Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 77, Decatur, Adams County, 30 March 1908 — Page 3

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WRATH Showers tonight rising temperature. Miss Clara Burr vis. parents at Monmouth yesterd; John Glancey this morning on a busines A. J. Smith spent f a t his farm, enjoying the cou r . O. N. Snellen left timing on his regular business tißerne. Miss Sally Vesey, of - a y ne , j S the guest of relatives aids here. Miss Mayme Applema to Monroe this morning to malgit with friends and relatives.

Chris Strebe went to fclie this morning in the intereste G. R. & I. railroad company. Mr. and Mrs. James >mb, of Antwerp, Ohio, passed h here today enroute to Portland Abine Smith returned morning from West Baden, wbe was for some time recupera Miss Wegfnaier returp her home at Geneva this after making a short visit in tly. Miss Lilah Lachot arrivtne this morping from a pleasantflt at Berne with friends over fcy. C. O. France Deft this m< ; on a business trip in Ohio in titerest of the Conter Ice Cream any. William Nelson return© hia home at Geneva this mor after visiting with relatives her* several days. Miss Clara Peters her school duties at Fort Wa this morning after visiting herjents over Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. W .H. Lint left for an extended trip to Threvers. Mich., and various other i-s of interest on a pleasure trip. Misses Bessie Baumgartn and Perle Burdg, Messrs. Will She and Edwin Fledderjohann spent iday afternoon and evening at Fort yne. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Spranvent to Fort Wayne yesterday aftoon for a visit with friends. Theyere accompanied by their guest Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Vail. Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Edwat of Leipsic, Ohio, are guests of reives here for a few days. They attfed the Madam Butterfly performan at the Majestic Saturday eveningnd stopped here enroute home.

DONT WAIT r| Until a day or two before I Easter to make your footi wear seelctions —you may be I disappointed. Although our ’ stock is the largest ever, and las one lady said: -‘Don't look like you could ever sell all whose Oxfords this summer,” they are going fast, and take my word for it—pick whie the pickings good. CHARLIE VOOLEWEDE The Shoe Seller.

Our line of children’s shoes? We think they are the best we have ever had ; foot shape form; no cramping of tender little feet; besides, they are the very latest styel. People have begun to realize that to have a good shaped foot, it must not be cramped while growing. We’re leaving the Oriental custom in the past and developing a better mode of foot fitting. Foot shape form shoes for children allows this natural growth. We have them at

C. H. Dibble is a Pleasant Mills business caller. Mrs. J. N. Carrol is shopping at Ft. Wayne today. Albert Evans, of Geneva, was a business caller here today. Mrs. M. S. Smith came home this afternoon from Fort Wayne. Miss Pearl Butler arrived home this afternoon from Fort Wayne. Charles E. Sullivan, of Berne, was a business caller in our city today. Charles Hunt, of Portland, came to the city this morning on his regular business trip. Dale May, of Geneva, went to South Dakota, to settle down on a ranch as his future home. Fred Roads, of Geneva, was among the young men who left for South Dakota this afternoon. Earl Morehead, of Geneva, left this afternoon for South Dakota, where he will go on a ranch. —Charles Patton and Samuel Hite have returned from a several days’ stay at West Baden.

Mrs. S. H. Gainer, of Marion, passed through the city to Monroe to visit with Dr. Parrish and wife. County Supteirntendent Huyette, of Wells county, was a visitor in our city yesterday and has returned to his home. Fifty-seven applicants took the teachers examination given by County Superintendent L. E. Opliger, Saturday at the central school building. Mrs. D. E. Studabaker received word this morning that Phillip Henkel, her little nephew, who is seriously ill at Goshen, is some better. He is suffering from pneumonia and a tubercular complication. Miss Leah Sawyer left at noon for a short visit with Miss Grace Bender of Decatur. The two young ladies graduated in the same class at the school for Deaf and Dumb at Indianapolis. — Bluffton News. Messrs. J. J. Vorpe and C. W. Steinhurst are in the city for the purpose of interesting Adems county in the Panhandle, Texas lands. Many will take advantage of the excursion which will leave April 7th. L. H. Kidder, of Pittsburg, a Westinghouse . expert, is in the city inspecting the electrical equipments of the Fort Wayne & Springfield interurban cars and the same will be in excellent condition this summer.

