Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 15 February 1912 — Page 3

1 The Coming i q Spring Slush I ' ...requires the best kind of shoes for boys that can be built. Our good for s - bad boys shoes have stood the test, out- || \ wearing any other made by far and Bp keep out more wet than any shoe we know of. I wish you could hear what some of the boys and their parents say || c about these shoes, it would do me more *••*-1 , BB i gooc t lan anything I can say. Drop in || c and see them, you’ll like the way their built. ‘ I | |L I I Charlie Voglewede 1/ S THE SHOE e>EEOL_EEFH B|< On The West Side Os The Street 1 11 ■ ■. . ...u...-.- -1 i ......— ii ■ . ..

•XATdER FORECAST I 1 I ,-s - wC W. Fair tonight and unsettled Friday; with moderate variable winds. Dan Leichty of Geneva was here today on business. Mrs. Jesse Sellemeyer and Miss Mary Hite were Fort Wayne visitors today. Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Linker went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit with friends. Walter Fuelling, an employee at the interurban ear barns, is taking a two days’ vacation. Ed Vancil was looking after business in the south part' of the county today, returning home on the afternoon train. George Louthan Hill, little son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Hill of Fort Wayne, formerly of this city, is recovering from an attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Margaret Louthan of Fort Wayne is here for a visit with her sister, Mrs. Joe Hower, and other relatives. Mr. Hower is numbered among the sick. , Mesdames Joe Tonnelier, Anna Droppieman and C. S. Clark went to Fort Wayne this morning and will witness the play, “The White Sister,” at the Majestic theater this evening.;

_ — II .... i-r—> E. L. OARROLL SUCCESSOR TO I J. D. HALE I Has Now and will keep on hands at ail, times for immediate delivery on short notice SALT COAL HAY STRAW FEED CORN OATS LIME CEMENT WALL PLASTER FARM & GARDEN SEEDS Also Stock and Poultry Foods prompt delivery guaranteed lOBOILOBOBOBOBODBOBOBOHOBOBOBOB 8 0 J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. B O' O M g 2 ■ § ° - 2 2 The Bowers Realty Company has some excel- £ | □ lent bargains in city property and Adams county ■ , • farms. The company would be pleased to have f O you call at its office and see its offerings, ihe com- q ( £ pany has plenty of five per cent money to loan on « < 2 reasonable terns. Let the Schirmeyer Abstract g ■ £ Company prepare your abstract of title. Twenty m years experience, complete records. ® B O O B g < 2 The Bowers Realty Co. y j S French Quinn, Secty. 0 oa o■oa ob c ’fO’SO* *u» o*:>a oa c aowo ';

i i Chauncey Lautzenheiser of Berne , was numbered among the business ■ callers here today. , Jacob Atz returned home frcm Ge-; . neva, where he was attending to bus-1. iness affairs yesterday. David Schwartz of Berne transactled business here today, which re-! quired his attention for a brief time. ■ Martin Laughlin went to Geneva. | this morning where he was looking after some business which required: his attention. The Elks' charity ball to be given this evening, will be one of the most | brilliant social events of the season. I There will be cards and other amusements for those who do not dance. Martin Mylott and Gabriel F. Kintz are at Indianapolis attending the In-1 diana Sanitary Water Supply associa-| tion meeting in the interest of the 1 city, they being sent by the mayor and I city council to represent this city. Miss Huidah Loser will entertain i 1 the Flohrul de Purin club this even-1 ing at the home of her sister, Mrs. ! i Clifford Lee. Miss Loser is in the nurse's training class at the Lutheran hospital, Fort Wayne, and is here .Jfef A jjnort visit. Sister Anthony, mother superior of the order of the Sisters ..of St. Agnes, with headquarters at Fond du Lac, Wis., and Sister Saraphine, who have been making a visit with the sisters here, left this morning for Muncie to continue their journey of visitation. i

