Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 13, Number 23, Decatur, Adams County, 27 January 1915 — Page 2

TRUSTEE’S REPORT ANNUAL REPORT OF RECEIPT! AND EXPENDITURES OF TRUSTEE OF ROOT TOWNSHIP FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1914. TOWNSHIP FUND. Receipt*. January 1 Brought forward 15 Co. Treas., Dec. Dist 61J.15 February . 12 L. H. Zeigler, docket . July 3 Cp. Treas.. Twp. tax 371.90 December 31 L. H. Zeigler, docket fee .. 100 Disoursements. January. 15 T. H. Baltzell. making Hsia. 10.'»0 15 Do lx. outc a ct. M.ura. 34.»i 22 J. D. Adams Co., supplies.. <■<>'■ 22 D. H. Goble Co., do 24 Callow a Rice, bill tile 27 Chas. Magley, salary , 40.00 February 28 Chas. Magley. salary 36.00 28 Phil Macklin, assess, ditch 00.00 28 Gay, Zwick & Myers, elecroom supplies 7.W March 28 Decatur Herald, pub. rep. .0.00 April An 4 Chas. Magley. salary .... 30.60 11 Democrat, pt. tax lev. & rp. 15.00 May 4 Chas. Magley, salary 60.00 29 Henry Magley, cl. tp. cem. 7.00 June 1 Chas. Magley, salary 60.00 6 Chas. Magley, salary 5.00 27 Kizer & Co - supplies B.Bb 29 John A. Mumma, sup. sal.. 30.00 July 1 R N Runyon, tile 25.00 13 Phil L. Macklin, dh. assess 165.80 13 F. W. Holthouse, express.. .30 25 Sam Butler, transfer* .... 56.00

August 1 Herman Gerke, tile -5.0 J 7 8. S. Magley, post stamps. 5.00 17 Chas. Magley, salary 25.00 18 Chas. Magley, do 46.09 September 5 B. J. Rice, freight 41.31 21 Chas. E. Magley, salary .. 37.16 21 Schafer Hdw Co., tile .... 25.00 October 5 John A. Mumma, sup. sal.. , 26.75 8 Chas. E. Magley, salary . 36.48 14 W. Cook, rep. Twp. ditch.. 19.99 15 Decatur Herald Co., pub. tax levy 2.00 30 J. D. Adams Co., checks and vouchers 2.05 30 Chas. Magley, salary 18.43 30 Chas. E. Magley, salary.. 31.67 7 W. A. Lower, tile 25.00 19 Chas. E. Magley. salary... 43.48 19 Mary O. Magley, off. rent. 50.00 December 1 Wm. Melcher, salary 83.00 1 John A. Mumma. do 35.25 1 Do, repair road tools 2.u5 1 Harlow W. Mann, salary' • • 72.00 2 J. E. Mann. adv. board .... 5.00 4 The Democrat, tax levy... 2.9') 8 John Bucher, adv. board... 5.90 8 John Bucher, tile 15.00 22 T. H. Baltzell, mk, rd. dk.. 10.09 22 Aug. Busick, ink. elec. rep. 2.00 28 Chas. E. Magley. bal. sal.. 79 28 Do. wise, expenses 38.25 30 H. C. Getting, adv. bd j 5.00 31 Braun & Son, mov. piano.. 5.00 31 Chas. E. Magley, toll mesg ~ 5.60 ROAD FUND. Receipts. January 1 Brought forward $ 307.1 S 15 Co. Treas. Dec. Dist 15.93 July 3 Co., Treas., road tax 640.14 3 Do., Addl. road tax 1420.5 S Disbursements. January 1 Ernst Conrad, labor 3.50 2 Henry Bauman, hauling ... 33.00 2 Cbauncy Brokaw, do 3.00 5 Ellis Christen, labor 32.75 6 J. C. Harkless, do 8.56 8 Jacob Weidler. hauling ... 22.75 13 Theodore Heuer, labor ... 3.i 5 17 Chauncey Brokaw, hauling 3.00 Cbnr’r.s W. Johnson, do .. 3.00

24 F. O. Baker, do 31.4 V 27 Frank Nye, do 8.00 i 20 J. C. Magley, labor 7.00 February j 3 Aug. Koenemann, labor ... .15 2 6 Henry Magley, janitor .... 10.0-) 2 6 Julius Haugh, stone 350.00 2 12 Fred Doeshrman, labor ... 4.J0 j 16 Henry Baughman, hauling. 13.10 ( 25 G. S. Dutcher, labor 4.90 25 J. C. Magley, do 3.00 1 25 J. C. Magley, do 6.00 ; 26 Geo. L. Gase, do 4.40 • 28 R. E. Gilpen, do 6.30 • March 11 Chas. Bailey, shov. snow.. 12.50 14 Chas. Johnson, do 4.40 14 R. E. Gilpen, do 3.30 16 J. A. Peoples, hauling 5.00 21 W. Melcher, shov. snow ... 19.30 21 Dwight W’lHer. hauling .. 6.00 ’S J 1 'tbor 10.00 April 3 J. C. Magley labor 3.00 4 J. 8. Lower, labor 10.50 11 Acker Cement Works, cement and stone 2.00 15 Wm. Beihold, labor 8.25 25 Oscar Fritzinger, tile 10.00 May 2 W. E. Cramer rep. grader. 4.00 June 1 8. P. Kunkle, labor 3.00 5 D. M. Rice, labor 3.41 13 Chas. Mumma, do 3.75 20 Kirsch, Selletneyer & Sons, cement and tile 7.02 20 Noah Sheets, labor 1.03 ?o Chas. Mumma, labor 14.00 July 2 Julius Haugk. stone 200.00 2 Sam Butler, Joncrete work 32.40 2 Ellis Christen, labor 26.00 3 J. S. Lower, labor 5.38 4 H. M. Hoffman, do 12.00 13 B. E. Van Camp, do 11.52 22 Chas. W. Johnson, do .... 2.09 22 Ed Melcher, do 4.00 25 Martin Gerke. do 15.35 28 S. P. Sheets, labor 3.14 31 A. @. C. Stone Co., stone.. 207 46 August 1 B. G. Nye. labor 5.00 1 Heber Fonner. hauling ... 5.00 7 Sherman Kunkle, hauling.. 5.00 7 Heber Fonner, do 38 00 8 Henry Schieferstoin. do .. 5»0 8 J. C .Magley, do 14 00 8 Henry Hoffman, do 15 -n 10 M. F. Marhenke. do .' 400 11 Henry Banman, do 29j90 1- Chas. Johnson, do ~ 43*10

