Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 7 October 1909 — Page 2

LAean Man JH Outside deanlinesi is less than half the bettie. A men may scrub himself a dozen times a day, and still be unclean. Good health means cleanliness not only outside, but inside. It means ■■••IB a dean stomach, clean bowels, clean blood, a clean liver, and new, clean, healthy tissues. The man who Is clean in this way $ will look it and act it. He will work with energy and think " dean, deer, hedthy thoughts. i He will never be troubled with liver, lung, stomach or blood disorders. Dyspepsia and indigestion originate in undean Stom- W achs. Blood diseases are found where there is unclean blood. » Consumption and bronchitis mean undean lungs. : Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery i« prevents these diseases. It makes a man's insides dean and healthy. It eleans the digestive organs, makes pure, dean blood, and dean, hedthy flesh. It restores tone to the nervous system, and cures nervous exhaustion and prostration. It contains no alcohol or habit-forming drugs. _ Constipation is the most unclean uncleanliness. Dr. Pierce s Pleasant Pellets cure it. They never gripe Easy to take as candy.

n “UNCLE BILL” 9 B Wants to Know— —— ■

Who stole Nick Lower’s peaches. | If you heard John Bowers speak at the library last Monday evening. | Whether you won’t come to the next “boater's’* meeting at the 11-; brary next Monday evening. If Alva Nichols and Herman Tettman gathered all those leaves for the decoration of Tague’s shoe store. If C. J. Lutz really feels that he' is a “country feller.” j How Charley X. Niblick likes the name of “papa.” ■ Why Decatur couldn’t have a good, lecture course. If "Heck” Hensley catches as many as he says he does. If the reunion of the 89th wasn’t a complete success. If the visiting G. A. R. members of the 89th won’t think for all time that Decatur means "hospitality” and “good times.’’ If you are a “booster.” When a muzzle is amuzzle. If “Patty” Hyland isn’t a busy man. ! If he goes in the celler to meter. Who said "politics is hell.” j If Fred Vaughn knows enough about farming to raise an umbrella. If “boosting Decatur’’ made every one as stiff as it did Med Miller who painted the sidewalk signs. | Why Stoneburner didn’t give splln-, ters off the north pole as souvenirs Wednesday night | If R. D. Patterson can’t do the “bear dance” better than he can play hearts. If he will get even with Schrock and Lehne. , If that "theater” car the Interurban runs isn’t a good gambling proposition. How many it left at Fort Wayne last Tuesday night If it isn’t getting to be a rather regular habit of the "theater” car to leave before the show is over. If Decatur merchants didn’t do themselves proud on Merchants* day. Shouldn’t “Merchants’ day” be made a semi-annual event. If one of the lady merchants has shown the right spirit in starting to “boost Decatur.’*

What the jwHicsay about * owteasrGjJfcesisell tW ‘ adwhsing we want. Evert) , famihj usingcow Coffee comes i back for more, ana tell their j neighbors about it as well* it We leave it with the ladies to ♦ sauhoweasyiiistogetupaß , zraer jor us because our 1 sluff is good. Write for catalog ’ given to ladies for getting up 1 orders, and we will show you ' how to furnish your homes by ■ felling staple groceries at 11 prices that invite competition. We arg the only mail order house sellinoigh class shades such as Fancy Teas, ‘resh Roasted (cfjees.Starch, lice* Prunes .Raisins, etc. Lei us send you our twelve page Grocery Price List and Catalog of Prer.imus that you may see that we are the' Limo TeoGiLitnaO. - .. r~ - — ■

