Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 30, Decatur, Adams County, 2 October 1902 — Page 8

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Eastern Dispatch. The health in this community is good. Wet weather is making it bad for the agriculturist people. Many of our people are attending the Portland fair this week. * The oil well on the John Cowan farm is to be completed this week. Several of our people attended the dedication at Fort Wayne last week. Many people from this section attended the fair at Decatur last week. watt. D. Harker and wife Sundayed at Daisie. Sadie Book is working for Mrs. Bell of near Daisie. Some parties at Daisie are having trouble over a dog. E. H. Lyons and family are entertaining friends from Chicago. Street car men are here talking up a line from Van Wert to Decatur. Farmers are almost through cutting com, but too wet for fall seeding. Elias Mitch and family were guests of Adam Harker and family Sunday. Wm. and C. W. Hitchcock have purchased a pony from Wesley Hitchcock. W. E. Miller and wife and Clayton Steven and wife were Sunday guests of W. A. McGill and wife. Mr. and Mrs. George Steward spent Sunday evening with her parents, Clark Brothers and wife. Mrs. Elroy Meriiss formerly of this place, but now residing in Van Wert, liee dangerously ill of typhoid fever at her home. West Root Several farmers are sowing wheat. Mr. and Mrs. George Ruckman left Tuesday, for a two weeks' visit with relatives in eastern Ohio. Mrs. Thomas Fisher visited her son James Fisher and family, at Bluffton the fore part of last week. A large number from this vicinity attended the Great Northern Indiana Fair at Decatur last Friday. Charles Ball and sister Gertie of Monroeville spent last Friday and Saturday with Will and Addie Ruckman. Last Thursday James Haugh was all smiles, and when asked the cause | slid “it’s a twelve pound boy and he ;

Cloak 22* ■fk Suit S Opening b \j Tuesday and >&■ jl 7?/ VO, Wednesday, <^z'’o\ s Sept. 30, Oct. 1 ■*• TSROBMH 'TMIMP'II'■IJaWMMumiJULMMMMMaWMH Boston Store — The lines of two different factories will be open for your inspection. •< Opening is two weeks earlier this year to give you the advantage of the best cloths on the market.<*..*<*<*& ~~ Don’t forget the days, next ~ TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY, September 30th October Ist. Boston Store I. O. O. F. BLOCK. ‘ DECATUR, INDIANA.

is a good democrat at that.” Mother and babe are doing well. Miss Addie Ruckman gave a party to her many friends last Monday night in honor of Charles and Gertie Ball. Games and music was the proi gram of the evening and at a late hour the guests departed to their homes. The following persons were present: Misses Nettie Mann, Etta and Ada Mallonee, Edith Hoagland. Laura Pierce and Elsie Fuhrman and Messrs Earl Butler. Jessie and John Singleton. Harvey and Charles Garboden. Warren Reed. Dallas Butler, John and Robert Mann. Jesse Butler. Charles and David Cook. Dale Sphar, Charles Fuhrman, Clark Sphar and Delma and Willie Ruckman. Linn Grove Willis Van Camp Sundayed with his people at Decatur. J. C. Bookman of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is visiting his parents here. Ella Nusbaum. after spending the last two months at Bluffton, Ohio, has returned home. Samuel Nusbaum made stove wood of the large silver leaf poplar shade trees that stood at the corner of Meridian and Center streets. Our townsman. Eugene Van Camp, moved on the Adam Gilliom farm, one and one-half miles southeast of Vera Cruz, on Wednesday of this week. Last Sabbath at the Defenseless Menuonite church occurred the marital tie of David Schertz and Marv Petersmith. both of Hartford town ship. Christian Martz, of Berne, and Miss Mamie Neaderhouser, of this place, were united in wedlock al the Evan gelical parsonage at Berne, last Saturday evening. •John Passon and wife of Long Prarie. Todd county, Minnesota, are visiting the family of Wm Hall and Mrs. Sarah French. Mrs. Passon is the sister of Mrs. Hall. They left here in 1855 since which time Minne sota has been their home. The following pedagogues will take up switch and books next Mondav: L. L. Baumgartner. Harvey Opliger. Prof. H. E. Rittyers. Malissa French, Daniel Baumgartner. Olla Shoemaker. James Kizer. Elroy Runyon and Emma Pontius in numerical order. Our graded school requiring three teachers and two teachers have charge of No. 7.

