Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 9, Decatur, Adams County, 8 May 1902 — Page 12

i Trotting Stallion and Roadster Electric King a’ o — - Er JgMr -Tftj-r- 4 ■ —— NO. 16703. Record 2:24, SIRE of Major Centlivre, 2:10%, which was the world's record for 4-years old of that season. Seal brown horse, standing 16 hands, well boned and a tougher race or road horse never was born, being a Hambletonian of the best type. Gentlemen, those of you breeding for roadsters, don’t be, misled about this horse. The honest opinion of every horseman in Decatur or Adams county will tell you that Electric King is the best bred and only speed producing race horse that has ever stood in Decatur or vicinity. Electric King will make the season of 1902 at Eli Meyers' livery barn, Decatur, for $15.00 to insure living colt. DAVID FLANDERS.

Williams Uncle Jacob Mock is still quite ill. Mr. Brookmyer is improving lyJohn Hey was at Fort Wayne Sunday. Mr. Weible of Delphos was here last week on business. Ollie Myers of near Willshire was here visiting relatives a few days. Small pox has broke out again in this place. Mrs. Robinson is the victim. Our health officers have not been here to see to the small pox cases although they have been notified. Parties about here who have the smallpox are not as careful as they should be and we mav be sorrv some day. Pleasant mils Dr. Vizard transacted business at Decatur Monday. John Myers and family Sundayed with Al Roebuck and family. Charles Morris is rusticating and ‘ prospecting a little at present. We are having beautiful rains here and the spring crops are looking fine. Burton Fuller of Toledo, Ohio, spent a few days here with his parents. Mrs. Shanna Railing and fam'ily are spending the week with relatives at f Pleasant Valley. I I Quite a number of Willshire peo- 1 pie attended the baptismal services held at this place last Sunday. Mrs. H. Mook of Willshire spent ; Sunday with her brother. Gilljert' < Thompson, and other relatives here. 11

I SHIRT WAISTS! 25 CENTS ~~l 3% CENTS SHIRT WAISTS — Nice MUSLIN We have been for- I lipe of styles, goods that former- tunatc enough to secure another ly retailed at 50c and 75c in per- little lot of this muslin which we cales and calicos. Must be will sell at the old price, per closed out. Each vard .• 25 CENTS 3’A CENTS 0 Q goods worth from ?I ‘°° t 0 $2.00, go sos the extremely fl A Vw low price of w 0 8 CENTS 98 CENTS GINGHAMS — Fifty different patterns, all styles that are cop- iiMunpi ■ ac ied from the better goods. Nice , uriDRELLAS On Satursoft gingham, no dressing in jY, April 23rd we offer choice them. Goods are worth 10c any- 0 . j umbrella in the south where, but here we sell you a window for yard for only . 8 CENTS 98 CENTS * BOSTON STORE, = ® I. O» O. F. Block. Kuebler & Moltz Co.

Mrs. Wright of Middiepoint, Ohio, will make an extended visit here with her daughter, Mrs. D. F. Morris and family. Mrs. Samuel Campbell of near Middlepoint, Ohio, returned home Monday after a few days visit here with her niece, Mrs. D. F. Morris. Six persons received the ordinance of baptism at this place last Sunday. Rev. Scherich, pastor of the Baptist church, conducting the baptismal rites Ltnn Grove. William Judd has sold his Buffalo calf to Noah Gottschalk. A large acreage of corn is being put out by fanners in this locality. Chancy Heller of Geneva Sundayed with his grandmother Mrs. Ensley. Hoffman & Gottschalk have set up a new soda fountain in their place of business. Your itemizer and Eugene Runyon of Berne made a business trip to Decatur Tuesday. E. B. Runyon has begun laying the 1 foundation for his new residence in west Linn Grove. Moses Schindler and family of Geneva, stopped here a while Sunday on their return from visiting friends in Wells county. Ed. Miller of the Pioneer mills, delivered a load of flour to Decatur Tuesday, and cast his vote at the city election while there. Frank Nusbaum, the barber, has ■ made much change in the furniture 1 and fixtures of his shop, adding an- ' other chair which enables him to serve 1 his customers with dispatch. <

