Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 219, Decatur, Adams County, 17 September 1914 — Page 6

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EAST BUFFALO. Ea»t Buffalo, N. Y„ Sept. 17—(Spec-, ial to baily Democrat 1 Receipts. 1.••20; shipments, t'.SO; official to N----York yesterday, 950; regs closing strong. Mediant and heavy, $9.75fr59.85; I Yorkers, $9.00®$10.00; pigs. s9.9o<f< $10.00; roughs, sß.so<ii $8.75; stag. . $7.00©57.75; sheep, 1,000; strong; top lambs, $9.40: cuttle, 400: slow. G. T. BURK. Corn sl.Ol Clover see l JS.L., Aisike seed s'•• >0 Wheat 99 e Rye 75c Barley 55e Timothy Seed 12.00 to $2.2 ; i ( Oats .* 41.: i NIBLILK A C», Eggs 25;: Butter 13 to 22 FULLENKaMPA, Eggs 25c, Butter 14c<h 25c i BEHLINGS. Indian Runner Ducks 8c Spring chickens lie) Fowls 19c i Ducks 9 Geese 8c Young turkeys 12c Tom turkeys 12 Old hen turkeys 12c ■ )ld Roosters 5c Butter : 16c Eggs 25c | Above prices paid for poultry free ; from feed.

PUBLIC SALE. I will offer for sale at my residence, two miles north of Wren. Ohio, and one-half miles west of Pleasant View Baptist church, Harrison township, • Friday, September 25, 1911, beginning, at 1 o’clock, prompt, the following property: Five Head of Horses: —Bay mare, 10 years ok!, weight 1650 lbs.; bay geldin-,', 2 years old, weight 1400 lbs.: bay gelding, 2 years old, weight 1350; | hay mare i year eld. wsigiii ilou; 1 bay spring mare colt, well bred Belgian stock. Seven head of cattle: —Durham cow, fresh, 5 years old; Durham cow, giving milk; Jersey cow. giving milk; 2 heifers, coming 2 years old; yearling heifer; calf, 2 months old. Hogs “and sheep: —Ono Chester i Wb.ite brood sow. will farrow in October; 5 shoats, will weigh 70 pounds. Sixteen good breeding ewes. Farming implements:—One wagon, corn plow, harrow, breaking plow, set double work harness! Terms of Sale:—All sums of $5.00 and under, cash; all sums over $5.00 a credit of 12 months will be given, purchaser giving a bankable note; 4 per cent discount ?cr cash. WASH MOSER. Ralph Hileman, Auct. SLStS FOR SALE —Favorite hard coal stove Good as new. Inquire Geo. Zimmerman, phone 14 J. 212t6 LOST--Smail purse containing about $5.00 in bills and in change. Was lest somewhere along Monroe street. Finder please return to this office and receive .reward. 214*3 WANTED —Young men to learn nursing. High class registered training school. Earn $25 per week after graduation. Write for catalog. Washington Park Hospital, 533 E Gtli Street, Chicago. 26t4

- ——- S AFE TFT I RS T r J "•■. A nation-wide campaign of SAFETY FIRST isbeing*was®d by the Steamboat, Railway and- Electric Lines. ? 15NT THE SAFETY OF WUR MONEY OF VITAL INTEREST TOW? Our Bank io absolutely SAFE. Safe and conservative management-Safe loans and Safe investments — >, TH E SAFETY FIRST Slogan was adopted by this bank ——'.i when it first opened its doors for business. j .®ecatur-3n5- «

i KAuVER MARKETS. Wool 21c@25c Beet hides lie [ Calf 18c | Tallow 6c | Sheep pelts [email protected] LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET, Spring chickens 11.?, Indiana Ruttued ducks 8c Fowls 10c Ducks 9c i Geese 8c; Young turkeys 12c, Tom turkeys 12c Old hen turkeys... 12cj Old Roosters sc, Butter 17c Lt'n-' JC Above prices pa’a for poultry free from feed. DECATUR CREAMERY CO. (Prices for week ending Sept. 21) I Butter fat, No. 1 81%cButter fat No. 2 29%ci Butter, wholesale 31%c! Butter, retail 35c| COAL PRICES z - I! Stove $7.851 Egg ..........................$7/0 j Chestnut, hard $7.85 , Pea, hard $6.S’ Poca, Egg and Lump $4.7? W. Ash $4.59 V. Splint $4.25! H Valley $4.00 ;R. Lion $4.251 Cannel! . $6.00' J. Hill $4.75 i Kentucky $4.50 il.urig s4.mi;

