Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 17 November 1898 — Page 8

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Honduras. Lewis Sovine was at Decatur Monday. Harvey Deihl will move to Marion in a short time. Albert Yeager of Vera Cruz, passed through town Tuesday. George Ernst of Peterson, was in town Monday evening. There will be a shooting match in this place Thanksgiving day. Eli S. Burkett of Bluffton, will move to this place in the near future. A large crowd of our young folks attended the “Society” at Vera Cruz Sunday evening. When you ask for DeWitt's Wich Hazel Salve don’t accept a counterfeit or imitation, there are more eases of piles being cured by this, than all others combined. Page Blackburn. Linn Grove. Mrs. David Sfiner and children of Morrison, Illinois are at home to friends here. Benjamin Meschberger moved into his handsome new residence on Tuesday of last week. Mrs. Sarah French is having an addition built to her residence. Win. Wechter is doing the work. Hartford and French townships held a joint teachers institute at our school building on Saturday. Ninetynine per cent, of the teachers were in attendance. We have within this precinct fiftyeight persons of voting age who did not exercise the right of suffrage at the late election, thirty-one of whom do not vote. Our hunters who have been hunting for a month past in the wilds of northern Minnesota, returned home Monday, the score being. Warner Hunt

WHY are so many people buying their clothing and shoes of Kern, Brittson & Beeler? WHY do so many people leave their own towns and drive miles to buy merchandise of this firm? WHY do you find their stores full of eager buyers, while other stores are empty? THE ANSWER is simple, and in short is this: THEY GET HONEST GOODS AT LOWER PRICES THAN THEY CAN GET THEM ELSEWHERE. The Closing Out Sale OF CLOTHING I AT THE ROSENTHAL STAND HAS BEEN _____ A GREAT SUCCESS. | We have several Thousand Dollars worth of Clothing left in this store, that you can buy for less than ONE-HALF the real value. IF YOU want an Overcoat, suit of Clothes, or anything in this line, don’t miss this sale. It always pays to buy of Kern, Brittson & Beeler.

one deer, Morton Hunt one deer and one lynx, Solomon Mosser one deer. They report fishing extraordinary. John Ensley went to Hartford City on Monday to testify in the ease wherein the state charges Albeit Musser with the murder of Mrs. Louisa Stoltz. Overcome evil with good, overcome your coughs and colds with One Min: iite Cough Cure. It is so good children cry for it. It cures croup, brom chitis, pneumonia, grippe and all throat and lung diseases. Page Blackburn. A wager was terminated here on Monday wherein one of our business men held that he would walk two hundred feet on a pair of stilts seven feet high. Frank Nussbaum was his taker, the result being that Theodore now wears the belt as the champion stilt walker of the town and holds checks for four shaves on our tonsorial artist. Berne. Turkeys are coming in this week. Milo Harris has moved into the Gerber property. Joel Welty of Fort Wayne, was a caller here Monday. Peter Longacker has rented the Meshberger property on west Main street. John F.Lachot was home over Sunday, and sold a ear load of oil to our merchants. C. A. Augsburger and wife are the happy parents of a boy baby that arrived at their home Friday. V. E. Hawk and family and Geo. Gillmore started for Newport, Ark.. Monday noon on a four weeks’ visit. Frank Irvin of Hartford City, is here assisting in the cloak sale that is on at the .store of Campbell, Irvin & Co., this week. The friends of Miss Emma Smith will be glad to hear that after a long and severe sickness is on the road to recovery. Haecker & Neaderhouser have opened a cloak sale for this week and are offering special bargains to their patrons. Harry Moltz of the Boston Store at Eecatur, is assisting. Yoder & Sullivan have moved their horses to their new barn on east Main street, and to the credit of the boys wo must say that they have a fine lot of horses and everything is in fine shape. Peter Sprunger died at his home here last Saturday. He was buried Monday afternoon. Services were held Monday at the Menonite church, Rev. Sprunger officiating. A large number of friends paid the deceased the last honor in attending the services.

Pleasant Mills. A. N. Acker and family spent Sunday in the country. Mrs. Jesse Steele visited friends at Bobo last Monday. Mrs. B. B. Winans is visiting her children at Heckla, Ind. Dr. Yiz.ird and family Sunday ed with friends at Monroeville. Morris Boyd and (Iscar Roebuck have each bought a fine horse. 0. J. Simian and family are spend ing the week with Portland relatives. Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes as Monroe, spent the past week here with friends. Rev. Jackson will occupy the pulpit at the U. B. church next Sunday evening. Jacob Yager and familvof Decatur, gave Pleasant Mills friends a pleasant call last Friday. Mrs. Margaret Meriss and Mrs. Rebecca Cowan of Decatur, spent Sunday here with friends. L. Warner and wife are the happy owners of a girl baby which arrived on the Sth inst. Mrs. Luretta Acker and sister returned from Peterson iast week, after a few days visit with friends. France & Yager have just received their winter stock of dry goods. It will lie to vour interest to give them a call. Al Boner took his little son to Fort Wayne again last Tuesday for treatment. It is reported his eyes are improving some but very slowly. Late to bed and early to rise, perpares a man for his home in the skies. ; But early to bed and a Little Early Riser, the pill that makes life longer and better and wiser. Page Blackburn. Pleasant Valley. Leman Brandyberry is on a visit in Campaign Co. Ohio. Alpha Elzey is in Marion and Gas City looking for a job. They do say that Mon Blossom, voted for Cromer after al!. J - M. Smith is doing good work with his huskers and shredder. Walker 0. Briant of Utah. Madison county is still here on his vist. James Stumps, is now a resident of Blue Creek tp, moved before election. John Coffee, was in this vicinity Monday on business for W. H. Niblick. Bacon-ridge's bi-weekly dance will ■be held at Ot Smiths. Friday night, j so reported. James Blossom, returned from Rockford. Ohio, last Wednesday where

