Daily Democrat, Volume 4, Number 76, Decatur, Adams County, 13 March 1906 — Page 3

I XLe card in the center of this advertiseI , s a fac-sitnile of the ones mailed to the Lgoftamilie’o* aU the rural routes leadLut of this city, Berne. Pleasant Mills, [ nroe , Magley and Curryville.

Owing to an agreement of the Merchant’s icciation of Decatur, not to do any premium rertising for a period of 5 years we have •eed to call this off after April 6, 1906.

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THE MYERS-DAILEY COMPANY. Decatur’s Best Clothiers.

Kime Table BLrie railroad. i. —- ♦ Br \ovember 12, 190a DECATUR. ■p EAST BOCND n »ud Columbus ex « a. tn. v, n,ru. Borton Ven. Um. 5 4f p. m ■ ", K ’.VEST bound |K, - rt.-.cMio Eiprew HO*. «' Bv?i-^o >■'v? m i ’ H>r Vestibtlled ilmltedlS-M D- tr. E| .k » Fargo Expre« ....»:<«». a. yri ;>t»t SundsV. except Monday. ■g John plimimg. Ticket Agent., | C. L. Km rapidTHndiana r’y. K t,- ruarv «. IW*-N<>w in r-’r.-t. Vir South DHiy K’>“« Ex; in Only ■T.-.r I? .51 am '.Ham 1 t'-pm 7'Umm K*' ~“,. ! r. ; ,m “.15am 2 13pm M'-pm Q ; . l.ium "42am U ? pm 10.15 pm Rf H-...OKml2.ur>pm x.Mpm train. Parlor car. ■S' .-i,t -rainxieeptnyarto Cinetnnnt nH Dally to North Dally OU. Rapid, Eltsin ■K • „., r .. 1.20 am 7 warn S.tTpoi a <vnr 2.00 am S.Wam COOpm ttarido .t. 45am 1.50 pm U.4opm .^r.<-Cit y 1.25 pm 7.50 pm - xh'pv 2,soptn J.-Mlpm ii.v-whi. lO.Wpm T.JUsm {car to Mark City o G. It and Mack >r car to G. R. awl ok City. WESTERN R. R.CO F ROUTV tie J*. IIMM. t, tier, dally... i:3o a m it Bunday. ..11:5* a a. 1 - " 22 p m ... .*» 2 16 pm r r 5:50a tn ;Sunday .ll kia tn tier, dally <l2 pm Western Bluffton Ind. 9UND lay T:tt a m day . ..11:61am lay 5 « p m ladlaaapolla without m ilia at 1:00 a m. Boa* arriving at Bluffton uncle A Blr « route tade a business last ovening. ived last even and is the guest rived last even and M the guest Mygrant. drews returned evening, where rith her daugh

The Better The Grade The Bigger The Trade I That is * why v -$S we ESH9b the Wfefe" most rubber Charlie Voglewede Sells The Shoes

CREATED A SENSATION.

L. A. Graham made a business trip t) Monroe today. Harry Deam of Bluffton, was a bus iuess caller to our city today. John Lenhart made a business trip to Fort Wayne last evening. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs •John Schenk was buried today at; Pleasant Mills. Mrs W Bulk went to Monroe ville Jlast evening to make a short visit with relatives. Mrs. Roes Stone and daughter ar- i rived today from Mancie and are the guests of J. H. Stone. , Mrs. Amanda Dicks retruned to Grabili last evening after visiting with relatives in our city. Mrs. Eli Sprunsger returned last evening from Bjrne, where she was visiting with her mother. Miss OlajStevens returned to Fort Wayne last evening. While here «he was the guest of her parents Mrs. Ballette and Mrs. Payne re turned to Cincinnati. Ohio, after making a pleasant visit here with relatives Mr W. J. Scott, retruned to Fort Wayne last evening, after being the guest of her father, Horace Bothoff. Mrs. Lawrence Smith returned Inst evening from Indianapolis, where she was visiting with her slater. Mrs. Isabella France returned last evening from Richmond, where she was visiting with Mr. «nd Mrs. William Rigsby. The person who has been taking galvinized iron buckets and spouts from the sugar trees on Dr. Fonts I land ca-u avoid trouble by returning them. Invitations have been issued for Thursday afternoon, st which time Mrs. C. D. Lesrton,of North Second street, wifi entertain a number erf her lady friends. The uniform rank Knights of Pythias will meet in the M-orrison buildwg tonight at 7 o clock. Let all members bo on bund promptly for drill. Committee. Freak Miller left todav fur Bluff tin, where he-has accepted a •position with Harry Beam as bus driver, and will aasum • his new duties at once. Frank is a good bus man and will no doubt get his share of trebasineee.