• ■ "■ " ■■ """■"I" ■ i PETITION FOP. MACADAM ROAD i State of Indiana, County of Adams.! Before the Board of Commissioners of the County cf Adams. We. the undersigned each and : of whom are adult resident free-hoid-eTK and voters of Monroe township, in ■ Adams County. Indiana, n:-.-i . :u' < petition your Honorable Body and a-A;: i that y: a constru ■ and complete a fr - •. macadamized stone road in said Township over ana upon the public highway anil street situated upon : :« following route, to-- i:: I Commencing at the east end o” nut street in the Town of Monroe, in Monroe Township, Adams County, Indiana; thence west on said Walnut 1 street to the intersection of said Walnut street with Monroe str et in said, town; ttience north on Monroe street: |to Andrews street in said town and, there to terminate. Also, an approach to the west cn Walnut street from iwhere said street intersects with Men-: 'roe street, crossing the Grand Rapids: !and Indiana Rai! Road for a distance iff about 2-50 feet west of said right-c.f-way. You- petitioners further aver and: say improvement prayed for is less | than three miles in length and coo-j •n cts at both ends with a free Macadam Road in said township, that th. ' same will be of public utility and hone-' Your petitioners aver and say that j the highway herein sought to be im-: proved is a public highway and str-' 11 already "stablfshe:. and Jn use and t;ne o: the public highways and str.-- - iof Monroe Township. Your petitioners ask that said highway above described be drained awl graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone i screenings, and that said improvement | be made of crushed stone and screen-: ings. Your petitioners further ask, that’ (said highway above described be lin-j proved to the width of 3;> feet, and: that said highway be graded to a width ' of 24 feet and that broken stone crush-, er run. be placed thereon to a width 1 of 14 feet and to a depth of 8 inchesat the sides thereof and to a depth of 10 Inches in the center thereof and that crushed stone screenings, be,

Inlaced thereon te s depth of four t 4) | I Inches upon much broken stone, that I 'said approach be graded and drained l 'end that erushed stone and screenings j be placed thereon to a width of 14 fect| land to the west line of the rlght-oi’-way of the Grand Rapids and Indiana I I Rail Rixid and from thence, that Ih‘-rr jbe placed’stone and screenings lor al 'width of-10* feet to the end of said i approach. | That this Improvement he made a [single track and that, the niv.e of the 'same be “The James W. Andrews Mucuduni Road." That to pay for salt! improvement. ■wo nsk that bonds be Issued by the I County of Adams in the Etale of irdlana payable In twenty semi-annual ! installments or scries and for the paylawnt of which we ask that a tax be I'cvied upon the taxable properly of Monroe townbhlp in a sufficient amount to pay tho intert t and principal of said bonds as they become due That said imurcveiuont be made and constructed, that said bonds be i sued, 'said tax lie levi d upon taxable pro icrty of Monroe township in accordance I with tho Acts of the Legislature of , tho State of Indiana passed tn the year 11905, beginning on page ,550 and as 'amended in the Acts of 1907, and as Inmended in the Acts of 1909, now in force providing for tho exi ten; ton of free gr.vel or macadam ; roads and nil other .and any and all amendments thereto. We further ask that the Board take all of the necessary steps required l,y law to have said improvement ceu--strueted a ndmade as petitioned for herein without submitting the question :>f l.rlhli,. 1 ; the .■ami' to an election of tho voters of safa iMonrce township. and that the I Board construct the same under th.' 'laws of the State if Indiana now ir. force providing for the extension es iFrco Gravel or Macadam Roads by I township taxation. Respectfully submitted. J. \V. Andrews. Otis O. Hockey, Chas. E. Balmer, J. M. Andrews, P. J | Everhart, John IL Badders. M. S. WlttIwer. I’. W. Kessler, R. L. Shirk, Mentis Lehman. R. L. Sprur.gcr. John ElIzey. J., m Scherer. M. L. Oliver, Dr. IM. Parrish, J. V. Essex. S. V. Joiia- .». : ,!'i< i.eh .• ... J if Lit <*h<y. Jerry Liochty, Wm. Mitchell, Frank Strickler. P. C. Gocd. W. H Harggard, W. O. Newlon, William S. Lee, D. W. ire C. Mills. J. J. Hofer, I r.o S. Lie: hiy. David Fuhrman. J. Y. Crist, S. J. Mart::. Clyde Leo-Fugate, i a. E. Everhart, Rufus 'Sprunger, L. I', 'smith, H. D. Osterman, Z. O. Lew. Hen, jwm. P. Hendricks. Wm. Brandyberr.,. bos. Wisler, D. C. Brandyberry, Fredlerick Hahnert, G. W. Keller, J. M. ic-iitli. Albert. Duer, Philip granger, I Win. A. Duer, J. Rl. ’a, Harmon O. I Osterman, J. B. Miller, George Halber'stadt, Joseph D. Sehwart::, F. P. HalIberstadt, Peter Ridh, David D. Hahesgcr, Eli W. H> ndricks. . P. Lnbonstein. I" This petition will he pres-nted to the Board of Coiuntissicncra on uesday, October C, 19*4, at. which time the taxpayers *of Monroe Township ■ may appear asrl make sut h objections as the law’ may provide ior. THOS. H. BALTZELL, 10-17 Auditor. —o ■ MEETING. The * r’r.mr. County ’lnrae Tliivi' De‘tectlve assertion will hold its annual meeting at sheriff’s office of Adams 'county, Indiana, on Saturday, Sentemher 19, at 2 o'clock p. m. As ihis’lsi the time for the election of new officers for the coming year, and a delegate to the national convention, we sincerely urge that the members attend. Bear in mind that wa will havi with us at that meeting the president of tho National Horse Thief Detective ! association, C. F. M-.rtin. B. T. BREINER, President. J. F. FRUCHTE, Secretary. 217t3 — LEAVE YOUR ORDERS. John Edwards, veteran painter, is ; still on the job, ready to do your I work, papering, house, sign er carriage painting, fine, graining a specialty. Work guaranteed. ’Phono 567, or. leave ord: r ; at residence on Ninth street. SWITCHES! SWITCHES! Good switches woven from comb-, irgs. Fifty cents a strand. Drop card , and T will call for work. MRS. SAMUEL CHRON’STER, '2l2t?> South Mercer Avenue. ——o WANTED 3 furnished rooms for light housekeeping. Some where in the north part of city. Leave word at 922 North 2nd. sereet. 211 t 3.

