Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1911 — Page 3

Cravenette Tops One of the novelties for the coming season is a ladies patent leather shoe with a black cravenette cloth top. The shoe carries a very short vamp and is made on the stage last with a high arch and high heel. We have our advance shipment this week and ladies who have seen them are delighted with style and fit. Ask to see them ----- $3.50 -— Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

| WEATHER FORECAST t *>>o<o<o*o ♦ n*o«o*o*o<o*o« Rain tonight and Friday. Mrs. J. A. Smith has returned from Wren, Ohio, where she has been attending her sister, Miss Laura Callow. J. i ■Hu, * ■ I I The Loose Way Os handling your money is that of paying it out by hand. The modern, safe, convenient way is with a CHECK. When you pay it out the latter way you always secure a receipt and never have any danger of loss through handling, etc. Don't you think it’s worth looking into? THE OLD Adams c® Bank

I WET OR DRY | You can keep your feet DRY if you buy your | Shoes and Rubbers of I ELZEY & FALK I | Opposite the Court-House. Prices Always Right. jj

I 808 O ■ O BO B O 80800808080808080808 ■ j s Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. B ■ * ° £ o ■ 5 2 2 The Bowers Realty Company has some excel- g O Ipnt bargains in city property and Adams county ■ ■ farms The company would be pleased to have H J vo™call at its office ahd see its offerings The com- ■ nanv has plenty of five per cent money to loan on fl O Son able terms. Let the Schirmeyer Abstract ■ ! Company orepare your abstract of title. Twenty B J years experience, complete records. O 8 o The Bowers Realty Co. fl * French Quinn, Secty. g oioßoioßoioiowoaoaoßoaoMoio

Ed Vancil was at Berne today on business. Mrs. Julia Colchin went to Anderson yesterday. O. J. Hower was a Monroe business callertoday. E. J. Bailey left this morning on his regular trip. A. J. Smith left yesterday for Chicago on business. Wai Wemhoff was a business caller at Fort Wayne today. Amos Gillig was at Fort Wayne this morning on business. Leo Geimer went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. E. A. Mann was transacting some business matters at Fort Wayne today. Jack Long of Lima, Ohio, was in the city yesterday for a visit with Lon Wagner. P. E. Chapman of Poe was a business caller in the city yesterday afternoon. P. E. Chapman of Poe has returned home after a short stay bene Wednesday on business. Mrs. A. M. Henry went to Hoagland to make a visit with Mrs. E. Harrod for a short time. Mr. and -Mrs. Frank Christen are expected the latter part of the week from Chicago to visit here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. France left yesterday for their home in Muskogee, Okla., after a visit here with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Gillig, from south of the city, left yesterday for Fort Recovery, Ohio, for a visit with friends. . Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Kelley and children of Tocsin changed cars here yesterday afternoon on their way to Fort Wayne to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Plummer.

E. Mann was a business visitor in Fort Way no today. Jesse Schug went to Berne yesterday to visit with relatives.. Miss Maude Ayres of Monroe was a business visitor here yesterday. S. E. Hite made a business trip to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Dr. H. E. Keller made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Walter Steele of Route 2 was in the city yesterday to purchase' harness. John Springer of Berne was in the city today, taking in the horse sale. Rev. and Mrs. D. A. J. Brown of Bobo were Fort Wayne callers today. Mrs. Elizabeth O'Donnell of Geneva returned home after a short stay in the city with relatives. The Misses Frances and Mae Rademaker went to Fort Wayne yesterday for the afternoon. Charles Mumma was among those who attended the farmers' institute at Berne yesterday and today. Miss Nora Koehler, a nurse from Hope hospital, arrived yesterday for a several days' visit with C. Rademaker and family. The Misses Bertha and Beulah Fuhrman returned yesterday afternoon from Celina, Ohio, wherethey visited with relatives.

