Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 28 July 1904 — Page 6

Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Kalver went to Chicago Sunday, where Mr. Kalver will buy a fall stock of clothing. They were accompanied by Miss Grace Shoenfield, who was visiting here with them. Jack Bubmeyer, of Fort Wayne, is in the city and informed us that he was busily engaged in making baloon ascensions and was meeting with good success, and has up to date made sixteen ascensions. He makes one at Ridgeville the latter part of this week. “Children,” said the country minister addressing a Sunday school, “why are the we like flowers?” And a small boy in the infant class ■whose breath smelled of vermifuge rose up and made reply; ‘ ‘ Worms and the minister crept under the pulpit chair to hide his emoton. Dell Locke came home last night from Chicago. He spent several days in that city and while there looked at furniture to decide about what he wants for the new Bliss Hotel, He made no purchases, however, and says that all of the furniture for the hotel will be bought through Bluffton dealers.— Bluffton News. The Thomas Moran farm in Jefferson township is developing into a real oil field and now boasts of the three best producing wells in the county. Number three came in yes terday and is the best in the bunch, being good for 150 barrels per day. The wells are owned by the Empress Oil Co. and they are likewise well pleased with the result of their work and investment. The three monster wells ars located on a fifteen acre tract of land. Miss Mabel Dull, a daughter of Sylvester Dull, who lives two miles north of Willshire, died at Wenantchee, Wash., July Ist. She went there several months ago to be with a brother, who lives near that town. She was only eighteen years and ten months of age. She was very well known in Will shir, having worked for a number of families in this town.—Willshire Herald. Miss Dull formerly lived here and was well known. Her illness has been mentioned in this paper.

The Oldest, the Largest and the Best 1 INDIANA MEDICAL AND W i* W surgical |NST|TUTE - ' / 10 W. Wayne Street. I The only legitimate medical institute Established in 1878. D.W. TncKer.A.M.M.D. ■E, „I ‘ I Secietary American Association Medi M Jj cal and Surgical Specialists, ths b**4 ablest specialist in the country, will -SfogjT be in s i ? ' OEOA TU R AN hon est,. doctor. AT MURRAY HOT EL. Thursday, /VugUst 4, 1904 And Every Four Weeks Thereafter. At Geneva, Saturday, Aug. 6. Dr. Tucker has treated more cases of Chronic Diseases than any other three doctors in the state. THIRTY YEARS EXPERIENCE. Dr. Tucker has treated 63,020 patients in the state of Indiana since_lß7i and with perfect success in every case. A STRONG STATEMENT. Dr. Tucker has deposited SI,OOO in bank as a forfeit that he has treated more cases of chronic diseases and has performed more remarkable cures than any other three specialists in the state of Indiana. New methods of treatment and new remedies used. All chronic diseases and deformities treated successfully — such as diseases of the brain, heart, lungs, throat, eye and ear, stomach, liver, kidneys, (Bright’s disease,) bladder, rectum, female diseases, impotency, gleet, seminal emissions, nervous diseases, catarrh, rupture, piles, stricture, diabetes, etc. Consumption and Catarrh can be Cured. Cancel's and sll Turgors cured w ithout pain or the Use of a knife. As God has prepared an antidote for the sin-sick soul, so has He -pre pared antidotes for a disease-sick body. These can be found at the Indiana Medical and Surgical Institute After an examination we will tell you what we can do for you. If we cannot benefit or eure you, we will frankly and honestly tell you so. Patients can be treated successfully at a distance. Write for examination and question blanks. Street cars and carriages direct to the institute. No incurable casestaken for treatment. All cases guaranteed by bank endorsement Dr. Tucker has a cure for epilepsy. Examination and con* sultation free. Address all communications Dr. J W. Tucker, FOE.T W £ .<E INDIANA.

