Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 21 June 1900 — Page 8

*j What is Celery King?* It is a ».. g* «>E>b:natK>D of ran r -s, herbs, -0-ks «od weds tr in Nature'? ~ . ratory. It cures ooust;peuon, nervous duorders, headache, indi<a«ti n4fend :t = <>r and kidney d:seaaea. 1%'1.5 a most wonderful medicine, and is recommended by physicians generally. Remember it cures cocstipatiou. Celery King is sold in Sc. and 50c. packages by druggists. i

Free-h 7 -*n»h>p. I. C. Hugsburger, Amos Liachty and John Newhousw took m the ex- . ur-i n t Ct < ast Sundav. s Amos Stucky and Daniel Husei and the Misses Fanny Stucky and Lena Duback left for Allen county last Saturday to visit a few days. Trustee Steiner with the assistant < f Jac. bSc hindler and wife took the wife of M iiliam Gates to the countv infirmery. Wednesday of last week. It seems as though Will has run off and his wife was quite a burden to Mr. and Mrs. Schindler and others. w ret Boot. Re- Miller preached at Con cord last Sunday. George Ruckman and wife spent Sunday with relatives at Decatur. W. A. Fonner has commenced taking the census in this vicinity. ’ ChiiJr■'• .<li> exercises will be opened at the Mt. Pleasant church *». . 94. B will lie press : * mg talk to the little folks. An i > ream s «-ial will be held at . I..Malkmee near the Mt. Pleasant church on Saturday evening June 23. The proceeds are t go for th*- of the Epworth League society of the Mt. Pleasant •church. Peterson. sSimon Moore was the guest of Miss Sadie Breiner Sunday. The icecream social at Peterson was large! ided ami all had a very pleasant time. J. O. Gault, son and daughter, and Miss Maggie Beery mingled with friends at Monroeville. H - should not fail t Mp G. H. Bright before buying. There are certain upung men seemingly, that run around over the .untry wi.-re'-r-there may be gatherings of any kind simply ’to cause trouble and neither respect themselves u r any one else We wouki just simply say that such people had better go a little slow hereafter or they may find trouble in away that they least expect it. St.ee lo* r is at Righmopd, the guest of her brother. » Miss Bes-ie Merriman, of . - -a u -• M* *. - -!.:.d i- visiting her sister. Mrs. G. B. Jones. Cini I;--.. Day services at Steele Next Sundav, June 24. E. R. Merriman and John Porter are in -a rrkingon Wes Ray's new barn. C. \\ F. Davis has built <-.n addition to his store and otherwise improved the interior. Ti. <lr> _•>-?- f IJue Cre. , gave an ice cream social at the grove last Saturday evening. L. W. Merriman, who has been engageddn tie-making at Mendon.Ohio, is home once more. Miss \ erda Gilpen, of Paulding w ff relatives here tfiis week. Rev. Peters delivered an excellent --rm i. > ;?y on th«-Subject: ”Ing. ,r„. ter. In tv weeks t.' w ; ■ ■■• • •. . :lc( . ~ ;I1 1; Root Township. Corn in this locality is growing very Cicely, but oats and timothy is short. Messrs. Dayton and Robert Steele rare at Willshire last Saturday on Business. Mrs. Dorsa Hoagland, who has been ill for some time, is now able to be about again. James Hoagland of west of Decatur, visited his parents in this community last Sunday. jjhe Children’s meeting held at the Union Chapel church last Sunday evening was weli attedned. J. W. Swartz of Van Wert. Ohio, was the guest of his brother. Lew P. Swartz, tne forepart of this weeks Thomas Kern and family Sundayed with the former’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Kern of near Monroe. The Bobo correspondent visits our district quite often recently. The conundrum* is not a very difficult one to solve. Rev. S. C. Cramer of Logansport, is visiting his parents, Mr. ami Mm. John Cramer in our commuity this week. Rev. Cramer is also attending the ministerial institute at Decatur.

