Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 82, Decatur, Adams County, 7 May 1896 — Page 8

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NIiaiORHOOD MCW9 Prui* pr l* ar»* **i Ito hrwt-c!w*#. Hamer Walters returned h>-me from M ss-rari ls*t Saturhy. Preaching st Salem Sunday ermine. Bessie Brewn of Monmouth, and Katie M sailer Snndayed with Bertha Kins. E**ie Kent, Nelli* Cramer nod A. M Kern attemfed service* at the Catholic church at becatur Sunday afternoon. R, V. Beaher and 0- W. Cramer gneated with Fred Hilbert and fstnily Sunday. Tne members of the Y. P. A. of Salem will glee a temperance entertainment one week from Sunday evening. B F Miller of Willshire, Ohio. Sundayed with his brother M. \ . Miller. The belling at Mr. S’.eele’s last Monday night was well attended. Did you ever think how readily the bl.H>d is poisoned by conatipalion? Bad bl‘w>d mean* had health ana premature old age DeWitt* Little Early Risers, the famous little pills, overcome tbstinate constipation. W. H. Nachritb. STISIS itlms W. P Merriman waa at Decatur Saturday H. C. Dari, and F. B. Porter were at the Valley Sunday night. A few weeks ago Elater E ey seemed to be the happiest bey in the township, this week he seems to be the saddest boy in the state, Elmer, you should keep up a wtifi lip. G. C. McAlhaney and partner were at Union Sunday night. El Lynch is on the sick list. A- B. Baughman n*s purchased a Hoe new organ Lambert Williar l, an all around musician, visited iu this vicinity last week,, Mr Woiiaris a a violinist of rare ability, this he proved by the playing which he did the wthcr afternoon. A anion literary was held here last -slur lay night, whereat three Epworth L‘agues were present. A very pleasant time was reported. The program con silted of music and eloquence. Young mothers dread the Summer months an account of the great mortality among children caused by bowel troubles. Perfect safety may be assured these who keep on hand DeWitt’s Colic A Cholera cure, and administer it promptly. Fur cramps, bilious colic, dysentery and diarrhea, it afford* instant relief. W. H. Nachtrieb. BERNI ITEMS Farmers in this part of the country are feeling very well satisfied with the prospects for crops this year Fruit trees and berry bushes are in spiedid condition The finest car load of stock that has been shipped from Berne this season was shipped to Cincinnati last Thursday by Alt iswartz A Co. Mrs. Peter Ashbaucher of Decatur, was here an a visit ’.he latter part of last week. Last Thnrsday evening the children and grand-children of Jacob Spruoger to the number of fifty gathered at his home on east Main street to remind him of his seventy-fourth anniversary of his life having passed. Supper was served and all enjoyed a good time. Hugh Woods of Decatur, was in town last week visiting his sister Mrs- Ely -MeyersWalter Broughton found a pocketbook on east Main street last Friday. The owner can have same by calling at the depot and describing it. Jacob At* and family Sundayed at Vera Cruz. Tbe contract for the German Reformed church will probably lie let to C. F. Krudop of Fort Wayne, who was the lowest bidder with 50,993. Schug Bros, generally claim to know a good thing when they see it, but they are surely mistaken about road sprinkling. This is the be-t improvement Berne has got. Miss Ida R-y is at Portland this week working at dressmaking. Miss Emma Heller Sundayed with relatives at Linn Grove. On Sunday, May 3, Newt White came to town and stole a keg of fish from the wagon of William Lehman, and after

