Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 20 August 1903 — Page 2

f School books and School supplies The finest assortment of Tablets in the city. Yoh should see our new line of BOX PAPERS, comprising the latest styles. Blackburn <S-' Christen.

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. BVIKY EVENING. EXCEPT SUNDAY. BY i_ EE W Gi . ELL-INGHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week. 1 O<‘ By carrier, per sear $4 00 By mail, per month 25 1 ’ Ry mail, per year $2 50 Single copies. Two Cents. advertising rates made known on application Entered in the postoffice at Decatur. Indi-1 ana, as second-class mail matter. J. H. HELLER. Manager. Nebraska republicans now have a candidate for vice president. Evidently they have not heard that \V. T. Durbin is the only man in the United States eligible to this call. The Angola bank has "gone republican,” to copy an expression so common in the days of “Glorious Grover.” The firm is known as Kinney & Company. John J. Kinney, one of the partners, has filed a petition in bankruptcy, but savs that nobody will lose a dollar by the failure. —Columbia City Post. t From the discussion being devoted by party men and newspapers to the presidential boom which William J. Bryan recently started for John W. Kern's fortnight-old son, we are led i to judge the sky is really rosier than i it looks and that there is nothing in ! ( the immediate future of appalling concern to the democratic party. Fort Wayne Sentinel. A New Firm. Charles Railing and DeeDeVinney 1 have formed a jiartnership in the paint and paper hanging business and are prepared to do your work 1 in a first class manner. Your 1 pronatage solicited. 185d6

——. K BBHB Ibooks l § CHANGE WITH 1 1 THE SEASON I ■ H ■ - ~ H 11 IB We always follow the Change. T’ Our line of > > > > ■ School Supplies I Ils Unexcelled in Price and Quality. K S 1 —" 1 ■ -— — • — .. ■■■.._ I ] Up-to-Date Stationery I Smith, Yager & Falk

THIS WEEK.— All TAILOR-MADE SUITS for ONE-HALF original price. Make your selections early to secure a good bargain. 15 per cent discount in all wool Dress Fabrics fmm $1.50 a yard. FOR THIS WEEK ONLY. om &Uc NIBLICK & COMPANV. —■ ■ — — -

A PUBLIC SALE. Judge R. K. Erwin Will Quit Active Farming. Judge R. K. Erwin is putting the proper advertising to work which | will thoroughly notify the pul lie t iit on Thursday, September 3, he will hold a sale of personal property at his Preble township farm. The sale will be enlivened by some line stock which will be put upon the block and offered to the highest bidder. In the bunch are eight head of horses, and the favorite family’ mules, and with the latter goes several briny tears over past associations. Considerable other stock will tlso be sold, and I all farming imlpements. The judge has rented the farm to John Hill, and leased the gravel pit to W. H. Rupright. The latter is exceeding expectations, and at present some fine gravel is being taken from it. HIGH ASSESSMENTS. 1 I State Tax Boards to Labor With Ap- < peals From Several Counties. 1 At yesterday’s session of the state board of tax commissioners! appeals were heard from several ! counties, the burden in most instanc-1 es being that assessments were too high. Among the appeals heard ( were those of the Randolph County j Agricultural society, the Lebanon National luink. of Boone county: the . ‘ 1 American Trust company, of Boone 1 county; the Decatur Lumber com-! pany of Adams county; the Redkey j Transportation company of Jay county, and the Chicago and Indiana Consolidated Illuminating ( Gas company, of Jay county.

