Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 26 March 1903 — Page 3

Everett & Hite took in 2,000 dozen eggs last week, 900 dozen of which were taken in on a single day that Ix'ing Thursday. This may seem incredible but nevertheless true. Port,V acres of land in Jefferson township, known as the General B. Cottrel farm, was sold Saturday at ,1 Moran's office, to Dr. Ralston of jjew Corydon, for |2,050. The price is a good one as the farm is unimproved. Editor Hoffer of the Willshire Herald, has been nominated for mayor by the democrats of that village, and as he is an enthusiastic progressive fellow deserves to be elected. His republican opponent is the present mayor, S. E. Hurless. J. H. Keefer of the Ossian News, was here Friday on business and as a matter of fact made this office a pleasant visit. Mr. Kieffer is one of the few newspaper men who have flourished in the business and has the result of his efforts to show for it. David Schafer, one of the pioneers of Adams county, died Thrsday at his home at Rivure. He was stricken with paralysis Sunday and liad been slowly growing worse until 10 o'clock Thursday when he died. Mr. Schafer was a widower, aged 70 years, and a man highly esteemed by all who knew him. The Daily Democrat of Decatur, wears new face since Monday, all because of that new Simplex type x'tteing machine which its publishers have placed in their establishment. The result is a very salutary improvement on the looks of the ;>aper and it will not fail to do some successful wooing among the reading public of Adams county because of the improvement.—Berne Witness. David Gessinger, the blacksmith, was quite badly hurt last Monday while attempting to shoe a horse. The horse was a vicious one and while Mr. Gessinger was trying to place a shoe on one foot, the animal suddenly reared in the air and tlirew the blacksmith some distance He was hurt in the fall and though it could have been worse the accident will be sncftiient to prevent Mr. Gessinger from working for some time.

| SPRUNG TIME IS HERE= ===== I | COMPLETE SHOWING I HIGH-CLASS DRESS GOODS] I Largest Open Nobby Man-Tailored Suits # Skirts I Largest Open |fl I STOCK OF CARPETS STOCK OF CARPETS * II Aha, |AH 'This Season s Choice NoveltiesJ ■ Ju*-- 1 m'-tyy ■ ? n.TfX'nrig—MjUX I ——ITTTfi — Min;! r ■ _il ■■■ rrj~Lr i~~ —rJirmr~rf——uiiirwfii i »mr y I 'nobby, STYLISH SUITS g||- NEW SPRING DRESS GOODS J ■ NEW, UP-TO-DATE SKIRTS In this department we have all the newest weaves in this ■ I season’s choice styles. I I SPECIAL THIS WEEK: —A uit like cut, made of all- I I I wool cheviots, in black, blue and brown, worth SIB.OO, iNIWL SPECIAL THIS WEEK:-An all wool Etamine 38 in- fl CIO RCI ches in width in blue, brown and black at 50c yard ?. this week \, , , .. , . j Vi/ iJn 40-inch heavy all wool Venetian cloth, all colors, a bar & I An elegant all-wool Venetian suit, black, blue, brown and . g ■ castor, this week. • •••fllv.UU 'fp 1 ■ I M■ • \ 54 inch cobble oloth, blue and black, all wool, a nobby ; I FINE TAILOR-MADE SUITS AT sls, S2O, $25 \ new weave, this week SI.OO yard I ffi ■ Separate skirts from $1.25, $2 00, >3.00, $4.00, $5.00 to Mi m . yUk 46 inch lucania and camelot cloths, a beautiful black fab fl I $7 50 r ? Tic, a bargain this week $1.25 yard ■ lln this department we can show you the largest open stock In g °° dS department WiU be fOU “ d &U the choice I I in the city. Prices and styles guaranteed. weaves.

