Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 131, Decatur, Adams County, 13 June 1904 — Page 3

TIMETABLES ! — a. r. & i. In effect May. 29, 1904) TKAINS NORTH. Ho 6—Dally 1:18 am Wo 1— Dally to Grand Rapid* 8:00 am Ho J—Dally (except Sunday; 3:13 pm TRAINS SOOTH Ho 6—Daily 2:00 a tn No 12—Dally (except Sunday; 7:14 a m No 2— Daily (except Sunday. . .... I:lspm No. 30—Daily, except Sunday 7:51 p m No. Id— Sunday only 8:16 p m CLOVER LEAF. In effect May 22,1903. EAST. No 6—Commercial Traveler, dally... 6:08 a m No 2—Mall, dally, except Sunday. ..11.42 a m No 4—Day Express dally 6:44 pm No 22—Local Freight .12:01 a m WEST No 3—Day Express, daflv 10:11 a m No I—Mall, dally, except Sunday ... 6;44am No s—Commercial Traveler, dally .. 8:52 p m No 23—Local Freight 12:2) p m CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect Dec. 27. 1903, WEST. No 7—Express, dally ..3:OOaro N j B—New York and Chicago Limited through coach Columbus and Chicago dally 12:44 pm No 13 —Wells Fargo Express except Monday 6:43 p tr No 21—Marlon-Huntington Acc’m.. 10:10 a m EAST No B—Vestibule Limited for N Y 2:43 a m No 28—Marion and Columbus except Sundav 6:68 a m No 4—New York and Boston Limited through coaches Columbus and Chicago 3:21 p m No. 14. dally except Sundav. and carries passengers nd tween Hammond and Marion. No. 13 will not carry baggage. 3 and 4 has through coach Columbus to Chicago. Lake trie ec Western Time card from Bluffton, Ind, SOUTHBOUND No. 41—Dally excpt Sunday 7:15 a m I No 19—Daily except Sunday 11:57a m No. 3a—Daily except Sunday 5:25pm No 41 runs through to Indianapolis without Change, arriving 10:30 a m No. 42 leaves mdianopolis at 7:00 a tr. Runs through without change, arriving at Bluff.on 10:35 a m No. 41 and 42 run via Muncie & Big 4 route Tom Haefling made a business | trip to Ft. Wayne this morning. Ed Touhey left this morning to i join the bridge gang at Rome City. Miss Mayme Deininger is at Ft. Wayne today attending Ringling Bros, circus. Mr. and Mrs. Gilpen and daughter went to Ft. Wayne this morning to spend the day with friends. Miss Grace DeWitt went to Et. Wayne this morning to visit for a few days with her brother Tom. John Trout went to Ft. Wayne this morning to resume his studies at the International' t Business colege. Mrs. Daniel D. Death of Rivare was yesterday stricken with a verv severe stroke of paralysis. Her condition is quite serious. There will be a meeting of Company B in the council chamber Thursday evening. Every member is requested to be present. Mrs. Crisie Lowe and son Grant of Chanute. Kansas, are in our city the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gast and other relatives. The Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian church will give a china and linen shower tomorrow evening at the church parlors. All are invited to attend. The two gentlemen living west of Linn Grove who found a silk parasol with chiffon ruffles, will please return same to Stafford’s flouring mill at Bluffton. Sheriff Johnson of Bluffton passed through here today enroute to Richmond. where he was taking a crazy man. While here he was the guest of Sheriff Butlsr. A fierce fight took place Saturday night near Patterson's floor mill, and from what we can learn, cne of the parties was used up. No arrests have as yet been made.

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Dr. J. Q. Neptune returned today from Rome City. W. H. Niblick made a business trip to Geneva today. L. D. Adams made a business trip to Huntington today. ; i Frank McConnell made a business trip to Wabash today. j i Mose Krohn is seeing the elephant , 1 at Fort Wayne today. Dorsie Myers made a business trip to HartfordjCity today. I A. P. Beatty returned from a busiuess trip atjFort Wayne today. Mrs. Good left this morning for I' Sherman, Mich., to visit with rela-j tives. 1 Mrs. Alfred Yost went to Magley ' today to visit for a short time with | 1 friends. Miss Myrtle Burkheao went to 1 Fort Wayne today to take in the circus. Miss Rilla Fulton returned to Port- I land today, after a visit here with j Miss Smith. R. W. Leas returned to Dayton, 0. today, after being the guest of S. C. Sheller here. Mrs. Rufus Fast returned to Fairmount today after spending Sunday here with friends. Mrs. R. K. Allison went to WalkJ erton, Ind., this morning to visit with her uncle, Al Dailey.

