Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 26 July 1900 — Page 5

Iwilliam Sheets of Berne, was transiting business in the city yesterday. I u r s Jessie King, of Portland, is I, *, gU est of friends and relatives in Ee city. I q | IP W. H Niblick residence on E end street is assuming form and Ekes a splendid appearance. This ■ew kome "id be a credit to our fair Bit'- I I Ottie Dibble on his shetland pony 1,1 the city band headed the parade Eke Methodist picnic this morning Ed ihe sight was a pleasing one. K r|( ,s were nicely decorated with Entiug and flags and everybody Eked happy. I The office at the Egg Case com■aiiv's filler department caught lire Est’Friday afternoon, caused by a Eark from the heading factory. The E companies responded quickly and Enhad the flames under control El but little damage was done, I The saloon keepers’ union at Hart- | ] Citv have made a raid upon the Ee lunch system, and now the topers Eer there are compelled to take theirs Eraight, without a square meal on the Ede. B Thisis a calamity to the free and iudulgers, but they are defenseMbs Church Benefit Sale. | Receipts to date $33.11, distributed Eniong the churches mentioned to Eate Benefit sale July 27th goes to Kited Brethren at Bobo. August 3d Kes to Epworth League, Decatur. Eespectfully, Gus Rosenthal, De Etur. I William Hoagland,one of our oldest ■Lends and subscribers, was in the Etv last Monday for the first time in Everal weeks, having been quite sick. Ee is one of the pioneers of the county Eving been here more than half a Eiturv. and by the way has during El that time voted the democratic E'ket straight. I Mrs. Jeff Bryson and daughter. Lu |n e left yesterday for Berkley Springs. Virginia, where they go on account of ■/very poor health of Miss 'Lucile Jho has been quite ill for several Eceks. Mrs. Bryson will return in E 'ut two weeks, but if the change Kows any improvement in Lucile's Kaltn she will remain during the ■miner. |ln all probability Clerk Johnson Ell soon remove toliis three hundred farm, just south of the city. He is ■ere now busy up to his chin, taking ■re of the crops with which it Kounds. It is almost as convenient ■ his office as a residence in the city j • ild be, and at the same time he «ia give personal supervision to Lis iuI* ests there. I There is being some mighty real 1 sing by the small towns in Dela--8,- eountr, over the inferior manner E which the rural mail delivery is ■insacting I ncle Sam's business. T e small towns claim that now they $ ■ mail once a day. where under the ■1 system they were favored twice a ®.The citizens there are making a I ck about this unfairness. I Mrs. Stephen Kistler, of Kirkland ■ wnship, died at her home Friday ■ ruing. after a lingering illness, with is i. rid malarial. She was sixtya.i.t years, seven months and ten E- v ' °‘d and was one of the best ■own ladies of her neighborhood, fte funeral services were held at the Reformed church near Hon fl iras Sunday afternoon. I Hon. Levi Mock, of Bluffton, and j ill known here, was one of the KokoII visitors Tuesday that was “touch E' He was relieved of his pocket ■ok by some member of the light ■gm-d gentry, and is now short a E er and some- important papers. H r. Mock is old enough to know that I1 shonld lock his money in a safe a 1 not pack it around in a valise, £1 ‘ ‘ally when not in the house of f ■ friends. !Th- Beery A Lynch horse sale at rt \\ ayne last Monday was by far i most successful ever given by s enterprising firm. Over a handI head were sold at good prices and ce that number could have been Dosed of had they had them. A Bis being held at Monroeville to- ■ ami another will be held at Fort I ayne next week. Beery A Lynch H f'hustlers, sure enough, in their line < business. I potice to Wheelmen. We, the ttlersigned,do hereby agree to reI Dd the money on a 25 cent bottle ot Henry A Johnson’s Arnica and Oil ■ Diment, if it fails to cure bumps, ■ mses, scratches, chafes, cuts strains i j steps, sore musics, sunburn chapped I bds or face, pimples, freckles, or 1 v other ailments requiring an ex ■ Dal application. Lady riders are 1 penally pleased with Arnica and Oil ■ Diment, it is so clean and nice to I ? Twenty-five cents a bottle; one ■’* Huies as large for 50cents. Page ■“•’kburn. ts E"' Campbell aunouces a public ■’commencing at ten o’clock a. m. ■ luesday, July 31, at his residence 1 i Wagner farm, four and ■* >alf miles south of Monroeville, Eri**' , ' n an( l on °half miles northeast ■ '’atur, a * which time he will dis ”*e following property: Two S brood mares with colts by their Su’> ffo °” years old colt, two thirteen head of young ■ ,j w ° ‘wo year olds, eight year ■ s . hree spring calves; four brood 1 sniv a V ’ ~! ly-Kix head of shoats, I iron, * fheeji, two farm I xl<k’i r °c wa K on > Buckeye mower, Ixi ard d lß c harrow, steel land roll I m>«- v . Pl° w > diamond tooth k* fn ’ « a '^ er > two sets work I mi. tk ' VP Rt .“b ( i H and num Pl XL h '‘ r Hrt,eleH - Liberal terms to n'lHtrsm sums of over five dollars

