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STEUBEN REPUBLICAN, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 21, 1901. From six to eight teams are now fl hr 1 i ANGOLA MARKET. August 21. 190! Btttiwo Rates Corriotio Wedxesdat Wheat, new, per bushel S. 5 Wheat, old.

per bushel Com, per bushel 40 Ots.perbusbel 2 Putter, per pound 13 Eggs.perdozen if Potatoes.per bushel 90 STEUBEN REPXTBIilOAN. II 'Wi Prof. Melendy is in Buffalo this week. Prof Fairfield is working in an institute in Ohio. Isaac Brandeberry has been on the sick list for a few days.

C. A. Hepker has leased the Lake Shore elevator at this place. The Bteam railroad surveyors are still working east of Angola. Mrs.

W. II. Zimmer has gone for a visit among relatives In Ohio. Preaching as usual at the M. E.

Church next Sunday by the pa3tor. This old proverb should remind all early buyers that if they selections of the new goods to come while the assortment is complete. Angola Fair, Oct. 8 to 11. Always read the 2nd and 3rd pages.

Mrs. Med bury has a sister visiting her from Chicago. Mrs. T. Miller is visiting her daughter Mrs.

Mabie, at Flint. Mrs. Julia Kane, of Hillsdale, visited friends here Old Settlers' day. Little Margaret Medbury returned yesterday from a short visit in Chicago. Henry Hunt, a substantial farmer near Helmer, was a caller at our office last Friday.

Miss Edna Wilson has gone for a two weeks' visit in Salem and East Gilead, Michigan. Jennie Buell, secretary of Michigan Grange, will speak at the Grange picnic at Lake Gage, Aug. 29 An account of the Old Settlers' meeting in Angola last Thursday, will be found on third page. The Hotel Russell is now opened up to the public by Landlord Heren-decn, and has a good patronage. Irving Wise spent Sunday with his family here.

He intends to move his family to Auburn in the near future. Mrs. Lon Austin, daughters Ruth and Dorothy and son Roy, of Jackson, are visiting relatives in Angola. Auditor Douglass has purchas-ad the Hiram Croxton residence on Mill street, now occupied by F. S.

Day and wife. Miss Kdna Rinehart, of Gibson-burg, Ohio, is visiting her grandparents, Eli Rinekart and wife, in the east part of town. O. F. Myers, of Auburn, died last Monday of paralysis.

He was a brother in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Fin Gibson, of Angola. Mrs. G.

M. Beard, of Hillsdale, is here visiting friends. PreachiDg at the U. B. church both morning and evening, next Sunday.

Dr. A. C. Smith -went to Hudson, yesterday on special business. Mrs.

R. M. Lutz and daughter, of Coldwater, have been visiting here for a few days. Miss Mogrord, daughter of Conductor Mogford, is the guest of Miss Willa Wood. W.

D. French, who was so very ill, is now somewhat improved and is able to sit in his chair. Mrs. Rachel Gale, of Bryan, Ohio, came to attend the Old Settlers' meeting and visit relatives. George Ford and family expect to return to their farm in Clear Lake township in a few days.

Mrs. Hovarter, of Helmer, was here Monday and says they did not have cauch rain at her place on Sunday. Everybody ought to be very judicious jst now and prepare for the hard winter that is sure to follow the drouth. A. N.

Force, of Delta, Ohio, who until recently resided here, was a visitor at Rev. Gandy's a portion of last week. Oar town seems a little niet now that the college students have gone to their several homes for the two weefcs' vacatHsn. Mrs. George Moss and daughter Lucy, of Auburn, have been spendieig a few riays with her brothers, John and Marion McCrory, and families.

A.bbie Suiith, the author of Dixie," and her mother, of XJrand Rafids, are here the guests of 'Emma Crandell at the home of Judge J. Wood hull. The mail train froai the socth Monday evening was over an hour late on at count of some flat cars of the work train jumping off the track near New Era station. The evesing before Old Settlers'" Cay, Henry Kanfcamp run 'his sprinkling wagon on the streets until midnight, which added very materially te ress Goods. We have been two weeks all our new Dress Goods for the coming fall season.

