Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 7 February 1903 — Page 3

tTIME TABLES G. R. & I. (In effect September 28, 1902) TRAINS NORTH, No b—Dally 1:38 n in No 8- Dally (except Sunday! 3:17 p ni No 1 -Dally (eicept Sunday) 8:00 a m j TRAINS SOUTH. No B—Dally (except Sunday 1:19 pm No 18--Daily (except Sunday!. *l7 am E No 8— Dally 12'25 a tn CLOVER LEAF. EAST. E No ’ otnmercial Traieler. dally. 5:25 a m ■ ■■S-Mull. dally. ex<-< pt Sunday 12 58 pin No 4- Day Express, daliy 8:43 p tn K No K>—Local Freight 1:10am WEST. No 9-Day Express, dal’v 5:25am No 1-Mall, dally, except Sunday II ;25 a m b—Commercial Traveler, dally |> 27 n m No 23—Local Freight 12:05 p m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect Septi mber 22, 1902. WEST. No 7—Express, dally, except Sunday. 2:22 a m No 8— New York and Boston Limited KMC, through coach Columbus and Chicago 12:2 p m No 18- Wells Fargo Express . 'l2p -i Ho Sl—Marlon-Huntlngt<.n Acc’m. 142 ~n EAST No 8- Vestibule Limited for N Y 2 22 a m No 22 Cleveland and Columbus <>:sßnin No 4—New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus andChlcago ... 3:24 pm No 14— Huntiugt'n Meadville Expr's 8:20 p m i— " ” J.B. Mason transacted business at | Fort Wayne today. P. B. Dykeman was a business visi tor at Fort Wayne this morning. Charles Myers made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Harry Harb attended a district meeting of the Metropolitan insur ance agents at Fort Wayne today. Mrs. Frank Jones returned to Chi cago this morning, after a week’s visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Brokaw. Rev. E. W. Allen, who has l>een as sisting his father at the Christian church during the week, returned home today. George Brewer of Hoagland, re- : turned to Lis home last evening after looking up business matters and visit- ( ing friends in the city yesterday. R. C. Drummond attended the dis-1 triet meeting of the aasistant superintendents of the Metropolitan Life Insurance company at Fort Wayne. The Daily Democrat continues to thrive and you should tell your friends to subscribe. Its the "only way to get all the news ail the time. Mrs. Adam Hower returned to her home on rural route number five last evening from Berne, where she has been visiting relatives for several davs. Mr. and Mrs. S. 11. Coffman and son. Harry, of Kansas, went to Monroe this morning where they will spend Sunday with James Hendricks and other friends. George Woodward returned to the I city last evening from Logansport, where he was looking after business in the interest of the Woodward & £ Bal! furniture store. Mrs. F. P. Jones, foimerlv Miss , Lulu Brokaw, left the city this'mornI ing for her future home in Chicago. Mr. Jones is an engineer on the | Grand Central railroad. Advertising is to the merchant what plowing is to the farmer. Imagine a fanner trying to raise a crop by sitI ting on a fence, as he looks over a ten ; acre field wishing that a nice crop of wheat or corn would spring up in it. Ridiculous, isn't it? But not more so than »tiw merchant who hides a stock I of goods awav in a store room and then sits on the counter, hoping the people will come and buy. Down at Huntington they run the I court by Marquis of Queensbury rules rather than by long established court ethics. Wednesday while a case was in progress two of the attorneys got into an argument and in a few min utes were raining blows upon each I other for dear life. After allowing them to scrap for a few minutes and I seeing that honors were even, the > judge called it oil and fined each of • the belligerents five dollars for con tempt of court These fines were aft 1 erwards remitted and the attorneys I quit the very best of friends

