Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 19 February 1903 — Page 3

TIME TABLES G. R. & I. (In effect September 38, 1908) TRAINSNORTH. Ko 6-Bally 1-30 am NoB-Dally (except Sunday) " No V—Daily (except Sunday . b:00 a~, TRAINS SOUTH. Ne 2-Dally (except Sunday t l<i D ... Na >S-I>aily (except Sunday! 717 . Ne 8-Baily a CLOVER LEAF. EAST, Ne »— Commercial Traveler, dally s» a m No t Mall, dally, except Sunday 13 u >,> N 0 4— Day Express. dai.y . . . r, 13 Nn«-Local Freight. .. 1:10am WEST. No 4—Day Express, dalle B Kam Nel Mall, dally, except Sunday 11-a'> Mni No t-l'ouinierelal Traveler, dally -J 27 n m NN 18-Local Freight (2 : 05 5 m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect September 22, UK,I. WEST. N> T— Express, dally, except Sunday. I:22am No I—N w York and Boston 1.1 . lied through coach Columbus and Chicago 12:2 pm No 18—W> Da t argo Express • No 21—Marton-Huntington Acc‘m 7.42* u> EAST No B—Vestibule Limited for NY .. 2:22 atn Ko 22 < leveland and < 'olumbus r, •> H ll No 4-New York and H >ston Limited through coaches Columbus and Chicago ... ,3:24 pm No 14— lluiilingt'u-Meadvllle Expr's 8:20 p m

Dan Patterson was at Fort Wayne teday on business. John Durbin, of Monroe, transacted business here today. Chauncey Smith, of Bryant, was in the city a short time today. Men attend the meeting at the opera house Sunday afternoon at 2:30. John Hay, of Williams Station, was in the city today transacting important business. Gus Rosetivhal is moving his office teday from the front to the rear part of his store room. You should not fail to attend the mens meeting at Bosses opera house Sunday afternoon. Rev. Parker will address a meeting for men only at the opera house Sunday afternoon. 0, for a taste of the good old sum ■er days, when gas and flues and other luxuries are plentiful. Miss Maytne Deininger will enter tain the Bachelor Maids tonight at her home at progressive hearts. Noah Mangold who has been sick with a serious attack of grip for several days, is able to be about today. W. E. Fulk has just completer! a map showing the leases of the Decatnr. Wren and Riverside companies. J. S. Marsh, a former resident of this city, but now of \ an Buren, was in the city today transacting busi■ees. Will Jefferies who has been sick at the county jail for a day or two is better and will soon be in fairly good shape again. Solomon Neuenchwander, who has been visiting his brother Jacob for several days, returned to Ft. Wayne this morning. One lonely wonderer over the earths service, or in planer terms, a tramp, lodged over night at the palace de Butler. B. P. Rice was a passenger for Ridgeville, this morning, where he will look after the interests of the Adams County Lumber company. Frank Gast made a business trip to Huntington this morning via Fort Wayne. All Erie trains have been so late for a few days that better time ran be made via Fort Wayne. Acker, Elzey & Vance have made the formal announcement of the opening of their clothing store, this important event to occur positively M irch Ist. They are now arranging their room and putting in stock. Dr. Dick Neptune left Sunday and is spending two weeks in Chicago where he is taking a post graduate dental course. These special courses are what keep professional men in touch with the continuous advance rnent of their various professi :i~.

Farmers, Attention! L* -jr 2?*!«i^3KT''SE z • I -‘i' l prepared to cry r ‘ v y->ll v sales .111(1 would urs. *'* i t/ ' Mv caleii da r is at y -Brothers hardaHr ' ’ "" i «Hbr jHy.'i '1 m\ time you call. £o'7 ■■■■■k FRED REPPERT, AUCTIONEER. DECATUR. IND.

