Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 122, Decatur, Adams County, 18 May 1907 — Page 3

iWTW SPRING A good one on yourself by buying one of those fine shoes at the F. B. Tague’s SHOE STORE

♦♦♦♦♦♦♦++++++♦ WEATHERGenerally fair in north; showersand thunder storms in southern portions tonight. Sunday cooler. ♦ ♦*♦♦♦♦ + ♦*♦♦♦♦ FORT WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. Becatur —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 Charles Sulivan returned yesterday from a business trip to Ohio. John Stewart, of Van Wert, was a business caller to our city today. Mrs. Smith, of Kokomo, arrived in the city today to make a short visit with friends. Miss Mary Miller went to Ft. Wayne this morning to make a short visit with friends. Curley Ellis and Charles Phillips were interested spectators at the ball game at Van Wert yesterday. W. W. Briggs, of Geneva, was a business caller in the city today, returning to his home this afternoon. Frank Stone was a business caller in the city today, and while here visited his father, Squire J. H. Stone. Mrs. A. R. Smeltze, of Ft. Wayne, arrived in the city today to visit friends and relatives for several days. Wash Burrell has resigned his position as baggage wagon driver and that position is being filled by Milo Elzey. Mrs. C. A. Dugan and daughter went to Ft. Wayne this morning to visit friends and relatives for several days. William Foreman has resigned his position as day bus driver for Holthouse and Peoples and today Louie was acting in that capacity. Calvin Miller returned this morning from Winchester, where he has been business. He returned with a small dog which was a present to him from a friend at that place.

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Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Rice returned yesterday afternoon from Berne. John Schug returned yesterday afternoon from a business trip to Richmond. Harvey Harruff returned yesterday afternoon from Berne, where he w r as transacting business. F. Lyse, of Ft Wayne, was a visitor in the city this morning, returning to his home this noon via the interurban. Alex Bell returned from Winchester yesterday afternoon from a business trip to Winchester in the interest of the firm of Smith & Bell. Misses Rose Martin and Lulu Muleer and Mr. Mart Laughlin arrived today from Ft. Wayne and are the guests of Miss Anna Martin. Miss Jones, a trained nurse, arrived this morning from Ft. Wayne to take charge of the Hall case, but was not needed, as the patent had died before she arrived. A base ball team from Geneva arrived in the city this morning to play the Decatur high school team of this place, and as we go to press the two teams are battling for supremacy. We’ll bet that Decatur makes them go some. J. L. Crouse, a special inspector of the Westinghouse Electrical works at Pittsburg, was in our city today making a special examination of the machinery recently installed by the interurban railway. Mr. Crouse goes to Chicago from here. Mrs. Theodore Kennedy received a card dated May 16th, which reads: “The stork alighted at our house this morning and it’s a boy, eight and a half pounds; came by usual route; arrived on schedule time. Everybody doing well. E. J. Beardsley, grandfather, Alexandria, Indiana. Theodore Moore and G. W. Teeple, the committee that has been appointed to arrange the program for Decoration Day services, had a meeting last night to transact business preparatory to arranging the program. They will meet again to night to perfect their plans, and to decide definitely on the program. J. Q. Neptune has been requested to furnish the music for this occasion. According to the diagnosis made by Dr. W. D. Schwartz, the attending physician. Miss Pearl Hiatt, who fell unconscious at the United Brethren church in this city while attending a revival Tuesday evening, the unfortunate young lady is suffering from spinal fever instead of being in a trance resulting from religious conviction as was supposed at the time. She is now at the home of her mother, Mrs. Rhoda Hiatt, west Race street, and is in a serious condition. —Portland Sun.

