Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 177, Decatur, Adams County, 23 July 1907 — Page 3

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F. B. Tague's SHOE STORE

♦♦♦♦++++♦+++♦♦ WEATHER. Fair and warmer tonight. Wednesday, fair south; cooler and showers in north portion. i+++•{•+++ + + + + + + + ' Toledo, St. Louis & Western Railroad. West. East 1 — 5:50a.m. ] 6— 4:52 a. m. 3—10:32a.m. | 2—12:28 p. m. 5— 9:51p.m. | 4—7:00 p. m. •22—10:32 a. m. | *22— 1:15 p. m. •Local freight. oF FORT WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. Decatur—North Ft. W T ayne—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

William Burdg wet to Ft. Wayne - this morning on business. Mrs. Allen Porter left this morning for Grand Rapids, Michigan for a visit. J. B. Sioneburner returned this morning from a business trip to Geneva. fate that overtook his companions, is a son of Peter Elch. and a grandson of Mrs. Susannah Williamson. Lawrence Green, Jack Deininger, Chad Power and China Miller left last night for Pennsylvania. The funeral of Mrs. Lutz was preached yesterday afternoon at the Mission Hall by Rev. John Gibson, of Allen county. Mrs. W. H. Lindsley and her guest Mrs. E. M. Lindsley, went to Huntington this morning to spend the day with friends. The team will play a return date at Bluffton on Thursday of this week, and a large crowd of fans are contemplating making the trip and root for the locals. We certainly expect to make this one the fourth game won from Bluffton this season.

Cool Hosoital Shoes at a dollar and a half

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Charlie Voslewede The Shoe Seller

THE KIND OF LOW SHOES THAT WILL MAKE LIFE WORTH LIVING. SLIPPERS THAT WILL BE PROPER FOR THE HOME AND COMFORT OF THE FEET. AND THE OXFORD FOR THE STREET. YOU KNOW THEY ARE JUST THE HING YOU CAN’T GET ALONG WITHOUT A PAIR THIS KIND OF WEATHER.

Frank Engle was at Muncie on a business trip today. James Stodgill, of Willshire, was a business caller to our city today. Bruce Christen arrived home from short business trip at Ft. Wayne this noon. Lase Ellis left this morning for Mount Clemens, where he will take a course of treatment. .»irs. Sarah Mercer, of Williams. Ind., was doing shopping ,in our city today. She returned this evening. Mrs. T. C. Mills, of Franklin county, 111., passed through our city enroute to Bryant to visit with her sister for six weeks. Mrs. Dan Niblick, who has been ill for some time, and who recently submitted to an operation, is reported as recovering in nice shape. Mrs. W. W. Shafer, of Marion, passed through the city today enroute to Mantua, Michigan, where she will remain for some time with friends and relatives. The Ladies’ Aid Society of Beulah chapel, new Preble, will give a social next Saturday evening, July 27th. Arrange to attend if you want to enjoy a delightful and happy event. The electric theater will tonight present three funny chapters at their big five-cent show, ones that will more than please the children. The book w-orm. the window demonstration and the policeman’s affair. Marshal Green on last evening served a writ of habeas corpus on Coroner Grandstaffi in the Bobo case, notifying him that the hearing would be held the 24th. Judge Lafollette, of Portland, acting as special judge. Manager Dougherty, of the Decatur Furnace factory, was at Ft. Wayne last evening and landed the contract for the furnaces to be installed in one of the public schools there. There were half a dozen firms represented, but the Decatur won out easily. Mrs. Margaret Meibers is on the sick list suffering from a severe attack of summer complaint. Mrs. Meibers just returned from Argentine, Kansas, a few days ago, and was stricken soon after her return. She is reported as being some better today. L. A. Holthouse returned today from Muncie, where he attended the base ball league meeting. He is very enthusiastic over the condition of affairs, and says the league is a sure success. Van Wert will open the season in Decatur on next Sunday and Monday. The umpires have not as yet been appointed for the league.

