Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 28 December 1911 — Page 3

I We Can't Do It | A lot of ®ur customers telephoned to us today that on the account of the bad weather they could not come to our sale and asked us to to lay aside certain things for them. We would like to ac- ra commodate you but everything is selling so fast that the very thing that jpu want mavbe sold over and over again. n Come and bring the feet or measur. ments with you, we can’t exchange or take anything back, ■ Charlie Voglewede I THE SHOE SELLER g

1 o*o <3> C*O»O«O*CHl <ATHER FORECAST t ~-u Fair and colder tonight; Thursday fair and colder. . —r—r i i i \V. H. Foughly returned Monday from Indianapolis. Jake Omlor of south of the city was here today on business. Ethel Cede has returned from Portland to resume his work here. Dr. Reusser of Berne, who was a business caller here yesterday, has returned to his home. Charles Schug of Berne, numbered among the business callers here yesterday, has returned home. John Schug left this morning on his i regular business trip south to be absent for the remainder of the week. Frank Rice and family of Marion ■were the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rice, over Christmas. Word has been announced that the Clover Leaf railroad expects to have a new time card the forepart of next week. G. R. Wood and eon, Chalmer of east ot tke city, chan S®d ears here this morning enroot* to Fort Wayne. Bud Pease is assisting at the Winnes shoe *tore f for several days until a permanent man can be secured by Miss Wmnes.

■ - dSk A Pretty Present for the little TTy Tots White Buck Button Shoes All Sizes I .■■•*,. ' I __" WINNES SHOE STORE *oa O ■ O ■ O ■ O BOfiCDIOBOBOSOiOiOBOB oJ. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. » ? i s o I 0 & ffl o 0 B ■ o w The Bowers Realty Company * 0 lent bargains in city property and Ada C ■ farms. The company would be pleased to have g g you call at its office and see its offerings. on 0 pany has plenty of five per Abstract ■ ■ reasonable terms. Let the g q Company prepare your abstract of title. « ■ s years experience, complete records. g s o 0 ■ The Bowers Realty —- J | French Quinn, becty. g o*oioaowo«o«o»*o«o»'J» oSC-D *

Joe Colchin of Fort Wayne spent! Christmas with his mother, Mrs. Julia Colchin. Attorney Jesse Sutton was numbered among the business callers at Port-| 1 land today. The Misses Pearl and Grace Purdy ■ spent Sunday and Christmas with rel-1 atives at Bluffton. Melvin Gallogly went to Herne this i morning to look after some business for a short while. Ross Johnson, who has been a business caller at Fort Wayne, returned home this morning. Adam Neuenschwander of Mohroe transferred hers this morning on his ■ way to Fort Wayne and Woodburn for a visit. I Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Stanley returned , this morning to Logansport after a i visit here with their daughter, Mrs. L. W. Coppock. father Benzinger returned yesterday afternoon on the 4 o'clock car to Hesse Cassel. He visited here with | Father Wilken. Father Wilken, who has been seriously ill since a week ago Saturday, is recovering, though lie is still confined to his bed. The Misses Viola and Rnby Mergin i returned to their homes in Detroit, Mich., after a visit with their sister, Miss Mabel Moses. • I Free Fristnger was numtiered I among those who attended the Phi Delta Christmas dance held at Bluff- > ton Monday evening.

