Decatur Democrat, Volume 41, Number 47, Decatur, Adams County, 3 February 1898 — Page 5

L-OCJWL**. Lamps cheap at the Fair. Go to the Opera House Monday sight. J C. Sutton spent Sunday at Oesiau. Some wall paper left to be sold ch .up at the Fair. A. L. Jenkins of Kokomo, wasa business visitor in the city Tuesday . Clerk elect Johnson is suffering from a carbuncle on bis lace this week. “Master and Man” it Opera House .Monday night. Ladies free. 20 ami 30 cents. J. E. Ellsworth and daughter Nellie, were among t tie Decaturites who i-pent Sunday al Foit Wayne Mrs. Donaldson and children were the guests of John W. Vail and wife the latter part of last week. Father Blum of the St. Marys Catholic church of this city, was a Portland visitor the latter part of hat week. Father Von Schwadler of Earl Park, spent a few days in the city tent Week, the guest of a number •f friends. Henry Krick was looking after his interests in the brick and tile niuiiuess at Van Wert, Ohio, Monday afternoon. Miss Maggie Heller, who has keen spending the winter at Red Key, is visiting for a short time with her parents near here. Two marriage licenses were issued this week by Clerk Lei hart to Charles Mann and Emma F. Trtplett, Emerson A. Beavers and Mary A. Parrish. Mr. Coyle, 'he popular manager of John W. Vail’s egg ea-e factory at this place, is at Ann Arbor and Ipsilanti, Michigan, this week on business for the factory. A jolly party composed of John DeLong’s Sunday school class held a pleasant reunion at the home of Charles F. True on Winchester street last Thursday evening. On January 4 and 18, February 1 an I 15, March 1 and 15, the Clover Leaf route will i sue low rate excursion tickets to all points within horn seeker s territory. Ample returu li lit. For full particulars see any Clover Dial’ agent.

Ji S. Bmrs & a The oldest hardware dealers in Decatur. 26 years experience in the business fits us to judge the class of goods to offer to the trade, and when we keep such goods as are herein named is a guarantee in itself as to their superiority over others: Champion Binders, and And entire New Mower, Studabaker Wagons, Surreys and Buggies, Harness, Robes, Whips, New Home Sewing Machines, Bicycles, Paints and Oils, Plows, Harrows, Hay Rakes, Tedders, Loaders, Wire and Nails in car load lots, and at the very lowest prices. We are here to stay and do not allow any one to undersell us. Call and see our low prices and we are sure you will go no farther John S'. BotoTS.

Closing out sale, The Fair. YI-KI cures corns and wvrts. I f The Fair, Stone building selling out. Gtis Christen of Geneva, Sunday ed in the city. Only a few weeks before w* move the Fair to Rochester. Rev. Thomasof Lima, Ohio, wha business visitor in this city last week. You can get solid oysters tut* XXXX crackers at Coffee & Bak er 44t l Mr. Charges Freel of Huntingto* was the guest of Miss Anna Smith Sunday evening. Miss Mary Leyse, who has beer the guest of friends here for a slior time, has returned to her Lome at Bluffton. Misses Anna Radamacher and Rosa Meiliers of this city, weie the guests <»f their Bluffton friends over Sunday. Miss Kate Flickinger has return ed from Geneva where she has been the guest of her sister, Mrs Beile Bodkin. Mrs. Anna Ootterly of Columbia City, who has been visiting with Rev. Hart and family of this city, has returned home. Homer Ormsby, court reporter for the twenty-eighth judicial cir cuit of Indiana, was a business visitor in the city last Friday. Miss Alice Meyers, the little daughter of Jacob Meyers, living near this city, who his been quite sick with lung fever, is now much improved. Norman Lenhart came home last Friday from Upland, Indiana, where he is attending college, to vote for his choice at the democrat ic primary. Hoyts Big Company at Opera House one week, commencing Mon day night, February 7. Opening play “Master and Man.” Prices 20 and 30 cents. Ladies free Monday night. You have heard of “Marks, the lawyer” but this is Markstbe wood worker, who is now located with BuhLr Br s. on Jefferson stree and is now prepa ed to do work oi all kinds on wagons, buggies ami sleighs, and saw filing. He also makes a specialty of repairing mus ical instruments of all kinds. Giye him a call. 43tl

