Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 10 February 1903 — Page 3

TIMETABLES a. r. & i. (In effect September SB, r.KB) I TRAINS NORTH. No » Dally I'3o am f No 3- Dally (except Sunday).... t-l Tum 1 No 7- Dally (except Si ndayi 8:00 L « TRAINS SOUTH. V NoS Dally lex.'ept, Sunday .... l : 1!i pm rj Mjjk- -iil.y (except Sunday). 7:17 am ‘ No 4-Dully 12:25 u lu 1 CLOVER LEAF. East. N«<j- Commercial Traveler, daily. . s:»am No 2 Mail..dally, n.i pt Sunday.. 12 5" pm ' hit r‘ y E ,'P. ri: ?-\ <Jal'y 3:43 pm V Np k-Local freight 1:10am WEST. No 1-Day Express, dullv . 5:25am 8 No l-. Mall. dally. < xe. pt Sunday . U:2.>hiii t N1 ommerefal Traveler, dally >j 27 »i, No K-Lwul Freight . 12:05 > tn —■— I - I CHICAGO & ERIE. t In effect September 31. lots. WEST, Nft— Express, dally, except Sunday. J :22am ' NO 3 New York ami 80-Um Li nlted 1 through coach Columbus ami , Chicago |2:'.<- p ,„ No 13 Wills Fargo Express 12 p ~ , No Xi Marlon-Huntington Acc'm . 7:42,, m EAST I No I—-Vestibule Limited for N Y 2:21 a m No £1 -Cleveland ami < 'olunibu- a in No 4- New York and Huston Limited . through coaches Columbus »nd Chicago ... , :1:24 pm > No 14- HuntingVu Meadville Expr’s S:'." p tn ' 11 jfe | John Rieter returned home last ' evening from Monroe. Vtn. Sheets of Berne, was a business visitor in the city last evening. Mis.o~ MyH and Mabel Leichtv, of Bluffton, spent Sunday with \V. E. Fulk and family. J. H. Garrard, the photographer of Fort Wayne, returned to his home last evening, after making his weekly visit in this eity. Bud Brokaw went to Columbia City last evening, where he will transact business and visit friends. J M. Brown and wife of Fort Wayne, returned to their home last evening after visiting friends here. E. S. Turner, of Fort Wayne, returned to his home last evening, after visiting friends and relatives near this city. Irvin Pyles returned to the city last evening from Berne, where he has been working on the telephone lines t f that place. Miss Clara Lankenau returned to . her home at Fort Wayne, after visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henrv Lankenau, in this citv. ■ John S. Peterson and L. A. Graham 1 are at Indianapolis for a squint at the (■pslature and attending to some import mt insurance business. Miss Vida Boners returned to her school, the Sacred Heart Academy at Fort Wayne, last evening after making a visit with her parents in this city. Farmers who have an eye to business will put in their spare time next summer working into stove wood all the waste timber about their places. There will lye demand for it at good prices next winter. Since Decatur, Bluffton. Hartford C ity and Marion are to have military companies. Montpelier wants one. If there s any town in this part of the state that needs a company -one that will stand guan! duty all the time it is Montpelier. Bluff'tou News. Since Winchester has raised the quarantine, the G. R. A: I. railway officials are greatly relieved as they exp<' t Ridgeville and the other as fected towns along their line to do the same. It has been a great trouble for the railroad company to comply with the restrictions and not allow a —posßetigor to get on or off of their trains, and they can be justly happv when such responsiblity ceases. Fred Fnllenkamp entertained a number of his friends at his home on Adams street yesterday evening. Progressive pedro was the principle amusement, and prizes were awarded to the following: Agnes Vogelwede and Tony Conter. first prizes; Law MD<'<' Ehinger and Georgia Meibers, •eemid prizes. The affair was in everv way enjovable, and all present got i heir worth of merriment to the full extent.

POPULAR (HEAP Excursion to Oklahoma, February 17, 1903 Be Sure And Join It. Don’t Miss It. 20 People Already Listed for this Trip. t(IR particulars see C. F. WALTER REAL ESTATE AGENT. Decatur, Indiana.

