Decatur Democrat, Volume 47, Number 25, Decatur, Adams County, 27 August 1903 — Page 8

CORRESPONDENCE| Items of Interest Contributed by the Demo- t crat’s Busy Corps of Correspondents Illi i -hi i w m.i lin nW ■i. I ."Min ■nini’llf IMI ■■ > ■«!»'I ai ln» iff iHW

Peterson. Miss Nettie Ernst is spending a few days with friends an relatives at Ft. Wayne. M. J. Moore was at Nappanee, Ind. v Monday looking up his location were he expects to open up a meat market. Misses Rosa Cook and May Jackson and and her brother Louis of Montpelier,are visiting the Straub family this week. Wiliam Johnson spent Sunday near Warren with —well you may guess for he isn't in the habit of going someplace for mere nothing. The work of repair on the stone road which runs west of here was begun Tuesday An immense amount of screenings is being placed upon the rough stone. H. A. Breiner, our groceryman, has purchased the lot lying north of the railway which at present is in corn, from William Weldy. He also purchased the building owned by William Zimmerman and will move same on the tract he has purchased. Hank means business now and will start in general merchandise business in full blast. Pleasant Mills. Earl Dowden, of Fort Wayne, was a caller here last Sunday. A. N. Acker and family went to Piqua, Ohio, last Saturdav. B. A. Winans and family, of Berne, spent Sunday here with his parents. H. A. Comer and family attended the funeral of Mrs. Albert Hudson at Decatur last Sunday afternoon. The little sprinkle of rain Tuesday evening was very acceptable, as rain is much needed in this locality. Roe & France the hay dealers, have erected a new office at their place of business, which will be quite convenient. There will be a Baptist Sunday school picnic at this place on Thursday, September 3. It will be held in Steele's grove. Mrs. Albert Fuller and son returned to their home in Toledo, Ohio, last Sunday, after a three weeks visit here with relatives and friends. At the home of the bride's parents in this village, last Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock, occurred the marriage of Miss Maggie Fortney to John Custer, of near this place. The ceremony was performed by Rev. H. Kohn, of WilleLire, Ohio. We join with their many friends iu wishing them all kinds of nipp’Jfek." ■' nonroe. Wm. Badders’ baby is very sick at present. Miss Pearl Nicholas of Portland is visiting her sister here, Mrs. Silas Dehoff. Rev. Cain of Geneva was in town Tuesday evening but was unable to preach on account of the rain. Dr. Parrish becoming sati-fied that an open well not the purest, and has decided to put down a drove well. Rev. A. D. Burkett of the Bobo charge rendered an excellent sermon at the Y. M. C. B. meeting Sunday evening. He is a student of Taylor University at Upland, Ind. Mrs. J. A. Hendricks and two sons, Clyde and Howard left here for Conway, Mich., where she will visit C. E. Albaugh and family a few days after which she will go to Petoskey. Monday morning J. M. Andrews was arrested for public intoxication. He plead guilty and was brought before ’Squire Bailey and fined. There are other and more serious charges pending. Thhe Y. M. C. B. of this place are holding an eight day meeting one half mile west of here. They are having good success so far. There have beenjtwo conversions, and many more are expected to be saved before the meeting closes. Linn Grove. Joseph L. Snyder says that he has set up housekeeping in Newville. Leo and Noah Baumgartner made a business trip to Geneva. Monday. Nellie Neaderhouser, of the Bender store at Bluffton, is home on a vacation. F. J. Shepherd and family left Mon-

