Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 86, Decatur, Adams County, 20 April 1903 — Page 3

TIME TABLES O. R. & I. (In effect September 28, 1902) TRAINS NORTH, No &—Dally 1:80 a tn No3-Daliy (except Sunday, 3:17 um No "—Dally (except Sunday) 8:00 am TRAINS BOOTH. No » -Dally (except Sunday: 1:19 n m No 12—Dally (except Bunday).... 7;’.7 m No 6—Dally 12:25 u CLOVER LEAF. EAST. No fr—Commercial Traveler, dally 5-'25 a m No 3-Mall. dally, except Sunday 12 Js p “ No J-Day Etpress. daily fi: 43 , m No 22—Local Height 1:10 am WEST No 3-Day Express, daily 5:25 a m No I—Mall, daily, except Sunday .11:25 a m No s—Commercial Traveler, dally 'e27 u m No 23—Local Freight 12:05 p m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect September 22, 1902. WEST. No 7—Express, dally, except Sunday. .2:22 a m No B—New York and Boston Limited through coach Columbus and Chicago 12:28 pm No 13—Wells Fargo Express 5:12 pm No 21- Marlon-Huntington Acc’m 7:42 p m EAST No B—Vestibule Limited for NY... 222 a tn No 22-Cleveland and Columbus .. 6:5b ni No 4—New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus and Chicago .... 3-24 Dni No 14—Huntlngt’n-Meadville Expr’s 8:20 p m George Nichols of Berne, was in town today transacting business. Charles Pilliod of Piqua, Ohio, is visiting in this city with friends. Miss Lulu Crist of Bluffton, visited over Sunday in this city with Miss Madge Hite. Miss Grace Hale of Liam, Ohio, is in this city visiting with friends and relatives. Thomas Haefling and Harry Friedmaan were visitors at Fort Wayne yesterday. Frank Palmer of Geneva, was in this city Saturday evening being on the way to Bluffton. C. K. Layman returned to Portland this moning where he is employed in a large stone quarry. Miss Bessie Gerard visitea over Sunday at Fort Wayne with her sister, Miss Esther Gerard, and other relatives. Mrs. Janies Holden returned to her home at Huntington Sunday, after visiting iin this city with her sister, Mrs. L D. Adams.

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Rev. Crosue, who has been conducting meetings at Union Chapel, east of town, returned to his homo at Butler, this morning. Miss Lillian Egley returned to her , home at Berne this morning after I visiting for a few days in this city 1 with Miss Blanche Carroll. I A couple of south end girls, whose names are withheld out of respect for two Decatur gallants, entertained two \ an \\ ert boys last evening. Mrs. J. E. Ulman of rural route six, who has been seriosuly sick for some time, has considerably improi ved and is now (’considered out of ! danger. Misses Jessie and Ruth Simison I who have been visiting in this city with L. C. Miller and family, returned to lheir home at Berne this morning. The announcement of the approaching marriage of Miss Margaret eiand to Mr .Elmer Finch was made at the St. Marys church yesterday morning. All Rathbone Sisters are requested to meet at their lodge room this evening at seven o’clock to arrange for the funeral of Mrs. John Parrish. By order of Most Excellent Chief. Peter Heiman is the busiest man in the county today. He is erecting at new barn on his farm south of town. The building will be fortythree feet wide and seventy-six feet long. The (Unformed Rank K. of P. will meet Thursday evening for organization and the election of officers. Members of same will call at Acker, Elzey & Vance's and get their measure taken for a uniform. The Presbyterians congregated in their new church yesterday and listened to a very able sermon delivered by Rev. Allen. It will lx* some time before the church will have been completed but they will continue to meet there from now on. Attorneys C. L. utz and Henry B. Heller left this morning for Rome. New York, Warren and New Castle, Pa., where they will take depositions in the case of W. S. Liken vs. Elizabeth Liken to be tried here soon. They will be absent all week.