Pleasant Mills. Samuel Steele made a flying trip to Ohio City. Tuesday. Miss Mary Fuller is visiting relatives at Toledo, Ohio. Mease!s and whooping cough .re raging here to some extent. • Uncle Hamp Fristoe of Decatur, mingled with friends here, Monday. iTe.jjp 1 ad Dei! Dowden f Fort > st S dav. • • Pleasant Mills will celebrate the fourth up to date. See program next ■ week. Ml — :IL- F '.’.’-r • • for her un&le Hawk next ! week. Mn% Nathan Ayers spent a few days ■ with Chas. Yager and wife the first of the week. Otto Mathewson and Miss Maggie Beam called on friends at Salem last Thursday evening. Asa McMellen and family of Sweetzer, will spend a few weeks with rela j lives and friends here. Mrs. William Vizard and daughter lof Dixon. Ohio, are here visiting her *on. Dr. Vizard and famiiv. Mrs. Ivy White and daughter returned fngn Sweetzer Tuesday, after an extended visit there with friends. One f the finest socials of the sea son will be given by W. P. Porter on the evening of July 4th. Ice cream ! will be served with all other delacaeies attached. All invited to attend this I social. e (?. ifies Battling, the magnetic healer, is now located at his office on Main street. Mr. Bartling claims be can cure any and all diseases, such as chronic rheumatism or any other that flesh is heir tc will readily yield to his magnetic power. As he is well and favorably known here as a truthful and reliable gentleman, and having al readv performed several miraculous cures, we feel it our duty to indorse his statements, believing he will do what he claims.

Hon. R.K. Erwin, of Decatur, was ‘ a caller at Berne Tuesday. Jeff Lehman is transacting business at Bluffton, Ohio, this week. Monroe township voted in their pikes Tuesday with great majorities. Peter Soldner is making preparations fp have his residence enlaiged and remodeled. James Sullivan returned last Satorflay from 3 ten daydT business trip at Toledo. Ohio. » It is announced that Shiloh, daughter of A. Michand, of Portland, is sick with scarlet fever. ~-hwander at Fort Wayne Monday and purchased a large stone crusher. Jacob Egly. who has been transacting business at Holland, Indiana, the past week, returned home Friday. Some fifty from here helped swell the crowd that give Mrs. M. Long, north of Dumestic. a great surprise . last Friday. Owing to the failure of receiving . prices on sewer pipe, the town council • was unable to settle on the sewer system Monday The F . urth of July committees are hard at work to make this year s celebration a success. They promise to beat all past records. A. Wizman. of Leesburg. Indiana, was shaking hands with his many fi t ;. :- here la-?t Tuesday. He reports splendid business. Mrs. James Place. Miss Jack- n jind Miss Christen. oi Decatur, and Miss Bentler, of Huntington. were the guests f M.-s Wertzberger over Sunj day. The Citizens Telephone Company of Decatur have put in a switch board Crag’s and will give the Berm- people a complete telephone system in the near future. M-- r at*! daughter 1-ft f. - Ohio, l?.st Thur- I ’they wii' remain untn next'sprii.z Grandma Haemis and John are taking : care of the their a sence. The Bertie Hay A Grain Company have Ir. ught the S Mp Hale A > m busine-- at G< ueva. and Salt Egly will operate the same as a bracnli. They have also rented the Sheets hern near the elevator. eTliis shows the flourishing condition this firm enjoys. Thirty-seven friends of Mr. and Mrs Shalley assembled at their home last Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs. Shallev and congratulated her on her i»th birthday. A aumptous supper was served. At about the midnight h'iur the guests departed wish*7,g their guests many more such happv birthday a. Mrs. Milton Teeter, east of town, died last Saturday and was buried Sunday afternoon. ’ The remains were I laid to rest in the Crawford cemetery ! and a large number of friends paid : last resnecte to the deceased. The ■ Is-reaved husband and children have the profi Mpd sympathy of tl.iagntire community. A family reunion at the home of Henry Hobrock, the wel! known excounty commissioner, occured Sunday and was participated in by a hundred guests. These occasions an* now held annually by some of the vast number of relatives of the family and are looked forward toby both young and old with much joy. Sunday’s event was u gala one and all who were there were happy.

