Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 119, Decatur, Adams County, 15 May 1907 — Page 3

TAKE NOTICE kAnd do not buy any imitation of the Dr.E.P.Reed Cushion Shoe There is only one and that is $5.00 the world over. There is one out now to sell at $4.00 stamped Dr. Pe.'d, patented, which jast has a thin cushion in it, I nothing like the $5.00 Reed Shoe that you get at ■ |F. B. Tague’s SHOE STORE

♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ WEATHERGenerally fair tonight and Thursday, except probably threatening in northern portion. Slightly colder tonight. Warmer Thursday. ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦ + ♦♦♦♦ + + FORT WAYNE 4 SPRINGFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. •ecatur — North Ft. Wayne—South 8:00 a,m. 7:30 a.m. a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 noon 1:30 p.m. S8:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. ■ 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. B#:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. GET WEDDED TO THE MODEL ■without a mate B. H LINDSLEY France was a business calle: in the city today. Hlrschy, of Berne was a busness caller to our city today. Bev. Kessinger, of the U. B. church, MBrned this morning from Ft. Wayne. Kalver went to Lynn. Ind.. aHk'' to look after business affairs. jgt) E. Lafferty returned this morn, tag from his regular business trip to Wayne. Lehne went to Cincinnati this Burning to look after business affairs city. Bliss Margie Baumgartner, of Will|Bkre, was in the city yesterday after. doing some shopping. Kinzel made a business trip WBerne this morning in the interest the Citizens' Telephone company. ■Miss Edna Baumgartner, of Willwas a visitor in the city yesterBKy. returning to her home last night. ■Mrs. C. W. Hocker went to Ft. this morning to spend the day Mrs. Rosenwinkle at the Luther■Mi hospital. ■ The supreme convention of the Knights of America will be at Cincinnati, next week, beginSunday, the 19th instant. ■ Charles Pennington received a letfrom the manager of the Muncie side base ball team, stating the Decatur team could have a with them June 9th on their Mr. Pennington expects to a team there on that date.

WEAR after all I it is WEAR that counts most with you WHEN YOU BUY SHOES FOR THE youngsters, wear is our GREAT HOBBY; OUR STRONG POINT IN OUR LINES OF SHOES I FOR BOYS and GIRLS. DON’T YOU THINK YOU OUGHT TO GIVE us a trial? at least come 3E and LOOK. HUNDREDS OF ; pLEASE D CUSTOMERS WILL BACK J9| J UP EVERY claim we make, if ; YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SHOES WITH EXTRA WEAR COME HERE. ■ I Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

Lon Ball made a business trip to Ft. Wayne this morning. Albert Acker was attending to insurance matters at Ft. Wayne today. J. H. Koenig, of St. Marys, was in our city today attending to interurban matters. Father George went to Ft. Wayne this morning to spend the day with friends. Squire Veley, of Geneva, was attending to legal matters in our city today. W. H. Fledderpohann returned this morning from a business trip at Celina, Ohio. Frank Carroll has accepted a job with the Decatur Furnace factory and is now on duty. Frank Hurst returned last evening from Eaton, where he had been employed for several months. Ed Pingry, of Huntington, passed through the city today enroute to Briant, where he will visit a few days with friends. The officers of the Fort Wayne & Decatur traction line held a meeting a few days ago and opened the session with prayer. —Bluffton Banner. The supreme court has held that the law rgulating the number of hours at eight to constitute a day on public labor, is constitutional. The case has been exciting a good bit of interest in labor circles. Fred Reppert left this morning for Ft. Wayne, where he is engaged to cry a big short-horned cattle sale at the fair grounds for J. F. Hartzell, of New Haven. A number of Decatur people were in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph W’yss left yesterday again for Washington to make their future home on the Pacific coast. The parents of Mrs. Wyss Mr. and Mrs. John P. Nussbaum, accompanied them to Fort Wayne. F. M. Schirmeyer and daughter Irene went to Indianapolis this morning. The former goes to attend a state meeting of the independent telephone companies, and Miss Irene will visit with Miss Nellie Schrock. Judge Sturgis indicated this morning that if the prosecuting attorney was ready, the case against Harry Hurt, for breaking into a house to s eal, will be tried next Monday. Frank McFadden will appear as attorney for Hurt. —Bluffton Banner. The state board of health, through the state food and rug commissioner is out after the bottlers of summer drinks. A new notice has been prepared and will be sent out warning these manufacturers against the use of any sweetening except sugar in the preparation of these drinks.

