Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 266, Decatur, Adams County, 17 November 1903 — Page 3

time tables a7R7&~i. (In effect Sept, 27. 1903) TRAINS NORTH, Nn 1 [rally (except Sunday) 5:16! pm NO 7—Dally 10 orand Kapida 8:00 a m TRAINS SOUTH Noll-Daily (except Sunday) 1:19 p m N„ > Daily, except Sunday :.>1 piu No D’ Daily (eaeeP l Sunday) 7:17 atn Jo, U Sunday only 7:l6pm CLOVER LEAF. In effect May 3, 1903. EAST, Nn 5-Cotnmerclal Traveler, dally... 5:25 a m N ■ Mall, daily, except Sunday ... 11.50 ani v„ i—j lav Express, daily 6:43 u tn <iu al-Local Freight 1:10am WEST .•, 3-Day Express, dally 5:25 a m No 1 -Mall, dally, except Sunday ..11:25am N„ N_C,immerelal Traveler, dally .. 9:19 pm No J 3 -Local Freight 12:05 p m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect June 14. 1903. WEST. No 9—Buffalo-Chicago Limited, daily 3:10 a m s„ [-Express, dally . I:42am Ko 3—New York and Chicago Limited through coach Columbus and Chicago dally 12:38 pm No 13-Wei Is Fargo Express except Mondaj' 5:12 p m No 21 -Marlon-Huntington Acc’m.. 10:10 a m EAST No s-Vestibule Limited for NY 2:55 a m No 22- Marion and Columbus except Sunday 6:58 am No 4—New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus and Chicago 3:24 pm No 10— Buffalo and Chautauqua Lake 9:55 pm No 13 Will not carry baggage. 3 and 4 has through coach Columbus to Chicago. Alex D'Brun made a business trip to Fort Wayne last evening. 11 S. Steele returned from a business trip it Marion last evening. H. P. Lafferty made a business trip to Fort Wayne last evening. A.Graham returned from a business trip at Geneva last evening. A. E. Rose returned from a business tripat Bluffton lust even ing. 0. N. Snellen returned from a business trip at Haviland, 0., last evening. August Koeneman returned to Hoagland last evening after transacting business. Mike Belger who was tranaseting business here returned to Fort Wayne last evening Nolan King arrived from Geneva last evening and will spend a few days with his jiarents. Miss Minnie Coffee returned from Monroe last evening where she spent the day with friends. W B. Laßue returned to his home at Fort Wayne last evening after transacting business here. Mr. Gcogan, revenue inspector returned to his home a Fort Wayne last evening. He was hi re straightecing out the Blume-Bogner trouble. Mrs Marion Pink ley of Mansfield, <>.. and Mrs. Krieker of Londonville 0. returned to their homes last evening after spending a few days with Miss Alice Hertel.

Ladies! For all the latest and up-to date Hats and Trimmings CALL ON MISS ANNA BOUSE Monroe Street. Establishment formerly owned by Zwiek & Long. PRICES TO SUIT — An Introduction. MR. RALPH D. McCLUNG, a responsible and thoroughly qualified young man, has accepted a Position with the METROPOLITAN LIFE INSUR ANCE CO. under W. R. Neal, Assistant Supt. He will canvas you for business in this line, and this will introduce him. He is authorized to collect money and attend any other business connected with our agency. METROPOLITAN LIFE INS. CO. W. R. NEAL, Ass’t Supt. Offices in Niblick Block. Call at Erie Barber Shop and See Star Oil Gas Burner It burns either Crude or Refined Oil. A MONEY SAVER. E. L. TAYLOR'

C. C. Stuckey of Berne is a business culler to this city. M ill Sliepperd of Berne is transacting business in this city. Jacob Kalver is transacting business at Fort Wayne today. i John Vail went to Fort Wayne last evening to transact important business. ■ Mrs. Eli Sprunger went to Berne i today to visit for a short time with ' her mother. Mrs. J. Krouse went to Fort Wayne today to spend a few days . j with her blotter. Mrs. Wells arrived this morning , from bort Wayne to attend the convention here today. Mr. and Mrs. Busick wnt to Kala- ( mazoo today to visit for a short | time with relatives. Mr. Blossom went to Fort Wayne , last evening to enter the International Business College. Jason Hobbs returned to his home , at Williams last evening after attending to business here. ( Jacob Sheeler went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit for a few days with relatives. j * Frank Foreman returned to his , home at Berne last evening after transacting business here. Mrs. Helm arrived from Winchester last evening and will visit here for a few days with friends. ( Mr Johnson returned to his home , at Sturgis last evening after visiting here for a few weeks with relatives. The Si Plunkard company’ passed through the city this morning enroute from Fort Wayne to Greenville, O. Mrs. H. A. Winans returned to her home at Monroeville after visting for a short time here with friends. Mrs. Helm and Mrs. Harris returned from Willshire today where they were attending the Rebecca lodge meeting. Nineten cars of Metropolitan , paving brick arrived this morning i for H. P. Striecher to lx* used on Monroe street. The cause of no lights last evening was due to the fact that there was a break in the street circuit I line and same has lieen repaired. Jake Martin takes this way in informing the man who stole his galvanized iron wash tub that he knows who it was and if he does not return the same, he will notify the officers concerning him. Jeff Klopfenstein and wife, J. J. Klopfenstein, J. Kirchman and Miss Gusta Kirsehman left this morning ■ for Tnscumlm. Alabama to’visit for a short while with relatives. Miss •! Gusta exjK’Cts to make that her fu--1 tore home.

