Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 1 October 1896 — Page 5

HOOPER’S CALL EXTENDS ALL OVER ADAMS COUNTY. — REPUBLICAN ANARCHISTIC LITERATURE IS PRODUCED BY LOCAL MANAGERS. Offick or the Repubi.bcan Central CoMiniTTEE of Adams County, Indiana. Decatur, Indiana, Sept. 7, 1896. Dear Sir:—Will you help us a little during’tiiis campaign? While it is true that our chances of victory, now look very flattering, yet the battle is never won, until the las’ shot is tired. To be again defeated means a financial crisis such as the world never saw before. It means ruin and disaster to all business interest that have survived the free trade policy of the last few years. And it may mean more than that. It may mean revolution, it may mean civil war. It may mean the wrecking and ruinmgof this, the greatest government under the sun. I am not a calamity h.wler, but I want to say to you, that a party, that in its platform censures and condemns the supreme and federal courts of the United Stall s; a party lead by such leaders as Tillman and Altgeld—that openly avows itself the enemy of competency, prosperity and commercial thrift; that seeks to array the west against, the east; that seek to array class against class; that appeals to the debt shirker, the anarchist, and the dead beat, is to say the least a dangerous party to put at the helm oi this government. The “free silver” trap has been set. It has been devised and invented with all the ingenuity of ttie arch fiend. Its purposes are to detract the public mind from the ruth and misrule of the free trade policy of the present administration. A few Republicans have been mislead by this. We want a list of their names in your neighborhood. They are known as “Free Silver Republicans.” And there are some Democrats honest enough not to be mislead by this will-o’-the-wisp, and are known as “Sound msiey Democrats.” We want a list of those in' your neighborhood. Two blanks for these names are sent herewith. Now, please do this work for us, in the interest of Republicanism, humani’y, and prosperity. This letter is sent only to leading Republican citizens, not because we are unable to get information from our committeeman in your precinct, but we want to make the canvas thorrough in every road district, so that no one shall be overlooked. In filling in the blanks, use your besi Judgment, and class n voter the way he talks. Fill out the blanks as soon as your work is completed and return to this office in the envelope sent herewith. Be complete and thorough as possible. Thanking you in adv; nee for this favor and hoping to be able to reciprocate at some future time, we remain, Tours Truly, Paul G. Hooper, Chairman. P. L. Andrews, Secretary.

COUNCIL PBOC'KEDINfiS; The council met Tuesday evening September 29, Mayor Quinn presiding. Minutes were read and bills allowed. A petition was presented by J. H. Stone, asking the council to remove the building from the south west corner of Second and Madison streets occupied by Lyman Hart. Mr. Stone also presented a petition signed by all the property owners along the route of improvement to change the brick to be used in the alley between Madison and Jefferson streets to vitrified paving brick. This being the evening for hear iug objections to the bricking of , Court street. No objections being made, the improvement was allowed. CZ3 The finance committee allowed ° -■ • Auditor Brandy berry $55.00 tor extending city taxon county duplicate. The matter of watchmen at rail road crossings was taken up and all railroads entering the city had representatives present. The (». R. <Sc I. was represented by Harry,; Miesse and J. T. France, Clover i' Leaf by W. N. Harris and Superiutendent Sherwood, and the C. & E. by Superintendent Reynolds and R. S. Peterson. After hearing from all the representatives, the council decided to enforce the ordinance as it now stands and require night and day watchmen. then adjourned. Those residing in close proximity to the water works are wearing rubber boots, especially on the south side

