Decatur Democrat, Volume 48, Number 48, Decatur, Adams County, 2 February 1905 — Page 8

Willshire. Business is quiet, except stock, coal and grain trade. Ira Neptune has been a very sick man, but reports are that he is bet ter. Things look good for spring work Quarries, building, oil and other trades The Canning factory is making some repairs, preparatory for the season’s work. Bill Rief met with a serious acc« dent. While loading timber he had his shoulder broken. Mesdames Parks, Hostetter and Groves had an interesting sleighride a few evening s ago, driving a fractious pony and turning a corner they were upset. Two of the ladies sustanied a few bruises, but ari now all right, including the pony and sleigh. Steele. Plenty ofVold weather, but no sleighing. Miss Olive Wagers has been numbered with the sick, bpt is now better. The Misses Leona and Leina Dailev spent Sunday with Florence Hettier. Miss Winona Porter, who has been attending college at Marion, Ind., has returned home. The revival meetings which have been going on at this place for about three weeks, have closed. Lost—A black satin bow 'necktie, somewhere between Steele and Mr. Riff’s residence. Finder will please call on Lloyd Campbell and receive reward. Rev. George Green, the evangelist who has been ’helping Rev. Sprague with the revival meetings at Steele, has returned to his home at Gaston, Ind. Hush! Be as still as any mouse, there's a baby in the house. Not a dolly, not a toy, but a bouncing baby boy, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Feasel. The seoond joint meeting of the schools of Blue Creek township was held at the M. E. church at Steele, last Friday afternoon. The Kimsey school wore the high school colors and gave a “yell" which ended in VICTORY State Line. W F. Bowers of Wren, was visiting in our vicinity Sunday. Burl Gause was visiting with John Wolf and family overSundav. Mrs. James Cowan was visiting with Simon Treaster and family over Sunday. Hawey Swigart, of near Willshire. was visiting Simon Treaster over Sunday. Clayton Gause and wife was visiting with friends and relatives near Schutnm over Sunday. Samuel Finkhouse. and wife, of S : imui, was visited Mr Albert Schell 1 : nily over Sunday. Miss Nellie Fink house of near Diisy. was visiting Mi. Albert Schell an I family o er Sunday. Homer Gause and family of near Pleasant Mills, was a visiting with

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John Wolf and family over Sunday. M’ss Ossie Harmon, of near Willshire, was visiting friends and I relatives in this community over ( Sunday. Mrs. George Stewart, who ha~ ■ been at the bedside of her mother I Mrs. Clark Brothers, who has been ! quite sick returned home Sunday. Joel Johnson, delivered five hogs to Wren one of which weighed 6 0 1 pounds and brought him the sum of $32.60. Such are the kind Mr. Johnson has been raising. Pleasant Mills Today is Thursday—Ground Hog i day. Mrs. Samuel Steele is still in feeble health. Mrs. C W. Yager is reported to be quite sick. Mrs Al Boner is spending the winter in Cincinnati. ' Dr~.T' — M~~Parrish of Monroe, made a professional call here last week. Nathan Ayres anl family will remove from the farm to this p.ace in the spring. James McCullough is also numbered with the sick and under the : doctor's care. Some of our farmers are putting up a large quantity of ice, which is of tine quality. The funeral of Washington Case was held at Willshire Monday. Quite a number of relatives and f lends at this place att nded. Mr. and Mrs. William Custer were summoned to Geneva Saturday on account of the serious illness of their daughter. Mrs. Ivy Aspy of th it place " Miss Mary Fuller, Lee Custer and Rufus Bartling, of Pleasant Mills, were entertained by Miss May Frysinger at her home in Gieenwood last Thursday evening. Linn Grove.

Ernest Perrat, late of Switzerland. has made a set of harness for Albert Hilty’s Alaskan dogs, and now exhibits travel to Alaskan by ; driving them about our streets, to the amusement of our people. L. C Miller and Son are about to close a deal in the sale of the Pioneer mills to a home stock company ; $3500 being the consideration. The capital stock will be SSOOO, consisting of fifty shares of SIOO each. About forty shares have already been taken. Tne mill will be thoroughly repaired as soon as control is vested in the new management. In compliance to previous arrangemems Department Grand Master L. C. Helm, of Decatur instituted a Rebecca lodge Auxiliary to the I. O. O. F. on last Friday evening will be known as Wabash lodge No. 677, and starts out’witn fifty-eight members. A team of the Decatur and Geneva lodges exemplified the degree. which was done in a manner debiting criticism. The stations in both teams were filled with adequate nroficiemy, impressing deeply the attributes of the order to elevate the character of mankind to imbue them with proper conceptions for the promotion of love and

beneevonce. one to another in behalf of the Wabash lodge We ex tend unalloyed thanks to the lodges of Decatur and Geneva for their very valuable assistance rendered in the establishment of the noble work now began in our midst The lodges represented on the occasion were Decatur, Geneva, Marion. Petroleum and Pennville. A banquet was served early in the evening anl an or-ter supp?lowed the ceremonies.

