Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 10 July 1902 — Page 5

If vou live on a rural route let us ;no w and we will gladly change your >a perMrs. C. H. Coulter who has been uite ill for a week past, is improv- ,, an d is able to be about part of ie time. Some men enjoy a joke so well that h eV can tell the same old chestnut ver twenty times and laugh at it very time. The surveyors for the Fort Wayne, )avton and Cincinnati Traction lines BHS ed through here Monday engaged ) giving the grade. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Reid went to tome City Saturday where they are hjoying a Tews day lake breeze as nests of D. M. Hensley and family. W. A. Lower and wife of Indiaubolis, were visitors with their parents ere several days last week and the rs t of this, returning home Tuesday iternoon. W, H. Tribolet one of Bluffton’s ustling real estate dealers, came irough here yesterday morning with is family enroute to the northern iimmer resorts. Age should soften our hatreds and Itensify and sharpen our loves, but pen some natures it has the oppote effect and instead of growing old racefully we might almost say such ersons grow old dis gracefully. Miss Winifrpd Ellingham was taki quite ill while visiting with relaves at Winchester Monday. Mrs. Hingham went down Monday afterDon returning yesterday morning ith Winifred who is greatly improvi A Kansas editor wrote a nice little uff for a milliner in which he said he as glad to see her “stocking up.” eeting the scribe on the street, she iaked him with her parasol and ireatened to tell his wife. The uniphisticated editor has never been ile to find out what was wrong; with 8 item. At a recent peformance of “Faust” an Oklahoma town the trap door of e stage failed to work when Melisto should have made his descent, tree times he tried to disappear, and le manager in despair ordered the irtain dropped. Before it hid the ortified devil a voice from the galrv cried: “Hurrah, boys, hell’s 11!” At the continued session of the mncil last evening all members irs were present and Mayor Beatty 'esided. The contract for building le Schug sewer was let to Jacob B. uhler, his bid being $352 and about tty dollars less than the next bid‘r to him. The resolution for the instruction of the Nathan Roop side tlk on Elm street was The Presbvterian Sunday school of irtland will run their second annual cursion to Winona Lake on Thurs y. July 17, 1902. There will be wting. bathing, fishing, golf, tennis d other amusements. The tram ives Decatur over the G. R. & I. at 10 a. m. and the fare is 81.25. No e should miss this chance to spend pleasant day along the cool shores Winona Lake. The board of review closed their ssion last Saturday after a twenty iys session Jas stipulated by law. ley raised some assessments and jeered others, in short adjusted itters as best they could for the ort time allowed them to do the >rk. The fact of the matter is the lessments all over the county should raised and the levy lowered. A v assesment necessitates a high 5 rate and the latter is not acceptae to a stranger looking for a location. A Beardstown lad is credited with ying that his father has a very reirkable cow. He said that the cow s a particular fondness for apples, d that on one occasion, after she d gotten into a neighbor's orchard d ate all the apples she wanted, his other milked her, churned the milk, <1 got three quarts of apple itter. On another occasion the cow e off the tail of an old rooster that >sted in the stall with her and the xt morning in place of giving milk 6 gave a gallon and a half of the est kind of cocktail.

