Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 10, Decatur, Adams County, 15 May 1902 — Page 5

All goods sold as advertised. All goods guaranteed as represented or money refunded. e Sixty Cents on The Dollard C 5 OOf ) 0F MEN AND BOYS FINE CLOTHING bought at SIXTY CENTS on the dollar from assignee of an eastern manufacturer, will be put on sale at this price Fifty Men’s suits in Cashmere, Cheviots Fine HAND MADE suits, ready to wear CHILDRENS SUITS. Men’s fine seamless black hose fast color and Worsted, regular price $6 to $7, and guaranteed to fit permanently go One hundred suits worth up to $2.00 an( j WO rth 10c, In this sale, in this sale at go in this sale at g O j n sa ] e at price. /□c each. 6c pair. Ar , j , .. , ~ , Men’s Boys’ and Children’s fine hats in One hundred all wool suits in all the late Men s and Bo y s S ood > Fned, well made Felt and a]] tbe ]ate and nobby gtraws designs and patterns, regular price Jeans 1 ants, Q nr dne B O y S ’ and Children’s suits are at prices that will save you money. $7.50 to $8.50. In this sale. 111 this sale at marvels of beauty and style and cost J-C AO you 33 per cent less than the same Good summer underwear worth twentysd.oo. ouc pair. five at 150 Men’s fine Worsted, Tweed, home- Fifty dozen pairs of Overalls, worth 40c MEN’S HOSE, 50 doz. good seamless >Bc A ‘spun and flannel suits, good for dress as to 50c a pair, hose in brown and blue mixed, worth for business wear, worth sto to SIZ. go in this sale at 8c t 0 loc 8° at Twenty-five dozen fine 50c negligee shirts go in this sale at $7.50. 25c pair. 4 cents. 35c each. WE ARE OFFERING the goods here mentioned, and all the rest included in the stock purchased at such flabulously low prices, to move the stock quickly and give our patrons the bonefit of our purchase. Call early and have first choice as goods will not last long at these prices. GCIS ROSENTIIAL THE SQcIRE MAN. DECATUR. INDIANA.

Gregory’s wall paper sale. Auditor Abe Booh is home from a wk’s absence at Pittsburg. Esq. I. N. Veley of Geneva, was ooking after business in the city yeserday. John Nix has been appointed adninistrator of the estate of Nicholas six, deceased. J. E. Ellsworth and wife were in Columbia City over Sunday, where hey visited relatives. Mrs. Frank Tiller of Minneapolis, est Monday for Wauseon after a ileasaut visit with relatives in the ■ity. Father Wilkens was a Grand Rapds passenger to Fort Wayne yesterlay, where he will spend a day or two with friends. D. W. Beery and Lewis Holthouse were at Chicago the first of the week transacting business for the firm of Beery & Holthouse. Otto Ehinger left Tuesday evening for Columbia City where he has accepted a position in one of the leading merchant tailoring establishments. J H. Meyers is remodeling his Madison street home, recently purchased. The roof is being raised the house enlarged and generally improved. Dr. E. J. Beardsley was in Chicago yesterday attending a meeting of the Illinois Medical Society, and incidentally attending to business in the windy city. A technicality in a complaint lodged against Henry McLain for drunkenness. saved him from being convicted. The ease came up in Mayor Beatty’s court last Friday. M. F. McLain of Chicago a relative of the family of Barney Wemhoff of this city died the first of the week. Several members of the Wemhoff family attended the funeral. John Sutleff the carpenter, was the victim of a hard fall Saturday, which succeeded in fracturing a rib or two. mid bruising his flesh severely. He is recovering under the care of a physician. A fire at Winchester Inst Friday night entirely destroyed the residence mid home of Hon. F. S. Caldwell, who is known to many Adams county people. A high gas pressure at an unwarranted tune caused tiie outbreak, scarcely anything was saved from the house. Rome City seems to be the popular place for Decatur inserters. In a few weeks the Hensley's, Petersons, Hales, eptuues and several other families will be domiciled for the summer in *heir Rome City cottages. By the "ay, Jiome City is becoming a very acceptable place for a summer outing.

