Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 2, Decatur, Adams County, 21 March 1901 — Page 8

(Eastern Dispatch. Sunday was the most elegant day of spring for 1901. H. Hakes visited his cousin, James Hakes and family, near Wren. Ohio, last Sunday. Frank Winans, of Pleasant Mills,* has gone to Fort Wayne to study to be an electrietiau. Our wishes for success go with him. One of the greatest reforms of today under agitation is the reform in spelling which was thoroughly discussed before the N. E. A. (ft Chicago during their last meeting. It is interestmgto note that the reform is a kind of an abbreviation, as enuf for enough, tho for though, vext for vexed, etc., and eleven of the largest cities east of the rocky mountains indorse it. Hines. Otto Bleeke and wife a brand new girl. John Sheets went to Dixon. Ohio, Monday on business. A small girl came to the home of Henry Bittner to stay. Geo. Oler moved Tuesday into the Robt I’eeples homestead. Alton Wherry has a sick horse with no hopes of it getting well. Rosie Beatty has accepted a clerkship in the postoffice here. Clayton Stevens has moved into the John Miller house east of here. Our merchants have added a new line of horse collars and sweat pads. Charles Peckham who has been confined to the house all winter with kidney trouble, is slowly improving. John Ehrman's house came very near burning down last Monday. The tire was discovered in the closet and burned nearly all of their clothing. Peterson. E. Beery was seen in our burg Monday. Isreal Stoneburner is much lietter at this writing. Austin Straub will work for David Werling this summer. Poverty Hope has engaged his board of V. T. Linker. Samuel Weldy and his father have purchased a line herd of Texas cattle. H. A. Briner, Peterson’s hustling merchant, intends to build a new house this spring. William Martin has accepted a position at Washington. He intends to move in the near future. “The mud turtles" were awakened Saturday. The intelligent people let them know that “prosperity" and pikes go hand in hand. The students of the Peterson high school will give an entertainment Friday night, March 22. They will be assisted by Miss Hill and Falk’s orchestra. '

We’re Making a Spread j ' —— I !n nr largfe size Marsielles Quilt, satin finish— /hn nr j Zk four excellent patterns. This spread is sold every- /L / | h where at $3.50 to $4.00. While this lot lasts we A/ JJ L.UU will make a price of U/L.UU CARPETS. WOOL INGRAIN.—OnIy a few patterns, but AC T 1 tlie price is ten cents less than elsewhere, at QC- . W( i'\ L L , NIONS -“ Extra Iar £ e assortment of pat- Ar ■jfjC terns Extra heavy weight. Sold everywhere at 40 and Vv 45 cents, our price ' * JJC COTTON L N lONS.—Others ask 30c but that is too QT L much when you can buy them of us for / fl C * _ i CARPIiTS.—We have one style, extra heavy, AF | at this price Axminsters and Welton Velvets CUT WITHOUT WASTE. ‘ I . j —————— —_ —1 ij I LINOLEUMS laid free of charge and laid right. boston store j Kuebler & Moltz Co. j q q p gj ock

French Township. Schools close this week. Miss Fanny Stucky has the grippe. Mrs. Adella Strahn will move to Dunkirk soon. I John S. Moser visited the county infirmary Saturday. David Lehman flashed sawing lumber last Friday. John Gerber sold his driving horse to David Luginbill. Levi Augsburger was a business visitor at Decatur, Saturday. David J. Moser sold his farm to Ulerick Rinehard for $5,000. Miss Lydia Luginbill returned from a visit in Allen county last week. Levi Augsburger will employ about twelve men at his stone quarries next summer. Oral Gilliom will build a barn, John Huser a house and David Lehman a buggy shed this spring. The old Nicholas Stuckey farm was sold to their son-in-law, Christian Stuckey, of Illinois, for 52500. R. B. Ruff of the Reformed Orphanage of Fort Wayne, was here last week and employed Mark Yager to assist on the farm for one vear. Bobo. E. H. Hillyard was at Decatur last Saturday. A. Chatman is somewhat improved, I but is quite low yet. Henry Colter is sawing lumber for the new church at Bobo. Mrs. Chatman is very low and her recovery is very doubtful. Rev. E. H. Peters says he has a splendid meeting at Monroe. Jacob Shell had his right eye hurt | Saturday while hauling fodder. Kit Carson was in Bobo last Sun day. He is fireman on the Erie railroad. Mrs. Kohlhorst died from the operation of having a tumor taken from her stomach. Wm. Martin, who has the contract to build the new church at Bobo, has moved here. Wm Martin and Daniel Sparer commenced their building last week and wdl soon be ready for the brick masons. Pleasant Mills has another attrac-1 tion. The Pentieosts have left and now a Seventh Day Adventist has , come and says that his church is the only way live. You ought to see the Bobo bovs since the 15, they all joined the anti cigarette society and now wear the ribbon. The officers of the anti-cig arette society are as follows: President. Harry Bunner; vice president, Charles Middleton; sec'y. B. F. Colter; treasurer, Ben Koos.