day for Greenville, Ohio, to visit relatives. Chauncy Meyer left the first part of the week for West Pcint, where he will join the army. Misses Orilla Berie. of Domestic, and Nora Markley, of Bluffton, called on friends at this place Monday. Misses Alta Walser, of Anderson, and Anna Kaltwasser. of Bluffton, were guests of friends here Monday. Laura Newsbaum moved her household goods to Portland, Friday, and ' will make that place her future home. The Linn Grove Juner Band will give their weekly concert Friday night. They have secured new selections that . they will play. Charles Morrow and Wilson Banter, who have been with the Chicago Por- ■ trait company the past week, were home over Sunday. C. Schunnebunk, of Pennsylvania, is here leasing land in East Hartford township for the purpose of drilling for oil irt the near future. Samuel Opliger is making some improvements on his newly purchased property, by cutting down some of the trees and making other repairs. The funeral of Fred Manlier, a i teamster who died Monday was held at Fort Wayne yesterday. He was I well known here and had a number of relatives in this county. Among those who went to Fort Wayne this morning to attend his funeral were Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Bohnke, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Bohnke, Mr. and Mrs. E. Wilder, and Mr. and Mrs. John Peoples. The Aeolian and Columbian Clubs will give an “Old Time Dance’’ at the Columbian club rooms next Friday evening. This kind of dance which has lately been- inaugurated by the two clubs has proved very popular and a very large crowd no doubt will be in attendance. Music will be furnished by the Rag Time Orchestra of the Aeolian Club and for that reason is assured to be first class. Admission twenty five cents. Refreshments will be on hands during the even- | ing. On Sunday, Aug. 23, the people who attended Concord church had ■ the privilege of hearing one of the best sermons that they had listened ■in a long time. The Rev. Rohner never fails to give his hearers a good discourse but on this occasion he went beyond his former interI in-il-’-'y'HT-ti pflFortS The occasion was a Harvest Home Festival. On Saturday last, the ladies of the chruch proceeded to decorate the pulpit and in fact the whole church’ with the fruits of farm. On each corner of the pulpit were shocks of grain in the straw, barley, rye and oats and the grasses were clover, timothy and millet and on the i chandeliers were hung bunches of i grapes and while they were not as j iarge as t-hijii that were ! back by the spjjvO'har were sent out to view the land of Ciianan yet they were large enough to prove that the grape Crop is not a failure. The preachers stand was decorated with flowers and apples. On either side were stands loaded with beautiful flowers and all manner of fruits among which were two large ripe pumpkins the kind our mothers used to make pies of and the sight of which carried us back to our boyhood days. Then there were peaches, pears and plums, also the vegetable garden was greatly in evidence there were beans, radishes and onions of different varieties.JThe ladies certainly exhibited good taste both in thier selections and decorating. There was also potatoes, cabbage, celery and cauliflower on raised platform. Also a hop vine in full blossom. As to the flowers we were not able to name them but they were of nearly every known variety both of the field and garden. Mrs. Sanna Kunkle presided at the oragn and the excellent singing was enjoyed very much by the large audience. Rev. Rohner preached frem 104 Psalm, verse 24. In his discourse he told his’hearers that we were too much in the habit of reciving these gifts with out being thankful to the giver. His sermon was an excellent one and was highly appreciated by all present.

