Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 113, Decatur, Adams County, 13 May 1911 — Page 3

On Dress Parade Tomorrow There’ll be a lot of our oxfords on parade tomorrow. Our pumps have caught on to the popular fancy because of the snug fit at the ankle. Come in tonight and try on a pair. Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller f

m □♦o*o*o*o*o<o « o«o*oeo«Mi i WEATHER FORECAST | V’»o*o*o*o ♦ oeo*o*o*o*o<o« Fair tonight; cloudy and probably showers Sunday; rising temperature. George Tricker made a business trip to Geneva today. Catherine David was the guest of friends at Monroe today. C. C. Schug of Berne was a business visitor here yesterday. Miss Anna Meyer left yesterday afternoon for Fort Wayne for a visit over Sunday. Alva Hudson and son, Carl, went to Bryant this morning to spend the day with friends. Will Zwick or the firm of Gay, Zwick & Myers, made a business trip to Laporte yesterday. The Misses Marie Patterson and Bess Schrock spent yesterday afternoon in Fort Wayne. Miss Matilda Henneford resumed work at the Leader today after a day’s absence. —Bluffton News.

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Louis Selking of Williams was a business visitor here yesterday. Mother's day will be observed Sunday in several of the city’s churches. Miss Lilah Lachot was assisting at the Charles Voglewede shoe store today. Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Mumma of Union township were business visitors here yesterday. Charles Spade, who was at Geneva looking after business affairs, returned home this morning. Mrs. Sadie Cook and daughter of Monroe, who were visitors here since yesterday, left thin morning for their home. Mrs. Charles Beimer returned yesterday afternoon to Fort Wayne after a visit here with her sister, Mrs. MeConnehey. Rev. Earl Parker of Hartford City, who has ben making a several days’ visit here with relatives, left today for his home. The Entre Nous club girls will leave Sunday morning for Linn Grove where they will be entertained until Monday by Miss Bess Baumgartner.

Floyd Smith will be a Sunday visitor! here. John Heller is home from a business trip to Indianapolis. Miss Ellen Krill of Monmouth was here today shopping. Mrs. Walters is an extra clerk at the Steele and Weaver store today. Mont Fee arrived home today and will spend Sunday with his family here. Mrs. C. E. Hocker and Mrs. E. B. Macy will be guests of relatives at Monroe Sunday. John Hendricks, sr., who was here to transact some business matters, left at noon for his home. B. Terveer went to Fort Wayne this morning to call on his daughter, Miss Emma, at the St. Joseph hospital. Miss Rose Klelnhenz is suffering from rheumatism and was unable to be at the Steele & Weaver store today. Bud Summers of Monroe, who was here this morning looking after some business matters, left at noon for his home. Mrs. Otto Haubold and babe of Evanston, 111., are guests of Mrs. Haubold's parents, Dr. and Mrs. P. B. Thomas. Charles Lammiman of Monroe was looking after business affairs here this morning, reutrning at noon to his home. Miss Naomi Christen of Monmouth was here yesterday afternoon taking her weekly piano instruction at the music academy. 1 Appropriate religious services will be held tomorrow in all of the city’s churches, to which the public is cordially Invited. Yager Bros. & Reinklng have taken the agency for the famous Victor Victrola, one of the best musical instruments to be found in the country. Sam Johnson* went to Monroe for a visit with his parents. On Monday he Will leave for Kalamazoo, Mich., to spend a week’s outing among the finny tribe. Mrs. Minnie Daniels and Miss Margaret Daniels will go to Fort Wayne this evening to see their niece, Miss Wanda Webster, who is quite sick with tuberculosis. -George Sheler returned home yesterday from Wabash, Ind., where he is employed in the Diehl manufacturing works, and will spend Sunday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Sheler.

Joseph &> Lang yesterday received one of the largest shipments of bananas that has been reveived in this city for many a day. An entire car load was delivered to their place of business, having been shipped over the interurban frcm Fort Wayne. Jacob Grim of Root township was a business visitor here yesterday afternoon. Mr. Grim stated that himself, his son and two children had fully recovered from their attack of poisoning of some time age, caused by eating poke root instead of horse radish. The choir of the Methodist church last evening began practice for the baccalaureate service, which will be held at the Methodist church Sunday evening, May 21st, the sermon to be delivered by the Rev. R. L. Semans. The choir comprises excellent members. The big sale of I. Bernstein started today and will continue for two weeks. It will be one of the biggest saving sales offered to the public for some time. Everything will be sold at a great reduction and now is your opportunity to save dollars, while this sale lasts. Daniel Baumgartner, somewhat tired after a week’s wear in school life, left this morning for Linn Grove, and he stated he was going to while away some of the time fishing along the Wabash. Just what results he win meet with, remains for Mr. Baumgartner to relate upon his return trip. Prudential Insurance representatives of northern Indiana and adjoin-; ing territory in Ohio and Michiganj will have a reunion and banquet next Monday evening at the Wayne hotel. It is expected that one hundred men will attend the event. Some of the general officers of the company will partake of the feast. J. E. Schmidt made his initial trip for the Decatur flouring mills this week and on his trip visited our former citizen, Phil Hoffman, who is in the grocery business at Paulding. He says Phil is looking well and happy and is enjoying a good trade. ET3 is well pleased with his new work and from the reports he gives us is surely making good.—Ohio City Progress. Mrs. Otto Gross and children of McNeil street left Thursday for Ashland, Ohio, where Mr. Gross is employed, and where they expect to make their home. Mrs. Gross started to Ashland several days ago, but reaching Decatur the baby became ill and she was compelled to return to this city. Her sister, Mrs. John Brothers, of Deca:tur, who spent several days in Portland, left on the same train for her home.—Portland Sun.

