Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1919 — Page 2

TRUSTEE’S REPORT Annual Report of Receipts and ‘ jHMI Expenditures of Trustee of ; Blue Creek Twp., for the ?<■Year Ending December 31, 1918. fjOl TOWNSHIP FIND 4' ■ Receipts. Hi 1 Amount brought mt-ward. .$2629,98 Blttue SBgaL 22 John Mosure, June dist. to toad. twp. & special school 1279.(10 M July 2.1 Phil. Macklin, return on BMk Yellow Creek 3.17 Bfcjjy 23 Phil. Macklin, return on * Hook and Gephart drain-? 820 HBf December 27 John Mosure, Dec. dist. .. 1212.72 |safß!r Expenditures. January 7 Phil. L Macklin, 6th assesSsgLgv"'- ntent on Blue Creek .... 172.45 fa&aU February 16 Decatur Herald, printing.. 15.31 March 4 Decatur Democrat, printing 19.31 QW# April 25 C. O. Green, labor 15.00 May 10 Geo. E. Kinsel, examining township records .. 16.00 22 Chas. J. Jones, salary* 150.00 'June 29 P. 1.. Macklin, twp. assesstn. Sparry, on Shoemaker K Houk drain 243.75 August 23 J, Herm. Reates, twp stamp 2.75 September 3 Transf. to special school, by order of Advisory board 2000.00 3 John Hoblet Jr., service on Advisory board Iglgjjy 3 Monroe Byer, do 5.0 H fißjaa 3 Harlow Agler. do 5.00 psJfflfe 4 Chas. J. Jones, salary .. .. KlO.flO 28 Chas. J. Jones, do. 75.00 October 12 Decatur Dem., publ. tax levy 200 N o v e in be r 2 Avery & Son., sharpen grader 2.50 lUmf' 12 Chas. J. Jones, salary .... 75.00 BtglflE 114 Isaac King, cromise drain Morrison & King ditch 40 00 Sgjg [ December aaaEr 2 D, B. Erwin, services 102.31 31 C. P. Jones, sal. & office rent 152.1 K) WMi 31 Chas. J. Jones, expenses.. .. 95.00 Hl ROAD FUND Mn®* Receipts. K3F January 1 Amount brought forward .$1089.23 June 22 John Mosure, June dist. .. 1485.30 22 Sylv. Tinkham, joint of pipe 7.25 SSr. October 30 Henry Marlough, plank off KBE!., of old bridge 2-00 December SOB 27 John Mosure. Dec. dist 406 .cC-'.' . Expenditures. •fai/ January 17 Orval Jones, shoveling snow 3.00 F'fe. February 9 Geo, Gilbert, do .. 1.20 20 Clifton Wolf. do. .50 2a Avery & Son. sharp, grader & pump repairs 1.00 IF G. Hakes, shoe. snow... 2.00 March ■eSm 5 W. H Lattghery. do 7.00 fw| 9 Amos Huser, do., & team on jgPgflr snow plow 8.00 12 John Smelser, shov. snow 2.00 SERs 22 Ed. Tricker, do 3.00 BK April 20 Miles W. Hamrick, do 7.50 22 John Wilrath. do 75 HK 27 Ed. Lynch, do 1.00 A' v * e Lawson, do .75 20 Jno. Tinkham. grading snow ■®B off of the roads 5.00 May ■H 29 Kiger & Co., road drag.... 3'.7-1 August * Amos Huser, hauling 5.00 ■K on road book 10.00 ffiC" 17 J. W Baumgartner, plank for Christy bridge 49.00 September Job Transfer to special school. ®.T by order of Adv. board 2000.00 •fe 1 10 Kiger & Co., two road drags 80.76 14 John Bryan, shoveling snow .60 ■K 28 Frank Lynch, do 1.00 Ik «’0 L. L. Baumgartner, surveyH re ’!’ g M y er s’ levy .., 5.00 ’ E<ej October “ Art Young, shoveling snow and plowing snow off r0ad..17.00 J ‘ft® It Decatur Democrat, printing 956 iw. -November fe' tJ ar -r v 1/dwson ' snow 3.001 J ■W David Garber, screening .. 259 ’ December jW \r' has- . Work ‘nger, building Myers levy OR 71 < ® 1R ? V n C!l ' »' 9V - Sl,ov "- FOO " -icch-ty Brcis. & Co., stone Qf 77 P and i 96S ( H|- -/ Berne Gram & Hay Co., |R , sower ides for roads 14 15 :'A Andr, Gott-,chalk, tiles p7; < HP 31 Berne \rt. Stone Co., sand. ‘ bricks, cement f,Oy ~ . , SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND G 3 , Receipts. January A, I p 'j]' n9Unt l>rou B llt forward $3822.73 ' 21 5\ m. Wagner, return insttr ance on-old policy 15 00 ' June • ■ 22 John Mosure, June dist. .. 2560?$ ' August lancoln Nat’l Bank, bonds and accriied ini. O n same 18663 15 September .< I’?.!’-;! to special school. by order of Advisory brd. 2000.00 o iranst. to special school. I by order of Advisory brd. 2000.00 ’ October 30 Frank Garwood, stove,Dist.3 1000 December 27 John Eicher. 50 rolls of honor 2.50 "1 V Ftistire, Dec. dist. .. 2426.08 •H C. h. Brown, stove, Dist. 4 900 , Expenditures. I January J, ‘ z 1 CUnsniyer. Purlin ; $ • ' mam?i 7>n Oh ,n>-? 11 H;t H - 7 "thool Reg. '8.75 .' ?iv-?'.3T' : .btS t r s s y s ’eiu ' , n '- ! I* 25M.25 'K'cil).’ janitor 739 -T Zs 'nr." '^” y ' • dtK) I Myitis lyiiitty Bank. I □t . ■ i/jOudk & coupons 421,35 1 J'-cuniary-. ‘ Ghent Burk, haullug coal.. 2.00 ? ■

