Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 162, Decatur, Adams County, 18 July 1903 — Page 3

JAT *» I full line of Mixed Paints I OaUx.- ilji c, ><l u wi " be s ° id at c ° st - y ° u I s ™ er Hanl ' I IC O S 1 I can save mon ®y ar, d still make | WdFO Company L" -»—«««_ | the old house look like new. 1 WE HAVE THE GOODS. 1

John Michaud of Berne, is attending to business here today. Miss Lucile Locke of Bluffton, is here for a visit with Miss Francis Bryson. A number' of young people from here will drive to Fort Wayne tomorrow. J. H. Sehugg left for Richmond this morning, where he will attend to important business. Mr. and Mrs. A. Van Camp left this morning for an extended trip to various Michigan resorts. Mrs. A. T. Vail who has been visiting John Vail and family, returned to Fort Wayne this morning. John Tyndall went to Winchester this morning to look after the interests of Krick, Tyndall <sc Company. C. A. Neuenschwander returned to his home at Berne today, after attending to business in this city. Mrs. Ina Light who was here attending the funeral of Mrs. Cora Zimmerman, returned to Fort Wayne this morning. W. A. Kuebler returned from Atwood Lake, near Wollcottville, this morning where he has been on a several days outing. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Baumgartner returned to Elkhart this morning, after an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hoffman. Mrs. Ellen Liggett and Miss Irene King arrived this morning from Larue, Ohio, for an extended visit with Mr. and Mrs. Nolan King.

I TREE’S I g is the place for you & K to trade —three reasons ■ I I WHY?" 1 A > I First.—You can find what you want in a ■ I general line of dry goods, dress goods and ■ | ■ trimmings, notions, hosiery, china and glass- ; » ware and qucensware, groceries and provisions. ■ ■ Second. —The prices are always correct and ■ ■ ■ ■ treatment, fair, square dealing, and always ■ ■ welcome to make this your headquarters B K whether you buy or not. * I JOjZ7 I K If you are looking about fora good g ■ place to trade, TRY ■ I ( TRUE’S ) |

Cal Miller returned this morning from a business trip to Marion. Mrs. Nolan King returned this morning from an extended visit at Geneva. John Peterson returned from Rome City this morning to look after some business matters. W. V. Young of Delphos, Ohio, passed through here today on his way to Richmond. Miss Fern Delong will arrive from Greentown tonight, for a visit with friends in the city. Miss Fanny Welty will arrive from Chicago tonight for a visit here with relatives and friends. Mesdames J. Q. Neptune and Fred Linn returned last evening from a visit at Paulding, Ohio. The Misses Harrod returned to their home at Fort Wayne last evening, after making a short visit in this city. Misses Rose Edstrom, Della Sellemeyer and Edith Porter will go to Toledo tomorrow for a visit with friends. Mrs. J. L. Harrod and daughter, Hazel, left for Richland, Ohio, this > morning, where they will visit for i two weeks with Mrs. Harrod’s par ents. The Decatur uniformed rank K. of P. mustered in three more members at last night’s meeting. The boys are making considerable progress. I and in the course of time will be one of the largest and best disciplined orders in the state. — ■

