Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 233, Decatur, Adams County, 29 September 1908 — Page 3

WEATHER Fair tonight with probably frost; Wednesday fair with, rising temperature. RAILROAD BULLETIN GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA. Northbound. Into Effect Sunday, June 28. No. s—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 7:16a.m. No. 2 —Daily, ex. Sun 1:11p.m. No. 16—Sundays only 8:56 p.m. ERIE. Into Effect Sunday June 21, 1908. Eastbound. No. B—Daily 5:28 a.m. No. 12—Daily 2:00 a.m. No. 22—Daily, ex. Sunday..2:oop.m. No. * —Daily 3:26p.m. Westbound. No. 7—Daily 1:52a.m. No. 9—Daily 3:12 a.m. No. 3—Daily 12:46p.m. Na 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 12:22p.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, dally 10:17 p.m. : No. 6 —St. Louis to Toledo, dally 5:05 a.m. ■ No. 9 —Sunday only, Toledo to Frankfort 10:44 a.m. i No. 10—Sunday only, Frankfort to Toledo 7:07 p.m. Dailv Interurban Schedule THE FT. WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD RAILWAY CO. Trains Leave Trains Leave Decatur Ft. Wayne 5:50 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 7:ooam. 8:30a.m. 10:00a.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. I>:3op. rn. 5:30p.m. 7:00 p.m. ■ 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:30p.m. 11:00p.m. I Theater parties taking the 7:00 p. m. car will arrive at Calhoun or Berry S. 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. Healthy kidneys filter the impuri ities from the blood, and unless they do this good health Is impossible. Fo- | ley’s Kidney Cure makes sound kid--neys and wll positively cure all forms iof kidney and bladder disease. It ■strengthens the whole system. THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. ' To those afflicted with kidney and ; bladder trouble, backache, rheumatism, K»ineule s for the Kidneys brings relief in the first dose. Hundreds of people I today testify to their remarkable • healing and tonic properties. 30 days’ trial SI.OO. They purify the blood. | Sold by HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. o I Democrat Want Ads. Pay. J THE PICTORIUM TONIGHT First reel —“Indian Bitters.’’ Second reel —“What a Small Boy Oan Do.” SONG. “If I should Fall in Love With You.” Mr. Stoneburner has contracted with a new firm for his reels and will show | the newest and most up-to-date reels | ever given in Decatur. Get the habit. Admission b cents. I John B. Stone burner

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I J. D. Beery is at Bryant on business. Will Ward is at Winchester today i on business. Geo. Steele is at Lagrange in the (interest of his racket store. Abe Boch left this morning cn a business trip to Omaha, Neb. Jack Meibers went to Marion today to look after business affairs. Mrs. B. Haag is visiting at Berne with her sister, Mrs. Klausing. Dan Sprang made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Anna Yager is spending the day at Fort Wayne With friends. Roy Sautbine was a business caller at Winchester this afternoon. Miss Emma Schultz is slightly improved from a siege of typhoid fever. Chas. S. Niblick was looking after banking matters at Geneva this afternoon. Mrs. E. E. DeWitt went to Monroe this afternoon for a short visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Connell are spending a few days at Chicago, 111., with relatives. Geo. Deckleman, who represents a large wholesale grocery firm of Toledo, is in the city. Miss Ruth Malott went to ’Fort Wayne this morning for a several days’ visit with friends. Jce Fahrenbach returned to Portland this afternoon after visiting his Bliter, Mrs. C. St. Niblick. John Nidlinger. who has been at Springfield, 111., on important business returned home this morning. Mrs. M. Star has returned to her heme at Berne, after a pleasant visit here with Mrs. Lizzie Wurst. Mrs. J. Johns did not say that ETrailkil could rent roomers. She said four in the family. Mrs. J. Johns. Geo. Holman, of Tipton county, was in the city this morning on his way to Berne to see about purchasing a farm. Tem Peterson, who has ben working at Fayetteville, Tennessee for several months, will arrive home about October 15th. Mrs. Ludwig West has returned to Fort Wayne after visiting several days with William Wheatfield and family west of the city. Miss Nellie Simison. of Berne, who has been visiting with Mrs. Dallas Butler for several days, returned to her home this afternoon. Mrs. W. Bailey, of Willshire, was in the city this mcming on her way to Fort Wayne, to be the guest of friends for several days. About forty witnesses from the south part of the county are in the city attending the Ford-Shoemaker and Anderson damage suit. J. D. Bolinger and family and E. S. Bolinger have returned from Columbia City, where they were visiting their father and other relatives. The B. and G. Club will hold their regular meeting this evening at their club rooms. Every member should try and be present as new officers will be elected. The First National Bank moved into their new quarters this morning, and now have one of the finest furnished banks in the state. Just take a look at it. Mrs. C. R. Hammell returned Monday to her home at Decatur after a visit with her ’ son-in-law, Charles B. Smith and wife of Second street. —Portland Sun. Tom Sprague, Roy Steele and Grover Hoffman went to Berne this morning. where they are working for Fred Huffman, the contractor, who is building a stone road a mile north of Berne. Mis s Carrie Cogswell, who has made her heme with J. H. Stone for a number of years, went to Van Wert this morning, where she will make her future home w’ith her brother, E. C. Cogswell. Mr. F. G. Mack, who was called here owing to the illness of his father-in-law, R. B. Allison, returned to his heme at Birmingham, Ala., thia morning. Mr. Allison is much improved in health. Miss Merle Burdg, of Decatur, went home Saturday 7 evening, after a couple of days’ visit at the home of her aunt, Mrs. Frank Moore and family, five miles northeast of Portland. —Portland Sun. Van Wert county is veting on local option today, after a heated campaign that has completely overshadowed the national election. Governor Hanly spoke there last night, closing the contest for the anti-saloon forces. It is predicted the vote will favor the "dry.” Mrs. Wilfred Wisehaupt left this morning for Eden. Okla., to join her husband, who has been there four months working in the artificial ice plant, and they will make that place their future home. He says he likes the country very much. While here Mrs. Wisehaupt was the guest of her mother, Mrs. D. E. Scott, at Magley. I Also J. D. Wisehaupt of this city.

