Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 106, Decatur, Adams County, 4 May 1921 — Page 6

AWARD COAL CONTRACTS The county commissioners before adjourning last evening awarded the contracts for the county’s coal supply to the following local firms: E. L. Carroll and Son. three cars of Hocking Valley coal at $6.75 per ton to be delivered to the counit Infirmary; 1 car of White Ash. egg size, at 17.75 and ten tons of cook stove coal at $8.50 per ton to be delivered at the county jail, contract awarded to the Decatur Lumber company. Fifty ton of White Ash lump at >8.25 and fifty tons of White Ash egg size at $7.75 to be delivered at the court house, bid awarded to the Decatur Lumber company. ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦«♦♦♦♦ * ♦ ♦ NEWS FROM COURT HOUSE ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ Markle Stone Co. vs. Lewis W. Frank and L. L Frank, account and damages. Cause set for trial May 25. . Guy Rinebolt vs. Jay Cline and Mace Cline, damages. Demurrer of defendants to each paragraph of complaint overruled, to which ruling of court each plaintiff separately excepts. The jury will apear Thursday morning for the first time this term when one of the alleged liquor law violators will be placed on trial. Four cases are set for tomorrow, one against John Braun, one against Fred Knight. Jeff Jones and Henry Vian. It is likely the jury will appear from day to day for several days if all jury cases are completed as now set on the trial cal endar. On Monday the assault case against Harold Rankin of Geneva is to be tried and on Tuesday the case ot 1 the State ex rel Addie Laisure vs Leo Gause is to be tried. Two new cases were entered on the dockets today against the Schafer Com pany by The Peck & Mack Co. Both 1 are suits on account, one for $3,500 1 and one for $1,500. Somers & Ken- 1 nerk of Fort Wayne are attorneys for 1 the plaintiff. Real estate transfers: Johanna i Marhenke to Chris W. Boknecht. part inlot 256 Decatur, $1,000; Charles < Saunders to Milton A. Kenworthy, in ' lot 202. Decatur, $3,500; Rosa Luth- i man et al. to Louis M. Sapp, tract I Jefferson tp.. quit claim deed. $1.03; i Oliver P. Steele to Jesse A. Ray. 80 I acres. Blue Creek tp.. $2,500; William H. Ward et al., to Michael Biermaier, part inlot 722, Decatur. $1,200; Carrie Sautbine et al. to Michael Biermaier. quit claim deed to inlot 722. Decatur. $1.00; Samuel D. Sunday et al. to Joseph Zebra. 80 acres, Hartford tp., I $7,500; L A. Sprunger et al. to John i J. Amstutz, lot 400, M. R. E. cerne- 1 tery. $l5O. A marriage license was issued today to Orval E. Buckingham, farmer. Jay county, born August 15, 1899, son of Vay Buckingham, to wed Irene Daugherty, housekeeper, born December 31, 1902, daughter of Shep Daugherty. Reports from the American consul in Belgium show that at the end of 1920 about 61,775 acres out of 148,260 acres of war-swept soil had been put into condition fit for cultivation. The petroleum engineer is saving large losses of petroleum oil underground by predicting when invading water will be met and telling how to prevent it from doing damage. One-third of the grapahite produced in this country last year was produced electrically at Niagara Falls, but over twice as much as this country’s annual production was imported, largely from Ceylon and Madagascar. Women of the state of Washington working under the direction of the state college, canned 57 carloads of fruit, vegetables and meat in the fall of 1920. MICKIE SAYS X qOUCM TA' KVERAaEraAHL PV3U3 OP A YAWaATAHV, ME VELDS \ TA' L SKA PAPER.MEI (VDOVtS OMER Ta' WEM UE PVCUS UP LeCUVIfPM PAPER! 2 ut <atooewus mnm \w<o xxeoxA-1 . YPORXM&VE POe«V3V4 AH' READ© ■ I OVER TTO K’AVJE SORE- ME ( ‘gyi I i ’-■■■... • - o» i.

