Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 51, Decatur, Adams County, 1 March 1909 — Page 3

.»♦**♦♦♦♦**♦♦*♦* : the : •GRAND: * * • — — « » * «• ist. film Montana School • ■Mt Marm. * * ■” A Showr all Should See # MKQUEIN OF the ARENA * * Illustrated Song—Sister » ——————————— * P Everybody ♦ ♦ L.Goes to the * Grand < |g» ♦♦♦♦♦*****♦♦♦ WEATHER. weather with possibly ..Jipwers tonight or Tuesday; warmer BULLETIN ERIE. linto Effect Sunday June 21, 1908. Eaet bound. B—DailyB—Daily — 5:28 a. m. lib. 19—Dally 2:00 a. m. Mb. .23 —Daily, «c. Sunday. .2:00 p. m. No. 4—Dally 3:26 p. m. Westbound. No- 7—Daily ... 1:52 a. m. Me. 9—Daily 3:12 a. m. Me. 3 —Dally 12:46 p. m. Me. 21—Dally, ex. Snnday.lo:lo p. m. No. IB—Daily ...7:30 p. m. Kokand rapids &. Indiana. Sounthbound. | Mei «—Dally 12:47 a. m. I 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—Dallys—Dally 1:28 a. m. No. 7—Daily 7:57 a. m. No. 3—Daily, ex. Sunday . .3:07 p. m. T. ST. L. A W. R. R. No. 2—Frankfort to Toledo, Ex Sunday 11:27 a. m. No. I—Toledo to Frankfort. Ex. Sunday 11:48 a. m. No. 3 —Delphos to St Louis, Daily 7:21 a. tn. No. 4 —St Louis to Delphos, Dally 8:03 p. tn. No. fr-Toledo to St Louis, daily 10:17 p m. No. o—St. Losla to Toledo, dally 5:05 a. m. Daily Interurban Schedule THE FT. WAYNE A SPRINGFIELD Trains Lsaxs ’ Trains Leave Decatar Ft Wayne 5,50 a ai. 7:40 a.m. 7:00 ata. 8:30a.m. 8:34 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 10,: 00 a. m. lljßoa.m_ 11:30 am. . , 1:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. X3op m. ‘ 4:00 p. m. 4:00p.m. 5:30 p.m. 5:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. P 7:00 p.m. 8:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. ‘ Theater parties taktng the 7:00 p. Bt car will arrive at Calhoun or Berry ■trots .Fort Wayne at 8:10 p. m. The last ear leaving Fort Wayne at 11:00 >. m. w»U wait until after the obow. _ B ■ o— — Bfe- IWey’s Honey and Tar cures coughs |Ktackiv. strengthens the lungs and Impels' colds. Get the genuine in a yellow' package. gpThe HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO.

