Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 175, Decatur, Adams County, 23 July 1908 — Page 3

A Money Saver For You Can you afford to miss such bargains as we are offering you at this sale? In all low shoes that were $3.00, $3.25 and $3.50 go at $1.48 and $1.89, while they last. At these prices is for cash only. Tague Shoe Store

RAILROAD BULLETIN GRAND RAPIDS t INDIANA. Northbound. Into Effect Sunday, June 28. No. s—Daily 11:28 p.m. No. 7—Daily 7:57 a.m. No. 3 —Dally ex. Sun 5:15 p.m. Southbound. No. 4 —Daily 2:29 a.m. No. 12—Daily ex Sun 7:16 a.m. No. 2—Daily ex. Sun 1:11p.m. No. 16 —Sundays only 8:56p.m. ERIE. Into effect Sunday June 21, 1908. No. 8. Daily 5:28 a.m. No. 12. Daily 2:00 a.m. Na 22. Daily 2:00 p.m. No. 4. Daily ...3:26 p.m. No. 15. Daily 7:30 p.m. No. 7. Daily 1:52 a.m. No. 9. Daily 3:12 a.m. No. 3. Dally 12:46 p.m. No. 21. Dally 10:10 p.m. TIME CARD CLOVER LEAF. No. 3 —Frankfort to Toledo, Ex. Sun 12:45 p.m. No. I—Toledo1 —Toledo to Frankfort Ex. Sun 12:22 p.m. No. 3 —Delphos to St Louis Ex Sun 7:21a.m. No. 4 —St. Louis to Delphos, Ex. Sun 7:57 p.m. Na s—Toledo to St. Louis daily 10:17 p.m. Na 6 —St Louis to Toledo daily (. ..5:05a.m. No. 9 —Sunday only, Toledo to Frankfort 10:44 a.m. No. 10 —Sunday only, Frankfort to Toledo 7:07 p. m. Daily Interurban Schedule THE FT. WAVNE & SPRINGFIELD RAILWAY CO. Trains Leavs Trains Leave Deeatur FL Wayne 5:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 3:0.0 a. m. 8:30 a.m. 8:30a.m. 10:00 a.m. 16:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. l:0Op. m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:09 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00p.m. 8:30p;Bi. 9:3on.xa. 11:00 p.m. Theater parties taking the 7:00 p. ■. ear wfll 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.

A SLAUGHTER SALE FOB THE NEXT TEN DAYS we will dispose of Odds and Ends in Shoes, Ladies Oxfords, Summer Waistings and other articles too numerous to mention at greatly reduced prices. Dont fail to take advantage of this great opportunity to save money on purchases. Watch our ads, I JOHNSON BROS. I * Monroe, Indiana

WEATHER. Partly cloudy tonight and Friday; ’not much change in temperature. ’ —■ ' — I Mrs. Charles Dunn is recovering nicely from her recent injury. Jesse Niblick has returned from a business trip at Kokomo, Ind. Mrs. Wash Pyles is spending the day |at Fort Wayne the guest of relatives and friends. Mr. C. Foreman has returned home from a few days’ visit at Portland with friends. Mrs. Frank Burns left this morning for Fort Wayne, where sh e will spend the day with friends. Mr. Kilbourne, of Fort Wayne, passed through the city today enroute to Portland on important business. Mrs, B. F. Blossom, of Saginaw, Michigan, is in the city the guest of Mrs. L. W. Peterson and family. John McKean has returned to his home in Linn Grove after being a visitor in the city for a short time. Miss Florence Sprunger returned this morning from Portland, where she had been on a week’s visit with, relatives. Mrs. Joe Tonnellier and daughter left this morning for points in Michigan. where they will visit for several weeks. Miss Ruth Hammell left this morning for Columbia City. Ind., where she will visit for several weeks with friends. Mrs. Clem Voglewede and Miss Germaine Coffe e have arrived home from a several days’ visit with friends at Fort Wayne. Miss Anna Fahrenbach from Portland, is in the city for a few days’ visit, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Charles X. Niblick Jr. The Decatur public library is being well patronized with readers these days and many books are being read each week by hundreds of renters. Walter Johnson, the progressive Monroe merchant, visited friends in the city today. He has an announcement elsewhere in this issue in regard to his big slaughter sale. W. L. Keller, of Monroe, was a business caller in our city today. He wishes to call the attention of the people to the fact that he is still in business and that he appreciates the patronage of the people. Watch for his ads.