People known as Saints are holding , a series of meetings at the Baptist j church here in charge of two minis j ters from a distance. Charles McClellan and Lew Deweis of Pennville, are the leasors and are now prospecting for oil on the Parrot farm, one mile south west of town. Drs. Schenck and France and Jus ; tice Cowan composed a board to inquire into the sanity of Benjamin Meschberger of this place on Tuesday when he was taken to Decatur! where the inquest will be resumed I and arrangements made to admit him in the asylum at Richmond. Monroe John Hocker was at Berne Monday i Derussey Osterman went to Geneva Tuesday. W. S. Smith has shipped over 2,500 dozen eggs. French Parrish was in town on business Monday. Z. 0. Lewellen and wife Sundayed at Howard Thompson’s. Guy Majors and wife of Decatur, arrived here Wednesday. J. F. Hocker went to Fort Wayne ! last Tuesday on business. Svlvester Johnson left last Monday for Valparaiso, where La will attend college'. John Crist and family will move Thursday to Ohio, where Mr. Crist has a job in an elevator. Some of the Monroeites have been fishing a few days this week. We have not heard with what success. Rev. Kirschoffer, president of the Huntington college will preach at Smith's chapel on Sunday evening. May IS. A large crowd is expected. John Gross of Winchester, is oper ating the livery barn formerly owned by John M. Andrews. Daniel Uhrick and Mike Stevenson are doing the work for him. Howard Thompson was in town last Monday to see his many friends. Howard has been sick for some time, he is somewhat improved but still is not entirely recovered. Mr. Boegli, Trustee Soldner and John Burkhead were planning the school house Tuesday, this will make three rooms for Monroe, thus making the educaticfcal advantages better. Z. O. Lewellen met with a very painful accident one day last week while working at the mill. In some manner a belt hit a lath which flew up and hit him on the jaw, cutting quite a gash. Dr. Parrish attended the injury. Last Friday evening the good people of Monroe and surrounding community gathered at the home of Rev. Sprague, where they proceeded to entertain him and family. Many presents were received and all enjoyed the evening. Music, songs etc., concluded the program. Among those

