Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 22, Decatur, Adams County, 11 August 1898 — Page 5

Additional Locals. Try an ad in the Democrat. r.t a seat for the famous Colored . f Maggie Jeffrey, is the guest of be r mother at the Burt house this week. International Pheno Cholera the Jat cholera disenfector. Sold by J. J;, Heffner. Don't forget the ice cream MissionarT social at she U. B. parsonage next Saturday evening. ~ K. Allison, of the Old Adams ntv Bank, attended the races at Fort Wayne, Tuesday. ni s estimated that more than ten thousand people were in town yesterJy to see Ringings’exhibition. Buy one of those Electric Bug Exterminators for destroying all kinds i llSfc .ets. Holthouse, Callow & Co. Warren Moses, of Ft. Wayne came down last Friday on his wheel and spent Sunday with relatives and friends here. Farmers, use International Stock Food, the great flesh producer. For sale only by J. E. Heffner at Bremerkamp’s mill. 194 Quite a number from this city are attending the races at Fort Wayne this week. This morning’s train took quite a delegation down. Jeff Klopfenstein of Preble, wishes ti inform the retailers in beer, that the same old price is now in vogue—that means cheaper than any other dealer. Another car load of draft horses was shipped from this city Tuesday. The load belonged to Amos Foreman and were accompanied by Frank Berger. 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 Attorney W. H. Reed, now of Ft. Wayne, spent Sunday with his family and friends here, returning Tuesday morning. Will made the trip on his bicycle. Ed and Davis Dailey left Tuesday morning for the South. They will be gone several weeks and may invest some money in that section of the country. A large number from this city’ attended the German Mission feast at Preble last Sunday. Everybody reports an excellent time and say the Germans know how to entertain. David Steele has resigned as superintendent of the west end of the Decatur and Bluffton gravel road, and W. D. Hoffman of Kirkland township has been appointed thereto.

H ii -—- £ -* kt I Ji S. Btws <\ Cn •[£ H I H h 1 L H H H i i 3 I OUR CHAMPION binders and E h mowers are the latest improved h h —no old stock, and the guar- £ h antee on them is such that in h avoids trouble to purchasers, ; h h and guarantees that purchasers h of Champion machines can al- £ h ways get repairs for any Cham- £ h pion machine sold here at any £ h time. Studabaker and Mill- £ h burn wagons —the very best on h h the market, and warranted ful- h h ly. We carry a line of the fin- h h est surrys, canopy and extra h h tops,buggies, road wagons of h h the very best makes, all fully h h warranted, binder twine, hay h h rakes, tedders and loaders, hay h h carriers and a full line of bicy- h h I cles, New Home sewing ma- h h ; chines, hardware, sash, doors, h 3 blinds, machine oil, linseed oil, |h h white lead and paints —full and h h complete line. Our prices on h , first-class goods are low, and h h ! if you contemplate buying, you h h I will miss it if you don t call h 3 and see our goods and get h h I prices. i£ J 1| John S. Bowers &S. I |31 J E n ii il u u mCZ

