Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 6, Number 297, Decatur, Adams County, 14 December 1908 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT »i»bli»hed Every Evening, Except Sund*y. by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Par week, by carrier 10 cents Per year, by carrier $5.00 Pa, month, by mail 25 Per year, by mail $2 50 “‘P B ** 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. at the postoffi-® at Decatur, xtidiana as second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLE R, Manager. — The pre-ident i« a cowardly fighter. Be has had government secret service* men kok up the individual record of many congressmen and to get a line i on them and their “pernicious activity in connection with many specir" interests. This he proposes to give the public should congress have the ■ nerve to oppose any of the restrict: ->s in his message. Were the president honest as he thinks he is, these records would have been made public ■ for another and better reason than I simply to even up a personal score. — - A temporary .organization was es- J fected last night by some of the min- i isters and other citizens of this city to present the question whether or not this county shall be wet or dry. , Not only is it the purpose of this organization to present the question to the voters of the county, but also to assist in making the county dry. It is a local organization and has no connection whatever with the Antisaloon league of the state. The people of Huntington county are capable of taking care of their own affairs and do not Want the state league to interfere. —Huntington News-Democrat. A Connecticut sos course) Yankee

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 fart lands in Indiana, Texas and New Mexico. Examine our recent large descriptive lists of these properties. If you wish a buyer for your preperty, see what we may be able to dp for you. No charge for advertising property If left us the market for the time listed. THE SNOW AGENCY decatvr. »>q-

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 hice front porch, , good cistern and natural wood finish throughout. Can be bought for 11,025.00. 674 — Is a three quarter acre tract of well improved ground just outside the city limits of Decatur on ‘he traction line south. Has good frame story and a half house, good garden plenty of fruit, and shads, has has large cistern, small stable and some other buildings. Good location just beyond the corporation at $1,550.60. 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 icam. The buildings are inexpensive and the land needs fencing. Considering quality of the land, 1> cation, etc., it is a good bargain at $2,100.06, if sold within the next 66 days. 675— -Is a 116 acre tract on the public road near market and about % mile to school also near graded school and church. Has ordinary house, large barn, and some other buildings; productive soil, a mixture of 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 $9,300.06. 665 — Is a one hundred acre tract of perhaps 40 or 50 acres black land with the remainder a mixture of sand and clay soil. This land lies •a the public rsul 1» a good location near Decatur. Hag inexpensive baildlngu, • hone a*4 hay bare

I has been reaping a rich harvest from | the gudgeons who are anxious to get ' something for nothing and to get it quick. ’He advertised that for fifty I cents he would send a recipe for getting rich quick, and for twentyI five cents he would mail twenty-five ' useful articles. Responses with remittances came so numerous that he had to hire assistance in handling his ' mail. For the fiftv cents he sent the recipe: “Work hard;” and for the (twenty-five cents he mailed twenty{five pins. Some of his victims comI plained, but iuvesligation showed that ihe had violated no law—his recipe is sure, though hard for some people to ! use, and pins are useful articles. — __________ THE GRAND IS SOLD True R. Fristoe Disposes of His Interest in Show to Med Miller WHO IS SOLE OWNER Mr. Fristoe Will Go Back to Sun Vaudeville Circuit As a result of a business transac- i tion of Saturday, Med Miller has be- ■ ■c<me the sole proprietor of the Grand ■ moving picture show. Mr. Fristoe ' has disposed of his interest in the • business. Professor Fristoe has de-1 ■ cided to go to the Sun vaudeville cir-, • cuit, where he will play the piano as } he did last winter. He will go to' Springfield. Ohio, within a few days to • assume his new capacity. A very lu- ■ crative position is awaiting his arrival at Springfield. Mr. Miller will engage I the services of an expert piano player at once and will continue to show to the public the best performances that

perhaps 30 by 40, a small cottage house and some other buildings. This tract can be bought for $5,600. 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, lg on the telephone and rural free delivery lines and for the next 60 dav» 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. within a half mi’e of the public school building and i 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* horse and hay barn, cribs, granaries, Has some good timber on this land. Price of this farm is $96.00 an acre, There lg no better land in Adams county than this farm as ■ 'whole. ’ 706 —Is a well located 160 acre trdct 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 bars 40 by 60, on stone, also a horse and hay bam about 36 by 56 feet in size. sheep houses, double corn crlbg and wagon shed, tool house, buggy house,ete. Hag a drove well and windpump, besides small fruit, grapes ete., there are about 106 trees. Thia land is well fenced.

