Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 14 February 1896 — Page 5

What You Save xr>j nßmrxixrGi MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. /YOU save the work, the sewing, which is money sav--1 ing to you. Because underwear experts bought the muslins, the trimmings, and overlooked the cutting and making. We buy direct from the largest manufacturers and at a very low price, and t less than you can make the same garments.

Night Gowns . , At 50c. Gowns made of good muslin, good, full sizes, large sleevs, 58 inches long At 75 cents—Empire Giwn. embroidery trimmed, full skirt, large sleeves, 58 and 60 in. long At 98c—Tuck yoke and Emire own, , embroidery edge, made of best muslin, full skirt, 58 and 60 in. long. At 51.25 —Empire gown and one embroidery and inserting yoke, made of fruit of the loom muslin, full skirts, 58 and 60 in. long.

a JOHN &W. H. NIBLICK, Executors. & *

ag-w. - 11 Calvary Item*. John Shifferly is on ths sick list. Mrs. Ed Ililyard is on the sick list. John Helm, wife and daughter spent Sunday afternoon with H. M. Daniels and family. Our school teacher J_, S. Falk has been spending a few evenings with some of his scholars Harvey Daniels is canvassing in the picture business taking orders for enlarging in pastel work. Mrs. J. W Cowan spent Tuesday with Mr. Apple’s family. Mrs. Apples is confined to her bed with lung trouble. Steele Henn. Y K?lMer was in our village last week. ' H. O. Davis Sabbth with friends in Decatur. ' This is a good time to the gravel road question. W. A Hamrick has organized a class in violen music at Willshire, O. The young people of this vicinity held a arithmetic school at Kinsey schoolhouse Monday evening. It was a success. Edward Lynch who recently lost his blacksmith shop by fire has erected another shop and will soon be ready to accomodate all who need anything in his line. The seven schools of Blue Creek township will join In the commemoration of Washington and Longfellow's birthdays, which will be: ce'ebrated on Feb., 21. The meeting to be held at the Salem M. E church. Chapie Items. Grand-father Wagoner is on the sick list. Ed Miller is working for G. BrodJbeok. (The literary at Good Scrabble was well attended. Will Miller has puichased a farm of his brother, Elmer. Miss Ella Flemming, of Decatur, was the guest of Miss Alla Clem Friday. Mrs. Emanuel Hart who has been suffering with lagrippe is improving. Will Chronister is contemplating building a house on his father’s farm. Win. Erwin has been attending court at Indianapolis. William is a candidate for auditor. “ There is a great deal of supposition as to who your news gatherer in this moral vineyard is. To all such we’ll just say, call at our office. The institute held at Good Scrabble last Saturday was the last for this season and all of Union, township’s teachers .were present with the exception of Miss Miller of No. 4 The day was spent in institute work. Music was furnished by W. F Johnston and F. May. Trustee Nidlinger was present. Linn Grove Items. Clayton Shepherd and wife were at Bluffton Wednesday. Wm. Shoemaker and this itemize! - were at Decatur, Saturday to sit with the county’s political council. Mrs. Kate Slawson and son, of Indianapolis, are at the fire-side of her parents, Mr..and Mrs, Robert Simison. John Kreps and Wm. Nusbaiim are manufacturing and vending an artificial maple syrup and are meeting with flattering success.

White Skirts . Are going to be one of the most popular garments this season. We are showing all the novelties in muslin. The New Umbrella Skirts and embroidery tlrimmed skirts. ! Ask to see them Drawers at 25c, 50c, *1 00 and $1 25, cut wide, open and closed. ’ The new Umbrella Drawers are the ' most popular. Call and see them. The wise women, who are buying have learned that home-made muslin ! underwear is not economy.