Mrs. C. J. Lutz is on the sick list. Amos Hirschey of Berne, was here today transacting business. Rev. E. A. Allen left for a several days visit at Elkhart this morning. Sam Butcher of Geneva, was a business visitor here this morning. Mr. Forrest and Ernest Rees of Marion, were here Sunday the guests of friends. Mrs. Jacob Buhler went to Marion today for an extended visit with her son, Emanuel Buhler. Milo Trout, operator for the Erie at Kent, came in today to spend a few days with his parents. Fred Patterson returned this morning from a several days visit with college friends at Indianapolis. Mrs. Harry Deam of Bluffton, returned home this noon after spending Sunday here with her parents. Attorney Schafer Peterson who has been quite sick for a week past with the quinzey, is somewhat improved today. Doc Evans, representing the Bluffton nursery, is in town today making a delivery of first class fruit and shade trees. Beery & Holthouse shipped fifty-six head of fast stepping coach horses to Pittsburg Saturday where they will be sold during the great horse sale. The case against the Fleming company and City of Fort Wayne, which wits set for trial today, was postponed on account of the illness of Judge Zollars Lewis J. Smith of Petoskey, Michigan, has l)een here looking over the scenes of his boyhood days, it being some twenty years since he left here and located in his present home. While here Monday Joe Winteregg of Berne, filed the necessary documents to be appointed a notary public, and will look after this feature of the business of Berne. Frank Durkins was down town a while today and though quite weak was able to walk around considerable. It will be four weeks tomorrow since he went to the hospital and his rapid recovery is remarkable. Mr. Niblick is the latest arrival at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Niblick and the former's broad grin which could be plainly seen the entire day is thus explained. The young fellow is very prepossessing and looks very much like a democrat. Robert Gillig of Fort Recovery, Ohio, who is the son of Conrad Gillig of this county, will soon be married to Miss Catherine Kintz of Fort Recovery, Ohio. Mr. Gillig is engaged in the flour mill business at that place with Mr. Heffner and will reside there in the future. The grading for the new G. R. & I. yards will lie begun tomorrow and within a week's time many of the trucks will have been laid. When this work is finished a great inconvenience to teamsters and general shippers will be banished as the present methods are a handicap to them. Oscar Hoffman went to Ossian this morning where he will take the ground level and measurements for a new Presbyterian jMrsonage. He has lieen instructed to prepare plans for a four thousand dollar pressed brick veneered structure, which will certainly be a fine addition to that I progressive town. • >scar Lankenau eaine near being mistaken for a chicken thief Friday I for when he drove into Meyers livery I liarn a big pullet jumped out of the 5 buggy. It was’af terward explained ! how the chicken got there when ' Fred Bentz stated that he had missed a hen, for it had crawled in Oscar's buggy to lay an egg. J. E. Ulman is getting ready for the threshing season and has his two rigs in this city for rejiairs. He states that indications jxiint to a heavy crop of wheat this year, hut he believes that oats will lie light. The recent rains have interfered considerably with the sowing of oats and a very small acreage will he put out. Frank Berger, the veteran hone dealer, was over at New Corydon Saturday and brought Ixick with him a cane which had been left there fifteen years ago by John Shirey. The stick was kept by Mr. Houser, the druggist, with whom Mr. Shirey had left it when buying horses at that place. Mr. Shirey remembers distinctly where he had left it but never had the opportunity to procure it, while the druggist laid been waiting all that stretch of time for a chance to return the valuable cane.

Julius Haugh was a business visitor at Willshire today. James Gay went to Anderson this morning to transact business. D. G. M. Trout made a business trip to Geneva this afternoon. Byron Ault, of Geneva, was a business visitor here this morning. R. Schugg went to Keadalville this morning to transact business. Fred. McFeeley, of Ft. Wayne, spent Sunday here with friends and relatives. Elzey Botkins returned to Geneva this afternoon after transacting business here. Jerry Lugginbill, of Berne, who was hereon business, returned home this afternoon. Theodore Reick ofC hicago, is in the city the guest of Charley Voglewede. W. E. Fulk went to Toledo this morning to confer with the Morgan traction people. Lawyer DeVoss is quite sick today and unable to attend to duties at his office. Mary Closs returned to Ft. Wayne this morning after visiting over Sunday here with her parents. M. L. Jones, wife and daughter of Fort Wayne, will tomorrow be guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Moser. Rev. Beaber, who has been attending ministerial duties at Grover Hill. 0., over Sunday, returned home this afternoon. Mrs. B. S. Merriss returned to her home at Pleasant Mills today, after visiting in the city with her daugh ter, Mrs. H. A. Fristoe. Mrs. Switzer, who has been the guest of John Everett and family for several days, returned to her home at Lima, Sunday night. Mr. and Mrs. Will Luftifly, of St. Joe, Mich., who have been visiting John Werling, of Echo, for several days, returned home this morning. Bishop Barkley, of Portland, Oregon, filled the pulpit of the Evangelical church Sunday evening. Mr. Barkley is a very powerful pulpit orator, as those who heard him can bear the highest evidence. L. Disher and Dayton Steele who represent the Van Camp Machine company of this city, went to Jonestown today where they will view the site of the proposed enlargement of the Sheller A Disher elevator.

