Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 21, Number 86, Decatur, Adams County, 10 April 1923 — Page 15

IrERS-LENHART SAW MILL PRODUCES ■ ikhESI grade hardwood lumber

H ,1, , ..nvil .u turn work of S&9 I" 1 "' hr( ,,. ts tliroughout Well MS mill SCOI'CS of ■ h '"" Ml A 1 " 11 |n ' In- MI.MTS 1 11 Iki IT Sail ■ r IU ;",„.;i in Hu "'irrinr iiorlli oiul H f ll n , Tills plant is owned and ■ •’""T'l.v Kli Meyers and John LonSH w " : ,ii<h il- laiiiities Hint are tin Uni in tl>. .r lino. Their annual ■ „ r mis lino of r,M l~f I* 1 . „u larms and woodland, ■ Jn-aiJIW IXTHtur. I ■%„ la iil' HI- 1S ■ mill s mechanical depart ■ m ll is om . „f the oldest saw mill ■ r “ iu ' Al |:„„» county, having spent I H ""‘,,,'illy "II His life i" HdH work, in j ■Ti sawmills Likewise has Mr. | ■ , ur . voted may years to active Hmill work. They are known to H business man. farmer and restH |s „f the community us business S Iho highest standing and strict m _——

I DECATUR FRUIT COMPANY'S SUCCESS I DUE TO ENTERPRISE OF LOCAL ROYS

■ *%[-■ * ■ years ago. when Bert and ■ Pallas Hunsicker were mere slips of ■ kills in Decatur, their father conduct- ■ pj 3 grocery store on Eighth street, ■ , far th>' G. It. & L depot. Bert and I pal "helped about the grocery," ran ■ errands and made deliveries, and B Bui> i» the time Bert especially ■ mwled and pouted because bis fath | er made him deliver on Saturday then in- wanted to play ball on the biy lot opposite the grocery. The rriter distinctly recalls those days, fur he was a member of tliat "gang.” and U'-rt's presence was importantfir more important than the mere delivery of some one's groceries, we thought. However, the training the Hunlicker boys received then is standing them in most excellent hand rigjit now. and as a result they have de-n-loped a most excellent wholesale fruit and vegetable trade which is ! based largely upon prompt deliveries i to dealers, and high grade products. J

INDIANA BOARD AND FILLER COMPANY LARGEST EGG CASE FILLER MFGRS,

One of the large industrial institutions of Decatur that has developed splendidly during the past few years, >nd lias greatly enlarged their scope of work, is the Indiana Board and; filler Company. The factory pro- j duces large quantities of tillers and other egg case products, and affords lucrative employment for a number oi women and girls, in addition to a | number of men. The company lias | recently erected an excellent new' sanitary plant, with a greatly increased capacity, and everything about the plant is modern and up-to-date. The Indiana Hoard and Filter Company's plant is one of the older institutions in Decatur, and through ’be past thirty years, has been developed and enlarged, until today their products are delivered to all parts the country, and is the direct means of greatly increasing the production of this city and in maintaining the large volume of money dis-

MIRSCH & SON.OEALERSiN DURANT, LOCOMOBILE AND STAR CARS

I' '-.during a lino of automobiles »ihl service which covers everything from the Star, the wonder producllon ot tll « day, at from $348 up. to ** lt ‘ l,,a S n iflcent Locomobile, which muges in p r i ce up to 152,000, the *'"11 ot P. Kirsclq & Son, just across l, ’ ln ** le Interurban station, stands 0111 prominently as one of the leaders i" automobile sales and service tou>' ** le has enjoyed a splen- ," 1 and excellent success ‘ ll,ll tlle sta rt, and everyone in Ad- *. ma <uunl - v is deeply interested in 1 '-oik who is interested at all in a ( ar of their own. 1 1,0 new Sta " car has all the staud- (. ,yatures of the best Now priced <m the nia «*ket, with Continental ' I Sea l motor, tlraken rear axel, ll< - n l)ear lngs, selective sliding a transmission, three speeds for- ,**! ** Jml rev erse, single plate disc shinV’a. llUll ° lllptlc s f )rin es. under<!W(lrt va euum gasoline feed, 'l>-y tank at rear, electric lighting r tO !T Rlrt ‘ a '» line body, one man • he price* range from $285 for for H Ullimerciul *' haKSis - Plain, to $645 . " aedan with starter and demountable rims, it u indeed a splen-