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The Women’s Christian Tempermice L mon will meet at Mrs. Jesse Brandyberry s Saturday at 2:30. r 1186 , e ® Annie and Elizabeth Carlisle, of Cmcirmati were visitors with their sister, Mrs. George Flanders over the Fourth, , Mr ; aud „ Mjs- R- C. Stone and daughter Ruth, of Muncie were guests of James H. Stone over Sunday returning home Monday morning. Farmers are compelled to do their' harvest work between showers and from present appearances it looks as though this state of affairs will continue throughout the summer. Marion, Ohio, and Knightstown, Indiana. have been placed under state quarantine on account of small pox. and both cities are practically dead to the world, so far as business is concerned. It pays to be careful. Prof. Lew Corbin has on foot a plan to exchange places with the Geneva cornet band for one evening, that popular musical organization to give an open air concert here, while the Decatur boys will go to Geneva and do likewise. It’s a good scheme and has our hearty approval. Suppose a newspaper man, every time he hears a man criticise him or his paper in public, should retaliate by holding up to the public gaze the faults and shortcomings of said faultfinder, what would be the result? The editor may not know it all, but he does not live in a community long without knowing a deuced sight more than he publishes. A prominent worker tells a story of a mother who won a silver cup at a euchre party; on displaying the same to the family the next morning, her son, a lad in his teens, confidently told her that he had done better than that, by winning ten dollars at the poo! table the night before. She could not condemn the lad, but it taught her a lesson not soon forgotten. The Decatur Oil & Gas Company will begin the drilling of their third well perhaps within the next week. It’s exact location has not been definitely settled but it quite likely will be located northwest of the Cliffton well. The latter well is increasing in pressure and is beyond question a very strong gasser. A franchise has been asked from the city and arrangements will be made to pipe it to this city. State Auditor Hart has mailed checks to twenty-four individual estates and savings banks in the east, which in the aggregate amounted to $34,695, to pay the semi-annual interest on $2,013,300 on the 3 per cent, refunding bonds, all of the state’s debt that cannot be paid until 1915. Os the twenty-four holders of these bonds the German savings bank of New York holds the largest amount, sl,000,000 and Alvin B. Cross, of Concord, N. H., the smallest, SI,OOO. A gentleman in a nearby town took his little boy to church for the first time last Sunday. Instructing the lad about his behavior, he wound up by telling him to keep an eye on him and do just as he did. When the contribution box was passed papa dropped in a coin. Tommy saw his fathers hand go into the box, and remembering the advice, put his hand in also. When the box was passed by the lad whispered out loud enough to be heard all around: “Say, papa, I got a quarter; how much did vou get?” Another case of burglary came to light yesterday morning when Chris Boknecht opened his saloon on Monroe street, as the rear door was found standing open and a back window light was broken out. An invoice was soon taken and about four dollars in cash and some cigars and liquors found missing. Two dollars of the money was in nickels and dimes and was taken from the cash register. The other two dollars was in pennies and taken from the penny stand used to supply the slot machine customers. This piece of furniture was found under the bar. This is the third time that Chris has been robbed since he has been in business, but at no time has the amount taken been of any consequence. It looks like another case of home talent.

.« GUS ROSENTHAL'S .« GREAT JULY SALE CLOTHING # FURNISHINGS t Fit to be worn on the day of days, at prices to permit all to appear in real holiday apparrel... BELOW A FEW PRICES: 150 men’s suits, all wool, up-to-date in every way, w , r , . , Men s fine hosiery in lace and plain, all the late effects, worth $7.50 to SB.OO $4.95 ’ Men’s fine blue serge suits, all wool, in round and Shirts in great variety in all the new dessign .... square cut at $5.95 and up AU STraW HATS gQ at WHOLESALE PRICES. A great line of fine outing suits, just the thing for the Fourth $4.98 to $12.00 Men ’ S C ° Ol Crash pantS g ° at 50C a pair Hand-made suits in the late homespuns and worsted effects, as well fitting as your tailor can make, at one-half his price Always glad to have you inspect our goods. Warrant all goods to be as represented or money refunded. GUS ROSENTHAL, THE SQUARE MAN. DECATUR, INDIANA.

