Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 299, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1912 — Page 3

I 10 Miles From A Fire I I If3 { ou ,^ retenmilesfr, R real cold day you would appreciate the comfort of a paw of o ur | eath „ so| J felt top shoe, Soft and flexible and warm as a felt boot with very little weight. Can be worn with any kind of an over shoe that you would wear over your other shoes. Before you buy your footwarmers we want to show you. I Charlie Voglewede | THE SHOE SELLER

: WEATHER FORECAST i ♦ tl ♦ > g Ixtcal rains tonight or Tuesday; wanner south portion tonight. Veigh Chronister spent Sunday evening in Fort Wayne. John Iztchot left this morning on bis weekly business trip. Al Graham made a business trip to Fort Wavne this morning. Mrs. Harvey Harruff and daughter, Miss Opal, left this morning for their home at Fremont, Mich. Mrs. Newton .Anderson and children of Gideon, Mo., are expected to arrive Saturday to spend Christmas with her parents. Mr and Mrs. G. F. Kinu. , Mr. and Mrs. David Archer of Pleasant Mills will leave the latter part of the week for Midland. Mich , where they will visit over the holidays with their daughters, Mesdames Gus Smith and Charles Mathewson. Their granddaughter, Midge Matchewson, who visited here, returned with them

! THE HOME OF ■ FkW/v S. \ I QuaHlv Groceries f FjJTY y\ \ uL-~^~.—* Twcmy-Cne f J iMf GOOD k Appetizing* ?l$ B EACH VV El K Consisting Os Quality Groceries- Our Knd I Would Make a Weak Man Strong! j Tn’Them a Week! You have been thinking about those gifts. Bu’h«»w [ about that Xmas, dinner. Your appetite satisfied. Do it right, place your order wit.i u>See our window display and know what to -rder. Hower and Howsr. North of G. R. & I. Per”*I F.M.SCHIRMEYEII l '' I H President M "‘ ’ U> I THE (BOWERS REALTY CO. I I REAL ESTATE. BONDS. LOANS. | I abstracts. I I The Schinnev.- Atetract Company comptek Al " I I Farms City Property. 5 per cen g I money I

Dan Beery was a business visitor at Berne today. John Ray went to Monroe this morning on business. Dee Iz'Wton made a business trip to Portland this morning. J. D. Reiter left this morning on his weekly business trip, going from here to Portland. Miss Tva Teeple left Saturday afternoon for Leo, where she spent Sunday with friends. George Sheeler has returned home from Grand Rapids, Mich., for a few days' visit with his parents. Howard Wisehaupt returned to his school teaching near Linn Grove this morning after spending Sunday with his mother. Mrs. William Rieneke and Mrs. Ernst Kreutztnann of Magley left Saturday afternon for Fort Wayne where they will visit. Mrs Wilson Miller returned Saturday afternoon to Fort Wayne after a visit here with her parents, Mt. and Mrs. John Steele. Mrs. Josephine Rodd of Toledo is In the city, coming to attend the fuserai of her brother, Joseph Volmer. which was held from the St. Mary's church this morning.

Bruce Patterson spent Sunday in Warsaw. Wilbur Poole spent Sunday 1 -here as | the guest of friends. , | Theodore Hendricks' of Berne was here today on business. | Miss Rose Martin of Fort Wayne spent Sunday here. Samuel Simison of Berne was here I today on business. ' i *' i| ther Benzinger returned to Hesse j Cassel today noon. , Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Klinger went to i Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs Kd Hailey and daughter, Leota, . spent Sunday in Fort Wayne. I Miss Letta Kintz, returned to Fort i I Wayne. She spent Sunday here. Mrs. ( . J, Lutz and daughter, Jean, spent the afternoon in Fort Wayne. Perry Gandy of Fort Wayne was a i Sunday guest o f Miss Naom) Niblick. Claude Coffee and Fred Schurger I were Sunday visitors in Fort Wayne. Miss Irene Eady is a new holiday I I clerk at the Steele & Weaver racket I store. Miss Zoa Miller of Fort Wayne was the guest of Miss Madge Hite over . Sunday. Dorothy Ervin returned to her position at Fort Wayne this morning I after spending Sunday at heme. Mrs. John Gerard and daughter, I Marguerite, went to Herne this afternoon, where Miss Marguerite consulted an optician. Mr. and Mrs. William Rupert and son. Floyd, will leave Tuesday morning for Michigan, where they will visit for two or three weeks with relatives I at Vicksburg and Allegan. Lawrence Itlcgs who spent Sunday here with his parents, left this morn-1 inc on b regular trip. He is a traveling salesman for the Thomas Manufacturing company of Dayton, Ohio. The firemen at No. t> engine house on Wells street, Fort Wayne, went the "12-12-’l2” freak date combination I Thursday one better. They answered I the only fire alarm during the day--] sent in from Itox No. 12. Anton Krumenaker was called to I Fort Wayne today noon by a message that his wife was worse. Mrs. Kru-1 menaker, who has been in poor health for more than a year, was taken to Fort Wayne a short time ago, where she is being cared for by her niece, Mrs. C. E. Thomas. Poetmaster Lower reports letters remaining In the Decatur poetoffice for Harry Bender, John Call, Mann Grimes, Arthur Grim, W. Greltz, Mrs. I Catherine Hackman, Victor Henry, I I-ee Hyland, F J. Moore, D. I. Mould. IE. S. Miller. S. B Miller. Geo. Period. P. Rash, W H. Roush, A. J. Riley, ' Charles Richman. Cordelia Shafer, Pete Shank, John Stern, Charles Ven- < able. i Station Agent M F. Owen of Rome' City Is a born statistician, as his vol I of valuable clippings prove I When l»»t Thursday rolled around and day, month nnd year could be written I "1212’12, ’’ similar alliterative being imt’osslble again until 2MI, Mr. Owen J began to look almut him and do some | figuring He observed that, aside from the date 12-12-12—that at 12 o'clock noon the thermometer register- ! ed exactly 12 degrees above zero, and that at 12 minutes to 12 there were 12 people in his station. Given that ■ basis a lot of Interesting figuring was ! passible, especially When Mr. Owen docs the figuring. Mr. and Mia. Philip Heffner, living: east of Bluffton, in the edge of Adams : county, were made supremely happy I Ibis afternoon, when ITobatlon Officer [ W. A. Lipkey brought from Marton and turned over to them little Stella Robei is. an orphan * horn they surren dared to Mr IJpkey last Tuesday. wh> n th< y felt they could no longer fu.aish her ■ home, in addition to tw<> other children they had adopted from the county orphan*’ home. It will he remembered they wore back the next day. aaklng for the little girl. I ere|.lr< in ‘heir yearning for her The Hv'e aifi “••<» »”* , m> , d happy tod»>, to tla kto her foster parents, the Heffu*ra.—Biuttoo Ne*a. i —... ~~

