Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 139, Decatur, Adams County, 10 June 1908 — Page 3

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WEATHER. Generally fai r north, showers south portion tonight and possibly Thursday; cooler south portion tonight; warmer north Thursday. 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, dally 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 8.51p.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, dally 5:35 a. m. No. 22. dally ex. Sunday.. .2:00 p. m. No. 4, daily 3:26 p. m. T. ST. L. & W. R. R. Westbound. No. 1, dally 5:50 a. m. No. 3, daily 10:32 a. m.' No. 5, daily 9:51 p. m. No, 23, dally local ex 5un.10:32 a. m. Eastbound. No. 6, daily ~..4:52 a. m. No. 2, dally 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. 1:00 p.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. 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.

1 HENSLEY | : —: — r~TT : ♦ Annual sale commences 6th. of this month. The ° J greatest cut in prices ever offered in the Jewelry ♦ ♦ line. Lasts 30 days for strictly cash. t o WATCHES THAT WERE sl2, sls, S2O go at ♦ ; $9.50, sl2, sls ' jgfc, I ♦ Solid Silver Souvenier Spoons sold | o at $1.50 now 90C. See my new O § t line of wedding and all kinds of ♦ ♦ presents in my window, marked in JVj —“|F ♦ ♦ plain figures. You can not afford o 2 to miss this sale if you will ever have ♦ o any use for these goods., Call and * t see for yourself. s - Eyes ! | Tested Free f | I —IE.NISI—EEY | ; JEWELER o * a

Mrs. D. R. Meyers, of Wren. Ohio, spent the day in the city shopping. Bart Burk, of Geneva, transacted business here today and has returned home. Mis s Lillie Venis, of Hoagland, arrived in the city and will visit friends until tomorrow. Mrs. Roop and children arrived home this morning from a several days’ visit at Willshire, Ohio. Mrs. W. H. Leas, of Waterloo, Ind., has arrived in the city for a several days’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. Earl Peters. David Zehr, wife and son were shopping in the city today and have returned to their home in Jefferson township. Mrs Samantha Dorwin and granddaughter Miss Naomi Dugan, went to Monmouth at ten a. m., where they visited with friends today. Mesdames C. O. France, Herman Conte r and Isabelle France left for Fort Wayne this morning where they spent the day with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Laßue, of Geneva, who spent several days at Wren, with relatives, returned to their home this afternoon by the way of Decatur. Abraham Meyer and granddaughter Miss Esther Presdorf, left for Woodburn this morning to visit with relatives at that place for a few days. Mrs. S. Billman, accompanied by Mrs. A. E Scott and daughter Helen, went to Craigville this morning, where they will visit relatives for a couple of days. Mrs. Albert Bonor, of Pleasant Mills left this morning for Chicago, for a two weeks’ visit with her brother, Charles Beaman, whom she has not seen for twenty years. Mrs. C. S. Clark and children Bernard and Janette, left this morning for afew weeks’ visit with her sister, Mrs. Droppieman at Jeffersonville, and other relatives at Louisville, Ky. The Misses Margaret Clark and Agnes Voglewede will leave this evening for Van Wert, Ohio, where they will be the guests of friends and will attend a dance there Thursday evening. The Eagle saloon, which was abandoned by its proprietor some time ago, has been disposed of by L. L. Sheline, who held a mortgage against the place and the Victor Mattress company which has been located at Portland for some time has rented the building.

Miss Lizzie Abels, of Monmouth,was in the city shopping and left for her home this noon. C. D. Lewton and H. S. Steele were attending the democratic convention at Union City today. Little Miss Gladys Meyer went to Geneva, where she will make a weeks' visit with relatives. Mrs. J. L. Edge, who has visited for the past two weeks, arrived home from Urbana yesterday. Attorney R. O Johnson, of Kendallville, was In the city on legal business and has returned home. Alfred Johnson, of Berne, was a business caller her e this forenoon, going home this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Schwartz, of Portland, have come to tb<s city for a visit with friends and relatives. Mr. an d Mrs. Thomas Ehinger have gone to Toledo on their wedding tour. They will return in the near future. Mr. and Mrs. J. R Woods, of Converse, Ind., have arrived in the city for a visit with friends and relatives. George P. Butler of Chicago, 111., was in the city transacting business yesterday. He left for Fort Wayne last evening. Mr. and Mrs. David Zeh r and son, of Berne, arrived in the city this morning and spent the day here visiting with friends. S. P. Albaugh, of Cleveland. Ohio, transacted business in the city yesterday and left for Fort Wayne on the four o’clock car.

