Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 3 May 1913 — Page 3

I Wellsley I Canvass Boots I I —for women are selling strong || | here this week. The short hi- I E toe last on which this shoe is jh E made insures comfort as well as I a neat looking foot. See them H ft in the window. | $2.50 I I Chanie Voglewede I || SHOE SELLER M

| WEATHER FORECAST | Bhmiih iy.Mi.iwi 1 Showers and thunderstorms late to- ' night or Sunday. Cooler Sunday. = —- ' „ Al Steele made a business trip to 1 Fort Wayne this morning. J. P. Koenig of St. Marys, Ohio, was ' a business visitor here. 1 James Moran of Portland was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Attorney P. G. Hooper was a business visitor here yesterday afternoon John F. Lachot returned from his weekly business trip yesterday afternoon. John Hessler of Fort Wayne was visiting among friends in the city yesterday. Mrs. Robert Schwartz arrived from Champaign, 111., to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Brunnegraff. Mrs. F. Klnstle and Mrs. W. F. Williams returned to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. They were guests of Miss Emma Gilllg.

PINEAPPLES The pineapple season this year will be 30 or 40 days earlier than usual and never a better quality. Next week will be a good time. Get ready for yours Leave your Order with us On the farm you will need salt sack 5, 20, 65c salt bbl. $1.30. Oyster shells sk. 75c. Chicken feed course or fine in sacks or bulk We give a special price on flour in bbl. lots at The Home of Quality Groceries ~ Hower and Hower, North of G, R. & I. Depot Fhone 108> I F ' M ’ FF,£ I THEHBOWERS. REALTY CO. M REALJESTATE, BONDS, LOANS. ■ abstracts.: ■ The Schirmever Abstract Company Ab3 stract Records, Twenty, years Expenence | Farms, City Property, 5 per cent I money

J. H. Gentis was assisting at the Schafer Hardware store today. A. B. Bailey of Fort Wayne was a business visitor in the city yesterday. Ollie Chronister left this morning for Portland to look after business matters. Mrs. C. A. Dugan and daughter, Miss Dorothy, went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Vail and daughter, Mary Louise, left yesterday afternoon for Cincinnati, where they will visit with friends. Miss Roxy Fisher arrived from Ft. i Wayne yesterday afternoon to visit with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Fisher and other relatives. Mrs. Dan Haley and Mrs. Bert Haley and daughters, Margaret and Dorothy went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon to visit with Mrs. Ross Jocker. Mr. Rudolph Schug, daughter Miss Stella, and Miss Florence Bierie motored to Decatur yesterday and were the guests of Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Hoffman. Word is received here that the big Bryant oil well which came in the other day at 100 barrels, is still making a good showing and other wells will | be drilled in that locality.

Miss Gertrude Philips has returned from a visit in Cleveland, Ohio. Miss Grace Coffee is assisting at the Charles Voglewede shoe store today. Mrs. Lucy Rout and Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer spent the day in Fort Wayne. Wesley Hoffman is home from his , weekly business trip in the interest of I the Schafer Hardware company. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Winans went to Fort Wayne this morning for a visit' with her brother, Charles Ray. Miss Jessie Philips is at home from | Fort Wayne for the week-end. She is a business college student C. Duke and W. H. Fledderpohann went to Fort Wayne this morning on business for the interurban company. George Kinzle is able to walk around this morning with the assistance of a cane after suffering an attack of lumbago and lagrippe. Mrs. Elizabeth Cline went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit until tomorrow evening with her daughter, Mrs. Clarence Baxter, and family. Misses Louise Brake and Amelia 1 Weber went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to spend Sunday with Miss Ludmilla Lauer and other friends. The Shamrock base ball team prac-! ticed an hour this morning preparatory for the big game tomorrow afternoon with the Badgers ot Fort Wayne. Mrs A.nna Laman and daughters,. daughters, Naomi and Neva, went to 1 Fort Wayne this morning, where Mrs. I Laman will look after some business matters. Dr. Smith of Bryant was in the city yesterday in conslutation with Dr. D. D. Clark on the Edington children, who were poisoned by eating some tomatoes, which caused the death of one of them. Mrs. E. H. Shoemaker and daughter, Gretel, were Fort Wayne visitors this afternoon. Mrs. Shoemaker will return this evening, while Gretel will remain over Sunday to visit with friends. Mrs. Albert Katterhelnrich and children, Hubert and Lucile, of South Bend., Ind., left this morning for their home after visiting in the city with Mrs. Katterheinrich’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Hurst. Mrs. Dick Peterson and baby returned home last evening from Decatur, where they have been visiting relatives. Mr. Peterson went to Decatur last night and accompanied them home.—Bluffton Banner. Large crowds .of onlookers were watching the working of the steam shovel used by Julius Haugk in excavating for the new’ building which is being erected by Charles Sether on the lot in the rear of the Winnes shoe store. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burns will return to Delphos, Ohio, this evevning after a visit with her father, Wash Pyle, and family. The Burns moved to Delphos four months ago from this city. While here Mr. Burns was employed at the Interurban power house. Gibson Peel, whose graduation essay, ‘‘Th’ Age o’ Opportunity," caused no end o’ comment, has decided, after explorin’ several fields o’ endeavor, t' take th’ agency fer th’ Little Duchess Rug Beater. How's th’ meter reader goin’ t’ git in th’ house after mother gits t’ vvotin’7—Abe Martin. The fishing season is now on in full blast in this city, and every spare moment is given to this sport by those who enjoy it. Among those who made a trip to the river yesterday evening were Tony Hackman and Lawrence Voglewede. They succeeded in catching a half dozen fine "bulheads.” A check was received yesterday by John Schultz from the National Casualty company, of which he is the local agent, calling for $lO and made payable to Knight. Mr. Knight has been ill for the past ten days, suffering from pleurisy and the 'check is the amount due him covering jhis illness. It was expected that Frank Schultz, who was operated on for hernia three weeks ago at the St. Joseph hospital, would be able to return home today, I but word received by bis relatives is ito the effect that the doctors desire I him to remain there another week so .that they may keep a more careful watch over his condition. Frank Smith and family, who moved here from Hammond several weeks ago, have moved into the house on Marshall street, vacated by the Charles Heckmans. They had resided on the same street, in the first house west of the Joe Helm home. Mr. Smith is associated with his father, Will Smith, in the restaurant business. According to word given out by local veterinarians today the sickness among horses which has prevailed for the past month, is growing less. With the large number of vaccinations there is much prevention from the spreading of the disease which has ravaged the county and it is thought that the

