Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 279, Decatur, Adams County, 5 December 1904 — Page 4

TAKE ADVANTAGE of the specially reduced prices our December Reduction Sale offers, you GHEATLY REDUCED PRICES on all kinds of Merchandise. We have several shipments of Ladies’ Skirts, Furs, and Misses’ Coats which we will add to make this a Banner Sale. You will regret it if you miss this opportunity which offers you seasonable Merchandise at such ridiculously low Prices. We Do Just As We Advertise. The SOUTH END CARGAIN STORE

Attention Farmers I am paying the highest price for LIVE STOCK, BEEF HIDES, SHEEP PELTS and CHICKENS and desire to have you call and see me fc. before disposing of yo u r marketable M goods. Positively the highest price paid in the city. Don't forget the number. FRED SCHEIMANN, The Meat Man : : Second Street

I have the finest line of cut glass ever displayed anywhere. Call and examine thorn. It costs yon nothing to look. Hensley. 277dtf Private funds to loan on city prop erty at lowest rate interest. Priviege of partial payments. The De oatur Abstract and Loan Co. 257dtf

CAN YOU BE CONVINCED ? Do you know a good proposition when you see it ? What it easier than borrowing money on your household goods, horses or other chattel se itnty ? We take your note and mortgage and advance you the money, giving you the most liberal terms of repayment. The loan is made the day our agent calls on you. YOU treat us RIGHT and WE will guarantee you the BEST T R E ATM ENT to 1 e bad. YOU pay aa you agree and when the account is paid out the transaction is complete—WE give you back your papers. If you pay back the loan in less time than is stipulated in the contract we wiil give you a liberal rebate. 60 cents a week for 50 weeks pays back a J 25.00 loan. Please use the following blank. Our agent is in Decatur every Tuesday. Date Your Name Wife’s Name Street and Number City Amount Wanted Kind of Security you have Occupation All communications are held strictly confidential. Call on or address gXVhIX TOUT WAYNE LOAN CO. Established J CB. Fort Wayne, Ind.

FARMERS. ATTENTION! J. N. BURKHEAD Farm and Live Stock Auctioneer Two Miles West of Monroe Rural Route 2, DECATUR, IND.

GRAHAM <Sc LOWER DECATUR, INDIANA (Phoaa 233 AGENTS FOR BEST INSURANCE GO’S. IN THE WORLD, Farm and City, Fire, Liuhtninft and Wind siorm-

For Sale —One steam walking beam water well drilling outfit with six-horse power engine attached and with other good equipments. Will sell at a bargain if sold soon. Gus Feeters, R. F. D., No. 2, Berne, Ind., six miles east and three mile south of Berne, near Booher school ■ J house. 270dtf

To the Public. Having opened a shop in the Stone building over Elzey Vance's clothing store, you can have your defective mirrors resilvered or special sizes made to order. Will also replate table ware All work guaranteed. Prices reasonable. Work will be called for if you ’phone 41. f A. E. Scott. 274d6 Notice. I have plenty of money to loan on farms at low rate of interest. Partial payments at any time. No commission. Dore B. Erwin, attorney at law. 277dtf

fiosse s Opera House Thursday, December 8 Fred Raymond’s presents his latest melo dramatic lommedy Old Arkansaw with a full equipment of scen.c and me/hanical effects. VICTOR LAMBERT JOHN ROGERS and JAMES GOODWIN AS JEREMIAH SNODGRASS A great big comedy pro‘notion with a strong cast and beautiful scenery. More genuine comedy than has ever been put into a melodrama. The Most Laughable specialties, exciting climxaes. startling stage effects and peculiar charters ever conceived. PRICES: 25, 35 and 50c. Seat sale Holthouse Drug Co.

Granite Coffee Pots 19cA>I9c All Sizes and Kinds See them before they are all gone Schafer Hardware Company.

Strong Testimony. Gilmore Drug Co., Fletcher, Ohio Gentlemen: Having a horse with a i bad bruise on one of its hind legs, I was indveed to try a bottle of your I Caustic Oil, and as I got such good results from its use, I have used it for many other ailments, such as lame | back, sore throat, fresh cuts, etc., and have found it just as beneficial in all cases, in fact I would not I>e without it, and can recommend it to anyone, either for man or beast. Yours truly, O. O. Lentz, D. D. S., Piqua. Ohio.

wjj j j j 1 A AkkNervous DEBiunr Th» world admires men who are afrong in phytl/wl, mental and nerve forre; men of ambition, energy and personal ma<netlwn, the true type of perfect manhoe To attain thia the fl ret requisite la wood.healtny Nartaa. which alve earn-lty for phyakau and meuud Jex elopMntand make life worth living. PEFFCRS NCR VIGOR makes ftront. Calm Narvts. Narvoua Dabilltr, railing Mamery, Vital Weskoawa. Rroatratlan. •’eaeleasnets and other trouble*<iue to o*er work, smoking, drug habits and other eauM*. l!ak«M> Krh. healthy blond and repairs wastes nerves. Equal! f good for women. Booklet free. Prlcefi'Aa bos. Btx sos K> 00, postpaid, with a guar antes to r» FWi, If not rufM or benefited, er Free MVAtcAL AssonmTiON Chicago u. • * Blaekburu Christen