Mesdames Paul Hooper and Miles Pillars went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend the cirons.p Misses Cleo and Clytie Schaffer and Mayme Deury, of Toledo, spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. James N. Fristoe. Joe Daniels and two daughters returned to Preble today- While here they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. Cross. The Bachelor Maids will meet tomorrow evening with Miss Mayme Ter veer. Charles Sims and family of Marion, were Sunday guests of J. B. Buhler. Mrs. Hendricks and family returned to Magley today. While here they were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. Hendricks. Misses Edna Crawford, Maude Christain, Bertha Hart and Mayme Voglewede spent Sunday with friends at Bluffton. Miis Bessie Rinehart returned to Hartford City today , after being the guest of Misses Irene and Jennie Myers in this city. Edward Violand returned to his home at Ft. Wayne this morning after a Sundav visit the guest of Miss Clara Terveer. The two young sons of Mr. and Mrs. Dick Boyd are improving somewhat from the poisoning attack, and both may now recover. P. L. Ferry who has been attending I a medical school in New York City,has returned home and will spend the summer with his parents at Preble. Then* will be a social at Levi Johnson's one mile east of Honduras on next Saturday evening. iAn invitation is extended to the public. Charles Merryman, Charles Lock, Albert Sellemeyer and True Fristoe leave for Winona Lake this evening, where they will spend a week and hold forth as bachelors at the Hotel De Fristoe.

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4 W. R. Neal is attending to insurance business at Geneva today. John Mallotte made a business trip to Geneva this morning. Burt Haley is taking in the circus at Fort Wayne today. W. S. Yeiser has assumed his new duties as telegraph operator at the i Grand Rapids in the place of Charles j Bonham who was transferred to the ( freight house for a week. B. W. Sholty is a business caller at , Geneva today. Henry Shea is quite sick at his home i at the Bart House. Mr. and Mrs. Cook are visiting with i relatives at Geneva. Frank Schirmeyer made a business trip to Geneva today. Sam Soldner, of Berne, was a busi - ness caller here today. Mann Woods made a business trip to Whiting this morning. John S 'hug made a business trip to \ ersailles, 0., this morning. Shafer Peterson is attending to legal business at Fort Wayne today. Miss Mayer has gone to Monroe for a few ilays visit with her auut. S. A. M. Butcher, of Geaeva, was in the city today attending to legal business. Master Albert Scott went to Magley I today to make a short visit with I tives.

Miss Blanch Howell went to Willshire today to make a short visit with friends. Mrs. Joseph and son went to Briant, today, to visit for a short time with relatives. Miss Ida Lammermau went to Ossian today to visit for a few days with relatives. Lou Baker returned to Marion today after visiting over Sunday with his parents, Mrs. Fraizer went to Fort Wayne this morniug to visit for a few days with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Cunningham returned to Frankfort today after visiting relatives here. Rev. Sprague went to Ossian this morning where he delivers a lecture this evening. Mrs. Ridge went to Geneva, today, where she will be the gu st of Mr. and Mrs. McKissie. Miss Alberta Dervitt returned to Marion today after spending Sunday with her parents. Mrs. Henry Uhl, of Toledo, Ohio, is in the citv. the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Meibers. Mrs. A. P. Beatty and son returned from Van Wert where they were visiting with relatives. Mrs. Teeple returned this morning from Geneva where he was visiting with her son. Mrs. Charles Meibers returned last evening from Toledo, Ohio, where she was visiting with relatives. Judge R. K. Erwin left today for Lawrenceburg, where he will act in the capacity of special judge. Mrs. Agnes Andrews and two daughters went to Fort Wayne this morning to make a short visit. Warren defeated Bluffton yesterday at Bluffton by a scoreof 9toß. VVe are at a loss to understand how it all happened and Mack Arbaugh umpiring. Warren is certainly entitled to a cromo for her good work. This | makes Bluffton’s fourth defeat.