12 D. Otto Rice, do 17.00 115 Ellis Christen, do 17.00 September . i 5 Julius Hangk. *tone 300.00 U H I. Hall hauling 5.66 18 D. Otto Rice, tobor 6.0» 21 A. kC. Stone Co., stone... 509.89 26 Roy Gibson, labor 1-87 26 H T Hall, do 6.00 26 W. J. Miller, do 1-75 October 22 A & C. Stone Co., stone .. 150.13 26 A. & C. Stone Co., stone .. 154.03 30 Do. to cor error in check.. 5.25 November 6 D. J- Butler, hauling 101 10 Kukelhan Bro*., bdg. plank 21.73 19 First National Bank, order by Mumma I- 88 25 R. S. Krill, labor 6.00 27 Ed Luttman. do 100 30 Gottlieb Melcher, do J.W December „ dm M.uhl lo ........... D.-'O ■ 5 Henry Bohnke, do 9-60 i 5 A. & C. Stone Co., stone.. 151.0', 8 Henry Magley, labor ..... 14.0" i 11 Henry Bauman, do 11 Noah Sheets, do 9.00 , 11 Chris Sheets, do 1-s*’! 12 W. F. Wilson, do 2.79 I 12 Fred Bultemeier. travel & ! cement . i 12 Henry Buhlman. laaoc .... 2.6< I 12 J. A. People*, sewer tops.. 2.0( . 12 B. E. Van Camp, labor .... 5.5!17 Jas. Ross. rep. grader 25 18 Oscar Fuhrman, hauling .. 7.5 C 22 B. Beckmeyer. shov. snow. 2.»0 > 24 Martin Gerke, hauling .... 8.75: 24 Peoples & Gerke, road orderby Tricker L 0( I SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND. Receipts. January 1 Brough forward 137.22 ; 15 Co. Treas.. Dec. Dist 1836.37 : 22 H. E. Berning, sch. wagon. 55.00 ; June ' 1 Ist NatL Bank, loan 1350.00 ■ July 1 — __ noißnn

Co., Treas., sp. school 1 December * 1 First Natl. Bank, loan .... 1122 50 1 3 Do, error In voucher 10.00 * 28 Do. money for dep .50 Disbursements. January ' 3 Mrs. 8. S. Magley. Jan. wk. 23.25 ' 10 Henry Magley, do 14-5 17 Henry Knapp, stove • 28.00 17 Ist Natl. Bank, bond & Int. 1359.40 ' 22 J. D. Adams Co., supplies.. 1.60 26 Smith, Yager & Falk, paper .paint, starch, etc 28.74 1 30 Helen Fonner, Inst. & Jan. 20.00 39 Do, Reading Circle Books.. 1.06 February 28 J. D. Andrews, rep. organs. 7.5 f 28 Gay, Zwick & Myers, supp. 48-35 March 7 Henry Magley. jan. work.. 10.0( 24 Kiger & Co., supplies 22,20 28 T. A. Leonard, rep. & Ibr.. 30.55 April 2 Braun & Son, deliv. piano. 5.00 4 Henry Knapp, stove & pipe 28.40 9 G. E. Steele, rep, well .... 2.50 9 Irene Evane, jan. & inst... 33.95 11 Richard Gay. oiling f100r... 1.00 11 Moser & Williams, picts... 7.00 11 J. A. Mumma Dictionary.. 14.56 15 J. E. Nelson, inst. wk 26.60 17 Ruth Gay. inst. & jan. wk. 35.75 17 Harry Hoffman, do 10.10 18 Henry Magley. bal. jan. rep 16.80 25 Estella Perkins, inst., jan., oil and oil can 25.9 f 25 J. A. Fuhrman, oiling floor 5.50 25 J. W. Knapp, haul, pupils. 165.60 May 1 Caroline Dowling, inst.. jan. wk. and oil 34:90 6 Clara Boknecht, inst 20.30 June 1 Ist Natl. bank, bond & int. 1135.00 9 J. D. Cowans, exp. c0m.... 15.00 20 Kirsch, Sellemeyer & Sons, coal and lumber 125.79 July 6 Ist Natl. Bank., loan & int. 1358.55 19 T. M. Gallogly, insurance.. 58.1 C 25 Co. Treas.. com. school .... 924.93 31 Mary O. Magley, enum’n... 40.00 August 18 Schaub, Dowling Co., stove and school supplies 36.00