I Whether you can make your overcoat do "one more winter.” j If Bosse didn't make a good strike when he landed the "Little Johnny i Jones’* company. | Whether the people of Decatur appreciate the fact that they have a chance to see a real metropolitan ati traction. I If Wes Hoffman didn’t have a 1 lucky escape from being a gasoline stove victim and if John StoneI burner didn’t show the right sort of nerve. j If John Falk couldn’t sing "The Cat Came Back’’ in an appropriate manner. | Whether John doesn’t think that ; the drug business is about the best , business any way. What Fred Linn’s nickname is. What price H. J. Yager charges ; for voters. What the candidate was who wanter to know Harmon’s price. If the Juvenile band didn’t deliver ‘ the goods, in the way of music, in a . ‘mighty fair manner Wednesday ev- j ening. 1» i Which one of the “city’s leading ( men” it was who blistered a couple of fingers trying to find if there was ( a real fire in the stove being demon- 1 strated Wednesday. , | If your arm is in shape for bowling. | t If you think Uncle Bill too dura . inquisitive. | If not, why don’t you send him—in care of the Democrat—some question to ask. I < I If it isn’t time that the remains of ' the fair advertisements be taken off ( 1 the electric, light poles on Second , street. For example the one on the I northwest corner of Second and Mad- . ison streets. 1I If it isn’t about time for the annual “don’ts” in regard to tfte burning of leaves. If Bart France, Dr. Patterson, Will Lehne and Dr. Mangold have taken stock in Hugh Hite and Phil Macklin’s house project. Where R. G., M. E. and G. M. were September 19th. i If the i old folks found it out. • If Mash Murry was out to the 9:03 Saturday night

Doc Covault, the well known jockey, is hobbling around on' crutches, la consequence of an accident at Kendallville last Thursday, during the races at the county fair, says the ] Bluffton News. He was driving a horse belonging to Boyd Jones, of Liberty Center, in a race in which < ■here were seventeen entries, and wan < pushing along In second place tn the first heat when the leading horse sud. denly fell directly in front of his horse : and he was so close that he ha|d nd time to pull aside and had to crash into the horse and cart ahead of him. The shock of the collision threw him from his cart onto the track and he had the right foot severely injured. The driver immediately In the rear of him just barely had time to pull his horse to one side and miss running over Covault. None of those mixed up in the spill were seriously hurt and Covault although suffering severely from the injury to his foot, gameiy went into the next heat. He stood fair to win third money in the race, but his horse threw a shoe and had to be drawn out of the race. After the race he went to a physician and learned that a bone in his foot was broken. The injury will leave him crippled for some time. , o ———. William Scherer, the well known Monroe township farmer, has just returned home from a trip to Baltimore, Md., where he visited his son, Reville, and fataily for two weeks. Reville holds a splendid position as a bookn V»*rr r rl 4’ *r?r- «« I that place, and is getting along nicely. Mr. Scherer also spent a day or two in Washington, D. C., while east, and saw many things of Interest.

died at her home south of the city, I at 9:30, Saturday evening, after a several weeks’ illness with typhoid fever. It was generally supposed that she was getting along nicely until Saturday noon, when she weakened and sank gradually Into the sleep everlasting. She made a brave battle against the disease and death came only because her strength gave out. Her health had not been the best for some years, kidney trouble haying affected her, but she seemed to be holding her own until a week ago Sunday when hiccoughs began to weaken her. However, there were no serious signs until Saturday noon, when she began falling. She retained consciousness until the very last, and fifteen minutes before she passed away she smiled encouragement to the” loved ones gathered about the bedside. The end came peacefully and without pain. The news of this lovable young woman’s death has caused sorrow over this city and community, where she was so well known. No woman of her years in-this locality had more friends, and if the aid of these could have helped her to health there would have been no doubt of her recovery, but the God who doeth all things best, had willed it otherwise. The relatives are heartbroken and the young husband, left alone after but a few happy months, collapsed after the death of his beloved wife and required several hours of attention. Others also showed the end ot the strain tot do everything in their power and the home is indeed a sad one. , Bertha Elnora Miller was born in this township, May 21, 1885, and died October 2, 1909. She wan aged twen. ty-four years, four months and eleven days. She was educated in the schools here and was an accomplished young lady. Her friends were innumerable, due to her happy disposition and her loving nature. She was mar. ried June 9th last to Mr. Anthony Hackman, the wedding being one of the happiest events ever held In this locality. She is survived by the husband, the father and mother, and by many other relatives and hundreds ot friends. An only sister died a few years ago, from pneumonia, which followed an attack of typhoid fever. The funeral services will be held from the St. Marys church in this city, Wednesday morning at 9:30 standard time, ten o’clock sun time, Father Wilken officiating. The remains will be laid to rest beside the deported sister at beautiful St Joseph cemetery. ; —————- . Rallies White Wyandottes. W. E. Johnson & Son, Lexington, Ky., say: “Last year we lost one entire hatch of fine White Wyandotte chickens from white diarrhoea. This year we have given our chickens Bourbon Poultry Cure in their drinking water and have not lost any.” Sold by H. H. Bremerkamp. OThe Van Wert and Decatur high school base ball teams played an exciting contest at Steele's park Saturday afternoon, the locals winning by the score of nine to six. Quite jh crowd was present and each team had its share of rooters. On the Saturday previous the locals had lost at Van Wert by a score of two to one, and the Ohio boys knew they were up against a strong bunch of boys. It is said they strengthened their team with outside players, but this fact failed to dishearten our club, who went in to win any way. It was nip and tuck up to the eighth inning, at which time the score was six to' five In favor of the’Buckeyes when Decatur went' to bat Carl France started a batting bee which netted four runs and won the gaffie. An unfortunate accident happened In this inning, however, when Cart was running to second base, and the Van Wert baseman jumped in front of him. The colllsotn was a bad oom and Cart had his left arm broken at the wrist He was taken to a phy* sleian and was soon all* right, excepting he will not be able to use his arm for some six weeks. Any way ft was a good ball game. The battery for Decatur was Smith, Biggs and Beery. -• ” £2 o ' GO WITH A RUSH. L' The demand for that wonderful Stomach, Liver and Kidney cure, Dr. King’s New Life Pills—ls astounding. All druggists say they never saw the like. Its because they never fall to cure Sour Stomach, Constipation, Indigestion, Biliousness, Jaundice, Sick Headache, Chills and Malaria. Only 25c. : O ■■■■ —- Frank C. Dailey, of Bluffton, and A. G. Griggs, of Geneva, were before the commissioners at the opening session Monday and asked to have the tax levies of Wabash and Hartford townships include the subsidy given by those townships to the Bluffton, r ’-<-n’'va <9- '>llni T— et’on company, which now is completing Its grade 1 and laying the steel on their right-of-way. The amount of the subsidies voted at a special election held last