Chris Boknecht was a business visitor at Fort Wayne today. Adam Wise transacted business Jin Fort Wayne this morning. A. Van Camp made a business trip to Kalamazoo, Mich., this morning. Em Baumann, the horse dealer, was a business visitor at Marion today. , Mrs. Cham per will be the guest of < Bluffton friends for a few days this week. \ ess Venice will spend a few days with his brother Carl at Bluffton this week. Charles Houser and wife will spend a few days with Fort Wayne relatives this week. William Crawford returned from Marion last evening after attending to important business. Mrs. Ezra Cutting, who has been visiting relatives at Grover Hill, 0., returned home this noon, Harve Sprague returned from Fort Wayne this morning where he has been attencing to business. Mrs. Effie Selby will be the guest of friends and relatives at Seott's Station. Michigan, for a few dqfs. Miss Clara Yake returned to the city last evening after several days visit with her parents near Monroe. Marcus W. Behere, of Elwood,transacted business in this city yesterday afternoon, returning home last evening. John Bowers returned this morning from the gas fields, where he has been for several days looking after next winter’s supply. J. D. Weishaupt and Lawrence Lake went to Monroe this morning, where they will do a job of plumbing on Monroe’s new school house. John H. Lenhart, who has been indisposed for a few days taking care of an old complaint of stomach trouble, is reported as convalescing. George Houser, a former Decatur | citizen, has moved from Brook, IndiI ana, to Hammond, where he will take up perhaps a permanent residence. Robert Cook of Fort Wayne, and Mis« Bertha Hart of this city, left for ■ B ufftoa this alternoon, where they will attend the swell masquerade ball which issceduled for tonight. Miss Lila Meibers will entertain a number of her friends at her home on West Monroe street this evening. I The affair is a meet at progressive 1 pedro and a good time is assured. James Chronister and Lew Holmes ‘went to Ney, Ohio, this morning, where they will work for the Fort Wayne Cooperage company which is controlled by men from this city. Rev. E. W. Allen, of Fort Wayne returned to his home this morning. He has been assisting his father in the revival services which are now lieing . conducted at the Christian church. 1 John Albright, returned to Garret ■ City this morning a after a short visit 1 here with friends. He is braking on the Baltimore and Ohio R. R. which has a division terminus at that place. ; J One lonely tourist, commonly called a tramp, slumbered at the county jail ' last night and traveled on this morn1 ing with the thawout that seems due now. we may look for another armv of these invaders. ■ John D. N’idlinger received a fine brahama rooster this morning over the American Express company. Dealing in thorough bred stock is no longer an experimant with that gentleman ■: and he knows it pays. The January section of the Ladies’ Aid society of the Presbyterian church met last evening at the Presbyterian parsonage and a delightful evening is reported. Quite a crowd was present and the event was a social and finan cial success. I nclaimed letters this week belong to Miss Pearl Minger, Francis E. Mesler, Mrs. Daisy Kohlmeier, E. S. i Kindly, W. C. Aslueger. Dr. E. B. : Burns, W. R. Clavson, Dayton Adiesperger, D. M. Younce, Miss Maggie Wherly, Mrs. Elizabeth Waitts, Lon iJ. Thomas, Miss Barbara Sehroll, I Mannon Sheets, Mrs. Cora Sears Meyers.