WEED EXTERMINATOR. A New Way of Killing Weeds by the Use of Steam. If the agricultural department succeeds in its attempt to kill weeds by steam and if its method of applying the steam is not too expensive it will not have labored in vain. At present the plans are for a harrow like implement, with each tooth a little steam pipe. Hot water and steam from a traction engine furnishes the steam and scalding water that is sure death to the weeds and insects. Experiments have been made with this new system of weed and insect extermination and the results were surprising ewn to those who hoped the most for it. Where the weeds had l>een tall for vears and it seemed almost impossible to get rid of them and where there were insects galore, garden vegetables flourish uudisturb ed bv weeds and hampered only by such insects as have come to the fields since the experiments. The experiments have shown also that the extermination of insects and weeds help the soil. Not only do the weeds cease to sap the nourishment from the soil and the insects cease to damage the growing farm products, but the dead insects and unwelcome plants decay in the soil and enrich it. A New Front. Samuel < tpliger, trustee of Hartford township, was in this city today looking after some business matters. Mr. Opliger has recently bought out the Neuensehwander hardware store and is arranging to 1 put in a new front to his building. If prvsent'intentions materialize Mr. Opliger will construct a front similar to the one recently put in at the Boston store in this city. If he' does this, the building of the dupli-, cate fronts will bear out a coincid-' ence as the Opliger building is occu pied above by a lodge of Odd Fellows. Married at Noon. Miss Della Baughman, daughter of 'Squire William Baughman, and i Ervin Weaver, two popular young people of this city, were united in marriage today noon at the home of the bride, on Eighth street. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Pontius of the U. B. church and only the most intimate friends and relatives were present. Following the wedding ceremony a bridal feast was given in which many of the guests participated. Mr. and Mrs Weaver for the present reside with the bride’s parents on Eighth street. Sunday School Picnic. A union Sunday School picnic is being arranged by the German Re- I formed churches of this city. Mag-1 ley. Berne, Bluffton and Vera Cruz. The date is set for next Wednes- : day. August 26, in Frank Arnold's grove in Kirkland township. The ; gala day is in the hands of a hustl-' ing committee who will make the event the best ever enjoyed by these churches. A large delegation will go from this city. Bids Not Opened. Qnite a number of bids were received today ut the Bank for the rebuilding of the Big store, but none I were opened on account of the absence of R. B. Allison. Mr. Allison is expected to arrive in this city tonight or tomorrow and the contracts will then lie awarded. After the contracts have been awarded work will be commenced at once, and pushed through until the build ing has been completed.

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! NEW HEATING SYSTEM I I • A. E. Rose Completed Hot Water System at Berne. i Abe Hocker hid a new heating system put * into his house last , week. The system heats the house i with a hot water furnace. The ! furnace is manufactured by the Herendeon Mfg. Co. Geneva, N. Y., and was put in by A. E. Rose, ! contractor, of Decatur. The furnace proper is located in the basement and takes no more room than a good sized hard coal burner, and takes alxiut the same amount of fuel. It is connected through insulated return pipes with six-section radiators in so many different rooms in the house. Mr. Rose has already put several hot water heating systems in this neighborhood 1 and they all are highly praised for the good satisfaction they are giving.—Berne Witness. A BUSY FIRM. Edward Kover, a Famous Frescoe Artist, in the City. Edward W. Kover. a member of the famous firm of O. J. Kover eV ' Son of Fort Wayne was in this city yesterday looking after his business interests. He has several men in this city at work on the new Presbyterian church who are expected to finish their work today. Mr. Kover stated that this year was a very busy one for his firm and that at the present time they had twenty-six different jobs of work on hand. Their contracts extend throughout many adjoining states as well as in Indiana. Last! year they completed fifty-four contracts and this year work promises to be just as heavy. The Kovers at one time lived in this city and are well known by a number of De- : catur people. Tonight. The manager of the opera house, Mr. Bosse, has made special effort to have a grand opening of the ; opera house tonight, Aug. 20th. The opening bill of the ChandlerSturgeon Comedy Co., is a very strong one and nothing has been spared to make this one of the biggest and best opening the house has ' ever had. The rehearsals have been on for a week, two a day, and the company have been working very hard . The scenery was completed yesterday and ull plans arc finished for the opening bill tonight. Plenty of good specialties will be introduced and the musical numbers are all new and up-to-date. Mr | Leslie, a very clever monologist has been secured and his black faced specialties will be most pleasing. Tickets are on sale at Holthouse i Drug store. Popular prices, 10, 20 and 30 cents.

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