Daily Democrat, Volume 2, Number 286, Decatur, Adams County, 13 December 1904 — Page 4

Weather Forecast. Wednesday fair; brisk Northwest winds. MARKET REPORT. Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various products. Cor recied every day. We will begin buying new corn, Tuesday Dec. 13. GRAIN. BY B. L. CARBOL, GRAIN MCSOHANT. Corn yellow new $ 54 Corn, Mixed new 52 Machine shucked one cent less. Oats, new 27 Wheat, No. 2 1 06 Wheat, No. 3 1 01 Barley 40 Rye No. 2 73 Clover Seed 6 50 Alsyke Q 6 75 Buckwheat 48 Flax Seed 80 Timothy 11 25 Buckwheat 40 CHICAGO MARKED. Chicago market closed at 1:15 p. m today, according to Decatur Stock and Grain Exchange. July Wheat 98J Wheat, Dec. 1 10 Wheat, May 1 072 J uly Corn 464 Corn, December 472 Corn, May 44j July Oats, 31 Oats, Dec 284 Oats May 30 j Jan. Pork 12 70 Jan. Lard 6 82 TOLEDO GRAIN MARKETS. Changed every afternoon at 3:OG o’clock by J. D. Hale, Decatur Special wire service. Wheat, new No. 2, red, caak__|l 13} May wheat;.... 115 g July Wheat 1 00} Corn, cash 45 May corn .... 45 J uly corn 45* Oats, cash 314 May oate 31| July Oats 33* Bye, cash 83 OTHER PRODUCTS. BY VARIOUS GBOCKBS AND MBBOSANTS. Eggs, fresh, per doz $ 28 Lard 07 Butter, per pound 14 Potatoes, new 40 Onions 75 Cabbage per 100 lb 50 Apples, per bu 5j STOCK. BY FBED 3CHEIMAN, OB LSB Lambs |4 00Q 4 25 Hogs, per cwt 3 75@ $4 00 Cattle per lb 2 yfl 3 Calves, per lb 3} @ 5 Cows 1 g 2

NOTICE TO OUR MANY CUSTOMERS. I HAVING disposed of our entire I | hardware stock to our competi- I j tors, Loch & Dirkson.of this city. I I we are under contract to reduce a I the stock, and in order to do this I 1 we will sell every article at cost I | price, for CASH ONLY. This is I no advertising scheme but we 1 I mean to do just as we advertise. I Big Bargains in Stoves and Ranges Brittson, Meyers & Co.

POULTRY. BY J. W. PLACE CO. Chickens, young, per lb 7@74 Fowls, per lb 7 Ducks, per lb @ 9 Young Ducks (o 9 Young Turkey 14 —144 Old Turkeys 9 Geese, old per lb Bto 9 Geese, young, per lb Bto9 HAY HARKET. No. 1 timothy large (baled) J 8 ‘.’o No 1 ” small ” 7 00 No 2 fl 00 less No 1 mixed 1 50 less No 1 clover 1 50 less WOOL AND HIDES. by b. kalvbb a son. Phone 442 Wool, unwashed 18t023 Coon 10 @ 1 50 Skunk 20 @ 1 25 Opossum 10 @ 6J Mink 50 ((f 2 50 Muskrat 3 @ 12 Kits, not damaged 3 @ 5 OIL ITARKET. Indiana 1.02 Whitehouse 1.22 Somerset 1.03 Neodesha, (Kan.) 72 Barkersville 1.11 Ragland 62* Ttona SI .73 Pennsylvania 1.57 Corning 1.35 New Castle.. 1.45 North Lima 1.(7 , South Lima 1.02 COAL—Per Toa Prices of coal on and after December Ist, until further notice will be as follows: Hocking Lump, per ton S 3 80 Virginia Splint 4 00 Indiana Lump 3 60 Domestic Nut 3 60 Washed Nut 4 00 Pittsburg Lump 4 00 Pocahontas 4 50 Kentucky Cannell 6 00 Anthracite 7 50 Charges for carrying coal—2sc per ton or fraction thereof; up stairs 50c per ton. HARKETNOTES. Liverpool market closed steady. Wheat,} cents higher Oom, 4 cents higher Receipts at Chicago today: Hogs 16000 Wheat 83care Coro 161 cars Oats 148 cart Cattle 12000 Sheep 15000 Estimate for tomorrow; Hogs 18000 Wheat F6oars Corn 224 cars Oats 18838 TB P. W. Smith made a business visit to Fort Wayne last evening.