i 9 T B. Campbell, clean. & oil. 2.50 I 9 Lester Davis, do 3.50 23 Gussie Morgan, do 3.00 March 2Bk of Berne, bonds & coup. 581.(>9 ‘ 4 Gilliom Lumb. Co., 2 toilets 41.70 12 Jos Hannet, wood & clean. 12.50 ] 12 Kiger X Go., 2 thermometers 3.50 29 Jesse Kelly, janitor ... 17 11 '0 Merriman & Lynch, oil&gas. 2.44 April 9 Benj. W. I’eeple, janitor .. -16,00 11 Ruth Gilbert, janitor 44.55 11 Wm, Wagner, insurance .. 75.90 18 T. B. Campbell, janitor .... 47.15 24 Nola Brvan, janitor 39.80 i May 2 Lester Davis, janitor .... 7105 3 Kiger K- to., roll- ot honor 507 13 Otto Hoffman, janitor .... 63.50 June ) 2 Oscar Hoffman, plans&speci. 225.1)0, 26 E. S. Christen, expense ... 12.44' ■ July | 2M. A. Ripley, oil. & cleaning 2.00 8 Indianapolis Star, printing. . 11.52 10 Berne Supply Co., supplies 44.72 5 13 Chas. Marks, cleaning toilets 11.00 August 1 1 Old Adams County Bank. bond & coupons 414.26 1 13 E, Merriman, repairs 2.85 16 Indianapolis Sjar, printing 17.82 lI6G. C. McAlhany. supplies.. 4.28 19 Bank of Berne. 7 coupons 70.84 24 M. A. Ripley, clean. & oil. 4.00 1 31 A. Augsburger, recording. 1.10. I September • | 2 John Malston, 'g acre ground 90.00 4 Jos. L. Graber, coal .... 22.58: 5 4 Berne \rt. Stone Co., coal 303.90 4 Amos Huser. hauling coal.. 18.80 a 4 John Ludy. hauling coal.. 35.40 SF. M. Good, hauling coal.. 8.59 5 Wm. Speakman, haul, coal 6.90 II 10 Kiger&Co., 50 rolls of honor 2.87 1(1 Kiger & Co., supplies 2.50 ''.l3 Oscor Hollman, plans&speci. 200.0 C 11 14 Hisey & Beabout, gen. contr. 900.00 11 14 F. F. Debolt, freight on coal 70.17 0 27 H. F. Lym, gen. contract 3000.00 11 28 Berne Art. Stone Co., coal 184.83 28 L. Broughton, express, paint 7.29 030 Chas. Workingcr, haul, coal 7.67 30 John Hamrick, hauling coal 825 0 October J 2 Art Young, hauling coal .. 4.90 2 Clinton Lotzenhizcr, haul, coal 7.95 'I 3 A. J. Moser & Co., repairing heating plant 509.46 1 5 Fay Ripley, cleaning & oil. 625 !) 5 Guss Douglas, do 15.00 J 8 John Myers, hauling stones 8.00 10 Smith, Yager & Falk, paint 180 10 Bate Ray. painting 20.00 11 E. R. Merriman,repair. & oil. 36.79 12 Wm, Hunt, hauling coal .. 8.10 512 John Hobblet Jr., haul, coal 8.00 12 Hisey & Bcbout, gen. contr. 2200.00 )|l2 Decatur Democrat, printing 111.36 t 17 Fred Lym, gen. contract.. 3300.00 19 B. O. Jones, paint 52.50 22 J. L. Yana, drilling 147.67 J 26 A.R.Ashbaucher, gen. contr. 1500.00 (28 Bank of Berne, 5 coupons.. 50.60 j 29 Decatur Insur. Co., insur... 108.90 129 Abe Morgan, clean. & oiling 15.00 29 Henry Tumbleson, do. ... 