Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 10, Number 56, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1912 — Page 3

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•oeooo>o*o ♦ ' WEATHER FORECAST I * r, «M»0«0»C • Cloudy tonight, snow in soutr portion; Wednesday probably fair. J. L. Graber spent Sunday here with Triends. Fred Hoffman was a business caller at Lynn today. Mrs. John Everett and Mrs. HenryHite spent the day with friends at Berne. E. A. Fields of Saratoga was numbered among the business callers here yesterday. Noah Mangold left today on his regular trip south to be absent for several days. i Cal Peterson has gone to Tndianap-! olis to visit friends and also to look j after some business matters while on this errand. A. H. Hoover of the International j Business college. Fort Wayne, spent Sunday here with his former pupil, bohn Kiracofe. Mrs J. L. Fulton returned last evening to Portland after a visit over the week-end with her sister, Mrs. [Robert Blackburn. Mrs. A. J. Soper of Louisville, Ky., who has been making a visit here with her sister, Mrs. T. L. Jones, left I this morning for her home.

~ I . _ mi — ■ ——- —.- —II mw - - ■'■■■— - ———“ 1 I i COTTON AND | LINSEED OIL I Cake Meal I ’ ■" I ! Millet, Clover and Timothy seed. Fresh stock of Farm and Garden seeds just received and as soon as weather will permit shipment will have > § supply of Bulbs and Roses E. L. CARROL L SUCCESSOR TO J. O. HALE PROMPT delivery guaranteed bb/bbsssssssssss ■on o 1 o ■ o ■ o aoßODioßoaoßoaoßoaoa g J. S. Bowers, Pres. F, M. Schirmeyer, Vice Pres, g □ a 2 • • ■ i y The Bowers Realty Company has some excel- O 3 lent bargains in city property ano Adams county ■ • farms. The company would be pleased to have , 2 you call at its office and see its offerings. The com q ? nanv has olentv of five per cent money to loan on M 2 reasonable terns. Let the Schirmeyer ! Company prepare your abstract of title. Twenty g years experience, complete records. O O ■.' z • 9 The Bowers Realty Co. * | French Quinn, Secty. C obobobobo^o3o b-u ’ s,

Lawrence Biggs was at Fort Wayne yesterday on business. Mrs. C. U. Kimmel of Kendallville , was the guest of Mrs. R. I. Semans over Sunday. Ren Moyer of Geneva, who was here yesterday on business, returned at noon to his home. Fred Meyers, a student at Indiana university, Bloomington, has been having a siege of the mumps. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Prover returned last evening to Detroit, Mich., after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Smith. Mr. and Mrs. G. L. McPherson and children returned to Fort Wayne yesi terday after a visit here with the John | Schnitz family. Sure test for jewelry: Come down early some morning and see which i ones the jeweler has left in the disI play window over night. Mr. and Mrs. William Draper and i children returned last evening to j i Monmouth, Mrs. Draper being here, to get some dental work done. . V. D. Bell has bought 23 acres of I land near Travisville from Ira Smith | land his daughter, Mrs. Jesse Parrish,. | end her husband will reside there. — , Bluffton News. W. B. Weldy went to Peterson this ■ morning to call on her niece and ward, Frances Laman, who >s at the i home of her aunt, Mrs. Dayton Gault, I since her return from Glendale col- j | lege, on account of illness.