THEST SHOES ARE MADE FOR YOUR COMFORT, THE UPPERS ARE SOFT KID, THE SOLES ARE FLEXIBLE OAK SOLE LEATHER AND HAND SEWED, THE HEELS ARE RUBBER, MAKING THEM niseless and takes the jar OFF WHEN WALKING. THEY ARE MADE WITH GORING AT THE SIDES, SLIP ON AND OFF IN A JIFFY AND THE PRICE IS STILL $1.50

John A. Smith made a businesq trip into Ohio this morning. A. R. Bell is attending to some lumber business at Union City, today. Alex Parks, of Van Wert, was a business caller to our city today. Miss Bessie Hale, of Bluffton, was in our city last evening visiting with friends. Earl Downing returned to his home at Geneva after doing some work at Lima, Ohio. Miss Josephine Cross returned to her home at Portland after visiting friends here. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Adams went to Geneva this morning on business and will return this evening. Charles Phillips has returned from Lima, Ohio, and has accepted a position at the Baker and Anderson restaurant as first cook. Mrs. Tom Fisher and two sons, Carl and Harry, are visitors at Richmond for a few days and from there they will go to Muncie to visit. The improvement at the St. Joseph schools is progressing in excellent shape and will be ready for use long before the opening of school. Jesse Sellemeyer, who has been suffering from a very severe attack of ivy poisoning, is again able to be up and around again and has resumed his work at the Kirsch and Sellemeyer lumber yard. Three horses owned by Frank Albright. near Waterloo, were killed bylightning Thursday afternoon. Albright was driving two of them at the time, and although he felt the electric shock somewhat, he was not seriously injured. It was rumored last evening that the interurban passenger car struck a farm wagon north of the city last evening demolishing the same. However, we are unable to state how true this is as the officials would neither affirm or deny the story. Tom Peterson, the cement sidewalk contractor, is busily engaged at present in putting in a cement sidewalk along the Shaffer and Niblick property on Madison street, which will add much to the value of the property. .This is in compliance with the plans and specifications adopted by the council when the street was ordered constructed. Jacob Kalver of the Hub, is engaged in a much needed rest this week, visiting friends at Chicago. Its a ten to one shot that old Jake is watching Commiskey’s men each day. G. W. Barnett, of Pleasant Mills, was a business caller to our city today. Dr. Blackman, of Bluffton, w-as a business caller to our city last evening. The carpenters at the Murray Hotel are putting on the finishing touches on the third floor and as soon as this is finished, Mr. Murray expects to furnish the same and will thus be able to handle the trade without any apparent trouble. The down stairs will be the last to be finished. The hotel when complete will be a swell affair. A telephone message was received this morning from Tom Railing who is at Tecumseh, Mich., announcing that he would arrive in this city some time this evening or tomorrow morning. Tom will stiffen the pitching staff to a great degree and will also help out materially when it comes to hitting. Tom’s conclusion to come to Decatur is being heralded with much joy among the local fans. Clifford Bales, the well known ball player, who has been doing mound duty for the fast Portland. Oregon, team, is back in Montpelier, making a visit with his family. Cliff w-as hit in the head with a hard line drive and will only remain here until he is able to be back in the game and then he will return to Portland. He likes the northwest very much and says it is a great base ball place. —Montpelier Herald. At the Elks’ convention in Philadelphia the Toledo Cherry Pikers were awarded first prize, S3OO. for making the best appearance and first prize of SSOO as best drill corps. Detroit captured second prizes in both contests. Cincinnati secured first prize, $250. for largest number of ladies from a distance. Geo. C. Mountcaste, of Richmond. Va., as fattest Elk and J. Ed. Neis. of Pasadena, Cal., as leanest. The tallest Elk was Karl M. Koenig, of Sacramento, Cal., and the smallest Jerry D. Sullivan, of Rosebury, Oregon.

William Archbold and his express outfit had a narrow escape from being run over last evening by the interurban baggage car and as it was his horse was knocked down and dragged for a few feet. Will was driving north and did not notice or hear- the car coming and when he reached the Fashion Stables, he turned to go west and just as he swung on the tracks the car hit his horse knocking it down and away from the track. The car was stopped on short notice and the horse was assisted to its feet and aside from being bruised up and skinned up it is thought that no further injury was sustained. However, Will claims he was frightened.

