Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 8, Decatur, Adams County, 9 January 1915 — Page 4

isa " ! ™ ehokssoksi 2 THE DAILY MARKET REPORTS o II Corrected Every Afternoon Ikr ■-=iE3Qi=3or-vts=sssiCSi

EAST BUFFALO. East Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 9—(Special to Daily Democrat!— Receipts. 000; shipments, 2,090; official to New York yesterday. 4,750; hogs closing steady. Medium and heavy. s7.oosi $7.15; ■Yorkers and pigs, $7.1541 roughs, $6.00®56.25; stags, $5.00® 15.75; sheep. 1,000; strong; top lambs $8.85; cattle, 300; slow. Q. T .BURK. New corn 33v Clover seed Alsike seed Wheat sl - 28 Rye Barley < * l,c Timothy seed ss°° t 0 3226 Oats 4!)c NIBLICK 4 CO. -ggs 33c Butter FULLEN KAMPS. Eggs 33c Butter BEHLINGS. Adlan Runner rmci* 8c spring chickens 11c Fowls ® c Ducks , 2c Ceese | Young turkeys 12c Tom turkeys ...... Old hen turkeys 12c lid Roosters 5c Butter 18c Fresh eggs 35c! Above prices pats for poultry free from feed.

FOR SALE—Green nones, ground; just the thing for chicken feed: at the Hoosier Packing Co’s meat markets. 307t3 HERE I AM YES I AM A REAL AUCTIONEER for Real Estate, Registered 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 will later on. See me or leave date at office of Frisinger & Co. Residence Phone 426 J. J. BAUMGARTNER

’ fBrW if woercifc-, cuter producer Sihirance “it’s no trouble to cut through butler — but it worit develop strength. The hewer of stone wears the strong arm and bears the long labor. Persistence is the Key to existence P rferMktynan. f"\ You 11 not develop the Saving" Habit <■ without effort A great obstacle is overcome when you bring" your first dollar to YvV l Hill I OUR BANK and start. ~ - - r I 01b fleams CourdyMik iWw * •£hzcatur-3nJ»- Wil

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KALVER MARKETS. Wool •• • uxiMUkO.• 21e®25c Beef hides Calf • 18c Tallow 6c Sheep pelts 25c@$1.0U LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET. i Chickens 10c Indiana Runned ducks ..8< Fowls 10c Ducks 10c Geese 10 Young turkeys 15c Tom turkeys Old hen turkeys 12c Old Roosters 6< Butter I.lßc Frosh eggs 35c Above prices paid for poultry fret from feed. DECATUR CREAMERY CO. Butter Fat, No. 134 c Butter Fat, Nd. 2 31c Wholesale 34c Retail 37c COAL PRICES. Stove $7.5l Egg 7.50 Chestnut, hard - $7.75 Poca, egg and lump $5.00 W. Ash $4.61 V. Splint »$4.2t H. Valley $4.25 R. Lion $4.50 Cannell $6.00 J. Hill $5.00 Kentucky $4.-0 Lurig $4.50

ARE YOU A GOSSIP f CONTINUE# FKOM PAGE O*'El Mrs. So and So? O, I’m so sorry.” “ ‘Why. the miserable liar, she isn’t sorry at all,’ said the speaker. " ‘O, these tongues, how much bitterness they cause. Scandal, scandal, scandal.’ “Tht speaker then related the story of a little girl who was once asked what her father’s last words were, and she replied: “ ‘He didn't have any. Ma was with him to the end?’ ‘‘Here again the house burst forth with a mighty applause.” o • SCHWARTZ-REINHARD. 1 • A marriage license was issued this afternoon to Miss Sarah Reinhard, daughter of William Reinhard, and Levi H. Schwartz, a clerk at Spitler ! Bros.’ hardware store, a son of John iJ. Schwartz, of Adams county. The I wedding will take place Sunday at I the Christian Apostolic church near I Vera Cruz. —Bluffton News. o WORD OF COUSIN’S DEATH. Mrs. Jeff Bryson East Main street, has received word of the death of a cousin, Mrs. Vernon Johnson, which occurred suddenly at her home in Ripley Springs. Virginia. The deceased leaves the husband and a fourteen year old daughter. Mrs. Johnson visited at the Bryson home last wonter. | —Portland Sun.

