Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 181, Decatur, Adams County, 10 August 1903 — Page 3

time tables G. R. & I. (In effect Jane 21, 1903) TRAINS NORTH, No 5-naily ■■•••: 11:0* pm No 3— Pally (except Sunday! 5:22 p m No 7-Dally to Grand Rapids 8:00 am TRAINS SOUTH No 2—Dally (except Sunday, 1:19 p m No 4—Pally 2:32 a m No 12-Pally (except Sunday) 7:17 a m No. 14—Bunday only 8:46 p in CLOVER LEAF. In effect May 3,1903. EAST, No 6—Commercial Traveler, dally... 5:25 a m No 2-Mail, dally, except Sunday. ..11.50 a m No 4—l>ay Etpress, daily 6:43pm No 22—Local Freight 1:10 am WEST No 3-DavExpress, daily 5:25am No I—Mall, dally, except Sunday 11:25 a m No s—Commercial Traveler, dally .. 9:19 p m No ‘2B—Local Freight 12:05 p m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect June 14. 1903. WEST, No 9- Buffalo-Chicago Limited, daily 3:10 am No 7—Express, dally 1:42 a m No 3—New York and Chicago Limited through coach Columbus and Chicago daily ...............12:38 pm No 13—Wells Fargo Express except Monday 5:12 p m No 21— Marlon-Huntington Acc'm .. 10:10 am EAST No S—Vestibule Limited for N Y 2:55a m 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 10—Buffalo and Chautauqua Lake 9:55 pm No. 13 will not carry baggage. 3 and 4 has through coach Columbus to Chicago.

Sam Magers of Berne was in this city yesterday to see the base ball game. D. V. Steele returned this morning to Argos, after spending Sunday with his family here. Miss Nora Syphers left this morning for Winona Lake where she will enjoy a few weeks outing. A. E. Rose, left this morning for Auburn and Butler where he will look after business this week. Misss Mary Closs went to Fort Wayne this morning where she will visit several days with friends. Geo. Spangler returned this morning to Fort Wayne. He was here to attend the Longenliacher funeral yesterday. Miss Jeanette Krienke of Elkhart who has been visiting here with Miss Arbye Loch, returned home this morning. The Imperials of Bluffton defeated the Muncie Colored team yesterday in a score of 21 and 7. It must have been a good game. Fred Buechner and Theodore Sellemeyer, who have been visiting the past week with relatives here returned this morning to Fort Wayne. Geo. Rug and family of St. Louis went to Fort Wayne this morning. They have been visting several days with Ed Blakey of Union township. Miss Clara Muma, who visited with relatives here over Sunday returned this morning to Elkhart. She is employed there at the Dr. Miles laboratory. Miss Jessie McLean returned yes terday from a visit at Chicago and the lakes. Miss Jessie brought home with her a fine string of fish to show 'em what she could do. Curtis Cline the stone cutter who works at the Fritzinger quarries has been unable to work for a few days past on acount of a bad hand which he hit with ti large stone hammer. The member of the Rebekah Lodge have arranged to hold their annaui picnic next Thur-day nt Steele's park. Such affairs are usualy very enjoyable with the ladies of the Rebekah order and it is looked forward to with much joyous anticipation. The bans of matrimony were published for the first time ye«teday at the St. Marys Catholic church, between Frederick Koenig and Miss Mary Spangler. Mr. Koenfg is a hustling young man living south of here, and has always lived in this county. Miss Spangler is the daughter of John Spangler, a prominent fanner near Pleasant Mills. The marriage will occur the latter part of this month. Sherman Hobson of Pueblo, Colorado, for many years an employee of railroad companies has invented a device which will greatly eliminate the possibility of train collisions. By a number of looking glasses arranged in connection with lights and other complex apparatus the engineer while in his cab can see the rear of his train and also ahead of him for several miles either on straight, curved, level on uneven track. The device has Iksm tested on several different railroads and gave very satisfactory results.

