Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 28 February 1911 — Page 3

t 1 he returns indicate that our spring shoes are the most stylish ever seen in the city

' Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

The Loose Way Os handling your money is that of paying it out by hand. The modern, ease, 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 Colinl y Bank

m-tt It is reported that an American heiress spent twenty-tive ■J thousand dollars for a lace handkerchief in Paris. Seems Jj like a lot of money to blow in. Most People trying to solve a problem go at it in the hardest way. The sure and easy way to solve the shoe problem is to buy of / PEOPLES & GERKE. The Store of Quality. oioioioao ■oaooaoioaoaoioaoaoß J s Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. O ■ O ■ o ■ The Bowers Realty Company has some excel- O lent bargains in city property and Adams county ■ farms The company would be pleased to have H vou call at its office and see its offerings. The com- q nanv has plenty of five per cent money to loan on m reasonable terms. Let" the Schirmeyer Abstract ■ Company prepare your abstract ot title, twenty g yearsflexperience, complete records. © ■ O The Bowers Realty Co. v French Quinn, Secty. O ■ OIOBOIOIOIOHOIOIONOIOiOIa

_>*»€>♦ O ♦o4o♦o#o « o#o#o4C*o* i WEATHER FORECAST f n+o+o+o+o ♦ o<*o#o^o»o*o#o# Cloudy tonight and Wednesday, preceded by snow in extreme south portion tonight. A. P. Beatty was a business caller at Fort Wayne today. Andy Steigmeyer was a Ft. Wayne business caller today. William Colchin was a Fort Wayne busiQess caller yesterday. M. S. Hilpert made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Rev. Edgar Jones visited with his father, John Jones, and family. George C. Steele made a business trip to Fort Wayne yesterday. Dallas Butler left this morning for Albion to transact some cement business. Miss Fanny Hammell has taken a position with the W T ard Fence company. W. A. Fonner of Root township was a business visitor here yesterday afternoon. ' Jesse Koos transferred here this morning on his way to Fort Wayne on business. Albert Presdorf, who has been verysick with tuberculosis, remains about the same.

William Elxey is moving from Thirteenth atreet to First street. Fred Mutchler was u business visitor in Fort Wayne today. John Meyers of Monroe was a business ealler in the city today. John Houk was a Fort Wayne business visitor yesterday afternoon. Sherman Callow of Wren, Ohio, was a business visitor here yesterday. H. C. Glossier of Wren, Ohio, was In the city yesterday on business. Henry Zwlek of Williams was a business caller in the city today. J. J. Kelleher of Frankfort was attending to some business mattefs In the city today. Mr. and Mrs. John Gideon of Payne, Ohio, are visiting with E. Burt Lenhart and family. Dr. Rayl of Monroe changed cars here this morning on his way to Fort Wayne on business. Abraham Runyon of Linn Grove transferred here Jhiis morning on his way to Fort Wayne. Elwood Blazer went to Fort Wayne last evening to work, after spending Sunday with his family. Mrs. Charles Walters spent Sunday at Vera Cruz, the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Roppert. Cal Peterson went to Indianapolis to make a few days’ visit with friends at the capital city. H. L. Conter of Indianapolis, deputy secretary of state, was a business visitor here yesterday and today. Mrs. John Spahr returned yesterday from Van Wert, Ohio, where she visisted with relatives and friends. Mrs. William Roop of Blue Creek township visited here yesterday with her son, Deputy Clerk D. O. Roop. Dan Beery returned today from a business trip to Berne in the interest of the Decatur Horse Sale company. Mr. and Mrs. Will Hale of Geneva were among those wlio attended the Shriners’ operetta last evening at Ft. Wayne. John Spuller, the well known auctioneer, went to St. Johns this morning where he cried a sale for Charles Gallemeyer. Mrs. Emma Foughty went to Fort Wayne this morning to call on her niece, Mrs. Charles Baker, who has been quite sick. John Geary iw home from Sidney, Ohio, where he has been working, having been compelled to come home on account of sickness. Henry Barkley and daughter, Mary, returned yesterday from Convoy, Ohio, where they visited with his sister, Mrs. Emery Rummell. Sam Shackley, who resided for some time on the Helm farm near Monroe, has moved to the William Welty farm near Peterson.

Mr. and Mrs. Leo Miller returned yesterday afternoon to their home in Huntington after a vilsit over Sunday with his mother, Mrs. Verena Miller. H. L. Conter returned to Indianapolis this morning after being in the city for several days looking after some busines affairs and shaking hands with friends. Plasterers this morning began work on the plastering of the new parsonage being erected by the congregation of the Zion’s Lutheran church on West Monroe street. Judge R. K. Erwin has purchased the house at 1010 Lake evenue for SB,OOO, and will occupy the property on March Ist. He at present lives at 41G Archer avenue. —Fort Wayne J ournal-Gazette. Mrs. Frank Foughty returned yesterday afternoon to her home in Ossian after an over-Sunday visit with the C. J. Weaver family. She was accompanied as far as Fort Wayne by Mrs. L. B. Brokaw and Mrs. Sadie Cowley, who attended the Yeoman celebration last evening. Bertha Deam, Velma Lenhart, Blanche McCrory and Ruth Deam spent Sunday at Monroeville, with Mr. and Mrs. £hilip Meihls. They left Sunday morning on the 7 o'clock car, going byway of Fort Wayne, and returned on the 9:45. They report a good time and expect to go again. The Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors of Decatur will no doubt turn out in large numbers to welcome the Neighbors of the Fort Wayne camps who are presenting the monster musical comepdy, "Vagland, written by Will J. Mungovan, who is also the author of “The Light, Ihe Exceptional,” “When Chickens Roost,” etc., and the writer of many popular songs. The cast which is an exceptionally big one, includes the Greek sisters, late of the Majestic Theater Stock company, the famous Haviland four, operatic singers, the Vagland four, Mr. Raymond Tegtmeyer ,the Bouncer guards; the following well known soloists: Frank Edgell, George seabold, Edwin Miller, James Kromm, Miss Mayme Wild and Mrs. Adda McGinnes and Mr. Frank Smith and the author, well known German comedians, who were the big noise in Toyland. Bosse opera house, Friday, March 3rd. \

