Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 27 January 1905 — Page 3

IIME TABLES D R4PIOS & INDIANA RAILWAY liber 25. 1904 Now in ttfccl. Hun •OUTHIMiIv K* Hun Mx Hun Km M r»iily rntur i ; 14am ; Mpm; 46pm llniul i”i" *«3 i»ij MS " *45 ‘. Hl) olid 3JO ” MU” 3 40” 10 IJ , IntlAli 7:15 ” UIMHItIJISj, min *tlrrjH?r tn Cincinnati. ri< train -par 1 Train* arrive from aouth tft 1y» a in m <bily and 317 p tn. Km Munday north IMily Daily to Hi Hun Gd K tpld» cntur 1 j®nm 7v,m in 317 p.m Wayne • :*» ' 8130 " 4*> ” Kapida 6,45 *• 150 p.»n y »• rrrweCity 1 j -pin M;un ” ♦My «,m» axj •• a 1 4,m kinnw 413 '* lo>» ’* 7;» ** rnin HlrrpinK car to Grand Rapt ’» and imw ;mv 7*yia m train patlur <at tu Rapid* Mini City 3.17 p m irb»r cnr to Grand Rapid* wimping cwt kir »Vitv Tih'ur arive horn north at n. ~141 in. i:i# p m. 731 p m on. Age, C L. Vtcltw«N)d. G P A ■ NEW ERIE TIME TABLE. ,al east hvi:nd Ne » ... - •*• m. No . !.x Sun —— in — - < «'p m < x. Sun s a> p. m. N". |U—if.Ml p. u> U n..« ( I.rrv » ) <! ►<■« not ■ IWKST BOUND ' ;inr.r~ r . 5 <X>». tn. — — »;S< a. m. I ex. Sun l»:V»a. tn ~ 48;** p. tn 1...._.. ft'.'w.p, m. pt Munday > A dny> fol H It'irill hnlldny*. 13 due* nut carry baggage. CLOVER LEAP. In affect June S 3, IWM. CAST. -Commercial Traveler, dally... fl Tam -Mai!, dally, except Sunday. ..11 .*< a m -Day Bxpre»», dally T:Mpm —Local rmight.... 1S:IU pre WEST -Day Bipreu, datlr 3 ♦*» m -Mall, dally,except Sunday 'li sOam -Con’tnerelal Traveler, dai.y "lo.Orp a. —Local Freight Lake Erie & Western ■SSK Time card from Bluffton Ind, » SOUTH HOCND No. —Dally exept Sunday ..It'S ano Daily except Sundayll:s7a tn -Daily except Sunday s.‘ft ptr runa tbruucb to Indlttnapoilti without arriving 10:30 a tn 4'4 leavea Indianopoll* at 7 SX> ant Run» without change, arriving at Hlufflon a m 41 and 42 run via Muncie A Big 4 route I THE MAN pays His Rent Must Hustle. THE MAN wi. Doesn’t Pay, is obliged to Keep Moving. Just Hustle Into i Fristoe’ Smoke House At see what a Complete Line of ToI bacco and Cigars you Have to Select From. ■Abraham Brown made a visit at F> ■ Wayne last evening. ■l'. M. Kenyon made a business teip to Fort Wayne last evening. ■W. H. Niblick returned this m i ning from a business trip at St. Buis. ■Frank Schumaker was at Fort last evening attending the ■ks minstrels. ■Miss Howard returned to Fort W lyne last evening. While hete sb ■ was a guest of friends. ■ Another case of smallpox is re i p? te l at Bryant. Harry M intgim- i er aged fourteen years, being the vi' ti:n. .[Miss Becca Steele and Mrs. G )rge Gault left this mornnig for D.nville, 111., where they will visit M and Mrs. Orvin Shaffer. ■Lost—Black dog, with white br east and white ring around his ne ik. Part hound and part Shep ■rd Reward given. Simon ■ocher. ■ A bill will be 'presented to the legislature asking^for a change in length of Court terms for the Black ferd-Wells circuit. The new bill provides for a six weeks’ term in W'lls county, and five weeks in fibackford.

