Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 4, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1904 — Page 2

THE DAILY DEMOCRAT. • VKKY KVENINO, EXCEPT SCSDAY, BY LEW O . EULINCSHAM. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By carrier, per week 10« tty carrier. p«r year ... $4.00 By mail, per month 25c By mail, per year $2.50 Single copies. Two Cents. IJ «*rttslng rates made known on application Kuiered in the postoffice at Decatur. Indlana, as second-class mail matter. * H. HELLER. Manager. ~ SAFE PICTURE Photographer Photos Big Moskr at Postoffice. Elmer Moser, the photographer this morning, took a picture of the large Moshler safe that has been installed in the new postofiice and when completed will be sent to the government and also to the manager of the Moshler Safe Company to be used as an advertisment for thecompany. Two views of this mamouth safe were taken one of the interior and one as the safe, stands when business is closed. Mr. j Moser says that he got two very | good views from the same and will, push the work us soon as possible! and forward the same to the above named parties. HAD GOOD TIME Andrew Srhurger Entertained His Friends. Andrew Sehurgor entertained about thirty of his young friends at his home just one half mile west of town in honor of M. Andrew i Nominie of Bascom, Ohio. The evening was pie isantly pissed away by playing numeons games and by dancing. Daring the evenings enjoyment a tine lunch was served and what the guests did to it was a plenty after which all departed; voting Andrew as a fine entertainer! and hoping he would repeat the' program again soon.

t,, ‘i ...^wiiltSffTtrW^lTrarain/mTrT'n’iCr TnoMarnfMllall ‘ Utaas? k#T.4v«w>..»- - .s»., r. ’ .*-**■•.• All Goods Sold - SECOND WEEK OF I Nothing Charg-I| Strictly for Cash ed During Sale ] [ " J During January Only Big January Cost Sale During January Only J 1 \l/E HAVE BEEN CROWDED every day for the reason that our customers getjuet what we IW advertise, and, as we handle only the best standard makes of all classes of goods at away down prices, it will pay you to visit our store when in need of anything in our lines. Make your selections early, trade in the morning, and avoid the afternoon rush. Bargains in all departments. I ■ Drcts Good Bargains hosiery and Underwear Carpets and Rugs ! L $1.50 dress goods Ino si.oo wool underwear, this salt 840 ftT BftßGftlN PRIGES 2 .50heavyweight unperwear 1 . 1 .84 W • Jsh ®S gl, . nw 2IC J ''> 57 2C .oT ' - 02 WWfla Y lT\ .aoheayj weight underwear |Cp UjSgSjrCtajj. ... 'lf ’F' g This sale uz. Tjj ©1 V \ \ This sale IJU | -<ie .. - ? -W dress go ds A Q »|f 1A 1\ EJ : - i iea y weight underwear H |/ n i Jr I', L § TU ”t■„ S it/lw’l - resale ..... IhC Hf Line's 3314 c <>- I ‘'Ti" - ™!?'"' •28'fcX>' H : +29 Elegant hose worth 50c a pair 1 ftp ru„„„, W illra Ir */4K Th ie cole 4-/I. WrsO ‘•''tra grade i iirpei f ‘ ' F -jra-nnt 11-H-tlrtss 0 I J( 11 1 His sale • T4.U worth 25<-and :iOe -4 K J "| * H goods. This rale. .L I Al CT \ 40c Black I lose, this sale. 28C I his sale. fcl ” ■J—Z ' fol ■,<•> 12Jt-dress goods I A y {lk/ 2>c Black Hose, this sale 2IC g U x s c Black Hose, this sale . ||’,c '.<{S B,st " Uton Velvets, worth #1.35, this ssile 98* I t.«SlM<tZ^i:» o ;wh r ' ,oe Black Hose, this sale . . l,ral ltrussv.ls, worth 90c & 9 5«. ■rii weha*»««n spate to mention /\ | ■ l/l/'KPTC ■>, , < T~ i S S>l ' l I • ' ■ aqd uafwitfe to save you /ALL J/Av.llLl2l In this department wi Ibe found some choice bargains of i- ~ 1; . cOi.t v ri ’ ui '.■' percent on aitv e good clean lot merchandise at prices below all former seasons. 1 -i>s<-.s, worth 75c, this S.i O£ ■ will tell toll r UOIT price These am bargains well worth your attention. v ' uirge and wuiall Rugs at pi ices that you have n-v 1 ■ r . I ' - k> r-v. If l*fore to sraenre nice Choice Carpets and liug‘ I Every item sold as advertised-NO OLD GOODS-N 0 MILL ENDS -all choice no nr «tnck I Standard brands of all classes of merchandise MNIBLICK & COMPANY .< _ ~L'. <

