Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 21 June 1900 — Page 5

IK !. Crill and wife were guests of K W Hill, 'i Pleasant Mills, is at K, ,f'rd C’'.' diis week looking up I it>K .-(.race and Maude Hendricks iliwa. are visiting relatives in ■r h e excursion to Chicago w»s well 1 Jronized from tins county, I.* hckking sold. K crowd of bicyclists are at Fort Kvnetodav and will attend the Kt ,y Ft circus. ■Hfiss Mavnte Center is, again on Lv .a the telephone office, after a ■EI days severe illness. ■trank Linn who is employed at ■tlLuro is at home for a few da* Kfwithrdatives and friends. Kur and Mrs. Georgg Wenlhoff enMKiined -Mr. O tto Mathewson ant ISf'.'jA Beam of Pleasant Mills, ■day/ ® K iir t Coverdale aiffl Lawrence ■ at home from Chicago »> VC been studying niedi* K .luring the past two ? years. ® Nelson had his eyys baifiy u ,'hl "while working at ' Miller's quarry yesterday. ®r. Clark the woundsand is again - i hroni'ter died at his home K°rth Tenth street at two o'ofcx'k >ri..i liter several months with lung trouble He Bl,* a wife and child to mourn their I Th..r"f- will be an ice cream social at ICo-int dmrch. three., miles Ku.w -t ■>f the city, next Stgurday \ goixi time and good re are insured. Don't fail to |K « public school library will be K» bereain t from two to five o’clock KalThursda; afternoon of each week. Kfflß the citizens of Decatur may thus" ■kp. au < pp'Ttunity of securing such as they may desire. | i S 1 t 'L ils is not lagging behind ■■proeessi >n any, and will celebrate ■tw glorious Fourth with all the ■ that can lie displayed. Mo- speaking and a good" display 1 ■of •■■■. rh-are am >ng the attractions. ■ The marriage of Miss Kate Work of to Mr. C. A., Doems, of IdaH ville. , Indiana, occurred » Tuesday Kft o'clock frem the Methodist church. Tire ■willing was one of the largest ever Bn. in this part of the state, over hundred, invited guests living Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bell, Mrs. ('. K. and Mrs. T. Reid from this city attended. The e is well known here and we offer jratulations. • • . 1

Wgr SPECIAL JUNE SALES. ' - - - w ‘ . 9 (n)Q * , • «(3 • • . . * as . . A Tremendous Sacrifice. . I ..••.• * *• • • • I i■..• — • • I Ladies’ Tailor-made Suits. ’ . Special Wash Goods Bargains * . *'" ® « '’" H. ® I’- - sS * • • • * ® •••• » • * v We have purchased from a large New York importer a For Less than Manufactured Cost. • 8 large lot of new, nobby and up-to-date wash fabrics at a jSO' big discount. , © ,H OufLoss Vour (ts in. • A lot of choice dimities that were 15c yard, this sale - 10 c * •• • ®’ • • © * • s 7 ’-T An extra fine dimity in a very new weave, that was 25c * A good tailor-made suit,worth $5.50 to per yard, this sale only 15 c g i (II $6.50, your choice r - $4.00 e ® « iWBUr ® & •• Avery fine wash fabric in newest weaves, fully worth U•] .W Fine quality suits, worth $7.50 to sß.S<x 35 cents, this sale - c - 25 c . g J 4 , choice now at - • l u All our entire stock wash goodsail go at a big sacrifice. // l\ Fine gray home-spun suit?, a bargain rBHR /Lj_ l\ at S |Lsolo s l2 - 50 ’ lhis sale *• '> $7,5 ° Skirt Waists pt Bargain Prices. il Extra fine cloth suits, worth $20.00, A good quality percale waist - 48 c (fQi) '-ry'' m?/ this sale only - - - $12.50 I *' ka *’ A nice, fine percale waist - 75 c Embroidered crash suits only - - - - sOc I. • 8 Good quality covert skirt for ~ ~ ~ SI.OO $ bancy tucked waists in all the newest « ' * styles, st.oo, $1.25, $1,50 and $1.75 These are only a few of the good bargaiq? we are offering Z, in this department. * * White waists, fancy tucked and inserCall early and get first choice. • " • tion trimmed from to - 82.75 T F’v’JA g These are rare bargains that you will be well paid to see before buying. We can show you the largest open stock in all departments. || ' Decatur, Indiana. I

