Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 10 March 1904 — Page 3

time tables G. R. & I. (In effect Feb. 14, 1904) TRAINS NORTH, Mo R—DitHy... I‘iß * » No ?—Dally to Fort Wayne...'...,” g.’oo J® No B—Dally (except Sunday) B '.™ £ ™ TRAINS SOUTH No 6—Daily . n No 12— Daily (except Sunday) ' 7 : u J® ‘ No 2—Dally (except Sunday) 1;15 J “ No. 30- Daily, except Sunday... NO. 16-Sunday only ...:.' 7:lBpS CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect Dec. 27, isi>3. WEST. NO 7— Express, dally ... 8 00 an No 3—New York and Chicafro Limited ' through coach Columbus and Chicago daily 12 44 ~,,. No 13—Welle Fargo Express except Pni Monday 6-43 n No 21—Marlon-Huntington Acc'm.. 16:10am east No »— Vestibule Limited for N Y 2-43 . No 22—Marlon and Columbus except Sunday 6M»n No 4—New York and Boston Limited ' through coaches Columbus and Chicago B:2lpm No. 14. dally except Sunday, and carries passengers bdtween Hammond and Marion. 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, dally.. 525 . m No 2—Mall, daily. except Sunday 11 50 a m N° tr r !* T K ,’B re “- l «•« P m No 22—Local Freight 1:10am WEST No 3—Day Express, dahy 5 25 a m No I—Mail, dally, except Sunday .11:25 * m No s—Commercial Traveler, dally . 919 c m No 23—Local Freight 12:05 pm Lake Erie & Western Time card from Bluffton. Ind, SOUTHBOUND No 41—Dally exept Sunday 7:15 a m No I»—Daily except Sunday. 11-57 am No. 36—Daily except Sunday ... . 5:25 pm No 41 runs through to Indianapolis without change, arriving 10:30 a m No. 42 leaves Tndianopolls at 7:00a m. Runs through without change, arriving at Bluffton 10:36 a m No. 41 and 42 run via Muncie A Big 4 route J. Fritz of Geneva is a business caller here. Mrs. Sickafus is quite ill at her home in Preble. ?Mr. A. J. Reynold and Mrs. Chas. Dicer are at her bedside. Mrs. A. J. Reynolds returned home from Preble Wednesday. Col. Dick Townsend returned last evening from a business trip at Fort Wayne. Miss Jennie Congleton left this morning for Auburn where she will trim for the coming season. Mr. and Mrs. John Weber returned to Fort Wayne last evening while here they were the guests of their son. Mr. Christen left this morning for White county, Ind., where he will visit for a short time with his neioe Miss Cora Dorn.

SCHAFER HARDWARE CO.'S THIRD SPECIAL HARDWARE SALE HAVE JUST RECEIVED ANOTHER LARGE SHIPMENT OF Braces and Bits. Hand Saws, Butcher Saws, Hatchets, Hammers, Chisels, Harness Punches, Butcher and Bread Knives. Steels. Knives and Forks. Tape Measures. Sheep Shears, Padlocks, Squares. Brick Trowels, Tin Smith’s Outfits, Soldering Irons. Files. Hack Saws, Adzes. Draw-Knives, Family Scales, Long-Handled Shovels. Curry Combs, Horse Brushes, Harness Oil, Galvanized Buckets and Tubs and dozens of other useful articles found in a hardware stock. et .* ,< ,< ,< These Goods Will All Be Sold at Less Than Manufacturers' Prices During this sale we will sell Schroll’s Axle Grease at 4 3 4 c per lb. in small cans and in the larger sizes. Guaranteed highest grade grease manufactured. Schafer Hardware Company

-»l Parker of Toledo is in the city today. August Freeze of Fort Wayne is here on business. " Ilium Dreer of Geneva is looking after legal business here. M illiam Frank is attending to timber business at Hoagland today. C. D. Murray returned this mornin from a business trip at Portland. < harles Peterson returned from a business trip at Geneva last evening. Dr. Leßrun went to Willshire today to look after serveral sick horses. Mrs. Elmer Moser returned today trom Willshire where she was with her father. Kalver & Friedman are sporting a brand new sign, Corbin and Debolt being the artists. J. W. Place made a business trip to Fort M ayne this morning in the interest of the J. W. Place Company. Mr. and Mrs. John Chronister went to Huntertown his morning to make a few days visit with his sister. Mr. and Mrs. Salter went to Elk hart this morning where they will visit for a short time with their daughter and son. Mrs. Robert Harding arrived from Fort Wayne today and will spend a few days with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Myers. A bridal couple passed through the city this morning enroute from Rushville to Fort Wayne. Their trunks were beautifully decorated with old shoes and appropriate signs. Peter Frank arrived home last night from a three months hunting trip in the famous Arkansas woods. He says he had splendid success and the season was one of the most pleasant he ever spent in the south. Dr. Perry Fritz, the dentist who will locate here arrived this morning and is busy arranging 9 to open his office in the Niblick block, over Holthouse, Schulte & Co., clothing store. He is a very genial and pleasant young man and states that he expects to be ready to greet customers by the latter part of next week.

