Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 5, Decatur, Adams County, 5 January 1923 — Page 6

$_$„$_WANT ADS EARN—t—V-1 CHILDREN S COLDS ebould not be “dowd.” Trout them eiteij*aHy with— WICKS ▼ Vap»o Ru e Over /7 Million Jun Used Yvaslj f— ' Ashhucher’s FURNACES LIGHTNING RODS SPOUTING SLATE ROOFING PHONE|76S or 739

5 % Farm Loans We are now making 5 year loans, secured by first farm mortgages, which do not exceed 40'< of the land value, excluding improvements, al the rate of 5'.. Larger amounts loaned at higher rates. (’ail at our oilice or write for information on attractive terms and conditions. r FHE STRAUS BROTHERS CO, Home Office 132 E. Wayne St-, Fort Wayne, Ind, a Usual Promptness ■ "X IjOailS Patrons holding R. L. Boiling’s Supervised Preferreds have received Insurance their January checks on their holdSecurities ings at the rate of and 7'7. I -> This Strong Financial House R. L. Dollings Co. deals only in Supervised Preferreds. These certificates are non-taxable in Indiana I The Suttles-Edwards Co R. L. Drillings Co. Representative A. D. SUTTLES, Sec’y-Treas. General Manager Rooms 9 and 10 Morrison Bldg. * South of Court House Decatur, Indiana ’ Isn’t This Your Problem? • “I intend to save money every month but somehow it just melts away and at the end of the month there’s nothing left to save.” Why not reverse things and take out a fixed sum on pay day I and put it to work in an interest bearing account at this bank? Live on the rest of your I salary and you'll experience the I self respect and pleasure of getI ting ahead. In other words, PAY YOURSELF FIRST. It makes' a world of difference in one’s prosperity account, I I Old Adams County Bank

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DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT. FRIDAY. JANUARY 5, 1923

mitht: of im Hi.ir i.rttiiw J Notice In hereby given that the I Hohi'l of <’oinniiMuluiMTH of Adnnr t’oiinty, holitißH, will receive bldg for ' the (••n: imotion of n nwadamlwi ! road in Monroe townwhip. In huI«I county, known km the David Mazehn imu lulum rond, up nnd until ten o‘(•look a. m., on i'nt*<oiu>, I’Vbrnnrj U. HWI liit the it Kiihii* ine» tiriK ”f said Board I of (’ominlsHonerM, held In the city of Decatur, Adame County, Indiana, wealed blds will he received for the • tinHli’iK ilon of raid rood In ucrord* unco with tin- plant*, nperlflcatlonH ' end report of the vlewetH und engl-| ru whic h are now on file in the | Audltor’ti office of Maid county, fluid road to be built of crushed Rtone • alone. A bond must accompany each bid, In twh e the amount or the bld filed, I conditioned on the faithful perform- i inn e of said work, and that the bld- i dec, If awarded the contract, will I enter into contract therefore and complete same according* to such contract und in accordance with the bid filed. All bide shall be made so as to give the amount lor which said road will be constructed for cash, payable on estimates to he made by the engineer !in clint pa not to exceed eighty per i cent of any one estimate, out of th I funds to be hereinafter raised by the' , sale of bonds as required by law. 1 The I oard of Commissioners re i uerves the tight to reject any and alii blds. MARTIN JABERG, Auditor Adams County, Indiana , 5-12-19 NOTH i: OF IM m.ic LETTIXG Notice is hereby given that the I Board of Commissioners of Adams 1 {c ounty, Indiana, will receive bids for jt'ie const ruction of a macadam road in Monroe township in said county, known as the Joe | Lehman Macadam load, up ami until ten o'clock A. M., TiivNdfiy, February G. 11)28 nt the regular meeting of said Board of Commissioners, held in the city of Decatur, Adams county, Indian;', sealed bids will lie 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 of < rushed stone a lone. A bond must accompany each bid in twice the amount of the bid filed.! conditioned on the faithful perform-1 ime of said work, and that the bidder, if awarded the contract, will enter into contract therefor and complete same. according* to such! contract and in accordance with the I 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 t<> exceed eighty percent. of any one estimate, out of the! funds to be hereinafter raised by tin sale of bonds ;n required by law. The Board of Commissioners re serves th<* right to reject any and all! bids. MARTIN .1A BERG. Auditor Adams Countv, Indiana. 5-12-I', WANT ADS EARN—S-s—l o ELECTION NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the an I nual meeting of the stockholders of ! The Peoples Loan and Trust Com ' panv of Decatur, Indiana, will bo held [! at the banking house of said Trust ; Company in this city, Tuesday, January 16, 1923 at 10:30 a- in., for the election of d: rectors of said Trust Company to serve the ensuing year and until succeeded. W. A. LOWER, Secretary. Dec. 26-28 Jan. 2-5-9-12-15

