Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1926 — Page 2

CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS, j NOTICES AND BUSINESS CARDS

KX::8 Ks ” 8 M •« ” ”’•* l4 ;■ CLASSIFIED ADS XKM«wXXX X K K x X X X X FOR SALE f’OR SALE—Globe kitchen range. Excellent condition. Phone 421 or inquire at 703 N. Fifth St., 10-ttx. for SALE—Gas range, carpenter tools, 504 N. sth St., Phone 736-1 FOR SALE— Fresh cow with calf by side. Victor Amacher, 3 1-2 miles, ■touth ot Peterson. •' i. • goods, ' !''■ trola, electric washer and other' articles. ('. S McClure. R. 3, B<« 3 on Bellmont road. 13t.>x , FOR SALE—4 tons of Timothy Hay ' Inquire of A. D. Suttles. 12t3 ?t>R SALE —Six room house, lights | and gas. good garage, near G. E.; L. T. Brokaw, 421 N’. 7th st. 1313X' FOR SALE —Three span of mules; ' some good baled straw. Phone 0-885 j or see F. M. Shoaf. 13-Jtp eod; WANTED WANTED —To do housework. Craigville phone No- 13 on 10. 10-3tx FO RSALE —Duroc mule hog. Route 7, Decatur, Ind. C. D. Houk. 10-3tx to sweep and dean up a home once a week. Address box 50, care Democrat. 11-3 t. WANTfcI)- Whit<- Wyandott. n'orteTs for breeding. Ben Eitlng, Phone 559 white. U-3tx. WANTED—Six or eight men. for week or more, t osaw down trees. G. Borne, on William Koldewey farm, one mile west and three miles north of. Preble. 12-otx. WANTED —Small safe. O. K. Barber Shop. 12-3tx. FOR RENT Fdll RENT —Furnished rooms with bath. Good location, close in. Address Box 5, care Democrat. 'lO-tf FOR-RENT^Five-room house. sls a month. Phone 606 or see Roy Johnson. H-: FOR RENT--Six-room house. 12 dollars a month. Phone 606 or 312. n-3t: FOR RENT—Furnished or u n furnlahed rooms, 1015 Jackson st or phone 819. dt3 F(5p — RENT—6O acres near Decatur; also house near Decatur. 5 tons 'loose hay, $13.50 per ton at farm for sale Phone 754, Wm. P. Colchin, 123tx rvR Kt.N'f—House on state road 21.1 See J. A. Harvey, Monroe, Ind. 133tp FOR~RENT -Sleeping and large adjoining room under certa'n conditions, can be used as light housekoeftlng rooms, moderate price, right party. Inquire Western Union ________ 13t3x LOST AND FOUND DOST —Blue handkerchief with cmbrodered white border. Finuer please return to this office and re- 1 ceive reward. » 13-4tx. — NOTICE —The party who took the black fur overcoat trom back of, the Burk elevator is requested to i return same to me at once. W. L. Johnson. Decatur R. 6. Ilt3x — O | CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Whent: May (new) $1.75%, (old) $1.73%; July $1.52%; Sept. $1,44%. Corn: May 85%c. July 87%c, Sept. 89c. Oats: May 45%c. July 46e. i .. ~o I I DR. G. F. EICHHORN Veterinarian Office at Sale Barn on First Street Bucilary white diarrhoea of chickens controlled by blood ' 1 test F<>r particulars, call Phones: Office 306; Res. 301. i| <) O @ ° ! Pocahontas Lump ...$8.25 | Kentucky Lump $7.25 Virginia Splint Lump $7.25 HAUGK’S COAL YARD |h at South 3rd street Phone 660. h O O — — , () () : I ' rZABETH BURNS. M. D. rO”T WAYNt, INDIANA 347 W. Berry Street Telephones „ Residence I i thory 0250 Anthony 47573 I 2 - n Mi ' n >' a woman is keeping r i 1 youthful today in spite of a / burden of years \ ,y k 'r ng rcgu ' B —TtbTOiir** la r adjustments 2 T ”ntS*f ASP O 'S to kee P we,L r •[] u s truthfully been said that Chiropractic “adds years to file and life to years.” CHARLES & CHARLES Chiropractors Office Hours: 10 to 12—2 to 5 1 6:30 to 8:00 127 14. Second St. Phone 628

XXXXXXXX X X X X X X X X X BUSINESS CARDS « xxxxxxx:: x x x x x x x x H. FROHNAPI EL. I). C. DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC A HEALTH SERVICE The Neurocalometer Service Will Convince You at 144 South 2nd Street I Office Phone 314 Residence 1087 < Office Hours: 10-12 a.m. 1-5 6-8 p.m. sTeTblack Funeral Director Mrs. Black, Lady Attendant Galls answered promptly day or night Office phone 90 Home phone 727 FEDERAL FARM LOANS Abstracts ot Title Real Estate. Plenty of Money to Loan on Government Plan. Interest Rate Reduced October 5, 1924 See French Quinn Office—Take first stairway south of Decatur Democrat N. A BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eves Examined, Glasses Fitted HOURS: 8 to 11:30—12:30 to 5:00 Saturday 8:00 p. m. Telephone 135 MONEY TO LOAN An unlimited amount of 5 PER CENT money on improved real estateFEDERAL FARM LOANS Abstracts of title to real estate. SCHURGER'S ABSTRACT OFFICE O ’ — o I I FARM MORTGAGE L O ANS . New Easy Plan. Low rate of interest. Office 15.'i S. 2nd St. First floor rooms. Suttles--Edwards Co. A. D. Sullies, Secy. O* Q ROY JOHNSON Auctioneer Decatur. Indiana Phone 606 • Phone 1022 Office: Room 1, Peoples Loan & Trust Co. Bldg. o -O O .