Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 292, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1904 — Page 5

TIME tables (•BAND RAPIDS & INDIANA RAILWAY r nfJmOcr 25, 1904 Now In Effect. Sun 5 r souTHl'.uily Ex Sun hx Sun Ex s only ~ o' necatur i:oßatn 7:l4am 1.16 pm 7 jipnij ifipm K'vrolland 2111 815 " 2i ' 3 ", b: 55 " Ms * Richmond 3:30 94 2 3:4° 10:15' Cincinnati 7:15 n:apnn s ;ss " ,'s train steeper to Cincinnati. 1:16 train -par ‘L r Trains arrive from south at 1:30 a. in. La m. daily and 3.17 p. m. Ex Sunday. ■ SOINB HORTH Daily G n d aj>yto s Ex sun Iv Decatur I:3oam 7:59 a.m. 3:17 p. m “Pt Wayne a:ao " 8:50 " 4:20 “ ■'fid' Rapids 6:45 “ <l5O p.m 9:40 “ .. traverse City I:2spm 8:00 " •petosky 2 is° " 9:35 " 6:05 a m •Mackinaw 4:>5 10:50 " 7;20 “ , 40 train sleeping car to ('.rand Rapids and Mackinaw Dity. 7:59 a m. train parlor car to „d Rapids and Mackinaw City 3:17 p /rain ixirlor car to Grand Rr.pids, sleeping car n Mackin « City. Tranis arrive from north at oia m. ,14 a- 1:16 p.m. 7:51p.m. } Brvson, Age. C. L. Lockwood, G. P. A '■ ’ Gr. Rapids, Mich. CLOVER LEAF. In effect June 26,1204. BAST, a-Commercial Traveler, dally... 5:06 a m ■ ij-Mall. dally, except Bunday .11.37 a m Jat-Day Kxpresa, dally 6:2op m Jc’w-Looal 40 8— Day Kxpress, dally 5:06 am <0 I—Mall. dally, except Sunday .11:10 a m J n s—Commercial Traveler, dally .. 8:41 p m B»—Local Freight U:01p tn NEW ERIE TIME TABLE. EAST BOUND Ko. 10- — — 9 40 p. m, No. H -...8:30 p. m No. 4 - - 4:40 p. tn No. 22 — —- v* 6:58 a. m. 1,0,8 WEST BOUND 4 ' “ “ Ni. 9—— • - —« 3:02 a. tn. No. 31 10:10 am, No. 3 12;44p. tn. No. 13 - 5:56 P m. No. 7-- 2:00 a. tn. Lake Erie fit Western Time card from Bluffton Ind, SOUTHBOUND N 0.4— Daily excpt Sunday ,7:lsam No. 12-Daily except Sunday 11:57a m No. 36—Daily except Sunday 5:25 pm No 41 rune t hrough to Indianapolis without cnsnge. arriving 10:30 a m No. 42 leaves Indianopolls at 7:oua m. Runs through without change, arriving at Blufflon 10:35 a tn No. 41 and 4*2 run via Muncie & Big 4 route Don’t Look X. J ; IN Fristoe's Smoke House Window. (Somethin’ Doin’) Christmas Eve. Earl Peters returned last evening from a visit at Geneva. Barney Stanton returned last evening to Fort Wayne. He was a business caller here. Mr. and Mrs. Rutman returned to fort Wayne last evening. While here they wree the guests of rela lives.

I Suitable Gifts | FOR ALL AGES Gifts that make appropriate Christmas Presents; Gifts that will be appreciated by the Receiver. Here are some reminders: Medallions, Pictures, Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Necktie Boxes, Collar and Cuff Boxes, Smoking .Sets,-Filip' Pipes, Cigar Cases, Pocketbooks, Bill Books, Trailing Sets, Toilet Cases. Manicure Sets, I Work Boxes, Mirrors, Exquisite Perfumes in nice ■ Bottles, Music Rolls, Gold Pens and Holders, Poun- ■ tain Pens, Lamps, Stationery, bine Box I apeis, B Albums, Books, Bibles, Dolls and Games. ■ I Blackburn & - Christen, I THE DRUGGISTS. ■ orr .. i<whv-

