Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 24, Decatur, Adams County, 28 January 1921 — Page 3

L EONARDJt ANDREWS for Sale and Exchange p f irms and City Properly v Ollice Allison Bldg. r* «> oflicc ’Phone 12.» ” Residence 336 & 700. |t WANTED TO RENT r ' Haro two parties tor seven or eight ] 1 room modern houses, close In. by I' . r sh Ist See Leonard & AwlrtfWS. I j Thane 425. j 1 PUBLIC SALE ! —of—,|o Head of Chester Whites < consisting of Show Herd. February 2. 1920 f. ir ni 3 mile south of Decatur I R. L. HOGSHEAD Route No. 10 ATTENTION TO automobile OWNERS Apply oow for your 1921 license. Prinfl the serial number of your car to Durkin's garage and I will do the fiSt NAOMI DURKIN, Notary Public. The Sale Season Is Here Book vour sales with R. N. RUNYON Live Stock and General AUCTIONEER ’Phone 944-White. Decatur Indiana. See me at the Ford Garage or ’Phone 80. MR AUTOMOBILE OWNER X()W IS THE TIME TO MAKE APPLICATION FOR yoi’R 1921 AUTOMOBILE; HCEN’SE. DO IT TODAY.! SEE MF. AT THE DEMOCRAT ■ OFFICE. RICHARD EHINGER, I 280-ts NOTARY PUBLIC ABSTRACTS OF TITLE, REAL ESTATE AND FARM LOAN'S; SEE FRENCH QUINN THE SCHIRMEYER abstract CO., OVER VANCE I 4 LINN CLOTHING STORE. BLACK & GETTING UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING , Calls answered promptly day or night. Private Ambulance Service. Office Phone —90. ■ Home Phones: Black 727; Getting 945 Agents for Pianos and Phonographs. Have you tried that all port i sausage at the White Meal [ Market? ’Phone 388 aud let us I send you some. 4 deliveries t daily.—Meyer, Brushwiller A i Bed. 289-B DR. L. K. MAGLEY Veterinarian Office 235 W. Monroe St. Over Al. Burdg’s Barber Shop. Phones—Office and Res.—lß6 DR. H. E. KELLER. Decatur, Indiana, GENERAL PRACTICE. ■ OFFICE SPECIALTIES—Diseases ci H *)men and children; X-ray examlna ■ tioni: Flcurscopy examinations of the ■ Internal organs; X ray and electrics ■ Veatments for high blood pressure K and hardening of the arteries. Xriy ■ treatments for GOITRE, TUBERCU ■ LOSIS AND CANCER. H Office Hours— Hk 9toll a. m.—l to sp. m.—7 to 9p. m R Sundays by Appointment ■ Phones: Residence 110; Office 403 ■ _ 233-ts I N. A. BIXLER ■ OPTOMETRIST K Vfs Examined. Glasses Filled. ■ HOURS ■ Bto 11:30. 12:30 to 5:00 ■ Saturday, 8:00 p. m. j||_ Telephone 135 9 Dr. C. V. Connell i Veterinarian 9 Office: Horse Sale Bam, |8 Ist street. Office ’Phone, 14? pH Residence ’Phone ,102 ||l ~— .. ..... ■ Dr. C. C. RAYL ' i I >-»* Second Street. ■ Practice limited to Surgery Sh an< * d’agnosis of AbdomiBB no-pelvic Disease Dili Office (1 to 4 & 6 to 8 p m. ■| Phone 581.

PUBLIC SALE Ah I nm not going to farm this yenr I will offer for sale on what Is known as tho Peter Holthouse farm, located I one mile south mid throe fourths mile i west of Magley, or one mile south and two and threo-fourths miles west of Preble or eight miles west of Decatur, Indiana, on I Tuesday, February 1, 1921, t beginning at 12:00, the following prop- I erty, to-wlt: HOUSES, 5 HEAD — One sorrel horse, coming four years old; one sor 1 rd mare, coming four yearn old, 1 weighing about 1200 pounds each; one i Nack.general purpose mare, will work! jin all harness; one brown mare, six I years old, weight 1500 pounds; one grey mare, seven years old. weighs i I 1500 pounds, extra good worker. CAT ' TLE. 2 HEAD—One red cow, will be fresh in spring; one Jersey cow, giv-■, ing milk, extra good one. SHEEP - j Two head. POULTRY—About 50 head of hens. FARMING IMPLEMENTS— One Dune hay loader, in good shape, one McCormick mower; one Hoosier' grain drill; ten disc; one tandem disc; ' one wagon; one flat-bottom rack and corn bod combined; set ot binder webs for Met ormlck binder, seven-foot cut, good as new; set of work harness; gas engine, four horse power, in good running order; one feed grinder; sonv> fciWer in bundle; log chains; brace and bits and other articles not mentioned. I ERMS — $5.00 and under, cash in hand. All sum ovtr that amount a credit of twelve months will be given, purchaser giving bankable note bearing 8 per cent, interest the last six | months. Four per cent, off for cash.; No property removed until setttled for WALTER MERICA. I 11. H. High, Auctioneer. 21-tE Chestnut Hard Coal — Car load at Decatur Iron & Metal Co., ’Phone 611. Price $17.50. The superstition of the dead leaving their graves to prey on the living is characteristically Slavonic.