additional locals. Dallas Wei tzberger is on the sick list. Coffee & Baker fora square meal and lunch and fruits. John S. Bowers is at Geneva looking after his interests at that place. Mrs. M. E. Chirk willspend a few days among friends at Willshire, Ohio. Mr. Monroe of the Coniieticut Fire Insurance Co. is in the city on business. Clifford Tompson and family and Mrs. Henry France will visit indur city for a short time. Mrs. L. C. Miller of Fort Wayne who has been visiting friends here returned home Wednesday. J. F. Mann and daughter, Maggie, spent a few (lays, seeing the sights of the windy city. Thomas Fisher, who has been ill for the past seven weeks, is slowly recovering, lit will get well. Abraham Mangold, who has been ailing for the past two months, is reported to he slowly improving. J. W. Sherwood, division Superintendent of the Clover Leaf, was in the city Thursday on business. A. Vaucamp left for Fort Wayne Tuesday to set up one of the mills built by Vancamp & Co., in that city. Mrs. W. J. Meyers entertained a number of her friends at her home on north Fifth street Friday evening. James Vaucamp of Leo, who has been the guest of his grand-son, Anson, of this city, returned home Tuesday. J. F. Snow and D. E. Smith report a goodmeeting at the Prairie school house in Blue Creek, Thursday night. Hiram Gregg left last evening for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he will enter Jefferson medical college. Mrs A. Gilson left last evening for Fort Wayne, where she will visit her husband who is an operator in that city. Miss Anna Colchin left Thursday afternoon for Bell foil tai ne, Ohio, where she will be the guest of her brother, Joseph. ~ . “Bismarck’? the glass eater from Berne, got on the outside of quite a lot of booze, and finally wound up in the county bastile. Judging from the amount of saner kraut, canned fruit, potatoes and apples being stored in cellars winter is near at Laud. Rev. Vansmiller of Monroeville, Indiana, who has been the guest of Rev Wilkin of this city, returned home Thursday evening. Miss Maine Klienhenz returned Friday after a thiee weeks visit with friends and relatives at Fort Recovery and Atiua, Ohio. • The Clover Leaf excursion to Canton, Ohio, passed through the city Thursday with few people on board. No tickets were sold at this point. Wanted at once—An eight or ten horse power boiler and engine, portable. Call on or address Miller’s Steam Laundry, Decatur, Indiana.

Mrs. J. M. Miller of Mendon, Ohio, formerly of this city, after a pleasant visit of a few days with relatives and friends here returned to her home Friday. . ci Mr . Anna Heffner, who has been the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Forbing, for the past two weeks, returned to her home at St. Louis, Missouri, Thursday. Having moved the news stand to the building on the corner east of the Adams County Bank, we will be pleased to see the public. Blackburn & Archbold. Chas. Heljn and family and Misses Lenhart and King spent Thursday in the rural districts north of the city, gathering wal- r nuts. Chas, says they are plenty.

Congress man-elect Henry, and a lot of republican rooters from this city, were at Salem Thursday night, where the former made a republi can gold bug speech and incidently looked after his political fences. The report of Pension Cominis sioner Murphy for the fiscal year ending June 30y_189(J, shows a loss Os 1-1,093 from the rolls during 5 thej year. Thfs loss, however, has been more than offset by the addition of 40,374 new pensioners and the restoration of 3J873 who had been previously dropped, making a net gain of 150 names. The report of thecommissioner issignificant from the fact that the mortality among the old soldiers of the late war was far greater during the last year than any year during the history of the department.

Watermellons on ice at Coffee & Baker’s. Coffee & Baker are noted for their fine meals and lunch. ts Johnnie Bell will be the guest of H. E. Bell and family for a few days. The Democrat office has their telephone in position now. “Hello” No. 51. Charles Liebenguth spent Sunday with his wife, whois ill at her brother’s. Mrs. J. W. Place left Friday for a visit among friends and relatives at Huntington, Indiana. Miss Kate Toney has resumed her old position in the tailor shop of Kern, Brittson A Beeler. Mrs. L. G. Ellingham returned Monday, after spending Sunday with friends at Winchester. For warm meal or lunch the Union Bakery is headquarters. Everything fresh and up to date. J. Q. eptune received word Wednesday that his father in-law Alex C mntermau-is very sick. Henry Ash buncher returned from Bi rue Saturday. Henry is monufactoring cider at that place. Mrs.' Robert Harding of Fort Wayne, is visiting her par* uts, W. J. Meyers and family in the city. •Ed Menefee returned from Bluffton Friday, where he bad been transacting business for Smith & .Bell. Mrs. Walt Murray returned from Mendon, Ohio, where she spent a few days as the guest of her sister. Wils Merryman, who has been very low with typhoid malaria for some time, is some better at this writing. Lavina Kern returned Monday from Geneva, where she had been the guest of her sister, Mrs. W ash Peterson. John R. Gentry, the great pacer lowered the world's record at Portland, Me. Thursday, by going a mile in 2:001. John D. Kromer, traveling freight agent of the* G. R. & I. railroad, was in the city Friday on official business.

