Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 1 February 1912 — Page 5

I We’re Badly Tore Up | 1 But still selling a lot | of shoes and rubbers I Only 37 pairs of Ball Band B I Century and Arrow ' Brand I Rubber Boots left, Better | g get yours this week. I Charlie Voglewede I S the smos seel_i_e:f? - i

ss*5 s * 'CI * WEATHER FORECAST |[ • o*o*o«o*o*o*oc / ~~— Fair tonight and Thursday; not much change in temperature. P. W. Smith of Richmond was here yeaterday on business. Miss Naomi Niblick went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. Rev. C. E. Ehle of F-.rt Wayne was here yesterday afternoon on business. The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Loyal Woods is numbered among the sick. Miss Flo Straubinger of Willshire, Ohio, changed cars here yesterday for Fort Wayne. \ T. A. Leonard made a business trip to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon on the 4 o’clock car. Miss Louise Hobrock went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon to witness the Elks’ play last evening. B. T. Bowen and daughter, Mrs. Ed Johnson, left today for Midland, Mich., where they will visit with their son and brother, J. C. Bowen. Mr. and Mrs. William Angelbeck of Petoskey, Mich., who for several weeks have been here the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schulte, also visiting at Fort Wayne and Chicago, left this morning for their home.

One or Two Treatments of DRI-SEAL Permanently Waterproof Shoes-Men’s, Women's, Children’s Does not interfere with the shining of the shoes Softens and preserves the leather Makes shoes last longer and RUBBERS ABSOLUTELY UNNECESSARY DRI-SEAL is guaranteed satisfactory or money refunded. See the demonstration in our Window WINNES SHOE STORE O OKO ■ O ■O»OD8!OaOBO«OHOBOBOai f J. S. Bowers, Pres. F. M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres. ! • £ ’ £ w « 2 The Bowers Realty Company has some excel- © O lent bargains in city property and Adams county ■ ■ farms. The company would be pleased to have — 2 you call at its office and see its offerings. The com- o 5 pany has plenty of five per cent money to loan on ■ 2 reasonable terms. Let the Schirmeyer Abstract ■ q Company prepare your abstract of title, Jwenty 2 years experience, complete records. O v O ■ H 2 The Bowers Realty Co. jy f French Quinn, Secty. O OIOIOIOICIQIOMOIOfDIOIOgOir

j W. B. Weldy made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Leah Hammond has returned from Bluffton where she visited with Miss Merle Sleppy. James Smith, the street commissioner, made a trip to Muncie this i morning regarding business interests. Donald, little son of Mr. and Mrs. Mont Fee, is suffering from a gather- \ ing in his head, which broke yesterday morning. Miss Grace Purdy of the Baughman five and ten cent store is off duty a couple of days on account of the illness of her father and sister. Mrs. Owen C. Boggs and Mrs. Ed E. Thomas of Fort W’ayne were called here by the serious illness of their aunt. Mrs Andy Krumenacker. The chicken dinner given Tuesday evening by the Pythian Sisters at the hall was a groat success. About two hundred ci‘ more got an excellent supper there Henry C. Huey, aged fifty years, a prominent ma r of Jay county, was found dead in bed shortly after 6 O’clock Tuesday morning. An attack of the heart is supposed to have been the cause of death. Just a year after his wife and his daughter, Mrs. Thomas Marshall, had passed away, Jacob Clevenger of Muncie, died of a broken heart. Although at the time of his bereavement he seemed to be in good health he failed ; steadily afterward.

