Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 180, Decatur, Adams County, 30 July 1908 — Page 3

A Golden Oppertunity To Purchase Our Low Shoes at such low prices that they must move WHILE THEY LAST $2.50 values $1.19 $3.00 “ $1.48 $3.50 - $1.89 # • At These Prices, Cash Only Tague Shoe Store

RAILROAD BULLETIN GRAND RAPIDS A INDIANA. A Northbound. Into Effect Sunday, June 28. No. s—Dally 11:28 p.m. No. 7 —Dally 7:57 a. m. No. 3 —Dally ex. 5un^.....5:15 p.m. Southbound. No. 4—Daily 2:29 a.m. No. 12—Dally ex Sun 7:16 a.m. No. 2—‘Dally ex. Sun 1:11p.m. No. 16—Sundays only 8:56p.m. • ■ ■ ■■! II ■ I ■ X ERIE. Into effect Sunday June 21, 1908. No 8. Daily 5:28 a.m. No’ 12. Dally 2:00a.m. No. 22. Dally 2:00 p.m. No. 4. Daily 3:26 p. m. N» 15. Datty 7:30 p.m. No. 7. Dally 1:52 a.m. No. 9. Daily 3:12 a.m. No. 3. Daily 12:46p.m. No. 21. Daily 10:10 p.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 7:21a.m. No. 4 —St. Louis to Delphos, Ex. Sun 7:57 p.m. No. s—Toledo5 —Toledo to St. Louis daily 10:17 p.m. No. 6 —St. Louis to Toledo daily «. ..5:05 a.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. WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RAILWAY CO. Trains Leave Trains Leave Deeatur Ft. Wayne 5:50 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 7:8.0 a. m. 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:00a.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. 5:30p.m. 7:00p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 11:00p.m. Theater parties taking the 7:90 p. a. car win arrive at Calhoun er Berry streets. Fart Wayne at 8:10 p. m. The last car leaving Fort Wayne at 11:00 p. m. will wait until after the stow.

Are You One of the Lucky Ones Who Have Taken Advantage of the Big MID-SUMMER CLEARANCE SALE At y 3 Off? If Not Why Not. THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY ( SUITS THAT SUI L>

WEATHER. Probably local thunder storms tonight or Friday; cooler Friday and north portion tonight. L. G. ElHngham has gon,> to Indianapolis to look after tuTness affairs Miss Frances Miller is at home from a several weeks 1 visit at Rome City. Mrs. C. V. Connell went to Fort Wayne today noon to make a short visit. x The St. Marys river is about as low at th e present time as it has ever been before. A dance will be given at Maple Grove Park tonight and the public is Invited to attend. Little France Mentzer, of Bluffton, was a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Peters today. Miss Leota Bailey is spending a several weeks’ visit with friends and relatives at New York City. Mrs. C. L. Johnson went to Monroe this afternoon to attend the funeral of H. C. Andrews at Monroe. z L. A. Graham and C. Johnson returned last evening from Winona, where they enjoyed a short oudng. Mrs. Voss returned to Cincinnati. Ohio, this afternoon after visiting here with relatives for some time. Mrs. J. C. Waggoner passed through the city today enroute from Willshire, Ohio, to Geneva for a short visit. Mrs’. I. Kalver and sons Roy and Robert, arrived home last evening from a three weeks’ stay at beautiful Rome City. Mrs. Wm. Krohnmen returned to her home at Cincinnati, Ohio, this afternoon after making a several days’ visit here with friends. Miss Emma Pio returned to her home at Piqua, Ohio, today after visiting here for some time with her cousin, Mrs. George Tester. Work on the new wall at the Monroe street bridge, which recently caved in is progressing nicely and will be completed within a short time. The concerts given by the Guy Stock company band every ndon and evening are always attended by a large crowd. The band is well liked by the Decatur public and is a very good one. Work on the laying of the brick in the alley by the postoffice was begun this morning and from now on will he rushed to completion. The entire alley reaching from the postoffice to the Fashion livery stable and also the one running east and west from Second to First streets will be paved. The bricklaying Is being done by two expert negroes.

