Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 108, Decatur, Adams County, 8 May 1911 — Page 3

— T • 1 1 < You Can’t Put In I1 * A good days work when your feet hurt. If you appreciate comfort in your work shoes you will i surely like my Elk skins. The uppers are soft and pliable and stay that almost the last day you wear them and say if you’d hear some fellows tell how long they have worn some of my Elk skins ou’d | think they were stretching it a bit. Drop in and let me show you a pair. Have them in plain toe and tips, black, brown and olive colors, light and heavy soles. ‘ Men’s $3.00 Hand lasted $3.50 Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller 111 W—

'<a*O*O*O*O ♦ o*o4o*o<<MJ •WEATHER FORECAST | '»0»0»0*0*C*0*0«0*0»0*0« Fair tonight and Tuesday, not much change in temperature. Mrs. Elizabeth Jones of Monroe was shopping here Saturday. Miss Susan Rhodes of Monroe was a shopper here Saturday. Mrs. MeH Rice visited with friends at Berne over Sunday. Mrs. Ed Burkhead went to Fowler, Ind., for an extended visit with relatives. Martin Shady of Kirkland township was a business visitor here Saturday. Mrs. Charles Moser of Pleasant Mills was a business visitor here Saturday. Mrs Frank Small and daughter and Miss Mary Ray went to Fort Wayne to visit over Sunday with relatives. Mrs. R. S. Peterson left Saturday afternoon for Columbia City for a two weeks’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. C. O. France. John Kern of Saginaw, Mich., was here Saturday, looking up friends and otherwise attending to business affairs between trains. Wi liam F. Reinking of Fort Wayne was here Saturday for a visit with his son, Gustave, and other relatives here and in Union township.

. — - —I Your Success The success of this in- and Ours stitutioms in helping . its customers to succeed, whether their dealings be large or small. There is not a bank anywhere which understands better the wants of its farmers, business men or individuals. , , 4TT We have a service for every member of the,community, poor or rich, and we want everyone to feel at liberty to c°me and talk us financial service of which they feel the need., wg. FIRST NATIONAL BANK DECATUR INDIANA Capitol SIOO,OOO Surpluss2o,ooo Resources SBOO,OOO Ptps p W Smith Vice Pres. W. A. Kuebler Sshier C. A. Dugan Asst. Cashier F. W. Jaebker , Joi OB O ■ O BolOßODaiOlOßOSoßblOlof ■ J. s Bowers. Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. £ " ■ 5 o ■ ■ o ■ TLp Bowers Realty Company has some excel- O J! i ht>r<rains in city property and Adams county 2 lent bar@ire ™W P w p o uld be pleased to have g O farmS 'n office and see its offerings. The com- J g you callatite to loan on , C P tX lit the Schirmeyer Abstract g ■ Cmrwny prepare y our abstract of title. Twenty g £ years experience, complete records. O O S ■ o O The Bowers Realty Co. ■ French Quinn, Secty. g ?BO»0«0»O aolo, * 0 " or->BO ’ a *°* 3

J Squire Stone is suffering from the ! grip. ’ Miss Anna Baker went to Fort [ Wayne to visit over Sunday. 1 Leo Sherger of Delphos was here Saturday for a short stay. L. D. Reynolds of Pleasant Mills 1 was a business visitor here Saturday. P. E. Chapman of Poe was here attending to business matters Satur1 day. Rosa Martin and Helen Baker of 1 Fort Wayne were guests of friends here over Sunday. Clem Heidemann, who spent Sunday here, returned this morning to Geneva to resume his work at the ' mitten factory. Mrs. William Goldner and daughter, Gladys, of Preble went to Monroeville to spend Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Van Buskirk. Dr. H. E. Keller left today for In--1 dianapolis to attend the state rneet- ' ing of health officers. He will be gone until Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Reid went to ' Rome City yesterday for a few days' stay at their cottage. Tommy thinks the bass ought to grab a bait just now i and his friends may prepare for a I great feast of fish. Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Lung of Kendallville transferred here this morn- ■ ing on their way home from Wren, ; Ohio, where they attended the funer- ■ al of Mrs. Lung's brother-in-law, Wesley Wagers. !