Mrs. Henry Heidemann 4b numbered among the sick. I). J. Schwartz was a business visitor hero today. Phil Macklin was a Geneva business caller today. A. LelmenstoU was a Fort Wayne business visitor today. Mr. and Mrs. John l.achot spent Sunday in Bluffton. Mrs. A. H. Barnard was a Fort Wayne visitor this afternoon. Fred Bultcmeler of north of the city was here today on business. J. H. Koenig of St. Mary's, Ohio, was a business visitor here yesterday. O. P. Schug returned this afternoon from a business trip to Portland. Ed Zimmerman of Route 9 was a business caller here Tuesday evening. Mrs. Lottie Weible of Geneva is the guest of .Mrs. May Walters and other : friends. Mrs. Jeff Bryson arrived irom Porti land yesterday for a visit with rela- . tives. Frank Gass is reported as being i better today and was able to sit up 1 again. Miss Margaret Gerard Is sUU unable to be at her work at the Erwin law office on account of illness. Nelson Bricker of Geneva was num I bered among the many from the south | ; part of the county yesterday. i Mr. and Mrs. Frank Brown have reI turned from Bluffton, where they visited over Sunday with relatives. Mrs. Jeff Bryson, who was the i guest of friends here for a short while, left this morning for her home. Mrs. Otto Daniels and daughters re turned to Huntington after a visit with her father-in-law, H. M. Daniels, and family. Miss Mary Hummel returned this afternoon to Paulding. Ohio, after a I visit with Mrs. Charles Ross and sister, Miss Mabel Moran. Mrs. M. V. B. Archbold of Fort Wayne visited yesterday with her par- ■ ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Edge and at- > tended the Pythian Sisters’ dinner. Henry Knapp, the Monroe street hardware merchant, went to Indianl apolis today on business and to at- > tend the hardware dealers’ conveni i tion in session there. Born to Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Shosen 1 burg, of Blue Creek township, a I daughter—Dora Elizabeth—January i 24th. Mrs. Shosenburg was formerly i Miss Golda Nye of Root township. D. N. Erwin and John Falk were at 1 ' Fort Wayne last evening where they I called on their sister, Mrs. Horace Cal--1 low, at the Hope hospital. Mrs. Cal low, it is said, is showing improvement. Albert Brittson was here today from Owasso, Mich., looking after some | business affairs, which required his I attention for a brief while, and also renewing acquaintances with his for- ' mer friends. C. S. Mumma this morning receivi ed a fine shipment of hogs from Rich--1 mond, Ind., which he bought last week at the Wilson & Watts hog sale ' \ conducted there. They are of the | Hampshire breed and the finest stock ! raised. Mr. Mumma expects to have a | fine collection within a few years. Mary Caton of Fort Wayne asks for | a divorce from her husband, one of the grounds being that he watched j and followed her. History might re- | peat itself right in Decatur, too. It | is certainly giving some of the neigh- ‘ bors of the parties, as well as the officials, cause for much pleasantry. Miss Vera Ehinger and Lawrence ’ I Kleinhenz returned to their home in j I Decatur Monday after a visit with I Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Berling. Mr. and Mrs. Berling accompanied them home i for a short visit. Mr. Berling will go , to Toledo from Decatur to attend to | business affairs for a day or two. — | Bluffton News. , - Clayton Shaffer, who resigned the I i first of the week as bookkeeper for j the Fort Wayne & Springfield Rail j way company, and who had several po ■ sitions in view, and was unable to state Monday which one he would accept, has taken a position w ith the I Ward Fence company's office and will ■ begin work there tomorrow morning , at 8 o'clock. Struck by two bob sleds while coasting on North Byron street Monday i evening and thrown five feet into the air, and also dragged for some distance, Miss Lucile Rosebrough. sis- j teen-year-old daughter of Mrs. Etta I Rosebrough, of North Guilford street, narrowly escaped fatal injuries. She was rendered unconscious and catried to the J. C. Kitch home on North Byron street, where she soon revived. . Examination by a physician revealed that no bones were broken. Miss Rosebrough was removed to her home later and reports Tuesday morning were that she was getting along nicely.—Huntington Herald. Miss Rosejrough's mother was Miss Etta Chubb of this city before her marriage.