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Miss Lizzie Hailes is quite sick with bronchitis. F. Joyer of Willshire, was a biwivisitor in the city yesterday. R. H. Dudley of Ohio City, was in the city yesterday visiting with relatives. Miss Maude Hendricks, of Fort Wayne, was in the city today, visiting friends. Wm Perry of Ohio, City, was in the city a short time yesterday visiting friends. John .Weber went to Fort Wayne last evening where he will look up the horse trade. Ben Smith returned this morning from Ridgeville, where he has been buying timber. Henry Stall returned home last evening after looking up friends in this city yesterday. Karl Speckmann w-ent to Hoagland last evening where he will visit relatives over Sunday. William Wishmau went to Hoagland last evening where he will visit friends over Sunday. E. W. Frazer, who has been here on business, returned to his home at Drusilla, Ohio, last night. Mrs. Abe Beery went to Monroe this morning, and will spend the day with friends at that place. Mrs. William Smith, of Berne, ar-' rived in the city last evening and will spend Sunday with relatives. C. G. Hacker returned to his home at Willshire last evening, after a busi ness visit in the city yesterday. James Laisure, of Hoagland, arrived in the city this morning and will visit relatives here over Sunday. J. H. Krouse returned to his home at Willshire last evening, having been a business visitor here yesterday. Wm. Davison of Ossian, returned to has home last evening, after visiting friends here for several days. E. Cunningham of Delphi, who has been in the city a few days on business, returned home last evening. Mrs. B Hendricks went to Monroe, : this morning, where she will visit Mr. and Mrs. James Hendricks over Stin--1 day. E. C. Coney, of the Wolsoh Spice Co. !of Toledo, Ohio, was in the city yesterday and returned to his home last night. Joshua Bright and son, Thomas, ! returned to their home last evening, after visiting relatives a short time at Portland. J. F. Bennett returned to the city this morning from Richmond, where be has bt-on working for the G. R. & I. railroad. Jacob Atz returned to the city last evening from Geneva where he was looking after his harness business in that locality. Mrs. William Woodwell and daughter, of near this city, left last night for Geneva, where they will visit relatives over Sunday. William Youse returned to his home at Williams last evening after looking up business matters in the interests of his farm near this place. George Kinzle and Irvin Pyles went to Berne this morning where they will prepare the telephone line at that place for night service. Miss Daisy Bowers returned to her home at Fort Wayne last evening, after making a week’s visit with L. T. 1 Rr/slmn- 2*1(1 As-.- L? I) - x'lvntxrx c*UL« lumtlj UUU ATI 10. X’ • X . Jones. Mrs. Mary Weldy and son Samnel of the south part of the city today j shipped her household goods to Chicago where they will make their future home. Mrs. Weldy has lived in this city many years and has a host of friends who regret to see her leave. Indiana is the banner state as far as smallpox is concerned. Some fellow with a turn for figures has been applying himself and has figured out that ; there are more cases in Indiana at the present time than in any state in the Vnion. This does not need to alarm any one. The plague is being skillfully cared for and each day sees the number of new cases diminished.

