Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 26 January 1903 — Page 3

TIME TABL, ES a. r. & i. (In effect September 38, 1902) TRAINS NORTH, No 5 -Dally 1:30 a m No B—Daily (except Sunday) 3-17 ’.... NOT-Dally (except Sunday) ... .W h : w am TRAINS south. v° ? xne P* Sunday 1:19 p m v$ y < e * ce Pt Sunday) 7:17 a m No B—Daily 13:25 a m CLOVER LEAF. KAST, S° Trai eler. daily... 5:25 a m Np 8 — Mail, dally, except Sunday 12 58pm *> 4—Day Express, daily 643 L m No 2*—Local freight 1:10 am WEST. Ho 3-Day Express, daily 5:25 am No 1-Mall, daily, except Sunday . .11:25 a m Nb s—Commercial Traveler, daily 9:27 n m NO 38-Local lieigbt 12:05 {, m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect September 22, 1902, WEST, No 7—Express, daily, except Sunday..2:22am No 3- New York and Koston Limited through coach Oolumbus ami Chicago 12:28Dm '?~S' el ! s Fl U KO Ex P r( ' ss 5:12 p m NO 21—Marlou-Huntington Acc’m.., 7:42 pm EAST No B—Vestibule Limited for NY... 222 am Vo 23—Cleveland and Columbus 6:58 a m Ne 1-New York and Boston Limited V through coaches Columbus Tj, »nd Chicago 3:24 pm No 14—Huntlngt'n-Meadvillo Expr’s ':2O pm Bernard Kohn is in Fort Wayne visiting with friends and relatives." Clarence Reynolds wont to Willshire last night where ho is working on a large house. Harry Quinn returned to his work at Chicago Sunday evening after spending a few days in this city. Mrs. Robert Peterson returned from Biuffton Suuday evening where she has been visiting with Mrs. S. Whitman. Miss lantha Gregory returned from Indianapolis Sunday evening, where she has been visiting for the last few days. John Johns returned to Willshire Sunday night, where he is working, after spending Sunday with his family in this city. Kit Cowan of Rivare, left for St. Louis Sunday night where he has secured a position with a construction gang in the exposition grounds. P. B. Dykeman, traveling salesman for the Huntington Grocery company, left on his regular trip for "Rochester, Indiana Sunday night, rfter a short stay with his family in this city. Madams John Slocebnrner and J. O. Barnett of Decatur, who were guests yesterday of Mrs. E. J. Wisehaupt, left at five-thirty for Moutpelier where they will be the guests of other relatives for a few days.—Bluff ton Banner, Yellow corn and white oats are the two varities most recommended by the grain dealers as good products. They say that the farmers should pay more attention to their seed crops and that in the end they would receive better prices for the stuff they have to sell. Wo are in receipt of a letter from Ed Neuenschwandor, formerly a resident and well known here, stating that his wife, Molly Neuenschwander, is very low with consumption, andean live but a few days longer. They are at the home of her parents, at Beaver Dam, Ohio. Dr. J. B. Evans returned last night from Adams county where he is selling fruit trees. He says that he sold one order for $1 ~'lOO. The doctor also states that he will donate shade trees to be planted around the new church building over in Oklahoma and that the officers of the church can get all the shade trees for the church they want of him free of cost.—Biuffton News.

A number of objections have been filed with us regarding a cerain resident of the south part of town who takes special delight in killing his neighbor’s cats and dogs. He was caught red handed a few days ago with a smoking rifle, having just completed another killing, the victim being a neighbor’s cat. There is talk of a soeietv to prevent cruelty to animals and the fellow may be prosecuted.

