Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 153, Decatur, Adams County, 26 June 1912 — Page 3

I The Better The Grade I I The Bigger The Trade I I Charlie Voglewede I THE SHOE SELLER On The West Side Os The Street ||

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Fair tonight and Thursday; cooler in extreme northeast portffm tonight Mayme Teeple and Ida Brown weie Ft. Wayne visitors today. Albert Sellemeyer is home from a business trip to Ft. Wayne. Mrs. D. V. Steele and daughter Edna have gone to Ft. Wayne to spend the week end with relatives. Commission®- Crist Eicher of Berne was numbered among the business callers here this morning. William Hale of Geneva returned at noon to his home. He attended to business affairs between trains. Will Mougey returned to Ft. Wayne this morning to resume his school work after spending the night with his parents. Earl Heffner of Ft. Recovery, Ohio, transferred hero inis morning on his way to Ft. W 7 ayne where he is taking eye treatment.

[Wil xAx-x I the home of nyt I mWt 1 Quality Groceries I ' -f e to Meet You Face to Face, "w That Would Be Our Choice! But When This Can’t Be The Case We Hope To Hear Your Voice! Use ’Phone 108 For Choice Groceries!

A pound of tea for 25c. The drinking quality will suit you. Have you tried our Ice Tea? It is a blend of six varieties of quality kinds, and sells at 50c lb. We have a few switzer cheese left for this week. We always have plenty of good Country BUTTER We pay cash or trade for produce Eggs 16. Butter 18 to 22c Hower and Hower. North of G. R. & I. Depot. ’Phone.’®.

I JNO. S. BOWERS F-M-SCHJRMEYER i President V.-Pres t & Treas. | FRENCH QUINN | s? Secretary i THE BOWERS REALTY CO. I S REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, g 1 ABSTRACTS. g 1 The Schirmeyer Abstract Company complete Ab- I 1 stract Records, r ' wenty years Experience g Farms, City Property, 5 per cent S MONEY E

Mrs. Bertha Coon is at Geneva visiting with friends. Howard Shackley was numbered among the business callers at Ft. Wayne today. Mrs. Frances Baumgartner and daughter of Geneva who visited here with friends have returned home. Gus Griesinger motorman on the interurban was at Ft. Wayne today looking after frleght for the company. F. H. Hubbard secretary and manager of the beet sugar plant has gone to New Castle to look after business in the interest of the plant. Mrs. Henry Moyer and Ella Mutschler went to Richmond to attend the stat" Sundav school convention which convened this week and lasting until Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Kinsey of Vera Cruz changed cars here today on their way to Kalamazoo. Michigan, to visit with th daughter who is quite ill. Mr. and Mrs. Cyril Parrish of Chicago, were in the city this morning between trains transferring to Howe, Ind., to spend the summer. Both are deaf and dumb and Mr. Parrish made known their destination by filling in the local on the reporter’s pad.

