Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 37, Decatur, Adams County, 22 November 1900 — Page 8

Eastern Dispatch. Box socials are all the go. Chicken pox is emong the people of this locality. Grant Strickler will move into his new residence soon. The sportsmen are getting in full days. The game law is out. One of the Fackler boys, of Scott, 0.. is visiting James Hakes and family. S. Sims, of Blue Creek township, died last Friday morning and was buried Saturday at the Willshire cemetery. Steele. Miss Blanche Steele has returned to Van Wert. J. W. Davis is learning the barber trade at Van Wert. C. A. Krugh was at Decatur on business last Monday. Protracted meeting has begun at M. E. church at Salem. Mrs. Rosa Krugh visited at W. P. Merriman’s last .Monday. A large number attended the dedication at Mt. Hope last Sunday. Gandma Merriman returned from Indianapolis last Sunday, and is now at her grand son's W. P. Merriman. Roy Holmes returned from Michigan last Thursday with his newly made wife. We extend congratulations. The funeral of Samuel Sims was held at the Union church Saturday at 2 o'clock p. m. Interment in the Willshire cemetery. All the schools in Blue Creek township opened in full blast last Monday morning, with the exception of dist. No. 3 and ", which are having another! week’s vacation. Monomuth. Rev. Miller will preach at Concord Friday evening. Mrs. B. F. Kizer visited relatives' here last Thursday. Jacob Neuenschwander contemplates moving to Williams. Mr. and Mrs. Mont Evans went to Fulton county. Indiana, to visit relatives. Noah Neuenschwander of near Ft.' Wayne, visited relatives here last Monday. Rev. Watts has accepted a call as chaplain at the Michigan City penitentiary. and wdl move to that place. A party was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Mart Lord last Wednesday evening in honor of the return of i their son, Nlike. Mike Lord returned to Monmouth

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last Wednesday evening. He left Manilla October Ist on the transport Meade, and arrived at San Francisco Nov. Ist. He was held in quarantine for six days and on the 9th ne started for home. He has been sick since the first of July and is only a shadow of his former self, weighing only 9 s lbs. !He has many exciting and thrilling | stories to tell about the Philippine I Islands. Pleasant Mills. Frank Troutner is numbered with the sick. Grandpa Ehresman is quite poorly at this writing. George Davis and family Sundayed i in the village with friends. Trustee Yager is confined to the • house on account of a fractured knee. Miss Celia Stetler left Monday for Decatur where she will spend the week. i Peter Stein and family of Decatur. Sundayed here with Henry Stetler and family. Don’t forget the social to be given by our town schools Wednesday evening, Nov. 28. Miss Lizzie Bartling returned Mon 1 day to Fort Wayne, after spending Sunday here with her parents. Grant Roebuck left Monday for Lima, Ohio, after a several weeks visit here with relatives and friends. The Pleasant Mills schools will give a box social on Wednesday even- ' ing. Nov. 28. Everybody cordially invited to attend. The ladies of the Baptist church will give a Thanksgiving supper on I Thnrsdav evening. Nov. 29. at the I town hall. A cordial invitation is ex- ! tended to all. Come out and enjoy I the evening together. Linn Grove. Fred Hoffman made a business trip to Fountain City Tuesday. Eugene Morrow left for Indianapoilis on Mondav to take a collegiate commercial course. While on his way to town on Monday evening Albert Kindal captured an opossum, the largest of the species that has been seen here for many I years. Daniel Heller was born in Cumberland county. Marvland, August 26, 1826 and imigrated to Indiana about 1840. where he resided until his death, which occurred Nov. 17.1900. aged 74 years, 2 months and 21 days. Fred Hoffman showed us a drawing of the new school building that the firm of Hoffman Ac Liddy has just completed at Fountain City. Ind. It ' is a new departure in school building architecture, while the mechanism is

