Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 1 August 1901 — Page 8

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J.*(»enwn r.i«R«hir Bern, to Wilseu ll.'M.ngMvortii and wife a gill. Oat# harvest is not yet eaii.G Ti»e crop is fairly g\x>i D. A Rumple t /» t<ie tex'hers ex aivnu.it: t«i S.«: .iv r *«* The htit wave sti ! eo.it i ux> with Lxml disii rt'iuusvv t-s.tv-i.h'y .u >ur tew r.shij. Wm. Bern, Ei Dutrieknti and Wilson Maui, a ui their families «ere timting at Ed tVrry's last Sunday. >. J F.gte m aa 11 king alter the centra.; for budding t:«> Jefferson macadam raid bat > .y at De catur. Mrs. Mary Bryan, wife of Peter J. July 27.1901. She nas been a sufferer for many months w.th dropsy. 1. m« Ora> c Ruhr M.derof Decatur. .» t.siting M;>s Nona Hoffmann Four urchins .if B.nfftoa are camping just north of the river bridge. Fred Hotfuiaun of Decatur, made us a pleasant call Monday even.ug. A force cf carpenters began work on the Wcger building the last of the week. Two thresh machines were threshing at ttie same time on one si raw pile on the farm of Wm Johnson of east Nottingham l.ist Saturday The w.ght was oore. Harry Reyn, .is and wife attended the Reynolds Davenport wedding at Bin?; ®on We.lnes.iay of last week. Several far.:.he* of our neighboring town of Berne are envying the gentle zephyrs of the Wu ..tsh. north of this puce and lave named the resort Camp Wabash. »..-re health and unulloyed pleasure ate predomtuaut. On :. Su; ~th ti.ev .v-re f . red w:tr. a senaca by Kev Zeakle of Rertse. fol lowed .0.1 elalvrate -i nner Mr* A Got is. hai» matrooireu the camp.

I Umbrella Sale We hope you will need one soon. In coking over our stock we find we have a surplus of Umbrellas and have taken this method of reducing the number. JUST THE THING FOR EVERY DAY USE 145 cents UMBRELLAS--Good fast black satine. extra good sice. Paragon frame, steel and wood rods. These are goods that always sold at to SI. our price, while sale lasts, 0n1y... 35 cents UMBRELLAS—Heavy black milled Gloria. Paragon frame, steel rod, medium sice, natural sticks, worth 50c and fcOc. this sale 0n1y... 35 cents. BOSTON STORE I. 0. O. F. BLOCK KUEBLER & MOLTZ CO. *

Clyde l.eiter and ' ds f K-X'liester. •evre visit K• igenc TanCinip and familv las Week. irivrge Snyder of this Hartford township.was taken to Decatur on! Thursday where an inquest will Lie held as to bis saneness. The summer kitchen of Benjamin j N iv k >ls was struck by lightning at an early hour Thursday morning, the chimney was demolished and other minor damages done. Ha*l*v. Raiu is badly needed in this loca-. tiou. Lewis Wise and others from Deva- 1 ; tur wure in tom last Sunday. John Sc berry and Jacob Oourad go [ t Little Yiue every Suuday night. George Steele. Frank Auneu anti day. The ice cream s.x ial held at th > place Saturday night was well at tended. Almoa Cas» an! sister. Lillian,: Live returned : their home ia St. Louis. M o. k Work hits again commenced on the new pike, and the crushed stone will > be placed ou In a few days M neat threshing is the order of the day and the golden gram is turning out well. Burger Bros threshed 1112 bushels Geae«*. Indi.-.na oil v'» cts. Hot. dry and dusty. Although it has been as hot here as S via vs. no heat prostrations hare been reported up to date. A monster gas well was drilled in in the New Cored on oil Bek:. Il’a output is reported large. Dr Fran,.- MoEvoy s on the sick s at tbs Si - - in Fort Wavne taking treatment. H A Baird atid w-.fe commenced housekeeping r. the Ed Franks property on Shaokley street. ast Friday. If the present month continues unbroken much longer, the corn crop in th s section will be a complete loss Now that the Adams County Fair Association has twee formed, our people are anxiously awaiting the next move. Dr J B Ward has purchased the Toot William* property on High street, where he will reside from this trine cat. B Corson, farmer hnag south of town, who has been sick all summer will soon be well esc ugh t make a tr.p toOh.o on a visit with relatives.

