Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 31 January 1903 — Page 3

TIME TABLES O. R. & I. (In effect September 28, r»02) TRAINS NORTH, No 5--Daily 1:80 u m No B—Daily (except Sunday) 3:17 p in No 7—Dally (except Sunday) 8:00 a m TRAINS SOUTH. No 2—Dally (except Sundayi 1:19 pm No 12— Dally (except Sunday).. . 7:17 a m No 6—Dally 12:25 a m CLOVER LEAF. EAST. No 6—Commercial Trawler, dally .. 5:25 a in No 2-Man. daily, except Sunday... 12 5 q p m No 4—Day Express, dany 6:43 pm No 22 Local Freight 1:10am WEST. No B—Day Express, dally 5:25 am No I—Mail, daily, except Sunday . 11;25a in No fr—Commercial Traveler, daily .. 9:27 p m No 23—Local Freight 12:05 p in CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect September 22. 1902. WEST. No 7—Express, daily, except Sunday..2:22am No B—New York and Boston Limited through coach Columbus and Chicago 12:?' p m No 13—Wells Fargo Express f 12p n No 21—Marlon-Huntington Aco’m... 7 11 m EAST No B—Vestibule Limited for N Y 2:22 a m No 22—Cleveland and Columbus 6:58 a in No 4—New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus v and Chicago 3:2lpm 14—Hunt innCn-Meadville Expr’s 8:20 pm PRINTER WaZteTl BY B « Tht Dailv Democrat § Miss Fannie Hite is visiting friends at Fort Wayne today. A. L. Macklin of Geneva, is in the city the guest of friends. Mathias Kirsch transacted business in Fort Wayne last eveningM. V. B. Archbold was a Ft. Wayne business visitor this morning. Jqjm Hocker of Monroe, came to town this morning on business. Fred Weber of Monroeville, is in the city the guest of Miss Alice David. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel sprang will be the guest of Fort Wayne rtJtives for a few days. David Gerber left on this morning’s train for Berne, where he will look after the stock business. A. W. Bodie of Geneva, returned to his home this mor. dug, after transacting business in this city. J. C. Waggoner returned to his home at Willshire this noon, after transacting business in the city. Mr. and Mrs. N. Steele of Peterson, went to Fort Wayne last night where they will visit relatives for a few days. O. N. Snellen, representing the McCormick Harvesting Co., transacted business at Fort Wayne today. Miss Lila Huffman went to Elkhart this morning, where she has accepted a position as assistant to a dentist. J. R. Graber superintendent of the county infirmary, went to Berne this morning where he will transact business during the day. Mrs. Joseph Smith went to Fort Wayne this morning where she will attend at the bedside of her husband, who is sick at the St. Joseph hospital. J. A. Tester went to Fort Wayne this morning in the interest of A. • Van Camp, who has a contract putting in an elevator for the Hall Fully Works. • R. J. Holthouse and Louis Holthouse are home from Delphi, where they attended the wedding of Clem Holthouse, which occurred at 5:30 Thursday evening. The boys say tMfey had a good time. During the month of January but seventeen marriage license returns were filed at the county clerk’s office, according to the returns at the clerk’s office. This number is quite small and lielow the average, though there were as many marriages as usual. The returns are coming in slowly.

— o — II nil #4l =GUS ROSENTHAL'S= Inventory Clearance Sale. One of the Features: 125 fine stiff and soft fur hats, worth up QQn to $2.50, each O O b immense stock of fine Overcoats, Suits and Furnishings is being mercilessly slaughtered and prices cut to one-half their value. GALLWHILETHE ASSORTMENT IS COMPLETE

