Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 9, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 7 December 1911 — Page 5

I We’re Selling A Lot | I • • • Os h( 7 se sli PPers these days. I don’t I B a more useful, a more apprecia- || gs ted gift than a pair of soft, cozy house shppers. You will be surprised at the H nice ones you can buy this year from 3 1 fifty cents to two dollars. Come in early f H and let us show them, you need’nt know gT the size or even the kind, get what suits you and if your friends do not like your H selection we’ll exchange after Christmas W hat could be easier than this. Try it. I Charlie Voglewede I TMEE SHOE SEEL.LEER B MBEI

0 c . LEATHER FORECAST 2, o * Generally fair north, local rains r ‘ scuth portion tonight or Friday; colder north and central portions. j, i. . c Mrs. Burt Haley and babe spent the day in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Sylvester Spangler went to Ft j Wayne for the day. Mrs. Aaron DeViuney was the guest c of relatives in Monmouth today. Some women think if they can just 1 have a black silk skirt they are all right. fi Mrs. Dr. Boyers left today for b Champaign, in., to maes a visit with a relatives. Ed Vancil was numbered among ■' the business callers in the south part F of the county this morning. f Mayor Teeple left this morning for Indianapolis to attend the anti-saloon meeting, which is being held this n week at that place. 1 Henry Harting of St. Henry's. Ohio, s who has been making a visit hero with his brother, William, left this morning for his home. if: Anxious about future, love, busi- n ness, etc. Send dime, stamp and c birth date, for valuable predictions, h covering one year. Prof. J. Alison, ii Box R, Springfield. Ohio.

££ <1 I J . -. rSgw ,f ' ■* :■ A?d? :! i' ' ■ I Everybody feels like laughing when they wear King g Quality shoes. They look so well, they fit snug y, I there’s no discomfort and they wear like mon Buy | a pair, try a pair next time. At the Home, of Good I & shops. I WINNES SHOE FiTORE | £ ...,. . .■-■-„■■ ■ ftoftoßoioßoftoiac < ! S J S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres, « I S 8 ° s « ■ o O I The Bowers g 1 I; 2 you call al; its office an mone yto ] oan on J pany the Schirmeyer Abstract » j ■ “ g 2 I ■ _ O O The Bowers Realty Co. ts 81 French Quinn, Secty.

A square deal for all is a Red Cross Christmas seal. Good morning! have you used Christmas seals? The woman is usually a kleptomaniac, but the man is always a thief. The slogan of this year’s campaign is “A Million lor Tuberculosis.” You can afford a millionth. Mrs. M. M. Moore returned to Fort Wayne today after a visit with the W. L. Guilder family at Fairview farm. Attend the bazaar and pastry sale conducted by the Presbyterian ladies in the Morrison building, opposite the Hensley store. Miss Bertha Smith left this morning for Kokomo for a visit. She will also be the guest of relatives in Tipton and Clinton counties before returning. Mrs. W. A. Kuebler and daughter, Miss Marcella, left last evening for Fort Wayne and this morning went to Chicago, where they will visit for a few days. Bluffton debaters Tuesday afternoon won out on the affirmative “That Man Descended from the Monkey.” They doubtless had some “real, forsure exhibits” to present to the court of decision as evidence. Harvey Elzey, who recently sold his farm north of the city and is in the market for another place, has not yet closed a deal and he and his family have moved to Bluffton and are living in the Kenagy property on South street. —Bluffton News.