Real Estate Transfers LUeponed by Decatar Abstract and Loan Company! Erm an Mentzer to Wm. S. Cross, in lot 603. Decatur. >750. John Aahli to Tobias Steffen. 20 acres sec 16. French tp, 1500. John S. Bowers to Julius Haugk. pt sec 34. Rout tp. SSOOO. , Julia A. Waggoner, to Joseph ! O. Malony, 4( acres sec 30 Blue i Creek tp. S3OOO. Abner S. Merrill, to John P. Hilyard. 155 acres sec 4. Blue : Creek tp, $2700. Robert P. Patterson to Fred Schafer, etai pt inlot 52, Decatur. s'soo. |;Geo. E. McKean to Thos. H. Andrews, Inlot 210 Decatur, 000. Thos. H. Andrews to Martha A. McKean, in'ot 210, D.'ca’u-. S2OOO Sarah J. Andrews, to Howard W. Shackley 40 acres see 34, ; Washington tp $3200. Matthias Striker to Dennis Striker. 80 acres sec 21, Monroe tp SSBOO. Resolution. Decatur, nd., Jan. 23, 1905. To the officers nd mem tiers of St. Mary's Lodge, No. 167. . O. O. F.: Your committee appointed to prepare memorial on the death of Brother Samuel Steele, submit the following: Man is born to die. Youth in its harmlessness and com parative innocency and manhood with its wonted vigor and pride of strength, are not more exempt than decrepit and tottering age, from the fixed law of being which dedicates all that is mortal to decay and death. Brother Samuel S. Steele departed this life at his home at Norwich, Kansas, January 18. 1905. Therefore, be it Resolved, That in the death of Brother Steele the lodge has lost a true Odd Fellow, the family a kind husband and father and the com. munity an honored citizen. That the thanks of this lodge be tendered to the I O. O. F. lodge at Norwich, i Kansas, for their kindness to Brother Steele and family That a copy ‘ of this memorial be presented to the ;f? mily and to the daily papers for I publication. L. C. Miller, L. C. Helm. G. Christen, Committee. Poison in Food Perhaps you don't realize that many pain poisons originate in ourfood. but some day you may feel a twinge of dispepsia that will convince you. Dr. Kings New Life I Pills are guaranteed to cure all ' sickness due tu poisons of undigest|ed food—or money back. 25c at ' Blackburn Ar Christen's drug store, j Try them.

DR. WELLS COMING Dr. H. O Wells, the well known g p enlist and oriticial surge m of it. Warne. will make another pre vssicnil visit to Decatur, and may be consulted at the Murray hotel « the forenoon of Tuesday, February ;th No one suffering from any Me ; a Stea . I. — I I form of rectal or skir disease can ! ! afford to miss this oppertunity to | consult Dr. Wells. He can refer yon to many patients in the vicinity of Decatur who have been successfully treated by him. CASES. Case No. 1020. A gentleman at I Willshire. Ohio, had pilesand ulceration of the rectum so badly that he was almost a nervous wreck In speaking of the treatment, he said it would be worth going a thousand ra les to secuie the relief that he had obt lined. Bjth the piles and ulceration were entirelv cured Case No. 1044. An old soldier in Fort Wayne had rectal disease so bad for a number of years that he had been totally disabled from work of any kind. He was completely cured without an operation, by Dr. Wells and would like for everybody ! to know who cured him. He had been treated by many others without securing any relief, whatever. Case No. 972. A well known cit- ; izen of Geneva who had suffered for many years with piles was cured by Dr. Weil' and recommends his treatment to all sufferers. Case No. 991. A prominent bnsi ness man of Montpelier who was cured after many years of suffering says he can not say too much for the success of Dr. Well'’ treatment Case No. 'lO7l. A Wabash railroad employe who had been troubled with rectal disease for many years and had tried many ti nes to . be cured without avail, was cured by Dr. Wells with three treatments , without the slightest pain or deten , tion from business. He recom | mends the treatment above all others. Case No. 1057. One of the best j known public officials of Adams! county was cured by Dr. Well, of a j severe and painful rectal disease ! that had refused to yield to all other treatments. He will recom mend Dr Wells treatment (to those who are similarly afflicted. Case No. 921. A lady from Huntertown who had a fissure of the rectum was cured by Dr Wells with one treatment. She said, in speakI ing of it. “ It was the most excruci ating uguny I ever suffered, and often k°pt me awake at night. No one who has not experienced it can understand how thankful I felt when I knew that I was well of it. Your treatment is grand." Case No. 753. A well known business man of Fort Wayne, who was treated by Dr. Wells for prnritis pitching has this to say: “for seven years I suffered with such severse itching of the rectum that I did not know what it was to have a whole night’s sleep. Life became almost unendurable an l hid it not been for my family I should have been temp'ed to take my own life. For all these years I had been try. ing to find help but did not even secure temporary relief. Dr. Weils cured me and I recommend him to others.” for obvious reasons the names of those patients are not published, but the full name and address of any or all of them and many 'more, will be furnished upon’ application, to those who ask for them Names are not used under any circumstances without the consent of the patient. No operation and no pain in givmg the treatment. eczema _ F , Hviug at 505 Walnut street. Fort Wavne, had sc«ma on his hands for many years I and was unable to find anv thins