Our Dress Goods Department is brimfull of new things. Come and see them before Hinory Department. The early fall styles in Felt Trimmed Hats have arrived. Every one is invited to come in and see them at working on the electric railroad near the fair grounds. More men, teams and tools are expected soon.

James Moody left on his wheel yesterday for Fortville, where he will teach the coming year. As soonjas he can secure a house, his wife, who is still here, will join him there. Strange as it may seem, Andrew Coy, the man who is now running the five-gallon beer joint in Angola, was in 1894 a candidate for sheriff on the Pro hibition ticket in Steuben county. -Ray Wilcox and wife, of Indiana polis, Postmaster Dunton and wife, of Huntertown and Mrs. Elfie Pickett, of Angola, met at Robinson Park, Fort Wayne, Sunday and had a social visit and basket picnic.

MARRIED. Wednesdav evening, Aug. 14, 1901, at the home of the brides parents, air. ana Mrs. D.

M. Oldes. Charles S. Bartlett and Gertrude A. Odes, both of Hilldale, Michigan.

At the home of the bride's father, Mr Lewis Freeman, in Angola, Indiana, at hieh noon on Tuesday. August 20, 1901, Mr. Thomas O. Mitchell and Miss lUla Louise Freeman were united in mar- riage, Kider u. Meaoury omciaiing.

The wedding was a quiet one and the bridal party left on the 1:13 train for the East. They will stop at Toledo and Buffalo and later visit relatives and friends at Walworth, N. returning to their home in Angola in about three weeks. Mr. and Mrs.

Mitchell are wide ly acquainted and very highly esteemed In our community and the most cordial congratulations and eood wishes are theirs. DIED. Emma E. Merritt, wife of Dr. M.

Bowen. was born June 14. 1870. and died at their home in Flint. Indiana August 15, 1901, aged 31 years, months and 1 day.

Deceased was a member of the Chris tian church and resided in this county her entire life except a few years when at home in Corunna. She is survived by her husband, three children and her narents. The funeral service at the Flint M. E. church Saturday morning Aug.

18, was largely attended, Elder S. Medbury officiating. Chance for Work C. O. Fisk, living 1 mile north of Pleasant Lake and if mile east of Winsor Corners, will give wood and $1 per acre for shrubbing and burning brush on 30 acres of clearing.

Oae year for remov in or woid. Contractor for 15 acres es C3 pecially desired. For Sale. Eight Poland China brood sows due to farrow in August and September Spring pigs of either sex, also five Shropshire rams. DeWitt C.

Salisbury, Orland, Ind. For sale A good single harness, as good as new. Enquire at this office The wall paper sale is still going on at Kratz's drug and book store. Found. On the public square, man's coat and lady's cape.

Call at this office. How to Make Strawberry Sorbet. Mash a quart of ripe strawberries and press through a sieve. Dissolve one and a half cupfuls of sugar In three pints of water and add the juice of one lemon. Add this to the fruit; cover and stand in a cool place for two hours.

Strain Into a freezer and work for 15 minutes; then add half a pint of good claret and work for 10 or 15 minutes longer. Serve in long stemmed glasses. The sorbet must not be frozen stiff, but rather of a creamy consistency and Ice cold. How to MaJte Ormaloo. Peel a dozen white onions, cover with cold water and steep for an hour.

Then boil until soft, mash them and add to an equal quantity of mashed white po tatoes. Add two or three well beaten eggs, about a cup of milk do not have the mixture too soft and salt, pepper and nutmeg to taste. Whip the mix ture until quite light, turn into a bak ing dish and bake in a quick oven half an hour. When done, pour a little melted butter or gravy over the top. How to Mali Tomato Sauce.

Simmer 20 minutes In a saucepan one pint of tomatoes with a bay leaf, five whole cloves, a blade of mace, a little parsley and a slice of onion. Mix to gether two tablespoonfuls of butter with two of flour in a saucepan, stir until smooth; then add a cupful of the tomato liquor, a little salt and butter and mix all thoroughly with the tomato i ii. i rm i BQU COOK UIUU BllKUliy lillCKCUeU. J. I11S Is delicious with chops and other meat It may be heated over.