Trustee’s Report. ANNUAL. REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF TRUSTEE OF BLUE CREEKTOWN. SHIP FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1914. TOWNSHIP FUND. Receipts. January 1 Amount on hand $ 761.78 June 25 T II Baltzell, June diet 598.16 December 19 T H Baltzell, Dec diet.... 557.11 Expenditures. February 3 Phil I. Macklin. Buch, dtch 68.53 6 T H Baltzell, rd tax list.... 10.00 27 Frank ('. Wechter, ser. trus. 80.00 28 J W Dague, Jr, serv supr... 7.50 March 9Wm Lawson, serv supr,... 6.00 April 1 Dore B Erwin, atty schl hse tfo.OO 4 Fred Rohrer, notice schl Ind 3.36 8 Decatur Herald, pub notices 29.90 9 Decatur Dem Co. pub notices 53.98 28 Frank C Wechter, serv trus 60.00 J tine 19 J W Dague, serv supr 21.00 20 Phil L Macklin. Burnett dch 168.00 20 Phil L Macklin. Huser dtch 63.75 27 Frank C Wechter, office rent 15.00 27 Frank C Wechter, ser trus. 45.00 July 2 Wm Lawson, serv trustee.. 40.0(’ 16 Frank C Wechter, ser. trus. 25.00 August 17 Guy Colerick, imp Co Supt 26.40 September 1 Jos O Maloney, ser adv. bd. 5.00 1W P Merryman, ser adv bd 5.00 1 H. L. Sipe, ser. ad. bd 5.00 4 Wm Lawson, ser. as sup... 12.00 10 John J Burke, ser supr.... 40.0 P 11 J W Dague jr ser sup 13.50 16 David Gerber, stone for rd 300.00 30 Jesse Foreman, clean ditch 13.31 October 13 Frank C Wechter, ser trus. 75.00 21 Jesse Foreman, clean ditch 29.68 22 Decatur Herald Co. tax levy 2.00 22 L G Ellingham. tax levy.. 2.00 31 Frank C Wechter, ser trus. 50.00 November 28 J W Dague jr, ser supr,... 4.50 30 Wm Lawson, ser as supr... 26.00 21 Chas Morrison, serv supr.. 60.00 21 T H Baltzell, ex rd tax list 10.00 21 Dore B Erwin, legal serv.. 4.00 21 Phil L Macklin, ditch trans 6.25 21 Frank C. Wechter, serv trus 65.00 21 T M Parr, clean ditch.... 16.36 22 Berne Sup Co., blanks, etc 16.22 22 John J Burke, serv supr.... 76.00 ROAD FUND. Receipts. January 1 Amount on hand $1,385.25 June 25 T H Baltzell, June dist 965.12 September 2 Bank of Berne, bor. money.. 750.00 December 19 T H Baltzell, Dec dist 3.43 Expenditures. 21 Krick & Tyndall, brick, tile 9.40 March 9 Burlee Dudgeon, shov. snow 8.25 April 4 Gilliam Lbr Co, lumber... 6.50 4 James Roads, haul stone.. 1.50 June 13 B F Cramer, spread stone.. 12.00! 19 David Debolt, haul stone... 7.50 I 25 B F Cramer, spread stone.. 17.621 39 Wm Ayers, haul stone 1.50 30 R E Coppeck, haul stone.. 16.50 July 1 Roy Smitley, haul stone.... 16.50 2 J H Hahnert. haul stone... 34.50, 2 Wm M Carroll, haul stone.. 13.501 2 Arthur Dearmond, haul stne 4.50 9 Joe Blayney, haul stone.... 7.501 9 W F Meyer, haul stone.... 16.50, 10 Clinton Lautzenheiser. haul. 22.50 10 Frank Lautzenheiser, haul. 21.00 10 Arthur Dearmond, hauling. 7.50 10 Roy Smitley, haul stone... 7.50 ■ 11 B F Cramer, spread stone.. 22.21 11 Frank Dellinger, haul stone 12.00 11 Jos O Malony, haul stone.. 79.50 11 Chas Geisler, haul stone... 15.00 11 W M Gilbert, haul stone... 10.50 14 G L Suhm, haul stone 3.00 15 Frank Meyer, haul stone... 6.00 15 Wesley Lawson, haul stone 6.00 15 Chas Burke, spread stone. 4.78 15 Willis Burke, haul stone... 30.00 18 David Gerber, stone 400.00 118 David Gerber, stone 230.00 20 R E Coppick, haul stone... 12.00 20 F M Good, hauling stone... 7.50 22 Roy Smitley, haul stone... 9.00 22 Arthur Dearmond, haul ston 3.00 22 Joe Blayney, haul sio|e.... 18.00 25 G Baughman, haul stone... 37.50 .25 B F Cramer, spread stone.. 16.03 I 25 W M Gilbert, haul stone... 16 50 I 27 Rolla Calderwood. haul stone 13.50

