Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 3 July 1902 — Page 8

Eastern Dispatch Farmer- are no' enjoying hay weather they are having the blues. Thomas B. Everett and family visited Grant Strickler and family last Sunday. ® James Strickler is getting along fine at this writing. He had his leg' broken J une 22. Surveyors for the Dayton & Fort J Wayne Traction Co., were as far as! Willshire last Saturday. Balloon ascensions will be the attractions at Willshire the 4th. One! in the forenoon and one in the evening.l Medir- Corner. S. P. Sheets has finished hauling tile for his ditch. Will Judy was the guest of Miss Bertha Baker last Sunday. C. Schwartz sold two valuable horses to Dan Bieberick last Monday. Joseph Kintz and Adolph Schwartz .spent Thursday evening with friends at Preble. Miss May Swygart returned home after a visit with her sister, Mrs. Homer Krick at Fort Wayne. Mrs. Joe McFarland of Decatur, spent several days last week with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Will Elzey. We wonder what has become of the Western Spy itemizer, as we have not heard from him for a long time. West Root. Rev. Carly preached at Mt. Pleasant Sunday. S. J. and J. E. Spangler have purchased a new binder. Several from this place attended the social at Alpha Thursday evening. Bessie and Ada Fisher of Decatur spent Sunday with theirparentsof this place. Ira Elzey returned to his home at Hartford City after a several weeks visit here. A large barn dance was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Chas, Schieman last Thursday evening. J. C. Evans our hustling carpenter left last Monday for Marion where he I will build a house forG. H. Laughery of Decatur. Quarterly meeting was held at Mt. Pleasant last Sunday, Elder W. H. Daniel of Fort Wayne preached in 1 the forenoon. 11 The rural route No. 1 was started being the first route from the Decatur i post office and the readers of the Democrat along this route will receive their paper on Friday. The Epworth League of Mt. Pleas- 1 ant will give an ice cream social on the lawn at the home of Mr. and Mrs. 1 John Spahr two and one-half miles 1 north west of Decatur on Saturday i evening July 12. Everybody is invited to attend. Remember the date.

RUMMAGE SALE!

J’ ■'!' ""I HI—--10 CENTS PILLOW TOPS ■ Choice of any Pillow Top we have, goods worth 25c to 35c, for 10 CENTS 15 CENTS —FRENCH FOULARDS— All colors, fine as silk, goods » that retailed at 25c and 35c, for 15 CENTS 30 CENTS —LADIES’ UMBRELLAS— Steel rods, paragon frames, worth sOc. for 30 CENTS

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Pleasant mils. Joel Roe is slowly improving from •his reeenfcillness. The St. Mary's is booming with plenty of fine carp. Quite a number of this place will spend the Ith at Decatur. A. J. Wood and family are enterStaining relatives this week. The farmers are rusticating along the banks of the St. Mary’s these days. Albert Boner is building a new adoption to his dwelling house on Main street. Mrs. John Medaugh of Ohio City, is spending the week here with relatives and friends. Preaching at the U. B. church next Sunday afternoou at 3:30 by the pastor, Rev Overholtz. Mrs. Charles Peterson of Decatur, gave her parents, A. M. Fuller and wife, a pleasant call Wednesday. There will be an ice cream social* at this place next Saturday evening, given by the members of the M. E. church. Mrs. D. F. Morris and children and her sister. Mrs. Nellie McCaslin of Middlepoint, left Wednesday for a few days’s visit at Columbus, Ohio, with a sister that reiides there. Linn Grove. Chancy Heller who has been employed at the Shamrock at Geneva returned on Monday, taking a vacation. Frank Nusbaum and sister Ella, left for Bluffton, Ohio, on Thursday. The latter will remain for an indefinite time. Several of our business men took an inventory of their tobacco stock for the purpose of securing a small rebate that the government tenders. Douglass French broke the ground for his new residence in East Nottingham township. George Adler and . Wm. Nusbaum are the contractors. The heavy rainfalls daily since Friday night has resulted in heavy loss to our farmers in their hay harvest. Much of that product is spoiling by reason of the element. Wm. Schlagenhauf, Clem Emick and others will spend the 4th at Rockford. Ohio, the former has a wide record for foot racing and will complete a Buckeye sport on the above date. The Christian church will hold a social at the residence of Emanual Liddy on Saturday evening. July sth. Refreshments will be served for the benefit of the church. All are cor dially invited. The stone quarries at this place were all inundated by the raise of the river on Sabbath evening which will be quite a loss to the operators as the prospect for the river to fall is not flattering, aside from this it will take