A. Springer, of Berne, was a busi ness caller here today. Ross Mallonee made a trin to New Haven this morning P to Fori W PeS m,ide H bUSine " tri P to Fort Wayne last evening. Asa Engle returned today from a business trip at Hoagland. E fj 'inferty made a business tnp to Fort Wayne last evening. . 1 “ade a business tnp to Fort Wayne last evening. John McKean returned last eveni"g from a business trip at Monroe. B W. Sholty returned last evening from a business trip at Geneva. ShalTer Peterson is attending to legal business at Fort Wayne today. A- R. Bell is attending to timber business at Sturgis, Mioh., this morning. A. J.[Smith is attending to timber business at Sturgis, Mioh., this morning. V inoent Forbing returned to Fort " ayne last evening to resume his school work. W. H. Niblick went to Jackson, Mioh., last evening to inspect the oement wotks there. Miss Josephine Niblick went to Fort Wayne last evening to make a short visit with friends. Mrs. Miles Pillars went to Fort Wayne last evening to visit for a short time with relatives. E. Z. Stalter returned this morning to Elkhart, after visiting here for a few days with his father. Max Romberg made a business trip to Fort Wayne last evening, and from there goes to New York. Mrs. Ezra Cutting went to Waterloo this morning to visit for a few days with her daughter, Mrs. Lyons. Miss Bertha Deininger left last evening for Jonesboro, Ark., where she will visit for several weeks with Miss Agnes Mason. Miss Lucile Bryson returned last evening from Indianapolis, where she was attending school and will spend the holidays with her parents. Little Robert Colter is sick, and in consequence thereof, has been unable to ]>eep out of his home f< r several days. The ordeal is most trying. Father Valentine will conduct a non-Catholic mission here next week. He is a great minister, powerful and earnest, and his already done a great life work, though comparatively a young man.

See White’s window. M ilda Matts made a business trip to Union City today. Jacob Rinehart, of Geneva, was a business caller here today. Cash Andrews, of Monroe, was a business caller here today. A. Thompson returned today from a business trip at Hoagland. W. E. Moon and William Baker made a business trip to New Haven this morning, 1 homas Baughman arrived last evening from Portland, and is a guest of his son .

J, H. Davis went to Jackson, Mioh., last evening to inspect the oement works there. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Deam, of Bluffton, ate in the city today, and are the gubsts of relatives. James 1. Merryman returned last evening from Berne, where he was attending to legal business. Mrs. Rice, of Marion, 0., passed through our city this morning, enroute to South Haven, Mioh. Miss Minnie Or vis returned today from Fort Wayne, where she visited for a week with relatives. Miss Bertha Hilliman went to Fort Wayne last evening to visit for a few days with relatives. John Schug returned today from a business trip at Angola, and to vote on the railroad proposition. John Entsminger returned to Hoagland this morning. While here he was the guest of relatives.

John Fonner arrived today from Pittsburg, and will visit during the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Smith. Harry Deam and wife, of Bluffton, were here last night and today, to bid farewell to Major and Mrs. Allison, who left for the South at noon. We wish through the columns of this paper to thank the neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted us during the affliction and death of our beloved wife and mother. Rev. T. Beaber and children. A Missouri editor wondered how he would get his clothes on over his wings when he got to heaven, and an Arkansas editor “butted in” as follows: “The Missouri editor should wonder how he will get Jhis hat on over his horns. ”

Several of the rural route men have introduced a new feature for comfort while making their lorg drives during the cold weather by placing a small soft coal burner stove in their wagons. The feature is a good one and allows the boys to keep warm, which is the mam object. Mr. and Mrs. Rollo Pifer and daughter Anna, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Robert Harding for ten days, went to Decatur yesterday to remain until after Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. Harding will join them on Friday and visit Mrs. Harding's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. .1. Myers.—Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette. The story is told of the son of a Biptist minister who made an attempt to turn four kittens into Baptists by sousing them one by one into a pail of water, repeating the service as best he could remember it. But the fourth one didn't take kindly to the water and, after several vain attempts to get the cat’s I head under water, the lad gave him ia throw across the barn Methodist if you want to." At two-thirty o'clock today the low pressure heating steam plant at the Burt House was tested, which proved entirely satisfactorv. The work was put in by Contractors Hyland & Yobst, who are having the best of success in this line, and are building up a reputation for themselves. Taking into con siderarion the enormity of the con tract, and the time it requires to complete the toys have made a re tord. Here is the advertisement of a Wabash store which has “white goods” for sale: “One of these nights a mouse will gnaw a match on your pantry shelf, dear sister, and the fire will spread till it reaches your room, and you will escape with your life, clad only in your night garments. Much a sjiec tacular opportunity to create a sensation doesn’t occur oftener that! once in a lifetime, and how will you make it? Dear sister, will your night clothes be such that the firemen will want to plunge in the flames and die? Or will you look like the pictures oath»- billboards?”