1 presen were: J. Hoffer and wife. J. jA. Hendricks and wife, J. M. Hendrick and wife. Z. O. Lewellen and wife. Samuel Shepherd, Mesdames |\Vm. Graham, Burt Keller, Frank I Parrish. Harmon Osterman, James \ . Hendricks. John Hocker, Dick Haggard, W. S. Smith, Marion Oliver, Louise Braudvberrv. John Hendricks, .Jane Hahn, Mahala Magner, Win. Keller. Jone Andrews. John R. Badders and Misses Blanche \\ agouer, I Pearl Rav, Lavina Andrews, Lola Burkhead', Adda Brandyberry and Jane Hendricks. Berne. Grandma Docker is still very low. Grover Huffman of Decatur spent Friday in Berne. Davis & Frost of i’ortland were callers in our town Monday. Thomas Harris is .having a telephone put in at the creamery. Miss Kate Cully of Geneva was the guest of Esther Kuntz Tuesday. H. H. Leming of Dayton is the guests of his parents east of town. Emil Ehart and Christ Egly were business callers at Decatur \\ wines- , day. Miss Wilda Gottschalk was the guest of her sister at Anderson over Sunday. Mrs. Jennie Galered of Bluffton is staying with her sick father, Mr. Runyon at present. Tone Michaud severely sprained his ankle last Friday. It is getting better at present. The Misses Della and Bessie Har ruff of Decatur were the guests of Berne friends Sunday. Chancey Heller the porter of the Shamrock at Geneva was a caller in Berne on Saturday. The new firm of the Standard livery barn have now taken possession. They are Culbert A Beckler. David Welty returned home Monday from Fort Wayne where he spent Sunday the guest of his parents. The Messrs. Earl Snow and Ed Coffee and Misses Dinke Beery and Myrtle Miller of Decatur were callers in Berne Sunday. Peter B. Baumgartner was struck by lightening Tuesday afternoon which caused his death. He lived in French township. While in the barn doing some work lightening struck him. He was an old man and has a grown up family. The two high school graduates are the Misses Nora Smith and Ada Wit ter. There commencement will be held Friday evening and on Saturday evening the second year pupi's will give a reception at the Arena hall. Miss Emma Heller and Mr. Harr| Graham were united in marriage on Saturday evening on West Franklin street at the home of the bride. Miss Heller has been saleslady for D. D. Laisure at the Fair Store here for some time. We wish them happiness. The school board held a meeting in which they selected the teachers for the coming year, they are as follows: Room 1, Mrs. Mary Baumgartner: room 2, Rosina Witter: room 3. Rufus Soldner; room 4, Florence Johnson: room 5, Emma Byerly; room 6. J. W. Homidy; room 7, Prof. B. A. Winans. Mrs. Anna Habegger, living one mile north of Berne died Friday evening. She has been sick for many weeks. She leaves a husband, five children and several brothers and sisters to mourn her loss. Funeral services were held Sunday forenoon at the Mennonite church, -emains were taken to the M. R. E. cemetery. Willshire Dillon Shock Sundayed at Del- | phos. Bert Tisher of Delphos, Sundayed I at this place. Walter Avery visited friends at 1 Chattanooga Sunday. Byron Whiterage transacted busii ness at Decatur Wednesday. Harvey Lee of Bobo, transacted I business in our midst last Fj-iday. Bert Cully attended the teachers’ ! examination held at Van Wert Saturday. Rev. Smith of Chattanooga, visited at the home of J. B. Stogdill lust j Thursday. Dr. (). T. May of Monroeville, was in our city for a few hours last Thursday evening. Jam s E. Weimer of Delta. Ohio, [ visited friends and relatives in this city last Thursday. John Beam who is working at Rockford, visited his parents at this place over Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Morr ! «on of near Chattanooga, attended the lecture at this place last Thursday evening. Mrs. William Erexon who has been visiting relatives at Marion for the past three months, returned to her home in this city last Wednesday. The lecture given by Spilman Quiggs at the M. E. church Thursday evening was very largely attended. This is the second appearance of j Mr. Quiggs in Willshire, and he is as j popular as ever. There is no doubt but that there is j oil in paying quantities in the vicinity of Willshire, and is almost a sure thing that Willshire will burn gas next winter if it does not evaporate before it reaches town. About 10:30 last Saturday morning whiles double-header on the Clover Leaf road was rushing eastward at the rate of fifty miles per hour, a spreading of rails catued what might have been a fatal wreck, three miles east of this place, as it was four cars were derailed and two were so broken up that noy were burned. Two wreck trains worked until Sunday

evening before all the debris was cleared awav. The tiains were run from (»hio City to Decatur on the Erie road. Among the reports that come to town was the story th-<t a hobo was killed, but on Sunday it was proven false and as it was no one was hurt. The annual commencement exercises of the Willshire High School will be held at the M. E. church Thursday evening, Mav 8. Admission 25 and 15 cents. Ibe following is the program to lie rendered: March, selected Mrs. Hoffer; Invocation, Rev. J. B. Gottschall; Music, choir. Oration, ‘‘Early Life in the Orient" John L. Fairchild; Oration. “Self made if ever made” Georgia F. Bobilya; Oration, “LovaltV of Ean Otis F. Passwater; Quartette, “The H unter’s song." Oration. “The Cost Price” Leah M. Stogdill; Oration. “The Roman Empire of the Western World' Wilber. M. Thorp: Oration, “’Tie the Mind that Makes the Body” Nellie Brown; Piano solo, Mrs. George Rhodes; Class Address, Prof. L. W. Fairfield; Presentation of diplomas; “The Sailor Boy's Glee" Choir; Benediction. Rev. H. Kohn.

