with a notice to apprehend him should he I turn up here, accompanied the pic- ’ ture. George Steele of the Steele & Weaver racket store, made a very admirable and welcome Santa Claus as he appeared at the Daily Democrat office this morning and handed out the editorial and printing force each a sack of candy as a Christmas treat. Leo Faurot, a former Decatur boy, now preparing himself for the priesthood at the seminary at Cincinnati, will arrive home to spend his vacation with his parents here. While here he will assist at the services to be conducted at the St. Mary's church, until afer New Year’s Day. S. C. Cramer left this morning for Indianapolis, where he will attend the annual convention of the state teachers’ association. On his return ho will stop off at Kokomo to join his wife in a visit with relatives over Christmas. T *R Baker, who has been visiting old friends in Decatur for the past few days, left this morning for Wayland, Mich., where he has been making -his home for the past three years. Until he went to Wayland he had been a resident of this city for fortythree years. Miss Helen Niblick arrived last night from Ferry Hall, Lake Forest, 11l to spend her Christmas vacation at home. She arrived here many hours later than the schedule time, owing to delay caused by the wreck at Chicago between the New York special on the Pennsylvania and a switch engine, in which twelve persons were killed. The baggage and mail cars, with their contents, including a great amount of Christmas mail and packages were destroyed.

Frank Kern of Fort Wayne was In the city today, looking after business matters. Sol Bixler went to Lima, Ohio, to- I day to visit with friends and relatives over Christmas. • | Mrs. M. A. Frislnger and the Misses Fanny and Mary Frisinger were Fort Wayno visitors today. Mrs. Earle Berks of Hartford City 1 arrived today to spend Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hale. | Mrs. Ella Graham of Marion arriv- I ed in the city today to spend Christ- I | mas with E. H. Shoemaker and fam- I 1 iiy. < Dr. Mark Moran and wife of Portland will make a short visit here this evening with his father, Thomas Mo--1 ran, and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Vanderlip will I arrive from Elkhart tomorrow to , visit over Christmas with her parents, t Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoffman. The library will be closed Sunday and Monday on account of the Christ- ' mas Day, Sunday and the fact that I Monday is also considered a legal holiday. | Mr. and Mrs. Walter Plew and . daughter, Marjory Helen, of Gary will I arrive tomorrow for a Christmas visit | with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoffman. I Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Kilbourne of Fort Wayne will arrive in the city to i spend the holidays as the guests of . her parents, Mr. and Mrs. U. DeinInger. Miss Hilda Smith has taken a position as stenographer for Hooper & Lenhart, succeeding Mrs. Effie V. Johnson, who has gone to Denver, Colo., for her health. Genevieve Berling, wha has been attending the academy of music at Ft. Wayne, arrived home yesterday and will remain here as the guest of her mother, Mrs. H. Berling. until after the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hanna, the newly wedded couple, left on the 1 o'clock car for Fort Wayne, from which place they will leave at 4 o'clock for Chicago for a visit over Christmas. Mrs. Hanna was Miss Clara Schultz before her marriage. Sheriff Eli Meyer and family are moving from the jail residence to their home on Fifth street. The Meyer home has been extensively remodeled for their return and is one of the most handsome as well as convenient homes in the city. ’ Francis Smith, Arthur Holthouse ‘ and Joe Didot have returned from ( ■ Rensselaer, where they have been at-1 • tending college for the past four months. Joe Didot was forced to return earlier than he had intended on ; account of illness. Stewart Niblick, I Felix Holthouse and Earl Bremer- j - kamp will be home tomorrow to spend their Christmas vacation. George Miller went to Fort Wayne t this morning to visit with his chil- > dren, Wilson Miller and Mrs. Frank i Jones. While there he will also call on his brother-in-law, L. L. Rupert, of Monroe, who is a patient at the i . hope hospital. Mr. Rupert is in a very | serious condition. He has been at the i hospital a week, being taken there j where it was thought an operation would relieve him. He was too weak, bower, to stand the operation and this j has not yet been held. His case is a j very baffling one, the latest diagnosis | pronouncing it tuberculosis of.the spine. This is the place to buy a gift of a tie, sox, muffler, fancy vest, umbrella, cap, gloves, or any article of gent’s wear, because one is assured of variety and value. —The Myers-Dailey Co. I • -- IwlEy ..you can squeeze the sponge of j your earnings dry—squeeze every possible cent out of them and put it by for that opportunity—with a checking account here. There is no system better than a checking account for saving every possible cent for the man in business or private life. Drop in and see one of our officers who will courteously and gladly explain every detail of a CHECKING ACCOUNT with THE OLD Adams Countx Bank

flf It’s ft Present For ft Friend Remember we have the greatest stock of Suits, Overcoats, Neckwear, Hats, Caps, Traveling Bags and Christmas Goods shown in Decatur. See our display window for a few suggestions, as to what you can buy of us. We have obliging clerks, who will be delighted to show goods. Remember we guarantee our merchandise and do as we advertise. Satisfied customers our greatest advertisements. Tggplb, BrandybeiTy & Peterson

WILL SELL YOUR REAL ESTATE. Monroe W. Fitch & Sons, the Earth and Insurance Men, opposite postoffice, Fort Wayne, Ind., are no doubt selling more farms in this locality than any other agency, as they are not only workers, but do their work in selling for a smaller amount of commission than do other agencies. Above agency sold during the first week in December, just before winter actually set in, 1,176 acres in Allen county alone, amount paid for same by buy- . ers being $119,000.00. During the I same time Fitch & Sons sold two business properties in Fort Wayne for $26,000.00. Two farms in Ohio and two in Michigan, this same week, we understand the firm sold 695 acres |on the Gulf Coast, price paid being $39,000.00. Total amount of sales, including business property, Fort Wayne city property, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan farms, as well as Gulf Coast land sold, amount to $202,000.00. Monroe W. Fitch & Sons will give our readers, from time to time, de- | scriptions of farms owned by them, as well as those listed, and it is needless to say they are likely to be bargains. | Harry Horn of Union City will arI rive in the city to spend the holidays here with Mrs. Horn, who is visiting with her mother, Mrs. Carrie Schaub.

| Visitors to The Boston Store | <JAre cordially invited to visit this store p and see the greatest exposition of season- S 0 able and stylish merchandise in the city. E 1 Make free to come in and look as much as 8 g you like. Ask Questions. Don’t fear to 8 g trouble the salespeople, they will be glad to ~ 1 show you anything you wish to look at. We S I will welcome you whether you wish to buy fi g or not. 8 K <ITlf courteous treatment and big stocks of splendid styles and * Rvalues count,we will get your trade when you are ready to buy. IT he Boston Store I Our Slogan—No Trouble to Show Goods.

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