Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 10 January 1912 — Page 3

I And Still The Crowds Come | ‘ And shoes are going out by the hundreds. Bet- || if ter get your share of the good things. “' An v pair of womens dress shoes in the store || ® including Cloth tops in Patent and Gun metal ■ $3.50 and $4.00 grades at $2.69 ? Any pair of mens dress shoes, patent, gun I metals and kids go at $2.85J - Others at 98c, $1.19, $1.29. $1.95 and $2.45

HEATHER FORECAST! • G«O«O*O«O*O*CNI Snow flurries tonight and Thursday; coldern in south and east portions’ continued cold Thursday. Ed Magley made a business trip to Fori. Wayne today. Mrs. C. D. Lewtun will entertain the Orient club tomorrow afternoon. All Tri-Kappas are requested lo meet with Miss Edna Hoffman this evening. Carl Reiter ot Decatur, R. 11. ", was here yesterday attending to business affairs. Rev. D. O. Wise left yesterday for Ridgeville, where he will be the guest of his parents for a short while. Mtss Dora Fairchild left this morning for Greenville, Ohio, where she will solicit subscriptions on the Daily Tribune. Mrs. J. O Sellemeyer has gone to Indianapolis to join her husband in a short stay there. Mr. Sellemeyer left Tuesday for tho capital city. Mr. and Mrs. Homer Stewart of Fort Wayne will arrive tomorrow for a visit at the home of his brother, John Stewart, and wife, of Marshall street. The Rev. J. F. Vichert, pastor of the First Baptist church in Fort Wayne, and well known here, has resigned and accepted a call to the First Baptist church at Providence, Rhode Tsl-nd.

1 S 3 Pairs Boys Shoes to . Cl per q)l»v-JVJ pair Former Price $2.00 to $2.50 WINNES SHOE STORE ■HI —S3M _ Ttmj. ------- ' ■ ■—- — oaofoio sosoLWioaoioaoaoaoi ; < m o 5 J. S. Bowers. Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. 3 2 ’ 8 0 ■ s ; 5 o i M 31 1 » The Bowers Realty Company has some excel- £ ; O lent bargains in city property and Adams county ■ , ■ farms. The company would be pleased to have < 2 you call at its office and see its offerings. The com- q 1 o pany has plenty of five per cent money to loan on fl Z reasonable terms. Let the Schirmeyer Abstract ■ q Company prepare your abstract of title. Twenty gl years experience, complete records. Q ■ a < 2 The Bowers Realty Co. ar ' S French Quinn, Secty. 0 OIOIOIOICIOSOMOIOs 'JIO 1C

Jacob Atz was at Berne today reI turning home on the afternoon train. A Washington dispatch says that Senator Burton of Ohio has introduced ' a bill providing for enocent postage : on first-class mail mattes. The Evangelic”’. ~adies’ Aid society will meet with Mrs. E. B. Kern Thursday afternon at 2 o’clock and the usual good attendance is desired. Miss Bess Baumgartner of Linn Grove will be the guest of honor at a dinner party to be given this evening by Mrs. C. R. Dunn. Other guests wiii be the gi;l» of the Ent re Nous club. The Junior League of the German 1 ; Reformed church will meet at the | I church Friday evening, when the at- i ' tendance ol all members is desired. ■ . Meet between the hours of 6 and " i i o’clock. O. Godfrey BfeU and wife of Chicago arrived at Craigvilie Monday to i visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. D. Bell Mrs. orace Everett ol D* , catur, a daughter of .Mr. and Mrs V l D. Bell, visited with them at Craigville on Sunday.—Bluffton News. ’ This evening will be a pleasant oc-| casion for the members of the Modern ' Woodman, at which time they will install officers and attend to such other business as will come up before the lodge at this time. A good round of pleasure, the usual custom of the i lodge, will be in store for the time ■ and all members are earnestly re- : | quested to be in attendance.

