Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 281, Decatur, Adams County, 24 November 1908 — Page 3

CLOSING OUT SALE.... ALL 10 CENT GOODS in our window 8c MOSER’S China and Notion Store.

All the millinery stores will be closed all day Thanksgiving. W. H. Fledderjohann went to Fort Wayne this morning on a business trip. p W. Smith, of Richmond, was in the city this morning on banking business. C. D. Murray went to Fort Wayne this morning to look after business affairs. Dr. Grandstaff, of.Preble, was in Decatur today looking after professional business. K. S. Porter and Perry Sells have gone to Cardwell, Mo., for an extensive hunting trip. The Grand theater announces that the Thanksgiving matinee will start at 1:30 p. m. on that day. Oscar Fritzinger returned to his home at Monmouth this morning from a business trip to this city. L John Parr, Lee Smith and Boyd May will leave for Cardwell, Mo., next Friday night, where they expect to work. I- Charles Knapp, of Gary, Indiana, arrived last evening for a few days’ visit W’lth his parents and other friends in this city. I Mrs. C. B. Wilcox has gene to Richmond to visit until after holidays with her brother, the Hon. W. P. O’Neal, ; councilman from the sixth ward and member of the board of public works. David Studabaker Jr., is quite ill with an attack of malarial fever. He was not quite so well today as yesterday, but was resting as easy as could be expected, was the report. Mrs. B. F. Owens, of St. Louis, arrived last evening and will be the guest of her mother, Mrs. Congleton, and other relatives and friends here for several weeks, probably remaining until after Christmas. o All 15c. Corliss Coon Colars 10c. at Elzey & Vaneevs.

TOYGURMEYd When You Pay It With a Check If the value received isn’t sufficient for the amount remitted or if for any other lejfal reason you wish the pay--.uent stopped, you can have t so immediately, advising -nis bank when you remit by •meek. One of the many virtues oi a checking account. Old Adams County Bank

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WEATHER Showers and cooler tonight-, Wednesday partly cloudy and cooler. Frank Maples went to Monmouth this morning to look after business interests. Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Winteregg, of Berne, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Eli Sprunger. : The rain of last evening and today was royally welcomed by all. A little more would do no damage. Mrs. Baughn returned to Ridgeville this morning after being the guest of friends and relatives in the city. Ed Johnson, Frank Maples and several other Decaturites will leave Friday night on a hunting trip in Louisiana. Merle Ratliff and Bert Krill spent yesterday afternoon and evening in I Decatur visiting friends. —Bluffton Banner.

Mr. and Mrs. Earl McConnehey went to Monroe this morning to remain for some time as the guests of friends and relatives. • Wilda Dean, of Decatur, who is working at the Red Cross moulding room, spent yesterday at his home. — Bluffton Banner. Every one interested is requested to meet at the Presbyterian church this evening to assist in the re-organization of the Men's Club. Robbers blew the safe in J. A. Freed’s shoe store at Wakarusa Friday night and get away with sll6 in cash and $250 in notes. James Johnson and wife are spending a few days with his parents in Adams county. They will return home Wednesday evening—Bluffton Banner. The Clover Leaf was assessed damages cf $5,000 in favor of Lee Crutchfield at Frankfort - Saturday. He was a brakeman and was run over by a switch engine. Mrs. L. C. DeVess and little daughter returned to Decatur Monday morning, after being called here on account of the death cf her brother-in-law, William F. Fleming Sr.—Portland Sun. The eighteen-months’ old daughter of Samuel Steffen, six miles west of Bluffton, fell upon some broken glass. A gash was cut in its neck and the babe bled to death before surgeons could arrive. The Spencerville, Ohio, bowling team will be here on Thursday afternoon and evening to meet the local team in a contest fcr the championship. The local boys went to the Ohio town last week and were defeated by sixty-eight pins. They are expecting to secure revenge this week. Rev. M. H. Garrard, pastor of the Christian church at Laporte, caused a sensation by openly and bitterly denouncing the women of the city from his pulpit, many of them prominent in elite circles, who have flocked by the hundreds into the court room to hear the Lamphere trial John Weisweaver, of Columbia City, an escaped prisoner front the Jeffersonville reformatory, attempted solside when pursued by officers at South Bend. Weisweaver darted into a cemetery, seized a glass vase and smashed it over a tombstone. Then with the broken glass he slashed his throat. It is believed the man will recover. Edison Brock, who has been in a sanitarium near Indianapolis for two er three months, will pay a visit to his Fort Wayne friends tomorrow. He will leave in a few days for Texas, where he will spend the winter, and next spring will return here to resume his duties with the Pennsylvania. Mr, Brock is a motive power inspector.— Fort Wayne Sentinel. The rear seat cf an automobile in which Mrs. Henry Bradley and Mrs. B. E. White, of Wabash, were riding, slipped off as the car was going at a high speed. The ladies were left a mile behind in the roadway before Mr. White and the chauffeur in the front sent of the car learned of the mishap. Mus. White was painfully hurt in the fall from the speeding machine.

