Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 305, Decatur, Adams County, 23 December 1912 — Page 3

If you’ve put off your Christmas b ; ~ I | right now and you don’d know what to buT we I can help you out of your trouble. Our leather I and cravanetttop velvet boots ar- M acceptable ■ gift for any lady or a pair of nice soft fel "- | bon tnmmed house slippers. High top shoe, for I XL an A glr,s , fanc - v ribbon trimmedlmoccosins for the babies. Leggings with buttons and straps | tha come up over the knee for boys scouts. I * e " “XX lf y™ don't get the right size. IM Easy aint it? Charlie Voglewede THE SHOE SELLER ■ '■WMiKkiaXailwAßCaawiiiMm--1.i 1 . iia»iUffLEßf

WEATHER FORECASTI ♦ Fair tonight and Tuesday! not much change in temperature. Pat Kinney went to Geneva this morning on business. Fred Hoffman made a business trip to Lynn this morning. Mr. and Mrs. Harry C. Christen of Taylor street. Fort Wayne, are the parents of a new son. Miss Frieda Reese of Fort Wayne «as the guest of the Rev H. Wehmeyer family Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. D. M Reed of Fort Wayne are visitors here for Christmas, with Mrs. M. Ful'.f-nkamp and family. Mrs. Dan Haley left Saturday afternoon for Fort Wayne, where she will rrntt over Christmas with her daughter, Mrs. Ross Joker. The array of Christmas shoppers swooped down upon the merchants Saturday in countless numbers, and it has been many years since the m--r chants reaped such a financial harvest. Two more days till Christmas

? ™ F HOME 0F few Q ls ’ ' Groceries I kSM'X ■W’ *«■■■■■■**" ?-? In Ab 1 Christmas ; L! p 4£ 1 > * T< I The Pleasure ' *<■!,• irgYouln Getting Up That < hrtanuL* I read You Would Be Justifi lln Invi i mei a( am> q.nwlf! Hh Is » <?r» t Cnanibi •■<)! Quahtx house Celery luc I’imiei. c P*n • W»e Lettuce 12 L-2 Pop ... hi o c ver h mey Ifec Cranle. £ lUC . 1 «h ovsters qt. 4<K- hnce .> aw Cabbage 1 l-2c lb. ‘de N. Y Apples pk, 35c 1 i Queen olives 25c .\rni-. Navel Oranges. Ripe and ju _ Va pav cash or trade 1 • • JCe Eggs 25. Butter ’• 1 ",, "* "" 1 "*'"~~ 4ovvßi* and *wer, nL, Phon.’.oß. * « n . R. $ I. Depot I SL 00 ’ I I "rience I 6 rent f!| I I

| Oscar Hoffman was at Portland to- > day on business. h Mrs. R. L. Starkweather left Satur,,day afternoon for South Bend. She > will visit there over the holidays with I relatives. Mr. and Mrs. John Stewart and sou, Meredith, motored to Warren Sunday, ! where they spent the day with Mrs. Stewart’s parent, Mr. and Mrs. W. L. .Ruggles. > I -- | Mr, and Mrs. Jock Deininger end Glen Cowan will come from Grand Kapils, Mich., to visit with the U. De in1 inger and Millard Cowan families over Christmas. 1 Gert Reynolds, who has been quite 111, and who was confined to his bed .the greater par* U several days on arrival here, s somewhat better, and ■ is able to walk about. J. B. Kiracofe will leave Tuesday tor eastern Ohio, where he will join his wife and daughter, Juanita, in a visit ovqr Christmas with her parents, Mr. and Mr. William Wood, near Warren. J. h. "Gentis left this morning for Geneva, where he will look after bustnet? durf’ »ne day. Tomorrow Mr. and Mrs Gentis will leave for Chicago where they will spend the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hopkins.

