Decatur Democrat, Volume 43, Number 52, Decatur, Adams County, 7 March 1901 — Page 8

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r rench. Mr. and Mrs. Amos Liechtv, a girl. David Lehman will start his saw mill this week. Snow all gone, plenty of mud, and wheat looks good. Miss Ida Huffman, of Bluffton, visited at Joseph Grabers last week. Rev. Moses Brennemann, of Elida, Ohio, visited here over the Sabbath. Mrs. Frank Tremp died Tuesday, February 26, and was hurried March 1, from the Alliance church. Rev. Moses Rupp, of Illinois moved out here last Friday to preach to the Defenseless Mennonites in the future. Jonas Neuenschwander, of Decatur, and Danuel Neuenschwander, of Craigville, were here to attend the funeral. D. C. Augsberger, of Bluffton, Ohio, Mrs. Katie Kauffmann, of Sterling, Ohio, and Mr. and Mrs. Jacob E. Greider, of New Carlisle, Ohio, visited their aged parents Mr. and Mrs. Christian Augsberger last week.

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West Root. Mrs. Samuel Fuhrman is on the sick list. Thomas Fisher is quite ill with the la grippe. Warren Reel spent last Thursday with relatives at Poe. Mrs. Samuel Shaekley is visiting with her patents. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Sheets. Elmer Grimsley, of Hbgland, spent last Wednesday with Mr. and Mrs. George Buck man. Forrest says it is quite cold up north. We presume he is right for he did not stay very long, The revival meeting at Mt. Pleasant came to a close last Sunday evening with fifteen conversions. Eastern Dispatch. Tillie Durr is on the sick list. The monarch inauguration took place last Monday. Schools of St. Marys township will close this and next week. James Hakes moved on the Hawk farm near Wren. Ohio, last Saturday.' Isaac Fachler and mother of Scott,' I Ohio, are visiting James Hakes and | | family. Revival meeting is lieing held at the United Brethren church at Pleasant Mills. Mr. Hilard of near Wren, Ohio. 1 moved on his farm in Blue Creek ! township, this week. L nited Brethren people at Uuion ! ehurqh in Blue Creek township, are ' holding a great revival meeting. PleiAant Mills. Henry Marz is quite ill at this writ I iug with braiu fever. Rev. Carmien is conducting a series ; of meetings at the U. B. church. William Custer spent the past week at Marion and Sweetzer with relatives. ■ Mrs. Henry Martz spent a few davs i at Decatur last week visiting frends. Grandfather Comer is at Decatur this week visiting his children and grand-children. Roy Wolford, recently from the: Philippines, was the guest of his friend. Burton Fuller, last week. Miss Addie Davis returner! home Monday from a three weeks' visit at Berne with relatives and friends. Rev. Nicholson, a Baptist minister of Van Wert, filled the pulpit at the Baptist church Sunday afternoon. Jacob Railing has purchased the Ehrosman property on Main street, i and will locate here in a short time. Mrs. Anna Williams and children, after visiting several weeks here with friends, left last week for their home at Huron. Ohio.

Burton Fuller celebrated his twenty3 second Furthday Monday at his home in.this village.'On this occasion thfollowing persons from Monroe came over to make the surprise more com plete: Howard Thompson, wife and ' Maude Thompson, Miss Blanche Wagner. Mrs. Dr Parrish, C lyde , Graham and Millard Brandyberry. >i Revs. Chas. Gant, Lathrop and j Hawkins, the spiritual and soul stir : ring evangelists of Indianapolis, closed . their successful aud interesting revival meetings at this place last Sunday evening. They left for Ohio City. ’ where they will conduct a series of meetings. While their stay here in our midst they gained many friends i who were loathe to see them leave, as ’ they have proven to be gentlemen of | the'highest type of Christianity, and 1 at any time they wish to return to this place again will receive a hearty welcome. It is our sincere wish as they go from here that God will bless them and crown their every effort in the Christian life. Monmouth. Mrs. Sarah Wilder is on the sick 1 list. Rev. Miller preached at Concord ' Sunday. Our schools held their last examination Friday. Jack Kemp is putting down a drove well for Mont Evans. Charles Bailey and sister, Minnie, visited our school last Friday. Mrs. Martin Lord was tlie guest of Grandma Magley last Thursday. Sherman Kunkle and lady attended church at Mt. Pleasant Friday evening. Roy Wolford visited with Burton Fuller at Pleasant Mills last Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Lewton visited with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Magley jSunday. Johnnie Magley and best girl atI tended church at Mt. Pleasant last : Friday evening. John Wolford's house caught fire last Sunday noon, but was extinguish ed before much damage was done. L. N. Grandstaff, John Wolford, ’and Philip and George Schiferstein spent last Saturday evening with B. F. Kizer and wife at Decatur. The house on the Samuel Dutcher farm which was occupied by Samuel Shaekley, burned with all its contents last Thursday morning l>etween 3 and I o'clock. The loss was about SSOO, with $350 insurance on building. The i contents were not insured. On last Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bohnke, two miles east of this place occurred | the marriage of their daughter. Miss Henrietta, to Mr. Emile .Wilder of