. Gee. -i h ■ ■'feestern, pern :-g school house 24.75 15 Columbia School Supply Co., supplies for school 25.77 18 Niblick & Co., do 9.71 22 Kiger & Co., do 34.7# 25 Al Frlt.tinger, labor 10.0 C 26 J. S. Lower, director 4.00 28 Labor. R. Baxter, labor .... 29.00 October 5 John A. Mumma, labor .... 12 05 10 Kiger & Co., supplies 8.25 15 J. D. Adams Co.. do 8.05 16 D. M. Sheets, hauling coal. 4.90 22 D. M. Rice, do 3.00 23 Henry Magley, do 2.00 November 4 Chas. E. Mumma. haul coal 6.00 14 Chas. W. Johnson, jam wk. 39.50 21 Oscar Fuhrman, Ibr, & rep. 10.00 December I Ist Natl. Bank, bond & int.. 1122.50 4 The D. H. Goble Co.. Home & School Visitors 10.50 4 The Majestic Co., grates .. 15.00 SJ. 3. Lower, oil can. labor. 2.20 II J. C. Magley, haul pupils.. 33.75 12 Decatur Lumber Co., coal and lumber 9935 12 Emerson Elzey, labor 14.75 12 C. D. Kunkle, labor 10.60 17 Webb Pub. Co., material .. 6.75 19 D. Otto Rice, inst 9.20 22 Callow & Rice, pnt. & supp 9.35 22 Henry Knapp, stove, etc... 31'10 24 Chas. W. Johnson, bal. jan. 29.03 ,24 Winifred Gerke. trans, to sc 15.05 ; 24 D. Otto Rice, jan. wk., oil.. 7.25 ‘ 24 J. C. Magley, bal, hl. pupils 20.25 24 B. F. Kizer, inst. wk 16 00 24 Ruth Gay. do n.OO J 24 Edna Fleming, inst, jan. .. 18.50 , 24 Erma Houk, do i6.vo ,26 Schafer Hdw. Co., supplies 29 87 TUITION FUND. > , Receipts. j January j 1 From 1913 2032 92 » io £°’ Treas - Dec. Diet 613.08 I 23 County Treas 850,10 5 July 3 Co. Treas.. local tuition... 372.25 » 2' L ' Vance * trans. Decatur 759.50 )-5 Co., Treas., surplus dog ... 67.78 1 25 Do. Cong, fund int 54F..55 j 25 Do, liquor license 24 59 ) 31 Int. from Ist Natl, hank for ) Jan.. Feb., March, April, ) a “J May 34.82 )31 John G. Hey. liq. license... 56.00 )28 Ist Natl. Bank, June int.. 5.26 ) 28 Do, Int. July, Aug., Sept.,

) Oct., Nov 381 ” 1 Disbursement*. > 12 Clara Boknecht, teaching.. 100.1)0 I 16 Estella Perkins, do 15-W ► 30 Melon Fonner. do "S.-v ' 31 Irene Evans, do 100.00 February 1 7 J. E. Nelson, do 100™> 1 7 Clara Boknecht. do 4500 7 Estella Perkins, do -5.00 ! 7 Ruth Gay, do 50™ 7 Caroline Dowlin, do Nfiirch 7 Harry Hoffman, do 40.00 7 Rath Gay. do M.Jt' 7 Caroline Dowling, do »<•<»" 7 Clara Boknecht. do 50.00 7 Estella Perkins, do 25.00 7 J. E. Nelson, do ®°-00 \ p r i I 9 Irene Evans, do 15 J F. Nelson. do Si.4o 17 Ruth Gay. do 10500 ' 17 Harry Hoffman, do 8 6.t>0 '25 Eatella Perkins, do 116.50 I May -ro -n I 1 Caroline Dowling, do 72.*>0 I 6 Clara Boknecht, do 90.00 131 D. W. Hoffman, transfers.. 420.00 October 112 D. Otto Rice, teaching .... 50.00 ' 16 Ruth Gay. do 55.00 116 B. F. Kizer, do SO.OO 24 Erma Houk, do 48.00 | 24 Edna Fleming, do 50.00 ! 24 Harry Hoffman, do 40.00 ; November i 2 D. Otto Rice, do 20.0 v 13 Ruth B. Gay. do 55.00 113 B. F. Kiser, do 80.00 28 D. Otto Rice, do 25.00 28 Erma Houk, do 30.00 December 24 D. Otto Rice, do 61.00 24 B. F. Kizer, do 120.00 24 Ruth Gay. do 82.50 24 Edna Fleming, do 153.90 24 Erma Houk, do 90.00 26 Harry Hoffman, do 121.00 DOG FUND. Receipts. January 1 Brought forward 211.50 5 Wm. Fuelling, dog tax .... 1.00 5 Walter Fuelling, do G DOO July 31 Jay A. Cline, dog money... 161.00 31 Collection’, tax, 1913 4.96 31 Do, 1914 1.0( December 28 Collection, dog mo., 1913... 1.0" 28 Do. 1914 19.00 31 Collecting dog mo.. 1914... 23.00 Disbursements. March 7W. J. Archbold, surp fund.. 113.00 July 7 C. H. Getting, sheep killed. 6.06 7 W. C. Gallmeyer, do 12.6 C September 10 C. C. Brown, turkeys klld. 1175 November 30 Andrew Wolpert, sheep... 78.00 30 Philip Baker, do 18.00 December 24 W. Butler, do 11.50