:! S PORT NEW S —_ Local* Lose to Van Wert. The local high school base ball nine ■ lost their second game of that* season ’ | yesterday afternoon when they jour-I ijeyed to the city of Van Wert and were defeated by the Van Wert high school toaaera by a scire of 12 to 8. 'The game proved to b< a hit and tun , affair, from the stat t, ths locals cross i Ing the plate for two runs during theii first time at bat. Both sides continued to battle back and forth, the Van Wlert boys forging in the lend within a short time and forced the locals to' I return home with the short end of the score which stood 12 to S. White. Costello ami White formed the local battery. On next Friday afternoon, the he cals will clash with the Bluffton high school team at Bellmont park in a return game the locals losing the first game to them, last Friday. The game promises to be a good one as the , locals are determined to even things up with tLeir old rivals. Secure a ticket from one of the boys Frida.’ and come out and root. ■I Tom Railing Coming Sunday. , The local base ball fans are assured ■ of a real-for-sure game Sunday aft- I 1 ernoon when the Moose Leaguers, of < Rort Wayne, piloted by Tom Railing. 1 * ell known in base ball circles, and i formerly of this city, will clash with f the local ball club at Bellmont park. ‘ Tom's aggregation is heralded as one i of the best teams traveling out of Ft. Wayne and his line-up included him- { self on first base. Detgiz and Overmey- ► ?r, former Central League stars and < a catcher from the Miqhigan State J League of last year. The Leaguers promise a royal battle and the local t club is looking for the hardest fought battle of the year. The work on the new diamond inside the race track was started this afternoon and it is thought that Sun- > day's game will be staged there, if ‘ t weather conditions permit. With the J staging of the game on the new dia- s mond every fan will be assured of a a seat in the grand stand. Plan to at- v tend the game Sunday. It will be e well worth your while. t Who’ll Win? Washington. D. C.. May 4 — Babe 1 Ruth, champion home-run hitter: ■‘Dempsey will beat Carpentier, -i He'll knock him out because it's the J old sock that wins in every sport and r Dempsey has the sock. I’ve never seen this Frenchman but they tell me J he will run away in the first rounds. « Well, he won't have much room to < run and Dempsey's kind of fast him- J self. Its the old sock and Carpen- f tier hasn’t enough." DON'T LIKE NORMALCY (United Press Service) Dayton. Ohio. May 4— (Special to I Daily Democrat)— "We must go for i ward.” J. H. Barringer, vice president and general manager of the National Cash Register company, declared today ’ n attacking the "back to normalcy” policy as a remedy for American business conditions. “No one wants to go back to normal conditions we know them,” Barringer leclared in an exclusive interview with the United Press. "This means conditions as they existed in 1913 and 1914. We must go forward and It would be a contradiction for us to go backyard to normalcy.” “FRITZ” IS THANKFUL A. R. Ashbaucher, who received the democratic nomination for councilman of the third ward in yesterday’s primary election, wishes to thank those who voted for him and assures the voters of his ward that if elected next fall he will try to carry out their wishes. HEAR WISEHAUPT TONIGHT Howard J. Wisehaupt will lecture at the Industrial rooms this evening and you are invited to attend. Bring the ladies along. They will enjoy it. Mr. Wisehaupt is connected with the Knox School of Salesmanship of Cleveland and has made good. Hear him tonight ar?fl see if you- don’t agree. The lecture is absolutely free. RAVELINGS FOR SALE HERE A supply of the special Alumni edition of Ravelings, giving an account of each graduating class for the past forty years, has been left at this office. You can get them here at ten cents each. Hurry before they are all gone for the supply is limited. You will sure enjoy reading this issue. During four months, the aerial mail and passenger service between London and Amsterdam flew 93,000 miles with no accidents of any kind. v

