Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 78, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1903 — Page 3

TIME TABLES O. R. & I. (In effect. September 28, 1902) TRAINS NORTH, Io ft -Daily 1:30 a tn to B—Dally (except Sunday) 3:17 p m io 7—Daily (except Sunday) B:00am TRAINS SOUTH. io 2—Dally (except Sunday 1:19 pm io 12—Dally (except Sunday) 7:17 a tn (e 11-Daily 18:25 a m CLOVER LEAF. EAST. Io B—Commercial Traveler, dully... 5:25 ant lo 2 Mai), daily, except Sunday .125 Hp m to 4-Day Express. ilaby 11:41pm io 22 -Local Freight 1:10 am WEST. so 3—Day Express, daily 5:25 am |o i -Mall. dally, except Sunday ,11:25a m io ft—Commercial Traveler, daily 9:27 p m io 23-Local Freight 12:05 p m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect September 22, 1902. WEST. No 7—Express, daily, except Sunday..2:22am NO 3—New York and Boston Limited through coach Columbus and £ Chicago 12:2“ nm No 13—Wells Fargo Express. .... 5:12p m ■p 21—liarlon-lluntlngtou Acc’m. 7:42 p m !.■ EAST No B—Vestibule Limited for N Y 2:22 a m No 22 -Cleveland and Columbus •> :5b a tn No 4—Now York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus and Chicago ,3:24 pm NO 14—Huutingt’n-Meadvllle Expr’s 8:20 p m ■ A. P. Beatty transacted legal business at Marion today. ■ Fred Tague transacted business at Fort Wayne this morning. ■ Albert Lebrmann was at Williams Sod ay looking after business. ■Surveyor George McKean went to Geneva today, where he is engaged in a land survey. I Mrs. C. C. Schafer went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit a short ’time with her parents. | F. Pogue of Piqua, Ohio, arrived here this morning and willfvisit a todays with John Elzey. L. S. Lobenstein of Monroe, went to Fort Wayne this morning to look afteer some business matters. Mrs. Riley who has been visiting her pare- ts at Vera Cruz, returned to her home at Hoagland last evening. Will Winans and Otto Kirsch who are attending a business school at Fort Wayne, came home this morning for a few days vacation. T. L. Syphers and family who have have been visiting at Willshire and other pieces for several days, returned to Fort Wayne last evening.

LACE CURTAINS FOR SP R I N G LACE CURTAINS, all grades, from 25c to $3.00 each; the best line ever shown. CURTAIN POLES, complete, 10c each. WINDOW SHADES, full length, 10c each. EXTRA HEAVY CLOTH SHADES, seven feet long, on best spring rollers, all complete, 25c each. ADJUSTABLE BRASS SASH RODS, 10c each. Nice assortment LACE PANELS for glass doors, thin lacy curtain goods from, 5c per yard up. Big assortment ORIENTAL DRAPERIES, 50 inches wide, new and stylish patterns, 50c a yard; just what you want for heavy door curtains. Nice new line of LINOLEUM and OILCLOTHS. Come in and look over our line before you buy. C. F. True

John S. Bowers was a business visitor at Geneva today. John Coots went to Monroe today where he will repair organs. C. L. Swathwood of Union City, was in the city a short time last night. L. D. Miller of Linn Grove, was here today looking after some busi ness matters. Miss Anna Shaffer of Willshire, is visiting in the city and will remain until after Easter. Mrs. A. G. Holloway went to Geneva this morning to attend the prohibition convention. Rosa Gross returned to Fort Wayne last evening, after a several days visit here with her mother. Miss Kate Flickinger who has been visiting friends in the city, returned to Geneva this morning. The W. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs. Seolt Hughes Saturday, April 11. A full attendance is desired. Rev. Pontius of the U. B. church, went to Geneva this morning where he attended the prohibition convention. Miss Artemiss Fleming arrived in the city from Fort Wavne this morning and will visit over Easter with her mother. Elmer Johnson will ship two ear load of fine draft and driving horses to Pittsburg Saturday. Among these horses are some of Adams county’s best product in that line. Today is Good Friday and the day was appropriately observed by services at the St. Mary’s Catholic church. Next Sunday is Easter and the close of the Lenton season. Charles Carpenter returned from a business trip yesterday evening. While out he visited Ft j|Wayte. Peru, Anderson and Wabash, and interested many people of those places in his patent fuel. The Adams County Prohibition Convention was assembled at the Ge neva M. E. church at ten o’clock this morning. Quite a few people were in attendance and a very interesting time is reported. Miss Dixie Triplette of Stamping Ground, Kentucky, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Sam Acker, a few weeks will return home tonight. 1 She will be accompanied by Sanford Acker who will visit his grandparents ' for several weeks.

