Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 6 February 1909 — Page 3

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WEATHER. Partly cloudy to night and Sunday; not much change in temperature. Miss Naomi Myers entertained the Busy Bee Club at her home this afternoon on south Second street and a most enjoyable time was had. A number of the foreign horsemen who purchased horses at the big sale yesterday are today busily engaged in shipping the same to their respective eastern markets, where they will again be sold. Work on the new building being erected by the Schafer Hardware com* pany goes merrily along and if the present good weather keeps up the same will be ready for occupancy in the early spring. Lawrence Schlegel and family, who, for some time past, have been residing at Soldiers’ Grove, Wis„ have returned to Adams county and now expect to make this their future home. There seemingly is nothing like old Adams after all. Decatur was visited by a very fair sized crowd of people today and as a consequence the business men did their share of business. All are more than satisfied as they say it is a big improvement over the crowd that was in our city last week. A numner of the local bowlers will leave tomorrow for Fort Wayne,where they will engage in a contest with the Brunswick team of that place, the local lineup is a strong one and the Summit City boys Will have to go some to beat them. The City of Decatur today delivered to Julius Haugk the bonds due him for the improvement of the brick alleys and Sixth street and he will no doubt be ready to dispose of them the first part of the week. The bonds were to have been delivered to Mr. Haugk the first of December, but owing to the fact there was a delay in the printing of the same, the delivery was put off until today. The initiation at the Elks drew out a large class of members last evening and all seemingly enjoyed themselves to th limit. During the meeting the matter of building was taken up but was postponed until the next meeting when the various committees will be appointed and the matter pushed to a close as fast as possible. It certainly looks as though the Elks were bound to have a new home in the very near future.

WOI Headquarters for Tobaccos, Ogars Ist. Door South NatT. Bank Frank MaConnell, Prop Burning Your Money? The best way to stop excessive and unwise spending and to lay aside for future hard times, or to be in position to “start for yourself,” is to open a savings account here and now. Your money is safe—you have a reason to save —asd the future is a problem definitely settled once you begin. Old Adams County Bank

Harry Weldy, of Nappanee, 0., is visiting his parents in the city. Sim Burke went to Cincinnati today in charge of a carload of stock. C. D. Lewton returned last night from a business trip on the road. Henry Shroyer, of Hartford City, 78 years of age, died suddenly Thursday. Dr. J. A, Clevenger contemplates the erection of a modem hotel at Garrett A. H. SeDemeyer returned last night from Fort Wayne, where he was on a business trip. The Warsaw Investment company has been reorganized with a capital stock of $25,000. Dr. D. D. Clark went to Fort Wayne last night on a business trip and has returned to the city. The Toledo and Chicago interurban railway has lighted up its tracks through the city of Auburn. Harry Lowenstein returned to his home at Fort Wayne last night after attending the horse sale in the city. The lodge of Eagles at Montpelier has given SSO toward paying for the nerv parsonage of the Baptist church there. The weather took another change last evening for the colder and we are promised another touch of real winter. Miss Madge Ward, of Decatur,was iti the city yesterday for lessons at the Marion Conservatory.—Marion Tribune. A baby boy made its appearance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Foos this morning and all concerned are doing well. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fugate, of near Monroe, are rejoicing over the arrival of a baby girl at their home. Mother and babe are doing fine. Mrs. Frank Hall, who a few days ago was operated upon in this city, is sufficiently recovered to return to her home at Fort Wayne today. Mrs. David Hock, who was for more than fifty years a resident of Huntington county, died Wednesday night at the home of her daughter in Columbia City. Mrs. Mersman, who was operated upon a few days ago, is recovering nicely and will soon be able to be about unless something unforseen sets in. A large number of Senator Kimmel's constituents in Lagrange county have sent a petition to him urging him to vote against the Sunday base ball bill. John W. Riley, near Waupecong, Miami county, was killed in a runaway accident in which he fell beneath a mudboat and sustained frightful injuries. It is predicted that Rev. Somerville Light, of Marion, will become superintendent of the Goshen district of the M. E. conference, succeeding Rev. Henry W. Bennett Will Rogers and Louis Twente, proprietors of a drug store at Warsaw, were fined SSO and costs each on a charge of having sold a pint of alcohol to two men who diluted it with water and drank it as a substitute for whisky. The druggists declare they will appeal the case. James Nyers, of South Bend, formally gave his wife to John Hajas, when he found the latter was planning to elope with Mrs. Nyers. More than this, he paid a fine of $1 and costs assessed against Hajas and told him he could have Mrs. Nyers as soon as he could possibly arrange to get a divorce. Dr. Asa Haughton, who has been failing in health for some time took suddenly ill with severe cramp's of the stomach last evening and it was thought for a short time that he would not recover. A physician was hurriedly summoned and with his assistance the man grew better. His condition is improved today, but is still unable to leave his bed.—Bluffton Banner.

