Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 22 January 1903 — Page 3

TIME TABLES • a. r. & i. (tn effect SvpteujLcr 28, TRAINS NORTH. No 5 -Hally ~..1:30 am No B—Pally (except Sunday) 3:1" p m No T—Dally (except Sunday) 8:00 a m TRAINS SOUTH. No 3—Dally (except Sunday 1:19 p in No U— Haliy (except Sunday) 7:1? am Vo t—Dally 12:25 a m CLOVER LEAF. EAST. No »—Commercial Tra'oler. dally .. S:Jtra m ■o 2 Mall, dally, except Sunday. 12 58 pm So 4—Day Ktpresa, dal.y 0:43 p m No 22 Local Freight 1:10 am WEST. No 3-Day Express, dal'.v 5:25 am Wo I-Mail, dally, except Sunday ...ll;2sain &p s—Commercial Traveler, dally . 0:27 p m No 23—Local Freight 12:05 p m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect September 22, 1902. WEST. No 7 —Express, daily, except Sunday. 2:22 a m No 3—New York and Boston Limited through couch Columbus and Chicago 12:28 pm No 13—Wells Fargo Express 5:12 p m No 21--Marlon-Huntington Acc’m 7:42 pm EAST Ne s- Vestibule Limited for N Y ...,2:22am So 22—Cleveland and Columbus 8:58 a m No 4—New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus and Chicago ,3:24pm No 14— Huntlngt'n-MeadviUe Expr's 8:20 p m Gertie Blosser is on the sick list. Mrs. A. L. Adams, who has been nek for some time, is improving. A. E. Rose returned from a business trip to Bluffton. Harry Steed of Geneva, was a bud ness visitor in this city today. D. E. Carroll left for Van Wert, where he will transact business today. Chas Murray was one of the Fort Wayne passengers from this place today. M iss Iva Simcoke went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend a lecture on music. Rev. Father Wilken left for Fort Wayne yesterday where he will make a few days stay. Uncle John Barnhart left for Fort Wayne this morning where he will attend to business. Mrs. Henry ErhartJ left for Berne, this morning, where she will spend the day with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Moltz went to Fort Wayne this morns morning where they will visit today. Samuel Tumbleson came from Berne this morning to look after his business interests in this city. Shafer Peterson returned from Indianapolis this morning, where he was attending to legal matters. A. J. Smith left for Union City this morning, where he will look after his business interests located there. M. J. Rice went to Ridgeville, this morning, to look after the interests of the Adama County Lumber company. Roma Johns and Floyd Leßrun returned from Lima, Ohio, yesterday. They had expected to work in that city. County Superintendent Brandyberry left for Geneva this morning to look after school matters in Wabash township. John Peoples returned from Fort Wayne this morning, where he has been attending to business and visiting relatives. O. H. Murphy, of Fort Wayne, is in the city enroute to Chicago. While in the city ho was the guest of Miss Anna Miller. Howard Shackley and son, Samuel, returned from Fort Wayne yesterday evening, after spending several days in that city. The Misses Cecil and Grace Harb left last night for Willshire, where they will spend several days visiting relatives and friends. Solomon Carter, with the Attica Bridge company, was in the city yesterday, looking up matters concern--1 ing the new thirty-eight-foot span steel bridge, which his company is to | erect south of Peterson. Miss Lola Jackson entertained a small crowd at her home last night in honor of Miss Lucy Shaffner of Bluffton and Miss Anna Troutner of Pleasant Mills. Taffy pulling was the principal enjoyment of the evening. The boys present were Ed Coffee, Rufus i Linn, George Case and Dallas HunK sicker. The Erie railroad officials are still considering the project of consolidat ing the eleven divisions that now exist on their main line, into three. If such occurs Huntington will become one of the big divisions, which means an increase of prosperity to that city, as the railroad business there will lie more than trebled. Mr. Staplefort, of Fort Wayne, a famous auctioneer, is in the city toB day, arranging with Dave Van Cleef I to “cry’' a public auction for him. Dave will sell his goods out at public sale to the highest bidders, the big sale to begin at ten o’clock a. m. next * Saturday, January 2-lth and continue ■ until the stock is closed out. Anybody wishing rabbitswill please leave orders at John Reiter's barber shop. Our attention was called to the '' notice this morning and upon inquiring where the rabbits were to come from were told that Billy Schrock, the old time hunter and scout left the city this morning with an old muzzle loading army musket and a pet poodle dog to wage war on the innocent rabbits. We would rather be the rabbits than the poor dog.

