Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 12 June 1902 — Page 5

I ■ The < >hii) l >il Company have leased !BxX) acres of land in Blue Creek and same are being record K this week. I I Another severe thunder storm ocHurred yesterday morning but no any consequence is reportK in the city. I I ’j'he year and a half old son of Mr. ML] Mrs Alva Berger of Union townfKipilied Monday morning of a fever an illness of a few days. I I Miss Fannie Stern the popular Klerk of the New Fair Store is this enjoying a well earned vacation ■mil friends and relatives at Kokomo. || (iver forty tickets were sold here night for the G. R & I. exto Cincinnati. Nearly 500 K„' pie from Fort Wayne were on the Mraim ■I The second bill ear for John RobinKou's ten big shows combined was in city yesterday. The show exKb.:- here next Wednesday afternoon Kid evening. ■I William Kitson sold his Madison Ktreet saloon Tuesday to Harvey ■[odd of Spencerville. Ohio, the conKderation being SIO9O. Mr. Todd Kook possession at once. Many people from all over the kunty’are arranging to go to Anderton next Wednesday at which time Ld place the democratic congressional convention will convene. The Purdue university exercises were held at LaFayette last evening and two Decatur young men were in the graduating class. They were Edison Brock and Earl Fristoe. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mills and children arrived home yesterday from a ten days visit with the former's parents near Mount Vernon. (thio. They report an enjoyable visit and a good time. Those who have paid us this week for subscription to the Democrat are John M. Fuhrman. William Blackburn. Ellswourth Blazer, Green Boye lHenrv Dirkson, S. B. Fordyce and Crietopher Grim. Os all the English donations for the Martinique sufferers, that of AndrewCarnegie, just landed in London, was the greatest, being more than those of Lord Rothschild, the King's and the Queen's put together. Bertha Eley has filed a* complaint in the circuit court asking for a divorce from her husband Joseph Eley charging him with abandonI meat. The plaintiff asks for the - custody of the three children. The delegation for Anderson next 1 Wednesday will most probably leave ' here next Wednesday morning over the Clover Leaf, going to Blufftop where they will join the Wells county crowd going then to Muncie and on to Anderson over the interurban. A woman of 60 left Massachusetts the other day for Nebraska to marrv a wealthy farmer who is also 60 years old. This is the culmination of a courtship of 15 years, and the con- | trading parties have never met. The I bride-elect takes with her almost a earload of wedding presents. The new whiskey tabloid has not struck Decatur yet. When it does it I may prove a great blessing to the | take-a-nip-on-the-slv husband. He ! can tell his wife it is something the I doctor gave him for his liver and take I a condensed highball at stated inter- | vals in her sympathetic presence. Following is the list of unclaimed I letters that remain in the Decatur postoffice uncalled for: Mr. E. I Marsh. C. Fetterhoff, John M. McI Leod, Benjamin McLaulin, Mrs. John Mayer. Mrs. M. N. Schweizer, E. W. Merris, Mr. Leo Weiss, John Walker, Mr. Wm. D. Logie and Mrs. John Bright. A stranger was in town Monday selling a cheap fountain pen for thirty-five cents. He informed us that he had found two hundred easy people who had jumped at this pen as a rare bargain. If you want to buy goods and not get robbed patron- . home merchant who is satisfied with a small profit. At the meeting of the Red Men's lodge Monday evening officers for the ensuing six months were elected as follows: Prophet, A. W. Gerard; Sachem, Jacob Eady; Sr. Sagemore. A. M. Henry; Jr. Sagemore, J. C. Grandstaff; trustee, Wm. Darwechter and representative, George Kinzle. The officers will be installed at the next meeting. Among the graduates at the Acadamy of the Sacred Heart this year is Miss Mae Berling. the accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garret Berling of this city. The commencement will be held at Robinson park theatre Tuesday morning, June 24 at ten o’clock. A number of Miss Ber hng s relatives and friends from here will attend. ' andalism at the Washington monument is becoming more marked than ever. The damage is done to the memorial stones in the wall within the shaft, although every effort is made arrest the miscreants. Ono man was recently fined S2O for sharpening “pocket knife against the wall. Since •he monument was opened in 1888, ••,(*>2,000 visitors have ascended to the gallery at the top. hound the property of Auditor Boeh was on a tear last Friday and caused considerable excitement by running about town and anapi-.g a t ever y thing and evervone he passed. He succeeded in biting people slightly among them two Boch children, a little boy and L. A. Graham. A "or a chase of several hours the dog "as finally shot by Charles Colter.