County Assessor Crist will lxbusy in the covntry most of this week, where he will lend a helping hand to the township assessors. On April 28, he will attend a district meeting at Fort Wayne, where samples of equalities in assesment will be given an airing. (4. F. Frehl of Bhitfton, who buys hides and tallow for Force, Sauer & company of Allegheny , Pennsylvania, was in this city today attending to his line of business. His company have one of the largest tanneries and rendering works in the United States and do an immense amount of business in this part of the country. Word has been received from W ill Reynolds who is now at Noble, Oklahoma, that his wife is again worse and that her recovery is still in doubt. Mrs. Reynolds was taken sick about mid winter but soon began to improve until she agin suffered a relapse. Mrs. Dan Reynolds of this city will possibly start for Oklahoma within a day or so. “The Fays" one of the best com panies in repertoire on the stage pissed through this city today on their way from Marion. Indiana, to Muskegon, Michigan. They carry but eight people, yet they are all stars and such jx-ople as the following stand famous in the theartical world: Will Lemoine, whose acrobatic work and monkey turn stands alone and unequaled.. The comic turn of W. B. Stoddard is fast and easily proves him to be a first class comedian. “Red" Wilson who sometiems works with Stoddard, presents a musical act which is a marvel. Frank Niess, who was recently secured from O'Neil, needs but little mention, as he stands preeminent in his line of work. ' Miss Clara Sjieich is famed as a soloist of great merit and possesses a very remarkable voice. Mrs. Lemoine has an important ]>art as the nurse in the play which the compny presents. Joe Crawford is as fast at buck and wing dancing as any that ever tread the stage. And last comes Baby Lemoine, who is an actress by right of merit and is a great favorite with the audiences before which “The Fays” have appeared.

THIS IS A I The new shoe that has created such a sensation for its phenomenal sale in all \ the large cities. Ik We are showing the new spring styles in the high / Louis and Cuban heels. / Ladies who want exclusive / 7 styles should see these shoes. Charlie Voglewede, The Shoeseller. < -A W. H. Niblick, Pres. D. Stidabaker, Vice-Pres. R. K. Allison, Cashier C. S. Niblick, Ass’t Cashier. French Quinn, Ass’t Cashier. COMPARATIVE STATEMENT The Old Adams County Bank Decatur, Indiana. RESOURCES. April 9, 1902. April 9,1903 Loans and discounts $515,358 84 $517,025 97 Bondsand mortgages 93,621 04 135,640 14 Banking house 6,856 92 6,856 92 Real estate and fixtures 7,121 42 7,121 42 Premiums 450 00 Due from banks 130,331 34 227,054 95 Cash 37,922 84 33,706 26 U. S. bonds 12,000 00 14,000 00 $803,212 40 $941,855 66 LIABILITIES. Capital $120,000 00 $120,000 00 Surplus 12,000 00 15,000 00 Undivided Profits 8,217 98 7,824 59 Dividends Unpaid 975 00 805 00 Deposits 662,019 42 798,226 07 $803,212 40 $941,855 66 3 ALWAYS INSURE f : .. -4 H Your property in h I The Continental 3 Insurance Company t 3 B h ORGANIZED 1848, C 3 q t 3 L. A. GRAHAM, 3 Resident Manager. 3 0. J. BAYES, 3 3 Solicitor, t 3 £ OFFICE OVER TAGUE’S SHOE STORE, h 3 c □ All Losses Paid ami Adjusted from this office £ TTTTTTTI TIT"! TT TT TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT TIIIIT TIT T T T T IT TTTTT

All kinds of nursery stock for sale at Hughes & Cress’ marble shop, on Second street, Decatur, Ind. Anthony Gross and wife, of Ft. Wayne, were here over Sunday, the guests of friends and relatives. John Shiedler, of Huntington, and Francis C. Patton, of Toledo, have accepted positions as agents for the Metropolitan Life Insurance Co., conjointly with K. C. Drummond, and with this corps in the field there will be something doing. Three car loads of steel for the reconstruction of the Erie bridge over the St. Marys river is in this city and will soon Is l unloaded. This shipment makes six ear loads of material that ha ve arrived and | more is yet to come. The bridge will lx. the same as liefore and will I not lie double tracked as some are j led to lielieve. Mr. McLain, the 1 roadmaster, says that he has not been instructed to have a double tracked or suspension bridge built here and that the different parts of the old structure are simply to be 1 replaced by heavier pieces.

’I THE NOTED I iDraft Stallion • McFarlane Numbrr 4725. will be found the coming season at the Riverside Livery and Feed Barn. This horse is too well known to need any recommendation. He has i been owned and kept in Decatur for three years by Peter Am spa ugh, and I will be in his hands this season. C>t>d3wtf