Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 154, Decatur, Adams County, 30 June 1911 — Page 3

Tomorrow Morning Our Big Summer Shoe Sale Begins Take a look inta our window and see the shoes and oxfordf you can buy at 98c, $1.29, $1.45 $1.95, $2.45 and $2.95. See the bunch of boys shoes we are offering at $1.49 Little boys fine kid shoes as low as 98c. Girls patent strap slippers at 98c. Babies soft sole shoes all colors at 15c. Come Early and Get the Best Picking Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

M»♦ O*O*O«O«<M I WEATHER FORECAST f • Fair tonight and Saturday; warmer Saturday John Klelnhenz was a business caller art Monroe yesterday. John Kiracofe was a Fort Wayne visitor Wednesday evening. J. C. Grim of north of the city was * business visitor here yesterday afternoon. Elton Brown was among the business callers at Portland yesterday afternoon. Charles Locke of Fort Wayne went to Monroe yesterday afternoon between trains. Mrs. Andrew Miller and Miss Mary Eiting went to Herne yesterday noon to attend to some business matters. Mrs. Elizabeth Frisley of Lima, Ohio, transferred here yesterday noon on her way to Berne for a visit with relatives. Miss Gladdys Bowers and Master Edwin Robinson, left today for Rome City to spend some time at the Bowers cottage there. Mr. and Mrs. William Kingseed, daughter, Magdalene, and son. William, who attended the VoglewedeSchaub wedding, returned to their iioiue Ta Sidney, Ohio. They ><.«d«the trip by .automobile.

<IT Banking service is not an expensive luxury. WJj Some of the greatest services we perform cost ““ our clients absolutely nothing. .p , . The individual needs this bank to help Ban King hj m ma k e pj s income go farther, and to Service turn some of it into a permanent asset The small business man needs this bank’s help to make his business grow. This bank is here to serve all the people, and its ' officersjwill be glad to talk to any having -need of banking service. FIRST NATIONAL BANKZOF DECATUR CAPITAL SIOO,OOO.

■oa o a o a o a o BuaoDaoaoaoaosoaoao® g J. S. Bowers. Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, ViceJPree. g ■ ° ■ 1 2 5 2 s ■ 2 The Bowers Realty Company has some excel- O O lent bargains in city property and Adams county ■ ■ farms. The company would be pleased to have H 2 you call at its office and see its offerings. The com- o ■ pany has plenty of five per cent money to loan on ■ 2 reasonable terms. Let the Schirmeyer Abstract ■ 5 Company prepare your abstract of title. Twenty 2 years experience, complete records. O G The Bowers Realty Co. ■ 5 French Quinn, Secty. O oaoaoßoaoioßoarfoMooßoaGßoao

Mrs. J. D. Hale went to Rome City this morning. T. H. Ernst was a business visitor in Fort Wayne yesterday. Mrs. Floyd Smith went to Fort Wayne this morning. John Lachot made a business trip to Fort Wayne and Huntington today. Elisabeth Buckmaster has gone to Monroe for a several days’ visit with friends. The Misses Ida and Lydia Gunsert went to Lynn for a visit with relatives. Mrs. B. P. Harkless and daughter, Mrs. Ed Ahr, went to Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. B. Uhl returned to Toledo, after attending the Voglewede-Schaub wedding. Mrs. Otto Haubold will arrive Sunday from Evanston. 111., to visit with her parents, Dr. and Mrs. B. Thomas. Raymond Phillips of Marion transferred here this morning on his way to Bay View, Mich., to spend the summer months. Andrew Harting was at Celina and other places today looking after business in the interest of the Lose & Thomas Cigar company. Lester Stanley, official messenger for the Western Union Telegraph company. is going about in great style in a brand new official cap. Lester is a hustler, and one of the best messenger boys in the Western Union service.

) Mrs. C. C. Wilder of Monmouth was shopping here yesterday. Charles Loch of Fort Wayne went afternoon from Fort Wayne. Lilah Lachot was the guest of Miss Jessie Simiaon at Herne today. I Mr. Reitz and family of Fort Wayne , are guests of his brother, .1. L. Reitz, and wife. Mrs. J. D. Hale and granddaughter, Miss Lois Peterson, have gone to ' Rome City for a stay at the lake. Mrs. O. S. Rieley and Mrs. George Butler of Fort Wayne, who have been guests at the home of R. B. Sprague, left this morning for their homes. Miss Charlene Nichols returned yesI terday afternoon to her home In Elki hart after a visit with the L. C. Helm i family. Miss Goldie Biggs and' other ! friends.

