Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 65, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1904 — Page 3

time tables a. r. & i. (In effect Feb. 14, 1904) TRAINS NORTH. No 7—Dally to Fort Wayne "" " JjoO J “ So 3— Dally (except Bunday) 3;13 DD TRAINS SOUTH So 5— Dally 2:00 am SO 12— Dally (except Sunday > 7:14 a m So 2— Dally (except Bunday,. .... iu „ . No. 90— Daily, except Sunday.. 7 m nm No. W—Sunday only ...' 7:’lb g S ■ CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect Dec. 27, iwa. W EST No 7-Exprese,daily... ' .3:ooan. No 3—New York and Chicago Limited through coach Columbus and Chicago dally. ... 12-44 n n No IS—Welle largo Express except Monday 5:43 p n No 91—Marlon-Huntington Acc'm. 10:10 a m EAST No B—Vestibule Limited for N Y.... 243 a n No 29—Marion and Columbus except Sundav 8-58 an No 4—New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus and 3:91 pm No. 14. dally except Sunday, and carrier 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 s—Commercial Traveler, dally... 5:25 a m No 3—Mail, dally, except Sunday ..11.50 a m No 4—Day Ervress, dally 8 43 p m No 22—Local Freight 1:10 am WEST N ' 3 • Day Express, dally 5:25 a m No I—Mall, dally, except Sunday .11:25am No s—Commercial Traveler, dally 9:19 pm No 23—Local Freight 12:05 p m Lake trie de Western Time card from Bluffton, Ind, SOUTHBOUND No. 41—Dally excpt Sunday 7:15 am No IP—Daily except Sunday 11:57am No. 35—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 rr. Runs through without change, arriving at Bluffton 10:35 a m No. 41 and 42 run via Muncie A Big 4 route J. Smith of Fort Wayne is a business caller here today. Frank Stone of Fort Wayne is a business caller here today. A. R. Bell is looking after lumber business at Eaton, Ohio today Brenton Barkley made a business trip to Fort Wanye this morning. Elmer Johnson left Sunday morning for Pittsburg with a load of horses. Mrs. E. Davis went to Genevat his morning to visit for a few days with her daughter. L. A. Waring returned last evening from Bluffton where he spent the day with friends Daisy Brown arrived from Hoagland this morning and will visit here with her sister for a few days. Misses M indo Moser and Goldie Gay went- to Marion today where tiny will enter the Normal school. C- J.Lutz, French Quinn, John Tyndall and Harry Moltz made a business trip to Toledo this morning. Jonathan Burkheid and daughter went to Marion today where his daughter will enter the Normal school. Miss Lizzie Kelley went to Geneva this morning where she will visit for a shsrt time with her parents. George Kinzle, Frank Oldiges and Tom Ehinger went to Berne this morning to measure up for a new telephone cable. Misses Hermina Weicking. Alice Studabaker and Viola Studabaker of Bluffton were guests at the D. E. Studabaker home over Sunday. Col. C. P. Ferry, after a weeks visit with his mother and sister here left Saturday evening for Cincinnati where he will visit friends a few days, going from there to St. Louis and from there to his home at Tacoma, Washington.

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Dorsie Myers made a businesss trip to Portland. Arthur Beery made business trip to Geneva this morning. Leo V .iger made a business trip to Portland this morning. Dan Erwin is looking after legal . business at Geneva today. < buries ( nsick is looking after I oil business at Albany today. Nat Popkins returned this morning from a business trip at Fort Wayne. Miss Edington went to Berne this morning to make a short visit with friends. Miss Alexander went JJto Angola today where she will attend i school. Miss O. Ayers went to Marion t-o- --. day to visit for a short time with i friends. Andrew B irkley went to Marion today where he will enter the Normal school. Miss Katie Kelley went to Berne this morning to visit for a few days with her sister. W. Warner and C. M. Rice went to Marion today to enter the Marion Normal School. Miss Maude Muni ma went to Bluffton today to visit for a short time with relatives. Mrs . Haviland went to Geneva this morning where she will spend the day with friends. Anna Bender returned to Pleasant Mills today after visiting here for a few days with relatives. Will B irkley has accepted a position as assistant meat carver at Dynois Schimt’s meat market. Miss Baughman arrived Saturday from Angola and will be the guest of Mrs. O. L. Vance for a few days. Hundreds of people viewed the St. Marys river yesterday. The waters reached the high water mark. Harry Bowserman returned to Fort Wayne this morning after spending Sunday here with his family. Dick Dalton, Eugene Christen, John Foster and Burt Poland of Huntington were callers to his city yesterday. Revival meetings continue this week at the U. B. church; Rev. C. S. Parker of Peru will assist the pastor. Everybody welcome. Henry Eichorn, Judge Dailey, Doc Sturgis and Levi Mock arrived this morning from Bluffton to resume work in the Faylor case. Mrs. Chas. Dicer celebrated her birth anniversary with an elegant five o’clock dinner. The guest of honor was her aunt, Mrs. Mary Woodward of 505 Broadway,Logansport, Ind. Miss Anna Forbing left Saurday for New York City where she will join her company, "The Royal Lilliputions.” This company will leave for Englund the first of May and Miss Forbing took this chance to visit with her parents for a short time. The Portland Sun put out an extra Saturday giving a full aocount of the terrible floods in that community. The sheet was accredit to any office and Editor McKay proved his ability to meet with adverse circumstances. Issuing a paper under the conditions that exsited at Portland Saturday certainly proves the calibre of any office.

