Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 23 January 1902 — Page 5

Failure iulifeis more often due to exhausted nc-ve force than to lack of capital. Strong nerves are the capital that helps men conquer conditions. When people lose their capita Whey set to work to regain it. ” When we lose our nerve force we ought to seek a means of getting it back. There is away, certain and jcientific. feed the nerves, making them steady and strong as steel. We do not believe they can fail to cure Nervous Debility and physical exhaustion; that's why we agree to refund your money if six boxes do not cure you. » SI 00 per box; 6 boxes 85 00, mailed securely sealed upon receipt of price Book free. Address, Peal, Medicine Co., Cleveland, Ohio. For sale by Page Blackburn.

Big cost sale still continues. Plenty good bargains left. Niblick & Co. The Ladies’ Shakespeare Club met yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Morri son at her home on Fourth street. The big cost sale closes. Friday, January. 31st. Secure good bargains while you can. Niblick & Co. Don’t fail to hear Father Nugent at Bosse’s opera house Saturday evening February 8. He is among Americas best lectures. Dave Waggoner fell on the ice while skating Friday evening and a severe cut on the face was the result. The injury was not serious however, and Dave is all right again. Frank Braden,of the Portland Commercial Review was in town Saturday evening on his way to Chicago, where he goes to purchase some new machinery for his already uptodate office. A surprise upon the members of the Womans’ Relief Corps was given Fri day evening by tbe G. A. R. boys and a delightful social evening, including refreshments well served was the result. Mrs. Lucinda Coon has again opened a carpet weaving establishment at her home on Mercer street she will be pleased to receive calls from old and new patrons and friends. Bring your weaving soon. The board of county commissionhas been in session since Tuesday and hare been unusually busy going over a large bundle of bills on hand, no other business of importance having yet been reached. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Omlor entertained a number of their friends Thursday evening at their home south of the city. Everyone enjoyed themselves to their full capacity and were glad they were present. Only two couples have been made happy this week by the issuance to them of license to marry by County Clerk Elmer Johnson, and they are Robert E. Smith and Lilly M Foster, and James E. Lee and Mary Loser. A progressive party will lie given this evening at the home of Mr. and Mr-i. H. R. Moltz on Ffth street. The guests will be the members of the Ladie’s Thimble Club ami their husbands, and a good time is an assured fact. Stauffer & Hoover yesterday sold Alvin M Hires’s 80 acre farm, three mih<s northeast of this city, to Benjamin F. Beery, living near Decatur, Ind. Consideration. 53,000. Mr. Beery will move on the fa r m about March Ist.—Goshen Democrat. M ill Butler received a broken leg Saturday in a strange way. He was assisting in driving a lot of hogs to the Erie stock yards when one of them became unruly and ran against his right leg with such force as to break it. Dr Coverdale attended the wound ed man. Mr. and Mrs. Bon Knapke repaid their many friends Sunday evening by entertaining at pedro and the affair was a pleasant one. Mrs. J. H. Bremerkamp and Mr. C. P. Ehinger ''•'re prize winners, while Mr. and Mrs. \\ H Ham Harding' were given the consolation award.

THE LAMB THE j - r- "’“’J NO M o ST Inmmnmp. fence SUBSTAN- RIGID. TIAL 1 NONE FENCE MORE MADE. -I ELASTIC. THE BEST ALONG THE PIKE? Ask Schafer Hardware Company about it.

