Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 214, Decatur, Adams County, 7 September 1908 — Page 3

FALL SHOES These cool evenings makes us think of high top shoes. Why not buy early and get good selections. Goods are coming in every day in all new and novel patterns. Also the full toe and comfortable heel for people who are on their feet all day. We are always glad to show you our goods. Come in. TAGUE SHOE STORE

WEATHER |U Generally fair tonight and Sunday; tonight. fKAILROAD bulletin GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA. Northbound. Into Effect Sunday, June 23. MNo. s—Dallys—Dally 11:28 p.m. Mio. 7 —Daily 7:57 a. m, ■Ko. 3 —Daily ex. Sun 5:15 p.m. Southbound. Mpo 4 —Daily 2:29 a.m. Efio. 12 —Daily ex Sun 7:16 a.m. ■po. 2 —Daily ex. Sun 1:11p.m. ■No. 16 —Sundays only 3:56 p.m. ERIE. 'lnto effect Sunday June 21, 1908. Eastbound. F No 8. Dally 5:28a.m. f No. 12. Daily 2:00 a.m. No. 22. Dall y,ex. Sunday. .2:00 p. m. No. 4. Daily 3:26 p.m. Westbound. No. 7. Dally 1:52 a.m. 1 No. 9. Daily 3:12 a.m. I No. 3. Dally 12:46 p.m. | No. 21. Daily, ex. Sunday. .10:10 p. m. I No. 15. Daily 7:80 p.m. T. ST. L. & W. R. R. gfNo. 2 — Frankfort to Toledo, Ex. Sun 12:45p.m. ■No. I—Toledo1 —Toledo to Frankfort Ex. Sun. 12:22p.m. ■Ko. 3 —Delphos to St Louis Ex. Sun 7:21 a. m. I No. 4 — St. Louis to Delphos, Ex. Sun 7:57p.m. ■ No. s— Toledo co St. Louis daily 10:17 p.m. ■ No. 6 —St Louis to Toledo daily ..5:05 a.m. E 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 I THE FT. WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RAILWAY CO. I Trains Leave Trains Leave Decatur Ft- Wayne 5:50a.m. 7:00a.m. 7:60 a. m. 8:30 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. 11:30a.m. 1:00p.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. 7:00p.m. 8:30p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:09 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. NOTICE. I will start my ciaer mill August 18th, and will make cider every Tuesday and Thursday every week until further notice. Factory N. 3rd St Respectfully, 195-ts P. KIRSCH. HEAVY HICKORY WOOD suitable for furnace or heater. A. M. York. Phone 502. 215-6 t THE PICTORIUM TONIGHT First neel —“Kerchoo" and “Dont Pull my Leg." Second reel —“Macbeth, the Great Shakespeare Play.” SONO, “Gypsy Ann" and "Some Day.” Admission 5 cents, John B. Stone burner

Mr. Pitts wag a caller here today from Geneva. Mont Manley was here from Geneva on business. John Briggs, of Geneva, spent the forenoon here. Calvin Miller left for Portland this afternoon on business. Ed Vancil went south on his regular business trip today. Peter Forbing is transacting business at Portland today. . Mr. Edgar Kilbourne spent Sunday here the guest of friends. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Fisher spent Sunday in Fort Wayne the guests of friends. Misses May Holthouse and Agnes Voglewede were at Fort Wayne yesterday. Mr. Parker, of Indianapolis, w'as in the city last evening the guest of Miss Steele. Harvey Steele and wife returned home last evening after spending Sunday in Fort Wayne. Clayson Carroll and Dale attended the show at the Majestic theater. Fort Wayne last evening. Glen Falk and Frances Bryson were at Fort Wayne Sunday evening attending the theater. For the game between St, Louis and Detroit in the American league 11 two base hits were made. Ed Geis, tailor at the Holthouse Schulte Co. spent Sunday with his parents at Brookville, Ind. Raymond Bremerkamp, who is traveling for a picture concern, spent Sunday here w-ith his parents. Just a few days yet till the straw hat season closes, so boys take notice if you want to keep in style. Jchn Flannery, an employee of the Coppock Motor Car Co., left for his home at Kokomo to spend Labor Day. The St. Josephs school opened this morning with a large.attendance and prospects for a most prosperous year. Miss Edna Ehinger has as her guest Miss Henrietta Grimme of Fort Wayne, who will visit here for several days. The Van Wert fair opens tomorrow and quite a number from here will attend as they have one of the best fairs in the state. Mr. and Mrs. U. Deininger spent Sunday at Rome City visiting her nephew, Rev. Germaine, who is staying at the Kneipp sanitarium. Schafer Peterson was at the Kneipp Sanitarium at Rome City yesterday calling on Miss Bertha Hart, who If taking treatment there. He says she is improving nicely. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Daniels, of Chicago, who have been visiting with his mother for a few days, left this morning for Indianapolis for a short visit with he parents jbefore returning home.

