Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 97, Decatur, Adams County, 19 April 1907 — Page 3

e- AN HONEST 1 SOLE On an honest upper. E If that is what consti’ es tutes a good shoe and -'E we think it is, our Footwear t > - <--■ ry..:.c«rr j Should be on all feet in the city. These shoes, although particularly handsome and stylish, are strong and wear resisting The daintiest of our I ADIES' SHOES have lasting qualities little suspected in such light goods. Get on a new footing for Spring. F. B. Tague’s Shoe Store

♦++++♦♦++++++♦ WEATHER. Generally fair and cold. ♦ + + + + + + + ***«• + + FORI A AVNE & S GFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. Decatur —North Ft. Wayne—South 6:00 a.m. 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 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. GET WEDDED TO THE MODEL WITHOUT A MATE W. H LINDSLEY

Jesse Watkins made a business trip to Ft. Wayne this morning. Joseph Lower made a business trip to Ft. Wayne this morning. Jacob Rawley has returned from Alabama, where he spent the most of the winter visiting with friends and relatives. Mrs. Dr. Meyers and daughter, of North Manchester, left last evening for Mercer, 0., where they will visit with relatives. While here they were the [guests of Geofrey Christian and family. Mrs. Ml E. Babcock and baby arI rived in the city Wednesday morning | from Decatur and will make an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gross of west Walnut street. —Portland Review. Charley Morrison, the well known farmer west of town, was stricken suddenly and severely Tuesday afternoon with an attack of gravel of the kidneys. He was believed to be in a bad way Tuesday evening, and required the services of a physician. Willshire Herald. W. S. Dailey went to Indianapolis. Sunday to see his brother, Ned. who is in a sanitarium in that city. He found Ned somewhat improved, and '.f no further complications develop and weather conditions are favorable, he will bring him home in two or three weeks. Ned Dailey’s friends will be greatly pleased should he completely recover his normal state of health. Willshire Herald.

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Charlie Vofiflewede The Shoe Seller

is believed it was thrown from a Vandalia car window. Ed Ray, of Berne, was a business caller to our city today. John S. Bowers made a business trip to Ft. Wayne this morning. Peter Forbing returned this morning from a business trip at Ft. Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Adolphus Straub left this morning for Chicago, where they expect to make their future home. Miss Amelia Niblick returned last : evening from Ft. Wayne, where she was taking a course of treatment for her eyes. Mrs. Joe Heffner and children arri fl this morning from Fort Recovery . ana are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Forbing. Glen Glancy, day operator at the G. R. & I. has taken a ten days' lay off as he thinks he needs the rest. Glen has been pretty faithful, only having had fourteen days off in three years.

Announcement was made last evening at a meeting of the K. K. Girls at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Archie Cook of the engagement and approaching marriage of Miss Nellie Prillaman and Mr. Charles Merriman. The announcement was made by Mrs. Cook in a novel manner. —Bluffton News. Young people of the Presbyterian church at Columbia City have arranged for a novel event —a “May breakfast,” to be served at the church on the morning of May 1 from 6 to 8 I o’clock. Conforming to the old I legend, a large watering trough will I be provided, where the young ladies ' can wash away their freckles on the May day morning. The dead body of a baby was found in Plymouth. An inquest was held and the coroner and other physicians were jof the opinion that the child was I alive at the time of birth but had lived ■ only a short time. There were no . marks on the body that would signify I that an act of violence had caused I death. No clothing was cn the child whatever at the time it was found. It In coming from Decatur Tuesdaynight on their way home from Fort Wayne, the team being driven to the carriage in which the K. of P. boys were riding, came in contact with a lot of rubbish along the interurban right of way, and was upset. Several of the party sustained minor bruises, and the carriage has the appearance of having gone through the war. Will Shaffner, who is not a K. of P., was the driver in charge.—Willshire Herald.

MENZIES SHOE CO. Detroit, Mich., Apr. 17 Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller. Dear Sir:--We are sending you today One Hundred and Fortyeizht pairs of our Genuine Elk Shin Shoes. This shipment should reach you hy Saturday. Will try and send more next week. ” Respt., Menzies Shoe Co. I am selling the Genuine Menzies Elk Skin Shoes for m en at $3.00 the pair.