Editor Ellingham was looking after business at Indianapolis yesterday. . We have the finest line of hammocks m the city. Holthouse, Callow Co. James Eady of Winchester, was here over Sunday visiting relatives and friends. If you want good beer go to Matt Schaffer. He handles the celebrated Huntington beer. 19.3 Charles Bdl and J. T. Merryman were among the excursionists to Detroit yesterday morning. Auditor Mangold and Daniel Weldy were in Darke county over Sunday visiting the latter’s daughter. Races. Races! Races!—At Steele’s park about the middle of September. You cannot afford to miss them. The parents of John M. Dickerson came over from Monroeville Sunday and remained in the city several days. Mrs. M. L. Murray and children of Farmland, are the guests of her brother, John Mayer, of this office, and family. The Racing Aseociation has completed arrangements for their meeting this fall. Look for exact dates and particulars later. Farmers, disenfect your pens with International Pheno ' Chloro. Will prevent any disease and keep the stock in healthy condition. 19-4 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 by J. E. Heffner at Bremerkamp’s mill. 19-4 The city was crowded at an early hour yesterday morning with sight seers for the circus. The early train from the south brought in a full train load. For Sale, fifty bushels of Rudy Seed Wheat. It is the best wheat for seeding there is, as was fully demonstrated this last season. Motts Miller. 22-4 Unclaimed letters at the postoffice this week are for Charles Rodden, Flo. Wheelhause, Mrs. Rause Boon, W. W. Ball, John Shenan, Anna Shroll, D. E. Harmon. The Markle Journal sports a new dress and looks bright and handsome as you please. Editor Trouteman, at one time an artisric printer on the Democrat, is making a good paper of the Journal. Mr. and Mrs. Clark J. Lutz and daughter and Misses Lizzie Jackson, Kittie Christen and Emma Jackson returned Monday from Colen, Michigan, where they had been on a two weeks outing.

Rev. G. W. Pearce of Decatur, will preach at Pleasant Mills, on Sunday next, at 3 p. m. But one lonesome circuit court suit was filial this week, that being entitled James C. Coverdale vs. Catharine Coverdale, divorce. Among the excursionists to Detroit, yesterday morning, was W. A. Wetter, who will spend several days there as the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Volhenweiden. Charles Murray, Sim Beatty, D. M. Hensley and John S. Peterson, who are spending several weeks at Rome City, came home Monday evening and remained to see the elephants with the Ringling circus. Henry Bremerkamp and sons and E. X. Ehinger will leave in a few days for a trip to Mackinac byway of Toledo and Detroit and the lakes. They will no doubt have an enjoyable time and return much refreshed.' W. H. Reed came down from Fort Wayne Saturday and Spent Sunday and Monday with his family. He reports himself as being highly pleased with his new place and the business that has been coming his way. For Sale —Thirty-two acres of good land located one half mile east of Preble. Here is a bargain as the landjis among the best in Adams county. Good timber land. Frederick Koleeway, Freidheim, Ind. Marriage licenses were issued this week to Jesse A. Buckingham and Harriet A. Brewster, William Richards and Edith A. Urick. Daniel A. Rumple and Emma E. Booher, Joseph Marion Linton and Vertie May Bennett. At the Baptist church on Sunday next, the subject of the discourses by the Rev. G. W. Pearce will be as follows: In the morning at 10 a. m., “Dinner Time in the Harvest Field.’ In the evening at 7:30 p. m., “Pearly Gates and Golden Streets.” A missionary ice cream social will be given at the United Brethren parsonage, next Saturday evening. Ice cream and cake will be served and if you wish to help a good and worthy cause along you should take your family out and treat them. Ed Forrey of Portland has opened a penny picture gallery in the Meiber’s block over Dyonis Schmidt’s meat market. He will remain about three weeks, and as the photographs can be secured for one cent apiece he will no doubt do quite a business. Ed is an old Decatur boy. W. F Brittson, superintendent of our public schools is enjoying lake breezes at the famous summer resort, Petoskey, this week. We have no doubt he will return with a healthy looking complexion and invigorated with new’ life, to begin his duties for the coming year. The physicians of Grant county have manifested their patriotism in an unusual way. At the recent monthly meeting of the county society a resolution was unamiously adopted offering their services free to all families in the county represented in the army at the front. Excursions on all railroads brought many people to this city yesterday to witness Ringling Bros’, great shows. The show was billed it is said, from Delphos, Ohio, to Marion, Indiana, and from Portland to Rome City. That Ringling’s have the largest show on earth is conceded by every one. The following persons have paid their subscriptions to the Democrat during the past week: E. Buhler, P. Kinney, Max Gerard, John Hendricks, Jonathan Merryman. Ed S. Howard, Jacob Butcher, William Heigeman, John M. Ray, Herman Fuelling, John Simison and J. W. McKean. J. W. Place, the popular manufacturer of ice cream and soft drinks, has been the busiest man in town during the past two months. He has furnished the cream and soda for the numerous picnics about the city and this taken into consideration with his other business has kept him pretty much on the move. The boys in the Democrat office this week have been delighted by having the privilege of imbibing just as freely as’they cared to of that greatest of all manufactured drinks. Place’s pop. A whole case has been annihilated and the boys are looking for more. Jim is a hustler and makes the best soft drinks on the market. A Sunday school and church picnic has been announced to take place on Thursday, August 18, under the auspices of the Methodist Sunday school. The exact location has not been decided but it will be in one of the beautiful groves near the city. Conveyances will be furnished and you should prepare to take your family and spend a day of pleasure and recreation. Charles Bottenberg returned home from Hamburg, Germany, last Mon day, where he has been for some time selling horses for J. D. Nidlinger. The exporting of American horses to foreign markets has become quite a bonanza for American horse raisers. Mr. Xidlinger has bought and exported in the last year over 8100,000 worth of horses. Another inmate of the county farm died last week. Philip Strafford died on Sunday, July 31. and was buried on Tuesday. August 2. Philip was a familliar land mark around town. He came here when the Chicago & Erie railroad was being built and has lived in and about the city ever since. He was commonly known as “Old Philip" and there is' scarcely a child in the county who did not know him.

