Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 9 August 1912 — Page 3

IOUR DOLLAR SALE Kept us busy today. We are selling Gun I Metal, Patent and Tan Oxfords and pumps of I all discontinued lines at | SI.OO the Pair t I Get yours Tomrorow I Charlie Voglewede I THE SHOE SELLER I On The West Side Os The Street i

I WEATHER FORECAST! t • — ■■ . Showers this afternoon and tonight; f Saturday probably fair, Chris Musser of Herne transacted business here today. E. X. Ehinger was numbered among the business callers at Fort Wayne | today. | Clarence Fledderjobann has gone to I Elkhart, where he will visit for the £ next several days. Mr. Engeler of the Runyon, Engeier company, who has been visiting at K-Perne for a few Rays, returned home ’this morning. Raymond Bremerkamp is home from Portland and other places where business occupied his attention for the past week. The Amos Yoder home, just south nf the Baker & Brushwilier grocery, is undergoing improvements, and at present workmen are busy excavating for a celler and the placing thereunder of a concrete foundation for the better appearance of the home.

feliTiTV -V «-|-l _ a i Qualify Groceries I I(J®’IWlsR ft PICKLING AA and m-lL CANNING fga\ 1r —I TIME IS HERE We can help you with anything in that .line. You may need a few of the following. , Glass Fruit Jars, Ball Mason pt. 50c qt 60c gal 75c Tin cans 35 and 40c. Jelly glasses with covers 20c doz. Jelly tumblers 25c doz. Can rubbers 5 and 10c dozen. All kinds of spices whole or ground. Mason Caps Tin Lids Sealing Wax Parowax Our pickling vinegar is guaranteed. We pay you for any pickles that spoils from the use ol our vinegar. It sells at 20c gallon. We pay cash or trade for produce Eggs 18. Butter 19 to 25c Hower and Hower. North of G. R. & I. Depot. ’Phone 108. JNO. S. BOWERS F.M. SCHIRMEYER | President V.-Pres t &, Treas. FRENCH QUINN | Secretary THE BOWERS REALTY CO. I REAL ESTATE, BONDS, LOANS, ABSTRACTS. The Schirmeyer Abstract Company complete Ab- j stract Records, twenty years Experience Farms, City Property, 5 per cent g MONEY |

Miss Orpha Tucker of Berne arrived in the city today for a visit with her cousin, Grace Purdy. Charles Hower returned this afternoon from Fort Wayne, where he ■spent the day on business. David Steele left this morning for Bluffton, where he will visit his son, Nelson Steele, for a few days. John Hendricks, sr., of Monroe returned to his home at noon after a brief stay in the city on business. Edward Bochnecht, who is attending school at Fort Wayne, returned this morning, it being his last tfay Mr. and Mrs. William Sheler have gone tri Grand Rapids, Mich., and oth-» (-•• places lor a several weeks' visit. Me'l I'utlet was numbered among the Fort business callers today. His duties as mail carrier were looekd after by Milt Leavell. Ira Teeple of Grand Rapids, Mich., began work this morning as relief man in the place of William Sheler, who left today on a two weeks’ vacation. Oral Sark, "Lo has been visiting his father, H. B. Sark, in this city, went to Decatur Wednesday evening to visit his brother, Elmer Sark, for a few days.—Bluffton Banner.

Dr. Grandstaff of Preble was a professional business caller here today. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Avery left for a two weeks’ visit with relatives at Detroit, Mich. Lester Stanley will leave tomorrow for Cedar Point to spend a week at the lake enjoying an outing. Albert Acker and daughter, who have been at Bluffton for several days, will return home today. Mrs. Charles Cloud of Lynn returned home after a pleasant visit here with the C. C. Cloud family. Mrs. Ed Vancil and son, Nicholas, who have been visiting at Fort Recovery, Ohio, have returned home. Theodore Grauliker of the Forst National bank is at Decatur, 111., enjoying a several week’s vacation from duty. Mrs Hugh Hite and daughter, Virginia, and Miss Fanny Rice have gone to Monroeville to spend several days, visiting. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lachnit of Indianapolis are here visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W R. Smith, east of the city. Mrs. Lida Rose- of Richmond, and grand chief of the Pohahontas lodge, who visited here with Mrs. Florence Bain, left this morning for her home. The Misses Bertha and Celia Kinney, Agnes Coffee. Margaret Gallogly and Esther Corbett will leave on Sunday for Rome City to spend a week’s vacation. Albert Brittson of Owasso, Mich., who visited here, left today for Indianapolis, to continue his trip, and look after some business affairs, connected with pleasure. Luetta Koldeway returned to Fort Wayne after a several weeks' visit with Mr. and Mrs. F. Koldeway and other friends. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Frieda. North Sixth street has been greatly repaired *'rom its chuck holes and ups and downs, by the recent filling in with crushed stone. Before Old Home Week comes there should be a row of street Tights from Jackson street to the railroads. Such a movement is being talked and ma} - be made. That Decatur has advanced this year is evidenced from the new fronts that have been built in the business houses. The main part of town is becoming real citified and there are more coming. The John Brock home on Nuttman

