Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 92, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1903 — Page 3

TIME TABLES ' i i O. R. & I. (In effect September 28, 1902) TRAINS NORTH. No 6-Daily 1:30 am No 3—Dally (eroept Sunday) 3:17 „ n No 7—Dally (fcioept Sunday). . ... 8:00 am TRAINS SOUTH. No 2-Daily (except Sunday: 1:19 P m ■ No tit—Dally (except Sunday) 7:17 a in No o—Daily 12:25 a m CLOVER LEAF. I J EAST. No 6— Commercial Traveler, dally... 5:25 am No 2- Mall, dally, except Sunday 12 5» pni 1 No Day Express, daily 643 pm No St— Local Freight 1:10 am WEST 1 No 3-Day Express, daily 5:25 a m No I—Mall, daily, except Sunday 11:25 am No s—Commercial Traveler, dally .. 9:27 p m ' No 23—Local Freight 12:05 p m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect September 22, laos. WEST, No 7—Fxprvas. dally, except Sunday. .2:82 a tn No 3—New York and Boston Limited through coach Columbus and Chicago 12:28 pm N< 13— Wells Fargo Express 6:12 pm No 21—Marion-Huntington Acc'm 7:42 pm EAST No B—Vestibule Limited for N Y 2:28 a m No £—Cleveland and Oolumbns. 6:58 am No 4—New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus sndl'hicago 3:24 p m No 14— Hnntingt'n Meadville Expr’s 8:20 p m ■ Rev Allen made a business trip to ; Fort Wayne this morning. Miss Neva Ernst, sjient the day 1 .vith friendstat Fort Wayne. Chas. Hower went to Fort Wayne i this morning to transact business. Will Dorwin returned from Penville this morning after spending Sunday there with friends. i Abe Sprunger of Berne, returned to his home today, after visiting with relatives in this city. Miss Blanche Miller returned to : the city this morning after a several days visit with friends at Ge neva. Lee Yager, road salesman for the : Fort Wayne Drug company was in this city yesterday visiting with his father. Bex Adams is in this city visiting with his parents. He is now em- 1 ployed at Fortville, Indiana, and is s keeping a set of books for his uncle. Mrs. Cramer went to Fort Wayne this morning where she will attend the funeral of her brother-in law. George Richards, who died last Friday.

YOU CAN’T BE HAPPY — When Your Feet Hurt. Try ’ pWJ g«3 BmV.I9«I»OO# 1 There is only one Dr. Reed’e. See them at CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE’S I the shoeseller. W. H. Niblick, Free. D. Stcdabakeb. Y ice-Pres. R. K. Allison, Cashier C. S. Niblick. Ass’t Cashier. Frixch Qcinn, Asst Cashier. COMPARATE' F STATEMENT The Old Adams County Bank I Decatur, Indiana, RESOURCES. . I April 9,1902. April 9, 1008 Loans and discounts 5515358 84 W 17.025 97 Banking house W 92 W “ ’ash 37,922 84 88,706 26 d.s. bonds:::::::::”::: 12.000 oo h,OOOOO 5803.212 -40 5941,855 66 LIABILITIES. Capital 1120,000 00 1120.000 <JO Jurplus 12.000 (X) 10.000 00 Winded Profits «« 7 ’s, $ >SS'«w>»" "■«* 5803.212 40 >911.855 66

Miss Ida Weimer of Willshire, was in the city this morning enroute to Berne. Otto Kirsch returned to Fort M ayne after spending Sunday here with his parents. Hurry Murphy of Fort Wayne, was in this city yesterday visiting with a lady friend. Dave Liby returned to Fort M ayne this morning after spending several days here with his parents. Mrs. G. W. Dull of Grund Rapids, Ohio, returned home today after a week s visit with D. B. Erwin and family. Edison Brock, who is working for the Pennsylvania railroad at Fort Wayne, spent Sunday here with his parents. Newton Crowell, un employe of the G. R. & I. railroad at Wayland, Michigan, spent Sunday here with old acquaintaneesMiss Sarah Sprunger, who has been visiting in this city with her brother. Eli Sprunger, returned to her home at Berne today. D. F. Beekman of Van Buren, pissed through this city today on his way to Bi'rne where he is engaged in the oil business. Rolla Shaw, who works in the brick laying gang of John Bollinger, went to Berne this morning where a new brick house is to be erected. Misses Alice Jackson, Lola Jackson and Bessie Bowers of Peterson s]x*nt Sunday at Bluffton with Misses Carrie and Jessa Bowers and other girl friends. Ira Baxter of Upland. Indiana, returned to his home this morning after visiting over Sunday in this city. He is now employed on the Pan Handle railroad. J. W. Sutliff lost a five dollar bill I between Martin's restaurant and the | home of George Wertzberger Saturday afternoon and will jiay a liberal I reward to the finders if the money : is returned to this office. Mann & Christen started the repair work at the county jail this morni ing and a gang of workmen are now busily engaged in overhauling that I big building. The repairs are ex- : tensive and over five hundred dollars j will be spent in improving the I county b&stile.