Mr. and Mrs. Flora Smith visited triends, at Huntington yesterday. John Ardner of Toledo, Ohio, is the guest of C. Radamacher and family. Jacob Doan made a business trip to Bluffton and vicinity this morning Geo. Henneford and wife visited relatives at Vera Cruz over Sunday. Mrs. Harry Lucia is at Bluffton this week visiting with relatives and friends. Miss Lily Lewton went to Bluffton this morning for an extended visit with friends. Mrs. Adam Cook left this morning for an extended visit with friends at Bluffton. J. S. Peterson left this morning for Pittsburg in the interests of the J. W. Place Co. Miss Henrietta Grimme arrived from Fort Wayne today for a vist with Miss Edna Ehinger. Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly left today for Van Buren where they will visit relatives this week. Mrs. Jennie Kelly went to Bluffton this morning where she will visit this week with relatives. Mrs. Marion Majors, who has been here visting parents returnd this morning to Fort Wayne. Miss Emma Schmeiman of Fort Wayne is here for an extended visit with Miss May Rademacher. Geo. Mclntosh, who has been visiting relatives here for several days, returned this morning to Fort Wayne. The J. S. Bowers Co., receieved nine thousand] pounds of pipe this morning for the Catholic church furnace. Mrs Elizabeth Hart and Miss Bertha Hart went to Bluffton this morning where they will visit for several days. Will Parr and Charles Burrell were out hunting lately and secured fifteen big fox squiriels. Not a bud days hunt was it? Gus Rosenthal is back looking as well as ever and feeling fine. Gus was too busy unloading his new line of hats this morning to talk to a reporter. Mrs. L. C. DeVoss and children of Decatur. came Wednesday afternoon to visit her sister, Mrs. D. M. Robbins, South Meridian street. —Portland Sun. Harvey Spencer, Leon Loch, Lon Smith. Jess Marble and about a dozen other Blufftonites enjoyed a few hours last evening in a live town with live girls. Mesdames J. S. Palmerly, J. Chandler. E. Vogel, who were here yesterday to attend the Long enbacher funeral, returned this morning to their home at Lansing, Mich. A Connecticut pastor declined an additional SIOO to his salary, for the reason, among others, that the hardest part of his labors, heretofore had been the collection of his salary, and it would kill him to collect an extra SIOO. Billy Hardin, catcher for the Celina base ball club who played here a week ago has been offered a positon on the Minneapolis American Association team but refused it He will probably lie in fast company tomorrow. Mrs. U. Deininger unearthed a hut last week of the style of 1800. It was almost circular, about eighteen inches in circumference and was trimmed with white lace. The crown was of straw and a bunch of flowers of variegated colors, were attached in front about five inches above the crown. The Fort Wayne Nationals who played here yesterday gave the Shamrocks a merry chase at South Whitley recently. The score resulted in 9 and 4in favor of the Shamrocks but the game was played on the visitors own grounds with a Shamrock man in the umpires position. The Nationals are fast people and are fit to rank in the Shamrock class. The Monroeville Band was in the city for a few hours Saturday evening and favored Decatur people with sveveral real live brass band issues. The organization had fourteen pieces with them and their efforts were more than appreciated by Decatur citizens since wo have no hand which wo can call our own. They played at a picnic oast of hero during the day and came in to get their sup|>er. Frank Bradley formerly of this city was with the bunch being a cornetist.