Ben Sprunger of Berne transacted business here today. Mrs. Hephert will visit at Briant for several days this week. C. F. Walters and wife returned to their home at Kokomo today. Albion Smith went to Bluffton this noon to do some work for A. E. Rose. Mr. and Mrs. Will Batters returned to Monroe this afternoon after visiting here awhile. 15 Samuel Levy and Cora Rinehart were granted a marriage license this afternoon. L. C. Miller went to Linn Grove this afternoon to look after his milling interests at that place. Dr. Havis of Wren, Ohio, was here last evening enroute to Fort Wayne on professional business. Lew Wise went to Portland this afternoon where he will renew old acquaintances for a dav or so. Oscar Lankenau went to Willshire, this afternoon, where he will look after some important business. The court room was crowded this afternoon with people anxious to hear the testimony in the Reynolds case. Mrs. Mary Elzey returner! from Brightsville, Indiana, this noon, where she has been visiting with friends and relatives. Mrs. French Quinn, who has been quite sick with the grip since Saturlav is but very little, if any improver! and is not able to sit up. Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison in company with Mrs. W. J. Vesey, left for New \ ork City, Tuesday, where they will visit for a week or so. Misses Addie and Lillian Grimmey returned to their home at Fort Wayne this afternoon, after spending a few days as the guests of friends in this city. E. W. France was in town today and carted home a good supply of wire fence, which will later beautity the appearance of his St. Marvs township farm. William Boobmeyer commonly known as “Crip” was in town last night the first time for over eight months. He has been working at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Jeff Garlock of Montpelier and her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Malott, arrived in the city this noon from Pineto, Indiana, where they have been visiting. Jess Anderson was run in jail, last night for safe keeping and liberated j this morning. He seemed to be ' feeling exceedingly well and wanted 'to fight his friends, so was given the . iron store to cool him off. The Entre Nous dancing class will | take another lesson this evening, un tier the direction of Gene Christen. The professor has also organized I another class which will be drilled in the beginning steps tonight. The five ton wagon scales, which are to lie set up for Beery & Holt house, have arrived in the city. They received a four-ton scales some time ago, but considering it of insufficient capacity had them returned and ordered the ones that ha v e just arrived. Judge Branyan returned yesterday from Decatur, where he has been holding court since Monday morning. There is practically nothing doing in court here on account of the cold weather. There was an effort made today to get out an injunction against the weather man, but the court refused to grant it for the reason he had no jurisdiction in the premises. - Huntington Herald. Kokomo is considering the feasibilitv of establishing a “Travelers Inn,” a place for the unfortunate tourists to house in. The managers of such an institution do not give a I noodv man the comforts that their affords, however, unless they earn it, and they are required to work so many hours for meals and for lodging. The plan works admirably in many places, and the establishments are self sustaining, and are an absolute preventative of bums. Possibly, restrictions like these for the Travelers’ Inn would lie a good thing for the tourist, lodging houses for this

JamestH. Cone of Laisure is here today on business. Henry Wafle of Magley was in the city today transacting business. Martin Miller of Preble is in the - city today looking after business. Davie Kern of Pleasant Mills was in the city today attending to business. Tot Rinear went to Willshire, Ohio, this noon to begin work for the Clover Leaf. Henry Roehm ami John Lauer, of Scbumm, Ohio, were in the city today transacting business. Several Decatur people will attend a comic opera at the Temple, Fort Wayne, Saturday night. J. H. Hall, the real estate man is at Frankfort today attending to matters pertaining to business interests. Jacob Closs, jr., went to Toledo, Ohio, this noon where he will look after some important business. Mrs. Nora Burnett returned to her home at Pleasant Mills today after visiting in this city with Mrs. Isaac Debolt. John Busenback and Joseph Os burn of Elwood, arrived in the citytoday to attend the sale of Julius Haugk. These gentlemen recently purchased Mr. Haugk’s farm. R. J. Holthouse will start out the first day of March on his regular spring trip for Wolfe Bros., the Columbus, Ohio, manufacturers of shoes —the kind that do not wear out or run down at the heel. Isaac Weaver lost a silverine lades’ watch, open face and with gold hands, last Sunday, and would be ven thankful if finder would leave same at this office or return to him. The watch was lost either on Seventh or Monroe street.