William Hill of Pleasant Mills, was a visitor here today. Mrs. Ella Vail returned today from an extended visit at Fort Wayne. Miss Dessie Long returned today ' from an extended visit with friends at Fort Wayne. Wm. Macy and sister, of Willshire, were visitors here this morning while on their way to Portland. Miss Maud Sarp went to Willshire today, where she will visit for a few 1 days with friends and relatives. Painters are at work on the cornice ;of the Pete Holthouse store, and are ! rapidly changing the appearance of that building. Miss Kittie Heaston of Geneva, 1 passed through this city today on her way to Bluffton, where she will visit for some time with friends and relatives. The foundation of the new federal building will be completed Monday, after which the carpenters and brick masons will quickly push it to completion. Rueben McFarren and wife, of i Roanoke, Indiana, are in this city, the guests of B. W. Sholty and wife. Mrs. McFarren is a sister of Mr I Sholty. Mrs. Ezra Lincoln and daughter, Lizzie, of Chicago, who have been visiting southeast of this city with Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Helm, returned I home last evening. Harve Thompson was arraigned tiefore ’Squire Baughman this morning in answer to a charge of provoke that Harry Straub had preferred against i him. The 'squire discharged the de- | fendant. Decatur horses that were at Van Buren were brought back to this city last evening. Martha Fox. Candle I Broom. Ben H., True Worth. Hazel Pierce, Domineer and Guy E. were in the bunch. Curtis Brown, a young man living northeast of this city, was finer! fifty cents and costs, a total of SB.BO, by ’Squire Worden, of Union township, 1 yesterday, for provoke. Julius Haugk was plaintiff in the case. Brown paid his fine and was given his liberty. A new wheat steamer is being put ■ in at the Fornax Mills on First street. 1 This new feature will add to the already large capacity of the plant, and insure a clean, high grade flour. Mr. Bremerkamp can now boast of one of the best equipped mills in the state. Dr. Keller, Lee Martin, Frank and | Roman Barthel, Clem Voglewede, W. 1 A. Keubler and Johnny Smith have . returned from Atwood Lake, near | Rome City, where they had a pleas- , ant outing Frank Barthel holds' the championship for the largest haul of fish. The committee that is circulating a petition for a hospital in this city are I receiving support beyond the most I happy dreams of fondest expectation. ■ Everybody seems willing to sign the | paper and in all their rounds but two people have been found who oppose the idea. Most of the employees at Krick, Tyndall & Company's tile mill were idle today, owing to a break in the machineiy. The repair will be made so that operations can be resumed Monday morning. The company is behind in its orders at the present time and the force is working about fifteen hours today. An officer of the United States infantry, sixth regiment, was here this morning, looking for Captain Harry Hart of New York, who has been absent from his regiment on furlough. Nine days ago the regiment received orders to move from Fort Miles, Virginia, to the Philippines. Six officers were absent on leave and four have reported. Mr. Hart has been spend ing his vacation about here, but has not yet been located. He will doubtless be surprised when found, as none of the officers expected to move before October.

Mrs. S. Mentzer returned to Berne this afternoon atfer visiting in this city. Rosco Buckmaster returned today to Geneva after visiting friends here. Charley Weber who has been visiting at Willshire returned to this city today. Miss Tina Scott returned today from an extended visit with friends at Plymouth. Mrs. O. C. Figly returned to Geneva this afternoon after attending to business matters. F. D. Hipkins returned to Geneva this afternnon after attending to business matters here. Miss Lucile Lock, of Bluffton, arrived in this city last eveniug for a few days visit with friends. Miss Jesse Sheller went to Rome City this morning for a short visit with Miss Genevieve Hale. Mrs. W. Archbold went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. Chas. Doehrman. Mrs. J. A. Burdge after a visit here with Mr. and Mrs. Burdge i went to Fort Wayne this morning. Mrs. George Gunsett and children, of Gas City, are in this city, the guest of her mother, Mrs. Marguerite Good. Mr. and Mrs. James Smith of Thirteenth street are rejoicing over the arrival of an eight pound baby girl. John Eddintgon and mother returned today from Fort Wayne where they attended the Litchten--1 waiter funeral. A valuable cow belonging to Joe Mallonee, of north Seventh street, died last evening, having overfed on clover pasture. Mrs. Eizabeth Kelly of Berne passed through this city today’ on ' her way to Van Buren where she I will make a few days visit i A. J. Simth certainly has no kick on rhe wheat crop of this year. > Yesterday he finished threshing fifty acres of wheat securing nine hundred and fifty bushel from that area. This is however an unusual | showing for this year. Professor S. P. Langley has taken his flying machine down to the Pol tomac river where in secret the initial test will be made. It is said that the machine is fashioned after ' the flying methods of a buzzard ■

