Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 4 August 1898 — Page 5

Additional Locals. Tr y an ad in the Democrat. Remember the Decatur races at StSe’spark the first week in Septembcr« Rnrt Lower is attending the repub ]i , ’n state convention a| Indianapolis this week. , q T. U. will meet with Mrs. u Blossom next Saturday August, 6 8 t 2:30 P.M. Tfvou want good beer go to Matt ■.j.ffer. He handles the celebrated Huntington beer. 19 3 n v one of those Electric Bug Ex- . Jminators for destroying all kinds J iSs. Holthouse, Callow & Co. z Misses Grace and Lizzie Peterson entertained a number of friends Monday evening at their home on Chestnut avenue. Farmers, disenfect your pens with International Pheno Chloro. Will prevent any disease and keep the stock in healthy condition. 19-4 Misses Maud Rice. Flora Confer and Tena and Anna Rademacher are at home from Rome City, where they have been attending the assembly. Charles Murray and Sim Beatty am l families left last Monday for Rome Citv. where they will proceed to enjoy life during the next month. For Sale—Fence machines for the weaving of farm and lawn fence. It is the best and cheapest fence in the market. Address Harry Karr Monroe Ind. 21m6 About fifteen “sporting gentlemen” from this city drove over to Rockford, Ohio, last evening to attend the opening of the Burdge A Bell Saloon at that place. The amount of money expended on any one of the more than one hundred dens, cages and tableaux exhibited by the Ringling Bros.’ would pay for the construction of a handsome residence. Unbounded enthusiasm has been aroused all over the country by the remarkable acrobatic performances of the wonderful Foy Family, one of the latest importations with Ringling Bros.’ famous big circus. Mrs. J. C. Patterson, Marie and Bruce. Mrs. A. J. Smith, and Midge, and Miss Anna Fonner drove to Winchester this morning where they will spend Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. S. 0. Irvin. The Sunday school class of Miss Olive Daily held a picnic in Steele's park yesterday. The picnic was given as sort of a formed reception to the teacher who expects to leave soon for Ann Arbor, Michigan to attend college. The girls report a good time.

11 IL LL 11 U _JLL_U H JLL il. IJa S. Bams \ I'n. | F £ f 'h -< • ! H 3! !e 3 I OUR CHAMPION binders and 'h h mowers are the latest improved > d 1 —no old stock, and the guar- h 3j ■ antee on them is such that i|h 1 | avoids trouble to purchasers, . h h ! and guarantees that purchasers i vh } of Champion machines can al- h ways get repairs for any Cham- £ h ; pion machine sold here at any F F time. Studabaker and Mill- h 1 , burn wagons —the very best on F 3 ; the market, and warranted ful- F 3 ly. We carry a line of the fin- h F ! est surrys, canopy and extra F F tops,buggies, road wagons of . F : the very best makes, all fully h F 1 warranted, binder twine, hay h F 1 rakes, tedders and loaders, hay h F . carriers and a full line of bicy- h F I cles, New Home sewing ma- h F | chines, hardware, sash, doors, h F ■ blinds, machine oil, linseed oil, h F white lead and paints —full and h F complete line. Our prices on h F I first-class goods are low, and h F if you contemplate buying, you h F- will miss it if you don t call h F and see our goods and get h F prices. F F ! F H F 1 Job S. Bows 4 k H H I IH hI |h I IF n Ftftt 11 i; O

We have the finest line of hammocks in the city. Holthouse, Callow Co. International Pheno Cholera, the great cholera disenfeetor. Sold by J. 11. Heffner. 19-4 Farmers, use International Stock rood, the great flesh producer. For sale only by J. E. Heffner at Bremerkamp s mill. 19.4 The lodge of the Orient of this city will go to Monroeville Friday evening to institute a lodge. The boys look for an excellent time. Holthouse, Callow & Co. are headquarters for everything in the line of paints and oils. Rock bottom prices and goods guaranteed. International Stock Food, cures and prevents hog cholera. Your money refunded if it ever fails. Sold bv J. E. Heffner at Bremerkamp’s mill. 19-4 Privates Meyers, Chileoat and Parish were the only members of company B. left at Chickamauga. These were left on account of being in the hospital. Editors Ryan of the Geneva Herald, and Roher of the Berne Witness, were in the city Monday looking after the interest of their journals and smiling on their many friends. John T. France went Geneva last night and today is defending Frank Kelley who is charged with trying to take the life of J. C. F. Manley, an account of which will be found ’ elsewhere. Baptist church Sunday next. The subjects for discourses by the Rev. G. W. Pearce will be: Morning. “What mean ye by this (Lord’s Supper) Service?” Evening, “Asleep, in Glory and Sufferings.” The Woman's Relief Corps will give a dinner in the Court House Hall August 10. Proceeds to go to an emergency fund which will be used for the sick volunteers and their dependent ones at home. Come and help a worthy cause. Price of dinner 20 cents. Whole wheat flour is being introduced by H. A. Fristoeat the People's Restaurant. It is excellent to say the least, having more substance than the patent flour, in use by most every bread eater. It is also said to be more healthful, but be that as it may, it is mighty good. Frank Gast, the cigar dealer, returned Tuesday evening from Illinois, where he had gone as stated last week to purchase a branch cigar factory. Frank did not make the deal he expected to but stopped on his way home at Indianapolis, where he purchased the largest amount of tobacco that was ever shipped to this city at one time. The stock consists of pure Havana and Sumatra, and aggregates something like SISOO worth. The tobacco will probably arrive today.