How to Make Orange Salad. Soak one-half box of gelatin In one half cupful of cold water, add one cup ful boiling water, juice of two lemons, one pint orange Juice, two tablespoonfuls sugar and stir until dissolved and strain. When set, unmold on a bed of green salad, fill the center with orange pulp freed from seeds and membrane. Place an orange cut Into eighths so as to represent a lily and serve very cold. A rich and dainty dish.

How to Make Lotion For Oily Skin. Dried rose leaves, one ounce; white wine vinegar, one-half pint; rosewater, one-half pint. Pour the vinegar upon the rose leaves and let It stand for one week, then strain and add the rosewater, throwing the rose leaves away. The lotion may be used either pure or diluted by putting about a tablespoon- ful into a cupful of rainwater. Do not keep in a metal vessel.

Earl Lemon, Louie Gates and others are fixing up a tetiis ground on the va cant lot just west of Lawrence -Gate's residence. Mrs. L. ti. Bartlett, of Bankers, -spent efew days last week visiting her sister, Miss Jennie Yocfcey and other relatives, Mrs.

Maggie Huffman, of Gosheii, is spending a few days with her daugh ter, Mrs. Mocnse Kernery, earing for fasr little Mrs. David Hackathorrf's big barn near Hudson, was burned last Friday evening. It is -thought to fcs the work of incendiarism. The Hathaway reunion will be held at tke home of Alex Duguid, east of Fremont.

The dat6 heretofore given was not -correct, Teachers examination will b6 held Saturday, August 31, ia the Commercial room at the college. This will be the last eiaminatien of the year. Mrs. Franfc Jones, Tecusiseh, has been visiting her brother, cert isoieman, ana otner rienas cor a few dcys. She returned (home Tester- day.

Mrs. Frances Sutton -daughter Mamie are visiting relatives in Reading this week, and while there will attend the Dutter reunion, at the -home of -John Hoskins. Tracy Sowk) has received -aotice from the land mmissioKers in 'Oklahoma that the member he drew was As there are only -claims in the El Heno di-sttici, Tracy came within 13,844 of being in the ring Mrs. Eruerson, of Salem Center, and Mrs. Georgia Herbert and her children, of LaGrange, are spending the week with Rev.

L. A. Emerson and 'femily, aC Homewood, who are spending their vacation at Wiaona Lcke, attending the Bible conference. A. H.

Gleasoc of near Fremont, was a caller at our office last Friday. He says that from aa acre potatoes thart promised a good crop a few weeks ago, he hardly expects to pot twetty bustels. His late potatoes wiil be a total failure. S. H.

EkId and It. O. young men who hav been pceaohkig tor the Christian churches at -aad Fairv'nsw, wiligo in a few days to 'Lex ington, Kentucky, where they will take course in a Bible college in thtt city. Mr. Jobmson will preach his farewell at Fair view next Sunday.

LOCAL AND PERSONAL. Farmers are already preparing to do their fall seeding. Mrs, H. B. Weicht is visiting her brother in Manistee, Mich.

The farmers are having a big picnic In trTnliir treaty The Angola base ball team has been taking a very quiet vacation. Miss Kate Swank, of Ligonir, was here over Sunday the guest of Miss Clela Kirk. Frank Turley, of Albion, was here last week for a visit with bis father, 'Squire James Turley. Hon. Frank W.

Willis, tsf the Waterloo Press, was among the Waterloo people here last Thursday. It is estimated that over 800 horses were cared for at the Hotel Hendry barns on Old Settlers' Dr.y. The pear crop is now coming. Into market. The fruit is large and ct excellent quality this season.

Judge Hench and Hon. Jani33 M. Robinson, of Fort Wayne, were guests in Angola CJ id Settlers' Day. Mrs. James A.

Barnes, of the Auburn Daily Courier, was a visitor in Angola last Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Charles Bow, of Chicago, is here for a visit with her mother, Mrs. Alonzo Cobb and sister, Mrs. Jason Poland.

