Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 78, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1907 — Page 3

♦*++++++++ +++t WEATHER. Showers tonight and Friday. Cooler north portion. ****♦♦♦♦*4444,4 WANTED—GirI to feed press and help on -mails. Apply at this office. FORT WAYNE & C» GFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. Decatur—North Ft. Wayne—South 5:00 a - ra - 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 noon 1:30 p m . 3:00 p.m. ‘ 4:30 p.m. 6:00 I’ m- 7:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. J. . Teeple was attending to legal matters at Fort Wayne today. Bob Allison made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Emil Franz of Berne, was attending to legal matters in our city today. L. G. Ellingham made a buiness trip to Winchester this morning. Squire A. B. Bailey of Monroe, was a businss caller to our this morning. Peter Holthouse returned this morning from a business trip to Redkey. Dan Bailey returned this morning from Berne, where he attended the funeral of his grandmother, Mrs. John Bailey.

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Henry Koenneman made a business trip to Williams this morning. Frank Cottrell of Berne, was attending to legal matters in our city today. Mrs. Robinson of Winchester, passed through our city this morning en route to Lima, O. Don't forget the date, April Ist. The Morning Musical will give a recital at the Library. James Davis of Portland, was a business caller to our city today. Mr. Davis is the gentleman who put in so many cement sidewalks in our city two years ago. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. William Schlagel, who reside on South Eighth street, died yesterday afternoon. The funeral services will be held Fridy afternoon at four o’clock, and interment will be made in the Decatur cemetery. “The Slow Poke" is a exceptionally clever and remarkable play, Its four acts are filled with comedy, realism and interest throughout, and it tempts the ear to fall upon the lip of laughter. As a vehicle for the display of the peculiar talent of W. B. Patton, it could not be excelled. Quaint and original in his methods, realistic and exceedingly magnetic, as “Barry Ware,” the Slow Poke, • a character full of comedy and pathos, he holds the interest of the audience from start to finish. Opera House, Tuesday, April 2.

Take a Peep I: to our show windows and see roe new spring styles of Oxfords

IT’S NO DIFFERENCE what you may want to pay for a Suit or Top Coat; whether it is SIO.OO or $25 00 it is right that you should have the very best that your money can buy. THE TAILORING is one of the most essential things about clothes, and it requires the finest skill to effect a perfect fit and fine style such as you will find in our clothing.

Suits Greys in plains, checks and self effect and plain and fancy blue serges predominate MEN’S SUITS . . $7.50 to $25.00 BOYS’ SUITS . . 1.50 to 6.50

Shirts We sell shirts that fit. Our new Spring Stock is now here. Prices ...••• 50c to $2.00

JELZEY & VANCE-

M. F. Rice made a business trip to Berne today. Dr. D. D. Clark made a professional trip to Delphos today. William Ehle of New Haven, was a business caller to our city today. Dr. J. S. Boyers was attending to professional business at Monroe today. A. T. Vail of Fort Wayne, was attending to timber matters in our city today. Mrs. L. E. Opliger went to Linn Grove today to make a short visit with relatives. Miss Mattie Ball returned today from fort Wayne, where she was visiting with friends. The program will appear later. What program? Why, the Morning Musical program, of course. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ira Lake of Elliston, Ohio, arch 26th, 1907, a 11% pound boy. Mr. and Mrs. Lake were formerly residents of Decatur and will be remembered by quite a few friends. The city council will meet this evenIng in special session to hear objec- ■ tions to the improvement of Madison ■ and Third streets. The session will be jan Interesting one as a number of 1 people will no doubt be present} Marshal Green received word this I morning from Hunington telling him .to be on the lookout for three men who cracked a safe at that place this morning and got away with one hundred and fifty dollars and some merchandise. A description of the men were also given the marshal and he is 1 keeping his eyes open as a nice reI ward has been offered. The safe ! cracked was in a grocery store. Several complaints have been made to the city officials concerning people driving over sidewalks with heavy loaded wagons and several arrests will be made unless this practice ceases. This is a violation of the statute of the state and is also in direct violation to the city ordinance and is punishable by a heavy fine. If you are one of the guilty ones, look out. The St. Marys river this morning is black with crude oil, which is coming from the south. The Oil is no doubt coming from the main line of the Standard Oil company which crosses the river near the C. & E. bridge. At the rate the oil is escaping the price of oil in Indiana will no doubt fall. The loss so far as estimated by those who have been watching the same is several hundred dollars and unless he leak is plugged, it will run up pretty high before evening.