28 The Erie Stone Co stone.. IB ;8 B H Avery, sharp grader.. 2.<5 28 Elisha Merriman, shov snow * 31 W F Meyer, haul stone 24.00 31 Joseph Garwood, haul stone 16.00 August o. on 1 J H Halmert, haul stone.. 24.00 1 W M Gilbert, haul stone... 13.50 1 Charles Geisler, haul stone. 10.50 1 Fred J Roe, haul stone 31.50 1 Joint Feasel, haul stone... 52.50 1 David Garber, stone 400.00 3 Pearl Hawkins, haul stone. 4.50 5 Wm Carroll, haul stone... 31.50 6 Alex Yong, naul stone 13.50 6 Arthur Dearmond, haul ston 3.00 6 B F Cramer, spread stone.. 19.54 6 Willie Burke, haul stone... 24.00 7 Fred J Roe, haul stone.... 7.50 7 Jesse H Burnett, haul stone 13.50 7 Chas Geisler, hr.uling stone 7.50 7 Clint Lautzenheiser, hauling 3.00 7 Frank Riff, haulir-r stone.. 16.50 7 Chester Bryan, haul stone.. 9.00 7 J H Halmert, hauling stone 6:00 7W M Gilbert, haul stone... 7.50 7 U’wis N Sprunger, haul ston 9.00 7 Jos Garwood, haul stone... 6.00 7 Frank Meyer, haul stone.. 1.50 7 Wesley Lawson, haul stone 16.50 8 Roy Smitley, haul stone.... 450 10 M A Ripley, haul stone.... 4-50 10 W P Merriman, haul stone 24.00 11 John Vannett, haul stone.. 16.50 11 John Teeple, haul stone .... 10.50 11 Edward Miller, haul stone.. 22.50 12 Rolla Calderwod, haul stone 7.50 12 Harvey Tinkbatn, haul stone 24.00 14 Peter W Kessler, rp rd grad 4.00 | 15 F M Good, haul stone 9.00 | 18 Wm H Smitley, haul stone. 6.00; !0 Frank Lautzenheiser, haul- ~ I ing stone 7.50 , 21 Wm Neadstine, haul stone 3.00 [ 21 Roy Kessler, hauling stone 1.50 24 W L Foreman, haul stone.. 4.50 26 David Debolt, haul, stone.. 6.00 27 Ditzler & Woods, bridge plank 12.60. September 1 1 Jos. O. Malony, haul, stone. 36.00 8 Chas. C. Kelley, 12 rd. tile.. 4.20 10 Edward Nealstine, haul ston 10.68, 10 Sol Luginbill, haul stone... 10 Frank Myers, haul stone.. 9.80' 10 JWm Burke, haul stone.... 5.70 10 Wm Burke, spread stone... 2.45 11 L J Durbin, haul stone.... 14.20 11 Wm Ayers, haul stone 11.40 11 John Riff, haul stone 11.50 11 Grant Stickler, haul stone. 31.40! 11 Henry Teeple, haul stone.. 15.60 11 Wm Stauffer, spread stone. 5.81 11 Joseph Garwood, haul stone 5.601 11 Rolla Calderwood. haul ston 7.00 11 John Vannett, haul stone... 14.30, 11 Wm Gilbert, haul stone.... 15.601 11 Edward Burkhart, haul ston 14.20 | 11 Wm H Smitley, haul stone. 3.00 11 F M Good, haul stone 8.60 j 11 Frank Dellinger, haul stone 15.60 • 11 Sidney Dague. clean dtch.. 6.75 | 11 J H Halmert, haul stone.... 8.70 12 C Heber Bowen, haul stone 11.30! 12 L G Baughman, haul stone 19.00 12 B F Cramer, spread stone.. 12.09 1 14 G W Gilbert, haul stone... 14.30 14 W E Yong.'haul stone 8.50 14 John Durr, haul stone 29.70 14 Alex Yong, hauling stone.. 12.80 14 Chas Geisler, haul stone... 10.10, 14 Clint Lautzenheiser, hauling 18.70 15 Fred Roe, haul stone 11.40 16 Frank Lautzenheiser. haling 7.10 16 David Gerber, stone for rd.. 354.80 17 Louis N Sprunger, hauling. 11.30 18 Geo E Strickler, haul stone 14.20 29 A N Acker, haul stone 5.70 30 David Debolt, haul stone.. 3.00 30 Roy Miller, haul stone 2.80 October 3 H O Swoveland, haul stone 16.50 6 Orvil Harruff, survey, etc. 25.00 9 B Whitridge, haul stone... 4.30 9M A Ripley, haul stone.... 1.50 16 Jos O Malony, haul stone.. 5.70 1 ! November 12 Baumgartner Bros&Co, sup 11.75 12 C E Basswaters, fix bridge 6.00 30 Chas. Redganz, sharp grad 2.50 ! December 22 Berne Supply Co., books, etc 2.75 ,26 Abe Hocker, repr wrk 1.75 SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND. Receipts.