C. C. Schug of Berne was a business visitor heretoday. Ed Ahr made a business trip to Ft. Wayne this morning. Joe Winteregg of Berne was numbered among the business calleis here today. A. G. Briggs of Geneva, who was here this morning on business, left at noon for his home. The Thimble club will meet Friday evening instead of Thursday evening with Miss Midge Smith. Charles Schug of Berne was looking I after business affairs, which required his attention be;-een trains. Robert N. Andrews, who suffered a severe attack of acute indigestion is reported as being better. Mrs. Julia Colchin and her guest, her sister, Mrs. J. H. Jones, of Jessup, went to Fort Wayne this morning. Lawrence, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Linn, is suffering from what may be appendicitis, the result of a sprain. The Kings' Daughters, the Methodist Sunday school class taught by Mrs. John Niblick, will hold their regular monthly meeting Friday evening, with Miss Golda Gay. The Euterpeans will study Folk Songs Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Eli Meyer, the Misses Bess Schrock and Edna Hoffman being leaders of the program. Daddy Epke, the well known cigar maker, who has been in the hospital at the Marion Soldiers’ home for several weeks, has returned and will on i Thursday begin work for Tim Cor I bett, making the “Lone Star.” Don't miss the colored quartet which appears at Monroe on Thursday evening. A rare treat. One never to be forgotten, if once seen. A chance of ' your life-time. May never come this way again. Be one of the number. Mrs. O. D. Weldy and son, Bryce, returned to Fort Wayne last evening after a visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Pease, at Craigville, and with her husband and Parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Weldy, in this city. Mrs. Marion French of Linn Grove I left Saturday for Grand Rapids. Mich., j for a visit with her son, Noah French, , and wife. Mr. French accompanied I her from Linn Grove as far as this I city and spent the day here. —Bluffi ton News. Miss Amelia Fuelling, who spent i the past week at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fuei- ' ling, north of here, on account of illI ness, returned last evening to Foil ■ Wayne, where she is a student at the I International Business college. •Frank Heller, cashier of the Linn Grove bank, was in Bluffton Saturday evening. He is quarantined out cl' bis home at Linn Grove because of > the illness of his little son, Volney, i aged eight, with scarlet fever. At I present the boy's condition is not serious but the house is under strict quarantine and Mr. Heller is forced to take [his residence elsewhere temporarily. I—Bluffton News. STATE TAX COMMISSIONER Met With Assessors of County This Morning. ! Dan N. Link, state tax commissionI er, was in the city this morning and met with County Assessor George Gentis and the township assessors and assistants in the court room, where i Mr. Link gave them a talk of more than an hour, explaining to them the fine points of the law relating to their werk, and instructing them in anything that they might wish to know relative to the work. All the assessors except Ed Gallmeyer of Preble township, were present. Mr. Link, in , bis official capacity, is required to visit every county at least once a year, in this way. He left at noon {over the Clover Leaf for Marion. REGULAR MEETING. Rev. Tinkbam of Garrett, Indiana, will address the meeting of the Methodist Brotherhood, which will be held at the church parlors tonight. Other features will be special music by members of the Brotherhood, and refreshments. SUCCESSFUL OPERATION. Mrs. J. Q. Neptune was successfully operated upon Monday at the Hope hospital, Fort Wayne, for serious ailments, including the removal of the appendix. — HE WONT LIMP NOW. No more limping for Tom Moore of Cochran, Ga. “1 had a bad sore on my instep that nothing seemed to help till I used Bucklen's Arnica Salve,” he writes, “but this wonderful healer soon cured me.” Heals old, running sores, ulcers, boils, burns, cuts, bruises, eczema or piles. Try It. Only 25 cents at the Holthouse Drug Company.

COURT HOUSE NEWS Forgery Case Against Him Dismissed, George Baker Asks SI,OOO Damages. FROM BANKER RUPP I Who Accused Him—Reynolds Taken to Pen—Tobin Pleads “Not Guilty.” L. C. DeVoss is the attorney for George Baker, who this morning filed a SI,OOO damage suit in the circuit court against Jesse Rupp, the Berne banker. Baker says that December' lb, 1911, he was arrested on the charge of forgery preferred by Rupp, and was imprisoned in jail five days before he succeeded in giving a SSOO recognizance bond. He states further, the case against him was dis- [ missed February 20, of this year, and he wants SI,OOO damages for the humliation, bodily illness, etc., and for] the costs which resulted from the ar-1 rest growing out of the charge which has not been proven against him. Be-. sides humiliation, Illness, etc, Baker says he was obliged to pay a SIOO attorney fee, and also lost a job of cutting timber, while confined in jail, and that his credit or reputation was clouded by- the charge made against I him. I Sheriff Durkin and Night Policeman ■ f’ephas Melchi left last night for Mich- - igan City with Gert Reynolds, who, will be committed to state's prison . there, to enter upon his sentence of | from two to fourteen years’ service. I having been convicted of conspiracy to steal. — I A young boy of the city, who was recently taken up for stealing a bale ct hay, pleaded guilty this morning in juvenile court, to petit larceny and ? was sent to the Indiana Boys’ school . at Plainfield. 1 Judge J. T. Merryman will go to 5. Bluffton Wednesday afternoon to i serve as special judge in a case. ’ Edward Tobin, arrested last week on the charge of committing rape on thirteen-year-old Florence Counts, and who has been in jail on failure to give $2,000 bond, was arraigned in court Monday afternoon, where he pleaded “not guilty” to the charge 1 ; The transcript and papers in the case of F. J. Shepherd vs. Oscar Bui- , ry, demanding $7.50, on account, were received in the circuit court from t ’Squire Pusey of Hartford township, where judgment was rendered February 12th for the plaintiff, for $5, J The plaintiff sets out that he worked four and one-hats days for Burry, husking corn, in November, 1909. ami that he has also let him have the use of his corn planter since that time, 5 Burry refusing to pay him the sum of $7.50 for his services, which Shepherd thinks is reasonable. Milton Miller is Shepherd's attorney. 1, 3 Nancy E. Davison vs. Beniamin 1 Schoch et al., quiet title. Judgment of quiet title for plaintiff, the plaintiff to ’ pay the costs. The clerk is ordered to enter satisfaction of the mortgage r described in the complaint. ALMOST LOST HIS LIFE. S. A. °tld Os Mason, Mich., will never forget his terrible exposure to a mercii less storm. “It gave me a dreadful 1 cold,” he writes, "that cause;', severe > pains in my chest, so It was hard for i me to breatne. a neignber gave me several doses of Dr. King’s New Discovery which brought great relief. The i doctor said I was on the verge of pneji [ monia, but to continue " ”.h the the ■ Discovery. I did so and two bottles - completely cured me.” Tse only this 1 : quick, safe, reliable medicine for ' coughs, colds, or any throat or lung trouble. Price 50c and SIOO. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by the Holthouse Drug Co. 'rheumatism QUICKLY RELIEVED S. H. Baxter of Jackson, Tenn., ' says: “My son 15 years old, was afflicted with rheumatism about 3 years and at various times under care of physicians. The first bottle of Dr., Detcbon’s Relief for Rheumatism gave prompt relief in 2 days and after using 5 or 6 bottlea, he is cured sound and well. Sold by the Holt- ' house Drug Co. I o FARM FOR SALE. I Sixty acres of well improved land, . nearly all black ground, well tiled, - good fences, good house and barn. For t particulars inquire of J. H. Nicholas, R R No. 2, Bryant, Ind. 39tG