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY. MAY I. 1921

NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice le hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams j County, Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of » , macadamized road in .left'erson township. In said ..aunts. known us Ik'- * <1- Butcher I Macadam Hoad up untit ten o dock n. m. on. Tuesday. June 7, 1«*1 i at the regular meeting of said board of couimlssloners, held In the City of , Decatur. Adame County, Indiana, eealed blds will be received for the construction of said road In accordance I with the plans, speclflcat-ions and re port of the viewers and engineer which are now on tile In the Auditor t offlee of said county, said road to bi built of crushed atone alone. , A bond must accompany each bld In twice the amount of the bld tiled, conditioned on the faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder, If awarded the contract, will enter into contract therefore and complete the same according to such contract and In accordance with the bld ' 'aU blds shall be made bo as to give the amount for which said road will Ibe constructed for cash, payable on estimates to be made by the engineer In charge, not to exceed eighty per cent of any one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all MARTIN JABERG. Auditor, Adams County, Ind. Wed. 4-11 -IS NOTICE OF PVBI.IC LETTING. Notice Is hereby given that the Boa ril of Commissioners ot Adams county, Indiana will receive blds for the construction ot a macadamized road In Je.fferson township in said county, known as the Frank Helstand Macadam Road up until 10 o’clock a. m.. on Tuesday, June 7, 11*21. at the regular meeting of said Board of Commissioners, held in the city of Deiatur, Adams county. Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the construction ot said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the viewers and engineer, which are now on file in the Auditor’s otth e of said county, said road to be built ot crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bld In twice the amount of the bld filed, conditioned oh the faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder. if awarded the contract, will enter Into contract therefore and complete same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed. All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash, payable on estimates to be made by the engineer; In charge not to exceed eighty per cent of any one estimate, out of th* funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all I blds. MARTIN JABERG, Auditor of Adams County. Indiana Wed. 4-11-18 j NOTICE OF Pl BI.IC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the | Board of Commissioners ot Adams i county, Indiana will receive bids for i the construction of a -macadamized road in Preble township in said county. ; known as the Peters Rupright Macadam road up until 10 o’clock a. tn.. on Tuesday, June 7. 1921. at the regular meeting of said Board ot Commissioners, held in the city of Decatur, Adams county. Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report ot the viewers and engineer, which are now on file in the Auditor's office of said county, said road to be built of crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bld in twice the amount of the bid filed. I conditioned on the faithful performance of said work, and that the bld- 1 der. If awarded the contract, will enter into contract therefore and complete same according to such contract and in accordance with the d>id filed. All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash, payable on estimates to be made by the engineer in charge not to exceed eighty per cent of any one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter- raised by the sal<- of bonds as required by law. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any or all bids. MARTIN JABERG, Auditor of Adams County. Indiana Wed. 4-11-18 NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in Union township in said county, known as the Adam .1. Bienz Macadam I toad up until 10 o’clock a. m., on Tuesday, June 7, 1921. at the regular meeting of said Board of Commissioners, held in the city of Decatur. Adams Counly. Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the viewers and engineer, which are now on file in the Auditor’s office of said county, said road to be built ot crushed stone alon*. A bond must accompany each bid in twice the amount of the bid filed, conditioned on the faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder, if awarded the contract, will enter into contract therefore and complete same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed. All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash, payable on estimates to be made by the engineer in chai ye not to exceed eighty per cent of any one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. "he I oard of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids. MARTIN JABERG, Auditor Adams County, Indiana. Wed. 4-11-18 NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING Notice is hereby given that the Board ot Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana, will receive blds for the construction of a macadamized road in Root township in said county, known as the I-?. S. Christen Macadam road, up until 10 o’clock a. m„ on Tuesday, June 7. 1921. at the regular meeting of said Board of Commissioners, held in the city ot Decatur. Adams County, Indiana, sealed blds will be received for ths construction of said road In accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the viewers and engineer, which are now on file In the Auditor’s offlee ot said county, said road to be built of crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bld In twice the amount ot the bld filed conditioned on the faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder, if awarded the contract, wll enter Into contract therefore ant complete same according to such contract and in accordance with the bit filed. All blds shall be made so as to glvi the amount for which said road wll be constructed for cash, payable oi estimates to be made by the engineei in charge not to exceeij eighty pei cent of any one estimate, out ot th< funds to be hereinafter raised by th< sale of bonds as rcc-tired py law. The Board ot Commissioners re serves the right to reject any and al bids. MARTIN JABERG, Auditor Adams County, Indiana Wed. 4-11-1! 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MACADAM Rt»4l> BOND .«ALE n Notice Is hereby given that bld’ ■ will be received at the office-of ths r Treasurer of Adams county. Indiana, J up until the hour of 2:00 o’clock p. m., I i on • Tuesday, Muy 17. 1921. for the purchase of the following mucidnin road bonds, to-wlt: The James Kenney Macadam j road. Jeffereon township. t Adams county, Indiana, tne ‘ nmount being |12,9«0.0<l . The Scherry-Arnold Macadr am road. Kirkland township, Adams county. Indiana. the amount living I 9,*00.0(i Tlie Floyd Stoneburner Mn- : cuilnm road. Kirkland tcwnehln, Adams county, , Indiana, the amount being I 9,800.00 Tlie A. 1:. Wolfe Macadam ; Rond. Union and Root township*, Adams county. Ind, the amount living 4 11,440.00 , The Henry Krueckvberg Ma- . 'Odum road, Union towni ship, Adams county. Indiana, tlie amount being $1 <,800.00 , Tin- Merryman Macadam road J Blue Creek township, A<l- - anis county, Indiana, the ! amount being $21,400.00 L The Bellmont Concrete Road. j Washington township. Adams county, Ind., the J amount being . 110,000.00 I The M. U. E. Cemetery Con- ) crete Hoad. Monroe aidt Waluish townships. “dams county, Ind., the amount being *88.000.00 The M. It. E. Cemetery will be issued In ,-wries of < 00> sixty bonds .each, dated .May la. 1921. the first thro.