Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 29 January 1903 — Page 3

TIME TABLES 0. R. & I. (In effect September 28, 1903) TRAINS NORTH, 5° jJ-r! a !! y 1:30 No 3—Dally (except Sunday) 3:17 pm No 7—Daily (except Sunday) 8:00 a m TRAIN’S SOUTH. No 2-Diilly (except Sunday 1:19 pm No 12—Dally (except Sunday) 7:17 a m No <i—Dally 12:25 a m CLOVER LEAF. EAST. No s—Commercial Traveler, daily... 3:25 a m No 2-Mall. dally, except Sunday. ..1'2.58 p m Np 4—Day Express, dai.y (1:43 p m No 32 -Local Wight 1:10am WEST. No.3—Day Express, dally 5:25 am No I—Mall, daily, except Sunday ... 11 ;25 a m No s—Commercial Traveler, daily .. 9:27 pm No 23—Local Freight .12:05 p m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect September 22, 1902. WEST. No 7—Express, daily, except Sunday. .2:2:1 a m Nc 3—New York and Boston Limited through coach Columbus and Chicago 12:2 s pm No 13—Wells Fargo Express 5:12 p n No 21—Marlon-Huntington Acc’m... 7.42 ~ m EAST No B—Vestibule Limited for N Y. ~..2:22 a m No 22- I 'lcveland and Columbu- «s>; 11:58:, m No 4—New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus and Chicago 3:24 pm No 14—Huntlngt’n-Meadville Expr’s 8:20 p m PRINTER WANTED | The B&i|y Democrat I i . - _____ Ida Urick, of Lima, Onfc, is visiting friends at Monroe this week. H. H. Bremerkamp was a business visitor at Fort Wayne last night. P. W. Smith thrsugh the city last night enroute for Richmond. C. J. Lutz went to Portland this morning, where he will act as judge on a special case. Tom Gallogy made a tiip to Geneva this morning, to attend to some in surance busings. John Frysinger was a passenger to Geneva this morning, where he attend to business. Mrs. L. C. De\ oss, who has been visiting relatives at Portland, arrived in this city last evening. Mrs. E. G. Coverdale returned home from Fort Wayne last evening, where she has been visiting relatives. William Schackley returned to his home at Berne this morning, after spending a few days in this city. Contractor Fred Huffman went to Berne this morning, where he will transact business during the dav. M. J. Rice left for Union Citv this morning, where he will look after the mill interests of the Adams County Lumber Co.

Mrs. W. F. Rosewinkle returned to her home at Fort Wayne last night, after spending several days with her parents here. Mrs. L Henderson returned to her home at Chicago last night. While here she was the guejaf of John Weber and family. David Gerber was a business visitor at Berne today. Mr. Gerber buys consid#abli»Htock around that place, and his shipments average three car loads a week. The Entre Nous club boys will give another dance at their club rooms this evening. The affair is entirely informal, but we cannot overestimate by saying that it will’ be a grand success. Charles Schackley, who has been suffering with a strange disease, described in a former issue of the Daily Democrat, does not apparently improve, and the case seems to baffle all medical aid. Bob Johnson, sheriff of Wells Co. Ind., passed through the city today, having in his custody John Marker, who has been declared insane. Marker will be placed in the Easthaven Infirmary at Richmond, Ind., for a course of treatment.

=GUS ROSENTHAL’S= Inventory Clearance Sale. One of the features: 125 fine stiff and soft fur hats, worth up QQ a to $2.50, each Q Q 5 /"Vir immense stock of fine Overcoats, Suits and Furnishings is being mercilessly slaughtered and prices cut to one-half their value. CALLWHILETHE ASSORTMENT IS COMPLETE