Charles O. -imexer, a resident of our town, moved to ’he farm of Mathias Long on Tuesday and will now give his attention to agricultural pursuits An old barn of Fred Gottschalk’s on the old Micheal Miller homestead was burned to the ground early Wednesday morning. A lot of farm machinery was stored therein but all was saved. It is supposed to be the work ot hobos. The unfortunate occurrance in which Joel Roe, candidate for sheriff, lost a valuable horse here, was from a kick by one of David Eckrote’s horses, in whose stable the horse was being kept. The animal’s leg was broken and it bad to be killed. When at Decatur and want the worth of your money, and be treated clever, go to the restaurant of Fristoe & Suttles. We will pay the damage should they not treat you corteous, however, we will not be held responsible should you not survive their kind usage. Berne IteniK. a J. A Atxjerson was at Geneva Saturday. J Hendricks, of 'Mqnroe, was here Sunday. \ P. Scbugg was at Decatur Saturday on business. Mr Metzer, of Bryant, Sundayed with his son Rev. T. Metzer. S. Simmison and Wm. Sheets Were at Geneva Tuesday on business. Quite a number of our boys have been attending court this week. The small child of Mr. and Mrs. F. Foreman is very ill with la grippe. F. Brown, J. Atz and P. Soldner were at Decatur. Tuesday on business. Mr. Campbell and wife, of Hartford, were the guests of Mr. Ervin over Sunday, Joe Augsberger who has been visiting his brother Austin returned home last Saturday. ‘ - • Clarence Lee and Tom Lehman, of Muncie, visited their parents a few days this week. Mesdames Newt McClain and Dick Striker were at Ft. Recovery to attend the funeral of their. sister-in-law Mrs Walter llarris. , At the-Evangelical church there were forty-three conversions and five souls seeding at the altar and thirty-fout united with the church with more to follow Ti e whole town is stirred. It is a, powerl al meeting. Some come to church that have not attended for years Rev s Wise and Stoops assisted in holding meeting last Wednesday night If yon want to be a child of God youmrist be converted. _ IteniN. Miss Moore, of.- Decatur, was the guest of Bi de Evatis-over Sunday. It is th • hit bird that Hutters. A young mar got on his ear about last week’s iter s. " 1 I - T ~ What ha become of the Monmouth quartette? Tune up boys and let us hear from on. Joe He; ir-icks passed through our town fast Monday and all the boys all think b was looking up his chances for sheriff. Parties h ive been here this Week -to purchase a large amount of the decayed sawdust oi f L. N. Grandstuff. They use it for fertilizing. John Walford says it takes more wood to run his store from Saturday night to Sunday morning than it does

I for the balance of the week. It takes lots of wood to born tile. There are some old people in this neighborhood that say marriage is not a failure audit is rumored that before the bluebirds come to sing their glad spring song that the wedding bells will ring. James Gerard and Hugh Miller, president and secretary ot county Sunday school union, were visitors at Concord Sunday lasi. Each had a word for the encoliragment of the Sunday school and C. E societies. Tne executive committee for Root township Sunday school union met at the home of L. N. Grandstaff last Friday evening A program was arranged for the next convention which will be held at Mt Pleasant M. E. church Friday March 27th. The silver question has been thoroughly discussed by the politicians ot Monmouth this week if our lawmakers in Washington were here for a few days, they might get sound pointers that would help them to settle the financial question. naglev IteniH. John Frucbte isjon the sick list. Crist Repperd is onjthe, sick list. Peter Cammer was at Bluffton Tuesday. Mrs. Eli Bridigan is very ill with lung trouble. Charles Parker is quite a hustler selling newspapers, Carlton Selby has adopted the small child of Sam Selby. Samuel Beckner is