Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 7, Decatur, Adams County, 29 November 1894 — Page 5

Low i Prices Are Rapidly Selling Our Large Stock of Goods. Drop in And See us. | ===== I Adam Gilliom, 11 Second j Street. Ir'afe’' ,3 /’ : ADDITIONAL LOCALS. John W. Coffee and wife—a boy. Sanlines 5 cents per box at Donovan & Bremercamp’s. Dick Townsend of Fort Wayne, was in the city Tuesday. Fred Braun of Berne, smiled on his friends here Tuesday. Buckwheat tlourand maple syrup at Donovan & Bretnerkamp’s. Max Romberg the liveryman, was a Bluffton visitor Monday. Sample copies of the Indianapolis weekly Sentinel at this office. For fine rubber goods go to A. Holtbouse, the old reliable shoe store. 5-4 w. Misses Rose ami Kate Christen are, visiting among friends in Goshen. A. Van Camp, manufacturer, transacted business in Wayne Monday afternoon. Attorneys Jacob Butcher awl T, F. Golden of Geneva, were attending court Monday. Miss Julia Fitzgerald has rej»tturned from a pleasant visit with in Chicago. Attorney Devoss held down one ®Bide of justice’ court in Blue Creek (township Monday. | Surveyor Fulk was at Salem Tuesday, doing business from his biiicial point of view. W. W. Briggs of Geneva, was in the city Tuesday looking as long, lank and lean as ever. | Miss Neva Ernst, daughter of Contractor Ernst, was quite sick Several days this week. j Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Hill are on •tertaining their daughter, Mrs. Fred Mills of Richmond. s | Mrs. Susan Thompson of Fort Wayne, is in the city today, a guest of Miss Cora Meisse. K Pete Soultner of Berne, a well known dry goods dealer, was in town Tuesday on business. w Mrs. Chubb of Huntington, is the guest of Mrs. Ed Coffee and others, over Thanksgiving. Mt J. T. Dailey and Lee S. Kapp, two substantial business men of Bin ffton, were here last Thursday. fflGeorge W. I leading, county superintendent, is suffering with an attack of hemorrhage of the lungs. Jo Miller, the candy Fort Wayueite, done business with our people bright and early Monday morning.

I ' ~ i Simon Freistroffer of Ft. Wayne, dealer in real estate and loans, was in the city Tuesday. Operator Waggoner, the night op erator at the Grand‘Rapids, was in Winchester over Sunday—on busi ness. Let every mother's son and daughter get ready for the grand ball at Meilei’a opera house to night. Edward Dey of Berne, sends in the glue for t he Press and Sentinel and will keep posted for the next year to come. Mr. Dilling of Preble, wasa pleas ant caller Tuesday, reporting that I cot ner of the universe as prospering in its usual fashion. The Woonsocket rubber boot and the Wales-Goodyear overshoes are the best goods made. Go to A. Holthouse for them. 5-4 w. A. Holtbouse, the old reliable shoe dealer, will sell rubber goods and all leather goods to compete with all other prices. 5-4 w. Constable Smith by the aid of crutches is able to be out, but looking slightly the worst for wear, after being housed for a week. Mrs. C. M. France has been quite sick for a week past with neuralgia of the stomach, and some fears are entertained as to her recovery. Oscar Adair of Portland, a practicing attorney, was commingling with our people Tuesday, and attending to some business in court. D. M. Hensley is now ready to fill all orders in Christmas presents. ; Call and select your presents and , have them lay them away until , Xmas. ts. The Lagrange Record haschanged hands, R. M. Waddell now being the owner. It is an old established plant and at one time was quite prosperous. Bolds Bros, tapped a one hundred barrel oil gusher near Geneva last week. This firm now own several good wells, some of w hich are the pride of the belt. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Reed of Mason, Michigan, are visiting their son, Ex-Mayor W. H., and family, with whom they will remain over Thanksgiving. The county commissioners meet in regular session next Monday, and for the next ten days thereafter will walk through some business incumbent upon theirofticial trusts. Charles D. Murray tendered a ■ feast to his friends last night from . seven to eleven, which was quite up in “G” from an eatable standpoint. Lots of fun was also turned , loose. The plate glass in the front of i Nachtrieb’s new drug store will only be 9x13, very small, if you } don’t care what you say. The room will lie ready for ooeupancy in a few days. Judge Zollars of Fort Wayne, appeared in court here Tuesday on behalf of the Grand Rapids rail- , way company, regarding some sup- . posed infringement upon their > stated rights. Druggist Huffman of Linn Grove, i dropped in to see us Tuesday, and i among other things reported that hustling little burg as being just exactly all right. He returned; ’ J home yesterday morning. Rubber goods. Go to A. Holthouse he has the best in market, the Woonsocket Rubber Boots and the Wales Goodyear Overshoes are, Ithe very best made. Prices as low as any other house in the city. 5-4 1 Complaints have come to our notice that a woman and several > small children living east of town 1 : jon the Van Wert road near the; Robison farm, are in needy circum t ' stances. The trustee will phase . I investigate. A street mossing from the Old 1 Adams County Bank to the Boston Store is a new addition lately coin pleted by Street Commissioner Archbold. It is substantially built N and will be welcomed by all pedes- j : ; trians the first time it rains. John S. Bowers is giving thanks ; , today in the Jay county gas fields, [ j having gone there last Monday; morning, in the interest of the ' Trenton Rock Mining Company and where he will remain for several ( , more days before returning home ( The T. O. T. club of Geneva, the ; significance of which is too deep for lus to fathom, will entertain at the ( home of Will Kelley this Thanks , giving evening, at which time a ; mighty social time will be tapped. < Dave Smith of this city, will steal i away and go down. Charles Kramer and Edna ] Rumple, Pete 11. Drum and Flora > | A. Brentlinger, Lorenzo McConne- < hey and Minnie Myrtle Tucker, < John J. Moser ami Josephine < Kocher, Bert E. Redout and Hattie < Veley have secured the necessary i documents that makes hair pulling a and sich legitimate.

The Democratic Press and Indianapolis Sentinel lioth for the j ear 1895 for $1.50. Send in your names accompanied by the toadskins, and become wise am! useful. For Sale or Rent.—A twostory frame dwelling house, two lots with fruit and shade trees, grape arbor, good well of water, cistern, stable ami everything in first class condition. Enquire of John Rice. Fred Xeaderhouser of Linn . Grove, is putting in a flouring mill at that place which will soon beall dressed up and ready lor business. Fied is a hustler from upthecreek, a nice fellow and will make the mill business hum. Charles Burk of Trenton, Xew Jersey, is here buying a ear load of cows to ship back to his place of nativity. Thus you see, when something good is wanted. Adams county is the place to get it. Adams is all right. A young son of John Juday of Geneva, had three fingers of his I left hand severed while working around the big saw in Teeple’smill last Monday. Dr. Aspy dressed up the hand which is getting along as well as any one might expect. John Tyndall is the city engineer, selected by the council to engineer this work with the construction of the water works plant. John knows this business from its infancy and in consequence is the right man in the light place at the right time. A mortgage on certain real estate the same being owned by Joseph 11. and Delborah J. Andrews, Eli Engle and Amy Engle, was foreclosed by action of court Monday. The mortgage called for $(>18.84 and was in favor of Dallas G. M. Trout. The members of the Fort Wayne and Decatur high schools will give | an exhibition of their foot ball talents in this city this afternoon. As this game is quite the rage the world over we presume our people will readily’ grasp onto the fashion ami see it. Fred Fuhrman,.left' Klopfenstein, j Charles Ewqll and August Werling ; of Preble, all take