RECAPITULATION. TOWNSHIP FUND. Jan. 1. 1914. Bal. on hand $1917.3-1 Receipts during year 985.3 Total Bal. and receipts... $2002.6-' Disbursements during year ...1979.5i Final balance $ 22.82 ROAD FUND. Jan. 1. 1914. Bal. on hend2.. 307. if Receipts during year 2076,6' Total Bal. and receipts . ...$2383.5' Disbursements during year ... 2382.76 Final balance $ 1.07 SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND. Jan. 1. 1914. Bal. on hand ... .$ 13721 Receipts during year 6589.4 f Total Bal. and receipts ....$6724.61 Disbursements during year ... 6726. if Final balance $ 21 TUITION FUND. Jan. 1, 1914, Bal. on hand ....$2032.91 Receipts during year 3032.78 P-1 end ' 1 65,' ?f Final balance $1134.10 DOG FUND. Jan. 1, 1914. Bal. an hand ....$ 211.5( Receipts during year 211.0 C Total Bal. and receipts ....$$ 423.tf Disbursements during year... 251.77 Final balance $ 170.7* TOTALS OF ALL FUNDS. Jan. 1. 1914, Bal. on hand ...$ 3706.16 Receipts during year 12895.13 Total Bal. and receipts... .$16601.35 Disbursements during year.. 15272.38 Final balance $ 1328.97 CHAS. E. MAGLEY, Trustee. — o — - TRUSTEE’S REPORT ANNUAL REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES OF TRUSTEE OF MONROE TOWNSHIP FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER 31, 1914. TOWNSHIP FUND. Receipts. January 1 Amount on hand $590 32 June 26 T H Baltzell, June dist.... 108122 December Benj Nussbaum, overpaid.. 5.00 T H Baltzell, distribution. 1069.45 Expenditures. January 3 D H Goble Ptg Co, books..s 29.48 5 David Schwartz, elk hire... 25.00 ‘ , rn Supply Co, books, etc.. 2.00 19 Gerry Martz, supr wrk... . 112 00 February 13 Eli Beer, ditch expense.... 325 14 Decatur Herald Co, ptg..., 22 95 14 Decatur Democrat Co, Ptg 23 8’ March H Louis Neaderhouser, postage 5.35 April 11CC Beer, salary & exp 200 00 June 3 C C Beer, salary & offi rent 1351)0 July « 15 Ixniis Neaderhouser, postage 400 August ,* £/ Beer ’ salar >’ 110.00 •>< Wintere «g, clan ditch 25.00 -4 Ed Andrews, clean ditch... 600 I September 1C E Stuckey, adv board.... i.vo

1 Peter Rich, adv board 5.00 21 G Kerr, adv board ...... 5.0 8 Ed Fox, cleaning ditch.... 19-20 11 Louis Neaderhouser. postage 4.4» hl Harvey Beer, clean ditch.. 36.00 23 Benj Nussbaum, supervisor. 15 0 23 John Wittwer, supervisor.. 50.00 25 John Cook, clean ditch .... -0-40 26 Adolph Reichert, clan ditch. 8.00 28 W E Andrews, clean ditch.. l»w 28 J P Habegger, clean ditch. JO.ov 30 Isaac Emery, clean ditch.. uo w 2 Fred Amacher, clean ditch. 17.00 10 Henry Kertz. clean ditch.. 7.50 10 C C Beer, salary & exp.... 12 Decatur Herald Co. tax levy 2.00 15 Geo Gates, cleaning ditch.. 5.00 16 Joel P Stenry, hauling .... 3 ™ 19 Geo Hirschy. supr ‘S OO 27 Ell Beer, clean ditch lb November 11 Gerry Martz, supervisor... iB-5O 30 Joel Lehman, clean ditch.. .7b December 5 Benj Nussbaum, supr 7Z.&” 11 Ixntis Neaderhouser postage 1-1 7 D H Goble, books & papers 30.28 11 John Wittwer, supervisor.. 56.00 16 John Burri, clean ditch.... 4.00 17 Decatur Dem Co, tax levy.. 2.00 18 David J Schwartz, clerk hire li.OO 23 Phil Macklin, ditch assess. 315.00 23 Phil Macklin, ditch transpt. 6.25 26 Berne Supply Co. misc 3.i5 26 C C Beer, sal, exp & tele.. -33.56 28 W H Oliver, clerk hire.... 12.00 ROAD FUND. Receipts January 1 Amount on hand ♦ 80 -U June 26 T H Baltzell, June dist.... 883.10 December 23 T H Baltzell, distribution.. 4.70 Expenditures.

January 5 Baumgartner Bros Co, covrs 3.00 6 Reffy & Stricker, stone, etc 7.72 7 Berne Supply Co. road sup. 31.05 17 T H Baltzell, tax book 10-00 February 2 Berne Hdw Co. well covers 3.00 March 16 Gerry Martz, shov snow ... 1>.60 23 Geo Vhrlck, rolling road... 5.00 July 18 Clausmeyer & Archer, pipes 40.60 September 1 Transferred from road to spc. sch by advisory board.... 600.00 October 17 Berne Art Stone Co, stone. 19.38 November 2 VE Gllliom, ditching 12.16 December 5 John J Schwartz, 1ab0r.... 3.00 11 Jacob J Schwartz, tile & lab 23.8" 11 Burkhart Lehman, labor ... 5.00 12 Abe Hocker, labor 4.85 14 Monroe Tile Co., tile & brick 8.47 18 Calvin R Liechty, tile&ditch 26 00 18 Wm Miller, repair work.... 1.25 19 Abraham Inniger, haul tile. 2.50 19 Baumgartner Bros &Co, evrs 15.25 19 J M Rose. 550 brick 5.00