l.oenrelbe® Bp 7*" A I br .T. few weeks. Frank Small, of New Haven |, Ind . had eczema so bad that he was eften unable to sleep for the! I intolerable itching. He had the r disease for thirty years and had I cnvenupHl hopes of being cuw' en he heard of the wonderful , treatment of Dr. Wells. He was cured in a short time hr Dr. w , and though a year has elapsed he has had no signs of its return. B F Nordvke proprietor of the. leading hotel at Andrews, had ■ eczema on his hands for manv years and tried every remedy he ever! heard of to cure it. without avail I The skin was very thick and hard, i and the itching was intolerable, j but he was quickly and perma- - nently cured by Dr. Wells, and recommends this treatemnt for all sufferers. The names of a similiar character can be given. L. F Shrieve, 1429, Lillie street. Fort Wayne, had a cancer on his, ■ nose that threatened to destroy it. > He had it for a year and a halt and lit was gradually getting worse. He was cured by Dr. Wells without a particle of pain Or the lass of an hour from business. Mrs. Frank i Souder of South Whitley, had a cancer of the stomach, and had been given up to die by other phy-, sicians. She began treatment with Dr. Wells. The pain was so severe that even milk or soup would j hurt the stomach In a few weeks . D-. Wells re iered her of all suff- I ering and she is now well, doing | her own housework and eating all kinds of food. Dr. Wells does not pretend to cure all diseases or raise the dead, but he does claim that his treatment for the diseases menti med is the best that can be had anywhere at any price, and he solicits uonsul- ■ tation from this class of cn c es. Remember the date. Decatur, Tuesday, February 7th, a* *he Murray Hotel, in the forenoon only. H O. WELLS. M D. 723 Clinton i ’ street, Fort Wayne. Grave Trouble Foreseen It needs but little foresight, to tell, that when your stomach and liver are badlv affected, grave trouble is ahead, unless you take the proper medicine for your dis-1 ease, as Mrs John A. Young, of , ('jay, N Y.. did. She says: “I had neuralgia of the liver and stomach, my heart was weakened, and | I could not eat. I was very bad for [ a long time, but in {Electric Bitters. I found fjust what I needed, for . they quickly relieved and cured me. ” Best medicine for weak woI men. Sold under guarantee by i Blackburn A Christen, druggists, at ‘ 50c a bottle. Henry Bohnke, who arrived in! i this city two years ago from Ger many, and worked on several farms near here, and who left last week for Richmond to accompany Miss , Anna Bohnke to Baltimore, writes ■to his friends here that he has ao cepted a position at the asylum, , and will remain for the present. I MARKET REPOP T. Accurate press paid by Decati r ‘ merchants for various products. Cor ’ rected every day at 2 o’clock. II Buffalo Stock Market East Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 1— i (Special;.—Receipts of all stock 1 light t<day. Market steady. Hogs . $4 90 to $5.00. Sheep steady top i lambs $7.90 to s>.oo. Cattle steady. ' GRAIN. BI B. L. CABBOL. GRAIM MIBCHAWI Corn yellow new $ 60 Corn, Mixed new Machine shucked one cent ieea. Oata. new3o Wheat, No. 2 1 n a neat. No. 3 1 C 6 3 Rye No. 272 a > Clover Seed_ 630 I Alayke g 6 55 f Buckwheat 45 Flax Seed. go ■ Timolhv |i 25 Buckwheat 40 CHICA .d MAaKETS { Chicago markst closed at l:15p .m today, according to Decatur Stock and Grain Exchange. ’ : July Wheat qq Wheat, Jan. Wheat, Mayi ici July Corn“ 451 Corn, January * Cora, May 44s 15 July Oats, -xJ di^ 18 , 8 — 8 Jan. Pork 12 g Jan. Lard g 90

