Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 195, Decatur, Adams County, 15 August 1908 — Page 3

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WEATHER Generally fair and cooler tonight. RAILROAD BULLETIN GRANO RAPIDS & INDIANA. Northbound. Into Effect Sunday, June 28. No. s—Daily 11:28 p.m. No. 7—Daily 7:67 a.m. No. 3—Daily 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. Na 16 —Sundays only ......8:56 p.m. ERIE. Into effect Sunday June 21, 1908. Eastbound. Ko. 8. Daily 5:28a.m. Ko. 12. Daily 2:00a.m. Ku. 22. Daily 2:00 p.m. Ko. 4. Daily 3:26 p. m. Ko. 15. Daily 7:30p.m. Westbound. Ko. 7. Daily 1:52 a.m. Ko. 9. Daily 3:12 a.m. Ko. 3. Daily 12:46p.m. Ke. 21. Dally 10:10 p.m. T. ST. L. 4 W. R. R. ■o. 2—Frankfort to Toledo, Ex. Sun 12:45 p.m. Ko. I—Toledo to Frankfort ! Ex. Sun ..12:22p.m. ■o. 3 —Delphos to St Louis E Ex. Sun 7:21a.m. ■o. 4 —St. Louis to Delphos, I Ex. Sun 7:57 p.m. Ko. s—Toledo5 —Toledo to St. Louis I daily 10:17 p.m. Mb. 6 —St. Louis to Toledo | daily *■ 5:05a.m. Mo. 9—Sunday only, Toledo to I Frankfort 10:44 a.m. Mo. 10—Sunday only, Frankfort I to Toledo 7:07 p.m. ■Daily Interurban Schedule MhE FT. WAYNE 4 SPRINGFIELD I RAILWAY CO. |Bra:n= Leave Trains Leave II Decatur Ft. Wayne M 5:50a.m. 7:00a.m. II 7:00a.m. 8:30a.m. || 8:30a.m. 10:00a.m. ■ 10:00a.m. 11:30a.m. ■ 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. B 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. B 2:30p.m. 4:00p.m. ■ 4:Mp.m. 5:30 p.m. ■ 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. B 7:00p.m. 8:30p.m. ■ 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m ■ Theater parties taking tie 7:00 p. B car will arrive at Calhoun or Berry yeets, Fort Wayne at 8:10 p. m. Bhe last car leaving Fort Wayne at B:00 p. m. will wait until after the

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Frank Johns is on the sick list. Fred Hoffman has returned from a business trip at Berne, Ind. J. N Fristoe went to Berne this afternoon on a short business trip. Miss Lulu Wheon went to Markle this morning, where she will make a short visit with friends. Ms. S. L. Dutcher left this morning for Delong, Ind., where she will make a short visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Marchand are in the city from Richmond, Ind., for a short visit here with friends. Mrs. J. B. Wilston passed through the city today enroute from Portland, Ind., for a visit at Bryant, Ohio. The city ball team plays at Montpelier tomorrow and are confident of bringing back the laurels with them. Mrs. James and Edward Mowrey, of Spencerville, Ohio, will spend Sunday in the city the guest of Miss Emily 'Wyatt. Mrs. Charles Miller and sons Albert atid Walter, left this morning for Preble, where they will make a pleasant visit with friends. The horse sale held at the Erie stock yards today was a great success and was attended by a large and enthusiastic crowd of spirited bidders. Mrs. Myra McCarter will return to her home at Toledo, Ohio, tomorrow moning after making a pleasant visit in the city with M. and Mrs. S. Xi. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Hindman left this noon for Jamestown, N. D., where they will make their future home. Mrs. Hindman was formerly Miss Nettie Smith of this city. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Dutcher and Mrs. S. D. Dutcher went tp Delong, Ind., this morning, where they will make a several days’ visit with Mr. and Mrs. Mont Evans and family. The parade before the Elks bail game yesterday afternon was a great feature and was one of the best ever given here. The chief center of ati tractifcn was “Mickey?’ (Miller, {the umpire. * The ball game here tomorrow between the South Side ball team and a team from Bobo phomises to be a hotly contested game and the boys are hoping for a good crowd out to see the battle. The Elks ball team of Fort Wayne returned last evening to their homes after defeating the local boys. ’Twas a tough game for the locals to lose, as they played great ball, but luck was against them. Clem J. Steigmeyer left this afterr noon for Tiffin. Ohio, where he will . act as best man at the wedding of t Paul L. Gase of that city, and while s there will make a several days’ visit wltih friends and relatives.