L. A. Graham rturned last evening from a business trip to Monroeville. Mr. Earl Adams returned home last evening from a business trip to Fort Wayne. Mrs. T. L. McCullough has returned home from a short visit with friends at Warren, Ind. Louis Hughes, of Sturgis, Michigan, is in the city making a visit with friends and relatives. D. W. Beery and A. A. Butler were visitors at Van Buren yesterday and returned last evening. Mr. J. H. Failing Is m the city from Flint, Mich., the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Earl B. Adams. Mildred Miller returned to her home at Muncie this afternoon after making a short visit here. Mrs. Nancy Reynolds left this noon for Delphos, Ohio, where she will visit with relatives for several days. Mrs. Andrews returned to her home a' Monroe this afternoon after doing some shopping in the city. Mr. John Martz returned to his home at Berne today after transacting business of importance here. Albert Butler went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend the races and advertise the Great Northern Indiana fair. Mrs. H. L. Waggoner left this afternoon for Monroe, where she will make a short visit with friends and relatives. C. U. Dorwln returned this afternoon from Rome City, where he has been on a two weeks’ outing and fishing trip. Miss Minnie Orvis and Mrs. T. W. Shelton arrived home hast evening from a short visit with friends at Fort Wayne. Mr. M. S. Smith has returned from an Important business trip to Chicago, 111., in the interest of the Decatur Furnace Co. Mr. and Mrs. R. Lichte from Bucyrus, Ohio, arrived in the city last evening to spend several days visit with Mr. and Mrs. John. Spuller. Mrs. Spaulding, who has been here visiting with Mrs. L. O. Miller, returned to Monroe this afternoon after also visiting a short time at Banks, Ind. Misses Lizzie Haines, Rose Egan and Rosa Geary left this noon for Fort Wayne, wher they will be the guests of friends for a few days and will be the honored guests at a party this evening. Lawrence Green returned last night from Fayetteville, Tenn., where he has been working for the Davis Cement company. He states that Tom Peterson, who is there, is getting along nicely as are the other gentlemen from Indiana, Behringer, the former second baseman that was on the league team jjere two years ago, won a hard fought game for Keokuk in the Central association, Old Berry landed on one and knocked a triple sending in two men ahead of him and winning the game. L. C. Waring will leave tomorrow afternoon for Fort Wayne, at which place he will be joined by Judge and Mrs. Edward O'Rourke, leaving Fort Wayne at 4:50 for Detroit, and from there on a five weeks’ vacation trip of the lakes, mention of which has been previously made. The Great Northern Fair will be the best ever this year, and preparations are being made to make this year's a banner one for exceeding those of former years. The races are to be the best and everything in general will-be fine. Make preparations to bring all your frinds to the Great Northern. Workmen began the work of laying the slate on the roof of the South Ward school house today and will soon be rushed to completion. The matter of fixing fire-escapes on the various school buildings will be looked after in a few days, and when completed our schools will be up to date in every respect.

