Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 49, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1904 — Page 3

TIME TA B L E S a. R. & i. (In effect Feb. 11, 1904) TRAINS NORTH, flo s~D*ily „••••■. Ills » m S O 7-Dallyto Fort Wayne »:(»> am No 3— Dally (excapt Sunday- ;):13 n TRAINS BOOTH No «-Dally ... 2;oo RD , No 12—Daily (except Sunday) 7:i(» In No 2-Dally (except Sunday. i ;!3 D . Ro. Sfr- Daily, except Sunday . 7.4 pm No.1(1— Sunday only ■■■■ 7:ie p ni CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect Dec. 27, M, W KST. NO 7—Express. dally 3:00a n No 3—New York and Chicago Limited through coach Columbus and Chicago daily 12:44 p „ No 13— Welle largo Expresa except Monday 5:43 p n No 21— Marlon-Huntington Acc’m.. 10:10a m EAST No 3—Vestibule Limited for N Y.... 243 a m No 22—Marlon and Columbus except Sunday 3:58 a n No 4—New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus and Chicago 3:21 p m No. 14. dally except Sunday, and carries passengers hdtween Hammond and Marion. No. 13 will not carry baggage, 3 and 4 ha. ibrough coach Columbus to Chicago CLOVER LEAF. In effect May 3,1903. EAST. No 3—Commercial Traveler, dally... 5:25 s m No 2—Mall, dally, except Sunday . ..11 50 a m No 4—Day Express, daby 5:45 p m No 22—Local Freight 1:10am WEST No 3—Day Express, daily 5:25 am No I—Mall, dally, except Sunday .. .11 ; 25 a m No s—Commercial Traveler, dally .. 9:lm p m No »—Local Freight 12:05 p m Lake Erie & Western Time card from Bluffton. Ind. SOUTHBOIND No 41—Dally excpt Sunday 7:15 am No 19—Daily except Sunday 11.’ua m No 3ft— Daily except Sunday 5:25 pm No4l rune 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 10:35 a m No. 41 and 42 run via Muncie & Big I route A. J. Lafferty of Fort Wayne is in the cty today. Godfrey Christen returned last evening from Geneva. Dr. Beardsley returned last evening from a business trip at Berne. Henry Heller made a business caller at Fort Wayne this morning. Mr. and Mrs. John Weber of Fort Wayne are in this city the guests of their son. E. Stjtehens went to Grand Rap ids this morning to visit for a fewdays with his parents. Mrs. Don Quinn went to Fort Wayne this morn to make a fewdays visit with friends. E. L. Carrol returned from Monroe last evening when he was !<>ok ing after grain business. Nick Waggoner is busy today moving his household goods from this city to r r four out of B -me. Miss Lizzie Cookland went to Fort Wayne this morning where she will visit for a few days with relatives. J. F. Knepper, who lives near Geneva, went home Saturday after noon, from a two months’ visit at Saint Petersburg, Florida.—Portland Sun. Word from Albion tells of the death of Mrs. R. L. Stone an estimable lady of that city who is known here. She has been in failing health for several years. Her son, Harry Stone is well known in state democratic politics.

Clean Up Shoe Sale We have put a price on l' lir that will surely nve tht m re wc se Saturday night. There will be LADIES SHOES J ROM £ a( jies Rubbers, 3to 6 U P 2S& GIRL'S SIZES, 12 to 2 81? BABY MOCCASINS GIRLS from 8 to 11 at j. flv per pair 60c Men’s Light Short Rubber Boots, just the thm;- f..r spring Hiz, ‘ H to 9, - > $1.50 per pair > CHARLES VOGLEWEDE. The Shoe seller. Open every evening till 8 o’clock. Farmers, Attention! If you arc going to hold a sale, call on J. N. BURKHEAD LIVE STOCK AND FARM AU( I IONEEL Address, Decatur, Ind., R- F - D. No. 2.

D. Habaker returned to Borne today. A. E. Rose is business caller at Bluffton today. Frank Albright of Fort Wayne is in the city today. Judge Erwin made a business trip to Marion today. Andrew ( rabill made a business trip to Landisville today. t • D. Murray made a business trip to Portland today. Janies K. Martz of Monroe was a business caller in the city today. W ni. Sitnpsin returned today to Joliet, Hl., after attending to business here. H. Kelley passed through the city today enroute from Beaumont, Texas to Berne. N. Cochran arrived today from Delphos where he spent a few days with his family. The commissioners adjourned this afternoon having completed the business of the term. Mrs. Knoll returned to Geneva today after visiting here for a few days with her sister Mrs. N. Detro. < harles Knapke was granted a schollarship to Purdue University, the privilege coining through the board of commissioners. A represent rive of a Fort Wayne Loan company is in the city arranging to open a branch office. They loan money on personal security. County Superintedent Brandyberry will hold a county diploma examination at Linn Grove and this city, both examinations taking place on March 19. Work of putting in the new tile floor and cement cellar in the business room of Lase Ellis is in progress today, and when completed will make a very attractive room. Prohibitionists, men and women are requested to meet at the furniture store of Woodward & Ball, on tomorrow the 10th, at 2:30 p. m., for conference and business. W. A. Lower is moving today into the Anton house on Fifth street. Tne house formerly occupied by him has been purchased by Martin Mili lor who will move at once. F. H. Merica and wife of Decatur were in Portland S iturday morning. They were on their way to Elwood to visit a few days with her sister, Mrs. Tucker.—Portland Sun. David Dilling and L. W. Lewton have been appointed viewers and G. E McKean engineer on the West Washington macadam road extension, which has been reported favorably and will be built. All people who are interested in the ball team are requested to attend a meeting that will be held tomorrow evening at the Columbian club rooms to more perfectly organize. Come I out and lend your encouragement to 1 the promoters.

