Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 50, Decatur, Adams County, 22 February 1900 — Page 5

HERE is a medical lecture in a nutshell. The Kidneys drain water and impurities from the ‘blood. The Liver makes bile and helps to drive off other waste. If these organs work badly the body becomes a cesspool and disease se ts in. You must get them into healthy action or die. MH-flcLeairs Lml&Weliii is an old and unsurpassed remedy for Backache, Debility, Sleeplessness, Lost Appetite, Foul Tongue, Palpitations and all other symptoms of disease in those organs. It cures as Well as prevents every serious trouble in Kidney, Liver or Bladder. At druggists, SI.OO per bottle. THE ORIJ.H MCLEAN MEDICINE CO. Tnt OT. LOUIS. MO. For sale by Holthouee. Callow & Co.

Jule Walters Feb. 28. House for Sale-Enquire at once of Daniel Schlegle. 47m2 P. W. Smith, of Richmond, attend ed to business here Monday and Tuesday. L. L. Mason, Frank Hale and Will Eckrote of Geneva, were here on business T uesday. You will be mad at yourself all vour life if you don't take advantage of that watch bargain at Hensleys this month. 49-6 w Hvland & Waldron report that they are progressing nicely in their preparations to open a potash factory, and will be at work within a month. Dibble & Meibers have sold their old omnibus to E. Decker of Roanoke, and same was taken away Tuesday. They will order a new first-class rig at once. A typographical error last week caused us to wrongly give the dimensions of the new county infirmary. According to the adopted plans and specifications the building will be 113.6x163.6 feet. John P. Steiner was yesterday ap|pointed trustee of French township bv Auditor Mangold, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of C. E. Stuckey. Mr. Steiner is one of the best known and most prosperous farmers of the county and will make an able and efficient officer. Mr. Stuckeys resignation was due to the fact that he will soon remove to Alonroe township where he has purchased a farm.

I Complete _GRAIND— N^ w —e . g a««nrtmpnt Dress Goods g& Wash Fabrics.... I SPRING OPENING and Silks... || Dress Goods. Ladies Tailor Made Suits. We have just opened up a complete assortment of Steam Shrunk We have fust received a large shipment of Tailor Made Suits in Chevoits, Serges and Home Spuns, which we guarantee their equal all the popular prices, and in style, workmanship and quality and fit ® cannot be found outside of our store, and after buying a suit of this GUARANTEED. Our styles are the very latest. No trouble to famous goods you will be convinced of its good wearing qualities. show you. — n „ . New Spring # Summer Wash Goods. fed £8 New Spring Silks. ® > New Wool Chailies, E'ancy Foulards, Fancy Dotted Tissue, pS? In this department you will find what you are looking for in French Organdies. Silk Striped Ginghams. New Dimities and fig ® Taffeta’s Plain and Corded effects in all the popular shades for Spring Lawns, A-F-C and Toile Du Nord Ginghams. Visit this depart10’ ment. M and Summer wear. ... .. . c „ ti „ Our Carpet Department gi Satin Duchess and Liberty Satin SB In black and light shades that make a very pretty shirt waist. Is now complete and overflowing with good live bargains. IPe j® gcw , also have a compete assortment of Lace Curtains and Draperies. Quality and price guaranteed. || Yours For Bargains, I IKK * Will. |

How Hopper was Side Tracked at opera house Feb. 28. The fourth number of the Lecture Course at Bosse’s opera house tonight. The cheapest articles ever sold in Decatur is the watch at Hensleys this month. 49-6 w Mrs. H. C. Duckett, is still quite ill, and the improvement in her condition if any, is slight. Fred Mayer is still agent for Coin’s famous book. Leave your order at this office at once. Every democrat should read it. Dr. A. L. DeVilbiss is again on duty, after a severe illness of several days, during which time he was wrestling with the grip demon. A surprise on Sylvester Spangler on account of his fifty-eighth birthday was among the order of events Monday evening, and was nicely planned and executed. Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer entertained a few friends at their elegant home on Mercer street Monday evening. Cards and refreshments were served in an informal manner and a genuine good time participated in. Clem Macklin, T. P. Hollingsworth and several other Genevaites were here Monday, expecting to testify in the case of state vs Butcher & Bricker which was venued here from Jay county and sot down fortrial Monday. The case was continued. Cards are out announcing that Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Thomas and Mrs. Jessie Townsend will entertain at a 6 o’clock dinner to be given at the Allison homestead on Adams street Friday evening. A large number are invited and the affair promises to an elegant and enjoyable one. The Midway Oil company of Bluffton in which W. A. Kunkle, R. F. Cummins, Dr. Cook and two others are interested, just sold some of their property and leases, which netted them fully SIO,OOO each. They had owned the property but a few months, and sold it for s?t>7,ooo. Such is the fate of some prospectors. Mr. and Mrs. Peter P. Ashbaucher entertained a party of their young friends at dinner last Sunday and not Only a splendid repast but an excellent time is spoken of. Among the guests were Misses Della Harruff, Mary Gilliam, Emma Ershtnan. Hattie Gilliam, Engle and Mr. and Mrs, C. D. Lewton. Mrs. Mary Krick, a well known lady of Union township, died at her home Saturday evening as the result of a complication of diseases. Funeral services were conducted from the home Monday afternoon. She was a sister-in-law of John H. Lenhart of this city, and was quite well known here.