Public Sale At 216 S. 4th. st. Saturday July 25, ’OB Consisting of household goods, 2 hook cases and many books, large sideboard bedsteads, one walnut hand carved, cost $45 new; springs, chairs, a general line of furniture, one heavy wagon new; one horse wagon, surrey, 1 set double work harness, one set of double light harness, one nearly new breaking plow, farm tools, one iron safe, stoves, one tent 14 by 20, six foot sides; many articles not mentioned. W. S. Hughes

Rev. Charles Marr is in the city from Detroit, Mich., the guest of Rev. Father George. D. B. Erwin has returned home from Fort Wayne, where he attended the reunion of the Erwin family there yesterday. He reports an enjoyable time. Mrs. Close and children from Ohio Ctiy, Ohio, passed through the city today enroute to Big Rapids, Mich., where she will make a short visit with friends. Mistress—“ Jane, I saw the milkman kiss you this morning. In the future I will take the milk in.” Jane — “ ’Twouldn’t be no use, mum. He’s promised never to kiss anybody but me.” Huntington is making an effort to secure the presence of President Roosevelt when its new court house is dedicated during the fall. Hon. J. E. Watson has been selected as the orator of the occasion. About six hundred or more people left on the morning cars for Fort Wayne to attend the picnic of the M. E. church from this city. The interurban was hardly able to accommodate the crowd. A great time is assured. B. A. Batson, of Bluffton, has been employed to make the survey for the proposed new .trolley line between Bluffton, Berne and Celina. The road is to be constructed largely by the contributions of farmers along the route. Mrs. A. B. Hedrick Jest this morning for Decatur, where she was called to the bedside of her sister. Miss Lizzie Johnston. Miss Johnston is well known here and her many friends will be grieved to learn of her serious illness.—Bluffton News. Advices have been received of the safe arrival of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Melching in Europe. They had an enjoyable trip across the ocean, with no seasickness, stopped for a time in Rotterdam and are now at Hanover, Germany—Fort Wayne Sentinel. Dr. Samuel Eisenbeiss. a pioneer physician at Elkhart, died Sunday night after a long illness from cancer of the bowels. Dr. Eisenbeiss was 75 years of age and had practiced medicine for fifty years. He was the father of Postmaster Eisenbeiss, of Elkhart. Miss Florence Sprunger. of Decatur after visiting for several days with her aunt, Mrs. S. A. Gove, at her home on west Second street left Tuesday for Geneva, where she will visit a short time with relaives before returning to her home. —Portland Review. The agent representing the great Ringling Bros, circus was in th e city today distributing posters for the show which will come to Fort Wayne on the 6th of next August. The G. R. & I. railway is offering special rates for that day and no doubt many from here will attend. “I notice,’’ said the new guest, “that everybody calls that hallboy of yours Buttons.” “Yes,” replied the hotel proprietor, “he is so called because it is his duty to gather up from the dining room floor after each meal the numerous buttons the gentlemen burst from their vests.” Despite the threatening weather last evening quite a large crowd attended the ice cream social given by the famous Loch city band. While the social was not patronized as well as it would have been had the weather been favorable, the band boys reaped a nice little sum for ttleir efforts - The improvement of north Sixth street continues along and has been so far completed that the work is now about ready for the bricklayers Owing to the scarcity of laborers the street is not being put through sd fast but it is safe to say that it will be finished by time cold weather sets in. Mrs. L. C. DeVoss and daughter, Doris, who were called here last week on account of the illness of the former’s sister, Miss Libbie Kendrick, South Medidian street, returned on the Wednesday morning train to their home at Decatur. The condition of Misg Kendrick is greatly improved. —Portland Sun. The management of the Maple Grove park has engaged the famous Heller band to play at rhe park on next Sunday afternoon. This great band will render a fine musical program of popular airs as well as classical music between the hours of two and four p. m. The organization consists of twenty-five skillful and talented musicians and will be one of the best attractions secured at the park yet this summer. Come out and hear his great band, all free. Bales, formerly of th e Alices, is still with the Charleston team and is playing first base. He was ill last night, but expected to be in the game today. Since joining Charleston Cliff has played every position on the team except that of catcher and each has been filled well. —Vincennes Sun. In, a game Saturday Cliff played first and had 18 putouts and no errors and got two hits. It is understood that a deal is on to trade him to the Toledo team in the Central league—Bluffton News.