E. Woods is very sick with the grip. Dave Foster come in from Willshire today. Tom Dirkins went to Biffton this noon on business. Harvo Reisler of Monroe, is in the city today visiting friends. John Rice went to Bluffton this morning to look after horses. Catherine Watts returned from Venedocia, where she has been visiting friends. O. N. Snellen reurned home from Bluffton and will spend Sunday with his family. Charles Jeffries, of the Burt house wilf enjoy Sunday with friends at Fort Wayne. < , Mr. and Mrs. John Malotte went to Poneto today to visit Mrs. Ed Turner who is quite sick. John Shrank of Pleasant Mill, was ■ in the city today transacting busi- [ ness of importance. • A bouncing baby boy was born to f Charles Schieman and wife, of Root township, last night. William Scherer, of Monroe, was in i the city today, visiting relatives and looking after business. Clarence Cowan of Pleasant Mills,; went to Chicago today Where he I entered a medical college. Mrs. Ezra Cutting left the city this noon for Grover Hill, Ohio, when’ she will visit relatives over Sunday. W. H. Daniel, of Fort Wayne re- ! ! turned home this morning, after hold-: I ing a meeting at Monroe yesterday. Three small children of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Heiman, who reside near Monroe, are down with whooping' i cough. I Mrs. Bell Allen, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, is in the city, the guest of I her sister, Mrs. C. Ayers and other j relatives. Miss Amelia Smith went to Fort Wayne, this afternoon, where she will visit her father, Joseph Smith, over ; Sunday. Miss Jessie Phillips entertained a number of her friends at her home on North Tenth street, yesterday evening, and a good time is reported. John Fuhrman,substitute for Henry Fuhrman, carrier of mail on R. R. No. [ 3, made the trip this morning, owing to the inability of Henry to do so. E. H. Cowan of Aleasant Mills, who has been visiting his parents, returned to Chicago today where he has a position as fireman on the Illinois Central. Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Watkins of Fort Wayne, passed through the city today on their way to Pleasant Mills, where they will visit relatives for some time. i N. K. Todd came in from Bluffton Monday to attend the funeral of fames Waldron, which was held from the residence of C. S. Niblick at ten o’clock this morning. Miss Hattie Studabaker left the city last evening for Fort Wayne ' where she will attend the golden wed- . ing of Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Vesey of Fort Wayne, which will be celebrated there this evening. Gene Christen will begin work with the Entre Nous club next week and ■ show them how to become dancers. The first lesson is scheduled for ■ Monday night and the professor will open the term with a lecture on “grasshoppers.'’ The interior finish on Smith, Yager & Fulk’s drug store has been comI pleted and certainly is swell. The . work is done in fancy ingrain paper with beaded borders. Gaffer Bros. , did the work and surely proved their ability as mterior dec-orators. A number of Decatnr people are j planning to attend the masquarade J ball which is scheduled as Bluffton’s “best” formext Thursday night. The ' affair is to be managed bv the popular j Clem Stair, Harry Maddy and Archie Cook and must assuredly be a suc- , cess. • Roy S. Carpenter entertained a I number of friends last night at his home in Preble. Progressive pedro was the principle amusement and merriment ran to the highest pitch. I Misses Edith Hackman and Lillian ! Ashbaucher of this city, were in at j tendance and report a good time. The Entre Nous Club gave another lof their informal dances at their j club rooms last night and was a com-1 plete success in every respect, there I being about thirty couple present. . The club is making elaborate arrangei nients for their season’s hit to be ! given on St. Valentine night, and judging from their past dances it will certainly keep up its name. Four monster engines went through j this city over the Clover Leaf yes'.er-1 day noon. The engines are on the | way to St. Louis, where they will be delivered to the Frisco system. Locomotives are hard to secure at present, owing to the immensity of business in this country and the heavy demand from foreign states for engines of this make, and so many machines sent out at one time is not very often seen. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Suttles entertained a number of friends at their home on Mercer street last evening at progressive pedro. Refreshments were served in two courses consisting of ice cream and cake and other delicacies. Those present were Messrs, and Mesdarnes F. M. Schinneyer, Frank Dibble, W. 11. X'achtrieb, M. V. B. Archbold, Lee Walters and Jeff Bryson.

AUCTION PRICES I SI.OO Kabo Corsets 50c 1 75c and 50c Corsets i $1.25 and SI.OO Kid Gloves / Gse 75c Kid Gloves i 15c and 10c Child’s Hose 30c and 25c Window Shades 15e I 10c Window Shades | 25c Underwear u 20e Underwear 1 (?C m 50c Men’s Shirts r g r 35c Men’s Shirts gQc I Laces and Embroideries, Glass and Queensware at your own price. OPEN EVENINGS. 1 he New Fair Store.

Councilman Teeple and wife leave for Chicago tonight to visit friends over Sunday. Mrs. Kate Marker who has been visiting J. R. Smith, returned to her! j home at Phoenix. George Davis returned to his home at Pleasant Mills this afternoon, after i visiting friends in this city yesterday. Miss Leota Gilpin went to Ohio ! City this noon, where she will make a I short visit with relatives and friends. George W. Archbold was taken | quite ill this afternoon with heart trouble and had to be taken to his house. A brass hainie top was found this morning and left at thisoffice. Owner can have same by paying for this notice. John Smith and wife, of Alexandria, are the guests of Commissioner Doak and wife. Mr. Smith is a brother of Mrs. Doak. The monster cutting table for the Waring Glove and Mitten Factory has been completed by Contractor Miller. The machinery in part has arrived, and in a short time the bustle of another industry will be heard in De- ■ catur. A GOOD ONE. H. Fred Bohnke has purchased a handsome stallion and is justly proud of his new possession. The deal was made a few days ago and Fred naid the sum of $225 for the animal. The horse will lie two years old in June and weighs 1,300 pounds. He is a ! beautiful bay. STRING MEETING FOR CHILDREN. At the Christian church on Monday at 4 o’clock, there will be a meeting for children. Every child in Decatur under the age of 18 years are invited. Each one is requested to bring a string equal in length to your height.

