Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 2 January 1912 — Page 3

■ Bigger Crowd I I Day I I At our sale. Better 1 f morrow. Lots of ffol e . to ' I for you I W Men; Shoes from $1.19 u 4 Wonens shoes from 98c uj, Babi, s shoes from 8 c up Artie?from 75c up 4. Mens Leggings 43c fA Plenty of ele;ks to wait on you this I Cljarlie Voglewedr i §f THE|SHOE SELL!

i WEATHER jiRECASf i c * cm to*rj+a+o*t£t Snow flurries this 'ternoon and to night; Wednesday r in north, and unsettled in south i ion. Ay Volmer is ! Toleda visiting w Uh his sister, Mrisephine Rodd. The mitten facto! which has been closed tor the holic 3, resumed work this morning. Mr. and Mrs. A! Andrews were the guests of frien it Van Wert, 0., jjver die New Yea Gus Schlagel, wh as been working At Delphos for sot time past, is in the city looking uflends. Dan Beery was lending to business affairs in thduth part of the county today, home this afternoon. Miss Emma Sehlj of Monroe, who ' was visiting with fids at Van Wert, Ohio, transferred htthis morning on her way home. Mrs. Charles Pifi and children, Rosa, Mary, and (jlotte, of Piqua, j Ohio, who spent t| holidays here with her mother, MMary Wemhoff, left today for theiane. The Daily Demoi has the agency for the Robert Cha n line of calendars, best in the - I, including all new subjects, sol rclusively, and yem should see th lamples before i placing your order card or tele- 1 phone call will bri iem to you. i 111

\ Wish You All A , Hay And Prosperous NEW YEAR | We hop 12 will bring you health prosperity and contei ;nt. We wish to thank the people of Dec and vicinity who have patronized us so liber during the past year. We believe it has been tually profitable to both us and ] you. In Iwe hope to have the privelege of I making y< feet glad, and yourself happy, by I fitting you ;h the right shoes for comfort, I style, wea: 1 economy. £ WINI IS SHOE STORE I ■OB O■O ■() fIOBOOIOBOaOBOIOIOIOB !]. S. Bowen ;s. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Free* O s ■ 5 ■ ■ ° o » SThe Boy Realty Company has some excel- O lent bargain! ity property and Adams county B * farms. The rnny woula be pleased to have 2 II you call at it! e and see its offerings. The com- ™ q pany has plei: five per cent money to loan on £ a reasonable t Let the Schirmeyer Abstract W q Company pr< your abstract of title. Twenty £ :jl years experi< complete records. , § o m ■ 0 o » !The Bowers Realty Co. p French Quinn, Secty. C oßoaoaoflbsoHrfoaof^aoaotfoaie

g]j \ T _ | The Orient club, which was to hav 9~, , '. l V 11 * ult ! held its meeting on Wednesday of this ! § Professions! business callcA" week with Mrß . c . D Lew ton, has i » | day. to- 1 5 , , postponeu the meeting until \\ ednes a iacob Miller went to For day of next week. s moinin., in look after so£ I xh e laundry is busily engaged in! d | j moving its machinery from the build » , fr *P sou th today after aby it, to the new home erected for i g Sl ■' iiere with ijis family. on Jefferson street. ■ Rich of Moiuoe was nun Don Burk, a student of Depauw uni- 1 n e<l am °ng the business callers ersity at Greencastle, Ind., who visit- 1 t - morning, returning at noon to i.with ills parents, Mr. and Mrs. John : tloTne ' rk.“ during the holidays, returned j A ugly girl alius takes a swell phot’ morning to resume his work. \ou can t jist keep a gqod man dowrvrl Smith, who met with an acci-. i inn somehow he s alius defeated fei while engaged in a basket bni! j r j of^<e - Abe Martin. . on last Friday evening, when his j ’ Walter Kauffman, who spent the j was somewhat injured, was able j 1 holidays here with his family, left to- j about again as usual. day, south, to be absent for the re- ; ter Imler, the first day trick op- • j mainder of the week. j t the G. R. &I. depot, who for j

Mrs. Hugh Miller and children, who I ila ve been making a visit here w’ith i her mother, Mrs. n. Winnes, left this afternoon for their home. i Misß Bessie Boyers left today for Champaign, Til., to resume her course i of studies after being the guest of her | Parents for several weeks past. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Pifer of South] Ben, who have been visiting with the j Rev. W. J. Myers and family, since i last Thursday, returned to their home i yesterday. Miss Frances Goodwin, a teacher at | Mullberry, Ind., returned this morning I to her home after a visit over the holidays here with her father, the Rev. I E. A. Goodwiu.

