Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 25 January 1912 — Page 3

I TAKE A LOOK I Into our south window and see I the sty les we are offering at $2.45 I and $2.85 for men and $2.29 and $2.69 for women. I At The Big Removal Sale I ■ "■■■■ " - — I Charlie Voglewede I the shoe seller *

•o«o*o <• WARIER FORECAST I s t nsettled and warmer, with local snow or rain tonight or Friday. b. N. Erwin was a business visitor at Pleasant Mills. Peter Zeser made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Joseph and A. c. Dellinger went to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Attorney Shafer Peterson made a business trip to Fort Wayne today. Mrs. J. F. LachJt went to Ft. Wayne this noon fur a visit with friends. Mrs. William Eley and daughter arrived from Berne today for a visit with her sister, Mrs. W. A. Fonner. Rev. and Mrs. I. Imler returned this morning to their home at South Whitley after a visit here for several days. Hervey Steele of St. Louis, Mo., has arrived in the city for a visit with his mother, Mr o . Mary Steele, on Winchester street Mrs. C. J. Weaver and Edith Miller were at Huntington today to attend the funeral of Miss Beatrice Oliver, which was held this afternoon at 2:3# o'clock from the. Central Christian church at that place. Miss Oliver, who is .remembered here by many, was a ]>opular young lady, and her death is sadly felt by all who knew her.

38 Pairs Boys Shoes T/l to $1.50 & [ | Former Price $2.00 to $2.50 J i WINNES SHOE STORE ■ IW 1 ' —- '' '' ooa o k o a o a o «oacu koboxobobobobow J J. S. Bowers. Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer. Vice Pre*, £ ’ 1 £ ■ 2 j ic The Bowers Realty Company has some excel- I 3 lent bargains in city property and Adams county ® farms. The company would be pleased to have > £ you call at its office and see its offerings. The com- 0 o pany has plenty of five per cent money to loan on « reasonable terms. Let the Schirmeyer Abstract W q Company prepare your abstract of title. Twenty ■I years experience, complete records. □ S ■ * O ' O ■ The Bowers Realty Co. gs • French Quinn, Secty. ’ oioioioioioaoMoiof oioicgoiip

l” | E. M. Ray of Berne was a business j visitor here today. Mrs. Tom Ehlnger went to Fort I Wayne this morning. Peter Gaffer left yesterday for Indianapolis, where he will attend the; painters' three days’ convention being I 1 held there. Mik. F. G. Schii.iierer and Miss Mar-, ; tha Scbinnerer of Willshire, Ohio, | 1 changed cars here yesterday after-' noon enroute to Fort Wayne. Miss Ixiuise Teeple we”', to Fort ’ Wayne this morning in resume her! study in the business college after spending the night here at her home. I Fred Tapp ha® h»en removed to his home from St. Joseph s hospital, where i | he was confined for several weeks because of a iraetured leg. Fort Wayne News. Mrs. L. L. Syphers returned yesterday afternoon on the 4 o’clock car to Fort Wayne after spending the day here with her parent®, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fisher. Miss Alma Kooken and her brother, Edward, are both on the sick list, suffering from a severe attack of quinsy, j requiring careful nursing of the same. Miss Kooken is the teacher of the pri- I maty grade at Monmouth. Miss Catherine Reitz, twenty-time, is dead at the home of her brother, William Reitz, eight miles east of Bryant,l from tuberculosis. She is a relative of .1. Reitz of southwest of this city. Her death occurred Tuesday night.

