Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 11 March 1911 — Page 3

t Such Snappy Shoe Styles j Never before have we had such a gathering of stj 1c in shoes and oxford as in our spring Imes. Everything from the low strapless pump to the high boot shoe the shoemakers art. Come and take your time in | looking them over. | I Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

THE ANNEXED STATEMENT MADE TO THE COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY CONTAINS SEVERAL ITEMS TO WHICH WE DESIRE TO CALL SPECIAL ATTENTION: Cash Resources $211,475.40 THIS IS MONEY ON HAND AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE USE AND IS 34 PER CENT OF OUR DEPOSITS. THE LEGAL RESERVE IS 15 PER CENT, BUT OUR POLICY IS TO CARRY MORE THAN REQUIRED. Loansand Discounts $488,262.95 THIS INCLUDES LOANS MADE TO FARMERS, BUSINESS MEN AND CORPORATIONS, ALL OF WHICH HAVE BEEN APPROVED BY OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Deposits $621,366.32 THIS REPRESENTS THE MONEYS LEFT WITH US BY OVER TWENTY HUNDRED OF OUR CITIZENS AND IS THIRTY ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS MORE THAN WE HAD JANUARY 7. THIS MEANS THAT MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER ARE PROFITING BY A CLOSE ALLIANCE WITH US. OUR FACILITIES ARE OFFERED YOU. P. W. SMITH, President. W. A. KUEBLER, Vice President. D. SCHMITT, D. SPRANG,

■OB O 808 OB O BOBODBOBOBOBOBOBOBOB ? J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. » B 2 3 O 2 SB ! ° « ■ W The Bowers Realty Company has * g lent bargains in city property and Adam y O 0 farms. The company be pleased ■ 8 you call at its office and see Rs °^ erl^ k ’ ]oan on g i 0 Pany has plenty of five per cent {Jioney k s t rac t , 8 reasonable terms. Let the Schirmey * T ty C , 0 Company prepare your abstract of titl . W { * years|experience, complete records. : 2 5' ci 8 Sfc The Bowers RealtyJCo. 8? g French Quinn, Secty. . 0 <oioioioio«owo»o*°* 0>0-0 “ r ’

BANK STATEMENT. Report of the condition of the First I National Bank, at Decatur, in the State i of Indiana, at the close of business,' March 7, 1911: Resources. Loans and discounts $488,262.93 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 4,852.11 U. S. bonds tu secure circulation 40,000.00 U. S. Bonds on hand 1,000.00 Premiums on U. S. bonds.. 657.50 Bonds, securities, etc 22,736.00 Banking house, furniture and fixtures 7,500.00 ! Other real estate owned... 5,000.001 Due from National banks (not reserve agents) ... 68,541.32 Due from approved reserve agents 101,354.49 1 Checks and other cash items 933.84 Notes of other National banks 6,875.00 Fractional paper currency, nlckles and cents 333.79 ' Specie *..529,050.80 Legal-tender notes 5,320.00 34,370.80 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent circulation 2,000.00 Total $784,417.78 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in $100,000.00 Surplus fund 20,000.00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid .. 3,051.46 National banking notes outstanding 40,000.00 Due to State and private banks and bankers ..$ 53,539.15 Individual deposits subject to check 169,196.92 Demand certificates on deposit 398.065.25 Certified checkc 25.00 621,366.32 Total $784,417.78 State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: I, C. A. Dugan, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the . best of my knowledge and belief. C. A. DUGAN, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, , 10th day of March, 1911. EARL B. ADAMS, Notary Public. • My commission expires September I 18, 1912. CORRECT—Attest: DANIEL SPRANG, DYONIS SCHMITT. W. A. KUEBLER, Directors. ~ ■ -q, C . A. DUGAN, Cashier. F. W. JAEBKER, Ass't Cashier. E. C. BLEEKE, J. COLTER.