The Misses Amelia Weber and Louise Brake will spend Sunday in Fort Wayne. Mrs. Oliver Heller and daughter, Mildred, went to Fort Wayne today noon. * Miss Jessie Winnes returned last evening from Muncie where she visited .with her sister. Mrs. William Badders went to Monroe this afternoon to spend Sunday with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Kilbourne and • Miss Mae Rademacker of Fort Wayne (Will spend Sunday here with their parents. I | Mrs. Otto Peters of Chicago arrived last evening for a two weeks’ visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs? Jaebker, at Preble. Misses Edith and Francile Laughlin returned to Monroeville after a three weeks’ visit with Mrs. William Cross and other friends. Mrs. Wesley Hoffman, Mrs. E. H. and daughter, Gretel, went to Fort Wayne this noon. Miss Gretel will remain over Sunday. Mrs. Lucile Wilson and daughter, Jane, left this afternoon for Richmond, where they will visit with Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Parker, for a few days. France Conter, son of Assistant Secretary of State Herman Conter, arrived in the city this morning to visit over Sunday with friends and relatives. i Grover Hoffman, traveling salesman | for the Schafer Saddlery company, returned from his trip this morning and left for his home in Fort Wayne this afternoon. “Jake” Hiliinger, the old-time star catcher for Decatur when we were in the I. O. league, will umpire the Shamrock-Badger game tomorrow. He alone will be worth coming to see. Mrs. B. E. Cline and daughter, Norma, and Miss Adda Cowan of Fort Wayne arrived in the city this afternoon to spend Sunday with the G. W. Rex family. Mr. Cline will join his family tomorrow. Bosse’s opera house was packed to the very last row of seats Friday evening when the home talent play, “A Little Savage," was rendered. Every one was well pleased with the production and each actor played his part io perfection. Orval Harrold, the famous Muncie tenor, recently divorced, and then married, will sing in Bluffton May 12, and in Crawfordsville, enroute to Wichita, Kan., from New York City. He will sing in only two Indiana towns. The young base ball fans of this city were on the diamond early this morning, the first teams being the West , end nine and the South Enders. The game was called at 9 o’clock, ending in favor of the South End bunch by a score of 12 to 3. Gert Reynolds has been seri- , ously ill of gall stones for several , weeks, and for three weeks has been . unable to retain nourishment. An operation is deemed necessary, but he has been very much against this. It ! is now thought his condition' is too , weak to withstand an operation. ■ A special three-reeled film entilted , ‘‘Shipwrecked In Icebergs," will be . shown at the Star theater May 6 and 7. . This film is without doubt one of the most wonderful and realistic of Its ! kind ever produced. It Is a story of a beautiful ship leaving at Southampton and its entire voyage, with wreck Included. Don’t miss It. i ; A little red, wobbly calf that had ■ been shut up in the back room of the . Baker & Hower meat shop, caused a lot of merriment last evening when it , managed to get the door open and wandered into the front window, where it played hide and seek with ( passers-by. It finally bumped into the I south window glass and cracked it a ’ | little worse than it was. Mr. Baker ( was telephoned, and came down to take charge of the captive. Prizes are to be awarded to the section foremen on the Clover Leaf ’ who have their sections in the best condition. The inspection party went ' ’ over the road for this purpose. The ’ | road bed was onspected from an observation car and at the towns and stations along the route the roadmasI ters and superintendent alighted from I the train and looked the ground over, i The first prize is to be SSO and three 'best sections will be considered in i making these cash awards. —Bluffton i Banner. ' W. H. Wilkins, better known as “Rube,” is in the city and for the ’ coming three days will entertain Port- ' land citizens and visitors on the main ’ streets of the city. Mr. Wilkins is one of the best in his chosen proses- ■ sion that has ever visited Portland i'and when he cannot drive away the ' blues and make people of all walks in , life grin, smile and then roar with > laughter, there is, something wrong ■ with the people. Wilkins is in a class I 1 by himself and just now he Is Issuing weddin’ invitations, a stunt that ap-