Miss Christens Reiter of St. John’s . was a shopper here yesterday afternoon. The Afternoon club will meet next Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Beecher Meibers. E. M. Ray of Berne changed cars here yesterday afternoon enroute to the north. Mrs. Schafer Peterson went to Ft. ' Wayne last evening to visit with her daughter, Mrs. Guy Majors. N. I. Kiracofe of Wren, Ohio, was a business visitor here yesterday, and was the guest of his son, John Kiracofe, and wife at dinner yesterday. The Euterpeans are requested tn meet this evening promptly at 7 o'clock. The hostess will be Mrs. Roy Archbold and Mrs. Tyndall will be the leader of the study. Mr. and Mrs Fred Harrington had as their guests at G o’clock dinner Wednesday evening, Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Weaver and son. Vane; Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Steele and daughter, Jeanette. Mrs. Sylvester Pontius of four miles west of. Geneva went home on the afternoon train Monday after gpendin;; the day with her son, Herbert Pontius, at the hospital. The latter, who underwent an operation Friday, is getting along very well.—Portland Sun. C. D. Tlllo, formerly with the Archer Printing company of this city, i. now connected with the Graham Paper company us St. Louis, a firm for ; whl&h he traveled before going v. i work for the Archer company. Mr. I i Tillo will have charge of the Cleveland ' j office' and have charge of the business I ; in the state of Ohio —Fort Wayne ! Journal-Gazette. i Mr. and Mrs. Homer Streetwater land children, Marion, Virgil and I I i Charles, of Marion, are the guests of i I Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Clark. The young-] est child, Charles, was injured when I the guests arrived Wednesday, a large I piece of ice having fallen from the ■ tank at the Clover Leaf depot, under ( . which the boy was standing, striking | him and badly bruising his shoulder. I Mrs. Carl Dick, living near Hon- ' duras, is receiving a visit from two c;' I her brothers, who arrived here this ■ morning from Germany. The oldest ! |of the *wo brothers resides in llli1 nois and has just returned from a visit at his old home in Germany, while his younger brother returned to America with him for his first trip to this country, and expects to remain permanently and will go to Illinois with his brother. The younger man was only four months of age when his sister, Mrs. Dick, came to the i United States, and of course he has no recollection of her and she would never recognize him as a brother if he were not with her older brother. The latter telephoned to Mrs. Dick from this city to inform her of their coming and to prepare her for the meeting with the new brother. The two brothers reported that there had been a very mild winter in Germany as far as the temperature is concerned, but that there had been lots o rain. They said that they almost froze when they arrived iti New York, as it was so much colder than they had experienced in Germany.- Bluff ton Banner. THE SHANNON STOCK COMPANY. i Pleased Audience at the Bosse Opera House Last Night. — The Shannon Stock company played | to a well filled house at the opera house Wednesday night. The bill presented was a good one, “The Village Gossips.” The parts were all well tak en and the audience was well pleased. The bill tonight. “The Banker’s Child," is one of the Shannons’ feature bills, and the strongest in their reportoire. This piece has been played in onenight stands by this company for several seasons at dollar-high prices, and I you will have the opportunity to see this tonight with all the scenery and light, effects at popular prices—lo, 20, | 20c. The opera house should be pack- | ed to the doors tonight, and we would i advise you to secure your scats oar ' ly at the drug store. Seats on sale now at the Holthouse drug store. G. CHRISTEN PROPERTY SOLD. County Treasurer C. W. Yager Purchases Adams Street Residence. The Christen residence •! property on Adams street, one of the best in the city, has been purchased by County Treasurer Charles W. Yager, for his family home and he will take possession as soon as an be conveniently arranged. The th was j made through the W. H. Myers agency. | SUMMONED TO BEDSIDE. While waiting for his train at the Clover Leaf railroad this afternoon, enroute to his home at Marion, after a visit here with his brother, Al Buhler, who has been dangerously ill with tuberculosis, Emanuel Buhler received a telephone message that his brother wah dying and asking him to return to his bedside.

DECATUR BOYS ON THE STAGE. Fred Meyers and Clem Steigrneyer Receice Notice for Gaod Acting. At a play given in the men’s gymnasium at Indiana university last Satl urday night, two Decatur boys, Fred Meyers and Clem Steigrneyer, took a | prominent part. The Daily Student, ; the university paper, in speaking of them says: “Mr. Meyers, as Robert,, j was exceptionally good and showed distinct ability to do character work, . After his appearance there was no longer any question about the success of the play. Mr. Steigrneyer took the part of Rogers, and in representing this character is styled “worthy of his i buttons.’ This is Mr. Meyers’ second year. As a freshman he ranked as one of the ten best in the university.’ Mr. Steigrneyer is a freshman this : year and is holding up the record established last year by Mr. Meyers, ranking among the best in the freshmen class.” o LODGE DOINGS. I T’ e Knights of Columbus have is- ! I sued invitations for the giving ’ a, \ pedro party and dance to be held at | the hall on next Tuesday ■ vening, and . ■will be the last entertainment to be. I held preceding the lenton season. i j All Masons, are earnestly request-; ed to be present at their hall ? ? o'clock Friday morning so as to be in readiness to attend the funeral : their deceased brother, Andrew J. i i Teeple. which will be held at lb i j o’clock from the Methodist church. j Tonight the big Elk’s charity bah will bo pulled off and a large number of tickets have been disposed of by 'the members, who ■have left nothin', i I undone to make the affair an excel- j | lent success. The Anthony orchestral oi Fort Wayne will be on hand to fur- 1 nish music for the occasion and ail will co-operate to make it one of the | swellest and most fruitful in results they have ever undertaken. OIL HOUSE BURNED. About 2:30 o’clock this morning a i fire of unknown origin caused a disastrous fire in the division oil house of the Erie railroad company at Huntington. The oil in the building made it highly inflammable and both companI ies were necessary to control the fire. The oil houses are maintained at each division point by the company, from which are issued the supplies of oil for the shops and running of trains. Considerable oil and other supplies | are always carried in stock and ir this case the extent of the damage is not known. Democrat Vv-,nt A >

