Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 1 May 1896 — Page 5

‘.O- > - — • •: - NOW IS THE TIME —q SPRING CAHPET. So do not put off buying, Until the choicest patterns are gone. Our assortments arc complete. PRICES . . . ... x-.oxTV'Esrt thant ever. ■II ■■■■! ■ ■ I II I 1— I ■ ■■■■■■■ We carry nothing but best brands, from reliable manufacturers’ quality, and prices guaranteed. All new designs—nothing old. CALL AND MAKE YOUR SELECTIONS. assortment in Lace Curtains, Window Shades and Rugs. JOHN & W. 11. MBLICK, Executors.

Kerne Item". Mrs. J. Rose is visiting relatives near Briant, Indiana Baumgartner-A Moser have purchased a new turning lathe that weighs 8 tons and cost S7OO Mrs. Green of Geneva *s visiting her daughter Mrs. I) Sheets. Megmas was arrested for stealing a pair of shoes of A. Eircher and being unable to pay his tine will board with the sheriff a few weeks. W. Boughten and F. Woreman were at Geneva Friday. > A. Beatty and M. Romberg, of Decatur, were here last Friday looking after the interest of the new telephone line. J. M. Rose and wife were at Bluffton last Saturday. Mrs Mercer, of Chicago, is visiting • Mr. Ervin and wife N E. Robinson of Richmond was here Monday. . •S D. A. Gilliam was at Geneva last Thursday. ‘ C. Brown, of Geneva, had business here Thursday. Wm. Herron, line repairer on the G R. &I. was in town fixing the wire belonging to J. P. Hobecker which crosses the main line. Last Tuesday one of the brakeman was almost thrown from the train by the wire. The new jewelrymen wilt locate in the store room of Stengel & Craig. Jess Michaud returned from his trip to Florida, last Wednesday Steele Items. , There are all the pike advocates? Our Allen county book agent has re turned home. Postmaster Baughman was at Decatur Saturday. Literary next Saturday evening at the church, Mrs, J. IL Porter and family of Decatur were in opr yicinity Sunday. Now for music! A. B. Baughman has purchased an organ. Frank Meyers family were moved to Willshire a few days ago • , Clyde Davis and Roy Ridding spent Saturday and Sunday in this community. . P H. Winans of Pleasant Mills passed through our burg recently . H. C. Gillespie is selling machinery, buggies and etc., for a Decatur firm. A. B. Baughman and A. W. Holmes

HAVE YOU HEARD .. . : OF ' Arthur? . . The New Deep-water City At Sabine Pass, the new terminus of the great r north and south line, \- The Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf Railroad. ’_. s i A iid the early fruit and vegetable region of the “Gulf Coast of Texas.” The most attractive, lands in the United States for fanners. And the best opening for merchants and - mechanics. . . . . . 11l the Rani Belt ami i a Land of Sunsliiuc and Flowers. O’l ? or full particulars call on or address, * Seymour Worden, Robert Blackburn, Agents, Decatur. Ind. Fred 11. Rogers, gen. ag’t, 84 Turner building, St. Louis, Mo. 51 wS

were at the <■ unt\ .seaton business!?) quite recently. Salem Sunday .=■' ,00l was reorganized last Sunday wile E. R. Merriman Superintendant and N. Mercer assistant. W. E Redding was to Monroe Monday. Mrs. E Kelrsey's sister and daughter Ina, of Michigan are here on a visit. I. N. Bryan, of North Dakota, is visiting triends and relatives at this place. Attention Farmer*! Anyone having colts to castrate can have the same done by calling on or addressing S. W Weldy, Peterson, Ind., or Dr. E, H. Leßrun, Decatur. 4w4 Vlonroe Item*. The telephone poles are being adjusted and before a week can talk with Decatur and Berne. J. W. Hendricks is at Greensburg, Kentcky. « Misses Oney Johnson and Maud Hendricks attended commencement at Willshire Friday night. • V. B. Simcoke is quite ill. The prospect for a large crop is most flattering. Jonathan Buckhead, the huckster, is doing an immense business. Burt Bailey and Burtj,Keller are not to be beaten when it comes to buying eggs They think more of eggs than their girls. The hdfop factory is running full blast. If you want the best and cheapest sprayer call on Chas. Simcoke. He can furnish you one cheap, and the receipt for destroying all kinds of insects on fruit trees and bushes. Save the fruit. The populist meeting was a grand fizzle. Not even Frank Hartnett was there with the photograph of Tillman’s long cow. A Millinery—the or>,ly place in the town that you can find the latest styles is at Mrs Sheets. Berne, Ind. (iw€ Auction! Auction sale of Fruit Trees next Saturday, opposite the court house. Sale to commence at 2:30 p. m. Terms:—All sums of two dollars and over a credit of three months will be given. LJ.Mies.se. 710d3 7wl For beautiful work and best prices in millinery call, on Mrs. Wm. Sheets Berne, Ind. 6w2

