Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 198, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1903 — Page 4

AT BOSSE’S. ‘ The Waifs of New York" is the Next Production Here. A good play is one that pleases the public, and if it succeeds in doing this public patronage is assured, for the amusement loving people are ready to respond and accordhearty support to that whch affords enjoyment That “Tlie Waifs of New York," scheduled for presentation at Bosse’s opera house next Thursday. Sept. 3, belongs to the class of pronounced successes cannot be gainsaid, for, although it is now several seasons since Katie Emmett has been seen here in it. still she has been playing the same play with uninterrupted gains to her bank account for ten or a dozen years This play pleases for the reason that it apjieals to humanity, and at the same time has so much more laughs in it than one usually finds in plays bristling with sensation as it does. It is a heart story, with its newsboy waif and his poor girl companion, and so great has been the favor of the theme of this play that many others have sought to copy its attractive features but there is only one Waits of New York" and decidely no more than one and only Katie Emmett. “Our Katie" as she is familiarly known. TAXED IN INDIANA. Owners of Racing Yachts Are Taxpayers in Indiana. It was discovered at the meeting of the state tax commissioners that Sir Thomas Lipton, owner of the challenger, Shamrock 111. and William B.Leeds, who is interested financially in Reliance, defender of America's cup. are taxpayer' in Indiana. Sir Thomas Lipton is head of the Lipton car lines, a transportation company that uses 4.292 miles of tracks in this state. The board assessed the car lines at a mile. William B. Leeds is president of the Rock Island railroad system and owns considerable real estate in Indiana. He is a member of several corporations in the state. TWENTY DOLLARS. Herman Center Picks Ip a Roll of Bills. Some one is doubtless mourning the loss of twentydollars, hut if this item catches their eye they may trace the lost treasure Herman Confer was walki.ig down Second street at noon today when he stepp'd upon a roll of what proved to be four five dollar bills. They were ■ loose, and had apparently been ! dr< pped from a pocket book. Herman at once 0011(11x1 a D?mocrat reporter, but the owner of the money h.is not yet been lo oted. Herman has the money at his office and will gladly give it to the loser. IS IMPROVING. Mrs. Gaff«’» CMditioa Today is Quite Satisfactory. Peter Gaffer had a telephone convenation with Dr McOscar of Fort Wayne this afternoon, and the Dr. assured him that Mrs. Gaffer was rapidly improving from the first ’operation and that her condition was such that the second operation could be performed Wednesday. A third operation will be necessary but the time can not be set for that until the effects of the second operation is known. Her friends will gladly receive the news of her present condition. Place your fire insurance with B. W. Sholty. 184-4 w For Sale A new barn building 20x 30, located opposite the waterworks. A good bargain. Fred Reppert. Stolen—Bright hay mare; weight about 1,050; no white marks; new shoes on hind feet; mane lays to right side; foretop roughly trimmed; taken from barn two miles north of Montpelier, Monday night., August 17; old end spring buggy with unpainted wheels, and harness. Reward of 125.00 will be paid for return of property. S. M. Montgomery, R F. D. No 1, Montpelier. Notify Harvey Rowe, Marshal, Montpelier, Ind. 194dwtf