19 Andrew Gottschalk, tile ... 36.90 24 Gilliom Lum Co, cement. .. 1-50 SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND. Recent.,. Jan 1 Amount on hand „ $3152.91 February 4 Bank of Berne, bor money 1500.00 May 16 Alice Rinaker, overpaid.... 1.00 June 26 T H Baltzell, June dist... .3849.62 September 1 Transferred from road fund to spec, schl fund by ad bd 600.00 December 23 T H Baltzell, distribution 3764.64 Expenditures. January 3D H Goble Ptg Co, schl regs 8.00 3 National Mill Sup Co 12.38 5 Baumgartner Bros Co, sup. 234:83 5 Paul Girod, labor 5.00 7 Berne Sup Co, schl sup.... 264.87 7 A J Moser Co, schl sup.... 97.93 9 Simon Sprunger, jan serv.. 15.80 9 Melvin Beer, haul coal 1.25 10 Bank of Berne, money paid 811.00 10 David N Sprunger. jan ser. 14.00 17 L D Smith, janitor 50,00 ?4 Henry Kertz, janitor 14.00 °4 Gillioin Lum Co, lumber.... 147.31 Co, ins schl hses., 309.21

February 1 2 Berne Hdw Co, raise '182.34 4 Bank of Berne, 10 coupons. 146.25 3 L D Smith, janitor 80.00 4 Berne Elec L Co, 4 pipes.. 2.40 5 Wm Tucks, 4 cd wood 8.00 10 Bank of Berne, 8 coupons.. 132.75 16 Bank of Berne, coup&bond 1045.00 18 Bank of Berne coup & bond 20.25 19 J J Liechty, haul coal 2.00 25 T F Kertz, books 15.00 26 Bank of Berne, bond, etc.. 540.75 March 9 J H Uhrick, janitor 50.00 12 Dewey Cully, janitor 17.00 18 Della & Lillie Beer, janitor 30.00 28 J H Uhrick, janitor 39.00 30 Bank of Berne, coupon 6.75 April 4 Effie Patton, institute 18.00 4 C E Stuckey, janitor 35.00 4 Leo N Sprunger, janitor ... 16,50 6 Bessie Sprunger, institute.. 18.00 7 Blanch McCrnry, institute... 14.40 8 Simon Sprunger. janitor.... 26.15 8 David Depp, institute 14,40 10 Benj Nussbaum, janitor ... 30,75 10 J D Martz, janitor 36.00 10 C W Hendricks, institute.. 15.00 11 C E Striker, institute 15.00 11 Reuben Liechty, institute.. 14.40 11 P P Klopfenstein, wood, etc 10.50 13 Alice Rinaker, institute.... 15.60 13 Fannie Schindler, institute. 15.60 13 Arman Hirschey, institute.. 15.60 13 Harry Lobsiger, janitor ... 26.25 27 J W. Everhart, coal 0i1.... 8.37 31 J H Uhrick, janitor 12.00 July 1 W H Oliver, institute 18.90 1W H Oliver, enumeration.. 7.00 1 John 11 Uhrick, janitor .... 38.00 10 Liechty Bros & Co, raise... 43.31 14 John W Cowens, Co Com... 15.00 15 Dewey Culley, janitor 13.00 16 Charles Marks, cleaning... 11,00 22 Abe Beer, build chimiiey... 16.00 23 Henry Kerz, janitor 15.00 26 Ethel Cunningham, institute 22.50 27 Wm Von Gunten, director.. 2.50 27 G C Lehman, institute 18.00 27 Fanchon Daughtery, inst... 14.25 30 Arthur Wittwer, institute.. 14.40 31 Jacob J Yoder, haul c0a1... ,2.50 August 1 Bk of Berne, mon paid back 844.25 3 Guy Colerick, atty fees 26.40 4 Bank of Berne, bud & coup 1468.75 4 Amos Schindler, rep work.. ■ 7.75 I 4 Luginbill&Sprunger, coal oil L2O .10 Gilliom Lum Co, lumber.... 38.90! 1 19 W M Welch, diplomas .... 9.35 j 20 Bank of Berne, 12 coupons.. 238.50

22 Old Adams Co bank, coupns 40 50 22 C G Pepe. Com exp 24 Bank of Berne. 9 coupons.. 60.<5 29 Bank of Berne, 2 coupons.. 13-50 WX H« « x<« CO. 10 Paul Girod, haul eoal. • 17 Henry Kertz, halil coal .... i--'» 17 C S Young, hauling c0a1.... • 18 Otto Frants, painting ■ 24 Otto Frantz, painting.... - - • 28 J H Uhrick. clean & janitor 65.00 °3 Ct ßank of Berne, 4 coupons.. 27.00 6 Harvey Beer. UuJ 8 Benj Nussbaum, cleaning.. 5.w to Chris Inniger, hauHM - 10 Emil Badertecher, bld fence 15.40 to Forrest McCune, clean schl 100 16 Della & Lillie Beer, clean.. 38.00 16 J D Martz, haul. etc. 27 Eli Beer, hauling coal November 2 Jacob A Moser, bbl of oil.. 1-• 3 Dennis Striker, cleaning... ». 5 J U Uhrick. janitor ....... 50.01 JO Berne Grn Hay Co. coal etc 42134 30 David Bixler, clock, repairs b.&o December .. 10 Sprunger & Lehman, coal oi - 11 Harvey Beer, haul posts.... 1-bt 7 D H Goble, Schl Visitor... 15 00 12 Dora Beer, janitor 10 YY 12 Elam Steiner, labor •••••• 12 Menno Burkholder, coal oil 14 Mo Grn Hay & Mill Co. coal 125.90 14 Liechty Bros & Co. misc... -7 56 14 Grover Sells, mow 100 17 Webb Pub Co dorn sci books -..50 18 John H Moser, janitor..... 1560 18 Beery & Yager, chairs, etc 650 18 Berne Lum Co. misc 106.»9 18 J D Martz, janitor ........ 1300 19 Dennis Striker, haul schute 100 19 Andrew Gottschalk, misc... 4.7. 19 C E Stuckey, cleaning...... l-»o 23 John H Uhrick. jan work.. 24 Baumgartner Bros&Co, misc 924 Della Sprunger. jan ....... • 14 W 24 Clifton Striker, enumertn.. _32.00 24 Bank of Berne, bor m. oney «16.80 26 Berne Supply Co. misc.... 138.08 26 Ralph Girod, janitor 13 70 26 Berne Hdw Co. misc 18 ™ 28 Hilda Lehman, clean & sup 6.W 16 Eli Hagans, books 1- 00 30 Error to Alice Rinaker LOO TUITION FTND. Receipts.

