Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 167, Decatur, Adams County, 24 July 1903 — Page 3

[time tables G. R. & I. >*K (In effect June2l.l9oß) i? TRAINS NORTH. M. 15— Daily 11:08 p m bally (except Sunday! ' u to Grand Rapids B:uu a. tn TRAINS SOUTH a— Dally (except Sunday, 1:19 p m 4— Daily 2:82 a in E :J—Daily (except Sunday! 7:17 am 14—Sunday on y 8:46 p m CLOVER LEAF. In effect May 3,1003. S- EAST. o-Commercial Traveler, dally... 5:25 a m 2 Mail, daily, except Sunday 11 50 ain K 4-Day Express, daily 6:43 p n> 22—Local Freight 1:10 a 111 ■/: WEST 3—Day Express, daily 5:25 a m —Mall, dally, except Sunday .. .11:25 a m 5— Commercial Traveler, dally .. 9:19 p m Me 28—Local Freight 12:05 p m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect June 14, 1903. WEST, ■lo o-Ruffalo-Chicago Limited, daily 3:10 a m K,i 7— Express, dally . 1.12 am K- 5— New York and < hicago Limited ■ through coach Columbus and ■ Chicago daily 12:38 pm Bto 13— Welle Fargo Express except ■ ' Monday 5:12 p m E: 21 —Marlon-Huntington Acc'm .. 10:l<iam [ EAST K,’,. 8-Vestibule Limited for N Y ...2:55a m 22—Marlon and Columbus except B Sunday iiSSam ■(: 4—New York and Boston Limited B through coaches Columbus B and Chicago 3:24 pm ■ N 10—Buffalo ami Chautauqua Lake 9:55 pm ■ No. 13 will not carry baggage. 3 and 4 has ■ through coach Columbus to Chicago. | The Wallace advertising car No. 2 Bis in the city today. I A. Van Camp was a btiisness I vistior at Fort Wayne. ■ Miss Mamie Kellison returned this I morning from a visit at Portland, I Mrs. Lee Webb went to Reed City I Mich., for a visit with relatives. i Miss Sopha Buck went to Fort I Wayne this morning for a short I visit. Chris Bocknecht and Chas. Murray I were business visitors at Fort Wayne today. Acker, Elzey and Vance have placeda large new awning in front ’ of their clothing store. Everett and Hite and F. V. Mills were busy last evening storing away their new line of crockery. Mr. and J. Mrs. W. Jones, who liave been visiting with Mrs ,P. Colchin returned today to Logansport.

Gus Rosenthal's | H 9 3 E Mid-Summer 3 I Clearance Sale I E- - & 0 13 E I S I ALL SPRING AND SUMMER | GOODS MUST GO WITHIN S E THE NEXT TWENTY-ONE 5 E DAYS & 3 L AND THE ENORMOUS REDUCTIONS ARE L MAKING THIS SALE A GRAND SUCCESS. 3 t — ~~ ’ 3 h OEfk Child’s Crash Pants, i Cg Reduction on allj 3 i P*, 2 O C Men's,Boys'and' qq PER 3 E ZSC go at. per pair cUC Childrens Suits Ju CENT. :: E and Pants > 3 E 1-3 Off on all Straw Hats. • 3 200 Men's Fine Stiff and Straw Hats, worth $1 E up to $2.50, go at 75c each. :: Many more bargains, all worth your time to investigate, awaiting your inspection here. E Call early and get the best of them. :i 1 GUS ROSENTHAL J L The Square Man. Decatur. Indiana E, h nU HUHIUUHHHHXHUHHUHUUH XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX uxfr. — —-