* Have You Seen Thisr» 1 n ft • • —• tzzT PATENTED JULY 25.1839. . 1 * Farmers, you are in Decatur come and see J. C. Simmons’Portable Fence... He will be ? l adt explain the merits to you. We use old rails and can make a good ien c. pv/zi rvj See for yourself.—Court street, near old elm tree. • • r>IS, Ag© nt

I Lian Grave. Ye reporter was at Hartford City on business Mondiy. John H. Runvon and Clem Maclin made us a social call Monday. Peter Hoffmann attended the convention at Hartford City last Monday. Children’s Day will be observed next Sunday evening at the Evangelical church. Mrs. Bertha Kyle of Chicago, is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. | Henry Morrow. Fred Studler took the train for Toledo. Ohio, where he will do labor for an indefinite time. We acknowledge the courtesy® of Lewis E. Hirschy for several copies of I the Toledo Dailv Bee. Chester Kizer left the first of the week for Huntington to work on the c nstructi a of a new railroad Jojfn C. Fouls movM to Bluffton the first of the week, where he is employed at carpenter wjr*, Mrs. Jacob Graber, matron of the county infill.ary, and ar- visiting at the old home near this place. Jacob of Pleasant Mills, made us a" friendly call on Tuesday of , last week. Age has plowed its furrows since our acquaintance. David Meschberger. John Ensley of this place and Fred Neadernouser of Berne, went to Fort Wavne Monday in view of buying a stone crusher. There were not a few of our people took on a big -care by reason pf a strange noise near the river bridge, which was a nightly occurrence. The I sound imitated much the wailing of a child or the squealing of a pig. Many went forth to investigate and verdict was the strains of a peculiar Wad. It was not our aim to omit the mar riage tie between Frank Miller of ! Wells countv; and Miss Ada Kronin of Hartford township, on Sunday, Ju# 1 1". at the re-idem - ...f Ju-ti-> Albert Johnson who was awakened from his sleep and administered his I first ceretn ny. and n one pres-nt to register the 'squire's pulse. , On Wednesday night of last week at the resident of her -m. I >hn. the death of Grandmother Haumtii Huffman, at th- •>-- <A years, 4 months and 25 day*. Bhe ' was a native of tie state of Pennsylvania. and came and settled in Hart ford township. Adams county. Ind., I forty-five fears ago. where she the remainder of her life. Three sons three daughters and many grand and grand children survive her. The White Oaks and our Sham i rocks met on the diamond of the former the first of the week, Birt Heller, t umpire. Shotfid you look f r the < nine high up in the sturdy old tree, then there I assure*you’ll be unable t see. iLr sure as rubom is made into boots they are buried beneath the tree and its roots and are laid bv threes in a train there to be | should the future resurrect them again. The Shamrocks dove in with the speed of an elf. resulting with a scorOf' f fortv to twelve and proudly they wear old Erin's boquet and are 1 entitled monarchs of all they survey. A ♦if harne- was taken frNm Wilda Watts's bam Tuesday evening by "jliw .-uea'h thief. ih-~e long ' fingered artists seem to have a pick at Wilda. Tuesday was Major Allison's birthday, he having attained his majority, however, the event passed off without any unusual commotion, but few !of his friends being apprised of the ! fact that sixty-seven years, to a dot. hung over the head of Major Allison. , Many of these years have been de- ( voted to a residence in this city where most of his business interests are vet managed by him. and in which he has been successful in the extreme Pr->f J N Study has Ween re cm ployed as superintendent of tie Fort Wayne schools for a u?rm of three years at a salary of S3,O(X> per year. Mr. Lane who had been elected superintendent and had entered intacontract with the school board, recinded the contract in deffereuce to public opin’on, thus opening the way for the board to elect Study. Laue was reemployed as principal of the high I school again. His act in yielding to i the popular will has rsiwl him in | public estimation and will not be for ; gotten. The first picnic of the season at i Steele’s park was held last Friday I evening and although just a little cool ; for sucn an affair the occasaion was i a merry one and the guests including I children and parents report lots of I fun amt plenty to «at. The jxirty was comooaed of Messrs and Mes dames, J. S. Peterson. J. W. Tyndall, iC. K. Bell, L. G. Ellmgham, Harry I Daniels, H. R. Moltz, Fred V. Mills, French Quinn and D. M. Hensley. Another similar event is b-ing planed for the n-ar sutured more pleasant weather will be ordered.