A team of horses belonging to Peter Ashbaucher were hitched over a hornets nest at the German picnic held at St. John’s church last Sunday, and you can guess the rest. The harness was torn to pieces and the buggy quite badly broken. The horses were cut some about the feet. Burglars who are either professionals or home talent entered the G. R. <fc I. depot at noon on Wednesday of last week and succeeded in getting about nineteen dollars, which they found in the safe. Agent Bryson reports that there was about sixty dollars in the cash drawer which they either overlooked or did not have time to get. A ruling by the Commissioner of Internal Revenue as pertaining to legal papers. If the instrument itself bears a tax the certificate of acknowlment do not, but if the instrument is not taxable, such certificate must bear a tax of ten cents each. Without the compliance of the above ruling no instrument can lawfully be recorded. The Bluffton News of last Friday contained nine columns of good, live local news, being a corker for a daily paper in a dry old town like Bluffton. It denotes that their reportorial force involves a whole lot of ginger, properly applied by that ever hustling W. Harry Tribolet, whose fame is becoming somewhat distingutshed in newspaper circles. Races will be held at Steele’s park the first week in September. This is an assured fact. The company has been organized and is a strong one. Proper officers have been elected and you may look for the best races ever seen in Adams county. Further particulars will be given next week. Get ready to see good races and an excellent horse show. J. K. Mann of this city, yesterday received a letter from his brother, Dr, J. E. Mann, stating that his wife, Nairn, had died at nice o'clock Tuesday evening at the hospital at Louisville. Her death was caused from cancer of the stomach, with which she had been suffering forseveral months. Mrs. Mann had many friends here who will be pained to hear of her death. . The Randall Hotel. Fort Wayne, under the new management has made many improvements, making it one of the best hotels in the state. Mr. Frank Stutsman, the landlord, seems to be the right man in the right place, a genial host, man and brother. Mr. Chas. Rossington, the stewart, knows how to cater to the inner man, and sets a table equal to the best. Messrs. Frank France and Chas. Jefferies, the courteous clerks make things cheerful and home-like as possible. These things are appreciated by the traveling public, as evidenced by their patronage as the Randall Hotel is now up to the standard. A dispatch to the various metropolitan papers, sent out from Logansport this week is as follows and tells how Nickuni, the great inventor of the wonderful perpetual light has come to grief: There is a blanket over the alleged wonderful perpetual light globes which S. B. Nickum, the inventor, has been exploiting from his little headquarters in this city. The inventor has been arrested for fraud. Nickum has been offering territory for sale to agents, and no one knows how many thousands he has received from credulous investors from all parts of the country. Some of them grew tired of being put off after sending their money and made trouble for him. The United States marshal’s attention was finally called to the business, and Deputy Meßea, of Terre Haute, swooped down on the inventor and arrested him on the charge of fraudulent use of the mails in selling territory for the sale of his lights. Nickum was released on SSOO bonds. He declares he will make all his claims good, but to do so his light, if he has such a thing, will have to be exhibited, Fort Wayne Races. Go ! ! Will be the word from the Judge’s stand at Fort Wayne next week, the occasion being the eighth annual race meeting of the Ft. Wayne Driving Club. About 250 horses are entered for the sixteen races. $32,500 will be divided among the winners. The list of entries just published is a superb one. As indicating the quality of the racing which may be expected at Ft. Wayne we give a list of the probable starters in the 2:10 trot which occurs on Wednesday, August 10. The Abbott 2:094, Pilot Boy or Tommy Britton 2:094, Elloree 2.-09 J, Dan Cupid 2:094, Bessie Wilton 2:094, Rilma 2:10, Franklin 2:104. Little Edgar 2:104- Cresceus 2:114, Eagle Flanagan 2:124, Pat Watson 2:124 and Oratorio 2:124. No such list of star performers has ever before been entered in one race, and it is certain that no other association will be able to get all the great 2:10 performers together again this year. Another notable event for Wednesday will be the Great Horse ReviewStake for two-year-olds for a purse of SIO,OOO. the largest stake ever raced for over an Indiana track. There will be first-class racing on all other days, with three races each dav and four on Thursday. Thursday 's program includes races for 2:05 pacers. 2:14 trotters. 2:11 pacers and 2:20 trotters. $6,500 being distributed to the winners of the four races. All railroads make excursion rates and on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, a one-fare rate for the round trip will prevail. An epidemic of flux seems to be in this city. About a dozen cases have been reported with two deaths. Be careful of the children.

