Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 134, Decatur, Adams County, 4 June 1908 — Page 3
Lone Wearing Shoes *************** W e have had and are now doing a tremendous business , on our Elkskin shoes for men an boys. The popularity of Elkskin footwear is due to < several things, but the important one is that of Long Wear. WE SELL THEM. *************** Tague Shoe Store
WEATHER. Showers and thunder storms tonight, or Friday; rising temperature. railroad bulletin GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA. Northbound. No. 5, daily 1:28 a. m. No. 7 daily ...7:57 a.m. No. 3, daily ex. Sun 3:07 p.m. Southbound. No. 2, daily ex. Sun 1:16 p.m. No, 6. dally 12:47 p.m. No. 12, daily ex. Sun 7:16 a.m. No. 16, Sunday only 8.51 p. m. ERIE. Westbound. No. 7, daily 1:41 a. m. No. 9, daily 3:06 a. m. No. 21, dally 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, dally ex. Sunday...2:oo p. m. No. 4, daily 3:26 p. m T. BT. 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, dally local ex Sun. 10:32 a. m. Eastbound. No. 6, daily 4:52 a. m. No. 2, daily 12:28 p. m. No. 4. d ally 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 5:50 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. 2:30 p.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. 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Theater parties taking the 7:00 p. tn. 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. wiH wait until after the show.
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Harry Moltz has gone to Indianapolis on a special business trip. Miss Mary Haag returned home after a pleasant visit at Berne, Ind. The Coppock Motor car companj’ is doing a thriving business at present. The Ward Fence company continues tc receive many orders daily for their celebrated fence. Arthur and Cary Comer, of Pleasant Mills, joined the infantry at Fort Wayne yesterday. Marshal Bohnke left this morning for Fort Wayne, where he will look after important business. Mrs. Otto Weilman and baby, of Monroe, were in the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Steele today. Mrs. Belle Erwin, of Chattanooga, arrived in the city this morning and transacted business here today. The DeKalb county election was pulled off today with the largest number of candidate ever presented on the ticket. Mrs. John Brown, of Geneva, passed through the city enroute to Van Wert, Ohio, where she will visit with relatives for a few days. Mrs. Dr. Keller and her guest, Mrs. E. Weber, of Indianapolis, left on the morning car for the John Omlor home where they spent the day visiting. The Misses Winifred Burk and Margaret Mills of this city and their guest Miss Blanche Payne, of Colfax, Ind., spent the day at Hesse Castle- visiting friends. ' Mrs. Cora Kern and children who have visited the former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A, Mumma for the past month returned to their home at Elkhart, Ind., on the morning train. The trustees of Salem cemetery. 3 miles east of Decatur, ask the peopi? who are interested in it to lend a helping hand in cleaning the commencing in the morning, June 10. The new Methodist Protestant church at Altona was dedicated last Sunday by Dr. Lucas, of Adrain, N‘ :h secretary of the board of home mis sions. Two thousand one hundr»a dollars was raised at the dedication. The church cost $5,020. Judge Frank S. Roby, of Auburn, a member of the appellate court of Indiana. does not improve in health and will leave in a few days for Northern Michigan to spend the summer. Judge Roby is suffering from heart 'ruble and has been unable to attend to his judicial duties for several months.
Wai Wemhoff transacted at Magiey today. W. S. Hughes, of Fort Wayne, made a business trip to Bluffton today. Mrs. Frank Burns spent the day at Fort Wayne visiting friends and relatives. Burt Green made a trip to Fort Wayne on special business this morning. I. L. Babcock transacted business at Fort Wayne today leaving here at ten a. m. C. A. Barkley, of Contintal, Ohio, is here visiting his parents and friends for a couple days. F. V. Mills will return in a few da" from Mt. Vernon, Ohio, where he is visiting with his mother. Mm. Smith, of Columbia City, passed through here enroute to Fort Wayne on a business trip. Miss Clara Kelley, of Monroeville, who visited relatives in this city for one week, has returned home. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Miers of Richmond, have come to the city for an extended visit with relatives. Mrs. Adam Sauer, of Fort Wayne, transacted business here today and returned home this afternoon. Arthur Purdy left for Payne, Ohio, to manage one of the Staup Bros.’ bowling alleys at that place. Mrs. Lewis Johnson why visited for one week with Mrs. Alice Gidder, has returned to her home at Bluffton. The Misses Lillian and Catherine Egly, of Berne, arrived in the city to be the guests of Miss Lula Atz. Mrs. L. J. Allen and children went to Hartford City today for a two weeks’ visit with friends and relatives there. Miss Blanche Lindley, of Louisville, Ky., who visited Mr. and Mrs. Albert Butler for several days, left for Wabash, where she will visit several days. Mrs. E. Hauszing, whose home is at Traverse City, Michigan, returned home this morning from a business trip to Marion, Indiana, by the way of Decatur. The remains of the late W. R. Peters are expected to arrive some time today and then definite announcement will be made in regard to the funeral. George Cox, a farmer in Washin ’ton township, Whitley county, has been assessed a fine of $lO and costs, aggregating $29.50 for cruelly beating one of his work horses. The bowling alley which has been installed on the Bremerkamp lot on Madison street is proving a winner. Many people are patronizing.this popular amusement place. Mrs. S. D. Gross and children, formerly of Berne, were in the city on their way to