Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 9 February 1899 — Page 8

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• Pleasant Hills. Ice harvest is in full blast. Quite a number are on the sick list. A portion of the new sidewalks have already been laid. Miss Celia Stetler Sundayed at Decatur with friends. Born, to Al Roebuck and wife a girl, January 29th. France & Yager have put up a large amount of ice. Skating seems to l>e the order of the day with our young people. Miss Emma Ehresman of Decatur, visited her parents here last week. Several of our young men attended church at Pleasant Valley Sunday evening. Dr. J. W. Vizard and our genial merchant, C. W. Yager, were business callers at Decatur last Tuesday. Mrs. John Slusser of near Sidney, Ohio, is visiting her parents, W illiam Armstrong and wife of this village. A series of meetings will convene next Sunday evening at the U. B. church, conducted by Rev. Jackson. Horrible agony is caused by piles burns and skin diseases. These are immediately relieved and quickly cured by DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. Beware of worthless imitations. Page Blackburn. Linn Grove. David Yoder left here Tuesday for Fulton county, Ohio. C. P. Hirschie, the Berne seedsman, was making the season’s delivery here Tuesday. Fred Lindsey and family of Geneva, visited at the parental home last Sabbath. Fred Hoffmann and Joel Liddy were on business at Bluffton Saturday and at Decatur on Tuesday. The family of Phillip Bawman attended the funeral of their daughter, Mrs. Kaltwasser, at Bluffton, Tuesday. Fred Neaderhouser of Berne, mixed sociality with business here on Mon- ■ day. Fred says in the event that ( Linn Grove gets a railway, whether steam or electric, he will re locate'

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here. Consequently we are looking I for an Everet or his substitute. A bevy of strangers passed through our town last week conveyed by a horseless carriage. The vehicle was in good style and propelled by mule power. Hoffmann & Liddy have thus far for this season been awarded the contract for the building of three school houses. They l>eing the Eckroat i school, the Warner school four miles ! west of town, and one located in Jes ferson township. The two former of | brick the latter a frame. They have I bids pending on several other import - I ant jobs. Lagrippe is again epidemic. Every ' precaution should be taken to avoid 1 it. Its specific cure is One Minute I Cough Cure. A. J. Shepherd, publisher Agricultural Journal and Advertiser, Elden, Mo., says: “No one i will lie disappointed in using One | Minute Cough Cure for lagrippe.’’ I Pleasant to take, quick to act. Page Blackburn. Geneva, Oil 75 cents. Ned Kinney, the east end merchant, is on the sick list with a mild case of lagrippe. Our people are harvesting the second crop of ice, which is of an excellent quality. • w , Charley Burdge has taken a job of amputating whiskers in the Farris barber shop- so they say. Some party unknown to us has opened up a lxx>k auction sale in the vacant room in the Pyle block. The roads are in a splendid condition and help much toward making business good with our merchants. That the horrors of St. Valentine’s Day are near at hand, is plainly shown by the awful pictures displayed in some of our store windows. The Hale elevator is very busy these days shelling and handling the large amount of corn that is hauled to this market from far and near. The G. R. & I. R. R. company have established a new shipping yard along the old side track formerly used by the hoop works, for the accommodation of our timber dealers who demanded more room.

