Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 126, Decatur, Adams County, 23 May 1907 — Page 4

IK ■ Accurate prices paid by Decatur! merchants for various products. Corrected every day at 2 o’clock. BUFFALO STOCK MARKET. EAST BUFFALO, N. Y., May 23.— Receipts, cattle, 3 cars; market steady. Prime steers @56.20 Medium steers @55.50 Stockers to best feeders.. @54.50 Receipts, hogs, 15 cars; market steady. Mediums and heavies.— @56.90 Yorkers @56.90 Pigs @56.90 Receipts, sheep, 20 cars; market steady. Best spring lambs @58.15 Wether sheep @6.70 Culls, clipped @54.25 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago markets closed today at 1:15 p. m.. according to the Decatur Stock & Grain Exchange. May wheat 97'1 July wheat 10% September wheat U i t May corn <-4:* July corn 52% September corn 52% May oats 47% July oats 47% | May pork $16.47 July pork $16.72

PITTSBURG MARKETS. Union stock yards, Pittsburg, Pa., i May 23.—Hog supply, 6 cars; market setady. Heavies @56.60; Mediums @56.75 j Yorkers @56.75 | Light @56.75: Pigs @56.85 TOLEDO MARKETS. Changed every day at 3 o'clock by J. D. Hale. Decatur special wire service. Wheat cash 100 July wheat 101 July corn 57 July oats 47% September corn 55% September oats 40% Rye 77 STOCK. By Fred Scheiman. Lambs, per cwt [email protected] Cattle, per cwt [email protected] Calves, per cwt [email protected] Cows, per cwt [email protected] ; Sheep, per cwt [email protected] Hogs, per cwt @16.00 COAL—PER TON. Hocking lump $4.25 Virgniia Splint 4.50! Domestic Nut b.OO Washed Nut 4.50 Pittsburg lump 4.00 Pocahontas 4.75 Kentucky Cannell 6.00 Anthracite 7.50 Charges for carrying coal—2sc per ton or fraction thereof; upstairs, 50 cents per ton. OTHER PRODUCTS. By Various Grocers and Merchants. I Eggs, per dozen 13c I Butter, per pound 16c Potatoes 65c Lard 9c GRAIN. By G. T. Burk, successor to Carroll Elevator company. Big 4 While Seed oats for sale or exchange to farmers. I Wheat, No. 2, red $ .85 I Wheat. No. 3, red 84 Oats, No. 3, white 41 Barley 39 Rye, No. 2 55 Clover Seed 8.00 Alsyke 6.50 Timothy seed 2.00 No. 1 Timothy hay, baled 13.50 No. 1 Ciover hay, baled 11.00 No. 2 Mixed hay, baled 12.00 No. 1 Clover hay, baled 12.00 Corn 70 o JACKSON HILL COAL. By George Tricker. (Wholesale.) A- or 2 Jackson Hill lump, f. o. b. mine, $2.50, f. o. b. ecatur, $3.70; cook stove nut, f. o. b. Decatur, $3.70; Hocking lump, $1.75, f. o. b. mine; Hocking lump. $3.05, f. o. b. Decatur; Splint lump, $1.55 f. o. b. mine; Splint lump, $3.10 f. o. b. Decatur. > MARKET NOTES. Corn — l 4 cent lower. Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs 35,000 Wheat 137 cars c orn 110 cars Hats g7 cars Cattle 5,500 Sheep 10,00 z Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs 28.000 Cats cars Wheat jpg cars Corn 91 cars WHEAT. FLOUR, ETC. The Oak Roller Mills quotation. Oak Patent uour [email protected] Bran, per ton $20.00 Middlings, per ton 20.00 Rough meal, per cwt 1.00 Kiln dried meal, per cwt 1.50 Screenings. No. 1, per bu 60 Screenings, No. 2, per bu 40 Cop feed, per ton 20.00 Wheat, No. 2, per bushel 91 WOOL AND HIDES. By B. Kalver & Son. 'Phone 442. Wool 23c @ .27 Beef hides 7 C Calf hides, 8® 15 lbs @ Sc Sheep pelts [email protected] Tallow 4’i

