Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 35, Decatur, Adams County, 11 November 1897 — Page 8

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oil cm. The small child of James Kelley died last Saturdav, and was interred in the cemetery near New Corydon Sunday. Our oil field is still on the boom Several new wells will be put down in the near future. J T. and A. S Burley were at Decatur last Saturday on ditch business. T. J. Williams and son of Wabash, were visiting here last Sunday. It is rumored that we have diphtheria in this neighborhood which has caused quite a scare. If such is true the attending phisician should be prosecuted for not reporting it and not let so many get exposed to the dread disease. The authorities should look after it and try to prevent its spreading. Small pill, safe pill, best pill. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers cure biliousness. constipation, sick headache. W. H. Nachtrieb. BENEVA. Work on the new M. E. church is being delayed on account of unfavorable weather. The doctors are complaining of the extreme healthfulness of this colony which has depressing effect on their line of business. The pestiferious dust that paved our street a few weeks ago, is now about as tenacious as sticky fly paper. A revival of operations in our oil fields is predicted at an early date. Everybody hopes it will be soon. C. G Clark’s colored jubilee singers were at tbe opera house Saturday night. Attendance good, but show only tolerable.

Hi* i* r Iy ■' ’'" a'n jn u ul, lUlll blu It is greatly to your advantage to read our advertisement each week in the Democrat. It is to your interest to buy where you can do the best. We will name a few prices and you can compare them with what you have been paying, and leave you to decide. We can sell you Bulk roasted Coffee (better than package) 10c lb. Extra good Young Hyson Tea, 25 cents lb. ; Extra good Imperial Tea, 25 cents lb. The very best grain Pepper 10c, or 3 lbs. for 25c. The very best ground Pepper 15 cents per lb. Gilt Edge Baking Powder, 1 lb. cans 6 cents. Gloss Starch, one pound packages 5 cents. Ten bars Laundry Soap 25 cents. One doz. 200 best parlor Matches 10 cents. Extra Sugar Corn, 7 cents can. Hand picked Navy Beans, 35 cents peck. Best Ginger Snaps, 7 cents. Best Honey Drip Syrup 30 cents gallon. Large 4 oz. bottle sewing machine oil 5 cents. Carter’s black school ink, 3 cents bottle. One pound butter prints 10 cents. We have 75 or 100 pieces of all wool dress goods in novelties, plaids and plain weaves. The former • prices on these were 40c, 50c and 60c; you can buy them while they last at 25 cents. If you will need any goods of this kind you will appreciate this offer if you will see them. Remember us on Underwear. We have the goods that will please you. Just received, this week, another crate of those elegant English Dinner Sets, decorated in gold and colors, that we can sell cheaper than you can buy cheap American ware elsewhere. And we have thousands of other things as cheap, and even cheaper. All we ask is for you to give us a chance. And remember we always pay you the very highest prices for your eggs and butter; as we do our own shipping we can pay you every cent there is in it. Yours for bargains, SB 81.

The closing out sale at Dan Bolds’ store is drawing large crowds of customers daily. ; S, W Deitch was at Cincinnati, on business Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. The Woman’s Relief Corps of Geneva indulged in an ol 1-fashioned spelling school at G. A. R hall Tuts.iay even ing. Jim Haviland has moved his livery outfit into the Kinney barn east of the railroad, which he occupied previous to selling out to Aaron Baker, who recently moved to Portland. Uncle Billy Bearsis again a resident >f Geneva, having moved into Emm Mann’s house on east Sbackley street last week. Landlord Weldon has retired from the management of the Shamrock hotel. He moved to Portland last week. Our stock dealers are now out on the road and several car loads of hogs and cattle are being shipped to the eastern markets every day. The divorce mill is not grinding ou the cases to the entire satisfaction of our deserted husbands, and the “kicks'’ are close and many between. MONMOUTH. George Jackman and wife of Whiting. Kansas, were shaking hands with friends here Sunday. Philip Bachar will leave for his new home in Florida next Monday. May Cline is on the sick list. C. F. Hocker of Monroe visited our schools last Monday. He says they are proceeding very nicely. John Evans is making improvements on bis barn. Grandma Rice is on the sick list. She is reported as being dangesously ill. The next institute will be held at Monmouth on Saturday, November 20. All are invited to attend. The Union Sunday School convention which was to be held at Alpha last Tuesday, was postponed on account of bad weather. Ferd Peoples is attending college at Fort Wayne. Mrs. John Christen Jr., Mrs. Jonas Cline and daughter May. went to Fort Wayne last Thursday. Z. M. Thirswend. of Grosbeck, Tex., says that when he has a spell of indigestion. and feels bad and sluggish, be takes two of DeWitt’s Little Early Kisers at night, and he is all right the next morning. Many thousands of othere do the same thing Do you? W. H. Nachtrieb.

