Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 15 April 1903 — Page 3

[ M E TABLES a. R. & «■ | c effect September 28, 1902) trains north, E v (except Sunday) 3:17 pm Ely (except Sunday) 8:00 a m trains south. ■ lv (except Sunday 1:19 p m E iv (except Sunday) 7:K a m Ely a m CLOVER LEAF. * EAST. ■mmerclal Traveler, dally... 5:25 a m Kjl. dally, except Sunday. ..12 5- p in ■v Express, dal.y 6:43 pm Ecal Freight 1:10 a m * WEST. lv Express, daily 5:25 am El daily, except Sunday ...11;25am ■nmivrefal Traveler, dally .. 9:27 pm I,cal Freight 12:05 p m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect September 22, 19C2. WEST. t’nress. dally, except Sunday. .2:22 a m w York and Boston Limited rough coach Columbus and Ljeago >2:28 p m Fell- Fargo Express 5:12 p m janon-Huntington Acc m... 7:42 p m EAST Lstibule Limited for N Y 2:22 a m llev land and Columbus 6:58 a m i w York and Boston Limited Ihrotigh coaches Columbus Ld Chicago ... . .3:24 pm jantingt'n-Meadvllle Expr's 8:2t) p m Krouse went to Fort Wayne timing on business. Alllison went to Berne this hg where he will attend to r ■ j Henry Hite went to Fort k this morning to spend the ith friends. I Harry Daniel went to Fort h this morning to spend the iith friends. Margaret Daniels went to Payne this morning to visit a Lys with friends. . and Mrs. Zechiel left for Iville this morning where will make their future home, s Elsie Battenberg of Monroe•who has been visiting friends for a few days, returned home iorning. i, E. W. Glick of Fort Wayne, has been visiting here with |s for several days, returned to >me this morning. and Mrs. Will Spencer of gt. who have been visiting s and relatives here for several I returned home this morning.

IACE CURTAINS fO R SPRING LACE CURTAINS, all grades, from 25c I to $3.00 each; the best line ever shown. CURTAIN POLES, complete, 10c each. I WINDOW SHADES, full length, 10c each. EXTRA HEAVY CLOTH SHADES, seven I 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. I C. F. True

Mrs. Alice Smith of Lima, Ohio! is m the city visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Debolt. Miss Mabel Erwin and her friend, Miss (’.irter, returned toF ort Wayne oduy after several days visit here. * red Huffman signed up the contract Tuesday with Er hart & Runvan Os Berne, for a large department store. Barney Kai ver, D. E. Smith, W. P. Edmundson, J. D. Hale and were among the Knights who went to Fort Wayne today. An eight pound boy made his appearance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Milfred Wisehaupt. Mother and child are doing well. Ed Beeler went to West Baden lust evening where he will spend a few weeks at the springs for the betterment of his health. J. F. Chandler, who has many acres of oil leases south of this city went to Berne this morning to look after business in that locality. Otto Ehinger went -to New York C ity yesterday where he will go to work at his trade. He is a gradutae of the New York school of cutting and can always comand a good job. Unclaimed letters are at the postoffice for Mrs. Anna Miller, Mrs. Alice Andrew-, Wm. Bowers. Miss Carrie Daniels, Johnie H. Hodge, Charley Anan, C S. Miller. The Bachelor Maids will meet tonight at the home of Miss Ada Doininger. It has been several weeks since this club has met on account of the Lenton season but they reorganized a week ago and will coni tinue their sessions. Dr. Keller has gained some notoriety lately as a chicken breeder. ■ Out of 110 eggs he was able to get . 107 chickens by means of an incubator. In such a proportion, when it is considered that the eggs were ’ shipp'd more than 100 miles, he has almost reached the highest efficiency The banquet served by Phillips Bros, for the dancers Monday night is said to have been the best ever 1 served in the city on short notice ’ and the thirty-two guests who partook thereof are loud in their praises. The service was particularly ; well done. The boys are fixed for I; just such occasions and are catering . 1 for this class of business.

