Decatur Democrat, Volume 49, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 14 September 1905 — Page 5

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Tso more gravel road petitions re been filed with the auditor, B on the township line between inroe and French townships, id one on the line between Eartdand French townships. Geneva, Ind., Sept. 13—Oil has ranced in price from 81 cents 83 cents. For three long months remained at 81 and yesterday's ise of two cents caused great hapless among oil men and business in, too. It was not much of a ise, but was suffi.ient. if there is eleast probability of it remain > there, to guarantee renwed aerify in the oil fields and people, inad of leaving here will be flookj back. Should the grease isdily advance in price Geneva mid experience another boom and ings would be as they were long c Tuesday evening at seven-thirty flock at the home of Mr. and Mrs. »rge E. Gerard, on Mercer street, carred the wedding of tleir ughter, Miss Edie C. to Monte le, of Cleveland, Ohio. The wedng had been kept a secret from eir many friends and came as a rprise last evening. The cereony was performed by Rev. A. B. list of the Evangelical church, ly the immediate relatives of iss Gerard being present. The ung couple left for Fort Wayne, lere they took the Pittsburg lin for Cleveland, where they exct to make their future home, iss Girard is well known in the ly. having resided here all her e. She had been employed at e telephone exchange for the past sr and has many friends who tend the best of wishes to her. r - Fee is also well known in the " having at one litre been in tb,e ip’nv c r C. D. Murray as day Brk at the hotel. Leaving that fsition he joined A. Tabman, the Btractur, with whom he is still •ociated. The young couple will ike their future home at CleveXl, Ohio. The Democrat joins ilr tmany friends in wishing the °ng and happy married life.

fifty cents IN some conditions the gain from the use of Scott's Emulsion is very rapid. For this reason we put up a fifty-cent size, which is enough for an ordinary cough or cold or useful a trial for babies and children. In other conditions the gain is slower—health cannot *>e built up in a day. In such cases Scott’s Emulsion must be taken as nourishment; a food rather than a medicine. H’s a food for tired and *eak digestions. Send for free sample Chemist, New York X*. and $■ .00. All druggist*

Bluffton defeated the strong I rankfort team yesterday at Bluffton, by a score of eleven to three. This is another worthy victory for Mack Harbaugh and the fans 1 of this city are thinking seriously 'of returning the belt to him. The afternoon party Tuesday given by Mesdames Naohtrieb, Sohirmeyer and Ellingham was a most pleasant social occasion and enjoyed by the seventy or eighty invited guests who participated in the whirl of social gaiety. The guests were received at the home of the latter, those in the receiving line being the three hostesses and Mrs. Hunt. The program of entertainment was somewhat different from the usual custom, Evangelist Culliss giving selections from the ploy of King John and Merchant of Venice, and he also told of his travels and entertainment by the royalty of England, their customs, peculiar dialect and many other things of interest to Americans, who are unaccustomed to the snobbery of ’My Lord.” and ‘‘My Ladyship.” He also gave selections from ' Shakespeare, which also proved i entertaining. The remainder of the entertainment was musical. Mrs. Hunt played Shubert’s seranade, Misses Irene Sohirmeyer and Bessie Sohrock played a piano duet and Miss Carrie Thomas sang. Pnnoh was served in the dining loom. At five o'clock the guests were escorted to the Naohtrieb home, where a two-course luncheon was served, and which was in keeping with the elaborations of such a function. The out of town guests were Miss Franke of the Robinson farm, Mrs. Campbell cf Orville, Ohio, and Mrs. Hunt, of Winchester. Council held ano tinned session Tuesday evening, in which a number of the tax levys were fixed, but the evening’s work was all for naught, as Teeple, Fordyce and Bonier voted “no” on the 'adoption of the orpinance, as whole, defeating it. Every member was present and Mayor Coffee presided. The report W. E. Falk was referred to' the waterworks committee. Treasurer Archbold's report was referred to the finance committee. A petition for the J. Q Neptune sewer on Patterson street to'jjconnect with the Elm street sewer was preferred to the street and sewer committee. Then came the fixing of the levies in the tix ordinance. Mr. Gaffer moved that the street light levy be fixed at 12% cents“on the <100; Teeple moved the sinking fund tax be ten cents, Fordyce moved the special 'streetand sewer fund be 15 cents i instead of 30 cents. Teeple also moved the water works bond and interest fund,tax be fixed at 28% cents and the general fund at 40 cents. Each of these motions carried unanimous, but on the adoption of the entire ordinance Buhler. Fordyce [and Teeple voted “no.” and the same was lost. Mr. Kirsch moved that the school tax as asked. f>9 cents,be allowed, but Buhler, Teeple and Fordyce voted against this, and it lost as a t .vo-third vote is necessary. A motion to allow the school board 68 cents lost, and'the council finally ad-j icurned'to meet again Thursday I *ght ’ _ '

