Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 15 February 1909 — Page 3

Rain or snow tonight and Sunday; colder. RAILROAD BULLETIN ERIE. Into Effect Sunday June 21, 1908. East bound. No. B—-Das.lv 5:28 m No. 12—Daily 2:00 a. m. No. 22—Daily, ex. Sunday..2:oo p. m . No. 4—Daily .....3:26 p. m. Westbound, No. 7—Daily 1:52 a. m. No. 9—Daily 3 :12 a . m. No 3—Daily 12:46 p m No. 21 —Daily, ex. Sunday.lo:lo p. tn. No. 15—Daily 7:30 p . m . GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA. Scunthbound. No. 6—Daily 12:47 a . m No. 12—Daily, ex. Sunday. .7:16 a. m. No. 2—Daily, ex. Sunday . .1:11 p. m . No. 16—Sunday only 8:36 p. m. Northbound. No. s—Dally 1:28 a . m. No. 7—Dally 7:57 a . 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. in. No. I—Toledo1 —Toledo to Frankfort, Ex. Sunday 11:49 a. m. No. 3 —Delphos to St. Louis, Daily 7:21 a . m . No. 4 —St. Louis to Delphos, Daily 8:03 p. m. No. s—Toledo5 —Toledo to St. Louis, dally 10:17 p. m. No. 6 —St. 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. 8:30 a. m. 8.30 a. m. 10:00 a. m. I 10:00 a.m. 11:30 a.m. j 11:30 a.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p. m. 7:00 p. tn. 7:00p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. Theater parties taking the 7:00 p. m. car will arrive at Calhoun or Berry ■trets .Fort Wayne at 8:10 p. m. The last car leaving Fort Wayne at 11:00 p. m. will wait until after the ■how.

It coaxes back that well eeling, healthy look, puts the sap of life in your system, protects you from disease. Hollister's Rocky , Mountain Tea has no ejual as a spring tonic for the whole family. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. SMITH, YAGER & FALK. o— SEE Julius Haugk for first class building and crushed stone screenings, cement block, Portland cement, lime, sand and dynamite. 2tw2w > o — » MONET TO LOAN—I have plenty of money toloan on far-’*. No commission charged. Dore B. Erwin, attorney at law. tufri o *lt will bring rich, red blood, firm, flesh, and muscle. That’s what Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea will do. Taken this month keeps you well all ■winter. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. \ SMITH, YAGER & FALK. T’TTT? Mil I sioie Headquarters for Tobaccos, Cigars Ist. Door South Nat’l Bank Frank McConnell, 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 —a>d the future is a problem definitely settled once you begin. Old Adams County Bank