; which Mr. Langley has studied a j long time. Every child who attends Sunday school services at the Presbyterian ; church tomorrow morning will recieve a souvenir. At the morning church service the audience will be ’ treated with a solo by Miss Helga J i Larrsen of Chicago. Evreyone cor-' ; dially invited to attend. The rush at the un<}erwriter’s' | sale continues, and a tremendous' ' <hrong crowds the building all day. 1 Yesterday the receipts amounted to , nearly two thousand dollars and today’s balance will doubtless overshadow this sum. The stock is rap idly decreasing and everyone seems to be getting a bargain. Word has been received in this city of the death of a two months old child of Mr. and Mrs. Alex DeBolt of Vera Cruz. The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at half past two o’clock, and Mr. and Mrs. George Deßolt of this city will attend. Mr. Deßolt formerly lived here but now has a barber shop at Vera Cruz. W. B. Reynolds returned from Marion this noon where he was called on account of the serious illness of his son John Reynolds. The latter, who is a derrick builder hud been hurt on the hand and it was thought that gangrene was setting in at the time but such a serious turn was averted. Mr. Reynolds states that his son is improving rapidly and will soon again lie ttblli to return to his work

$15,000 UNDERWRITERS’ FIRESALE. I Formerly the Big Store, Kern, Beeler | & Company. — S -Z\_ U jEZ Xi H Gr I TV iEJ -4F/IWW— ■ Friday, July 17,1 At “Noah’s Ark” Building, 1 opposite Eli Meyer’s livery barn. ■ — i i ,n www/-.— —■■.i,,., ■—hm 9 I I Shoes, Clothing, I Dry Goods, I Queensware I & Fancy Goods At 50 cents on the dollar.

—! JJ • "-J. L'JU - FORCE The food that is good. Great, crisp Hakes ready to sat, 15c a package. COCOA Elsewhere, here only 10c a can MALT NUT Similar to Grape Nuts, only 10c a package. PRIZE BAKING POWDER 15c can and prize, only 10c. PRIZE COFFEE. 5 lbs Cream of .Java Coffee and e nickel plated tea or coffee pot free. 300 PACKAGES Washing Powder, 3 packages 5 cents. G. W. Archbold & Son 'Phone 18. Men Wanted. 1 wun't an engineer, ton men to work in my stone quarry pit in Blue Creek township. Work guaranteed until January Ist. Cornu on if you arc looking for work. Julius Ilaugk

TIME TABLES a. r. & i. (In effect June 21, 1103) TRAINS NORTH, No B-Daily 11 Ob pm No 3—Dally (except Sunday) 5:22 pm ( No "—Daily to Grand Rapids 8:00 a m TRAINS SOUTH No Daily texcvpt Sunday 1:1* pm I No 4—Daily 2.32 a m No 12—Daily (except Sunday) ... 7:17 am No. 14—Sunday only s;4f» p m CLOVER LEAF. In effect May 3, HUM. EAST. 'No A— Commercial Traveler, dally 5 -25 a m iNo 3-Mall, dally, except Sunday 11 50 a m No 4—bay Kxpreaa. da1.y..... .. 8:48 p m j No 23—Local Frelglii 1:10am WEST No 3—bay Express. dailv 5:25 a m I No I—Mail, dally, except Sunday ...11:26 gm No s—Commerefal Traveler, dally . ‘eltipni | No 28—Local Freight .13:05 p ni — CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect June 14. IJQ3. WEST. 1 No ft— Buffalo-Chicago Limited, daily 3:10 a m I No 7—Expreaa, dally ..1:42 am No 3— New York and Chicago Limited through coach Columbus and Chicago daily 12;3 w pm No 13—Wells Fargo Express except Monday ft :12 pm No 21—Marion-Huntington Acc’m.. 10:10a rn EAST No H— Vestibule Limited for N Y B:Mi m No 22 -Marlon and Columbus except Mundav 6:sßam , No 4—New York and HoMon Limited through coaches ColumbuN and Chicago . 8:24 pm No 10— Buffalo and Chautauqua Lake ft:s6 pm No. 13 will not carry baggage. 3 and 4 hna through coach Columbu« to Chicago. ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST. I. o. o. F. BLOCK. 1 hßne 1 Kogldrive 245.