Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 15 July 1897 — Page 8

R OYA I L J gGPOfI POWDER Absolutely Pure. Celebrated fol its great leavening strength and bealthfillness. Assures the food against alum and all forms of adulteration common to the cheap brands. ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK.

EASTERN IHSPATI H. Joseph D alley of near Steele, was at Willshire, Friday on business. Wm. Hopple went to St. Mary’s , 0., last week to work for the Onio Oil Co. Children’s Day was observed at Pleasant Valley last Sunday. The Sain's will have a protracted effort in Rev. Kohn’s grove north of the railroad, commencing August 26th and continue until September sth. at Willshire, Ohio Sick headache can be quickly and completely overcome by using those famous little pills known as “DeWitt’s Little Early Risers. W. 11. Nachtrieb WILLIAMS. Our burg was very quiet on the Fourth. Many of our citizens helped celebrate the Fourth at Decatur and Hoagland Mrs. Sirah Houk has been very ill ■during the past two weeks. The whooping cough is prevailing in this place. Henry Zwick has greatly improved the interior of his grocery by painting the shelves and doing some fancy paper work. Ed Evans of B rne was in our v llage last week trying to buy a lot to build on. We understand he has the promise of a lot. P W. Smith & Co., have cut the wages of their lumber load rs at this place from $1.40 to $1 25 a day.

Sprang & True Are making very low prices on goods of all kinds in their line Good Calicos, 3|c and 4c per yard. Best Prints (short ends.) 4c per yard. Yard wide heavy Muslin, 4c and 4Ac yard. Best soft finish Shirtings, 6c and 8c yard. Outing Flannels, 5c and 7c yard. Chailies. 3|c per yard. Fine, wide French Lawns, 5c per yard. Fancy thin Summer Goods, 8c to 121 c yard. Fancy Linen Crash, 5c per yard. Fancy wool Dress Goods, 10c and up. Ladies’ nice Sun Umbrellas, 75c. Silk Ribbon, cheaper than ever. Ladies’ and children’s fast black hose, sc. The best 10c Ladies' Hose in town. Ladies’ Ribbed Vests, 5c and 10c. Ladies’ and children's Mitts, 10c, 15c and 25c. Best 5c Socks you ever seen. Gent’s nice, fine Underwear, 50c suit. Don’t miss seeing the Immense Values we are offering on OUR 5c AND 10c COUNTERS. You will be surprised what you can do with so little money. White Granite Plates. 35c per set. White Granite Teas. 30c per set. 8 inch fancy Glass Dish, 10c. 6 inch fancy Glass Dish, sc. Nice, plain Glass Tumbler, 15c per set. Sugar, 4c, 41c, 5c and sjc. Package Coffee, 13c. Extra nice Prunes, 7c. Nice, large Rasins, 7c. Two pound can Baking Powder, 25c. One gross (200) Matches, 10c. Large yellow table Peaches, 15c; two cans for 25c. Fancy Rice, 6c. Canned Corn, Peas, Beans, Apples and Apple Butter, 5c per can. Lima Beans, 4c. Best Lard 6c. Hand picked Navy Beans. 21c, Best Ginger Snaps and Crackers, 7c. Splendid Tea, 25c per pound. Good Laundry Soap, ten bars for 25c. Best Carpet Tacks, 10c per dozen. The above are a few prices giving you an idea of how cheap goods are, and we are prepared to give you anything our advertisement calls for; and we are here to back up everything we say to you through the Democrat. When you need anything in our lines, give us a trial and you will be satisfied. Yours, SPRANG & TRUE.