Mary P. Ray returned from Berne this evening. C. F. Close made a business trip to Bluffton today. Frank Burkhead of Borne, was a business caller here today. Mr. and Mrs. (’. A. Dugan went to Fort Wayne this evening. H. Mercer arrived from Borne this morning to visit his family. Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Fledderjohann went to Fort Wayne this evening. A. R. Bell is attending to business at Columbus and Lancaster, Ohio. H. W. Smith returns to Kansas this evening after visiting his mother. Work on the Allison - Studabaker block is to be resumed within a few days Mrs. Al Graham returned this afternoon from Monroe were she spent the day. Joel Roe returned to Pleasant Mills today, after a few days visit here with friends. The supper and musicale at the M. E. church last evening was a very successful one. Book agents and various solicitors are about—anothei of the many signs of spring. “Pickings from Puck’’ will be the next attraction at Bosse’s opera house being here April 15. Dont’ forget to clean up the alleys and yards—it helps to make a beautiful and healthy city. R. 8. Peterson is improving nicely and will be able o attend to business within a week or two. Mrs. Beiberstein returned to her home at Bluffton today’ after a fewdays visit with relatives here. Mrs. Mary Werdmfan returned to Fort Wayne this after non after spending the day with friends. Simeon Weiand will hold a public sale of all is property at his farm residence on West Monroe street. Mrs. McCarthy returned to Colubmia City last evening after spending the day here with friends. The Lttides Aid Society of the Christian church will meet Friday afternoon of this week with Mrs. J. B. Buhler.

C.'E. Newlin of Indianapolis, will deliver his lecture at the court house <m Thursday evening, March 10, at 7:30. Subject, “The Twen tieth Century Problem"— * Our Civic and Industrial Life.” No admission fee. Do not fail to hear this lecture, it is up to date in every respect. It was the Pullman Car Company and not the Pullman car porters, who made 113,000,000 last year. It may surprise the public to learn that the comjiany gets larger tips anil more of them than the men who make up the beds and put stove polish on the passengers shoes. C. J- Lutz goes to Geneva in the morning where with tne town engineer and the officials a plan for a sewer system wil lie put on juiper with a view of making itj a reality later on. They now have accumu lated about 13000 for this purpose and propose to blow it along this line, and it is certainly commendable. We expect soon they will have good sowerage, good B‘reets and everything else that they ought to have. Now that the fellow who predicted an open, mild winter has been .driven into the woods anil frozen to I death, we are confronted by ani other class of prophets who declare that we shall have a sudden and warm spring and a most delightful summer. We would suggest that the whole batch be rounded up at once anti placed where the public can get at them when they are wanted. It will save chasing them through miles of mud and oceans of water some time along in July. The base ball boys who are circulating petition to raise money for now uniforms this season are meeting with good success upon all sides and receiving all kinds of encouragement from the business people, and in a few more days enough money will have been raised to authorize the management to order the uniforms which will tie used for the opening game forApril the tenth. If you have not as yet subscribed anything you do not want to turn the hoys down when presented with the petition, as a good lm.ll team give the city a good reputation and bring ptcple to town where they spend their money so push the good cause along with a liberal subscription.

30 DAYS' CLOSING OUT SALE We will closeout our entire stock of Queensware, Lace Curtains, Rugs, Window Shades, etc. 100-piece French Haviland China Dinner Set 524.50 100-piece Decorated French Haviland China 20.00 100-piece Dinner set 7 75 40-piece Dinner set 3 75 12-piece Toilet set • ■ • 2 00 Water set y q Silver Knives and Forks, Rogers Hanialton, Quadrupple plate 3.50 Many Other Pieces at Same Discount. Lamps trimmed up |K C Lace Curtains 3 yds long by 36 inches wide, per pair 55 Rex rugs, 27 by 54 fringed, per pair 1.75 Lineoleum, 12 feet wide, per square yard 52 Lineoleum 6 feet wide, per square yard §Q Woodward & Ball

Several of our merchants today received several car loads of potatoes which here of late have been very scarce, and the draymen are busily engaged in transfering them from the car into the cellars. The price of potatoes has been steadily increasing until they were very dear, but now we may expect to see the price receed somewhat. A supposed suicide is reported from the west part of town, at least when Earl Cutler went out to his barn to feed this morning he found one of his horses hanging over the lower barn door, cold in death. The animal had in some way jumped through the ojiening and hanged itself by the halter. Mr. Cutler is a teamster, and the loss is by no means a light one for him. A country boy who secured a good place as a clerk in a certain grocery store last week, lost out Saturday evening. A lady customer complained to the proprietor that the boy had made fun of her. Calling the boy up on the green velvet, the proprietor asked:“What did you say to the lady?” “Nothin’ much.” replied the new clerk. “She came in here and asked me for bird seed; and I just told her to quit tellin’ jokes. She ought to a’knowed that birds cum from eggs not seeds. ’ ’ 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 137.90 during March and April 1904. T. L. Miller, agent. Lowest Rates ever made from Chicago to the southwest, via Chicago Great Western railway. Ono way for round trip tickets on sale March Ist anti 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 cxcurson tickets to the west, northwest and south west at very low rates. Further information, call upon Erie agents or write, C. L. Enos, T P. A., Marion Ohio.

For Sale—3 head Elierdeen male calves. They are a fine stock and a bargain. John Hessler, R. R. 2. 36d2m Farm For Sale.—l3s acres in Jenings county, only |35 per acre, limestone soil, 20 acres bottom, good house, orchard, large barn, 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.

Battle Creek Sanitarium HEALTH FOODS Always Fresh ar FHED V. MIIjIjS Telephone 88.

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