James Glendenning, one of the hest known citizens of Hartford township, met with a painful accident Tuesday, and had a narrow escape from death. He was assisting in pulling a plow up into the hay mow of his barn. To the plow was attached a rolling cutter or sharp wheel. When the plow was up about then feet the rope broke, allowing the heavy piece of machinery to fall, narrowly missing Mr. Glendenning’s head. The . rolling cutter struck his left foot I and cut off three toes as clean as' though a surgeon s knife had done the woik. A physician was sum-I moned and dressed the wounds and Mr. Glendenning will not be able to be about for several weeks He is a party to a suit now at issue in court here and his brother ap peared this morning and arranged I for a continuance of the case until j the latter part of the term, when it j is expected he will be able to be! present. At the Princess last evening, ‘Tne Little Red School House,’ under the able management of J. A. West, was well rendered by an excellent company of players. A very plesaant feature of the performance was the dainty and fin-i-hed acting of the talented children, Helen Leise and Donna M. Webber. The scenic effects were all that could be desired. The .leading role by William Fitz Simons, was a strong manly rendition of a good part in capable hands. Miss Ellen Knight is a talented actress, and deserves praise. Willur M. Martin, the comedian, gave the audience abundant opportunity to laugh. Miss Minnie Pearl West, as "Aunt Martha,” gave a lifelike picture of the character, and deserved the generous applause received. J. A. West was at horns in the part of Robert Alair. The specialties were up to date and enjoyable.— J. oronto Globe. Opera house, Thursday, Sept. 14. • The Sunday school convention which was to be held last Sunday at Steele, was postponed until September 17, on account of the inclemency of the weather. This will be the first fall convention, after which a convention will be held in each of the other organized townships as follows: Union and Root, September 24; at Alpha church, Monroe, October 1, at Monroe; French and Hartford, at Union Chapel; Washington, October 12, at Baptist church, Decatur; Wabash, October 15; St. Marys, October 12, at Calvary church; after these the county conventions v;ill be held at Berne, beginning in the evening of November 13th, and three sessions on the 14th. The following program will be given at Steele next Sunday : Song Service. Scripture Reading and Prayer. Song. Opening Remarks, County President. “Statistics ’’Mrs. Vogt, Decatur County Secretary. Music. “The Qualification of a Good S. S. Teacher,” Rev. I A. Sommer, Berne, Vice President of County Association. Round Table, conducted by Jesse Rupp, Berne; County President. Announcements and Collection Election of Officers. Song. Benedictior . The Fort Scott, Kans is, Daily Republican of yesterday, said: “On Tuesday evening, September 5, at the home of J. E. Ellsworth, on South Third street, occurred one of the most beautiful weddings of the season. The contracting parties were Miss May, the accomplished daughter of Mr. Ellsworth and Wesley Harrison, son of M. G. Stone, of Fort Soott, Kansas. At 8 o’clock Mrs. C. B. Myers, sister of the bride, took her place at the piano and to the beautiful strains of Mendelssohn’s wedding mach the bridal party entered the parlor. The bride on her father’s arm, followed by her maid of honor, Miss Emma Stone, and the groom, accompanied bv Mr. Fred Ellsworth, as the b«st man. The beautiful and impressive services were read' by Rev. Stranahan, of Leboe. Kansas. The marriage was followed by an elegant two course luncheon, served by Mrs. Ellsworth, assisted by her daughter-in-law, Mrs. M. J. Ells-1 worth and Miss Vina Sterling. Mr. and Mrs. Stone had a oozy cottage allr>adyfor occupancy and will reside at Madison, where Mr. Stone is bookkeeper in the department store of J. E Ellsworth. Both the young people are well known in Fort Soott, Mrs. Stone having ' lived here, while Mr. Stone graduated from the Fort Scott high school and from Baker university. He has been in business in the city for several years.