MARKETS-STOCKS Daily Report of Local and Foreign Markets New York. Jan. 28 —Oil stocks led the list at the opening of the New York market today. Contihuing the rush with which they closed the after trading yesterday. Mexican Petroleum was up *4 at the opening and advanced to 16014- Pan American was up % at 76% and Texas Pacific coal and oil rose % to 36*4. A statement by the general manager of the Mexican Petroleum company, declaring that 1920 was au unpr<*< p<Vntedly profitable year and that 1921 would be more so, gave the boom its start yesterday. New York Produce New York. Jan. 28 —Flour quiet l and unsettled; pork quiet; mess S3O- - lard easy; middlewest spot $13.55-13.65. Sugar, weaker; raw, $4.59; refined, quiet; granulated. $7.50. Coffee. Rio No. 7 on spot, 6%7; Sanots No. 4 9%-10*4. Tallow, steadv; special 6; city 5%. Hay, weak No. 1 $1.60-1.70; No. 3 $1.35I. Clover, $1.20-1.50. Dressed Poultry, firm; turkeys 54-60; chickens 27-60; fowls 24-40; ducks 27-41. Live poultry, firmer; geese 27-32; ducks 22-48; fowls 33-38; turkeys 45-j 50; roosters 19; chickens 30-33. ' Cheese, quiet, state milk, common to specials 20-29; broilers 40-45; skims common to specials 10-20. East Buffalo Stock Market East Buffalo, N. Y.. Jan. 28— (Special to Daily Democrat) —Receipts,! 11. shipments 4370, official to N. ' Y. yesterday 4560. Hogs closing steady. Mediums and heavies, $lO- - mixed, $10.25-10.50; Yorkers, I $10.75; few $11; lights and pigs, $11; roughs $8.25-8.50; stags $6.50. down; cattle 300, slow and weak; sheep 1000; best ewes $5-5.75; calves sls; tops $17.25. Cleveland Produce Market Butter Extra, in tub lots prints extra firsts firsts 51%152. Egg S —Fresh gathered northern extra 67; extra firsts 66: Ohio firsts new cases 64; firsts, old cases 63; western firsts, new cases 63; refrigerator extras 60; refrigerator firsts, I 58. Poultry—Live heavy fowls 32-J4c; j light stock 25c; roosters 24c; spring I ducks 38-40 c; turkeys 45-'soc; geese, | 30-35 c; spring chickens choice 29-30 c. j LOCAL MARKETS Wlieat, No. 1, $1.65; new oats,! 36c; old corn, 75c; baHey, ]sc; rye, $1.25; wool, 20c; clover seed, $10.00; timothy seed, $2.00. LOCAL MARKET Eggs 22 LOCAL CREAMERY MARKET Butterfat

PHONES— Residence 780 White-Business 96 F. J. SCHMITT auctioneer I WORK FOR YOU UNTIL YOUR SALE IS FINISHED. 102 So. First St. Decatur, Ind. WE HAVE FOR SALE 1 Fresh Cow 4 Brood Sows, will farrow , March Ist. SCHMITT BROS. 107 No. 2nd Street.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 28,192 T.

SERVICES SUNDAY. The work of remodeling and repairing the interior of the Church of , God on Cleveland street, has been completed, and the first services will be held Sunday In the church since the work started a month ago, Sunday school will be held at 9:80, and there will be preaching services at 10:30 o'clock. Rev. E. M. Lyons is the minister and he and his congregation are elected with the appearance <>t the "new church.” The pubic is invited to the Sunday services. SPECIAL SHOW TOMORROW Manager Miller of the Mecca Thentor today received two special pictures that are to be shown at. the special show to be held at the Mecca theatre tomorrow morning from 10 till 12 o'clock. The show is held in connection with the collection taken up at the shows Wednesday evening, the entire proceeds to be turned over to the Hoover fund, for the starving children of Europe. The pictures arc "Out Yonder” and "Kinogram” and are worth your while. Admission, ten I cents to everyone , war tax Included. It you can’t come, send the kiddies. THEY ARE STILL COMING The meeting last night at the United Brethren church was still in good ' spirit. A filled house as usual with much conviction and resulting in one reclamation and twelve conversions, thirteen in ail. The workers were faithful all evening in their work for souls. Six were taken into membership. The girls and "Volunteers in Service” edasses were there in a body, strong.