Steele. Grandma Miller is quite poorly. Rev. E. H. Peters was seen in our midst last Tuesday. Huber Holmes Sundayed with E. R. Merriman and family. Zella Bartling took dinner with Miss Sylvia Ray last Sunday. C. A. Krugh moved his goods from the Bartling place last Monday. McAlhaney & Krugh purchased a new buggy of Green Tumblesou. Wm. Craford of Decatur, was at this place on business last Tuesday. W. V. Merriman and mother wen' at Decatur last Monday on business. Ohmer Elzey’s babe which was not expected to live, is now in a fairway to recovery. Our roads were quite badly torn up by a steam engine passing through here last Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Adam Syphers moved to Berne last Monday, where they expect to make their future home. The Epworth League did not have their literary last Saturday night on account of' bad roads and rainy weather. All of the schools closed last Friday in Blue Creek township, except dis trict No. 7. which wdl close next Thursday. Chester Shiner sold his half interest in the blacksmith shop to Wm. Boze, and has gone to look up a location elsewhere. There will lie an Easter entertainment at the M. E. church on Easter Sunday. Everybody is cordially in j vited to attend. Monroe. W. S. Smith was at Decatur on business Tuesday. John Hocker will go on the railroad soon as a mail clerk. Monroe sidewalks are being made of the finest sawdust. Meeting is still in progress, and the conversions number in the fifties. Mrs. Sol Linn of Decatur, was the guest of Mrs. William Graham last Monday. H. C. Andrews has sold his butcher shop here to John Hammah of Washington township. Twenty-five scholars of Monroe and other nearby schools passed the diploma examination Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Reaffy have been quite sick for some time, but are reported to be some better at this writing. Walton Johnson accompanied by Albert Everhart departed for Nogales.

Arizona. A number of their friends accompanied them to Decatur. William Hendricks arrived home last Friday morning from Wisconsin where he went to attend his brother s funeral. He arrived there too late to see his brot her. John Knavel got his hand caught in the saw Monday while working at tne hub factory. His third finger was taken off at the third and his second at the second joint. William Wagoner fell and broke his thigh one day last week while driving some hogs. It is reported that one of the hogs ran under him and throwing him to the ground. Linn Grove. Moses Augsberger was at Decatur Thursday of last week. Weslev Hoffman returned from the Indianapolis law school I riday last. John G. Adler is constructing some later design book cast's which are worthy of your inspection. Edwin Heller left for Cincinnati Monday, where he will secure the spring stock of goods for Heller & Son. Eugene Morrow, who after sidetracking a ease of measles, returned to his commercial studies at Indianapolis Monday. Jonas Strutim. of French township, made sale of his chattels on Monday and was on his way to Dunkirk the same evening. Mrs. M. L. Kizer is visiting her parents at Pleasant Mills. She has just recovered from a very continued siege of sickness. The well on the Anderson tarm proved a failure. Tests will be made on other parts of the block and the outlook is more favorable for the making. John Baumgartner is dangerously sick with erysijielas. "Johnnie." as he is familiarly known, is a popular young man and the entire community are interested in his recovery. A. Gottschalk, of Berne, and Mr. Fitzgerald, the adjusting agent for the Hartford Fire Insurance company, made a pleasant call on Wednesday of last week and the later made a satisfactory adjustment to Mrs. Elizabeth Martin for the loss of her barn, which occured just one week previous. Western Spy. Wheat looks good. The roads are muddy. Wm. Ruckman and Rolx'rt Mann are on the sick list Miss Bertha Baker returned from Hartford City last week. Rev. I. P. Moore attended the Mennonite conference at Napinee. Indiana, last week. Wm. Heller is moving to near Lima, Ohio, where he expects to make his future home. Miss Sadie Swaggart. of Ft. Wayne is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. David Lvbia.