P. L. Andrews is confined to his home on account of sickness. Martha Shane was a visitor in the city today and returned to her home near Willshire this morning. Miss Anna Metz, of Martinsville, arrived in the city today to spend a few days with friends and relatives. The Reiter barber shop is being papered by W. Laughrey, and after it is completed, will present a very neat and clean appearance. Miss Edna Ehnger is in charge of the jewelry store belonging to Mr. Lehne, while the proprietor is transacting business at Cincinnati, O. Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Kane, of Farmland, passed through the city today enroute to Napoleon, Ohio, where they will make their future home. Mrs. Nettie Schrock and daughter Bessie left this morning for Butler, where they will visit for a few days with W. H. Meyers and family. Herald Wilcox returned to Lagrange this morning to resume his school work after making a short visit with his parents, Dr. Wilcox and wife. A number of Decatur people have received invitations to attend the Kor-:enbrer-Rumschlag nuptials today and will go to the country and assist in the festivities. A letter has been received from Charles Burdg in which he states that he is getting along nicely at Poplar Bluffs, Missouri. He may be home to attend the fair. During the past week Al Burdg sold 8137.00 worth of B. B. ointment to wholesale dealers and druggists. This medicine is certainly making a hit wherever it is being used. George Zimmerman and wife, of Decatur, spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Jane Burwell. Miss Mollie Burwell, of Wabash, also spent Sunday with her mother.—Bluffton News. Work on the Murray House has been suspended on account of the inclement weather. They will begin again as soon as the weather permits. Miss Edna Crawford is on the sick list, having a severe cold. The father and mother of Joe Liechty are visiting their son and family for a few days. Their home is at Berne, but as they are quite aged, being 84 and 82 years old, respectively, their visits are rare. —Bluffton News. A great class of Elks is being organized to celebrate the consolidation of the Elks and the Commercial Club There have already been twenty-seven applications received. The new class will likely be initiated June 23rd or 30th. —Bluffton News. Word was received from Tom Railing today, who is at Tecumseh, Mich., stating that he likes the town alright and will in all probability remain there for the season. Tecumseh is in the southern Michigan league, and Tom will receive a handsome salary for his services there. Mrs. Harry Deam has returned from a trip of several weeks in the South, being in Texas most of the time. She made the trip with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Allison, of Decatur, and five other persons, including L. C. Waring, of Decatur, and Indianapolis parties. Mr. Waring went to Mississippi to visit his mother before returning to Indiana. —Bluffton News. The Decatur Fertilizer company is at present doing an enormous business in the way of collecting dead animals. Calls are received nearly every hour in the day and praltically from every section of the country. They are turning out a large amount of fertilizer daily, and have so far found a ready market for their production. The local committee on the G. A. R. decoration day services are busily engaged in making out their program, which they expect to have completed within in a short time, and will then have the same ready for publication. These services have all been largely attended in the past and they expect to make this year a banner one for the G. A. R. The Bluffton fans are crazy over the prospects of their base ball team this season and are lauding the fifteen candidates who have so far reported to the skies. This they will continue to do until they meet the locals and are defeated, then they will be ready to disband and close the season. They at;e still claiming Railing for this season, and expect to see him win many games. But we imagine that if they wait until they see Tom pitch the chances for base ball will be slim in that city. To our patrons who reside in the north part of the city who received their daily paper a little late Monday evening is due an explanation and we trust they will accept our apologies for the time being, as it is not all our fault. We are at present forced to break in a new force in that territory, and it will take the boys several evenings before they will be able to deliver the news with promptness and dispatch as has been the custom of this office. We ask you to kindly bear with us for a short time and we promise you much better service in the near future.

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Fish Mangold Is detained from his work on account of a very sore foot. Mrs. Ell Kintz, of near Linn Grove, was in the city today visiting friends. Alex Money and daughter Lucy left this noon for Delphos to visit relatives. Charles Phillips went to Curryville today to do some advertising for the Santbme studio of this place. Miss Nellie Martz went to Kokomo today to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martz for a few days. Mrs. Anna Mereiter went to Marion this morning to visit her daughter, Mrs. Jesse McFarland, for some time. Wilbur’ Urick, of near this city, went to St. Louis this morning where he will visit friends and relatives for several weeks. Mrs. Harry Spake, of Tiffin, Ohio, returned to her home today after spending several days in the city the guest of friends. A car load of lumber was shipped north on the Interurban this morning. This road is doing a land office business on freight. Mrs. Earl Peters will leave tomorrow for Waterloo, Indiana, where she will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Leas for several days. Arthur Russell has fully recovered from the injury he received some time ago, while playing ball and says he is now open for more engagements. The weather we have been having seems to have been good for growing purposes, as In most any back yard you care to look you can see a garden green wit hthe growing vegetables. A new Presbyterian church at Augusta, Illionis, was dedicated recently by Rev. W. A. Hutchinson, the pastor. The latter will be remembered as the husband of Miss Lizzie Jackson, formerly of this city. T. G. Coffee, president and manager of the Columbus Chem’cal company, arrived in the city today in a peculiarly shaped automobile, with his picture on the machine and also description of the medicine he* is selling. The automobile is an odd shaped one and it attracted the attention of many people. L. L. Segar, a good whole-souled travelling salesman representing the Globe Oil company, of Cleveland, 0., was in the city yesterday and today transacting business. Mr. Segar has traveled over this territory for twen-ty-five years, and he says conditions are remarkably changed since his first trip to Decatur.