I ■ J ’■■ Inns IIS W. I I I IIJ ! Dress Goods I ® u’u ... at ... S nnn | I { 1 Less than Cost. i Uni 1 -G n „ . ~ We offer this week a lot of Novelty Dress 7 1(7 Goods in Plaids, Checks, Figured and go I A Plain. This is a bargain well worth Qla ’’ I " lU y<>Ur i HS P eCt i° n pr ’ ce per yar d- w2u || A lot of fine, all wool Novelties, Dress Goods Ss T 0 * n light and dark colors, in right up-to-©I 11 date styles. This will be a great bar- |Qa * \ gain. Sale price per yard, - - - - |3(j m S () B All Novelties that were 75 cents a yard, in beau- Lt IIHTI/ tiful colorings, and material that will not 111 1/ shrink, the best wearing goods manu- JI 7a H factured, sale price, per yard, --- TI u II All A lot of Novelties that were 50c a yard, QQa in late designs, sale price, per yard, - uOu s I 1 Attend this 1 Tfc I Bai •gain Sale. S I | I I'liblicK & C°mpai?y- j

Preparations for a successful race meeting at Steele’s Park this fall go merrily on. The time has been changed from the Ist to the middle of September in order to have time to get ready. A meeting of the stockholders will be held Friday evening at the Burt House forthepurpose of electing officers, appointing committees and completing arrangements for the meeting. Xow lets boom the thing along. Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Dibble entertained a number of friends at their home, corner of First and Jefferson street, Tuesday evening in honor of the Misses West and Fowler, of Toledo. Dancing and games aided in the passing of a pleasant evening. Refreshments were served and the event will be a remembered one. About twenty-five were present and all pronounced the event an enjoyable one. A special dispatch dated at Indianapolis, August Bth was published in Tuesday’s papers and was as follows: A petition was filed in the supreme clerk’s office yesterday for a rehearing of the case deciding the law extending the term of the township trustees and assessors to be constitutional. The court is not now in session. The prevailing impression is that the petition will be denied, and that no election for these offices will be held next fall. For a week there was on exhibition in the window of John Shillito Co., in Cincinnati, a brass twelve pounder cannon weighing 1,241 pounds that had gone through the civil war and seen active service for about three years. The old relic of the war was given to the Citizen’s Committee of Cincinnati, by Congress, in order that it might be melted up into souvenir badges on account of the Thirty-sec-ond National Encampment of the G. A. R.. to be held in Cincinnati. September sth to 10th. Marion sporting men have made arrangements to run an excursion from Frankfort, Kokomo, Marion, Bluffton, Decatur and all intermediate stations to Buffalo for the big Corbett-McCoy fight. About 150 sporting men in the above towns will take advantage of low rates secured by the Marion gentlemen. The train will leave Frankfort the evening of the 9th. and will arrive in Buffalo the morning of the 10th. The train will run over the Clover Leaf and Nickel-Plate. A story is told by a young lady who found a package of love letters that had been written to her mother by her father before they were married. The daughter saw that she could have a little sport and read them to her mother, substituting her own name for that of her mother’s and a fine young man for that of her father’s. The mother jumped up and down in 1