Albert KimLl picked forty bushels of apples off of one tree, not counting those that the horses eat from the lowbranches and those out of reach of the picker, together with the falling fruit would have rounded up ten bushels mere, a total of fifty bushels grown on one tree. Albert sits down and awaits a competitor. Pleasant Mills. Charles France spent Sunday here with friends. Mrs. Eli Smith,of Gas City, is calling on relatives here. Preaching at the Baptist church next Sunday evening. D. F. Morris was a business caller at Van Wert last week. Harry Worden and wife, of Marion, called on relatives here last week. Miss Artie Archer, of Decatur, is visiting relatives and friends here this week. Mrs. Oran Fortney and children are visiting relatives and friends at Dunkirk this week. Miss Flossie Archer remains about | the same, as regards her physical condition, She is still very poorly. Charles Sullivan and family, former residents of Berne, are now located at this place for a short time at least. Mrs. Jerrv Danner, a former resident here, and who has been absent for several years, is visiting relatives and friends in this vicinity. The Pleasant Mills schools will convene next Monday. The teachers for the coming term are Mr. Clayton, of Fort Wavne. as principal. Wilson Beery of this place, and Miss Lucy Bunner, of Bobo. We predict for them a successful term. Berne The merry go'round is still in town. C. G. Egley was a business caller at Geneva. Monday. Ames and Noah Zehr left Monday for Bloomington, to attend school. Hose Martz left Monday for Portland, to work in a carriage factory. Miss Kate Gilbert. of Plain City, is the guest of Dr. Simkins at present. Mrs. Crane, of Huntington, was the guest of her sister. Mrs. Della Sheets: Tuesday. Mrs. John Lachot was at Monroe. Monday, to visit Mrs. Sam Shepherd, who is sick. James Sullivan and family, of Van Buren, spent Sunday in Berne, the guest of relatives. Mrs. Lydia Smith and daughter. Pearl, are making their home with John Rose and family at present. T. H. Harris returned home Tuesday. from Decatur, where he spent last week at the fair. Mr. Harris was secretarv of the fair.

FIVE DAVS I Running Races! STEELE’S PARK, Decatur, Ind. October 13-17, 1902. 200 Runners Entered! EXCURSIONS ON ALL RAILROADS! EADIES EREE!