Geo. Throp of Chicago, is making au extended visit at this place with | his grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. - W. W. Briggs his the evutru. t for putting a number of the sawed stone i sidewalks down and liegan work on them last Monday. Revolving fans have been placed m she Botkins restaurant and that the place is now the coolest in town is generally conceeded. The M. E. Sunday ■s-Ikx 1 e\, ursion io Rome City August 9. promises to , be a large one. for hard, earnest work ! is being done to make it so. Tuesday of this w>va was Epworth League Day at the Island Fark As semblv. Rome City, and a large number of our citizens were in attendance. The new addition to the Berne Grain \ Hay Company's elevator at this place is completed, and the machinery is now being put into pos. tion S v Greenville. Ohio, arriml last Friday to make a visit wish relatives and numerous friends among our little < folks. E. P. Brocking. etnploveti in- she oil held, has moves! his fam.lv from - to tikis « copying the Grant Haviland borne stc.-.d on north K. R. sireei Mrs Ida Holcomb sold her sto general merchandise l.vatex: in the Hughes block last w»ok to parties from Indianapolis, who wii. continue the be*, ness at the old stand. The question of a svsit m of- '•v-.g-for this town is under eocs,uermt:om and it s to lie hoped that the system wiii be constructed. for we need :t held enough, the Lord knows. Anything that will thresh wheat from the newly invented automobile separator t. the ancient daii ,s be ng use.’ bv our farmers in u.e,.r rush for getting their cereal ready to marse*. — fttmnw. Joe Laisure was in town Toesdiy Go to Decatur Fridxy an . Saturday. A. B BaiieT has ordered a new buggy Da' St -- r. Jr . was in town Monday. Philip Hahn will soon leave r'or Madison. John Everhart is still in the business Mrs Z O. Lewelien was at Decatur lass Monday. Qr.te a number went to Rome C;r last Tuesday Daisy Gilbert .s still beau fieri lor Jchn Banders.