Mrs. Eva Gregg gave a bob-sled party Monday night in honor of the fifteenth anniversary of the birth of her daughter, Naomi. When they returned to the Gregg home a threecourse luncheon was served. The evening was an enjoyable one.—Kokomo Dispatch. Willard B. Suttles and a number of workmen went to Willshire this noon where they will finish up a Clover Leaf passing track. The gang has been working extra on that road for some time, and, as usual, have been up and down from one end of the road to the other. A Higginsville paper tells of a woman who, when asked for a tonic she had used, wrote the following: “Your medicine helped me wonderfully. Three weeks ago I was too weak to spank the baby. Today lam strong enough to whip the old man, and I’ve done it too.” G. H. Kelley, of Portland, was in the city a short time today on his way home from Titusville. Pa. His son, J. Will Kelley, the well known Portland attorney, was married at that place, Tuesday, to Miss Mary Hughes, a popular young lady of that city. Mr. and Mrs. Will Kelley will make their home at Portland. While on his way to the south ward school building, at an early hour this morning, Diek Burrell found a pocket book along the Erie track containing $303.00. The money was the property of W. J. Moss, a traveling man, who bad lost it a few hours before upon alighting from a train. Dick hunted him up and was rewarded for his integrity with a ten dollar bill. The Bachelor Maids. C. Y. M. S. boys and their friends were entertained by Thomas Ehinger at his home on Monroe street last evening. The event was given in honor of Misses Lillian and Addie Grimmey of Fort Wagne. Cards, dancing and music afforded the principal amusement and refreshments were served. The guests imparted well impressd that the time which they had was very enjoyable. A man in Michigan by the name of Moon got married, and that was a change in the moon. In due time hie wife presented him with a daughter, and that was a new moon. Then he went to town and got drunk for joy and that was a full moon. When he started for home he had twentyfive cents in his pocket and that was the last quarter. His mother in law met him at the door with a rolling pin and there was a total eclipse, and he saw stars.

*‘Dad” Swift, the old pipe line walker, came within an ace of loosing Ida life last night. Ho came into the People's restaurant somewhat under the effect of liquor, and ordered up a lunch. He was imbibing his coffee too freely and got a large quantity of it down his Sunday wind-pipe. He ! choked and got as black in the face ias a sable cat Dr. Miller was summoned, but before he got there some lof the boys had loosened him up by ‘ pounding him on the back. Martin Stair will go to Decatur this evening on the six thirteen and his mission is one that comes but seldom in the life of a man. He will return with a wife and the ladv is Mrs, P. P. Ashbaucher. Mrs. Ashbaucher is the widow of Ex-Sheriff Ashbaucher of Adams county, and is a cousin of Fred, Godfrey and Ben Ashbaucher of this city. The wedding occurs tonight and they return here tomorrow noon. From here they will go direct to Petroleum where they will make their future home. Mr Stair is one of the well know men of Wells county and has a large circle of friends who will l»e both surprised and delighted to learn of his marriage. He is now engage.! in the implement business at Petroleum and will continue there - Bluffton News.

Miss Susan Archer, of Pleasant Mills, returned to her home today, after visiting here with her granddaughter, Mrs. Susan Archer. Mrs. D. B. Roop returned to her home at Pleasant Mills this afternoon, after visiting in this city with her daughters, Mesdames Harry and Will Cordua. Argo and Waldo Brush wilier, carriers for the Daily Democrat, are both suffering with slight attacks of the grip. They will be able to go on duty again in a "day or so. Next Sunday morning at the United Brethren church, will be delivered by the pastor, Rev. Pontius, a memorial sermon to the Knights of Pythias. All members of this order, whether members of Kekionga lodge or not, are requested and invited to be at Castle Hall at half past nine and accompany the lodge, who will attend church in a body. 32-5 Great Loss in Cattle. Pierre, S. D., Feb. 19. —Reports come from the snow belt or. the range of losses of stock during the cold period. Cattle poorly nourished have shriveled before the cold blasts, and the losses will be heavy on both sides of the Missouri river.

