Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 261, Decatur, Adams County, 29 October 1907 — Page 3

WE HAVE that high top Napoleon boot for ladies in button or lace tan leather or patent. Just the thing for winter wear, come in and see them we are glad to show you. Tague Shoe Store

FORT WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. Decatur—North. Ft. Wayne—South 6:00 a.m. 7:30a-m. 9:00a.m. 10:30am. 12:00 noon 1:30 p.m. 3:00p. m- 4:30p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Toledo, St. Louis & Western RailroadWest. East. 1 — s:soam. | 0— 4:52 a. m. 3—10.:32 a. m. | 2—12:28 p. m5 — 9:51p.m. | 4— 7:00 p. m. •22—10:32 a.m. | *22— 1:15 p- m. * Local freight. GET WEDDED TO THE MODEL WITHOUT A MATE W. H LINDSLEY

WEATHER.

Fair Saturday except rain in extreme south portions; Sunday fair, fresh north winds. Charles Bell went to Fort Wayne this morning on business. Mrs. A. R. Bell went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day with friends. M. A. Clem, of Monroeville, has returned to his home after making a short visit in the city. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mahoney, of Fort Wayne, arrived in the city this morning for a several days’ visit with friends and relatves. Mr. and Mrs. Charles May returned to their home at Benton Harbor, Mich., today after making a pleasant visit with Mrs. Miller. Mr. and Mrs. William Ellen returned to their home at Gold City, 111., last evening after making a pleasant visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Kennedy. R. W. Whittern, of Fort Wayne nephew of Mrs. Ed Green of this city was in the Erie wreck that occurred near Leiter, Ind., and had the misfortune to have his nose broken. The wreck was a serious one resulting in the death of the engineer and injuring of several more of [he crew and passengers. Mr. Whittern is well known in this city, having visited here upon several occasions.

Every Time Its wear that finally wins in a line of shoes for boys and gi r^s - Our business is growing each season in these lines MH because we sell the kind of shoes that wears. If you ||W have a boy or girl thats hard on shoes, try me. Charlie Voglewede The Shoe Seller

Mrs. Earl Peters went to Waterloo this morning to make a short visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Leas. Mr. and Mrs. William Rice returned to Logan last evening. While here theye were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Theo. Kennedy. Mty. Mary' Orvis-Rhamy, of Fort Wayne, has resigned her class in music here, having accepted a position with the European School of Music at Fort Wayne, which takes effect Nov. Ist. The Retail Merchants’ Association, of New Castle, has placed a ban 0n,,a1l advertising schemes and will have nothing to do with programs, socalled business directories or other devices to separate a merchant from his cash. Local newspaper advertising is recognized as the only profitable publicity method and will be strictly adhered to in the future. The Elks have started in making preparations lo(r their annual minstrel show that will be held some time about the first of January. The show last year was a decided success and the lodge members are determined to make the show much better this year. The various committees necessary to build up the show have been appointed and are now busily engaged laying plans for this big event. L. E. Watson, who is representing the W. H. Brown and Company land agency for North Dakota land, expects to leave on November fifth for that country with a party of Adams county people, who are going with the view of looking the land over and if satisfied, will purchase and make that their future home. Mr. Watson is a hustling agent and has taken a number of Adams county people west, who are succeeding. The entire party will remain for several weeks before returning. Mr. T. W. Shelton, superintendent of the Decatur interurban road since its incipiency, has resigned his position, effective November 1, according to reports received here, and will take a position with a new electric line which will operate between Pine Bluff and Little Rock, Ark. Mr. Shelton is a trolley man of high calibei and has ably taken care of the operation of the Decatur road. His new position is in the nature of a promotion. Mr. Shelton will be succeeded by one of the Messrs. Fledderjohann, who will personally look after Mr. Shelton’s duties. —Journal-Gazette.

