Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 31 July 1902 — Page 7

I Mrs. Rout is at Van Wert, Ohio, she will spend some time Esiting relatives. I The North Salem Sunday School Eill hold an ice cream social near the ■lurch Saturday evening, August 2. I Ed L>nn> a popular young carpen■er. is very ill with typhoid fever. Eis condition however is not considerKl serious at present. I y, C. Coverdale was able to be ■own street a short time yesterday ■fter a week in which he fought off K n attack of typhoid fever. I Dr. L. N. Zeigler, the Monmouth ■eterinary surgeon, sports a new telephone and will answer professional Kails both day and night. I Work is progressing in a fine man■jer at the new G. R. & I. depot and ■within another week it will begin to Kssume the form of a building. I Mrs. F. G. Christen and Misses fcose Christen and Lizzie Peterson ■est yesterday for Rome City, where ■hey will take in the Assembly for ■wo weeks. I Mina Cloud, the little two year old Kaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kloud died at their home on Eleventh ■treet Friday morning after an illness |f a few days. I We extend our sincere thanks to lur friends and relatives who so Kindly helped us during the illness ■nd death of our mother Margaret fonnellier. John Tonnellier. Mrs. Margaret Melbers and Mrs. Charles Meibers left this morning for Jeffersonville, Indiana, where they rill be guests of Theodore Dropplenan and family for several weeks. A cow valued at fifty dollars, and he property of Garret Berling was itruck by lightning during the storm Sunday night. It was standing unler a tree on the Studabaker farm last of town. John Eller for several years a faniliar figure aronud Decatur, but now it Ohio City where he is employed as hooter for the Empire & American Jlycerine Co., was here yesterday coking up old friends. Anthony Holthouse left yesterday or a trip through Ohio, where he will look after important business. After a week or ten days in the Buckpre state he will return to his home it Jonesboro, Arkansas. Chester Lewton continues to improve and the chances for recovery are now greatly in his favor. For three weeks he was as near death as it is possible to get and for many days there seemed to be no hope. Marriage licenses were issued at the county clerk’s office this week to three couple as follows: Ruby Albert Walling and Della Evelyn Alexander, Phillip L. Scheiferstein and Ada May Lewton, Albert Boner and Anna E. Wagner. Oscar L. Vance, who has taught school in the county for a number ofi years, and who was recently chosen for his place in the high school for another has resigned, and last Mon-1 day began his duties as a clerk in the ' clothing department of the Big Store. The Decatur Oil & Gas company. have under consideration the project of piping gas to Willshire, and Wren, I Ohio. The matter will be fully deterIrnined within the next week or two, land if such arrangements are made those two towns will be assured of warm feet next winter. Farmers report that the recent heavy rains have damaged corn and tomatoes as well as they have the grains. The corn is sending forth small nubbins on the stalks in place of the large ears which should appear in their place. The tomatoes also appear to be running all to vines and there are few blossoms or small tomatoes on them. The following have paid their subscription to the Democcrat since our report last week: G. C. McElhaney, 0. F. Teeple, S. J. Slaybaugh, C. Fortner, Mrs. J. C. Hower, C. C. Cline, J. W. Poling, Albert Knavel, Mrs. Eddy Newhall, A. Holthouse, Simon E. Brandyberry, J. W. Vail, Louis Vendickt, R. J. Holthouse, T. H. Ernst and Fred Meiland.

VISIT THEICE CREAM AND SODA PARLOR AT THE' City News Stand THE coolest place in the city. Everything up-to-date. We have the finest line or Candy in the city. Cigars, Tobaccos and Smoker’s Sundries. Daily Papers and Periodicals N. C. COVERDALE, Prop-