E. M. IRay of Berne returned to his home at noon after a short stay in the city on business Rev. Dornseif, from north of the , city, was here this morning looking after some business affairs, which re quired his attention for a short time. The second section of the Pythian | Sisters will give a 6 o’clock dinner at the Home January 30th, to which the ' public is invited. Dinner, twenty-five ' cents Menu announced tomorrow. D. I. Weikel is pushing along the ten houses he is constructing for the sugar company op. the site north of town. The houses are located along the drive to the stone quarry, just off the river road. were finished ! Wednesday evening and work on a half-dozen more had started. Professor and Mrs. L. E. Opliger and j children arrived today noon from j Linn Grove, where they have been several weeks. Professor Opliger has nearly recovered from the terrible ex- ( perlence suffered from freezing during 1 his walk to Linn Grove two weeks a K( Professor H. a. Hartman of Boul der, Colo., former superintendent of i the city schools, arrived here for a ! visit enroute to Wells county, and j spent some time calling on old j friends. Mr. Hartman is connected with the faculty of Colorado university. About 5 o’clock Wednesday evening residents of the west end were trying I to locate what seemed to be a big i fire, but which proved to be flames I from a big oil fire which had been I started near the tower. Some few days I ago about two hundred barrels of oil had been lost in a leak at this place and Wednesday -..gain another leal ! was discovered. The repairs were ; made and the oil set on fire, making a I big fire which drew much attention. W. D. Coil, president of the filler i plant in this city, who is lying very ill with pneumonia in Muncie, was better at last reports heard here. He was in this city last week and while here became ill with pneumonia, wnich grew worse upon his return to his home at Muncie. His wife and one daughter are in the south and as his home is closed, he was taken To the home of a neighbor, where he is cared for, one daughter being there with . him. Local social circles in the younger social set of Alexandria are perturbed | over a scathing denunciation of a proposed leap year dance, wliich was an nounced a few days ago, by the Re v . , ! Father Faust of St. Mary's church. On reading the announcement of the proposed dance, Father Faust contributed a signed article to a local Alexandria paper in which he condemned the dance in vigorous leans, and expressed the hope that the young people of his parish would have nothing to do with it. A goodly' number were present at [the revival services Wednesday evening at the Baptist church and listened I with interest to the subject chosen by ! j Rev. Jones, "Quitters," 1! Kings i13:18. There were four came forward ! , Wednesday evening. Three were re-; |ceived as for baptism and! : after that win be received into full 1 imembership of the church. The fourth desired to unite with the Presbyterian i church and wifi be recommended to | that church. "Hypocrites in the Church , and Out” is the subject for tonight’s i sermon Everybody welcome. Hany Harlan a traveling paper I salesman, was in the city last evening and reported seeing the horse driven jby Mail Carrier George Maxwell of Portland, on Wednesday afternoon, almost instantly killed when it was : struck by the southbound G. R. & I. . passenger train, which passed through ] this eity at 1:11. Mr. Maxwell is one of the well known rural carriers amt recently has been having his share of trouble. A short while back he figured in an aW ..mobile and motorcycle collision, in which he was somewhat injured, and this time he again eecap- ■ ed with only slight injuries I Peter M e, <me of Berne's , well known residents, and a retired ; farmer, passed out of this life late I Wednesday at the home of Ills son-in-I law, Amos Hirschy, where he had been making his home f or a number of years. About a year or so ago he suffered a stroke of paralysis, which ' greatly affected him, and since then he had been unable to do scarcely anything, and was see: upon the streets but seldom. He was a member of the Mennonite church. The funeral will be held from the home on Friday morning at 9:30 o’clock and from the church at 11 o’clock. FOR SALE —Shredded fodder, at the Riverside live’ - ; and feed barn. Baled. 22t3» FOUND —At the postofllce, a pa.kage of yarn, etc. Owner can have tame by calling there and paying for thii ad. FOR SALE —A Universal hard roal burner, uc*l only the past winter, god as new. A bargain If takin quick. Inquire at this office. 21 tl WANTED —White ear corn at the Mill. —H. H. Bremerkamp. 17t3

S MENIGS’ 811 LIARD AND S • POOL PARLOR ' I I 5 Saturday Evening Posts, Etude, Elite S Styles and others Magazines m The. Saturday Evening Posts reach us Thursday morning of each week. ; Albert M. Anker, Mgr. ■

FOR SALF—Rooming house, firstclass. at a bargain, if taken at once. Cheap rent. See W S. Hughes, 726 Barr, Ft. Wayne, Ind. Ilt3

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 take time to come into town. WE INVITE CHECKING AND TIME IDEPOSITS. FIRST NATIONAL BANK DECATUR, INDIANA P W Smith, President, C A Dugan, Ccshier W A Kuebler, Vice President, F W J aebker, Asst Cashier ] STARTHtATRE [ BEGINNING TONIGHT u AND CONTINUING REMAINDER OF WEEK MARVELOUS Chronophone Pictures That Sing, Talk, Dance and Act, giving the illH usion of life, the latest scientific achievement in reproduction of, life, Motion and Sound. Pro- ! a senting II 5 VAUDEVILLE. AGTS . In Motion Pictures. The greatest artists and the latest songs are produced. New Sketches bigger and better program than last year. Entire change daily. Old Adams County Bank ' - Decatur, Indiana. fSB" """ Capital fIZU OUO iHSii Ir* I Surplus . $30,000 S" Niblick, President v ?M - Kirsch and John Niblick W /J rLT Vice Presidents JLJBk Whinger, Cashier. ■BwS&k. Dead Farm loans a Specialty Reflect Resolve Collections ; 19411 *IM Fl !■ ■HL m UU> , Made Good Books Are Valuable A Bank Book is a Good Book to Have — AND VALUABLE To the extent you make it non c O n- i sistent 1 We sell Bank Books for one Dollar With Safe I Credit you with the dollar Banking I And return it on demand I Plus Interest, After a Given Time Tc our L_ Patrons | We Pay;4 Per Cent Interest on l.Year Time Deposits I

