Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 2 May 1901 — Page 5

Cristoe’s Smoke House, r Next door to Postoffice. 5-13 “A Wise Woman" at opera house May eight. John S. Bowers was a business visitor at Chicago the first of the week. Several fishing enthusiasts are con teinplating a trip to Rome City within a few days. You can’t afford to miss a “Wise Woman” at opera house Wednesday, May eight. The High school are arranging to take a band with them to the Portland contest tomorrow. Guaranteed to be the best comedy ever in the city a “Wise Woman” at opera house Wednesday, May 8. Mr. and Mrs. Ezra Mallonee will leave for sew Hampshire next Tuesday where they will make their future home. Miss Stella Johnson is very sickwith brain fever at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Johnson, south of town. The six years old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Brandybe/ry is quite ill with symptoms of appendicitis, having been sick since Monday. John Stoneburner is improving rather slowly from his illness spoken of last week and it is believed wdl be able to be on duty before a great while. John S. Peterson and family arrived home Tuesday evening from Indianapolis and Alexandria where they have been visiting friends and relatives for a week past. Try enamel porcelian paint when you are painting your lawn seats and porch chairs. Costs no more than other paints and gives bright glasslike effect. R. B. Gregory & Co. 8-4 W. 11. Niblick as administrator of the Miesse estate, advertises a sale of real and jiersonal property, the same to take place at the law office of James T. Merryman, on and after May 31. The family of E. S. Carroll arrived Tuesday morning from their home in Ohio. They will occupy the Adams property on Winchester street. Mr. Carroll is the new owner of the elevators here and in surrounding towns. S. W. Hale was in the city from Geneva Tuesday and among other things informed us that next Monday himself and daughter Clara will leave for Washington. D. C., at which place they will attend the National Conference of Charity. Mr. Hale goes as a representative of the Eastern Insane Asylum at Richmond, with which he has been connected as trustee for the past ten or twelve years.

SPECIAL SUIT SALE. Every garment sold at a sacrifice. Sale now in progress Some Rare Opportunities! Bargains Well Worth Seeing. FINE LADIE S MAN TAILORED SUITS.—Very latest styles and colors, fine taffeta lined -p "■ . * jackets, worth $25.00; this sale WlliuU EXTRA FINE QUALITY SUITS that were $18.50 to $20.00, fine taffetta lined jackets, very newest 0.. | I ft shaped skirt and jacket; your choice this sale.. .vl4i3U / I MAN TAILORED SUITS in Black, Castor and Brown, // 11 vb taffetta lined jackets, new flare skirts, a bar- ._- gain at $15.00; this sale vllidU ALL TAILORED SUITS that sold from $ll.OO to $12.50, ——l fine shaped jackets, new Hare skirts, your choice j-n Tt, at this sale. sUiuU BARGAINS IN SEPARATE SKIRTS—Finely trimmed iTWL black skirts, new flare shape, a bargain at $7.50 to I 8.50; this sale JOiuU Pa All silk skirts will be sold at a great sacrifice regardlesss of I PA\ what they cost. / |\\\ Make Your Selections Early. NIBLICK & CO. “•****- fMM\ ‘ . J

Ma'vS.“ <"*“ b °»”' Gus Christen is working at Page Blackburn s drug store this week. If you miss a “Wise Woman” you will lie sorry. At opera house Wednesday, May 8. Fredrick Murphy in the “Wise J’ oman at opera house Wednesday evening, May 8. J Unclaimed letters are for Mrs. Jennie Hardbeck, John Byers, Will Counterman, Matie Baxter. See our line of wall paper before buying. We have all kinds and prices to suit you. R. R. Gregory & Co. 8-4 Trustee Rupright of Preble township, is going to erect a school house VI, 00 district number six, near Magley. A frame building to be used as a mercantile room ift being erected by M. 1-. Rice on his property near the Hower gi.x-ery, Dick Erwin sowed his oats Monday. It must not oe inferred that this is his first crop, as Dick is no spring chicken any way you take him. . The jury in the Eckert perjury case disagreed after being out about thirty hours. The case was dismissed Saturday morning upon motion of the plaintiff. Page Blackburn is putting in a handsome onyx soda fountain which will be an ornament to his store and we doubt not will do a share of the business the coming season. The Masons are preparing for a big banquet in about two weeks when three candidates, Messrs. Carson, Adams and Heller will be taken into the lodge. Several visiting delegations will be present. David D. Coffee is one of the boys who is walking lightly this week and wears one of those broad smiles which without further expression tells that a l»oy has arrived at his home. The event occurred Saturday night. Jacob J. Swartz was in court Thursday and plead guilty to two grand jury indictments for solemnizing marriages without licenses. He was fined five dollars and costs in each case and a third case was dismissed upon his promise to obey the law in the future. Notice to Cltv Water Consumers. I hereby wish to notify all persons who are delinquent on city water accounts, that the books have been charged up to January 1, 1901, on all meter and past due accounts, and the said books are at City Treasurer Wm. Archbold’s office, and every one knowing themselves in arrears for water are requested to settle the same on or before April 20, 1901, or 10 per cent, penalty will Ix 3 attached after that date. H. B. Knoff, W. W. Supt. Its

