Decatur Democrat, Volume 45, Number 46, Decatur, Adams County, 23 January 1902 — Page 8

Mmmmol* Revival aerwaes are in progress at: Alpha. Ed Lewu® was <s rodtor at Feri Wav i/e Ito lay. Jcbo Msu'-tt M » xl<v I < Ar zla,’4'b-f L< r. j at tod rb«i Edward Cbribk'- Uas puivbaßtri •*gbty of ti>- >’< 1 farm. Several from tbi- atieoded * biu * uli a * -K’ r ’ «”*cl lx ria r a Soodav night. The pat <-<.r <.■" tbe G E A’ L pas* »■’ 11 - . j. »- * paid the Ijcv® wcTkiug *>£) izm* Westen* LtajMtdb J. A Fuhrman sawed wood last Tharadar. Elmer Grimly G«tad tt'o. Kock fiias ia.bt Saturday. Je». Butter Soniaved with rela tirea at Fort Wayne Several from this place attended < Lurch at Antioch last Sunday night. Clark Spahr war. initiated in the Beu Hur lodge at Decatur Tuesday • ignt. While loading stock al Decatur a large hog ran against Wm. Butler .•■.tri, frawstfa tr. .

•Aith kutip force to break bu» ieg Thi- is a sad mishap for Mr. Butler. At this writing be is resting quite easy. Last Sunday Mis* Laura Pierce en tertained a crowd of Mt Pleasant young people. the following persons ••ere pr-*nt Mi-- Settie Mann. Minnie Sheets. Ada Mallonee, Ada Fisher, Addie Buckman, Beasie Fisher and Etta Mallonwe. and Messrs. Forest Elzey, Earl Butler, John .Singleton, Chas. Cook. Delma Ruckmao. Chas. Fuhrman. Dallas Butler. David Cook, •Jessie Singleton. Frank Corson. Harvt Baker and Elmer Grimsley. They all report a good time and declared Miss Laura to be a fine entertainer and appro iatirig tl.< fine dinner. Lien (jrere. Fred Lindsey and family were visiting at the parental home over Sunday. Adolph Schng, the county truant officer, made us a friendly call Mon day. Feter Hoffman made a business trip to Tocsin and Craigville last Fri-

'lav. Eli Beene and wife of Bluffton, made D. F. Hoff mao and family a visit last Friday. Noah Puaeey has purchased the 10 aeres in Hartford township owned by Abraham Mever. Cansideratioa S 2. 200. Joy knew no bounds a- ti>e Enaiev home here on Wednesday of last week 1 < n the return of amm and brother, after a separation of twenty six ytsars.' Happiness and teirs of joy were copiously blended when the aged mother and prodigal met. His travels took in manv of •.};•- western states

1™ | MUSLIN UNDERWEAR SALE I 69 X., 1 — sg 1 29 c 42c 21c 10c 15c $1.55 I SS| Ladies’Gowns, good Cm.drens Drawers, Ladies Gowns, form- H muslin with Nainsook Ladies Gowns, worth Drawers, the 25c and all sizes from ito 8, Corset Covers, the er price $2.25, fine cam- H Bg yoke full size and Jace and embroid- 35c kind, cheap at that cheaper than the xr.us- 20c and 25c kind, sale brie muslin, Nainsook S| O lengths, sale price . . ery tnmmed ’ sale P nce P rice - sale P™ •• • • can be bought, sale price embroidery trimmed, ffl MSb price . Qfl r sale price RQ g 29c 42c 21c 10c 15c $1.55 B I °“ r I kJ 38c for Corset Covers worth s oc. Gentlemens Niehl Shirts. of figured whkeG<»asat me ” wi " offer onr entire stock M 42c for Drawers worth 65c. 42q for the 50c kind. KB s|.3B for Ladies Gowns worth $2. 6QC for the 75c kind. BLUE PENCIL PRICES I S "' C °" tlmej °"r Week-— -Don’t this Sale at I I -— BOST ON STORE.' 7 I ® I. O. O. F. BLOCK. r KUEBLER & MOLTZ CO.

