Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 75, Decatur, Adams County, 19 March 1896 — Page 8

THE OLDEST AND THE BEST Cough-cure, the most prompt nu«! effective remedy for disease# of the throat and lungs, is Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral. As an emergency medi- . cine, for the cure of Croup, Sore Throat, j W Lung Fever and jjlk CT \Vho*>pitig Cough, •’ AYER'S I Cherry Pectoral cannot be equaled. !:. M. Brawl ey, ]». !>.. Dis. Sec. of the American Baptist Publishing Society, Petersburg, Va., endorses it, as a cure for violent colds, bronchitis etc. Dr. Bran b y also adds: To all ministers suffering from throat troubles, 1 recommend AYER'S Cherry Pectoral • Awarded Medal st World's Fair. AYER S PILLS Curt Livar and Stomach Trcublet

stcils irsMS H. Msnn delivered a sermon here last Sunday. The » hoots of this township closed *la«t Saturday. Nearly all were furnished with violin and organ music. Edward Lynch has rebuilt his blacksmith shop an I is now re tdy to accommodate any oue who has any work to do. Elmer Eley is the proud boy of the township. He has been honored by the company of a fair one. The people of Blue Creek have resolved to have a pike. We have not had an election vet, but we are sure that we will win Now folks this is no bad thing, and you had better just walk up to the prolls and vote for the pike and get out of the mud for once in your lives. “Give me a liver regulator and I can i regulate the world,” said a genius. The druggist handed him a bottle of DeWitt's Little Early Kisers, the famous little pills. W. H. Nachtrieb.

LINN GROVE CHIPS Theodore Schlagenhauf wan at Fort Wayne this week on busineer. The boys of this place became quite Boisy. Cause unknown. .Miss Minnie Dunbar is not yet able to ■tart to school. She has been tick for some time. Forest Runyon is again on the sick list. Mr . Kate Slawson and ron left here for California where she will reside for an indetinit time She will also meet her husband who is working there at milling for sometime past. There was preaching at the Christian church Sunday evening conducted by Rev. Richardson. Th* Y. ?. A. organized last Thursday. | They will conduct their first meeting on ■ext Sunday a week. Noah Beaberstine who starter! up in business at this place, packed his goods last Monday ami moved them to his father-in-law's farm, where he will store them until he can build a storeroom at Berne where he will engage in business. Soothing, healing, cleansing, DeWitt’s ’ Witch Hazel Salve is the enemy to sores [ wounds and piles, which it never fails to Cure Stops itching and burning. Cures chapped lips aed cold-sores in twi ar three hours. W. H Nachtrieb. MONMOUTH NEWS. John K Parrish visited L. W. Lewton . Tuesday. The entertainment given by Miss C. Ea- ' tell Ford at Concord was well attended, considering the condition of the roads. Roy Wolford and George Sbeiferstein furnished instrumental music for district No. 8, on March 10. The boys are hustlers. For a good taffy receipt call on Charley [ Magley. No charges. James Smith is now a city chap: He I having brushed off the hay seed and now occupies rooms in the parsonage, yet he isn't a preacher. Mrs. Laughrey of Monroe, and Mrs.[ Numbers of Berue are the guests of Mont | Evans and family. M. Evans purchased the F. Lord property 1 Mont believes in monopoly, and declares I he will have the controlling interest of the [ city. Our sugar manulacturera are makings fine article this year. You can find samples al our grocery. Mrs L. N. Grandstaff is improving slowly at this writing. Our Sunday school people are making great preparations so the convention to be held at Mt. Pleasant Friday and Friday night. The C. E society at Concord meets Sunday afternoon. Their meeting-' are interesting and deserve a better attendance. It is reported that the marriage bells will again cl ime out their joyful strains, but the question is whispered in an audible tone, who is it this time? Uncle Robert moved his wife to the old homes ead and is now the happiest man in our locality. Though he is not much of a singer, still his musical voice breaks forth in he grim silence of the morning with ‘‘There’s no place like home. Some of our best society people indulged in an old fashion hoe down Saturday night.

