Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 189, Decatur, Adams County, 8 August 1908 — Page 3

IT OW PRICEn LL>O W SHOEO A few more low shoes left that we are going to throw out on the bargain counter at prices that say we don’t want them; do you? If not prices cut no figure. « Tague Shoe Store

WEATHER Fair tonight and Sunday except possibly local showers in extreme south portion tonight; warmer south and central portion Sunday.

RAILROAD BULLETIN GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA. Northbound. Into Effect Sunday, June 28. No. s—Dallys—Dally 11:28 p.m. No. 7—Daily 7:57 a.m. No. 3—Dally ex. Sun 5:15 p.m. Southbound. No. 4—Daily ...2:29a.m. No. 12—Dally ex Sun 7:15 a.m. No. 2—Daily ex. Sun 1:11p.m. No. 16—Sundays only .....8:56 p. m. ERIE. Into effect Sunday June 21, 1908. Eastbound. No. 8. Daily 5:28a.m. Noi 12. Dally 2:00 a.m. No. 22. Daily 2:00p.m. No. 4. Daily 3:26 p.m. Noi 15. Daily 7:30 p.m. Westbound. No. 7. Daily 1:52 a.m. No. 9. Dally 3:12 a.m. No. 3. Dally 12:46 p.m. No. 21. Dally 10:10 p.m. T. ST. L, i W. R, R. No. 2 —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. 7:21 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 dully 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 Decatur Ft. Y» r ayne 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. H:o»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. W i ———l*— ** '-- THE PICTORIUM TONIGHT First reel—“ The Flower Fa'ry” (hand colored). Second reel —“The Plain Clothes Man." •ONO. "Though You’re Gone You’re Not Forgotten.” Admission 5 cents. John B. Stoneburner

L. C. DeVoss wag a business caller at Fort Wayne this morning. Charles Yobst has returned from a business trip to Hoagland, Ind. Wai Wemhoff returned last evening from a business trip to Huntington. Mr. Albert Spuller was a business caller at Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. Chalmer Schafer spent the day at Fort Wayne yesterday and returned ’ast evening. Several Decatur people will leave tomorrow for Rome City, where they will enjoy an outing. Mrs. Charles Dunn is slowly but surely recovering from the injury she sustained some time ago. Mr. W C. White was in the city today enroute from Pleasant Mills to his home at Wabash, Ind. D. M. Hensley will leave in the morning for Rome City, where he will spend a few days with his family. Mr. and Mrs. E. Schultz, of Fort Wayne have arrived ip the city for a visit with friends and relatives. Harry Jeffries will return tomorrow evening from a several days' vacation with D. M. Hensley at Rome City. “Tom Marshall for me” is the title of a button, now being worn by many voters in Decatur and elsewhere over Indiana. Mrs. Mary Fullenkamp and grandchildren are spending a several days’ visit with friends and relatives at Huntington. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Adams left this morning for Tippecanoe. Ind., where they will make a several days- visit with friends. Mrs. O. S. Wise, of Huntington, passed through the city today enroute to Delphos, Ohio, for an extended visit with relatives. Mrs. Mary Mcßennett and daughter Mayme, returned to their home at Fort Wayne last evening, after spending the day here with friends. Tonight will be square and round dances at the park and the managers of the dancing pavilion cordially invite the public to attend same. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Boyd returned to their home at Kimmell, Ind., this morning, after making a several days’ visit here with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Leonard left this morning for Rome City, where they will enjoy a week’s vacation and fishing-trip at this popular resort. Miss Maud Wilson passed through the city today enroute from her home at Schttmm, Ohio, to a several days vist with relatives at Cincinnati, O. The Fort Wayne and Springfield interurban company will offer special rates during the fair and are preparing to handle large crowds, who attend it. Mrs. Lucy Gregory left this morning for Clear Lake, where she will make a several days’ visit with her sdn. who is conducting a summer hotel at that place. The citizens of the progressive town of Monroe are happy over the prospect of the Fort Wayne and Springfield traction company soon reaching their place, and have long been patiently waiting for it. The beautiful new- home of Dr. Boyers is almost completed and ranks as one of the prettiest in the city. The house was built in a very short time, and has all the modern and up to date improvements. The house question in the city is getting to be a serious one and many more are needed to meet the demands. Every day families are moving to the city and reports of the scarcity of houses are heard. It would be a good investment for the building of a few new ones.

Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Baxter left, this afternoon for Fort Wayne, where they will spend Sunday the guest of friends. The base ball game to be played tomorrow between the locals and the Bluffton club promises to be very interesting. The ice cream social at Peterson Tuesday evening. August 11. Benefit of the Peterson schools. Everybody invited. The dancing pavilion at Maple Grove Park will open tonight to the lovers of square dancing. Cars at 7:00 and 8:30. Prof. Whithouse passed through the city this afternoon enroute from a business trip at Preble, Ind., to his home at Berne. J. E. Moser went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day at St. Joseph’s hospital with his wife, who is a patient there. Miss Gertrude Shively returned to her home at Marion, Ohio, this noon after visiting here for some time with friends and relatives. Word from Tom McKean who recently moved from this city to Taylorsville, 111., states that they are all well and like their new home. Mrs. D. Knowt passed through the city today enroute from Willshire, 0,, to Portland, where she will make a several days' visit with friends. Miss Mary Cassidy returned to her home at Hammond this morning, after making a pleasant visit here with her aunt, Mrs. Oliver Jackson. More than SI,OOO is to be expended in additions to St. Joseph's Orphan asylum at Lafayette, an institution for boys sustained by the Catholic diocese of Fort Wayne. S. B. Borden, who ip the commander representing the K. O. T. M. O. T. W. lodge spent last night and this morning in the city and left this morning for Hartford City, Ind. Mrs. Dr. Keller and her two daughters, Mildred and Beatrice, left this morning for Monerey, Ind., where they expect to make a several days’ visit with John Keller and family. Old settlers of Noble county held their annual reunion at Albion Thursday. There was an elaborate program for the day, including an address by Hon. O. L. Ballou, of Lagrange. James Harris, of Winona Lake, is said to be the oldest man in Kosciusko county. He is 96. hal eand hearty and is said to be able to work every day. Harris has been married four times. "Bull” Durham, who has been playing the outfield for Van Wert and who has twenty-two home runs to his credit for the season, has been secured for another team and will be given a try oi|A Judge W. J. Vesey has been reelected to a directorship in the Old Adams county bank at Decatur. The bank |ias increased its surplus from $20,000 to $30,000. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. The Euclid Quartette will appear at Maple Grove Park tomorrow afternoon and evening and many are counting on going to the place and hearing them. They are very good, comprising some of the best singers in the country. Inquiries about the Coppock automobile come in every day and in a short time this company is destined to become one of the leading ones in the country. At present they are busily engaged in constructing several mere cars, which they will soon place on the market. Rev-, and Mrs. J. W. Lower, of Frankfort. Indiana, are here for a several weeks’ visit with the former's brother. J. S. Lower, at his beautiful country home just east of town. Rev. Lower's health has not been at the highest tide lately and he believes an exchange of city life for the pure air of the country will greatly improve same, as it no dobut will. Work on the new basin being constructed at he Monroe street river bridge is progressing and the second layer of cement is being put on. Only one layer at a time can be applied, therefore the work is somewhat delayed by the necessity of allowing a layer to thoroughly dry before another is put en. The old wall recently torn out by the high waters last fall necessited a new one being put in.

Peter A. Neuman has filed suit in the superior court in which he demands $15,000 of the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad company and George J. Beckstein for the loss of one foot and part of his left leg as the result of an injury' sustained on the road in August, 1906. He alleges that he was a fireman at the time and that George J. Beckstein was in charge of the locomotive on which he was working. At Ridgeville there is a switch with aereverse curve and he says that the engineer ran into this switch at the rate of twenty to twenty-five miles an hour and threw him from the gangway an dunder the train, inflicting injuries that necessitated an amputation. W. C. Rya n is the attorney.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.