J.'sse Burkhead and Miss Orphie D. Brandyberry were married Saturday at the clerk s office by ’Squire Smith. Both the bride and groom are well known in this city as their home is in Monroe township. The Erie will put on an extra force of num about April Ist, to get the track in good condition for the heavj- summer traffic. They always retire all the employes in the fall except a few, and take them on again in the spring. Little Gladys Graham was the host at the birthday party at her homo Saturday from two to four o’clock. Quite a number of her little school mates from the second and third grades were present and enjoyed themselves to the full extent of childish glee. The ladies of the Pocahontas lodge gave a sumptuous banquet at their hall Thursday. At the conclusion a dance was given in the C. Y. M.S. club rooms which had been procured for the occasion. A jolly good time is re]x>rted by all present. Mrs. T. A. Baker and Mrs. Robert Gregory were initiated into the lodge. The Decatur Democrat, under the management of Lew Ellingham, have installed a Simplex typesetting machine, one of the latest adjuncts to the modern newspaper office. The machine when properly opreated does the work of five hand compositors. With the addition of this machine, Mr. Ellingham has one of the very best newspaper plants in eastern Indiana.—Winchester Democrat. Rev. E. P. Gilchrist has received a call from the Presbyterian church of Newton, Ind., a village of about 600 inhabitants located about 18 miles to the Northwest of (.Yawfords ville. He will leave for home Saturday where he expects to remain for a few days visit He will take up his work in the new field the first Sunday in April. A host 'of friends wish him a prosperous pastorage. The church is building ' a new house of worship and the congregation seems to be in a united I thriving condition although not so . large as our local organization.—OsI siau News.

Business at the Harrod & Wag-1 goner shoe factory is very rushing at present and big orders arc being ] received and filled almost everyday. l It is plainly seen tliat the industry is a growing one and will aid greatly in making Decatur famous as an industrial center. Dr. J. Q. Neptune and wife visited at the home of the former’s father, Mr. Ira Neptune, Sunday. The old gentleman has been confined to house all winter with an attack of rheumatism, and is longingly looking forward to the balmy spring days, when he expects to ~even up” with Crist Byerand Jake Beam.—Willshire Herald. Orders are cominng in fast and thick at the Harrod & Waggoner shoe facctory and the company has lately received notice for shipment to be made in September. Their orders easily cover a big portion of the output of the factory from the present time to that day and a rushing business for the coming season is assured. It now develops that the macadam road proposed to bo built through Kirkland and Washington townships will have to be postponed at least for another year. An invoice of the valuation and taxables of Kirkland, finds that township unable to take on any additional indebtedness at the present tune and the matter will be permitted to quietly rest until a more favorable time. The mention given of the proposed route struck a popular cord, which shows that our people fully appreciate the merits of good roads and will do the projx'r thing when the matter is presented again. Businness in court Saturday was as follows: Lemuel B. Stevens vs Archie P. Hardison et al, rule for defendant to answer. W. H. Niblick et al vs. Addie Bolds et al, title quieted and partition ordered. Dan Erwin appointed commissioner. School town of Geneva vs. Logansport & Wabash Valley Gas company, demurrer filtsl to answer. W. O. Liken vs. Lizzie J. Liken answer fileci in two paragraphs, demurrer filed and overruled, reply filed. Nancy Carter vs. J. B. Crater, reply filed and case tried. Julius Haugk vs. Mary Brown et al, separate answers filed by all defendants.

Elias Coverdale, who has been ailing more or less the entire winter j with the kidney trouble, has been I improving but again suffered a re- , lapse today. So severe has been his ailment that he has not lieen up town for the past three months. The softening weather, however, has benefitted him and he will soon be out again. The charter of the ■Berne-Adams club, an amusement association of one hundred members in Berne was received by Attorney D. E Smith Saturday morning and forward :d to George Nichols. The club will give an ojx/ning at once and will Ixs a strictly modern and thoroughly enjoyable affair. Billiards pool, bowl ing and cards will be permtted. A car load of draft horses from Archibald, Ohio, was received in this city Sunday and taken to the Beery & Holthouse livery liarn. The horses belong to the Campbell company of St. Louis, and will be cared for in this city for future ship raent. Campbell & Co. ship to New York City and the great name which they hold as large shippers is known all over the Uniteed States. Albert Buhler of this city, and Mrs. Amanda Chilcoat were married at Willshire, Ohio, Thursday The bride is well known in this city, being a sister of Mrs. J. Q. Neptune. Mr. and Mrs. Buhler left on the noon train for Marion, where they will visit for a few days and thenreturn to this city where they will make their future home. Mr. Buhler is one of the best known citizens of Decatur and his friends are innumerable and all join us inoffering best wishes. Mrs. John Niblick was surprised , Thursday by several relatives, friends and neighbors who just | walked in on her and made them ■ selves at home. The game of ■ flinch, quite popular just now, j was indulged in r (and chocolate watches were given as souvenirs. Mrs. W. J. Vesey of Fort Wayne, who has been visiting friends hefc for a day or two was one of the guests. The event was very pleasureable we can assure you for this crowd of ladies always manage to enjoy themselves on occasions of this kind.