Charles Sether made a business trip to Geneva today. E. Woods has been on the sick list but is able to be out again. George Thomas returned today from Elkhart, where he was visiting with his daughter, Mrs. E. Z. Stalter. Rev, Balduc, of Choctaw City, sent Tom Drewi the harness dealer of this place ' a white opossum skin tanned. He has it on exhibition in his display window, it is very pretty and the first ever seen by many.—Geneva Herald. The condition of Mrs. John McKean is still unchanged and' she is still unconscious. It is thought that she cannot possibly survive the day, as she has taken no nourishment since the stroke and seems to be gradually sinking. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Avery, Mr. and Mrs. H. Harruff, Mr. an dMrs. A. Artman, Mr. and Mrs. M. Hayes, Mr. and Mrs. W. Feepie, Mr. and Mrs. A. Weis and Miss Emily Wyatt went to Ft. Wayne today to attend a meeting of the Ben Hur lodge. The Van Camp Machine Works has received a second order from Detroit for a car of street castings, and with it came a second order from Huntington, West Virgina, for this same line, ail manufaectured in this city. Decatur is growing as a manufacturing city. A large force of men are at present busily engaged in excavating on the lot-of Henry Schulte on North Fourth street and getting everything in readiness for the erection of a handsome six thousand dollar residence. The plans as drawn by architect Christian call for a modern structure with all conveniences. There was no show at the Pictorium Wednsday evening owing to the fact that the new films arrived too late to be used, they becoming mixed up in the wreck on the G. R. & I. near Lynn. The new films arrived at noon yesterday. The delay cost Mr. Stoneburner several dollars, as there was a large crowd on hand to see pictures. Harry Draggoo has returned to Auburn and surrendered to officers on a grand jury indictment charging him with assaulting his wife with intent to kill, and is now released under $2,000 bail for his appearance in court in May. His wife, who was formerly Miss Grace Miller, of Fort Wayne, has a suit for divorce and $15,000 alimony pending and this will also come up at the May term of court in Auburn. The law recently enacted requiring men past the age of 50 years to pay poll tax has created some excitement and caused trouble to county officials. It is thought that this was not the intention of the legislature. If such was the intention the amount is only 50 cents instead of the regular poll tax of one dollar in the city and two dollars in the county, making three dollars in all. J. B. Holthouse, of Decatur, was in the city- today Jooking after his cement block industry here. He is finlishing a contract for 14.000 blocks for !an out-of-town firm and this will require about ten days. As soon as this contract has been completed, he will put his men and machinery at work on his share of the blocks for the piano factory job. He is working a full force of men at this time and the factory is proving a good thing for the city.—Bluffton Banner.

"One of our leading farmers,” says an exchange, “found a cigar in his small son’s pocket the other day on getting home after a shooting trip to Fort Wayne, The farmer confiscated the cigar and whipped with the rope used to tie the family jackass at night. Then the farmer lighted the cigar and started to smoke it himself. It was loaded. It exploded and burned the farmer’s lilacs off his physiognomy and set fire to the barn. The problem now puzzling the community is to find the jackass.”—Bluffton Banner. George Pate, a postoffice inspector, is in the city. He is here to go over the several rural routes served by the Hartford City postofflce. One of the requirements for rural service is that the roads shall be kept passable and in good repair, also that good boxes placed conveniently shall be supplied by patrons. Failure to meet the demands of the inspector may result in change or even the abandonment of the rural route sei-vice to patrons so offending.—Hartford, City Times-Ga-zette. The Indiana Association of Science and Mathematics Teachers will hold its annual meeting in Indianapolis Friday and Saturday, April 26 and 27. Several of the most prominent educators of the state, including Leonard Young, of Evansville; O. W. Douglass, of Anderson; E. I. Kiser, of South Bend; J. I. Thompson, of Richmond; D. A. Rothrock, of Bloomington, and others will deliver addresses. Practically all the science and mathematics teachers of the Indiana high schools are members of the association and most of them will attend the meetings.