D. M. Hensley will spend Sunday at Rome City with his family. Henry Hite has returned from a short i)>. ’iness trip at Fort Wayne. An ice cream social will be held at th<e North Salem church on next Saturday. Miss Hattie Studebaker has returned home from a pleasant vacaion at Atlantic City. Ed Lewton has returned t» his home at Monmouth after transacting business in the city. Mrs. Sadie Albertson, of Bryant. Tnfl., is visiting with relatives and friends at Markle, Ind. D. E. Lauferty transacted business here yesterday and has returned to his home at Huntington. The feast of the Assumption was appropriately observed at the St. Marys Catholic church today. Rev. and Mrs. L. C. Hessert have returned from a several days’ visit with friends and relatives at Fort Wayne. E. B. Adams left this morning for Tippecanoe Lake, where he will spend several days on a fishing trip with friends. Mrs. Wm. Harding and son Raymond are spending a several days’ visit with friends and relatives at St. Henry, Ohio. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith have arrived in the city from Hammond and will visit here with friends and relatives for a few days. John Tudor and Nelson Gentis were in Decatur last night. It was one of their regular trips. Cause not necessary to mention. —-Bluffton News. Miss Ruby Miller went, to Linn Grove yesterday afternoon where she is attending the golden wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. John Hoffman. C. O. Meibers and Misses Lollie and Tillie Meibers will leave in the morning for Rome City, where they will enjoy a several days’ outing trip at the Meibers cottage. The show at the Crystal theater was fine last evening and was attended by a large crowd. The film was the Columbus, Ohio, fire department making an exhibition run. The Pocahontas lodge will have a picnic next Tuesday at Maple Grove Park, and each member Is requested to be at the station with filled baskets for a picnic supper at the park. The Adams county boys’ band will play at the Maple Grove park tomorrow afternoon and a good rcowd is expected to attend. This band is one of the best around this part of the country. Rve. D. W. Abbott, of Craigville, will fill the pulpit at the V. B. church both morningand evening tomorrow. “The Circle” will fill the pulpit at Union Chapel and at Decatur on the 23rd inst. Prof. Charles Hocker principal of the Decatur schools, returned to his home in Decatur last evening after a visit with his uncles, J. E. Sunier and S. H. Hocker and families. —Bluffton News. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Simcoke, whose home is. in St. Louis, Mo., they having traveled in the west for some time, arrived in the city last evening for a few days’ visit with his mother Mrs. Ada Simcoke. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith and daughter Midge and Miss Marie Patterson, have returned from a several days’ outing at Winona Lake and a visit at Bucyrus, Ohio, where they attended the wedding ceremony of a friend. The Portland fair affords the finest grounds, the best track, the longest amphitheater, the finest art hall and the most liberal premiums of any county fair in Eastern Indiana or Western Ohio. Send for premium list. Rev. L. A. Stangle and family left over the C, & E. railway today for Rochester. Indiana, where the family has a reunion. From Rochester they go to Winona Lake to spend their two weeks’ vacation. While at Winona Lake they will stop at the Otterbein of which Rev. Stangle is a stockholder.

The South Side ball team will play a team from Bobo here next Sunday and a battle royal is expected. Both teams are evenly matched. The local team defeated the visitors on their own grounds a short time ago, and the Bobo team is coming back for revenge. good crowd is expected out to see the contest and an interesting time is looked for. Lagrange has another claim to fame among the towns of the earth. Ephraim Harter, in his eighty-second year, is actively engaged in draying and carries the mail, daily, rain or snow, from the postoffice to the trains and from the trains to the pnstoffice. Moreover, he has performed the official duty under tfhe watchful eye of your Uncle Samuel for thirty years or more. But the principal part is that Mr. Harter is the oddest mail carrier in active service in the United States and probably in the world.—Albion Democrat.

REMOVE EYE BALL Charles Hammel Submitted to Seri jus Operation at Los Angeles. Cal. WEDNESDAY MORNING A Portion of a Protruding Bone Was Removed from Beneath His Brain Word has reached the city conveying the glad new s that Charles Hammel formerly of this city, now located at Los Angeles, California, successfully withstood a serious operation Wednesday, which, if blood poisoning does not develop, will free him from the ailment from which he has suffered for two year s past. In 1906 while working in Nevada, Charles was struck by lightning. His skull was fractured and since that, time he has suffered untold pain. His case was submitted to Los Angeles specialists, who removed his right eye from its socket and extricated a protruding bone which had lodged beneath his brain and which has caused the pain to the young man. The eye ball was replaced and the former Decatur boy whose parents and brothers and sisters still reside here, will soon fully recover. The many Decatur friends of Mr. Hammel are elated over the successful operation and express their sincere hopes for his early and ultimate recovery.

Mrs. G. B. Oliver, of Cowning, Ark., is visiting in the city with her sister Mrs. Geo. Chronister. Miss Beatrice Billman returned this noon from a several weeks’ visit with friends at Indianapolis. Messrs. B. L. Brackett and C. C. Schafer have returned home from a business trip at Fort Wayne. A. P. Beatty left last evening for Grand Rapids, Mich., where he will look after important business. Rev. Wilcox returned today from Fetoskey. Mich., where he has been for the past three weeks on a visit.

