Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 291, Decatur, Adams County, 18 December 1903 — Page 5

TIME TABLES a. r. & i. (In effect Nov, 89, 1903) TRAINS NORTH, No s—Daily 1:19 am No 7—Dally to Grand Rapids 8:00 am No 3—Dally (except Sunday) 4:31 pm TRAINS SOUTH No 4—Dally 2:59 a m No 12—Dally (except Sunday) 7:14 a tn No »-Dally (except Sunday- I:i3 pm No. 30—Dally, except Sunday 7:51 pm No. 10—Sunday only 7:10 p iu CLOVER LEAF. In effect May 3,1903. EAST, Np #—Commercial Traveler, dally... 5:25 a m No 3-Mall, dally, except Sunday.. 11 50 a m No 4— Day Express, dally 6:43 p m Nt> 2S—Local Freight... 1:10am WEST Nq 3—Day Express, daily 5:25 a m Mp I—Mall, dally, except Sunday . . 11;25am No s—Commercial Traveler, dally . 9:19 u m No S3—Local Freight 12:05 p m CHICAGO A ERIE. In effect .lune 14, 1903. WEST, No 9—Buffalo-Chicago Limited, dally 3:10 a m No 7—Express, dally 1:42 a m No 3—New York and Chicago Limited through coach Columbus and Chicago dally 12:38 p n. ND 13—Wells Fargo Express except Monday .5:12. m No 21—Marlon-Huntington Aco'm.. 10:10am . EAST Sfc B—VesUbnJe Limited for N Y 2:55 a m No .——Marion and Columbus except Sunday 6:58 a ro 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. Mrs. H. Stetler made a business trip to Avilla this morning. Alex. Lebrun made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. B. Sales went to Berne last evening to visit for a week with his sister. Frank Oldegus returned from a business trip at Berne last evening. Mr. Shelter returned from a business trip at Fort Wayne last evening J. Adair returned to Hoagland last evening, after transacting business here. Ferdia Adams went to Avilla, this morning, to visit a few days with relatives. Mr. Biggs went to Berne last evening to visit for a few days with relatives. Miss Rademacker went to Fort Wayne last evening, where she will lie the guest of her sister for a few days. Miss Edna Grien returned to her home at Williams last evening, after visiting here for a few days with her sister.

■■ * ■ ■■■——gs ~ n—i an smmk»k&- m arwxz. i— ai „■-■■■■—■.— - - ---nr,,, UIL , A Man’s Christmas wa , 1 J! nS!a === You can hunt the map over and you can’t arl I find another place where there are so /A i ” many APPROPRIATE GIFTS FOR I' I ' MEN AND BOYS as at our store. ? ! Come to the Man’s Store. Ilji >* ■' j| MW* W We know what's right and correct, andwe know < ''.jt >4' ‘ 3 ® what Men and Boys like. , f w, ? i'wS '& ■.? <' ' 0 e: Here are Just a Few of the Things They Like: bjiv; •;W R ' v ■’.•3 Overcoats ,\W’ : W. .< f£ Suits «. 1•.. *gl rgWhite, Full Dress Vests .... 1 j? Rain Coats jJrf R Hats Silk Umbrellas Dress Suit Cases Smoking Jackets —-—-— — Bath Rohes Beautiful Christmas Neckwear REMEMBER: Handsome Mufflers That in our Christmas Gloves for Work and Dress r Pajamas Goods wc Guaran,ce You Fancy Half-Hose One Dollar’s Worth Elegant Christmas Suspenders o f Fancy Shirts, Soft, White and Pleated Bosoms Goo j s Wool-lined Storm Coats Caps that will keep you warm Det us be your “OFFICIAL STOCKING FILLER' this year, and we will guarantee that the men folks will have a “MERRY CHRISTMAS.” ACKER, ELZEY & VANCE Corner East of Court House. DEcA 11 K, INDIANA