Dick Peterson went to Fort Wayne yesterday. Cal Robison went to Fort Wayne yesterday. Miss Louise Brake spent Sunday in Fort Wayne. Al Steele is suffering from an attack of lagrippe. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Vail went to Fcrt Wayne yesterday. Todd Linn spent Sunday with friends at Fort Wayne. Herbert Bremerkamp spent Sunday with Fort Wayne friends. Mr. and Mrs. E. X. Ehinger went to Fort Wayne yesterday. Miss Jessie McClain spent Sunday with friends at Fort Wayne. Chancey Fuhrman, of Chicago, is in the city visiting his wife. Mrs. Mary Mites of the Indiana House is not expected to live through the day. The rolling thend is to he tried in building Huntington county roads in the future. Mrs. J. E. Moser is extremely low, having been unconscious since Satutday night. Miss Clara Boknecht went to Williams this morning where she is teaching school. Mrs. Pendleton Rice is very low at present. Mrs. Rice is feeble with the passing of each day. Mrs. Harriett Beidler, of Elkhart, has arrived in the city for a visit with friends and relatives. Mrs. Lewis DeWolf, of Marion, was frightfully burned while having her hair cleaned with gasoline. The fluid ignited from an alcohol lamp. Henry Stahl, of Hartford township, was a business visitor in the city today, thus showing that the inclement weather had no fears with him. Mrs. Henry Reiter, of Fort Wayne, who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Reiter over Sunday, rereturned to her home this morning. Dr. J. V. Ireland, a Logansport dentist, was painfully cut and scalded Thursday hy the explosion of a vulcanizer with which he was at work. J. H. Heller has returned to Indianapolis to resume duties as file clerk in the house of representatives after spending Sunday with his *amily. Rev. C. V. Strickland, now of Huntington, was one of a detachment of soldiers who were ordered out to pursue J. Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Lincoln. City Electrician Mylott has requested us to notify the people that the wires lying on the ground are dangerous and that pedestrians should be careful and avoid them. The telephone linemen were busy today remedying their lines over the city, which had broken* on account of the ice accumulating on them. For a time there was no service between this city and Fort Wayne. George Coffin, an insurance man at Warsaw, came near dying Thursday night as the result of a mistake by his wife, who gave him aspoonfpl of carbolic acid by mistake. He suffered intensely, but will recover. R. E. Fox, a merchant at Markle, Is said to have been duped out of from $3,000 to $4,000 on an Illinois land deal within the past two weeks and may carry the matter into the courts in the effort to recover his money. Among those who left the Hope hospital today and returned to their homes in a practically recovered condition are Josias Studebaker and H. F. Bowman, of Bourbon, and G. A. Pontias, of Columbia City.—Fort Wayne Sentinel. Miss Myrtle Rinard, stenographer in the office of Prosecutor John P. Boyd, at Montpelier, committeed suicide Thursday evening by swallowing carbolic acid in the pffice. She is believed to have been despondent over a love affair. Frank Toland, of Hartford City, employed in the Paragon paper mill at Eaton, had his right leg crushed in frightful fashion in some machinery Thursday when his overalls caught in the revolving machinery. The I6g was amputated, below the ,<r,ee. Decatur is also to have evangelistic meeting. Dr. O. A. Miller, of the Moody Bible institute of Chicago,having arrived there to spend the rest of the month at the M. E. church. He has plenty of raw material to work upon in Decatur.—Bluffton News. Word has been received from Mrs. Tene Vail at Cardwell, Mo., that it is very warm and pleasant at Cardwell, and that the people leave the doors of their houses open. Almost | everybody has made their garden, and wild flowers abound in profusion. Harry Webber, of the Clover Leaf was in the city today for the first time after a severe attack of the grip. The de rease has slightly affected his eyes and he Is obliged to wear dark glasses until he can thoroughly shake off the effects of his illness. —Bluffton News.