A complete and interesting account Blufftomgy the Adams county secreary has arnv.d too late for publica tiou and will be given our readers next week. George Archbold is at Fort Wayne today, all dressed up m his Sunday best. He has reserved seats ff r the top row at the circus and himself and lady wi 1 see the whole bußness, con cert and all. Here s to George and his girl. ° $ Mood Case, the paijater, is sick with a disease peculiar " men of that trade. It is a kind of blood posioiV caused from inhaling the paints.® He is in a very serious condition, ;#d complete recovery is said to be quite doubtful. Affairs alxWit the court room have cjpsed for the framer and the officers who have done duty there £pr ten continous months a*'- enjoying a much needed rest. Their vacation will continue ftr ten weeks or until Septemßerftst. Trustee Schug, F. G. Eishenlierger and Phil Schug of Berne, were here yesterday, making returns " upon the gravel read election hedd in Monroe township Tuesday. Trustee Stiner represented French township in a similar capflbity. Miss Bertha Kennedy, of IndianJpolis opened a kindergarten si hool in the Central SchooLbuilding Monday. She has quite a large class and from: reports all are progressing nicely in their amature work. The term’, will continu>six weeks. Mis. Frank Hill left Sunday morning for Chicago, from where she will in a few flays go to Lodi, Wisconsin for a several weeks visit with her aged mother, whose health has been quite bad for sometime. She will be abapnt about a month. - Fred J. McWhinnev of Geneva, was in the eify Monday, he lieing interested in some important business. Until recently* Fred was part of Fields & Company, and in all® probability will engage in some similar business at an Daniel Railing, of the firm of Railing A Fisher, and Charles Bottenberg, assistant iqanager are at home from an extender! business trip to' Hamburg, Germany, where they disposed, of several car loads of fiiw< horses, both gentlemen aft? in good health. Eli Sprunger and Nolan , King returned from Germany Sunday, after an absence of several,months ie the interest of Fry singer, Gerber & Sprung*, horse fexporteis. They are in good health and report good success. The business is a little slower than usual just at-present on account of the scarcity of room.ftvery available boat being used for the conveyance of passengers t* the Paris Exposition.

Let from Warren Moses have been r<“ivedby relatives announcing that he is prospering. He accepted a position in a clothing store but resigned the first day to accept a place as reporter on the Great Falls Daily at a salary of eighteen dollars per week. Although the exaetdate is unknown, yet it is an assured fact that the excursion to Robison Park will actually be. at a date not later than the first of July. Ihe Ladies Mite Society jjxo preparing for it, and from the toneof voice already expressed, there will be an number of Decaturites represented at Robinson Park upon this occasion. ~ © The grocery firm of Pfeiffer & Moses of Fort Wayne, of which Ed Moses, of this city, has been a member for about a year has dissolved, the former retaining ownership. Mr. Moses will soon remove to his farm east W this city. He is a worthy getftleman and a good citizen whom we are glad to again number as one belonging to Adams county. ®® ® Artfong those who are seriously consideringsthe convfgition trip to Kansas City ap‘John D. Hale, Auditor-elect Boch. Sheriff Erwift, Deputy Clerk Haefling, Treasurer elect Voglewede, C. P. Ehinger, J. H. Mougey, besides many others. The fare for thg round trip is sl6, and Considering the distance, about 625 miles it is certainly an opportune time to go. ’ Frank Reynolds, a young man of this city, met with rather ail expensive accident Tuesday® evening. ©He w » returning from the Voglewede dance, in a livery rig belonging to the Meyer's barn. Some ong attempt ed ni p;is» bim ami a collfflsio* fol sowed in which the rjg • Reynolds was in was almost completely demolishod. .The loss » yi bcgseveial dollars, which the young man will will have to stand it. A surprise party rih Mr. and Mrs. Dynois Schmidt was given at tkeir home on Frst Sunday evening. About fifty of their friends wt®e in the party who raid and the evening was spent in pedro, refreshment and other amusements. Allimjoyed themselves to the limit<tmd will remember the evening for years to come. • The surprise was complete and added greatly Uj the ftm-of the evening. Charles Bell who tOe Work-Downs wedding at Dunkirk Tuesday had a long with Ed Wflra who has lately been discharged from the U. S. Navy. Ed participated in the bjg battles in the SpagishAmerican war and his account of these affairs ate interesting and thrilling. He has accepted a position as fireman on the Nickleplate railroad and leaves for his He will visit this city some time during the smthner or fall. . ®

