Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 159, Decatur, Adams County, 7 July 1911 — Page 3

Joe Krick of Washington Township says, “ Heres a pair of your Elk skins that 1 bought of you over a year ago and are pretty good yet”. Ask Joe how my Elk skins suit him. — - ■ Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

♦ OeOXMKXMH) ; WEATHER FORECAST I * x >«n«o*o ♦ o*o*o*o*o*o*oi Fair tonight and probably Saturday; moderate temperature. Jdhn Tiaron was at Monroe today doing some work. F. S. Armantrout of Geneva was here today on business. Mrs. John Thomas and Miss Etta Reed went to Fort Wayne. Mrs. A. J. Lichty of Bucyrus, Ohio, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Henry Mayer. Lawrence Kleinhenz and Miss Vera Ehinger spent yesterday in Fort Wayne. Mrs. H. L. Conter of Indianapolis has arrived in the city for a visit with relatives. E. W. Johnson returned to his home at Monroe, he being a business caller here yesterday. Mrs. Mary Jenkins returned to FL Wayne yesterday afternoon after a visit with her niece, Mrs. P. B. Thomas. Mrs. Elizabeth Davis of Monroe transferred here this morning on her way home from Kewanna, where she had been visiting. P. K. Kinney went to Portland this morning to look after some real estate business which required his attention during the day.

4TTT Banking service is not an expensive luxury. W. Some of the greatest services we perform cost our clients absolutely nothing. “ 77 The individual needs this bank to help Banking him ma k e hi 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 officers will be glad to talk to any having need of banking service. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DECATUR CAPITAL SIOO,OOO. I 08080 ■ o ■OBOOIOBOBOBOBOBOBOB J J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, VieeJPree. a I £ ■ o ■ ThP Rowers Realty Company has some excel- £ W i horcrjiinq in city property and Adams county ■ ■ would be pleased to have g J at its office and see its offerings. The com- < ■ nunJhas plenty of five per cent money to loan on fl O pa ?InSIP terms Let the Schirmeyer Abstract ■ ■ SZny your abstract of tide. Twenty g £ yeareexperience, Complete records. O ■ ■ o O The Bowers Realty Co. fl L French Quinn, Secty. O | ogoßo.oioioMo-o.uMo.c-orf i

Miss Vera Ehinger went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoo*. John Frisinger has returned from a business trip to Fort Wayne. Al Steele made a business trip to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Will Berling of Bluffton spent the night with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. X. Ehinger. Rev. C. E. Ehle and brother, Carleton Ehle, of Kalamazoo, Mick, went to Fort Wayne this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Martin McConnell o< Paragould, Ark., have arrived in the city for a visit with friends. The Ed Vancil family has returned from a week’s trip to Angola, where they spent a week at Pleasant Lake. Cris Strebe was at Kalamazoo, Mich., looking after some business matters which required his attention for a short while. Mrs. Ed Phillips, who for several weeks has been at Grand Rapids,' , Mich., where she attended the funeral of a relative and then remained for a visit with relatives, has returned home. Miss Agnes Gillig, daughter of Mr. I and Mrs. Conrad Gillig of south of I the city, left this morning for Pitts--1 burg, Penna. She was accompanied to Fort Wayne by her sister. Miss Celia Gillig. 1 LOST—GoId watch too, with locket, charm, containing photo and also' monogram. Finder return to this ■»(- flee and receive reward.

T. H. Robinson was at Monroe this morning doing some repair work. Mrs. W. B. Hill of Willshire, OMo, transferred here this morning on her way to Fort Wayne. 0. E. Street of Rockford. Ohio, was a business visitor here this morning and continued his trip to Grand RapIds, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Haefiing and son returned today to Indianapolis. They | were accompanied by Miss Rose Voi glewede, who will visit there. Mrs. W. F. Rosen* inkle of Fort Wayne, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. C. ‘ T. Rainer, who has been very sick, is ■ reported as being much better. I Miss Maude Cowley returned yes-' 1 terday afternoon to her home in Fort i I Wayne after a visit with her grandt parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Weaver. I Olin Baker has returned to Win- ! cheater after a visit hero as the guest of Miss Ruby Artman. He is employI ed by the Decatur Photo company at I that place, of which James Artman is manager. | Dallas Wertzberger of Tulsa, Okla., is here for a week's visit with his par-, ents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Wertz berger. His wife will join him here later and they will go to Benton Harbor, Mich., for a further visit. Mr. and Mrs. Carleton Ehle arrived last evening from Kalamazoo, Mich., ■ and are guests of their brother, the 1 Rev. C. E. Ehle, and family. Carleton Ehle is superintendent of the Kalamazoo city schools. Verne Weaver, who has returned from the Philippine Islands, after fin-; ishing a three years’ enlistment term of service In the U. S. army, and who i has been visiting with his aunt, Mrs. A. D. Artman, will leave Saturday for Manitou Beach, Mich., where he will visit with his parents. Mrs. Frank Martz, of this city, and | daughter, Mrs. C. B. Foreman, and her daughter. Miss Edna, of North Baltimore, Ohio, left this morning for Monroe to be In attendance at the funeral of Nicholas Wagner, which was held this afternoon from the Winchester church at that place. Mrs. Jacob Johnston and daughter. I ’ Mrs. Will Martin, and children, Fran clle and Marion, left this morning for I Garrett, where they will visit with, their son and brother, ohn Johnston.; and wife. Mr. Will Martin will join ! them Sunday. Their son. Glen, who! has be'en visiting there several weeks, | will return with them. Several houses and barns in Jefferson township were heavily damaged by the recent rain and electrical storms, among them being the George ' Trippy house, and the barn belonging to John T. Kelly. One house was • blown a distance of thirty feet and 1 then set down turned half way ; around. Now is the time of the year for typhoid fever and already several instances of serious cases have come to our notice and the closest attention is needed. The extreme hot weather and long dry spell is accountable for iit and during this time people should be very careful not to overload themselves with anything that they see and believe their appetite wants. John Niblick and wife, who took an automobile trip to their farm near Berne, and then on to Geneva and other points in the south part of the county, were witnesses of one of the worst raia and electrical storms of ihe season. They had just reached Berne when the storm broke, and were quite fortunate in reaching -Shelter. While there a barn in Berne was struck by lightning and burned.

