Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 115, Decatur, Adams County, 25 May 1904 — Page 3

TIME TABLES 0. R. & I. In effect M ij-. l'»4) TRAINS NORTH, Da! ly 1:18 am HO 1— Putt? to t.rai. l Ku-.id- 8:00 atn No 3— Daily (except Sunday) 3:13 p in TRAINS SOUTH No o—Dal'v 3:00 « m y (ex. e- ■ . ~n ’.. BoS-Dai', ex. ept •••in.la.- 1 i N 0.4- i except Sunday 7:51 pm No. 16—Sunday only ':l6 pm cloveirTeaf. .-*■ In effect M.iy ■;>. 1903. ® . EAST. No s—Oom-T'“rctnl Traveler, dally... 6ns a m No 3—Mai!, daily, except Sunday .11 Uam No 4— Day hxurvss. dally . , ’ilptri No 33—Local Freight 12:01 a in WEST No 8— Day Express, daily ln.lt a tn No VrMnll, dally, except Sunday . «:?.’> a m No s—Comnierefal Traveler, dally .. 8:52 p m No 28—Local Freight ISi-iipm ,X CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect Dec. 47, loua. WEST. No 7—Express, dally ~3:00 am No 3—New York and Chicago Limited through coach Columbus and Chicago dauy 12:44 p m No 13—Wells Fargo Express except Monday 5:43 p n , No 21—Marlon-Huntington Acc'm.. 10:10am EAST No k—Vestibule Limited for N Y 2:43 a m No 22—Marion and Columbus except ' Sunday 5:58 a m No 4—New Y wk and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus andt'hlcago J 21 pm No. 14. dally except Sunday, and carries passengers ndtween Hammond and Marlon. No. 13 -rill not carry baggage. 3 and 4 has through ooach Columbus to Chicago Lake trie ex Western SuL. Time card from Bluffton. Ind, SOUTHBOUND No. 41—Dally excpt Sunday 7:15 am No. lit—Daily exe. pt Sunday Il 57a m No. HR— Daily except Sunday 5:35 pm No4l runs through to Indianapolis without Change, arriving 10:30 a m No. 42 leaves 'ndtanopolls at 7:ooam Runs through without change, arriving at Bluff.on 10:85 a m No. 41 and 43 run via Muncie 4 Big 4 route M. F. Shady made a trip to Gladden Mich last evening. C. A. Dugan is transacting business in Willshire this afternoon. Jesse Robison is again able to lie about after several day’s illness. Mrs. F. A. Detter and children of Willshire, went shopping in the city today. Fred Hoffman went to Markle this morning, where he is looking after some contract work. 'Miss Lenora Huffman of Linn Grove, went to Peterson today on a short business trip. Mrs. Frjink Downs, of Monticello, is iq ti e city. She was called here by the de.itli of her uncle. William Lenhart. I Tony Hoffer arrived last evening from Bluffton and has accepted a position with Charles Railingas a papor hanger . B. Kalver A Sons’ clothing store is receiving a bright coat of white paint, which will add materially to its appearance. the re will be a social at the Pres-! Marian church Thursday evening, i conducted by one of the Sunday school classes. Col. I. B. McDonald who last year delivered the Decoration Day address in this city, will this year speak to the G. A R. at Bluffton. H. L. Smith, J. T. Johnson and Henry Dirkson. Jr., returned from Blue Creek toAuship this morning, where they were viewing a ditch. The dance that will be given this evening by the C. B. L. Lodge will be an informal affair and only those who have an invitation by some member of the organization will be admitted. John Trout. Dick Farrell and Chas. Merryman went out to the Scheiman bridge today and will spend the balance of the week seeking the haunts of the finny tribe. Chas. Knapp will join them tomorrow morning. Miss Mina Case entertained a large party of young people from this city last evening at her home in Magley, in honor of her guest Miss Lillian Case of St. Louis. A most enjoyable •King was spent.

| Ice Cream I OPENING I at Nachtrieb’s drug store I Thursday Afternoon and Evening •£ I CREAM SODA FREE Everybody Invited.