January 1 Amount on hand $,13.81 March 6 Frank Meyer, sale lumbr... 1.00 t 6 Edward Miller, sale sidewlk 5.25 6 F C Wechter, sale watercl'st 8.00 | 6 Hannah Tinkham .sale land 75.00 17 Ed X Ehinger, sale school bonds and premium $6404.00 June J 25 T II Baltzell, June dist 1962.75 J September , 2 Jas Foreman, sale coal house 17.00 ’ 2 Joseph Grim, sale schl bell 1.00 i 2 Bank of Berne, bor money 1500.00 i ) December ) 19 T H Baltzell, Dec disi 1856.14 Expenditures i r ( January 7 Clyde Beam, wk & sup schl 13.28 12 W H Miller, jan. A Inst... 21.96 , 24 Wm Smitley, fix well 12.25 ) I February 1 3 J D Adams it Co. desks.... 210.00 1 S ? j Moser & Co, heat., plum 380.00 115 Henry Tombleson, wk & sup 4.45 “1 P J Hyland, soil elbows... 3.20 i j arch il3 Decatur Ins Agcy., insurance on School House 12.00 il4 W W Parks, albast.&paint. 8.80 il4 Willshire Lbr. Co, him, etc 4.82 14 Rex Hdw. Co., paint, etc.. 10.30 14 Willshire Hdw Co. paint, etc 2.85 24 H M Crownover, Jan., etc.. 38.25 27 Lester F Davis, ins. & jan wk 40.50 27 Lester F Davis, gas., etc.... 1.20 27 L B Campbell, jan. Inst..-.. 40.50 April 1 Ruth A Parrish, jan. Inst wk 37.00 1 Oscar Huffman, pins schl hs 100.00 10 Agnes G Eady, jan inst wk 16.80 10 Mabel Dailey, jan. Inst wk 40.50 10 Mabel Dailey, clean schl rm 3.00 17 Wm Smitley, removing seats 1.75 17 W P Merriman, janitor, etc 64.86 21 Joseph L Grim ,%a land.. 75.00 23 John Feasel, haul c0a1.... 4.50 May 2 James H Dague, drill well.. 50.00 4 A J Welfley, rec. deed 1.00 6 Jas H Dague, well & pump. 122.83 11 C M Clay, taking up seats.. 1.50