Miss Bessie Boyers is at home for her Chiiitmas vacation. Frank Barthol made a business trip i to l< on Wayne this morning. ; Frank Bremerkatnp made a business trip to Fo rt W ayne thlg raorn)ng Mrs. C. E. Strebe and daughter i vent to Fort Wayne this morning to , spend the day, Fred Reppert and daughter, Miss Eleanor, went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day. Gordon and Gaylord Acheson of M illshire, Ohio, changed cars here euroute to Fort Wayne, Miss Emma Conrad left today for Magley, where she will spend a week with her mother, Mrs. Catherine Conrad. George Wemhoff made a business trip to Fort Wayne today in the interest of the Wemhoff Monumental Works. Miss Margaret Qallogly of the Bernstein store will spend Christmas at Lil erty Center with her aunt, Mrs. Mary Osborne. Milton Yager, a student at Depauw university, Is at home for a holiray visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Yager. Mrs. F. M Schirmeyer and Miss Marie Patterson motored to Van Wert this morning to spend the day with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Reed and children, Margaret and Robert, of Fort Wayne are here for a holiday visit with the M. Fullenkamp family. Mr. and Mrs. ®. H. Shoemaker will leave in the morning for Marion to spend Christmas with Mrs. Shoemaker’s mother, Mrs. Gwinn. Mrs. D. Hendricks and daughter, Grace, who has been visiting with the Thomas Fisher femtly, left this morning for their home at Kendallville. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pilllod and children of Piqua, Ohio, will be here for Christmas to visit with her mother, Mrs. Mary Wemhoff, and family. Charles Cook and family left this morning for their home at Holland, Mich. Mr. Cook has been one of tho night engineers at the sugar factory. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Barlow left this afternoon for Spencerville, 0., where they will spend the holidays. From there they will go to their home at Holland. Mich. I-awtcnce .rchbold arrived Sunday night from I.afayette, where he is attending Purdue university and is visiting here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Archbold. M>. and Mrs. Otto "erer* arrived this morning from Chicago and stopped off here fc- a short while enroute to Preble to visit with Mrs. Peters’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jaebker. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Edwards of Leipsic, Ohio, »ho are visiting here with the John Nlbblick family, and Miss Helen Niblick went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day. Howard Wiseha’ipt will leave fn the morning for Grand Rapids, Mich., to spend the holidays with friends. The leading sport there at this season Is fishing through the Ice and Howard expects to break all records. Mrs. G’-orge Wertzberger spent the afternoon in Fort Wayne with Mrs. F-ank Brown. She also went to m*ei Mrs. N. J Baughman, who is comint from UnslM. Mich., to spend Christ- ; mas with her son. theater Baughman. Albert and louis •cheumann spent Sunday in Hartford City with Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Scbug. Mr. Schug Is manager of the new glovs factory started there by Adams county men The plant is doing very well Indeed and the enterprise Is mnet successful. Mrs. J. II Voglewede and daughters, Bertha and Rose. will spend the bollrtnya with the Tom and James Haef line families at Indianapolis nnd Terre Haute. Miss K« :hl*«en Hacflfng. who baa ben staying with them nnd going i to school here, will go with them t<i Tt-rr* Haute to join tar parents for ' th# holiday*

YOUR FALL INCOME DURING the fall and winter months, ’many people receive a considerable amount of money from we sale of produce. Th>s money represents the income for the greater part of the year. It is necessary therefore, to exercise prudence in its use. The money should be dep «ited in a bank where it will lie safe and secure. I’ajments can then be made for supplies, by drawing out a |>ortion of the deposit. This plan assures not only positive safety fcr your money, but will help you to economize in its use. deposits subject to check or bearing INTEREST. FIRST NATIONAL BANK DECATUR. INDIANA. Capital 1100,000. Surplus 120.0M1. R»w>urr»«*BWW,UX). P. W. Smith,JPrwridant W. A. Kurt>l»r, V. I'rraidrM C. A. Du<an.|Caahiw **• J * rW ‘ ,r * Amt- CaaMar. DEPOSITS ZAtCJC Ey T EtDj BY MAIL