L. C. DeVoss was attending to legal matters at Kokomo today. Dr Blackman, of Bluffton, is in our city attending to professional matters. ] Father Eberle returned to Portland today after making a pleasant visit with Father Wilken. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Yager, of Pleasant Mills, are in our city the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Shamp. A large crowd of the local order of Eagles went to Ft. Wayne this evening to attend the show to be given by the Ft. Wayne lodge. Mrs. W. R. Wood's and daughter, Mrs. Lewis Murphy, of Decatur, ’ Ind., went to spend a few days with their friends at Toledo, Ohio. D. E. Studebaker today sold twentythree head of export Aberdeen Angus cattle to Joseph Bohen, of Willshire. It was the finest bunch of cattle ever sold out of Adams county, averaging 1,400 pounds. Mr. and Mrs. Lichen waiter returned to Ft. Wayne today after making a pleasant visit here with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Lichtenwaiter expect to leave in the near future for California, where they Will make their future home. The condition of Uncle "Billie" Burdg, who was stricken Tuesday i afternoon with a stroke of paralysis is seemingly some worse today and the doctors have given up all hope. He has again lapsed into Unconsciousness, and the end is expected at any moment. His children have all been summoned and are at his bedside. Another of our townsmen has decided to join the benedicts. He recently purchased a residence on north Jefferson street and has been busy since that time purchasing furnishings and preparing to occupy the house. The occupants are to be ' Samuel Egly and Miss Hila L Smitley ' who will change her name t 6 Mrs. j Egly next Sunday.—Berne Witness. 1 An item printed in an Indianapolis . paper concerning affairs in the Cen- ( tral baseball league stated that Johnson had been released by South Bend. ’ The item attracted considerable local ( interest until investigation proved that the item had reference to a John- < son that was a candidate for short

stop position and not to Elmer Johnson of this city. There is no doubt but that the Frankfort boy is a fixture behind the bat with South Bend. — Frankfort Crescent. Rev. Father John F. Noll, of Hartford City, has preparations under way for a big church fair which will be held April 23-27 and will be opened with an address by Mayor Bookwaiter, of Indianapolis. The second night will be G. A. R. night and an address will be given by Rev. Charles McCabe, the government chaplain of the Marion Soldiers’ home. Dr. Bruggeman, of Fort Wayne, is expected to speak there on Thursday or Friday evening. D. M. Hensley has on exhibition in his display window five new specimens that are beauties and which are rare for this county and which Mr. Hensley feels justly proud to have among his already large museum. They are a loon that was killed at Steeles Park, a Killierake, a Flying Squirrel that was found by one of the rural route men, a sparrow hawk and a horned owl. Mr. Hensley has the history of these specimens at his tongues end and would be pleased to enlighten you on any of his subjects. Coon Brake, the well known veteran of our city, yesterday while trying to start a fire in a gas stove, had the misfortune to lose nearly all of his whiskers and eyebrows, the result of trying to blow the gas into a bigger flame. Mr. Brake attempted to light the fire, and as his eyesight is bad, he thought the gas had not started to burn and he blew into the fire causing the gas flame to fly up into his face and thus removing the majority of his whiskers and eyebrows. No other damage was done, although the | little mishap thoroughly frightened him. Mr. C. G. Egly, of Berne, and Mr. J. O. Grove, of LaGrange, both members of the Berne Grain and Hay company, were in the city yesterdayon business connected with a fire in one of the company’s grain elevators at Huntertown. The fire, which occurred Tuesday, was caused by a hot 1 box on. one of the grain cleaners. The machinery was damaged to the extent of S2OO, and two cars of wheat were damaged to the extent of several hundred dollars by water. The elevator was not forced to suspend business, however. —Ft. Wayne Journal-Gazette. Hereafter it will be possible, if the vendors of soft drinks at county fairs are law fearing and law abiding, to get a quench on the fair ground that is what it purports to be. The pure food law catches the stand men and puts the ban on acid mixtures for lemonade and brown sugar and other concoctions with a dash of orange flavor for orange cider. It also hits the circus vendors of drinks and confections so that hereafter when one goes to the circus he can demand the pure stuff and though he may be short changed he will not be poisoned.