Miss Nellie Winnes left yesterday for Reedley, California where she will visit her brother Harrv Winnes and family for several weeks. R t ird l<?adiUg Bale of “iHinery at Bnrdg s, opposite court. Ladies’ and Misses trimmed hats at SI.OO and up. attern hats at your own prices. 13 4 Next Wednesday is show dav and Sowd h wnw ar - tLat an enormous crowd will Ire in town. Robinson’s show is one of the biggest and best. J. W. Miebers has accepted the agency for the American, of Newark ire insurance company and is writing his share of farm business, that being their specialty. , , Tht ; Picnic of the Fuelling school will be held in the Boerger woods four and one-half miles north east of town, on Sunday, June 15. Abig time is guaranteed. Floyd Brittson is at Fort Wavne this week taking treatment for his leg which was dislocated at the hip several weeks ago, and which has not been mending to his satisfaction. Judge Truesdale of Alexandria, a candidate for the democratic congressional nomination in the eighth district, was in the city yesterday looking up delegates and voters in general. We desire to return our heartful thanks for the neighbors and friends who so kindly assisted us during the sickness and death of our beloved mother Mrs. Phoebe France. The Children. Mrs. Florence DeV ilbiss of Lancaster arrived Saturday and has since been the guest of friends here and at Monmouth. She will leave this week with Mrs. A. R. Bell and family for Oden. Michigan. E. L. Carroll and family have removed to the M. B. Miller property on W inchester street the ordeal being accomplished yesterday, within a fewdays they will be arranged in a most coufortable manner. Solomon Billman who has the rep utation of each year raising about the best garden in the neighborhood is again to the front, and announces with some pride that he had new potatoes for last Sundays’ dinner. Miss Matie Bishoff, the twelve year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Crist Bishoff of Huntington died Friday morning at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Thieme in Union township. She had been ill for some time death bebeing due to dropsy. The remains were taken to Huntington Saturday morning for burial. Glen Neptune stepped on a board Friday, which contained several rusty nails, wrong side up. and as a result has since been carrying his foot in a sling. While the injury is very painful, Glen should be comforted by the thoughts that every real live hoy has to have several of these kinds of accidents to make him a thoroughbred. Tom Gallogly is buying cigars for the boys this week and is fairly bubbling over w ith joy on account of a boy baby who is already a guaranteed democrat, a politician and a thoroughbred insurance agent, and who came to town Tuesday afternoon. If you haven't smoked one of Tom’s Havanas yet, just stop him the next time you meet him. The contract for removing the old Presbyterian brick church at the corner of Mercer and Adams streets, has been awarded to Fred Hoffman and work on destruction of same began this morning. A farewell social was given on the church lawn Tuesday evening. The contract for the newbuilding will be let shortly and w-ork begun on same as soon as possible. Miss Pauline Keller and Mr. Chas. Roop were married at the St. Marys Catholic church yesterday morning at nine o clock, after which the bridal party drove to the home of the bride's parents two miles northwest of the city and partook of an elaborate wedding feast. Over 200 guests participated in the days' events which wound up last evening with a big dance. Both young people are well known about here. Will Bucher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Christ Bucher, of Root township arrived home yesterday after three years service in the army, eighteen months of which time has spent in the Philippine islands. He was a member of Battery 15, and says he liked the life pretty well. He left Manila March 24, and has been on the road ever since. He says he has not jet made up his mind whether or not he will re-enlist. He criticised her pudding and he criticised ber cake; he wished she’d make the biscuits his mother used to make; she didn't wash the dishes and she didn't make the stew, and she didn’t mend the stockings as his mother used to do. Oh, well, she wasn't perfect, but she tried to do her best: until at length she thought it time for her to have a rest. So when one day this man had growled and whined the whole day through, she turned him up and fanned his pants as his mother used to do. We are dismayed by the action of a jury who recently decided that a hug was worth only a cent. Besides the fact that it wa's a lie it is an awful cheapening of a valuable asset. Just think. One hundred for a dollar. A man could go out this beautiful bright weather and hug his collar bones loose for fifty cents. Everybody knows a hug is worth more than a cent. Most of us would willingly pay as high as a dime. But now here conies a juiy and awards a woman who has been hugged one cent. If this is fixed by law as the ruling price there won't be any other work done this year.

