Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 254, Decatur, Adams County, 3 November 1903 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. I BVW EVENING. EXCEPT SUNDAY, BY ( UE W Q . EL.L.INOHAM.' SUBSCRIPTION RATES. ' By carrier, per week 100 ' By carrier. p> r yeai $4.00 1 By mail, per month 25<* 1 By mail, per year $2.50 Single copies. Two Cents. I Advertising rates made known on application ' Entered in the postoffice at Decatur. Indi- I ana, as second-class mail matter. J. H. HE LLER, Manager. Complete election returns received only by the Daily Democrat, at this office tonight. When reading the editorial columns of the Decatur Democrat one might almost conclude that the “official paper of Adams county” has left its party —or has been deserted by its party and become the organ of the antiCromerites. Berne Witness. The Witness is unduly alarmed. | The Democrat is no deserter, and we | thank God for the fortitude of prinei-, j pie that enables us to be what we are at all seasons of the year—campaigns included. WORK PROGRESSING. The C. B. 4 C. Railroad Getting Along Swimmingly. Additional equipment for the | grading of the Cincinnati, Bluffton <fe Chicago railroad arrived here Saturday over the Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad from Cincinnati. In the last consignment there are graders, plows, scoops and tools galore for building the railroad. Work will be resumed Tuesday and it is understood will be taken up this timi at Pennville as well as where work was stopped some weeks ago ten miles south of Bluffton. In addition to the capital furnished by J. S. Bowers of Decatur, much capital has been put up byBluffton financiers and the chances are that the road will be completed I without any more difficulty.—Portland Commercial-Review.

A CENSUS MAN. Mr. Wright is in the City Today to Secure Statistics. Mr. Cassius E. Wright representing the United States census office, Washington, D. C., is in the city and will be busy for several days. His duties are to secure a complete abstract of the recent appraisment of land and property in Adams county, including the valuation of all lands, city and county, also of the improvements thereon. It is certainly quite a job and when we consider the fact that this must be i done in every county in the United States we may begin to realize the enormity of the undertaking. How- i ever in due time it will all be done and congressmen will lx? sending copies on such a record complete to their constuents. NEW BARBER SHOP. Charles Kitson Will go Into the Business. Charles Kitson this morning purchased a full and complete line of barlxir supplies and will open up a shop here in about two weeks in the room now occupied by Frisinger & Company on North Second street. Charles is an old time barher and knows the work from a toz and after once open for the public’s inspection, you will see one of the finest shops that has ever been opened in our city. You need not be surprised if he solicits your patronage as he is a hustling young business man. A BOX SOCIAL. Will J. Miller, principlal of the Pleasant Mills schools asks us to announce that a box social will lie given at that place next Saturday evening, the proceeds to go for the benefit of the school library. A good program has been arranged and the event is sure to be a very pleasant one.

C.norinrirj-in.rirbnji.TJTJTJinj-iJV3 nn - nj -in ELECTIONS TO-DAY. s — f ! NEW YORK Court of appeals -5 q judge the only state office to i 5 5 be voted for. Mayoralty fight P in Greater New York between 5 Jf Seth Low, fusion, and George 5 51 B. McClellan, Tammany, 2 g OHIO Full state ticket. Fight 5 S for legislature, which is to g 5 choose a United States senator, fi 5 IOWA—FuII state ticket. Albert 2 5] B. Cummins, republican, mak- 2 g iug his second race for gover- g 5 nor. 15 5 MASSACHUSETTS Full ? 2 state ticket. John L. Bates P e; running for re election on the p 6 republican ticket. c MARYLAND Full state ticket. p c Senator Gorman conspicuous 5 r in the democratic fight. | PENNSYLVANIA-Minor 5 e state ticket. a | RHODE ISLAND Full state | d ticket. a | KENTUCKY Full state ticket | 5 MISSISSIPPI—FuII state ticket P £ NEBRASKA — Minor state g 5 ticket. E J>] COLORADO — Minor state g 5 ticket. g I NEW JERSEY —Minor state g 5 ticket. E ? LnjiTLtiArLnJinnjuthhjuuuuinjLnru 5

Complete election returns received only by the Daily Democrat, at this office tonight.

EAT A BISCUT. Schafer Hardware Co’s. Range Opening. Special Display of Malleables This Week—A Free Lunch Each Day.

I i The Schafer Hardware Company are holding open house this week introducing their famous Malleable Steele range and many people are each day taking advantage of the ' golden opportunity to sample bis- . cuits“like your mother used to ’ bake,” and a delicious cup of coffee. A representative of the factory is at the store and produces a pan of biscuits in three minutes with one half the fuel usually used. The range is a beauty and looks to be what is claimed for it the best on the market. The Schafer Company have already put out enough of 1 these stoves to guarantee them just as represented and this week promises to be the banner one for the sale of Malleables. As an announcement of the big sale they have a beautiful display window representing a kitchen fitted out with a Malleable and other neees-

sarys of that, the most important apartment in any house. BOLD ATTEMPT. Man, Supposed to be Burglar Frightened Girls. A supposed burglar made an unsccessful attempt to enter the home ' of Daniel Beery on Fifth street last evening between eight and nine 1 o’clock. Miss Marie Beery was at home and had as guests Misses Kittie Smith and Georgie Miller. They noticed the front door open slightly and all three rushed to close same ' but the harder they pushed te harder the fellow outside pushed. The man finally succeeded in getting ’ the door aliout half o]>en was preparing to enter when the girls with a loud scream gave up the battle and rushed out the rear door to the homo of a neighbor, where they remained until the family arrived home. A search of the house failed to disclose the Tact that anything was missing and leads to the beleif that it might have been a joke by some boys. It was pretty serious however and the girls don’t want it repeated.

