Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 208, Decatur, Adams County, 31 August 1908 — Page 3

No Time Like The Present for selecting your fall footwear. We have them coming in every day in ’styles to please the most careful buyer. Come in and make your choice. TAGUE SHOE STORE

WEATHER ■ Parti'- Cloudy and cater with possibly Jaca! showers tonight or Tuesday. RAILROAD BULLETIN GRANO RAPIDS & INDIANA. Northbound. Into Effect Sunday, June 28. Mo. s—Daily 11:28p.m. No. s•—Daily 7:57 a.m. No. t— Daily ex. Sun 5:15 p.m. Southbound. No. 4— Daily 2:29 a.m. No. IS —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. Eastbound. No. 8. Daily 5:28 a.m. No. 12. Daily 2:00 a.m. No. 22. Dail y,ex. Sunday. .2:00 p. m. No. 4. Daily 3:26 p m Westbound. No. 7. Daily 1:52 a.m. No. 9. Daily 3:12 a.m. No. 3. Dally 12:46 p.m. No. 21. Daily, ex. Sunday. .10:10 p. m. No. 15. Daily 7:30 p.m. T. ST. L. & 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. Na s— Toledo to St. Louis daily 10:17p.m. No. •— 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. H Vfeains Leave Trains Leave HfijiJJecatur Ft. Wayne 15:50 a.m. 7:00 a.m. ■ 7:90 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. |L 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. ■ 2:30p.m. 4:00p.m. E 4:00 p. m. 5:30p.m. ■ 5:30 p. m. 7:00 p.m. ■ 7:00p.m. 8:30p.m. f 9:30p.m. 11:00p.m. ■Theater parties taking the 7:00 p 18. car will arrive at Calhoun or Berry Sgreets. Fort Wayne at 8:10 p. m. SgThe last car leaving Fort Wayne at j 11:00 p. m. will wait until after the ■Bow.

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J. B. Williams has returned home from a short*business trip to Vera Cruz. John Flannery returned last evening from Kokomo, where he spent Sunday with friends. C. O. France spent Sunday at Chicago and took in the Chicago- New York base ball game. John Reiter and family took in the excur.h n to Chicago yesterday and spent the day with friends. W. L. Lehne, who is ill with typhoid fever seems to be holding his own. He had a rather bad night but was improved today. Many of the shows and stands run here last week at the Great Northern fair are located at the Portland and Van Wert fairs this week. Mrs. Lulu Butzum returned last evening to Delphos, Ohio, where she will join her husband and make a tour of th» lakes. While here she visited wiih friends. Mrs. Samantha Dorwin and Miss Naomi Dugan are expected to arrive home this evening from a four weeks' visit at Mansfield, Ohio, and Niagara Falls and other cities. A number of people from this city took in the base ball game between Chicago and New York yesterday at Chicago. Excursion rates were given en ’he Chicago and Erie railroad. John Lachot and daughter, Miss Lilia, of Decatur, were in the city today or. their way to Poneto where they will visit over Sunday. Monday they will return here for a few days.— Bluffton Banner. Mrs. P. J. Hyland and daughter Catharine left this morning for Fort Wayne where ; .hey will attend a wedding at that city of a friend, the marriage to take place tomorrow at St. Patricks church. Misses Bertha Vogelwede, Mayme Deininger and Stella Bremerkamp returned last evening from Cleveland. Ohio, where they have been on a several days’ vacation with friends and relatives. Work on the raising of the Monroe street river bridge will begin in a short time and will be pushed to completion. The work will be under the supervision of Titus Ernst who has had experience in this line. One of the largest logs brought to this ci*y this season was the one which Jesse Williams, a teamster for J W. Vail hauled from the W. H. Bollinger woods. The tree measured about thirty-six feet in length. The live stock display at the great Fort .Wayne fair from September 15 to 19 promises to be the best in the history of the association. , The directors arc-offering some big premiums and the most celebrated herds are being entered. A wagon owned by A. Mentzer the drayman was wrecked this morning on south Oak street. The wagon was heavily loaded with cement, which broke an axle. The cement was scat tered over the street for some distance, but the damage done was slight. J—Bluffton Banner. A number of the members of the Guy Stock company were in town last evening for a short time and returned to Portland, where they have been playing for the last week. This show it will be remembered played an engagement in this city a short time ago. I Alacer did not .go in the 2:16 trot in Decatur yesterday, the race failing to fill from a lack of entries. Rex R. had bad luck. He was entered In the 2:15 pace which resulted in the fastest time known to the track, 2:12, and after .getting eighth place in the first heat wag distanced in the second. — Bluffton Banner.