P. W. Smith is a business visitor here today. (). N. Snellen made a business trip to Warren today. Tom Durkins transacted business ’ at Bluffton today. M. F. Rrce returned this afternoon from a business trip at Berne. Mathias Striker, of Berne, transacted business here this morning. Elmer Linten, of Berne, was a business visitor here this morning. Mrs. Miles Pillars is the guest of Fort Wayne friends for a few days. John D. Hale will attend the Todd funeral obsequies at Bluffton tomorrow. Mrs. Cervila Gross returned to her home at Monroe, after a short visit in the city. Charles Helmer returned to Monroe this afternoon, after transacting business here. John Buffenbaugh of Geneva, transacted business in the city this morning. Homer King went to Marion this noon, where he expects to buy some select horses. John G. Hoffman of Monroev lie, was in the city a short time today on his way to Willshire. Sollie Sheets, of Rural Route N’o. 1. was in the city Sunday renewing “auld acquaintance.” Jesse Turner of Portland, returned to his home today after a few days visit with frinds in this citv. Mrs. Mary Burry who has been visiting Henry Fuhrman and family, returned to her home at Berne today. Mrs. Estella Gross, of Monroe, who has been visiting friends here, returned to her home at Monroe today. Mrs. E. Roe. of Pleasant Mills, re turned to her home this noon, after visiting in this city with Mrs. Mary Roe, Buck Baker is moving his household goods from South Line to North Tenth street, where he will hereafter reside. Conrad Gillig left for Fort Recovery, Ohio, yesterday, where he will lie absent for a few days attending to business. Dr. A. G. Holloway who has been sick for a few days past, continues to improve slowly and is now able to sit up for a short time. Elias Coverdale, who has been quite ill with heart trouble and other complications for six weeks or more, is reported some better todav. Mrs. C. K. Fairfield who has been visiting the family of Page Blackburn for a few days returned to her home at Fort Wayne this afternoon. Peter Gaffer will open a carriage and sign painting shop in the rear of the Gregory building, as soon as arrangetnents can be completed. George W. Passwater and Miss Emily Isabelle Bashaw were this morning granted a license to marry at County Clerk Johnson’s office. W hile yet quite sick, the condition of E. Woods has shown some improveI ment over yesterday, and if no bad break occurs, will get along all right. With the fading snow again comes sloppy streets and sidewalks. The street commissioner should clean up < Second street, and do it right away.

Carl \ onus, a former emplyee of this office, ami later owner of the Bluffton Press, was mingling with the boys today and reviewing thegoocl old days. Mrs. N. Hoenic returned to her home at Celina, Ohio, this noon, having been called here on account of the serious illness of her brother-in-law, John A. Fetzer. Dan Shackley wont to Indianapolis today to act as juror on the United States circuit court. Mr. Shack ley has been summoned twi ?e before to act as juror. Gene Christen commenced his series of lessons in art of dancing at the Entre Nous club rooms, last evening. Quite a number were present, judging from the enthusiasm shown the plan will be a complete success. I Bud Brokaw is in Columbia City, being called there on account of the I Si-lions ill: ess of l i; - mother in law. ; Mrs. Borden. Mrs. Brokaw has been at her mother's bedside who it seems | has no chance of recoverv. I Rank work in the first and third I degrees will assure a large attendance at K. of P. castle hall tonight. The members of this order will make an effort to land the grist of candidates now on hand, in the Rank of Knight, in order to swell the crowd from this city to the Bluffton district meeting ou February 25. Present indications point to a large delegation of Keki onga members. Railroad business on theG R. A 1 has been truusferred to tne new depot and everybody conneetcil with the station show in a peculiar way the affect of the newness. Corticob pipes are-liuking and ineessand smokers suffer the loss of their ‘’baby.” Engineers on the passenger trains forget and waut to draw their trains up before the old building and seem at loss when the old block signal does not answer to their frantic whistles and passengers from the north bound trains pass the new building and go to the old. Nevertheless the people like to experience these “breaking ins” and the Clover Leaf and Erie cannot offer a similar opportunity too soon to please them.

J THE PERSONALLY CONDUCTED, 56.00 A BERTH, TOURIST PARTY ) psi is what you should look into if going to E ON THE V I f sMI mow •'c:hig>g@ I 5 • In fact the guide accompanied or so called personally conducted party, is “ the only way ”to travel to 9 get the full benelit of the overland trip at the reduced rate. The scmi-weekly ■ V*particular fulfill all the requirements of this special service, namclv: through cars, clean j&r ' ks, Q wholesome beds, good fast time. Rocky Mountain scenery, a select and intelligent" company, A and information enroute. Information not only on history and scenery, but also about 6 land, investments, irrigation, etc. So often have our excursion managers gone B U back and forth over the route that they arc among the best informed men on A E ■ the rabject of western property. Particularly they know everything about the ■ railway trip, relieving their pa era of the care of baggage, train a ■ connections and the responsibilities of travel. ‘ ■ The Judson-Alton parties have back of them the guarantee \ J'' ■ ■of the Chicago & Alton, Missouri Pacific, Denver Rio t E ■ Grande and Rio Grande Western Railways, the Southern ’tv I ■ Pacific Company, the Oregon Short Line and Oregon Rail- Jv' \ B

■ way and 2m avigation Company. ■ B ft you want to know more about the Jndson~Alton Fvcur- ’ 'v ? > ' ' > ‘ ? c ’ ■ sions cut off the coupon on the till out the blank x \ ‘C ' y ■ spaces and mail 11 to Mr Geo. H. Leiinanz, Agent, •' x‘ .-'x ''•>'l'''' ‘ Marquette Building Chicago. 111.

