Decatur Democrat, Volume 40, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 15 October 1896 — Page 10

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BRYAN SURE. In answer to a telegram sent to P. M. Martin yesterday afternoon, asking if the route taken by Bryan in Indiana as announced in the Sentinel was correct, the following was received: Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 14. .1. T. France, Decatur. Yes. Announcement iu Sentinel right. Schedule will be given later. Parks M. Martin. CAI.VAKT. There will be preaching at this place Saturday night. Chancey and Hit Cowan were calling on Clarence and Earl Cowan, Sunday. Quite a number from this place went to Chicago on the excrrston, Sunday. J. W. Cowan and wife of this place Sundayed with J. E. Cowan and family of Pleasant Mills. Rev Freeman, the U. B. minister, will preach at Bobo, Sunday night. Melvin Davis left our burg Wednesday. He moved on the Philip Hoosf'arm near Bobo. Mrs, Burt Springer of Van Wert, spent last week at her old horns. Misses Mamie and Stella Cowan spent Sunday with Miss Nellie Cramer. Rev Buhler will preach at Salem Sunday night. MOXMOVTH. Several of our citizens attended the Bryan rally at Kokomo, Jerome Wolford visited in Chicago last Sunday. James Grandstaff of Van Wert, Ohio, visited his brother, L. H., on his birthday. Jim has always been inclined to republicanism, but will vote for Bryan this fall. While workmen were engaged at the Evans gravel pit last Tuesday, they discovered a human skeleton at the depth of twelve feet from the surface. Tbe bones are pretty well preserved. There was at least seven feet of gravel ai d five feet of clay above the skeleton. „How it came there or how long it has been-there is a mystery. The bones are on exhibition at the Evans store. One of our supervisors jumped from a wagon load of gravel last week, and caught his pants on a nail in the seat and was compelled to waik home backwards for repairs. LIAN (.ROVE, Peter K zer returned from North Baku a Inst L'nursday, where he had been engineer for a thresher L- L. Dunbar, L-w Harding and ,Lr.iz> Duab.u gave Bryan a friendly -gi i-l> 4’ K .kotno last Wednesday •Ed Neiienswander's dwe'liugis nearing ctmidetion. Comfort and Beauty are m harmony iu the structure. He is now about to commence to add a second story to his lately purchased business room, and otherwise remodel the same. Forest II iffman was at Bluffton on business. Tuesday. A. K Grubb and Mr. Sowers of Decatur, vbited the 1. 0 O F. lodge at this place Wednesday evening The corre-poideat to the Journal from here certainly dreams in fancy when be says the Popocrats (as he calls them; were so well pleased with Mr. Chancey’s remarks and views on his political topics and that he gained many votes for McKinley and swund money. We ask the itemizer to give us one vote gained by such facts wanting waddie We were not in fun, when we in our items of invited Mr. Chancey back, as he wjjj swell the votes for free silver, aud the Journal’s itemizer’s fancy could only enimate from a somniloquiit. SK pleasant mills. William Porter is still confined to his house aud is very poorly. Frank Steele will leave for Georgia in a few days. He will make that place his future home. The silver club will meet again next Saturday night. Joel Roe is negotiating for some property at this place. Charley Harris has sold bis residence property to D. B. Reckard. 'Several Pleasant Mills people took in the excursion to Chicago, Sunday. The republicans of this place.and vicinity rallied at Decatur Saturday. The primary department of the Pleasant Mills schools is in progress with Mrs. Gideon Barnett as teacher. Alphehs Acker has commenced the erection of a new dwelling house. Samuel Steele is building a front pofch’tQ his house on Main street, which greatly improves its appearance. .« .yy-’ ■

