Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 95, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1908 — Page 3

A PREMANENT CURE • for oxfords.that slip with the slipping shoes corns, blistered heels and worn out hosiery. Nothing is so uncomfortable and expensive. The Racine Heel Protector relieves all this trouble. We have thepi at Tague Shoe Store

WEATHER. Generally fair tonight and Tuesday. RAILROAD BULLETIN GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA. Northbound. No. 6, dally 1:28 a. m. No. 7. daily ex. Sunday 7:57 a. m. No. 3, daily ex. Sunday... .3:07 p. m. Southbound. No. 8. dally 12:47 a. m. No. 12, dally ex. Sunday.. .7:16 a. m. No. 2, daily ex. Sunday... .1:16 p. m. ERIE. Westbound. No. 7, daily .*...1:41 a. m. No. 9, dally 3:06 a. m. No. 21, daily ex. Sunday... .10:10 a. in. No. 3, daily 1:18 p. m. Eastbound. No. 12, daily 2:15 a. m. No. 8, daily 5:35 a. m. No. 32, daily ex. Sunday... .2:00 p. m. No. 4, daily 3:26 p. m. T. ST. L. & 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. m. Eastbound. No. 6, daily 4.52 a. nf No. 2, daily 12:28 p. m. No. 4, daily 7:00 p. m. No. 22, daily local 1:15 p. m. Daily Interurban Schedule TH-E FT. WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RAILWAY CO. Trains Leave Trains Leave Decatur Ft. Wayne 5:50a.m. 7:00 a. m„ 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10i:00a.m. 11:30am. 11:30a.m. 1:00p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2(30 p.m. 2:30p.m. 4:00p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7 00 p.m. 7:00 p.m, I 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Theater parties taking the 7:00 p. m. car will arrive at dalhoun or Berry streets, Fort Wayne at 8:10 n. m. The last car leaving Fort Wayne at 11:00 p. m. will wait until after the | shew. I

The Biggest Easter Business We the biggest Easter history. We to thank our frieds tor their patronage and for their kindness in wailing when we were so very busy. This ggßj- store is here for your accommodation. Come to the Sag growing store. ■ ■L* > CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE The Shoe Seller.

E. G. Keifer, living south of town, was here on business today. Nichols has accepted the position as clerk in the Tague shoe store. Wm. Heeley, of Berne, was the guest of W. A. Fonner over Sunday Mrs. Wm. Sutlief returned this morning after a pleasant visit at Monroe. Cy Erwin. >of Delphos, was ,Hhe guest of his parents in the city yesterday. Elvin Wade, of Fort Wayne, returned home after visiting here for a few days. Miss Dessie Beery will go to Bluffton tomorrow to attend the wedding of a friend. Mr. and Mrs. M. V. B. Archbold, of Fort Wayne, spent Sunday with Dan Erwin and family. J. J. Fonner, of Indianapolis, was the guest of his mother, Mrs. E. E. Fonner over Sunday. Frank Linn returned to Chicago after a pleasant visit with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Sol Linn. Mr. and Mrs. August Busick and children left on the 8:30 car to spend the day at Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Busick and children spent the day at Fort Wayne. They went there on the 8:30 car. Frederick Hayward made a business trip to Logansport and Peru for the interest of the Decatur Packing Co. Mrs. John Vail left for Lima, Ind., to visit her son Thomas, (who is attending military school at that place. Mr. and Mrs. George Henneford have returned from Vera Cruz, where they spent Easter with the former’s parents. Miss Clara McQuiston, Miss Davison and Miss Brant, of Fort Wayne, spent Sunday in the city the guest of Miss Anna Clark. K Mr. Louis Pheffer, of Piqua. Ohio, arrived in the city Sunday to be the guest of Miss Celleste Wemhoff for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. U. G. Denman and daughter Agnes were here visiting with the Drs. Neptune and families for a few days, who are brothers of Mrs. Denman. They went to Willshire, Ohio. Saturday evening to spend Easter with his mother, Mrs. Denman. Mr. Denman has been nominated for attorney general of the state of Ohio. IHe has devoted much time the practice of law.

