Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1908 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 10 cents Per year, by carrier 15.00 Per month, by mail 25 cents Pes year, by mail 12.50 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application, KEtered at the postoffice iL Decatur Indiana as second class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. Its good to read that Decatur men took a prominent part in the democratic sate affairs at Indianapolis this week, to know' that old Adams county is recognized and though Judge Richard K. Erwin lacked one vote to secure the coveted prize, he certainly made them “sit up and take notice" and that too. without having made any effort to land the chairmanship, prior to the meeting of the commitee. We are proud of Judge Erwin and* proud of the splendid showing he made. “Do you think we shall have a revival of the flush times that we have had during the past four or five years?” some one asks. Assuredly not. The person who expects such a revival is doomed to disappointment. But it is entirely within the range of possibilities and probabilities, that good, profitable business will be done during th e present year. Conditions are favorable to that, but not to kiteflying or ballooning. That is a thing of the past. A Mississippi paper puts in nomination for the presidency that gifted southern statesman, John Sharp Williams. As an expression of confidence and admiration, this is all right. But Mr. Williams already has two jobs—one as representative in congress and I after that a six-year term in the senate. There is such a thing as putting too heavy a load on a man’s shoul-, ders. There is said to be a possibility that Judge Joseph W. Adair may conclude

TOO MANY SUITS 20 TOO MANY OVERCOATS 20 “ Per cent TOO MUCH UNDERWEAR Per cent Discount .. „ -.. ~~. Discount NOT ENOUGH MONEY That is our excuse, and excuse enough it is for this Twenty Percent Reduction Sale. It is not our fault that we are over stocked; neither will it be our fault if we remain overstocked if the prices we are now offering mean anything to you. The suits, overcoats and other articles included in ’ his reduction sale are just as good and as up to date as they were three months ago, but the fact is they have not moved, and we are determined by this means to convert them into Cash. REMEMBER THIS We will re-mark no goods. The reduction is an actual Bona Fide 20 percent diflonunt on the original selling price. ALL GOODS GUARANTEED. THE ARTICLES INCLUDED IN THIS SALE Men. Sul,? Meo', and Ws H.«. •«0 Fair. Men'. Odd Two- ldn t , V«v and Fawy Sad 150 Men's Overcoats. Corduroy Suits for Men. sers. penders 200 Boy's Suits. Ik ' a '- V Fleece Lined Under - Men ’ s Fur Mittens. Cloth and p ur c 75 Bov's Overcoats wear ’ gradcS ' Men ’ s Kn ‘‘ Mittens ’ Fancy Dress Shirts, oy s Ove coats. Jersey Ribbed Underwear. • Boy’s Knee Pants. Duck Coats Men s Fur Ovrcoats. Wool Underwear, all grades. Men’s and Boy’s Sweaters. Sheepskin Lined Coats This is not a money making sale for us but a money saving to you, and if you are in need of any of the above named articles you can not afford to miss this great opportunity. t'u■ • ■ - "' r " - ~ ‘ — l r . .l.t’T'" u;. '. MHMiMN MHMHMMMNMi MNHNMNMNNMHNM | | . iT m ■ i m THIS SALE WILL LAST TWO WEEKS ELZEY and VANCE, Corner East of Court House. Decatur, Indiana.