! Integrity, who produce hardwood of exact measurement and at most reasonable prices. Their plum is equipped 1 to produce hardwood lumber for heavy building purposes, as well us lighter lumber In any size desired I’lank*. beams, bridge lumber, flooring, and other lumber is made to order, and us required for any purposes. The company buys large quantities of timber from surrounding territory in fact their entire supply is received j from farms and woods hereabouts. {lt is all of the best quality oak, ash, redwood, hickory, and other standard ■growths, for any purpose desired. As a resource of benefit to the community lit is ur. excellent one, wherein efliloieucy and high quality products pro- | vail, and where everyone receives ' accurate figures, strict business welfare predominates, and with it all a sociable, neighborly attitude that has gone toward making the firm popular with buyers and sellers everywhere.

1 The wholesale fruit and produce busif ness as developed by .Bert and Did- • las Hunsicker is an example of what , Decatur boys can do, and are doing, i umi the firm is numbered among! the i most successful in this section of I Indiana, with a rapidly increasing r trade locally and which is steadily - branching out. r Their trade is based upon high s grade merchandise, reasonable prices s which permit of a close margin to , the consumer, and Hunsicker sales ’ represent the very iiuest in the line of domestic and imported fruits, ! vegetables and numerous kinds of i produce. Their's is a wholesale business exclusively, and is the only firm ■ of the kind in Decatur —the pioneer ; firm that will always be thought of ; in the highest terms of satisfaction, and which is destined to grow with ) the community, and prosper as only, Decatur projects know how to pros- | Per.

tributed in pay rolls in Decatur. Women and girls working in the plant enjoy. fine working conditions,| and receive wages that are above the i average. The products of the com- | pany have been in constant use in till parts of thd country for many years, and are pronounced by produce and egg (irms equally satisfactory and] I excellent. In addition to the above j mentioned products, the firm manuI factures all kinds of corrugated cushions for use in packing eggs, fancy cakes, cookies, etc, and manu-! faetqre and ship more than a million carton fillers each week. The Indiana Board and Filler Company,! through their distributing points at, Vincennes, Ind.. Memphis, Tenn., Urbana, Ohio, and Decatur, lml., | Marion. Ind.. Delphi, Ind., and Gallion, Louisiana, forms the largest manufacturer and distributors of egg; case fillers In the world, and their products are extensively used.

*1 \ I did low-priced car, and is making a .sensational bid for popularity everywhere. The Durant “just a real good car”, ranges from SBOO to $1365, and is well known for its wonderful work in' every line. Standard specifications prevail throughout, witii many newj and added features of value. A large number of them are in use in Adams county, and are prized most highly by their owners, who swear by the Durant, and recommend it to their friends. The Locomobile, as a high priced; car, is indeed magnificent, and where] a car of this class is desired, there is no grander 1 or easier riding, easily] driven car in the world. Kirsch & Son are prepared to demonstrate any of these cars at any time.y and will be glad to confer] with buyers at any time concerning any of them. They are prepared to. make immediate delfvieries of any cars bought, und through their hustling qualities and standardized sales] and service, they are rapidly becom' ing more and more among buyers of cars here and throughout the country at large.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1023.

August Walter, Plumber, Prominent Local Booster with the prospects far better than they ever were before for an unusual ly large amount of building iu Decatur lids summer, the important problem of adequate plumbing and steamfitting companies to handle the work nuiurully comes up, uml it is Indeed gratifying to know of tho splendid operations of our own local pluinbiug companies. Prominent among these is August Walter, who for a number of years bus been at the head of one of our loading plumbing ostablish,ments—a booster for Decatur who takes a fellow-cttizens's pride in seeing the eity's rapid development, and who (m the other hand is fully equipped to do his share of the work. The Walter plumbing shop is equipped iu modern manner to handle all sorts of work, from small jobibng contract to complete plumbing fixtures, heating plants and other large work, in residences, public f buihtyutfs and stores, in addition, they do work in , c fablisliATig water systems, pumps, etc, in most efficient manner. Mr. Walter is a well known resident who • always docs iiis share of'the boosting, and is a man whom everyone tliinks very highly of in civic and social circles. , Beaver’s furniture Store One of Most Popular Here 1 Ecr many years past, the Beaver's [ Furniture Store lias maintained a f steady growth and advancement, that ; clearly indicates that, no matter how oyles steadily keeps abreast of the times, i and does the things desired of them > liy their rapidly increasing list of • p’i used patrons. Witli the finest ; stuck of high grade furniture, rugs, ! floor coverings, draperies, and house-

