Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 209, Decatur, Adams County, 1 September 1908 — Page 3

tNo Time Like | The J Present 1 or selecting your fall foot- | /ear. \\ e have them com- ■ ng in every day in styles to ■ lease the most careful buy- B r. Come in and make your hoice. g UE SHOE STORE 1

WEATHER Fair tonight and Wednesday; cooler tonight. 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 —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. No. 16 —Sundays only •»....8:56p.m. ERIE. Into effect Sunday June 21, 1908. Eastbound. No 8. Dally 5:28 a.m. Noi 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. Daily 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—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 f. • .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. Wayne 5:50a.m. 7:00a.m. 7:6oa.nr. 8:30a. m. 8:30a.m. 10:00a.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. 4:00p.m. 5:30p.m. , 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:09 p.m. Theater parties taking the 7:00 p. tn. 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. in. will wait until after the show. MELONS FOR SALE. A lot of fine Jackson county. Indiana, water melons. Inquire at Bremerkamp Bld., Madison St., west of True’s grocery. E. B. MACY. 203-3 t

$1.25 SUNDAY EXCURSIONS From DECATUR To TOLEDO AND RETURN Marion si. Frankfort $1.50 Bluffton 50c CLOVER LEAF ROUTE ..For particulars call on or address.. T. L. McCullough, Agt. Toledo, SL Louis and Western R. R. DECATUR, IND.

Roy Miller has returned home to Geneva after a short visit here with friends. Miss Bertha Kinney has returned home from a short visit at Fort Wayne with friends Miss Corrine Dailey, of Bluffton, is in the city making a short visit with friends. T. M. Gallogly, Democratic chairman has returned from a business trip to Geneva on political business. The following letters remain in 1 the postoffice: Wm. Compton, Lizzie Miller, Nina Shower, Cora I. Smith. Charles Yobst and family left this morning for Fort Wayne, where they will make a short visit with friends. Mrs. Frank Dreber passed through the city enroute from an outing at Rome City to her home at Marion, Ind. Miss Bertha Treece who has been visiting for some time at Willshire, Ohio, has returned to her home at Fort Wayne. Miss Louise Walton, who has been making a pleasant visit here fcr some time, has returned to her home at Austin, Texas. Mrs. O. M. Kemn passed through the city today enroute from a short visit at Plymouth. Ind., to her home at Van Wert, Ohio. George T. Ulmer, the printer, has resigned his place with the Portland Sun. and is working in the Kapp printery.—Bluffton Banner. Silas Schroll, of Lima, Ohio, passed through ths city enroute to Portland, where he will make a short visit with relatives before returning home. John G. Wisely, who has been the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Marion Andrews, for two months, left today for his home at Chandler, Oklahoma. Many people from here will attend the Portland and Van Wert, Ohio, fairs this week. The fair season is on in earnest and many of them are being held. The Epworth League cabinet of the Methodist church will have a special business meeting tomorrow evening at 8:30 p. m. All members should be present. L. C. Waring arrived home last evening from a several weeks’ trip from the northern lakes and many others points of interest. He enjoyed a most delightful trip. Miss Naomi Merryman, of Pleasanton, Kansas, passed through the city enroute to Monroe for a short visit with friends and relatives before returning to her home in the city. Oscar Fritzinger of near Monmouth, who had the misfortune to run a nail in his foot a short time ago. is recovering from same and blood poison will not set in as at first feared. Mrs. John Niblick and son Burton are making a few days’ visit at St, Louis, Mo., with friends. After that they will go to Quincy, 111., where Burton will enter a business college. Pharino Coverdale and wife wore in Decatur Sunday. They made the trip in the auto wagon at an easy gait, the time being one hour and seventeen minutes. There is some sense to th'.s kind of gait.—Bluffton Banner. There is many a young man proud of his mother, who would strike into the dust any man who would insult; her, yet who by his own evil doings and bad habits is sharpening a Jagger to plunge through that mother's heart. Sheriff Lipkey has boxed up his eight coons, and has shipped them to the Portland fair where they are entered for premiums. Mr. Bechtol, one of the directors, was very anxious to have them, and he pays all the expenses of shipment. “Hunky” the baby coon, was left at home, as ko , young to be exposed to the public gaze.—Bluffton Banner.