- issues coming due May 1922. and three issues thereafter. I The Henrv Kruckeberg, Merryman i and Bellmont, will be issued in series of forty <4<i» bonds each, dated May I I 15, 1921. the first two issues becoming -line May, 1922. and two Issues coming due every six months thereafter. All the remaining will be Issued in series of twenty bonds, each dated May 15, 1921. the first issue becoming due on May 15, 1922 and one aiming due every six months thereafter. Said bonds will bear Interest at the rate ot 4H per cent per annum payable on the 15th day of May and November of each year. The issue of each road will be sold separately. Blds jUH he received for one or mdre of the bonds of either issue. but tlie same will not be accepted unless bids are received for all tho bonds of such issue. If said bonds are not sold on said date, said sale will be continued until sold. Said bonds have been issued in strict compliance with the laws of the Stale of Indiana, with an Rrder dulyendorsed upon the record of the Board of Commissioners of said county. authorizing the issue and sale ot said bonds for the purpose of providing funds for the construction of the ' above mentioned roads. The right is reserved to reject any j and all blds. Said bonds will be sold for not less | than par, together with interest and j accruing interest. | Transcript* will be on file at the office of the Auditor of said county. HUGH D. HITE, It Treasurer Adams County, Ind. NOTICE OF (H AHDKN'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE Notice Is hereby given that the I undersigned. Menno S. Lieclity, : Guardian of tlie person and estate of | Frederick Ainaclier, a person of unbound mind on Monday, the Sth day of ’May. 1921, in all respects agreeable to I the order of the Adams Circuit Court Adams County. Indiana, made and entered in said guardianship for the sale of the real estate hereinafter described. aF and between the hours of Nine o’clock a. nt. and Four o'< io* p. m. of said day. at the office of Menno S. Liechty. in the town of Monroe In Adams County, Indiana, will offer for sale at private sale, for not less than tlie appraised value, the fee simple «f the following described real estate situate in Adams County, Indiana, towit: The south half of the southeast quarter of the southeast quarter of section seven in township twenty-six north, range fourteen east, in Adams county, Indiana, containing twenty acres, more or less. Terms: One-third cash on day of sale; One-third in 12 months; and One-third in 24 months: Provided the purchaser may pay all cash if he so desires: Deferred payments to bear Interest at six per cent from date of sale and shall be secured by first mortgage on said real estate. It said real estate should not be sold on said day, said sale will be continued from day to day. without further notic>, until said real estate shall have been sold. MENNO S. LIECHTY’, Guardian. Merryman & Sutton, Attys. 13-20-27-4 APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTB ATOR Notice is hereby given, that the | undersigned has been appointed adI minlstrator of the estate of Anna J. ■ Myers, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. ; HENRY S. MICHAUD, Administrator Dore B. Erwin, Atty, ‘ April 15, 1921. 20-27-4 I + * I Would you continue to suffer I from disease, from pain and distress, with relief at hand? ; Step into our office and learn the cause of j’our ailment. ’ CONSULT i SMITH AND SMITH Doctors of Chiropractic ; Office over Morris 5 & 10c store DECATUR, INDIANA r 60-eod-tf ’ * * ♦ , IF YOU ARE SICK and have tried everything else without satisfactory results, why ' not try chiroprcatic adjustments and get well? Hours daily except Sunday, 9 to 12 a. m., and ® Ito 4p. in. r 0 d GEPHART & GEPHART. I ■ ChiroDractors GENEVA, INDIANA m-w-f t, * I 1 ; | PIANO TUNING e Leave your Piano tuning orders g with Gay, Zwick & Meyers. Our tuner has had sixteen years’ ex- ; <1 perience. ’Phone 61 Decatur, or I 76 Bluffton. Frank Shlgley. 105-5 X i I ! II d w-— ________ ALL OF OUR PLUMBING p (Supplies - r u ARE THE ST choicest | ii ie Ji •. e 11 <se a -■ ____ __ 8 plumbing of] _ Character Ww & f 4