Mrs. McCrea of Indianapolis, addressed the women’s home msssionary society of the Presbyterian chnreh, Monday. Wai. Reed of Morriss, Illinois, formerly editor of the Decatur Democrat passed through here on his way home Friday. P. W. Smith left Monday evening for Colon, Michigan, where he will join his brother in catching the finny tribe, for a few days. The much needed walk from the rear of the fountain to the east court house door, has been completed. Now fix up the lawn. John T. France, L. C. De Voss, Tom Archbold and Simeon Beatty were at Ceylon Thursday where the former delivered one of his famous silver speeches. A. H. Swan and son, Reuben, passed through the city Friday on their way to northern Michigan, where they expect to spend the month of October in hunting. Pass the good word along the line. Piles can be quickly cured without an operation by simply applying DeWitt’s ‘ Witch Hazel Salve. W. H. Nachtrieb. I make every bill of goods you get from me a powerful argument for the continuation of yonr orders. The size of ray business is evident how Ido it. J. T. W. Luckey. “Wake up, Jacob, day is breaking!” so said DeWitt’s Little Early Risers to the man who had taken them to arouse, his sluggish liver. W. H. Nachtrieb. Even Decatur has free watering fountains for the benefit of its farm trade. —Bluffton News. Committees will not visit Bluff ton to find improvements to pattern after. , If you want to trade for a farm, or a farm for city property, if you want to buy a farm eheap on easy terms, or want to buy or trade for city property vou get a bargain of R. K. Erwin. Three or four strangersaive in the i city, who are making aspeeialty of; j trailing watches. They approach | their-victims and oiler to trade i watches, generally presenting what appears to be a fine gold watch but which are in fact nothing but the -cheapest make, and can be bought for $9 90 per dozen. They generally effect a trade, generally getting three or four dollars in exchange. People should be on the outlook for these sharks, and when they propose a trade, hit them so hard, they will be fit subjects for the dump pile. Law has no terror for these

“Financial Catechism!” By James W. Wilson, a complete and exhausive explana tion of the financial problem, in book form, FREE AT THIS OFFICE. • ’ AT IT AGAIN. The only Frank Schumacher was a* it again Tu ul iy ami as a con sequence is again an inhabitant of I the county jail. He went home last night intoxicated and with clubs,,axes etc., he drove bis family from home. At this juncture the neighbors appear ed with a rope which they placed around his neck and started for the raging Kekionga. When they reached the banks* of the river, Schumacher was given two minutes to make his peace with the Lord: He fell on his knees and made solemn promises, with heaven as his witness, not to do it again. The marshal then appeared on the scene ami conducted him to the Ash baueher House, otherwise! bis inangled remains would be | en.joviug sweet repose at the bottom i of the beautiful St. Marys. Miss May Smith of Hoagland, is in the city, the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. 11. Reed Rev. Edwin Page of Delphos, Ohio, will preach at the Presby I terian church tonight. Miss Dolly Schafer entertained the class of 'lls at her home on South Second street, Tuesday The “Prints” of Adams county are preparing to have a jolly good time on Franklin's birtrday, Feb ruary 17, 1897. The New York Millinery Store has one of the finest displays that we have ever had the pleasure of witnessing. Now that the Streets are very muddy,, it is the duty of the street commissioner to see that the crossings are ke; t clean. Brenton Barkley, who has been employed at Chicago for the last year, returned home Wednesday He will spend a few weeks with his parents. Mrs. Hannah Fitzgerald has improved the appearance of her house on the corner of Third and Adams streets, by building an addition to the north and west side. Tuesday while John Mentzer was giving his horse a dose of medicincJ'rbm a bottle, the horse bit the neck off the bottle and swallowed it. The horse is for sale.

G. W. Pyle of Geneva, has patented a dining table which will dispense with waiters.’ The table has revolving shelves attached and when the required dish comes around all you have tq do is grab. When they patent a table that furnishes the grub, we will invest. Jno. Mayer and wife celebrated -tfte fifteenth anniversary of their marriage Friday. Quite a number of guests from abroad were present and some handsome presents were received. John, who is on the Democra t force was hardly able to work Fi iday, thinking qf the good time in store for him. Tuesday night Decatur Lodge, No. 571, A. F. & A. M., delivered the Master Mason degree to Jno Heller. After the initiation ceremonies all partook of an oyster stew at the" People's Rertaurant, after which they left for their homes, leaving Johnnie to commune with himself and give him an opportunity to straighten out the kinksDrillers for Bolds Bros, and the Superior Oil Company had another drilling content last week which resulted in a victory for Bolds Their well was No # |l on the Alex Bi Ids farm ami was completed in eight days It made 1 I'2 barrels the first twenty lour hours. The Superior's j well was just aerossthe roadon the I Lindsay farm and started off about, the same as the Bolds wed.—-Gene-va Herald- ■*’ > T, A former Decatur barber has turned specialist,-making the treatment of female diseases aspeeialty. IHe visited a family in Randolph leounly. this week, and explained his wonderful cure and his method of treatment, when a party from this city, who was visiting the family at the .time appeared on the scene and recognized him.- The doctor suddenly remembered he had business elswhere, and left at once, leaving a grip containing a quantity of medicine behind. He did not make another visit to the family, although they expected to purchase a quantity of his wonderful cure.