1 .... iTI Linn Grove. n Reynolds and Mrs. Sadie Ben* net were married. Sunday, April 19th. Rev, Reitzer otliiciated. We note the following removals since our last report: Oscar Anderson from the Ensley property into his own, cornel of Water and Taylor streets. Dr. Haughton to his farm three and onehalf miles northwifst of town. Solomon Shoemaker. Monday, to his farm recently purchased two and one-half miles east of here, known as the Gerber farm; George Emick. of Orville, Ohio, moved here on Wednesday, into Dr Haughton’s property. Lew Harding, of Auburn, is again at his post as decora* or. at the carriage shop He will move here in a few days. Hoffman A Gottschalk has a supply of the Elkhart family almanacs, both German and English, for free distribution this season. Come and get one. Charles Hartzel and wife, of Greenville. 0., are visiting the Shepherds Their visit is owing to the indisposition of Mrs Mary French, a sister of Mrs. Hartzel. X Peter Hoffmann isrbuilding a summer kitchen and wood house 'combined, on one of his lots. Dr. A. Haughton will be found at his office in town, during the day, as here tofore. Wednesday, while Mrs. Martin L. Kizer was doing her laundry work, she slipped and fell, breaking her left, arm at the wrist. Dr. Haughton is the attending physician. Fruit Tree*. Next week‘l. J. Miesse will have a special sale of fruit trees. Five’hnndred fruit trees of all varieties. One hundred grape vines, the finest in the world. One hundred tose bushes, different varieties; house plants and everything in that line. The sale will be continued during the month of April. You will find him south of tbe court house. 698tf stf lidbitliiraM Item*. Gravel roads are all the go at this place, every one says they got enough of mud roads last winter. Place vour name on the paper and let her sail. M. John is quite id. Geo. Odgen, of Bluffton was at this place Tuesday. Miss Sussie Libby and’ Mrs. Ella Sovine were at Ft. Wayne last Saturday. The singing school at No. 5 is progressing nicely. Our merchant, John Kreeps, is out on the road and is kept busy. John ie a hustler. A. N. Steele, of Decatur, was in this vicinity last weak. J. Longaberger, of Monroe is visiting relatives here. K. Andrews is slowly recovering. J. Brown was at Bluffton Tuesday. There is some talk of having a postoffice at this place. We need it. and believe that Johnnie can run it to perfection Lands for Sale. We offer for sale the following valuable land in Adams County, Indiana. The south half of the northeast quarter of section sixteen (16), in Root township, known as the Magley farm, and the east half of the northeast quarter and the northwest .quarter of the southeast quarter of section sixteen (16) situate in Monroe township, known as the Wm. Laisure farm; also the east half of the northeast quarter of said section, knojyn as the Ainsley Smith Smith farm;- also 30 acres off of the north side of the southwest quarter of section thirty (30). in Union township; p'so the undivided one-ba'G of in-lot No. 267; in the city of Decatur, including one half of the livery stable thereon; also the following lots number 241 and 242 in the original plat of the town of Decatur. The abovp described lands will be sold on reasonable terms, with payments to suit purchasers. For anv further information call on the Adams County Bank, Decatur, Indian. October 1, 1895. w29tf 2(100 perch, good foundation-stone on hand. Also hercules powder, fuse, and caps, for stump extermination. 50tf John S. Bowers & Co. Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder World’* F*ir Highest Award, House Plants, . Cut Flowers, Set PleeeM for funerals Flowers for graven. Ornament a! trees for eenieteries. Fruit Trees and Vines of all Kinds. “A All Soli at Lowest Prices. _. * . I - ■ . — , J Will open sales room and yards April. Ist. AH stock fresh from Springfield, Ohio. Troy, Ohio. Fort Wayne, Ind. ~4T - J. MIESSE.

