Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 89, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1903 — Page 3

TIME TABLES G. R. & I. (In effect September 28, 1902) TRAINS NORTH. hW«lt-Daily 1.30 am No »—Dally (except Sunday) . 3:17 pm No T—Daily (except Sunday) am TRAINS BOOTH. No#-Dally (except Sunday 1:19 pm No l 2— Dally (except Sunday) 7.17 atn No •—-Daily 12:25 a m CLOVER LEAK. EAST. No Traveler, daily. 5:25 a m No B—Mail. dally, except Sunday.. 12 58 p m No 4— Day Express, daby ''43 p m No S»—Local Freight 1:10 am WEST No 3—Day Express, dally 5:15 a m No I—Mall, dally, except Sunday 11:25 a m No B—Commercial Traveler, daily 9:27 p m No 23—Local Freight ... 12:05pm CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect September 22, 1902. WEST, No T— Express, daily, except Sunday 2:22 a m No B—New York and Hoston Limited I through coach Columbus and ■(Chicago 12:29 pm No 13—Wells Fargo Express 5:12 p m No M—Mari. u. Huntington Acc’m 1:42 p m EAST No B—Vestibule Limited for NY 2:22 a m No 23—Cleveland and Columbus 6:58 am No <—New York and Hoston Limited 1 through coaches Columbus E and Chicago 3:24 pm No 14—Huntingt’n Meadville F.xpr's 8:20 p m Miss Iva Sime >ke spent the day at Fort Wayne. C. C. Liechty of Geneva, was a business visitor here this morning. P. J. Bryan of Geneva, went to Kendalville this morning for a few days visit with friends. Elmer Finch and Miss Maggie Weiand went to' Fort Wayne this morning to iqiend it few days with friends Mrs. Jesse Sutton is at the home of her father who was taken quite ill, and her return depends upon his condition. George Glendenning and family of Geneva, were in the city today enroute to Fort Jennings, Ohio, for a several days visit with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Warner, who have been visiting with Charles Carpenter and family for a few days, reform'd to their home at Fort Wayne this morning. The gang of Erie railroad employes who have been working in this vicinity and staying at the Peoples restaurant, left this mornI ingforthe neighborhood of < hicago.

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W. H. Niblick, Pres. D. jtvdabaker, Vice-Pres. R. K. Allison, Cashier C. S. Niblick, Abb 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 discountsl6ls,3sß 84 $517,025 97 Bonds and mortgages 93,621 04 135,640 14 Baukiug 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 38,706 26 U. S. bonds 12,000 00 14,000 (X) $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 (X) Deposits 662,019 42 798,226 07 $803,212 40 $941,855 66

W. S. Huglies made a business trip to Bluffton this noon. Dr. A. G. Ford of Geneva, was getting next to some business here . today. Miss Ella Miesse of Van Wert arrived here today to spend a few days with the family of Jacob Myers. Med Johns was thrown off a j vicious horse this morning and had ' his right hand quite badly injured. Bohnke Wertzlierger went to ' Bluffton today to spend a few days i with his sister, Mrs. George Conrad. | John Jones, otherwise known as j “Deacon'’ Jones arrived in this city I today from Bluffton and will make a short visit with friends and relatives. Blackburn & Christen have made ; a worthy addition to their fixtures in the shape of a new cash register of the Dayton make, which is to be used in connection with the soda ; fountain. | Dr. Hessler of Tocsin, went to I Richmond today to make arrangements for the admission of Mrs. Gartons to the insane asylum. She | has been suffering from insanity for | about six weeks. Crude oil took another jump, the | Indiana product being quoted at 111.11. The public is sorter getting | used to this ano the increase at this i time failed to create even a ripple I of excitement in oil circles. There will be a meeting of ! Decatur Chapter No. 127 (). E. S. 'on Friday evening April 24, at which the degree of the order will be exemplified. All members of the order are requested to be present . The Daughters of Rebekah are i arranging the preliminaries for their ! theatrical production which will be i staged at the Bosse opera house lon May 11. A hearty reception is already assured for those who will I take part in the play, the proceeds !of which s will go to the benefit of ' this popular order. Business is quiet at the present as all the people of the rural districts ' are busy sowing oats and getting ! the ground ready for the corn planting time. The farmers cannot spare the time and do not come to town until Saturdays and the extraordinary rush of business at the end of the week is thus accounted for.