advantage of our combination offer and will read the Democratic Press and Sentinel all one year. They evidently know a good thing when they feast their eyelets on it. We are still doing a fine line of job printing and satisfying our many' customers in style, quality and price, three necessary qualifications when you want a neat .job land want it quickly. Just drop ; into our office on Second street ami invoice our stock in trade. Only four weeks from last Tuesday uutil Kris Kringle will again be blowing down the chimneys filling our socks with government bonds, real estate and other passing tokens of his regards. It is a welcome event in the lives of young America, and here’s hoping their; | fullest hopes may’ be realized. Daddy North will be postmaster iat Ceylon as soon as his commission arrives, which perhaps is already on hand. Mr. North has been a hard working democrat ever since Adam was first known, and the little reward now given him is but a drop to the bucket to what he deserves. We forgot last week to mention the fact that Andrew Gottschalk had been appointed trustee of Mon roe tow nship, to fill the vacancy’ caused by the resig atiou of P. P. Ashbaucher who is now sheriff. Andrew is an old hand at the business and things are expected to run ; along smack smooth. A letter from Dell Smith at Toledo, says he-once was hereon a hunting expedition and came near slaying everything that looked wild in this portion ofthe universe, and can prove same with his eyes I shut. We guess, if the truth is 1 known, that he is a marksman that quail don't like to ran up against. Prof. Moffatt of our public schools, reports everything moving smoothly in the school work having under his careful wing a corps ' of teachers whose ability js beyond j any questionable doubt. More, progress was never so noted as it ‘ has been this year, for which much credit is due Prof. Moffatt. DeVoss & Sholty is the name c of a new law firm in our city, the combination being hitched up last Friday. Their office is located over Brock’s tin and hardware store, on east side of Second street, where they will be found at any’ time when not actively engaged. The combination is all right. The Grand Rapids by their corporation attorney, Judge Zollars, were in court Monday, fighting an ordinance passed by the common council of our flourishing city. The ordinance in question calls for the opening of Madison street, a thing this railway seriously objects to and goes into court to seek their , gifted rights.

Business is good and our merchants are smiling a satisfactory sniilo. As a quiet tip we must say’ that the holidays are approaching and the way to secure your shaie of that trade, is to liberally advertise in the Democratic Press. It is the only way to do it. Come and see us. The following is a list of letters remaining in the Decatur post office since our last issue ; George Cootie, \ iuna Kellogg, Miss Lottie Burns, Miss Becca Good, Mrs. Sarah Gero. Local—Hanne Curtindall. Parties calling for alove letterswill please say “advertised.” J. Welfley, P. M. Paul D. Huffman of Kirkland township, died last Saturday after a somewhat lingering illness with typhoid fever. The funeral occurred Tuesday, with interment in the Zion cemetery. The deceased leaves a family and a large circle of friends to mourn his death. Rev. C. T. Payne conducted the funeral services. Hensley will sell during nowand the holidays goods at the following prices: Nickel watches, sold at $2.00, reduced to *1.50; Nickel watches, key wind, $5, reduced to #4.50; Silverine, Elgin movement, stem wind, #9.50, reduced to $7.50; Gold tilled Elgin movement, stem wind, #l4, reduced to *10; Gold filled Elgin movement, stem wind, #22, reduced to *18; Gold filled Elgin movement, stem wind, #25, reduced to *2O; Gold filkd Elgin movement, stem wind, #3O, reduced to $25. And many other things | that cannot be mentioned here. I Call and see what great bargains you can get. ts. The book binding establishment at I Berne, will shortly pull op stakes and I ; move