A man in a western tQjvn hanged himself to a bedpost by his suspenders. The coroner's jury was some time in coming to a decision in the case, but the foreman finally announced that the deceased came to his death by coming home drunk and mistaking himself for his sjnud. The tenis club is getting in their work good and plenty these days and at four o’clock in the morning you may see them wending their way to Steeles Park where the court s laid out and where they will practice for several hours. The boys are getting into the proper condition and when they think they are fit will challenge Blutffvn for a eries of games. George Brokaw, son of Frank i Brokaw of rural route three was ! badly injured last Saturday while I assisting in hoisting a load of hay 1 from the wagon to the mow. i While thus engaged he slipped and ' fell alighting across the hay fork i in such a position that the knife inl flicted a very dangerous wound. > His condition is reported very serI ions and he is suffering intense | pain. Dr. J. S. Coverdale is atI tending him. The Fort W ayne & Springfield : Traction company let the contract I Monday for three large boilers, each having a two hundred and twentyI five horse power tc be used at he power station. A number of bids I were received, the bid of the Ster- : ling Boiler Co., of Cincinnati, Ireing the lowest and the contract was awarded to them., This company ! this evening will take a contract ! for six hnudred and seventy-five | horse power engine. Mrs. May I<amar. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Horace Botthoff of | this city was operated on at the | Hope hospital at eight o’clock Frii day evening by Dr. Severinger. She i had been in rather poor health for : some time and her physician believed the cause to be appendicitis, j The operation’ho we ver 'proved that ■ her trouble was from a tumor of j considerable growth. It is believed > the operation will prove successful, though the danger will not be over j for several days.

Marshal Cordua received a letter Monday from sJoe Osborne who is now located at Michigan City serving his time, asking the Marshal to write him and give him all the news. Joe says he is feeling well and sent his regards to all his Decatur friends. Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Cole and Thur' man and Pauline Cole of Garrett, Ind., Mr. and Mrs. Joe Jamey and daughter Evelyn of Fort W ayne and Mrs'James D. Bardge of Garrett returned to their homes Tuesday after spending a few days with L. T. Brokaw and family. The young ladies of the Methodist church of Mouroe will give an enter tainment at the Monroe church next Saturday evening. It will consist of choruses, drills, tableaux, pantomines, joint recitations and etc. Profesor Withans will assist. The concert will be fine and ought to be well patronized. A. Tubman, contractor who is building the grade for the Ft. Wayne & Springfield Traction Companv, is walking on crutches as the result of stepping on a nail a day or two ago The nail penetrated the heal to a depth of nearly three inches inflicting a very painful woun'd and requiring the services of a physician. The National Commission Co., have arranged to open their branch office in room four of the Stone block. F. L. Goodwin will be in charge and expects to be ready for business by Wednesday. He will do a brokerage business, dealing in stocks and margins and will secure reports by a direct telegraph line, which is being constructed now. No wagers an the outcome of the presidential election were reported on the curb in New York Friday, but the odds seem to he shifting in favor of Parker. Dagan & Campbel had Parker money to the extent of $3,000, which was offered against $5,000. Winchel & Co., were offering SSOO even money that Parker would carry New York state. None of the offerings was taken. A representative of Marshall, Spader & Co., was reported to have succeeded in placing $5,000 at even money with a prominent democrat that Parker will carry New York state. It is said that half a dozen republicans divide the bet. Locally there has been no betting as yet. E.L. Carrol, the grain man, is undoubtedly the busiest person in town at present, as he is remodeling his elevator at the Clover Leaf and getting everything in shpae to move the frame elevator that now stands on the Erie right of way over near his Clover Leaf property. He has bought the old hoop mill from the Decatur Egg Case Co. and has converted the same into a hiy barn in which to store hay waiting shipment. He also leased the land on which said building are situated and has contracted with the Erie raliroad to run a switch up to the buildings. When all of this work is completed Mr. Carrol will have one of the largst and most extensive elevators in the Northern part of Indiana. Work on the same should all be Complete within sixty days. James Hoover, a seven year old son, of Mrs. Dora Hoover, of Ossian, was fatally injured at nocn Thursday by falling beneath the wheels of a wagon load of bricks on the west side of Ossian. The boy fell face downward and both front and rear wheels of the heavily loaded wagon ran across his body before the team could be stopped. The one wheel of the wagon ran across the child’s back causing serious internal injuries the other ran across and completely crushed the upper part of his right leg. The boy was sitting on the front seat of the wagon when near the Glass school house, by a sudden jostle in the wagon he lost his seat and fell, falling directly under the wheels and was run over before the driver knew what had happened. He was taken into a nearby house and doctors summoned. No Pity Shown “For years fate was after me con, tinuously” writes F. A. Gulledge Verbena, Ala. “I had a terrible case of Piles causing 24 tumors. When all failed Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured me. Equally good for burns and all aches and pains. Only 25c at Blackburn A Christen’s drug store. Working Night and Day. The busiest and mightiest little thing that ever was made is Dr. King's New Life Pills. These pills change weakness into strength, listlessness into energy, brain-fag into mental power. They’re wonderful in building up health. Only 25c per box. Sold by Blackburn & Christen.