George Bowers went to Magley to- ! day. C. D. Katterheinrich went to Magley on business today. Mrs. Martha Dutcher, of Monmouth, was here shopping today. L. C. Waring went to Huntington on business this morning. Noah Mangold was a business caller at Huntington, Ind., today. Miss Alberta Dean will visit with relatives at Bluffton for a few days. Mrs. W. J. Meyers and granddaughter went to Magley to spend the day. Herman Leininger went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit relatives. Hugh Daniels, of Bobo, made a business trip to Huntington this morning. Miss Ruth Daniels went to her home at Preble this morning on the 10:13 train. •»> Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Beery, of Hoagland, returned home after visiting relatives here Frank Meyers, of Geneva, went to Lima to visit his sister, Mrs. Schneider for a short time. Miss Pearl Showers returned to Chicago this morning after visiting Mrs. D. B. Showers. Miss France Murphy went to Fort Wayne this morning, where she is attending I. B. college. Mrs. Thomas Fisher returned from Huntington, where she spent Easter with Mrs. William Nix. Mr. I. L. Babcock and wife returned this morning after a pleasant visit with their son at Geneva. Bob Fritzinger and Miss Emma Davison w ent to Fort V’ayne last evening and returned on the last car. C. G. Egly was a pleasant caller in our city yesterday and has returned to his home at Berne. Mrs. James Thojnpson has been viiting John Thompson returned to her home at Fort Wayne this morning. R. C. Drummond, of Hammond.was a visitor in our city yesterday and returned to his home last night. Miss Kate Touhey, of Indianapolis, who has been visiting P. J. Hyland returned to her home this morning. Riley Hewitt, who has been visiting at Spencerville, Ohio, returned to his home at Marlon, passing through this city. • Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Stults and children returned to their home at Lakeville, Ind., after a few days’ visit in the city. James Jones and Dee Nine, botft of New Knoxville, Ohio, have been visiting here. They left for Ohio City today noon. Mr. and Mrs. S. O. Babcock, of Fort Wayne, returned to their home at that place after visiting M. E. Babcock and family. Mrs. B. F. Emerine and son Earl of Craigville, returned to their home at Craigville, after visiting her father, Mr. Jerry Russell. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Moor, who have been visiting relatives at Willshire, Ohio, returned to their home at Fort Wayne on the 8:30 car. Advertised letters at the belong to Lee A. Burk, Charles B. Elliott, Phillip Alston, Eddie Jenkins, Homer Hall and John DeWitt. Ray Duff who came home to spend Easter with his parents at Geneva, returned to Marion this morning to resume his duties at a normal school. The funeral of Milford Davison, who died of old age, was held at Tocsin yesterday. He was an uncle to Wm. Davison and Mrs. Dave Summers of this city. All Masons are requested to meet at the F. and A. M. hall tonight promptly at 7 o’clock as business of importance is to be transacted. By order of W. M. Mr. and Mrs. George Ulmer, of Bluffton, were guests of the latter's, parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Forbing over Sunday and have returned- to their home. / Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nash and son Garald returned fto their home at Amboy- Ind., after visiting relatives here,. They wore accompanied by Miss Merle Coppock for a few days’ visit at Amboy. Clarence Huii, of Tocsin, went to Ohio City this morning. He was accompanied by Miss Mary Winnas wh j is returning to her home at Rockford after visiting with Oliver Hull and family at Tocsin. A contract was written today by which David Gottschalk trades his south Main street residence to William Chandler for a 60-acre farm near Elkhart, valued at 380 an acre. It lies within a half mile of the farm of Morris Feeser.—Bluffton News. Mrs. Chris Vogt living on Marshall street, will, hold a burnt wood opening on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons and evenings. She 'has some fine work displayed in the Teeple, Brandyberry and Peterson clothing store window'. Call and see her burnt wood goods.