I- . I ; August Clearance Sales. | I I !n fl WASH COODS and I ' 1 SUMMER UNDERWEAR. | I “11 j _ __ All Dimities and Organdies that were 15c, in | all up-to-date patterns and colorings, your H J choice io|c per yard. Jr) ,1 • All French Organdies, in beautiful colorings ® I and patterns, a great bargain at 35c, this week 1 half price, 20c per yard. nn im A fine lot dimities and organdies in all varI ll(l iety designs that were I2|c, your choice Bc. ® | • H \ A nice lot dimities that were 10c per yard, U, 111 A strictly fast colors, this sale 4R per yard. || n no | S Summer Underwear 3 At Cost 1 I Fine summer lisle and cotton vests and pants || W- rrir that were SOC, this sale 38c. If All fine cotton vests that were 25c to 35c, g® ** K your c^°*ce while they last 21c. 11 All vests that were a bargain at 12JC, this II sale only q cents. I A fine lot of vests, extra quality for price, that were 15c, this sale nc. H j 50 doz. vests, comes in all sizes, a great bargain, your choice 4c. H I if I SHIRT WAISTS i AT LESS THAN COST. | I ffiblkK&QD/npaijy. | I 1

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FROM THE BOVS AT THE FRONT Description of the Trip to Newport News. Wednesday, July 27.—1 t rained all night and most of the day, but it proved to be one of the most exciting day’s experience in Camp Thomas. We received the order about two o’clock that we were transferred to the 4rd brigade of the first division, commanded by Brig. Gen’l Fred Grant, and that we would move next day. There was great commotion among the boys. Blanket bags were packed and everything unnecessary was sold, traded or given away, and the camp got in shape to strike tents at two o’clock next morning. We were called up at 2a. m. and at 4 a. m. were ready to naive. At 4:30 we started for Rosville and arrived there a distance of seven miles at 7 a. m. in good shape. We boarded the fifth section of the train that was to carry us to Newport News at 4 p. m. About five o’clock we passed Chattanooga where we were placed upon the International R. R. The cars we were placed in were Pullman tourists cars, and very comfortable, and the boys being tired by the day’s work soon turned and the train sped along until about four o’clock Friday evening, when it stopped a short time at Newport, Tenn. Coffee was issued at i :30 at Ashville, then the most beautiful scenery on the route whisked by. M e could see three stran of the track upon which we were riding, the track as it crossed Blue ridge seemed to be lost, but directly found its way down the other side. We were issued bread, cheese, bologna and cakes with coffee at different intervals, and as the day came to a close the boys went to bed. We passed through Richmond, Va., at midnight, but not many saw anything of that historical capital city. We pulled into Newport News at five o’clock July 30. and most of the bovs are well satisfied with the trip and our present location. The camp is pitched just beside the James river, two miles up from the Chesapeak Bay. The sandy soil is a little troublesome but the nearness to the river up which the tide comes affords salt water baths which we are permitted to partake of twice a day. In the navy yard here there are three war vessels under construction and the Minneapolis and Cotadam Ram lie about two miles out. Many of the boys have taken sails upon the small vessels and tried their hands at crab and oyster fishing. On Sunday there were two citizens who cussed the American flag and one of its guards and gave the yell for Spain. They now lodge at the 160th guard house. Do not know what will be issued to avenge the insult. The 160th is the only regiment in the brigade that does drill work and some of the boys are quite put out