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Mrs. Rost went to Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Marie Harden is visiting friends at Bluffton. J. P. Edmundson, of Indianapolis, went to Auburn this morning. Mrs. Julia Spies, of Cleveland, is in the city the guest of relatives. Miss Ada Springer has returned from a visit with her mother at Rockford. h Dr. and Mrs. Shafner, of Willshire, visited yesterday with Mrs. J. E. Moser. Miss Fanchon Magiey visited with Miss Annis Wilder, of Monmouth, yesterday. Mrs. John Dougherty and son Roy went to Muncie for a visit with friends. Mrs .Martin, of Geneva, is in the city attending the funeral of the Rev. Schenck. Appropriate religious services were held in the various churches of the city yesterday. Mrs. Schlickman and Angellne Fricker went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit with friends. A large number of farmers invaded the city today and business at the various stores has been good. Miss Ethel Miller has returned to her home at Fort Wayne after visiting with Miss Nettie Schnepp . P. W. Smith, of Richmond, was in the city today looking after banking business and has returned to his home. Mrs. E. H. Lane and son Elamonte of Fort Wayne, are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. McQuarter, of Peterson. Mrs. Frank Schirmeyer and daughter Irene have returned from a visit with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wiley at Marion. Mrs. L. S. Faum and daughter Edith returned to their home at Peterson after visiting with J. Brown and family of Geneve. Mss Frances Dugan has successfully passed her examinations at college, and will enter Vassar next year with advanced standing. Dr. O. A. Miller, the Moody institute evangelist, has left the city after conducting revival services here during the past few weeks. Directors of the proposed Kendallville, Ligonier and Goshen trolley line have resigned and reorganized in an effort to put new life into the interurban project. J. F. Shmmons, the fireman who was fearfully Injured when Engineer McCullough was killed by the explosion of his locomotive on the Baltimore and Ohio railroad early Friday morning, died Friday night In the hospital at Garrett. It has just come to the attention of the Grant county officers that society women of Marion, Ind., gamble at bridge whist The matter has been referred to the grand jury for investigation and it is expected that indictments will be returned. Willis C. Divine, who was tried in the Marshall circuit court at Plymouth or. a charge of selling rifle cartridges to a son of Samuel Hively, who was killed by the accidental discharge of a rifle, was found not guilty by a jury. The complainant sought damages in the sum of $2,000. O. O. Oviatt, of Kendallville, who preached a fine sermon at the Christian church last night returned to his home at thit place. He informs us that the crazy woman who has been running wild through that part of the country was not insane and that she was now in Chicago. John Weinland Jr., a young grocer at Bluffton, who was heavily involved financially, left the city hurriedly and mysteriously. Later he wrote his wife from Lafayette, saying he was discouraged from his outlook at Bluffton, and rlends believe lie has gone to Oklahoma.

If is an assured fact that the Knights of the Holy Grail and the Knights of King Arthur will be greeted by a large audience tomorrow night when they give their open senate. The measures to be discussed and passed upon are important ones and will prove interesting to all who attend. The public is cordially invited. John A. Morris and his son, George Morris, will leave Sunday for a trip to-Washington, D. C., and to New York City. They will be gone about ten days and will first go to Washington where they will witness the inauguration of President Taft and visit congress. From Washington they wiil go to New York to buy goods.—Bluffton News. Work has begun in remodeling the Meibers hall which will be occupied by the Modern Woodmen lodge as soon as completed. It will be up to date in every particular, and will fulfill the requirements of an up to date lodge. The interior will be painted and papered and the floor will be elevated for their respective stations. The big room and the two rooms have been engaged.

John Erdt and wife nf "Willshire, went to Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. Adam Sauer returned to her heme at Fort Wayne this morning. R. J. Mustard returned to his home at Ada, Ohio, after spending Sunday with his wife. Mrs. Fannie Cole returned from Fort Wayne, where she has been Attending art school. C. E. Hocker returned this morning from a visit with Dr. McKeeman at Fort Wayno. Mrs. Amanda Ge ph art, of Rockford, visited with her sister, Mrs. Moser yesterday. Rev. B, F. Thomas, pastor of the U. B. church at Roanoke, has received a call to Minneapolis. John Walters will return to Willshire today to resume duties in the schools at that place. Rev. Shepherd, of Portland, is in the city attending the funeral of Rev. Schenk this afternoon. Rev. M. F. Lauffer, pastor of the St. John’s English Lutharn church at Huntington, has resigned. Misses Kate and Anna McGinley returned last night from Fort Wayne, where they attended a christening. S. D. Henry, chief engineer of the Indiana Pipe Line Co., at Preble, will move his family to their former home at Laketon in the near future. Mrs. D. J. M. Trout has received the information from her daughter, Mrs. Witgenfeld, of Cincinnati that she is now in New Orleans, where the Mardi Gras festivities are going on. There is much building going on in the city at the present time and from appearances many new houses will be constructed during the summer months. When the North Indiana conference of the Methodist church meets at Greenfield next month the committee promoting the old peoples home will report that the project is assured. Only about $9,000 is needed for the conference to fulfill its part of the agreement, and if this money is not subscribed by the individuals the conference will donate to the cause. Altogether there will be about SIOO,OOO In the fund.