Albert Scheiman was a bnsiness caller here today. Charles Yobst made a business trip to Rockford today. Irvin Case returned from Winona, Ind., this afternoon. C. G. Egly, of Berne, was a business caller here today. James Eady made a business trip to Liberty, Ind., today. Mrs. W. H. Ayres, of Willshire, was in the city shopping today. Father Schneider was here assisting during the Easter services. J. H. Wilson went to Fort Wayne where he will lay cement walks. Miss Ida Gunsett left today to visit with relatives at Schumm, Ohio. Father Benzinger, of Hesse Castle is in the city visiting Father Wilken. Miss Nina Gill is demonstrating chinamel at the Holthouse drug store. Hervey Steele and family who were visiting at Craigville, returned home today. Miss Alma Riegie of this place will visit at Monroe with friends for a week. P. J. Hyland went to Rockford, O„ where he will transact business for a few days. Mrs. Florence Mentzer left for Fort Wayne, where she will visit relatives for a few days. Austin Straub left for Fort Wayne this afternoon to visit for a few days with relatives. Miss Gertrude Barber went to Fort Wayne on the 2:30 car to visit relatives for a few days. Contractor E. A. Mann went to Liberty, Ind., to contract for the central school building there. Pharson Dull, of 1 Akron. Ohio, passed through the city enroute to Redkey, Ind., on a visit. Miss Katie Beeler, of Berne, who has been visiting friends here, returned to her home today. Clarence Brandt returned to his home at Willshire. Ohio, after a few days’ visit at Fort Wayne. Wm. Gilbert, living north of town, was a business caller here today and returned home on the 2:30 car. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Holten and children are visiting with Andrew Jackson at Monroe for a few days. Emil Baumgartner, of Fort Wayne, was in the city on business and left on the 2:30 car for Kendallville. Mrs. John Everett returned to her home at Pleasant Mills after a pleasant visit in the city with relatives. Mrs. Zaugg, of Preble, received the handsome hand embroidered floor pillow made by Miss Amelia Goldfier. Linus E. Beard left for his home at Salamonie this afternoon. He has been visiting Harvey Harruff and family. J. G. Worth, of Richmond, passed through the city enroute to Delphi, Ohio, to transact business for a few days. Mirs. Maty Smitjh, of Pleasant Mills, who was visiting relatives at Fort Wayne, returned to her home today. Watt, Ohio, is having a building boom, several new and commodious buildings being under the process of erection. Messrs. Riley and Colvin will fill an engagement at the Pictorium this week and they are said to be royal entertainers. Mr. and Mrs. J. Steele returned from Fort Wayne this afternoon after a few days’ visit with relatives at Fort Wayne. Abe Sprunger returned to his home at Berne, after being in the city visiting his son Eli who was so seriously injured. Ora Hoffman who has been here advertising Al G. Fields minstrel at 'the Majestic, returned to Fort Wayne this afternoon. Mrs. Mary Beiberick passed through the city enroute from her home at Preble to Fort Wayne, where she will visit relatives for a few days. Mrs. J. A Meinerding and son Bernard, of Toledo, Ohio, left for their home today after a pleasant visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Forbing. Mrs. D. M. Robins and Miss Elizabeth Kendrick who have been the guests of Mrs. L. C. DeVoss over Sunday, returned to their home at Portland on the 1:18 train. Miss Pearl Burdg left for Winona, Ind., this morning, where she will spend the day. She will then go to Milford and Pleasant Lake, as representative of the Presbyterian Sunday school convention. P. Poyneer, of Warren, Ind., was here on business. From here he went to Fort Wayne and from there he will returned to his home. He formerly lived in Decatur and is the inventor, patentee and manufacturer of the Poyneer Body Cam Separator and Sacker.

MEXICO JO CUBA (Continued from Saturday’s issue.) At seven, first breakfast; at eleven second breakfast; at three lunch, at six dinner; at nine supper. Elegant meals all. But we cut out the three and nine o'clock meals. All the way the gulf was as quiet as a mill pond, a five days’ trip. But of course we were silly enough to be sick the first night and next day. Then I was all right, but Miss B continued to feel uneasy. Our boat, stopped at Progresso. Yucatan and some of ashore. Progresso is very interesting. Our ship anchored five miles out, and we went ashore in a tug. We visited the market and the plaza and cathedral and some of the streets then took the train for Merida, the capital, passing through great fields of hennequin from which the sissal hemp is made. This is the great product of Yucatan the raising of which has made multi-millionaires out of a number of people. Large plantations or farms or ranches whichever you wish to call them, are called in Mexico haciendas, and the ranchman haciendado. We pass through large ranches, the haciendo or ranch house shaded by trees, while as far as the eye can see, there are fields of hennequin in different stages of growth, but no forests. The state of Yucatan is very flat, being only a few feet above sea level. It is very rocky, the soil being very scant. When we reach Merida our attention is arrested by the peculiar shape of the city coach or carriage. They are all rubber tired, but of peculiar shape. As we rolled along I was surprised to see the beautiful wide cement streets. All over the city the paving is perfect. Not a poor road anywhere. One very peculiar thing we learned about the sewers. The whole state is underlaid with porous limestone. This fact has been utilized for drainage purposes. In the four corners of street cressings and in the center, wells are made under the street, into which tne water from rains drain and in the summer or rainy season the rains are very heavy. Because of the porous sub-rock ‘he drainage soon disappears and the streets and city is clean and healthful. There are no rivers or creeks in Yucatan, but plenty of water is found 25 or 30 feet underground anywhere. The cathedral is a grand one commenced in 1561 and finished in 1592. As you know, whereever the Spanish Conqueror went he forced the people whom he conquered to adopt his religion, and to build his churches. This cathedral is only one more evidence of the work of an enslaved people forced by Spanish despotism. The subjugated people were ordered under the lash to build the churches and then were compelled to worship in, them. Now all the Indians are all attendants at church, and pay about a third of their smalUwages to it. But today, after nearly four hundred years they are liars, thieves and among themselves grossly immoral. The principal plaza is in front of the cathedral and is called Plaza Independencia. It covers about two acres.. Across the road on the four sides of it are the buildings of the state, and of the municipal government, the cathedral and the Montejo House. The plaza is beautiful filled with tropical plants, fruits, shrubs, trees, a fountain and stautory. It is said that here originally was a flat table of rock. There was no soil or any green thing growing. When they decided to make a plaza, the rock was blasted out to a considerable depth over the whole plaza. Then to provide water for it during the dry season a pipe irrigation system was laid on a large scale, with sprinklers extending upward at frequent intervals. Earth was hauled from the hills in the ’interior of the state to fill this hole of two acres. You can judge of the cost when I tell you the same earth retails in Merida for 25 cents a bushel (and there are many beautiful yards in the city). For every tree and shrub sending roots to any depth, additional holes had to be blasted. So you see the little plaza cost the city a great deal of money, but the citizens are proud of the plaza, and congregate here in the evenings when the state band plays on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday evenings. The Indian women of Yucatan, who we see on. the streets everewhere, dress more strangely than any pieople / have ever seen except the Indian women from the Isttnnnus of Tehunantepec, whom we saw in Oaxaca. Mexico (pronounced wo-hock-a). The dress of the Yucatan women consists of ii white swirt elaborately embroidered in colors around the bottom, which i , a foot or more from the ground. A white linen chemise embroidered in the same manner around the neck, sleeves and bottom. The chemise also has lace on the hem. These two are the only garments she wears. Feet neck and arms bare. Sometimes she wears around her neck and hanging to

