Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 27, Decatur, Adams County, 11 September 1902 — Page 8

West Root Rev. Carey preached at Mt. Pleasant last Sunday. John Reed and Chas. Fuhrman spent Sunday at Ossian. || Several from this place attended the picnic at Freidheim last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Stalter left last Monday for their home at Hart ford City. Mr. and Mrs. Georsre Ruckman entertained a crowd of Mt. Pleasant young people last Sunday at dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Sterner returned to Fort Wayne last Sunday after a fewdays visit with Mr. and Mrs. David Liby. Hedge Corner. Miss Minnie Sheets is on the sick list. C. Schultz threshed his gram Wednesday. Gust Krause spent Sunday at Fort Wayne. Clinton Kimsey and Will Kibbler are cutting corn for C. Schultz. Johnny Geels who was badly hurt several wee.sk ago is slowly improving. Miss Annie Bueter of Fort Wayne, who has been visiting with friends at this place returned to her home last Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Steamen of Fort Wayne, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Dave Liby for the past fewdays, returned to Fort Wayne Saturday. Mrs. Steamen was formerly Miss May Swygart of this place. Pleasant Mills Albert Fuller Sundayed here with his parents. , Miss Flossie Archer is said to be improving slightly. We had a fine rain Monday night that was acceptable. W. H. Niblick of Decatur, was a business visitor here Tuesday. Oil men are putting down a well on J. S. Cowan's farm southeast of this place. Frank Martz and family of Grove Hill. Ohio, spent the past week here with friends. Harvey Roop left Tuesday for Decatur where he has a position as porter in a hotel. Quite a number of this place took in the sights at the Brewer oil well last Sunday. David Lyons, an old pioneer, died at his home south of this place, last Friday of old age. Rev. Scherich formerly of Willshire but now of Poneto, Ind., was calling on friends here Tuesday. Joseph McGath. living two miles west of town, died Sunday evening of a complicated disease. The funeral services were held at the M. E. church Wednesday forenoon. Interment in the Pleasant Mills cemeterv.

NEW GOODS = AR E HE R E QUR BUYER is back and we have put in one solid week unpacking his purchases. COME AND SEE THEM. If you have Dry Goods to buy, YOU WILL BUY THEM HERE.i* c< .X ,‘4 ,5$

PRINTS Any kind, blue, red, silver, grey, in fact all prints in choiciest colorings, worth 6 cents, now selling for • 5 CENTS A YARD-

MUSLIN This is not the flimsy stuff, but a good weight, nice, fine and smooth. , You can have fifty or one hundred yards at this price. . 4 CENTS A YARD

7=— ■■ it PAYS TO TRADE AT THF=rBOSTON STORE I. O. F. BLOCK. = KUEBLER & MOLTZ CO.

Watt Born, to Lewis Johnson and wife a girl. W. A. McGill was at Daisie on business Monday. Mrs. Bert Stetler of Willshire, was in this vicinity Monday. Mrs. John Wood is again suffering with cancer of the face. Miss Vica Harvey is assisting Mrs. Wood with her household duties. Mesdames John and W. A. McGill were at the river fishing Saturday. Mrs. Rachel Sheets of Wolfcale, was here on business Monday evening. Preaching next Sunday evening at the usual hour at Wood Chapel by Rev Stover of Wren. Shannon Miller and Miss N’adnie Johnson were quietly married at Decatur last Thursday. Ye scribe with others wish them much happiness. Charley Bower and wife were at the bedside of Mrs. B's sister, who lies very low at her home in Van Wert with consumption. Saturday and Sunday Almost everybody attended the Van Wert County Fair Thursday, as it was Rockford day. The laregst crowd that was ever seen was on the fair ground. Geneva Indiana oil 84 cts. The postoffice in its new quarters is the cleanest kept institution in the town. Our doctors report considerable sickness in this neighborhood, but no serious cases. Street Commissioner Rynearson is doing some cleaning up about town. None too soon. Mrs. Michael McGriff returned last Friday from an extended visit in northern Michigan. Business in our oil fields continues active, and promises to hold good during the fall and winter. Mrs. Geo. R. Dickerson who has been seriously ill for the past month, is reported as getting well slowly. Dan Boocher of Muncie, visited his parents in Jefferson township over Sunday. Dan is well known here. . The corn crop is being harvested, and the farmers say it is the heaviest ever grown in this part of Adams county. Mrs. Irene Hooker of Bluffton, is spending the week in town visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Holloway. The structure for the roof on the new school building is nearly completed, and the slaters will soon be at ’ work. Several of our citizens will soon move to neighboring towns with their families in order to send the children