Real Estate Transfers J. J. Pegier to C. R. S. lot 13 Berns SI 500. J. C. Horner to S. H. Teeple lot 60 Geneva 5148. Daniel Stucky to C. D. Leichty lots 157-8, Berne 5600. Nicholas Nix et al to A. Gilliom 172 Decatur S6OO. Barbara Reisen to Aire Schenck pt lot 86, Berne, $l6O. Samuel Sprunger to S. Simison pt lots 83-4, Berne, $650. J. J. Watson to Catherine Campbell lot 89 Ceylon, SIOO. J. B. Holthouse guardian, to A. Gilliom lot 172, Decatur $289. Jonas Neuenschwanderto F. Scheiman pt sec 2. tp 27 range 14. S6OO. Win. Campbell to S. Campbell, pt sec 9 tp 26 range 15, 20 acres 5450. J. T. Merryman to T. J. Murphy pt sec 27 tp 29 range 14. 40 acres, SI.OO. Charlotte Lain et al ?o S. A. Sprunger et al pt iQts 83 and 84 Berne SSOO. United States to P. C. Bollinger pt sec 31, tp 27 range 14, 80 acres. SIOO. A. H. Wheeler to John Brown pt see 21 tp 25 range 14, 67 acres $1,500. A. Alexander to M. Witzeman pt sec 13 tp 25 range 13, 80 acres $4 000. A. Heddmgton to Wm. Campbell pt sec 9 tp 26 range 15, 20 acres $450. Christian Rich to Fredrick Amacher pt sec 7 tp 26 range 14, 20 acres. SIOO. Emma O. Schnapp to Eliza C. Mar tin pt sec 24 tp 25 range 14, 11 al'res SSOO. Carrie High et al to A. Rinehart pt sec 10. tp 26. range 13, 80 acres $4, 600. T. J. Murphy to C. B. Andrews et al pt sec 27 tp 27 range 14. 40 Seres $950. Sheriff Erwin made a trip down the Grand Rapids to Richmond yesterday, returning this morning. Monday looked like a busy day here and in fact it was, especially for the politicians and their friends. It was the- last day and everyone was out putting up the last block of fence. Mr. Sweeney, of Indianapolis exclerk of the supreme court of Indiana and president of the State Life Insur ance company was in the citv Tues day attending to business and calling on friends.

Miss Margie Hanna of Fort Wayne has lieen the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Patterson and other Decatur friends for several days this week. Miss Hanna formally instructed a music class here. Farmers and breeders should remember that we had a county fair last fall, the largest and best ever held in Adams county. Twentyseven stallions were ou exhibition and first premium was captured by the Jesse Butler stallion, and also first and second premium one year and suckling colts. Jesse has two more stallions at Eli Meyers' liverybarn, Decatur, Indiana. 9-4 Grip germs cannot attack you if you use Dr. Geo. Leininger’s For mal-de-hyde Inhaler. It kills all the germs and puts the system in such a condition of health and activity that new grip germs entering cannot live and breed in it. In connection with the inhaler also use Dr. Geo. Leining er ?- l For nial-de-hyde Cough Cure which prevents pneumonia. We always take pleasure in recommending Dr. Geo. Leininger’s For-mal de-hyde remedies to our customers.. Smith Yager & Falk. ts While spending the winter at Bellefountaine, Ohio, Miss Mary Myers took advantage of an opportunity to learn the art of making burnt wood gocxis such as fancy ornamental designs, picture frames and book shelves. A beautiful display of this line of work is now shown in the Bos tqn store window and Miss Myers is taking orders for same. The goods are quite the rage now and will no doubt be purchased liberally. Marvelous Work. Many hopeless cases of lung trouble that have been given up by physicians have been cured bv Dr. Marshall’s Lung Svrup. This medicine has done mervelous work that can not be surpassetl. Never in the historv of cough syrups has its equal Ixieh produced. A medicine that has been teste-1 for years with unbounded results, you cannot afford to pass it bv. Iry it, is all we ask. This medicine is guaranteed to give satisfaction. Bv druggists everywhere, 25,50imd sl. m