Niblick &Co are invoicing th> stock in their mammoth dry gu*<u ami grocery store this week. For the best and cheapest rejiait ng on boots and shoes, call on N Mix, opposite Old Adams County Bank. 44 4 A party from Geneva, heath <1 bi Lum Briggs, came up Salut'd y ■veld g ami attended the Robei Downing entertainment. They ex pressed themselves as well pleaeed Rev. G. B. Work, formerly p *■ t >r of the M. E church < f tho city, but who now has a charge a' Dunkirk', assist* <1 Rev. Giegg m the funeral of J. Wilson M rrymai tiere yesterday morning. Rev. Line, who is just finishing i pastorate cour e at Line’s S.'tn nary at Cincinnati, Ohio, deliveied tw* very eloquent sermons at th* Presbyterian church in this city mat Sunday. He will ho’d servicehere every two weeks until May 1 atid will then be engaged as th* tegular pastor. I d'-sire to return thanks to th* democrats of Adams county sot your support and the courtes shown me duriug the late campaign of the dem cratic primary election. Hoping to meet you all in person and give you a friendly grip, I am Yours truly, John Buhler. The Bort House, under the charge of Dick Townsend, has undergone some changes during tinpast week. The office has been re modeled and Nick Miller, the web known barber has moved his shop into more suitable quarters iu the wash room. The Burt is second to none iu the State. The last will end testament of Barbara Lugenbill, widow of Petei Lugenbill, was probated at the clerk’s office Tuesday. By its pro visions the residue of her estate will constitute a fund for the ear*of her daughter, Elizabeth. After the death of her daughter t' e estate to be equally d- vidcd among bet then living legal heirs. Among our callers the past week we note the f Rowing who ha e aided us financially by paying their subscription: Peter D. Kizer, J. W. Voglewede, G. W. Houser, J T. Johnson, Samuel Frank, Henry Mangold, Georg.- Geels, i hairnet Fuelling, J. N. Sit ithly, John Sieg meyer, .bseph Slegmeyvr, Jacob Bogner, Sam Solduer, Peter Coutei and Bert Lower. Hoyts Comedy Company opens *n engagement of one week at th* Opera House, commencing Mon day, February 7. Change of play each night. This is a tirst-c ass company of 12 people Ladies free Monday night if aceompaiiie*i by an escort with a paid reserved seat tic*»» t, or two ladies admitted **n one paid reserved seat ticket. Price 20 and 30 cents.

New circuit court cases filed dur ing the past week are, The Connec ticut Mutual Insurance Company vs Adam Ke n et al, note and mortgage SI,OOO William B Jack vs. George W. Kimble < r a), quiet title. Decatur Loan Association vs. Sarah Midd eton et a l , mortgage SSOO. Louis B. Root et al vs Ike Rose, account S2OO. Arlington A. Bergman vs. Fred Drayer, note $l2O. Gib Goodwin, the well known oil will shooter of Geneva, stopped here last Friday to shake hands with a number of lis friends. He was on his way from Geneva to New Haven with a load of eighty quarts of nitroglycerine which was used there to shoot a new well that turned out to be quite a gusher. It is | robable if some of our citizens had known that such an amount of this explosive stood so mar them Friday night they would have been quite uneasy. The jnry commissioners have selected the petit jury for the February term of court, and they consist of Frank Hisey of Jefferson township, Mederick F Freeh ol Union, William F. Fulk of Kirkland, J. T. Burley and James Frus temacker of Wabash, Henry C. Btetlerof this city, Miebeal Miller of Washington, William Hall ol Hartford, James H. Tuck r of Blue Creek, Conrad Dohrman of Pieble; Calvin Teeter of Jefferson, C. H. Lammermau of Monroe. A farewell party was given last Wednesday evening at the home ot Miss Nellie Schrock, in honor ol the departure of that young lady for Indianapolis. Quite a number of young people were present ami partook of the festivities. Miss Nellie has, for the past five years, been a clerk in Sprang & True’s dry goods store. During that time she has won the admiration and confidence of her employe s and companions. In commemoration of her faithfulness, before bei departure, Sprang & True presented her with a handsome gold watch and chain. We have no doubt but that Miss Nellie will achieve high honors in her new work.