__ Dr. Harry Emrick and brother,' Clem, returned home Friday, from! Ohio, where they had been visiting 1 ; relatives. Ed Engler returned home Monday morning from his trip in Ohio. Mr. Walmer. of Bluffton, took his place during his absence. John Craig returned home Monday afternoon, from Hayesville. Ohio, | where he spent a week with his broth-, er Sam. who is not very well. Eugene Lowe was called home, from Toledo, Ohio, Monday, on ac-1 count of the death of their little child, I which was about two months old. A crowd of young folks gathered at' the home of Joe Liddv on Mondav I evening, in honor of their daughter, Ella, who was sixteen years old. A jolly time was had by all. Chris Martz and Mamie Neaderhouser were married Sunday evening, at the home of the groom's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Martz. Rev. Zekiel performed the ceremonv. Only the near relatives were present. Real Es ate Transfers Josephus Martin to Luther Martin, pt sec 25, tp 25, rg 13.18 acres S9OO. Samuel Mcßride to George W. Brown, pt sec 25, tp 27. rg 14,40 acres 52,400. Joseph Sims et al to Wilber Sims et al. pt sec 10, tp 27, rg 15, 20 acres 5500. Chas. M. Grote to A. F. Thieme, pt; sec 22, tp 28, rg 15, 40 acres 82.200. J. P. Habberger to Calvin Lehman, j lot 80, Berne SBOO. Edward Schwartz to Martin Witz- j man. pt sec 10, tp 26. rg 13. 80 acres i 84,500. Djuisa Loogenberger to Alfred MJ Bowen, pt sec 7. tp 27, rg 15,100 acres ‘ 85,000. Mary M. Johnson to Geo. W. Passwater, pt sec 5, tp 26. rg 15, 81.00. M. R. E. cemeterv to Wm. Longenpence et al, lot 810.00. Rosa Peltz et al to John D. Barto, pi sec 32. tp 27, rg 15, 60 acres SI.OO. John D. Barto et al to J. A. Baumgartner. pt sec 32, tp 27, rg 15, 60 at res 82.425. John B. Vinnig et al to Louisa J. Steed, lot 14, Geneva S4O. E. C. Wagoner to Edword Luttman et al, pt sec 22, tp 28. rg 18. Catherine Ault to John Lee, lot 16, Decatur S6OO. John F. Lachot.of Berne, and the traveling salesman for the Brooks Oil Company, was looking after the trade here yesterday. Our honor list of those who have paid subscriptions to the Democrat this week includes George Shaft, M. A Jackson. E. L. Foreman, James W. Janes. Z. O. Lewellen, Wm. Berger. Ed Zwick. G. H. Stetler, Henrv 8, Schonestedt. B. Benter, Fred Liddv, David Meahberger, W. L. Mattox, j. W. Cowan. Moses Augsberger, Chas. Zwick. H Hoblett, H. F. Linn, J. D. Stultz, John Blazer, Fred Neaderhouser. Michael Zehr, J. H. Smith, A. J. Myers. James T. Cossairt. John Elliott, D. W. Myers. Chris Eicher. Anna Shepherd. Joe Augsberger, Fred Koldeway, Frank Wechter and A. A. Nichols. 4e»»l Polnta. “8o he got out an injunction against your company,” we say pityingly. “Why didn't you forestall him by get ting an Injunction to prevent the issuance of his Injunction?” “I Couldn't. You see, he was slick enough to get out an injunction ngninst my gettiiiK out an Injunction against his injunction!”-Baltimore Herald. Small In a Double Sense. v “After all,”remarked Smithers, yswn Ing, "It is a small world.” “It has to be,” snapped Smuthers, "to match some of the people In it"— Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. kcccunied For. Dime Museum Manager — What is that peculiar smell? The Living Skeleton -Tut rubbei skin burn. ,1 bls finger lighting n clan-rette.-Judge We ought to avoid the friendship of the bad and the enmity of the gool-

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not the whole three if them,’ said we on the gangway. The next thing we saw was a gigantic shark thrashing the water crazily on the port side of the lighter and incarnadining the sea within a radius of fifty feet with its blood. Then the three Kanakas came up, all In a bunch, like a trio of Jacks-ln-the-box, with contented smiles on their faces. The shark thrashed around for five or ten minutes, and at the end of that time he was as dead as any salted mackerel in a barrel, the entire length of him. The three Kanakas Ind tackled him altogether as he sle 4 t, had driven their knives into his vulnerable parts, and l>efore he had a chance to pull himself together ho was as goodj as dead, it was as workmanlike a job ! of going after big s<-a game as ever I saw.”—Philadelphia Times. Society and Companionship. The privilege of having some one with whom we may exchange a few rational words every day, as Emerson phrases it. Is the choicest gift in life. We are rich In society and yet poor in companionship. In the overflow of chatter we arc starved for conversation. Social life Is so largely an affair of representation, it inclines so largely to the spectacular and to what its

chroniclers designate as "socm tions,” that the element of . . tional Intercourse is almost e ;lii • Yet. primarily, is not that though object of all friendly meeting: we reduce to first principle plex thing called living, do , , io our friend solely to talk w J Do we not invite him solely may exchange ideas an in tersstf views on subjects of mutu. |B Still, a. things go. I* 0 }' fgr oup« through a season In * he . t ion* and throngs- at dinners. >reee t lon tertalnments of all kind' ff|J( changing one word In the « intercourse.—E xelmnge. Hnrdup-I tried to sell tin* monds I bought of you a they were not genuine. Jeweler—Did you sell Jeweler-Well, you *% h "n (l( , o ttbat to buy them, and you j" J WceWrthey are genuine.-V" An tmpowl'de C ®“f?(’’hire » “You say you can't alfor lf#w clerk. Why don't you > jur do your typewriting' jubi” l ' “Impossible! She pispateb.