Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 74, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1911 — Page 3

ITS the fellow that gets up before the alarm clock goes off that starts something. Wear a pair of our “Bunt” toe shoes or oxfords before the other fellow gets up. Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

2 ♦ 2 WEATHER FORECAST I 2 2 j*o*o*o»o • o*o«o*o»o*o<o« Unsettled, with rain or snow tonight or Wednesday; slightly warmer tonight. _ „ KIM Miss Mary Ray went to Fort Wayne for a visit. Erastus Fritzinger was a business caller at Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Alva Fenstermaker of Geneva were shoppers here yesterday. Usual lenten services will be held at 7:30 o’clock this evening at the St. Many's church. The M. A. Frisinger family is moving from their home on Sixth street to the Kekionga farm south of the city. Fred Mutchler was among the business callers at Fort Wayne today, returning home on the afternoon train. Dallas Butler, who spent Sunday in the city with his family, returned this morning to Albion to resume his work.

Old Adams County Bank Decatur, Indiana. Capital $120,000 ”!$ j 1.1 Surplus . $30,000 77 C- S- Niblick, President M. Kirsch and John Niblick !|l r Vice Presidents _ — P-- Whinger, Cashier, T~~ Farm loans H R Ca( * a Specialty I IfMnO Reflect Resolve Col Sons , Speedily It’S Not So Much at Fa»rThe Amount You Earn - Every As It Is I Accomodation ConThe Amount You Save te That Counts Mefif . t\ Extended For the Rainy Day t° x We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on 1 Year Time Deposits

HOBO B O B O B O BOBODBOBOBOBOBOBOBOB S J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres, 2 E 0 E 5 £ 8 8 £ 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 £ vou call at its office and see its offerings. The com- o ■ pany has plenty of five per cent money to loan on E 2 reasonable terms. Let the Sctarmeyer Abstaet ■ 5 Company prepare your abstract of title.STwenty yearsjexperienee, complete records. O O E ■ 2 The Bowers RealtyJCo. 8 French Quinn, Secty. g oboboboboiobobbobobobobowobß

Mr. and Mrs? John Elzey were Monroe callers today. Dledrick Humcke returned to Fort Wayne'after a visit here. Helen and James, Jr., children of Mr. and Mrs. James P. Haefling, are sick with the measles. Dan Beery was at Berne today looking after some business interests for the Decatur Horse Sale company. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Elzey of Fort Wayne have returned home after a pleasant visit in the city with relatives. Mrs. Emma Burley, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs. F. O. Davis, left yesterday for her home at Geneva. ' Paul Scheimann was atending to business affairs at Hoagland this morning in the interest of the Heckman mill. Clem Heidemann returned this morning to Geneva to resume work at the new mitten factory which he is overseeing. Mrs. Philip Wagner and three children have gone to Bryant for a short visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bricker.