A BANQUET IN JAPAN. Talking: und Aniuseuients Are More Important Than the Eating. Dining is not in .Japan a serious business. The Japanese do not meet to eat, but eat because they have met. and conversation and amusements form the principal part of a banquet. Conversation need not be held only with your neighbors, for if a man wishes to speak to a friend in another part of the room he quietly slips the paper panel behind him, passes into the veranda, enters the room again and sits down on the floor before bis friend. Exchanging cups is the chief ceremony at a Japanese dinner. Sake, a spirit made from rice resembling dry sherry, is drunk hot out of tiny lacquer and gold cups throughout dinner, and the nutsmes, who sit on their heels in the open space of the floor, patiently watch for every opportunity to till your cup with sake. When a gentleman would exchange cups, which is equivalent to drinking your health, he sits down in front of you and begs tiie honor. You empty your cup into a bowl of water, have it tilled with sake, drink, wash it again and hand it to your friend. He raises it to bis forehead, bows, has it filled and drinks. As this ceremony has to be gone through a gr<-at many times drinking is often a mere pretense. Eating is. however, but a small part of the entertainment. We must be amused, and to amuse is the business of the geishas, the licensed singing and dancing girls who are attached to every teahouse. Hut the singers at a Japanese dinner only take the part of the chorus in a Greek play, and they sing the story which dancing girls represent or suggest by a series of gestures or postures. The dancers are splendidly dressed, and their movements are so interesting, so unlike anything seen in Europe, ttuit we watch them with a curious sense of pleasure.

“LOST MONDAY.” A Popular Fete Day la Belgium Whose Origin Is a Mystery. The first Monday after Epiphany is a fete day throughout Belgium. "Lost Monday” it is calk*)!; exactly why no one seems able to explain. The origin of the fete is lost in the legends of the middle ages, but the modern acceptation of the day is certainly lost to no one here. Like Mardi Gras. Lost Monday is a day of general merrymaking. Every case and restaurant in Brussels keeps “open house,” and free drinks are on hand for all patrons of the establishment, and ns a matter of fact for many others as well who are not regular patrons. On Black Monday, then, as it is iron IcuTly culled by some or rhe natives not overenchanted witli the day. the streets of Brussels are given over to the people, and the adventurous foreigner. who. ignorant of the country's customs. ventun>s out, is apt to find that the Belgian populace is no respecter of persons. On this day the shopkeepers, sighing behind their counters, find themselves compelled to hand over to their customers' servants a forced contribution. amounting to a certain percentage of the year s purchases, while the bakers, too have a contribution to offer in the shape of cakes specially n..ide for the occasion and offered as gifts to their clientele. In this manner the unique fete is perpetuated. though the calendar dot's not note in any particular manner the first Monday after Epiphany. A Couple ot Bulls. In General Moore's command was nn Irish soldier who. having been asked If the Ilullaudeis »><•;•■ a hospitable people, immediately replied: “They are that; too much so. Oi was in the bosh pltal all the toime OI was there.” This criticism is quite on a par with that of the Englishman who objected to the Eronch because he said the stupid idiots couldn't understand their own language when he spoke it to them. Mont Im port nut He Had. "Well, John. I am going to your native town, and if 1 see any ot your folks what skull I tell them?” Proud Youth Ob, nothing, only If they say uny thing about wLinkers just toll them I've got some. Stray Stories Hard Patients. Young Doctor -Which kind of pi Bents do you dnd it the burdisit t< cure? Old Doctor-Those who have nothin) - the mnttdr with them.

FE B RUARV—SHOE SALE! If you need Shoes, buy them now. If you haven’t got the money, borrow it.