t i Mr. Weir of Indianapolis was a busiI, ness visitor here today. Mrs. Fred Ehlerding of Peterson I went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit. j Mrs. D. Schmitt returned this inomI ing from Fort Wayne, where she visited with her sister, Mrs. Frank I Geary. ( The Misses Mamie Teeple and Nell I Brown made their regular trip to Ft. I Wayne for musical instruction this I morning. ’ Mrs. Amelia Hoagland and son, I Earl, returned last night from a week's visit with their son and brothI er in Detroit. ! Postmaster W. A. Low’er spent the I day at the home of his father, J. S. I Lower, where the butchering of porkI ers was in order. | Mr. and Mrs. James Hurst, who | have returned from a two weeks' visit I with relatives in Canada, and Detroit and Flint, Mich., report a most enjoyable visit. Miss Bess Baumgartner of Bluffton ns visiting here with friends. The L. L. Baumgartner family has moved from Linn Grove to Bluffton, where they will make their home for a time with Mrs. Baumgartner’s father, A. T. Studabaker. On account of the rush of work at the Walters & Graham office, a sec ond assistant was necessary for a few days, and Mrs. Fred Deininger, formerly Miss Osie Cowan, stenographer for the office before her marriage, is assisting a few days. Mrs. Otto Hake of Hoagland, who for the past two weeks, has been a patient at the St Joseph’s hospital, continues in a critical condition. Mrs. i Hake, prior to her recent marriage, ! was a nurse and was well known in - Fort Wayne. She had served for sev ; eral months as surgical nurse and • superintendent in various hospitals over the state. —Fort Wayne JournalGazette. , Mrs. John Studabaker, who has been in a very serious condition for several weeks, following an accident in which she fell and fractured a hip, ' is reported stronger today. She has been able to sit up in her chair for short daily intervals for a few days. Her husband, who has been ill, is also better. His mind is clear and he is ■ taking a usual amount of nourish- , pient.—Bluffton News. The Presbyterian ladies are rneet- " ing with good success in the conduct- ; ing of their bazaar and pastry sale ] Many good additions to the stock are i received every day, and a large and > I varied assortment is constantly on ; hand. Call and get your Christmas gifts. The ladies have also received ; a supply of second-hand clothing, t which is really as good as new, and these pieces will be much appreciated by the public The pastry sales department is also well supplied. Tomorrow being the feast of the Immaculate Conception and a holy day of obligation, the services at the St. Mary’s church will be observed as on Sunday, masses being at 7:30 and 9:30 a. m. In the afternoon at 2:30 p. m., vespers and benediction. Owing to a recent decree of the holy father, Pope Pius X, all holy days, which fall on a Friday, permission to eat meat has been granted. Heretofore the only Friday when meat was permitted to be eaten was when Christmas fell on Friday. This new rule was made known to the St. Mary’s congregation on last Sunday.

CHRISTMAS ARE BUYING NOW JEaE3fflgSEßE2E®BlKSssK2rTWl fffs P’® 7 n<’ worwriW fes ( - )ur ’ s very complete Vv # EgiE !-*■•*'* i" appropriate Christmas bargains. j|O. AjKU-r--A'YW! I i See our fine neckwear, dress shirts > " £>«-. •'<, bath robes, hats, caps, suits o’coats, WW §g| sweaters, traveling bags, timbrel- BKTt - Hosiery#M£ i lilS, SUlt CaSeS, and evei SO mcinv f In Handsome Xmas Boxes E . other things that will make useful |?|| « If® presents. <JGet your pick and buy B at a practical price, in d?U 3M S now. Goods laid away for you unW til Christmas. We will appreciate }rl^^^ Guaranteed 6 * Jly your trade. _____ » Teepie Brandyberry & Peterson The Clothiers k

WAS OPERATED ON j Dr. Cowan Undergoes Ordeal for Apr pendicitis. Dr. J. C. Cowan was taken serious- . ly ill with appendicitis at his home 1{ in Dixon Wednesday morning. His case being very acute, it was deemed I best to have an operation performed at once and he was taken to the Lutheran hospital, where the operation g was performed by Dr. Duemling. The operation is thought to be successful. ■ Dr. Cowan is a son of J. C. Cowan of '■ Pleasant Mills. N. W. Abbott and Mrs. Charles ? Sautbine and baby, returned home last night from Fort Wayne, after ■ making a short visit with Charles Sautbine, who is confined to Hope , hospital in that city suffering with a I I fractured skull received over two t j weeks ago when a brick fell from a . I building, striking him on the top of | the head. He was taken to Hope hos1 ■ pital, where a part of the skull was I removed, but last Wednesday was 11 forced to undergo another operation, i more of the skull being removed, making a piece about the size of a I half-dollar removed from the top of j his head. He is able to walk around iin the hospital and is making favorI able improvement, although he will be confined there for some time yet.— i Bluffton News. Mr. Sautbine is a ; brother of Mrs. Will Ward of this city. i o- — WILL SELL OAKLAND. > Samuel Weir of Indianapolis, trav i eling representative for the Oakland automobile was in our city this morning and later in the day placed the I agency for this car with Dan N. Er- | win and Glen Falk for Adams county. Mr. Erwin has been acting as agent only temporarily, but now assumes the agency for the entire county and will push this famous car to the best of his advantage. The Oakland company is now making eight models and they are selling from SI,OOO to $2,250. 8080 CENSUS INCREASES. The census of Bobo was increased 1 by the arrival of a boy babj at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Daniels Wednesday night. Mrs. John Stoneburner is numbered among the sick. i Mrs. W. E. Kintz went to Ft. Wayne 'this afternoon for a visit. j Miss Alma Koch of Preble went to Fort Wayne for a visit this afternoon. | Mr. and Mrs. N. I. Kiracdfe of i Wren, Ohio, were business visitors here today, and were dinner guests of their son, J. B. Kiracofe, and wife. ■ Seven days of December have sped ■"into eternity with nary a marriage license issued. The last one was issued the day before Thank. .. vlng Day. A DREADFUL SIGHT If jto H. J, Barnum of Freeville, N. i". was the fever-sore that had plaguec , i his life for years inspite of many rem i edies he tried. At last he used Buck leu’s Arnica Salve and write: "it has , entirely healed with scarcely a scar left.” Heals bums, boils, eczema, cuts, bruises, swellings, corns and piles like magic. Only 2c at the Holthouse Drug company.

