Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 196, Decatur, Adams County, 29 August 1904 — Page 4

Arkansas Texas Louisiana An ideal country for cheap homes. Land at $5 $lO. sls, acre; gro»s com, cotton, wheat, oats, grasses, fruits and vegetables. Stock ranges 10 months in the year. Southeast Missori, Akansas, Louisiana and Texas are full of opportunities — the climate is mild, the soil is rich, the lauds are cheap. Low home-seekers' rates —about half fare —via the Cotton Belt twice a month — first and third Tuesday. For descriptive literature, maps and excursion rates, write to L 0. SCHAEEER, T. P. A. Cotton Belt Route CINCINNATI OHIO. Decatur Stock & Grain Exchange Office of Graham & Lower, Insurance Private Wires New York 4 Chicago Correspondents by The O'Dell Stock & Grain Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio. CAPITAL $250,000.00 We give continuous markets daily. Confidential business a specialty. L. A. HIGDON. Broker. Phone 18. We invite everybody to visit our rooms, or call us by phone.

’* SSXXSSSSSSASXXSSSSSSSSXSX * The Great Northern Indiana * ♦ ♦ J FAIR —=| * at Decatur, Indiana, J : Aug. 30-31, Sept. 1-2.1 ♦ * It will be the Greatest Fair in the history of North -J? v».' Eastern Indiana For Premium Liats and other information address ,T J C. D. KUNKLE, Secretary, J Decatur, Indiana Here's the Proposition:— It's Very Simple, Isn't It? YOU need the money WE have it YOU have the furniture or other security We loan on such security. —ot— YOU drop us a line WE have our agent call on you THEN it’s a matter of a few minutes uptil accomodated and WE appreciate your patronage and treat you RIGHT. Please use the following blank. Our agent is in Decatur every Tuesday. Date Your Name Wife’s Name Street and Number City Amount Wanted Kind of Security you have. Occupation ...... All communications are held atricUy confldenUal. Call on or address ifo£s>bw FORT WAYNE LOAN CO.

Pennisular Furnaces ■ In use foi over Forty years. Tested and proven satisfactory. BRITTSON, MEYERS & CO. INSURE WITH THE “Graham Agency Company’’ One hundred companies failed as a result of the Chicago and Boston conflagrations, and others have failed because of Baltimore. But the “Graham Agency Companies’’paid in full the loss in the above fires, and have never failed to pay 100 cents on the dollar. GRAHAM & LOWER, ACTS. Office over Tague’s Shoe Store. L. E. DOLCH, Solicitor. Phone 239. Insure Vour Property in the Decatur Insurance Agency Gallogly <Jt Haefling

Weather Forecast. T tesday fair; variable winds. MARKET REPORT Accurate prices paid by Decmuj me, Hants for various products. Cor reeled every day. GRAIN. Bl £. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT. Now Corn yellow J 73 Sew Corn, mixed 71 <la> 1 iue shucked one cent le-«. uew 28 No. 3, White Oats old 28 Wheat, No. 2 1 03 Wheat, No. 3 98 Barley 40 Rye No. 2 04 Clover Seed 6 35 Alayke @ 6 60 Buckwheat 48 Flax Seed 80 Timothy $1 25 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:11p m today, according >0 National Commission Co., special wire service, as follows: Wheat, Sept, old 1 091 September wheat new 107 g Wheat, Dec. 1 093 Wheat, May . 1 llj Corn, September 52| Corn, December 511 Corn, May 49| Oats, September 32 Oats, Dec. 33J Oats May 35J Sept. Pork 11 40 Sept Lard 6 97 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:OC o’clock bv J. D. Hale, Decatur Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, caah 11 13} September wheat; 1 13} December Wheat 1 14} Corn cash 57 i September corn 57} December com 51 Oats. Cash 321 September oats 33; Oats December 34} Rye, cash 74 OTHER PRODUCTS. BI VABIOCS gbocebs and mbbchants Eggs, fresh, per doz $ 17 Lard 7 Butter, per pound 10 Potatoes, new 50 Onions 75 Cabbage per 100 lb 1 56 Apples, per bu 8C Sweet Potatoe, per bu 75 STOCS.

