Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 32, Decatur, Adams County, 20 October 1898 — Page 8

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Honduras. J. H. Fulk spent last Tuesday in Decatur on business. Schools will close for the fall term soon in this locality. Eli S. Burket, of Bluffton was seen in our buig last \\ ednesday. John R. Porter and S. Lebrun were spending a few days in this vicinity last week. A. A. Reinhart and wife of Richmond spent last week with relatives in this vicinity. Call at your home store and see the bargains in underwear, prices to suit and satisfaction guaranteed. Eastern Star. C. F. Bartling is doing a contract of sawing here. Grant Strickler and familv visited relatives near Steele last Sunday. Henry Hopple and wife called on friends at St. Mary’s, Ohio, over Sunday. Preaching at Pleasant Valley next Saturday night Sunday and Sunday night. Daniel Wolf and wife are visiting relatives and friends at different points in Ohio. Miss Melle Troutner’s box social at district No. 7 last Saturday night was a success. Henry Durr met with a serious accident a few days ago by his hand coming in contact with a buzz saw. J. Q. and C. E. Neptune and wives of Decatur. Mrs. Grant Denman of Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Mary Bradic of St. Paul. Nebraska, visited at Elston s Sunday afternoon.

J; NEXT TO YOUR WIFE< ... „ , nn j it , v _II Camel's Hair. The burrs are removed from Mens Cotton Ulinderwear, Well made and | /OUR UNDERWEAR IS I these garments by a patent process and and trimmed. They are not cut scant but IyU U K U VW lurx T I they will not scratch the skin. Per piece, made good and full, per piece, I ■ yOUT nearest iriena. ±t _ may be tomorrow your little I £Q QgntS. 19 CSiltS- thin undershirt and drawers) . mUSt give Way tO heavier A " Wo °’ Camd ' s Hair Underwear, per Men's Scoth Random Underwear, made as m . _. 5 J ~ T . P iece > good as most 50c garments, per piece Weights. WllCTe Will I buy . you say to yourself. “I don’t 75 Cents. 25 Cents. I like to Stop and look in stores Underwear The best gar . without buying. But how else ment m the market for the wearer. Per Men's Camel Hair Underwear, worth 50c, It J know? Do you know piece, costs you here, pet piece, us? We be h eve that We have Q R Cante 30 Cents. the best values in Decatur. VeniS. ~ Will you help US prove it? Fine Merino Underwear. The popular kind Fleece Lined For those who find ituncomfort- m„v e our underwear home and and unshrinkable sort, per piece, able to wear woolen, per piece, xanuu compare it with what you get 50 Ce n ts. at other stores. If it is not the I. Ww. I best, bring it back and get your Extra Heavy Merino. Shirts double over THOney. This shows the confi- the chest. Drawers made with double stats dence we have in our under- Per Ice wear - $2.00. 4l IT PAYS TO BUY UNDERWEAR OF Kern, Brittson & Beeler.

Pleasant Hills. The horse shoe pitchers at this place are having a vacation. Preaching at the Baptist church next Sunday at 3 p. m. Rev. Jackson will preach at the U. B. church Sunday evening. Miss Nettie McCollough of Bluffton, is calling on friends here. Ed. Barnett one of our soldier boys is here mingling with friends. Rev. Wyer moved in to the house lately vacated by Rev Freeman. Charley Bartling is now engagea in representing the populist party. Miss Etta Robinson of Decatur, is visiting her relatives here this week. Edwin France is now on duty as school inspector, and is making his rounds. The little son of Al Boner who has been at the Fort Wayne hospital for the past two weeks, having his eyes treated, returned home, and he is very little if any improved at this writing. A. N. Acker and family attended the lecture at Greenwood, Ohio, last Sunday morning and evening, given by Miss Mullen one of the escaped missionaries of Africa. They report the lecture as very interesting and worth going to hear. Berne. The Berne Oil Co. has given a contract for the drilling of a new well. D. S. Wittwer has moved into his new barber shop on west Main street. Fred Meschberger of Fort Wayne, was visiting here the forepart of the week John and Sam Craig returned home Monday from a three weeks’ visit at Hayesville, Ohio. Stengel & Craig are offering their stock of wall paper at cost. There are some fine paper and bargains. Noah Ellenberger sold his share in the harness shop to Amos Kirehhofer. Noah returning again to the farm. Bob Michaud, who is at Monroe, Michigan, packing his fall of fruit trees will deliver at Woodburn and Harlan Oct. 21, Berne Oct. 24. Vera Cruz and Geneva Oct. 25. Bob wrote that he was gettting a most splendid lot of trees. Leo Neuenschwander, Miss Ruth Neuenschwander, Fred Ellenberger and wife, Henry Ellenberger, Jacob I Neuenschwander and Mrs. Gihom I left Tuesday for Lowry City. MisI souri, where they will spend about three weeks with friends and relatives. Dr, Janies I. Good of Reading, Pa., will lecture on the Swiss and the River Rhine at the German Reformed church