Mrs. William Higgs spent the day in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Adam Buetell went to Fort Wayne for the day. B. J. Terveer is on the sick list, suffering with rheumatism. Miss Tena Rademaker was a Fort Wayne business visitor today. Sam Acker was transacting business affairs at Willshire today. The Misses Irene Gerard and Lena Meyer visited Sunday in Monmouth, Mrs. Charles Meibers and Mrs. John Gerard spent the day in Fort Wayne. The two sons of Chas. Steele are confined to their home with the measles. Charles Keller of Monterey is here for a visit with his brother, Dr. H*. E. Keller. Miss Marguerite Gerard spent Sunday in Fort Wayne the guest of friends. , Joseph Fuhrman is a new clerk in the grocery department of the True & Runyon store. Mrs. D. M. Rice and brother, Norman Lenhart, made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Gyp Dorwin of Fort Wayne was the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. U. Dorwin, over Sunday. Rudolph Kaiser of Geneva, who has been in the city shopping for a short while, left yesterday for his home. Raymond Bremerkamp, who was at Fort Recovery for several days, transacting business affairs, came home this morning. Kate Hammell returned to her home at Portland this morning after being in the city for several days, visiting with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Caleb Sprunger of Berne, who were in the city throughout the night, left this morning for Fort Wayne to make a brief visit with friends. G. W. Barnett of Pleasant Mills has sold his barber shop to a Mr. of Angola and will move to Redkey, where he will engage in the same business anew. Father Flaherty has returned from Muncie, where he was in attendance at the funeral of his father, Michael Flaherty, which was held Monday morning at that place. The Misses Agnes Giilig and Jessie Magley will go to Fort Wayne this evening to see Viola Allen in Marion F. Crawford’s ’’The White Sister at the Majestic theater. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Zehr, who were in attendance at the funeral of Jacob Eady, which was held Monday afternoon, returned this morning to their home at Geneva. Fred Roarer, the Berne editor, closed the local option campain at New Castle Sunday. He addressed a “dry" meeting there in a theater in the afternoon and another meeting at night. Mrs. R. K. Allison, who underwent an operation last week at the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne, is getting along quite well and those in charge are much pleased with the advance she Is making. The exmoit car arrived this morning over the G. R. &■ 1., remaining throughout the day just north of the Monroe street crossing, where many people paid it a visit during the twelve hours which it remained in the city. *■ Arthur Holthouse, who over a week ago was compelled to return home from Rensselaer, where he was attending college, owing to a dislocated knee-cap, is improving nicely and it is thought will get along all right from now on. The two-weeks-old Dane of Mr. and Mrs. William Chronister, which has been weak since birth, is said to be at the point of death, and it is feared cannot survive the day. To make matters their little son, is also sick with the measles. Lawrence Biggs went to Ft. Wayne today to make his regular call on the doctor. Lawrence sustained a fracture of the leg some time ago while working in the Pennsylvania railroad shops at Fort Wayne and while he is recovering nicely he is obliged to go to his physician for examination and treatment. Mrs. Solomon Billman has received word that her daughter, Mrs. A. E. Scott of Indianapolis, formerly Miss Bessie Billman, of this city, is recovering nicely. A few weeks ago Mrs. Billman was called to Indianapolis by a message that her daughter was at the point of death, and her condition for some time was quite serious. W. J. Magley, who recently moved to Fort Wayne, and is engaged in the grocery business, is reported as being quite sick since Thursday. Mrs. W. H. Magley of this city spent Sunday at the home and says the physician pronounces his ailment intestinal fever. He is not regarded as being seriously ill, and the doctor promises to have him up inside of a week. A telephone message Monday stated that he is improving.—Columbia City Commercial-Mail.

John Omler was a business culler In the city today. John F. Lachot was a business call er at Willshire today. French Quinn is home from a short business tUP to Indianapolis. A. M. Anker made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Vina Kern has gone to Monroe for a visit with Mrs. Glen Glaucey. Miss Ida Fuhrman left today for Berne to make a visit with friends. Miss Emma Conrad returned to het work today after a two weeks’ illness. Mrs. Chauncey Brokaw has returned from Fort Wayne, where she lias been visiting. Henry Zwlck of Williams was in the city today, looking after'business affairs. W. H. Stewart, a contractor from Huntington was in the city today on business. Chauncey Lautzenheiser of Berne was among the business callers in the city today. Mrs. P. H. Wagner and three children are visiting with her parents at Bryant, Ohio. The Misses Fanny Hite and Kate Henneford were Fort Wayne visitors this afternoon. Mrs. JI. W. Sholty went to Fort Wayne this noon to call on her husband at the Lutheran hospital. Miss Lucy Schaffner has returned to her home at Willshire after a short stay in the city with her sister. Mrs. Elias Crist went to Bluffton this morning to visit with her father, who has been ill for the past few days. Ed Meyers of Fort Wayne, who was in the city for several days, visiting with friends, has returned to his place of business at Fort Wayne. Avon Burke is still acting in the capacity of mail carrier in the absence of O. P. Mills, who is detained from his work on account of the illness of his five-year-old son, Robert. Will Dowling of the Bowers Realtycompany, who suffered a dislocation of his shoulder blade last Saturday, still carries a very sore arm, and it will be some time before he has the full use of the arm. o * HOME FROM SOUTHWEST. Mr. and Mrs. John Wolford have returned from Cardwell, Mo., where they spent some time just across the state line in Missouri, where Mr. Wolford worked for the Allison Lumber company. They are at present making their home in their residence at Monmouth, but may return in the fall to that place, providing Mr. Wolford gets the contract for the clearing of a large tract of land there, which he has in view at present. Mr. Wolford stopped off enroute here for a visit with his daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Kiser, at Huntington. Mr. Wolford stated that when they left the southwest, gardens were made and onions were large enough to eat. Peach and other fruit trees had blossomed in February and had already lost their blooms. o HEARD BILLY SUNDAY. Mr. and Mrs. Kit Cowan of Bobo left Sunday for Lima to hear the celebrated Billy Sunday. They were not disappointed in their expectations in hearing a good sermon, as he is certainly a fine speaker. They report a large crowd in attendance in spite of the bad weather, as the tabernacle was crowded, and it seats seven thousand. Between four and five hundred gave their hearts to God in the Sunday evening meeting. He leaves for Toledo next week to hold a six weeks' meeting there. They have a tabernacle built in readiness for him.

