Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 12 February 1909 — Page 3

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WEATHER. ■ Partly cloudy with slowly rising temperature tonight and Friday. Railroad bulletin ERIE. | Into Effect Sunday June 21, 1908. East bound. No. B—Daily 5:28 a. m.' 13—Daily 2:00 a. m. ■o. 22 —Dally, ex. Suaday..2:oo p. m. K|b. ♦—DuUy ...........„3;3C p. m. Westbound. bio. 7—Daily 1:52 a. m. No. 9— Dally ~.. 3:12 a. m. No. 9—Belly 12:46 p. m. No. 31— Dally, <x Sunday. 10: 10 p. m. No. 13 — Dtiiif ....... 7:30 p. m. GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA. Seunthbound. No. 6-Deny ,1*:47 a. m. No. 13—Daily, ex Sub Any. .7:16 a. m. No. 2 —Dully, ex Sunday . .1:11 p. m. No. 16 —Sunday oaly ....8:38 p. tn. Northbound. No. s—Daly 1:28 a. m. No. 7—Baity ...7:57 a. fn. No. 3 —Daily, ex. Sunday . .3:07 p. m. T. ST. L. & W. R. R. No. 2 —Frankfort to Toledo. Ex Sunday 11:27 a. m. No. I—Toledo1 —Toledo to Frankfort, Bx. Sunday ......11:49 a. in. No. 3 —Delpboe to St. Louis, Dally .....7:21 a. m. No. 4—St. Louie to Delphos, Doily ...8:03 p. m. No. 3—Toledo to St. Louis, dally . .....10:17 p. m. No. B—9L8 —9L Louis to Toledo, daily ...5:05 a. m. — Daily Interurban Schedule THE FT. WAYNE & SPRINGFIELD Trains Leave Trains Leave Decatur Ft. Wayne 5:50 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 7:00 a.m. 8:30a.m. 8:30 a.m. 10:00 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. 4:03 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. | 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Theater parties taking the 7:00 p. I m. car will arrive at Caihoun or Berry strets .Fort Wayne at 8:10 p. m. The last ear leaving Fort Wayne at 11:00 p. m. will wait until after the, show. —aMONEY TO LOAN. Plenty of money to loan on farm property at 5 per cent. Privilege <n partial payment at any interest paying time. SCURGER & SMITH, ts Attonies at Law and Abstracters I ‘ Il Burning Your Money? The best way to atop 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 aeoount here and now. Your money Is safe —you have a reason to save —and the future is a problem definitely settled once you begin. Old Adams County Bank

Frank Lord returned to his home at Monmouth. Mrs. Daniels went to Fort Wayne this morning. Clio Johnson arrived this morning from Williams. Mrs. Dan Sprang went to Fort Wayne on a visit.' Mrs. Alex Bell went to Fort W’ayne to visit friends. Interurban service will soon be established between Warsaw and Mentone. St. Paul's Catholic congregation at Marion will establish a parochial school. Harry Weldy will return to Napanee Ohio after visiting with friends and relatives. A moderation of the atmospheric conditions has been noted during the past twenty-four hours. Earl J. Colter returned to his home at Bobo, after attending school during the week in the city. The Ben Hurs will have a meeting ( of unusual interest tonight and all members should be present. Several Berne people were in the city today looking after business interests and have returned to their homes. Meat markets at Hartford City are in a combination on an agreement to make no more meat deliveries to residences. The evangelist at the Methodist church last night talked interestingly to a large crowd who attended the meeting. The postoffice was closed today on account of the Lincoln anniversary and the employes were given a short vacation. It is probable that a large number oi farmers will be in town tomorrow if the present weather conditions continue. Mrs. William Goodyear is dead aY Bluffton as the result of a fall sustained in September last, since which time she had ben confined to her bed. The freshman class of the high schol elected officers for the year, the officers being President, Frances Cole: vice president, Charley Broadbeck; and secretary, Esther Corbett. Every Democrat subscriber who has not as yet secured one of the great premiums we are giving away should call at their earliest convenience, pay their subscription lin advance and get one. I Rev. Robert Routledge, of Huntington, has decided to accept the presidency of the El Cristo college in Cuba. He has resigned the pastorate of the Baptist church at Huntington and will leave March 13 for Cuba. Miss Alice Jean Dunlap has been manager of the Peru office of the Western Union Telegraph company for thirty-eight years and prior to that time was in the company’s service at 1 Huntington for five years. The funeral of the late Mrs. Sprunger, of Berne, will be held from the Mennonite church at Berne tomrorow and the services will no doubt be at tended by a large number of the friends of the departed woman. Lincoln’s centenary was appropriately observed aver the city today and the memories of his many brave and noble deeds were revived in the minds of the people. The anniversary was observed the country over. The Ward fence people are doing a good business at .present. They receive many inquiries and orders epch day. The factory is operating at full blast that they can fill the many orders they are receiving. Mrs. Mary Wright, formerly of Wabash. was found guilty of manslaughter in court at Devil’s Lake, N. D., and her punishment fixed at five years in the state prison. She was convicted of having strangled Beaulah Cox 16, her adopted daughterz