A. Parker of Pleasant Mil]; is in the city today. E. L. Carrol returned from Monroe last evening. A. Boegley of Berne was in this city last evening. Judge R. K. Erwin returned last evening from Marion. Frank Burkhead made a business trip to Bluffton today. Harold Gass the son of Frank Gass is on the sick list. A. J. Lafferty made a business trip to Fort Wayne last evening. E. A. Rose returned from a business trip at Bluffton last evening. Mrs. John Mougeyand two daughters left today for Saint Marys Ohio., where they expect to make their future home. Miss Hattie Moore left today for Columbus Grove, Ohio where she will be the guest of her cousin, Professor Moore. Nelson May who lost or had stolen his purse containing twenty five dollars report that the same has not yet put in its appearance. A man who prefers the metropolitan daily to a home paper because “it’s got more in it,” reminds us of the man who picked out the largest pair of boots in the box because they cost no more than a pair that fitted him. Dyonis Schmidt leaves today from Germany to return to his hime in this city. Dyonis has been absent for nearly two months and from the tone of his letters he has been having a good time. He sails from London on March 1. Dewey Haywood, an entertainer, who visited this section frequently some years ago, is reported dying of typhod fever in Lafayette, Lousiana. He had been to the Klondike and later at Btaumont, Texas, where he was reputed to have become a millionaire by the oil strike. Farmers are warned to use extra care this spring in the selection of seed corn and to carefully test it before planting. Much of the corn failed to mature fully last fall and has been damaged by the extreme cold weather. The success of next season's crop will depend very much upon the careful selection of seed, which should be attended to I early.

Rev. J. 8. Cain of Geneva is in the city today. H. Sphar made a business trip to Van Wert today. Mayor Hurless of Willshire is a business caller here today. F. Leiohty returned to Berno today after tranasoting business here. A N. Steele went to Bluffton to day to look after windmill bosiness. Mrs. Jaoob Eady went to Bluffton today to make a few days visit with her sister. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hower went toJßluffton today to visit for a shoit time with relatives. Rev. Hilt, Superintendent of the Anti Saloon League is looking after business here today. F. Dehro, one of Willshiie’s famous tonsorial artists, was a business caller here today. Miss Fisher went to Bluffton today to make a short visit with ner sister Mrs. James Fisher. Chalmer Schafer had plans drawn by Eugene Christen for the construction of a new porch. Mrs. J. 11. Barnett returned to Bluffton today afer visiting here for a short time with her mother. Mrs. H. Van Camp arrived from Fort Wanye today. She will visit ! with her parents at Willshire for a short time. Huber De Voss let a contract to Linn & Patton today to put an addition on Lis property on Short Sixth street. The river is fast receeding and is now almost as low as it always is. N't a particle of ice is on it and the surrounding low lands look clean from the effects of its rampage. Work of repairing the old town pump so that one arm Johnny will be in good working order this summer to quench the thirst of the many weary travellers who partake of this kind of beverage. John C. Eastman, formerly editor of the Wabash Times, and who has held various positions on the New I York and Chicago newspapers of : William R. Hearst, has been elected president and general manager of the Hearst company, controlling the Chicago papers belonging to j Hearst. His salary is <15,000 a ' year.

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 T _ Ladies Rubbers, 3 to 6 98 u up 29c GIRL’S SIZES, 12 to 2 BABY MOCCASINS GIRLS from 8 to 11 at _ 6QC K- Ki. Men’s Light Short Rubber Boots, just the thing for spring wear, sizes 5 to 9, at $1.50 per pair jt CHARLES VOGLEWEDE, The Shoe seller. Open every evening till 8 o’clock.

Joseph Grim went to Monroe today. F. Finton of Geneva was a business caller here today. Ben Waggoner arrived today from Findlay where he has been holding a telegraphing position. Mrs. C. C. Myers returned to Portland today, after making a short visit here with relatives. The anvance agent for Pickings from Puck, is in the city today. The show is billed here for March 15. Mr. and Mrs. Nichols of Midland, Michigan, arrived in the city to make this their future home. As | soon as they can find a house suit- i able they will be at home to their i many friends. Mr. Nichols has a position awaiting him. The Hub Clothing house have an. nounced their names to the public by the addition of two handsome new signs, one in front surrounded by electric lights and one on the alley corner. Their announcement of some rare spring bargains will appear within a few days. Watch for i"

Miss Florence Kunkle of Monmouth. is the guest of Miss Ina Morden of R. R. 3, for a few days. Mr, and Mrs. William Fitzmaurice returned to Winchester today, after making a short visit here with Mrs. Touhey. A social will be given by the first division of the March Section of the Ladies Aid Society at the home of Mrs. Thomas Archbold, the admission will be ten cents. Every body invited to attend. From all present indications and reports, spring is with us once again. The sun is shining brightly, little tots are playing marbles, the streets are being cleaned, outside work is in order and last but not j least the old accustomed whittler is i again seated in his familiar haunts thinking of by gone days, and occai sionally he will tear oft a few strains |of “Marching Thro Georiga” or When Johnny Comes Marching Home. We do not ask our readers to take our word for this, but your own observations will be enough to satisfy your own mind, that the above are the elements that make . Spring, and signs that never fail.