Frank Baker has returned from a short visit at Fort Wayne. The annual reunion. Van Wert County Fair, September 8-11. Miss Liiah Lachot is making a few days’ visit at Bluffton with friends. Work i s progressing rapidly in the remodeling of the First National bank building. J. C. Sutton and wife have returned from a pleasant visit with friends at Geneva. C. D. Teeple is making a short visit at Chicago in the interest of his clothing firm. * Dick Heller, who has been quite s-ick for several days, is slightly improved today. Miss Helen Doswell, of Fort Wayne, is making a visit in the city with Miss Marie. Tonnellier. Mir. and MYs. Chafrles Block, of Chicago, nre making a visit with rel atives at Magley. Mrs. J. C. Sutton and baby are making a few days visit with her mother at Ossian, Ind. Mrs. Isadore Kalver returned today from a several days’ visit with friends and relatives at Chicago. Miss Ida Weldy has returned home from a short visit with her brother, Harry Weldy, at Bryan, Ohio. Mrs. Fanny Cole will leave tomorrow for Warren, Ind., where she will make a short visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Porter have returned home to Parker City after making a visit here with elatives. Miss Nellie Shrock is making a visit at Montpelier with friends. She will return the latter part of the week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Myers have returned to their homes at Robison, 111., after making a visit here with relatives. Chas. Voglewede. is at Chicago, 111. attending the shoe and leather fair which is being conducted there this week. Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Wertzberger have returned home to Hammond, after a pleasant visit here with relatives. Mrs. Wm. Rkr.p and son Daniel have returned home from a short visit at Van Wert, Ohio, with her mother, Mrs. Shilts. Frank Kuebler has returned to Cleveland. Ohio, after spending Sunday in the city with W. H. Kuebler and family. Messrs. Orval Harruff and Martin Buffenbarger have returned from Chicago, where they witnessed the ball game Sunday. Miss Dessie Kinsey, stenographer at the Ward Fence Co. is making a several days’ vacation at Portland with relatives. Rose Myers returned to his home at Tulsa, Okla., yesterday afternoon after attending the Myers family reunion held here, Mr. and Mrs. Dick Myers have returned home to Lawrenceburg, II!., after spending a several days’ visit here with relatives. Henry Schulte is recovering from a several days’ illness which bordered on tynheid. He will be able to resume work in a few’ days. The condition of W. L. Lehne is reported much improved today and his friends are learning the typhoid fever symptoms may soon be dispelled. The attractions at the Van Wert Fair September 8-11, are clean, no immoral shows or chance games of any nature being permitted on the grounds. Mrs. D. M. Hensley and children Veda and David, will return home this week from Rome City, where they have been spending the summer at their cottage. Mrs. Samantha Dor-win and grandchild, Miss Naomi Dugan, arrived home last evening from a several weeks’ trip to Mansfield, Ohio, and Niagara Falls. Miss Bessie Baumgartner is making a few days’ visit with Miss Cleo Studabaker at Bluffton. She returned this morning with Miss Studabaker who was making a visit with her in this effty. Prof, irl Hicks weather forecast is out and as usual is filled with storms hot spells, etc. Sometimes the mark is hit right to the dot and others he is a very long way from it. Anyhow’ weather man, hurry up and give us some rain. The Ward Fence offices have been removed to the Weber building, located on the corner of Monroe and Third streets. The new quarters are modern in every respect and furnish a very convenient home for the office employes of the ’company. Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Brokaw, Bud Brokaw and Master Truman Johnson, left this morning for a week’s outing at their cottage at Lake Gage. They were joined at Garrett by Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Cole and children, Mrs. Ellen Cockran, erf Chicago and Mrs. Daniel Stoner, of Fort Wayne.

