Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 28 April 1898 — Page 8

#- =sprangs TRUE—- . GLOVES—SiIk, Cotton and Kid Me can do you a world of good tr ARE NOW READY to fit you all out with your entire Spring wants. £VIT frW'l H carry the new desirable things in stock and every pair fuliy ,' J They are prepared to supply you in eyerythtng in the Dry Goods and Y| JTP 11'L11111 fvlfV' VH and on a few days notice we can get >on anything you may 5 best selected stock they have ever shown. We give a few pnces for a®!* Ip Mil Os all your wants? tor as you all have learned that we are hX,, ® your consideration: \/4-V iv H B v V for lace. We are stowing an elegant line of ladies'muslin f 1 ' 15 Yard wide extra heavy brown sheeting, 4 cents. 9Jcidf)bem mir 15 ,lal)i'c in ®ecatur int ©cfiflflft gciocfcn, fiabcn tnii m.i brie underwear. '* P i"' • 1 s<im, ‘ Pricey^ Yard wide fine bleached, free from dressing, 4c and 4k. auhurociien untcr unfern bcutfdicn Surgtnt in Stabt mu would pay or it • Yard wide extra quality, free from dressing, sc. ‘ , i,,, hnt bait unier ©cicboft , - i Staple or fancy ticking, Bc, 10c, 12£c and 15c. Snnb, mcldyc jum ted nut: beigetiafloii Ijaben, m ' \\> nre HO back HUITlberS All tickings are much cheaper fhan ever before. _ so rocit nub breit befannt i|t. ?tbcr belirn ungcaditrt 11 “ WC & Checked fowling 3jc per yard. Heavy linen fowling 5c per yard. no( jj Mbcv, unb laben famnitticbe bcittfdjcn Aveunbc cut, ltd) bet crocerv department. We always pay the very highest gas’s,, »» «. ** ■*** Extra staple apron ginghams, o cents. merben nnr aud) fcrnerJjtn oerfuAcn 3iirncbcnl)cit ,u gebc . _ tSTwrular produw* shippers, therefore we always get the Nice fine zephyr dress ginghams Bc. Standard prints, 4c. 23i r liabcn in unferm gaben cine tiidjtigc bcutidg .ficlfcrtn, bic mu mu jj" st * rn mar kets, and we are always ready to give vou the kT* Immense lute percales, 8c and 10c. ps(lig befannt Wo givc you a few prices: * '** Don’t pass our cheap line of fancy plaid dress goods. They are going a* f or troal)fcttb beftreben unferm uielcn #unb«n ff *j, rapidlv at 12ic and 15c thev are hummers. We also have an elegant - 1 wnu '[“> 1 ' Good bub. roast com . «• ■ line of wool dress goods at 25c. 30c, 40 and 50c. All popular stuff and atle gcbidgenbc 3td)tuiig ju U&enfcn. ... Package roast coffee, 1(X lb. up-to-date; and then for the (tetter goods we can do you good. We o[tt Skrbinbung mit biefem, tnerben uttfeve nifbrtgen Arctic, lorote Die Extra green ; eonee,. ; have an endless variety of these, many of which we have in single pat- bcrc n mir ci.tcn ikrntt billigen ‘Jsrei|f.i EGr»line raisins, 5 Vents. most beautiful line of silks for waists and trimmings prices 40 cents, gefnuft auf Sager t,abcn, unb afieS nad, ben nemten IM. «nr„ Strictly pure giJt odss-soda oc lb 50 cents, 75 cents and upwards. ieben bag bic sirma Sprang & (Erucc alia bom- ‘ H-md nickml v <r ’’u Lima beans, 4c. xiauu jutaeu .Navy beans, 21. UMBRELLAS of all kinds and styles to suit everybody. Prices 50c, petition noutg geioadjien i)t. 1 lb package gloss starch, sc. _ 75c, SI.OO and upwards. Ribbons are in great demand this spring— ißittc, fpredje man uov, ob man faufcit mill ober nidff, unb man rout) j p ;u .k a ge corn starch, sc. there never was such a demand for both plain and fancy. Wide sash oon ootlev fiber into fpvcdjcii. 3lb can vellow table peaches. 10c. ribbon, No. 40 and 60 ribbon, at 25c per yard. We have best line of ' , . .. 3lb can pumpkin, 5 cents. men’s ladies’ and children’s hosiery we ever have shown and we can Au|tUltpOo; U, 2lb can extra good sugar corn, Bc. meet all your wants in this department. You will find our stock of 2i) van a uno 10 cakes gixxl laundry soap, 25 cents, ladies’, gent’s and children’s undewear complete in all the new and r “ 4 ounce bottle pure machine oil ", S desirable goods- prices from 5c to 50c. Sccntur, ontu