The funeral of Johu Barnett’s little daughter of Bluffton, occurred at the M E. church l ist Saturday, Interred in tbe'Pleasant Milla cemetery. There will be a pole raising at this , pl ice Friday evening, October 23 J. . T France and RK. Erwin will be the speakers. All are jnvited to be present The club will make arrangements for the occasion i ext Saturday night. MOgKOE. 1 ’ The store room of CW. Hocker is newly painted within which adds greatly to the looks thereof. ? It’s Hocker & Smith now, in the dry goods and grocery business at Monroe. , The firm went to Fort Wayne for a new stock of groceries last Monday. t The Monroe schools are in full blast, with John Hocker as principal and Charles Simcoke as assistant. J f ' Burt B i,iley of Monroe, drew the bicycle in the contest at Dscatur last Saturday. It cost him ninety-seven ’ cents. The people of Monroe, are watching • the actions of certain business places here, especially'on Sundays and it is said that the day and date, with the , names of the parties interested are taken down as a memorandum for the - grand jury Last Saturday night Monroe was . thronged with free silver speakers. Daniel Erwin, Hon. J. T. Kelley and J. C. Moran were listened to by a crowed bouse. Hipe Hocker, ths barber of Monroe, > has remedied his shop in fine style and everything is in first-class condition. i Last Saturday night as'Charles Nelson. Clark Butcher and Will Bovine were returning from Decatur in a bug- ’ gy, they collided with another buggy , driven by John Strait. Both buggies , were smashed and the occupants badly shaken up. Last Sunday Charlie Miller came to , Monroe, got drunk, and ran bis horse , and buggy as fast as possible up and down the township line endanging citizens who were going to ch'urch. Charlie I was fined before for running his horse. . . Mary Barger, a married woman from 3 Bluffton, came to Monroe last Tuesday > very drunk, She visited the saloons and other places where thev drove her , out She became very profane and disgusting. ' BERNE. —-— Peter Soldner made a business trip to Cincinnati last week. Mr. Campbell, of the firm of Campbell & Erwin, was a caller here Friday. Mrs. Liddie Graber and son, ot the county infiramy, were callers here Saturday. ‘ . 61 of our people went to Geneva to hear Hon. John G. Shanklin last Friday evening. Mr. and Mrs. D. S Wittwer and Mrs. Sam Shindler are visiting relatives at Washington lowa. Miss Emma Heller is home from her ‘ visit at Domestic. D. J Sprungej died monday and was buried Wednesday. Miss Ida Rav, of Portland, is the guest of Miss Emma Heller. Miss Ray ■ will move her goods to Portland and ; make it her home Paul Baumgartner returned from Ft. [ Wayne Mondav Sam Simison had business at Cincinnati the fore part of tbe week. The Silver club met, Tuesday, and . had some good arguments discussed. A question box is the topic for the next meeting. j A. Gottshalk and wife are tbe guests of relatives at Bodkins. Ohjo. r Rev, Ruff returned. Tuesday, from r Terre Haute. s Rev. Shilvkuscht. of Wisconsin, a . former resident of this place, delivered . two eloquent sermons at the Reform church at this place Sunday afternoon, and at the Miunonite church in the evening. It was decided at the last meeting of i the Silver club to erect a hickory pole Oct.. 27. The occasion being Berne’s j democratic day. 3 Eighteen of our hunters will make their annual trip to Wisconsin next Monday. The party has ordered a special car. “Old Shorty” is flying around like a eigbteen-year-old. It seems that hunting is tbe best medicine tor his rheumatism He promises the 5 readers of the Democrat to bring a deer home, and every one who will come out i and see him at his home tbe day after his return shall have a piece. A good . time to you boys. —\ ■ George Braun whtVhas been working at-It. Wayne h.as retpfned home to attend school ttii- winter. good. - e 1 hat is the word used by every qnejwhouses Butter t Crackers. They are line. Try h them. Sold |,y all grocers. Made |in Richmond, Indiana. 412wd4tw

