Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 220, Decatur, Adams County, 14 September 1908 — Page 3

NO MATTER j How much money you have to spend on your fall and ■ winter footwear, you want, ■ and rightly too, full value. g We think we are safe in ■ saying there is no other place B better prepared to give you that value than we are. GIVE US A CALL. i TAGUE SHOE STORE 1

WEATHER Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday. RAILROAD BULLETIN GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA. Northbound. Into Effect Sunday, June 28. No. s—Dailys—Daily 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 8:56 p.m. I ERIE. Into Effect Sunday June 21, 1908. Eastbound. No. B—DailyB—Daily 5:28 a.m. No. 12—Daily 2:00a.m. No. 22—Daily, ex. Sunday. .2:00 p. m. No. 4—Daily 3:26 p. tn. Westbound. No. 7 —Daily 1:52 a.m. No. 9 Dally 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. Sunday 12:45 p.m. No. I—Toledo1 —Toledo to Frankfort, Ex. Sunday 12:22 p.m. No. 3—Delphos to St. Louis, Ex. Sunday 7:21a.m. No. 4 —St. Louis to Delphos, Ex. Sunday 7:57 p.m. No. s—Toledo5 —Toledo to St. Louis, daily 10:17 p.m. No. 6 —St. Louis to Toledo, daily 5:05a.m. N®. 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 5:50 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.m. 10:00a.m. 11:30a.m. 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 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 oiaer mill August 18th, and will make cider every Tuesday and Thursday every week until further notice. Factory N. 3rd St Respectfully, 155-ts P. KIRSCH. o HEAVY HICKORY WOOD suitable for furnace or heater. A M. York, Phone 502. 215 ~'

THE PICTORIUM tonight First reel—“A Mountaineer's Son. Second reel—“ The Haunted Kitchen.” SONflu “The Garden of the West.” Mr. Stoneburner has contracted "with a new firm for his reels and will show the newest and most up-to-Jate reels ever given in Decatur. Get the habit. Admission & cents, John B. Stone burner

H. H. Welty left for Bryant this morning for a short visit. Mr. Snellen went south on his regular business trip this morning. Mr. Geo. Chronister left this morning for Kankakee, 111., on business. Mrs. J. D. Hale and daughter Lucile, are spending the day in Fort Wayne. Geo. Frenanj, freight solicitor of the Pennsylvania is a business caller in the city today. Jack Flannery has returned to the city after spending a few days at his home in Kokomo. Frisinger & Co. have their exhibit of Belgian horses at the Michigan fair at Grand Rapids. Mich. Mrs. C. C. Meyers, of Robinson, 111., has returned home after a pleasant visit here with Mrs. Elizabeth Meyers. Mrs. John Haggard changed cars here today enroute from Middleton, Mich., to Monroe, Ind., to visit relatives. Frank l Johns spent Sunday with relatives in the country, and is laid up today the result of eating too much chicken. Miss Grace Freang. of Attica, Ind., arrived here Sunday evening to be the guest of Miss Edith Miller for a few weeks. Squire J. H. Smith, who has been ill for some time, is improving nicely and will be able to attend to business in a few days. Miss Florence Roebuck returned to her home at Huntington this morning after a pleasant visit with friends here and at Pleasant Mills. Burton Townsend, of Peoria, 111., was here over Sunday visiting at the bedside of his grandfather, Major Robert B. Allison, whose condition continues very grave. The coal m the engine room of tne H H. Bremerkamp flour mill caught flre from an unknown cause this morning. It was put out with a few buckets cf water. No damage was done. Miss Gertrude Moses, who for several years has been an Instructor in the conservatory of music at Yankton, N. D., and who has been spending the summer with her parents, M . and Mrs. Ed Moses of this city, returned to her school work this morning. Prof. Hocker gave an excellent talk on "Character Building" at the chapel this morning. The Misses Lucile Gillig and Marguerite Walters of the class of ’OB are taking a post graduate course. Miss Gillig in German and Miss Walters a commercial course. The auditorium of the M. E. church was crowded last night to hear the first lecture of the course now being given by Dr. C. B. Wilcox. The anthem by the choir and the two organ numbers by Mrs. Ella Bell were fine and much appreciated by all who heard them. Mrs. Chas. Grimm, of Bluffton, who was operated upon at the Lutheran hospital >a t Fort Wayne, several weeks ago for the removal of a tumor, and who has been convalescing at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lord, of Monmouth, is much better, and Sunday evening she was able to return to her home at Bluffton. She was accompanied by her husband. Word has been received here that Miss Grace Miller of this city will sing in grand opera this season, having been secured by one of the largest companies of the country. Miss Miller is a daughter of the late L. C. Miller, i and is well known She has a de- ' lightfully sweet voice and has won a I reputation during the past few years. • while doing lyceum work. She appeared here last season in “An Evening With Tennyson.”