The ladies of the C. B. L. of I. held a most delightful session in their hall this afternoon. Progressive pedro furnished the amusement. Harold Wilcox arrived home yesterday after spending three weeks at Kendallville and Lagrange, the guest of friends and relatives. Mrs. R. B. Gregory and daughter Jirene left for Clear Lake this morning, where they will spend several weeks with R. B. Gregory at the lakes. The Methodist Episcopal church choir will leave early tomorrow morning for Celina, Ohio, where they will be entertained by Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ernsberger. Mr. Roy Beachler arrived home last evening from Richmond, where he has finished a most successful term of school in the Earlham college. He will be a sophomore next term. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Moore, of Napanee were visiting at Monroe. They came to this city this morning and will be the guests of Mrs. Cora Archbold for a several days’ visit. The Ward Fence company is doing a large volume of business at present. The factory will be removed from Marion to this city during next month. The building is nearly completed here. John Wisely, of Oklahoma, who lived her e years ago and since'has spent several years in the west, is now visiting •witfi his sister. Mrs. Marion Andrews, of this city. In all probability he will remain here until the first of September.

A local in yesterday's paper said that Rev. Schnitz. of Auburn had performed the Ehinger-Radamacker wedding cermony. This, of course, was an error, Father Wilken having united the hapyy young couple as stated in our description of the wedding. George Ashton, a special civil engineer with the Cincinnati Frog and Switch company is in the city. He is surveying special work for the proposed extension of the Fort Wayne and Springfield interurban railway. This company will no doubt furnish the switches and frogs. For the first time in many years, the Cincinnati Reds, National League ball team is in second place in the pennant race. This team is composed of the fastest bunch of younsters ever drafted into the big e league and they are going after the pennant. They are but a few games behind the Cubs.

Richmond’s team in the 1.-O. league, the place where Mr. Jessup who said Decatur and Bluffton were too small to belong to the league, have lost SI,OOO this season and disbanded Monday. The 1.-O. totters again but Kokomo is talking of filling the gap. Jim Pierce has joined the Charlotte team of the North Carolina league

A special program will be rendered at the meeting of the M. E. Epworth League next Sunday night, the subject to be “An Hour with Sacred Songs.” During the course of the program selections will be rendered by a male chorus, duet and a solo will be rendered. The program gives promise of being unusually interesting, and the general public is invited to attend.

* W. H. Eichhorn -went to Louisville yesterday in company with J. Fred France, of Huntington, to take some depositions in cases filed by J. L. Priddy, the Warren stbck dealer, against railroad companies. The stock was shipped from the south about ayear ago and suit was brought for damages suffered by the delay of the stock in.•shipment. The suit was filed at Huntington—Bluffton News.

GO INTO BUSINESS “Curley” Wilson and Lee Kindeman Have Bought a Restaurant IN NORTH DAKOTA They Have Taken Possession of Same—Enterprising Young Men

John, Wilson, who a few years ago came to this city accepting a position with Dan Bailey, as baker at the Peoples’ restaurant, afterwards marrying Miss Mayme Smith of this city has, accompanied by Lee Hindeman, gone to Jamestown, North Dakohta, where the two have purchased a bakery and restaurant. These gentlemen are hustlers and will no doubt be most successful in their business venture. Mr. Wilson during his three years stay in the city has made a multitude of staunch friends by his upright principles and courteous treatment. He is an expert baker and is a clever young man. Mrs. Wilson will leave in a few months to join her husband. Mr. Hindeman has served as motorman for the Fort Wayne and Springfield interurban. He is possessed of fine business qualifications and he and Mr. Wilson have a promising future before them. All Decatur wish for these estimable young men all the success that the future can hold. o Wai Wemhoff is at Fort Wayne today transacting business. Will Berling left for Fort Wayne this afternoon on a business trip.