Amos Hlrschy, of Berne, returned to his home today after transacting business in the city. Peter Bailey returned to Monroe this afternoon from a business trip to this city. C. E. Irwin, of Berne, returned to his home today after a short business trip to this city. J. N. Felty returned to his home at Geneva today after attending to business affairs in the city. A. L. Buckey returned to his home at Chatanooga, Ohio, this afternoon after business affairs in the city. J. W. Duff, of Dayton, 0., passed through the city today enroute to Berne, where he will be the guest of his parents for some time. Miss Ruby Hocker, who has been visiting C. O. Luellan and family in this city, went to Monroe this afternoon to visit relatives. E. F. Oliver, of Bluffton, passed through the city today enroute to Monroe, where he will visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Oliver. Mrs. J. D. Hendricks, of Monroe, who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. M. E. Baboock, in this city, returned to her home this afternoon. Cars on the Interurban are running along without a hitch now, and delays are few and far between. Work will soon be comenced ballasting the new road. The work of constructing the build, ing for the Decatur produce company Is being pushed and it will not be long until this new concern will be in operation. By her will, Mrs. Cyrena Osborn, who died a few days ago at Converse, left 82,000 to Taylor university at Upland, 8500 to the M. E. church at Mt. Etna, Huntington county, and various sums to other institutions of the Methodist Episcopal church. Rea! estate agents Babcock and Ward on yesterday sold the eighty acre farm belonging to William Myers, which lays east of this city to Welker and Moore. The farm brought the handsome sum of five thousand one hundred dollars or close to sixty-five dollars an acre. Mrs. Charity Holcomb, wife of Dr. J. H. Holcomb, of Uniondale, Wells county, jumped from a buggy in a runaway Sunday evening and she received a fracture of the skull at the base of the brain and died from the injury about three Lours after the accident without having regained consciousness.

The Wabash school authorities are serving notices upon local tobacco dealers that they must not sell tobacco to school children. The law is plain and the Wabash prosecutor has promised to do what he can to prevent illegal sales. The dealers have been served w’ith copies of the Indiana statutes governing this one phase. The Keller incubator company is practically one of the busiest places in the city and a force of men are constantly engaged in building the machine that will in time make this firm famous. They are behind in their orders, and it will take them some time to make them up. The machine is giving satisfaction everywhere, and they are receiving letters of congratulations daily. A mysterious man caused some little excitement last evening on Monroe street by his funny actions and nearly frightened several women to death. The police were summoned, but arrived on the scene a little too late, as the bird had flown. Who the man was or what his Intentions were no one seems able to state, although ■ his actions were very strange for a man whose intentions were good. Harry Hay on yesterday again demonstrated his worth as a pitcher, when he defeated Portland by a score of eight to two, letting the hard hitting Jay Birds down with four hits. Hay is a wonder when he is In condition, and in him Dunkirk has a good pitcher if they can only keep John Barleycorn out of his system. Hay pitched a number of good games for Decatur last season, but half of the time he was not in condition. Fishing at present seems to be the pastime for local sports in this vicinity at present, and it is no uncommon sight to see the banks of the river lined day in and day out by fishermen, who are trying their luck. Several; after-night fishing parties have been arranged, and they are expecting big results from their expedition. The fishing is good and several fine strings have been secured during the past | week for the lucky fishers. Julius Haugk, who secured the contract for the paving of Madison and Thrid streets, informed us this morning that his brick had been shipped from the factory and were now en-' route to this city. Mr. Haugk will at once distribute the brick along the j improvement, and will then commence I work in earnest. His contract calls that he shall start work by the 20th of this month, and the same shall be (completed by September first.

George Steele made a business trip to Ft. Wayne today. Father Wilken made a business trip to Ft. Wayne today. M. F. Rice made a business trip to Berne this afternoon. Miss Elva Lirches, of south of the city was in town yesterday visiting friends. Mr. B. A. Kelly returned this afternoon from a short business trip to Ft. Wayne. Charles Phillips is w’orklng temporarily at night at the Baker and Anderson restaurant. nurse will take care of Mr. Rumschlag who was kicked in the stomach by a horse a few days ago. E. Barnes returned to his home at Geneva today after making a short business trip to this city. John Hendricks returned to his home at Monroe this afternoon. He was a business caller here. E. F. Haecker returned to his home at Berne this afternoon. While here 'he was transacting business. Mrs. G. F. Kinse went to Lypsic, 0., this morning to visit a fw days with her daughter, Mrs. John Wilke. Ed Whitright is slowly recovering from the Injuries he received by falling between two joists yesterday. B. H. Clay returned to hs home at today after visiting friends in the city for a few days. D. B. Roop, of Pleasant Mills, the assessor of St. Marys township, was in the city today turning over his assessor’s report to the county auditor. Mrs. E. P. Roe returned to her home at Cleveland, Ohio, this afternoon after making a pleasant visit in the city the guest of Mayme Denninger. A trained nurse from Ft. Wayne arrived in the city this afternoon in response to a request sent there from the Eagle lodge of this city. The Mrs. C. Imminger, of Sjencerville, 0., passed through the city today enroute to Richmond where she will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Slogue, for several weeks. Some miscreants who seemingly did not have anything else to do have for the past several evenings been defacing the new cement sidewalks that are being put in by Butler and Butler along north Second street. These actions have become intolerable and the above named firm is offering a reward of twenty-five dollars for the arrest and conviction of any one who has been doing this dirty work.