Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 7 February 1911 — Page 3

Why Are “American Boy” Shoes Cheaper Ask any of our customers why they buy “American Boy” shoes for their boys who are extra hard on them, they will tell you that these shoes wear so much better, that they stay soft and pliable, that they are comfortable shoes for growing feet and that they are cheaper because of the extra wear. Try a pair on your boy next time.’ $2.25 and $2.50 Charlie Voglewede’ The Shoe Seller

Democrat Want Ads Par. Start Now The savings account. To put it off means much lost for that money now on your person is certain to be spent in one way or the other. A savings account is the first step to material success —start it now with us where you will be paid 3 per cent interest for six months and 4 per cent interest for twelve months. THE OLD] Adams Bank

GEORGE WASHINGTON chopped cherry trees and Lincoln split rails so say the legends and story books. They both, however, “sawed wood” and made good. For twenty five years we have (figuratively of course) sawed wood in the cigar-making business and we believe our many White Stag smokers will testify that we have made good. Smoke ’em, the’re made at home. V 808 010 1 0 ■ O 80800808080808080808 g J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. « 1 2 ■ ■ o The Bowers Realty Company has some excellent bargains in city property and Adams county farms. Company prepare your Abstract of title. Twenty yeare experience, complete records. The Bowers Realty Co. French Quinn, Secty.

»o*o#o<ovo*o*o « oeo»o»o*o« i WEATHER FORECAST I *OVOVOVOVO ♦ OAO«O*O*O*O*oi Unsettled, with rain or snow tonight or Wednesday. O. P. Schug was at Berne today on business. Frank Nye of Rockford was here on a visit yesterday. A. J. Smith has gone to Detroit, Mich., on business. Millen Murns and granddaughter, Josephine Burns, were at Fort Wayne today. Attorney Chauncey bautsenheiser of Berne was a business visitor here yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Henry Reiter of Fort Wayne have returned to their home after a pleasant visit in the city with Mr. and Mrs. John Reiter. ForSale-lndian Runner Duck Eggs Heavy laying strain. —Price $1 for 13; $2 for 30. Order soon, —Herman Miller, Decatur, Ind., R. R. 5, Box 46. 19 t 30

Mrs. B. F. Rice was the guest of friends at Berne today. Henry Davis made a business trip to Muutuu thia morning. R. B. Gregory made a business trip to Portland this morning. Paul Harrod of Fort Wayne spent the day here with friends. G. L. Bobilya of Willshire was a business caller here yesterday. Harve Rice, who has been visiting at Berne, has returned home. J. W. Merriman made a trip to Fort Wayno this morning to visit with his son. The Clover Leaf bridge gang is busily engaged in building u new walk at the station. Mrs. William Geary went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit with her son and wife. Gust Sellemeyer was at Portland today looking after business matters between trains. Bud Brokaw, who was in the city over Sunday, left today for his work at Fort Wayne. Marvin Mygrant of Defiance, Ohio, has been a business caller in the city for several days. C. D. Lewton left this morning for Muncie to attend to business affairs for several days.