It seems now that snow will be on the bill cf fare Thanksgiving. A change is expected at least. James Murphy and family have moved here from Lorain, Ohio, and will make this place their future acme. W. A. Lower came home last evening from Indianapolis, where he has been attending to business for several days. Miss Lillie Gerard returned to Fort Wayne this afternoon to resume her duties after making a visit here with i her relatives. Nothing dcing in the police courts teday with the exception of Squire Smith getting a good soaking by the heavy rain. The district meeting of the Christian Endeavor societies will convene here Thursday afternoon and continue in session until Friday evening. The Men’s Club of the Presbyterian church will not meet tonight as announced on account of a pipe leading to the furnace being bursted. The Fenn company at the opera house played to a fairly, good house, but according to comments, failed to please at least -a greater portion of the audience. It finally rained, but so far it is safe to say the small rainfall has not had a very serious effect on the hardened earth in this vicinity or upon the empty cisterns. L. C. Davenport, who is a member of Governor Hanly’s staff, will go to Indianapolis tomorrow, where he will join the governor’s party in the trip to Andersonville. There will be two special Pullman cars. —B’uffton Banner. Raymond Knoff, who for a few weeks has been doing dental work at the office of Dr. J. Q. Neptune, while the proprietor is on a hunting expedition in Michigan, will leave tomorrow noon for Chicago, where he will buy the remainder of his office furniture which will f>e installed in the dental office at Berne, which he expects to open by December 5. The Hartford City News says: “Another Blackford candidate for one of the appointments to be hended out by Tom Marshall has sprung up. He is Dr. Cover, of Montpelier, who is after the appointment of state veterinarian. Dr. Coover was in Hartford City Saturday circulating among the Democrats. He has been a veterinary surgeon for some time and is thoroughly competent j.o fill the office.” It has really rained and the citizens of Decatur are indeed thankful. For about one hour it came down in torrents, driving pedestrians to shelter. The hard rain will be serviceable in more ways than one. The cisterns were partially filled, the sewers slushed out and the wheat is benefltted to a limited extent. It is probable that the weather will now take a sudden change to bitter cold.

Thurman Gottschalk, representa-tive-elect from Adams county, was in the city Saturday. Mr. Gottschalk, like all of the members of the coming house of representatives, is very much interested in the senatorial fight. He said when here that he thought that John W. Kern would be the next senator, although he admitted that Adams county would probably be for Hoffman, of Fort Wayne.—Bluffton Banner. Samuel Fetters, ex-commissioner of Adams county, has for the past twelve years been down with rheumatism,, and ■ was practically bedfast except for a , short time last summer when he was ' able to drive to Craigville, his nearest ' market -point. When commissioner many years ago he weighed four hundred pounds and was the heaviest official ever holding office in Adams i county. He has been cut down to 175 i pounds by his continued illness. Mr. Fetters had his pension increased to $24 per month through the efforts of Congressman Adair and his friends.— Bluffton News. There is every indication that the American clover seed crop of 1908 will be among the largest ever pro-' duced. The stock cn hand now, in Toledo and Chicago, to say nothing of that held in Canada and other j places, is larger than it has been for , many years, and the threshing is not j by any means anywhere near finished. | Ohio and Indiana, which are largo: clover-producing states, have a very large crop this year, and the weather conditions which produce the large crop in these two states were similar to those ever the entire corn and clover country. j There is considerable trouble brew-1 ing in the Noah Stimimel family, of Craigville. Saturday a daughter, Mrs. Ellen Haines, of Joplin, Mo., started home and with her took several articles of household goods. A call was i received by the sheriff of this city by the brother, Elmer, to stop her but she had gene. It is also claimed that Noah Stnnmel, who has been sick for some time, has been induced lately to make a will leaving his son Elmer out of it. Previous to this there had been a will in which Elmer was given the bulk cf the property. This caused friction between the brother and sister. —Bluffton Banner.