I Albert Mosure went to Woodburn today. William Hilgeman made a business trip to the city yesterday. L. R. Confer, of Willshire, went to Fort Wayne today on a pleasure trip. The attendance continues good in the public schools and interest is high. W. T. Beuchner, of Shumm, Ohio, i went to Fort Wayne on business today. O. J. Suman, trustee of St. Marys township, was in town yesterday on business. David Steele, trustee of Kirkland township, was in the city today on business. G. T. Burke and daughter Mary returned last'evening from Colfax and Darlington. A ,B. Bailey, of Monroe, came to the city today to look after business interests, returning to his home this afternoon. Appropriate religious services will be held at the various churches tomorrow to which the public is cordial'y invited. Noah Webber, of Fort Wayne, was iu the city yesterday on a business mission and returned to his home last night. Glenn Beavers, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Beavers, who has been quite ill with catarrhal fever, is recovering nicely Miss Jessie Brineman, of Huntingten, who has been in the city the guest of Miss Rose Christen, will return to her home today. Another horse sale will be held by the Decatur Horse company two weeks hence and another consignment of excellent animals will be offered for sale. Misses Bessie and Bertha Drummond, of Pleasant Mills, arrived on the morning train, and will make an over-Sunday visit with Miss Esther Heckman. Mrs. John H. Heller and children, Dick and Fannie, went to Indianapolis yesterday to remain over Sunday as the guest of Mr. Heller and a number of their friends. Mrs. R. Earl Peters and daughter Leah returned today from an extended visit with relatives at Waterloo. They were accompanied by Atorney W. H. Leas, father of Mrs. Peters. The voters of Monroe, Jefferson and French townships will determine by a vote next Monday whether or not they will get the Bluffton, Berne and Celina traction line and many are anxious to know how it will come out. The Elks had a great time yesterday afternoon when a class of candidates were initiated into the mysteries of the order. All report an elegant time and a sumptuous banquet was served last night at 9:30 o’clock. Five candidates were Initiated after supper. George Wolfe, who was kicked by a vicious horse at the sale yesterday, and quite badly Injured, is reported as being much improved today and in all probability will not suffer any inconvenience from his adventure. However, he had a very narrow escape. Revival services will be held at the M, E. church .for several weeks, beginning tomorrow night and most interesting services are promised. Rev. Wilcox will be assisted in the services by an evangelist from the Moody Bible institute of Chicago. The choir will render special music during the servees. The condition of Dan Hunter, who has been ill for several weeks with a disease which has been called rheumatism is no better. The physician in charge has made a final diagnosis in the case and has declared the malady with which Mr. ( Hunter is afflicted to be locomotor ataxia, or creeping paralysis. He is very pessimistic over the sick man's chances for recovery.— Bluffton News. A gentleman, formerly of this city and now employed in the Robinson, 111., oil field, returned yesterday for a visit and confirmed the statement that Sherman Stanton was in the Illinois state prison. The report reached the city several weeks ago that Stanton has been sentenced for selling liquor without a license, commonly known as boot-legging. The oil worker who returned stated that he had been working with Stanton at the time of his arrest.—Bluffton Banner. Representatives of fairs in northern Indiana, southern Michigan and northwestern Ohio held a meeting at Kendallville Thursday and organized a tri-state circuit, with C. M. Case, of Kendallville, as president The following dates for fairs were fixed: Laporte, August 24-27; Decatur, August 24-27; Rochester, September 1-4; Montpelier, September 7-11; Goshen, September 14-18; Fort Wayne, September 14-18; Angola, September 21-24; Hicksville, September 21-24; Laporte, September 24-27; Kendallville, September 27 to October 1; Bremen, September 28 October 1; Bourben, October 5-8.

