Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 100, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1907 — Page 3

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Give satisfaction because, stylish, well made, comfortable and lasting. The fitting of feet is entrusted to careful hands. They are put into comfortable homes at small cost.

F. B. Tague’s Shoe Store

«-++++++ + + + + + + 4 WEATHER. Fair north, showers south tonight; cooler. *++++++ + * + + + + FORT LYNE & 8 GFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. Decatur—North Ft. Wayne—South 6:00 a.in. 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

Frail-: Maples made a business trip to Willlms this'morning. W. H. Parker was attending to real estate matters at Van Wert today. J. H. Davis, of Portland, was iu our city today looking after cement contracts. Washington Burrell went to Albion this morning, where he will visit for several days with relatives. Jesse Sutton returned this morning from Geneva where ne was visiting with his mother, who is ill. Dr. Dykeman and wife arrived this morning from Richmond to attend the funeral of Mrs. Annie Dykeman. D. W. Beery made a business trip to Marion this no.ciug in the interest of the Decatur Horse Sale Co. Miss HAn McGee returned to Ft. Wayne tins morning after n.aSing a pleasant visit here with Miss Frances Bryson. J. K. Koenig, of St. Marys. Ohio, was attending to matters pertaining to the interurban rail ..ay in our city today. Mrs. W. S. Sutton, of Geneva, the mother of attorney Jesse Sutton of this city, is reported as being very bad sick. Mr. and Mrs. Blakeburn, of Jonesboro, Ark., passed through our city this morning enroute to Geneva to visit with Mr and Mrs. W. S. Sutton. Mrs. Earl B. Parker and children returned to their homes at Wakarusa this morning. While here they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hale.

Charlie Voaiewede Shoe Soil® i*

that the goods we sell give satisfaction. Manypeople come back to buy. None come back to complain. THE E. P. REED SHOES

“Uncle Rube” at the Opera House tonight. 15c and 25c. “Uncle Rube” at the Opera House tonight. 15c and 25c. Dan Niblick went to Chicago today, i where he will buy stock for the firm | of Niblick & Co.

Ball Meyer and Presdorf shipped a big consignment of furniture this morning to Ft. Wayne over the interurban railway. Mrs. White and Mrs. Wordruff returned to their homes at Webster this morning after making a pleasant visit here with Rev. John C. White I and family. A slight mistake was made in yes- ■ terday's issue in stating that Mrs. Dykman was a daughter of Mr. and ; Mrs. John Nidlinger; it should have ' been the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. | Elijah Nidlinger. The business room occupied by Elzey and Vance is undergoing a general overhauling in the way of receiving a new coat of paint and paper. The room when completed will be one of the neatest business rooms in the I city. Earl Kitson, who has been working ! at the barber trade at Hammond for I several days, returned home a few days ago on account of having a severe attack of tonsilitis. He will return as soon as his condition will permit, and resume duties. The funeral of Mrs. Aurie Dykeman was held this afternoon at two o'clock at th Chapel church east of the city, Rev. D. B. Kissinger officiatI ing and a large crowd being present to pay their last tribute of respect to deceased. Interment was made in ! the Decatur cemetery. Marion is discussing the advisability 1 of extending an invitation to the state |G. A. R. encampment at its Fort I Wayne meeting to hold the encampment next year at Marion. Veterans I there have turned the matter over to j the Commercial club for decision. Leo Miller has moved his barber I shop from the Model Cigar Store and for the present has not decided where he will locate. Mr. Miller was forced to make this move owing to the amount of smoke that his customers were forced to submit to and thus making his work almost unbearable. For ten years or more there has not been a residence built in Andrews. That there is io be one erected soon as the work can be done is proof that Andrews is rapidly recovering from the misfortune of the abandonment of the town by the Wabash railroad under which it went down, some thought never to rise.

If You Want To know more about my Elk Skin Shoes than I can tell you in these ads, come in and let me give you a list of customers that are wearing them. Their experience will do me and you more good than all the talking I can do. If you live in Berne, Monroe, Preble, Peterson, Bluffton, Echo, Monroville, Wren, Bobo, Pleasant Mills, Willshire or Steele, I can refer you to some one who is wearing my Elk Skin Shoe. Will you let them tell you how they wear? Mens at $3.00 Boys at $2 50

Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Scith and daughters visited Sunday at Decatur, while the boys prepared a big country Sunday dinner for their guests, the Messrs. John H. Weldy, Edward F. Lantz, Carl Habegger, George Wittwer, Vilas Haecker and Noah Gilliom. —Berne Witness. Mr. John Ferguson received a letter yesterday from his uncle, former county commissioner Ferguson, who was taken very ill while visiting his daughter at Delphos, O. In the letter Mr. Ferguson stated that he was much improved in health and the nervous trouble from which he had suffered had almost disappeared.—Fort Wayne J ournal-Gazette. Portland people will be offered beginning May 1, the advantages of a day electric current. The arrangements for the installation of the service are now being completed by superintendent Bailey and his assistants, and it is practically assured that the patronage from the start, will be sufficient to warrant the little additional expenditure required. Ben Hur court No. 15, and Fort Wayne council No. 96, will join in a spectacular initiation of a class of about 150 candidates at the Majestic during the first week of May. Mr. W. H. Owen, of Crawfordsville, supreme judge of the order, will preside and special scenery will be provided for the work, nothing similar to which has ever been seen here.