MARKETS. " ■ CORRECTED BY E. L. CARR ()Lt E MERCHANT, DECATCr, ■ Corn, per cwt, yellow ; neivj' '< H Corn, jier cwt. (new) mixed ” " 5 H Oats, new Rye W Barley j* «B Timothy . w Ba Buckwheat / Potatoes, per bu J Eggs, fresh H Butter ' ■ Chickens Ducks w ■ Turkeys ■ Geese £ Wool, unwashed’' . ‘idtoiK ■ Wool, washed 20 and 22 H Ho * 8 ■ TOLEDO • M ARKETS MW 7. I :30 Pm Wheat, new No. 2 red,cash.. j Cash corn No. 2 mxed, cash... (g H May corn (lats, cash m Oats, May Rye, cash Indianapolis Crain and Live*iock, Wheat — Wagon. Air; No. 2 (.->1 Corn—steady; No. 2 mixed, w Oats—Firm; No. 2 mixed, tie. Cattle—Steady at tz.;j'4i;.7s Hogs—steady at 15.'<17.u Sheep—steady at (2.50<*5..'0 i Lambs—Steady at >•, Chicago Grain and Provialons. „.. , OpenedT~tiws ■ W heat— Lor ii— July Sept M Oat<— May ii'. ,iw >rpl 2“ ,2-j Porki«.« ■ Julyl.’.. ;: io Sept i; . ;; i, Lard— Mayl".i: 10.1. July io.i; ■■ Sept. bi. ■■ 11, Im— May i.:,i M July ... M Sept s.-«, Closing c»ih market—Wheal. -I-. M n> 59e: oata, ; t»e; pork, tin 90, Mr:, ni, riM. ta.so. I.iniisville Grain unit Livestock H Wheat—No. 1 red and longberry -i Corn—No. 3 white, lltyc; 3ni»- d,.. IB Oats—No. 2 mixed t.>‘,e ; N.». 3 a ;t.‘ i Cattle—Strong at lz.2&gii.z.> Hog»—steady at M.jtX<7. Sheep—Steady at *»<s4.z: Lambe—Steady at SL(g7.SU Cincinnati Grain and I iv.--.tc. k. W beat—steady; No. 2 red. Srie. Corn—Firm; No. 2 mixed. ii7c. Oau-steady; No. 2 mixed, tic Cattle— Active at Hogs—Active at G.K)<gJ7.U Sheep—Active al 22.7Aat25.10. tamos—strong al »«.5U(®7. Chicago Livestock* Cattle—Active; -leer-, ~. , til HR feeders, 22.7*05. Hog*—steady at t 4.0007.15 HR sheep—steady at 23.25i0ii.15 Lum.-steady at 2t. to a.55 New York Livestock Cattle—steady at 23.>1007. • Hogs—Quiet alAsc4.' 25. RB Sheep—Firm at 22.3005 70 Lamo*—steady al 24.27.07. Last Buffinlo Livestock. Hattie —steady at 23.73107.00 Hogs—Active al 25 «7.2" Sweep—steady al 24.23 T , iamba—steady at 2.QJA** A Mlchlann I.amber < amp !>• li. acy 'Hint Amaard n Maryland.“Although lam a Maryin:. !- ; 1 i"- HR Eastern Shore one nt that," s. l - ■BR cure from that state, ''am! v-: ; :r ' ||]|| ly know what good things to < . • ! BR want to tell you that 111 haw t■ ' k’’ BR off my hat to the lumber can:; BR the upper Michigan peninsiiia ' t’.-' HR discoverer, fabricator and <1 BR a disli that knocks the Eastern > 'n' HR cuisine silly. And that rare ; HR camp dish is beaver tail soup. HR “I was with Colonel Park of < ' : bus. 0., deer hunting in the ILc ■ »'’ H region of Michigan one fall. W•' H at a lumber camp boarding sli u:: M “There were signs of beav.-r at tl’.i 1 M upper end of the lake, and a trd'P' T M succeeded in trapping one of tL” H dam buiidej.s. “When the beaver was brought inti camp, the camp cook went nearly and so did the lumbermen wlie.'i they heard the news, all because they ha<i been trying to trap a beat er for we> !»*■ not for its fur, but for its tail, as t'.iey were pining, they said, for beaver tail soup. “The cook took that broad appendage of the beaver, mailed like an armadillo* took from It the underlying bone and meat, and from It made such a soup M never came from any other stock nt the beck of the most expert and scient.be chef that ever put a kettle on. “We could do the same thing perhaps better on the Eastern Shore, but we lack one thing. We haven t go the beavers to yield us their tailsProviding; For a Wayward Son. Lord Chesterfield gave advice to •on In sundry letters, which nilglit ® might not bo followed, but In llls he took good care that “my godso • Philip Stanhope.” should have Btrm'i. inducement to follow his advice on least one point. All the bequests ai' subject to the condition that If P' ll *' should keep race horses or hounds. •toy one night nt Newmarket. • famous seminary of Iniquity a l ' l manners,” during the course of races there, or should lose ou anj o day by betting or gaming ns rnucn £SOO, then in such case be shall " £5,000 to the denu and c, ’ ,| l! , ‘' 1 Westminster for every such offeu •