Mrs. Ella Bell is spending the day in Fort W’ayne. Charley Broadbeck returned to his heme near Rivarre. Reuben Lord and little daughter Naomi, went to Monmouth for a visit. A large number of old soldiers enjojed the excellent program at the seventh grade this afternoon. Fish are dying in large numbers In the river at Bluffton, and nobobdy is able to explain the cause of it. Many Decatur people are suffering from lagrippe at present. The changeable weather is conducive to sickness. Jasper Alexander, of Bippus, pleaded guilty to the charge of selling liquor without a license and was fined SSO in court at Huntington. Mrs. Isaac Peters eame to the city today from Pleasant Mills and will remain for some time as the guest of her son, R. Earl Peters and famliy. Many horses are already quartered at the sale stables for the big auction to beheld one week from today and more are coming all the time. The meeting at the M. E. church was weH attended last evening, and Dr. Miller, of Chicago, delivered an excellent sermon. Interest is intense. Rev. F. Rabbit, pastor of the Christian church-at Kendallville, Ind., will speak here Sunday morning and evening at the Christian church. Everybody is invited to attend. The Hon. Richard K. Erwin returned yesterday from Bluffton where he delivered an address at the dedication of a new Knights of Pythias lodge room and cjub house.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. Dr. Boyers Jr., of Decatur, was a guest of Otto Peters, the druggist, last Tuesday. Dr. Boyers is a graduate of Stanford university of California, and is on his way to Chicago where he will continue in his study of medicine.—Willshire Herald. The members of the foresters team of the M. W. A. are requested to meet at their hall tonight for drill practice. The team is working hard to get in trim to confer the initiatory work and it is Important that every member be present tonight. Four m*n were accepted for the United States navy by Lieut. Densmore, of Indianapolis, yesterday, and they are Leroy Schrader, Fort Wayne; Oscar L. Shady, Decatur; William P. Brenton. Peru; Harry O. Johnson, Pleasant Lake. —Fort Wayne Sentinel. Robert Case, of Magley, is making all preparations to go to Indianapolis where he will engage in the drug business. He has several stores under consideration. Ed Luttmann will move his family to Magley in the near future, where he will conduct the store, i The handsome residence of Prof. Bailey, at Angola, was destroyed by fire Wednesday morning, believed to have been due to an overheated furnace. In addition to the household geods, a fine collection of Japanese curios, /he accumulation of fifteen years’ work, were burned. John Williams, of west Madison street, is improving nicely from his recent attack of stomach trouble, and he will soon be able to be about. The performance at the Grand last night again pleased large audiences. The special music was an important feature, Miss Bertha Nicodemus rendering beautiful music. The Hon. D. E. Smith is delivering an address at the Decatur high school as we go to press, and there are many visitors at the school. His theme, “Lincoln,” is one appropriate to the day, and the able attorney will leave nothing unsaid in extolling the praises of the one whose name is held sacred by the people of this republic. The meetings being held at the Methodist church is fast developing into one of the best meetings ever held. One of the remarkable features of the. meetings and one, too, upon which there is quite a great deal of comment, is the large attendance of men. Each evening the auditorium is comfortably filled and in every way the meetings are a success. ■ Seven heirs found objections to the work of the administrator in the estate of David Shell at Huntington. The objections have led Judge Cook into a problem in arithmetic. Judge Cook found that the administrator had paid the widow, a step-mother of the heirs, $5 too much. After taking out attorneys’ fees, the problem was to find a sum to divide among the seven heirs. Montpelier and Hartford City papers have already figured Bluffton as the deadest town in the state "since the saloons have gone out.” As the saloons just went out a week ago. the citizens of Bluffton have hardly made up their minds that the town is dead yet. No indications of this fact just yet. One thing Is sure, the number of drunks has dwindled until an Intoxicated person is at a premium in Bluffton, and it is anticipated the town will continue to live and have its being. —Bluffton Banner.