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Ito accept the Democratic nomination for congress in the Twelfth district should it be tendered him without a scramble. The probability, however, is that the people of the Noble-Whit-ley circuit will insist upon his remaining on the bench. He has proved himself an ideal judge.—South Bend i Times. ____________ 1 It pays to advertise. Every man who has succeeded in business knows. The Daily Democrat has a circulation ‘ of 3,000 and is read each day all over Adams county. The wise merchant in Decatur will use its columns freely 1 during 1908 and will bless us for doing I so when he figures up his volume of ’ ■ business a year from now. Get in line. Boosters —keep boosting. The future of Decatur is assured. No city in Indiana is passing through the panic so easily, so nicely as our own fair Decatur. It will take but little effort , ‘ from all of us to keep the ball rolling J and make 1908 the best year of all. Let’s do it. U. S. Jackson, of Greenfield, has been chosen as chairman of the state k democratic committee. He is an able k man, a Jacksonian democrat, a good organizer and a worker who will do all in his power to lead his party to vic- , tory in old Indiana. JACKSON WON OUT (Continued from page 1.) final ballot stood: Jackson 6; Erwin 6; Barnhart 1. On the fortieth ballot the anti-Tag-j gart forces switched to Adam Heimburger. giving him six votes. Jackson received six and Barnhart one. I At the end of the fortieth ballot ‘ the committee adjourned at 6 o'clock, i — o BOARD CHILDREN’S GUARDIANS : All members of the board of children’s guardians are requested to be present at their meeting to be held lat the library, Monday afternoon at four o’clock. This is the first meeting of the year and it is important that every member attend. o DEMOCRAT WANT ADS.

DRAWING TO CLOSE “Bones” France Looks Like a Winner in the Billiard Tournament. A BRILLIANT GAME Outclassed Opponent—Mangold Won a Game from Bobo. STANDING. Played. Won. Lost. Pct. O. France 100 .... 6 5 1 .833 B. France 70 7 5 2 .711 Studabaker 80 .... 3 2 1 .666 Allison 90 6 4 2 .666 Peterson 70 8 5 3 .625 Mangold 70 6 2 4 .333 Be to 90 7 2 5 .285 DeVoss 90 7 2 5 .285 Elzey 90 5 1 4 .200 Two games were played in the DeWitt smoke house billiard tournament yesterday and the contest is now drawing to a close and the winner will soon be known. The tournament has attracted considerable attention and the sport has been clean throughout and it has always been a case of the best man win. Bobo played tw’o games yesterday, being defeated in each contest, and as a result was shoved further toward the bottom of the percentage column. His first game was with Mangold, who defeated him by a score of 80 to 93, and as a result Mangold stepped into sixth place. Bobo's next opponent was O. France, who was in rare form and defeated him by a score of 100 to 32. This is the worst defeat that any contestant has yet sufferd and the game put Bobo out of the running. The contest was played in thirty minutes which goes to show how fast the billiards were clipped off. Several more games will be played this evening, wsich will complete the schedule for some of the men. o Henry Schoenstead, of near the state line, today delivered ten head of hogs to the Decatur Packing company, which tipped the scales at 3,080 * pounds, an average of 308 pounds.

SCORING POULTRY (Continued from page 1.) questions as to the relative merits of the machines by prospective buyers. The show will last until Friday night and those who hav e not visited the same should take advantage of the last day and show the management that you appreciate their efforts. The scoring up until two o’clock was as follows: Silver Laced Wyandottes. Ed Koeneman —Cockerel 8814, 90%, hen 89, 87%, pullet 88%, 91%. C. D. F. Beiberick —Cockerel 89%. hen 90%. J. C. Patterson —Cockerel 84%, pullet 88%, 88%. Eli Banta —Cockerel 91, 89, 89%, 91%, 91%. 87%, 89%, 91%, 89%, cock 91, hen 91%, 90%, 91%, 89%, pullet 91%, 93, 91%, 91%. White Wyandottes. H. E. Butler —Cockerel 89%, 90%. 86, 88%, cock 91%. hen 90, 91, 92%. 90%, 92%, pullet 92%, 92, 93, 92%, 91%, 92. H. Smith—Cock 93%, cockerel 91%, hen 92%, piglet 93, 93%. H. O. Grove —Cockerel 89%, 86%, 85%, 87%, 84%, 88, pullet 89%, 91%. 89%, 89%, 91%, hen 91, 91%. Golden Wyandottes. Ed Melcher—Cock 91%, cockerel 88%, hen 90%, pullet 88%, 90%, 89%. 90%. Partridge Wyandottes. D. O. Rice —Cock 89%, hen 89, pullet 90%, 90%. Single Comb R. I. Reds. Mrs. B. F. Brokaw —Cockerel 93, 91, 89%, 91%. hen 90, 89%, 92%, pullet 91%, 91%, 90%, 90%, 93%, 92, 90%, 91%, 91%. 91%, 90%, 90%, 93%, 92,