Willett and amity, of the MontpeMer Enterprise, wert at Lake James last week guests at the Joseph Zipfel cottage. Robert Emerson came home from i t. 1 I i 3: i -ii i i ue iei siuuui m. 10 aiiemi Old Settlers' meeting ami for a visit with relatives. Work is progressing nicely on the buildings of the Angola Foundry and Engine works just north of the National Flouring miik.

Miss Grace Medburr, teacher i instrumental uiasic at tha goes today to spend her vacation in eastern Ohio and Pittsburg, Pens. Guy Gilbert, of the Fort Wayne postofliee, was in Angola 'Sast Thursday for a visit with his father, T. R. Gilbert and brother, Lieut. Gov.

5. W. Gilbert. Mrs. Nancy Feninicre, of West XJnity, was here last week visiting old friends and looking after the interests of her farm in the Powers Settlement.

Chicken meat was rather a scarce artieie in town last Sunday. From some cause or another farmers forgot to bring in the regular supply on day. Corn cutter and corn husker tea-chine agents are busy tast now, but theySud a damper to their sales by tke poor outlook for a corn crop inStectbec county. The drouth in this section was broken on the forty-fourth iiay by the raki of last Sunday. During this period jast enough rain fell at three dtHerent tiasee to lay the dust.

The Auburn Dispatch was repre-' eented here Old Settlers' Day by Mrs. Chariee Spake, wife of the junior pro prietor. She wts the guest of Mrs. Charles Freygang. The Martha society begins a cook-! ing schol in the M.

E. church today and Mis Willa Wod will give demonstrations In the art. No doubt some Angola benedicts are in hopes that their wives will attend. There is an old adage which says, "there is no loss without some gain," and in the case of the droutk we lost the corn and potato crop, and the "skeeters" and "tatec" bugs gained an uoquenchea death. Last Saturday afternoon Masters Edwin and Lewis, the twin sons -f Mr.

and Mrs. Ocville Carsrer, of Angola, were given a party by their in honor of their sixth birthday. luite a company of juveniles were present of the occasion and all had a happy time. Saturday eveaing, when the Angola City band returned from the picnie at Salem Center, it stopped in front of Frank Jackson's store and played a lively, soul-cheering selection. Mr.

Jackson, who is free-hearted and up-to-date, soon had a box of fine eigars in hand and all the band boys received a cigar as a treat. The medicine show which held forth in a tent on North Wayne street all last week, did a fair business. They gave a 10-cent show of a vaudeville nature, and then sold a cure-all medicine and pulled teeth by the painless process for sandwich attraction. It is said that one man had such unblemished faith in the doctor that he let him extract seventeen teeth at one sitting. It is rumored that a good many people are In the habit of borrowing city water from near-by faucets and hydrants.

Of course, the neighbors are good-natured and do not make any complaint, although they have to pay for the water, while the borrowers are getting their water free and at the same time are able to pay for it. This is wrong in that It is cheating the water company out of its just does, President Sniff and wife have been visiting in Michigan for a aw days. There are twenty n. c. m.

people in Steuben county who have guardians. Mr. and Mrs. L. G.

Weiss are visit ing their daughter at Kenosha, Wiscon sin. Mrs. Emma Jean will return to her home in Nashville. 111., next Wednes day. Mrs.

li. R. Gale, of El wood, Ind la enjoying a visit with relatives in An gola. Mrs. Lulu Healy, of Auburn, is here the euest of her sister, Mrs.

Asa Hol- comb. Prof. W-. O. Bailey and family are en joying an outing at Spring Bank, Lake G-eorge.

Several good showers during the last thtee days have brightened up things generally. Dr. Leasure, son and daughter, start next Monday morning for their visit to Montana. William Jenkins has gone to Kan sas to visit a sister whom he had not sesn for sixty years Rev. W.

S. Gandy and wife vlsrlted with Dr. Carey Snowberger and wife at Hudson, yesterday. Mrs. Clay Lemon and daughter "Erdie are visiting the family of Dr Frazier, at Kunkle, Ohio.