• Mrs. G. David went to Bluffton to visit with friends. Mrs. Williams, of Peterson, came home, after visiting with her son. Mrs. James L. Gay went to Van Wert to visit with her sister for a few’ days. Mrs. Pauline Summers will be a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hale. Mr. and Mrs. Al Steel went to Bluffton. where they will visit Mrs. Steele’s sister, Mrs. Marquet. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Russel and son Richard went to Bluffton to visit with Mrs. Weimer’s mother. Rev. Hully, pastor of the German Lutheran church at Shumm, and wife, were in the city today. Ed Vancil went to Monroe this afternoon on a business trip and will return on the evening train. A. J. Reynolds returned to his home at Linn Grove this afternoon after making a visit with friends in the city. Mrs. Emma Ault and her mother, Mrs. Cordelia Bay, were in the city today, and called on the former’s son of this office. Levi Augsburger, of Berne, was in the city today looking after business interests and returned to his home on the afternoon train. Mrs. W. J. Craig went to Portland this afternoon to remain for some time as the guest of her brothers, Lee and Charles Holmes over Sunday. Miss Lucile Hale left this morning for Greencastle, where she will visit Misses Pansy Bell, Frances Bryson and Frances Merryman for a few days. Mrs. J. Yos, of Mrakle, passed through the city this afternoon enroute to Berne, w’here she will pay a visit to a number of her relatives. Miss Florence Hendricks returned to her home at Monroe this afternoon after making a pleasant visit in the city with her sister,-Mrs. Herbert Majors. James Corsaut, district deputy of the M. W. A., was a business caller in the city today and left this afternoon for Geneva, where he will look after matters pertaining to the fraternity. T. M. Reid will arrive home tomorrow, to spend Sunday with his family. Mrs. Pauline Summers arrived this qfternon from Valparaiso to be in attendance at the tonight’s meeting of the O. E. S. A story is .told of a married lady who compared her husband to a handsome piano lamp that he had presented to her. Her husband felt quite flattered until she mentioned the particulars of the resemblance. ‘ Well,” she said, “you know my dear, it has a good deal of brass about it, it is handsome to look at, it Is not remarkably brilliant, requires a good deal of attention, is sometimes unsteady on its legs, liable to explode when half full, flares up occasionally, is always out at bedtime, and is bound to smoke.

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Judge Mock is in receipt of a letter from his cousin, Enos L. Watson of Winchester saying that he, Watson, Is much better and was able to write the letter himself. Mr. Watson has been seriously sick but his son James E. Watson, the republican candidate for governor, who was at his bedside has again returned to congress.— Bluffton News. •

*************** : THE • •GRAND: * * * J * Tricked into Conciving to Giv- * * ing His Censent. * * Old Seluth to the Rescue; the * * Peddler. * * Song—Honey Time. * * * * Miss Verena Niblick, Vocalist. * * Miss Bertha Nicodemus, Pian- * ist. * * " * The best of Music this evening. „ * ———————————— * * Everybody goes to the Grand. ♦ • # ***************

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