Miss Elizabeth Peterson went to Ft. Wayne this morning to visit over Sunday with friends. Charles Colter returned to the city yes erday afternoon from a business trip to Raymond, Indiana. Twelve more days fans, and the season will open in Decatur. Who the attraction will be will be announced later. All Lady Maccabees are requested to be present at Mrs. Bain’s promptly at half past 7 o’clock. Business of importance. A special meeting of the Masonic lodge will be held Monday night. All members are requested to be present. Norman Lenhart, W. M. Earl Peters left this afternoon for Waterloo, Indiana, where he will spend Sunday with his wife’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Leas. David Hunsicker and wife received a postal card yesterday from their son Burt who is located at Kalamazoo where he is engaged in the barber business announcing the arrival of a baby boy, and that all concerned were getting along in nice shape. The stockholders of the Marlon, Bluffton & Eastern Traction company, held a meeting at Bluffton Wednesday for the purpose of holding the annual election of directors. The board for this company consists of seven members and the old board was re-elected. The directors are 11. C. Arnold, James W. Sale, W. W. Edwards, of Leipsic, Ohio; G. Max Hofmann, of Fort Wayne; L. C. Davenport, R. F. Cummins and W. A. Kunkel. Prospects for good wheat and fruit crops in Indiana this year are very gloomy, according to the annual crop report compiled by Sam B. Sweet, general freight agent for the Lake Erie and Western Railroad company, which is regarded as one of the most comprehensive and accurate reports of its kind prepared. The prospects for oats are more encouraging. In this county he gives the outlook as being poor. The new orchestra is progressing in nice shape and are now in a position and ready to accept any proposition that present itself. The boys are playing all up to dare stuff and when they appear before a local audience will no doubt make a decided hit. Decatur has needed a musical organization of this kind for years, and now that they have a good one, let them push the good cause along by securing their services when needed. A number of boys of late have gotten into the practice of tying cans on dogs’ tails and then turning them loose and watching the fun. Several dogs were treated this way yesterday and one of the owners became very indignant over the matter, and threatens to prosecute, if he can find the guilty party. This is a mean trick, and sometimes results in making a mean dog out of one that has always proven harmless. Mrs. Fred Myers, who was well known in this city, died Wednesday night at her home Monroe, Adams county, and her death is reported to have been due to apnedicitis. Mrs. Meyers was a step-sister of Mrs. Guy DeWitt and sister-in-law of Fred Myers, of this city. The funeral was held today.—Bluffton News. Clarence Baughman, of Decatur, formerly of this city, visited with friends here Thursday. He is now running a five and ten cent store in Decatur. —Bluffton News. A letter from Alphonse Roop, who is in the U. S. service, states that his company broke camp Tuesday morning in Illinois, and the entire company was headed for Indianapolis, where they will take an active part in the unveiling of a monument on Decoration Day, and also take part in the memorial day exercises. The boys will also be forced to return to their camp by the overland route, which will take them at least twelve days to cover. He is feeling fine and likes Uncle Sain’s service all right, although it is no snap. Isadore Kalver informed us this morning that he had received word from Chicago stating that his son Roy who was operated upon a few days ago for the removal of adenoids, was getting along in excelent shape and would soon be himself again. The operation was performed by Prof. Andrews, of Chicago, who makes a specialty of this kind of work, and who has had unlimited success. Mr. Kalver is tickled most to death to learn that his son stood the operation all right and now hopes for a speedy recovery. Complaints are being registered daily against the practice of playing base ball in the streets and if it does not cease arrests and prosecutions will follow. The city officials have given the boys ample notice, and warning and they still persist in playing, and consequently if caught will have to pay the penalty. The practice is a dangerous one not only t the players, but also to pedestrians, and it is this manner that much damage to property is done in the way of broken windows. Boys, if you are wise you will cut it out.

