Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 11, Number 26, Decatur, Adams County, 30 January 1913 — Page 6

■ 1... ■■" — — - ——...—■ — I YOU HAD BETTER I BURN YOUR M IEY ttest-— s~ —~~—”—~—= —i »■ ... —a , A AND save your energy, ' <’"'•* j sa ys Dr. Cyril G. Hopkins, .<J 11\T*T D\Z ' s °il expert at the Illinois Experiment V. A. v JL Station, than continue farming on the Z7 7>J ’P K7 A I\T plan of taking from and not putting VJ jl i JL Xw' I VI back into the soil those things which s -‘.™=i- 11 1 :'L rf ‘‘ wolttp are absolutely essential to perma- » $ nent, successful agriculture. f,> JW And he proves this statement. But » he does more. After showing with ' irrefutable tacts just why the pre- p .. vailing American method of farm- t’ ing is ruinous, he demonstrates how K you can make your farm yield from t 3° to +° rnore bushels Der acre. *' It’s all in a series of articles entitled I The Farm That I I @ Won’t Wear Ont I f Now appearing in The Country K * uh ====a= =======s=== l Gentleman. S ‘77/e CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY / S i I— / This Week’s Issue On Sale Today l| I The Homesteaders Gamble A Word With the Women. I week's issue. It is by W. J Harsha, a Colorado home- tiewoman”—a farmer’s wife, a mother, a g /* house! H Steader, and it tehs the whole homesteading proposition keeper and an intelligent woman all rolled into • r?e<» ■ from Ato Z. Air. Harsha has been through the mill an article that is full of helpful ideas and sensible This M ■ and he says that a man who stakes a homestead and week . he r subject is Farm Clothing. Thi* fcstie dso *3 ■ hasn t the two G’s—gumption and grithad better Ujingl heJStf (asubstnntiul way of ■ S quit. He says further that a homesteader W’ill stand a reduan g the cost of living); ■ - HngChac - I ben. ehanee rs succeed... if be b- oco in cush. ‘ I I And, Besides Ail These Features, I Smkh’ r g ; OW,n^ nd sell ’ng them, by F. F. Rockwell; Dazi by Ted Edwards; .1 L.nJ of Berry ■. bv fe? Smith, Guj Lngtne valuable information about ignition and carburetion, by F. Webster Brady; Four Sons iFho Stayed On && by D ’ ‘ 1 ° ane: '^ X!tf ° } thi Ii eSh by GcOrge H • Dacv > and the departments dealir r w ; t h frm B g legislanon, poultry, crops and the market, and a page of pertinent editorial consent b H ■ For Sale at Any News-Stand or Buy of Any SATURDAY EVENING POST Boy I 5 Cents a Copy. Yearly Subscription $1.50 , The Curtis Publishing Company I MORE VERNON DECATUR, INDIANA £ i ■ AID CIRCuLATICiH A#t , for Monr<>e >nd Decatur w M i rr - ... •“—“—•*-

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ANNUAL TOWNSHIP TRUSTEES REPORT : OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS OF FUNDS OF BLUE CREEK TOWNSHIP FOR YEAR 1912. 1 TOWNSHIP FUND. Receipt*. Jan. n Amt brought forward ....J 165 45 1 16 H. S. Michaud, Jan dist...S 473 74 , June J 19 H. S. Miehaud. Jan. dist.. 473 741 , Dee. 19 H. S. Michaud. Dec. dist... 534 18 i’S Ditch cleaning money ret. 26 57 Total Receipts $1783 13 i Paid Out Feb. 11 28 J W. Hague. supervisor . 