i F°°<l bargains at the big Smpfny ,nnß lUary ‘ Niblkk * Cdvin 1 -king for In Lew Corbin is at Mendon, Ohio, h « week domg soma fancy painting iLi Ch ' r 8r09 .” " ho h «'e just finished some handsome furniture for a new banking home at that place, Ervin Rinier has accepted a position as barber for Nick Miller at the Burt ( House. He is up to date in his line, and has held positions in a number of the finest shops of the country. Mrs. John Heller entertained a fewlady friends at cards Thursday evening m honor of Mrs B. S. Hunt, of Winchester Mrs. George Flanders was the lucky aspirant for honors of the evening. Notice the numerous advertisements in this weeks issue and patronize Decatur merchants. You can secure better bargains right hear at home than you can in Chicago, Fort Wavne or any other city. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sutton are the happy parents of a baby boy and all are doing nicely. Mr. Sutton was almost beside himself with joy as he announced “Its a bov and an eleven pounder at that.” Jim Hughes filed charges against Harrison Sudduth Monday for provoke, the case being tried before Squire Smith. Sudduth was found guilty and his fine and costs amounted to about fifteen plunks. , Twenty-five ladies, members of the Rebeceah lodge, and a few neighbors swooped in on Mrs. James Gay Tuesday evening and surprised her completely, the occasion being that lady’s birthday. A good time was had. John W. Tyndall, \V. H. Niblick and J.B. Holthouse, of this city, and Mr. Lehman, of Berne, left Monday for Jackson, Michigan, where they are attending the annual meeting of the stock holders of the Peninsular Cement Co. The county council were in session at the auditor's office Monday, their principal duty being the appropriation of funds for the payment of the various expenses during the year 1902. They also approved the "treasurer’s report of receipts for December and January. While here on business this week Clarence Ayers was arrested for contempt of court and made to pay SI 10 for the support of his family." Mrs. Avers was granted a divorce eleven months ago and Judge Heller ordered I at that time that the defendant pay ten dollars per month, which he had so far failed to do. A chicken coop, the property of Harry Wilkinson, in the west part of town burned a few evenings ago and when Harry went out to feed the next morning be found that bis stock of poultry had been roasted without his knowledge. The loss is several dollars and included some fancy grade roosters which Harry hated to loose. The fire was caused by some coals which were thrown in the coop with ashes. P. A. Allen has sold his interest Jin the Bluffton Banner to George S. Saunders his foreman in the office and thus resigns from the management of the plant. The deal was closed on the basis that the value of the office is SI 1,500. Mr. Allen owningone-fifth. The Banner is one of the best offices in Northern Indiana and its prosper ity will no doubt continue to grow under the new management. Tbe engagement of Miss Iva Ham ilton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Hamilton, to Mr. Calvin Knotts, of Alexandria is announced. Miss Ham ilton is a popular young woman and at present is engaged as bookkeeper and cashier at the Economy. She is well known and highly respected. Mr. Knotts is engaged in business at Alexandria and was formerly of this city. The wedding will be celebrated in a few weeks. Marion Chronicle. Cal was employed in Riefer’s barber shop here for several months and was quite popular with the young people.

I SsSS GUS ROSENTHAL'S ‘SST Great Sacrifice Sale! Will last only three weeks more, and all our winter goods must go regardless of cost. All goods are strictly up-to-date, and though low in price will please the most fastidious. Men’s fine, heavy Beaver overcoats worth $7.50, 75 goo(1 and well wearing Children’s Suits, age suitable for dress as well as business, s4loo s to V '° rt 1 * l 's° to go at ... . E 75 All other children’s suits must be closed out SIO.OO and $12.00 overcoats, all wool, good enough for a best coat, go at 56.00 Men’s Derby ribbed underwear, worth 35c to 40c All others reduced comparatively. goes at 20 a garment Men’s Suits, $5.00 and $6.00 goods, good, service- Boys all wool knee ts at . 2 5 pair able goods, up-to-date make, go at . . . 53.25 Heavy all wool suits, intweed, Cashmere and Men ’ s canvas gloves worth 10c, go at . . gc a pair Cheviot, worth $7.50 to SB.OO, go at . . $4.50 , . Men’s heavy working pants, odd garments that Pine Men s Suits of SIO.OO to $12.50, strictly up- sold up to $ 2-00i go at ...... . 50c a pair to-date, in Cashmeres, Worsteds and Cheviots all late patterns and designs, goat. . . 57.50 • r » 4. .1 . 0 r & » s 100 p airs o f nieu s oc pi pants worth up to $2.00 Youth's suits, all odd garments, and regular go at /gcapair stock, strictly up-to-date and a great selection of patterns and designs at wholesale cost and less. Men’s heavy sweaters worth 50 cents go at - 40 - Equal reductions throughout the store. Strictly one price to all and your money back if you are not pleased. No restrictions whatever as this is a bona fide closing out sale of all my winter goods. Call early before the stock is too badlybroken and share in the rare bargains and buy for future needs. Gus Rosenthal, The Square AAein, Decatur, Iraci.