Joe Hooker, of Monroe, was a business caller here today. John Meyers made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morniug. Wtlda Watts returned Inst evening from a business trip at Berne. Mrs. Steiner and Mrs Liechty, of Berne, were business callers here i today, William Rioharson made a bus! noss trip to Fort Wayne last even ing. Mia. Henndzor returned to Wil liams last evening. She was shopi ping here. Mrs. Cortlett went to Fort Wayne I this morning to visit for a few days with friends. The Monte Cristo company arrived today frem Marion, where they showed last evening. Mrs. John Rout wont to Fort Wayne lust evening to visit for a few days with relatives. Frank Cottrell arrived lust even- ; iug from Berne and was attending I to legal business hero. Misses Arbye Loch, Jessie Cook |und Alice Jackson went to Berne I | today to spend Sunday with friends. Will Geary and Lawrence Vogle- | wade were initiated into the mystoiies of the C. Y. M. club last | evening. The Big Four social club held a plcksant session last evening with , Miss Jessie Shelter, one of the membeis. Misses Edith und Grace Beaber and Miss Clementine Griffith, of Zanesville, Ohio, wore guests of Mr. and Mrs Burt Wolf yesterday. The Presbyteran ladies will hold their last Exchange sate of home made bread, cakes, pies, etc., tomorrow at Mrs. Peterson's millinery store. Mrs. J. W. Nickey, of Buffalo, N. Y., who is visiting with Mrs. J A. Christen, went to Monmouth today, where they will visit over Sunday. Miss Lilah Hoffman, of Decatur, and Mrs. Elizabeth Rudy, of North Manchester, are the guest of Mrs. Eugene Runyon since yesterday.— Berne Witness. The Benu Not club met last even ing and a fine time was reported. We were unable to learn the prize winners, but all claim Miss May me Smith, with whom they met, a splendid entertainer. To increase the salary of county superintendents and at the same time to raise materially the standard of their qualifications are the objects of a bill that has been drafted in the office of the state superintendent of public instruction and was introduced in the house. Mr and Mrs. Roman J. Holthouse and family returned this morning from 'Jonesboro, Arkansas, whee they were visiting with his parents, Mr and Mrs. Anthony Holthor.se. Roman has during the past several months has been touring tho Southern states in the interest of his shoe firm. Twenty five members of the Rebecca lodge of this city went to Linn Grove todsv, where they will install a Rebecca lodge this evening, which will ebnsist of sixty one charter mem tiers. The degree work will be conferred by the Decatur team be under the supervision of Charles Helm. A fine time is expected by all.

Special prices on Men’s and Boys’ Winter Suits, Overcoats, and winter Under- - wear. Yours for Business, Elzey & Vance

Dr. A. A. Bunker, of Geneva, was a visitor here today. Dallas Batter returned last even ing from a business trip at Genera. R. K. Allison wns attending to banking business at Fort Wayne today. Mrs. tawrenoe Smith went to Portland today to sjx>nd Sunday with her sister. Dr. Schwartz, of Portland, is defendant in a suit which he terms 'a rank case of blackmail, the only object being to got a little easy money. The Beau Not, Bon Ton and N. H. C. clubs will give a general theatre party this evening and take in the production of Monte Cristo at the opera house. Portland now boasts of a company of uniformed Rank Knights of Pythias, the same being installed Wednesday night. Col, Rodding and staff of Muncie, done the mustering act. A dispatch from Washington states that the inetnbres of the Lincoln League of Indiana are frying to got Secretary Hay to deliver an address at the annual meeting of the league in Marion February 13. . r 777! Auditor Sherrick’s bill for the collection of sequeatered taxes is under fire from the “tax ferrets” of the state. A similar bill introduced two years ago, was successfully opposed by the “ferrets," whose busineis in Indiana counties it supplants. Weather forecasts are soon to be in order iu Decatur, for ground hog day will noon be here. It is not generally known why Febru ary 2 is always considered ground hog day in Indiana. It is by an act of the legislature. There has always lieen much discussion as to whether it was the 1.2 or 3. and the legislature in passing a bill fixing the day did not stop the dis-; cuss ion. James C. Kelly, of Council Blnff<, j lowa, returned to his home last: Saturday, after spending three I weeks here with his relatives and : friends. White here and at Decatur he met quite a number of his comrades that were in the civil war with him and had many a hcartv handshake and talk over old times. His brother Milo and S H. Teeple accompanied him as far as Decatur. —Geneva Herald. A number of young ladies including the Bachelor Maids, perpetrated ■ a surprise on Miss Ada Deininger I last evening in honor of her birth-1 dav, and from all reports a most enjoyable time was had. The evening was spent in playing whist and other popular games and mu sic. Refreshments were served ' during the evening and guests departed, wishing Miss Ada many more such happy events The Clover L jaf has made a contract to build a cinder pit one hundred and fifty feet long for cleaning their engines at Charleston. The 1 new improvement will Ije made of concrete and will be large enough to . accommodate ten engines at one time and will be the means of doins this line 'of work in a rush. The management will also add a crane elevator to the docks there. With this latter improvement an engine ein be loaded with coal at a great rate.