(» L . C . MILLS Monroe, Ind. - Buyer of livestock. What have you to sell? 290t30 o z • — d Charles Paul, of Fort Wayne, was a business visitor here yesterday. Puplic Sale <s Calendar Jan. 15 ('. V Fisher, 4 miles south ami a quarter mile west of WillI shire. Ohio. Jan. 20 —Brokamp Brothers, 4% miles northwest of Convoy, Ohio. Jan. 21 —Albert Mitchell, one miles south and two miles east of Monroe, i Ind'ana. e Jan. 26 John Wechter, 1% miles west of Willshire and 9 miles east of Decatur. Jan. 27 —Maynard Stetler, 1 tnile south. 2 miles east of Willshire, Ohio Jan. 28 —Nolan Geyer. 1% miles east, 1 mile north of Dlxrui, Ohio Jan. 30—Alec Tanvas, Decatur, Harness Repair Shop. Feb. 2—Roy Young. 10 miles southeast of Decatur, % mile east of Salem Feb. 2—“ Claude Harvey, 1 mile north of Monroe. State road 21. Feb. 3. —John Neadstine, farm sale. Feb. 4 -Jake Leysc. 8% miles south of Bluffton, closing out sale. FEB. 5- Roy Young, 1% miles east of Salem: 10 miles southeast of Decatur. Farm Sale. —A. H. Earhart, 1 ruilo east, 1% mile north of Magley on county line Feb. 10—George Squire- near Peterson. I 1 elg 17 —Ed Keller, 2 miles northwest of Decatur. Feb 18—William Dellinger, 10 mile southeast of Decatur and a half mile east of Salem. „ b u. lß ~ Trou,n, * r '< tniieg cast of Willshire. 0., closing out sale.' Feb 19 Geo. Martin, closing out sale. 7 miles east of Decatur. Feb 22—Charles Werling. Preble, 5 miles west of Decatur. Feb. 23—Oscar Ewell, lo miles northwest ot Decatur (Stock sale.) Feb. 25—E. E. Miller, 4 miles west of Van Wert, O. Pure bred Jersey Duroc hogs. Feb. 26—Dewey Plumbly, 1 mile southeast of Dixon. Ohio.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, FRIDAY, JANUARY 16, 1926.

MARKET REPORTS Daily Report Os Local And Foreign Markets East Buffalo Livet/ock Market Receipts, 8000, shipments 3800, hogs closing steady. Heavies, $11.50 ©l2 25; mediums $i2.26®12 50; light weights sl2 50012.90; light lights H pigs $1.’.75@13; packing sows rough, s9.so(b■!(>, cattle 225. 15c Io 25e higher: sheep 1000; best lambs $15.50® 15 75; best ewes sß@9; calvej 1000; tops $16.00. LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET (Corrected January 15) Chickens 23c Fowls 28c Leghorns • Hte I Old Roosters 10c J Ducks l* c I Geese 15c Eggs - 28 t LOCAL GRAIN* MARKET (Corrected January 15) Barley, per bushel 75c Oats «8c Rye, per bushel ——Bo c Wheat, No. 1— sl-76 Wheat, No. 2 sl-75 Good Sound Yellow’ Corn .... 75@80c Good Sound Mixed Corn 70®75c .... 4 LOCAY GROCER'S EGG MARKET Eggs -28 c BUTTERFAT AT STATION Butterfat, delivered 40c CHANGE INHALE DATE The Claude Harvey sale which was originally planned for February 24th, has been changed to February 2nd. Please take notice, the date is Tues- ■ day, February 2nd, at the farm, one mile north of Monroe on state road No. 21. 13-2tscg Sale Date Changed The date of the Roy Young Sale, which was first scheduled for February 2. has been changed to February 5. Please take notice. The Claude Harvey sale will be held February 2, instead of February 21, as first announced. Save time and discount—please pay your city light, power and water bills before Jan. 20th. All bills are due Wednesday. Save discount on light bills. If you pay before the last dav vou will not have to wait in line. 13-2 t I — 0 prune sale of keai. estate Uy CoimniMMiouer Thn undersigned commiKNtoner, by virtue of an order of the Adams Cir- < u t Court, made and entered therein, in catiae No. 12,496. entitled “Oscar L. Vanue vs. Rachel Baughman, et al.” hereby gives notice, that he, said commissioner, will offer at public sale, to be sold to the highest and best