Mrs. Clara Haveshan of Willshire is visitng relatives in this city. Wm. Cochran arrived today from Delphos and will look after business here. Dave Wilkin of Bluffton came over this morning to see the mitten factory. Mrs. I. A. Kai ver went to Willshire this morning to spend the day with Mrs. Jewel. Mrs. George Deßolt went to Rockford this morning for a weeks visit with her daughter. Solomon Linn and son Fred went to Freemont, <)., this morning to attend the funeral of Mrs. Linn's brother. Mrs. and Mrs. Ben Hackman who have been visiting with Mrs. John 'Herman returned this morning to St. Marys. Frank and Miss Gertrude Ardner arrived from Toledo yesterday for a short visit with Curly Rademacher and family. Rev. Beabers who lives north of this city arrived from Grove Hill Ohio, this afternoon where he occupied a pulpit Sunday. F. G. Portney of Mcnroevile was in this city a short time touay attending to business. He left this afternon for Winchester. Specifications are now on file at the auditor's office for the heating plant to be intsalled at the court house. The contract will be let September 11. Miss Harriet Wertzberger left this morning for a visit with her sister at LaFontaine. She will go from Indianapolis to attend the millinery opening in that city. Mrs. Charles Stevens of Geneva passed through this city today on her way home from Oil City, Penn., where she has been visiting with relatives. Mr. Mercer , a brother of Joe Mercer of th ; s city was in town a short time today he was on his way to Berne from Indianapolis. Mr. Mercer holds a responisble position with the Indianapolis Sun. The city council will meet this evening in etxra session to hear contractors Strickler proposition in regard to the building of Monroe and Fourth streets which he bid off. The city dads are determined to etxend the time limit. A farmer in Rush county has a notice posted on a large tree in the ' corner of his woods which reads as Ifolows: "Plenty of squirrels here, take an easy chair and wait for them to come down out of the trees. Be sure and come to the house when he dinner bell rings.” Jerry Coffee and Dick Neptune j are back from a thirty days trip ♦hrough * the west. They visited Denver, Pike's Peak. Salt Lake City, Yellowstone Park Sin Francisco, in fact every place of interest through the west. They report a fine and the most interetsing trip they ever took. The last mortgage on the Christian church of this city has been raised and the building is now entirely paid for. The edifice was erected in isstl and the congregation has struggled along until all debts are canceled. The building is a substantial structure built after the most improved plans and one which the members can be justly proud of. A. P. Beatty retruned this morn ing from Frankfort where he attended the bedside of B. F. Prescott, his cousin who was so bady injured at Willshire last week by being struck by a mail crane. Mr. Prescott is very low, slowy looisng in strength and there is but little hope for his recovery. He is jtorty eight years old and the accident has brought on a severe attack of kidney and bowel trouble. If you witnessed yesterday's base twill game you no doubt saw the ‘‘My dear Gaston” incident which took place on Decatur’s infield. A little fly ball was knocked by a Fort Wayne player and three men, Chariot Peterson, Frank Peterson and Bart France rushed up and stood looking at each other while the ball dropped to the ground. One fun who stood near the side line reports the following conversation to haev taken place. Gaston Peterson—“l insist that you make the putout my dear Leon,” Alphonse France—“ Pray accept the honor of catching that ball dear Leon.” Just then the crowd jeered and Leon Peterson • moved his lips and is supposed to have slid “Take me instantly to that dear Bluffton, Ind '

Bert Mangold has resigned his position at the City News Stand. George Everett and wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a baby girl this morning. John Stoneburuer, the music dealer, made a business trip to Geneva this afternoon. Frank Cottrel, the well known attorney, was in the city today attending to legal business. Miss Lila Huffman of Elkhart, arrived in this city today to make a few days visit with her parents. Rev. A. B. Sawyer and family arrrived from Fort Wayne today for a visit with Charles True and family. Misses Celestia and Marie Kintz returned to this city today after visiting at Delphos, Ohio, with their sister 1 Mrs. John Wilke. J. E. Andrews, the live stock dealer, was in this city a short time today on his way home at Portland from Buffalo, New York, where he has been attending to business. A special coal and coke train was run over the G. R. & I. road yesterday from Ridgeville to points north. The train was hauled by two engines which ran down from Fort Wayne in the morning. Mrs. Theresa Shaffer and her sister, Miss Clara ZeaseJ, who have been at Pueblo, Colorado, for the past year, returned to this city last evening. They visited in the west with a sister-in-law of Mrs. Shaffer. The twenty-five Singer sewing machings for the Waring Glove company arrived in the city todav and will be placed in position as soon as possible. While other mitten factories have been obliged to shut down the Waring factory has kept their employees going steady and notwithstanding they are behind in their orders. About twenty five Adams county teamtsers met at Schurger's and Smith’s office Saturday and took steps toward organizing a union. Over thirty men have signed the petition, a meeting will be held Wednesday at which a complete organization will be formed. A fine Norman horse belonging to the firm of Frysinger and Sprunger fell in the road Saturday while being taken from Bluffton to this city. When about seven miles out of Bluffton the horse suddenly weakened and fell Dr. Connell of this city found the horse to be suffering with kidney trouble. The horse was removed to an adjoining field where it still lies in a critical condition. The animal is valued at three hundred dollars, and its death means a heavy los< to the owners. Sylvester Pontius, Jonh T. Ault and John T. Kelly, viewers on the Holthouse ditch were in the city at noon and left after dinner to continue their duty. They hive finished viewing the ditch and are now engaged assessing land owners, whose property is drained in to the ditch. Over twenty thousand acres are included in the property assessed. The ditch is fifteen n |1 'S long, and the viewers will lie two or three weeks assessing the property holders. T. R. Moore, J. Smith, George Cline and T. H. Andrews all members of the G. A. R. post of this city left on the Cllover Leaf last evening for San Francisco where they will attend the National G. A. R. encampment. Their trip takes them over a number of different roads some of which extend through the most picturesque parts of the groat Rocky mountains. On their return trip they come over a different route and make a belt journey through the interesting part of the western states. Lost—A black Battenburg collar. Return to this office. 180d3 For Sale —A phaeton in good condition. Inquire at this office. 112tf Wanted—A girl to do general housework at the jail. Good wages. 180(13 Lost Pocketbook, containing card with name of Edith Hackman. Return to this office. 170dtf For Sale— A good milk cow. Enquire of Mrs. Perry Springer or Joseph Mallonee, Eighth street, Decatur, Ind. 180dl2 Placing Him Right. As n northern express drew up nt a station in the early morning for n few minutes' wait, a pleasant looking gentleman stepped out mi the platform, mid. inhaling the fresh air. enthusiastically observed to the guard: •'lsn’t this Invigorating?" • "No. sir: It Is N'orniiiiiton." said the conscientious employee. The pleasant looking gentleman retired.—London Teh graph.

