Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 180, Decatur, Adams County, 29 July 1908 — Page 3

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RAILROAD BULLETIN GRAND RAPIDS A INDIANA. Northbound. Into Effect Sunday, June 28. No. 6—Daily 11:28 p.m. No. 7—Daily 7:57*. m. No. 3 —Daily ex. Sun.. 5:15p.m. Southbound. No. 4 —Daily 2:29 a.m. No. 12 —Daily ex Sun 7:16 a.m. No. 2—Dally ex. Sun 1:11p.m. No. 16 —Sundays only 8:56 p.m. ERIE. Into effect Sunday June 21, 1908. No. 8, Daily 5:28a.m. No. 12. Daily 2:00 a.m. No. 22. Dally 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. Daily 10:10p.m. TIME CARD CLOVER LEAFNo. 2—Frankfort to Toledo, Ex. Sun .12:45 p.m. No. I—Toledo to Frankfort Ex. Sun 12:22 p.m. No. 3—Delphos to St Louis Ex. Sun 7:21 a. m. No. 4 — St. Louis to Delphos, Ex. Sun 7:57 p.m. No. s—Toledo to St. Louis daily - 10:17 p.m. No. 6 —St. Louis to Toledo daily i. ..5:05 a. m. No. 9 — Sunday only, Toledo to Frankfort 10:44 a. in. No. 10 —Sunday only, Frankfort to Toledo 7:07 p. m. Daily Interurban Schedule THE FT. WAYNE A SPRINGFIELD RAILWAY CO. Trains Leavo 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. «:30p.m. 11:00p.m. Theater parties taking the 7:00 p, aa. car win arrive at Calhoun or Berry ■treets. Fort Wayne at 8:10 p. m. The last ear leaving Fort Wayne at 11:80 p. m. will wait until after the shew.

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WEATHER. Probably local thunder storms tonight or Thursday; cooler Thursday. Littl e Dorwin Pillars is recovering slowly from an illness. Confer the ic e cream man, is wearing a broad smile because it is a little warm. * Dr J. C. Grandstaff has returned to his home at Preble after a short visit here. The Guy Stock company band gave anothr dlightful entertainment on the streets today. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Johnson, of Fort Wayne, have arrived for a visit with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Sebnitz, of Portland, arc in the city the guest of friends and relatives for several days. The picnic season is at its height and many are being held, especially by the Sunday schools of the different churches. Much sadness has been caused among Monroe people over the death of H J. Andrews, one of her best citizens. Rev. Father Michael returned to Fort Wayn e last evening after making a pleasant visit here with Rev. George Angermier. The Monroe Grain, Hay and Milling company is doing a thriving business much grain having been sold to the management already. Several new machines were started in operation today at the Ward Fence factory, which will aid in filling the many orders that are ahead. The German Reformed church picnic which will be held August sth promises to be a great event and will be attended by large crowds. Mrs. Morrison and daughter Harriett left last evening for Charleroi. Mich,, where they will make a visit with friends and enjoy an outing for several days. Prospects for a great fair this year are brighter than ever before and the extensive improvements which hav e been made will add much to same. William H. Munns, a special agent for the Equitable Fire and Marine Insurance company, of Providence, Rhode Island was a business caller in our city today looking after business affairs. Word received from Charles Getting who was operated at Fort Wayne, states that he is recovering fairly well, although he suffered a backset Monday. It is hoped by his many friends that h e will soon sufficiently recover.