Miss Bertha Kinney, who has been the guest of Miss Lulu Jahn at Peterson, returned to the city. Joe Winteregg of Berne was a business caller in the city today, and left this afternoon for his home. Portland and Bear Creek township, Jay county, will hold a local option election Saturday, March 4th. H. Hunt and wife of Willshire returned home from a visit with their son. who is in business at Portland. Miss Aldine Annen of Berne changed cars here this noon on her way to Chicago for a visit with friends. Mrs. Laman Brandyberry went to Monmouth this morning to visit with her brother, Ed Johnson, and wife. Postmaster Lower ha« letters remaining uncalled for at the postoffice for Mrs. F. E. Strube, Dr. J. F. Mullikin. Henry Koenemann and Henry Gerke who left Saturday night for Cincinnati, Ohio, on business, arrived home last night. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Nibiock, from this city, went to Fort Wayne this morning, where they spent the day with friends. Mrs. Jacob Miller has gone to Huntington to be in attendance at the funeral of Mrs. Willard Oliver, which was held there today. W. P. Schrock has gone to Redkey, where he began an Invoice on the stock of goods owned by Peter Holthouse of this city. Sunday night the section men of the different railroads were required to patrol the track the entire night on account of the blizzard. Mike Miller was at Monroe this morning to attend the funeral of Louis Andrews, which was held there at 9:30 o’clock this morning. Mrs. Fred Heuer was at Fort Wayne to pay a visit with her sister, Mrs. O. L .Vance, who is at the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne. Mrs. Nora Mohler and Mrs. George Dorris returned yesterday to their home in Logan, Ohio, from a pleasant visit with relatives and friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Markle of Allegon, Mich., who have been visiting with friends at Bluffton, changed cars here today on their way home. May Futst of Dowagiac, Mich., who has been the guest of her cousin, Claira Fueling, left today for her home after a very pleasant visit. Mrs. Leroy Ellison of St. Charles, Mo., who has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Xv. O. Smith, went to Decatur this morning for a visit with relatives. —Bluffton Banner. Mr. and Mrs. George Krick left for Louisville, Ky., where they will be in attendance at the brick manufacturers’ convention, which is to be held at that place this week. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Hunsicker arrived home yesterday from Taft, Fla., where they have been the past six weeks, visiting. Their trunks arrived in the morning in advance. Mrs. J. D. Wisehaupt, who for some time has been very low, was reported this morning as bemg somewhat improved. Since last Wednesday her condition has been very poorly, but this morning her condition again showed signs of improvement, giving more encouragement to her family and friends. The Fort Wayne papers of last evening stated'that business there was practically at a standstill yesterday on account of the heavy snowfall of seven inches or more. Even funeral processions were blocked. Railroads and interurbans into that city suffered heavily. The interurban between Ft. Wayne and Decatur, however, Is running all right now, and everything is going along in the best way.

M. S. Hilpert made a business trip to Fort Wayne. Robert Blackburn has returned from a visit in Fort Wayne. Miss Mattie Thomas went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit. John Townsend of Monroe was a bsuiness caller in the city today. Mrs. O. P. Schug went to Berne this afternoon for a short stay with friends. Charles Miller was a business caller at Berne this afternoon, returning home on the inter tram, Mr. and Mrs. Gus Relnking and babe of Union’ township went to Fort Wayne this morning. Henry Gerke and Henry Koene mann returned last night from a business trip to Cincinnati, Ohio. Mrs. Roy McDaniel and daughter, Eva, returned today to Berne after a visit with her father, Robert A. Andrews. G. W 4 Standiford of Wren, Ohio, transferred here this noon on his way to Fort Wayne to visit with hie son, W. L. Standiford. Miss Marie Patterson of Decatur was the week-end guest of Miss Martha Kettler, of 318 East Wayne street. —Fort Wayne News. Ferd Peoples and Alva Nichols of the Peoples & Gerke shoe store spent the day at the Herman Gerke home in Root township, where butchering was the order of the day. George Kinzle, construction superintendent for the local telephone company, will go to Chicago this evening to attend’the convention of telephone men to be held at that place on the Bth, 9th and lOh of this month. Peter Bryan, well known citizen of Jefferson township, lef tthis afternoon over the Clover Leaf for the southwest, where he will visit several weeks and stop off a few days in Texas. Tomorrow morning at 9 o’clock will occur the wedding of Miss Mary Geimer to Franx Bentz, at the St. Mary’s church. Both parties are well known here and the affair will be a pleasant and happy one. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Andrews and daughter, Velma, returned this morning to Fort Wayne after a visit with his father, Robert A. Andrews, and family. Roy is a conductor on a Fort Wayne street car. Mrs. Thomas Haefling and son, George, and her sister, Miss Bertha Voglewede, left this morning for Indianapolis, where the former will make their home. Miss Bertha who accompanied them will remain for a short visit. In a bargan rush in a Newcastle five and ten cent store Saturday afternoon, for ten-cent baking pans, Mrs. Thomas Cassell was painfully injured by being stabbed several times in the back with hat pins. The woman fainted from the nervous shock which followed. Don’t fail to see the Siberian wolves which will be seen on the streets next Wednesday, to be used in the big production of Daniel Boone on the Trail at the opera house February Bth. This company also carries a den of bears and several real Indians. The company numbers twenty people, who are all metropolitan players in their respective parts. The play surrounding the pioneer days of this famous old historic person, is staged in a thorough manner, and his many exciting adventures are produced in a most realistic manner. The feature climax is when an Indian throws Boone’s daughter into the cage of man-eating wolves, and is rescued by Daniel Boone, who has a very thrilling fight which is a true one in every sense of the word. There are also several first-class vaudeville artists with this show.