NOTICE TO NON RESIDENTS. The State of Indiana, County of Adams, hs: ■I In the Adams Circuit Court. September Term, 1914. James Rupe] vs. George Major, et al No, SB3R. To quiet title. Il appearing from affidavit filed bi the above entitled.cause, that th ■ r’.ifdence upon diligent Inquiry Is unknown of the defendant, George Major, Mrs. George Major, whose chrl'--thin name is unknown to plaintiff: Ann M. Thompson, the husband of Anti M. Thompson, whose game is unknown to plaintfi': William D. Fraz Mrs. William D. Fraaw, whose cliris tian name Is unknown io plaintiff: Rebel, c;: ,1. Frazee, the huilmmi of Rebecca 3. Frazee, whose name is unknown to plaintiff; Shackle;,- Wheel Co., a corporation. The Shackley Wheel Co., a corporation: Byron S. Thoippoon, Henrietta !■’. Thompson, his wife. Byran S. Thompson, Mrs. Byran S. Thompson, whoso Christian name is unknown to plaintiff, B. S. Thompson, whose first najue is to plaintiff unknown. Mrs. B. S, Thompson, whose Christian name i; unknown to plaintiff, The Fcrt Wuyir National Bank, a corporation, Dicki.i son Loan Company, a corp' r aticn. That the names of the defendants arc unknown and that they are b Hew ed to be non-residents of the State of Indiana sued in tills action by the following named and designations, towit: The husband of Ann M. Thompson, whose name is unknown to plain-, tiff; the husband of Rebecca J. Frayze >, whose name is unknown to plaintiff: the children, descendants and heirs, tile srvlving speuse, the creditors and administrator of the estaie. the devisees, legatees, trustees and ex. eeutors of the last will and testament, and the successors in interest of each of the following named and designated dec eased persons, George Major, Mrs. Georg? Major, whose chr : s tian name is unknown ‘to plaintiff; Ann M. Thompson, The husband cl Ann M. Thompson, whose name is unknown to pitinitff, William D. Fraze» Mrs. William D. Fra '<>, whose Christian name is unknown to plaintiff: Re bei ia J. Frazee. Toe husband of Rc becea J. Frazee, whose name is unknown to plaintiff: Shaejdey WbceCo., a corporation. The Shackl'-y Wheel Co., a corporation. Byron 3. Thompson, Henrietta F. Thompson, his wife. Byran S. Thompson. Mis. Byran S. Thompson, whose Christian name is unknown to piaintiff; B. S. Thompson, whose first name is tc plaintiff unknown: Mrs. B. S. Thompson. vfhose Christian name is unknown to plaintiff: the names of all of whom are unknown to plaintiff; ihe children, desetmdants and heirs, .the surviving spouse, the creditors and adnflnistrators of the estate, the devisees, legatees, trustees and executors o£ the last will and testament, and the successors in interest respectively of the deceased widow of each of the following named and designated decsased persons, to-wit: George Major, Wil Ham D. Frazee. Byron S. Thompson. Bryan S. Thompson. B. S. Thompson, whose lirEt name is to plaintiff unknown, the names of all of whom are unknown to F-laintiff; all of the v.ome. cnee known by any of tho names an designations above stated, whos< names may have "been changed and who are now '.mown by other names, the names of whom arc 2E known to plaintiff; the spouse of al the persons nam d. described and designated as defendants to this action, who are mai tied, the names of whom are unknown to plaintiff. That said action is instituted to quiet the title to real estate situated in Adams county, state of Indiana That a cause cf action exists against all the defendants named, described and designated In this affidavit, an' tiiat they are necessary parties to this action, and that they are believed t» be non-residents of the State of Indi , aha. : Notice is therefore hereby given the said,above named defendants th;.: they be and appear before the Hen. Judge cf the Adams Circuit Court cn the sth day of November, 1914, the rnme being the 52nd Juridical Day o’ the Sep: mber terra thereof, to be lio'den at the court house in the City o,' i) cp.tnr, <' nmencing on Monday the 7th day of September, A. D„ 1914, • and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard . and deterniinrd in their absence. I Witness my name and seal of said court hereto affixed, this ,2th day c September, 1914. FERDINAND BLEEKE, Clerk. Hooper & Lenhart, Attorneys <cr Plaintiff. 10-l"-24 ’I — . GENEVA’S BIG CLASS. I I The Geneva schools opened this week with a full corps of teachers. The total attendance was 340. In the ■ high school the enrollment is ninety the senior class containing twenty-twe members. The freshman class has . twenty-nine members. These twr ’ classes are the largest- ever held in the Genova schools. The teachers in th< high school are: H. F. Griffev citperhit;ndenf; A. R. Boggy, principal, and Miss Catherine Wells, as sistant principal. — o UNCLE HEZEKIAH OBSERVES. Nuthin’ e;: so provokin’ ez sumthir y’ kan’t resent, openly, er ’ld be r tule I’ do so. Fer instance a wtftnai: vchut acts dead suspicious that y' ail a-goin' t’ stsal her ugly, dirty, touslec fiee-bitten dog, er her man er son t which th’ same adjectives wouldn’t be gin.t’ do Justus! err fer instanceY cl: maid whut alius nets suspir'r.us tin y’ air a-goin t’ kiss her er elope ’Hi her'; er, fer anothur instance, a hos tess whut acts like she's atrade y* ci a-goin to’ run off 'lth th’ silver spoons f v DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BIG