Rev. X). O. Oviatt, of KendaDvfUe, returned to his home today. Mrs. Fam_:e Cole is recovering from a severe attack of lagrippe. Miss Minta Acker, of Geneva, visited over Sunday with her parents. Miss Anna Martin was the guest of friends at Fort Wayne yesterday. Tom Ehinger and wife spent Sunday the guests of friends at Fort Wayne. Martin Ault spent Sunday tn Fort Wayne, and returned last evening. E. E.Snow spent yesterday afternoon in Fort Wayne, and took in the show at the Majestic in the evening. O. L. Vance Is somewhat improved from his recent illness. He has been confined to his home for some time. John Wetter, of Geneva, spent Sunday with his wife at the home of his daughter, Mrs. John Fleming of this city. Modern Woodmen will hold a big “log-rolling” in Decatur June 17, and 1,000 members of the order will be there. An important meeting of the M. W. A will be held Wednesday night and it is requested that every member be present. A baby girl weighing six and onehalf pounds has arrived at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Butler. Mother and babe are doing fine. An interesting and well attended meeting of the Adams County Medical Society was held at the office of Dr. W. E. Smith. The papers were read by Dr. Mattox of Geneva and Dr. Beavers of this city. There was no business of importance transacted. Had Quinn came in from Chicago yesterday to see his uncle David Eley who has been ill, for a long time, and at this time gives no evidence of improvement. For a year now he has been unable to be about any, and it ii feared that his condition is getting more serious. The boys of the Holy Grail will meet at the Methodist church tomorrow night in regular session, at which time they will take up the matter of the open senate to be held in the near future. The Monroe castle will be here. It is requested that every member be present. The following letters remain at the Decatur postoffice unclaimed for week ending Feb. 15, 1909: Mr. C. N. Ross, Mrs. Maria Sendler, Miss Cora Ray, S. H. Giesy, C. H. Fitz Wilson, Mrs. M. -JI. Brown. Persons calling for any of the above say advertised giving date. M. A. Frisinger, P. M. Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Vance entertained a number of their friends yesterday at six o’clock at their home on north Second street. Those present were': Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Erwin and daughter, C. D. Lewton and daughter Eloise, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Sellemeyer and Albert Sellemeyer. All report a very good time. R. F. VanTilburg, one of the draymen employed at the W. H. Hood wholesale house, who has been off duty for the past ten days on account of injuries received while assisting in moving a heavy loaded box car, will be able to return to work some time next week. He suffered a broken rib by being caught between two cars. — Portland Sun. An investigation is being conducted today to try to determine where several piano factory employees secured liquor yesterday. Several of them are reported to have been imbibing and tw'o or three were really drunk. It is supposed somebody bought it out of town in bulk. If anything illegal is learned some prosecutions are promised. —Bluffton News. When officers from Bluffton went to the home of Mrs. Anna Bowen, south of that city, to investigate a charge that a horse and two cows belonging to her were Jreing underfed, jthey found the woman with nine children to support, five of them in bed, with no food in the house and no fuel to heat un the miserable log cabin in which the family lived. The humane society acted promptly in furnishing relief. The Washington church, which for the past few months has been undergoing a remodeling, both inside and outside, has now about reached the finishing stages, and is also pronounced to be about right. It is finished inside in solid oak. beautifully decorated and the trustees as well as the members of the congregation are to be congratulated upon for their good judgment and progress in getting what is not far from being the finest little church in Adams connty : Henry D. Nieman left yesterday to resume work for the Simpson Specialty company, of Nashville, Mich., by whom he is employed as special sales agent. His trip will require his absence from home for a period of at lease three years. Mr. Nieman will visit points in the south and will then leave for England, Germany, France and a tour of the continent. He has been visiting relatives in the city since the holidays, this being his first visit to Fort Wayne in the past four years. —Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette.

