Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 89, Decatur, Adams County, 13 April 1908 — Page 3

j Thinking of Spring Shoes ‘ len the sun breaks ~ through and brightens the (^a - v ’ y° u 0311 1 away from the thought that it’s time to buy oxfords. Our advance s h° w ’ n g °f spring oxfords is so complete and well selected JWWMk that you will be pardoned if you can’t resist the temptation to buy. All the newest \V ■ shapes are here and they are alSn so dainty fetching that wf ■ffir n ° one can ' ie td ame d for wanting to lay aside their winter heavy shoes for these JKKp fetching low cuts. Let us show them to you. $ TAGUE’S SHOE STORE

RAILROAD BULLETIN GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA. Northbound. No. 5, daily 1:28 a. m. No. 7, daily ex. Sunday 7:57 a. m. No. 3, daily ex. Sunday....3:o7 p. m. Southbound. No. 6, daily 12:47 a. m. No. 12, daily ex. Sunday...7:l6 a. m. No. 2, daily ex. Sunday.... 1:16 p. m. ERIE. Westbound. No. 7, daily 1:41 a. m. No. 9. daily 3:06 a. m. No. 21, daily ex. Sunday... .10:10 a. m. No. 3, daily ...1:18 p. m. Eastbound. No. 12, daily 2:15 a. m. No. 8, daily 5:35 a. m. No. 22, daily ex. Sunday... .2:00 p. m. No. 4, daily z 3:26 p. m. T. ST. L. & W. R. R. Westbound. No. 1, daily 5:50 a. m. No. 3, daily 10:32 a. m. No. 5, daily 9:51 p. m. No. 23, daily local ex 5un..10:32 a. in. Eastbound. No. 6, daily 4.52 a. m. No. 2, daily 12:28 p. na. No. 4. daily 7:00 p. m. No. 22, daily local 1:15 p. m. Daily Interurban Schedule THE FT. WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RAILWAY CO. Trains Leave Trains Leave Decatur Ft. Wayne 5:50a.m. 7:00a.m. 7?00a,m. 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:00a.m. 11:30a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00p.m. 2:30p.m. 2:36 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. ’ 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Theater parties taking the 7:00 p. m. car will arrive at Calhoun or Berry streets. Fort Wayne at 8:10 p. m. The last car leaving Fort Wayne at 11:00 p. m. will wait until after thfe show.

Only at This Store Jf an the far famcxl faultless fitt- • ing E. P .Reed and “Krippendorfs” shoes be bought. More handsome shoes, or more thoroughly good shoes, or more satisfactory shoes are not to be found at any price. > * You incur not the least obliB| gation by asking to see them. CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE The Shoe Seller.

WEATHER. Fair tonight; Tuesday increasing cloudiness with probably showers south portion. Mrs. George Crays is in the city shopping today. Clem Keller went to Fort Wayne on the 8:30 car this morning. Arthur Beery will be a business caller Wayne today. Miss Blenn Crays accompanied her mother to the city this morning. John H. Schug left for Auburn, Ind., where he will transact business for a few days. M. L. Oliver and A. B. Bailey, of Monroe, were business callers in our city today. Mrs. Mary E. Thrush left for Fort Wayne this morning where she will visit her daughter. W. A. Kuebler returned last night from Fort Wayne where he witnessed the ball game yesterday. Miss Edna Grimm returned to her home at Williams after making a pleasant visit with Mrs. Wm. Draper. Mr. and Mrs. C. Vogt were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Schhiman yesterday and report a fine time. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Fledderjohann were visitors at Kendallville yesterday and returned to the city last night. Mrs. Rose Hicks who has been visiting her brother, E. E. DeWitt, returned to her home at Marion this morning. Mrs. Wm. Jackson passed through the city enroute to her home at Craigville after visiting with relatives at Fort Wayne. Mrs. F. O. Leverton and children came in on the 8:00 o'clock train and from here they went to their home at Huntington, Ind. David Neuenschwander has been visiting with his parents at Berne and passed through the city enroute to Bluffton, where he is working. Mrs. Mary Hurd, of Warren, Ind., who has been visiting with her son Wm. Hurd, at Geneva, passed through the city enroute to her home.

