Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 7 December 1899 — Page 7

December 14, at opera house, the famous “Chatanooga.’ ‘•Chattanooga,” the famous war play, a t Bosse’s opera house December 14. The finest attraction ever in the c itv Lincoln Carter’s famous “Chatanooga. Gus Christen, of the Geneva schools, wa3 ;1 n attendant at the county institute held here last week. Miss Dollie Schafer has returned from a several weeks visit with friends a t Grand Rapids. Michigan. Mrs. Clark Coverdale entertained a number of friends at dinner last Sunday, and a splendid time is reported. Come and look at the prices on our ladies hats and wraps and we will abide by the result. The Big Store. j. D. Holman has removed the stock o f shoes he bought at Fairmount and placed them with his stock in this city. Miss Bertha Miller, of Fort Wayne, spent Thanksgiving with her cousin, Miss Blanche Mcßarnes, and other friends in this city. Read “In His Steps,” our new serial story which began in last week’s issue. It has created a furor among the Christian people of the world. The town of Loogootee, Martin county, Ind., is enjoying a genuine oil boom. The oil is found in large quantities and is of superior quality. For Sale Cheap A farm of forty acres of good land, with buildings on, one mile east of Geneva, for particulars address, P. B. Manley, Marion, Ind. 24-3 m Money saved by seeing me for anything yon want. I have it in my second-hand line. We beat them all. Household goods without end. H. S. Porter. 35-4 Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gregory are the guests of friends at Chicago. Bob is also attending to important business in the “windy” city. They will remain several days. the Farmers.—Notice ishere by given that I am now running my cider mill every day. Bring your apples to my mill on North Third street, satisfaction guaranteed. Peter Kirsch. 27-ts

An excellent war melodrama by a first class company of actors will be the attraction at Bosse’s opera house. Dec. 14. It is called Chattanooga and is the work of that genius in stagecraft, Lincoln Carter. The piece is in five acts and deals with the exciting events incident to the campaign in and around Chattanooga, Tenn., during the war of the rebellion. So adroitly has the playwright handled his subject that the play is equally acceptable either side of the Mason and Dixon line. The play abounds in thrills and the climaxes are skillfully handled.

B Every Garment must be sold regardless of former price. | a**' JL-J1 kJ —— — i W* ——~ I BM O 8 I T\ LT This season's choicest stvles to select from. & iJ gM ■ CLW/ln A* ■ H Owing to a large purchase from a manufacturer, and with our im- 5 r a? d • H MOAT p' mense stock, we will offer some bargains that it will pay you to see H t ♦ before buying a cloak. ,t ~ ; ft Mg ... . . TT”_ v ersev All $12.50 Kersey Jackets, in All $10.50 fine Kersey Jackets, Elegant Jackets in lan, Blue g M Sls 00 0 . Castor, Blue, Black and Tan, all lined, Castor, Blue and and Black, will close the & H Jackets, in fan, Castor and newest entire worth 5o S Black, beautiful jackets, fronts, silk and satin lined QnJy to $8 00, at § i| silk lined ' Xq OO th,ssaleon ' y $8 50 $7.50 $4.00 $5.00 g S§ ... . — S& ■ II ■ ■ » W* i3O inch Crushed Plush 3 latest style, inverted plait Capes that are worth ■ CaPe ' ™ bet fUr 11 in back, worth ,3.50 to ?8 .00 to 5 8 . 5 0. th.s g J JX. 1 ""'Sa $5.00. $2.50. $6.00. I Hi ft I "il E —— wss 'ft ' ' LADIES, wc advise you to call early and get s NIBLICK & ■ O WT Pick from the largest open stock of CLOAKS C<Z>- -~- U B & ® ’'" 4 in Northern Indiana. |g| —■——

l»oTh'.’&i' 11 “ ii Hon. R.K Erwin has moved his to the f T oD i, hlßfarm east of ‘he city street il C H On propert y 011 Mercer thedr f r iells hey an? nOW at ‘o Mrs. F M. Schirmeyer very pleasantly entertained a number of young folks Monday evening in honor of Ohio G ° rtrude Rout ’ of St - Marys, People are hereby warned against buying a note for 8222, dated Febi nary 8.1896, made payable to Mrs. Helen Maker, and signed by David and Jacob Meshbcrger. The note is paid and lost. 33.3 Postmaster Andrews informs us that hereafter until further notice is given, the postoffice will be open from 9 until 10 o clock on Sundays instead of from 8:30 to 9:30 as heretofore, and from 1 until 2 o’clock in the afternoon. The People’s Restaurant, which has been owned and most successfully managed for several years by Mr. H. A. Fristoe, has been sold to I. L. Syphers, of Willshire, that gentleman having taken charge of the business Tuesday morning. Mr. Fristoe, during his career in the restaurant has established an enviable trade and has been most successful, retiring on account of his health which has been considerably injured on account of the long hours he has been forced to work, and also to enable him to devote his entire time to his fight for the nomination as county auditor for which he is a candidate. Mr. Syphers, the new proprietor, has been engaged in the grocery business at Willshire for several years, and is a clean and thorough business gentleman, for whom we bespeak success. The fire alarm hastened many of our citizens from their warm homes Tuesday evening at seven o’clock, just when the cold winds from the west were rushing along with chilling effect. The fire companies hastened to the scene, which was discovered to be the Clover Leaf pumping station just west of the depot. ’Ere they arrived, however, the building, which was a small one, had been almost destroyed, the flames having heceived a good start before the alarm was sent in. Quite a crowd gathered, however, and no little excitement was caused by the announcement that a large quantity of dynamite which was stored in the burning building might explode at any moment. The firemen worked steadily on but the spectators retreated to a safe distance and awaited the “blow-up” but none followed, owing to the fact that no caps were in the station. The loss is total though not very great.