John Coats is attending a reunion of Company E, 99th Ohio, which meets near Delphos. This is the company John was with when he saved the union, and the surviv-1 ors will no doubt enjoy a day m reviewing the history of that event. Chris Boknecht and his automoI bile bumped into the entrance build- > ing at Steele's park yesterday after- i noon. The machine was the only thing that suffered unless it was Chris's feelings. Just as he was turning into the park the machine hit a stone and the guiding handle was -jerked from his hand. The auto then hit the building and the front axle was quite badly bent. A surprise party was given on Orval L. Spahr at his home two and i one-half miles west of Decatur on j last Saturday evening. About fifty . of his friends gatheredat the Spahr home and when Orval arrived home from town and saw so many people there, began to think that it was his birthday and that his friends were trying to surprise him. The evening was most enjoyably spent in games and music and at a late hour the guests departed for their homes all wishing him many more such occasions John D. Nidlinger received the i ' necessary credentials which notified , I him of his appointment by Gover-| ■ nor Durbin, as a delegate from Indiana to the Farmer's National con- ' gress, which will hold its annual ! session at Niagara Falls from Sep-1 teniber 22 to October 10. This ap-! ■ pointment coming from the governor is a recognition of the merits. ani standing of Mr. Nidlinger as a practical and successful farmer. It will be time well spent to attend . this congress. Any business or professional man can always find it to I his profit to mingle with people ■ similarity engaged, and with them i exchange business plans and dis-' ■ cuss points of common concern. i At the Farmer's Congress much can j 'be learned. It is probable that' Mr. Nidlinger will attend. On Saturday the legal voters of Preble township will viote upon the question of macadamizing a short piece of their public hghway. i We understand that some opposi- 1 tion has been at work there upon i the theory that gravel for the entire road bed is preferable to stone ■ and gravel. This error mav cost ■ the township a good road, and it j may also set an example that will I j prove a hindrance to future im-; provement of a similar character. There is no question but that the stone is more durable and lasting' and is well worth the small and in-, significent difference in cost. We ido not mean by this to in the least discourage gravel road building—where the gravel is good—but we I do insist that the enterprising farmers of Preble township can all i ahbrti to send the news urudui&uA,-' ■ that they voted down a proposition to macadamize their highways. The difference in cost is very small and besides the lasting qualities will soon overcome any question of costs. Such improvements should be encouraged in every honorable way. The influence of defeat not only seriously effects Preble township itself, but every other t iwn.-hip inth>- unty. whore they an.-' provements. Preble township is' always enterprising and they should continue this record by voting in favor of the road at the election next Saturday. Amusements. Among the many new productions of the year none have caused greater comment than “A Break for Liberty.” The author has taken for the foundation of the story the scenes surrounding the trial, escape and final capture of the famous Biddle Brothers in Pittsburg and vicinity. It is a well-known fact that Sam, the elder of the two brothers, had a wonderful effect on women, many saying that it was hypnotic influence. While this may not have been true, he was fairly loaded down with presents, flowers, and visited by the gentler sex, and it is this mysterious power that the author has made the central theme of his story—causing the wardens wife to forget her marriage vows, her home and friends to aid the condemned prisoners to escape. J. M. Jacobs and E. C. Underner, who have this production in hand, have all the scenes reproduced from photographs taken in Pittsburg, Butler county and other places in the vicinity of the tragedy. Opera house, Thursday Aug. 27.

For Sale—Bay mare, sound. 5 year old, will weigh about 1,200 and has spleuded action. Price right. In quire of Brittson Bros. dsw We will run our cider mill f° ul miles wt st of Berne, on Tuesday and Wednesday of each week, until further notice Augsberger Bros. 35-3 Dr. Keller is making some noticeable improvements to his Fourth i street residence, which when com- ' pleted will add materially to the api pearance and comfort of that already cozy home. * Harry O. Grove of Geneva, representing the Great Northern Indiana fair, of Decatur, was in the city Tuesday, er route to Greenville looking after the interests of the fair. — Portland Commercial-Review. ! One of the most fashionable physiI cians of Paris has even gone so far as to write a few warning lines in the Echo de Paris. “Love your dogs,'" he says, “but do not kiss them. I recently treated several ladies who had contracted skin diseases of a serious nature by kissing dogs." “I was a telegraph operator at fifteen years of age.” says Andrew Carnegie. “and my enterence into the telegraph service was a transmission from darkness into light. Attend i Sharp's School of telegraphy at Huntington, Ind., and success will be vours. Positions secured. Catalogue free. Mention this paper when you write. 22-8 t

