Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 12 December 1903 — Page 3

IT’S EXPENSIVE. Senators and State Officers Duped. Organized an Oil Company to Operate in South Dakota.—No Oil There. Several state senators and of he r jjoliticans and business men of In diana have been in Indianapolis this week settling up the affairs of the Senate Asphalt and Oil Company, •f South Dakota, organized last February while the legislature was in session with a capital stock of $1,(WO,000. The experience will •ost them about |SOO apiece, it is estimated. It transpired that the politicians and business men invested in the alleged asphalt and that turned out to be nothing more than arid Wyoming desert, without hope of irrigation to give it value even for agriculture. They paid something like |5,000 for 350 acres, and one of the senators says the land is not worth 25 cents an acre. There is no asphalt ami no oil, although at the time of the organization an item apjx*ared in the newspapers saying that analysis showed rich deposits of asphalt and oil. It was asphalt the senators were after primarily. In the company were the following state senators: Albert G. Ogborn, < of Newcastle; Charles Witcomb of Terre Haute; J. G. Powell, of Lo gansport, and Ebon Wolcott, of Wolcott. Union B. Hunt, former secretary of the state was also among ■ the organizers, and several of the state officers rook stock. The true conditions became known when Senator Powell was sent out to investigate the land some time after it was bought.

PjJil Now all ready in every department for HOLIDAY TRADE. bbkb ELEGANT LINE OF LADIEsJ. GENTS' \\D CHILWithout any exception the most complete line of goodaofall * I W ■ w J ’ DRESS’ HANDKERCHIEFS. Just came in this week can jTrj 9±S kinds for Christmas presents ever offered, and as usual the prices B | J B I ally rt,R THE holiday tradi:, all new and desirable patterns; no gjJI are correct. FIRST, you can be supplied with any and all the B 1 I ■"""b old, stale stuff in this department. We are quite sure to please you r*W<y ■lF*3 new and up-to-date Dress Gocds, Suitings and Waistings the B g ’k B a S - » k grw market affords Also Knit Goods of all kinds, Scarfs, Shawls, I ICC" fl II DDrCrMTC i\i< Hoods, Tam O’Shanters, Tuques, Mittens ami Golf Gloves for UOurUL rnLOLII I O H|/| MS| Ladies and Children. In this department none should go away ’ lUb|3 PSt! dissatisfied as this stock is all new and will certainly please. Ev- z—y ✓'"lf SILK UMBRELLAS, PARASOLS, MUFFLERS AND HOST erybody knows from past experience that this is headquarters for I loffC ERY, BLANKETS, BED SPREADS, HOMEMADE COM era KMFtFtr'kISICS. ANn I kJdllUl \jldud OIOIC FORTS and many other articles that go to make up the more useOLA rx 1 oDVjno zi 1A LJ LAAVzILO ful and appropriate Xmas gifts you can find here. •Sj Then coming to the Important Part ssort 11 i e-: »I I * now comes the > aMB Us the Rood and useful presents Those that make home happy B ' t *T» f , f « t'b MKL'IM and rtelijfht’iil is the outHt for the dining room and espeiaTv that |g g I zAtrc T/~YV* I -rft'C HavC Z-VJ pun th;, .• - the tab- ; Inviting \ I nen and I'oitt l»st> ■ 1 1 (JVd lUI KJII IO dll Cl DO V O es and we can supply tie most tasty In tills department 1 stand ■ ■ / / J [ivl se-ond to m.ne l arry a complete line of LINEN and DISHWAKI q Of Iron Toys of every kind, Banks, Animals, ■ SSg Table Linens from 25c yard to 18.50 per set. Wagons Sleds, Drays, Hook and Ladder Co., Fire I - DOLLS ~ Ktt BM Cups and Saucers from 35c to 54.00 per set. ° * | v gs 3 Full 100-pieee dinner sets from $6 to SSO set. Engines, and Everything in the Iron Toy Line. I Os every Kind, Color and Price, dressed and undressed But I have in stock a few special things to offer this Also Wooden Toys—Cradles, Game Blocks, Beds, I Xmas time: ’ ■ PRICE, 1C TO $7.50 EACH i g3f® ... Desks, Blackboards, Trunks, Steam Engines, ■ ETra JTsdS 1 111 - i• i B No difference how many dolls the little girl has now she $1.75 per set Magic Lanterns. Mechanical Toys, Guns, Horses, I wants at other fur Christmas and a suitable cab or go-cart I pSra Plain white French China 7} inch plates Pianos, Toy Dishes, Toy Furniture, Stoves and I to take it out riding. gjja Other pieces that you may desire at the same low prices happy at Xmas time. You can certainly find what | DHCIi/Q [T 1/ z Q ESJ 100 piece plain white translucent China Dinner set suits you for old or young from this, the greatest I D<JLJI\O TtfJ ££3 SIO.OO per set 17 ■ LVsa Everv niece guaranteed Ihe same, handsomely decorat stock of Xmas goods ever shown in Adams I I have ready foe the Christmas trade the best line of gIW m f si;a, Make the children glad and the older | 10, ,ou„ B .ad oldbmegli a. De. .. m KC - . „ .. , >. , I ,„„Hf„ii. y I tur, and the prices this year are unusually low, and would 5*3 ‘^’ed'^n^old'aml'colors 1 Al’’ 1 . set." This is the v/'ry ones feel y° un K b y y° ur kind remembrances I advise Sunday school ieachers who are wanting class dHK newest design, and my own importation. You can also them thig year _ the greatest of all years I presents to come m soon and select while stock is fresh WK] buy this in just the pieces you want if you don t eare * » and unbroken. MSM to.buy a full set. —— wrr<iFWE-??*'yiTr , rrTfinrißßiiiii«'Tiwi-.. REMEMBER THE PLACE IS ■Afl . ' .J""— With these lines 1 want to mention |&yS QI I have many other spttcial things to wa mb m > the immense stock and variety of rjj&A Ids offer that I cannot mention here. g “T M v ' those FA.MOI S 10c I’HJTI IG.S. I S' <3 3«C Best come in early and see for vour- g ■ K | ■ B I B ' have a thousand or more to dispose self. My display of Fancy China w B LJ h ft. ( j r r .../ of this season. pSg d if I * I \ K J I kJ To mention in detail all the good M £ ♦ £ XX X-J UZ ♦ things 1 bay. for you tn seh-ct from Klmb 1 ♦ b if trill tirtv von to visit would tuk© too much time hd<l spHco, k passed etock. It n pav nt> ib thpr^for musl in g deca tur ) ,4 INDIANA. Id