Dot Burkhead reports a yield of 2S bushels }x>r acre. Mr. Nichols f Berne is here work j ing ou the elevator. Job# Burkhead is going Oliver's hay Lviler. ♦ Otto Crick is off the section on account . f lx ing siv sShelby Kay and family went to Rome City Tuesday. Alph Hahnet is clerkiug in Joe Hahnet's resturant. Fred Mayer of Decatur was in town Sjturday and >undav. Miss Pearl Johnson has a very sore arm as the result of a boil. Clarence Smith was visiting re.a tives at Decatur last week. Milliard Braodylverry is home again after a short stay at Marion. Keiier Bros ha.l the first water me.. -inst vt Saturday .ice Hccker savs he is going to raise ebickens with the shot gun. Mrs. A B. Bailev was quiet sick last week with oh, iera morlius. Claude Daugherty of Oak Grove was in town this week on business. Alph Hahnert attended the social Sal rd evening Ell os Harr.s has aroused the town ' - John Hendn ks and family are c ■ ■ - h.t iavs t OJen. Mich - - . t :-.r.i l.dor Hr .s working on the farm There will be a s.vial at the A alley next Saturday evening. Everybody i come. Mr- L. idv Ann Dupes of E.wood is here on a visit. Her property - sex sale. i Dora Fairchild is serving as a 1 .. - tt: .. me -f W S Sn ith at present. Job a Stouten berry is running { « ay rre--- He has a very ■ badly sprained foc>t. Many from here are talking of at | tending the Caraiv&l at Decatur Fri dsy aid Sat ur.i ay John Dennis the hoop shaver is very busy now. He says he can make 4 •*! hoops per day. W S S walks as big as B • 1 faUer because -a boy. Mother and i _ bab? are doing nicely. Threshing is going on in all direct ns and the yield is from 1' to 35 * - * -,f wiAu.t per v re Harmm (’stencan is still on the railroad :»e tertaialy deserves credit for bis work if auvone does. El. at Harms'*»- closing out ice o ; . - A great Leg ten ,mns u.sn for nve ,-ents. r hi-; ;i>t City barber so op Press reason the? and saaMaetLos sure. •e rikani .s she raisinees man t tbs country He t»uys umber and I iv-srstees la. s farms ] t onn Say of Bsiros na? b:>ught bait n.s ptaoe wbare O. C Fink lives I and nas a for rant now Psory Good na: an Kodeet last M oonav ;t a naop oreaa-ng on Li» cal hunj -“tang she ail out on toe Boor. Mrs r 2 May«- and daughter -tiros of Dantor w«rs ;i»s goests of Mr a»s WU S am cfw >_msy o S Sntetk has ads»d » g: ~i; ins c i_i -asa baaxiem He has a-r-feiy db*«so»-erec s_x rtirkun j* nis , -pro ares Ofcaaacy htfieer ie freman at the : Oarroli su*-vaior He snows ahtl- : ity for that w:rt and no donut will some cay i_ some mpimait >;m I n—uer Jommot sa.c daniig a va_k win tus steamer tna; ne wanted pe pue k know tna; ns nag a p«. C*l. . an: ate for x cenell Tne ret».rt is out mat RMS berer. ' ' I * e-L - : -a* Smsxb hm a new dert wbkb ar need as ins n.nae .ass Thnradty. J aha Baaders has a fall _»e of auft nmaas now fur saie. Call anc c*v a za i» i ire ’-ream area anc • a jwesure wen er-tc y gums fr»x„ Tw: c.'uimd .nd-Gduais came ic xowt Taeaday an; raws a voagl *it»:wi Taeaday ewacag Tteir whit say.ngs mat hand to ttatci at to. ♦’w " t Sober** had the artery ru it me just am He done & t ty ancjjTv. *ajt —jtt.ue bands as Jane _.oww * ;.ia:is Dr Pan>i at vnnoec tc tne wu-ana. SEA* Ray «ye wtu arOi the tary u:ye d: wnwt'the democrate g« u power We know, the* ru coattt «f -u* money tney made dtsmg the npiunucat e ume. Wn. Bendncka tt verr k*w with' •tanow rif tne i ver Dr KrriaL and I Bey noic a k«£ and dewdwei met ne etna; not p* w*t under le t «Ma Late, Mr&SdiS CJK u tv* ; rj*t Tunsday a;«unf. Jtht Bocaer na» rnemi acme wriawal water fnas W«ss Baden Spring* It na* wen* perabtr med’ • raJ - r r-:ipmrut*. He reli acL « at I.V »r um. ie d a quart e*ci AT thoae t-iiuuad w-iu ftuawi trimbee shotnd try a Ik* je. » painted J. Suffer d Manroe and Jrere Mo p d I*was-u*. The tnarmnerr is u:» ptwwc tor unt the work wi!l •»:c Pupa h » «aa >o be the iara «« wmß.r amng the G K A I. raT; roan.