Mrs. Dan Sprang i 8 at Fort Wayne ' calling on friends. Rev. Wilcox is spending the day at Fort Wayne with friends. Workmen are busy preparing the Grand for the opening next Saturday. Oscar Hoffman, the architect, made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Isaiah Lcnden and wife, of Fort Wayne, are in the city the guests of Med Miller and family. F. E. Smith and Paul G. Hooper returned today from a few days’ fishing trip at Rome City. Miss Emma Steele went to Fort Wayne this morning to be the guest of friends for several days. Harry Quinn, ft Chicago, is the guest of friends here for a few days, enjoying his annual vacation. The case in Squire Smith’s court entitled H. L. Center vs. Prtiver Bros, has been indefinitely postponed. H. N. Roe, of Geneva, Ind., was in the city this morning. He left at noon for Fort Wayne on business. Joseph Maflonee returned from Berne this morning where he was visiting his daughter, Mrs. John Teeters. Quite a few from here will attend “Paid in Full’’ opera company at the Majectic theater, Fort Wayne, this evening. Mrs. Martha Meyers, who has been visiting at Fort Wayne for several days, was in the city this morning on her way to her heme at Preble. County Recorder H. S. Steele and W. J. Bell have returned from Chicago, where they spent Sunday with their brother, Godfrey Bell, who was operated on for appendicitis last Friday. They report him improving nicely. Messrs. A. P. Beatty, J. S. Peterson, E. B. Adams, Charles Dunn, Dr. E. G. Coverdale and several other members of the Masonic lodge went tj Fort Wayne on the 10 o'clock car to witness the laying of the corner stone of the new building. Today was the opening day of the first street fair held at Bluffton in nine years. Besides the various shows, they have a great agricultural exhibit, poultry and horses, etc. They are expecting large crowds, as it has been extensively advertised, A large barn was raised by Henry Bluhm with the help of his neighbors at Vera Cruz Saturday. The barn is 56 feet long and located in the center of the town. Mr. Bluhm owns land near the town and for this reason is building a barn large enough for a farm.—Bluffton News. Mrs. Emery J. Wilson, nee Miss Mary Myers, and little daughter Jane, of Boston, Mass., are expected home the latter part of this week on a visit to her parents, W. J. Myers and wife, othdr relatives and friends. Length of time they will remain not stated. Mr. Wilson will come later on. John Prilliman arrived home Saturday evening from Chicago to visit here with his mother until he is called to work by the western railroad company. He passed the required examination at Chicago, but the company had no vacancy at the time. He will be called to work as soon as an operator is needed. —Bluffton News. Frank Cotton, who was sent to jail two weeks ago, being given a $l6O fine on the charge of passing bad checks, is still behind the bars, although his father has been trying to raise money enough to pay his fine. The young man has attacks of heart failure and for this reason his father wished to secure his freedom.—Bluff ton Banner. R. O. Culbertson, for the past two years chief engineer of the C. B. & C. railroad with headquarters in this city, has been promoted and his office quarters changed to Huntington. His new position will be that of tariff superinendent of the line. He will keep his residence in this city until after election to retain his vote for William Jennings *Bryan. His parents, C. L. Culbertson and wife, will make their future home in Huntington, taking up their residence there in about two weeks. They now reside in Ohio. — Bluffton Banner.