u 3H 1 Amount on hand $lOlB. 21 T H Baltzell. distribution .1682.63 31 Peoples State bank, Jan int 2.01 31 Mo. State bank, Jan int... 2.12 February 3 Bank of Berne, Jan int ... 3.00 28 Mo State bank, Feb int.... 127 March 1 Peoples State Bank, Feb int 1.18 5 Bank of Berne, Feb int..., 4.00 April 1 Bank of Berne, Mar Int ... 156 1 Peoples State Bank, Mar int L 27 1 Monroe State Bank, Mar int .78 May 1 Monroe State Bank. Apr int .42 4 Sam Butler, transfers 400.00 2 Bank of Berne, Apr tnr 39 1 Bank of Berne, Apr int 68 8 Geo M Houck, transfers.... 64.00 16 Wm Adler, transfer 20.Q0 June 1 Bank of Berne, May int 20 1 Peoples State Bank, May int .39 26 T H Baltzell, June dist... .1202.45 July 1 Mo. St. bank. May & June int .38 1 Bank of Berne. June int 97 1 Peoples State Bank, June int .58 3 Frank C. Wect?r K transfers 132.00 31 T H Baltzell, distribution 2056.77 31 G C Lehman, overpaid 20.00 31 Sam Butler, transfers 185.00 August 1 Monroe State Bank. July int 2.38 1 Bank of Berne, July 1nt.... 5.82 1 Peoples State Bank, July int 3.19 September 1 Bank of Berne, Aug int.... 4.01 1 Peoples State bank. Aug int 2.66 1 Monroe State bank, Aug int 2.64 October 1 Bank of Berne, Sept int .... 2.96 1 Peoples State Bank, Sep int 2.38 2 Monroe State bank, Sep int 2.19 November 4 Bank of Berne, Oct int 2.75 1 Peoples State Bank, Oct int 1.63 6 Monroe State Bank, Oct int 1.82 ’Vcember 1 Bank of Berne, Nov int.... 2.18 1 Peoples State bank, Nov int 1.05 1 Monroe State bank, Nov int Ll 3 18 Alfred Sprunger. deg tax.. 3.00 13 T H Baltzell, distribution.. 1177.10 30 Monroe State bank, Dec \nt 1.11 Expenditures.

January 10 Fannie Schindler, teaching. 100.00 15 C W Hendricks, teaching.. 25.00 17 A C Wittwer, teaching 60.00 17 W H Oliver, teaching 15.00 17 G C Lehman, teaching .... 80.00 17 C G Pepe, teaching 75.00 17 Ethel Cunningham, teaching 60.00 17 Effie Patton, teaching 50.00 17 Blanche McCrury, teaching. 20.40 17 do, teaching 25.00 17 Alice Rinaker, teaching .... 50.00 17 Armon Hirschy, teaching... 50.00 17 Clifton Striker, teaching... 50.00 17 Bessie Sprunger, teaching. 50.00 17 Reuben Liechty. teaching.. 90.00 30 G C Lehman, teaching 85.00 February 7 W H Oliver, teaching 50.00 12 Bessie Sprunger, teaching.. 75.00 12 C G Pepe, teaching 25.00 21 G C Lehman, teaching 75.00 31 David Depp, teaching 30 00 21 Alice Rinaker, teaching ~. 60.00 21 W H Oliver, teaching 30.00 21 Ethel Cunningham, teaching 100 00 21 Fanchon Daugherty, teachg 25 00 21 C W Hendricks, teaching.. 25 00 21 C E Striker, teaching 4<> uo March 9 Chas G Pepe, teaching 150.00 11 A C Wittwer, tea'ching .. 20 on 25 W H Oliver, teaching 60 00 31 C G Pepe, teaching 31 Ethel Cunningham, teaching 45 00 April 4 Effie Patton, teaching 175 00 - w “‘’l S 'l ru " gf ‘ r ' teaching.. ooioo R ?* a “eh McCrury, teaching .172.60 8 David Depp, teaching ... tr n n 11 C E ?trik d e r r iCI J 8 ’ t b- Chin 6 ”: s ° : ° o 11 c E Striker, teaching ... «n aa 13 AUee e ßl L,i k Chty ’ tPaChing ' ' 13 Alice Rinaker, teaching.... 37 0 0 lo Fannie Schindler, teaching. 3500 13 Arman Hirschey, teaching". , M a y C UlUwer * teaching 53,00 . ♦ C G Pepe, teaching ... fl(1 1 6 Aik 6 * nn j nßlwin * teachingia2o 00 1 6 Alice Rinaker, teaching... 75 , 9 W H° n nB t,iker ’ - 1W 9 w H Oliver, teaching... 49 15 ( a w f 'tT l nP aU s h<3r,y ’ h ‘ aCh '' 1O,) On 1 cr Hendricks, teaching .. 50.00 ' 29 C G Pepe, teaching 3uOlJ

