Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 6 May 1897 — Page 5

ADDITIONAL LOCALS. YLKI cures corns and warts. Its The leading merchant tailors, J. H. Meyers & Bro. Crackers—any kind and all you at the Union Bakery. Oysters in any quantities at Coffee & Baker’s Union Bakery. Fred Martin now located at Richmond, visited his parents last Sun day. Leather and all other kinds of couches at Yager’s Furniture Store. » 7-5 Dan W. Beery was looking after the purchase of horses at Bluffton yesterday. New styles of iron beds, sideboards and book cases at Yager’s Furniture Store. 7-5 Supt. Graber of the county infirmary transacted business at Preble last Monday. Call and see the new baby buggies and refrigerators at Yager’s Furiture Store. 7-5 The two children of Dr. and Mrs. J. Q. Neptune haye been sick for a few days past. Call at the News Stand for old papers for horse cleaning, shelving, and so forth. 5t4 Judge Heller returned to Fort Wayne Monday where he presided in the superior court. P. Holth >use & Co., have a new advertisement to which we call your especial attention. Lew Mason, the genial Geneva annex to Sheriff Ashbaucher’s office, was here Monday looking as happy as an old shoe. For high grade merchant tailoring call on J. H. Meyer & Bro. All work guaranteed. Decatur, Ind. Mrs. M. B. Miller of Rockford, Illinois, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. L. G, Ellingham. Go to Yager’s Furniture Store for fancy rockers, parlor sets and parlor and dining room tables. 7 5 Will Archbold of the City News Stand, is the father of a bran new boy, and papers will be free for a few days only. Coffee & Baker still lead in fine bread. The same old price—two loaves for five cents, and the loaves are larger than any five cent loaf sold in town.

. ... HAVE YOU BEEN TO ... THE... FAIR? The cheap store, in Stone building, Decatur, Ind. ■ • - I .. ■. ■•• '— /■ • • , * Come and see us about Wall Paper. We will save you money. Don’t fail to visit the Millinery Department of the Fair Ladies’ and Children’s nice trimmed hats 49c and up. Our 29c Sailor is a Cracker-Jack. ♦ We shall make a special sale this week in Lace Curtains 50 pairs lace curtains sold at SI.OO, 69c a pair. 100 very fine lace curtains at 98c a pair. 50 extra fine lace cui tains at $1.49 a pair. 'Toilet Soap Sale Special for Saturday, May Bth, only. 1000 boxes of fine butter milk soap 5c per box, 3 cakes. 20 gross of extra fine coco oil soap, pure white, 3 for 5c Extra fine butter milk soap, 8c a bar. Dairy made butter milk soap, 15c a bar. Prices on Soap for Saturday, May 8, only. See our new line of Ladies and Men’s Underwear, X Belts, Laces, etc. The Cheapest Store in Indiana. THE HAIR Stone building, opposite court house; Decatur, Indiana. -I

J. 11. Meyer & Bro. high grade merchant tailoring. All work guaranteed. Decatur, Ind. Mesdames Joseph Baker and Henry App of Fort Wayne, are the guests of their sister, Mrs Jacob Martin. Mrs. J. B. Ford is seriously sick, having had a hemorrhage of the lungs, the outcome of which is yet in doubt. A small child of Newton Parrish is seriously ill, and at this writing not much hope is entertained for its recovery. Coffee & Baker are still headquarters for meals and lunch at all hours. You will find them at the Union Bakery. A. J. Vail of Markle, who has been visiting his brother, J. W. Vail for a few days, returned to his home last Tuesday. You can buy good white back wall-paper at the Old Drug Store at “any old price” from 2c per roll up. All new goods. 3tf Miss Maggie Eicher, who has been taking musical culture at Ft. Wayne for some time, returned to her home last Monday. For Sale.—A fine bred, male Jersey calf, six weeks old. Enquire of N. Case, C. & E. car inspector, Decatur. Ind. James T. Merryman was a Fort Wayne visitor Tuesday evening, and he reports that metropolis as “dead” as a mackerel on Sunday. J. H. Meyer & Bro. for fine work and low prices. Are the leading merchant tailors in Decatur, Ind. All work guaranteedThe only new circuit court case filed this Week is entitled the town of Napanee vs James Madden, et al.; change of venue from Allen county. The Old Drug Store is headquarters for pure white lead and oil; also mixed paint. Prices the lowest and goods the best that can be had. 1 3tf Saturday was pay day at the Vail factory, several hundred dollars being distributed to the employes of that manufacturing institution. Owing to the rain of last Saturday the auction sale of trees, shrubberry and vines to be held by I. J. Miesse, on the vacant lot north of the gas office, was postponed until Saturday, May 8. 8-1