RRSSLS ITSMS Charivy Wet ling haa bven gripping for a few days. Mrs. Hickafus Sundayed at Dweatur. Mrs. Henry Smith tv wry sick. Mrs Robinson and daughters, Amy and Lillie, were visiting friends at Tocsin a I few days last week. .Mrs. Perry Hili was at Toledo, Ind., a few days last week, Township institute was held at Preble school house last Saturday. C. C. Boe«t and wife were at Fort Wayne Wednesday and Thursday of last week purchasing a slock of dry g<x>ds lor hie spring trade. Joseph E Mann shipped a car load of stock to the eastern market Monday. Charley Zw'ck anil Henry Homeyer of Hoagland, were in the village a few hours Saturday. John Kirschner went to Chicago Monday where he has accepted a |>oaition with the Standard Oil Company. The first consignment of coal for the Standard Oil Company's works reached here We Inesday. Augllst Freese of Fort Wayne, was call mg on our business men between trains Tuesday. eitASANT MILLS. Mirs Sola Beery left for Ossian last Tuesday where she will visit a few days. Sain Hurless was the guest of his brother Geotge last week. D. B Erwin and family were the guests of Henry Marti and family over Sunday. Chance Cowan spent last week with Jesse Steele. D. J. L. Harper is not much better at j thia writing. Singing did not meet last Tuesday night on account <.f sickness of several memliers. I Charles Thomas of Willshire, canvassed the town for the Willshire Herald last j week. Lydia Winans an old citiien of this township; is the guest of friends and rela- ' tires at and around here. Mrs. O. J. Sum an was at Monroe last week collecting names for the quilt that ! the Aid society ate making for the benefit of the M. E- church, to built in the near future. Rev. O. Harris of Mercer county, Ohio, brother of Chas. Harris of our bnrg. ' preached at this place Monday and Tuesday evenings. Mias Anna McCullough returned from | Decatur Friday, to remove her goods to . that place where she has a position in the milliner shop of Mrs Alice Peterson. Jesse Steele and family are suffering i

with lagrippe. Mrs. Dr. Hughes is visiting friends at Monroe. George Brown of Peterson, ras the guest of his daughter, Mrs. Tona Roebuck over Sunday. Mrs. E. Touhey and daughters Kate and Maud, were guests of J. Boyd and family Sunday. The Pleasant Mills feed and grist mill is progressing nicely nuder the supervision of Henry Steele. The members of the Baptist church are preparing a program for Easter Sunday night.

The M. E. church will have an egg social | on Satu>day night before Easter. George Hurless will commence a Normal school at this place on April 6. Mr. Hurless is a good teacher and of several years experience. All wish him good success. Don’t invite disappointment by experi- ( menting. Depend upon One Minute Cough Cure and you have immediate re lief. It cures croup. The only harmless remedy that produces immediate results. W. H. Nachtrieb. BERNE ITEMS. Ed Mahoney was at Fort Wayne Satur- ’ day on business. Christ Longacker and wife returned to ' their home at Fort Wayne Tuesday, after [ a week’s visit with the former’s parents. Miss Allice Bergman of Woodburn, spent a few days with Erma Harris. M’m. Mcßale one of the Michigan tim- j ber men. was at Grand Rapids last week. Mesdames A. Gottschalk and Monroe Rose were at Portland Saturday. Mises Erma Harris, Alice Bergman and j Laura Clouser took a pleasure trip to Geneva Saturday. About thirty of our laies surprised Mrs. I Peter Burk last Saturday evening. B. P. Harris and J. P. Hobeggerwere at) Fort Wayne the forepart of the week. A. K. Grubb was in town Monday. Dan Habegger was in town Monday, after being confined to his home for four weeks with sickness. Ten jiers'ins were baptised at the Evan- : gelical church Sunday morning. Henry Nusbaum of Pikeville, Ohio, Sundayed Fred Wechter and family. Fred Brown was at Cincinnati Tuesday. * Phil Sehug and wife were at Decatur Tuesday* JuliusSchug went to Delphi Monday. C. A. Augsburger was at Portland Tuesday on business. Peter Burk' moved to New Corydon ' Tuesday, where he will engage in farming. Quite a number from here attended the 1 Charles Sullivan trial at Geneva Tuesday. I Chas, won the case. Frank Ervin and wife visited iriends at Hartford City the forepart of this week. Mrs. D. Sloneburner was with friends at Hoagland the forepart of this week. W. B. Moore is visiting a lady in ■ Ohio this week. Miss Anna Moser and Louis Brnmmer ; were united in marriage at the parsonage | of Rev. Ruff, Tuesday forenoon.