to Fort Wayne. M iiliatn Miller, as guardian of the person and property of Mary A. Miller, a person of unsound mind, has filed a bond call- | log for $1,500. John Boocher as receiver of John Blakeslee’s sheep, has filed a bond calling l lor SI,OOO, for the faithful performance of said official duties. Joe A. Hendricks and family are no i longer residents of Fort Wayne, th y having returned to their first love, and now reside on their old home plaienear Berne. Joe’s friends will welcome him back again. I Quite a serious accident happened in Cuion township Tuesday, one that will prove fatal to Frank Sullivan. He was ! cutting timber, a tree falling on him break-; ing a number of bones and injuring him internally, so much 'that recovery is ; thought to be out of the question. He has a wife and two cbildren. The handsomely furnished home of Mr and Mrs. Fred Shafter was thrown open to their friends Tuesday evening, at which time they done tb<- honors. It was a pleasant evening very much enjoyed by all who graced their home with their presence, among whom were Bev. and Mrs. E. T. Gregg, Mr. and Mrs. W. H: Nachtrieb, Mr. ; and Mrs. Ed Baily, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Shirmeyei, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Berry, Mr, and Mrs. Herbert Rice, Mr. and Mrs. De Vilbiss. Mr. and Mis. Frank Dibble, Mr. and Mrs JefiT Bryson, Mr and Mrs. Dell Locke, Mr. and Mis. Alex Bell. The Knights of St. John and C. B. L. societies will hold a grand Thanksgiving banquet in their hall this evening, which will he the most elaborate in its makeup ! ever gotten up in the city. The menu will I consist of wild bear, wild goose, wild duck, wild turkey, wild deer, rabbitt, o’possum, raccoon, quail and pheasant. All of the game was hunted in Adams county by . members of the above societies, with the [ exception of the bear an t dter, which was sent for and shipjwd here from Montana by members of these societies who were not versed in the use of firearms sufficiently to Contribute some pirtof the above. Union Items. Nlss Nettie Shackley was the guest of Miss Katie Mauller over Sunday. Miss Bertha King of Decatur, was the guest of Jesse Swartz last Sunday. □Mrs. Cora Springer of V’an Wert. O„ spent, last week with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Miller. Last Thursday occurred the marriage of Joel Falk to Miss Mary E. Cowan of Bobo. We i wish them a happy married life. Messrs. Charley Kern and Samuel Shepherd went to XV ill shire, Jast Tuesday on busi- j ness. Mi*.s Effie Shackley was the guest of Mrs. Estella Kern over Sunday. Mr. Samuel Shaffer of spent last Sunday with Ezra Cowan. Protracted meeting wiD begin at the U. B. church in next Sunday evening. John Barone is happy over the appearance, I of a big boy. Decatur Markets. Flour, €2.40 per barrel. Wheat. No. 2 red. 4£c. per bu. Corn. new. Stic, per bu. 70 lbs. Oats. No. 2 white. 29c. per bu. Kye. No. 2. 4oc. per bu. Flax seed, SI.(M) to sl.lO per bu. Timothy seed. $2.00 to $2.25 per bu. Clover seed. SI.SO to $5.20 per bu. Alsyke. S&4M) to $0.2.5 per bu. Potatoes. 45 to 50c. per bu. Wool, unwashed, 10 to 14c. per lb. Wool, washed. 10 to 20c. per lb. Hides, heavy. 3c; calf, sc; dry, 10c. per lb. Tallow, 4c. per lb. Butter. 12 to 16c. per lb. Eggs, 15 to 20c. per doz. Bran. sl2 pet ton. Middlings, sl4 per ton. Timothy hay. loose, «7 tosß per ton; baled - 17.50 to *8 per ton. . Ciover, $6.00 to $6.50 per ton. -I

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Never Wait to Long INTERS will soon be here, so prepare and be in readiness. An interested customer while passing through the Cloak Department yesterday cleverly likened the handsome assortment of Fur Gapes and ■ Jackets. We are receiving new garments almost daily, and you cannot but help to find something to suit you. The varieties are continually changing and none grow old. SPECIAL BARGAINS IN UNDERWEAR AND DRESS GOODS NO OLD GOODS IN OUR ESTABLISHMENT. NEW GOODS AT NEW PRICES.

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