Lt-—* / I iSOlb / 1 b / / 1 1896. /. > / ' /£v / « a / / / | /. / /\ • / /£* / .I / / BUILDING. ■Q/SUITS, SIS' g firND UPWARD. - . - *" _ a 1 < bi s 9 a ■ A. HOLTHOUSE. 7T - . .THE WAY TO BUY FOOTWEAR IS TO BUY <' THEM RIGHT THE RIGHT WAY IS TO THEM AT HOLTHOUSE’ SHOE STORE. OUR FALL AND WINTER STOCK IS NOW IN THE STORE. IT CONSISTS OF~ ALL THE LATEST STYLES AND SOLID LEATHER GOODS. - WE BEAT ’EM ALL ON PRICES. SEE US BEFORE BUYING. A FEW BARGAINS IN THE OLD STOCK THAT WILL BE SOLD IRRE- * SPECTIVE OF PRICE OR COST. COME QUICK. Jk. HOLTHOUSE.

PUBLIC SPEAKING. Thursday, Oct. 8, C. J. Lutz and and Samuel Winnens at Oak Grove school house, dist. No. 6, Monroe township Thursday, Oct. S, Dave E. Smith and J. T. Kelley at Aber school house in Root township. Thursday, Oct. 15, Hon. J. R. Brunt at Steele, Blue Creek township, at 2p. m., and. at Lmn Grove at 7:30 p.m. -—-— Friday, October 3, J. T. France district No. 9, Washington township “Moon Eye” district. LOCATION FOR BISINESS MEN On Chicago Great Western Railway, in towns situated in best sections of lowa. Illinois, Minnesota and Missouri. Over fifty different lines wanted including bankers, bakers, blacksmiths, doctors, drugs, hardware, harness, furniture, general stores, grain and stock buyers, marble works, creameries and various manufacturing industries. Information* and assistance free. Send for maps and maple leaflets containing farm lists and description of each location. W. .1- Reed, (-Industrial Agent. Chicago Great Western Railway, 604. Endicott Bldg, St. Paul. Minn. VOLANP ( HINA SALE. Fifth annual public sale of throughbred Poland Chifta hogs on Wednesday. October IJ. 1896, I will sell at my residence two and one-half miles south of Peterson. Adams county, Indiana, sixty- five head of Spring and summer Lon Singleton returned Tuesday (min Germany, where he has been disposing of a‘ few loads of horses for Frysinger & Fisher of this city, lie says the customs are odd but nevertheless he likes the country. He goes back with two mare loads next Tuesday. Marriage licences were issued to the following persons. Tuesday: Clyde F. Shady to Cora Hainer, George. C. McCone to Anna Bixler, .Jacob A. Halugger to Lavina Neueeswander, Isaac W. Chne to Etta W. Wakins, Willis H. Laughrey to Mary JE- Hunt, John F. Bender to Bertha L. C. Huge..

farrow: a few record brood sows with pigs by their side, four grand sires used in this herd. We have the finest lot of 1 pigs to see we have ever offered, good 1 color, fine form and finish with good heavy bone. All the tops have been been reserved for this sale. We invite our many old customers and as many new ones, Come and get good stock at your own price. This will be one of the grandest sales of the season. We ■ will treat you as well as we can. A credit of twelve months will he given on all sums exceeding five dollars. The 1 purchasee giving a bankable note, six per cent off for cash. Sale to commence at 12 o’clock noon. Joshua Bright & Son, Peterson, Indian. MONTH HAS Mt?'"*; • ... ' ! Mrs. Dora Hoffman and Miss Artie Welday returned home from a f ew days' visit with friends at Huntington. Died, September 15th, Marion, the youngest son of Mr. and Mrs S C. Mills, after an illness of about two weeks. The family and friends have our sincesest sympathy iu their bereavement. Ben Meyers and sister Cora, returned home after a few days’ visit with friends at Indianapolis. Married, last Saturday. Mr. Clyde Shady and Miss Cara Hower. Infair at the groom s father Sunday. Sam Diehl is still quite sick. His recovery is doubtful _ Rev.. C D- Payne preached at -Ziouj Sunday forenoon and Rev. Carder in ■ the afternoon. There will be prayer meeting at Jo Wolf’s Saturday night. Mesdames R« üben Beery and John Baker returned home last week from a week's visit with relatives and friends in Darke county. Ohio. Seth Weldv is still confined to his bed with typhoid- fever. ■ Miss May Stoutenbery Suhdayed Sundayed with patents, J, Stoutenbery and wife, Mrs. Geo. Studabaker and daughter , were the guests of Mrs. M. John and , family Wednesday. Quite a number of breeders have been i to see the fine herd of Poland China > hogs an the Joshua Bright farm. They ) all say he has the finest herd he ever had.