to school as our nt-..’ building will not ; be ready for occupancy before the holidays. Henry Finkbone has almost re-; gained his usual good health and is again attending to business at his old I stand. , Tom Drew's new residence building on high street is receiving its finishing touches. It is a handsome structure. A much needed shower of rain drenched the parched earth in town and vicinity last Monday night, for which ail are thankful. The brick walls of the new U. B. church being built on north High street are going up rapidly. Theedifice will be furnished with all modern improvements. The old soldiers’ social held last Sunday by our G. A. R. Post in the Bone grove, was a very enjoyable affair to the large crowd in attendance. Dept. Commander of the G. A. R. Benj. Star of Richmond, and other notable persons were present and delivered addresses. Linn Grove. Henry Gentis. and George Adler, jr., are engaged in bridge work at Craigville. Grace Lindsey spent a few days at Liberty Center and the Poneto street fair last week. L. L. Dunbar made a business trip| to Chicago Friday, his return being I due the first of the week. Mrs. Lucy Willson nee Hilty after a few days’ visit the guest of Miss Effie Xeadwhouser returned to Chattanooga. Ohio. Mrs. Samuel Reeves of Union City, and Mrs. Carrie Haller of Greenville. Ohio, are visiting their sister Mrs. F. A. W. Lindsey of this place. Charles Morrow has joined an advertisingcrew representing the Frank lin Milling Co., of Lockport, N. Y. The crew is working northern Indiana. Mrs. G. W. Gentis. Mrs. David Meschberger of this place, and Mrs. Eugene Runyon of Berne attended the funeral of Dr. C. C. Baumgartner at Elkhart Saturdav. Lewis Reynolds and wife, Mrs. Marion French. Andrew Sowers and wife. Benjamin Banter and son Wil-; son, are recreating at Petosky, leaving \ here Thursday of last week. Smith Runyon was visited by a horse thief Thursday but the culprit was very generous or of poor judge ment as the value of the horse taken was about sls while a much more val-1 uable animal was not molested. On Fridav evening at the residence of John Cowans, J. P„ Sylvester Run . yon of H. T. P. and Mrs. Odel of Pe- 1 troleum were united in marriageand on j the same day Frank Babcock of Hart-' ford township and Miss Winnie. |

Tennis Flannels These goods are wide, not the narrow kind nor remnants, but good, first-class goods in choice patterns worth 7 cents a yard, now going for 5 CENTS A YARD

GINGHAMS Ginghams are getting to be a scarce article in the dry goods market but our buyer has secured an exceptionally 'fine value in staple checks only, at. . . 5 CENTS A YARD

• daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Finley Stu- ' dabaker of Nottingham T. P. W ells Co. The general store and dwelling I owned by John Haecker of Kreps P. 'O. was consumed by fire at 2 o dock |a. m. Wednesday. Insurance carried •$2,4 )O. About ninety days ago the plant was sold to George Schlagenhauf who with helpers as per arrangement went forward on Wednesday morning to invoice the stock and make the exchange, when they arrived they found the property in ashes, and it is supposed to be the act of an incendiary. • Berne Calvin Sauerers is slowly improving. David Eckroat is numbered among the sick. Mr. Lantz of Archibold, Ohio, spent Sunday in Berne. The little child of John Hilty is slowly improving. Gideon Riesen is numbered among the sick at present. Dr. C. Kuntz was a business caller at Fort Wayne Tuesday. C. A. Augspurger was a business caller at Portland Tuesday. George Gilpin of Markle, was the guest of Cloa Watson. Sunday. Clark J. Lutz of Decatur, was a business caller here Monday evening. Noah Bixler and Benard Spruuger spent this week in the country paintJ iugMiss Anna Lee of Lima. Ohio, is i the guest of Wilda Gottschalk this week. Mrs. Della Sheets spent Saturday at Geneva with her mother who is quite ill. Sam Shepherd and wife of Monroe, spent Sunday in Berne the guests of relatives. C. G. Egly returned home Monday from his trip to Grand Rapids anil Chicago. Mrs. Della Mason of Geneva, is the guest of her mother, Mrs. Jacob Eley at present. Mrs. T. G. Hopkins and son. Howard, of Winchester, wore the guests of Berne last week. Miss Pearl Homes and Ed Rice spent Sunday with M. F. Rice and family at Decatur. Georg Nicklos returner! from Petoskey, Michigan. Mondav, were he spent a few days by the lake. Mrs. Eugene Runyon left Friday morning for Elkhart to attend the funeral of her uncle. Dr. Baumgartner. The two children of Gus Hall who were very sick on Sunday evening from eating poisoned ice cream are better. Mr. and Mrs. Urick of Logansport, are the guests of Dan Shalley and family. Mrs. Urick is a sister to Dan Shalley. Miss Laura Clouser will open a milliner store in the near future in Joel Welty's building back of the postoffice. Miss Cora Schug entertained a crowd of young people on Friday in honor of Wm. Hege, who left for Elkhart Saturday morning.

The Misses Ella and Eva Liddy, Pearl Smith, Rosetta Rumple and Opal Shalley spent Sunday afternoon at Linn Grove and Geneva. The little child of Henry Egly of ; Decatur, died Monday evening. Funeral services were held in Berne at the German Reformed church on Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Reynolds of Bluffton. ' and Walter and Milton Powers of I Fort Wayne, were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. David Eckrote Sunday. Mrs. Reynolds is a sister to Mrs. Eckrote. Mrs. D. L. Shalley entertained a crowd of ladies on Monday evening in honor of Mrs. T.G. Hopkins of Winchester, they were Mrs. Simkins. Emick, Rose. Gottschalk. Schug. Laehot, Baumgartner. Mary Baumgartner and Miss Byrley. They were royally entertained. The Misses Mae and Josephine . Niblick, Lucile Bryson, Carrie Thom;as and Marie and Vera Patterson, Messrs Jess Niblick. Bert Mangold, Louis Holthouse. Fred Patterson and Robert Schrock of Decatur, were guests at the Cottage Hotel Sunday evening for supper. Real Estate Transfer!. John Reed to Chas. Reed et al pt sec 30 tp 25 rg 14— 20 acres SI6OO. A. W. Graber et al to E. Hirschy pt sec 8 tp 20 rg 14, 40 acres $2500. Louisa Hirschy et al to A. W. Graber pt see 8 tp 26 rg 14, 40 a $2500. J. S. Moser to David Rich et al pt sec 16 tp 20 rg 14, 80 acres SI4OO. J. Lugenbill et al to John A. Hendricks pt sec 7 tp 25 rg 14, 40 a SBOO. P. Sprunger to J. A. Hendricks pt sec 7 tp 25 rg 15, 40 acres sllß. Joel Welty to Mary Fox inlots 270 and 271 Berne, S2OO. Evaline Reynolda'to L. E. Reynolds i pt inlot 178 Geneva S3OO. Mary S. Miller to John Tonnellier I pt sec 20 tp 28 rg 14, 143 a $2400. Daniel Sprang to Mary S. Buck- , master inlot 555 Decatur S6OO. J. P. Haefling admr to George A. I Kintz et al pt sec 12 tp 27 rg 14, 80 acres $3995. P. P. Schwartz to Christian Bruchy ■ pt see 20 tp 26 rg 14, 10 acrt«s23so. Fis t swollen to immense size, «J had kidnev trouble so bad,” says J I Cox of Valley View, Ky., “that I could not work, tny feet were swollen to ini mon.se size and I was confined to my I lied and physicians were unable to , give me any relief. My doctor finally prescrilssl Foley's Kidney Cure iwhrch made a well man of me.” I Holthouse Drug Co. b