Weather Forecast. Fair, cooler in extreme southern portion ; Sunday fair, warmer. 1 Country Correspondence. • Berne. Born to Mr. and .Mrs. J. C. Fore- • man. Aug. 20, —a girl baby. Born to Mr. and Mrs. H S. Michaud. Aug. 19—a daughter. Mr. and Mrs Sam Simison spent Sunday at Decatur with friends. B. F. Whitteon of Traverse City, arrived Wednesday and will make . his home with Jake Neuenschwan- . der for the present. Berne will have an electric light ■ plant before many more moons ■ roll around and we hail the pro- ■ moters with delight. James McDonald took what horses ' he has not sold, out of his two car ; loads to Rockford Ohio. Wednesday I to dispose»of them there. F Ryf our hustling shoemaker returned today, Wednesday, from a three months sojourn in Switzerland. his fomer home and reports a I very pleasant trip. Jas. Braun, sheriff of Warren county. Penn., and W. E. Rice an I attorney of Waren of the same state are looking after one oil proprety that they are interested in. Mr. | Braun holds quite an amount of I property in this fieldand in the I Warren field. — OBITUARY. Isaac Roe. oldest son of Joly and Polly Roe was born in Washington ' township. Adams county. Indiana. Sept. 17th, 1*43. and died at the home of his son William in the same township, Aug. 2th, 1903, aged 59 years, 11 months and 9 days. He was married on Nov. 16, *645 to Miss Catherine Smith who departed this life Oct. 25 th. I**7. He leaves to mourn their loss eight children, five daughters and three sons, an aged mother, five brothers and six sisters and eighteen grandchildren. Mr Roe was a respected citizen. a kind father and husband and a splendid neighbor, and the community is deeply grieved over his death. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. J. A. Sprague of Monroe M E. church, assisted by Rev. M. T. Brandy berry, on Friday at 10:30 in th St. Paul church south of the city. Interment at Pleasant j ' Mills cemetery. Stockholders’ Meeting. The annual meeting of stockholders of The Citizens' Telephone Comj>any of Decatur. Indiana will be held at the office of the secretary - in the city of Decatur. Indiana on j Momlay evening, September 7, 1903, at seven o'clock, for the election of directors to serve for the ensuing year and for the transaction of such other business as may be propj erly brought before said* meeting. F. M Schirmeyer, Secretary.l94dl2 Strong Testimony. To whom it may concern: I have thoroughly tested Gilmores Caustic Oil and being acquainted with its ingredients, I do not hesitate to recommend it where a counter-irritant is required J R Barker, physician and surgeon, Fletcher, Ohio. Price 60c a bottle. Gilmore Headache Powders are harmless. Sold by all druggists. , Wasted—Students to turn their ■ spare muuieuia iulv account, increase I their chances for position and promotion bv taking a night course in bookkeeping and stenography, beginning . Sept. 2, Monday, Wednesday and Friday evenings, 7to 9 o’clock. Tuition ?2 in advance. J. W. Creig, In I I structor. 193dt> S 5 to Petoskey Traverse City and Northport » and return on the . G. R. & I. Annual Excursion September 3, 'O3 From Stations Richmond to Fort Wayne, inclusive. Good going on trains scheduled and good to return until September 13, 1903. $6.00 Round Trip Mackinac Island Get folder giving complete information from any G. R. & I. agent or address C. L. Lockwood, G. P. A., Grand Rapids, Mich. s„