MARKETS. CORRECTED BT J. D. HALE, GRAIN MERCHANT, DECATCR, IND. Wheat, new I Corn, per cwt? yellow i new . 53 Corn, per cwt new ■• » ■ 1 Oats, new ™ Barlev J®. Clover Timothy 1 00 @ 1 15 Eggs, fresh JO Butter 1“ Chickens . A Duck- On Turkeys 07 Geese 04 Wool *lB to 22 Wool, washed 25 and 28 Hogs 5 00 TOLEDO MARKETS. JUNE 20, 1:30 P. M. Wheat, new No. 2 red. cash... S *5 J uly wheat 861 Cash com No. 2 mixed, cash . 421 July corn 41 f Prime clover 5 00 Two Stralakt Fluhea. I played looker for 12 years and never saw a straight flush. A few nights ago a woman In a millionaires' row palace held ane and. disdaining the srcall pile of cash on the table, called for her cheek book. Everybody except an old bachelor who had learned the game In the Union clnb laid down. He, scorning to take advantage of a weak wernaa. said: ■'Mrs 8.. let me advfee you to be eareful. I shall see you for any amount and raise you. The limit Is off. I suppose?' Sbe said It was and cast a check for s3<to in the pot. “Before 1 see that cay I ask a ques- , tion?' be said to the assembled players. “I want to know this—tn case there are two straight flushes, each ace high, which suit wins?” ’‘Diamonds," was the unanimous reply. He handed to Mrs. B. her check and. Laying down a ten. jack, queen, king ! and ace of diamonds, remarked that she was a very brave woman. But | she assured him tnat her hand was worth SSOO and exposed a ten. jack, queen, king and ace of clubs. "How far would you have gone?’ ! some one asked her. to which she madel answer: ‘T shouldn't have thought of stopping - $ ■■ . and I am bSM angry that he didn’t give a chance to bet It’s such glorious fun.”—New York Press.

Powder Burna In «hootin* Cases. “Powder burns have played a curt- ' ously Important part before the couru.” I remarked a New Orleans lawyer who! has a lanre criminal practice. •‘Thein presence or absence Is often depended 1 upon to determine proximity In mysterious ahoctlnijs. and they have frequently settled the question of suicide or murder where the fact was in doubt “1 was Interested in a case of that kltvJ In the early days of my practice and prevailed upon atpromlnent surgeon of this city who Is now dead to asces.-i n for me by practical experiment upon a body in the dissecting room exactly bow far away the explosion of a pistol would produce burns and powder marks. He used a calItAr revolver and found that tbe flame of tbe discharge made a distinct born at a dutroo-e f 2'< f., t, and powder marks were left at a distance of more * than two yards. “Os course tbe grains were not actually driven into tbe skin, as they are at shorter range, but tbe marks were clearly discernible and could not be easily removed. I was surprised at the i roßilt. and it sat.sCed me that many I erroneous conclusions had been drawn' from such evidence In the pash It is generally supposed that the weapon must be held almost against tbe skin to leave traces of flame and powder.”— New Orleans Times-Democrat, Ma S n»tle Cta r . Most kinds of day ssntaln a considerable proportion of Iron. Tbe red coh or of bricks, for example, is due to the presence of oxide of from Whenever an object molded of clay I* baked at tbe temperature of the potter’s furnace !n the pretence of a magnetic field or Influence, tbe otherwise homogeneous clay shows when coded traces of magnetism In a definite direction. This Inherent magnetism Is sufficient to show the <)Te an M<>(| so th(j Intensity ot the tnagnetitirjg force that acted while tbe clay was In tbe furnace. This peculiar property has been used to solve some questions of great interest to scientific people In general. An accurate knowledge of the direction of the earth's magnetic force In early historical times has l>een deduced by several Italian physicists from study of the traces of magnetism shown by Etrurian vaaca and other objects of day exhumed from old tombs. The con’, elusion reached Is that the direction of the earth’s magnetic field has varied very greatly In the 5.000 or G.OOO years represented by tbe age of the objects 'nod. >

