Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 29, Decatur, Adams County, 29 September 1898 — Page 8

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Eastern Dispatch. G. W. Dague, jr., has purchased a new bicycle. Some sickness is prevalent in the surrounding country. Wm. Berkhart is transacting business at St. Mary’s Ohio. Aaron Lautzenhizer and wife visited G. W. Lyons and family Sunday afternoon. Ike Weaver and family of near Portland, visited relatives here last Sunday. The trustee of St. Mary's township is repairing the Blue Creek levee and bridges. Harry Elston returned last Thursday night from a trip in the south, and is at educational work in the school room this week. Berne. Jacob Atz was a business caller at Decatur Monday. Notice the display stand at Stengle & Craig’s drug store. Dr. Amas Reusser left Monday on a business trip to Chicago. Remember the democratic meeting at Berne, October (5. Good speakers will be present. ‘ Fred Neaderhouser went to Linn Grove Tuesday to assist Heller & Runyon invoicing. Quite a number left here Tuesday to attend the Mennonite conference near Bloomington, 111. Miss Nellie Neaderhouser of Linn Grove, is engaged as saleslady at Haecker & Neaderhouser's store. Jacob Humziker and wife are the happy parents of a little girl that arrived'at their home Monday night. Wm. Baumgartner and Rud Moser returned home Friday from Michigan,

THE $ 15,000 CLOTHING STOCK » OF IKE ROSENTHAL TO BE SOLD AT FIFTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. We have purchased the entire stock of Clothing and Gent’s Furnishing Goods formerly owned by Isaac Rosenthal which we will close out at prices WHICH WILL PARALYZE ALL COMPETITION. This stock contains a complete line of Men’s, Boys' and Children’s Suits, Overcoats, Hats, Caps and Furnishings. Everything, without exception, will positively be sold at 50 cents on the dollar. Two year’s wear for less than one year’s price. This store will be opened Saturday Morning, October I, 1395. It will be closed every evening, except Saturdays, at 6 o’clock p. m. Isaac Rosenthal’s old stand, next door to National Bank. To be sold for CASH only. Yours for Business, Kern, Brittson & Beeler.

where they have spent the past four we iks. Rev. Noah Hirschy of Wardsworth, Ohio, visited his relatives here Monday, while on his way to the Mennonite conference. Lewis Moser and Frank Ruff left Tuesday for Sheboygan. M is., where the former will take up his studies and the latter enter upon a college course. Quite a number from Berne and vicinity went on the old settler's excursion to Ohio. Among them were Theodore Hopkins and family. J. M . Craig, Sam Craig, D. Welty and Noah Lugenbull. Honmouth. A democratic meeting will be held at Bingen next Monday night. Fred Christianer is taking a trip to Pittsburgh, Penn. He left last Tuesday. The infant son of P. D. Lewton and wife of Decatur, was buried here last Tuesday. Charles Magley and wife will soon be at home in their country cottage north of town, close by the tile mill. Meetings are being held at the different school houses for the purpose of electing directors and letting contracts for wood. Our school begins next Monday. It will lie in the hands of Henry Laughrey as principal and Miss Ethel Mann as primary teacher. While walking on the slippery road Saturday after the big rain, Ella Maglev slipped and fell, and was injured internally and has been bedfast since. Some of our young boys got into a mellon patch over east. The owner finding out who the paries were charged them $2 a piece for damages. Bv mistake of your correspondent a few were omitted in last week s issue among those who attended Uncle Tom’s Cabin at Decatur last week, but we hope that they will not take it as an insult and bear with us in mistakes. More than twenty million free samples of DeM itt’s M itch Hazel Salve have been distributed by the manufacturers. What better proof of confidence in it’s merits do you want ' It cures piles, burns, scalds, sores, in the shortest space of time. Page Blackburn. The dedication of the Bingen school house which was to be held last Saturday night, was postponed on account of the rain until next Saturday night. Willis Fonner who will teach i the first term of school in the new | building will have the dedication in I charge. Come and see the new school house and hear the Hoagland band which will be there.