J. M. Frisinger returned this morning from Fort Wayne. Mrs. Bell Johnson io sick at hei home on First street. Louis Gehrig was attending to some timber business at Berne today. Warren Dockmaster is numbered among the many grip sufferers. , County Assessor George W. Genii is at Indianapolis attending a meeting of the county assessors. Dallas Butler, who was doing some work at Monroe this morning, returned home on the afternoon train. Miss Adda Donaldson returned Monday from Warsaw to begin her work for the Decatur Supply company. Sam Henline and Charles Rem of Fort Wayne arrived this morning to spend the day with Charles Nyffeler, hunting. Mrs. Mary Wemhoff and daughter, Stella, will leave next week for Los Angeles, Cal., where they will spend the winter. Tom Baltzell went to Berne this morning to ’ after some business matters, which during the day required his attention. J. F. Lachot left this morning foi Bluffton. The poor service on the Clover Leaf necessitated bis going by way of Fort Wayne and Ossian, performing a sort of “loop the loop." All trains daring this cold snap are caused to be delayed lor most any length of time and if you are contemplating going somewhere yon won’t need to be alarmed if you overslept yourself. V. D. Bell of Craigville came t Bluffton Monday and visited here ur til today. On account of the poor passenger schedule on the Clover Lea making it impossible to get home ■' the afternoon. Mr. Hell now has I. take two days to make a trip to Bluff > ton and return by mail. —Bluffton News. Mrs. M. V. B. Archbold returned yesI terday afternoon on the 4 o’clock car j to Fort Wayne after spending the day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. ; Edge. Mrs. Edge, who fell and injur- , ed herself some time ago, is gradually ] recover ng and is able to walk with a i little support, though she is still con- ' fined to the house. i Word was received Tuesday mornling by Mrs. J. M. Van Camp, 1132 ■Columbia avenue, of the death of be” I lather, W. S. Near, of Jackson, Mich. .Mr. Near was ninety-two years of age. and his death occurred early Tuesday morning. Mrs. Van Camp will at tend the funeral services Thursday.— - Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Lyons of Delaware, Okla., who visited in Fort Re covery, Ohio, with his parents. Mr and Mrs. Martin Lyons, spent a few hours Tuesday with his sister, Mrs. Riley McGriff, East Water street, going to Decatur on the afteroon train for a few days’ visit with Mr. and Mis. Oliver Lamborn, before returning to Oklahoma. His sister and brother, Mrs. V. H. Bissel, and Charles Lyons, of Fort Recovery, accompanied him to Decatur for a visit.—Portland Sun. Rev. Father Leon Linden, a Catholic priest of Aurora, 111., who opposes the New York law’ against flirting, says that if flirting cannot be stopped by law, at least married men should have some “beware” sign about them as a warning to the girls, and advocates that all married men should wear a plain band ring on the fourth finger of the right hand, to announce his allegiance io his wife, says an exchange. As contrary as girls and women are, th<> sight of the band ring would only make them desire the more ardently to draw the meek, mild man, who wore it, into a flirtation. It wouldn’t do any good, says another, who knows the nature of girls. — — ——w ———■■ THE RUNAWAY TRAMP. Pretty Western Comedy at Bosse Saturday, January 13th. Although the comedy portion of this play predominates, there is a beautiful touch of pathos and a delightful love story intermingled with music, instead of the long, tiresome waits which usually occur in a one-night stand. You will Ire entertained with high class vauleville specialties, which will be introduced between acts. Mr. Clayton tnderson will be seen in the title role. Mr. Anderson, tithough this is his first season, has starred for himself. He has played leading comedy with William Owen and the late Tzniis James, and was for two years leading comedian with the famous Chicago newsboys quartet. The cast also includes Misses Pearl Hill and Elsie McCune, Hinton Cook, Pearl Smith, Luther Williams, Clarence Foster and Jack Howard. Bosse opera house January 13th, Saturday. r>— — OUR BIG EMBROIDERY SALE Will start Friday, January 12th, at .1 o'clock. By an oversight it was left out of our sale bill. Remember the time and date. BOSTON STORE, Decatur, Ind.

All Fancy Suits and Overcoats Mow Selling at 20 per cent BEI—OW REGULAR PRICES PWWjTIWiili IIIMSIIIIIIiWMW—WI W il> ■ When men of Finance are willing to invest their money on a 6 percent basis, don’t you think it good business for you to invest some of your money in one of our splendid suits or overcoats on a 20 percent discount offer? $20.00 Suits and Overcoats now $16.00 $lB 00 Suits and Overcoats now $14.40 $15.00 Suits and Overcoats nrw $12.00 $12.50 Suits and Overcoats now SIO.OO SIO.OO Suits and Overcoats now SB.OO I You certainly need warm clothes for the kind of weather we are having and we think it time well spent if you will give the offer your attention. We’d like a chance to show you. I Sale Price Strictly Cash-No Goods Charged at Sale Prices ~ Til MUI JI ■■Ml—flH Illi 111 Mil HOLTHOUSE-SCHULTE & COMPANY Good Clothes Sellers For Men And Boys