Mrs. Samuel Kunkle of Monmouth, has been very sick for several days. Hon. J. Fred France of Huntington, attended to legal business here yesterday. Jule Walters in How Hopper was Side Tracked at the opera house Feb. 28. Two freight cars on the Erie railway were derailed Tuesday morning and caused a delay of an hour to get the track cleared. For sale. Sixty-six acres of land, located four and one-half miles southwest of Peterson near Honduras. Fifty-nine acres improved, good buildings, orchard, well, etc. Will sell at bargain and on long time payments. Call on or address Fred Voigt. H. A. Fristoe, with an elegant new, clean stock of cigars and tobacco, and John Fetzer with a full line of bicycles are getting things ready to open their new home in the Allison block soon. They expect to be entirely ready for business by a week from today. W. H. Ernst and Clem Kain, of Bluffton, are going through the records during D. P. Bold’s term as treasurer, with a view of getting evidence in the state case which will come up in the Wells circuit court at the April term. The experts are doing the work at the instigation of the ex-treasurer.

New cases have been filed with the Clerk of the Adams circuit court within the past week as follows: Jerusa A. Lizer vs Noah Mangold, Auditor of Adams county, suit to quit title. Gecenea Erhardt vs Phillip Erb, complaint on note, demand SIOO. Jacob Brockerman vs John H. Bass, Receiver of the Fort Wayne Consolidated Railway Company, change of venue from Allen county. Subscription money to the Democrat has been received this week from the following: John H. Fuelling, H. A. Hartman, King Bridge Company, P. J. Everhart, Jacob Spangler, August Schlickman, C. A. Neuensyhwander, E. B. Haefiing, Peter Kirsch C. F. Beibenck, Clem Macklin, Frank Pontius, A. Lehman. John Tague, Fred Eickhoff, Charles Keiss and Oscar Shaw. A letter from W. P. Porter of Pleasant Mills, tells of a pleasnt trip to Washington, D. C., where that gentleman spent several w'eeks observing the modes of law making and visiting the various departments. He speaks in glowing terms of the library building. the finest structure in the United States, and perhaps the world. The weather he savs, was warm and trees already budding. Before he made the trip Mr. Porter went to Fort Wayne, where his old health and vigor were revived by a treatment under Dr. Miles.

At the republican primary election in Randolph county Tuesday, the nominees are George W. Cromer for congress, A. O. Marsh for judge. S. R. Bell for representative, C. L. Watson for prosecutor, J. J. Eagy for clerk, John J. Johnson for treasurer, Curtis Dodd for recorder, John McGuire and John Miller for commissioners, Lee Wright for surveyor, Olynthius Cox for assessor, and J. J. Fvans for coroner. We want the news. If your wife whips you let us know and we will set you right before the world. If you have company tell us, if you are not ashamed of your visitors. If a youngster arrives at your home, call on us and we will furnish a name for him or her, as the case may warrant. If you have a party or gathering of any kind, bring around a cake, seven or eight pies and a ham, not necessary for us us to eat them, but just to show your friendship. You need not invite us as it might be too cool for our wardrobe. All we want is the news. Sister Emma Van Camp, a member of Olive Rebekah Lodge No. 86, Decatur, Indiana, after a long and painful illness, peacefully sank to rest February 6, 1900, aged 39 years, 9 months and 24 days. She united with this branch of the order September 13.1898. Although she was not permitted to meet with us often on account of sickness, she loved the order. She leaves a husband and five children to mourn their loss. Resolved, That the order extends their heartfelt sympathy to the family in their sad bereavement. Resolved, That as a mark of respect to the memory of our sister, the charter be draped in mourning for thirty days and that a copy of these resolutions be published and also sent to the family. Committee. TDANK STATEMENT. Report of the condition of the Old Adame County Bank at Decatur. Ind., in the State of Indiana, at the close of its business, on the Sth day of February. 1900. RESOURCES. Loans and discountss39o,o67 14 Overdrafts 5,475 88 Stocks. Bonds & Mortgages 74,16 u 41 Banking house 6,f56 92 Furniture and fixtures, 2,826 92 Current expenses 22 80 Interest paid 464 26 Other real estate 8,250 00 Due from banks & bankers 123,944 27 Cash and cash items 28.405 43 U.S. Bondsll,ooo 00 $163,319 70 T0ta15646,474 03 LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in,5120,000 00 Surplus fund 10.000 00 Undivided profits 1.964 73 Discount, exchange and interest... 2 827 27 Dividends unpaid 3,900 00 fnd’l deposits on demand.. $297,602 17 Ind’l deposits on time, 210.179 86 $.507,782.03 Total $646,474 03 State of Indiana. County of Adams ss: I. R. K. Allison, Cashier of the Ohl Adams County Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true. R. K. Allison. Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 14th day of February. 1900. Jesse C. Sutton, Notary Public. Com. expires Jan 5,1902.

Advance Sale ...OF — Spring Shirts. 25 dozen of fine French madras shirts, soft bosom with detached cuffs, worth 75c go this week at4Bc All of our stiff bosom colored shirts go in order to close them out and make room for spring goods at. 44c 75c each for 100 mens and boys Fine Felt Hats worth SI.OO to $2.50, to close them out previous to arrival of Spring Goods— 7sCF 7- F? F 7 —With each $lO purchase, a fine large , Thermometer... Call and share in the bargains at Gus Rosenthals.