’ «u»iXQ»O*O4O ♦ 0«0*0«0*0€ . WEATHER FORECAST I t 8 ♦ Unsettled with rain tonight or Sunday; colder Sunday. Willis Van Camp was a business caller at Monroe today. J. J. Mayer of Monroe was a bustnes visitor here today. C. 0. Brown went to Fort Wayne | this morning for a visit. Mrs. T. R. Baker of Wayland, Mich., jis a guest at the Cyrus Hamtnell home. Levi Poling, who was transacting business attains at Fort Wayne, has returned home. Mrs. James Stultz will be the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Glen Glancey, at Monroe over Sunday. William Hilgeman, one of the best known farmers in the county, was a caller here yesterday. Mrs. Fred Smith and daughter, Vesta, and Mrs. Oliver Schug spent the day in Fort Wayne. C. H. Colter has returned from a business trip to Kenton, Ohio, in the interest of the Smith & Bell lumber I firm. Mrs. H. G. Weaver returned to her I home at Fort Wayne this morning after a visit with her mother, Mrs. Abe Brown. The Misses Edna Fleming and Nora Ahr went out on the 8:30 car to attend the teachers’ institute at the Mallonee school today. Mtes Stella Kuntz of Berne was in | the city today to take her regular J musical instruction at the academy of music, returning home on the noon | train. Bernard Terveer, Frank Bremerkamp and Tony Conter returned last evening from St. Louis, Mo., where they attended the funeral of Carl Crawford. Learn automobile business. We ; teach at home. Get you $25.00 week.ly job. SIO,OOO weekly while learning. I Rochester Auto School, 177 Roches- ; ter, N. Y. Mrs. M. P. Burdg. the well known ' milliner, announces that her spring , opening will be held Monday, March 20th, beginning at 2 o’clock in the aft ernoon, and continuing through the evening. Attorney Schafer Peterson left last evening on a business trip to Indianapolis, Mrs. Peterson accompanying | him as far as Fort Wayne, where she will be the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Guy Majors. The usual lenten services took place last evening at the St Mary’s church and were well attended by the members of the congregation. The services consisted of the way of the cross and benediction, and were in charge of Father Flaherty. The fine weather has been particularly favorable for the work of the masons on the foundation of the new building to be erected by Henry Knapp on Monroe street to be occupied by his hardware, implement and machine business. It was thought by the masons that they would complete the foundation today. William Hardin, aged 83 years, one of the well known men of Union townshin, is in a very low condition from paralysis, with which he has been afflicted the past week and a half. He is unable to speak on ac-' count of his affliction and it ite thought that on account of his did age. that' he cannot rocower.

I i I have YOU SEEN I I Our New Gas Lights? | s g THEY THE BEST MAKE AND GIVE MORE LIGHT | g down where you want it than any other method of lighting. g S Self lighting too—Just pull the chain to turn on or off. Let i us prove it to you in your own home. 8 S S 8 8 I The Indiana Lighting Company f ’Phone 75. g

I Grant Ball of Magley was a busl- ! ness caller here yesterday. ' Miss Frances Cole was clerking at ' the Wlnnes shoe store today. 1 Miss Martha Fonner of Monmouth was shopping here yesterday. P. G. Williams was at Geneva today, where he had charge of the Moser studio during the day. ban Baumgartner left this morning for Linn Grove, where he will spend Sunday with his mother. James Hendricks of Monroe went to Fort Wawne this morning to look after business matters. Mrs. Milton Kline returned yesterday afternoon to her home in Fort Wayne after a visit here. Mrs. Fred Vaughn has returned from a visit with her sister, Mrs. Guy Johnson, at Columbus, Ohio. Hazel Wolford returned yesterday afternoon to Monmouth after a visit here with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Shafer Peterson. Mr. and Mrs. Clint Fisher went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit with their son-in-law, Frank Trim, and family and other relatives. Mrs. Clarence Baughman returned last evening from a week’s visit with her parents at Hammond. She also visited in Chicago while gone. Mrs. E. B. Adams and the Misses Jean Lutz and Bess Schrock attended the opera, "The Chocolate Soldier," at the Majestic theater. Fort Wayne, last evening. Vane Thompson and cousin, Cecil Andrews, went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon for a visit over Sunday with their mother and aunt, Mrs. W. F. RosenwUnkle. Charles Wiley of Warren has sold the greater portion of his fine herd of Jersey cattle to A. Elzey of Ossian. Mr. Elzey took eight animals and selected the fine show bull which has given trouble to other exhibitors at all faits where he has been shown. — Bluffton Banner. Miss Fannie Winch has been ap- , pointed chairman of the committees from the Fort Wayne Playgrounds association to succeed Mrs. Samuel R. Taylor, who has been ill for some time. The members of the advisory board are Mrs. Page Yarnelle and Miss Carrie A. SniWely. The religious musical spectacle will take place on April 4, 5. 6. 7 and 8. at the Majestic theater, and Miss Winch will act as the general chairman of the various I committees, which have charge of the production. Miss Winch can be reached by telephone—No. 17ul red. Mrs. O. E. Richard will have charge of the chorus and the children's choruses are now being rehearsed under the direction of Professor William Miles.—Fort Wayne News. A great many traveling theatrical companies have fallen into the habit of refusing to use their special scenery when playing on small stages or in small cities, but when the owner of “The Aristocratic Tramp C 0.,” turned the show over to tne traveling manager he gave him strttet orders to use all the scenery wherever the company played. And he is so exacting on this point that he has the local manager In each town report to the home office after the company is gone and if the parts are not properly played and the scenery used, then the guilty party received a reprimand in the way of a heavy fine from the office that is not soon forgotten so our local theater-goers can look forward to a still and complete scenic production when “The Aristocratic Tramp" company comes to the Bosse opera house Monday, March 13th.