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MINISTERS ULI TO ROTARY SLOB — The Reverends ('overt And ( lark Make Interesting Speeches Last Night Rev. 11. N. Covert, of the First j PresbyterlHii church, this city, and! ! Rev, Harry D. Clark, who was or ! j dalnod a minister in the Baptist ) church at the local church Tuesday> evening, wore speakers anil guests j of the Rotarians at their first meet-! ing of the year held lust evening. President Clarence Bell presided 1 land Rev. Clark was called on for a; few remarks and he also sang the I i song, “Pass It On,’ which was great i ly appreciated. i Rev. Covert gave a very interest I ing and inspiring talk. He urged) i very man to strive and endeavor to; ! keep his nody fit and dwelt a few ! ' minutes on boys’ work and congratn-' lated the Rotarians for their interest 1 in the younger folks. He told of the advantages of athletcis and stated that he believed Decatur could make use of n public athletic club. M. F. Worthman, superintendent of schools, invited the Rotarians to I the dedication of the high school an uex and auditorium, stating that tentative plans were being made for the boldiin of the dedication on Tuesday,;' January 23rd. However, as this date) is not definite, the dedication date may be changed. Since a number of state school officials will be here for. the dedication, the Rotarians voted.' in favor of changing their regular weekly meeting during the week of ■ dedication to the dedication day and thus entertain the state officials who! will be here for the event. Four Killed In Wreck Os Two Freight Trains (United Press Service) Brookfield, Mo., Jan. 5. —(Special to Daily Democrat) —Four men were kill , ed and several injured, one perhaps | • fatally, last night when two freight ! trains, travelling 50 miles an hour: crashed head on near here. Both engines were totally demolish- l ed and the track was torn up for i nearly 1,000 feet. ! ; ’ The engineers and firemen of both ! 1 trains were killed instantly. , i_s_t__WANT ADS EARN—s—s-S