H. L. Holmes was at Fort Wayne today on business. ’ £ D. G. M. Trout is at Fort Wayne n today on business. Judge Studabaker went to Foit Wayne this morning. Agnes Smith is quite sick, owing to n an attack of the grip. W a C. D. Murray was a business visitor at Fort Wayne today. if Frank Gast made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. (@) Will Cordua was a Fort Wayne business passenger this morning. Miss Mabel Schlegel will be the guest of Bluffton friends this week. Miss Pearl Briener will visit Miss p Bessie Borden at Bluffton sot ajew days. tl Charles Kitson wont to Marion this v morning for a .short visit with old friends. Isaac Schumacker made one of his >, regular trips t« Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. Frank Dibble went to Bluff- c ton this noon, where she will be the guest of friends. Vermont Weaver, of Union town- t ship, has accepted a position in a hotel at Fortville. William Baker, of Elwood, who has ], been in the city on business, returned home last night. Emil George has been at Bowling I £ Green, Ohio, this week, wftro he has a deal on for a farm. ... T . I \\. Lyman came in fro® Frank j, fort this afternoon, where he has been e visiting the past week. a Miss Sadie Ashbausher, of Vera Cruz, will be the guest of W®l. Fiflk t and family this week. ~ Miss Lula Lankenau returned to • * her duties as school teacher in the 1 Monroe schools, this morning. , Earnest Weaver went to West f Chester, Ind., this morning, for a ! visit with relatives and friends. * Jerry Renner left for West Chester. Ind., this morning, where he will . make a short visit with friends. 8 Peter Gillig returned to his home a at Delphos last evening after spend- c ijng a day with hi- brother, Conrad. { A number of slaters from arrived in the city this morning to , finish up the roof on the Zion Lutheran church. Mrs. Myrtle Daugherty, of Bluff- c ton, arrived in the city this noon, for’a short visit with George Wertzberger and family® j % sure sign of approaching spring I was noticed this morning when the t first street fakir of the season opened i up on Second street. I§|l Hon. Abe Simmons, of Bluffton, a was in the city to-day, enroute to 1 Portland, where he will look after ' some legal matters. r Miss Dessie Krick returned from ' Indianapolis this noon, where she has been visiting with relatives and c friends the past week. Mrs. Mary Armstrong returned to £ her home at Pleasant Mills this noon, t after a short stay in this city with her daughter, Mrs. Botthoff. ( Miss Iva Simccta went to Fort ( Wayne this morning, where she is at- r tending musical lectures at the con- < servatory of music in that city. ] \\ illiam Witte, an aged resident of Friedheim, is reported as lieing very f low on account of a complication of , diseases accompaning sld age. ( Misses Dolly and Lizzie Pennington 1 arrived in this city from Fort Wayne 1 last night for a few days visit with ' their parents, H. Pennington and wife. ■•) Louis Holthouse and his sister Agnes, went to Delphi this morning to assist in the ceremonies at the mar- < riage of Clem Holthouse which occurs ’ I tomorrow. , i i William Eversole sent out from this • city sixty head of horses to his home < at Columbus Grove. Ohio, this morn- I j ing. The horses were driven through I the entire distance which is over sixty I miles.