Miss Ada Deininger will attend Ben Hur this evening. D. E. Bowman is a Fort Wayne business caller today. Mrs. Olva Thrust returned to Monroe. after visiting here. Iry Steele, of Pleasant Mills, was a business caller today. Mrs C. O. France is visiting at Fort Wayne today with friends. Roy Beachler returned to his school duties at Richmond today. Mrs. Henry Gerke left at noon for Berne, to visit his parents. Jacob Rupel, of Jay county, was a business caller here today. . .J. R. Hoagland, of Frankfort, was a business caller here today. Miss Ethel Haggard, of Monroe, returned home after visiting here. Miss Sarah Sheets, of Wren, Ohio, came to the city to do shopping today. Mrs. John H Heller left for Fort Wayne to attend Ben Hur this evening. Mrs. T. Meyers, of Wren, Ohio, came to spend the day with friends today. Miss Rose Kieln returned to her home at Bluffton after visiting Zira David. W.J. Hurdy. of Geneva, passed through the city to Warren on business call. Mr. and Mrs. N. Presdorf returned to Woodburn after attending the funeral here. W. D. Thomas returned home at Monroe after visiting relatives here for a few days. Mrs. McCartan came home with her daughter Mrs. M. S. Smith from Fort Wayne today. Will Richard, of Geneva, passed through the city to South Dakota, to make his future home.

Ray Dove, of Berne, left this morning for Marion, where he will enter the college this spring. Miss Frances Dugan and her guest Miss Harriett Morrison, will spend Tuesday at Fort Wayne. Miss Mabel Welty returned to her school duties at Marion, after visiting her parents over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Elzey returned to their home at Celina, after visiting Mrs. Thomas Erwin. J. O. Tetter, of Berne, passed through from Fort Wayne to his home after being there on business. Mr .and Mrs. James Melone, of Wren, Ohio, passed through the city to Fort Wayne on a business trip. Jesse Bryan, of Geneva- passed through rhe city to Marion where he will enter the spring term at the college. Mrs. Rachael Kern will leave this evening for Marion, where she has been called to the bedside of Mrs. V. Peterson. W. E. Price, of Willshire, returned to his home after being at the home of his father at Lagrange county, who is very poorly. Mrs. V. Kern went to Marion this noon where she w r as called on account of the illness of Mrs. V. Peterson, who is at death’s door. A. L. Gilliom, of Berne, who has been placing the Adams county map in all the schools, was in the city, this morning, on his way to Monmouth. Geprge Worden was on another spree Saturday night and Marshal Bohnke placed him in jail for over Sunday. He was given a hearing before Mayor France this morning and a fine of $5 and costs amounting to sls was assessed. George promised to go home and sell some hogs and pay same, hence he was released.

Whether gravel road bonds will sell or not doesn’t, seem to bother Blackford county, unless they have a tip down that way that they will, as the commissioners of that county are advertising thirteen roads for sale April 7, under the three mile and under law. Up to the present time there is nothing new on the bonds in this county selling. In the neighborhood of $4.000 interest has accumulated on the whole series by this time, which would' be velvet to the buyer—Bluffton Banner. The students in the Goshen high school had a mock trial yesterday afternoon, which proved to be a very pleasant diversion. Robert Beck was arrested for assault and battery on Donald Whitmer. Frank P. Abbott, jr. and Howard Inebnit appeared as attorneys for the 'state and Hugh Naylor and Orlo Deahl as counsel for the defense. The trial was conducted before Charles R. Parker as judge. Carleton Warrick was clerk and Carl Whisler bailiff. After a spirited contest in which both sides displayed considerable shrewdness, the defendant was found not guilty. The following constituted the jury: Helen Chamberlain, Ethel Sherwin, Donald Payne, Lester Phillips, Louiseßrownell, Joyce Kinney, Calvin Madlem, Ruth Stemm, Francine Harriman and Nelson Blough. —Goshen Democrat.

