Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 226, Decatur, Adams County, 21 September 1908 — Page 3

THE HCTORIUM TONIGHT First film— “Way Down East.” Second film —"Toolan’s Dream.” (Colored and extra fine.) •ONG, * ■•The Girl Who Threw Me Down.” Mr. Stoneburner has contracted with new firm tor his reels and will show jje newest and most up-to-date reels ver given in Decatur. Get the habit. Admission 6 eents. John B. Stone burner WEATHER Fair except possibly showers exreme south portion tonight or Tuesay; continued warm. Railroad bulletin GRAND RAPIDS 4 INDIANA. Northbound. Into Effect Sunday, June 28. Jo. s—Daily 11:28 p.m. Jo. 7—Daily 7:57 a.m. jo. 3—Daily, ex. Sun 5:15 p.m. Southbound. Jo. 4—Daily 2:29 a.m. Jo. 12—Daily, ex. Sun 7:16 a.m. Jo. 2—Dally, ex. Sun 1:11p.m. Jo. 16 —Sundays only 8:56p.m. ERIE. Into Effect Sunday June 21, 1908. Eastbound. Jo. B—Daily 5:28 a.m. Jo. 12—Daily ( 2:00 a. m. Jo. 22 —Daily, ex. Sunday. .2:00 p. m. Jo 4 —Daily 3:26 p.m. Westbound. 10. 7—Daily 1:52 a.m. 10. 9 —Dally 3:12a.m. io. 3— Daily 12:46p.m. io. 21—Daily, ex. Sunday. .10:10 p. m. 10. 15 —Daily 7:30 p.m. T. ST. L. 4 W. R. R. 10. 2 —Frankfort to Toledo, Ex. Sunday 12:45 p.m. 10. I—Toledo1 —Toledo to Frankfort, Ex. Sunday 12:22p.m. 10. 3—Delphos to St. Louis, Ex. Sunday 7:21a.m. so. 4 —St. Louis to Delphos, Ex. Sunday 7:57 p.m. Jo, s—Toledo5 —Toledo to St. Louis, dally 10:17 p.m. Jo. 6 —St. Louis to Toledo, dally 5:05a.m. Jo. 9 —Sunday only, Toledo to Frankfort 10:44 a.m. Jo. 10 —Sunday only, Frankfort to Toledo 7:07 p.m. Dailv Interurban Schedule THE FT. WAYNE 4 SPRINGFIELD RAILWAY CO. Trains Leave Trains Leave Deeatur Ft. Wayne 5:50 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 8:30 a.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. 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00p.m. 8:30p.m. 9:30p.m. 11:00p.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.

Cal Miller is a business caller at Winchester today. Harry Deam, ot Bluffton, spent Sunday here with R. B. Allison. Prank Cottrell returned to Berne this afternoon after a short visit in the city. There is talk of opening the bowling alley next month and then start a city bowling league. Mrs. Schafer Peterson and daughter. Mrs. Guy Majors, were visitors at Fort Wayne today and have returned to the city. Mrs. William Nix and sons Cyril and Robert, of Huntington, arrived yesterday for several weeks’ visit with relatives and friends. Jiff In Tinusof Need Even a few spare dollars will probably be enough to tide you over--why not forestall any future “hard times” by beginning your savings account right now—TODAY. A Dollar Starts You. Old Adams Co. Bank