Change Precincts CONTI' UEI* FROM PAGF ~>NE and that the polls and voting place shall be at the residence of Cyrus Hammel, in section 10. I twas ordered that notice of said change be published in the papers and that four notices be published in public places in tow-nship. Sixty days is required to complete the change as required by law and this will be just ample time to permit of the change for the. May registration. The change has been discussed for ten years or more and it is believed will be much more conven ient. Under the old division parties living near Monroe and in the other outlying portions were compelled to come a distance of from five to seven miles to vote, while this brings the polls much nearer. The new dividing line is in the exact center of the township, running east and west. —o FOR RENT —7-room house on extreme south end; modern, fruit, water. Write A. J. Peoples, care John H. Barger, R. R. 1, Magley, Ind. 54t3* FOR RENT OR SALE—Ten room I residence, Winchester street. For further information, write or 'phone M. A. Clem, Monroeville, Ind. 46-e-o-d-tlB o SHOE REPAIRING. I am now doing shoe repairing at the M. Burns harness shop and am prepared to do your work in a hurry. Will be glad vO see all my old friends. 43tf PETER CONTER. i ~ I Tilden Lister is prepared to do any kind of paper hanging. Leave your order at Blackburn or Lachot & Rice’s drug stores. 56t2 I o POLICE COURT NEWS. — The trial of Mr. Cramer, the South i Ward school principal, which was to have been held at the office of Justice 1 Stone Monday evening, was postponed ; until Monday evening, March 11th, on '' account of the defense being unable to have his lawyer appear. I Mayor Teeple is in receipt of a letter from the National Drainage Con--1 gress, which has headquarters in New Orleans this year, asking for the ap- | pointment of delegates for the convention to be held in that city from April 10th to 13th. The mayor stated that

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inasmuch as the distance was great Ihe would make no appointments un I less someone who desired to make a 1 trip of that kind would wish to attend the congress. . o — UPSET IN SNOW, Escaping without even a scratch or mark after being "dumped" head first • into a snow drift with a buggy on top > of them, is the story told by Peter Loshe when in town Monday, which j ' occurred on their way home from 1 town on Saturday evening. Mr. Loshe, j <Ed Rumschlag and his sister, Rosa, ■ 1 were in tow-n that evening and started

—« ) ... "T"" -rrr . — ‘ 1 : NOTICE We are mailing to those farmers who engage this spring in growing Beets a little , book on SUGAR BEET CULTURE t — This paper was written E. M. Wagner, the agriculturist, and approved by Mr. F. H. Hubbard, themanager of the HollandSt. Louis Sugar Co., and therefore is authoritative. It is confidently beleived that’much able information is contained therein We are only too happy to mail to any one sending his name and address a copy, so long as we have them. FIRST NATIONALTANK DECATUR, INDIANA - i W' : in " y \ i BRib . B "A J'.c. . " ’ > i ' few,., z A t- . THE SUN’S ! da only rival X | The new I ( Edison Mazda Lamp is rightly called the j Sun’s Only Rival, It gives a ' bright white light like sunshine—twice as much as the ordinary electric 7 incandescent lamp that uses the same amount of current. j New Edison Mazda Lamps, in all sizes, arc strong enough for all practical uses when given ordinary care in handling. Let us tell you how these lamps make it posrible for everyone to afford electric lighting. i HOLTHOUSEDRUGCO.

home. When driving along the Mud Pike, southeast, of the city, the horse which they were driving, shied at some near object, and all at oncetracked into a snow drift, upsetting the buggy and throwing the occupants cut. The buggy was completely demolished and the rig was dragged eight feet before the horse freed itself from the outfit. The horse ran down the road for a distance of two miles where it. waited for the passengers following on foot. Everything happen- | ed so suddenly that it was all over ! before they were fully aware of the {fact, and that they escaped so luckily is a mstyery to them.