Cal Miller went to Lynn this morning on business. Dick Heller is imoroving slowly from a three weeks’ illness. Mr. and Mrs. E. Snow spent Sunday at Geneva the guests of relatives. The Fort Wayne fair will open tomorrow and continue during the week. W. F. Pyle passed through the city from Willshire to his home at Geneva. Mr. A. L. Johnsen, of Fort Wayne, was a business caller here this morning. Mr. Ringhaus left this morning for Cincinnati after spending Sunday here with friends. Miss Blanch Rauch, of Fort Wayne, was the guest of Miss Ellie Bowser over Sunday. Society will be busy this week, as the calendar is booked for many doings this week. Pearl Purdy returned this morning from Berne, where she has been visiting several day". Mrs. J. C. Thompson went to Albion, Ind., this morning for a short visit with relatives. Mr. R. E. Bennett, of Geneva, spent Sunday here the guest of bls father-in-law’, C. M. Meyer. Miss Estella Wemhoff spent Sunday with her mother and returned to Fort Wayne this morning. Henry Meyer spent Sunday here with his family. He returned to Berne this afternoon. Mr. Roe, of Geneva, was a business caller here this morning. He left at noon for Fort Wayne. Mrs. Fanny Cole has returned from a ten days' visit with Rev. G. B. Work and family at Warren. Mr. Burton F. Cox, of Garden City, Kansas, is here visiting his >sister. Mrs. Geo. M. Patterson. Mrs. S. Hite, of Fort Wayne, spent Sunday here with her son, S. E. Hite, and returned home this morning. C. P. Cole, of Lancaster. Ohio, was a Sunday guest with Mrs. Florence DeVilbiss and Mrs. Fanny Cole. Mrs. C. Conter left for Fort Wayne yesterday, where she will spend the week with her daughter, Mirs. Arnold.

Mrs. W. E. Welty returned this morning to Nappanee after a pleasant visit here with Mr. and Mrs. J. Johnson. Mrs. C. C. Partow ond children of Richmond, who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Helm returned tome this morning. R. E. Bremerkamp returned this morning from the southern part of the state, where he has been in the interest of a picture concern. Mrs. C. W. Welty, cf Napanee, and Mis s Lizzie Johnston, of Decatur, who have been making a short visit with their sister, Mrs. A. B. Hedrick, returned home this morning.—Bluffton News. Mr. and Mrs. Kleber, of Fort Wayne who have been visiting H. H. Bremen kamp and family for several days, returned home this morning. They were accompanied by Miss Stella Bremerkamp, who will visit there several days. The funeral of Mrs. Rhoda McCullough, w-hose death occurred Friday at the home cf her daughter, Mrs. John Brodbeck. of St. Marys township, was held from the M. E. church at Bebo, Sunday at 10:30. Burial at Mt. Tabor cemetery. John Lee and daughter. Miss Rhea, returned to their home at Elwood this morning after visiting his daughter Maggie Daniels, for several days. They had been to Toledo attending the encampment and stopped here for a short visit. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Grimme, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cramer. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ehinger, Mr. and Mrs. Roman Zollars have returned to their home at Fort Wayne after being in attendance at the surprise party at E. X. Ehinger’s iast evening. The Decatur city team played ball at Montpelier yesterday and were defeated by the score of 9 to 3. Buffenbarger and Pennington formed the battery for the locals, and Scott and Fair of Hartford City, for Montpelier. Each side got nine hits apiece, but the locals lost hrough costly errors. Hugh Dougherty has resigned the presidency of the Federal Surety Co., which organization he has headed for ten years. During that time he has worked the business up until the Indiana premiums alone in 1907 were over $90,000, and it operated in eightteen states. Ex-Governor Durbin has been elected president. Mtarie R. the fast pacing tnare owned by Mack McClelan, of Bluffton, and one of the participants in the races at the Jay county fair in this city last week, has been sold to parties in Pittsburg, Pa. The mare has a record of 2:17%. Since the fair she has been in this city in charge of Doc Covalt, her driver and trainer. Arrangements were perfected Friday to ship the mare to her new owners in the eastern city.—Portland Sun.