The Fort Wayne races of last week were far above the average. Leo. Yager went south this morning on his regular business trip. j Mr. L. L. Baumgartner and wife are spending the day at Berne with friends. Miss Agnes Conter has returned from a week’s visit at Muncie with friends. Several Democratic speeches are scheduled for this week over the county. Raymond and Otto Bremerkamp went to St. Louis last evening on business. Miss Studabaker spent Sunday at Fort Wayne the guest of W. J. Vesey and family. Miss Calra Terveer has returned from a three weeks’ visit at Toedo with relatives. Misses Mae Radamacher and Anna McLean were excursionists to Cincinnati yesterday. Mrs. L. Tennary went to Berne this morning to visit her daughter, Mrs. Otto Boggs. Tony Conter took in the excursion to Cincinnati yesterday that was run from Fort Wayne. Mr. and Mrs. N. Stettler left this morning for points in Michigan to spend a few weeks. Miss Bertha Deininger has returned from Fort Wayne after a several days’ visit with relatives. Miss Margaret Conter has returned from a week’s visit at Fort Wayne with her sister, Mrs. T. Arnold. Mr. Earl Beam returned to Fort Wayne on the 8:30 car after spending Sunday at Willshire with relatives. Harry Dibble returned to Detroit this morning to resume his studies in the medical school at,that place. Mrs. P. B. Thomas and daughter Carrie and Miss Gertrude Holthouse are spending the day at Fort Wayne. The Ward Fence factory is operating at full b ast at present tn ar effort to meet the demand for the'r output. Mrs. R. Sprague returned to her home at Berne this morning after spending Sunday with H. C. Fuhrman and family. Chas. Kramer and daughter Amanda. who have been visiting Henry G. Schumm at Schumm, Ohio, returned to their home at Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. F. Crawford daughter Edna and son I-eon. were at Cincinnati, Ohio, yesterday visiting her son Carl, who is studying for the priesthood at Mt. Adams.

The Bryan and Kern Thirty-Cent Club of Union township will meet at the Brodbcek school house Thursday night and a great time is expected. It is assured that many new members will join. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Harkins, of Toledo Ohio, were in the city Saturday, leaving on the evening train for Geneva for a visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bagley Anderson. —Portland Sun. Mrs. E. J. Kirtlcy, of Jackson Center, Ohio, joined her husband here yesterday. Mr. Kirtlcy is a conductor on the Fort Wayne and Springfield Railway Co. They will move their goods here this week and make Decatur their future home. A goc.dly number of Decatur people a'e preparing to attend the fall festival to be given at Bluffton next w.ek The affair promises to be interesting indeed, and in all probability ]» v- delegations will attend from the surroi'eding territory. On account of his diminutive size. Buell Fosnaugh under arrest at Huntington for stealing, was able to escape from the police station by 'squeezing through the bars. On one previous occasion he escaped from the officers by jumping through a window. While working in her kitchen Friday morning, Mrs. Isaac Baker, of Etna Green, Kosciusko county, dropped dead from heart disease. Her husband, returning a few minutes later from a brief absence, found her lifeless body lying on the floor near the stove. Mr. and Mrs. David Armstrong, an aged couple residing at Butler Center, DeKalb county, were made critically ill by eating a watermelon which had in some manner been contaminated by a can of paris green after the I melon had been placed near the can ■in a woodshed. Only the prompt efforts of a physician averted fatal consequences. L. C. Helm has taken the agency for the Northern Life Assurance company. of Detroit, and going to step out after some business in that line. The Northern writes the best policy on the market, and have broken the world’s records in the amount of business written since their organization having now passed the $3,000,000 mark. Mr. Helm will explain the various 1 forms of policies to you at any time, I and be glad to do IL

Mrs. Craig and daughter Carrie |Bgnt Sunday at Bluffton with relatives. I Rev. Miller of Fort Wayne, was the guest of Rev. H. T. Wilken yesterday, Daniel Bailey returned to Geneva this afternoon from a business trip to this city. Mr. and Mrs. E. X. Ehinger left Sunday for a week’s stay at Mount Clemen, Mich. A. A. Kist was a business caller in the city yesterday and has returned to Fort Wayne. The Ward fence factory is a busy place and much work is being done at the present time. Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Hyland left yesterday for Youngstown, Ohio, to spend a week with his parents. Mr. Homer, of Bluffton, was the guest of friends in the city today and has returned to his home. Workmen are busy preparing the Grand moving picture show tor a great opening in two weeks. Mrs. Levi Rosenberry, of Marion, Ohio, arrived Saturday and is the guest of Mrs. Jennie Studabaker. Messrs. Jesse Niblick and L. W. Coppock returned yesterday from a two weeks' business trip at Boston, Mass. The furnace factory continues on a boom and the employes are busy manufacturing furnaces for the winter trade. Dr. C. B. Wilcox entertained a large .audience ,h.t the Methodist church last evening, by an excellent lecture. Appropriate services were observed at the Presbyterian church yesterday a good sermon being delivered during the day. The Epworth League of the M. E. church will hold rally services next Sunday evening and a grand time is expected. Hon. D. E. Smith will deliver a Democratic speech at Brodbeck school house in Union township next Thursday night. 1 Mrs. S Hite returned to her home at Fort Wayne, this morning after spending several days with her son S E. Hite. Attorney Frank Cottrell and George Paiffeo, of Berne, were business callers in our efty today and returned to their home this afternoon. Miss Louise Hobrock and brother, William, returned last evening from ■ Fort Wayne, where they were the guests of their brother, M. H. Hobrock over Sunday. Miss Emma Gillig <has returned from Fort Recovery, Ohio, where she was the guest of relatives for some time. She has resumed her duties at the Old Adams County bank.