Gertrude Rugg left Tuesday tor St. Louis whcj® she is serving ns nurse in one of the big city hospitals daWor e?^ erine Champer left FnshJil r Uqu ?’ New York > whe re of the tke annual meeting ot the Chatauqua Assembly. thi« tter at the Postoffice MsT?T, for Louis Koeneman, Mrs John Helm, Chas,(Nelson, Wnn M ilhams, Miss Blanch Miller. Raines William H. J bhck, D. D. Clark anil James K. ■■"blick were guests of John Mueller • id family at Delphos over Sunday. Miss Estella Barnhart of Cerogordo, llinois, arrived in the city last even mg and will be the guest of her aunt Mrs. Geo. \\. Louthan for some time. The Decatur Reds, strengthened ty players from Fort Wayne and Ossion were at Paulding Tuesday and Wednesday to meet the famous team of that place. Charles Voglewede is able to be about this week after a two weeks sickness caused by vaccination. He is still very weak but will no doubt get along nicely from now on. It is stated that birds-eye maple comes from a particular variety of hard maple trees and that the logs from thsse trees sell for S3O to S6O per thousand board feet, on the stump. Bob Gregory and John Smith left Saturday via the wagon route for Dallas and \\ hitmore lakes in northern Indiana. They will be absent several weeks and expect to make some good catches. Charles Brown, who formally worked at the Decatur city laundry and Miss Minnie Brake were married at Lorain, Ohio, about a week ago. Miss Brake is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harmon Brake of this city. John S. Peterson came home Tuesnight after a several days visit with his family who are spending the summer at Rome City. He says that popular resort is crowded with people and the assembly is the beet ever held. There was scarcely a farmer in town Saturday and business men were pretty “blue” but the heavy rains of Sunday and Monday stoped work on the farm and quite a number of people came in to do their shopping. ’Squire Smith officiated in another court house wedding Tuesday morning, the contracting parties being Mrs. Anna Wagoner and Albert Boner of Pleasant Mills. Quite a number of witnesses, consisting of county officials, witnessed the wedding. The Murray bus line suffered a slight accident Wednesday morning at the G. R. & I. station. In some unaccountable manner the horse got his leg over the shaft and fell down, hurting himself slightly and breaking the shafts so that a new pair was made necessary. The state board of health is seeking to impress upon householders the necessity of airing cellars at this time. The copious rainful of the summer renders this precaution more than usually imperative. The officers of the board will gladly give whatever information may be needed to guide the people in avoiding danger from unsanitary condition in cellars, The Bluffton News of Tuesday evening contained this item of news: Miss Carrie Thomas, who has been a guest of Miss Corrine Dailey, returned last evening to her home in Decatur. Miss Lucile Bryson, who visited with Miss Carrie Kapp, also returned home. Miss Genevieve Fulton accompanied the Decatur girls home for a visit and from there will go to Cedar Lake to remain until September 1. The contract for a new Presbyterian church has not been awarded as yet, the committee having same in charge having decided to raise about $2,500 more money, in order that the building may be erected in all things according" to their original plans and specifications. In this they have certainly acted with wisdom. Now let every one swell themselves a little and raise this additional fund which will permit them to build a church that will bean ornament as well as a blessing to the city.

- —Il HIM IA HOT WAVE IS COMING! V— M— — .1111 | im n mini --:. —-7- ----- J I K I r UE mercury goes up, but the prices on Men’s, Boys’ and Children’s suits have l * J gone down at Gus Rosenthal s. Now is the time when a little money will go a t ■ iOII S ways by fitting you out with a nice, up-to-date suit of clothes at almost your own W ■ price ■ 9 $4.50 buys an all-wool, up-to-date suit worth $7.50. ■ K ’ $5.00 buys a black clay worsted suit worth SB.OO. I B. $5.95 buys an all-wool serge suit worth $9.00. II I ■ ■ $6.95 buys an all-wool, gray worsted suit worth $10.50. II I ■ | $3.75 buys an 1-woo , s rge coat and vest worth $5.00. II I ■ ■ All our better grades of suits go at correspondingly 'low prices. We also have a ■ ar U | y fine line of boys two-piece knee pant suits and children’s vestee suits to close out at ■ ■ wholesale cost ■ I It will be to your interest to inspect our goods before purchasing. f ROSENTHAL, I 1 THE SQUARE MAN. DECATUR, INDIANA. 1

Clean up the streets, keep the alleys clean and the weeds cut and a large amount of sickness usual during the month of August may be prevented. The managers of the various departments of the Northern Indiana Fair are completing arrangements for the greatest event of the kind ever held in the state. Trustee Kinney of Jefferson township was a business visitor in the city Tuesday, and reports the citizens of that bailiwick as moving along in the even tenor.of their way. Committees of the various sections of the Shakespeare Club met at the home of Mrs. D. D. Heller yesterday afternoon, and arranged a sylabus of their work for the ensuing year. C. M. Morrison the clever traveling passenger agent for the Erie paid the city a visit Tuesday, and as usual had many nice things to say about the citified appearance and business enterprise of our little city. Seventy-five sportsman from Pitts burg will arrive at Rome City Monday for a months fish. Their 'tents are being arranged this week and the expected arrival of the little army has caused some stir among the citizens of the resort. Berne will be all torn up with excitement Saturday on account of a balloon ascension and a few other minor attractions which the business men there will put on the boards. Touhey, the Bluffton sport, will do the Hying act. The ball club came home this morning from Paulding, Ohio, where they met defeat in two successive games, Tuesday and Wednesday. The score on the first day stood six to two, and on the second six to one. Both games were interesting, however, and full of brilliant plays and the Reds did well, considering the team had never played together or practiced. According to the theory of a washing tea man, who must havequenched his thirst at other places than the public fountain, Bluffton has an even hundred more houses than Decatur. The following appeared in Tuesday’s Banner: “At last the mooted question has been settled and all curbstone speakers will be silenced by the authority. A gentleman who wasi here yesterday distributing 10 O’clock ( Washing Tea samples told a Banner man that in Decatur he used exactly 950 packages and left one at every house. In Bluffton he used 1,000 and needed just 50 more. Anyone who can’t see the idea involved in this little literary gem will call on an eye specialist at once, please.’ The difference, no doubt, was caused from the fact that the Decatur youths who distributed the sampled were honest and didn’t try to fill up every sewer they came to.