Men’s $5.00 Shoes, excepting Dr. Reed’s $3.48 Men's $3.50 and $4.00 Shoes.... 2.98 Men’s Fine Kid Patent Tip Shoes 1.69 Men’s odd sizes in $1.75 and $2 Shoes 1.15 Men’s Light Arctics 75 Men’s Rubber Overshoes 48 Men’s Leather Boots 1.00 A lot of high-cut $2.50 Shoes at 1.48 Men’s s2.ooLeather Boots 1.00

NO MATTER WHAT THEY COST, WE NEED THE ROOM. Charlie Voglewede —— THE SHOE-SELLER

A FEW WHYS. Why do many employers say their clerks are a stupid lot and unworthy of their consideration ? Why do many clerks look -with envy on their employers and rage over every correction or sharp word? Why do many persons behave more courteously and kindly to outsiders than they do to the ones they really love the best of all? Why do many men laugh at women’s lack of business ability and yet sneer and rather look down on the woman who shows she has some? Why do many children resent anything their parents say and look on them as bores and long to be grown up so as to escape from them? Why do many rich folk look on their poor relatives as being always on the lookout for favors and so prevent the poor relatives from giving them little presents or being natural with them? Why do many husbands work hard for their wives and family, but never think how the wife would appreciate an invitation to the theater, a little din tier at a restaurant, a box of candy or some flowers brought home unasked?— Chicago Record-Herald.

Time In Japan. The Japanese divide the twenty-four hours into twelve periods, of which six belong to the night and six to the day, their day beginning at sunrise and ending at sunset. Whether the day or night be long ot short, there are always six periods in each. To attain this the characters or numerals on the scale are adjustable. Two of them are set, one to agree with the sunrise, the other with sunset, and the four characters between them divide the space into equal portions. Thus when the period of daylight is longer than the night the day hours will be proportionately longer than those at night. Another peculiarity in their scale is that they use only six characters, those from four to nine, and these read back ward.—London Express. PUBLIC SALES. Julius Haugk will offer for sale at I his residence three and one-half miles ' northeast of Decatur, near Luckey j school house in Union township, comnretreiiig at ” o’clock a. on Friday, February 20th, eight head of first- , class horses, consisting of one six-year-old bay gelding, weighing 1600 pounds, two large grey horses, Belgium blue roan mare with foal, two three-year-old colts, well broken: two ’Belgium colts eight months old; eighteen head of good cattle, all Dur ham stock, six cows, will be fresh soon: one fresh now. two two-year-old steers, five two-year old heifers.' six yearling calves, seventy head of i 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 j ens, Deering self-binder and mower witli six-foot cut- hay loader, tedder, side delivery hay rake, dump hay rake, implements all as good as new; Clipper fanning mill, cheek rower, 1 Hoosier fertilizer, grain drill, wide ! tire wagon, farm wagon, harness, east’iron laud roller, spike tooth hariow, spring tooth harrow, two-horse culti vator, Oliver breaking plow, shovel plows, new ground plow, three perch sidewalk stone, ten ton of bavin mow. 500 bushels of sorted corn, seven acres corn fodder, 200 bushels seed oats. Terms: Sums under $5, cash: $5 and over a credit of nine months will bo given, purebasei giving his note with approved security. Free lunch at noon. Fred Reppert, auc-1 tioneer.