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. F. W. Stoneburner et al. to Lingy ! Howard, sec 34, tp 27, rg 3, 80 acres, | $4,000. D. A. Lambert to S. B. Fordyce, I lots 364, 365 and 360, Decatur. $1,075. German Loan Co. to W. J. Goldner, lots 3 and 4, Preble, S9OO. U. C. S. Ins. Co. to R. K. Erwin, pt ; sec 25, tp 26, rg 14, $2,500. John Schwan to Amos Schindler, I lot 399, Berne, SSO. Joseph Rich et al. to Frederick | Bauman, pt sec 7, tp 26, rg 14, 40 acres, $1,500 Isaac Lehman to Samuel Lehman, lots 339 and 340, Berne, S4OO. Jos. D. Alberson to Ezra Bugh, pt sec 22, tp 25, rg 13, 79 acres, $5,000. Jacob S. Nusbaum to Noah Moser, !pt sec 11, tp 26, rg 13. KO a $3,700. Alfred Ronny to John H. Smith, pt sec 6, tp 25; rg 14, 40 acres, SI,OOO. Edna J. Pickett to John H. Smith, pt sec 14, tp 25, rg 14, 40 acres, $1,600. David Baumgartner to Lydia Ellenberger, pt sec 6, tp 25, rg 1L 5 acres, $350. George W. Roop et al. to James E. Moses, lots 67 ami 68, Decatur, S2,(MX). W. H. Niblick et al. to Julius Hough, pt sec 30, tp 28, rg 15, 40 acres, $1,81)7. E. C. Sprunger to M. S. Leichtv, lot 380, Berne, $1,250. Daniel N. Stauffer to Lewis Reynolds, lot 326, Berne, $2,000. Fred Nushberger to John I’. Baumgartner, lot 268, Berne, SIOO. Philip Schug to Christena Kintz, lots 329, 330 and 331, Berne, $250,

High School Notes. KAY ALLEN, EDITOR. The roll of honor has been extend-1 ed to the eighth grade. Ada and Alta Cowan have been ab- | sent on account of sickness. 11 The Freshmen had their examina- , tion in physical geography, Monday. The Rev. Mr. Lenhart, of Maples, Ind., visited the school Friday ingMr. Dutcher conducted opening exercises Wednesday morning. Mr. Merrell and Miss Cook gave a duet. i Washington's birthday will lie obi served by the students. A more definite announcement will be made later. Dr. Kirckoff, of Huntington, gave ' ' an interesting talk upon definiteness 1 ‘of aim and broadness of foundation, Monday morning. !; Friday morning Mr. Creig read the i ■ responses to his query as to what at i tributes render one attractive or re . pellant; Miss Marie Beery gave a isolo, which was thoroughly enjoyed.; Upon a petition by the students, a new program was instituted Wednesday. We now have two ten-minute rest periods, communication between the students being forbidden at other i times. The plan promises to be a I good thing. i 1 > An Irish Hefrirerator. An Irishwoman was looking at refrigerators in a house furnishing store some I weeks ago. After examining into the ! merits and <iu:ilities of a number of | them she purchased the one that the i salesman assured her would keep food the best. . Some days afterward the ■ woman called and requested them to take that refrigerator back, as it would not keep anything better than the , kitchen safe of the cellar. The salesman mildly suggested that possibly she