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' x NATIONAL : BANK . ? DECATUR, INDIANA 4%' ' Interest per annum Paid ort Certificates left 12 .Mbnthji. Interest per annum Paid ' bn. Certificates left 6 Months^ ; DIRECTORS P, W. Smith ' , D. Schmitt ‘ “ W. A. Kuebler C. A. Dugan D. Sprang E. C. Bleeke - J " M.,F. Rice. CAPITAL

Teeple. Brandyberry & Peterson will positively close their Big Sale Saturday Night. NOTE A FEW OF THE MANY BARGAINS. $1.50 Pants go at $1.15 $9 Suits go at $6 $2.00 Pants go at $1.50 sl2 Suits go at $8 $2.50 Pants go at $1.87 sls Suits go at. $lO J 3.00 Pants go at $2.25 50c Sweater Coats g 0 at 35c $4.50 Pants go at $3.00 « x a as. $5.00 Pants go at $3.75 $1 Sweater Coats go at 65c All Fancy Suits’ for Young Men % off. $2.50 Sweater Coats go at .. . $1.65 $6 Suits go at. $4 $3.00 Sweater coats go at .. . $2.00 TEEPLE, BRANDYBERRY & PETERSON.

WOMEN —Heil guaranteed hose; 70 per cent profit. Make $lO daily. Full or part time. Beginners investigate. Strong Knit, Box 4029, West Philadelphia, Pa. ATTENTION! EVERYBODY - I If you are going to have a sale remember the General Auctioneer who always gets the top price for your property. I make sales of any kind. Call on or write me for dates. JOHN SINGLETON ’Phone No. 6-R line. Decatur, Ind.

“A Welcome Chance to Those Who Suffer” Coming to Decatur, Indiana, On Thursday Feb. 9th, to stay at Hotel Murray. Dr. Albert Milton Finch of Indianapolis, Ind. Consultation and Examination Confidential, Invited and FREE K w Frui w f.«r< nwd/r&Mt To see all of his regular Patients and such new Cases, as may wish to consult him. Dr. Finch enjoys a state wide reputation, among the profession and the Public of Indiana, where for more than Forty Years he has devoted his entire time to the Study, Treatment and Cure of Chronic Diseases. The Doctor has had wonderful success in his chosen work, that of curing chronic sufferers, Men, Women and Children. The Patients lie has restored to Health after they had given up all hope of being Cured are numbered by the Thousands. He is a kind, generous, democratic gentleman to meet, of high scholarly attainments, and dignified personality. Coupled with a Fatherly interest, in all who seek his advice. • He does not take a Patient for Treatment unless he can foresee a Cure of the Case. The most commendable feature of his work, and one that appeals to the ordinary sick person, is the fact of his charges being so reasonable and moderate as to make it within the reach of even the very poor. At no time do the charges amount to more than $7.00 a month or about $1.50 a week. He gives his own medicines, and there are no extra Charges. It takes him never more than from four to six Months to Cure a Case under Treatment. All Cases, even those who have been given up as Incurable or Hopeless, have been Cured and restored to perfect health by this Brilliant Physician and le wonderful methods be employs. If you want to meet him and have him examine you, go to see him, and talk the matter over with him. It will cost you nothing if he does not put you under treatment. If he takes yonr case, it will cost yon a very small sum to get well. • Remember the Dati; . - and come early. February 9th.

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