The Woman’s Missionary society of the Presbyterian church met Tues- ' day afternoon with Mrs. Theo. Ken- ' nedy at her home on First street. The ( following interesting program was given: Music, Hymn; Devotional i Excercises, Business, Items of Mis- ' sionary work by the society; Song, God Guard Columbia: Reading, Rei quisites for successful work in the Philippines, Lola Jackson; Paper, The Philippines, Nellie Schrock. Refreshments were served. Messrs. McDaniel & Co., have sold i their hardware stock and business to Messrs. Williams & Ripley, of Decatur, Ind. They are invoicing and will take charge about the first of the month. The members of the new firm have the appearance of being good business men. Marshal McDaniel, who had the management of the old firm, made many friends while in business here, and it is hoped he will engage in business here again.—Winchester Journal. Grain dealers say that Adams county farmers will make a lot of money if they are able to get their oats marketed quickly, and they point out that a few days delay may mean a loss of from fourteen to twenty cents per bushel on the crop. The harvest of oats is just beginning in this county the first having been cut this week, and within a day or two it will be in very general progress all over the county. Yesterday’s Chicago market quoted 66 cents for July delivery and ;14 for September. George Woodword is remodliug his home on South Third street and when completed he will have one of the most convenient and best appearing homes in the city. The changes include a large porch, the addition of several rooms, basement and summer dining room. In fact the house will be practically new. It wdl be lighted by electricity and heated throughout by an up-to-date hot water system. But the best part of the whole thing so Mr. Wood word says and we lielieve he is right is the I bath room, which is large and fitted with the very latest service. Al Fuhrman, who broke his leg while wuikiug in the oil field near Berne two months ago, underwent a severe operation Monday morning. For some reason the ends of the broken bone would not unite properly and it was feared he would be a cripple for life. To remedy this it was necessary to pull apart the parts which had adhered in a frail manner, the ends had to be rubbed together until a rough surface had been formed, then the leg was reset. The operation was performed by Dr. S. D. Beaversand Dr. J. M. Miller. The resetting of the leg will necessarily confine Al for some time bid it is believed he will eventually be round.

THE Harvest Moon! DRINGS joy and gladness to the farmer whose ■‘-’barns, cribs and graneries are in condition to receive Neptune’s bounteous offerings. But the fellow who has put off building or repairing, kicks himself for his carelessness. How is it with you? Anvthing lacking around your placez Better let us fit you out with lumber you need, at once. We have just what you want, for any purpose, and there'll be no trouble about making the price right.

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FRISTOE’S SMOKE HOUSE next door to postoffice, will be open Sept. 23-26 for the sale of tobacco and cigars, on account of the great Northern Indiana Agricultural fair. Al Fristoe, proprietor. 21 ts James Preston, Samuel 0. Wilson and Alexander Achison filed suit in the Jay circuit court Tuesday in which they demand judgment in the sum of $6,500 from John J. Black, residing in East High street this city. The first paragraph of the complaint recites that Black, acting as their agent, purchased from Joseph W. Cot trel, C. Meldren, William A. Barn house and J. C. Patterson a certain least* in Harrison County, Ohio, representing to the plaintiff" that he expended for it the sum of $26,000, but they allege that he paid on S23,(MX) and also SI,OOO to his brother, William P. Black for negotiating the deal. On account of this they ask judgment for $2.5(X). The second paragraph recites that Black purchased for the plaintiffs another lease, representing in this instance that the price paid was $7,300, the defendants alleging that it amounted only to $5, 500, while SSOO was paid to William P. Black, brother of the defendant for looking after the necessary negotiations. — Portland Commercial Re view. •

MARKETS. CORRECTED BT E. L. CARROLL, GRAIN MERCHANT, DECATUR, IND. Wheat, new .« t,5 Corn, per cwt, yellow (new).... 90 Corn, per cwt. (new) mixed.... 87 Oats, new 3Q Ry» 45 Barley 40 Clover seed 3 75$ 4 00 Alsyke 5 00 $ 6 00 Timothy 1 75 Buckwheat 40 Flax seed 1 ;{() Potatoes, per bu 35 Eggs, fresh 16 Butter 14 Chickens 06 Dm-ks 06 Turkeys 08 Geese 05 Wool, unwashed 12 to 17 Wool, washed 20 and 22 Hogs 6 (X) TOLEDO MARKETS l(*L¥ 30, 1:30p.M. Wheat, new No. 2 red, cash... .$ 71J July wheAt 71} Cash corn No. 2 mxed, cash... 63 July corn 55j Oats, cash 48 ()ats, July 32} Rye, cash 56}