. MR. TIGHT The Misfortunes of a Man Who Would Not Loosen When you get to be President of the County Fair, School Trustee, Road Commissioner and delegate to the annual conference, it’s a cinch you’ve got to own a large bunch of feeders and a big red barn, or you cail’t qualify. Mr. Tight was all these and more. His barn was coated so thick with sun proof paint that it took a ten penny nail to find the wood, but the house looked like the birthplace of a President. Mrs. Tight, who had grown to closely resemble a barrel s' ."e, had lost her personality so far back that she had ceased to remember, hence all she could think of was work. During the day when not otherwise engaged, she would feed 1,000 chickens, weed the garden, carry desert to the rasor backs, seperate a dozen cows from their milk, keep the turkeys out of the radishes, clean up the house, and if she had time, make herself a calico shirt waist. One day she died • Within a month Nate was wearing out the turnpike searching for materia! to take her place. He finally selected a pink- cheeked creature with good teeth, and a reputation for carrying a tub full of clothes up two flights of stairs, and made her the partner of his joys. Three days later Mr. Tight discovered a new red Carpet m the parlor, together with four pieces of bright red m ,h ig.inyj vith blue trimmings, likewise in the summer kitchen a patent washing machine. That night the doctor had to tap an artery to relieve a fit of congestion Further and more to make the home complete, she bought a world renouned KIMBALL PIANO and in less t han thirty days the mac of affairs had to have his signature O. K.’d by his wife. It was also observed that the house aborbed as much paint as the corn cribs and that Nathan watered the stock. MORAL: Don’t Take too Many Chances—A Kimball Piano is Sure to Satisfy In selecting her first piano, Mrs. Tight was naturally anxious to secure the best possible value for her money, and as she was abundantly able to buy the cue she liked best, her selection resolved itself into a Kimball. Why? Because the wonderful tone quality appealed to her, and she was convinced that the many mechanical devices used exclusively in Kimball Pianos, secured for her a piano that would prove a source of pleasure and delight as long as she lived. In order that you may not forget the name of the instrument she purchased and to impress it upon your mind, we wish to know how many words you can make out cf the letters contained in the word Rules for Forming Words Only such words are to be used ae are found in Webster’s International Dictionary. No proper names, foreign words, names of persons, towns or places are to be used. Do not use a letter more times than it appears in the name Kimball. Words spelled the same, but have different meaning, can be used but once. Ten Thousand Dollars in Prizes FIRST PRIZE —One magnificent Kimball Pifino, valued at 5400.00. together with a handsome scarf and stool. SECOND PRIZE—One Kimball Piano Player, valued at §250.00. To the next twenty-five nearest answers, credit bills of 5100.00 e ich. Each of the competitors sending in the next five largest list of words will be given credit bills for ten cents less than the preceding prize, or 599.90, and following th s, in groups of five, each cf the competitors sending in the next five largests list of words will be given credit bills for ten cents less than the preceding prizes untill the entire 510.000 shall have b ß eu distributed. Rules and Conditions of Contest Persons purchasing a piano or player during contest and who secure one of the above credit bills will be allowed full credit on their purchase - Answers limited to Saturday, September 30, 1905. No person connected with the piano business iu any way will be allowed to compete. Those who receive credit bills can apply same on any new piano or player in our store at the regular prices, which are always marked in plain figures on each instrument in our stock, but cannot apply them on any purchase prior to opening day of contest. In case of ties, lists received first will receive awards. Easy payments will be granted to those wishing to be accommodated by applying their credit bills and paving the balance in small monthly payments. If you secure a credit bill aud already have an instrument, and do not wish to use it, you can transfer the same to anoiher party who may wish to buy a piano or player, by having the transfer made in our office. Not more than one credit bill will be accepted on the same piano or player. C O U F° O M Cut, fill out, attach to your list of words and mail to the W. W. K mbail Co., 202 W. Berry St., Cor. Harrison. Fort Wayne, Ind Have you a piano (upright or square), or an organ, and how old is it? ——— —•———- ——- —....— My name is Address — X The fairness of this offer at once appeals to the public from the fact that we have for rears been selling our instruments on the uni'orm or fixed price plan. As all instruments are marked in plain figures, thev are conclusive as to price. Therefore, to all who secure credit bills there is every assurance of a bona •fide reduction of the amount of the credit bill on any new piano or player thev may select.'. W..W. KIMBALL Cor. Harrison’ s,Ket ' Ft. Wayne, Ind.