had not put enough ice in it to keep the things cold. “Enough ice in it? Why, are you crazy, mon? 1 don’t put any r ice in it. Anything will keep cold if j you put ice in it. I bought the refrig- I ’ erator so that I wouldn't need the ice.” —Phihalelphia Ledger. ’ ) Wagner'* Nerve. , Wagner, the eminent composer, had the nerves of an acrobat Once be was t climbing a precipitous mountain in company with a young friend. When ' some distance up and walking along a ’ i narrow ledge, the companion, who was ‘ following, called out that he was growI Ing giddy. Wagner turned aronnd on the ledge of rock, caught his friend and passed , him between the rock and himself to I the front. The Voice of Experience. "I don’t care to marry—at least not ’ yet.” said the flirt. “W Uy not?” asked the matron. II “Because as matters are now I have the attentions •’of halt a dozen men, while if I married I would have the , attentions of only one." •'Huh!” exclaimed the matron. "You . wouldn't have even that.” — Chicago Post. The Still Voice. "Whose voice did be like best, yours ■ ■ or mine?” asked Miss Kreech. i "I’m not quite sure,” replied Hiss • Bird. “His remarks were a bit amI hlguous." , “Why, what did he say?” “He said lie liked my voice, but that yours was better still.’’—Philadelphia Press. The Bank of England has a pair of Scales so accurate that an ink spot on a piece of paper visibly affects the balance.

COVERED DISHES. The Reason They "Were Introduced Dnrina the Middle Agree. From the days when our ancestors took their foot! in theii hands and ate • it with as little ceremony as a dog gnaws a bone to the present time of , elaborate dinners is a long step, but a gradual one. It was a number of centuries before dishes of any kind were used, and knives and forks as adjuncts I to eating are later still. The fear of ; poison which haunted the mind of every person of quality during the middle ages gave rise to certain curious customs and even to certain supersti- ' tions. When dishes are now served ' covered, it is understood that it is merely for the purpose of keeping them I warm. This was not, however, the i principal reason why they were not served covered during the dark ages. It was the fear that poison might be introduced into them surreptitiously between the kitchen and the table where they were to be served to the kings or the lords or even to persons of inferior rank. The covers were not removed till the master of the house had taken his place. AH dishes afterward served were brought on the table in the same manner. It was the custom originally when the dishes were uncovered for some of the servants to first partake of them, but this custom was afterward in part replaced by the servants touching the food with one of several objects which were regarded as infallible preservatives against poison. Barry the Persuasive. It was said of Barry, the player, that ' he had a voice which might lure a bird from a tree and at the same time an address and manner the most prepossessing and com ilisting. - Tire Dublin, theater of which he was proprietor failed, and he was considerably indebted to his actors, musicians, etc. Among i others, the master carpenter called at Barry's house and was clamorous in demanding Ins money. Barry, who was ill at the time, came to the head of the stairs and asked what was the matter. ‘‘Matter enough!" replied the carpenter. “I want my money and can’t get it!” “Don't bo in a passion.” said Barry. • “Do me the favor to walk upstairs, if you please, and we will speak upon the I business.” “Not I. Mr Barry!" said the carpon- ! ter. “You owe me £IOO already, and i if I come up you will owe me £2OO be- ! fore 1 leave you.” Too <ngelir. There was a certain young minister In Maine who on his first charge wan i called upon to preach a funeral sermon over a woman. It was his first funeral sermon, and he laid himself out to make an impression and succissled. The woman had had her faults, but the minister forgot them. This was to be expected, but he extolled her so highly that the |s>or bereaved husband, i sitting there listening, couldn’t recogi nlze her by the description. Finally, in : a glowing pci oration, he picluied God and the archangels and the angels and all tho hosts of the redeemed Joyously forming a parade to welcome to heaven this “one of the very best of all women.” The husband could stand it no longer, and, leaping up. interrupted him with beckoning hand, gasping out: "No, no, elder. Not quite that! Shu was only 'bout middlin'.” The Meek and Lowly Editor. When an editor makes a mistake hi his paper, all the world aces it anil calls him a liar. When a private citizen makes n mistake, nobody knows It except a few friends, mid they come around and ask the editor to keep it out of tiie paper. When the private citizen dies, the editor is asked to write up all bls good qualities and leave out the bad. When the editor dies, tho private citizen will say, "Nnw that old liar will get bls deserts.”—Cleveland