Belle Boyd, the female rebel spy J gave an illustrated lecture under the i auspices of the local M. R. C. at the opera house. Tuesday evening of this week. The mangled retains of Gib Goodwin. the victim of the nitro glycerine explosion near Bryant one day last week, were shipped to his old homem New York state last Thursday for in terment. The bereaved wife accompanied them to their last resting place. It was with feelings of sadness that our G. A. R. members received the news Monday of the death of their distinguished comrade and command-er-in-chief, Col. Jas. A. Sexton, at Washington. D. C. Thus slowly but surely are the defenders of “Old Glory" passing to their final reward. Mrs. Barber, wife of Chas. Barber of this place, died at the Fort Mayne hospital last Saturday from the effects of a surgical operation" for the removal of a tumor. The remains were brought here Monday by train and buried in the Pyle cemetery Tuesday. She was aged forty-two years, and leaves a husband, two daughters and a son to mourn their loss. Cured Bronchial trouble. Chas. E. Davis. 1074 W. Congress st. Chicago writes: I have suffered for years with bronchial trouble and have tried many kinds of medicines without relief tin til I began taking Foley's Honey and Tar, which cured me. It saved me doctor bill this winter. 25c. Holthouse, Callow & Co. 4713 Teachers’ institute. The teachers of Adams county will meet in the Presbyterian church, in Decatur. February 11. Although previous sessions, both county and township. have been interesting and well attejjded, yet the present indications *3re that this will surpass any former meeting. The entire county will be represented. Supt. Lung writes that thirty will be in attendance from the Geneva schools. Are you interested in the schools of Adams county? If so, come and hear the Symposium, (see program). All 1899 teachers and prospective teachers will attend. The school officials will be present and note the attendance of those who are interested in the education of the boys and girls of Adams county. The following will be rendered: MORNING SESSION. Vocal music. Devotional, - Rev. Earl Welfley Vacal music. Symposium: The Needs of the School of Adams county. From the Point of View of A Patron, - - Hon. R. K. Erwin A Teacher, - - O. L. Vance An Attorney, - Hon. D. E. Smith A School Official, Hon. D. B. Erwin Discusions by Trustee Wechter, M’. E. Smith, Trustee Steele, J. F. Fruchte, Trustee Lewton, J. A. Parent.

I General discussion. best , Lecture. Subject “The Gons M'jdern Society . , , Rev. Earl Wilfley, Mabash. Ind. afternoon. Vocal Music. , Vocal Solo. . Art Eaue.tonimhePubUc Discussion by A. D. Welker and G. H. Laughrey. General discussion. Yours truly, Irvin Brandyberry. County Superintendent. A Narrow EscapeThankful words written by > Mrs. Ada E. Hart, of Groton. S. D. Mas taken with a bad cold which st on my lungs; cough set in and tmallv terminated in consumption, doctors gave me up, saying 1 couiu live but a short time. I gave myself up to my Savior, determined if I could not stay with my friends on earth, 1 would meet my absent ones above. Mv husband was advised to get L»r. King’s New Discovery for consump tion, cough and colds. I gave it a trial, took in all eight bottles. It has cured me, and thank God I am saved and now a well and healthy woman. Trial bottles free at Page Blackurn s drug store. Regular size 50c and Guaranteed or price refunded. Society people in the cities have sat down on the striped collar so much worn by the high toned ducks all over the country, especially in small towns. The leading members of St. Louis society recently bought 800 of the striped collars and distributed them among the bootblacks, newsboys and negro porters in the barber shops. The result is that every coon in town is wearing big, guady striped collars that look like a rainbow circled about a lamp post. Swell young men are therefore ashamed to wear what their negro brethren delight in and the striped collar, like the Chinese, must Igo. The Sure La Grippe Cure. There is no use suffering from this dreadful malady, if you will get the right remedy. You are having pain all through your body, your liver is out of order, have no appetite, no life or ambition, have a bad cold, in fact are completly used up. Electric Bitters is the only remedy that will give you prompt and sure relief. They’act directly on your liver, stomach and kidneys, tone up the whole system and make you feel like a new being. They are guaranteed to cure or price refunded. For sale by Page Blackburn’s drug store, only 50 cts. per bottle.