L. L. Baumgartner moved into his new home on Madison street yesterday. “The Girl and the Millionaire’’ is the title of the play by the Guy Stock Co. i tonight. Mrs. Charles Dunn is recovering, nicely from the accident which befell her some time ago. D. W. Beery left this morning for Van Buren to do some advertising for the Great Northern fair. Miss Alma Munch left this morning for Elkhart, where she will visit for some time with relatives. Mrs. L. Johnson left this morning for Wabash, where she win visit for several days with friends. John Heller and family arrived home last evening from Rome City, after a two weeks’ outing. D. M. Hensley arrived home last evening from Rome City, where he spent Sunday with his family. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rabbit and family went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day at Robison Park. Msstts Verna and Florence Johnson left today for Rome City, where they will enjoy a two weeks’ vacation the guest of friends. Mrs. W. A. Dull and children passed through the city today enroute from Willshire. OlK>. to Columbia City for a several days’ visit. Miss Verda Gilpen left his morning for her home at Mobile, Alabama, after being the guest of friends and relatives for some time. Mrs. Charles Pilliod, of Piqua, 0.. will arrive in the city this evening for a several days’ visit with her mother, Mrs. Mary Wemhoff. Fred Scheiman terrived yesterday from South Bend for a visit with friends and relatives. H e will return Saturday to resume his duties. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Drummond and children went to Fort Wayne this morning, where they will spend the day at RobiSbn Park enjoying a good time. Mrs. A. D. Artman left this morning for Rolland and Manitou Beach, Mich., where she will spend a several weeks’ outing with her sister, Mrs. Rebecca Weaver. Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Andrews went to Monroe this morning to attend the funeral of H. J. Andrews. They will also visit their daughter before returning. Eighteen teams are busy on the interurban grade and the work is rapidly progressing. The low place on the Andrew Miller farm will be filled •within two weeks. Albert Freeh, the Huntington druggist who committed suicide a few days ago, left an estate stimated at $30,000. He carried life insurance to the amount of $12,800. Albert Buhler is gaining much strength since his treatment at Mt. Clemens, Mich. He expects to return to that place in the near future for another course of treatment. Miss Katharyn Moyer, of Geneva, who has been visiting at the home of Jesse Wible and family of northwest °f th® c 'ty. returned to her home Monday afternoon. —Portland Review. Dr .Samuel Eisenbeiss. who died at Elkhart a fw days ago. left an estate of $75,000 to his two sons. Dr. C. M. Eisenbeiss, postmaster at Elkhart. and Dr. E. M. Eisenbeiss, of Indianapolis. The E. C. girl was busy in the city yesterday handing out the one dollar bills to every home wherein she found a package of the Egg-O-See corn flake. Quite a number of bills were given away yesterday and many more will be handed out today. The popularity of the Guy Stock cempany was again attested last evening when the sign “standing room only” was displayed. This company is composed of talented actors and actresses, and all conduct themselves a s ladies and gentlemen. May their popularity increase.

Mrs. H. Kohn left for her home at Cincinnati this afternoon after making a pleasant visit here with friends. Mrs John IK Frisinger and family i win go to Rome City within a few days for a month’s stay at that popular resort. The Great Northern Indiana fair , will open here three weeks fron, next Tuesday and it promises to be a great event this year. Mesdames DeVilbiss, Lower and Heller are guests of relaii.es at Monmouth today, the chief attraction bei ing a blackberry patch nearby. Rev. J. S. Powers and wife, of Monroeville. were in the city today mak- ' ing a pleasant call at the home of Rev. L. A. Stangle and family. Mrs. S. M. Leidy passed through the city this noon from a pleasant visit with relatives at Cloverdale. Ohio, to her home at Geneva. Mrs. J. J. Magley and daughter Miss Jessie, will leave next week for a trip to Detroit, Niagara Falls and other places of interest, that shoal 1 prove delightfully pleasant. The funeral services of the late H. J. Andrews were held from the Montro M. E. church' this afternoon and the remains were interred at the Ray cemetery. Rev. E. L. Jones officiated. Miss Catharine Harclay arrived in the city this afternoon from Lahorte, Kan,, and will be rhe guest of Miss . Maude Shoaf, of Oxford. Ohio, who is visiting with C. J. Lutz and family. Roy Osborne, of Champaign, 111., has arrived in the city to attend the wedding of his cousin, B. K. Mercer, ’ which will occur tomorrow night upon . the stage at the Guy Stock company tent. Mrs. Mary McNally, of Lagro, who is more than 80 years of age. was the victim of a strange illness Sunday. After dinner she lay down to enjoy a brief nap. and when she awakened she found herself unable to utter a word. It was twenty-four hours before she regained her power of speech. With the aid of a saw made from an old knife, prisoners attempted to escape from the Albion jail Sunday night. The noise of their operations awakened Sheriff Stanley, however, and the attempt was foiled after the prisoners had cut entirely through one two-inch bar and were at work on another. Van Wert county last year sold 3,190 family tickets. Can’t Adams county do just a little better this year? They also sold 13.261 single admission tickets. Th e Great Northern Indiana Fair hope’s to increase this to 15,000 single admission tickets this year. Will every citizen join us in this? , You should hear the evangelist ladies at the Mission Hall. Mrs. Lillian Hobson is a beautiful singer. It will do you good to hear Mrs. Mattie Mathews preach. Come and hear them at the street meeting tonight at 7 o'clock. Follow the crowd to the hall for the evening services Everybody is made welcome to all of th e services. Rev. W. H. Shepherd, of west High stret. left Tuesday afternoon for Union City, wher e he will spend Tuesday night with friends and relatives. Wednesday morning he will continue to Greenville. Ohio, where he will attend the fifth annual reunion of the Shepherd family, which will be held in that city at the fair grounds.—Portland Review. The Fair Association and citizens of Decatur certainly appreciate the liberality of the G. R. & I. very much for giving us a train south each evening during the week of the fair. This should greatly stimulate the attendance from the southern part of the couny. Under these arrangements people living both east and west of Geneva and Berne can drive to these places jn the morning, take the morning train for Decatur and spend the entire day here, returning home in the evening, thus avoiding the long drive of former years.

