Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 245, Decatur, Adams County, 19 October 1911 — Page 3

Womens And Girls Gun Metal Shoes At $2.00 Among todays arrivals area lot of womand girls Gun Metal shoes made by a well known manufacturer that we are going to sell "t $2.00 while the/ last. We have them in Button and Blucher styles, low and medium high heels and short vamps. The v are all solid leather, whole vamps, not cut off under the tips and have soft mat calf tops, just the thing for school girls. All sizes from 2s to 7s at $2.00 Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

O . WEATHER FORECASTS j * Generally fair tonight and Friday; cooler Friday; frost Friday morning, north and central portion, if weather clears. J. B. Holthouse is home from a business trip to Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Mumma went to Fort Wayne yesterday. Mrs. Israel Bender went to Fort Wayne to visit with tier daughter,1 Mrs. John Jones. Joe Tonnelier was a business caller i at Geneva today in the interest of the Geneva Glove company. Will Chronister returned flits afternoon from Monroe, where he was doing some work during the day. Mrs. Lase Riker and Miss Catherine | Straubinger of W’illshire, Ohio, were Fort Wayne visitors yesterday. Samuel I-anian left this morning for Fort Wayne, where he looked after ’ business interests for the hardware firm today.

• SPURR’S it 1 Revere Coffee j TRADE-MARKS DELIVERED REDEEMABLE FOR m LIFE OF , UMK FEFER tits PtUL W* REARING an * \ <l7 ,h * THIS .1«L~ ■. »y VJT MUL RE YE BE TBABE-HABK YAK EL frM * rA " tL - Best Coffee in the worw. THE HOME OF QUALITY GOODS FREE TO YOU For that Lodge or Social meet, a pound of Revere Coffee and what napkins you need. Cal) us up. We are the agents for the Howard W. Spurr s Coffee at 27, 30 and 35c cents at The home of quality Groceries, We pay cash or trade for produce Eggc 24 Butter 18 to 22c j Hower and Hower, ■ North of G.|R. & I. Depot. ’ Phone 108. 808 O ■ O B O B o bobodbobobobobobob c« 8 J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres, g ■ o £ S ■ The Bowers Realty Company has some excel- g J lent oargains in city property and Adamscounty t 5 farms. Thecompany would be pleased to g you call at its office and see its offerings. The co - q panv has olentv of five per cent money to loan on ■ 2 ZSI S“. Let the sehirmever Atetaet B q Company prepare your abstract of title. Tw y g years experience, complete records.. O O © B i » The Bowers Realty Co. ■ J French Quinn, Secty. O OBOBOBOBOIOBOBBOfIOOBOBGMOBO

F. V. Mills was a Fort Wayne busi ness visitor yesterday. Frank Cottrell of Berne was a busi ness visitor here yesterday. Mrs. Eugene Rhoah and babe re turned to Fort Wayne after a visii here. Albert Acker was looking after in surance business at Bluffton yester day and today. Attend the pastry sate to be conduct ed Saturday by the Christian Ladies Aid society at the Hower and Bake meat market. , Mrs. R. B. Allison left today so Birmingham. Ala., where she wil spend the winter with her daughter : Mrs. Fred Macke. Albert Buhler, the well known citi zen, who has been quite sick for set erai weeks, is reported considerabl: improved today. His many , firend hope to see him about soon. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Wolf of Monro who were in attendance at the funera of their brother-in-law, Abraham M< Laughlin, transferred here yesterda, noon on their way home from Elkhart I the funeral having been held Tues I day.

