Decatur Democrat, Volume 46, Number 45, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1903 — Page 5

MOTTO—We always sell as B R C* ITT 0 ’TT* B B *7W* B V MOTTO—AII goods giuranwe advertise . I|l I \ l< (I \ 1 A* I HZX I S tMd » or — I VJ kJ bj Ik VJ ILa B V S 1 ■JS kJ money refunded. ANNUAL INVENTORY SALE! In order to keep up and devote the standard of Rosenthal’s merchandise, I inaugurate this inventory clearance sale, offering strictly high grade goods at unheard of low prices, so as to encourage buying for immediate as well as future needs. All goods below mentioned were purchased for this season, with few exceptions, and there are men’s, boy’s and children’s apparel to suit and fit anyone... Call early and have first choice.

MEN’S FINE OVERCOATS The cream of highgrade manufacture, sold at 1 KfA $25.00, now go at . QIO.UV Men’s §20.00 overcoats - §15.00 Men’s §16.50 oveacoats 512.50 Men’s 515.00 overcoats $11.98 Men’s §12.50 overcoats §9.00 q?' Men’s §IO.OO overcoats § 6.95 Men’s $ 8.00 overcoats S 6.50 Men s § 7.00 overcoats §1.50 4 Men’s *5.00 overcoats S 3.98 '! ftMen’s $ 4.50 overcoats $ 2.50 Boy’s Overcoats s Ages 14 to 20. X §12.00 grades go at §B.OO §IO.OO grades go at - §6.75 WMRSy )'h7 \Jr 25 fine overcoats worth up //• to §12.50, single garments choice §5.00 SJL'I COPV ’" OHT IM2 BY §7.30 grades - - - - .§5.25 (tMr)/' §5 (X) grades - - - . $3.50 ' §4.00 grades - - - - §2.50 Fine Children's Overcoats Virtually at your own price.

There are many more rare values for those wanting to save 25 to 50 per cent. Sale will last until February Ist. Handsome and useful premiums with your purchases. DECATUR, I DIANA GUS ROSENTHAL THE SQUARE MAN

Mrs. Jacob Hart of Monroe street, is sick with the grip. Miss Kate Mylott, one of our genial telephone girls, is suffering with a stiff neck. Beginning today the \ ail heading factory will blow their whistle al 5:30 o’clock each morning. When you hear it, arise from your peaceful couch. Dick Elzey, a well known citizen living on North Tenth street, is very low with lung trouble. A report from hie bedside this afternoon said his condition showed no improvement. The office of the Decatur Oil & Gas •smpany can now be found in room six, The Studabaker, where D. N. Erwin, the assistant secretary holds forth. It i« the office of Prosecutor Moran. Tom Railing will leave February 1 for Muncie where he will play with an indoor base bail team, thus conditioning himself for base ball service next Beason. He will join the Dallas, Texas, team April 15. The reeival meeting at the Beery church is still in progress and interest continues. Rev. Good of Dayton, Ohio, is assisting in the meetings and will remain over next Sunday. Services every forenoon and evening. Conrad Brake is confined pretty closely to the house these cold days, but the rule was broken this morning and he got down town a short time. He has had considerable trouble with his eyes, the Sight of which is becomlag impaired. Louis Boknecht will erect a hand some new residence on his farm in Root township as early in the spring as weather will permit. The new structure will be built of veneered brick and we doubt not will be a mod el dwelling in every respect. Daniel Railing, Thomas Archbold and Barney Wemhoff will soon leave for Southern Alabama. Mr. Railing owns a tract of land near Mobile, and the party will make an extended stay expecting a lieneficial effect to their herlth from the mild Southern clime. The following Linn Grove people are here today attending court: Benjamin Nicholas and wife. Robert Myers, Caroline Haughton, Timothy Fonts, Levi Miller, Henry Morrow, Lorenzo Dunbar, L. L. Dunbar, Jefferson Dunbar and Louis Dunbar. The G. R. & I. bridge gang will soon go to Arkansas to erect a railroad draw bridge over the St. Francis river. The structure is to lie built for the Paragould A Memphis railroad, the organization of which was mentioned in last evening’s Democrat. Pinkerton Ball, Frank Cloud, Jonas Fisher and Ves Venus of Decatur, and John Glansing of Berne, are members of the bridge gang.

