Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 281, Decatur, Adams County, 20 November 1907 — Page 3

The Forgotten Moulders We are prepared for you as we have your shoe, which the fire does not burn. It is in a congress asbestos leather—■ a shoe made purposely for the moulders. Price, $2.00. Tague Shoe Store

FORT WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. Decatur —North. Ft. Wayne—South 6:00 a. m. 7:30 a- m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 a.m. 12:00 noon 1:30p.m. 3 00p. m- 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. ' 7:80 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Toledo, St. Louis & Western RailroadWest. Bast. 1— s:soam. | 0—4:52 a. m. 3 —10:32 a.m. | 2 —12:38 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. Rain in central south portion Wednesday. Thursday partly cloudy; fresh east winds becoming variable. Mrs. Dallas Butler is on the sick list. C. E. Smith returned last night from a business trip to Van Buren in the timber business. Miss Laura Claaser, of Berne, returned to her home this afternoon after making a short visit in the city. Mrs. James Haefllng left this morning for Fort Wayne, where she will be the guest of Mrs. Daniel Haefling for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Watkins and Mrs. James Watkins have returned from a visit with friends and "relatives at Fort Wayne.

Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Nye and daughter, Goldie, went to Fort Wayne this morning, where they will make la visit with friends and relatives. W. H. Myers went to Marion this morning to look after business affairs. Mrs. L. C. Helm has gone to Marion to be the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. J. Slagle for some time. Miss Bessie Parker returned from a visit at her home in London, Canada, and is now visiting friends in this city. She is a nurse and located at Fort Wayne. —Bluffton Banner.

Mens warm lined Shoes

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Charlie Voglewede Sells The Shors

Frank Gast made a business trip to Portland this afternoon. Ellson Brick returned to Portland this afternoon from a business trip to the city. Mrs. Dr. Champin went to Bluffton this morning to remain for some time with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Potts, of Briant, passed through here this morning enroute to Huntington. where they will remain as guests of friends and relatives for some time. A number of local attorneys will attend the banquet at Decatur next Saturday, given In honor of Judge Erwin, upon the expiration of his term of office. It is probable that both Judges O'Rourke and Heaton will also attend. —Journal-Gazette. The interlocking switch system is gradually nearing completion and will soon be ready for use. The task of putting in this system is taking longer than was at first expected, but when completed will be among the best in the state. The men who are employed are experts in this line and fully understand their business. A letter from Finley Nash, who played the outfield here during the past season announces the fact that he has accepted a position to coach the Case college base ball team of Cleveland, Ohio, next spring. Nash certainly knows the game from A to Z and will no doubt make a winner out of the college boys. He will report at Cleveland some time in March. The archway from the Moser gallery into the Luckey building was completed today and the other improvements that are under way ate nearing completion. Mr. Moser fully expects to be snugly quartered in his new room before the holiday rush and says he has an excellent line of goods to show the public. Mr. Moser recently purchased the Luckey building and is remodeling the interior to his own ideas. Kent W. Hughes, on behalf of his client John R. Thomas, of Lima, is suing the Western Ohio traction company for five thousand dollars damages for injuries received through the alleged neglect of that company. It is claimed that a high tension wire of the traction company’s fell across a wire fence, near Lima, charging it with electricity. Thomas coming ,in contact with the fence received injuries to the stated amount.

We have been asked a good many times to get a man s warm lined shoe made that would not be as clumsy as the most of them are. We ve oot them now. The uppers are Box Calf, the soles medium weight, London last with tip, lined with Eider down Fleece. A shoe that can be worn every day and Sunday, too. Men’s s.zes 6 to 10. $3.00