Mr. Rice of Decatur, was here Saturday. Mra. Emma Hartley of Bluffton, la the guest of Mra, J. P. Baumgartner thia week. The following parlies have each drawn ft from the monev box al Campbell A Ervin’s: J. J. Behindler, Mrs. Taylor and Mra. Eugene Girod. There are yet two keys out of S.OO that will unlock the door. We leant since last week'* writing that one of our hardware firms is claiming of doing a large business in wire, selling pounds in one day and a conple of hundred ;>ounds more to all the demand had U> bereoorsled and alvi«e.| the farmers to call on them for bargains. WeJlearn later the hardware firm on the west en lof Main street, expecting in every day their third shipment of wire to fill their orders They not only sell the moat, but are also the cheapest, beat galvanised wire at 2c per pound. Farmers, don't I* buncoed any more by fancy stories that you can get wire 10c cheaper on every hundred pounds purchased by connlry merchants and haul it away from car for accommodation, when at that you are paving from !<*c to 15c more per hundred pounds than you can obtain from Schug Bros., who are always willing to give you g tod* at loweat prices J. W. Pierce, Republic. lowa, says; “I have used One Miuute Cough < lire in my family and for myself, with result* so entirely satisfactory that I can hardly find wonts to express myself a» to its merit. I will never f til to recommend it to others, on ev ry occasion that presents itself.” W. H. N'achtrieb.

THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, OF NEW YORK. RICH*RO a. MeCUROV. Rasa,osar. STATEMENT I For the year ending December 81,1596: ! fSSI.SI3.7XI 88 Liabilities UM.St7.IM 5Surplus....g*l. *66,568 75 Total Income St“.M7,<3o 51 Total Paid Policy-holders in PM.fSl.lM.Tnt 45 Insurance and annuities in torcefrWi.o74.4M W Net gain in ¥*» SI.M7.tMS 36 I Novt—lnsurance merely written Is discarded from this statement as wholly misleading, and only Insurance actually issued : and paid for in cash is included. I I have carefully examined the foregoing I statement and find the same to lie correct. CUAHLES A. Phellem Auditor. i From the surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual. REPORT OF THE EXAMINING COMMITTEE. Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. February 11. I*6. At a meeting of the Board of Trustee* of thlsCompany. held on the l**th day of December last, the undersigned were appointed a Committee toexamine the annual statement for the year ending December 31. l-t« 5. and to verify the same by comparison with the assets of the Company. The Committee have carefully performed the duty assigned to them, and hereby certify that the statement is in all particulars correct and that the assets specified are In possession of the Company. In making this certificate the Committee bear testimony to the high character of the Investments of the Company and express their approval of tlie system, order and accuracy with which the accounts and vouchers have been kept, and the business In general transacted. (Signed) 11, C. vox Post. Kober Oltthaxt Chas. Rkxpcrrom. Wx. I*. Dixox. James C. Holden. J. H. Hemrick. Committee. ROBERT A. GRANNIS. Vice-President.

Walter K. Gillette General Manager . Isaac F. Lloyd ‘-id Vice-Pre-ident Frederick Cromwell Treasurer [ Emory McClintock Actuary R. N. Merritt & Co., Gen. Agents. Indianapolis. Ind. V. 8. Rezi>, Local Agent. Decatur. Ind. J. B. ROOP, Soliciting Agent. Decatur, Ind. j Decatur Markets. —— Wheat. Xo. 2 new 6Corn. Xo. 2 24 | Oats, Xo. 2 new Ml Rye 37 Clover, red prime 4 50 Clover (Alsyke) 4 <*>' Timothy ■ 00 Flax H)[ Butter .... 12 ; Eggs Hi Lard «l Potatoes 35 Hams 10 Shoulders 7 Bacon 7 Wool, unwashed 10 to 14 Wool, washed 17 to 20 Cattle 600 to 850 Hogs 3 25 to 3 50 Sheep 300 to 500 Hav 12 00 to 13 00 John D. flidlinger TRUSTEE OF UNION TOWNSHIP. — | Office days, Tuesday of each week. — Girard /|\ Fire Insurance Co ) of Philadelphia. j E. Burt Lenhart, Agt. Decatur, Indiana. r ■. E. H. LeBRUN, Vstemiy Snrgeoa id Hl, Decatur, Indiana, Offlco:—Corner Second and Madison street. Treats all Diseases of Domesticated Animals, making a specialty of Optical Case*. CGIs day or night, promptly attended to. 28-ly