C. D. Murray made a business trip to Geneva. James Hendricks returned to his home at Monroe. Miss Agne Krick went to Monroe to visit her sister. George Schieferstein of Monmouth, made a business trip to the city today. Miss Ethel Barkley, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Arthur Rose, at Jackson, Michigan. Rev. G. H. Wharton, of Fort Wayne, former pastor of the Christian church here, made a business trip to Geneva. Four shots were fired Wednesday night at a supposed ghost on Tenth street at Goshen, but none of them took effect. Albert W. Staley, 33, former hardware merchant at Petroleum, died Wednesday at his home near Geneva from tuberculosis. The first room to be vacated at Huntington as the result of wiping out the saloons will be used as the home of a new Y. M. C. A. organization, which is being started there. The Lagrange lodge of Odd Fellows has conferred veterans' jewels upon Abram E. Yoder, George C. Morgan and William E. Drews, who have been members of the lodge for twenty-five years. The Columbia City Mill and Elevator company, incorporated for $12,000, will take over the Miller & Dohner flouring m Ulin that city, John C. Miller is president of the new company. Second Lieutenant John Strohm of Wells county, has been appointed a second lieutenant of Phillipine scouts. He has been in the army eleven years, half of which time has been spent in the Philippines. John Gilmer Speed, the author-jour-nalist who committeed suicide at Mendham, N. J., married Effle Daily, a former employe in the office of the county clerk at Goshen and who died several years ago. A fierce fire Is raging In Battle Creek, Michigan. To add to the hor ■ ror, three children have been cremated. The conflagration is said to be of incendiary origin. Four houses have been burned down by incendiary means. Miss Ethel Wolfe, residing with Mrs. Mrs. Chas. Dunn on First street, was badly burned about the eye, the result pf an accident. Fortunately Miss Wolfe’s sight will not be affected in the least. The services of a physician were required. Jacksonville, Kosciusko county, near Pierceton, witnessed a lively pugilistic encounter between John Gibson and Dempsey Bratt. The bout went four rounds, when Gibsen completely disabled Bratt and the latter's seconds were obliged to throw up the sponge. Butcher Harris refereed the match. While Mr, and Mrs.’H. D. Eichholtz, of Indianapolis, were temporarily guests at the National hotel in Wabash, a son was born to them. The little one has been named “Dan” in honor of Landlord Shoepper, of the hotel. The parents are overjoyed, despite the fact that the stork beat them in the race for home. D. E. Studabaker left this morning for Bluffton, where he will assist Monday in conducting a big hog sale. Mr. Studabaker will have several of his famous hogs in this sale, and fully expects to realize a fancy price for the same. Mr. Studabaker is raising nothing but the best these days, and he gets letters daily from foreign hog men asking for his catalogues and prices.

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James Hendricks returned to his home at Monroe. Mrs. Ed Christian, of Monmouth, was in the city today. Mrs. Hannah Jaebker, of Preble, was in town shopping today. Dr. Aspy, of Geneva, w’as a professional caller to our city last evening. John and Joe Topp,.in company with their mother, returned to their home at Geneva. J. N. Burkhead, of Monroe, was in our city today looking after business interests. J. D. Winteregg, of Berne, who was in the city on business returned to his home in Berne. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Porter and granddaughter Leah, went to Parker City to visit their son Frank. Mrs. Virgil Alms, of Warsaw 7 , was severely burned about the face and hands when she spread the contents of a bottle of carbolic acid over her face, thinking that she had picked up a bottle of face cream. An excellent program is guaranteed the patrons of Grand theater this evening and as the elements are all right this popular playhouse should be favored by a large crowd. If you are looking for entertainment attend the Grand. A number of Decatur people have been taking advantage of the popular priced play being staged at the Majestic theater, at Fort Wayne “The Man on the Box” and all who have seen the same are enthusiastic over the excellent performance. The local order of Knights of Pythias are making vast preparations to attend the district meeting to be held at Hartford City in the very near future and may charter a special car in which to make the trip. Hartford City is planning to entertain her visitors in magnificent style. Next Monday is the date for the subsidy election. The promoters of !the Bluffton, Berne, Celina interurban read ask for a' subsidy of $24,000 of this county: $4,000 of French, $16,000 of Monroe and $4,000 of Jefferson township. Everybody is anxious for the road to be built through Berne, especially since other promoters are trying to build a road from Bluffton to Celina byway of Geneva. One or the other of these proposed lines is going to be built, and if it goes through Berne it can’t come too soon. However the business men of Berne are much divided on the subsidy question. —Berne Witness.