Miss Ida Dirkton. of Stop 23, was a visitor in the city today. D. E. Lauferty made a business trip to Huntington this morning. Dr. C. S. Clark returned last night from a business trip to Fort Wayne. John Davidson has gone to Huntington, Ind., for a few days’ visit with friends. Father George went to Fort Wayne on the 8:30 car to transact business in that city today. Ray Houser, of Warren, has been visiting at Bryant and changed trains here this morning. Miss Jessie Magley has resumed her work at the Daily Times office after a few days' illness. Miss Victoria Stone who has been periously ill for several weeks, is slightly improved today. Miss Pearl Giem, of Fort Wayne, returned to her home after a fewdays’ visit with relatives. W. H. Oliver came from Mnoroe and went to Bluffton this morning to transact business at that place. David Werling, commissioner, went to Fort Wayne this forenoon to attend to business affairs at that place. Rev. Albin Scheidler, C. P. P. S. who is assisting Father Wilkins, will spend a few days, in Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Black came from Portland this morning and left for their home at Warren on a later train. Miss Ida Boyd, of Pleasant Mills, was in the city shopping today, and returned this afternoon to her home. Mrs. A. T. Studabaker, of Bluffton, who has been visiting L- L. Baumgartner and family, has returned to her home. Rev. Albion Sheideler, of Carthegenia. Ohio, assisted in the Palm Sunday services at the St. Marys church yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. J. Elzey returned to their home at Fort Wayne this morning. The former is a fireman on the Pennsylvania. Mrs. Bessie Rumple who formerly lived at Berne, passed through the city enroute to Van W’ert where she will reside in the future. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Pingry who have been visiting relatives at Bryant, passed through the city enroute to their home»at Huntington, Ind. Dr. Mclntosh, president of Wabash college, Crawfordsville, will lecture at the Presbyterian church at 7:30 this evening. Don’t fail to hear him. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Peters returned last evening from Waterloo, Indiana, where they visited over Sunday with the latter’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Leas. Wm. McQueen has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wilson McQueen of this city for several days. He went to his home this noon, which is Van Wert, Ohio. The Ladies' Aid society of the ML Pleasant church will meet with Mrs. Phillip Baker, Wednesday afternoon. They spent a few- hours in sewing and then a social hour. Prof. E. J. German and wife, of Fort Wayne, called on Elmer Moser and wife in this city on their way to Eaton, Ohio. Prof. German is a teacher of music in the former city. Mrs. Wm. Gaines and son Phillip arrived from Kokomo, Ind., last evening after making a few weeks’ visit with her mother. Mrs. L. Priest, and other friends and relatives. Mr. Chas. Suttles went to Fort Wayne yesterday to bring Mrs. Suttles home front the Hope hospital, w-here she was operated upon one week ago. She is feeling as well as could be expected. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Goiner, of Morion, Ohio, have been the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Parrish, at Monroe, for a few days. They came to Decatur and left for their home at Toledo, 0., this noon. Mr. and Mrs. William Gaines have moved their household furnishings into the Otto Kirsh property on north Third street. They formerly resided at Kokomo, Indiana. Mr. Gaines is employed as foreman at the Coppock Motor Car company. Mrs. L. A. Stangle will leave for Butler, Indiana, tomorrow to be in attendance at the St. Joseph branch of the Woman's Missionary association which holds its annual session at the above place Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. Tom Haefling arrived home from | Hot Springs, Ark., where he and Chas. IJrnst went a week ago in company with L. A. Holthouse. He reports that Mr. Holthouse’ condition is improved and that his physician extends every hope for his ultimate complete recovery. Mrs. John StuaanaKer, Sr., is improving nicely since the operation last week for an abdominal abscess and the chances are she will soon be able to be out of doors. The operation was the last resort in her case, but it was successful in every way.—Bluffton Banner.