J. W. Heller returned to Geneva this afternoon. Alex Beall of Willshire was a business visitor here today. H. E. Rittgussof Linn Grove, transacted business here today. George Urick of Monroe, was here this morning on business. Henry Mangold of Magley, was in town today transacting business. Effie Baker went Marion today to spend several weeks with friends. Mrs. French Quinn went to Bluffton to spend the day with relatives. Charles Murray is sick today with symptoms bordering on appendicitis. Tim Dobson returned to Lebanon this noon, after transacting business here. Miss Pearl Hendricks went to Monroe this afternoon to spend a few days with friends. Ben Baxter has moved his family to Montpelier, where they will reside in the future. Miss Effie Frysinger came in from Willshire today to visit a few days here with friends. Mrs. Morris of Bluffton, arrived in the citv today to visit her father, R. D. Patterson. Ed Coffee and E. E. Snow returned from Bluffton today, w-here they had been visiting friends. D. F. Van Tilberg of Portland, returned home this afternoon after transacting business here. Mrs. D. Conklin of Bluffto, who has been visiting Farnk Winnans and family at Willshire, returned home today. Charles Allen of Bluffton, arrived here today and will visit with James Woods and family, who live east of the city. Judge D. D. Heller and C. J. Lutz came home this morning from a several days business trip to Pennsylvania. Miss|Mary Kunkle returned to her home at Bluffton this noon, after a weeks’ visit with Miss Gertrude Blosser. A train load of that much talked o red wood of California, passed through here today over the Grand Rapids. Some of the sticks of timber were four feet square, and were taken from trees at least seven feet in diameter.

Five ears of steam panics went j through here today over the Erie from ; Buffalo to the Klondike. They will be used in the mines of the far north, and before reaching their destination will have traveled something near 6000 miles. A small army of those Normadie people known as gypsies made their appearance today. They were possibly the first of the season, and have not been long out of winter quarters. The gypsy has a long inherited aver sion to work, one that will last until the extintion of the race. J. B. Stoneburner took a party of ladies including Mesdames Noah Mangold, C. J. Lutz and Eva Smith to Toledo this morning to buy a piano for the Rebekah lodge. Mrs. | Lutz went along for the express pur pose of testing the qualities of any i instrument thev may select. Joseph Pogue of Monroe, who has been suffering for the last year with dropsy, is today in a very critical I condition and his death is only a j question of a few days. At times he 1 has shown signs of a slow recovery, ■ but the developments of the past few days are clearly to the contrary. The divorce case of David A. Barnes vs Clara Barnes is now being tried, i Judge R. K. Erwin of Decatur, occu I pying the bench. Two years ago Mrs. ' Barnes brought suit for divorce but I the case was contested by Mr. Barnes, who asks for the divorce and the wife is asking for alimony, the custody of the children and money fortheir care and maintenance. Portland ('ommerciaL Review. Erie engine M. 36 was put into service today on a passenger run. She l was turned out at Huntington from bell to pony trucks and Master Mechanic Vergers, who designed the locomotive stated that it shall not be used on any other place on the road than out of Huntington. The engine is novel, powerful and fast, and is typical of advanced engine building. She will have four drivers seventy two inches in diameter, and a boiler of the latest construction. The machine was made to haul Erie trains Nos. .'1 and 1 which are the fastest and finest on that road. It is not known whether or not she will be put on the east or west division, but it is probable that her first trip today will be with train No. 3 from Huntington to Chicago.

F. G. Chimwarm of Willshire, w-as ti business visitor in this city today. Mrs. John Gross of Portland, arrived here this afternoon to visit a few days with friends. Francis Bryson went to Fort Wayne this afternoon, where she will remain over Sunday. The funeral of Miss Blanche A<l- - will be held nt the Catholic church Monday morning. Mrs. George Houser, who has been sick at the home of her daughter on Third street, is somewhat improved. Misses Francis Bryson, Pansy Bell and Lucile Hale went to Fort Wayne today to visit over Easter with Helen McGee. Mrs. John Reynolds and children arrived in this city from Warren today and will visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Wisehaupt. Eli Meyer has added a fashionable carriage to his already well oquipjied livery barn. The carriage is a fine one and just the thing for first class livery hire. James Beery, the popular clerk at the postoftiee, we.it over to Bluffton last evening to attend ti grand ball but misled the same, as his intended Market street companion was unable to go. H. P. Ray h is just returned from a business trip through the western states for Frisinger & Company. Mr. Ray has l.een very successful while out and sold the 2,400 pound sorrel stallion to ti man in Danville. Illinois. The new hank is now a reality. Hoffman & Gottschalk of Linn Grove, made the first deposit, and the first cheek cashed was presented by Peter E. Habegger, drawn by himself. In twenty years from now this will be interesting history. —Berne Witness. Nothing out of the ordinary took place at the K. of P. hall last night and the evening was well sjient in conferring rank work on six candidates. Grand Chancellor Wilson of Elkhart, was unable to lx* present and the Uniformed Rank and building questions were not touched ujxjn. Civil Enigneers W. Q' Phelps, C. H. Redman, and C. E. Hart wen* in the city today staking off the switching tracks and establishing the grade for a sewer in the new G. R. & I. railway ya lit location. Work is fast progressing on this improvement and by three months all will have been completid. The Kuebler & Moltz company shipped a ear load of eggs to the eastern market, today. The shipment consisted of 280 cases and was received at the store in one weeks time. Counting these eggs at the present price, the country people have received over <1,200.00 for their hen fruit, which is certainly a noticable amount. Last week when Mrs. Harry Riker was in Decatur having dental work done, she spent a part of the day with Mrs. Al Buhler, who was formerly Mrs. Amanda Harper of this place. Mrs. Riker says Mr. Buhler has a lovely location in Decatur, of which his wife is very proud, and all their friends here wish them a happy- and successful life.—Willshire Herald. A complete surprise was given to Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Brenneman Wednesday evening by their neighlairs, thirty-live in number, who'all ut once entered their house with tilled baskets and without giving a moments warning. The evening was very pleasantly spent and a fine luncheon was served by- the guests. Mr. and Mrs Branneman will leave this month for Berne. Switzerland, where they will sjiend the summer, and the affair of Wednesday evening is one of ttie pleasant events they exjierienced here which they will lie pleased to remember.—Berne Witness. J. E. Moser and wife, of Decatur, spint Sunday night at the home of their father, Fred Roop. They returned home Monday morning, accompanied by their son, Ralph, who had lieen visiting his grand father several days. While in town Mon day forenoon Mr. Moser also invest! gated the situation with reference to locating n branch photographic studio at this place. He informed the Herald that in all proliability he will build a gallery here and equip it .with all the appliances necessary to turn out high grade work, having all the appearance of the productions of city art studios. He is a successful artist, and his work Iwouil lie appreciated here.—Will shire Herald.