Frank McConnell transacted business at Fort Wayne this afternoon. Levi Sager returned to his home at Bryant after being in the city on business. Leslie Andrews and wife, who visited relatives here the past few days, have returned to their home at Marion, Ind. Mrs. William Ormond, of Plymouth, Indiana, has arrived in the city for a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Scott. Wm. Shelton has arrived home from a seneval days’ visit with friends and relatives at Akron, Ohio, and Chester, W. Va. Mr, and Mrs. Chauncey Buckmaster and son Robert, left for Geneva.whery they will be the guests of relatives for a few days. Mrs. J. J. and Miss Florence E. Black, of Warren, passed through the city enroute to Geneva, on a two weeks’ visit with relatives. Miss and Master Franklin Waggoner, of Monroe, who visited fo r a few days with friends at Spencerville, Ohio, have returned to their home. Mrs. R. K. Allison and daughter Marie, left this morning for Bellefontaine, Ohio, where they will visit for several days with Mr. and Mrs. Doty and family. Track superintendent of the Great Northern Indiana Fair association, J. M. Rice, began yesterday to W’ork the rac e track into a perfect condition before the races begin.

The Maple Grove Park association received their shooting gallery from Boston today. They also purchased a five pin bowling alley from Staup Brothers in this city. Professor J. C. Tritch went to Monroe today for a short visit with relatives. From ther e he will go to Berne to attend the county commencement exercises tomorrow. The Misses Alma Watts and Verna Harkless, of Monmouth the former being a county graduate, went to Berne to be in attendance of the ccunty commencement there Wednesday. John Goodin, of Cincinnati, Ohio, who visited several days with his class mate, Tom Vail, of this city, left, for bis home this afternoon. The boys attended Howe Military school, at Lima, Ind. Stephen B. Fleming, of Fort Wayne, democratic candidate for joint senator for Allen and Adams counties, was in the city last evening. He says he has not done any campaign work up to the present time, but expects to get busy about September 1. A large consignment of furnishings have been received for the Maple Grove Park and are being installed. One feature of amusement will be a shooting gallery, where you can shoot at ctiickiens, monkeys and various other animals. At the director’s meeting last evening a committee was appointed to purchase a bowling alley and the same will be installed in a few days.

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THE SOCIAL DOINGS Program for St. Marys Township Sunday School Convention A BIRTHDAY PARTY Given for Mrs. James Tumbleson—Mrs. Wise Entertained Last Evening The St. Marys Township Sunday School convention to be held one week from Sunday, June 21st, at Pleasant Mills, Indiana, gives promise of being one of the best. An excellent program having been arranged and the numbers will all be good. The program will be carried out as given below: 2:30 p. m. at Baptist Church Song by Baptist school Prayer by Rev. C. L. Marsh Music by Baptist school Sunday school Missions, by Rev. L. C. Hessert Music by the Misses Van Camp Addresses by W. H. Merriman, of Bluffton; A. Van Camp, Jesse Rupp Music by Bobo U. B. school Offering Benediction 7:30 p. m. at the M. E. Church, Pleasant Mills Music by M, E. school Prayer by A. Van Camp Music by M. E. school Address by Mrs. Vogt Music by Bobo M. E school Temperance address by Fred Rohrer, of Berne Music by S’. Paul School Offering Benediction

The Christian Endeavor society of the German Reformed church were entertained by Miss Susie Mayer at her home last evening in a most pleasing manner. After the business period of the meeting the young people amused themselves by playing Flinch and Red Letter, after which the hostess served dainty refreshments. All present had a good time. Miss Rose Christen will be hostess to the Euchre club at their regular meeting on next Friday evening. Buy your aprons and handkerchiefs at the Presbyterian church next Thursday afternoon, June 11th. The second section of the Ladies’ Aid society will give the social and you are cordially invited to attend and bring your friends. Don’t forget the time or place. One of the most enjoyable parties

held in this county for some time was the one given at the home of Mr. and Mrs. James Tumbleson, three miles w’est of Decatur, and one mile east of Preble. The event wag in honor of Mis. Tumbleson’g forty-eighth birthday and the guests numbered seven-ty-five. A delicious luncheon in three courses was served and a happy evening Spent in games and music. It was late when the guests departed with wishes that Mrs. Tumbleson may enjoy many similar occasions. Mrs. Wise was hostess at an evening party Tuesday evening at her home on Seventh street. A number of friends and neighbors were invited and they enjoyed quite a pleasant evening. Musical selections, both vocal and instrumental, were rendered

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