For sale or trade.-I have some very good farms for sale or Also a list of city sor f " a bargain, Money to loan on farm or citv property at five per cent. r. K. Kiimev the new Studabaker block, Decatur, Indiana. Agents Wanted.—For the sensational book and wonder ul seller ‘T he Chicago Theatre Disaster, h pages, memorial volume full of start ling illustrations, stories of. niarTel ™® escapes, heorie rescues, list of tw dead, etc. Price 51.50. Only book Tremendous seller for agents. foW a day average, country or town. Send 12 cents postage for fine outfit, term and instructionsand make money fas . C W. Stanton Co., 325 Dearborn street Chicago, 111. Brutally Tortured A case came to light that fcr persistant and unmerciful torture has perhaps never been equaled. Joe Golobiek of Colusa, Calif., writes. “For 15 years I endured insufferable pain from rheumatism and nothing releived me though I tried everything known. I came across Electric Bitters and it’s the greatest medicine on earth for that trouble' A few-bottles of it completely relieved and cured me.’ ’ Just- as goal for Liver and Kidney troubles and general debility. Only 50c. Satisfaction gauranteed by Blackburn & Christen, Diuggists. GOOD SPIRITS. Good spirits don’t all come from Kentucky. Their main source is the liver- and all the fine spirits ever made in the Blue Glass State could not remedy a bad liver or the hundred, and-one ill effects it produces. You can’t have good spirits and a bad liver at the same time. Y our liver must be in fine condition if you would feel buoyant, happy and hopeful, bright of eye, light of 'step, vigorous and successful in your pursuits. You can put your liver in fine condition by using Green’s August Flower —the greatest of all medicines for the liver and stomach and a certain cure for dyspepsia or indigestion. It has been a favorite household remedy for over thirty-five vears. August Flower will make your liver healty and active and thus insure vou a lilieral supply of “good spirits.” Trial size 25c; regular bottles 75c. At all druggists. NOfICE. - I am dcing shoe repairing and am located in Kauffman & Smith’s har ness shop, next door to Schlegel's blacksmith shop. Bring in your shoes if they need any repairing. Peter Center. Farm Lands That Are Cheap in Dollars But Rich in Soil. Dick Townsend has completed arrangements whereby you can go to Mandon, North Dakota, for $26.65 from Chicago and return. Lands from $4 to $1 per acre with free home stead adjoining. Come and see us over First National Bank Decatur Ind.. We can also sell yo farms in Y'irignia, Mississippi, Tennessee and Arkansas. Excursion rates to North Dakota any day during the week, except Saturday and Sunday for three or more. Dick Townsend over National Bank Residence 422 Jefferson St. Phone 109. d&w Farmers Take Notice. Are your hogs and chickens healthy and in as thriving condition as you would like to have them, if not, feed them Egyptian Hog and Chicken Cholera Remedy. Put up in gallon and half gallon cans. For sale at the old reliable drug store. Smith, Yager &Falk. 48tf Low Rate of Interest. Money loaned at five per cent, interest, payable annually or semi-an-nually, at option of borrower, with privilege of partial payments at any nterest paying time. ' No delay in making loans. F. M. Schirmeyer, Decatur, Ind. 9tf DR- P. L. FRITZ Dentist ( ffice above Holthouse, Schulte A Co.’s clothing store. DECATCB. INDIANA. EAST. No. 6. The Comm'l Traveler daily. 5:25a tr No. 2. Mail, daily, except Sunday...H Ma. n No. 4. Day express, daily 6:43 p. tr No. 22. Local freight 1:10 a. w WEST. No. 3 Day express, daily 5:25 a. tn No. 1. Mail, daily except Sunday.. .11:25 p. m No. a. TheComm'l Traveler, daily. 9:19 p m No. 23. Local freight 12:05p. m RAILROAD CHICAGO & ERIE. In effect June 19. 19C4 WEST 7—Express, dally .'. 2 a m So buffak) and Chicago limited 3 .-02 a m -.0 S—New York and Chicago Limited 5“ coact Oolunibus and Chicago daily 40 I*—Welle Fargo 7 Express eicept P Monday B . w „ 4o 21—Marion-Huntington Acc'm.. 16:10am EAST No. 48- -Chicago and N Y limited 11-21 nni ;° 8-Vestiouie Limited for a Y.... » . *o --Maron and Columbus except Sundsv H <0 4—New York and Boston Limited coaches Columbus and Chicago 4 51pm o h o fflsrto g^c^o aad 4 h “ No. 14—8:20 Carry passengers between I Hammond and Marion.