Mrs. Will Doehrman and children of Fort Wayne are visiting here with relatives. Miss Edna Klracofe of Wren, Ohio, is the guest of her brother, John Kiracofe, and wife. Attend the pedro party and dance at the C. B. L. of I. hall tomorrow evening, Thursday, June 27th. Misses Bessie and Pearl Baumgartner went to Linn Grove last evening to make a short visit with relatives. —Bluffton News. Remember the Adams county Sunday school picnic to be held at the j Lehman grove, Berne, Thursday, July fourth. A big program of events to delight all. Don't forget the pedro party and dance to be given Thursday evening by the C. B. L. of I. at their hall. Admission only 15 cents. A go"d time !« assured al! who at tend »ne C B. L. of I. dance and pedro party tomorrow evening. Admission is only 15 cents. Dr. C. C. Rayl of Monroe, Adams county, drove to Fort Wayne in his auto yesterday to demonstrate a pat-1 ent that he recently invented.—Fort i Wayne Journal-Gazette. The carpenters are well tinder way with the erection of the new apartment house being built by E. X. Ehinger on Fifth street, at the rear of his own residence, the frame work being reared. The Misses Naomi Niblick, Agnes Meibers and Marie Bultemeier are among those from this city who will i attend the dance to be given this evening at the Henry Scheumann home near St. Johns. The Epworth League juniors of the Methodist shurch will give a social Friday evening on the church lawn. There will be refreshments, a pro-1 gram and music by the orchestra. | Everybody is invited. Miss June Knoff, who recently graduated from a Chicago business college, and returned to her home here, has taken a temporary position wi’h the Graham & Walters office force until there is another opening for her. Miss ?‘.abel Fahl of Huntington arrived yesterday afternoon for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart. She returns to her home Thursday, and Sunday, accompanied by her sister, will leave for Denver, Colorado, to visit another sister. A cordial invitation is extended to all to hear Mr. M. D. Adams at the Christian church, Thursday evening June 27. Mr. Adams was twenty-six years a missionary in India, and the will illustrate his talk with curios bearing upon the life; and religions of the people of India. Mrs. B. B. Uhl and children arrived yesterday from Mansfield, Ohio, and after a stay w ith her parents, Mr. and i Mrs. John Christen, will go from here to their future home in Illinois, where Rev. Uhl has taken a pastorate. They were accompanied here by Mr. Christen who went to Mansfield last week. The funeral of Amos Spangler, the well known resident of Selma, who. died suddenly at his home at that | place Monday noon, was held at the j residence this morning at 10 o’clock. The Rev. C ?<f. Holloreter of Monroeville. assisted by the Rev. C. B. Dougherty of Selma, will conduct the services. Interment will be made in the Mt. Tabor cemetery. Albert Mutschler of the firm of Mutschler, Meyer & Co., who was badly wounded Tuesday afternoon at the ' meat market on Monroe street, when a large meat cleaver fell and strt ck i him on the right shoulder, is getting; along well. A gash about seven inches ' long was cut perpendicularly at the j posterior side of the shoulder, requir- j ■ ing six stitches and seven adhesive' , strips to close. ■ Everybody should make arrange- 1 J monts to attend the big Sunday I I school picnic at Berne, July Fourth. ! All the Sunday schools of the county : will be there. A big program of ■events: a parade, three bands, good' ! music and speaking, base ball, fireworks, fire-department demonstration, picnic dinner, plenty of refresh- 1 meats and’ good water and games of all kinds for the children. I In a shipment of raspberries received by Harry Russell, a Tipton grocer, a box had the inscription neatly written, “Raymon Gorman, Pekin, Ind., wants a wife.” A high school girl ■ bought the box. and she immediately told her classmates, and the members of the school fraternity. The man who wishes a wife wili receive a deluge of --ostcards and letters designed to make him realize that this is leap > ear. The Erie construction company has moved its well drilling machine to Kingsland, where their camp is temporarily established. It requires a large supply of water for the labor--1 ers and the teams and the company I has decided to drill their own well to furnish the supply. The company put in sidetracks and other equipment west of Kingsland as one of the starting points on the double-tracking.— Bluffton News.

Mrs. George Everett had as her guests today, Mrs. Vince Bell, Jr., of Honduras, and Mrs. O. P. Mills. Miss Grace Purdy, who has been ill, is better, and it is thought her fever has been broken before the development of typhoid. Mrs. Victoria Hill entertained at dinner today for Miss Winifred Ellingham of Indianapolis, and the Misses Dorothy Dugan and Margaret Mills. George Morris and Festus Rhoten have joined the local force of the Morris five and ten cent store to assist in the rearranging of the stock in the new addition, which has just been completed. Owing to a delay in receiving the repairs from Salem, Ohio, for the broken engine for the interurban power house, the interurban cars were still unable to run today. It was thought that the parts would be here by today noon and as it will take but a half hour to make the repairs when the parts arrive, it was thought that the cars would be running this afternoon. The repairs are expected to arrive on any train and the full schedule on the interurban will doubtless be in full effect again tomorrow. Henry Duddleson of Jamestown, Ohio, arrived in the city today from Ridgeville for a visit with his cousin, Mrs. William Blackburn. Forty-six years ago, before there was any means of conveyance between this city and Fort AVayne, outside of cab service Mr Huddleston struck Fort Wayne and inquired as to the best way he could reach this city. When told how he would have to make the trip by the hotel keeper, he inquired for the hack driver, and upon finding him learned that it was William Blackburn, the well knowm citizen, who brought him as far as Monmouth where he had many relatives. He formerly made his home at Chillicothe, Ohio, until three years ago, when he went to Jamestown. He wili remain for a day or so before returning home. o OLLIE JAMES IS CHAIRMAN (Continued from Page 1) to Daily Democrat)—Conserv.'*i> es in the national democratic convention halted today. Battle plans for the coming struggle with the strong progressives for the presidential nomination were ’armed slpwly. Political experts claimed tho conservatives had the vote to defeat at any time any progressive candidate. The conservative leaders, Rodger Sullivan, Chas. Murphy and Thomas Taggart were undecided whether or not to force the issue. Progressive tantiment appeared strong in the convention yesterday. Q POLICE COURT NEWS.