John Priest, who was so unfortunate last week as to have a good team of horses, harness, and two or threap loads of hay destroyed in rhe burning of a barn, lias been rememlx*red by the generous citizens of this town, and was presented with 1135 dollars incash. Mr. Priest is a worthy man and is. very appreciative of the charitable assistance that has been given him. Charles H. Woodward received a pass Friday and notice to report at once at the general office of the Grand Rapids & Indiana railway company at Grand Rapids to pass an examination for brakeman on that road. He left for that deestination this morning ami will undoubtedly be successful as he has had several months experience in this line of work with the Chicago & Erie road. He expects to go on a construction train. The carriers on the rural mail routes in Indiana are to have their duties increased if the present experiments carried on by the government are successful. The advisability of having the carriers handle money orders is being considered and it is very probable that that feature will be added to the service. If it is so arranged the people of the rural routes will have all the advantages tliat the postal department of the United States affords without going away from their farms. The attention of several people who were passing the store of the Schafer Hardware company Friday evening was drawn by two men on the inside who were practically endeavoring to get out. In [answer to a demand for an explanation, it was found how the two, one Beecher Meibers and the other a traveling salesman 1 ’ had been imprisoned. The comercial traveler, desiring to get out and not wishing to disturb Mr. Meibers, who was working at tne books tried to pull the doors Open while they were locked. But j/ie doors did not open, but with a click, the lock snapped in a position so that it was imixissible to open the doors by force, key, or anything else. After an hours imprisonment, the last resort, that of taking off the lock was done and the two unfortunates were again free.

One of the shortest complaint n record in the Adams circuit court is the one in the divorce suit fiid last week and enitled John Culler vs Jennie Culler, The complaint says tla v w< re married in May 1898 and lived together until October 28,1900, when Mrs. Culler abandoned her home. This is the only charge and the statement takes up but half a page, even in legal terms, The case was filed by L.‘ C. DeVoss. Tom Shannon, the Geneva gent, whose* worse fault is a ferrble desire for the possesson of other people’s chickens, made known hs desire to plead guilty to larceny Saturday and the parties concerned in the prosecution agreed to let it go at that, waiving the charge of burglary. Tom was accordingly brought before Judge Erwin and admitted his tendency towards the feathered fowls andwas given a sentence of ten dollars ten days. Added to this is the cost which aggregates about twenty dollars and makes a grand total of about forty dollars. He was in good humor and marched off to jail hand in liand with his old pal Norman McDonald. Tom is a hard worker and not a bad sort of a fellow barring his determination to own all the chickens in the county and he has been upon that charge many times. A number of people have informed us that an effort is to be made to secure a wholesale house for this city and steps will probably be taken soon. Decatur is certainly a great place for such a business, three railways belonging to the greatest systems in the world and reaching all the principal metropolitan cities of the United States. Besides this advantage we have the best class of people on earth, honest' industrious and hustling and they would do everything within reason for any concern that would locate here with honest intentions. Our city also promises to become the center of traction railway lines and within a few years a commission house here could reach directly almost every city in this part of the universe. Our city has all the modern connveniences and we know of no reason why a wholesale house would not be a great investment for everyone.

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