one week of time to remove the large i amount of water they contain. The dams are also much impared. i On Saturday evening at the residence of Rev. J. E. Bockman, of I this place occurred the marriage of Harry Emick to Miss Carrie, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Dunbar. They will make their future home in the town of Berne. , >■ I. > I II ■ Willshire W. F. Macy transacted business at i Van Wert Tuesday. Jack Case is the regular pumper at , the station at present. Owing to lack of cars the stone quarry was closed Tuesday. 1 An excursion will be run to Toledo some time in August by the band boys. Mrs. Harrison Miller returned home I Saturday after visiting her daughter a few days. 1 The ball fellows have at last secur- ’ ed a ground, and a game will be ■ played with Wren Friday. Miss Maud Sarff returned to her J home in Decatur, after visiting rela- ■ tives in this city a few days. ‘ Miss Georgia Bobilya who has been ’ visiting friends at Monroeville for some time, returned home Monday. Uncle Tom's Cabin show made nearly S4OO by their coming to Willshire. They were well satisfied: but with our people—something was ' lacking. Tomorrow will lie the day that Willshire will have her big blow-out. Everything will occur as advertised. Two balloon ascensions will be made. Don't miss it. J. Counterman and family, who left this place about two years ago for Joplin, Mo., arrived home again last Saturday having had enough of that region. Jake says that Ohio is good enough for him. Prof. C. Calderwood s earnest work has won for him the principalship of the Van Buren schools for the future term. Van Buren News. Clark is getting there slow but sure and justly deserves this promotion. Last summer we were promised a traction line, but not until last week was our desires granted for sure. An attempt was made to bar its progress i thorugh Main street, but at present it looks as if this is the way it will go. Surveying has been commenced. A band to be known as the Will ■ shire Cornet Band has lieen organized ' with the following members: N. H. ! Price, Guy Weimer. Ist cornet: < )rval Ayers. Carl Stogdill. 2nd cornet: John Hofstetter, solo alto: Fred Detter. Ist • alto: Fred Althoen, 2nd alto: Sam Stein, baritone: W. S. Dailey. Ist tenor: Phil Yahn. 2nd tenor; John Stettler, tuba: John Beam, snare drum: Dillon Shock, slide trombone;

21 CENTS -CHILDREN’S VESTS — All sizes, in Ecru only, worth sc, for 21 CENTS 41 CENTS LAWNS Nice new patterns, complete range of colors in a fabric worth 6c for 41 CENTS ONE DOLLAR LACE CURTAINS Nottingham. 60 inches wide, 3.1 yards long, worth $1.50 and $2.00 this sale a pair for ONE DOLLAR