Miss Iva Teeple is making a several days’ visit with friends at Leo. Gas Rian has returned to his home at Berne, after attending the fair here. Miss Ruth Harkless is visiting in the city with Dal Hower and family. Clarence Dye is making a short visit with the Watts family at ’lcnmcatb.. Mrs. T. H. Teeple will return this w’eek from a visit with friends at Huntington. Mrs. Sarah Bali has returned home to Magley after making a pleasant visit here with friends. Mrs. Wm. Roop and son Daniel spent Sunday at Van Wert, Ohio, with her mother, Mrs. Shults. Miss Florence Johnson is making a several days’ visit at Wabash with her brother, James Johnson. Mrs. Catharine Touhey has returned from Winchester, where she made a nlessant visit with friends. Miss Bertha Bieberick has returned to her home at Preble after Inaking a short visit here with friends. Miss Zoa Briggs has returned to her home at Geneva after making a visit here with Miss Kittie Fought. Mont Evans has returned to his home at DeLong after transacting business here and attending the fair. Many from here took in the regular excursion to Toledo and Detroit yesterday and have returned to the city. Mrs. Wm. Littleton passed through the city today enroute from Van Buren, Ind., to her home at Portlapd. D. W. Stone, who has been making a visit here with L. T. Brokaw and family, has returned to his home at Fgrt Wayne. Misses Hattie Buzer and Minnie Bill have returned to their homes at Fort Wayne after visiting here with Miss Cecilia Meyer. ’Miss Emma Diehm. who has been spending a several days’ visit here with Mrs. T. R Mcore, has returned to her home at Avilla. Miss Elizabeth Diggs, of Marion, spent Sunday in the city the guest of Miss Frances Bryson. She returned to her home today. Mrs. A. M. Mauller, of Pleasant Mills passed through the city enroute from a visit at Fort Wayne with her brother, B. F. Brown. Miss Ida W’eldy spent Sunday at Bryan, Ohio, where she made a pleasant visit with her brother, Harry Weldy who is located there. The Confer Ice Cream Co. still continue to ship many gallons of ice cream, and are very busy at present with their many large orders. Misses Mary and Helen Kinney, of Geneva, who have been visiting here with P. K. Kinney and family will return to their homes this week. Mrs. J. N. Wolf and Miss Mary Wolf have returned to their home at Petroleum after making a pleasant visit here with friends and relatives. Misses Fancheon Gftpen and Maud ■ Taylor have returned to their homes ; at Markle after spending a few days i here with Mr. and Mrs. Wash Gilpen. Misses Tillie and Lollie Meibers, who have been visiting at Rome City, and enjoying a vacation of two weeks there returned home last evening from same. \ Mr. and Mrs. Charles Justus and their son, of Pontiac, Mich., who have been visiting here with C. J. Weaver and family, have left for their respective homes. * Miss Maude Shoaf, of Oxford. Ohio, left yesterday afternoon for Boston, Mass., where she will enter the Currey School of Expression. While here she spent the summer with C. J. Lutz and family. A number of the soldiers of the G. A. R. post left this mornipg on the 8:30 car for Fort Wayne, from where they will take the Wabash to Toledo where they will attend the national encampment at Toledo this week. Many veterans from over the state will be present and a great time will be held The Winnes family here are in receipt of their annual shipment of California fruit, including grapes peaches, from Harry and Fred Winnes, who live in that country. Through the courtesy of Miss Anna Winnes we were favored with a basket of this delicious fruit and it was as good as it looked. Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Lutz and daughter Jean accompanied Miss Maude Shoaf went to Ft. Wayne yesterday, where . left for Boston, Mass,, 'where she will i attend college the coming year. Miss Jean Lutz will also leave in two ■weeks for Boston, Mass., where she will attend the New England conservatory of music for the coming year. Yesterday was Christmas for the Macedonians working on the C., B. & C. railroad. Twelve men of this race have steady positions on this road and are the best workmen, but when Christmas day comes for them they refuse to turn a hand in the way of labor. They celebrate in no other way, but merely spend the day at rest. —Bluffton Banner.