This evening, "Can and Will, "Old Reliable” and "Silent Workers” classes will be present in a body. The "Can and Will” class, O. P. Mills, teacher, will meet at the par sonage before seven-thfrtv The “Old Reliable”, J. D. Wisehaupt, teacher, and the "Silent Workers”, William | Barkley, teacher, will both meet in tho basement. pW sales Watch this column for the public sales. We print the bills. Advertise your sale in the Daily Democrat and reach fifteen thousand people. January 31 — Otto Buuck’s sale of Chester White brood sows, eleven miles northwest of Decatur. Jan. 31—Ezra Habdfeger, 7 miles east and 1 mile north of Berne. Feb. 1 — Rodenbeck and Schnepp, three and one-half miles northeast of Decatur. Feb. I—Noah1 —Noah Hendricks, 2 miles south ot Monroe, Indiana. February 2 —R. L. Hogshead, 3 miles south of Decatur, Indiana. February 3—Clark Hawkins, two miles south of Decatur on the Geo. Brown farm. Feb. B—HarleyB—Harley and Charles Roop on Frank Roop farm, 1% mile west of Decatur on Ossian road. Feb. 8 — Wm. Heineking, 5 miles wes’t of Monroe, 7 miles east and onehalf mile south of Bluffton, one and one-half miles south of Honduras on j Will Stetler farm. Feb. 9 —William Trimm, 1% mile : east of Decatur on the David Studabaker farm. Feb. 9 —Jacob Olwin, 1 mile north, 7 miles east of Bluffton. Five miles ; south and 5 miles west of Decatur. One mile north and 5 miles west of Monroe. Feb. 9 —-Roy Davies, 3 miles east of Monroe, 5% miles west of Willshire. 2 miles north and % mile west of ! Salem. Feb. 10 —Lewis Keller, 1 mile west, j 1 mile north of Monroe, 5 miles south ! and 1 mile west of Decatur. Feb. 10 —V. A. Brokaw, 4% miles north of Decatur on B. F. Brokaw farm. Feb. 10—Carl Koeneman, 2% miles north of Preble, 7 miles northwest of Decatur. , Feb. 11 —Seven miles northeast of ! Decatur, or five miles southwest of Monroeville or two miles east of the Fuelling church, on what is known as the Bohne farm. Feb. 11 —James C. Frank, six miles | east and one mile north of Berne. Feb. 12»—R. B. Johnson, Peterson, i Indiana. Feb. 15 —Geo. W. Cramer, 3 miles northeast of Decatur, near Union Chapel church. Feb. 16. —Philip Sauer, six miles northeast of Decatur or 6 miles south 1 of Monroeville on the D. Lewton farm. Feb. 16 —Mrs. Ezra Mcßarnes, % I mile south of Pleasant Mills, or 6 ! miles southeast of Decatur. Feb. 17 —Claude Gay, 4% miles east of Decatur and 1 mile north of j Bobo. Feb. 17 — Daniel Stepler, 2 miles north and 3% miles west of Monroe, 3 miles south and % mile east of PeI terson. Feb. 18 —Ben F. Butler, one mile and a half northwest of the sugar factory. 1 Feb. 23—Aaron Lautzenheiser, nine ; miles south of Decatur. Feb. 24—Jasper Wable and M . C. I M. Stauffer, 3 miles east and 2 miles south of Decatur. Ten miles southeast of Decatur. Feb. 24—8e1l & Fry, 1 mile northeast of Decatur on the Bellview farm. Feb. 25—Fred W. Busche, four miles south and one mile west of Decatur. Duroc brood sows. Feb 28 —Charles A. Wolfe, 1 mile | west of Bobo and 3% miles south-1 east of Decatur on the Wash Kern j fa rm - March 3—William F. Stepler, 5 miles , west of Monroe, 7 miles east of Bluff-1 ton. I •

INITIATED SIX — The Modern Woodmen lodge initi-i nted six candidates at the Wednesday | evening meeting, Marlon Biggs, Jack Brunton, Pursell Smith. Mr. Teeters and Mrs. Suntan being given the work John Hoop, state deputy, anti a dozen other Fort Wayne Woodmen were present and took a part in the Initiation. The state deputy will bo buck in the next two weeks and spend some time working in the interest of the local order. CLASSIFIED WANT ADS FOR SALE FOR SALE A five-passenger Paige car, winter top, good tires, good condition. Used one year and nine months. Cheap. Also two Pennsylvania Vacuum Cup tires, 32x4, used 290 miles, cheap. Dr. E. Burns. FOR SALE — Detroit jewel gns range. Good as new. Call ’phone 937. 22-3 t FOR SALE —Eight-room houst>, semimodern. Extra large lot, plenty of fruit. Prove well, good cistern. Bargain, if taken soon. 'Phone 676. 23-t6x FOR SALE —One almost new heating furnace stove. Will burn either hard or soft coal. Been uaeß only six weeks. 'Phone 529 or call at residence, 1306 West Monroe street. 23-ts AIR SALE —Soft coal burner in perfect condition. Inquire 904 West Tefferson street, or 'phone 494. 23-t3 WANTED WANTED —Straight saws to sharpen, tools and scissors. Will have

our nickle plating machinery up in a lew weeks. At Cable’s Branch, 1128 Elm. St. 14-12tx WANTEb—Local dealer for the sale of Lalley Farm Home Light and Power Plants and electrical accessories. We train and give inexperienced men material assistance. Portland Electric company, Portland, Ind,, Distributors. 20-t5 MISCELLANEOUS WISCONSIN FARM LANDS LANDOLOGY SPECIAL NUMBER just out, containing 1921 facts of clover land in Marinette county, Wisconsin. If for a home or as an investment you are thinking of buying good farm lands where farmers grow rich, send at once for this special number of landology. It is free on request Address Skidmore-Riehle I.and Co., 785 Skidmore-Riehle Bldg., Marinette, Wise. l-3mo FOR RENT FOR RENT —Furnished room at the corner of Winchester and Rugg streets. Man preferred. Mrs. Minnie Teeple. 3-tt FOR RENT —Rooms suitable for light housekeeping. Call at W. J. Myers’, 234 North Fifth street. 1 7 -ts LOST AND FOUND LOST —A bunch of keys, somewhere in southeast part of Washington township. Finder please return to Henry Amstutz, the Watkin’s Retailer. 23-3tx

