Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 307, Decatur, Adams County, 26 December 1912 — Page 3

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,'WEATHF.B FORECAST! ♦ ;jj t ,+./ »• **■-— -*+ i i- Fair tonight and Friday. cold, r ■Friday. • i Hi?s Mabel Winans was a Fort fayne visitor today. Dallas Butler left this morning .or. IfandallvUle on business. I Al Hskeg of Sturgis. Mb. a forser Adami county boy, is lore on tallness. j Mb* Emm* &hultz r<-turn I to !. ■ wk a’ Fort Wayne after si>eti<lirur Christmas here. W 11. Fledrlerjohann, Fren< li Quinn |ud C. J. Lutz were Fort Wane bustIms viaitora today. Miss Dorothy Ervin -jturued t > her wk al Fort Wa;.,s thia morning aftler spending Christmas with her fa Mr. I William Mougey returned to Fcrt Wayne thia morning to resume his ! nrk at the Pennsylvania offices after I pending Christmas with his tarents ud relatives. I OF W ■ -rw<

I rHE HOME 0> I Q» aiii y 6rofti O&SwFwTS.r | ■> A 1 < HAPPY AND PRO- 1 R ' O- < VS NhV YF / t It Rigl'l ’ Place your first Grocery order r 1913 with the Home of Quant' Groceries. And stick to all tour good Resolutions! — «SSH» W e wish to he» ily thank al! aho J 1 ’*® our last year’s sucre's. ou can u J' ‘ help you Let u« make 1913 tat best e\t _ *e pax c .sn or trace rs? ce 2 -- Butter " ~ ow • <i d Hovy IKM aCHIRMBYKK rWa^jX lN | PrvM I fHEIBOvvERS REAL'H I i MALES FATE, BOM*. L° A>>b - I ■ The ■ Jti act Records, l > per cent I Farms. Citj’Property, 5 per I MONEY ‘3

Matthew went to Ft, Wayne i his morning, Mr. and Mrs. Mart Gilsca spent the day in Fort Wayna. Ed Stevens was a Fort Wayne business visitor today. Mrs. Nettie Schrock and daughter, 1 ‘ ar e visi»‘.g with relatives In Indianapolis. Mrs. A. E. Shaw returned to Peru this morning for a visit with the Joel j j Reynolds family. Mrs. Dunbar and son, Lysle, left . this morning for Ch’'..go to tie guests lo.er the rfeek-etd of relatives. I John Wemhoif returned to ',<■ „ork •at Fort Wayne this morning after ' spending yesterday the guest of , his mother. Will Geary left this morning lor his work at Celina after spending Christs trait with his parent?, Mr. and Mrs. I Will Geary. Mrs. Alphonse Kohne left this j morning for Hamilton, Ohio, where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. I Charles Cole. Mrs. Sam Ritter and daughter, Elisabeth, went to Fort Wayne, near which place they will visit with their cousin, Frank Ritter.

