Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 72, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1907 — Page 2

Th? Daily Democrat. Published Evary Evaainj, Except $•"• day, Uy LEW G. ELLINfiHAM. Siibaeriptian Rats*. Per week, by carriar -■ 10 «® nt * Per year, by carrier ? 5 - 90 Per month, by mail 25 cenls Per year, by mail * 2 50 Single copies 2 ceat « Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice in Decatur Indiana, as second class mail matter. j. h. HELLER, Manager. The Chicago Tribune prints a letter from its regular Washington correspondent, in which it is said that farseeing political prophets believe that the next Republican national convention will contain an overwhelming majority of men who will desire to put themselves on records as favoring the re-election of President Roosevelt. This will be entirely without regard to his'own ‘wishes or hi»;declarations. It is believed by many that the convention wifi go to the extent of nominating him by acclamation, and will force him to send a let-

ter positively declining the honor, which will set a new precedent in American politics. It is needless to say that the Hon. Charles W. Fairbanks does not want any such experiment tried on the Hon. Theodore Roosevelt. If the latter should be nominated and should be “forced to send a letter positively declining the honor —why. he just naturally would not send it, that's all. Mr. Fair- 1 pinks kn'Aws that that sort of a bluff l is a dangerous thing and he knows that Roosevelt would fool ’em by accepting with thanks. The'Lai!les'~Aid - Sociey of the Beulah Chapel church will give an entertainment on Tuesday, April 2, for the benefit Os the church. A fine program has beeL Arranged and .everyone is thbir money's worth. The -admission will be fifteen cents for adults, and ten cents for children.

THE THOROUGHBRED I 71 ! Good Clothes and a good horse are alike in i ... oneway. The thoroughbred quality is someIp 31 ’— ’ thing more than a surface appearance, it s THRU. Whrk what’s underneath that wins the races, fpj* -'>.'■> ; •' ' - / / z w9KW L \ That's what we like about Hart, Schaffner > i OS T. . & Marx Clothes; the sound reliable, all-wool / & " H J 3 & J ' quality is in them: the tailoring is right; “the C-Jql ■/ T M ‘ ’ lines" if the garments are thoroughbred lines, ik’ V : Mjf Mb They look “Quality" all over. are very P rou( l of our 1907 Spring showing in Men's and Boy's Clothes, in fact we — think they are the best in the City, Beautiful Wf^ v ; 'a ""AT B LJ 'W L Patterns, Good Style. Well-Made, Honest Mat-rgSgK-^.W' IK erial and Ri ? ht Prices. jy;, w - ■ - - "~ r Wsj Easter Hats, Easter Shirts, Easter Neckwear, WBiH - kA ~’■vid '*'* ' " Wl W Easter Gloves. We’d like to see you and show \z . : Il 11 y° u - We’re sure to interest you. Copyright IQO7 by Hart Schaffner &? Marx GOOD CLOTHES SELLERS

THE SOCIETY NEWS Ladies’ Aid to Meet on ThursdafAfiernoon * > . .. y ■ MUSIC RECITAL ON MONDAY EVE At Library—Under Auspices of Euterpean Club—Fort Wayne Musical Club to toe Here. BY PERLE BURDG. The Ladies' Aid Society of the Presbyterian church will meet at the home of Mrs. J. C. Patterson on Second street on Thursday afternoon. Everyone is cordially invited to attend. On Wednesday afternoon the ladies of the Shakespeare Club will meet at the home of Mrs D. D. Heller and hold their regular weekly meeting. This is Mrs. Jennie Studabaker’s meeting, but as she is absent, it will be held at the Heller home.

