Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 7, Number 247, Decatur, Adams County, 16 October 1909 — Page 4

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Rast Buffalo, N. Y-, Oct. 16.—(Special to the Daily Democrat)—Receipts 3200; shipments 2090. Official to New York yesterday 4370. Hogs closing slow. Medium and heavy —[email protected]. Light mixed—s7.7s©s7.Bs. Light yorkers- [email protected]. Pigs—l7.so. Roughs—[email protected]. Stags- $6.00(f1'56.50. Top lambs—s7.2s. Cattle—lso; steady. I TOLEDO MARKETS. October 15. — Cash wheat $1.27*4 May wheat 1.29% December wheat 1-29 Cash corn Wi May corn 63 December corn .60% May oats ... 44% December oats 43% CHICAGO MARKETS. October 15.— May wheat $107*4 December wheat 1.07% October corn 60*4 May corn 61% December corn 59 May oats 59 December oats 40% PRODUCE. By Decatur Produce Co. Eggs 22c Fowls 9c Ducks Sc Geese 6c Turkeys 12r Spring chicks 11c Butter 19c Chicks 9c NIBLICK A CO. Butter 16c to 22c Eggs 22c H. BERLING. Eggs 22c Butter 19c Fowls 10c Ducks 8c Geese 6c Turkeys 12r Spring chickens 11c Chicks 10c B. KALVER & CO. Wool, merchantable 28c Beef hides 9 cents Calf hides 10 cents Sheep pelts 25c to $1 Tallow 4 cents PRICES ON COAL. Chestnut coal $7.25 Hocking Valley $3.7b West Virginia splint $4.06 Wash nut $4.00 HAY MARKET No. 1 timothy, loose in mow... .SIO.OO S. W. Peterson. o — PUBLIC SALE I will sell at public auction at my residence four miles east of Decatur 1% miles northwest of Rivarre, 5% northwest of Wren, beginning at 9.00 o'clock a. m., Wednesday, Oct. 27, 1909, the following property, to-wit. Horses —Two two year old draft colts. Cattle —Twenty-two head; three number one full blooded Jersey cows, extra good milk and butter cows, one with calf by her side, one will be fresh in about 7 weeks, one will be fresh soon; one three-fourths, wi’l be fresh January Ist; 1 good Durham 7 years old, with calf by side; 1 Durham cow, eight years old, calf by side; 1 cow 5 years old, with calf by side; 1 good Durham cow 8 years old. will be fresh soon; 1 4 year old Durham cow, fresh soon; 1 good Durham cow, 5 years old, will be fresh soon; 1 full blood Durham sow, giving milk, will be fresh March Ist; t 4 year old roan cow, will eb fresh in 6 weeks; 1 part Guernsey cow, 5 years old, fresh in about seven weeks; 1 cow 8 years old, due to calve in January; 1 5 year old Holstein cow, with calf by side; 1 Durham cow, 8 years old with calf by fide; 1 Durham cow, 5 years old, with caff by side; 1 Galloway heifer, 2 years old, with calf by side; 1 4 year old Durham cow, fresh soon; 1 5 year old Durham cow, fresh by middle of Jan.: 1 5 year old cow, giving milk, fresh last of Jan.: 1 cow- 6 years old, fresh Feb. Ist; 2 young bulls. Seventy-five head of good breeding ewes, one Shropshire buck. fifty head hogs—Ten brood sows, with pigs by side; 2 sows not with i 1 pig, 2 sows will farrow soon; 15 i 1 sboaXs, weighing 50 to 80 pounds j each, the rest are weakling pigs. ’*