The G. R. & I will give its'annual excursion to Petoskey, Traverse City and Northport on September 3, 1903, for 55 for the round trip from "all stations Richmond to Fort Wayne inclusive. Tickets are good going on ' scheduled excursion trains and are good for return until September 13th Fare to Mackinac Island is 86. Get full information of any G. R. & I. ; agent or address C. L. Lockwood. G. P. A. Grand Rapids, Mich. Stolen —Bright bay mare; weight about 1,050: no white marks; new ■ shoes on hind feet; mane lays to right side; foretop roughly trimin- ' ed; taken from barn two miles north lof Montpelier, Monday night., August 17; old end spring buggy I with unpainted wheels, and har- ■ ness. Reward of $25.00 will be paid ■for return of property. S. M. Montgomery, R. F. D. No 1, Montpelier. Notify Harvey Rowe, Marl shal. Montpelier, Ind. 194dwtf The management of the Interi national Business College, Ft. Wayne, i fnd., desires us to announce the opening of the fourteenth annual school year of this popular business training school, which commences Tuesday, September 1. This institution place more pupils in position than all other Business Colleges in Northern Indiana ’ combined. Excellent equipment, strong faculty, typewriters for every : pupil, board 51.50 per week. We nave'lil-oviueu a iiomi,' with ail modern conveniences, under direct charge of one of our lady teachers, for out of-town lady pupils. Write for our handsome College Journal. 22 4t For only SBS the Northern Pacific will sell a special ticket for a tour of Yellowstone Park, including railway and Pullman fares and meals in dining car St. Paul to Gardiner and rrtnm. «tage “oaeh transportaI tion through the park, and board and lodging at the park hotels for the regular tour of five and one-half days. Tickets sold so that passengers can leave St. Paul or Minneapolis on Park train September 3 only. If necessary a special train of Pullman. dining and observation cars will be run. Apply to any N. P. R. agent for information and reservations, or write to Chas. S. Free, St. Paul, Minn. Send six cents for Wonderland, 1903. NOTICE. AH book accounts of the of Smith <Sc Bro. must be settled within sixty days, after which accounts will be left for collection. Joseph Smith Farm for Sale. The J. J. Foster faTm in Adams county, Indiana, one and one-half mile northwest of Willshire, Ohio, on the Piqua road, consisting of 219 acres, more or less. 20 acres in timber. Farm has two sets of buildings, including a two-story brick building, a good five room frame dwelling, cattle barn 40x80 feet, hor-e barn 40x60 feet, one" all-purpose frame barn and all necessary outbuildings, such as graineries, corn cribs, etc. Will be sold ail in one track or will be divided and sold in two separate tracts. One tract containing 120 acres and the other tract containing 99 acres, more

or less.’ The buildings are so located that each tract has its own complete set of farm buildings, all in good condition. Will be sold on the farm between the hours of 1 and 4 o clock on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 1, 1903. Right to reject any and all bids is reserved by the undersigned administrator. Conditions of sale made known on day of sale. Possession can be given at once. 23-3 D. J. Foster, Adm’r. Public Sale. The undersigned will offer for sale at his residence, 1 mile south and 2 miles east of Monroe, on what is known as the L. R. Williams farm, on Wednesday, September 9, the following property, to-wit: Two fine Belgian mares, three years old past; 2 plug mares. 1 2-year-old steer, 1 yearling heifer, 6 spring calves, 1 Durham bull, 18 months old; 1 2-year-old heifer, 6 yearling steers, 6 milch cows, 14 shoats, 7 brood sows, five with pigs by their side, 2 farrow soon; 46 head of ewes, 1 Scotch wool buck, 2 wheat drill, 1 McCormick binder, 1 McCormick mower, 1 steel hay rake, 1 breaking plow, 1 new ground plow, 1 springtooth harrow. 1 2-horse cultivator, 1 spring wagon, 1 2 horse wagon as good as new, 1 double set work harness, a buggy harness, a spring wagon harness, hay in mow, 20 acres of good corn in field. Terms of Sale —All sums of 85 and under cash. All sums over 85 a credit of twelve months will be given, the purchaser giving his note to the satisfaction of the undersigned. Hawkins & Williams. RAILROAD EXCURSIONS. “Town Talk” tells all about the new towns on the Omaha extension of the Chicago Great Western Railway. For free copy writeJEdwin B. Magill, manager Townsite Dept., Fort Dodge, lowa. SI.OO round trip to Marion, Ind., via Clover Leaf Route Sunday, Aug. 30, 1903. Get tickets and information of agentg, Clover k Lcaf Route, or address C. D. Whitney, General Traffic Manager, Clover Leaf Route, Toledo, Ohio. 190d8 Annual excursion to northern Michigan via Clover Leaf route and M. C., R. R., Co, Saturday, Aug. 29 19C3. Round trip fare to Mackinaw City only $7. Get tickets and information of agents, Clover Leaf route or address C. D. Whitney, General Traffic Manager, Clover Leaf Route, Toledo, Ohio.

