Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1909 — Page 4

Report of Monroe Township Township Fund. Clark J. Lutz, forms for township fin. board.... 2.00 Miller & Yager, sharpening grader 3.00 Gerry Martz, a county directory 1.00 Giiiiom Lumber Co., for stakes to line road .90 Jacob Hus er, service as trustee 250,00 Berne Witness Co., publishing annual report.... 35.49 Berne Witness Co., Indiana road machine 162.50 I’enj. Nuesbaum, part service as supervisor 10.00 C. D. Lewton, for road Sist for 1802-1908 22.00 Dennis Striker, service as directro 10.00 Vance Mattox, service as advisory 10.00 Vance Mattox, labor 10.00 t-afus Huser, abutments for bridge 82.25 Jacob Huser, part service as trustee 125.00 L. Broughton, for express 1-12 Stengal & Craig, ink, pens, etc .65 William Gilbert, part service supervisor 10.00 Gerry Martz, part service supervisor 35.00 C. D. Balsiger, walls and sewer heads 53.96 J. H. Hilty, postage 1-94 Gerry Martz, service as supervisor 49.00 William Gilbert, service as supervisor 79.80 , P. P. Klopfeustine, building abutment 11.00 .

Hocker & Smith, nails, oil .‘0 Leiahty Bros. & Co., cement 25.50 M. G. H. Milling Co., cement 7.00 Otto Lobensteine, sharpening grader 2.00 William Robinson, labor on arch 4.50 W. B. Wells, labor on arch 2.63 Robert Gould, labor on arch 4.00 James E. Louden, hauling screening cement.... 17.00 , Benj. Nuesbaum, service as supervisor 68.55 ( Abe Hocker sharpening grader, etc 5.75 A. Q. Durbin, service as advisory 10.00 The Democrat, publishing annual report Feb. levy 15.00 , Nick Jenney. new scraper grader tongue 5.25 ( Andtew Gottschalk, tile for various places 33.58 : Miller & Yager, sharpening grader, etc 2.75 , Berne Grain & Hay Co., sewers road Dist. No. 2-4 27.19 | Levi Augsberger, screening road Dist. No. 2.... 6.00 j Jacob J. Schwartz, tile cleaning ditch 2.85 Daniel H. Habegger, tile 2.00 Amos Huser. hauling lumber 1.50 , John Wittwer, Supt. pike road one mile 108.00 , Jacob Huser, service as trustee 124.50 ( Jacob Musser, service as Supt. Dist. No. 3 72.00 ( Jacob Musser, sharpening R grader 2.74 ■ Erie Stone Co., twelve yards screenings 13.20 j Gerry Martz, services as supervisor 12.00 LL. Baumgartner, ditch asssesment J. Berning D. 12.00 , L. L. Baumgartner, ditch assessment M. Miller D. 67.02 ( A. Van Camp, basin covers 3.75 ( Feme Supply Co., record books check bosk, etc. 7.23 ( Berne Witness Co., legal adv 6.25 j Jacob Huser office rent 15.00 < Rufus Mershberger, part of one mile macadam.... 143.50 Tuition Fund. Jesse Sells, teaching Dist. No. 1 $ 158.20 ' Effie Reicheldeffer, teaching Dist. No. 2 205.80 : Wm. H. Oliver, teaching Dist. No. 3 169.50 David E. Witwer, teaching Dist. No. 4 201.50 j Asa Sprunger, teaching Dist. No. 5 242.00 ‘ Noah B. Gilliom, teaching Dist. No. 6 242.60 ' M. J. Scherer, teaching Dist. No. 7 204.90 Rose Smith, teaching Dist. No. 10 224.30 , Noah Gilliom, teaching Dist. No. 8 138.00 . Wm. E. Farant, teaching Dist. No. 7 121.50 M. J. Scherer, teaching Dist. No. 1 165.30 ' Caroline Burkhalter, teaching Dist. No. 2 132.00 Jesse Sells teaching Dist. No. 3 132.00 ' Caroline Hirschy, teaching Dist. No. 4 168.15 ' David E. Witwer, teaching Dist. No. 5 