i The half of 40 acres of corn in shock, 20 bushels of potatoes. 1 will also offer on day of sale, privately, one span ors good mules, eight and nine years old. As gentle as any horse team. Terms —All sums of $5.00 and under cash in hand; over $5.00 a credit of 9 months will be given the purchaser giving his note therefor with approved freehold to the satisfaction of the undersigned. L. R. STRAW. Ira Johns, E. E. Bevington, Aucts W. H. Teeple, Clerk. o PUBLIC SALE The undersigned will offer at public sale at his residence two miles southeast of Decatur, or one-half mile north of county farm, sale commencing at 10 o’clock a. m., Wednesday, Oct. 20. 1909, the following property, to-wit: Horses—Two head, 1 seven year old mare, draft type; 1 ten year old gelding. Cows—Three head. 1 Jersey cow, fresh soon; 2 extra good Shorthorn cows. Implements—l Turnbull wagon, good as new; 1 hay loader, 1 hay ladder, 1 hay tedder, 1 good grain drill, 1 McCormick mower, 1 disc harrow, 2 horse cultivator, 1 spike tooth harrow, 1 double shovel plow, single shovel plow, 1 complete logging outfit, 1 breaking plow, good mud boat, pair good bob sleds, 2 sets heavy harness, 1 set good breeching harness, 1 set double driving harness, 1 set single buggy harness, 4 tons of good mixed hay. About 300 shocks of corn in field. About 100 bushels of oats. About 20 bushels of barley. 17 head of fullblood White Embden geese. 3 Bronze turkey hens, 1 Bronze gobble, a lot of young turkeys. About 50 fuHblood White Wyandotte chickens and manyother articles too numerous to mention. Terms—All sums of $5.00 and un- . der cash in hand; over $5.00 a credit of ten months will be given the purchaser giving his note therefor with | approved freehold security to the satisfaction of the undersigned. No property removed until settled for. Four per cent, off for cash. HENRY’ GUNSET. John Spuhler, Auct. Fruchte & Litterer, Clerks. o — PUBLIC SALE The undersigned will offer for sale at public auction, two miles south and three miles east of Monroe, on the Dan Cook farm, Tuesday, Oct. 19, 1909, beginning at 10 o’clock a. m , the following property, to-wit: Two brood mares, 1 seven years old with colt, weight 1,200 lbs.; 1 eight years old with foal, weight 1.400 lbs.; 1 three year old, weight 1,200 lbs.; 1 grey horse 11 years old, weight 1,400 lbs., 1 matched bay team, four years old, 1 with colt; 1 spring mare colt,' Valey Company horse; 1 two year old' weight 1,100 lbs. One cow will be fresh by day of sale, 1 heifer coming I two years old. 28 head of hogs,- 25 shoats will weigh 50 50 pounds eacn, 3 brood sows. implements—One new Milwaukee binder, 1 new Buckeye disc drill, 2 farm wagons, ono good as new; 1 top buggy, good qs new; 1 Rock Island hay loader, 1 John Deere riding plow, just new; 1 60 tooth harrow, good as new; 1 Brown corn cultivator, good as new; 1 breaking plow, 1 spring tooth harrow, 1 mowing machine, 1 check rower, 1 bob sled, 1 cook stove and many other articles too numerous to mention. As I am going to move to Dakota this property must sell. The highest bidder the buyer. , Terms —All sums of $5.00 and un- ■ der cash in hand; over $5.00 a credit of 10 months will be given the puri chaser giving his note therefor with ; approved freehold security to the sat--1 isfaction of the undersigned. No -> property removed until settled for. - Four per cent, off for cash. J. H. DURBIN. T J. N. Burkhead, Auct. ! Tom Dirkins, Clerk. , o PIANO TUNING Mr. J. R. Lohmeyer, expert piano tuner, will be in Decatur for a few days. Orders left at this office will be carefully attended to. All work guaranteed. J. R. Lohmeyer, Marion, Ind. <f ■ 1 O J When you buy Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes from Holthouse, Schulte & Co., you get more than clothes; satisfaction guaranteed. Itj o— I Democrat Want Ads. Pay

