Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 127, Decatur, Adams County, 30 May 1911 — Page 9

From Union Tp. Theodore Thieme one of the prominent farmers of Union Tp. says he bought a pair of my Elk skins three years ago and they wore him up to now. He says they are the best shoe he knows of and he bought another pair of the same kind today. If you are hard on work shoes try a pair of my Elks next time.

Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

<»O»O*O>O*O*O ♦ 0«0«040«0ti I WEATHER FORECAST s ?*o*o*o»o ♦ o*o*o*o*o*o*oi Generally fair, except probably local thunder showers tonight or Tues- ! day: cooler south portion tonight. William Mougey is visiting with friends at Fbrt Wayne. Will Mont is locking after some business matters at. Huntington. Charles Steele and family went to Bluffton to visit with relatives Sunday. ' Today being Decoration Day, the pupils of the St. Joseph school enjoyed a free day. Clarence Miller has gone to Fort < Wayne, where he will make a few days' visit with friends. , Mrs. S. D. Crist returned yesterday i afternoon to Fort Wayne after a short ’ visit here with friends. ■Rev. and Mrs. G. Koch of Preble changed cars here yesterday after- i noon enroute to Fort Wayne. C. C. Schafer is the owner of a handsome new Pilot five passenger touring car, which has just arrived. Mrs. J. W. Vail, who went to West Baden Springs from Cardwell. Mo., will be in Decatur Wednesday. Mrs. Eli Crist was called to the bedside of her father at Bluffton, he being in a dangerous condition. C. D. Murray left this morning for Indianapolis, where he will watch the automobile races at the speedway.

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Ed Vancil is home from a business trip to Monroe. Howard Shackley has returned from a business trip to Fort Wayne. Miss Myrtle Plummer of Tocsin was ' a visitor at the Chai les Steele home 1 yesterday. Miss Cora Drake f s visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Waite’ - Noack for the next few days. Arthur Hardenbeck of Kokomo went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit with friends. Albert Acker will go to Bluffton in the morning to attend to insurance business for the next few days. The Rebekahs will hold their annual election of officers tonight and also will give the degree to several candidates. Dr. Finch of Portland arrived in the city today and was attending to his regular patients on his monthly trip to the city. Dr. and Mrs. Sprunger and babe of Berne arrived in the city today for a short visit with her father, Henry Fuhrman. * Miss Frances and Master Leonard Deininger went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit with their sister, Mrs. E. H. Kilbourne. The semi-annual election of officers as held at the Odd Fellows’ lodge last night and arrangements made for holding a big district meeting. Hugh Perkins will leave In a few days for Wooster, Ohio, where he will take up a teacher's course to be better fitted for the opening of the fall term.

Mrs. L. A. Graham is suffering from a sprained ankle, (he result of a tod’ vigorous house cleaning campaign. Mrs. Holz worth and Mrs. Martin Brinkhold returned yesterday afternoon to their homes at Fort Wayne after a visit here. T. M. Reid and family have taken up their residence at Rome City, where they enjoy the hot months in one of their cozy cottages. P. P. Welty and family changed cars here yesterday afternoon on their way from Berne, where they visited, to their home at Wharton, Ohio. John Bollinger and James Hurst, made a trip to Oxford. Ohio, today, where they have a building to erect. They will return next Saturday. Harvs Smith went to Indianapolis today, where he will visit with his sister and also take in the races at the speedway for the next few days. Samuel Laman of the firm of Laman &. Lee, went to Indianapolis, where he will watch the record of the Buick cars entered in the races. Mrs. Benjamin Oaks of Chicago, formerly Miss Nellie Hart, of this city, was the guest for a day or two of Mrs. L. A. Graham and family. Next Friday night the Ben Hur lodge will have initiation and all the degree staff, as well as the other members of the lodge, should be there. Mrs. J. W. Tyndall, who has been quite ill for ten days past, is improving slowly, and the friends hope for a more speedy recover from now on. Today the big Wallace & Haggenbeck show gave two performances in Fort Wayne and many from here went down this morning to take in the big sights. Mrs. John Wisehaupt accompanied her sister, Mrs. Eli Crist, to Bluffton, where they were called by the serious illness of their father, Mr. Daniel Hunter. The Knights of Columbus are making arrangements for their ice cream social to be given tomorrow evening at the Kuebler-Schulte lawns on Fourth street.

