Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 23 September 1897 — Page 8

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OIL CITT. Dry and d<ntv. I'nn waterworks here are like the s reet lights in Deca tur —no good. T P and ('has H >'l)ngsworth were Randolph county the first of the week. Link E igie of P.ioenix. was here Monday and i . night some fine chickens of J, T. Bur'ev. our poultry man. Mrs. Jane Nevil and children of Wabash. are vist ing her aunt. Mrs. Hoilingworth. last Tuesday. J. L Aspy. the Poland China man, was here Monday George Bucher and family visite 1 rtl atives at N ■wviile last Sunday. Newt Burket has bought and moved into ths John Taylor property at North P lint. No man or worn <n can enj >y life or accomplish much in this world whih suffering from a torpid liver. DeWilt » Little Early Risers, the pills that cleanse that organ quickly. VV. II Nachtrieb. PLEASANT MILLS. The infant child of Joseph Comer ai d wife is still very low with 'no hope of its recovery. Mrs. Frank Davis is convalescent after a protracted illness of several days. Quite a number of our citiz-ns took in the sights at Chicago Sunday Stephen Roebuck is building a newhouse. Tiustee Smith is very busy getting the school building whitewashed and painted ready tor tLe coming term of school which will open next Monday v.ith Mis. N. McCullough as pnncipal.

Gnrnnn V r n in 1 Im VjJv4 1V Us Uv Wishes to call attention to their immense line of fall and winter dress goods. We can do you good in anything you may want in the Dress Goods line. We wish to invite your special attention to our big line of popular priced goods at 20c, 25c, 35c. 40c and 50c per yard. We can show you the best lines in Adams county at the prices. We have a nice double width fancy plaid for 10c. All wool 36 in. imported silk finished serge at 25c. All wool 36 inch novelties at 25 cents. All wool 40 in novelties, 40c. Elegant line of silks for trimmings and waists, all the new things in courelians and Roman stripes, at 50c to $250 per yd. And don’t forget that we are the people to sell you your fall ribbons and dress trimmings. S- a* * y j N V x LI . xJ •

Glandfather McLeod is recovering from bis recent illness. There was quite an interesting law suit tried in E.,q Corner's court last Weiiesday. The contending parties being Wells vs Weds. J VV. Hillattoiney lor plaintiff and Meriss and Tiickei for defendant. Judgment in favor of lefendaut. To heal the broken and diseased tissues. to soothe the irritated surfaces, to instantly relieve and to permantly cure is the mission of DeWitt’s W itch Hazel Salve W. 11. Nachtrieb. PETERSON Simon good is lying very low with typhoid’ fever. Joe Beery and Kirt Mann were at Bluffton buying timber this week. Chris Beerv has just returned from tie south wheie he has been buying nor.-es. Communion st the Beery church will begin Saturday evening and continue over Sunday. Quite a number of ladies gathered at ibe Brery church to give it a general cleaning up last Thursday. They were ibiy assisted by Frank Aurnt. Millie Lenhart of Decatur, Sundayed with Jennie Weldy. Quite a number of our boys went to Chicago Sunday. Robert D. Beery says he is about cured by using DeMitt’s Little Early Risers Moments are useless if trifled away; and they are dangerously wasted if consumed by delay in cases where One Minute Cough Cure would bring immediate relief. W. 11. Nachtrieb. BERNE. Frost done considerable damage to corn and late garden truck. Tne following county officers and gentlemen of Drcatur passed through here Friday on their way to Linn Grove to arena the funeral of the Tate County i Commissioner David Eckrote: Recotder Harruff, Sheriff A-hbaucber. Clerk Lenhart. Auditor Mangold, Superintendent Brandyberry, Infirmary Superintendent Graber and L G Ellingham. B. P. Harris and son of Woodburn, were here on business Friday. Sam Schindler and family drove over to Bluffton Monday. Gus Christen, of the Geneva schools, was a visitor here Sunday. Frank Foreman is visiting at Oxford, Ohio, and win return in about a week with bis wife and baby who bave I bt-en there for the last month.

