Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 9 March 1899 — Page 5

Additional Locals. Finest Minstrels on the road at oi >en house next ' Ve<lnes ‘ lav even ' "'■Two Johns" at opera house toni„]*t. Go if you enjoy music and fun. Pete Mougey is happy over the arrival of a ten pound boy at Ins home Monday. Scotts famous Minstrels are billf’to appear at Bosse’s opera house, Wednesday, March 15. Scott's Minstrels will lie the attraction at Bosse’s opera house next week, and it is said to be among the finest on the road. Elmer Johnson was buying horses at Winchester last week. He purchased a car load of fine animals and the same have already been shipped |() Hamburg, Germany. Smith & Yager are making some extensive improvements in their drug B t or e When completed this place of business will present an tippearanee that will be excelled by none. John Eller and Nolan King returned last Saturday from Hamburg. Germane. where they had been in the interest’ of some of our horse buyers. The former left for that place again Tuesday night. For Sale A seven year old brood mare, heavy with foal. Anybody desiring to purchase same should call at residence of the undersigned, four miles east of Decatur, Mrs. Adam Brown. 512 Farm Implements at Cost. Oliver plows and reapers, Osborne harrows, Malta double shovel plows, Smith wagons and many other implements. These goods must be sold within two weeks. Call at once and secure your choice. Ellsworth. Myers & Co. Iw Forty sable sons of the south compose Oliver Scott's refined negro minstrels, and their entertainment is one of originality and refinement. It is entirely free from objeetional features and the person must be fastidious indeed who could find fault with the genuine humor, the plantation singing and dancing of these negroes. The music is of high order.. Reserved seats on sale at usual place. The regular meeting of the Woman's Home Missionary Society was held at the home of Mrs. Daniel Sprang, on Madison street, last Thursday afternoon. The meeting was largely attended and was quite interesting. The principal business being the annual election. Officers for the ensuing year were selected as follows: President. Mrs. Jennie Studabaker; Vice-President. Mrs. D. D. Heller: Treasurer. Mrs. Joseph Helm: Recording Secretary. Nellie Blackburn: Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Daniel Sprang Mite-box Secretary. Mrs. Brand vberry.

fj| ‘<4 ‘Sjj w sis 9 B z^i/ p Up-to-Dqte Collection, g fOr EarlV Sprlnfl W — NjfU It 11 S Spring Dress Coeds, || elk Cyrana Chains, * * New Novelty Silks, ’..j gg New Ribbons and fiSS I? New Dress Qoods New Embroideries. " —=—==—= p or g ar |y sp r i n g wear. § @ New Spring , . New Sg fmnds «g Black Goods. Sj H,, ~ ’ I ...New Spring Silks... I Black Crepons, in all the new In selecting our spring Dress re 3? mJ r , , , . / n i r , rP ® For fancy Shirt Waists. weaves, at $1.50, $1.25, SI.OO Goods we have taken special care 2g J ® • • rv? Emj to select fabrics that will not re Fancy striped Silks, the choicest styles shown, it KS only please our customers, but S special this week only g Grante—a very pretty weave gM Sg that will be ready sellers @ Fine line Fancy Silks, all new designs, special, ® and as good fabric as can be ggj and gain for us the confidence g thls week only ’ ------ V g wou } d make a very g-| 0S of everyone. S Twenty inch Gap Wash Silks, in stripes and checks, /| pretty dress, special price, M 3 B makes the coolest summer waist, at 50c and “vV | this week only, -95 c Sg? Rfl Forty inch strictly all wool, Twenty inch China Silks, in stripes, a great value, i Poplin—forty-five inches width, new tan, blues and browns, f special, this sale only - - - - g fine quality, all wool,a special fijg special sale price - S(K See OUR line of silks before buying, We have the largest inducement this week, 88c KE3 |i open stock of silks in the city. X KW gSra Forty-four inch Whip Cords, ® Whipcord—forty-five inches choice colorings, - 75 c width, in the finest quality |SS ItfM . B iz- • j x- ■ ■ manufactured, a beauty— Forty-five inch Vigoureaux SpCCIOI Kl(l GIOVC SfllC, othe.s ask 75. our price suitings, full line colors, a „ x L .. this week only - $1.25 very fine fabric, our price 95 c iiQTC H I I . Your choice of our entire stock at only 89c per pair. j Decatur, Ind. NIBLICK & CO. g