ft County Superintendent Opliger left 1 this morning for Geneva, where busii ness awaited his attention. I Gay, Zwick & Myers this afternoon I delivered a large load of furniture to I a customer living in Willshire. I Frances and Otto Miller, who have I been visiting with their brother, Tony, I at Fort Wayne, returned home last evI ening. I Miss Frances Burrell returned to I her home In Rochester yesterday after I a few’ days’ visit here with her grandI parents. ;? Charles Yobst, the plumber, of Fort I Wayne, a former resident of this city, I was here yesterday afternoon between I I trains, calling on friends. 8 Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Hogston reI turned to their home in Fort Wayne I after visiting Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert 1! Strickler and other relatives here. II D. M. Niblick and children, Mildred I I and Harold, who have been making a j ■ several days’ visit with the John Eit-1 I ing family, returned home yesterday, j I Mr. and Mrs. George Steele and ■ [daughter, Jeanette, will leave in the ■ morning for Fort Wayne to be the I guests of Mrs. Sadie Cowley for sev-i ] era! days.

i i to weelf aas of f duty, owing ba l»King unto himself a better! this morning for duty. and e *° l ,on< * 18 f rozen over ] ers > y an< * to^ay man Y lov_ j and si ng their P oa d with skates ovpr i | S p ort oj irs to enjoy the first real , mason, i Clem ■ j Toledo, who spent Sunday and , ’ „ : ... ~ \ears here, joining his i w’ife, Mrs. „ ’ , v. . . i Terveer TTh), who has , , been visit ... . vith her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. I „ . . Terveer, left this i morning so- . I come. The Holth . w . ... drug stone was closed this morni ... . . .. ■, . . , it of respect for the i late John W. ). * , ~ ... henz, whose funeral was held this , , , ting, and who was | the father of L; ’ . , ..... ice Kleinhenz, one

! of the junior pi, . , ■J : ietors. g Miss Helen N ~. . . R i lett yesterday K afternoon for Lei) _. . . . . ■ . . , Ohio, for a short , ■ visit with her sis ~ ’ 0 1 , _ Mrs. O. P. EdB wards. From *hei , i Hi. „ , Tr ~ le will proceea a to South Hadley, J , . . ' ’ where she is i a student at the Mi, , IB lyoke college. ; Postmaster Lower ~. ? letters reH maining uncalled for „ „ the Decatur H postoffice lor Mrs. T. , ... , L" Iman, W. J. | \ ' 4 Kobinsoc ' . Ella Hill, 1 | wav. Mrs. Charles Bakei n VValker ’ j A new bus, similar to, e stage j | coach style of years ago, i w be ‘ in . T | B used by the Fashion stabh wtng tn ! ■ the mishap which they « rienced i with the large day bus one ago ■ I last Saturday night at the £ 1 \ mg. I Mrs. Tom Haefling, who ). tee p S hero for some weeks visiting t i | parents, Mr. and M-s. J. H. Vogi ßdo _! | will leave Wednesday for her ! I i She win be accompanied by Mr. . 10 ,. i | Haefling. who goes there to looVf) I cr some business. | One of tie pleasant watch pari, | which has oome to our notice * I that at the A. R. Kell home Runda I evening, when Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Be entertained a few of itoeir friends, an whiled the evening aw,ay in nocla r chatting until the outgoing of the oh year and the incoming of the new one The early interurban car which since the recent change, has been run ning at 5:20 a. m., will, commencing with Wednesday of this week, be drooped back to the regular schedule hour, u.uO a. m., it being believed that it will be more satisfactory all around, as the former time is somewhat too early for much passenger traffic, and the car can get into Fort Wayne at almost the same time. With the extremely high price to which raw furs have soared in the past few weeks the men who yearly make a business of trapping along the St. Mary’s river will reap a harvest. Each winter several citizens who are employed through the summer make thir living during the winter by trapping. Along the St. Mary's river, about five miles each way from the city, the men wend their way, setting traps, which they visit each day. A muskrat brings from fifty cents to a dollar and mink is very high.

HERE’S A PRESENT FOR EVERY MAN AND BOY IN THE COUNTY Right now you will have the advantage of the lowest prices we have ever quoted on fiine clothes. §You cannot think of a better purchase than one of our H. S. & M. or Clothcraft suits or overcoats. <]|This month we are going to move the goods faster than ever, get them out of the way of spring Clothes coming in soon. HERE’S A LIST OF PRICES— Mens and young mens fanev suits in Cheviots and Mens and young mens Fancy Overcoats in brown and Worsteds, colors, brown, blue-grav, gray and tan two gr ayg all this seasons styles sizes 33 t 0 40 and three button models, a beautiful line to select from $20.00 suits now $16.00 $15.00 suits now $12.00 $20.00 O’eoats now $16.00 $15.00 O’eoats now $12.00 SIB.OO suits.now $14.40 $12.50 suits now SIO.OO SIB.OO O’coats now $14.40 $12.50 O’coats now SIO.OO | $16.00 suits now $12.80 SIO.OO suits now SB.OO $16.00 O’coats now $12.80 SIO.OO O’coats now SB.OO Liberal reductions in every dept, of our store. Come and get into some of these jelothes at sale prices. We’ll interest you if you give us a chance. Sale PriGes Strictly Gash--No Goods Charged at Sale Prices HOLTHOUSE-SCHULTtf & COMPANY Good Clothes Sellers For Men And Boys