L. D. Adams transacted busi- • ness at Chicago yesterday. Mrs. John S. Bowers is the guest j of friends in Delphos, Ohio. | Miss viaude Binther is at West § Milton, Ohio, visiting relatives. ?, Esq. Dickerson of Geneva, was 'i transacting business in the city p yesterday. Miss Fanny DeVilbiss spent | Sunday With Miss Bessie Work at ; Dunkirk, Indiana. John T. France amt R. S. Peter- j ton are at Bluffton looking alter I business pertaining to the legal j. profession Mrs. Fred Busiek is the guest of ' relatives and friends at Cincinnati. ( She will remain in the Parkopolis ( for some time. £ Dan. P Bolds William H. Nib- f lick and R. K. Allison were look £ ing after business affairs at Bluff' b ton yesterday. j The circuit court case of the [ Union Central Life Insurance Co. c vs Isaac Robinson, has been set f for trial on May 12. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. A. B. { May of Union township, a bouncing £ big boy on last Saturday. Mother t and boy are doing well. For Sale or trade—Thirty horse s power engine and double saw mill, f A bargain at Como, Indiana. £ 7tf G. R. Henry. L. C. Miller reports a very ; pleasant visit at Indianapo- ! lis last week, where he attended a ! session of the grand lodge of East- j ern Star. Wanted—Ladies or gentlemen j to represent a well established i house. Salary $50.00 per month. I Address, W. H. Black, Decatur, , Indiana. 7tf i Frank Sanders received a tele gram yesterday morning conveying the sad intelligence that his father bad died at Findlay, Ohio, Tuesday evening. We have a full line of garden seeds in packages and in bulk. We positively have no old seeds, but all are nice and fresh at the Old Drug Store. 3tf The telegraph liar got in his work last week, and sold the Vvabash shoe factory, a property that burned to the ground more than two years ago. But two marriage licenses have been issued this week, and those were to Samuel Klopfenstein and Lena Hirschy, Adam Zeser and Priscilla Parrent. Rev. J. M. Payne, formerly pastor of the Evangelical church at Edgerton, Ohio, has been given , the Payne circuit and moved his family to this city. Mr. and Mrs. M. V. B. Archbold attended commencement exercises at Markle last Friday, in which a nephew was a distinguished participant. I. J. Miesse can furnish you with cut roses and carnations for the commencement exercises. He will have a large supply tomorrow Leave orders at once. The City Band gave another of their excellent open air concerts last night. Hereafter two concerts will be given each week on Tues day and Friday evenings. Schafer A Loch have an ironware sale commencing on Saturday, May 22. It will be dollars and dimes in your pocket to look up their announcement elsewhere. Daniel Sprang is remodeling his residence on Madison street and will soon have one of the finest dwelling houses in the city. Decatur’s improvements march steadily onward. Hod Kolp is “bigger a mounttan” today. The cause is a big boy at his homp Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Kolp are receiving many congratulations?--Greenville (Ohio) Advocate. C. F. Fortney deals in a general line of hardware; also paints, oils, &c. Everything in the hardware line is carried in stock, and he gives prices against any and all competition. Fellers died early yesterday morning. She had been suffering for quite awhile with a complication of diseases, and for the past week her death has been daily expected. The eight-year-old son of Ed Menefee was seriously injured yes- ( terday evening by a playmate. The latter threw a gun shell striking the former in the eye, and almost destroying tho eye sight. ( The last meeting of the Ladies’ Cecilian Club for the year j ust ended, ; was held at the home of Mrs. E. T. Gregg, Tuesday evening. The ■ program was somewhat out of the i ordinary, and a very pleasant and : enjoyable evening was the result, i Their year books for ’97-98 have i been printed.