Mrs. R. 0. Stone and daughter of ' Muncie, will arrive tomorrow for a two weeks visit with James H. Stone. Mrs. Sophia Dietrich returned to her home at Sehumm, Ohio, this noon, after spending a few days in this city. . Mr. and Mrs. Washington Gilpen I left for Sehumm and Ohio City this noon, where they will make a’ short visit. < Mrs. Mary Weldy returned from Peterson this noon, where she paid a visit to relatives and friends I before leaving for Chicago. Mrs. Weldy will leave tonight over the Erie for the latter place where she expects to make her future home. PUBLIC SALE. Philip Gephart is busy putting up bills announcing a sale of his personal property to be held Thursday, March 5, an his farm six miles southeast of this city. See bills for further particulars. 24t3 Julius Haugk will offer for sale at his residence three and one-half miles | northeast of Decatur, near Luckey school house in Union township, com mencing at 9 o'clock a. m., on Friday,. February 20th. eight head of firstclass horses, consisting of one six year old bay gelding, weighing IGOO pounds, two large grey horses, Bel 1 gium blue roan mare with foal, two three year-old cojts, well broken: two Belgium colts eight months old: eighteen head of good cattle, all Dur ham stock, six cows, will be frt’sh soon: one fresh now, two two-year old steers, live two year old heifers, six yearling calves, seventy head of hogs, consisting of seven brood sows five with pigs; thirty head of shoats, ? weighing from 50 to 150 pounds;fourteen head of Shropshire sheep with lamb, seventy five head of chick ens. Deering self binder and mower with six-foot cut- hay loader, tedder, side delivery hay rake, dump hay rake, implements all as good as new; i Clipper fanning inilL cheek roww. Hoosier fertilizer grain drill, wide , tire wagon, farm wagon, harness, cast- i iron land roller, spike-tooth harrow, spring-tooth harrow, two-horse culti vator. Oliver breaking plow, shovel , plows, new ground plow, three perch sidewalk stone, ten ton of hay in mow, , 500 bushels of sorted corn, seven acres corn fodder, 200 bushels seed . oats. Terms: Sums under ?5, cash; ( S 5 and over a credit of nine months . will be given, purchaser giving his i note with approved security. Free lunch at noon. Fred Reppert, aue- ( tioneer. SPELL TERRAPIN, There ire Five Wayit. So Yon Will Har<lly Get It Wron K . “Tho terrapin eiijo.v one distinction ' that is rather unique.” said a man who keeps his eye skinned for curious 1 things, “and it is found precisely in 1 the fact tli.it there are more ways to 1 spell tiie name of this creature of the 1 water than any oilier l have any ’ knowledge of. it is almost iuipossltile 1 to spell it incorrectly, mid tills is some- 1 thing you can say about very few words in the English hmguage. By ’ consulting the dictionary we will find tliat there are five ways of spelling tiie • word, and they are these: Terrapin, terapln, terrapen, terrapene, turapen. ' Tlis preference is given to tiie first way of spelling the word that is. terrapin— ' l»ut If a man should linppen to write it in sotne other way lie would not be 1 entirely wrong. There is not much ' excuse for spelling this word Incorrect- 1 ly. Why, a fellow cun shut Ids eyes • and hit tlte mark almost every time < lie cau writ:- It in the dark. The hard i er stunt would bo to write it Incorrect- ' ly. And yet it lni|>pens now and then 1 that men Idt U|H>h the wrong way of i Spelling tills very suiue word. 1 liave known men to spell it tiirrypiu, but not in print. But the point 1 lind in mind was the curious fact that there are so many correct ways of spelling tiie word, and at tlii< time I cannot recall the name of n single other creature similarly circumstanced so fur as the i dictionary Is conecrued."—New Orleans

Farmers, Attention!

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FRED REPPERT, AUCTIONEER. DECATUR, IND.

