Democratic Press, Volume 1, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 28 February 1895 — Page 7

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ADDITIONAL LOCALS. ; Baled straw 25c. J. W. Place. e Sam Simison of Berne, is in town to-day. | Jim France cameover from Huntington Monday. B Jeff Klopfeinstein of Preble, was in town Saturday. K Emerson Mann was up from Geneva on business Monday. | J. W. Tyndall had business that took him to Geneva Tuesday. g Commissioners court begins its (tegular session next Monday. I Shafe Peterson went over to Willshire, Tuesday, on business. | Jesse King of Portland, was visiting relatives here over last Sunday. 1 Mrs. Lynch was visiting Jay county relatives several days this week. I Our mighbor, C. W. Schaefer, was a business visitor at Ft. Wayne Tuesday. • , Joe Thompson of Ridgeville, was in the city over Sunday visiting relatives. William Schrank of Willshire, Ohio, was transacting business in the city Tuesday. Seymour Worden, reporter on the Democrat, has been on the sick list for a week past. Miss Hattie Justusof Ossian, was visiting Miss Lizzie Wisehaupt in thi s city last Friday. The Misses Fox of F< rt Wayne, were guests in the city Sunday of Anna and Celia Smith. I Attorney Peterson was called to Kielimoml Tuesday, whett*business demanded his attention.

Herman Tettman moved his family t<> Geneva this week, where he is connected in business. Suiveyor Fulk is busy this week platting some town lots in the north end for Henry Foreman. Charles Ehinger went home to New Haven Tuesday, after a visit with relatives in the city. ■ Pete Longacher of l> me, has moved to this city and occupies property on Fourth street. Miss Clara Johnson of Peterson, is visiting in th cit\ with her sis ter, Mrs. E. Hint Lenhart. | Our bread trade is growing. Don’t ask us wh>! the bread is what talks. Union Bakery. Word, is out that a counterfeit SIOO bill is circulation. Up to date it has not struck this ollie -. Ks? Surveyor Fulk a d wife enter . taiued a number of their Kirkland township friends last Sunday. ’ Among the many in court from Bluffton we noticed the aug st ap j earance of Mayor St< venson. - David Werling of Preble, was in town Saturday, attending! to bust .Bess and smiling on his friends Mesiiames Fred and Ben Ash | baucher of Bluffton, were guests of Relatives in the city last week. William Gufligan semis the lucre I and orders the Priss sent to his ■New Corydon home for a ye ir. Fred Mills and w fe have re ted | property on Fifth street an will Ego to house keeping. They are I tins week enjoying the sublime privilege of moving, etc.

Charley King had business over at Bluffton Saturday, butthetrains kept him until Sunday morning. The Misses Parrett and Ruth Ijizer of near Bluffton, Sundayed in this city at the home of W. E. Fulk. Harry Meisse was sick several days at Fort Wayne this week, with a slight reminder of the lagrippe. The charge of criminal liltel against the editors of the Pennville , Gazette, was dismissed for want of evidence. Barnard Wemhoff, sen., a resident of Fifth street, has berni quite sick with lung fever, but is now re covering. Miss Stella Malott of this office, was confined to her home several days this week nursing a slight case of sickness. Banker Beal, wife and baby were in the city Monday from Geneva, and spent the day with Dr. and Mrs. DeVilbiss. Mrs. C. 11. Backens of Bluffton, returned home the first of the ! week, after a pleasant visit with I Mrs. Bowen Hale. Prof. Spangler of the Catholic ; schools, is papa of a glowing son, who made its advent intothis world of activity last week. Professor and Mrs. Moffatt will be at home this evening to a num I her of their friends, the occasion Ijeing a dinner party. The Boston Store blooms forth ■ this week in a change of advertise ’ ment, which we invite all our readi ers to carefully inspect. One week from next Sabbath is j the regular quarterly meeting at the Methodist church, which every--1 one is cordially invited to attend. Lafayette Rape of Wabash township, now’ one of the progressive farmers there, was in the city the I first of the week transacting busiI ness. Judge Heller went to Portland today where he will open court, he being due there since Monday, but was delayed by the Miller-Popejoy case. John Shack ley is the new dis- | peuser of drugs at Bob Case’s drug ! store, he having entered upon the duties there involved, the first of the week.