Mr. and Mrs. Ovid Stow returned to their home in Root township on the 4 o’clock car yesterday after attending to business here. Mrs. Nancy Ray of Berne ,who has been visiting here for several days, as the guest of friends, and has returned to her home. Ed Magley of Geneva passed through the city this morning on his way to Fort Wayne to transact business between traings. Stella Kuntz of Berne, who takes weekly instruction in music here, was in the city this morning, returning to her home on the noon train. Edwards, the sign painter, has just completed a fine piece of work for the Odd Fellows lodge, it being a huge arcade. It is finished in fumed English and is a masterpiece in its line. The morning train from the south brought a large number of people from the south part of the county, who came to be in attendance at the horse sale which was conducted here today. The revival begun at the Bobo M. E. church Sunday evening by the Rev. D. A. J. Brown, is showing great results, even in this early stage, and wonderful results throughout are expected. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Nidlinger were at Berne today, going to attend to some business matters. While there they attended the farmers’ institute, which was brought to a close this evening. Bertha Voglewede, who last week accompanied her sister, Mrs. Tom Haefling. to Indianapolis, where she will make her home, returned yesterday afternoon after several days' enjoyable visit. Rev. and Mrs. D. A. J. Brown of Bobo transferred here this morning on their way to Fort Wayne, where they will call on a friend, Raymond Rhodes, of Spencerville, Ohio, who is a patient in a hospital there. Wednesday night the Red Men initiated four candidates, and made arrangements to have a banquet next Wednesday, when several more will be given the degree. A big social time is in store for those who attend. Henry Heiderman of this city, Mrs. M. Rohr and her daughter, Mrs. Dan Gorman, of Van Wert, Ohio, left this morning for Richmond to spend the day with Mrs. H. Heiderman, who has been at an institution there for treatment. The musical recital to be given by the Academy of Music Friday evening of next week will be a pleasant affair and many tickets are being disposed of for the evening’s entertainment. The recital will be held at the Knights of Columbus hall and an excellent program and demonstration of the ability of the pupils of this popular institution given.

Though a deal consummated Tuesday the Huntington News-Democrat becomes the property of M. H. Ormsby and C. E. Eliott of this city. The new owners will take charge of the newspaper on March 1 and from that date the firm will be known as the News-Democrat Publishing company. Mr. Elliott will have complete charge of the paper and will go to Huntington within a few days to commence on his new duties. He has been connected with the Banner for several years and for the past year has managed the plant. Mr. Ormsby will take over the management of the Banner and will enter the office within a short time. The News-Democrat is one of the leading papers of Huntington and for many years has been owned by O. W. Whitelock & Sons, the firm being known as the News Publishing company. Mr. Whitelock will enter other business and already has future plans in view.—Bluffton Banner.

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George Tricker was a business visitor at Delphos today. John Wolpert, from west of the city, was a business caller here this morning. Charles Yobst of Fort Wayne left today for Indianapolis to spend a few days. Clum Raker who is working at Fort Wayne was in the city today looking up old friends. The horse sale today was well attended and many came from all directions for miles around. Professor Withaus of Berne left at noon for his home after giving his music instructions here today. Miss Flora Getting returned to her home north of the city on the 11:30 car after shopping here this morning. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Townsend of near Monroe passed through the city this morning on their way to Fort Wayne. Miss Huldah Loser went to Fort Wayne this morning where she will make her home with her sister, Mrs. Busche.