Miss Viola Ulman, Bertha Johns, Edith Erwin, Bertha Gase, Alma and Agnes Starost. Bertha and Lena Dodane spent Sunday the guests of Miss Dorothy Erwin and Dicia Salts at Marion, Ind. Messrs. Jafes P. Haefling. Tom Gallogly, Geo. Wemhoff and Fred Matthews, of Bloomington, took a trip in his auto yesterday to New Corydon and were the guests of county commissioner Martin Laughlin. Mr and Mrs. Fred Matthews and daughter, of Bloomington, spent Sunday in the city the guests of Mrs. Mary Wemhoff. They made the trip here in their auf'.mobile and said they found the roads very dusty. Mrss Bertha Hart, who has been at Rome City taking treatment at the sanitarium, at that place for several weeks is improving nicely, and the doctor says if she stays a few weeks longer will be entirely cured.

Little Portia Thomas was at Fort Wayne yesterday. Irene Lauer, of Fort Wayne, ig in the city the guest of lady friends. Frank Christen and wife returned to Chicago, after a pleasant visit here. M. E. Hutton returned to his homd at Geneva after transacting business here. Chas. Buckmaster returned to his home at Geneva after a short visit here. Miss Arliss Hover, of Eaton, Indiana, is a guest of Miss Jean Lutz this week. Henry Meyer returned to Berne after spending Sunday here with his family. Chris Meyer, the tailor, from Geneva spent Sunday here with his family and returned there today. Miss McMullen, of Fort Wayne, is spending a few days in the city the guest of Miss Agnes Costello. The Adams county commissioners met this morning early as they have quite a lot of business to transact. Fort Wayne finished the season in the Central league at home yesterday in great style by winning a double header.

Charles Yobst is arranging to move his family to Fort Wayne, where he has accepted a position with a plumbing house. Fred C. LaDelle and family returned from Cincinnati, where they had an engagement last week at one of the leading parks. Isaac Hilty, the insane man who was brought from Wabash township to jail Saturday, is quite sick and the physicians care is necessary. Miss Effle Pence, of Ohio City, spent Sunday in the city the guest of the Misses Ethel and Lottie Hiidenbrand returned to her home today. Deputy Postmaster John S. Peterson is at Marion today attendingrihe state meeting of the rural route boys and looking after business of importance. The transformer in front of Smith & Yager’s drug store burnt out Saturday evening and the people on that circuit had to substitute other lights for that evening. The Modern Woodman lodge will hoifi their regular meeting Wednesday night and every member is urged to be present as business of importance will be transacted. This is Labor Day, but as usual is not observed here to eny great extent. The banks are closed and the cigar makers that belong to the union have suspended work for the day. Mr. and Mrs. Cap Hiidenbrand spent Sunday in Bluffton, being called there by the sickness of Mrs. Hildenbrand’s father, Mr. T. W. Archbold, also her sister, Miss Estella who is suffering with fever. Rev. and Mrs. W. H. Mygrant left Friday evening for their home at Van Wert, Ohio, after a several days’ visit at the home of H, L. Andrews and family, North Meridian street, Miss Clara Bishop, of near Mont-' peiier has also returned to her home after a visit at the Andrews home. — Portland Sun. G. D. Sbigley and R. D. Marshall and their wives arrived heme last night from a trip through the east. They visited Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Toronto, Canada, and many other points of interest. At Toronto they saw the big Candia rt exposition, which is now in full swing and they pronounce it one of the greatest shows they have ever seen. —Bluffton News. Announcement that “Lena Rivers" will be offered at the Bosse opera house next Tuesday, naturally brings a throb of joy to the hearts of our play-goers. The book of the same name from which Beulah Poynter made her dramatization is by Mrs. Mary J. Holmes, which assures a first class play with plenty of comedy and a profusion of tears. A crowded house is almost a certainty. The remodeling of the store of Yager Bros. & Reinking is going along rapidly. The old stair-way in the middle of the building has been torn away and a new wide open one built. The construction of the addition at the rear of the old building is well under way. The carpenters and masons are already at work on the second story. The addition, is of brick, 62 by 24 feet and is built so that it spans the alley way, allowing a dry driveway for the drayman In delivering the new goods. The rear of the second story will be used as a morgue.

