Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 21 October 1897 — Page 8

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PETERSON Henry Breinn' is on <he sick list. James and ll nvj Beery are very low with typhoid fever. Mr. and Mrs Simeon Hower of Alien county, are visiting at M J Moore's. A number of young people took dinner at Cris Beery’s last Sunday. A number of young people planned and successfully carried out a surpiise on Miss Nettie Guilt last Thursday evening An elegant time is reported. Small pill, safe pill, best pill. DeWitt’s Little Eirlv Risers cure biliousness. constipation, sick beadache. W. H. Nachtrieb MONMOUTH. Philip Bachar is not going to his new home in Florida on account of the yellow fever. Rev Cocking preached lastSatuiday evening instead ot Sunday. An entertainment was given at the Aber school house last Tuesday which introduced Edisou’s new invention, the echophone. The next Sunday School township convention will be held at the Ali ba M. E church on Tuesday, November 9, beginning at 1 o'clock p. m. All are invited to come Harry Christen has accept’d a position as cle k in Yager Bros, drug store in Decatur. The matrimonial field has increased again iu this township, in which three weddings have occurred lately. The next teachers' institute will be held at the Dent next Saturday. Monmouth is right iu it now, she has piped streets from one end to the other.

1 111 11ItJ You can save if you will always take advantage of our cheap prices. If you don’t the other fellow will. You can buy 36 in. heavy muslin at 4c yd. Good heavy shirting 4c & sc. Good calicos 3Jc and 4c. Standard ginghams sc. The best 6c Bleached Muslin you ever bought, you get of us. Towlings 3c, 4c, sc, 6c. Table linens 20c yd and up. Turkey red table cloth in wide, 15c per yard. You can buy from us the best 25c Ladies’ fleeced Egyptian Cotton Underwear you ever looked at. Also same values in Men’s and Children’s. You can’t afford to overlook these good things. We are loaded with cotton and wool Blankets. You must see our 50c cotton blanket and our “Leader” $2 50 all wool blankets. They are worth 20 per cent more than our price. Remember us for groceries—you know we are at the front with this line. n f a, » * vA »3 • M

John Christen made a thing trip to Berne Thursday. Joe Burr the little sen of Charles Burr, has almost recovered from an attack of malari ’ fever. Last Fiiday he left the soboo 1 room at noon and in a I few minutes was found lying in the road in a spasm, be was taken into the i'mii-e where be had two more spasms | and lor some time he hovered between ! I life and death. In a few days it | changed iu o milarial fever. You eir.'t cure consumption, bib you can avoid it and cure every oth i form of throat or lung trouble bv the use of i One Minute Cough Cure. W. II > Nacbtrieb.

BERNE. Rev. Bear of Bluffton, Ohio, and J Snowalter of I’ulasco, lowa, preached at the Mennouite church Sunday. As members ot the building committee they looked over several points in our town suitable to erect a college building on Mrs Geo. Hammell left Friday for Newark where they will on account of business changes permanently reside. J C Schug was in Decatur Saturday. J. C., John and Philippe Schug, their families and tbeir mother. Grandma 1 Schug were visiting RudolphSchug and i family Sunday. H. S Michaud left Simda'evening for Monroe. Michigan, where be will select bis fall delivery of fruit trees. Uncle Geo. G ttes in company with i eleven more nimrods left Monday for Wisconsin. Miss Sarah Nusbaum left Monday for Fort Wayne where she will do housework. Mrs. Conrad and son of Kendallville, are the guests of Mrs. Jacob Atz and family. Miss Mary Conrad of Seattle, Washington. is the guests of her sisters, Mrs. Sam Scbind er and Mrs D. S. Wittwer. Wm Haeckerof Juel county, Kansas, is the guest oj E. T. Haecker and fam i!y. Erank Schirmeyer of Decatur, was a business caller at Berne Tuesday. Miss Barbara Soldner of Fort Wayne, was the guest of her parents over Sunday. The new residance of E. T. Haecker is ready for the plasterer. Daniel Stauffer is having himself a a new dwelling erected in the Lehman addition. A very interesting exhibition of the phantograph will be given in the Arena hall Monday and Tuesday nights.