bidder. complying with the order of the said Court, the real estate hereinafter named and described. The said sale will be held at ten o'clock A. M., on the Twenty -eighth day of January, if>2G In the law office of J. F. Snow, on the east side of Second street in the City of Decatur in Adams County, Indiana. The said tract is estimated to contain fifty-one (51 acres and sixty* seven one-hundredths acres of land, and can not be sold for less than twothirds (2-3) of the appraisment of the same. By metes and bouirds the said land is described as follows, to-wit; Tract “I” Commencing at a point which is sevenfy-four (71) rods and twelve (12) links east of the south U’est corner of the north west qua.ter (1-4) of section seventeen (17) township twenty-six (26) north, range fifteen (16) east in Adams County. Indiana, and from thence north parallel with the west line of the said section (17) a distance of sixty-one rods and eight (8) links (61 8-25) thence east parallel with the half section line, east and west line, a distance of thirty-five (35) rods to a point in the center of the “Fort Recovery" road — so-called — thence south 'along the center of the said road a distance of sixty-one (61) rods and eight (8) links—be the,same more or less —to the south line of said quarter section—from thence west on the said line a distance of thirty-five (35) rods to the place of beginning, the said described tract is estmated to contain thirteen (13) in-res and seventy-eight (78) one hundredths acres of laud. Tract “ll’ ( uinmencing at the south east corner of the north west quarter of section seventeen (17) township twenty-six (26) north range fifteen (15) east in Adams (’oiinty, Indiana, thence north on the half section line, a distance of fifty-three (53) rods and twenty-eight one hundredths (28-100) to a point west parallel with the east ami west half se< tion line of said section seventeen (17) a distance of fifty-three . 53) rods and seventy-two (75-100) _>ne hundredths—be the same more or less—to the venter of the ‘Fort Recovery” road, so-called, thehcc south along the renter of the said road to the cast and west half section line, a distance of fiftythree (53) iods and twenty-eight (28-100) one hundredths rods-*-l»e the satne more or less—thence vast, a distance of fifty-three (53) rods and sev-l vnty-two one hundredths (72409) rods -be the same more or less —to the placi of beginning, which said described tract_ is estimated to * onta;n seventeen (17) acres anti eighty-nine one hundredths (BS-106) acres. Tract “111” Tr9vt three Is the south half (1-2) of south west quarter (1-4) of the north east quarter (1-4) of sectton sev- . ent- eu (17) township twenty-six (26) north, range ffTteen (15) cast in Adams County. Indiana, which said described tract is estimated to contain twenty Gip acres of land. Making in the total of the three salt! described' tracts fifty-one (51) acres und sixty-swen one hnudredths (67-100) Terms Os s«U That said real estate shall be sold at Piblic sale, free from all hens, for n«!»t less than two*tldr<b< (2-3) the apvalue thereof. That the one* third ' 1-3) of the purchase price shall be paid in eash--«r all t ush may be paid ,aser ' The remaining payments shall be payable in nine and eighteen inonrhs after date of sale, which said de,erred payments are to be evidenced by notes made, signed and executed by the buyer and secured by first mortgage on tlie said real estate so sold. „ . d , notf ’ s ahail bear six percent Interest from date of sale, providing for -be attorneys fees, and waiving relief fi“om vaiuatlon and appraisement laws. , Comttilasloner. -. 1. b.XuVv, Atty, for Plaintiff. »’X6’33.