THE WAY SOME MAKE IT Galvin Summers Gives Away His 1,000 Acre Fann. Galvin Summers, Sr., of Huntington county, whose wife died a few weeks ago, has announced a division of his big real estate holdings of 1,000 acres if the best land in Huntington county i among ,iis nine children, and he has ! sold his personal effects and will 11 spend his declining years with his j children. All of the children are livI ' ing within a radius of a few miles in ■ Huntington county, excepting one daughter, Mrs. Badger, a widow of Wabash county. The 1.000 acres of land, divided into nine farms, lies in one almost contiguous tract along the ! Wabash river and about 200 acres of it has virgin forest timber upon it. He never had a tree cut, unless it had started to decay. Mr. Summers started as a young man with only a horse; and saddle, cow and seven sheep as his “setting out.’’ He rarely went to town unless as a matter of necessity. He is now 79 years of age. One of the nine children who shared in the division of the estate was Galvin Summers Jr., a former Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley conductor who lived in Bluffton.—Bluffton News. -o ANOTHER INTERURBAN LINE Fort Wayne, Ind., Oct. 16.—Another interurban line from Fort Wayne to Indianapolis, this time by a direct route, taking in the cities of Zanesville, Tipton, Elwood and Noblesville, is being projected by a number of Huntington capitalists headed by Eben I>esh of that city. It is declared that a survey of the route will be made within a short time, and that the matter of financing the project will soon be taken up. Foit Wayne already has two interurban routes to Indianapolis, one byway of . Huntington and the other byway of i Bluffton. o - A FEW REAL ESTATE DEALS Brown & Summers, the Monroe real estate dealers, have had another busv week, their transactions including the sale of the James Glick eighty acres to James Parrish, the consideration being $5,600; the Charles Carver ( eighty acres to Freeman Evans for $7,000, the Charles Summers lot in Monroe to Charles Bohner for $225. 'This real estate firm are doing a great business and are going all the t time. o MESSAGE OF BROTHERS DEATH Dr. J. M. Miller of this city received a message this morning announcing the death of an older brother, George Miller at Toledo. The message did not state any particulars and it was not known that he was ill. Dr. Miller will leave here this evening for Toledo to attend the funeral services. o PUBLIC SALE As I am going to move to North Dakota, 1 will sell at public auction, 1 mile west of Pleasant Mills and 5 miles southeast of Decatur, on the Jake Yager farm* beginning at 9 o’clock a. m., Thursday, October 21. 1909, the following property, to-wit: Horses—Eight head, consisting of 1 horse 12 years old, 1 bay horse! 1 8 years old, 1 sorrel brood mare ten | years old, one black brood mare 10 years old, 1 two year old gelding, weight 1200 pounds: 1 one year old mare colt, 1 spring driving colt, I draft spring colt. Hogs, Sheep—Eight head of cattle, consisting of 3 good milch cows, 1 full blooded Shorthorn Durham bull, 4 spring calves. Eleven I head of hogs, consisting of 1 brood sow, will farrow day of sale; 10 head of shoats will weigh from 60 to 100 lbs. Twenty-three good breeding j ' ewes, 2 full blooded 1 Shropshire ' bucks, some lambs and 12 head of ! young turkeys. 1 Farm implements—l Milwaukee ' binder, 1 Milwaukee mower, 1 Cas- ’ sidy riding breaking plow, 1 disc drill, 1 disc harrow, 1 riding cultivator, 1 walking cultivator, 1 spring • tooth harrow, 1 spring tooth harrow, 1 two horse wagon, 1 steel truck wa--1 gon, 1 two seated carriage, 1 top ’ buggy, 1 corn sheller, 1 wheelbarrow, 1 long sled. 1 mud boat, 1 set • heavy double harness, 1 set of light double harness, 1 set of fly nets, 1 cloverseed bundler, 1 grindstone, 1 pair dump boards, 1 good cooking range, 1 soft coal or wood heating stove, 30 bushels of potatoes, corn in crib, 600 shocks of corn in the 0 j field, lumber for hog rack, 1 new v ! Black Hawk check rower and many ' i other articles too numerous to men- < I tion. • J Terms—All sums of $5.00 and unI.der cash in hand; over $5.00 a credit of 9 months will be given the pur- : chaser giving his note therefor with ’ | approved freehold security to the ', satisfaction of the undersigned. S. J. DURBIN. J. N. Burkhead, Auct. Tom Dirkins, Clerk.

