Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 16 August 1900 — Page 8

W est Root. Warreu Reed went to Williamsport ; Monday. Charley Reed spent Sunday at Hoagland. Wm. r. Mallouee is sick with kidney tr. able. George Ruckman is building an addition to his house. Harlo Mann has commenced work on his new dwelling house. Myrtle and Ethel Rrice spent Monday with Mr-. S. H. Evans. Harry and Ben Butler thrashed 1,600 bushel of cats, this week. Sam Spangler and family spent Sunday with relatives near Curryville. Pleasant Mills. Samuel Steele and wife sjteut Sunday at Ohio City. The farmers are busy with their teams hauling stone. Edward France and wife Sundayed in the burg with friends. Mrs. John Shrank is reported quite ill at her home south of town. Wi« Garner was severely kicked by a horse Tuesday of this week. Rev. Peters will ..have special services at the M. E. church next Sunday evening. Frank Fortney and family of Monroeville. spent Sunday here with his parents. Rev. I. Jackson preached a very in- , teresting sermon at the U. B. church Sunday evening. Robert Peterson and wife of Deca-! tur. visited with John Noll and family last Sunday. Irwin Carter relumed home Monday after spending a few days at Delphos, Ohio. The Misses Goldie and Vivi Worden of Marion, are visiting relatives ' and friends here. Henrv Ashbaucher and Miss Edna Barnett were the guests of G. W Barnett and wife last Sunday. Albert Fuller of Toledo.. Ohio, joined I his family here Monday. He will remain a few days to visit with rela- | tires and friends. Mrs. D. McLeod very agreeably en- I tertained at supper Rev. Gathers and wife of the Baptist church. Decatur, at her home one evening last week. A wind storm of no small dimen- | sions passed over this section last | Sunday morning. The worst damage I was done to fruit trees and wind I pumps, quite a number in this vicinity I were blown down, and several orchards were almost entirely destroyed. We [ feel thankful that it was no worse. <

I WE’RE AFTER YOU! I TO I Attend Our August Dress Goods Sale! —'■ 1 — — — ' '** ...'■■ -■- ' — -" ~" "' ■ -' I. "I —I — - ■ , ■■! - —.... _.. — ~ - , - - . —...— . i 8 Cts. 9 Cts. 15 Cts. g PLAIDS. NOVELTIES. PLAIDS AND CHECKS. H Double width, nice range of Any goods that retails at Nice range of good styles, colors. 12’4 cts, including all the Just the thing for early Neat Plaids worth 10c per staple colorings will be fall suits. Worth 20c, g yard. This sale sold this sale at This sale I 8 Cts. 9cts. 15 Cts. | 18 Cts. 35 cts. 1 CASHMERES AND NOVELTIES. DRESS GOODS—Plaids, novelties, and & _ . . , Plumes. Choice of anything that reYour choice of any 25c quality in the tails at 50c. Choice colorings, designs house, but must be bought at this sale. and your choice at this sale for | 18 Cts. ■ 35 cts. Did You Attend Our WASH GOODS SALE? If not you still have an opportunity to secure some of the good things, 15e Plaid Crash Linen, go for , 10 cts I 5c Chalhes and Lawns .... 3 cts 50c Linen Skirts il.'. .”, i... 2»5 cts. I WE GIVE YOU YOUR MONEYS 7 WORTH I BOSTON STORE. ■ I. O. O. F. BLOCK. . KUEBLEH & MOLTZ CO. * i>l L. ■ 111 .11 <. 11 'Milt t* S a S 1 S 5 *l l * 5S 1 J , I S I< 1 >mr , n IW~* ■! 111 J~r -I ■ . r~. -I■ ■I T I- -i ■ i -t- - ■ - - - - - ■■ ... . —— >ll

French Township. Wm Reppert of Decatur, was here , last Monday. Roni, to Mr. and Mrs. John Newhouser —a girl. Abraham Bilx-rstine has rented the ; Daniel Schwartz farm. Nick Stucky visited his sick mother j at Leo. last week. Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Yoder of Wood- ■ burn, Sundayed here. Chris Luginbill and wife spent two • days at Decatur last week. Mr. and Mrs. Sol Klopfenstein of I Leo, visited here last week. Miss Fanny Stucky visited friends and relatives in Lagrange county last | week. The new Mission church held their muuthly mission meeting last Sunday evening. Considerable damage was done bv the wind storm that passed through here Sunday. G. R. Graber superintendent of the county! infirmary, was in this neighborhood last week. Sunday while at church James Brunner s horse broke loose and turn- . ed into a stall with a low shed tearing the top of his new surrey. A young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John J. Moser died Monday morning and was buried Tuesday afternoon from the Defenseless Mennonite i church. Linn Grove. Charley Helms and wife of Elwoom were visitors of Ed Huffman and fam- ! ily and other friens last week. Au advertising company passed through here Monday in the interest of the picnic to be held at Cold Water. : Ohio. Misses Mary Brimnger of Marion, and Emma and Lillie Beeler were the : guests of D. F. Hoffnann and wife the first of the week. Mr. VanEmtnons and Miss Ina Lindsey of Bluffton, spent last Sunday with her friend, Miss Myrtle I Kizer at this place. The Ensley-MeschbergerCo. crusher was put in operation last week, and the Schindler-Stauffer Co. and the Lally Co. will each start theirs about the middle of this week. Henry Morrow has sold his farm known as the Haughton property to ■John Meschberger. $3,200. considered the transfer. This is John’s second • time as owner of the farm. An advertising agent of the Capitol I Corn Starch Co.. of Indianapolis. 1 worked this place on Thursday of last j week. He travels on a unique machine I being a cross between an automobile