AND . — —: — —R IN DS ( A CUT PRICE SALE ON ODD COATS, VESTS, PANTS, AND CHILDREN S ~ SUITS BEGINS | ' — Saturday —AND LASTS Two_Weeks! Coats and Vests, former price $7.60 now sell for $2.50 and $3.00. » Coats, former price $5.00 and $6.00 now sell for $2.00 and ! $2.60. b Children’s Suits, former price $4.00 and $5.00, now sell | for $2.00 and $2.60. * | mm w*ro «vgro«vdv mfiwsvw —■■*■*• THIS SALE A MONEY-SAVER — YOU. We IsZE-List Make Room for Spring Goods. F. HOLTHOUSE <& CO.

X Erie bines. j At 'XSchedule In effect Feb- \ V' ruary 2. is*. X. Trains leave Decatur as follows: WEST. Xo. 5. vestibule limited, dally for I Chicago ' 12:23 p.m. Xo. 3. Pacific express, dally for'. Chicago. ' l:Ma. m. Xo. L express, dally except San- I day for Chicago f 12:10p.m. Xo. 31. local, dally except Sun- I day f 10:33 a.m. EAST Xo. 8, vestibule limited, dally for I Xew York and Boston I 8:08 p. m. Xo. 2. express, daily except Sun- < day for New York < 2:00 p. m. No. 12, express, daily for New ' York 1:35 a.m. Xo. 30. local, dally except Stni-1 day f 10:35 a. rn. Through coaches and sleeping cars to Xew York and Boston. Trains 1 and 2 stop at all stations on the C. A E. Division. Train No. 12 carries through sleeping cars to < ‘olumbus, < ‘ircleville. Chillicothe, Maverly. Portsmouth. Ironton, and Kinova, via ( olumbus. Hocking Valley & Toledo, and Norfolk A Western lines J. V . DeLokG. Agent W.G MacEdwakds. T P.A.. Huntington The G. R & I. (Effect March 15. MHJ TRAINS NORTH. •No. 3. +No. 5. ‘No.!. Richmond 11 :U0 a m 11.25 ptn 3:30 p m Parry 11:10 “ 3:40 •• Chester 3:45 “ Fountain City. 11:25 " 11:48 pm 3:57 " Johnson 11:® “ 4:10 “ Lynn 11:40 “ 12:02am 4:15 “ snow Hill 11:46 " 4:21 “ Woods 11:42 " 4:24 " Winchester.... 12:«0 “ 12:20 am 4:34 “ [Stone 12:10 pm 4:44 “ lUdg.-vllle 12:111 “ 12:34 am 4:63 “ I Collet 12:32 " 5:u5 “ i Portland 12:42 “ 12:51am 5:17 “ I lay " 5:20 •• I Briant 12:50 “ 5:32 “ Geneva 1:07 “ 1:10 am 5:41 “ Ceylon 5:43 “ Berne..... 1:18 “ 1:18am 5:51 “ Monroe 1:32 •• 6:01 “ DECATUR 1:45 “ 1:37 am 6:12 “ Monmouth 1:63 " 6:18 “ Williams 2:01 " 6:20 “ Hoagland 2:00. “ 6:31 “ Edams 6:43 “ Fort Wayne.... 2:85 " 2:loam 6:55 “ •Dully, except Sunday. Wally to Grand Rapids. TRAINS SOUTH •No. 2. +No. 6. ZNo. 4. Fort Wayne.... 1:15 p m 12:30 a m 5:45 atn Adams 6:68 ‘ Hoagland 1:40 " 12:58 " 6:13 " Williams 1:45 “ 1:03 ■■ 6:18 Monmouth 1:53 " 6:24 ‘ DECATUR.... 1:50 " 1:1« “ 6:30 " Monroe 2:13 “ 1:27 “ 6:14 | Berne 2:25 " 1:30 “ «;M “ Ceylon ?:04 “ Geneva 2:35 “ DM " 7:06 “ [Briant 2:44 “ 1:59 •• 7:15 " •lay 7:21 “ Portland 3:00 “ 2:16 “ 7:30 “ I Collett 3:10 " 7:41 “ Ridgeville... . 3:24 “ 2:» “ 7;W “ I Stone 7:50 “ Winchester... 3:44 “ 2:58 “ 8:00 > I Woods 8:22 “ j Snow Hill 3:11 “ 8:25 “ Lynn 4:05 “ 3:18 “ 8:32 “ Johnson 4:10 “ 8:38 “ Fountain City. 4:21 “ 3:34 “ 8:40 “ Chester ®:01 " Parry 0:08 “ I Richmond 4:45 “ 4:00 “ 0:15 " | tDally Grand Rapids. tDaily ex. Sunday. Jtrr Bnvsos, Agent I C. L. Lockwood. Gen. I’as. Agent.