Basil Smith, a young Whitley county farmer, was thrown from his buggy by a runaway accident near the Snyder schoolhouse in Washington- township at 11 o'clock Saturday night, and lay unconscious by the roadside for a period of eight hours—until 7 o’clock Sunday morning—before he was discovered. He had suffered a severe wound upon the head, and physicians say his escape from death was miraculous. Suit to eject John W. Beavers from three oil leases in Jackson township was filed in circuit court this afternoon by Simmons & Dailey. The leases contain about 125 acres and 17 good wells. Mr. Zegiler alleges that he bought leases April 16 and that Beavers now refuses to surrender them for some unknown reason. The property is valued at about $15,000. —Bluffton News. The safe in the branch real estate and banking office of Owen Gandy & Co., at Roanoke, was blown by burglars early Sunday morning, but the proceeds of the robbery was a total of but $3. The cash had been removed on Saturday and placed in bank at Huntington. There is a suspicion that the work may have been done by the same gang that operated at Zanesville Saturday morning. Officers have no clue to the robbers. The Thaw case leads the record for the number of crank letters received by the district attorney’s office during the celebrated trial. The communications came from all parts of the Eng-lish-speaking world. Every day of the trial brought unsolicited advice from persons deadly in earnest in telling how to sum up the case for the prosecution. Every writer had a carefully thought out opinion of the case, based on their own philosophy of life. A resident of this city gives this advice to married men: "This gardening fever is not dangerous. While it always seems severe in its first attack it gradually wears away and in a few days disappears entirely. It seldom keeps a man away from business for any great length of time, but. should it seem hard to break up get a good hoe and place it in the hands of your wife. When you see how beautifully she turns the trick, then the fever will leave you at once. Let the women do the work.” The physicians of Wabash have decided on a novel experiment to purchase the bankrupt stock of drugs formerly owned by W. R. Fowler, and conduct the business on the co-oper-ative plan. The shares of stock will be scattered among the physicians in the county, and all prescription business will be turned that way. Physicians say that they will not handle patent medicines nor compete with other druggists in the general trade. The money has been provided for the experiment, and the purchase will be made at once. Fire that is supposed to have its origin in a spark from a Clover Leaf engine, caused the total destruction of a large elevator at Metcalf, 111., Thursday night. The elevator belonged to Harry Epps and the total loss is estimated at $45,000. The elevator contained 86,000 bushels of coni. The fire was discovered just before daybreak and the corn was still smouldering at night fall Thursday evening. The corn was well insured and the building was insured for about one-third of its value, estimated to be $13,000, At 45 cents a bushel the corn was worth $35,700. Some people in Metcalf incline to the belief that the elevator was fired by persons incensed at William Marquand, in charge of the elevator, who was elected village president on the anti-license ticket this week. —Delphos Herald.

The April teachers examination will be held in this city Saturday. Andrew Edington, of Ft. Wayne,was a business caller to our city today. The base ball season opens at Portland Wednesday, when a St. Marys team will meet them. Nicholas Gasser the hermit, who was found dead at Berne yesterday, was buried last evening without any funeral services whatever. Attorney Wagner of the Grand Rapids railroad company was in our city today attending to matters pertaining to the company. Mr. Weber from Ft. Wayne, will give an illustrated lecture on Old Mexico this evening, 7:30, to the Men’s Club of the Presbyterian church. Quite a number of Decatur people will witness the “Lion and the Mouse” production at Fort Wayne which shows there on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The condition of Uncle “Billie” Burdg remains practically unchanged and he is still in a very serious condition and the end is expected to occur at any time. All the grocery stores are receiving at present their spring shipment of crockery and are storing the same away for the rush on these goods that generally comes about fruit time. Arrangements are well under way for the organization of a second base ball team and ameetlng will be held in the near future when all arrangements and details will be closed. The local material is good and a strong team could be organized. A quiet wedding took place at the Evangelical parsonage on Saturday evening in which John Brothers and Ellen Dibble were united in marriage. Both young people are well known in the city and will make their future home at Rivarre, where Mr. Brothers has a good position. D. M. Hensley is busily engaged at present in stuffing three new specimens recently secured and which will prove to be interesting subjects when the same are placed on display. He does not desire at this time to divulge the names or species of the animals he has on hands. The members of "the local bowling team are making arrangements to go to Ft. Wayne next week some time and play a series of games with the famous Pioneers who are leading the city league race. Decatur has a number of good bowlers and a fine team could be secured to represent our city. J. C. Mastick expects to leave in a few days for Lima, Ohio, where he will make his future home. Mr. Mastick has some small business matters that are detaining him and as soon as these are closed up he will leave. His wife is at present in Lima, where she will remain until her husband joins her. D. W. Beery informed us today that he had without doubt purchased the prettiest pair of horses that were ever in Indiana and that the team would be sold Friday at the sale. The horses are chestnuts with white mane and tails and are perfectly built and are pictures, and in connection he stated that he w r rote for the pair the biggest check he ever gave for two horses. The pair were purchased at Ossian from a well known stock man.