IF ■Smm— t 1 ■ : — — [I w ™ — Its Bargains You Want In Men and Boys Clothing And Furnishings Take Advantage of The n PER-INVENTORY SALE And Do It At Once ; MENS OVERCOATS " ™ « 7. “ too All $25.00 Overcoats go at this sale at SIB.OO BOYS OVERCOATS “ 22.50 “ “ “ “ “ “ 16.50 , “ 20.00 “ “ “ “ “ “ 15.00 All SIO.OO Overcoats go at this sale at $7.50 n“ 18.00 “ ““ “ “ “ 14.00 “ 8.00 “ “ “ “ “ “ 6.00 1 “ 16 5 0 .. « u h u m 12.50 “ 7.00 “ “ “ “ “ “ 5.00 2 “ 15.00 “ “ “ 11.00 “ 6.00 “ “ “ “ “ “ 4.50 “ 12.50 “ “ “ “ “ ‘J 9.50 “ 5.00 “ “ “ “ “ “ 3.75 i U “ 10.00 “ “ “ “ “ “ 8.50 “ 4.00 “ “ “ “ “ “ 3.00 : « goo « u « ft « 650 3.50 “ “ “ “ “ “ 2.50 1 1 1 H ■ I VANCE, HITE ANO MACKLIN IL.= — _ ' ——T- " - -■ ? — -

SALE WILL NOT BE HELD. Having made different arrangements I have desided to recall the public sale advertised to take place at my residence, on February 7th. 26t3 PERRY JAMES. FOR SALE—I6O acres fine prairie land, all in cultivation; 1% N. W. cf Fidelity, in Je->ey Co., Ill.—Walter I Powers, Piasa, 111., R F. D. 27-lt-4-wk

Dr. C. V. Connell VETERNARIAN Phnno office 143 1 none Residence 102 FOR S ALE Good seasoned Elm logs for building material or Saw Mill purposes. See J.H. Faurote 748 Mercer Ave.

H| theho~l| 01d Adams County Bank I n r . Il Decatur, Indiana. I Quality Groceries if, x g S Capital 7120 00b » fiHS' ' - -H. Surplus . 730.000 ■ L- C. S. Niblick, President Quality Groceries M. Kirsch and John Niblick await you here, i Vice Presidents The kind that makes | & X Lhinger ’ Cashier - Hunger Disappear! g — t. , I Dead farm loans s a Specialty Here the pure food laws obtain, n , ,71. And those with appetiteson the wane eSGiVe Vadi 0118 Get them quickly back again q OO( | re Valuable at P Favor- I '■ 1 able Rates. | ! Cooking apples 20c pk. Fancy eating apples 25c A Bank Book is a Good Book to Have pk. Switzer cheese2oe lb. Fancy Holland cabbage A NTT) AT" ATTTA PT F Every 4c lb. Extra fancy sunkissed oranges 30 and 35c I VU DIjIL Accomodadoz. Extra fancy yellow onions 4c lb. Gilt edge i To the extent yOU make it tion Concountry butter 30c lb. We sell Bank Books for one Dollar With Safe Wejpay cash or trade for produce Credit you with the dollar Banking Eggs 30c Butter 20 to 27 And return it on demand Extended Plus Interest, After a Given Time To our Hower and Hower, Patrons North of G. R. & I. Depot. ’Phone 108. We Pay,'4 Per Cent Interest on IJYear Time Deposits i -

FOUND—Scotch Collie; female; yellow; white feet, white collar strap i around neck. —C. S. Mumma, Route , No. 1«. 24t3* WANTED —Good girl for housework. Only two in family. Apply J. H. Stone. 25tf FOR RENT —Five room house on No. 3rd St. Inquire Clyde Rice or ’phone ' 538. 26t2

1 • —~ ic ii —~ B TEEPLE, BRANDYBERRY & PETERSON By' Clearance Sale Going on 3 US'' / Q ' bargains. He will tell you. Sale Will Last This Week and Next i buy now I 1 SEE THEIR BARGAIN WINDOW h : r—-231-—EZOZZ

JOB WANTED ON FARM—X would like to have a place tenant on farm. Have wife a.id one child. Experienced in farm work. Address Ira Bodie, 918 N. 2nd St., Decatur. FOR SALE- —Two B&igian mares, two years old; 1 frosn cow, 10 ewes, 7 Duroc sows, 1 Dtroc male hog. See George Cramer Decatur, N. 112 25t3

FOP SALE. 5,000 acret of land in Adams county, Ind.; also houses and lots for sale in all pans of the city of Decatur. Fur rent, a 22x80 foot brick business room in Decatur, .nd. P. K. KINNEY REAL ESTATE AGCY. 27t6 Over Interurban Station