Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1907 — Page 3

Time .Table i ERIE RAILROAD, j in rrrKcr 18 ’O6 AT Decatur. Ind EAST BOUND. No. 8, Chicago to New York Exprees daily 2:38a.m. No. 10, Chicago to Buffalo j Express, dally 9:55p.m I No. 12, Chicago to New York dkfly 5:45a.m. 1 No. 4, Chicago to New York and Boston, daily 3.47., m No. 22, Chicago and Marlon accomodation, daily except Sunday 1:48p.m. WEST BOUND. No. 7, New York to Chicago Express, daily 1:50a.m. No. 9, Buffalo to Chicago Express, dally 3:22a.m No. 11, Chicago, daily 6:05p.m. No. 3, New York to Chicago Limited, daily 12:56p.m. No. 21, Marion and Chicago daily except Sunday 10:10a.m. O. L. ENOS, Traveling Passenger Agent. JOHN FLEMING, Ag e. SHAND RIPIDTf INDIAN* R’Y. in Effect November 25, 1906. 1:11pm train, sleeper to Cincinnati. t:il night train, sleeping car to Cincinnati. GOING SOUTH. 1 Dally lex. Sus.riS>«.l only 1 I Daily | Daily | (.art*. Leave Decatur 2:3lam| 7:14am!l:l»pm! 7:46pm Arrive . Portlandl3:2opml B:lsaml2:l3pm| B:4spm Rlchm. |4:4sam| 9:42ami3:4opm!lo:lspni Clncln |»:6sam|l2:lopm|b:sspml GOING NORTH. I Daily IGr.Ran.lex. uni. Leave Decatur |l:2oam| 7:59|3:17pm Arrive Fort Wayne Grand Rapids ..|«:4sam| 2:oopml9:4opm Traverse City .|l:2spm| 7:sspm| Petoskey 13:00pm! 9:30pm15:55am! Machlnaw City |4:2spm|l9:sspm|7:2oam I:2oam train sleeping car Cincinnati | to Machlnaw City; 7:59 am train parlor car Fort Wayne to Grand Rapjds and Mackinaw City; 3:17 pm train parlor car Cincinnati to Grand Rapids sleeping car Grand Rapids to Mackinaw City. FORT WAYNE A SPRINGFIELD RY. In Effect February 1, 1907. Decatur—Norh Ft. Wayne—South j 6:00 a.m. 7:30 a.m. 9:00 a.m. 10:30 am. 12:00 noon 1:30 p.m. 3:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. THE MODEL GET WEDDED TO THE MODEL OGAR STORE WITHOUT A MATE. VW. H. Llndsley D. W. Beery was a business caller to Bluffton today. A. Van Camp made a business trip to Bluffton today. E. M. Bowman made a business trip to Bluffton today. Mrs. Richards returned to Berne today. While here she was the guest of friends. Mrs. Peter Schaffer arrived today from Willshire and is the guest of relatives. C. A. Dugan returned today from Willshire, where he was attending to banking matters. Mrs. Grimme and Mrs. Zollers of ( Fort Wayne, are in our city the guests | of Mrs. E. X. Ehinger. Fred Mayer of Kendalville. in j our city the guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Mayer. Hugh Woods arrived today from, Warsaw and is the giiest of his pai j ents, Mr. and Mrii. E- Woods. Miss Bessie Schrock returned today from Waterloo, where she was visiting with Rev. Hunter Myers and family. Miss Hattie Studabaker went to Fort Wayne this morning to spend the day with Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Vesey.