about November 1, illustrating his lectures with stereoptical views. Ims will be a rare opportunity to hear ana see about this great land and river and all should prepare and attend. More definite arrangements will he given in next week's items. Linn Grove. Eugene Lindsey and B. F. Kizer were at Decatur Saturday. Lewis Reynolds spent a few days at Monroe. Michigan, last week. Forest Nichols is building a dwelling on his father’s farm, west of town. Grandfather and mother Watson are seriously sick and meager hopes are entertained for their recovery. George W. Rose, who has been in the west for the last fourteen years, landed here last week from Beatrice, Nebraska, making the entire trip bv team a distance of eight hundred miles. David Runion. Geo. Nichols, Amej Stouffe, Warner Hunt, and son Richard, are a part of a party of nine who left here Monday for Deer River. Minnesota, to chase the big game oi that region. Andrew Schlagenhauf has fitted up another room of his dwelling to eon neet with his shoe store exclusively for a ladies’ foot wear parlor. Hie room is well equipped for the purpose and a peer must be found outside or of the county. While we frankly admit that our town will not compare with Chicago in population, yet we have many enterprising young ladies here. Anna Adler is clerking at the general store ’ of Heery Schott & Co., of Domestic, ' Nellie Neaderhouser is filling the same position at the store of Heacker , & Neaderhouser of Berne, Trussa Nusbaum is saleslady at the store of Heller & Son of this place and Matilla Schlagenhauf is clerking in the postoffice, while several others are teachers in our school. While Sherman Lee was passing the farm of Alexander Bolds early one ’ day last week, he caught a strange sound eminating from a well near by and on inspection found that a horse owned by Eugene Lindsey had fallen 11 into the" well, a depth of thirty feet. By standing on the bottom the animal i was barely able to keep its nose out of ; the water," with a force of men, a team and a gin pole, after removing a por- ! tion of the wall the equine was res1 1 cued from the depth, showing no blemi ishes save a few ebrasions of the skin. I' I “A Breezy Time” is the next attrac- ' tion at Bosse’s opera house. Correspondents should remember ito send in their news on or before Tuesday of each week and thus save us much labor and trouble.