4.00 ) 30 People’s Bank, bond 450.00 ) November BJ. H. Hannet. repair. & haul. 70.47 ) 8 Do, cleaning & oiling .... 15.00 ) 8 Hisey & Bebout, gen. contr. 3200.00 13 H. Fred Lym. gen. contract 2000.00 1 13 Do., trapwell and labor .. 32.86 ( 27, Rufus Huser, brooms.. .. 8.40 | December J 3 Berne Broom Co., brooms 7.00 11 Berne Lumber Co., glass, . 15.35 )11 A . Stopher. hauling coal 4.00 j 12 Willshire Hdw. Co., contr. 814.88 128 Abe Morgan, clean. & oiling 3.00 31 Frank Myers, hauling coal.. 3.10 ) I ; TUITION FUND ) Receipts. 1 January |' 1 Amount brought torward 52266.91 1 2 People's Bank, int., Dec. T7 3.52 2 Bank of Berne, do 9.86 February 1 John Mosure, Jan. dist. .. 793.02 j 1 People’s State Bank, int. Jan. 4.00 i 1 Bank of Berne, mt. lan .. 12.37 : March 1 People’s State Bank, int. Feb. 4.17 1 Bank of Berne, int. Fehr... 10 40 April 1 Bank of Berne, int.. March 10.28 " 1 People's Slate Bank, int. Mar. 3.87 May 1 Do., int. April .V. 3. H I Bank of Berne, int. 'April.. 9.68 June J 1 People's St. Bank. int. May 248 4 1 Berne of Berne, int. May.. 9.66 22 John Mosure, June dist 853.84 1 July | 1 People’s State Bk.. int. June 2.56 ? 1 Bank of Bertie, int. June.. 11.06 5 23 John Mosure, July dist 881.04 August 1 People's State Bk.. int. July 3.81 1 Bank ot Bertie, int. July... 17.561 September ' L-\ I People’s State Bk„ mt. Aug. 4.43 5‘ 1 Bank of Berne int. Aug.... 36.66 October " j 1 Bank of Berne, int. Sept 43.82 1 People's State Bk., int. Sept. 4.35 November 1 People's State Bk., int. Oct. 4.55 5f 1 Bank of Berne, int. Oct 53 30 December 1 People’s State Bk„ int. Nov 4.37 77 F a e k of Bcrnc ' ’dit. N0v.... 20.95 -/ John Mosure, Dec. dist 809.13 ,jI People’s State Bk., int. Dec. 3.911 Expenditures I January ! I? 4 ■v b i Se J xtlly ' ‘aching 35.00 B; 3, j f ola Bry; ' n - 50.00 R -4 Lester Davis, do go, 00 T -p lose Kelly, do 41.00 D bebrttary p ; 9 Lester Davis, do 7Q.00 9 11,h rn ert ' d ° 30 00 B > Jt>,e Kelly do 35.00 R is ( L lt , b ' h a « pbe1 ‘ do 160(10 T ID Otto Hoffman, do 75.00 D 2_ Jesse kelly, do 35.00 F March 2 Jesse Kelly, do 15.00 B 7 '7 n aVlS ’ d ° 10000 I< i - Ruth Gilbert, do 25 00 T 15 1" B ‘ v al }]P bel1 ’ do 603)0 D Si v7 e £ clly ’ do 37.50 F Sola Bryan, do 25 00 O? Oh l ' M'« Crt ’ d ° 5000 B 7. Jt, |’ HS’tfn-jan. do 40.00 R mF b v ; » lbel Ido 6000 * •I) Jesse Kelly de 31 m r> VV Tce f’ lr . do 23'50 F m n'"-!' 'y 'feepfe. do .... 100.00 B ■ leeple. do 30 50 R ■ 1 Ruth L-ilburt. de 7950 t, J 4 V t B n C dmpbell> d ° MSO D -j Nola Bryan, do 222.00 Fj