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PETEBSOK Mart Stalter is on the sick list. Miss Lettie Huffman visited her sister at Decatur last week. Rev. Good conducted services at the Beery church last Wednesday and Thursday evenings. Miss Dollie Lewton visited friends at Monroe last week. Date Gault transacted business at Bluffton Saturday. Tbe school at this place opened Monday with an enrollment of eighty. C. E Hocker and Ellen Weldy. teachers. A large number of the young people attended divine services at Zion last Sunday. Frauk Armand and Miss Nettie Gault visited with Miss Bertha Rhinehart last Sunday. You can’t afford to risk your life by allowing a cold to develop into pneumonia or consumption. Instant relief and a certain cure are afforded by One Minute Cough Cure. W. H. Nachtrjeb. 8080. Charles Colter is visiting in eastern Ohio this week. Milton Hilbert was in our berg Friday. Mrs. Bunner is at Willshire at the bedside of her daughter, Mrs. Reed Davis. One of our young men is to be married soon. Our schools are prospering very nicely under tbe supervision of Jesse Steele as teacher of the upper room and Clarence Brodbeck as teacher of the lower room. There are about sixty pupils enrolled and all are doing good work. The Young Peoples Reading Circle was organized here last Tuesday evening A cordial invitation is extended to all to attend and make it profitable. Protracted meeting began at tbe Camelite church last Friday evening. You ean’t cure consumption, but you can avoid it and cure every other form of throat or lung trouble by the use of One Minute Cough Cure. W. 11. Nachtrieb.

HONDCRM. Rev. McKinley disposed of an interesting sermon and lecture at the C. U. church at this place last Sabbath evening, and we think that many of the youn people of this vicinity would reap rich grain in their future life if they would onlv take the Reverend's advice. J. H. Fulk of Decatur, spent last S»bbath with his many friends at this place. Schools are in full progress at present about this place. Neuensch wander & Liby are running their saw mill at full blast. Mrs P. M. Fulk left last week for South Bend, where she will spend a few weeks with her many friends. To those parties who have been mak ing frequent visits to certain poultry houses about this place, we can sav that you had better take fair warning at once, for there are some that are onto you. Disfigurement 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. Nachtrleb. LINK GROVE. The widow of James Fields returned to her parental home at Chilocothe, 0., Tuesday. A protracted meeting is in progress at the Evangelical church. Genus & Chrisman are placing a new boiler in their saw and planing mill. It was made to order by the Atlas Engine Works of Indianapolis. The one displaced had been in use for thirty-four years. Lehman & Julirat of Berne, have opened a branch meat market at this place. Mona M. Hoffmann was reminded of her eleventh anniversary on Saturday evening by a large company of her schoolmates. Several articles of use and ornament were bestowed. A very interesting teacher’s institute was held at our school building. The attendance was liberal, Supt. Brandybery and Trustee Hall were among the participants.

| RIJV ' ■ Men’s overcoats, very good, - - $ 3 . 5O | I a Men’s Kersey overcoats, blacks B browns, 5.00 | I AnAIWAQtQ Men s all wo ° l Kersey overcoats . Italian S vitJlvvuLu liningf ’ well made in every part ’ a i i SIO.OO value, for-- - 7 . 50 | |AT 5 Men’s all wool Kersey overcoat, Italian lin- B H 111 ' ing, reinforced pockets, best grade vel- ' vet collar, double seams, patent hanger, 8 ' velvet pockets, positively the best coat S g ! of the kind in the ma rket, - 10.00 i 8 Cl j-j, I Extra fine Beaver and Covert overcoats 8 I at - - sls, sl6 and $lB | | I | I \ I Boys ’ overcoats ’ s P ecial - - - 3-50 I > ! Boys’ overcoats, all wool, well made, 5.00 || IJ I ' Boys’ overcoats, very fine, at from 7.50 to 10.00 1 M s I ' Child’s Kilt overcoats, - $2, $3 and $3.50 \ l Child’s Reefers, - - $3.00 to $6 00 S «® § S || / / | The rough reason of the year h H | , is here. Protect yourself by m zjr I wearing Duck Brand Macinm 5 toshes. TFe haye a very large UUUU’JUUUinMUUUUL’UUUU y ne 0 £ tkem> and can gj ve y OU | 1 just what you want Prices y I ITflPn ; range from - $2.50 to $12.00 | S l\(ji 11 j Buy Macintoshes of g hrittSOD ! Kern, Brittson | I p « Beeler. | | IN. B.—After January 1, 1898, we will give no | | watches with $50.00 purchases, but will con- « T\ 1 f tinue to give watches and clocks with purBeeler. |—|