Members of the Morning Musical of this city will go to Decatur on the afternoon of Monday, April Ist, to give a recital before the Euterpean Club. Those who wilj give the recital are Miss Gill. Miss Sadamae Allen and Mrs. H. H. Rogers, vocalists; Mrs. Hatfield of Ossian, Miss McClure and Miss Bailey, pianists; Mrs. Culbertson and Mrs. Rhamy, acompanists. — Fort Wayne News. The recital will be given in the Assembly hall at the Library next Monday evening, April Ist, Admission 25 cents. The public is most cordially invited as it is in no way's private affair. This promises to be a very pleasant event The Findlay man who has figured out that a fox terrier dog six inches high and one foot long can dig a hole three feet deep in one minute, and that it would take a dog eighty-hine feet long and ten feet high tp dig the Panama canal in one month, evidently loses sight of the fact that the dog would probably resign before active operations commenced. To assuage his grief, he might figure out how far a cranberry would have to fall to break a bank. Next.

CLEVER STAR IN CLEVER PLAY| Critics often refuse to recognise that which is not labored; where no violence of direction is shown they see no art. To follow too closely to nature is considered rude by some — it indicates laek of culture to them, but the great majority of theatregoers are quick to recogniie and appreciate a play that deals with human nature. Such a play Is “The Slow Poke.” The author has given his characters the quaint mannerisms of speech and the "localisms" of their own western atmosphere and the play Is well seasoned with the homely wit there current. Seldom has a piece been accorded such unstinted praise by both press and public and grateful indeed must be the feelings of the young stir Mr. W. P. Patton at the many kind words and laudatory criticisms accorded him. The management has an entirely new scenic investure of the most elaborate character for the production this season and a cast of unusual excellence has been engaged for their especial fitness to the different roles. Bosse Opera House, Tuesday, April 2. o .; PORTLAND IS TRYING TO BOOM L, D. Price of Chicago, Trying to Liven Them Up. ■ Portland, Ind., March 26—The committee named at the business men's meeting last Friday evening, to subihit a plan at a meeting on next Friday evening for booming the city, will hold a meeting on Thursday night, at which they will listen to L. D. Price of Chicago, a commercial evangelist who has been very successful in his line of work. Much interest is being manifested here in the meeting next Friday evening, and the session at the council chamber promises to be well attended. — O Mrs. Andrews went to Fort Wayne today to make a short visit with her sister, Mrs. Rosenwinkle. The Elks and the Postoffice teams will battle again this evening for supremacy and one or the other is bound to lose some per cent. The teams are evenly matched and a battle is looked forward to. Between the hours of twelve thirty and five o'clock today, the town was a dead one. owing to the fact that every one was at the court house attending the sale. A good dog fight would have been acceptable to break the silence that prevailed.

THE SEED SEASON A Million Packets of Garden Seed Distributed THE RUSH IS NOW ON Each Senator and Congressman Received Twelve Thousand Packets for Distribution. Washington, March 26.—The department of agriculture announces that nearly 1,000.000 packets ot garden and flower seeds have been distributed m Indiana this spring. The annua! distribution is now practically over and the state has obtained a liberal share of the 38,000,000 packets that have been sent out to all parts of the country. Each senator and representative from Indiana received, for distribution. 12,000 packages of fivq five packets each —a total of 940,000 packets. In addition some of/he Indiana members begged part of the quotas of certain cjty members, whose constituents have no flower and vegetable gardens and as a result the total amount sent out into Indiana almost reaches 1,090.000 packets. Contrary to a very general belief, the department of agriculture does not raise the seeds that it sends out. More than 90 per cent of the seeds are bought in the open market and the remaining 10 per cent are raised byseed dealers under a form of contract with the government. The seeds are rigidly Inspected and if the bulk is not up to the standard of the sample the contract is made void and the seed dealer who tries to palm off inferior goods on Uncle Sam finds himself tabooed from any further contracts. Before the seeds are sent out they are subjected to thorough tes's to determine their vitality and their trueness to type. o Forest Bolds of Marion, was a business caller to our city today. A numbr of strangers were in our city today attending the lot sale at the court house. Miss Lillie Lewton’returned to her home at Berne today. She was en route from Peterson.