he was working at a contract of carpenter work. Gottlief Christner is having a cellar built under his house and miking other needed improvements. Jesse Laughry, has bought and moved on the lease owned by Leman Brandyterry on the Nuttman land. John Elzey will soon become a resident of the city of Decatur havmg purchased property on 11 th street, in that thriving city. Last Thursdav while hunting. Jesse Essex accidently shot his son in the face one shot lodging in the l> >y s eve. which will likely be the cause ot the boy loseiiiJ? the sijjht of his cu . Election passed off very quietly, No enthusiasm), and nointerest taken. Neither party was able to get out over 70 per cent of a full vote. lhe other 30 per cent stayed at home or would not vote. The hunting season is now on and the poor birds must suffer. It is bang bang from morning until night, some professionals don tdo a thing but hunt, and the poor quail gets no rest. But look out boys that you don't trespass. A cough is not like a fever. It does not have to run a certain course. Cure it quickly and effectually with One Minute Cough Cure, the test remedy for ail ages and for the most severe cases. We recommend it because it s good. Page Blackburn. Who knows what has become of the Reform Party? Bartling, Caso,Cambell. Teeters, Clymer, etc., and Co s. They had their names on the official ballot under the plow and hammer. • Who knows how many votes they re- ’ ceived in the county ? We have not • heard and ask for information. Honroe. Jacob Grimrae is very ill with typhoid fever. 1 Mrs. Hendricks of Petoskey. Mich., is visiting friends here Adam Kern of near Decatur, is contemplating moving here this winter. Miss Blanche Hendricks spent Sunday with Belle Evans at Monmouth. Dr. Parrish reports Mrs. Cashbaum of near Monroe, as very dangerously ill. Frank Kessler is talking of purchasing the butcher shop of H. C. An- ■ drews. Protracted meeting will commence at the M. E. church next Sunday evening. Mrs. Phil Heffner of Montpelier, is here visiting her mother, Mrs. Brandyberry, and other friends. Millard Brandyberry will leave this i week for Ohio, where he will assist in s holding a series of meetings.

I H ONE j|l t LITTLE fer V II VISIT TO OUR STORE will show you a full line of Books, Stationery, Dolls, Toys Clocks, RtiefS Curtains. Tapestries, Bro’s. 1847 Knives and Folks, Pictures of all Descriptions &c , &c. REMEMBER. Wc will only continue the sale on Bagster’s Patent Index Bible at 98c until Wednesday morning. Don’t select vour Holiday Presents until you get our prices. Visit our store and be convinced Archbold & Haugh. 1 First door west of Bowers' Hardw are Store, Monroe St. I

Grandma Walton is verv ill. and | her recovery is doubtful on account of her extreme old age. Miss Blanche Andrews who has been verv siek with inflamatory rheu- 1 mutism, is slowly improving. Mrs Catharine Chuk of Steele, will move into the Mrs. Longenbarger property the forepart of next week. The institute last Saturday was 1 quite a success. Supt. Brandyberrv | and wife of Decatur, drove out and were in attendance. The Monroe graded school is pro-o-ressing rapidly with Chas. Simeoke as teacher. Chas, is a hustler ami every one should give him a word of encouragement. G. H. Laughrey, ex principal of the ' Monroe graded school, and one of the best teachers in the county, was in town last Saturday shaking hands with his many friends. Dr. Miller of Decatur, came out last • week and assisted Dr. Parrish in per forming a verv difficult operation on • Gertie Richards who has l>een suffering some weeks with dropsy. At this writing she is reported much better. The roads in and around Monroe are almost impassable, but the people seem well contented, knowing this 5 will te their last year for mud. Noth- ' ing is talked of but pike. Berne will tea thing of the past when north 5 Monroe gets her good roads to the - county seat. Quite a number of dilapidated sides walks, especially from the school 1 house and church. It would be well for our citizens to repair them

| for the convenience of church o-oers ■ and school children. When this is done we will have a gleam of prosIperity notwithstanding the muddy streets. | Baptist church. Sunday next. Subj” *ts by R w. G. W. Pearce. Mirnitp, "The Story of a Woman's Story o’’ 0 ’’ ; Evening, "Jesus Os Mazareth Passed I By.” J Sale of Unclaimed Freight and Baggage. Notice is hereby given that the ■Grand Rapids A Indiana Railway ; Company has in its possession divers 1 articles, packages and cases of freight and baggage, which have been alld'remained in its possession upwards of .one year, unclaimed and refused, at | the places to which the same were . consigned and cheeked, and upon , which the owners have failed and re- . fused, for one year or more, to pay . the carrier’s charges thereon, and to , claim and take said freight and bagI gage, and that all the said articles. ; packages and cases of unclaimed freight and baggage will lie sold. 1 (each article, package and case separ- ■ ately) at public auction, to the high- > est bidder, for cash, at the freight • house of said railway company.com--3 mencing on Wednesday, the 11th day j of January, 1899, at 10 o’clock in the . forenoon, and continuing until all said . | articles shall te sold. Terms: Im I! mediate payment by purchaser in , cash, and delivery of the property to , him to te taken away immediately. The Grand Rapids & Indiana Railway Co. By E. C. Leavenworth, ] Dated at General Freight Agent. 1 Grand Rapids, C. L. Lockwood. 1 Midi., Nov. 1,’98. Gen’l. Pass.Ag’t.