Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 8 March 1904 — Page 4

WE WRITE INSURANCE The Union Central Life Insurance Co. The Travelers Accident & Health Insurance Co. Commercial Union (Limited) of London Fire Insurance Co. The best companies on earth. Drop a card to John 11. Stults Decatur. Ind. Hall, Son & Falk WANT HOUSES TO RENT Callers Every Day

’Phones—Residence 312. Office 103. Send your dates in early. Fred Reppert Live Stock Auctioneer. Speaks English, German, Swiss and Low German. DECATUR. INDIANA.

Sewing Machines FROM $lO to sls W. E. SMITH & CO

SIO.OO TO TEXAS From St. Louis via the Cotton Belt Route $lO ONE WAY sls ROUND TRIP Feb. 16th, March ist and 15th Ou the above dates the Cotton Belt Route will sell one-way colonist tickets from St. Louis to points in Texas east of and including Amarillo, Quan nah, Vernon. Brownwood, Brady, San Angelo, San Antonio, Houston, Galveston, Corpus Christi, Rockport, Alice, Kerrville, at rate of 810. On same dates and to the same territory the Cotton Belt will sell round trip bomeseekers’ tickets, 21 days return limit and stop-over privileges on going trip, at rate of sl6. This is the opportunity of your life to make a cheap trip to Texas. Write at once, today, for further information. give your starting point and where you want to go, how many tickets you will require and the date you wish to start. We will tell you exact cost of tickets from your town, timeof trains, also send you map of C >tton Belt Route. E. W. Leßaume G. P. & T. A., St. Louis, Mo.

Weak Men Made Vigorous '? * 1 rrturr vj mt7 iwttar What PEFFER'S NERVIGOR Did! Jt acts powerfully and quickly Com wb#*n all 'tb**r« fail. Young turn regain lott manhood; old iam> recover youthful vigor. Absolutely Guaran tree! to Cure .Nervim»nr«», Lont Vitality* Im potency. Nightly EmlMiion*. boat Hower, either Failing Memory, W anting Diaean«*H, a-?u all rfrcti nf itlf-abuae or nemn and wtUcretMNi War da off ineanity and roncumptton. <M>n t *et hupon* a worthi.iui aubetitute on 7"? o ««iyjr.lU? e,<l * n grater profit. In«i*t on havtSF.IJJM. 1- ' 1 ' or aen<* tor it Can or sale by Blackburn Ai Chris ten.

Farmers, Attention! If you are going to hold a sale, call on J. N. BURKHEAD LIVE STOCK AND FARM AUCTIONEER Address, Decatur, Ind., IL No. 2. f

POISONED The human body is constantly producing poisons, which are carried of f through the kidneys and bowels. When these organs become clogged then look out. Constipation, Sick Headache, Stomach Trouble, Fevers and Biliousness result. Dr. Caldwell's (LAXATIVE? Syrup Pepsin acts gently o i the liver, kidneys and bowels Cures Indigestion and Constipation permanently, PEPSIN Sl.l'JP CO., Monticello, 111. Sold by SMHH.YAGER & FALK

