Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 278, Decatur, Adams County, 16 November 1907 — Page 3

THE AVERAGE MAN Knows well what he wants We have prepared a good combination to take the place of that heavy felt boot which some people can’t wear. We have a good line o fleather boots, which you can wear overshoes with. We have them in the light weight and heavy. We are prepared for the cold weather trade better than ever before. Tague Shoe Store

FORT WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. Deeatur — North. Ft. Wayne—South 4:00 a.m. 7:30 a-m. 9:00a m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 noon 1:30p.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. Toledo, St. Louta & Western RailroadWest. East. 1— s:soam. | 0— 4:52 a. m. 3— 10:32a.m. | 2—12:28 p. raft— 9:51 p. 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 —i WEATHER. Fair, warmer Wednesday; Thursday increasing cloudiness with warmer in south portion; winds becoming southwest and fresh. J. Watkins, of Toledo, was a business caller to our city today. P. A. Macklin, of Geneva, was a business caller to our city today. Calvin Miller returned last evening from a business trip at Winchester. Miss Marget Mills went to Preble today to spend Sunday with Miss Bertha Craves.

Mrs. Shores returned to Van Wert this morning after enjoying a visit with friends in the city.

The Growing Store

Charlie Voglewede

li(kS5C Opera House, Week Commencing Monday Night Nov- i a S"»>" 4 st - clalr ~rx * TVC rA T ” Big Specialties 6 FIJTE PLAYERS PAD o ■ DAL A GRAND BAND CONCERT SUPPORTING . "" at 1:15 and 7.15 P. M. AAiss /VXaud Seldon With a change of Play Every Night Prices: 10, 20, 30 cts in a High-Claae Comedy J —

. John Tyndall made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. 1 A. J. Teeple made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Charles Yager, of Pleasant Mills, was a business caller to our city today. John McKean, of Linn Grove, came to the city today to make a visit with ■ friends. Miss Marguerite Moran went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day with friends. The ladies from Geneva who attended the affair at the Eastern Star lodge last night have returned to their homes. The Berne basket ball team arrived this morning and as we go to press are engaged in battle with the Decatur high school team. T. R. Moore local representative of the Standard Oil Co., who has been suffering from rheumatism for several weeks, is reported as being some better today. Above all, don’t miss the show at the Electric theater this afternoon and night. The one subject, “The Custom House Search” is a whole show by itI self. It shows where people try to I smuggle goods and they are caught. ' Beside this, there are three more subIjects that are very interesting. | Although the currency reported to have been sent out by the Erie today ■ did not arrive, yet the situation in the city as a result of the paying by check was considerably relieved this morning. Almost all the merchants who had any dealings with the Erie t men drew their available resources from the bank and they threw themselves into the breach nobly.—Huntington Democrat.

It is worthy of your attention that this store is growing bigger every season. The reason is The better the grade The bigger the trade

Sells The Shoes

Charles Colter made a business trip to Bluffton this morning. Charles Ernst returned last evening from a business trip at Geneva. The pastime club is scheduled for another meeting next Tuesday night. Mrs. J. D. Kemper left this morning for Tipton with friends and relatives. Mrs. Dr. Raineer returned this morning from a visit with her son at Willshire. A number of the candidates who aspire to county offices were in the city today electioneering. Otto Harb left this morning for Little Rock, Ark., where he will be employed in a restaurant. Mr. and Mrs. George Ohler went to Bluffton this morning to make a visit over Sunday with relatives. Graydon Coverda’le went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hughes.

Mrs. J. T. Johnson went to Bluffton this morning to be the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Hedrick, for a short time. Miss Virginia Buckmaster, of Geneva, passed through here today enroute to Bluffton, where she will make a visit with friends. Mrs. R. Buckmaster, of Geneva, passed through here today enroute to Bluffton, where she will remain for some time with friends. Messrs. John Melcher and Fred Henke returned to their home at Cincinnati today after attending the funeral of the Kuklehans. A number of people from Berne came to the city today to look after business affairs and returned to their home on the afternoon train. Mrs. I. L. Harden, of Montpelier, who has been the guest of her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Mumma for some time, returned to her home today. Miss Georgia Meibers was hostess at a six o'clock dinnr party Thursday night in honor of Mrs. J. Q. Neptune and an excellent time was enjoyed. Dr. and Mrs. Shaffner visited Superintendent Graber of the Adams county infirmary Tuesday. With forty inmates to look after and two large buildings and a farm to care for, Dr. Shaffner is convinced that the Adams county infirmary is a model of neatness, and successfully and economically managed.—Willshire Herald. The local grain merchants still refuse to quote any prices on grain, although they are still buying a little at a time. From the way they talk they do not care as yet to jump into the game as the markets are too unsteady. They are living in hopes that things will open up in the near future so that they may be able to again inform the farmers as to the price of produce. Word has been received from Elwood that Rev. E. E. Neal, former pastor of Grace church, who suffered a second apopletic stroke a week ago last Sunday while occupying the pulpit there, was improving. His attending physicians states there is no immediate cause for alarm and that

The local grain merchants still refuse to quote any prices on grain, although they are still buying a little at a time. From the way they talk they do not care as yet to jump into the game as the markets are too unsteady. They are living in hopes that things will open uj» in the near future so that they may be able to again inform the farmers as to the price of produce. Word has been received from Elwood that Rev. E. E. Neal, former pastor of Grace church, who suffered a second apopletic stroke a week ago last Sunday while occupying the pulpit there, was improving. His attending physicians states there is no immediate cause for alarm and that the stricken minister will soon be able to sit up if his condition continues to improve. This is good news to the many friends of Rev. Neal in this city.

