Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 208, Decatur, Adams County, 10 September 1903 — Page 3

[TIME TABLES a. r. & i. [ (In effect June 21, 1903) ’■p TRAINS NORTH. K. S-Oally 11:0 pm pjßio 7—Pally to Grund K»|,id> .. .. «:uu TRAINS SOUTH 2— Pally 'except Sunday' 1 la p m 4—Dally 2;52 » ni CLOVER LEAF. In effect May 3. 1203. ■jSf EAST, A-Commercial Traveler, dally .. 5:25 tn 4—Pay Express, dahy G 43 ~ u , 22— Local Freight .. 1:10am WEST N 3—Pay F.xpreas. dallr 5:25. am -Mall. dally except Sunday 11 25 am ■■o S—Commercial Traveler, dally . d 19 p m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect June 14. 1903. WEST, <i ■ Biiflalo-Chu ag. I '.lied lar-. tan. 7—Exprear, dally .1:12 am gSN 3—New Y< rk and i nicairo Limited /"‘W through coach Columbus and &Ml’ Chicago daily 12:3* p m >J( 18—Wells Fargo Express except Monday 5:12 pm Ip east S- Vestibule Limited for N V v, a m Sunday B:SBatn ■S-N 4—New York and Boston Limited HHF through coaches Columbus BHB and Chicago 3:21 p tn e’s4l N". 13 will not carry baggage. 3 and I has rough coach Columbus to Chicago. iT, ■ 11 * ' 1 ■■— •vLi • ’ll Hnliiio wont P> Mourn.- this ig to look as er business ■HI Mrs H.Elzev went to New Hr.■pen I..is niornmo where she will with Mrs. M. Stone. CWI Hurry Drain. who ha- been ■risitim.’here with her parents. r.Burned this niornintt to Bluffton Mrs Sarah Williams returned t" Dher home at Indian ip- --this ■:.■ r”. ■nt’ after visitim: i.i thi~ eil with ‘ Miss Florence < i nett Wmehes ■ ter was the guest ot Irvnds ■n■this morning while on her way to ■Bluffton. Mrs. Elijah Myers who has la i n ■ here visiting her hr- tie r Frank ■Babcock returned this n:< rning to • Van Buren. Mrs. A. S Applenian. who has ■■been visiting here w th Ed Brush ■wilier and family returned thi~ ■ morning to Marion. 1 It is said that Clyde Wanner of ■Ossian who has be. np • . nn ‘us,, ■bull for Colubmia City this year is ■to Ito to Mltllie Gi ll' 111 t'.e Cue: ■can League next season ! A.A Nicholas travelinn rejiresen ■ tative of the Penninsiilar I'mient ■ Company left this city for I'inemati Mr. Nicholas formerly livid Khere but is now located at Cold■water, Mich. Senator Beveridne passed through 11 this city yesterda.v on a north ■ bound G. R. &I. passenger train ■on his way to South Bend. While ■imtking the trip he was touched for ■fifty dollars in cash and when he Hgot off in Fort Wayne he had but ■sixty cents in small change. The foot ball season is on and local ■schools are becoming quite active. ’•The high school squad begins practice tonight and a team will soon be ’’j picked. Candidates are earnest and about twenty five are try ■pg for the high school teiuii. No ■Schedule has lieen yet arranged, but ■one will soon be made out