| Mrs. Bertha Eley has resigned her i position as a clerk and taken up her residence on Thirteenth street. Mrs. John Grim returned to her home at Berne this afternoon after enjoying a short visit in the city. Mr. and Mrs. Cris Myers and family of Geneva, have arrived in the city to attend the Reed-Fullenkamp wedding. Messrs. Dallas Reed, James Reed, Earnest Sheller, John Bresnahan and Lester Smith arrived in the city this afternoon to attend the Reed-Fullen-kamp wedding. The Misses Frances Eiling, Rebecca Meyer, Anna Meyer and Mr. and Mrs. Eiting went to Hessacastle this morning to attend the wedding of John Heovel, of Fort Wayne, and Katie Hawky, of Hessacastle. Elmer Cline and wife, who have been living in Ft. Wayne, arrived in the city at noon today to again take up their residence here. Elmer will take a job as a barber in the Dal Wandel shop.—Bluffton News. The third part of the Passion play will be shown at the Electric theater tonight only and the last part Thursday night. An appropriate film will also be shown with the Passion play and without doubt this place of amusement will be packed tonight. Owing to the uncertainty of the grain market in Chicago and Tcfledo the local grain merchants have dispensed with the matter of quoting prices at this time. They will however in the near future quote their market prices through the columns of this paper. Mart Andrews and family left today for Van Wert, 0.. wher he has accepted a position with the Watkins Medical company and will sell his wares in that section of the country. He has moved all his household goods and effects and expects to be attending to his regular business in a very few days. F. C. Dailey, attorney for Frank Cotton, said that the motion for a new trial for Frank Cotton had not yet been filed at Portland, but that li would be filed and argued before he court. He believes that there is little doubt but that a new trial will be granted. In the meantime Frank must lay in jail at Portland.—Bluffton News. Sou h Bend, of the Central league, has announced that “Buck’’ Moore will be on the team’s pitching staff next season. Moore has the shoots and benders for a winner in that company, but to succeed he must learn to field his position both on and off the diamond. The same team is also claiming Fisher, of the Richmond Indiana-Ohio league. , L. B. Clone, an Indiana farmer, not only took the champion sweepstake prizes for corn at the Chicago National Corn exposition, amounting to about SB,OOO, but also broke the record by buying an ear of his own prize corn for $250. Mr. Clore is a farmer for Indiana to be proud of. He and his two brothers devote their attention to the cultivation of a farm of 128 acres and make it pay. They make it a point to know all that is to be known about progressive farming. For several hours Mrs. Herman Last, of Fremont, defied the employes of the Home Telephone company in their efforts to set a pole in front of her premises on White avenue. She stood in the hole and remained there until the arrival of her husband. He took charge of the case and Mrs. Last vacated the hole. While her husband went down town to consult an attorney to secure an injunction the men placed the pole and it still stands. The incident created considerable excitement and interest in the neighborhood. —Van 'Wert Bulletin. The Erie railroad company has taken radical steps to keep a strict account of all who are killed or in any way injured on the road. Although such a plan has been in use in the past the officials are to inaugurate a system of accounting in the near future, which will be absolutely correct. The details of the plans are given in the October issue of the Erie magazine and in the same article the officials claim that they will be able to disprove the statements given frequently by sensationalists in rgeard to the number of those killed and injured. A man and his wife stopping at a hotel, were aroused in the night by the cry that the building was on fire. “Now, my dear,” said the husband, "I will put into practice what I have always preached: Be calm, put on all our indispensable clothing and keep perfectly cool.” He then slipped his watch into his vest pocket and they walked out. Afterwards he said: Now, my dear, you know what a good thing it is io keep perfectly cool.” “Yes,” said his wife, glancing at him for the first time, “it is a grand thing, but if I were you I would have put on my trousers.”

