Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 279, Decatur, Adams County, 4 December 1903 — Page 3

TIME tables 07r7&~i. (In effect Nov. S 9, 1903) TRAINS NORTH, .. x-Paily 1:18 atn I 2® --Pally to Grand Rapids 8:00 an, | 2° 3—Pally (except Sunday! 1:31 pm 1,0 TRAINS SOUTH Pally •> 2:59 a m in iJ-liaiiy (except Sunday) 7:11 ain Enr-lMlIv except Sunday, i : i:i p m 2n.s)-I>ally, except Sunday ...7:slpm Ki-Sunday only 7:10 pm CLOVER LEAF. In effect May 3, 1903. EAST. „„ Traveler, dally... 5:25 a m 2% Mall, daily, except Sunday... 11.50 a m 4_pay Express, datiy 6:«pm vCs-Local Freight 1:10am WEST ~-3-PayExpress, dally 5:25 am uXI-Mall. daily. except Sunday . .11;25am 2“ Traveler, dally . 9:19 pm 1523-Local Freight 12:05 p m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect June 14. 1303. WEST, Mn 0-Buffalo-Chlcago Limited, daily 3:10 a m 3h 7-Expreas. dally 1:42 a m Jr 3—New York and Chicago Limited * through coach Columbus and Chicago dally 12:38 p m gnlS-Wells Fargo Express except Monday 6:12 pm Acc’m.. 10:10am EAST B_Veetlbule Limited for N Y 2:55 am S 3 82-Marion and Columbus except * Sundsv 6:58 a m •• 0 i-New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus and Chicago 3:24 p m No Ki-Buffalo and Chautauqua Lake 9:55 pm So 13 will not carry baggage, 3 and 4 has tWmigh eoach Columbus to Chicago.

J. Huusicker of Berne is a business caller to our city today. Eli Meyers made a business trip to Pt. Wayne this morning. A. J. Lafferty made a business trip to Ft. Wayne last evening. W. S. Steele returned from a business trip at Portland last evening. Thomas Gallogly returned from a business trip at Pleasant Mills last evening. Mr. Koeneman returned to Hoagland last night after transacting business here. Mr. Laughery returned from Monroe last evening where he was transacting business. Ida May returned from Winchester last evening where she attended the funeral of Col. Miller. Mrs. Lou Mailand returned from Winchester last evening where she attended Col. Miller’s funeral. E. L. Carrol returned from Ft. Wayne this morning. He went to see the production of the Vinegar Buyer by Ezra Kendall.

f You Must Be the Judge i_s | of What You Wear | B IN CLOTHING you want the best your money can buy. You don't want "bargain counter" cloth- K B ing or antiquated neckwear. You don’t exp- et tw i dollars worth of goods for a dollar or a $25.00 ■ Overcoat for $9.',0. You expect to pay for what you get and have a right to expect what you pay fcr. ■

I /IWw I > w I - I v til I WRMP I Ik i&p I X>

Sisve we will give vou TWO or THREE DOL- ■ rlntee I ■ GOOPS FOB A HOLLAR I to u. before you buy. I ;y& VanGe | Decatur, Ind.

Fred Huffman is a business caller) at Ft. Wayne today. , Alex 1 arks made a business trip to ) ht. Wayne this morning. Mr. Ehream of Berne is transacting ; business in our city today. John Stoneburner made a business trip to Geneva this morning. Harry Hamilton is transacting business at Huntington today. Sam Simison of Berne transacted business in our citv last evening* Thirteen carloads of paving brick) arrived over the G. IL & I. this morn- ! ing. R. K. Allison went to Ft. Wayne tms morning where he will transact business. N. I*. Small returned to Hoagland last evening after transacting business here. Mr. Rice arrived from Berne last evening and will visit for a few days with his parents. Miss Blanche Andrews, of Monroe, is in the city, the guest of her sister, Mrs. Louis Wise. Mr. Messonell returned from Willshire last evening where he was transacting business. B. Dulhngham returned from Ft. W ayne last evening where he was transacting business. Tom Ehinger returned from Fort W ayne this morning. He was transacting business while there. French Parrish arrived from Delphos last evening and will visit j with his parents for a few days. Miss Augsberger arrived from Berne lust evening and will be the I guest of Mudge Hite for a few days. A deer was shot a few days ago ' near Peru and the men have been [ arrested by the game warden. Mr. F. Knappke returned to his i home at Ft. Wayne last evening after . ’ visiting here for a few days with his ! | brother Henry. I Miss Blanch Andrews arrived this ‘ morning from Monroe and will be 1 the guest of her sister Mrs. Louis i, Wise for a few days. It is probable that the pay of rural route carriers will soon be in- 1 . creased from S6OO per year to 1750, j j such a report having been made by r Assistant Postmaster General Brisl tow.