Economy Means Saving” ECONOMY SPECIALS FOR SATURDAY ONLY Bleached Table Danissk, 58 F> bars Ark Soapla- Any siae wouten bowlJOr inches wide, per yard. I u.G Heavy Japanned Funnel Ooel *1 qt. covered bucket . .. lOe 17 inch tinhleai hisl heavy lii.en Hod, Special Hie Any size dinner pail 21c toweling, per yard GC Good Fire Shovel :ie 8 inch, white deep dish 7c Brush, or Velvet, eu skirt bind- 1 pt. nickel-plated tea pol :i»c Large white slop jar 73t* ing, per yardmeG nickel plated ten kettle ... 72c Men's extra large half sole, pair.. 17c WHEN YOU THINK OF LOW PRICES (ALL THE TIME) THINK OF THEE ECONOMY

Mell Rice made a business trip to Berne today. Mrs. Luttman returned today from Fort Wayne, where she was visiting relatives. A. R B«l] returned today from Pleasant Lak, where he was attending to timber business. Unclaimed letters are at the postoftioe for Goo. Tncfcer, Etta Smith. George Smith, Lemuel D. Ray, Jacob B. Miller, M iss Anna Justian, David Hoffman. Misses Edith and Grace Beater entertained at six o’clock dinner last evening in honor of Miss Clementine Griffith, of Zinesville, Ohio, and a fine tim, wn re ported. Rural route earners three and eight and J A. Ray were present. The Central Passenger association granted the Clover Leaf an east and west bound difterenial of $1.20 between Toledo and St. Louis. It will be a basing rate for all pissenger business west of the Mississippi, even h> the Pacific coast points and for far east bound business when ti k-ts are sold in St. Louis, the r*U» to N>w Y irk being $18.05. The differential, however, will not be mliows in the St. Louis rate sheet. Farmers are eagerly looking forward to the nearing time when they will < pen their sugar camps and they are anticipating big runs of the syrup making sap from their sugar trees this year. The winter thus far has been ideal t > precede a big syrup and sugar year and unless 'maple syrup is plentiful this season the farmers in this county will be sorely disappointed. Already the sap is commencing to flow from the maple trees where limbs have been bruised or broken off. The season for the distribution of garden seeds has arrived and the clerks of the Indiana congressmen ■ are working overtime writing the names and addresses of constituents on countless little slips. The slips wi’.i be sent to th? department of agriculture, where each slip will be pasted on a package of seeds and put in the mads. The first con signment of seeds sent out go into the southern states where the season is already well advanced It will not be long, however, until, 1 Indiana is reached in the distributing nroness. Each member gets 12,000 packages, BUSINESS MENTION For Sate—Bay coach horse, coming five years old in spring; weighs 1400 < pounds Will sell right lld6 C. C. Cloud. A Cincinnati firm is closing out i their line of ladies'shopping bugs and have sent me a selection to sell for them. You can buy them at ■ your own price. Call and see them. D. M. Hensley, Jeweler. The Eastern Star lodge will meet ' tonight. All members requested to tie present. 1 BIG JANUARY COST SALE STILL CONTINUES Bargains in every department. Sale positively closes January 31, 1905. 4dtf NIBLICK & CO Notice To Township and City Trustees. Your January, 1905, draw will b ready for your acceptance on January 28 and 30, 1905. J. H. Voglewede, Treasurer. To Whom It May Concern. I have been appointed gen eral agent for the sale of Vitae Ore Medicine and all agents can secure their supplies from me. Jonathan Burk--1 head, Monroe, Ind. BOOd

HELLO W. H. GRAHAM & CO., Will hold their BIG ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE From Feb. ist, to the nth. Goods sold at this Sale are not marked‘up and then sold at the regular price, but are actually sold at cost for CASH, and for TEN days only. This is our way of thanking our customers for their liberal patronage. :: :: :: See the small hand bills for a few of t 1 ? bargains, and if you are in need of any of them this sale will be your opportunity. Yours Very Respectfully, W. H. Graham & Co., Monroe, Ind. w\ 'i&X.l Good Roads and Good Streets CONCRETE and CEMENT BLOCK We ore now turning out 75 car toads Per dav white, hard crushed limestone that cannot be excelled for anv work in this line Why should we throw our money away in building poor graiel roads that are only good in good weather ? Three yards of crushed atone will build a better road than five yards of gravel. We can build a better road at the same cost with atone than we can with gravel. Our stone roads will lie good at all times, wintt r and summer. The life of a gravel road isß t(>s years the life of a stone road ia .'!fl to 50 years. Every man interested in good roads should investigate. Our Mofto-"Full weight and prompt shipment " For any information call on or addrvsa ARMFIELD & CARTWRIGHT, RIDGEVILLE or PORTLAND, IND H E ESUE! MT XORM MONEY TALKS Brr>r —— Will Money Help You? TF SO call on or write to us. We will loan you money in any amount f from $lO to S lot), on household go,xla,“ pianos. OrffUMb toiima, fix lures, etc., without removal. You can have from one to twelve months of time in which to pay it back, iu small weekly or monthly payments aa you prefer. $1.20 ia the weekly payment on a" >0 loan for fifty weeks; other amounts at the same proportion. If you need money till out the following blank, cut it out and mail Jit to us. (lur agent will lie in Decatur every Tuesday to make loans and vdi call on Date Your Name Wife’s Name Street and Number City Amount Wanted Kind of Security you have Occupation All communications are held strictly confidential. Call on or address BSSWS fOKT WAYNE LOAN CO. Established 1 J 96. Fort Wayne, Jud.