sffipßnrai invoice and we have re-marked IP' ‘ ® 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 $25.00, jthis sale $15.00 All Suits that were $20.00, this sale SIO.OO ■— A Choice Cot 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.

Mrs. Fred Snyder of Fort Wayne visited here with friends over Sunday. John Koenig of St. Mary’s, Ohio, was a business visitor here yesterday. Miss Susie Corson went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternon for a visit. Will Goldner and Charles Bittner of rural rouse eleven went to Fort Wayne this morning on special business. Rev. Edgar L. Jones returned this morning to Ossian byway of Fort Wayne after a visit here with his father, John Jones, and family. Mrs. James Spade and children, Fred and Edna, have returned to Ft. Wayne after a visit here with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wise. Neva, little daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Sam Laman, who has been very sick, is recovering and is now able to be up and around the house. Mrs. William Holle of Union township passed through the city yesteiday afternoon on her way to Foit Wayne for a visit with her children. Badgley Anderson, aged eightythree, one of the oldest and most highly respected farmers of Hartford township, was a business visitor here today. The awnings removed from the front of the buildings south of the interurban station makes quite a decided change in the appearance ol the street. F. J. Shepherd of Limn Grove spent a short time in this city with his brother, Sanford Shepherd. He was enroute to Decatur on a business trip.—Bluffton Banner. The revival at the Bobo M. E. church which has been conducted since a week ago last Sunday, by the pastor the Rev. D. A. J. Brown, is a successful one. Thus far sixteen have been converted. Alec Lebrun of Gas City returned to his home at noon after being in the city this morning looking after some business matters. Miss Luella Buecher of Striker, Ohio, who has been visiting with the Henry Reinking family, left this morning for Napoleon, Ohio. Tomorrow marks the opening of the season of lent at the St. Marys church and a high mass at nine oclock will open the services. Mis Eva Hill of Washington, D. C., has arrived from a visit with friends at South Bend and will spend the remainder of the winter with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Victoria Hill.

Frederick Bentz went to Ft. Wayne this morning. Rev. Chester Church went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. D. B. Erwin was a business caller at Berne this afternoon. p. W. Smith of Richmond was a business visitor here today. Mrs. Oscar Fritzinger of Monmouth was here today on business. Otto Bremerkamp of Celiua was a business transacter here today. Frank Maples of Fort Wayne was in our city tbday looking up triends. Curley Ellis of Indianapolis was a business caller in the city today. John Didot and son, Joseph, were business callers at Geneva today. Lynn Shoemaker has taken a posi tion with the Ward Fence company. Jesse Carpenter and son, Enoch, went to Hoagland today to attend a sale. C. D. Lewton has returned home after a several days business trip to Muncie. Barney Kalver came over from Bluffton last evening and returned again this noon. Leo Moyers is home from Grand RapMs, Mich., for a short stay here in the city. A baby girl was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs. George Mumma of Fourteenth street. Dr. Will Kortenbrer of Akron. Ind.. was here today on business and visiting with friends. Mrs. Josh Krick, who has been visiting with relatives at Fort Wayne, returned home this noon. George Mumma of Fourteenth street is building a new barn on his residence property in this city. William Kirsehbaum went out on the ten o’clock car this morning to attend the sale near Hoagland. Ed Lyons, who has been absent for several days, was in the city today attending to business matters. P. W. Smith of Richmond, who was a business caller in the ciity this morning, left at noon for his home. Frank Mills who teaches south of Peterson is sick with the grip and was unable to go to his school this morning Miss Roxy Syphers went to Fort Wayne for the afternoon to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Syphers, the occasion being their wedding anniversary celebration.

Management and Policy A bank’s success depends chiefly upon the character of the men back of it, and to the conservative policies to which they adhere. Realizing their responsibilities to the pnblie, tkestocknolders of this bank have placed its management in the hands of directors who actually map out its policies, and they in turn have selected to canv out these policies a group of officers who have the confidence of the banking world, and who have been for many years intimately associated with the financial upbuilding of the city. Your account is invited here, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS P. W. Smith, C. A. Du^an, President, Cashier W. A. Kuebler, F. W. Jaebker, Vice Pres. Asst. Caph. E. C. Bleeke. D. Schmitt, D. Sprang J. Colter, FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DECATUR

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