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Noah Wulliman is »he h-ppy papa of a boy baby that arrived at his home Thursday. Abe Boegli and Chris Stengel set m to be well pleased over the little girls that arrived at their homes Ft iday. Jeff Lehman is wearing a broad -untie over the news of his appointment as our next postmaster. John Webber of Decatur, was in town Monday. Mr. Van Camp of Decatur, will fill the pulpit of the E/angelica! church Sunday evening next. Missionary services at the Refromed church last Sunday evening were well attended. Rev. Winter of Huntington, wasoneof the speakers, and it happened that at the evening services Winter and Summer met in the same pulpit. Rev Ruff will attend Missionary services at Huntington, next Sunday. Bircler & Mattbeis bave the contract to furnish the brick for the new cotirch at Geneva. Running sores, indolent ulcers and similar troubles, even though of many year’s standing, may be cured bv using DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. It soothes strengthens and heals It is the great pile cure. VV II Nachtrieb. GENE) A. Oh, Geneva, where are your inhabitants that have filled the honors to the utmost, prosperity surelv has fallen upon you since empty houses are on nearly every corner. Mr. and Mrs A. G Briggs returned from their southern trip last Friday. city council has become quite moral, and that is right. No Sunday ball and no public drunks. Many of our citizens have got »he lever. It is not Klondike, either, but the Peru oil fever. Hon. Silas VV. Hale attended the Eastern Hospital trustee’s m-eting last week, of which body he is a member. Rev, Worth preached a most excellent sermon at the M. E. chu ch last Sunday, on the subject "How O'd Art Thou ” In his remarks he showed how essential the stone which was set aside had become the head of the corner stone. This chief corner stone being the Son of God. Mrs. Meeks has been quite sick for the past few days, but at this writing is feeling much better. If you have ever seen a little child in a paroxysm of whooping cough, or if you have been annoyed by a constant tickling in the throat, you can appreciate the value of One Minute Cough Cure, which gives quick relief VV. H. Nachtrieb. LINN GROVE. D ivid Steele of Kirkland township and lerry Covalt of Grant county, were business callers here last Friday. Dr. J. A. Walser of Anderson, at d Wm. E Eckrote of Grant county, attended the funeral of Commissioner Eckrote on . liday of last week. George Adler, jr., moved from our towm Tuesday to the farm of Mrs. E.izabeth Clawson of the south part of I the township L L. Dunbar has enjoyed a lucrative business in the sale of bicycles. However, this did not satisfy his ambition, as be is now adding machinery to his carriage works for the manufacture of cycles, which will greatly add to the enterprise or our town. J. 11. Lenhart, Joseph Mann, Noah Mangold, Peter Ashbaucher, Irvin i Brandy berry, Harvey Harruff, L. G Ellingham, Samuel Doak, Conrad Brake. G. McKean, J R Graber, and J F. Mann, county officials of Decatur were in attendance at the funeral ot , Commissioner Eckrote on Friday. The I former six being the pall bearers. Zella, the oldest daughter of Mr. and Mis. John Frank, died at the parental home, three miles southwest of here, early Thursday morning, aged about seventeen years. Iler interment and j that of Mr. Eckrote took place at the j same cemetery and at the same hour on Friday last. Since its origon Hartford township I has been favored four times with the 1 office of county commissioner. Namely: Benjamin Runyon. L. L. Dunbar, George Pontius and David Eckrote, the former and the 'alter died in 1 oflice.

I You can save money 1 By coming to our stores when you want Clothing or Shoes. K || Hundreds of people are finding this out this fall. People don’t K buy our goods when they can buy them cheaper elsewhere. K Oh, no! They buy them on their merits and because the price K is right. Knowing this as we do, we feel that we have the M entire field and are at all times ready to quote prices. Z II —■— ———— — ■ Men’s crack proof dress B iZv shoes, just like cut, - $2.50 B ® 1 If these shoes crack or break fl / ) Yyws We wi!l give you anew PairK fl \ 1 □ f° r tkcm ’ fl | J Our hand-made shoes tor school fl 1A I wear, positively have no equals. fl I fW I i w r~ I I Z vL 1 I B Boys double breasted knee pant IK \®Jk seal B suits, $i.00,-$1.50 and 52.00. kMv , / B This S2OO suit is elegant and is V j B just the thing for boys to wear \ / B to school- ’-A \ ' S We have handsomer ones at $3 00, K. B $4 00 and $5 00 ■ Good knee pants for 25c and 50c. fl Remember, we will not be undersold on any kind of Clothing fl or Shoes. Respectfully, B i Kern, Brittson & Beeler. I fl

- Fied and I’eter Hoffmann done busies- at Decatur, Monday. George Nichols served a banquet to ihe public Saturday night. The menu was roasted veal, chicken, rye bn ad old beer, and many were they w ho par-, look. W e had occasion to pass over a route jvbereon Hoffmon & Liddy consummated a contract for building abutments for eleven bridges To view the workmanship reveals the secret of their success in securing work in their line Ttiev are now engaged for the constructing of abutments for several more bridges in the same locality. Their school houses at Poneto and Nottingham township are fast nearing comoletion, when they will again acquit themselves with many enconiums. David Eekrote was born in Columbia county, Pennsylvania, April 6, 1832, and died Sept. 15. 1897. aged sixtj-flve years, ti-emontbs and nine days. When a lad he moved with his parents to Starke county. Ohio, and later to Adams county. Indiana, being one of its early settlers, where in 1853 he was joined in marriage to Sarah Heller, to th- m were born six sons and seven daughters, three sons and two daughteas are living while eight children proceeded him in death. On the 3rd day of February, I"88. death laid claim on his companion, when, subsequently he remarried to Mrs. Sarah Hoskinson, I of whom death bereft him April 29, 1894. In the fall of 1894 he was elected to the office of county commissioner, which position he held at the time of his death. He leavesan aged and inrirru father, three sons and two daughters, ten grand children, together with a large number of friends sympathize bis death. His interment took place from the Evangelical church, Rev. C. M Pierce of Berne, delivered the discourse. followed by remarks by D. D. Spangler of Vera Cruz, when his remains were gathered unto his people in Greenwood cemetery. Certainly you don't want to suffer with dyspepsia, constipation, sick headache. sallow skin and loss of appetite. You have never tried DeWitt’s Little Early Risers for these complaints or you would have been cured. They are small pills but great regulators. vV. 11. N acbtrieb. PLASAXT VALLEY. Chas Hahn has returned from his trip to Madison. Miss L’zzie Louden is home on a few days’ visit. Rev. Calvin Johnson preached last Sabbath at this point. Some of our young people attended the Sunday school picnic at Maple Grove last Saturday.