3 50 April | 12 F. C. Wachter, service* .. 85 00 May 7 Wm Lawson. supervisor.. 30 90 1 9 Herald Co, pub. report... 14 65'1 9 Democrat Co, pun report 14 65. 14 Goble Prt Co, sunplies ... 31 60 June |j 7 J W. Hague. supervisor.. 10 W 1 15 W. M. Lawson. vupervieor 20 00 L IS J. W. Hague. supervisor.. 14 oo jl9 H. S. Michaud. Said exam. 18 48 IJ*C. C. Ernst. Shrank ditch 68 04 » John J. Burke, supervisor 20 M 1 P«»T ij 14 Berne Supply Co.. supplier 9 29} Am h 3 P C. Wechter. service*.. 189 00 J v ? ro,d »*>• ®® •» .i ! L°„ BdT - bOArd.. 5 Mlt 13 - 5 « ' .« J. W. Hague Jr, supervisor 10 M 1

Oct 4 W. M. Lawson. supervisor 20 00 25 J AV Dacne. Jr. supervisor 6 50 31 F. C. Wechter. services.. 100 00 Nov. lA. Latxenheiser. 1ab0r.... 20 40 19 A. Lautrenheiser, ditch allottments 59 67 29 Chas. Morrison, supervisor 76 00 30 J. W. Hague. Jr. supervisor 15 50 29 Wm. Lawson, same ..... 42 90 Dec. 6 John J. Burke, supervisor 22 00 J 11 F. C. Wechter, services ... 30 00 I Total paid out ...$ 539 30 < ROAD FUND. Receipt*. June 11 Amt brought forward .... 459 24 19 H. 3. Michaud, dist fund* 924 60 Dec. 19 H. S. Michaud. Dec. dist... 8 75 Total receipts $1392 59 Paid Out May 17 H. E. Marta road drag ... 2 50 BD. D. Habegger. tax receipt 172 July 10 MiHer a Lasts, blacksmith 530 Aug. 2F. Neadstine. tax receipt.. 404 3 Berne G. AH. Co, tile ... 22 70 J £ * Baumgartner, plank 20 79 •4 P M Heaaler. repair grader 3 M L - - orpi. 3J. O. Malony. tax receipt 140 13 A Hocker, sharpen grader 300 24 Sidney Hague, labor ..... 1 5a 26 John Gephart same 2 62 30 J. J. Keiter. repair grader 3 50■ On' 29 Gisea L Saha, tax receipt 17» Nov. 1 June* Roada. labor 1 u 27 C. P. Eaton, bridge plank 17 il !

Dec. 6 Orval Harruff. Myers grade 20 00 7 J. Rickard, bldg. Myers smde 431 86 Total Paid out 8 544 46 SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND. Receipt*. Jan. 11 Amt brought forward ... 152 94 : 14 H. S. Michaud. Jan. dist... 573 $4 June 19 H. S. Michaud. Dec. di*t.. 640 99 Dec. 19 H. S. Dichaud, Dec. dist... 640 99 Total Receipt* 82067 59 Paid Out H ¥,° n ? n ' c,e * ain <- etc -. 10 001 12 O. Hecker, disinfectants.. 40 00 , 24 J. J. Kiefer, drain well .. 200 Feb. ; 1 Bank erf Berne, war. A inL 334 25 20 G. Baughman, hauling... 100 1 29 W. H. Miller, inst A jan. 42 181 29 H Raudenbush. same ... 37 10l ** fcmpbell. same .... 38 50' so w. P. Merriman, same ... 44 94 1 ; April < i 1 Leste-r Davlj. same ...... 4y s 5 1 IC. W. Feaael haulinc cool 3 1 30 Berth* Ferguson, same .. 40 25 • 14 Goble Prt Co, suppliee.. 15 40' June , 1 Willshire Milling Co, coal 20 30 I May 5 J. J. Keifer. repair well.. 75! 20 F. C. Wechter. enumeration 22 July ,1 L E 2 plicw - co,a “p-• u 10 Berne Supply Co, supplies 111 51 6. K. Christy, dhrfect. 500 1 Di m F supplsee 5 45? •3 M. A. Rigney, labor 5 90 i Se ; 9 Berne Milling Co, coal .. 174 1E

