Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1903 — Page 8

State Line. John Shiffer was at Decatur Friday. Fred Hindcnlang was at Decatur Friday. Peter Finkhouse and family were at Decatur Friday. Frank Standiford of Wren was in our vicinity Saturday Sion Treaster delivered some fine porks to Decatur Saturday. Ohio Gause of near Willshire Ohio 'is visiting John Wolfe for a few days. . Wm. C’reig and wife of Fort Wayne was visiting E. F. Roth for a few days. Pleasant Hills. Ed Roebuck is still very poorly and is confined to his bed. Dr. Miller Os Decatur made a professional ceall here last Friday. The primary school taught by Lucy Bunner closed on Tuesday. The new hayshed being erected by Joel Roe will soon be completed. Miss Anna Troutner took dinner with Miss Nackie Acker last Sunday. Elva Edington is’ some better. Hopes are now entertained for her recovery. The Junkers seems to be doing a thriving business this spring. They are too numerous to mention. Mrs, Wright of Middlepoint, Ohio, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. D. F. Morris and family south of town. W. A. Hill of Doddridge County, West Virginia., made a very pleasant visit here with his cousins, Messrs. Sylvester, and Willian Hill, and Miss Maggie Hill. He left Monday for an extended trip to North Dakota and Oklahoma. Watt. W. E. Miller is erecting his wind pump. Mrs. Barrone still continues quite poorly. „ John Woods has purchased a new wind pump. Wm. and C. W. Hithcockare putting out oats for W. Lyons. E. T. Roths condition is none improved. He is suffering with cancers. 1 W. A. McGill and wife spent Sun-

W New Spring Line just arrived. ■ All Wool Ingranes Superior Wool 60c a yard. Ingr<mes-65c. Best makes" choiest patterns that comes Nice Range of Patterns, fair weight and guaranteed all wool for from the looms. 50c a yard. 65c a yard. UNIONS GRAMLES 40c. 25c. One.fourth wool, extra heavy, fancy and Made of Jule Thread. Nice line of staple patterns, worth 50c, our price patterns. Our price 40 cents. 25 cents. LINOLEUM _ —62’4 cents a Square Yard. — We have a complete line as nice clean patterns in two and for yards wide at 62? t cents a Square Yard. NO CHARGES EOR LAYING LINOLEUM. 0 o ■ I ' ‘ ‘ ‘ ' o v ■ -a; . ' * ' : BOSTON STORE I. 0. 9. F. BLOCK KUEBLER & HOLTZ CO.

day the guests of Clayton Stevens and wife . C. W. Hitchcock and wife spent Sunday afternoon with Fred Horton and wife. La wrentie Stutter and wife spent Sunday with Mrs. parents near Daisy. John Kiper was home over Sunday. He is working on the R.R. at Fort Wayne . Mr. Conn of Van Wert spent one evening last week with Wm Lyons of this vicinity. Preaching services at Wood chapel next. Sunday morning just after Sunday School. Mrs. Wm. Stutter is quite ill at this time, and fears are entertained of her recovery. Dr. Kirk of Daisy is in attendance. Mrs. Charles Snyder has taken a little girl to raise by the name of McCarty, her mother recently died at the hospital at Fort Wayne. - - Linn Drove. Miss Ethel French returned from Grand Rapids, where she was visiting her brother Noah for the past six weeks. Burrell Mullen moved into the house vacated by Wm. Caston last Monday. Henry Morrow and wife, and also their daughter, Bertha Kyle, on a visit to Evanston, 111., are very sick. Albert Egley and E. C. Rice, of Berne, were callers here on Friday evening. Frank Morrow, of Bluffton, visited the parental home over Sabbath. Joel Van Camp and his consort passed the Sabbath at Decatur. Daniel Baumgartner and Arch Haughton are doing some house painting at Geneva this week. Levi Baumgartner and wife were guests of friends at Elwood the latter part of last week and the first of this week. Abe Stuckey and family, Miss Fannie Stuckey and Peter Mosser, of Berne, John Spehiger, of Bluffton, and Rev. Eli Lance, of Michigan, were guests of Christian and Amos Stuckey the first of the week. Our tonsorial artist, Frank Nusbaum, is building a stable. Levi Schaupp is doing the work. Peter Hoffman, Daniel Baumgart-