Frank Ernst was a business visitor at Portland today. Prof. Hocker of the Monroe high school, was in town today. Miss Olive Daily will spend Sunday 1 with friends at Geneva. Elmer Lawrence and wife will be | the guests of J. F. Foltz of Portland | over Sunday. Miss Ida Merryman returned from Fort Wavne today, where she has i been working. Omer Lewellen of Monroe, returned ; home this afternoon after visiting rel-i atives in this city. David Fox returned to his home at' Berne this noon, after transacting business in this city. Mrs. M. J. Ault, qf Willshire, returned to her home tins noon, after a stay with friends of this city. Mrs. J. Bryson came from Marion this noon, where she has been visiting with E. A. Huffman and family. I Tony Schumacher returned to Fort Wayne last evening after spending several days with his parents in this city. 0 Eli Sprunger returned this morning from Portland, where he has been taking in stock preparatory for shipment. J. W. Campbell, the St. Louis horse ‘ dealer, arrived in the city this afternoon to look after the shipping of hi# I horses. Mrs. U. G. Runyon returned to her home Berne this morning, after making a short visit with Mrs. Fred Hoffmann. Elmer Johnson returned from Pittsburg, Pa., this morning, where he has been for the past worth disposing of some fine horses. Samuel Paulison, a former resident of Decatur, now of Frankfort, Indiana, is in the city visiting with his sister, Mrs. Al. Clark. B. J. Rice was a passenger to Ridgeville this morning, where he will look after the interests of the Adams County Lumber company. Mrs. J. S. Braden of Fort Wayne, who has been vtsiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Dorwin of this . city, returned to her home last night. Bluffton is to have a militia company and Charles Brunn is the captain. They will have a full company of eighty-four men and will belong to i either the second or third regiment, ' temporarily, until the old fourth I regiment i« organized. The comi pany will be in readiness to attend the encampment at Indianapolis during the summer. Miss Bessie HarrirfT was agreeably surprised, last evening, the occasion , being her eighteenth birthday. A ' real good time was had and a music and advertising contest, in which Miss Alice Jackson and Dallas Hunsicker were awarded first prizes, afforded the chief amusement. The .guests departed at a late hour, wishing Miss Harruff many more such occasions. A letter came this morning from C. X. Coverdale at El Passo, Texas, stating that through the generosity of his hither he was receiving The Daily Democrat, and that it touched the spot just right. Charley is manager of the business in New Mexico, Westtern Texas and Arizona for the State Life Insurance Co. of Indianapolis, and is doing all kinds of business, and that the country suits him ail ' right. Curt Johnson will open the bjilooning season in Decatur. He has interested the citizens of that little city in a project and on the first day of March he will make a trip to the clonds in ' the same manner in which he went up while making this city his headquarI I ters. Curt is one of the nerviest balloon men in the city. He goes up without the use of life straps and performs all kinds of daring evolutions while in mid air. He has never yet had any serious accident but the 1 course he pursues and the carelessness he displays at times is liable to land ' him on the ground sooner or later a mass of broken bones and bruised flesh. Bluffton Banner.