Scott's Minstrels at Bosse's opera house March 15. The Two John s at the opera house to-night promises to be a splendid attraction. First-class photos all sizes at reduced prices. All work guaranteed. Knon’s old stand. 44tf Dr. Miller will again be at Dr. Boyers' office Tuesday, March 14. Eyes carefully examined for glasses and disease. Special sale. On Saturday. March 11th. we will sell $1.25, $1,50, $1.75 and $2.00 hats at $1.15. Remember, this sale will be one day only, Saturday, March 11. See window’ display. Schulte, Falk & Ehinger. Start a business at home. We want an honest party to grow nursery’ stock in partnership in this county. Address Golden Rule Nursery, Hartford City, Ind. Write for honest prices of nursery stock. 45tf We will pay a salary of sls per week and expenses for’ a man with rig to introduce our Poultry Mixture in the country. Only good hustlers wanted. Reference. Address, with stamp. Eureka Mfg. Co., 502 Mo. Ave., East St. Louis, 111. 50tf The Monday evening Musical met this week with Miss Adelsperger. The following program was rendered: "Thou art so like a flower”, by G. W. Chadwick Mrs. Townsend; “Mazuoka", by H. N. Bartlett Miss Josephine Niblick; “Berceuse”, by H. N. Bartlett- Miss Adelsperger. After the regular program Miss Galbrath, an out of town guest, favored the club with a charming rendition of Chaminades “The Tlatteoer.” For Sale —In Preble township, the well known 80 acre farm of Christoph Kirsch, now deceased, two miles north of Preble, in a most desirable neighborhood, within one mile of public school and German Lutheran church, two miles of German Reformed church and five miles west of Decatur. Farm well drained and all under cultivation. Terms reasonable. Inquire of or address Mrs. Katharine Kirsch, Peter Kirsch or M. Kirsch, Decatur, Ind. The friends of Adam Broxvn and John Yager were made jubilant yesterday by receiving the first direct news that has been heard since they left New York about six weeks ago. News came in the form of a telegram and was received by R. K. Allison. The message which was sent by Brown was dated at Hoboken, N. J., yesterday noon and said, “Arrived O. K. Am at Hannibals”. The telegram no doubt speaks for both Brown and Yager and is refreshing news for their friends who were again beginning to worry considerably on account of lack of news from them. They will be at home tonight and no doubt have many interesting incidents to tell of their terrible voyage.

, Crayon Portraits Free. A 16x20 Crayon portrait free with every Dozen cabnet photos at Knoff’s Old Stand. J. E. Moser attended the annual meeting of the State Photographers Association at Indianapolis last week, returning Thursday evening. He reports an excellent meeting. Said an Irishman to a telegraph operator: “Do you ever charge anybody for the addresses of a message?” “No." replied the operator. "And do you charge for signing your name, sir . 1 " said the customer. "No, sir.” “Well, then will ye please send this? I just want my brother to know I am here," handing the following: “To John McFlynn- at New York [signed] Patrick McFlynn.” It was sent as a tribute to Patrick's shrewdness. < sliver Scott has been getting material for an exhibition for two years. All his plans have matured, and his big colored minstrel company will soon be here. Forty genuine southern negroes will depict the oddities of negro life on the old plantation. A negro brass band and orchestra, military company in drills are a few of the many features. This company will appear in Paris during the exposition. They travel in their own private cars. Seats sold at usual place. All persons knowing themselves indebted to Pete Holthouse, will please come in at the Adams County Bank and settle book accounts either by cash or note, and all knowing themselves owing notes that are due. will please pay them or renew them satisfactorilly. Please give it your attention and fix up matters at once, as all unsettled accounts and notes will be left for collection soon. Respectfully vours, Pete Holthouse. 46tf ’ The Masonic Mutual Insurance society that was organized in 1867 and was the first of the fraternal insurance companies, and the model on which most of such organizations are built, has finally and formally been declared dead by the courts. It has a balance of $2,348.87 to pay of! claims amounting to about SIOO,OOO. The society’ had many ups and downs and struggled hard for its life, but had to give up, and those who managed it do not believe it is possible to maintain insurance companies on such a plan. “Child Culture in the Homo” by Martha B. Moser, is a book written especially for mothers. It contains many excellent suggestions in regard to heredity, the treating of the senses and will, the higher education of the emotions and moral nature, punishment. manners, character and cultures. The ideas advanced are practical, covering many of the perplexing pre b lems with which mothers have to deal. If every mother would read the book and act upon its suggestions many social and domestic problems would be solved. Published by Fleming H. Revell Co., Chicago, 111.

