Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 44, Decatur, Adams County, 3 March 1905 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. rvtav cxccrr *t U«W <a. ■UUIM ®MA M . IU ■ IC»I >TlOh RATE* ft. <-»<vi»-r. P»r »r»Z .. 'Oe Hr earner, trt yr»r *4 00 11 S< »,Mn.rr« _ »> »0 ri<**.« rofA**, Ttu' oU Ad*ertl»lac rM»« cnadr «n wo stpKAtwo Bau-r—l to lb» » at liecMur. lodtu> *• M-r..04-c •-. <»* MHO*. J. H. HELLER. MANAGE " . J— A GOOD ONE 11 P. L Andrews Tears Off a Chapter — I SeadJ Grettlits U UiJ C»«r«4a at the I Smale f!aost and Tells of Life 11 in the West. , I Tul«a. I. T. Feb. 29. ,1905. h H A. Fristoe. an I all tie breth- ] ren a* the Decatur, Ind. j B lovel Sirs: Unto a’ the 1 afe-s that inhabit - and frequent the Smoke House, j this epistl* is directed. 1 am in the ,

land of th* Red Mac anl the Squaw. the land of sunsniue and warm'h. Ever ainoe I arrived in the territory there ha« been one continue! bright min-hine every day in the sky. and the atm sphere ia clr.tr. pure and invigorating, ft would be a good place for some more of the Sm >ke House lotfr-rs. I They would get syme of the stink ' blown off them. I was down at Ch*nd!er. Oklahoma, over Sunday, and th re met John Wisely, a former Citizjn of Adams Oounty, who came here at :h<* opening of the Territory and who has since prospered and accumulated considerable property and is now on Etsy street Oklahoma is at the present time suffering to some extent from a depression in business following the period of boom and excitement ofthe' last few years, and a feet now m.ve in the direction of Indian Teritory. Here great bonus excite the people, and yon And people fiom everywhere in the United States. Especially is this true of Tulsa and Muskogee. Two years ago I visited Taha and found a small, unpromising t >wn of about 2000 or 3000 Now she is a city of about 7000, with fire railroads. The old frame shacks of two years ago have given away to stately two and three story brick buildiars, of the most modern style. Last Saturday they broke ground for a new five story brick hotel building that is to cost 170.090 R tai estate that could be bought for a song, now brings fabulous prices, and you might as well go bn State street, Chicago, to buy real estate a on the main street of Tulsa. If man's foresight was as’good as his hind sight what a field for profitable investment wonM have presented itself here a year or two ago. A thousand dollar investment then would have made the investor a for-

C New Spring Trousers I i Neckwear I ■ Early shipments of SPRING TROUSERS and NECKWEAR are now on hands ■ g at our store. If you are in need of either of these articles, g M call and see us at once. W I | I Watch for our Early Spring Announcement I ( Elzey & Vance, | ■ Corner East Court House ■ : : ; Decatur, Indiana.

tune now. But the time baa come •o keep hand* cff And although Tulsa ha» gaa and coal in an abundance. she certainty will not be able to avoid or prevent the reaction that muet certainly OOM, for the water will sooner or l»t*r squeeze out and the wind will escape . and the fellows who have bought it will lie themselves hxers But th»re it no question but Tulsa will become one of the good citie* of thia western country—me of the substantial ones when things have assumed a normal state and 1 values become real, instead of fl'Iticioua. Well, how goes the ■ ohicken ({sow'" Is Fisher Imp ovqng any? I would like to skin him again; he is so easy. Is Bixler and Russel l still running foot races for the oarom board? Weil, hoys, load up and com* out oi the 7th A thia month and have a goal time for twenty one day» ; it does not coat much, and you will be glad that you are here I cannot say now when I will be hack to Decatur, probably before long, probably not for sometime But until I come, let me admonish you to be good. If any of you come next mon‘h. I will meet yo i at Tal«a. for I expect to he here until after the 7th. or at least to make this my headquarters until about that time. I hive not heard from Docatur since 1 left it. I expected to get some miil this morning, but did not. Address all communications to Tulsa. Indian Territory, With love to ail the old boys. I remain yours very truly.

P L. Andrews AN ELECTION To be Held at Berne For Traction Line Fjrt Wsint A Sp’-irgfield Ompry Asks Twenty-five Thousand Dollars Sabsidy From Berne. Another step forward in the dian intererhline through B*rne was taken Im; Tuesday evening when M-»e.s, ■ Koenig and Fledderjohann, < f the Fort Wayne Springfield R ill way Cx, were in town and’n-et with a numbw of citizms at the town hall and presented a petition asking the commissioners to arrange for an election to be held in Be-ne and Monroe township to vote this o >mpiny a subsidy of 125,000. The company agrees to pay election expenses whether the subsidy carries or is lost. The men had been at Monroe in the afternoon aid secured seventeen si mat are* of freeholders there, and about fifty here in Berne, more than enjugh to secure the general election. The people in general want the road, but the majority feel that the amount of the subsidy is about (lO.OOOtoo much—Berne Witness.