Attorney J. W. Hill, of Pleasant Mills, transacted business in the citv 1 uesday. J I Those who have assisted us finan- 1 cially during the past week by drop- 1 ping their subscription price into our I cash box have been as follows: H. 1 8. Michaud, George Meyers, Clem 1 Michael, Abe Bobout, John Beberick, { L. \\. Jackson, D. M. Hensley, Her- t man Brake, Sam Soldner, Dr. E. P. 1 Davenport, J. E. Rose, John T. Mey- • ers, 11. C. Bittner, A. S. Christen, Edward I-. Lange. John Hess, Edward 1 Dirkson, John R. Peoples, Lem John- , son. Sol Swank and B. H. Myer. Henry Lichenstager, a well known < young man of this city, who for a ; number of years has been connected i with the various livery stables of the 1 city, and who is now employed by i Frysinger & Gerber was very serious- 1 lv hurt Sunday morning. He was - standing on a pile of boxes fixing a 1 leak in the water spout, when one of 1 the lower ones slipped out of placing, ; throwing him backward to the ground, a distance of seven or eight feet. He alighted upon his head and shoulders, and although quite badly stunned for a few minutes, he finally managed to get into the house and after a few minutes felt some better and managed to look after his work at the stable the rest of die day. His head hurt him badly, however, and continued to grow worse until he finally sank into unconsciousness on Monday. Dr. A (-r rl ZAI I ZACT-O TT tl-nr-

A. Y. Holloway was called and an ex- ( amination showed concussion of the ( brain. His condition since that time . has been rather serious, but Dr. Hol- . loway informs us that he is much better at present and that the proba- ; bilities for his recovery are good. Dyonis Schmidt, proprietor of the < Central Meat Market, his assistant, ] Sim Hines, and several other custom- ; ers who were in that place of business last Saturday, were badly fright- ' ened and it may be said were lucky to ; escape being pierced by a thirty-two ; calibre cartridge. The accident happened in rather a peculiar manner, 1 and, strange to say, the gentleman who was the cause of the same, has not yet found out that he came near ; causing so serious an accident. Some ; one had either thrown or dropped a cartridge on the brick street in front of said butcher shop and the wheel of some passing vehicle just grazed the cap with enough force to touch it off. There was a report, but the rig was making considerable noise and whoever was in the rig drove right along, although the horse was considerably startled. The bullet crashed through the door, passed between Sim Hines and a customer to whom he was talking and landed among some hams hanging about the center of the room in front of Mr. Schmidt. The bullet and shell were • both found and the boys are keep- ■ ing them'as souvenirs of their narrow | escape.

Opera house December 14. Invitations to a masque party at the home of Mrs. Paul G. Hooper on north Second street tbis afternoon have been issued. Thecards’announce that a grand public will ocer, beginning at four o’clock p. tn., and continuing one day ony. The exact program is known only to the clever hostess who no doubt has a complete surprise in store for the lady guests who will attend. Notice —We, the undersigned, do hereby agree to refund the money on two 25 cent bottles or boxes of Baxter’s Mandrake Bitters, if it fails to cure constipation, billiousness, sick-head-ache, jaundice, loss of appetite, sour stomach, dyspepsia, liver complaint, or any of the diseases for which it is recommended. It is highly recommended as a tonic and blood purifier. Sold liquid in bottle, and tablets in boxes. Price 25 cents for either. One package of either guaranteed to give satisfaction or money refunded. Page Blackburn. ts The most important point of interest in Decatur is the “Big Store.” The building was erected by Studabaker and Allison and is certainly a credit to these gentlemen and bespeaks well of their interest in the city in which they live. This entire building, three stories in height, and extending from Second street to the alley and 66 feet in width is occupied by the big department store of Kern, Beeler & Co.

On entering this store we find it full of people from early morning until late at night. People are here from all parts of the county, and from adjoining counties, with their butter and eggs exchanging them for anything they need. For it is a fact that this enterprising firm has paid New York prices for produce ever since they began business in the “Big Store.’ Farmers feel that for this reason the “Big Store” is intitled to their patronage. Many come here early and stay all day as-the building is well heated, ventilated and lighted and contains everything that a farmer needs at most attractive prices. We find on the first floor the largest stock (and all new) of dry goods, clothing, and gent’s furnishings, boot, shoes, rubbers and groceries. Passing the office on our way to the second floor we can see the working of the Lamson cash carrier system which is constantly carrying cars from all parts of the mammoth establishment. On the second floor we find carpets, rugs, notions, Christmas toys and novelties of all kinds, ladies’hats, wraps, millinery, glass, tin, granite and queensware, blankets, etc. Passing up to the third floor we find a complete line of furniture. All these goods are new and tasty. Decending by the elevator (passenger elevator to be completed by December 15) we feel amply repaid for our trouble in examining the best equipped store in Northern Indiana. From one who was there.

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