Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 201, Decatur, Adams County, 25 August 1911 — Page 3

Seems A Little >2arly ....to talk winter tans but Say boys we’ve got one that is selling like a house afire. They are made of Chrome Water-proofed leather with Viscolized soles on a short dumpy last with hi-arch and heel and buttons. Some snap I said. Young Mens $5.00 Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

♦ ©•O*O*O*O*J ’ O i WEATHER p \ooeo*o*o ♦ o*o*o*o*o*o«u« Cnsettlbd, with probably showers tonight and Saturday. ' ■ | Mabel Dailey of Berne was a caller here today. Charles Loch of Fort Wayne was in ' the city yesterday on business. Bayard Smith left this morning for Winchester to be the guest of friends for a few days. P. K. Kinney was attending to real estate matters at Geneva, returning on the afternoon train. John Lacbot left today on his regu- j lar trip south to be absent for a day os so looking after business affairs. Mrs. William P. Coichin and Miss. Anna Coichin will leave Tuesday for . Trufant, Mich., for a weeks' visit with friends. Mrs. W. Allison made a trip to Will- J shire, where she will spend the next few days, visiting with friends and relatives

Bl THE HOME OF I I Quality Groceries I Twenty-One GOOD Appetizing Meals EACH WEEK, Consisting of Quality Groceries Our Kind Would make a weak man strong! Try Them A Week! It seems that everybody uses our pickling vinegar but we still have a good supply at 20c a gallon Those sweet juicy Indiana melons in our window are finding places in various homes. Order one for your table. We pay cash or trade for produce Eggs 15 Butter 17 to 22c Hower and Hower. North of G. R. & I. Depot. Phone 108. 80S O B O B O B O BOBODBOBOBOBOBOBOBOB I J. S. Bowers. Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. § I O ■ 5 £ s I ■ The Bowers Realty Company has some excel- g > lent bargains in city property and Adams county I farms. The company would be pleased to have ■ you 'call at its office and see its offerings. The com- q -x pany has plenty of five per cent money to loan on ■ B reasonable terms. Let the Schirmeyer Abstract ■ 3 Company prepare your abstract of title, twenty g I years experience, complete records. 5 - © I B 3_ . O ■ The Bowers Realty Co. ■ ; French Quinn, Secty. O — /-s mm nt T WnIC <OBO

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George Brown, from south of the city, was among the business callers ( here today. Ed Meyers of Fort Wayne was in the city this morning looking after business affairs. Adolph of Ft. Wayne is 1 making a short visit in the city with his mother, Mrs. Henry The Misses Pansy Bell and Lucile Hale, who have spent the summer at Oden. Mich., will return home Monday. E. M. Wagner of St. Louis, Mich., is in Decatur for a day or two, attending to business matters of importance. Mr. and Mrs. George Gillig of Tiffin, Ohio, are in the city for a visit with his brother, Conrad Gillig. and family, south of the city. Chester imler spent the night in the city with his parents. Rev. and Mrs. Imler, and this morning left for his work at Portland. Paul Harrod of Fort Wayne, who was in the city yesterday afternoon, looking after &me busßtess affairs, returned to his home on the late car.

Mrs. Glen Glancy of Monroe was a business shopper here this morning, | returning to her home on the noon t train. Mrs. J. H. Voglewede, who has been | making a week's visit with her sister, 1 ] Mrs. B. Uhl, at Toledo, Ohio, return ed home last evening. ' ( Today three Adams county people | were laid to rest with sad services, 1 attended by large numbers of the , friends and relatives of the deceased. ( ■ Owing to the funeral of Irene Hen ] rietta. daughter of A. A. Gottemoller, the hardware firm of Schaub & Gotte- ( moller was closed today out of re- , apect. 11 The Queen Esther band will meet this evening at the home of Miss Frances Butler. A most pleasant time is assured and the attendance of all i members is desired. The Great Northern fair, September 1 19-22, admission twenty-five cents These are facts in a few words that you are not to forget. You will see a great show for the money. A large number of people gathered at the scene of the G. R. I. tracks Thursday evening when the wrecking crew replaced a tender and engine on the tracks, which had run off of the derail. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Gottemoller I and H. A. Beckman returned to their homes this noon, they being here in I attendance at the funeral of the child of A. A. Gottemoller. They reside at 1 St. Henry’s, Ohio. Mrs. D. B. Erwin very pleasantly enI tertained the members of the Orient club at her home on North Second , street Wednesday afternoon. A delicious luncheon was served, and the usual good time enjoyed.