- FOR RENT—Four furnished rooms . for light housekee.p'af. Inquire of > Mrs. B. W. Sholty, 609 Monroe St.; I ’phone 521, Decatur, Ind t-s-t

I ' _____ ' fl !!■■■■■«■■■■■■■ FOR SATURDAY ONLY For Saturday Jan. 27, we have cut and slashed our prices considerable and we want everyone to take opportunity to secure, Merchandise at prices never heard of before in Adams County. We want you to compare our p ices. Remember this is the last day of our great January sale, and we have cut every thing down to the last notch. We have Bargains I galore, everything marked in plain figures. Below I are a few special bargains. — SHOES’ SHOES! SHOES! ! Compare these prices very <ilosely I $3.00 Ladies patent button or blucher also gun metal button or blu- I cher and pat button cloth top $1.95 H $2.00 Ladies heavy box calf or kangaroo calf shoe with or without ■ tip $1.49 E ■ Ladies vice kid shoe special while they last $1.19 I $2,50 and $3 00 Mens gun metal, bex calf or vice kid shoe with or I without tip $1.95 B $2.00 Mens satin calf shoe with or without tip $1.49 I A good heavy tan work shoe for Sat only while they last $1.69 B An extra good satin calf mens shoe a bargain Sat, only $1.19 B We have on display a new line of ladies oxfords, new goods all 1912 styles, see our window $135 White bed spreads 9« c Cut corners bed spreads with fringe for Sat. only $1.49 $1,35 Extra large size good heavy weigh blanket in grey or tan. 98c Special for Saturday only. We have 2500 yds of apron gingham, all size cheeks only 4 1-2 c yd, $1.50 Lace curtains extra wide 3 l-2yds long only 98c Just received a new and complete line of spring dress gingham only See our window display of dress plaids 25c value for Sat only .15c yd. 50c grade of mens work shirts a large assortment size 141-2 to 17 only 38c We have cut our prices on ladies, mens and childrens underwear considerable see us before buying Our hosiery department is full and complete of the very best hosiery $1,50 Mens work pants 98 c $2.50 Mens dress pants for Saturday only $1.69 Ladies black and white petticoats with wide embroidei-y flounce. 98c Fancy corset covers a new line just received 50c value Sat. only 25c Unbleached muslin .... 5c yd. Bleached or unbleached toweling 5c yd. Table oil cloth fancy patterns 18c value 12c yd. Outing flannel 5 C yd. The above prices are for Siturday Jan. 27th. only ! and don’t delay to receive your share of the bargains We guarantee to save you money. We have everything that we advertise, no missrepresentative. Don’t Forget the place Two Dours South of DLlxiiJ ILI 11 J Interurban Station STUDABAKER BLOCK

Kit Cowan, the genial Bobo merchant, wn'. a business visitor here yesterday.

Eggs Are Eggs Good eggs are always are-and you realize the advantag of having good eggs when they bring gccd prices. Yo will never nave any trouble with your chickens if you giv them Fleck’s Poultry Food This food stimulates laying, tones and builds the egg pre ducing organs. We guarantee this to give you most sai isfactory results. J 25 and 50c packages. LACHOT & RICE I the home ° f / ■ Quaiitv Groctf ta Ther/ I IBlßhr y = A placc ’i/piM’l "fimß r 7 For every/ _. I y/ry Line ■ /Them For Every Seasonable Thing in/ And There’s a Reason wl/ I THE — I Try » I Pure maple syrup 4b/ rup hnc kwheat flour bottles 25c. Maple .P ure d, a bout. We al- ! tins. We are still s/t e^in ® / Hpr I your neighbors hyi country u ■ j ways have plen/ or tra(ie for produce 1 | Butter 20 to 27 1 I I H“Z?er ailU »phone 108. 1 K R. & L Depot. —I I n - H !L

Mrs. R. W. Poling and danghi,- ■ Mary Charlotte, went to Monmout yesterday afternoon.

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