Jesse Niblick of the Old Adams County bank, was one of the DecaturItes who left for Indianapolis to attend the big day of the automobile races today. Mrs. Fred Heuer, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fruchte, Miss Adella Sellemeyer and Fred Fruchte spent Sunday in Fort Wayne and were the guests of friends for several hours. Superintendent E. E. Rice has gone to IndiaSapolis. where he will serve for a week or two as a deputy in the office of State Superintendent of Public Instruction Charles Greathouse. The board of county commissioners i will meet Monday in the regular June session. A half-dozen petitions for' macadam road extensions will be taken up and there will be several sales. Word received from Howard J. Wisehaupt, now at Washington, D. C., is to the effect that he is doing well in his new work, and that he was to give an address before the Wowan's Relief Corp today. The contractors having the Deßolt school house contract report that a goodly portion of the brick work has been laid and that the carpenters will progress fast, as soon as the brick work is done.

Mesdames H. F. Beverforden, Philip .Bender and Mrs. Homeyer changed cars here yesterday afternoon on their way home at Fort Wayne after a visit with Mrs. Beverforden’s sister at Schumm, Ohio. Samuel Butler, township trustee. 1 made a business trip to Anderson Monday, where he was engaged in looking over some material which is to be used in the construction of the school/houses which are in course of construction. Joe Baker, who the latter part of I last week met with quite a painful ac- 1 cident when he became mixed up in a runaway, is improving but very slowly, and some time will be required before he will be able to be up and around. A. R. Bell and Jay Cline will leave in a few days for Oden, Mich., where , they will enjoy the fishing for a week ' or two. Mr. Cline will return after ten days, but Mr. Bell will remain during the summer, Mrs. Bell and daughter, Pansy, joining him shortly. The rains of last evening were welcomed by the people of this section, who have been sweltering during the heat wave of the past two weeks, which held Indiana in a firm grasp. The month of May will stand for ■ many years no doubt as a record-: breaker for ‘ eat. Several citizens discovered that the electric light wires had short circuited and sent a line of the fluid down the steel post which supports the superstructure above the Niblick building on the corner of Madison and Second streets, and all enjoyed a shock, they forming huge rings, joining hands, that all might be accommodated. The same conditions pretailed at the Menig pool room.

A Good Many Veterans Os The Civil War. - are still young enough to appreciate good, wellmade, stylish clothes; no active man ever gets beyß the point of wanting to be well dressed. The men who fought for what they believed was right will beOjM^ ' y/ I sure to appreciate the stand taken for honest quality \j/ L in merchandise by H/uO r Hart, Schaffner & Marx feß'V ’ r' A These makers use only all-wool fabrics; and stick to it in spite of the fact that most makers' of clothes h iSp are willing to use cotton adulterations in response to yp i F ’’ IS a demand for low price. / We like to sell H. S. &M. Clothes; they’re a benefit // !|V, Fu to our business, because they’re a benefit to our // H I customers. . // I \ H The new fabrics are in many weaves and colors, grays, // I 11 , blues, browns: handsome patterns and we’ll fit any- / \ H body who comes here — Suits $15.00 and up. / $ . iMr Knox Straw Hats-Lewis Union Suits-Davies Shirts// in abundance, they’ll help keep you comfortable this hot weather. n , w Copyright Hart Schaffner A - Mars Holthouse, Schulte & Company GOOD CLOTHES SELLERS FOR MEN AND BOYS.