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Decatur people should bear in mind that there are good home cigars on the market. Every home cigar you buy you do that much toward boosting the town. Miller and Fristoe announce that tonight and Thursday night will be the last dances given at the park. The season has been a very successful one for this kind of amusement. Frank E. Smith, who was with the crowd of Decatur people who went to Rome City Sunday, returned home this afternoon. He says that it is too cold up there to fish, and therefor has no big fish story to tell. The advent of the cooler weather has been received with joy by the clothing merchants and shoe men. Oxfords and summer clothes have outworn their time by several weeks, so have straw hats, still we saw a few on the street yesterday. The Ossian I. O. O. F. lodge is preparing to build a two-story brick building. A lot has been purchased costing SI,OOO. There will be a basement in the building and this, with the ground fleor. will be rented for business rooms, while the second floor, will be used for lodge rooms. Nearly enough money has been subscribed for the enterprise. Mrs. Anice Wilder, of Monmouth, gave a supper last evening as a farewell to her cousin, Miss Merle Barkley, who leaves next week for'Fort Morgan, Cal., where she will make her home. These who attended the supper were the Misses Merle Barkley, Hazel Beatty, Belle Wilder, Messrs. Ben Johnson, Dwight Wilder and Frank Treap, of Fort Wayne. Miss Merle wi|l accompany her mother, Mrs. John A. Barkley, of Union township to Colorado, hoping that the change of climate will prove beneficial to the health of the latter. In the spring Mr. Barkley and the remainder iof the family will join them, and will probably make that country their permanent home.

■c -1 1 1111V ’ 1 1 1 SOFTiIVJ bW k JlW* To THE Snow Ag< nev DECATUR, INDIANA Telephone 230 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 gave ihat increase as to pay high for it when you buy some years later. Now 1® the time to invest your money while property is reasonably cheap. The Snow Agency can fit you out with your choic e frem 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 Tbs 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. Before 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 few sample properties that we are now offering fer 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—1 s a five room cottage on Adams street la 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, etc. About fifty nice thrifty apple, pear and plum trees. This Is a bargain at $1,050.00. Fine rich garden ground. 704—1 s a 2.56 aer e tract in west Decatur, on th e stoned road in a good location. This property has twe 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 dwellinss For the next sixty days this can ba bought for $2,300.00. €43 —Is a well built seven room story and a half residence on stone foun-

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Mr. and Mrs. Philip Macklin are rejoicing over the arrival of an eleven pound baby girl at their home. Bob Alexander, the Indianapolis salesman, who represents the Lesh Paper company, was here today. The Evangelical Lutheran St. Paul church near Preble will celebrate their 25th anniversary next Sunday. The Bluffton fall festival companystruck the only chilly week of the autumn for their show, w’hich began today. Leap year has so far been a failure in Adams county- as the marriage licenses issued so far are one-third less than last year. Robert B. Allison’s condition was reported today, about the same as yesterday, a decided improvement over a few days ago. A representative of the Imen City Insurance company was here today, transferring the agency from Welfly & Kintz to Andrew Welfly. The first frost of the season last night was a good one, and you can new recall Riley’s favorite poem, "When the frost is on the pumpkin and the fodder’s in the shock.” Advertising is a plain business proposition —nothing mere and nothing less. It is all very well to talk of the art of advertising and the science of advertising. There is the same quality of art and science in successful advertising as there is to be feund in any other*successful business. Good advertising does not require so much art and science as it requires good judgment and common sense. •fr + + + + + 4 , 4 , <i’ + + 4- + A + + •b Decatur cigar makers turn + ♦ out 35,000 a week Let’s make A ♦ it 70,000, not by smoking more + + cigars, but by buying only Deca- + + tur-made cigars—they are all + + good, «• 4’++++++++ 4- + + + + + +

dation in southwest Decatur. 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 stabl e and granary, drove well, 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 residence 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 the property has a quarter of a a 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