Nfrs. Robert Blackburn Sundayed in Chicago and retnrnej home today. Miss Della Sellemeyer spent Sunday at Bryan, Ohio, with Mrs. Geo. Masters. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Beck and family are making a several days* call at Fort Wayne. Miss Ethel Sutton has returned home to Zulu, Ind., after a visit with friends in this city. Rev. T. A. Cooper has returned to bis home at Berne, Ind., after a short visit here with friends. W. H. and Eva Marsland have returned home from a short visit with friends at Fort Wayne. Dick Townsend has returned to his home at Peoria, 111., after making a visit here with friends. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Miller have retnrned from a pleasant visit with friends at Kingsland. Messrs. Charles Loch and Albert Seilemeyer have left to play with the Bluffton band at 'Warren fair. Denny and Miles Jackson are making a few days’ visit with their sister Mrs. Walter Koos at Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs, R. D. Myers left this morning for their home at Louisville, 111., after enjoying a visit In the city. Daniel Auker and Daniel Ruse have retnrned to their homes at Huntington after attending the great fair here. D. J. Dilling passed through the city enroute from a short visit at Fort Wayne with friends to his home at Preble. Miss Loretta * Clever returned to her home at Fort Wayne. Ind., last evening after making a visit here with friends. A large number of Adams county teachers passed the examination at the central school building Saturday afternoon. Marion Smith will return this week to his work at Mount Pleasant, Mich., after making a pleasant visit here with friends. W. E. Thompson and wife passed through the city enroute from their home at Indianapolis to a visit at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Clark Coverdale and children are making a week’s visit at Fort Wayne before they return home to Memphis, Tenn. Messrs. Curtis Schafer and Lewis Ricketts have returned to their home at Van Wert, after making a visit here with Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Miller. R. K. Allison came home from Oden, Mich., this morning. His father. Major Allison, Is in very poor health and will probably come home within a few days. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Stone and daughter Ruth, are guests at the James H. Stone home here for a few days, being enroute to the lakes on their summer vacation. Miss Bertha Heller left for Anderson this morning where she will attend the teachers’ institute preparatory to resuming her work as a teacher in the Alexandria schools. Carl Moses, ill with typhoid fever at the home of Dr. W. E. Smith, corner of Monroe and Jefferson streets, passed a bad night hut was resting as easy as could be expected today said Dr. Smith when interviewed this morning. The funeral services of the late Mrs. J. Warner were held from the Decatur M. E. church Saturday afternoon and a large number of people gathered to pay their last respects to the departed woman. Rev. Ralph Jones officiated, delivering a powerful pathetic sermon which deeply interested all. An opinion that will be of interest here regarding the improvement of city and town streets under the new three mile road law has Just been given at Anderson by County Attorney Bishop, in which he holds that city streets cannot be improved under the provisions of the law and all such petitions will he held up, temporarily at least. He holds that the three-mile gravel road law does not apply to paving of streets in cities and towms. That such work is to be done only under another section of the law which calls for an election and also the consent of the city council. The first pole-raising of the campaign in Wells county occurred last night in front of the office of Dr. J. B. Evans in the Oklahoma suburb when a number of the faithful adherents of William Jennings Bryan gathered to celebrate the ascent of the hickory. Mr. Evans was chief of ceremonies while M. W. Walbert made the principal speech and two little girls, one of them his daughter, delivered recitations. There was singing by a glee club composed of ur. Thomas siurgis and Dr. Earl Sturgis. Ed and Robert Saurer. and M. J. and Louis Sawyer. The pole is one of goodly height and straight as a die and “Doc” says that he proposes ft shall stand there until after the November election if he has to stand guard over |t. —Bluffton News.

HERE ARE A FEW SAMPLE PROPERTIES WE ARE NOW OFFERING FOR SALE We have a large number of others on the market, and may have just ■what you are business rooms or residence, town or city property or farf Jands in Indiana, Texas and New Mexico. Examine our recent large descriptive lists of these properties. If you wish a buyer for your property, see what we may be able to do for you. No charge for advertising property if left on the market for the time listed. THE SNOW AGENCY mp.