I Now is The Time to Get | | The Low Prices | BMwwwruiM— mini m h—iihii iiMiiiirn nwascnoas E And the time we should get the high price. We have 8 decided to give the public the benefit of 1-2 price until January Ist 1912 On sale now 200 hand painted plates in boxes for . . 25c ea S 200 hand painted plates large size in boxes suitable for fine Xmas presents regular’price $1.50 and SI.OO now 50c ea jg Everything in proportion call and be convinced that fj I S wo have the largest assortment and lowest , 8 price in the citv. S I Pictures of all Description s f 8 500 ovel frames with combined Cupid Carbon worth 25c for only .... 10c ea 1 S 12 Beautiful pictures of yourself at only 12 l-2c ea 8 ! 8 Don’t neglect this Holiday Clearance 8 * 1 Sale is now on 3 S . 8 | Moser Studio and China Store |

LINN GROVE HAPPENINGS. t — 3 Linn prove, Ind., Dec. 7 — (Special i ‘ to Daily Democrat) —Fred Studler l has purchased the Charles Thremp I meat market and has moved into this town, where he will make his future home. He will move his shop into the building purchased from L. L. Baumgartner. L. L. Baumgartner, wso sold his s store here recently, has moved his family to Bluffton. He will serve as deputy clerk of Adams county. i —— The new church at this place is nearing completion and will be a 5 beautiful edifice when completed. 3 A box social has been announced ic ■ occur at the Linn Grove school house f Friday evening, December Bth. Ev-I 3 erybody invited and a good time is ii, 3 store for those who accept. 1 Clyde Haughton had a narrow es- - cape while skating on the river Tuesday. He went through and all his ■; strength was necessary in the strug ■ gle to save his life. Farmers in this section are still i working at their sugar beets. The i fall rains and the heavy frosts have . ‘ made the work harder than usual, but i. i nevertheless the past results pay for the labor. s (> - - - r FOR SALE—Good second-hand hard l( coal burner; also a range. For infl formation call at this office. 286t3 ■_ Special. 40c candles, Saturdays only 29c pound. —Smith, Yager & Falk. t 3

TOLL NOW EIGHT. (United Press Service.) I Indianapolis. Ind., Dec. 7 — (Special to Daily Democrat) —The toll of dead resulting from the collapse of the new three-story building being erected for the Presto-lite company here, was raised to eight today, when John Elbarg, a laborer, died from his injuries. It was announced this afternoon that all workmen in the building at the time of the collapse had been accounted for. Two of the twenty injured are said to be in a serious condition and their deaths are feared. c — FOR SALE. One brand new “Decatur” Model IS, 1 automobile. Top, windshield and lamps. Will sell at a bargain. KIRSCH, SELLEMEYER & SONS j ‘ 256t6 I „ SAMUEL TEETER DITCH. All those owing assessments on the I ! Samuel Teeter ditch will please make ; arrangement to pay the same by Sat j urday, November 4th, as the ditch / 1 now completed. 251t2 C. C. FRNST o FOR SALE—Good property on Mercer avenue, formerly occupied by ! , the late Mrs. Jacob Yager. Inquire j of Charles Yager. 286H2 | LOST —Young red cow, with halter| and chain. Send information to G. , F. Kintz. 286t2 :! Special, Saturdays only, Barr’t • ‘ sweet chocolates, pound, 29c. —Smith ; I Yager & Falk. 2SGt;I

h j A Well beaten path? I* • 1 gs ■''TTF^i V,! TaW TCI The path to our meat market! I I - ' I THE PATH I That Leads • TOTHI MEATMARKET i Shows Evidence of Con stant Use! Not A Spear Os Grass Can Be Found In It! It Will Continue To Be Well Troden; Our Policy BeingTHE BEST MEATS ‘ OBTAINABLE 'j ~nWIS SCHMITT