j) Changed ever? .'u, o’clo'k bv J. U R ** 5 ! - Special wire *’*■ !« ““ Wheat. uewNo.a.rtKl.euk . AL May wneat;_ July Wheat Cora, c ish — May corn ’— July corn Oats, cash May oats ~~~ - July Oats ~ ** fire, cash stock. gpij BT FEED Lambs Hogs, per cwt Cattle per lbV’l*l fit Calves, per lb" ", J Cows —-1 | POULTRY. BT J. W. FLXCS CO. Chickens, young, per lb .S r Fowls, per lb Young Turkey ms Old Turkeys*3 HAY fiariet. No. 1 timothy large (j P “ No 1 small ” hit n° 2 ” 11 at . No 1 mixed 1 j(>i* of INo 1 clover 1 j,: T Loose hay 1 WOOL ANO HlDes' an BT B. KALTia a W» tic Wool, unwashed 3 Coon’jQp go Opossumc Fw Mink jOji m Muskrat .... 3,8 Beef Hides dt Calf ’ Sheep Pelts 5 c g® Tallow sa COAL—Per Tm t Prices of coal on and a’wi' ber Ist, until further noiwr, ar follows: Hocking Lump, per tuni ”■ Virginia Splint j, Indiana Lump Domestic Nut b Washed Nut.... f ( Pittsburg Lump Pocahontas w Kentucky Cannell Anthracite 8 Chargee for carrying eoal-i. ci ton or fraction thereof; up be? | per ton. te OTHER PRODUCTS. p BT VABIOCS QBOCCBJ AMD KKI j. Eggs, freeh, per doz Lard » Butter, per pound Potatoes, newg; Onions s Cabbage per 100 lb Apples, per bu * CIL HARKET. Indiana M Whitehouse Somerset t ! Neodasha, (K an..) | Ragland-i . Tiona Pennsylvania i Corning. F‘.| New Cas w. F North Lima I South Lima ’ ,

(Jt ...Legal Advent • ' ■ —~ ~~~~ w OF 'ALE OF DITCH B f.l Notice Is hereby given diat <- E Thursday, February 2b. u 1 - g «> ■... 'ck•. ■ t Auditor, in the City of i’r -aiur.. *- ty. Indiana. *hc frta* H will offer for sale to lb*- D. § dvr an is> e■ ■ >n> ‘; ,- - . z calling fur the suui of i- " 3 ,‘ T veal. interest. >i»ab-r '* ’ * xn " u first of sa d bonds f - t inu; ana one bone on <■ * ! 4 * ..J from which said bonds *•"* •;?.‘u •/ C b.r th- cox.- • iiu-li •■»! w : 4M!r ry. >• ••••*■•_ 1 D. LE" T"N , Auditor A-- - —• f OF SALE of DITCH ■s• | Notice is hereby g>'- n th* lol Thursdad, February 23. 1#; jat » o’clock a. in.. al the ;®« • ■■W* ■-j I Auditor, in tbv • :t > ‘ F 1 - county. Indian* the Ire*' *• • . . ( t> whi offer for ■ r 7‘7p ' bidder an issue consist in - - * g;Tfed calling for the sum ol ;-”' ' BV » tfl] rent. interest, payable first ot said bonds Uh srT IW7. and one bond on t *“L from, which bonds are the constructi«»u oi tne • in sa d county t Jt * dW W Nu bid w.li be con* •• n ‘ ° r ) face value of bond. U*? ~ A ’ KIOTH’EOF E.XE’T p " u | t IN REALESTAIL Notice is hereby gi' • ■■' b I eO, executor ot the is? ' , > SyiveeCerWoit. l“t‘‘ l ’ ; -'ei***® j aoa. <Jece*MSl. " *' ~',L? • sJ’ffll ) • Hureof.tt-authort > ' e ■*• j wilL offer for sale at c ;[l rrf ; .»■ . 11the full appraM. ■ '*‘i e <w ; J M the law otß -eot l* lr ’ “• „,s* l *'Bß ) of Oecatur. adams tount, . alter I ) Saturday, March 4. I so | between the hours of • ».• ® said day and from da' ' , I tusoid me following ■ r urw,u . <<*il The northeast quart-r twelve tu-. in town-bu''» “ ■ range fourteen -HI “ > r '■ Indiana, containing one lin t acres more or less. 1 tebw'“’ ’ ,LE jt J One-third ,, 1 Lir S third. min one y; “ r tt tt e t-a! in two jeers >- K*’ 2 liefer.ed payuMH’ts " Li. i; «| iui-r st Hom date '■ secured by inorignge o'”" A. R. WOLF. .-fl Sylvester wou Dore B. Er«iu. Aitor' I **