Dr. Clark's colored troupe of Jubilee singers made our town on Monday, but owing for the want of a ball they sought some other point without dispelling a depression of our people. The erection of a public hall is now being earnestly agitated. The many friends of Joseph Eckrote assemble at the home of bis brother Daniel, where oysters were served in variety. All owing that Joseph had passed his twenty-sixth mile stone on life's journey. Orestes K Hoffman of Hinsdale, Illinois, is visiting his parental home. Our townsman Amos Herrman was put under arrest on Wednesday morning on a charge of stealing about elgh teen bushels of wheat on Monday night from the premises of Wm. Snyder. There is no need of little children being tortured by scald head, eczema and skin eruptions. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve gives instant relief and cures permanently. W. H. Nachtrieb. BERNE. Quite a heavy thunderstorm passed over our section Monday night. Seventeen of our boys who celebrated Halloween were arrested and arraigned before ’Squire Smith at Decatur Monday. Nicholas Gasser whose wagon was damaged by the boys, was the accuser. The case|was dismissed on lack of evidence. The friends of Loredz Oplinger gathered at the home of Amos Hirschy Friday night, and Lorenz a complete surprise. The purpose was to remind him of his twenty-first anniversary. Supper was served by Mr. Hirschey and all enjoyed a good time. J. D. Winteregg who has been sick with the la grippe for the past few days is able to be at his post at the postofiice again. Bob was filling his place during his sickness. Miss Edna boldner is sick with sore throat at the home of her uncle, Peter Soldner. Jacob Augsburger and wife of McLane county, Illinois, near Bloomington, wert the guests of his brother, C. A. Augsburger and family, for the last week and returned home Thursday morning. Some o r our young people met at the home of Sam Riesen Friday evening and organized a club to be known as the Cosmopolitan Club. Jacob Atz is improving his property by filling in his lawn with more ground. Farmers are very busy now husking their corn. Stengel & Craig are unpacking their holiday stock of goods. Rev. B. Kuff is confined to his home with sore eyes.

Ear Corn Goes Up And drops into one of the best Crushers in the State. One that makes the right kind of crushed feed. This machine Is the Latest W Oat. Bring in your ear corn and see us pulverize it so FINE that you can’t see a piece of cob in it. A. Van Camp, DECATUR, INDIANA.

Ella Ray has accepted a position as saleslady with Haecker & Neaderhauser. Dr. Franz who has been on the sick lift for a week, is on duty again. Jacob Hunsinger bought the property of Mr. Leppert of Bluffton, on Main street and will start a saloon there. The officer who comes to our town to get drunk and behaves himself in such an unmannerly way, should take notice and do better. Rev. H. 8. Gekeler of Illinois, will give a lecture at the Reformed church on November 18, on “Necessaries” or “A Friend Indeed.” Mr. Gekeler lectured here three or four years ago at Arana Hall on “Can’t” and all that heard him will welcome him again. Admission 10 and 20 cents. 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. Nachtriab Bncklen’s Arnica Salve. The best salve in the world for cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum, fever sores, tetter, chapped bands, chilblains, corns, and all skin eruptions, and positively cures piles or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by Page Blackburn.

Real Relate Transfers. C M France com'r to Mary Edward 20 A, Kirkland tp .$ 100 Gilgian Inniger to Christian Danner 40 A, Monroe tp ... ■ « ‘5 00 Allen J Showers to Anna J Myers lot 517 Decatur 2000 00 Amos S Gillig to Svlvester S Spangler lots 103.104, and 169 Decatur 3500 00 Joseph Pagire to Matilda Vaughn lot 21 Monroe 700 00 John R Porter to Alphan Kohne pt lots 156. 155 Dec’t’r 1250 00 James M Haggard to John M Haggard 20 A, Washington tp 666 66 C Lepper to Jacob Hunziker west part lot 7 Berne 1600 Dorey Berco to Frederick Barong 40 A, Jefferson tp 1200 09 Wm E Miller to Viola E Omer lot 352 Gem va• 700 00 To Cure n Cold In One Day Take Laxative Bromo Quinine lab* lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. 25c. 2611 The Clover Leat will issue, for tram No. 3, Sunday next. November 14. excursion tickets to Indianapolis, via 0 komoand L. E & W. Ohio stations $1.50; Indiana stations SIOO >P ec train from Indiananapolis < 00 pexcu.sion tickets will be honored turning from Indianapolis « 1,11 **• Monday, November 15. Through coaches in No. 3 and the <-<’o Ptrain Sunday.

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