Mrs. D. W. Beery is spending the ■ day at Fort Wayne with friends. Frank Heller of the famous Heller band, was in the city today on business. Mrs. Ottman has returned to her home at Fort Wayne, after making a short visit here. Mrs. Jessie Dailey and sister Miss Marie Beery spent the day at Fort Wayne with friends. Rev. Richard Spetnagel left this morning for Chillicothe, Ohio, for a visit with relatives. Mr. Reiff passed through the city today enroute from Berne to Bluffton on important business. Mr. Fred Niblick went to Ossian this morning, where he will make a short visit with friends. Mrs. C. U. Dorwin returned yesterday from Rome City, where she enjoyed a ten days’ outing. Mrs. Ellen Smith left this morning for Peru, Ind., where she will make a short visit with friends. Mrs. Chil Omlor and children are spending the day at Monmouth, the guest of friends and relatives. Mrs. May Gessinger went to Fort Wayne this morning, where sh e is spending a short visit with friends, D. M. Hensley has returned from Rome City, where he has been the guest of his family for several days. John Reber, long an educator in the schools of Huntington county, died in Huntington Monday after an illness of ten days. Mr. and Mrs. William Dorwin are the proud possessors of a new baby girl which made Us appearance this morning. Rev. Father Marr has returned to his home at Detroit, Michigan, after making a visit here with Rev. George Angernrfer. Miss Emma Pio, of Piqua, Ohio, is in the city the guest of Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Hackman and Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Tester. Mrs. M. Fullenkamp accompanied "by Naum! Gas s have gone to Huntington for a week’s visit with Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Reed. Miss Verna Johnson returned this morning from Geneva, wher e she was making a several days’ stay wjth her sister, Mrs. Wells. Mrs. Charles Pilliod will arrive in the city today from Piqua. Ohio, for a several days’ visit with her mother Mrs. Mary Wemhoff. Msses Pansy Befl and Ella Bell left last evening for Oden. Mich., where they will make a several weeks’ vacation and outing with friends. Mirs. George Chronister left this morning for Kankakee, Ind., where she will make a pleasant visit with her husband who is working there. Misses Laura and Jenny Rogers left this morninf for their home in Cleveland. Ohio, after making a ten days’ visit here with Mrs. Solomon Billman. Ves Mgagart, in his first game at Waterbury, Conn., dropped two flies. It looks fro mthis as though Mag may be playing for his release. —Bluffton News. Mr and Mrs. Charles Biehman and daughter, who have been visiting in Willshire, Ohio, passed through the city today enroute to their home at Fort Waype, Ind. William N. Graves, long a resident of Pierceton, is dead from dropsy, During the civil war Mr. Graves was a soldier in company B, forty-fourth Indiana volunteers. Jesse Method, 36 years of age, committed suicide at Goshen Sunday night by drowning himself in the hydraulic canal there. His body was recovered at 4 o’clock Monday morning. The vice presidents of the farmers’ institute will hold a meeting at the office of D. B. Erwin next Saturday for the purpose of arranging for the institute and picnic to be held in August.

Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Graham have gone to Winona for a few days’ outing at that famous resort A number of Geneva people were visitors in our city today and returned on the afternoon train. Several Decatur people who have been enjoying their vacation at Rome City, will arrive home this week. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Shooking left this noon for Marion, Ind., where they will attend the commencement exercises of which their son and nephew is a graduate. Mrs. M. B. Miller, of Winchester, arrived i this afternoon fom Rome City, where she was spending a several days’ visit with her daughter, Mrs. L. G. Ellingham. Large posters and bills ar e being made for the fair association to advertise th e great fair of 1908. They will be posted everywhere within a large radius and willsser e to bring thousands of visitors here during that great event. Noah Bixler, a pioneer resident of Kendallville, died Sunday afternoon while seated in a chair at his home. H e came with his parents to Noble county in 1835 and Bixler lake, at Kendallville, was so named in honor of his father. Word from Miss Edna Crawford and Mrs. W. H. Kuebler who are at Cleveland, Ohio, visiting with friends states that they are enjoying a great time. Mr. Kuebler will soon join them and all three will go for a trip to Niagara Falls. Sheriff Meyer has received communication from Hammond conveying the news that a bay mare, fourteen hands high, weighing 1,000 pounds, was stolen from a citizen of that place recently. The officers are on th e lookout for the thief. Tudor & Co. are the losers of a fine horse. The animal was driven to Barbers Mill yesterday and when on the road took suddenly sick with colic. Medicine was administered to the beast but with no effect, and it died in a short time. —Bluffton Banner. Martin Jaberg, the new proprietor of the studio located above the Naehtrieb drug store, will open the doors of his place of business to the public Saturday. Th e studio will be neat and attractive and Mr. Jaberg expects to please all of his customers by doing good work. The Mercer County Fair Board has added many attractions to its already large list and increased the purses for its speed ring. The exhibit of farm products will be unusually fine. The Banner Fair at Celina —August 17 to 21 —will have something pleasing and profitable for every one. Lon Batson, Walter Baumgartner and several farmers living east of the city will start work tomorrow morning on the survey of the 8., B. and C. interurban line. They will work from this city The work was to have been started today, but the instruments did not arrive. —Bluffton Banner. Congressman Lowry has arranged with the United States fish commission to furnish the celebrated German carp to any of his constituents who desire to stock private fish ponds with them. Persons desiring specimens will receive them by acquainting Congressman Lowry of such desire. The Guy Stock company gave another good performance last evening entitled “Father and and Son" while the orchestra was the best ever. The company was greeted by a packed house. Tonight’s play is “In the Shadow of Death” which is considered one of their best in their repertoire. The picnicers who invaded Maple Grove Park yesterday had a splendid time. In the afternoon a ball game was played between th e United Brethren and Presbyterian Sunday schools the latter winning by the score of six to two. Frank Shelton and Frank Hurst were opposing pitohers and both were in fine form.

