Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 36, Decatur, Adams County, 16 November 1899 — Page 5

Additional Locals. n r Miles Porter of Fort Wayne, •jgd to professional business Jew last Friday. .r s \V. H. Daniels and Mrs. J. W, r *|7 were attending a Home MissionV . invention at Kokomo last week, borne Thursday. Mrs. Spiels was re-elected president and Urs. Vail secretary of the society. The factories, muncipal and county . ..iidings. hotels and other large conb mers at Fort Wayne must secure other fuel after Nov. 10. The gas conv has notified all such consumers ft ton that date the gas will be shut Iff so an adequate supply will be given to private consumers. Philadelphia excursions, via Chicago k Erie R. R.—-For the Export Exposition, excursion tickets will be 10 Philadelphia and return at one fare for the round trip on Nov. 14th and 25th. Tickets will be good returning for ten days. For information apply to Chicago k Erie Ticket Agents. J. W. DeLong. The state superintendent of public instruction is getting ready an exhibit for the Paris exposition. He will send photographs of some of the modern school buildings and the entire system of blanks, which lias as a basis the settlement of a school fund and all the statistics pertaining to it. Printer Burford will prepare some very fine covers of leather for the school laws.

Voices made to order are the latest thing in surgery. Actual operations have demonstrated that the larvux, or vocal box. can be successfiilln removed, and the patient may not onlv survive the shock, but recover. In order to restore speech to the patient an artificial larynx and vocal cords are provided. The voice artificially produced is incapable of inflection'', but, although it is a monotone, the patient is perfectly able tp carrv on a conversation.

Charles X. Christen, the contractor is busy this week superintending the construction of a new front in the Bowers block on Monroe street. This handsome building, which has been occuppied by the well known firm of j s, Bowers' & Co. with an enormous stock of hardware implements will present a most metropolitan appearance when the improvements are completed. The windows are to be advanced several feet, thus giving much more room on the interior and making a decider! improvement on the appearances from the exterior. Stone columns will take the place of steele ones now in use, and large plate glass complete the improvement. Bowers &Co. have a reputation of being strictly up to date, both in appearances and in their maumoth stock of goals and they will be even more so when the present work is completed.