138.00 Dessie Sprunger, teaching Dist. No. 6 132.00 Ada Witwer teaching Dist. No. 10 141.60 W. H. Oliver, teaching Dist. No. 10 135.70 C. F. Gilliom. teaching Dist. No. 10 236.00 Gilbert Lehman, teaching Dist. No. 9 135.00 ; Local Tuition Fund. Caroline S. Hirschey, teaching Dist. No. 8 $ 227.80 Ada Witwer. teaching Dist. No. 9 258.60 ' Chester L. Johnson, teaching Dist. No. 10 188.60 John H. Weldy, teaching Dist. No. 10 220.00 Special School Fund. Peoples State Bank, borrowed money and interest.sl,62s.3s Berne Lumber Co., changing doors No. 3 36,60 Miller & Yager, pump handle 2.00 Peoples Store, brooms 3.25 L. Broughton, express .85 Rufus Huser, labor at No. 1, 6. 7 4.00 Amos Huser. labor at No. 3 2.00 Rufus Huset wood Dist. No. 5 2.25 Rufus Huser, wood Dist. No. 6 9.25 Schindler Lehman & Co., office chairs, etc 15.35 Schng Bros., furnace part 79.50 Peter Steury, wood No. 4 4.00 James Hendricks, brocms 3.50 Jesse Sells institute 11.16 Fffie Reicheldeffer, institute 13.35 W. H. Oliver, institute 13.73 David E. Witwer, institute 13.58 Asa Sprunger. institute ’’ Ada Witwer institute ’’ ’ is'fiS Noah B. Gilliom, institute ..... 1L75 M. J. Scherer, institute Caroline J. Hirschy. institute 13*68 Hose Smith, institute 13 43 f nr-.ntnn —a.--...

Chester Johnson, institute 15.18 John H. Weldy, institute 35.75 Jesse Sells, janitor No. 1 18 00 Fenj. Nuesbium, janitor No. 8 glass.././/’’’ Joseph Wisler, janitor, licks, pipes etc.. . 35 45 David Baily janitor No. 2 '/ Fmma McCarty, janitor No. 5 13 40 Johnson Bros., oil can and oil .. . 216 Caroline Hirsohey. janitor No. 9 /’/ 4’oo David N. Sprunger, janitor No. 6 /// 18 00 Caroline S. Hirschev. janitor No. 9 I’so t. c. Beer, janitor No. 4. hauling coal .. . 25 50 I. Wanrer. janitor 12.50 Hocker & Smith, coal, stove shields, etc 21.10 Ceorge Nicclet, labor as director No. 4 5.00 S. C. McCune, janitor No. 7..... ./ / 21 00 Bennis Striker, glass and labor No. 5 2.25 les Baker, janitor No. 3. hauling wood 19 00 Peter Laisute, mowing lot No. 5 2 00 Itufus Huger, fence No. 1 3925 Rufus Huser, fence No. 6 18 87 t. E. Opliger, county comencement 10.15 Berne Witness Co., window shades, books, etc. 76.38 ..acob Huser, taking enumeration 40 00 Rufus Huser, mowing yards No. 6,1. ’ 2 00 D. H. Goble Cb., blanks "’ ’ / 210 D. H. Goble Co., transfer records 4.00 Fmil Erhart, warrant for nine county maps.... 54 00 K. H. McClain, fence No. 7 14 00 Amos Huser. hauling coal No. 5,6, I.' .... . . .. 6 00 David D. Habegger, hauling coal 5,7 6 00 Dennis Striker, mowing yard No. 5 /‘ 4'50 C. L. Johnson, fir einsijrance No. 1,3, 4. 5,6, 7,8, 9 261'00 J. A. Hendricks, freight on car of coal 49 29 Wade Andrews, hauling coal No. 10 300 Fernc Supply Cb., 29% to ncoal .// 10768 Jacob Schere, coal house No. 6, etc ’ 40 90 C: C: Beer, hauling coal No. 4 7 50 James Hendricks, broms, 3 dozen .. / 9’75 7ra Baker, cleaning school house, etc 5975 Robert Sprunger. painting, frescoing No. 6-7../ 120.’50 Balanc eon hand last settlement S 4 384 43 Receipts 11’661.39 total of balance and receipts 16,045.82