THIS CARD IS WORTH SI.OO TO YOU

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Andy Crabtll was a business call er at Fort Wayne t >day. Al Girard returned tiday from a business trip to Fort Wayne. Joa Metzger made a business trip I to Fort Wayne this morning. D. M. Hensley was a business | caller at Fort Wayne today. Joe Palmar made a harness trip , to Fort Wayne this morning Harry M-iltz made a business trip to Toledo, Ohio, this morning Dr. J. 8. Bovers was p proses atonal caller at Fort Wayne today. Fred Schroeder of Fort Wayne, was a business Ciller to our city today. P. W. Smith of Richmond, was at I tending to banking business in our; city today. Mrs. Fred Johns and daughter went to Berne today to make a short visit with friends. Mrs C. K- Fought y went to Fort Waynerthis morning to make a few days’ visit with relatives Lonis Fuelling retrrned to Fort Wavne this m irning after visiting with relatives in this city. Miss Salhe Shotwell went to i Hoagland this morning to make a few days visit with fri-nds Mi«’ Viola Studahaker went to | Fort Wavne this tnornimr • i spend the day with Mrs W J Vesey. H. P. Streicher of Toledo, the con tractor who put in Monroe and Fourth I streets, was a business caller to our i city today. Mrs. Ream and daughter, Alma, returned to Fort Wayne this morn •ing after bwi-ng the guest of reia tives In this city Otto Wwmhoff who has been suffering for some time with rhen matism o( the muscle of the spine is reported as being some better today. Two oars on the Grand Rapids on extra freight 'No. *0 were wrecked this morning at summit causing a delay of four hours to passenger train No 7, north bonnd. The condition of Joseph Smith, the venerable wagon maker, is unchanged [ and he is gradually sinking. He is unable to take any nuriehment to amount to anything, and from the opinion <rf the physicians the end is n >t far off. The* following parties left today over the Erie for Stanley. North Dakota, where they expect to. make their future homes. Mr and Mrs. fra Richards J Warmoth and i family, B>b Beery, S. 8. Biker, aid Mr and Mrs. George Gage. The above party was acoompanied by J B Nesbitt, representative of the Wm. H. Brown Land company of North Dakota The entiie party are all Adams county products. Eight Decainr merchants repre Renting as many different lines of I business, fell in with the plans of [a foreign grafter to give away a pi ;• ano on a voting contest, votes to Joe ( given by the eight merchants on , sales The other merchants of Jthe rity protested end the eight aban doned their plan. AU the mer chants are going together there now to organize such an associa ( tlon as Bluffton merchants have. By effecting an organization and calling out the fake advertising osheiiies they will eave money— ] Bluffton News. < For sale —A good [one horse 1 wagon with spring seat, will sell i cheap. Enquire of Mrs Wtutright < at West End grocery J

Decatvb, Ind,. Mirch 9, 1906. DEAR FRIEND In order that we may get lietter acquainted with you and have a chance to prove to you that we have the largest and best stock of clothing in the city, jve are taking this method • f informing you to come in and see tie You make a cash purchase of 112.00 or more, then when you get your purchase made you turn this card in as payment of SI.OO on the deal. (To explain more fully,) voti purchaee goods to the amount of *12.00, you pay us $ll.OO, and give us this card in payment of the other SI.OO. Trusting that we may lie able to please you, we are Yours very truly. THE MYERS DAILEY CO. -'DECATUR S BEST CLOTHIERS