REAL ES TATE S >nai due farms anl g<x>d values lo -ated in Vin .Vert County Ohio. 176 acres. 10 roicn house, a drove I well, wind pump, s immer house,bans | baru 4 .'.ell fenced with page! wire, ell ditched, 2| miles to uiarket will sell I>r is> per acre and take JI 000 cash <i d give from 5 to 20 years top... b.lace al 6 percent inerest act. -. ■ room t.ouse, s good I barn, we I d t li d abd fei.od, 6 oil , wells, p >ii k' -*1 ida' .l m to- ircm a good in <rk. .. SBS p r ere, will take SIOOO cmU aud give i. to .0 tours to I pav ba ai.ee at 6 percent interest. 80 acres, t om house, donbto lo„' barn with b iad stab'e | mile to church and school, 3 tnitoc to a good market, will t-.ke $5,000 SIOOO "cash balance in 5 \ Hire at I. percent interest. 100 acres. 8 room house, wood house, smoke house, one barn 40x50, with sheds, co: n crib, hog pens and all necessary buildings. All in good repair, two god orchards, well fenced and ditched on pike 2’4 miles to Van Wert-, Price SICS per acre. 40 acres, 5 room house, good barn and granary, good orchard, all black soil; well ditched and fenced, 6 miles to Van Wert. Price $4,000. 60 acres, 7 room house, new granary, good barn, all black soil, well ditched and fenced. s’/4 miles to Van Wert. Price $6,00f). 160 acres, 2 good sets of buildings, three barns, all cleared except 10 acres, wel fenced with wire fence, well ditched with tile, has no open ditches, on pike, 2% miles to Van Wert. Price SIOO per acre. 60 acres, 5 room house, summer kitchen, good frame barn, good soil. 10 acres in wheat; 15 acres plowed for oats, well ditched and fenced, on pike, 2% miles to Van Wert. Can give possession this spring. Price $5500. Will take $2250 cash and give five years to pay balance. 40 acres, all black soil, level land, on pike one mile to market, will exchange for a livery stock or residence property, or sell for $2,500 and take SIOOO cash and give 5 years to paj' balance at 5 per cent interest. Grocery store doing a good business. Will sell at invoice. In a good town of 10,000. Two properties on Tenth street. Will sell at a bargain if sold soon. I also have several good properties for sale in the city of Decatur. House and barn on First street, $4,Q00, House and barn on Adams street,

S9OO. House and barn on Adams street, $1,700. New hrfuse in South Decatur, in good shape, S9OO. W. H. PARKER 412 13th. St. Ovcatur

R. R. NO. 10. Mrs. Caroline Spuhler and daughter were the guests of Mrs. Bell Lyon, last Tuesday. Mr. John Gephart, who has been on the sick list, is reported no better. Mr. Delmer Stevley and mother were business callers at Willshire last Wednesday. Mrs. Lawrence Strickler was the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Elmore Cook. Mr. Dunn was through our vicinity this week selling remedies and extracts for the J. R. Watkins Medical Co. Mr. Philip Summers was a business caller at Decatur last Wednesday. Miss Carrie Lyon, who has been on the sick list, is reported no better. o The ladies aid society benefit show “Uncle Rube" at Opera House, April 22. Admission, 25c, LOST —Boys’ overcoat, brown cravenette, out of the back of cart while driving around town. Please return to D. M. Heusley and receive reward. Restoring Colors in Chair. To restore the colors in a faded upholstered chair beat out the dust very thoroughly. Then apply a strong lather of castile soap with a hard I brush, and wash off with clear water. I Then wash with alum water. Eagle’s Rapid Flight. An eagle has been observed to rise from the ground and completely disappear into the sky within three minutes. Eagles sometimes soar to heights of 15.000 feet or more. How to Avoid Appendicitis Most victims of appendicitis are those who are habitually constipated. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels. Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does not nauseate or gripe slid is mild and pleasant to take. Refuse substitutes. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. o TAKE NOTICE. All persons who have signed waiver in Elm street sewer and branches ' must pay all delinquent installments of their assessment on or before May '■ Ist or foreclosure proceedings will be commenced to enforce such payment. W. J. Archbold, city treasurer. 96-6 t This May inter Ist No one is immune from Kidney trouble, so just remember that Foley's Kidney Cure will sts p il e irregularities and cure any case of kidney and bladder trouble that is net beyond the reach of medicine THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.