Banker Niblick was looking after business at Geneva yesterday. The best ever in the city by far a “Wise Woman” at opera house Wednesday, May 8. Miss Marie Lamour in the “Wise Woman” at opera house Wednesday evening, May 8. Important change of time on Clover Leaf Route Sunday, April 28, 1901. Get information of local agent. 7-2 A trip to “coontown” by a company of colored folks held the boards at Bosse's opera house Tuesday evening. B. Kalver & Sou will pay 40c per 100 pounds for mixed iron, 50c per 100 pounds for rags and 5c per pound for rubber. ts Enamel porcelain paint. Semething new, will not crack; any one can apply it. All colors at R. B. Gregory & Company’s. 8-4 N. C. Coverdale the news dealer’ made a flying business trip to Marion’ Anderson, .Alexandria and other gas belt cities the latter part of last week. A beautiful daughter is a new addition at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Keubler since Sunday morning and everybody connected therewith are happy and doing well. After a three weeks visit in Winchester, Winifred Ellingham accompanied by her aunt, Mrs. B. S. Hunt, arrived in the city Tuesday. The latter has already returned home. Lost, strayed or stolen from the stable of Edward Johnson on Fourth street, a sorrel horse six years old. Any information leading to his recovery will be liberally rewarded. Edward Johnson. Rev. C. G. Hudson addressed the members of the I. O. O. F. and Rebekah orders Sunday morn ingin honor of the 26th anniversary of the Odd Fellows lodge in this city. The sermon was appropriate and interesting and was attended by the lodge in a body. The body of Roy McCoy, a soldier of the 39th regiment, who died in the Philippine Islands more than a year ago came in on the Chicago A Erie railway Monday morning and was sent north over the G. R. & I. to his home in Michigan. The express charges from San Francisco were eighty five dollars. A powerful chapter from one of the most remarkable of recorded human experiences, appears in McClure’s Magazine for May Captain Alfred Dreyfus’s own story of his arrest, degradation and transportation to Devil’s Isle. To this story is added a portion of the diary kept by Dreyfus on the island, for his wife, and referred to so ofter and so mysteriously in the Rennes trial, but never made public.

BOARD OF EDUCATION. I Important Session Held In This City Yesterday — Resolutions Adopted. The annual meeting of the County ' Board of Education met yesterday I at the office of county Superintendent } Brandyberry. That worthy officer 5 presided and D. B. Erwin was select-1 [ ed as secretary. The board consists [ of the townsnip trustees and thepresi- S dents of the boards at Berne. Geneva, I and Decatur. All were present ex 1 cepting William D. Hoffmann, of I Kirkland township. Resolutions were adopted as follows: Ist. That here- c after the county institute Ire held dur- t ing the month of August of each year [ and that teachers who attend said S institute be allowed the regular per £ diem as provided for by law for his S attendance. 2nd. Resolved that we g employ no teacher whose license is S issued prior to January 1, 1901. pro- | vided that this resolution shall not fi apply to those teachers whose wages 0 are not controlled by the law gover- | ing teachers wages and passed by the 0 legislature of 1901. • 3rd. Candidates Q for graduation must have completed J full eight years work. Teachers are to reccommend for graduates only S pupils who have passed successfully (5 the bi-monthly examinations furnish i 0 ed by the state. 4th. No pupil shall be r i admitted or continued in the public B schools who is known to be afflicted « with a contagious or loathsome dis- g ease or who comes from a family f where such disease prevails. sth. j The county superintendent is hereby f ordered and directed to grade closely E and accurately all applicants for I teachers’ licenses, taking into consid- t eration applicant’s fitness and the b special preparations they have made f for teaching. The members also dis- E cussed many important school ques- 5 tions of the day and among other f things repaired to Moser's gallery ( where they were photographed in a j body. The board will hold another meeting next Monday at which time ' they will elect a truant officer. The Marion base ball club were ' guests of the Burt House Monday i morning, on their way home from j Grand Rapids, where they defeated the team of that city on Sunday. The I team carries sixteen players and is one of the best in the Western association. Fred Hoffman and family have moved to this city from their home in Linn Grove, and are cozily domiciled in the Rosenthal property on First street. Mr. Hoffman is taking to the change very readily and will be a fullfledged residenter before he actually knows it. William Walker, arrested some time ago charged with stealing coal from the C. & E. railway company, was released Thursday. The coal supposed I to have been stolen was pieces that had fallen off and it was impossible to prove the ownership of same, hence his release. Among the Genevaites in the city yesterday were Michael McGriff, Trustee Macklin. P. K. Kinney, S. W. Hale, John Kelley, Adolph Schugg, anil from Berne there were Postmaster Lehman, Sam Simison, Emil Franz, H. S. Michand, J. W. Craig, Charles Sullivan, and several others whose names we failed to get. The last state legislature in dealing with the question of veterinary medicine passed a bill that eliminates all the small fry, who heretofore have ministered to the wants of suffering horses, cattle, etc., and delegate such I practice only to regular graduates of | veterinary colleges. The man who tries to cure his neighbor’s dog of distemper by giving him gunpoder in a piece of»fat meat is liable to a fine unless he has a veterinary surgeons diploma. Erie Excursions to Pan American Exposition commencing April 30th, the Chicago & Erie railroad will sell excursion tickets to Buffalo for the Pan-American Exposition. Weekly excursions on May 7,14, 21, and 28 with 5 days limit, one fare rate plus JI.OO, On all through tickets to eastern points stop overs will be granted at Buffaloand Chautauqua Lake. For information regarding rates and time of trains, cad on your nearest Erie agent or W. S. Morrison, T. P. A.. Erie R. R., Huntington. Ind. .-5 The Metropolitan Life Insurance company, of New York, held its State convention at Indianapolis ou Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. J. T. W. Luckey, assistant superintendent in this city, and Rev. J. W. Riley wer« in attendance. Rev. Rilev began wuih for the company early last fall and has written a sufficient amount of insurance to entitle him to attend the convention free of all expenses Only one other agent in the Fort Wayne district won such an honor and that was Mr. Drummond,of Decatur. Their names were published in the New York Bulletin and a cash bonus sent them with letters from the home office. | Huntington Herald. The attraction which is to appear at the opera house Wednesday, May 8, is one of the best on the road this season and should draw an immense audience. Miss Marie Lamour. the star of the company, had a world of experience as a member of Augustin ' Daly’s company in New York for a number of years, and her success therefore at the bead of her own company, when one pauses to consider the exceptional advantages she has enjoyed, is not to be wondered at. J The supporting company includes many well known names, among which is that of Frederick Murphy, | i last season leading man for Julia ' Marlowe. Mr. Murphy is occupying j a similar position in the Lamour or-1 ganiiation.

