Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 16 January 1907 — Page 3

Time .Table Eerie railroad' Krrrc? OVi ’O6 ! -y Decatur. Ind EAST BOUND. 8, Chicago to New York xpress, daily 2:38a.m. 10, Chicago to Buffalo xpress, daily 9:55p.m. 12, Chicago to New York ally 5:45a.m. 4, Chicago to New Tiork “nd Boston, daily 3:47p.m. 22, Chicago and Marion ccomodation, dally exspt Sunday 1:48p.m. WEST BOUND. 7, New York to Chicago ixpress, daily 1:50a.m. 9, Buffalo to Chicago [ ixpress, daily 3:22a.m. 11, Chicago, dally 6:05p.m. 3, New York to Chicago . limited, daily 12:56p.m. 21, Marion and Chicago ally except Sunday 10:10a.m. O. L. ENOS, Traveling Passenger Agent. JOHN FLEMING, Ag’t. IAND RAPIDSIFINDIANA R’Y • n Effect November 25, 1906. :14pm train. Bleeper to Cincinnati. 1 night train, sleeping car to CtnolnA GOING apUTB. i | Daily lea. Sua.lrxg'unJ oaty I | DaUy | Matty | Bandar iVe eatur 2:81aoM 7:l4a<n|l:ltpin| 7:4Bpm rive rtland[3:2opml B:lframil-il3pml B:4spm -.hm. ]4:46am| 9:4tamjß:4»p!ailO:lGp«i .cii, I Datty aaa. JJtur (littattt 7:6?|»:lfp«n, Wra ■ rt Wayne . ..2:o9am| B.49am|4:o»pm hnd Rapids ..|6:4sani| »:»Opm|9:4epm averse City .|l:2spm| 7:5Jptn|....... 'toskey |3:oop<rtt 9:3opm b:Ss*ia tchlnaw City 4:2spm|l»:SJpmlT:2«aaa I:2oam train aleemiag car Cincinnati Machlnaw City; f:S« »■ train parlor r Fort Wayne to Grand Rapids aad icklnaw City; 3:17 pm train parlor r Cincinnati to Grand Rapids sleepg car Grand Rapids to Mackinaw the /vyodel set Wedded to the Hodel cigar store Without a mate. J i/W. H. Lindsle-y

•C. D. Lewton made a business trip i Fort Wayne this morning. i Miss Setter went to Ft. Wayne this [orning to spend the day with Jiends. Dr. Aspy of Geneva, was attending meeting of the pension board in the [ty today. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rinehart went > Fort Wayne this morning to spend te day with friends. Mrs. Grover Hoffman went to Garett this 'morning to visit for a short me with her husband. Miss Ruby Miller went to Fort itayne this morning to visit for a sw days with friends. William Bell went to Elkhart this lorning. where he will visit for sevral days with friends. Jesse Sutton was attending to legal latters in Fort Wayne today, in the ay of closing a real estate deal. William Diehl returned co Elkhart lit morning, after making a pleasant isit here with Mr. and Mrs. Jacob rist. Henry Koenneman went to Hoagrnd this morning, where he devoted ae day to buying up several car tads of hogs. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Moore returned > their home at Nappanee this mowing after making a pleasant visit ere with relatives. P. -Poyneer went to Kalamazoo, lich., this morning, where he will urcfiase timber for the manufacture f hife famous seed mill. '

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I J. C. Mastick ii | —JOBBER OF—(Cigars :: and Tobacco i: WEATritri. Rain and warmer. Monte Evans made a business trip to Monroe today. John Cratner made a business trip to Berne today. O. M. Snellen returned today from a business trip to Ohio City. Miss Kittie Stephenson went to Ft. Wayne today to visit for a few days with friends. Charles Irwin made a business trip to Bluffton today in the interest of the Clover Leaf railroad. Miss Marguerite Zeser arrived today from Fort Wayne and is the guest ■ of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Zeser. ' Mrs. CL R. Wood returned to Bluffton today after making a pleasant visit here with and friends. : Claude Daugherty left today for , Colfax, Ind., he lias accepted a 1 position n a large department, store. 1 Miss Fanrenbaugh returned to her I home at Fort Recovery, today, after i making a pleasant visit with Miss ' Weber. 1 Eugene Runyon returned to Berne today While here he was assisting in taking an invoice at the C. F. True store. Mrs. M. J. Wright returned to her home at Marion today. While here she was acting in the capacity of nurse for Mrs. John Spuller. H. L. Conter left last evening for Jonesboro, Ark, where he will attend to matters pertaining to the J. W. Place Ice Cream company. Tom McLaughlin arrived today from Fort Wayne and will officiate this eve- , ning at the installation of officers at the K. of C. lodge. Mr. McLaughlin is the district deputy. > i A large class will be initiated this evening into the mysteries of the Red , Men's lodge and the members are plan- , ning to have a big celebration after the initiation work is completed. t C. D. Fry returned to Hillsboro, 111,, I today, where he has under construction several large contracts for street paving. His business here last evenin was to have his maintenance bond for the First street improvement accepted. Mr. Fry also informed us that he would return here some time in February to bid on Madison street improvement. I Mrs. John Spuller who has been very sick for the past several weeks, ! suffering from an attack of pneumonia, is much improved and she will soon be able to be up and about The trained nurse who has been w ith her for several weeks, was discharged this morning, as there is no further ' use for her. This will prove encouraging news to Mrs. Spuller’s many ■ friends. 1 Elmer Johnson, the veteran horse buyer, of Decatur, shipped his first car load of heavy. draft horses for ! this season from Berne, Saturday. Mr. Johnson was assisted in buying the - valuable lot- of 18, by C. C. Beer of northwest of Berne. The average price , paid for the horses was 8225. Mr. I Johnson shipped the lot to Pittsburg, ; where he finds «.re4dy market for Adams county horses.—Berne News.

