Daily Democrat, Volume 3, Number 174, Decatur, Adams County, 3 August 1905 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT ■vzby zvtxma, zxctrr icmday, iy LBW <a . ■ Li.INOHAM. W—= """’ ' IUItC«l»TION R AIT C • By harrier, per wren ’o° By sarru r. p« r y< -r #4.00 By mall, per tic By man. psr y«-ar _ »».»0 Mlugle Copies. Two frutl Advertising rates made known mi application Bnsered in the poainUlce at I treat ur. Indiana. aa »econo-o(a»»uiall matter. I. M. H ELLC R . M ANAGCR

The deficit, an turned out by the national treaaory for July, wan very near the fourteen million mark. \ The Indianapolis Star reminds ita republican reader* that Theodore Rooaevelt i» the mainstay of bin party and that unleaa the reforms recommended by him are made effective there is going to lie a revolt among the rank and Hie of the party. It assert* that the party has been subservient to protected corporations, a thing that oannot be denied, and that it must change its course or meet defeat in 3908. The coming visit of Wiilliam Jennings Bryan to the New Albany and JeffersonviilejChautauqua it is said to be not without its political significance. The democrats of that part of the state think that the Nebraskan may do something at this visit that will affect the state chairmanship tight. \\ hether he does or not the fact remains that Mr Bryau is still a considerable factor in the councils of his party in this state and in nearlv every other state.—lndianaplois Star. In Sympathy. Special Telegram To The Democrat Indianapolis. Ind., Aug. 3—Governor Hanley has addressed a sympathising letter to the union bar bers who ate trying to enforce the Sundav closing law. He says his hopes are with them Dissolution Notice. Notice is hereby given that the firm of Butler Co., which said firm is composed of Jesse Butler and John Scheimann, is this day dissolved by mutual consent of said parties. That Jesse Butler, the senior member of said firm, has on this 17th day of July, 1905, sold his entire interest in “Brill” and “Tampa" to John Scheiman, and that all accounts of said firm shall be settled with and paid to John Scheiman. Bolter <fe Co. By Jesse Butler, John Scheimann. Farmers Take Notice. Are your hogs and chickens healthr and in as thriving condition as you would like to have them, if not, feed them Egyptian Hog and Chicken Cholera Remedy. Put up in galloi and half gallon cans. For sale at the drugstore. Smith, Yager Falk

I 1 THE RACKET ONE DOOR NORTH OF FIRST NATIONAL BANK Special Hosierv Sale SATURDAY, AUGUST sth (SALE BEGINS AT 9 O'CLOCK) Next Saturday morning we wil! open one of the greatest hosiery sales ever held in this locality. An eastern jobber 4 wisbing to close out the odds and ends of this season’s business, made us a low price on the lot. Thisjpurchase consist of a great variety of kindsand sizes of ladies and childrens hose; also a few men’s hose, as there are but two or three dozen of a kind in the lot. They will be placed on sale next SATURDAY at 9 a. tn., and every pair will be sold at a 810 BARGAIN This is an opportunity for you to stock up your hosiery needs for months to come at a big saving. Black, Tan, Fancy, Plain, Solid weeves and Lace effect: also Black hose with white feet; also infant’s Black and White hose. For convenience sake, we have dividedjthe purchase into two lots at 8 and 13c for choice. LOT NO. 1. LOT NO. 2. LADIES’ and CHILDRENS’ LADIES’and CHILDRENS’ J A HOsE, worth up to 15c a Uft HOSE, worth up to 25c a IJ A P, ‘caofCE.PER|PAIR UU PER PAIR lUU ne and Look at them in our Window COME EARLY AND BUY ALL YOU WANT k TR THE SALE IS EOR ONE DAY ONLY

LARGE POSTERS Announce the Fat and Fat Ball Game The Heavy Weights Will Show the Professionals How to Play the Game. Advetlising matter has been received from Geneva announcing the big contest between the fata of this city and the fats of Geneva. The bill is a novel piece of advertising stating that the game will be called next Tuesday afternoon, and giving no time, as no one can tell how long it will take to play it. The line up of the Geneva team will l»e as follows, and from the looks of things the boys of this city with the big bread baskets have nothing on their Geneva friend*: Dudley M. Shively, pitcher, 265 be. 6 1-4 os; Arch Rigby, catcher, 225 lbs. 9 oz; W. P. Hoskinson, first l>aee. 2091b*. 7 oz; Finley MoColum, second base. 20b lbs. 7 oz; B F. Ault, third base. 233 lbs. 11 12 oz; Clayton Love, shortstop, 202 lbs. 11 1-4 OS; A. P. Hardison, left field. 235 lbs. 6 oz; William King, centerfieri, 205 lbs. 9 1-4 oz; 8. A. M. Butcher, right field, 217 lbs. 14oz; Doc Ferris, 242 lbs. 14 1-4 oz, J. H. Hardison, 249 lbs. 11 oz., J. A. Anderson. 202 Ps. 2 3-4 oz., E. A Spuller, 208 lbs. 71- 40, substitutes, and C. D. Porter. 97 lbs. 30z., umpire, their total weight being 3,004 lbs. 7 3-4 oz.. while the total weight of the Decatur team is 3,178 lbs. 2 1-2 oz. The head rooters for Decatur will be Barney Kalver and Judge Adams, while William Gee and E. R. Watson will head Geneva. Surgeon, L. L Mattox; undertaker, Abe Shoemaker; Capt., Jack Atkinson. The rear line of the batsmen’s box will not be marked in >rder that no batsman need get his bread gasket over the plate. Coroner Falk will be in direct communication with the park during rhe game. The proceeds of this game, after expenses have been paid, will go to the Geneva Fire Department. Arrangements are being made to meet Decatur with the city band, and ambulance, hearse and rough box. While the surgeons of the city will ride in carriages with an extra supply of bandages, arnica and tools to dress the injured. Mose Krohn declares that he has had his life insuied especially for this event, as he acts in the capacity of umpire. A large crowd from this city are making arrangements to go and the day will be a gala one for Geneva. The teams play a return game here soon.