CLASSIFIED WANT ADS FOR SALE 1 FOR SALE—Cap fuses anti dvnamite. Fornax Milling - Co.’«7-tf FOR SAIJC—A few second-hand oil stoves and coal ranges. The Gas o' Co., Third street. 81-ts FOR SALE—An eleven-room double i house, now renting for $32.00, within two blocks of court house on best street in town. Call at 312 Win- " Chester, street. 94-tfx Foil SALE - Yam o Burt Wolfe, 11. 9, 'Phone 879-N. »03-6tx n FOR SALE- Duroc hoars; Defender's Jr. King 165803, two-year-old; Joe Orion Hero 196755 Jr., yearling; and <i one September Boar, line-bred. Defend-1 er. R. C. Harvey, Decatur, R. 5. 103t6x " ■ n>R SA I.E—Combination coal, wood and gas range, reed baby carriage. ivory finish; also good row boat. Call 1718 North Second street, or*'phone ') ! 793.104-t3x FOR SALE — An upright piano in good condition, mahogany case, or | will trade for Ford automobile. Call | 122 North First street. 104-t3x FOII'SALE — Child's - white bed. in 1 : good condition. Inquire 244 North , ■ Second street. 104-3tx . FOR "SALE — I have a fine line of a ladies’, misses’ and children’s trim-, - med hats that I am selling at a great B reduction. Would be pleased to have - you call on me at my home, three ■ doors west of the M. E. parsonage. > Mrs. Maude A. Merriman, Monroe, r 1n<L10546 ‘ FOR SALE —Yam plants. Mrs. Jacob > Koos, R. R- 8, Decatur phone ’ 879-J. 105-t3x X ■ FOR SALE —A John Deere beet drill 1 with fertilizer attachment, in good ’ i condition. Only been used a little, i W. W. Hawkins. Decatur, Ind., Route ’lO. 10546 ■ . FOR SALE —Child’s white bed, in good ’ condition. Inquire 244 North Sev- ■! enth street. 106-t3x , FOR - SALE — An upright piano in I good condition, mahogany case, or will trade for Ford automobile. Call ' at 122 South First street. 106-t3x FOR SALE — One Black Hawk corn planter, in good condition. John Schetmann, ’phone 493. 106-tsx ’ ! FOR SALE —Fine early cabbage ant! : I tomato plants. 5 cents per dozen. 1.. | ; T. Brokaw, one block west of green- i : house. 421 North Seventh street. ' 1 10642X1 i ■» i— i ■ ■ — MISCELLANEOUS ' LANDOLOGY SPECIAL NUMBER just out, containing 1921 facts of ■ ; clover land in Marinette county. Wisi ! consin. 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 Land Co., 285 Skidmore-Riehle Bldg., Marinette, Wise. 86-t26x 1 MISTAKE —• Overcoat taken frorp Loses’ cigar store. Call at Studebaker General Insurance Agency. 10443 x WANTED 1 WANTED—Reliable energetic sales ; men, should have car. good pay to 1 work for a reliable established cor- > poration. Address Fred C. Phinney, i 1 Fiscal Agent, Box No. 202, Kendall-; ville, Ind. 101-6 t ■ with car. Good prop-' t osition. 'Phone 763. 106-t3x 1 FOR RENT ® TO RENT—FIat. Call 252. 104-3tx TO RENT—House of nine rooms. ’Phone 519 or see Mrs. Geo. Mumr ma, S. 13th St. 105-3 t 4 FOR - RENT —A good house on Eleventh street. Inquire of John Schei- • man. ’phone 493. 106-tsx FOR RENT —Private garage by month or year on West Jefferson street. See Norris & Steele at Graham & Waiters office after 7 p. m., evenings. ■»» 106-t2x LOST AND FOUND LOST —Cameo broach in Decatur last Wednesday. Finder please leave at this office and receive re ward or call Mrs. George Blum at Monroe.. 105-3tx They’re All Coming Back (Continued from page one) office for cash prizes amounts- to more than many state fairs. The meeting of the Adams County Short Hom breeders at th.e County Agent Busche last Saturday was encouraging to the fair association officials. This association has a membership of four- • ten, all of them intensely interested in Short Horn cattle, and the total J number of registered Short Horn cati tie owned by them is near 200. Not | only did each of them agree to show • one or more animals at the fair, but i they voted a special cash prize to be j added to the regular premium money. - 1 To this the American Short Horn tic- ~ eociation. of Chicago, lias add«d an additional premium, making the cash prizes for the Short Horn exhibit very attractive, and will no doubt draw many of the choice cattle from herds in this and adjoining states. # There are many other things of interest to the people of Adams county concerning the big exhibit here, and some of them will lie mentioned in an article in tomorrow's paper, and every citizen should keep in touch with the plans of the Northern Indiana fair association and let your friends in other cities know what to expect when they come to the fair here August 2,3, 4 and 5.