. J e " a, ! d all 25c achats at Gus Rosenthal s. John Darr, of Allen county, is the city St ° re at * ves and friends in this . Three dollars and ninety-eight cents for ■. i .;>0 men s wool suits at Gus Rosenthals. .. Miss Julia Daughertv, of Brazil, Indiana, is th# guest of her cousin, Mnw J. v . button. • Clark Fairbanks of Fort Wayne was here looking after insurance business yesterday. Miss Atha Zike and Mr. George T Sharpe of Bluffton were registered at the Burt for dinner Sunday. , Mrs. A. J. Hill entertained for o in^n’ n r " psdf iy,Col. and Mrs. M B. Miller and Mr. and Mrs. Lew Ellingham. John Stewart, the agent for the Ohm h armer s Insurance Company, is at M inona this week attending a meeting of the Indiana agents of his company. Have you expressed vour opinion regarding the proposed county fair? If not do so at once, it is as much your business as any ones, and vour decision may be vital one way or the other. A crowd of Decatur people, including Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Schafer, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Rice, Mr. and Mrs. J Q. Neptune; Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester Spangler, Miss Dollye Schafer and Floyd Brittson, were the guests at the Spangler home at Williamsport Sun day.

-THE tNEW EAIR STORE... DAVE VAN CLEEE, Prop. Opposite Court House, Decatur, Ind. ..CLOSING OUT SRLE.. wr °f our determined effort to close out all remaining Summer Goods... Prices cut to the quick! Nothing withheld. Nothing reserved! We depend upon the power of price to make a clean sweep! If you want bargains these ought to suit you—they are merely specimens of the thousands of others that await you here. n| per yard for Light Calicos | Q for Jersey Ribbed GrOCCriCS. 8 C “ 3 t TlßOnd v2u Warranted not to fade. Worth 35 cents. i . Standard Tomatoes. ■ ■■■ UIIM Graniteware 41 vd. for all our Dark Calicos- A r for Fine Balbriggan Under- ; „„„ Lfl The very best Simpson and sH fl shirts and Drawers. Pearl The Best is the Cheapest. MP P°y n ~ ca 2 , — — 2U American black included. UU buttons and finished seams. of Ile reaches. ) Worth 50 cents. -- Qp hor an extra quality ten quart tin pail. 41 A yd for all navy blue Calicos - i , dp per pound for » {or aof Ln A per yard for Fancy Silkolenes “U California Prunes 1-r- ■ , o 2b The best that is made. Ur 36 inches wide. California Prunes. I IV Fancy Table Syrup. Q p o' -7 Worth 15 cents. —I CzV For a ten quart dish pan A'n worth 6e U '“’' e “ he ‘ l in <»■ Oolted T'iC 1 ' 4C dr « OC. 42U IIJG »C For. 160 mill, rtrti..,. r yd for Apron Ginghams — ' ~~ &C ' ra 10 ounee eaa °. f 24-0 or an ex,ra heavy, double Rp worth 7-c... We guarantee Ifj for Ladies’ l eather Belts - Baking 1 owder. per dozen for tin, 14 quart dish pan worth Ub these not to fade. |G w Buckles, Tin Can Lids. 35 cents. w IU Worth up to 25 cents. ’ i Cxp for 8 package of q n yd for Dress Ginghams for choice of a Lot of Belt “Our Belle " Baking Soda. -f or a eake of <>C For pietinß) a „ sizes . u b Worth s-e. Ihr ...Buckles- — X V ....Toilet Soap. | j The Newest Novelties. I 1 1/n Qp ror one pound liest rolled oats. X 2'-' For tin cups 7 1 „,d tor WrnKte, .nd Uwn.- 77T7T7 . ~ L prlne de. I AC .old lonise. I C G *on .11 onr fancy table Oilcloth OU CUle Soap. 33 g For» , 10t... ot !b„ !