_ TRUE’S CASH STQRE^ , 4. foil nhmit What an immense store I have, hut will say you can come as near getting what yon want I have no long s oiy - prices I make are ABSOLUTELY CORRECT and at all times I will do my utin my store as any place »«**■»» county, Flrst of all keep in mind that for Cash I Underbuy and Undersell, most to please you and make our dealin ß s wiui „ v — rw lion. Ladies', Men's and Child- Ladies silk lined _ cashmere b£s 25c . 3 c fa n m^birto y gWe h you Ladies’ tenis gowns 50c 75c Brown crystal glass engraved Perforated c VaMtvidcfine sheetmg - 3c Children's fleece Saxony yarn, all colors, per water set - 9Sc feattle Ax tobacco per lb 32c V? ft 4 5 b W IOC £ 16= i knitting' yarn, per Groceries T 32c sheeting 5 £**££* B*= Sox. | Fancy ticking - o c lllcy 10-4 extra heavy, all wool, red SUC r ar - 5c One gallon tin oilcan 15c Extra heavy feather Ladies heavy fleece lined white or giay blanket $2 38 Extr * C sugar - 41,c Three gallon dairy pails 25c ticking “ , ::d union suits --5 c Lnscoured all wool yarn, pc Lcvering’s package coffee 9c Good Fiber water pails 25c 9-4 heavy brown sheeting 1«i -■ Ladies extra heavy fleece lined pound - Lxtra bulk coffee -10 c One pound butter molds 10c 9-4 heavy bleached vests - - "25c Fine colored wool yarn per Corn starch pcr pound 5c Fine large butter bowl 10c sheeting - Children’s vests, pants iQcup pound ~ - Soda per pound - 5c Fourteen quart dish pan 10c Mottled plush, heavy - 5-v at Infants > white lleece lined Baking powder per pound 5c Three quart coffeepot 10c Outing flannels - “| L vests ■ * CJUecIl£>YVcU c Rice per pound - 5c Boz carpet tack, per box lc Outing flannels extra quality qc H ~-1 nr , ]n h a ndled cups One gallon pail Honey Drip Clothes pins, per dozen lc Darkand light prints not cheap B oys* heavv. fleece lmed un- Handled or unhandiea cu|s un _ 28c Good wash board for IQc trash, good quality - 3|c denve ar at 45c a suit. _ Cant £ ni a ? es oe r set -25 c One quart Honey Drip syrup Good tack Hammer for 5c All linen toweling - 5c be equaled. lam closing - IQc in Mason glass jars - 8c — 48-in linen table damask - -Qc my 75c line of Men sCc .7 inch meat platter -15 c Good Sugar corn, per can 8c c f or YoUFSelV^<-r 52-in linen table damask -25 c H y air Underwear. White they 4 nch meat platter _ Earfy peas pcr can g c ?eejOr_YOUrseiy 70-in linen table damask -45 c j ast 45c each. These i arcre size bowl and 3 pound can pie peaches 10c Turkey Red table greatvalues better secure them Ex a large size 75c | ft, can yellow table peach 15c damask - . !2sC q U j c k. A lot of ladies a r and 6-in glass fruit dish -5c 3 pound can Gage plums lQc HUTUf'C Double fold fancy mixed , al r d children’s pants and vests go g d e i ass f ru i t dish 10c 3 pound can baked beans 7c & plaid suitings - 10= &1 6= at 15c and 19c to close, well 7^“X S es?per set - . IQc Shredded whole wheat . . 36-inch, all wool fancy dicss worth 25c to 50c. 101 pi ece decorated dinner Biscuit . 15c LIIC.. 3W°n°ch S all wool s'erge -25 c Men's heavy grey_underwear _ *‘ ece chamber set - s s l.fo L apples 50 36-in Sicillians - ,25c s children’s all wool Fancy lamps 75c to SI.OO Extra good e\ aporated 36-in famous Jamestown dress Ladies an _ _ 10c Stand lamps, 15c, 20c, 25c peaches per pound -10 c goods - 27? t 0 - Quaker oats |r c y. hi Pipage You Black Crepons -50 cto $0 Children ssc _ _ 2 5c ‘ partment can’t be beat. Call Lenox soap nine bars for .5c \ hey II KleaSC YOU Also a full line of all the new umbrel ,as. each -25 cLI see. Jaxon soap n.ne bars for Jsc dress goods of every descrip # _ 4. 1 Always Remember I never Advertise anything? I cannot do. j ~ C. F. TRUE, Proprietor. Yours to save you money —** ak - - -—- — ~

Pat Kelley of Geneva, attended to business here last Saturday. The next number of the Decatur Lecture Course will be held at the B-s Opera House, Friday evening Gas City is passing through a siege of typhoid fever. It is thought that here must be at least forty cases scattered all over the city. The physicians are kept on the go from early morn until late at night. It is almost an impossibility to secure a nurse, as the demand for help is so great. Mr. and Mrs. Frank V. Crill are the guests of the latters parents and other relatives and friends at New Hagerstown, Ohio, Mr. Crill who is an employe of this office is enjoying a much deserved vacatiou. He will return the latter part of this week, while Mrs. Crill will remain a few days longer. , The new chapel at the National Soldiers' Home at Marion is now about completed, and the Catholic apartment will bo dedicated on the 19th inst. The exercises will be of a highly interesting character. The bishop of the diocese and a number of priests from neighboring cities and towns are expected to be present and take part in the exercises. Nothing in the world, says the Newspaper Maker, is more tenacious than newspaper circulation. An old newspaper seldom loses its circulation through competition. If others get circulation, it is usually not at the expense of an old newspaper, but at the expense of the reading public. If they get business, it is not at the expense of an old established paper’s rates, but at the expense of the business men who pay twice,or something like it, for the same thing, that is for the same or almost the same circulation.

George, Thomas and William Smith, whose true names are unknown are doing duty on the streets of Decatur this week, in payment of a fine of five dollars and costs which was assessed against them last Thursday afternoon. They were arrested on the previous Monday by Marshal Hart for vagrancy and begging. One of the Smith boys was a colored “gen’lman” who according to his story was making an effort to reach his home at Columbus, Ohio, for the purpose of voting, but for whom we were unable to ascertain. The other Smiths told sad and heartrending tales of being overtaken by the sad and relentless storms of adversity, but all went for naught and Mayor Beatty said, “five dollars and costs,” same to be paid by labor upon the streets. Under the guidance of Marshal Hart, they have therefore been busier than usual this week. It is fast becoming known over the country that Decatur is far from being a “tramps paradise.”