THE LEGISLATURE Anti-Trust Legislation is Deefeated Tht G'ver nor sism Several Bil’t Among Them Being the Legislative Apportionment. | I —— To legalize acts of township advisory boards taken without notice ■ on account. Passed 36 to 0. 1 To empower county councils by resolution to return unexpended balances of appropriations to the genera! fund of the county. Pass ed, 4 to 0. i . Bye vote of 5; to 3 the nodi fl cation bill cn cities and towns passed the bouse. The debate proceeding the vote was spirited, but touched on unimportant details of the measure. Govern- r Hanly signed the Guirl insurance bill, a measure which permits foreign mutual the Insurance companies to enter Indiana and do business They must hav? premium notes amounting to 1300,000. and cash assets amounting to I M. At the conclusion of a discussion which continued during the greater part of the afternoon, the Guirl house bill, directed against trade combinations, which came up in the senate on a divided committee report, was defeated, 27 to 14. Reported favorably by the house committee on insurance, the Stricter bill, permitting foreign fire insurnce companies to bold securities in city, county and stat» bonds outside Indiana, was pissed in the house under suspension of rules. At last night's session of the sens'® an effort was made to att end j the genera] appropriations bill to I allow the state normal school at Terre Haute. 150.000 for the erection of a new dormitory for young women student. Smator Cavins’ motion to this effect was lust by a vote of 18 to 20. — The governor signed the new leg-; ialative apport.onment bill, which re-di*tricta the state. The rnoei radical changes are in senalorial districts in the southern p irt of the state- Under the act democrats I will lose one senator. Senator Milbum’s district—Davis and Dubois — sab dished Divis is placet in a district with Pike and Dubois in a districtJwithC rawford and Perry. The expenses of the general assembly up to February 28, as shown by the warrants that have been issnsed by the auditor of state, have been 179.165.45 of which (49.099 32 was pud for the house of representatives, and (30,066.13 to the senate. This does not ve illy include everything fur which warrants for

AT THE TOP Here’s where you get the Top Style in light overcoats. —T.ie H. S. &. M. COAT. Look at the illustration; better look at the coat; better still wear one. You’ll enjoy it. A •big variety of sty-es to select from. Come early, we'll be glad to show you whether you buy or not. rtoltllOllSG, Schulte & Go. Good Clothes Sellers.

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Are you I hinking about Spring Shoes? THE PROOF OF THE PUDDING is in the eating. The proof of’superiority in shoes is in the fitting and wearing. A WORD TO THE WISE-Buy Walkovers and E. P, Reed Sraw indicates which way the winds blows-Complaints indicates how goods are wearing. ANOTHER WORD TO THE WISE-Our experience last year with the Walkovers and E. P. Reed shoes indicate® that there are none better, if any equal. Our line this year is more attractive than ever. At the Old Place

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these two months will be i-sued, ! according to John Reed, nf the auditor’s office, as some of the members and some of the employes of both branches have not as turned in their vouchers and received war-1 rants. Mr. Reed does not know as yet wheat her or not the appropria tion of 1115.000 will be sufficient to, meet the necessities of the closing days of the general assembly, but by the last of the week he can form an estimate based on advance reports from the secretaries of both houses and the senate. If an extra appropriation is needed then it can ba rushed through the last dxy. Notice la the month of March and April is the time to file mortgage exemp. ; tions. lam prepared to do this Kind of work, and at one-half the former price. Harvey Harruff, rooms 1 and 2, Stud i baker bl >ok . 4007 Property for Sale “ I will sell my property, oorner Twelfth and Madison streets, Decatur, Ind. Fiveroom house; modern conveniences, lot well improved. Also one vacant lot adjoining. Will sell cheap. Dr. E. H. Lißrun. 31d« New Spring fioee, all late shades at Gus Rosenthal's. ts Lyman Bros, will sell two dozen easels at cost. Don't fail to get one of them. 44dw For portraitsand portrait frames, oall at Lyman Bros. 44d2wk» | We can save you 30 per cent on all mouldings and mats. Kindly soliciting your trade. Lyman Bros. 44d2wks New Spring ties, Ascots, String and fore in hand, at Gus Rosenthal’s, ts

New spring shirts, in all designs at Gus Rosenthal’s, t s FOR SALE—Corn fodder for sale. Call on D E. Studabaker at the Democrat office 42tf. f if i IS OPEN AND We Want Cell and See "US" We have a complete line of High Grade Pianos, Organs, Sheet Music And All hinds Musical INSTRUMENTS I and are agents for the famous' WHEELER a WILSON Sewing Machines We are here io stay w.iaw® Studabaker Block, South of the Coin Hone.

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1— BOSSE OPERA HOUSE Friday, March 3 DAVE B. LEWIS’ Big Production Uncle “HAYSEED” DSh “» Grand Operatic Orchestra! Carload Special Scenery Novel Mechanical Effect* THE GREAT — Saw-Mill Scene -A-ll JNJexrcr •pecla .’* kh Big Parade - —— PRICES:—26. 36 and 60°* Seats on sale at the Holthouse Drug Company's Store A Guaranteed Cure for Pile** Itching. Blind. Ble«ilngorProtudmr Druggist*! refun money If PAZO Ol>] falls to cure anv case, no matter ol landing. In « to 1» days. Firs', "t’ I ’', gives ea»e and rest. Sue. If your drtuj“’ ", ntlt s nd SCc. In stamps and it will I" f 0 rdvd postpaid by the Paris Medliine' 1