Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 60, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1912 — Page 3

I WfiBSHBHHMMi® Hi 1 H 11 A Lot Os Beautiful I White Buck Shoes I To Show You I To Night I I Charlie Voglewede I THE SHOE SELLER On The West Side Os The Street ■

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COTTON AND LINSEED OIL Cake Meal Millet, Clover and Timothy seed. Fresh stock of I Farm and Garden seeds just received and as soon as weather will permit shipment will have supply of Bulbs and Roses Carload of Salt just received, Both Medium and Fine, guaranteed to not get hard in the barrel. Table and Dairy salt. Early Ohio and Early Rose Seed Potatoes E£. I_. CARROLL SUCCESSOR TO J. O. I —IAI—EE PROMPT DELIVERY GUARANTEED flOfl 010 ■O ■ O flOflODlOflOflOflOflOflOlOfl !J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres, g 2 I 8 £ ■ The Bowers Realty Company has some excel- g D lent bargains in city property and Adams ■ ■ farms. The company would be ff P l f^® d T V ) e _ ■ 2 you call at its office and see its olfeiings. The co q ■ mnv has nlentv of five per cent money to loan on fl 2 reasonable terms. Let the Schirmeyer Abstract Q : j Company prepare your abstract of title. Twe y g g years experience, complete records. _> O i o a fl “ 2 The Bowers Realty Co. ■ S French Quinn, Secty. g

Mrs. Roy Wolford of Monmouth was a visitor here yesterday. E. S. Lyon made a business trip to Fort Wayne last evening. Yes, spring Is here. Strawberries have appeared on the market i Odessa Johnson and Ollie Johnson of Southeast of the city were Portland callers today. John Schug was a business caller | at Berne today, reluming home on the , afternoon train. Mrs. Ellen Lehman of Berne was a i business caller in the city Friday, rei turning home on the afternoon train, i —Portland Commercial Review. Mrs. C. C. Enos attended the funeral I of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Maude Macy, at Continental, Ohio. Mrs. Maty ba<l , been ailing with tuberculosis of the | ; bone. — ( i Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Engeler and son. Gordon, of Befne, stopped off a while j here today enroute to Bluffton, where j they will spend Sunday with relatives. Mr. Engeler is a member of the firm of Runyon & Engeler and while here attended to business matters at the store. "I would just love to be a lawyer, if I were a man, ” said an argumentative hut impulsive girl. ‘ I'd like to argue. ' “Yes,” said her brother, “You would make- a good lawyer. The first thing you knew, somebody would say someth I .ig about you, or something you wouldn't like, and then you’d go | to crying.’

Hugh Perkins went to Ft. Wayne j this morning. ’ Leo Weber was a Fot Wayne business visitor today. John Mayer of Monroe was a busi- ' ness caller here today. Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Myers went to Fort Wayne this morning. Misses Dora Smith and Mary Reiter were Berne visitors today. J. H. Helm made a business trip to >, Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. George Glass is visiting with ! friends in Chicago a few days. Fred Koenig and Julius Brite made a business trip to Ossian today. Mrs. L. E. Steele returned today to Marion after a visit here with friends. Mrs. Charles Hoffman and daughter, Celia, went to Fort Wayne this morning. George Pullman of Napierville, ill., is here the guest of Miss Beatrice VanCamp. ’ Mrs. M. Frank and grandson. For- ' est Badders, went to Fort Wayne this s morning. 1 Mrs. E. E. Thomas of Fort Wayne is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew ‘ Krumenacher. i Dr. Vizzard of Pleasant Mills has , returned home after a short stay here . on business. Mrs. Barnard of Decatur is the i guest of Mies Ignotia White for a few < days—Fort Wayne News. j Amos Fairchild of south of the city > was at Portland today attending court which required his presence. : Mrs. J. A. Laisure returned to her 1 home at Monroe after a short stay in the city today between trains. 1 Albert Acker is home from Bluffton, ' where he was looking after some in- J surance business for several days. , Mrs. John Teeters of east of Berne, who was a visitor here for a day or so, left this morning for her home. Charles Lammiman of Monroe, who was here this morning attending to ! business affairs, left at noon for his I , home. Ernst Nahrwoid of Fort Wayne will 1 join his wife and son here in a visit over Sunday with her mother, Mrs. L. Bultemeier. 1 Rev. C E. Ehle and children, Harold and Leota, of Fort Wayne, were visitors here today. Rev. Ehle was ' formerly pastor of the Baptist church here. Mrs. M. E. Brackett left this morning for Jackson, Mich., and other cities of the north for a several weeks’ visit, j She was accompanied to Ft. Wayne I by Miss Minnie Orvis. Mrs. H. Getting and son, Chester, and Mrs. Wambsganss and daughter, Alfrelda, of Fort Wayne, who spent Friday here as the guests of Mrs. Wehmeyer. have returned heme. Mrs. M. E. Brackett left this morn-' ing for a several weeks' stay in Jack- j son, Kalamazoo, Grand Rapids, Mich., I Chicago and other cities of the north. Mr. Brackett is connected with the an-1 tomobile plant here which is being' moved to Grand Rapids, Mich , but no i definite arrangements regarding the. removal of the Bracketts from this ( city have been made. The concert given last Thursday evening by the Washington Brothers quartet was one of the best attractions ever heard at Monroe. The house was paeked to its fullest capacity and was highly enjoyed by all present. Their | program was carried out to the letter, I and each number was heartily applauded. Each member is an artist and many encores were accorded them. The Sporting News of this week devotes considerable space to the to - turn s of Ves. Maggert. formerly os the Bluffton Independent base ball club, who was signed this spring with . the Philadelphia Americans. The general tone of the article is complimentary and Maggert’s many friends in this city are led to hope that bis chances for making good in fast company are very' bright Bluffton News. That Fred Alberts is thinking more of his contract than he is of firing a locomotive is shown by a letter to the management in which he asks a. final statement of what will be done in his case. The management says its contract was its last word and that he can accept or reject it, and thus far no answer has been sent to him.— Fort Wayne News. Mr. Alberts was a former player here, during the professional year of ball playing, and made many a curve over the plate look like peas. Mr. Stark, the new picture show man, who expected to open his theater this evening, has to call it off on account of the fact that his chairs failed to arrive from Muncie as expected, j They have been on the way for some time, but are held up, like most other shipments of goods, and will not get here until the first part of next week. His electric piano is here and in proper position for the rendering of the many interesting pieces to be heard when started, while the many other Improvements are also nearing completion for the opening of the new play house.