717—1 s a comfortable five-room cottage on water and electric light lines in southeast Decatur? Has two porches, cistern, brick sidewalk aud a bargain at $550. 699 —Is a five-room cottage in southeast Decatur, on water and gas lines, has city water, cistern, wood house summer kitchen, stable, etc. Can be bought for $650. 720 — Is a new small cottage in southwest Decatur, has a good cistern, brick sidewalks, nice new summer kitchen, and coal house. Is a full alley lot in good location. Price $750. 725 —Is a comfortable five-room cottage near Lutheran church, on Eleventh street; nice front and back porches, cement cistern, brick sidewalks. good severage, some fruit trees and maple shade; can be sold for SBSO. 719 —Is a good lot with sewer drainage on Eleventh street, plenty of fruit and shade, nice front porch, summer kitchen, cistern and city water, good stable and comfortable cottage Jicuse for SI,OOO. 633 —Is a roomy and comfortable story and a half residence on Ninth street near Monroe st; is in good condition, has nice front porch, coal house, cistern, ft of a drove well, is on good sewerage, nice front view to Monroe street, and can be bought for $1,300. 711—Is a story and a half new eight room residence in south Decatur. House on concrete and tile block foundation and natural wood finish inside; has cement cistern, drove well, coal house, etc. Is a full city lot in this addition; can be bought for $1,400. 721 — Is a good seven room story and a half residence in northwest Decatur near Monroe street; is more than a full lot, has a drove well, cistern, stable, shade and fruit trees, nice front porch, cement walks, summer kitchen, wood house, etc. Price $1,400. 725 —Is a story and a half new sixroom residence with cellar on east Mercer avenue; has water well, stable, cement cistern, and an acre and a half of ground. This property can be bought for $1,550, or seller would take a smaller desirable property as part payment on this one. ”26 —Is a good location on west Adams street, in southwest Decatur, two nice high lots, brick sidewalk, fruit and sha<l<*» trees, summer kitchen and comfortable six-room story and a half residence in good condition. If sold soon this property can be ■ bought for $1,625. 716—A nearly new story and a half nine-room residence on north Third street; is on good sewerage, has. cement cistern, drove well, brick sidewalks; is natural wood finish, has nice front and back porches, is on

Mrs. Harry Daniels, of Chicago, 81., is in the city on a visit with friends. Miss Bessie Drummond is making a week’s visit at Fort Wayne with friends. Charles Meyers has re turned to his home at Hartford City after making a visit in the city. Mrs. W. S. Hughes has returned to her home at Fort Wayne after a pleasant visit here with relatives. Dick Heller is sick with an attack of stomach trouble, the result, very probably, of too much fair. Miss Emma Jackson, of Paragould. Ark., is in the city for a several days’ visit with friends and relatives. Many cases of typhoid fever are raging and if the present hot spell continues many more cases will likely result. This weather is bad for such diseases. Rain is very badly needed in every locality for many miles around this place at present and everybody is hoping that the weather man will make a change soon for some wet weather. This summer has been pronounced by many to be the dryest experienced in a number of years. While it has been good for the crops they will suffer in the long run if the rain Is not forthcoing soon. In some places the dust is from two to four inchest in depth.