Excursion to Chicago. Sunday, August 30th, the Erie will run the

THE MARKETS

GRAIN. BY E. L. CARBOL, GRAIN MERCHANT. Corn, per cwt., (new) mixedf 68 Corn, per cwt, yellow 70 Oats, new 31 Wheat, No. 2 75 Wheat, No. 3 72 Rye 46 Barley 47 Clover Seed 5 15 Alsyke 4 50 @ 5 60 Buckwheat 60 Flax Seed 80 Timothy Ji 05 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p.m. today as follows: Wheat. September Wheat, Decemberß24 Wheat. May 84| Corn, September 50| Corn, December 51 Corn, May 51f Oats, September 34§ Oats, December 36 Oats, May 37j Sept. Porksl2 65 September Lard per cwt 8 20 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, casks 82f Sept wheat,; 83 December wheat 85 May wheat 874 Cash corn, No. 2, mixed, cashL 544 Sept corn 54” Corn, December 52 May Corn 52 Oats. Cash 36 Oats, Sept 351 Oats. December 3f>| May Oats Rye, cash 541 STOCK. BY FRED SCHEIMAN, DEALER. Lambs 4 50 Hogs, per cwt $5 00 @5 25 Cattle per lb3J @ 4 Calves, per lb4j @ 5 Cows 2 @ 3 Sheep, per lb2l @ 3 Beef Hides, per lb 6

last popular excursion o f th to Chicago, fare 5i.25 f rOQ . n* 41 Special will leave at 6a. m p ’ your opportunity to visit 0^" For particulars apply to agenh „ L. Enos, Marion. Ohio. "~ 5 ° j Sunday School Excursion f | Clover Leaf Route Stations lo 7® bridge Park, Toledo, Ohio. day, August 26, 1903. Train Decatur, Ind., at 7:30 a. p*" 1 trip fare only 81. 25. Get information of Agents, Cloverl eaf the Local Sunday School Reduced Rates via Chicago G™ Western Railway. - S B .OO to ft] Paul, Minneapolis, Waterville fil Wing, Winona, Austin Ji..? Clarksville, Waterloo, » intermediate point higher. y or ther information apply toanyG™ Western agent, or J. p. £1 P.A. . Chicago, 111. Opening sale of lots in three w town sites on the Omaha extensj jof the Chicago Great Western R a | j way will take place as f o l] TOs . ; Tennant, Shelby Co., l owa Tr ( day Sept. Bth; Bentley, p o ttawj . tomie Co., lowa, Tuesday Sept, ijtl i and McClelland, Pottawattamie Co ‘ lowa Tuesday Sept. 22nd. One i fare to Fort Dodge to town site a , day of sales, with fare of si\ w round trip. Special trains fron I Council Bluffs to town sites, . fifty cents for round trip. For fcj ! particulars see bills or address & | , win B. Magill, Mgr.. Town site Dept.) Fort Dodge, la. j

$5 to Petoskey Traverse City and Northport and return on the G. R. & I. Annual Excursion September 3, 'O3 From Stations Richmond to Fort Wayne, inclusive. Good going 01 trains scheduled and good to retan until September 13, 1903. $6.00 Round Trip Mackinac Island Get folder giving complete infornation from any G. R. & I. agent a address C. L. Lock wood, G. PAGrand Rapids, Mich.

COAL—Per Ton Anthracitel “ Domestic, nut " Domestic, lump, Hocking— “ Domestic lump, Indiana— J Pocahontas Smokeless, lump I ■ ' WOOL AND HIDES. ’ BY B. KALVER A SON. Wool, unwashed ' Sheep pelts4oc to J 1 Beef hides, per pound .. ' Calf hides- — ® Tallow, per pound ” POULI RY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKED' fi /rl Chickens, young per lb--1 Fowls, per lb Ducks, per lb hj Young Ducks- j Turkeys, per lb — Geese, jier lb I HAY 71ARKET. No. 1 timothy hay (new)No 1 mixed hay No. 1 clover hay (new) —■--- , J4.W*’ - OIL HARKET. TionaJ, 1 Pennsylvania' j Corning ; New Castle Jj ; North Lima 11 South Lima jl Indiana [1 Whitehouse, Somerset ■ Lacy ; Barkereville „ i Ragland I — OTHER PRODUCT 8 ' BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MEB C Eggs, fresh, per doz — , Lard Butter, per pound - Potatoes, new Onions Cabbage per lb Apples, per