faultless which is the firm's custom regardless of profit or loss in contract. Wesley Hoffman, known as the “Boy Orator of the Wabash.” who is attending lawschoolat Indianapolis, m response to an invitation by the school officers of Fountain City, delivered ; the opening address at the dedication lof their new institution of learning , last week. Berne. F. M. Schirmeyer was ‘a callerat Berne Monday. Mrs. H. S. Michaud is on the sick | list, as is also Miss Minnie Braun. The Berne Witness is now established in its new quarters with a force of eleven. Rev. Otto, of Piqua, Ohio, filled the pulpit at the Reformed church Sunday forenoon and evening. Dr. Shank went to Portland Monday to the bedside of his brother George, who is sick with appendicitis. A democratic club was organized Friday night at Berne with some twenty members to start with. The citizens at the council meeting on Friday evening voted against buildinga sewer system with 50 to i i votes. Mrs. Anna Long, mother of Mrs. IE. T. Haeeker, west of Linn Grove, died on Wednesday of last week and was buried from the Salem church. John Brown and wife and Henry Braun, of Fort Wayne, attended the wedding of John Hilty and Miss i Katie Braun here Wednesday of last | week. A. J. Hawk returned home Thurs- ' day of last week from Indianapolis, where he attended a meeting of the 1 hoop manufacturers. He reports a good time. John C. Moran left Saturday for Decatur to take up his duties as prosecuting attorney. John has made for 1 himself during his stay here a host of I friends who wish him success in his new position as a starter for greater • achievements in the future. Pleasant Valley. Frank Hartnett is afflicted with rheumatism. Ray Barber has moved to Washington township. Elmer Cook’s father from Michigan, arrived Thursday and is visiting his i son. Durbin & Martz are husking a lot of corn with their Stevens busker, I and are doing good work. The Pleasant Valley literarv Society j will meet next Friday night for the j purpose of reorganization. The box social held at Pleasant , Valley under the direction of the

teacher. Roy Numbers, was a success socially and financially. 519.1 l was realized from the sale of the boxes and the voting contest, which will very materially increase our already exten give library. Well we have returned from our trip up Salt River, and saw many wrecks and dismantled hulks of those who have made the trip before. We saw James G. Blaine’s craft where it had struck a snag marked “Reciprocity,” and saw Ben Harrison’s boat where he deserted itin 1892,and in his haste to make the return he left , the time honored “Grandfather’s hat ’ liehind. Not seeing Grover Cleveland s boat we inquired and were iold that the fishing was not good in Salt River, and he did not stay long as he had turned to be a goldbug anyway. We saw many of different political parties, some going and some returning and had to steer clear of the different crafts or get swamped. We saw Mr. Hanna (not Mark) who run for congress against Robinson in the 12th district, but he seemed well satisfied and said, never mind, I have a good pull yet with the administration, and will get everybody in Allen county free rural mail delivery. W e saw Jud Teeple of Decatur, who said, “Open the books,” and wanted to be judge of Adams circuit court. We were surprised to see Leander Reffev up there, and asked him why he was there, “Oh! he said. I came along with my uncle who wanted to be assessor.” While returning we met Joe Johnson and he said. “Have you seen anything of Rosswell?” I thought he might be up here, as you know be was on the ticket against John Moran for prosecutor. We informed him that we had not seen Ross and we returned secure in the belief that this was our last trip up the allegorical stream of Sait River.

’Real Estate Transfers. Orville C. Fink et al. to A. Amstutz 80 acres Washington tp., $2,550. Lemuel Warmcastel to Jessie O. Smith inlots 689, 690. 691 Decatur. $350. A. S. Stuckey et al. to Joseph Sch roll iulot 101 Berne, S7OO. Winfield S. Hughes et al. to Joseph Schroll pt. lots 118 and 119 Geneva, $2,000. Charles M. Hower, et al. to Carrie Hower 50 acres Kirkland tp., $1,400. Baxter Williams et al. to Louisa Hieschey 30 acres Monroe tp.. SI,BOO. Charles Derkson to David Gerber ft. lot 731 Decatur. S2OO. Charles Derkson to Gottlieb Gerber pt. lot 731 Decatur. $l5O. Trustees M. R. E. cemetery to Thos. J. Smith lot 171 M. K. E. cemeterv, S4O. Effie P rks et al. to R. G. Lusk pt. sec. 16 Monroe tp., $l5O. Albert Werling et al. to David Werling 4 acres Preble tp.. $250.

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MARKETS. CORRECTED BY J. D. HALE, GRAIN MERCHANT, DECATUR, IND. Wheat, new-S 63 Corn, per cwt, yellow (new).... 40 Corn, per cwt. (new) mixed.... 38 Oats, new2o @22 Rye 534 Barley 33 @ 40 Clover seed.... 1 4 00 @ 5 25 Timothy.l 50 @ 2 00 Potatoes, per bu 30 Eggs, fresh 19 Butter 16 Chickens 5| Ducks 51 Turkeys 08 Geese 04 Woollß to 22 Wool, washed2s and 28 Hogs 5 00 TOLEDO MARKETS NOV. 21, 1130 P. M. Wheat, new No. 2 red. cash... .5 744 December wheat 74 j Cash corn No. 2 mxed, cash... 37 December corn 36| Prime clover 6 40

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