Mrs. J. D. Hale is on the sick list. H. R. Moltz of the Boston Store, is at Rome Citv doing the fishing act. Dick France is home from the Indianapolis dental college for the summer vacation. Miss Lilah Hoffman an employee of the Big Store, Sundayed with relatives at Linn Grove. Mrs. J. Q. Neptune and children are at Bluffton visiting Mrs. Dell Locke and other friends. A new reader of the Democrat is Peter D. Kizer one of the rock ribbed solar plexes democrats of Hartford township. Dave VanCleef and Miss Fannie Steam visited in Cincinnati over Sunday, they taking in the first excursion of the season. Trustee Soldner of Monroe township, was in town Tuesday making the preliminary arrangements for the building of a new school house. A. J. Byrd, Jo Christman, Nelson Bricker and other Wabash township democrats, were in the city Sajurday aitending the central committee meeting. A. R. Pierce a former druggist and business man of this city, but for several years located at Fort Wayne, was looking after business interests here yesterday. • The first meeting of the new city council will take place tomorrow. At this meeting the standing committees will be announced and affairs of state wi’l begin to jog along. L, G. Ellinghom attended the dem ocratic committee meeting at Muncie last Friday at which time it was decided to hold the congressional convention at Anderson June IK. The ball game was not pulled off at Delphos Sunday, owing to the fact that the visitors called it off. It is thought by many that the Delphos players got Buck fever and could not lace the music. A county convention and normal institute of the W. C. T. V. will be held at the Christian church next | Monday ami Tuesday, May 19 and 20. The institute will be led by Miss Alice Palmer of Hammond. New awnings adorn the windows of C. D. Murray's place of call, and [ which adds much to the appearance, and a great deal more to the comfort of those inside, especially when the ' sun is looking down in a penetrat'ng way. The contract for the new Grand ; Rapids depot has not Iwien awarded as I yet, the delay Ising made in order to give some Fort Wayne contractors an opportunity to compete for the construction work. It is expect«*d within the next few days the matter will be closed and the contract awarded.

Gregory's prices are the "best ever.” Gus Rosenthal the square man, saw the sights of Cincinnati Sunday. M. F. Rice was at Berne Tuesday, looking after business for the P. W. Smith mills. John Fonner after an absence of several years at Alegheny, Pennsylvania, is at home visiting relatives. Editor Harry Daniel and wife came home Monday morning from Chicago where they had been rusticating for several days. Dr. C. S. Clark and wife are at Fort Wayne where the former is attending a meeting of the northern Indiana Medical society. Major Allison made a business trip to Marion Tuesday, where he is interested in one of the best banking h ises in that metropolitan city. Mrs. H. T. Rout of Cookville. Tennesssee, was an over Sunday visitor at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Schirmeyer. She left Monday for her home. The Charles Shepherd murder trial will come up in the Jay county circuit court June 16. The complaint charges the defendant with tne killing of his wife. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Heiman died and was buried in St. Joseph cemetry, the funeral services being held from St. Marys Catholic Church Monday. Mrs. S. P. Beattv and children of Omaha. Nebraska, is visiting relatives in the city. Sim is holding down a fancy salaried position there with the Wells Fargo Express company, and is doing nicely. Floyd Brittson still walks with the aid of a cane when he doesn’t use two. More than a month ago he suffered a sprained ankle and the contrary ojd thing still balks. The injury is improving but not at a 2:04 dip. Marriage licenses hkve been issued at the county clerk's office to Robert Miller ami Delphena Ulman, William Egley and Judith Schindler, Pueree Voorhees aid Ada Ludy. Michael C. Everett amt Anna Myrtle Burkhead. Uncle John Barr of Geneva, and one of Adams county's old and reliable citizens, and a democrat that is haul to beat, was in the city Monday. His visits here are not frequent. but nevertheless welcome when they do occur. I h 1.. i <|it Io renting the adjoining room m the Studabaker block and will open a notion store. He will carry a miscellaneous stock comprising everything you over heard of or ever ex[s«ct to hear about during the twentieth century. The Stock is ordered and will lie on display before the end of the coming week.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kitsou announce the arrival of a baby girl. Joe Bremerkamp came in from the Marion Soldier’s Home yesterday, and will spend a few’ days with friends about town. On Saturday, May 24. the democrats of St. Marys township will meet in convention at Pleasant Mills, and fill out their township ticket. A full attendance is desired. The Congleton property on Win Chester street is being improved both inside and out, and will be occupied by the family of E. L. Carroll. When completed it will be one of the most pleasant homes in the city. George W. Roop is now high mogul at the Teeple well number two, he doing the pumping act. A small break in the gas engine delayed work for several days, but it is hoped to resume and to make a good test of the well at an early day. Mrs. John Marker, who has lieen sick for the past five weeks, died this morning at 3:30 o’clock at her home on Short street. Deceased was eightyone years of age and a member of the Radical United Brethren church. Paralysis caused her demise. Treasurer Voglewede reports $119,555.86 collected on the spring install ment of taxes, the collection to this time being about an average for this time. This sum of money represents the collections for all purposes, such as ditch, gravel roads, city, town and state, county and in fact all kinds of taxes. In June the treasurer will report to the l>oard of commissioners giving the amount collected and each fund to which it belongs. The Adams county school enumeration is complete the same being filed with Auditor Bock last Thursday. It shows the number of school children in Union township 387, Root 417, Preble 423, Kirklard 437, Washington 547, St. Marys 379, Blue Creek 376. Monroe 890, French 432, Hartford 455, Wabash 679, Jefferson 423, Berne 328, Geneva 360, Decatur 120-1, total in county 7737. According to this calculation of figuring!the population of Decatur is 4816, Berne 1312, Genova 1140. This morning at eight o'clock at the St. Mary’s Catholic church occurred the marriage of Robert Millerto Adelin Ullman. They wore attended by sisters and brother.-, of the bride and groom. After the ceremony they drove to the homo of the bride where a dinner was prepared for them. The happy couple will leave in the even i ing for a trip, they will visit in Toledo and Detroit. The groom has prepared a home for his bride two and one-half miles southeast of town. Mr. Miller is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank X. Miller and Miss Ullman is the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Titus Ullman, north of the city.