P. Schugg of Berne is calling on old friends today. J. Schafer of Berne is transacting business here today. Mart Andrews is a business caller a Fort Wayne today. George Nichols of Berne is here transacting business. John Spuller made a business trip to Berne this morning. Judge Studabaker is transacting business at Marion today. Janies Sullivan of Van Buren is a buisness caller to this city. John Waggoner made a business trip to Monroe this morning. Mrs. Dertrick went to Bluffton today to visit for a few days with relatives. Mary and Robert Young went to Bluffton today’ to visit with their grand parents. Homer King returned from Van Buren today where he was transacting business. Mrs. Peter Baker returned from Gas City,where she was visiting with her daughter. A. R. Bell returned from Liberty Center today where he was transacting lumber business. ‘‘The Royal Slave” company went to Hartford City this morning where they play’ tonight. Agnes Buckmaster arrived from Geneva last evening and is the guest of her many friends here. Mrs. L. ('. DeViss and daughter went to Portland today to visit for few days with her sister. Mrs. Neusbaum returned to her home at Berne after transacting important business here. Mr. Harrod left this morning for Kalamazoo where he will visit for a short time with relatives. Co’. Ferry and Miss Minnie Orvis went to Bluffton to spend the day with Mr. and Mrs. Harry Deain. Mr«. E. Oak returned to her home at Willshire today after spending a few days here with relatives. Mrs. Emma Lindsey arrived today from Fort Wayne and will be the guest of her brother Tom BaltzelL

Mr. and Mrs. Dore Liby went to Fort Wayne this morning »o make a short visit with their daughter. Mrs. W. H. Daniels arrived from Fort Wayne this morning to attend the Missionary Society Convention. Mrs F. Goodwin returned to her home at Dunkirk after a few days visit with William Cowan and family. Mr. and Mrs. Alberson returned to their homes at Kenton, Ohio today after spending a few days with 'Squire Smith and wife. Mr. and Mrs. Campbell returned to their home at Petroleum t<xlay after visiting here for several days with Mrs. Campbell’s sister. Sate Senator Cilery of Fort Wayne, was in the city today on business connected with his varied and extensive oil industry in Adams county. The Senator is the ; owner of some valued projierty and !isin a fairway of salting down a | few nest eggs for future delivery. During the dark hours of yesterdays storm when no one could do ofiice work without alight city electrician Mylott showed his progressiveness by turning on the electric light current at two o'clock. Such f ivors are appreciated by business men, even though they don't have time to stop and say so. Two men were seen Sunday evening in the neighborhood of Ed Moses with a two horse team and wagon with chicken erates loaded thereon. The outfit was a suspicious looking one and when seen one num was coming from Ed Moses's chicken coop. The men became frightened and horridly drove east. The whole neighborhood is aroused over the fact as this theiving has been going on for some time and it would not he safe to see the same parties there again.

There is a little Ossian lady, says the News who is given to prevarications of the most florid nature. The other day she told her mamma that she saw a g-r-c-a-t big yellow' lion across the street. Her mamma corrected her severely telling that it was only a yellow dog and saying that when she said her prayers that night she must 101 l God all about it and ask forgiveness. That night her mamma called to see the result of her teaching. “Did you tell God” she asked. "Oh, yeth," replied the midget., "and God thaid ho knew that dog an wath kind of thoaird of ith himthclf. ’’

