Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 13 May 1897 — Page 5

ADDITIONAL LOCALS. YI-KI cures corns and warts, ltf Bob Case was a Decatur visitor yesterday. James P. Hale of Bluffton, was in the city Tuesday afternoon. i Fred V. Mills is building a cozy dittle cottage home on Mercer street. Mr. and Mrs. Mose Byers of Monroeville are in the city visiting friends. Mr. and Mrs. B J. Terveer returned from their visit at Lafayette, last Tuesday. Henry and Anna Colchin are in the south with a view of improving their health. Miss Vern Burnett of Ossian, was the guest of Bev. Hart the fore part of the week. Miss Anna Madden of Lancaster, Ohio, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. F. Horton. Rev. Healy of Albion, Michigan, occupied the pulpit at the Presbyterian church last Sunday. Mrs. Carlisle of Cincinnati, will be the guest of her daughter, Mrs. George Flanders, tor a few weeks. Mrs. A. C. Maken of Van Wert, visited her brother, Wilda Watts, and other relatives here last week. The Misses Effie, Fanny and Grayce Battenberg returned to school work at Angola last Monday. Ed Beeler who ha-< been at Huntington receiving treatment for his eyes, has returned home somewhat improved. Frank Barthel who has been in the St. Joseph hospital at Fort Wayne, is expected at home today fully recovered. John Appleman, a resident of northern Monroe township, who has been sick for a week or two, is now recovering. J. H. Meyer & Bro. for fine work and low prices. Are the leading merchant tailors in Decatur, Ind. All work guaranteedHear “The Man Who Spoiled the Music” at the Baptist church Sunday evening, May 16. All are cordially invited to attend. The Old Drug Stole is headquarters for pure white lead and oil; also mixed paint Prices the lowest and goods the best that can be had. 3tf

.HAVE TOU DEEN T 0... THE..; EAIR? The cheap store, in Stone building, Decatur, Ind. 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. 'I ’ ' ' . . . ' . 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. -— r,. . ■ ■ 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, Belts, Laces, etc. The Cheapest Store in Indiana. THE HAIR Stone building, opposite court house, Decatur, Indiana.

The leading merchant tailors, J. H. Meyers & Bro. Esq. Drew of Geneva, was here on business yesterday. Mrs M. Ames was the guest of Mrs. D. G. M. Trout last week. Bert Townsend is the guest of his father at Fort Wayne this week. * Leather and all other kinds of couches at Yager’s Furniture Store. 7-5 • Call and see the new baby buggies and refrigerators at Yager’s Furiture Store. 7-5 Miss Segur presented the ninth grade scholars their diplomas for 1898 last Thursday Fisher & Frysinger shipped another car load of horses to Germany Monday evening. The encampment at Richmond has attracted a large number of our veterans to that city. J. H. Meyer & Bro. high grade merchant tailoring. All work guaranteed. Decatur, Ind. For high grade merchant tailoring call on J. H. Meyer & Bro. All work guaranteed. Decatur, Ind. Miss Edna Bain of Huntington is visiting her brother, James Bain, of the Monroe street Meat Market. The band concerts are becoming quite popular as was evidenced by the large crowd last Tuesday even ing. Superintendent of Water Works Tyndall is kept busy these days looking after new services now being put in. Clark J. Lutz acted as special judges in the case if Lynch vs Blackburn, which was on trial the first of the week. Coffee & Baker are still headquarters for meals and lunch at all hours. You will find them at the Union Bakery. The following letters are reported as unclaimed by Postmaster Welfley, L. A. Andrews, W. S. Harper and Sallie J. Coffey. Smith & Callow have the finest line of wall-paper in the city and their prices are the lowest, regardless of any cut-rate store. 3tf Clerk Lenhart issued marriage licenses this week to George E. Kienzle and Flora Beatty and Frederick H- Grote and Sophia M. Kaldeway.

