Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 136, Decatur, Adams County, 17 June 1903 — Page 3

time tables G. R. & I. (In effect May 3, 1903) TRAINS NORTH. 5- . l:3u a m V, >-l>aily (except Sunday) 3:17 p Di g 0 7-Dally (except Sundnyi s:uu u m TRAINS SOUTH. U„ j-Dally (except Sunday, 1:19 p m So 19—Daily (except Sunday! 7:17 u m Hot-Daily. 13:25 a m CLOVER LEAF. In effect May 3, 1908. FART, 6— Commercial Traveler, dally. . 5:25 a m \,.2 Mail, dally, except Sunday 11.50 am So 4— Pay K<press, daily 6:43 pm jit i Local Freight 1:10am WEST No 3-Day Express, dally 5:25 am No 1-Mall. dally, except Sunday 11:25 am No s—Commercial Traveler, dally . 9:19 p m No 28—Local Freight 12:05 pm CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect June 14. 1903. WEBT, No 9- Buffalo-Chlcaao Limited, daily 3:10 a m 4,, 7— Express, dally ..1:44 am No 3—New York and Chicago Limited through coach Columbus and ( hlcago daily 12:3? p m No B-Wells Fargo Express except Monday No 21— Marion-Huntington Acc’m 10:10 am EAST No 9-Vestibule Limited for N Y 2:55 a tn No 22—Marion and Columbus except Sunday 6:58 a m No 4—New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus and Chicago 3:24 pm No 18 Buffalo and Chautauqua Lake 9:55 pm No. 13 Will not carry baggage. 3 and 4 has ’hrough coach Columbus to Chicago. Dr. Aspy, of Geneva, was a business [ visitor here today. Erank Gast made a business trip to | Monroe this afternoon. Charley Elzey returned this morning from a business trip at Cincinnati, i Mrs. H. L. Counter and sou France went to Fort Wayne this morning to, spend the ‘.lay with friends. Charles Simcoke and Miss Dolly Simcoke went to Pontiac. Michigan, this morning to spend several days with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Knapke are at Ft. Wayne this morning attending the marriage of Gus Libbing to Miss Julia Mischo. Robert Schrock returned last night from Crawfordsville, where he has been attending Wabash College during the last year. Ora case, who has been working at Kent, Ohio, for the Erie, left last night on a two weeks vacation trip through Wisconsin with relatives. Mrs. R. Humble returned to her home at Ft. Wayne last evening after visiting for several days in this city w,th relatives and friends. Mrs. Lueiua Spade, of Wren. Ohio, passed through this city yesterday on her way to Ft. Wayne, where she will visit with relatives and friends. Miss Lydia Drummond, of Fort Wayne, arrived here this afternoon for a several days visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Drummond. Messrs. Charlotte, Ida and Edith Reinking went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend the wedding of Miss Sophia Beeeker and Charley Cook, Mrs. W. H. Lyman left for New York City last evening where she will visit for six weeks or more with Mr. Lyman's parents and other relatives and friends. Information has lieen received from the poetoffice authorities to the effect that on the Fourth of July the mail carriers of the mail routes will not make their accustomed tripe, but will be allowed the holiday off. Messrs, and Mesdames Judge Studebaker, John Niblick and Mrs. Dick Morrison went to Delaware, ()., this morning to attend the annual commencement of the Ohio Weslyan University, at which time Mie* Josephine Niblick, of this city will be graduated.

' AWN I NGS ' The finest adjustable awning on the market. Any woman or child can put them up or take them down. Anything in the awning line can be neen or ordered at H. S. Porter’s Harness Shop.