• r and territories. three years were past ■oo the desrert piosr*cting is mines. during which time the face of a woman was unseen. U bile the Lard endured were for «g dr re-jp.c here kt-v> not of bis ex -rteu v «■ Sl.-L. •: - .1 ,h' .-KeO V. L ! e'j . information carne that be would visit bom* in Oregon, bordering on the state of California wbk-h be gained after man' reverse-. On last Sabbath the farnii,. te-id a reunion at the Lome 1 of F. J. Shepherd where a Ling’s dinner was served to al!, after which the -.- of artist Shelley of B-ru-were brought in requirement and a p -tore taken in a group. Those pres e®S 1.-s des th*- long-ale- nt one were Mrs. John Brvan and childre®. ofj Marion. Mr. and Mre. Wm. Skitter of M '.tpeiier. Mrs < >s» alt and da ig titer Mary, Albert Schindler. Mr. and Mrs. Aldine Keltic of Poneto. Joy bound- ] lews was the result of this gathering. UWtebire. On ;lie Ayres was oo the sick list. last week. Mrs. f). Johnson is visiting :n this’ ! citv this week.

’ its tuin »’■ Chad Beam and family moved to Celina last Tuesday. We are sorry to learn that Nathan Smith is sinking rapidlv. Dillon Shock and Fred Stettler Sunday«d at Chattanooga. Bev. H. Kohn visited his son. Homer, at Marion, last Friday. Mrs. W. W. Parks and daughter are visiting at Grand Rapids. Ohio, this week. The ladies of thia town held a pound party at the parsonage last Wednesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Beij Brown left last Tuesday morning to spend the winter in California. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Deller of Minster. Ohio, are visiting relatives in this city at present. Chas. August. G. H. Stettler and Cal Moreland were Van Wert visitors last Wednesday. Rev. Gottochal reports that great success is beijg Lad at Duck Creek in the special services.

On account of an accident the spoke and handle factory will not get start j ed before the middle of the week. France Bros., of the firm of France A. Ireland of Bloomdale. inspected the j stone quarries at this place last Sat- ] urdar. TL<- Crescent Literay Society reorganized last Monday evening and •-lected the following officers: Georgia Bobylea, president; Edna Weimer, vice pres.: Ida Weimer, secretary: Nellie Brown. treasurer; Fannie 1 Schock, critic; Prof. J. A. Catchpole, i chorister: Leah Slogdill, censor; Fred i Delter, attorney.

--re-- at ihe < ha;ei. ■ . 1 <• V V><.. ;y -t 1 Vre--.,.l - ;uday Mrs. Miller Ray Is n. guest of Mrs. ’ ■ Franz of Berne, this w-eei, D- • - ■ • Warren the guests of Mrs. Parrish's Mr J. Langhorr and sssfcer of I I Wavne Sundaved with Mi-- Maude: Hendricks. J. W. Hendricks will leave in a few Cays for Arizona, where L- to, i find a warmer climate than in ladiasa.; John Hocker has purchased th* ( hardware and tin business of E. H Harris and will be pleased to meet bis f rj"nds when in need of any t hing be : can supply them with. French Parrish is taking a few cays rest from his duties a<- brakeman on ! the T. St. L. AK. C 11 R . a:. . spending tbe time at Monroe visiting . hu brother. Dr F M. Parrish. Mr. and Mrs. J. W Pittinger and |J. H. Atkinson of Dennison. Ohio,' Mrs. Chas. Peterson of Decatur, and j

! Burton Fuller of T )«io. Ohk. have • been at the home cf H W. Tbompeon for several days. We are glad to know that Howard is -lowly improv liogGeaev* Indiana oil SOe. A. S. Knowls sold hia lumberyards . to Nal Sumption of Ridge-. Lie. last week who is now in possession. Revival services are in progress at the V. B. church this week, and are being largely attended by our citizens. A. A. Mason and family will move to North Dakota next month where they intend to make their future ; home. Our farmers are highly pleased with tbe snow fall of last Tuesday, as I they say it will be of great value to the young wheat. The condition of Mrs. Belle Bodj kins who has been quite ill with throat ‘ and lung trouble is considerably im proved at this writing. The Geneva Cornet Band has been

reorganaed under the teaderehip cf •Jake Weginiller. and they do say it has come to stay this time. Fred McWhinney has moved his stock of groceries from the Millett* building to the Fields grocery store which be recently purchased. The Geneva schools that now hold their sessions in various halls about town are doing very well under the very inconvenient circumstance*. The coming spring chicken crop promises to be short, as all the prospective setting hen 1 - in town and vicinity are dying off with the cholera. Robert Harlow, late of the Geneva

Lumber Co., has accepted a position as geiaera' clerk in ? '^ ar roaev. cc<mmeL’c.i.g w: ra last Mot K-av. Co’ood.re -Jim Hardison, wife and Miss Edna Dean spending the wL-ter months in -rala, an > Dte reports say tbev are enje-ying them Jake Zeh rand E: ■ >:e-Fbe r have /’‘CH ♦- tlit* W'c!*- 4 T Qnililifi; LMJm’ T ’. r A doWU of'well* ui- week ontbeGus Cranar i farm, east of town. Wm. rkids and wife s'art for iOkhboma about the first of February to owunv land drawn in the recent TK'- n;J Great esciiemect still prevails over tbe Qiattanooga oil Le ; 1 « some .great gushers are being onliec. in. Several of our local producers hare tbt- Lit*" Tbe smalJpc:. -•-. ■!?£* has been en’irelv stamped out in Geneva an t tbe doctors report but verv little other sickness, sc it behooves us to b? i thankful that all gnes so well with us. Jertr.rs-.yfl Samuel Fetters is very law at this writing with dropsy.