BANK STATEMENT, Report of the condition of the First National BatiK, at Decatur, in the State of Indiana, at tho close of business, I September 12,' 1914. • Resources. I Loans and discounts $668,106.4/ Overdrafts, secured and uu . i secured 2,432.81 •'. U. S. bonds to secure circu- : Jation 50,000.00 , Other bonds to secure pos. tai savings 3.000.00 i Premiums on U. S. bonds .. 500 00 : Bonds, securities, etc 10,037.00 Hanking House, Furniture and fixtures 7,500.00: : Ollier real estate owned... 5,000.00 Due from National Banka (not reserve agents) .... 49,914.27 , Due from approved Reserve Agents 90,811.46 Checks and other cash items 3,851.41 Notes of other National Banka 1.822.00 Fractional paper currency, nickels and cents 177.36 Specie $32,545.40 . Legal tender notes 15,000.00 47.545.40 Redemption funu with U. 3. Treasurer (5 per cent of circulation) 2,500.00 Total $949,204.08, Liabilities. Capital stock pala In $100,000.00 ■ Surplus fund 20,000.001 Undivided profits, less expenses and taxes paid ... 3,648.64 National bank notes outstanding 50,000.00 Due to State and Private Banks and Bankers ..$ 42,688 87 individual deposits subject to J check 243,367.32 Demand certificates of deposit .... 480,951.68 Postal Savings de- • posits 1,055.57 768.063.44 , Bonds borrowed 7,500.(H Total $949,204.08 State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: I. C. A. Dugan, cashier of the above i named bank, do solemnly swear that, ■ > the above statement is true to the .! best of my knowledge and belief. C. A. DUGAN, Cashier. ■ I Subscribed and sworn to before me this 16th day of September. 1914. EARL B. ADAMS, Notary Public. My commission expires September .18. 1916. CORRECT—Attest: W. A. KUEBLER, DYONI.S SCHMITT, J. W. VIZARD. Directors 1 r, ARE VISITING HERE. . - j Mrs. E. Burps of Jasper. Mo., and ■ sister. Mrs. D. A. Smith, of Hicksville Ohio, arrived in the city yesterday > and will visit with friends here and I throughout the county for a’week or longer. Mrs. Burns was formerly Miss ’ Clara Harmony of Root township and lived here until thirty years ago, when s she married and moved to Missouri 1 She has been living at Jasper City. Mo., for the past twenty-four years Her husband is engaged in the liar ness business., Mrs. Smith was also a former resident of this county, her maiden name being Miss Ella liarc raony, and a daughter of Mr. .and Mrs . J. M. Harmony of Root township. The !' two ladies tiave not been back to De- ' catur since they left thirty and thirtysix years ago. They find the city much ' improved and will visit around here for some ,time renewing old acquaintances. Mrs. Burns is a sister-in-law of Melvin Burns, formerly of this city, but now of Los Angeles, Cal. o ' AUCTION SALE .OF RICH FARM LAND e! o Five choice northern Indian farms ,3 ranging from 20 to 200 acres, also , one residence property, and also one n store and residence property to be r sold at public auction to the highest . . bidder, October 7, 914, at Ober, Ind. i- The farms are adapted to truck, on- - - ion, mint and general crops. Practically all under cultivation. Extraordinary opportunity to get rich farm land at a medium price. Many Illinois farmers are rapidly picking up n the Indiana land. Write for descripa tion of properties and details of sale ato the owner, Lee M. Ransbottom, ir Ober, Ind. -d t' FOR SALE—The Ell Sprunger 80 c- acre farm 3 miles from Decatur will ;? be sold at a sacrifice. Terms reasonable. See owner or Erwin & Michaud, p Decatur, Ind. ts. ?- i’OUND—A couple of young red ir shoats weighing about 50 or 75 pounds, s. Owner may have same by paying for their keep and for this ad. G, 213t3 MARY WEBER.