COMPARE VALUES 1 I Township Assessors of the , County Met With Mr. ‘ Gentis This Morning. ( REPORT AVERAGES 1 * Os Assessments Taken During Past Week—To Meet in Geneva Next Week. The township assessors, after a i week's work, met today with County Assessor George Gentis, and reported their general average of assessment prices. This is done to compare assessment values and equalize them as much as possible over the county. Those having values a little lowe are advised to raise them, while those having assessments high, are advised ■ to lower them. Meetings will be held on two more consecutive Saturdays and averages taken, after which a general average of all three will be struck to compare with those of oth er counties of the state. The meeting next Saturday will be held at Geneva. The following are the general aver ages as reported by the assessors this morning: Agricultural tools, implements and machinery—Union, $37.07; Root, $65: | Preble, $41.50; Kirkland, $44; Wash || ington, $48.50; St. Mary’s $66.50; Blue 1 Creek, $50.90; Monroe, $65.71: French $7.50; Hartford, ssl; Wabash, $38.01; Jefferson, $35. Household furniture and library— Union, $52.50; Root, $29; Preble, $33.57; Kirkland, $34; Washington, $47.50; St. Mary’s $37.00; Blue Creek, $50.62; Monroe, $31.45; French, S2B; Hartford, S3B; Washington, S3O; Jefferson, S3O. Pianos —Union, S4B; Root, $93; Kirkland, SSO; Washington, $75; Blue Creek, $55; Monroe, 80; French, S2O; Hartford, $60.. Wabash, s7<>. Carriages, wagons, coaches—Union, $15.34; Kirkland, $12.75; Washington, $1§.65; St. Mary’s sl3; Blue Creek, $12.50; Monroe. $15.54; French, $12.08; Hartford, $16.12; Wabash. $14.20; Jefferson, $14.00, Horses —Union, $68.88; Root, S6B; I 1 Preble, $68.16; Kirkland, $65.50; j Washington, $67.40; St. Mary’s SBS; j I Blue Creek, $69.52; Monroe, $73.90; j French, $81.30; Hartford, $69; Wabash, $78.15; Jefferson, SSB. Cattle—Union. $17.17; Root. $23.50; Preble, $17.82; Kirkland, sls; Washington, $16.94; St. Mary’s, $17.50; Blu° j Creek, $17:44; Monroe, $20.15; French ' $16.00; Hartford, $18.00; Wabash, I $19.25; Jefferson, $lB. j Sheep—Union, $2.70; Preble. $2.61; I Kirkland, $2.50; Washington, $2.80; 'St. Mary’s $3.00; Blue Creek. $2.2:1; ; Monroe, $3.13; French, $2.23; Monroe. I $3.13; French, $2.20; Hartford, $2.66, . Wabash, $2.90; Jefferson, $3.00. Hogs—Union, $4.65; Root, $4.00; ‘Preble, $2.86; Kirkland, $3.00; Washington, $4.17; St. Mary’s $3.50; Blue Creek, $4.65; Monroe, $4.99; French. $3.70; Hartford, $4.45; Wabash. $4.08; Jefferson, $4.00. The assessment value for 1911 were: Agricultural tools, implements and machinery, sls; ‘household funuture and library, $35.00; value of pianoforte, $65; cartages, wagons, coa-. hes, sls; horses, $72.58; cattle, $1 i. sheep. $3.25: hogs, $5.50. —ll l — — —( > ■■ WOMAN SUFFRAGE MEETING. (United tress Service.) Indianapolis, (nd.. Mar. B—(Siwcial8 —(Siwcial to Daily Democrat)- The Woman's Suffrage League in session here today laid plans for a campaign to have botli the republican and democratic state conventions declare in their platform in favor of "votes for women.’’ ' Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 9 (Special to Daily Democrat)—Arrival of all the labor leaders who will be arraigned in federal court here next Tuesday for complicity in the alleged dynamiting conspiracy is expected before tonight. The hotel registers at noon showed that thirty-seven bad arrived. A meeting of all the indicted men was .held at International Headquarters I this morning. <> ■ Is Getting Warm i CON TINUED FROM CAGE ONE 1 third wards only. This was believed by the “drys” to he acknowledgement of the sufficiency of the remonstrance in the first. A continfance was granted until Saturday morning when the above-stated action was taken. However, with two wards acknowledged sufficient and one in the balance Bluffton will live in expectancy until the matter is threshed out finally next Monday morning.