J. M. Rice is a business caller at 1 Bluffton today. O. Shipperly made a busincis trip to Bluffton today. Hugh Hite returned to Fort Wayne this morning. » John Malotte made a business ( trip to Geneva today. Fred Soberer of Berne is a business caller here today. A. J. Smith made a business trip to Bluffton today. G. H. Laughner made a business trip to Marion today. John Lichot of Berne is a business caller here today. B. Sholty made a business trip to Geneva this afternoon. Attorney Lesh arrived from Huntington this morning. David Lehman of Berne was a business culler here today. Daniel Daberer of Berne was a business caller here today. Charles' Yager made a business trip to Berne this morning. A. T. Vail of Fort Wayne is a business caller here today. A. J. Lafferty of Fort Wayne is a business caller here today. Dr. Leßrun is looking after sick horsesnt Willshire today. Miss Bonner went to Marion today where she will enter school. Frank Burkhead made a business trip to Willshire today. Henry Myers made a business trip to Portland this morning. O. Lehman of Berne was attending to legal business here today. George Butler returned today from a business trip at Willshire. Alice Claypool went to Warren today to visit for a few days with her sister. C. A. Myers and W. Fuhrman went to Marion today to enter school. Janies Touhey returned today from Muncie where he was visiting with his sister. Mr. and Mrs. A. Zeigler returned to Geneva today afrer attending to business here. Mrs. Dick Neptune arrived Saturday from Larwell where she was taking treatment.

A girl baby arrived yesterday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Kern on Fifth street. Mrs. Harriett Hartzell went to Portland today to visit for a few days with her daughter. Miss Catherine Nix of Huntington is the guest of John Nix and wife on West Madison street. Mrs. Z. David returned to Fort Wayne this morning after visiting here for a few days with relatives. David Rice of near Monmouth sends the glad tidings that a big boy baby has come to brighten their home. The Dauhgters of Rebecca will hold their regular meeting tomorrow Jnight. The attendance of every member is desired as some matters of importance are to be discussed. Mrs. N. Blackburn who was badly injured by a fall Saturday afternoon is some lietter today. Her hip is badly wrenched and the bone may be fractured, it being impossible to state yet. Judge Walpole G. Colerick is seriously ill at his East Berry street home. About eight weeks ago be sustained a fall and received a slight injury which has resulted in a pus formation at the base of the left lung The formation is such that the contraction of a cold might lead to dangerous complications. It is believed that under present conditions an operation will be necessary.—Fort Wayne Journal Gazette. At a meeting of the Base Ball oflioials yesterday it was decided to award the privilege of furnishing and selling score cards to one person this year and thus avoid all trouble and tfeis contract was given to Charles S. Peterson who will always have the correct batting order of both teams and everything complete so as to give the patrons of the game a correct score card. This card will l>o made in a box score form with all spaces necessary to total all the features of the gum<' and front what wo can learn from Mr. Peterson room will bo used nt the top and sides for ndvertismonts, so that those desiring to do a little advertising at the b,y 1 games this summer may do so on the snore card. Ho says he will put out a neat program and one that cun easily be perservod for future use.

Miss Lucretia Brown returned this morning from Bluffton where she spent Sunday with her parents. The Queen Esther Band's social and supper last- Saturday evening at the Methodist church was a very decided financial success, being well attended and everybody getting their money’s worth. The tinners are busily engaged today in putting on some of the fancy work on the StudabakerAllison block. The masonry work is fast nearing completion and in a few weeks more the building will be ready for occupancy. The two wash outs on the Grand Rapids are again repaired and trains are again running on their regular schedule afer being delayed one to twelve hours on Saturday and Sunday, and all dangers from other complications of this kind are now passed. The price of wheat is again steadily increasing and in a few more days will sell again at one dollar. Wheat today at Chicago sold for 96 cents and at Toledo for $1.03. This steady increase in the past week will undoubtedly mean dollar wheat and farmers who were so lucky as to retain their wheat may in a few days get a handsome price for the same. Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Wertzberger of Elwood are in the city the guests of his parents on Third street. They will leave next week for Tecumsee, Oklahoma Territory where he will take up the management of a large fruit farm owned by his father in law. He will also keep himself posted concerning the run of affairs here by receiving tho Democrat. The old St. Marys river at this time is the highest that it has been for the last twenty five years and seems to be at present at a stand still. The lowlands surrounding are all overflowed and water has backed up as far as Steele’s Park and part of this place is under water. In all probability the water w ill commence to recede in a few days and all future danger will be over. Reports are coming in from a'on »the line concerning the damage that the water has done and farmers will be greatly relieved when the river once more assumes its natural course.

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Mrs. Hess and dauhgter returned today from Fort- Wayne where they visited over Sunday with relatives. Charles Adlesberger returned today from Bloomington where he is attending school, and will spend his vacation here with his mother. He also informs us that he has been elected as president of tho Bloomington Hearst Club and that they have a very flourishing organization and all pulling hard for Hearst’s nomination for President. The attorneys and parties in the Faylor vs Studabaker case came home for an over Sunday visit today at noon. The defense is nowwell through with its case and will likely finish the early part of the next week. Most people expected the case to be tried this time in a shorter period than at the two trials before, but it is proving other wise.—Bluffton Banner.

LANDIS WINS. Fredie Landis, the tousled hair vouth who now represents the eleventh district in congress has over shadowed and beaten out tho old war horse George W. Steele and forever pu t him out of the congressional tight. The convention will lie held at Peru tomorrow but the delegates have been elected after hot primaries in every county with the total result as follows: Steele 43; Landis 78—Landis majority 35. GOSPEL MEETINGS. Rev. Aithur Stewart of Portland arrived this morning ana will assist Rev. Allen in Gospel meetings this week at the Presbyterian church. Chicago to St. Paul Minnneapolis four daily fast trains via the Chicago & North-Western Ry.