ship. The levies for thia amount whl be placed on the tax duplicates and collected with the current taxes for next year. Smith, Christen & Smith will supply the court house with water melters on their bld submitted, SB2. These will be placed in the court house and jail. Elliott Fisher was tne only bidder for the book typewriter, agreeing for $240 to place such a machine in the auditor’s office, so that other and important attachments may be added from time to time. The machine is one of the best In the country, and every public office in this part of the country has one of the machines. Blds were opened for a new safe for the auditor’s office, bids being filed by Debolt Safe and Lock Co., Schug Bros., Mosier Safe Cb.,t and the Berne Supply Co. At a late hour this afternoon the contract was given to Schug Bros. The sate is made by the Alpine Sate and Lock Co, of Cin. cinnatl, and is a good one. — o— —— Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is today the best known medicine in use for the relief and cure of bowel complaints. It cures griping, diarrhoea, dysentery, and should be taken at the first unnatural looseness of the bowels. It is equally valuable for children and adults. It always cures. Sold by all dealers. ' i o — John Kull, who several months ago was sent to the East Haven asylum at Richmond, being declared of unsound mind, has escaped. Marshal Butler received a telegram from Superintendent Smith of the institution Saturday evening, stating that Kull had escaped that morning and asking him to watch out man. Kull was known here as the silent ditcher. He never talked to any one, except when he would take a streak on his hobby that he was worth forty thousand and then he could stir up more trouble than any one. After several scenes he was finally taken to Richmond for treatment and seems to have tired of the confinement and decided to leave. Any way he did so. He has not been seen here, but it is quite likely that he will appear here before many days and if so will be taken back to the asylum at once for he evidently has not improved sufficiently to be discharged. — o A NIGHT RIDER'S RAID. The worst night riders are calomel, croton oil or aloes pills. They raid your bed to rob you of rest Not so with Dr.Klng’s New Life Pills. They never distress or inconvenience, but always cleanse the system, curing Colds, Headache, Constipation, Malaria, 25c, at all druggists. _ w .- J. Kover & Son arrived this morning from Fort Wrfyne and have now begun the work of frescoing the interior of the Methodist church. The work will be pushed rapidly and as a matter of fact the designs will be handsome. Kover & Son and their work are not strangers in this city, they being about the best in the country in their special line of work. The, beautifully painted Interior of the St. Marys church, was the work of Mr. Kover and son. P. J. Hyland began work this morn. Ing with a force of men on the installation of a low pressure steam heating plant for the church: It is expected that this feature of the church improvements will be ready for use by the time the cold weather makes such a plant a necessity. Mr. Hyland will rush the work from this time until the same is completed. The other improvements being made at the church are about finished. tower has been made over, painted and otherwise made safe. — —‘ THE CRIME OF IDLENESS Idleness means trouble for any me. dice, sallow complexion, pimples and blotches, lose of appetite, nausea, but Dr. King’s New Life Pills soon banish fiver troubles and build up your health. 25c. at al! druggists. ■ "" ■’ —* Cribben & Sexton company vs. The Decatur Hardware Co., et al, suit on notes and account, answers filed to interrogatories. Mary A. Davis et al vs. Adaline Rumple et al, petition to construe will; separate demurrer filed to complaint by Adaline Rumple; Joint demurrer filed by Adaline and John Rumple; joint and separate answers filed; cause postponed to Friday, October 15. ; A marriage license has been issued to Hubert Franch, aged 20, a farmer from Petroleum, Indiana, to Bessie Kindell, aged 20, daughter of Albert Kindel of near Linn Grove. Henry Bchamerloh to William tract in Union township, S7OO. Samuel Steele to Decatur L