AA'VI’AI. HBPOMT OF THE THVATKE OF MOAHOE TOWMiKW-FOR THE YEAR ENDING DBA. 31. HMKI Receipt* January _ , , a sBS 2 Hank of Berne. Hit. •'■’J 3 People* State Bank, mt *•!? 2 Monroe State Bank. Int. .. ’ | 2l> I'ep|>, J. I’., docket fees -O' 2 C. ft Burry, junk i; 27 Martin Jaberg. Jan. dial. .. February. ... on ' 2 Township Banks, ln| ‘ lu March ... 'ir, 2 Township Banks, int is.Ju ■ April . - .j. 1 Township Bank. Int num mi 15 Bank of Berne, loan 1600 (»V M Banks, Int li.3< *2 Township Banka. int ••••••,..ma nn 26 Marlin Jabvrg. June dial. . .lJo'’t> ” J l ,l | V >avi<l Depp, docket fees,... 10° I I Township Banka, int. .. . ■ IC A[J’ 20 Martin Mocscnbergcr, transf. HO.OO 21 (Henn Cowan, transfer ‘x'i?; , 27 Martin Jabvrg. July dixt I<J* H - -- i Township Banks, int 1. •'< September „ „„ ;l Township Batik, interest-... October 1 Township Banks. Interest... . 3 itavid Depp, docket fees . . J 3 Raymond. Hlulim. door track i...» ; November ,e-n 2 Township Banks. Int : « Monroe State Hank, loan .. lOOV.bO December _ „ , , 1 Township Banks. Nov. Int.■ ■ J)'' Hi Martin Jnberg. Dec. dlst. . 13.•>«•}'* 30 John Felty, transfer tuition l-JJ’" 31 David Depp, docket fees -» lllnlhi rwmeßlw ! January ~ n) , 7 Electa Oliver, teaching .... • 7 Ruth Gilbert, teaching .... „ ) 7 I.ools Mattax. wood '• . x<• \V. 11. Schwarts, hauling 4V.OM > It Josephine Heffner, teaching 76.J0 ; I) Mary McCullough teach ng 1-0 0 12 Fred Hann), organ for school 8.00 : 12 Bert Hendricks, hauling ... 8-»« 12 Iva Glunt, teaching 100 0V ! 13 Estes Dunean, state fund.. --Jis <l3 John Flueekiger. janitor .. 1000 15 Esta Fleming, teaching ... 100.0 V 15 Cora Habegger. teaching... 1-6.vv ; 17 C. C. Beer, janitor 40.00 19 Velma Hilyanl. teaching 100.00 21 Albert Duer hauling 22 Clifton E. Striker, teaching 420.00 , 23 Kara Snyder, teaching 100 00 ’23 Virgil Hendricks, janitor .. 40.00 29 Mare McCullough, leaching i 29 Harve Haggard, teaching ... .I'o.oo 30 Gertrude S. Thomas, teaching I'o.oo I 30 Dennis Moser, teaching .... 100.00 31 Don W. Essex, teaching.... 100 00 31 Sylvester Everhart teaching iu.oo ’ 31 Electa Oliver, teaching .... 100.00 February 6 Esta Fleming, teaching .... 100.00 5 Helen Gilllom, teaching .... JOO.Ot I H Rav Dnff. teaching 62 ?!!a 6 J. J. Hofer, janitor ’ 1 6 Iva (Hunt, teaching 100.00 , 6 H. L. Grefder. teaching .... l<s-00 6 Clifton E. Striker, teaching .>O.OO 8 Ruth Gilbert, teaching .... 100-00 0 Velma teaching ... I" 0 ®® 6 Bk. of Berne, bonds etc. .. 313.a0 . 9 Paul l.obsiger, janitor .... 20.00 9 Clarence McKean, hauling.. 3.00 9 Jesse Johnson, hauling .... l.uO 13 Josephine Heffner, teaching 100.00 13 Mrs A. R. Daugherty, organ JO.OO I 18 Ray Duff, teaching 25.00 27 Dennis Moser, teaching .... 100.00 • • i Gertrude S Thomas, teaching 100.00 . 27 Don IV. Essex, tca. hijig .. 100.00 2 1 Sylvester Everhart, teaching 100.00 March 2 Vance Mattax. sal., office rent SO.on 3 Josephine Heffner, teaching 100.00 ’ .: Velma Hilyard, teaching. ... loo.0(1 3 H. 1,. Greiiler. teaching.... 175.00 3 Iva Glunt. teaching 100.00 . 3 Harve Haggard, teaching . . 100.00 3 Mary Mcf tiilougli teaching, li t.OO 3 Ruth Gilbert, teaching . .. 115.00 , 3 J J. Hofer, janitor . 05.00 a Martin Jaberg. deg tax .... f>07.30 ’ 5 Esta Fleming, teaching .... inn.no 6 Cora Habegger teaching . 100.00 J Ezra Snyder, teaching . .. 100.00 I 10 Clifton E Striker, teaching 300.00 13 Ray Duff, teaching 75.00 II Louis Habegger, repair .... 2.50 17 Jesse Johnson, hauling .... 5.75 17 Cirtus Spurgeon, janitor .. 5.75 17 Cirtus Spurgeon, janitor, oil 12.60 21 Andrew Habegger, hauling 4.40 21 Martin Jaberg, bal. dog tax 100 00 ' 23 Electa Oliver, teaching .... 75.00 ; 2 7 Vance Mattax. tear. exp..... 37.00 27 Gertrude S. Thomas, teaching 100.00 27 Dennis Moser, teaching ... 100.00 ’23 Sylvester Everhart, teaching 90.00 ’ April ’ I Ruth Gilbert, teaching .... 100.00 1 Harve Haggard, teaching .. 110.00 1 Mary McCullough, teaching. 60.00 1 1H L Grelder. teaching .... 175.00 1 Velma Hilyard, teaching . . 100.00 1 Vance Mattax, sal., off. rent 80.00 1 1 Ezra Snyder, teaching .... 100.00 ' it Beckley Caroy Co., supplies 6.13 • 8 Oscar Ehrsant. labor on ditch 2.70 > io Paul L-obsiger, janitor .... 10.00 • lo Don W. Essex, teaching .. 190.00 ■ 13 Josephine Heffner, teaching 50.00 • 15 Henry P. Graber wood .... 3.00 ■ 15 Bk. of Berne, coupons 33.75 I 16 Emil Sirunger, hauling .... 3.00 16 H. H. Baumgartner hauling 3.60 16 H. 11. Baumgartner, hauling 3.60 i 17 Electa Oliver, teaching .... 25.00 i 20 Peoples State Bk., interest.. 38.63 ■ 25 Ray Duff, teaching 10.00 i 27 Ruth Gilbert, teaching 75.00 : 27 Mary McCullough teaching 100.00 , 27 J. Oscar Winger, address... 17.00 - 28 Sylvester Everhart, teaching 100.91 28 Sylvester Everhart, institute 40.00 ; 28 Esta Fleming, teaching.... 191.10 28 Esta Fleming, institute .... 36.61 ; 28 Berne Hdw. Co., furnace .. 295.00 29 Dennis Moser, teaching .... 110.00 ’ 29 Dennis Moser, institute .... 10.00 ■ 29 Iva (Hunt, teaching 321.31 29 Iva (Hunt, institute 21.40 1 29 C. W. R. Schwartz, hauling.. 50.00 29 It. 1.. Grelder teaching 180.00 29 11. L. Grelder, institute .... 68.00 ’■■■■ '■ - 1 - 1 ' ■! i 3

NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS Taxes For The Year 1925 Notice is hereby given that the taxi's levied for the State, Countv, School anil other S " id COUUty ’ 1,1 tl,e Cit ‘ V ™or at option of taxp^rZlLiV'^ Monday, May 3rd, 1926 Th- second half tin case the first half it panl when due), becoming due ami payable , the same lieing « -tn I- fori' the FIRST MONDAY IN NOVEMBEIi, lit-*', Monday, November Ist, 1926 . Th- following table shows the rate of taxation on each ONE HINDItIID OOEI.M'.S' Wiir-in lownships ami Corporations in Adams County, Indiana, for the v-ar IT’’, When 7,, ni —t. . ITtOPERTY also on ,„,n i„ ft... i : bn or before the FIRST MONDAY IN M.tY, the wimie - due" m? .TellX *“ * ” "* r ■---•'■l -■! -I ‘ll- ........ I) Cti. I■ I : • “ * i ? 1 2 <? = H. S. • 3 ~ ’ ' £ °> S ; 5 2% ff £ ? ' S 2 2 Townships 3 f J 2. ' o “ S £ 2 £ * = 2 ' » - « g = ■2. ’ t I 2. 3«iwJ2 S' a ■ z' 4. 0 H 5? s c 2 5 : 3 2 * a> I S 0 J 3 I E ! S' S and I | ' 2 „ : z - 3 -|f . II ; z I ;< ' ■ i : ' ' I ' ' I 3 ; • ' - i i i : ? i Corporations ~ —... M ...........>..:.... , ,* ■ S; s wanssiTs x ' 7 1 _.. rr !h;i-« • fc."B&t kax I 0 X ; s ,!i >1 ISi l:S W?'»««h '. st' 07 'o I OOO'j’n® 'O02i?005 : rA !* 1 -3i69 ' 0 ;01 i 1.7011.001 50 . 11.."' Jefferson . ............ I,ISH 07 .018 1 00# oo‘a! on*. EIH H 2 £& 115 1<3 141 j 01 I 12.3011.001 50 I . I It.' 1 ! Decatur-Koot .im 07 !.01K!.00«i0025i'otc’ifloosi 31 150 a- ?H-' “ J '' J 194 |2.29|1.00| 50 !50 50 I l‘J.5" 1 eeatvr-Warh. ■. isi | O 7 1.01 b; .OOdjO >2s' 0.2 doo" " ! -a ' -a.'? I 7 ’ 1 71 1 OW, 7, ior HR 1 ' 00 I I I ' ll ' 5 " M°«™e - 1.1811 07 I.olß'.ooo'oort' 00-nooXx »t M 75 W O' 4? H” 1 - 00 50 150 I ' M y*rne -tsif 07 |.018t.00«'0025 .002iooos 31 -o iFn H * 17 1 )f 30 05 iHH 1 }' 00 5,1 & « I 5" • ._ ! >^ 25 l |3.53|1.00| 50 Isoj 50 | 12.50 - ■■■ • Attest: LOUIES KLEINE, Jldrtui Jdberg, Auditor Treasurer, Adams County Decatur, Indiana

129 H. L Grelder laboratory “up. • 3 !s» Hkrve Ha«£6nl. t»Mhl« •• a 30 Harve Haggard, Inst tute g . , >9 3 30 Velma Hilyard. teach ng l a 3? Velma Hilyard. institute .. Uhtntin, " le ’too ? 1 John Flueekiger. ' ;o.uo i 1 John latbalger, 'll. su.oo 2 Vance Mattax. »«> ■ o" . ~,o„ , 2 Enoch Voder, labor anil me 4 luy Duff, teaching '44.38 4 Ray Duff, ingtitute .•■• • • ■ • „ 4 Gertrude g. Thomas. 4 Gertrude S Thomas, netltuti I Don W. Essex, teaching . . «- 1 Don W. Essex. Institute ... J I’ 4 Kara Snyder, teaching r,... 4 Mary McCullough, teaching.. -J,,®5 Electa Oliver, teaching ■ • I 5 Jo.ephlne Heffner, tench Ing 14® 5 Josephine Heffner, 6 itenj. Nussbaum, janitor .... < -■ 7 Ruth Gilbert, teaching ...... 9 Cora Halteggtr. teaching r,! y(l 14 J. J. Hofer, janitor *!! 00 16 Paul McClain, road work .... »®-®' 20 Menno Burkhalter, stamps.. 3.00 20 Emmet Steiner, janitor ' “ 20 Pearl Steiner, labor 23 Ralph McClain, janitor eti... 25 Clifton E. Striker, teach Ing.. 529.80 25 Clifton E. Striker. Institute.. - 25 C. E. Striker, school mag. I? ®* 26 Vance Mattax. traveling exp. -».v« 29 A. J. Myers, oil s.oo J 1 Krick anil Tyndall, tile 2 Vaneo Mat tax. sal., off. rent 80.00 3 W. H. Haggard, play gr. lent •O '« 8 Helen Glltiom. teaching ■••• J3».t> 5 Helen Gilllom. institute .... 38. W 10 Teachers Retirement Hind. . 114.45 10 Berne Witness, annual report 12 Decatur Dem., annual report ' 12 Citizens Tel. Co., telephone.. l. ; .o 13 Berne Supply Co., supplies.. -•'? 19 Electa Oliver. Institute .... >a 23 Virgil Hendricks, janitor.... 40 oy 27 Bk. of Borne, loan 154b.Ua 30 Peoples State Hank. loan. mt. 6. .■> 30 Creo Crist Trio, orchestra.. IJt.vv 10 Monroe State Bank, light.... 