13 Jus. Roads, labor 6 00 18 Berne A Stone Co., aand 50 18 Chas. Workinger. haul coal 11 51 23 Geo Hlcka. painting, etc 21 00 26 H. Tutnbleson, labor 7 00 '2B Berne I.br. Co., paint, etc. 13 25 |;io J. J. Keift-r, repair stove.. 100 5 C Chas. Feasel, hauling coal 17 53 7A. Morgan, labor • 14 25 7 Berne G. &H. Co., lime... 145 11 H ’Pinkham. 1 acre land.. 215 00 16 O V Tyndall, haul & labor 200 17 \my Merriman, labor .... 5 50, 21 I) O Roop, inst. & janitor 405 29 Chas. Sanni, hauling coal 20 60 Nov. 16 W. W. Parks, papering... 30 02 16 W. O. Myers, labor 4 00 Dec. 30 C. C. Saum, hauling St lab. 1 50 Total paid out ...|1417 39 TUITION FUND. < Receipts. Jan. 11 Amt brought forward ... 690 63 16 H. S. Michaud, Jan. dist... 573 75 16 H. S. Michaud, common school fund 697 45 16 H. 8. Michaud, cong. fund 36 00 Feb. 1 Peoples State Bank, Int... 2 22 1 Bank of Berne, iut 2 16 March 1 Bank of Berne, int 2 48 1 Peoples State Bank, int.. 3 25 April 1 Bank of Berne, int 2 50 1 Peoples State Bank, int... 3 07 May 2 Bank of Berne, int 2 13 ♦ Peoples State Bank, int.. 93 June 3 Peoples State Bank, int .. 32 3 Bank of Berne, int 1 92 19 H. S. Michaud, dist. funds 701 37 July 1 Bank of Berne, int. 2 74 1 Peoples State Bank, int.. 40 15 H. 8. Michaud. July dist. 795 08 15 H. S. Michaud, surplus dog funds -24 88 15 H. 8. Michaud, cong. fund 36 00 15 H. 8. Michaud, liq. license 101 99 Aug. 1 Bank of Berne, int 5 04 1 Peoples State Bank, int .. 1 72 Sept 2 Bank of Berne, int 4 76 2 Peoples Slate Bank, int .. 2 57 Oct. 1 Bank of Berne, int 4 47 1 Peoples State Bank, int .. 2 58 Nov. 1 Peoples State Bank, int .. 2 50 1 Bank of Berne, int ....*. 4 13 Dec. 1 Peoples State Bank, Int .. 2 13 1 Bank of Berne, int 3 33 19 H. S. Michaud, Dec. dist.. 641 93 31 Bank of Berne, int 3 30 31 Peoples State Bank, int .. 2 05 Total receipts .....54343 78; Paid Out Feb. 2 Lester F. Davis, teaching.. , 50 00' March 2 Lester F. Davis, teaching 75 00 9 W. H. Miller, same 60 00 29 H. Raudenbush. same .... 197 00 29 W. H. .Miller, same 328 80 29 L. B. Campbell, same ... 349 00 30 W. P. Merriman, same ... 228 80 April 1 Lester F. Davis, same .... 174 00 10 Mabel Dailey, same 196 00 30 Bertha Ferguson, same .. 285 00 June 20 I. Brandyberry, transfers 129 00 July 10. J. Suman. transfers ... 54 00 Oct. 14 Mabel Dailey, teaching .. 60 00 17 W. P. Merriman, same ... 75 00 21 Dan O. Roop, same 22 80; 31 W. H Miller, same 75 00 1 Nov. 9 Bertha Ferguson, same .. 25 00 9 W. H. Miller, same 15 00 ® Mary Burkhalter same .. 50 00 *3 "• P- Merriman, same ... 50 00 Dec. • 6 Lester F. Davis, same .... 125 00 13 Mabel Dailey, same 50 00 14 Mary Burkhalter, same .. 50 00 13 W H. Miller, same 50 00 14 Bertha Ferguson, same ... 125 00 20 W. P. Merriman, same .... 75 00 Total paid out 12974 40 DOG FUND. Receipts. Jan. 11 Amt brought forward ... 53-00 March 2 From Assessor, dog tax . 24 001 May 7 G. Dellinger, dog tax 107 00 Aug. 3 Assessor, dog tax collected 300 ••• Assessor's book, same ... 5 00 Dec. s*®° 9 00 *8 S&ID6 ••••••»••• 1 00 Total receipts ~..| 202 00 Paid Out April ?< . Edw ' Kr * die, ‘- tnrkey killed 300 »beep killed 12 00 -a « P e * TOlon <i- sheep killed 650 *0 J. J. Dailey, same 13 00 Total paid out $ 34 50' TOWNSHIP INDEBTEDNESS. J 3 * 1 ?* Os speMa^t 8 ? 00 ! I 300 00 of B*™*. epeec.al school fund paid 334 *5 1 SER ?' ICE ACCOUNT. a n . umb <7 d»y» service 174. Amount due .’or 174 days at per day • 3 a g / rom TP ' fUn<ls 518 00 * tro “ POOr fUn<l 800 Taking enumeration, 11 days 22 00 T nhTer.e. 348 00 OUTSTANDING WARRANTS. so:: ™ 30 • ™ T ot *l • ... no Pal on FUND. 1 1812 •••> 165 45 Receipts during year 1617 gg r * C * Spl ‘ ” 81783 13 for year .... 889 30 ruNo.' * : "“I «