Dr. and Mrs. Connell were Fort Wayne callers today. Henry and Raymond Gass spent the day in Fort Wayne. Charles Massonee went to Fort! Wayne this morning. David Steele of Kirkland ’cwnshipl was visiting in the city today. Charles Burdg and wife made a pleasure trip to Fort Wayne today. Henry Koenemann was looking after the cattle markets at Williams today. John McKean or Linn Grove was i among the old soldiers in the city to- ’ day. j Arthur Suttles, who was a busH- ss | caller at Berne this morning, returned i home on the afternoon train. The Misses Cecil Eady and Nora 1 David went to Fort Wayne this morn- ’ Ing for a visit with Miss Eady’s aunt, , 1 Mrs. L. b. Syphers. A number of the boys of the SV Joseph schools, who were given a holiday ' today, went to Fort Wayne this morni ing, where they met the school boys I of that city. j Joseph Colchin, who has been at the St. Joseph hospital, Fort Wayne,

on account of an accident which befell him several weeks ago while working in the Pennsylvania shops, was dismissed from the hospital yesterday, and will, in a few days, be able to return to his work. The old souvenir pictures of the civil war which Charles Voglewede has on display in the show windows of his place of business are attracting much attention and many of the old “Boys in Blue” can recall many interesting events which were pulled off in those days long gone by. The big school contract which was received by Fred Hoffman at Oxford, Ohio, is going merrily along, an<J the work of brick laying is now in progress. A number of Decatur people are ; busily engaged and the work is being ' pushed as rapidly as possible, to be in shape for the opening in September. • In the case of the State vs. Earl Reber, which was given a hearing yesterday in 'Squire Stone’s court, tne parties appeared and expressed their I desire of reaching a compromise. I which was effected by their agreeing to remain away from each other s homes unless called by extreme cases of sickness and death. They also agreed to each pay half the costs, amounting to $5 each, and the case ; was dismissed by the obliging squire. Tomorrow the semi-annual deanery gathering of the Fort Wayna diocese of the Catholic church will be held at the residence of Bishop Alerding at Fort Wayne and will be presided over by the Right Rev. Monsignor Oechtering, vicor general of the diocese. All the priests of this part of the diocese will be present, Including Father Wilken and Father Flaherty of this city. The usual routine of business questions of much importance will be up for discussion.

Miss Clara Bultemeier is visiting today in Fort Wayne. Judge Merryman and son, Robert, were Fort Wayne callers Sunday. John Glancy was doing some work In the south part of the county today. Will Metzger was among the boys of the St. Joseph school who spent the day in Fort Wayne. Hazel France of Columbia City arrived in the city and will be the guest of friends for a short while. Charles Patten and Cadle Meibers were at Fot Wayne Sußday taking in the sights at the Diving pak. Ed Berling has returned to Fort Wayne after being in the city for the past week the guest of his mother, Mrs. H. Berling. The Decatur base ball team went to Portland, but if there was as much water fell there as here, chances for the double-header would be very slim. The basement under the building to be erected by L. C. Waring on East Monroe street, has been delayed ow ing to the heavy rains of last evening and this morning, but the work will again be pushed just as soon as possible.

HK—MB EZZZDQ p| || I ! I/ja j youth [of half a century ago, who I J g r ! I ! marched away to the front, is now all « y §I I » man - To him it is but a short span, I H Fl jas backward over the years since he re- r S I ceived his discharge. II i Time flies, and you might as well wear good I shoes, that fit and stand the wear and tear, and I j look well. We sell them, all grades and all prices, I ST and we will try to please you if you call. | F’EOP'.ES GERKE 1 —SggSyl —M Swai

Tho Prim O of every money earner should -L lit? j. 1 b e to ] a y U p something for the future; to reach middle life ObICCtS witr ‘ SOTnet hi n £ substantial to show lor the labor of years; to have a homo and property. Then the inevitable emergency, of declining years can be approached without flinching; trouble can be looked in the eye. The world owes us all a living and more, too. The “more” represents what we put aside in a good bank where it may grow in safety. Put your suplus in this bank. We have space on our ledger for YOUR account. FIRST NATIONAL BANK[OF t DECATUR