George Flanders was among the quail hunters who were most successful last Friday, but the question is— How did he get them? _ Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Zimmerinrn of \ an Wert, have been visiting friends and relatives here for a week past. Ike has been enjoying most of his time in quail hunting. The unclaimed letters at the postoffice this week are for Miss Maggie Beam, H. W. Bell, Belle Baugman, Henry Hawkens, J. T. Reynolds, Sam Potts, Miss Tda Neufer, Mercy E. Lenerd, W. H. Lenard, Ben Kuckler, D. B. Stanton, Elisha Sheldon, Chas, N. Thompson, Miss Jennie Wilkens, William Waleling. There isn't any room for doubt that the coming winter is to be “awful cold.” The prophets all say so, and the man is insane who disputes the prophets. They have found more moss growing thick on the trees, frogs standing on their heads, sunflowers pointing toward the north pole instead of from it—and a thousand and one other signs to prove that every human being will be.frozen as stiff as a chip before January. A Wabash man was recently called to Ohio to attend the funeral of a brother. He changed cars at Mansfield and took a seat behind a lady who held a baby six months of age in her arms. She requested the gentle man back of her to put down the window and in this manner a conversation sprung up whicn lasted until they reached Mount Vernon where they both left the car. The gentleman saw the lady get into a hack and he went to the livery stable and got a rig to drive to his brother’s home. After he had been there half an hour the lady and baby arrived. She was ! his sister and they had not met for twenty years. A crowd of the elite young people of Decatur's society folks enjoyed themselves last Friday evening in a most pleasant manner. Among the crowd were Misses Bessie Schrock, Grayce Daniels, Mena Myers, June Merryman, Margie Hanna and May Myers, Archie Nachtrieb, Will Schrock Roy Archbold. Don Quinn, Earl Adams, Chalmer Schafer, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Daniels and Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hill. The party met at the parlors of the Hotel Burt at eight o’clock and at 8:30 betook themselves to the dinning halls of that popular hostelry and for an hour and a half proceeded to enjoy the most palatable viands of the season. The dinner was strictly in keeping with the reputation of the Burt, which alone is enough to insure it lit for the most dainty queen. After the feast the party betook themseh-es to the bowling alleys and for several hours enjoyment and merryment reigned supreme. Os ?ourse the night’s pleasures have been voted an * entire success..

Mrs. Eli Sprunger entertained Miss Luginbill of Bluffton, over Sunday. In Russia children eat cucumbers as children here eat apples and bananas. The vegetable is sold at every corner by market women, and the little chaps buy their money’s worth to eat it, peel and all, without pepper, salt, oil or vinegar. The boy who would uever dare to touch cucumbers here served in any style, eats ten a day in Baku, and thinks them a delicious fruit. The lesson of small things is taught in the building of a million dollar Roman Catholic cathedral in Elizabeth, N. J., almost wholly as the result of dime collections. The collection of these small donations was begun ten years ago, and the splendid cathedral, now completed, will be dedicated some time in November. It is intended that the chimes shall ring for the first time on New Year’s eve to usher in the year 1900. The shooting range on west Monroe street closed Monday evening, at which time the usual excitement prevalent at such time occurred. The first prize was a splendid rifle and A. L. DeVilbissand Tell Selby had the tie score, having made forty-nine. In the shoot-off the latter won by a score of forty-seven to forty-five. Second place was captured by a young' son of John Frysinger, who was tied with his father for the place and who won easily in the last trial. E. N. Tyrill, the blacksmith, was awarded the third prize, amounting to a two dollar bill. Mr. Lent, proprietor of the alley has done a nice business while here and has given away some good presents, and by his honest methods of business has made many friends. He will return later in the season for another month’s stay. Claus Ahrens, of Hamburg, Germany, Sundayed in this city as the guest of John Frysinger and other Decatur horsemen. Mr. Ahrens is a member of the famous firm, M. H. Ahrens & Sons, of Hamburg, who have handled nearly all the horses shipped from this county during the past five years, and in the interest of this firm he is visiting his customers in the United States. He will visit Buffalo, St. Louis, Chicago, Wabash and Decatur friends during his stay, returning home about December 15th. He arrived at New York October 15th, and has since that time purchased a number of fine horses, to be shipped about January Ist. During the past year the Ahrens firm have handled and disposed of more than 25,000 head of imported draft horses, a business which has required the expenditure of a half million dollars. During his stay here Mr. Ahrens paid us a pleasant" visit and we found him a pleasant, genial young man, well conversant with the American language. He left the first of the week for St. Louis.