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Thomas Leonard was a business caller at Fort Wayne yesterday on important businss. Mrs. J. W. Miens left this afternoon for Kendallville, w'here she expects to visit for some time with relatives. Mrs. W. D. Mason who has been visiting here for some time with friends has returned to her home at Bluffton byway of Fort Wayne. Mrs. Geo. Wemhoff and children arrived hom e last evening from a several weeks’ visit with relatives and friends at Sanford, Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Moses pleasantly entertained at six o’clock dinner last evening the following guests: Mrs. Rolla Pifer and her two daughters from Toledo, Ohio. The work on the new' addition to the furniture store of Yager Bros, and Reinking is moving rapidly along. The work of removing the elevator from the middle of the store to the rear has been completed, and has been greatly remodeled. Work on the new addition to the Berling Packing Co. is rapidly assuming proportions. The foundation is almost complete and the work of the carpenters* will soon be ready. It is the intention of the company to have the building finished before snow files. We ar e informed by several Decatur people that Fort Wayne was visited by a real old windstorm yesterday afternoon. Some people who were visiting from this city at Fort Wayne were compelled to wait till late in the evening to return to their home as the rain was falling so hard they could not get to the trains. However, the farmers in that section gladly welcomed it. About midnight two well known street characters with two meh were picked up on th e street. The men put up bond for the women. They gave the names of Wilson and Pauline Adams. Nellie Young was masquerading under the one name and Blanche Mourning under the other. Blanche is a dyed in the wool sport, while Nellie is a white girl. One of the men is a bone-headed sport from the wilds of Decatur, where he conducts a thirst parlor.—Fort Wayne News. Who the Decatur man is who conducts a thirst parlor is not known, but as to the Fort Wayne tough women no surprise is caused, as jt has the reputation of harboring some of the lowest type of the feminine sex on earth.

Mr. M. C. Smith passed through the city today to Bryant, on important business. Conter, the ice cream man, is wearing a broad smile. What’s the reason? Why, it’s Just a little warm! The famous Guy Stock Co. is coming next Monday and will remain the whole week. This has shown here a number of times before.

Do You Wane To Buy a Farm? Come in and let us tell you what we have. 100 acre tract, 5 miles from Decatur, on stone road, near good school and church, good sized house and barn in fair condition: good well and. wind pump, fairly well fenced and drained, good productive soil. A bargain for $60.00 an acre. 120 acres, 9 miles from Decatur. 4 miles from railroad station, large house and barn in good condition, good, well and wind pump, all necessary outbuildings, thoroughly fenced and drained, all black land. Price is right and will be given upon request. We have some very good propositions in Michigan land. Good opportunities for parties with a little captal to get a start. Write us for Booklet. Northern Indiana Real Estate Co. Office over Burns Harness Store. Decatur, Indiana.

f ALL NEXT WEEK UNDER A BIG TENT > ■ THE EARTH’S BEST TENTED 1 DRAMATIC SHOW I Guv Stock Co. | ( 30 - PEOPLE - 30 I W Including Mr, G. Carlton Guy ard Miss Inez W Mercer in an all new Repertoir of the best plays 1 I Finest Equipped Canvas Theatre EnTour. Every Seat is elevated ■ Best Orchestra Ever Carried by a Repertoire Co. 1 I OPENING PLAY I ‘‘The Gambler’’ I A Western Comedy Drama Nothing cheap but the Admission: 10 and 20c 1 SHOW GROUNDS- Corner Monroe & 3d. Sts. g

Several ice cream socials are being held this week. Quite a few will come off next Saturday evening and will no doubt be patronized by good crowds. The children of Mrs. Ann Ams«paugh desire to thank their neighbors and friends for the many kindnesses and sympathy tendered them during their sad bereavement.