i films win reprod ace. The Grand has proven to be an up to date amusement place and the shows are well patronized by the people. The mechanical effects add much to the interest of the shows. The friends of Mr. Fristoe and Mr. Miller wish for • them much success. BUSINESS CHANGE . W. W. Whitney, of Michigan, Buys Half Interest ( in Oak Roller Mills >, IN THIS CITY { Will Move Here this Week and Assume the Management By the terms of a deal just com- ‘ pleted. Anson Van Camp has sold a , | one-half interest in the Oak Roller mills, located on Hrst street to Mr. W. W. Whitney cf Bloomingdale, Michigan, and that gentleman will : arrive here this week to assume 1 charge of the mill, which will be al- ! most entirely in his hands. Mr. Van I Camp devoting his time to his con- : stantly increasing business at the maI ehine works. Mr. Whitney is one of ! the best mill men in the state of Michigan and has had charge of some 8 i of the best plants in that entire state. I He is an expert and will please the • people of this section. He will move I hfs family here at once and will be- 1 > come a real part of Decatur. Mr. i Leiter, the hustling manager of the ‘ mill will very probably continue in ; the employ of Mr. Van Camp, but' may be transferred to the machine 1 ! plant, and spend a portion of the time I or. the road. The sale of the big mill j has been under negotiation for several weeks, but was just culminated. o— ■ Democrat Want Ads. Pay

with principally wire; the soil Is largely black land, and properly cultivated will produce good returns of any crops grown upon it. If taken soon, 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; lg 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 s'able, new chicken bouse 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 S6O an acre . 731 — Is a sixty acre tract on the stoned road within a mile and a half of Decatur; 1/ 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 by 16 feet in else; horse and hay bam, 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 averags buildings, whieh consist of a comfortable cottage house, 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 46 by 60, with threshing floor, granary, etc; large bearing orchard, and about seven acres of nice young timber worth at least seven or eight hundred dollars: price of this land s7l an acre —$5,800. 729 —Is* a well located eighty aere 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 $66 an acre, but for the next 36 days it may be bought for $4,700 •73 —Is a 94 acre tract oa the proposed traction Nne in southeastern Adams county, is well located, has some good improvements, which consist of a comfortable story and a half honoe good frame barn 46 by M feet tn also with oement Imti tn mown

SOCIAL FUNCTIONS Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hocker Entertain Over-Sunday Visitors THE EASTERN STAR Elect New Officers—Other Happenings Among the Social World Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Hocker entertained over Sunday Mr. Hocker’s sister and family. Dr. and Mrs. R. B. McKeeman. of Fort Wayne, and Mr. Hocker’s mother and Olive Oliver, of Monroe. Mr. and Mrs. R. Earl Peters and daughter Leah were entertained at the heme of the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Peters, yesterday for dinner. • Mr. Harve L. Kessler, a prosperous young farmer of near Mcnroe and Miss Emma Steele, a popular young lady of this city, were united in marriage Saturday afternoon, the ceremony being performed by Judge James T. Merryman at his office. The couple begin the jeurney of life with brignt prospects and the best wishes of their many friends. I The Eastern Star lodge elected officers for the coming year at their meeting last Friday /light. those chos■en being Flora Kinzle. W. M.; J. D. J Hale. W. P.j» Anna Winnes, associate matron; Nellie Blackburn, secretary; Monta Hensley, treasurer; Mrs. Letta i Annen, conductress; Mrs. Charles Dunn, associate conductress. Mrs. Willard Steele, of near Decatur and her mother. Mrs. Mary J. I Bailey, of Fort Wayne, were at the home of Mrs. Jesse Snartz on Rural Route 8 on last Thursday. After par-

and stables; slate roofed granary, cribs, and sheep and hog stables 20 by 50 feet in size; *ind 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 barn 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 building* 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 thds farm is an extensive gravel pit that yields a handsome income annually. Th| 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 tractton 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 117% acre tract on the gravel pike near Decatur. This land has running stock water, throughout the year; ig well fenced and tiled, has ten acres of good young timber, a number of good . trees for lumber; is a good quality I of soil, sand loam, clay and black > land, all a productive quality. Its 1 buifd’ngs are worth at least $3,606 , and consist of a large bank barn, • on stone foundation, a good seven- ’ room dwelling house, on stone foundat tion, with large good cellar; stock I scales, cribs, granary, etc. If sold soon this farm can be bought for s $lO6 an acre. 733 —Is a desirable twenty-five acre c tract, largely black land, on the stoned road, about three miles north ’ west of Monroe. Is oa the free c mail route and telephone line. Is ’ in good neighborhood near school. r With the exception of a new barn 24 by 40 on tile block foundation, 1 it has rdlnary buildings. Has a 1 comfortable story and a half five- ’ room residence, summer kitchen, milk house, double cribs and wagon shed, drove well, etc. Has nice or I chard of apple, plum, etc. Caa be i bought for J WE HAVE A LARGE LIBT i of smaller tracts ranging from one to i live serve and some good 40, M and i IM acre tracts not given in tUa Met