and a bicycle. ■ L. L. Dunbar, proprietor of our carriage works, is also a farmer of 1.0 small caliber, as he marketed twelve hundred bushels of corn at 4t*c per bushel, and a little red squirrel prompted the sale. Geneva. Indiana oil 88 cts. John Horner and family moved from this place to Muucie last Monday. Fred McWhinuev has established a . tile yard on R. R. street, and is putting in a large stock. The excursion to Rome City Tuesday *or G. A. R. day. was largely patronized by our citizens. The new oats crop is being threshed and that which is lieing hauled to this market is of excellent quality. Juday’s oil well on Bradford Hill north of the corporation line, will be completed some time this week. Fred C. Deitsch. of Porter A Ander- ' son’s drug house, was at Fort Wayne Tuesday on business for the firm. Eph Bentz of Fcrt Wayne, was in town last Wednesday attending to business and calling on old friends. Mrs. Belle Botkins went to the Fort Wayne hospital last Tuesday to receive treatment for an injured limb. Work has been resumed on the Wabash township stone road, and the job will now be rushed on* to completion. Dan Boocher and family of St. Mary’s. Ohio, are spending the week in ourmidst with triends aud relatives. Wm. Fields and family left here last Friday for Northern Michigan, where they will enjoy a ten day's outI ing. Mrs. Martha Millette. a pioneer resident of this place moved to Biuffton last Tuesday, where she will reside in the future. Will Reed, a former resident of this place, but now traveling over Illinois, is in town taking a rest aud renewing old acquaintances. Mike McGriff is arranging to build a large addition to his lievry barn. This becomes necessary on account of the increase in business. John Banning has sold his interest in the Geneva Flouring Mills to Al | Cougill, who has been the miller at the plant for many years. Fifty of our G. A, R. boys have registered for the national encampment at Chicago. They will start on Saturday morning. Aug. 25. Several showers of rain fell on this portion of the earth last Sunday, and the relief thus afforded from the very torrid weather was highly appreciated by all.

To Patron*. All of my patrons holding atlas checks should get their atlas on or lie-i fore September Ist. for after that date, they will be without value Yours I respectfully. Gus Rosenthal. Decatur. The interstate commerce cotnmis-: sion will employ inspectors to see; that that the law requiring railroads to have salty appliances on all freight i cars is carried out. Only 1,000 of the 51.000 ears operated by the Baltimore A Ohio have not been supplied, and these will not be hauled until i the improvements are made. The Pennsylvania has also sidetracked all ears not fitted according to law. A Minister’s Good Work. “i had a severe attack of bilious colic, got a bottle of Chamberlain's Cholic. Choi- ■ era aud Diarrhoea Remedy, took two j doses aud was entirely cured." saysj Rev. A. A. Power, of Emporia. Kan. i •'My neighbor across the street was sick for over a week, had two or three > bottles of medicine from the doctor. He used them for three or four days without relief, them called in another doctor who treated him for some davs and gave him no relief, so discharged him. I went over to see him the next morning. He said his bowels were in a terrible fix. that they had been running off so long that it was almost bloody flux. I asked him if he had tried Chamberlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and he said. ‘No.’ I went home and brought him rav bottle and gave him one dose; told him to take another dose in fifteen or twenty minutes if he did not feel relief, but he took no more and was entirely cured." Sold by Holthouse, Callow i Co. a Fred B. Tague, who resides on the old Gilpen farm, two and one-half miles east of Salem and four aud onehalf miles south of Willshire, commencing at nine o'clock, ou Tuesday. August 28, will hold a public sale, and will dispose of the following property: Twelve head of horses, of different ages. Forty head of cattle—seven milch cows, five fresh and two will lie soon, and other young cattle of different ages. 125 head of sheep, mostly breeding Ewes. 135 head of hogs: 12 brood sows and male hog. Binder, single reaper, mower, grain drill, sub key corn plow, walking and riding! breaking plows, harrow, hay rake, hay rope and pulleys. 120 feet; horsepower and jack belts, double and single shovel plows, feed cutter, two . pair hay ladders, hog rack, chest of tools, road wagon, 2 two horse wagons, j two sets double work harness, set. double driving harness, two sets. single harness. 200 old chickens, household furniture—two Round Oak heating stoves, cooking stove, refrige-; rator. beds and bed room suit. sofa. ’ chairs, carpets, dishware, washing | machine, and many other articles. The ■ usual terms of sale will be given. 22-t2