Mrs. Hallock will go to Pleasant Mills today. Marion Oliver of Monroe was a business visitor here today. i Mrs. Wilson Lee is spending the afternoon in Fort Wayne. Frank Wemhoff made a business trip to Fort Wayne this noon. Mrs. J. H. Urick went to Middlepoint ; where she will visit for a few days. 1 Bud Summers of Monroe was a business caller in the city today. Charles and Clyde Brodbeck went to Fort Wayne today to spend the day. Wm. Custer of Monroe will go to Pleasant Mills today to look after business. J. A. Winans and John Winans made a business trip to Willshire to- , day. Martin Laugniin, superintendent of the county infirmary was a business visitor here today. Joe Colchin of Fort Wayne will spend Sunday at the home of his mother, Mrs. Julia Colchin. Miss Bertha Dodane of Fort Wayne will be the guest of Mrs. Julia Colchin and family over Sunday. Mrs. A. McMillen has returned to her home at Pleasant Mills after a visit here with relatives. J. H. Conkle of Massillon. Ohio, transacted business here with the Smith & Bell lumber company. Miss Gertrude Holthouse has returned from a four weeks’ visit with relatives at Jonesboro, Ark. Miss Pansy Bell left this morning for Hillsdale, Milch., for a visit with her brother, Fred Bell, and family. Orval Harruff was at Linn Grove today doing some surveying and will remain over Sunday with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Helm of east ot the city went to Fort Wayne this morniing to visit with their daughter, Mrs. Thomas Roth. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Augustus will go to Paulding Center. Ohio, where they will be the guests of friends and relatives for a week or so. Miss Lanta Baughman will arrive from her work at Fort Wayne this evening to spend Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Lanta Baughman, at Salem. Paul Dawson. Mrs. Walters, Mrs. C. J. Weaver and Mrs. G. E. Steele were members of the clerical force at the Steele & Weaver Backet store today. Mrs. I. Kalver and sons, Roy and Robert, went to Monroeville this noon to spend Sunday with friends. Mr. Kalver left yesterday on a business trip to Chicago. Miss Grace Bennett returned today to Fort Wayne after a visit here with relatives. She was accompanied. home by Mrs. C. E. Baker and Miss] I Lola Baker, who will visit there. Thirtyfive tons of fertilizer belonging to Charles Getting were transfer- : red yesterday from the G. R. & I. to the Fort Wayne & Springfield and sent out along the line. Isaac Emery and son. Herman, of Berne, were here yesterday on business, delivering some potatoes. While here they were the guests of Mr. Emery's son-in-law, Henry Gerke. August Brown, the well known merchant of Willshire, Ohio, stopped off here last, evening enroute home from Cincinnati, Ohio, where he went to buy goods, and was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gimsett. o SIOO.OO in PRESENTS will be given away at SCHAFER’S AUCTION SALE, SATURDAY, MARCH 18th. ' " - -■ '

Sam liite.s Appeal To lhe Farmers Bring me your sggs and get what they are worth. The combination is resorting to all kinds of tricks to put me out of business, and then you will get about 10c a dozen for your eggs. Call on me personally and I will put you next to what they are doing. If ycu will only stand by me in this great battle it will mean many dollars to you in the future. “U nited we stand, divided we fall.” Hoping to see you personally, I remain, Yours respectfully, SAM HITE ’Phone 204. “Remember the Place.” Plenty of Good Hitching Racks.

