Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 16, Decatur, Adams County, 29 June 1899 — Page 2

— - _ —' ’ “’ ‘ ” ... THE. •.. * thf ir,~- - n ro THE ** * U"« N F W FAIR STORE. ♦ Dave 1 anCleef, Prop. 1 ’ L-a VY 1 -i o PP . Co«n House. !>««,. mft ft Opp. Court House. DECATUR. IN DI AIN A. I AND GET YOUR MONEY’S WORTH | mwA TKT vattr ivro-KTEY S WORTH. There is no question about That is what you get here every time, and often THAN YOU ADVERTISE, and they have always been 1 onr values “eTig;ttf’be’st the market affords, ITS THE PMCES WE DEsI RE ru * THE least . We never nnsreprethe lowest We offer you a tew of our bargains which cannot be beaten, i sent anything ~~ ~ i €HINAWARE~ NOTIONS. Muslin. Ma . 1 cent ns! W Cups and saucers, a set of six, only. 100 steel only 1 cent Extra quality unbleached muslin fi® »J» Large dinner plates, a set f six, only ~ , ui ac E )r white tape for 1 cent worth 6c yd this sale for... . ■ Fruit saucers, a set of six. only £ VelofleJ nins for . . 1 cent A limited quantity extra fine 8c 7-inch deep dishes, only 5-cents childs handkerchief for ; l ce,lt bleached muslin while it lasts for fWMSF __ 200 yards spool cotton for oll '- T 1 dozen safety pins, all sizes, for cents - g t 4 oz ‘‘ , H\ i . u ? p V°?h s and eyes Scents u'- c W Black or whitegarter elastic, per•yard Scents CflliCOS. O -YiV 5-cent ladies'beauty pins, three for 5 cen to hggjg 8 yW w Good calicos, per yd 3|c HgJ? [5)3 'vei ' : yY/YZ - J nt <<•.*«•■. 5........ ....Scents Indigo blues, per yd 41c ~ •'Mffln’Udfe v* 10-cent metal back combs -., a 4| c X -i - ___ — Light blues, per yd *.c ———————Light colors, per yd 41c *Sfc\ ’ ~ , * cta SOAP. SOAP. SOAP. I Black figured, per yd 4.1 c I F HW" «K"»W •«* sel ' WUrpteSl M. This sale - 55.48 i ««t gS’&i'.'por 'y.i: 1 _2|° JP* ——-— — — Roval white castile soap, per cake - tLU 3 GLASSWARE. Fairbank's Fairy soap, per cake - un !’ I ■'— | 8c ladies’seamless fast black hose.. 5e ffi Iffl . . Q1 Fairbank's tar soap, the best made -Y < ’.tnt 15c ones goat lOe SB Mason’s pint jars complete with porcelain lined caps io bars Fairbank’s Santa Claus soap ■ __ rn r tflinS 20c ones go at 121 c ffi ran Mason’s quart jars complete with porcelain lined caps 1c n bars Fairbank’s Mascot soap Mivv vui iuiiio. 8c child’s fast black hose, this sale sc® Mason's halfgallon jars complete with porcelain lined caps... .he ]3 barg Fa i rba nk's Ark soap -•? cel ” 3 15c oues g 0 at 10e Mason’s porcelian lined caps r l ' 25-cent package Gold Dust la cents No use paving fancy prices. ____ Mason’s jar rubbers, per dozen ••><’ — We sell you fine curtains at prices , fi Effl| Six Jelly glasses for rnnfFDIFQ any one can afford. _ "kH Jl4 il =1 ;TlTk al Ki 1 Three cent water tumbler for UKUvLKiLj. 50c oues go at 35c a pair ■ —lll I'Y _ at 50c a pair fe ” _‘ ! ’^’ < “ kßS ’ ioSfe I', P TTi P T“r..ir.,' l .i.<,mi' l .i GRANITE AND TINWARE. ex ;F:FFF7.F.'..:. v; 3«1 Y 7 ran 4 quart retined preserving kettle 10c 15-cent bulk coffee, per pound AV Cen t S y J 4 quart enameled preserving kettle 20c Fancy sugar loaf syrup, per gallon —cen s jw _ 10 quart tin dishpan 10c California prunes, per pound ci TV u f” 4T"'- ' 2? 10 quart tin bucket Oe California raisins, per pound ,’s " 11 ' Tnhlp I inm« .'..t'nenp.fenr hr... Bismark corn, 3 ca£ for Table LHKIIS. WWUWgBMM i 111 15c flour sieves for -8c Best tomatoes. 3 cans for -’J 1,13 111 r 6 knives and 6 forks for 38c 10 pounds hand-picked navy beans 7? e '/ 58-inch wide Turkey red da6 white metal teaspoons for 9c 20c brooms ni:i sk. warranted not to fade, 6 white metal tablespoons for W 15c butter molds for 19° rkildron’s overalls 22c and tin 72-inch wide, unbleached table 20c butter bowls, large size, for 10° ‘ linen, regular price 75c. this 35c and 40c shirts all go at 10c rolling pin for -5° Men’s black strijied drill shirt, double back and PL Qp Be sure aud sa l e f or 45c yd OCZ Good white wash brush for *oc front, made to sell for 75c. our price is see them. * ,o - < whips '* f " f /. -*A‘ Men’s 40c balbriggan shirts and drawers for 25c. — Corsets! Corsets!! Wik! 15c and 20c ladies' and children s sun bonnets for 10c. XwCTK VAy?l\ ' TOILET SET. 75c steel rod umbre 1 Te».pi T~— W i J , ” d ”g 'r”, 1 ""'' Th, " ak ‘ ’ / KABO CORSET. I W® VwwnirT <L I 25 per i y sl./3. ZxWw e/N. ■ I On all GOODS. BARGAINS IN CLOCKS. Don’t forget to <:all for our “Bell Brand” of Soda, B o, , 11 t 1 ( i- sra i>frr 75c / j * 1 eHave them shown to you. | star«D ai) dßamw <www j f BRING US YOUR BUTTER AND EGGS. WE PAY THE HIGHEST MARKET PRICES. _——. — ' • This Sale is for 30 Days 0n1y... Come Early and Get Your Money's Worth... g 1 A T TH E—- — Yie up Plattdueseh leber be- 4, J Wenn Ihr eine gute deutsche Be- CT \A / ZA I HT (2) RE2 • handiet werden willt bie us koen Yie $ handlun-ha!>en wollt kommt zu uns 1 1 W I rAIIK *>—> A *—* 9 ok up Plattdueseh feddrch werden. ; $ WirspnJhenalle Deutsch. _ w , n• ■ i f W t k r nt ° k aUe Plattduesch J + Dave VanCleef, “ h “ ck “' * ♦ ♦ Sale commences July 1. Opposite Court House, Decatur, Ind. + + *