ner and James E. Weller attended the Encampment at Geveva Monday night last. Miss Myrtle Kizer, who has been the guest of friends at Elkhart and Warsaw the past ten weeks, returned home last Saturday. Peterson. Miss Netta Ernst spent Sunday in Curryville the guest of her undo Joseph Drumm and family. Martin Fruchte of Magly visited his sister Mrs. H. A. Breiner of this place last Saturday. Austin Straub, a young man of this place is engaged in the well drilling business with George Niblick of Craigville. At present they are putting down a well for David Steel. Misses Mattie Spade and Grace Lewton entertained a few of their friends Sunday . A refreshing dinner was given at noon, followed by social chats, which continued till an indefinite time of night when the ’’frends” left with the intent of being on hand Monday morning to plow. George Ernest had a rather uncertain visitor Wednesday night of last week. He was a character known commonly as a tramp, carrying a very digusting amount’ of “fibs”, which he seemed rather anxious to dispose of to the family. It will be impossible to relate these, but in enumerating his time devoted to his various professions, his age would doutless exceed seventy-five years, while he claimed to be forty. A very pleasent surprise was given Miss Minnie Broch last Wednesday evening, in honor of her twentyfirst birthday. The young people from the neighborhood gathered in large numbers. The evening was well spent in various ways when the crowd left for their respective homes wishing her many more such occasions.. Pleasant Dale. Jacob Heller entertained friends Sunday. S. A. Miller hung paper last week for M. W, Jahn. The mumps have called at the home of Jacob Heller. Wm. Eiler has gone to Miama Co. to attend a meeting. S. J. Leyse and Lou Zimmerman have their barns completed. Oliver Dilling has gone to California to spend the summer, We wish him a merry time.

PUBLIC SALES. Wesley A. Selby will offer for sale at his residence, three-quarters of a mile west of Magley, beginning at ten o’clock a. m., on Tuesday, April 28,1903, the following property, towit: Two work horses, brood mare, two cows, three sows with pigs, twohorse wagon, buggy, set single harness, set double work harness, plows, cultivators, mowing machine, mud boat, building lumber, nine stands of bees, two stoves, sixty-five chickens, corn in crib, oats in bin, oats in the ground, wheat in the ground, potatoes household goods and other articles too numerous to mention. Terms of sale: $5 or under cash; sums above that o credit of nine months will be given. No property to be removed until satisfactoiilly settled for. Fred Reppert, Auctioneer. HOME MARKETS. GRAIN. BY E. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT. Wheat, new_ $ 69 Corn, per cwt, yellow (new) 50 Corn, per cwt., (new) mixed 48 Oats, new — 31 Rye - 40 Barley 40 Clover Seed 5 00 @ 6 00 ; Alsyke — 5 50 @ 6 00 ' Timothy —1 160 , Buckwheat 65 ' Flax Seed _ 1 10 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p. m. today as follows: Wheat, May _ $ 781 Wheat, July 721 Corn, May...— - 441 Corn, July -44 J Oats, May 34$ Oats, July 31 g May Pork — _..518 00 July Pork .sl7 42 Sept. Pork sl7 12 May Lard, per cwt .. 980 July Lard, per cwt..„„ 9 72 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash $ 76 May wheat..... — 76$ July wheat, 72 Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cash... 44] May corn .... 44] July corn - 44, Oats, cash — 34 Oats, May 34] Oats, Ju1y..... . — 32 Rye, cash 53

STOCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER. Lambs..- 5j @ 6 Hogs, per cwt $6 00 @ $6 80 Cattle per lb . _3| @ 4J Calves, per lb _ 4} @ 5 Cows - .2 @ 34 Sheep, per lb 2j @ 3 Beef Hides, per lb 6 POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. Chickens, per lb ..... .08 Fowls, per lb. - - .08 Ducks, per lb. - 071 Turkeys, per lb .10 Geese, per lb - - 05 HAY MARKET. No. 1 timothy hay (baled) No 1 mixed hay (baled).... No. 1 clover hay (baled) Loose hay 11.50 less. WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER A SON. Wool 13c to 17 Sheep pelts 40c to $1 00 Beef hides, per pound 06 Calf hides 07| Tallow, per pound Off COAL. Anthracite J 9 00 Domestic, lump.; „ 475 Domestic, nut 4 50 OIL MARKET. Tiona $1.65 Pennsylvania 1,50 C0rning........ 1.30 New Castle. - » 1.37 North Lima. 1.14 South Lima 1.09 Indiana... 1.09 Whitehouse.... ... 1.20 Somerset . • >95 Lacy ■■..95 Barkersville * .95 Rag1and........ -55 OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS, Eggs, fresh, per doz $ 12 Butter, per pound ■— 12 Potatoes, per bushel 85 Liverpool market closed J to § cent lower on wheat. Corn closed i cent lower. ’ market notes. Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs — 17,000 Wheat - -20 cars Corn — -1 _ 50 cars Oats ...... 100 cars Receipts at Chicago today: H ogs - — -28 >OOO Wheat..<.-._. ..- ----- 35 cars Corn - ----- 37 cars Oats 08 cars J . ■ • * k ‘ . > Ac 4 diSr*

t POINT or VIEW d LOOKED AT from every point of view, McCormick mowers 0 will be found faultless in design, modem in confrv struction and thorough in equipment, with the ' most practical features. These mowers are so * perfectly balanced, so easily operated and do such f I smooth and even cutting that they instantly become the favorite of every man who buys one. K-The McCormick book, yMrv' «A MODEL MACHINE," zflj , te,u aM ,bout Model /wIM JOS. D. BEERY, Decatur, Ind. - I First do< r north of Beery & Holtbouse’s 9 livery barn. . - I

