Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 111, Decatur, Adams County, 8 May 1908 — Page 3

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WEATHER. Showers tonight; Saturday partly cloudy. RAILROAD BULLETIN GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA. Northbound. No. 5, daily 1:28 a. m. No. 7 dally ex Sunday 7:57 a. tn. No. 3, daily ex Sunday ~.3:47). m. Southbound. No. 8, daily 12:47 a. ni. No. 12. daily ex. Sunday.. .7:16 a. m. No. 2, dally ex. Sunday... .1:16 p. na. ERIE. Westbound. No. 7, daily 1:41 a. tn. No. 9, dally 3:#6 a. m. No. 21, daily ex. Sunday. .10:10 a. m. No. 3, daily 1:18 p. tn. Eastbound. No. 12, daily 2:15 a. m. No. 8, dally 5:35 a. in. No. 32, daily ex. Sunday.. .2:09 p. m. No. 4, daily 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, dally 9:51 p. m. No. 23, daily local ex Sun. 10:32 a. m. East bound. No. 8, dally 4:52 a. tn. No. 3, daily 12:28 p. m. No. 4. d ally 7:00 p. tn. No. 32, daily 10ca1........ 1:15 p. m. Daily Interurban Schedule THE FT. WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RAILWAY CO. Trains Leave Trains Leave Decatur Ft. Wajne 5:50 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a. m. 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m., 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00p.m. 2:30p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. ' 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00p.m. 8:30p.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 the show.

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Henry Koeneman went to Hoagland on a business trip today. W. H. Thompson, of No. 8, was in the city attending the sale. Bluffton and Huntington are planning big attractions for July 4th. E. M. Ray arrived this morning from Berne to transact business here today. A number of Decatur people witnessed the show at the Majestic theater last night. Burton Hyman, of Logansport, returned home after being in the city on business. •*' Z. O. Lewellen, of Monroe, made a business trip to Fort Wayne on the morning car.

Julius Haugk and City Engineer Vogt, were at Fort Wayne on business last evening. S. H. Mauer, who lives at Spencerville. Ohio, returned home after attending the sale. G. T. Markley attended the horse sale and left for his home at Bluffton on ?tn evening car. Miss Lucile Case left last evening for Huntington where she win visit relatives until Sunday. The condition of W. J. Craig is alarming. He is suffering mueh from an affection of the lungs. Thomas D. Brandt and Gordon Chapman, of Kokomo, were In attendance at the sale yesterday and returned home last evening. Mrs. Charles Pennington has returned from a three weeks’ visit at Tiffin, Ohio, where she visited her sister for three weeks. Charles Sowle. a pattern maker at the furnace factory and son Rex, left this morning for a few days’ fishing expedition at Angola, Ind. The Misses Mayme and Gip Dorwin witnessed the show “Coming Through the Rye” at the Majestic theater last night and have returned to the city. • Henry C. Berghoff, cashier of the German American National Bank, of Fort Wayne. Indiana, was in the city looking ..fter business interests yesterday. That the rain which has fallen here all week is general is evidenced from the fact that not a ball game was played yesterday in any of the big leagues, an almost unheard cf fact. \lr. and Mrs. Charles Bohnke, of rural route three, are rejoicing over the anval of a ten pound baby girl that put in its appearance at eleven o'clock last night.

H. Boseker returned to Fort Wayne after being in the City on business. R. E. Gilpen and family arrived and will make this their future home. C. D. Kunkle, of Monmouth, attended the horse sale here yesterday. J. H. Heller last evening from a business trip to Fort Wayne. Wm. Pease and J. E. Byers, of Fort Wayne, were in the city purchasing some fine horses.

Many horse buyers were in the city today attending the Decatur horse company’s regular sale. Charles Fritzinger and Otto Rice returned to their homes near Monmouth on a late car last night. W. 8. Thompson returned to Hesse Castle after spending a day here looking after business affairs. O1 Cahn made a business trip to Fort Wayne at 8:30 and will remain there for a couple of days. Mrs. Gustav Holbrock and baby, who were visiting relatives here returned home this morning. The large gas producer plants and engines for the Ward Fence Co. have arrived and are being installed. A. G. Kelly was at Portland transacting important business for the Ft. W’ayue and Springfield traction line. Henry Williams and W. H. Fledderjohann left for Fort Wayne last night. While here they attended the sale. Fred Lindsley, of Greentown, was in the city transacting important business and has returned to his home.