D. G. M. Trout went to Geneva this I afternoon to look after his oil inter- : eats. Miss Mayme Corwin and Charley i ( ’ODien visited during the day at Willshire, ()hio, Harry Tester and Harry Sullivan went to Van Buren today to spend a few days with relatives. Mrs. L. Sard, of Saratoga, who has lieen visiting at Bluffton, will spend a , few days here with relatives. L. C. Del oss and daughter Miss Durso went to Portland this morning for a days visit with relatives. Rev. Heffner, who has been visiting at Ft. Wayne, was in the city today enroute to his home at Briant Mrs. Jeff Bey son, who has been visiting at Plainwell, Mich., for several days, returned last night. George Krick made a business trip to Detroit, Michigan this morning in interest of Krick, Tyndall & Co. Shafer Peterson and Joe Christman, of Geneva, made a business trip to Alexandria and Anderson today. Miss Anna Merryman went to Berne this morning where she will visit for a few days with her grandparents. William Doehrman drove to Van Wert yesterday and returned with a wagon load of vegetables and fruit. Daniel Straub left for Ft. Wayne ' last evening where he will visit for a ! week or two with friends and relatives. | Mrs. J. S. Braden, of Ft. Wayne, j who has been visiting friends at Geneva, returned to this city this morning., Mrs. R. Detro, who haslieen spending several days with friends at Fort Wayne, returned home this afternoon. Mrs. Will Pfifer, of Lincoln, Neb., who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Clayton Dorwin, went to Geneva this afternoon. W. M. Beard. Al Shaw and J. B. Bolinger went to Berne this afternoon where they are fitting up some new buildings. T. M. Eversole, of Columbus Grove. Ohio, is visiting his old friends in Adams county and made us a pleasant call today. Rev. E. A. Allen, of the Presbyter ian church, went to Portland this morning where he will attend to some important business. Mr. aud Mrs. C. G. Curry, of near Geneva, were in the city today enroute to Van Buren to spend several days with friends and relatives. Johnnie Trout returned from Cincinnati. Ohio, yesterday afternoon where he has been visiting for the past week with his sister, Mrs. Weickingfield. The faintly of F. M. Sehirmeyer returned to the city last night after a months sojourn in Tennessee, where they visited with Hugh Rout and family. After nearly a year of tear up and improvement, everything at the !G. R. &I. railrod is finished and the present appearance and convenience over the past is very much. The workmen on the cellar for the postoftice building are hustling I along and have already taken out i many hundred yards of dirt, but can not finish before the last of the week. Major R. B. Allison went to Cincinnati last night where he met his daughter Mrs. Frederick Macke of Birmingham, who with Major arrived this afternoon for an extended visit. The work on the new addition to the water works building is moving along in good sluqie, and lieforelong will be entirely comjieleted, which means a great deal more convince to the heretofore crowded quarters.