ticipating in a sumptuous dinner, to which all did justice, the day was entertainingly spent in amusements that were appropriate to the occasion., At a late hour all departed to their I respective hemes, thanking Mr, and Mrs. Snartz for their kind hospitality, i The local post T. P. A. will §ive a ■ smoker next Friday evening followed . by a luncheon ot sandwiches and cotfee. instead of a banquet at the Murray Hotel as before stated. Prepara-1 rfions have been made to have a grand time, the state officers to be royally entertained. John T. Gerhart of Anderson, state president and Charles M:ore, of Muncie, chairman of membership committee will be guests of the evening. Mr. Harve Sprague is moving in his beautiful new heme on Decatur street and to show that he is one of the best ht has already issued invitations for Xmas dinner to his employes and families to a big turkey dinner. Mr. Len Merriman. Clem Knoff and Warren Heimrick and families. Harve will certainly have a time in entertaining that bunch. — — o DETECTIVE ASSN TO MEET. The Adams County Detective Assn will meet in session at the G’and Army hall Saturday, Dec. 19. 1908. at 10:00 a. m. After the session there will be given a free dinner to all members of the association. Come and enjoy the time together. In the part year, in state of Indiana, there have been thirty-two horses stolen. Thirtyfive have been recovered by the Ass’n and 29 horse thieves have been convicted and sent to stale prison. This is a good record of the association, what they have acomplished the past year in this state. T. J. DURKIN. Pres. 297-6 t JNO. D. STL'LTS. Secy. o DON’T BE BALD. Nearly Anyone May Secure a Splendid Growth of Hair. You can easily find out*for yourself if your sair needs nourishment, if it is thinning out, getting dry, harsh and brittle, or splitting at the end. You simply have to pull a hair from the top of your head and closely examine its root. If the bulb is piump and rosy, it is all right—if it is white and shrunken, your hair is diseased and needs nourishment. We have a remedy for hair troubles that cannot be surpassed. It has a record of growing hair and curing baldness in 93 out of every 100 cases where used according to directions so a reasonable- lenth of time. It will even grow hair on bald heads, if the scalp is not glazed and shiny. That may seem like a strong statement—it is, and we mean it to be. and no one should doubt it until they ( have put our claims to actual test. We are so sure that Rexall "93” Hair Tonic will cure dandruff, prevent baldness, stimulate the scalp and hair roots, stop falling hair and grow new hair, that we personally give our positive guarantee to refund every penny paid us for Rexall "93” Hair T-'nic in every instance where it does do as we claim or falls to give entire satisfaction to the user. Rexall “93” Hair Tonic is as pleasant to use as clear spring water. It is delightfully perfumed, and does not grease or gum the hair. We have it in two sizes. Prices 50c and SI.OO. We urge you to try Rexall “93’’.Hair Tonic on our recommendation, and with our guarantee back of it, you certainly take no risk. The Smith, Yager & Falk Drug Co., Decatur, Ind. o LADY AGENTS WANTED to canvass and sell Happy Girl Automatic Waist Supporters. Price 25c. Sells on sight. Send two cent stamp for special agency proposition. The Happy Girl Company, Kingston, N. Y. It o CURES AND PREVENTS. W. T. Ballenger, Lexington, Ky., says: “I have used Bourbon Hog Cholera Remedy and I think it is the only remedy ever made that will cure and prevent hog cholera.” Sold by H. H. Bremerkamp, Decatur, Ind.

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Let CHRIS MEYER Make ATJ. YOUR CLOTHES Suits from sls up Pants from $4.50 up Perfect fitting garments, most Ftylish, finest workmanship. Bring in yon r old clothes, let us make them look like new. 135 SOUTH 2ND. ST.

Candies and Nuts!! Wehave by far the biggest line of candies, nuts and fruit of all kinds to be found in the city, and Christmas shoppers will do well to call and see us before buying their supply. JUSTRECEIVED 150 pails of the choicest candies obtainable, and we will give special prices to School Teachers, Churches and Societies Oranges, bananas, in fact everything in the delicacies are at Rinehart, Smith & Parrish RESTAURANT 2 doors north Schafer Hdw. Co. Call early, it's the old Coffee and Rinehart stand.

Home Mode Candv 2000 Pounds Which We are goiqg to sell at lOceqts a lb. 500 Faqcy Box 25g to $5.00 each The njost complete liqe of Nuts, foreigq aqd Do rrjestic, iq the shell aqd obtofthe shell. FRUITS OF HrLL KINDS JUst coqe iq aqd see for yoUr self. Art IqterUrbaq Station COLCHIN & JOSEPH

Christmas Goodies Are to be found at the PEOPLES RESTAURANT, and we have a line of all kinds of Candies, Nuts Fruits, and unexcelled in the city, and we invite the public to give us a call. Special Piicesto Organizations Do not fail to call and see us before buying JACOB MARTIN, Prop.

Why ore You Waiting so Long? to do your Christmas shopping whan others are getting the cream of the stocks by selecting early and having ■— them laid away for them. You don’t need any money until you get the goods as we are glad to lay your selections away for you. Come early, get just what you want, then you don’t have tctake just what you can get. Have it off your mind We have beautiful presents for everybody, young and old, lady or gentleman. Goods to suit everybody. Hensley the Jeweler ‘ A A A A A A. A. A a. * a Aj