Col. M. Hicks and brother, Joe Hicks, returned to their homes at Marion, Indiana, leaving on the 2:30 car. The former auctioneered the horse' sale yesterday. The Yager furniture company have sold a consignment of furniture to Andrew Welfly and the same is being arranged in the Charles Railing property on Mercer avenue. The bride will arrive some time next week. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leonard, the newly wedded couple have returned from Avilla, where they were married Wednesday morning and they will reside in this city, where Mr. Leonard is engaged in the tinning business. The river has raised much during the past few days and the water is spreading over the lowlands along the channel. The Haugk stone quarry is filled to overflowing and it will be some time before work can be begun in the hole. An operation which was to have been performed this morning on Miss Bessie Hale was postponed until Friday morning, owing to the fact that the attending physician had to perform another operation today outside of the city, an urgent case that could not be delayed. —Bluffton News. Chris Meyers has purchased a half interest in his brother Henry's tailor shop at Decatur, and will do the cutting for that shop, and his Geneva shop but will remain in Geneva. He was also at Fort Wayne first of the week and bought a dry cleaning plant to bd operated at Decatur. —Geneva Herald. Rev. Charles F. Thiele, pastor cf St. Peter’s'Catholic church, gone to New York, where he will be joined by Rev. J. F. Delaney, of St. Patrick s church, and Rev. John R. Quinlan, of Huntington. The party will sail in a few days for a three months’ tour of Europe. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. Owing to the excessive rainfall during the past two weeks, work on the construction of the Ward fence buildings has been discontinued. However the work will be resumed next Monday and rushed to completion. It became necessary for the company to order brick from Fort Wayne to complete the job with.-

The condition of Judge John W. Headington, one of the best known men in the state, who for almost a year, has been confined the greater part of the time to his home following a paralytic stroke, has during the past twenty-four hours, become very critical. Four or five days ago he suffered a third stroke, and on Wednesday morning, the members of his family and near relatives were summoned. —Portland Review* „ Mrs. Ferdinand Mosiman had a stroke of paralysis this morning at about 10:15 o’clock, and for some time lay in an extremely critical condition. This is the second attack she has suffered, the other one having afflicted her just before Christmas. Since that time she has been unable to walk, and for some time unable to speak, but she rallied and was apparently getting better yvlien the second one came this morning.—Bluffton Banner. Pioneers of Ossian have just held their thirteenth annual reunion and celebrated the fifty-third anniversary of their residence in that town. Ten of the original settlers of the place were In attendance, as follows: Mrs. Elizabeth Carpenter, 83; Mrs. Rachel Rankin, 82; Mrs. Sallie Jennifigs, 71; Mrs. William Milligan, 66; Mrs. J. I. Metts, 70; Miss Lizzie Johnson, 54; William Milligan, 71; James Johnson, 78; David Craig, 74; Dr. J. I. Metts, 76.

Mrs. Dutcher, of near Monmouth, is quite ill at her home. Harry Ward, of the Ward Fence Co. went to his home at Marion this morning. Mrs. W. H- Wiley left for a few days’ visit with friends at Marion, Ind. Mrs. Sadie E. Myers, of Craigville, was in the city transacting business this morning. A. B. Bailey, of Monroe, was a business caller in our city today and has returned to his home. John C. Graves, who is a lawyer, was in the city on legal business and returned home at 10 o’clock. Forest Steele arrived home from Fort Wayne and othei- cities where he has worked for several weeks. Noah Webber, of Fort Wayne, transacted business in Decatur today and has returned to his home. The city base ball club are anticipating a fast game of ball at Muncie Sunday and they will take with them a strong bunch of players. The Coppock Automobile company continue to do a thriving business and they receive many letters each day Inquiring about their great commercial car. ♦ Mr. and Mrs. E, A. Spuller and daughter Madge of Geneva, passed through Decatur enroute to Huntington to be the guests of relatives for several days. The condition of Miss Elenora Forbing is much improved and if nothing unforseen happens she will soon recover. The operation was successful in every respect.