You can file your mortgage exemptions with the auditor any time during March and April,Ja fact jhat should uot be overlooked. 42d12 Railroad Notes. The Overland Limited, solid train Chicago to Coast daily. Chicago, Union Pacific & North-Western Line. Cheap one way excursion via [Clover Leaf to all California points for $37.90 during March and April 1904. T. L. Miller, agent. Lowest Rates ever made from I Chicago to the southwest, via i Chicago Great Western railway. One way for round trip tickets on sale March Ist and 15th; April sth and 19th. For further information apply to J. P. Elmer, G. P. A., Chicago, 111. On the first and third Tuesday of every month the Erie railroad will sell one way and ronud trip excurson tickets to the west, northwest and southwest at very low rates. Further information, call uiwn 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 Southern Route," also tourist sleeping cars on this same train for Loe Angeles and San Francisco every Wed nesdav and Thursday. Best winter route to California. For further information call on or address G. A. A. Deane, Jr.. T. P. A., 200 Sentinel Big. Indianapolis, Ind. The Black Hills, in the southwest part of the State of South Dakota producesone third of the gold found in the United States, and is said to be the richest one hundred square 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 for copy of he booklet. W. B. Kniskern, P. T. M., Chicago,Bl A beautiful map, valuable for reference, prink'd on heavy paper 42x64 inches, mounted on rollers; edges bound in cloth, showing our new island possessions. The TransSiberian Railway, Pacific Ocean cables, railway li.ies and other features of Japan, Chiana, Manchuria Korea and the Far East. Sent on reeiept of 25 cents in stamps by W. B Kniskern, P. T. M., Chicago & 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 ua to loan on city property and farms. No delay or red tape in making loans. Lowest rates of interest. We are able to dose 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 pie** of real estate in Adams county. THE DECATUR ABSTRACT <k LOAN CO. Rooms 3 and 4, Studabaker i block. 257dtf

( THE AXTELLS. Patehen Wilkes farm, Lexington, Ky., owners of Patehen Wilkes and I Onward, two of the most noted trot ting stallions in Kentucky, when in need of new blood to fust with tne get of these two great stallions, certainly as experienced breeders, they would select from a family that not only produce race horses, but produce i horses that are individually faultless |as drivers and bring the highest i prices in their class. This farm selected Axtellion 1:15) by Axtell 2:12 (3). To demonstrate to you that they made no mistake in their selection we need only refer you to their consignment to the Chicago horse sale last J week where they sold forty head for an average of $385 per head, and not I one of these colts had a public record. | The fact they were from the loins of three of the greatest stallions of the land, Patchen Wilkes, Onward and Axtell was enough to assure any horseman that he was getting the worth of his money. Axinite 2:17) (3), brother in blood to Axtellion 2:lf}, is the sire of Francis, one half mile 1:03| (trial) that sold at BlairBaker sale at Indianapolis one year ago for $3500. Helga 2:12) (trial) that sold at the same city last Wednesday for $1350. He is also the sire of Grandor 35996, a very handsome young stallion owned by A. N. Acder, Pleasant Mills, Indiana.

Farms and City Property for Sale. Erwin & Erwin have for sale two farms in Union township, well im proved; 90 acres, 8 miles from citj and 120 acres 3 miles from city. Alsc two 80-acre tracts in Washington township near city, one 90 acre tract one mile from town, 81 acres three miles from city in Root township well improved, on pike road and rural route. We also have a number of city properties and two good business blocks. These will be sold at bar gains, and we will list others desiring to sell farm or city or city propertv. Money to loan at the lowest rate of interest. ERWIN & ERWIN

Hot Claret at Burt House Case. Fresh fish at all times at Fred Scheiman's Meat Market. FOR RENT—Two business rooms corner Third and Madison streets, after March 1. Enquire of A. C. Gregory. 30d212w2 We are making special low prices on monuments to be erected by Decoration Day. We have all the latest designs, and invite you to call and see them. Wemhoff*s Monumental Works, Decatur, Indiana. Leaders of North-eastern Indiana. Howard City. Michigan. I have 18 good farms for sale. Forty acre to 120. can sell you any size farms you want. Timber or cleared land, will sell for cash or small payment down. 47d6 PETTER NELSON Solomon Billman has opened a shoe repairing shop at his home W est Madison street bet ween Tenth and Eleventh. His work is guaran teed to be first class and he will appreciate your patronage. Give him a call. 48d12 Farm For Sale.—l3s acres in Jenings county, only |35 per acre, limestone soil, 20 acres bottom, good house, orchard, large burn, living water, 20 acres timber, balance in cultivation, 20 acres growing wheat, on pike,3 miles from Pa. railroad, 2 miles from Big 4. Call on or address, D. A. Hendrickson, Queensville, Ind.