Dan Beery returned today from couple days business trip to Pittsburg. H. M. Romberg is off’ duty and is sjiending the week with his family in this city. Hurry Johns returned this afternoon from taking a load of horses to Fort Wayne. J. B. McKilley of Rockford, was in the city today enroute to Geneva on a business trip. Mrs. Al Buhler went to Wil shire this noon where she will visit with her son. Earl Harper. Mrs. R. Stout of Bluffton, arrived in this city today for a visit with David Voltz and faily. Elmer Johnson returned from Van Buren this noon, where he lias been attending to business. O. C. Macey of Willshire, who was a business visitor here today, returned home this evening. Max Romberg and family, who have been visiting at Fort Wayne for several days, returned this afternoon. ’Squire Reynolds left this afternoon for a several days visit with friends and relatives at Winchester, Muncie and Marion. The Ladies’ Shakespeare club are this afternoon holding their last regular meeting of the club year, the same taking place at the Winchester street home of Mrs. W. H. Nachtrieb. W. E. Fulk, with a party of eight land seekers, including Mr. Hill of M est Virginia, are due to arrive at their destination, Enid, Oklahoma, this afternoon. They will spend several days looking over the lands and from there they will make a general tour of the territory. Rev. and Mrs. Nethercut and daughter, Margia, of Richmond, passed through this city yesterday on their way to Markle, where they will visit for few days. While in this city they were the guests so Mr. and Mrs. Wash Gilpen who lived at Markle at the time Mr. Nethercut was pastor of the M. E. church at that place. George Case met with an accident this morning which might have resulted in the loss of an eye. He was endeavoring to cut an iron hoop into with an axe, and as he struck it flew up and hit him just below the right eye, cutting a gash in the check, leaving an ugly wound but no serious injury. John Lenhart, one of the party of Masons who attended the banquet at Geneva last night, was taken very e addenly ill and was not able too be brought home until this morning. Mr. Lenhart s ailment is one of chronic occurrence to him, and while he is getting along in good shape, some anxiety ’is felt f>r his immediate recovery. Says the Geneva Herald: George McKean, county surveyor was surveying for John Brown last Friday but had to abandon the work on account of high water Mr. McKean informed us that section sixteen, Wabash township, liad never had any surveying done in it since the government survey and that section twenty-one had not had any surveying since 1850. Abnet was in Geneva last Friday and made arrangements for the county to dig the ditch across the road from Reicheldeffer's farm into the corjioration. The ditch is about seven feet deep when' it crosses the like and has ten inch tile. This will give good drainage to that part of Geneva, something the property owners are greatly in need of. Geneva Herald. One of the deputy asM'ssors was in the city today and told a reporter bow the jieople talk when their land is appraised. One man said, “Go out and look at it. If you can find a place where you can raise an umbrella without the use of a block and tackle, I will give you ten dollars.’’ As a matter of fact he had a fair piece of land and any asperutiona from any source but this would have brought on a fight. —Bluffton Banner The Bachelor Maids met Wednesday evening at the home of Miss Rose Confer on First street and enjoyed themselves us they are accustomed to do on such (X'casions. Progressive pedro was the amusement of the evening, the merit prizes being won by Edith Wemhoff and Anna Terveer and the consolation by Lizzie Haines and Ada Deininger. Owing to the siM'iul events the meetings will be held Monday evening at the home of Mary Heffner.