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

Hugh Hite returned to Fort Wayne this morning. J.H. Schug went to Kendallville this morning. Will Cordua was a Fort Wayne visitor this morning. Chas. Yobst went to Fort Wayne on business this morning. J. P. Augsburger, of Berne, was a city visitor this morning. C. D. Murray went to Fort Wayne on business this morning. Will Winnes, after Sundaying with his folks, returned to Fort Wayne today. Charles Meyers is quite sick at his home on North Second street with lagrippe. Isaac Schumacher went to Fort Wayne this morning on important business. William Bunn of Chicago, was in the city yesterday the guest of Miss Annie Miller. A. T. \ ail, who has been transacting business at Garrett City, returned home this morning. Sam Kuntz, of Berne, was in the city Saturday evening attending to business of importance. T. L. Miller, the Clover Leaf agent here, and wife spent Sunday with friends at Marion, lud. Charlotta Reinking, with Niblick & Co., attended the dedication services at Freidheim yesterday. Christ Berry went to Fort Waym this morning, where he will transact business during the day. Dave Wagon: r returned to Fort Wayne this morning after spending Sunday with his parents. Miss Hulda Hart of the Big Store, is in Rockford, Ohio, where she will enjoy a few days vacation. Clarence Kintz is absent from bis work at Corbett's cigar factory, owing to a severe attack of the grip." Miss Wilhelmenia Moats came in from Speneerville Sunday, where she has been visiting with friends. Miss Clara Smeader of Lima, Ohio, arrived in the city Sunday for a short stay with relatives and friends. Will Dorwin, who has been visiting friends at Penfield for a few days past, returned home this morning. Harvey Sprague and son, James, went to Fort Wayne this morning where the latter is being treated for a distorted knee. Miss Olive Lenhart returned to her school work this morning, after spending a few days with her parents at Monroeville, Ind. Mr. B. A. Winnans and wife came in from Berne, Saturday, for a short visit with Mrs. Winnans’ parents, Henry Foreman and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bonebrake, who have been visiting A. T. Brandyberry, of this city, went to Ft. Wayne this morning enroute for Ashley. The Colonial Moving Picture company arrived in Decatur this morning from Huntington. Six people travel with the company and it is one of the largest shows of its kind on the road. About twenty girls and boys composed a merry sleighing party that drove to Pleasant Mills Sunday night. While there they were entertained by H. Winans and a real good time is reported. There is a fight on in the legislature ts amend the Nicholson bill, to knock out the blanket remonstrance clause, and both sides are bringing all their influence to bear, the one to have the section repealed, the other to let it stand. Last Saturday night when the Clover Leaf Commercial Traveler came in, two boys got off the front end of it, having rode it from Ohio City here. When asked what they were doing on the train they said they had gone to Ohio City on the seven o’clock train, and back on No. 5 just for fun. This is an every day occurrence in summer time, but now it is too cold, aud it is luck more than anything else that the boys did not freeze to death.

J. T. Merryman went to Berne this morning. H. L. Holmes wen to Monroe this afternoon. J. W. Hendricks of Monroe, was in town today. Mrs Belle Watkins is visiting with fneuds at Berne today. Lew r Corbin went to Biuffton today to finish a job of work. Mrs. Dora Wyatt returned from Fort W’avne this afternoon. Mrs. Kimsey returned home today after a visit with relatives at Fort Wayne. Ed Menefee returned to his home at Brookville, after transacting business in this city. Mrs. W. F. Rosenwinkle of Fort Wayne, is visiting her parents, Dr. and Mrs. C. J. Rainier. John Bennett, inspector of bridges for the G. R. & I. company, came in from Grand Rapids today. J. B. Mason went to Celma this noon where be will spend a week looking after his mill interests. John Fryßinger went to Ansonia, Ohio, this noon to complete a sale of one of his fine Belgium horses. Miss Mary Neurge Suudayed at her home near Friedheim, and was present at the big church gathering. The snow is going off rapid [y this afternoon and the sleighing parties for i he week have all been cancelled. Airs. Wilson Lee, who has been quite sick for a week past, was report ed slightly improved this afternoon. Mrs. H. T. Larne left for her home it Willshire this noon after visiting with relatives aud friends in this city. R. D. Patterson went to Schum Ohio, this noon, where he will transact business during the rest of the lay. Chris Raber, of Toledo, went to Marion today, after spending a few lavs with John Bucher, of Root township. Elmer and Mrs. Kline, of Biuffton. vho have been visiting the former’s parents of this county, returned home today. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Heuer, Oscar Lankenau and W. H. Keubler atended the dedication at Frisdheim. Sunday. J. H. Mumma returned from Mont pelier, Indiana, this noon, where he has been visiting with his brother, R F. Mumma. Miss Ada Springer, deputy at the county clerk’s office, will go to Rockford tomorrow for a few days’ visit with relatives. Mrs. Kate Burdg will soon move her millinery stock to the Studabaker building, first door south of Frank Gast’s cigar store. Mrs J. E. Cramer of Huntington, passed through the citv today on her way to Geneva, to visit with her sister, Mrs. A. Berry. Rev. Good who has been holding a protracted meeting at the Beery church, returned to his home at Delphos, this afternoon. Moses Amstutz, of Berne, was in the city today on his way home from Hutchison, Kansas, where he has been visiting with his brother. Mrs. Ben Winans who has been visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs Henry Fuhltnan, of this city, returned to her home at Berne this afternoon. Mr. Walters who is arranging the excursion to Perry, Oklahoma, for February 3rd, informs us that.several more people have signified their intention of going. Fred Hahnert, of rural route two, a substantial farmer and all around good citizen, was a business visitor at this office today. As a consequence he will read the Democrat for a year. Judge IL K. Erwin and John C. Moran went to Indianapolis on legal business this morning. They expect to hear Senator Fairbanks’ speech of acceptance of the senatorship tomorrow. After a week spent in looking after the business interests of Smith & Bell’s numerous factories here, E. P. Menefee returned to his home at Brookville, today. He was acijom panied by his mother, who will live with him there.