4. + 4 , 4 , + 4 , 4 , 4.* ++ + * + + <• * TWINS, TRIPLETS AND * + EVERYTHING THIS YEAR * 4> + Milwaukee, Wis., Jan. 28. — + ❖ (Special to Daily Democrat) — 4" 4> The flight of the stork from 44- home to home is directed by the 4* 4 1 some planets which pointed out 4> 4* the path to the three wise men 4* 4* of biblical lore. 4 1 4* This is the theory of Proses <•- 4 1 sor Charles Kirchoff, astrolo- 4 1 4> gist, who today predicted many 44> sets of twins, triplets and quad- 4> 4 1 ruplets during the next six 4" 4- years. 44* But —There are some periods 4» ♦ during the next six years when ♦ 4 1 the stork will leave but one 4" 4- child. However, from the 4* + early part of February to the 44> latter part of March; from + 4. early May until early June and 4« 4. from November until Christmas 4* 4> the old bird will deal in sets al- 44> most exclusively. ♦ 4> Double-body signs adorn the 4« 4> pilanets during these periods, 4- ♦ the professor said, and hence 44" the necessity for larger cribs. 4. 4 , 4.4 , 4.<fr4«4.4 , 4. 4-F 4 1 4> 4" 4« <• __________________________ * Notice Mr. Farmer For a successful sale book your sale with Jeff Liechty, the live stock and general auctioneer, who will get the high dollar for all property to be sold. Call or see me at Durkins Garage . 206-Tu-F-tf He profits most who can serve best. We can substantiate every claim made : ♦ for DR. MARSHALL’S LUNG SYRUP as the best Cough Syrup Same old price s 25c, 50c, SI.OO Sold at all Drug Stores.

PUBLIC SALE — The undersigned has sold his farm t ' and will offer at public auction at his I residence, D 4 miles north of Preble and mile west, all his farming Implements, live stock and some household goods, on ■ Wednesday, February 2, 1921, sale to begin at 1 o'clock, the follow-! • ing property, to-wlt: HORSE, HOGS, SHEEP- Bay mare, good worker; 2 brood sows, Big Type Poland China, will furrow lust ot I March or first of April; 13 head of good ewes, will lamb about first of April. IMPLEMENTS — One farm . wagon; 1 16-ft. hay rack; 1 Woods' mower, good as new; 1.14-dlsc harrow; 1 set of good work harness; hay slings; sheep clipper; grind stone; • crosscut saw; spades; shovels; forks, 2 10-ft. hog troughs; 1 4-ft. hog trough; 1 Bowser tank, 60-gul. pump measuring. Just like new; 2 lsi-hp. . International kerosene engines; 1 rip saw table; 2 extra saws; 1 pump jack; 1 power washing machine; 1 260-egg Blue Hen incubator, used one season; 1 South Bend Malleable range, like | new; 1 soft coal heating stove; 1 kit-1 chen cabinet; 1 dining room table; 6 chairs; 3 acres corn on stalks; about! 10 acres corn in shocks, all good corn. 1 some straw in the barn; about 10 rods ■ ot poultry fence; some fence posts; some rough lumber; 1 good rabbit hound; many other articles too numerous to mention. TERMS —>5.00 and under, cash; over that amount a credit of 12 months will be given, purchaser giving bankable note bearing 8 per cent, interest the last 6 months. Four per cent, off for cash. No property removed until settled for. ALBERT STRAHM. Jeff Liechty, Auctioneer, . John Huffman. Clerk. 27-28-29-31 i ■

PUBLIC SALE As I have quit farming and am going in other business every article put up for sale must sell, at my residence, miles south ot Decatur on what is known as the George Braun farm,! Thursday, February 3, 1921, sale to begin at 10 o’clock a. ni„ the following property, to-wit: 6 HEAD HORSES AND MULES— One roan mare, 6 years old, will weigh 1550, sound; one roan mare, 4 years old, will weigh 1550, sound; one sorrel mare, 5 year sold, will weigh ; around 1600, and a good one; one draft colt, coming 9 months old; one pair mules, coming 3 years old, <well broke, good big ones. 9 HEAD CATTLE —One big red cow, 6 years old, ■ will be fresh February 17; one black Jersey cow, 5 years old, giving good flow’ of milk, bred in December; one ■ brindle cow, 4 years old, bred in July; - one yellow Jersey cow, 7 years old, ' bred in August; one red cow, 4 years old, bred in July; one Durham cow, 9 years old, pasture bred; one Short- . horn bull ready for service; two red • heifer calves. 34 HOGS —One full- , blooded Duroc sow, with papers, will ’ farrow’ about March 1; one full-blood-ed Duroc, will farrow about March 1; • one good graded Duroe, will farrow i about March 1; one full-blooded Du- , roc, will farrow’ about middle of : March; one graded Duroc. will farrow’ ■ March 15; one Duroc sow, 2 years old, bred December 28; two black sows, 2 years old, will farrow March > 1; one spotted sow, 2 years old, will farrow March 1; one full-blooded Du- ( roc male hog, 2 years old; 24 head of fall shoats. 35 HEAD SHEEP — Twenty-two ewes, .will lamb March 1; 11 ewes, will lamb April 1; one yearling buck and one two-year-old buck.