Bobo. Harvey Lee made a trip to Monroeville Wednesday. John Troutner is suffering from a nail puncture in his foot. Rev. Barton will preach at Mt. Tabor next Sunday at 10:30. David Shaffer was taken suddenly ill last Tuesday with stomach trouble. Mrs. Henry Colter, son and two nieces, went on the old settler s excursion last Tuesday. The Epworth League of Mt. Tabor will give an oyster supper at the Bobo school house next Saturday evening. G. W. Gulick of Parsons, Kansas, who has been visiting G. A. Bunner and others here, returned home today. The merry laugh of the school children is again'heard in our town. Jesse Steele and and Clarence Cowan are the teachers. Rev. N. P. Barton and wife and E. A. Bunner attended the fort Mayne district lycetnn at Monroeville, the first of the week. Pleasant Mills. Mrs. Ira Steele is numbered with the sick. Our schools opened Monday with " good attendance. Al Roebuck and family Sundayed at Decatur with relatives. Jacob Yager and wife of Decatur, called on friends here Sunday. B. B. Winans is transacting business at Rockford, Ohio, this week. Samuel Steel and wife spent Sunday in the country with friends. M'ill Jackson and sister, Maud, of Celina, are spending the week here with friends. Frank Martz and family of Groverhill, Ohio, are visiting his parents and other friends here. Oran Fortnev had the misfortune to cut his foot while chopping in the woods last Monday. Rev. Pearce of Decatur, preached a very interesting sermon at the Baptist church Sunday. Jesse Steele and family and A. N. Acker and family were rusticating in the country last Sunday. Don't forget the political meeting at this place Tuesdav evening of next week. Hon. O. J’ Lotz candidate for congress in this district and other speakers will be present. Come out and hear the political issues discussed. Pleasant Valley. Wesley Dague has purchased a new bicycle. Elmer Eley moved to the Niblick farm Monday. The damage suit of Frank Cramer

vs J. M. Blossom is set for Oct. 1. James Patterson and wife of Madison county, arrived Friday on a week s visit. Thos. Hahn of Madison county, accompanied by Jim Laisure arrived Friday. Several from this vicinity are attending the Portland fair and the Bluffton street fair this week. Two children of Sam Laisure are down with typhoid; also a child ot Jim Laisure, west of Monroe, is dangerously ill with the dread disease. Doc Rainier is having his hotel in Monroe remodled and will soon move back from Decatur, which shows the superiority of Monroe over Decatur. B. W. Sholty, John Merryman and Elmer Cook commissioners appointed to partition the Jacobs estate, made a division of the estate last week among the heirs. Corporal E. B. Macy of the 160th regiment, is sick with malarial fever at'his home in Monroe, and will not be able to go back to eamp at Lexington. Ky., this week. Jonathan Burkhead is running opposition to Drs. Parrish and McKeeman at Monroe. He treats his patients with “vitite ore” and they do say he is successful with his cases. If John keeps on he will have to add M. D. to his name. Linn Grove. John C. Slawson left last Friday for Martinsville, Ind., for treatment at that resort of health. Henry Morrow is viewing the landscape at Pensecola, Florida. His stay will lie about two weeks. Miss Lenora Huffman left for Nashville, Tennessee, last Friday to commence her third year as teacher. Benjamin Sales and wife of Ashley, Ohio, and George A. Harding of Birt, Woodson county. Kansas, are visitors here. The former his parents and the latter his brother, Lewis. Mrs. Benjamin Meschberger while cleaning up their new residence fell from the scaffold, dislocating an arm at the shoulder. Dr. Haughton with assistance fixed the fracture. The operation was attended with much pain, but Mary carried the bravery of a wounded soldier. A case at law was had before Justice Oplinger on Friday last, brought from Wabash township. One King of Geneva, harbored and kept a dog and refused to pay the tax, therefore the trustee sought to recover. The court held that to prolong the longevity of the pup the tax must be paid. The defendant proposes to appeal to a higher tribunal. James & Loss left us Thursday morning, pitceing their tent at Petro-