Frank Rowan called at Ft. Wayne today. J. P? Rowan was a business caller at Ft. Wayne today.

Will Burdg was a business caller at Ft. Wayne today. Ross Mills went to Henpeck, to spend his summer vacation. Miss Clara Schultz left today to accept a position at Chicago, 111. John Meyers and Albert Brittson are business callers at Berne this afternono. Miss Edna Crawford is home from Cleveland. Ohio, where she was visiting with her aunt, Mrs. Julius Speis. The water in the St. Marys river is fast receding, and it will soon be confined within its banks. A half brother of Riley Morris, formerly in the tobacco business in this city, committeed suicide yesterday at his home in Van Wert by hanging. No cause for the rash act has been assigned. Decatur administered a stinging defeat to Delphos yesterday afternoon, at the Hoosier town, the windup of the game finding Delphos on the short end of the score of twelve-two. Wayheld the visitors to four hits, while Decatur secured seventeen off Grady, Wise and Suttles. —Van Wert Bulletin. Clifford Bales, of Montpelier, a former member of the Decatur team, is with the Hartford City bunch and is scheduled to pitch todays game. The farmers of this locality are taking advantage of these beautiful days, and are harvesting hay and wheat in away to make up for lost time. The weather mn says rain for tomorrow in this locality.

Joseph P. Williams, editor and publisher of the Indiana Redmen, the official paper of the Improved Order of Redmen in Indiana, is held in jail without bond at Muncie on a murder charge. Williams shot and mortally wounded Herman Pugh, 35, a printer who was working for him. Pugh died an hour later. —Hartford City News. Albert Brittson arrived this morning from Midland. Mich., and is the guest of relatives. He says he cannot add anything more in relation to the fire than has already been said, and fully expects to have their loss fully adjusted in a few days. They will again engage in business as the building will be rebuilt and they have already leased the same. With good weather pervailing. Julius Haugk, who is putting in the new- brick street, informed us last evening that He fully expected to have his work completed and accepted by the city in the course of three w-eeks. The two brick layers are making excellent progress, and are moving along much faster than Mr. Haugk expected. The streets are among 'the best ever put in and will speak volumns for the contractor. The of the local team have all purchased new white hats of one style and shape, this being done so that the citizens may more readily recognize them and so that when a Stranger inquires who are those fellows you may say: Why those ar? the ball players. The hats are very becoming and are of the latest style and shape. The idea originate! with smiling Jim Pierce, who is always conceiving some new ideas that will enlighten the public. No league baseball for Hartford City is the verdict of the stockholders of the local association who held a meeting Sunday afternoon to determine whether or not it would be profitable to enter the proposed Indiana-Ohio league. The attendance at the games in this city has been miserable, and the managers fear the association would not fare well financially if in a league. Then there would be three umpires to come in for their bit each month and that would put an additional crimp in the bank roll. —Hartford City Gazette. A newspaper prints the following story of what happened to a family that borrowed the neighbor's paper: “A man who was too economical to subscribe for his home paper sent his little boy to borrow the copy taken by his neighbor. In his haste the boy ran over a 4-dollar stand of bees and in ten minutes looked like a warty summer squash. His cries reached his father, who ran to his assistance and failing to notice a barbed wire fence ran into it breaking down, cutting a handful of flesh from his anatomy and ruining a 5dollar pair of pants. The old cow took advantage of the gap in the fence and got into the cornfield and killed herself eating green corn. Hearing the racket the wife ran, upset a 4-gallon church of rich cream lnt<j a basket of kittens, drowning the whole flock. In her hurry she droppend a 25-dollar set of false teetch. The bar by left alone, crawled through the spilled cream and into the parlor, ruining a 20-dollar carpet. During the excitement the oldest daughter ran away with the hired man, the dog broke up 11 setting hens, and the calves got out and chewed the tails off four fine shirts.”