Grand Rapids & Indiana. In effect June 26.19 W TRAINS NORTH. No 5-Uayespe««^y ne •* Mackinaw I tty 11.20 am X’o, 7—Leaves ’ b-iiani .. Kalamatoo *;«!>« « •• Mackinaw City 9:35 pm No. 3—Leaves Decatur. ... 6-Sum “ •• K ulamazoo J* P m Arrives Grand Rapds » m ~ ’• Petoskey * „ ” Mackinaw City ..35 a m TRAINS SOUTH No. 4—Leaves ' ;Y. 3:1« a m •• Arrives Richmond. 4:40h m .. Cincinnati I't?. ani •• •• Indianapolis •>:■*; « m .. “ Louisville 10:0nani .. •• St. Louis 1-* P n - Xo 12—Leaves Decatur , :14 am xo.i- i.e portland >:lsam - •• Winchester T'T',* ai •• Arrives Richmond. -A-a ni •• Cincinnati 14.20 pm o 1 iidlunanolis 12:10 pm •• Louisville ,:10pm •• •• st. Louis... ,:10pm No. 2—Leaves Decatur VJ??™ •• P irtland 4.11 p m ■■ •• Winchester ‘.:44 pm - Arrives Ki .•binond 3:35 p m “ •• Cincinnati... 5:55pm •• “ Indisnatolis *» “ cOO a m “ »• St. Louis.. 7:22am No. 30— Leaves Decatur 7:slpm Arrives Portland, b:sspm No. 16—Leaves Decatur. I b:4« p m >. •• Portland 9:45 pm Winchfster 10-25 pm •' Arrives Richmond 11:15 pm Nos. 4. 5 and 7 daily. ■ 2. 3 and i 2 daily except Sunday. No. 30 daily except Sunday io Portland. 16 Sunday only. No s—Sleeping car to Grand Rapids. Travise City Northport and Mackinaw Ct>y. Dining ear Gsand Rapids to Mackinaw City: No. 7—Parlor car Grand Rap ds to Mackinaw City—except Sunday. Na. 3—Parlor car Richmond t< Grand Rapids Sleeping car to Mackinaw CityNo. 4 sleepingcartoCißcinuatl. Indianapolis. Louisville and St. Louis. No. 2-Parlor car to Klebnu nd. J. Bryson. Agt. C L. Lockwood. G P A. Gr. Rapids Mich. PARKERS HAIR balsam JCT Cleans- a and beautifies the hair. ■jefcgStv '' Promotes a luxuriant growth. Never Fails to Restore Gray Rm.. Hair tc its Youthful Color. Cuivs fa p disease 6 4 air fainug. and fl.Mb at Druggists axative firomo (Vriniae ires a Cold in One Day, Crip in 2 Day® onevery re mt wymt m’iwy What PEFFER’S HERVIGOR Oil! It acts powerfully and quickly. Cures when al jthers fail Yoobk men regain lost niaotood;ok men recover youthful vigor. Absolut* Ij Guar Anteed to Cure I vitality Impotency, Nightly Fmiasions, Lost Power either sex. Falling Memory, Waating Ills eases, and all of sdf-abuee or exettsrt anc indtFcrrtion Wards otf insanity and ccn»uinpUou Don’t let druggist impose a worthless substitute you because ityieids a gre: (er r. fit. Insist on hav. ing PEFFER'S N ERVIGOK. or send for it Cai be carried in vest pocket. Prejn id. plain wrapper $ 1 per box, or 6 for $5, with A Written Guar auteetoCureor Refund .Money. Pamphlet fret PiSFFEK MiSDIL'AL. AbiS’N, Chicago, 111 Small size 50 cents Sold by Blackburn A Christen. Decatur. FOR QUICK CASH SALES RAILROAI>_ TO * World’s Fair ST. LOUTS, MQ 1904 Mortgage Loaqs. Money Loaned on favonl/e terms Low Rate of Interest. Privelege of partial payments, Abstracts of Title carefully prepared. - F. M. SCHIRMEYER, Gor. Second and Mladiaon eta. Decatur. Indiana. DON’T BE A SLAVE To tiie Liquor or Drug Habit hen a speedy, harmless and permanent Cure is within the reach of all? THOUSANDS of ha PPy» prosperous and so/vrMeu testify to the efficacy of the Cure as administered at i HE KEELEY INSTITUTE HAftiON, INDIANA 1204 S. Adorns Street **■/#// Cofifidencn Carefully Guard..! ' — - j •a»‘