' Wllda Ray and others, filed an in-; ventory. The cause was assigned o R. 8. Peterson as special judge. Nathan Andrews, guardian for Ora' Andrews, filed his final report and this cause was also referred to R. S. Peterson aS special judge. William A. Carter, administrator of the Urven Carter estate, filed an inventory of the personal property. The illnd tiger cases against Manson Reiff will be tried ip this city Oct 12, Judge Merryman, of Decatur, acting as a special judge. The Adams county judge, called Charles ' G. Dailey, deputy prosecutor, this morning, stating that he would be able to be here on that date. He will j then give his ruling In regard to the motion to quash the indictments and if this is adverse to the defense the case will go to trial.-r-Bluffton Banner. —— oCURES CHICKEN CHOLERA Mrs. G. A. Beasley, Trenton, Ky., says: “I certainly had fine success in treating my fowls for.limberneck and cholera with Bourbon Poultry Cure. I gave them this medicine in both drinking water and feed. I like this remedy fine.” Sold by H. H. Bremerkamp. O "'."'IH".-"- - The Ladies* Aid Society of the Ger. man Lutheran church will meet with Mrs. William Weiland, west Monroe street Thursday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Irvjn Brandyberry gave a dinner party Sunday. Their gueses were Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Fordyce an£ Mrs. Coon. — ■ / « Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Weaver entertained very pleasantly Sunday by giving a dinner party. Guests were Mr. and Mrs. Elwln Boshom of Ossian, and children, Kathryn, Everett and Carr. ' 1 Mrs. J. D. Bolinger ot west Monroe street, entertained a company of peo. pie at her home Sunday for 12 o’clock dinner. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. Will Russell, Mr. and Mrs. Alvy Aurand and Miss Maggie Poling. * Miss Flossie Bolinger entertained a crowd of young folks at 6 o’clock dinner. Those present were Misses Marie Butler, Ethel Hildebrand, Anoti Dally and Messrs. Ed Baker, Frank Baker, Alvy Baker and Homer Knodle. Mrs. Charles Miller of Fort Wayne, formerly of this city, was given a surprise party by a number of Decatur ladies Sunday morning. Mrs. Miller was greatly surprised, but entertained her guests delightfully during the day. Those who composed the party were Mrs. Carrie Sutherland, Mrs. Keller, Miss Elizabeth Voglewede, Mrs. Sam Frank, Mrs. Cline, Mrs. John Keller, Mrs. John Shaefer, Mrs. Peter Mougey, Mrs. Patton, Mrs. Will Badders, Mrs. Walt Murray, Mrs. Ed Murray. Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Graham entertained very pleasantly yesterday friends from Fort Wayne, their guests being Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fledderspeil and children of Fort Wayne. Rev. and Mrs. Richard Spetnagle will entertain the members of the session and their wives at a six o’clock dinner this evening at the parsonage on Mercer avenue. , Mrs. French Quinn entertained a number ot ladies at dinner yesterady and the occasion was a very pleasant one. ’* F - - ' ’ i— ’ Two saloons winked out of business at 11 o’clock Monday night, fills being the date for the expiration bf the : licenses they held. These were the ‘ Zeser and Sadder places, both located I on Monroe street and each of Which : has been tn Operation for many years. ' For a quarter century or nearly so, these buildings have been occupied by thirst parlors, and each was well * patronized. It will seem queer indeed i to the many who have occasionally i dropped in for their “nip” to find no bar except the one at the door. This leaves but two saloons in Decatur, s the Nickel Plate, operated by Joe » Tonnelier and the Home, conducted • by Joe Knapke. These have just' a ■ month to close out their stock, as i according to the terms bf their 11- » censes they will cease business on ■ the eve before the general election November Ist. Both of these are also old stands for this line of business, 1 and the question is now what will r occupy these store rooms. » — —o— — - ■ — t L. H. Boknecht will leave at eight o’clock this evening for his new home at Beery, North Dakota, where he is i the owner of one of the beat sec- >, tions of land in that country. His . ! wife will follow in a few weeka.