A family quarrel took place in the south part of the city yesterday afternoon and it is understood that ft resulted in a fisic encounter. As yet no affidavits have been filed, although it is probable that arrests will be made. The Decotur city ball team went to Monroeville yesterday and were beaten by the score cf S to 0. Every player changed positions from the regular lineup. Buffenbarger and Coffee formed the battery for Decatur. Colchin and Buffenbarger of the locals each secured a heme run. Wilda Watts and wife returned yesterday from a week's outing at Toledo. Detroit and Cleveland. While there they had the pleasure of going through the new ship City of Cleveland, that cost a million antj a quarter dollars, and say it is immense and everything modern and up to date. Mrs. Lewis Wible, of Geneva, was in the city Saturday afternoon en|route to her home from Dunktfrk. where she had been called by the critical illness of the five year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pearson, who is ill of black diphtheria. The child has been ill one week and no hopes are entertained for his recovery.—Portland Sun. The following letters advertised at the Decatur postoffice: Frank S. Betz Co., Samuel Cevainister, John Black. Frank B. Fulton, Mrs. Ralph Evans, Mr. F. Gait, Mr. Henry Lantham, James H. Harmon, Dr. J. C. Grafton, Mrs. D. Bosselrnan. Miss Ida E. Olive, Mr. L. C. Tolman, Mr. Danle Stalker, Mr. Samuel Zimmerman, Mr. Frank Konkle, Mr. A. H. Mills (special). Persons calling for same please say advertised, giving date. M. A. Frisinger, P M. The idea of centralizing township schols by closing the smaller ones and transporting pupils daily to a larger district is said to have originated with W. A. Williams, of Rome City, who was a township trustee from 1894 to 1900. It arose when the school near Wolcottville burned and Trustee Williams provided township transportation for the pupils to other schools. The idea worked so well that the practice is now being followed all over Indiana.

Bill Bailey went to Geneva on business this afternoon. John Joseph was a caller at Geneva today on business. Eugene Runyon went to Berne this afternoon on business. Fred Hoffman is looking after important business at Berne today. % Henry Meyer, of Geneva, spent Sunday here with his family. Chris Meyer returned this afternoon from Fort Wayne where he was on business. Guy Majors left today for Plymouth, Indiana, to accept a position in a barber shop. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Godfrey Nesswald. a baby girl. The little daughter arrived Sunday morning. Henry Krick is moving into his new house on Adams street this week. Henry says he is tired living in the country and wants to move to town. Martin Laughlin and family of Jefferson township and Thomas Durkin and family of this city spent Sunday at the infirmary, the guest of J. R. Graber and family. Quite a crowd will attend the dance at Maple Grove parke tomorrow evening instead of Thursday on account of the show at Bosse opera house, so be there if you want to enjoy a good time. Mrs. J. T. Bardner, of Chicago, 111., and her sister, Mrs. Anna McLean, of Los Angeles, Cal., who have been visiting with Mrs. Mary Wemhoff and family for several days, returned to their homes today. Mr. Burton Cox went to Chicago, 111., this noon and from there he/will go to Seattle, Wash., where he has a fine position. He was here visiting his sister, Mrs. G. N. Patterson. This has been his first visit here in fifteen years. Grandma Corbin, who has been in feeble health for some time, owing to old age, and the infirmaties thereof, suffered a serious attack Saturday evening and for several hours her condition was quite serious. She is reported better today.

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.