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EAST BUFFALO. East Buffalo, N. Y.. July 7—(Special to Daily Democrat)— Receipts, 4,1 000; shipments, 570; official to New | York yesterday, 480; hogs closing weak. Medium and heavy, 87.30017.36; Yorkers, 87.2008L25; pigs and lights, »6»0@|7.00; roughs, |6.10©|«.20; stags, 34.50085.25; cattle, 500; slow; sheep, 2,400; lower; top iambs, 87.85. 8. T. Burk. Timothy seed, primtl4.ooßs s(< Ko. 2 Red wheat 7f‘c 'No. 2 White wheat 77c New core ’Boc 'White corn • • ■ ■ 'Sc Barley, No. 2 80c Alslke seed H. 75 Oats, new 40c Clover hay [email protected] Timothy hay >17.50@815».d0 Mixed hay [email protected] Clover seed 57.00088.00 NIILILk » &»■ Eggs 12c Butter 12c@15c M. rvs.fe*NKAMTff. Eggs 13c Lard 7e Butter 15c@17c I LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET. Spring chickens 10c Butter 12c Eggs 12c Fowls 8c Ducks 8c Geese c 5 Turkeys 8c Old roosters 5e . —o Dr. C. T. Rainier is still at the bedside of bis sister, Mrs. Griffin, in Grand Rapids. Mich., wnere he was called last week by her serious illness. She is very low and her recovery is practically impossible. I P. E. Chapman of Poe was among the business callers in the city today, and while here adjusted the insurance held by Frank Lichtle on a horse, call ing for one hundred dollars. The animal was struck by lightning and killAdi

•a. OXFORDS AT HALF PRICE We Start Today Selling About 300 pairs of Women’s and Misses Oxfords at one half of their former price. $1.50 Oxfords at 75c $2,00 Oxfords at SI.OO $2.50 Oxfords at $1.25 $3.00 Oxfords at $1.50 It will certainly pay you to look at thesejshoes if you want a real bargain. ELZEY & FALK Opposite Court House

CZoo PORCH SWING’S C/t™ 4’ u WHILE THEY LAST 4’“ I *' V I J’ W £ er..;' : We bought a Manufacturers entire stock of porch swings at a price. We give you the benefit, these Porch swings are the same kind that we have been selling at $6.00 and they are worth that price <JThey are finely finished solid oak with shaped seat and back, roomy seat with two center supports, high back, broad arm rests, securely bolted and guaranteed, complete with chains and hooks ready for delivery. We put them up for you free of charge in the city We have complete line of other styles. Reed like cut and many others. MEYER’ SCHERER & BEAVERS’:

K. OF P. INITIATION. I George Steele, Floyd and Albert Acker were wiven the first rank work by the Knights of Pythias Thursday 1 evening. The installation of the newly elected officers was to have come ’ off Thursday evening, but has been postponed until next Thursday evening.

I FORD TOURING cygQ I I Or Without Equipment S7OO I ■ [Prices F. 0.8. Detroit] ■ B Ford Cars are Equal and Ofttimes superior to Cars g I costing S3OO to S4OO More if ? ■ PARD 1 Ulils Touring Car 700 ■ fl (Prices F. 0.8. Detroit) B Equipment consisting of top, wind Jshield, gas g B lamps fitted with-electric light and trip speedome- ■ B ter, only SBO. extra. || I SCHUG, METTLER CO. I g BERNE, INDIANA | Old A|dams County Bank Decatur, Indiana. /■' ■- 1 - " > yft J Capital $120,000 ' ——.* "fl Surplus . $30,000 fl "*fl C. S. Niblick, President —*—Cjfl M. Kirsch and John Niblick kgl Vice President? j M E. X. Ehinger. Read n n . 1 ’■Nwcialty I R?flcrt Resolve C°l lections I Made I EVERY DOLLAR SAVED Speedily ! AND ADDED abiZ rX I To Your Bank Account Every I Makes Just That Many’More. Accomoda- I Your Bank Account steteSt" I THAT MUCH LARGER With Safe I And The Period OfJToil Methods I Before Resting On|Your Oars Extended I , That Much Shorter! To our g Patrons We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on 1 Year Time Deposils I