Adam Egley of Geneva passed through the city this morning on his way to Fort Wayne for a short business trip. Father Baker of Union City, who has been the guest of Father Wilken since yesterday, left at noon today for his home. Edgar Gerber, who has served some time as conductor on the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway, is learning the work of motorman. Alexander Segrist of Celina, Ohio, who has been visiting with his brother, Crist Segrist, of Route 1, has returned to his home. The Misses Lucia and Florence Straubinger of Willshire, Ohio, changed cars here this morning on their way to Fort Wayne. Miss Nell Brown of Willshire, Ohio, transferred here this morning on her way to Fort Wayne to receive her regular music instruction. The farmer's institute which has been going on at Berne for the past two days was brought to a close after a very good attendance on both days. Miss Emily Peck returned this afternoon to her work in Fort Wayne after a three months' visit with her sister, Mrs. August Kreutzeman, at Magley. Among the various questions to come up before the city council on next Tuesday evening will be several petitions for new sidewalks and sewers which will be attended to at this time. Miss Margaret Daniels, who has been making an extended visit in Boston and vicinity, is expected home next Monday. She will come byway of New York and Philadelphia, where she will stop off for short visits. The Indiana Lighting company today put up two new arc lights in front of their place of business, and will be given their first test this evening. The lights in use have aided much in lighting up the street, and were greatly beneficial to the public. Hartford City papers ccmie up with another horror story headline. A threedays’ old babe was found dead in bed with its skull fractured and its arm dislocated. The family explained bysaying that five persons slept in the bed and that some probably rolled over onto the babe. Laman & Lee are adding a valuable improvement to their store by equipping it with one hundred candle power Tungstens. When completed this store w’ll be one of the best lighted in the city, equaling any of the metropolitan systems. It is their intention to use about three thousand candle power. Wilford Miller of Van Wert county, Ohio, was here this morning calling on his attorney D. B. Erwin. Mr. Miller is executor of the will of his father, the late Harvey Miller, and the will which was probated in Van Wert county some time ago, was brought here today for probate also as some of the land mentioned in the bequests, is in Adams county. We read a lot of poetic effusions about the desirability of going about with a smile on the countenance no matter what happens. We have known of some actually doing that outside of book-stories, but they were usually idiots, the "dummies” on display in the mercantile windows, or inhabitants of the insane asylum, or inmates of a tittering girls' boarding house. o SAY BUTTER MERGER WORKS. A few days ago we told about the objection made by a resident of Route b, Geneva, concerning the Butter Merger Co. of Indianapolis, and in which he said the machine would not do as represented and when he returned it, he was unable to get his money back. Since then a number of people have informed us that they have purchased these machines and that they work just as represented. We are glad they do and glad that most of the patrons of the Merger company seem satisfied with their bargain.