.Misses Betty Rolph, Clara Rolph, ; Anna Hausmeyer, Marie Gothner and Mr. Muiland formed a inorrv sleigh--1 ing party who drove to Friedheim Sunday, attended the dedication of the Zion church and took dinner and supper with their friends in that community. Judge R. K. Erwin will spend part of this week in Indianapolis, whew he will watch with interest the work of the legislature, and incidentally tell tLo boys how it used to be done. Judge Erwin was a member of the session of 1887-9, at which time his career in politics began. The first examination |for the year will take place next Saturday at the central school building in this city. County Superintendent Brandyberry will haye the same in charge, und no doubt a large number will present themselves with the view of getting the necessary credentials for teaching. The Birmingham (Ala.) Age-Herald reached us this morning, lieing addressed in the well known hand of Major R B. Allison. Among the items of interest is the recent formation of a gigantic trust company, which in time will be one of the strongest financial institutions iu the south

| AUCTION! i The New Fair Store’s enI tire stock will be sold at I auction, [sale every day 1 At 10:00 a. m. and 2:00 1 and 7:00 p. in. The New Fair Sto re, I

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Omlor are on the sick list. B. L. Paak of Spencerville, was in the city today transacting business. Miss Laura Bogner, of Huntington, is here, visiting relatives and friends. Oscar Huffman went to Berne this morning to look after some business. John Albright, a forraer resident of this city, but now of Garrett, is in the city today. Chris Beery went to Fort Wayne this morning where he has negotiations on for a farm. Miss Bessie Bright came in from Curryville this noon, where she has been visiting with her brother. Will Balters, who has been visiting his parents in this citv, returned to his home at Monroe this morning. Elmer Johnson went to Union City this morning, from which place he expects to ship a load ot draft horses in a few days. Charles Sampson, who has been v isiting his sons, John and Lou, of this city, over Sunday, returned to Fort Wayne this morning. John Baker passed through the city today on his way home at Steele from Fott W 7 ayne where he has been attending to business. Mrs. J. B. Stoneburner and Miss Belle Barnett arrived home from Montpelier this noon, where they have been visiting friends and relatives. A. E. Herrick, proprietor of the Wigwam saloon, has a badly burned hand, the result of handling a skillet of hot grease too recklessly. Dr. Clark is treating him. Five monster engines, just out of the shops passed through here today over the Clover Leaf enroute west, where they will be put .to work on the Frisco lines. Herb Leßrun has outfitted a barber shop at the corner of Jefferson and Seventh streets and is now prepared for all kinds of tonsorjal business. He opened for business this morning. Mrs. T. Griffen, of Grand Rapids, Mich., who has lieen visiting with Dr. C. J. Rainier and family, left for Mancie this morning, where she will visit with friouds and relatives. Miss Nettie Poffenberger and Miss Lillian Wysong. who have been visit mg in this city with Miss Lucil ties* singer and others, returned to their home at Bluffton, Sunday evening. Sheriff Bob Johnson and John Gordon, of Bluffton, were here this morning on their way to Richmond, where they were taking Henry Fatscher, the Ossian tailor, who has of late been giving strong evidence of being insane. Owing to the Clover Leaf be ing two hours late they missed con neetion anil did not get out of here until this afternoon, Miss Gertrude Radauiacher enter tained a number of friends at her home on