90%, 91%. Frank Keifer —Pullet 91%, 92%, 91%, 91%. D. M. Rice & Son —Cockerel 91. pullet 90%. Grover Hoffman —Cockerel 92%. Rose Comb R. I. Reds. C. C. Miller —Cockerel 86%, 89%. | 92%, 88%, 88%, pullet 90%. 88%. C. D. F.Beiberick —Cockerel 86, 84,: cock 91, hen 88%, pullet 91%, 88%. Fanny Christen —Cockerel 91%, hen ' 83%, pullet 91, 89%, 90%, 91%, 89%. j J. W. Andrews —Cpckerel 91%, . 85%, 91%. pullet 93%. 90. H. C. Clark —Cockerel 89, 86%, hen ■ 91, 86%, pullet 89%. Western Poultry Farm —Cockerel 89%. pullet 93%. Single Comb Buff Orpingtons. Dan Walmer —Cockerel 89%, hen 89%, pullet 92%, 91%.

MRS. RUSSEL DEAD Had Resided in Adams County More than Half a Century. WAS WIDELY KNOWN Her Death Came this Morning at Her Home on Thirteenth Street. After an illness dating back several months from complications, the nature of which have completely baffled several physicians in our city, Mrs. Jerry Russell of Thirteenth street was called by the angel of death this morning at 10:47 o’clock. While she has been suffering for three or four months, her's was not considered a hopeless case until the last week of her long and useful life, when her condition became so serious that even the most hopeful were not surprised when she breathed her last. The deceased moved from Ohio to this county when she was but eleven years of age. and since that time she has resided in the vicinity of the Washington church, four miles southwest of this city, until six years ago, when she and her husband moved to this city to make their future home. This aged lady was beloved by all and during her life she has made a multitude of friends by her pleasant ways and kind disposition, who will join

the bereaved ones in this hour of sorrow. A husband and three children, Grant Russel, of Ossian; Mrs. Robert Poling, of this city, and Mrs. B. J. Amerine, of Craigville, beside : three brothers and two sisters, who 1 ar e Joshua, Abner and James ParI rish, and Mesdames Jacob Crist and , Margaret Merryman survive to respect i the sacred memory of the departed, i The funeral services will be conducted from the M. E. church Saturday j afternoon at two-thirty o’clock and j interment will be made at the Maplej wod cemetery. The deceased was ■ sixty-eight years of age the 16th of ; last December. A post mortem will be held over the body before burial to ascertain the direct cause of the death. o DEMOCRAT WANT ADS.

Holthouse, Schulte &. Co are SELLING S2OOO and SIBSO suits at $15.00 $1650 and sls-00 suits at $12.00 $13.50 and $1250 suits at s|o.oo $11.50 and SIOOO suits at $ 8.00 Remember we only have a limited number of these suits and they are going right merrily. Better try one. It will pay you to look them over. This sale continues through this month and the above prices are for cash only. ~~~WE SELL Nyal’s White Pine and Tar Cough Remedy on a positive guarantee. It contains no alcohol. cloroform or opiates Try it. If not satisfied your money will he refunded. MAKE US PROVE IT THE holthouse drug co.

Th e advance agent for the Widow McCarthy, which will show in the near future at the Bosse Opera House was in our city today putting up paper announcing that this popular show would hold down the boards here in the near future.

LOST —A white bull pup, except one black eye and black spot on back of neck, on road between here and county infirmary. Finder please return to John W. Robinson, north Second street, Decatur, Indiana, or call Phone 98, and receive reward. 8-6 t