j -ii ~~ I INVESTIGATE OUR p Elk Skin Shoes For MEN & BOYS □□□ E| ' You will need a pair of work 1shoes'so oner or later, come in while the-sizes are right. We have them in all colors and styles, flexible or stiff soles. I 1 □□□ I Peoples & Gerke I E99BBMRI

FORMER RESIDENT Mrs. Clarorsey Roebuck of Ft. Wayne Passes Away in That City. ON MONDAY EVENING Remains to be Shipped Here Wednesday Noon For Burial. Mrs. Clarorsey Percille Roebuck, aged fifty-six years, a resident of Ft. Wayne, died Monday evening at her home, 2298 Maumee avenue. The deceased was the wife of Willephf Robuck, a carpenter, employed in the Berghoff Brewing company's plant. She formerly resided in Adams county, where three brothers and a sister, who, with her husuand, survive. The remains will be shipped by Scheumann & Ulmer to this city, arriving here at 1:01 over the G. R. & 1. railroad tomorrow afternoon. The remains will be taken at once to the Evangelical church, where the funeral services will be held, after which interment will take place in the Decatur cemetery. The deceased is well known to many here, also having three brothers, Dayton, of this city, Will of Blue Creek township, and George, living but a few miles south of the city. — —■■■ WILL TOUR NORTHWESTERN INDIANA. Miss Faye Smith, who has been making an extended tour of the high schools’ of the state, giving her read’fhg, “Scott’s Kenilworth,'’ is at home for a week’s vacation before going to Chicago, where she will spend a week as the guest of Mrs. O. Godfrey Bell. From there she will go on a tour of the high schools of the northwestern part of Indiana. She has just returnend from a tour of the schools in the northeastern part of the state. r> ■ ■ FOR SALE. 160 acres of No. 1 corn land. located in Wood county, Ohio. On a good stone road, 2% miles from good market; new buildings; cost $4,000.00. Land all thoroughly drained, all under cultivation. Possession March 1, 1912. Price, $115.00 per acre. Terms very reasonable. If interested write H. D. McCracken, Hoytville, Ohio, owner. 74t6*

Copyrighted 1911 / Put on a HEIDCAP. Look in a mirror. Did you ever look so ■well in a cap before? The HEIDCAP has character. It has style and verve. It gives character. There never was a cap like it. Holthouse, Schulte & Co.

Grocery. Eai W» s > mrXr * -— - - — bargains that are bargains Food cannot be a bargain unless it has all the purity and goodness that makes you healthyjand strong when you eat it. Price is no guide to value at this grocery. Cheap food does not mean poor food here. We have studied the grocery question and your tastes so closely that our prices will surprise yuu as agreeably as the quality of the goods. They are by far the cheapest and best in this town. Come in today and inspect them. The greatest sale that was ever attempted is still on and if you desire to be thoroughly posted on what you ought to pay for your table necessities call us by ’phone or better still come to the store and let us show you the largest stock of staple groceries ever shown in the city. (Everything marked in plain figures.) You are more than welcome whether you buy or not. Your presence alone is more than encouraging to us in our great fight for lower prices for the necessities of life. > — REAXEMBER THE PLACE" SAM HITE’S South End Grocery PHONE 204 - OPPOSITE ERIE DEPOT

“THE CORNER STORE.” A home talent play, given under the auspices of the Monroe high school, will be given Friday and Saturday nights, March 31st and April Ist. A select cast has been chosen and much time given to rehearsing. An evening of entertainment is promised for all. Proceeds to be turned over to the school. 74t3

The Home of Quality 1/ JmOßk >1 Groceries kira|BW| 4 Cardinal Points 59 The Grocery Business Cleanliness, Quality, Price, Service. You are Entitled to Them. We Observe Them All. We Wil] Endevor To Call lYour Attention To Our Advertisement Every Day In The Year, And Hope To See You As Often. I Hower and Hower. North of G. P. &I. Depot. ’Phone 108. ;

FOR RENT—A nine room house. I< cated right fn city. Has modern conveniences. Enquire of the P. K. Kinney real estate agency. 74t; FOR SALE—Barred Plymouth Rock eggs. A setting of fifteen for fifty cents. ’Phone 14 on O line. 74t12 FOR RENT —A six room house on North Sixth street. Has modern conveniences. Inquire of Mrs. Carrie Ehinger. 1111