Several car loads of brick have been unloaded along Seventh stret and the work of paving that street will soon commence should the weather permit. The Misses Herma Mann and Ethel Rex, accompanied by Mrs. Newton Rex, went to Fort Wayne this morning to be the guests of friends for some time. Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Stagle, of Cambridge Springs, passed through here today enroute to Marion, where they will remain for the winter with their daughter, Mrs. Chapin. Before Judge Sturgis this afternoon a motion to quash the indictment in the Frank Cotton case, charged with issuing a fraudulent check, was argued, on the ground chiefly that the indictment failed to show cause for action. Judge Sturgis will not rule on (the motion before Wednesday morning.—Bluffton News. Schmuck and Miller, proprietors of the Electric theater, have a most interesting program for tonight’s show. New films are shown each evening and the public is treated with first class and up to date performances, when they attend the popular place of amusement. Do not fail to see the show tonight or you will miss a rare treat. David Gottschalk, who has been building pike roads in Adams county in the vicinity of Magley this summer returned home last night and will discontinue work for this year. He built three roads. The teams were bropght back to this city but the grading outfit was left at Magley as Gottschalk will return there in the spring and complete some additional work. — Bluffton News. Probably for the last time this season the street sweeper was used yesterday by John Sprague in cleaning up the brick streets and they now present a very neat appearance. Mr. Sprague's contract has run out and he will not operate the same again this year unless specially requested by the city council. The streets have looked better this season than ever before and fully show what good work a sweeper can do. Prof. Earl Colvan, of Chicago, was in town Friday and Saturday and gave a hypnotic entertainment at Miller and Yager’s hall. On Saturday afternoon the professor drove through the streets blindfolded in a hypnotic state and found a key that had been hid. He also removed the handcuffs from his wrists before a large number of people on the street Saturday evening after Wm. Tucker, the marshal, had locked them on his hands.—Berne; Witness. A new show will be introduced at thd Electric theater this evening entitled “Naples and Vesuvius” and a “Drama in Seville.” The first subject is of historical nature and shows many beautiful scenes in and about Naples and then goes on and shows that famous old volcano up in excellent style showing the eruption and other things of interest. The second subject deals with a Mexican Bull fight and love scene that is bound to please all who see it. Don't miss this attraction as it is the best ever.

Many private banks in Indiana are being examined by Auditor of State Billheimer, so that they can take advantage of the public depositories law which takes effect December 1. The new law providing for state supervision of private banks does not become effective until January 1, but no bank can become a public depository unless it passes an examination satisfactory to the state auditor. This official said that no more private banks need apply for examination prior to December 1, as his examiners have all the work they can do in the meantime. Pressmen and feeders in live Fort Wayne job printing concerns went on strike today to enforce the demand for an eight-hour day, and it is said that from thirty-five to forty men are out, the strike affecting the Singmaster Printing company, the Archer Printing company, the Page Printing company, the Globe Printing company* and the Fort W ayne Printing company. All the newspaper offices and remainder of the job printing establishments of the city conceded the eight-hour day and their men are at work as usual.—Fort W’ayne Sentinel It is barely possiole that persons who are now raising crops on a number of the islands in the lakes of this vicinity, and in the Wabash river, south of this city, may have to divide their harvest with the state of Indi-1 ana. At least it is possible that such may be the case where the persons who have the ground under cultivation and cannot show a deed for the same may be obliged to donate a portion of their yearly crops to the state of Indiana, as John C. Billheimer, state auditor, has commenced an investigation which Is resulting in a number of Islands being found to belong to Indiana, as the ground Is really as much under the control of the state as is the river.-Warsaw Union.

The express companies and railroads are preparing for the holiday rush. The express companies are increasing their forces and the railroad officials have received notices to have all express cars ready for service by the last of this week. There has been already a noticeable increase in the express business, and it is counted upon that the holiday traffic this winter will be heavier than ever before.

Josephus Unger, an Amish farmer who insisted upon withdrawing his money from the Farmers and Traders bank at Nappanee, got it. There was S2OO in all, and Cashier Coppes paid it in silver. Mr. Unger was compelled to lug away just fourteen pounds of the coin. It bulged from all his pockets, and it was impossible to distribute the ballast evenly Mr. Unger’s locomotion was slightly off an absolute equilibrium. This afternoon the Chicago and Erie railroad turned,on the water supply from the city waterworks system. This is thought to be only while repairs are being made to the railroad’s water pumping station. Accordingly the city’s sub-station plant on Front street was started to keep the supply up to requirements. days the sub-station has not 'been in use, as the main station was handling the work without difficulty.—Huntington Herald. The wholesome atmosphere, financial and otherwise, of the present week has caused a number of persons to discard their lists of proposed Christmas purchases through which many lines were drawn recently. The present prospects for Christmas cheer and all that goes to make the greatest annual festival joyous, never were better. There’ll be presents for every one and Santa Claus will be busier than he’s been before in a hundred years. George S. Cobb, trustee of Elkhart township at Goshen, is in a funny Condition. He wants to resign and can’t. The county commissioners will not accept his resignation, although he is charged with being unfit to remain in office and impeachment proceedings lare pending against him. The reason that Cobb's resignation will not be accepted is because the commissioners insist on a settlement report and Cobbs is unable to make one. Some of his records and effects are under lock and key and he cannot get them. Ty Cobb, the member of the Detroit ball team who was expected to show up the Cub pitchers in the world’s championship series, but failed, leads the American league in batting, with an average of 352. He made 212 safe drives out of 605 times up. The next hitter was really Sam Crawford, also of Detroit. Cobb also led the league in stolen bases and will be heard from later on. Stone, the champion hitter of the year before, was third. He was slow in getting a start, but toward the close of the season he lined them out in the old-time form. Today the consignment of clearing house certificates which had been promised for several days arrived, and a large nurflber of the checks were put out in payment of the Erie pay checks. The consignment arrived in care of the First National bank and the checks were distributed by the various banks of the city. Quite a number of the Erie men presented their checks this morning and secured certificates of a lower denomination and before evening most of the certificates were thrown into the channels of trade and many of them after doing service several places again found their way back into the hands of the bankers in exchange for Chicago drafts.— Huntington Democrat.

