Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 5, Number 173, Decatur, Adams County, 18 July 1907 — Page 2

The Daily Democrat. Published Every Evening, Except Sunday, by LEW G. ELLINGHAM. Subscription Rates: Per week, by carrier 10 cents Per year, by carrier ?5.00 Per month, b ymail 25 cents Per year, by mail $2.50 Single copies 2 cents Advertising rates made known on application. Entered at the postoffice In Decatur Indiana, as second class mail matter. J. H. HELLER, Manager. SMASH THE MARKET TRUST _ The Democrat is being both roundly praised and criticized for its boldness and daring in tackling the market trust of Decatur. This was expected. The praise will not tickle our vanity to the extent that we will ride a hobby to death, nor will the criticism deter us from doing that which we know to be right. And who will deny that it is but fair and right that Decatur markets should be just as good if not better, than the markets at any surrounding place? Who will deny that it is wrong for merchants to combine on a buying and selling price, and make that buying price a few cents lower and the selling price a few cents higher than surrounding towns? There may be a select few that will benefit by this Standard Oil process, but the general business public suffers. The thing now to do is to smash the market trust. It is to the interest of every live merchant in town to smash this trust. You can not smash it by looking wise and uninterested, but you will have to get

I Do You Want to Save Money & | I — IF YOU DO LET US HELP YOU = | Owing to the backwardness of the season, at the close of spring business we find that we have on hand a S larger than usual number of broken lots in Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s Suits. These are good, staple, durable & suits, made in the very best manner possible, but as we have only one or two of each now left we wish to close O them out, and in order to do this we are going to sell them at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES. ® 'T r L* We do not pretend that we are sacrificing everything in our store, but the articles B |H Dul rxclliCiTlDCi 1 DIS mentioned in this advertisement are actually being sold at a bonafide reduction, H fi One ftlindi'ed and Fifty Men’s, Boys’ and Ghildien's Suits at Greatly HedUeed Prices. § These are not old shelf-worn salts, bnt snits of which we have only one or two of a hind left, &s g One Hundred Pairs of the best Dollar Trousers SX*/JRSSSi ’**“•■••***«*■-**«»• | B Special Values in Shirts OVERALLS KNEE PANTS B 50 dozen good Gingham, double sewed, We sell the Berne Overalls, the best over- 25c 50c SI.OO, We will sell you the best H that we can and will sell for 25c. alls on earth, at the same old price. 45 cts. 25c Knee Pant you ever saw. J H Men's Work Sox Hot Weather Shirts Brand New Neckwear I Soft Collar Shirts in all the latest colors. agH ... 5 cents SQ Ct 51.00. $1.50, $2.00, The Newest Patterns and Designs. || All Straw Hats at Cost | These are BEAL BARGAIN’S. All you have to do to be convinced is to make a visit to our store. ===== Ic. East c. h. ELZEY & VANCE, Decatur, Ind. |

Into the game and take your share of the responsibility. There has never been a campaign waged in this city for a better cause than the one to break np the nefarious practice of combining on low prices for country produce. What the merchants want in this town is buyers, and what brings more or better buyers than high prices for country produce? They bring in that produce and lake home with them the merchant's dry goods, linen, clothing and groceries. Every business man profits in some way by that transaction. In addition Decatur is boomed as a town with good markets —and that is the best kind of a boom. Smash the Market Trust. CONTRACTS LET (Continued from page 1.) ens, $167.50; D. A. Straub, $184.19. Henry Stevens being the lowest bidder, the contract was awarded to him and he will be required to complete the same within a certain length of time. A resolution reciting that it was necessary to construct a sanitary sewer along Indiana street was read and adopted and a declaratory resolution authorizing the clerk to give notice to property owners for the hearing of objections was also read and adapted.,A declaratory resolution was also adopted authorizlnz the clerk to give notice of the hearing of objections in relation to the construction of a sidewalk on Elm street. Upon motion by Christen, the motion made at a prior meeting in relation to the moving of the electric light and telephone poles along Third street between Monroe and Madison streets was rescinded and the poles were ordered left where they now stand on inside of the curb line. A petition signed by a number of property owners along Winchester street asking for a cement sidewalk along both sides of the street from Adams street to the Erie railroad and asking that the same be constructed next to the curb line was read and upon motion was referred to the street and sewer committee. Burns moved that electric light su-

perintendent Mylott take np the matter of checking off all coal and oil bills and see that the same were properly filed with the clerk. This motion carried. The bids for oil for the ensuing year to be used at the city plant were opened and read and the contract was awarded to the Brooks Oil company, their contract being the lowest on all grades of oil. The following biJis were read and allowed: D. F. Teple 48.82 A. S. Parrish 13.44 W. H. Myers 3-40 J. D. Stuts 45.83 Jno. Sprague 22.80 E. Fritsinger 5.25 Kirsch and Sellemeyer 67.50 C. W. Dorwin 6.75 John Lenhart 4.66 J. W. Bosse 45.00 Kalver and Hurst 1-50 L. G. Ellingham 162.80 Tom Peterson 13.50 John Sprague 60.00 G. R. & 1 163.02 T>. J. Hyland 19 01 Geo Wemhoff 1-50 Wm. Burford 45.00 No further business coming before the council, they adjourned to meet on July 25th to receive bids on two new boilers. o— - AN AUTOMOBILE BARGAIN. FOR SALE—A Wild’s runabout automobile in first class condition. The owner wants to sell it that he may purchase a touring car. Just the thing for light travel. You can buy this machine for $275 and it’s worth twice that. Inquire at this office. o - The Woman's Relief Corps will give an ice cream social Saturday evening in front of the meat market of Simeon Hain on the newly constructed Madison street improvement. The sosial is given’for the benefit of the order and all are cordially invited to attend. 173-3 t FOR SALE —40 acres of good land known as the Ashcraft farm, Blue Creek township. For particulars inquire of C. T. Rainear, south Tenth street. 173-6 t WANTED —A woman to do housework for party of six at Rome City, from July 27th to August 12th. Inquire of Mrs. J. H. Heller, north Third street. 1 Phone 277. ts LOST —A light green purse with sixteen dollars and small change, between seventh and Madison street. If found please return to Mrs. John Rice and receive reward. WANTED—A girl to do general housework. Inquire of Mrs. H. O. Bowsman, on north Third street.

