Daily Democrat, Volume 1, Number 39, Decatur, Adams County, 25 February 1903 — Page 4

Pftasairt fWts. There are a f-w cases of measles in enr burg. Charles Morris sp«Bt the past we-k at Fort Warne. Mrs. James Boyd is slowly recovering from a recent i!!s<¥«B Mr and Mrs. Irwin Carter spent Sunday in the country with friends. Edward Cordua and wife will move to Decatur where they will make their home. Alba Cotner ~nd family spent Sun 'lav in the < ouotry with Ira Steele and family. Mrs. Albert Boner returned home a«t Saturday from a visit with friends at Cincinnati. Rev. Seherich of Poneto, filled his appointment at the Baptist cbu-ch last Sunday morniag Jesse Coffman, wife and son of Kansas, spent a few days here last week with Henry Ste.'le and family. The members of the Baptist church will give a social at the hail next Saturday evening. February 2 s . Oysters and supper will be served. Everybody cordially invited. The institute held at thi* place last Saturday was well attended. The participants provided dinner which was served in the school building. All report a pleasant time. D. F. Morris has rented Ed want Cordua's farm, one mile south of town, where he will remove his family soon and begin duties as a full tiedg ed farmer, be having also bought ail the stock and grain and everything pertaining to the farm. We wish him unbounded success. Linn drove. Lewis Neaderhouser returned from Ft. Recovery last week. George Shepherd, of Bluffton, circulated among friends las* Friday. E. C. Biene and Ed Beeler and i families dined with D. F. Hoffman on Sunday. S. L. McKissick and wife, of Chat tanooga. Ohio, are guests of William Caston and family. F. O. Lindsey and Charles Fouts. and families spent Sundav with F. A W. Lindsey and wife. David Mcechberger, Everett Banter j and L. L. Dunbar made a return trip to Decatur last Saturday. M. L. Kizer and family attended i the funeral of Father Binder of i Pleasant Mills last Friday. Theodore Scelageubauf, Ollie Hel - ler and Ossa Chrisman are confined j to their beds owing to lung trouble. Lee Lindsev and Tom Ireland, ofChattanooga. Ohio, visited Albert Lindsey and others of his people over the Sabbath. Eugene Morrow, Jr., and the Miss ee Cora and Nellie Nea lerhouser. of'

I Will Open Next I Saturday, Feb. 28 i = — I Having secured our room four days earlier than we at first expected, we will be able to open our new clothing store Saturday, Feb. 28 Our line is Brand New and strictly Up-to-date. Those desiring the latest and best things in Men's Wearing Apparel will do well to see us before they purchase Acker, Elzey & VanceesMi Southeast Corner Madison and Second Streets ’ %

B'uffton. visited their paretto the first cf the week. The Dunbar homestead was sold at vtnm-e. mer's sale last Saturday. Gottlieb Gerber was the purchaser, the consideration being $1525. Wtu. Judd, residing of late in French township, is again a resident of Hanford, having moved this week on the Frank place, southeast of 1 town. R-solred. That the battie of Saratoga was of greater importance than the battle of Gettysburg. James Kizer and L. L Baumgartner for the affirmative: H. F. Rittners and L. E. Opliger represented the negative. The judges favored the affirmative. Wm. Judd has a score the better of David Fox. and here is how he done it. Last fall William bought a bushel of apples of David, paying for them in advance. Subsequently aa was put in possession of the fruit, which were long since consumed. But alas, for forgetfulness on the part of Fox. last week he sent word to Mr. Judd to come and take his apple*, as the supply was short. Judd, acting on the advice of lovers of a joke, went forward and got the second bushel of apples on contract for one. Dave is now the recipient jf hearty laughs from the boys. Walters* Hands. Msnv waiters have hands that are more callous than a blacksmith's or ironworker*. The callousness comes from carrying hot plat's coffeepots a. d the ,:ke. The heat teems to fry their skin and to make a dead surface to keep them from being burned by things tbr-t a man with ordinary bands -: -j.d not stand. It may have puzzled > people who go to some restaurants to notice tow the waiters bold things tn tte:r hands for some time which are tx> but for tne bands of the people at the tat les even to pass to one another. Tins is the explanation: That the wait- ' lev's hands be owe callous and bard, i | so that the tough skin at the surface : I has no more feeling than a piece of horn. An Indiana Man Remembered. Washington. Feb. 25.—8 y an ar- ' -angement which has just teen ef'ected. Melville W. Miller of Lafayette. I lad., will be appointed to succeed Frank L. Campbell as assistant secre- ■ tary of the interior, and Campbell will I take the position of assistant attorney I genera! of the interior department just ' vacated by Judge Willis Vandeventer. To Aid the Virginia Negroes. Richmond. Va Feb. 25. —The state senate has passed a bill prepared at j < the suggestion of the attorney general and the governor, providing for an in- j crease of the appropriation to defend the suits brought by negroes to test the validity of the constitution.