We handle the Celebrated Smith Wagons a full line of Oliver Plows and the great and only American Manure Spreader This spreader is thoroughly ironed and braced. See it at our store. LOCH & LINN [ Mules For Sale We have three teams of four-year-old mules—good pullers, good lookers. Will sell them right. It's a bargain, Six months' time given. BEERY & HOLTHOUSE EEEP COOLiI ’T'HE day current is on. and we have a complete • line of DESK, BRACKET and CEILING electric F'etns | to suit residences, store and office rooms. A. E. ROSE I WEST SIDE SECOND STREET.

Urule»<iue English No doubt purchasers in other lands 1 have reason to smile at English at- I tempts to worthily describe English 1 wares in a foreign tongue. It is to be hoped, however, that our business houses do not send forth announcements quite so grotesque as some that come to this country. Here is a form j issued by a very fonsidernble continental firm: "Does your dressing case i need, by chance, a superfine antiseptic j soap, an energetic perfumed lotion, a delicious cream, nn impalpable veloutine, ii very delicate and lasting extract and umnntehlessly efficient dentifrice? Or do you wish to buy those nr- ' tides to make a present, the most desirable one. to a very dear person on Its saint's or birth day ?"—London Express. Origin of M Pnnt«. M The words breeches, trousers and pantaloons are now used Interchangeably, but originally the significations were quite different. Pantaloons were nt first nothing but long stockings worn in Italy ns n sort of religious habit by the devotees of Nt. Pantaloon. Breeches originally reached from the waist half way to the knee and finally to the knee, where they wore fastened with n buckle. Trousers nre the present style of leg gear, n combination of the former two. An evil speaker only wants nn op portunity to become nu evil doer.— Quintilian.

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Sealed proposals will be received jby the undersigned until noon of August 11. 1903. Hotel Burt, Rooms 11 and 12, Decatur, for I the construction of a grade for a single track, electric railway, from Fort Wayne Indiana, to Decatur, I Ind., following the Piqua road. Each bidder is requested to bid on sections of three (3) miles, or any multipl thereof, of said route. Plans. sjM'cifications and profile jare on file and may be seen at said ! rooms from Monday August 3, 11903, until day of sale. Contractors will lx l requested to let a certified check for one hundred dollars (1100.00) with the proposal, which check shall lie forfeited in case the presons to whom the contract is awarded fails to enter into a satisfactory contract and furnish sufficient lx>nd to for the [completion of the work within five ’days after the proposal is accepted. The Company reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The Fort Wayne and Springfield , Railway Company. Per W H. FlcdderJohann. General Manager.