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

George McKean made a business flip to Winchester this morning. Mrs. Adam Deam and two children left this morning for an extended visit at Grand Rapids. Dr. Rinoar and family, F. D. Dibble and family and south of here with her son F. M. Williams. Mrs. R. D. Boyles arrived from I- ort \\ ayne this afternoon for a visit with her sister, Mrs. W. P, McMillen. Miss Emma Grant of Payne, 0., has accepted a position as assistant trimmer for the Burdge millinery store. Miss El Enore Forbing and brother Vincent went to Fort Wayne this morning where the latter is taking medical treatment. Thos. Gallogly, George Zimmerman and Adolph Lankanau were among the passengers to Fort Wayne this mornnig. Joe Heffner and family returned to their home at Fort. Recovery today after attending the Meinder-ding-Forbing wedding. Misses May Sells and Pearl Ray passed through this city today on their way home from Detroit where they have been visiting. It is announced that the Erie will not employ a man over thirty five years of age. The wisdom of this move remains to be proven. Mrs. Stela Kern is still quite sick with lung fever at the homo of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Archbold, living east of the city. Miss Nora Smith returned from Fort Wayne this morning where she visited with Miss Lilly Gerard who is a nurse at the Hope hospital. Mrs. Mart Reinhart and daughter Margaret who were here attending the Forbing-Meinerding wedding, returned this morning to Fort Wayne. John O. Crammer a member of the county council returned to his home at Geneva this merning the board having finished its work this morning. Mrs. Frank Schumacher will tomorrow entertain at a six o'clock dinner at her home on First street, the guest of honor being Miss Lizzie Fahrenbeck. John Jones left this city today on his first trip as soliciting agent fui the Lyman Brothers Picture Company of this city. He went west and will do his first work in Illinois. The Hawkinsand Williams sale of crops and farming impliments which occurred yesterday at the i Hawkins farm east of Monroe was a big success. Mr. Hawkins retires from farming and Mr. Williams who is identified with the Nine O'clock Washing Tea Company of Indianapolis will buy a smaller I farm. ‘‘Jim'’ a sorrel horse belonging to j the match team which Dibble & Meibers drove to their transfer bus died this morning after a few days illness. Death was due to blood poisoning which resulted from running a nail into the horse’s foot. The team belonged to Poodle Meibers alone and he had but a shorttime before refused an offer of 1450 for the two.

Hogs were five cents higher on the Chicago markets today. Dr. Trout made a business trip to the Geneva oil fields today. Mrs. L. A. Graham and children returned home from Petoskey this afternoon. Miss Minnie Orvis is enjoying a visit with friends at Cincinnati and Middletown. The special handkerchief sale is on today at the Presbyterian church, great bargains. Mrs. Eugene Runyon returned to her home at Berne today, after visiting here with her parents. Harry Brown of Geneva passed through here today enroute to his home from Climax, Kans. | W. W. Knecht and wife returned home to Winchester this afternoon, after a short visit here with Col. and Mrs, M. B. Miller. Sam Railing fell last night at Beery & Holthouse’s livery barn and dislocated his right wrist. Dr. D. D. Clark attended him. The south bound passenger train on the G. R. & I. was run in two sections this afternoon, a condition which rarely occurs on that road. Mr. Corsan, who lives southwest of this city, will have three deer on exhibition at the Fair week after next. Mr. Cora an keeps the animals on his farm. Barney Meyers, for a long time an inmate at the county infirmary, died last night from the effects of a stroke of paralysis. He will be buried at the county farm cemetery tomorrow. William Fowler of Berne was in this city today meeting with some of the Fair Directors. Mr. Fowler will superintend the construction of another barn wich is to be east of the division "I’’ and “J” stables. The new barn will be 24 feet wide and 100 feet long. The Presbyterian ladies opened their handkerchief sale this afternoon and in spite of the bad weather have received a liberal patronage. They have several counters loaded with a great variety of handkerchiefs and an army of clerks to wait on their customers. The sale continues tonight and a large crowd is expected. Peter Schafer, whose true name is unknown, plead guilty before Mayor Coffee this morning to (the charge of public intoxication. He is cine of th colored men working on the streets here, and was arrested Tuesday evening. He said it was his first experience of the kind and vowed it would be his last one he paid his tine of *9.30 and resumed work this morning on the streets. A novel wedding will be celebrated Sunday on the Steamer Eastland, when Walter A. Ranson and Matilda Peterson will be married to defy the thirteen hoodoo. The date will be September 13. and 12 other couple will be married with them, making 13 altogether. 13 longshoremen wi|] cast off the moorings, and wedding breakfast will be served to 13. During the ceremony 13 old shoes will be cast in the air and the ships whistle will toot 13 times. They will be given a state room number 13. Uncle Josh Spruceby paid his annual visit to Basse's opera house and he was given u right royal welcome. The house was crowded and the large crowd was delighted with the performance. They made good their promise of twenty laughs a minute and the famous saw mill scene was as exciting as ever. Mae Laporte and Joe M> Enroe were easily the stars and their specialty was good as ever seen here. The company carries a fine orchestra and the musical selections were out of the ordinary. It seems that Uncle Josh will never grow old but increase in popularity with Decatur people. Two unknown passengers on the returning Detroit excursion last evening while tusseling on the car platform fell off the swiftly moving train be'ween this city and Willshire. All kinds of fabulous reports were current here today, but a Democrat reporter could not verify them. The Clover Leaf section gang were sent in search of the men, but could find no trace of them, anti sent the Democrat word to that effect. A telephone message to Willhsire failed to reveal anything concerning the passengers and several Willshire citizens who came here today affirmed utter ignorance of the affair. The men were certainly not injured by the full, or have been successful in concealing themselves