STATE STATISTICS. Bureau of Statistics Give the Number of Marriages. , i The marriage and divorce sta [ tisties of the six months ending December 31, 1903, complied by Dep. 1 uty Machan of the state bureau of i statistics, show that the proportion lof divorces as compared with the I number of marriages is less than in 1901. For the last six months of ; TOO ’ there was one divorce to every ( 843 marriages, while in same [ months of 1902 was 14,784. During that time there were 1,749 divorces. In the whole of 1901 there were 26,914 marriages and 3,552 divorces In 1900 divorces and marriages were more frequent than any year iin the state's history. The records that year show 26,771 marriages and 4,699 divorces. RECEIVED REPLY Relief Committee Sends Thanks. Decatur Physicians May be Summoned at Any Time. Drs. D. D. Clark and J. M. Miller have received two replies to their offer to extend medical aid to the suffering typhoid fever patients at Butler, Pa. A letter which arrived last evening said that the list of sick had reached 1350 and though the reports of new patients i had been less than usual for the last day or so, still the list grows and ' it is feared the plague will continue to increase. While the releif com- ! imittee say they have all the help they need at present, the probabil-

ities are that they will want the help of the Decatur physicians within a few i a s and, if so, they will send for them. The letter extends sincere thanks on behalf of the mayor as well as the relief committee for the kind offer. The letter rather leads one to believe that the doctors will receive a cull within a few days. Should the summons for their help come before the middle of next week they will have to be excused by Judge Erwin before they cun get away as they uro both important witnesses in the Osborne murder trial. ANOTHER PETITION Filed Before Board of Commissioners. Wabash Township Wants Macadam Road Extension. R. B. Kerr and fifty-three other township landowners in Wabash township, has petitioned the board of comimssioners to grant them an extension of the Geneva, Ceylon and Wabash township macadamroad. The route asked for said extension begins at the northeast corner of section twelve and ter-1 minutes at the northwest corner of section ten. The petition will be I taken up at the next regular meet-! ing of the board, which will be I the first Monday in January, when the petition will likely be granted and notice given us provided by law. Should no objections be raised viewers will later be apI pointed who will report an estimate and grade. This new law j providing for this method of build ing roads is being taken advantage of in several townships, and will be the means of several miles being j added to the gravel road system

J of the county. By the way, Adams 1 county is becoming quite up to date * with her roads, the number of - miles already mcadamized or under contract will compare very favorably with any county in the state. Ihis speaks well for our push and ! progress. As their is no better criterion of the stability of our citizens 1 than is found in good roads and other improvements, Adams county 1 will not be found wanting. MANY EDITORS. Our Advertises Are Doing Their Share. From now until after Christmas , the columns of the Daily Democrat will be largely edited by our holiday advertisers. What our merchants have to sell and what they have to say to our readers will be vastly more interesting just at this *ime than any news items, no matter how sensational, we might i publish. What to buy for Christmas is the all absorbing thought but the Democcrat advertisers stand ready to meet every requirement and to furnish a speedy solution to all such problems. The displays are not surpassed by any of our neighboring towns. In man}’ lines the home articles are vastly cheaper than those offered elsewhere. The variety is tempting but pro- ; prietors and clerks are ready with suggestions to help guide right your choice. The wise man or woman will read the Democrat carefully this week and then make their purchases according to the inforj mation contained therein. Four Fast Trains Chicago to St Paul Minneapolis. Via Chicago & North Wetseran railway. Leave Chicago 9:00 a.m., 6:30 p. m. (Northwestern Limited electric lihgted throuhgout) 10:00 I p. in. and 3:00 a. in. Fast schedules luxurious equipment, dining car srevice uneqi.aled.For tickets,rates ■and sleeping car reservations apply to your nearest ticket agents o> address, A. H. Waggener, 22 Fifth Avenue, Chicago, 111.

Christmas Goods

Appropriate Gifts for Old <.< •?« and Young. ■ < No trouble to find suitable presents in our stock which comprises many new Novelties. We have a fine assortment of

Albums, Books, Bibles, Toilet Sets, Manicure Sets, Glove and Handkerchef Boxes, Collar and Cuff Boxes. Smoking Sets, Necktie Boxes, Lamps, Statuary, Medallion Pictures, Dolls, Gaines, Perfumes, Pocket Books and numerous other articles not here mentioned.

Blackburn & Christen THE DRUGGISTS.