Hoagland. After the ceremony by Rev. Miller of Hoagland, the bride and groom with several invited guests sat down to a table loaded with all of the luxuries that could possibly lie piled upon it. The bride and groom are both swell known young people of Root township. They will reside on the Studabaker farm near Decatur. The itemizer wishes Mr. and Mrs. Wilder a happy married life. Pleasant Valley. Abe Hahn and wife are rejoicing over the arrival of a big boy. Literary convenes on the first L riday night after church breaks. There was no literary last Friday evening, on account of church. The timber for a new barn has lieen placed on the ground at Sam Martz s. G. R. Martz has been visiting in our neighliorhood for the last three or four days. The Valley people assisted by Rev. Harlo Mann, commenced a protracted meeting here last week. The Rev. Benjamin H. Hutchins will lie here next Saturday to take charge of the meeting. Steele. Mrs. Wash Gilpin is very ill. Mrs. Miller is very low at this writing. Solomon Hettier's house and contents burned last Sunday. Fred Myers purchased a valuable cow of C. A. Krugh last Monday. Meeting at the Union church is still in progress and much interest is being manifested. There will be a literary at the M. E. church next Saturday evening. All are invited to attend. Mrs. Rosa Krugh. who has been confined to her lied for two weeks is able to be up and around. The friends and neighbors of Solomon Hettier gathered at his home last Monday to get out timber for a new house. There will be a pike meeting held at the Kinsey, school house next ! Thursday evening. All who are in- ■ terested in good roads should come [out. Linn Grove. Fred Hoffmann made a business trip to Moreland, Ludlow Falls ami Richmond last week. George Cronin of Continental. Ohio, ■ moved to our town last week. George is a plasterer by profession. An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. David Runyon died on the Sabbath. It was one of a pair of twins, aged about one month. Joseph Liddy was, prospecting for contract business for the firm of Hoffmann & Liddy at LaOtto, Ind., the first of last week. M. L. Kizer will make sale of his I>ersonal property on the 19th inst. after which he will become a citizen of St. Marys township. The death of Miss Bertha Neuenschwander occurred at her parental home at A era Cruz Monday, at the age of about 10 years. David Augsbenrer nf Bluffton.Ohio, is a visitor at the parental home. He will change his residence to Pandora. Ohio, in the near future. A party have leased a block of 350 acres of land in Hartford township just east of Domestic, and will develop for oil at once. We wish them a successful enterprise.

Monroe. Born, to Abe Hahn and wife a boy. Frank Smith has been very sick, as the result of a backset of ’ stomach trouble. Messrs. William Graham. W. C. Andrews and Schiman of Monroe, are busy buying and shipping stock. Miss Mae Sells, who has for some time been confined to her home is out again to the delight of her many friends. The meeting at the M E. church has been progressing with considerable interest. Several conversions and many mourners are reported. Several of Monroe’s business men. beginning with Monday night, have closed their place of business from < :30 to 9:30 so thev can attend church services. Quite a good idea. The house of Henry Richard was broken into by thieves one night last w< ek. They succeeded in tearing the top off the cupljoard where a large sum of money was concealed. Nothing is reported taken. Take notice, it has again come to your correspondent’s ears that there will be a debate at the high school building next Friday. The question is. Resolved, That fortune or wealth has done more to degrade man than love. ~ Yo »v., . corr ® B P°ndent interviewed Mr. \\ ilham Scherer of south of Monroe, whose horses were reported to have been dangerously ill and only saved by the timely appearance of Dr. Leßruii. The Journal man must l»ve got rattled as the horses have not been critically ill. Z (). Lewellen is one among the the busiest men in town, liesides buzzing wood and getting his tile mill ready for spring work, his presence is constantly demanded in the vard loading tile. He says that he has only a limited supply of tile on hand which are 6, 10 and 15 inch. Co ni( . quick before they are all gone. Your itemize; has certainly to sav some words in favor of Monroe’i young ladies. Why thev can go U