having a seige of lagrippe at present. O. Brown visited with his sister Mrs. G. G. McGill last Friday. Rev. Vornhold is attending Reform h inference at Wisconsin. More chairs arrived this week for the Sunday school at this place. It is reported that Frank Shady will move to Michigan this spring. Bob Stowe is teaching singing hefe and is meeting with good success. Peter Darmer will soon move to the Kohler farm in French township. Jonathan Mosure will superintend the Sunday school here next Sunday. Sylvester Spangler was here talking his side of the fence for commissioner Lum Swain shipped about 2000 pounds of creamery butter to the east this week. Wm Comer and C. Graft left for California last Thursday, where they will make their future home. The railroad company will repair the stock pens in first-class shape so that stockmen Jean take in .stock at this place hereafter. G. Werling’s team became frightened at the train last] Saturday and demolished the vehice by runuing away. Damage five dollars. Bob Case pays cash for his goods tlierefore lie pr.oposes to give his customers the benefit of a cash discount. He is selling a 5c bar of soap for 4c, 5c box of matches for 4c, 5c box baking powder 4c, 5c package of soda 4c, 5e box of yeast foam 4c, all package Coffee 19c, J T tobacco 15c plug"-Battle Ax tobacco 20c plug, Ky-Lb tobacco 30e plug, coal oil 10c a gal., good syrup2oc a gal., green apples 25c peck, cabbage He pound, extra O sugar 4sc. pound, A sugar 5c pound, granulated sugar sc, and all other goods at rock bottom prices. Go in and see him. If he can’t do you any good lie wiiljupt do you any barm. A E Kilpatrick, of Fillmore, Cal., had the misfortune to have his leg- caught between aeaitand a stone and badly bruised. Ordinarily he would have been laid upfoiwo or three weeks, but says: "After using one bottleof Chamberlain’s Pain Balm 1 began to feel better, and in three, days was entirely well. The peculiar soothing qualities which Chamberlain’s Pain Balm posses 1 have never noticed in any other liniment. 1 take pleasure in recommending it.” This liniment is also of great yalue for rheumatism and lame back. For sale by Blackburn A Miller, druggists. f Manager W. A. Early, of the Western I’liion Telegraph office, who gave the-clew thafi caused the arrest of the alleged murderers of Pearl Bryan, has been notified of his discharge for relating secrets of the office.—Portland Commercials Head Tills Notice., Notice is itereb.V-giveu- that I intend to take contracts for. plastering ’and patching in the year fß9(>. 1 have lost all my. means of support through sickness? anil take this method of notifying tbd public of my intention. Before -letting you wo k.call and get my flguns on the same, lam prepared to do all kinds of work, such as building chimneys, cisterns and cement sidewalks, and will do all work in first-class shape ami as cheap as anyone else, AH work warranted to give satisfaction. ' 46tf Ashley Mann. Arthur Fisher shipped a ear load of stock to Buffalo today.

Peteraoa Items. < Miss Rosa Baker returned from Darke county, Ohio, where she has been visiting relatives. ( Peterson was well represented st , Decatur last Saturday. i The institute at No. 4 was creditably * attended. 1 Mrs. Geo. Brown is visiting.her daughter atPleasaut Mills who has been 1 quite sick. Mrs. Bert Lenhart who has been visiting her parent at this place returned to her home in Decatur, Saturday. Several of Peterson’s young men were seen at Decatur Saturday, purchasing valentines for their best girls. S. D. Brown, J. A. VVeldy and Miss Maggie Weldy Sundayed with relatives near Zion. PleaMunt Milin Item*. Rev. Eiward Oran, of [this place occupied the pulpit Sunday evening at the U. B. church. Dr. Vizard is numbered with the sick. John Conrod I,qwilH start ajbutcber shop early in the spring. Norman Acker is suffering from treating a cancer of the face. Miss Etta Robinson, of Drcatur, 's visiting in the village this