The special expert sent abroad by the agricultural department in search of new Beeds and edible plants has brought back an everbearing strawberry,” which it recommends highly. It comes from France, where it has recently been bred. It is said to produce fruits for months on the same plants and a small patch will supply a family table a whole season. Cunningham Bros., music dealers at Portland, have sold about onethird of all the pianos and organs in Adams county. They are an old, well known and reliable firm, and sell all the best makes. As they have their own rooms and buy outright of the factories they can undersell any house we know of and these things enable them to hold the trade. You can do no better than write them for prices. “A friend of mine who runs a hotel in the southern part of this state,” remarked a knight of the grip last evening, “has been greatly annoyed by some of his esteemed fellow-towns-men expectorating too lavishly upon his office floor. They belong to the class of gentlemen whose principal occupation seems to be to chew tobacco and save the tags. As I sauntered into his office on my last trip I saw an immense sign on the wall. On this was painted a gigantic hand with the index finger pointing downward. I followed the line of the finger and discovered that it pointed to a cuspidor directly beneath on the floor. From its immense size I first took this cuspidor to be some kind of a wash tub. On the sign was the inscription: ‘lf your mouth leaks, hold it over this.’ ” In the description of the Clover Leaf wreck which occurred Wednesday evening of last week, the Kokomo Dispatch of Saturdays issue said: Conductor W. H. Huntington, in charge of the Toledo express on the Clover Leaf line, pulled out of the Kokomo station at 4:5(1 o’clock Wednesday evening with orders to take the siding at the canning works east of the city, and wait until five o’clock flat to allow a local freight train west bound, to pass. Conductor Ed Shortridge, in charge of the freight, had orders to pass the express at this point, always allowing himself leeway of time to reach it, or take the siding at Yermont for the express. Conductor Huntington says that when he reached the canning works side-track his release time had expired, and seeing no freight train approaching he proceeded. Conductor Shortridge, though knowing that he was running on the time of the express and having to crowd his train under the best conditions to reach the siding left Vermont. It was but the matter of a minute either way, but it caused a head-on collision, almost totally demolishing two locomotives, injured a number of people and seriously imperiled two score of lives.

Many indications promise considerable money in eggs and poultry for at least the next few years. In the markets of the east the demand for fresh eggs far exceeds the supply. This is the moulting season, when eggs are always high and scarce, but in other years the demand has not been anywhere near as brisk as now. This may betaken as an indication that theeonsumption of eggs is increasing. The same condition also applies to poultry, though not in so marked a degree.

The date of sale for the Clover Leaf railway has again been set and will occur on February 15, 1900, by the Master Commissioner, the same being so decided by Judge Taft, of Cincinnati, last Saturday. Tuesday’s Marion Chronicle in speaking of the affair, said: The Clover Leaf railroad will in all probability be taken out of the hands of the receiver within the next six months. At least such are the indications from the present state of affairs. The road went into the hands of a receiver in June, 1893. The property has been placed in excellent condition during the last few years, and it is now reported to be coining money. There is some talk in New York city among the preferred stockholders to the effect that they are endeavoring to raise about 815,000 to buy the property. The upset price fixed by the federal court was 87,500,000 but the total indebtedness will aggregate about $13,000,000. 1 nited States Circuit Judge William H. Taft Saturday made three orders in the Clover Leaf railroad case, thereby disposing of three appeals. The first two were formal orders entered on tho mandate of the appellate court, affirming the decision in favor of the mortgage bondholders and dismissing the appeal of Dana Rose, one of the intervening unsecured creditors. The third order modifies the decree of April, 1898, in conformity with the mandate of the court of appeals, and permitted preferred stockholders, to give notice of presentation of claims of persons not parties to the suit, and otherwise amended the decree to conform to the privilege given to preferred stockholders, and directed Special Masters Merrill Moores of Indianapolis and Frank L. Shaffer of Cincinnati, who succeeded Mr. Van Bureii and Judge Peck, resigned, to sell in conformity with the terms of the original decree not later than next February. The modification iu favor of preferred stockholders requires them as a precedent to bidding to pay in cash the mortgage, debts and interest, receiver’s debts and claims allowed by the special masters. The following prominent attorneys were present in the interest of the case: Hon. Henry Crawford, Hon. N. P. Butler, State Senator Ford and Hon. Tredwell Richards, all of New York City, and Judge Springer of Chicago.