A few of our young students passed examination for a diploma at Berne last Saturday. E. Spangler and family and Samuel Shaekley and wife took dinner at N S. Sheets Sunday. Rev. R. C. Jones will preach his farewell sermon at Mt. Pleasant three weeks from last Sunday. G. W. Buckman is building a newhouse for W. D. Rinehart. Rev. I. P. Moore and-family will occupy it. S. P. Sheets and family entertained a jolly crowd of Mt. Pleasant young people. A lively time is reported. H. E. Butler paid 850 fora dog last week, but the 850 is more precious than the dog, for the eggs will suffer. Samuel Shaekley will leave for Elkhart where he will look for work and if pleased will send for his wife in a few weeks. Genora Ruckman suffered the loss of all her teeth last Friday. They will l)e replaced with a set of new ones in the near future. Messrs Geo. Geels and S. P. Sheets and families, Misses Essa Rinehart and Irena Elzey and Messrs Chancey Rinehart. Harvey Elzey and Charles Cook spent Sunday evening at David Lybia’s. Berne. John Moran was in town Sunday. Abe Boegli was a business caller at Decatur Tuesday. Sam Riesen is giving the democratic band boys lessons in music. Pink Ray took suddenly sick Tues day evening with a severe attack of nervousness. The Mennonite Publishing Co. is doing a rushing business in their book binding department. Jeff Lehman enlarged the postoffice last Monday night bv adding a fine section of combination boxes. Eleven of our scholars passed examination for county diplomas More Superintendent Brandybery last Sat unlay. The small child of Mr. and Mrs. James Sullivan, who has been verv sick for the last few days is improving. Peter Soldnor, who was confined to his home for the past week is able to be about again, but is still nursing a sore hand 8 Jess Kelley is teaching room No 4 in the absemm of Ed Baumgartner, whois at the bedside of his brother John, at Linn Grove. Fhreemjw phones were put in Tues-

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day, making the total drops taken now 43. Baumgartner Bros., E. M. Ray and Jacob Braun were the last ones connected. John Hammil's new paper, the Adams County Tinies, appearix! in print Wednesday morning. It is a four page paper and makes a nice appearance The Reformed congregation at their business meeting Monday afternoon, instructed their trustees to seil the old parsonage and spread before the congregation at another meeting plans for a new house. Dr. and Mrs. Reussen gave a partv in honor of Miss Aldine Soldner. Fourteen young people enjoved a pleasant evening in social games and closing the entertainment with a fine luncheon. The young people will ever remember the event. Pleasant Mills. D. E. Morris is giving his house a new coat of paint. Miss Wilma Cowan closed her school last Friday. Rev. L. D. Brown made a business tnp to Decatur last Monday. \\. J. Cowan of Decatur, spent the past week here with relatites. Rev Carmien and wife were entertained by Jesse Roe and wife last bunday. John Custer after several days visit with his parents, returned to Marion last Tuesday. Miss Carrie Bothoff returned to her home near Peterson last Friday, after a week’s visit here with relatives. Quarterly meeting convened last .Saturday and Sunday at the U. B. church, and was largely attended. • ?***! wan - who has been engaged in business at Chicago the last year, is here visiting his parents and other friends. Miss Susie Archer entertained the Misses Mmta Ritter and Dossie and Chlora ( ase at her country home last Sunday.

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Rev. E. H. Roberts of Jonesboro, j I gave a very interesting Bible lecture at the hall Monday and Tuesday even- t j ing of this week. Mrs. Fred Lackev left Tuesday fa I Spencerville, Ohio, having been called ,to the lied side of her sister who is : said to be very ill. Oscar, the seventeen year old send ■Joseph Moser, who resides a half mile south of this place, went over to Bobo : in company w ith his brother and two j other companions last Friday, where he met with a sad and painful accident in attempting to board a moving freight train. His hold slipped and he was hurled to the ground almost beneath the Hying train, his left hand was mangled in such a condition that , three of his fingers had to lie amputated. He received a very painful cut on the side of the head and besides I other injuries which will render him a : cripple for fife. He was unconscious for some time, and brought to his home where a surgeon was summoned. He is getting along as well as can be expected. Take warning, boys. MARKETS. CORRECTED BY J. D. HALE, GRAIN MERCHANT, DECATVR, IND. Wheat, new . . .J "3 Corn, per cwt, yellow (new i 53 Corn, per cwt. (new) mixed. ; >- Oats, new 22 (fl 25 Rye 45 Barley 10 (fl 43 Clover seed 5 50 @ 000 Timothy ; 1 50 (fl 2 40 Potatoes. [>er bu ' I! Eggs, fresh 1° Butter 00 Chickens 05 Ducks *’*’ Turkeys 0* Geese w Wool, unwashed 15 t0 Wool, washed 20 and 2» Hogs 5 00 TOLEDO MARKETS MARCH 20, 1:30 Wheat, new No. 2 red, cash... 1 ' May wheat Cash corn No. 2 mxed, cash... May corn . Prime clover 6 ' Welsbach mantles two for the Fair Store.