North Second street, yester day evening. Progressive pedro was the principal amusement and prizes were awarded to the following: Miss Tina Radamacher, ladies' first prize; Miss Mamniio Brake, ladies' booby prize; Frank Andegus, gentleman’s first prize, and Herb Bremerkamp, gentleman’s booby prize. About the most disappointed sot of women are the crowd of fourteen that had made arrrangernent aud hired a real bob sled, team and driver to slide thorn down to Monroe this ovening to capture the natives of that town. But alas! He who doeth all things well, saw fit to remove from the highways and byways the socalled “beautiful,” and consequently there wus no slide. The eleventh hour proverb did not hold g. od in this case, they waited a little too long?

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John Kratner returned from Bluffton this noon, where he has been attending to important business. Nick Miller, the king of barbers, is at Fort Wayne this afternoon attending to business of importance. P. W. Hermann, who officiated at the dedication of the Friedheim church yesterday, returned to his home at Francis, 0., today. J. M. Smith, purchasing agent for the Ft. Recovery • butter tub factory, left the city this noou for Chilloeothe, Ohio, where he will attend to business. The sale of seats for tne exhibition given by the Colonial Moving Picture company tonight has been extraordinarily good, and a crowded house is expected. The St. Vincent de Paul society will meet Wednesday afternoon at the homo of Mrs’. R. J. Holthouse. This will lie an important meeting .including the election of officers anil every member is requested to be present. T. H. Baltzell will leave in a day or two for Biltmore, North Carolina, where he will try and get his linger on a male member of the Berkshire family. If he succeeds he will own the finest pig in the world, one that took first prize at the England royal stock show. The N ail alley sewer, running south from Madison to Jefferson street has lieen stopped up for some tim** and Street Commissioner Coffee has just succeeded in opening the same. The fire hose was used aud with a great pressure all obstructions were flushed away. * The old Clover Leaf “y” connecting theG. R. Ac I. and T. St. L. Ac W. railroad will soon be torn up and replaced by a new one. The old track is entirely inadequated for the amount of business, which is greately increased by the shipments of Krick, Tyndall Ac Co., and such an improvement is imperative. A crowd of young people went to Pleasant Mills last evening and wen* entertained at Uh home * f Mi. Kenith W’inans. Games wen* the amusements of the evening. Those \ from Decatur were Mi*SSS Son 00l chin, Anna Ginloy, Ethel Barkley, Bertha Johns, Agnes Bucknmster, Ada Keifer aud Mr. Elmer Keifer, Jacob Moyers, Chauney Bucknmster, Albert Colchin and Wade Mcßarnes of Pleasant Mills.

ENGLISH SUITINGS. Something New and Fashionable for The Ladies. she costume here illustrated is of blue and green English suiting in mixed effect with a vest es soft white silk and velvets and ornaments for decorations, A drop-shoulder collar is a pleasing feature and the sleeves droop over plain cuffs. The flounce in the gored skirt is headed by velvet ribbon and trimmed at the lower edge, all the stitching being done with Corticelli spool Hilk. A flat velvet collar finishes the nock. Especially' smart are the rather severely .lesigneil dresses of checked silk showing green and blue instead of the black aud white and blue and white which have been so much used during the past season. Little if any trimming is employed. The foundation skirt should match either color in the check or else be made of shot taffeta showing the two colors blended.