■ OUR OVERCOATS. I We Lave all the latest styles and colors in Over B coats to fit any man's purse, as well as his person, B at prices that will astonish you. Come and see K and be convinced. H BOYS AND YOUTHS OVERCOATS. 5 We have just received a large new assortment of | ■ Boys’ and Youth’s Overcoats. You should see g them before you buy. j ■ B SUITS. I If you want to see a coat that will fit you per- et fectly just drop in someday and try on one of ■ our ooon Firriso coats uud your curiosity will ■ * be satisfied. ■ WARM AND DURABLE. | See our new Corduroy Suits. If the suit suits ■ you the price will. ■ IF YOU WANT TO BEGIN 1 To lay away Christmas Presents you should see L our new Smoking Jackets, Bath Holies, Shield B v Handkerchiefs Mull., ra and other M Christmas Goods too numerous to mention. M

Al Graham is a business caller at I Geneva today. Fred Huffman and Alex Parks are at Ft. Wayne today. E. Rupoe made a business trip to ■ Geneva this morning. Julius Haugk is transacting business at Berne today. L. Johnson made a business trip to Geneva this morning. Mr. Deland made a business trip to I Portland this morning. Mr. Foreman of Berne is transacting business in our city today. John Stoneburner made a business trip to Geneva this morning. A. Tubman made a business trip 1 to Fort Wayne last evening. Harry Hamilton is transacting business in Huntington today. Jesse Niblick returned this morning from a business trip at Ft. Wayne. Dave Hensley and John Baker went to Monroe this morning to hunt. Dan Coffee returned from a business trip at Willshire last evening. John Martz, the old spectacle man, is in our city after an absence of four years. Nick Detro returned from Bluffton last evening where he was transacting business. Will Schrock,who has been sick for several days with the grip, is able to be about again. Mel Rice returned from Ridgville last evening where he was transacting ! lumber business. Tom Haeflins returned from Ft. Wayne this morning where he was attending a show. Mr. Herman Mayo and Miss Bertha Steele, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dayton Steele, will be united in marriage next Sunday. Miss Raver, who is securing students in music here and who intended ij organize her class last evening, has | postponed the date until next week. | Mrs. Tuekey and daughter returned io their homes at Ashland, 0., this morning after visiting here fora short time with Mr. and Mrs. Will Keubler. On account of sickness, the social that was to have been given at the home of Mrs. Artman’s, Saturday, i Dec. 5, by Class No. 4 of the Christian church, has been postponed un- ' til some time in the future.

H E N S L EY’S - SLAUGHTER SALE

j- * iwafcfei r8 * fIMI \ T

— here ahe some or* my prices: RINGS, 50c to SIO.OO reduced from. .SI.OO to $15.00 I sls 50 WATCHES now $12.25 CLOCKS, SI.OO to $lO reduced from $l5O to $15.00 SIO.OO WATCHES now $ 8.50 WATCHES, reduced 15 per cent, ! $ 7.50 WATCHES now $ 6.25 which makes my $20.00 Watches now... .$17.00 I $ 1.50 WATCHES now $ 1.00 Other goods too numerous to mention, but all goes at this sale. You will miss it by waiting. Como early and get the cream. I will lav anv of my geode away for you for Xmas at the prices you pay when got at HENSLEY’S. NO GOODS GOES Ol I WITHOUT THE CASH OR A BANKABLE NOTE AT THESE PRICES. D. 7V\. HENSLEY