BIG REDUCTION IN RATES TO California, Oregon Washington AND INTERMEDIATE POINTS Tickets sold daily during March and April via Lake Erie 8c \Vestern Ry. ALSO Homeseekers’ Round Trip AND One Way Colonist Tickets will lw* on sale at very low rates to many points in the South and West March Ist & 15th, April sth & 19th Address any ticket agent L. E. & W Ry. Co. or H. J. Rhein, O. P. A., In dianapolis, Ind.

JAP FLEET BUSY Humor Has St That Vladivostok Was Bombarded All Day r'onday. This Report Receives No Official Confirmation and Is Locked on as of Doubtful Origin. The Resisting Power of Vladivostock Is the Subject of Interesting Comment. Port Arthur, March 8. —Everything is quiet here. Yin Kow, March B.—An official dispatch received here says the Japanese are again bombarding Vladivoetock. This news lacks confirmation from other sources. London, March 8. —In a dispatch from St. Petersburg a correspondent gives a rumor that the czar has received a telegram to the effect that the Japanese fleet bombarded Vladivostock all day Monday. According to this rumor, only trifling damage was inflicted to the Russians, but one or two Japanese cruisers were sunk. No word confirming this story has been received in any other quarter and although there is nothing to show that there was another bombardment of Vladivostock on Monday, this report is most likely an exaggerated version of Sunday's bombardment. There is considerable curiosity here concerning the resisting power of Via divostock. which has long been regarded as the Gibraltar of the far East. Vladivostock is known to be better equipped, as a naval base, and to have greater docking and repairing sources, than Port Arthur, but doubts are expressed as to the character of its defenses. Russia has been settled tnere tor forty years and it is j consequently considered likely that the defenses and guns at this place are of a small, obsolete character. It is understood that during the past few years all the available new guns and war material which it was possible to send over the single line transSiberian railroad have been used for the strengthening of Port Arthur and points in Manchuria, leaving Vladivostock with the old type guns of short range. It is reported that Vladivostock is ill-supplied with provisions I and necessaries. No more war news I from the far East is published today. ] Dispatches from Tokio speak of the sacrifices made by the Japanese nation. According to one correspondent the mikado is abandoning all luxuries. the court is following his example and all are going to live abstemiously until the war is ended.

LATER DETAILS Viceroy Alexieff Humbly Reports to the Czar. St. Petersburg, March 8. —Viceroy Alexieff has telegraphed the czar from Mukden under Monday’s date as foltews: “Supplementing my telegram of March »», I most humbly report that at 1:25 p. m., five out of seven of the enemy’s ships opened fire on Forts Suvaroff and Linevitch, on the town on the roadstead and also the valley cf the river Obyassneniye. The firing lasted until 2:15 p. m„ at which hour the Japanese squadron began to steam southward, disappearing out of sight at 5:30 p. m. There were no losses on the batteries or the fortifications. In the town one seaman was wounded and one woman was killed. “According to information just received the enemy's squadron again appeared in sight of the fortress at 8 o'clock this morning." A later message from the viceroy says: “The commandant at Vladivostock reports that yesterday's bombardment resulted in no serious damage to the port. The fortress did not return the enemy's fire. “Today at midday the enemy again entered Ussuri bay and approached the point from which they bombarded the harbor on March 6th. They left again making for the open seas.”

BETWEEN TWO FIRES Vladlvostock Squadron Believed to be In a Critical Position. London. March 8. —The Japanese legation here has received no official information regarding the bombardment of Vladivostock. It is believed at the legation, however, that the Japanese are now between the Russian cruiser squadron ami Vladivostock, and there is reason to believe that the Russian squadron is In the vicinity of Possiet bay. Russian official dispatches do not mention this squadron, ami this fact lends color to the belief that the Japanese warships have shut It out of Vladivostock. It l.« pointed out at the legation mat If this is true the Russian vessels are In a critical position since they must run the gauntlet of the Japanese squadron off Vladivoatock or the Japanese squad rot off Port Arthur before reaching a Russian port. The Vladivostock Squadron. Tokio, March 8. —It is believed ♦hat the Vladivostock squadron Is now In the viclty of the mouth of the Tumen river, engaged In covering the movements of Russian troops from Possiet bay to the valley of Tumen.

