Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 26 August 1897 — Page 5

B IRE YOUR KIDNEYS? " Dr. Hobbs KZj Sparagus Kidney ” piiis A. * HATS CFBKI THOVSANDS OF IW WEIK BACKS. v They core by healing the H'., ao «.»■ »■ Kidneys and Purifying the n.l« Arid and other impuntiex. KS»S. Backache, Neuralgia, ■Uoror-). Bladder Troubles and Female Liver? Dr. Hobbs Little ‘ Pills. qoicklycnreSick Headache and and non t gripe. iiEMkhY Co., Proprietors. Chicago. Mil hbs Pills For Sale in DECATUR, SMITH A CALLOW, Druggists, ■bld Dorwin Drug Store. LOG ftLS. ■l-KI cures corns and warts. Its ■rveyor Fulk was at Geneva ■day. ■ackers—any kind and all you ■ at the Union Bakery. ■vsters in any’ quantities at Cos- ■ Biker’s Unionßakery. ■rs. F. T. Gilpin of Muncie, is ■nest of Dr. M. L. Holloway ■iss Mary Ehinger of Fort ■ne, is visiting Mrs. Jake Mar ■nhn Niblick and family have ■ned from their Rome City ■gK D. Hale and wife attended ■ funeral of a relative at Bluffton K Tuesday. Ijlrs. David Studabaker and Mrs. K Champer visited Bluffion Kids last week. Kr. and Mrs. Bert Rupp of Kora, 111, are guests of J. F. Kgold and family. Kiss Sophia Beitler. who has K the guest of Mrs J. W. Place, Burned home Monday. Kobert Gregory and sister lantha Ke returned home from a snort Bit at Sprinfield, Ohio. Morris Hendricks was wearing B regulation smile Monday on aunt of a bran new girl. 1 J. Holthouse is at Columbus, io, this week, preparing his spies for the spring trade tfartin Gwinner and family of dge City, Kansas, will soon be 1 guests of friends in this city. ilr. and Mrs. W. D. Coil and lighter Sundayed at Bluffton the estsofC. N. Miller and family.

I L Look 17T . I We can save you money if you will take time ana I i come to see us i , S when you are ready ... to buy a Buggy g £ or Surrey, light or I t | heavy Harness, ■ I Wagon, Bicycle, | or anything in our i line, as we || i positively will not | 8 be undersold. x | LF. Sc-hafer: i LocluJ

Miss Nellie Schrock is spending a vacation of two Weeks at Facie Lake. Mr. and Mrs. Edward J. Dailey are visiting relatives at Westfield, New York. Harry Moltz of the Boston Store is transacting business at C.evelaud, Ohio. John C. Frank of Blue Creek township, was looking after business here Monday. Miss Minta Hall of Piqua, O. is visiting in the city with Mrs. M. V. B. Archbold. B. W. Sholty and Shaffer Peterson transacted business at Vanedocia, Ohio, Monday. Cashier Lehman, of the Bank of Berne, was looking after business here yesterday afternoon. For Sai.e—A surrey, cheap. Will trade for a horse. R. K. Erwin. Rev. L. W. A. Luckey, of Castile, New York, is visiting relatives and fiiends in the city. Benjamin Linn, of Minneapolis, will visit his father and other relatives in titocity for a few days. Rev, Peter Vitz of Delphos, 0., conducted services at the German Reformed church in this city Sunday. Levi Barkley has purchased the meat market of Amos Foreman, in the Foreman block on north Main street. For Sale —Ten Shropshire ram lambs. They are beauties. Inquire of James Foreman, Berne, Indiana. 23 4 Mrs. John Ashbaucher of Bluff ton, Sundayed in this city the sliest of Sheriff Ashbaucher and family. Chamberlain’s Coho, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy always affords prompt "relief. For sale by Smith it Callow. a Miss Clara Kohn returned to her home at LaPorte last Monday after an extended visit with Miss Mamie Terveer. Coffee & Baker are still headquarters for meals and lunch at all hours. You will find them at the Union Bakery. Rev. B. B. Uhl and wife of North Baltimore, Ohio, visited Mr and Mrs. John Christen of Monmouth, last week.