Barney Meibers is a business caller at Monroe today. Moses Augsberger returned to his home at Berne today. Frank Gast is transacting cigar business at Portland today. John Kern returned from a business trip at Fort Wayne today. W. S. Hughes returned from a business trip at Geneva last even ing. J. H. Waggoner returned from a business trip at Richmond last evening. Rev. E. A. Allen returned from a busness trip at Portland last evening. Rosa Troyer went to Geneva today to visit for a short time with her parents. EdEhinger returned from Geneva last evening where he was transact-

ing business. A. 8. Stucky returned to his home at Berne today after transacting business here. Maggie Dulin returned to her home at Monroe after transacting business here. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Gross returned to Monroe today after transacting business here. Mrs. Nelson Todd of Bluffton ar i i rived today and will visit for a -few days with her father. Tom Covault arrived from Hartford i City last evening and is looking up his old friends in the city. J. D. Augsberger returned to his home at Linn Grove today after transacting business here.’ Mrs. John Heller returned lust evening from Winchester where she was attending the funeral of Col. Miller. Charles Fuhrman, of this city, who has quite ill from an acute attack lof la grippe, is reported slightly ■ worse today. The fulvimce agent for the Rochel ' Lewis Stock company is in our city i today . The company will show j here next Thursday Friday and Saturday . Mr. Jackson, proprietor of the i bowling alley informs us that he will have the trawling room open for the exclusive use of ladies on Thursday afternoons and evenings. A big Thanksgiving dinner was given at the home of Mrs. Sarah Ayers, on rural route one from this I place. The friends who came in to visit the lady brought rabbit, quail, chicken, and all manner of good things to eat, and while the ladies were preparing dinner, the men present set to work to get up enough wood to do Mrs. Ayres ulmoat the en- | tire winter. Those present were: Samuel Teeple and wife, Isaac Teeple and wife, Geneva: Mrs. Mary Toepie, Cloo Case ami Doris Acker, J. W. Smith and wife, Decatur; John L. Case and wife and George Gilbert and family. Berne Witness. For Sale. Registered Short Horn male calf, one year old, fire quality Call and see it at Ed S. Moses’ east of city, rural route six. 267d12w2

I HAVE just received my holiday stock, and . feel that I have bought too much, and in order to dispose of it, I will offer the entire stock at the greatest slaughter prices that have ever been offered. Now it is easy to say anything in advertising, but it is not so with me, as you can plainly see, by coining and getting my prices and comparing them with prices you get any place, I don’t care where. lam determined to sell, and someone is going to get my bargains. If you don’t get one it is your fault. Come early and I will show you the finest line you ever saw.

See Hensley’s new stock of jewl-! ery. See his ad. For sign writing of all kinds call on Gregory & Miller. Work promptly done. 2fil-24t House for rent—Nine rooms, all mordern convenences. Inquire at this office. 259d6 Yon miss it by not taking advantage of Hensley's reduction sale. Read his ad. Work guaranteed in all lines of carriage painting and lettering. Gregory & Miller. 2SI 24t Lost-Black lap robe, new’, lost on North Second street. Leave at this office. 276 d Money to loan on farms at lowest rate of interest. Any sum, any length of time and privilege of partial payments. The Decatur Abstract and Loan Co., 257dtf. i

— ''i'n lai. - - I HOLIDAY RATES! We Will Make 500 Dozen Imperial Photos on Bxlo mountings, at - =— $1.50 — Regular price $3 00 Now avail yourself of the opportunity and get at least one dozen of these beautiful High Grade Photos at • HALF PRICE. Special Attention | s is called to our line of Burnt Wood Novelties, and Framed Pictures, which will be sold at greatly reduced prices. Call early and select your presents and have I them laid away. I B w—^wwi— ■iiiiiii i i —...i 1- M MOSER, PlMtagraphßrj 11 ■nil I iii - ttt- i m ind i in., ii » -jii l MADE IN DECATUR—SOLD IN DECATUR j Tl HE unvarying quality of our Harness makes it the I safest Harness to buy. You can buy a set today, one N next year and another ten years hence, and you will ■ find the same even, reliable quality in each. The satisfac- ■ tion which one customer gets is the satisfaction of all. I I We also carry a full line of Robes. Blankets. Collars, ■ Whips and everything in the Horse Goods line. When in I doubt call on Kauffman & Smith and be convinced. K AUFFMAN &. SMITH 1 IXTortli RCooiacl Btrcc! K - > Cl,

MONEY TO LOAN THE DECATUR ABSTRACT & LOAN COMPANY. (incorporated) A large sum of PRIVATE MONEY has been placed with us to loan on city property and farms. No delay or red tape in making loans. Lowest rates of interest. We are able to close all loans on the same day of receiving application. Will loan in sums of SSO up, on one to five years time, with privilege of partial payments. This company can alec furnish abstracts of title on short notice to any piece of real estate in Adams county. THE DECATUR ABSTRACT A LOAN CO. Rooms 3 and 4, Studabaker block. 257dtf