i ■ Cyclone In .IrkniMaa. Little Rock, April 28,-~A cyclone did heavy damage in Faulkner county ■ yesterday. A cloudburst o 'curri'd near ( Conwnj and other places had covered the ground to n, depth of from three 1 inches t<> 5 fe< t in drifts. A church and it cotton gin were blown half u mile'; many farm houses, buitt.s, and other 1 buildings totally demolished and stock, I killed. An entire flock of sheep were blown away. Details are not fully in I and it is feared that human lives havg < been lost. . ( SHORT WIRINGS. \ Methodists .hi Grinnell, la., have just 1 dedicated a. new $30,000 Church structure. -Gram menii rial dinners were held in many cities in the United States yesterday. I The Bering sea fleet set sail from Port f Towns, ad today. It contained live vessels. A Philadelphia printing firm han at- I tachetl tlu- property of Mrs. Tom Thumb ( for a debt. George U. Fowler, confined in a Michigan prison on a serious charge, committed , suicide by hanging. Charles XV h of Ulrica go attacked bis wife with a hatchet while she was praying aad almost killed her. ( Miss Laura White-cheated a sensation at . Ardmore, I. T.. by publicly horsewhipping Professor Lynn, a druggist. < Senator Blackburn denies that he ha I agreed to any compromise with the gold standard advocates in Kentucky. ' . I llntnes Law Constitutional. ( New York, April 25.—The appellate 1 branch of the supreme court yesterday i handed down a decision declaring the ; Rallies law constitutional. SHORT WIRINGS. Two residences and a schoolhouse at ! . Chadrt>n«.Neb., were struck and destroyed i -by ligfitning. Union lumber silvers have won a temporary viett y at Ck-vt-iahd. and no more rioting is anticipated by the police. The 4-yyar-pld son of Fred Demtnel, a farmer of '.'iiiton, 1 i., while drawing a loaded gun from b ■kind a trunk.was killed. R. S. Warring Vester lay began another action for $5 ’,OOO against George Westing, house, .'r.. making in all S'Uil.bnO wanted by him. Fremmit, ()., was again visited by a terrific hail, wind and eleetrieal storm. The residence o, Charles 5 citer was wrecked and the family seriously injured. SitOy trammers at the Quincy mine of Houghton, Mich., have struck for higher wages. The'mine is still working, but it is thought the strike will extend to other departments. In a light at Union City, Pa., between Simon and William Hasselback, father and son, the latter seized an ax and startedijfor his father, when the old man shot the son and then attempted suicide. Dr. O. M. Shedd, formerly imperial recorder of the Order of United Friends, charged with appropriating funds of the society, has >een indicted at Poughkeepsie, N. Y. In default of $5,000 bonds he is in jail. The Grand Army of the department of Colorado aid Wyoming, which is now holding its annual encampment in Denver, has adopted a resolution censuring President Cleveland for his policy in regard to pensions. Conjugal Felicities “Mabal, I sometimes trunk you only married me for tuy money.” ‘‘Those luoid intervals are encourag hig. ” — Harlem Life. WHEN OTHERS FAIL■<l « WP iBP Comsnit With Dr. H. E. Keller. Physician and surgeon formerly of 'Chicago, now known as Decatur’s leading and most successful physician and surgeon makes in connection with his general piuctiee a specialty of all forms of chronic eases, sifth as blood and skin diseases, sores, spots, pimples, scrofula, private diseases, tumors, tetter, eczema, asthma, indolent ulcers, acute and chronic bronchitis, ■ catarrh, heart trouble, diseases of the eye and