Rockford. Ohio, where they have their household furnishings and will make their future home. Miss Jean Lutz arrived home from Oxford, Ohio, where she was attending a conservatory of music. She was accompanied by her mother, and a friend. Miss Maude Schoaf. who will be her guest for several days. The condition of Mrs. Ernst Busche remains about the same, although gradual improvement is evident. The physicians are hopeful for a speedy recovery and unless something unforseen sets in they expect same. The town of Geneva, Ind., went “dry” last week by petition, the majority in favor of the remonstrance being fifty-four. Fred Rohrer says he will not rest content now until Decatur and Washington township are landed in the same class with Berne and Geneva. What’s the matter with Monroe and Steele? —Willshire Herald. Mr. John; F. Vordermark, proprietor of the Berry case, is said to be closing out his business in this city and will assume the management of the Hotel Victoria at Gary, Ind. Mr. Vordermark will operate a case in connection with the hotel on his own account. The Victoria has just been completed and was erected by a stock company formed of Bluffton persons. —Fort Wayne Journal. The Muncie ball club will positively play on the local diamond next Sunday and a great exhibition of the national game is expected. Captain Pennington informs us that he has a strong lineup for the game and he expects to win. Cal Robison who has so successfully pitched for the locals, several games this spring will be on the firing line and much is expected from him in Sunday’s game. The United Telephone company, with headquarters in Bluffton, had quite a loss at Huntington at the time of the Briant factory fire some days ago. At the time of this fire the great heat melted and burned much of the cable near the mill, so that it is no longer fit for service, part of it having been out of commission for some time. It will probably require several days to make the necessary repairs. The company has sent one of their Marion employes to Huntington to repair the damage.—Bluffton Banner.
Mrs. Wm. Erwin, of Chattanooga, made a business trip to Geneva today. Jacob Swartz returned to his home at Berne after transacting business here. Miss Loise Holbrock was at Fort Wayne, the guest of friends this afternoon. Mrs. Mary Ann Close left for Portland. where she will visit her son for a few days. Repairs on the ward school buildings are being made by the members fit the school board. Mrs. Isabelle Neptune arrived home this morning after making a pleasant visit with relatives at Willshire, Ohio. The Fort Wayne ball club hasn’t won a game for a week or more and have dropped from first to fourth place. Mrs. George Heaton and son Jesse, who visited Mrs. Jno. Barnett, who is very ill, have returned to their home at Kokomo, Ind. Wm. Davison went to Fort Wayne on business this morning and from there he went to Bluffton to look after business affairs. Miss Clara Faurot, of Mendin, Ohio, was in the city enroute to Geneva, for a several weeks’ visit there with friends and relatives. Mrs. Ethel Nelson and children,who visited several days with U. S, Drummond and family, returned to their home at Geneva today. The Misses Hazel and Ethel Tumbleson left fcr Berne this afternoon and will visit with relatives for several days at that place. Mrs. Edith Waggoner, of Berne, arrived in the city from Fort Wayne this afternoon and will make a short Ivisit here with relatives. I Lee Hindman and John Wilson went to Jamestown, N. D., with the expectation of locating in business there if they can find a suitable location. The Decatur base ball fans are anticipating a great game next Sunday, when the Muncie team and Decatur team clash in a diamond battle. One week from today will occur the Adams county commencement exercises at Berne and Prof. Opliger is busy getting ready for the affair. Ollie Mills and Wid Dorwin have returned from Clear Lake, where they were on., a fishing trip and they have resumed their duties as mail carriers. The M. E. Sunday school are beginning their arrangements for their annual picnic, which will likely be spent at Robinson park, Fort Wayne. Hon. Warren G. Sayre, of Wabash, who is well known here, has been appointed by Grand Exalted Ruler, J. K. Tenner, of the Benevolent Order of Elks, as grand tyler of the national order, to succeed the late Bayard Gray. Mr. H. E. Wagoner, of Indianapolis, who is Indiana sales manager for a soap company, was in the city today, transacting business our grocerymen, and left on the noon train, going south on the G. R. & I. John Studabaker jr.. had another sinking spell last night and for several hours it was feared he would not live until morning. He seemed brighter today, but his condition is very critical. —Bluffton News. H. S. Evans, assistant engineer of the Buda Foundry and Manufacturing Co., of Chicago, was in the city transacting business with the Fort Wayne and Springfield traction company and left for Fort Wayne this afternoon. I In the appointment of committees at the Sons of Veterans state encampment, being held at Lafayette, Charles Vore, of this city, was named as a member of the committee on fraternal greetings. He was the only Bluffton man named on a committee. — Bluffton News. Rev. Guy Mcßride, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Mcßride, of this city, will graduate today from the Boston Theological Seminary, in which he has been a student for the past three years, and with the attendant exercises of this week will have completed his course at the college and will be ready to embark in his life's work with most excellent preparation in some of the country’s best institutions of learning. He graduated from the Bluffton high school, next from DePauw university at Greencastle, and now from the Boston Seminary, and certainly is well fitted for his work in the ministry.—Bluffton News.