TELLS OF DEATH Lawrence Hughes Gives the Sad Story. Earl Fristoe Was Able to Walk Abcut the Room a Few Hours Before He Died. • Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hughes today received the following letter from their son Lawrence, which tells the sad story of the ceath of Earl Fristoe: Chicago, Dec. 14 ’O4. Dear Folks—Was called up at 3 a. m., today by telephone announcing Earl Fristoe’s death and hastene 1 over at onco. I could do nothing i but it did the fclks good to know some one from home was with I them. He died very quickly for I yesterday he was up and around and the do ctor had told him he would get well sure. He ate a hearty supper last, night and seemed to rest well until two o’clock this morning when he was suddenly taken by a spasm which proved to be central minigitis the doctor said He died in one and one half hours after having four spasms. He was up and around last night sh iwing how he could walkand was in great hopes of getting out in a short while He did not say a . word before he died being unable Ito talk. Minigitis is an inflamation of the covering of the brain and is an occasional Complication of pneumonia and plurisy. fie is laid out in the front parlor and looks well. They are going to hold sevioes tit 9a. in., tomorrow for his Chicago friends. Expect his folks toI night and 1 am going down to ' meet them. As Ever Your Lawrence.

Amusements. “Side Tracked” a play which is in its fourteenth year of prosperity and which has been thorouhgly on joyed by the present generation again and as, is booked for another [: visit to this city appearing here . Friday, Jan. 15. .Tide Walters no longer plays the tramp, he having given way to John Mylie, a rising young comedian who is endowed with much personal magnetism and it is sain that he is fast gaining friends through his excellent interI pretation of Horatio, the learned outcast, which Jule Walters first made popular. SERVICES AT THE U. B. CHURCH. ! Preaching every evening during the week except Saturday. Rev. A. M. Cummins can not be present as has been announced, but will be here next week. Meetings begin • at 7 o'clock. The public is cordiali ly invited. Matches, 5 boxes, 5 cents. Racket Store. ; Tinware, always the lowest— Racket Store. . I Thread, per spool two cents.— Racket store. ’ j Spare ribs, backbone and pigs feet 1 at Scheiman's Meat Market. For Sale Cheap A good wood heating stove. Inquire at this office. The undersigned has his mail boxes and any of those who purchased may have their’s whenever they wish. Any one not having boxes can order one at any time. Jonathan BurkbeadJ Agent. 290 2w Ten thousand dollars private funds left with us to loan on Deca-! fur real estate,first mortgage. Low rate of ‘ interest. Will loan in sums of SSO upwards. The Decatur Abstract and Loan Co. 257dtf Through Pullman sleeping cars toj California points via Iron Mountain route, leaving St, Louis 8:30 a. m. daily for Lob Angeles via ‘ True Southern Route," also tourist sleeping cars on (his same train for Los Angeles and San Francisco every Wednesday and Thursday. Best winter route to California. For further information call ou or address G. A. A. : Deane, Jr.. T. P. A., 200 Sentinel Big. Indianapolis, Ind.

CUT OUT CARRIAGES Washington Officialdom Stripped j Some of Its Luxuries. Washington, Jan. L 1,1 '''Viv . Mon of the legislative. ex < 1 ' judicial appropriation HU I-'':’ '" live C. B. Landis of Indiana the following amendment : res <> ■ that no pari of any money W r ‘ ,p ated by this act shall be available for paying the expenses of horse*

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■ carriages or drivers therefor for the personal use of any officer provided for herein other than the president of the United States, leads ol <..v< urndepartments and the secretary <>t th* president.'' Mr. Landis fid that If tin hor and carriages now used bye. eminent officials wer- lined up on Pviinsylv:’ , nia avenue 'hey wo Id reach from the ; peace t.i m t'.ient to th? White Hons’ I He said that uni as congress Axe l I some limi ation it would become a j scandal. He added that it weald H ■ only a question of time itetil all ’lms- 1 on the government pax roll, i ’ ' senators end rcpr<•••• ntutb• - wo'tl'l | be riding in carriages at the gov rn- • meat’s expense. Mr. Hemenway >-tpI ported the ante mm<Mr. Land.: amendment was adopted v :t c I sfon. A Fierce Scrimmage. | Duluth. Minn.. Jan 15. A tierce scrimmage in which blood was drawn marked the opening of township 1 "«o Staaca county, at the local land office Henry Strehman. a To: St- hotel keeper, who was in second piac* in the line, was thrown aside by pct . ns who hart held their pla<- - all night and as a result a free tor-all fight <-i> sited in which five tn-.t aittics »d Strehman. but he hel ! on to fourth place Later bis application was r> ■>< -1 as he did not have his citizenship pa pc: with hint.

LE( Tl RE COUIM Don’t fail to sec the best attraction of the year Ross Crane The World's Mst Wonderful Cartoonist, Humorist and M onokg I at opera house Saturday Evening, Jan.» You are guaranteed an evening ot rare ;uiiu w | Remember the date

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