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If Dick Peterson doesn’t like his new rubber rain coat. ' I Whether you heard the concert at Yager Bros. * Relnking's Wednesday evening. I If Lebne expects to sell that ostrich egg for a watch fob. It’ the weather isn’t nearly cold enough for Jack Daily to go to Chicago. I If you have heard that Arthur Augustus Christen is to be married to Miss Iris Lorrain Joy of Fortville on .October 27. ) If Gus wont fight shy of Decatur friends or fiends on his wedding trip. If it’s “The Girl That's the Candy” who calls you for Monday evening. If Conter couldn't make a hit by giving out receipted ice bills instead of political promises. If Ben Shrank knows anything about war. If Barney Kalver didn’t tell the

AT THE CHURCHES ST. MARYS CHURCH Low mass 8 a. m. High mass 10 a. tn. Christian doctrine 2:29 p. m. Vespers 3 p. m. U. B. CHURCH. Sunday school 9:15 a. m. Special music. Class meeting 10:30 a. m. C. U. U. 6:00 p. m. Sermon 7:00 n m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening. Union Chapel. Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Preaching 10:30 a. m. All persons not attending church or Sunday school somewhere are cordially invited. Strangers in the city 1 especially welcome. PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 9:15 a. m., Bible school. 10:30 a. m., Morning worship. The pastor will resume his series on “Great Bible Themes” at this service. 6:00 p. m., Y. P. S. C. E. 7:00 p. m.. Evening worship. AU are invited to share with us ' in the services of God’s house. GERMAN REFORMED 9:30 —Sunday school. Lesson Acts 24. 10:30—German service. Text John 3:3. The Nature of the New Birth. 6:3o—Christian Endeavor Society. - T/opic, Doubting Castle. Ps. 43 and 73. 7:oo—English service. Text Isaiah 25:6-7. The Gospel Feast. You are cordially invited to worship with us. The Ministerial Association will meet at the library on Monday afternoon at 1:00 o’clock. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH i Services at the Library. 9:15 a. m„ Sunday school, led by I Lee Walters. 10:30 a. m., preaching by the pastor, Sherman Powell. Subject: Abid--1 ing in Christ I 11:45 a. m., class meeting, led by J. N. Parrish. I 6:00 p. m., Epworth League. 7:00 p. m., preaching. Subject: “A Great Truth and a Great False- ' hood.” ! The choir will render special music jat both services. The Sunday school orchestra will be in attendance. A cordial Christian greeting for all who will worship with us. CHURCH OF CHRIST Bible school 9:30 a. m. Preaching and Lord’s Supper 10:30 a. m. Subject: “The Cross of Glory.” Junior C. E. 2:30 p. m. Christian Endeavor 6:30 p. m. Evening preaching services 7:30 I p. m. Subject: “The Three Periods ; of Bible History.” ;| Prayer meeting Wednesday evening i 7:30 p. tn. ■ A welcome for all. ■ F. H. Vernor, Minister, r — . -o————— ■ HIGH SCHOOL NOTES This has been a very strenuous t week, both for the teachers and students. Examinations, preparatory to 1 sending out the six week reports, > were held in all the classes. The ' grades will be sent out to the par'ents during the next week. Miss Smith had charge of the

truth when he said there was plenty of old junk in Bluffton. Why J. D. Hale is always smiling Why he can't say “cold weather” instead of “coal weather.” If the discoverer of a full coal bin and paid up coal bill shouldn’t rank with the discoverer of the north pole. If “The Queen of the Moulin R” was a sort of disappointment. If you have an Invitation to the wedding. If George will send out 1,500 invitations or If he meant mostly “Syphon.” If that’s a good joke and whether the Elks can’t use it in their mintrel show. When “Bon” Murray put down the carpet in a three cornered room. If Bart France knew that there were some ball games this week. When night cop Fisher is going to get a crutch for his bull dog.