Cans of all kinds at Coffee’s' Bazaar. I’’’’ 4 | Richmond vs Places Creams here next Tuesday for two games. Prof. Hannan will make the balloon ■ ascension and parachute drop here I July 4. Unclaimed letters this week are for [ J. Sunder, B. F. Wherely, Wesley Sur- j ry, Mrs. Mary C. Myers, Miss Barbara Riesen, Geo. Miller, Alva J. Miller, Mrs. Susan Porter. Harry Shoe, Miss Bonlover, L. L. Meyers, F. R. Fisher. Rome City—Commencing May 15, the G. R. & I. will sell excursion tickets to parties of one to nine at rate of $2.35 each, good until Oct. 31,1899, for return. Parties of ten to fortynine $2 each, return limit three days from date of sale. An Indiana man has sprung something new in the suicide line. He had trouble with his wife, and earth had no charms for him. He informed the familv to this effect and further stated that he would go to some secluded spot and drink himself to death. Several days later his body was found in the woods, with several empty flasks scattered about it. Hogs had mutilated the remains and a great manv five and ten dollar bills were scattered about and tramped into the earth by the swine. The new r suicide route will hardly commend itself to the selfdestructionist.

Decatur the Fourth of July if you want a day of fun. Mrs. C. J. Lutz and daughter Gene I came home Tuesday from a week’s j j visit with relatives at Sidney, Ohio, $4.00 a day. You can make it., > Experience not necessary. For par ■ ; ticulars address Brodt Japan Co.! j Hamilton, Ohio. To secure reply en- | close two cent stamp. 16ml Summer tourist rates to Northern Michigan, commencing June Ist until September 30; good for return Octoter 31. ’99, at fol lowing rates: Traverse City $12.30. Petoskey $14.15, Mackinaw City $15.60. Mackinack Island or St. Ignace $16.60. Jeff Bryson, Agent. Christian Endeavor Convention at Detroit. The Clover Leaf will issue one fare Excursion tickets July 3rd ;to 6th with the usual literal return j limits. Choice of routes, steamer or ! rail, from Toledo, besides other privileges. Call on nearest Agent for i particulars. 14t3 Several of the leading towns in i Indiana have set apart one day out s of each week for market day. A good public lot is secured and the farmers ’ bring in corn, hay. wheat, wood, live I stock, produce, etc., and a general • sale is conducted all day. It is said > that these sales are popular, and are i proving a source of profit to all, farmers and merchants alike.

