Decatur Democrat, Volume 44, Number 38, Decatur, Adams County, 29 November 1900 — Page 5

ZHensley presents. 38tf j atneß Darkless and wife, of Paul diu£r . Ohio, are Thanksgiving guests o f peeatur friends. Number 564 is the ticket entitling e one to a five dollar pair of shoes it Murray’s drawing last night. The ticket has not yet been presented. Notice our announcements in this peek’s issue for Gus Rosenthal, Mrs. Fullenkamp and others. They are attractive and brim full of bargains for youAbout eighty witnesses and attorneysconueettd with the Bolds embez “lenient case are preparing to go to Bluffton Monday when said case is set down for trial. A representative of the Bluffton City Green house was in the city Saturday and Monday with a beautiful display of chrysanthemums, and succeeded in disposing of most of them. Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Quinn entertained at six o’clock dinner Monday evening in honor of their guest Mrs. Frank Leslie, of Van Wert. The feast was delicious and the occasion a most delightful one. You know the weather is going to get bad so you eant’t come to town along about Xmas. Why don’t you come early and go to llensiav's, select vour Holiday presents and Tave him to lay them away for you. You don’t hare to pay anything down. 38tf Chicago excursion rates for the live stock exposition at Chicago in December. the Chicago & Erie railway will sell excursion tickets to Chicago and return. Dec. 1, 2 and 3, good returning until Dec. 9. For information see Erie agents or W. S. Morrison, T. P. A., Huntington, Ind. You know that be selecting your presents at Hensley’s and having him lay them away for you for Xmas, it gives you the advantage of a large stock to select from and releives you of the burden of buying presents during the rush, it gives you plenty of time to decide and you only have *to call and ask for your package Xmas eve. 38tf A battle royal between two teams of stalwart foot ball athletes is on the program for this afternoon at Zimmerman’s park. The contestants will be the “Tigers” from Fort Wayne and the Decatur City team, and if you are a lover of this great mcxlern game you should be there at 2:30 w’ben the game is called. Mrs. Daniel Donovan, who has been at the Fort Wayne hospital for several days was operated upon yesterday for a cancerous growth of the stomach. Reports of the physician are very discouraging but her host of friends here earnestly hope she may yet recover. She has been in ill health for some time.

®TWd£Special Cloak | JO J;. ufi CUT PRICES IN DRESS GOODS. fes I New, Stylish Dress I 1 D Qi I 1 few r it- in a 1-0 -'ll Garments* We have concluded to make a great reduction in Dress M 3 111 ~ •wl’fx ' <jaL ~ Goods, and in order to do this we are going to make some hSfl In this department you will very low prices. K£3 ■IdU ’ find all the newest styles in outer Isa rrarments and at bargain prices. Fine quality Ventians, all shades, extra width, worth fifi We are making some great cuts sl.lO to $1.25. this sale while they last - - jib gQ in prices. ‘ FjfE Steam shrunk Chevoits and Serges, all newest color- IQ 11 a■ nn ings, worth 60c to 65c, this sale - - - - <fQ c mH Nobby Tan Jackets, medica color, large lappels, Ji 00 SQ full lined, worth $6.00, choice 1 'VX\ 1/4 & choice lot Plaids and Fanceys, that were 75c to £1 QO KjC per yard, elegant bargains, this sale - - - JQ Fine Kersey Jackets, newest shades, full silk lined, £7 RQ fed? worth $lO, this sale - - ' 1 —A lot Dress Goods that was jfi BN X>// \\mJx 25c to 36c, this sale - - lu K 3 Fine quality Kersey Jackets long length half back /V7 ‘ wA) BH ' • medica color, plain and apphqued, . _ SIOiOu A lot fancy Silks that were HE QSe U a bargain at £12.50, this sale - - viviw 50 cents, this sale - - Z3 e ggj High class Jackets, long ™ 1 GGo CHE 00 A choice line of Fancy Silks that silk and satin lined, worth $15.00 P J kll t 0 J I k Hll were $1 (it will pay you to Ell. fe™ p*f to £20.00, this sale, Vivi sec them) choice - uU & Pinch and Cloth Capes—ln this line you will find some Great Reductions in all Lines of I 1 cnrrll Jood bargains worth 0 4 OR Ofi Rfi Cfi Dress Goods and Silks, and you I ® feg f?om $3 to £lO a* - - 04, i3 f OO.UUI 00 will be well paid to visit this de- J I A num Fo v partment. GAllf l a / ' < ® Children’s Cloaks at a bargain. Ask to see them. JI O W Special Offerings in all Departments. Eg* || | & Gy; I