Mrs. Wilson Lee is reported to be very sich. O. N. Snellen returned to the city from his regular business trip. Fritz Wahl left for Tiffin this noon, where he will make his future home. Miss Lydia Smith, who has been sick at her home at Mercer, 0.. is some better. The New Fair Store’s public auc tion begins Saturday morning at ten. o’clock. J. A. Hower left the city for Curryville where he will attend to business interests there. H. T. Stapleford will cry the Fair Store sale. He is said to be the best auctioneer in Indiana. Davis Karn came in on the noon train today from Pleasant Mills to transact business here. Richard Elzey of North Tenth street was very low this morning and is gradually growing worse. J. F. Suttlef, of Germantown, Ohio, is in the city visiting wtth his brother, C. R. Suttlef of this city. Sheriff Butler and wife enjoyed a visit with J. R. Graber and wife last evening at the infirmary. Mr. and Mrs. Harrv Deam teturned to their home at Bluffton, after spending several days in this city. J. M. Voorhees of Preble was in town today attending to business and shaking hands with friends. The condition of John Fetzer, who is sick with the grip, while not serious, j shows but little improvement. Rev. F. M. Lewton left for Bluffton | this uoou where he will make a short visit with relatives aud friends. J. S. Johnson, of Portland, was a business visitor in the city yesterday. , He left for Willshire last night. Miss Nettie McDaniels left for Elk--1 hart this moruiug, where she will visit ! with her sister, Mrs. Lulu Jenks. Miss Bertha Hart left the city this afternoon for a weeks visit with i friends and relatives at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Jeff Bryson left for Marion, Indiana, this noon, to attend a recep tion given by W. A. Huffman of that city. Mat Kirsch returned from Indiana polis today where he attended the Lumberman’s convention which was held there Mrs. Fred Huffman and daughters, i Lila and Hope, went to Berne, this . afternoon, where they will visit with Mrs. Runyon. Thomas Johnson of Willshire and John G. Johnson of Portland passed through the city today on their way i to the latter place. Mrs. Florence Mintzer returned to her home at Monroeville this morning, after visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Debolt. Mrs. C. C. Shaffer returned from I Fort Wayne today, where she has ' been visiting with her parents, Rev. and Mrs. H. C. Daniels. Mrs. A. J. Young, who has been visiting with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Gilson, returned to her home at Winchester this afternoon. Rev. E. N. Hinshaw, of Lynn, Ind., i passed through here today on his way to Barber Mills, where he is conducting religious services. Miss Anna Troutner and Miss Lucy Schaffner, of Willshire, returned to their homes this afternoon, after visiting in the city with friends. Mrs. Sarah Fisher left for Eaton, ' Indiana, this noon, where she will visit with her son, Daniel Fisher and her daughter, Mrs. Peter Chase. Samuel Kuntz and John Sacket of I Berne, arrived in the city today. They | will assist in getting out a special bill of timber for the Adams County LumI ber company of this city. John Logerman, who has farmed for a number of years just south of I the city, is moving his household 1 goods to Tiffin, Ohio. Mr. Loggerman intends to make that place his I future home and will take his family j there Saturday. Prof. Carter and wife the majician arrived in the city this noon. Mr. Carter is one of the best majicians of the day and will appear at Bosse’s opera house tonight under the auspices of the Christian Endeavor Society of the Presbyterian church. William, the the ten-days-old babv of Mr. and Mrs. August Miller, of Preble township, died this morning. The funeral will be held Saturday at ten o’clock, from the German Lutheran church at Friedheim, with interterment in the cemetery there. Mrs. Peter Ashbaucher entertained about forty of her lady friends at her home on South Second street last evening at a carpet rag sewing. The | ladies’ husbands arrived in time for a fine luncheon which was served and greatly enjoyed by all present. Pumpers for the Decatur Oil and Gas company were in town yesterday and stated that the Sheets well No. 1 has four hundred feet of oil standing in it. The oil is entirely free from water and when shot, which will occur some time next week, it will undoubtly be a good producer. Ashley Young, the man who died Monday at his home in Jefferson township, was buried at Muncie yesterday afternoon. The funeral services were conducted by the Muncie Barbers’ Union, of which the deceased was a member, and a number of Adams county people were in attendance.