Eastern Dispatch. John L. Banta of Willshire, was in our midst Sunday. Tumbleson has opened up his stone quarry for the coming season. F. M. Troutner and sister. Anna, visited the Stanley family Sunday. Brother Boyer and wife visited Prof. Rose and wife near W’illshire, last Sunday. Otus Strickler thinks that Spain would not lie a handful and is all on account of a big boy at his home. The commencement exercises at W illshire were rendered to a large and appreciative audience last Friday night. The W’illshire class of ’9B were Sarah Vernata Parks, Mary Adella Wagner, Hugh Hayes Thomas and George Washington Straubinger. The class address was given by A. J. Fish of Van Wert, Ohio, who rendered it in a very appropriate manner, after which the president of the board of education, Mr. Buchanan, presented the diplomas. Monmouth. Charles Lord is bedfast with the measles. G. A. Christen of the Geneva schools Sundayed at home. M. Evans our groceryman has improved the appearance of his store by a new porch.

KERN, BRITTSON & BEELER. SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK.

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Plow Shoes, solid, no pieces, other dealers are asking $\. 25. Our price 98c. Men's Colt Skin Shoes, all styles, sell the world over lor $3 00 now going at $2.00.

Kern, Brittson & Beeler.

William Waggoner of Geneva is 1 spending this week at home. Wilson Lewton and family spent i Sunday with Amos Lewton and wife. Rev. Jones the new pastor at Alpha will preach at that place on next Sunday, Rev. Fryberger conducted communion services at Concord last Sunday. Miss Reppert of Ft, Wayne is visiting with F. W. Christianer and family. J. C. Grandstaff came home from , Cincinnati lact Friday with the measles. 1 Mrs. L. N. Grandstaff has recovered from her severe attack of stomach trouble. Reuben Baxter can now proudlvsay that he has one of the finest residents in Monmouth. B. F. Kizer of Linn Grove spent Sunday here he says he will not go to war unless he has his “W’oolfort” with him. Epworth League is being held at 1 Alpha every Sunday evening. Every- ! body is invited to attend these chris- , tiau meetings. Linn Grove. i Herl>ert North of Celina, Ohio, was ■ the guest of your itemizer last Sab- | bath.

Men’s Monarch Shirts, formeily sold for $1 00 and $1.50, this week 50c. Men’s Work Shirts, have never sold for 50c, special price 25c.

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Men’s Stiff Hats, good blocks black and brown, worth a great deal more titan we are asking for them. Vou can buy one of these of us now for 50c.

i John Biberstine is building a dwelling on his lot in the burnt district, of the town. Died, on Friday morning, at the residence of his son, \\ illiam, near 1 Domestic, Peter Dunwiddie, aged 82 years and 17 days. On Sabbath evening occurred the marital nuptials of Mr. Charles Fouts and Miss Lizzie Lindsey, the only daughter of our towns people Mr. and i Mrs. F. A. W. Lindsey. Rev Spangler officiating. May peace and plentitude dispel the shadows crossing their pathway until life's journey shall | terminate. Early on Thursday morning occurred the first fire in the history of our neighboring village Domestic, when a combined business house and dwelling together with a small stock of drugs was destroyed. The build- : ing was the property of the Wesley Brown heirs, while the goods was owned by Dr. Wilson, and was in- , sured. the building was the first one erected in tha town. The largest meeting in a school meeting capacity in this vicinity was held on Tuesday night of last week. Tn the deliberations Prof. B. F. Kizer and Edward Huffman were by acclamation chosen teachers of our graded school as principal and intermediate, respectively. The names of the Misses Anna Adler and Minnie Dunbar were announced for the primary room, Miss Dunbar receiving the highest number of votes. These three teachers will unite in the same effort to elevate the standard of the school, as for a certainty failure is not written on their banner. Oil City. J. T, Burley was in Ohio last Monday on business. B. F. Aspy will preach at Elm Grove next Sunday. Frank Macklin and family were visiting in Geneva last Sunday. Ed Ferrys of Jefferson township, Sundayed with T. P. Hollingsworth. Mre. Mary Burlev and children were calling on Mrs. Macklin last Monday afternoon. Charley Pyles and Lou Graces of Lick Run. were visitors at John Orrdorff's in Jefferson township last Sunday. The lecture at Elm Grove last Wednesday night was well attended and every one pleased with what they saw and heard. About thirty of Minnie Pyle’s friends and relatives gathered at her home last Tuesday evening to remind her of her 26th birthday. Derne. Mrs. Milo Harris is very sick. Berne is decorated with tho stars and stripes. Don’t forget to go to the election next Monday. John Moran was looking after legal business Tuesday morning. Chas. Brown accepted a position with P. W. Smith as setter. Alx> Ilocker is preparing to join tho enrpenter gang of Abo Boegli. Work has liegun on tho building of i D. S. Witfwer on west Main street. Homer Lenning is spending this week with his parents in tho country. Noah Lugonbill, who has been very sick the past week, is slowly improving. John Meister as Chicago, is at the bedside of his sick father who is slow- [ ly improving. , The Berne Telephone Company is ; pushing work on their lines. Joe Winteregg took a hand in it. . Fred Neaderhouser and familyspent Sunday with her mother. Mrs. Alfred Ramsey, southwest of town. Bert Eley resumed the the old position of John Lenhart. John went to Indianapolis, where else we dont know. A crowd of Berne people witnessed the passing by of the Decatur militia boys on Tuesday morning's train on their way to Indianapolis. Marshal Franz is at Decatur on

