Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 27 April 1899 — Page 5

Local News. .. Prosecutor Moran, of Berne, v„« Fair Store will continue I’ 1 "' io on 'ace curtains for another heir sale OU . pfek \ 1 n iir of gold spectacles. A Lost - s inie to this office will be el, ' r “- td CTina Sellemeyer is acting in ■' n-eitv of deP ut y treasurer durtaxpaying rush. Can and gelatini,'?' S ’ ma ncement exercises of the (o "'n l"g)i school will beheld Jinn 2>« evening. Superintendent gndyberry will deliver the class ad--1 The last will and testament of Christopher Kauffman, deceased was r l ateil Monday. According to its all real and personal property go to the surviving widow. Otto Ehinger, the popular young J left Tuesday afternoon for Edinburg. Ind., where he has acceptgja lucrative position as cutter in a large merchant tailoring estabhshcountv board of education me ets in the Office of the county superintendent Monday. The board mtnprises the township trustees and the presidents of the city and town school boards. Marriage licenses have been issued bv’Clerk' Lenhart to Herman Meyers aid Louise L. Miller, John L. Reichenbash and Barbara Lichty, Herman \ Miller and Louisa Boknecht, Oscar Ainse and Dithia Shafer, Jeff yfoser and Eliza Wishon. Nathan Sprunger and Caroline Scheideger. Charles Siincoke will leave today for Indianapolis where he will enter the Vorhis Business University. He will take a complete course in bookkeeping. arithmetic and stenography. Charlev is one of the county’s energetic voting men and we feel confident of his success. Frank Ruby, member of company B. arrived home Monday afternoon, having received an honorable discharged on the 17th inst. Frank was a member of the hospital corps and has been in the service since April 27, plis. He was at one time reported to have been killed at Santiago, but this was certainly a mistake, as Frank says he never was in better health. Frank Meibers, who has been employed at Peru during the past two rears and who has been suffering from typhoid fever for several months, was brought home Monday. He was taken t ithe home of Ben Knapke, on Jefferson street, where he is receiving proper care and treatment. Although in a yerv precarious condition, it is thought with good care he will recover,

' g Big Dress Goods and Fancy Silk Sale. Special Offerings During April. | READ VERY... CAREFULLY.... EVERY- ITEM- A.. BARGAIN— g - ■■ 7 ~ Wonderful Unequaled Bargains! | Bargains in Dress Goods. Remarkable Inducements! Prices in new, desirable goods will be cut so deep that Rare Silk Bargains. you will be tempted to buy, as we will offer all of this season s We o{ Qur entire stock of c h o j ce spr ing Silks choice selections and newest weaves and colorings. j n p] a ids, Stripes and Checks at the lowest price ever known g • 4. nn in the Silk Trade. ran 45 inch Vigoreaux Suitings in new mixtures, worth si.oo g 4 IO 1 VKrPnt 20 inch Plaid Taffettas, all the new shadings, worth SI.OO g per yard: this sale 75 cents. Yollr choice th - s sa)e cents 45 inch Whip Cord Suitings, newest shadings, eleg .. // Checks, a few colorings left, were Ji.oo, your || quality at 75c; this sale 52a cents. choice of the lot 65 cents per yard. g 40 inch Plaids and Checks that were 75c to 85c per yard, inch B i ack Figured Gro-grain Silks, suitable for skirts, || your choice at this sale only 50 cents. / / \ \ worth $1 00, this sale 75 cents. 40 inch Mixtures, all wool, newest shadings, a bargain 2o inch Figured silks in a good range of colorings, were || at 50 cents; this sale 38 cents. 75 cents, your choice 50 cents. g We have a lot of Plaids, Stripes and Plain Serges that 20 inch Jap Wash Silks in Plaids and Stripes, at 25c, 40c We have a 101 oi ria , h a yard. Ask to see them. g were 50c to 75c, your choice 30 cents per y ■ well paid to visit ‘ h J seleXn. '" " Now is the time to make your selections; right in the sea- | item must be sold. Call early a L k son for silk shirt waists. agents for W. B. Corsets. . _ || = [NIBLICK & COMPANY.

A number of bicyclists will make a run to Bluffton next Sunday. 1 he New Fair Store lias a complete line of ladies gauze underwear from 5c up. Sixty cents for the round trip to Portland, Friday, May 5, account Orate rical contest. Have you tried the Royal White Castile soap? Can be bought only at The New Fair Store. 2 cakes for sc. D. P. Bolds and family are today temporarily moving to Peru where the former can better look after his oil interests. Are you going to ‘Toot for Decatur at the Oratorical contest to be held at Portland, May 5? Sixty cents for round trip by the way of G. R. & I. Buy your wall paper of home merchants and you will not only save ear fare, but be satisfied you are dealing with people who have your intersts as well as their own at heart. Samuel Soldnercameup from Berne, Monday morning, and with Henry Eiting completed a report upon the A. J. Sipe ditch, which is being petitioned for by Blue Creek township citizens. The May McClure’s will contain another series of C. D. Gibson’s Egyptian sketches and more of Hamlin Garland’s gald-trail poems. It will also contain another of John A. Hill's striking railroad stories. The New Fair Store has a handsomely decorated window this week in honor of the soldiers home coming. The window contains a correct imitation of Mono Castle, Santiago, Cuba, and is built from more than 9,000 cakes of eastile soap. New circuit eases filed are Estella Stocker vs Daniel Stocker, divorce; Adam B. Gleason vs Fred Schamerloh, note .*110; State ex rel Lena Harvey vs John G. Hoehomer, on bond: Henry Meyers vs Joeeph M. Rice, note $175; Elisha Everhart vs Elizabeth Everhart, habeas corpus. The last will and testament of Herman Bosse, was probated at the clerk's office last Thursday. It provides for the payment of SI,OOO to Elizabeth Bosse, house and lot number 121 to Catharine Confer, number 116 to Mary Bosse, number 292 to William Bosse. Balance to be distributed share and share alike among the four heirs mentioned above. The Delphos Herald in speaking of the wind up of Clover Leaf shop affairs in their city says: "The end is near. The Clover Leaf shops are relapsing into the state of desnedute. Master Mechanic Skinner came down from Frankfort Wednesday to see the last gasps of disappearing labor and ' bid good by to Foreman Growe, who •left for Mt. Vernon, to assume the I foreinanship of the C. A A. C. shops.