• John SeitTi >n. Clarionet:*). L. Swine ford, bass drum; At their last meeting the following officers were chosen: President. 0 L. Swineford: secretary. W. S. Dailey: treasurer, John Hofstetter. Real Estate Transfers. I Emil Erhait et al to Albrecht Reber, | inlot 173, Berne SSO. John R. Porter to John D. Dutcher, i pt inlot 886, Decatur 8700. I William Beeler to Enos Beeler, sw I 1, nw J, sec 29, tp 25, rg 15, 40 acres <1925. Cloyd Marvin to E. M. Atkinson, inlot 376, Geneva $550. Jos. E. Ellsworth to James E. Ellsworth, s |, n i, se J. sec 13, tp 27. rg 1 14, 40 acres S2OOO. Augustus Gregory to Shaffer Peteri son, pt inlot 225. Decatur SSOO. ■ Decatur Egg Case Co. to Charles E. Hocker, s J. w |, sec 34, tp 28, rg 15. 80 acres $3900. Michael Miller to Herman Gerke, eJ ne sec 16, tp 28. rg 15, 80 acres $4'500. MARKETS. CORRECTED BY E. L. CARROLL, GRAIN MERCHANT, DECATUR, IND. Wheat, new $ 74 i Corn, per cwt, yellow (new).... 85 I Corn, per cwt. (new) mixed.... 83 Oats, new 42 j Rye 55 ! Barley 50 i Clover seed 3 75 @ 4 00 I Alsyke 5 00 @ 6 00 Timothy 2 00 Buckwheat 60 Flax seed 1 30 ! Potatoes, per bu 95 I Eggs, fresh 14 Butter 14 : Chickens 09 Ducks 06 Turkeys 08 Geese 05 Wool, unwashed 12 to 17 Wool, washed 20 and 22 Hogs 6 00 TOLEDO MARKETS JULY 2, 1:30 P.M. Wheat, new No. 2 red, cash....? 78“ ! July wheat 76| Cash corn No. 2 mxed, cash... 64 J ’ July corn 634 | Oats, cash 421 Spats, July 38j i Rve, cash 60 — Indiaiiapolw Grain and Livestock. Wheat—Wagon. 77c; No. 2 red. steady. 77c Corn—Steady ;|No. I mixed. Me Oats—Firm; No. 2 mixed. 4„c F Cattle—Steady at |[email protected]* Hogs—Steady at Sheep—* toady— at 1.10 Lamb»—Steady at I Grain and Provisions at Chicago. Opened. Closec Wheat—- ' Jnly ....I 7.3’4 | .74% sept ....... 73% .73% I De. 7* .74% Corn—J Jnly 70% ,;x% Sept «z .63 Dee. ■ .48% Oats— Julv 41% .42% Sept 31% .31% i Dec. ■... 81% .31% Pork — j July ..IS.it is.iv sept Is.si is.;o Jan. 16.75 Its. SO Lard— . J July 10.57 :o.go I Sept 10.62 10.61 ! Jah 9.40 9.37 Ribs— Kfe July: 16.65 10.6! Sept 10.63 lo 67 Jan .. Mt 8 62 Closing ci*h market—Wheat. 77c, corn 71%c; oats, 18c; pork, Jls.ii; lard, ilo.oo, rite, 110.67. ’-Ixsuisville Grain and Livestock. Wheat—No. 2 red and longberry. 80c. ' Corn— No. 2 while, 68%e; No. 1 mixed. 68a. Oats—No. 1 mixed, Me; No. 8 white. Me. 1 Cattle—Dull at IS.73tS6.au. Hogs—Steady at j Sheep—Steady at |2.50<®3.»0 Lambe—Steady at |».'56.60 Cincinnati Grain anti Livestock. | Wheat—quiet; No. 2 red, sic Corn—Firm: No. s mixed, tide '1 Oats—Steady; No. 2 mixed, Me 4 Cattle—Active at M.sU®ti.s3 Hogs—Active at fl. 1037.65 ~~ Sheep—Dull at W.60®4. Lambs—Dull at t..a00|6 75 ■V" Chicago Cattle—Active: steers, atockera and • feeder-,25 Hogs—Steady at 1 __ Sheep—steady. at Lambs—steady at '**? -• ~7~ New York Livestock. Cattle—Steady at 13.60®8.50 Hogs—Quiet at Sheep—Firm at |2.fC>4 .50 sjfAf j Ltmba—Steady atJL-Zi®'. East Buffalo Livestock. Cattle—Steady at __ Hogs—Active at LS97.M . c-y Sheep—Steady at l3.7M|4.tK> -1 Lambs—Steady a 13®7. „ The cheap john of a town is a business man who will use baking powder envelopes because he can get them free of charge, or will buy his station- ' ary of city firm because he can get ia poor fade twp cents cheaper per i thousand than the home printer could I furnish a good or better grade, while at the same time he will expect to I sell the printer goods from his store at a fair living profit therefor. A ! cheap john is 11 man who will pay for 1 six months subscription and after he has taken the paper eight months will ■ write to the editor to stop his paper when the I Yale college has conferred the de- | dree of master of arts on James Whit 1 comb Riley, the Hoosier poet. Prof 1 Perrin presented Mr. Riley. As the 1 poet appeared to receive his degree, j the large audience cheered. Prof Perrin said: “This Hoosier poet has achieved the name and fame of a na- | tional jxiet, his verses have shown the I American people their Sicilia shep- | herds and have made clear to them I the pathos, beauty and romance of j rural American life.” President Hadi ley, who conferred the degree upon j Mr. Riley, remarked that “as an exponent in poetic arte of American 1 country life we hereby confer the dej gree of master of arts on you.” The I hood was then placed on Mr. Kiley.