OBITUARY. It is the duty of the Chronicler of events to engrave another name in the roll of the departed. This time it is the mother of a happy family circle. The nurturing, homemaking, loving mother and parent is taken from the side of her strong companion and from the midst of her expectant little ones. Emma Bertha Boch, nee Peterson, was born on September 4, 1870, on her father’s farm in St. Marys township, Adams county, Indiana. She was the youngest of a family of seven children. As such she naturally received the fond love and affection of her parents whigii. in turn, doubtlessly added much to the kind and mild disposition which she showed in her home and in the circle of her friends and acquaintances. Her mother proceeded her to the spirit world while her father, Isaac Peterson, still remains residing at Decatur. Moreover, three brothers have died, while two brothers and one sister remain to mourn her early death. She was married to Abe Boch on the 6th day of October, 1891. Seven children were born to them, two of which have died. Those remaining are Richard. Eva, Wanetta, Wayne and Gertrude. Mrs. Boch cherished her Christian training. At the age of ten years she gave her heart to God united with Salem Evangelical church, and remained a member of the same unto her death. She was an earnest church worker until detained by urgent home cares Her amiable disposition and kindness of nature won for her many’ friends. She was not given to mingle freely in society, but to the service and care of her home. Her sickness dates to about a year ago. After her recovery from typhoid fever, she continued to ail and finally, upon the advice of her physician, submitted to an operation. She departed this life at St. Josephs hospital, Ft. Wayne, June 22, 1907, having attained to the age of 36 years, 9 months and 18 days. The funeral was conducted from the home, east of the city, by the Rev. A. B. Haist, who spoke on the words “Let not your hearts be troubled" and paid a fitting tribute to the memory of the departed. The funeral was one of the largest in attendance seen in the community. The many rich floral tributes also betoken the esteem in w’hich the deceased was held and the sympathy which the community feels for the bereaved husband and family. Her remains were tenderly laid to rest in beautiful Decatur cemetery to await the final call.

HISTORY CHAPTER (Continued from Page 1.) which it stands. This was payable out of the donation due the county from them.” “The furnishings hinted at above consisted of IS chairs for the court house and six chairs tor the clerk’s office, one clerk's desk, two tables, one for each jury room, one attorneys' table, one Franklin stove and pipe, one broom and eight candle- j sticks.” At the June session, 1841. it was] "ordered that John Reynolds and Samuel L. Rugg be authorized to build a jailor’s house on the public square adjoining the jail so as to cover the entrance Into the jail on the north and build into the jail on the same 22x32 feet and to partition the same in the middle, with a clothes press and recess for bed in one end of the north room and a chimney in the middle with two fireplaces therein, the building to be high enough to have the roof cover the jail door and finish the same in a good and workmanlike manner, and of good materials and make therein at least five fifteen light window’s and the repairs to the jail to be a stove set in one room of the jailor’s house and the pipe adjusted so as to pass through the lower room of the jail and out at the roof except a brick top from the garret floor and to fix a small drum at the lower end so as to better warm the room * * * pickets were to be set under the floor of the jail the same to be set three feet in the ground and the top of the floor to be covered with sheet-iron and nailed with four penny nails in a permanent manner, the same to be completed by the Ist of April, 1842.” On the second day of December a contract was entered into with Joseph L. Eyanson for a building for the county officers, namely, Clerk, Auditor, Recorder and Treasurer. The contract called for a building to consist of four public offices adjoining each other 18x68 feet on the northeast corner of the public square, the length way of the building to run on Second street. The building was to be of brick construction four rooms of equal size partition walls to be of brick. 8 inches in thickness, the outside wall to be 12 inches thick * * * the floors to be of brick laid in sand or leached ashes, 10 feet space between the brick floor and the pastering overhead or what is commonly called 10 feet room, 2 windows of 24 lights each, in each room, exactly opposit each other, in the center of each room. One door in each room near the end. (To be continued.)

STOP! And take a look at our windows and see Our Warm Weather Goods Even if the weather is warm our summer goods will Keep You Cool. We offer you the best bargains in the city- Seeing is.believing and you need not go any further if you*visit our store first for you will be more than satisfied. We offer big cuts on all summer goods, white as well as plaids, dots and stripes. A FEW PRICES All fancy zephrs, embroideries and gingham suitings, former price 20c, go now at 15c per yard Scotch lawns, worth 10c, for 5c per yard Those fine, silky fancy plaids,, worth 50c per yard, go at • • 33 cents Remember, we show the best line of ready-made shirt waists in the city and these are offered at a reduction, a great opportunity, $3.75 waists at $3.00; $2.50 waists at 2.00; $2.00 waists at $1.85, SPECIAL—A beautiful white waist, splendid value for the money, for 65 cents True & Runyon.