avenue is being remodeled in the way of a cement block foundation, and other outside changes, which will materially add to its attartctiveness and help the appearance of that street. Don’t forget that the alleys and streets and yards must be cleaned up in good shape before Old Home week. Have it on your mind and get ready for it, and there-won't be so much to do when the time comes. Work on the Monroe street bridge progresses rather slowly, but it’s been considerable c os a job. While the time is here when the work was to have been completed, there was some bad luck mined in that could not be anticipated. Charles Magley, secretary of the Great Northern lair, is busy these days, lining up the attractions and securing entries for the races. It s a fig job and keeps tie secretary on tha jump for several weeks before the fair each year. Uncle Joshua Parrish is the hust’ei on the old soldiers' monument pcti tion. Ho has secured 354 signers to his list alone. Word from Geneva and Berne is that they are meeting with good success. One man from Geneva reports that he has 172 signers and is still getting thorn. The clerks of the city were not solicited tor the Ohl Home Week, and some live one among them should get busy. They are just as enterprising as the proprietor and have the same right to take part in such an occasion, and they will if some one just circulates among them. Mr. and Mrs. Herb Burroughs of Bluffton have arrived here and are looking for a house with the intention of moving here as soon as possible. Mr. Burroughs will have charge of the drug store recently purchased from Page Blackburn, by a corporation of Bluffton men. Mrs. Burroughs was formerly Miss Ashbaucher. The soldiers' committee is still circulating their petitions and are getting a goodly number of signers evei y day. That the proposition will go is now practically assured, as there are only a few more names to be secured before they will have a majority and then the petitions will be presented to the commissioners. Mr. and Mrs. William Sheler have gone to Tecumseh, Mich., where they will attend the annual camp meeting of the Church of God, which opened there this morning and to continue until the 19th. From there they will proceed to Benton Harbor, Mich., where a sister of Mrs. Sheler resides, and where they will visit. They will also go to Chicago before returning home and visit with a brother of Mrs. Sheler.

Attorney Jesse Sutton was a pro- | fessiona) business caller at Geneva today. Chris M tsser of Berne returned home at noon, he being a business chiler here this morning. Professor Withaus oi Berne return- j ed home at noon after looking after 1 business matters at Willshire. i J. W. Frakes of Walton, Ky., who visited here with his sister, left at noon for Portland to continue his trip. Will Rundell of the Ward Fence company is home from a business trip to Monroeville in the interest of the company. Charles Niblick was numbered I among the business callers at Geneva this afternoon, returning home on the late train. Dr. Roy Archbold will go to Toledo Saturday morning, returning Sunday night with his family, which has been visiting in that city for three weeks ' Mrs. J. W. Turner and son, Earl, ■ and daughter, Esther, of Indianapolis, who have been guests at the John D. I Reiter home, have gone to Portland, to visit further. Vernon Jones, a former employee of the Decatur Motor Truck company, but now of Pittsburg, Pa., arrived in the city this afternoon for a visit witli friends. These rains are making hundreds i of dollars for the farmers of the community. The crops are looking fine and the rains of this week were just needed to make them look better. Elias Crist is making some improvements to his Louse on his farm south west of the city. The improvements include raising of the house, and repairs inside, and a better foundation. Any boy or girl, man or woman in Adams county has a chance to secure the two, three or five dollar prize in the slogan contest. Send one in to W. P. Schrock, secretary, and you may land a prize. J. W. Meiber? left today for Rome City, where he will enjoy several days, fishing. Lase never had the fever until a month ago, but he has it good now and dodges to Che lake every time he has an opportunity. The condition of Harve Sprague, according to a statement from the attending physician, is slightly better today over that of yesterday, anil although bi a trifle, is somewhat encouraging io those daily watching his ■condition. There is no time to lose now if we make the Home Coming a success. Send in any names you think of and invitations will be sent them. Then write them yourself. Let’s everybody take hold of this event like we meant it. Merchants of Decatur should get ready to advertise. There never was a better time. The crops will be large and a campaign of advertising started now. will run you through the Old ’Home Week arid the big celebration period, when everybody wants to see the paper. .1. C. Sutton whose family is enjoying the summer on the old Rupright farm in Preble township, sajs when the boys went out to look tilings over this morning they found twenty-seven spring chickens dead in the yard. There were no marks on then am. they have not figured out just whi.i dIW happen last night. D. M. Hensley has in his show window a clock works made principally of wood. The wheels and gears are made from circular wooden discs and the bearings are of iron, and the two side pieces of the clock are of wood also. The works were found by Robert Colter, who was rumaging in an old attic. They are estimated to be over a hundred years old, and are an interesting relic to see. It is in a fair state of preservation and still runs.