L. Yager & Sons shipped a big bill of furniture to W. F. Scarry at Will- : shire. Mr. Scarry has just had comI pleted a $6,000 house, said to be the ; finest country home in Van Wert county, and the new furniture which i is the best made, will grace their new - home. J. D. Nidlinger today shipped two of his famous Duroc Jersey hogs, which won first prizes at the Chicago Stock exhibition some time ago. One weighing 325 pounds was sent to Alexandria, Tenn., the other weighing i 385 pounds was shipped to Tiskilma, ; Illinois. i The small son of Homer Merica, i who resides near Geeneva, has been suffering the past ten days with neui ralgia of the eyes. His sight was ■ threatened for a time, but Mrs. Noah Merica who came from Geneva yesterday, states that the lad was improving nicely. Boyd Daugherty called this morn- ( mg and presented us with a fine, large, luscious apple weighing nearly a pound, stating that ho had always made a practice of giving a present ’ when ho met a bigger liar than him- ■ self. We acknowledge receipt and • compliment. Dr. J. C. Grandstaff left for Fort Wayne this afternoon to attend the funeral services of Miss Izora Kiess who died yesterday of typhoid fever . and spinal trouble. Miss Kiess was ' quite well known here having visited ■ in the county a number of times. Sjie i was eighteen years old. At the Grand Army post room Friday [evening an important meeting will be held which will install into i office the officers of the Woman’s Relief Corps for 1903. Mrs. C. A. Lamar is the incoming president and who will be at the head of this auxiliary of the post for the present year. For Sale A lot of excellent PolandChina gilts, lieing bred to Rockwell * Magnet, whose pedigree is well ’ known; one excellent male pig, large ' enough for service: also a few Barred Plymouth Rock and three Black Minorca cockerels cheap if taken soon. • E. S. Christen, Monmouth, Ind. ts * The crowd that bob-sleded to the : home of Michael Miller last evening. 1 report a good time and an eventful ' journey. When coming home two of ’ the fellows lost their hats and made ' no gre.it effort to get them without loss of time, so were left behind to I contemplate the beautifl weather and the cold stars. i Alonzo Johnson and Miss Laura I Roth were quietly married Sunday evening at the home of the bride’s i parents. Mr. Fred Roth, six miles . east of the city. Rev. Winans of the i Harrison Baptist church performed I the ceremony. The couple are well known here and have the best wishes of their Decatur friends.

MEN'S UNDERWEAR. Twenty-five dozen Scotch random suits and drawers, 1 01/p worth 25 cents, go at ■*• ™ ■ 2'“' Thirty dozen good med. weight, ribbed underwear, IKp worth 30 cents per garment, go at - - - CrU Forty dozen fine, heavy, fleece lined, med. underwear, OQp worth 50 cents, now each - - - - ivl/ U One hundred and fifty stiff and soft fine fur HATS, QQn worth up to §2.50, go at ----- OOL Twenty dozen Men’s Fifty Cent negligee shirts, QXp goat, each - Men’s heavy Jersey Winter SHIRTS, worth fifty QQp cents, now - - - - - OOU Twenty-five pairs MEN’S PANTS, go at a pair 2bC Blue and red HANDKERCHIEFS, worth ten Op cents, go at - - - - - OU