The undersigned will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at his residence one mile east of Preble and four miles west of Decatur, at ten o'clock a. tn., on Tuesday, Februrary ■ 21, the following personal property, to-wit: Five head of work horses, two colts, yearling, two year old, three milch cows, four full blooded short horns, yearling steer, two calves, nine . head of shoats. weigh 130 pounds; six I

Boys’ Leather Boots $ ,7» Ladies’ $3.50 Shoes 2.48 Ladies’s3.oo Shoes 2.24 Ladies’ Kid Shoes, all sizes 98 Ladies’Calf-Skin Shoes, 4 to 8 1.00 Ladies’ Storm Rubbers 39 Ladies’ regular Rubbers 34 A lot of Girls’ Calf Shoes, Is and 2s 75 A lot of Girls’ $1.50 Kid Shoes .95

brood sows, all with pig; full blooded Poland-China boar, nine pigs, eight head of sheep, one horse power grinder, fodder cutter, buzz saw, fanning mill, wheat screen, corn binder, two wagons, three inch tire- spring wagon, block wheel wagon, corn plow, riding spring harrow, grain drill, hay tedder, set double work harness, stock cutter, spike tooth harrow, spring tooth harrow, bob sled, feed cooker, mowing machine, land roller, two sets of hay ladders, two double shovel corn plows, two single shovel corn plows, cultivator, two heating stoves, extension table, corn in crib, two breaking plows and other articles. Terms of sale: $5.00 or under cash; sums above that j 9 months time will be given by the purchaser giving his note with secur ity to the satisfaction of the under--1 signed. W. D. Rinehart, owner; Fred Reppert, Auctioneer, Notice is hereby given that the un- ■ dersigned will offer for sale at bis ! residence, one and three-quarter miles southwest of Pleasant Mills and four miles west of Willshire, at ten o’clock a. m., on Thursday, March 5,1903, 1 the following personal property, towit: Five head of horses, consisting of brood mare with foal, nine years old: gelding, seven years old; colt, coming two years old; two Norman mares, match team, coming three years old; two cows, one will be fresh by March 20, one giving milk; two 1 years old steer, four yearling calves, two brood sows, will farrow April 5; four shoats weighing ninety pounds, each, fifty head of chickens, six head :of geese, broad tire Turnbull, Olds and narrow tire wagons, top buggy, two seated carriage, road cart, disc harrow, spike tooth harrow, two breaking plows, three double shovel plows, i Deering mower, spring tooth hay rake, Avery riding cultivator, as good as | new; Milwaukee binder, seven foot cut, as good as new; grain drill, grain I cradle, mud boat, pair of bob sleds, ■ set of log harness, set of farming harness, set of double buggy harness, set ' of single harness, seven stands of bees, five tons of clover hay, seventy shocks iof corn fodder, one hundred bushels of corn, fifteen bushels of seed corn, one hundred bushels of oats, ten bushels of early seed potatoes, pair of bay ladders, bolt ladders, two log - chain s, twenty-four—feweacti 7 forks, hoes and many other articles too numerous to mention. Terms of sale: $5.00 or under, cash; sums above that ten months time will be given by the purchaser giving his note with security to the satisfaction of the undersigned. Philip Gephart, owner. Fred Reppert, auctioneer.

The undersigned will sell at public auction to the highest bidder at his residence at the south corporation line on Chestnut street, io the city of Decatur, Indiana, at ten o’clock a. m., on I Saturday, March 7,1903, the following personal property, to-wit: Black mare, ten years old, with foal; bay mare, eleven years old: sorrel horse colt, two years old in May this year, well bred; bay colt, two years old; western colt, three years old: cow and calf, cow that will calve about April 10, three year old heifer that will calve about May 1, yearling calf, brood sow. full blood; sow that will farrow about April I, two pigs, full blood; and seven shoats that will weigh at least fifty pounds per head, light two horse I wagon, heavy two horse wagon, pair iof bob-sleds, sulky bay rake. Empire mower, sulky corn plow, two-horse Bryan A Fay breaking plow two double shovel plows, single shoVel plow, iron Duke harrow, two horse roller, set double work harness, about 250 bushels of corn in the crib, about 125 bushels of oats in the granary, two tons timothy hay, 100 shocks of corn fodder and such other implements that belong to a farm. Terms of sale: 95.00 or under, cash; sums above that 12 mouths time will lie given by the purchaser giving his note with approved security to the satis faction of the undersigned. R, S. Peterson, Owner. Fred Reppert, Auctioneer.