Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 26 January 1905 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. 1 bvmy iwinra. axuarr aowdat. at uaw <a. «uu«N<aHAM.i H IICRIFTION RATtI. |' •> p»r l|Mrrl*r. v»rye«r •■*■oo IM Mil. v«r womb Bv wail. »•» »•»» H Mnila covtaa. Two can la MaaaUaina aa»oa known on aoplicnttoa •aMrafl la tha yoatofflea at ixcalur. Indi(.aw. na aaauoJ'OlaM mall niatter J.K.HXLLCR. Mahabir, The Indiana Democratic) Editorial awwctaton will hold taeir midwinter meeting at Indianapolis next Thursday, which will end with a Imnquet that evening at the Grand Hotel Bryan pronounces Indiana •’corruption ridden." Gov. Durbin said in his final message to the legists ture that in one county in the state ■ there were 1900 voters who were readv to sell their votes to the high- > est bidder. Neither Durbin s asset-i tion nor that of Mr. Bryan is cal- L culated to make Hoosiers swell up

with pride —Columbia City Post, i i Mayor Mock, of Bluffton, gives j municijial ownership a rap, by say- i ing that it takes keen business tact ( and high order of executive ability 1> succeed; that city oouncihuen an paid al>out thirty cents a day to ov-i ersee a business involving an invest ment of from fifty to one hundred thousand dollars; that this means that employees are given charge of management; that any business man would fail with such methods and that municipal ownership will fail for the same ieason. There is more truth than poetry in the prognostications of Mayor Mock. To Insurance Agents You are hereby notified that the Itaris rate on frame country stores and frame mercantile risks in un protected towns has been increas ed from 11.50 the old rate, to 11.65.1 and the three fourths value clause is mandatory on policies covering both buildings and stocks J. H. HELLLR, Inspector. Sleds from 25c up at The Economy.

EMBROIDERY SALE ZX I — The Boston Store lOc At Cost One lot Embroidety containing all widths Embroidery and Insertion. We will I with insertions, just recieved from the this"week sell anything in this line at I Manufacturer. Worth i2%c to Manufacturer’s price I This Sale 10c At Cost JACKETS 75 CENTS Have you a friend, or do you know of a poor person who is in need of a JACKET this wintei ? If so, and you will send them to our store this week we will give tnem their choice of a good COMFORTABLE JACKET, while not the latest style, are WARM, for the one price 75c The Boston Store 1 1.0. 0. F. Block. | - -

UNDER ARREST Serious Charge Against Jacob Closs Jr. Asked to Produce Watch Given Kim Io Rcpal' a Year Cue Continued. Jacob Uloss, jr., formerly engaged in the jewelry business in this city, was arrested this morning by Marshal Green on a charge of embenling a gold watch valued at <4O. The affidavit was sworn to by John Meyer, the timler man The case was filed before S’quire James H. Smith and the affidavit sets forth that on Match 2, 1901. John Meyer, took a gold watch val-

ued at |4O to Mr. Closs for rejiuirs ana that in tho course of a few days he called and asked if the game was finished, to which ( loss replied that it was not. Mr. Meyer says that at different times he call ed upon Mr. Closs. who always put him off. stating that the watch was not yet repaired, but would be in a short tme. That a year now has almost passed since he took the watch to Mr. Close, and he has never recovred the same. The case was sat for a hearing at one o’clok|today. b ut upon a motion by Mr. Closs it was continued untl one week from next Monday. Mr. Closs states that immediately after Mr. Meyer brought the watch to him he sent the same to Chicago to have it re paired and that the firm he sent it ; to has never returned it. although he has demanded the same on several different occasions. : Now is your time to have portraits made. Our popular 14.50 [finish foil. 85 only. Lyman Bros. 10d6 Lost—>s the pistoffioe and Sam Hite grocery. Finder return to this office und receive reward.