Janies Edington, who is working at Willshire spent Sunday here. Hugh Woods of Warsaw, was a business visitor in this city yesterday. Paul Sauer of Bluffton, is in the city the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Levi Linn. Will Marsh of Lima, Ohio, was the guest of Miss Arbie Loch over Sunday. Hugh Hite spent Sunday with Paul Wooten at his home at Fairount. P. B. Dykeman went to Rochester last evening where he will attend to business. Jim Haefling and Misses Clara Voglewede and Mayme Confer spent Sunday with Mrs. Arnold at Fort Wayne. Misses Anna Kaltwasser, Ethel Starr and Jessie Spaulding of Bluffton, were in this city yesterday visiting with their friends. Bert Mangold, who has been attending dental college at Indianapolis, is expected home tomorrow, today being the last day of the school year. E. C. Spitler, night operator at the G. R. & 1., went to Fort Wayne this morning to work for a few days. His position will be filled by Ross Parrish who formerly worked here. Beautiful weather this, but Weather Prophet Jacob Gloss says a change to cooler and bad weather may be expected any moment and is bound to come within forty-eight hours. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tonnelier entertained at dinner Sunday Mrs. J. Garing of Anderson, Charles Tonnelier of Traverse City. Michigan, and Misses Ode Fullenkamp and Clara Lang. George Graft will move with his family some time this week to Denver, Colorado. Mr. Graft's health for the last few years has been poor and he hopes to grow strong again in that western climate. Martin Kyler of Peru, and Andrew Mylott of Durand, Michigan, are in this city to attended the wedding of Martin Mylott and JMiss Mayme Fullenkamp, which will be held tomorrow morning at the St. Marys Catholic church. A meeting of the W. C. T. U. was held Sunday afternoon at the U. B, church in which all the ministers of the different churches participated. A good attendance was present and concerted modes of action were determined for the suppression of the liquor traffic. Representatives of the coca cola people with head offices at Atlanta, Georiga. were in town this morning doing some advertising. This comjiany is one of the largest advertisers in the country and certainly put out some very catchy stuff in the shape of placards and calendars. Miss Dolly Wolfe, the dining room girl at the Peoples restaurant was very much surprised when she reached her home Saturday evening to find that it was filled with those who hud come to tell her that her birthday was then to lie celebrated. The house was soon filled with inerriment’and from the tieginning to end joy was supreme and a very liappy time was hud. ElmerjMiller and a gang of carpenters went to Jonestown. Ohio, this noon, where they will start the repair work which is to be done on the Jonestown elevator that is owned by Sheller & Disher of this city. The capacity of the plant is to be enlarged considerably and new and up-to-date elevator machinery will replace that which was pre viously used. Two of the sjieakers at the banquet given by the Knights of Columbus at Fort Wayne yesterday, were Mayor D. D. Coffee and Prosecutor John C. Moran, both of this city. The large delegation present from this city are loud in their praises of the manner in which the speaker* acquitted themselves, they measuring up in favorable comparison with the remainder of the program. A. J. Smith, Tisc Ulman. Victor Ulman and R. M. Miller, comprising the firm of Smith, Ulman <Jt Co. have recently purclmsed six head of registered Hereford cattle. At the head of this herd is Approver, now twenty months old, and weighs 1,210 pounds. This young bull is sired by Columbus the eighteenth, and the Duchess of Homestead. All lovers of good cattle are invited to call at the Fonner stock farm one mile north of Decatur and inspect this herd.

