Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 4 July 1901 — Page 5

pristoe’s Smoke House. Next door to Postoffice. 5-13 K. S. Peterson was a legal visitor at Buntington last Friday. Attorney Frank Dailey, of Bluffton, attended to business here last Friday evening. Mrs. D. D. Clark and children were the tniests of relatives at Van Wert over Sunday. Quite a number of people were in town Saturday to see the circus which failed to materalize. Attorney R. S. Peterson and son, Dick, were looking atter business of an important nature at Berne Munday. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Reid are enjoying life at Hillsdale Michigan this week having left for that destination Monday. H. H. Elliot, proprietor of the hotel Burt, was looking after his interests here yesterday, returning to Spencerville last evening. Mrs. Boyd Price, who has been very ill for several weeks, is reported no better and her condition is considered most serious. Mi. and Mrs. T. M. Reed are taking advantage of a week’s vacation for the former by visiting the numerous summer resorts of Northern Indiana. Miss Lucy Baughman is homejfrom Fort Wayne spending a two weeks vacation. She is holding a position as attendant in the feeble minded institution. Col. M. B. Miller arrived Monday morning from Washington, D. C., and will spend his summer vacation at the home of his daughter, Mrs. L. G. Ellingham. If fair weather continues over today our celebration will be a grand success, as every attraction advertised will positively be given. An enormous crowd is looked for. Mrs. Edward Haefling and baby arrived home yesterdav from a several week's visit with the former's parents at Athens, Alabama. They report a warm but a very pleasant one. Theodore Snyder, of Geneva, was here last Saturday, just having re-1 ceived his commission as a full-fledged justice of the peace. He is located at Geneva and is ready for any kind of business in his line. Celebrate today in earnest for it is the one the true American holiday when patriotism may overflow and everyone shout the joys of a libertv loving nation to the’ limit of their desires. So crowd 'er all in one day and don't forbid the boy who has longed for the occasion for six weeks past, to spend his eighteen cents for torpedoes or fire crackers.

■*— SPEC IA L —*• Wash Goods Sale During the month of July. Shirt Waists at less than cost. Ever? Vard Wash Goods Must be Sold. Fine silk muslin de soi, satin stripes and figured that sold at 50c QQ Fine quality batiste that were sold at 20c per yard, your choice to |Q 1 close at this sale IZ2 c yd Extra fine quality dimities and batiste in newest designs, a bargain at Q i2%c per yard, they go at this sale to close uc yd Fine quality batiste and dimities in nice patterns, that were 10c a 71 yard, we’ll sell them at this sale to close for | 2c yd Dimities that were 8c per yard, in new designs, a good value, we're P 1 going to sell them to close at ()2 C yd A lot of dimities that were 6c a yard, we intend to close out at the low E figure of vc yd Choice of our stock of Scotch lawns at 4c yd All shirt waists for less than cost to manufacture. Ask to see them and get your selections. Ladies, we have bargains well worth seeing. Speciol Bargains in all Departments. Niblick & Company.