J. H. Heller and family will return tomorrow from a two weeks' stay at Rome City. Mrs. B. Bohr returned to her home at Hartford City this noon after making a pleasant visit here with friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mann left this noon tor Marion, where (they will spend some time on a visit with friends. Mra. Mary Fullenkamp and Itwo grandchildren left this noon for Huntington. where they will make a visit with her daughter. Miss Ruth Buhler arrived home this noon from Marion, where she had been on a several days’' vacation with friends and relatives. Misses Florence and Verna Johnson will leave in the morning for Rome City, where they will spend a two weeks’ vacation with friends. Mrs. DeVilbiss and Mrs Fanny Cole went to Monmouth this afternoon where they will take supper this evening with Mrs. Cal Kunkle. W. W. Wilson, of St. Paul, Minn., is in the city visiting his sisters, Mesdames H. S. Porter and Henry Hite and other relatives and friends. Mr. Wilson was a former resident of Decatur Mrs. DeVilbiss and her daughter, Mrs. Fanny Cole, entertained a few friends last evening at an informal affair. The evening was spent in a sociable time during which refreshments were served. The race in both the American and National leagues is growing very interesting every day and will be a great race to the finish. The teams this year seem more evenly matched this year than ever before. Mr. Hamm, who recently bought out the Park Hotel, is having some remodeling don e and wh* completed will be one of the best around this part of the country. Mr. Hamm is endeavoring to give the traveling public an up to date house and will certainly do so. Work on th e Sixth street improvement is going steadily on and will be finished in a short time. As soon as possible the bricklaying will begin. This will add many more squares of paved streets to our already beautiful city. It is highly possible that several more will be put through within the next year. The funeral of William Straub, whose death occurred Monday afternoon, was held this afternoon from the Mission Hall at two o’clock. The services were attended by a large number of the friends of the de-| ceased and interment took place in Reynolds cemetery. The floral offering was beautiful and profuse. Manager L. S. C. Schroeder has closed a contract for the appearance of the City Packard band at the Decatur fair on Wednesday and Friday, August 26 and 28, and there is also a probability that the organization will be engaged for the intervening Jay. Twenty-four men will be taken for the engagement.—Fort W’ayne Sentinel. F. E. Miller is in the city from Chicago, 111., for a week's visit with hig father, Wm. Miller, who is a member of the board of commissioners. Mr. MUJer is at present working at Chicago, 111. he being a member of the board of education, having a fine position with a handsome salary. His many friends will be glad to learn of his success. A~ year ago tonight the West Side, or rather the Oklahoma suburb, was the scene of the bloody murder of Mrs. Florence Bescancon, who was shot and almost instantly killed by the jealous Indian woman, Ella LaPointe. The latter plead guilty to manslaughter last spring and is now serving a term of two to twenty-one years in the woman’s prison at Indianapolis. Howard Johnson, the cause Os all the trouble, recently passed through the city, enroute from Coldwater, Mich., and said he was going to Pittsburg.— Bluffton News.

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Misses Beiths Kuhne and Vera Ehinger went to Fort Wayne this afternoon where they will make a short visit with friends.

t I The St. Marvs river bank can -be ; ! seen lined with fishermen these days i and a number of fine catches are re- ■ ported,