Decatur Democrat, Volume 38, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 17 August 1894 — Page 5

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Steele ileuiN. John Davy left this place last Saturday -for Indianapolis, where he intends to com plete his commercial course. Charles Davis and family visited friends aiffi relatives in Van Wert la.-t Saturday and Sunday. The Ep wort it literary rendered a very interesting program at tl»e M. E. churcl last Saturday evening. Dick Haggard expects to leave here foi Northern Michigan this week, where in will spend a few weeks among relatives. The Salem Sabbath school will hold r picnic on Soturday, August 25, at the resi deuce of of Arthur Fisher, one mile easi and«» Se-half mile south of this place. Al are cordially invited. J. W. Holmes, of Portland, is again it! our midst. B. P. Harris, of Berne, is having quite an extensive butter ond egg trade in out little berg. The Leisure dub of this place has been divided into two district classes. The juniors spend their time in rolling hoops, while tlie seniors busy themselves with the pleasant, game of “horse shoe.” Pieuiant Milla Itenp. Miss Nettie McCollough, of Bluffton, spent tlie Sabbath with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Davis McCollough. Dan Ehrisman left last Tuesday for Detroit, Michigan, to remain some time. He has our best wishes for hlk future success. H. B. Acher, of Quincy, Logan county; Ohio, is visiilng B. B. Winans an i family and other friends. Mrs. Wm. Comer is improving some, having been in feeble health for some * time. Uncle Hamp Fristoe. of Bluffton, is in the village this week. ” John Harshman lias purchased the Widow Troutman property on Main street. Our grain dealers are kept busy. Walter Murray and family, Mrs. George Roop, Mrs. Luther Carrey and Mrs. Joshua Matthewson, all of Decatur Sundayed here with friends. Rev. Freeman and family were at Van Wert, Ohio, last Thursday. The itemizer wishes to be excused for an item which appeared in last issue referring to Dr Vizard. It appearing as an advertisement, which was not our intention, and is against the medical profession. Laundry work called for and delivered to any pairt of the city and guaranteed tirst-class. Miller’s Steam Laundry. dJI-wlOtf First and Monroe Streets.

Hondurii* Iluoling. J. 11. Fulk and L. E. Reber were at Fort Wayne last Friday. W. F. Falk was in Berne on Tuesday of last week on business. Sabanak Myers, of Bluffton, spent last Sabbath with friends.at this place. J. N. Glick, of Vera- Cruz, still makes a bi-monthly' trip to this place. Eli Reber lias rented the John Ashiiatmher farm, on which lie will move in a few weeks. A Sunday school celebration will be held at this place, August 18th. Every body invited. Miss Lizzie Bense, of Ft. Wayne., is : visiting relatives attids place this weelc. W. E. Fulk is now studying surveying under John Tyndall, of Decatur. Last Friday J . 11. Fulk was at Fort Wayne and was surprised to have a stranger step up to him and ask him to go along and try tlie new restaurant. After a spell of coaxing, young Fulk told him that he would get into trouble if he didn't leave immediately. Union Township Items. Mr. and Mrs. W. Smith, of Dublin, Ohio, were the guests of .John Spuller dyer day.The school building at District No. 4 will be completed 111 a few weeks. The funeral of Mrs. Godfrey Thima was heid at the Lutheran clpirch of this town-. ship last Saturday at 3;00 o’clock p. 111. There will be a quarterly meeting held at ' Salem beginning Friday, August 17, and eantinuing oyer Sunday. James Johnson was the guest of Miss Lucy Erwin last Sunday. A number of our young people attended an ice cream social at Mr. Sheets’k st Thursday evening. ' Charles Ahr is in town this week. The funeral of Mrs. liitta, wife of win. Hitchcock, was held at the Charles chapel Monday at three o’clock p. m. HAST FORK ITKIOS. Zion Sabbath school attended the picnic at St. Paul last Saturday. Mark John and family visited friends at Linn Grove last Sunday. Our people are going to attend Robison’s ■ shpw at Bluffton, August 23. Those boys that are ffreing revolvers in a crowd had better go a little slow for court, will be in session.