E. B. Archbold and wife of Ft. Wayne, were visiting with M. V. B. Archbold and wife the first of the week, Dell Locke came down from Rome City Friday to look after busines in this city. He returned next day. The Misses Mena and Mary Meyers and Bessie Schrock have returned home from a visit at Gaston, Ind. Mrs. Dan Erwin, accompanied by Miss Lizzie Dunbar is visiting Dr. Erwin and family at Lake City, Mich. Miss Effie Battenberg, accompanied by her sister Fannie, returned Monday to her work in the college at Angola. The Misses Grace Peterson and JennieCongleton are now employed in a large millinery establishment at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Jessie Townsend and son Burt, Miss Tina Allison and Mrs. Sarah Ratnev of Portland, are rusticating at Oden, Mich. Ellsworth & Myers have moved their stock of hardware and farm implements into the room lately vacated by Auten & Gay. Unclaimed letters are at the postofiice belonging to Mrs. Etta Crozier, Minnie Cook, Bert Shaw, Mary Tiiompson, Ed Light. Miss Hattie Burns entertained a number of lady friends at Gray Gab'es Friday afternoon in honor of Miss Fannie Cook of Kokomo. Three cars of horses left this city Tuesday morning for German markets. One for Frysinger & Fisher and two for Neidlinger & Haugh. Messrs, and Mesdames W. A. Kuebler, Fred Schafer and son Chalmer have returned from their trip to Easiern cities and watering places. Auditor Mangold took in Barnum aud Bailey’s double jointed circus at Ft. Wayne Monday, and pronounces the elephants in first-class condition. Clem Holthouse of this city, had charge of the Holthouse & Tettman shoe store at Geneva last week during the absence of Herman Tettman. Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Conter entertained a number of young people Monday evening in honor of Miss Ethel King of Little Rock, Arkansas. L. Yager, jr. is visiting his brother Lou at Petoskey, Mich, and while there will lake a peep at the w’idow who is attracting his brother’s attention. A new livery stable will be lo cated in the old City Mills as soon as the building can be repaired. Jacob Hart & Son will be the style of the new firm. Coffee & Baker still lead in fine bread. The same old price—two loaves for five cents, and the loaves are larger than any five loaf sold in town. It is estimated the the wrecks sustained by the G. R. & I. rail road at the Wabash bridge and Coldwater, Ohio, will cost the company about $30,000. Charles Fuhrman and wife, and Mrs. Louis Reppert are visiting relatives in Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. They expect to be absent about two months. An attempt was made to burglarize the store of J. F. Hocker at Monroe last Thursday night, but the thieves were scared away be fore effecting an entrance. Wanted—Local agent for Decatur and vicinity, to represent an old line Massachusetts company. Good contract to right party. Address Insurance, this office. Union Services will be held at the M. E. church Sunday morning, Bishop Hott of Dayton, Ohio, presiding. The regular services will be followed by ordination services. Through Attorney J. W.Teeple, Henry Keifer files a suit for divorce from Catharine Keifer. They were married March 15, 1880. Illicit relations and insanity is alleged. Homer Sowers has accepted a position as book-keeper with J. W Vail. Miss Matie Cook, who has heretofore held this position, will leave in a few days for Paragould, Arkansas. Decatur, Indiana, has a debt of $1105,000, brick streets, waterworks, electric light, and still adding. Woe be unto the property owners of that town at no distant day.—Winchester Hera'd. A yearling steer, black in color with small horns, has been taken up by Edward Meyers, one mile northwest of Preble. The owner can have said steer by calling and paying all charges. Otherwise it will be sold.

| Another | I Big Cut in Prices I I I Parasols Shift Waists || AT YOUR OWN PRICE. j| I . - | Shirt Waists that were si.oo, all go your choice for 60c. All Waists that were 50c and 75c, your choice for 35c. mg K . . . H Whe have a few Silk Waists left we are closing at $1.98. This is less than you can buy the silk. See them. gs . i A fine lot of Silk Parasols that were $1.50 to S2OO, your || choice for SI.OO each. H An extra fine quality Silk Parasol that was $2.50, your || choice $1.50. A bargain. £ You will be well paid to see these wonderful bargains. || Call and make your selections before they are all gone, | GREAT REDUCTIONS " | A ® ALL DEPARTMENTS. I I I Niblick & Go. | few