Mrs. Julia Stultz, of Wilmington. Ohio, is visiting Mrs. John Fleming. Mr. and Mrs. Guz Hobrock, north of town, are the happy parents of a baby girl. Reuben Lord and daughter Naomi, returned after r visit with friends at Monmouth. F. W. Dibble transacted business in the city this morning and has returned to his home. R. C. Boyles was in the city yesterday making a visit with friends and has returned to his home. Dr. O. A. Miller entertained a large crowd of children at the Methodist church yesterday afternoon. The 12:46 westbound midnight train on the Erie did not reach Decatur till 9:30 this morning, on account of the ice and sleet. The temperance lecture to be given at the court house tonight promises to be very interesting, and no doubt many will hear it. John Williams has sufficiently recovered to be on the street after suffering from a long siege of stomach and heart trouble. John Bolinger was summoned to Columbia City this morning having been called there by the alarming illness of his father. Mr. and Mrs. L. Ludnam, of Marion, Ind., who has been visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Jud Teeple, returned to their home byway of Fort Wayne this morning. Many valuable shade trees have been ruined during the past few days by the formation of ice on the limbs thereof. The limbs have broken under the weight The weather today was decidedly disagreeable and but few people were seen on the streets. Walking is hard and the atmospheric conditions are not most pleasant. Melvin Carroton, the twenty-five-days’-old babe of Mr. and Mrs. Howard Ixtuthan, of the west part of the city, has died after a siege of illness peculiar to infancy. Many Decatur citizens who thought they saw lightning last night fcere badly mistaken. The light was made by the flash from the interurban trolley wire and resembled very much lightning. The Epworth League service at the Methodist church last night commemorated Lincoln’s birthday interestingly. The church service as well as the league was well attended epnsldering the weather. Electrician Mylott Inorms us that it will be several days before all defects in the lighting system will be remedied. He and his co-workers are, however, dispatching the work of repairing with all possible rapidity. The revival services in progress at the M. E. church are growing in interest and large crowds are in attendance each evening. Dr. Miller is a speaker of ability and his sermons are highly appreciated by all who hear him. An interesting porgram was rendered at the M. E. church last evening by the Epworth Leaguers in observance of Lincoln's A number of interesting addresses were delivered and special music was rendered. Dr. J. W. Reed, former owner of Reward J., one of the best stallions ever in this city and sire of “Billy Mack” the latter now owned by Ireland parties, is in receipt of a communication from William Clarke, of Shandon, Antrim Road. Lisbon, Ireland, asking for information concerning the breeding of the racer, and also pictures of “Reward J.” The information was furnished gladly by Dr. Red. “Billy Mack” has been in Ireland for the past years and has established a reputation on tracks there. —Portland Sun. The Charles Smith second hand stere on south Johnson street was the scene of a piece of daring robbery last night when unknown parties made entrance through a rear w’indow and made off with about thirty-five dollars worth of goods which they colelcted from the show cases in the front of the store. The store was closed at the regular time in the evening and the loss was not discovered until the son of Mr. Smith who works in the store found a number of revolvers missing, when he went to show them t > a customer this morning.—Bluffton News. o A COWBOY'S GIRL. In presenting “A Cowboy’s Girl” Ljon and Tracy guarantee to please. This is a beautiful story' of the plains, dotted with pleasure and hardships. A sensational drama which tells about men whose daring deeds and bravery in the face of almost certain death have caused the whole world to revere their names and memory'. The company carry all of their own scenery, which will give you a realistic picture of the story so well told. The company is one of the best that has visited this city in years, and the prices in reach of all. At the Bosse opera house Friday, February 19.

A BUSY WEEK (Continued from Page One) which he asked for in his message, and a bill has already passed the hcuse in compliance thereto. It is likely that it will be tacked on the appropraition bill, which will be reported during the last of the session. o TO THRESH OUT THE TARIFF * National Tariff Commission Convention Begins Tuesday. Prominent men of many states, representing many organizations and with many diverse opinions, will meet in Indianapolis Tuesday to thresh out the tariff commission question. It is the long-looked-for national tariff commission convention, and during the three days of its session this muchmooted problem will be discussed and re-discussed until practically every possible viewpoint will .have tyeen explained. The statesman, the farmer, the manufacturer and the labor and factory expert will be given an opportunity to voice his sentiments. Out of all this the promoters ho>pe for one thing—that the need of a tariff commission will be shown and that steps will be taken to obtai nthe necessary legislation. o— KENDALLVILLE LAWYER DEAD Robert P. Barr Died After Several Weeks' Illness. Kendallville, Ind., Feb. 14.—Attorney Robert P. Barr, who had been seriously ill for several weeks, died at noon today at his home in this city, 220 west Mitchell street, aged fifty-six years. The immediate cause of death was internal hemorrhage. Mr. Barr was one of the best-known attorneys of northern Indiana and enjoyed a wide circle of acquaintances. Mr. Barr was elected mayor of Kendallville in the spring of 1879 and was twice re-elected. He was a delegate to the national republican convention held at Minneapolis in 1892 which nominated Benjamin Harrison for president. For several years past Mr. Barr had served as city attorney, which office he held at the time of his death. Mr. Barr was a leading member of the bar in this state, and had always been active in political circles, having repeatedly served as a delegate to the state conventions of the republican party and proved his worth and ability as a political factor.

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