Parker City in Randolph county, announce an oil find, which they ; gravely assert lies hidden there j abouts in paying quantities. So the I luck goes. Rev. Stoop, of the Evangelical church in this city, is at Portland this week, helping to revive a little spiritual good into some of the peo | pie there. Mrs. R. B. Patterson has been ill for several days past but is now convalescing. Mrs. N. K. Todd has been administering to her wants ; for several days. Miss Laura Alban is the new deputy in the postoffice, Ate having accepted and began the discharge of the official obligati >ns of that position Monday morning. Clark J. Lutz as administrator of the estate of William H. Lamar, will sell in lot number 31, on First street, and also an eighty acre farm. See notice elsewhere. Mayor Quinn seen s to have his dander up, for he fined John Brown, the Monroe street saloonist, 825 for allowing people to congregate in his place of business on last Sunday. Jim W. Wheeler and wife went home to Geneva to day after spend hug the week in this city. The former wasoneof the regular jurors ’ for the January term of our circuit : court Fred Shafi, r will erect a commodious home the coming summer, which will be handsomely’ built, elegantly fitted and furnished, ami in alia credit to the city and its <•« ner in fee simple. A»• w nil i<» ctll y<>ur attention to the I ne* >1 ami ard diet ion-tn li is the Jictionlor <1 ct«>rs, lawyers, ministers, business ‘. in n. teachers and ever* body, it is edited 1 t»v special sts in all its departments, insur- . I ing coinplett-nes- ot v<>c<biil<ry andaecti- | 1 racy <»! statement li -as 301,864 words lr >iii a t>< z; 4* 000 addit i«>tia i in the tip- ' t ndix; over a ,000 iilu*iratit>ns; 247 emi>ut specialists on editorial staff. It is the a die-t l<»r reference ami ihe best diction- ■ > h r von ’et it .J Anders n, i ag nt, Huntington, Ind ‘ Blessings > n the h» *d of ‘ admus or ! di ever i< *as that fir-t invented hooks.” . \-so on the h«ad“f him *ho devised the I i up- f getting up a dictionary that , oii >! h ive in it al'- the w rks that are in .>f the ho ks in the hnglt*h language, this diciiouaty is ‘ The Standard,” published by the Funk & Wagnals • 0., N Y. I t.e chief examiner of the patent office at i tVa-hiugton, D says rh.it it is not only 1 the t»esi dictionary in the English language r* but by far the best dictionary of <.ny lan- ? guage. So if you want the latest and best get “The Standard.”

Pleasant Valley Items. The meeting closed Sunday night at the ! Valley with no conversions. John Henry Brandy tierry of Paulding county. Ohio, was here Sunday and Monday, visiting his parents. He reports everything booming out there. The Valley school held exercises in rememberance of Washington's birthday, consisting of recitations, essays, ere. Several of the patrons of the school wen* present, also several visitors, AH praise tn the teacher and his school for revering the memory of the father of our country. Mrs. Mary J. Ray is at Fort Wayne at the hospital, where she went to have an operation • performed on a tumor. Next Saturday evening protracted meeting ' will commence at Smith’s chapel. Rev. Culbertson and others will ue present. Union Items. We agree with the Botwi itemizer about the j Decaturites going a good ways to chew gum ' and yell. There were several would-be young men there who. it seemed, wanted to show their ignorance by talking about people who I were behaving themselves. Perry Spriger went to Paulding county, 0.. last week to rent a farm. Tiie Bobo man thinks that Miss Cramer would like to live on afa rm and be a musician or a miller. We think that Wm. Johnson would rather that she be a musician, while Elmer Miller wishes her to be a miller. Try again, boys. If that young lady who used our name in vain last Tuesday evening, on the way home from literary, says anything more about us we will give the initials of her name very plain. The literary closed at Union last Tuesday evening with a grand career, although it lasted but a short time. No one who attended doubts but what they were benefitted. It closed on account of the protracted meeting at Salem. •Honduras Items. Protracted meeting at the C. U. church closed on Sunday night of last week, V. S. Pease is slowly recovering from a severe attack es typhoid fever. Henry Voigt of Fort Wayne, spent a few days with relatives and friends here and re- ■ turned home last Monday. L. Sovine has laid in a new stock of candies ■ and now says: “Come on. boys; I can give you | your choice now." Albert Hocker of Berne, spent a few days , last week with relatives in this vicinity. Some of our gents attended the joint insti- i tute at Berne. John Myers has recovered from a spell of | lagrippe and is able to Im* out again. Ezra Steele of Craigville, was in this vicinity last Thursday evening. Trustee Bright paid No. 5 a visit last Tues j day. and gave a very interesting speech on education. Miss Lucinda Weitzel of Peterson, attended the prayer meeting here Thursday evening. A number of our citizens have been taking their produce to Berne lately. Geneva Items. i k John Fitzgerald has just returned from his home In the east, where he has been visiting I friends. Big meeting convened at the U. B. church last Sunday evening. Harmon P. Degolier has returned from the east. John Holwick of Warren, spent Sunday in Geneva. Frank Willsey. an oil producer, has been on the sick list. Grant Pyle of Bluffton, was in town. Saturday. Jim York was in Berne last Sunday, looking after his girl. Sam Shugart has returned from Pittsburg, after a short stay with friends. Chas. Harper, the miller, was in Decatur on

