Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 73, Decatur, Adams County, 6 April 1904 — Page 3

T I M ETA BLES a. r. & i. (In effect Feb, 14,1904) TRAINS NORTH, No ’-Daily to Fort Wayne."""’ Joo t £ No ft-Dally (except Sunday i 313 “ TRAINS SOUTH Bo 6— Bally 2’llOxm No I*—Dally (except Sunday) ’ 7 u am No 2— Daily (except Sunday 1 r, .. No. 30—Dally, except. Sunday 7.5, {! “ No. Ift—Sunday only 7 : 16 J m CLOVER LEAF. In effect May 3,1903. EAST, No ft—Commercial Traveler, dally... 5-25 . m No ft—Mali, dally, except Bunday ..11 50 a n No 4— Day Express, dally ft «um No » Local Freight iw£ S WEST No 3—Day Express, dally 5-25 am No I—Mall, dally, except Sunday .11 25 a m No s—Commercial Traveler, dally u-iu n m No ■»-Local Freight . .12:05 p m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect Dec. 27, 1903, WEST No 7—Express, dally ' 300 a m No 3—New York and Chicago Limited through coach Columbus and Chicago daily 12-44 „ No 13—Welle Fargo Express except P Monday 6:43 p K No 21—Marlon-Huntington Acc'm.. 10:10 am EAST No »— Vestibule Limited for NY. 2 43am No 22—Marion and Columbus except Sundae ft :68 am No 4—New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus and Chicago 8:21 pm No. 14. daily except Sunday, and carries passengers bdtween Hammond and Marlon No. 13 will not carry baggage. 3 and 4 has through coach Columbus to Chicago. Lake Erie & Western Time card from Bluffton. Ind, SOUTHBOUND No. 41—Dally excpt Sunday 715 am No. ID—Daily except Sunday 11 '.7a m No. 36— Dally except Sunday 5:25 pm No 41 runs through to Indianapolis without change, arriving 10:30 a m No. 42 leaves Indlanopolls at7:ooa m. Runs through without change, arriving al Bluff.on 10:35 a m No. 41 and 42 run via Muncie & Big 4 route Charles Case returned this morning from Monroe. John Ltchot of Berne is a business caller here today. Mr. and Mrs. Janies Fristoe left this morning for Winona. “Pug” Shaw made a business trip to Fort Wayne last evening. Ike Emery returned this morning from a business trip at Monroe. Joe Volmer returned this morning from a business trip at Fort Wayne. D. E. Stndabaker returned last evening from a business trip at Geneva. Louis Holthouse returned last evening from a business trip at Fort Wayne. Frank Schoeniaker returned last evening from a business trip at Findlay. Mrs. John Colchin went to Fort Wayne last evening to vist for a few days. Unclaimed letters are for A. W McKinzie J. D. Smith Zola M. Haugh man. * Mrs. Fnhrner and son of Fort Wayne are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John Hey. Lee Perter left Jlast evening for Arkansas where he will go into the harness business. Elmer Moser returned last evening from Geneva where he was taking some photographs. Miss May Radaniacker returned to Fort Wayne last evening to resume her school work. Miss Blanche Howell arrived today from Bryan, 0., and will visit for a few days hero with relatives. Mrs. Cramer returned to Fort Wayne last evening after visiting here or a few days with Mrs. Nichols Dick Vantilberg returned to Warren today, while here hi* was the guest of his daughter, Mrs. John Reiter. Mrs. W. Tague arrived from Monroe last evening being calk'd here owing to the death of her mother Mrs. Baughman. Tlie “My Friend from Arkansaw,” company arrived this morning from Huntington and will show tonight at Bosse's opera house. A big baby girl made its appearance this morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. P. K. Kinney. Both mother and babe are doing well. Miss Rose Martin returned to Fort Wayne lust evening to resume her school work while here she being the guest of her sister Mrs.Connell. The Ladies Home Missionary Society of the Methodist church will meet tomorrow afternoon at two o’clock with Mrs. John Lenhart. Business of importance is scheduled and a large attendance is desired. John Spuller received word yesterday afternoon stating that his uncle John P. Spuller at Akron, Ohio was quite ill. Mr.Spuller was formerly a resident of this county and is well known by many of our older residents here. Ho is seventy years old which adds materially to his sickness.