i, 125 HEAD CHICKENS Some fullblooded speckled Hamburg chick- ’ ens; some guineas and turkeys. ► FARMING IMPLEMENTS—Two good I, wagons, one trippie box bed. one beet , rack and hog rack combined; one pair ’ of hay ladders; one pair of dump ’ boards; one top buggy; one spring • wagon: one Ohio hay loader; one Mc1, Cormiek double disc; one John Deere t corn planter; one Little Dutchman riding breaking plow; one John Deere ’ walking breaking plow; one Oliver • corn cultivator; one Monarch corn ■ cultivator; one John Deere corn cul- , tivator; one walking corn cultivator; ( one hay tedder; one land roller; one Walter A. Wood mower; one spike- ‘ tooth harrow; one 1-horse corn drill, > one double shovel, one single shovel, . one 7-shovel; one land drag; set of , bob-sleds; one tractor attachment for a Ford in first-class condition; one hog feeder; one hog fountain; two ’ Colony hog houses; hog troughs; two ' sheep-feeding racks; 12 chicken , coops; one-horse and a half Stover , engine; one pump jack; one engine house; pitchforks; shovels; spades; grain cradle; mowing scythe; wheel barrow; log chains: horse clippers; grain sacks; grind-stone, sausage mill and lard press; cream separator; dash churn; one power washing machine; sled corn cutter; tank heater. HARNESS —One set of heavy breeching harness; one set of farm harness; one set of single buggy harness; horse collars. HAY, CORN, OATS AND FODDER —Some timothy hay in the . mow; about 20 big shocks of bundled • fodder in the field; 1500 bushels of good, dry, yellow corn in crib; 500 bushels of oats in granary; 6 or 8 ■ cords ot good dry wood. HOUSEHOLD GOODS —One organ; one bur- ■ eau; one glass cupboard; onei kitchen cabinet; one kitchen safe; one - porch swing; two tables; one oil : .itove; some linoleum; one open washing machine; one meat barrel; one- 3 half barrel of vinegar; garden plow; ■' Sineka Beauty seed potatoes; some timothy seed; seed sower; one clothes rack. Other articles too numerous to mention. TERMS —All sums of $5 and under, cash. All sums bver that amount a credit of 12 months will be given, purchaser giving bankable note bearing 2 2 8 per cent, interest the last six 3 months. Four per cent, off for cash. No property removed until settled for. a , CLARK HAWKINS. V Jeff Liechty and Harry Daniels, Aucts. s , H. E. Williams, Clerk. ii Ladies Aid of St. Paul church will J< serve lunch. " 19-28-31-1 ■< • i( — , j s—s—s*-WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s ° a

ROOT TOWNSHIP ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEE OF ROOT TOWNSHIP FOR YEAR ENDING DECEMBER jf, 1920. TOWNSHU’ FUND Rec*U January 1 Amount brought forward ......$4007,15 June iq John Mosure, June diat. •••■,., 545.6a D< member 18 John Moaure, December <list. ... 49.3.96 Diaburaementa January 6 Win. Gallmeirr, Adv. board aerv. 5.00 6 Cha*. A. t ook, do. 5.00 6 Auguat Walter, do. 5.00 February <j Chas. Ewell, transfer* .389.00 April x Curt Fritringer, labor nn highway 3.00 9 Kiger Ar Co., office supplies .... 6.67 May I Martin Gerke, salary 340.00 June 1 Democrat Co., pub. annual report 16.04 38 Leonard Supply Co., supplies .. 1.69 39 I). 11. Goblr l‘rtg. Co,, office sup. 8.58 39 Berne Witness ( 0., pub. annual report 16.04 July 3 Orval Harruff, payment on ditch 31 L. Zeigler, cleaning cemeteries.. 35.00 August 3 Martin Gerke. traveling expense 87 67 3 Martin tierke, salary 180.00 1 6 Orval Harruff, ditch assessment 53.5; 7 Ben. Gerke. restaking ditch .... 4.00 iK Herbert Fuelling, do 3.00 | 18 Herbert Hobrock, do 3.00 September 7 Theo. Hobrock, cleaning ditch .. 7.50 II Clark Lutz, attorney fees ....... 