FOR SALE OR RENT—Three houses, 4 lots, 1 six-roomed house, and 2 five-roomed houses, near South Ward school house; price, $2,000; also 2 five-roomed houses and 3 lots in west part of city; price, $1,300. Inquire of Mrs. Elizabeth Kern, R. R. No. 9, Decatur, Ind. 55t3 Tilden Lister is prepared to do any j kind of paper hanging. Leave your j order at Blackburn or Lachot & Rice’s drug stores. 56t2 FOUND—A muff on the cross-road at Monroe. Owner can have same by calling at the home of J. J. Mayer. FOR SALE —6-rooni house on No. 11th St., gas ready for use; well and cistern water; good barn, and fruit.- Inquire John G. Hoffman, 232 No. 11th street. 59t3 HOUSE FOR RENT—7 rooms, High and. Mercer street; light and wnV:-. Inquire Dr. J. M. Miller. . ai3 Wood For Sale Kindling, Slabs, and good country cook and heating wood at the right price. S. H. Adams Phone 635 w ' H -TJc inesi Dkoms v JHH on tfeSp r; - n A 1 TO" KNOX I Spring Hats Now on display in a wide variety of shapes in all the fashionable mixtures for the coming season. Knox Hats $5.00 Beacon & Longley $3.00 j Our Own Specials sl.to $2.50 We’re anxious to show you, when will you look. Holthouse, Schulte and Co. Good Clother Sellers for Men and Boys

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f fiTh \ GN • / 1 / • I r I i THE SUN'S O W ONLY RIVAL IF The new Edison Mazda ; Lamp is lightly called the Sun’s Only Rival. It gives a blight white light like sunshine—twice as much as the ordinary electric incandescent lamp that uses the same 1 amount of current. New Edison Mazda Lamps, in all sizes, are strong enough for all practical uses when given ordinary care in handling. Let us tell you how these lamps make it posrible for everyone to afford electric ingBig Cut In Prices 100 Watt Tungsten Lamps sl.lO 00 u “ “ -75 40 “ “ “ .55 25 “ “ u .50 100 “ Edison Gem “ .30 50 “ “ “ “ .20 HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. WUBMMLMBMBIIMMMSMIIIIWITIiniIIMnr 111 I lr I THEHOME 0F I ■ Quality Groceries «—■— l Ml pF I ARE ALWAYS AT -J ! I YOUR , J BECK AND COMMAND FOR Edible Eatables—The Quality Kind. REMEMBER THIS When The Pangs Os Hunger Assail You’ Only a few more weeks for buckwheat cakes and Oyster stews. Prepared buckwheat and pancake ; flour 10c sack. Fresh Lettuce 18c lb. Try our can ! hominy, kraut, corn and peas. Our sunkissed oianj ges, olives, dates and figs will please you. i Plenty of gilt edge country butter. We pay cash or trade tor produce j Eggs 16c Butter 20 to 27 Hower and Hower. North of G. R. & I. Depot. 108.