27 Frank C Wechter, ennm ... -« ® 27 B.rne Lum co. him. etc • • ** *- 28 Stauffer & Lehman, schl hs 1000.1 5”, E Opliger. Co, Com '3 Stauffer * Lehman, scl hse 2000.00 28 J(' Wagner, coal • • ' ' 28 Willshire Milling Co . weigh ng 140 28 G C McElhauy, sup for schl 3.-6 28 Elisha Merriman, wk & sup \ U Bank of Berne, 9 coup ?" B ’; , 2 000 00 2 Stauffer & Lehman, schl hs 2000.00 10 Hank of Herne, bnd & coup -58.00 U T St L & W R R. frt coal. 56.024 Monroe Byer, haul c0a1.... 3Z.ou 25 The Bank of Berne. 7 25 Berne Milling Co., coal -LSJ September . 4 Enlce Roads, clean schl rm. 4.00 8 Aug Morgan, clean schl yd a.ou 10 g<’ Ixffiman. clean schl im 1 ■ 17 Abram Morgan, dissect schl 6.00 18 S H Dellinger, well & P>H«P 3 7.b0 18 Geo Dellinger, clean school 19 A J Mosure &Co, heat 21 Stauffer & Lehman, schl hs 1000. 0 25 Indianapolis Star, adv. ■ 28 Berne Milling Co., c0a1.'... 93»b 28 Stauffer & Lehman, schl hs 1000.03 29 Chas Basswaters, cem walk 28.00 October 9 Willshire Lbr Co. cement.. 12.38 9 W J Cully, paint 10 Mabel Dailey, jan & Int wk 9.00 >l6 Jonh Vannett, haul stone • 8.00 I 20 J D Adams & Co. schl desks IG™132 W L Foreman, haul schl frn i.ov i 26 Henry Tumbleson, cleaning I—> I November 2 T M Parr, haul coal 33 " 3 12 Baumgartner Bros & Co, sup. 5.L 20 Adams Exp. Co., exp. seats. .34 December 16 M A Ripley, wrk & sup.... 12.40 [2l Decatur his Agcy, Ins 38. W 21 David Gerber, 8% yds stone , 3 21 Oscar Huffman, pt pay plans 149.68 21 Stauffer & Lehman, part pay I on new school house dist 1.. 500.00 .21 Stengel & Craig, disenfet.. 28.<0 21 Joseph Grim, 2 brooms.... LOO 21 W H Miller, dray oil, etc.. 2.20 22 Berne Sup. Co. school sup. 152.29 23 G C McAlhany, supplies.... -3.68 23 Elisha Merriman, supplies.. 34.40 >23 W J Cully, stove pipe 4.00 '23 Dye Ferguson, wrk, & sup, 16.90 24 Webb Pub Co., sew outfit.. 15.75 126 Abe Hocker, mak stv shld.. 3.50 26 A J Mo«er&Co, heat ap 164.00 •26 Berne Lum Co. glass 2.75 TUITION FUND. Receipts. January j 1 Amount on hand $1,132.»4 ■ 21 T H Baltzell, Jan. Dist 745.36 i February . 2 Peoples State Bank. int.... 165 3 Bank of Berne, int 5.90 March ' 2 Peeples State Bank, int.... 2.06 2 Bank of Berne, interest..,.. 4.18 April 11 Bank of Berne, interest... 8.27 I 1 Peoples State Bank, int... 1-78 June 1 Bank of Berne, interest ... 12.29 1 Peoples State Bank, int 08 25 T H Baltzell, June dist 638.94 July 1 Peoples State Bank, int.... -28 1 Bank of Berne, interest.... 1174 24 T H Baltzell, July dist. Common School Revenue. 806.6< Surplus Dog Fund 59.40 Congress. School Fund Int... 36.00 Liquor License 21.24 1 August 1 Bank of Berne, Interest... 12.20 ; 1 Peoples State Bank, int.... 1.20 September 1 Peoples State Bank, int... 2.13 2 Bank of Berne, interest.... 5.33 October 2 Peoples State Bank, int 1.8! 2 Bank of Berne, interest.... 5.67 November 4 Bank of Berne, interest.... .99 4 Peoples State Bank, int 1.9 C December