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Austin Augsbitiger and family moved last Monday to Woodburn. A number of r luffton people enjoyed a good supper al our hotel Thursday evening of last week. Peter Longacher has rented the Harris property and will move bis family here in the near future. Abraham Schueck has moved into his propel ty on north Jeffsrson street and will now settle down to family life. Oliver, the oldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hicky, died Tuesday morning ot diphtheria and was buried Wednesday morning. Schools were closed for the balance of this week. There is no need of little childien being tortured by scald head, eczema and skin ei options. De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve gives instant relief and cures permanently. W H. Nachtrieb. Oil. CITY. The oil field east of Geneva is open and we are “in it.” Several from this city will attend the layingof the corner stone of the new M. E church at Geneva next Thursday. The small child of Will Kerr is very sick with flux. Will Marror of Geneva, has bought tbe Sharp properly and will soon be a resident of this place. A* dispute betweeu the citizens brought Surveyor Fulk and bis men down from D.-cattir to try to find the bouudry line of Wabash. J. L. Aspy was at Dayton. Onio, the first of the week on business. Mrs. Auna Christman who has been sick for seme time is improving. A S Burley was at Steele and Oak Grove last Sunday in tbe interest of the interest of tbe Sunday School Union. Mrs. Mary Burley went to Portland last Tuesday to spend the week with old friends and neighbors. Disflgurem> nt for life by burns or scalds may be avoided by using DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, the great remedy for piles and for all kinds of sores and skin troubles W. H. Nacbtrieb. LINN (.HOVE. Mrs. Atlanta Nickels of Holland, Michigan, is paying her sons George and William a visit. Elias Criter and wife of Elida, O bio. Mrs. Lucy Galey and Miss Sidney Musser of Apple, Creek, Ohio, are visitors here, the two former are guests of the Pontius people and the two latter of Dr. George Emick's family. L. C. Miller, Harvey Harruff and John II Lenhart attended lodge at this j place on Wednesday evening. Last Sabbath night one week ago while Lewis Reynolds and family were attending church, some conscience void beings burglarized his residence and purloined clothing to tbe amount ot eighty some dollars, consisting of five | overcoats and dress suits belonging to various members of the family Some , of the sous had, owing to tbe extreme amount of dust, worn their scuff suits instead of their new tailor made ones; these the fiends added to their use. Samuel Hall moved on the farm o David Runyon last Tuesday. Morris Wells is teaching the school at Brushwood. David and Elmer Runyon, George Nichols, Warner Hunt, together with various others from Bluffton, Geneva. Berne and other points, have departed for the northwestern part of Minnesota to chase tbe wild beasts of those woods. Mock the lofty Hickory of the Wabash will lead the company, while Esq G W. | Gates of Berne, will keep tbe rear in line. Our kid nine are enthusiastic over their game of ball on the Sabbath with our adult nine. Three innings were i played with a score of six to twelve in favor of the little boys which is quite humiliating to the adults. Adolph Schug the truant officer, was looking into tbe school interest here on I Tuesday. Fred Lindsey and family of Geneva, were with their parents here over the Sabbath. Miss Trusv Nusbaum returned from Fort Wayne on Monday to remain for an indefinite time. Philip Sheets of Bodkins. Ohio, made | ue a friendly call last week.

j You can save money By coming- to our stores when you want Clothing or Shoes ‘ Hundreds of people are finding this out this fall. People don’t buy our goods when they can buy them cheaper elsewhere Oh, no! They buy them on their merits and because the price is right. Knowing this as we do, we fed that we have the || entire held and are at all times ready to quote prices, bl Men's crack proof dress Wf lf shoes, just like cut. - $2.50 ® If these shoes crack or breaV I 'll • k / I ¥ we W1 glve you a n ew pair II ( if r-t i” for them. Our hand-made shoes tor school || | A I wear, positively have no equals ■ 8 c• I» ran I I n CJ H Boys double breasted knee pant B suits, li.oo, $1.50 and $2.00. UwK 11 / ® This S2OO suit is elegant, and is V I just the thing for boys to wear \VJ to school. We have handsomer ones at $3 00, $4 00 and $5 00. S Good knee pants for 25c and 50c. '“-..in ® Remember, we will not be undersold on any kind of Clothing or Shoes. Respectfully, Kern, Brittson & Beeler.

D. F> r *st Hoffman and Miss Matil- | da Slagenhauf were the guests of, Charles Carpenter and wife of Preble, on the S ibbath. You can’t afford to risk your life by allowing a cold to develop into pneu- I tnonia or consumption. Instant relief 1 and a certain cure are afforded by One i Minute Cough Cure. W. H. Nachtrfeb. Real Estate Transfers. E A Lugenbill to Ferna Scbneck pt lots. 79 and 80. Berne #IOOO 00 Verna Scbneck to E A Luginbill. pa lots 79 and 80. Berne. 1000 00 Barbara C Harper to R P Jones lot 99, Geneva 1500 00 RP Jones to Chas E Harper, lot 99 Geneva 1500 00 Peter J Mo»« r to J C Schindler lot 13-5, Berne ... . 400 00 J C Schindler to Peter J Moser 78 a. Wabash tp 2700 00 John Bucher to Alex Berger, 10 a, J-fferson tp 200 00 J Ashbaucher to J Garber. 30 a. French tp 1100 00 Jos Parent to Jacob S Railing 5 a, Washington tp 150 00 Bernhardtna Rodenbeck to W H Rodenbeck. 80 a Root tp.. 1 00 Bernhardina Rodenbeck to F Berning. 80 a. Root tp 300 00 F Bidder to E A Moses, 100 a. Root tp 1 00 Jas C Moses to Wm Bonke, 100 a, Root tp 2500 00 Warning:—Persons who suffer from coughs and colds should heed the warnings of danger and save themselves suffering and fatal results by using One Minute Cough Cure. It is an infallible remedy for coughs, colds, croup and all throat and lung troubles. W. H. Nachtrieb. Z M. Thirswend, of Grosbeck, Tex.. 1 says that when be has a spell of indigestion, and feels bad and sluggish, he 1 takes two of DeWitt’s Little Early Kisers at night, and he is all right the 1 next morning. Many thousands of othere do the same thing. Do you? W. H. Nachtrieb. i i J. C. Berry, one of the best known i citizens of Spencer, Mo., testifies that i he cured himself of the worst kind of piles by using a few boxes of Witch , Hazel Salve. He had been troubled ) with piles tor over thirty years and bad used many different kinds of so-called cures; but DeWitt's Hazel Salve was ’ the one that did the work and he will verify this statement if any one wishes to write him. W. H. Nachtrieb. i r To Cure a Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tabs lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. 26tf