Read the removal advertisement of Auten & Gay. Bluffton I. O. O. F.’s will give a celebration and picnic some time soon. The old Hart mill is being rebuilt for a livery and feed stable. The Erie road has carried a large ■ number of passengers to the G. A. R. encampment at Buffalo. The j regular trains were all filled, r e sides the extras that have been employed. The new brick street has been ; thrown open to travel from Jeffer- | son to Adams street, and if good I weather continues, the balance of the street will be completed in a short time. Misses Edith and Stella Wemhoff entertained a number of friends Sunday evening in honor of the Misses Mamie Mcßennett, Laura Greene, and Agnes Rohan, of Ft. Wayne. Niblick & Co. are daily receiving consignments of their fall and winter stock. When ready to buy they will be able to show you vast bargains in the dry goods line. Watch their space. The G. R. & I. railroad has made another change in time, taking effect last Sunday. Train No. 5 which has been due at 11:01, now arrives at 1:12. Time tor other trains remain the same. I desire to state to the farmes that I have about forty bushels of Crimson Clover seed for sale. This seed is recleaned and ready for sowing. Call at my farm in Union township. George Shafer. 21-4 The two year old son of Charles Niblick drank a quantity of liquid bluing Saturday and for a time things were awful interesting around the Niblick homestead. A physician and a stomach pump soon fixed the boy. Wanted —White Ash Heading Bolts, cut fifty-five inches long, from seven inches upward in size, delivered at my factory for which I will paj’ $3 a cord. Also all the other customary timber bought. 9-6 m J. W. Vail. Notice —I will sell at private sale, in parcels or as a whole the Lawson Linhard farm in Root townsnip, two miles north of De catur. For further information inquire of the undersigned or at the county clerk’s office. Lois Linhard, Adm’x. May 13, 1897. 9tf

We have moved. And now have one of the finest and most complete store rooms in Northern Indiana. OUR DISPLAY or FURNITURE % Is unexcelled in style, beauty and price. We handle all the best grades and can please you in anything you may want to buy AUTEN & GAY. Ellsworth & Meyers Old Stand.

Only ten divorce suits have been filed for the September term of court. Think of it, and we have four terms of court in a year. At this startling rate, there would be but little question that marriage is a failure of whole cloth. The school board at Bluffton have selected Prof. Ellis D. Walker of Ann Arbor, Michigan, as superintendent of the city schools there. The selection was made to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Superintendent Burris. Institute Entertainments. Monday evening—Muaicale by the Decatur Choral Union, under the direction of F. M. Schirmeyer, director. No admission. Tuesday evening — Lecture, on “Witchcraft,” by Dr. U. G. Weatherby. Small admission will be charged. Wednesday evening — Lecture, “Plea for higher education,” by Joseph Swain, president Indiana University. Small admission fee. Thursday evening — Lecture, “Ben Hur,” illustrated, by Rev. Earle Wilfley. Small admission fee. Friday evening—Lecture. “A Miscellaneous Program,” by Rev. Earle Wilfley. No admisson.

TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES. JOHN D. NIDLINGER. Trustee Union Township. Office Day—Monday, of each week, instead of Tuesday, 12-48 L, W. LEWTON, Trustee Root Township. Office Dav—Monday of each week, instead of Tuesday. 7-31} GEORGE W. BROWN, Trustee Kirkland Townshio. Office Day—Monday of each week, instead of Tuesday, 8-34 JOHN STEELE, Trustee Washington Township. Office Days—Taesda} s and Saturdays at Sur* veyor’s office. —Wednesdays at home. WILLIAM F. SCHUG. Trustee Monroe Township. Office Day—Monday of each week, instead of Tuesday. 7-33 C. E. STUCKEY’. Trustee French Township. Office Day—Monday of each week, instead of Tuesday. 7-33 R. S. PETERSON. ATTORNEY AT LAW, DECATUR, INDIANA. Rooms 1 and 2. tn the Anthony Holthouse Block