THE MULE IN THE JUG. ' An Arab Proverb and the Legend That Gave It Birth. Who can affirm that the mule entered the jug? This proverb is frequently quoted to show that, though one may conscientiously believe in a thing which may seem extravagant in itself, it is better not to repeat it from fear of being disbelieved. It arises from the following Arabic legend: An Arab who denied the existence of genii once bought a mule and took it home. When performing his evening ablutions, he saw the mule enter a jug, and this so scared him that he ran shouting to the neighbors and told them what he had seen. They, thinking him mad, endeavored to appease him, but all in vain. He vociferated more and more, so that the authorities sent him to the madhouse. When the doctor came to see him, he repeated the account of what he had seen, whereupon the doctor or- I dered him to be detained. He contin-1 ued upon each visit of the doctor to repeat his statement until his friends succeeded in persuading him that if he , wished to regain bis freedom he must; recant. This he did, and the doctor set him at liberty, to the great joy of his family and friends. On making his ablutions as before he again saw the mule, this time peeping out of the jug, but on this occasion he contented himself with remarking to the mule: "Oh, yes. I see you well enough, but who would believe me? And I have had enough of the madhouse." Needless to say that the genii to avenge themselves for his disbelief in them had transformed one of themselves into a mule and as such entered the jug.— Cairo (Egypt) Sphinx. A ROCKING STONE. New York’s Souvenir of the Remote Glacial Period. f Though tens of thousands of persons yearly see the great rocking stone of Bronx park in New York city, few realize that it is the city’s most conspicuous souvenir of the glacial period, when all of this section was covered with an ocean of ice some 1,500 feet thick that was moving slowly toward the south. That pinkish bit of granite, weighing thirty tons, standing seven and onehalf feet above its rocky base, being ten feet broad and eight thick, came from the far north, carried in the resistless icy arms of the glacier that swept over the continent down to this latitude, marking its path by depositing great bowlders as it moved and leaving scratches on the firm rocks beneath, from the sliding, grinding bits and masses of granite that settled to its base and were pushed along as it moved. This same bowlder left its mark on the bare face of the rocky hill to the north of it, in which lies the crocodile pool. There the scratches are visible today, pointing to where the bowlder stands and telling the story of part of its travels. When the melting ice departed from the great block of granite, it left it standing througn the ages a rocking stone so delicately poised that a pressure of fifty pounds exerted on its most northern angle causes its apex to sway north and south about two inches.—New York Herald. A Considerate Reporter. When the Maine was blown up the wife of Lieutenant Commander Wainwright was at her home in Washington. She had heard nothing of the news when she was awakened about 4 o’clock in the morning by a violent knocking at the door of her house. Finally Mrs. Wainwright rose and looked out of the window, asking what was the matter. A voice called out, “Are you the wife of Lieutenant Commander Wainwright?” “Yes. What do you want?” “The Maine has been totally destroyed. We are reporters and wish for some information about Mr. Wainwright.” Only this and nothing more. The shock caused the poor lady to fall in a dead faint, from which she did not rally for several hours, and, fortunately for her, it was then known her busband was not among the lost.

Wouldn't Tip It, A Toronto man who visited England last summer appears to think that country the champion tip taker. He says: “'Well, I had tipped every man from the swell gent who seemed to own the house of commons down to the hireling who gummed the wrong labels on my luggage, and I went into the waiting room on the landing stage at Liverpool to wash my hands of everything English, and what do you think stared me in the face when I had finished? A placard saying, ‘Please tip the basin.’ I’ll be banged if I did!” Monuments. Dr. Griffin—l must say the world is very ungrateful toward our profession. How seldom one sees a public memorial erected to a doctor! Mrs. Gollghtly—How seldom! Oh, doctor, think of our cemeteries!—London Answers. Doesn’t Always Follow. Because some men get over a fence safely with a loaded gun it is not always safe to assume that they won't examine a mule’s heels to settle a bet —Washington Post The Difference. Upgardson — Doesn’t Weerius bore yon nearly to death? He talks like a phonograph. Atom—Not at all. When a phonograph runs down it stops.Chicago Tribune. It Improves a girl’s looks Immensely to be rich.— New Tork Press.