ear, neuralgia, rheumatism, piles, fisfules. fissures, rectal ulcers, nervous debility of the young, middle-aged.and old people and catarrhal diseHses of any nature ] or organ of the body cured not only tern- < porary. but permanent and diseases 1 of Said children a leading • speciality, and all the diseases which the ' human bpd ay is heir to. My past and uniform success encourages ’ me in promising full satisfaction to all my ( patients. Consultation at my office both in ( German and English language, free to all, 1 1 will also attend to all calls day or night, ( city or country, doing a general practice ( and conforming strictly to the principles of " the Pliyso Medical School of Medicine, and } there is no nosidn of any kind whatever 1 used in my method .of treatitjgdisease. 1 l keep a lull line of fresh drugs on hand and j furnish all medicines from my office. I 1 hope by the, strict adlieraneeto the prinei- i pies ol (filth a-tiil-Honest dealiims to merit j your.pirlftmage. lam yours truly. 1 11, E. Keli.ek. t Office over llonlthouse’s shoe store..west ' side Second street. Residence near corner <- of Fourth and Madison street's oppoitetlfe J Catholic church. Office hours fronts a. m. ? to 11::’' 1 'a. nv and .com 1 p. m. to.-ip. in. 1 and from ii p- m. to s p. Lock box lit I telephone Residence No. 93, office No. 32. <.

i .VloiiinoiKli Ileum. The Siibbath school convention Held a.t Mt. I'.easant last Friday was a sm - cess. John Christen was elected president for the coining year. James Watts hasknove.d to the conn- I tty on what is known as the Dougherty farm, i Mr. A Dougherty has become a citizen of Monmouth. Mrs. Doc Grandstaff, is greatly imsprov£<f'in health and Ison tbe highway Bfluture good health Wi.lis Fonner has a hunting pup the half brother of the late lamented Bob (Which he training. . Mont Evans has a new buggy and a new horse and harness. Olea does the driving. Lew Grandstaff has just finished remodeling two cisterns for A. J. Smith. Lew is an artist in line of work. De Lewton is taking the enumeration of Hoot Township he thinks by the time he gets through with that he will be able to judge whether marriage is a failure or not. The Paregoric sheet of Decatur commonly called Wotld gave ussomepointers in his last weeks issue. If he continues tn that line a little longer we may feel it incombant on us to return tbe. compliment which we assure him we are able to do. Charles Magley is teaching a normal school in Monmouth this summer with good success and satisfaction to patrons. C D. Lewton is busy building a picke* fence around his home he savs to keep his boy from straying away. Amos Lewton goes east every Saturday night. Teachers meeting every Sunday evening at Monmouth. All Sunday schoolteachers iuvitedjo attend. C. E. Burr has jft.st made a delivery of tbe finest nursery stock ever delive red iu this placeOur supervisor 11. Magley has been making some much needed repairs to oar roads. The members of tbe Eastern Star Lodge here have a greivence which they will present to the inter-state commerce commissioners for their action. The railroads of our city have discriminated against them; or in other words they make lower rates to one party than to another. To all societies attending the annual-meeting of the Grand Lodge the different roads give a rate of one fare for the round trip, while to the delegates to the Grand Lodge of the Eastern Star they give one and a third fare tbis to them looks like discriminating against them anff is without any question a wrong. Their