2o"w H Oliver, teaching .... 30 Fannie Schindler, teaching. J H Oliver, teaching 25.00 in C wX'drßks Aching:: IM.OO 26 Ethel Cunningham. 26 Reuben Liechty, teaching.. 2? F.nehon Daugherty, teac.h 77.00 30 David Depp, teaching. •... • l'» 30 Arthur Wittwer, teaching.. <5.00 31 Armon Hirschy. teaching., l-o-31 Rudolph Schug, transfers.. WO.OO September 22 W H Oliver, teaching B U October goon 3 Cora Hocker, teaching .... 9 C G Pepe, teaching. 24 Cora Hocker, teaching .... 60.00 31 W H Oliver, teaching .... I’. 31 Effie Patton, teaching w November 0 - w 7 Clifton Striker, teaching... -5 11 Hilda Reusser, teaching .... 5 0 13 A C Wittwer, teaching .... 55.00 14 Dora Hirschy. teaching .... 50. M 14 Lulu Kerr, teaching . |O. >1 14 Fannie Schindler, teaching. MMW 14 C W Hendricks, teaching .. 100.00 14 Fanchon Daugherty, teach.. 50.00 14 David Deep, teaching 50 00 14 Roy Girod, teaching 50.00 14 Cora Hocker, teaching 20.00 21 Effie Patton, teaching 50.00 21 Hilda Reusser, teaching ... l&W 21 C G Pepe, teaching 24 W H Oliver, teaching 70.™ 25 Cora Hocker, teaching .... »0.00 December .. 11 Effie Patton, teaching *O.OO 12 W H Oliver, teaching 30.00 I" C G Pepe, teaching &o wv 12 Arthur Wittwer, teaching.. 30.00 12 David Depp, teaching 30.00 12 Hilda Lehman, teaching ... 30.00 12 Dora Soldncr, teaching .... 30.00 12 Roy Girod, teaching ;j5.00 12 Dora Hirschy. teaching .... 35.00 12 Hilda Reusser, teaching...- 35.09 12 Lulu Kerr, teaching 35.09 12 Fannie Schindler, teaching. 40.00 12 Cora Hocker, teaching .... 40.00 19 Clifton Striker, teaching... 50.00 23 Effie Patton, teaching ..... 29.30 24 Clifton Striker, teaching... <3.ao 24 Lulu Kerr, teaching 59.90 24 Cora Hocker, teaching 40.00 26 Roy Girod, teaching 51.90 26 Hilda Reusser, teaching.... 56.60 26 Fannie Schindler, teaching. 72.00 26 Dora Soldner, teaching .... 99.60 28 Dora Hirschy. teaching.... 63.50 28 Hilda Lehman, teaching.... 96.90 28 Fanchon Daugherty, teach. 103.90 28 W H Oliver, teaching 40.00 DOG FUND. Receipts.

January 1 Amount on hand $305.00 May 16 Sam Nussbaum, dog tax... 238.00 June 3 Rob E Gould, dog tax 1 0o 8 J M Smith, dog tax 100 26 W A Bollinger, dog tax.... 1.00 August 26 Sophie Stanffer, dog tax .. 1.00 October 15 P P Klopfenstein, dog tax.. 1.00 21 J B Ray, dog tax 1-00 21 Ora Smith, dog tax 1-00 November 7 John Wittwer, dog tax .... 3.00 7 L D Jacobs, dog tax 1-00 Expenditures. January 30 John J Soldner, dog tax.... 1.00 arch 2 T H Baltzell, dog money... 204.00 May 28 Peter Rich, hog killed 11.00 June 29 Chas C Abnet, sheep dam.. 9.00 July 10 Wm Mitchell, sheep killed.. 15.00 August 1 David Biberstein, sheep kill 32.00 TOWNSHIP FUND. Jan 1, 1914— Balance on hand $ 590.32 Receipts during year 2155.67

Total Bal. and Receipts... 2745.99 Disbursements during vear. 2022.89 Dec. 31, 1914— Final Balance $ 723.10 ROAD FUND. Jan. 1, 1914— Balance on hand $ 80.11 Receipts during year 887.80 Total Bal. and Receipts $967.91 Disbursements during year.. 883.03 Dec. 31, 1914— Final balance $ 84.88 SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND. Jan. 1, 1914— Balance on hand $3152.91 Receipts during year 9715.26 Total Bal and Receipts. .$12,868.17 Disbursements during year 10,367,80 Dec. 31, 1914— Final balance s‘'soo 37 TUITION FUND. Jan. 1, 1914— Balance on hand .$1018.77 Receipts during year 7001'11 Total Bal. and Receipts.... 8019.88 Disbursements during year. 7616.10 Dec. 31. 1914— Final balance $403.78 DOG FT ND Jan. 1, 1914— Balance on hand $305.00 Receipts during year 252.00 Total Bal. and Receipts 557.00 Disbursements during year.. 272.00 Dec. 31, 1914— Final balance $285 00 Total balance as shown by this report, $3997.13. 39fT13 depository - Dec - 31, 1914, My service account is 306 davsamount, $612. • ’ _ . C. C. BEER, of Monroe Township. • PUBLIC SALE. Ihe undersigned having sold his farm, will sell at public auction on "bat is known as the Peter Forbing ann, 1% mij eg southwest of Decatur, on Monday, February 1, 1915, at .q »elock a. m, the following property, o-wit: Twelve Horses: Draft mare, weight, 1650, 10 years old; draft mare, "eight, 1600, 6 years old. safe in foal; ! general purpose brown horse, broke hi 1