week. The Methodist demonination is without a church and are now holding services at the hall. They contemplate building a church in the near.future. Oar town can soon boast of a fine grist mill. Workmen are busy putting in machinery 7 and ere long it will be in opperation. Charles Yager, of Decatur, mingled with friends at this place last Tuesday. Henry Blakey, of Union township, candidate for treasurer, was in our burg last Tuesday. Rev. Hazelton, of Decatur, commenced s series of meetings at the Baptist church Wednesday. The learned doctor says the bicycle habit will make people cross-eyed wrinkles their foreheads, causes them to have bow-legged arms, makes them pigeon-toed hump-backed, gives them round shoulders, cranes their necks, developes interfering ankles and otherwise disfigures and defaces them. Os course this prediction is made from a purely philanthropic standpoint. A ( cross-eyed, bicycle-angled person would require as much inecac to keep his liver in order as would the idiot who prefers the old-fashioped way of walking, therefore the’ doctor has no sinister motive in corjdemmg the wheel. But he might have spared us such an ( avalanche of misery by dealing oui these s- veral distortion-calamities in t doses sf one a time. Do This Now. I Do you need a cough medicine? If so • send for a bottle of Dr. Marshall’s Lung Syrup. It will "help you as it has helped others. Do this now or it may be too late. Many.eases of consumption has originated' ' out of a slight cough and y ou’-'caii not as- • fni-d tn take cliances, 'this medicine will ■ cure any cough or cold or-any, affection of the.throat or lungs. Df-AJarshafi’s J.ung. Syrup is the best for lagrjppe as it has never failed to cure. It is sold on a guarantee and you will be satisfied if you-will only give it a trial. Price 25. 50 and il. For sale by druggists. * E Sunday School Convention. Program Union Sunday school convention to be held at Mt. Pleasant M. E. church. Root township, -Friday. March 27. 1 soil: FOKEXOON SESSION. .':oo—Song service, Mt. Pleasant school. Devotional exercise... •• 6 .... . Bev, Culbertson. , 9:20 —Opening.adfijress ...Coat Cook. 9::'.O—Response Isaac Brown Sunday School and how to remove them... .• Ethel Mann. 10:00—(lenenal discussion. ’ m:->o—EssayIda Mallcnee. 10::D—Reminisceiises of the early Sunday School Mrs. Coat Cook. .b>:r>—General discussion. ii : oo—What, constitutes a good program fov-Sumlay school work. C. Darkless It: D—General discussion. .11:10—Adjourn. AFTEKNOOX SESSION . 1: :o—Song-service-I.ls—Would it be an advantage for unconverted person to teaelj in the Sunday school. If so, how?. Jonas Cline, 11. D. Mumma. Geo.'Ru •kman. 2:15 -Primary clasA drill.'Urn sermon on I lie Mountlohu Christen Jr ?::'.O- Am l iny brother’s keeper. I:so—The Bible in the Sunday school. .. \Vm. P. Mnlionee. .9:lo—Talk on thy life of Joshua'.. ,ChasJFalJailt.. ;: to- Lady Buperinleigl.enls jn Sunday 5e1ip01..'...A.8. and Bert Wolf. ;':SO--Annual report superintemjeiits. I EiV-ENING session. '■;> Song and chorus t>y Cal itunklel John Wolford. • :'.o Election -Our ,stitfp ecyinty an.! township ory gantzatioiij. Hie object pjul scope of its work*- J- H tGarard. 8:15 The imidef and the modern young man. .How shall we 'turn the latter into the Sp.nday school — S’3s— Questions. 9-.oo—Ad’ournmen t. 1 V. . * * °

Give Him the Go By and all the Heel •f the Peddlerer-Hlg dpoel, Hut No Thread. A prominent farmer living east of the city tells the story of a new swindle and unhesitatingly admits that his wife bit at it. A plausible looking fellow comes along selling silk thread which is wrapped on extra large spools. He sells them at five cents a spool and dilates on the superior quality of the silk and the immense amount to be secured for the price by patronizing him. He accompanies his harangue with an engaging smile and tells the unsuspecting housewife that she lias been swindled by dealers in the city. As a general rule