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C. Smith of Berne is a business caller here today. Peter Bryan of Geneva is transacting business in our city. Jake Hunsicker of Berne is business caller in the city today. Chris Strobe is transacting busi ness at Ridgeville to day. Bub Michaud of Berne is transacting business in our city today. Candidates are getting numerous and within the next two weeks will lie down to business in an earnest manner. The Bachelor Maids will meet at the home of Miss Anna Terveer tonight and a good time is looked for ward to by all. The Decatur ladies who assisted in Instituting a Rebekah lodge at Willshire last evening report a delightful time. The Bon Ton Club meets with Miss Rosa Colohin this evening where they will proceed to enjoy themselves in the same old way. The recent rains have made the paved streets look sloppy but H Botthoff, the custodian, will have them looking bright again in a day or so. Martin Leichty, sitxy-eight years old, died this morning at his home in Fostoria. Ohio, a telegram tell ing the sad news having been re ceived this morning. The radiators are being placed in |>oistion at the court house and with in a few days the new heating plant will be in operation, to the great delight of every one concerned. At four o'clock this afternoon' about one hundred delegates had registered for the Missionary con vention. It is expected that this number will lie doubled by tonight. R. I). McClung who is employed by the Metropolitan Life Insurance l company is a hustler and during a ■ short talk convinced us that he' knows his business. J. S. Peter son is still working fur the Metro politan. Two drunken men were found by Charles Colter on his porch last evening and when ordered away insisted that they wanted u bed and had the money to pay for it. Charley didn’t care to indulge in the hotel business and called |x>liceman Fisher who landed them in due time. They were laborers on the railway grade. The Muncie Herald says: “A Philadelphia union has decided that it is contrary to the rules of the union to jiermit the good wife to mend the clothes of the husband. In aecordanoo with this ruling the wife will have to become a member of the tailor's union or lie subject to a boycott should she attempt to do any repair work on the basement of her husband's trousers or mend a rent in the back of his coat. In view of the fact there is no sock makers’ union in most towns she will still have the privilege of darning sucks.''

But never the less you must be dressed to play your part. DO YOU NEED AN OVERCOAT? If so. we are prepared to show you the snappiest and most durable coat you ever saw. We can fit men of any size at any price they desire. OUR YOUNG MEN’S OVERCOATS Are indeed worthy of your consideration if you want a coat that has both style ami quality. See our $5, $7.50, $lO and sls Coats before you buy. IT IS NOT TOO LATE To buy your winter suits. We have as good values in $5.00, $6.00, SB.OO, SIO.OO and $15.00 Suits as you can find in the land. REMEMBER That the price marked on an article of merchandise does not always determine the value of it. Examine the goods. Our goods will stand the test. We invite YOU to examine them. CANVAS COATS Just the thing for men who are exposed to the cold weather. These coats are both water and wind proof. We have these and the Common Duck Coat in all grades at prices that you can not question. MUFFLERS, TOQUES, MITTENS, CAPS and Wear galore at our Clothing Store.

D»m Tyndall is improving slowlly after a long seige of typhoid fever. TheJ Presbyterians are completI ing arrangements for their church jubilee Thursday’ evening. Miss Lena Adler is quite sick 1 with mealses at the home of J. W. Tyndall. She is some lietter today. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Metcalf of Ahsland county,Ohio are the guests |of A. R. Wolfe and family of Root ! township. Rev. J. A. Sprague of Monroe was attending to business and greeting Decatur friends with his graj cious smile today. Contractor Christen informed us today that thirty days of half way decent weather will find the Alli- ' son-Studabaker block under roof. Mrs. Emma Spaulding, Selina. Kansas is enjoying a visit with her brother A. R. Wolfe ;md family and other relatives of this county.

J BOSSE'S OPERA HOUSE 1 B ONE NIGHT $ f —— ■ Thurs. Nov. 1 9- | gl 72Sth week Jule Walters’ always successful ■ ii nrMgmtiWEM ■uiml -wk |f SIDETRACKED I ■ NEVER SO GOOD AS NOW. ff I Horatio Xerxes Booth the RICHARD MANSFIELD of I ■ 1 R kMPOIXXJY. lun tl B 5 acting talent. Prices 25, 35 and 5Qe. Seat sale lloltbouse ■ I Drug Co. B WANTED! 1( )0 Men and 25 seams To work on Monroe and Fourth streets paving contract. Lots of Work and Good Wages. H. P. STREICHER, Contractor.

L. Yager, sr., is still in a very . j serious condition, ho having been confined to the house for several weeks with an attack of stomach trouble. While arranging for your Thanks- . giving feast don't forget that in our midst are a few unfortunate [people too poor to enjoy turkey and cranberry sauce and would appreciate a modest offering. A slight gift may make the day happier for you. Thanksigving Excursion—On account of Thanksgiving the Erie railroad will sell excursion tickets to all points in C. P. A. territory 'within a radius of 150 miles, at very low rates. Tickets on sale Nov ■’:> and 26, good returning until Nov. 30, inclusive. For further inforriiut ion call upon Erie agents or write E. L. Enos, T P . A., Mari on, O. The whole thing is a laughing matter. What? Side Tracked.”