1 Peoples State Bank .interest 1.15 1 Bank of Berne, interest 53 June 1 Bank of Berne, interest 50 December 19 T H Baltzell, Dec dist.... 594.33 131 Peoples State Bank, interest .99 31 Bank of Berne, interest.... 3.64 Expenditures. January 2 W H Miller, wachmg 100.00 12 W H Miller, teaching 96.56 17 Mabel Dailey, teaching 25.00 17 H M Crownover, teaching.. 75.00 i 17 W P Merriman,'teaching... 100.00 117 Ruth Parrish, teaching 60.00 ■l7 L B Campbell, teaching... 60.00 February 7 H M Crownovei, teaching.. 45.00 21 W P Merriman, teaching.. 25.00 27 Lester F Davis, teaching. . 135.00 March 7 Agnes G Eady, teaching... 50.00 7 Ruth Parrish, teaching.... 40.00 7 H M Crownover, teaching.. 25.00 ' 7 W P Merriman, teaching... 25.00 24 H M Crownover, teach 65.00 27 Lester F Davis, teaching... 140.00 27 L B Campbell, teach 150.00 April 1 Ruth A Parrish, teaching... 105.00 1 17 W P Merriman, teaching... 170.90 • 10 Agnes G Eady, teaching, z.. 105.00 1 10 Mabel Dailey, teaching 265.00 • '3O Peoples State Bank, int... .54 > 30 Bank of Berne, interest.... 13.34 > July ’ 3 C C Beer, transfers 132.00 ’ 3 O J Suman, transfers 42.00 1 3 O L Vance, transfers 178.00 11 E A Van Pole, transfer.... 24.00 ) 16 R Shug, transfer 32.00 ) I September • 25 G C Lehman, teaching 25.00 9! October ? 10 W H Miller, teaching 15.00 ’ 110 May Bilderback, teaching.. 35.00 “10 Mabel Dailey, teaching.... 60.00 10 L B Campbell, teaching.... 65.00 u 17 G C Lehman, teaching 45.00 : 27 G C Lehman, teaching...... 20.00 0'29 H M Crownover, teaching. 100.00 0. November I 6 W H Miller, teaching 75.00 9 Wildus Dailey, teaching... 25.00