he sells from a half to a dozen spools, and all is well until the dupe “tips” one of the spoolsand finds that there is exactly two rows of ihread thereon, aggregating sixteen yards, the remainder being cqrdwood turned into the shape of a spool. The eastern part of the county has been well canvassed by the fellows —Bluffton News. '*x Public Sale*. David Eckrote will hold a public sale at his residence one and one-half miles mrtb-west of Linn Grove, Tuesday, February 25th. S.jH. Hocker will hold a public sale at his residence three and one-half miles north-east of Vera Cruz on Wednesday, February 26tb. J. A. Cline will hold a public sale at his residence four; miles north of Decatur on the Monroeville road on Thursday, February 27th. An exchange says: “If people would ourchase green coffee and brow n it in their houses, there would be fewer cases of diphtheria, scarlet and typhoid fever. The aroma arising from browning the berry, is one of the best agents m disinfecting dwellings of impure air. It is easier to buy coffey already browned than to prepare it, but to prepare it once a week save health and doctor bills. The doors should be left open tnd let the aroma pervade each room.” Della M E Pitteuger nee Buckmaser, daughter of H. R and Malinda Bucknaaster, was born October 7, 1862 and died February 2, 1896, aged thirtythree years, three months and twentysix days- On November 7. 1882, she was married to Rev. A. A. I’ittenger. She was converted and united with the M E church in 1881 and has lived a consistent Christian life ever since always ready to do what she could to advance the Redeemer's kingdom. In her work as a hnnisters wife she was very earnest. §he was blessed with many talents which she was ever improving in the work of the church and organizations - She had a lovely voice ind was always ready to head the singing which was always so helpful to her Husband. She was an earnest worker rn the Epworth league and Sunday school. Eveu’after she was a sufferer she never lost her interest in her life’s work. Her bible her counsel to ihe last. When it was known that she bad blit a few more hours to live, her -husband took up the painful task of celling her she could not get well. Her- "■ “ans Wt-i w at< ‘* I would like *O-. live dar - ling but it is all righty” She repeated those verses always dear to the dying Christian, "Though I walk through the shadow of the valley of death I wi 1 dar ho evil for thou act with me.” Those who knew her loved her and we are made to inquire, why? Then the answer comes in sweetest tones: "Blessed are the dead who die m the Lord and their works do follow them thus.” We bow in bumble submission •to the will of Him wlw doeth all tilings, well. W - %* i oiii-t Noles. Sam M Shugart vs James W Griffin,, -demand S6OOO. Judgment sot $1161.67 Peter Gilperi vs Eolumbth llarritoiu on note, demand S4OO. The ease of Bobo vs. Weillv tried at the last term of court. Judge Heller decided in favor of the defend,mt. In the ease of bhroll vs Weiand. a verdict was rendered tor the defend ant giving him a judgment for $9 00 Against the plaintiff. Frances A. Palmer vs Adam Meyer et al. Judgement against Adam in favor of Investiiftent Co., for lAU 37. first lien. Judgement against ■ Adam in fay or of Gord for $137 21 second leip Judgement against Adgm tor plaintiff for $95 40, third lejn- Simison A Soldner have judgement for $43 - .37. fourth lien. Chas. Neuenschwander vs M. V. B >itocoke et al. Judgement against plaintiff for costs. Rosa Baker vs Aaron B .ker. Divorce granted together wit S2OO alimony asd_judgement ut iendant for costs. s , NJEW CASES. FC Summers vs Delbert Walters,; note, demand.sloo;“ H M Romfagi:g'*vs D E Studebaker, ppte and to set'aside fraudulent eon-’ veyance, SUHI, 1 ’-r™ W H Beam vs J P Banta et al, to quiet title. I W Zimmerman vr Isaac Robison, replevin, demand SltNl. .3J King Jr vs David E Studebaker et' al. on note, and to set aside fraiuTulebT conveyance.