Robert H. Miller came in from Bluffton to look after some business matters. L. Disher went to Jonestown, Ohio, this noon to look after some important business. Julia Ford went to Berne this afternoon, where she will visit relatives for a few days. Miss Helen Ray of Eaton, Ohio, is in the city the guest of Mr. and Mrs. L. Disher. Miss Claris Gordon left for her Lome at Ft. Wayne this mornif|g where she will visit over Sunday with her parents. ? Ezra Me Barnes returned ft Pleasant MillsAhis noon, after transacting business ’this city. A. D. Clark of Bluffton, arrived in the city this noon for a short visit with relatives and friends. Mrs. Burdell and daughter of Geneva, is in the city today looking up a location for a tailor shop. George Roop went to Monroe this afternoon in the interest of the Decatur Oil and Gas companft"-<s' S. G. Sheller, the grain dealer, went to Delphos, Ohio, where he will attend to Charles Carpenter returned from i Fort Wavne_tod;iy, where he looking after business interests. Dan Beery returned Columbia City, last night, where he has been looking after some fine horses. Dr. C. H. Karicap, of Huntington, Ind., will preach both Sabbath morning and evening tor the Presbyterian church. The morning service will be at the parsonage. Rev. Clarcfte Mijjgr of the Bluffton Presbyterian church, was the guest of Rev. E. A. Allen last night. He is holding a series of meetings at the Baptist church. William Schearer, a prosperous farmer of If on roe township; was in the city today on business. While, here he talked some of taking in the Oklahoma excursion next Tuesday. As soon as the ice is nwffted off the brick streets all mud and dirt will be slushed off with the fire hose. The streets certainly need it and the ice cannot melt too soon to suit the people. ©Mrs. Augusta Bly, of Lincoln, Neb., arrived in this city last night from Louisville, Kentucky. She formerly lived at Preble, and while the city will be the guest of Noah Loch and ofters. ® Judge J. S. Dailey, Abe Simmons, Al Oppenheim and G. F. Markley, all Bluffton citizens of prominence, took breakfast this their way to Portland, where ftey are attending court. William Mumma, wife and child, arrived in. the city, yesterday, from McGill, Paulding county, Ohio, for a visit with JohtftA. Mumma and other relatives and friends of this city and vicinity. $ <§■ Barney Kalver A Son are loading a carload of rubber, which is to be sent to Fort Wayne. Old rubber is a valuable material and a cargo like they are sending out is valued close to two thousand dollars. Dr. C. J. Rainier has received • basket of fine apples from Thomas Griffen, of Grand Rapids, Mich. They are fine ones and nothing will describe them more fully that to simply say that they xftre de-li-ci-ous. Rev. E. W. Allen, of West Jefferson street Church of Christ, Fort Wayne, will crtriduct services at the Christian church in this d£y tonight and tomorrow nights. 6 Rev. Allen is an able minister and evervone is cordially invited to hear him. Karl Schiefer and wife of Fort Wayne, are in the city the guests of >l, A. Kirsch and family. Mr. and Mrs. Schiefer were married yesterday and are on their wedding o tour. They will go from here to Knightstown and srom there to Indianapolis. Two car loads of draft horses, gathered from towns within a radius of fifty miles of this this city, will arrive here tonight. The horses are owned by J. W. Campbell & Co., of St. Louis and will be fed and put in condition for shipmedt at Bt-ery A Holthouse’s livery barn. Many brick sidewalks of the city are in very bad condition. Owing to the recent thaws the beds have tiecome very soft and it many instances |£ie bricks are submerged in mud. A great many sidewalks will have to be relaid wholly which moans a harvest for the sidewalk layer. A number of ruffians in the north end of town have been annoying, by their fiendish pranks, the quiet citizens of that neighborhood, and they have determined to put a stop to it. Several arrests will probably l>e made in a few days. Houses have been stoned, shade trees broken and cut down, and much damage done to any property that the rowdies could lay hands on. Such actions as these de maud the censure of the north end people, and they are entirely right in their crusade. Lou Smith, the brick mason, at present < larking at the Murray house had more fun than any one this morning and caused a little stir. He was engaged in killing rate and five shots were heard within a few minutes A reporter who arrived on the scene soon beheld five monster rats lying side by side and deat as mackerels. Lou had done his work well and seemed not to realize that he caused the passers by to lielieve that some tragedy was taking place. Anyway he proved his markmanehip.

* . AUCTION PRICES The New Fair Store’s entire stock will be sold at ® z AUCTION PR ICES ■ z ® Sale every day until entire stock is sold. / . ft ® OPEN EVERY EVENING. ® » / I ho New Fair Store.

The twin children, infants, of Mr; and Mrs. John Grim»jyll be buried tomorrow morning in a dodble coffin. One of them died Tuesday and one this morning. .Thoj live in Wells county just across tluline. I» termeat will be made as the Shady cemetery. John Stoneburnex' > 8 rearranging his stock of musical instruments today. He inteufls to refurnish his stock, and wL|an completed will be as full as any city of this sfze in the state. He carries a full line of everything, and can sei* as eheaply as tbe firms in larger cities. Jbhn Schurger received a letter this snorning from his sou Anthony, Hvho is in Oklahoma. He reports himself well and his intention to stay there. The country is very wild, but affords good opportunities for land speciations. The southern portion of the territory is all leased by the government to cattle owners. Anthony will probably accept a job as cattle puncher at present.