Henry McLain is carrying a wrist that is causing him enough pain for a half dozen such members. An angry i looking nail lodged at a comfortable distance in the left wrist, and is causing all the rukery. The attention of a physician and close application of hot cloths is reducing both the pain ( and the seriousness of the outbreak. . Miss Ella Miller arrived in the city i, last night to be present at her broth- > j er’s wedding, which occurred this > morning at six o’clock at the St. ■I Mary’s Catholic church, Rev. Wilkens . ofliiciating. The wedding, at which she acted as bridesmaid, was that of Mr. Lewis Miller to Miss Fanny ’ Meyers, both popular young people of this city. i Recently the citizens of Arcola, Illii nois, held up a train on the Illinois Central railroad and confiscated sixteen car loads of coal. While such an act may be characterized as lawless, yet where it is known that the citizens offered to buy the coal, and ‘ 1 were refused, their act may be justi- , | fied, under such desperate conditions t at least. The Independent Order of Red I Men will install the following officers who will serve for the ensuing year: . Chief of record. A. P. Beatty: sachem, \ Mose Henry of Hoagland; prophet, , Jacob Eady; senior sagamore, Dr. J. . C. Grandstaff; junior sagamore, V. P. i Ball; keeper of wampum, J. D. Hale; I collector, George Kinzel; trustee, J. , G. Smith. A runaway in the west part of the . city created a little excitement last . evening. A horse hitched to a sleigh , standing near the G. R. A I. railroad, . got it into his head that a little chase . down the street these cold days would , Ido no harm, so he gave a snort and ■ away he went at breakneck speed for several blocks when he was stopped ! by a couple of boys. At high mass Sunday morning Rev. Wilken read the annual report of th* St Marys Catholic church for the year 1902. The year has been a prof! table one from every standpoint and the church has grown financially. The receipts for the year were $5,990.25 aud the expenses $4,409.68, , j leaving a net gain increase to the J church treasury of $1,580.57. At next Sunday's meeting the annual ’ election of church officers will be held. A M. Foreman, managerand presi dent of the Riverside Oil A Gas com- ' pany, is in town today. The power and drilling tools have already been moved from the Case well to the Smith , lease where a new well will lie drilled without delay. The company will i soon have new power in their field for i the purpose of pumping {and giving i the Case well a further test. Mr. Foreman states that the Willshire supply of gas would be increased by i this afternoon when the Koos gasser is turned into the lines.

D. B. Erwin was at Fort Wayne Tuesday where he appeared for the plaintiff in a divorce case of Eliza Stephenson vs. John M. Stephenson. The parties live near Monroeville and have been married for 25 years and have grown children. Habitual drunkenness of husband was the cause of the divorce. The plaintiff was given a divorce, alimony and custody of the children. 1 Etna Gerke, five-year-old daughter iof Mr. and Mrs. William F. Gerke, is ' very sick, and her friends are alarmed J as to results. Her illness was brought on by eating English walnuts Christ mas day, and though every possible ' attention has been given, her condition does not seem to improve. The walnuts caused indigestion with its l accompanying ailments and the little girl has suffered great agony. Dr. , Mentzer, of Monroeville, is attending her, and while he has not given up , hope for her recovery the worst is feared At the regular meeting of the Cath--1 olic Benevolent Legion, Sunday afternoon, the following officers were installed: C. S. Niblick, president; i H. F. Costello, vice-president; H. IL : Bremerkamp, collector; Charles Vog- . lewede, secretary; William J. Bosse, , treasurer; D. D. Coffee, orator: John . W. Coffee, marshal; Tise Liman, guard: T. C. Corbett, chancellor; John Mason, Theodore Smith and E. . X. Ehinger, trustees. Thelodge is in . excellent condition, financially and ( j otherwise gnd the year promises to be a successful one. From information received here we ' learn that Miss Maud Rice, well ' i known to nearly all our readers, was ! married at Great Falls, Montana, on Christmas day to Mr. Sidney Willis, a young business man of that city, j Miss Rice lived here until about a i year ago, and was employed at Van- , Cleef’s, Niblick’s and other stores in > the city. She was popular and has an army of good friends who wish I her joy, happiness and the best there iis in the west, or anywhere else, for her share of life’s happiness. While I the news has not come direct from the parties concerned. Miss Rice’s relatives believe it is true. A suspicious looking character was plowing through the snow in the west part of the city this morning in search of something to eat. The stranger had a good story, but nevertheless the people did not like his looks or his story. As he would have it he was a “brakeman” on one of the night freight trains which enter this city, and while in the depot getting warm his train [lulled out, and as he was without money he was forced to lieg . for something to eat. From his looks and actions he was certainly a “brake-man,” or in other words, one who rides on the brakes and bumpers and was ditched in this city.