ONGRESSMAN CROMER AGAINST IT (BY LOUIS LUDLOW ALDERSON, Ind. Sept. 9. Congressman Cromer is weaker in this county than he has been in any of his congo-s-. paigns. At present his campaign is characterized by lassitude aid inactivity. Governor Durbin is not turning a finger for him George F. McCulloch has put off to Europe and will not return until near election day. He is understood to be antagonistic tn Cromer, but he is not going to fight him openly, which puts Cro tner in the worst, possible plight, for whenever McCulloch takes off his coat and goes after Cromer the latter’s friends become angrv and put all the energy they possess into the campaign for him As it is McCulloch’s friends will stick their knives into Cromer on election day, while Cromer's friends, lulled to sleep by inactivity on McCulloch's part, will not wake up in time to witness the performance. As far as Cromer is concerned it is always a bail sign when McCulloch stops threatening to eat him alive. ' Belligerency is McCulloch’s natural state of mind and when he is not fighting Cromer he is planning what he will do to him next. Charles 1 Henry is about the onlv republican of prominence who is exhibiting any enthusiasm. He always supports the ticket and donates liberally of his time and money to the republican cause. He already has attended one meeting of the republican county committee and he appeared to be in such a liberal frame of mind that the republican leaders are confident that they will be able to bur row deep into his large, fat pocketbook. Mr. Henry's special forte in Madison county politics is that of harmonizer and the republicans here call him their official slave-bearer. He never attempts however, to apply salve where it is most needed, which is on the person of George F. McCulloch. If he did, in the language of Artemus Ward the humorist, ‘-there would be a fight." ♦ * * The general objection to Mr. Cromer, which I hear emphasized everywhere, is that he does not measure up to the standard of a statesman. This idea has percolated through all of the rural con. munities and it is going to cost Cromer a good many votes. Everybody is willing to give him credit for being a cunning, shrewd wirepulling politician, but it is claimed that his ability stops then- It is cited that during the four years he has served in the house he has not made a single speech. His constituents thought that he had made one when they received copies of a vigorous oration on the subject of Chinese exclusion which was sent broadcast under hts frank but they have learned that this speech, like the famous forensic effort of Congressman Brick on Count Pulaski, never was delivered. Mr. Cromer had this verbal assault on *he vellow man inserted in the congressional record, thinking that it would brinohim a*harvest of votes from among the workingmen of his district The laboring people hardly know whether tn laugh over their con gressman's ruse or to get angry at his attempt to hoodwink them, but it is absolutely certain that the speech which he did not speak will do him no good. . *% Mr. Cromer is a machine politician par excellence. In a smaller way he is a fine imitation of Matthew Stanley Quay of Pennsylvania. The office-holder whose appointment he secures must remember that his first duty is to Cromer and if he forgets that salient point he may expect his “walking papers" at any moment. Mr. Cromer has the rural carriers of his district organized to a scientific nicety. Ditto the postmasters. It is safe to say that the genial “Bob" Grimes, postmaster at Anderson, will spend his first year's salary helping to boost along Mr. Cromer and all of Cromer's appointees must shell out and hustle about whenever he speaks the word. *** The republicans of Madison county, and particularly of Anderson. recall with a very bitter feeling Cromer's action last spring in turning down Anderson for Muncie in the selection of sites fur public buildings in the eighth district. It would be difficult to make an Anderson republican believe otherwise than that Mr. Cromer did this to get even with Anderson for supporting M. M. Dunlap, who was a candidate against him in the congressional convention. It is not forgotten that a committee of leading citizens was appointed to request Senator Fairbanks to get the appropriation for Anderson inserted in the bill when it reached the senate and that he did so. There is a bit of unwritten history alwut this transaction that is in point. When the Anderson appropriation was secure beyond a doubt quite a number of leading republicans of Anderson joined in writing a letter to Senator Fairbanks which would make verv interesting reading and which, if framed and presented to George F. McCulloch, would contribute ev rlastinglv to that gentleman's'edification and delight. It is i -able that Senator Fairbanks still has this letter, but if so be is not exhibiting it for publication. I understand that the writers, who are prominent business and professional men here, not only bestowed high praise on the senior senator, but said some things about Mr. Cromer that are enough to make his ears tingle. *% James E. Truesdale, the democratic nominee for eongfess. is making a fine impression and is receiving splendid ovations where ever he go»s. The laboring people, who are the bone and sinew of this great industrial district, are rallying to his support everywhere. Both Cromer and J ruesdale addressed an audience of laboring men on Labor.day and Truesdale was the lion of the occasion. The re ception given to Cromer paled into insignificance when compas-d with the grand ovation tendered to Truesdale. Mr. Truesdale f•: merly was a workingman and his personal experiences have taught him to sympathize with the toiling masses. He still holds a cord in the Amalgamated association of Iron and Steel workers, t which he Monged while employed as a day laborer in Pennsyl vama. He was blacklisted during the Homestead strike and he then went to Ann Arbor. Michigan, where in the face of great dds and difficulties, he worked his way through the law school of the University of Michigan. Relocated at Alexandria, where he has since been engaged in the practice of law. He has a fine command of languages and his speeches are classical. He is well informed and is a polished speaker. He is now police judge of Alexandra, and was elected by a large majority in that strong republican town. He is a very conservative, careful business man and he will get more votes from all classes than any other exponent of labor shat has ever been nominated for office in this district.