Oysters in any quantities at Coffee & BaktlPs Union Bakery. Mrs. A. L. DeVilbiss (visited friends at Fort W ayne last Monday. Dr. A. G. Holloway is moving into the house vacated by Supt. Moffett. “The Man Who Spoiled the Music” at the Baptist church Sunday evening. New styles of iron beds, sideboards and book cases at Yager’s Furniture Store. 7-5 Mrs. Win. Kuebler and Mrs. Frank Crawford visited at Fort Wayne yesterday. Judge Daily and wife of Van Wert, Ohio, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs A-J. Teeple. P. Holth >use & Co., have a new advertisement to which we call your especial attention. The W. C. T. U. will meet next Saturday, May 15th in the Christian church at 2:30 p. m. Go to Yager’s Furniture Store for fancy rockers, parlor sets and parlor and dining room tables. 7 5 P. W. Smith and family of Rich mond, attended the Commencement exercises in this city last Friday. Misses Edith Albers and Myrtle Long of Fort Wayne, were the guests of Miss June Merryman last week. Miss Oral Adams of Winchester, attended Commencement exercises in the city as the guest of Miss Mena Myers. Mrs. Charles Coverdale and daughter of Bluffton, returned to their home Tuesday after a short visit with relatives. 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 Li. C. S. Clark attended the Commencement exercises of the Eclectic Medical College at Cincinnati last Monday night. G. W. Moltz of Delta, Ohio, re turned to his home Monday after an extended visit with his son, Harry of the Boston Store. 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 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. According to the Portland Commercial this citv will soon be visit ed by the Metropolitan Show, an organization which originated in the aforementioned city. An old fashioned barn raising was held in French township last week and from all reports a lively time was had, that came near ending seriously to some of the participants. John D. Hale and William H. Niblick went down to Indianapolis yesterday as witnesses in the United States court in the case of James P. Goodrich vs Richard G. Kerlin. 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. Mrs. Jennie Todd and baby attended commencement exercises here last Friday evening, and since has been visiting relatives. Nelson Kellogg Todd came over Saturday evening and spent Sunday. A lodge of Orients will be organized in tfeis city Tuesday night,, at the Knights of Pythias lodge room. This beautiful degree and ritualistic wprk, will beexemplified in all its realistic characters. Dr. Charles E. Miller will again be at Dr. Boyers’ office Thursday, May 19. All glasses fitted are guaranteed to be correct. Those who have been unable to get glasses properly fitted are especially invited to call. The only thing to breark the stillness of the commencement proceedings was an occasional outburst of the jury in an adjoining room. At times it seemed that members of the jury were trying to compete with the graduates for oratorical honors. 7 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 I will trade for stock of groceries or city property. R. K. Erwin. A jneeting will he held in this city some time the first of June to arrange for the old settlers’ meeting which wjll take place some time this fall. All the members of the association are hereby reminded that an assessment of twentyfive cents is due and payable.

if J |GREAT | DISCOUNT I S/VLE! I B WONDERFUL BARGAINS! Commencing to-day a |a Discount of \Z \-Z per cent, will be given on all P cotton and wool and all wool Dress Goods in our immense stock of this season’s choicest novelties. Remember || these prices will only be given for 15 days, as the same p materials have advanced in price at the mills. Buy now p while you have the opportunity to secure a rare bargain. Carpets and Curtains now exhibited at our store. The greatest variety of and newness in style and ©a p colorings that were ever shown 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 sample. A fine S quality Ingrain for 22c a yard. An extra heavy union S Bi carpet for 29c a yard; worth 40c a yard. Glen Echo, extra P heavy, for 32c a yard; worth 45c a yard. Extra Super all ® wool for 45c. Double star Tapestry Brussels for 62j4c a yard. Extra 10-wire grade Tapestry Brussels for 6?%c a || yard. Do you know the Dingley tariff bill puts 10c a w g yard duty on all Straw Mattings? We have an immsnse H line at 10c a yard. Trade in the morning and avoid the [W fL rush 1 ■ 1 I NibliGk & 60.1 ® 1 ’■ ’ I