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Barney Kalver, who for twentyseven years has been a citizen of this place, who has taken part in every public affair, every election, has attended lodge more regularly than anybody and he belongs to nearly all of them, who has been a progressive citizen and a consistent busy one, is to forsake us, and for Bluffton, too. He told us so a week dgo, but we felt sure he would change his mind finally and make other arrangements, but he began his duties there Monday. We can’t believe he will be satisfied long, In fact we hope he won’t for Barney is all right He has purchased the Tudor junk shop at that place and will manage It while his son Isadora will have full charge of the business here. Speaking of the deal the Bluffton Banner said: Barney Kalver, a citizen of Decatur until this morning, is now a citizen of Bluffton, und has taken charge of the Bluffton Iron and Metal Co.*s business. Mr. Kalver made a deal, going into effect this morning, for the Tudor & Co.’s junk stand and wifi push the business to the limit Mr. Kalver has been connected with the junk business in Decatur for a number of years, and at one time, in connection with his son, conducted the Hub clothing store in that city. He will buy all kinds of junk, beef hides, sheep pelts, tallow and beeswax in Wells county, while his son will continue the same business at Decatur. While a resident of Decatur Mr. Kalver was quite an active politician, and was a worker in the republican cause in that city and county. The only time Barney Was ever known to stray away from the straight and narrow path was when he helped put Cromer out of business as a congressman. He may make the reformation complete in Wells county. o The four year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Keller who died last evening at their home on Tenth street, will be buried on Thursday morning from St. Marys church, and interment will be made at St Josephs cemetery. '""’O *TWAB A GLORIOUS VICTORY. There’s rejoicing in Fedora, Tenn. A man’s life has been saved, and now Dr. King’s New Discovery is the talk of the town for curing C. V. Pepper of deadly hemorrhages. "I could not work nor get about" he writes, “and the doctors did me no good, but after using Dr. King’s New Discovery three weeks, I feel like a new man, and can do good work again.” For weak, sore or diseased lungs, Coughs and Colds, Hemorrhages, Hay Fever LaGrippe, Asthma or any Bronchial affection It stands unrivaled. Price 50c. and tLOS Trial bottle free. Bold and guaranteed by all druggists. — o ..... A movement has been started among the members of the Knights of Pythias lodge for the reorganisation of the uniform rank of the order, which has been abandoned for a number of years. A movement of this kind was started several months ago at the 'time of the building of the new K of P. boine. In the work of ’ arranging for the home and the campaign for new members the plan was put aside for the time belng.-Bluff-ton Banner. * o "■ 1 — — CURED HAY FEVER AND SUMMER COLD A. S. Nusbaum, Batesville, Indiana, writes: “Last year I suffered for three months with a summer cold so distressing that It interferred with my business. I had mapy of the symptoms of hay fever, and a doctor's prescription did not reach my case, and I took several medicines which seemed only to aggravate it. Fortunately I insisted upon having Foley’s Honey and Tar. It quickly cured me. My wife has since used Foley’s Honey and Tar with the same success.” THE HOLTHOUSE DRUG CO. ■ ■■■< ■■ N 1 <>'■■■ II I — '

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