WAS DEFEATED Effort to E tablish Federal Court at | Muncie. The Jbill providing that federal | court shall be held ut Muncie has taken a place in the congressional Cemetery. It pa aed the house and met its finish in the aennte commit I tee on the judiciary. Congressm in ('romer, who worked it through the lower chamber, has worn out a great deal of shoe leather visiting memtiers of the senate committee i on the judiciary, but be cannot get j them to act on the bill. The plan is t<> send it to a somniferous death by the slumber route. It has be- j conic noised about congress that Federal Judge A. B. Anderson and Noble C. Butler, clerk of the federal court, are against thia bill and that their views have had much to | do with shaping the attitude of the I senate committee. The demand for the additional court was confined I principally to the lawyers in the neighborhood of Muncie. SOCIETY EVENT I Mrs. J. W. Tvndall Hostess at Dinner Party. Mrs. J. W. Tyndall entertained at . dinner today for Miss Menhurt, of | St. Louis. The guests were Mes- ■ dames John Niblick, E. X. hhinger, D. D. Heller, A. B. Morrsion, D. E Studabaker, Jeff Bryson. J. H Hell [ er. Mss Hattie Studabaker and Mr. Charles Vesey, of Fort Mayne. The event was a pleasant one. Resolution. Decatur, nd., Jan. 23, 1905. To the officers nd members of St. Mary's Lodge, No. 167, .O. O. F.: Your committee appointed to pre- ■ pare memorial on the death of : Brother Samuel Steele, submit the following: Man is born to die. Youth in its harmlessness and comparative innocency and manhood with its wonted vigor and pride of i strength, are not more exempt than

1840 FIFTH ANNUAL 1905 BIG JIMI W SHE Sale Closes Tuesday, Januarv 31, 'OS Bargains in all Departments Many have taken advantage of the extreme low prices cfall classes wealing apparel and house furnish '••t a great reduction. What we Advertise we do Make your selection before Sale Closes .... All Goods Sold STRICTLY FOR CASH No Goods Laid Aside at Sale Prices NIBLICK & CO.

decrepit and tottering age, from the fixed law of being which dedi cates all that is mortal to decay and ( death. Brother Samuel 8. Steele ( departed this life at his home at , Norwich, Kansas, January 18, 1905. , Therefore, be it Resolved, That in the death of ! Brother Steele the lodge has lost a : true Odd Fellow, the family a kind I husband and father and the com mumty an honored citizen. That I the thanks of this lodge be tendered to the I. O. O. F. lodge at Norwich, Kansas, for their kindness to Brothier Steele and family That a copy I of this memorial be presented to the • family and to the daily papers for publication. L. C. Miller, L. C. Helm, G. Christen, Committee. ______________________ <-»•■* • For Sale—Bay coach horse, coming five years old in spring; weighs 1400 jxiunds Will sell right. tide C. C. Cloud. Wanted-Salemen with ability and business experience to sell high grade lubricating oils, greases and paints on commission. Man owninghorse and buggy; who could oa) 1 on owners of threshing machinery preferred. [Liberal terms. Referenoes required. The Federal Oil Co., Cleveland, O. 10d2 Notice, to the people of, Union township, who have* business with the trustee, you will find me by mail route 12, Decatur, by phone, Monroeville line 154, or personally at my home on Tuesday, which w il be my office day until further notice is given. For convenience to self and family I have selecetd this day, Tuesday, as office day. Yours for business, Jno. A. Barkley, Trustee Union Township. 308d2w 11 BIG JANUARY COST SALE STILL CONTINUES Bargains in every departj ment. Sale positively closes * January 31,1806. 4<ltf NIBLICK & CO JOSEPH V. PEASE, | TRUSTEE. KIRKLAND TOWNSHIP I Office Day—Wednesday of each fl 44-fim

NoticeGolden Gleam Stove Polish, the only dustless and waterproof polish on earth. Call ’phone 445 and it will be delivered at your house. Sam C. Wyatt. 298d2wks

DO YOU Need a pair of Felt Sox or Artics? ■ H I ■ Don’t forget that “The Better the Grade, The Bigger the Trade.” I am selling lots of them now. Something to it, don't You Think ? CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE THE SHOE SELLER Sells it for less same Old Place BOSSE'S OPERA HOUSE FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27 Mr. M. A. Hunt and Miss Kate Fitzgibbons In Alexander Dumas’ Great Play Monte cßisto Magnificent Special Scenery’ Gorgeous Costumes! *’*•*•* Electrical Effects! > A Superb Cast of Well Known: Characters! — ■ Prices : 25. 35 a „ d 5O cents Seats at Holthuuse Drug Co.

Stone for Sale I have purchased the Bowers Stone quarry and I have for sale 800 perch of building stone. Also a lot of crushed stone. Julius Haugk. lids