The Indiana Brewers’ Association held a meeting at Indianapolis and enlisted in an independent temperance movement of its own, when it decided informally not to start any more saloons in this state and to discontinue purchasing fixtures for friendly saloon men. It was determined that henceforth the brewers shall not advance funds for support of saloons handling their beer and also that the association would assist the authorities in enforcing the Nicholson law. The Fall Festival crowd on Thursday evening, was known as a record breaker in every way. The visitors and merrymakers came from every direction, and by 8:30 the immense factory building was packed almost to its capacity and the people were still coming and continued to pour into the festival hall for another hour. It was a great, good-humored throng, however, and was passed, off smoothly and there was nothing but pleasure throughout the big building. —Bluffton News.

Mrs. Ed Kocher returned to her home this afternoon from a visit in the city. Mrs. C. L. Johnson was a caller In our city today and returned to her home this afternoon. Miss Ada Sautbine went to Craigville this morning to remain for some time with friends and relatives. Mrs. Maggie Bennet returned to Cralgville this morning after making a visit with friends in the city. Mrs. Clarence Kintz, of Geneva, returned to her home this afternoon from a visit with relatives in the city. Women over the state have taken up the discussion of the rights of women to run for office, the discussion being brought out by the action of Miss Mary Stubbs, who is now state statistician by appointment, succeeding her father at his death and who has announced whether or not it looks well for the wearer of petticoats to get out and hump for votes that she will be a candidate. Julius Haugk received word this morning from Canton, Ohio, informing him that several additional car load of brick had been shipped him and'should arrive here by the first of next week. Mr. Haugk is anxious that the same should arrive as he desires to push the work on Seventh street as rapidly as possible to completion. He has an army of men engaged, but does not want to set them to work until the brick are on hand. The Clover Leaf will pay their employes at this point Saturday and the payment will be by check the same as in the past. At a conference of the officers of the several banks In the city it was decided that the men inthe employ of the company here will be taken care of and their checks cashed, at least in part. It is psosible that the banks may determine to pay twenty-five per cent of the amount that the checks call for in cash and give cashier’s checks for the remainder. —Frankfort Crescent. Prosecutor Robison made a trip to Forest where he made a further investigation of the robbery at the Clover Leaf depot in that town. He is convinced that Wilson and McMahn, held at the jail here as the men guilty of the robbery are the right parties and the charge of larceny led against them is one that they will have to answer to in the court. While the evidence against the men is all of a circumstantial character, the police are of the opinion that it is strong enough to secure a conviction. —Frankfort Crescent.

The young men whose pockets are filled with cigarette wrappers, mustache combs, finger nail cleaners, miniature curling irons, looking glass, etc., and have their mothers crease their pants every day, are not the ones who will make promising husbands. The pockets of those who are helping to make the country boom and causing two blades of grass to grow where God planted but one, will be found filled with barbed wire 1 staples and different sizes of nails I and screws. They are the boys the ■ girls had better look after. Reports received within the past two weeks by state statistician Stubbs ' shows that the wheat crop in Indiana this-year will fall considerably short of last year; the total yield last year was 40,020,983 bushels. The average yield per acre this year will not exceed fifteen bushels. It was nearly twenty bushels last vear. The unfavI orable weather conditions are thought to be the cause of the decreased production. Reports for the same time indicate that the total corn crop in Indiana this year will be about the same as that of last year.—165,076,971 bushels. A lady, whose name is unknown, carrying a baby, fainted away in the crush on the second floor of the King : piano factory building last evening while the Elks fentlval was at its height. She fainted in the crowd just as the wedding was about to take place and fell backward into the arms of M. F. Burroughs who seized her baby in one arm and supporting her with the other, aided by another gentleman, who came to his rescue, managed to get her out into an open space. She was revived after a few moments and fully recovered—Bluffton News.

George Shroll left this afternoon on a business trip to Berne and Geneva Mrs. D. C. Brandyberry, of Monroe, was a visitor in the eity this morning and returned to her home this afternoon. A deal was made this morning whereby Conrad Glllig became the possessor of the Elmer Johnson farm lying just south of this city. The farm is one of the finest in Adams cunty and from all reports Mr. Gillig has acquired some very valuable property. What the consideration was we were unable to learn. The Keller incubator factory is a busy place at present and several men are at work arranging the goods and timber so that the machinery may be set in place as soon as it arrives. It is the intention of this company to now turn their machines out by machinery instead of hand as they are unable to fill the demands in the old way. Much poultry is at present coming into Decatur and the respective Produce houses have their hands full | attending to the same. The usual rush 1 before Thanksgiving is on and the demand in the east for turkeys and other fowls has kept the local merchants on the jump. However, the high price still continues and from present indications may be higher before that day arrives. The Catholic Benevolent League of Indiana will initiate a large class of women at Decatur on Tuesday evening, November 19. A special car has been chartered to convey the party from this city to Decatur. The Fort Wayne councils will initiate a class of candidates at Hibernian hall on Thursday, December 12. This class will be the largest in the history of the city. —Fort Wayne Journal.