Walter Gunsett, formerly of Ohio, but now residing in this county, was | arrested and brought before ’Squire : Stone on a charge of bastardy brought by Miss Ina Brown of Wren. Ohio. He was adjudged guilty and paid the fixed amount and costs. 0 NOTICE TO FRESCOERS. The Decatur school board will on Wednesday Evening, July 3rd, at 8 o’clock receive sealed bids for the frescoing of the North and South Ward school buildings; also assem--1 bly room of Central building. I Bids will be received on work and material together and on work and ’ material separate. I The paint shall be white lead and i pure linseed oil, mixed by the painti er—coloring to be selected by the , board. White lead to be of standard quality, such as Extine or Carter s, etc. Walls to have two coats, with stencil work on upper border of walls. Old paper to be removed from walls in North Ward. j Seats must be covered with canvas while ceiling and walls are being painted. Board reserves right to reject any and all bids. F. V. MILLS, O. L. VANCE. IRVIN BRANDYBERRY, Trustees. For Sale Or Trade My home at No. 610 Monroe Street. Will selloutright or will ’j trade for city or farm property. Chalmer Schafer

Cool Soft I Negligee shirts in Madras Percales and Flannels Some with Collars To Match Comfortable to wearthiswarm I weather. A great assortment to select from. Prices 50 cents to $3.00 Holthouse Schulte & Co. Good Clother Sellers for Men and Boys

(_[■* STEELE g STORE TAL KS f || We have no long speech to make, all we ask is to just take a look at our win- k s (lows and then judge for yourself who has the goods, the prices, and then it LX H will ne easy to understand why our business has made a. net increase of 45 per O p ct. over last year. S' n & lOc Department 2 Visit our 5 and 10 cent department where nickels and dimes do double work. St I This is the place to spend the nickels and dimes, you will never appreciate the size of a nickel until you see what it will buy here. You will never know O the might of a dime until you visit our 10c department. We are after the V nickels and dimes more of them, to get, and we’re going to by making them buy » more then can be bought anywhere else, we supply practically all househoM Hj needs and do it for nickels and dimes. ® f™’ i ! . SMOOTH BLACK PETTICOAT SALE L This is the most popular made in the country and o J we have just received another large seipment, be Cj S sure and see them when in need of a nice skirt R fts A at a e mone y« Prices from SI.OO ta $3.00 ■ 'Ck;•! AN ail Silk Petticcot well mace I Special $2 50 flfflkl > l \ Iffl.V y* i- I FRESH SALTED PEANUTS gH (I R. I i i-j Hei IT IWe sold more peanuts last week then ever sold rji I in the city in the same length of time by all other M V ’/j | stores combined. A new shipment just came in B; same old price 10c a lb. FIREWORKS Fourth of (July Will Soon Be Here FIRE WORKS hg Fourth, of July will soon be here, come to our store and buy the boys the arti- Bi kB cles they want such as fire crackers, Romon candles, sky rockets, sparklers, M ||| torpedoes and hundreds of other articles. We have a complete line. Remember the store that has the goods and advertise what they have, sells | : ||| what they advertise. No bluff work here. It is H STEELE WEAVER S e BIG RACKET STORE 7!

w j'l’ F OMm f m-Cra wa f 111 ®sM \w S 3 nil ■"'Buffets 'J” HE crowning glory of a nice dining room is an elegant side board or buffet. The magnificent selection that has just arrived at this store will suit the most critical taste—and the prices are designed to fit your pocket book. Every year sees new ideas in this kind of furniture, Inspect the latest—here. Some Specials for this week. Sideboards $12.00 and up Buffets $14.00 and up WE LEAD - OTHERS FOLLOW DECATUR. IND.

FOR SALE —Sow, with litter of nine pigs; cheap if taken soon. See Dyonis Schmitt. 149t6 .'OR SALE —Old city hall building; will make a good ov.siness room. See Mrs. A. C. Gregory. ’ 151tf

WANTED—Boarders and roomers, at 411 N. Second street. 151(6 WANTED —Comnstent and experienced girl for general nousework. Good wages—Mrs. Wm. Kremers 422 Jefferson street. 151tf