The measles have made their appear- ! ance about Hoagland. The Williams and Hoagland band b >ys are talking of having a band picnic in the near future. The wind and rain together Sunday laid many fields of corn flat to the ground in these parts. If all those who are talking of building next spring are really in earnest. Williams will enjoy a prosperity boom Our band boys have received their second set of music books which con rain ail the national airs as well as several fine quicksteps. The social given by the Williams Cornet Band soqy> rime ago was a grand success; they cleared $17.51. L’hey extend their thanks to those who so liberally patronized them. Not only piles of the very worst kind can be cured by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel I Salve, but eczema, scalds, burns, bruises, j boils, ulcers and all other skin troubles j can be instantly relieved by the same remedy. W, H. Nachtrieb. MONMOVTH. Dr Zeigler returned from Illinois Monday where he had been on a trip. Mont Evans received his papers last week tor postmaster. Charles Gordon who is working for •John Christen went to his home at St. Mary’s Ohio, last Saturday on business. He will return soon. The Alpha Epworth League will give a social at that place in the near future. Concord will organize a Christian society in the near future. “They are dandies’’ said Tbos. Bowers of the Crocket, Texas, Enterprise, while writing about DeWitt’s Little Early Risers, the famous little pills for sick headache and disorders of the stomach and liver. W. H. Nachtrieb. MONROE Mrs. Wm Scherer is recovering from her late illness Our burg was again vistited by an other show. Peter Lonacher and family of Richmond, were Sunday visitors with C. W Hocker and wife. A horse belonging to Jacob Do’ch died last week being overcome by the excessive heat. C. W. Hocker is putting up a Page fence on his farm south of Monroe. Robert Smith is putting down a well. Hash Everhart is the artist. The ice cream festival last Saturday evening was a success in every particular.

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Mrs. John Mayer and children re I turned to their home at Decatur, after a few days stay with her sister, Mrs. Wm. Soberer, who has been seriously ill. Don’t thin your blood with sassafras or poison it with blue-mass; but aid Nature by using DeWitt’s Little Early ■ Risers, the famous little pills for conI stipation, biliousness and stomach and liver troubles. They are purely vege- I table. W. II Nachtrieb. UNION TOWNSHIP. — We have noticed in the columns of different papers of a great many barns tilled with green hay being consumed by (ire The cause is evidently spontaneous combustion, and farmers should be very careful in mowing new hay. James Archbold and family were at . Ossian last week attending the funeral of his sister, Mrs. McCague. Mrs. Boyd May is very sick at this writing with lung trouble Mrs. John Nidlinger is recoyerin from her late illness. Mrs. Hartzell of Middletown, was the guest of George Tricker and family last week. The children’s meeting held at Mt. Victor last Sunday evening was largelyattended. The exercises were excellent Some for ten, some for twenty and some for thirty years have suffered from piles and then have been quickly and permanently cured by using DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, the great remedy for piles and all forms of skin diseases. W. II Nachtrieb. GENEVA. Although our people had to end tire very hot weather all of last week, no serious cases of prostration have been reported. Charley Bell of the G meva Bank is laving off for a period rusticating. The ice wagon and soda fountain were liberally patronized last week. Eph Bentz and lady returned from a week's visit among relatives and friends at Warsaw, Monday evening. Frank Haviland attended the division encampment of the Sons of Veterans held at Marion last week. He reports an interesting time. Wheat harvest has been ended in this vicinity, and the separator will soon commence to knock out the golden grain, which is of an excellent quality. Four of our recently married couples have divided the “walnuts” within the past two weeks, which almost makes the uninitiated think that marriage is a failure, and that the end is not yet gives the divorce lawyer reason to rejoice. S. W. Hale, who was in attendance as a delegate from the Eastern Indiana Insane Hospital Board at the National Conference of Charity held at Toronto. ; Canada, last week, returned home on Monday, and speaks higbly of the treai- : rnent received at the hands of the hospitable Kanucks. Ned Kinney went with a car load of junk to Fort Wayne last Friday, which he sold at good prices. He had a narnow escape from being kidnapped by the girls at Robinson park. J. C. Hale is absent on a month’s I visit with relatives at Dayton and Belle- | brook, Ohio. Natban Shepherd spent several days of last week at the bedside of his brother, Morton, living in Fortland, who suffered the loss of his right arm by accidentally falling across a swiftly running saw in Silas Adams’ factory, where he was employed. The accident occurred Monday of last week. Although very weak from the loss of . blood, he is getting along nicely. Frank Christman of Jake Miller’s place, with his wife, are visiting relatives near Butler, Ind., th’s week. Attorney P. B. Manley of Manon, i was in town Monday on business, I E. C. Davis’ mammoth Uncle Tom’s I Cabin Co., which travels by rail, and exhibits under canvas, will show here I Thursday evening. July 15. The attendance promises to be large. Barr & Quinn have moved tbeir barber shop from Artman’s basement to Mike McGriff’s room corner of Line and Railroad streets, which is a firstclass location for their business.