The ladies Shakespeare Club will "meet with Mrs. D. D. Heller Wednesday Hfternoon. One of the large engines on the Clover Leaf, pulling a heavy freight train west bound yesterday morning "went dead” at Curryville, and was taken to Craigvllle where the crew fired up and came on to this city from where it proceeded on its trip west.— Bluffton News. Joel Farr, the little son of William •Farr, who was struck and injured by a Clover Leaf train a few days ago, is still in a serious condition. Since late Saturday night his condition has showed no improvement as he had suffered from convulsions since then. —Bluffton News. The funeral of H. L. Buuck, of Preble, the man who died from injuries received from being caught in the machinery at his grain elevator, was held (this afternoon at two o’olock sun time at the Preble Lutheran church, Rev. Klausing officiating and interment was made in the Preble Lutheran cemetery. The floral offering was beautiful. A oar load of machinery for the new King piano factory arrived here today and four more carloads are expected Tuesday. A car load of mahogany veneering was also received today from Central America. Elevators for the factory were received Saturday. It will now only be a matter of a short time until the factory is in operation. —Bluffton News. A car load of potatoes will arrive for the M. Fullenkamp store some day this week and they will be sold at 70 cents per bushel from the car, which will remain on the G. R. and I. tracks for two days. This is a great opportunity for Decatur people to get their winter stock. These potatoes will be of the best kind and no doubt many people will take advantage of the low price. Frank Fry has received a letter from “Bud” Ryan, an outfielder with the Bluffton ball team during the past summer, in which Bud states that he is prospering at his home in Sparta, Mich. He is working at his trade of plumber and has a fine job, having four plumbers under him. The firm for which he works does work all over the state, and Bud travels about over Michigan superintending work. —Bluffton News. Thursday evening is Hallow’een night and this promises to be a great night for Decatur. Small boys and middle aged young men have their plans all laid out as to what they expect to do, and it will keep the police busy following on their trail. A special force will be pul on and tbe damage to private property will thus be avoided to some extent. However, Hallow’een comes but once a year and boys will be boys. J. C. Patterson, local agent for the Western Union telegraph company received a message from Cleveland. 0.. announcing that the telegrapher’s strike was over and that messages could now be received and sent to any section of the country. The company has just passed through a very strenuous time and since the situation is relieved, will benefit the country at large. From this time on any kind of messages will be received and sent. . Levi Mock left ths morning for Huntington where he will act as special judge in the case of Broombaugh vs. Broombaugh. The suit is an action to perpetuate a judgment of foreclosure. Mr. Mock stated that on the fifth of November he expects to go to Texas to hunt deer and wild turkey. He will be within five miles of the same place where Teddy camped at Bear Lake. This will be the sixth hunting trip which Mr. Mock has made to that state. —Bluffton Banner. There is a young farmer living northeast of Berne, in Monroe township. who somehow has the “knack of getting there” and raising crops even though his neighbors fail. It is Nicholas Rich. He is said to have threshed 500 bushels of wheat off of 20 acres, and raised such heavy and well grown corn that it is difficult to find anything like it in the neighborhood. If young Rich keeps moving along at the rate he is going now he will accumulate a fortune even greater than his father Joseph Rich. —Berne Witness. The Huntington Trust company opened its doors for business this morning. At the comer in the front of the room where Mrs. C. L. Wright, Miss Eva Douglass and Miss Carrie Beard, and they pinned carnations on the visitors. Secretary George B. Whitestine was behind the counter, and he was assisted by Erben Eckles of the First National bank of Fort Wayne and by Fred Heiney, of the Tri-State rust company of that city, who were here to assist the local force in getting started right. President I. E. Beard circulated around with a happy expression on his face, and bade a cordial welcome to all callers. Most of the business men of the city dropped in, and a considerable amount of money was deposited. —Huntington Herald.

IH On Next I Tuesday Nov, 51 m Beginning at 1 O’clock p. m. Sun time We will offer for sale at my farm miles ||| north-east of Decatur SS g 60 HEAD OF g B Duroc Jersey Hogs | H TERMS-Six Months Credit. g | J.D. and Earl Nidlinger |

♦ Flower Bulbs ♦ t Hyacinths, X Tulips, X (Lillies, ♦ and other Bulbs for * fall planting ♦ : J. D. HALE : THE Electric Theatre TONIGHT Admission 5 Cents. MOTION PICTURES. Third part of the Passion play with ‘some other appropriate films. This is the only evening the 3rd film of the Passion Play will be given. ILLUSTRATED SONG. A Sacred song will be sung. Schmuck & Miller, Proprietors THE PICTORIUM TONIGHT “The Straw Man and the Easterner” Is a man who goes out west and gets tangled up with the cowboys. Song—“ Just Remember I Love You.” ▲ll shows now belrg put on are new and have never been shown any place before. J. B. STONEBURNER. Prop Contains no Opium or other harmful drug. Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Cures Colds, Croup and Whooping Cough

SEE OUR LARGE LINE OF DAVENPORTS BEFORE YOU BUY We are getting 1 in new Furniture | evety day. For uality and price we can save you money Never, Presdorf & Noses The Leading Undertakers and Furniture Dealers of the city Night’phone 525. Day’phone 90 I Save a Hundred I <"\NLY a very few Pianos equal the Hunt- || ington for tone. Pianos that do com- S gS pare with them in this respect are usually « sold by|dealers at $350 at $375. Our price I $275 1 E In additition toth° we will o#' during Oct I Sen I PACK Al b£ Opp. Murray I