Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1904 — Page 3

TIME TABLES G. R. & 1. (In effect Feb. 11, 1901) TRAINS NORTH, No s—Dally I'lß a m No 7—Dally to Fori Wayne.... 8 ; 00am No s—Dally (except Sunday! 3-13 ~ „ TRAINS SOUTH No 6—Daily... 2 (K> a m No 12—Dally (except Sunday) ' No 2—Dally (except Sunday l.' ir , “ No, 30-Daily, except Sunday. 7'51 nm No. 16—Sunday only * ...\.iJ 7 s ie g £ CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect Dec. 27, 1903. WEST. No 7—Express, dally 3 00am No 3— New York and Chicago Limited ' through coach Columbus and Chicago daily 12 44 n m No IS—Wells Fargo Express except Monday 8:43 n m No 21—Marion-Huntington Acc'm.. 16:10am East No 6—Vestibule Limited for N Y 2:43 a m No 22—Marlon and Columbus except Sunday ' 6’sßam No «—New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus and Chicago 3:2lpm No. 14. dally except Sunday, and carries passengers bdtween Hammond and Marlon. No. 13 will not carry baggage. 3 and 4 has through coach Columbus to Chicago. CLOVER LEAF. In effect May 3,1903. EAST. No 6—Commercial Traveler, daily... 5'25 a m No 2- Mall, dally, except Sunday .11 50 a m No 4—Day Express, dally 6 43 n m No 22—Local Freight. 1:10am WEST No 3—Day Express, daily 5:25 a m No I—Mall, dally, except Sunday .11:25 am No s—Commercial Traveler, dally .. 9:19 pm No 23—Local Freight 12:05 pm Lake Erie & Western Time card from Bluffton, lud. SOUTHBOUND No 41—Daily excpt Sunday. 7:15 am No IS—Dally except Sunday 11 Yam No. 36—Dally except Sunday 5:25 pm No 41 runs through to Indianapolis without Change, arriving 10:30 a m No. 42 leaves Indianopolls at 7:00a m. Runs through without change, arriving at Bluffton 10:36 a m No. 41 and 42 run via Muncie & Big 4 route , • J. W. Place made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Fred Huffman made a business trip to Fort Warne this morning. Charles Peterson returned from a business trip at Geneva lastevening. P. K. Kinney returned last evening from a business trip at Geneva. Miss Fruchte and Miss Johnson of Berne will spend Sunday with their jiarents here. Mol Rice returned last evening from Berne where he was looking after timber interests. J. Wefel went to Fort Wayne last evening where he will visit for a few days with his sister. A. J. Smith returned this morning from Saratoga where hewas looking after timber business. Mrs. Reppert went to Fort Wayne this morning to visit tor a few days with relatives. ’Squire Reynolds went to Bulter this morning where he will make a short visit with his daughter. Mrg Barnhouse returned to Ridgeville this morning, she being here attending the funeral of her father. Mrs. Fred Vaughn arrived from Geneva this morning and will make a few days visit with her parents. Miss Grace Peterson will leave tomorrow for Wabash where she will resume her duties a miliner in one of the large stores there.

FIRS T NATIONAL BA N K Capital $100,000.00 Surplus 20,000.00 Resources..,., 650,000.00 DIRECTORS: P. W. Smith, Pres’t C. A. t)ugan, Cashier W. A. Kuebler, Vice-Pres’t E. X. Ehinger, Ass’t Cashier D. Schmitt J. H. Hobrock D. Sprang 3 per cent interest paid on certificates. We solicit your patronage DECATUR, INDIANA Farmers, Attention! If you are going to hold a sale, call on J. N. BURKHEAD LIVE STOCK AND FARM AUCTIONEER Address, Decatur, Ind., R. F. D. No. 2.