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C. J. Leichty, wood No. |O.OO Charles S. Thompson, historical charts Hirschy & Winteregg Co., insurance No. 10 90.00 Amos Huger, hauling coal No. 2-3-6 1009 Charles S. Thompson, historical charts 60.0 U L. Broughton, express -J® Charles J. Sparks Co., coal and pencil sharpener 101.<b O. F. Gilliom. institute Joshua Sprunger, hauling coal No. 8 2.0 J 1 W. B. Martz, cleaning pipes and glass 1-25 , P. P. Klopfensteine, mowing school l-°® Berne Lumber Co., locks, glass, and No. 9.... 5.15 Herchie Roe, painting coal house, etc.. No. 1.... 5.00 Vlrich Lehman, hauling coal No. 8 3.00 F. H. Tabler, platform No. 10 15.00 Liechty Bros. & Co., new roof No. 1 175.90 liechty Bros. & Co., floor oil, buckets, etc 28.30 Berne Lumber Co., doors for outhouse No. 1 3.75 J. D. Adams & Co., Diozo disenfect 14.60 Penj. Nussbaum, labor, wood, etc., No. 8 12.59 Abe Hocker, mending bell wheel, pump, etc No. 7 1.90 The Peoples Store, window shade No. 9 2.00 C. A. C. Augsburger, repairing clock No. 7 2.00 1 Baumgartner Bros. & Co., lock, glass, oil. shovels 12.50 Emil Liechty, pump and pump repairs 14.00 Berne Grain & Hay Co., coal No. 3-4-8 25.28 D. Bixler, new clock Dist. No. 8 6.50 Stengel & Craig, broom, oil, No. 4 3.70 Jacob Huser. handling school boks 5.00

Jacob Musser, repairing pump Dist. No. 4 1-25 Noah Gilliom. janitor Dist. No. 8 12.00 Noah Gilliom. institute 11.50 Wm. Faurot, janitor Dist. No. 7 9.10 Wm. Faurot, institute 9.00 1 M. J. Scherer, institute 14.50 M. J. Scherer, janitor Dist. No. 1 8.55 Caroline Burkhalter, Institute No. 2 11.00 Caroline Burkhalter, janitor Dist. No. 2 9.00 - Jesse Sells, institute No. 3 11-00 Jesse Sells, janitor Dist. No. 3 12.00 Caroline J. Hirschy. institute Dist. No. 4 14.15 8 Caroline J. Hirschy, janitor Dist, No. 4 11.80 p David E. Wittwer, institute Dist. No. 5 11.50 0 David E. Wittwer, janitor Dist. No. 5 12.00 - Bessie Sprunger, institute No. 6 11.00 ~ Bessie Sprunger, janitor Dist. No. 6 9.00 Ada Wittwer, institute Dist. No. 10 12.00 1 Ada Wittwer, janitor Dist. No. 10 11.10 v W. 11. Oliver, institute Dist. No. 10 11.50 v W. H. Oliver, janitor Dist. No. 10 8.85 O. F. Gilliom, institute Dist. No. 10 20.00 O. F. Gilliom. janitor Dist. No. 10 8.85 M. J. Scherer, labor, tin cups, rope, etc 2.18 Daniel Kaehr, wood Dist. No. 4 8.00 A. Q. Durbin, hauling coal Dist. No. 1 3.00 a Wm. Nussbaum, window lights Dist. No. 4 1.20 Gilbert Lehman, janitor Dist. No. 9 9.00 Gilbert Lehman, Institute Dist. No. 9 11.25 Christ Reusser & Co., oil Dist. No. 4 .65 Berne Supply Co., kintergarten supplies, etc.... 194.24 s Sommer & Co., stove shields 3.69 Road Fund. John Yost, road R $ -® 2 Albert Meyers, for tile 8.00 Benj. Nu-sbaum. breaking ice LOO Abe Boegly, leveling road and specification 9.50 7. O. Lewellen, tile 9-65 Abe C. Bixler, road R 50 Rufus Huser, repairing ditch 20.00 William Scherer, road R 2.05 Krick & Tyndall Co., tile in Dist No. 1 22.60 T. J. Rayl, tile and labor on road 2.50 James McCune, tile, brick and well covers 12.00 Otto Lobenstine, sharpening grader 2.00 Otto F. Sprunger, labor on road 1.35 ( Jacob Huser, road R 4.50 Fred Amacher, road R -45 Dennis Striker, road R 2.85 W. M. Clymer, road R 2,84 < B. S. Braun, road R 3.99 David Habegger, road R 3.10 . P. L. Limenstoll, road R 2.42 Z. O. Lewellen, tile on Marion