Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 28 March 1901 — Page 5

*-A Hot Old Time” Tuesday, April 2. No vulgarity of auy kind in “A Hot Old Time.” Big horse sale at Peoples’ Riverside barn Saturday, April 6. • The Ray,s” in "A Hot Old Time”, opera house Tuesday, April 2. Saturday, April 6, the big sale of Missouri horses takes place at Peoples’ livery barn. Surveyor McKean was at Genova yesterday attending to some business connected with his office. Hon. E. A. Huffman of Marion, attended to business here in the circuit court room several days this week. John Fetzer, with a slow, broad smile, announces he is papa of a great big boy which came to town Monday evening. Rev. L. W. A. Luckey, of Indianapolis, a former Adams county citizen, is circulating among relatives and friends here. Music and souvenirs at Roma Merryman’s annual spring millinery opening Friday and Saturday afternoon and evenings. Mrs. Jennie Todd and daughter Margaret, of Bluffton, returned home today after a short visit in the city the guest of her father and sisters. Don L. Quinn arrived home last Friday from a several weeks business trip through the south, where he represented the >Decatur Egg Case Company. John Smith, who has just returned from a trip through the south, has on exhibition at Corbett’s cigar store window a nice collection of shells and jocks which he gathered during his tour. Mr. and Mrs. John Heller and Miss Elizabeth Peterson will entertain a few friends at the hottie of the former on Madison street this evening in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cole, of Lancaster, Ohio. Mrs. Emma E. Mann returned Friday morning from a three weeks visit with Mrs. G. E. Thomas and Mrs. Mark McConnell at Cardwell Missouri. She also visited Mrs. George McKinney at Paragould, Arkansas. Employes of the Schafer, Son & Loch hardware store surprised their co laborer, Wilda Watts, Friday evening on account of his birthday anniversarv. This crowd never fail to have a goon time and this was no exception. A. Van Camp is the loser to the tune ' 1.000 by the fire of a Fort Wayne machine shop last week. His wooden . patents, the accumulation of five years, and from which all his milling! machinery was made, was destroyed I in that fire, and to replacethem means 1 a whole lot of time, expense and> money. Unfortunately no insurance was carried and the loss is a total one. I

ffe>4^|‘-S>^^|S^.{S£[S | Extraordinary Easter Offerings! / o OF HIGHEST STANDARD GRADES SEASONABLE DRY GOODS. | -g ~ g t Fashion's Latest Spring Styles. | N ew , Up-to-date Spring Dress Goods. | It is conceded by all those who attended our opening ® In this department you will find all the newest weaves and colorings fc last week that we showed the choicest new spring styles in jjfl H J S ladies wool suits and costumes for street and carJiage wear, || for this season’s newest costumes. g walking skirts, silk and cloth Eaton jackets, silk and wool skirts Our showing of the above was pronounced by all New whipcord effects, all colors, for spring, double fold, only - - |sc m the ladies to be the finest display ever made in Decatur. p Our stock is now complete. We will not disappoint g Fancy granite weaves, newest shadings, 36 inch width, only - - 25c| you either in variety of styles, new weaves and prices. Fine steam shrunk Serges and granite cloths, guaranteed, only - 50 c|| Nobby Spring Suits S Fine crepe de chine and albatros * all light shadin^s > P er y d 50c and 65c | j Well made wool suits in black and gray, worth OR Aft OtF «• S Nobby Black Dress Goods. $7-50, your choice at only . - - - uJiUU T# Vl || 0 Fine all wool suits in gray and black, a bargain OQ EA fig Prunella cloths, armures, satin soleil, venetiens, whipcords, mohair || at sl2 50, your choice only - - WUi mTM j [ g serges, fine mohairs, silk glorias, melrose henriettas and serges, black w black, new flare skirt, nobby made jackets, - OIUiUU fg P ebble cheviots > in a)1 £ rades - °ur prices and qualities we guarantee g Extra hne cloth suits in the 0(0 tn 0(C 00(1 OOR fnL « can not be equaled in this city. ■ fl very newest shape jackets, OlZiuUi 01 Jj wZUj OZJ ILU m i <• i < e.t< Nobby Eton separate jackets 0E nn V Sfl tin fin I\W I New Wash Goods and Silks. g in silk and wool - - OJiUUi oliuUj ipIUiUU / Va\\ In this line you will find the newest weaves and colorings and styles «Q New tucked silk skirts, flare bottom. /7 I ® exclusive to our store. Visit this department and be convinced. $5.00, $7.50, SIO.OO, $12.50, sls, 517.50 | | The largest open Carpet and Curtain stock in Decatur. All new patterns in all grades. t PRICES FULLY GUARANTEED. I

