Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 156, Decatur, Adams County, 27 June 1907 — Page 3

TAN OXFORDS i ii 'll 'iiyiMiioraaa J ust the thing you need for g your summer suit. They gM ‘ I look cool and are more com~*sKlsbtX4 t* LTOea ' I X m' sortable than a black one. VpTv' 3/ • b W W ffj * Men's at $3.50 a pair ■ . ' Ladies’ at $3.00 (-y r F. B. Tague’s SHOE STORE

♦*+*+*++++*+++ WEATHER. Fair tonight and Thursday. Moderate temperature. 4>4>4-4>4>4><i>4>4><t><i > 4 > 4 > 4 > Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad. East. West. East. 1 — 5:50 a.m. | 6 — 4:52 a. m. 3—10:32a.m. j 2—12:28 a. m. 5 — 9:51p.m. | 4— 7:00 p.m. *22 —10:32 a.m. | *22 — 1:15 p. m. •Local freight o FORT WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. Decatur —North Ft. Wayne—South 6:00 a.m. 7:30 am. 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 M. F. Rice made a business trip to Ft. Wayne this morning. John W. Williams, of Briant, came to the city this morning on a business trip. The Bluffton iball team resumed to their home last night, leaving here at 9:51. Frank Sealts. our new catcher, went to Bluffton this morning to see the ball game between Bluffton and Canton. A number of Willshire people stayed here to witness the boxing contests and wrestling match last night, and they stated that they were well pleased for staying. A deputy fish and game commissioner who has within the last few weeks visited all the lakes in northern Indiana, says that some unknown disease is killipg off fish by the thousands ringed perch and sunfish, specially being victims. Fish afflicted with the strange disease have been shipped to the government hatchery at Detroit with a view to ascertaining the cause and applying a remedy.

If Your'e From Missouri All the better for me. Yesterday a fellow asked me if ie so^es °f my Skin Shoes v’ere leather. I took eut my knife and cut a chunk off and sold him the shoes. I SSg sell Men’s at $3.00 and Boy’s at $2.50. Black or Tan, Tip or Plain Toe. IKZZ? Charlie Vodewede The Shoe Seller

"William Frank went to Ft. Wayne this morning on court business. Mrs. Albert Graber went to Blugton this morning for a few days’ visit with friends. Mrs. McCullough, of Chicago, is in our city the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Kennedy. Mrs. Zera Sipe, of near .Pleasant Mills, came to the city today for a visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Harkless, of Albion, are in our city the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Theo Kennedy. Andrew Miller returned to Ft. Wayne this morning where he is plaintiff in a damage suit against the G. R. & L Misses Letha and Marit Atkinson of Lafayette, will arrive tomorrow morning to be the guest of Miss Jean Lutz for some time. Mrs. Mildred Smith, of Jonesboro, Indiana, arrived in the city last night to remain here several days the guest of friends and relatives. Mr. Banty, of Willshire, was a visitor in the city yesterday and returned to his home last night. While here he witnessed the ball game. Mrs. D. E. Studabaker and son David left this morning for Goshen, where they will be the guests of friends and relatives for several days. Mrs. W. H. Stultz left this morning for her new home at Lakeville, Ind., where her husband has purchased a large elevator, and gone into that business. Mrs. Theodore Kennedy is on the sick list suffering from a very severe attack of the lagrippe. She has been sick for nearly a month and her condition is not improved in the least. The Decatur High school ball team is scheduled to play a game of base ball at Monroe on the fourth of July. Both teams will present a strong lineup and fast playing can be expected. Two hours after she had declared that she would die before she would consent to an increase of the valuation of her property for taxation purposes, Mrs. Adam Newman, a wealthy Wabash woman, died of heart disease. She owned the New Tremont hotel building worh about SIB,OOO, but it had ben listed for taxation at $12,000 and the board of review sent the assessor to interview her concerning the figures. She flew into a rage and declared she would die rather than have it assessed at $12,000, and at 4 o’clock her death from heart disease occurred. She leaves an estate valued at $40,000.

