Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 30 November 1899 — Page 12

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Eastern Dispatch. Whooping cough is in our midst. Andy Artman transacted business at Decatur last Saturday. Willshire and Pleasant Mills will hold Thanksgiving services. D. W. Rose and wife visited Janies Boyer and wife last Sunday. Mrs. Henry Durr aud a couple of children are sick with lagrippe. I. J. Neptune of Willshire, left this week for Arkansas in pursuit of deer. Isaac Weaver and wife called on Andy Artman and wife Monday evening. The Baptists of Willshire have been holding revival meetings the past few nights. Jefferson Township. W. V. Buckmaster was at Decatur last Saturday. P. J. Bryan has been visiting relatives in Kansas the past three weeks. Fred Huffman and family were visiting at Daniel Brewster's last Sunday. Districts 1,2, 3 and 4 will soon be in possession of a first-class school library. Jacob Weaver and familv have removed from this place to Mercer county, Ohio. Ed Ferry and family were visiting at Wm. Bears, of Petroleum, last Saturday and Sunday. C. E. Woodruff is manager of the stone crusher in this township owned by J. S. Bowers, of Decatur. John Buckmaster left for Lima, O.> last week where he will work the coming winter in the C. & E. car shops. C. E. Irwin, who was called to Missouri some time ago as a witness in a fraud case, returned home last Saturday. Samuel J. Fogle, of this township, and Mrs. Lavince Fetters have been at Fort Wayne having surgical operations performed. Mr. Fogle had a bone cancer removed from his left leg near the knee joint, and Mrs. Fetters had a tumor removed from her breast. Mr. Fogle returned home last Friday, but at this writing Mrs. Fetters is still at the hospital in Fort Wayne.

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French Township. Levi Beeler has purchased a new rig. Rev. Joseph Egly is on a western trip. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Nest, of Illinois, are visiting relatives and friends here. Mike Moser is selling a patent fence post driving machine in Wabash township. Abraham Beeler hired to J. R. Graber on the county farm for three months. Chris Luginbill sold a horse to J. R. Graber, superintendent of the county infirmary. Noah Augsburger who has been spending the summer in Fezeville county, Illinois, returned home last Friday. The Misses Fanny Stucky and Emma Moser left last Saturday for Allen county to visit relatives and friends. Miss Bertha Moser, who had spent a few weeks in Putman county, Ohio, returned home Thursday accompanied by a commendable young gentleman, Ernst Balsinger, of that place, who will visit here for a short time. Steele. Read “In His Steps." Chas Workinger has purchased a new rig. Loyd Compbell is very sick with typhoid fever. Amos Danner has purchased a fine team of bay horses. Bertha Furgeson is suffering with the whooping cough. Miss Jennie Sipe spent Sunday at the home of Frank Merriman. Salem expects to have a grand Christmas entertainment this year. Madam Rumor has it that there will be a wedding in this vicinity Thanksgiving. C. W. F. Davis has improved his store building by placing a glass door inside and a storm door on the outside. There will bn a box social held at the Egypt school house on Thanksgiving evening. Proceeds to purchase books for the library. Everybody invited.

Linn Grove. “In His Steps" began in this week’s issue. Subscribe now. Mesdames B. F. Kizer and Ed Huffman were at Blufffon Tuesday. Edward Liddy went to house-keep-ing on the David Meschberger farm last week. Orestes KffHoffmann of Hindsdale, a suburb of Chicago, is visiting his parental home. Mrs. George Rice and son, Frank, of near Manchester, are among their friends here. L. L. Dundbar returned from Indianapolis last Saturday evening, after serving two weeks as a federal grand juror. Grandmother Huffman, whoresides with her son, John, is seriously ill. and owing to her mature age no hope is being entertained for her recovery. F. O. Lindsey of this place and Fred Lindsey of Geneva visited their brother William of Marion over the Sabbath, they also visited the Soldiers Home while away. At the home of Justice John Cowans last Sabbath. Fred French, son of Marion and Hattie French were joined in wedlock to Nanna Wall, both of Nottingham township. Miss Belle Evans of Monmouth, is visiting Prof. B. F. Kizer and wife at whose home a social gathering was held on Saturday evening in honor of the visitor. Refreshments, music and myrth was prominent. Four candidates for judgeship have presented their claims for that position during the past week, of which one will be taken and three will be left. Each one frankly tells you that he is not one of the three. A. Gottschalk, Rev. Zekiel, Emil Haecker and Mr. Smith of Berne, composed a committee that were here Tuesday and purchased the building stone and solicited subscriptions for the construction of an Evangelical church in their town. The structure will be of brick. Ed Liddy. Monday night collided with another team that was carrying too much booze, causing Ed's team to run away throwing him out of the wagon causing a severe laceration of his hand. When the collision took place the other party exclaimed, “Mine Gott in himmel, was ish dis,” and went his way leaving Ed to his fate. Silas Kizer brought us specimen wheat plants that is being damaged by the fly. The early sowing is sustaining 'the major' damage. Some plants contain from ten to fifteen larvas, white and brown in color, the white are the late deposits he says, and will not endure the frost, while the brown are more mature and will endure the winter. The dark green plant will show to be the most infested.