10 Peoples Bk.. loan, payment 1000.00 July 1 Bd. of Industrial Abk brooms 35.00 1 Nat. H and S. Asso. Co., books at..; 1 Wooilslock Typewriter Co..rep. 10.00 1 Llechtv Bros., repair I'-® 1 Art. Stone Co., sand, etc. .. 11. o» 1 Art. Stone Co., coal ........ 6«-l t Zimmerman Coal Co., coal .. -..J.8J 1 Vance Mattax. sal., off. rent 80.00 1 Coral E. Mattax. clerk hire 50.00 2 Kiger and Co., school supplies 16 -6 2 Kiger and Co., office supplies 661 2 C. C. Beer. Janitor, fuel .... 47."0 2 A. J. Moser A- Co., repair .. 99. 0j 3 D. If. Goble Co., desks .... 110,1. 3 I>. H Goble Co., supplies .. 13. .1 3 Jasper Wable. hauling 30.0” 3 Gorman Kauffman, janitor . 22.00 3 Otis Hocker, school supplies 66 j; 3 Ruth Gilbert institute 43..6 6 Ezra Snyder, institute & Jan. 116.00 8 Cora Habegger. institute .... 3>..>0 8 Mary McCullough, institute . 12.00 8 W. M. Welch Mfg.. diplomas 23 44 13 C. C. Beer, hauling <o*l .... 7.47 ,3 Walter. Liechty. hauling .... 10.24 I Peter A. Habbeger. hauling 4 Godfry Rauch, hauling 9.80 I Enterprise Store supplies.... 20.43 I John Badder. oil, fuel .... 12.84 4 Clayton Holiway hauling .. 3.84 .4 Emil Sprunger. hauling ■■■■ 7.50 17 Berne Milling Co., coal . . . 292 23 :0 E. S. Christen, commencement 9.81 :1 Fred Bluhm, hauling 8.63 ::> Clarence Mc Kean, hauling .. 5.05 ;5 Bert Hencirh ks. hauling .... 8.96 :5 Jesse Johnson, hauling 11.78 7'E A. Luginbill, transfer ..1100 on August 1 Philip Heffner, labor . !'7.0 1 Isaac Beer, ditch 6 on I V. C. Lalsure, labor on ditch 1.00 1 Raymond Bluhm, ditch .... 3.75 3 Vance Mattax. sal., off. rent SO.OO 3 Oren • Moser.' elite It 3.77, 7 Ijotiis Kleine. Co. Trcas.. ex. Joon 8 Albert Duer, ditch 5.00 eO Chris Zuercher, hauling ■ 3 17 0 Oscar Steiner, elitcli 5.00 ,7 Dan Kaehr, ditch 5.00 8 Adolph Hanni, ditch . ... 5.00 18 L. Broughton, freight 1.35 -8 Bit. of Bern*, bonus & coup. 313.50 9 Eli Hendricks, ditch etc .. 3.25 !S Emil Baeirrtsesher, clean vaults 10 00 (eptember 1 Vance Mat tax. sal., off. rent 80.00 1 Albert Htis< r. adv. board . 5.00 1 David J. Schwartz, adv. boarel 5.06 4 John Lobsige r, cleaning . 12 00 (2 Archie Heaelington. cleaning 6.50 18 Daniel Striker cleaning ... 12.00 19 Dennis Moser teaching ... 50.00 32 Standard OH Co., floor oil . 21.59 23 Gordon Holmes, teaching.. 50.00 35 E. E Lehman, library books 13.00 ;6 Ben Nussbaum, cleaning . . 11.00 Jctobcr 2Electa Oliver, teaching 100.00 2 Mary McCullough teaching.. 120.00 2 Huth Gilbert, teaching 110.00 2 Sylvester Everhart, teaching 100.00 2 B. E. Montgomery, teaching 175.00 2 Iva Glunt, ttaehing . . .... 130 00 2 Robert J. Mann, teaching.. 220 00 2 J. J. Hofer, janitor 65.00 2 Harve Haggaret. teaching . 120.00 3 Ezra Snyder, teaching 120.00 3 Dennis Moser, teaching ... 30.00 3 Veeia Andrews, teaching . 100.00 5 W. O. ShoOmaker. teaching.. 120.00 5 Louise Hilly, teaching 100.00 5 Bk. of Berne, coupons 27.00 7 Gordon Holmes, teaching. ... 10.00 8 Vatice' Mattax, sal., off. rent 80.00 8 Bell Flueekiger. cleaning . . 11.80 9 Myron Lehman, teaching .... so.oo 9 Myron Lehman, school supplies 4.55 9C. C. Beer, dit-li and meals.. 10 00 9 Edna Beer, cleaning 11.00 13 John Haggaret. cleaning . 10.00 13 Agnes Shoetnaker, teaching.. 100.00 15 Oswin Lehman, cleaning .’... 21.70 17 Loran Roth, janitor 10 00 !!• Merl Essex, ditch 2.50 21 Irenios Matlax, wooei 900 24 A. W. Baumgartner, cleaning 12.00 24 Transfereel to Sp. School F<i. HOI) 21 Archie- Hendricks, < leaning.. 11.00 21 Clarence McKean, mowing.. 2 00 26 Alfred Sprunger, mowing . . 4.00 30 W O. Shoemaker, teaching .. 120.06 30 Veda Anelrews, teaching .. 9000 30 Harve- Haggard, t>■;<>-11 i I,g 120.00