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♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ WEATHER. Fair tonight. Saturday warmer. J. E. Moser made a business trip to Berne today. Jesse Sutton made a business trip to Berne today. Chris Hofstetter of Geneva, was a business caller to our city today. Miss May Sells went to Monroe today to make a short visit with her parents. Mrs. Yeager returned to her home at Berne today. While here she was the guest of her daughter, Mrs. John C. Moran. Miss Catharine Simcoke went to Portland today to make a few days’ visit with Mrs. Houston. Albert Brittson and daughter Marion arrived last evening from Midland, Mich., and are the guests of J. W. Smith and family. Mrs. William Tanner returned to her home at Van Buren today after making a pleasant visit here with Mr. and Mrs. P. A. Macklin. The Old Adams County Bank is having installed in their popular institution, a new adding machine of the latest type and pattern. The old machine will be returned to the factory, as it has seen its best days. Katie Blocher, who has had charge of the Hotel Shimrock for several weeks, purchased <he same and assumed full control last Thursday She has best wishes of all for her success. She is capable and experienced, and we are ./.lie sure wi'l make the hotel popular with all. —Geneva Herald. County Auditor Lewton was in town last Monday and made his headquarters at the Bank of Geneva, where he received payments on the ditch assessments, as February 4 was the last day for property holders to pay before the issuance of bonds and taking the payment plan.—Geneva Herald. A team of horses owned by Sam Pillars took fright at the interurban cars this morning near the Bowers stone quarry and plunged over the embankment. No damage other than the harness and rig being broken in a few places, was done. The escape was miraculous and evidently goes to show that the commisisoners will have to put a fence along this territory. In some manner the impression has gone forth that there will be a charge made for admission to the bowling contest at the alleys tomorrow night when the Bluffton and Decatur Elks try conclusions. This is wrong and the public is cordially invited. The lames are especially asked to be present and there will be, no unseemly I‘OOting or objectionable cheering.— Bluffton Banner. Recently a bashful young woman from a backwoods county in Virginia went into a local store carrying three chickens. She inquired the price of chickens, and at the same time put them on the counter. “Will they lay there?” asked the clerk, who did not know that the chickens’ legs were tied. She bit her handkerchief in embarrassment a moment, and said: "No, sir: they are roosters.”

Capt. McKay arrived today from Fort Wayne and is looking after matters pertaining to the Booth Salvation Army. Mrs. P. E. Macklin returned to her home at Geneva today. While here she was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Macklin. The senate has passed a bill, recommended by the Educational Com mission, relieving school .townships too poor to maintain six month of school. It provides that a school town or towshnip with a local levy of 2 cent.: may receive aid fiimi the deficiency fund if the local levy does not raise enough money. The employes at the Clover Leaf station are highly elated over the increase in freight business. Freight received in car load lots during the month of January was an increase of twelve cars over the months of January, 1906, while the freight sent out was an increase of eleven car loads over the corresponding months last year. The Elks were forced to give up their trip to Bluffton today at the last moment, owing to the fact that several members of the team could not possibly get away from their work. If possible the games will will be pulled off some time the fore part of next week. The boys were anxious to go, but it was a case of business before pleasure. Word was received from Berne this morning announcing the death of the wife of Charles Heave, the end coming this morning at six o'clock after a short illness. Mr. Heave was formerly conencted with the Citizens’ Telephone company of this city, as lineman, and his many friends will be grieved to learn of his sad affliction. The funeral arrangements had not as yet been announced. The Indianapolis Star of Thursdaycontained a picture of Miss Bertha Hart of this city, who is acting as stenographer for the minority during the legislative session. The picture was a good likeness of Miss Hart and the • write-uprbeneath ,*he. same volumes as to her ability.- That she has succeeded in doing her work well and satisfactory to all will be gratifying news to her many friends. The revival meetings in the Morrison building is still in progress. Three souls were converted last night, making a total of ninety conversions, and we are expecting more. Capt. and Mrs. McKay of Fort Wayne, will assist in the special meeting Saturday evening. An admission of twenty-five cents for adults and fifteen for children Will be charged. Everybody invited. F. Hopkins, in charge.

Here's a chunk of good news for our old maids, if they can only be induced to confess their real ages. A genius who is a member of the legislature and who feels sorry for the lonely old maids has a plan to get . a law passed that when the single women get to be thirty years old, that they shall be allowed the privii ege of picking out a man for a hus-; band and if he refuses when proposed i to he must pay a fine, one-half to go | to the old maid he wouldn't accept. — | Exchange. A letter from Charles M. France,' who now lives in Van Wert, Ohio, reports that he is in a serious condi- ■ tion from cancer of the face. He | has been suffering from the cancer, since last May and operations have : given little relief and little or no. permanent benefits. His physician ■ give him little hope. His sickness | has left him an invalid and unable to ' do any w'ork. Mr. France has become . well advanced in years and 18 now i one of the two living charter members , of the K. of P. lodge of this city.— Bluffton News. On dollar spent with the home ( merchant is worth more to the town , and the community than one hundred . dollars sent to some mail order bouse or contributed to some so-called club : arrangement for buying groceries in ( Indianapolis or some other city. The dollar left with the local merchant ( will be busy all the time. Today in the grocer's till, tomorrow with the ' butcher, the next day with the dry goods man and the day following the ( clothier will have it and soon back again in the* pocket of the original holder, and so on through the whole year. But when it is sent away it! never comes back. The town of Craigville w r as visited I by burglars Wednesday night, but outside of doing a little damage to property, were unable to secure anythingof value. They first gained an entrance to the grocery store of Frank Hower and blew the safe, but luckily Mr. Hower had taken all money from the safe and carried it home with him. They next entered the blacksmith shop and took away with them a few tools of small value and to top off the evening s performance, they held up Martin Reed, who had just returned from Bluffton, but in sbme manner they became frightened before they searched him and fled. The work is supposed to be that of tramps.