Secretary J. N. Hurty, of the state beard of health, who has made some special research as to the cause of so many suicides in the state, finds that women when they contemplate selfdestruction, seldom mutilate their faces. In the opinion of the secretary feminine vanity lasts until the end. He believes that when a woman decides to kill herself she adopts a method of ending her life which will not mar her features.

Three hundred pianos were shipped from the A. J. King factory in the month of February and during the coming month the officials state that four hundred Instruments will be made the record. The business of the factory has been unusually good and new men are being put to work nearly every day. Some of the departments have been able to keep up with the work and men are now needed in these departments. The pionas are shipped to all parts of the country. —Bluffton Banner. A magazine has been received at the library from Miss Emma Byerly of Knightstown, Indiana,- a former high school teacher here. The Home Journal is published by the boys of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home. Miss Byerly is a teacher in tre home at that place. The magazine has twenty-four pages of art, science and literature, and all lines of good reading matter. The contributors are men and women of note. Local news is a popular feature. The boys in the orphanage are in this way learning printing and general newspaper work. On account of the prevalence of smallpox near the Wells-Allen county line Dr. E. M. Van Buskirk, county health officer of Fort. Wayne, has ordered the schools at Sheldon and the first school west of Sheldon in Allen county closed until the epidemic is under control. Ths Pstho! school io this county, was closed when the teacher, George Todd, became sick. Dr. Severin was called to Jefferson township again yesterday* to quarantine further cases. None of the cases have been considered really serious. The epidmic stricken district is closer to Fort Wayne than it is Bluffton. — News. Rev. Earle Naftzger and wife left Friday noon for Knightstown to spend a couple of days and will go from there to Cincinnati, leaving that place Monday for Bellingham, Wash., their ne whome. Rev. Naftzger arrived here Thursday night from Buffalo, where, with the other member of the North Indiana conference quartet, he has been engaged in a revival service for the past ten days. Mrs. Naftger joined him at Cincinnati and accompanied him to this city. Rev. Williams, of Bellingham, who succeeds Rev. Naftzger in the Grace M. E. pastoiate here, will preach his first sermon Sunday.—Hartford City News.

Miss Ethel Botthoff is en the sick list. Robert Patterson s very sick at his home. Mrs. E. A. Althon returned to her home at Willshire. Fred Bieneke went to Marion this morning on business. Mrs. C. O. France went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to visit with friends. David Steele, trustee of Kirkland township, was in the city today on business. W. F. Lester, of the Bluffton business college, was in the city today on business. Charles Metz, of Muncie, was a business caller in the city in the interest of his newspapers. Mrs. Ben Rice went to St. Louis yesterday to visit with her son, D. M. Riee for a few days. Chester Buhler, of Hammond, returned to his home after a visit with his brother, Jacob of this city. Miss Hazel Connett and Miss Margaret Kenyon of Fort 'Wayne, spent Sunday with Miss Della McGonagle. Mrs. E. H. Lane returned to her home-at Fort Wayne after a visit with her mother, Mrs. McQuarter of Peterson. Jesse Buhler of Marion, who has been so very sick, is better. His relatives are hoping for his ultimate recovery. Peter Bollinger is worse at his home in Columbia City. The relatives here are expecting to hear of his death at any time. Mr. A. T. Studabaker who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. L. L. Baumgartner over Sunday returned to her home at Bluffton. Mrs. Chauncey Fuhrman, who is in Chicago, will go from there to Westfield, N. Yl, where she will visit with Mrs. Ed Bailey's sister, Mrs. Clever of that place. The funeral of the late Rev. Schenck was held from the U. B. church this afternoon where a large number of friends assembled to pay their last respects to the memory of the departed man.