I » i ft H I J * if I ■ I $ a I- ■ I ’ £ 1 hi i IHI BIINI ®ll I I 3 H 1 $ WONDERFUL BARGAINS! Commencing to-day a Dis- fc Li&fi -1 count of 12 1-2 per cent, will be given on all cotton and [BS B J and wool and all wool Dress Goods in our immense stock of k] this season’s choicest novelties. Remember these prices will u 3 only be given for 15 days, as the same materials have ad- H vanced in price at the mills. Buy now while you have the M 3 opportunity to secure a rare bargain. Carpets and Curtains £ |D$ ft H now exhibited at our store. The greatest variety of patterns H and newness in styles and colorings that were ever shown h jWS h before in the city of Decatur. We sell from the roll which £ •-< enables us to sell 20 per cent, cheaper than you can buy from H pg j® sample. A tine quality Ingrain for 22c a yard. An extra h Wl heavy union carpet for 29c a yard; worth 40c a yard. Glen b&S -4 Echo, extra heavy, for 32c a yard; worth 45c a -yard. Extra H P ‘J Super all wool for 45c. Double star Tapestry Brussels for 62ic a yard. Extra 10 wire grade Tapestry Brussels for 674 c Bl a yard. Do you know the Dingley tariff bill puts 10c a yard yy I® duty on all Straw Mattings? We have an immense line at H pg 10c a yard. Trade in the morning and avoid the rush. h f H I i IIW. i 1 ■ j P 1 Ji a/Q •^TTTTT'!T' r TTTT' r TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT.TTTTTT'!K g' . I I I s. - J I. ■ I

The Decatur City Band came in for a good share of glory at the Portland Oratorical Contest last Friday. The boys were highly (spoken of both by press and pub lie, and their musical abilities places them in the first rank. The school enumeration has been completed and returns show that 1314 children of school age reside in the .city, equally divided between the boys and girls, 657 of each. This is a small increase over last year’s enumeration. Mrs. J. Weatherhead of Phanake, Ohio, stopped a few days with her daughters Mrs. James Coverdale and Mrs. Racy Bowers, while en route to Woodburn, Indiana, where she will make an extended visit with her daughter, Mrs. Dr. Burgman and family. The Auten & Gay furniture stock will on July 1 move into the large double store morn now occupied by Ellsworth, Myers & Co. The change will be made to make room for their large stock and increasing trade. See their display announcement elsewhere. Bert Hammond, an inmate of the county infirmary was found dead in bed last Saturday morning. He was subject to falling fits and it is supposed that death resulted while laboring under one of these spells. Coroner Clark did not hold an inquest, officials not deeming it necessary. Fred France had the misfortune to fall about half way down the stairs leading to his office Tuesday. He caught his foot on One of the steps as he was about to leave for the council chamber. Since the accident he is taking most of his meals standing up.—Huntington Herald. Page Blackburn the druggist, has the sale in Decatur of Brown’s Cure, a Perfect Family Medicine. Owing to the marvelous power as a tonic and pervine, it positively cures all diseases of the stomach, liver and kidneys, giving new life and strength and affording welcome relief to sufferers from dyspepsia, constipation, loss of appetite, sleeplessness, nervousness and sick headache. Brown’s Cure gives to weak women the clear skin, the rosy cheeks and the rich blood they so much desire. Keep a bottle of it in the house and save yourself and family many spells 4 of sikness and heavy doctor’s bills. 75 cents. r . Itt

Found—A bunch of keys. Owner can have same by calling at this office For Sale —Span of mules and dray. Price reasonable. Address William Fitzmauriice, Winchester, Indiana, or call at the law office of Mann & Beatty. If you want to paint your house you can do well by giving us a call. For pure white lead, oil and mixed pain's we are headquarters. Prices always the lowest and goods the best that can be had. 3tf Smith & Callow.

JANIES K. NIBLICK, THE GROCER. Can supply you with all kinds of Staple and Fancy Groceries, and the prices can’t be discounted any place at any time. Goods delivered promptly to all parts of the city. Call and see us and permit us to place you upon our list of regular customers. James K. Niblick. Donovan & Brenierkamp’s Old Stand. K Rocket's... Handsome as the cut shows it to be. This chair will be sold on Saturday, May 15, oqiy, CQ for 7 . . UIiUJ OurTntireslocFof furniture will be sold correspondingly as low, tor the next SIXTY DAYS. ' On July 1, we will move into the large’ •» double store room now occupied by Ellsworth, Myers & Co. The room will be improved with a handsome plate glass front, which will make it one of the finest business room in the city, a»d will be occupied from the cellar to the garret with the finest line of furniture in the city. AUTEN & CAY. ... . /- V ■ 4bv • ‘ ' . ..

NOTICE. All persons knowing themselves indebted to the late Dr. J. 0. Ulmer, will kindly call at my shop, and settle by cash or note and oblige F. C. Foreman, Barber, Berne, Ind. 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. I have 40 acres that T will trade for stock of groceries or city property. R. K. Erwin.