! Do vou hare rheumatic pains, loss : of appetite, hot dry skin, indigestion, loss of energy, puffiness under the I eves, swelling of the feet and irregular action of the bowels? These troubles come from faulty action of ; thn liver and kidnejs. Dr. J H, Me- ! Lean's Liveuand Kidnev Balm win I cun* them, jF*>r sale by Holthouse, Callow & Co. a DATCMTQ Caveats. Trade-marks. “A I til Ivi 3 nd Copyrights secure 1 promptly for moderate fees. Patent guaranteedin every case. All forms of practice relating to PENSIONS, bounty, back pay. prize money, additional’homestead claims and all kinds of Public Land business attended to with care. Burton T. Dovle A Co., Washington. D. C. G. W. Shady will sell at public ■ auction at his residence one mile west i and one-half mile south of Magley. : and two and one-half miles north of ' Craigville. on the county line, at ten o'clock a. m. on Tuesday. August 21, the following property, to-wit: Two brood mares, yearling spring colt, two spring colts, two milch cows, two 2vear old heifers, fresh soon: yearling heifer, spring calf, two Duroc brood sows, Duroc boar, seventeen head shoats, sixteen head of sheep. 2-horse wagon, carriage, set single harness, breaking plow, fence machine, twohorse cultivator, half interest in check roller, half interest in McCormick binder, set work harness, good as new; third interest in disc harrow, thirteen acres of corn in the field, three dozen Plymouth Rock chickens, turkeys and geese. Terms of sale —A credit of nine months will be given on all sums over $5; all sums under ?5 cash in hand; the purchaser giving note with two sureties. MARKETS. CORRECTED BY J. D. HALE, GRAIN MERCHANT, DECATUR, IND. Wheat, newS "2 Corn, per cwt, yellow (new).... 53 Corn, per cwt. (’new) mixed.... 51 Oats, newlß @2O Rye 1? Barlev3o @ 35 Clover seed 4 00 @ 4 50 Timothyloo @ 1 25 ! Eggs, fresh H Butter 13 I Chickens « | ' Ducks 05 ■ j Turkeys 07 Geese 04 Wool. 48 to 22 : Wool, washed2s and 28 , Hogs 5 00 TOLEDO MARKETS, AUG. 15, 1:30 P. M Wheat, new No. 2 red. cash—s 78=) i September wheat ' 8J I Cash corn No. 2 mxed, cash... 41 ; J uly corn 394 Prime clover ”40

The Fleet Early Eve„i. .. The plan of tins Pap. r generally known. the Proprietor ’ l "’ respectfully take the Lib,. r , v mitting the following Sketch the perusal of the Public ' !o The Noon Gazette will be published every day at Twel and will contain all the actual „ 1 the Nine Morning I apeTc and faithfully selected from ery Species of Misinformation and r truth will be guarded aga lUst “ 3 8* utmost care, and the C0mm,,,,.’ of real authenticated will ever be the grand ObjS o-'m Print °‘ Besides the Advantage of . the News of the Nine Mernin - P , Bah comprized in one, the Noon c. will contain a Postscript wit Article of Important may arise on the Morningot i U p J cation, so that as well as H , ml * Morning Paper, this Print w niC found little, if at all, inferior r Evening Publicatiou.-F roui T h „J J Gazette and Daily Register,' ‘° W Some Ink and H shirt I once remember having a noted u don doctor out at sea for a little am teur fishing. He would like to lollgo cuttie caught, he said. 1 him of what was likely to happen wba gaffing was on, but be did not “Surely,” he said, "I can dodge guesswork as this must be for a Ume." M I felt dubious as to the result, Beetns his white shirt was a prominent ohta through his having such an open tea Finally a cuttie took the bait and u [ drew ft toward us the doctor lost ij thought of himself and his adorncea# in bls admiration of the moveiLenti and the beautiful eyes of the creatun when in an instant, as 1 gaffed it/the whole Ink charge struck him in' throat and sadly blackened bls habiliments.—Contemporary Review, Cortly Violins. The current value of Stradirariu violins in Loudon is said to raage two £BO to £BOO. In Stradiv arias' own time one Cervetto of London received a cot signment of the master's Instrumests which he was commissioned to sell for £4 apiece. But he was oblige; tn ««1 them back, as no Englishman at tint time would buy them at any such figure. Stradivarius himself Is said ts have asked a price of 4 louis dor tor each of his violins. The Snore. A certain poet thus breaks forth: "Oh, the snore, the beautiful snore, filling the chamber from ceiling to floor? over the coverlet, under the sheet froa her wee dimpled chin to he? pretty feet; now rising aloft like a bee ia June, now sunk to the wail of a cracked bassoon; now rllutelike subsiding, then rising again, is the beautiful sun of Elizabeth Jane.”