Weather Forecast. Increasing cloudiness with probab ly rain er sn:w Thursday an 1 southcentral portion t< night. Warmer south portion tonight. HOME MARKETS. NOTICE TO MERCHANTS. You are invited to insert in this column, free of charge, the price you will pay for any farm product. Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various products. Corrected every day. GRAIN. BY E. L. CARROL, GRAIN MERCHANT. Wheat, new $ 71 Corn, per cwt. yellow (new ... 60 Corn, per cwt., new) mixed •> Oats, new 34 Ry- 46 Bariev _ 45 Clover Seed 4 50 vr 5 65 Alsyke _ 6 00 (g 6 50 Timothv 1 61 Buckwheat 65 Flax Seed 1 10 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:00 o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur. Special wire service. Wheat, uew No. 2. red. cash 5 77| May wheat 79| July wheat. 75f Cash corn. No. 2, mixed, cash 46 May corn 45; July corn 45} Oats, cash 37 j Oats. May 36j Rye, cash 54 j STOCK. BY FRED SCHEiMAN, DEALER. Lambs 4 J A 5 Hogs, per cwt. $6 25 <r $6 75 Cattle per lb 3 A 4 • Calves, per lb . 5| @ 6 ' Cows 2 A Sheep, per lb & 3 Beef Hides, per lb. 6 i POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO., PACKERS. Chickens, per lb .09 i Fowls, per lb 09 | ; Ducks, per lb .10 I Turkeys, per lb ___.l2 to 13 Geese, per lb .06 WOOL AND HIDES. BY B. KALVER A SON. Wool 15c to 18 Sheep pelts 40c to SI 00 Beef hides, per pound 06 Calf hides.—— 07}, Coon hides 40c A 1 >5 Possum hides 15c At 60 Skunk hides 25c (p 1 30 Mink hides 50c A 2 25 Muskrat hides 10c (g, 18 Tallow, per pound 01 j CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p. m today as follows: Wheat, May .$ 771 Wheat, July 73* Corn, May 46 Corn, July 44* Oats, May 35} i Oats, July 32; May Pork 72 Julv P;rk SIT 20 Lard, per cwt 9 65 HAY TARKET. No. 1 timothy hav fba-ed) . 110 00 $11.50 No 1 mixed hay (baled) .._ No. 1 clover hav (baled) Losse hay $1.50 less. COAL. Anthracite . « ‘j in; Domestic, lump 4 75 Domestic, nut ... 430 OIL TARKET. Tiona $],67 Pennsylvania 1.52 Corning 1.35 New Castle 1.29 North Lima 1.14 S uth Lima ... 1.06 Indiana 1.06 OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS. Eggs, fresh, per dor. ... $ Li Butter, per pound 12 Potatoes, per bushel 45 ' TARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed I centl higher on wheat. Corn closed Jto } i cent lower. Receipts at Chicago today: Hog> .m.iiii \t heat 25 cars Corn 606 cars1 ’ 11 " 1M cars Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs 39.000 Wheat 15 cars Corn. 220 care Data 100 cars