35.00 •30 if. Scbieferstein, labor on highway 5.00 | October 16 Martin Gerke, salary 60.00 16 Clarence Lehrman. cleaning ditch 8.50 16 Orval Harruff, ditch assessment 105.14 L. L. Magley, postage stamps .. 3.00 November I 8 John Mosure, exam, records .... 30.00 8 Decatur Democrat, pub. tax report 2.00 u Wm. Cook, cleaning ditch 10.00 13 Decatur Cash Hardw. Co., tape line 3.50 15 Martin’ Gerke, salary 60.00 December 6 Ben. Gerke, cleaning ditch ...... 7.00 18 Adolph Biebrich, cleaning ditch 6.00 23 John E. Mann, Adv. (19ard salary 5.00 23 Chas. A. Cook, do 5.00 32 Wm. Gailmeier, do s*oo 27 Orval Harruff, ditch transcript .. 3.75 27 Mart. Gerke. salary, rent A exp. 310.39 28 Berne Witness Co., pub. tax levy 2.42 ROAD FUND Receipts January I Amount brought forward $1241.48 January 30 Martin Gerke. poll tax collected 18.00 April I 14 Andrew Fuelling, culverts 50.00 June | 19 John Mosure, June dist 1577 54 i December . 18 John Mosure, Dec. dist 12.iq Disbursements February 21 August Selking, hauling stone . . 9.00 21 Wm. Gerke, <lO 6.00 March 3 (’. E. Magley, labor on highway 2.02 April 28 R. S. Krill, do 5.00 to Jacob Weidler, do 6.00 May 22 Fred Weidler, do. 3.75 June 10 H. G. Merry, freight charges.... 30.71 22 C. ( . Fuelling, labor on highway 29.80 26 Chas. Zwick, do 5.00 26 Chas. H. Harkless, do 11.00 28 Midwest Crushed Stone Co., stone 59.64 28 Leonard Supply Co., two culverts 5c.00 July *6 B. E. Vancamp, hauling stone.. 21.25 September 9 F. O. Neeves, labor on highway 7.00 10 Tranfered from Road to Special School Fund 1,500.00 October 13 Leonard Supply Co., two culverts 58.00 December II C. H. Harkless, hauling stone 42.50 15 Erie Stone Co., stone 104.43 24 ( . F. Bussick, labor on highway 10.80 24 Wm. Boerger 3.00 ■ 24 Herman Weber 13.20 SPECIAL SCHOOL FI ND Receipts ’ January 1 Amount brought forward , $r 745-7° February 28 Martin Gerke, loan 3200.00 ■ June • 19 John Mosure. June dist 3269,49 September 10 Transfered from Road Fund.... 1500.00 1 December 18 Mosure, December dist 2962.33 Disbursements January 2 First Nat. Bank, bonds & mt... 1412.50 5 Ft. Wayne-Decatur Traction Co., freight charges .52 7 Standard Oil Co., floor dressing 12.91 7 Kiger & Co., supplies 106.47 30 Dora Schieferstein, coal oil ... . 2.00 11 C. C. Sheets, director services 17.30 February 6 George Myers, transportation.... 50.00 7 John Wolford, janitor work.... 16.50 9 Lima Metal Co., boiler compound 5.20 21 John Wolford, janitor work .... 1500 21 Otto Luttmann, hauling coal . . 10.95 March 2 August Walter, repairing wells .. 30.16 2 Kiger & Co., supplies 278.01 3 Chas. E. Magley, janitor & wood 19.43 6 George Myers, transportation . . 42.00 6 John Wolford, janitor work .... 16.50 6 Louis B. Sawyer, teaching 90.00 9 Esther Zerkel, do 90.00 9 Lona B. Randall, do 120.00 9 Hester Johnson, do 70.00 13 Leora Cramer, do. 100.00 13 Chas. Longenberger, janitor ... 72.00 19 Schmitz Hi Tricker, blacksmith work r ‘s° 19 John Wolford, janitor ’S- 00 . 20 L. L. Baumgartner, teaching ... 100.00 23 Hester Johnson, do 70.00 24 Louis B. Sawyer, do 35.00 27 Esther Zerkel, do • 50.00 31 Naomi Christen, do 25.00 April 2 Krick-Tyndal Co., tile 12.60 2 Jacob Grimm, cleaning toilets. . 8.00 9 Kiger & Cd., supplies 139.58 10 Louis B. Sawyer, teaching .... 75-°o 12 A. Huser, coal : 13.00 13 Geo. W. Myers, transportation .. 56.00 17 John Wolford, janitor 33.5° 17 Naomi Christen, teaching ...... 40.00 17 L. L. Baumgartner, teaching, institute and janitor 143-7 5 17 D. M. Sheets, hauling coal .... 2.00 17 Ed Carrier, transportation ...... 320.25 22 Gladys Suman, teaching & Inst. 282.13 22 Esther Zerkel, do. 152.50 24 C. H. Harkless, hauling coal & cleaning toilets : ... 