ITEMS FROM RURAL ROUTE TEN | George Strickler and family have been attending the Saints' meeting at Willshire. Mr. and Mrs. James- McCullough are the parents of a baby girl which arrived at their home .last Wednesday. Miss Nola Cook was t&e guest of her sister, Mrs. Lawrence Strickler, last Friday. •” ' ' Del Stevley and mother were business callers at Willshir# last Friday. Miss Orpha Jacobs of Berne, is here visiting with Phillip Summers and wife and other friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Strickler have moved to their new home on the Samuel Doak farm. Mrs. Stella McConnel and son of Columbus,- 0., are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. John Hook. —' ■■<> ■ IS INVESTIGATING Juror Expresses Opinion On Thaw Case JEROME LOOKING INTO MATTERS If True He Will Aak That the Case Be Dismissed ants Then ■ ■'* Retried. > New York. March 26—The entire force in the district attorney's office is investigating the report.' that one of the jurors in the Thaw trial, while playing pinochle, at a club house, to which he belonged, Saturday night expressed the opinion that not one of the Thaw jurors believed Thaw insane today. If it is proven that the juror said this, Jerome will ask for an ending of the trial without further -ado and a re-trial. It is declared that Jerome feels at present that the jury . will acquit Thaw if it gets the chance, but if Evelyn is compelled to tell her story to the second jury jt. will lose much of its dramatic power.. '* This afternoon Judge Fitxgerald said he would appoint a commission to investigate Thaw’s sanity, sust^nin^ Jerome's motion. This waa Thaw’s lawyers. V ,j— Fred Bell returned tSdfy from a business trip to Fort Wuyna

If You Are Lost and have no home, you can get possession of following bargains by April Ist, or sooner, if you cpme at once. Bear in mind there are three farm. In here, 40, So%d lw acres-will take clt* property in part payment. 100 acres. 5 miles Os .city. good Improvement# good .oil, Ws 7o<rLre«?3 miles of cfiy. good house, frame barn, and other buildings, $4800.' SO acres in 16. 2 mUes of city, 70 acre, cleared, 6-room house, good well, g<xH BSM,' M- acres fair . timber. Price is right. "7 acres all under cultivation; but 6 acres woods; 7-room frame house, cement cellar, bask barn, half black soil, i n French township. $75.00 The best bargain on the market. 100 acres near Beery church, good buildings. >85.00 per acre. Good 80 in Kirkland townghlp. good buildings. SBO.OO per * Cre i2o acres fine farm and fine improvements in Kirkland township. US acre on Interurban, good Improvements, naar clty.s»,ooo 80 acres of fair soil; will trade for amall city property and give time on different 40 acres >4 mile of InGtrurban, near eity, good buildings. S3OOO. 50 acne farm in Kirkland township. 40 acres in Root township. s23o* Frame house, small -frame bam. all cleared. 80 acres in Washington township, 5 miles of city, all cleared good bargain, good buildings, pik» nd schec* on farm. NEW ONES IN THE CITY. Good house on South Fifth street 2 vacant lots In Fullenkamp addition. 3 vacant lots on South Eighth street. 1 - v House aid lot near green house. House and lot on west side, SI,OOO. Lyman property on North Fifth street Up-to-date in all respects. Fine residence on Eighth street near Monroe street DAN ERWIN Comer. Monroe & 2nd. st. Decatur, Ind.

i l Jacob Sherer, who resides south of . tbo city, tells the following story concerning a hen which he has on his , farm: A short time ago she stole I away and started to set on some I eggs in the hog pen. About a week ago a sow gave birth to a litter of II pigs and since that time, the hen has ■ deserted her nest and devotes all her • time to the little pigs. She follows i them about the farm and when they "I j'ray away, she clucks and endeavors to recall them. The affection qf U the hen are marvelous, as she be- , 11 eves the pigs to be her own family.

J.C Mostick —JOBBER OF— Cigars and Tobacco