Have you selected your Easter I ZjJ i ♦ Don’t wait until the last minute. Come in today < • ♦ and have them laid away. I J. H. Voglewede : and Son. ♦ Opp. Court House ]! ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦***♦♦»♦♦♦****♦*>>♦>*******♦** ************* *************** : A High Class Farm • . ========================= • ♦ FOR SALE • ♦ — # * » • 100 ACRES OF GOOD WALNUT LAND 100 • * * * * * Black sandy soil, with new farm buildings « modern in every way, well fenced, in goed * locality of Adams county. Thi s a model * * * stock farm and a bargain for any one who * wants a farm of this kind. Enquire at this ♦ * office. » * • *************************** REAL ESTATE Do you want to buy a farm? We have a large list of farms for sale located in this county at prices that will interest you. We also have some attractive propositions in Michigan timber and farm land. Quite a number of Adams county farmers have located there, and all are doing well. We have many more good propositions there for buyers of cheap lands. If you have only a small amount of money and want to own a farm of your own, come in and see us. Among the farms located in Adams county we have the following: A 40 acre tract, 6 room house, small bam, other outbuildings, fairly well fenced and drained, soil all black sandy loam, a good bargain. Also an 80 acre farm, 7 room house, large bam, other outbuildings, well fenced and fairly well drained, partly black and partly sandy loam; this is a bargain if sold soon. A 100 acre tract in good community, excellent 8 rom house, barn and other outbuildings fair, well fenced and fairly well drained, soil partly black and partly sandy loam; some timber, can be sold at a bargain if sold soon. MONEY TO LOAN—We have plenty of money to loan on Improved farms at lowest rate of interest. No delay. Complete or partial payments allowed. No commission. Write us for full information. Phone 430. Office over Burns Harness Store Northern Indiana Real Estate Co. 175 Head HORSE SALEHsS Decatur, Indiana, APRIL 241908 We have a large consignment for our coming sale. They consist cf draft teams, good brood mares, colts and a lot of general purpose horses and cheap work horses. We have some of them on hand now. If you are in need of a horse, come in and look our horses over. If you have a horse to sell, bring him to this sale. Leading buyers from eastern markets attend these sales. Commission same whether sold at private sale or auction. Special light harness sale May 7th and regular sale May Bth. Fred Reppeit Auctioneer Decatur Horse ©ale Co

her waist an exquisite gold filigree neckchain, hand wrought, and enorhous gold filigree ear rings inset with coral or pearls. Occasionally one wears a zerape. The Indian men jo say, fared .badly—providing -for dress as others all over Mexico, except the hotter the country the bigger and heavier the sombrero. The better class of people dress as we do. The city is beautiful with its wide, clean streets, shade trees planted on both sides. There are many fine buildings in the city, and some elegant placase built by the hennequin princes or kings, I suppose they might be called. One we went through. It is all white marble. The man has eight nieces who will live with him. The house is not quite completed. The furnishings are to cost one hundred thousand dollars. The book cases, chairs, clock and seat with high back all most beautifully carved''out of Italian walnut for the library, were in the house, and were imported from Italy and said to have cost fifteen

thousand dollars. We had a carriage drive all over the city; visited the cathedral and other prominent churches, the market, etc. When we returned to our boat the gulf was rough and the tug bobbed around a (Continued on page 4.)

C THE R Y ST A L ~:theatre-.-: OPEN TONIGHT MOTION PICTURES. First film ‘ The Miser’s Nephew.” "Fireside Reminiscences.’’ Second film— "Discharging the Maid.” "Why the Wedding Was Ptrt off.” ILLUSTRATED SONG. “Blue Eyes.” SCHMUCK & MILLER