•* ' ' 1 • T' ■- S Go. I v\ri> yroTT ELECTRIC SAD IRON r 4 I 4rr <7 lj A fine large size guaranteed Iron just what you have I been looking for at $3.75 will make a beautiful present ■ , for Mother or Sister. I &>• *<rJtVS; TTOTT MOITET

] | BEFORE (FIRiSTMAS .r : YOY OUGHT TO HURRY There will be presents of FURNITURE all right this year. It’s being bought here every day and t vciiuh.laaFEi awa X * n quantities like we never knew before. Os course there’s no danger that you /J* won’t be able to get exactly what you wish, be- so-Hr y J | cause we are close touch witn the factories but VJr"** — I we are a^ra °* the last rush. Afraid we won’t ~I 111 J be able to give customers proper attention, that ’ * s w hy we as k you to hurry. May just as well * get over with the first time you are down town. • Here Is A List That May Help You With Your Decisions Pedestal, Shirt waist box, Cedar box or chest, , Brass bed, Bird eye or Oak card table, Music cabinet, Parlor or bath room mirror. Hall tree, i ■ Davenport, Couch, 3 piece parlor suit, Rocker or chair, Roman piece, Globe Wernicke Book case H til 1 I Ml ur d es k« HURRY! HURRY! Come look them over, let is us show you, now is the time to select, we will CJ lay and deliver any time you say for Christmas. ; Don’t Overlook That Christmas Piano Wj? *| J • You Are Going To Buy | Come In and Let Us Show You MOUSE OF QUALITY aa THE UP-TO-DATE FURNITURE STORE S™| Yager g ros & Reinking I JWj J I Tbe new Sheraton Style l IH H ' ■ » in Globe Weraick Book- ~—Hn F||||ll||||||||||® rusez may now be had in \\ d *|J| lUllli ILlilliil Ms all standard sizes at fae- p Ki I |l W ' tory pricea. See it. UU L— ■ —W ■ ■ ■ ■ m niiai ■-■iiig W——■—'"l ■-■■■■■■ -■■■■g I 1 T 111 11 ■—> t-J]

Ben Elzey. local age:.t of the Well* Fargo Exprec* company, has r®cetv#d n Inrgw *upj ly or wr m* j . twin-, Chrlttma* Mlek<V, etc, for the i:»» o their patron*. rb»«e will gc furui.h---*-d free. En .y -.ending of packages la advocated. Theae mav bear Iho sticker*, “Do Not Open Until Christman." All the delightful chant' ter* In Geo Barr McCutcheon'* .harming story, Beverly of Gmu»tark." have been re mined In the and the many picturesque *cenea have been faithfully reproduced by scenic artists. "Beverly'' has received the unanimous endorsement of the dermatic critics of Chicago, ClncinnaU Buffalo, and Fittsburg and la now ir Ita fourth year of merited succeas An excellent comp**y, Including Herbert* Mark, w'll be seen In Ibis beautiful romantic play at the Bosse opera house, on Wednesday, December INth Advt. Eight head of the finest horses ever offried in Adams county will be sold at Hower & Moses’ sale Wednesday. They are heavy animals, almost full-blooded —Advt.

-ai ■ —an ■■i.nij j LOST-—Pair of gray gauntlets, with patent leather tope. Please return j , to Meredith Stewart jr call 'phone Ifik. —Advt 2WLI The Hower & Moses sale f»ur miles east of Decatur, Wednesda of this week should interest you. The horses are esjieciaily good.

~~iMwr FORDS FORDSU [f| On Thursday of the Jay County Fair 34 per cent 1 r i of the cars parked within the race track were i ....FORDS--1J 34 out of every 1(M) cars. L. ■ Better than every third I car was a FORI) j J WHY? I More like above to follow 5 Passenger Touring Car $620.00 2 “ Runabout <545.00 ■ Delivery Car . 645.00 Lj I ALL FULLY EQUIPPED . H ■I - — .'■■■■■— . I I GROVE GARAGE Co. Branch Manager P? \\ Ji J BHE3ES L .1.. —J 8888 BBHUB

r- wfW? HAVE IT! ' —— Two car loads Chestnut coal. Call as soon as possible if you want any of it. Decatur Lumber Co.

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