Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 197, Decatur, Adams County, 28 August 1903 — Page 3

- — — W. M Anderson of Hart ford town- Richard Short is reported very sick ehip, was in the city today. with heart trouble. Rudolph Oldiges of Minster, Ohio, Mrs. P. B. Dykeman went to Fort is visiting his son in this city. Wayne this morning. Mrs. Josephine Maliy of Chicago is Miss Sessie Cook returned to this visiting friends and relatives here. city today from afew days vacation. Miss Alice Wall arrived todav from Paul Beardsley returned from his Bluffton and will visit with friends outing at Winona. Lake this afternoon, here. John Cratner went to Berne today Miss Helga Larson who has been to look after some important business, visiting at Geneva returned to this M rs. Ben H arkless, of Root town- ‘ ‘ ship, who broke her arm the other The Snow Agency have a few choice day, is improving. bargains in city property which they Mrs. Catharine Webster left at noon are advertising today. for Hartford City, where she will visit c. H. Rice and R. K. Fleming relatives for several days. were among the passengers to Fort Mrs. F. F. Gregg, of Geneva, was W*yn his morning. visiting in this city this morning. She L.F. Hartman of Willshire jiassed left at noon for Bluffton, through this city yesterday to Fort Cal M ill er went to Fairmount thia when he will attend to important morning. He will look after 80me large road contracts there. ■bs Sarah Hartman of Fort Erwin & Erwin have filed a partiWayne, after visiting in this city tion suit at the Clerk’s office entitled with relatives returned to her home Mary M. Brown vs Charles Brown, last levening. . , ... v" A bouncing baby boy appeared at Helen McGee, who has been the home of Tone Roebuck, in Union visiting for several days, with Miss tO wnship. Everybody well and happy. Fran Bryson returned this morn „ ... , . infto Fort Wayne. _ Mrs. Mary Allen, of Columbus Urove, Ohio, who has been here visitMrs. George Zimmerman came last ing her BOU> Frank> left at Doon for night from Decatur to visit till Sun- Elida, Ohio, day with her mother, Mrs. Jane Bur well Bluffton Banner. Ruby ttnd Ruth Parrish went to D ... , . , Monroe this afternoon when* they Ur Ben Shrank and family re- ... ... ... ...... , ■ , ... ... . , ‘ will visit with their brother Dr. turn' from Urbana, Ohio last even- . ~ . Kl, . . .... , Parrish and family. ing they have been visiting for severalidays with relatives. Edntt 11,1,1 Ho l x ’ Huffrattn went to T vr i u x ... ~ Berne this afternoon where they Mr- J. H. Lenhart and Mrs. D. , ... ... . K, . , , will visit for a few days with their W. nt to Fort Wayne last .... ,- .. . ~ \ sister Mrs. Eugene Runyon, even ig where they will make a fewdays visit with relatives. Rev. E. H. Pontius of the United . Brethren church went to Portland The Knights of Pythias lodge of ... . . ~, , , _ . • , R this afternoon where he will look Bluffton have appoiued committees . . ‘ , after some important business. and will arrange for the rental of a newt lodge home in the Walmer- Mrs. U. A. Phillips and children Eng 1 block, soon to be erected. who have been visiting in this city AlGettysburg. (O) baby has more with Dr E ’ J a, “ rd!,le y returned than ts share of grandmothers. It to their ho,ue ttt Chatto nooga Tenrecently had its picture taken with nessee this afternoon, its two grandmothers and its four Truant officer Johnson is getting great grandmothers, which must ready to fulfil the duties of his be a, record. office, which will begin soon after Re J. A McCarty pastor of the tbe Public schools settle down to Hoagland M. E. church was in this their n °rmal condition. city yesterday looking after busi- The ice eream social which is to ness matters. The reverend stated be given on the lawn corner of Third that he wulod baptize several new and Court streets Saturday evening memliers at W illiamsport in the promises to be a success. Every-- 1 near future. body is invited to attend.

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I No Fire! No Smoke! No Water! ] ■ BUT A. TIIEMEIWDOUH ■ I Slaughter Sacrifice Sale j ■ is the great attraction at our store DURING AUGUST. Prices will be cut in two, but the same W GOOD QUALITY offered. Hurry! Come now! Don’t delay! ■ IwiNNES SHOE STORE }

Elmer Johnson has decided to race his premier 2:32 trotter, Domineer in the Fair races next month. Domiener is now in the hospital but will soon be in harness again and ready to start. The “Waifs of New York’’ is billed at Bosse’s opera house for Thursday Sept. 3. The company playing is one of the strongest on the road, and patrons here will certainly get their money’s worth. Otto Green who has been visiting with relatives at Van Wert and Monroeville returned to this city last evening. The lad had brought back a souvenir from the Pennsylvania railroad wreck which occured near Van Wert a short time. Miss Lucy Fruehte of Decatur, has been hired to teach room No. 3 of the Berne schools. Miss Fruehte has had four year’s experience in teaching in Preble townshiy and now holds a two years’ license. Her grade in success is very good.—Berne Wintess. The latest complaint is that of a woman who asks for a divorce because her husband went to bed with muddy boots on. Had she been an up-to-date woman she would have 1 jerked him out of his boots before he could have gotten into bed.