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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 halt frame, six room ouilding with nice front porch, good cistern and natural wood finish throughout. Can be bought for $1,025.00. 674— Is a three quarter acre tract of well improved ground just outside the city limits of Decatur on the traction line south. Has good frame story and a half house, good garden plenty of fruit, and shade, has has large cistern, small stable and some other buildings. Good location just beyond the corporation at $1,550.00. 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 clay loam. The buildings are inexpensive and the land needs fencing. Considering quality of the land, location, etc., it is a good bargain at $2,100.00, if sold within the next 60 days. 675— Is a 110 acre tract on the public road near market and about 14 mile 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 $9,300.00. 665 —Is a one hundred acre tract of perhaps 40 or 50 acres black land with thu 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 batii

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Mr. Will Johns, Ed Coffee and Hartl on Colchin were callers at Fort Wayne last evening. Major Robert B. Allison whose serious illness has been mentioned, suffered a slight relapse Sunday afternoon and was but little improved today. Misses Naomi Gregg, of Kokomo, Ind., and Florence Bloomfield, of Peru, arrived in the city this afternoon to be in attendance at the SellemeyerBeery wedding Wednesday. Mr. Bingham, who has made his headquarters here for the Straup bowling alley people went to Placta, Florida, this afternoon to be gone all winter.

The Jews all over the world are preparing to celebrate the beginning of a New Year. Next Friday at sunset begins the great holiday period of the Jewish year with the festival of Rosh Hoshonoh or New Year. This marks the beginning of the Jewish religious year 5669, dating since the creation of the world according to the reckoning of the Bible. This festival is observed by orthodox Jews throughout the world for two days. In all synagogues on Friday evening and Saturday morning, services will be held. greatest and most solemn religious day of the Jeweish year occurs on Oct. 5 the feast of Yom Kipper or day of atonement. A man will run as fast as he can to cross a railroad track in front of a train. Then he will watch it till it goes out of sight. Then he will walk leisurely away. He seems to be all right and probably is. That is a man. A woman in a street car will open a satchel and take out a purse, take out a dime and close the purse, open the satchel, put in the purse, close the satchel and lock both ends. Then she will give the dime to the conductor, who will give her a nickel back. Then she will open the satchel and take out the purse, put in the nickel, close title purse, open the satchel and put in the purse, close the satchel and lock both ends. Then she will feel for the buckle at the back of her belt.—Delphos Herald.

perhaps 30 by 40, a small cottage house and some other buildings. This tract can be bought for $5,600. 630 —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 $90.00 an acre. 698— 1 s a well located 79 acre tract on the stoned road within two miles of a good market, graded school, church, etc. Is within a half mile of the public school building and 1 na good location. This farm 's nearly all black land, has good drainage, hag nearly new frame buildings, a cottage house of perhaps five rooms, a fram e horse and hay barn, cribs, granaries, etc. Has some good timber on this land. Price of this farm is $96.00 an acre. There is no better land in Adams county than this farm as a whole. 706 —Is 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 bam about 30 by 50 feet m 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 treca. This I is well fenced,

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Miss Grace Freang returned home teday after a week's visit with relatives and friends.

with principally wire; the soil Is largely black land, and properly cultivated will produce gpod returns of any crops grown upon it. If taken eoon, this farm can be bought for $85.00 an acre. 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 well 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 a n acre . 731 — Is a sixty acre tract on the stoned road within a mile and a hait 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 size; horse and hay barn, cribs, wagon shed, etc., apple orchard, and some other trees; can be bought for $55 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, which consist of a comfortable cottage hnuse, 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 barn on stone 40 by 60, with threshing floor, granary, ehe; large bearing orchard, and about seven acres of nice young timber worth at least seven er eight hundred dollars; price of this land s7l an acre —$5,800. 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 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 sentheastem Adams county, is well located, has some good improvements, which consist of a comfortable story aid a half bowse good frame bars 46 by 60 feet in size with cement floors in mown

Miss Bess Schrock rendered a beautiful instrumental soio in chapel at the high school this morning.

and stables; slate roofed granary, cribs, and sheep and hog stables 29 by 50 feet 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 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 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 —Is 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 11714 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, all a productive quality. Its buildings are worth at least $3,609 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. 733—1 s a desirable twenty-five acre tract, largely black land, an the stoned road, about three miles north west of Monroe. Is on the free mail route and telephone line. Is in good neighborhood near schoolWith 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 bn bought for $2,750. WE HAVE A LARGE LIST of smaller tracts ranging from one tn Ive acres and some good 40. 80 and 160 acre tracts not given in this Ils*See our larger list before buying.