Miss Murtie Hendricks is visiting relatives at Geneva. We carry a full line of cheese, such j I as Wisconsin Swiss, limburger. brick I and full cream. Coffee & Baker, lltf The Decatur Cycle Club, twenty I members strong, rode to Celina last I ; Sunday to “root" for Places Creams,' and from all reports they did it. There will be no more paupers shipped from this county, as hereto-1 fore. The new law compels the town- 1 ship trustees to place them on the 1 county farm, providing they can not I establish the fact to their own satis- • ; faction that the claimants for railraod I transportation will have means of sup- | port on reaching the destination in j view. Clover Leaf will run a personally ; conducted excursion Sunday, July 9, . | give passengers choice of lake trip to ; Detroit, Put-in-Bay, Casino or Toledo. _. Train is scheduled as follows: Leave I Frankfort 2:00 a. m., Warren 4:07, j Bluffton 4:42, Decatur 5:10, arrive at i Toledo 8:30 a. m. Rates to Detroit or t i Put-in-Bay. Frankfort $2.00, stations 1 j east $1.75. Casino 35c less, Toledo 50c s I less than Detroit or Put-in-Bay. ?! Special train returning to Toledo at 1 8:30 p. m., after arrival of steamers 1 from Detroit and Put-in-Bay, or tick--5 ets will be honored on No. 3 following - 12:20 midnight. C. C. Jenkins, Genl. ■ Pass. Agent, Toledo, Ohio.

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Christen rel turned Saturday evening from a sever- 1 days visit with friends at Huntington. I i John Rieter, Engene Christen and D. E. Studabaker wheeled to Fort < I Wayne Tuesday and took in the i ball game. i t i A Cairo man has invented a chair j I which goes under the table and is s I completely out of sight when not in | i . use. The world is fast adapting it-1I I self to the little room scheme, which ; .is so apparent in modern building. . , With the folding ted and the disap- i j pearing chair we ought to be in away 1 to live in any kind of a box. i The Clover Leaf will issue round trip Excursion tickets, rate about one fare, June 24th to July 7th, with the ' usual return limits. Berths should ;

be reserved in advance through the ! • neafest Agent. Arrange to join; • special train leaving St. Louis 9:15 • p. m. June 29 and July 6 via Mo. Pac. ’ and Connections, or tickets may be • purchased any route desired. 15t3 r Clover Leaf will issue low rate Sun- > day tickets to Toledo for "Fast Line" ;• No. 6, schedule stops only, June 18th . and 25th from Frankfort and stations, t No. •is scheduled to arrive at Toledo s 8:45W. tn., Detroit Boat leaves 9:00 -a. mJ; Put-in-Bay 9-15. Steamers rez turn to Toledo 8:00 p. m. in time for I. evening show at Casino. Enjoy the I cool lake breezes.

Potato Bug Poison, Fly Paper and Insect destroyers of all kindsat Blackburn’s drug store. 16-4 ; D. W. Beery is convalescing from I a third seige of lagrippe since last i winter, which is enough to last him ! the balance of his natural life. For the homeseekers excursions | south and west the Clover Leaf will issuse the usual low rate excursion ! tickets from all stations on the first ■ and third Tuesdays in June, July, : August, September and October. Stop i over privileges on the going trip, re- j turn limit as previous excursions. Call' on nearest agent. Ilm3 Sunday Excursions Toledo, Casino Detroit and Put-In-Bay. Clover Leaf ■ fast line No. 6 under recent change of I time is scheduled to arrive at Toledo

Union Station 8:45 a. m. On Sundays the Detroit Boat leaves foot of Adams St. 9:00 a. m., Put-In Bay Boot foot of Madison St. 9:15 a. m. Sunday ! rate from Toledo 50 cents for the j round trip. Low Excursion tickets i will be issued to Toledo and return I nearly every Sunday during the Ex- I cursion season with" the privilege of I returning from Toledo 51)0 p. m. or i 12:20 midnight. The boats returning ! from Detroit and Put-in-Bay reach Toledo 8:00 p. m. in time for evening i show at the Casino. Excursion tickets to the Casino are on sale at all stations at la cents additional to the Exeursion rate. 14t2m

Celebrate the fourth in Decatur—the test town on earth. Everything advertised will be given. Ben Knapke is again located at the I old stand at Lew Voglewede’s where ihe will smile upon the many patrons ■ of that well known place of call. Greatly reduced rates to D-Hio-r and other Colorado points also I Lake City. Low rate Excursion ' tickets will be sold from Clover Lea i stations June 25th to July Um at ’ nearly one fare for the round trip, re ; turn limit October 31st. A rare op ' portunity for those desiring to spent the summer, or a portion of d- 111 Colorado. 14t3 Erie Excursions. , Winona Lake and return, In ll - limit $1.95; season $2.60. Chautauqua Lake and return, season sl4. Los Angeles, California and ret m I S6B. Two special excursions on J ll . I 7 and 28. Return limit 30 days Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and r turn, one fare. To Young I e°P-' I Christian Union. Tickets sold A” I gust Ito 5. Return limit August To Denver, Colo., and return- ™ I Colorado Springs and Pueblo •>-< ' round trip. Tickets sold June - I to July 10th. f r Fourth of July rates and fare round trip to points within 2W nil. lof selling station. Tickets sold J- - and 4th. Return limit J uly