A FAMOUS STEAMBOAT. The Story of the Old Mississippi Racer, the J. M. White. ‘•Steamboat days” on the Ohio and Mississippi have given rise to a mythology entirely American, in which certain famous names are repeated endlessly. One hears old river men recounting tales that seem to have to do always with the Eclipse and the Shotwell, the Lee and the Natchez or some other pair of famous racers which were the fastest in their day. But there Is one name which always stands alone, that of the steam packet J. M. White, for many years the unrivaled holder of records of river speed. There was but one J. M. White, and no other could be built. The story is related by Archer B. Hulbert in his book on the Ohio river. The J. M. White was built at Elizabeth, Pa., in lSe4. Billy King, a boatman famous for many years, drew the plans. He figured to a nicety the contour of the hull so that there should be but two waves dragged by it when under way. Then he so located the side wheels that they should strike the second wave at its crest and so convert this obstacle to speed into a benefit Mr. J. M. Converse, who was to build the boat, objected strenuously to this plan for putting the wheels twenty feet aft of the accepted place. “I will make her this way or not at all,” said King. Converse appealed to Mr. Chouteau of St. Louis, who was furnishing the money. “Let King do what he thinks best” was the owner’s answer. So the White was built as planned, although river men scoffed.

On its first run it placed the designer at the head of his profession. It ran from New Orleans to St. Louis against the full current of the Mississippi in three days, twenty-three hours and nine minutes, fully a day under the best previous time. River men in St. Louis fairly besieged Billy King to design them a boat to beat the White. They offered him unheard of sums. To all his refusal was the same. “When any man designs a boat to beat the time of the White, then I will draft one to beat his.” The builder’s draft of the Waite was lost, and until the boat was worn out and cast away no one thought to take another from the hull. So after a few short years—for the life of a river boat is brief—the only draft of it was that which the designer had kept, and this he refused to let any man see. He had gone to St. Louis, and from there he wrote home to a friend: “Bring my wife to St. Louis as soon as she can get ready. Go into the attic of my house, and under the comb of the roof you will find a model in a box. Bring that box with you. Do not open it or allow any one to see it. Lock it in a stateroom on the boat and leave it there till you reach St. Louis. I will pay all expenses.” When they reached St. Louis bis first Inquiry was for the model, and upon securing it he took it at once to his house. He opened it in the presence of his wife and his friend and showed them a beautiful model of the White in walnut and pine several feet long. With a saw he cut it to pieces and with a hatchet reduced it to kindling wood. “I could have done that at home just as well, Billy.” said his friend, “and saved the expense.” “Yes, but I should never have been satisfied,” replied King. His fame rests secure on the achievement of the J. M. White, whose record was never equaled until the R. E. l ee cut it to three days, eighteen hours and fourteen minutes twenty-six years later. He was wise enough not to try [ another and by destroying the last draft kept the actual plan of the boat forever secret.—Youth’s Companion.

Already Proved. A young man who had Inherited a large fortune from a rich but very economical relative decided to live on a scale commensurate with his greatly Increased income and was making arrangements to build a fine mansion, buy an automobile and invest in other expensive luxuries when an elderly friend who had always been one of his advisers undertook to remonstrate with him. "What’s this I hear about your squandering the money your uncle left you, Harry?” said the elderly friend. "I nm not going to squander It.” he answered, "but I’m going to get some good out of it.” “It's enough to make him turn over in his grave. Didn’t your uncle prove in his own case that a man could live on a personal expenditure of less than SI,OOO a year?” “Yes.” “Well 7” “Well, he proved It so thoroughly that I accept it as demonstrated. What Is the use of my continuing the experiment?”

Whoever Loves Is Never Old. When life has been well spent, age is a loss of what It can well sparemuscular strength, organic Instincts, gross bulk and works that belong to , these—but the central wisdom, which was old in Infancy, is young In fourscore years and. dropping off obstructions. leaves In happy subjects the mind purified and wise. I have heard that whoever loves is in no condition old. I have heard that whenever the name of man is spoken the doctrine I if Immortality is announced. It cleaves to its constitution. The mode of it baffles our wit. and no whisper comes to us from the other side. But the in- 1 terenee from the working of intellect, I hiving knowledge, hiving skill—at the 1 end of life jnst ready to be born—affirms the Inspirations of affection and »f the moral sentiment.—Ralph Waldo Smerson In Essay on “Old Age."

