Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 306, Decatur, Adams County, 29 December 1926 — Page 3

| (DIANA HAS ■ MUCH PAVING I Has 1.416 Miles Os I Paved Roads; 223 Miles Built This Year Indianapohs ln-l Dec. 29-(Special, H .Indiana has 1.416 miles < f pav. 4 ■g in its state highway system urn--1 siting of 4,">9! inil ‘‘ H - Ah 328 Ini, " s ■■ iw < Hi.- over 2.500 population ami I streets, t. mains g 3 4<l mil' - 1 under active niaint- n,.i> \ I S!11 h reads directly serve 85 m-r ((! ,- Hm of the state's papulation and the re I uitdng i’> P M c * nt ar, ‘ connected ES w .;b state roads by excellent country literals. HH . These figures were made piitdi H| day by J " tu l) Wll,lams - tlir,ietl,r . i’‘ M jdvanie the state highway cQmmi|g|| Eicns eighth annual report being (oS piled. Which on completion in a few jjjl will show that during the pro.. ■■ construction year this <lepa:t;mu' Hi a face of a particularly discouraging S -’I building season due to unpreeeq,•!:'■ d H rains, actually completed 223 miles 1; f 9H pavement. H The forthcoming report will show. 888 j[, Williams declares, that of a total U of 223 miles of ps cement laid in the H fiscal 1926 ending September :;>t. imi Biles were cement concrete and the remainder of bituminous types. Major **<s paving was on State Roads No. ill be9 tween Peru and Plymouth via Ito. It9 ester, a distance of more than 4>> H miles, on the same road between H Franklin and Columbus; on No. ;:7 beH tween Martinsville and Bloomingti n HI on No. 9 between Marion and Huntington, and on No. 4t between Hazel'mt H and Vincennes. Total departmental disbursements fej for fiscal 1926 were, according to Mr. Williams, *12,499,457.50, and of this H sum the federal government contribut ed *2,499,728.50 as federal aid. The ■ ' total expenditure is approxitnat< !y ■ *2.OOO.WH> less than for fiscal 192.1 be Bl cause rain for seventy days during S the middle of the season prevented ■ completion of all contracts, having ||f approximately 96 miles to be carried |g over until 1927, uncompleted and to H cepted by the commission. ■ The forthcoming report will -ho-v 17,661,211.57 spent for pavement who i Includes betterments constructed l>> the maintenance division; $1,383.2''.:’. 9-; for bridges; 82,559.164.42 for mainhm ince, and $771,872.15 for the imcm E transport division. The latter ti”i tej includes $75,000 spent for new equipment chiefly trucks for dragging roars K and $258,000 for repairing motor equT- ■ ment. Maintenance equipment is m■ ' ■■ ’ . ; tenauce on more than 3,000 miles gravel and stone surfaces in on'.. • they serve all-season traffic. The r port will further show that cost of th general administration office w s on ly $48,945. This figure covers enti administration supervision, salary a.i-l traveling expenses of director, per diem and traveling expenses of- - cost of clerk and stem, rapher hire, office' supplies, !«>-:■■ ■ etc. in the general administration .; flee. During fiscal 1926 the maintenance division independent of the < oti .tr> tion division surface treated 21" tni'>> of which 67 miles received first t ( nient. The outstanding work of !; division other than the splendid m >: tenance of all mileage entrusted to was completion of bituminous pav" utent No 37 between Martinsviic a'i'l Bloomington, some 19 miles in dl 1,1 this type. This project is a recogtn \ engineering feat. The division a» LI completed a new stone road on N 35 between Sale ill and Palmyra. h' " v ' Uy graded 217 miles, b'uilt 0.31 milt of concrete slab to close pare- I ’. Raps, 4.64. miles or rock asphalt 'i 34.4 miles of bituminous macadam; 20 miles of stone road and 5 milegravel road. There were rebuilt 4" mi. of gravel highways and 41 miles of stone roads. N It fell to this division to also <,on- . struct 340 culverts, extend 391 "bl i culverts where roads were widened, t and to rebuild 24 retaining wals aggregating a total of 2.026 feet There was 1 built 33,236 feet or better that 6 mile’ 4 i ”f guard rails, and 79 temporary or - runaround bridges with a water >P an 1 °f two-thirds of a mile. Tabulation of materials use dby tlti-’ division show that more than 1,000.00” cubic yards of stone and gravel wre|' spread on Indiana state highways dur- ( *ng the season; 11,000 cubic yards of other materials of a surfacing nature, used 58,000 sacks of cement and sb.- c 000 board feet of lumber, the lattei in the construction of guard rails and t temporary bridges. Materials used a | BO included 3,000 tons of rock asphalt and nearly a # million gallons each of t tar and asphalt for resurfacing opera- t Hons. A survey of traffic condition 3 I *IH show, it is believed, that trail'' Increased at least 10 per cent on state