ARGUMENTS ON Defense in Sherrick Case Concluded The Case Will Co to the Jury and a Verdict Will Likely Soon Follow. ■y United Prase News Association. Indianapolis. March 13.—The defense in rhe Sherrick case rested at ten o clock this morning There was a little delay camel by rebut tai testimony by the state after which Prosecutor Benedict opened the argument >r the stat» He wa« followed by Dxntel W, Sima ! for the defense and following him Thornes W V. Harding and A H Harris for the defense. Guiana Hadley will close for th* state Judge Mct’nllougb ruled thia morn Img that the finding -if the circuit : court in the civil suit brought last ’September against Sherrick and bis | bondsman in an attempt to recover I money alleged to be due the| state I was not competent In that case a was made for Sberrn’k However, as the attorneys argued ■the motion to get this liefore the I jury.Jthe latter clearly saw that the I money had all been naid. Jim ! Goodrich was the first witness called this morning but was not al lowed to talk conoetning the con jferenee between himself and Hanly September 14. the lay Sherrick resigned. Goodrich helped Sherrick ' write bis resignation. SAVED MONEY Auburn Family worked an Old One on This Hired Man. A family living two miles east of Auburn on the B.lifer road em p'oyed a young man from Auburn some time ago to assist tn cutting wood, and in course of time his help was not required Hence thev | resorted to this means to discharge him with part p*y: The husband told him to assist his wife tn doing the washing while he went to the woods Io pile up some wood, m stead he came home unexpected, accused his wife and the young man of washing from the same tub. where upon the wife tiew into a ■ rage, took down the old musket and stepped into another room. gave >ne unearthly yell and dis changer! the contents of the gun through the ceiling. The young man grabbed his hat and coat and made for Auburn leaving a pair of gold spectacles and pay behind. The wife now wears ths spectacles and views the great panorama of nature as it passes by. Still a Candidate. Spacial Telegram To The Democrat I udiauap >lis, Mirth 13.—!a,u eighth district tight today, Stil well’s friends fear that Cromer is using last night s action of the state committt-e to cause a stam pede for him by intimations that Stilwell will now get out of the fight. This is by no means true I m Stilwell is in the fight to the end, which he rays will be a win rung finish.

As we arc but a few months old and we wish none but the best of feelings to exist between ourselves and competitors we have agreed to thie. That these cards shall not be redeemable after April 5, 1906 This is no humbug about this card being orth $1 00 to you as advertised, as we now have in our possession 16 of them already returned by customers who have made them buy $1 OO worth of merchandise. So don't forget to bring in your C A RDS EARLY Rememberings that we are under oath NOT TO ACCEPT THEM AFTER APRaL, 5, 1906.

NEW LINE Gold and Silver Belts Belt Buckles. Side Combs. Back Combs, Ladies’ Collars Os all kinds, in the very new. - tell things, You can’t help hut buy them if jou see them. Also our NEW LINE OF SPRING LACES AND DRESS TRIMMINGS in the new stuff; they ire beauties, t •». Be sure and see - n. If you need anything in small n Mions or new ::- veities, you can always sec them AT TRUE'S

HOME SWEET HOME Do You Care to be Ycur Own Land erd: We have recently h»ted •» >me valuable lo« w or- ir * >-.ii - ■ v farm property. Among the farm la mi* are ra> * is. . ~v. I O MU, rto, -lU, 40. and IS scree, on the gravel pike out < >ne n v. e have also, city reeidem n .Monroe St :<t;i .Itand 15th.. streets at YtfU’O. SIT 'D. I’wo. »135 v -< .« - WMW. WIUO, ami MOe, and good properties on Grant. — tie Mercer and Rugg streets al 92100, ».VOo. »Imoo. SGOO, t*kl, «“■ >. aad Y 47 >. A Iso some »o<j«t properties ill Geneva Ini! ea.- a large list of other properties on the mark. ‘ V -afire 'Jt advertising properties it left on the market ’ -r i-o- • * ed. THE SNOW AGENCY PHONt XJO. Pet tier, Ind.

VwsMlidCZ/ J the excellency of the Oueber-Hampden Watches TSedea. it —i k~-w». ■ ▼ I ■ I “ja ’ W f Yi 4 f |gg >XM- i - -•* ' :cry ■ and u...:er the sar'.e g .ra-.:t e. T>“y sre net cr sold be any trustor combine, and are honest watch value fcr your money. A —tnimatnre elegance and accuracy f< ralady. The “ffm. AfcAa*--Bad others for Seo them at tixo foUomng stores: D. M. HENSLEY. •J M LEHNE. from 7 to 2 3 i LiO AUTH. Jewels.

FOR AgoM five room house: small baru. good well. fru.t an.l j.-.w; spot within one-half mile of corporation ne of (.’it of atv- 5 dosiruble location, on stone road and rural route, will rant a r < grotiti with the same if desiretl. If you are looking fcr ♦ g'-o.t re • :.i. pr i n it will pay you to investigate We also have a full list of farms and cilv propertie'* tvl . h we will be glad to show you FREE OF COST If you are thinking of buy ing city cr farm property. co;::e in and get our complete list. Northern Indiana Rea! Estate Comp. ny. Phone 430. OfTce over B -ms’ Harrees Stere. Deca'lit, Ind.