Senator Ulery returned to Fort Wayne last evening. While here he was attending to oil business. Frank Stone returned to Fort Wayne last evening. He was a business caller here. Mrs. Grim returned to Williams last evening. She was shopping here. Greatly reduced prices in ladies and misses’ coats and furs. The South End Bargain Store. Wanted—s,ooo bushels of corn. Enquire at Fred Soheiman’s meat market. 283dtf Wanted—-Gir to do geneial housework. Inquire at B. Wemhoff's, 125 Fourth street. 284d3 John S. Peterson returned last evening from Geneva, where he was attending to insurance business. Lost—A ten dollar bill, between Adams County Bank and Adams street. Finder return to Nettie Moses and receive reward. Private tunds to loan on city prop erty at lowest rate interest. Privi ege of partial payments. The De oatur Abstract and Loan Co. 257dtf Greatly reduced prices in ladies’ and misses' coats and furs. The South End Bargain Store. Coffee & Baker are headquarters for candy, nuts, toys, Xmas trees and trimmings. 280dtf Wanted—A gill to do genera] housework. Inquire at the Yagei residence. Good wages. I engrave everything free that yuo buy of me. Hensley. 277tf Don’t miss seeing the Indian Basket Booth at the Queen Esther Band Fair. They make beautiful Xmas presents. 285d3 Fine mufflers for holiday presents at Gus Rosenthal’s. No sore throat—only 29c for 500 sweaterettes at Gus Rosenthal’s. I want to buy 5,000 bushels of oorn. Enquire at ineat market. Fred Scoheiman 283 You can buy your holiday pres ents at Hensley’s before you get your money. 264dtf We have for sale at a bargain, if taken soon, the Bottenfield farm, 160 acres well improved, in sec 25, Kirkland township. ERWIN & ERWIN. 285de2wks

THE BESTBOOK OF THE YEAR is a subject to which writers give much argument. There is ready ne ground for discussion for beyond question the best book is A BANK BOOK. If you have such a book, you can get all the others as you want them The way to have plenty of entries is to make them often. But you must make a start and there is no better time to make it than during the Christmas season. How easy it is to begin will be freely explained at The First National Bank, which, as you know, is among the best of its kind. The First National Bank DECATUR, IND. is the first chapter. After that it will grow amazingly. A a Payment Contracts issued by jII the iEtna Life Insurance Co., AU of Hartford, Conn., earn profits enough to cancel six of the | 1 payments, thus reducing the I£L number of payments required to ’ ’ and guaranteeing a profit of more than Isl 01 u P on money actually infl 11 L vested, besides the profits lU further to accrue, in compliance with the terms of the contract For further information see Jonh Scnurger or Mrs. L. M. McEwen.