I XOTIt F. <•)' < OMMI — loXt.H’* • Ilf HE Al. I>T til. The underßlgm-d.' minls-’l'mer le; vine., of nn or of II - A ‘" . ult i'oiiii. inude and . n i.iii .Martz, <t al., VS. i.li-nnls Muilz. ; cues., niimlii’i- 101132. 'T, ,y - j noth-- tlmt nt the law " nl !*’ 11, Eiwln. on South H* eo, “l "tree*, fi} 111 of li.-iiitur, Del lit.. f'riiiirsdny, the Orat iln.v of I'"“ >• 11)23, between th. hours Ol l<n »■■'<} « m. nn.l two <>’. lock p. m. unit fr.uii day to .my 1 'Z,. r.r I same hours until sold, lit- w side nt private sale for tint hss llinn the full appraised vane thereof, tn I following de .scribed real estate, <O- - northweflt quarter of the I north west quart* r of or J twelve (12) nnd the north half «»r Die HOUthweflt quarter ol the northwem quarter of Hertion twelve (12), all In townehlp men-Iv-Hiv (2fl) north, range fourteen <ID eaflt, in Adams county, ln«ii- ■ unit, (ontainlnK sixty (GO) nrr»s ; more or less. i'rrniM of Male One third cash on day of sale. One third in twelve months therefrom, nnd One third in twenty four months; therefrom. Deferred payments to bear six pet t 'eent Interest rr un date of sale and u», I bo secured by a mortgage on said rem ! estate. Purchaser may pay all cash. DORE B. ERWIN. Commissioner Decatur, Indiana I Special Notice:—This real estate is; ; good black corn land, within two 1 miles of Monroe, has fairly good iniprovementß, close to church and school and Is on Macadam road and 1 telephone line.' For further particulars see or write (’ommlssioner. 29-5-1-o $3,000,000 Worth Os Gems Hidden In Grave (United Press Service) New York, Jan. s—(Specials—(Special to Daily Democrat) —Reports that |3,-' 01)0,000 worth of Russian crown jewels —gems that once graced the Romanoffs at brilliant court functions—lie hidden in a sailor's grave in Brooklyn national cemetery, have been under investigation for several weeks, treasury agents here said to day. The grave of James Jones in which the secret lies will not be opened until further investigation has been made, Win. A. Williams, treasury agent, declared today on the basis of: a statement he said would be issued by his department in Washington , He asserted that if it is opened the exumation will be secret. MARKETS-STOCKS Daily Report of Local and Foreign Markets — j New York. Jan. 5. —Despite the belli-' !gerent attitude adopted by France 1 with regard to collecting its claims [from Germany, Wall street felt con- ! fident that the termination of the Paris conference had not dosed the door to a peaceful solution of the reparation - problem. This view tempered natural ! tendencies to sell stocks at the open- ; ing of the exchange today. Os! "rings in the general list were I well absorbed. Initial recessions were | shown by active industrials like Rttb- ; her, Bethlehem Steel, S tudebaker and Baldwin, but losses were mostly con fined to fractions. California Petroleum and several other stocks in which special influence were at work moved against the general trend. New York Produce Market Flour —Dull; easy;. Pork—Dull; Mess [email protected]. Ixtrd—Easier; middle west spot [email protected]. ! Sugar — Raw —Steady; centrifugal | (96 test) $5.65; refined, steady; granulated, $7.00. Coffee—Rio No. 7 on spot H-’-Lt?? ll%c. Tallow—Firm; special B%@9c; citv ,814 c. Hay—steady; prime o. 1 $1,30; No. 8 [email protected]; clover [email protected]. Dressed poultry—Unsettled; turkeys 30@48c; chickens 38@42c; fowls 15 @3oc; ducks 18@26c. Live poultry—Unsettled; geese 16@ 23c; ducks 17@24c; fowls 18@28c; turkeys 20@25c; roosters 13c; chickens 20@23c; broilers 30@v8c. . Cheese —Quiet; state milk, common to specials 21@28%c; skims, common to specials 20<u 21'4c. Lndianapolis Livestock Market Receipts 12000; market steady; best heavies [email protected]; medium mixed [email protected]; common choice $8 80*1’ 8.90; bulk of sales $8.75. Cattle—Receipts 1000; market slow steers [email protected]; cows and heifers [email protected]. Sheep—Receipts 200; market steady top $5.00. Calves—Receipts 800; market active 50<a i.OO up; top $15.00. East Buffalo Livestock Receipts 9600; shipments 6650; official to New York yesterday 3990; hogs closing steady; medium and heavies 195; mixed [email protected]; workers $9 35 @9.50: lights and pigs $9.50, roughs [email protected]; stags [email protected]; cattle 175, strong; sheep 7400; best lambs $-5.50; ewes [email protected]; calves 1800 tops $15.50. LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Corrected Jan. 5 No. 2 Wheat, bushel $1.15 Good Yellow Ear Corn, per 100. . .90 White or mixed corn, per 100 85<Oats, per bushel ’ 3gc Rye, per bushel .75 Barley, per bushel gq DECATUR PRODUCE MARKET for delivered produce Corrected Jan. 4 Heavy hens Chickens " ig c Leghorn fowls and chickens..’’ 12c Old roosters s „ Ducks Geese i oc Y’oung Turkeys O’ d Eggs, dozen 35c Local Grocers Egg Market Eggs, dozen 40c Butterfat Prices At cream buying stationsoc /