C. B. Yobst transacted business this afternoon at Berne. Oscar Huffman was at Berne this afternoon on business. James Hurst made a business trip to Williams this morning. Mrs. Jennie Todd of Bluffton, was in the city last evening visiting relatives. Mrs. J. C. Roop went to Delphos, Ohio, today where she will make a few days visit with friends, Mrs. O. Sells left for Donsville this noon, where she will visit for a week with friends and relatives. John S. Meyers and wife, who live north west of this city, are the Trippy parents of a baby boy. Miss I.la Urick of Lima, was in the city today enroute to Monroe to spend a few days with her parents. Rev. E. H. Pontius left this morning for a few days visit with his parents at Elkhart. He expects to return home Friday. Dr. D. D. Clark and family will leave for a trip through Ohio next Saturday, where the doctor will spend his annual summer vacation. Miss Alicee David resumed her duties in the milinery department of the Big Store this morning, having lieen absent for some time on acount of illlness. Mrs. Louise Goldner and daughter, I Miss May, who live near this city went to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon I where they will visit with relatives and I friends a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Beeler had as their guests at dinner yesterday at the Murray Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Dr. Overmeyer. of Litersford, Indiana, Mr. and Mrs. John E. Kern and son. Representatives of the Trees Manufacturing company are in the city to close arrangements for bringing their gas engine factory here and it is believed they will be successful. Invitations are out announcing a i thimble party to be given Thursday ! afternoon by Miss Minnie Orvis at ' her home on Winch<-tser street. The guest of honor will be Miss Anna ! Carlysle of Cincinnati. 1 Some one shot a big white bull X . dog last night, the animal being the property of Mabel Evans. At last r reports no funeral arrangements ' had been made but the body was ’ lying in state at the spot where he had given up his life so bravely. East bound freight movt ments on 1 the Clover Leaf have almost come ’ to a standstill on account of the flooded condition of St. Louis. Thousands of loaded ears are in | waiting on the west side of the Mis- ■ J sissippi and all yards of the Clover . Leaf east of the big river are covered to the limit. When the flood subsides a rush like that attendant upi on the closing of a draw bridge on a •. busy street will begin and the rail I roads will almost burst with activity. The tracks of the Clover Leaf are in very good condition and the com . ■ pany expects a heavy rush when the , | time comes. • I There is some chance of Bluffton 1 having a new. factory. For some *; time C. C. Sixby has been considering the advisability of putting in a plant to manufacture automobiles « and he may do so. Mr Sixby f wants someone, a skilled mechanic, - to go into the project with him und ■ if he finds a person who cares to do so there is possibility that he will 3 start a small plant of this kind. The , machines made would be construct- , ed so that they would be within the ) reach of all as to priorThis morning's Fort Wayne Jourl nul-Gazette said Wednesday seems to be the favorite day for weddings ’ hero this summer and no week rolls around without a nnmlx-r on that particular day. Inst Paul's ( atho11c church this morning nt nine i o'clock, will be solemnized the mar I riage of Miss Julia D Mischo to Mr. August William Libbing The Rev. Father Kroll will officiate. The bride | will lie attended by her sister, Miss | Florence Mischo and Mr. John Mis- | cho will act as best man to the groom. A reception will be held | this evening at the home of the bride's mother, Mrs. N. Mischo, 815 Lavina avenue. The groom is a I member of the well known firm of Libbing Co. Both Mr Libbing and his bride are favorably known lin a wide circle of acquaintances. 'They will be at home after the first

of .July at 437 North street, Guests from away who will present at the w<<dding will lie Mr and Mrs. Louia Weber and the Misses Weber, of Decatur; Mr. nnd Mrs F. J. Singer, of Defiance, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Knapp, also of Decatur.

PAY THE COSTS. Remonstrators Heid for Costs When Their Case is Lost. The blanket remonstrance people | who have been using made-up protests against granting liquor licenses as a source of revenue in parts of Indiana, find the business somewhat expensive of late. In Indianapolis the other day a blanket remonstrance that had done business in several cases speedily disapjieared when the sheriff notified its backers that if their case came to a trial and they lost, the promoters would be held for the costs, and if they did not piy the cash he would sieze their personal belongings. That settled it. Down in Sullivan county the blanket remonstrance promoters are just levying an assessment agianst the faithful to settle costs to the amount of SBOO assessed against them there in a ease where they failed to make good. Up in Elwood the same course is pursued. In the I. Baker case, where the Anti-Saloon league, under “Sid” Bennett's attempted rule or ruin policy, the saloon keeper put up such a fight that their case was withdrawn in court and the antis have the bill to pay. Tbe general public is getting to know that every man who puts his name on a remonstrance nowadays stands liable for the costs if the ease fails.