Frank Stone was a visitor in our city today. Eli Meyer went to Geneva this afternoon on business. Fred Hoffman went to Winchester this afternoon to look after business affairs. Emil Franz, of Berne, came to the city this morning on a special business trip. Frank Wheeler, of Geneva, was a visitor in our city today and returned to his home this afternoon. Miss Lucile Loch and Mary Deam returned to Bluffton this morning from a visit in the city with friends. E. Woods went to Ft. Wayne today to be a witness in the Miller vs. G. R. & I. railroad company trial. Frank Engle has accepted the position of clerk at the Sam Hite grocery and assumed duties this morning. Jess Smith and workmen are putting down a drove well for sam Hite on his property on Winchester street. Mrs. William Mersman and daughter Mamie went to Cincinnati today to visit friends and relatives for several days. Mrs. Hugh Hite and Mrs. Harry Scott, Miss Fannie Hite went to Ft. Wayne this morning to do some shopping. Miss Amelia Hess, of Portland, returned to that place this afternoon after visiting her mother, Mrs. Hess, in this city. Mrs. H. Hammond, of Andrews, Ind., passed through here today enroute to Huntington for a visit with friends and relatives. Mrs. Dora Meyer and children will arrive on next Monday from Trinidad, Colorado, and will visit for several weeks with relatives. J. H. Kuebler, of Tiffin, Ohio, who has been visiting his brother W. A. Kuebler, here for some time returned to his home this afternoon. Mrs. Isaac Peters returned this afternoon from Elkhart, where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry Beidler for several weeks. Mrs. Mary Sauffer, of Lagrange county, who has been visiting friends at Marion for several days, passed through here today on her way home. Mrs. Susan Prince, of Spencerville, Ohio, passed through here today enroute to Geneva, where she will be the guest of William Pratt and family for some time. John Moran and Shafer Peterson went to Ft. Wayne this morning, where they are representing the plaintiff in the case entitled Andrew Miller vs. G. R. & I. railroad company. Mrs. H. S. Ashbaucher, of Hammond, who has been visiting friends here for some time, went to Bluffton, this morning to be the guest of Mrs. M. Stair for a few days. Mrs. John Kline, of Huntington, and daughter. Mrs. C. H. Harrell, of Chicago, came to the city yesterday for a short visit with Mrs. Earl Peters They returned to Huntington this afternoon. ■ Mr. and Mrs. C. H. France and drught'” Jean left today for Huntington, where they will visit for a few days with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. France before returning to their home at Detroit. While here they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. O. France. James H. Williams, of Bryant, and Miss Irma Glendenning, of near Geneva came to the city this morning to procure a marriage license. They were furnished with the same and on tomorrow night they will be united in the holy bonds of matrimony. Mrs. Belle France and Mrs. Frank Christen and son Stanley returned to their homes at Chicago today after making a pleasant visit here with relatives. They were accompanied home by Mrs. If. L. Corner and son France and Mrs. Phoebe Corbin, who will pay them a short visit A big barn dance is scheduled to take place this evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Scheiman, north of the city. A large crowd has been invited to attend and the guests will no doubt be royally enertained and will dance until the wee hours of morn. A new time table went into effect on the Chicago and Erie railroad last Sunday and some very noticeable changes were made in some of the times. The noon passenger going west at 12:56 now goes at 1:18 and the 6:05 train in the evening now goes at 7:03 nearly an hours difference. Those contemplating a trip over this line in the near future should note the changes before making peparations. A voung couple from the south part of the county attracted considerable attention this morning on our streets by their peculiar actions and were subjected to a considerable amount of good natured joshing. The young couple paraded the streets all morning carrying a marriage license, and were caught several times in the act of making love and goo-goo eyes at each other. That they were deeply in love could readily be ascertained by their actions. They returned south at noon and will be united in marriage this evening.