Linn drove Grint. .1. 11. Bryant moved hl* family to Marlon, where he enter* on the second year as principal of one of her schools. Emil Llchty went to Richmond last Thursday, returned and done a Job of threshhiK the same day. Eli Bien- returned from Syracuse, Mich., on Monday evening. Died, on Saturday morning, August 11. Elizabeth, wife of Daniel Heller, of Hartford township, pt the age of sixty-four years. A large gathering witnessed her burial rites at the Alber.son church on laat Sabbath. Douglas French, after completing bis studies at the Valparaiso schools, recreated one week here among his people. He left last week for Whiting, on Lake Michigan, where lie has accepted the principalship of the school at that place. Our townsman, Isaac Wanner, has taken the front place in the way of a patent of his own ihvention for post auger. Ills device can readily be set at will, and sink post holes from two, to seven inches, and will need only a simple test to be appreciated. The Hartford Oil Co , have erected a new deriick on tlie land if M. Yoos. The drill Will be staited during the week. The company put in place a new 25-horse power boiler and engine to do their pumping. The Standard company have done likewise at tire I’usey Well. Albert Mosser had a valuable sporting horse to die last Monday. Herman, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Christian Meshberger died last Sunday morning. Aged 11 months. A number of Sunday schpols held a picnic at Reynold's Grove west of town last Saturday. A i leasant time was had, when soon afternoon a benediction was administered by a little shower of rain. C. B. Fink left here Wednesday with others for Cando. North Dakota, to thresh a portion of the wheat-crop for the inhabitants thereof. Catharine, wife of Joseph Runyon died Wednesday, aged about 45 years. Caecer wastheeause.ofherdemi.se. Franklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Powers died Wednesday evening, aged 17 years, A few’ hours after the funeral of Mrs. Daniel Heller last Sunday, the aged husband fell and broke a thigh bone. Mr. Heller has the sympathy of the community. Monroe Items. □ At'orney Devoss visited Monroe list Sunday to make a diagram of the premises where the late shooting occurred. The funeral of Oliver Winget, was held at the M, E. church of this place. John MtjKain officiating The remains were interred in the Beery cemetery, beside his,, father, who was buried thera several years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Cord nay, of Decatur, were guests of .1. A*. Hendricks and family last Sunday. Daniel Roop and family and J. H. Steele and family Sundayed with David Heidricks and wife. John W. Hendricks, wife and daughter, Maud, of Greensburg, Ky,, arrived here last Saturday morning and will remain with friends for a month or more.

Last Friday night this place was the scene of a murder, by tlie hands of Thomas Mallonee, alias Tom Bumby, a young ras cal who lias loitered about Monroe tliC pas: year or two, doing nothing but loafing and “spungHig” off a good old honest step , father, who lives on a twenty acre faro, one-half mile south of Monroe. Tom wapaying his loving attentions to an old Turn of bad repute who lived witli Bazel Eves hart. Tlie lexer- were together on tlie . evening in question and every evening when opportunity afforded. About ie . o’clock that eventful evening, one Oliver Wingetconeltided to visit tlie rtsid'ii i of Mr. Everhart where Tom was staying and asked admittance ami was refused