Monday. Wig Briggs was in Celina Monday. John Black was in Portland, Monday, on business. Len Gillson, while at work on an oil well west of town, got caught in the bull rope and hurt one leg badly. -Im York was in Portland Monday. t Frank Sanderson of Montpelier,was in town last Monday. Tremont Degolier was in Portland the first of the week. Several new dwellings will be built together with several brick business rooms this season. Geneva against the world! Bill Underwood has returned from Lima, where he has been visiting wife and friends. The derrick on the J. 11. Barr term will be moved across on Em. Mann’s farm east of town, for another test. Berne Items. Baumgartner Bros, have sold their interest in the hearse to Shindler & St uckey, our furniture men. R. K. Allison of Decatur, wasseenonour streets Friday. Dr. Stoneburner and wife wentio Hoagland on Saturday to attend the funeral of his father-in-law. Mr. Jos. Emmenhauser. There will be considerable building going on in Berne the coming summer. Pat Kelly, of Geneva, was in town Friday of last week. George Washington’s birthday was celebrated in our schools by speaking and singing. In the afternoon pictures of the school was taken by Mr. John Chilcote. Mr. John Chilcote. our new artist, comes here with good recommendations, and some of the work lie has done here proves that he is able ro please his patrons. He will be at his gallery, on West Main street, t*very day in the week. We hope lie will have good success. Mrs. Jacob Brown was taken l»y surprise on Friday night of last week, by a number of her friends who called in to a carpet rag sewing. I Eli Meyers has bought the southwest corner I lotofWabash and Hendricks .street, in the 1 Lehman addition. He will build at once. 11. S. Michaud will build a nice dwelling > house on his lot east of the school house. Isaac Lehman will move his bank barn to the town line west of his residence. This will I improve that section of the town a great deal i and gives Mr. Lehman a good recommend. The Berne brass bund gave us a few nice se- j lections Saturday afternoon. Dr. Stoneburner was in Decatur Monday afternoon to see his fat her, who was reported | seriously sick. The child of C. C. Yoder is seriously sick at this writing. Born to Mr. and Mrs Geo. Gill more, a boy I baby, on Friday last. Perry Carter has sold his interest in rhe barber shop of Riesen & Carter to Homer Leming. Mrs. E. Wynn is moving in her new residence on North Jefferson street. Sam Riesen will work in the barber shop of Foreman & Wecbter, beginning next Saturday. Stengel & Craig are prepared to show their patrons the choicest line us wall pape»* at liberal prices.

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The Factory s Salesman is with us to explain the many points of merit combined in this wonderful cooking range. One will be in constant operation to show how quickly and perfectly it does the work. Exhibit opened Wednesday, Feb. 27, and continues until Saturday, March 8. offered by the factory through us during the exhibit. Every range leaves the store with our personal guarantee. We extend a special invitation to every lady and gentleman in the city and vicinity to call and partake of those wonderful 3-minute biscuits and delicious drip coffee. F. SCHAFER A LOCH

Rud Lehman. Jacob Atz, and F. K. Schafer went to Fort Wavne Tuesday, to attend the K. of P. meetingr Prof Dickerson of Hoagland, has accepted the position of bartender for H. G. Brown, and will also lead the Berne brass band. Mary Locker. Susie Armstrong. Lizzie Armstrong, Lizzie Luglbuil, Sam A. Sprungerand Gid Lehman of Bluffton. Ohio, are visiting friends and relatives at this place. Austin Augsburgerof Trenton.O, lias moved to tills place. A. S. Stuckey of Linn Grove, has moved in the David Stuckey property on North Jefferson street. David stuckey bought and moved in the residence of J. W. Baumgartner on North. Jefferson street. Mr. Wm. Meschln*rger has rented the farm of Jacob Graber, northwest of town.

J Bn I?; I ’ Right Arm Paralyzed! Saved from St. Vitus Dance. “Our daughter, Blanche, now fifteen years of age. had been terribly afflicted with nervousness, and had lost tiie enure use of her right arm. We feared St. Vitus dance, and tried the best physicians, with no benefit. She has taken three bottles of Dr. Miles’ Nervine and has gained 31 pounds. Her nervousness and symptomsof St. Vitus dance are entirely gone, sue attends school regularly, and has recovered complete use of her arm. her appetite is splendid.” MRS. K. K. BULLOCK, Brighton, N. Y. Dr. Miles’ Nervine Cures. Dr Miles* Nervine is sold on a positive guarantee that the first bottle will oenefit. All druggists sell it at $1.6 bottles tor $5. or it will ne sent, prepaid, on receipt of price by the Dr. Miles Medical Co.. Elknart, Ind. Administrator's Sale of Real Estate. Clark J. Lutz, administrator of the estate of William H. Lamar, will offer for sale at the east door of the Court House in Decatur, Indiana, on Saturday, March 9, 1895, in-lot No. 31 on First street, also the Lamar farm of 80 acres, 3 miles east of Decatur. Abstract and legal cap paper for sale at this office.

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