Weather Forecast. Tuesday Fair; fresd West winds. MARKET REPORT. Accurate paces paid by Decatui meichants for various product" Cor reeled every dav. We will begin buying new corn, Monday Dec. 5. GRAIN. BY B. L. CARBOL, GRAIN MERCHANT. Corn yellow new * 57 Corn, Mixed new 55 Machine shucked one cent less. Oats, new 27 Wheat. No. 2 1 09 Wheat, No. 3 1 04 Barley 40 Rye No. 2 74 Clover Seed 6 25 Alsyke @ 6 50 Buckwheat 48 Flax Seed 80 Timothv 11 25 Buckwheat 40 CHICAGO MARKETS. Chicago marketclosed at 1:15 p. m today, according to Decatur Stock and Grain Exchange. July Wheat 1 00 Wheat, Dec. 1 11] Wheat, May 1 13| July Corn 461 Corn, December •461 Corn, May 44] July Oats, 33 Oats, Dec 30] Oats May 32 Jan. Pork 12 82 Jan. Lard 6 92 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3.<K o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, cash fl 17 May wheat 1 17 December Wheat 1 19] Corn, crsh 46 October corn 46 December corn 45] Oats, cash 31 j September oats 31] Oats Decern her 33 J Rye, cash 84 OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GROCERS AND MERCHANTS Eggs, fresh, per doz I 25 Lard 7 Butter, per pound 13 Potatoes, new . 40 Onions 75 Cabbage per 100 lb 50 Apples, per bu 5j STOCK. BY FRED scheiman, db lbb Lambs J 4 00(@ 4 2» Hogs, per cwt 4 00@ f 4 fO Cattle per lb 2 $ 3 Calves, per lb 3| @ 5 Cows 1 @ 2 POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO. Chickens, young, per lb 7 Fowls, per lb 7 Ducks, per lb 7 @ 8 Young Ducks 7 @ 8 Young Turkey 12 Old Turkeys 8 Geese, old per lb 7 Geese, young, per lb 7 HAY lIARKET. No 1 timothy large (baled) J 8 No 1 ” small ” 7 00 No 2 ” fl 00 less No 1 mixed 1 50 less No 1 clovar 1 50 less WOOL. AND HIDES. by b. kalver a son. Phone 442 Wool, unwashed i»to23 Sheep pelts 25c to 1 25 Beef hides, per pound 07 Calf hides 09 Tallow, per pound 04 Coon 10 (a 1 50 Skunk 10 (a 1 25 Opossum 10 (</ 60 Mink 59 (a, 2 50 Muskrat 3«i 12 Kits, not damaged 3 @ 5 OIL /TARKET. Tiona f 1.73 Pennsylvania 1.57 Corning 135 New Castle 1.45 North Lima 1.(7 South Lima 1.02 COAL- Per Ton Prices of coal on and after December Ist, until further notice will be as follows: Hocking Lump, per ton $3 80 Virginia Splint 1 00 Indiana Lump 3 60 Domestic Nut 3 60 W ashed Nirt 4 00 Pittsburg Lump 4 of) Pocahontas .. ; ....,, 450 Kentucky Cannell 6 00 Anthracite 7 50 Cheque for carrying coal—2sc per ton or traction thereof; upstairs 50c per ton. /TARKET NOTES. Liverpool market closed steady Wheat,} cents higher Corn, } !•-' »« hig'ier Receipt- hi 1 in. hc lodar Hogs __ 160 0 Wheat 8 i ..t. Corn 161 can Oats linear* Cattle 120’0 Sheep 15000 Estimate for tomorrow: Hogs 180. C W heal 6 6cari Corn 224 >ar Osts 188 'HIA Indiana 1.08 Whitehouse 1.22 Somerset 1 0.3 Neodasba, (Kan.) 72 Rsrkersville I.l] Ragland 62