Charles Prance, of Willshire, is in the city today. O. Boles returned to his home at Geneva, after transacting business in this city. Louis Erhart left for Berne this morning where he will look after busi ness interests. Andrew Mylott, who has been sick for some time at Duncan, Michigan, is some better. Edward Cunningham of Delhpi, Indiana, wss transacting business in the city today. William Kluser arrived in this city today, to transact business with Decatur merchants. Mrs. J. R. Glansing and Mrs. E. Wynne, of Berne, spent the day with friends in this city. L L. Lobenstein and E. W. Lobenstein, of Monroe, were in the city today transacting business. E. J. George and daughter of Monroe went to Bowling Green, Ghio, where he will look after business. Mrs. T. M. Reid returned from Fort Wayne, this afternoon, where she has been visiting for the last few days. John Cook went to Bluffton this noon to work on the heating contract which A. E. Rose has at that place. The O. D. O. club is being entertained this afternoon at the home of Mrs. John Mougey, on Fourth street. Mrs. J. Reynolds returned from Auburn, this afternoon, where she has been visiting with relatives aud friends. The bath apartments at tue Burt House are being overhauled and enlarged. Charles Yobst is doing the plumbing. Howard Shaekley is advertising a public sale of his personal property, to be held at his residence three and a half miles northeast of the city, two weeks from today. Joe Leisure, who formerly lived here, left for Hartford City this noon where he is working in the oil field after making a short visit with his parents at Monroe, W. R. Cochran returned to the city I from Pittsburg, Canton and other I large cities of the east, where he booked some large orders for the Metal i Frame Window Screen company of . this city. A new case was filed in circuit court ! this afternoon entitled G. R. Bell and I A. E. Rose vs. Geneva C. Murray and I C. D. Murray. Suit on account, deI maud $619.50. The complaint alleges i that the amount mentioned is due for ' plumbing and wiring. Peterson A I France appear for the plaintiffs. MAKING RECEIPTS. The County Treasurer’s Office a Busy Place. The county treasurer’s office is now busy up to their eyes making out tax receipts, which while slow and tedi--1 ous, will greatly simplify business i thereabouts, Jong about the tax-pay-ing season. The duplicates for the 1903 collections are now in their hands. They make out all receipts for current taxes and when, later on, payment is made, they simply tear out the receipt filled out long before, attach thereto the well known signa- ' ture of Treasurer Voglewede, stamp it paid and the deed is done. This enables business to progress at the . treasurer’s office with lightning rapidI ity, and is convenient and appreciated by every one having business there at least twice a year. GOOD SERVICES. Presbyterian and Other Meetings well Attended. The church services which are being , conducted by the Presbyterians at the Baptist church this week are well attended and very interesting. C. J. ' Lutz conducted the services last evening, and Rev. Allen is authority for the statement that “if he is as good a lawyer as he is a preacher he is certainly all right.” The pastor of the Huntington Presbyterian church is expected to assist in the meetings a night or two during the week. Meetings are also being held at the Methodist and other churches with good results. OFF TWO CENTS. Eastern and Indiana Crude Oil Takes a TWo Cent Tumble. Instead of advancing toward the high point set for it by sanguine operators oil went down two cents all along the line yesterday. The reduction is a surprise in the face of the fact that the demand is now equal to the production. An observer advances the theory that as owners of crude oil are holding for higher figures the Standard has concluded to give them a scare, believing that when oil goes down there will be a rush to dispose of the oil in storage. The price this morning is quoted as follows: Tiona, §1.67: Pennsylvania, $1.35; New Castle, §1.37; Whitehouse, $1.22; Lacey, 96c; North Lima. $2.13; South Lima, $1.07: Indiana, SI.OB.