• Peterson. I Vince Pease visited friends in Petersen over Sunday, and Monday visited I the schools. Ethel Reed will leave Thursday for Richmond where she will attend the ’ State Christian Endeavor convention. Mrs. Elmer Welker and daughter t and son. are visiting at the home of ■ Mr. Welker’s parents. A series of meetings will begin , at the Pleasant Dale church next Satr urday. Wilson Holmes died ot his home in ■ Bluffton last Wednesday. He was buried in the Pleasant Dale cemetery 1 Friday. Mr. Holmes was a former resident of Curryville. Geneva. > Indiana oil SI .09. Plenty of mud and bad roads, in this part of the county. Elton Watson,with his family, moved’ 1 into the rooms over the Fruit House last Friday. Our hotels and restaurants are do- , ing a land office business now that oil is on the “boom”. J. J. Watson is now located at Coldwater, Ohio, where he has opened up a bakery and restaurant. Our dealers are opening up their stocks of Holiday goods and some of the displays are very fine. The Grand Army Post at this place will hold their annual election of officers, Wednesday Dec. 13. Candidates for county offices are numerous these days and much wind work is being done by them. The Free Masons have hung out a blue head light in front of their lodge room, and now it is easily found. L. L. Mason and wife returned last Saturday from Findlay. Ohio, where they have been visiting relatives. The sidewalk along the G. A. R. building on Decatur street is being repaired and raised above high water mark. A series of protracted meetings are being held this week at the M. E. church by Rev. Fred. The attendance is large. Uncle Nat Heaston, was well enough last week to go to Portland where he will remain with his daughter, Mrs. A. Iholts. A drove of wild horses from the “wooly west” were on the market last Saturday on Ned Kinney’s feed yard. Thirty-seven were sold. A slick tongue Jew from somewhere 1 sold clothing, notions &c., from a . wagon on the street last Monday. His customers were mostly people that ! “stand off” the home merchant until after the harvest.”

Berne. Notice the King Buffalo at Stengle & Craig's. Aaron Augsburger is getting ready to move into his new property. Noah Wulliman left Tuesday for a few days’ business trip to Fort W ayne and Woodburn. Fred Neaderhouser bought a half interest in the Ensley stone quarry at Linn Grove. Monday. The Evangelical congregation sent a committee to Linn Grove to buy rock for their new church building they will erect in the spring. Sam Scheidegger went to Fort Wayne Saturday to enlist as one of Uncle Sam’s regulars, but found the office closed and he returned home again. Fred Neaderhouser sold his property in the south part of town to Fred Ellenberger, who will move there inMarch. Mr Neaderhouser will build a new dwelling in the spring. Grandma Gerber who is living alone west of the elevator office, had a severe fall Monday evening. She applied some liniment but contracted a severe rheumatic pain in her hip, and being unnable to move had to lay across her bed all night suffering intensely. Emil Burry who passed her place early in the morning heard her moaning and after inquiring called assistance. Her son, Dave Gerber, at Decatur, repeatedly offered her a home with him, but the old lady wants to be alone. Pleasant Valley. Rev. Mrs. Thornton, of Portland, will preach here Saturday and Sunday evenings. A. Somers moved on the Burkhead place last week. Dan Nofsinger moved last week to the Niblick farm south of Monroe. Alex Brandyberry moved to the Mrs. Meyer farm last Monday. Frank Gilbert moved last week to Decatur, and the house he vacated will be occupied by Robert Gould. Jesse Ray is now a resident once more on the old farm. Mr. and Mrs. Janies Patterson, of Madison county, arrived last weeks for a visit with relatives. Ray Barber has moved into the house belonging to Harlo Mann. A. C. Huffman held a public sale of his personal effects last Saturday. Protracted meeting is in progress at Smith’s Chapel. The festive candidate is abroad in the land, and is ready to give you the glad hand. The Pleasant Valley Literary Society was re-organized Nov, 20, with the following officers elected: G. H.

Martz president, G. R. Martz president, Lanta Wolf secretary l‘n Durbin treasurer and H. I 'umarshall. It meets every pS an evening. Come out and help Us a ™ a - v Sam and Frank Martz are 0 ,/ hunting tour in the neighborhood of Cardwell, Mo., aud Paragould U and expect to be gone several ’w'eek" • We expect to see them return down with game, and are consequent ly are smacking our lips in turn of partaking of some of that v e >u son or liear meat of which they doubtedly will bring with them. 1 Pleasant Mills. Read “In His Steps.” Miss Lizzie Bartling i 8 visiting »t Marion, Indiana. Smith Meßarnes has been quiu sick the past week. i Ira Steele and family spent Sunday here with relatives. ■ Remember the Thanksgiving supper at the hall Thursday evening. H Uncle Hamp Fristoe, of Decatur ’ called on friends here last Sunday. ’ James Boyd and wife visited relatives at Convoy, Ohio, last Sunday. Quite a number of our people attended court at Decatur Wednesday. The protracted effort at the U. B I church convened Wednesday evening. ' France & Yager received a large stock of Christmas candies this week. Miss Celia Setter, we are glad to note, is improving some from her recent illness. ’ William Dowden and family, of Whitley county, Ind., are visiting in this locality. ‘ Mrs. George Wemhoff, of Decatur, is visiting her brother, Charles France > of this place. Rev. Harlow Mann, of Decatur, fillj ed the pulpit at the M. E. church Sunday evening. > Mrs. Luther Cary and her daughter 1 Mrs. John Somers, of Decatur, called on relatives here Monday. 3 Born. Sunday evening, to H. L. Warner and wife, twins, a boy and C girl. All are doing well at this writ- ‘ iugGilbert Thompson and granddaughter, Mary Fuller, spent a few days at 3 Monroe with Howard Thompson and family. The Clover Leaf will issue low t rate Homeseeker’s excursion tickets south and west, from all stations on the first and third Tuesdays in Nov--3 ember and December. Stop-over 0 privileges on the going trip, return limit as previous excursions. Call on i- nearest Clover agent for further parti ticulars, or address C. C. Jenkins, t. Geu’l Pass. Agt, Toledo, Ohio.