Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1911 — Page 3

Cravanetted We are selling more and more of the new Stage last In ladies shoes. A new one made with cravanetted cloth top is one of the best sellers we ever had. Extra short forepart, hi-arch, hi-heel, they’re dandy. Come in and try a pair on. LADIES $3.00 Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

Nik < 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 M Bank

- “FATHER I CANNOT TELL A LIE.” You have heard the little hatchet story, time and time again, but now we want to tell you a little story about the “White Stag” cigar and this is the ‘ ‘nut” of it. The White Stag is the Best 5c smoke on the market today, “and that’s no lie.” Try it and convince yourself. For sale by all dealers. 808 O B O B O B O BOBODBOBOBOBOBOBOBOB 8 J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. H S S ■ S £ » The Bowers Realty Company has some excel- O O lent bargains in city property and Adams county ■ ■ farms The company would be pleased to have g J vou call at its office and see its offerings. The com- < ■ nanv has plenty of five per cent money to loan on ■ £ ?SSe terms. Let the Sehirmever Abstrart g 5 Company prepare your abstract of title. Twenty £ years experience, complete records. O O ■ „ O The Bowers Realty Co. B q French Quinn, Seely. O OBOBOBOBOIOBOBBOBOBOBOBOMOBO

»O*O*O*O*O*O*O ♦ o*o*o*o*o* ! WEATHER FORECAST 8 *o»o*o>o*o ♦ o*o*o*o*o*o*o» Cloudy and warmer tonight and Sunday; cooler Sunday. Charles Harkless of Poe was a business visitor here today. Henry Yocum was a business caller at Monroe this atfernoon. Mrs. Hootman of Hicksville, Ohio, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Charles Murray. Mrs. L. B. Brokaw was an extra clerk at the Steele & Weaver racket store today. William Hischey of Berne was in the city today looking after some business affairs. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Philos went to Celina, Ohio, today for an over-Sunday visit with relatives. Ex-commissioner William Miller of south of the city was a business visit; or here this morning. Charles Colter was a business visitor to Rivarre today, going on account of the burning of the saw mill of his father, Henry Colter. William J. J. Bell of Craigville, was a business visitor here this morning and left later in the day for Chicago where he will visit with his brother, Godfrey Bell and wife.

John Schug was a business caller at Hoagland today. John Stultz was a new clerk at the Mills grocery today. Orval Harruff was doing some surveying at Geneva today. E. A. Mann made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. Julia Colchin has returned from a.visit in Anderson. Earl Nidlinger was at Winchester attending a public sale today. Miss Clara Tricker left today for an over-Sunday visit with friends. Anton Thlteme of Union tp., went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit. Mrs. Verona Fansler has gone to tTrbana, Ohio, for a visit with friends. Smith Mcßarnes of near Pleasant Mills will go to Merrill, Michigan, to work. C. G. Eglcy of Berne transferred here this morning on his way to Fort Wayne. Miss Lucy McCrory was a new clerk at the Baughman five and ten cent store today. Mrs. David Archer of near Pleasaijt Mills was a business visitor here yesterday afternoon. William Hirschey of Berne was in No. 3, Monroe township was a business visitor here today.

, b P. G. Willi&ms went to Geneva this morning to look after the Moser studio during the day. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Alexander of near Pleasant Mills went, to Fort Wayne for a visit with friends. Miss Edna Lower, a teacher of this county, left this afternoon for a visit over Sunday at her home in Ossian. The Angola rural mail carriers met Wednesday, on Washington’s birthday, and held their annual election of officers. i George Krick went to Albion this morning to be tn attendance at a meeting at which a big contract was let today. Mrs. William Rohrman of Dayton, [ who has been the guest of friends in the city for several days, left today for her home. , The robins have been here for a few , days and this is another "surer sign" of spring than even the time-honored ground-piggic. Mrs. Fred Avery, who has been sick * four weeks or more from a nervous breakdown, ils improving, and is able " to be about again. 1 Henry Barkley and daughter, Mary. 3 left this morning for Convoy, Ohio, where they will visit with his sister, s Mrs. Emery Rummell. ’ Miss Naomi Christen returned to her 3 home in Root township on the 11:30 > car this morning after taking her music lesson at the Academy. Miss Mary Heffner, who has been visiting here for several weeks as the F guest of Charles Niblick and family, returned this morning to her home in Denver, Colo. Mesdames John Christen, David Archer and Amos Fisher were among those who attended the funeral ot Mrs. D. H. Fulleton at Monmouth yesterday afternoon. The C. P. Mathewson family of near Pleasant Mills left today for Midland, Mich., where they will make their home. Their household goods will be shipped next week. Father Flaherty, who has been at Chicago for several days, attending to some business matters pertaining to the St. Mary’s church, returned home yesterday afternoon. Mesdames John Christen and Elmer Archer were at Craigville Friday visiting with Mrs. Sadie Meyers, who is in poor health. They are all members of the Royal Neighbors’ lodge. Another of the merchant’s delivery wagons arrived in the city and was seen on the streets for the first time today. It is a beautly and is constructed along the lines for which it was intended. Mrs. Alfred Fristoe returned Friday morning to her home at Geneva after having been here in attendance at the 1 o'clock luncheon gik en Thursday at the home of Mrs. Jeff Bryson, North Pleasant street. —Portland Sun. The report that I. J. Baumgardner and Dr. Philip Monroe, two well known Markle men, had mixed in a fistic encounter a few days ago as the result of a valentine received by the former man, is false. The men had a few words, but this did not result in anything serious, and the citizens of the little city took the exaggerated report as a joke. Bluffton Banner. “You remember,” said a friend, I have been telling you about the rabbit and how important he has become as a source pf meat supply since the prilce of other meats soared so high. Well, down in the southern part of the state, near Cincinnati, I met a huckster last week who told me that he had himself bought and sold over three thousand rabbits tnis winter. Hundreds of thousands of them must have been used for food in this state during the winter.’’—Columbus (0.) Dispatch.