illiam Sheets of Berne, was a visitor here today. | J. A. Morrison of Bluffton, was' registered at the Burt hotel today. I Major R. B. Allison returned trom Oden, Michigan, this afternoon. Med Miller, the Geneva barber, returned to his home this afternoon after visiting in this city. Ihe Knights of Maccabees have organized a lodge at Markle Tney start out with eleven members. Mrs. S. E. Harrod of this city received word last evening that her sister Miss Mary Lewis of Sidney, Neb., was dead. Mrs. T. M. Reed and Miss Ethel Barkley returned from Rome City today, where they have been enjoying a several weeks’ outing. The members of the W. R. C. are requested to meet at the G. A. R. hall this evening. Important business. Mrs. C. A. Lamar, Pres. Farmors are selling their old corn and the elevators are almost full. Prospects are favorable for a good crop this year and the rural people are getting ready ft r the harvest. Rev,. John C . White will serve some of the Methodist charges of this district as Elder during the absence of Presiding Elder Daniel, who will soon be away on a vacation for some much needed rest. Rev. M. L. Simth of Portland who ; is pastor of the Lutheran ’church at that place pissed through this; city today on his way home from ' Bluffton where he has been attend- I ing to some some church matters. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ellingham, will arrive home tomorrow from a three weeks’ trip to Omaha, Salt Like City, Yellow Stone Park, Black Hills, Chicago and other cities of the west. Their trip, from what we have been able to glean has been a delightful one. The North Indiana Conference Theological Institute is announced for October 19, at Auburn. This is the meeting of the conference board of examiners of which Rev. J. C. White has lieen a member for six 1 years, where all the younger ministers j>ass their annnual examinations. Rev. White is to preach the opening sermon.

George Kline is on the sick list. C. J. Lutz tn i.le a business trip to Berne today. The infant child of Dr. Covault, who has been ill is improving. Mayer’s brick vard is not running today on account of a break in the machinery. J. J Magream went to Geneva | this morning where he wil attend to j some important business Gene Christen, the architect, went j to Geneva this afternoon, where he j will look after some work which he is superintending. Mrs. J. N. Henry of Portland, returned to her home today, after a visit at Monroeville with Rev. Hes singer and family. Charles Workmeyer of North Sec- ' ond street, an employe of the Schei- I man packing house, is quite ei< k and has symptoms of typhoid fever. | Do not forget the ice cream social I which is to be given Saturday even- j ing at the Christian church lawn, corner Monroe and Fourth streets. I; Samuel McNeil, of Portland, passid through the city today on his way | home from Bluffton, where he has j been putting in several jobs of cement cistern work. Miss Gusta Cramer returned from Wolcottville this afternoon, near where she has been enjoying several days’ vacation from her duties at the telephone central office. | The condition of Theodore Smith was about the same today, there being no change for the better. HA [condition is quite serious and hie many friends are anxious to see him improve. | A. P. Beatty's law office certainly bears the earmarks of prosperity. New wall paper and linoleum have transformed its appearance and new oeffie furniture has been added. Mr. Beatty now has everything up to date and cozy. It seems they are going to paint the I town, but not red. All the cornice 1 work and fronts on the stores from I the Pete Holthouse clothing store to the Smith meat market have received : new trimmings and this has changed • the appearance of that side of Main street. The Scheiman meat market “ aud Holthouee drug store have also 1 recently painted their store fronts.

: ~~ ~ - ii I I 1 '’ROM July 15th to August 15th any I thing we have in our store you j " Can buy NOW at a reduced price. We mean just what we say. Our stock is the largest, the best selected in style quality and finish, as you know we are | ’ 0 th® experienced dealers in our business, T 4 | Y which enables us to buy cheap and se JL VXX XXX lect onl y the BEST, well made Furniture that will stay together, the kind | ♦ you always did and always will find in || | OUr Btore - rt P a y B to buy quality at w X prices right. Call and be convinced as others have done. Do not forget the I place, the “old place” opposite court I house. kJdIC A NEW LINE OF GO-CARTS J UST ARRl ved NOV/ L. Yager & Sons ON. DECATUR, IND. IWIWWIH 11 IRIWIIIIIIIBI— II .:*! 71 f~ ~ T9TOWI Illi mill II KIT 5 I-

John Woy is still dangerously ill. Hogs sold at from five to ten cents lower at the Chicago stock yards today. J. J. Scherer of Geneva was in this city today attending to some i important business. A large crowd gathered at the | Zion Lutheran church last evening : - to hear Rev. Lankaneau speak. His address was highly appreciated. The Junior League of the U. B. church gave a social on the church lawn last evening. The proceeds will go toward buying a new organ for the church. Salem S. Abret will preach at the Salem Evangeical chruch, three miles east of this city next Sunday morning at 10:30 o’clock. All members are expected to be present. G. P. Roberts of Sidney, Ohio, and who is one of the instructors at the Huntington Business collegers the guest of Joseph and W. A. Lower and families on his way home for his summer vacation. He is a nephew of I Joseph Lower. A G. R. &I. telegraph lineman arrived in this city this afternoon j and started out on a search between here and Monroe to find out where i one line was grounded. ’No communication could be carried on over the one line at all. Rev. and Mrs. Duckett of Tishimingo, Oklahoma, arrived in the city this morning and will be guests of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. True for several | weeks. Rev. Duckett was formerly I pastor of the Presbyterian church here and has many friends in and about Decatur, as has also his good wife. <

