Democratic Press, Volume 2, Number 91, Decatur, Adams County, 9 July 1896 — Page 5

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r IONA I. LOCALS. a Subscribe for The Prehh. i| Watornudlotis on ice at Coffee X Baker’s. Him Mayme Hoyer la at home from Fort Wayne. Coffee & Baker fora square meal ■ and lumh ami fruits. s C. E. Doty was at Geneva last m Tuesday on business. | H'bite enameled bed steads at ■ any price at L. Yager's. J Hod Kolp is closing out hisstore, at least so he advertises. Miss Blanche Boone of Marion, f is visiting friends in the city. 1 John Poling of Geneva, was in I the city yesterday on busines. J/iss Tessie Barkley is the guest of friends at Hanna, Ind. See Townsend & Cox before you leave vour water works contracts. Mrs. J. J. Magley and daughter spent the Fourth at Kenton, Ohio, I John 8. Peterson of Van Buren, ! Sundayed with his family in this I city. May Heller of Indianapolis, is the guest of Cora Shackley this week. Mrs. D. V. Steele and family I Sundayed with friends at Fort Wayne. Dr. Black of Geneva was in the city last Tuesday on professional business. Ed Wertzberger of Alexandria, spent Sunday with his parents in the city. Blanks and leases are now on sale at this oflice. The form is a good one. Tom Carr of Youngstown, Ohio, | is the guest of Martin Mylott and other friends. John Studabaker the genial traveling man of Chicago, sold goods here this week. A large crowd of Decatur people attended Buffalo Bill’s show at Bluffton last Thursday. Rev. Freeh ami family of Albion, Ind., spent Sunday in this city and count}’ visiting old friends. For warm meal or lunch the Union Bakery is headquarters. Everything fresh amt up to date. Mrs. Michael Touhey of Lima, Ohio, visited in this city the fiist of the week, the guest of relatives. Dayton Steele dropped in last Tuesday and paid up his subscription to the Press for another year. Oil your harness, got of H. S. Porter, the best, any amount you want, and we measure it up for you. Miss Gertrude Andrews left yesterday for Fort Wayne where she wiil spend her vacation with her Bister. Gus Plessinger and Mort Justice, were among the Blufftonites who celebrated the glorious Fourth here. A young man by the name of Millier, had his colar bone broken last Friday by being kicked by a horse. A gang of gypsies passed through town yesterday morning and created considerable curiosity on the streets. Roman Holthouse kept store at Geneva last week in the absence of Herman Tettman who was on the sick list. Mrs. Shaffer and daughter, Annie, of Delphos, Ohio, spent the Fourth in this city, the guests of Mrs. Clark.

H. 8. Porter and wife went up to Wayne Monday. Decatur is beginning to get the oil craze. Let 'er come. Chauncy Andrews returned from | Fort Wayne yestenlay. t Craig Miller returned to Decatur < to celebrate the Fourth. " Trunks and valises now going cheap at H. 8- Porter's. John Streit of Willshire, was in the city Monday on business. Miss Edith Markley of Bluffton, vhited friends here last week. Baby carriages sold 30 percent. 1 less than last year at L. Yager. ’ IKill IFertzberger and Charley Bell of Geneva, spent the Fourth * here. • The Misses Fox of Fort Wayne, are the guests of Miss Amelia ' .Smith. ' Coffee & Baker keep the best crackers, XXXX. Don’t buy any ' other. ’ Jacob Baker of Berne, made this oflice a profitable call on last Sat- ’ urday. ' Miss Hale of Willshire, was the guest of Miss Leo Case here over 1 Sunday. 1 Yon will save money by buying your refrigerator at Yager’s furni ture store. Amos Cole and wife of Bluffton, | Sundayed with Mrs. Jesse Niblick ! and family. Nelson K. Todd, wife and baby of Bluffton, were celebrating in the city the Fourth. Morris Feasei of Bluffton, came over to this city to enjoy himself | over the Fourth. Rev. Horton, of the Presbyterian church of this city, is visiting at St. 3/arys, Ohio. Fly nets all leaf her cheaper than ever liefore per pair $3, if 1.50 and sf>.so at H. S. Porter’s. Colt halters, the cheapest and best in the market, and all other goods at H. S. Porter’s. Wm. Gilson entertained Henry Miller ami family of Fort Wayne over the Fourth and Sunday. Mrs. Ella Richards of Forest, Ind., was the guest of William Hoagland the first of the week. All our merchants did an extraordinary business last Saturday, owing to the large crowd in town. Marquis Marquet and family of Bluffton, Sundayed in the city the guests of D. N. Steele and family. W. A. Marsh and family and Wm. Beers of Bluffton, Sundayed with A. Gilliom aud family in the city. James Fristoe who has lieen traveling in Ohio for the McCormick Binder company, has returned home. Miss Edith Albers and Harry Tillberry of Fort Wayne, were visiting in the city the first of the week. Miss Mayme Holthouse is visiting her sister, Miss Nonnie, at Fon Du Lac, Wisconsin,. She will return i Monday. Clarence Reynolds is the proud possessor of a pair of twin boys, which arrived at his home last Friday. Ed Albers and daughter, Flossie, of Ft. Wayne, spent Sunday in the city the guests Tom Merryman and family. Delle Locke and family left last Monday for their cottage at Rome City. They will spend the summer there. David E. Studabaker, wife and son, Harry, of Bluffton were the guests of John D. Hale and family over the Fourth. The Forence Mandolin Club dis coursed music for Shaefer & Loch during the industrial parade on the Fourth. We will close out a few set of harness we have on hand very cheap. All of our own make. H. S. Porter. I will se/1 furniture at a great reduced price. Call and see for yourself when you need anything in mv line. L. Yager. Frank Mann left for Chicago yesterday morning to be in attendance at the nomination of the next President of the United States. Misses Katie Touhey, Minnie Sweeney, Mary Devine and Joe Murphy of Lima, Ohio, were the guests of Miss Ella Touhey over the Fourth. J/iss J/aud Gorden, who was the guest of Charles Jfeibers and wife and other friends in this city, returned to her home at Zionsville, ( Ind., Jfonday. “Wake up, Jacob, day is break- < ing!” so said DeWitt’s Little Early Risers to the man who had taken them to arouse his sluggish liver. W. H. Nachtrieb.