Mrs. Joseph Johnson of Monroe was here today on business. John Stanost is ill and unable to be at work at the Niblick store. Ban Beery was a buslneea caller in the south part of the county this morning. 1 Charles Sipe returned to Gas City I yesterday after attending the Fougtby I *’hrUtm&g reunion. Mrs W. L. Lehns has gone to Tiffin, Ohio, to visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Heilman. Mrs. Glen Giancy, who hae beqn visiting here with relatives ever Christmas, returned home this morning. ! Ben Lang is on the sick list, it having been necessary for him to return to , his home from work at the store yes , I terday. Miss Blanch Hart has returned to her place of business at Fort Wayne, j she being the guest of her uncle and I aunt over Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Olin Baker returned h j yesterday to Bluffton after spending ; ( hristmas with Mrs. Baker's parents. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Artman. Margaret and Thomas Golden rej turned yesterday afternoon on the 4 j o clock car to Fort Wayne after a | visit here with relatives. O. T. Johnson of south of the city ' was here this morning attending to ! business affairs, which required his [ attention for a short while Hatch Blackburn returned to Chica go this morning to start with the j I new year in his work, after spending ' several days with his parents an friends. Miss Ruth Gay returned this moruj ing to Angola, where she is a student lat the Tri-State normal after a visit ( here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. i J. L. Gay. Mrs. Sadie Cowley and daughter, j Maude, returned yesterday afternoon to Fort Wayne alter a visit over Sunday and Christmas with the C. J. Weaver family. Joe Spangler, who is working at Geneva, returned to that place this morn ing after visiting here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Spangler, east of the city. Secretary of State L. G. Mltngbam ' ' and family arrived in the city yester . day afternoon and will remain here for several days, the guests of Mr. and i Mrs. John Heller. A large number of teachers left this '< morning for Indianapolis to attend the ! teacher* state association meet. | i which convenes this evening and con , tinues until today. E. H. Kilbourne returned this ■ morning to Fort Wayne. Mrs. Kil ' bourne will remain for a visit over . I the week-end with her parents, Mr. ■ and Mrs. U. Delninger. Mrs. Irma Syphers and daughter. Grace, returned to their home at Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. They visited with Mrs. Syphers' father, Ed gar Kelsey, south of the city over Christmas Ernst Schlickman is able to be out again after four weeks' confinement to bis home on account of injuries. He wishes to thank the public for Its i kindness to him in all ways during j his illness. | Mr. and Mrs. John J. Foughty, Mrs ' Charles Sipe and children, Margaret and Waveline of Gas City left this morning for Uniondale, where they will visit with Mr. Foughty's sister, '.Mrs. Elizabeth Mulligan. The cold snap, which came almost i unexpected, made the shivers of the j early winter run down your back I again, and caused many to again bring out those fur caps and other “Santa j Claus” wearring apparel received for : Christmas. From the present outlook 1 it seems that we are to go through the real article, according to the predie- : tions of the weather man. Postmaster Lower reports unClaim ed leters remaining at the Decatur postoffice for Wolf & Setrum, John I Trim, J. T. Price, Dave Rock. Mrs. E. L Peebles, Jesse L. Petero, Miss Gladys Marshall, John Johnson, Mrs. Cora Knepper, John Lippicome, Frank ’ Gulic, L. Grison & Sons, L. L. Hamilton, Burlin Fogle, Mrs. Fret! BsCem ' Larger, Albert Biling. Mrs. Minnie Brown, who has been at Chicago for some time, and at present I I home for the holidays as the guest of j i her mother, Mrs. Catherine Brake, j and family, has been for the past two I wars was connected with the i faculty of the Chicago Business ? college in the stenographic depart- H mcl it She enjoys an excellent posi- _ tiOTl , and is also in line for an ad- g vancement at most any time. g Warren B. Stimson, a railway man of many years' experience, and at nresent assistant to Vice President and General Manager J. H Hughart, J the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad passed away on Sunday at his Ze at Grand Rapids. Mich. He was wtvthree years of age and had been :. x »• "• 4 '■“■ i -istence. Mr. Stimpson was gad news.