January 1 targain Sales. ■ Bsb mil tes M fi.

I Ladies’ Night Gowns, made of good Sh quality muslin, full size, nicely trimmed, worth 75 cents, only - 5Cc m Gowns, nicely embroidery Dimmed, in m several nice styles,, made of nice M quality muslin, at • ■ • 68c g® Extra quality gowns, finest embroidery m trimmed, the best garment for price manufactured, this sale • • 88c 8$ Drawers —umbrella stjle, made of good ® muslin, deep ruffle, only • 25c Corset Covers, extra quality, nicely trimmed, your choice -25 c

These prices are made to reduce stock before taking inventory. lINIti 5 conuanij.

Mr. and Mrs Swaitz were the guests f EIII • r Moser and other friends the latter part <4’ last week. For sale cheap— 2 wall piper trimmeis, 2 large mirrois, I ribbon ease, 1 upright millinery case, >how eases. 1 fine side b< an), 1 parlor set, 1 cradle, 10 000 feet. ■ f lumber and lots of other bargains at the closing out of the Fair. Ou last Tuesday Ike Rosenthal moved his stock of clothing, b->ots and shoes and gent’s fur ishing oods into the building formerly occupied by Yager Bro’s, as a drug store ai d the stock o' drugs lately pinch <sed from Yager Bio’s by Holthouse & ('allow was re mined to Mr. Holthouse’-- building which Ike has occupisd fur the past twoyeais. We are c mpelled to register in our columns this week the sad death of < nr fellow townsman J Wilson Merr man He had Iteen sick for some time wt h appendio - tis, but an operation had been perfo med alamt a week prior to hisdealh by Drs Boyers and Porter, and it was thought he was getting along nicely. He became suddenly wor-e on Sunday and died Monday afternoon at four o’clock. Hisdealh was unexpected and 'tas a shock to the emit' lommuni y. It s thought the direct cause of his death was t Inform ng of an abc<-ss in the left lung wiiicb broke Monday morning and Wilson in his weak conditio, was unable to stand the sho k to his system. A more extended notice will be found elsewhere. We omitted in our last week’s issue to mention the post mot turn examination held on the previous Thursday on the liody of Joseph Parent, who died Wednesday even ing, January 11. It seems his case had been treated and diay nosed as lung trouble by the phy sieians who attended him There was t-om»-dispute by other physicians how ever and ae< ordingly after his death a post mortum was held by Drs. Clark, Coverdale and Thomas This examination sh wed that there was no lung trouble whatever and that there had never been an operation performed as was claimed The real cause of disease seemed to be in the liver, which organ was swollen to three and one half times its normal size and that it was full of small pus caviti< s. The physicians who held the post mortum say the disease was very deep seated and ha<l no doubt been forming lor some time.

[mu? [fHHi) s Dress Goods, double fold novelties, | this sale only ■ - - ■ 10c § Novely drees goods, your choice, a good bargain, only -20 c i All novelties that were s<)c per yard, 1 your choice only - - • 35c ! An all wool novely plaid, extra wide width, in nice pattern, your choice 50c y We offer a big bargain in a lot of g Ginghnms that were 10c to 12c per yard, your choice per yard only 5c | This is a go<xl bargain well worth | lookina after.