her chair, shifted her feet and seemed terribly disgusted, and forbade her daughter to have anything to do with a young man who could write such sickening and nonsensical stuff to a girl. When the young lady handed the letters to her mother to read the house became so still that one could hear the grass grow in the backyard. For the G. A. R. Xational Encampment at Cincinnati the G. R. & I. will sell excursion tickets Sept. 3,4, 5 and 6 at $2.90 each, good returning until Sept. 13, and on payment of 25 cents at Cincinnati may be extended until Oct 2. Miss Grace Daniel and Harry Daniel entertained a number of their friends at their home on Monroe street Monday evening. An enjoyable evening was spent in games and conversation. An excellent lunch was served. Those present were Misses Geisinking and McClellan, of Fort Wayne, Misses Bessie Schrock, J tine Merryman and Mena and Mary Myers of this city, and Messrs. Roy Archbold, Will Schrock. Chalmer Schafer, Don Quinn and Earl Adams. The honors of the evening were captured by Miss McClellan. Sale bills are out announcing that Homer I. King, the popular young farmer living east of this city will dispose of all his personal property at public sale at his residence, eleven miles north-east of here on Tuesday August 23, 1898. Amongotherthings will offer for sale nine head of excellent horses, four cows, twenty head of sheep, nineteen hogs, wagons, buggies farm implements and a thousand and one other articles. A unique part of the days program is the free lunch at noon. A large number will attend the sale from this city. Indiana’s Board of Health will recommend in its report to be issued soon that the custom of interring bodies be discontinued. Cremation is regarded as the only safe guard against the spread of disease that is frequently traced to cemeteries. It is claimed that the origin of diseases heretofore regarded as mysterious is due to the poisons in the earth. It is held that the earth is not a disinfector. Earthworms bring to thesnrface from dead bodies germs of typhoid fever, consumption, lock jaw, yellow fever, etc.

Read What Your Neighbors Say. MRS. WINNES. corner Fifth and Jefferson streets, Decatur. Ind., writes: Having faithfully tested your Dr. Bayer's Cough Syrup and Penetrating OU, I must say that l 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 1 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 < ross Tea are the best remedies I have ever used. They do all they are recommended to do. t3F” Ask for pamphlets and samples at B. J. Smith's drug store.

Mrs. Maria Holloway is attending a convention of the daughters of America at Washington, D. C., this week. Martin Miller, committeeman for the south precinct of Preble township, was in town yesterday and the smile he wore made even the elephants in the parade wild with envy. This fact is not to be wondered at, however, when it is known that a ten pound democrat made its appeaeanceat their home early in the morning. Everybody getting along nicely. 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 it 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 93 Fifth avenue, New York, are the publishers, and are reported to have it about ready for the public. MARKETS. CORRECTED BY J. D. HALE, GRAIN MERCHANT, DECATUR, IND. Wheat, new $ 65 Corn, per cwt (mixed) 42 Corn, per cwt (yellow) 42 Oats, old 20 Oats, new 20 Rye 35 Barley 22 Clover seed 2 50 Timothy 1 10 Eggs, fresh 09 Chickens 05 Ducks 05 Turkeys 08 Geese 04 Wool 16 to 18 Wool, washed 18 and 20 Hogs 3 85 TOLEDO MARKETS, AUG. 3,1 :30 P. M. Wheat, new No. 2 red, cash... .$ 73 September wheat 168 Cash corn No. 2 mixed, cash.. 33J Prime clover. Oct 3 60