Mrs. Henry Winnes is making a visit at Muncie with friends. Albert Parker has returned home to Fort Wayne after a pleasant visit here. F. B. Tague was attending leather fair at Chicago being held there this week. E. P. Smith is home from an overSunday visit with friends at Fountain City. Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Baltzell, of Fort Wayne are in the city visiting with friends. Martin Mylott has returned home from Chicago, where he took in the excursion Sunday. Miss Catharine Smith is making a several days’ visit at Hammond, Ind , with relatives. Frank Smith and family have returned home from a short visit with friends at Toledo, Ohio. Miss .Anna Baker has returned from a week’s visit with friends and relatives in Washington, D. Cl Miss Vera Radamaker went to Bluffton yesterday to make a week's visit with Miss Liechty of that city. Cyrus Hammell and family are entertaining as their guests Mr. and Mrs. T. R. Baker, of Wayland, Mich. Misses Pearl Baumgartner and Catharine Bremerkamp are making a week’s visit with friends at .Linn Grove. Miss Minnie Eiling returned to her home at Monroeville, after making a few days’ visit with friends and relatives in this city. W. E. Fulk left today for Bluffton, where he will meet his father and proceed to Martinsville for treatment at the sanitarium for rheumatism. The funeral services of the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Moyer of north Ninth street, who died Sunday morning, were held this afternoon at. two o'clock from the home. The services were in charge of Rev. L. A. Stangle. Interment took place in Maplewood cemetery. Harry Jeffries who has been spending a few days at Rome City at the D. M. Hensley cottage, returned home by the overland route, driving the Hensley pony. He arrived in Fort Wayne last night and started this morning from that place, arriving here within a few hours time. Every time a person licks a United States postage stamp he gets a taste of sweet potato, says the New York Sun. The gum with which the stamps are backed is made from that succulent vegetable because Uncle Sam’s lieutenants consider it the most harmless preparation of the sort. John Prillaman has resigned hi= position as tower operator on the C.. & E. at Decatur and is spending a few days with his mother, Mrs. Laura Prillaman east of the city. He ha« a position with the Northwestern road near Chicago and will go there the first of next week to begin work.— Bluffton Banner. John J. Mayer Mayer, a forfner w’ell known citizen here and one of the Daily Democrat force, now employed on the Kendallville Sun, is renewing old acquaintances in this county, being a guest of Will Scheerer and family of Monroe township. Mrs. Mayer and daughter. Miss Hattie, are also guests at the Scheerer home. It may not be generally known to patrons of the telephone companies on rural lines that it it a crime to divulge any conversation overheard on the lines which is intended only for the parties talking. It has so been decided by the supreme court of the state of New York. So if you should “happen” to hear anything, you had better keep it to yourself. A North Judson woman was recently taken violently sick just as she bad finished preparing dinner for her family The pain was so extreme that the doctor placed her under the influence of chloroform. As soon as she lost consciousness she thought herself in heaven and the family physician heard her say: “No, John, I don’t want it. take it away. I don’t want that harp. Just give me a dishpan and a bushel of potatoes and I will cock p or all heaven. There are only ten people here, anyway.” With $6,000 in premiums and $9,000 in purses and stakes the Great Fort WaSme Fair from September 15 to 19 will have the biggest exhibition in its history. The most attractive amusement enterprises have been secured for the pike and the railroads and trolley lines will offer tempting rates. John S. Meyers, who lives south of town a mile and a half, yesterday picked five peaches which weighed an even poured, one of them alone weighing four ounces. Not bad |>r Adams county crop. o ■ ■ On the top wave of public favor— Admiral coffee. 209tf If your dealer does not handle Admiral coffee, others do. 209tf

A NEW LIST OF PROPERTY These Properties Will Not be Found in any Former List Published by The Snow Agency

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 wanting. If you are interested in the purchase or sale of business rooms or residence, town or city property or farf lands 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 decmtuft, .nd.