3 V* (Hunt ehing ~ 220.00 IS ’ t o liobert J. ' e hinJ ... 100.00 L 30 Ruth G ' lb £.\ , ,'. I .|!art. teae'hlng 100.00 I 'io J J Hofer, ja'"‘O[ „120.00 , 7 John lab'ifß'T' 1 80.00 }? AirnSs teaching.. »{.OO , 11 Aw supplies S j 12 Townsend & H rsiey. > h 120.75 ’ ;■> Leonard Supply ' <>■• supiiib" 10 . 00 11 H Loran Roll' Janltoi 14 10 1 ( B.rn>- ng xin 75 00 ' 6 Vance- Matlax. travel n< <.*!’• 55 0() |, 16 I’empton Co • j, n j tor \ 10.00 ’ 17 porolhy Uaa** 1 ''teaching .. 200.00 25 Hchert J Mann, t*" ning • ))0 •>-, h I-: Montgonie-rj. tcaehing. ‘ 2.5 Iva Glint'. l< * a l f h '"?,. a ’ l .hinir’7s.oo ■-’? i:ul . h iinit.ir ® 5 ®® H-ine-'Vlaggat'l. teaching .. «®-00 &&t Holmes■ trac’ing .. 80.00 ■•7 Kleeta. Oliver, teaching .... 'l' Mvron la'hnian, teae-hlng .... ®O.OO ’ 1 • el' 11 IHR ■ ■ • a* - J 1 Th™ (Carles Co. equipment 6.-4 ;; ixiuise Hllty tcHChing 9ft no 3 \, (Li Andrews, teaehinu .... 1 * - n( . 3 \v o. Shoefnaker, teaching .. 1 ’ ~.a rl llllH „ s . e leanmg eem.. . 16.0 4 Ralph McClain, anitor -« o» 5 Loran Roth, janitor - 16 Elee ta Oliver, teae hiiig •- ■ • •» »® 17 Hen Flu<-' kiger. haunng .. ■ • 19 Decatur Dem., school adv. .. < « 19 C. F. Rayl. adv. boanl ■• • °®® 20 Monroe Tile Co., tile and brick 2-1 20 Berm- Lumber (o . labor, rep. -8.93 20 Monroe- Grain ( 0.. coal .... 383.18 3o Mon'r'. V SC 81.'.. b.an'aml'int.'lou>7o 20 Toon Monroe, light L>-. 4 ■1 O. O. Hocker, school equipment 8.30 22 Chu-itco Ann it ■ . eiuipment 66.69 22 Berne llt.l. of Ed., transfers L 492.77 >2 Bern- Hrrtw. Co., repairs .. 119.1a 22 Berne IJ>r. Co., repairs .... l*-7 22 Goidon Holtm-s. teaching .. 90.06 22 Dennis M'.s. r. 'caching .... 100.00 >2 Herne Rrel. of Eel., transfers 1500.00 >2 Leon von Gunten. grader rep. 4.40 22 Liechty Bros., repairs 13.75 22 Lehman Bros. & Co., equipm. 35.49 22 Carl Hedington. janitor .... 30.00 23 Dorothy Haggard, janitor . . 20.00 Sylvester Everhart, teaching 80.00 23 Marv McCullough, teaching. 110.00 23 Huth Gilbert, teaching 110.00 23 J. J Hofer, cleaning 43.00 23 .1 J Hofer, janitor 65.00 23 W. O. shoemaker teaching.. 80.00 23 Harve- Haggarel. teaching.... 120.00 23 Robert .1. Mann, teaching .. 200.00 23 B. E Montgomery, teaching 175.00 23 Iva Glunt, teaching 100.00 23 Agnes Shoemaker, teaching.. 90.00 23 Kiger & Co., grader blade . . 8.50 23 Kiger * Co., school supplies 56.88 23 M. W. Rothort. supplies .... 7.65 23 D. 11. Goble e'o.. office sup. 13.12 23 D JI. Goble Co. suppl readers 164.54 24 Gilllom U'r. Co., stakes .... 18.75 24 Gilllom Lbr. Co., r. p. material 13 64 24 Berm- Art, Stone Co., sand etc. 3.85 24 The Progress, pictures 12.00 24 Ellis Ix-hman. e-lock repair.. 4.75 2 4 O. N. Smith, oil 1<52 24 Berne e'oni. Auditorium, rent 46.24 24 Jacob Huser. tile auel labor 1.5.00 24 Veda Andrews. t< aching .... 90.00 24 Ezra Snyder, teaching 100.00 24 Myron Lehman, teaching .... 105.00 24 ixttiise Hiity. teaching 105.00 26 John Badele-rs, oil 4.56 26 The Enterprise Store, equipm. 20.33 28 .Norman Sprunger. janitor ... 25.00 10 Vance Mattax. sal., rent, etc 180.25 iO Coral Mattax. clerk hire .... 50.00 Iteciipitulntion TOWNSHIP FI ND Jan. 1. 1925, Bal. on han't ~..$ 925.51 elee-eipts during year 7120 Hj. Total of balances and receipts 8016.21 Jisbiirseinenfs ebtring rear ... < 756 44 Dec. 31, 1925. Final balance.. 259.77 HOAD FCND Jan. 1. 1925, Balance on hand .. 2.51.84 tee-cipts Blaring year i0n.45 Total of balance anti receipts.. 352.29 Disbursements eluring year . . 172.90 Dec. 31. 1925. Final balance.. 179.39 SPECIAL SCHool. FI'ND Jan. I. 19*5. Balance on hand.. 691.15 Receipts eitiring year 10105.41 Total of balance ami receipts 10,796.56 Disbursements elnrfng year .. 8950.57 Dec. 31, 1925, final balance .. 184.5.99 TVITION FI’ND Jan 1. 19'25. Ms lane- on hand in. 853.88 Receiv'd eiuring e.-ar 17,750.72 Total of l.alamn anel receipts 28,604.60 Disbursements during year ...17.928.78 Dee. 31, 1925. Final balance.. 10,675.8$ > , DO(1 FUND Jan. 1. 192., Balance on hand.. 607.30 Total of halan'C ami receipts 607.30 Disbursements during year . . 607.30 TOTALS OF ALL FCNDS Jan. 1 1925. Balance on hand 13,329.68 Reccnets during year 31.877.28 lotal of l.alam-.- and receipts 18.206.96 Disbursemi-nts .tring year .. 35,205.99 Dec. 31, 1925, Final balance .. 13.000 97 _ VANCE MATTAX, trustee, Monroe Township0 APPOINTMENT OF EVEf ITOIt llc V' bv That the undersigned has b, ,11 appe,jnted Executor of th testate of t atharine Schultz, late ?s f iXgTm 1 ' o’’ 0 ’’ dc, ' e “ sc ‘l- The estate is probably solvent JOHN J. Sl’Hfl.TZ, Executor January gtlt, 1926 ' 4 JAMES T. MERRYMAN, Atty. 8-15-22 ——-— Mrs Fred Heuer spent the day in Fort Wayne visiting with relatives.