J. S. Bowers was looking after business in the gas field Friday. Charles Simcoke attended to business at C hicago several days last week. Miss Anna Adler of Linn Grove visited with Miss Lilah Huffman several days last week. Mrs. J. H. Heller and daughter and Miss Lizzie Peterson left Monday for a two weeks stay at Rome City. ,K'‘v .and Mrs. W.H. Daniels of i-i ."“y “ B "V r ” tlu ’ of their children here the first of the week. Pnelaimed lettes: Mrs. Lell Smith, Barney Lower, Miss Florence MeharlaiK , J. I). Mills, Mr. Elsie Miller, A. D. hose. Wanted. Position by young man <>l __ years as fireman or assistant engineer or both. Inquire at office of Decatur Democrat. Mathias Schafer has opend his wholesale liquor house on Madison street. I’ ine wines and liquors in wholesale quantities. Mrs. Robert Bollman, of Gresham, Nebraska, left Tuesday for Peru where where she will visit relatives a few days and comtinuo on her way home. Mrs. R. Steele’s eye sight is improving slow ly but sure. She is under the treatment of Dr. Thain who comes here every Thursday at the Park Hotel. Deputy Clerk James Haefling and asssistant electrician Thomas Haefiing left yesterday for Columbus, Ohio, where they are enjoying the Fourth as guests of their brother Dick. The horse sale Saturday was a grand success and while Beery, Holthouse A Co., are well satisfied so are the buyers who secured the best bargains were ever offered it the city. Mrs. Conrad Selking, a well known lady of Root township, died Friday afternoon at the home of he son, Louis Selking. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at St. John’s church W. H. Mosher and two children, a son and daughter were struck by a Wabash train at Huntington Sunday night. The children were almost killed instantly and the father can live but a few days. At Elwood Judge Jones of the city court has a plan that makes the youth of that city walk the straight line. Four Elwood boys were convicted of malicious destruction of property. Judge Jones gave the boys a fine of sls and costs and the parents the option of paying the fine or whipping the boys in the presence of the court. The parents of three of the boys chose the whipping remedy and they flogged their offspring to the judge's satisfaction. The father of the fourth boy paid the fine, sparing the rod ter spoil the child.

Mrs. W. H. Daniels of Ft. Wayne was the guest of relatives here over Sunday. Theodore Kennedoy was at PortFriday to attend the funeral of A. E. Forrey. David Studabaker and R. B. Allison were caring for banking interests at Marion Friday. John Wilkie and family, of Delphos, Ohio, are in the city visiting relatives and celebrating the glorious Fourth. ; John D. Hale was at Rome City over Sunday, spending the day with Mrs. Hale and daughter Mrs. J. S. i Peterson. E. J. Bailey left Tuesday for Michi I gan, going from hereto Kalamazoo, from where he will make a thorough canvass of the state. C. C. Hart and wife of Portland were here Thursday on their way to Chicago. Mr. Hart is city editor of the Portland Review. Pat Burns of the Soldiers’ Home at Marion has been in town several days buying a few drinks for the boys and otherwise enjoying himself. Ed Bush representing J. F. Wild A Co., bond dealers of Indianapolis was looking 'ip business here Mondav, and found time to call and renew old friendly ties. Margurite, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Meibers, died Thursday morning. Aged about two weeks. The funeral services were held the same afternoon. The annual picnic for the children of the Parchial schools was held just south of the citv Monday. The crowd in attendance was an immense one and the usual good time was had. While in session Tuesday the commissioners appointed Robert E. Smith as superintendant of the Monroe township macadam road. They also approved the petitions of J. R. Graber to have Zilla and Dollie Garwood admitted to the feeble minded institute at Fort Wavne. An application was granted Jonathan Andrews to retail intoxicants to the citizens of Monroe. Monday at ten o’clock Teasurer Neuenscnwander received sealed bids for $9,080 worth of gravel road bonds, that being the contract price of the Peterson and Prairie macadam road which was bid in by Calvin Miller some time ago. Three bids were filed that of the Decatur National Bank being the highest, a premium of $3Ol. The bids of the Old Adams Countv Bank was $l9O premium and Campbell, Wild & Co., of Indianapolis, $227 premium. The bonds are now in the hands of the engraver and when completed will be turned over to the National Bank, they paying $9,381 for them.

