Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 6 January 1915 — Page 3

We have opened our office in our Madison Street Building, our Buggy sales room. We kindly ask all persons knowing themselves indebted to us, to please call and settle either by cash or note, at once. We will greatly appreciate this favor at this time. SCHAFER HARDWARE CO. I

FOR SALE—About ten Head of good feeding shoats. Reasonable prices. Inquire of Roy Runyon. Decatur, it. R. No. 3, 'phone 8-J.

a HORSE SALE £, Friday, Jan. 8, 1915 The Decatur Horse Sale Co. will hold their opening Sale on above named date, and will offer for sale 300 Head of Horses of all kinds & description. Among them being a nice lot of Brood Mares of the big heavy draft type; also a nice lot of Colts coming 2& 3 years old. These Colts are of the right kind, the big heavy draft type and the kind that will make yon money while you sleep. If you are in the market for a Horse don’t fail to attend this Sale as the run of Horses will be large, and all of them must positively be sold, and will be sold regardless of cost. Now is the time to buy a horse a little thin in flesh, feed him for a month or two bring him back to the sale and receive a nice profit. What others have done you can do. REMEMBER THE DATE, JAN. 8,1915 DECATUR HORSE SALE CO.

BIG VACATION SALE This Big Sale Started December 31 and our stock is rapidly being bought up. Have you got what you want yet? If not you had better be coming in. Remember this sale will last only until the stock is sold. We Need the Room - Vou Need the Goods I The prices on these goods will surprise you. Our sale includes general hardware, stoves, I ranges, implements, buggies, washing machines, cutlery, aluminum ware and silver ware, ft • I Everything At A Great Reduction I Don’t let this opportunity pass to get what you want at the price you want to pay. | Remember This Sale Lasts Only a Short Time Fchaub-dowling company HARDWARE, STOVES and IMPLEMENTS IIMBM — Tnumm ' ... IWfI—IIBIIIMIIBIIIFaM—MMWMIIIM-r"

WANTED, TO RENT—An 80-acre farm. Am fully equipped to take care of one.—o. A. Hope, Silver I<ake, Indiana, R. R. No. 2. 4t3

j WILL PAY IN FULL (CONTTNTnSB FROM PAGE ONE) proponed drafting of nn ordinance for the Inspecting of buildings, which were in danger of, or of causing a means of spreading fin 1 . The electric light committee was given more, time to look after the matter of adjusting the electric light question at the public library. The mayor's annual report( ami a splendid report it was) was read and placed on record. A motion was also made that It should be published in the daily papers. The finance committee then allowed the following bills and tlie meeting adjourned: Geo. C. Mamma $ 93.50 Braun & Son 13.11 Decatur Herald Co 22.98 T. St. L. & W. R. R 177.4 G Erie R. R. Co 127.80 John W. Coffee 46.21 Ohio & Kentucky Coal Co. ... 63.98 Indiana Sentl-Block Coal C 0... 48.75 Decatur F. & Machine Co 20.75 , C. C. Pumphrey 1.00 Standard Oil Co 54.01 I Moore & Annen 49.00 R. C. Parrish 20.00 ’ Police pay roll 80.00 , Ft. Wayne Printing Co 28.58 Holthouse Drug Co 26.54 Wm. 13. Burford 18.63 J. S. Peterson 32.00 Decatur Volunteer Firemen... 114.00 Associated Mfg. Co 1.25 City Firemen 62.50 Liberty Mfg. Co 10.92 Orval Harruft 100 Citizens’ Imp. Com 1212.50 Isaac Chronister 39.30 J Dearborn Chemical Co 18.75 • The Gallock Packing Co 3.05 I N. S. Oil Co 9 91 ) Ft. Wayne Oil & Supply Co. .. 19.4?. I Adams Express Co. ...) 1.53 t The Ahrens & Ott Mfg. Co. ... 1.26 W. J. Archbold 300.00 Dr. H. F. Costello 3.25 Moon & Annen 3.55 | Orval Harruff 37.50 Henry Stevens 26.00 I Standard Oil Co. 100 Braun & Son ...! 1-00 Citizens’ Telephone Co 7.5} Citizens’ Telephone Co 3.05 I A. C. Foos, extra labor 21.00 [ Waterworks pay roll 14.50 Schaub-Dowling Co 6.78 Ft. Wayne Electric Wks 16.50 M. J. Mylott pay roll 182.50 F. C. Summers 2.35 National Mill & Supply Co. ... 56.12 — —o — DEMOCRAT WANT ADS PAY BfR.

BEST CITY OF SIZE IN STATE (CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE) minded, who does not believe we have the best city in the state the size of this city. I wish to submit for your consideration during the coming year, tlie following recommendations: At several times during tlie year citizens have given tlie mayor information rejtive to violations of tlie lavs of tlie state of Indiana. Tills information lias never been sufficient to justify an arrest, yet was worthy of an investigation. I have found It exceedingly iiard to secure the proper information through the police department, as uniformed officers have considerable trouble in getting such evidence that would warrant an arrest. I believe it would be a good method to let tiie city mayor employ, at bls discretion and unknown to any one. a plain clothes policeman, who would be in better position to secure such ihformation. All large cities have pla'n clothes men and find them of much value. I believe it would not be necessary to have such an officer for more than two or three months during tlie year. One of the state laws violated is the automobile law. Road rules are not obeyed and the speed limit is exceeded every day in tlie summer time. I believe the city council should pass an automobile ordinance covering such items that are not covered In the state law. I believe the city should take the initiative in the matter of building the main roads leading into tlie city and should use their influence witli the county commissioners so that when these roads are to be repaired ot renewed that concrete should be used instead of macadam. All live cities have outgrown tlie macadam roads. These roads were first designed by the engineers for the use of slow drawn conveyances and now with the swiftly moving automobile they are found to be very expensive to maintain. The repair bills soon amount to the original cost of tlie road, while the wear on a concrete road is hardly perceptible and is the road that will be used by the future generations, being more economical (n maintenance charges .therefore cheapest. During the summer of 1914 and several times before we have had an epidemic of typhoid fever and the city and county boards of health did all in