16.40 24 Hester Johnson, teaching & inst. 84.00 24 Leora Cramer, do 29 Louis B. Sawyer, do 30.00 May t , 1 Chas. Longenberger, janitor, coal oil & snow scraper 32.91 1 John Wolford, janitpr & coal oil 16.92 3 Gorrel & Son., exam, questions 1.40 5 August Busick. transportation .. 65.50 5 Ed. Busick, do 5° 5° 11 Bennett & Whiteman, coal .... 15.48 11 Lona B. Randall, teaching .... 384.00 17 Louis B. Sawyer, teaching & inst. 188.75 18 Naomi Christen, do 195.00 22 John Wolford, janitor 10.50 26 Toledo, St. Louis & Western R. R. Co., freight charges 1 62 J un £ a 19(0. Treas., exam, specifications 7.50 22 Gustave Fuelling, transportation 62.00 22 Carl C. Fuelling, hauling coal .. 10,00 22 Wm. Ahlfeld, coal : 69.36 26 Charles Zwick, transportation.... 17.00 26 1. A. Fuhrman, do 20.00 29 Leonard Supply Co., supplies .. 19.05 2p Kiger Ar Co., do 84.94 29 1). H. Goble Prtg. Co., do. .. 8.40 30 Chas. Longenberger, hauling coal Ar janitor work 23.10 30 Williams Equity Ex., coal 11*2.07 July 1 First Nat. Bank, bonds & mt... 1385.00 t Fisher Ar Harris, domestic science supplies 3.00 1 t C. C. Pumphrey, repairing clock 2 Schafer Hardware Co., supplies . 35-03 2 Gay Zwick & Meyers, part payment on piano T 37-5 O 2 Holthouse Drug Co., supplies . . 6.36 5 E. S. Christen, commencement ex. 14-54 I) 9 Wm. Gerke, Transportation .... 46.50 22 W. F. Stults, transportation .... 62.00 29 Midland Press, reference books . 50.00 30 Decatur Lumber Co., window glass 5.25 30 H. Knapn & Son, supplies . .. 7.45 30 August Walter repairing pumps.. 5.00 August 18 Old Adams Co. Bank, interest.. 96.00 1 September 9 August Walter, transportation . . 61.50 i 10 John E. Mann, putting up fence 6.00 io Chas. H. Cook, do 6.00 10 Geo. Schieferstein,, repairing.... 20.00 > 14 Rhoda Mahan, cleaning 16.00 1 16 F. E. Canter, license for buss 5.25 1 16 Standard Oil Co., oil for buss. . 72.32 , 17 John Corrado, hauling coal .... 8.68 UOctober 9 2 John Wolford, janitor 3S-°o |

5 Chns. Johnson, hauling coal .... sod I 0 ( has. Loiigrrilirrgrr, cleaning .. iu.no q ( has. Longrnbergcr, janitor ...» 30.00 13 Standard Oil Co., gasoline .... 32.74 14 Oito I'tiellinp, labor Ac supplies 30.17 20 Adorns Co. Equity Ex., coal .... >37.70 29 Adams (*o. Equity Ex., fence .V; posts 52.95 >9 John Wolford, janitor work .... 36.75 o» L. H. Zeigler, labor at school.. 7.62 November , 4 4 Standard Oil Co., gasoline .... 26.64 .5 Schmitz A’ Tricker, changing truck bodv 38.40 *3 John Wolford, janitor work .... 17.50 13 Shanahan Conroy Co,, repair porta 24.1.1 15 \Vinifred Gerke, school enumeration 40.00 15 Gro. Schieferstein, truck driver... 72.00 27 Standard Oil Co., gasoline .... 35.56 December / 4 < tin Fritringer, transportation- .. 32.50 4 John Wolford, janitor aß.oo 4 J- W. Watts, hauling coal 6,04 4 Chas. Johnson, do 4.94 it (. H. Harkless. hauling coal .. 5.17 18 Standard Oil (o, gasoline .... 28.50JMM 18 Shanahan ( onroy Auto Co., truck 788 iK Shanahan ('onroy Auto Co., repairs 20. ,K II- A Son. Mipplio .... 18 Holthouse Drug Co., wall paper 20 Kiger A Co., truck body A- sup. 53'1.84 40 Ft. Wayne Typewriter Ex., two typewriters 180.00 20 D. H. Goble Prtg. Co., periodicals 113.35 20 T. R. Woodburn Co., supplies .. 4.89 40 Leonard Supply Co., do 251.20 ■£/ 21 Holthousr (iarage, chains for truck 7-5° 22 John E. Mann, hauling coal .... 22 Geo. Schieferstein, driving truck 22 John Wolford, janitor 26.25 22 (has. Longenberger. ianitor .... 92.5088 TUITION FUND Receipts January 1 Amount brought forward 33 91 1 Old Adams Co. Bank, Dec. int. 27 John Mosure, Jan. dist. ... 