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Charles Roth of Toledo, was in this city yesterday visiting with friends. Ex-Trustee Brown of Geneva, was a business visitor here this morning. John Mougey came in |from his weekly trip today to spend Sunday with his family. Sam Miller, who has bee making an extended trip through Ohio, came in from Rockford today. Sheldom Rosebaum of Fort Wayne who has been visiting William Breiner for several days, returned home today The anti spitting legislation idea is being carried into sevreal big cities of the country. The spitting habit is a growing nuisance in cities, and the people will be interested in the rule adopted [in Washington, which prohibits spitting on the sidewalk and in public buildings of the District of Columbia. The penalty for a violation of the regulation is a fine of not less than $1 nor more than |IO. The day current of electricity has its objections and chief among the most obvious is that unless a separate line be run from the power station to the day consumers, every user of electric lights will be compelled to put in a meter. It cannot be otherwise for a consumer who pays for the night use of lights would have the opportunity to use the current during both day atnd night. Date this afternoon the projectors of the Springfield Fort Wayne traction line, with their surveyors and other employes, resumed work discontinued by them last Saturday. They have the survey within three miles of Fort Wayne and while this is being finished they will begin a systematic effort to get the fra nJ chine from the fanners. They ask tliat county commissioners give fifteen feet of the public highway and the rural people thirty feet from their frontage. They mmed confident of the success of their venture. Postmaster A. L. Sharpe was seised with a sudden attack of heart trouble last evening about eight o'clock while conversing with a group of men about the subsidy election in front of Mosiman's jewelry store on Market street. He would have fallen to the sidewalk if friends had not supported him and assisted him to the office of Dr. E. R. Horton. Stimulants were adminiisten*d and Mr. Sharp* gradually recovered and was taken to his home. He was alright this morning except that he felt weak. He was able to be at the nftlw as usual. Mr. Sharpe was interesb'd in seeing the B. &• ('. subsidy voted and was on the streets most of the time yesterday in the raw atmosphere.— j Bluffton News. Huntsman Accidentally Killed. Greensburg. Ind., April 23. —Adam Kllnglnpeel, twenty five years old. was accidentally killed while hunting He placed his gun on a stump, when his dog knocked It over, discharging the gun, and the contents entered the man's leg He died from loss at blood.

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■ ——— M'COY LACKED STEAM Jack Root Was Entirely Too Much For the Hoosier Boy. i Detroit. April 23.—Jack Root of ChiI cago last night was given the decision • | over Kid McCoy at the end of the I tenth round before a crowd that pack 1 ed Light Guard armory. McCoy never , had a chance. Root landed his left i and right at will to face and body i and generally without a return. The ■! men both tipped the scales close to 175 ! pounds. Bat Masterson was the refi eree. Root landed as he pleased. Me- : Coy’s blows lacked steam, and he ap | peared to be content with staying the limit. He braced up somewhat in the sixth. McCoy took the count in the , ■ seventh, eighth and ninth rounds, anil ! by holding managed to stay to the end. Big Record Filed. Washington. April 23. —The case of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Rail- ' road company vs the state of Indiana . has been docketed in the United States supreme court. Ihe case grows out of a provision in the charter of the railroad company, which requires the payments of all Its earnings above 8 certain percentage after the return of the original investment to the state j for the benefit of the school fund. The trial court gave Judgment to the state I for 3918.U00 and the decree was affirmed by the state supreme court. The record in the case covers 2,500 typewritten pages. Train B> oka In Two. | St. Paul, April 23. William G. I I Stuhlfis of St. Paul was killed and 1 | three persons were injured last night I In a collision between two sections of | a passenger train near Hpring Valley on the Chicago. Minneapolis & Omaha railroad. At the top of a hill the rear coach broke from the train, stopped a while and then landed down the hill and ran into the forward part of the i train, which had slowed up.

WORLD’S FAIR COMMISSION Indiana Is Now In Line For a Representative Exhibit. Indianapolis. April 23 —The Indiana world's fair commission met in the governor’s offit e yesterday afternoon for organization. The following ex- , ecutlve officers were elected Presi l dent. Lieutenant-Governor Newton W.M Gilbert; vice president. Speaker of House of Representatives H. W. Marshall; secretary. J. W. Cockrum. editor of the Oakland City Journal. The commission elected Acil Alexander of the Marion Chronicle assistant secretary. Mr. Alexander will be employed to take charge of collecting exhibits at the exposition. An informal agreement was reached as to the membership of the executive committee, at which it was understood that Mr. i Frank C. Ball of Muncie is to be chair--1 man. The commission adjourned to : meet at St. Louis cn April 30. Suit Against Water company. New Albany, Ind.. April 23. The city has brought suit against the New Albany Water company to forfeit its charter. The city asked that a rereiver be appointed and wants judgI ment for $20,1)00 for the forfeiture of one year's water rent. The suit is | based on the plea that the company 1 has entered Into an illegal combina- . tion with the Indiana Water company ■ to destroy competition and has failed to give the city sufficient water Im fire protection. Two Fires at Once. i Indianapolis, April 23. File In thn Kahn Tailoring company a building at I Meridian and Washington streets did ' $25,000 uamage to that concern, and < SIO,OOO to the Haerle dry goods store next door. When this fire was raging an alarm was sent in from the When I Clothing store, one block away, and before this fire was extinguished $5,000 damage was done to the clothing com pany and offices on the upper floors. The losses ate well Insured.