UNCLE JOE VISITING (Continued from page 1.) attractively to Dr. Egan, because it is a Catholic court, but Copenhagen has many advantages tempting to any one with aspirations to a diplomatic career. Dr. Egan and president Rooseveil are great friends. Their intimacy has been based mainly on mutual literary likings, but in addition they are drawn together by common personal qualities, of which enthusiasm is one. It was Dr. Egan who excited the president’s interest in the movement for a revival of The Irish language and folk literature. The following postoffices in Indiana will be discontinued: Cornelius, Brown county, now supplied by rural deliveryservice, mail to Morgantown; Poling, Jay county, now supplied by rural delivery service, mail to Bryant; Wawpecong, Miami county, now supplied by rural delivery service, mail to Bennett's switch; Max. Boone county, mail to Lebanon; Wood, Ohio county, mail to Dillsboro. o WELCONESOLDIERS (Continued from Page 1.) ton. and Mrs. Pearl Wright, of Logansport, are candidates for president of the ladies of the G. A. R. It was stated tonight that Mrs. Wright will likely withdraw, leaving Mrs. Wagoner a clear field. For president of the W. R. C., the candidates for president are Mrs. Meribah Walker, of Clinton; Mrs. Lydia McComb, of Warsaw, and Dr. Alta Borem, of South Bend.

CROOKED JUSTICES (Continued from page 1.) roll, Benton, Clinton, Tipton, Grant, Madison, Hendricks, Boone, Hamilton, Wayne, Fayetie, Union, Morgan, Putnam, Parke, Vermillion, Vigo, Clay, Decatur, Dearborn, Sullivan, Greene, Knox, Vanderburg and Posey counties. o HAVE LEASED THE PARK HOTEL Popular House to Be Refiitted and Refurnished. Mr. and Mrs. John Diller have leased the Park Hotel and are fitting it preparatory to catering to the public. They -Kill refurnish this always popular house with entirely new furniture, carpets, bedding, linens, silverware, dishes, ki'.chen utensils and everything necessary to conduct a first class hostelry. The public may expect to receive excellent accommodations at the Park as soon as the hotel is opened. Mr. Diller has traveled extensively and thoroughly knows the requisites which sa.isfy the public, while Mrs. Diller is a Decatur lady who understands the domestic part of an up to date hotel. There is a demand for hotel accommodations in Decatur and we hope ths Park will resume in popularity which it enjoyed under the management of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Myers.

STOLEN CHILD IS LOCATED. Little Enid Hammond Found at Bryan, Ohio. Enid Hammond, the child kidnapped at Goshen a few days ago, and for whom the police here were asked x> be On the lookout has been located at Bryan, Ohio. As soon as the child was located, her foster father, B. F. Hammond, of Goshen, left for the Ohio city and will seek to get possession of the child. The girl is but eleven years of age and it is said that; Mrs. Calloway wants to retain the possession of the girl because of her ability as a street acrobat, desiring to travel around the country with the girl giving exhibitions. In rhe court at Bryan, Mrs. Calloway and Mr. Hammond will fight it out for the possession of the girl. o FOR RENT —North side of double house on Third street. Inquire of D. C. Studabaker. 126-6 t Cheap. The clubwoman giggled. “You know, my husband’s birthday Is next week,” she said, “and I”— Laughter overcame her for the moment

—“and I have been taking a cigar out of his case every day for the last three months. Well,” she went on, “I've got a hundred now, and I’ll give them to I him for a birthday present” — Exchange. Cash Better Than Time. “Have you a few moments to spare?” “Young man,” said the capitalist severely, “my time is worth SIOO an hour, but I’ll give you ten minutes.” i “If It's all the same to you,” thoughtfully replied the visitor, “I believe I would rather take it in cash.”—Exchange. Over There. 1 “And, best of all” said the boastful American, “we have no titled aristocracy to support over here.” “No,” replied the foreigner, “but you have a good many titled sons-in-law to support over there.”—Judge.

SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES via CLOVER LEAF ROUTE. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J. Meeting American Medical Association. Tickets on sale May 31st to June 3rd. CHAUTAUQUA LAKE, N. Y. Special excursions, July 5 and 26. NORFOLK, VA. Jamestown Exposition. Very low rates. Tickets on sale, April 19th to Nov. 30th. PHILADELPHIA, PA. B. P. O. E. Tickets on sale July 12, 13 and 14. SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. Triennial Conclave K. T. Tickets on sale July 5, 6 and 7. SEATTLE, WASH. I. O. G. T. AND CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR. Tickets on sale June 19th to July 12th. SPOKANE, WASH. BAPTIST YOUNG PEOPLES' UNION. Tickets on sale, June 19th to July 12th. LOS ANGELES, CAL. Mystic Shrine, German Baptist, and National Eclectic Medical Association. Tickets on sale April 27th to May 18th. SUMMER TOURIST RATES to all the popular resorts; tickets on sale June Ist. For rates apply to nearest Clover Leaf Agent or address W. L. ROSS, Genral Passenger Agent, Toledo, Ohio. $1.25 to Toledo and return via Clover Leaf Route every Sunday ts We are prepared to clean your carpets or renovate your feathers. We will call for your goods and deliver them when cleaned. Call us by phone. Dor win & Helm. . . ts o CEMENT WORK GUARANTEED. We are ready to take contracts for all kinds of cement work, such as con crete foundations, sidewalks, cellar floors, etc. Where we furnish the material, we guarantee the work. Send us your orders, or call us by phone. No. 556. BUTLER & BUTLER, 71-*tf Decaur, Ind o Toledo, St. Louis 4 Western Railroad. East. N. 0.6. Com. Traveler, dally. 5:22 a. m No. 2. Daily Mail, ex. Sun. .11:42 a. m. No. 4. Daily Express 7:00 p.m. No. 22. Local Freight 1:25 p. m. West. No. 1. Daily Mail, ex. Sun.. 5:53 a. m No. 3. Daily Express 10:37 a.m. No. 5. Com. Traveler, daily. 9:12 p. m. No. 23. Local Freight 10:37 a. m CHEAP EXCURSIONS. Via Erie R. R. to points tn the west and southwest. On the first and third Tuesday of each month, we will have on sale, both one way and round trip tickets at exceedingly low rates. Call on Erie agents for particulars, or write O. L. ENOS, Traveling Passenger Agent, Marion, Ohio.

FARMS Bought Sold and Exchanged CALL OR WRITE O. GANDY CO. 205 West Berry St. FT. WAYNE. IND. GUY BAKERY AND RESTAURANT Short order lunch and soft drinks a specialty. At Old Colchin Stand. F. G. EICHENBERGER, Prop., Decatur, Ind. P. J. HYLAND. SANITARV PLUMBING Steam Hot Water Heating CAS AND COMBINATiON FIXTURES 23 Moaroe 31. Phone 33 8 Farmers Attention Just received a load of high-grade fertilizers and in order to sell it quick I will sell it cheap. Inquire John Schinnan, at City Coal & Feed Yard. ’Phone 240.

C, I, WALTtRS ATTORNEY AT LAW Office over Brock’s tin shop Second Street. Decatur. Indiana SEE Haefling & Ernst FOR ALL KIMD3OF Electric Wiring WORK GUARANTEED Capital Surplus $100,000.00 $20,000.00 FIRST NATIONAL BANK DECATUR - INDIANA P. W. Smith W. A. Kuebler, President ice I res C. A. Dugan, T. J. Durkin Cashier Asst. Cashier F. W. Jaebker Teller Deposits Resources $490,000 $650,000

T* C. Corbett SELLS Mj I “As you would choose afriend, j so choose your stationery." I We sell and recommend dk the latest and best stationery made. 1 Shall be pleased to (tssSfee jsj show you samples at anytime, and help you in your selection.