Fred J. Gerber of Berne, was a business caller to our city today. The promoters of the Eagle lodge in this city received word this morning from District Deputy Evans of New Castle, Ind., stating that he had fixed Thursday, February 21st, as the day for the institution in this city, and informed the promoters to prepare everything for this time. Mr. Evans will be present to see that everything is carried out in perfect order. The Thaw case which is now in progress in New York, is undoubtedly the most discussed question in the country today. Everywhere you go, you can hear some one remark, “Well, have you read the evidence in the Thaw case today?” and if you answer in the negative, you are considered behind the times. The opinion in this city is somewhat divided as to what the outcome will be. Here is a puzzle that puzzles everybody: Take the number of your living brothers, double the amount, add to it three, multiply by five, add to it the number of your living sisters, multiply the result by ten, add the number of deaths of brothers and subtract 150 from the result. The right hand figure will be the number of deaths, the midale will be the number of living sisters, and the left will be the number of living brothers. Try it and see. A musical blizazrd is to be given at the Hopkins mission Saturday, Feb. 9, at eight o’clock p. m. Capt. and Mrs. S. R. McKay of the Fort Wayne Salvation Army corps, will have charge. The captain is bringing their brass band from Fort Wayne. The converted traveling man will also come with the party. Mrs. McKay, the woman cornetist, will render several solos. Capt. McKay is in the city today and will preach at the Mission this evening. Representative Thomas W. Brolley of North Vernon, introduced in the house a bill to permit the playing of base ball on Sunday on graunds that are located at least 1,000 feet from any church. Mr. Brolley is a member of an athletic association at North Vernon that owns a base ball club that plays for profit and therefore he is deeply interested in the bill. It is also understood that the bill has the backing of several other club owners and managers in the state.

E. Woods returned today from Indianapolis, where he was attending to several important business matters. While there he visited the legislature and witnessed the Indiana lawmakers doing their regular routine of work. Mr. Woods says that the bill making it lawful to assess county and township property for city improvements passed the house yesterday by a unanimous vote. If it passes the senate ’ the Madison street improvement will ’»be pushed to the limit and the contract let. That Chattanooga possesses a number of up-to-date business men —men I who are alive to their individual and ! community interests —is evidenced from the fact that a committee of her I people have already waited on the ' Fledderjohann traction people in the ! interests of having the Fort Wayne and Springfield traction line to be j built south via Chattanooga. Are Will- , shire business interests going to lag , behind or are they going to get into the game and help land this Nlne- ! teenth century convenience and pub- ' lie utility necessity? If they want a i hand in the game of progress, all ' must get busy.—Willshire Herald. I A circular has been received by the I baggagemen of all railroads to be i more than ordinarily careful in handling baggage and to use every precaution to preVent thievery. The circular says that bagagge thieves have ' been very active for some months, and that their operations are extending towards the west. They use a very unique method. After locating the desired trunk’,they manipulate the 1 checks so as to change the destina ' tion, and also to do away with the original and duplicate. When the trunk arrives at its destination the thief boldly presents his bogus duplicate and receives the piece of baggage and the railroad company is the loser. I The sporting editor of the Decatur | Democrat is willing to forget the past, i and is ready to embrace the local paragrapher of the Bluffton Banner ■ because one day last week that juvenile scribbler re-printed the s. e. o. t. D. D. tommyrot that appeared at space rates in a recent number of the Chicago Chronicle. The s. e. o. t. D. D. should know that the new city reporter on the Banner had no hand in the scrimmage between the fans of Bluffton and Decatur last summer. It don’t look like an acknowledgement of Tom's prowess as a pitcher that inspired the Banner to re-print the article; but it was, apparently, the work of a new’ hand at the bellows. The s. e. o. t. D. D. is mighty easily tickled when some one grinds out a penny-liner complimentary to the De-catur-Texas (?) star pitcher—Willshire Herald. "

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