PIONEER IS DEAD Death of Samuel Shaffer, Ad- ■ ams County Man, Occurred at Zanesville, Ohio. I —. j AGED EIGHTY-FIVE. . I ! I Hao Lived There Since 1902' With His Son J. S. i > j i Shaffer. The many old friends here of Sami : uel Shaffer, a well known pioneer o. - Adams county, will be grieved to hea: iof his death which occurred at the I home of his son, J. S. Shaffer, of Zanes ? j ville, Ohio, on Saturday evening. Jar • : nary 6th. He was born in Lickhi | county, Ohio, in 1826, being eighty-fiv. years of age at his death. In 1902 he ' removed from this county, with hit wife, who preceded him in death about five years ago, to the vicinity of theii , birth, where he has since resided. His j illness was very brief, death being the i result of apoplexy. A few days pre j vious to his demise he was able to be about in his usual health. He leaves two sons, J. S. Shaffer, u. ■. I Zanesville, Ohio, and Rev. Thomas P. Ii Shaffer of Springfield, Mo.; also three ] daughters, Mrs. J. M. Devellin and Mrs. Mary Honenberger, both of Newark, Ohio, and Mrs. William Harrison ' I of Tallahasse, Fla. o 9 I THE BERNE BAND S - - - - i Provired Music for Social i 9 Evening at Home of Trusj tee C. C. Peer. 1 p A CHEERY TIME i p ( in Spite of Cold Without—t Trustee and Family Royal Entertainers. The home of C. C. Beer, trustee of . Monroe township, was the scene o! much merry-making on last Saturday I ; evening. The intense cold without was i t | easily forgotten in the warm hospital ] > ity of the Beer household. The Bern. I I , country band was present to furnish I special music for the evening. Th-j i band is under the leadership ot M 1 1 Reuben Liechty, a Berne high school | boy, and besides the leader the band 1 Jis composed of fifteen members] Messrs. Martin Baumgartner, Calvin, i ; I Andrew and Alfred Sprunger. Roy and I Harvey Girod, Homer Winteregg, Dai vjd, Amos and Oswald Liechty, Onia? | ; and Christ Lehman, Noah Stauffer, ■ . Leo and Elmer Stuckey. Considerin'.’ , the short time the boys have been play -ling together, they mav well congratv. . late themselves on the fine grade ol I . music they produce. I Others present to enjoy the evening . at the Beer home were the Misses Martha, Selma and Ida Leichty, Estella Fox, Delia Erhart, Mary Zuercher, Lulu Striker, Hulda Gilliom, Zella and Get trade Wagner, and the Messrs. Fred and John Zuercher, Harry and Lectei , Erhart, Edwin, Wilbert and Edward | > Beer, Albert and Wilbert Fox, Philip Strain, Carl Leichty, John Iniger, i Frank Wagoner, Gilbert Lehman and N. B. Gilliom. Interesting games and |

contests were engaged in and a good I social time was enjoyed by all. Ar. ! unusually delectable luncheon was I served. Mr. Beer and family's repu- j tation as excellent hosts was certainly ■ confirmed during the evening. BUYS FEED YARD, William Hitchcock, by a deal ju : closed, has taken over the Breine. feed barn, on Monroe street, and wil , from now on be in charge of the es i tablishment. where he will be please : I I to meet the many friends who hereto ; i lore favored the retiring proprietor ! and will from now on render the sam. I I courtesy as was received hereto ; fore. 4t12 FOR SALE BUCKWHEAT FLOUR Inquire of John Hessler Rural Route 2 and Phone 10 on N line, or leave orders with Smith, Yager & Falk.

I PUBLIC 1 DUROC BROOD SOW SALE I SATURDAY JAN. 13, 1912 |] I Attend the'Great Duroc Brood sow Sale at the Bolds !; farm near Bryant or Geneva, Ind. Saturday Jan. 13, 1912 Sale to commence at 12 o’clock in heated building. 12 Head of large tried brood sows that have been tried and have raised from 8 to 12 pigs each. 10 Head of large yearlings the kind that will make choice brood sows 30 Head spring gilts the select of the herd and are ready to make the I buyer money. These sows are all bred to my three brood Boars, Jay Wonder, I Ed Arion and Bolds Crimson Wonder and three better ones are not in the state p This is a sale for fanners, will sell them for months time at 6 per cent inter- I est or 9 months time at 7 per cent interest giving you time to feed out the litter before your note is due. All I ask is a good note. fi Hogs will be scarce next summer and now is your fl I time to get the good kind at your prices. II Don’t forget the Date Saturday January 13. ; Few r conveyances from Geneva and Bryant. Din- ; ner at 11 o’clock. We Want you to come even if you do not buy. Yours Truly GEO. N. BOLDS | H—TI -II -It— rr—- ii-,r— , r — IT -fl

BANKING CONVENIENCE NO matter where you live, you can have the banking convenience afforded by the First National Bank. Just enclose your check, draft or money orders in an envelope carefully addressed to this bank. As soon as the deposit is received credit will be given on the books and acknowledgement made of deposit, so that your money will always be safeguarded against loss, even though you do not lake time to come into town. WE INVITE CHECKING AND TIME {DEPOSITS. FIRST NATIONALjBANK DECATUR. INDIANA P W Smith, President, C A Dugan, Cashier W A Kuebler, Vice President, F W Jaebker, Asst Cashier