i Mr. Biiley who purchased a por I lion of the Smith land, is preparing to' build a bouse on bis new premises The following l ave embarked on the i sea of matrimony since our last writing: : , Amos Fairchild and Miss E. Barber, , and Atwood Buckmaster and Della Caldera ood. Here's our <=# ot congratulation to all parlies The family of Elmer Cook is still atliicted wjth that dread disease, tvphoid lever, the wife and two small children being down with it. G: H. Martz and Len Johnson went to Wabash township yesterday to set tinal stakes on the Engle ditch. B. W. Sholty is building a new house on his farm. The schools of Monroe township have begun Miss Grace Simcoke is at the helm at Pleasant Valley, Miss Ella Ray at No. 2. and Miss Ona Johnson at Oak Grove. They teach the fall term of two months when they will make room ’or I ether teachers. Ou Tuesday evening of last week a goodly number of the many friends ot Harlo Mann, gathered at his home to rem nd him that he had passed another milestone of his life. They all brought well filled baskets containing all the necessaries and luxuries of life, and a 1 departed believing it was good to be there. We wish Harlo many more . such happy occasions. Henry McK'nley of Randolph conn:tyis in this county selling a patent gate. He sells it at prosperity rates, one dollar per foot. The Bicyclist’s Best Friend” is a familiar name for DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, always ready for erner- : gencies. While a specific for piles, it also instantly relieves and cures cuts, bruises, salt rheum, eczema and all as sections of the skin. It never fails. W. 11. Nachtrieb. A Medical Student. Eich student of medicine, before graduating to become a doctor, has to undergo a catechism, to see if he is ‘ competent to practice medicine. Here is a sample of what he must answer: Question: What is the cause of general weakness and tired-out felling? Answer: Poor digestion Ques : What is the cause of poor digestion? Ans.; Catarrh of the lining membrane of the . digestive organs. Ques: What are the names of the digestive organs? Ans.: Stomach, liver and bowels. Ques : How then, can the weakness and tired-out feeling be cured'- 1 Ans : By curing the : ‘ catarrhh of the digestive organs. Ques.: What remedy would you use for this? I Ans Pe-ru-na is the only internal i j remedy for chronic catarrh. Peni ns cures catarrh wherever located. Ques: J

What is meant bv the term female dii eases? Ans: It means simply catan of the uelvic organs. Qies: Will Pi ru-ua will also cure eaianh of th« organs? Ans : Yes. Pe ru-na cm Catarrh wherever I >cated. A beautifully i ibis'rated and instni five book, written by Dr Hartm especially for women, will be sent tn for a short time. I'his hoik it for f< men only A l.iress the Pe-rn na Dn Manufacturing Co. Columbus, (M Bucklen’a Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cut bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fen sores, tetter, chapped hands, chilblain corns, and all skin eruptions, and P« lively cures piles or no pay requirnl. is guaranteed to give perfret satisfy tion or money refunded. Price2sc« per box For sale by Page Blackbur Small precautions often prevent Jfl mischieia. DeWitt’s Little Early Hi ers are verv small is size, but are wr effective in preventing the most serioi forms of liver and stomach trouM They cure constipation and headacb and regulate the bowels. W. H. Nt trieb. For the Ohio and Indiana Old » tiers’ Reunion at Bluffton. the Clovi Leaf will issue excursion tickets fro stations Delphos to Marion inc 1 ’ on September 30 good return.Jk her 1 at one fare for the round klondyß THE KLONDIKE GOLD Ml MM' I* l TRANSPORTATION COMPAQ CAPITAL 12.000.000. SHARES ” 00 E FULL PAID AND NON-ASSEM OrriCEßS:—Jno. Cincinnati. Ohio, president. o vice-president Moerlein >rul#ll . Wb* nati, vice-president : f-amu trust* sale Merchant. Cincinnati. cinctnA* Clyde P. Johnson, attorney s - ti. secretary, o f This company has sW 1 j uch a tn»n« e ' million dollars (2,0j0,000.) an [«*«**! ment as insures fair and a fl 11 I Under its broad charter nghtst will not onlydevelop rich ’ ]lbia ,theW fields of Alaska and Britis / t o f the he«* famed Klondike regions an waters of the aD d«» carry on an extensi e tbedißtf ic»»" mercial business bet 8 SPECIAL OFFEK (400.0001 shares of the cent-each placed upon the mar e e , c o. blocks of not less than 1 ' ad dree- . For prospectus and infer E Hutton A Co., bankers and or tM and 15 E. Thir l St, f 1 nC '“7 Klondyke Gold Mining Co., room 30. Chamber ot Cincinnati. Ohio.