flee Lewton made a business trip to Portland this morning, •I- 11. Bremerkamp made a business trip to Monroe this morning. 'lev. and Mrs. W. H. Glelser are vis‘Png with relatives at Watseka, 111. clarence Fledderjohann’ and Dan Fulk were Indianapolis business visItorg, Mrs. Celia Zeser went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit with Mrs. Charles Miller. Miss Lois Fuhrman of Root town•hip was the guest of Miss Mildred Leonard of this city over night. , Kev - aud Mrs. D. P. Hell of Linn Grove were here today and left for | Cass county, Indiana, to visit. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Ehrsam and Mr. [ and Mrs. Peter Klopfenstine were Ft. I Wayne shoppers this afternoon. Arnold Stults returned to his work at Fort Wayne this morning after I spending Christmas with his parents. The Misses Agnes Sellemeyer and Huldah Hauer attended the Christmas I exercises at St. John's Tuesday even-1 Ing. Mr. and Mrs. Jerne Niblick and | i daughter, Mary Pauline, were Christ-1 mas guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Hill I at Fort Wayne, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Rundell left I Tuesday morning for Grand Rapids, Ohio, to spend Christmas with Mis. Rundell's parents. Mrs Josephine Rodd of Toledo, will at rive in 'he city this evening to si»'n<l Christmas with her mother. Mrs. Anna Volmer and family. Theodore Gralliker, teller at the First National bank, has returned from Decatur. 111., where he spent I Christmas at his home. Mrs. Anna Laman and daughters, Neva and Naomi, and their guests Mr. C. L. Felty of Youngstown, 0., siwrnt the afternoon In Fort Wayne. • An. unknown Santa Claus sent six' fine dishes to as many lady clerks at ; the Fulienkamp store Tuesday, and ladies are wondering who to thank. Dr. 8. P. Hoffman and wife wont to . Herne Tuesday to attend the family j reunion Christmas day at the home lof Mrs. Hoffman's parents, Mr. and • Mrs. Eli Rlerte. Professor M M. Dunbar, superintendent of the Petroleum schools, was i the guest of Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Hoffman. while attending the Baumgart-ner-Qpliger trial here. Mr. and Mrs Fred Schaub of thia city and Mr and Mrs. A. P. Chilson and sou. Earl, of Bryan, Ohio,.were guests Christmas day of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Horn, of Vnlon City. C. R and Joseph I'hl returned to Toledo this morning after spending Christinas with the B. J. Terveer family. Mrs C it Vhl and daughter, Jeanette Terveer, will remain until latter New Year’s

Mr. and Mr* H. S Un-hot. Mr. and Mr*. Charles Hower, T. 11. Ernst and C. C. Ernst »ere Christmas gue*ts of I the Will [Wehrman family at Fbrt Wayne. Little Mia* Mildred Doehr--1 man, who spent a week here, accom- ! i snled th«tn home. C. A. Hrodi, master mechanic for the Interurban compaay. spent Christj mas at Rttshv-'le. Hl* fellow-em-I Joyces slipped one on the quiet to his friend*. intimating that he might bring ba<k to this city a bride la the near future. Leland Frink suffered a heavy fall on the Ice T<>. *day and was confined to the houw on recount of stiffue** i..nd eocenes- occasioned thereby. Luckily no bones were broken, but a narrow nocape from fracture of the | hip was receded. j Albert Werllng of Preble township, who had hl* left hand mangled in a ■cern shredder, is setting along well. He may, however, lo** hl* forefinger, but thl* ba* not yet been determined That he snv, ' hl* hand, without more aerion* Injury, seams n mlrschs, i |t Is Mid ’hat all around fight oc -' curred *• t’< Hiser »»loon at Poe.i with H'mt - son In la*. Fred Hibson., >wt Dav'* "ear Ostrtan and Ton* j Puhb Os Mln- Mlle, all concerned, therein was badly Injun* tut Mme •• •• ■p'll* badly bruised j Mr* fhtniel Wagner, living cast of Het,eta. wa. m «*»• «•“> 1 “.mday aftenoon. ••route 'o her home from, I Mink>rk, wh Tuesday morning, at 10 oTloqk »*■- attended 'he f'HW*»»l 'gerrtroa of her cousin. Harvey, bhrnce The services, wore held, from the Methodist church In l»nn . klrh The de-, used, who **» twenty-1 ! Sight >r«rs of ate. **• struck by ths . litnayhabla t-assenger train, near) Milkmen. Kundsv afternoon and kill* 1 Mr*. Hb.-.k and two children. , cr .t Might year* and four month*, were riding »• 'ho conveyance which struck. The children scaped ur .injured, while tbs mu'her had both shoulders broken, the right arm brok eh lb throe her l-fl foot taken ; ",w h- »» *"* "" still alive Tuesday afternoon, but no hope. are given for her recovers I nor father. James Luwdder. reside* X Dunkirk. The d-cemmd ••• • rousin n, ’ w *' * , Portland fun