" (ink flul nn [? w~”l Luunullllu ull Lul|.ub, IF the present crop conditions indicate anythinthey point to the probable eclipse of the cap; ic itv of a good many cribs by the present corn crop. Cribs don’t cost much to be sure—only a matter of finding time to build them —which will probably be easier now than later on. Don’t put it off 'till vo ' u need the crib. Have it ready when you do need it i We have plenty of dry material at low prices. Decatur Lumber Co. CORNER FIRST AND JEFFERSON STS 1 ------------------ 1 1 LORD BRATTON, IST O. Bft 0 . A full blooded Hockney stallion, standard and Imported from Warrick, England in August. 1593. 'LORD BRATTON, srte Paragon, 1326; he by Magna, S6O, dam Bellnuth, 1041,; grand dam Silver Bells, He is a perfect picture, a sure foal getter and the kind of an _ animal it will pay you to breed your mares to. He will stand the season of 1902 at James Rice's liverv bam, on Fiesr street, Decatur, Indiana. Don’t fail to See this Horse Before you Breed. ELMER JOHNSON, JAMES RICE. Owner. Keeper.

EMIL FRANZ, Attorney at Law. Notary Public.’ Fire. Tornado and Accident Insurance Agency. All kinds of legal business properly attended to. Collections a specialty. Office over Rieson's barber shop. 15 Im BERNE. INDIANA Clover Leaf Excursions International Christian Endeavor Union. August 8 to 10, 1902, Minneapolis. Minn. National Educational Association, July 7 to 11, 1902, San Francisco, Cal. Bienial Meeting. Knights of Pythias, August 11 to 22, 1902, Salt Lake City, Utah. Grand Lodge of Elks, August 12 to 14. 1902. Put in Bay. Ohio. Travelers’ Protective Association, July 31.1902, Providence, R. I. Baptist Young Peoples’ Union, July 9 to 15, 1902, Portland, Oregon. National Young Peoples' Union, July 10 to 13, 1902. Winona Lake, Indiana. Tourists, Fares, July 1 to Sept. 15, I 1902, Tacoma. Wash. Young Peoples' Christian Union Society of Presbyterian church. July 25 to 27, 1902, Niagara Falls, N. Y. Annual Excursion, July 26, 1902. Get information of agents Clover Leaf Route. Annual excursion to Niagara Falls via Clover Leaf Route Saturday, July 25, 1902. Special attractions and very low round trip rates. Get tickets and information of local ticket agent, or address C. D. Whitney, General Traffic Manager. Toledo, 0. An Indiana cow sold last week fc r • 82,525 in the Union Stock yards at Indianapolis. This was the price paid by J. H. Jennings, ot Kangley, 111., for Golden Heather, a pure-blooded • registered Polled Durham cow, raised by J, H. Miller, of Peru. Ind., and i sold by him at this week’s auction of II Durhams, The wandering life of circus per--1 formers is shown in the ease of the ‘‘Four Francois'' now playing in LonI don. They are actually of one fam- . ily, the father having been a German clown and the mother a Hungar an equestriene: the four children were born respectively in Holland, Sweden, Hungary and Germany. A Baltimore groceryman has recently compared the weight of paper with the food supplier! to the pur- ’ chaser. In one day's purchases it is said that the paper wrapping amount- , ed to about ten per cent, of the total i*" “ , list , of supplies costing about I 81.40 he found that the paper which was weighed with the provisions cost 14'J cents. Italy still keeps up its reputation for having more anarchists than any other country in Europe. Two or three demonstrations against the king have been made in the past few months. Happily, all were harmless. Young