CLOSE THEIR DOORS Six Portland Saloons Have at Last Ceased Doing Business IN OTHER LINES Concluded the “Wet ” Career Last Night—A Garrison Finish Portland now has six less saloons than on Thursday, and eight less than before tne blanket remonstrance against the business in the city, went into effect the early part of last May. On Thursday night at the usual closing hour, the thirst parlors run by William Liggett, south Meridian street Ed Green, south Ship street, John McCoy, of the Hotel Adair bar Main street, Elmer Hutzler, LaFayette Davenport and Joe Fox, north Meridian stret. locked their doors and pulled back their blinds to open no more. The fixtures will be removed in a short time and a portion of the rooms will be vacant unless rented for other purposes. A part of the men who are now out of business will embark in other _ lines in this city. McCoy will fit up a pool room in his present location; Green will open a restaurant and lunch counter in the room on Main street formerly occupied by' Marvin Miller; Liggett will conduct a similar business at his old stand in south Meridian street. Charles Bryan interested in the Hutzler saloon, some days ago purchased an interest in the M. J. Rowe drug store in north Meridian street. Hutzler will go to Dunkirk to tend bar in one of the Crown City saloons; Fox will return, it is understood to his trade of blacksmith. There are seven saloons in the city which will go out gradually unitl April 1909. when the license of Ed Jones, north Meridian stret expires, ending the business for a time here.—Port and CommercialReview.

A GRAND PICNIC Will Be Given Next Thursday by the G. A .R. and W. R. C. AT MAPLE GROVE Program Includes Races, Wrestling Matches and Other Events Halt. Who comes there? A friend. The Grand Army of the Republic and the W. R. C. will hold a grand picnic at Maple Grove Park, Thursday. August 13, 1908. All old soldiers, their families and friends who wish to enjoy a good picnic are invited to come with well filled baskets. A good program will be given consisting of some of the following exercises: A duet by Comrades Mallonee and Wetter; jumping, racing and wrestling; Comrade Kitson challenges all comrades to compete for the honors at jumping; Jacob Railing now wears the belt for the fastest running: Comrade Andrews stands ready to defend his claim to being the champion wrestler. Cars will leave the station at 9:30 a, m. for the park. Come everybody. Committee. o—. — — Miss Tillie McMillen passed through the city today enroute from Cloverdale, Ohio, to her home at Kokomo. Ind. Miss Edna Grim returned to her home at Monroe this afternoon after making a short and pleasant visit here. Mrs. Geo. W. Watson returned to her home at Berne this afternoon after making a several days' visit here with her son, L. E. Watson and family. Clifford Bales arrived this noon from Montpelier and will join Ed Coffee going from her to Dallas, Texas, where they wiU play base ball in the league team of that place for the rest of the season. The two boys are expected to make good. The Holy Grail will met Mondayevening at 7:45 to make the final arrangements for their camp at Winona. The camp will be held from the 18th to 28th of August and already over 200 boys have declared their intention of attending. A full attendance is necessary, for Dr. Pow--eli must know how large our delegation will be.

HhsmTl to the ■B Snow Agencv DECATUR, INDIANA Telephone 230 Yes Follow the Crowd and Get a Home of Your Own and Quit Paying Rent Are you expecting a great reduction in values, or a sudden fall in prices? A moment's consideration will convince you that artificial gas, electric lights, paved streets, stoned roads, large manufacturing industries, and new traction lines put in operation, do not reduce the prices es the real estat e near them. That good locations will steadily increase in value, no matter who owns them. That you might as well save that increase as to pay high for it when you buy some years later. Now is the time to invest your money while property is reasonably cheap. The Snow Agency can fit you out with your choice frem a list of about 25,000 acres of, as good farm lands as can be found in eastern Indiana or from a list of about One Hundred City Properties The owners want to sell these properties, not for speculation, at fictions values, but for a change of Investment. Some of them can be exchanged for goed farm lands. If your property is for sale at its real cash value, by listing it with us we will advertise it without cost or expens e Ao you, and are nearly sure to find you a buyer in a reasonably short time. Befor e buying examine our prices and properties, as we can doubtless fit you out with just what you want and save you money in the transaction. From our large lists we here refer you to a few sample properties that ! we are now offering for sale: 699 —Is a five room cottage in south- city water, is plumbed for gas, and