Mrs. Jennie Studab’aker arrived home from Syracuse, N. Y., this morning, after a several weeks’ visit. She will leave in June for a trip abroad. Mrs. S. Dorwin will probably accompany her.

In today's issue appears the statement of the Old Adams County Bank, another proof of the splendid condition of that institution and showing a wealthy community. The deposits are nearly $900,000, and the total resources exceed the million dollar mark. The interurban people experienced considerable trouble again today in making their regular trips, owing to the power at Fort Wayne giving out and that the recent heavy rains have injured the right of way to a certain extent, which makes fast running out of the question. The cars all ran as usual, but were considerable behind their regular running schedule. Word was’received last evening from Huntington announcing the death of John Quino, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Merica, the child having died Tuesday. The remains will be shipped to this city Friday afternoon and the funeral will be held at the residence of Noah Merica. at three thirty o'clock Friday afternoon. Interment will be made in the Decatur cemetery. One day a wealthy western manufacturer visited Brockton and among the other sights of the city had to visit the Douglas shoe factory. The proprietor personally conducted the visitor through the works. Taking up a shoe, Mr. Douglas said: “Our latest novelty; excellent work, isn’t it?” “It’s all right,” said the visitor with a twinkle in his eye, “but you can't hold a candle to the goods we turn out in the west.” “Same line?” asked the ex-governor with some dignity. “No,” said the other, “ours is gunpowder.” G. W. Dull, agent at the Clover Leaf this morning, said that the damage claimed by, the traveling man to his trunks was not as bad as he had intimated and that the loss could not possibly reach over • ten dollars. The fault is not all'the company's and they expect to stand a law suit before they will pay any exhorbitant price for the goods damaged. An effort to settle was made this morning, for ten dollars, which the traveling man flatly refused. A propositon was then made to leave the assessmertt of damages to three disinterested parties and again the traveling man refused. Mr Dull showed the right spirit in endeavoring to settle but the traveling man would not meet him half way. The case is being watched with considerable interest.

Top Coats It would be an impossibility to construct more attractive styles in Top Coats than those we are showing now. Our large assortment of greys, coverts and blacks make selection an easy task. Prices range from $6.50 to $20.00 { < , r,~ as

We call your attention to the splendid report of the condition of the First National Bank, which appears in this issue. The total resources are $628,357.60, and the total deposits nearly half a million. The Mission that has been holding forth in the Morrison building closed last evening and conducted their last service at the above named building. They have secured quarters in the Bremerkamp building on Madison street and expect to open their hew place of worship this evening. Since opening the Mission has done considerable good and have converted many souls to their belief. How long the meetings will continue will be determined by the interest that is shown. The interurban people this morning commenced work on the inside of the Morrison building to get the same ready for “occupancy as soon as possible, as they expect to occupy this place as their depot and freight house. The front of the building will be converted to the ticket office and the rear of the building will be used as the freight department. It will take some time to complete their arrangements and the new depot will hardly be ready for use before May first. Did you ever notice now brave most people are to talk and act to the detriment of persons who are not present to defend themselves? Let the person in question appear and al! is sib. nt as death. Let the man thus abused approach the source of the injury and the culprit will be as innocent as a lamb. Just keep your eyes and ears open and notice how sneaking and cowardly these people appear under such a situation. The Judas smile, like unto the Judas kiss in many cases greets the man so unmercifuly attack, ed when he accidently appears upon the scene of action. —Ex. o Real Use of the Bee's Sting. “The bee's sting is a trowel, not a rapier,” said a nature student “It is an exquisitely delicate little trowel with which the bee finishes off the honey cell, Injects a little preservative inside and seals it up. With its trowellike sting the bee puts the final touches on the dainty and wonderful work. With the sting it pats and shapes the honey cell, as a mason pats and shapes a row of brick. Before sealing up the cell It drops a wee bit of poison into the honey. This is formic acid. Without it honey would spoil. Most of us think the bee's sting, with Its poison, is a weapon only. It is a weapon secondarily, but primarily It is a magic trowel, a trowel from whose end, as the honey cells are built up, a wonderful preserving fluid drips.