Miss Nettie Bender, living north of town, who slept three days before . she could be aroused, while up, now, , is much weaker than before she went • to sleep. The nervous affliction is also more pronounced, and friends , are much concerned about her condition. Miss Bender is in a jolly mood, and seems all right, but she has no desire to eat anything. She rested well last night, awakening naturally. —Bluffton Banner. W. A. Ketcnum, department commander of the Indiana G. A. R. has , sent out another general order insisting that the members of the G. A. R. pos.ts in Indiana recruit their , ranks. There is scarcely a county in the state, the bulletin says in which there are not comrades that are not members of any post. Mr. Ketchum believes that many of these veterans will become members of posts if they are urged to do so. The great decrease in the ranks caused by death Ihe says, makes it necessary to gain | many new members in order to keep up the strength of the organizations. | A dirty trick was played by somebody at the dance hall at the fall festival Thursday evening. Snuff was thrown upon the floor either in a spirit of mischievousness or for pure meanness. It made it unpleasant for the dancers and -the offenders would have been treated as they deserved had they been apprehended. No opportunity for a similar occurence will be given tonight. The managers of the dance hall had trouble last night because of the immense throng of people, who it was impossible to keep back of the barriers of the hall and they crowded out onto the floor.—Bluffton News. Miss Kittie Smith, the armless orphan, who has been at South Whitley for three years, has gone to Upland, Grant county, where she entered Taylor university. Her object in undertaking this school work is to better qualify herself for the work she will have to do as financial secretary of the National Children’s Home society’s committee on crippled children. Miss Smith will also take vocal 1 music in connection with her other studies. She is well known throughout this country, the story of her life in booklet form being in many homes. In a letter to the county treasurers of the state, the State Board of Tax Commissioners is demanding that no stones be left unturned in the matter of collecting delinquent taxes. The board has found that delinquent taxes are carried on the books of the countytreasurers amounting in all to about j $2,000,000.

|furs| —jFURsj Ladies,Misses, Children FURS OF ALL KINDS—This being our first year handling these goods our stock Is strictly u> to date in every respect —no old styles or shelf worn goods to dispose of. All nice fresh and crisp right from the factory, and we are in position to make you the correct prices on this line of stuff. Come in early and make your selection. Cold and snow is sure to come and then the best garments are soon gone. Remember Prof Hicks’ dishes up a severe winter for us in this part of the country. Better prepare for it now. Will make special low prices on all fur and wraps for 15 days. Come quick—don't delay. True and Runyon | FURS | [FURS | I — = Xtragood Clothes Command Favor in Quality ©.lt’s harmless for boys to play -4 iff J soldier; but pretense in clothes- ? * T r making brings trouble. // ! ©* P retcnse * s shamming the real; . V 'St S claiming quality and value that does f j not cx * st * f ®. AU pretense is carefully avoided at this k I I s * ore by selling Xtragood clothes; the j I' I I most durable, reliable brand made; the J I I honest, guaranteed kind. ■ I ©.lt’s inside worth —as well as outer at-\ ' 11 tractiveness —that makes X TRAG °PD best, j f $ Jpß \ \ You get more than it’s cost in long, hard 4 \ V wear; and the satisfaction that comes ( \ \ from lasting, good appearance. * Sailor and Russian Suits for boys 2J4 K braid, emblem on shield. Made in serges, $ MH 'V worsteds, cheviots of various colors and patterns. Prices $5 to sl2 Holthouse Schulte &. Co.

THE Electric Theatre TONIGHT Admission 5 Cent-. MOTION PICTURES. First film —“Ice Industry in Sweden.” “Baby Cab’s Adventures.” Second film—“On the Riviera.” (A Drama.) "The Window Cleaner.” (A Comedy.) ILLUSTRATED SONG. "Seeing Denver.” Schmuck & Miller, Proprietors

The Packard Music House of Decatur Is a salesroom, selling direct from the Packard factory at Ft. Wayne, to the consumer. We are in position to sell you a better piano or Organ for less money than the small dealer, who buys one or two instruments at a time. Besides the instrument you buy of us, has the Packard factory back of it, and your banker will tell you that no better guarantee is needed, because the Packard factory has been tuning out satisfactory instruments for nearly half a century, and hardly any neighborhood can be found but that the Packard Music House has a number of pleased customers, all of whom will recommend tle Packard instruments. L. F. ALEXANDER, AGENT. North side of the Decatur Public Library Decatur Ind

THE PICTORIUM TONIGHT “The Japanese Russian War.” Get a free ticket on the sewing machine. All shows now being put on are new and have never been shown any place before. J. B. STONEBURNER. Prop