Bay your CIGARS AND TCBAGfiO from TIM CORBETT He c irriei ewer 75 bran is of 5 and 10 cent cigars and everything in plug, tine ent and scrap tobacc » You will find your favorite brand then fresh and e'ean. Eye Ear liOofc Thr at Glasses Fitted alsjapejia, treatmei for Diseases. Lungs Kidneys, Stomach and Rheumatism. Cancer treat ed. J, N. Younkin D O. M. D. TOCSIN, IND. Bicyclesßepaired And Tires in stock. Guns Repaired Lawn Mowers Ground. Baby BuggyTires in stock and put on. Orders taken for Rubber Stamps of all kinds. Saws fitted at F. E. SMITH 131 South Second St. DECATUR auctioneer" HABBY DANIELS Decatur, Indiana. R. R. 8 LIVE STOCK AND FARM SALE AUCTIONEERING. A SPECiATY Yonr Basines solicited. Cail ’Phoae No. I3E Lint Decatar 29** HOLLISTER’? Hecky Mountain Tea Huagefs A Bu«r Hediclne .x Buty P«enl*. Brinjj Bolden Health and Renewed Vigor. A specific tor Constipation. Indigestion, Live and Kidney -mubiea. Pimples. Ec Impun Blood. Bad Bneth. Slugxish Bow< leadacht ind Bacxache. Its Rocky Mountain Tea in tab et form. 35 cents a box. Genuine made b Hollister Dnvo Comcast, Madison, Wla GOLDEN b'J'GETS FOR SALLOH PED’S.

Out They Go , f 0 THE LAND of SI.OO WHEAT There are Marvelous Activities „ North Dakota. For business openings and I At Mott, Hettinger Co., N I o- - - a We have over 80,000 seres of choice manv loads of new settlers. J, , crock from us on shares. Maps and facts for left. You can flet * BROWN CO., Richardton or Mott, North Dakothe asking. WM. H. ta , or 131 LaSalle St., Chicago, 111. Yours very truly, WM. H. BROWN CO. By L. E. Watson, Dist. Manager DECATUR. INDIANA for t H e NEXT -2 0 DAY S WE WILL SELL OUR Famous Incubators and Brooders AT A REDUCTION OE 20 PER CENT FROM the catalogue price while they last. ’We are compelled t 0 do this in order to make room for our Wl new machinery that will arrive for the manufacH . R] jj,, turing of our incubators. Here is an opportunity MIL for you to get one of the famous Keller Incuba--4 U, tors and Brooders at prices that will never bs Offered you again. We will have a machine U Gflß hatching Saturday, April the 27th, at the factory, (J !f ft ’ ’ and will have the chicks in the Brooder at the I factory showing Its workings, and caring for the U chicks. Remember that the special discount is . rl for the 20 days only. Come early and secure a machine at these prices. Every machine warranted perfect. This Special offer expires May 15th.

Zi.w?\ For Sale By IOS. TONELLIER IOS. B. KNAPKE CALL ON Citv Trucking: Co. SIORifiL TRUCKING, EIC. Heavy Work a Specialtv Phone 412 CHAS. MILLER

JANIERS Janiers the Great Pearchon Norman Horse will stand this season of 1907 at his old stand known as old H. D. Fuelling’s Farm. Terms: sl2 to Live 20 Dajs A sure Foal Getter. HENRY F. FUELLING, Owner and Keeper. R. F. D. N®. 3 .

Reliable Life Insurance Reasonable Cost $9,500,000.00 GUARANTEE AND RESERVE FUNDS Cost on $1,000.00 In 1906 was Ase 21 $5 25 I A£e 40 SIO.OO Age 30 $7,50 I Age 50 sl2 50 Other Ages In Proportion Established in 1879 The Banker’s Life Ass’n. Des Moines, lowa J Z. Brickley, Diet. Ngr. Bluffton, Ind. GOftL | Feed and Seeds Peninsular Portland Cement Gypsum Rock Wall Plaster We make a specialty of furnishing HIGH GRADE CLEAN COAL that will burn. J. D. HAL*E Phon* e Cor. Jefferson and 2nd Sts.

this Wonderful Health Resort is close at hand-Lock at the Map! \ oaa nrF c\ *> va nwintO A lOUtSVMB The most famous Heading Waters in the world are tha French Lick and West Baden Springs The three springs have different powers: the natural surroundings are beautiful; amusements, sports and walks afford diversion and healthful exercise; best of hotels, thoroughly modern; fine table. A*k ter BoekletCMAt. N. KOCK WILL FRAHK J. \ Tr««U Ma(M V «r CHICAGO F»»«.