The circue war. over which so much ado was made, is virtually over. Mr. Foreman, of the Wallace shows, told a Democrat reporter that while Ring lings were fighting the Barnum Ac Bailey combine, the other circuses | were arranging congenial dates, The Forepaugh Sells advertising car will be here Monday, on its way to Benton Harbor. The Wallace and Fore-paugh-Sells shows lap in some of the Michigan cities, but there is no seri- ' ous danger. Walter L. Main and Barnum & Bailey are in the east, and Ringliugs are in the west. Buffalo Bill is now showing in England. J. C. Huguenard deputy sheriff of Allen county’, arrived here at 1:19 and left on thes:22: for Fort Wayne with Fred Murphy, the freak who caused so much com motion here yesterday. Mr. I Huguenard stated that Murphy’s | wife and mother were at Hamilton, < >hio. hut they had not yet been located. He said aa inquest would be held ns soon as Muihpy reached Fort Wunye, and if the ]iatient is declared insane they will hold him pending admission to the asylum at Richmond, unless * Murphy's family should perfect different arrangements. Mr. Huguenrad said that at present the ( Richmond asylum is over crowded and chances for an insane are slim. The applicant may have to wait! several months.

TO PLAY HARD. Bluffton Will Not Let Decatur Win Without a Struggle. Many people are of the opinion that the Bluffton Imperials will be easy before the Decatur Base Ball team in next Sunday’s game. That's where they are wrong. Do not think for a minute that Bluffton our old time rivals will hand us a victory without a struggle. They expect to play and are preparing for the Decatur game as the following from the News will show: The Imperials ball team will show some changes in the lineup for the game at Decatur next Sunday. Herb Stout has tendered his resignation as pitcher for the team. He says that he does not have a chance to keep in I projier form and that to pitch occasionally hurts him. He will be j in the Sunday game as short stop. . Oscar Way will pitch the game and | John Goshorn will catch. AlbertMiller will be on first. Grover | Stout at second, Herb Stout at short stop Harrison, Grffiin at third, and Harry Stout, Alva Woodruff and Frank Masterson in the field. RECOVERED. Horse and Buggy Stolen at Montpelier Are Found. A strange horse hitched to a buggy was left near the Washington church yetsreday and up to six

o'clock no one had claimed it. i Word was sent to this city and Night Policeman Fisher went out I and brought the horse and buggy Ito this city. Surrounding cities I were notified and this morning a ] card from W. Cheney describing the . horse and buggy and offering a; liberal reward was received by. - Marshal Cordua. Mr. Cheney wa,at once notified and telephoned | that he would come after his pro- | jierty this evening. No clue to the incident has been discovered. This is the second instance of stolen pro]>erty being "left by the wayside' ’ near this city.

Do You Know That the Day Current is On? That we have received a large shipment of "FAN s All Electrical Supplies and General Repair Work at \A/. G. Spencer’s North side of Monroe Street.

NOTICE TO ELECTRIC LIGHT CONSUMERS. The ordinance of the City controling the use of electric lights has a penal section, providing for imposing a fine for making any changes, either in the wires or lights used, or in any way meddling with the appliances of the lighting Plant. All persons are hereby warned, not to make any change of lights, or wires, or appliances, or connections herewith without written permission from the superintendant of the Lighting plant, as such persons will certainly be prosecuted, for such violation of the ordinance. H. C. STETLER. Chairman, Electric Light Committee. j - Fresh Huckleberries at J. S. Colchin’s. ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST. I. O. O. F. BLOCK. Phone J Office, IM. rnone ; Residence 246. For BRICK Henry Mayer. NORTH END YARDS MAMMOTH UNLOADING SALE 300 HATS BELOW COST DURING JULY Burdcj Millinery Store