Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 102, Decatur, Adams County, 1 May 1911 — Page 3

A Great Improvement We are now having our Hospital Slippers made with Cushion Insoles in them. We know you will appreciate this improvement in these already easy shoes. Women with tender feet say they are the most comfortable footwear they can get. Same old price here $1.50 Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

■ D 0 P WEATHER FORECAST $ Il ° g ■♦C*O»O*O • O*O*O*O0O*O4O« I.ME ,Jain an,! r "’ <l, ' r "’night; Tuesdav f colder east portion. mMUI Mr. and Mrs. \ .1. Bailey spent the in Fort Wayne. HMM O. S. Spah was : Hurt Wayne hasvisitor this morning. Anna Fahrenb.u k of Fort Wayne ■s in the < it;. tor a seteral days’ visit fßwith friends. Chauncey Lautzenbeiser of Berne ■was among the business callers in city today. I M. M. Baumgartner of Berne transKterred here this morning on his way Fort Wayne. / fMGtI Leo Yager, who spent Sunday here, ■ left this ruing. southbound, on his weekly trip. MHpl Deputy < kl> O. Koop spent Sun■pay with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Mk’llliam Roop, in Blue Creek townMnwihip.

Old Adams County Bank Decatur, Indiana. ■ Capital $120,000 Surplus . $30,000 C. S. Niblick, President M. Kirsch and John Niblick Vice Presidents E. X. Ehinger, Cashier. Rpad - ®' arm i° ans a Specialty Reflect Resolve Col ' ec J ti<,ns M bmJ Made A NEST EGG »- able Rates. Induces Other Eggs TO THE NEST THE FIRST DOLLAR tion ConDEPOSITED wtKfe To Your Bank Account Banking WILL INDUCE Extended OTHERS! I Patrons We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on 1 Year Time Deposits

I 808 O B O B O B O BOBODBOBOBOBOBOBOBOB f ■ t s Bowers. Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. H 2 o ■ B«5 O SO ■ • « o I O ■■ ' W k w The Bowers Realty Company has some excel- ® I lent bargains in city property and Adams county ■ *■ farms The company would be pleased to have B O vnn call at its office and see its offerings. The com- 0 18l SnvLo plenty of five per cent money to loan on g I 2 Enable terms. Let the Schirmer Abstract ■ I? Company prepare your abstract ot title. Iwe y g I 2 years experience, complete records. O o ® ■ - St O The Bowers Realty Co, v French Quinn, Secty, 0 .■01010.C1010.-0800.0.C-O-O

H. H. Weldy made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. A. B. Bailey of Monroe was a business visitor here Saturday afternoon. Charles Lammiman of Monroe was attending to business matters here today. ' Henry Smith of Churubusco visited here Saturday with his brother, A. J. Smith. W. G. Kist spent Sunday at Fort Wayne with his mother, Mrs. Ben Johnson. Miss Mamie Teeple went to Fort Wayne this morning to take her regular instruction at the conservatory of music. Mrs. R. D. Leimenstoll of Peterson went to Fort W’ayne this morning, where she will visit with her sister, Mrs. Louise Grouna. L. A. Jackson returned this morning to Fort Wayne after a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Jackson, east of the city. JVliss Josephine Krick, who has been in the nurse’s training class at Hope hospital, Fort Wayne, since April Ist, likes the work very much.

Isaac Archer has gone to Ohio City on business. Mrs. Stevens of Celina was a shopper here today. Mrs. Sadie Cowley is preparing to move to Fort Wayne this week. Mrs. Carrie Schaub was at Bryant over Sunday visiting with friends. W. E. Smith returned to Bluffton after attending to business here. Albert Atz of Kendallville was a Sunday visitor with Jacob Atz and family. Miss Neva Brandyberry is confined to her home, suffering from a severe attack of lagrlppe. Mrs. Glen Glancy of Monroe was a shopper here this morning, and left at noon for her home. Miss Bess Baumgartner of Linn Grove has arrived 1n the city for a short visit with friends. Osear Hoffman was a business caller at Portland today, returning home on the afternoon train. Clem Heideman who spent Sunday Walters were extra clerks at the Steele & Weaver store Saturday. The Misses Clara Uptegraff and Ida Burk passed through the city this morning on their way to Fort Wayne.