ALUMNI HOLDS REUNION Valparaiso. Ind.. July 29. —The annual reunion of the Alumni association of the Valparaiso university was held this evening at the college auditorium. Over a thousand guests were present, many from Chicago. The annual address was made by Dr. George Terple of New York. A banquet followed, covers being laid for 809. Toasts were given by George Tapey of Wabash college, Attorney Wallace Wright of Porto Rico, Congressman Crumpacker, Dr. B. C. Cigrand and Col. James H. McGill of Chicago and others. Tomorrow night the annual i commencement exercises take place. The address to the class will be made by G. W. W. Parsons, president of Indiana university. o Mr. B. M. Montgomery made a business trip to Fort Wayne this afternoon. But few of the farmers can be seen in town these days, they being very busy with their crops. Mrs. B. E. Van Camp was among those who attended the funeral of H. C. Andrews at Monroe this afternoon. Prosecutor Burns, of Hartford City, accompanied by his father, were attending to important legal affairs here today. Mrs. J. E. Andrews passed through the city today enroute from Portland to a visit with friends at Continental, Ohio. First and second rank work will be conferred at tonight’s meeting of the K. P. lodge and a great time Is anticipated. The E ,C. gowned in the stars and stripes, has been circulating one dollar bills over Decatur, will complete her work here this evning. A cement sidewalk is being laid on Madison street along the St Joseph school grounds. This will add very much to the appearance of the already beautiful grounds. Quite a number of people will attend Maple Grove Park this evening this being the regular dancing night. Several picnic parties will also be held ther e this evening which promises t obe enjoyable events. Julius Haugk has engaged the servics of a negro by the name of Brown and his helper from Indianapolis, for the laying of the brick on the Sixth street improvement and the alley by the postoffice. The men are both experts in their line and will complete the work in a satisfactory manner. The race track will soon be put in good condition at the park for the coming fair, as the races will be the best ever this year. Work on the various other buildings is going along rapidly and ar e being put into shape. Tell your friends that the fair of 1908 will be a hummer and bring them along with you. Mesdames Dan Niblick and C. P. Ehinger will entertain about fifteen invited guests to a picnic supper at Maple Grove Park this evening in honor of Miss Helen Goeke, of Fort Wayne. Ind. The party will consist of the lady clerks of the Niblick and Co. dry goods store. A picnic supper will be enjoyed together with many amusements. The Shamrock base ball team of this city and a team from Pleasant. Mills will engage in a battle royal next Sunday on the grounds of the latter. The battle will be a great one as both teams are evenly matched and it will be a case of the game not being won until the last man is out in the ninth. The local boys have been hitting a fast jßce ail summer and if they don’t come home with the scalp of the visitors it will be a funny story. o ■ ■ My plums are ripe. Phone 441 your order. A. M. Fisher. 175-6 t

/ llh !' H' !i HI / IWwy 11 {/| Cjl JI IwK' m f You Have Time Yet TO GET REAL BARGAINS at CUT PRICES IF YOUIURRY STRAW HATS at Sensational Low Prices at I sc, lOc, 15c. and up VOU Have Time Vet to buj a fine stylish cap for summer and fall at 35c while they last. | YOU Have Time Yet to buy those cut priced suits at $4 $5, and $7.50 I If Vou Hurry yon have time to buy boys suits I at 50c sl, $1.50 All these goods must move and we have put prices on them that will move them. Notice our display I window. We will be glad to show you that it pays I to trade with 1 T eeple, Brandyberry & Peterson i Igg When you are tired and exausted call at the Decatur candy kitchen and get a fine IX | O FTT drink of soda made from pure ■■ I fruit juces or a dish of cream as you may like. We also i J I > have a fine line of candies and (l I | I the best assortment of fresh fruit. JOSEPH & COLCHIN One Door South of Interurban station

Miss Ruth Mylott left this noon for Indianapolis after making a short visit here. J. S. Peterson went to Monroe this afternoon to attend the funeral of H. C. Andrews.

Mrs. C. E. Hocker j s attending the funeral of H. C. Andrews this afternoon at Monroe. W. D. Laekmiller went to Geneva this afternoon on a short visit with friends.