roads over the preceding y K r . wXi' ,rl ' 1 ' trt con! ” r ”«t1on division *"rkN on a total of 240 struct urc eonlrmted for a ~<w t of $3,484,290.15 .tm . i th.-?,., projects were carried over fur the year previous, but Igt.tyfive were awarded in |q 2( ; hundred «nd eighteen structures were completed in flm . a | ]H2G u||(l since the commission has functioned there has been completed 57t; strim•ures of a total wat-r span If laid end for end of 42,000 feet or better than eight miles, it should be remembered that all structures under 20 feet In length are not built under the bridge division supervision, but arc either built by the paving contractor or by the maintenance division. The total contract price of all structures awarded in the bridge division since the depar. ment was created, amounts to $6,700,000, and the federal government has extended half the cost for about half the total number completed. The commission placed seven grade crossing separations under contract in 1926 to cost approximately $250.00; completed two before September 30, and will have completed six of the sevn by the end of the calendar year. o OBITURARY Joseph Clinton Fisher, was one of eight children bom to Lewis and Itacheal Fisher. It was on December 21. 1841 in Clinton County, Ohio that 1 marked the time and place of his birth. In early days he came with his parents to Indiana and located in Adams county where practically all his life has been spent and more than ' 50 years in Decatur. For many years 1 he was City Drayman. On December 22. 1862 he was united in marriage to Elizabeth Yager, who ’ preceded in death. March 7, 1893. To this union eleven children were born, five having proceeded in death. The 1 surviving children are Mrs. Mary Hendrich, of Kendallville, Indiana; 1 Mrs. Martha M. Laßelle, of Fort Wayne Indiana; Lewis C. Fisher of ' Van Wert, Ohio; Thomas Fisher, Charles N. Fisher and Frank Fisher i ’ of Decatur, Indiana. On October 1893 Mr. Fisher was tnar-i 1 ried to Mary Ellen Crawford, who survives. Two children born to this union ate deceased. Mr. Fisher is the last of the father's family to answer the summons of death which came to him on Thursday 1 morning December, 23, 1926, after he had spent 85 years and 2 days in this ' world. In early life Mr. Fisher was converted and became a member of the United Brethren Church. H was a ' charter member of the Decatur United Brethren Church and was one of the members wito met in the old Kover ' hall 42 years ago and organized the ■*-. ... only «i lt*w years The funeral services were conducted in the afternoon of Christmas day from the United Br 'Hired Church, with the pastor Rev. Cecil R. Smith in charge Rev. Smith paid a glowing tribute to the pioneers who in that early day gave of their life and service to the founding and building of the churches and called forth for such faith among the folks of today. Buri-tl was made in the Reynolds Cemetery to await the morning of the Resurrection. And thus with the poet we can say: Rest for the toiling hand, Rest for the anxious brow, Rest for the weary, wayworn feet. Rest from nil labor now. o — * Bob O’Farrell Named Manager Os Cardinals By Clark B. Kelsey, (U. P. Staff Correspondent) Chicago, Dee. 29.-Cast-off from a second division team less than tw years ago. Robert Arthur (Bob) C • Farrell today finds himself the ager of a world's champion club. ‘ O'Farrell, appointed yesterday to mana ge the St- Louis Cardinals durh oming year, was struggling on‘ as second string catcher wt 1 t he Chicago Cubs in the middle of tho 1925 season. At that time Gabby Hartnett wa 4 t n his heyday anti there seem djtttle need for O'Farrell. So the summated a deal which sen I re n to the Cardinals and ’’ronKMthe veteran Mike Gonzales and a ward Freigau to the Cubs. .mmediately O'Farre * m seni n or cU- -is brildTSei: Jot d the "most valuable man to his J X” in the National league. te - tm past season the new During the pas Ag an Cardinal caught evidence of his and in 143 of the seasons M 6 played every inning spr . , s world's series. .. tha n .300. hatting average was better