Jesse Sellemeyer and Lewis Weis were workng at Monroe today, unload ing a car of lumber to be used in the new school house now under course of construction. D. B. Erwin was attending to business affairs at Anderson this morning. He was accompanied by Fred Henchen, who was also looking after business affairs. Miss Wilma Rawley of Berne, who has been visiting with Miss Mildred Strebe, left this morning for Monmouth, where she will be the guest of the W. A. Fonner family. The Baptist congregation is preparing for its evangelistic services to be held in the tent to be erected at the rear of the church. The services will open next Wednesday evening. M. Flox and daughter, Sarah, of South Bend, who have been visiting with their daughter and sister. Mrs. I. Bernstein, left this morning for Columbia City, where they will visit with relatives before returning home. Miss Pansy Bell left this morning ' for Hillsdale, Mich., where she will visit with her brother, Fred, and family, and from there will go to Oden, Mich., to spend the summer at the Bell cottage. Thad Butler, four years editor of the Huntington Times, is again to assume his position this week. A few weeks ago the Times was sold to M. H. Ormsby of Bluffton, and Mr. Butler retired, but announcement has been made that he will again return to the editorial desk at Huntington. The various crusades against salary loan sharks in Boston have brought to light some astonishing instances of usary. Some of these appeared unbelievable. One of the most striking cases is that of a man who for more than twenty years has been vainlytrying to repay sls. He has alreadypaid back $2,153, and still owes the original sls. Another man borrowed S4OO five years ago. He has paid in $4,000 and still owes SBSO. Miss Genevieve Bremerkamp most pleasantly entertained last evening at a lawn party in honor of Miss Jennie Gass of Celina, Ohio, who is the guest of her cousins. Nona and Mayme Harting, and other relatives. The yard had been strung with jack-o’ lanterns, which gave a pretty effect at the falling of darkness, and the evening was one full of pleasure until a late hour. Music was furnished by several present, w-hich added much pleasure to the entertainment of all. A delicious lunch was served.

I r - IN E W —' I FAST COLOR GINGHAM SKIRTS Gingham Skirts with flounce in plain, pink, blue and tan at 48c i Striped Percale Skirts with flounce in tan, blue and grey at 48c Plain blue Gingham Skirts trimmed in soutace braid with flounce at 73c Plain Gingham Skirts trimmed in stripes with flounce at 98c I Striped Gingham Skirts trimmed in plain with flounce at 98c Plain blue Gingham Skirts flounce trimmed in lace at 98c House wrappers in all colors and sizes go at 89c BOSTON STORE

Hubert DeVos* made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. J. T. Kelly, trustee of Jeffedaon township, was a business visitor here today. John Omlor returned on the 10 o’clock car to his home in Root township. Mr*. Mary E. Keller arrived thi* morning from Fort Wayne for a visit with her daughter, Mrs. K. A. Myers. Mr*. C. C, Dandwel) returned to Sidney, Indiana, this morning after a visit here with her sister, Mrs. Robert Armey. Miss Della Frauhiger, who is taking a vacation from duties at the True .'2 Runyon store, visited In the city this morning. Mrs. Buechner returned this morning to Fort Wayne after a visit with her mother. Mrs. Callie Grote, In Union township. The brick masons this morning be- . gan work on the Henry Knapp new ; building, the foundation of which has : been ready for some time. ' The members of the board of directors of the Great Northern Indiana i Fair association will meet tomorrow to consider advertising matter. C. E. Hocker and family took an automobile trip to Bluffton yesterday, where they were guests during the day of the J. E. McClain family. Mrs. E. H. Kilbourne returned to Fort Wayne last evening. She was accompanied by her mother, Mrs. U. Deininger, who will visit there. i The St. John’s church north of the city will hold their annual picnic in the St. John's grove next Sunday. A week from next Sunday at the same place will beheld the picnic by the Lutheran congregation of this city. I Mis* Catherine Yater, who for several weeks has been soliciting advertising for the Daily Democrat to be used in the Missing Word Contest, has successfully completed her work and this morning left For Elkhart, where alia will commence work. M. Flox of South Bend, who has been here for a visit with his daugh ter. Mrs. I. Bernstein, left this morning for Columbia City to make a visit with his son. Jacob Flox, before returning to his home. He was accompanied by his daughter, Sarah, who has been visiting here with her sister, Mrs. Bernstein. Although about 1,300 teachers’ manuscripts recently were graded by examiners in the office of State Superintendent Greathouse, only about 850 teachers have been given licenses, says an Indianapolis dispatch. The work of grading the papers was completed Saturday and they were sent out to the county superintendents throughout the state. Later they will be forwarded to the applicants. , Rev. O. P. Vitz and son were in the city last evening on their way home to Vera Cruz from a trip to ' Huntington. where they were visiting with Fred and Albert Vitz, two brothers of his. The Rev. J. B. Vitz of Louisville, Ky., was also in Huntington today and will return to his home from there. There are seven brothers of the Vitz family and of the number five are ministers. Their father was the pastor of the German Reformed church of Vera Cruz for a great many years.—Bluffton News.