'U'unufactured goods on the raise. Ow n ” > continued and rapid increase the manufacture of copper boilers SfiSMlw i> 1-.CCA-. Prop. All persons knowing themselves indebted to Pete Holthouse, will please come in at the Adams County Bank “d settle book accounts either by cash or note, and all knowing themselves owing notes that are due, wd please pav them or renew them satis faetorillv’ Please give it your attention and’ fix up matters at once, as all unsettled accounts and notes will be left for collection soon. Respectfully yours. Pete Holthouse. *Gtl Grip Treatment. Grip can lie broken up in from one to three days by the prompt use of Downs’ Elixir. It has done it. It will doit. Trvit Wore pneumonia or consumption sets in. After grip. Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters are nature s remedy for expelling all grip poisons from the blood, regulate the towels, strengthening the nerves and impart iug vigor to the system. M ’th these long-tried remedies at hand, the worst case of grip can be conquered. Me sell them and guarantee them to do as recommended, or money refunded. Page Blackburn. f Notice of Dissolution. Notice is hereby given that the hrm partnership heretofore existing of H. Cordua & Company is by mutual consent dissolved, ami all accounts and claims owing to and belonging to said firm are left with Judson M. Teeple for collection. AH persons who are indebted to said firm are requested to call at Teeple’s office and settle either bv cash or note. H. Cordua Co. Decatur. Ind., Jan. 18. 1899. 46-3 Real Estate Transfers. Jacob Heller to Joshua Bright, (sec 34.) 30 acres Kirkland township. S7OO. Mary French to F M French. 79 acres, section 33. French township, $2,100. John J M’eaver to Peter Boze. 5 acres, section 7. Jefferson township. $l5O. Abraham M’elty to N J Harden, part section 18, Root township. $575. J Everhart to W H Martz, 40 acres, section 9. Monroe township, S4OO. J A Blossom to A Kern, 20 acres, section 35, M’ashington township, SI,OOO. A Kern to M M Blossom, inlot 26, Monroe, S6OO. E K Ray. guardian, to E J Ray, 40 acres, section 9, Monroe township, S6OO. Frank P Chrisman to J Chrisman, part inlot 213, Geneva. $2,000. Geo A M Kraft to C Kraft, inlots 7, 8, 9 and 10, Decatur, SI,OOO.

MARKETS. ' " CORRECTED BY J. D. nit p r .„ GRCXj;, ■ CHANT, DECAT; r. ixd ’’ M’heat, new ...._• Corn, per cwt (mixed ) old * ® Corn. per cwt. new la Oats, old l-i Oats, new S Rye M Barley h Clover seed Timothy Eggs, fresh ’IL Butte.r ‘ ~ Chickens”“ Ducks ®1 Turkeys® Geese ’" " WoolL « Wool, washed Hog 3 TOLEDO M ARKETS, FEB. 8, I ; 3Q p # Wheat, new No. 2 red,cash.. - n May wheat" Is Cash corn No. 2 mixed, cash. , $ Prime clover, March ’’ g | Robbed the Grave. A startling incident, of which Jft John Oliver of Philadelphia, was ths subject, is narrated by him as fd lows: “I was in a most dreadful cot dition. My skin was almost yellow eyes sunken, tongue coated, pa’in continually in back and sides, no ap» tite, gradually growing weaker X by day. Three physicians had giv W me up. Fortunately, a friend adrii ed trying ‘Electric Bitters’; and to my great joy and surprise, the first tottle made a decided improvement I continued their use for thrre weeks, and am now a well man. I know they saved my life, and robbed the <mve of another victim." No one should fail to try them. Only 50c per bottle at Page Blackburn’s drug store. The leading insurance people of th country have decided that electric lamps in show windows are dangerous if not made stationary but are allowed to move about by means of long stretches of wire. Many people have been advised to make their lamps stationary to preserve their insurants rates. It is thought the recent great fire in Terre Haute was caused byi defect in one of the long electric wits Mr. S. A. Fackler. cxlitor of the Mi canopy ( Fla.) Hustler, with his wife and children, suffered terriblv (Mt lagrippe. One Minute Cough Cm was the only remedy that helped them. It acted quickly. Thousands of others use this remedy as a specific for lagrippe. and its exhausting aftereffects. Never fails. Page Blackbun. Coughing injures and inflatn* i sore lungs. One Minute Cough Cw loosens the cold, allays coughing and i heals quickly. The iiest cough cub for children, perfectly harmless. Paa Blackburn.