Mrs. C. 8. Clark will spend tomor-1 row at Rome City. John Weber was attending the hdrse sale at Fort Wayne today. Miss Lucy McCrory is clerking at the Baughman store today. Mrs. Martin Beery is confined to her ben*on account of illness. Mr. and Mrs. I. Bernstein will be guests of Fort Wayno friends Sunday. Dwight Wilder of Root township was a business visitor here this morning. Charles Blomer of Evansville. Ind., was here today transacting business affairs. J. H. Smith of Berne transferred here this morning en route to Fort Wayne. | Victor Grosjea of Berne changed cars here this morning on his way to Fort Wayne. Miss Lydia Miller of the Fullenkamp store was off duty today on account of the "pink eye.” Master Arthur Ford, son of Arthur Ford of Marion, Is sick at the home of Dallas Hower. Miss Matle Auten of Fort Wayne was a business visitor here this morning, returning at noon. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Luley returned this noon to Fort Wayne after a visit here with the John Baekr family. George Sheler, who was visiting with his parents here for several days, will leave tomorrow for his work. Mrs. J. C. Uhl and Mrs. J. S. Crouse of Alexandria, Ind., are in the city the guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. G. Williams. Charles A. Weber went to Fort Wayne this morning, where he spent the day with his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. John Weber. Miss Tillie Meibers will go to Rome City tomorrow to join her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Barney Meibers, in a visit for the day at their cottage there. Lachot &> Rice’s drug store will soon present a more attractive appearance with the addition of new gas light which are being installed at the present time.

Don’t forget the big auction sale t which begins at Didot’s Tuesday afternoon and continues every afternoon j and evening until the entire stock is ] closed out. Grades of the South ward, taught j by S. C. Cramer, will enjoy a picnic j Wednesday noon, May 24th. the clos- , ing day of the school, the picnic to be held at the school house. ( Ruth Schaffner will leave this even- j ing for her home at Willshire for an < over-Sunday stay with her parents. , She will have as her guest Miss Grace Coffelt for the Sunday. The baby boy born Thursday to Mr. , and Mrs. Ed Keller of Tenth street , will be christened tomorrow' afternoon at the St. Mary’s Catholic church. Miss Mary Bogner and Mr. Will Keller will be sponsors for the babe. Mrs. Warren Hamrick and daughter, Vonna Sell, left this noon tor Sturgis, Michigan, where they will visit several weeks. Mrs. Hamrick, who has been ill for some time, goes with the hope that the change of climate may benefit her health. A car load of building stone has arrived for the Deßolt school and they’ are being taken to the building site as rapidly as possible. Part of the shipment is for the Monmouth school and that portion was delivered yesterday. The stone are almost white in color. Special attention of Monroe and Root township citizens, and to all tierest: to my old customers —if you want any jewelry. or if you want to go into the jewelry business on a small scale, now is the chance for you to buy show cases and small stock at wholesale prices. Yon will get square treatment at this sale. John Didot, north side court house.

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Will Berling of Bluffton will spend Sunday here with friends. Frances Cole was assisting as clerk at the Winnes shoe store today. Lew Singleton of Preble was among the business callers in the city today. Rudolph Schug has returned to his home at Berne after being in the city looking after business affairs. Mr. Richardson of Grand Rapids, Mich., who was here yesterday looking after some business affairs, has returned to his home. Several relatives from this city attended the funeral of Mrs. Mary Barkley, which was held at the East Liberty U. B. church northeast of this city this morning. George Everett and family and C. E. Hocker will make an automobile trip to Wren, Ohio, tomorrow to be guests of the former’s brother-in-law, Mr. Lichtensteiger, and family. Tonight Manager Stoneburner will open his airdome and he has secured several of the best films which are on the road today. He has everything in shape for the opening and assures a good show from start to finish. Godfrey and Henry Lehrman of Union township were in the city this morning conferring with their attorney, D. B. Erwin, on business relating to the inventory in the estate of their mother, the late Mrs. Verena Lchrman. The estate is being settled in the Allen circuit court. The base ball team will leave in the morning for Fort Recovery, Ohio, where they will cross bats with the fast organization of that city. They have made several changes in the lineup which they believe will be of much benefit to them and expect to win. They will be attired in the new uniforms for the first time Sunday, and if they will count for anything they will win. A number of rooters will accompany them, and the majority is planning to make tre trip by automobile.

We re Looking For You Fashion says “wear oxfords” and now comes the sunny May days, that seem to speak for cool, comfortable low shoes. Surely we can please you, as anything in shoes that finds a place on the on the Foot Millinery Plate can be found here. Have A Look.—We have the pair for you to wear At the Home of Good Shoes Winnes Shoe Store

Your Success <TT The success of this in- AflQ vJtlfS *ll stitutionis in help'ng , its customers to succeec, whether their dealings be large or small. There i> not a bank anywhere which understands better the wants of its patrons, whether farmers, business men < r individuals. L i gir We have a service for every member of *j] munity, poor or rich, and we want everyone to feel at liberty to come and talk with us about any financial service of which they feel the need. i FIRST NATIONAL BANK DECATUR INDIANA Capitol SIOO,OOO Surpluss2o,ooo Resource s SBOO,OOO Pres. P. W. Smith Vice Pres. W. A. Kuebler Cashier C. A. Dugan Asst. Cashier F. W. Jaebker