L loyd Smith is on the sick list. John Kern made a business trip to Berne today. Miss Mary Stump returned to Monroe today. Mrs. John Hey returned to Williams last evening. H. Rice of Berne was a business culler here last evening. A. J. llilty of Berne was a business caller here today. Mell Rice is attending to timber business at Borne today. Sam Acker made a business trip to Geneva this morning. J- W. Keys made a business trip to Portland this morning. Charles A. Dugan made a business trip to Willshire today. Jacob Reppert made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning. Harry Erwin has accepted a position as clerk with Elzey & Vance. Will Edmundson leaves ths evening on a business trip to Chicago. James T. Merryman is attending to legal business at Geneva today. Rev. and Mrs. Sprtfgue of Monroe are business callers to this city today. Dr. Aspy of Geneva is in the city attending a meeting of the pension board. Burt Townsend went to Bluffton today to visit for a few days with his mother. The Bon Ton Club will meet next Thursday evening with Miss Bertha Deininger. Lee Walters arrived this morning from Midland, Mich., and is looking up old friends. Mrs. Janies Kimsey returned today from Toledo where she was visiting with relatives. Miss Hart wont to Bluffton today to attend the opening of Bluffton’s new opera house tonight. Fred Report returned this morning from Fort Wayne where he attended the Banks Horse Sale, Mrs. John Malotte went to Marion today where she will visit for a short time with her daughter. Dan Beery returned this morning from Fori Wayne where he was attending the Banks Horse sale. Mrs. John Vail went to Muncie today to attend the Methodist conference which is in session there. Miss Myers returned this morning to Fort Wayne after visiting here for a few days with relatives near Preble. Mrs. Catherine Confer went to Fort Wayne this morning where she will visit for a few days with her daughter. Mrs. Rebecca Lenhart went to Fort Wayne this morning where she will visit for a few days with her daughter. Mrs. Nelson and family went to Germantown, Ohio, today where they will visit for a short time with her sister. Charles France arrived last evening from Midland,Mich., where he was attending to business. He reports a fine country. Coffee & Baker's restaurant is today receiving a nice bright coat of jiaper which will add to the attraction of this popular place. Miss Georgia Miller returned to Glendale today to resume her school work after spending her spring vacation here with her parents. John H. Runyon,the well known Geneva attorney is quite sick. He is reported better today and will likely be all right in a few days. Miss Irene Schirmeyer returned to Glendale today to resume her school work after spending her spring vacation here with her parents. Gene Christen, Harry Ehersam, Roman Barthell and Kadle Meibers will leave in the morning for Sheiman's bridge where they will spend a few days fishing. The Presbyterian church will hold their annual congregational meeting this evening. A social will immediately follow, it is hoped the entire membership may be present. Mr. Goodwin,a former newspaper man of Fort. Wayne, now in the nitro glycerine business was hero yesterday on business. He is a cousin of Nut Goodwin the famous actor. The first, division of the April section of the Ladies Mite Society of the M. E. church will meet at the homo of Mrs. D. E. Studabaker Jr. on South Third street, Friday afternoon. All members and friends are cordially invited.

C. N. Leighton made a business trip to Portland today. Davis Foster of Willshire is a business caller here today. Sheriff Butler made a business trip to Geneva this morning. C. Graber returned last evening from business trip at Bryant. A. Misohaud went to Berne today to visit with his parents. George Crabtree of Hartford City is a buisness caller here today. R. K. Allison made a business trip to Cincinnati this afternoon. William Stillwell of Bagoon, Ohio, was a business caller here today. Mrs. E. B. Parker went to Muncie today to attend the Methodist Conference. Rev. Sprague of Monroe will go to Muncie tomorrow to attend conference. Mrs. Ella Hendricks returned to Monroe today she was a business caller here. Myrtle Wilson arrived today from Fort Wayne and is the guest of Miss Weber. Judge Heller left last night for Independence, Kansas to attend to legal business. Mrs. Dyse returned to Marion today after visiting here for a few days with relatives. Mrs. J. S. Lower returned today from Huntington, where she was the guest of J. R. Roberts for a few days. J. W. Tyndall, Calvin Miller and Judge Erwin went to Fort Wayne this afternoon to attend the Jeffersonian banquet. The weather forecasts for this evening say more rain and fears of another terrible flood over the country is looked for. Mrs. Morris returned last evening from Louisville, Ky., where she was visiting with relatives. She makes her home while here with Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Fristoe. A. P. Beatty has received word from his nephew Claude Beatty who has been studying law with him for several months and who lives in Michigan stating that he is very sick with typhoid fever.

■ ■( 11[ Buggies, Carriages and Harness Friday and Saturday, April 8 and 9 NEW GOODS Carried from last season’s stock will be closed out REGARDLESS OF PRICE to make room for new goods. At this sale we will sell Twenty-Five Second-Hand Buggies all grades, at one-half their value. They must go at any price. In connection with this slaughter sale of Buggies, Carriages and Harness we will offer for sale 25 New Breaking Plows (STEEL and CHILLED) of different makes at your own price. Schafer Hardware Co.