Final Report Business Men's Lecture Course. We herewith publish a statement of the receipts and expenditures of the lecture course just ended. Through the assistance of Prof. Adams we were able to get the talent at a much lower rate than would otherwise have been possible. The course in every respect has proven a success and a boon to our city. In many it has awakened an interest in the reading of good literature. The patrons and pupils have been made to realize that a popular lecture course is not a thing of educational value only, but a thing of pleasure. Much time and effort in the past has met with defeat. Under these conditions we feel all the happier for hav ing been successful. No longer will the populace cry “fail”. We gladly submit the following reportRF.CBIPTS. Dec. 3—Collected at H. C. & Co *IOO 00 Dec. 9—Turned over by H. C. & Co 15 7U Dec 9—Collected at Supt. office 45 oo Dec. 9—Received at door 3 85 Dec. 17—Two course tickets at 80c each. 1 6U Dee. 21—Received of H , C. & Co 4 65 Dec. 21—Received at door 3 45 Jan 2 —Received of H.. C. Ac Co 4 10 Feb. 24- 4 20 March 3—Received at door 3 50 Total $lB6 05 EXPENDITURES. Dec. 9—Byron W King s3l TO Dec. 9—looo band bills, Democrat 1 50 Dec, 9—500 course tickets, Journal 1 50 Dec. 9—King, express 25 Phone message to Prof. Adams. 25 Dec. 21—Newton & Co., express 25 Dec. 21—Earl B Newton & Co 20 00 Dec. 21—300 tickets. Journal 1 00 Dec 21—1000 hand bills. Journal 1 59 Dec. 22—Dibble for transportation 25 Dec. 2?—J W Bosse, opera house 10 00 Jan, 24—Prof. W. E. Adams 20 oo Jan. 24—1500 hand bills. Journal 2 00 Feb. 9—Phone message to Rev Wilfley.. 50 Feb. 10—Telegram to Rev Wilfley 25 Feb. 24-Rev E T Gregg 5 00 March 3-Rev Earl Wlifley 31 50 March 4—soocards, Democrat 1 50 March 4—J W Bosse, opera house 30 00 March 4—W F Brittson. amount back on Dr Giffin’s lecture 9 55 Total $l6B 45 Balance on hand 17 65 Very truly yours, W. F. Brittson. Notice Election of Trustees. There will be an election of five trustees of Fort Wayne Presbytery, ou Tuesday, April 18th, at 2:30 p. m., in the Presbyterian church of Decatur at the semi-annual meeting of Fort Wayne Presbytery, two to serve for two years, two for four years and one for six years. March 1, 1899. Geo. A. Macintosh, Stated Clerk. E. Y. Hill, Moderator. Winter Excursion Rates to Southern Resorts via Southern Railway. Beginning October 15, winter excursion tickets to principle Southern resorts, including Asheville and Hot Springs, S. C., and Florida points, are on sale by connecting lines via Southern Railways. Tickets allow 15 days stop-overs, and are good to return until May 31, 1899. The Southern Railway quickest and best. Write for maps, schedules and lates. Wm. H. Taylor, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, Louisville, Ky. m3l-99

A Lining around every Cloud. No matter how hard the winter, the new, nobby Clothing and Furnishings at Rosenthal Brothers for spring wear show that the sunny season is near at hand. To enter spring rightly celebrate approaching Easter in one of our nobby double breasted spring Serge suits, both rough and smooth surface, silk faced worth sls of anybody's money, they go fora starter at only SIO.OO each. Fine fancy worsted single-breasted sack suits, all pure wool, worth sls, this week SIO.OO A fine line of boy’s and children's suits, all new effects, in fancy and good to wear suits, at 25 per cent saving on others prices. Fine spring top coats worth $7.50, this week for a starter at only $5.00 each. Men’s and boy’s 50c white shirts, 30 dozen left, this week yet for 25c each. Swellest spring neckwear in town. The famous Eugene Payser 2100 linen collars, equal to any 25c goods, at 10c apiece. Give us a call before buying any goods in our line' Get up-to-date goods and save money. Rosenthal Brothers.