DEAD IN PITTSBURG Mrs. Theodore Kennedy Received Word of Death of Niece, Miss Uptegraff. ONCE LIVED HERE Death Resulted After Operation For Stomach Trou-ble-Aged Eighteen. Word lecelved by Mrs. Theodore Kennedy this morning conveyed the news of the death of a niece, Miss Louise Uptegraff. of Pittsburg, Pa., who several years ago, with her brothers, made their home in this city with another aunt, Mrs. Bradley, following the death of their mother. Miss Iconise had been ill several weeks with stomach trouble, and last Tuesday an operation was performed in the hopes of giving her relief from this. She was taken to the hospital there, and she never rallied from the operation, passing away while still under the influence of the anaesthetic. She was eighteen years and five months of age, a very bright and lovable young girl, as her many friends here can testily. After graduating from the Pittsburg high school last May, she took up office work. She is survived by her father, John Uptegraff, and three broth | ers —Roy, Andrew and Frank, the brothers, also living here several years with their aunt. The children were prominent in the music of the church which they attended. o ABOUT THE SICK. Dr. Lizzie Burns of Chicago, who has been here caring for her mother, Mrs. Clark Brothers, of east of the City,who is suffering from a dislocated hip, went to Fort Wayne where she will visit until tomorrow, when she will return here. J. H. Stone received word this morning from his daughter, Miss Victoria, at the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, that she is getting along well, and is now able to sit up an hour a day. She had many visitors Friday, and while she is pleased to meet them it is sometimes wearing on the nerves, and she was quite nervous yesterday. Mrs, B. W. Sholty went to Fort

Wayne last evening to be with Mr. Sholty at the Lutheran hospital where he underwent an operation. He is getting along very well, though suffering much pain at times. Henry Gunsett is the latest grip victim. Mrs. Cyrus Hammell, who has been a patient at the Lutheran hospital. Fort Wayne, where she underwent an operation for hernia, arrived home at 1 o'clock over the G. R. & I. railroad, her recovery having iWn a speedy one. She was accompanied by her daughter, Miss Kate, who has been with her the past ten days. Mrs. David R. Brown returned this afternoon to her liome at Larwill after ten days' stay with her mother, Mrs. Christena May, who has been sick many months with paralysis. Mrs. May remains about the same. o THE MEDICAL SOCIETY. Met With Dr. Boyers—Several Visitors Present. The Adams County Medical association held another one ot their very interesting meetings Friday evening at the office of Dr. J. S. Boyers, where matters of interest to the profession were discussed. There were several visitors, among them being Dr. Bud VanSwerengen of Fort Wayne and Dr. Lizzie Burns of Chicago. Regular members of the association present were Doctors Rayl and Parrish of Monroe, E. G. Coverdale, S. D. Beavers, W. E. Smith. J. M. Miller and J. S. Boyers. The next meeting will be 1 Friday, April 14th, with Dr. Beavers. o— FARM FOR SALE. Eighty acres, near Vicksburg. Kalamazoo county, Mich. Soil dark, rich soil. No better land on earth. House of 7 rooms, barn 30x40, cn main road. Price, $5,500. 346 acres, four miles from Schoolcraft, Kalamazoo county, Mich., land lays leved and is rich, dark soil, extra good ten room house, barn No. 1 is 40x60; barn No. 2 is 30x50. This is a rare bargain. Price, $15,000. 20 acres, with good buildings; extra soil, 4 miles from the city of Kalamazoo. Price. $2500; and fifty others. Come and let me show you. C. S. WILSON. 807 Portage St., Kalamazoo. Mich. 60t6 THE FIRST HAS ARRIVED. t Spring has certainty come because the one sign lacking has arrived, and held forth on the corner and endeavored to sell his wares. In other words a street fakir was in town. Like the first robin, 'tis the sure sign of spring.