meetings are as well attended as any Grand Lodge meetings, and deserve the same cottrtisies that are extended to any kindred organizations. Cailvarv Preachmg services at this place Sunday evening was well attended. Miss Clara Wordan spent Sunday with Miss Sadie Miller. Wm. Chronister raised his new barn Thursday. Wm. Miller Sundayed with C. Cowan. Misses Jendie and Lucile Smith attended meeting at Salem Sunday. The late rains have been a great help to the spring crops. J. U. Cowan, of near Pieasant Mills, was in this vicinity Sunday. Affidavit In Rooker Case. Indianapolis, March 31.—The attorneys for the state tiled counteraftidavits in the ease of Alonzo Rooker yesterday afternoon. The affidavits contain the Signatures of 75 well known men who believe that Rooker can secure a lair and impartial trial in this county. The question will be argued iu a few days. Resignation of Duniaven’s Friend. New York, April 2!).—H. Maitland Kersey of this city, and who has always been the representative here of Lord Dunraven in yatching matters, is said’ to have sent iu his resignation as a T. L~ HICKMAN, M. D. Plpiu mi Sup. Treats all forms of acute or chronic diseases medical or surgical. Terms reasonable Otlice in Weltiey Block. All calls responded tiV day or night. ' Its THE MARKETS TO-DAY. (Corrected daily for The Democrat.) Wheat No. 2 6S Corn, .-.2. 25 Oats No. 2..... IS to 20 Rye 37 Clover, red prime -I 50 Clover (Alsyke) I +2O Timothy, 2 00 Flax'.-,. «... .. '0 Butter .. 10 to 1+ Eggs.’ U.c. ......... “12 Lard ’. Potatoes ' 35 Hams 10 Shoulders 8 Bacon 8 Wool, unwashed 10 to 1+ Wool, washed X...-. ...rr. .. ..I7to 20 Catt le s.B (to to 8 50 Ilogs < ...8 00 toqW Sheep 800 to I 50 Hay ...SIO.OO to $12.00 Beef-hides. +e | Calf hides . 1

CROWDS Continue to Flock to ■ + * see the v . . • . •' ' ? Wonder Workers. * T" Their Office Thronged from Morning till Night. « ■ Many Now On The High Road to Recovery. ■ TnantstottißirScißKß _■ ■ ■ am! Still. X- ’ f A positive and permanent cure assured tn all cases accepted. Now is the time to commence. Delays are dangerous. I’he fame of the Wonder Workers has certainly spread far and wida, for the sick and afflicted’are coming from all over the country to consult thesa remarkable healers The Doctors do not claim to cure all diseases and turn away daily many who call to see them knowing they can do nothing for them. They have made a life-long study oLclironie diseases, such as Rheumatism, Paralysis. •> Deafness, Catarrh. Female Trouble. Dyspepsia. Liver and Kidney Disorders. (>ld. Sores, Skin Diseases .and Piles I'iirOd without the knife. Tumors of all descriptions i including ovarian >removed by our special operator. Cataract, CrossEyeS anti every operation on the eye made successfully byourocculist. who completed his studies at Berlin. Germany. With their new and advanced methods of treating tlies'e eases they succeed in effecting cures when others fail. The Doetsrs believe in ’ being up wrt-h the times, and while others remain in the same old rut. they keep progressing and advancing, hence their wonderful success. If you are sick and cannot get relief elsewhere call on the Doctors and they will give you relief immediately. AH who wish to see them will do well to call early, as Sunday will be their last. * ' ■- ■ • . ... ■. r- J- ". ■ ’ No charge for consultation or examination Office hours, Sunday, all day except church hours. Office Hours from 9. a. m. to 4 p. m. and 7 to 8 p. m.x Otlice at ... . - • . Miesse Hotel. '■' "A. niHi: tiirtl’ltti