A small Saturday crowd was :n town today, so many of the farmers are busy at present with their crops. Mrs. Mary Yager left this morning for Ossian. Ind., where she will make a visit with her sister, Mrs. Rupright. Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Welty, of Lima. Ohio, passed through the city today enroute to Berne for a visit with friends. Thomas Gallogly and son Dewey went to Portland this afternoon, where they will make a short Visit with friends. Miss Fanclyon Rice went to Berne this afternoon, where she will make an over Sunday visit with friends and relatives. Mrs. Nancy Sowles is visiting with friends and relatives at Cedarville, O . where she expects to visit for several days. Mrs. W. P. Morrison and daughter Harriett returned home this afternoon from a several days’ visit at the northern lakes. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Kable passed through the city today enroute from Fort Wayne to a visit with relatives at Chattanooga, Ohio. Several Decatur people will enjoy the day tomorrow at Robison Park at Fort Wayne. The park will remain open, but two more Sundays. Many excellent catches of fish are reported from the St. Marys river and every day can be seen many of the fishermen along the banks of this river. Charles Elzey, who had the misfortune to break his leg a short time ago. is able to be up and around again, and is expected to be entirely recovered in a short time. The boys of the Holy Grail are making all arrangements for their, trip, which will begin at Winona Lake, next week. A number of boys have given their intention of attending, and if any more are going they are requested to leave their names with Harold Wilcox or Frank Mills.

The work on the interurban line extension is progressing rapidly and will be completed in a short time. As soon as more men and teams can be secured they will employ more help. The five councilmen who were appointed by the council to make a trip around the various towns of the traction lines to make an investigation as tn high tension wires running through the town, will leave tomorrow morning for Indianapolis, and other cities for that purpose. They will do this so as to investigate whether it is safe to grant the interurban company of this city a franchise for the running of the high tension wires through the city.

'WM v ~ T 0 THE M Snow Agencv DECATUR, INDIANA 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 of 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 i° 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 from 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 good 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 to 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 southeast Decatur, near the electric lights is on water and gas lines, good sized lot, has small stable, summer kitchen, wood house, etc. fruit 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, has 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 ground. 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, 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—1 s a well built seven room story and a half residence on stone foundation In southwest pepatur. 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 on 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 lltb 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 residenc e 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,

Mbs. August Waggoner left this afternoon for Bryant, Ind., where she will make a visit with friends for several days. Miss Verona Bixler returned to her home at Muncie this afternoon after making a pleasant visit here with Miss Agnes Confer, The new fire escapes which were recently ordered in the city for a number of buildings here will soon b° adjusted, making them safe in case of fire. These improvements were ordered by the state inspector, who vas here but a short time ago. The Shamrock ball team of this city will journey overland to Bryant, tomorrow 7 , where they will endeavor to take the scalps of the team of that place. The local boys expect to win and can't see how they can lose, as they have been playing great ball all summer. The Bryant boys will know they have been up against a stiff proposition when they tackle our boys tomorrow.

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city water, is plumbed for gas, and 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 —Is 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. 691—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 he 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 cistern, 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 iwalks, 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 4 Archbold, Meibers and Pattersuns, Fullenkarnps, Schelman'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-

The Grange Quartet will sing at Maple Grove Park tomorrow evening and special cars will be run on the traction line for the accommodation of the crowd.

Special MICHIGAN Excursion G. R. & I, Tuesday, Aug. 15/08 Tn Traverse City, Northport, Petoskey * Round Trip Harbor Sprinos and Mackinaw City. To Mackinac Island "T Round Trip grom all stations Richmond to Ft, Wayne inclusive for trains leaving Richmond 5:40 am. and 2:50 p.m,, good to return until tjain leaving Mackinaw City iodo p.m. Tuesday Sept. 1, 1908. Regular r* • Tickets $6.00 and $7.00 Round Trip /Annual j" VpiirCinn from station Richmond to Hoagland LAVUIJIVII inclusive to NORTHERN MICHIGAN RESORTS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 08 For information, address G. R. & I. Ticket Agent or EC HORTON CL LOCKWOODTraveling Passenger Agent. General Passenger! Agent. Grand Rapids, Michigan

ish .throughout Can be bought for 31,025.00. 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 frame story and a half house, good garden plenty of fruit, and shade, has has large cistern, small stable and some other buildings. Good location just beyond the corporation at 01,550.00. 694 —Is a 55 acre tract within a half mile of th e stoned road and near church and school and about two 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 dv loans. 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 public road near market and about % mile to school also near graded school and church. Has ordinary house, large barn, and some other buildings; productive soil, a mixture of 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 can be sold for $9,300.00. 665 —Is 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 lie* on the public road in a good location near Decatur. Has Inexpensive buildings, a horse and hay bara perhaps 30 by 40, a small cottage house and some other buildings. This tract can be bought for $5,600. 690 —Is an 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 Toom house on foundation, large horse and hay barn, new cribs, granary, etc. This farm Is a halt mile from school and church, Is on the telephone and rural free delivery lines and for the next 60 dav? can be bought for $90.00 an acre. 698—1 s 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 mPa of the public school building and 1 na good location. This farm is nearly all black land, has good 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 —Is a well located 160 asre 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 bar* 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 gpod returns of any crops grown upon it. If taken soon, this farm can be bought for $85.00 an acre.

LOST—Between 7th and 14th on Monroe, a small pocket book containing a five dollar gold piece and some silver Finder leave at this office and receive suitable reward. 194-6 t