MARKETS. COHHECTED BV J. D. HALE. CHAIN MBHCHANT I DECATVR MARKET. Wheat new f 85 Corn, per bu. (mixed) 21 Corn, yellow, 23 Oat-, old 17 Oats, new 17 Kye ... . 40 Barley 25 Clover seed 2.7 u Timothy 1.10 j Butter 12 | Eggs, fresh 9 1 Chickens 05 I Ducks 04 Turkeys 04 Geese 05 Wool 12 to .16 Wool, washed 18 and .20 Hogs 3.00 TOLEDO MARKETS OCT. 20, 1:30 P. M. Wheat new No. 2 red, cash 4 .93J4 Dec. wheat 94J< Corn No. 2 mixed, cash 25 Prime Clover . . ■ 3 42J4 Telegraph operators are >n more demand than for years. Good post ions secured by the graduate s of the Dodge Institute of Telegraphy, at Valparaiso, Indiana. The foremost school of its kind in the land. Tuition, full course, (time unlimited) including two month’s course in typewriting, $35; by the month $7. Good board, $1.40; furnished room 25 cents per week. Write immediately for free catalogue and investigate its claims 26 9 Notice to Taxpayer". Your taxes are now due. Books will close Saturday, November 1, at sp. m. Positively no receip s made out except when money is paid in advance. Dan P. Bolds, Treasurer. Wanted—White Ash Heading Bolts, cut fiftv-five inches long from seveninches upward in size, delivered at my factory for which I will pay $3 a cord. Also all the other cusiomary timber bought. 9-6 m J. w. Vail. au Italia’. - peddler from whom a New York policeman demanded a license showed confidently a certificate of discharge from Sing Sing prison, which he said he bought, believing it was a license. Southern California has 8,000,000 orange trees, 1,700,000 apricot trees, 1,000,000 peach trees, 1,050,000 prune trees, 1,200 lemon trees and 740,000 olive trees, most of them not yet at the bearing age. Cats can smell even dnring sleep When a piece of meat is placed immediately in front of a sleeping cat’s nose the nostrils begin to work as the scent is received, and an instant later the cat will wake up No-To-B*c tor Fifty Cents. Guaranteed tobacco babit cure, makes weak men strong, blood pure. 50c. 11. All druggists

ADAMS COUNTY S. S. CONVENTS German Hifornie.l < hurrli. October 27 and 18. Program. WEDNESDAY. ■ AFT Eli NOON !• F. -IdX, 2P. M I’raise Sei vice. H Welcome A idr< >i. Rev. B.H Response. Rev. C. M. ■‘The Importance of Sys>:nf.’sM School Work; First of Second of Teacher." Rev. B F. "How to teach the Bible in SiiM Sunday School." Ilev.J.b.iM Discussion. ■ Adjournment. B EVENING SESSION.’ I’. M. H I’raise Service. H • Is Spiritual Preparation Successful Teaching io School,” Rev. 0. M Di-cussion. " I’iie Holy Sp'rit as a Loading in Sundav Schoo! Work.' A D. Craig. District I’resiiW Discussion. H Adjournment. H TUI RSDAY. ■ FORENOON SESSION !’• A. M. ■ Praise Service. H Reports of Sunday ” 'bools. H Report of Treasurer. Appointment of Committee on tions. ■ ’ Election of Officers H ' "Tue Home, the ' • l* v >eboo» *".■ Church,” Rev. W.H.Sb« I Discussion. K I Adjournment ■ AFTERNOON SES-10N.2L '■ Praise Service. , ■ "Home Department Work 8 ■ Benefits,” Miss Christine Mart® Supt. Home Class W tl ”W Open Conference. ■ Questions Answered bv State- W teudent. B Unfinished Business. ■ Adjournment. _ , ■ EVENING SESSION, i ■ ■ ■ Praise Service. . < :jg ß “The purpose and Benefits ; ■ School Conventions. • Reward oi the 1 Worker,” * iev ' I Discussion. I Adjournment. pfegide jß Ardons. Bi ble • Miss Ella wyatl,. ■ Buck len’» Arnl‘* , * 1 I The best salve in the won ,■ bruises, sores, ulcers, sores, tetter, cbapp* ' 3 corns, and all skin erup jrfJ ■ tively cures piles or no p Mt jsß is guaranteed to giW P lion or money refund _ puctfuß per box. For sale by 1 “X s J