John Johnson spent Christmas at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Ed Parent went, to Fort Wayne today noon. Miss Leah Apt spent Christmas at her homo at Butler. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Ashbaucher spent Christmas in Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Stroup left Tuesday noon for Lagrange. Mrs. Edith Gross went to Fort l Wayne for a holiday visit. Harvey Segur attended a family re-! union at Angola Christmas day. Miss Esther Enos left this noon for' Monroeville »o visit with friends. H. Courtney and daughter, Emma,' I went to Fort Wayne Tuesday after-; i noon. I Miss Mabel Weldy is visiting with ' her brother, C. D. Weldy, in Fort I Wayne. I Miss Minnie Bogner went to Fort; I Wayne Tuesday afternoon for a holl- 1 day visit. Mrs. T. M. Reid visited over Christmas with her sister, Mrs Boyles, in I Fort Wayne. Joe McFarland and family were I guests of friends at Portland over j Christmas day. I Misses Austa Click and Effie Haines left Tuesday for their home in Warren to spend Christ ma*./ Ib Mr. and Mrs. Amoi/ Fairchild left today noon for Roanoke to visit with their sons, Fred and John. Mrs. Kit Cowan went to Monroeville to visit with her ' -nt<, Mr. and Mrs. William Datifhert.'. Homer Battenberg of I.'.ffbio, N. ¥., Is at homo fore ho’id.;y vacation with the Charles Br.tt'-nbe.g family. Mr. and Mrs. Morten Stults and daughter, Jeanette, spent Christinas at the parental home at Huntington. The Misses Besrie and Nora Weber r.ere Christmas guests of their sister, Mrs. Charles Hou.ir, in Fort Wayne. Mrs. William Drake went to Fort Wayne Tuesday a' >nioon to be 'he guest of her daughter. Mrs. HarryJackson. Mrs. Christ Strcbe and daughter, Mildred, attended the Christmas exercises at the school taught by Miss Helen Fonner. P. C. Reluking left Tuesday evening for his home in Routh Bend to spend the balance of the week with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Prank Cowley and daughter, Maude, of Fort Wayne, spent Christ mge with their parents, Mr. and Mrs, C. 3. Weaver. Miss Marte Gass left today for Elwood. where she will spend a week with her aunt, Lra. B. Weismantle. She will also go to Anderson. Miss Clara Khlerdlng of Fl. Wayue ha* come home for a visit until after

New Year's with her father, Fred Ehlerdfng and family at Preble. Mr*. Veronica dmlth and daughter. Mis* Muggle, went to Fort Wayne to spend Christmas with their son and brother, Floyd Smith, and family. Carl Huhley of Chillicothe. 111., I* spending the west with hl* aunt, Mis. Kol>ert Blackburn, and other relative*. Carl's mother was formerly Miss Ida Miller. Mr*. A. R. Hell returned Wednesday evening from Mt. Clemen*, where shw ha* been for several wosks, taking treatment for rheumatism. Bh* h> gt rally Improved. Hazel Watkins, a young man of Pleasant Mill*, waa terribly injured when ha fell from n load of stone, whkh passed over »n« bf his leg*, breaking the limb. ' The change In county officials occur* nettt Wednendsy, when Auditor Mil haud and Survey or Ern*t will retire. The |.U.-s dll be taken by Thoma* Haltsoll and I’hil Macklin You want an anniversary knife. The Bally Ikemocrat I* giving the hand 'some*t little knife you have seen I* a long time to all who have their subscription paid to January I. I»I4 The offer I* good onl; during the month ot January. Judge and Mr*. f> l> Heller gave their annual Christmas dinner and aupiw>r to the member* of th" family. It was a glorious old day. In which l.appto"S* reigned supreme After d>n«*r th* Christmas tree distribution Itsik |da<o and young and old -got their*.** 1 Mr and Mr* Jease Hilbert of Routh Mich., were Christmas visit- | o*s with the latter’s paretrta Mr nbd Mr*. ». M, Wagner. In thia city .Their llttlo daughter ha* N*a visit- ' mg here for aevaral week* and the parents joined her In lime Io Me the arrival of Ranta Claua Hatnud R Randall of •*- was looking up old aciualnthore* here today. He la one of ttm brat known men of hla locality, and live* today in th* house where he waa born He owns 4<o acre* which wwe deeded to hl* father from the govern ment. the original grant being signed i by president Martin Van Huron, and , there has never been a mortgage 'charged agninat IL H« is • brother 'of Perry Haudall of fVt Wayae