~ - Gus Rosenthal always in the lead with up-to-date, seasonable clothes. Always go to Gus Rosenthal for the right thing and you wont go wrong. FOR THESE •Bb=-HOT DAYS WEAR= •3d Breezy Clothes! Which are correct in style and shape retaining, while being of feather weights. Our new outing suits, to wear with negligee shirts and belt are made in the snappy, 2-button double breasted sack coat with pants, round cut sack and various ofher good styles; the cloth being of fine loosly woven homespun, assuring style and endless comfort. Prices range from $7.50 TO $12.50 On account of our enormous spring trade we are left with a good many odd and single garments in suits and pants for men and boys which we’ll put on sale now at FIFTY CENTS ONTHE DOLLAR In order to giue our patrons a chance to buy them while they want them. They are all strictly up-to-date goods and worth the consideration of the most fastidious. All goods sold here guaranteed to be as represented or the money refunded. Call before buying, save money and be better dressed than if you’d spend more money elsewhere. GUS ROSENTHAL, THE SQUARE MAN. DECATUR, INDIANA.

C. J. Voglewede of the Boston shoe store is at Toledo this week attending the big salvage sale of Ainsworth Ac Co., and in a card received from him yesterday we learn that he has been even more successful than he expected. He says he will have some surprises for the people of Adams coun ty next week that will startleeveryone. When Voglewede Bros, say anything they usuallv mean it and if you want to get some real shoe bargains we advise you to take an early look at their display of goods next week. Boston proposes a big parade of working horses. A meeting has been held to arrange for the exhibition in the late summer or early fall. The object announced is "to improve the general condition and treatment of Boston draft horses, to encourage drivers to take a humane interest in the animals under their charge and to encourage the use of powerful cart horses, more suitable for heavy work in and around the city." A parade of this kind is an annual event in London. When a man asks a woman to marry him, she tells her mother, goes without gloves in zero weather to show off her ring, makes a confident of every girl she knows, in order that they may have plenty of time in which to get up kitchen showers, etc., and keeps lingerie in the parlor, in order to show it. Still, she falls over in a fit if the announcement is made in the papers. Does any one know why this modesty that out shrieks the violet is displayed only in regard to newspapers? Yes they’re cornin’ to Indiana they’re cornin' on the run from Nebraska’s freezin’ blizzards and from Kansas' scorchin' sun, to Indiana s hills and valleys, where the soil cannot l>e beat, where every year a farmer can raise enough to eat; for his children and his horses, his cattle and his hogs, for his chickens and his turkeys and a square meal for the dog. ' Yes they’re cornin’ to Indiana in sixes and eleven, the empire of the union and the best place next Ao heaven. The gates ‘of Winona Lake Park Ind., were thrown open May 15, and cottages, hotels and private homes are fast being filled bj thoos who will spend the season at Winona. Sev eral conventions are scheduled for the month of June. Among them the Western Association of Writers, that will meet June 23 to 28. W. W. Pfrimmer. of Kentland, Ind., is president of the association. Winona Hotel will be the convention headquarters during the gathering, lhe eighth annual meeting of the Indiana Association of Photographers will lie held June 23 to 27. The officers of the association are: PresiC. H. Harley, Logansport: secretary George J. Parrot. Fort Wayne; treasurer, F. M. Lacy, Indianapolis.

Excursion to Purdue university. Lafayette. Ind., June 18th and 19t'h, 1902, via Clover Leaf route, of special interest to farmers and stockmen. See the Silos, Live Stock Diarys, experimental laboratories and green houses. Get tickets and information of agents, Clover Leaf route. Two Decatur boys who drove to this city with two young ladies wednesdajnight were obliged to settle a bill for damages with nightwatchman John Crosbie, before they drove home. As they drove in from the north, in the evening they struck Abe Hesher's buggy and broke a shaft. They did not stop as curtesy demanded but came on to town. Mr. Hesher followed them and they were given the choice of paying damages or undergoing further difficulties of the law.—Bluffton News. There is certainly no traveling exhibition in America, perhaps in the world, which presents entertainment so varied, so attarctive and so multitudinous as do John Robinson’s Ten Combined Great Shows. Since the days of Noah, a more complete menagerie has never been seen. Poetical and enchanting scenes never before equaled are witnessed in the sublime biblical spectacle of Solomon, his Temple and Queen Sheba. Every act in the monster program is a revelation to the people. The finest specimens of horse flesh in the world, the highest aerialists in the circus profession, all the champion riders, both male and female. The finest specimens of the cutest ponies in the world. The grandest specialties ever produced. The funniest clowns on earth are with the Robinson Shows. Coming to Decatur. June 18. Obituary Mrs. Phoebe Almira France, whose maiden name was Matthewson, was born near Pleasant Mills, this county. November 7, 1844, and died June 8, 1902, being 58 years, 2 mouths and 2 days of age. She was united in marriage to W. H. H. France, August 26, 1860. After a happy companionship of almost 35 years, she was called to mourn the death of her husband July2s, 1895. To them were born six children, of these children, Albert P. aged 2 years, 10 months and 26 days, and Mattie May, 1 year. 8 months and 17 days proceeded the mother to that better world, while Mrs. Osa Wemhoff of this city, and Mrs. Alice Archer and Edwin and Charley of Pleasant Mills, are left with other relatives to mourn their loss. She spent all her life in St. Mary’s township, of this county, except the eight years at the Adams county infirmary while her husband was superintendent, and four years she lived here while he was county auditor. She accepted Christ as her Saviour, and united with the Pleasant Mills Baptist church 24 years ago. She had that hope which is an anchor to the soul both sure and steadfast.