The wedding of Lewis Adair of Hoagland, former employee of the interurban company, it is said, will take place Sunday. Miss Osee Armstrong left this afternoon for her home at Ridgeville, after staging the home talent play, “A Little Savage, which played here last evening. -—- ■ o ■ NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that all street and sewer assessments, payable during May, are now due and must be paid to avoid penalty. Please call and settle before any cost is added. W. J. ARCHBOLD, .106t6 City Treasurer. t> - - - TEAMS WANTED—Report at once to Robert Haugk, at new building site south of Gay, Zwick & Myers. 106t3 WANTED—Orders for Pocahontas coal. If you can use it this month, we can save yon money.—Decatur Lumber Co. 1-06t7 LOST—Conklin self-filling vest pocket pen between the residence of Cyrus Hammel and the court house. Finder return to Will Hammell. 106t3 Parties in need of a practcal nurse call ’phone 244. FOR SALE —Cabbage plants, early and late.—J. A. Smith, So. Third St., next door to Dr. Thomas’. 106t3 FOR SALE—Cheap, New Progess Gasoline range. See J. L. Hocker at the Decatur Lumber Co. 106t3 LOST —An Old Adams County Bank Book. Was used as a memorandom. Finder please return to H. P. Lee, Decatur R. R. 12. Fine early tomato and cabbage plants for sale at Fullenkamp's. 106t2 FOR SALE —No. 5 Oliver Typewriter. Inquire 116 So. Ist st. ts FOR RENT —Two furnished bedrooms, downstairs, in suite or single; outside entrance, sitting room included; lights.—Mrs. B. W. Sholty, 609 Monroe St. 'Phone 521. 192t3 GIRLS WANTED—At Sether’s cigar faetorv. 96t3 FOR SALE—One 4-passenger Overland automobile, fully equipped, and has not been run over 3,500 miles. In fine condition. Will sell at a bargain. See this office. 104t6 FOUND —Check book, with the name of Green on it. Inquire of Ed Freeland, restaurant man, at Pleasant Mills. 105t3

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Old Adams County Bank Decatur. Indiana. Capital $120,000 NA. / I Surplus . $30,000 XL- ~ fit, rVJ C - 8- Niblick, President Y M ' Kirßfhwid John Niblick ; Vice Presidents Ehmger, Cashier, Dpori Farm loans i ™ \ a Specialty KW Reflect — El- - * Resolve Collections I Made There’s Nothing Like atlLvorA BANK ACCOUNT able Rates. To Give ~ A Man The Courage Ac ?<S a . To Face The World Jgsr With Safe — Banking And All That’s Hurled Methods Against Him To Discourage. Extended One Dollar Starts It! -J o our Patron We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on 1 Year Time Deposits WOOD FOR SALE Oak and Hickory, 15 inches long. Delivered to any part of the city at $1.50 per cord. PHONE 322 OLLIE CHRONISTER GRAHAM AND WALTERS are the exclusive agents for the CONTINENTAL INSURANCE CO. In Adams County Farm and city policies written at lowest cost. Let us protect your home in the time and fire tested Continental Insurance Co. GRAHAM AND WALTERS BUGGY AND CARRIAGE Repair work of any kind from tire to top. WOODWORK - IRONWORK TRIMMING - UPHOLSTERING We build Buggy and Carriage tops, make cushions, boots, dashes and fenders or repairjthe old. —REPAINTINGOur work and finish'equal to factory work--Our material and lasting qualities far better. RUBBER TIRES-Goodyear Brand Goodyear Pilgrim Goodyear Wing the guaranteed tire 3-4inJslo.so 7-B!in. $12.50 |3-4in. $12.50 7-Bin. $14.50 We Make Automobile Tops Auto Painting - and license numbers "DECATUR CARRIAGE WKS