Mi«* Mabel Winans went to St. John’s thi* morning. The Misses Marguerite Gerard and Verena Niblick are spending a happy vacation at the James K. Niblick farm. Jack Monlhan of Bluffton was a business caller In the city last evening, looking after business relative to the Indiana Lighting company. Mrs. William Gllpen of Battle Creek, Michigan, who has been visiting here, left this afternoon for Fort Wayne to be the guest of her sister, Mrs. L. L Syphers. She will return here before going home. The lady clerks of the True & Ri: • yon stpre. Including Frances Butler, Celia Kinney, Rosa Colchin, Goldie Gay, Blanche Ervin, Vera Jiyers aivl Zelma Steele, will be entertained Sun day at the home of Miss Della Frauh iger, west of the city. Miss Frauhiger Is also a clerk at the store bnt is taking a vacation. Fred Gerard, a traveling salesman for a large cutlery establishment in Louisville, Ky„ regarding whose remarkably developed faculty of memory the Danville (Ill.) newspaper recently published a lengthy article, reproduced by this paper Thursday, was the guest of his uncle, John Gerard, and family at dinner and supper Thursday. Invitations for a friendship shower in honor of Miss Clara Terveer, whohe marriage to Mr. Clem Uhl of Toledo, Ohio, will occur at the St. Mary’s church on July 18th, to be given by Mesdames R. J. Holthouse and C. I. Voglewede have been issued. The flower will occur at the home of the latter on Wednesday evening, July 5, and the affair will be a most delightful one.

Why I* a bakery like a meat market f Because there's bakin' there! Old mother hubbard went to the cupboard to get her poor dog a bone. But she was mistaken for she had ordered some bacon of us that morning, and so the poor dog had none! Have you tried our fine breakfast Bacon yet? DYONS SCHMITT

2 BIG SPECIALS For Saturday, July Ist. No. I 15 Hart, Schaffner & Marx and Clothcraft Coats and Pants in popular shades of gray. Coats made in two and three button styles, Pants made peg style, made for comfort and service Former Prices were $12.50, $13.50 and $lB. now priced at $lO. and sls. N 0.2 3 dozen Dress Shirts, Negligee style, cuffs attached, good patterns in light and medium shades, sizes 14 to 19 SPECIALLY PRICED FOR SATURDAY 3g c July is the month when we try to get all the summer goods out of the way and t’will be a good thing for you and us too if you’ll take advantage of our clearance sales throughout July. HolthoUse, Schulte £ Go. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.

Old Ajdams County Bank Decatur, Indiana. H""’ "Capital' M2»,000 Surplus . $30,000 C. S. Niblick, President M. Kirsch and John Niblick Vice Presidents E. X. Ehinger, Cashier, n ou j Farm loans a Specialty Reflect Resolve Co j^ d^ ons ~ _.. .. Speedily MAKE HAY While The Sun Shines at Favor11 ■—— i 11 ■—able Rat gs. Those Escaping Dollars MAY NOT COME YOUR WAY AGAIN! “>■ Better Detain With Safe A PORTION OF THEM Method! And Extended Start A Bank Account! our ______________ Patrons We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on 1 Year Time Deposits

OXFORDS AT HALF ■ PRICE | We Start Today Selling About 300 pairs of Women’sand Misses Oxfords at one half of their former price. $1.50 Oxfords at 75c $2,00 Oxfords at $1 ,Qg $2.50 Oxfords at $1,25 $3.00 Oxfords at SI,SQ It will certainly pay you to look at these,shoes if you want a real bargain. ELZEY & FALK Opposite Court House