.Joel Linn was working at the Winneg shoe at ore today. W. H. w*a a business visitor at Wauseon, Ohio, yesterday. Charles Wolfe of Route No. 12 was here today transacting business mat terg. Mr. and Mrs. Martin lAughlin have gone to Portland to visit for a short while with relatives. The furniture stores will close tin til April at 6 o'clock in the evening, except on Saturdays. Mrs. Nellie Ixird and son, Gettys, of Marlon, are here the guests of Mrs. Zeigler at Monmouth. M. F. Worthman left today for Indianapolis, where he will attend the state teachers’ association. Menno S. Leichty, cashier of the Monroe State Bank, was in our city to day attending to business affairs. . Miss Fanny Rice has gone to Indi anapolls to attend the state teachers' ( association meeting, which opens there this evening. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson of Mon roe, who were business visitors here this morning, returned to their home i on the noon train. Mrs. Sarah Ball transferred here ..this morning enroute to her home ir. | Magley from Fort Wayne, where she I visited with her sister Mrs. N. E. Vltz and son, Robert, ar- ! rived today noon from Defiance, Ohio, j for a visit with her parents, Mr. and ! Mrs. Herman Sellemeyer. Scott Ellis was working as shoe repairer at the Wlnnes shoe store today in the absence of George Roop, who I resigned on Saturday last. Otto Wemhoff, who has been work ing at Fort *Wayne for some time, it home for a few days, visiting with his mother, Mrs. Mary Wemhoff. Louise, little daughter of Mr. anc Mrs. Don Qttnn of Chicago, who wai taken ill, preventing the family from visiting here over Christmas, is reported as being better. Let every one help the ladies to swell their piano fund by patronizing the picture show tomorrow night at , the Star. A special film of the Pas sion Play will be given. Peter Russell, one of the old resi denters of the city, who has been absent for several months, going south with Julius Haugk to Imboden, Ark., where he has been working in the , stone quarries, has returned. He says he is feeling fins and expects to remain here for a while at least. ECZEMA I ftchinir Piles. Itch. Larber Itch. Scalp Erun I i.ons and Skin Trouble of lay Kind, can ba ?ured by using 11. B Ob-.'.ment. If not handle 3 t>y your Druggists, send 50c bj- mail to BUROG BROS., Mfr*. H7 ho 2 Monros St. Decatur Ind i i "■ —— —--- Ufa Or. C. V. Connell VETERNARIAN Pkmn Office 143 1 none Residence 102 Corona Wool Fat is extracted from the wool ofjefoe Sheep and does not differ from the lipecredons in the skin of other anitnais. Grease and water will not mix, but Wool Fat will readily mix with secretion of the skin, hencei t's readily absorbed. You see the point? ■ FAT g . “For contracted hoof, grease heeL sore shoulders, galls, sprains, calks, barbed wire cuts, kicks, bruises. Corona Wool Fat is the standard remedy. Juat the thing to relieve overnight cracked cows teats. 25c 50c and SI.OO cans, and your money back if not satisfactory, ~4 * . < FCR SALE' BY “Heller and McGill, Agent s Ist. and Madison st ssiffimwTiiiiii mwiibi iim wmm—- | Poultry and Corn I | Growers Get Ready * Adams count"’s greatest L a Poultry and Corn Show | 5 Largest Premium list I | ever offered, Wittwer fl Building, January 2-3-4 j 5 and 6 1912 to be given n by the Adams County j Poultry and Com Growers Association. Pre- u mium list now ready, for ■ particulars address Samuel Simison, Sec. Berne, Ind,

Let Your Eyes Help Your Brain You use your eyes to examine the things that come, before you and we examine' your eyes to determine 1 the kind of glasses you need to make your eyes see dearly that your brain may act intelligently. The better your eyes see the better l nd quicker decisions your brain will make. Your eyes plus your, brain equals you. No charges for examination ?kT\thor\y Hotel Comer rORT w.*yNT.iNr> - <j ■M ■ ■ § ,x — i FORJALE j BUCKWHEAT FLOUR ! Inquire of J®hn Hessler 1 . | Rural Route Phone 10 on N line, or leave orders with Smith, Yager & Falk. I d J „ - - - - --, 1 KOI O Io Money AH you want. Abstracts made and Titles Guaranteed. Office Rooms 3, 4 interurban Bldg. Graham and Walter Buy a load of genuine j White Ash lump, no clinkers ■ low in ash. Holds fire over 1 might, nothing hotter, You get it at Bennetts Coal Yard j Phone 639. Wood For Sale Kindling, Slabs, and good country oook and heating) wood at the right price. H. Adams Phone 635 Bowers Niblick Crain CoZ for I HAY AND STRAW TRY US • Phone 233 Robert Case Manager

» - PEOPLES & GERKE GOOD INTENTIONS Come only out of the head, good shoes come only out of a good store. We buy good shoes and sell good shoes only, and at reasonable prices, we deal fairly and squarely give everybody the same prices and doourloest to please you. Next time you need a pair come in our store. . PEOPLES & GERKE . If You Want Anything In My ® W Line, Come And See Me S P I sell the famous B°rghoff Beer, real German brew, the best made, at $2.00 per case, ih pints or quarts. Its the best for every pur- & pose. fi B-J All kinds of whiskeys-Kentucky Bourbons, gg > and sour mash, Pennsylvania rye, Maryland rye and all the others, from $1.50 to $6.00 per O per gal. Wines and cordials of every kind at prices to suit. Corner’Second and Madison Sis. i 1 CURLEY RADEMACHER 1 s * w * . - •. e will clean and oil harness at the followinv LOW PRICES Double breeching harness $2.00 Double hip-strap harness $1.50 Double buggy harness . . sl-25 Single buggy harness . . 95c Single express harness . . $1.25 Bring in your harness early and have it ready when you want it. ATZ & STEEL-E II i raE ‘'° ,e 11 I j i uaiity Groceries || t tb——— Ji- iMiinniiMn J WE WISH YOU | I A ’ iHappy And Prosperous ‘ new YEAR! RIGHT Place 5 Wit / And j Ov . J wonder i I bar T Nor