, Wmsin, Obio*. h" N “ hl ™b. tended were Mrs .1 T a Ci 3 Misses June Merrvmm hb ° ld .’ Hanna, Bessie S k ’am T , Myers and Messrs. DoVqX * Sc hrock and Earl Adams Mr and Mrs. Archbold left immediately after the ceremony for a few days’ bridal tour, expecting to arrive home the first of next week. They will be at ’ home re them own little cottage on I it th street in about two weeks. Sawyers & Helm are now proprie--1 tors and ownersof the People’s restaurant, having purchased same last Thursday evening. They took possession Friday morning and have 1 BIDC ® 1,0011 greeting old and new customers, and by the way, their busi- ■ neßs dunng the first week has been r most flattering. The new owners are . Joseph Sawyers, who for several j years has been baking for Coffee & Baker, and Harry Helm who has been connected with the City News Stand. Both are clever, popular business men with whom it is a pleasure to deal and who will do their utmost to please the trade. Mr. Helm has charge of [ the business end of affairs, while Mr. I Sawyers has his eye on affairs in the ■ bake shop. I. L. Svphers. who has been conducting the business for a ) year past and who is thus for the present at leasure, has not fully deII cided as to his future intentions, but | is thinking favorably as accepting a proffered position as traveling salesi man for a well known house. Here’s . hoping success for all concerned. It has Ireen made public that the • proposed electric line from this city to I i Fort \\ ayne is but a porion of what is t to be the longest system of traction > road in the country. The company i was incorporated at Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, with a 520.000.000 capital f and while the incorporators are Day- > ton people mostly, the capitalists bei hind it are New York men. The line is the Dayton, Fort Wayne & Cinj cinnati electric company, It will run ‘ from Cincinnati to Fort Wayne, a distance of 171 miles, passing through ' the cities of Lebanon, Dayton, CovI ington, Minster and other cities to ‘ Fort Wayne. A western division of ’ the same road is to be 99 miles in , length and is to run from Decatur to Dayton. Arrangements have already been made for floating 53.000.(XK) i worth of bonds. All righis of way have been secured, and work is to begin at the earliest date. D. W. La > Fetre. a capitalist of New York, is at i the head of the syndicate that is to f furnish the capital for taking all the ■ bonds and building the road, which I is to be a through trunk line, double coach system.

Notwithstanding the Bad Weather

1 My store has been crowded with eager buyers dur- B ® ing the past two weeks, who came to us in order to ® take advantage of the great bargains I am offering 1 1 in Dress Goods and Carpets. My great clearing out 1 i sale will only continue during the rest of this week g 1 and all of next, so if you want to take advantage of @ g it, you had better come before it is too late. During B all of next week I have decided to make a special g run on Calico, and I have cut the price to 3% cents a g | yard. During all of next week I will sell Colored || | Cotton Flannel, worth 10c and at a yard. | | | 1 I have just received a large stock of Children’s 1 Clothing, on which I will make a special run during the rest of this week and all of next week. If you 1 i are in the market for anything in Children’s Cloth- & g ing be sure and look over my extensive stock before i you purchase. Also get my prices on Lace Curtains i

GASS & MEYER, Managers.

M. FULLENKAMP.