i Mrs. Glen Glancy of Monroe 'was a visitor here today. ' t t'. C. Schug of Herne was a business I visitor here today. t , Mrs. J. M. Frisinger went to Fort ' I Wayne yesterday afternoon. Dr. C. S. Clark made a business trip 1 j to Fort Wayne this morning. i 1 Rev. and Mrs. C. E. Ehle were Fort 1 Wayne business visitors today. A. W. Holmes of Portland was n j business visitor here yesterday. Mrs. Eliza Gerke went to Fort i Wafne yesterday afternoon for a visit I with her daughter. County Clerk James P. Haefilng and i son, Jimme, jr., spent yesterday afterI noon In Fort Wayne. Mrs. May Walters has taken a postI tion in the suit department of the True & Runyon store. , Mrs. Edith Lauer of Ft. Wayne Is I here for a visit with her parents, Mr , and Mrs. Herbert Pennington. | Miss Fanny Heller is in bed with a case of face poisoning, the result of a recent hickory-nutting trip. / Ferd Litterer left yesterday noon for i Portland, where he whs looking after i business affairs for a short while. Mrs. F. G. Schinnerer of Willshire. | i Ohio, changed cars here yesterday aft 1 ernoon on her way to Fort Wayne. Miss Maude Cowley returned today i to Fort Wayne after a visit with heri ;. j grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. C. J., ■“ Weaver. ~: Edgar Gerber !• the new clerk be t i hind the neck-tie counter at the , I Vance, Hite & Macklin clothing store,! 1 and he fakes hold like a veteran. iR. A. Watts of Celina, Ohio, spent r-, the night at the home of Wilda Watt i and this morning left on his regultr '■ i trip south, he being a traveling sales-1 5 man. < I | Miss Kate Hammell of Decatur re I turned home Wednesday from a visit ir! with her brother-in-law, C. B. Smith. II and wife, of South Meridian streetr, Portland Commercial-Review. Mr. and Mrs. William Bieberich and j. I children left this morning for Fort v : Wayne to make a short visit with y friends, and to attend to some busi Is ness affairs for a short while. All varieties of good home cookerv ie I and baked goods can be obtained at ,1 1 the pastry sale to be held by th< c . 1 Christian Ladies Aid society at the Hower & Baker meat market Saturday. t, Charles Dull and daughter, Velma, s- of Wren, Ohio, went to Fort Wayne this morning. The child had an at- ■ : tack of infantile paralysis some time ago, and they went to get a brace and I* for treatment which it is thought will . be of great benefit to her in her reI covery. No afternoon or evening card party I or the various social functions of the present season will be quite- complete ! without some confection selected from the He-Mi-La assortment 1 They’re pure and delicate as the dew of the morning. ■"•ame protects them as to quality. Miss Marie Tonnelier has taken n j position as clerk at the Elzey & Falk ■ shoe store, relieving Miss Vera Rade maker, who has been clerking there I for some time. Miss Tonnelier. who I has been caring for the book work of I the Geneva Golve company, will look after this in addition to her present work, devoting her evening time to this. j John Evans and son, Will, have gone to Kewanna, where they will visit I with the former’s brother, Mont Evans, who has been in somewhat poor 5 health, but who is better now. He has been nearly blind, and in addition to j this suffered from a general breakdown during the illness of his wife. ; whose death occurred lately. Mr. HJvI ans will hold a sale of his goods soon, but has not yet decided as to where he will make his home. Miss Letta Fullenkamp Wednesday ’ evening entertained the Young Ladies' Embroidery club which was recently reorganized with the following mem bers: Amelia Weber, Lydia Miller. Louise Brake, Agnes Costello. Lillian Myers, Margaret Clark, Bertha Kin ney, Stella Bremerkamp and Ode and Letta Fullenkamp. Sewing with a luncheon following were features of i the entertainment. Miss Margaret Clark will entertain the bunch next Wednesday evening. Turkey gobblers have been known to care for motherless chicks, but a < i three-yehr-old handsome bronze gob- I I bier on the George Jones farm, near I Evans, Colo., is sitting on nest of | twenty eggs and results are anxiously awaited. A short time ago Mrs. Jones ; i I discovered the gobbler nesting on sev-1 en turkey eggs. She attempted to I I chase him from the nest, but he I ' fought her off. He continued to hold the place, and, becoming convinced I that the gobbler intended to raise a family, its owner decided it might as ( well be a large one, and put thirteen more eggs under him. It is said that the gobbler is proving more faithful ' to his job than the average hen, seldom leaving the nest and then only for a minutja at a time.

Herbert latnkenau returned to Fort i Wayne this afternoon. Mrs. F. Moser ami Miss Cecil Byer of Willshire, Ohio, went to Fort Wayne yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Ruggles returned today to their home in Huntington after spending three weeks with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs John Stewart. A big dance was given Wednesday evening at the William Hockemeyer f home seven miles west of this city. Al- c bert Scheumann and Edwin Fledder- i Johann were, among the guests. j , Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Taylor and cliil ] dren, Hazel, Agnes and Roy, of Mon i roeville, and their brother, Frank j Naughton, who is in the navy, and now j at home on a furlough, were dinner ’ guests of the T. M. Gallogly family, j 1 A large crowd of young people will , be taken out on a hay rack this even 1 ing by Will Dowling to the Aber school I where a box social will be given. The , teacher. Miss Caroline Dowling, and I her pupils have arranged for a very excellent entertainment. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Kiracofe, whose ; wedding occurred Tuesday at the home of the bride's parents near Wai-J ren, Ohio, were expected to arrive to- - day at Wren Ohio for a visit with his parents Mr. and Mrs. N. I. Kiracofe, befors coming here to make their , The Indiana Lighting company has 1 arranged to have the representatives of the American Gas Light company call on the citizens of Decatut to dem1 on strate the new miniature gas arc, ; twentieth century light—economical , ■ and brilliant —especially adapted to home use. See the lamp on display i at the gas office. AND STILL THEY COME CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE break up the seed balls by passing them through various forms of rollers., but the seed coats are so hard that any device that has been tried no: only breaks the coats, but likewise the seed balls, thus destroying tire germ. 1 The department of agriculture ha ■> been more successful in this line by its efforts to produce a single germ seed, and its scientists have within the past year increased the production of single germ seed from 2 to 25 per cent. The yearly consumption per capita has increased over eight pounds during the last ten years, that it. approx imately 645.000,000 pounds, or 330,0 -