all harness, 7 years old, mare, 3 year* old; draft so/' 1 lr>l; j mare. 3 years old; draft r years old. driving horse, la*”. I '*! 6 year* old; red roan J-y cai ./ mare, bay gelding, 2 years o u 4 ' mare, 1 yeat old, gray Oah) ’ old, safe in foal; sorrel mare 1 1 old, in fcal. Cattle: Three\ cattle: Guernsey cow, 6 fresh March 4, a great * full blooded Jersey cow, 5,. c °* fresh March 1; % Jersey hel(«r May 1. Hogs: 30 head hog, • > sows, will farrow the last of full blooded Poland China 2 years old, a good one; good feeders. Farming Tu<*|' B hal loader, good as new, Deeriw er. good as new, John Deere corn -4 er; 4-horse disc harrow; ;, of| ( ' < of corn, 2 tons bf hay; other arti too numerous to mention. Terms: AU sums of 55.04 aii|i der, cash in hand; all sums overjjJ a credit of 9, months, without - eat. will lite given by purchase note with approved security. x o^ ! to be removed until settled tor 4 ? cent off for cash. John a. ha&vey John Spuller, Auct. Wesley Hoffman, Clerk. PUBLIC SALE.

On account of .moving to Virgta 3 the undersigaed will offer for 1 sale at his farm, known a$ t he i Bohnke farm, located 314 miles J of Decatur and just across the 1 from the Alpha church, on day. Feb. 3, 1915, beginning at o'clock a. m., the following propem • to-wit: Two Head Horses: mare, safe in foal, 12 years oW, 1300; bay mare, 15 years *M, vgl 1500. Eight Head Cattle: ReiUul ham cow. fresh about March 1; Durham cow, fresh about March li J red Durham cow. fresh about Mar-8 1 20; spotted cow, three spring hede I calves. Durham bull calf Twe«M» I Head Hogs: One sow. win tarsi ( about March 15; 2 sows, will sum | about March 20; 2 sows, willfulß about March 25; 20 October nits, j 3 ewes, 1 buck. Farming ImpletM; -I One 3-in. wagon, hay ladder grain bed combined, hay loader, er, riding breaking plow, ridiugcdal vator, 1 horse cultivator, double siw | ed plow, spring tooth harrow, spit I tooth harrow, set hay slings, set te ] boards, sleigh runners for busrgyH® hog house, tank heater, corn fodder - j field. 13 acres wheat in field 31 shocks corn in field. The April section of the Ladwl Aid of the Decatur Evangs r, I chureh will serve lunch. Terms: —AlUsums of s'■'<). <9 ta hand. Over $5.00 a credit of 9 mav will be given, purchaser giving t note bearing 8 per cent interest tfr j maturity. 4 per cent off for cash. | F. O. BAKER zttakesrhkps Redl thETA SH S E John Spuller. Anct.; Willis Fame 3 Clerk.

PUBLIC SALE. As I am going to move to M gan, I will offer at public auctfon s my residence, 1 mile south of Mjh.> and 5 miles north of Berne, on via . is known as the Sackett fare.« J Tuesday, February 2, 1915, begii® at 10 o’clock a. m., the following i erty, to-wit: Four head of horses: 1 One bay mare, 4 years old, wtP 1400 IDs., safe in foal; black horse.years old, a worker; sorrel dririif colt, coming 3 years old. broke doote S and single; good draft colt, year c«l in spring. 10 head of cattle: O’* | Jersey cow, 6 years old. fresh tn & a tember; black cow, 4 years old. I calf by side; Jersey, 3 years old,fr** . in March; Jersey, 5 years old. to I soon; Jersey, 4 years old, fresh nt Holstein heifer, coming 2 years «i 1 fresh in September; 2 spring «l ,es 1 'Holstein bull, 12 months old: 2 ‘ham cows, 5 years old. fresh in Apt■l6 Head of Hogs; Three brood so* one will farrow in March, one - | April and one in May; 13 head st®’weighing from 40 to 75 lbs. each ’ T good brood ewes. Farming InT ; ments: Studebaker wagon and t* hay ladders, J. J. Case corn P“' ; good as new; check rower, spr"tooth harrow, spike tooth harro*. l! ble shove] plow, grain drill, Its.’’ set doub> breeching harness, set s'--gie harness, rubber tired buggy- *- as new; surrey, good mud boat. !■» board wagon, 4 ton good clover ■■■ some shredded fodder, 36 big she” | of fodder, 9 dozen tine chickens numerous other articles. Terms:—All sums of $5 and tincash in hand. Over $5.00 a cred:’ 9 months will be given, purchaser c ing note with approved security per cent off for cash. No P rt ’* 1 removed until settled for. H. J- SELLS J. N. Burkhead, Auct. FOR SALE—Cheap, if sold at 01F ‘J five-passenger automobile, tn | condition. Inquire at the Kintz * store. " I LOST—Watch on Wednesday e' l - a Finder please return to JulitP ‘ erjohann.