THE SPHINX. Nothing by Which We Can Accurately Tell Its Age. The great sphinx of Gtzeh bears no Inscription by which we can tell Its date. In 181 G Caviglla, who In modern times was the first to clear away the sand, found between Its paws a stela of the reign of Thothmes IV., I and therefore it was believed that the sphinx was carved by that monarch. | ißut In 1858 the excavations of Mari ette uncovered a stela bearing the name Os Cheops, on which is a refer-, ence to the sphinx. The inscription is 11 evidently of a late period, but is sup-, posed to be an exact copy of an aa- , cient carving, and the translation seem- ( ed to place the sphinx earlier than the pyramids and consequently to prove it | the most ancient piece of work in the J world. Still there remained four line’’' 1 carved on the base which could not , ' be read, but M. Daressy deciphered I, them, and It appears that the inscrip- | tion Is In two parts. In the earlier , . lines there is no mention of the sphinx. l but the lines which date from the Ter-1 slan occupation mention the repair o?| the sphinx. There is, therefore, noth-. lug by which we can tell tie d. te o» ' the monument, and the only evidence we have Is the headdress of the Colas bus. Its hood is ornamented behind , with three bands, a large one between two smaller bands. Now, this Is afashlon which only existed toward the end of the twelfth dynasty In the reigns of Usurtesen 111. and Amenemhet 111. As this family showed much zeal for the god Harmaklin. whose portrait the sphinx is. It is probable that the monument Is the work of Amenemhet llL—London Globe. Broke the Ice. “Sir," exclaimed the indignant Boston girl after the kiss had been stolen, “how dare you! No man ever kissed , me before!” “Oh, that’s all right!” replied the ’ nervy youth. “Somebody had to break the Ice.”—Chicago News. The Hour and the Man. Guest (at dinner)—What is the meaning of this? First you bring the fish and then the soup afterward. Waiter (confidentially)—Between ourselves, sir, it was high time for the fish.—’•'Uegende Blatter Uncountable. Tourist (to boy fishing)—How many fish have you caught? T ..' - Ob, I couldn’t count ’em! Tourist— A’. you haven’t caught any, yo'a Ft'. e vagabond! Boy—Tint's why I can't count ’em! A Simi'arity. Star Boarder — There's something wrong with the coffee. Boarding Mis-tress-Yes, it's like you- slow about settling.

The quickest aetion ever noted by a Cincinnati , newspaper writer was illustrated When he reported a murder case In which one of the witnesses was a negro pprfier in the hotel that was the scene of the killing. The negro was asked how many shots he heard. “Two shots, suh,” he replied. “How far apart were they? Bout like dissa way,” explained the negro, clapping his hands twice, with an interval of about a second between. “Where were you when the first shot was fired?” ‘‘Shining a gemman’s shoes in de basement of de hotel.” “Where were you when the second shot was fired?” “Ah was a-passin de Big Fo’ depot.” — O— Have you seen the new spring suitings at Henry Meyer's, above the Model Cigar Store? 71-12 t

«■ 1 |i ■ 1 i*—— ~~ BOSSE OPERA HOUSE TUESDAY, APRIL 2 Engagement of the Peculiar Comedian W. B. PATTON And an Exceptionally Fine Cast—in His New Play THE SLOW POKE A Complete New Production Os S’ eaerv and Effects SEE Haefling & Ernest FOR ALL KILLS OF Electric Wiring WORK GUARANTEED

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