Weather Forecast. Fair tonight and Wednesday. with moderate temperature. ~ MARKET REPORT. Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various products. (Dor reeled every day. GRAIN. BY E. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT. New Corn yellow J 56 New Corn, mixed 58 Machine shucked one cent less. Oats, new 40 Wheat, No. 2 90 Wheat, No. 3 8* Barlev 50 Rye No. 2 68 Clover Seed 5 82 Alsyke @ 5 20 Buckwheat 48 Flax Seed 80 Timothy ? 95 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15p. tn today, according to J. D. Hale’t special wire service, as follows: Wheat, May 91? Wheat, July 88} Wheat, July, new 89g Corn, May 53J Corn July... __ 51} Oats, May„ 41J Oats, Julv 39} j May Pork 13 87 Julv Pork 14 10 May Lard, per cwt 7 32 July Lard 7 42 I TOLE 33 GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:00 o’clock br J. D. Hale, Decatur Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash. $ 95} May wheat mg July wheat, 894 i Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash. 47| Corn. July 481 May Corn 50| Oate. Cash 44 f May Oats 42g Oate, July 40j Rye, cash 75 OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. Eggs, fresh, per dot $ 15 Lard 81 Butter, per pound 11(55 IE Potatoes, new 1 CO Onions *5 Cabbage per 100 lb - lEO Apples, per bu 80 Sweet Potatoe, per bu 75 STOCK. BT FRED SCHEIMAN, DIALER Lambs 4 50 Hoge, per cwt J 4 85@5 00 Cattle per lb 3 tg 3} Calves, per lb 5 5j Cows 2 2} Sheep, per lb 2 «X 2j Beef Hides, per lb 6 POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. Chickens, young per lb 6}Q7 Fowls, per lb 6(0 6} Ducks, per lb ffy 7 Young Ducks 6</7 Young Turkeys, per lb 12 Geese, old per lb 5(8 6 Geese, young, lb s<<z6 HAY FIARKET. No. 1 timothy hay (baled) No 1 mixed hay (baled). No. 1 clover hay (baled) WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVKR * SON. Wool, unwashed 16t020 Sheep pelts 25c io 75 Beef bides, per pound 06 Calf hides Qk Tallow, per pound 04 Coon 15 to 1.25 Skunk 20 to 1.25 O’poesum 10 to 60 Muskrat sto 22 Mink 50 to $2.00 OIL FIARKET. Tiona $1.89 Pennsylvanis 1.74 Corning I.M New Castle l.gl I North Lima 1.25 South Lima 1.20 Indiana 1.20 Whitehouse 1,30 Somerset j. 25 Neodasha, (Kan.) 1.25 Barkersville Ragland [«« COAL Per Ton Anthracite | 7 Domestic, nut 4 0C Domestic, lump, Hacking 4 Os Domestic lump, Indiana..... 3 hc Pocahontas Smokeless, lump 55C