W. W. Watts returned to Van Wert today. Dr Vizard of Pleasant Mills was in the city today. B. Si ith of Berne was a business caller ‘his city today. John Bollinger is a business caller at Colubmia City today. S. Campbell returned tojWillshire today after visiting his son. L. Murphy made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morniqg. Mrs. L. A. Henning made a business trip toAuburn this morning. F. Slickman retruned to Peterson today he being a business caller here. Miss Fuller arrived from Pleasant Mills today and is the guest of Mrs. Charles Peterson. A. M. Archer returned today from Monroeville where he was looking after oil business. Miss Mollie Stevely left today for South Whitley where she will make a short visit with relatives. Mrs. H. W. David returned to Geneva today while here visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. Stoneburner. Mrs. Botenberg returned to her home at Muncie today after visit ing here with her sister, Mrs. Blossom. R. E. Smith of Monroe was in town last evening and went out this morning on some gravel road business. J. H. Chamberlain of Indianapolis is in the city to buy up a bunch of Adams county’s fine horses. Mrs. L. Tester returned to Montpelier today after visiting with Mr. and Mrs. J. Tester on Nuttman Avenue. Howard Winch returned to Fort Wavne this morning atfer making 1 a short visit here with Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Bell. Miss Nellie Blackburn left for ■ Chicago this morning being called | there owing to the illness of her sis ter. Hattie who is attending school j there. Geo. Kihtn, of Delphos, who held down the initial sack with the Indianapolis team last season will play I first base with Minneapolis the coming summer. Dr. J. W, Vizard of Pleasant Mills, was in the city today. The 1 recent honors of the nomination for representative doesn’t seem to change the Dr. in any way. TheDailv Democrats’s circulation is approaching the 1800 mark. Mr. Business Man if you arewise you will i contract for a years advertising in the best medium on earth. Ireta Beavers, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Emerson Beavers, has an attack of meales, the real old fashioned kind. She is getting along nicely and will be well in a few days.

Hary Erwin returned from Borne this morning. O.N.Snellen returned from Swayzee last night. i Cal Miller made a business trip to Marion today. i H. Merica went to Genvea today to spend Sunday. < Charles Yager of Pleasant Mills is in the city today. F. Reffe has returned to Berne, after transacting business here. F. Studder, of Buena Vista, was a business caller here today. * M. H. Badders, of Monroe, was a business caller here today. A. McKeblick of Geneva was a ' business caller here today. Frank Brandvberry of Monroe was a business caller here today. Rev. Beiberick left today for Geneva, , where he will hold services Sunday. H. W. Wagers of Wren, Ohio was , looking after business here today. Miss Parent went to Van Buren ; today to spend Sunday with rela- > fives. Miss Brandyberry returned to Monroe, today. She was a business visitor here. Mrs . Moses returned todayfrom Fort Wayne after visiting her son i Homer. 1 Charles Elzey who has been sick 1 for some time is reported as being no better. J. H. Williams has gone to Ridgeville to visit over Sunday with his daughter. S. Wagner went to Bluffton to day to make a few days visit with his brother. Miss Mattie Hathaway went to Geneva, today, to visit for a few days with relatives. Mrs. R. M. Andrews went to Geneva, today, to visit over Sunday with her daughter. Mrs. R. E Sweringer went to Richmond today for a short visit with her sister. Mrs. Baughman went to Bluffton, today, to visit over Sunday with relatives and friends. Mrs. R. Brokaw returned today from Columbia Citv where she was visiting relatives. Mrs. J. D. Wisehaupt went to Marion today to visit over Sunday with her daughter. Mrs. Lyons and son left today for Bluffton, to visit over Sunday with her brother, W. Cutting. J. Druckenmiller returned today to | Marion, after visiting here a few days ’ with Mr. and Mrs. Cal Miller. Miss Lillie M. Houck arrived today from Union City, Mich., and will visit here with her cousins for a short time. Mrs. Hugh Kapp returned to Bluffton, today. While here she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John S. Peterson. Dye Ferguson got up some time last night and by hard work landed in Decatur at an early hour this morning. The show window at Dyonis Schmitt's meat market shows a very tasty and attractive display of meat and everything pertaining to an up-to-date meat market, showing the progressive nature of the genial manager. The black fur collerette that was lost a few days ago by Mrs. John Spuller has been found and return ed to this office. Mrs. Biggs of this city found the furs on the same day it was lost and seeing the Jost advertisement in the Democrat returned it to this office. The Womens Relief Corps hold an interesting meeting in the G. A. R. hall last evening and are enthused over the prospect of erecting in the near future a monument in the cemetery on the plot of ground left for that purpose in the honor of our Adams county soldiers and sailors who wore the blue. When it conies to having pipe dreams, John Coots leads the bunch. John is a great admirer of the Japs and when he arose from his downy couch this morning he gathered about him his faithful few and into their ears he poured forth all the troubles he hud during his peaceful slumbers. He says ‘'l dreamt I was in the war, and sa w the Russians piled up like cordwood. and afterwards I saw the Japs throw al) the dead in the River Shootski. and the J ips at once proceeded to take Port Arthur. ’ Now of course this droani was all right but what we most desire to know is what brand of do]>e does John use, ami where does he pur | chase the same.

B. Miller, of Geneva, was a business visitor here today. S. Pontius, of Geneva, was a business caller here today. P. Arnold has returned to Geneva, after transacting business here. M. V. B. Archbold returned last evening from a business trip at Piqua Ohio. It really begins to look like spring was nearing, the blue birds and other warblers have arrived. Miss Stella Wemhoff arrived today from Fort Wayne and will spend Sundav with her parents. Mrs. Drusilla Summers and grand daughter of Elwood are visiting her daughter, Mrs. Mattie E. Magner of this city. Isaac Emery who rceeived the nomination for trustee of Blue Creek township at the county primary was here on buisness today. Marie Finch, the infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Finch, of west Monroe street, died last evening and was buried today at 3:30 o’clock in Maplewood cemetery.