chapel execises Friday morning. In her very fascinating style she recited “On the Road to Mandalay," by Kipling. Frances Gault and Nellie Daniels of Preble, were visiting in the high school today. Visitors to the D. H. S. are welcome at any time. The electricians were busy Thursday putting some lights in the hail and lower rooms of the central building. • The last base ball game of the season will be played on the local diamond one week from today, between Geneva H .S. and D. H. S. A large crowd is expected. Come and root. The boys are now arranging to play basket ball—a court is being prepared, and will soon be in readiness. Fred Meyers is taking a vacation from school on account of his injured knee. A new patient was added to the high school hospital this week. Dorothy Walters is being treated for her eye, which came in contact with the basket ball Thursday evening. The sopohmore class had an election of officers Wednesday evening to fill the vacancies of some of those who dropped out of school or moved away. Virgil Krick, secy.; Margaret Mills, pianist; Naomi Dugan and Zelda Snitts asst, pianists. The school board visited all the ward schools and also the H. S. this week. Mr. Thomas, representing Atkinson, Menser and Grover Book Co. of Indanapolis, was a visitor in high school this week. He is especially interested in the art department. The library board has decided to allow the out of town students in the city schools to get books without charge. CHANGE OF VOTING PLACE Notice is hereby given that the voting place heretofore established at the Niblick elevator in precinct B, third ward, has been changed to the Crozier blacksmith shop, in Seventh street, just north of the Hower & Hower grocery and the election will be held there at the city election, on Tuesday, November 2nd. Voters in that precinct will please take notice and govern themselves accordingly. toNov.l ts 0 NOTICE TO FARMERS Those who have beer cases and bottles from my place are requested to return them at once. This is the fourth notice I have given you, and I wish you would favor me by returning same at once as the time is nearly up when I must report, and I wish to get credit for these. It does not mean much to you, but so many out means a great deal to me. Please return these bottles anu cases at once and oblige. 240-3 t WILLIAM MERSMAN. FOR SALE OR RENT—7 room house corner Decatur and Short streets; both electric lights and water. This house was built by Earl Peters this summer and is in good condition. Inquire at once, phone 468. ts FOR SALE—A bargain If sold soon. $1,375.00, one 6 room house on N. Eighth street, well painted and plenty of good fruit. City water and cistern • new barn 18x30, and other outbuildings. Inquire of W. W. McQueen, Phone 528, Decatur, Ind. 242-24 t

A List of Bargains Carefully read this list. It contains many good locations at reasonable Drices. We can offer you a large number of other properties, many o r which have just recently been put upon the market. By making investig*. tions, at once, you may save monsr X our purchase. The Snow Agency, - - Decatur, Indiana, Phone 230 IN ACRE LOTS, SMALL FARMS, ETC., ETC.

No. 777 —An acre and a quarter tract with good four room house, cellar, fruit trees, stable, etc., on good public road No. 798—1 s •* one acre tract near the corporation, plenty of fruit, good story and a half house on traction line * 1 ’ 325 ’ 00 No. 787—1 s a well improved five acre tract within a half mile of Decatur, good water, story and half house.. No. 793—1 s an eight and three quarter acre tract on public road, joins Decatur corporation has fair improvements > 2 ’ 250 ’ 00 No 799 —Is a well located 15% acre tract near the city, ordinary house, good barn, and some other buildings (would accept good small property as part payment) .$3,000.00 No. 743—1 s a fifteen acre tract well

We have also a large number of other tracts at from $90.00 to $125.00 an acre. And vacant city lots some on brick street* in good locations at reasonable prices.

No. 792—1 s a single story residence of six rooms on Market street, city and cistern water, brick sidewalks, alley lot SBOO.OO No. 775—1 s a comfortable cottage on south Ninth street, good location, alley lot .$850.00 No. 805—Is a comfortable cotatge north Third street, city and cistern water, electric lights, good sewerage, fifty feet frontage, good stable, etc., $925.00 No. 755—A large convenient cottage on Tenth street, near Madison street, brick sidewalk, city and cistern water, good sewerage.sl,ooo.oo No. 776—1 s a new five room cottage on Line street, two porches, drove well, cistern, full lot, near traction line $1,150-00 i,o. 736 —Is a modern seven room story and a half residence on brick foundation in southeast Decatur, electric lights, etc $1,600.00 No. 804 —Is a well arranged story and a half residence on water and gas M.J.. — ...