talk ABOUT HIGH Bails, you ought to try one ’ ' tr''iL ! with our Scotch or Rye whis- J C key as a foundation. It’s as | 'pa-'* refreshing as a shower to a); I r thirsty land, as elevating as 1 i £ | \-* a skvcraper elevator. Havep Swtiiiull Z a bottle in the house fpr your i j "W. / own enjoyment and as an ideal refreshment for your , best friends. . Corner Second and Madison Sis. GURLEY , — II—II ” M JJ" I . ■»*-»' , I E’2' ■ I Old Adams County Bank | Decatur, Indiana. c *P‘ tal <l2o,'Wo 115' U'"’’'--.- Surplus . $30,000 '‘~‘*" i "' rresitfeiit ' Kirac t and John Niblick L | >1 i Vice Presidents ' wLW* L*JS K X Cash; r. 1 ~ii TffwWWflc'^' Jß K- y = >'7 2 Dpj<d Farm loam. ; oiL a Specialty t Resolve cations; i i The feeling Os Security, auL‘L | -mw.- ls -—■ —•— —able Rates, t The Freedom From Worry, — The Knowlege That Every You Are Prepared To Take Accomoda- ? Advantage of ar. Opportunity f WHEN PRESENTED, With Safe Is Worth Any Sacrifice Methods' ? In Starting and Building Your Extended L Bank Account! To our ‘ Patrons j We Pay!4 Per Cent Interest on l a Year Time Deposits |

t PRESBYTERIAN LADIES’ TEA. The Presbyterian ladies will give a ,! Tea” in their church parlors next | Thursday afternoon, February 15th, j from 5 to 7 o'clock, to which the pub- | lie is cordially invited. The following I is the menu: Hot Meat Loaf Fwalloped Potatoes | Pickles Salad Corn Pudding Hot Rolls Jelly ]{ Cottage Cheese | Fruit Cake Coffee Tea H The above good hot supper will be I j server for only 25 cents, which sum I j would not pay for one-half of the j menu if bought and served by the I housekeeper in her own home. Sc i please patronize the lames and hei. along a good cause. If you want to buy or sell a hors> 4 don’t fail to attend the next sale, Feb ft ruary 23rd. 3Bt ■ I LOST —A cap from the radiator of an i automobile. Probably on the main ■ streets of Decatur. Finder please re I turn to Democrat office. 40t3 g FOR RENT—The old Studebake: I homestead. Inquire of Arthur Su r j ties. [

Why are Sunday dinners usually || the best? ■ o' , ---J. i Bfe f I | 338 Because the better the day the bet- I ter the meal! j - ' |Il Meats for Sunday Dinners Our Long Suit 1 A Liberal Amount of Suet j With Each FINE ROAST! That suits every good cook Among our Boasts, Are our Sunday Roasts! They should Grace Your TABLES DYONISSCHMITr

I . We have Your Style gfi J ==— I TIIE S Bh HA Leading Mariufactur- ' Z jfl erS W eS 'j ‘ We Know I THE STYLES THAT I PLEASE 9 When The Dealer Also I MAKES A WISE CHOICE OF STYLES I You Can Not Go Wrong In ! | YOUR SELECTIONS I Come In And See I How r Well We and The Manufacturers Have Sized Up Ycur Shoe Requirements! ELZEY & FALK 8 OPP. COURT HOUSE IIIMFIIIMWIfIIIi I . I pim I il II p I the home of ! I 11 I QuaiitV Groceries s I lIW The Proof Os TbE PUDDING /o » o u c» r . r T J Is In Ihe tating Thereof! Prove The Quality of our Groceries BY ACTUAL TEST And Come to Know That They’re the Best We do not wish to be insistent, but if you try our solid pack canned goods you will be a steady buyer of them. Sweetcorn 8 1-3 to 15c Pumpkin 10c Hominy 10c Extra Fancy pebs 15c u | Kraut 10c Eomatoes 10c 12 l-2c 15c i * We pay cash or trade for produce | « Eggs 27c Butter 20 to 27 | I Hower a . ower. I I North of G. R. &I. Depot. ’Phone 108. j ® B u—.i _ —i tr i- ■ ■ • —. ■- ■ .■■ii -_-Trrrrr-r - " □—oOGC“’ iUZZL./.. iZZZC 6 THE PEOPLES PANTITORIUM ! 1 ( MADISON STREET (j All kind of clothes, Ladies and Gentlemens, clean- [ j ed and pressed n H Right.—Shining parlor in connection a | H. C. BURDG, Prop, □LZZWMBUZrLZ JC ETZ7~..(Z>OC--D - • 1 ' '>ptAVfi< |; i YOU SEEN THE NEW SHOES ' j We Are Showing In TAIN etnei GUN If Not Before You Buy Come in And See Them PEOPLES & GERKE~ New Location In Meibers Block First Door South of Schmitt Meat Market I wl