The Baptist church on Friday of this week will have with them Prof. M. W. Cunningham, the well known eloctionist who will give an entertainment at the church. Mr. Cunningham comes highly recommended and that the entertainment will be a success is an assured fact. Tickets for this event are now on sale at the Everett Hite & Son’s grocery and those wishing to attend may secure their tickets at the above named place. Owing to the ability of Mr. Cunningham, the church should be packed The engagemnt of Miss Code Wilcox of this city to J. H. Eiter, of Ft. Wayne, has been announced and the happy event will take place Saturday, April 27, at noon. The wedding will be a very quiet affair owing to the death of the brides mother last week. Miss Wilcox has many friends in this city who will wish her much joy. The groom is a machinist at the Wabash shops at Ft. Wayne and is quite popular among his associates. The young couple expect to make their future home in Ft. Wayne. —o TAFT CALLED AT WHITE HOUSE Washington, April 22. —Secretary Taft was an early caller at the white house today. He discussed his trip to Panama at some length and it is assumed that national politics with reference to Ohio received engrossing attention. FATAL FIRE IN NEW YORK. New York, April 23.—Four men are dead, three missing and ten firemen badly hurt as the result of a fire today on the east side. Two fire engines were wrecked in a collison with a street car. Over 350 horses burned to death in the fire and a loss of $200,000 sustained, when the express companies stables were destroyed.

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It Was a Nugget. Workmen were digging a drain near the city hall of Bendigo, South Africa, when the pick of one of them rebounded after having struck something hard. “That must be a nugget,” remarked a jocular bystander. “I’ll look,” said the workman, and the next moment he had a lump of quartz thickly studded with gold in his hands. Flags on English Schools. In some parts of England the practice prevails of displaying a flag from a schoolhouse roof when every pupil is present. The children take great pride in this and the rivalry between schools is found to improve the attendance. Lover’s 111-Omened Present. Near the entrance of the cathedral of Seville hangs a patched and painted crocodile, which once served as a princely love token that failed of its mission. In 1260 it was sent by the Sultan of Egypt to a beautiful princess of Spain, who declined a suitor whose first present could scarcely be said to speak of affection. Judge Worthy of the Bench. In the court of Judge Klamroth, of Pasadena, Cal., the other day, when a witness had testified that she was married and a cross-examining attorney asked her: “Will you swear that you are married?” the judge stopped him and made him apologize, remarking: “Never, in the eight years I have held court have I allowed a woman to Va insulted.”

■ ■ ■■■ !L«r i Weak Women Ta weak and ailing women, there it at least one way to help. But with that way. two treatment*, mutt be combined. One is local, one is constitutional. but both are important, both essential. Dr. Shoop's Night Cure is the Local. Dr. Shoop't Restorative, the Constitutional. The former—Dr. Shoop's Night Cure—isa topical mucous membrane suppository remedy, while Dr. Shoop's Restorative is wholly an internal treatment. The Restorative reaches throughout th* entire system, seeking the repair of all nerve, all tissue, and all blood ailments. The "Night Cure”, as its name implies, does its work while you sleep. It soothes sore and inflamed mucous surfaces, heals local weaknesses and discharges, while the Restorative, eases nervous excitement, gives renewed vigor and ambition, builds up wasted tissues, bringing about renewed strength, vigor, and energy. Take Dr. Shoop’s Restorative—Tablets or Liquid—as a general tonic to the system. For positive local help, use as well Dr. Shoop’s Night Cure

The Racket Store ENAMELWARE SALE! Pieces on Sale for QQf) —This Week Only Six quart Pudding Cans, Sauce Pans and Kettles at 10 cents. Don’t miss this opportunity of buying a 25 cent article for 10 cents. Table Oil Cloth, farcy and plain white 18c per yd 14 quart Dish Pans, only IOC 1 pint of good Paint, any color, only lOc 4 good Glass Tumblers, only IOC Garden Rakes and Hoes, only 25C Bolts, only Ic Lamp Globes, No. 1 and 2 only 5C Ladies’ Neckwear, Underwear, Belts and Hose only IOC to 25C Combs and Jewelry, the latest styles, from lOc to SI.OO Ribbons, No. 40 to 100, per yd IOC Jardiniers and Fish Globes |Oc to SI.OO We carry a good line of Tinware, Enamelware, Woodenware, Nickelplat ed ware. Dry Goods, China, Umbrellas, Baskets. 'Candv and the best 5 and 10 cent goods in the city. REMEMBER THE PLACE THE RACKET STORE Steele & Weaver