concrete and tile foundation Has large cellar, and four nice upstairs rooms. Can be bought tor $2,000. 703 —Is a seven-room story and a half residence with good cemented cellar, in southeast Decatur on High street; about eighty feet frontage on west side of the street; nice high lot, has water well, cistern, chicken park and stable with cemented floors nice shade and plenty of fruit trees; price $2,000. 715 —Is a convenient nine-room story and a half house with good cellar, on north Third street; stone foundation. bay window, nice porches and fine maple shade; city and cistern water, good sewerage and on stoned street; plumbed for gas and water, and, thoroughly wired for electric lights; has coal house, stable, cistern, and two full width city lots, for a short time this property will be offered for $2,500. 722 —Is a well built and convenient eight-room residence on stoned foundation on west Monroe street; cellar, cement cistern, wood house, stable, electric lights, cement walks, furnished bath, plenty of fruit and shade trees, and on the proposed traction line: price $2,500. 618 —Is a modern seven-room tsvostory residence, with cellar, on a brick street in a nice residence part of Decatur; has a 60 toot frontage, and contains ground for about three city lots; cement sidewalks, good stable, cistern, city water, electric lights, bath, etc; some fine fruit and shade trees; $2,800. If this list does not contain what you are wanting, call for large list of town and city property. We also have some very good bargains in few acre lots and farms. 728 —Is a well improved five acre tract on the stoned road within one-half mile of Decatur; is well fenced and in good location; has ample buildings for a poultry farm or trucking garden; has a dug well, a drove weil and force pump, small stable, new chicken house and park, and a good story and a half six room residence in good condition. This is a good piece of ground and if sold soon can be bought for $1,450. 730 — Is a nice square forty acre tract of land on the stoned road near Decatur; is largely black land and well located; has some good young timber, worth perhaps five or six hundred dollars; wire and rail fences, good outlet for drainage; for the next 30 days this land can be bought for S6O an acre . 731 — Is a sixty acre tract on the stoned road within a mile and a half of Decatur; is a good average quality of land, of which 25 or 30 acres is a black and yellow sand mixture; has good cottage house with brick cellar about 14 by 16 feet in sizehorse and hay barn, cribs, wagon

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shed, etc., apple orchard, and some other trees; can be tought for $55 an acre. ‘32 Is a good 81 acre tract on the gravel pike within about three miles of Decatur; is well fenced, ha* good average buildings, which consist of a comfortable cottage house, summer kitchen, woodhouse, milk house with cement floor, drove wen, sheep and hog houses, cribs and wagon shed, cattle and tool house 15 by 60, and a good frame bam on stone 40 by 60, with threshing floor, granary, etc; large bearing orchard, and about seven acres of nice young timber worth at least seven or eight hundred dollars; price cf this land s7l an acre—ss,Boo. 729—1 s a well located eighty acre tract on the stoned road near Decatur: this farm is largely black land, has good drainage and is pretty well tiled, has drove well, some inexpensive buildings, and about ten or twelve acres of valuable timber, plenty of saw timber for all the buildings, etc., that are needed on this farm. This is an excellent piec eof land and a good bargain at S6O an acre, but for the next 30 days it may be bought for $4,700. 6”3 Is a94 acre tract on the proposed traction line in southeastern Adams county, is well located, has some good improvements, which consist of a comfortable story and a half house good frame barn 40 by 60 feet ini size with cement floors in mows and stables; slate roofed granary, cribs, and sheep and hog stables 2# by 50 feet in size; wind pump, good fencing, and an average quality of land; this farm can be bought for SB2 an acre. 727—1 s one of the best 80 acre tracts of land in Monroe township; is fully % black land no open ditches and about 1000 rods of tiling; is on the public road a quarter of a mile from the north and south stoned road; is well fenced and has good buildings; the bar n alone is new and cost over $1,000; has a comfortable story and a half residence, drove well, large cement water stock tank, double cribs, good bearing orchard, and about seven acres of words with plenty of materia! for buildings or for tie timber; for the next sixty days this land can be bought for SIOO an acre. 712—1 s a 212 acre tract on the traction line near Decatur. On this farm is an extensive gravel pit that yields a handsome income annually. The land is largely black and yellow sand soil, easy to cultivate and brings splendid crops. This land has good outlet for drainage, wire and rail fences, goed orchard, and ordinary frame buildings; is on the gravel pike and traction line, station near the residence; this is an ideal location for a grain and stock farm and this proposition cannot be matched in Adams county for $72 an acre. 664—1 s a desirable 11714 acre tract on the gravel pike near Decatur. This land has running stock water, throughout the year; i s well fenced and tiled, has ten acres of good young timber, a number cf good trees for lumber: is a good quality i of soil, sand loam, clay and black land, all a productive quality. Its buildings are worth at least $3,600 and consist of a large bank barn, on stene foundation, a good sevenroom dwet'ing house, on stone foundation. with large good cellar; stock scales, cribs, granary, etc. If sold scon this farm can be bought for SIOO an acre. WE HAVE A LARGE LIST of smaller tracts ranging from oue to five acres and some good 40, 80 and 160 acre tracts not given in this list. i See our larger list before buying.