y-s. Erie Dines .- Z | j I ?cheda>!r. March Rill 8 - l9oo ' ® — ® Trains leave Decatur si follows: WEST N 0.5. vestibule oxi y f*r Chicago ..... f 12:X-p in N l':--;ric expr-—. ■::> ®t'>r‘ Chicago. S:2sa. tn No. 1. express, dally except Sun- I day for Chicago f 10:43a m No. 31. local, daily except sun- •_ day > 10:10 a. m Nol< Wel x Farv- Limited Ex-j • pre--, oaf’.v except M -nday ■ 5:15 p. u,. and day after legal holiday I EAST No. 8, vestibule limited, dally for I New York and Bi lion f 7:5’ No 2. express, dally e cept Sun-1 day for New Yora f 1:55 p m No. 12. express, dall.' for New » York i No. X. loea.. dally except-* dav. f 10 10am Through coaches aed sleeping cars to New York and Boston Trains 1 andk stop at all stations on the C A E. Division. Train No. U carries through sleeping cars to Columbus. Circle- ille. Chillicothe. Waverly. Portsmouth. Ir -nton. and Kenova, via Columbus, Hock in Valley A Toledo, and Norfolk A Western .Ines •No. 13 will not car: y any baggage. I W. DkLono. Agent PFiBH M VXJI il * MaPl* jiH First Clas- N ight and Day Service between Toledo, Ohio, ANO St. Louis, Mo. F=?EZEZ CHAIR CARS MY TRAIHS—MODEM EQUIPMEHT THROUGHOUT VESTIBULED SLEEPING CAES ON NIQHT TRAINS. SLR VID E5 ROUTE. aay hoar DAT t K TIGHT, at wodtrau coat. id fir titttU via Ttieec St Linn & tasu City R K. Clover Leaf Route. For further particular*, call on neareat 4 gent of the Company, or address C. C. JENKINS, TOLEDO. OHIO. Clover Leaf. F., Bt. LiKC. RR. In effect Jan 3, l&Qu EAST. assenger ’ 5.3, , , x P. re » s 7:16 p m . •, 12:U6 p m. ocal 7:25 pm. : assenger , : io a 1 xpress «:»a m I' ** l . ea m -*-*1 3:06 p tn E A. Whisbry. Agent The G. R. & 1. « (Effect December 17, 1?98J TRAINS NORTH. • ~ ’Nii. 5. -Xft In7<~ Rl -jmunQ .... »:15 p m 1; V.n m 1 5:Wa m nta:n city I - p «> a . J o ' n«>n . am I ' 2lp “ S'P;™ w- ,ter ■•5_P m 1 .9 " I. d 'tille 10:0. p m i :57 p m |s:*4 atu W«pm J:17 pm ;«l am Sre.. 7:Wpm I:»am S*™’ ■ • 2A> pm I 7 .35 a m DFr Tlk inn 3:<epm 7:45 H m *’ Ull«t .....I 3‘,C> n oi ' M’O* a m Hoag .nd S-l’Sm Sturrt- 1 1:113am s:sopm lu-seSS Kalam. zotA. 2:40 am «10p m 12 £p S Granddad* 4:05 am 11:'7 pm ' 2 : § p m W’:... i 5 Ma. kinewCity 11:3., m 7;S» £Lo £p £ •Dally, except Sunday. TRAINS BOCTH «No. X | VNo , t s,> n Macktuaa City »:<0 p m u m — P«<*k*y. ... |lo:Mpi Keedtity . K " ■•••• w.. 133 am P Grand Rapid* 7:10 am 9:45 p m ► Mae. 11:10 £ £ FonvJ 1 ' 111 * '• *i:«i££ H.kglauF'’ uiwJJJ i«»m f:«*am & iigus Briant 2 00 n m , , • “ Portland 217 pm th.m «L ani 5-i -- is:: s:: ■•A u “ 3:ospm ["’■““luCUy. 3:21-pm __3Wpm 4:45. n> 10 exopt OX L xmwoop. Gen Paa Amm°"’ ***** 0.P1UH130.000. The Old Adams Countv Bank OacalL, SStaf’ra b t?,: ln r“- "•“••col. K>wm township eoJnly r^r! l ‘ rz i bakeryU Presldtnr R’k* A^l"’’ ’L” l ”’*- C. I CMhlar.