W. H. Miller,of Pleasant Mills, was a business visitor in this city today. Mrs. Dr. Parrish, of Monroe, will be the guest of Marion relatives a few I days. Mrs. John F. Tisron is the guest of ■ her daughter at Bluffton over Suni dayBert Hunsieker left for Rockford, Ohio, this noon where he will attend i to business. I Mr. and Mrs. Joe Moon will spend Sunday at Craigville, the guests of the latter’s parents. . f ! Miss Mabel Winans of Pleasant ! Mills, arrived in tife city this noon for a short stay with friend's. Otto Clavton who was transacting business in the city today, returned to his home at Pleasant Mills. A. J. Waggoner returned to’ his home at Berne this morning, after attending to business in this city. Mrs. C. R. Price, of Pleasant Plain* Ind., arrived in the city this noon, to be the guest of Miss Della Clark. Quarterly conference will be held at the Bobo church, Sunday. Presiding Elder Daniels will preach. Frank Pa vis returned to his home it Pleasant Mills this noon, after attending to besiness in the city. .Mrs Rose Ayres returned from Fort' Wayne this morning, where she has boon visiting friendsand relatives. Miss Nettie Archer returned to her home at Pleasant Mills this noon, I after a few days visit with Mrs. E. . Archer. Mrs. M. Zeigler was a passenger for \ andedocia, Ohio, this noon; where she will visit with relatives and i I friends. Miss Goldie August returned to her I home at Willshire this noon, after visiting with Peter Troutner and family. j Grover Diehl, who has been absent from Blackburn & Christen’s phar- - macy for the past week, is again at ■ work this morning. David Voltz, the Monroe street saloonkeeper, has been quite sick for several days this week and is still unable to attend to business. Little Mary Frisinger is six years I old today, and in honor of this event i she is celebrating by a party to a number of her young friends at her home on First street. The old town pump which has been disabled by a broken arm. is again in a healthful condition. If you wish to kiss every resident of Adams county just stop and take a drink. The International Correspondence School will end the display that is now on in the Big Store window, this evening, and take the outfit to Huntington for a similar show. Rev. E. W. Allen of the West JesI ferson street Church of Christ, who has been conducting a series of meet1 lings at the Christian church in this city, returned to his home at Fort i Wayne this morning. i J. W. Campbell, of St. Louis, was in the city today, rounding up a : bunch of horses, which he will ship to New York this afternoon. The horses have been collected from all sections ' of this and adjoining states and will load live cars. > Perry Mercer lost a East Liverpool, , Ohio, paper this morning somewhere , between the postoffice and Eighth street on Jefferson.. As there is something of importance in the pajier he would like very much to have it returned to him. The lady clerks of the Big Store 1 were entertained Thursday night by Miss Alice David at her home on ' X’orth First street. No gaitlemen were invited, and some young ladies came attired in male costumes and a general good time was had. i The protracted meetings at Chttyiel church, Salem and Wliite Oak have i been quite successful as well as interesting. More than forty converts have been received into the Chapel church, and quite a number at the last named place.-, of worship. The meet ’ings are still in progress. High School Notes. RAY ALL Sb. EDITOR. Supt. Hartman conducted the opening exercises Wednesday morning. The juniore have taken up French I History. They all say Adams is worse than Montgomery. The Freshmen are now taking up I botany. Such a large class will need a great quantity of specimens in the ’ spring. Miss Daily had charge of the opening exercises Friday morning. We had two vocal solos, by Margaret Bell and Miss Niblick. You can tell the state of the weather by the number of “’OS” cap which are seen on the streets. There has ; been five or six this week. There has been good work done in the literacy societies since the re cent spurt of society spirit. An ■ effort is being made to supplant the latter with a more reasonable loyalty .to class. We hope, or rather wish for good results. For two weeks the new iflMhod of having opening exercises, but three mornings in the week has been tried. At the end of the mouth the students will decide whether or not the plan shall be continued. Sentiment seems io be against the innovation.

i AUCTION PRICES | The New Fair Store’s en- I tire stock will be sold at I AUCTION PRICES I I Sale every day until en- I tire stock is sold. I I OPEN EVERY EVENING. I I I he New Fair Store. I

STREET GARB. Latest Costume for Spring Street Wear. A costume of mixed suiting is here shown, with a blouse waist displaying a natty vest of white pe*u de soie trimmed in black braid. The strapped collar is of novelty braid over white, and piped with white. It has pockets and cuffs to match, and the strappings for the skirt are disposed between the box plaits. The waist I has a postilion back. I v £ft '-'i, IIS Some of the new skirts are ari ranged in graduated box plaits all | around, the plaits being very narrow I and flat at the top, widening out as they descend, ami when released gix ing the fashionable fullness at Jhe feet. Soft, pliable materials are I daily appropriate for this style of I skirt, ami many of the models are | threaded horizontally with bauds of inserting, the band passing beneath the plaits. Three or four rows of insorting arranged at regular intervals and sometimes forming a slight dip in front, are used. The skirts are hungover fiv -g >red foundation - and the plaits are eitht r secured on 0 ‘ under side or else they are stitched | with Corticelli silk down to flounce depth and then left to flare gracefully. They are usually mado.with inverted J plaits in back. Hon- Lightning Kills. The cause of death lightning Is the sudden absorption of the electric i current. When a thundercloud which is highly cha«RWl with positive elec tricity hangs over any certain place, the earth beneath it becomes abnormally charged with the negative electric current, ami a man, animal or other object standing or lying directly Is neath also partakes of the hist mentioned influence. If. while the man, animal or other object is In this condition a discharge takes place from the cloud above, the restoration of the equilibrium will be sudden and violent, or, in language that we. can all understand, the negative current from the eartli will rush up to Join the positive , cloud current, and in passing through , the object which separates the two currents, if It be an animate tiling, will do so with such force as to almost ! invariably produce Instant death. According to the above, which seems a tenable hypothesis, to say the least, ' a person is really “struck” by the 1 • ground current and not by the forked I fury from above at all. I