| F ‘ t >al b a ia nce ; r~h p ,. durlK y , >r >»u _ * * *' §5 ► Di.bX^n“? or X pti I Final balance ’ tl . TUITION FUNn • 165 "» Pa’ on hand Jan. " 1 , J Receipts during year :^ni T , Otal bal ' a!HI foceipts 1 Dlßbur ‘ ! ’'n’ent a during yea/Jig* Final balance '--J . ~ . DOG FUND 55 2 Bal. on hand Jan. 1, v,p . J i Kec elpt a during year * T . 0,al b al and receipts I Disbursements during > ear « Final b 3 ] anc p _ -*-«□ Receipts during vear ‘ P 5!1 3 sit; | 1- Total bal. and receints Disbursements during year' J J Final balance ... 1 Total bal. by this report i''' 5‘2 * ( Warrants outstanding .../: ’’ 4 j? Total bal. and outstanding I warrants, Dec. 31 l'j]-> Ca p»l2 ln depOßUory ’ Dec.*3j M 0 ’'* Service account, 174 days Taking enumeration J 34 ’* Office rent ► b Rank c, wecrtfp 44 ; Trustee of Blue Creek Tow ns hi» ) Subscribed and sworn to bef n ~L the Chairman of the of this Township, this Seventh January, 1913. la < ~ . JOSEPH O. MALOXEY (hairman Advisory B ard of , Creek Township. “* 1 This report was received, aeceptn a S"L? P E. roVed by thp Advisory of this Township at their annual ing, thic Seventh day of Jar.uarv. bal JOSEPH O. MALONY w. P MERRIMAN I -.4 . GEORGE SCHRANK. Advisory Board of Blue Creek Tom. ship. * Ft. Wayne & Springfield Ry. Company. time table. Cars Leave Decatur at 5:50 a. tn., 8:30 a. m . 11:30 a a. 2:30 p m , 5:30 p. m , and 9:30 p t Cara Leave Fort Wavne at 7:00 a. m, 10:00 a. m, 1:00 an_ 4:00 p. m., 7:00 p. m. and 11:06 p.B. I Special attention is given to theatff land picnic parties Connections are made at Fr. Wayne with the Fort Wayne aM I Northern Indiana Traction Co., T> ■ Toledo it Chicago Interurban Railwrl Company, the Ohio Electric, and Indiana Union Traction Company: abewith the Pennsylvania, WabaiLl Nickel Plate, U S. & M S, C. H. t D., and G. R & 1. railroads. FREIGHT SERVICE. Freight service consists of o» train each way daily: Leaving Dew tur at 8:00 a. m, and returning, letting Fort Wayne at 12:00 m. TK* enables shippers to teleph ne ordw and receive shipments promptly. W. H. FLEDDERJOHANN. General Manager, ■ Decatur, ini FOR SALE. A choice lot of timothy and ciow hay. George ZimmernMNOTICE. Money to t r -*n at 5 and 6 p«r c«: interest. No c<—Jrviasion. 288tf ERWIN'S OFFICI f AdT*rtir>men‘.) FV»R RENT —mnr rurnished for llgh' housekeeping. 609 street; ’phone No. 52L—Mrs. B F Sholty. If*®* 1 I 1H 1 < ' ** J I JOHN SPUHLER Live Stock and General Auctioneer - — . ‘ Everything sold by him • ings the highestppole^ le price. Years oi exp* irience have taught ' him how. See him at for dates as his calan er is fast filling up* PHONE Residence Decatur, - - ’ lna k »