Levi Mock received word this njorning that his uncle, Enos L. Watson, of Winchester, was very low and that he was in extremely critical condition. He Is enfeebled by the ills of his extreme years, being past seventy-eight. Mr. Watson is the father of the republican candidate for governor, and for a year or more was a partner of Mr. Mock. He is a fine genetieman of the old school, a splendid lawyer and bis friends here were legion. Mr. Mock may be at his bedside Sunday as he is arranging to get to Winchester for that purpose.—Bluffton Banner.

Silas Hale has returned to his home at Geneva. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hale spent Sunday at Rome City. Bud Brokaw returned from a week’s outing at Lake Gage this morning. Quite a number visited Maple Grove Park yesterday and report a fine time. Carl Moses was reported about the same as for several days and is still quite sick. Quite a number of Decatur people are arranging to attend the big Fort Wayne fair. John Nldllnger left this afternoon for Indianapolis, where he will attend the state fair. The Van Wert fair this week will be the attraction for a number of Adams county people. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Studabaker will leave for Indianapolis tomorrow to attend the state fair. There will be a meeting of several of the democratic subcommittees at the headquarters this evening. Will Lehne is holding his own against the typhoid fever with which he has been ill for two weks. Mrs. Frank Bell and daughter, of Cleveland, Ohio, are the guests of A R. Bell and family and other friends here. Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Peterson have returned from Rome City, where they have been spending the summer at their cottage. Mr. and Mrs. D. E. Studabaker are spending the week at Rome City the guests of Mrs. Craig and daughter Carrie at the Hale cottage. Edwin Reinking and Chris Miller returned to their home at Fort Wayne after spending Sunday with Wm. F. Reinking and family of Union township. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ellingham arrived home Sunday afternoon from a trip to the National Editorial meeting at St. Paul, with a side trip through western Canada. Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Brokaw and grandson Truman, returned from an outing at their cottage at. Lake Gage this morning. They were accompanied by Mrs. Ellen Cockran of Chicago. Othol Suman and family left Saturday morning for their home at Decatur. after a several days’ visit with his brothers, Emanuel. Josiah and Dawson Suman and families. —PortInd Sun. Hon. John W. Kern has been asked to attend the Fort Wayne fair on one of the days between September 15 and 19. In event he consents to come a special program will be arranged in his honor.

Every year New York City throws into the junk heap enough buildings to accommodate a small city, or a population of 50,000. In the last ten years there have been torn down enough buildings to house 500,000 persons. Harry Ershman Sundayed at Cincinnati the guest of Nick Winger, who was regular catcher on Decatur I. -O. team last yealr. Nick played wjttih Rockhill. South Carolina, this season and batted 380. He has been promised a tryout with the Cincinnati Reds for next spring. A consignment of fine black bass have been sent by Congressman W. E. TouVelle to CeJina, and were placed in the big reservoir at that place. The bass were from the bureau of fisheries at Washington, D. C. It is the intention to stock this large artificial pond with a fine lot of fish of all kinds. The Van Wert fair association arc not half bad. They are furnishing complimentary tickets to every soldier every soldier's widow who wants to attend the great and only Van Wert county fair. A meeting of Sam Henry post has been called for tomorrow evening the object being to secure the names of those who Will attend. Two big fights are on in the state of California today. Tn Los Angeles Ketchel and Papke will go 25 rounds for middle weight title and at Colma Abe Attel and Owen Moran will go 23 rounds for featherweight honors. Two days later Joe Gans and Battling Nelson will meet for the third time to settle the question of lightweight supremacy, In 1853 Joseph B. Powers, of this city, was a ten year old lad living in Licking county, Ohio. Mr. Powers had a young chum, three years his senior, by the name of James Brown. Mr. Powers, with his parents came

to Indiana and during all these years, : one-half of a century had not seen or heard of his young friend Brown. A few days ago Mr. Powers was called on the long distance telephone and over the wire heard the voice of his former companion. Mr. Brown was ■ at Ridgeville and came to this city to enjoy a little visit with Powers. Mr. . Brown is engaged in the patent right i business and has amassed a neat lit- : tie fortune to provide for him during i his declining years. Brown is 68 and ■ Mr. Powers 65 years old. —CommercialReview, Portland.