4 .... February wHH 2 Old Adams Co. Bank, lan. int. March ’ ■&’ 1 Old Adams (.1. Bank, interest.. c. 90 EEL April . Ml 1 Old Adams Co. Bank, March int. Ma \. B 1 <)l«l Adams Co. Bank, April int. 7 37 31 Old Adams Co. Bank, May int. 1 MH 19 John Mosure, June (list i<> Old Adams Co. Bank, lune int. 8.67 • J u, y „ . HHB , 6 Dallas Spuller, transfers 78.00 ( .5. John Mosure. July distribution... > 31 Old Adams Co. Bank, July int... , Sej Member EE 1 Old Adams Co. Rank, Aug. int. 12.4 c , October Mjlw 1 Oid Adams Co. Bank, Sept. int. 11.7'MEI 26 Martin Gerke, reimbursed tp 5.7 November EE 1 Old Adams Co. Rank\ Oct. int. 10.,; EE $ 30 Old Adams Co. Bank, Nov. int. 7.; Disbursements j January EE 27 Louis B. Sawyer, teaching 125.05. j 29 Hester Johnson, do 29 Esther Zerkel. do 103.50 I 29 Lona B. Randall, do 29 Naomi Christen, do 92.00 1 29 Gladys Suman, do 84.41 29 Leora Cramer, do 86.25 29 L. L. Baumgartner, do 109.25 j February , 13 Louis B. Sawyer, do 100.00 July H 2 31 Decatur Schood Board, transfers 378.00 September 20 Hester Johnson, teaching 50.00 r. 20 Louis B. Sawyer, do 100.00 20 Ruth L. Leyse, do 75.00 ■ c 20 Dorothy Meyers, do 50.00 October ■E ! SE. S. Christen, part payment BE j teachers’ salary, county institute 12.95 0 9 Mrs. Leora Cramer, teaching .. u 9 EUa Reiter, do 98.15 EB . 9 Hester Johnson, do 48.15 u 9 Dorothy Meyers, do 48. 9 Ruth L. Leyse, do 73.15 5 9L. L. Baumgartner, do 148.15 9 Louis B. Sawyer, do 98.15 n 18 Hester Johnson* do 25.00 30 Louis B. Sawyer, do 0 November 9 4 Hester Johnson, do 50.00 0 6 Ruth L. Leyse, do 150.00 EH 6 Dorothy Meyers, do 100.00 0 6L. L. Baumgartner, do 150.00 , 6 Mrs. Leora Cramer, do 100.00 0 6 Ella Reiter, do 100.00 n 6L. R. Sawyer, do 50.00 0 17 Hester lohnson, teaching 50.00 24 Louis R. Sawyer, do 100.00 December MH 3 Hester Johnson, do 50.00 0 4L. L. Baumgartner, do 40.00 8 Ruth L. Leyse, do 40.00 o 8 Dorothy Meyer, do 18 Mrs. Leora Cramer, do 150.00 f , 18 Ella Reiter, do 150.00 • 18 L. L. Baumgartner, do 185.00 o 20 L. B. Sawyer, do 200.00 HB 20 Hester Johnson, do 75.00 , 20 Ruth L. Leyse, do 185.00 20 Dorothy Meyer, do 110.00 Ev. DOG FUND M D Receipts Mj| January Est , 1 Amount brought forward $ 1 Mav iIS 7 18 Martin Gerke, dog tax received.. 380.00 Bku f. 22 Martin Gerke, dog tax collected 3.00 a J une \ . M 1 Sam \\ orkinger, dog tax 3.00 3 IF. W. Stultz, do 3.00 3 8 Fred J. Ridenour, do 3.00 . 12 V. A. Brokaw, do 3.00 EQS J 16 Paul Miller, do. 3.00 BS 17 Manley P. Erwin, do 3.00 ’ 18 Charles Miller, do 19 Martin Gerke, dog tax collected. 70.00 iq lesse Rhodes, dog tax 3.00 19 W. McQueen, do 3.00 EE 19 Julius Brite, do 3.00 ’ J U, y r . x TO 2 F. L. Roop, do 3.00 6 Martin Gerke, dog tax qallected 6.00 ia 11. C. Clark, dog tax > < j 21 Jesse Debold, do 3.00 Disbursements k-t* March M 1 Hugh 1). Hite, surplus dog fund 374.75 ’ u l>r H. C. Clark, ducks killed .... 6.00 fl - May ■ , 13 \\ m. Luttmann, sheep killed .... 28.00 ' December Jf?" 1 10 J. W. Knapp, sheep killed .... 30.00 RECAPITULATION ■ TOWNSHIP FUND V? fan. 1, 1920, Bal. on hand $2007.15 ’ Receipts during year .. . , Total of balance and receipts 3046.73 ' Disbursements during year 1760.03 ’ Final balance 1286.70 ROAD FUND a: 0 1 Jan. 1, 1920, Bal. on hand S I2 1 Receipts during year * 657.64 1 Total of balance and receipts 2899.12 Disbursements during year 1978.70 Final balance 920.42 nf® SPECIAL SCHOOL FI N'D Jan. j, 19-20, Bal. on hand $ 1745-70 Receipts during year 10,931.82 Total of balance and receipts .... 12.677.5288 Disbursements during year 10,756.18 Final Balance 1921.34 TUITION FUND Jan. 1, 1920, Bal. on hand $ 33-91 Receipts during year Total of balance and Disbursements during year 4446.91 Final Balance 368.04 DOG FUND Jan. 1, 1920, Bal. on hand $ 474*75 Receipts during year s<>3*-o<> Total of balance and receipts 977-75 Disbursements during year 438-7 5 Final balance 539-oo Total balance as shown by this report $5035.50 MARTIN GERKE. Trustee,. 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