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BIG SUIT OPENING THURSDAY. The Fullenkamp Suit jSale Occurs this Week. M. Fullenkamp is advertising a big spring suit opening to be held Thursday of this week, April 2nd. In our display announcement last Friday we had the date Friday, April 3rd, but this was an error. The date is Thursday. Don’t forget it. On that day, a special representative of a big Cleveland wholesale house will be here with his entire big line, the finest and best ever shown in Decatur. This being the opening sale of this kind at Fullenkamp’s, they are making a special effort to secure your suit trade and ire quoting extremely low prices. It will pay you to call. It’s Thursday. Elmer Amspaugh returned to Marion to enter the college. A. C. McDevitt, of Fort Wayne, was here on business today. John Jones returned to Fort Wayne after spending Sunday here. Mrs. Ella Shultz, of Wren, Ohio, came this morning to shop in the city. Mrs. Charley McDonagle and children who have been at Spencerville, returned to their homes at Berne, this noon.

Gave It Up. A friend of the writer recently made application for a public appointment in a small Scottish town, and, thinking that his chances of success would be greater by a little judicious canvassing, he resolved to call upon a few of the town councilors, in whose hands the appointment lay. Os the civic dignitaries’ position in private life he knew nothing. Journeying to the town in question, he hired a cab at the railway station and requested the jehu to take him to Councilor Bisset’s, the treasurer. The councilor was found in his blacksmith's shop shoeing a horse. “I’ll see somebody of more importance than this, anyhow,” said the candidate to himself, and, turning to the driver, he said, “Drive me to Councilor Maitland’s office.” The cabman thereupon drove him to the local joiner’s shop. This was worse even than the smithy, and in despair he ejaculated: “Drive me to Councilor Gray’s.” “I am Councilor Gray, sir,” replied the cabman. The answer staggered the candidate. He quietly paid his fare and disappeared, resolved to leave his fate in their bands without prejudicing them In any way in his favor. — London Standard.

DELEGATES WERE APPOINTED. Miss Perle Burdg and Wilson Lee Will Attend Convention. During the Sunday session yesterday morning at the Presbyterian church the appointment of delegates to the spring Presbytery and Sunday school convention to be held at Milford. Inddiana, the twentieth day vs April, were made. Miss Perle Burdg. teacher in the infant class and Wilson Lee, Sunday school superintendent, were appointed and they will represent Decatur in that meeting. An interesting session is anticipated. o ERIE FIREMAN WEDS. Joe Elias, of Lima. Weds Huntington Young Lady. Mr. Joe Elias, fireman on the Lima switch, engine o nthe Erie, passed through the city this morning for Huntington. where he will be united in marriage to one of the leading young ladies of that city, this evening, at the bride’s home. Mr. Elias has passed through the city for many tjmes and on his way back and forth he has won many sincere friends w'ho certainly join with the Democrat in extending congratulations. o — DEMOCRAT WANT ADS. PAY BIG

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THEY PASSED THE ALDRICH BILL Currency Bill Passed the United States Senate. Washington. March 30.—The senate passed the Aldrich currency bill by a vote of 42 to 16,, in the main a party vote. The Bailey substitute, authorizing the government instead of the national banks, to issue the emergency circulation for which the bill provides, was defea;ed by a vote of 42 to 13. This vote was entirely partisan, even Senator LaFollette casting his vote with the republicans. The bill had been before the senate since January 2. An interesting feature of the passage of the bill was a reiteration by Mr. Aldrich of his promise to bring in a bill for an investigation of the entire banking system of the country with a view to instituting reforms. ' ' —o — SALE OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS. The household goods of the late Eli Presdorf will be sold at auction, at the resident on south First street, third house from jail, at one o'clock Saturday afternoon, April 4th. These goods are all practically new and in first class condition. 77-5 t —o — Democrat Want Ads. Pay.