A Hot Old Time” Tuesday, April 2. ’ Horse sale at Riverside barn Saturday, April 6. ’ guarantees “A Hot Old Time’ to be right. i, 1 B. J. Terveer will erect a handsome two story residence just west of his ■ home this summer. arce ‘■omedias. Hot )ld Time ’ at opera house, Tuesday, April 2, Mrs. J. M Miller is very ill and her friends are alarmed over her condition. A baby boy but a few davs old died 1 uesday. Andrew Gottschalk, of Berne, at one time treasurer of Adams county, was looking after business in the city Tuesday. Roma Merryman announces her first annual millinery opening for Friday and Saturday of this week. Music and souvenirs. A. R. Bell has sold fifty-five acres of the old Rice farm to Joseph Lower the consideration being $3,500. The deal was made Tuesday. Vou will laugh as you have never laughed before if you go and see “The Ray’s” in “A Hot Old Time” at the opera house, Tuesday, April 2. Peter Forbing has purchased the Buhler lot on Jefferson street for $650. He will erect two tenement bouses upon the lot, work to begin within a few weeks. A number of people from the southern part of the county went through here Tuesday morning on their way to North Dakota where they will purchase farms and make their future homes. Two couples of Adams county citizens have been granted the necessary papers to unite them for life during the week. They are William H. Reed and Daisy Belle Stopher, Bert Rick ner and Bessie Coolmau. Miss June Merryman entertained in a needle contest at her beautiful home on North Second street Tuesday evening. The affair was in honor of Miss Josephine Niblick and her guests and was a delightful success. The wife of Dr. J. M. Miller, whose serious illness has caused her friends considerable uneasiness during the past few days, passed a very restful night, and this morning has everything in her favor to a now- speedy recovery. Otto Allen, a promising young attorney of Marion, was here Friday evening to consult with, Peterson & i France concerning a motion in the Rinkard murder case tried at Wabash ! about three weeks ago, at which time | a verdict of guilty, with the death 1 penalty was returned by the jury. I Mr. Allen went from here to Wabash , and filed the motion which will be | argued April 8.

Manager Bosse guarantees “A Hot Old Time” to be right. Bargains in horses at Peoples’River side barn, Saturday, April 6. Miss Bessie Schrock entertained a number of lady friends at six o’clock j dinner Monday evening. You can better yourself by reading ’ the annoucement in this week’s issue from Holthouse, Schulte & Go's, big clot hing store. The John Abbott repetoire company here this week carry 27 people and travel in their special car, the largest in the world. Mrs. M. B. Miller arrived in the city last Friday from Washington, D. C., and will be the guest of her daugter, Mrs. L. G. Ellingham. Bosse’s opera house should be crowded every evening this week for the John Abbott company is the best ever seen here in the way of a repertorie. Henry Hobbs, formerly a resident of here, is under arrest at Eaton, Ohio, charged with assaulting an eleven year old girl.' He came near being harshly dealt with by a mob. P. G. Powers, of Marion, is running his grocery as he believes the devil would were he permitted to deal in trade on this earth. He furnishes music and offers prizes and souvenirs as inducements. The children of Henry Kohne desire in this manner to return their heartfelt thanks to the neighbors, friends and relatives who assisted them so kindly during the illness and death of their beloved father. Night policeman Elzey stopped a fight between two well known citizens in front of the News Stand Saturdav night. The boys were just getting their coats off and in a moment more the street would have run with gore. Among the institutions of industry which have held a high rank among Decatur enterprises for years is the old Fornax Mills on First street, owned by 11. H. Bremerkamp. The latter is a hustler and believes in keeping thoroughly apace with the times and has just completed some improvements which go to prove that fact. Under the personal direction of Mr. C. G. Thompson he has refitted hie mill and placed therein a line of Thompson’s grading, purifiers and separators, which are manufactured by O. W. Conner & Co., of Wabash, Indiana, who are sole manufacturers. The results obtained By this system of separators are conceeded to be far in advance of anything heretofore attempted and mark another mile-stone in modern progress in the art of milling. While the products of this mill have always met with universal favor, with these improvements Mr. Bremerkamp positively knows that the products of his mill are not surpassed by any in the state.

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