Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 100, Decatur, Adams County, 26 April 1913 — Page 3

Brown Velvet Oxfords and Shoes are Selling Here At $2.50 and $3.00 Charlie Voglewede THE SHOE SELLER

■ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦•> »♦ £ | WEATHER FORECAST I M♦•>>»»»«.»«■ lill t | Fair tonight and Sunday. Slight frost tonight. James fitockard of Williams was here today on business. Mrs. Fred Heuer returned last evening from Fort Wayne. John Schug went to Richmond this morning on business. Dan Costello is home from Fort Wfcyne to spend Sunday with his parent*. Wilbur Poole, who was in the city yesterday on business, left this morning for Portland. The Misses Lena Sutton and Lillian Rice went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day. Mrs. John Wisehaupt of Decatur, who was operated upon several days ago for the removal of a necrossed bone in the head, is reported as improving nicely - . She 1s stopping at the home of her sister, Mrs. F. C. Harbaugh.—Bluffton News.

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I Miss Nora Ahr went to Fort Wayne i this morning. i W. L. Lehne was a business visitor jin Fort Wayne yesterday, John Stoneburner made a business trip to Fort Wayne yesterday. Clarenc- Stevens will spend Sunday in Fort Wayne visiting with relatives and friends. William Keller will join Keller •in Huntington tonight for an over-Sun-|day visit with relatives. Leon Crawford is home from Fort I Wayne to spend Sunday with his mothjer and other relatives. I F. H. Hubbard will leave this evening for Loraine, Ohio, to attend to the business interests of the Holland-St. Louis company. Miss Florence Beery left this morning for her home at Berne after visiting in this city with Mrs. S. P. Hoffman, for a few days. I O. E. Shafer, Frank Runyon and Earl Snow of Bluffton motored to this city last evening and were looking after business matters. A large number of teachers from • Berne and Geneva were In the city today taking the examinations which were held at the Central school building.

Mr. and Mrs. Mont Fee and children •pent the day in Fort Waype. The regular monthly teachers’ examination Is being held here today. Mrs. Auten and daughter, Matin, arrived last evening from Fort Wayne for a visit with relatives. John Yager will return this evening or tomorrow from a six weeks’ trip from Hot Springs, Ark., and other places In the south. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Kuebler arrived home yesterday evening from Tiffin, Ohio, where they were visiting | with relatives for a few days. Mrs. Murray Scherer left this morning for Monroe to visit with her grandmother, Mrs. Wagoner, who Is very low and not expected to live. | Mr. and Mrs. Perry Gandy returned yesterday from their wedding trip to Florida. They were gone twenty-five days and had a most delightful time. Mr. Grover, who has been suffering for sometime from lung fever w.as able to be on the street yesterday. He has had a very serious illness, but is improving nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Perry Gandy arrived in the city Friday evening from Florida, wherethey have been for the last three weeks on their honeymoon. They are guests of Mrs. Gandy’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Niblick. Messrs. Wagner and Wilson of the Holland-St. Louis Sugar company, left this afternoon for Chicago, where they will spend several days in contracting for laborers in the sugar beet fields during the coming season.

Funeral services for Edna Gerke,l .daughter of Mr, and Mrs. William' Gerks, Os Union township, were held) this morning at the St. Peter's Lutheran church. The death occurred at the hospital at Watertown, Wis. Mrs. Victoria Hill, who has been spending the winter with a daughter, Mrs. C. G. Reynolds, at Elizabeth, N. J., returned home yesterday. She will be with her daughter, Mrs. F. V. Mills, a few days before going to her own residence. An exchange offers the following consolation to maiden ladies: "A woman can always win a man if she wants to enough. If she wants him and doesn’t win him it is because she hasn’t looked upon love as we regard all other things, as something for which we must work and work hard.” Miss Justine Cook went to Hartford City last evening to attend the wedding of Miss Marion Cooley, of Hartford City, to Mr. Van Cleve Parrott, of Virginia. The wedding took place at the home of Frank Leonard land about sixty guests were present. After the ceremony a wedding supper was served. —Bluffton Banner. Roma Mattlcke, one of the foreign laborers who came to Decatur last spring to work in the sugar beet fields, has purchased a fine little home on the edge of the city; also a fine team and will raise thirty acres of beets this season. Mr. Matticke is an example of the progressive class of foreigners secured by the managers of the company and will be of great assistance to the city. Miss Bertha Schultz went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit over Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Carl Hanna, and to call on her brother, Frank Schultz, at the St. Joseph hospital. Frank is doing well, but it is not known whether he will be allowed to come home next week. Strict quietude will be enjoined upon him for some time after he comes home. •

Charles D. Bolte, chief of police of Wabash, has filed suit In the Grant circuit court against Nelson L. Shockey and Glen Phillips for the S3OO reward offered by the father and fiance of Bertha Shockley, who disappeared in February and was found at Wabash. The suit is to determine who shall have the reward. Shockley and Phillips have announced that they are ready to pay the money. Mrs. C. W. Welch of Wabash, at whose home Bertha Shockley sought shelter, is a claimant. Bole claims the reward, saying he complied with the conditions in giving Mr. Shockley the first word of his missing daughter. Sylvester Johnson of Adams county arrived in the city Friday for the purpose of looking after matters pertaining to the Decatur beet sugar factory, and he announced that he would probably move his family to this city and make his future home. Mr. Johnson is to have charge of the local field during the coming summer, in the way of instructing the farmers in the matter of raising beets, and in addition to this he will be the general overseer of the weighing stations that are to be erected over the county. Mr. Johnson has been connected with the concern for several years, and is well versed in the beet sugar business, and he will t>e of great assistance to those who have signed up to raise beets during the coming summer. Mr. Johnson Is looking after a house and will probably make arrangements to move his family to this city within the next two weeks. —Columbia City CommercialMail.