- PETERSON. Every blody attended the free silver speech. The farmers are all busy shucking corn. Noah Mangold and family Sundayed with Dayton Gault. Miss Eva Smith has been the guest of Miss Letta Ernst tor a few days. Maggie Weldy attended church at Oakland Sunday evening. Will Weldy, wife and babv were the guests of Will Hartman of Fort Wayne over Sunday. William Moore has gone to Fairfield, county. Ohio; on a two weeks visit. George Grat mond of Elida, Ohio, has been the guest of Anna Armstrong. Mrs. Will McWhirter and little son of Dunfee, Indiana, returned home Monday. Prayer meeting at Antioch was well attended Sunday evening. Some of the young folks of thisjvicinitv went to Zion Sunday. The following persons took dinner at Dave Gault’s last Sunday: Misses Sadie Jackson, Mary Johnson, Eva Steele, Maggie Weldy, Letta Ernst, Jessie Rine hart, Rosa Johnson, Leona Stalter, and Eva Smith of Decatur. Messrs Will and Pearle Moore Mart Staffer, Neffon and Charles Steele, Will Jackson,, Elmer and John Weldy aud Will Gault. All' present enjoyed themselves immensely., A pleasant surprise was accorded' Charles Steele by his sister, Eva, Tues i day evening, the occassidn being his twenty-first birthday. Professor Calderwood, principal of the Peterson schools, who is noted for his musical talent, took great pleasure to entertain Master Charley. When all at once without any warning whatever, the door opened for Charley only to behold a number of the fair sex who came tripping in. followed by a number of young gentlemen. The following persons were present: Misses Maggie aud Ida Weldy, Letta Ernst, Eva Smith of Decatur, Nettie Gault, Mary, Rosa, and Ida Johnson, Rosa Baker, Grace Moore, Ada Calderwood, Sadie Jackson, Stella Weldy, and Fannie Steele. Messrs. Ed Baker of Amherst, Ohio. Herbert Kellison of Preble, Elmer and John Weldy, Herbert Winans, Will Gault, and Oscar Weldy. All went away at a late hour, wishing Charles a happy future. Charley says there will be one more vote for Bryan. ADDITIONAL LOCALS. Watermellops on ice at Coffee & Baker’s. A good Jersey cow is wanted by Alex. Bell. Coffee & Baker for a square meal and lunch and fruits. Coffee & Baker are noted for their fine meals and lunch. ts A good girl wanted to do general housework. Enquire at this office. Mrs. Albert Entsminger of Red Key, is in the city the guest of her parents In voting stamp within the square that encircles the rooster, stampj it hard and let ’er go at that. For warm meal or lunch the Un ion Bakery is headquarters. Everything fresh and up to date. Judging from the length of time Dick Erwin was gone to Vet a Cruz he must have had a grand time. C. E. Doty was at Van Buren Saturday, taking measures for clothes among thtf-oil boys. He reports a successful trip, having taken seven orders. 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 your orders. The size of my 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. Wanted at once—An eight or ten horse power boiler and engine, portable. Call on or address Miller’s Steam Laundry, Decatur, Indiana. A meeting of the physicians in the state is called for October • 15, 1896 at Indianapolis for the purpose of organizing a state association. Governor Matthews has been asked to preside at the meeting. If you want to trade for a farm, or a farm for city property, if you want to buy a farm cheap on easy terms, or want to buy or trade for city property you get a bargain of R. K. Erwin. Commencing September 10 and until October 22, the Clover Leaf will issue low rate excursion tickets to St. Louis and return. Special low rates during the Fair week, Oct. sth to 10th. Veiled Prophet Pageant Tuesday night, October. 6 --,- f .' * .-Cf-J ■' ■ •

Manufacturer’s line cloaks, Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24. All the latest nevelties at Niblick’s Dry Goods Store. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. K A Baker to F M Gilpen. lot MB, Decatur A6 600 00 W Scherer ot at to L T Gross, 5 13-1(10 a Monroe tp 1000 00 United States to C H Fuilling, 80a Root. tp II M Michael to G E Wilson, 40 a Union tp lopooo C A Harris to F B Record, lot 25 .Pleasant Mills 200 00 A B Fuller to M C Miraben, 1-3 a St. Marystp 25 00 II F Huston to W D Myers, 2 a Washington tp 130 00 S L Girod to J V Laisure it al, par Lout lot 5, Berne 700 00 J T Laisure to W L Ray, part out-lot 5, Berne 400 00 P Brautn to .1 P Braum. 80 a Washington tp &... 1350 00 I J Smith el al to J Hessler et al. 226 3-4 a tp 768 12 • D B Coffee to.) Hessler et al. *4 part I 2217'4 a, Washington tp 192 03 , PSpri ngertoJ H Hilty, 40 a Wabash tp 700 00 : P Sprunger to P J Eicher, 40 a WaI basli tp'. 700 00 P Ashbaucber A Dto Aetna Life lus. I Co . 