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fIARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady. Wheat, | cent higher. Corn, J cent higher. Receipts at Chicago today: | H ogs 2OOCO Wheat 17 cars . Corn —196 ears 1 Oats 70 cars Cattle 10000 Sheep 10000 Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs 300(0 W heat—— — 35 cars ; Corn 165 ears ! Oats 160 :ars Prevailing Current Prices for Grain Provisions and Livestock. Indianapolis Grain and Livestock. Wheat— Wagon, MOO; No. 1 red. 11.00 •»-r. Corn—Quiet; No. 2 mixed. Oats-Strong; N ». 2 mixed. Hay—Clover, timotbv, 111.25411' millet, 15X9. Cattle-Steady at Hogs—Strong at 44 Sheep—Steady at |3.2j‘83.75. Lambs—Steady at 15.50 Grain and Provisions at Chicago. Vheat- ’ Cfoirt May » . #4 J'"’’ «’» *'>. B ®P‘ iMI - Corn—“•f M’S »ni ,sn‘ Sept. .... .(o’, I Oats— 4 Mar .4,1 ( Jn, y .39’1 Sept .34 PorkMay 14.J5 lsjr . Ju ’y U. 40 14.04 ' LardMay no July 7.4 i Kibe* Max 7-SS T.IT Jaty......... r.« r.« i Closing cash market—Wheat. I . .’oru, 4>; oat*, 40e; pork, 114.72; lard, tt.W; nC Cincinnati Grain and Livestock. Wheat—Firm; No. 2 red. 11.01. Corn—Steady . No 2 mixed, 47e. Oats—Quiet; No. 2 mixed. 44 Cattle— Stea iy at 42.2 Hogs—Firm at 53.90 45.7 S Sheep—Strong at S< 00 £4.25. Lambs—Active at Chicago Livestock. Cattle—steadv; ateera. |s.oo>s■to-ktr» and feeders, S2-.<» tSJS. Hoga—Strong at S 5. 1 *s\72S. Sheep—Steady at 12.50 <54.75. lamb's—Steady at 14..0 45.85.

New York Livestock. Cett e—Firm at Hor«—Firm ac i'.KWtfcj.Vo. Sheep—Firm at Lamb*—Siow at East Buffalo Livestock. Cattle—Steady at »5.75<<i.00. — Hog*— Active at M.40«4.T*. Sheep—Steadv at H-1* at.9o Laiub»—Steady at M. 0046.10. 4 Hot claret at Burt House Case, ts Public Sale. The undersigned will offer for sale, at public auction, at his residence three quarters of a mile southeast of Decatur, commencing at 9 a. m.. on Wednesday. March 9, the following persons! property, to-wit: One dark grey work horse, 9 years old; I light grey mare, 7 years old; I black work horse, 6 years old; 2 horses coming 4 years old, match team; 1 colt coming 2 years old; 5 shoats. weigh about 80 pounds each; 1 brood sow with five pigs, 2brood sows, will farrow in April; 2 brood sows, will farrow in May; 1 Berkshire boar; 4 head of milch cows, 2 cows will be fresh in April and one in June, 1 fresh cow\ 4 3 year oldsteers. 5 2-year old heifers, 2 2-year-old steers. 3 yearling calves, 1 red Poland bull; a lot of chickens; 17 ton iiailed hay, 8 ton of loose mixed hay, 2 ton of clover hay, 50 shocks of corn fodder, 125 bushel of oats, 300 bushels of corn, 100 bushels of wheat, 10 bags of potatoes. 1 Milwaukee binder good as new, 1 Champion mower, 1 Rock Island hay loader, 1 Superior combined fertlizer and grain drill, 1 hay tetter 1 hay rake, hay ladder, 1 Har rison wagon, 1 light farm wagon, 1 low truck farm wagon, 2 road wagons, 1 sleigh, 5 breaking plows, 3 double shovel plows, 2 spike tooth harrows. 2 spike tooth cultivators, wagon box, gravel lied, shoveling board, 1 corn sheller, 1 potato planter. 1 potato digger. 1 potato screen, 2 sets double work harness, 1 single set light har ness, 1 dump scraper, 1 steam feed cooker, 1 combined grinder and sausage staffer, 1 cream seperator, 1 riding saddle and bridle, 1 barrel crude oil, 1 wardrobe, 1 book case, 1 Story & a, ? 1 P , or K an < •’> dinning room chairs, 1 dinning room table, I cook stove. Terms of Sale:- On all turns of SB and under, cash in hand; over 85 a credit of nine months, will be given, purchaser giyng note with approved security, waiving valuation and appraisement laws. H. H. Myers.