■ business. ■ The town council at their meeting Tuesday evening appointed the fol- > lowing election board: Fred Schafer . inspector, Fred Wechter and Ed i Mahony judges, Joe W interegg and Jacob Atz clerks, Jacob Eley and \ . E. Hawk sheriffs. k - ; Real Estate Transfers. Rebecca Wright to John Schiman, l 54 Monroe tp SIOO W in. Niblick to Elija Walters, 5 acres i St. Marys tp 100 85 ' Zoa Clawson to Francis Davis, 172 A l Blue Creek tp 300 Elija Walters to Wm. Niblick, 5 A St. Marys tp 100 85 • Albina Fink to John Watson, T, L. Geneva 200 ' Catharine Wortham to Henry Wortham, 40 A Kirkland tp. 1500 John Watson to W. C. Merdick, T. L. 6 Geneva 1,300 . James T. Merriman to W. C. Merdick 1 52 A Wabash tp 1000 , P. B. Ashbaucher to John D. Williams T. L. 123 Geneva 112 17 Franklin Belxiut to Abe Bebout, 40 A Jefferson tp- 1500 Charley Rowe to Benj. Moyer, 59 A Hartford tp 200 Alx* Bebout etal to Franklin Bebout. 40 A Sefferson tp 1500 ' Wm. Sullivan to D. S. Mumma, Jofßo A Monroe tp 400 James Sullivan to D. S. Mumma Jof ; 80 A Monroe tp 400 Samuel McConehey to Catharine Me Conehey 65 A Root tp 800 ' Andrew J. Pyle to Wm. Aspy, Lots 190-1-2-3-4-5-6-7 and 8, Geneva, 1500 Wm. Harris to Harve Sprague, Lots 438 and 439 Decatur 200 Susan Falls to Geo. Strickler, 40 A i St. Marys tp 1 Wm. Barger etal to S. Barger etal 163 A Kirkland tp 5000 I Wm. Harper to Grace Harper, Lot 170 | , Elias D. Walling to Lillie Hancock 10 A Wabash tp 500 John H. Sipes to All Sipes, 40 A Blue Creek tp 1000 : John W. Grace etal to Simon L. Grace, 161.36 A Wabash tp.,. .1000 John Christen to Davidson Mattox 80 A Monroe tp 2000 Stone! Stone! ! Stone! ! ! For foundations, bridges, buttments and crushed stone. Hercules powder, cap and fuse for stump blasting. 50m3 John S. Bowers. Notice to Taxpayers. May 2, one week from next Monday, is the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes. ’We expect the business men and farmers to attend to . this business in the same manner that you expect us to attend to the duties of treasurer of Adams county. May 2 is absolutely the last day, after which time the penalty is attached. Jonas Xeuenschwaxder, Treasurer Adams County. Coffee’s Baazar. Lace, neckwear, handkerchiefs, hosiery, underwear, working shirts, overalls, table oil cloths, buff damasks, ! linen and fowling, tin enameled, china and glassware, hammocks, easles, brushes and brooms, and thousands of other household notions at prices to surprise the natives. To call means ’ to buy, and to buy means a saving of on - vour P art and a pleasure ■ afforded mo to quote prices lower than the lowest, at Coffee’s Baazar. Madison street, north of court house. Xovel--1 ties ordered by requast. 6-4 Awarded Highest Honors—World’s Fair, DR’ ’Eon Sy uhltt Cj® v®* Ua'l j * CREAM BAKING mm MOST PERFECT MADE. £ F ur ; G ”P« Cream of Tartar Powder. Free | om Arr, monia, Alum or any other adulterant 40 YEARS THE STANDARD.

INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS. [Section 3, Election Laws.J Sec. 3. When a voter shall have been passed by thechalleng f><’tioaro<® 1 ers or shall have Immui sworn in, he shall be admitted to the votmgtaikH? election room: Provided, however, That not more than thnx> 1 voters shall, be allowed in the room at one time. On entering the nxjm the voter shall announce his name to the poll clerks, 1 who shall register it. The clerk holding the ballots shall deliver to him one State and one local ballot, and the other clerk shall thereupon deliver to him a blue pencil, and both poll clerks, on m U e pencil, request, shall give explanation of the manner of voting. If deemed necessary by any member of the Board an interpreter may be called. The voter shall then, and without leaving the room, go alone into any one of the booths which may l>e unoccupied and indicate the candidates for whom he desires to vote by making a cross, thus X- °b the square immediately preceding The x. ; their names, and indicate his preference on any question of con ' stitutional amendments or other special matter by a similar mark in front of the words “yes” or "no” under such questions; . Provided, however. That if he shall desire to vote for all the can - proviso. ( didates of one party or group of petitioners he may mark in the large circle inclosing the device and proceeding the title under which the candidates of such party or group of petitioners are printed, and the vote shall then be counted for all the candi- | dates under that title. If the voter marks on the large circle inclosing the device he shall not mark elsewhere on the ballot. J unless there lx‘ no candidate for some office in the list printed under such device, in which cast' he may indicate his choice for such office by marking the square to the left of the name of any candidate for such office on any other list. A mark on the bal ( jot in violation of this provision shall be treated as a distinguish ! mark. If a pencil mark touches' a circle or a square it shall ( counted on such circle or square, but a mark that touches no circle or square shall be treated as a distinguishing mark. Be j fore leaving the booth or compartment the voter shall fold his ballots seperately so that no part of the faces thereof shall be | exposed, and so that the initials of the poll clerk shall be exposed. and on leaving the Ixxith or compartment shall return the j pencil to the poll clerk and deliver the ballots to the Inspector. I or to the Judge who may temporarily be authorized to act for , him, who shall forthwith, in the presence of the voter and of the Election Board, deposit the same in the respective ballot boxes, t, le State ballot in the red ballot box. and the local ballot in the . white ballot box; and the ballot clerks shall write the word "voted after the name of the voter on the [Kill lists: Provided, proviso, however. That if an elector shall show his ballot or any part thereof to any other person, after the same shall have been marked, so as to disclose any of the candidates voted for, such ballots snail not be deposited in the ballot box. A minute of , such occurrence shall bo made on the 5x.1l list and such ix>rson - shall not be allowed to vote thereafter. If a voter shall offer to , a ote a ballot so folded as not to disclose the initials of the poll , clerks and also not disclosing the face of the ballot, the Election Board shall direct him to return to the booth and fold his ballot ; properly. After voting the voter shall leave the room, but-no ’ '; iti ,T, t ° WlOlll a k a Jl°t and pencil, or either, have been delivered 1 shall be permitted to leave the room without voting the ballots or returning them to the poll clerk, or without returning the pent* l to the poll clerk from whom he received it. It shall be , unlawful for anv voter to attempt to leave the room with a ballot or the pencil used in marking ballots in his possession. And any voter who shall attempt to leave the room with a ballot or sueti pencil in his possession shall be at once arrested on demand of any member of the Election Board. am

MARKETS. > CORRECTED BY J. D. HALE, GRAIN MERCHANT, DECATUR, IXD. ; Wheat, new gi 00 born, per ewt (mixed) 43 1 Corn, per cwt (ye110w).... 43 1 oats, 01d...... ;;; 25 Oats, new Rye g Barley 3,, Clover seed 9 4/1 Timothy 1 1n Butter:. j 4 %gs, fresh (W Chickens ’ ,\r *? u, ‘ ks 05 Turkeys 0 8 Oeese or Wool 1H to 18 Wool, washed 18 and 20 TOLEDO MARKETS, APRIL 27, 1:30 P. M. '' heat, new No. 2 red, cash... .SI 13 •July wheat 943 May corn No. 2 mixed, cash... 341 rrime clover. March 3 p) HKLP WAXTKB-JI Ilr. AGBKTS get fifty cents on each dollar- no expers-nee neces-arr. Write for aireut* out St.'.XewW r e Calhollc New- T l\a S re?ay ~, T " ture Constipation Forever. •a u C on?!? 8 Cand „ v Cathartic; 10c or 25e. — u Uli 10 druggets refund money

Royal makes the food pore, wbeteaooe and dcUclo** 0 ! mi l pj \ &akiN[; si fSSSSB )j 5 | ROYAL BAKING POWDER i John Schurger. W. H. Reed. SCHURGER. REF.It & MlTtl ATTORNEYS AT 0 Money to loan at lowest rates roli° ctio ; Abstracts of title, real estate and <- ul ' liooms 1. 2 and 3 Welfley bioctf- - Z - Z c K.lnoate Your IJowels w it" ‘ n forC rfr ' , Candy Cathartic. cure constlpatio -^j, 10c. 25c. If C a c fall, druggists retu