14 L n Campbell, tench....... 14 May Bilderback. teaching.. -• U G c Lehman, teaching 4 ‘>o 24 W H Miner, teaching 24 G c l.ehman. teaching..... 15 27 Lester F Davia, teaching.. 100.00 December 12 Wildus Dailey, teaching. ... • 15 May Bilderback. teaching.. <O.OO i-i WH Miller, teaching 75-GG 12 H M Crownover, teaching, i*®. 12 C Lehman, teaching ® 26 Lester F Davis, teaching... 80.00 DOG FUND Receipt*. January s’l6 00 I Amount on hand February 27 From Assess, book 6 May 11 Geo Dellinger .assd dog tax 11100 \ U Bank of Berne, dog tax,... 7.00 October 13 Bank of Berne, dog tax.... 1000 December 1 Bank of Berne, dog ax 6.00 17 Bank of Berne, dog tax.... 8.00 21 Bank of Berne, dog tax.... 4.00 Expenditure*. XT arch 2 W J Archbold, dog money.. 142.00 16 Wm H Smitley, sheep dam. 10.00 June 17 Otis Sims, sheep damage... 16.00 27 Otis Sims, sheep damage.. 4.00 July 13 Frank Garwood, sheep dam. .00 15 Wesley Lawson, turkeys kill 6.00 15 Wm Carroll, sheep da..m 23.00 17 Frank Garwood, sheep dam. 2500 17 G L Suhm. sheep dam.... 30.00 21 Jacob F Mitch, sheep dam.. 1-.00 August 23 Chas Geisler, sheep dam... 8.00 October 15 Roy L Ayers, sheep dam... 7.50 17 P Wm Smitley, dig drain.... 142.01 TOWNSHIP FUND. Jan. 1. 1914 Balance on hands 761.78 Receipts during year. Total of balances and receipts Lli Oo Disbursements during year... 1610.24 ROAD FUND. lan 1 1914 Balance on hand. $1385.25 1 Receipts during year J™ 3 - 33 ' Total of balances and receipts 3103.80 • Disbursements during year.. 3012.40 ‘O. , • ■ Final balances $91.40 SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND. I Jan. 1, 1914 Balance on hands 713.81 , Receipts during year Total balances and receipt*. 1-,543.95 , Disbursements during year.. .11,812.95 ' Final balances $731.00 TUITION FUND. ’ Jan. 1, 1914 Balance on hand. 51132.54 ( Receipts during year 3002.16 Total of balances and receipts 4134.70 ' Disbursements during year... 3440.46 j Final balances $694.24 ) DOG FUND. i Jan. 1, 1914 Balance on hand. .$216.00 I Receipts during year 192.00 Total of balances and receipts. 408.00 j Disbursements during year.... 290.50 Final balances $11i.50 TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS. i, Jan. 1, 1914 Balance on hand.s 4209.38 3 Receipts during year 17,898.12 4 Total balances and receipts 22,107.50 Disbursements during year. 20,166.55 n Final balances $1940.95 Warrant checks outstanding De- „ cember 31, 1914 $ 55.26 Total balances and outstanding ’’ warrants. Dec. 31, 1914... .$1996.21 Cash in depository, December s 31. 1914 $1996.21 7 My service account is 219 days; Amount $ 400.00 9 FRANK C. WECHTER, 0 Trustee of Blue Creek Township. Q. —

NOTICE TO FARMERS. I want to buy your cattle, hogs and sheep. Will always pay full market price. 1 also have for sale fresh cows and brood sows. 5t6 JOHN SCHEIMAN, 'Phone 493 o MONEY TO LOAN On farms, 5 or 10 year time. Partial payments any time. ■ m-w-s-ts ERWINS’ OFFICE. o HOUND LEFT AT MILL A hound was left by some farmer I at the Bremerkamp Mill Tuesday. * Owner may have same by calling I there. 5t3 OFFICE DAY ON TUESDAY. The undersigned, trustee of Union township, Adams county, wishes to announce that his office day will be held ' on Tuesday of eash week. ' 7t2 A. J. BIENZ, Trustee. o STRAW WANTED. I am in the market for straw and will pay cash for straw in stack or I baled. Drop me a card or 'phone No ) 600 and I will make you an offer. J. B. RICE, 1 306t12 Decatur, Ind. o i ’ FOR SALE—About ten head of good j feeding shoats. Reasonable prices. [) Inquire of Roy Runyon, Decatur, it. 9 ■ R. No. 3, ’phone 8-J. 0 WANTED, TO RENT—An 80-acre farm. Am fully equipped to take 0 care of one. —O. A. Hope, Silver Lake, 0 i Indiana, R. R. No. 2. 4t3