H. Laughery made a business trip to Monroe this evening. Mr. Whitright made a business trip to Fort Wayne last evening. Fred Peters made a business trip to Fort Wayne last evening. A. J. Lafferty made a business trip to Fort Wayne last evening. A. R. Bell returned from a business trip at Willshire last evening. O. J. Bayes returned from a business trip at Geneva last evening. Isadora Kalver returned from a business trip at Bluff ton last evening. Will Keubler, who has been quite sick for some time, is able to set up today. Peter Forbing has returned from Anderson, where he was transacting business. W. R. Neal returned last evening from Bluffton, where he was transacting insurance business. Miss Minnie Orvis left this morning for Fort Wayne, where she will visit for a few days with friends. E. L. Carroll returned from Fort Wayne last evening, where he was looking after the grain business. Miss Pearl Neff went to Decatur this morning to visit for a few days with Miss Bessie Schrock.—Bluffton Banner. A. P. and Claude Beatty leaves to night forCadallic, Mich., where they expect to visit several weeks with Claude’s parents. The Euclier club will meet at the home of Miss Bessie Congleton this evening. A full attendance is looked for, and spirited play for the prize. Darius Council Princess of Jerusalem —every one knows what that means will meet in Fert Wayne, Tuesday evening, December 22. The W. R. C. of Sam Henry Post will hold an important meeting tonight at their lodge room. All mem bers are requested to be present. One hundred cigarettes a day is the record of a seventeen-year-old lad of Bloomfield, New Jersey, who has just escaped an early grave through the skill of his physicians. The Saratoga Independent is a new paper published at Saratoga, Randolph county. The editor is Ora V. Pague and it starts off with indications of a successful career.

D. L. Pigeon is a business caller at Auburn today. W. S. Steele is a business caller at Portland today. Frank Miller made a business trip to Willshire today. W. H. Niblick is transacting business at Berne today. Miss Mary Staver is the guest of her parents at Bluffton. E. W. Reiss made a business trip to Indianapolis today. E. L. Leisure returned to Elwood today, after transacting business here. Al Parker returned to Toledo, Ohio, last evening, after transacting business here. Wilda Watts returned last evening from U nion City, where he was transacting business. Shaffer Peterson returned last evening from Berne, where he was transacting legal business. Wall Wemhoff returned from New Haveu last evening, where he was setting up a monument. C. C. Schafer, who was transacting business at Union City, returned to the city last evening. Frank Smith, who was monkeying with the telephones at Berne, returned to the city last evening. Mell Rice returned last evening from Ridgeville, where he was transacting lumber business. Dr. Schenk arrived last evening from Berne. He is a witness for the state in the Osborne case. Godfrey Christen returned last evening from Pennville, where he was transacting gas business. Miss Marie Connell went to Fort Wayne last evening to visit for a few days with her aunt, Rose Martin. Mrs. Ross Stone and daughter arrived today from Muncie and will be the guests of James H. Stone fora few days. Mr. and Mrs. Watkins returned from Fort Wayne this morning, where they were visiting a few’ days with their son. Over at Wabash gas is selling at twenty five cents per thousand and it costs about five dollars a month to keep a cook stove going all the time. Only the bankers and editors are able to use gas in that town for fuel.