THE CIRCUS The Greatest Riders and Best Performers Will be Here. It ia unqualifiedly claimed that | never liefore have so many of the ' graetest rider* in th” world been I brought together for a single performance, as in the program of the great Adam Forepaugh and Bella Brother* combined ahows thia mason. The moat exi>ert artist i from the four corners of the earth | have been auoceaafuly induced tn I unite in the enormous bill of them' i supreme shows. The three rings j of the huge circus are filled with equestrian acts of novelty, peril and exclusiveness from the time the arenic program begins until the ending two hours later. All , the nerve quickening deeds of familiar circus history are re enacted | witn superior grace and deftness, | and much mores of dextr<»us bound ■ ing, picturesque poising, thrilling tumbling, and subtle daring are rendered with astounding ease and precision. The wonderful Forepaugh and Sells Brothers shows exhibit here August 12, and give two performances, the afternoon at two o.clock and the evening at eight o’clock. Admission tickets and reserved chair seats for the exhibitions of the Great Forepaugh and Sells Brothers Shows in this city will be sold circus day at the down town office of Forepaugh and Sells Brothers for exactly the same price! charged in the wagon on the show grounds. A LIMIT TO ALL THINGS. Even tn What a U nman Can Do With the Handy Hairpin.' He had been away on a long journey, anil ui*ou bis return bis wife was detailing to him a uumlrer of reforms and improvements which she had successfully engineered during bis absence. •‘And you know," she said, “the drawer that was locked for over a month and which you said couldn't be opened except by a locksmith? Well”—triumphantly—“l opened it.” “Well, well. How did you do it?” "With a hairpin.” "And tlie oven door." she continued, "has been slopping around on one hinge for ever so long just liecause you were too lazy to tlx It. but it's all right now.” "Well. I’m glad you had it fixed.” "Had it fixed! I fixed it myself—with a hairpin.” “And then there’s that crayon portrait of mother that stood hi the corner for almost six solid weeks because you never would bring me any picture books”— "Well. I intended to, but”— “Oh. but! Well, it don’t make any difference now. I got it up with a book I made myself—out of a hairpin.” "Ye gods!" be said. “And there's Willie. You’ve been coaxing bim and bribing him for a year, trying to break him off biting his nails, and I broke him in a week.” "With a hairpin?” he inquired weakly. » ' *" — t "No!" she snapped. "Don’t be a ' goose! With a hairbrush.”

...You Need Pants... If the trousers to vour old suit ate lef iurJrg to 1« k shabby and you arc not ready for your fail suit. You Need a New Pair of Trousers Men’s Work Pants | Drcss Trousers 50c to $1.25 | $1.50 to $6.50 A uew pair of trousers for every pair of STAG trousers that rips. We st:’, have a few two-piece Sututuer Suits left. These all go at cost. Come >n and see them while they last. ELZEY & VANCE, Corner East of Court House Decatur, Indiana.

Linn Grove. Eugene Lindsey of South Hartford, made us a social call Monday. Ralph Walser, of Bluffton, waa guest of the Bowman people over Sunday. Theron and Ralph Lindsey and Clark Sowers were at Rome City Tuesday. Leslie and Edgar Carr of Montpelier, Sundayed with John Pierson and family. Amos Lindsey of Jefferson town ship, visited the home of Alber’ Lindsey Sunday. The new mission people administered the ordinance of baptism on several candidates last Sunday. I. N. Booker and family, of North Star, Darke county, Ohio, are visiting the Shepherd families here, and the Booker families near Honduras. The Misses Glenn Swazce of Ossian, Clara, Kate and Effie Meschberger and Nona M. Hoffmann dined with Miss Mary Baumgartner at Sunday dimer. Sunday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heller, occurred the marriage of Henry Sovine and Miss Caroline A. Gilgon, in the presence of a few invited friends. 1 Rev. E. Grainer of Linn Grove, I was the master of ceremonies. E. K. Ray and friend of Monroe, made a pleasure drive on the Sabbath to Vera Cruz, Linn Grove and Berne, which was on their route. The drive was the more enj iyeed when coming encounter with some ripe blacklierries, which the lady claims were very delicious. Charles Cowans, employed at the glass works at Muncie, visited his home here over Sunday He presented us with a set of the Ball fruit jar lids in the various stages of manufacture, they passing through four machines when completed, the cost of manufacture being two cents each. Mary Sohlaughenhaf, who left here last fall so» Los Angeles, and other points of California, died iu New Mexico the last of last week. A few weeks ago she communicated to her father the sad news that ths climate was against the improving of her health, and that she wished to die at bomA. Home people’proposed to send one of the family to help her home, but she insisted to save them the trouble that she would make the trip [alone. (>n [reaching some ponit in Mexico she caused