Farm for Sale. I will offer at public sale on Tuesday, DeoemlierjS, 1904, my farm, consisting of 46 acres more or less, located in section two, Monroe township, Adams county, Indiana, one mile south and one mile east of Monroe and five miles north and one mile east of Berne; seven miles south of Decatur, the’oounty seat. This farm consists of forty acres of cleared and six acres of timber land. Fertile soil, well drained, good fences; new two-story sixroom honse and new frame barn, 60x32. Th is property is situated on a macadam road. All pike to Monroe, Decatur, Berne or Port land. Terms:—One third cash in hand, one-third in six months and the other third in one year. Parties interested can make inqu’i'ies at postofliee at Linn Grove, Indiana. J. AUGUST STUDLER. H. Michaud & Son, Auctioneers. 271dttwtf Notice. There will be a district meeting of prohibitionists at the court house in Muncie, Tuesday, December 6. Every prohibitionist in the county’ is request, d to be present. Very important business to be transacted at this meeting. Township chairman. BUSINESS MENTION. — lam determined to sell you if p 'oes will sell. Call and see me. He sley. 277dtf Greatly reduced prices in ladies and misses’ coats and furs. The South End Bargain Store. Greatly reduced prices in ladies’ and misses’ coats and furs. The South End Bargain Store. 150 misses woolen sweaters at 95 cents this week at The South End Bargain Store. 268dtf You can buy your holiday pres ents at Hensley's before you get your money. 264dtf Lost—A boa, beaver; lost between the residence of Wilda Watts and the Boston Store. Return to this office. For Sale—Some fine pure bred Poland-China gilts. C. D. Kunkle, I Decatur, Ind. 267d10 Lost—A small brooch pin set with brilliants horseshoe shape, with a gold wire riding whip across, somewhere between the different ' school buildings. Finder return to Miss Carrie Thomas and receive reward. ft * Payment Contracts issued by 111 the Life Insurance Co., “V of Hartford, Conn., earn profits snough to cancel six of the | a payments, thus reducing the l/L number of payments required to ’ * and guaranteeing a profit of more than lAn! a P on money actually inA|| L vested, besides the profits > U 1“ further to accrue, in compliance with the terms of the contract For further information see Joi h Schurger or Mrs. L. M. McEwen. BOY ARCHBOLD, OKHTIBT. 1. O. O. F. BLOOR Phon Office, 164: residence 24'

GO/YL Feed and Seeds Peninsular Portland Cement Gypsum Rock Wall Plaster We make a specialty of furnishing HIGH GRADE CLEAN COAL that will burn. J. D. H ALE PDonen Cor. Jefferson and 2nd Sts.

Schurger A Smith Attorneys at Lrw Abstracts of title madt, to order Fnnn and city property for gale rnvate money to loan at the Very lowest interest, with privilege of par lis! payments Office in Niblick A A.lison Block over Everett & Hite grcccry store east of Court s.reet, Dtcaiur, Indiana Give us a call before you invest alscwhere.

Insure Your Property in the Decatur Insurance Agency Gallogly & Haefling

Special Low Excursion flatss via CLOVER LEAF ROUTE Season 1904-05 Christinas ond New Years Holiday tick... sold, bee : !«■: H nu Jhii Ist ~ ] 2d. G.od to return u. til .Inn "!h ,nd? s>ve. Mt H lire of sue ar.d one-tblrd iai< » . the round trip. ,ur Students' and Teachers' tickets will be to Tear'll' r- and Students attei.dlLir r, ] versltb'ir. Colleges and Seminaries, on day preceding closing dny, on tbecloslnir d»v and day following Hut not earlier thin lieo. 15th. on presentation ofcerHileutes a t one and one-tnird fare, good to return h. Hth. IHO6. Homeseekers Rates Io West and Southwest Ist and iird Ti.etday in eat li month tn a n( r including April 11*15, greatly reduced rates unters'Ratesto Missouri. Arkansas. Indian lorrltorv and the Southwest daily until Dec. ulst. gtod 30 days. " California, pac.t Coast Tourist tickets nsale via Mint ,es. Good it months Stopover prlvleges of ten days. Pullman Palace Sleepinfl Cars, free re clmingt hair and Case Cars. (Meals served h la-carte), high hack seat coaches on all through trains. For rales and information apply to nearest Ticket Agent, or address Indiana State Granfler, Marlon. Ind.' Doc 13-ltith one fare plus‘2s cents. good uotii Dec. ITtli: Indiana stations only. Confidential; Ifvou contemplate atr p to any point write us for SPECIAL INliil,. MATIuN. W. L. ROSS. General Passenger Agent. Toledo, Ohio M. A. CHAMBERS. Tr>veung Passenger Agent. Erm'kfort, Ind. T. L. MILLER, Agent. I Decatur, Inp j

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B. E. L LW Roofing, Spouting ami all kinds of Galvsnized Iron Work. Repairing a Specialty. All Work Guaranteed. Located lu Henrv Scu.egei uui.d.u __ First Street.

MiINEIJO LOAN THE DECATUR ABSTRACT & LOAN COMPANY. (inuubpuhated) A large sum of PRIVATE MONEY has Iteen placed with us to loan on city property and farms. No delay or red tape in making loans. Lowest rates of interest. We are able to cloee all loans on the same day of »eceiving application. Will loan i ums of 150 up, on one to five years time, with privilege of partial payments. This company can also furnish abstracts of title on short notice to any piece of real estate in Adams county. THE DECATUR ABSTRACT Ai LOAN CO. Rooms 3 and 4, Studebaker block, 257dtf

We are Now Located in the old HARVE JIARf Si AND and are ready and willing to deliver any and all kinds of COAL \\e handle hard and soft coal which is the best on the market, A e also do a C'eneral TBUCKIWGbSess Heavy work a specialty. Our Phene Number is 412 CITY TRUCKING CO. """ - ■■UU.IIH THE BEST PLACE—THE BEST PRICES For. . Mrs. M. A. BURDG, SOVTH BftOOND 8 .