— HENS LEY’S — p— I SLAUGHTER SALE 9MPMWBIItWVBWW rrvan- - tlln — ■ — ■■■mil ' T HAVE just received my holiday stock, and "*• iat I ave bought too much, and in order to dis P° se of ’b I will offer the entire stock at the greatest slaughter prices that have ever been of- »■. '■ W* sered. Now it is easy to say anything in advertising, but it is not so with me, as you can plainly r ee ’ by coming and getting my prices and comparbig them with prices you get any place, 1 don’t Pj?P. S are where lam determined to sell, and someone ■ is going to get my bargains. If y<m don’t get one it is your fault. Conic cady Ul <l I will show vou the finest line you ever saw. here ARE SOME OZE" MY FRIGES: RINGS, 50c to 810.00 reduced from. .81.00 to 815 00 I 815 50 WATCHES now .812 25 CLOCKS, 81.00 to 810 reduced from 81.50 to 815.00 810.00 WATCHES now P 8.50 WATCHES, reduced 15 per cent, 8 7.50 WATCHES now $6 25 which makes my 820 00 Watches now... .817.00 8 1.50 WATCHES now PPp LOO Other goods too numerous to mention, but all goes at this sale. You will miss it by waiting. Come early and get the cream. I will lav anv of mv goods away for you for Xmas at the prices you pay when got at HENSLEYS. NO GOODS GOES OUT WITHOUT THE CASH OR A BANKABLE NOTE AT THESE PRICES. D. 7W. HENSLEY

R. A. Dent is transacting business at Auburn today. Mr. Lewton is transacting business at Fort Wayne. Mr. Fitzpatrick made a business trip to Bluffton today. John F. Snow is a business visitor at Fort Wayne today. O. N. Snellen returned today from a business trip at Marian. Alex Beal of Willshire, was a business caller in our city today. Ci Strebe is transacting railroad business at Ridgeville today. Emmett Miller went to Willshire today to visit a few days with relatives. Mr Acker returned to Pleasant Mills today after transacting business here. Wm. Carter returned to Monroe this morning utfer attending to business here. W. E. Smith is a business caller at Bluffton today, where he is repairing a fine organ. Mrs. Janies Rice went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit a few days with relatives. Mrs. J. 8. Bowers and two dungb tens went to Richmond this morning to visit with relatives for a few days. Business is not very brisk around the court house today, although one marriage license was issued, the lucky parties being John Marshal and Bessie M. Boze, Preble township comes to the front with the announcement of two more candi' ites for trustee, they being David J. Dilling and John Fruchte. Another four dollar bill has turned up this time at Elwood, E. R. Leeson having a four dollar cer titicato is«ued by the state of Mary land and bearing the date of April, A steer weighing two tons and measuring eighteen feet four inches from the end of his nose to the tip of his tail will lie exhibited in the live stock department at the Wordld's Fair. This monster ox is the property of eight young men of Greentown, Indiana Indiana may have a centennial of her own at the St. Louis exposition next year. It has been proposed to the Indiana commißeioners that as many of the first log cabins were built in Indiana as early as iSIM, that one of them should be transported to St. Louis and figure in a centennial anniversary celebration. It was generally thought that tin present year was Indiana's best sm son for corn, but State Statistician Johnson saya that crop was not as largo as that of Inst year, basing his opinion on reports received from the several counties. Tim average this year will be 35 bushels to the acre. Last year it was ll bushels. Benton county raised the most corn thin year and Tipjieou noe county is the next highest on the list.

Mr. Votaw made a business trip to Geneva today. Jonn Schug is transacting business at Berne today. Mr. Runyon returned to Geneva, today, after transacting bnsiues here. D. B. Ford returned to Geneva today, after transacting business here. Mr Brown returned today from Ft. Wayne, where he was visiting his brother. James McCune returned to Berne today. He was a witness here in the Osborne murder case. Mrs. Miller, who has been visiting her parents in this city, returned to her home at Berne today. Mrs. Earl B. Parker arrived today from Chicago, and will visit here a few days with her parents.

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Jacob Atz is a business caller at Berne today. C. H. Rosenbaugh is a business visitor at Berne today. Mrs. Fitzgerald went to Geneva today for a short visit with relatives. John Kizer, after tra: business here, returned to Monroe today. Henry Holbroke, wh<> has been visiting his son at Fort Wayne, returned home today. E. S. Christen of the Fernwocd I stock farm, shipped some of his I famous Poland China's to St. Louis , today, thus showing the popularity of ■ the Fernwood stock farm and at the : same time putting some good lucre I into the pockets of its managers.