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John Weber is buy ing horses at Ft. Wayne today. Will Bosse is a business caller at Ft. Wayne today. D. E Lanferty returned from Ft. Wayne this morning. Al Shawb made a business trip to Napoleon this morning. John Stoneburner is a business caller at Geneva today. D. B. Erwin is attending to business at Ft. Wayne today. T. R. Blosser made a business trip to Geneva this morning. Davis Foster maae a business trip to Ft. Wayne this morning. Howard Dewitt made a business trip to Ft. Wayne this morning. Martin My lot r is taking in Ringlingßros circus at Ft. Wayne today. Miss Frodia Loser went to Ft. Wayne this morning to visit with friends. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Augenbaugh went to Ft. Wayne this morning to I take in the circus. Miss Chronister went to ' Ft. ' Wayne this morning to spend a few days with friends. Mr. and Mrs. Med Miller went to Ft. Wayne this morning to visit for a few days with hi parents. Miss Stella Wemhoff returned to Fort Wayne this morning after spend ing Sunday here with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Mercer went to Berne, today, to assist in getting out a special edition of the Berne News. Mrs. Alice Griffin left this morning for Grand Rapids Mich, while here she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Rinear. f Mrs. Davis returned to Geneva this morning while here she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. John Stoneburner. Union Chapel held their Children's day exercises last evening. The church was crowded and a fine programe was rendered. LOST—Pocxetbook containing |5.50. Lost on Main street between the gas office and South Second street. Return to this office. Railroad Notes. On the first and third Tuesday of every month the Erie railroad will sell one way and ronud trip excurson tickets to the west, northwest and southwest at very low rates. Further information, call upon Erie agents or write, C.,L. Enos, T P. A., Marion Ohio. Commencing June Ist the G. R. & I. will sell 15 day round trip tickets to northern resorts on G. R. & I. also to Frankfort Mich, and Ann Arbor and to points on the Pere Marquete R. R. from Grand Rapids at rate of one fare plus 50 cents for he round trip.

<27.50 Hot Springs, S. D . 30.70 Deadwood and Lead and return from Chicago daily, via the Chicago & North Western Ry. Correspondingly low rates from other points. The Black Hills region the great natural sanitarium of the west, is one of the most picturesque spots in the world and well worth a visit. Information and tickets can lie secured from your home agent. Illustrated Black Hills booklet with valuable map mailed on receipt of 4 cent in stamps by W . B . Kniskern, Chicago.

Free! Free! No Purchase Required* Guessing Contest* We will give away four prizes to the persons guessing the nearest to the population of the city of Decatur, which has been taken by Mr. O. J. Bayes tor the new City Directory, and has been turned over to us for this contest. The prizes are as follows: Ist Prize— I 00-Piece Fine China Dinner Set 2nd Prize—Fancy Handle Silk Top Umbrella 3rd Prize—Nobby Umbrella Holder. 4th Prize—New Citv Directory. All we require of you is to cut out the coupon below and bring same to Niblick & Co. store. No guesses will be received unless written on coupons. Prizes will be shown in west window. Name Postoffice Population — — Cut out and bring to Niblick & Co 'a store. This contest closes Saturday, June 18, 1904, at 12:00 o’clock, noon. Niblick & Co.

Wawassee Lake Ind. tickets on sale until September 30. Return limit October 31st 1904. <3.10 for round trip. Rome City Ind. Season tickets good until October 31st <2.30 15 day ticket <1.95. Commencing June l,the G. R. & I. will sell round trip 15 day tickets to all tourists points in northern Michigan also to points on the Pere Marquette R R , and Frankforton the Ann Arbor R. R. at rate of one fare plus 50 cents for the round trip. For information, call on or address, J. K Breyon, Ticket Agent, Decatur Ind.

Did you ever fish for bass'? The finest black bass preserves in this county are within a few hours ride for the Twin Cities, St Paul and Minneapolis. Low rates for fishermen throughout the season. Send 6 cents for fishing folders and summer booklets W. R. C. railway Geneva Passenger Agent., Minneapolis, Minn.

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S3O to Colorado and return via Chicago, I nion Pacific & Northwestern line. Chicago to Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo, daily throughout the summer. Correspondingly low rates from all points east. Only one night to Denver from Chicago, Tw9 fast trains daily. Republican national convention at Chicago, 11l , On account of the above the Erie will sell excursion tickets for $5.35 for the round trip ticKetson sale June, 16-17-lb-19 <fe 20 good returning up to June 29th 04, for further information call on or address. A. M. DeWeese, Agent E. R. R.

Erie coach excursions to World’s Fair. Commencing June 2nd the Erie will place on sale coach excursion tickets to the Worlds fair at St Louis each Tuesday and Thursday at a rate of one cent per mile each way for the round trip good for 7 days fcr further information call on or address. A. M, DeWeese Agent Erie.

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