—r— —jHenry Gerke was a Fort Wayne visitor Sunday. Frank Ulmar of Bluffton spent Sunday in the city with friends. P. K. Kinney was attending to real estate business at Geneva today. Otto and Herbert Rodenbeck went to Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon. Miss Jane Hendricks went to Monroe to spent Sunday with relatives. Miss Marie Scheutnann of St. John's was shopping here Saturday. Nelson ’ Bricker of Geneva was among the business callers in the city today. Mrs. Willis McQueen returned on the 2:30 car to Monmouth after shopping here. Mrs. Mary Christen went to Monmouth Saturday afternoon for a visit over Sunday with relatives. / Dorsey Hoagland is recovering from a several weeks’ Illness with typhoid fever and is again able to be about. Mr. and Mrs. Christ Meyers and children of Celina, Ohio, were in the city Sunday for a visit with relatives. Mrs. Sadie Cowley and daughter, Maude, left this afternoon for Fort Wayne, where they will make their home. Mrs. Lettie Hilliary of New Corydon transferred here Saturday on her way to Geneva for a visit with friends. F. M. Armantrout of Geneva, who was looking after business interests here this morning, left at noon for his home. Stella Wehmoff returned to hetwork at Fort Wayne after an overSunday visit with her mother, Mrs. Mary Wemhoff. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yobst and daughters, Mildred and Lillian, of Ft. Wayne were guests over Sunday of Mrs. Yobst's sister, Mrs. S. S. Magley, at Monmouth. Earl Peters of Auburn was in the city Sunday for a short time, coming from Bluffton with a number of citizens of that town. The trip was made in the Erman Mentzer sight-seeing car. ' Mr. and Mrs. John Voglewede left today for Rome City, where they will remain a week or so at their cottage, putting things in shape for the many who occupy their apartments during the summer months. George Houser left today for Indianapolis to spend several days with his daughter. Mrs. William Lymann, who has been quite sick for sometime. A letter was received stating that she was but little improved and for him to come. J. S. McCrory and daughter. Miss Lucy, went to Van Wert, Ohio, yesterday to visit with his mother, Mrs. Sarah McCrory, who’ has been sick with heart trouble, but who is better. Miss Lucy will remain a week with her grandmother. J. Spade, brakeman on the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad, who was operated on at Hope hospital several days ago, is recovering nicely. For several days his condition was considered serious, but he is entirely out of danger now. —Fort Wayne News. County Superintendent A. R. Huyette of Bluffton has furnished com plete figures on the enumeration of Wells county, showing a loss of 2:f over last year. The total for the county this year is 6,235. Jackson township gained 6, while the other eight townships all lost, and the Bluffton city schools had a decrease of 30. M. E. Brackett of the Ward Fence company and the Decatur automobile company left Friday night for NewYork, Boston and Buffalo, where he will look after the Interests of the automobile company, which is just nowon the boom. The factory is turning out cars at the rate of four a week and they are sold long before they are finished. Secretary of State Lew Ellingham was here Saturday for the day, looking over affairs at the Daily Democrat office and shaking hands with his friends at intervals. He reports Miss Winifred improved after a rather serious illness of ten days’ duration. She has been suffering with tonsilitis and the complications which follow, including rheumatism. Thomas Elzey, who has been sick with tuberculosis at the home of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. Sheets in Root township the past four months, remains about the same. After a two months' illness he had been able to sit up in a chair, but it has been about three weeks last past since he has been able to do so. Miss Kate Mangold of this city is the nurse in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Glancy of Monroe returned home last evening from Indianapolis, where they have been visiting for several days with Mr. anc Mrs (Robert Allison, former residents of this city. This morning they left for Fort Wayne for a day's visit and from there will go to Lima to v sit with friends for a brief time. During Mr. Glancy’s absence his P> ac « afi trick operator is being filled by Clyde Hendricks.

Walter Johnson made a business trip to Tocsin today. Mrs. Susan Everhart of Monroe was a shopper here Saturday. Fred Hoffman made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. F. S. Armantrout of Geneva was a business visitor here today. J. P. Steury of Berne changed cars here on his way to Fort Wayne. Mrs. Ola Gaskill of Fort Wayne spent Sunday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stevens. Mrs. Howard Shackley and daughter of Fort Wayne were guests over Sunday of relatives and friends here. Lillian Meyers of Celina. Ohio, was in the city for an over-Sunday stay with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Meyers. May Berling and Bertha Kohne were guests at the Academy of Music at Fort Wayne Sunday, returning in the evening. Mrs. E. H. Kilbourne of Ft. Wayne was in the city over Sunday to see her brother, Leonard Deininger, receive his first holy communion. , Ground was broken today for the basement for the new Waring Glove company's building on the old Trout property, corner First and Monroe streets. J. F. Hocker and sister. Mrs. Geo. McKeeman, of Fort Wayne, stopped off in this city a short while yester- ' day on their way to Monroe for a ' visit. Mrs. Howard Shackley and daugh- . ter, Jennie, returned last evening to Fort Wayne after visiting over Sunday with Mrs. Simon Bowers, in Kirkland township. I Dan and Charles S. Niblick and Dr. Costello left this afternoon for Rlch- ! mond. where they will attend the K. , of C. convention to be held there today, tomorrow and Wednesday. ’ J. R. Porter and family were guests : Saturday night of A. J. Porter and ■ family, both families going Sunday to ’ the home of Mr. and Mrs . Russell f Kerr, near Berne, where they were entertained. t Charles Steele was called to Bluff--1 ton Sunday to the bedside of his > brother, who was suddenly stricken r with paralysis. He is in a serious con5 dltion and Mr. Steele will remain until his brother is out of danger. Mr. and Mrs. Wyson and Mr. and 1 Mrs. Erman Mentzer of Bluffton were '* guests Sunday of the D. H. Hunsick- '• er family. They reported that Mr. 6 Nathaniel Mentzer, who suffered a 1 stroke of paralysis Saturday morning, nrao hotfor VPSfprdilV