IA GRAND WIND-UP! I H - I & The month of July closes our year’s business. W e have done I bv far a much larger business than we expected to do, and we are § fa noxv dosFng the year’s business by making prices that you never B before heard of. These prices will last during the month of July Only j i O Any suit of clothes in the house (except 010 Of] ■ satin lined) for- ' “ " OW.UUi | ® This includes all our fine ds i that retail the world over for sl2, sl4> and , 18. They all go for SIO.OO. H ~ —— —— — — I » Any Man’s shoe in the house (except pat- QQAfi § ent tans) for----- OdiUUi I This includes all our men’s tans, calf, patent leather and cordovans. Remember, this means your choice of all our high grade shoes for only $3.00. They formerly cost you $4 and $5. g 1 Any Ladies’ shoe in the house for CL O KA This includes all our high grade TP*— goods that we have retailed at $3.00 and $4 00.. | W ' | The above includes all our better goods. j ft —» | HI WE WILL SELL YOU I O? An all wool suit for $3.85. A cheaper suit for $2.50. g A bov’s short pant suit for 75 cents. s S Straw hats for 5 and 10 cents. | g Work shirts for 25 cents. Pants 50 cents. S OS The best overall you ever saw, three pairs for SI.OO. B Socks, six pairs for 25 cents. i A lot of ladies and misses low shoes, 50 cents a pair. Men’s shoes 80 cents. Children’s shoes 50 cents. I BtFTuy your Clothing and Shoes at the Big Stores. You can! always do better at our places than you can at the smaller stores. | I i Brittsop 9 Beeler. |

Bills are up here announcing the great John R >binson & Franklin circus and menagerie will exhibit at Fort Recovery, Ohio. Monday, July 22, 1897 A number of our citizens, former residents of that bii'tling little city, will attend. There is not much activity in our oil Helds on account of the low price ot the product. W hile nearly the whole surrounding country has had several heavy showers of rain the past few days, this place has had but a few slight spsinkles, and we are not so wicked either. Frank Clendening is lying very low with consumption, and requires the constant attention of a nurse Kinney & Haviland shipped a car load of hogs to the eastern market Monday. Will Hall moved his outfit of billiard and pool tables into the Scott Hughes block on Line street last Thursday. Will now has one of the finest billiard rooms in the country. Watermellons have made their appearance in this market, and the doctors wear a very smooth smile, Pat Kinney is fitting up a billiard hall in the room recently vacated by Will Hall. LINN GROVE. Daniel Eckrote moved from the country into bis new resi ience in West Linn Grove on Tuesday of last week. Childrens’ Day was observed al the Christian church on last Sabbath evening. They were greeted with a crowded house. Attorney J. H. C. Smith and Harry Reynolds of Bluffton, filled the pulpit at the Baptist cnurch on the Sabbath. J. W. Shill’s Star Specialty Company entertained our people on last Saturday evening. It was worthy of the liberal potronage tendered. The I. O. O. F. installed the following officers on the evening of the 7th. Edward L. Huffman, N. G.; John Thomas, V. G ; Andrew Gottschalk jr„ secretary; and P. Hoffman, treasurer. Relating to the base ball game between the Berne boys and our nine on the third, our items last week should have said the score was in favor of the Berne boys. Instead of our's, the error is chargeable to the printer. Pat the Whittier, one of the campers here, is producing some fine specimens in his art. G. W. Nichols has been put in possession of one of his efforts, being a miniature ship about three feet in length, and is fully equipped with masts, sails, life boats, &c , in all a fine work of art. Mr. Nichols has it on exhibit at his place of business.