A. r. BEATTY i. r. MAA MANN * BEATTY. ATTORNEYS AT LAW And Notaries Public. Pension claims prosecuted. Odd Fellows buUdlM. I ■. v. ruAtrca t. t. MAnwraAß, a. e FRANCE A MERRYMAN. ATTORNEYS AT LAW, DECATUR, IND. Office—Nos. 1. 2 and 3. over Adams Co. Bark. We refer, by permission, to Adams Co. Bank. John Schurger. W, H. Reed. Dave E.Smlth SCHURGEB. REED & SMITH. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Monev to Loan at lowest rates of interest. Abstract* of title, realestate and coUectiooa Rooms 1, 2 and 3 Wvlfley block. 3*» K. 9. PETERFON. ATTORNEY AT LAW, DECATUR. INDIANA. Rooms 1 and 2. In the Anthony Ilolthouse Block. GEORGE R. DICKERSON, ' ATTORNEY AT LAW, AND NOTARY PUBLIC. Pensions and Collections a specialty Office in the John C. Hale Building GENEVA. - INDIANA. J. JD. ETA-X-jHI DEALER IN Grain, Seed, Wool, Salt, Oil, Coal, Lime, Fertilizers. Elevators on the Chicago & Erie and Clover Leaf railroads. Office and retail store south--2i2.'?’ r ''" r o? Second and JeiTurton Streets. Your patronage solicited. 1 A. L. Dr.VILBIES, DENTIST y ... I. O. <>. F. BLOCK. Professional Dentist. Teeth extracted without pain. Em" ' ini at tent ion given to bridge work like 111 u-.- m nlsive. Terms reasonsble. Offiei . ,>nd s'reet, over Kosi-n---thail s clothing a.ore. 2fr-ly I’- W. Smith. Pres. c. A. Dugan, Cashier J. B. Ilolthouse. V-P. E. X. Ehlnger, Ass't G. The Decatur National Bank Decatur, Ind. CAPITAL STOCK: 8100,000 60 SURPLUS: 4,000 00 Directors: r- »• hobrock C. A. DUGAN. 11. R. MOLTZ, • JOHN D. HALE nterest given on time deposits.

Capital 8120.GX1. Established IKI THE OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK Decatur, Indiana. Does a general banking h -slnesx. r-akescol-lections In all parts of the co'iniry. Buy! town, township and county ' r- I reign and domestic exchange bought -' interest paid on time d.-|>o»its. Otllcera-W. H. Niblick, I r. 'tullebaker. Vice Presiuent! IL K. A -metand C. 8. Niblick. Assistant < ssL.vr Dr. C. V. CONNELL, Tsirairy !vpa ui Decatur, Ind. JI ■x ' ■ f Office I. O. O. F. Block. Graduate of the Ontario V'ferlnary Colleg.- and Toronto Veterinary itentai School. Tr ntsall *’’-.« .- - -» d i anlm.ils. Call, attended to day or night. FOR SALE DRAIN TILE, ALL SIZES. From 3i to 18 inches. Address or call on us at our factory ..nd see the tile and get our prices before pinchasing. Special shipping rate. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Lan ship on C. & E., G.K. &T- T -> Bt ' L. & K. C. Railroads. KRICK, MEYERS & COMPANY. Decatur, Indiana.