The firm of Kelley and Black is the latest in the business circles of Portland, it being composed of J. Will Kelley, the well known attorney, and J. J. Black, a successful prominent oil operator. These gentlemen have embarked as leaseholders and real estate brokers, and will make a specialty of handling gas and oil leases. Their offices will be in the Bimel block. The Portland Evening Review. Niblick A Co's big January sale is drawing to a close, onlv a week more of time being allotted for the bargain seeker, who wants big returns for his money. The sale has lieen a success for even one and has been talked ol all over the county. Bargains galore have been offered and grabbed up quickly by the wide awake ladies who know a good thing when they see it. The «ale closes a week from to morrow.

S. W. Hale went to Richmond Mon day to close up some business mat ters, as treasurer of the Eastern Indiana Hospital for Insane. Mr. Hale acted as treasurer for that institution for a number of years. Besides attending to business relative to the institution, he visited with a few of his valued acquaintances as his successor will be qualified for the position and this was Mr. Hale's last meeting with the directors. Geneva Herald.

Father Nugent, Saturday evening. Be sure and purchase a ticket fur the Nugent lecture Saturday evening, February 8. It will be worth your money. At a meeting of the republican county chairmen of this district at Muncie Monday it was decided to hold the congressional convention at Fortland on Tuesday, January 11. C. L. Walters of this county was present. H. A. Fristoe is dislaying at his Smoke House a small piece of material from the oldest house in America located’ at St. Augustine, Florida. The building was erected in 1564 by the order of St. Francis and and Mrs. Fristoe smuggled the valuable relic away while on a visit there several years ago. The C. B. L have arranged for a lecture here on the evening of February Bth by that great and good man Father Nugent and you should not fail to hear him. When here a year ago he delighted his large audience and it is certain that all who heard him will be there this year. The reserved seat sale begins Monday. Complaints are coming in from Friedheim and vicinity that a great deal of stealing is going on in that locality and if it isn’t stopped, and that pretty shortlv. there will bo trouble. Several farmers in that community have lost poultry, meat, and. in fact, nearly all kinds of goods that can be carried away. There is nothing more contemptible on this earth than a petty thief, and the people who are getting in their work at Friedheim hud better let up before they are caught, for when that time comes no leniency will be shown. Judge and Mrs. David Studabaker and Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Allison left, Tuesday afternoon, for Indianapolis, where they attended the lumberman’s banquet at the Denison hotel the same evening. They left Indianapolis yesterday for a month’s trip through the south and to Cuba. On their return they will stop at Charleston and at tend the big cotton exposition. From there Mr. and Mrs. Studabaker will return home, while Mr. and Mrs. Allison will go to Birmingham, Ala., for a visit with their daughter. Says Mondays Bluffton News: Two Decaturitea, Ben Middleton and “Coony” White, were given a whipping in the West End Saturday night. They picked a quarrel with Frank Touhey in Charley Aker’s restaurant and the latter two bodily threw them out into the street where White fell on his head and received aseveregash Touhey also smash<>d Middleton in the face but the appearance of Mar shal Fox quieted the neighborhood. Argument as to how high autascention Touhey made at Decatur started the racket.

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