II V Why Do So Many Men Smoke WHITE STAG CIGARS? Ij 9 9 9 I Y s • • • I' JPpI M Business influences all of us. Everything we do JP* shows the efforts of habits formed in business hours. Mil * Take for example, “The Selection of a Smoke.” It’s an interesting fact that men who are required to exact Mp 4 from every dollar spent, one hundred cents of value, !(§&s:' 1 SMOKE “White Stag Cigars.” They never paw over the M&jtJ contents of the cigar case for it’s WHITE STAG or i nothing. WHAT’S THE ANSWER? Simply that these I|| > men know* that WHITE STAGS are the best cigar that ' MhPg \Yc know lliul smokers’ iiisics differ and that's why lhere |y; , : an* different sixes of White Slag Cigars. Each different size White Stag cigars are today being made from llie fines! domestic I -¥ Pennsylvania, Havana seed idler of the famous 1 bid crop llud has been Hl&f ‘ ea fell illy handled and resweated under our special process of “petuniug (practically the same method used in preparing Imported Havana on the fjjifh-; Isle of Cuba) sprigged with imported Havana of file famous Abajo dis-iric-4 covered with G.on havana seed hinder (worked single to insure per-f-pt feet combustion) wrapped with Imported Java in most sizes and Con. Hroadleaf in the Londres Grande Extra size and the After Dinner siz-. White Stag Londres Extra Java wrapped He, 2 lor 15c White Stag Panatellas (thin model) Java wrapped He, L lor loc * White Stag Londres Grande, Broad Leaf wrapper He, 2 lor L>c White Stag Invincible Java wrapped ‘^ cs^wht White Stag Epicures Java wrapped . ri * or .~; M ' White Stag After Dinner size Broad Leaf wrapped 10c straight White Stag Opera Size Java wrapped ....’ ~c Na matter what price you pay for cigar comfort you will iiiul “WHITE STAGS” the most enjoyable smoke in the world, lor sale by r all dealers. i 11 i : < ! THE WHITE STAG CIGAR COMPANY

[hold equipment imaginable, and witli-J | prices that are at all times most coo sc n ative and reasonable, Beaver's Furniture Store has accorded people; of Decatur and Adams county a degree ; of eindent service that Is difficult to excel. They have practically everything for the home- Individual pieces | and . sets, complete house furnishings, and washing machine*, pianos atm inusicul instruments, ami In brief, j everything desired iu the way of modern furniture. This store has, over j since it was established, been a real j, leader in civic affairs, always doing , their full share of boosting, always | wide awake and efficient in caring for \ the wants of visiting patrons, and well : worthy of liberal patronage. i o | J. S. McCrory & Son, Hay, Straw, Grain Another of the business houses'of Decatur that is In every manner pus-1 slide co-operating with residents, and which is the direct incans of attracting considerable outside trade from rural districts to tho city, is ,1. S. McCrory & Son, of Seventh & Jefferson street, dealers iu bay, grain, straw. ' feeds, etc. This well known' firm has been established in Decatur for a , number of years, and throughout their j entire business career they have worked in hearty co-operation with fellow residents and business men. to the end that the city may grow and J prosper. Today the firm is known to /formers and townspeople alike as a most desirable place to buy sell, and whatever they buy from them, or whatever hay. Is sold to them, they I | always are satisfied with the market prices prevailing, and tile courteous. ■ efficient service received. The firm ■ deals extensively in these lines, and . serves a larger proportion of the teri rilory surrounding and in Decatur. In i ! every sense of the word the stock and II si ore is well up to date, progressive , and enterprising, and well worthy of -1 liberal patronage.