ABOUT THE SICK. T. R. Moore, the well known civil war vdteran and Decatur resident, who lias been critically ill for some time, is very low and his death this morning was expected to be the matter of only a few hours. At 2-15 a message from tho home stated that he was very bad indeed. The son, Charles, residing in Phoenix, Ariz.., was summoned to the bedside and is now enroute here. • Will Draper, the young man in Monmouth, who was shot in the left eye while hunting fabbits last week, losing the sight of that member, with the shot still lodged therein, Sunday evening was very happy when he began to wistlnguish objects with that eye. It was thought he was regaining his sight. This morning, however, he was blinded again, and it is thought by the physicians that pus is forming in the wound and that the eye will necessarily be removed. This cannot be determined until tomorrow. Mrs. William H. Sheler, who has been ill the past week or two with gastritis, has had a relapse, and was in a very serious condition this morning. o - WALKERS' CLUB. Ft. Wayne Bunch “Hoof It" Here In Five Hours and Five Minutes. Frank Hodson, Oscar Follinger and Karl Williams, of a walking club of Fort Wayne, pulled off the stunt Sunday. walking from the Fort Wayne court hous to the Decatur court bouse In five hours and five minutes. A week ago Sunday they walked to Huntington in record breaking time. They registered at the Will Colchin stand. Robert Mann has returned from a visit at Little Rock, Ark. Noah Mangold made a business trip to Monroe this afternoon. John T. Kelly of Jefferson township was in the city today on business. The Misses Anna and Catherine Ginley spent the afteraoo in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Green will spend the holidays in Spencerville. O. Joe Kintz went to Fort Wayne to visit with his sister, Mrs. Henry Zu t-er. Mr. and Mrs. John Spuhler and Miss Ruth Mayer will leave this afternoon for Bucyrus, Ohio, to visit over the holidays. - ——O Dyonls Schmitt pays the highest price for beef hides. —Advt. 297tf LOST—Pair of g.sy gauntlets, with patent leather ..ops. Please return to Meredith Stewart jr call 'phone 168. —Advt

SANTA - CLAUS Never shaves, nor will this fellow evtr cut his hair until his candidate is elected president But if you want to buy city property or a farm-just see the Snow Agency before buying. vVe make no charge for advertising prope rll es we have on the market. Phone 230-or “B”14 DECATUR, INDIANA

| CHRISTMAS GREETINGS I If i TTI—IT a Il May The Happiest And Merriest || Day Os All The Year Bring || a You Bountiful Blessings || Os Joy And Good ra H Cheer || Ku * Trii •jr'TT’Hinra'irT.'c'TLJ.' - g COMPLIMENTS OF THE SEASON | a a i a 99 ■ a as | LEE & STULTS CO. I

CHRIBTMA BTREE PARTY. Miss Frances Dugan is giving a CLrietmas tree party this afternoon at her home for her class of young bo>s of the Presbyterian Sunday school. HOME FROM HOSPITAL. Mrs. Frank Welch, who has been a patient at the Hope hospital. Fort Wayne, since an operation several weeks ago. was brought home Sunday night and taken U> her apartments In the Coverdale home on Third street. She Is getting along nicely.

2 7 !fi I sz&f | TffiX J $ S Appliances g I FOR CHRISTMAS | i GIVING- <■ :a_. S ifTrttK Only a few more shopping w g fllU days before jo 1 v old Santa Claus makes his jg 2 annual pilgrimage. Let this store with its rwn S wealth of new and attractive holiday goods assist you in completing your gift list. <F-T - g More pi actical and attractive holiday gifts 2 c m be found here than anywhere else; we H have something for everybody: Game Car- g vers-Carving Sets-Pocket Knives-Razors- - g Chafing Idshes-ManicureSets-Sewing Sets 8 SoasoraSets-Scroll Saws-Tricycles-Air Guns I 8 Express and Coaster Mragors-Automohiles x —J S Roller Skates. Xn g Why not drop in now and look through C C {£ what we have to offer? sfi — 5 (>o. e: ~stto u tstswwt'fij'fiJifiJWfiafinmaitHUWt'fii'fiafiJ'fiJSJ'fiJifiJstsfii'fi:*:®:®

Simeon J. Hain at th» Madison St. meat market pays the highest price 1 lor nice dressed rabbits —Advt. SOCUi LOST—Pair of double-lensed, gold rimmed glasses Cal) ‘phone 215. or return to Mrs. Shafer Peterson, First street.—Advt 9ttt3 I DOST, STRAYED OR STOLEN White Foz Terrier, brown ear*.) brown spot on right side of face Re I ward if returned to Mrs. Fred Patterwon, <22 No. Second St. —Advt SofitJ LOST— laid les fur. between corner of Madison and Second streets and the county Infirmary Finder, please re-' turn to this office -Advt. 305t2 - ''

Make Your Hogs Cholera —Proof— Through The Ridgeway System. Fur Further information AddreM LG. WILLIAMS Gen. Agt. Decatur. Ind l( F.D. 10 Phone Monn* 8 abort rinp —- - ■■ 1 — 11 ■—— l "■■■■ WANTED —Women rteC at Ft-ople'a rrataurant. Jaiob Martin, Prop.,— Advt. J99tl