Johnson road 20.84 Dennis Brandyberry, road R .98 Joseph Hevelin, road R .60 Charles .1. Sparks Co., 80 ft. 10 in. sewers 45.00 Daviu F. Lehman, road R 3.88 Christ Breuchy, cleaning Tp. job Breuchy ditch 1.60 ’ Berne Lumber Co., lumber and posts 5.75 Berne Lumber Co., lumber 6.14 < Eerne Brick Co., brick for road Dist. No. 2 3.50 Thomas F. Ray, road R .84 ' Wm. F. Schug, road R 3.47 i Eli Beer, road R 1.25 E. Backerterher, road R .47 1 Rufus Meshberger. part 1 mile macadam road.... 713.95 Additional Road Fund. - R. M. Buffenberger, tile $ 10.00 i Berne Grain &Hay Co., sewers Dist No. 3 33.93 David D. Habegger, hauling plank 4.40 Berne Supply Co., 8 I beams for bridge 36.00 . Webster C. Martz, brick and tile along J. K. Martz 14.60 Emanuel Sprunger, labor on road 3.38 John J. Schwartz, tile 6.40 . Rufus Meshberger, part of i mile macadam road.. 1.05L75 , Dog Fund. John F. Lachot, surplus dog $ 184.00 John Scheimann, sheep killed 15.00 Ulrich Sprunger, sheep killed 18.00 Recapitulation. Township Fund.

Balance on hand last settlement $ 720.31 Receipts 2.00L75 Total of balance and receipts 27,220.06 Disbursements 1,797.55 Balance Tuition Fund. Balance on hand last settlement $ 488,49 Receipts 3,420.63 Total of balance and receipts 3,909.12 Disbursements ’ * 3 424 25 Balance 484A7 Local Tuition Fund. Balance on han dlast settlement | 755.29 Receipts 1,194.52 lotal of balance and receipts 1,949.81 Disbursements 895 00 Balance 1,054.81 Special School Fund. Balance on hand last settlement 1 11 67 Total of balance and receipts 4 596 58 Disbursements z, 429187 Balance 304.71 Road Fund. Balance on hand last settlement • 777 on ' Receipts 242.59 ' Total of balance and receipts 1 01 c 70 1 Disbursements oiom ; Ea — S , _ , Additional Road Fund. J Balance on hand last settlement .....$ 1,351.47 Receipts „ . Total of balance and receipts . . 1 q<-n .<• Disbursements 1 v Dog Fund. ’ Receipts 011 Bettlement » 280.09 j Total of balance and receipts .... avu'?,?. Balance ? L 271.00 > r . Total of All Funds. ’ Disbursemenst 2 Balance 12,705.96

AT THE CHURCHES Communications intended for this column should be in not later than tea o’clock a. m. Saturday, to Insura publication. ST. MARYS CATHOLIC CHURCH First mass, 8:00 a. m. Late mass, 10:00 a. m. Vespers, 3:00 p. m GERMAN REFORMED. 9:30 —Sunday school. Lesson Acts. 4:1-31. 10:30 —German services. Text John 1:14. The glory of Jesus 6:15 —Christian Endeavor. Topic, Herr'S of Missions in India. Psalm 96:1-13. 7:00 —English services. Text Jeremiah 17:6-8. The Heath in | the Desert. Friends and strangers are cordial- j ly invited to worship with us. Louis C. Hessert, Pastor. SERVICES AT THE CITY MISSION There will be services at the mission this evening at 7:45. Prayer and praise meeting Sunday afternoon at 2:30. Preaching in the evening at 7:15. Rev. John Gibson will preach this evening and Sunday evening. You will be made welcome to all our services. Chancey S. Stetson. Supt. U. B. CHURCH. Sunday school 9:15 a. m. Sermon and baptismal service 10:30 a. m. C. E. 6:00 p. m. Sermon 7:00 p. m. A welcome for all. Come and worship with us. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 9:15 a. m„ Bible school. 