east Decatur, near the electric lights is on water and gas lines, good sized lot, has small stable, summer kitchen, wood house, etc, fruii trees, etc. Rental value $6.00 per month. Can be bought for $650,00. 682 —Is a five room cottage on Adams street in good location, stoned street, cistern, city water, on gas line, hag stable, coal house, garden, maple shade and fruit trees. Rental value $7.00 per month. Can be bought for SBOO.OO. 700 — Is a five room residence in southwest Decatur on the stoned street, and in a good location. On e acre of ground goes with this property. Fair buildings consisting of residence, horse and cow stable, etc. About fifty nice thrifty apple, pear and plum trees. This Is a bargain at $1,050.00. Fine rich garden grpund. 704—1 s a 2.56 acr e tract in west Decatur, on th e stoned road in a good location. This property has two residence buildings, sheds and some other buildings. Is a good tract for berry culture, and can furnish homes nicely for two families in comparatively new dwellings. For the next sixty days this can ba bought for $2,300.00, 643 —Is a well built seven room story and a half residence on stone foundation In southwest pegaiur. Is in good location and a desirable property. Has small stable, coal house and some other buildings. Just the home for a retired farmer who wants to be en a public street. For a short time this can b e bought for $1,600.00. 707 —Is a good frame seven room residence on 11th street, in good location. Has good large stable and granary, drove well, cistern and plenty of fruit and shade. Is a desirable location; can be bought for $1,775.00. 701— Is a well built seven room story and a half residence in south Decatur, on the proposed traction line south. This house is well located and is natural wood finish throughout. Is on stone foundation, has large cement cellar, electric lights,

TO WED TODAY (Continued from Page One) train for a trip to Toledo, Cleveland and other places, returning to Bluffton, where they will 1 eside in a com fortabie home already prepared by Mr. Meyer for his bride.

the —== R YST AL ■THEATRES OPEN TONIGHT MOTION PICTURES First film —“The Scarlet Letter.” Second film — A Modern Sampson” “A Narrow Escape.” ILLUSTRATED SONG “Tell we Why Little Girl Tell Me Why.” Miss Goldie Brown, of Chicago, ll]., in special songs. Admission sc. SCHMUCK & MILLER

th e property has a quarter of an ■ acre of ground. A small stable, wood and coal house, etc. Has plenty of fruit and shade and is in a desirable location. Can be bought for $2,200.00. 705—1 s a brick business room on Second street, has a 22 foot frontage, 132 back to the alley; has single story brick building, cement sidewalks, and Is on the brick street. Is suitable for a good business location not requiring extensive floor surface. Also No. 629, a large business room fronting the court house, on Second street. Prices and terms made known on application. 696—1 s a seven rom residence with cellar on north sth street. This property consists of two regular sized lots, is on the west side of the street, and in goodlocation. Is convenient in arrangement, has plenty of shade and nice fruit trees, drove well, is on stoned street and good sewerage. For the next sixty days it can be bought for $2,400.00. 708 —Is a brand new seven room residence property on north 3rd street; is built on concrete foundation, with cement blocks abov e the ground; has city water, large cement ci.v tern, electric lights, fine open stairway, two ample porches, lit with electric lights, fiv e closets and clothes rooms and Is finished throughout in hard pine, natural wood finish, large windows, cem?nt walks, nice front, yard, good wood and coal house, is in nice location on the west side of the street. For a short time this property can be bought for $2,400.00. W e can supply you with vacant city lots in nearly any part of the city. In Lynches, Erwin & Archbold, Meibers and Pattersons, Fullenkamps, Scheiman’s subdivision at from $125.00 to $300.00 apiece. 710 —Is a three quarter acr e tract on the gravel pike just outside of the city limits of Decatur. Has all new buildings is in a good location: house a story and a half frame, six room building with nice front porch, good cistern and natural wood fin-

Miss Blanche Schackley will make an over Sunday visit at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Wm. Harding and son Raymond, left this noon for St. Marys, Ohio, where she will make a pleasant visit with relatives.