Julius Haugk made a business trip to Berne this afternoon. Miss Mary Heffner will entertain the Bachelor Maids at her home this evening. J. H. Runyon returned to Geneva, after transeating business here this morning. R. D. Meyers and family spent Sunday with his brother, C. C. Meyers at Warren. G. R. Dickerson returned to Geneva after trnasacting business here this morning. Louis Holthouse went to Delphos this noon, where he will look after important business. Mrs. Riker of Pleasant Mills, is in the city the guest of Vern McGonagle and family. Ed Rice returned to Berne this afternoon after spending Sunday here with his parents. Attorney James France and wife of Huntington, were the guests of friends in this city today. Jack Neuenschwander returned to Berne this'afternoon after spending Sunday here with his friends. Miss Grace Haughton returned to her home at Geneva after a several days visit here with friends and relativ-'s. L. C. Hughes is now having his kindergarten discsaes, ’ being confined to his home with an attack of the mumps. Max Romberg, who has been visiting friends and relatives for a few days at Fort Wayne, returned home this afternoon. The marriage of Martin Mylott, city electrician, to Miss Mayme Fullenkamp has been announced and will occur Tuesday morning. A large baby girl made its appearance Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mel Butler on Tenth street. Mother and child are getting along well. Pearl McGill the little eight year old girl who had her fingers cut off in a stave machine a week ago is improving rapidly and one of the fingers will probably be saved. The class in first communion at the St. Marys Catholic church is busy pnqiaring the day of their ordination which will be held on the first Sunday in next month. Miss Nellie Stevely of Pleasant Mills, has accepted a position as stenographer and bookkeeper for E. L. Carroll and began her duties at the Clover Leaf offices this morning. 'Rev. Hall of Fort Wayne, arrived here this afternoon on his way to he will deliver a temperance lecture tonight. Rev. Wagner of the Bolx> charge, will fill the pulpit at the M. E. church here tonight. The art department at the Harrod & Waggoner shoe factory will be opened to thejpublie next Saturday, May 2. Cards arejout announcing the event and a big day of business is expected. A complete line of artist's supplies'will be on sale here and'Jaimost everything used in connection with pyrographic work, china painting and embroidering will be handled. !Ji Patrick Murray, ' father ofj Mrs. diaries Ervin of"'tliiTci?y7*died'at his home in Delphos, Ohio, this morning at five o’clock. He was quite an aged man, but was apparently in good health and the news of his death came as a shock to his relatives in this town. The funeral will lie held Wednesday morning and Mrs. Ervin will leave for Delphos this evening. A fine picture of Miss Gertrude Forbing of this city was reproduced in today’s issue of the Muncie Morning'Star and quite an article accomjianied it, in which she was described as Decatur's talented singer. Miss Forbing has a remarkable voice, Ixith in tone and volume and the possibilities- of its development are far reaching enough to merit such a description as is given it in the Muncie pajier. A simple plan for destroying the beetle that stings and ruins the plums is as follows; Place live coals in a pm that can lx* conveniently handled. Taking it under the tree when there is no wind blowing, throw tobacco stems which can lie procured at any tolmcco factory, on the coals and let the smoke pass through the trees until they are thoroughly impregnated with the odor of tobacco. The bugs will tumble off in a hurry, and a sheet placed on the ground will catch them when they can he burned. This is more effective that spraying.

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R. K. Allison made a business trip to Bluffton this noon. A four pound baby was born to I Mrs. John Fetzer yesterday. A marriage license was issued today to James A. Spade* and Rosa Wise. Ray Luckey returned to Marion tixlay after spending several days here with friends. Miss Etta Mallonee returned to 1 Monnx* today after spending Sun day here with her jMirents. Charley Elzey of the firm of Acker. , Elzey & Vance, went to Rochester N. Y. Sunday night to buy more goods. Miss Goldie Stoler returned to Marion tixlay where she is attending school, after spending several days here with her parents. Herbert Pennington, who has been constable for several years, has ; resigned his office. His motive for doing this is that lie may devote himself exclusively to his trade which is that of a carpenter. Jacob Scherry of Magley, who for I the last three days has been suffer | ing severely from tlx* approach ot I appendicitis, has safely pulled; through and while not entirely out I of danger, is on the highway to recovery should nothing else intervene. The work of drilling the charactersinthe Hick’ry Farm, which will be given at the opera house May 11, under the auspices of the Daughters of Rebekah, is being pursued diligently. Under the management of Henry Thomas, who is of stage fame, they hojM* to reach the standard of first class entertainers. The gravel pit recently discovered on Judge Erwin's farm north of town, has proven very productive and Trustee Rupright of Preble; township, has contracted with the judge for enough to repair and build new roads. The quality is very good and a material, the lack of ! which has been felt very much here I of late. I

Edna Cory returned to Curryville today after sending a few 1 days here with friends. Miss Francis Kizer returned to Poneto today after visiting here several days with the family of i Israel Bender. J. C. Chandler and family, who have been making their temporary | home here for several weeks, went j to Bedany ville today. Mrs. Braden of Fort Wayne, ar- | rived here this afternoon to spend a few days with her jwrents, Mr. ami ! Mrs. Clay ton Dorwin. Dave Hughes, who was arrested Saturday night by the city officials was given a hearing before 'Squire Smith on the charge of public intoxication and general rowdyism and was sent to jail for eleven days. Homer King met with an accident ' Saturday night that will keep him from work several weekss. He was getting a car ready for a load of horses, which Elmer Johnson shipped over the G. R. & I. ami when done endeavored to jump to 1 the ground but his foot caught and he fell heavily. His ankle was liadlly sprained and the ligments i holly torn and though the injury is not a serious one, it is jiaiuful and will cause a great deal of trouble to the sufferer. Arrest Due to Two Cents. New Albany, lud.. April 27.--James L. Miller, who baa been employed as a letter carrier in Jeffersonville for several years, was arrested by Deputy United States Marshal Martin on a warrant sworn out by Postofflce In spector 3. C. Kile charring him with collecting and failing to account for 2 cents due on a letter which he delivered on April 7, 1902, to F. H. Willey in Jeffersonville. Miller was brought to this city and arraigned before United States Commissioner Card will He pleaded not guilty and was released under bond Io uwalt a hearing Sudden Activity. Nell Maude has suddenly discovered that she needs exercise, so she goes out for a walk every day. Belle-Yes, 1 heard that she had n lot of new clothes Philadelphia Record.