Men's Dress Business Suits The beautiful hand-made suits, uneaquled for fit and style. H §24.00 Men’s suits, now - - §16.50 §20.00 Men’s suits, now ... .§15.00 SIB.OO Men’s suits, now - - - $13.50 §15.00 Men’s suits, now- - - $11,75 z / I 11 §12.50 Men’s suits, now, - - § 9.00 Vj! [ k \ §IO.OO Men’s suits, now, ... 7.48 J § 7.50 Men’s suits, now, - - -$ 5.00 6'oo Men’s suits, now - - - $ 3.98 _/ A ..... $ 5.00 Men’s suits now - - - $ 3.25 XU 1 & Boy's Suits for Dress School n fr’ Agesl4to2o, ' $14.00 grades, goat - - - §IO.OO I t I §12.00 grades, now $ 8.00 I VJ §IO.OO grades, now ... ,§ g. 50 $ 7 50 K ra< l es > now - - . § 5.00 $ 5.00 grades, now ... §3 50 SCHOOL SUITS- Long pants, ages 9 to 14, 00 Boy’s three niece suits, 9 to 16, short pants, np to §I.OO, at WHOLESALE PRICES Twnniy-five two piece knee pants suits, worth §I.OO, fc _ go at OUC each CAPS—in good variety, at Wholesale Prices.

> The officers of the Daughters of ’ Rebecca were sworn into office last evening and the lodge is now i ready for initiations and such other business as may regularly be brought I before them. The new officers are ( Gusta Cramer, noble grand. Lettie Ernst, vice grand; Della Harruff, re cording secretary; Nellie Winnes, financial secretary: Mrs. H. S. Porter, conductress; Tina Scott. Warden; ■ Mrs. D. E. Scott, inside guard aud i Mrs. Jacob Buhler outside guard. I Mattie Ball, little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Pinkerton Ball, of Line ’ street, fall down the steps at the ( south ward school building a few f days ago and was badly hurt. Her * left wrist was dislocated and the left forearm broken. Dr. Boyers and Dr. j McMillen attended her and reduced ’ the fracture. She suffered considera- . ble pain and the X-Ray machine was used Saturday to ascertain whether or not the arm had been properly set. The examination proved the setting to have been done perfectly. Mattie is ( getting along as well as possible. Three young ladies who live on rural route number one met with a rather serious accident Sunday even- ,■ ing. They called at the home of Uncle Dick Rioter and after defeating that well known citizen at several , games of pedro they started for home in the sleigh which had taken them to i the Rieter domicile. However, while they had been enjoying the discomfiture of Uncle Dick, the wind had been getting in its work by drifting > snow on the roads in great heaps. I As a result they got only as far as i Charles Schiemann’s home, in front of , which their horse got stuck in a drift , and they were forced to seek shelter. They remained all night at the Schie- , | man home and went on the next morning, happy. Postmaster have received an official announcement of the postal rates which will prevail during the coming year. The important feature is that it shows a reduction on certain forms of matter. The reduction will be made on wrappers and there will be several changes in size. The No. I> 1 cent wrapping paper has been reduced from sll per thousand to $lO. ! 68. A new 2 cent wrapping paper eight by ten inches has been issued ’ and one known as the 128 paper, i which will be ten by fifteen inches in i size. Several other changes in the 1 wrapping papers will lie maje which are of minor importance. Stamped j envelopes will lie the same as those issued in the year 1899, with the exception of a few changes in the quality of paper used. The regular pictures, on the stamps will remain the same Franklin on the 1 cent stamps, Wash ington on the 2 cent stamps, Grant on the 4 cent stamps and Lincoln on the 5 centers.

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i IMllll VETERINARY SURGEON Special attention given i to doctoring all domestic I animals. Headquarters at Naclttrieb's Drug Store Residence on Nor tli Tenth street. Thomas Woodruff, Decatur, — Indiana.