«,! tin 1 w f?Qp ror an alarm clock. We 'JC/U guarantee every one. Worth i — jjp for ai. our l adies Lace Curtain Bargains dollar - 25c For thirt - barH Ark Soap 33 C coffee pot worth 50c. ’’ That will prove revelations to the — T 9C llit • • ' 1 “I . jll:trt 5t..,-I A for Women’s and Children s 15 pairs Nottingham Lace Curtains, Needed Raisins. UOL tsl dish pan worth 45c <P Jersey Vests. floral patterns, overlock stitch, T PCXr*tf VU Low neck and sieveless. i 54 inches wide, 3J yards Al |A ’ ■ .nV-I ing out price - - - Gloss Starch. ed dish pan worth 65c. On !? r Wom n e " a "b;S h i i lp r ®?r. S I nmed S 25 pairs Imported Scotch Notting- I For “ of six ,li,lller Be z<Sc " - I3ck;;"'r eheu ribbed; worth 12ic. beautiful patterns, Al A a OC Elastic Starch. «1 wash basin worth 20c. cream ami white, worth \ I UM IQfin F..r a set of six cup*, and r for Ladies’and Children's *3.00, for per pair - UIaJU rfOC saucers, good quality. QQn For a 7 quart steel enameled hr „ — I Kp for a 4 pound package lipped pei-serying kettle well J\ Fast Black Hose. lul of Gold Dust. worth 45c. — I 001 C fOr the beßt L,nen W,n ' Qn For a fancy 9 inch white deep ... -i, I fc. dow Shades, all colors dish. Ask to see them. Qz-> 10k lSUaf«bi."eVS“uX.: — 8c ,or “ SBpolb Hc Fl " “ "- h Ix.plMto’rS'toTiortlt'i Q C l»r >h< b.,1 r«l ««.. 8c For. to« y »l,io. -mnl-porc.- , - Fllr ,|| o( 35 „ nt to 24c, for this sale only. U V Shades-all colors. for a package of lain cream pitcher. IOC | xwn | Ki ————— Oly Rising Sun Stove Polish. IT Qtzj for all our Ladles’ Summer r» Q for Marseilles Bed Spreads, 1 Of* For a set of six covered jelly OC p or 1 lx'whips. J Corsets. Worth 50c and 75c QOV Worth 85 cents. sm for a box of ■ A Kltw’*'"- — Lewis' Lye. —1 ftp ~ hor 25c whips. | A for fancy checked Dress Good.* /A | ia for White Crochet Bed ‘ 4-Ro Fora doran of Mason’s quart — IO e >l-1 5c r:”' 1 38 c sc for I aiKV Dress Goods, K/l Shirt Walstsl SKfiO 1 "' • s " 1111 IhP 3« inches wide. 11l IP, Don’t forget to have them Qp for a can of w.vrw porcelain dinner set of 1 ftp For a set of six white metal Worth 25 cents "” 7 ' shown to you. Worth 81.50 Magnolia Nalmon. one hundred pieces. x teaspoons worth 25e. ...Everything must be sold within 30 davs... SALE BEGINS AUGUST 1. Come early and have first choice. Highest prices paid for Butter and Eggs. Don’t Forget the place... • « .— INEU/ FAIR STORE.

Unclaimed letters: Wm. Kelley, 'A . C. May, Schroll Schafier. The Decatur ball team will play at Delphos again one week from next Sunday. Miss Nellie Rupright of Osft|n, is the guest of Kr. and Mrs. S. E. Shamp this week. Forty Brownie overalls ( worth 2;>c. go at 19c a pair at Gus Rosenthal’s, the square man. ts Michael McGriff, J. C. F. Manley and T. E. Mann of Geneva, were business visitors in the city yesterday. Mrs. James Brunnegraff celebrated her fifty sixth birthday last Thursday. An excellent dinner was served. John E. Kern, of the Big Store, is at Grand Rapids, Michigan, buying furniture for Kern, Beeler Ac Go’s, up to date department store. The Liebenguth property, on North Second street, has been purchased by Mrs. Ashbaucher and herself and family will soon be at home in that very neat cottage. Rev. Jay Dorwin.of Pendleton, Indiana, is in the city for a few days’ visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M illiam Dorwin. His daughter Margaret accompanied him and they will remain until tomorrow. There is an old and reliable method of killing cats wh eh consists in tying their tails together and throwing them over a clothes line, where they fight each other until their eighteen lives are scratched out. What a blessing it would be if we could set one half of the Chinese Empire against the other half in some such way!