WHERE THE Hr,'CH IS Renewal of Commercial Treaty With Venezuela May Ee Resisted. T.ondon. Feb. 10.—It is authoritatively stated that while no serious point has arisen to jeopardize a settlement of the Venezuelan troubles, indications point to the fact that minor difficulties are delaying the signing of the protocols. The foreign office and the embassies are busy discussing queries from: Washington regarding the phraseology of the protocols. Italy’s difficulty, it is said here, apparently arose from Ambassador Des Planches learning that the British protocol stipulated a renewal of the commercial treaty with Venezuela and that Italy desired assurances that no differential duties would be imposed subsequently to the settlement. It is held in Ixmdon that Germany Is likely to adopt a similar attitude, all the allies feeling, to quote one of their representatives, "that Venezuela is not likely to feel too friendly after the episode is closed and might nullify all the terms by imposing retaliatory duties." Another Job for The Haque. Rio Janeiro, Feb. 10. The temporary settlement of the dispute between Brazil and Bolivia regarding the Acre territory provides, in addition to the occupation and administration of the territory by Brazil pending ;>. definite settlement, the abolishing of the recently enacted prohibitive transit duties on the river Amazon The international court of arbitration at The Hague is to render the final decisions regarding the matters in dispute. Coal Dealers Fined. Chicago, Feb. 10, —Nine officers and directors of the Retail Coal Dealers' Association of Illinois and Wisconsin, lately indicted by the special grand Jury which was called to Investigate the fuel shortage and high prices, were yesterday fined s|Oo each on a formal verdict of a Jury In Judge Horton’s court, which found them guilty of conspiring to do tin Illegal act In restraint of trade. The formal verdict was returned only to pave the way for « new trial. The case will probably bo heard Monday. A Boy and a Gun. St. Txmia. Feb. 10. -Au the result of a street fight among a crowd of boys. Thomas .1. Boyd shot Frank Billski through the brain. Boyd Is under ar | rest. He said he shot to scare and had . no Idea of hurting anyone. He made! no effort to escape.

I am prepared to cry your sales and would like to book yours. My calendar is at Brittson Brothers hard- ! ware store, and we can coniptete arrangements any time you call. Satisfaction guaranteed and prices right.

FAITHFUL DAD. Here’s to You; You’ve Got Your Fnulia. but You’re Mi Kliclit. Wo happened in a home the other night and over the parlor door saw the legend v. iked in letters of red, "What Is Home Without a Mother?” Across the room was another brief, "God Bless Our Home!" Now, what’s the matter with "God Bless Our Dad?” He gets up early, lights tile tire. Ihuls an egg. grabs his dinner pail and wipes off the dew of_ r tlb-dn» u w uh TOsTmoTs while many a mother is sleeping. Ho makes the weekly handout for the butcher, the grocer, the milkman and baker, and his little pile is badly worn before lie has been home an hour. He stands off tlie bailiff and keeps the rent paid up. If there is a noise during the night, dad is kicked in the back and made to go downstairs to find the burglar and kill him. Mother darns the -otks, but dad bought the socks in the first place and the needles and the yarn afterward. Mother docs up the fruit; well, dad bought it all, ami jars and sugar •ost like the mischief. Dad buys chickens for the Sunday . linuer. carves them himself ami draws the nock from the ruins after every one else is served. ' What is homo without a niotlu r?” Yes. that Is all right, but what Is homo without a father? Ten cloiaces to one it is a board Ing bouse, father is under a slab ami the landlady is n widow. Dad, here's to you! You've got your faults you may have lots of them but you're all right, ami we will miss you when you’re gone. Stev< ns County Reveille. The Hen ver. The beaver is really a sort of portable pulp mill, grinding up almost any kind of wood that comes his way. says a writer. I once measured a white hircli tree twenty two inches through cut down by a ts-aver. A single beaver generally, if not always, amputates the tree, and when it comes down the whole family fall to and have a regular frolic with the bnrk and brauehea. A big beaver will bring down a fair slz.sl sapling say three im hes through —ln about two minutes and u largo ! tree In about an hour. The ability of n beaver to remain under wntei for a long tfrlie is i.' I I- :y - I i a prob- | leni as it looks. When th lake or pond Is frozen over, a beir. er will coms i to the under surface of the i<< and oxpel Ids breath so thnt it will form a 1 wide, flat bubble. The air, coming In contact with the Ice and water, Is purified. and the beaver breathes it again. I This operation lie can repent several i times. The otter mid muskrat do the , same thing. •vrrnm r qp* i