Buy Suits i / IA and /<1 113 Skirts at Or fnt J) « The Boston Store WE WOULD ADVISE Looking after this Suit and Skirt matter at once, in order to avoid the delay caused by the fast nearing busy season. All the new styles are now displayed. .__ _ _ Fall Dress Goods Are In And a fine array of fabrics they are; neat and nobby designs at prices that are sure to please. It will be WELL WORTH WHILE to visit this store before you purchase one item in the dry goods line. Boston Store. I. 0. 0. F. Block. Kuebler & Moltz Co.

MADE RETURNS. Inspectors Make Returns on Preble Township Road Election. Inspector Henry Dirkson and Trustee Rupright were in and certified to the auditor the vote for the macadam road election held in Preble township. The vote as certified by them is the same as previously published and gave the road a majority of twenty votes. The board of commissioners were in session and they at once ordered the proper steps taken toward letting the contract and set the date at Friday, October 9, when bids will be received for the construction of the new Preble township road. It is expected that some may yet be done this fall and that early next year the road will be entirely completed. ANOTHER TEST. An Oil Well to be Drilled on i rustee Land. Trustee Rupright of Preble township is living in high hopes of an oil boom in which his large farniwill prove the center. Rig and drilling tools will be moved there tomorrow and next Monday work upon a derrick begins. In two weeks, good luck prevailing the result of this tost will be known, and it is hoped that a real and genuine gusher will result. The well is being drilled by a company of Pittsburg capitalists, beaded by B. F. Edwards. They are old jieciplc in the business and at present have high hopes of opining something good. A. E. Rose is preparing for the Presbyterian church one of the finest switch boards in the city. It is made of Italian marble, 44x18 inches and is 1 3-4 inches thick. The board has a main switch ten smaller with the name carved below csch switch. He has also just completed another board with six switches for the Thomas furniture store at Bluffton.

— School Days Here School Days on, your boys need School Clothes. School boys are the hardest on (3 their clothes, and only reliable and dependable goods r II n are ie ones that will pay in the en d . Appreciating IH this fact, we have purchased ■ ■ a stock of MR Young Men’s, Boys’ Lew & Co. and Children’s 1 Clothing Dependable 0 r , That are the standard for durability, style and fit. Standard GUS ROSENTHAL THE SQUARE MAN, OEOATUR ——W—M—i'iM' 3dMSIWF' —w—i»www—■ F. ARE YOU SORE? USE g )aracamph Relieves Instantly or Money Refunded. CATARRH, HAY FEVER, And all Throat Inflammations. It Cools. It Soothes. It Cures. Sold only In 25c., 50c. A SI.OO Bottle.. At all r «.l r>n> gr l.ta. For sale by the Holt house Drug Co.

True’s 50c Zibeline can’t be Hur passed for quality and beauty. Ed Johnson will open a saloon in the building formerly occupied by Phillips Bros, restaurant Saturday. 207d4 Ten dollar fine art picture 20x20, oval or square openings copies of famous artists of the world. Im mense variety, 10 cents each. Don’t wait until all are picked over but come at once and select at Trues.

For rent. The Zimmerman farm of 120 acres, just east of town. For particulars see Mrs. W. C. Fronefield, this city. 205 d Iwl .lust arrived at Truo’s, the most elaborate line of fancy China, including lluvland & (Jo. dinner sets, ever brought to Decatur. See them Lost—'Folding pocket book, containing three one dollar hills, and dollar good for credit at Big Store, return to this office and get reward. 202tf