Hr; KEEP VOUR PANTS Clean and dry with a pair of my high cut arctics. The Leggin top comes up tc the knee and is just the thing for this snow. Regular weight $2 oo Extra heavy $2.25

Mrs. S. S. Magley returned today from Fort Wayne, where she was visiting with relatives. Miss Fredla Loser arrived today from Fort Wayne and is the guest of her sister, Miss Julia Loser. S. C. Coburn of Chicago, was in our city today, looking after matters pertaining to the Standard Oil company Wai Wemhoff made a business trip to Fort Wayne this morning, in the interest of the Wemhoff Monumental Works. Miss Lydia Heckman went to Fort I Wayne this morning, where she ex-1 pects to visit for several days with relatives. Mrs. James L. Gay and son Wiliam i went to Van Wert this morning, where they wifi visit for a few days with Mrs. Stoops. R. D. Patterson of Decatur, and William Patterson of Fort Wayne, were in the city today, consulting their attorney, N ,K. Todd, with regards to legal matters.—Bluffton Banner. Mrs. J. D. Reiter of Decatur, returned home Sunday morning, after a few days’ visit in this city the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. | F. VanTilburg, West Second street. — Portland Sun. Dr. Charles J. Blackman, osteopathist physician, announces that he will visit Decatur each Thursday, from tomorrow on. He is the partner of Dr. Wilbur Blackman and hasvbeen equally successful in the practice. Senator T. T. Moore introduced a bill relating to the granting of life state licenses to school teachers. The measure provides that the life state license shall be granted when the teacher has taught 100 consecutive months and has attained a grade of i 95 at the last state examination prtvided the license was issued since 1905. 'lit' The' dance to be given tomorrow evening by the K. of C. lodge promises to be the swellest society event of the season and those who attend will be assured a fine time. The music will be furnished by Wemhoff and Miller, and this part of the program will alone be worth the time you put in, as the boys have a good reputation when it comes to furnishing dance music.

Arthur Roe the well known Ossian gentleman who recently retired from the mercantile business at that place, has declined a position which was. offered him as manager of a large store in Chicago. The positon carried with it a salary of $3,090 per year, but Mr. Roe preferred to carry out plans which he had alreay made to move onto his farm in Jefferson township.—Bluffton News. • The Bluffton party left for St. Petersburg, Fla., at noon today. They will meet Mrs. W. S. Smith there, staying in Florida until the first of March. Those who left were Mr. and Mrs. G. F. McFarren, Mesdames Robert Barr, J. W. Goodyear, and daughter, Edith; H. H. Barens and grandson, Kenner Blitz of Fort Wayne; Andy VanEmmon and J. M. Buck. — Bluffton Banner. The first petition for a stone road under the law enacted by the legislature of 1905 was presented in the commissioners court today and as a result the voters of Cedar Creek township will have to hold an election in event the petiton is granted by the board. The proposed road will, if built, extend from Grabill to 'Schlatter’s corner a short distance west of Leo —Ft. Wayne Sentinel. While doing some switching in tl?e Grand Rapids yards this morning, and while endeavoring to make ,a rtmning switch, the local engine jumped the track and delayed traffic for Qhirty minutes. The engine jumped the track near the main track in such a manner that a train could not pass her either on the side or main tracks. After a delay of thirty minutes, the engine was pushed back far enough t$ permit the passenger train to go smjth. J. C. Patterson, Western Union operator and agefit *Ybr the WaSonal Express company Js bnsily engaged today in erecting his new office in the W. L. Lehne jei’ejdry * store, which is being constructed out of the furniture recently discarded by the Old Adams County Bank, and as soon as the same is installed, Mr. Patterson will move from his Resent location in the frock building to his new home. The office is going to be a daisy and Mr. Patterson may justly feel proud of t! e same.