AGENTS WANTED Easy selling, sure repeating stock remedy and foods used and endorsed by hundreds of farmers. Great for i horses, cattle, nheep. hogs and poultry. Farmers and other agents mak'v good money easllv Write or call Robust-0 Tonic Company, New Hnv-| ' cn, Indiana. 105-6tx '■ ' PUBLIC SALE — Mrs. Jacob Meyer will offer at pub’ic ‘sale at Ijer residence, 131 North Eighth street, on Saturday, May 7, at 1 O'clock, the following: One brown leather davenport, 3 genuine leather rockers. 1 oak library I table, 1 oak book-case. 1 Victrola 1 oak bed-room suite with dresser and commode, 1 white enameled bod. springs, dresser and roc’. er; 1 oak buffet, 6 oak dining room chairs with genuine leather seats: 1 oak high chair, 1 dining table. 1 refrigerator, 1 kitchen cabinet, 1 base-burner, 1 elec trie washer, 2 rugs. 9x12: 1 porch swing. Many other articles too num erous to mention. TERMS—Cash. J. N. Burkhead, Auctioneer. John Starost, Clerk. 100-t9 NOTI C E I H. A. Straub, the expert wall-paper I cleaner, the man who knows how, will make that dirty paper look like new. Small or large jobs; also rugs and chimneys cleaned, porch washing and cisterns cleaned. I will save your water. Prices right. All work guaranteed. Leave order at Daily Demo crat office. 94-ts MARKETS-STOCKS Daily Report of Local and Foreign Markets New York. —Wage reductions by the United States Steel Corporation were eflected today in higher quotations cn the New York stock exchange. U. S .Steel was up *4 to at 81% to 84% and later sold up to 85. The latter price equals the high for the vear. Crucible was up % at 84 and | Republid was % higher at 65%. Studebaker was fractionally higher Lit 89. Oils were strong. Mexican Petroleum 1 -responding with an advance of 1% to an optimistic statement by President ’ E. L. Doheny. New York Produce Market. New York. —Flour, quiet and firmr; pork steady, mess $25.00-$28.00; I lard, easier, middlewest spot 89.651:9.75; sugar, dull, raw $4.89; refined, I firm, granulated $6.50-$6.60; coffee, I Rio No. 7 on spot 5%-6; Santos No. I I 8%-9%; tallow, dull, spiecial 5; city 1; hav. weaker. No. 1 $1.45-$1.55; No. 3 $1.1041.25; clover 90-$1.45; dressed poultry, quiet, turkeys 30-60; chickens 25-45; fowls 25-39; ducks 30-40; live poultry, firm, ducks 16-22; fowls 30-37; turkeys 35; roosters 17; broilers 40-75; cheese, weak, state milk common to specials 15-22. Rutter — Firmer, receipts 10.402: creamery extras 37%-38; stale dairy tubs 22-27; Argentine 22-30; imitation creamery prints nominal; eggs, weaker. receipts 42.037; nearby white fancy 32, nearby mixed fancy 24-31; i.resh firsts 24%-30; Pacific Coast 26- . 33. New York Stock. New York. — Stock prices were ! steady to higher at the opening today. I They included: ■Crucible Steel S4,up %; Sears Roebuck 83%, off %; Studebaker 89. up %; Mexican Petroleum 148. up 1%; ’ Texas Company 40%. up %; U. S. Rubber 77, up %; California Petroleum 46%, unchanged; Canadian Paqiflc 112%, up %; American Woolen Co. 80%. up %; Industrial Alcohol 73%, up %; General Asphalt 74. up %; At ’antic Gulf 41%. up %; Southern Pa--1 ciflc 75%. off %; Food Products 23%. ■ up %; Republic Steel 65%. up %; Reading 75, up %; U. S. Steel 84%. up %; Rails were steady; American ’ Woolen was % up at 80%. Cleveland Livestock. I Hogs, receipts 3.000. market “5-35 c I higher; Yorkers $9.25-$9. ;5; mixed ; .>9.25; mediums $9.25. pigs $9.25; roughs $6.25; stags $4.25. Slisep and lambs, receipts 500; . market 25c higher; tops $11.25. ' i Cattle, receipts 150, market 25c higher. Calves, receipts 350, ma r k-?t slow; tops $10.50. East Buffalo Market. > East Buffalo, N. Y., May 4.