OIMOCRATIO OlLiaATta. Take notice that you are respect fully called to convene at Portland, Indiana, on the 29th day of July, IK9II, for the purpose as nominating one representative for the countlev of Jay and Adams, and one representative for the counties of Jay, Adams aud Blackford. Respect fully, Michael Miller, L. H. Burkett, A. T. Waltz,, Representative Committee. R. 8. Peterson transacted business at F«>rt Wayne last Monday evening. Fred Miller of Fort Wayne, was in town the first of the week on business. Jesse King of Portland, Sundayed with relatives and friends in the city. The work of plumbing the court house is going on rapidly and will soon lie completed. Clem Voglewede, who has l»een very sick for the past few weeks, is improving quite rapidly. All kinds of tools at H. 8. Porter’s. We have both new ami second hand and will do you good. A small Imy had one of his eyes put out here on the Fourth by the explosion of a cannon fire cracker. The fanners are all busy harvesting this week. They will soon have more money than anybody Mrs. Craig and daughter, Miss Carrie, of Chicago, are the guests of John D. Hale and family this week. Hugh Stout, the largest man in Indiana, and who resides at Bluffton attended the races here last Saturday. The Misses Tina and Annie Radamacher have returned from their visit to Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio. Paddy Highland and Robert Ehinger are at Cincinnati this week attending a meeting of the Elks Lodge. Mrs. Ella Ullery of Greenville, Ohio, spent a few days in the city last week the guest of Mrs. John Mayer and family. Miss Adams, who has been the guest of L. D. Adams aud family the past week, has returned to her home at Portland. L. G. Ellingham left last Saturday noon for Chicago, where he joined Colonel Miller and proceeded to take in the convention. Call and get prices before you buy anything in the furniture line, as we can save you money. Won’t lie undersold. L. Yager. The Presbyterian Sunday school will compose an excursion to Warsaw, July 23. The fare for the round trip will be only $1.25. Dee Lewton of Monmouth has accepted the position of book-keep] er for Kern & Britson’s shoe store and Kern, Britson & Beider’s clothing store. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Wemhoff were at Avilla the first of the week. They were visiting an aunt who is living at the Old People’s Home, lately dedicated there. We give the best bargains in our second hand goods of any place in the city. See us first, for anything you want, we have it’ H. S. PorterPass the good wor<l along the line. Piles can be quickly cured without an operation by simply applying DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve. W. 11. Nachtrieb. I make every bill of goods you get from me a powerful argument for the continuation of your orders. The size of my business is evident how Ido it. J. T. W. Luckey. Persons who have a coughing spell every night, on account of a tickling sensation in the throat, may overcome it at once by a dose of One Minute Cough Cure W. H. Nachtrieb. If you want to trade for a farm, or a farm for city property, if you want to buy a farm cheap on easy terms, or want to buy or trade tor city property you get a bargain of R. K. Erwin. Small in size, but great in results. DeWitt’s Little Early Risers act gently but thoroughly, curing indigestion, dyspepsia and constipation. Small pill, safe pill, best pill. W. 11. Nachtrieb. Chauncy E. Young and Miss Pauline Karns were married at the home of the bride’s parents at Bluffton last night. Mr. Young needs no introduction to our readers as he is well known in this county. Miss Karns is the well known and highly accomplished daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 8. M. Karns of Bluffton. Mr. and Mrs. Young will live at Willshire where Chauncey is in the grocery business.