ROY ■ DENTIST H 1 O' O. F. BLOCK ■ 'Phones-Office 164, $ ■ D. D. HELLER & SON E ATTORNEYS at law ’ ■ Offica over Bia,-kbu, ~ , rs „ . . ■ DORE B, ERWIN B ATTORNEY AT LAW. ■ OFFiCF.-t'oruer M,.nr...- ’ H Genera, pmetlii...... AMOS p. BEATTY ' ATTORNEY AT LAW I And Notary Public, p. , B outed. Odd Fellowsbu: prose.■ MERKYMAN A-; pBB ATTORNEYS AT LAW, I DECATUR IM>. ■ Offiee-N05.1.2 3. over AL.:-. c G 1!a ■ We refer, by u- , .■ BCHURGER A : \',;tH. ■ ATTORNEYS AT LAW. I Notar'eg. Abstracters It., H Money to Loan lu . .i> , . ■ ten on short notice. < •■■ '™‘*B second story, over Er:.- . ilkt n, ■ Decatur, Indiana. “Out, M J. Q. Neptune D. D.S. c. E Ne,, une . DD , ■ rnune -o. Phone 236. ’'H Neptune Brothers, I DENTISTS. ■ Rooms 1.2, 3. 4. Spain- ,• B ■ Decatur, IndiHca. ■ Office ’Phone 207. I ady Atte n4aa « English. German an.: < < spoken ■ FRED R F F PER t7 ■ Sale Crier nd Auctioneer. I DECATUR, ]NDIASa I Speaks English/(A rn,an. Swiss ■ and Low.Gern.a: . B MANN & CHRISTEN, I Architects I Are prepared to do an-, kind I of work in their Un.- p< rs . ■ ons contemplating i.ng ■ can sire times, inn,:,, and I money by consult::,, nem. ■ Office- MANN & I'HKISTKI, I Bowers Block, Monroe at. ■ LINN&PATTON I Carpenter?,’Contractors er.d Builders I Slate Roofers and Gal- I vanized Gutters Shop, I Corner Ruggami .Market I Streets. I Linn & Patton. I AUCTIONEER For Good Service See L. H. CAGE (Speaks German and English) Auctioneer and Sale Criei Ratess46o Sales over SSOO 80c per SIOO. Leave addrees at Berne Witness Office. Berne, Ind. J. D. HALE, DEALKH IN Seeds, f+ay. Wool, OH Salt, Goal, L.inie, GemeM Feftilizei's. Office and retail store stor<• utheastcor, ner of Second and Jefferson streets. BF’ Your patronage solicited. 1 H. O. WELLS. M. D., SPECIALIST. TO CLINTON STREET, FORT WAYNE Cures Piles, Fistula. Fissure, stricture of the Rectum. Itching. Bleediuu I Constipation and all diseases of t y Rectum. Also Rupture. Dr. Wells a al Murray hotel, in the’forenoon ina at Shamrock hotel in Geneva in the afternoon, on the first Tuesday in every r .* order to introduce his palnlt -> ’r'-atinent, ne will give one treatment free to an who can see him. W Dr. Williams’ Ointment »:lcureßlml Bleeding and Itu*.M es. liabsor- > the tumora. the itch J li! ~a“ ;.a Cr e. oultice. rihiams In-. epared for p ‘_ ? 3 He parts. I '', £TL onredruggists. ■) HL.'.iuns ceipt ot price. 50 cent, an.: r-.' * WANUfUCTURiNG CO.. Cleveland, 0 Nachtrieb & Fuelling. DOCTOR e. J. Beardslej, General Practice and Surgery. But Special Attention given to Eje. E»* Nose, Throat and Chronic DiseaseExpert in Pitting Glosses. Thoroughly equipped for £ re , at ‘ E ' e Throat and Catarrhal cases. CALLS answered, day or night. OFFICE—over postoffice b stl RESIDENCE—cor. Monroe and Mm Office Hours-9 to 11 a. m. 2 to 4p. 4250.C00loan proved[farnis’at lowest r ate of interest,J we can pl your a lower rate o interest and less expyll- - any other AgenOt^- 1 the city. The Decatur Abstract , E ,3 prd 4. _

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