John Lee is visiting relatives in Ft. Wayne. Dan Beery is buying horses at Fort Wayne today. Miss Jesse Simison returned to her home at Berne today. Rev. J.E. Stoops of Van Wert, is . visiting friends in the city. Sam Arnold is attending to timber ’ business at Hoagland today. Henry Koeneman made a business ' trip to Hoagland this morning. .Mrs. Simpson is visiting for a few ! days with relatives in Geneva. Clition Grim has returned to Hoag- ! land, after a short visit here with his brother. , Lew Sprunger and Albert Swartz of Berne were business visitors in the , city today. Jess Butler returned to Fort Wayne ' this morning, after a visit with his ' parents here. Burt Segur went to Angola, this morning, to attend the funeral of his i uncle. Chester Birch. Monroe Blossom returned yesterday • from Randolph county, where he was the guest of his son. Miss Vera Segur left this morning for Angola, to attend the funeral of i her uncle, Chester Birch. AU Red Men lie present at the j Poooligo Wigwam’ tomorrow evening at seven o'clock sharp. George Massomire is today walking 1 around with the assistance of a cane, caused by a sprained ankle. Miss Kittie Miesse, of Fort Wayne, passed through the city this morning enroute to Greenville, Ohio. A. C. Spahr returned to the city this morning, after spending several days with Van Wert friends. Mrs. John Vail left this morning for West Baden, where she will take a course of treatment for her health. All members of the Ben Hur’s are. requested to meet Friday evening, i Some important business to transact, 1 and a good program has been arranged. Ansel Coverdale and Charles Philley , arrived this morning from Ft. Wayne to attend the funeral of Elias Coverdale. Mrs. A. T. Vail, of Fort Wayne, passed through the city this morning enroute to West Baden to take a Course of treatment for her health. The Grand Rapids are advertising lan excursion to Dayton, Ohio, and the soldiers' home, for Wednesday) June 8. The fare from this city is ,42. | Don L. Quinn left last evening on a business trip to the Missouri manu’ factoring plant of the Decatur Egg I Case company. He will be absent' several days. C. H. Plessinger, secretary of the United Telephone company, with j offices at Bluffton, was here yesterday on business with the Citizens Telephone company of this city. Mrs- Albert Hedrick and daughter Ethel, of Bluffton, came over today and will visit with her parents and Mrs. J. T. Johnson, on R. F. D. No.' 5, and her brother, Ed. Johnson in the city. Mr. and Mrs. S. Bowman, of Celina, Ohio, are the guests of Dr. J. Q. Neptune and family. Mr. Bowman is one of the leading citizens of Mercer county and is engaged extensively in banking business. W. H. Nachtrieb is at present get-, ting his drug store in a presentable condition, after being torn up for sev- ■ eral weeks bv remodeling. The paper hangers are at work today putting on a new coat of bright wall paper. Mr. Nachtiieb will have a fine j place when everything is completed. 1