about it, especially when we have i nothing but hard-tack and coffee to subsist on. There is none of our men now in < the hospital, except those left at Chickamauga, James Chilcote, Har- 1 vey Myers and French Parrish. ; The latest word is that we will leave i for Porto Rico sometime this week. 1 E. B. Macy. i The Purdue Agricultural experi- j ment station, under date of July 28, j have sent out the following bulletin - on the varieties of winter wheat, which will no doubt interest our farmer readers: Eighteen varieties of winter wheat ] were grown on the Experiment Sta- ] tion farm this season. The results as , to yield, weight per struck bushel, etc., j are given in the accompanying table: ( YIELDS OF VARIETIES. , Lbs. per , No. Name. B—bearded. Bush measured 1 S—smooth, per acre. bush. ( 1. Velvet chaff B. 22.7 63.2 ’ 2. Buda Pesth B. 20.0 62.0 i 3. Sterling B. 25.3 62.0 1 4. New Columbia S. 24.7 61.5 i 5. Early ripe S. 23.9 61.5 < 6. Golden cross B. 19.8 60.0 i 7. Hybrid prolific S. 22.5 62.0 i 8. Diamond grit B. 21.3 61.8 i 9. Gold coin S. 22.3 61.0 10. Pedigree giant B. 20.0 59.8 11. Jones longberry B. 10.0 60.5 12. Harvest King S. 26.2 62.0 13. Improved fultz S. 22.3 61.0 14. Long amber S. 19.2 59.0 15. Rudy B. 24.3 62.0 16. Michigan amber S. 24.7 62.0 17. Russian B. 17.8 61.0 18. Oakta chief S. 15.0 57.0 19. Jones’ winterfifeS. 24.3 61.0 The varieties were grown on rather thin clay loam soil, and suffered considerably from winter killing. All varieties were considerably rusted. Nos. 8,9, 10. 11, 14. 15 and’ 18 were badly rusted. A fungous disease popularly known as wheat scab was very prevalent. This disease attacks the wheat head. As a result the head, or some part of it, turns lighter in color. The grains turn an ashy color and are light, chaffy and worthless. Nos. 1,5, 7,12, 13 and 16 were practically free from scab. Twenty-five per cent, of the heads of Nos. 9 and 18, 40 per cent, of No. 8, 60 per cent, of No. 10 and 75 per cent, of No. 6 were affected with

Read What Your Neighbors Say. MBS WINNES, corner Fifth and Jefferson streets, Decatur. Ind., writes: “ Having faithfully tested your Dr. Bayer's Cough Syrup and Penetrating Oil, I must say that I am highly pleased with them and shall use no other in the future. XAVIER M. MILLER. North Fifth street, Decatur. Ind., says: It gives me great pleasure to state that I can not praise your Dr. Bayer's Cough Syrup too highly. It cured mine and my neighbor’s bad cold very promptly, MRS. A. C. WAGONER. Decatur, Ind., says: I admit tnat your Dr. Bayer's Cough Syrup. Penetrating Oil and Spanish ( rose Tea are the best remedies I have ever used. They do all they are recommended to do. i3f-Ask for pamphlets and samples at B. J. Smith’s drug store.

scab. Farmers will do well to select those varieties which are comparatively exempt from scab. Os the new varieties which have been grown at this station but one year Nos. 4 ami 12 are considered the most promising. Nos. 1 and 16 have been grown at the station fifteen years in succession. The l average yield of the former is 29.08 and the latter 28.94 bushels to the acre. The station has for sale only limited quantities of Velvet chaffj Michigan amber and Rudy. W. C. Latta, Facts from Lee. The publication of General Fitzhugh Lee’s book will doubtless create much new excitement over Cuban and Spanish matters. It has long been known that General Lee possessed much “inside information” which was withheld for diplomatic reasons. His book which is nearly ready, will, however, lay bare all the facts, many of which ft is understood will be quite startling. It is natural to suppose that the book will meet with a larger sale than any book published in recent years. As it is to be sold by subscription, the agents for it will under the circumstances undoubtedly reap a harvest. . The International Society, of 9o Fifth avenue. New York, are the publishers, and are reported to have it aoout ready for the public. MARKETS. CORRECTED BY J. D. HALE, GRAIN MERCHANT, DECATUR, IND. Wheat, new S 32 Corn, per cw’t (mixed) 42 Corn, per cwt (yellow) 42 Oats, old 20 Oats, new -*J Rye Barley Clover seed ■- Timothy 1 “9 Chickens 05Ducks <*» Turkeys - Geese" 0* Wool 16 to Wool, washed 18 au d 20 Hogs 3 85 TOLEDO MARKETS, AEG. 3, 1:30 F. M. Wheat, new No. 2 red, cash.... S September wheat 671 Cash corn No. 2 mixed, cash.. ,33| Prime clover, Oct 3 60