■■■■■■■■■mmmmmmmmmmmmH | THE GREAT NORTHERN INDIANA I i DU ROC i ! BROOD SOW SALE! ■ AT BLUFFTON, INDIANA ■ I MON. FEBRUARY, 8, 1909 : ■■ : 40 Head of Bred Sows 40 i I m wa | 9 not only in the Eastern but Western States 9 Sale will be given in a good warm place. Come and be our guests. Get a good dinner and meet ■ your [friends. No high prices expected. s SALE CALLED AT 12:30 P. M. 9 ■ 9 D. E. STUDABAKER, Decatur, Ind. 9 9 O. E. MARKLEY, Bluffton, Ind. | | D. COLBURT, Warren, Ind. 9 9 T. H. ADAMS, Columbia City, Ind. 9 9 Auctioneers; Fred Reppert, ■ I H. L. Iglehart. I 9 ■■■■■■»■■■■■■■■ ■■■■■■ ■ a ■■■■■■■ amimimm

A Cheap Excursion to TEXAS Tuesday, February, 16th. 1909 Never before in my years of immigration work have I been able to offer such bargains in Texas land as I am offering today, and I advise every one who is desirous of bettering their condition, or making a safe investment, to take advantage of my present low prices before it is too late. Several people from Decatur, whose names I will furnish on request, made a trip over this tract of land w-ith me, and afterwards inspected conditions in several other parts of the state, and I am safe in saying that in no place did they find the quality, the location and the general lay of this tract duplicated at anywhere near the price I am asking. I personally own all the land that I sell, thereby saving you middlemen's and agents’ profits, and I guarantee each and every purchase with my reputation of five reputable business years in immigration work. I make no misrepresentations regarding my lands. I put out no large, flaming posters and large advertising bills to attract you, without the goods behind it, but I do offer special inducements for you to personally inspect my lands in the Gulf Coast country of Texas,, it seems, ought to be good evidence that I have a good proposition and one that will substantiate my every claim. Texas is now in the height of the crop growing season, and I want you to see what this wonderful “Land of Sunshine” with its steady climate, is doing at this season of the year when, in this country, we are usually suffering from dangerous and sudden climatic changes or severely cold weather. The land I am offering lays about 3 miles from the town of Rick Island about 70 miles southwest of Houston, and 63 miles from the coast, in what is actually the garden spot of this wonderful state. It will raise everything we can raise here, and much more of it, also all semi-tropical fruits such as oranges, lemons and bananas. One acre of this land will produce three times the amount in value of one acre in Indiana, and you will not live it all up during the winter months. The price of this land, for the excursion of the above date, will range from S2O to $25 per acre, and I absolutely guarantee that this price is lower than any other land in the state of Texas equalling it in soil and its numerous other advantages. In fact, land all around us is selling for up to double this amount, a tract having recently been put on the market not over 12 miles distant which is selling readily at $45 per acre. Seeing is believing, and all 1 ask is that you give me a chance to prove my claims. S. E. Hadsell, Owner. Fort Wayne, Indiana. For rates, time of leaving and all other informatim, you may write me personally, or address or call upon my local Representative. Mr. Wm. Hartings, who has been on the land and can give you full information. Don’t Forget the Date