AUCTION SALE We will make a big effort to have this last sale of the year the Best. Every buggy in our large stock must sell. We need the money and you need the goods we will offer, i so we should come together. THIS SATURDAY OCTOBER 21 Beginning at 1:00 P. M. Sharp At our store in front of the buggy salesroom, Decatur, Indiana, Rain or shine, under shelter if it rains. THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY BUGGIES We will offer any buggy in our stock that you may want put up, make your selection and we will offer it for sale. HARNESS We want to close out all our 1911 harness at this sale as we are now working on 1912 stock. We will offer team, buggy and surrey harness. If you care to select any particular harness from our stock we will offer it for sale. BLANKETS ANU. I ROBES We have left from this year’s stock 200 horse blankets in from Ito 3 pair lots to a pattern. AU sizes and qualities. This will be a rare opportunity just as the season is starting, to buy these fine blankets. We have about 50 robes to be sold at this sale, Goat and Galloway fur robes with plush lining, imitation Buffalo, plush robes interlined with rubberand fancy plush robes, all this year’s stock but only one or two of a kind. Come in and ask to see these goods we will offer at this sale, as all goods will be ready for your inspection several days before the sale. This sale will be held under shelter if the weather should be bad. w e will guarantee every article offered at this sale same as if bought at private sale. TERMS—SS.OO and under cash in hand. A credit until May 1, 1912 will be given on all sums over $5.00, purchas-; er giving note with approved security without interest.; Three cents off on the dollar for cash. Hardware Co. WE SAVE YOU MONEY Decatur, Indiana

Mens O’Coats Young Mens O’Coats Boys O’Coats For the coming winter are on display M and you’ll find us ready to show you Stylesand Patterns that no other store ‘ is able to show you. vfflfß All the new designs in Colors in Con- O{-i ~r vertible Collar Coats, Button Thro, Belted Coats and the staple Chesterfield models. V- ir, fTH Give us a chance to show you ZI rTI J J Mens and Young mens O’Coats XX'l.L -U| $5.00 to $25.00 Boys O’Coats $2.00 to SIO.OO 4- 44-t- I’H j i—... .. .| ■ rtoltholise, Schulte Go. Good Clothes Sellers for Men and Boys.

tons, more sugar was consumed last year than would have been consumed ten years ago had the population a' that time been the same as It is today. This goes to show that the manufacture of beet sugar in the United States, in spite of the wonderful progress in the last few years, has not even kept pace with the increased rate of consumption. NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS. i Notice is hereby given that the first Monday in November is the last day you have to pay your taxes. All taxes not paid on or before that time will be delinquent and the penalty of 10 per cent will be added as the law iequires. If you do not want to pay cost pay your tAxes now-. The treasurer s office will be open from'7 o'clock a. m.. until c o’clock p. m. Yours very truly, C. W. YAGER. Co. Treas. |

“A MILLIONAIRE TRAMP.” One of the government's most able sleuths will be here tonight at the opera house. This announcement should not be read with any fear or scruples of trouble on the part of the community. Honest, law-abiding people hail with pleasure a "Detective'’ in their

I—- • Cold Weather Coming WCoW Weather Shoes fffltmt await IwlFh Your Coming'. tjßj I H " I C.° n t Ti! LJ RL They Have Been Here pp. , For Some Time, ”,Many Os Them Sold! I Don’t Be Caught Napping By A Cold I Snap And Catch A Heavy Cold As A Result! T Would Be A Risk You Can 111 Allord Heavier Leathers For Winter Weather ARE HERE IN ALL THEIR COMFORT ELZEY & FALK ! OPP. COURT

' | Old Adams County Bank Decatur, Indiana. Capital $120,006 I j I Surplus . SW,OOO ■> i y a B C. S. Niblick, President J * M Kirsch and John N>‘' rk ~ Vice Preftid*. tits IlvW | ( /a a X Ehin »? er - Cashier. ■ 4 W, w-i iB Fa OB ~ WFWmOIO? Read r&T n r , a Specialty ■'-**^ ; * Reflect Resolve Actions Made IF YOU NEVER LAID Speedily -rr z-M at 1’ avorYour CORN By ableßates - You Would Never Accomoda- I GET A CROP! I If You Never -Lay “g I t YOUR DOLLARS BY Methods I You Will Never Extended g Get On Top - To our I Patrons R We Pay 4 Per’Cent Interest on 1 Year Time Deposits ,

midst, and the name only strikes terror to the lawless and unscrupulous ! criminal. I . WANTED —Good girl for gene'al housework; good wages.—Mrs. G ! I- ! martin, 1203 W. Wayne street. Fort r Wayne. 245t3 -