— PRICES TALK —« AND ECONOMY MEANS SAVING

TOYS All 25c toys 19c All ioc toys 8C All 50c toys 39c All SI.OO toy 83 c BOOKS All ioc Books 8c All 15c Books 10c All 19c Books 14c All 23c Books 17c i

THE ECONOMY

8 Fred Schafer made a bussiness trip to Union City today. E. Mann returned today from Hoagland, where he was plastering a house. Mrs. Floyd Tester arrived today from Marion, and is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Blackburn. This is her first visit home since July. An old criminal was once asked what was the first step that led him to ruin, and he said, “The first thing that led me to my downfall was cheating an editor out of two year's subscription. When I had done that the devil had such a grip on me that I could not shake him oft-’’ This evening t..e Entre Nous club will hold one ot their famous informal dances at their beautiful club rooms in the Rosenthal build ing. The boys have recently refurnished their apartments, which now put forth a most pleasing appearance Those attending the dance this evening will no doubt have a most enjoyable time. This is the way a country editor wrote up a recent wedding: “The bride was born of honest but well meaning parents and could walk alone at six months; at ten sho ooul d run real fast. She has many friends— most of them dead ones. The happy couple took a bridal trip to the Cross Roads, and will be at homo until they are kicked out.”

I Home of the _ This store wadi ■ Overcoat and g I be open every a S terforus-fu Hol- ■ | I I evening until g liday Goods. JL JL JL Christmas. DECATUR, IND. 1 Useful Holiday Gifts I The Display of all Displays jHI What is more appropriate or acceptable to the av- ■ ■ erage man than a stylish overcoat or suit. A swell v '/ g smoking jacket or house coat, or a muffler, a pair of ■ B suspenders, gloves, necktie, an umbrella or any one ■ or two of the hundreds of handsome articles which - M k Byou will find 4® K exacting and & closer to cost ” » ’cases—d Dress Suit ■ KSSB-'-Sw S > cam W 5 00 3 ' i y Umbrellas H 1 Russian dfll z I ats ,7 I Specials. ♦>/ >, I riority of our I very easily ad- , ’ B the cloth used n, is -speciallv ( . ) A fality and .’exactly aS we wish. > garments are ctrfAvith the fullest tfxpe- 1 ■ institutes drewy and sensible clothes for ■ 1 Price Clothiers 1 1 ' J: F B ons, Props. Big Store Block I __ ■ ' 1

DOLLS All 5c Dolls 4c All ioc Dolls 8c All 25c Dolls 19c All 50c Dolls 39c All 63c Dolls ..... 49c All 73c Dolls 56c All 83c Dolls 6Oc All 98c Dolls 83c I All $1,230 Dolls . . . .89c

USEFUL HOLIDAY GOODS Placed remarkably iow for this week’s selling Furs, Waists, Skirts. Shawls, Golf Gloves, Men’s and Boys’ Sweaters, Leather Bags, Kimonas and Dressing saques, Men’s and Ladies’ Slippers, Holiday Handkerchiefs, Etc. A complete line of useful Holiday Gifts. Priced remarkable low for this week’s selling. We also handle a Complete Line of Rubber Footwear At prices lower than elsewhere THE SOUTH END BARGAIN STORE Next to Moser’s Gallery

Dave Waggoner made a business ■ trip to Berne today. Miss Effie Miller arrived today from Fort Wayne, and is the guest cf Philip Auth and family. O. Sprunger of Berne, was a business caller here todayJ. H. Peoples returned to Reed City, Mioh., to day. While here he was the guest I of relatives.

GO CARTS 5 All 49c Carts .... 39c I All 53c Carts .... 46c II All 98c Carts .... 74c i All 73c Carts .... 6Jc I All $1,230 Carts . . . 99c 1 All $1,480 Carts . . . sl.Jlc ; All $1,730 Carts . . . $|.190 1 All $1,980 Carts . . . $ 1.43 c : All $2,230 Carts . . . si.7Bc

Tonight the famous Britt-Nelson prize fight takes place at San Francisco which will be for the light weight championship of the world. Britt holding that title. Nelson is the young Chicago scrapper, who recently defeated Young Corbett, and who has been named “Battling Dave. ” It is rumored that the I returns will be received in this I city.