A novel features of the services at Gra< M. E. church Sunday night was a ch i ■ composed of fifty boys in full unifc i. At the beginning of the cervices I ? boys marched in the church and filed into the choir box. They sang several songs, whistling the interludes, and the effect was pleasing to the big congregation. The church has a company of 70 boys, all supplied with uniforms, and the public will see much of them when the weather becomes such that they can drill outdoors. Once a month these boys will sing at public services at Grace church and their singing is a delight to the ear.—Hartford City News.

EXTRA SPECIAL In Overcoats at The Hub’s Great January Clearance Sale Men’s Overcoats Men’s Overcoats in heavy black beaver cloth, four button, single breasted style, trimmed with black horn buttons, strong worked button holes, a inch collar with strong tab three outside pockets with flaps and small change pocket lined with Italian cloth, strong sleeve lining, chain hanger, worth at least $6.00. Our price QQ is only sViuo Overcoats that are the peer of any you see elsewhere at $8.50--English ulster clothing, also ker-seys,-meltons and in drabs, tans, modes, best domestic kerseys, blue, black and tan, shades, Italian lined, plain lapped seams-all mar- (M QO vels of goodness. Our price - - Overcoats-best domestic kerseys; blue, black and tan shades, some Italian lined, others with Beldingeam serge,heavy nearsilk sleeve lining, strapped seams, 45 inches long, full backs so becoming to young men-actually and positively (h7 QQ worth $12.00. Our price - - - sliuo Another overcoat that penetrates to the vitals of the swell front, high profit dealer is this. They come in kerseys, Montanac, box meltons, long full backs witn belt effects, cloth faced-peer 0Q QQ of any $15.00 garment. Our price is - SUiUU It will pay you to buy an overcoat at these prices, if you have to put it away until next winter. Never in the history of the clothing business have such values been offered at such rediculously low prices. .. ■—■MaMMaajwußiiMMm.'M—u, i*iflaMtta»MnMEtt»w: i THESHUB DECATUR. IND. B. KALVER CLOTHING CO.

M. F. Rice made a business trip to Ohio City today in the interest of the Adams County Lumber Company. Attorney Walter S. Penfield of Auburn, will locate in Washington and farm a law partnership with his father, Judge W. L. Penfield, former solicitor for the state department. Lewis Fuller, on trial at Goshen, for the murder of his wife, was found guilty by tile'jury after six hours’ deliberation, and his punishment was fixed at life imprisonment in the penitentiary. The woman was slain in her bed in the. dead of night, and the husband has claimed that a burglar was resonsible for the crime. The Everett, Hite & Son are the proud possessors of a new delivery wagon, recently purchased through the Schafer Hardware company. The wagon is a neat one and is up-to-date in every- .partjctilar, affording protection to the driver as well as the goods being delivered. This firm is one of the most progressive in our city and are never kiiowh to do things by halves. When you see this new wagon, cast your optics on the same. Bert Delivue and William Tullis, two residents of Adams county, were arrested by Constable George D. Allen and take before Squire A. G. Lewis Thursday forenoon where they ipiead guilty and were assessed a fine 'and costs amounting in each case to $39.85, for hunting on the Hawkins and Lowry farm in Wabash township without permission of the land owners. It is said. the boys were only fortunate enough to bag one rabbit, and it must be admitted that $79.70, is a good sum to pay for one little bunny, but they were indeed fortunate in that it did not cost them more than that, for had the officers seen fit they could have taxed them double the amount for hunting outside their home county without a license. Their fines were stayed by William Delivue, a brother of one of the youthful nimrods.—Portland Sun.

HORSE SALE In the New Sale Pavillion Saturday, Jan. 19, 'O7 AT 10 O'CLOCK A. M. We will on this day open our new sale pavilion one oi the finest in the state and will bring the best horse buy ere in the United States to this sale to buy your horses of any description at the highest market price if you have a herse to sell bring him to this sale as will spare no time or money in making this the best Sale in the state the commission will be $2 00 per head'if sold and SI,OO if net sold. Horses sold at private sale will be charged tie same as so d at auction. Ering your horses in early as th > sale will start prompt at ten o’clock. If you want to buy a horse wait for this sale we have consigned some good feeders and brood mares and quite u. numb' r of graity two year old yearling and spring colts. HORSEBUYEBS attend this sale as we have the horses Decatur Horse Sale CoFRED REPPERT Auctioneer.