Jerry Burkheard arrived home last evening from Jeffersonville Reformatory where he just completed a two years term for larceny. He is looking well and says he never felt better in his life. Quite a crowd of young people last evening spent a few hours tripping the light fantastic at the Entre Nous Club rooms. About fifteen couple were present and an enjoyable time is reported by those present. True Fistoe furnished the music. The St Marys river is reoeeding fast and at present is almost confined to its original banks and all danger of high water is now passed, unless the heavy rains that weather profit Hicks, predicts appear soon, and if he has guessed this month as well as last we will certainly have all kinds of bad weather. If next Sunday should prove to he a nice day all aspirants for positions on the Rosenthal Base Ball club for the coming season will anpear at Steele’s park at two o’clock for the first preliminary work out of the season. The day will exclusively be devoted to batting practise and to catching fly balls and the batteries will also be given a thorough work out and allowed to try and fool some of their team mates with their deceptive curves and fast balls. The workout of the infield will not take place until the grounds have been put into the proper shape, thus insuring the men of no broken fingers. Tonight at Bluffton will occur the opening of the Grand opera house, just completed a few days ago. “Our Now Minister” company are billed and Bluffton Deople are all ©exited over this new event and'the 0; e 'a house will undoubtedly be taxed to its utmost seating capacity. This will be quite a novelty Jfor Bluffton as the majority of her people have never attended a real live play and will go for curosity sake. Had it not have been for poor old John Terrell, Bluffton would never known what an opera house was and it is an even wager that this poor old crazy man will never once be thought of by a soul who attends the play tonight. Such is Bluffton’s appreciation of a good thing.

Os the condition of The First National Bank at Decatur, state of Indiana, at the close of business, March 28. 1904:

RESOURCES. Loans and discounts $366,597 19 Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 6.728 70 U. 8. bonds to secure circulation... 25.00 d 0-i Premiums on (J 8. bonds 500(0 Stocks, securities, etc, 41,761 oo Banking house, furniture & fixtures 4,000 0U Due from national banks, (not reserve agents) 19.11106 Due from approved reserve agents.. 44.885 70 Cheeks and other cash items. 1,688 41 Notes of other national banks 900 00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents 436 73 Specie $ 19.80 S 15 Legal-tender notes 13 211 00 33,019 15 Redemption fund with U. S. trouser (5 per cent of circulation fund).. 1.250 00 Total $545,772 94

State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: I, C. A Dugan, cashier of the above named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief C. A. DUGAN, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this sth day of April, 1904. CLARK J. LUTZ, Notary Public. My commission expires Oct. 28, 1905. Correct Attest:— P. W. SMITH, ) E. X. EH INGER, ; Directors. DYONIS SCHMIDT, )

All members of Decatur chapter No. 112 R. A. M. are requested to be at Masonic Hall this evening at 7:30. P. L Andrews, H. P. Janies B. Howard of the legal department of the Grand Rapids railroad was in the city today consulting Attorney Beatty on railroad business. WANTED—Bailed straw or shredded corn fodder. Frisinger & Co. We are making special low prices on monuments to he erected by Decoration Day. We have all the latest designs, and invito you to call and see them. Wemhoff’s Monumental Works, Decatur, Indiana. Leaders of North-eastern Indiana. PAINT SALE—Closing out big stock of paints, best grade at $1.15 per gallon, others at 75c and 80c. Six months’ time given, with good security. Store open from Ba.m.to 4 p m. R. B. Gregory.

LIABILITIES Capital stock paid In 3100,000 oo ' Surplus fund 20,000 00 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid CTT «4 National bank notes outstanding .. 25,000 pO Due to state banks and bankers $ 3R.550 85 Individual deposits subject to check 112,011 00 Demand cert ideates of deposit 2411,533 85 400.008 30 Total *545,772 94

ACCOUNTS ARE DUE. Having purchased the interest of Samuel Acker in the clothing store of Acker, Elzey & Vance wo desire to state that we would consider it a favor if all people knowing themselves indebted to the old firm would call at the store and settle that we may properly adjust our books Thanking you for past patronage and hoping for a continuation of same and assuring you fair treatment we are, Yours to please Elzey & Vance. Money to loan on farms at lowest rate of interest. Any sum, any length of time and privilege of partial payments. The Decatur Abstract and Loan Co., 257dtf. 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.