80 a Jefferson tp 1158 00 j OVATION FOR BUSINESS MEN On Chicago Great Western Railway, iu towns situated in best sections of lowa, Ilimis. Minnesota and Missouri. Over fifty different lines wanton 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. J. Reed, Industrial Agent. Chicago Great Western Railway, 604 Endicott Bldg, St. Paul, Minn. The Darlington Wis., Journal says editorially of a popular patent medicine: “We know from expert nee that Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Keme.dy is all that is claimed for it, as on two occasions it stopped excruciating pains aud possibly sav- d us from an untimely grave. We would not rest easy over night without it in the house.” This remedy undoubtedly saves more pain and suffering than any other medicine in the world. Every family should keep it in,,the house, for it is sure to be needed sooner or later. For sale by all druggists. Ladies, you are cordially invited to attend the cloak opening on Friday and Sat-! urday, October 23 and 24, at Niblick’s Dry Goods Store. Th* value of farm products of the country have been reduced about 6800,000,000 per annum during the past 15 years. Thus the farmer buys that much less from ♦he country stores, the country storekeeper reduces his order to the city merchant, and tbe city merchant ceases to buy from the manufacturer. The consequences are fewer emplevoes, more enforced idleness and less capacity to consume on the part of the artisan as well as the farmer. The Palxder-Bncknor Ticket. General Johu McAuley Palmer has been Democrat, Republican and Democrat and ifi now a gold Democrat, which is neither fish, fleah, fowl nor good red herring. As to his seat in the senate, two Populist* added to 101 Democrats put him there. They say he promised to vdfe for silver at all times and on all occasiens. Thia he denies and leaves the issue thus. Perhaps 6,000 will vote for Palmar in Illinois. Whether these voters will be votes drawn beok from McKinley or taken away from Bryan divides opinion. There as a general thought that it would be largely otherwise a stay at home vote, falling to neither side, and therefore, instead of rusting weapons, equally harmlow shots fired into the air. The main purpose, it is known inside, of this third ticket is to enable gold Demec'rats to air their sentiments on the sinmp, tuns seeking to divide the party and elect McKinley. McKinley’s election they freely concede is the end • hey seek, and if a voter confesses a desire to vote for McKinley he will straightway be urged to do so. OISE THING LOOMS FOR PROPHECY. THIS THIRD TICKET CLEARS THE DEMOCRATIC FOP.T, NONE BUT DEMOCRATS ARE ON GUARD, AND THE FUTURE COURSE OF THE PARTY IS AS SURE AND UNERRING kS THOUGH JEFFERSON WROTE ITS PLATFORMS AND JACKSON HEADED ITS TICKETS.— Alfred Henry Lewis in New York Journal. Cloak Opening Friday and Saturday, October 23 and 24. The largest Line ever displayed. At Niblick’s. t /A'' . —

“Financial fatecliism!” By James W. Wilson, a complete and exhausive explana- — ar 1 " tion of the financial problem, in book form, FB.EE AT THIS OFFICE. NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS? , The duplicate is now in the hands of the treasurer for collecting fall taxes and are now due and payable at this office, as the hooks will be ! closed November 2, at 5 p. m. I). P. Bolds, Treas. Adams Co. 1 «"■ 1 111 ——— —ll l I ■■■!■■ 1 Legal Advertising. Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed Administrator of the Relate of August Hessler, late of Adams county, deceased. The Estate is probably solvent. JOHN HESSLER, Administrator. .1. R. Bobo, Attorney. October 9, 1896. 31t3 Appointment of executor. — Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned hits been appointed executor of the estate of Andrew Daugherty late of Adams county, deceased. The estate te probably solvent. William M. Ea«y, Executor. October 7, 1896. France & Merryman, Att’ys. 30t3 4,0 HERIFF’S PROCLAMATION. NOTICE OF ELECTION. I, Peter P. Ashbaucber. sheriff of Adams County, Indiana, in pursuance of the statute in such cases made and provided hereby give notice to the qualified voters of Adams county iu the state ot Indiana, that an election will be bold at the usual places of holding elections on Tuesday, November 3, 1896, for the purpose