PETITION FOR IMPHoviv, T I STI'ONING—A Pllll.h | t( 'b t( 8 I IN SAINT MtHt’N l(t"vV a "'V I IN ADAMS (Ot VIA, IMh!'''' I State of-lndlana, "'ANa ■ Adam* County, S 8: K In County Comtnlaslone is' rv E January Terin, 1926, '•ourt MJ We. the underalKnoel. each u „, B whom are resident adult i r ,“ n , dll 0! ■ and voter* of Saint Mhiv s 7 P h °lder, ■ in Adam* eounty Indiana, \ v ....,?*n»hl» ■ respeclfuHy petition v.. , n”' ler «ui K 'body, and ask that you ■ complete a free Macadam “« ■ township, over and upon ti.,. " ■ highway* situated on |.„ W route, to-wit: ,ol| owin t ■ Commencing In the c,, ■ Is known a* the Decatur iv,n''’ h " ■ road, at or near the cent,., „r l ' 11 " K twenty (20) township tw. 11 " w 'i»n north, range fifteen (Isi <- tlß i' e„ PJ : ’> county. Indiana, them, riim.in. *">• on the halt section line ;i [about five-sixths (5-6) of !t til it Intersects the "Huffman Si Road" in said township aim i' * '"■ J road, is directly west of ti„. h ’ a "‘ petitioned for. wrt|> Your petitioners aver and Slv . the improvement prayed i., r f'.■ , 1 »t less than three miles in I nirih ' ” neets «t both ends with ft,,. v'“s' am road, in Hie said township ' tltioners ask that the said hlxiui., I*' 1 *' alatvc described, be drain. ,1 ' ' and broken stone be phi,. .1 open < grade and that upon such |, l(>k * be placed a suitable amount ~( " Ings. Your petitioners would furt| ler tiiat said highway aimer de s, r|l«.a J Improved lo a widtli ot ( o k 5 , * aiMl that the said liighwa'. Z scribed ,be gradeel to a width - f twe-nn' four (24) feet, and that l.i .k.-i, s , , tie plaeeel thereon to a width of >■ (10) feet, to a depth of e-igm at the sides and to a depth of ten n,,. Inches in tlie center thereof; ln q ~' ’ e-rusheel stone screening. nla. thereon to a depth of four in ln , upon such said broken st iU] ,| t . . said Improvement be ni.nl, ~ d out 7‘ | track, and that the name ~f the s , lln ,' •aid road, shall be known as ; , drew J. Porter Macadam 1;.., 1 That 6o pay tor said inipi I we ask that bonds be issm-d by p County of Adams, in the si u. ~f [. ana. payable ifi twenty (2«) setnl-sa. nual installments or series . ,1 [,, r (1 ' ; payment of which we ask lhat , t la be levied upon the taxable p ->t'<rtv .. ■aid Saint -Mary's Township n. ~ s U (fj,. j eeilt aeliount lo pay the interest and 1 principal of said bonds as they beconit ; due. That the said improvement he nud e and constructed anti said bonds be sued and the saiel tax be I. vied up, 0 the taxable property of saiel towiu H p In accordance with the acts of t bg|,. ana Legislature passed in th. .. ar Di.<being 011 page 550, and amended in the Acts of 1907. anel as amended in the 1 acts of 1909, now in force, proe ling f.-r j the extension of free grave l >r Ma a, 1 .. 1 am roads, and all other anel any and i all amendments thereto. We further ask tlie Board of c„ m . ! mlssloners to take all of tin m-. essary steps required by law, to have said i ra . i prov+ment constructed anel made as pe- I titioneel for herein; that the s< ni .> constructed without siibinittii g t • question of building tlie same to an election of tlie voters of >u.l Saitit t Mary's Township, anel that tlx I6,ani , 1 construct the same under th, laws ~( the State of Indiana, providing fm- n extension of free gravel or Maea-lam roads by township taxation. ’ Tlie abov.-'aml within. Is In ' x r.. 1 speettully submitted to your I. mini 1 body by the undersigmal e..t.-rs an-l ' free ho kiers of Saint Marys . xe mli-y ; in Adm ns County, Indiana. James W Watkins. John Ueisli t 11. I Winans, Roy Case, John Tlnm -. iti.ett J. Mann. Harry l!ay. Nm> j t>r. i gur.".on, S. J. Durbin, 11. F. Sori . ' 1 <■•. F. Nyttler, J. H. Steele-, Alft, I I' John H. Troutnet. Milton Chr.,n . ter, J. I«. CJirouister, S. C. Cottrell, I-,- 1. t liqali, E. W. France, D. C M I B.Stlller, C. L. Troutner. M. I 1 ; A i W.-Gulick. Sieve JdUUreiiberge 1.1; i'-.. ’ er. H. O Havtf. Afitfrew J. Mil!' lan-Evcri-tt, E. Elirmnan, H M. < p nover I J. Wesley Dague'. Si. F. Hipl.mger, 0 > S. Fortney, Sylvester Garn. ' Li) 1 Brown, (Hen McMillen. J.*ona M i ' 1 latyina Heath. Jacob Heath. Willard I' > Springer, Henry Colter, Cllfforel, Dextl. la-vi Shaffer, Alice Shaffer. H-IVal- > tors, Mary J Thatcher, Mary Troutner 1 Mary McCullough, Samuel Sp. ger, L ; P. Irelan. Frank Troutner. Troutner, W. M. Watkins. T. L. Masters, C. ' C. Putman. Elizabeth Putmai; Rliar. , Sehene-!', Amanda Se-henck All . < Sl-.ell, ; S. T. Welker, Groce Tope, Otis 1. Shitt ferly, Wm. Miller, Chalmer D Miller ! Lulie Walters, W. J. Johnson A'arren > Jones, Milton Edgell, Susie It. Ho-.-.m. ' This petition will be presented to the - Hoard of Commissioners ot \danj County, Indiana, on Tuesday, F> briar' ) 2, 1926, at which time the taxpayer; of Saint Marys T'fwnsliip may eppear < and make such objections as tl.e law 5 may provide for. 1 ; MARTIN JABERG, Auditor ) J. F. Snow, Atty. 8-l». OSTOCKHOLDERS’ ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting ot the stock- ,’. holders of The Peoples Loan and Trust Company of Decatur, Indiana : t the election of directors and the n ansaejtion of any other business tl'.at may tome before the meeting, will !)■ hold at the office of said Peoples Loan and Trust Company on the 19th day of January, 1925, at 10 o'clock a. in. W. A. LOWER, Secretary. 22-24-29-1 5 81---5