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Amusements. “Two Married Men" was presented ito a fair audience at Bosses opera house last evening. The farce was : produced fairly well and the show was replete with a number of good spec - ialties. A special feature of the show was the turn done by a little six vear j old lad, who is au actor by right of merit and despite the Gerry society. No funnier play than “Reuben in New York” will be seen in our citv ! this season if reports are any criterion. The piece abounds in absurd situations in which {Reuben always lands on top. Imagine a real good natures! fanner in New York for the first time,' and everybody ready to give him the < •w 5-ow £jf • 'MIVING A BAR6A/N. glad hand and then part him from his I m >nev. The roof garden scene is side j splitting, and the jealous husband in his hunt for the man who he thinks has stolen away his wife’s affections, gives ample room for the comedians and pretty girls, of which they take full advantage, First class specialties are inteispi-rsed through the piece by clever vaudeville stars. Elegant scenic efhs’ts are shown ami to sum it all tip, it is a laugh from start to fin ish. “Reuben in New York" will fie seen at Bosse’s opera house Tuesday ! evening, February 3. G. A. R. NOTICE. All members of the G. A. R. and ■ W. R. C., and all ex soldiers are requested to meet at the G. A. R. hall at 9:30 a. in., Sunday, to attend the funeral of Comrade Richard Elzey. By order of commander.

Hnckueyß mid DnchKhund*. Hackneys of skyseraping ktiye action are to some extent freaks in horseflesh of little um re real value to mi ok nd i than dachshunds, the sawed off dwarfs muon tr rhe li: lie . hil< 1 win said ! of this ridiculous splayfooted, bowleg- ' ged caricature of the canine race that ' it must have been born tinder a bureau lilt the mark exactly. The nose smit- | ing, cloud capping horses that try to throw tli.-.r front legs over tlnir ears : at every stride are grotesque aberritI tlons from sound and admirable typos. They and the dachshunds should disappear together.—New York Tribune. \ Doctor With Experience. One day. while mending the roof of | his house. Chodja lest his balance and. j falling to the ground, broke it rib. A friend of ids went hurriedly for a ba- - kirn (doctori. "Hakim, have yon ever fallen from a roof ii d bi n i I question Chodja asked the doctor. “Thank Hod, no!" replied the hakim. “Then go awtiy at once, please,” cried \ Chodja. "I want a doctor who has fallen 1 in I'lftc Migr.■(<»••> < rftb. The West Indian migratory crab Is the only creature that is born in the I sea. matures in fresh waters and passes ; Its adult life on land Once a year these creatures migrate In thousands from the uplands of Jamaica, deposit ! their ova in the sen, then migrate to the rivers and streams, pass through a fresh water stage, after which they follow their parents to land until the time comes for them to return to the sea to ! lay their eggs in turn. Same* Ohl story. Stern Father Whnt an unearthly hour that fellow stops till every night, i Dora? What does your mother say i about it? Daughter Stic says men haven't altered n bit since she was young, pa. < Fort or In ProfretN. A trained, educated mechanic Is the most powerful factor in the progress 'of nations. Hitch a man thinks, proi Villes for the unexpected, multiplies bls forces and dares the world to meet him. Galveston News. ■ —— — — It Stopped. A. Did your watch stop when you dropped It on the floor? B. -Of courae It did. Did you think It would go through?