John Glancey made a business trip to Berne this afternoon. Calvin Miller went to Winchester this afternoon to look after business affairs. Miss Winans went to Pleasant Mills this afternoon for a visit with friends and relatives. Mr. Herbert Lachot was a guest at the Senior dance given at Bluffton last evening. Page Burrell and Frank Engle returned last night from a business trip to Ft. Wayne. J. W. Rupert, of Delphos, passed through here today enroute to Bluff ton on a business trip. Miss Liddie Conrad returned to Bluffton today from a several days’ visit with friends here. Miss Pearl Cook went to Berne this afternoon to remain for several days the guest of relatives. Mrs. Shifferly and children went to Berne this afternoon to be the guests of her sister, Mrs. Sprunger. , Mrs. Allen Butler, of northeast of the city spent today in the city as the guest of Mrs. James Hurst. Misses Anna and Tina Rademaker returned last evening from a three months visit in Toledo and Detroit. Misses Bertha Kinney, Agnes Rademaker and Agnes Voglewede, were at Bluffton attending the Senior dance. Mrs. L. H. Purdy went to Berne this afternoon to visit her father, Samuel Tucker, who has been quite ill. Chris Strebe made a business trip to Portland this afternoon in the inerest of the G. R. & I. railroad company. Fred Mayer, of Kendallville, came to the city this afternoon to be the guest of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer. Mrs. R. G. Harbison, of Spencerville passed through here today enroute to Geneva where she will visit friends for several days. Mesdames Charles Magley, Jonas Kline and M. F. Rice went to Berne this afternoon to visit Edward Rice and wife at that place. Tonight at the regular meeting of the K. of P. lodge the election of officers for the ensuing year will be held. Miss Flossie Bollinger left this morning for Germantown. Ohio, where she will visit her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Strait, for some time. A number of Willshire, Preble and Monroeville base ball fans were in our city yesterday and took in the game between Decatur and Bluffton. All went home perfectly satisfied that they had seen a very good ball game. The advance agent for the Guy Stock company that will show here al! of next week is at present busily engaged in putting up his paper and making all final preperations before the company arrives. The show is represented as being excellent this season and being old time favorites will no doubt draw packed houses each and every night. Hon. Morris L. Spencer, one of the leading attorneys of Huntington, died at his home in that city Tuesday, shortly after noon. His illness was brought about in a very peculiar manner. Only a week prior to his death a small boil made its appearance on his nose. It grew very painful and in a short time his entire system became infected. Every effort was made to counteract the poison but without avail. When the new ordinance regulating the various slot machines is in force there is no question but that a number of these will be sadly missing from the front and inside of business places The council decided tha tthey were practically a nuisance and passed an ordinance some time ago assessing a license of five dollars a year against them which means all the profit the owner can make. The fronts of the business houses will look much neater and more attractive. We would again remind our readers who were interested in hunting, thatevery one who hunts anything but rabbits off his own farm is required to have a license; and the licenses are not issued this year from the office of the Commissioner of Fisheries and Game, but are issued by the Circuit Clerks of the various counties, except Marion county. Blank applications are to be had by applying to the Circuit Clerk in each couny. The open squirrel season begins next Monday and continues for three months. o CARD OF THANKS W’e desire in this manner to thank our many kind friends and neighbors who so nobly assisted us during our hour of sad affliction and we also desire to thank those who presented such beautiful floral offerings. Abe Boch and children. o FOR SALE —Sideboard in good condition. cheap if taken at once. Mrs. Isadore Kalver, north Fourth street 156-6 t

400 BARRELS OF WHISKEY. A Wells County Distillery Has Big Stock on Hands. Not many people know that whiskey while not one of the principal, is at least an important product of Wells county. The Klopfenstine distillery, east of the city, closed down in May after the winter’s run and there is at present in the warehouse there over 400 barrels of corn and rye w’hiskey. Each of these barrels holds 45 gallons, so there is about $55,000 worth of the snake juice in the warehouse. Os course this is a United States bonded warehouse and to release all of this at once would require about $22,000. This does not sound like a great deal to the ordinary person, but one can see from the follow’ing what the chained lightning would do if turned loose. The population of Bluffton is about 5,000. In the 18,500 gallons there are 148,000 pints. A pint of whiskey will cause the average person to accumulate a very respectable jag if taken in the course of a Jay. So if every man, woman and child in Bluffton were to drink a pint every day the supply east of the city would last over twenty-nine days. As some would undoubtedly get on enough during the week they would be entitled to rest on Sunday, so the supply would last over a month. What the result of the debauch would be is hard to tell, but the fact remains that we have right here in Wells county, made out of Wells county's own products, the foundation of one of the most glorious jags this country would ever know. The above doesn’t exhaust the possibilities of that warehouse by any means. In a quart of whiskey there are from sixteen to twenty-five drinks, owing to how much the.drinker pours out. The average is about twenty-five So figuring from this there are 1,850,000 drinks on hand. If a man were to begin the morning he was born and take an eye opener and a night cap before he went to bed and keep it up every day of his life, he would have to reach the ripe old age of 2,534 years before he would have exhausted the supply. Moses even didn't have time to do this even if he had had the joy oil. If any man would agree to accomplish this he could get a written guarantee that at the end of his engagement he would have in his possession the most beautiful crimson strawberry on the end of his nose ever viewed by mortal man.—Bluffton Banner. Q TEACHERS WHO GO TO SCHOOL How They Will Meet the Requirements of a New Law. Since the new Indiana law requires school teachers to take twelve w'eeks of instruction in a recognized training school before they can take up work in the public schools in 1908, a larger number of these educational workers will go into the Winona summer schools than in any other year. They will spend six weeks at the lake this year and six next, and the Winona schools will be so organized that the teachers may take advantage of both summers in preparing for the operations of the new law. The Winona Summer schools are under the directions of C. M. McDaniel, superintendent of the Hammond public schools, and Mrs. Eliza A. Blaker, president of the Teachers’ College at Indianapolis, is associate principal. All lines of instruction required by public school teachers will be given from kindergarten and primary work to the teaching of agriculture in the country schools. The Winona Summer School faculty will be made up of insructors from a number of colleges and high schools of Indiana and other states. There will be a number of departments for other Winona visitors who do not want to idle away the summer but desire to follow some intellectual pursuit. Women will be taught to swim, there will be a school of domestic science in which all sorts of home work will be taught, and the summer school of music will contain a number of departments. Nature study is a popular diversion with women who are at Winona Lake for a vacation, for 100 different kinds of birds are found in the woods, and many varieties of native trees, flowers and plants grow on the shores of the lake in profusion. The Indiana Public Library Commission will again conduct its training school for librarians. There will be special schools for mission and Sunday school workers, evangelists and other lines of religious effort. NOTICE Those desiring to save the penalty on their dog tax are hereby notified to pay their tax to the trustee by the 10th day of July. 156-3 t Henry Hite, Trustee. o John Hendricks, of Monroe, was a business caller in our city today and returned to his home this Jt>n,oo.i. FOR SALE—Building sui'able for kitchen or wood house. Will be sold cheap if taken at once. A. Van Camp. 156-3 t