P. C. Kantz and T. E. Honisher, representatives of the Scranton Pennsylvania Schools of Correspondence returned to Fort Wayne last evening after transacting business in this city. Mr. Honisher represents this ciiy and district and will visit here each month. Attorneys J. C. Moran and L. C DeVoss, of Decatur, were in town Monday taking depositions in the case of Nicholas Gasser vs W. A. Luckey, of Indianapolis, and J. M. Rose, of this place. The case is to come up in circuit court next month and is to decide the ownership of Gasser’s lots.—Berne Witness. Miss Anna Winnes is mourning the loss of a crate of fine California fieaches. The peaches were shipped from California by Harry Winnes and were as large as an average muskmelon. But the fruit was delayed somewhere on the route and when they arrived here were almost wholly decayed. And now I all the owner can do is to think what might have been. Henry Erhart stated today that he and his uncle did not fight as was told in last evenings paper, i The old man he claims is quite irritable and at times demented and : while in one of these frames of mind I Wednesday evening started after . our informant. Mr. Erhart simply ■ held him and did not assault him i at all. The old man has been slightly demented for some time and will be taken today or tomorrow to the ' county farm for safe keeping. A Boston entomologist makes the extraordinary statement that bugs under which generic name he includes the little creatures from the grasshopper down to the ladybug, are destroying property in this country to the amount of <250,000,000 a year. The grasshopper eats up <90,00,000 worth of vegetation, the Hessian fly <50,000,000, the cinchbug <10,000,000, the potato bug <5,000,000. Moths, ladybugs, tobacco worms, quashbugs, beetles and numerous other entomological entities consume the remainder. The rural delivery is a great j thin? for the farmer, but if he sees it as a convenience in patronizing! foreign dealers when his home merchants will give him an equal deal, I it is a bad thing for him. Home dealing is always the thing for every man, whether farmer or merchant. and if this is ignored and | a man deals exclusively with jieople I at a distance he is short sighted, I apparently forgetting that settle-1 ! inent of his own community is what I adds value to his land, and that a anything that sends people away i from his vicinity reduces the value 1 ot his farm by the tra te value of the man who goes away.—Auburn ; Dispatch. With the extension of rural mail delivery and the invasion of rural districts by the daily newspaper the ■ question of early and prompt delivery has forcibly presented itself to the publisher. Mail trains at first ! could not be provided for the accom | I odation of new news]mper routes. But postmaster General Payne has developed a new plan by which every passenger train in the country may be converted into a United States mail train. The order putting this plan into operation has just been issued and authorizes bag gagemen on trains on which there is no regular postal clerk to receive ! and deliver newspaper packages I outside of a mail sack. On order I of the division superintendent. Imgi gagemen may receive newspapers direct, a plan that will lie welI corned and appreciated by public I and publishers.

We are now ready for business with a full and complete line of Foot Form Shoes All goods in stock fresh from factor} 7 . Stock complete. Call and see me. CLEM VOGLEWEDE The “Big 4” Shoe Store.

Fred Genther went to Hartford City this morning, where he has a position with the New York Merchantile company. Fred clerked at the Big Store here for a long while and will certainly make a success wherever he goes. The Indiana state board of health has sent out circulars to all secretaries of county boards advising tliut the greatest of precaution be used in the prevention of cholera infantum, cholera morbus, diarrhoea and dysentery. The circulars name several simple precautions which may be used with good results. Manager Bosse has booked the famous Howard Dorset company for fair week. This company, which is | famous throughout the middle west, is one of the best repetoire on the road and it will be a rare opportunity for Decatur people to see their productions. The Dorset company will give six evenings shows and a Saturday matinee. H. H. Hart who has been working at the Patterson flour mills returned to Fort Wayne this morning Mr. Hart's health would not permit him to remain in the mill and he accordingly resigned. He expected to move hack to Decatur, but will now remain at Fort Wayne. Mr. Hart formerly owned a mill in this 1 city. A petition not to remove the side walks on Fourth street was again cir-i dilated this morning, and almost all property owners have sigded it. It seems that the people on Fourth street object to the additional expense of moving their sidewalks, and insist that the council consider their rights in the matter. They will oppose very strongly any attempt to remove the walks in question. The Chandler-Sturgeon repertoire company, which closes an engagement at Sheeter opera house this evening, has presented some really clever work on the local stage as a repertoire company, since Monday night. Usually, such comjNinies are not overly strong, but this one deserves a groat deal of credit for the careful manner in which they put on their plays.—Delphos l Courant.

WANTED! A boy at this office, to learn the trade. Apply at once. WEST DECATUR PROPERTY FOR SALE! No. 264—A five room cottage in Cook Town, S3OO. No. 265 A comfortable cottage on Ninth street, $725. No. 263 A stoiy and a half residence on Ninth street, SSOO. No. 262 A story and a half residence on Ninth street near Monroe street, SIOOO. No, 261—A story and a half residence on Eighth street, near Madison, i SIOSO. No. 266 A story and a half resi dence on Eighth street near Adams street, SIOSO. No. 267 Three good building lots on Eighth. Ninth and Adams streets, from S.«M) to S4OO each. JST’Call at office for complete list. FOR RENI' After September Ist good residence on Ninth street. After October Ist a good property on Line street. Snow Agency, Decatur, Ind. Miss Grace Miller returned this morning from Geneva where she ■has been visiting with friends for several days. Marriage licenses have been issued i to M tn. Narr and Philippine Sprung er, Viernda Fellertnan and Alice , Pearl Premier, Lemuel W. Merriman and Maude A. Wells. Max Romberg who is a claim and right of way agent for the American Independent Telephone Co., left for Mansfield < )hio today where ho will look after the interests of his company. The nature of Mr. Romberg's jsisition k *epshim traveling all over the United States. Miss Mae Gessinger met with what might have been a fatal accident at the nome of W. H. Kuebler last night. She was comining down stairs when she made a mis-step and was thrown to the bottom. She was badly shaken up and her arm and bead i hurt. Nothing serious resulted, however, for which al) concerned are very I thankful.