John Ross, his wife and six children are here from Indianapolis for a visit with relatives and friends John was one of the boys here twenty years ago and found many of the old gang with whom to talk it over. Mrs. E. J. Wilson and daughter, Jeanette, of Cleveland. Ohio, have arrived in the city for a visit with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Myers. This afternoon Mrs. Wilson was the honohed guest of the Thimble dub. and entertained by Miss Bess Schrock. The base ball scores are of much interest to the “fans” each evening now and the arrival of the scores at the various places receiving them are watched with interest. The big fight is between Chicago, New York and Pittsburg in the national game. The last six weeks promises to be warm. Mrs. Oliver Schug of Decatur is suffering from an attack of appendicitis since the first of the week. Rudolph Schug was there Wednesday evening and reports her slightly improved. Other relatives from here who visited her are Mrs. Ix>uis Nead erhouser and children and Miss Stella Schug.—Berne Witness. The Presbyterian Missionary society will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock, August 29th, at the home of Mrs. J. C. Patterson. The lesson will be conducted by Mrs. John Schug and the round table by Mrs. Ed Lyon*. Every lady of the church, as well as all friends, are cordially invited to attend. Today noon Rena Tarsha, the pretty little Syrian girl, who ran away from home a week ago, left for Toledo, where she will return to the parental roof. Her uncle, who has spent ten days in the search for her. accompan led her to Toledo. Since her capture in Elwood Wednesday' she has been staying with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pe tenon.

The venerable Jacob Wechter has been visiting relatives in New Washington, Ohio, the past two weeks and has now left for Rochester, N. Y., to spend more time with friends and reb atives and to attend the national encampment of the G. A. R. Mr. echter will be eighty years old in September and still gets around hearty and spry.—Willshire Herald. T. W. Best, the well known farmer, who moved to Gymon, Oklahoma, about a year ago, has returned and will probably remain here during the winter at least and perhaps permanently. The change to Oklahoma was made on account of the health of Mrs. ’Best, who has greatly improved, but the altitude proved too high for Mr. Best, who is suffering from stomach trouble and other affections. He will probably rest up for several months before attempting to do anything. Henry Diebold, who has run a salloon at Arcola, north of Fort Wayne, for fourteen years, has had a sudden change of heart, and Tuesday morn-I Ing, without saying a word to any one prior to that time, quietly closed up his place, with the plain statement that he would never sell another drink of liquor. He has hauled out his fixtures and the queer thing about it is that he still has six months' license on which he cannot realise a cent. However, he has a snug fortune, his savings from his fourteen years, and j he will not have to worry '-any <yjout i the wolf at his door.

Mias Beulah Meyers arrived today | for a visit with her aunt. Mrs. O. D. 1 Weld*. Dayton Crist of Fort Wayne was here today visiting with his father, Elias Crist. H. A. Fristoe returned from Toledo; this morning and left at noon for bis, home at Rochester. Mrs. Charles Railing and children returned to Lima, Ohio, after a pleas ant visit of a few days with relatives here. Esther Wolfe of Schumm returned I to that place today after a shopping . tour here. She was accompanied by j her sister, Mary. Mrs. B. F. Breiner left for Chicago today, where she will visit the next two weeks with her daughter, Mrs. Milo Hllyard. F. H. Gottemoller returned to his home at Custer, Ohio, this noon, he being in attendance at the Gottemoller funeral here today. There are eight more days for the missing word contest. If you want one of the dollars, you should get busy. Read the advertisements in today's issue and hunt out the words. They are easy. I The Decatur Automobile company is now employing sixty-five men and have a weekly pay roll that help -s some. Besides the plant is growing eash day and a year or two from now will be one of the biggest truck factories in the country. * Scottish Rite Masons have received notice of a special meeting to be held at the Cathedral at Fort Wayne on October 3rd, when the degrees from ?he fourth to the fourteenth will be given. The regular fall convocation will be held November 21st, 22nd and 23rd, when degrees, fourth to thirtysecond will be given.