Mrs. Daniel Sprang entertained the members of the Chatauqua club at her home Monday afternoon and the meeting is well spoken of. Among interesting events of the afternoon was a full account of the State Federation of clubs which met at Lafayette a few days ago, by Mrs. Sprang who was the club delegate. Her account was interesting and well prepared and her fellow club sisters were delighted with her description of the trip as well as by the dainty refreshments which were served. Miss Lucile®Bryson is very ©sick with appendicitis and her condition is considered dangerous. She was taken ill quite sudenly Sunday after-d noon and grew steiujily worse until evening when Dr. fraomas wassailed. Since that time she has been a very sick young lady but the doctor believes he now has the case under control and that she will soon show improvement. Her mother was at Marion and was notified of her daughters serious illness Monday, coming home at’ once. © ® Afeiy pleasant society event to<4< plact at the home of Major R. B. Allison Tuesday evening, when Mesdames Jessie Townsend and J. C. Patterson entertained a few their friends in honor of Mrs. J. A. Durand of Lima, Indiana, and Airs. H. P. Moses of Fort®Wayne, (.’arils and refreshments were among the principal attractions of a pleasant social evening. (Hhi r out of town guests were Mr. and Afi-s. Nachtrieb of Wag® seen, 01#>. and Miss Lillian Seh«H k oft Indiantpolis. After Marshal Burry andoCß H. Silvers had fetched twenty-two pf the turkeys fiiat had been stolen of Mr. Silvers. Mrs. Ray, the mother of E. N. Ray, who is supposefl to Iffive comftitted the theft, brought suit against the two b i having taken the turkeys from her. were arraigned before 'Squire \Xey in Geneva last Friday and froifi there the ease was venued to 'Squire Fetters in Jefferson township. John C. Moran is the attorney for tht> defendants. wdn trieiL yesterday afternoon, but the decision has not yet been given. Berne Witness. ® © ® ®A convention of the republicans of M'.y.hiiigton t,-.v i»lup was held at tfie court house Friday afternoon and a ticket placed in the field. B.AV. Sholty presided as chairman ana the first ballot for trustee resulted in the nomination of Joseph Smith; David Fuhrman, assessor; Adam Kern and David Myers, justices of the peace; John Andrews and A. Buckmast#, coustalijes. Supervisors for their re speetive districts: Willuun Frcnfield,Kitson. G. Mallonee, George Rftdebush, John Jones and Charles Lee. Advisory boanFt Simeon Brandvlierry, George Trieker and M. F. Andrews.

Friday Church Benefit Sale... ♦ • * • • On June ftth the Orphans Home at Berne received $4.84. Five per cent, of the sales on Friday, J\*po 22, go to the Evangelical church at Berne. June 29% goes to the M. E. church at Geneva ••• • e ® » ® Its Yours Respectfully, ® ® e ® D lnX'o. ’ .% * Gus Rosenthal. © © 0 ® 0 MIAXIIIIXI.IIIIAXIIAIIXXXXIILIIIAIXAIALAXILIAIIXXAK ® ® h H © r* I ’ Odd Sizes. ■4 Regular $2,00 and $3.00 Shoes and 3 Slippers, to close out, at h H ® * t j ® £ 98s * k* ■ 3 .J. D. Holman, E h ® • The Shoe Man. £ • h Sol Billman, Cobbler. e * H