ST r«ID SCHUMAN, DB LBB Lambs IQ 5 0] Hogs, per cwt J 5 DO 5 25 Cattle per lb 3 Q 4 Calves, per lb , Q 4 Cows 2 < 2J •• . I BY J. W. PRACI 00. Chickens, young, per lb 6j@7 Fowls, per lb _ Ducks, per lb Young Ducks 6@7 Young Turkeys, per lb 12 Geese, old per lb 5@6 Geeee, young, per lb 5(g6 HAY HAKKJBT. No. 1 timothy large (baled) I 8 00 No 1 ” small ” 700 No 2 " Jl 00 lees No I mixed 1 50 lees No 1 clover 1 50 lees WOOL AND HIDBS. BY B. HALVES B SON. Wool, unwashed 18 to 23 Sheep pelts 25c to 1 CO Beef hides, per pound 06 Calf hides 08 Tallow, per pound 03j OIL HARKBT. Tiona J 1.65 Pennsylvania 1.50 Coming 1-30 Newcastle 1.37 North Lima 1.00 South Lima 95 Indiana 95 Whitehouse 1.23 Somerset 94 Neodesha, (Kan.) r.. 47 Barkersville 1.09 Ragland 58 GOAL—Pev Tea Anthracite 1 6 75 Domestic, nut - - - 360 Domestic, lump, Hacking 3 40 Domestic lump, Indiana 3 20 Pocahontas Smokeless, lump 400 NAftKBT NOTBS. Liverpool market etoaed steady. Wheat, | easts lower Oom, g cents lower Receipts al Chicago today: Hogs 24000 Wheat 81oan Cora Hoars Oats 292 care Cattle 23000 Sheep 30000 Estimate for tomorrow; Hogs 17000 Wheal . 237 oars Cera _JB7O can Oats 630 »n BOY ABCHBOLD, DBNTIST I. O. O. T. BLOCK. ’Phones Office, 184: rasfdeoos 2T

MONEY AS A BACKING is a very useful thing, and it will often stand you in good stead, But it is poor policy to run your business without a banker. We will give you all necessary FINANCIAL FACILITIES in the nature of checks, drafts, ect., thereby enabling you to do business with speed and satisfaction. Checks are as good as receipts. Be dollar wise by calling on us for an interview. The First National Bank DECATUR, IND. MONEY TO LOAN THE DECATUR ABSTRACT & LOAN COMPANY. (incorporate) A large sum of PRIVATE MONEV Sas been placed with us to loan on city property and farms. No delay >r red tape in making loans. Lowest rates of interest. We are able to close all loans on the same day of receiving application. Will loan ». turns of |SO up, on one to five years time, with privilege of partial payments. This ■ompany can also furnish abstracts of nils on short notice io any piece of real estate in Adams county. THE DECATUR ABSTRACT & LOAN CO. Rooms 3 and 4, Studebaker block. 257dtf

B. E. LEW Roofing, Spouting and all kinds of Galvanized Iron Work. Located tn Henry Schlejei t>und;n. vu lire Street. Schurger & Smith Attorneys at Law AbstracU of title made Io order. Farm and city property for sale Private money Io loan al lhe very lowest inlereel, with privilege of partial paymente Office in Niblick <fe Allieon Block over Everett A Hile grocery store east of Court street, Decatur, Indiana. Give ub a call before you invest elsewhere.

Phones—Residence 312. Office 103. Bend your dates Ln early. Fred Reppert Live Stock Auctioneer. Speaks English, German, Swiss and Low German. DECATUR. INDIANA. Eyes Examined Free and Headaches Cured —BY— Drs. Burke & Lemontree of 221 8. Michigan St. South Bend, Ind., who have bad over 15 years of experieuce in fitting the eyes where others have failed, and have been making regular visits to Decatur every daye, will be*si the BURT HOUSE September 15th and 16th for TWO DAYS only. All glaaeee that are fitted by ua on this occasion will be warranted for 3 years from date of purchase. Special attention to School Children. REMEMBER THE DATE

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Ladies $2.50 Oxfords $1 5o Ladies Vesting Top Shoes $| 3g Misses Patent Strap Slippers Childs Patent Strap Slippers 5 q Mens $3 50 &$4 OO Oxfords $2 50 Every pair of Summer Shoes and Oxf go at this sale. Charlie Voglewede THE SHOE SELLER 123 N. Second St. Decatur, Inj