The time of beating the rugs is at hand. Mrs. Harry Kooken and daughter, Alma, went to Fort Wayne today noon. Miss Grace Coffee was assisting at the Charlie Voglewede shoe store today. Frank Dzoll and Sabastlan Bien left today noon for Fort Wayne. They reside east of the city. Mrs. John Chronister and foster son, Paul Castle, went to Auburn today noon for a visit with her parents.. Mrs. Rebekah Eady went to Fort Wayne to visit until tomorrow evening with her sister, Mrs. L. L. Syphers. Mrs. Victoria S. Hill returned last evening from Elizabeth, N. J., where | she has been visiting since November with her daughter, Mrs. C. G. Reynolds. Nicholas Wagnor left today noon for Auburn. He accompanied his little nieces, Eva and Margaret Wagoner to their home there. Since they were flooded out at Fort Wayne they have been staying at their uncle's home. Their mother has now moved to Auburn. Mr. Wagoner was accompanied to Fort Wayne by his son, Fred, who goes to consult an optician.

AT THE CHURCHES REFORMED CHURCH. 9:30, Sunday school; lesson, Gen. 35-37. 10:30, German service; text, Luke 2:21, “Why the Son of God is Called 'Jesus.” I 6:♦*, 0. E. meeting; topic, “Bible Work.” Acts 18:7-11. Miss Effie Miller will lead. 7:30, English service; text, Matt. 7:9-11, “Christ's Teaching Concerning Prayer.” A special offering will be taken at the services for flood sufferers at Day ton. x ST. MARY'S CHURCH. Low mass, 7:30 a. m. High mass, 9:30 a. m. Christian doctrine, 1:45 p. m. Vespers and benediction, 2:30 p. m. o , CHRISTIAN CHURCH. D. K. Huber of Brookston, Indiana, will preach. 9:30, Sunday school. 10:30, preaching; subject, “Working With God.” 7:00, preaching; subject, “The Eleventh Hour.” A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend.

METHODIST CHURCH. 9:15 a. m., Sunday school. 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m., regular hours of worship. Morning subject, ‘‘Knowing God; evening subject, “Without the Wedding Garment.” 6:30 p. m., Epworth League service will be led by Mrs. C. H. Colter, and a special program will be rendered. The public is cordially invited to all services. D. T. STEPHENSON, Pastor. o PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 9:15 a. m., Sunday school. 10:30 a. m., and 7:30 p. m., public worship. Morning theme, “The Value of Outreachlng One's Depth;” evening theme, “The Master of Life.” 6:30 p. m., Christian Endeavor; topic, "Mission Work at Home and Abroad.” Miss Mary Frisinger, leader. Th upeicilb n ETAOSHRDLRD The public is cordially invited to worship with us. W. H. GLEISER, Pastor. LUTHERAN CHURCH. English services, 10:00; text, II Tim. 3:15-17, “What Do the Scriptures Say About Themselves?” German services on Ascension Day, 7:30 p. m. o , EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Sunday school at 9:30. Preaching at 10:30 and 7:30. Mornling subject, "Opportunities of the Spring Season.” Evening, ‘Go Forward.” Y. P. A. at 6:45, Mrs. Runyon, leader. Prayer and song service, Wednesday evening. There will be special songs morning and evening by the choir. A cordial invitation to attend these services. J. H. RILLING, Pastor. UNITED BRETHREN CHURCH. Sunday school, 9:30. Preaching 10:30 and 7:30. Reception of members with the morning service. Junior C. E., 2:30. ' Senior C. E., 6:45. We invite al Ito theseservices. L. W. LOVE, Pastor.

-15DOLLARS I Come here with your Fifteen Dollar Suit Money and we’ll make it behave as well as Twenty Dollars does m most places. ETch season we aim to offer the best values possible in suits for the money and this spring we are more than maintaining this reputation. VANCE & HITE , Opp. Court House Decatur, Ind j.

NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. Notice is hereby given that Monday, the sth day of May, is the last day to pay your spring installment of taxes. The treasurer’s office will be open from 7 o’clock a. m., to 5 o’clock p. m., and the books will positively be closed at 5 o’clock p. m., on Monday the fifth. All taxes not paid before that time will be delinquent and the penalty of ten per cent will be added. Do not put your taxes off, as you will have to pay the penalty. No receipts laid away for any one, so do not ask It. Yours very truly, C. W. YAGER 89tl8 County Treasurer.

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WANTED—A~live~energetic boy between 16 and 18 to learn the barber trade. Call on Ed Aughenbaugh, at Reiter and France shop. 92t3

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FOR RENT —House with four acres of ground in Union township. Inquire of W. L. Magner, Chestnut street, or ’phone 526. 9it3