THE PICTORIUM TONIGHT First reel—“ Lost, Strayed or Stolen anj the ast Cartridge.” Second reel—“ The Tailsmen.” SONG. “There’s No Time Like Night Time to Spoon.” J. B. STONEBURNER. Prop.
C.:.THE. R YST A L ■THEATRES OPEN TONIGHT MOTION PICTURES. First film—“A visit to a Public Nursery.” “Thirty Moving Men.” Second film—“A Tale the Autumn Leaves Told.” Edison (extra fine). ILLUSTRATED SONG. “Alice, Where art Thou Going.” SCHMUCK & MILLER
Wilbur Porter was at Fort Wayne transacting business this afternoon. C. A. Dugan went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to transact important business there. Mr. and Mrs. Milt Hower and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Elzey are enjoying life at Celar Lake for a week or two. Carl Moses, of the firm of Moses & Meyers, furniture dealers, transacted business at Monroe this afternoon. Miss Emily Wyatt made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon and will return some time this evening. Mrs. Rosa Buhler, of Fort Wayne, was in the city transacting business today and returned home this afternoon. ■Work has begun on Dore B. Erwin's new home on north Second street. It will be ready for occupancy by early autumn. Miss Jessie Simison, who was the guest of the Misses Ruby Miller and Electra Glancy today has returned to her home at Berne, Ind. Mrs. C. M. France, of Van Wert, Ohio, arrived today for a visit of several days at the home of her stepson, J. F. France. —Huntington Herald. J. West, of Howard City, Mich., transacted important business here and returned to his home today. He lives on a farm near Howard City owned by Frisinger and Co., of this city. Senorita, an Italian horse, won the English Derby yesterday by ' two Lengths. It was a 100 to 1 shot, but the big money was all on the favorites, and the bookmakers made a fortune. Four macadam roads are advertised for sale at the July session of commissioners court. They are the J. A. Hendricks. Geneva, Ceylon and Wabash township four, Bucher and J. P. Neusbaum roads. The town board met last Tuesday night in regular session and transacted the regular business which briefly consisted in the allowance of bills. A new member on the school board was elected to take the unexp'rod term of N. B. Shepherd. J. H. Runyon was elected to that place by unanimous vote of the councilmen.— Geneva Herald. — o — NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING. The German Mutual Fire Insurance company of Preble township, Adams county, Indiana, will hold (heir annual meeting at the Freidheim school house at one o’clock p m. on Saturday, June 6, 1908. The usual business will come before the meeting. WILLIAM GALLMEYER, Pres. Kerman Reese, Secy. 128-9 t
OUR BIG SILK SALE] BEGINS MON. JUNE, 1; ENDS SAT. JUNE 6 1 All Fancy Silk 27 in, and 36 Q/L-> ■ in. widths worth sl, this sale All Fancy Silk 20 in. width that * / were 50 and 60c per yard 401/» All Fancy Silk 20 in. width ZOp This sale **L/'2* cheap at 75c, this sale . . . v2X B All 27 in. Fancyflgured and plai nSuesine 4 A Wash Silks, all colors, this week . . 4t"C I I We will include in this sale all of SECO SILKS We have the original our f?mous Faille Brilliant 40 |/p Seco Silk 27 in. width all colors 4 ) E p • Silks bargain at 50c for . will wash and laundrj, a yd. V’-'y (Special 10 per cent discount will be given on i all Black Taffetta Silks. All widths } ———l | Niblick & Company!
~ ' O r> ■■ ■ 00 “ ' kW 7 ‘ C C £• * a ■ 'Mi tovW &■» - Ti- /awWnit i1 ™lB a •I- 8S p! SWEET-ORR ? *’ TROUSERS A) UH SAVED THIS JXK MANS LIFE “Strong Trousers Saved a Man's Life" The above is the head line of an item in a New York newspaper telling how a workman falling from a tall structure was saved by his trousers catching on a slight projection of the iron work. The trousers which saved the man’s life and * held him suspended many feet from the ground until help reached him, were the famous "Sweet-Orr ’ ’ Trousers which we sell. Ask us to show them to you. Price from $1.50 up. These trousers are so strong that the united strength cf several men pulling on the legs will not rip the seams. There is a pair just your size waiting for you here. See our suits and furnishings. TEEPLE, BRANDYBERRV & PETERSON • “CATER TO THE MAN WHO CARES”
I am removing my tailoring shop from the room over the Myers-Dailey store to the rooms over the Nickle Plate saloon, where I will be glad to receive a continuation of business from old customers and take care of new ones. See me if you want any work done in my line. Louis Mailand. 131-6 t ice! ice! We deliver nothing but artificial ice. Send your order. Phone 92. 124-ts
J. S. COVERDALE, M. D. EARL G. COVERDALE, M. D. Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist Eyes tested. Glasses Fitted Drs, J. S. Govertfaie and Son Office 118% 2nd Street Decatur, - Indiana