of electing fifteen electors for the President and Vice-Piesident of the United States, for the state of Indiana. of which all inspectors and judges of elections and voters in said county will take notice. In witness whereof 1 have hereunto subscribed my name this 29th day of September 1896. PETER P.USHBAUCHEB, Sheriff. By FKANCjp E. McLean, Deputy, Bfltß OF ELECTION. Slate of Indiana. i County of /Adams, f The state of Indiana, to Peter P. Ashbaucher. sheriff of Adams county, greeting: I, John H. Lenhart, clerk of the Adams circuit court, of Adams county, st. te of Indiana, do hereby certify to the sheriff of Adams county, Indiana, that at a general election to lie held in said county anß state, on Tuesday, November 3, 1896, the following officers are to be elected, to-.wit: One governor for the state ot Indiana. One lieutenant governor for the state of Indiana. One secretary of state for the state of Indiana. One auditor of state for the st ate of Indiana. One treasurer of state for the state of Indiana. One attorney general for the state of IndiI ana One reporter supreme court for the state of Indiana, One superintendent of public instruction for the state of Indiana. One state statistician for tbe state of Indiana. One j udge of the appel late <»>u rt for the first district of the state of Indiana. One judge of the appellate court for the second district of the state ot Indiana. One judge of the appellate court for the third district of the stateot Indiana. Ope judge of the appellate court for the fourth district of the state of Indiana. One judge.of the appellate court for tbe fifth district of tbe state of Indiana. One congressman for the eighth congressional district of the state of Indiana. One joiut representative for the district composed of Adams, Jay aud Blackford counties tor the state of Indiana. Ono joint representative for the district composed of Adams and Jay counties of the stateof Indiana. One prosecuting attorney for the twentysixth judicial circuit of the state of Indiana. i me auditor for Adams county. Indiana. One treasurer for Adams county, Indiana. One sheriff for Adams county, Indiana. One surveyor for Adamscounty, Indiana. One coroner for Adams county. Indiana. One county assessor for Adams county, In. diana. , , . . One commissioner for the first district of Adams county. Indiana. One commissioner for the second district of Adams county, Indiana. You are therefore hereby commanded to give notice hereof as required by lew’, to the electorsof said Adams county, Indiana. In witness whereof, 1 nave liereun(Seal) to set my hand, and affixed the seal of said Adams circuit court, at my office. In the city of Decatur, in eai'l county, this 29th day of September, A D.. 1896. JOHN H. LENHART, Clerk. By E. Bvkt Lenhakt, Deputy. State of Indiana. < County of Adams. I I, Peter P. Asbbaucher, sheriff of Adams county, in the state of Indiana, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full and correct copy of the precept for an election issued and delivered to me by John H, Lenhart, clerk of the Adams circuit court, of the sard county and state. Witness my hand this 29th day of September, A. D.. 1896 PETER P. ASHBAUCHER. Sheriff. By Fhancis E. McLean. Deputy. 30-3 Wall Paper OF ALL KINDS AT COST. I still have a number of fe Patterns Which must be sold to make room foi our , goods next Spring. PAGE BLACKBURN, DRUGGIST. DECATUR, - INDIANA I . / • ...

M. yugn DOM, Who has been a life long 1 Banker, will speak to the people of Adams county, on the ®... .. MSN i AT. DECATUR, ! ttj Hl, OCT. 16. * m*,....- i .'i i~ i Everybody, regardless of politics, should hear this able discussion of the financial question. WALL PAPER! WALL PAPER! WALL PAPER! Our entire line will be closed out at. . . ,t Greatlv t. t - . J | Reflicei 1 i Prices. ? ’ We have a lot of good PATSTERNS. Be sure and see them. YftGER BROS., DRUGGISTS, DECATUR, - INDIANA. 1896! 1896! FALL AJB Wlfflll —OUR — Millinery Opening Will take place on My, Uy mi My, Oct. 15,16 and 17. ’We take great pleasure in asking your presence to our a™ muni (mine We will show you the finest line of TRIMMED HATS <5 - - - - ' , In the city. Best of goods at the lowest prices our motto. MARY CLOSS.