leum. During their ten days stay here thev were favored with crowd-1 tents. To see the peoplebuy soap, electric inhalers and other goods the future will reveal their value was simplv astounding at a figure double the retail price; while the vvpuld-be electric inhalers were a cheap deceptive scheme. To further stimulate their sales four prizes were contested for, one to the urchin who could carry the quickest twelve potatoes a stated distance and back again. There were four contestants, Raymond Everts was awarded the prize. Next was a nail driving match composed of a number of ladies. Mrs. \\ illiani Schlagenhauf made the best time in driving twelve nails and earned away a silver plated set of knives and forks as the champion lady nail driver of Linn Grove. A pie eating contest was next pulled oft. the pies were of berry and were devoured without the aid of hands. Four young men entered for this prize, Ed Beagley was the first out of pie and received one of their electric inhalers as Indiana s greatest pastry eater. However, they all showed 'up with pretty faces. Last but not least, came a set of 37 pieces of plated silver ware to be given to the most popular lady. The contest was a spirited one. The tickets were bought and sold as a matter of commerce, bunches were held for rival bidders. The Misses Jennie Rowe, Ella Nusbaum and Lillie Gentis were voted on in the order following: Miss Rowe 471 votes, Miss Nusbaum received 605 votes, Miss Gentis 950 votes. Miss Gentis consequently was the recipient of the prize. . Much Wheat Sown In Caw. Logansport, Ind., Sept. 24.—The acreage of wheat sown in Cass county this fall is immense. Farmers are anticipating a large yield next year and good prices. Many are holding this year’s crop for higher prices, believing they will get 75 to 80 cents before the end of the year. Threatened With Typhoid. Greencastle, Ind., Sept. 27.—Captain John Morris, who has been in command of the guard of the One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Indiana at Camp Mount, is at his home in this city, threatened with typhoid fever. Major Janies F. Fee of this city will replace him in command. To Bring the Captain Home. Newcastle, Ind., Sept. 26.—Advices from Jacksonville, Fla., say that Captain A. D. Ogborn of Company G, One Hundred and riixty-lirst regiment, continues seriously ill. Captain Ogborn’s brother Ed and Dr. E. T. Mendenhall have gone to Jacksonville to bring him home. A Republican sheet calls attention to the fact that the government has prepared a‘bog cholera remedy.” A yellow fever remedy would be better.

change or vaxc*. Ex-Caehter C«.lw»ll B ,|„ , o „ » Special Jada*. *** h Winchester,lnd., Sept. 27 for a change of judge were filed i *** court here by Charles H. Cadawali,?’ The change was granted and Marsh hopes to have a special’ ia ? here to try one of the ca seß by «• Cadawallader’s interests will be l after by Theodore Shocknevnf u W Citv, Janies S. Engle, E L w n and Judge J. C‘>ency of th« citJ.X wa?lad7h Ude<l the eldM STRANGE DISEASE. Attacks the Eyes of Cattle Li-avine th Blind. ® Lebanon, Ind., Sept. 24. — Whole herds of cattle in this county have been rendered blind by attacks of a peculiar disease. So far the disease has affected the eyes alone. It begins with a swell ing of the orbs, which become grealtv in Hamed and sore. Then a white scum spreads over the eyeball, the swelling goes down and in the center of the eve appears a red, cancerous growth, which pushes outward. Nearly every anim.l attacked goes blind. 11 FREIGHT WRECK. Three Young Men Stealing B R(de c In the Debris. Rome City, Ind., Sept. 26.—A disastrous freignt wreck occurred on the Grand Rapids and Indiana road near Huntertown. The train was going at an extraordinary speed and broke in two midway. Soon a dozen cars were piled up a broken mass. Tony Steelman and Charles Mencer, employes of the Popy Lumber company, of Fort were taken out seriously injured’ Emrick Clarke also of Fort Wayne was killed. The three were stealing a ride to Rome City. She Wanted Full Length. “I want a ‘sculp’ of Parvenu,” said hie good wife as she entered the sculptor’s studio. “How would one of these busts strife you?” as he pointed out some samples of his work in this line. “Them's all right, but I want a full length bust of him. When kin be come to be measured?” —Detroit Free Press. Naming the Baby. , ’Long about a month ahead Dad he grinned an laughed an said. “Jim, when that new baby rives, , If he takes a-hold an thrives, Guess we'll name him Dewey—heyHero of Manila bay, 1 Or, perhaps, though, Hobscn’d be Better yet,’’ says dad to me. 1 ’Long about a week before • ’ Dad an me we talked it o'er. ‘ I said “Schley,” but dad b» 'lowed “Dewey” beat the whole blame crowd Ma. she didn’t say a word. Only smiled like when she heard Suy, that baby ’s name is Dad an me, we lost < ur gue»-' —Richard Stillman Powell in V< r’<Trr.:a