L L. Dunbar made a business trip to Chicago the first of the wees. Four of the sons of the Emerald Isle are camping on the bank of the river, their pallet being mother earth. Ou Saturday night they found their bed very torrid when ope of the sons of Erin feigned he saw a fine grassy place that would afford the comfort desired; a few steps only were taken when the next step landed him ten feet below the quarry bank in so many feet of water. His comrades came to his timely rescue and the change of tied showed his temperature lower whlie his temper in reality was higher. . While Linn Grove has been ever blessed with enterprising people, who possess a degree of home pride in keeping up their property. But now in passing her 44th anniversary, she looks more sightlv than at any time of her existence. The buildings are about all in good repair, streets kept clean and bordered with young maple on either side, that beckon the pedestrian a welcome to their balmy shade bv day, while a score of street lamps, just put in position, dispel thedarkcess by night which add much to tha comfort of her visitors and denizens in their nocturnal explorations. A little to the west we see our surburban town. West Linn Grove, that has sprang up as if by magic, separated from the main town by the Simison and the school building pirks. the former natural, the latter artificia’, so Linn Grove today need not to blush when in the language of the poet she would say, “I am the rose of bbaren, the lily of the valley, as flowers among the thorns, so is my love among the towns.” W. B. Johnson, Newark, Ohio, says: “One Minute Cough Cure saved my only child from dying by croup.” It has saved thousands of others suffering from croup, pneumonia, bronchitis and other serious throat and lung troubles. W. H. Nachtrieb. BERNE. Moser & Baumgartner are working hard to get their thresher in working order. A Gottschalk and wife Sundayed with relatives at Bluffton. Misses Hattie Burns, Cora Acker and Bessie Kunkle of Decatur, were guests of Miss Cora Gottschalk over Sunday, Sheriff Ashbaucl.er of Decatur, was in town Monday. The Berne normal closed last Friday after a very successful term. Ex Sheriff McGriff was in town Monday.

John T. France of Decatur.« business caller here Tuesday. Wesley Lawson of Jefferson t ship, was here on legal business day. 8 L Morningstar of Olina.Oi harvesting on his farm east of tow Fred Stuckev went to Chattanoi begin thteshing. About all of our firms had repn tatives at the board of equaliatli Decatur Tuesday. It is not more fair that everybody should help the burden of taxes according to wealth. But the boys cannot see they had to make that trip, as our are honest about what they swea They better have some of onro! more monied brethren should bet up before the board. John Moran was attending to business at Esq. Co lins' court « Linn Grove Wednesday. J. S. Sehug was at Willshire. Mt The school board ot Berne m” day evening and elected Sprunger janitor for the ensuing D, Bixler left Tuesday > BiToronto, Canada, where he will a week in sight-seeing. Miss Sarah Gilliom, clerk at bell & Ervin's, is spending a wee her parents east of town. John Welty of Fort Wayne ’ town Wednesday on business. C. A. Augsperger has bo n ? small Mustang pcny and cart o Braun. The M. P. church four and on miles east of town, will k" r * cream social next Saturday e ' fn ‘ Terrible Accident.— It' 8 ’ ble accident to be burned or » but the pain and agony and t e ful disfigurements can be q uic come without leaving a scar DeWitt's Witch Hazel SalveN achtrieb. Bncklen’s Arnie* sal " The best salve in the worl bruises, sores, ulcers, salt r e _ ’ sores, tetter, chapped hands, t corns, and all skin eruptionß- - cures piles or no P #y r is guaranteed to give per . tion or money refunded. * per box. For sale by 1 Don't neglect a weather is pleasant, storm rolls around it may a serious difficulty beyond rt Minute Cough Cure .s ?■’ ■ i will do what its name rmp"" N achtrie b. __ —s ore r« To cure j Take Cascarets Can 'V ru Aists ref» cd | U C C C. tall to cure, drubs