LIFE IN ICELAND ' Farmhouses Are Built of Turf and Often Have Earthen Floors. The guest room In the Iceland farmhouse contained a narrow bed, a big round table and an organ made in Brattleboro, Vt. Our host produced the usual box of snuff and with it a box of good cigars. The host nnd hostess then showed us all over the house. It is a turf structure and Is typical of the older farmhouses, with narrow, dark, windowless corridors winding In labyrlnthlun maze from room to room. One passageway leads to a large open mound where n fire is made to smoke meat and fish and incidentally the whole house and everything In it. Another passage leads to another kitchen With a modern stove. The walls are all of turf, as is the roof, with just enough drift wood In the roof to make a framework to hold it In place. Very steep stairs lend up to the badstofa, or sleeping apartment. The badstofa frequently forms the sitting and common workroom of the family, especially in winter, as well as the sleeping room of the entire household. Bunks built into the wall extend around the room and are often filled w’ith seaweed or feathers, over which is thrown a fold or two of wadmal and a thick coverlet of eiderdown. The floors are sometimes covered with boards, but more often consist of damp earth. From the ceiling are suspended numerous articles of domestic economy. while large chests containing clothing and valuables are scattered throughout the house.-Springfield Republican. STORY OF A LOAN. A Case Where the Statute of Limitations Was Not Considered. A well known Kansas banker told a story the other day about the statute of limitations. There is a simile in it, plus some good philosophy. One day an old southerner walked into this banker's office. The southerner was a typical gentleman of the old school, suave, courteous to the point of punctiliousness and honorable to a degree of martyrdom. “What can I do for you?" asked the banker. “Well,” replied the southerner, “about thirty-five years ago I loaned a man down south some money—not a very big sum. I told him that whenever I shbuld need it I would let him know and he could pay me the money. I need some money now, so I shall let him know, and I would like to have you transact the business for me.” "My good friend,” replied the banker, “you have no claim on that money You can't hold that man to that loan. Yon say it has been tblrty-flve years since you loaned it to him? The statute of limitations has run against that loan years and years ago.” “Sir.” replied the southerner, “the man to wlroia I loaned that money is a gentleman. The statute of limitations neser runs against a gentleman." So the banker sent for the money, and within a reasonable time thereafter the money came. There was a courtly gentleman at the other end of the transaction also. — Kansas City Journal. Trees and Wind. The effect of wind upon trees is powerful. Even the presence or absence of forests may be determined by the character of the prevailing wind or the conditions that modify it. The wind acts as a drying agent, giving a special aspect to many plants. When it is almost always from the same quarter the plants show greater development upon one side. Trees are smaller on the windward edges of forests, and trunks and branches are bent to leeward. The deformations are most marked near the sea or in flat regions. The cherry, plum, walnut, black poplar, ash and certain pines are very sensitive to the wind, but mountain pines and certain firs offer great powers of resistance, and these are recommended for reforesting wind swept lands. His Way of Getting Even. “You know that fellow. Jim McGroarty, the lad that’s always cornin’ up an’ thumpin’ ye on th’ chest and yellin’ 'How aer ye?’ ” “I know him.” •TH bet he's smashed twlnty cigars for me—some o’ thim clear Havannys—but I’ll get even with him now.” “How will ye do it?” "I’ll tell ye. Jim always hits me ovex' the vest pocket where I carry me cigars. He’ll hit me there just once more. There’s no cigar in me vest pocket this roomin’. Instead of it there’s a stick of dynamite, d’ye mind!”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. A Matter of Business. “I cannot understand, sir. why you permti your daughter to sue me for breach of promise. You remember that you were bitterly opposed to our engagement because I wasn’t good enough for her and would disgrace the family.” “Young man. that was sentiment; this is business.” Afflictions. Before an affliction is digested consolation comes too soon, and after it is digested it comes too late, but there is a mark between these two as fine almost as a hair for a comforter to take aim at.—Sterne. Dear Talk. “Talk is cheap,” quoted the wise guy. “Not always.” replied the simple mug. “Sometimes it costs a man his reputation.”—Philadelphia Record. The average person wastes lots of time telling other people things they do not care to bear.

SPRING 191 I ITi's with great pleasure 1 thatjwe announce the arrival of our in exclusive designs for Spring Tailor-made Suits. <J Included in our stock will be found a large selection of “S|HACKAMAXpiN Guaranteed Fabrics’ ’ These cloths are made in special patterns exclusively for merchant tailors. If you desire a suit that will give absolute satisfaction ask us for them. The trade-mark stamped on the back of these fabrics guarantees, color, quality and wear. We’djbe glad of the opportunity to show you these fabrics. Hroltholise, Go. Merchant Tailoring Department. □r~ —7Z3DEZIDL-. --T-ZID R Carriage,JWagon,[Woodwork and | U Repair Shop I I A-l Mechanic,'has had 23 years experience. I We will build all kinds of horse driven vehicles k to suit your demands. Located where Frank U Cloud formerly [occupied. Under employment ■ of the I. Decatur Carriage Painting and Trimming I n ~ fi |d South of Kirsch*&: Sellemeyer’s Lumber Yard. L | W. D. Porter, Prop. E. Madison St. nr-- —ir—z3DE=3a[— »■■■■■ be ■■■■■■«■■■■■■■■■■■■■! ■ Ji ■ If a man should say, “Home cigars are no good” ■ Just politely tell him he’s' fibbin’. ■ So, make good his damage which you easily could g By calling for Geary’s ROYAL RIBBON. n —Geary Brothers. ■ g i » ■»■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ = Hey You, Mister = I Do you know that | 40,200 “White Stag” Cigars I ; were sold in Decatur and vicinity dur- | , ing the month of January (sworn gov- s emment report.) Did you smoke any | of them? No, Well, the men who try | them once want them all the time. I There is a reason. Try them. The f taste tells the tale. |