Look for the special sale at The New Fair Store next Saturday. On to Portland, one week from to morrow, is the cry of High school students. A full supply of children's lace bonnets can lie had at the New Fair Store, from 10c up. To Portland May 5. Decatur representatives will win everything in sight at the Oratorical contest. Bicycle repairing, plumbing, gas fitting and all kind of lamps, globes and mantles at Ellsworth’s block. Charles Yobst. 6-3 Be sure and get a supply of Royal White Castile soap, regular price 10c per cake, our price 2 cakes for sc. The New Fair Stare. We can sell you a strictly handmade buggy or surry, all first-class material, at the same price you have been paying for factory work. Call and see the material before it is painted. J. E. Ellsworth & Co. 6-3 The undersigned wishes to announce that he has received a lot of fine fruit trees, grape vines, shade and ornamental trees, etc., and that he has same for sale at the vacant lot south of court house. See him if you want bargains. I. J. Miesse. 6w2 In McClure’s Magazine for May, Miss Tarbell will write of ‘‘Lincoln’s Search for a Man,” relating from contemporary letters and reminiscences, mainly unpublished, the story of Lincoln’s personal relations with the successive commanders of the army from McClellan down to Grant. The paper will lie fully illustrated. Homeseekers Excursions South and West. On first and third Tuesday of March, April, ay and June, the Clover Leaf will issue low rate (about one fare for the round trip) excursion tickets to points West and South. Stop-over and liberal return limit. Call on nearest agent or write C. C. Jenkins, Gen'l Pass. Agent, Toledo, Ohio. Jin As the pastor of the Baptist church 'will be away Sunday next, the services will be conducted by Mrs. Rev. Pearce, who will give an address both morning and evening. This lady’s earnestness and ability as a public speaker is well known, and doubtless she may lie sure of an appreciative audience, especially so when it is known that it will be almost her last public appearance in Decatur. Charles Patton and wife celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary last Mondav evening and a splendid time is reported. Among the guests who were permitted to enjoy the affair were ! Messrs, and Mesdames Samuel Doak" William Trout. William Myers. William Geary, John Bollinger, Clint Cloud, Harry Wilkinson, E. H. L< Brun, Fred Linn and Misses Agnes Geary and Let a Cloud.

Miss Della Harruff has filed bond and been appointed a notary public. Wanted, washerwoman and girl to do laundry work at the Burt House. Remember we have a full line of farm implements we are selling away down. J. E. Ellsworth & Co. 6-3 The last will of George Herrman was probated Monday. All real and personal property is given the surviving widow. C. Augsburger, of Berne, was a business caller in town Mondav, stop ping long enough to report Berne as being right side up and business good. Keep the streets and alleys clean. Nothing looks worse for a city than ill-kept premises, and a little labor each day will keep them bright and give us a metropolitan appearance. Call and see our new chainless Creasent bicycle, and chain wheel, highgrade Creasent at $35, also our guaranteed wheel for $25. It's firstclass. J. E. Ellsworth & Co. 6-3 W. H. Shepherd, of Hartford township, was in town Monday, the first time for several months, his health during the winter not permitting him taking the freedom one might like. Otherwise he looked all right. The last examination for county diplomas was held at Linn Grove Tuesday, with fifteen applicants. Most of the schools throughout the county have closed, the year being a mighty pleasant and successful one. The silver wedding of Mr. and Mrs. John Kleinhenz was celebrated Friday evening. The members of the Catholic Benevolent Legion were the guests and the affair was said to be a most happy event. The bride and groom of a quarter century were the receipients of a beautiful silver tea set, compliments of the Legion. A picture canvasser, who was in the city last week, insulted a couple of ladies on Third street last Saturday. The husband of one of the ladies, upon hearing of the affair, proceeded to the hotel where the agent was stopping and gave the young man just what he deserved, a good sound whipping. The picture grafter, it it said, begged long and loud for leniency, but the enraged husband kept right on with his work of dealingout justice. The News received private information todav to the effect that while Bishop Rademacher shows signs of improvement at St. Elizabeth's hospital. Chicago, there is not reason to ex- . poet that he will be able to officiate , as bishop of this diocese for some ■ time. If his recovery is rapid it will be a year or more before the burden of the work could again be placed on his shoulners. His most intimate J friends sav that it will be a year or ; i more before he can be expected to re i turn to this city. Fort Wayne News.

'TIS EASY To be dressed up to date if you buy your Clothing at Rosenthall Bros. Just received a large lot of Men’s Fine Spring and Summer Suits in all the newest shades and makes, worth $7 to SB, they will go at $5.50 each. 25 dozen men’s well made and lined Jeans Pants worth sl, they go at sOc a pair. Don’t buy your Dress and Negligee Shirts until seeing ours, as they embody the highest of style at the lowest prices. A large stock of Men's and Bovs Shoes for dress and work at your disposal here at 25 per cent saving. Rosenthal! Bros.