BRUTAL ASSAULT An Almost Helples Cripple Bea'.en With His Own Crutch. A Trivia! Quarrel Between Neighbors May Lead to Moot Serious Consequences. The Asrailant, an Alexandria Glassblower, Is in Jail at Anderson. Alexandria. Ind., Aug. 29.—Fred Bowers, a eripple. hove;s between life! and death as the result of a beating he received last night at the hands of! ! FTed Akers, a plate-glass worker. The seven-year-old son of Bowers was arrested a few days ago at the in stigation of Akers, charged with killing Aker's chickens. After a lecture the court released the little fellow, j Thursday Ake r s again caused the ar rest of the boy. Yesterday Akers met ■ the elder Bowers on the street and the cripple remonstrated with Akers for| causing the rearrest of his son. In the argument that followed Akers took Bowers' crutches away from him and beat the helpless man terribly, and kicked him in the abdomen. Bowers has no chance of recovery, the doctors say. Akers was arrested and taken to Andersen. Bowers was formerly a plate-glass worker, but became a cripple through an accident in the mills. ELWOOD TO CONTEST Will Fight Increase of Assessment Ordered by State Board. Anderson. Ind.. Aug .29.—Auditor Crim and Treasurer DeHority ot Mad-I ison county have been advised that. the city of Elwood will contest the 25 per cent increase in tax.tion as ordered for that city by the state beard , of tax commissioners. Legal action: will be taken within a few days, and j it will also be directed against the I state board. A committee represent ‘ ing the heaviest tax-payers proposes ■ to call personally on Governor Durbin. 1 who they assert does not need to be | told too much about conditions at El i wood. The complaint is a vigorous ! one. and will have to be considered, i for it is threatened that if necessary ; the Elwood taxpayers will go into I court for an injunction against the auditor and treasurer of Madison county to prevent them from making record, or enforcing the order of the state board. — To Improve the Wabash. Lafayette. Ind.. Aug. 29.—At a mass I meeting of citizens it was decided to' run a boom train to the Wabsh River Navigation convention at Terre Haute Sept. 15. A squad of policemen and several brass bands will also make the trip. Congressman Crumpacker will i be invited to accompany the delega Uon. No proposition that has been ! advanced in recent years has so awakened the business men of Lafayette as that of opening the Wabash river to navigation. The topic is discussed everywhere men meet. The business element want to see a return of old days, when grain elevators and distilleries were numerous along the stream. The project is being backed by many citizens who have heretofore steadily refused to turn a hand to instill new business life into this city. Wrapped in Silks. Mishawaka. Ind., Aug. 29.—A gang: of men employed on the great dam! three miles east of here yesterday Ashed out ot the river a box contain-I ing the body of an infant wrapped in ' costly silks and hand-worked linen 1 Feter Wiess. horrified at the contents of the chest found by Italian laborers ; snatched the box, replaced the lid. and, atter uamug It do*"’, rhe box and corpse into midstream. The I current carried it away before boats could be used to recover it. The au tborities believe Wiess unintentionalI ly destroyed the soel evidence against persons involved in a deep criminal : plot Bad Result of Boy's Prank. South Bend. Ind., Aug. 29. —Hose company No. 1 and a freight train on ; the Grand Trunk railroad collided last night while the company was responding to an alarm, afterward found to | have been turned In by boys. Captain : Chester Vanarsdel of the hose compa- ! ny was terribly Injured, and will prob- ■ ably die Frank Strickler, driver, was severely hurt, but not fatally. One horse was killed and the apparatus ! was badly broken. Two of the boys I were arrested. Sudden Death. Wabash. Ind., Aug. 29.—County i Treasurer-elect Ellas Bcott. pitsent , deputy treasurer, died suddenly yes terday at his home in this eft.' of heart trouble. He had just returned from a fishing trip In Michigan, and although slightly unwell, his death was unexpected. Blacksmith’s Fatal Blow. Tipton, Ind., -ug. 29.—At Sharpsville, William Boomerzhinc. a blacksmith .struck an unknown negro over the head with an Iron bar and killed nlm. The negro had attacked Boom ershle with a knife. Buumerablne gave himself up.

Closing Out Sale IF you want good, reliable goods at less than cost, now is the time to buy. The large stock is going fast. Come now' What you want may be sold tomorrow. ■ ll ■ ■ ■ — —— — A Few of the Many Bargains at Less than Cost: Cream baking powder, 10c cans now only 5c Jap Rose or Palm Olive, 10c toilet soap, 2 cakes Isc All 5c toilet soaps now 3 cakes for 10c Star soap powder, 9 o’clock, etc, per package 3c Sifter and Rising Sun stove polish, 10c packages 5c E. Z. stove polish, 10c bottles 6jc 25c package Gold Dust washing powder 18c Enamiline stove polish, per box 3c Clark’s ONT cotton thread, per spool 4 C Lamp chimneys, any size, only 4c Bon Ami scouring soap, per package 71c Ralston’s 45c whole wheat flour, per sack 33c Farmer’s handy egg case, holds 12 dozen eggs, 0n1y,.. 20c Shredded whole wheat biscuits, per package He Elastic starch, 2 10c packages only 15c Best Cocoa. 20c, 10c and 7Ac. Washboards, 24c, 20c, 17c and 13c. Pure cider vinegar, the 20c kind, per gallon 14c White wine pickling vinegar, 4oc kind, per gallon ... 20c Stone self sealing fruit or pickle jars, per dozen 82c Best Sealing Wax, one half pound package only 1c Teas—lmperials. Young Hyson, per pound 35c Chas. L. Archbold (Surviving partner of G. W. Archbold & Son.) •©-OPPOSITE HALE'S WAREHOUSE.