‘ DECATUR DAILY DIbUQCRAT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1919

SOME CONDITIONS OF PLANT GROWTH The conditions or characters of soil that effect the growth of crops are of great importance to the farmers. Heat is indispensable to the growth of plants, without it no lite is possible. and it is through the soil that supply of solar heat is largely influenced. The sun’s rays warm dry soils readily, but not so with wet, undrained soils. The water from the latter is in part removed by evaporation which, cools the surface and renders it unfavorable for plant growth. Remove the excess of water and the heat of the sun will warm the soil and promote the germination and growth of plants. The sufficient drainage the best condition favorable to the%trong solar heat sot the use of our growing crop'-, anil it is of the most vital importance. Water whose excess is so damaging to crops, enters the plant almost wholly through the roots, hence, the conditions ot the soil are necessary to only a sufficient supply of moisture; is very important. Soil is composed of particles of all shapes and sixes—-on account of their ( irregular shape they cannot lie close together, leaving sp; *- between them. ! hence, soil is always more or less open and is often found to consist to a I cousideraWe part of broken down vegetable tis.~iS The particle of soil by the aid of a microscope are found to be porus. If it be thoroughly saturated with water, the pores and the spaces between the particles of soil are filled. By draining the soil the water is removed from spaces btween the par tides, and at once the air takes its place. The spaces are more or less con-1 neeted together forming channels. The pores found in the particles of soil are not connected together and do not readily part with their water, retaining a portion which we call moisture and which is the favorable condition for plant growth. If the pores are emptied of water entirely, then we have dry rust Sufficient drainage removes the excess of water from the spaces between the ■ particles of soil admitting the air and the spaces furnish the channels through I which the fibrous roots find their way in search of plant food, taking front the , pores in the soil the necessary moisture. The germination and growth of plants depends upon the same condition! of soil. A careful study of these conditions will make obvious the necessity of drainage of all soils not naturally underdrained by underlying stratus of sand or gravel. It is not enough, that the water may sink away in the course of ttie season Th<» conditions under which the germination of the °eed takes place, affects materially the future growth of the plant. The stock of com or wheat that germinates slowly and yellows in the beginning of its growth on account of the excess of water filling the spaces between the particles of soil, throwing out its roots laterally near the surface of the soil to avoid the excess of water, it not likely in Its future growth to make up for the injury sustained. Thorough drainage provides so fully those conditions necessary to forward the germination and growth of crops—the seed germinating quickly, and the roots of the plant striking down deep into the soil, supplying so fully the necessary food and moisture, that the plant comes rapidly torward to full maturity. We cannot control the sun's heat, or ,the amount of rainfall or the supply of air necessary, but we can by drainage so improve the condition of the soil as to make all these agents contribute to our prosperity in the growth and abundant yield ot our crops.