Il- ,' =?l —»i—--■MI *vn—ll ■ IM IWI Mil ■■—Him ——“ If* The new shoe that has I created such a sensation for | its phenomenal sale in all z* - the large cities. "X T a* We are showing the new / **" spring styles in the high / Louis and Cuban heels. / F Ladies who want exclusive £ .jMWKaSrS styles should see these shoes. Charlie Voglewede, The Shoeseller. vraaa-xccrr aiwtEraiwrxs.« i--.--XLUIXIIUXLXLIIIXXAXXXAIXUIJJLIIAXIXXIAIAIIXAIIiJLU 3 ALWAYS INSURE L J — — £ Your property in L 3 The Continental 3 Insurance Company i h ORGANIZED 1848. L 3 t 3 H 3 L. A. GRAHAM, t :: Resident Manager. [ i 0. J. BAYES, E 3 Solicitor. E □ ■ H □ — h OFFICE OVER TAGUE’S SHOE STORE. E 3 ►' d All Losses Paid and Adjusted from this oilice E ttittttitttittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttA' I CLOSING OUT | ■ Buggies, Corn Cultivators—Riders and Walk- ■ ■ ers, Check Rowers, Breaking Plows, Har- ■ ■ rows, Grain Drills, Lawn Mowers, Weed- W ■ ers and Horse Cultivators. ■ ■ All these goods will be sold very low, an 1 am going ■ ■ to close them out. 1 AGENT FOR I * McCormick machines, white Plymouth ■ * ROCK EGG£, TRACTION ENGINES, AND ■ THRESHING MACHINERY. ■ I l k, niblick j

NOW THEY'RE SCARED British Seiler* Emulate Captain Kidd and Wish They Hadn't Mexico City, April 10. Newi comes from Belizo, otherwise known as Brit ish Honduras, of the exploits of Brit ish sailors who. It Is alleged seized n sloop, fitted it up as a pirate craft, and set forth in emulation of Blackboard Captain Kidd and other pirates. They seized an American fruit vessel and took money. Then, greatly alarmed over the consequences of their pirati cal act, they returned to the mainland and fled into the Jungle of lhe interior, where they are still In hiding. More Victims of Cyclone. Hanceville, Ala., April Id.-- Two I more deaths have resulted from the 1 cyclone which swept the country west; of here. Reports of the damage of the storm across the river have reached here. The storm Jumped to Summit, Ala., which is In the northern corner of Blount county, where several per sons were severely injured and a dozen | houses and barns destroyed.

Pleaded Guilty to Embezzlement. Philadelphia. April 10. 1. Howard dimension, former treasurer of the Pennsylvania Epileptic hospital and colony farm at Oakbourne Chester ' county, pleaded guilty In court to three indictments charging him with enihez- ; zlement and conspiracy. He was sen fenced to eight years' Imprisonment. Climenson embezzled about $!».000 of the hospital's funds while he was treas urer of the institution. New Challenger Shows Speed. Weymouth, Eng April 10. Over a j thirty mile course, fifteen miles to Ice ward and fifteen to windward. Sham j rock HI. defeated Shamrock 1. by 17 , minutes and 2(1 seconds. Crevasse Cannot Be Closed. , New Orleans, April 10.- Hope nf ; closing the Hymi Ila crevasse I as been i practically nbandoned A terrific cur I rent swept around the broken ends of I the cribbing and through the great I 700-foot gap in the levee undermining ths light piling which it had taken , thirteen days and nights to build. The I levee board hns practically tea-heel I th* dos Its re sources.