I LAST CALL! I THE NEW FAIR STORE j Going Out of Business I This is your last chance to get goods at I Almost Your Own Price ■ Embroideries and laces at less than half price. Kabo made corsets only 35c I All Kabo corsets, only 65c I Sugar Loaf Drip Syrup, a , | | gallon for only uuu I

BUSY ASSESSOR. Eli Crist Taking a Peep at the Mortgage Records. The county assessor Eli Crist, is now busy going through the mortgage records at the recorder’s office sitting out the mortgages owned by taxpayers and upon which taxes are due and owing to the commonwealth of Adams. A list in every township is made out and given each of the twelve township assessors, when they start out on their mission the first day of April. This list refreshens the memory of the township officials and permits no guilty man with a mortgage to escape the penalties of having the same beautifully and intelligently written upon the blank containing the assessment of personal property owned on or before the first day of that ever fateful April. If you own a mortgage get ready to plead guilty. JUST THE THING. t The Daily Democrat's Fashion Editor Again at Work. Our illustration shows a waist of white glace taffeta, with elaborate decorations of applique on fancy sailor collar extending over the tops of the sleeves, which display eloborate trim ming of novelty blue and white silk braid, diminutive buttons and appliques. The waist is in plaited effect, adorned with braid and buttons, and t. - ; wP m 'll -r i 1 *'■ W' 11- 1 ! ’* «•I f r vK WW , -.fez • . I ■ i Mi j the salient feature is a royal blue Sappho satin neck scarf with fringes of white chenille. Turnovers of cuffs to match, and belt stitched with Corticelli silk and crossed at the back in oddly-shaped positions, complete this dainty bodice. The separate waist has by no means met with the relegation to the background prophesied for it. By a gradual evolution from an article of severe lines to one of artistic shaping, it has established itself as a necessity, and is not only constructed in fancy silk, all over laces, and thin woolens, but is also made in materials to match the skirts for general street wear. The shirt-waist suits in moire, taffeta, and velvet are an embodiment of bothfetyle and art. Dark blue, black and neutral shades in brown, are the preferreil colors for these costumes.

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=GUS ROSENTHAL'S= Inventory Clearance Sale. One of the Features: 125 fine stiff and soft fur hats, worth up QQn to $2.50, each Q O U Our immense stock of fine Overcoats, Suits and Furnishings is being mercilessly slaughtered aud prices cut to one-half their value. CALL WHILETHE ASSORTMENT IS COMPLETE

JUNIOR JINGLES. Juniors always Understand new thoughts and New forms of old Ideas when propounded, Or else they reason Reason them out and Send them to press. Quo usque, tandem, abutere, cotidiana, paticutia nostrab What a cute angle Mr. Merrell can assume in drawing a circle? Miss Hathaway has been heard to say, “I can easier teach twenty what mere good to be done, than be one of the twenty to follow mine own teachings.” Daily Weather Forecast—Look out for storms. Miss Daily will be warmer

ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST. I. O. O. F. BLOCK. J Office, IM. FBone ( Residence. 153. and perhaps more dry when she reads this. Oh, let us make a feast; But what have we to eat ? An Olive and a Date. Facit indignatis versus (juven&l) Faeiunt versus indignationem. A peculiar race occurred today on Adams street that caused every passerby to stop and watch. Three teamsters with sled, on each of which were heavy logs, made a dash for threre squares. While it mav have been exciting it looked a little tough for the horses,