Mr. H. A. Colchin is at Berne today On business. A petition has been filed asking for. the construction of the Tieman macadam road in Root township. Carl Moses who has ben sick with typhoid fever for several weeks, is not so well today. He passed a very restless night. This evening at the democratic headquarters Decatur will organize its Bryan and Kern Thirty Cent Club. Every Democrat should try and be there, and add his name to the large list already signed. E. Woods and Son, contractors, last Saturday finished the construction of the J. A. Cline macadam road in Root township. This road is three miles long and beginning at the Abner school runs two miles to the Knapp school, thence west a mile to the Fuelling church. The road was made in a remarkably short time. Miss Grace Miller daughter of Mrs. Nancy Miller of this city, who has gained much fame for her musical abilities, will sing in grand opera ths winter. At present she is in NewYork, and beginning from that city will make a tour of the United States with her company, singing tn all the leading cities. The city in the llelnerary nearest Decatur will be Toledo, Ohio. Miss Miller was formerly a teacher of music in the Decatur public schools. Crying that she had dreamed that the French Liner La Touraine, which sailed from New York to Havre Thursday wiuld go down at sea, Marie Fenelll refused to go aboard the vessel, although every effort was made to induce her to change her mind. With her husband and seven children she was to have sailed for their old home in Alessandria, Italy. When La Touraine steamed away, the woman with her flock of children and an angry husband were still standing on the pier.

t to the Snow Agency DECATUR, INDIANA Te t phone 330 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 cf the real estat e near them. That good locations will steadily Increase in value, no matter who owns them. That you might as well save that increase as to pay high for it when you buy some years later. Now is the time to Invest your money while property is reasonably cheap. The Snow Agency can fit you out with your choice from a list of abo it 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 fiew 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, eta. About fifty nice thrifty apple, pear and plum trees. This is a bargain at $1,050.00. Fine rich garden ground. 704 —Is a 2.56 acr e tract In west Decatur, on the stoned road In a good location. This property has two residence buildings, sheds and some other buildings. Is a good tract for berry culture, and can furnish homes nicely for two families in comparatively new dwellings. For the next sixty days this can ba bought for $2,300.00. 643 —Is a well built seven room story and a half residence on stone foun-

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BUYS AGENCY AT LAFAYETTE. D. E. Scott Will Go Into Insurance Business There. D. E. Scott will leave here tomorrow for Lafayette. Indiana where he takes charge of a large fire insurance agency, including the Ohio Farmers and other good companies. About November Ist he will be joined by his son, who lives in Indianapolis, and they will form a partnership in the business. Mrs. Scott will remain here about two months when she will move to Lafayette. Mr. Scott is a good insurance man and has been in the business here several years. Dessie Anderson, sixteen, and Amos Householder, eighteen, ran away from their homes a mile north of Bluffton, and are supposed to be in Grand Rapids, where they expect to be married. The girl's father has opposed the match because of her extreme age. In the afternoon the girl and a younger sister packed a grip with clothes and Householder hired a rig and came after the girl. About the time he drove to the house Andersen returned fro ma business trip to Bluffton 1 and the couple could not get hold of the suit case, which stood on the porch. Meanwhile one of the children ; informed their father of the impending departure and he seized the satchel of clothing. The couple drove rapidly away, seeing that they were detected, and although Mr. Anderson hitched up at once, they safely boarded a car and evaded him. They have told neighbors that they expect to return to Elkhart, where House holder has friends, and will live there.— Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Harvest home day was appropriately celebrated at the Concord Lutheran church near Monmouth Sunday aternoon, the pastor, the Rev. Poot, delivering an excellent sermon on thankfulness for the riefh outpouring of nature. The church was decorated with an abundance of nature’s products., Appropriate music was also rendered.

datlon In southwest Jbgcalur. 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 11th street, in good location. Has good large stable and granary, drove v.'ell, 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 resldenc 0 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, city water, Is plumbed for gas, and th e property hag a quarter of an acre of ground. A small stable, wood and coal house, etc. Has plenty of fruit and shade and is in a desirable location. Can be bought for $2,200.00. 705—1 s a brick business room on Second street, has a 22 foot frontage, 132 back to the alley; has single story brick building, cement sidewalks, and Is on the brick street. Is suitable for a good business location not requiring extensive floor

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surface. Also No. 629, a large business room fronting the court house, on Second street. Prices and terms made known on application. 691 —Is 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 ftees, drove well, Is on stoned street and good sewerage. For the next sixty days It can be bought for $2,400.00. 708 —Is a brand new seven room residence property on north 3rd street; is built on concrete foundation, with cement blocks abov e the ground; has city water, large cement cittern, electric lights, fine open stairway, two ample porches, lit with electric lights, fiv e closets and clothes rooms and lg finished throughout in hard pine, natursil wood finish, large windows, cement walks, nice front yard, good wood and coal house, is in nice location on the west side of the street. For a short time this property can be bought for $2,400.00. W. can supply you with vacant city lots in nearly any part of the city. In Lynches, Erwin &. Archbold, Meibers and Pattersons, Fullenkamps, Scheiman’s subdivision at from $125.00 to $300.00 apiece, 717 —Is a comfortable five-room cottage 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—1 s 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 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, 1 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 r inside; has cement cistern, drove

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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. 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 now 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, ts on 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, 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—1 s 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; P rlce $2,500. 618—Is a modern seven-room tyrostory 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. H! 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.