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church without having enough gum stowed away in their aperture called mouth, to fasten a fellow to one of the church seats if he sits upon it. This is glorious news to the boys, their purses will not run low on that account. Magley. Magley has come to life once more. Born to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Fran higer, a girl. Robert Case is buying and shipping corn to the east. S. M. Wolf will build a new house in the near future. Henry Peters, of Decatur, Sundayed with Otto Reppert and wife. Several of our farmers were at Decatur Saturday on business Will Beineke is general manager of the saw and picket mill of Magley. Mrs. Scott contemplates building an addition to her house on Market street. Rev. Carder, of Craigville, preaches at Little \ ine every Sunday and Sunday night.

A. R. Schlickman believes in being up to date, he has bought him a rnb tier tired buggy. George McGill has resumed his place at the depot again after an illness of a few weeks. Prof. Myers has organized a singing class at the Barger school for the benefit of the school. Ed Auman has accepted a positkm with < Its A Stucky, of Decatur,as road master. We hope you success Ed. Ernest Kritzman returned home from Fort M ayne Monday, where lie has been taking treatment for his health. Melven Smith and Grant Ball has hauler! several car loads of logs this winter for the Sheldon Hoop Factory. Grandfather Pingle met with a sad accident while returning home from Decatur last Friday. While crowing over the C. & E. railroad west of De catur, he did not notice an approaching train until it struck his buggy the engine killed the horse, smashed the buggy all to pieces and strange to say never hurt the old man. Robt Niblick, one of the oldest pioneers of Kirkland township, died while on a visit in Tennesee, he was borne in Tauscarauas county, Ohio, in 1624. and was over 77 years old; he t" °i! , Bol< i ier ' was » member of vo. E. 12th, Indiana regiment and

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was with Sherman on his march to the sea. The roads are getting very muddy and we think the people of Kirkland ; township will soon realize what great i benefit the two proposed macadamized roads would be to them, there is no improvement that will value your farm or speak better for your communitv than good roads. The election will lie held March 16. ami let every voter come out and due their just duty by voting for lioth roads. APPLICATION FOR LIQWH LICENSE Totbe citizens of the town Gei • va and Wabash township, In Adams count v, Matt of Indiana: Notice ill hereby gi wo that I. tin .niereizßcd L. <;. Botkins, a male inh i ! rant (if th* State of Indiana, over the age of2l yeari, will make application to the Lord of coniai-atotr Diev* AutiuMi county. Mid >imti u’ innmna. at the mxt regular > •••on of *h 1 Imaniof oouiniaaioncn of m id county i ' e«»amencing on Aral Monday Id April. 1 «•!,fori license to sHI spiritual. vluoh- and malt liquors in les* quantities than a quirt at i time, to be gold and drank as :i 'everageoa the priniises at my place of busii on the following described property, to: wit The lower room of a two-story brick building. located on the following described rea< estate; Commencing Ift feet west of the northeast corner of mint 113. Studebakei A >ha< Wheel Co’s, third addition to the -unor Geneva. t hence south at right ao- • with Line street 132 feet to th»* south lit "I said lot. tb(?nc» we>i with said line 21 tert. thence north at right angle with Lint tothe Dorth line of said lot. thence e:»*t with said line 21 feet to place of beginning -■ tic* room haft openings in front and rear an-l in slieis >0 by feet, with partition h*ft n irtbfroa ■outh end of building, used a* < < re room. |, G. BOTKII* March ft. IWI — ~ i* MARKETS. OORRECTKD BT J. D. HALE, GRUS MEI’ CHANT, DKCATI R, IND. Wheat, newl ’’ Corn, per cwt, yellow (new ■ Corn, per cwt. (new) mixed ’’l Oats, new--Rye Barley l " | Clover seed 5 s* l n hH " | Timothy 1 so<« 2 <JO I Potatoes, per bu J® Eggs, fresh '■ Butter V Chickens Ducks J* Turkeys * Geese Wool Wool, washed 20 and - Hogs 500 TOLEDO MARKETS. FEB. 27, 1:30 P. •• >79 si May wheat ' Cash corn No. 2 nixed, cash... * May corn ’l* Prune clover" w