THE NEW OFFICERSTI (CONTINUE! FHOM P A q b q tor this purpose. Rough the same will be made by ' Christen and Hoffman and ■ to the commisHlonerH. The social committee rep nri , " a home talent play will | H . gii ' 1 latter part of the month for t | 1(1 , fit of the organisation. This » "! given under the auspices O s a ‘I Ist from Rochester, Ohio. ani( presented at the opera house. The treasurer's report show,, I during the year the receipt ,1 about $276 and nearly j]] lhjs J been expended. Mrs. E. B. Adams, secretary, Ir I a report of the society's work I tail, and it was an excelled I showing the good, the first year ■ I accomplished. Even greater ‘ are being made for the new y Mr | Miss Bessie Boyers, retoring p,..H ident, has served well and f a j,, KBE and much credit is du- to her and | faithful co-workers for the su I year. NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTIKq, I In the matter of the petition I Wm. A. Andrews for a drain Notice is hereby given that the -I dersigned superintendent of eon ion of the Wm. A. Andrews < ; a ; i in Hartford Township. Adams Cmj. ffi Indiana, will on Saturday January: M 1915, at 10 o’clock a-, m.. at tiiejt. f l of Phil L. Macklin. County Stnqr I of Adams County, Indiana inthej rison Block South of the Court He.. ■ in the City of Decatur. Adams Cot Indiana receive sealed bids for the. « struction of said drain in accortunS with the report, plans and sperj-B , tions therefor now on file in theAaß tors Office in the City of Dea-. ■ Adams County, Indiana, in said cm* - J Bids will be received and a tract let as follows: From station 0 to station 123 plus' both inclusive, which means the» J ’ >f said drain. 1 This work is to be tiled from strsH 0 to 95 plus 58 and from station Sip». ' 58 to 123 plus 70 is to be ions:r.-» ■ [ as an open drain. ' Bidders will be required to bids as required by law upon to '.Mi ' furnished by the undersigned super.- f ( tendent of construction, and earti»B ; der will be required to make thek! ) esary affidavit of non-collusion ’ that he is a bona-fide bidder; eaciuiß j must be accompanied with a bondi ffl sum equal to double the amount da yl > bid. for the faithful performance d? j ) contract if the contract be awri- | , such bidder. Such bond to be it * proved by the superintendent 0! ® j struction. The superintendent of const-. ::t 5 reserves the right to reject anyiaiu 2 bids. ) No bids will be accepted in ess » of the estimated cost of such »e - or in excess of the benefits fooni 5 The time for the completion old | work will be made known by the® g 5 erintendent of construction on tsei' g of sale and the successful bidder«. 3 7be required to complete the work P j in the time fixed in the contract Dated this 9th day of January 0 PHIL L. MACKLIN, 946 Supt. of Constructioi

0. M. BRADLEY B CHIROPRACTOR Graduate of two schools Over Charlie Voglewede Shoe Store Hours 1 to 5 & 7 to 8 Ia ly Attendant HAMPSHIRE SOWS At Farmers Prte BRED TO GRAND CHAMPIO* BOARS Special prices on Fall * ntl W '"“ P'o«- , urf 25 head of Feeders for sale, ing from 125 to 150 pounds at gain Prices. We must have the r for our Pure Bred hogs ano F these so they will sell. Registered Holstein Bulls a 1 also a few good cows. * White for prices or come a- - stock. It will please youFarm two and one half miles of Decatur, one-half mile nortn o Dent School house. Phone 81--Roy N. Runyof-, Decatar, -•