888888 B B B 888888 888888 B B B 888888 ■ FARMS FOR SALE OR TRADE 81 40 acres will Sell or trade for smaller farm, |g ■ 65 “ with best of location for sale, 80 “ good soil and location, x g| * 114 “ partially improved land can sell for SBO.OO per acra 100 “ nearly all black land will trade for smaller farm, ® 95 “ good producer all under cultivation, B| B These are only a few of our many fams listed; also have a nice list m K of city propertv. S?e us for North Weatem arid Michigan lands be- . £ for veil buv. If you are from Missouri let us show you on our new ■ MAP aud be convinced. ® FRCCHTE and LITTERER Attorneys si BBBBBBBBBBBgBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB FOR SALE:- A six room house and a lot on North Fifth Street. House is on cement block foundation, has Electric Lights, both kinds of water and gas, and is in excellent repair. The lot has shade and all kinds of fruit trees, a good barn and chicken park. Price reasonable. I SEE HENRY B. HELLER, , Over Old Adams County Bank* A The Quality flB ■1 of The t ■ ifi “White Stag” ■ Going After A White Stag OkW Cigar and this space are our selling force and the’re mak- I/A K ing good. If you are finicky about your “smokins” p’ay t-W® L this tip once and the next | p time you’re smoke hungry r '1 IF 1 you’ll have a hunch to call | i for the “White Stag” the ; ? W smoke of smokes. ■Bl 5 Cents At All Dealers Wy 30 03 FREES J I BASSWOOD SAWDUST I FOR BEDING | s I Adams Heading Factory U

NOTICE The sale of the Berger Drain in Jeffersen and Blue Creek Townships will not take place as advertised on September 2, 1911. The assessment not having been made in Ohio, the sale will not be had on the above date. C. C. Supt. of Construction Dr. C. V. Connell VETERNARIAN Phnno Officel43 r none Residence 102

T. H. SOLDNER Dentist ■ ■ E Speaks German and ■ « English ■ ■ Over Vance, Hite and | E Macklin’s .Clothing ■ & STORE. 2 Decatur, - - - - Indiana ■■»■■■■■■■■■■■

ft If You Want Anything In My S; Line, Come And See Me ft ■mhhhmmmmb ft f sell the famous B°rghoff Beer, real Ger- ft ft man brew, the best made, at $2.00 per case, g in pints or quarts. Its the best for every pur- ft ft pose. « All kinds of whiskeys-Kentucky Bourbons, ft and sour mash, Pennsylvania rye, Maryland So rye and all the others, from $1.50 to $6.00 per ft per gal. Wines and cordials of every kind at prices to suit. g; Corner Second and Madison Sts. 1 S S CURLEY RADEMACHER 1 tA l Ihl 4 ESI Six Beautiful Lots For Sale H I Itag o=o 2=l I The old Niblick homestead on north 1 1 ' second and third streets, will be divided I k and sold at the right prices, in city lots 11 i g 66x132. Your chance if you contemp- r~ 1 B late building. You know all about this ' property. Get busy and buy before someone else beats you to it. If interested, SEE F JOHN NIBLICK, EXECUTOR j] M ~At NIBLICK & Co. STORE [Lj | =lol=3ol=o=l ■ I ■ Agents Wanted To take orders for the best Fertilizer in tne world. A Fertilizer that is very extensively advertised and known to the farmers, to do all that is’ claimed for it. This is an excellenfopportunity for some hustling young farmer or a retired farmer. We Will Make It Worth Your While. R&pid Remedy Co. BERNE IIMO. WHHH bl Copmtbt IW, WC. E Zimmernii Co.--No. • WE are as careful !i . in our advertising as we are in the goods we buy and sell. We would not think Os misrepresenting one, any more than the other. During the next year, we shall have the OLD CABINET MAKER tell you what really constitutes good furniture, showing you properly furnished rooms, and how you may exercise true taste in furnishing your home. While this will undoubtedly be a source of interest to you, it will be a source of i profit to us, for the more you know about good fumiturp the surer we are thatyou will trade at our store Our earnest desire is to offer you nothing but the best; and on the point of advertising to give you the absolute truth concerning our goods in the most conservative manner Undertaking and Embalming, Calls answered day or night MEYER, SCHERER & BEAVERS