717 —Is a comfortable five-room ’■jttage on water and electric light lines in southeast Decatur. Has two porches, cistern, brick sidewalk and 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 cits' water, gopd stable and comfortable cottage house 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, % 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—1 s a story and a half new sixroom residence with cellar on east Mercer avenue; ha s 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. 726 Is a good location on west Adams street, in southwest Decatur, two nice high lots, brick sidewalk, fruit and shade 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, js on

STOCKHOLDERS MEETING. The annual meeting of stockholders of the Citizens’ Telephone company of Decatur, Indiana, will be held at the office of the secretary of said company in the City of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, on Monday, September 7, 1908, at 7 o’clock p, m., for the election of five dircetors and for the transaction of such other business as may be brought before said meeting, F. M. Schirmeyer, 202-T2t Secretary.

CARRIAGE and SIGN PAINTING CALL ON Med Miller Shop over Buhlers Blacksmith Shop on FIRST STREET

concrete and tile foundation. Has large cellar, and four nice upstairs rooms. Can be bought for $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, goo'd 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, fur- I nished bath, plenty of fruit and shade trees, and on the proposed traction line; price $2,500. 618 —Is a modern seven-room 4|wostory residence, with cellar, on a brick street in a nice residence part of Decatur; has a 60 foot 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 i acre lots and farms. 728—1 s a well improved five acre tract on the stoned road within one-half mile of Decatur; i s well fenced and in good location: has ample buildings for a poultry farm or trucking garden; has a dug well, a drove well and force pump, small stable, new chicken house and park, and a good story and a half six room I 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 a n 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 I cellar about 14 by 16 feet in size’ horse and hay barn, cribs, wagon i

T. 11. Baltzell is attending the Portland fair, having some exhibits there.

NORTHERN MICHIGAN EXCURSION VIA G. R. &I. WED. SEPT 9, *OB From all Stations, Richmond to Hoagland inclusive. Tickets good only on Excursion Train and Regulrr Train No’3. Ta Traverse City, Northport, Petoskey Xrlp Harbor Sprinos and Mackinaw Citv. 'i Round Trip September 20, ‘OB is the last day you may return on these tickets. NOW is the time-the last of the SUMMERTIME For information,Jaddress G.R.& I. Ticket Agent or E C HO RTON C L LOCKWOOD. Traveling Passenger Agent. General Passenger* Agent. Grand Rapids, Michigan

shed, etc., appie orchard, and some other trees; can be bought for $55 an acre. 732—1 s a good 81 acre tract on the gravel pike within about three miles "of Decatur; is well fenced, has good average buildings, whieh consist of a comfortable cottage heuse, summer kitchen, woodhouse, milk house with cement floor, drove well, 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, ere; large bearing orchard, and about seven acres of nice young timber worth at least seven or eight hundred dollars; price of this land s7l an acre —$5,800. 729—1 s a well located eighty acre tract on the stoned road near Be catur; 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. 673 —Is a 94 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 in size with cement floors in mows and stables; slate roofed granary, cribs, and sheep and hog stables 20 by 50 feet ln size; wind pump, good fencing, and an average quality of land; this farm can be bought for SB2 an acre. 727 —Is one of the best 80 acre tracts of land in Monroe township; is fully % black land no open ditches ami about 1000 rods of tiling; is on the public road a quarter of a mile from the north and smith stoned road; is well fenced and has good buildings; the bar n alone | s 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 woods with plenty of material 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, good 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 —Is a desirable 117*4 acre tract on the gravel pike near Decatur. This land has running stock water, throughout the year; is well fenced and tiled, has ten acres of good young timber, a number of good trees for lumber; is a good quality of soil, sand loam, clay and black land. al’, a productive quality. Its buildings are worth at least $3,000 and consist of a large bank barn, on stone foundation, a good sevenroom dwelling house, on stone foundation, with large good cellar; stock scales, cribs, granary, etc. If sold soon this farm can be bought for SIOO an acre. WE HAVE A LARGE LIST of smaller tracts ranging from one to five acres and some good 40. 80 and 160 acre tracts not given in this list See our larger list before buying.

Joseph Grimm is making a visit wit hhis son Galvin at Stoutsburg.