finding that they were io pursuit of him, ‘ ou Monday he pulled stakes for Jay couoty, saymg that Indiana owed him a living and he was going to have it. There have been several articles stolen from tbe neighborhood where he live*. It la oeceeeary that the odoer* ah >uld Io A after such case*. Homer Leming returned from a *hort s.'hool term io Cbataoouga, Tenn-, Saturday. He claim* hi* health will not per-1 mil him totludy* Fred Brown is disabled with a sprained ankle caused by falling from a horse. E. M Ray left Monday for Anrda. where he will attend school this summer. Tne following town officer* were elected here last Monday: Treasurer, David Bixler, clerk, Amo* Hirschy: trusetee first want Monroe Roos; trustee second ward, Christian Steogle: marshal, Emil I ran* The ihree-ye*r-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Simon Gillom who ha* bee* silvering for some time with brain fever, died Monday an i was ouried Wednesday forenoon. ! aOUTHERN STAR ITEME James G*u*e of Marion, la in our midst again, smiling among hi* m*ny friends and relative*. Durr A Bro*, had a serious misfortune the other day, their team ran away. No damage of sny consequence being done, no one hurt. Some of the fsrmers in this vicinity ' finished husking corn this week. C. Tague and wife were the gue*t* of Willshire friend* last Sunday. Two of the Elston's spent Sunday fore noon at Willshire, with Mr. Neptune who I is on tbe sick list. Green Tombleson, the stone quarry man, ' ha* commenced business in the quarry for the season. R. O. and H. N. Elston’s smiling faces were seen on the street* of Itecatur last Sat .rday The republican state convention at Indianapolis this week, will choose tbe candidate to represent the tariff party. torn planting will be the order of the day this and next week. The Slusher girl* of Cbatanooga, Ohio, ’ visited relative* here last Sunday. Grant Strickler called io friends near Steele; -'today evening. T B. Everett is at Rockford this seek. James Riley of S . Marys, Ohio, is here visiting his old ebums again. Henry Hawkins of Decatur, visited Si Lyon- Sunday last. Mr. Remp of Will-hire, was a gutst of Mr Boyer Sunday. J. J. Neptune of Willshire, Ohio, is enrolled on tbe sick. Bertha Rx>p and L Null smiled very piet-antly on tbe streets of Decatur last Saturday. The Saints baptii-d ten in St. Mary's river Sunday at Pleasant Mill* Mrs. K. DeYoung, Middiebuig, la., writes; I have used One Minute Cough Cure for six years, both for myself and children, and I consider it tbe quickest acting and ana most sstisfactory Cough Cure I have ever used. W. H. Nachtrieb. ROOT TOWNSHIP ITEMS Everybody is planting corn. According to tbe old maxim, the farmer. here are a little behind in planting corn this spring. Instead of planting corn when the oak leaves are the sire of squir-, re! ears, they will not get much planted unit! the leaves are the size of mule ears But as they have learned by experience it is best to go iu accordance with the season with a little information with Hick's almanac. Homer Walters has returned from Missouri. John She-senberger of South Salem, wain our community Tuesday. H. Gladden, his wife and Mrs. Scott met an unfortunate accident while in torn last \ Sunday. Mr. Gladden’s team which was omewhat spry and fractious became unmanageable, upset the buggy and threw > out the occupants in which we understand . Mrs. Gladden was pretty badly hurt; while ' Mr. Gladden and Mrs. were more hurt by I fright than by bruises. Willard Steele raised his new barn las f week. There were two silent wed line* in our 1 community last week and two more pre dieted. What is the use of complaining of; hard times. James McCague of O?san, was in our J district last Saturday evening. Come again. James. Quarterly meeting will begin at Calvary May 22. There is one thing which our county , seat can not boast of, and it is that which the farms that dwell around it are so grrat- ; ly murmuring about. Decatur is a lovely , place, and is nicely located, and contain, all the necessaries that show apparently an enterprising city, such as mills, factorlea, schools, waterworks, Ac , but yet there is one exception that has been forgotten or neglected in tbe way of other improvements, and that is tbe means for the farmers to hitch their teams while in the city. 1 Os course the lucky man first in town gets ■ a hitching post or a safe place for hitchi ing, while those who are in later have the privilege of driving through the city, i aud sweat their horses to hunt a place for ■ hitching, and then he is compelled to . bitch to some old machinery which isn't . safe to hitch an old blind horse to or else ; hitch to some other some other man’s wagon, and if doesn’t muzzle his horse they ■ I are sure to know the wagon box which it not desirable. Now if this is looked after ■ as a matter of respect as well as an im- ■ provement, it would be a blessing to the r . farmers and also to the city.

MONMOUTH ITS«*». i Farmers are busy t'lanllug corn Mr. a»«l Mrs. J. 0. Grandstaff s|w-«ila sow I day* with L W. Grandsiaff thW week. John ■ will soon be » full-Hedged diWtor, I tfoorfe t'sssel I* a frequent caller in Uiwn. i Look out boys. ! Itarret Van Buskirk Hundayed with his i mother. Mr*. R. Evans, Mr. and Mrs. <’ StrvHwof IWntur. spent Sunday with Mr*. Funner and other relatives. Root township can ••••• «< havlntthe »s-*t Sunday school In th* manly. We bad the pleasure of vMUng the Mt Pleasant school i May inland recelvedthe following report I The school I* coninosed of seven classes and ha* an ennillmeot of >. makliK an a»vr*ge lof 111-? member* peri-la*«. The collection lon that occasion wa* ILI*. The coHeetloni foe sped were a* follows: April a. |1 **> April IA Itfl*: April 1». Weenla and April E*. (IdA making an average of fl toH- This Is a model school and the pmpleof that place may well feel proud of their success. REAL ESTATETRANSSSRS. Fred Bulurmlre to Wfl.tam Prune saiacre*. li.«>ttp ■■■ ■■ f ® t'harlr* H. Fuhrman to Samuel Fuhrman IW* acre*. Root tp . P** l Joseph Rademaker to Daniel W. Myer* fractional pt *e qr. see 1\ fo«>4 tp 1 ® Albert Melson to Samuel I>armachter, lot w*. Decatur Ito <• Elmer E. Connor to Wm. Redding, lot as. Geneva.. 1® ® Geo. W. Pyle to Ellzals-th Snyder, lot ». Geneva »• Shafer Peterson to Hertha Its-K. lot •. Decatur *•' ** Charles Arnold to Merrill T. Atwood. Hacre. Wabash tp V ® John B. Rice to S. D. Beaver*, lot Decatur ••••• * Samuel H. Hocker to Edward Henta. Xis* acres. French tp . l<x» ® Sarah J. Krick to John Miller. 1 acre. Union tp «» *» Jeffery Stotler et al to Joshua Herman. to acres. Blue Creek, tp .... MSB® Wm. H. Lee to W. H. Ayers. tw« acres. St. Marys tp I®» John F. Spuhler et al to Caroline L. Spuhler, to acres, St. Mary* tp io> W Coffee & Baker fora square meal aud lunch and fruits. For a good first class job of plumbing see Townsend & Cox. The bent stock of plumbing goods in the city is at Townsend & Cox. TheG. R. & I. will sell excursion tickets Man 5, and the first Tuesday of each month to southern points at rate of one fare for the round trip plus two dollars when ticket* or issued for return passage. For further information and particulars call at G. R. & I. de pot. J. Bryson, Agt. Special excursion to Richmond j viatheG.R. & I. on Thursday, May 14. account of the annual Orphan's Hone Festival. Train leaves Decatur 7:00 a. in. arrives at Richmond 9:45 a. m. Returning leaves Richmand at 0:00 p. m. Fare for the round trip Tickets going aud returning only good on special train. J. Bryuon. 1

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