REMOVAL SALE | | ' /*"\WING ths lack of room to accomodate the ever increasing number of our TO V-x patrons we have decided to change our present quarters for larger ones, Kffjl the better to be able to serve our many friends and have leased the room g-M m formerl y occupied by Kern, Brittson & Beeler. In the future, as in the past, L-ffl our utmost care will be exercised to please our customers in all respects and we f'(®j gy know our friends will follow us to our new quarters for they know our motto weII:—ALWAYS at THE TOP IN QUALITY AND at BOTTOM IN PRICE. I PRICES VIRTUALLY CUT IN HALE, I and goods must move before we vacate our present quarters, which will be ABOUT AUGUST Ist. i — i SS/1 QQ For fine all wool cassamere, chevoit and worsted suits, formerly sold at $7.50 to SIO.OO. SA Qfl For fine all wool cassamere, worsted, serge and tweeds men’s suits, formerly sold at SIO.OO to $12.50. Qft F° r worsted suits in all late uu m designs, worth $15.00 to $16.50. g® SA Qft 50 odd and single suits worth $7.50 to $12.00 must be closed out and go at $3,98 each, For men’s alpaca coats tliHI <wUL for hot weather. A piece for 50 dozen tzV fine linen collars. M 4k OKn A pair for 50 dozen first-class overalls well made throughout and worth 40c to 50c a pair. gk jk QQn For fine Madras and gXi u(JL Pigne shirt waists. g® ~k! 1 For good bov’s knee pants, B® p IOC worth 25c a pair. ' Sll Qft For men's linen and flannel crash VLuO suits worth double this amount. |® ‘‘4 QQo For boy's negligee shirts with two collars and tJt/U one pair cuffs, fast colors and wortn 50c. g® Cl QCx For fine dress suit cases made with W V steel frame and worth $2.00. g® gsj Equal Reductions on all Goods not Enumerated Above. 0 ® J3T f— With purchases amounting to $25.00, a pair of good • Horse Fly Covers. | FREE-1 ’ine Thermometer, with purchases amounting to /1000. Call early and share in the best bargains. All goods guaranteed as m represented or money cheerfully refudded. GUS ROSENTHAL. I DECATUR IND. THE SQUARE MAN J

The organization of a Board of Trade I that will upbuild our city at a rapid Irate is progressing nicely. Already an excellent start has bren made on the subscription lists and the promoters are greatly encouraged. Closing Out Sale. On account of failing health, will | close out my entire‘stock of groceries ■ and provisions at cost for cash. Don’t ask for credit. Come early and avoid the rush. G. W. Archbold & Son. 16-4 Mrs. George Maddy and Miss Jennie Congleton arrived in the city Friday from Washington. D. C.. and will visit during the summer with their mother Mrs. Congleton. Mr. Maddy will probably be home for a short stay latter in the year. Conrad Brake is home after a five months stay in Louisville, Kentucky, where he visited his daughter. He was accompanied home by his grand- | daughter who will spend sometime in I the city. Mr. Brake is looking (letter than he has for some time. State Geologist Blatchly says the small black ami white bugs commonly seen at this time of year on plum trees and other varieties of fruit trees are 1 not injurious, but. on the contrary are | a lienefit to the trees. They are young I lady bugs, which devour plant lice. Fred Macke left Tuesday for his home at Birmingham. Alabama, after a two weeks’ stay with relatives. Mrs. Macke will remain here for a while at least, anti will probably go north with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Allison. I Dr. C. V. Connell, the well known | veterinary surgeon who has been very ill for several weeks with rheumatic fever, is improving quite rapidlv at present and will soon be on duty again, unless something unforseen occurs. He was able to be out for a short drive Tuesday afternoon. Half the world seems to have found uncongenial occupations Servant girls are trying toteach; natural teach ers are tending stores; good fanners are murdering law. while Choates and Webstere are running down gixxl farms; and good farmers in turn, are farming still in Congress. James Edwards, a laborer on the streets of Elwood, who brought suit against the city to recover back nay due him under the new state wage law was given judgment for the full amount of demand, together with sll penalty and attorney fees. It is understood that nearly thirty other street lalwrera will bring similar suits unless the city decides at once to pay 20 cents |x<r hum under the law. An appeal to test the constitutionality of tne new law may be taken. The case has been closely watched by street laborers all over the state and a general move to secure the increased wage may be made soon.