—'(Spei cial to Daily Democrat) —Receipts 960; i : hipments 1900; official to New York yesterday 570; hogs closing steady; ’ mediums and heavies $9.50-$9.75; other grades $9.75-$9.85; roughs $7.25; • stags $5.50, down; cattle 75. strong; 1 sheep 400, clipped lambs $11.50, down; .! l«st clipped ewes $6.00-$6.75; calves 1 150; tops $11.50. t The Foreign Exchange. ; New York. Foreign exchange op- . ened steady. Sterling $3.97%; Francs .0792%; lire .0488; Marks .05151; Canadian dollars .8955; kronen .1820. Cleveland Produce Market. ' Butter —Extra in tubs 37%-38; prints 38%-39; extra firsts 36%-37; 1 firsts 35%-36; seconds 25%-38; fancy f dairy 20-28; packing stock 12-16. Eggs—Fresh gathered northern ex--3 (ras 27; extra firsts 26; Ohio firsts, new cases 23; old cases 24%; western » firsts, new cases 23%. LOCAL MARKETS 1 Wheat. No. 1. $1.20; new oats, j 32c; barley, 60c; rye, $1; wool, 10-12 c; . good yellow assorted corn, 65c; mixed 1 or white corn 60c; clover seed $9.00; i timothy $1.50-$2.00. g LOCAL EGG MARKET . Eggs 18c LOCAL CREAMERY MARKET Butterfat 25c

TO GIVE SALE Watch for the announcement of ts miction sale to be conducted hv Pleasant Mills Baptist church, Wll ATTENTION, BREEDERS — i Moineau de Booe. Sorrel BelaiL Stallion, and Bayard de Omal nr Belgian Stallion, will make the K ,V y son at the Red Riverside ban, | )e T' tur, Ind. Call and see these 'liorzE before breeding. T • > aJ. BICE.O I *AUTOMOBILES AND + ( TRACTORS REPAIRED ' ' '■ I Can repair your auto, tractor ( and other machinery on short I notice. Experienced workman- ’ ship at lowest price. Shop in ' Bellmont park. Shop telephone sp| I Residence telephone 450 , OTTO REPPERT 105-tfi ♦ - ♦ NOTICE TO FARMERS I will stand my stallions at Preble on Mondays and Tuesdays, and at my residence, one-half mile south and one-half mile west of the Friedheini church, the balance of the week. AUGUST CONRAD. 86x-3tw for 3 wks DENTAL OFFICES CLOSE All dental offices will be closed on Wednesday afternoon*, beginning April 6, until further notice. J. Q. NEPTUNE ROY ARCHBOLD FRED PATTERSON 80-30 t BURT MANGOLD. ♦ -♦ AUGUST WALTERS Plumbing and Heating 119 N. Ist St. Shop Phone 207 Residence 507 t -77 ♦ JOHN SCHURGER & SON ° Abstracts ot title to real estate. Money to loan on improved real estate at 6 per cent, interest. Office in Laman building, opposite court house. Have you tried that All Pork Sausage at the White Meat Market? 'Phone 388 and let us send you some. Four deliveries daily. Brushwiller & Bed. M, 1 — 1 "- 1 " -'-I--'"-'"- 111 ' Abstracts of Title Real Estate and Farm Loans See French Quinn, The Schirmeyer Abstract Co., Over Vance & Linn Clothing Store. MR. AUTOMOBILE OWNER Now is the time to make applies tion for your 1921 Automobile License Do it today. See me at the Democrat office. Richard Ehinger, Notary Public. 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. DR. H. E. KELLER Decatur, Indiana. GENERAL PRACTICE OFFICE SPECIALTIES—Diseases of . women and children; X-ray examlnaI tlons; Flourscopy examinations of the internal organs; X-ray and electrical treaments for high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries. X-ray . treatments for GOITRE, TUBERCULOSIS AND CANCER. Office Hours: 9to 11 a. m—l to sp. m.—7 to 9P m Sundays by appointment . Phones: Residence 110;’Office 409. N * A ‘ BIXLER OP-TOM'-E-TRIST Eyes Examined, Glasses Fitted. ’ HOURS: 8 to 11:30—12:30 to 5:00 Saturday, 8:00 p. m. Telephone 135. . .—————— Dr. C. V. Connell Veterinarian f Offlee: Horse Sale Barn, Ist street. ; Offlee Phone 143 Residence Phone... DR. C. C. RAYL i 105 North Second Street. Practice limited to Surgery and diagnosis of , Abdomino-pelvic Disease Office (1 to 4 & 6 to 8 p. m. Hours (Sunday 9 to 10 a. : Phone 581 j