1 “*** FOR sale 1 one overcoat for 1* . ;13tx fij!^- —’- jt’ h . terrior pups! some ■ perlon’delivered; , ) 1 sjgit eil Bolan China ">“!• P ’ ‘ : ‘siioaf, necatur, Ind. I tir sale Fresh cow and good calf, right- BH> S. CojteD R.J ,

11221 Home avenue, Fort ! S . XI |.' horse power gasoline ' nK ? n ' Also stove and furnace ! Oliver. PhoneJOl For Rent ' i-xTh - iTiiNT—TOS acre farm at thp south corporation river Decatur. Consisting of mostly river bottom land and Is used as “ Fann now. Equipped with a milking 'machine, and a herd of tubercular tested high grade Holstein cows, (all Dvonis Schmitt 413 Mercer Avenue. 297-ts. K()R RENT—Six-room Soule on South Third street; water, lights and gas, call 918. rOR RENT—64-acre farm, French 1 township; grain or cash rent. Possession March Ist. John Mosure, Decatur. 4 ’ 6tx ’ FARM’FOR RENT—Cash rent. Mrs. It j Meibera, H 27 W. Monroe St. 4-3tx. ! FOR RENT— Eighty acre farm in Blue Creek township. Address R. C. in care of Daily Democrat. st3x LOST AND FOUND IXlST—Small blue pocketbook; between Old Adams County bank and glove factory. Finder please return to this office. Reward. 5-3tx Military Plans Beinif Made By French Today — (Continued from page one) an advance guard will push into Westphalia and occupy the richest German coal country. Paris, Jan. s.—Premier Poincare , conferred twice last night and again j this morning with General Maginot. I regarding Marshal Foch’s plan for ) eventual military action against Ger-: | many, to collect and guarantee reparations payments.

MERRIMAN BARBER SHOP OPENED TODAY AND SATURDAY I I 1 By barber shop, located in the Holt- i house garage,’North Second street. i t will be open today and Saturday, and I will be glad to accomodate my old ' customers. Owing to the illness of my t mother, I cannot tell if I will be at myi shop on Monday. L L. Merriman. 5-2txi ( Poor Place For Timothy Hay Logansport, Ind., Jan. 5. —Francis 1 Stephens, 5, was recovering at his L home in Washington township, after j having coughed up the end of a blade ' of timothy hay that had been in his 1 lungs for three years. 0 o J. N. BURKHEAD Live Stock and General Auctioneer Monroe Phone 103-D . o 3t wk ts NOTICE There will be a meetin of the local , camp of Spanish-American War veti erans at the Kitson Barber shop, 124 ‘ East Monroe street, at 2:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon. All members of the camp are urged to attend and I bring a comrade with them. 4 2t COMMANDER pfcs*- ' Sale ; Calendar ? ■ ; Jan 18—Sellemeyer and Pflueger, 3 ’ miles north and 1 mile east ot Preble- ’ 6 miles northwest of Decatur. ' »/ UU U—J ' H ' Case an<l E. W Moser, stock sale, at L. J. ciifiton residence in Wren, Ohio. Jan. 18—Wm. Stepler and Frank - ? an !“ e ’ 5 miles west of Monroe or J 7 miles east of Bluffton • farm" a 2 nd~?t alVe . r & Hoffnian - General , ,® „ nd , live stock sale. 4% miles > »»lh “ January 30.—Perry- 2. Walters 4 Hen east of Decatur and one-haU mile 3 p° U h ’ Or 1 mile west °f Bobo on the , Piqua road : g- «.t . M ■ < Hafc ' north of Monroe. eeatup « or 1 mile

SOCIETY I Friday ■ Poiohontas Needle club follow ■ lodge. M W. H. M. S. of M. E. church t: ■ Mrs. F. V. Mills, 2 p.m. ■ Zion Lutheran Aid at si-hoe! U ■ 3 p. rn. ■ W. R C. at 0. A. R. hall, 2 Pll ■ Saturday H W. R. C. and O. A. R. ]o | M ■ stallatlon at G. A. R. hall, 7 p w Monday B