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. Special Homeseekers’ Excursions to the West and Southwest via the Cover Leaf Route, August 23, Sept. 13 and 2 71, 904. Lowest rates ever offered. * See agents Clover Leaf route. N. B — Don't forget the regular Homeseekers’ excursions to the West and Southwest Sept. 1 and 21, 1904. Homeseekers excursions via South ern railroad in connection with the Queen & Cresent route to certain points in Alabama. Georgia, Florida, North and South Carolina, Kentucky. Mississippi, Tennessee and Virginia on the first and third Tuesdays to each month —May to November, 1904 nclusive, at the very low rate of one fare for the round trip, plus $2. Tickets are good going 15 days, and for stop overs south of the Ohio River with final limit for return of 21 days from date of sale. On the same dates one way settlers' tickets will be sold to points in the same territory al onehalf first-class rales, plus $2 from Ohio River gateways. For rales, schedules and full information, call on your nearest ticket agent, or write J. S. McCullough N. W. P. A., 225 Dearborn street. Chicago, 111. Northern Michigan has never been so beautiful as it is this summer. Your vacation is due. and when looking over the map for a nice cool place to rest would be pleased to have you decide that some one of the many resorts suit you then ' look up and talk it over’’ regarding rates, time of trains, e*o. You know the G. R. & I. is the way to’get to Northern Michigan real quick. J. Bryson Agent.

Fifteen dollars round trip to Texas and Southwest. On August 23, September 13 and 27, the Missouri Pacific railway and Iron Mountain route will sell round trip Homeseekers’ tickets from St. Louis, Cairo and Memphis also form Kansas- Leavenworth, Atchison and intermediate pointe to Amarillo, Colorado City, Ft Worth, Brady, San Angelo, Corpus Christi, San Antonia and Gab veston and points east there of in Texas. To New Iberia, Cheneyville, Alexandria and Monroe and points west thereof in Loniaiana. To pointe in (Arkansas, all pointe In Indian Territory and Oklahoma. Final limit of ticket 21 days. .Stop overs allowed after reaching first Homeaeekers’ point en route. For full information address any representative of th»se companies. G. A. Deane, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.

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11.25 Chicago and return g day, August_2Bth, _ the Erie R will run a special excursion to'chf eago and return. $1.25 round trin Special tain; leaves Decatur att .J| na. m., arriving m Chicago at 10« a. m. Returning the special lea-« Chicago at 6:30; p m. For further information apply to Erie aiw . O. L. Enos, T. P. A. Marion, Ohio. Notice to Stockholders Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of stockholders of the Citizens' Telephone company of Decatur, Indiana, will be held at the office of the secretary of said company in the city of Decatni. Indiana, on Monday evening, Sen. tember 5, 1904, at seven o’clock for the election of five directon, and the transaction of such other business as may be properly brought before said meeting / M. Schirmeyer, secretary 190du Cheap rates tor vacation trip from Chicago, round trip rates Chicago Great Westren railway I $18..00 to St Paul or Minneapoiii ' $22.00 to*ltolnth or Superior S3O 00 to Denver, Colorado Springs a Pueblo Col $43.00 to Salt Lab City. These rates are good any day up to September 30th and on any train including the’‘Great Western Limited" finest train in the West. For rates to other western points for any other information write J. P. Elmer GP. A Ch oago 111.

Twenty-Sixth Annual Tour of Rentfrow’s Big Stock Company OPERA HOUSE COMMENCING T onight Children's Toy Matinee Saturday. THE Jolly Pathfinders ONE BIG GALA Augmented by tbeir own solo corn* band and operatic orchestra, featuring Mr. Elmer Buffham and ■■ Antoinette Amey, Buuatero s J»P anese Troupe of Oriental Wood** and other high - class vsudaviM features, Including the Baby Pullen and Howard Mel'W* Opening bill: “On The Verge of Ruin’ Plicae: 36c, 36c and 50c Limited number of ladies’ Pj ticketa will be sold for MoiW night. ale of seats Saturday.