10:30 a. m.. morning worship. 2:00 p. m., Junior C. E. 6:00 p. m., Senior C. E. 7:00 p. m., evening service. A cordial welcome awaits all who attend our services. EVANGELICAL CHURCH. Sunday school 9:30 a. m. J. F. Lachot. superintendent. Preaching 10:30. Y. P. A. at 6:00 p. m. A. Van Camp, leader. Preaching again at 7:00 p. m. Subject: "The Glory of the Church.” A cordial welcome to all. D. O. Wise, pastor. o — The new system of trading—see Charles Hendricks or phone 580. o 000000000000 O THE MARKET O 0 REPORTS O 000000000000 Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various product*. Corrected ever*y aay at 2 o’clock. TOLEDO MARKETS. Wheat, cash 106% May wheat 10914 July wheat 10114 Com, cash 61% May com 63% May corn 63% Oats, cash 52% May oats 53 July oats 4714 Wheat 1.00 PRODUCE. By Decatur Produce Co. Egea ....... 26c Fowls 8c Ducks 8c Geese 6c Turkey 14c Spring chicks 8c Butter Sticks 8c DECATUR GRAIN MARKET. Niblick and Company. Eggs 28c Butter iße Mixed ear com 73 Yellow ear com 75 White oats 48 Wheat Red clover seed 4.80 Alsike clover seed 7.50 Barley 50 Timothy seed 1.50 B. KALVER & SONS. .Phone 442. Beef hides g c ; Calf hides ’. 110 Sheep pelts 25c to SI.OO 1 Tallow ( MlDk to $4.50 tn $2.00 1 Coon to $1.15 ! Opossum 5c to 35c Muskrat to 3#e PRICES ON COAL. (Sheet nut eoal * 7 Hocking Valley ” ’ 3 75 West Virginia splint 4’oo Wash nut The Decatur Packing Company, Phone 81, will pay the following prices for live stock: Hogs [email protected] Veal calves [email protected] j C,ttle [email protected]

NO REOWE if About our plan of loaning moner I You can borrow what money ] you need on your household ’ j goods, piano*, horses, wagons. . fixtures, esc. You can have , j from one to twelve months' j , time in which to pay it back. Our contracts a-r simple and | all transactions are clean cut an 4 private. I. $1.20 per week for 50 weeks pays a $50.00 loan. AH amounts In vropcrtion. I If you need money fill out the following blank, cut It out and mail It <0 us. Our agent will be In Decatur i every Tuesday. Name Address Am’t Wanted Kind of Security Reliable Private Ft. Wayne lean Company Established 1896. Room 2, Second floor, 706 Calhouiid street. Home Phone 833. Fort Wayne. Ind ■ATTENTION Everybody As the time is not far distant when you will be wanting to have that sale and you will wonder what Auctioneer will get you the high dollar for your property. Listen John Spuhler The Live Stock and General AUCTIONEER is the auctioneer that gets the high dollar for all property wild. Claim dates early. ’Phone, Res. 531; Office 430 DECATUR. IND. Farmers Attention Hello Everybody!! When you think of employing an AUCTIONEER stop and consider whois more capable of selling your property than "J. N.” who has had 7 years experience and is posted on live stock values. He is willing to allow you to be the judge. Phone at my expense. Thanking you for past patronage I remain, Yours for successful sales J. N. BURKHEAD The Live Stock and General Auctioneer. Monroe Ind. DR. J. M. MILLER Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Treated feYES tested a glasses fitted 220 South Second Bt.—■ -Decatur