BUSINESS MENTION $4 round trip to St. Louis via the Clover Leaf route Deo. 10th, 1904 I have used my best judgment m selecting my holiday stock to please your wants, and will leave it to your judgment whether it is well selected. Call and examine them. Hensley. 277tf Santa Clans’ headquarters at Coffee & Baker's this year. 280dtf. AU book acoounts must be paid by the 15th. Please settle and avoid the collector. Mrs. M. P. BURDG. lOd For Sale—Some fine pure bred j Poland-China gilts. C. D. Kunkle, I Decatur, Ind. 267d10 150 misses woolen sweaters at j 95 cents this week at The South End Bargain Store. 26sdtf For Sale—Four-year-old driving i horse, well broke; also 2 two-year-old draft colts coming two years old. DAN ERWIN. 284d2wks Candy Toys—Christmas trees, | tons of candy and nuts at lower prices than Santa Claus can give, at Coffee & Baker’s. 280dtf stock is the cleanest, newest and best selected I ever handled. My prices are the lowest. Hensley. 277dtf. I have the finest line of cut glass ever displayed anywhere. Call and examine them. It costs you nothing to look. Hensley. 277dtf Warm hands if you buy yoar gloves at Gns Rosenthal’s. For real bargains attend our D-e oember reduction sale this week at The South End Bargain Store. Don’t forget we will save anything for you without any cash until Xmas Hensley. 277dtf. You are always welcome to inspect my stock. Hensley. 277dtf. Henry Ashbaucher has purchased a half interest in the trucking outfit belonging to John Glutting, and the firm will hereafter be known as the Glutting & Ashbaucher Trucking Co. They are now in a jNisition to handle any and all business. Overeoats that wear and fit better for less money at Gus Rosenthal's. Fine mufflers for holidays presents at Gus Rosenthal's. For real bargains attend our Decern tier reduction sale this week at The South End Bargain store. Have you any com to sell?”! want 5,000 bushels. Fred Scheiman. 283dtf Prices are right, goods the beat, anything you wunt in the candy toy line. Also pure and fresh candy, nuts, Christmas trees. Coffee & Baker. 280dtf

GRAHAM & LOWER *nr U TO rnn nrnT mS™' INWANa (Phone 239' abSFOyPSOSURANCE COS. IN THE WO R LDj

TMTrKIIOV Don’tlet th« Christmas Stockings of I’IOIIL t your loved ones empty simply because z* •' you are tempurarily short of money. I Ql* Come to US zjj • j we can help you fill them; we will loan f'li i»] villi *IQ you n,one y- loan you 85, sio L 111 IkjLllllLo $25,.550. or whatever you need on your household goods, piano, team, fixtures or any other personal property with-out removal from your house, barn or store. You can have plenty of time in which to pay back the loan, from one to twelve month’s time. You can pay weekly, monthly, quarterly, or as you may desire. You can make payments so small that you will not feel them. Here are some of the terms of our weekly payment plan, al lowing you fifty weeks to pay off your loan: 60c is the weekly payment on a $25.00 loan. $1.20 is the weekly payment on a $50.00 loan. SI.BO is the weekly payment c.n a $75.00 loan. $2.40 is the weekly payment on a SIOO.OO loam Other amounts in same proportion. Courteous treatment, fair dealings and absolute secrecy guaranteed 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 FONT WAYNE LOAN CO. Established ’9B. Fort Wayne, Ind. Xmas Presents In great abundance, for Men, Boys and Children to pick from. Come to us with your wants and we will make it easy for you to pick Overcoats and Suits Furnish: ngs so ’ your Husband, Son, Brother, Cousin or Sweetheart in Shirts, Neckwear, Hosiery, Kerj chiefs, Gloves, Suit Cases, Jewelry, Trunks, etc, in fact everything that will make a man’s heart jump with delight. Prices are so low as to enable everyone to remember their friends. Call early while selection is best GUS ROSENTHALS The Square Man. Decatur. Inl XMAS TOYS chH?r 0 °u t .nd r w e . t h. h ,‘‘them." e S BUpr ' me forth. Trumpets all Sizes and all Shapes D '“"' loll "“ <l d011,, ° body. "«.b.nd chia, limb doll. t h T PrißeeVer7foriu 01 amu *«nient for the child reu. Our Chmaware i. hard to beat at our price.. Remember we have th' Largest Assortment of lOe candies in the City Sb^Z^’aJ 0 TOl 'T tyoUr Chrißtffias Candi - "om and .ny I theije .re the best U. the c.ty for the price. Remember the place. u I. U E FRON i FIVE A>u I * x ii . 1 , CENT STORE ~ , Three doors south of Moser’s gallerv ■ single article in our store sells for more than 10 cents!