ITS EASY! • ’ Ilf To mow the lawn when the grass is tender and not too high. Most any LAWN MOWER will do its part under these circumstances. All too soon the grass becomes “wiry” and tough and requires a firstclass mower to do the work. For the next Ten Days only we will sell a Whitman & Barnes high wheel high grade Lawn Mower, similar to cut, for $3.75 for 16-inch cut. $4.25 for 18-inch cut. These prices are $2.50 under tegular selling prices. The machines have to be seen to be appreciated. We can supply your summer needs in our line. Hot Piates, Gasoline Stoves, Water Coolers, Lawn Hose, Garden Tools, Hammocks, Ice Cream Freezers, Screen Doors and Window Screens and Refrigerators. Schafer Hardware Comp'y

Special Excursions, Erie B. B. $6.50 Niagara Falls—On sale August 17th. Retur nlimit 12 days. $9.65 Chautauqua Lake and return. On sale July sth and July 26th. Return limit 30 days. Summer Tourist Fares to Colorado, Arizona, California, Montana, Washington and other points. On sale daily. Seattle, Washington—Christian Endeavor Convention. On sale June 19th to July sth, inclusive. Los Angeles and San Francisco, California. On sale June and July. Norfolk, Va.—Jamestown Exposition—on sale daily. See agent Erie R. R. for these special low rates or write O. L. ENOS, T. P. A., Marion, Ohio. o CHEAP EXCURSIONS. ■Via Erie R. R. to points In the west and southwest. On the first and third Tuesday of each month, we wdll 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. AN AUTOMOBILE BARGAIN. FOR SALE—A Wild’s runabout automobile in first class condition. The owner wants to sell it that he may purchase a touring car. Just the thing for light travel. You can buy this machine for $275 and it’s worth twice that. Inquire at this office. o — MILLINERY SALE. Two hundred nice new trimmed hats at just half price. This sale will last for one week commencing June 25th. Cash only. At Burdg’s Store. 153-6 t Having been known by the name of John H. Mercer heretofore, I have ascertained recently that my true name is John H. Chilcote and hereafter will assume that name in all business transactions or anything pertaining to my affairs. All persons knowing themselves indebted to Mrs. Fetzer are requested to call and settle soon and avoid the collector. 154-6 t 154-et JOHN H. CHILCOTE. HOUSE FOR RENT OR SALE—South Sixth street. Charlie Voglew’ede. FOR SALE—A medium sized family refrigerator in good condition. Will sell for $5.00. Eli Meyer. WANTED—PupiIs in French or German. For particulars phone 243. LOST —A short light grey jacket, trimmed in green, last Sunday on the pike between Honduras and Craigville. Finder please return to Bessie Hoffman, Monroe, R. R. 3. 155-6 t FOR SALE —Three O. I. C. male hogs for sale, two of them fit for service. Pedigrees furnished. P. B. Dykeman, R. R. No. 12, box 66. 250-6 t

The New Electric Theatre Admission 5 Cents. Program for Thursday and Friday: Song—Two Little Gills Loved One Little Boy. A Crime in The Mountains. This show is thrilling and exciting, ending up with “Baby’s Family.” KEMP & JAMES, Proprietors. Bicycles Repaired And Tires in stock. Guns Repaired Lawn Mowers Ground. Baby Buggy Tires in stock and put on. Orders taken for Rubber 'stamps of all kinds. Saws fitted at F. E. SMITH 131 South Second St. DECATUR Eye Ear Throat Glauses Fitted alto special ticaimen for Diseases. Lungs Kidney s, Stomach and Rheumatism, Cancer treated. J. N. Younkin D. O. M. D. TOCSIN. IND. SPECIAL EXCURSION RATES via CLOVER LEAF ROUTE. 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. 0. 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. 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, 1 Genral Passenger Agent, Toledo, Ohio. WANT A TEAM OF COLTS? I have for sale a team of the best colts ever offered for sale in this county at the price. They are two-year-old, and sound and good workers, and the pair weigh 3,000 pounds. It’s a bargain if you need them. If you want them see D. W. Beery or A. Boch at Decatur, Ind., quick.