Austin Andrews of Monroe, was here today on business. Ira Adler of Schumm, was in this city today attending to business. Mrs. Jesse Smith went to Bluffton today to visit friends for a few days. Attorney Earl B. Adams made a business trip to Pleasant Mills today. Mrs. Emma Smith of Portalnd, was here this morning visiting friends between trains. Dr. C. V. Connell went to Willshire today where he will attend to professional business Ed Heller of Spencerville, was here today enroute to Portland to buy a fine trotting horse. Clarence Reynolds went to Van Buren this noon where he will work for several days. Washington Gilpen went to Willshire today where he attended to the lumber business. Mrs. H. S. Ashbaucher of Marion, who has been visiting relatives here for a few days,returned home today Mrs. J. A. Munima returned from Elkhart today where she has been visiting for some time with her daughter, Mrs. C. D. Kern. Mrs. George Houser, who has been quite sick at the home of her daughter, Mrs. R. C. Drummond on Third str< et. is some better ami is steadily improving. Cal Robinson has been elected captain of the high school base ball team. The team is now openfordates and the boys state that they are anxious to hear from Bluffton. Harry Bohr, a nephew of Mrs. L. C. Hughes of this city, had an arm blown off in an explosion at Hartford City last evening. He was about twelve years old and a very popular lad. Mrs. Hughes received the news by telephone this morning and left for Hartford City at noon.

Frank Miller, coachman for the Murray Hotel, was quite badly disappointed yesterday evening. He had received a letter which asked him to meet a friend at the corner of Monroe and Fifth streets and for two long hours waited for that friend, though needless to say, never materialized. The new dwelling house of Charles Christen on the corner of Monroe and Tenth streets is fast nearing completion and will soon be ready for occupancy. The building is up to date in every particular which is self evident as the design was made by’ Mr. Christen himself. It is very attractive and a fine addition to the residences of West Monroe street. The rooms in the Studabaker building that were damaged a few days ago by the fire, are being repaired today. A gang of workman are tearing away the debris and the smoked and charred walls and ceiling are being replaced by new. A door cut through the wall will connect the old buildingg with the one recently built, having one stairway in common. Wednesday and Thursday of this week will be days long to remembered by the Knights Templars of this state, as during this time the forty-ninth annual convention will be held at ’ k Fort Wayne. A large delegation from the south representing Richmond, Winchester and Portland, enlivened by a brass band, passed through here this morning. Like delegations are ex jiected from all cities within a radius of seventy-five miles and Fort Wayne will be real lively while it lasts. Geo. Wemhoff returned from Bed ford, Indiana last evening where he has been purchasing several car loads of stone The quality of material found at the quuries at that place is the best an is extensively used for sidewalks, cohims. and all building purposes. It is known as the volitic lime stone and has Ix-en used in constructing some of the most magnificent buildings in the United States, among which the largest is probably the congressional library at Washington, D. C. The gum contest at the 1,0 .<) . F. hall was a surprise and proved very enjoyable. A prize was offered to those who moulded the most perfect animal from gum und it was given to Miss Adelia Sellemoyer, whose efforts were the most successful. A guessing contest about flowers followed and first premium, a blooming geranium, was secured by Miss Hattie Moore. The affair seemed very successful in every way and the Reliekahs realized a snug sum, notwithstanding that the admission fee was only five cents.