[ Victor Emanuel is an aide and popular ruler, but the anarchists feel t ■ 'ward him as they did toward b father, whom they remove!. Mortgage Loaqs. Money Loaned on favorable fe’”t Z_o<v Rate of Interest. Privelege of partial payments, Abstracts of Title carefully prepared. F. M. Cor. Second end Madison Decatur, Indiana. V’OTICE OF STOCKHOLDER-- ME«TI«. Notice I- hereby siren the • ■ re*: ’•» meeting of the stockholder- f • beo■ *•' ’ County Bank, to be held at their house in Decatur, Indiana, on Tuesday, August 5. 1902. between the hours of 10:0n ami 1! 11 j 1 ■' in. for the purpose of ele -t ’ . to serve for the ensuing year. ai< i t ? tra K. ■ I her bnatoMOasn i • 17-2 R. K ALLISON. CttWW*| XTOTICE OF SALE OF MA< ADAM I BONDS Notice is hereby given th:r I ' wt di . : reasurer of Adams Indiana, will on Thursday. July 1» 1902. at the room of the l>oard >f -• ’ T. • ' the auditor's office In tm «Ry ,f , diana, receive sealed bids nu th* < ;, il>; and sale of certain I Kind* k» ‘ nated as macadam mad " - and issued by the board "f ‘ w . •aid county for the construction or tn t macadam road in Blue ' i< < * •aid county. The entire t " fu ' it said road is «17.M0.00. divided u eq us. series one series ths, with inten I ’ ‘ .! percent, payable seml-aim> •’, d> ct upons nt tacbe* nomination ot Sea.* ‘ ; J. reived until ten o’clock a r; ’■' ctrt; . Each bid must be accompanied *■ , r -.ni. ' tied check in amount equal' r 1 f ,, u 4 of the amount on the ’ ■ w . hl ' *'.,,,4 mu,' be drawn against inonh < D * reliable bank in said county. ', ~, [be shall Im* made payable or , (H . liv je board of cominltslourrs ami »n.i ' , h >, i a guaranty for the perf<»rina«" ® . 1 ti|l and should said bid be a<c«|> • .1 chuck shall b« forfeited t { *' .i.,. con'lib o*'* 0 *'* the bidder fail to comply "'V*, 'swill ""‘J of his said bld. Each of said ‘ date of July 15. l*tt. and • hould l•• <ld ,u be ready for delivery on tin-<l«y 1 , tere ,t w,i are received and accepted, tn . .herd'' i be refunded by the purcha-ci ■ ’ fi( . (iJ||l t» four and one-half per L ‘ e,,t ? r ? tin' pub 1 July 15. 1902. until the date wh n ' J ( , I(Un tj price for said bond- are paid ' treasurer and the bonds dellfi The above described bouds . w . l l* on the 16th day of Mav ’ l ‘ eO cinK*;? Noveml»er of each >‘ ar i ' n ,, v .|t.h. May 16tb. 1IX» and are mad • Ilaj lllK Interest, at th'' P l ,' 1 1 n ,P;, r ,ii ,1 Decatur. Indiana. , indr 11 '. ! cluslvely for the .■xpen* l ' ull ntt'; l ' of the above described rrn'l P law of INMt and tt»l , The »> , I( , u c bo sold including bonds tin» said township for free M l *' t ' ' ... roads I . leas than four l’* r . 1 .. s »(|i'O L,.