TIMETABLES O. R. & 1. (In effect June 21. WO3j TRAINS NORTH. No s—Daily 11:0 pm No S—Dally (except Sunday< .. . 5:22 p m No 7—Daily to Grand Rapid® ... 8:00 am l TRAINS SOUTH No 2—Daily (except Sunday .... 1:D» p m No 4—Daily 2:32 a m , No 12—Daily (except Sunday ' Tam No. 14—Sunday only ... 8:46p a CLOVER LEAF. In effect May 3. IyOS. EAST. A—Commercial Traveler, dally .. 5:45 atn 1 No 3-Mall. daily, except Sunday 11 50 an. , No 4— bay Express, dally * U P m No 22— Local Freight 1:10 a m WEST No 3-Day Express, dally ' V. a m No I—Mall, dally, except Sunday 11.45 am No s—Commercial Traveler, dally .. »:1» p m . No 23—Local Freight.... 13:05 pm CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect June 14. IMB. WEST. No S>— ButTxloChlcago Limited, daily 3:10 a m : No "— Expreos. dally .1:42 am i No 3—New York and Chicago Limited through coach Columbus and Chicago dally .12:3! pro No IS—Wells Fargo Express except Monday. B;tlI n, 1 No 21—Marton-Huntingt.n Acc'm lo loam EAST No •‘—Vestibule Limited for N Y i 55 a m No 22-M»rion and Columl us except Sunday ... 0:53 a tn No 4—New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus snd Chicago 3:24 pm No lu —buUa.o.ud No. 13 will not carry baggage. 3 and 4 has | through coach Columbus to Chicago —— SEE FALL Latest Styles mno Everything New Burdg Mll!lnery Btore - --- Debolt & Aughenbaugh are prepared to do all kinds of home i and carriage painting, and solicit a ! share of your patronage. Shop over Smith's wagon shop. I ««»» ■ »»s»w ■■■■

THE MARKETS

Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various products. Corrected every day. GRAIN. BY E. L. CARBOL, GRAIN MERCHANT. Corn, per cwt., (new) mixed 5 68 Corn, per cwt, yellow 70 Oats, new 32 Wheat, No. 2 77 Wheat. No. 3 75 Rye 4c, Barley 47 Clover Seed 4 75 Alsyke 4 50 @ 5 60 Buckwheat 60 Flax Seed 80 i Timothy $1 05 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market clotted at 1:15p.m. today as follows: Wheat. September 81 Wheal December _ M 2 Wheat. May Corn, September 51 Corn, December 50’ Corn, Mav so| ‘ flats, December Oats, Mav 377 I Sept. Pork 512 iQ* Septenilier Lard per cwt 8 50 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3 .-00 o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash _| 82 Sept wheat, giu December wheat <5 May wheat s; Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash c 4 Sept corn _ 53 Cora. December 51 May Corn ZZ 51 Oats. Cash 35 Oats, Sept 37 Oats. December ftai May Oats ZZZ. 38 Rye, cash 54 j STOCK. BY PBED SCHEIMAX, DEA LES. mb * 4 25 s&s i’ l =i ?? ggyiwa A ( g Sheep, per lb J & 21 Beef Hides, per lb. 5 COAL Per Ton Anthracite | 7 Domestic, nut. 3 80 Domestic, lump, Hocking 3 no i Domestic lump, Indiana 3 40 1 ocahontas Smokeless, lump 5 (JO

WOOL AM) HIDES. BY B. SALVER A SOS. Wool, unwashed HJ Sheep pelts 401'10111 Beef hides, per pound I Calf hides Tallow, per pound i POLLIRV BY J. W. PLACE CO.. PACXIK. Chickens, young per lb Fowls, per lb. - ni! Ducks, per lb. — Young Ducks Turkeys, per lb. Geese, per lb 0 HAY HARKET. No. 1 timothy hav *7 50 gM No 1 mixed hay (new - '• 00 c r No. 1 clover hav (new .. ' Wl OIL HARKET. I Tiona 19 Pennsylvania 9 Corning I New Castle I North Lima "1 South Lima Indiana 1 Whitehouse -j Lacy ; Barkereville 1 Ragland 1 OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MEBCB4- | Eggs, fresh, per doz Lard 1 Butter, per pound ■ Potatoes, new 1 Onions Cabbage per lb Apples, per bu HARKET NOTES- I Liverpool market' [ieiiedw-' Wheat. 1 cent lower. Corn, J cent lower. Receipts at Chicago tixia.' ■ Hogs ,9 Hogs were 5 centsbigM l ' 1 11' 1 I Estimate for tom< >r r " : ! Hogs -jjH | Wheat - 4fl Oats ROY ARCHBOLD I DE.NTL'T I. O. O. F. BLOCS* I ; Fbo. &rot