Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 143, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1911 — Page 3

A fef Place This store was a busy place to-day. It pays to sell goods that give absolute satisfaction and bring the customer back The Better The Grade The Bigger The Trade Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

! WEATHER FORECAST| *o*o*o«o*o • o*o*o*o«o«o*oS Unsettled tonight and Sunday, with showers; slightly cooler Sunday. John Weber made a business trip to Fort Wayne today. Dan Beery was a business visitor in Fort Wayne today. Lawrence Garard of Monroeville is here visiting with bis many Decatur friends. Rosa Hess is home from Covington, Ky., after a several days’ visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Burr of Monmouth were shoppers here yesterday afternoon. Father Wilken, who has been spending a few days with his sisters at Cincinnati, Ohio, returned home today. Mrs. Frank Heaston of Geneva came Thursday morning to spend the day with Portland friends. —Portland Review. 1 Mrs. Harry Imboden of Geneva is in Celina, Ohio, for a few days’ visit with her parents. —Portland Commer-cial-Review. Miss Libbie Kendrick of South Meridian street went to Decatur Thurscday afternoon to see her sister, Mrs. IL. C. DeVoss. —Portland Sun.

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Alex Leßrun of Gas City is circulating here among old friends. Miss Callie Ruhl of Middletown is visiting here with friends today. John Schug was a business caller at Richmond today, returning home this afternoon. Mrs. Vinnie Lyons, who has been at Bluffton and Montpelier, visiting, has returned home. John Hendricks, sr., of Monroe was among the business callers in the city this morning. Orlie Cox will arrive Sunday from Indianapolis to spend the day with Miss Florine Edwards. Mrs. Thomas Haefling and son, George, have arrived in the city and will make a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Voglewede. The Misses Pauline and Emma Heckman of St. John’s were here this morning on their way to Preble, where they will spend Sunday the guests of friends. Miss Bess Pontius of Geneva, who just completed her season in a Blissfield, Mich., millinery store, came to this city the latter part of this week for a few days’ visit with Miss Bertha English. Portland Sun. Miss Johanna Fansler of Urbana, Ohio, who has been here working at the home of her brother, William Fansler, left this morning for her home, owing to sickness which necessitated her leaving.

Frank DeVoss Is reported as being better. Mrs. Ed Miller went to Fort Wayne for the day. Frank Kern of Fort Wayne was here yesterday on insurance business. P. B. Dykeman was at Richmond today looking after business matters. Miss Frances Cole was an extra clerk at the Wlnnes shoe store today. Miss Fern Chandler is clerking today at the Steele & Weaver racket store. Miss Lilah Lachot was on duty today at the Charles Voglewede shoe store. Miss Mary Miller went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit with relatives. Charles Steele made a business trip to Kirkland township to see his father yesterday. Mrs. Florence DeVilbiss went to Ft. Wayne today to spend Sunday with the Allen Bowser family. Walter Johnson left this morning on a week's outing at the lakes in the northern part of the state. Beginning on Sunday, July 9th the Fort Wayne postoffice will be closed on Sundays from that time on. Mrs. C. A. Anderson returned yes-1 terday afternoon to Fort Wayne after | a visit here with Mrs. T. R. Moore. , Thomas Buckmaster, a former res- . ident of this city, is back to visit with | friends land relatives for a few weeks. ( Peter Stein of Lima, Ohio, was a, business caller here today, looking after some business affairs, which re quired his attention for a short while. Mrs. Harry McFarren, Mrs. H. E. Robison and Mrs. E. T. Poulson went to Decatur this morning to attend a Baptist church meeting.—Bluffton News. Miss Frances Harkless of Paulding. Ohio, who has been visiting here with relatives, left yesterday afternoon for Poe, where she will make a short visit with her uncle, Charles Harkless, and family. Roy Numbers was in Decatur Wednesday attending to business matters relative to the meeting of the Modern Woodmen to be held there the lat- ' ter part of the week. —Portland Review. Miss Frances Dugan has returned from Vassar college and will spend the summer vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan, leaving in the fall to enter upon her senior year. Dr. J. Q. Neptune, Oliver Schug and Eugene Runyon have returned from Koontz lake, where they spent the week. They brought home some baskets of fine fish, which they said they caught. Mont Thornburg, a former Redkey boy, who for the past five years has been living in Fort Wayne, has resigned his position as manager and cashier of the General Electric company to accept a call to the pulpit of the Methodist church at New Haven. —Portland Sun. Mrs. E. N. Vancil and three sons, Donald, Kenneth and Nicholas, of Decatur, but- former residents of Portland, were in the city Thursday on their way to Fort Recovery, Ohio, for a two w-eeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Money.—Portland Sun. Rev. Grosshuesch of Plymouth, Wis., connected with the mission house of the German Reformed church, who on yesterday delivered an address at the German Reformed church at Magley, returned here yesterday arfternoon and will remain over Sunday. He will address the local congregation on Sunday afternoon and a good and interesting talk is assured. The Eel River Christian conference Sunday school association, in session at v the Six Mile church, near Bluffton, Thursday re-elected all of the old officers of the Sunday school association to serve for another year. These officers are: President, Jerome Minear, Warren; vice president, Jonathan Smitiu Bluffton; secretary, Lizzie Grafton, Pierceton; treasurer, Mrs. W. C. Yarlan, Wakarusa. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Graham and son, Kenneth, of Redlands, Cal., are visiting with J. H. Bleeke and family in Union township. Miss Amelia Bleeke, during her year and a. half stay in California made her home with the Grahams, and on her return here they accompanied her here for a visit. Miss Bleeke will remain at home. Messrs. Graham and Bleeke were callers here yesterday. Commencing today Fort Wayne began a four days’ entertaining fest for the Turners, an organization which has been given the rights of the city for these days and, Fort Wayne, as a whole, is doing all she can to show her respect to this esteemed assemblage. A number from here went down to witness the various exercises to be carried out, but were no doubt somewhat disappointed, as the inclemency of the weather would not permit them to carry on their outdoor exer--1 clses, as they would like to have done.