FROM THE SOLDIERS. Ooßcrlption of the Battle with the Twelfth New Yorkers at Lexinirton on last Pav Day. Camp Hamilton. Ky., Oct. 10, '9B. Xt about 7:30 p. in while sitting quietly within our quarters talking of the possibility of a furlough for the 160th regiment we wore start let! bv the Bugler’s blowing of the call to arms and every one howled on something about a "furlough and fell in. or rather started to fall in, when the sergeant and captain stopped us ami ordered every man to fall in with gun and side-arm’s which was done in short order and after which we marched to the captain's tent and were issued ten rounds of ammunition each and then the whole regiment was thrown into a line before brigade headquarters Me knew nothing of the reason until the captain informed us with muffled voice that the 12th New York regiment had broken out and intended to vent their feeling of revenge upon the other regiments in Camp Hamilton, caused bv the killing of one of their men by a" provost guard in Lexington the night previous. They also intended going to the jail and take from his cell the man who done the shooting and deal with him not gently. It seems that one of the 3rd Kentucky bovs on guard in Lexington had haulted the New Yorker to ascertain as to whether he had a pass or not and upon the New Yorker attempting to run away the guard fired, which was against all orders, and instantly killed the man. for which crime the 1 “provo” was jugged. The 3rd Kentucky and Sth Massachusetts with the 160th Indiana were moved hurriedly to the citv and roads leading thereto. The 160th Indiana boys were taken within the citv and proceeded to ' scour the streets which are mostly frequented by soldiers and orders were given to take every man who wore the blue, regardless of pasr, fur- ' lough or any excuse whatever. Many ‘ were the prisoners taken and although many held passes good for a later . hour than when they were taken and , some who held thirty days and shorter , furloughs with many hospital stewards were taken into custody and given a , march of five miles to Camp Hamilton i where they were guarded until morning when each man was sent to his | respective regiment. Many were the f complaints of the prisoners but of no i avail as the officers were unrelenting . in the attempt to clean the city of stragling ones and as usual the inno- . cent had to suffer with the guilty. i All together the 160th probably had a ! march of fifteen miles which was no I treat on their part and not longed for i unless it be to correll Indians or I Spainards which would be the real ’ ■ delight of almost every man within ‘ the regiment, but when it comes to ‘ doing garrison duty the boys are not in it and long for home and friends.

The Largest Stock Os Robes and Horse Blankets in the city. Not only the largest but the best. Bought too, direct from the manufacturers, saving you the middle man’s profit. These goods were made for wear as well as for sale. They are the very best made and are big money savers. Our stock of Harness and Horse Goods can not be beaten and our prices can not be duplicated. —M. BURNS. THE OECAIUR NATIONAL lim/ DECATUR INDIANA. September 20, 1898. RESOfRCES. | LIABILITIES. Loans and Discounts, - 5186.459.16 Capital. - - - $100,000.00 Overdrafts. - - 3,426.31 Surplus. - - 7.500.00 U S Bonds and premiums 27.500.00 I ndivided profits. - 1,431.62 Real estate and furniture, 8,388.79 Circulation, - . 22,500.00 Cash and Exchange, - 73.041.55 Deposits, - - 167,384.19 5298,815.81 $298,815.81 DIRECTORS. OFFICERS. P W. Smith. J- B- Holthouse, P. W. Smith, J. B. Holthouse, EX. Ehinger, J H. Hobrock. President, Vies-PreHident, D. Sprang, C. A. Dugan, C. A. Dvgan, E X. Ehingeb. H R. Moltz, Cashier Ass’t Cashier. A general banking business transacted. Foreign drafts sold, Interest paid on certificates left six or tweive months.

Many of the men who have families at home are trying for discharges and ' although some are expectant, others fear of failure and many even doubt that we will lie favored with a furlough before going south. Quite a number are sick in the Division hospital and many in quarters. The principal ailments seems to be typhoid and malarial fever and yellow janders. Many of the boys are as yellow as gold but they don’t fancy the name of "Gold Bug". They say silver is all right for them as long as it is "‘free . Some of the boys are so anxious to I get home that they do not wait for a I leave of absence but take what they call a ‘‘hot foot", and I guess some of them experienced a little of the hot foot pass while walking back after

they had gone some distance toward 1 home. Camp Hamilton is the test camp we have been located in since entering the services Jand the weather, though somewhat damp lately, has lieen venfavorable to camp life. Hoping soon lto be at home, I remain. Your friend. E. B. Macy, The following Democrat readers have paid their annual fee for subscription during the past week: John 1 Johns, Harry Karr. Etta Marsh. W. C. Mattox, James K. Martz. J. H. Bryan. J. H. Ward. John Meyers. A. Wertzberger, John Gross. Henry Col : chin. A. Holthouse, Dan Pontius. G. ■ W. Gentis and Henry Schonstedt.