>WWINTERSAU We have finished our annual invoice and we have re-marked A way down some big values in WO V CLOAKS, tB Ilf SUITS AND < SKIRTS We have a lot of Children’s’.Cloaks that were $4.50 to $6.00, your choice for ... $1.50 All Suits that were s2s.oo,‘this sale $15.00 All Suits that were $20.00, this sale SIO.OO /X CZShoice? Lot Os Remnants In going through our stock we found a lot of small pieces which we cut into remnants at half their cost. Your gain and our loss. Visit our store for good values this month. NIBLICK AND COMPANY.

Joseph Vollmer left this afternoon for Fort Wayne. Miss Pansy Bell was a Fort Wayne visitor this afternoon. D. B. Erwin made a business trip to Berne this afternoon. Mrs. Henry Gerke and babe went to Berne today for an over Sunday visit with relatives. Mrs. J. E. King and son, Fred, left this afternoon for Convoy, Ohio, for a visit with Mrs. King’s sister, Mrs. Mary Walters. Mr. and Mrs. Jehu Smith of near Pleasant Mills, left this afternoon for Fort Wayne for a visit with their son, William Smith. Mrs. M. P. Burdg-returned last evening from a ten days’ business trip to Chicago and Columbus, Ohio where she bought goods for her millinery establishment. Word received today from the Decatur high school boys’ basket ball team, which went to Warren to play Friday evening, is to the effect that the Decatur team was beaten by the score of 36 to 8. It is said that there was unfair playing on the part of Warren. The Decatur boys went from Warren to Pennville, where they will play this evening. STORE TO OPEN MARCH 10TH. isadore Bernstein Will Conduct Shoe, Dry Goods and Furnishing Store. Isadore Bernstein will be the proprietor or tne new store which will open in the Interurban block about March 10th. Mr. Bernstein and Mr. Flox are both here now getting ready for the opening of the store and will be ready for business as soon as the stock of goods arrives. They will handle boots and shoes, dry goods and gent's furnishings, and will conduct a permanent store. Mr. Bernstein will be married one week from tomorrow to a daughter of Mr. Flox at South Bend and will go to housekeeping here. He is a splendid young man and expects to reside in Decatur the rest of his life. —o YOUR MORTGAGE EXEMPTIONS. The season of the year is at hand whan you will want wour mortgage exemption blanks filled out. Let me be your notary. MARIE PATTERSON, Notary Publite, at County Auditor’s office. 48t30

SPEAKERS COMING The “Drys” Will Conclude Campaign With Series of Lectures on Subject. STARTED WITH TODAY Mrs. Perkins, Hon. J. B. Merriman and Rev. Swadner on the Program. The "drys” will conclude their campaign in Decatur, with a whilrwind of speeches, concluding with an address at the court room Monday evening, at which time Rev. Madfeon Swadener, of Indianapolis. Rev. Swadener was! for years a Methodist minister and held charges at Kokomo, Anderson and other cities. On the lecture platform he gained much fame with his address on the “Parson’s Philosophy of Life,” an evening of pleasure to all who ever heard it. In addition to this there will be addresses this afternoon at the Baptist church to the women by Mrs. F. B. Perkins of Ann Arbor, Michigan. Mrs. Perkins will address the children at 2 o’clock Sunday afternoon at the M. E. church and an hour later will address a mass meeting at the same place. Sunday evening at the M. E. church Hon. J. B. Merriman of Bluffton, representative of Wells county in the Indiana legislature, will deliver an address. — o— — Ernest Heckman went to St. John's this morning. Willilam J. J. Bell of Craigville was a business visitor heretoday. Mel Butler and Ray Christen, two rural route mail carriers, enjoyed a vacation today, their substitutes, Mrs. Will BUggs and John Christen, taking their places. Henry Altman of Wilshite, Ohio, who has been sick for some time, is better and was able to give this city a call today. Mr. Altman is building a large business block in Willshire, Ohio. Clarence Reynolds of this city had the contract for the plastering of the same.

What This Bank Aims to Do To promote our customer’s interests as we would our own; To do all we can to make their relations here profitable and agreeable to them; To contribute to their enterprise the enthusiasiastic co-operation, foresight and timely assistance which a good Bank can properly bestow. To repay their confidence in us with confidence in them. These are the aims of the officers of this Bank, and the business men and women of Adams county are invited to make this their banking home. OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS P. W. Smith, President, C. A. Dugan, Cashier W. A. Kuebler, Vice Pres. F. W. Jaebker, Asst. Cash. D. Schmitt, J. Colter, D. Sprang, E. C. Bleeke. FIRST NATIONAL BANK CAPITAL SIOO,OOO Decatur, Indiana.

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