THE FUNERAL HERE Remains of John Lang Will Arrive from Ohio this Afternoon SERVICES TOMORROW At St. Marys Church— Change in Plans Made Last Evening The remains of the late John Lang the young man who died at Avon, 0., Saturday morning, will be brought here this afternoon or evening for burial and the funeral services will be held from the St. Marys church at 8:30 o’clock tomorrow morning. Rev. Wilken will officiate. The funeral was to have been conducted at his home in Ohio, but at the last moment late last evening, it was decided to bring the body here. Mr. Jchn Schurger was at the station ready to go to Avon, when he received a message that they would leave Avon this morning, bringing the body cf their deceased relative back to Decatur, where he was reared. Just what time the party will arrive was net known, but it is expected they will reach here over the interurban this afternoon or evening. Mr. Lang had many relatives and friends here and they will thus be allowed to pay the last tribute of respect to their departed friend. Mr. Schurger and W. A. Kuebler are looking after the arrangements for the funeral.

surface. Also No. 629, a large business room fronting the court house, on Second street. Prices and terms made known on application. 695 —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 trees, drove well, is cn 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, wßh cement blocks abov e the ground; has city water, large cement cistern, electric lights, fine open stairway, two ample porches, lit with electric lights, fiv e closets and clothes rooms and is finished throughout in hard pine, natural 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 e 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 —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 soul for SBSO. 719 —Is a good lot with sewer drainage ob 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, has nice front porch, coal house, cistern, % of a drove well, is on good sewerage, nice front view te Monroe street, and can be bought fer $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

BANK STATEMENT. Report of the condition of the First National Bank, at Decatur, in the stats of Indiana, at the close of business. Sept. 23, 1908. Resources. Loans and discounts $387.360 9$ Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 7CK«», U. 8. Bonds to secure cirD culation 36.000.(10 Premiums on U. S. Bonds. 95500 Bonds, securities, etc 3015000 Banking house, furniture and fixtures 5.200. M Due from National Banks (not reserve agents) ... 27,849 27 Due from approved reserve „. ag< ', nts * 38,947.87 Checks and other cash items 230 42 Notes of other Natl banks 21500 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents 279 82 Lawful money reserve in bank, viz: Specie $13,934.55 Legal tender notes 13,440.00 27.37 455 Redemption fund with U. S. Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 1,800.00 Total $563,919.07 Liabilities. Capital stock paid in SIOO 000 00 Surplus fund 20.000 00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxe s paid.. 4,175.39 National bank notes outstanding 36.000.00 Due to state banks and bankers 42.596.59 Individual deposits subject to check 114,867.48 Demand certificates of deport 246.279.61 Total $563,919.07 State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: I, C. A. Dugan, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. C. A. DUGAN, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 28th day of September, 1908. EARL B. ADAMS, Notary Public. My commission expires Sept. 18, 1912. CORRECT—Attest: DYONIS SCHMITT, P. W. SMITH. DANIEL SPRANG, Directors.

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 Monrce 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 new story and a half nine-room residence on north Thfrd street; is on good sewerage, has cement cistern, drove well, brick sidewalks; is natural wood finish, has nice front and back porches, is 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 halt 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—1 s a convenient nine room story and a half house with good cellar, on north Third street: stone foundation, bay window, nice porches and fine maple shade; city and cistern water, good sewerage and on stoned street: plumbed for gas and water, and thoroughly wired for electric lights; has coal house, stable, cistern, and two full width city lots for a short time this property will be offered for $2,500. 722 — Is a well built and convenient eight-room residence on stoned foundation on west Monroe street; cellar, cement cistern, wood house, stable, electric lights, cement walks, furnished bath, plenty of fruit and shade trees, and on the proposed traction line; price $2,500. 618 —Is a modern seven-room Wvostory 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, electrio lights, bath, etc: some fine fruit and shade trees; $2,800. * HI 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.