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heckman went to Ft. Wayne today to spend the day with friends. Genevieve and Matilda Berling went to Ft. Wayne today to spend the week with friends and relatives. Miss Rosella Christer, of Monroe, w-as enroute to Ft. Wayne to spend a short time with friends. Miss Bessie Baumgartner, of Decatur, is the guest of Miss Chloe Studabaker, of this city.—Bluffton Banner. Mr. and Mrs. John Ashbaucher were in Decatur yesterday the guests of friends and relatives. —Bluffton Banner. As if from the grave, John Lennon has returned to Hartford City for a visit with relatives after an absence of forty-four years. When the war between the North and South broke out in 1860, John Lennon was a resident of Marion, Ind. He enlisted and as he was never heard from since it was supposed he had met death in battle. Instead he was mustered out of service at Jackson City, Tenn., and later married and settled there. O. H. Heck, who has been in Delphos for several months, where he has been employed as agent for the Metropolitan Life Insurance company, w-as in Frankfort, where he made arrangements to take up the duties of an operator on the Clover Leaf railroad. He will leave tomorrow for Frankfort, where he has accepted a position as day operator.—Delphos Herald. Because he resented being called a name that reflected on his mother. Raymond Hutchinson, 14, struck Vandorf Gray, 13, over the head with a piece of gas pipe Sunday afternoon Young Gray is confined to his bed in a very serious condition and may die from the effects of the injury. His assailant has been arreslted on a charge of assault and battery with intent to kill and will be held to await the outcome of his victim's injuries.—Hartford City News. While returning from the ball park yesterday afternoon Finley Nash, Jim Pierce plunged from the river bridge into the water and thus took their bath. The boys did this stunt on a dare, and both seemed to enjoy the sport immensely. The river at present is very high, but this made no difference to these water dogs, who without a moments hesitation plunged into the water and were carried down stream for a considerable distance before they reached the bank. Autoists who are in the habit of speeding shoiUd read carefully the new automobile law, passed by the recent legislature, and in that way perhaps save themselves a fine and costs of considerable size. The new law provides that the maximum speed in the business section of any city or in that portion of the city which is thickly settled shall not exceed eight miles an hour; in the outlying districts of a city, fifteen miles an hour, and in the country twenty miles an hour. The law also provides that autoists must give one-half the road when carriages are met and also that the speed in passing any horse must not exceed six miles an hour. Horace, the twelve-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. John Coffee, while trying to swim .he other day in little Blue Creek after those big rains, we had. came very near being drowned. He went out into the water and he kept going under the water, then up, down and then up. The other boys saw him, and his older brother went to him and dragged him to the bank of the creek. He lay there a while. The others thought he would never recover. The boys thought they would not let his parents know- this time. But they should know this before it is too late. —Berne Witness. A partial eclipse of the moon will occur next Wednesday night. This phenomenon of nature will come at a time to suit lovelorn couples who may be star gazing that evening, as the moon enters the penumbra at a minute before eight o’clock in this longitude. After a few minutes the earth’s satelite enters the shadow- and the middle of the eclipse comes at halfpast ten and the whole of this infrequent happening in the solar system is over at half past twelve on Thursday morning. Here is a chance to organize eclipse parties, for, if the weather is clear, the temperature is apt to be just right for an evening out.

THE Electric Theatre TONIGHT Admission 5 Cents. Motion pictures—" The Book Worm” ‘ The Window Demonstration.” "The Policeman’s Love Affair.” Illustrated song—“ When Kate and I Were Coming Thro’ the Rye.” Schmuck & Miller, Proprietors.

BASE BALL Hartford City vs. Decatur AT THE DECATUR PARK TOMORROW Wed. JULY 24th The Hartford City team, reorganized, is one of the strongest in the state, having defeated the famous Dunkirks and other good ones. Decatur will try out a new pitcher Don’t fail to see this game. Admission 25c z Ladies 15c Game Called at 3:30 A Fine Residence For Sale. A beautiful home, with large grounds, formerly occupied by David S. Riddelsheimer and located at Monroeville, Indiana, is offered for sale to close up the estate. The house has electric lights, telephone service and all the modern improvements. Fine Iruit trees and a vineyard on the grounds. Wood house and other conveniences. This is an excellent opportunity for a good investment. If you are interested inquire of or write p. C. MITCHELL Cashier of the Citizens State Bank MONROEVILLE, IND.