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Clem Uhl of Toledo will spend Sunday here the guest of Miss Clara Terveer. Mrs. Benedict Uhl of ToWM-rill be the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. H. Voglewede. Miss Corrine King of Bluffton will be the guest of Miss Lilah Lachot for a few days. Ola Gaunt of Pleasant Mills was looking after some business affairs here this morning. Mrs. E. Mentzer and daughter, Bernice, left this morning for Mentone, where they will visit with friends. Mrs. Mary Feltz and daughter of Lima are in the city for a visit with the former's uncle, Michael Miller. Chalmer Schafer was at Muncie and Newcastle today in the interest 'of the Schafer Saddlery company. Miss Dorothy Ervin of Fort Wayne t will spend Sunday here the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Er- ' vin. Mrs. Frank Parent and daughter, Mrs. John Hessler, went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to visit with relatives over Sunday. Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets will brace up the nerves, banish sick headache, preven despondency and invigorate the whole system. Sold by all dealers, Mrs. Phoebe Chandler of Russiaville, who has been Visiting in Marion, arrived this afternoon for a visit ' with her daughter, Mrs. W. C. McKinney. Miss Letta Kintz has returned from Gideon, Mo., where she spent the winter with her sister, Mrs. Newton Anderson. While there Miss Kintz was employed as cashier in the Anderson store. ' LOST—GoId signet ring. Initial ’ M,” also “May 27th” engraved on inside. Finder return to this office and receive reward. 139t3 - I "It cured me,” or “It saved the life of my child,” the the expressions you hear every day about Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoe Remedy. This is true the world over where this valuable remedy has been introduced. No other medicine in use for diarrhoea or bowel complaints has received such general approval. Thesecret of th esuccess of Chamberlain s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is that it cures. Sold by all dealers. THE GUY PLAYERS. The Guy players, one. of the very best repertoire aggregations on the road, will be seen here for one solid week, starting Monday, June 19th under a big tent. This is an excellent company, carrying thirty people, and one of the very best bands on the road, WHR isß B. K. KILBRN, With Guy Players here all next week, which will give concerts daily. The play Monday night is a new play of college life In three acts, “A Woman's Honor.” None of the old plays will be presented. Everything new. The big canvas theater will be located corner Fourth and Monroe streets.

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