Miss Celia Gale and Miss Marion Welch came down from Chicago yester for a visit wtth relatives. The two young ladies who lost pocket book two weeks ago can have same by calling at Patterson's store. Howard Townsend and wife, of Chicago, are guests of James E. Robin son and wife at Spring Point, Lake James. George S.

Burton, of Chicago, and John Van Side, of Plaiafisld, are guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs LaBarr. Mrs. Clara Bontrager, of Mishawa ka, who has been visiting in this vicinity for some time, expects to return to her home at Mishawaka in a few days, AIooeo iJurlingame, of Nevada Mills, was here last week, but unable to walk without the use of crutches. He now has Inflammatory rheumatism ad ded to his ingury.

Marriage licenses have been issued for Corwin Bitter and Llllie M. Parker, Arthur Coombs and Kannie M. Thrash er, CJyde Ecierick and Grace Bassett Fred Chirra and -Mary L. Morgan Thomas O. Mitchell and EUa L.

Free man. B. B. Long and wife, of Waterloo, are visiting their brother, A. W.

Long and family and other relatives in Steu ben township. Mr. Long is one of the pioneer boys, being twelve years old when his parents -came to Steuben county in 1886. Though seventy-eight years old, he is still remarkably active both in. body and mind and has a vivid recollection of the people and incidence of pioneer days.

Last Saturday afternoon while El mer Vaughn was crossing the iron bridge across Pigeon creek on the south road from Metz to Angola with 13,000 pound engine and separator, the bridge collapsed -at the center, dropping to the bottom of the creek, about six feet. Mr. Vaughn was caught between the -engine and separator, which were attached. Aeide from few bruises, he fortunately escaped in jury. The machine belong3 to Richard Struble, aaad we -understand is but little damaged The entire oonsty was shocked and saddened yesterday morning to learn of -ship.

Ha was in Angola that day, and went to bed in the evening in apparent good health. About ten o'clock he call ed his wife, who, realizing that he was very ill, called the children and procured a light, but in a moment nis spirit had fled, even before any of the children reached his bedside. The family has the sincere sympathy of all our people. Funeral services will be held at the home today, Aug. 81, at two o'clock.

In the year 1870, Albert H. Ewing, whosedeath occurred last Monday even ing, was buried 29 feet in a well on his plaee. The ground there is very Bandy, and when at the bottom of the well, stooping over the bucket, the earth above caved in from top to bottom. The alarm was given and soon over a hundred men were there taking tarns in digging him out, a boy coming on horseback as far as Angola for help and shovels. By pulling on the rope above, it was soon found oat that he was alive by his pulling the rope back.

This was kept up, and by this means he obtained a little air, sufficient to keep him alive, A ditch was dug about sixty feet in length with gradual descending steps to the bottom of the well. This amount of work accomplished in about two hours, when he was released, almost dead. W. D. French took charge of the work, and it was well managed want to get the best ress Goods.

receiving for the past they are picked ovi I i 3c a spool 2c a spool 4c each GROCERIES i and prices right. I BEIL. 1 Prepare for Examination and Institute Work. The new Beading Circle books, for the teachers' work next year, "School Sanitation and Decoration," and "Europe in the 19th Century" are now on sale at Shank Frysinger's dreg and book store. tf.

Poir the comfoit of visitors to our town that day. There was a small wreck oa the Wabash near Helmer, on Tuesday last week. A freight train plunged into the gravel train, and oae or two cars were thrown dewn the embankcaent. No one kilsred. The school -children's vacation about over and soon thsy will gather up their -books, slates and tablets and hie themselves away to the tencple of education, signalled there by the peak of the bell rang loudacd clear by Janitor Ba'dwin Fhelp.

The annual meeting of the Di-aeiples of Steubea couaty, held in Angola over last Sunday, was a success from (test te last. The seraions by Elder W. E. Richardson were of a high order excellence, and were listened to fcy large audiences at every service. September 25, 5 and 27 ere the dates for the annual fair over inlforth-; west, Otio.