, Fifteen cents for 25c knee pants at Gus Rosenthal’s, the square man. ts For Sale Two choice building lots on Fourth street. Enquire of H. B. Heller. 2044 Frank Bell and Lawrence Hughes wheeled to Fort Wayne Sunday and saw the ball games. A merry time was had by a crowd of young folks who were entertained Sunday evening by Andrew Mylott. A. A. Arnold and M. J. Lardier, Fort Wayne boys, took Sunday dinner at the Burt and called on friends here. Left Guard Seigmund of the Michigan foot ball team, whose home is at Huntington was in the city Saturday the guest of Dick France. Don Quinn arrived home Saturday from his eastern trip. While absent he visited Lake Chatauqua, Niagara Falls and other places of interest, enjoying himself immensely. Mr. and Mrs. Alex White and the Misses Ella and Grace Ferguson, of Elhanan, Nellie and Lola Rupright, of Ossian, and Julia Daugherty, of Brazil, were visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Sutton on last Monday. Will Dorwin. of the C. A E. freight office, is enjoying his vacation this week and is sojourning on his bicycle. He left here the first of the week, going to Huntington, thence to Marion, Pendleton, Indianapolis and on through the southern part of the state. He has relaties and friends in all these cities and will no doubt eujoy himself thoroughly.

Harvey Eddington and family have removed to Pennsylvania. Large thermometer free with purchase of SIO.OO, at Gus Rosenthal’s, ts Will Schrock was initiated into the third degree of masonry Tuesday evening. A county fair would mean a great week to the people of Adams comity and we ought to have one. Policeman Joe Spies of Cleveland, Ohio, is the guest of Frank Barthel and other friends here for a few days. Messrs and Mesdames Fred Schafer, Harry Daniels and ChalmerSchaf er were the guests of Fort Wayne friends over the Sabbath. Eighteen tickets were sold Tuesday morning at the Clover Leaf depot for Kokomo and a number have been sold since then to parties wishing to attend the Red Men’s pow wow. Mrs. Samuel Kunkle of Monmouth, celebrated her seventy-sixth birthday Tuesday, and her three daughters of this city, Mrs. R. S. Peterson. Mrs. A. R. Bell and Mrs. Florence DeVilbiss and Mrs. Elsie Bollman were present to assist her in recollecting the event. A slumber party in honor of Miss Van Steuben of Allentown. Pa., was given by Miss Arbye Loch Tuesday night at her home on north Second street. Twelve young ladies were present and you know what that means—a jolly good tine. Games and other amusements including refreshments made the hours pass rapidly Tuesday evening, and an excellent breakfast was served at six o’clock Wednesday morning.

E. P. Menefee has purchased the right of Adams county for the J. C. Simmons portable fence, which has been on disphiffton Short street by Adolph Hart’s barber shop for several wed<s. The fence is one of the best th “has come to our notice for a long time. Farm rights are now for sale by E. P. Menefee, who may be seen at the office of Smith A Bell. 20 ts Heartburn. When the quantity of food taken is too large or the quality too rich heartburn is likely to follow, and especially so if the digestion has been weakened by constipation. Eat slowly and not too freely of easily digested foal. Masticate the food thoroughly. Let six hours elapse between meals and when you feel a fullness and weight in the region of the stomach after eating, indicating that you have eaten too much, take one of Chamberlran’s Stomach and Liver Tablets and the heartburn may be avoided. For sale by Polthouse, Callow A Co. j In another column may be found an advertisement for the famous and only Webster dictionary which you should read with care. This new edition known as the International is said to far exceed anything of the kind ever published, and if you need something of the kind you will do well by following the instructions in the announcement. There is no doubt but that there are many cheap reprints, of the original Webster, none of which are complete and the only safe way therefore to secure exactly what you want is to purchase from the original publishers G. &C. Merriman. Read their notice elsewhere in this issue and profit thereby.