was better yesterday. gi! _z BIG SUIT AND COAT SALE 1 In this sale will be included all this season’s Choice, Styles, Fancy mixtures Tans and Blues. We’re going to make such reductions that will be ot interest s to every lady wanting suit or spring coat. SUITS AND COATS ■ ' Regular $25.00 Suits $20.00 ‘ “ $22.50 “ $16.50 “ $20.00 “ $15.00 ‘ / 4 V\Yl “ s l7 - 50 “ $ 12 ' 50 ‘ f\ Vfl NOBBY SPRING COATS " i! Az y Regular $16.50 Coats $12.50 « ./ L Zj “ $13.50 “ $10.50 “ $12.50 “ $ 9.75 - “ $ 9.50 “ $ 7.75 of : “ $ 6.00 “ $ 4.50 '• J 4 There will be some exceptional ’ values’and youjwill be " /) M 11/ i we " P to while stoc^s are complete. □ Just received ’ new assortment stylish Dress Skirts inVoils, Serges and}Pan- ; / amas. Prices from $4.50 and upwards. NIBLICK AND CO.

Sim Burke made a business trip to| Fort Wayne today. Mrs. Emma Daniels was a visitor in Fort Wayne today. Mrs. C. J. Lutz and daughter, Jean, spent the day In Fort Wayne. Eugene Runyon Is able to be at his store again after a day's Illness. Royal Pillars of Jonesboro, Ark, was a Sunday visitor with Al Burdg family. Paul Kendall of Willshire made a trip to this city on his motorcycle Sunday. Dan Baumgartner returned after an over-Sunday visit with his mother nt Linn Grove. William P. Colchln was attending to business matters In Fort Wayne this morning. John Dellinger of Willshire was a Sunday caller In the city, returning home last evening. Will Shaffner of Willshire returned to his home after a visit in the cityover Sunday with friends. Miss Lanta Baughman of Fort | I Wayne spent Sunday with her moth I er, Mrs. Rachel Baughman, at Sa-| iem. Mrs. E. H. Kilbourne returned yes terday to Fort Wayne after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. U. Deininger. Mrs. Bernice Votaw and daughter, of North Platt, Nebraska, were visiting over Sunday with Charles Teeple and family. Miss Esther Evans went to Monmouth this morning to bring back her sister, Gertrude, who has been a guest at the Dr. Zeigler home. William G. Teeple and sister, Miss Mamie Teeple, went to Fort Wayne this morning, the latter to take her regular instruction in music. D. E. Hower of Anderson, brother of Dal Hower, is here visiting, and when he returns to Anderson will be accompanied by his brother. Frank Carroll and wife were visiting in Todelo Sunday with the father and mother of Mr. Carroll. They also heard the Rev. “Billy” Sunday. Dr. and Mrs. Mark Moran of Portland visited here Saturday with relatives, the P. K. Kinney family, Thomas and J. C. Moran and others. Mrs. B. Plock and daughter, Eleanor, returned this morning to Fort Wayne after visiting with her sister, Mrs. John Tonnellier, and attending the communion services here, her nephew, Bernard Tonnellier, being one of the communicants who yesterday received his first communion.

Old Adams County Bank Decatur, Indiana. H Capita) $120,000 Surplus . $30,000 C. S. Niblick, President M. Kirsch and John Niblick Vice Presidents E. X. Ehinger, Cashier. DoaH Farm loans a Specialty Reflect | Resolve Coiteetta A NEST EGG » l. able Rates. Induces Other Eggs TO THE NEST THE FIRST DOLLAR lion Con- | DEPOSITED w S e To Your Bank Account Banking WILL INDUCE Extended OTHERS! Patrons I We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on 1 Year Time Deposits

Own a DIAMOND SUCTION SWEEPER and i Throw the old broom away. Lighten the work of housekeeping Solve the servant problem. Bid farewell to backache and the night-mare of “cleaning-day.” Lighten the expense of running the house. $25.00 Buys One At YAGER BROTHERS & REINKING