Tbese fairs are usually attended fey nifiay Steuben county peo ple who enjy them very much. Our Buckeye neigkbors are noted for their hospitality toward their Hoosier quests. Fraatie Clark, who has recently returned from Boston, and is visiting her motker in Scott township, has en gaged for the -sixth year as teacher of vocal music in the Ottuniwa, lews, schools. This is recognition of Si musical line. In some parts of ixorthern Indiana, where the drouth has been the longest, Carmers have eemmeneed to est their corn to save the -foakier.

The dry weather has so -affected the crop that there is no hope of its earing to any profitable extent. The farmer wh seres his fodder can feed it acid se It more hay. Alonzo Dunham started early last Friday morning, Aug. 16, on his 90th' year, so in the morning of that day he called at the ilKrcrHLicAsf office and patet his subscription, as has been his cue ism for over 35 years. Mr.

Dun ham's health is quite good and he -expects in a few days to attend the Dan-ham reunion at Cleveland, Ohio. Mc. and Mrs. Henry Zimmerman gave a farewell recepglon at their homo last Wednesday evenicg for Elder J. H.

Ladd, who has been pastor of tha South Scott church for" the past two years. The sincere love of thd whole communky goes with him as he enters Bible college at Lexington, Kentucky. Eighty-twe guests were present. The poem published in today's paper entitled "The Fish Creek Flats" and dedicated to Mr. Orville Goodale, wilt be read by many of tke Republican subscribers, especially in the east part of the county.

There are many others in the county who will appreciate it. In Angola we can count more than seventy-fire persons who spent the early part of their life in the neighborhood of the Fish Creek Flats. A banker, a minister, doctors, lawyers, editors and merchants are among the number, so Mr. Goodale, deputy clerk, late of Fish Creek Flats, is not the only pebble on the beach of the once winding stream where bo many happy boyhood days were spent shooting the blackbird with a cross-bow, trapping the mink and the muskrat, gathering wild plums and wild strawberries, angling for ted horse and shiners and "wimmiriv in the old swimmln'; down on -Fish Creek Flats, i of shoes is an essential factor in one's dress. The mosi stylish and elaborate costume is fatally marred by the appendage of unsightly shoes which have visibly survived their usefulness.

Don't carry the sign of financial depres sion when there isn't any occasion for it, but get a pair our $3.00 shoes at once. A better article of footwear isn't obtainable anywhere. An especially profitable purchase for you is our $3.00 Queen's Quality. Sold by Mrs. Lena Wickwire has the very sodalen death, the evening be a positioa in the state hoepital at Cieve-'kfore, of Albert H.

Ewing, of Scott town J. ZIPFEL, Southwest Corner Square, Angola, Ind. la If gjU land, Ohi, for a taw moiKhs where be has half of -each day to devote to the study of vocal and instrumental mueic. Mrs. Wicfcwire has excellent musical talents, and her svseet voice in Boag will be greatly missed by scores of oar people.

Mrs. L. D. Creel, who attended a conference of women at Lafayette, Friday, returned Saturday evening and reports the meeting qidte largely attended by women from various parts of the state. There were several subjects discussed pertaining to the farmers4 wives and daughters, hat the main object of the meeting was to consider the feasibility of effeetir woman's auxiliaries to the farmers' institutes of the state.

The interest manifested in this work has increased so in most places that it is now a problem to handle and take care of the and it was thought best by some for the women to have separate sessions, at least a part Of the time. A fine address on the "Education of the Home-maker," was given Friday evening by Mrs. Virginia C. Meridlth, of Cambridge City, Ind. On Saturday, Mrs.

Creel, with others of the party, was shown over the Experiment farm and station and were much pleased with the kindness and consideration shown the party by Prof. Latta and his co-workers. Sell good 3-N Thread for Cromwell Thread 5c and 8c Tablets for GROCERIES Our groceries are always fresh BODLEY Notice to the Public. I have opened a tailor repair shop in the room occupied by John Walker, and solicit a share of your patronage. Have had thirty years experience at the work.

Satisfaction guaranteed. tf. Timotht.

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