FRESH COW SALE The undersigned will offer for sale at Decatur, Indiana, at Schlickman's feed yard, beginning at 1:00 o'clock p. m., Saturday, Oct. 23, 1909, the following stock: 30 head of fine cows. Most of the following cows are fresh. Three cows, half Jersey, extra good milkers, all calves by side; 1 full Jersey, fresh two months; 2 half Jersey, fresh last spring, giving milk, will be fresh again in spring; 3 cows giving milk now, fresh in Spring; about 20 cows are fresh now and have calves by side, and five will be fresh soon; 2 or 3 good stock bred bulls. Horses —One brown mare colt, 2 year old; 1 bay gelding, 2 years old; 1 bay geleing, year old last spring. Sheep—From 50 to 100 good breeding ewes. Come and look this stock over and be convinced. Terms —Three, six and nine months time, with bankable note, with 6 per ' cent, from date. GERBER & AHR. Spuhler & Frauhiger, Auct. o L. F. MAILAND Is the nifty dresser's friend If you'd look well your old clothes seua To this house for clothes ill Where they all orders quickly fill. Send to Mailand, have them made new And at a very low figure, too. Have clothes cleaned and pressed Keep them clean and be well dressed. 'Tis not so much what you wear As how you keep it in repair. Here ladies’ clothes get special care; If you's need pressing, take them there. : L. F. MAILAND, Over Model Cigar Store 242-6 t FOR LAW ENFORCE- " MENT ANO ECONOMY The candidates on the Democratic ’ ticket and who are asking for the suffrages of the voters at the munici. pay election to be held Tuesday, November 2, met last evening 'at the offices of Erwin & Erwin, formulated and signed a platform of principles embracing a few of the things for which they stand in this campaign Their platform follows: Believing that the voters and the citizens of the city of Decatur are

improved on traction line, g ()o <j barn, comfortable house, good poultry farm $2,500.00 No. 808—Is a well located twenty-two acre tract near Decatur corporation. Is on main stone road, nice building sites, well fenced, tiled, $2,100.00 No. 789—1 s a well improved twentytwo acre tract about a mile anti a half from Decatur, all new, and good buildings $2,550.00 No. 794—1 s a well located 67 acre tract near Decatur on stoned roa>l. Good land, well drained, and some good buildings SIIO.OO an acre No. 80 —ls a good eighty acre tract close to market, on stoned road, new large buildings, good water, etc. at $90.00 an acre No. 791—1 s a well located eigtpy acre tract near traction line, oa stoned road, has at least $1,500.00 worth of good buildings at $62.50 an acre.

lines, on traction line south, stable, two full lots ~51,550.00 No. 778—A comfortable large cottage, on good sewer, on south Tenth street, good barn, drove well, fruit maple shade, etc 51,750.00 No. 785—A well built seven room residence on stone foundation in south Decatur, on water and gas lines, electric lights, etcs2,2oooo No. 752—A new well built story and a half residence on north Third street, cellar, electric lights, city water good sewerage, etc. .$2 300.00 No. 786 —Is a new seven room story and a half residence, on traction line, brick street, good cellar, stable, etc 52,750.00 No. 807—ls an up-to-date ten room residence on the brick street, about three squares from the court house, two cellars, hot and cold bath complete, furnace, electric lights, good stable, plenty of fruit, weathered oak and natural wood finsh, is well located and a desirable pfoperty $5,000.00 —S'** .

desirous of knowing what the political parties and the candidates nominated by them stand for, and on which they ask the suffrage of the voters, the Democratic party by and through the candidates nominated do hereby declare and pledge a strict enforcement of all the laws, state, corporate and blind tiger. We believe in an honest and economical administration of the municipal government, and do hereby pledge ourselves to so administer the affairs of the city so as to make the expenses the least possible burden on the people. And in order that the people may know at all times the exact financial condition of the city, we pledge a full and complete report at the expiration of each six months, the report to show a detailed account o' the receipts and disbursements of each and every fund and of ah monies received and disbursed during that period, and that there shall be a pub llcation of the same. As the assessment of taxes is an essential element in the progress of all municipalities, be believe that under a continuance of a Democratic administration the city debt and tax levy will continue to be materially '' duced, and we hereby pledge our beat efforts to that end. The party being one of progrt s believes that improvements shouni I made when needed. It stands at a times for civic pride and the beautify ing of the city. But in the expend' tures of monies good judgment shmi i be used and the candidates noniinate pledge only judicious improver" n . and in all public work that should be paid a fair wage. H. L. CONTER, H. M. DeVOSS, W. J. ARCHBOLD, ISAAC CHRONISTER. JOHN D. HALE, CHAS. N. CHRISTEN, M. BURNS. JACOB MARTIN. NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that will be a meeting of H ie sto€ ° ers of the Decatur Packing C 0011 ”*"; at the office of the company a o’clock p. m., on Tuesday, 01 26, 1909. This Is the annual Ing at which time the election o en directors and the disposal o other business will come bet '"‘ meeting JOHN S. BOWERS, d . w p r eside nt -