The Philathea Bible class will held a meeting tonight at the home of the Rev. Huiilei Myers, commencing at , 7^o. The Star of Bethlehem will meet I Friday evening at the rooms of the j Yeomen lodge. All members are urged to be in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Strickler 01 I South Mercer avenue entertained at Sunday dinner Mr. *nd Mrs. Ambrose ■I Shoaf and son, Roy, and Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Hogston. Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Patterson entertained the Sewing club and husbands Monday evening at C o’clock, the outside guests being Mr. and Mrs. Dugan and Mr. and Mrs. Schirmeyer. A most pleasant time was enjoyed, i A pleasant New Year's dinner was that given Monday by Mr. and Mrs. Fred'Linn, when they entertained the Linn families at 12 o'clock dinner. A delicious dinner was in evidence and the social pleasure for the while spent at the Linn home was highly entertaining. Miss Marie Allison was hostess to a number of friends Saturday evening, Miss Frances Dugan, w’ho but recently returned from Vassar college, being the guest of honor. The hours were most pleasantly spent in a social way, after which a most tempting lunch was served by Miss Marie. The Dugan home Saturday afternoon was the scene of much cheer, [ Mi6s Frances Dugan entertaining the Tri-Kappa girls, at which time Miss i Marie Allison was initiated into the | ranks of the organization. A delicious two-course supper was served by the j hostess, and afterward the guests en- ; joyed themselves in various ways. A family reunion was held at the Charloß Mvers home in the north part ! of tho city Monday, at which a hi; New Year's feast was had. Those present from the city were Mr. Kob- [ ort Patterson, Charles Myers and family, French Quinn and family. The out-of-town guests were George Mor--1 ris and family of Bluffton, Fred Bell and wife of Hillsdale, Mich ; N K JTodd and family of Bluffton. Mrs. ! Bell will continue to visit in the city a few days, awaiting the return of her husband, who is in Bluffton on busii ness a few days. BIT BY OOG. William H. Tee pie, a brother of Mayor Jud6on Teeple, while in attendance i at a reunion at his mother's home in a SL Mary's township Monday, was bite ten by a dog, which was fighting with ruanother, inflicting a deep gash in his nl and, and also in bis leg. He came Id | town and had a physician treat the e. mud. The accident happened at the b l<ne of his mother, Mrs. John E. Tee- ’ Pi ng WON’T SAY ANYTHING. r, t (United Pres* Service.) I Waiington, d. C., Jan. 2 —(Special ’ to Dav Democrat) —Political friends j of the resident refused to discuss in t any wa. this afternoon that the Secretary tipresident Taft, Hilles, is enroute to ew York as the represeuta- ’ tlve of th president, to force former Preeident ’oosevelt into the open i the contest for the 1912 republics: presidential lomination. It is reported that Mr. mils will tell Mr. Roose velt that Tal will not fight for the nomination, bit withdraw if the former president vants the nomination —— r-H LOST—Opal rosiry, with gold chain. Finder return ti this office. 2t:i Yager Bros. & Ranking Saturday de livered a fine Packard piano to the conservatory of mutic.

i PETTICOAT SALE ON 1 1 HENREITTA SMOOTHBACK PETTI- 1 I COATS I l brand of petticoats and have a nice stock lo select from all the way from SI.OO to $5.00 each m f§ JUjfflSPfp It will pay any one to see these petticoats before j| they buy » our P rice is as low if not lower than (|| SSmoothback adjustment easy and perfect fit like a glove over back and ll hips. In fact we guarantee them to fit. SBe sure and see them before you buy and get the best for the money. I Sc \A/eaver|

i .; William Hal ting and sou, Andrew, left this morning for Fort Wayne, thence to various places in Texas, x I

jJANUARY SAU*j ■ Will Start Saturday January 6th. ■ S and will close January 20th. at O | which time we will begin our Inven- M II tory. Watch Thursdays paper for I our ad. Remember the date and ['] J watch for quotations at jj

, where they will remain a month or > longer, looking over the land pros- , pects there with intentions of investi . ..

lug. They took advantage of the home seekers’ excursion which was run over the Wabash today.