I The Is Great Still Bargain Coing Sale On. . It pays to buy when dress goods can be bought for less than actual cost of production. Do not delay in making your selection*. Remember .jw everything in the line of Dress Goods must be closed—nothing reserved. We have put on sale a lot of Henriette and fancy Novelties that were fira 40, 60 and 60c a yard all go tor 26c a yard. THIS IS A GREAT BARGAIN. SEE IT? A lot W Organdies, Sateens, Tatfetta Moire and Plisses, dark colors, all worth 16, ‘-’0 and 26c a yard go J for 10c a yard. YOUR CHOICE OF THIS LOT. A line of Henriettas and fancy Novelty Dress Goods that were 26 to s6c a yard, all must go for 16c a yard We have numberless other bargains which we have not space to mention. So you will be well re paid to attend this big sale which means money saving to you. Sale lasts during July. Everything at this sale is strictly cash. JOHN &W H NIBLICK, I I X X X EXECUTORS. |

Mrt. Hallie Ward Downs of Louisville, Kentucky, died at her home in that city last Tuesday night. She was in her younger days consv'ered the most beautiful lady in the south- Her son John W. Hunt, is the editor of the New York World. People's Party National Convention, One Fare Hates —The Clover Leaf Route will issue one fare excursion tickets to St. Louis and return, from all stations July 19, 20 and 21. Ample return limit. Make early application to nearest agent or address C. C. Jenkens, Toledo, Ohio. The following officers were selected by the Odd Fellows la-t J/onday night to serve in their respective positions for the next term: Bar ney Kalverisky, N. G.; Charles Suttles, V. G.; Godfrey Christen, Secretary; Harry Moltz, treasurer; J. C. Helm, Con.; Andy Krnneinacher, I. G.; L. C. Miller, K. S. E. G.; M. F. Rice, O. G; Harvey Hart, L. S. V. G.; Harvey HarrutT, R. S. V. G.; Philip Fuhrman, L. S. G.; E. D. Beeler. R. S. S. After the election and installation a banquet of ice cream, cake, beeries etc. was served by Fristoe & Suttles. The deciding heat for second money in the free for all mixed race was run yesterday about three o'clock. Malestrom made the best showing in warming up. but was not in it very strong when it came to the race. Friends of both horses were on the ground and the betting was about even. Malestrom however broke three times <1 tiring the race and tinishe I atiout one hundred feet behind Royal Duke Time 2:33. About 500 people witm-ss-d the racing. This will probably call for another race as the owners and friends of both horses thinks their’s the best. After this race Cam bridge Hal, owned by Dan Beery, endeavored to pace a mile against time but his driver could not keep him on his feet. A misanthropic father oi e time brought up a son in entire seclusion from all womankind. When man hood approached he led the boy out through the. world on a tour of ob serration and described to him ti e various creatures they met. As they went, there came tripping along the path a sweet young girl, swinging her hat and smiling from the very gleeof existence. “Father”, said the startled youth, “what animal is that”! “J/y son, said the father, “that is a very silly and dangerous creature (“ailed a goose.” When this mythical tour was completed the father was curi ous to know which creature the boy would like to have tor a pet. He instantly blurted out, “Father, buy me a goose!”

BRUSHES! TOOTH BRUSHES, HAIR BRUSHES, CLOTH BRUSHES. I make a specialty of all Bristle Brushes and carry the largest and neatest stock in the city. PACE BLACKBURN, ! THE DRUGGIST. 1

ROME CITY . . Go and take your family for a days’ outing. This beautiful summer resort is located on G-. IR,. I. Thirty-live miles north of Fort Wayne and fifty-six miles north of Decatur. Sylvan lake, with its shaded I shores, has been properly styled “‘The Chautauqua of the West,” and is one of the most pleasant places in the state ’ for recreation, and for fishing and boating it has no sut perior The new hotel at Spring Beach, just north of the island, has been completed, and is fitted with all modern improvements. Near the hotel ere a number of flowing wells. The water, as it comes gushing from its rocky home two hundred feet below the surface, tests 56 degrees. It is remarkable for its purity, and contains medicinal qualities, which for all kidney trouble, cannot be excelled. All questions as to rates and train service promptly answered. ‘ Special rates for parties. • C. L. LOCKWOOD. G. P A. > J. BRYSON, Agt.

r Wt are Slaughtering Prices Our stock of Dry Goods, Carpets, Queensware, etc., must be reduced and closed out to make room for NEW GOODS. All goods marked down. We can interest you. Come and see us. JACOB RJLLENKAMP. I M. Bremerkamp’s old stand. I WMM— ■ ■ ■Will HIM H III' II < I ■■■■ IM M We are selling ■ Bl ■ BBS At a mighty small margin. Everything new and fresh. Nothing old or stale. We guarantee everything. Come and see us. •phone 88. FLANDERS & MILLS. I Closing Out... AN ENTIRE STOCK OF MILLINERY FOE SALE AT COST. I INTEND TO QUIT THE BUSINESS AND YOU CAN GET SOME CHOICE BARGAINS FROM OUR WELL SELECTED STOCK. ALL THE LATEST STYLES. OUR PRICES CAN’T BE DUPLICATED. COME AND SEE Mrs. Fred Falk.