f WINTER HORSE | CLOTHING I I*- - — I £To get,the most and best work out of yourhorses give U q them (besides plenty of good wholesome feed) ample S | protection against the cold blustery winter weathre. 1 i •! » A man always works better when he is properly fed y | and clothed against the Raw Cold Winter Winds. i And The Same Holds Good With Your Horses B 1 Horse Blankets and stable covers will pay for them-; I selves in a few months in extra work you get out of I S your horses and the feed you save. Os Course Our Stock Is Large And Complete -■ q And As Always All Prices Are Low f= I FOR YOUR SELF t ] Storm Fronts of all kinds and styles. A fine full size l j Hood Front adjustable to any size buggy for $1.75 IJ Fine Plush and Fur Robes that would make beautiful k Christmas presents. • | r j Full sized Burlap Stable Blankets, well make and lined n . with heavy Kersey at 95c I you

~ 11 ■■ — ■ — Hugh Miller of Muerlc via!ted hare 1 with bi* mother, Mr*. U C. Miller, and family. Mi** Blanche Hart returned this, morning to Fort Wayne after a Christmas visit here with the Herman Tettman family. The holders of number 355,2 for the doll and number.<43* for the drum, are successful in the Stpele A Weaver contest. Mr. and Mr*. Clem Hake and h-'.e i _ left this morning for Fjrt Wayne aftera Christmas visit with her parents, Mr. and Mr*. Bernard Myer*. Free Fri*iug*r, IMuer Her bar and ' Vaughn Murrey motored to Bluffton , Wednesday evening, where they at- [ tended the Phi Delta Christmas dance i ■ H ■———

-- - Astei'cx ff ORDS FORK FORDSU r - i ■ ■ " ■'■■■■■" 1 ------ _ i '■■■- |H| ■ On Thursday at Decatur, Home Coming Week, ■ kS in Automobile Parade was a total of 86 cars. 21 of g j these were FORDS F * ■ IM A sain Nearly 30 per cent F< rds .h. J Again Nearly every third car was a Ford I \A/HYP B ' ir Moie like above to follow tti > r 4 ' ■ - 1 | Touring Car $620.00 Runabout. $545.00 | i 750 pound Delivery Car $645.00 ~ * I H ■ All Fully Etiuippetl ■ 1 fW ‘ ■" "" — — |;J »j| ; 1 ~ i| ft GROVE GARAGE Co. Branch Manager ■ ! Xk sraEiaES'SaSlV

111 I ■ l-IS ■ — . Miss Effie Miller has gone'to Rock-' ford, Ohio, to visit with her brother,. in in Miller and wife. Miss Agnes Htarost and Mr. Thomas of Fort Wayne were Christmas guest* of the John Staroat family. Mr*. T. F Golden and children of Fort Wayn* vlalted here yesterday with the Thinnaa Moran and P. K. Kinney families. Lena, Anna and Hilly Myer* left th I* ' morning for Bt. Mary's. Ohio, where ' they will be guests of their sister, . Mr* John Hermann Mr*. Elisabeth Stanley and children, 1 tester and pa uni. were Christ ma* guest* of tbo children s grandmother. Mrs Susan Stanley at North Manchester. Indiana.

Mr. and Mrs. Elias Suddeth enter- • tained at their home northwest of the city on Christmas day for the following guests: Mr. and Mrs Aron DeVinny, and Mr. and Mrs. ElmerTricber. After dinner the gentlemen indulged in a hunting trip, meeting with great success Anton Krumenaker returned from Fort Wayne where he called on his wife who Is still a patient at the Hope hospital It is thought she can soon be moved to the home of her niece, Mrs C. E Thomas With the help of the nurse, she Is aide to walk about, and it is thought that when she regains her strength, she will be alright, as the physicians stated that she was simply worn out and weak, and not ill otherwise. —