John Lichtle of Cleveland, Ohio, visited his parents here last week He has been a resident of Cleveland for six years. Herman Yager of th s city, has received an advertising card from the R.>yal Hotel, at Italy, lhe card contains a picture of the hotel, rates and other items of inter- st to an American who expects to travel in that country and is a nice piece of workmanship. Herman tells many interesting facts of this famous hostelry, he having stopped there a week during his European trip last winter. The city conn il met in regular session at the city hall on Monroe street and Mayor Queen being ab sent his claim was occupied by William Niblick. Those present .were knoff. Rice, Teeple and Niblick. A petition relating to the passing of a cut few ordinance was presented and was referred on mo tion to the judiciary committee and the city attorney to prepare such in ordinance ai <1 make a report thereof at the next meeting. Alter 1 he allowance of the following bills the meeting adjourned until next Tuesday evening: C. 11. Moore & Co. $24 70, Win. Geary $5, Gas Co $46 62, F. H. Dibble 67c, F (I. Dibble $1.13, street comm s •doners pay roll $3.20, J S. Bowers .<24 89. Jas. C. Coverdale $6 52, (’has. Petterson S3O, J. F. Mann *106.10. Rey. Sana Small has been assisting Rev. Gr gg, in his revival meetings this week at the Methodist church. Rev. Small is a pleasing, forcible and eloquent speaker and will nodoubt do much toward assisting Rev. Gregg in his great work. His lecture Tuesday evening on “His Majesty, The Devil,” was one of the best of the kind ever heard in the city. The name of Sim Small is known throughout the length and breadth of the bind, and it speaks very highly of the church and of Rev. Gn gg to secure him to deliver some of Ins famous lectures A crowded church greeted him Tuesday and Wednesday, both atteruoon and 1 veiling. As a lecturer he ranks among the best, and it will be many a day before a Decatur audience will have the pleasure of again listening to such a noted divine His eloquence, originality, satire and wit combine to make him th* public’s admirer. He has done much towaid revolutionizing chris tianity and is also adding both fame and glory to his name.

Hoyts Comedy Company opens an engagement of one wee at ihe Opera House, commencing Monday, February 7. Change of play each night. This is a first-class company of 12 people, producing first-class plays at popular prices. Ladies free on Monday night ’f accompanied by an escort with a paid reserved seat ticket, or two ladies admitted on one paid reserved seat ticket. Price 20 and 30 cents, on sale at Martin’s baxerv. Bert Graham, the twelve year o’d son of Lase Graham of this city after carefully perusing a few dime novels, made up his mind that he could do better in the ‘‘wild west” and accordingly last Thursday left this city, and after riding what ’seemed an indeterminate time on a slow freight train, got off as hesttpposed, some where in Kansas, but which was in reality only B ufftoii. Bert’s father soon got on his trail, however, and finding out next day where he wassuece« ded in capt uri ng and bringing him to this city with out the aid of any detectives, and he is now safely housed at home. Bert has promised to be a better boy and we have no doubt that his experience in that terrible city will do him good. Robert Downing and an excellent company appeared at Bosse’s opera house last Saturday evening, in the Gladiator, to a large and appreciative audience. The Glad alor is all that is claimed for it. It is ceitainly one of the most famous of classical tragedies. It was written by the French author Saume . and was one of the greatest plays in the repertoire of that great actor Salvini. When the latter retired from the stage, Mr. Downing secured all rights to its production and since that time has made both bin self and the play famous as those who seen the play Saturday evening will testify. Mr. l)o"ni"g played the part of Nero, the Gladiator, and we must say that ymr should have seen him to appreciate him. His recital of hi-* wrongs and sufferings to the Christian Father, Origin, is indescribable. The arena scene in the fourth act was certainly a master piece of dramatic art. The entire company was remarkably efficient but we wish to call -special attention to the leading lady, Miss Alma Kruger, who played the part of Neaodamia per fectly. The company and entertainment were probably the lust ever seen in the city and the patrons |feel very thankful to Mr. Bosse for securing such a treat.