H. S. Michaud, Real Estate Dealer, Well Known in This City Phone 104— Residence 496 J’rominenl among tho business establishments of Decatur, and one that has for a long time been u leader in the real entatty business, Is H. S. Michaud, who has an excellent real estate business both in Decatur and throughout a wide range of surrounding territory, and who at all times is progressive In business efforts. wide awake as a hustler and booster, and at all times working for the betterment of tho community. Mr. Michaud handles Improved and unimproved property in Decatur and elsew here, as well as buys and sells for clients farm property at home and abroad. His business dealings have always been entirely satisfactory from every standpoint, and property listed with him is disposed of advantageously in every instance. Likewise In selliug property, he always finds a market for desirable property, and those who buy through the Michaud firm are delighted witli the prompt, efficient work duue. Loans on property are negotiated successfully by Mr. Michaud, and all other branches of realty work are conducted in a modern, business like manner. — —o~— —— C. J. Green Has Fine Meat Market Here Every family ill Decatur and surrounding vicinity has cause to feel proud of the splendid service accorded every patron by the well known and popular meat market proprietor. C. J. Green, who for more than a year, has been numbered among the

! leading bualneM fiucn oJ\ DertHur. This meat market stands out prominently because those who trade there, either occasionally or all the time, Invariably receive the choice of meals, at prices that are most eon servatlve, and where everything Is maintained in a Htrlctly up-to-date manner. Visitors to this Green Meat Market are always made to feel at home, and at all times are accorded honest weights, the finest beef,' pork, veal, sausages, holougaa, and all otli

SMITH & COLTER DEVELOP HARDWOOD FIELD AND PURE-BRED BEEF CATTLE

Advancement of the most import-] . ant nature along two valuable lines—timber deveopment and pure bred beef I cattle, have marked the work of Mr. I A. J. Smith and C. If. t'olter, the formi er one of tho earlier residents of De- . cater and Mr. Colter joining him here i several years ago. The organisation - is devoting its time to the develop .iment of the firm formerly known as r Smith & Hell., hardwood lumber, and . ifrotn which A. It. Bell retired in 1909. -j The lumber interests of the company - are wide spread, and include valuable i holdings in Decatur, and two mills and l yards together with several hundred ■ ] acres of hardwood timber in MichI tgan. amounting in all to nearly one I thousand acres. They also have, in Hillsdale county. Michigan, a maple i’ grove of 140 acres, which recently 'produced several hundred gallons of I the finest kind of maple sugat. The holdings of the company are of the choicest grades of hardwood timber " and lumber, which are used exteu slvely in railroad and other- manufacturing purposes, and development 1 , work requiring heavy timbers and i lumber. Tile Michigan farms of tho II organization are being developed anil ' are known as beautiful as well as a ivery advantageous institutions ot that ®l

er kinds of fresh and Biuukad moat* lard, etc. all etther home dressed or government inspected moats, and which arc a delight for housewives ' to prepare for tho family meals. This meat market lias always stood for progressive measures in civic affairs, i Mr. Green and everyone connected i with the shop being hustlers who bo--1 Hove ill progress and attainment. It L It Indeed an ideal place to trade, well I worthy of liberal patronage. , — -o - — t *. t—WANT ADB EARN—S—t— t

' section.* beautiful iu the extreme, and very valuable. The organization since taking ovet the Fouuor Stock Farms, north east of Decatur, have devoted their interest to the raising and breeding of pure tired Hereford beef cattle, and have a stock farm of bettgecn five hundred aiul six hundred acres carefully tilled alld developed, and upon which the choicest lieef cattle In the country undeveloped. The company holds a sale once each year, when they dispose of large mi ill hers of heads of those catlie. which have been purchased by wealthy cattle raisers throughout the country and in Canada. They devote ■ their time and interests exclusively t« tho development of pure bred Hereford beef cattle, and with their educational work going steadily forward, ’ they are proving of intesimable value ■ in promoting more interest in higher grade cattle and stock throughout the ■ entire country. The stock farm is managed by Will Schrock, a Decatur man who has devoted years of study and attention to this work, and who, with the co-operation and hearty assisi tame of the organization, is aceomplising wonderful results and is rapidi ly achieving for Decatur a name for . the production of pure bred cattle.