B. F. Cramer left for Willshire, Ohio, where he expects to work. I. M. Briney went to Gralton, Ohio, where he will work for some time. Ed Young, of Geneva, came to the city this morning to look after business affairs. Mrs. John Frysinger and three children visited at Rockford- Ohio, over Sunday. Miss Merle Burdg left for Kokomo today, where she will demonstrate B. B. goods. Homer Cross went to Preble to visit with his sister, Mrs. Joseph Daniels, for a short time. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Meihls left for Magley, where they will visit relatives for a day or two. Geo. Lett will spend a few days at Kokomo at the bedside of his father who is seriously ill. Miss Betty Reinking went to Schiimm, Ohio, to visit several w-eeks with her grandparents. Herman Yeager witnessed the ball game at Fort Wayne yesterday and returned to the city last evening. Frank Schumaker was among the spectators at the bail game at Fort Mayne yesterday and he has returned to the city. Mrs. L. C. Custer, who resides at Fort "Wayne, passed through the city enroute to Pleasant Mills for a visit with relatives. The Misses Anna Ginley and Blanche Shackley returned from Fort Wayne last Saturday evening after spending the day there. Mrs. W. H. Stevens left this morning for her home at Morley, Mich. While here she visited Mr. Jacob Tester and family. Mrs. John Debolt has written relatives here of her safe arrival at Paragould, Arkansas, where they are located in a cozy and comfortable home. Mr. and Mrs. John Reiter, accompanied by their son Richard, made a pleasant visit over Sunday with Mrs. Reiter’s parents who live at Portland. Albert Butler returned from Fort Wayne last night where he saw the Chicago White Sox and the Fort Wayne leaguers play a game of ball. Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Miller who have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Hunsicker for several days, returned to their home at Lima, Ohio, this morning. Miss Dessie Kinsey was the guest of her mother over Sunday and returned this morning to resume her duties as stenographer for the Ward Fence company. Mrs. Lucy E. Luckey left Saturday for her home at Indianapolis. Enroute home she will visit a few days with he r brother, Mr. Frank Stone and family at Fort Wayne. Miss Arminta Jackson came in on a morning car from Fort Waynet where she was the guest of relatives. She went to her home at Craigville on the 10:32 train. Miss Donna Markley, of Brockton, Mass., who has been the guest of Miss Bessie Baumgartner for some time, left for Bluffton this morning where she will visit for a few days. W. H. Fledderjohann and T. W. Shelton, officials of the Fort Wayne and Springfield interurban went to Portland this morning to hold a meeting with cheir prospective stockholders. Word received from Celina this morning is to the effect that Mrs. Worley of this place, formerly Mrs. Charles Geiner, of tins city, is in a critical condition but not dead as was reported about the streets of our city. However, her life is despaired of. Professor Cremean preached at the Pleasant Grove churcli yesterday and returned to his home at Huntington this morning. He is a professor in history and literature in the U. B. Central college at Huntington, which has sev-enty-five students, who are preparing for university . Mann and Christen have received the contract of building a new house for Dan Niblick and they will begin work on same next Monday. In the meantime the old house will be moved to the back of the lot. The house will be modern in every respect and is to be completed in the near future. J. B. Tanner, auditor in Mayor Johnson’s Cleveland cabinet, was a guest today of A. G. Kelley, traffic superintendent of the Fort Wayne & Springfield railway. Mr. Tanner is also a member of the probe committee that is looking into the charges of graft against many Ohio state officers. Indications point to a fruitful field and many exposures. Otto H. Habould.of Chicago,was an over Sunday guest of Miss Carrie Thomas. Mr. Habould is connected with the advertising department of one of the largest printing houses in the worlj, publishers or the Orange Judd Farmer, The Housekeeper and a number of other high class weekly and montmy magazines. Though still a young man, Mr. Habould has advanced rapidly in his profession.

