Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 41, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1914 — Page 3

I lubber Is A Vegetable Sap tfi deteriorates with age. If you get ftur rubber goods new and fresh you stand the best chance of getting ® em good. Instead of buying our rubbe six months in advance, we have ■psh goods shipped every week, one treason why we have so little trouble with ours. S CHARLIE VOGLEWEDE. K THE SHOE SELLER

WEATHER FORECAST Mffin——sn——n— mm' tonight with ri-iiiu atari Wednesday fair and colder. Buucli of Alhn a risir in the city today. Ronemar.n f‘r< 1,;.visitor in the city today, Hendrick -of Monroe bua*e ’ visitor in the city today. Mis Clara Jams roturn.il to Si. John's yesterday afternoon attvr siiopp. here. ysMH«< Bracht r*:».i-:i-<i aftMU- to his home near Fort Wayne after a visit here. John Spuller, the well k: tioneer left today for Dixon. Ohio, where lie cried a big sale for .!< i Stogdlli. Mrs. Godfrey Kurt went 1 1 mouth to visit with her si hr. Ur Jennie Wolford, last evenin casioq Being Mrs. Wolford anniv<|f*ary.

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Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Gilliom have jgone to Geneva for a visit. William Oliver returned to Fort Wayne yesterday afternoon. John Steigmeyer left this morning for New Haven to attend the funeral i of Mrs. Hecker. Mrs. William Bieherich of Preble ■ left this morning for Fort Wayne, i where she will visit. Harry Harlan, representative of the , Lesli Paper company, Indianapolis, was in the city today on business. Mrs. Guy Majors returned today to Fort Wayne. She visited here witli : her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Shafer Pe--1 terson. Mrs. H. S. Chase left today for her j home at Eaton after a few days’ visit in the city with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Fisher. Fred steigmeyer left this morning I for New Haven, where he will attend the funeral of Mrs. Hecker, who died last Friday. George Wemhoff made a business 'rip to Fort Wayne this morning in the interest of the Wemhoff Monut; Mai Works.

Miss Nell Brown went to Fort Wayne today noon. P. W. Smith of Richmond was a business visitor here today. Jas. Mancke of Ossian was a business visitor in the city today. Mr., and Mrs. Robert Fritzinger went to Fort Wayne today noon. L. F. Snyder of Wren. Ohio, was a business visitor in the city today. Miss Margaret Weidler of northeast of tlie city was a visitor here today. The clerks of the Fullenkamp store are busy taking their annual invoice. P. W. Smith of Richmond was in the city today looking after business matters. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Garwood of near Pleasant Mills were shoppers here today. Miss Kate Hammel of the Niblick alteration department, is off duty today on account of illness. Mrs. Clarence Baughman and niece, Bertha Wertzberger, went to Fort Wayne today noon on business. Miss Ada A. Vernon of Logansport is in the city appointing agents for the L. L. Elliott company. Mrs. Emma Sweitzer of Lima, Ohio, will come here Thursday for a visit with her sister. Mrs. John Everett. L. K. Kauffmkn left yesterday on his regular business trip in the interest of the Schafer Saddlery company. Mrs. Milo Sales of Linn Grove returned to her home this morning after spending the day witli David Gerber and family. W. A. Kuebler is still confined to his home, suffering front an injured knee, which he received last week in a fall on the ice. The public is invited to attend the stag rhum party and smoker at the C. B. L. of I. hall. A most .pleasant time is assured ail present. Miss Adelaide Deinlnger went to Fort Wayne for a visit during the remainder of the week with her sister. Mrs. E. H. Kilbourne. Mrs. David Liby of near Preble is moving today into the residence al Monmouth, which she recently purchased from the Watts heirs. - The Pennington & Llchtle meat market is moving a few door west into the Bowers building on Monroe street, formerly occupied by the gas office. William Loshe of Coldwater, Ohio, arrived in the city today for a few days' visit in this city and county with relatives. He will return to Coldwater Thursday. The stag rhuin party to be given this evening by the C. B. L. of I. is not for the members only, but all gentlemen who desire to come. The price is twenty-five cents. Miss May Fisher of Eaton left this morning for her home after a few days’ visit in the city with her mother, Mrs. Sarah Fisher, who has been seriously sli-k with pneumonia. Winter elbows may be cleaned by a lively application o’ cornmeal and a stiff brush. Oue way a girl has o' proposin' is t' pretend t' prefer th’ balcony t’ th' front row.—Abe Martin Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Gilbert and daughter. Naomi, returned to For this afternoon after a stay here. They came to attend the funeral of Mrs Gilbert's brother. Bryson Dean, which was held yesterday. Mrs. Rebecca Poole. Mrs. Roy Smith and Mrs. Chas. Brown of De Graff. Ohio, arrived In the city this afternoon to attend the wedding of their son and brother. Wilber Poole, and Miss Margaret Clark, tomorrow morning. Miss Vera lark arrived home tills afternoon from Adrian. Mich., where she is attending college to attend the wedding of her sister. Miss Margaret Clark, and Mr. Wilber Poole, which will take place tomorrow morning at 7:M o’clock from the St. Mary’a church. Mr. and Mrs. Otto iiennuford c.f Carter. Mont., were owr-Sunduy visitors with Mr. and Mrs. Dan Niblick. Otto and George Henneford. both well known here, arc brothers of Mrs. Niblick, have taken up homesteads in Montana und arc prospering. Otto has already proven up his claim, having been in the west three years. A foot race was held st the public sale ou the farm of A. J. Gcpliart. two miles west of Wren. Ed Kirkland, the auctioneer, put up a buggy for u prize to the lies! runner among the young men and Imys. There were about twenty-five in the race. Harley Welker. scvcntvcnyear'Old »on i>f Mr. and Mrs. 8. T. Welker, won the prise. Moro than turn hundred high sclioola in the state have entered the state high school discussion, which will lw held nt Indlatm university the first week in May. accordldg to an uounccuicnt made today by Processor Itosa Lockridge, of the. public speaking department, uudcr whose auspices the dfsi•tsaioii will be held. Every county tn Uic stale, excepting six, has at least one high sclmol which will eutur ttiu content.

PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams, March Term, 1914. Comes now the undersigned, all residents, treenoiacrs and voters of Monroe Township, in Adams County, Indiana, and of the Town of Berne, in said Monroe Township, and would most respectfully petition your Honorable Body and ask that you epnetruct and complete a free macadam stone road In said Township over and upon the public highway and street, located and established on and along the following route, to-wlt: Commencing on what is known as the Reynolds free macadam road in Monroe Township, Adams County, Indiana and at a point near the southwest corner of section thirty-three (33) in said Township, thence soutn a distance of one-half mile more or less to the Township line dividing the Townships of Monroe and Wabash and there terminating. All of the route of said road being in Monroe Township as aforesaid. Your petitioners aver and say that said road sought to be improved i: less than 3 miles In length and connects at the northern extremity with the Reynolds Free Macadam Road maintained by said County of Adams, and at the southern extremity with the Township line dividing Townsli-ps of Monroe and Wabash in said C mil ty of Adams .nd State c? Indiana as aforesaid, and with the Neuen schwaiider Macadam Road now under construction. Your petitioners further aver and say that the street and highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway already established and in use and is one of the public streets and highways of said Town of Berne as aforesaid. Your petitioners ask that said street and highway above described be drained and graded, and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone screenings. Your petitioners further ask that said street and highway above de scribed be improved to a widtli of which it is now established, that being about forty feet and that said street and highway above described be grad ed to a width of 26 feet and that crushed stone be plat ed thereon to n width of 16 feet at the beginning and extending south to the south line of the first intersecting street, and for the remaining distance crushed stone be placed thereon to a width of 10 feet. All to a depth of 8 Inches at the sides thereof and 10 inches in the center and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of 4 inches. That said road be known as the Harrison Macadam Road. That to pay ftn said Improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams in the State of Indiana, payable in twenty semi annual installments or series and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Monroe Township and said City of Berne in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said improvement be made and jonatructed and that said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said township in accordance with the acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana now in force and provided for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads and all other and any amendments thereto. We further as* the board to take all the necessary steps required by law to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned herem and that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of Monroe Township, and that the Board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana, providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads by township taxation. Respectfully submitted, Phil Scheg. L. A. Sprunger, C. W. Baumgartner. J. D. Winteregg. C. C. Beer. Denis Striker. Ira Wagoner. Tom Michaud. Joshua Sprunger. Abraliam Si lineck. John J. Soldner, Yoder. E. D. Lehman. Albert Stauf fer. R. A. Stu< key. J. B. Welty. Bert Parr. J. D. Moser. F. G. Ei< henberger. Ben Sprunger, David Augsburger. Nick Stucky. Henry Schindler, Henry Michaud. Win. Miller. Albert Neu haaser, John Neuhauser, Michael Zehr. Ed Augsburger. Joint Winteregg. Fred Wechter, E. M. Ray. A. J. Moser. Paul Gerber. Harvey Ellen bergcr Eli (’. Hiesen. Lawrence L Yager. Pliil Souder. A. N. Sprunger. J F, la-hinan. M. A. Neitenschwan der. Otto Stucky. Joe! i.iddy. J. W. Craig. Cltrlsi Stengel. O. F. <lll Horn. T. A. Gottschalk. <’. D Balslgcr. J. A. Michaud. Abe Hocker. Menno Burkhalter. J. F. Sprunger. W. A. Nt uettschwander, Fred Bents. Edwin Heller, Tobias Sprunger. Joint I*. Neitslisum. John F. Mazelin. Peter F. Maselln, Samuel Llechty. D. Bixler. F. C. Foreman Win. Baumgartner. Fetor J. Baumgartner G. C Baumgartner. J. E. Rin aker. John Blowers. V. E. Haecker, C. J. Brown. Rudolph S< hug. Charles E. Sullivan. Harvey Moser. Andrew (lottM-halk. John Bucher. ('. ('. Burry, N. H. McClain. Frank Amstutz. J. C. SclUmller. Elam Steiner. J. M. RosaThin petition will b» presented to the Hoard of Commissioners on Tuesday. March 3. 1914, at which time the tatpuyira of Monroe Township may appear and make such objection* as tlm law may nrovldo for. THUS. H. HALTZELL. p.pj Auditor. —■ . — NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. In.the mutter of tin potltioti of Ja< ttb liUM-r et al. (or a drain. Notice is hereby given that tho tinderslgncd superintendent of construittoti of Um Jacob Huser et al. drain in Blue Creek Township, of Adams Comity. Indiaua. will on Laturday. February 21. 1914. at 10 o clock a. tu. at th» ol&ee oi £hll