W i 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 farm lands in Indiana, Texas and New Mexico. Exam ine our recent large descriptive lists of these properties. If you wish a buyer for your property, see what we may be able to do for you. No charge for advertising property if left on the market for the time listed. THE SNOW AGENCY DECATUR. IND. No. 751 —Is a nineteen acre tract on 710 —Is a three quarter acr e tract on

the gravel pik e northeast of Decatur. Good average soil, a mixture of sand and clay loam; has ordinary fences and inexpensive buildings. Price $1,050.00. No. 743 —Is a desirable fifteen acre tract of well improved land within about two and a half miles northwest cf Decatur on the traction line. The ( buildings consist of a nearly new barn, cribs cow and hog stables, etc., and a good five room story and e half residence. This tract Is an ideal berry and poultry farm, within a few rods of the traction station. $2,800.00. No. 753 —Is a well located ,40 acre tract northeast of Decatur on the gravel pike. Good buildings, some . good fruit trees and young timber. Drove well, wind wheel, cistern, etc. A good frame barn 30 by 45 feet in size; ordinary fences. This farm is within a half mile of school and about three miles from Decatur. Price, $3,200.00. No. 750 —Is a fifty-nine acre tract about three miles from Decatur on the gravel pike. Is about half black land, good frame buildings, seven room house, cribs, barn, etc. Has ® good cistern, drove well and wind r pump, nice surroundings—a grove of native trees about the house. Possession can be given at once if sold soon. Price, $4,200.00. No. 747 —Is a number one 80 acre tract of land within a mile and a half of Decatur on the stoned road. Is about two-thirds black land with good drainage. Is near school, and has several hundred dollars worth of good saw timber. For a short t time this farm can be bought for $75.00 an acre.

A LETTER From the Manager of Opera House at Portland, Ind. Friend Bosse: —I had the vaudeville folks Thursday, Friday and Saturday night and matinee on Sat. 2 p. m., and they gave splendid satisfaction. Business was light, but you know how that is this season. You can recommend them to your patrons money back if they are not satisfied. They are ladies and gentlemen and I bespeak for you a pleasant engagement Yours respectfully, W. H. ANDREWS, Mgr. o Mrs. Pendleton Rice is about the same today. Mrs. Friedline, of Delphos, is visiting with Mrs. Wherry. Miss Midge Smith went to Fort Wayne today to visit with friends. Mrs. Margaret Coffee s very serious today. Her children are at her bedside. Mrs. Kohne, of Willshire, is in the city attending the funeral of Rev. Schenck. Miss Dave Crilley went to Fort Wayne to resume her studies at the business college. Miss Lettie Kintz is unable to attend tq her duties at the Bazaar on account of sickness. Tom Fisher has Returned from a several days' visit with Mont Staiter and family of Peterson. Mrs. Miller, wife of Rev. Miller of Willshire, is attending the funeral of Rev. Schenck this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Ashleman cf Linn Grove, spent Sunday with relatives and friends in the city. Rev. O. A. Miller, the evangelist, left for his home at Chicago after conducting a successful revival meeting in the city. As the supply of Ice on the river this season has been nil, the ice man, from present indications, will have to send away for his supply for this summer’s trade. Today has been like a spring day, but the atmosphere feels like rain. The weather prophets have predicted a stormy, disagreeable March. May they be wrong in their predictions.

the gravel pike just outside of the city limits of Decatur. Has all new buildings is in a good locatton; house a story and a half frame, sis room building with nice front porch, good cistern and natural wood finish throughout. Can be bought for $1,025.00. • 674— Is a three quarter acre tract of well improved ground just eutslde the city limits of Decatur on the traction line south. Has good frame story and a half house, good gardes plenty of fruit, and shade, has has large cistern, small stable and some other buildings. Good location just beyond the corporation at $1,550.00. 675— Is a 110 acre tract on the public road near market and about 54 mile to school also near graded school and church. Has ordinary house, large barn, and some other buildings; productive soil, a mixture cf 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 $9,300.00. 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, is on the telephone and rural free delivery lines and for the next 60 daw can be bought for $90.00 an acre. 698—1 s a well located 79 acre tract on the stoned road wlthis twe miles •f a good market, graded school, »