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Charles Knapp returned last night from Gary, Indiana, and will remain for several days with his parents. A case was filled in the circuit court late this afternoon by Anson B. Cunningham against the Chicago & Erie railroad. The plaintiff charges that owing to negligence of the defendant he was damaged by fire to the amount of SSOO. The latest composition of Professor True R. Fristce, “Decatur” will be rendered at the Grand both afternoon and evening Thursday by Miss Verena Niblick, one of Decatur's most clever singers. The show will be exceptionally pleasing and the new feature will add much to the value of the performances. Mr. Fristoe will preside at the piano and in the old time style he will render music to suit the views. Do not fail to attend. When Gecrge Ferguson, Union township, was brought before Judge Sturgis this morning in the petition filed by Eichhorn & Vaughn to prove him insane, he could not tell whether he ever had five dollars cr any amount of money. Despite the fact that he has considerable land interests in his home township, he did not appear to realize what money is. The petition was filed on account of the property and he was adjudged insane. John Bergstresser was appointed guardian. —Bluffton Banner. Jesse Brown, a son of Solomon Brown, living southeast of the city was in the city today for the purpose of having his left hand which has been causing him much trouble, dressed. The hand suddenly began to swell several days ago and after swelling to several times its normal size, gathered. A physician lanced it today but wag unable to find the cause of the trouble and another attempt will have to be made latter to find the cause which is supposed to be a splinter or some other foreign substance that has become imbedded in the flesh. —Bluffton News. Alex Leßrun is making all preparations to open a meat market in the west part of the city. He has engaged the building located on he corner of Seventh and Adams street and had painted the furniture when Mrs. Whitright, who some time ago operated a restaurant there, appeared and claimed the furniture. A werd combat ensued, and Mrs. Whitright called Marshal Bohnke, requesting him to secure the furniture for her. The officer notified her that no such matters were u> der his jurisdiction, and that she would be compelled to settle the matter herself. She settled it, but not peacefully. She tore the shelves from their position and proceeded to get what she claimed belonged to her, while Alex looked on with amazement.

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MADEBAD THREATS Harry Baker Became Intoxicated Yesterday and Tried to Secure a Revolver SAID HE WOULD KILL He Was Arrested and Given a Good Lecture by Officer Bohnke Harry Baker, a young married man residing in the south part of the city, an employe at the Coppock Motor company, and when sober, a very clever and law abiding citizen, made several bad z threats last evening while on a spree and as a consequence was arrested by Marshal Bohnke. Mr. Baker a painter by trade ,and a good one, became intoxicated yesterday whereupon a near relative notified liquor dealers not to dispose of any more intoxicants to him and the order was obeyed. This angered Baker and fraught with wrath he went to the hardware stores of the city where he tried to purchase a revolver, stating that he would shoot the man who interferred in his business. The hardware dealers of course refused to sell him the weapon and this added to his fury. At several times he threatened violence to his brother-in-law, it is said, while his wife lay at home hovering between life and death. Mrs. Baker has been ill for several weeks and it is reported that her condition is serious in the extreme. Baker was given a severe lecture by Officer Bohnke and was admonished that an-

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