4 .-iruxArxiyxivvyVAriri^Vyriririri-^™ 1 - v u u uirinnivinnnr^ \ Today Begins the Third Week of The j | Big July Shoe Sale, j It has been the most successful sale in our history $ j? and our customers are more than satisfied. If you I I need shoes DON’T MISS THIS OPPORTUNITY 5 to save money. The big cut applies to every shoe in ? f the house this week. We are making a special effort | c to reduce our stock of baby shoes.. jt j i Babies Red and Wine colored shoes - 45,- 5 | Babies Button shoes - - - 24 c. j I Babies Moccasins ( Saturday only) - r See us for everything in the shoe line. | VOGLEWEDE! i The Shoe Seller. I r -jxjuuTriJVJxruxnzuvriKrijuTJTrizuvnJxrLriJtAnrij uxmuux/izuuTjvj-u'u'u-j-jTjyyy| ...AFTER HARVEST... ’ lUNiI Market and Trade Day of 'Ye Olden Times on the Streets... Decatur, Indiana. Two Big Davs-Friday and Saturday, August 2 # 3. A Mm Isctiisiiiii Two days of recreation and pleasure. Meeting of friends and f r r Fva bargains for all. The merchants of Tr Decatur who believe in furnishing the best goods at the lowest prices. nave arranged an old tin: ? trading day. Bring in everything you have HIGH WIRE SLIDE. ILLUMINATED WIRE WALKING at nirht. Meet us at Decatur—the town is your*. Entertainme tas free as water. Music by the best bands in the country. Trapeze acts, thrilling to behold. Bicycle races; Sack races and amusements galore from start to finish. Excursion rates on all railroads. L. R. HARRIS. Pencan-Bt id :rv«te DO©. S. Adams St. Marion. Ind. DIRECTOR A MGR

j aoob has bought i Vrtnan Lamne's piace and will more there | it the teu future. > *rT.i has given up the ;iea .< working in II on rue and will > therefore depart for Berne in the ' near future where be will work on it* Bene street? ceverai other boys rtpsrj their wishes to go. The wages are fl.To a day. OVcKKUt tllU XnHif special this week. Church ‘—n ices are held here Sun day. the first i» si weeks. Earl Cowan is home again from CLk-agc.. listing Ids parect* Several of oar people took in the Btwaci to Chicago last Sunday. The small pox scare is oner, and the pscpie hare got down to business again Jesse Roe and wife are at Indianapa’tf attending the Pentecostal camp meeting. Jacob Railing is growing weaker. Hu disease ha# terminated into coosumptkici. Prof Smith who has i«en attend ng school at Ada Ohio is at home with his familv. Mrs A. J. Wood spent a few days at Decatur ’ M week with her daugh ter. lint W ill Smith We are Dealing rain and if the dixxigih contis jes a few dars longw. the com crop will be an entire failure. The stow quarry is doing a flour iskng tv is. ness, quite a nornher of * **•*» we busy hauling out stone.

The farmers are having fin- weather to harvest their wheal an«: oats. Nearly all are done threshing anu the crops are good. tsrir Fenton Davis is giving his fathers barn a new coat of paint. John Davis a barber at \ an " ert ' Ohio. Sundayed with tus parent, at this place. Mrs. Catharine Bracdyberry of Be catur, attended services at this l' atr last Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Adam Svpbers of Berne, and W. P. Merriman and fa®ilv of this place took dinner at t. lierriman's last Sunday. Mrs. Almira Prichan and son Frank, of Rockford. Ohio, called on L. Krugh and wife last Sunday. Row Atkiuson of Rockford passed through here Sunday calling on E. R. liscriman and fa® l *- Merisis Rice and Miller of the OjJ Fellows lodge at Decatur, «®« last Sunday to see their Brotb H Fellow, E. R Merriman. who has r suffering from broken ribs nd in nines but is slowly ixnpftt r ‘ a »‘ A representative of the H«J City Electric Light Co 1 ", Eaton business men andl «>“■*“ bu ,j a proposition to furnish ..*.ni ness houses and also light the_ n(J| the town being in utter - i o "*,, for baring as much as a S’ 1 * ‘ a ’, „jih street lighting This tog**"” ; m fire protection. would not \> b „, prove the value of ’\c,,ncie would fill a long felt wSCt Star.