THROUGH HERE. 1 Two Sections of Dowie Train Passed This Morning. The west bound train on the Chicago & Erie due here at 1:43 came I in two sections this morning, with 1 ten coaches to each section and 1 every ear filled with Dowieites, | anxious to arrive in Zionsville HL, | 1 atfer a short attempt to save the 1 wretches of New York. It is claim--1 ed that old John Alexander Dowie I 1 himself was on the train but if he ! was he made no effort to save Deca- ' } fur folks so far as we have been ’ able to learn. The trip to New I | York was a dismal failure and the 1 collections failed to meet the heavy 1 expenses of the Dowie crowd, i BIG FISH. 1 ’ A. J. Smith Got the Bristol Fishing Rod. 1 A. J. Simth was awarded the J Bristol steel fishing rod by the ! Schafer Hardware Company today 1 for catching the largest bass during > the past season. About a dozen > contestants were entered but Mr. 1 Smith won easily with the two big--1 gest ones weighing five and six : pounds each. I Real Estate Transfers. Joel Welty et al to Benj. Sprunger lot 69 Berne S2OO. C. R. S. to P. Sprunger et al lot 13 Berne S2XOO. E. D.McCollum et al to C. W. McCjlluui pt sec 19 Jeff SI2OO. 3 £. P. Hall to T. G. Bears pt sec j 21 Hartford tp SIOO. T. G. Bears to E. S. Hall pt sec 21 Hartford tp sl. E. Franz to Gilliom Lumber Co.,' lot 31 Berne $325. Clara C. Shimp jto C A. Hutt lot i 195 Geneva SI2OO. C. Witner et al to John Wittner ! pt sec 28 Monroe tp $2960. J. Wittwer to E. Sprunger pt sec 28 Monroe tp SI7OO. ; John N. Sprunger to Jason Hobbs lot 438 Decatur $625. Mary J. Rauer to R. B. Johnson pt sec 34 Union tp $l5O. E. Erhart et al to J. E. Reineker

pt lot 6 Berni' SSO. Blanche M. Wagner to H. T. Louden et al lot 38 Monroe SIOO. COMMERCIAL CLl'B MEETING TONIGHT It is-earnestly requested that all members attend the regular monthly meeting tonight. Matters of importance are to be'brought before the club and are such as ought to have the earnest consideration of the entire body. French Quinn, President. Amusements. “Lincoln J. Carter's great scenic comedy “The Darkest Hour” which comes to the Bosse opera house tonight made most flattering impression last season its first year out and indications go to bear out the fact that it will remain many more years before the footlights until it is finally called of. There is nothing dar k or gloomy about

the play as one might naturally suggest but tells a sweet lovable romance in a forceful and interesting style and with much charm and petiteness. The plot is well laid and is much unlike the conventional lines on which most melo-dramas are built. The cast is said to be of efbeptional worth and play their respective parts with all the inthusiasm, intelligence and dramatic ’ conception that the most critical could desire. Lincoln J. Carter’s great scenic comedy “The Darkest Hour" will be seen at the Basse opera house Tuesday, Nov. 3. It is said to contain a story of intense heart interest relieved by many bright and witty spurts of laughable comedy. ’ The acting company has been carefully selected and includes many 1 well known faces. Wo are promis- ’ ed an abundance of handsome de- ’ vices. Several clever specialties are indulged in by the soubrette and 1 comedian of an ovel and artistic 1 character. On the whole this • piece should receive the attention of the patrons of manager Bosse's * cosy theatre. i P. W. Smith arrived fiom Fort Wayne today.

You are Cordially Invited to Call and See .. - — ----- ■ “THE MALLEABLE" ....STEEL RANGE.... In Operation at Our Store * WE WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO BAKE 4 Just Such Biscuits as Mother Used to Make, with only ONE-HALF the Fuel Now Being Used. WEEK BEGINNING NOVEMBER 2 MALLE4B££" ® pES STRENGTH ECONOMY CONVENIENCE . UISM Jj DURABILITY and r BEAUTY COMBINED MALL ALL YOUR X ITS NON-BREAK £1 STEEL ano MALLE LIU LlLlFREE LARGEST LINE | „ p. WE WILL SHOW AT THIS SALE 1 hree-minute Biscuits the largest line of STEEL RANGES AND HEATand Delicious Conee ing stoves ever shown IN THIS PART OF THE Served Every Day. state. A Great Saver of Fuel and Labor. Made of Malleable Iron and Steel. J) Riveted Together Like a Boiler. [ [ If Preperly Used, will Last a | I Lifetime. In connection with our stove display, we will show (direct from the mills) a very fine and large line oi Winter Robes and Horse Blankets SCHAFER HARDWARE CO i Decatur, Indiana