*»OY DENTIST I. O. O. F. BLOCK. Phone '.i® 1 -e- I*l Residence. 153. HENRY B. HELLER " j * ATTORNEY AT LAW *Dfflce. rooms 1 and 2 tr e p ’ Xotirri w AMO| P. BEATTY ATTORNEY AT LAW And Notary Public pen, . cured. Odu Fellows buildmg cl4lm *Pta> JAMES T EHii 1 MAS ATTORNEY AT LAW DECAT CR, IND Office—Nos. 1. 23, over Adams C.. H M t I refer, by permission to Adam, , ERWIN A ERtvis ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Orrum.—Comer M ar ■■ at 1 General practition.-r N .. .. ■ -.St Johnjichurger. Dave E .Smit* SCHCRGER A SMITH* ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Mostr to loss- at w. .- - . . • ...4n Abstracts of tit !e. real estate and c --w. BoomaL 2 and 3 Welfley b.oek j? Bakei\& Christen, 7XRCHITECTS..O. Have opened an office ot« Archbold A Haugh's Book Store, and are prepared iodo any kind of work in their line. Persons contemplating building can save time, trouble and money by consulting them. Architects.

Dr. (j. V. Gomell. Veteflnaf' Surgeon*

Dentist. ■ . « DECftTCq. INDUtSt. ‘ (fir<S Office—l 0. 0. F. BLOCK. Graduate of the Oman Veterinary GW nd Toronto Veterinary Dental Schoo:. ..Treats al! disease- of dom’Mttcated slim- " Calls attended to day or n’.rht. ® . CHARLES N. CHRISTEN, 1 Decatur, Indiana. All kinds of Plans and Specification! furnished for building<f every* senption. Reasonable terms. I ~ T J IE ~M iesse DEIETIB. BD. House. I. J. MEISSE. Proprietor. -• • First-Class Hotel. ..KiTES.. $1.50 and $1.28 FEB Opposite Coart House. Surgeon dentibtb. Located over Archtoid • rrocerf mics SJ 5 I tn..'". . •. ;. 8 I Isa. .p. ' ■ jleLDr. W .. ■ ment !*p.«e*re<l ,or ■■ u ■ Ins of the private / |, re ■ warranted. B. * J? „ W |iLI»H» eeipt of flc. 40 cents in.l **• ~ .i.sd, <>» MAIIUFACTURiIIC CO. Naclttrleb a FuoUlM HAIR