J. Fred France of Huntington, attended the Commencement exercises at the court hou-e last Fri day evening, and wlhile in the city took occasion to spring a few “new ones.” Mrs. Sally Ramey and daughter Ruth, of Portland, attended graduating exercises here last Friday Right and remained over Sunday as guests ot R. B. Allison and family. ...... Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Panish desire us. to return their heartfelt thanks for the kindness and sym-. pathies extended them during their bereavement in the death of their son Don. An infant child of Frank Gast the cigar manufacturer, died last Thursday morning after a short illness and was buried Friday afternoon. Interment at St. Joseph’s cemetery, Mrs. Jeff Bryson, Mrs. J. Q. Neptune, Mrs. J. W. Vail and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Dugan are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Smith and family during the Richmond encampment. We desire to thank our‘many friends and neighbors whosokindly assisted us during the sickness, death and burial of our beloved wife and mother. Jno J. Tonnellier and Family. Bicycle riders have been notified that they will not be allowed to ride faster than six miles an hour in the corporate limits. This puts an end to scorching, and lessens the danger of pedestrians being killed. Isaac Smith of St. Marys township, had'his buggy top cut to pieces and a set of harness stolen last Thursday evening, by parties who are too mean to live. Such acts as these, deserve the severest penalty of the law. The contract for building the new brick street will be let next Tuesday evening and the bidding promises to be spirited. Let the city council insert a clause in the contract compelling the contractors to employ home labor and thus keep the money at home. The fire boys are receiving plenty of encouragement from neighboring cities in regard to the firemen’s tournament to be held in this city. Enough promises to be present have been received to make the affair a howling success, and all that now remains to be done, is to receive financial encouragement from our citizens. -

JAMES K. NIBLICK, TrtE. GROGER. 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. Donovan & Bremerkamp’s Old Stand.

Prof. AV, Floyd Brittson, the newly elected superintendent of city schools was an attendant at the commencement exercises Friday night. He returned to Bloomington to resume his studies on Monday. Homer Cross feels considerably elated over the fact that he was able to keep pace with Page Blackburn The only thing he regrets is tluyt the twin girls* are not boys, that they might be able to vote free silver. * — The caboose of a freight train on the Clover Leaf load was robbed last Friday ot a few valuables belonging to the trainmen. As usual tramps are supposed to be the guilty parties and escaped. Abolish the tramp nuisance, officers. We received last week a copy of the Giles County (Tennessee Record, Ottis G. Rayn’s. paper. It is a seven column quarto, containing an unusual amount of advertising and news. It is prosperous appearing and bears evidence of being up to date and all right. : — New circuit court cases filed this week are Lunnetta Drake vs Henry Schoenstedt, complaint for injunction. Alonzo D. Moffett vs Harry and Israel J. Miesse, demand #550. Old Adams County Bank vs Daniel Lichty and EmanuelWanner, complaint for acceptance. Addison Moon vs James Gilchrist, ' note; demand $l5O.

A. D. Moffett and wife th is week moved away from the city. They will probably locate in Indianapolis, although at present they will visit relatives in Spencer and southern counties,. They have lived here for some four years, and leave 4 behind them many intimate and well wishing friends. The Democrat was misinformed as to Fisher & Fiysinger having a contract to furnish SDO head of horses for the German government. Mr. Fisher,,senior member of the firm, informs us that such is not the case. While tie y have furnished a few horses to the government they have no contract. The circuit court has granted a divorce to Phillip Meis from Melrose Meis, the plaintiff it the suit paying all costs of the ease. Ola Brown vs Greer F Gemmell, for seduction, the plaint iff was hwarded damages in the sum of $3,000. State vs William Brown and James Bixler, fined $1 and imprisoned in the county qne day. Surveyor W. E. Fulk has been a mighty sick man for a week past, but is now recovering, much to the pleasure of Ips friends Some heart trouble is the rukery at the bottom of the trouble. It looked for a time as though Adams county would be without a suiveyor, although he is somewhat improved at this writing. It will be some ztime before he will be able to resume his official duties.