Mrs. Geo. Kern is visiting friends at Geneva. Eli Sprunger returned last evening from Berne. J. FI. Roth is visiting with relatives ’ in Fort Wayne. Dick Townsend went, to Cincinnati. j this afternoon. (). O. Juday returned to Geneva | this afternoon. John Stoneburner made a business j trip to Berne today. S. Badders, of Monroe, was a busi-! * ness caller here today, John Niblick made a business trip i to Chicago last evening. I O. J. Bayes is back from a busi-' ness visit to Fort Wayne. | E. L. Carrol is attending to grain ' I business at Monroe today. I John H. Diekland, of Richmond, is I a business caller here today. D. M. Hensley made a business trip to Fort Wayne last evening. . I Sam Kuntz, of Berne, was a busi-I I ness caller here last evening. i C. A. Augsberger of Be.no was a ' I business caller here today. Miss Mintie Acker is the guest of; her brother. Sam, at Geneva. j O. J. Bayes made a business trip ’ ; to Ft. AVayne last evening. I Pat Fahrey of Jefferson township : I was in the city this morning. D. E. Lauferty made a business ■ trip to Fort Wayne last evening. JosephoWistler returned to his home at Monroe this afternoon. Miss Elsie Engle went to Monroe this afternoon to visit with her grandparents. Mrs. J. Garnet has gone to Winchester to visit for a short time with her parents. Mrs. Hennizer returned last evening to Williams, after visiting here ' with friends. Miss Anna Weaver went to Fort Wayne, last evening, to visit with her ' sister, Clara, Miss Hazel Nelson has returned to Fort Wayne, after visiting here with her grand-parents. Dent Spencer left last evening for Cadallis, Mich., where he expects to stay during the summer. Misses Fanny Hite and Midge Smith went to Geneva, this morning, to spend the dav With friends. William Peltz. a former resident of Adams county, but now a citizen of Fort Wayne, is in the city today. Charles Railing left last evening for Lima where he will engage several painters and paper hangers. Mr. and Mrs. Will Vesey returned last evening to Fort Wayne. While l here they were the guests of Mrs. Morrison. i I Mr. and Mrs. Jonbert returned last evening to New Haven after I visiting here with Mr- and Mrs. Dan Halev. I Amos Houser of New Corydon was in the city today He puri chased a fine horse from Louis Holthouse. Fred Reppert went to Wabash today. where he assisted in crying the big sale of Hereford cattle, conducted by D. E. Studebaker, of Bluffton. Carl K. Gleason returned to his home at Van Wert today, after ’ spending several days as the guest of Miss Gertrude Moses, at her home east of the city. Miss Bess Parker came in this morning from the home of Joseph Rumschlag, R. F. D. No. 5, where she had been nursing Mrs. Rumsehlag, who was recently operated 1 upon. She reports the sick lady as rapidly improving. Bert Heller leader of the famous Linn Grove band, wants to give a concert in Bluffton and offers to bring his band here some evening free of charge if business men will provide the place to play. His object is to advertise his band and he has an eye to contracts during the campaign. The Linn Grove and the Bluffton band might arrange for a joint concert some evening next week and give such a concert as would draw people from twenty miles around. Notice. Piano and organ tuner, William A. Speigle, of Fort Wayne, is in Decatur now. Anyone wishing work done, can leave their order at Park Hotel. 115 3d Lost—A brown card case, containing a number of engraved cards bearing name of Mrs. W. A. Lower.JFinder please return to this office or to Mrs. Lower. 115d3t

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He Hnd n Way With Him. Jane Seymour was boasting to Anne Boleyn. “Henry has just asked me for my hand.” she remarked. “That’s nothing,” retorted the queen, “he lias just asked me for my head.” Subsequent events showed both ladies granted the request.—New York I v t a* 4* . Ancient Jeweler** Association. Birmingham jewelers have been famed since the middle of the seventeenth century. When Charles 11. brought with him to England the French fashion of wearing metallic ornaments Birmingham at once took the lead In supplying them, and the city then commenced a career of prosperity which has never save for brief periods suffered abatement. Even Southey, who could scarcely find suffl. clently censorious language to describe Birmingham/ allowed that It “excelled every other place In the world ,for watch chains, necklaces, bracelets, buttons, buckles and snuffboxes,” though, be said, "they were dearly purchased at the expense of health and morality."—London Chronicle. The Liberty Cap. When the Romans manumitted a slave his head was adorned with a ■mall red cloth cap As soon as this was done be was known as a llbertinus, or freedman, and his name was registered among others of tin* city's "tribes.” In the year 2(13, when Srtturnlus invaded the capital, he hoisted a cap on the jsilnt qf his spear to indicate that all slaves who rallied around this standard should be free. This wii; the origin of the liberty cap still used In art as a symbol. Ichthyology. “Never mind,” said her dearest friend. “There are as good fish In the lea as ever were caught out of it.” “I know it.” said the girl that had •et her cap for the foreign count and failed to get him, “but statistics allow that the lobster catch is getting smaller every year.”—Chicago Tribune, — Ancestor*. “We can't afford to recognise them. Their ancestors were in trade.” “Weren't ours?” "Os course, but our trade ancestor! are two generations farther bank than theirs.”—Exchange. Willing to Forset. "Then he doesn't want to be called the Hon. Mr. Smith?” "No. It's un unpleasant reminder that he used to be In politics, and with ■trungers It might hurt bls reputation.”—Puck. It Is supposed that the average depth •f sand In the deserts of Africa Is from forty to eighty feet . .. ...

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