The Union Woman’s Prayer meeting will meet Monday afternoon at 2:30 at the home of Mrs. Cyrus Weaver on Fourth street. This announcement is a correction of the one which appeared last ingSeveral are contemplating a trip to Arkansas and those who want to make the trip cheap, had better see H. S. Porter. He leaves for that section on March 15, and has all arrangements in hand. It will take a week or ten days or as much time as you care to devote to it. Railroad Notes. The Overland Limited, solid train Chicago to Coast daily. Chicago, Union Pacific & North-Western Line. On the first and third Tuesday of every month the Erie railroad b will sell one way and ronud trip excur, son tickets to the west, northwest and southwest at very low rates. Further information, call upon Erie agents or write, C. L. Enos, T. P. A., Marion Ohio. Through Pullman sleeping cars to California points via Iron Mountain route, leaving St. Louis 8:30 a. m. daily for Los Angeles via “True

FLOYD BRITTSON JOHN T. MYERS JACOB R SCHAFER Brittson, Myers & Co. Dealers in General Hardware, Tin and Graniteware, Cash Cook Stoves, Steel Ranges, Oil Stoves, Detroit Self Generating Gasoline Stoves and Gasoline. Watch this space for what we say in the future about BUGGIES, WAGONS and SURRIES, as we are receiving daily a full and complete line of these goods from the best manufacturers in the country, and will have even a larger and better assortment than this house ever displayed before. Don’t Buy Before You See Our New Lines We handle a full line of the best Fanning Implements, of the leading makes, such as John Deere Plow Co., Bucher & Gibbs’ Plow Co., McSherry Drill Co. American Field Fence This phrase has become a household saying, as most of the farmers of the country know that it stands for the BEST, CHEAPEST and most SERVICEABLE Fence on the market today; Take a look at our Heavy Top Wire before buying. We are making a specialty on Building Material. Let Us Estimate Your Barns ami Bouse Bills ONYX PAINTS, VARNISH AND LINSEED OIL Having had four years’ experience with the Famous Onyx Mixed Paints, we can fully warrant them to be made from strictly pure white lead and oil, and can guarantee the very best results when they are used. * Asking for a liberal share of your patronage, we are Yours Respectfully, Brittson, Myers & Co. BFJJLWtJLULUI

Clean Up Shoe Sale We have put a price on every pair of winter stock that will surely move them before we close Saturday night. There will be LADIES SHOES FROM Ladjeß Ruboßrß # , 98- 29c GIRL’S SIZES, 12 to 2 85 BABY MOCCASINS GIRLS from 8 to 11 at _ 60c 4C Men’s Light Short Rubber Boots, just the thing for spring wear, sizes 5 to 9, at j* jf- $1.50 per pair > j*CHARLES VOGLEWEDE. The Shoe seller. Open every evening till 8 o’clock.

Southern Route,” also tourist sleeping | cars on this same train for Los An-i geles and San Francisco every Wed j nesday and Thursday. Best winter I route to California. For further information call on or address G. A. A. I Deane, Jr., T. P. A., 200 Sentinel Big. Indianapolis, Ind. The Black Hills, in the southwest j part of the State of South Dakota ' produces one third of the gold found . , in the United States, and is said to i be the richest one hundred square j miles in the wold. A new booklet' on the Black Hills has been issued by the North Western Line, with a ne detailed map of this wonderful: region. Send four cents in stamps j for copy of he booklet. W. B. Knis-j kern, P. T. M., Chicago,lll A beautiful map, valuable for re-1 ference, printed on heavy paper | 42x64 inches, mounted on rollers; edges bound in cloth, showing our j new island possessions. The TransSiberian Railway, Pacific Ocean cables, railway lines and other features of Japan, Chitina. Manchuria i Korea and the Far East. Sent on : rceiept of 25 cents in stamps by W. . B. Kniskern, P. T. M., Chicago & i North Western R'y, Chicago 111. ,

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 also furnish abstracts of title on short notice to any piece of real estate in Adams county. THE DECATUR ABSTRACT & LOAN CO. Rooms 3 and 4, Studabakesr block. 25"dt(

Don’t Pay Taxes when your property is mortgaged. Call on INA M. WYATT Notary Public and take advantage of the mortaage exemp'ion law Office with Oallogly & Ila, Hing. Insurance agents. Decatur. Ind