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is modern and desiraDle in Runabouts, Surreys Top Buggies, Phaetons and Stanhopes. They represent a certain exclusiveness in style not often d generally. We seek the trade of those who do not permit a few dollars to stand between them and satisfaction. We think we have the most complete and most np-to-date line of pleasure and business vehicles in this neighborhood, but we may be prejudiced. Suppose you ask any one who has bad occasion to buy of us. We have pleased some mighty particular people. Why not give us a try at you? (We make our own harness, a. d can build you a set to suit you. Schafer Hardware Co.

HINDRANG German coach stallion of the finest type, seal black good bone and muscle, weight 1400 pounds. Will make the season of 1907, at the Hoosier barn North Second street, Decatur, Ind. See him. Your patronage solicited. JESSE BUTLER Owner

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FOR SALE —Good brood mare in foal, seven year old; two-year-old colt, sound; good work horse, seven years old, weighs 1600 pounds. Call at Bultemeier’s livery barn. 84-12 t

How Much Paint to the Can? — X liquid paikt f I Mixed I UNCLE Sam sets the Standard Measure for a gallon I r**— l at 231 inches. The “ HIGH STANDARD ’* -I PAINT can has Inches inside. ' I «* 1 Every time you buy a “HIGH STANDARD” gallon can. you get a gallon of Paint. Every time you buy a S/5-inches-inside can, you get short measure—tstxs not capacity only. So when you are offered paint a trifle "cheaper” than Lowe Brothers, see 11 We ’Tut’rwinUWaZni- is the real consideration, after all. That is where the real economy comes in—satisfaction and service. e • S • Lowe Brothers “High Standard Liquid Paint Gives Best Results in spreading and covering:, working and wearing-a difference of 30 to 50 per cent, over "cheap” pamt which quickly proves its costliness. ... . “HIGH STANDARD” PAINT is made of the materials which a third-ot-a- kittle century of practical and scientific paint-making has proven to be best; mixed and < Blue Flaf' J mulled, ground and reground, by powerful machinery to an indescribable fineness and a perfect union of solidsand liquids. “HIGH STAN DARD PAINT is sealed in air-tight cans —which keep it always fresh and good—and marked ■ with “ The Little Blue Flag"— Your Protection. There is a Lowe Brothers Paint for every use and a Lowe Brothers dealer m nearly every town. Write us for nearest dealer’s name and our practical booklet, “Paint and Painting.” Mailed The Lowe Brothers Company. 450-456 Third St, Dayton. 0. 1 —you. Holthouse Drug CompanV Decatur, Indiana

Dollars i AND Sense The sensib’e carriage buyer knows that a little judgment often saves many dollars. He knows that there is a price below which a good carriage cannot be made and and sold. We have everything that

REAL ESTATE Farms and city property to sell and buy. Call and see my list. Here are a few- of our bargains: 160 acres of good soil, good buildings, 5 miles of Decatur, $75.00 per acre. 120 acres all first class, fine soil. Price $95.00 an acre. 40 acres good soil, good buildings. Price, $3500. 93 acres, 8 room house, large bank barn. $66.00 per acre. 80 acres, good barn, fair house Price $5,200. And also lots of city property at talr bargains. I. L. BABCOCK EGGS FOR SALE —Settings from White Branmas, high scoring hens. My birds took first prizes at the De catur Poultry show. Price 75 cents per setting. Michael Miller, Monroe, R. R. No. 1. 54-*2mo. o See Lettie Kintz for all kinds of Art needlework, material, teaching, etc. Lessons Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, from 1 to 4. Madison street. 84-ts.