BAUGHMAN & HAYSUP NEW PROP’S of the RACKET STORE When in the City come in and see us. We will carry a full line of tinware, glassware, china Enamel ware, Hardware, Notions, Dry Goods, Jewelry, & Candies. We make a specialty of 5 & 10c goods. And are getting in new goods every day and solicit a shai e of your patronage. C. E. Baughman C. H. Hayslip

Special Vacation Tours CLOVER-LEAF-ROUTE TO Detroit, Cleveland, Cedar Point, Put-in-Bay and Niagara Falls Tickets on sa'e every Saturday during the summer at greatly reduced fares. RETURN LIMIT 12 DAYS See H.J. Thompson Agt. for Particulars

MENS HIGH TOP SHOES > Our Stock of Mens Shoes is com-1 plete in every respect. We have just • | what you are looking for, both in size I and price. | | PATENT and GUN METAL SHOES I $4.00 and $4.50 | ; i The famous J. P. Smith shoe. I Plain sole $4.00 and $4.50 Cushion sole $5.00 I j PEOPLES & GERKE| fjfk. Perfect & a® | Separator Oiling yfejßng||| System . mil‘wjK ii\»j i ~ The new system of De Laval M • UM /R J automatic oiling provides for a & constant and liberal supply of CLEAN oil to every wearing sur- \ S face of the machine at all times. I tUCM tttTW MW N . There are no oil holes to fill u ■ »oa wn-rujw withdirtorperhaps to beneglec- * ted altogether, and every part is supplied with clean oil from the od reservoir automatically and constantly. In other, so-called, automatic oiling systems some of the S^LV^di 0 : 1 :; by band and - gettin., r.d of dirt that may get into the oil from the outside or of small particles of metal which come from wear so that I a ter a short time the of! supply becomes foul end injurious. I to the finely adjusted wearing parts j BE LAVAL 52 ,y, " m constant discharge of the nsnl„;i. ,i ° d , at same time, the P " tM “ running aid, muXTong”/ me ? M on tt. nt'ue “ ““ “ I t JOHN SPUHLER 1 Jjgjg DECATUR