STD DAB A KER’S durocs For the next thirty days I will. sell at Bargain Prices, Extra good tried sows and spring! gilts. Those bringing a fair | price, I will breed Free ofj Charge, to any of my herd boars. NOW IS THE TIME to get bargains so come and spend the dav st Glendale farm or write f >r particulars. D. E. STUDABKER, Decatur, Ind. Farm only 4 blocks from the Court House This Way Everybody If you want a good wide-a-wake auctioneer to cry your sale, Just call phone No, 6 on the R line and employ JOHN SINGLETON He can’get you the high dollar 3 1 —.... .t." 1 LJiLL.PJ ■'!, I. I OUT OF DOOR WORKERS I Men who cannot stop . .• rj for a roiny day.- wiM 1 J ' find the greatest U 1 comfort and freedom*. « of bodily movement r A J**? vj A WATERPROOF UP \ OILED CLOTHING .\\ Every garment bearing ? I I the sign o( the fish’ «Nf | guaranteed waterproof Catalog free ,* J ’Owto co BOS’O. vs. Peerless Crushed Oyster Shells Advantages Gained by the Ute of It It acks as grit and prevents “cholera.’' It keeps tha poultry healthy. It makes hens lay an egg per day. It prevents soft shell eggs. It makes the egg shell strong enough to carry without breaking It contains many essential compon ents of the egg. It makes eggs larger and heavier. Every poultry house or yard should have a pan or trough full, go that the fowls can have access to them at all times. For sale wholesale or retail by J. D HALE 201 South Second St. J- D. HALE eda. Feed, Wool, Salt and c««, Portland Cemant. Rock Wall Ptaa ter, Lima and Fertlllzera. * bulk. Law. Qr „. seen, yiowar Seeds and Bafta aM Coal delivered. For Spouting, Roofing Galvanized Iron T)n SX r See ,Bd G ‘ ,V ’ n,Md ÜBh ‘'"« T. A. Leon xrd Opposite Hale’s Warehouse. ” I’ "*’*•*“> Aetna Engineering Bnreai Civil Engineers Articular attention given tostZTfT ments. sewerage and wat« terns. Surveys for st-4 7 S Suite 700, 12SUS.ll.sL %

WESTERN CANADA I S cement to I c *“»4lan gL®* I I t*ken bv L O’** and l«o I fcrcv.-* These i lnJs ■ rted on with unqualified - s?™ WsaS markets wbere MiooU .nd eh ur .. k ~£ cbm.te eicelLn* vwhfv* ek »~ i° tii - and local market. goo d “ UI “J on eMj terns r! I mphAetn. map, a? 4 infomaS I 4 Railway Rate*, an,?/'!* t t,on ’ Canada. , suit riw»d Canadian u..ernai ta -. A W^ H - ROG ERS. —.WMM 30 floor. Term Tracti.-nfildr I Inaia&apolis.lni | OOOOOOOOOOOU 2 0 O •FIRST 0 I O NATIONAL o I O BANK 0 O 0 O Decatur, Indiana 0 I O o I G Capital 0 I O SIOO,OOO 0 I O Surplus 0 O $20,000 0 o — 0 O Interest Paid on Q O Deposits 0 O 0 900000000000 I repair QiC V C,CS Guns ‘ Umbrelios, wfi . E,c Prices Right F. E. SMITH The man who fixes things Money TO LOA IN on Farms at 5 per CGRAHAM Insurance Agency Decatur, Indiana. P, J. HYLAND SANITARY PLUMBING j Gaa Fitting, Steam and t Hot Water Heating, i Gas and Oom bination Fixtures 23 Monroe SL 3* Clara Zolars Bond SOPRANO Teacher of Singing and V oice . Placement. » Pupil of, Sbrigli. of Psns, Fr« Dce ’ • Jamottauof Florence, Italy, P» DZ#DI ‘ -of London, England, Rickard’- of Berlin, Germany. ? STUDIO. 2116 Fairfield Avenue- ; FORT WAYNE. INDI. «. COVERDALE, M. D EARL & COVERDALE. M D Eye, Ear, Nose and Tkrt*’ t BpeeiaUet | Wen taetad. Ghuwe I™* Drs. J. S. Corerdaln and Son L ►- Office 118% and Street c j - J Democrat Want