Delta Theta Tau—Mrs. P] ■ Bowers, 8 p.m. B Research club with Mrs. 0 1 M Vance, 2; 30 p.m. ■ i-hi Delta Kappa election of ■ 1 p.m. B Tuesday I Bridge Club —Mrs. Albert I tneyer. B Mrs. O. L. Vance sill be hostw, t 0 B the members of the Research club at I 2:30 o’clock next .Monday afternix, I Mrs. Mary Eley will be the leader g I the meeting and the subject win be I ' .Missions and Their !>>adi rs.” I 4 I The regular meeting of the Phi ft.], ■ ta Kappa fraternity will be hold i n Ihl , I fraternity rooms on Second street I next Monday night. Officers forth, I present year will be elected at that I time. The meeting has been called tot I 7 o’clock prompt in order that thebm- I iness may bJ disposed of in time for I all members of the American legion I to attend the meeting of the local post, I which will hold election of officers Monday night also. Joe Brennan, president of the Phi Delts, announces that eats will be served at the meeting Monday night. ♦ Members of the So-Cha-Rea club met with Miss Esther Miller lasl night, at her home on Marshall street Five Hundred was played and prizes were won by Marie Gass, Mrs. Claude Coffee, and Mrs. V. J. Borman. A short business session was held for election of officers which resulted as I follows: President, Miss Anola ' !Franks; secretary-treasurer. Catherine ! Christen. These officers succeed last year's officers, president, Marie Gass; secretary-treasurer, Regina Murtaugh. ! Delicious refreshments were severed by the hostess. The next meeting will be with Mrs. R. O. Gass in two -weeks.

♦ The Daisies met at the home ot Mary Madeline Coverdale, last ere ning. for their first meeting. The eve ning was spent in organizing the club. Daisies was chosen as the name, and the club colors are yellow and black: and the flower, the daisy. The charter members are Mary Madeline Coverdale, president; Ruth Macklin, vice president; Dorothy Young, secretary and treasurer; Margaret Kitson and i Mary Annabel Spahr. Miss Hornada |is their guardian. ♦ Mrs. Albert Sellemeyer will lie hostess to the Bridge Club on Tuesday evening of next week. ♦ Mr. anl Mrs. Clyde Dull, of near Glenmore, are spending a few weeks at the home of his sister. Mrs. Fred Geier, of near Willshire. Mr. Dull I has been ill the past year of paralysis and at present is not much improved . -■ — o Many Injured By Autos In Ft. Wayne In 1922 Fort W’ayne, Ind., Jan. s.—Four hundred and thirty-two persons were injured, twelve fatally, in automobile accidents on the streets of this city during the year, police records showed today. A total of 623 accidents, an average of nearly two a day. were reported to the police department. Hundreds of other accidents in which no one was seriously hurt were, not recorded. Most of the accidents, including the ones in which persons were fatally injured, happened during the summer months. Three persons were killed in July, five in August, two in September, one in October and one in Decetnber. ANOTHER RICH INDIAN - Indian Maiden In Oklahoma Owns Land In Oil District Worth Millions Depew, Okla.—Another Oklahoma . Indiana has joined the ranks of the • “heap rich.” The latest addition 19 Eliza Big Pond, young Indian lO**'-' en living here. I Miss Big Pond was alloted two . eighty-acre tracts near here recently > by the Indian Land Department. Shortly afterward, a gigantic gasscr i was brought in one one of the tractsII The well showed signs of oil an ’ J caused valuation of the land to be . placed in the millions of dollars. | Miss Pond is now attending th o 11 Haskell Institute at Lawrence, Kan--3 sas. i •— o — , *—s—s— WANT ADS EARN—S~4-* » s—s—4— WANT ADS EARN—S—M .♦—4—4— WANT ADS EARN—4—4"’