In addition to the line of commercial cars manufactured by the Coppock Motor Car Company, they have accepted the agency from the Brewick Pleasure Car Co, of Flint, Mich, and will do a thriving business. They have already taken several orders of which Harry Ward gave the first, for a fine car with seats for five.

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Miss Georgia Beery is in the city visiting Will Martin and family.

Mrs. M. L. Oliver, of Monroe, was in the city shopping this morning. Lawyer D. B. Erwin made a business trip to Berne at 1:16 this afternoon. Mrs. W. F. Hilton, of Bobo, is visiting her father, Andrew Jackson, at Monroe. Dick Heller enjoyed the day as a guest at the D. E. Studabaker home east cf town. W. H. Oliver who is attending school at "Bluffton, passed through the city enroute to Monroe. Joe C. Gard, of Wnichester, at? tended the horse sale yesterday and returned home today. Miss Ruth Hammel wept to Portland, where she will be the guest of relatives until Monday. Pixley and Wolverton, who are dealing in fine horses, at Auburn, attended the sale here hursday. Geo. Williams and Harry Thomas.of Boston, Mass., who attended the sale yesterday, left for Bluffton this morning. Gay and Zwick are announcing a great slaughter sale elsewhere in this issue and it will well pay the people to look over their mammoth stock. Michael Miller and daughter arrived home last evening from a ten days’ sojourn at West Baden. They report an enjoyable and beneficial trip. Harry Peacock of Union City, was in the city arranging for the time and place for Michael J. Fanning. He went to Berne this afternoon and will return this evening and complete the arrangements which will be announced tomorrow.

F. D. Andrews was in the city collecting the weekly payments to the Prudential Insurance company and settling the claim of the late Pearl Mann, who was buried last Sunday. The company is very prompt in settling claims.

Mrs. L. E. Steele spent the afternoon at Fort Wayne. Oscar Fritzinger was a business caller here this afternoon. Wm. Woodward, of Ossian, attended the horse sale yesterday. L. E. King, of Bluffton, left for Fort Wayne at 2:30 to be a business caller there. Master Lawrence Lewton returned home to Monmouth after visiting Geo. Dutcher. Jerry O. Bryan, of Boston, Mass., left for his home today after being in the city on business. Frank E. Randall, of Fort Wayne, was in attendance of the sale and returned home today. Charles Christen, Isaac Nelson and Ed Fulton went to the Maple Grove Park this afternoon. Henry Kundred, of Delphos, Ohio, and Herman Gunsett, of Van Wert, attended the horse sale. Wm. Langermann of this city, left for Fort Recovery, Ohio, where he will transact business. Miss Jennie Gerber, who arrived from Pleasant Mills, left for her home at Monroe this afternoon.

PROHIBITION COUNTY CONVEN- * TION. The Adams County Prohibitionists will meet in convention on next Monday, May 11, at 2:30 p. m. in the Christian church to elect a county chairman and nominate officers of the county, and to nominate delegates to the state convention which will be held at Indianapolis May 19 and 20. At 7:30 p. m. there will be a mass meeting at the court house, the speaker to be M. J. Fanning of Philadelphia, the great Irish orator, one of the greatest platform speakers in this country. We want every business man in Decatur to attend this riveting and hear him. By order of County Chairman. 108-5 t

C== the R Y ST A L OPEN TONIGHT MOTION PICTURES. First film—’'A Grazy Quilt.” "A Fish Story.” Second film —"The Workman's Honor." “Spring Cleaning.” ILLUSTRATED SONG. "A Bird in a Gilded Cage.” SCHMUCK & MILLER C. Fleming was a business caller in the city today. Charles Shepherd, /if Geneva, Adams county, arrived in the city Wednesday and accepted a position ip. the G. A. Pontius drug store. He has just graduated from high school and during vacation has been employed in a drug store, where he has gained a knowledge of the occupation which he has chosen. He will learn the trade under a man that has been in the business for a quarter of a century, and as Mr. Shepherd is an ambitious young man he will no doubt succeed.—Columbia City Post.

THE PICTORIUM TONIGHT First reel —“Ice Industry in Sweden.” Second reel—“ The Scout.” SONG. “I Know the Reason Why.” J. B. STONEBURNER. Prop