L. Mafklin, County Surveyor of Adams County, Indiana, in die Morrison block, south of the Court House in the City of Decatur, Adams County, Indi ana, receive sealed bids for the construction of said drain, in accordance with the report, plat'-, ai l .ipeeffiui tions therefor, now on liili m du- Auditor’s Office in the City of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, in aid cause. Bids will be received and a contract, let as follows: For the whole of aid drain. Bidders will be required to state specifically for what they will construct the whole of said drain. No conditional bids will lie accepted. Bidders will be required to file their blds as required by law upon formfurnished by tlie undorsigm-d super intendant of construction and euc'i bid must be accompanied with a «.><•<! and sufficient bond in a sum equal to double tlie amount of such bid, conditioned for the faithful performance of caid contract and that tlie bidder will enter into a contract if the -nine be awarded him. Such bond to be approved by the Superintendent of construction. Tlie Superintendent of Construction reserves tlie right to reject any and all bids. No bids will be accepted in excess of the estimated cost of such work, or in excess of tlie benefits found. (O I / Ji. J! / -■ I / i 3 -'* SLICES OF ENERGY ire cut from the bread that we bake at our model ba! e -hop. Our breads are made rom the best and most nutritious Pour, and are sure to be muscle building anc ■strengthening Light, white and of delicious ilavoi that tempts the appetite is the best and largest loaves baked by Martin’s Martin’s bread for sale at S. E. Hite grocery and Brush wilier and Baker and Mrs Anna CcConnell’s North End Grocery. Jacob Martin

.. .'. fCoats Are Now ini I I I I And weave giving prices ] Fl this week for less than the 1 U -v¥r ; tsM cost of the lining that is in L I 7 them. I They Must • . . -.- A I I Go. J| $25 Plush Coats . . $9.95 H $35 Br ocaded Plush $14.75 iKMgffi £ $21.50 Black Asterchan r r~ Coats $8.75 V S3O Eurl Lamb . . $14.75 | $lO, $12.50, sls fancy mixtures at. . . .$4.95 It 1 (Fancy mixture Coat that sold from sls to $27.50 S"A i I go at 59.95 V-_' g One Lot Childrens Coats at $1.98 [ j 11 We have a few coats in size 45, 47, 19, 51 up to 53 in these lots I § GASS & MEIBERS [ 1 DECATUR. INDIANA. I

- '■ j We will give you FRES of charge a good 100 page tablet with the purchase of each 10c loaf Malt Bread on Thursday. This will continue every Thursday until supply is exhausted. WILLIAMS & SONS

The time for the completion of the work will be made known by the Superintendent of Construction on the day of sale, and the contractor will be I required to complete the work, within the time fixed in the contract. Dated, this 2nd day of February, 1914 I PHIL L. MACKLIN, 2-9-16 Supt. of Construction. Dr. C. V. Connell VETERINARIAN PhOne 10?

SEED OATS White Russian Variety E. L. CARROLL

w - MASONIC CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEBRUARY 21. Tuesday, February 17. Decatur Chapter, No. 112, R. A. M. Called Convocation. Fort Wayne j Chapter. No. 65, will confer the Royal Arch degree, followed by banquet at K. of P. Home. containing' sum of money. Owner may have same by describing property and paying for < this ad. Call at Democrat office. 37t3