market quotations Prevailing Current Prices for C-e n, Pre» sions and Livestock. Indianapolis Grein s-d Lives--*-w-e»:_w*r'«. *»-• " >'•' «r«s< Cera—: '' 1 I *' *’ Ou< ’ * Ivi- -. « S’- w H ■<.—Qa:ei *: a 4 «' U *: H €-* ' LA.-ai<-.-:<-» .r u PM* Grain a'-d Frcvis ona at C- « »T<- y Whca:Feb... » . ’ .. May . * Juiy ‘ Corn— r ‘ May July *■’ * ** * Oat*— ™ . May - / , ’ Ju.y * * Icrk — » Mt’ Ju y Lar.:- ■ Mar T ..Mi M* ( R.bt— Feb .... MtT .. . ;« ms ja j Closing "W- mari- — ,,r ‘ at. *»’ >a:a, K-- p' i 1 • r. ba 11 IJ. At Lou iville. WheAV—Xa 2 a*w O-rs—3 a':.'-’ • n" ■» * — X« Oata—> 5m i - - x ♦ * r* Catt -a- y a: U ’i 54 H *:♦*.~y • ‘ Sheep—9t<a-’. ’ »: ♦- Lais>s —St--a T K ti ts At Cincinnati. Whrat— Qu -1 S' - (xrr- c ’* R ". T *** Ja.ieit-f Oai«— s t x” as C4H.« r tea “a *-' b* ' Her?—• a; $4 jp>* 4 sheep— al t*. Laaba—Sircar at Livestock at Chicago. Cattle—S ow; aaeara. U.iaad teedcra. U.WUH Z Hop—Steecr »*. R a* U Shear— c ua:y a: 1’ k‘. t: *i i gn-hi —Sxody a: At New York. Cattle— * aiSfiat Her*—Q ai tt " •' Sheap—at I- t- : * Lamta-S:ea y si n.3S $ At East Cattle-«ua :y a; r. Hoc*—Active at L r Steep—"lea y a*, t. ' Liuba—*:aady a: It L B»d Boy Runs Amuck. Frankfort. Ind.. F n-ry 25.—Earl Woods, aged seventeen years last night shot bis father. Peier Wood’ bis grandfather Willis Wood* his mother. Alice Woods, an’ afterward fired a bullet into his we head inflicting a wound which w.il res t in his death. The shoo ing was the outgrowth of a family qua.-rei Fortunately the wounds inflicted by th- trerzied youth upon his elders. uh:ie seri; - are not neo --aril • fat tors have no hope of the boy s recovery. — Look Out for Trouble. Rome. Feb. 25—Several d :*.■ be tween deput.es are expected as . outcome of a disorderly scene in the . chamber yesterday afternoon. A heat ed deba'e fallowed an Int-rpe. a* on by Signor Montignarerie upon the ai ! leged expression of the Italian s ib- , jects in Austria. The Republicans and Conservatives indulged in vioktit re criminations, and the n.tting had to be temporarily suspended Equal Suffrage in the Netherlands. The Hague. Feb. 25—The Demo-cratic-Liberal party introduced in the states general yesterday a bill tc amend the constitution of the Netherlands so as to extend suff’age to al! . men and women over twenty-one rears of age. with the exception of luna* -s The bill also provides that the elector at. shall be the same for both ehamben.

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rect diary of his life. He npy e . plained and always rwords iu.”* E£ good time. To read bin di 9 know bint. As to morals there* ** I no taiut on his charaeter. His ”* I ; sky was clear, he kept Lim^® 1 -putt.hl from the world; «, ls a , “• I faithful attendant al Sabbath 'J*?, 1 IK prayer meeting and W ? of sixteen he was con vert.-ti lo M We find in his dairy his own words I ganling his conversion. o n .1 V*' ■ of Feb. 21. 1897, went to churohl | : night and the goal Lord “• |Ou the seventh of March. ■ eleven others joint'll the M E ’’f I ' at old Mt. Tabor. On the eveA’J I of March made his first pr avet ' I : church. Since his conversion be J’ H been a consistent Christian, au ,] *■ faithful to the end. During jj, j* I three weeks sickness he spok« of hr 'trust in the Lord, he said: fti* I should I falter now,” then b»f ore £ I death he was asked if he had a Iff sage for us. be said: “Be goal,*’ fc ‘ good bye all. Funeral services I: held Mondav, Feb. 10th. at new yn I Tabor, Bobo, Ind., conducted b*. R t , I® A. D Wagner, assisted by R e , Lff Kohne of Willshire, Ohio. T..\t w y |i his favorite passage. 1 John 3 ■>. R. I< mains were interred in the Mt TaU H cemetery. ■ All the new materials for I at True's. I New spring laces and embroil I now ready at True's. |