|?XPENDITVRES AND TAX LEVIES FOR *■* THE YEAR IHOti. The trustee of St. Marys township. Adatna county, proposes tor the yearly expenditures and tax levies by the Advisory Hoard st Its annual meeting, to be held al the school house of School District No 4. on the &th day of September. commencing at X o'clock p. ui.. ihe following estimates and amounts for said year: S Local tuition expenditures. >1290.00. and township tax. I» cents on the hundred dollars. 3 Special school tsx expenditure. *145,60, and tax 25 cents on the hundred dollars. Total expenditures *I«6.!W. and total tax. 41 units on the hundred dollars. The taxable* of the above named township are as follows; Total valuation of lands and Improvements» 4H0446 Total valuation of personal property 1W435, Valuation of rail roads, express companies. Palace car ‘ompanles. telegraph Unis, telephone lines, etc. (Estimated from last-yrar’s tax duplicate.) 210345 * rrosea Amount of credit on account of mortgage exemption 35690 Net taxable property of townshipt 744235 Number of polls, 173. W. H. TtEi’LR. Trustee, Dated Aug. 1, 1905.

a message sent to her father that she was unable to travel any farther without help. This message wm received Sunday evening, together with a message from an undertaker that death had came to her relief and that he had charge of the remains. Charles Fuller, a | brother-in law. left earlv Monday! mernng to bring home the corpse. Her age was twenty three years ’ Later — Miss Schlaugenhauf ’» 1 death occurred on the train near Gallup, New Mexico.

SA ‘ ~ ’fshi ,- T | | BUY COAL I IN SUMMER AND SAVE MONdY AS SUMMER ADVANCES SO DOES THE PRICE OF COAL COAL WAS CHEAPER LAST MONTH THAN IT 15 THIS MONTH ANO IT WILL (OST YOU MORE NEXT MONTH CET YOUR ORDER IN NOW THEREBY SECURING THE 3ENEFITOF THE I PRESENT LOW PRICES.ORDERTODAfI YOU MAY FORGET IT TOMORROW I Ihe Decatur Lumber Co. I ’PHONE NO. 253. I

IiDON'T HESITATEI WRITE TO-DAY I WE WILL LOAN YOU MONEY ] ON YOUR HOUSEHOLD GOODS, PIANOS, ORGANS I teams, fixtures, etc., without removal (110 to flOO). You can ba - I from one to twelve months time to pay it back by small weekly r I monthly payments as you prefer. 51.20 is the weekly payment ■ a SSO loan for fifty weeks. Other amounts at the same proport * If you need money fill out the following blank, cut it out, mail it ’> us, our agent will be in Decatur every Tuesday. Date Your name Wife’s Name Street and Number City Amount Wanted Kind>f Security you have Occupation i All communications held strictly confidential. Call on or address Fort Wayne Loan Co. ■ Room 2, 2nd Floor Established 1876 706 Calhoun St I [Home Phone 833, (FT. WAYNE, IND.) Opp Court Hous J PETER GAFFER House Painting, Paper Hanging and Frescoeing WORK DONE PROMPTLY AND WITH DISPATCH AJURGE FORCE OF HEM IN MY EMPLOY TO INSURE QUICK WORK DECORATING A SPECIALTY $« Mt Before Contracting for your Work Eluwhtrt.' “ All Work Guaranteed . PHONE 330

BABY’S BOWELS are delicate and no drastic purgafives should ever ( be given. Neither \ should a mother C give herchild any concoction con- ZS"’ <5 taining opiates. Jf/ If necessary to assist Nature toJSwJLP.Y/ ** • move the little one’s bowels give • ’ it one-quarter teaspoonful of Dr.Caldwells Syrup Pepsin Pleasant to the taste — contains nothing which can harm the m< st delicate organism. Physicianswill testify to the truth of this statement. See page 21 of our bo k of “Proofs.” Write for it today. Mrs Allie Jackson. of Farmer City 111. writes Ml seven months old baby troubled a great deal with hit storm, h and bowels I bad tried numerous remedies «th no good results, until the baby lostmucb Seat, and was In poor health. A friend reeommeu ed Caldwell s Syrup Pepsin I procured afbottle at the drug store and gave the aonter to the baby according to directions after wl.: there was a decided improvement m b.s cob tlon Have been giving him Sirup Pepsins about a month, with very satisfactory res... bls stomach and bowels being in good r.’s.t SondJliou and bls former weight rega.ned.’ Your Money Book If It Don’t Benefit You PEPSIN SYRUP CO., Monticello, 11 Smith, Yager At J*alk.