He Wan Head. The English papers tell thia story of an incident in a revision court: A certain person who figured on the register was objected to by one of the agents on the ground that he was dead. The revising barrister declined to accept the assurance, however, and demanded conclusive testimony on the point. Thereupon the agent of the other side rose and gave corroborative evidence as to the decease of the gentleman in question. "And pray, sir, how do you know the man’s dead?" demanded the barrister. “\V ell.” was the reply, "I don’t know. It’s very difficult to prove." “Ab I suspected,” returned the irate barrister. "You don't know whether he’s dead or not.” The barrister glanced triumphantly around the court. Ills expression gradually underwent a change us the witness coolly continued: "1 was saying, sir, that I don’t know win liter he is dead or not, but 1 do know this they burled him about a month ago on suspicion." A defective memory nnd n guilty conscience are not synonymoua, but closely attached.—St. Louis Star.

MARKETS. CORRECTED BY E. L. CARROLL, GRAIN MERCHANT, DECATCR, IND. Wheat, newS *'•' Corn, per cwt, yellow (new).... Corn, per cwt. (new) mixed.... Oats, new Barley Clover seed4oo A * Alsykes 50 V b Timothy 1 !“ Buckwheat .. Flax seed * Potatoes, per bu ?? Eggs, fresh Butter ” Chickens J Ducks Turkeys . ** Wool, unwashedl, Wool,washed 2(,H cm TOLEDO MARKETS SEPT. 10, ll3o*’ )l ' Wheat, new No. 2 red,cash • • •■* Sept wheat,'i Cash corn No. 2 tnxed, cash... Sept corn ;j 2 Rye, cash • *