John Fetters and famnv visited at Isaac Booher’s last Sunday. John T Kelley. Alta and George \ ancr are now cm th*. - -ck t. H. J. Stevens and W. V Buckmaster were at Decatur last Friday. Bruce Bebout and family were visiting at Darnel Brew-ster’e last Sunday. John Bryan who has been on the sick list for some time is improving slowly. Dr. Derickaon and familv of M -rcer county. Ohio, visited at Ed Ferry’s last S rodaj Clark Bockmaster Decatur, is calling cmj frier i- and relatives here at present. Jacob Zehr and family of Geneva, visited his father m-law, John Rumple. last Sundae. Born, to Mr and Mrs. John Rumple twin boys, on last Monday. This makes tbe third pair of twins born in this township within tbe last three months. Nearly all the farms of the town-

ship have been leased for oil. and many are receiving money for their leases for the first time. Manv good wells have been drilled in of late and old Jeff‘-reon promisee to be one of Indiana's tjest oil fields. Last week occurred the wedding of Ge nre Linn of Mercer county. Ohio, and Miss Katie Hiller of this town ship. Mr Linn Las purchased a part of the John Spangler farm and will erect a house and barn on the same at once, which will be their future home. Ladies, attend the cost sale at Niblick A Co's.

In mv list there are many good properties that are offered Mow® e i nf improvements. Betides local lands. I can refer the ."m'rerinnf.mrb.m-irKl farmland rawl.es_of from Fb, t .. , T ,c-a Nebraska Dakota, Minnesota and Oklahoma. These lands ■ ■ vour own property ’ Evanune one of my lists and see i lam offering veuwant. to properties by number. I hone 230. Call at \>B 'in the (>pera House block, or address J. !•. Snow, Decatur, Indiana.

Teacher's InslHute 1 The teachers institute of I nion and I R ot townships met in joint institute, 1 January. 1", in Inion township, ] district number 6. All the teachers ] were present, .exception of Messrs i Lower and Lewton of Root. Among the visiters were Superintendent Brandvberrr, the trustees of Union,! Root and Washington townships, the ■ school director and two members: of tbe township advisory board. The Institute was one of the most successful ever held in these townships. The opening exercises were concucted by Mary Miller in which Master Dale Moses gave an excellent recitation. Europe in the nineteenth century, was presented by Prof. E. S. Christen, followed bv a discussion of the subject by Etta’Mallonee. The work on Current Events was taken up by John Magley and Samuel Woodward. Re-

citations were then rendered by Harry Erwin and Fannie Dutcher, after! which the Institute adjourned, for dinner. After dinner the subject Sanitation and Decoration was presented by C. D. Spuller followed by the dis cussion by Mr. Kline in which the air f the room was tested and found to l<e almost pure. Quiz on the subject was conducted by Nettie Miller A paper on prose and poetry of Indiana was read by F. D. Mumma. and was discussed by Belle Barkley. This closed the regular work of the day, [ after which the following resolutions were offered. Whereas. The patrons, pupils and teacher of this district, have contribu ted troth their presence and of their sustenance for the grand success of this institute. Therefore be it resolved. that we, the teachers of Union and Root townships, in joint institute s assembltd. do most heartily tender | our sincere and heartfelt thanks for their true entertainment, and most excellent dinner. Owing to the grand suecess of the past institutes the

teachers voluntarily agreed three more instituh-s m plete tbe oiitlim- for the VtMr are to be held free gratis.'as thevhß held all the institutes rdlowHltb'em® law. The institute then adjournal meet at district No. 2. R lK ,t February 8, 1902. nslli hl Hear Father Nugent. ■ The proprietors of the bankr-J store ou .Monroe street are bavi»| their troubles, it seems. In of a state law which requires thatil store traveling from place required to pay a license of ten dd I lars per day. Treasurer Vog!ew«j.| served notice a few days ago tbat m I less same was paid he would levy ml their stock. To counteract thistfel proprietors have filed an injii I) cti«| and the case will be heardinafej days.

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