1 1 heir power to confine this disense and I keep it from spreading. Yet there ; was a sufficient number of cases to cause the state board of health to inI vestlgnte tlie cause of the same. With all this investigation there has never been a report filed stating definitely what the real cause was. Not having anything to guide us by, I believe we should take every precaution possible to stop the growth of all disease in this community. One of the worst things to cause ;<<kn<sn is unsanitary plumbing. Although physicians claim that typhoid fever germs will not come from sewerage while tlie same 1h in the sower, yet the escape of sower gas into nny residence or place of business cannot but weaken the system so that disease can take hold upon the body and when contagious disease takes hold on the system it can bo spread by other means. I believe that this council should pa.-s an ordinance regulating all plumbing, both for the benefit of health and the protection of the waterworks plant. A suggestion was offered to the council by a committee from the women of the city that they believed it would be a good thing to have the county commissioners turn the old fair grounds over to the city for park purposes. I helieve this was a good suggestion and should tie acted upon by this council. You may not be able to make a first-class park out of it in a year or two, but if the city had possession of this ground they could with the assistance of some of the energetic citizens make a park out of it by doing some improving on it each year and after five or six years we would have a park which all of us would feel proud to show to any one. /Vs we go forwards we should aim to make the city better, more beautiful and more sanitary than any of the cities of this size in the state and at the same time have a tax lexy that does not exceed any other city, which has made the same amount of improvements as we have. This would show economy in the administration of th? affairs of the city. In all calculations for future improvements we should take in consideration the tax levy and try to make a small decrease each year until we get it down to the lowest possible amount on which the high standard of the city can be maintained. Every act of the city council will not be approved by al! the citizens, but we should so aim and endeavor to so act that all our work will meet the approval of the majority of tlie > taxpayers and to do this I believe tie* council should consult with the best

i interests of tlie city anti thereby find what tlie majority of the people need and want done. A large number of business men have been seen nt nil times trying to make this tt better and greater city, a place every citizen should be proud to own as his home. It was by such endeavors that we enjoy our city building and fire department, which the surrounding cities are glad to copy after. It was by such efforts that several factory buildings have been located at this place and by this effort this city was in bettor condition ami there was much more work In the last year than any other city H7* same size In the state. Thus you see thut tlie effort so far made has bettered conditions tiere and all citizens who know the needs of a live city will keep in trying to secure more industries. There may be a few who think because every one of the industries that have been located In this city have not been a success, it is time to quit, but. these kinds of citizens are failures because if they would stop trying on one project which they have taken up. they would stop trying in their own business, when things did not go as they desired. There are no failures only when we stop and say we cannot succeed. Past failures are only the stepping stones to future success, when we use the lessons they taught us in our future business. There ca 1 be but one word for any city, either “go forward" or "go backward.' There is no such thing as standing still. The live citizens go forward, while the balance go backward. If this city is to be what we want it to be we must push forward with the public which is alive. The. city must keep pace with the live business interests of this locality and with this combined energy there can be no failure. CHAS. N. CHRISTEN, Mayor of City of Decatur, Ind. o NOT SATISFIED (CONTINUE* FROM PAGE ONE) “Sixth. The city council is a business body and not a cesspool for political dope. This being the case, I hope you will resent tlie attempt of ex-Prosecutor Parrish to use you, an honorable body, to further political slanders. “Hoping tliat you will see proper to wait on the report from the state accountants for a final settlement, I now stand ready to settle in full all just claims that the city has against me.

I We are not trying to d/dge; we want I no compromise. “Yours respectfully, i ”\V. .1. ARCHBOLD." > We are nt a loss to know what Mr. , Archbold is complaining about. Wo 1 presumed that tlie settlement w,:s i made by him. since lie paid t.'ie moni ey. As to the settlement being final i and in full he is mistaken, as tt was / stated that, the settlement was only • for that part covered in the originnl report of the accountants and had s nothing to do with the recent examins at ion and upon which no r yet been made. The settlement ‘was i reported by Mr. Parrish after lie hud ■ conferred with Mr. Hendren, chief of • the state boaref of accounts, and the r council accepted same. It would seem i that the matter is closed so far athis report is concerned. > FOR SALE —A buffet and an 8-foot extension dining room table, and 8 chairs, nearly good as new: also china ’ closet and sideboard. Will sell separ- ' ately or together.—Charles E. Meyer, 1 Winchester St., 'phone No. 643. 278tf _ — as a a>

HERE I AM J YES I AM ; A REAL AUCTIONEER : for Real Estate, Regisf tered Stock and farm , sales. Highest possible prices secured. Inquire about me. I talk High and low German, Swiss and English. Book your sales with an auctioneer now as you i- )- will later on. ! See me or leave date at 'J office of Frisinger & Co. Residence Phone 426 - J. J. BAUMGARTNER