ATTEND EXERCISES. Decatur People Leave for Delaware, Ohio. A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. John Niblick, Mr. and Mrs. David St tula baker and Mrs. A. B. Morrison, left this morning for Delaware. Ohio, where they will attend commencement exercises of the Ohio Wesleyan University. Among the graduates is Miss Josephine Niblick of this city, who has completed the four year course in three. Today is class day at the college, commencement exercises will lie held tomorrow morning, and the alumni meeting and banquet tomorrow evening. Mrs. Morrison and Mrs. Studahuker will visit a cousin of the latter at Delaware a few days but the rest of the party will return home Friday. Miss Roe Hammond of Fremont. Nebraska, a classmate of Miss Josephine, will stop here for a few days visit on her way home. Mrs. Elizabeth Ellingham of Bluffton, is in the city today, a guest at the home of L. G. Ellingham. HE FOLLOWED THE KING. It Waa a Lans Chase, het the Ceaael Was Tenacleas. “A consulship vacancy occurred in one of the group of islands of the south Pacific,” said a Pacific coast federal judge. “1 commended a friend for the vacancy. He was appointed, and, as it was imperative be should reach his post at the earliest possible day. be sailed from San Francisco with the understanding that his commission should follow him and that be sbou'd take the oath of office before a local magistrate after he bud arrived. Well the new consul sailed, and it was six months before the state department beard from him. He reported there was uo local magistrate and inquired of the secretary if he could not take the necessary oath before tie king. The secretary wrote him In the affirmative, and it was several months later when another letter came, this time by sailing ship, after going around the world It contained the graphic information that the aforesaid king had in the meantime gone to an adjoining island and taken to the brush. Should the consul follow him? Again he was given an affirmative answer. Th.- archives of the state department will show that he eventually located tl'ts south sen island king in the brush, was sworn In and. after the lapse of nearly two years from the date of his appointment, was fully qualified to eu ter upon his consulship.” I nreeognlsed. “Fortune knocks once at the door of every man.” “Tea. but she’s generally very cleverly disguised.”—Chicago Post. Boyd May has moved his fish stand from the alley at Blackburn Hr < 'hristen's drug store to old fish stand north of Nibilck’s store. Fish of till kinds on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. 138-12 For Sale.—lce cream and soft drink machinery, in good con dition and will sell cheap and on easy terms. Address Catherine Al bright, 1137 Hiirmor street, Fort Wayne, Indiana. 138-8

GOING OUT OF BUSINESS | worth of fl Wall Paper | and Paints] TO BE SOLD OUT. I Sale Begins June Ist. I GREATEST BARGAINS EVER OFFERED. | LISTEN TO THEM: I WALL PAPER 50 PER CENT OFF. I 15c paper at 8c per bolt. 36c paper at 18c. ft Borders at 21 cents a yard. Crepe Ingrains at 40c per bolt. ■ 20c paper at 10c. Ingrains, 15e, 18c and 20c a bolt ■ 25c paper at 12|c All borders 4c to 12c per yard. 1 30c and 35c papers at 15c. fl All Paints, Brushes, Varnishes Oils, go at Cost. fl 4c mouldings at 2c per foot. 5e mouldings go at 2|c a foot. ■ 6c mouldings at 3c per foot 1 All other stock and brands «n at discounts of 50 per cent. <4 Finest grade of paints at 51.25 per gallon. ■ THE ABOVE TELLS THE STORY. I have de I termined to quit business, and want to sell my entire stock as soon as possible. The BIG SALE I begins at once. 1 have the greatest assortment S of wall paper, paints and every thing in my line I to be found anywhere, and if you need anything, ■ buy it while you can make sOc on every dollar fl you spend. R. B. GREGORY Decatur, Indiana. Cor. 3rd & Madisen Sts. ]

Grand and Glorious 4th of July Celebration To be held at Decatur will far surpass any cele bration ever held in this city. Horse Show and Parade To Steele's park, at 10:30 a. na. Balloon Ascension and Parachute Drop at 10:30. $1,500 RACE PREMIUMS 2:.‘10 Pace purse S2OO 2:20 Pace, purse S2OO 2:30 Trot, purse Jl5O Ladies’Race, purse $ 50 Running Race, purse J M) FIREWORKS! Grand Display of Fireworks in the evening. Inspiring Music! Come to Decatur and enjoy one of the grandest Celebrations ever held in Adams county.