Will Berling of Bluffton, wlio was the guest of friends here over Sunday, left last evening for his home. Floyd Smith returned to his place of business at Fort Wayne after an over-Sunday visit with his family here. Walter Kaufman left today on his regular weekly trip south in the interest of the Schafer Saddlery company. C. W. Wert of Portland stopped off here for a short while this morning and called on his sister-in-law, Miss Lydia Bollman. Clem Heidamann, who spent today here, left this morning for Geneva to resume his work at the mitten plant of which he is manager. Miss Matilda Henneford of Bluffton visited over Sunday with her brother, George Henneford, and family, and her sister, Miss Kate Henneford. Fred Hoffman left today for Oxford, Ohio, where he will commence work on the new school house contract, which he received there a week or so ago. Mesdames George Flanders and J. S. Peterson returned last night from Indianapolis, where they attended the grand chapter meeting of the Eastern Star. Mesdames Fred Schlickman and Henry Fruchte of Magley changed cars here Saturday afternoon on their way to Fort Wayne for a few days’ visit. Miss Ethel Sutton of Geneva was a visitor with J. C. Sutton and family over Sunday. She will go to New York City in the near future, where she will reside. Ex-Commissioner David Werling of Preble township was in the city this morning looking after some business interests which required his attention for some time. Miss Allie Burrell of Decatur, who has been visiting here at the home of Mr, and Mrs. George Hardin and family. returned home this morning.— Bluffton News. Miss Ruth Schaffner and Grace Coffelt of Willshire, returned here this morning to resume their work at the mitten factory, they having spent Sunday with their parents. Irvin Case of Indianapolis, who spent Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Case, on North Fourth street, left today for that place, where he is employed in a durg store. Mrs. Quincey Hildebrand and children, Cteyton and Catherim, returned to Eart Wayne Saturday afternoon on the 4 o’clock car, coming here to pay their share of Adams county’s taxes, and incidentally to Visit with friends.

Frank Mills has gone to ledianapolis, where he will begin his work of soliciting for the Savage Publishing company out of that city, and where he was to report for duty today. Frank is well qualified for this kind of work, and without doubt will make good at the undertaking. Rev. and Mrs. B. E. Parker and children, Eloise, Caroline and Theodore, arrived today from Hartford City and will make a visit here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hale. Mrs. Parker and children will probably remain three weeks but Mr. Parker will return to Hartford City in a few days. Those who accompanied the ball team to Kokomo Sunday returned home in the evening, while several remained over until this morning. Although the locals put up a good game they met defeat at the hands of the fast Kokomo team. This being the first game of the season, the ‘team has plenty of time to strengthen their weak spots and will put in much time practicing so as to be in better condition for the game next Sunday, when they play Kendallville.

Kit Cowan of Bobo was here today on business. Dan Erwin was a Berne business caller today. Mrs. Dr. Schaffner of Willshire was a shopper here today. John Ray of Berne was a business caller in the city today. Will Colchln was a business caller at Fort Wayne today. G. T.Bur ke made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Herman Yager was a Fort Wayne business caller this afternoon. Mike Miller was attending to business Interests at Monroe this afternoon. John Kelly of Geneva, who was here to look after* business matters this morning, returned to his home at noon. Ed Meyers of Fort Wayne was the guest of friends here over Sunday, leaving this morning for his place of business. Mr. and Mrs. Slater and daughter, Ethel, returned this afternoon to Argos, after a visit with Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Landis. John ißieiter, who was in the city over Sunday with his family, left at noon for Portland, where he will resume his work. John Tohey of Lima, Ohio, was in the city over Sunday and spent the the city over Sunday and was the guest of Miss Elizabeth Voglewede. Howard J. Wisehaupt is teaching the clhss of Edward Christen of the West Ward school .today during; the absence of the regular teacher. George McGill is acting as second trick man at the G. R. & I. depot in the absence of Joe Landgrave, who is taking a several days' lay-off visiting with his parents at Marion. Miss Vera Purdy returned to Bluff ton last evening after a week s visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Purdy. She enjoyed a week's vacation from her school duties at the | Bluffton Business oollege. A beautiful Packard piano was today delivered by Yager Brothers and Reinking to the home of Fanchon Daugherty, six miles southwest of the city, which will add much to the comfort, as well as the appear--ance of the home. Mrs. Fuller arrived today from Plymouth to join her husband in making this place her home, Mr. Fuller being foreman at the Herald office. They have taekn the B. W. Sholty furnished rooms on Monroe street and will do light housekeeping. W. J. Archbold, who recently resigned his position as Adams express agent, and purchased an interest in the True & Runyon store, today began work at the store. He seemed to fit into his place with great east and will soon become thoroughly at home in his new place. Sam Weldy of Bluffton, Elmer Weidy of Nappanee, Harry Weldy of Fort Wayne, John of Angola, Mrs. Margaret Huber of Marion and Mrs. E. W. Johnson of Monroe have arrived in the city to be in attendance at the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Maria Hartman, whose death occurred on last Friday at Detroit, Mich., and whose funeral will be held tomorrow. An excellent show is scheduled to take place this evening at the Crystal theater. The first film is entitled “The Man From the East,” and the second, “Consuming Love.” Vitograpn.