Herman L. Conter Coming Home. The many friends of H. L.Conter will be sorry to learn that he has tendered his resignation as assistant cashier of the bank, and will leave July 10 for his old home in Decatur, Ind. His wife’s health has compelled him to reach this decision, the climate hete eliminating any possible hope of her restoration to health. He regrets his departure as he had become attached to this country and the many friends made during his many years sojourn among us. The best wishes of his many friends go with him. Black Hill Press The Record is sorry to announce the fact that H. L. Conter intends to leave Sturgis in a short time—as soon as he can finish up with his work in the Meade county bank, and get the business ready to turn over to his successor after his fiscal year. His wife is in such poor health that she connot come back to this altitude, and therefore the only thing to be done was resign and return to his old home in Decatur, Indiana. Sturgis will miss Conter “considerable of a good deal,” because he has always been ready to umpire a ball game, sing in a church choir, pleasantly officiate as city auditor, and all the time keep up his end as assistant cashier of of the Meade county bank May his lines be east in pleasant places. Sturgis S. D. Record. The above clippings tell the tale of the home coming of Herman L. Conter who has resigned as assistant cashier of the Meade County Bank al Sturgis South Dakota. We heartily join the long procession of friends in welcoming Herman back but regret that the ill health of Mrs. Conter is the reason assigned, and hope his return will be the means of restoring her to her perfect health. Mr. and Mrs. Conter and son France left here Wednesday, February 26,1898, for their western home at Sturgis, at which place Horman has filler! u responsible position and leaves there with as many cherished friends as one might expect after a residence of three and one half years. Do You Want a Farmers' Institute in Your IxxzH'ty? The increase in the appropriation for farmers' institutes, granted by the last General Assembly, will make it possible to hold a greater number of these institutes each season. It is the desire and purpose of the general committee on institutes, consisting of the president of Purdue University, director of the experiment station and the superintendent of farmers’ institutes, to hold a considerable number of supplemental meetings each year at places remote from the points where the annual meetings are held. It is believed that, within each two years, it will be possible with the co-opera-

tion of those interested, to place an institute within the reach of every farmer in the state. Small towns near the boundary lines or in the corners of the counties are preferred as places for holding these additional meetings. It is believed that, with the funds now available, fifty or more additional meetings can thus be held each year, if desired. To make these meetings an assured success, local co-operation is necessary. An opportunity is now given the localities, remote from the county seats, to apply for an institute to be held during the regular season, l>eginning November 1 and ending March 31. Application for such meeting should first be made to the county institute chairman, and the request filed with the superintendent of farmers’ institutes by the first of August. The general committee reserve the right to decide upon the time and place of such additional meetings. In deciding upon the place of meeting, preference will be given such points as will effect the best distribution of the benefits of the institute work, among the farmers in whose special interest the work is conducted. To each of these meetings, at the points approver! by the general committee, one or two speakers will lx, assigned, expenses paid, on condition that the locality will furnish a suitable place of meeting, provide programs, advertise the meeting and convey the assigned sjieakers to and from the railway station. Any one interested, in town or country, may confer with others in his locality relative to secur ing one of these institutes. The attention of the business men in the smaller out lying townsis especially called to this offer. They pay their share of the taxes for the support of the institute work and can only secure a proportionate benefit through the improvement of the agriculture of the surrounding district. By promoting th ' institute work in the manner indicate d above, they will cultivate friendly relations with the farmers, improve the agriculture of the locality and enhance the general prosperity which must greatly inure to their own bene fit. The county iustitutechairmen have very generally expressed their willingness toco-operate in arranging for and conducting these supplemental meetings. Any one who is desirous of securing such a meeting should promptly confer with others in his locality and request the county institute chairman to make application for a meeting. W. C. Latta, Superintendent Farmers’ Institutes. The Driving Club received bids Saturday night for the various privileges and realized a neat sum therefrom. Among those who will be on the spot today with refreshments will be John I’. Spuhler, Beatty & Coverdale, C. D. Murray and Clyde Johnson, tieeidea other states for cracker jack, orange cider, etc.