c per cent saving in your purchase. JJ2 worth for $9 I S9X3O j i FOR ONE WEEK ONLY I IrX X Jt JU i | Www O | I B yli I z —1 ||j 150 fine Men's Suits to select from. Made of || S 0 fine all wool fancy worsteds, cashmeres, HI serge and other new stylish woolens. Positively always sold at SIO.OO to $12.00. These sB B goods are the plums of this season and only g our advantageous purchase and close cash gjn g selling enables us to offer same at this re- g z® markably low price. Always looking out for g® the advantage of our patrons we make this B reduction so early in the season to give you z® B all the benefit. Call early and get first choice i I I Gus Rosenthal The Square Man Second Street, Decatur, Ind. R. B. Gregory & Co. | :i I Fine Line of j: - Wall Paper, : ]Ji Guiles Mouldings, j i Paints Varnishes. [ House, Sign and i j Carriage Painting. [ j Capital Citv Paints, J i 1 Guaranteed for five Years. I North of Court House. | -wxr-wr—ir—v w warv’V-v-o' sr w-v w w ' w w w -v-w-v-wrwJ.w v-ir-M -wr w »r- w ir-w

.•’rank Foreman of Berne, is one of I the witnesses in the forgery cast’. J. R. Graber, the efficient manager at the county farm, marketer! five brawney steers Monday morning that weighed 12,680 pounds and brought j $634. They were beauties of their kind, as the price fairly indicates and again demonstrates the good judg ; ment of the commissioners in retaining such a practical farmer in charge I of the county’s property. Jim Corbett, him with pompadour | chicgnon, has announced in a firm tone that he has forever abandoned the | ring. Jim has been doing a monologue stunt the past season and his ! success in the Ezra Kendall line has ! decided him to unit the square circle once-more. He says he will never Ixix an exhibition or don the padded I mitts for any purpose whatever. Vave I Pompadour. A woma* cries ten times out of wounded vanity where she cries once out of really wounded feelings. And i each one of the ten times does her good. Let your wounded vanity smart all that it will, for vanity is a I kind of “proud flesh" of the humane soul that has to l>e treated with sharp caustic every little while to keep it j from becoming an excrescence that will disfigure the whole character.

The following problem which we find in a valued exchange is respectfully referred to the graduating class of the city schools: “A boy ten years old has a little sister who weighs 16 pounds, and he gets tired of holding her the minutes. When he is twice as old how long will it take him to get tired bolding someone else’s sister who weighs 123 pounds?” Hartford City merchants are talking of organizing a ViOdXW building association to put up notiser to rent to factory employees. It seems to be the only solution of the present trouble experienced by those who wish to locate in that town but are unable to secure houses in which to live. Montpelier could make good use of a similar company. Montpelier Herald. No broader distinction can be made Iretween men than that which divides them into two classes. To the first class belong those who always have a goal excuse why the thing required cannot lie done. The second class is composed of those who manage to do. Foremost of all this latter class stands out the figure of General De Wet. Allen Saugree, who has just returned from the Transvaal, draws a vivid ' picture of the character of this most remarkable general of modern times for the May Cosmopolitan, and the article is illustrated.