2 Lester Davis, do 24.50 13 Otto Hoffman, do 129.00 July 8 E. W. France, transfer to St. Mary's H. S 78.00 8 H. 8., county treas., transfer to Willshire H. S 80.00! 17 Berne school corp., transfer to Berne H. S 244.48 i 18 Decatur school corp., transfer to Decatur H. S 145.00' November 8 N'c,X Bryan, teaching 80.00 16 Lester Davis, do 100.00 16 Russel Merriman, do 30.00 16 Margaret Brown, do 35.00 16 Iva King, do 30.00 16 I. Bilderback. do 35.00 20 Fanchion Daugherty, d 0... 50.00 1 26 Nola Bryan, do 50.00‘ 30 I. Bilderback. do 80.00 December 2 Russel Merriman, do 80.00 7 Margaret Brown, do 60.001 DOG FUND Receipts. Amount brought forward....s 190.00 May I 6 Willas Laughcry, dog tax.. 150.00 I December !18 Trustee, do 23.00 31 Trustee, do 9.00 Expenditures. March 4 G. E. Kinzle, surp. dog fund 90.00 July 20 John Cross, 1 sheep killed 15.00 October 18 B H. Miller, sheep killed.. 20.00 26 Dye Furgeson, damage to turkeys 27.50 TOWNSHIP INDEBTEDNESS April 1, 1913— 4'2% Bond, payable semiannually, last due 1923, .Special School fund. Indebtedness pd. dur. year $ 900.00 Indebtedness outstanding.. 4950.00

March 15, 1914— 4jj% Bond, payable semi-annually, last due 1924. Special School fund. Indebtedness pd. dur. year $ 630.00 Indebtedness outstanding.. 4095.00 August 14, 1918— st_-% Bond, payable semi-annually, last due 1929, Special School fund Beginning of year $ 350.00 Debt incurred during year 7000.00 Indebtedness outstanding .. 7000 00 Xugust 14, 1918— i% Bond, payable semi-annually; Special School fund. Beginning of year $ 500.00 Debt incurred during year.. 1000.001 Indebtedness outstanding .. 1000.00 tugust 14. 1918— % Bond, payable semi-annually Spe - cial School fund Beginning of year $ 500.00 Debt incurred during vear $10,000.00 Indebtedness outstanding. 10.000 00

RECAPITULATION Dec. 31. 1918. Township Fund. balance on hand $2629 08' Receipts during year 2503.151 • otal balances and receipts . 5133,13 disbursements during year.. 3293.38 ’mal balance 1839.75 , Road Fund, balance on hand $1089.231 xecetpts during ye ar 1499.21 total balances and receipts.. 2588.44! disbursements during year...’4so ’Ol Dial balance 138 ( Special School Fund. lalance on hand » 3822 73 during year '’2708C311 total balances and receipts. 30909.04 disbursements during year.. 22226 18•ma! Balance.... . 8682 861 Tuition Fund. balance on hand «”66 91 Receipts during year 36!1'7(/ ic.a. Tv.atvxj 3n ,j rcc( . tpt> 5878 67 disbursements -.g year... 2930.98! inal balance *947 (X 1 . , Dog Fund. lalatice on band $ ion fin! Receipts during year 182.00 5? hL bal ’ nceS ? ud rece n>b.- 372.00 ’inM n i'” en 4 d,,r,ng - vcar -- 132.50; mai balance 71 o ;n Totals of All Funds. j

I Balance on hand $ 9998.85 1 Receipts during year 54883.43 Total receipts and balances. 44886.28 iDisbursements dui ng year.. 31053.24 I Final balance 13828.04 I'Total balance as shown by I this report $13828.04 u Total balances and outstanding warrants 13828.04 1! Cash in depository 13828.64 Service account. 246 days 492.1X1 CHARLES J. JONES. Trustee. — SEVEN CARDS PLACED TODAY Tom Dowding, assistant to City 1 Health Officer H. F. Costello today placed seven influenza cards, theso being at homes where cases were rei ported over yesterday and Wedtu - ,|day. Cards were placad as follows. 1 Williau: Gilbert. Elm street; L. W Merriman, Fourth and Jefferson; Clarence Hillyard, 845 High street; Gerald Cole, South Fifilt; Charles Downs. North Third; William Lyons North Fourth: Dora Reynolds, Grant street. FOR DISTRICT MEETING Dore B. Erwin, representing the ! local Knights of Pythias, and T. A Gottschalk, district deputy, representing the district which includes Ad- I ams. Wells and Blackford counties, attended the meeting at Marion. I' wherein arrangements were made for': the annual district meeting to be held at Van Buren, February 12. This will also include the district comprising Grant and Howard counties. The program will be announced later. — — o —

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