Winget persisted and the inmates objected, and it is Said that threats were made bx Winget whereupon Toni secured a 22 cal ibre revolver, stepped to tlie door and shot, hitting Winget in tlie left, side, tlie ball passing through the stomach which ettusei deatli in less than 24 hours. Winget walked about 4 rods and fell, where lie was foum ami carried to Ids sister- residence. Mrs John Everhart, xvliere he died. The loafe and assassin was arrested about three hour , after and brought before Squire Simrok< and pleaded guilty to tlie cliarges mail against him and xvas remanded to jai xvliere lie awaits Ids doom. i Root Township Itrms. Waldo Smith and wife, of Dublin, Ohi were visiting in this vicinity last Sunda.' - Curtis Swartz ami Frank Johnson, > f Van Wert, Ohio, were the guests of Je- >' Swartz last Sunday. The 12-year-old son of Wm. Ault, | who works for Dayton Steele, while I riding on a sulky mower Saturday, fell oft and broke his arm. Dr. Boyers reduced the fracture. | Quarterly meeting will begin at Salt m Friday evesing and will be continued oxer Sunday. L. N. Dailey who is teaching mu-ic throughout the neighboring community held an ice cream supper at his home in honor of his pupils last Saturday evening. A great number of pupils were present, besides other friends and spectators who enjoyed the evening with gratification. Miss Margaret Spencer, of Indianapolis, is in the city. Let it be known far and wide that the Commisioners will put down flagstone in front of the court house. Sons of Veterans excursion. On | Afigust 18th the Sons of Veterans will run an excursion to Rome City. Round , trip fare will be $1.25. Time of train will be given later. •

Hang on to Wait We Say! 27,500 feet of floor space covered with HARDWARE, FARMING MACHINERY, »< HOUSEHOLD GOODS of Every Description. OUR SPECIALTIES! of which we are sole owners and controlers in Adams county. Ihe Hew diamjiioii Binflei s Mi Mowers for 1895. are now on exhibition on second floor of our building. They are made strictly of steel, wrought andmalle able iron and guaranteed to outstrip any other machine in* the world. Call and get particulars. Hoosier and Farmers’ Friend Drills, Both in Plain and Fertilizer, Disc Spading “V” and Feed Grinders, Tooth Harrows, (Buggies, Kid and Flying Dutch- Surries, man Breaking Flows Boad WagonSi Bryan, Deere and Farm Wagons, Princess Plows, Harness, Plow Points for all make Whips, of plows, Axle Grease, The Celebrated Myers Lap Robes, Force Pumps, Etc , Etc., Etc., Etc. Iron Roofing, Asphalt Paint, The only Paint that will hold to iron or tin and ♦ £odd for boilers and stacks. AMD ah. C FOR ) k 6 THIS TRADE-MARK. ) xjggjr KIND Os cf iMrrCjjX Besides a very large stock of J£ediuxnand Ch.sap Cook Stoves deliver Plows, Harrows a,nd Discs to |)Ui - chasers at any time, as we have a conveyance on the road continually. Mill I FEW WOOS TO 01 il FIIIEVDS .1.111 (1 STO.IIEIIS. As long experience surely makes perfect, ami as we have long catered to the wants’of our fanner customer? and have the best goods than man’s ingenuity can produce. This is a moneyed interest that every farmer should interest himself in. One set of machinerv bought of us has out-lasted three sets of "Cheap John Machinery” purchased elsewhere. The Keystone Bone Fertilizer Has been tested in our county and found to be invaluable to soil in the raising of all grains. Thanking our many customers for pasl favors, we hope to merit a continuance of tnp same. Yours very truly, X ; JOHN S. BOWERS & CO.