Quite a number of relatives and friends of Mr. and Mrs W. J. Myers attended the thirty-fifth anniversary of their marriage which was celebrated at their home on Fifth street last evening. Among the relatives from out of the city who attended were Messrs, and Mesdames G. Hunter Myers. Fortville, Indiana, Robert Harding, Fort Wayne, R. C. Pifer, Bellefountaine, Ohio, and J. D. Hun ter, Morristown, Ohio. A Cornell boy sent a lady friend in a neighboring town, who was to be married soon, a present. He enclosed a note saying: “My Dear Girl— You will find in the box a thingamajig which has something to do with eating grub off a table. I don’t know what it is. It looks like a cross between a harpoon and a hayfork. It may be for spearing pickles, or it may be for stacking chopped cabbage. I am so old-fashioned that I don’t know; you will be so happy you won’t care.” The following is the program which the W. H. M. S. of the M. E. church will give in the lecture room of the church Thursday afternoon July 10: Song; Devotionals. Mrs, C. G. Hudson; Song; Paper, Alaska, Mrs. Helm; Paper, Indians, Mrs. Vail; Organ Solo, Miss Hattie Niblick; Business. Reception committee —Mrs. Daniel Sprang, Mrs. H. F. Callow, and Mrs. Chalmer Schafer. After the meeting has adjourned the ladies will serve supper in the dining room of the church, the following being the menu: Veal loaf, cold ham, potato salad, cold slaw, celery, pickles, pickeled eggs, bread, butter, jelly, cake, fruit, coffee, cream, sugar. They will l>egin supper at five o’clock. All invited. The Fort Wayne Sentinel of Monday evening said: The Maennerchor of Berne, Ind., sang in several Fort Wayne churches Sunday and large audiences were present at every church where they appeared. They sang at St. John’s church in the morning, at Plymouth church in the afternoon and at Berry street M. E. church in the evening. The singing at St. John’s church was in German, but at the other churches they rendered two sacred cantatas in English, “The Fall of Gaza” and “The Martyrs of the Arena.” At the Congregational church, l>esides the cantatas, they sang “Abide With Me” and “Jesus Lover of My Soul." The members of the choir, sixteen in number, belong to the Mennonite church in Berne, and although they have lx»n singing together less than a year their work is very fine. The men do not sing for musical effect altogether their songs are sung with a depth of feeling that characterizes worship of God. While in the city the singers were the guests of Joel Welty. The choir is under the direc tion of Eli Lugin and the accompan panist is Miss Rosa Lehman of Berne.

The fish are biting up in Wisconsin and Michigan. First class train service Chicago & North-Western R’y during the fishing season. Summer tourist rates now in effect. Direct connection is made at Chicago with all lines from the south and east. Ask any ticket agent for particulars, or address for free booklets and full information. A. H. Waggener, 22 Fifth avenue, Chicago, 111. 13-7 The palatial home of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Niblick was the scene of one of the most pleasant social events, Tuesday afternoon and evening, given in the city this season. Mrs. Florence DeVilbiss of Lancaster, Ohio, was the guest of honor but never imagined such a thing until her many friends arrived. She was invited to spend the afternoon and take tea with Mrs. Niblick and of course accepted. Shortly after her arrival she was called to the door and surprised to see about twenty of her lady friends lined up to assist her reception. It was given heartily and the occasion proved a happy one for all concerned. The gentlemen came at five and the dinner was an elaborate one. The guests included Messrs and Mesdames John Niblick. Jeff Bryson, P. G. Hooper, D. W. Beery, D. W. Myers, David Studabaker, F. M. Schirmeyer, W. H. Nachtrieb, C. A. Dugan, J. C. Patterson, P. B. Thomas, Daniel Sprang, J. W. Vail, W. A. Kuebler. (’. S. Niblick, R. K. Allison, J. K. Niblick, Mrs. Belle France, Mrs.JH. C. Moses of Fort Wayne, and Mrs. Durand of Lima, Ind. The celebration of the glorious Fourth of July in this city, as well as in all parts of the Union, differed vastly from the manner of celebrating the event fifty years ago. Some of the old features of the celebration are retained. The reading of the Declar ation of Independance, the 4th of July oration, the fantastic parade and the fire cracker are all old, but they are also somewhat modernized. The reading is Iretter, the orator is more eloquent, the raga muffin parade is up to-date and even the fire cracker has more than kept pace with the growth of the nation. In addition to all these the national sport, base ball, horse racing, balloon ascensions, catching the greased nig, climbing the greased pole, bicycle and automobile racing are now a part of the day’s doings and all of them have their followers. So that in addition to the patrotism phase of the day, holiday sports are claiming a groat dealer attention; especially is this true of the rising generation. But there is not much danger of that patriotic spirit dying out. That is born in the youths of this country and drilled into them in every home and school in every newspaper and magazine, until it becomes a part of their very natures.

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