DE M OCRAT WANT ADS. THE Electric Theatre TONIGHT Admission 5 Cent-. MOTION PICTURES. First film—“A Call to Arms.” “William te Poacher.” Second film—“ From Naples to Vesuvia.” “A Drama in Seville.” ILLUSTRATED SONG. “W’hen We were Boys.” Schmuck & MlHer, Proprietors THE PICTORIUM tonight “First Skating Lesson.” “Mutes Masquerade.” 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. STONEBURNBR, Prop.

A GLORIOUS TIME Enjoyed at the Rebekah Hall Last Night—Many Visitors Present. C. B. L. of I. INITIATED Twenty-Two Candidates Into the Mysteries of Their Order—Other Notes. The Shakespeare club meeting of this afternoon at the home of Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb was interesting indeed. Mrs. Jennie Studabaker had the principal paper on “Modem Music” which furnished an excellent subject for discussion. Illustrated music was executed by the Misses Carrie Thomas and Irene Schirmeyer and it was fine. The Y. P. C. U. society of the U. B. church will hold a social on next Tuesday evening, November 26, at the home of J. D. Wisehaupt. Every one invited. Bring 10 cents and a pair of scissors and enjoy yourself for an evening with these. Committee. A large number of ladies of the Reformed church went to Monmo.uth this afternoon on a special interurban car where they were royally entertained at the home of Mrs. Oscar Fritzinger. A good social time was had and an elegant luncheon served. Tomorrow evening the Columbian club will give a dance for club members only, which promises to be a brilliant event. Excellent music will be on hand. " The Ladies’ Mite society of the M. E. church are expecting a large attendance at the meeting which will be held at the home of Mrs. W. H. Daniels on north Sixth street next Friday afternoon.

The Ladies’ Historical club had an enjoyable session at the home of Mrs. R. K. Erwin last night. Mrs. D. B. Erwin handled the paper on “Alex- ' ander’s Successors” and it was ex- ' cellent. The entertainment was in ' charge of Mrs. Jennie Studebaker. The Ladies Aid society of the Evan--1 gellcal church will meet Thursday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. A. Smith on north Third street. The ' ladies expect to hold their sale two 1 weeks from Thursday, December sth. Last night a car load of people from Fort Wayne came to the city to wit- ■ ness the initiation of twenty-two candidates into the C. B. L. of I. which took place at the K. C. hall. Deca- : tur furnished fourteen candidates and Fort W’ayne six. Supreme President T. J. McLaughlin and staff did the degree w r ork, which was interesting and also impressive. After the initiatory work an elegant banquet was served to the delight of all. Special instrumental and vocal music was rendered during the session and all present enjoyed an excellent time. The Fort Wayne party returned to their home early this morning, leaving here at midnight. The Rebekahs of this city royally entertained the orders from Berne, Linn Grove and Fort W’ayne last night at one of the most glorious times that has ever been experienced in their hall. With delegations from each of the above named orders present the attendance was unusually large and the initiatory work ensued under most pleasant auspices. Miss Florence Johnson of this city was given the work and it was impressively performed by the degree staff of the Queen Esther order of Fort Wayne, the members of which were conveyed to this city in a special car. The guests from out of town were entertained at supper in the evening hnd after the initiation an elaborate banquet was served which was appreciated by all. The Fort W’ayne party left this city for their home at 11:30 o’clock and the other out of town guests left on the early morning south bound train on he G. R. and I. railroad. A necktie social will be given at the Mallonee school district No. 7. Root township, 3% miles northwest of Decatur, on November 22. Everybody cordially invited to attend.

TIE SOCIAL. ■ A tie social will be conducted on Friday evening, November 22, at the Mallonee school house, three and a half miles northwest of Decatur. All are cordially invited to attend. 281-41 EMMA MAGLEY, Teacher. DEMOCRAT WANT ADS. PAY.

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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 the Packard instruments. L. F. ALEXANDER, AGENT. North side oi the Decatur Public Library Decatur lud

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