ABOUT THE SICK. George Keller, who last week was very sick with tonsilitis, and which kept him in the house for some time, and about three days scarcely being able to swallow even a fluid of any kind. was able to be down the street today for the first time, and is feeling much better. It was a very severe siege .and he does not care to have it return in that manner again. Ex-Sheriff Albert Butler Sunday afternoon was the victim of an acute attack of appendicitis and for several hours the constant attention of a physician was necessary to quiet the pain. This morning he was reported as being somewhat better but still very weak. Jacob Blotzine, an employee of the Fort Wayne Hardware company, was in the city Sunday to call upon Dr. Clark, who some time ago removed a facial growth for him, and which is now entirely healed, and pronounced a complete success. Mr. and Mrs. Elzey Allen will go to Fort Wayne tomorrow to call on Mrs. Allen's aunt, Mrs. Will Moore, formerly of this city, who on Thursday will be operated upon at the St. Joseph's hospital for tumor. o FOR SALE—Good Jersey cow; also one colt, coming one year old—D. A. Helm, R. R. 9, 'Phone 14, E line. 202t61

MET YESTERDAY At Presbyterian Church and Completed Arrangements For the Meeting. WASHINGTON CHURCH Committee Appointed to Arrange For Picnic July 4th Near Decatur. The meeting at the Presbyterian church Sunday afternoon was very well attended, there being many visitors present who were interested in the Sunday school work of the county. All the officers were present and the meeting was begun promptly at 2 o’clock, and the first thing taken up was the convention. It was determined that it would be held in Washington church on May 14th, and it will occupy all the afternoon and evening. Speakers were appointed for the convention and are as follows: For the afternoon session, Rev. Hessert and Rev. Dawson; for the evening session, Rev. Landis, Rev. Payne and Thomas Perkins, district ruperintendent. A committee was also appointed to take up the matter of holding a picnic on July 4th, and all the superintendents were instructed to take the matter up before their respective schools on next Sabbath morning and to report to the committee later the stand taken by their school on the matter. No particular place has been selected for the picnic and no definite arrangements have been made, only towards finding whether or not the schools arc willing to have a picnic. The schools of the six north townships areto participate in the picnic and the committee was selected from the representatives of these schools. The program for the convention will be made public in a few days, as will also the repoit of the picnic committee. ———--c— SEED POTATOES FOR SALE. I have a quantity of Carman potatoes for seeding. This is the best potato that grows. 'Phone 14-1. —Bert Johnson, R. F. D. No. 5, half mile south of Decatur. 93t3

Facts of Value You must file your mortgage exemption not later than April 30. We loan money without commission. I will sell you a lot on Monroe St. on monthly payments if you live you can easy pay if you die, I will make deed to widow or any one designated without further payment. If you have houses vacant report them. I will find you renters. 3—40 acre tracts for sale. Some good 80’s 3 yr. old bay horse and fresh cow for sale at farm. See DAN ERWIN BOSSEOPERA HOUSE Thursday, May 4 Woods and Chalker Miss Elizabeth Gillespie and Miss Edna Hibbard In TEMPEST and SUNSHINE A Dramatization of Mary J. Holmes famous novel. A Beautiful Story of Southern Life 4th SUCCESSFUL SEASON Special Scenic Production Prices:- 25-35-50 cents

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