P. G. Hooper made a business trip to Berne today. J. C . McHooney of Berne, was a business visitor here today. ' P. K. Kinney went to Geneva this afternoon to look after business interests. James Dollahan went to Fort Wayne today to spend several days with his brother. William Hall of Geneva, returned home this afternoon after transacting business here. Mooney Thompson returned to Geneva this afternoon after transacting business here. P. Pogue of Piqua, Ohio, who has been visiting his daughter, Mrs. John Elzey, went to Monroe today. Mrs. Eugene Runyon of Berne, who has been visiting her parents’, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Human, returned to her home today. The funeral of Mrs. Frank Lutz will b > held Thursday afternoon at two o'clock at the U. B. church, Rev. Pontius officiating. Interment will be at Mapelwood cemetery. Miss Minnie Wenmann of Schumm, Ohio, who has been visiting in this city with her grandmother, Mrs. A. Gunset and other relatives, returned to her home today. Willia Coxsan and Chester Lew of Markle, were in this city today to be exained by the pension board which was in session. The board is composed of Drs. Holloway and McMillen of this city, and A spy of Geneva. Cress & Beavers, the marble dealers, have sold to William Brown a handsome monument which is to be erected at the Beery cemetrey west of town during the month of May. The monument is one of the best ever sold here. The funeral of Mrs. Frank Maples, who died Tuesday evening, was held this afternoon at the Methodist church. Rev. Hudson, assisted by Rev. Pontius, preached the funeral sermon and interment was niadea at the Decatur cemtery. Indications point to the attendance of a number of out of town peopel to see “Mr. Bob" at Bosse's opera house tomorrow evening. One of the social clubs in the city are arranging to attend in a body. The boards will be open for the reserving of seats tomorrow morning and the rush is expected to be heavy. The Fourth street improvement question has again received an impetus and it is to be hoped that some decisive and speedy action may be taken. The street if built at all will surely be patved which is the proper thing to be done for it all reverts to one point, that the quality must be given the most consideration Otto Wells and George Baker, two young men from Blue Creek, were in town last night and indulged in some fast driving. They were arrested and lodged in jail over last night. Tried before ’Squire Smith today for cruelty to animals they were fined five dollars and costs amounting to fiftt'en dollars each. They went to jail. James Parks, the liverymna of Spencerville, Ohio, and Samuel G. Parks Jr, of Lima, Ohio, passed through this city today on their way to Willshire where they were called on account of the serious illness of their father, Samuel Parks. The latter is very low and as he is ,; suffer ng with a third stroke of I paraly ds there are small chances I for his recovery. John Robison of Vera Cruz, is very sick at the home of his sister, 1 Mrs Jacob Neuensehwander on • I Third street, and no hopes are entertained for his recovery. He came here several weeks ago to | take treatment for a stomach trouble of one of the physicians of i this city and suffered a relapse. It is now believed that consumption of the bowels has set in as his conditiop is very low. Hs brother, A. B. Robison, went to his home at Ansonia, Ohio, today but will return in a few days. The sick man is about thirty years old and has been a chronic sufferer with bowel trouple his entir life. Lyford Minot Clooed Down. Torre Haute. Ind.. April IS. — Because of a rllnpute as to the terms of the agreement regarding employment of "•hooters,” work has been suspended at the Lyford coal mines. Professor Thornton of Cornell, who was selected to arbitrate for the miners, cannot serve, and until a successor can be selected the dispute will bo unsettled. i —————— Some people think Hint when they nsk forgiveness for a wrong It gives them n license to do the Mine tiling over again. I’hllndelphlu Telegraph.

— THIS IS A— , The new shoe that has ' created such a sensation for ( “ 2-ige -< ' 4 its phenomenal sale in all ' T the large cities. We are showing the new JA spring styles in the high / Louis and Cuban heels. / **®/ Ladies who want exclusive / I styles should see these shoes. Z *9* Charlie Voglewede, The Shceseller.

“Mr. Bob” invites you to be a witness to his contusion at Bosse's Opera House, Friday Evening, April 17tk A FUNNY LITTLE PLAY BY SOME FUNNY LITTLE PEOPLE Wont You Come? Reserved Seats 25 Cents.

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Going After Smuggler*. San Juan, P. R, Apr. 15. The grand jury Is investigating the so-called smuggling cases In which officer* of the United Slates navy and other prominent men are Involved, notwithstanding the Instructions which It Is stated District Attorney Pettlngill has received from the department of justice at Washington not to present information to the grand jury this term. The press and the natives have practically demanded an Investigation, inasmuch as last teem a native merchant named Ricardo Amado was sentenced to a year's confinement in the penlten tiary and a fine of |f>oo for having contraband liquor in his possession. Will Not Abandon the Fight Washington, April 15.—The depart-j merit of justice hue no information to i indicate that the Northern Securities company will abandon its case. On' the contrary all the information iu the possession of tho dnpartmont Is to the effect that th* company will appeal to the United Rtates supreme court and contest the case to the ea<L

ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST. I. O. O. F. BLOCK. Phone J 164. Phone f

LAWN GRASS SEED. Renew your old lawns by sowing the best seed BULK GARTEN SEED. fresh and true to name. SWEET PEAS, NASTURTIUMS and Flower Seeds of all kinds. J. D. HALE, Corner Jessi tMon und Second SH. 'Phone K. 64dW

For Rent House near South Third street. Inquire at this office.