Ji A OUR REPUTATION HAS EXTENDED to neighboring; towns; visitors always look into our store as one of the show places of Decatur. Our bread, rolls, cakes, pies, pastries, etc., are considered pure, tasty and wholesome, and our prices appeal to one and all. Try this bakery - you will like our service. Jacob Martin

rwffw CZZZIMMB SHMS r~zi CZ~3B | LESS THAN COST I J 1 Lot of $1.25 Lawn dresses go at - - - -50 c S I 1 Lot of $1.75 gingham “ 95c g | 1 Lot of $2.50 to $3.50 “ “ “ - - - $1.50 3 1 1 Lot of $3.50 to $4.50 “ - $2.00 ® I 1 Lot of $3.50 to $6.00 white dresses - - $2.00 m g 1 Lot of $1.25 house dresses go at - - - -85 cgg I 'We also have a new line of apron house dresses, 1 ■ Something New. g '.2 IQMMJi'IIWHiIWIIIII I Come early as we only have a limited number of J B v these bargains 5 H a THE BOSTON STORE I

FOR SALE —Shetlland Pony, with buggy and harness complete. Will sell right, if taken soon. Call at 119 South Eleventh street. 186t3 LOST— Bunch us keys, somewhere in the city. Leave at this office. Reward will be given. 15913

— fir THIS IS RECIPROCITY of the right kind. Our Regular Customers are welcomed at both windows When You Sell four Crops deposit the returns with us. Pay All Your Bills With a Check. When you need Money you will find us ready to loan. This is “ONLY BUSINESS” FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF DECATUR

• DO YOU KNOW MH. FARMER • 2 That we have the only manure spreader in the 2 3 world that will lay a strip eight and a half feet S wide even as a carpet from a four foot box. That 11 is what a FEARLESS SPREADER will do. Think what JJ 2 this means to you! You can put manure where 2 no other spreader can reach, you can cover two acres while the other fellow is doing one. Is a — saving of time and draft worth anything to you? « S 5 m hen don’t think of buying a manure spreader 2 I until you have learned all about the Fearless, cir- jj cular beater, automatic circular rake, endless a- — pron and light draft and how they save you no H ST end of trouble, time and money. This spreader 2 Fj will be demonstrated on the streets in front of FT our store next Saturday. Come and see a real manure spreader. 11 * taan OC# LEE & STULTS CO. | H=lllll=illl>=illn 11111=11111=11111=3

FOR SALE —An ideal farm of 160 [ acres, level laid, highly productive. AH' new improvements, best in the county. An ideal home. Price, S6O per acre. —Meyer Hardware Co., Batesville, Ind. 190t6 '

LOOK HERE SPECIAL THIS WEEK All $3.00 ladies oxfords at $2.00 All $2.50 ladies oxfords at $1.75 All $2.00 ladies oxfords at $1.45 ELZEY & FALK

HO’JSE WANTED. I _____ I want to rent a 7 or 8 room house, as near central part of city as possible. u. H. BURROUGHS, 190t3 At Old Blackburn Drug Store.