Miss Mayme Fullenkamp entertained the Bachelor Maids at her home on Adams street last night. The evening was spent in various amusements, progressive pedro being the principle game, and first prizes were awarded to Misses Nettie Smith and Lizzie Haitifes, second prizes to Misses Mary Heffner and Clara Linader, of Lima, Ohio. Two course or “double entree” refreshments were served and the guests all departed with the thought that to lielong to such a society is one of the greatest pleasures of life. ® The fine driver owned by John Stultz is about to pass in its checks. It is now laid tq* with bothJiind legs brokena t the pastor joints, and it is the general rule that horse flesh can not recover from such a serious fatality. The incident first happened more than a week ago when the animal slipped and ifrtvas then thought but a slight sprain would result. Later the two breaks were discovered and now the horse is living in a swing with both legs in plaster casts. The success of this remedy will be known in a few days, and several prayers are already ascending that it will prove all right. The horse is a good one with genuine blue blood end a clever gait of speed. ON THE HUNT. An Effort is Being Made to Ascertain Who Wastes City Water. George Steele, the waterworks superintendent, started out this morning to inspect the water system of all consumers. There are near five hundred and fifty taps or that many separate consumers in this city and Mr. Steele will find out for what definite purposes the water is used at each place, and will also endeavor to estimate from the facts thus learned, as the amount of water that is con sumed. The prime motive of this procedure is to put the officials on such ground as to enable them to prevent an unnecessary waste of water. The wasting of water is especially strong during] cold weather when people let the water run to keep the pipe from freezing. A number of nights during the extreme cold spell this winter, so much water was used that the reserve sup nly was almost completely exhausted leaving the city entirely unprotected in case of lire. Such a procedure is certainly timely and if the people do not understand the jeopardy that the waste of water imposes upon the city, it is well that they should find out.

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NEW CASES. ft; Three Law Suits Filed with Clerk of Circuit Court Today. W. H. Niblick has filed suit against Peter Frank demanding payment of a° note amounting to S3OO. The summons has been issural returnable I February 9th. © (®) Another case Is entited Oliver T. Lviilis et vs. S. B. Fleming and the city of Fort Wayne. This is an injunctionsuit and damages are asked for the building of an electric line on fcist Berry street. The case was first filed in Allen county, venued from there to Jay countv and from there hes. ' ® -“-Still another suit is entitled Stephen Longenberger vs Mary and Forest Light, account, demand Jxty dollars. Tho summons is returnable February 10th. MUST LEAVE. •l Professional Beggars and Families Ordered to Move. w A family of nomade characters, living in the Dyonis Schmitt building, along tho Erie railread, have been ordered to leave town by the city olli cers. The family consists of two men, i their wives and children. Their state ! of squalor is intolerable to their neigh : bors. They have no household goods, ; no bedding, but sleep on heaps of straw. The women l»eg sustenance and get a little money by a house to house canvass. The money is gobbled up by tho men and spent in drunken revelry. Although their condition is very precarious, they are wholly un deserving of public -'harity, as there are many jieople in the city who are unfortunately destitute. The city officials do not discountenance charity but they do not countenance the sup port of such people who have no reg ular way of gaining their livelihood.

DECISION ANNOUNCED.' r 'Squire Baughman Rules in the Insurance Cas&' 'Squire Baughman gave his decision this morning in the case of Ohirt Farmers' Insurance Co. vs. James S kJohnson, which was tri&l Tuesday Tftie suit was ou a note for $18.05, the premium for three years' insurance, which was cancelled after running but two days. ’Squire Baughman took the case under advisement until this morning when he announced that after due deliberation, a careful consideration of the evidence and argu wonts by attorneys, he doth find for me plaintiff in the sum of '.>.77, amount earned by policy, and f x seven dollars ati f ,M - and aft other accruing <•( stS. The total costs in the case «.> far will amount to about twenty dollar--. The case may be appealed to the circuit court. THE NEW BANK. Berne's New Bank will Open for Business in March. .i® Hudolph Schug. the present trustee of French township, and the cashier of the new proposed bank for Berne, was in town today. He informed us that the fixtures lor the new moneyed i institution are now in process of manufacture and that some time in March I or the first of April die new bank will I open for deposits and business. Mr. Schug will continue to hold his residence in French township, and for tho present at least will not move his family to Berne. A building Las l>een rented and arrangements made for the formal opening of the new bank. "TWO MARRIED MEN." The “Two Married Mon” company, which is to appear at Bosse's opera house January 30, comes heralded as one of the boat attractions to visit us this season.