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COURT HOUSE NEWS (Continued from sage 1.) C. D. Murray. The summons was ordered returnable March 15. The will of Elizabeth Sprunger, deceased, has been admitted to probate. The will gives Gilbert and Huldah Stuckey the sum of $504.30. The balance of the estate is divided among her other children, Clarence, Howard, Herman and Agnes Sprunger, the

church, etc. Is within a half mi’e of the public school building and 1 na good location. This farm !s nearly all black land, has good drainage, has nearly new frame buildings, a cottage house of perhaps five rooms, a fram e horse and hay barn, cribs, granaries, etc. Has some good timber on this land. Price of this farm is SB,OOO There is no better land in Adami county than this farm as * whole. 706 —la a well located 160 acre tract in western Union township, in good location en 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 frdme house, about as good as new, a goad frame barn 40 by 60, on stone, also a horse and hay barn about 30 by 59 feet in size. Hog and sheep houses, double corn cribs and wagon shed, tool house, baggy house,etc. Has a drove well and windpump, besides small fruit, grapes etc., there are about 100 trees. Thix land is well fenced, with principally wire; the soil is largely black land, and properly cultivated ."win produce gpod 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; is 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 stable, new chicken house 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. 732 —Is a good 81 acre tract on the gravel pike within about three miles of Decatur; is well fenced, has good average buildings, which 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 69, and a good frame bam on stone 40 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 —$5,800. s73—ls a94 acre tract ob the proposed traction Mne in southeastern Adams county, is well located, has some good imprsvensents, which consist of a comfortable story sad a half boose < good frame barn 4$ by $• feet 1* ' siss with cement floors !■ mows 1

rest of the estate, except $1,000.00 to the general conference of the Mennonite church, and $1,000.00 to the Mennonite church of Berne. An insanity inquest was held this morning by Drs. D. D. and C. S. Clark and Dr. Miller, and James H. Smith justice of the peace. They adjudged Mamie Mersman of unsound mind, and Clerk: Haefling has already made application for her admittance into the hospital at Richmond.

and stables; slate roofed granary, cribs, and sheep and hog stables 20 by 50 feet in size; wind 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 54 black land no open ditches and about 1600 rods of tiling; is on the publie road a quarter of a mile from the north and south stoned road; is well fenced and has good buildings; the bar D 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 buildings or for tie timber; for the next sixty days this land can be bought for SIOO an acre. 712 —Is a 162 acre tract on the traction line near Decatur. On this farm is an extensive gravel pit that yields a handsome Income annually. The 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 traction line, station near the residence: this Is an ideal location for a stock farm and this proposition cannot be matched in Adams county for $75 an acre. 664 —Is a desirable 11754 acre tract on the gravel pike near Decatur. This land has running stock water, throughout the year; 1 8 well fenced and tiled, has ten acres of good youug timber, a number of good trees for lumber; is a good quality of soil, sand loam, clay and black land, all a productive quality. Its buildings are worth «t least $3,904 and consist of a large bank barn, on stone foundation, a good sevenroom dwelling house, on stone foundation, with large good cellar; stock scales, cribs, granary, etc. If sold soon this farm can be bought for SIOO an acre. 733 —Is a desirable twenty-five acre tract, largely black land, on the stoned road, about three miles north west of Monroe. Is on the free mail route and telephone line. Is in good neighborhood near echoed. With the exception of a new barn 24 by 40 on tile block foundation, it hag rdinary buildings. Has a comfortable story and a half fiveroom residence, summer kitchen, milk house, double cribs and wagoa shed, drove well, etc. Has nice orchard of apple, plum. etc. Can be bought for sSj'so. WE HAVE A LARGE LIST of smaller tracts ranging from one ts five acres and some good 40, M sad IM ttn tracts net give* tn this list