Berne Hem*. Dr. Franz. nu<l wife « girl— la*t Fri<lay\ .Jacob Brown ha* moved to hi*, new home. Amo* Hlrschv wont-in Fort Wayne last Friday to meet hi* wife who relumed from I‘etosky. Midi. ‘1 Amo* Reusser and .lame* Spritnger returned to Angola on Saturday last to atte.ul school, Mrs. Frank Foreman went on a four, week* visit to her parent* nt Oxford. Ohio. Win. Oites and wife a girl Sunday morning. Frank Riefy, of I.inn Grove, while in town seeing bis best girl .Sunday night had his bicycle stolen by someone who wanted to play a joke on Frank. The bicycle was found o'fi ifoegli-s lot on Monday morning. What imide Abe Boegli smile-o pleasant on Monday is that lie became papa of a littlegirl. Rudy Ldiman, Dan Sprunger. Jeff Lehman, Peter Sprung! r and old Father Lehman, left for Pttoskey, Mich., where they will spend a few days with ttier families who are already there. David Moser and Ids hand* left Wcdtiesdi v f t North Dakota, where he has a threshing machine. * Sam Schimiler and his best girl were over’’ to Bluffton Tuesday afternoon. Dr. Geo. Ca-tlerwood. of Monroe, was seen on our streets Monday. We forgot to mention last week a boy to Mr. and Mrs. Jess Ray . Teacher*’ ln*iimte. The Adams County Teachers’ Institute will convene at Decatur, Ind., Monday, August 27th, and eonjtinue in session until noon September 1. IS.M-. The greater part of the institute work Will be performed by instructors from Middletown, Ohio, ami Viiicenues, Ind., supplimented by tne assistance of home talent. No one who expects to teach the coming school year in Adams County can afford to be absent, as much valuable instruction will be given on music, methods, mathematics. etc. Come and bring your friends with you, that the school officers, for they will all be in attendance, doubtless, may know who is interested in the teacher’s work and the cause of education. Very Truly, J. F. Snow. Wiilsiiirc Items. Ralph Wright met with a sad accident this week. He was picking pears when tire la bier broke and lie fell to the ground striking bis left slipu Lit rand his bead and lias been lying nb on-ions since. There is hardly any hopes <d his recovery. Y* . Mary Dailey, daughter vs Mr. and Mrs. Wiilis Dailey, is iymg'v. ryNi virtli the typhuirj fever. - , Mis. Lamon is lying very sick with typhoid’fever. Miss Mam! Ro— fas returned home from her extended v isit and r< p, rts a splendid time. They Sre now at work' drilling for oil here and are •.•xyeciing to fil'd it. i’rcble Items. L. T'.c-dcy in_L: Henry Koeiiemarn had o.ie ■ . b.ui.s . -.ui.e , down. Two hvr-ys. w . hay. ic 1.1 .Hid 1•) bushels 0: wheat w, ! li'iiiiivd. Cause of tire unknown. . • ; ■ '' x . s co, ic ..an :■ V'at No. I with' a t in. <1; ...nee. Mr- I'. :f. izinkon m. o' New i 'rleai.s, is • ’ vi- t.:._ Laiikvs.i d- parents. .Ji ■- Emilia 11.-c; Fi rt Waym? and Oil.vo l’ - ladies am -.. li s at“Wisehni '- ..s. M. 1.. Keen" Mr*. Henry II .-' ■.u . • ■ cort sWaytie to a <• . iitcd <'■ pliaiis . 1 H' _. . - . ; ev ry body else I ;: ■ al. A . ,<>< vl )> on . ■ cents a n onit. it at your place ee. LTy’ W n.u.s I- . . . U)t _ Made ;he el I : e,p s . .] f, ls . taps ■ . .t-e >, ft i. e Post oJicc r 45 ts .V. n. t. 5... .. , s’.,’eli ms re- . i • -' ‘is. e.c.. neatly . .0 Cree a . ... MiUgr’s S' mu L ihi. i f 1-. nil onice SIH f.s. • .l-ll.w i'iltr ■ j .-f :i<• N uMo:,, 1 c .inyijitni of th,e ■, l 1 v 1: r- e . ;.t PittsLi ha 1. i’a . .» ' ■ . X. N I. will sell - .d i 1::’ 1-' ■ *. ' -7.>‘.11’11, Sep . hto7: il il'chis v - : . ■1! :d! > t tut '1 pa-sage mili! >» p'. 1V c i';‘l Oxe'step Ott Wit; he attow.-rt e. !’■> leli.i; . p i,n . ev. withi n tne ctu’i > •>1 1 1 >- ,t >n,>-. ■l. Lrvson. Ag’t. A DELICIOUS DRINK A=|SOLOONLy INR —I l ib Packages I—MANY FINE PREMIUMS GiVcN FREE TO DRINKERS OF LION COFFEE