Im Your* T. era. Postmaster Sabm.of the Indianapolis olllce has about i hree hundred letters addressed to the pension officers which be cannot deliver owing to the fact that the pbstage is deficient. Formerly ths pension office paid the postage due on such letters, but an order was received from Washington ordering the discontinuance of the practice. The letters appear to contain vouchers and the postmaster has communicated with teose whose return addrese appears on the envelope and where pastmarks are deciperable he has written to local postmasters but many of them will have to go to the dead letter office. Many pensioners in the state will bonbtless wonder at the delay in receiving their checks. Ours must be there, at least we have never seen it. Granted A Divorce. A decree of divorce was granted to Lucy A. Studebaker against her husband David E. Studebaker according to the terms of the following Agreement: Agreement by and between Lucy A. Studebaker plaintiff and David E. Studebaker defendant, that in the event that a divorce be granted by the court, the following shall be allowed the plaintiff as for her alimony: Ist. The plaintiff shall have the lot (home) No 96 of the original plat of the town (now city) of Decatur, Indiana, as the same is designated on the recorded plat of said town (now citvi and is to have, 2nd. Care, custody and control and maintanance of their child, David B. Studebaker, until the child is six years old and until the further order <>f the court, provided that if plainnrt marry before the child is’six years oM then the court shall hear and determine as to who shall have the custody of the said child. 3rd. Shall nave all the property in said house belonging to her individually, and onehalf the large pictures, and two chairs, one a leather seated rocker and the other a satin upholstered rocker with high back, that plaintiff shall pay and discharge the- following debts of the defendant. One to E. Fritzinger $24 05 J no.. King Jr , 11. M. Romberg, and Yager Bros , with cash and attorney fees on said claims. That the defendant shall have the right. proper times to see t'tfe child. each shall pay their own attorney feesand the defendant shall pay all court costs in the divorce action. All presents given to plaintiff by her friendsand : relatives shall be hers to take awav. That plaint iff agrees to not prejudice the . child against the defendant, and the I defendant shall at no time endeavor to prejudice the child against the plaintiff. . The plaintiff is to have the sewing • machine. The plaintiff shall have • possession of the house in ten days and defendant slialL not collect any rent ■ due for said hoqse in the past but the , same shall to plaintiff. This agreement shall be entered on record and be made a part of the record of this cause. R. K. Erwin, \itorney for plaintiff. L ' A. David E. S'itdebaker. France & M e kr ym an? J. RT'Bobo; Attorney for driendair. .. 1 a ' Adams at'Portland. In one of his r-ports S Morton, of the department oi agriculture* advised farmers to tmix brains with their soil.’’ Tht--other day an Adams Co. farmer wi& seen scattering bog, cow and sheep brains over his land, explaining to one of his neighbors that he was be an up to date farmer — i’artland Sun. This comes from a town where they hunt their Weils and cisterns with a long pole, while they ride iu a dugout. MRS. PEARY WAS FRIGHTENED. It Was When Sh<* Went Hunting Walrus With Her HusbandMrs. Peary, yvife of the famous arctic explorer, declared she has had more than enough of the polar regions, and is determined that her husband shall never repeat his travels in those frigid lands. When asked what experience stands out most prominently in. connection with Hie uupSual life while exploring,’Mrs. Peary, without a moment’s hesitation, said: “Our hunting the walrus. It is the only occasion in my life when I was so frightened that I would have Welcomed death as a relief. We were out in a boat with Dr. Cook, Mat. arid some natives. Mr. Peary had broken his'leg, but was steering the boat, his leg, in splint's, stretched, out before him. We saw. the walrus eorgiug toward us, and when the iiatives said, ‘Shoot at them,’ we took our rifles and did so. 4 •Then' 1 followed a .scene tpo terrible for vvojds.-Thi? Pullets had only entered the,hides of-ethe.-e" animals enough to infuriate them, and they cAie forward enraged and .with but one —Io- turn over the boat. |*ney'placed their long tusks on the gunwale and attempted to tip us cut. I crouched atjthe bottom oil the skiff, loading the, rifles, so that the men would not have’to wait a second. The sea-was crimson with tlicit blood, ecd for a few moments I did not know whether I should be shot by the excited men or drowned by the walruses.- We killed abputlTj and have some < f the i iis ks. But don’t let me talk about i i :o y n .rye. AH that is pkat. ' Philadelphia Times.