Great improvements are being made on the buildings of the Marion business cc liege, and report has it that when completed it will shine as the most modern and best equipped business college in the state. The Ladies’ Mite society of the Methodist church will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. T. Merryman. The meeting is an important one including the election of officers. Undoubtedly the pleasure will also be given the of personally meeting Mrs. John C. White. Refreshments will be served. Smith Yager Falk have added a large cash register to their store equipment and also have had a new ice cream cabinet put in to be used in connection witht he soda fountain. In the sodawater business it is fast work that counts and everything must be arranged conveniently if a clerk wishes to handle his customers without commotion. Program of the W. C. T. U. public meeting to be held at the U. B. church on next Sunday at 2:30 p. m. Devotional exercises by Mrs. Brandy berry; Topic for discussion, Individual responsibility; paper, Mrs. King song by choir; recitation, Marguerite Hughes; solo, Rev. Pontius; discussion of topic by the ministers and others present; song by choir; benediction., Hugh Hite is in receipt of a letter from Tom Railing who is now at Dallas, Texas, playing professional base balloon the Dallas team. Tom states that he likes the position he has and that the working out which he receives at that place will put him in condition for a better job in some faster league. The base ball season opens in the league in which Dallas plays next Saturday and Tom will very likfty be in the pitcher’s box. A bunko man with a new graft has made his appearance in this part of the state and women, the usual victims, are warned against his trickery. This individual sells perfume and carries a large bottle of high priced cologue which he offers at a very reasonable price. Up does not furnish the bottles, however, a«id when the housewife goes in search of a vial he substitutes a cheaper grade of perfume and the unsuspecting women paysan exorbitant price for what she gets. Mrs, Bert Wolfe, who lives a few miles north of town, is threatened withan attack of appendicitis. Although the symptoms show the approach of that dread disease, they have not yet fully developed, and as every precaution is being taken thatit may be averted. Mrs. Wolfe is in*a very critical condition, she havng just returned a short time ago from a two weeks confinement at Hope hospital at Fort Wayne brought about by a very painful operation. Dr. Coverdale.-was out to the JWolfe home yesterday and has grave fears for his patient Should it be an attack of appendicitis, she would in all probability be remeoved ■‘immediately to the hospital at Fort Wayne. —• —-—.'~7—. Ts — X — 1 ‘ ’

A party of Masons made up of the following persons went to Geneva yesterday to assist in degree work: John Tyndall, Charles Ernst, W. P. Edmundson, L. C. Miller, Harry Freidman, John Lenhart, Earl Coverdale, George Kinzle, N. C: Coverdale, Earl Adams, D. Moore, P. L. Andrews, J. Q. Neptune, Dr. Archbold, J. D. Hale and Gus Rosenthal. The day current has not yet been touched at the business sessions of the council and jthose who are waiting for a decision can still continue to hold their breath. Yet nothing disfavorable has appeared and the advantage may yet be secured. The power house is t to be enlarged and other improvements are to be made which will make the project possible should it be considered. W. W. BLACKMAN, OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, Suite 9 and 10 Studebaker Building. Days—Tuesnay, Thursday and Saturday. Hours—9 to 11 and 2to 4. HOME ’PHONE. ROY ARCHBOLD, DENTIST. I. O. O. F. BLOCK, phono J Offlce, M 4. Phone f Beeldenoe . 346 . Trotting Stallion ELECTRIC KING 16703 Record: 2:24 Sire of Major Oentlivre, 4-year-old record 2:10 1-4. Electric King’s colts took Ist, 2d and 3d premiums at the great Northern Indiana fair last fall. He certainly gets the right kind. He is a full-blood-ed Hambletouian horse, and his colts show their breeding. FEE is $15.00 to insure living foal. Electric King will make season of 1903 at Eli Myers’ Livery Barn, DECATUR, IND. D. FLANDERS, Owner, 7-4 w Trotting Stallion ELECTRIC HARP 5011 I Standard and registered son of Electric King: he by Electioneer. This fashionably bred horse is a handsome, well proportioned individual, and his colts have size and quality. Come and take a look at him and one of his colts, at Riverside Livery Barn, £ DECATUR, IND. PETER AMPSBAUGH, X Keeper, z : *“■ -■. —- —“