OFFICERS P W. SMITH, President. C. A. DUGAN, Cashier. W. A. ISUEBLER, Vice-President. E. X. EHINGER, Ass't. Cashier. DECATUR O m a J DECATUR NATIONAL D/"\i Til INDIANA. CAPITAL, $100,000.00 SURPLUS, 11,000.00 —DIRe C T O R S J. H. HOBROCK. w A KUEBLER E X EHINGER ” W SMI ™ SPRANG E. X. EHINGER. J. B MSSON

Board of Health Rules. Rule 9. It shall be unlawful for any person to enter or leave any house or building infected with any communicable disease dangerous to the public health, to attend anv church, public meeting or place of amusement, or to travel on any street car or public vehicle, vessel or steamer, or travel or appear on any public street or highway, without first procuring a permit from the health officer exercising jurisdiction, and obeying absolutely his directions as to all sanitary precautions which shall be observed. Rule 10. It shall be unlawful for any person who is, or has been recently, affected with any communicable disease dangerous to the public health (omitting pulmonory tuberculosis), to travel or appear upon the public streets or highways, or to appear in any public place or gathering, or to travel in any public vehicle or vessel, until a certificate is made by the attending physician to the health officer within whose jurisdiction the case occurs, stating that all danger from infection or contagion by reason of such disease is passed, and such certificate is approved and indorsed by said health officer. Ip families who have small pox and do not have a physician in :itte» lance, then in such cases, the householder must make out a certificate saying that all members of the family are free from the disease, and that in their opinion there is no danger of any one contracting the disease from any member of their family, and also that the house has been properly disinfect ed with formaldehyde according to the rules of the board of health. H. F. Costello, secretary Adams county board of health. Don’t fail to see the ball game at Steele’s park, Sunday. Entre Nous vs Shamrocks. Admission 10c.

C. L. Ayres, who was here as defendant in a civil suit brought bv \\ illiams A Flickinger, had to face another charge. While here he was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Barr of Jay county on a charge of a very serious nature, in which a young lady of Portland figures. The arrest is the result of an indictment returned by the Jay county grand jury over a year ago. previous to which time the act is said to have been committed. Clarance was taken to Portland last Thursday afternoon where he gave bond in the sum of *SOO for his appearance in the Jay circuit court in September. He informs us that he will be able to clear himself of the charges when the proper time comes. MARKETS. CORRECTED BY E. L. CARROLL, GRAIN MERCHANT, DECATCR, IND. Wheat, new ,« 74 Corn, per cwt, yellow (new).... 85 Corn, per cwt. (new) mixed.... 83 Oats, new 40 Rye 55 Barley 50 Clover seed 3 75(a) 4 00 Alsyke 5 00 (rz 6 00 Timothy 2 00 Buckwheat 60 Flax seed 1 30 Potatoes, per bu 95 Eggs, fresh 14 Butter 14 Chickens 09 Ducks (Mi Turkeys 08 Geese 05 Wool, unwashed 12 to 17 Wool, washed 20 and 22 Hogs 6 00 TOLEDO MARKETS. .U SE 11. 1:30 P.M. Wheat, new No. 2 red, casu... .J 80 J uly wheat : 74J Cash corn No. 2 mxed, cash... 621 July turn 61! Oats, cash 421 Oats, July .* 36.1 Rye, cash 571