Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 27, Number 163, Decatur, Adams County, 10 July 1929 — Page 3

Adams County, Way Back When— Before 1890 A “Story” Made Up Os a Group Os Stories About Pioneer Life And Events Which. Collectively, Go To Make Up The Interesting History Os The County. By French Quinn.

Linn Grove Robert Simieon in the year of (race 1833 came into Indiana from lie state of Ohio and in 1853 located js farm on sections 3 and 10 in townhip 25 north of range 13 east. In 83t> lie had if log cabin all snng and omfy <m ,he banks of the Wabash n d he and Mrs. Sltnison pioneered 1 true pioneer style. Uncle Robert new that he had chosen the best pot on the Wabash river and was so ure of it that in 1856 he started the own of Buena Vista on his road cres and laid out a couple dozen lots nd invited all and sundry to buy, ettle and enjoy the fine river view, lany accepted and settled. Stores prung up there too and a right thrivng little village resulted. In 1871 R. 5. Allison & Co. ran a general store. Cmanuel Neaderhouser the flour mill; Undley & French and Schnapp- & ioffnian. hardware stores; A. Selling inhauf made boots and shoes; Charles Rohn, fliade wagons; Hoffman & Gottschalk sold drugs; C.entis & Maute made harness; W. G. Hill had I meant market. Louis Landeman ran the saw mill and Jacob Stable operjted the thirst parlor. So you see they had quite a town, way back

Community Auction Sale DECATUR FAIR GROUNDS SATURDAY, JULY 13, at 12 noon Cattle, Horses, Hogs, Sheep, Farm Machinery, etc. There will be a good brood mare and colt in this rale. Come everybody. E. J. AHR, Mgr. Roy Johnson, Auct.

MOT™ IL JCJML Ware/ Challenging Wiety at our Color Show Come see the beauty and variety which Essex offers at no extra cost. In every other way open to proof Essex has proved its right to dore, It chailenges the performance, the style, the luxurious comfort of any car at any ee. No other gives you back so much for every dollar you put in. bi<;, adult-size “Six”. Fine wheel brakes, radiator shutters & wide Choice ot Color ' • I<;<A at. Roomy and com- an j a j r cleaner are standard. atno extra cost 1 Hable. A SUPER-SIX , jgg »ior — challenging up to 70 Add up yourself the SIOO in £ El i les an hour. “extras” that Essex provides at draulic shock absorbers, 4- no extra cost. and ip *aj hciohy resent car will probably cover the entire first payment. The FI M. C. Purchase Plan offers the lowest terms available on tb a balance. • j P. KIRSCH & SON Corner Second and Jackson Sts. Phone 335 Berne Hudson Co., W. D. Cross, C. L. Koenemann, Berne Geneva Hoagland

when, and if any of you do not think f that river view was beautiful why i then go down there and look for yourI self and Uncle Sam called the town "Linn Grove" and Uncle Bobby and his heirs and assigns and the records 1 a; the county court house called the I town "Buena-Vista," and they have i never become reconciled and the town I has two names and as far as 1 am concerned Uncle Bobby's choice has it all over Uncle Sam's but anyway > the river and its banks are still beau- • tiful and there must surely have been I the place where the beloved song writi er got his inspiration to write that , glorious Indiana song. "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away.” i (To be Continued) GENEVANEWS Mr. and Mrs. George Putman and family and Mrs. Leland Buckmaster, of Akton. Ohio are spending the week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Aspy. 1 Albert Egley, of Tulsa. Oklahoma, ■ arrived in Geneva, Monday, where he ' will make his future home. Mr. and Mrs George Reid, of Nob-

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1929.

lesville, spent Sunday with Rev. Lusk and family. Merle Teeple and family are spending their vacation In Michigan. Merle Love of Muskeeganon Michigan Is visiting relatives,herp 'his week Mrs. Dick Stahl was hostess to the ladles of the United Brethren Aid Society. Tuesday afternoonJames Miller, of Toledo, Ohio. Is a gue<t of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beame Mr. Miller Is enroute to Florida. Lotee Biteman, of Wabash is a guest of Fred Deltsch and family. ,Mr. and Mrs. Sanford Buffenbarger of Titusville, Pennsylvania was called here because of the death of Marion Buffenbarger. Mrs. Kate Muth is spending the week In Pennville with Mrs. Ella Fritters and family. Mrs. Louise Blocker has returned to the home of Mrs. Thomas Thorn-

SPEEDY 1. TRANSMISSION Jr This bank transmits funds ■ with the speed of regular X: mail, air mail, telegraph, or * Hi cable, according to the requirements o f individual H, A cases. S ■ H. £ Capital and Surplus ~120.000.01%*'

burg, of Muncie, after spending «eve r itl weeks at the home of Mrs. Sophia Mattax. Mrs. James Eveland, of Columbus Is spending her vacation at the home of her parents, Mr- and Mrs Wiliism Messel. Mr. und Mrs. Ray Dlffendoffer, of Fort Wayne, are visiting at the bo”'e of Milo McCollum. Thomas McCa.be Returned to his work In Muncie. Tuesday. The members of ti;« Me'! odist Ladies Aid met at the home of Mrs. Lu ther Maupin, Tuesday night. o__ 0 __ Longest Vehicular Tunnel The Holland vehicular tunnel Is the longest in the world. Its length is 9,250 feet. ' • ■■ o Fresh boneless fish, 25 cents lb. Mutschler’s Meat Market.

A FACT FIVE YEARS AGO AND STILL A FACT TODAY "Out of a clear sky, the Chrysler has brought the motor car' industry to the point invariably reached in any industry of| TfifY/T economic importance. + That is the point where revolutionary Y i~l improvements and advancements begin to render the original invention obsolete—when previous practice is brought to a full stop. +• That never happens until the newest product proves its right to precedence, by reason of greatly simplified design, greater efficiency and operating results that are radically different." —Advertisement —- - . Seturdey Evening Post Prwa nAy— M«y17,1»4 ■ 7 WHAT CHRYSLER HAS DONE It is hard to recall the day when there public mind. By Easter, 1924, it had were no Chrysler cars; difficult to re- come to stand for leadership—a claim member a time when the flashing undenied to this day. Chrysler wings had not yet appeared on Fads come and go Some motor car , the world’s highways. And yet, that was have theif brief hour of popu i ar ity and not so long ago—only five years, in fan. then gre forgotten . Chrysler’s unprecWhere it has taken the average automo- edented leap into a position in the van bile ten to twenty-five years of gradual, cf the industry was neither forced nor plodding growth to achieve public accidental. That place was won by acclaim, Chrysler has risen swiftly to a inherent worth and undeniable value, foremost and topmost place in the Today, Chrysler is firmly entrenched at industry in less than five short years! the top, offering the finest performance , , . , in its history. A ride is a revelation. What Chrysler has done is without parallel. Overnight, a name became a Chrysler "75"-$i 555 to sl79s—Eight Body symbol of speed, quality, beauty and Styles. Chrysler "65’’ —$1040 to sll45 — safety. At Christmas, 192 3, the Six Body Styles. All pricet f. •. b. factory. Chrysler emblem meant nothing in the CAryt/er Joahrt extendconnn.rnttime CHRYSLER CHRYSLER MOTORS PRODUCT Dettinger Motor Sales Co. W. H. DETTINGER WEST MONROE STREET.

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