HERE ARE A FEW SAMPLE PROPERTIES Wfa 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 ln»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.

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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 finish 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 fram e story and a half house, good garden plenty cf fruit, and shade, has has large cistern, small stable anj some other buildings. Good location just beyond the corporation at 31.550.00. 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 city loam. The buildings are inexpensive and the land needs fencing. Considering quality of the land, 1> cation, etc., it is a good bargain at 32,100.00, if sold within the next 60 days. 675 — Is a 110 acre tract on the public road near market a r .d about % m’le to school also near graded school and church. Has ordinary house, large barn, and some other buildings; productive soil, a mixture cf 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 39,300.00. 665 —Is a one hundred acre tract of perhaps 40 or 50 aerds 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 barn perhaps 30 by 40, a small cottage house and some other buildings. This tract can be bought for 35,600. 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 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 on the telephone and rural free delivery lines and for the next 60 day? can be bought for 390.00 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’a of the public school building and i na good location. This farm *s nearly all black land, has good drainage, has nearly new frame buildings, a cottage house of perhaps five rooms, a fram e horse and

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This was a busy day for the children, the first day of school. The big duty was the securing of hooks, etc. John H. Walters, of Blue Creek township has rented the Evans home on Mercer street and will move there at once. Dick Heller, who has been sick for a week, has not improved during the past few days as was expected and is still confined to bed. R. E. Peters went to Waterloo today, where he will enjoy a ten days’ vacation from the arduous duties of a reporter on the Daily Democrat force. The number of books exported from Germany by German publishers last years exceeded 42.050,000, weighed 42,100,000 pounds and were valued at 315,000,000. People live now as long as they ever did, only they will not admit it. After people pass a certain age they quit telling how old they are. We know lots of people who are as old as Methusaleh, if they would admit ft

hay barn, cribs, granaries, etc. Has some good timber on this land. Price of this farm Is 396.00 an acre. There is no better land in Adams county than this farm as a 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 gpod returns of any crops grown upon It. If taken soon, this farm can be bought for 385.00 an acre. 728 —Is a well improved five acre tract on the stoned road within one-halt mile of Decatur; ig well fenced and in good location; has ample buildings for a ooultry farm or trucking garden; lias a dug well, a drove well and force pump, small stable, new chicken hous'e 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 31,450. 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 860 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 i shed, etc., apple orchard, and some other trees; can be bought for 355 an acre. ! 732 —Is 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 hause, , summer kitchen, woodhouse, milk i house with cement floor, drove well, i sheep and hog houses, cribs and I wagon shed, cattle and tool house > 15 by 60, and a good frame barn on stone 40 by 60, with threshing floor, I granary, ets; large bearing orchard,

TOO LATE FOR CLASSIFICATION GIRL WANTED —To do dining room work. Inquire at Park Hotel at once. It - o— PICKLES—We have pickles for sale any size you want. Phone No. 113. Benj. and Wm. Beavers. 181-6 t

$1.25 SUNBAV 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, St Louis and Western R. R. DECATUR, IND.

and about seven acres of idee young timber worth at least seven or eight hundred dollars; price of this land 371 an acre—3s,Boo. 729 —Is 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 building?., 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 360 an acre, but for the next 30 days it may be bought for 34,700. 673—1 s 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 in size with cement floors in mows and stables; slate roofed granary, cribs, and sheep and hog stables 20 by 50 feet In size; wind pump, good fencing, and an average quality of land; this farm can be bought for 382 an acre. 727 —Is 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 31.000; 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 3100 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 372 an acre. 664 —Is a desirable 117% 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 of good trees for lumber; is a good quality of soil, sand loam, clay and black land, all a productive qnality. Its buildings are worth at least 33.000 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 3100 an acre. 733—1 s a desirable twenty-five acre tract, largely black land, on the stoned road, about three miles north west of Monroe. Is on the free mail route and telephone line. Is in good neighborhood near school. With the exception of a new barn 24 by 40 on tile block foundation, it has rdinary buildings. Has a comfortable story and a half fiveroom residence, summer kitchen, milk house, double cribs and wagon shed, drove well, etc. Has nice orchard of apple, plum, etc. Can be bought for $2,750. 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.

PEACHES FOR SALE. I have for sale twenty bushel of Alberta peaches. Cail at once. E. B. Macy, first door west of True's grocery, Madison street. 210-4 t

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