CORNER STONE LAYING OF THE NEW LUTHERAN CHURCH AT FRIEDHEIH, LAST SUNDAX On Sunday afternoon, long before the time of the services of laying the corner stone of the new Ev. Lutheran Zion church at Friedheim, the roads leading to the church were covered with vehichles all going in that direction, and when the time for opening the services hail arrived there were about 1800 people present. All surrounding Lutheran congregation were well represented as were also the pastors. Promptly at the time of opening, the multitude sang the hvmm: “Praise the Lord, Omy Soul,” after which Rev. Huge of Bingen read a passage of scripture and invoked Divine blessing on the building to be erected to His worship. After singing of the hymm 336, Rev. Dornseif of Root township, announced as his text Ephesians II v. 19-21, “Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints, and of the household of God: and are built upon Jesus Christ himself being the corner stone etc.” The theme of the discourse being. “Os what should the laying of this corner stone remind you and your descendants?” It was an able discourse going to the hearts of all, especially to the younger people whom the st eaker talked to especially exhorting them to be true to the church of which their parents this day were about laying the corner stone. After the close of the German sermon all united in singing: “A Mighty Fortress is our Lord,” at the close of this hymm, Rev. Klausing of Preble spake in English, choos-

for his text the words: “Behold I lav in Zion for a foundation a stone.” ft was a powerful Hermon showing the true corner stone of all Christianity was Christ anil Christ alone. During the singing of hymm 169 a collection for the church brought into the treasury the sum of 5125. The laying of the corner stone was now in order and was conducted by Rev. Preuss, the pastor of the church. The copper box which was placed into the corner stone contained a copy of the New Testament, a copy of father's Catoehi.sm, a copy of each of the Synodi cal publications, also a copy of the Decatur Democrat, “Rundshau," Chi cago, and “Staatszeiting,” Ft. Wayne. Closely surrounded by his congrega tion and other Brethren. Rev. Preuss laid the corner stone in the name of the Holy Trimly striking the stone three time as is usual on such occa sions. The corner stone has the followinginscription: “Behold I say in Zion for a foundation a stone.” Isaiah XXVTII 16, A. D., 1902. The services closed by singing the hymm, “Now thunk wo all our Lord.” Benediction by Rev. Preuss.

E. J. Marsh, who for several years bid on the stationery contract in this county, some time ago filed a bill in Howard county, for $3,000 for a 200 paged ledger. The matter was settled in the courts and the actual value of the book was found to be about sls. The graduating exercises of the Geneva high school weae held last night. There were but five graduates, the class being small in numbers. Mayor Sam Jones of Toledo, delivered an address which was fine in tone and impressed the large audience as nothing else could. At one time the Toledo mayor was interested in Geneva oil property, and during that time visited the place frequently and became personally acquainted witli many of the enterprising people there. ...SEE ... FETZER for Everything in the Bicycle Repair LINE. The Price is RIGHT. Next door to Pestoffice WALL PAPER We now have on display a great variety of new patterns, comprising all the latest colorings and designs of the season... We can fit out parlors, sitting rooms, (lining rooms, bed rooms hills and kitchens in any stylo of paper desired and at lower prices than ever before... We will be pleased to have you call and look at our assortment. : : : BLACKBURN & CHRISTEN Druggist-**. HucClHKorii tv i ago Blackburn