Igß . When you are tired and I exausted call at the Decatur candy kitchen and get a fine ■AK £> O ITI drink of soda made from pure I LJ II I fruit juces or a dish ofcream as you may like. W e also I > have a fine line of candies and | £[ I I I the best assortment of fiesh fruit. X ■ JOSEPH & COLCHIbT One Door South cf Interurban station

ish throughout. Can be bought for $1,025.00. 674— Is a three quarter acre tract of well improved ground just outside the city limits of Decatur on the traction line south. Has good tram# story and a half house, good gardes plenty of fruit, and shade, has has large cistern, small stable and some other buildings. Good location just beyond the corporation at $1,550.00. 694—1 s a55 acre tract within a half mile of th e stoned road and near church and school and about twa miles from a good market railroad station, etc. About twenty acres of this farm is black land as is to be found along the Wabash river. The remainder is largely sand and chy loam. The buildings are inexpensive and the land needs fencing. Considering quality of the land, 1> cation, etc., it is a good bargain at $2,100.00, if sold within the next 60 days. 675— Is a 110 acre tract on the publie road near market and about m‘.le to school also near graded school and church. Has ordinary house, large barn, and some other buildings; productive soil, a mixture ts clay and sand loam with some black land. If sold soon the farming implements, stock, etc., can be sold with this farm. The tract alone £an be sold for $9,300.00. 665—1 s a one hundred acre tract of perhaps 40 or 50 acres black land with the remainder a mixture of sand and clay soil. This land lies on the public road in a good location near Decatur. Has inexpensive buildings, a horse and hay ba r n perhaps 30 by 40, a small cottage house and some other buildings. This tract can be bought for $5,600. 690 —Is ap 80 acre tract on the stoned road about five miles from Decatur. Is about % black land has new buildings which consist of a convenient story and a half ten room house on stone foundation, large horse and hay barn, new cribs, granary, etc. This farm is a half mile from school and church, is oa the telephone and rural free delivery lines and for the next 60 davs can be bought for $90.00 an acre. 698 —Is a well located 79 acre tract on the stoned road within two miles of a good market, graded school, church, etc. Is within a half mi’e of the public school building and I na good location. This farm 's nearly all black land, has goof! drainage, has nearly new frame buildings, a cottage house of perhaps five rooms, a fram e horse and hay barn, cribs, granaries, etc. Has some good timber on this land. Price of this farm is $96.00 an acre. There is no better land in Adams county than this farm as • whole. 706—1 s a well located 160 acre tract in western Union township, in good location on the rural free delivery route and telephone lines. Is in a thrifty German neighborhood near the stoned road, is near school and church, on two public roads, the two 80s face the roads to the south and west and could be divided. This land has gooo drainage, a large two story frame house, about as good as new, a good frame barn 40 by 60, on stone, also a horse and hay barn about 30 by 50 feet in size. Hog and sheep houses, double corn cribs and wagon shed, tool house, buggy house.etc. Has a drove well and windpump, besides small fruit, grapes etc., there are about 100 trees. This land is well fenced, with principally wire; the soil is largely black land, and properly cultivated will produce good returns of any crops grown upon It. If taken soon, this farm can be bought for $85.00 an acre.

Rev. C. L. Marsh, of Bobo charge, will supply the pulpit of the M. E, church tomorrow morning in the absence of the pastor, Dr. C. B. Wilcox, who is away on his vacation. There will be no evening services.