Geo. Waddy made a business trip to Ft. Wayne today. Judge R. K. Erwin was attending to legal matters at Ft Wayne today. Chares Sether returned this morning from a business trip to Marion. Miss Bessie Congleton went to Ft. Wayne today to spend the day with friends. Ralph Knoff arrived today from Chicago, and is the guest of many of his old friends. Mrs. Steele went to Ft. Wayne today to make a short visit with her daughter. Mr. Jacob Yeager went to Pleasant Mills today to visit her children for some time. Mr. and Mrs. Diller went to Bluffton this morning to visit relatives over Sunday. Mrs. M. Metzer w-ent to Hartford City today to make a short visit with friends. Miss Lucile has returned to the city today from a few days’ visit with friends at Delphos. James Davis and gang of cement workers returned to their home at Portland today. Mrs. Laisure returned to her home at Monroe this afternoon after visiting friends in the city. Mrs. Daherty returned to her home this morning after visiting Mrs. McKinney for a few days. Mrs. M. Draggoo passed through the city today enroute to Lagrange where she will visit relatives. Miss Tutis Steiner returned to her home at Berne this afternoon. While here she was the guest of friends. Mrs. Mary Baxter went to Berne this afternoon where she will visit her father Sam Tucker, who is quite ill. Mrs. Howard Shackley went to Monroe this afternoon and will visit her son Samuel and family over Sunday. Mrs. Al Everhart went to Marion Indiana, today, where she will visit Mrs. Asey Freo, of that place for some time. Mrs. James Wagner, of near Monroe is still in a critical condition, as but slight improvement has been evidenced. Decatur was visited by a fair Saturday crowd today and the business men this afternoon seemed to be quite busy. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Downing, of Lima, passed through the city today enroute to Briant, where they will visit friends. Benjamin Elzey was w’orking on the baggage wagon of the transfer line today in the place of Wash Burrell, who took a day off. Mrs. Charles Bowman returned to her home at Berne this afternoon after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Rex for a few days. Mrs. B. B. Winans, of Pleasant Mills, returned to her home this morning after visiting her mother, Mrs. Susan Archer for a few days. A bunch of dagoes passed through the city today on the 10:37 westbound train on the Clover Leaf railroad. Their destination is St. Louis, where they have employment. Uncle John McKean came up from Linn Grove this morning and was greeting his many friends on the street all day. Mr. McKean is making his home with his son at Linn Grove. All members of the Rebecca lodge are requested to meet this evening at the hall to make arrangements to attend the funeral of Mrs. Arthur Hall. Dr. Grandstaff, of Preble, was a business caller in the city today. Mrs. DeVilbiss who was injured in an automobile accident at Lancaster, Ohio, three weeks ago, has so far recovered that he and her daughter will arrive here Tuesday. They will make this their future home. A baby girl made its appearance this morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dyonis Schmitt on First street and Dyouis is so tickled that he is giving over weight with every pound of meat he Sells. Both mother and babe doing well. Charles Rumschlag the young man who was kicked in the pit of the stomach Tuesday by a horse is resting easier and if nothing unforseen sets in he will recover. A trained nurse has his case in hand and he is being afforded the best of care and attention. Kurt Johnson, who sustained a compound fracture of his leg the fore part of this week the result of a fall, is apparently getting along in nice shape and the break is mending as nicely as could be expected under the circumstances. It will however be some time before he will be able to use the injured member. The work of getting out the gravel to ballast the interurban line is progressing nicely and by the middle of next week the work of conveying the gravel along the line will be started. Two steam engines have been secured from Huntington, Indiana, and will arrive here some time Monday to be used in hauling the gravel cars. Al Garard, of this city, has charge of the steam shovel plow at the plant and is doing his work in a proficient manner.

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THE ASSESSMENTS Made Public by State Tax Board BIGGEST INCREASE IN HISTORY A Gain of Over Last Year of Twelve Million Dollars —The Railroads Were the Hardest Hit. Indianapolis, May 18. —The state board of tax commissioners today made public the years corporation assessment figures, which show an increase over last year of $12,000,000. This is the largest increase in anyone year since the existence of the state. The steam railroads were the hardest hit, their total assessment being increased eight million dollars, from $173,000,000 to $181,000,000. The total assessment of all corporations, transportation and public service companies is $236,000,000, as against $224,000,000 last year. Interurban railroads are left at practically the same as last year. Telephone companies were increased from $7,000,000 to $lO,000,000. Refrigerator lines, the Pullman company, and the Adams Express company are each increased from ten to twenty per cent, the postal telegraph about the same, as were also the pipe line companies. The western union company was decreased almost a million and the American and WellsFargo Express companies were cut in two. The Big Four, the Lake Shore and the Pennsylvania railroads were the hardest hit of all the railroads. A number of the local fans will go to Ft. Wayne tomorrow, where they will witness the game between the Shamrocks and the Ceveland Euclids. Both teams are fast and a red hot contest Is looked for. The Shamrocks have not been defeated this season, and are getting rather chesty, but at that they’ are putting up a game that is hard to beat. Manager Cleary is confident that the Shamrocks will rank very high this season and says they will make all teams go some to defeat them. Wait until Decatur gets to them, and then watch the result.

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