|excursio"n] TEXAS Make your arrangements to go with us You will be more than satisfied with the results of your trip to this LAND of PLENTY. You cau go in com. fort in our PRIVATE PULLMAN ear, .the best of meals and lodging will be furnished you for a very small sum for the Entire Trip. TRAIN WILL LEAVE Tort Wayne, April 21 st, 1903 at 12 o’clock Noon "GO WEST" Vou Can Make This Trip Free For if you purchase, all of your expense will be rebated to you. A few dollars invested now means wealth in after years. This splendid opportunity will soon pass, as thousands of farmers are rapidly taking up this land. Remember there will soon be no more Cheap Land. There is not a week in the year that you cannot work out in the open on this land. You don’t freeze during the winter months; the Panhandle farmer is plowing and preparing for this spring’s crops. Summer nights are cool and refreshing. Sun strokes are unknown, and is absolutely free from malaria, chills or fevers. Persons suffering from asth ma, catarrh or lung troubles of any nature find perfect relief in the clear pure air Water supply is inexhaustible and absolutely pure wells can be cheaply and easily driven. Would you make an investment that would bring you wealth and comfort for life? Are you tired of drudging along the same old way, year by year? Or would you prefer to * icome one living an independet life? If so, you should not fail to investigate this grand opportunity. Here is a chance, for the young the old rich and the poor to make money. If you delay it is your own fault. Satisfy yourself of all that is said of this wonderful “Land of Promise” by a trip of Investigation. I DAN N. ERWIN Local Agent I Decatur, Indiana .ir- Ml - -TIT - II II .1 I - .1 urt. “I"*" 17

G. W. Schroll went to Berne this afternoon to transact business. Edwin Fledderjohann will be a business caller at St. Marys, Ohio, today. Mrs. George Scheiferstine, of Monmouth, is shopping in the city today. Mrs. Charity Robison who has been visiting at Fairmount, returned loday noon. Miss Ryff passed through here today enroute from Fort Wayne to her home Berne. Roy L. Sautbine left (for Fort Wayne at 1:00 o'clock. He went on business. Mrs. Malissa Mihm, whose home is at Lima, Ohio, went to Ohio City to visit a few days. Miss May me Deininger went to Fort Wayne on the 1:00 o'clock car to look after business affairs. L. F. Alexander left for Geneva this afternoon. While there he will look after business for Packard Piano Co. W. A. Kendall, of Willshire, Ohio, passed through the city enroute from Fort Wayne. He was there on business. Mrs. Milton Kline, who has been the guest of Mrs. D. C. Meyers, returned to her home at Fort Wayne today. Mrs. Emma Chcyney, of Waterloo, returned to her home after a pleasant visit with her sister, Mrs. Charles Murray. Mrs. Lyman who formerly resided here, arrived {from Indianapolis ,to be the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Houser. George Wemhoff was at Fort Wayne Saturday afternoon where he submitted his newly invented coin holding device to patent attorneys, Chapin and Denny, who will search the records to ascertain whether or not there is a similar invention recorded. If not Mr. Wemhoff will apply for a patent on same and may at once begin mantiufacturing the device for sale. George Anderson, of Auburn, has found an old handbill which announced the offer of ss,<’oo for the arrest of the men and the recovery of the money stolen from the DeKalb county treasury on the night of February 17, 1867, when two men got away with $18,968 in cash. Gen. L. J. Blair, of Waterloo, was treasurer at the time. The robbers were never apprehended. and there was long litigation in the effort to recover from the treasurer the amount stolen by the robbers.

J. A. Ernsberger, of Celina, Ohio, is in the city the guest of friends. Mrs. B, F. Welty, of Lima, passed through here enroute to Berne. While there she will visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gottschalk.

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Sam Simison, of Berne, was a business caller in our city today. Mrs. F. G. Schurger and son, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Roehm at Fort Wayne, left for their home at Willshire, Ohio, this noon.