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feKiTcnmn '■ljxi'i-Aj b»t me ) 0M count bf tU niy gur Ixird, *b*r ° h ’ let nura " 1 Three, nor meaeure out my lot, bur eay, lt <hl/r( , lh(r# 11 waa large or aniwfl,” Hera did the marclaa thick or •cantly fall." Teach m, to watch the counting heavena Instead— Unnumbered. Mho reckvneth thy etara? : ■—Laura Spencer Porter. french cooking There is mucn “be said for starting at least one meal a day with a good hot nourishA ug soup. The fob lowing are a few culled from French cuisine: Chestnut Soup.—But into a saucepun a cupful of shelled chestnuts. Cook on a slow tiro without boiling for half an hour, the i ren ove the brown skin. Put th ■ chestnuts i to a mortar with a slice of dry bread and pound to a past<, adding a little bouillon to soften the bread from time to time. Pass through a strainer, add bouillon ami cook for another half hour. Serve with croutons. Onion Soup.—Peel six large onions, cut into thin slices. Cool lightly I t butter. When partially browned ad l a tablespoonful of Hour and continue cooking until the mixture Is brown. Add water, salt and pepper and cook for a half hour or until the onions are tender. Strain if desired and serve on toast with grated cheese. Pot au Feu.—The meat used is a piece of stew or shoulder or leg. Many cooks think the addition of the bones and feet of a chicken add the linest flavor. Cover with cold water and simmer for two hours, skimming once or twice. Now add vegetables such as carrots, turnips, parsnips, leaks and onions, with a sprig of thyme, a clove of garlic and two bay leaves with a stalk of celery. Cabbage and potatoes, too, may be added. Add a little kitchen bouquet to give a brown color. Serve very hot when the j vegetables are cooked. Chicken Bouillon.—Take a pound of stewing meat, and an old rooster or lean pullet, cut into small pieces, cover with cold water and simmer; when it I has begun to simmer add seasoning—- | an onion stuck with cloves, a few herbs and carrots and turnips cut into bits. Cook until the meat Is very tender. Drain and serve. KeKTTGTCT CAsmgaa 1927. Western Newspaper Union.) It Is not work that divides masses from classes, and sets e eir.pl .yer, cr Is It >■ I-”’ - "in I - . Ins—Dallas core bliaTp: " A DAY WITH CANDIES A simple recipe for chocolate caramels is the following: Chocolate Cara©mels. —Take onehalf cupful of grated chocolate, one cupful of sugar, one cupful of molasses, o n e-h a1 f cupful of milk aud a tablespoonful of butter. Cook to soft ball stage and pour out into a buttered pan to cool. Cut into squares when cool enough. Here is another: Chocolate Caramels No. 2.—Take two cupfuls of brown sugar, one cupful qf molasses, one-half cupful of milk, one-fourth pound of grated chocolate and a tablespoonful of butter Boil twenty minutes, stirring constantly. Four into buttered pans and mark off v hen cool. Chocolate Creams.—Boll two cupfuls of sugar, one-half cupful of water aud a pinch of cream of tartar until the sugar sirup makes a soft ball when dropped into cold water. Cool and stir until creamy, let stand well covered with buttered paper for two or three days to ripen Then mold In balls, dip into bakers chocolate melted over hot water and place to cool on buttered sheets. Orange Drops.-Grate rind from one orange -squeeze the Juice, removlng ail seeds. Add to the juke and rind enough powdered sugar to make into small balls. Ice Cream Candy-Take two cupfuls of sugar, two-thirds of a cupful of !old water, one-half cupful of vinegar, bo 1 without stirring until it makes a hard ball in water. Four out to coo n n buttered platter and when cool Jui * adding a few drops of flavoring. T ,» v Take two cupfuls of brown augar one-half cupful of butter, four 8 , g , \nn»fuls of molasses, two of wat‘er two of vinegar. 801 l fifteen mln“‘hickory Nut Macaroon.-Take one nnd of powdered sugar and chopped P the unbeaten whites of five eggs, ” U MXspoontul of flour aqd two teaone tab espoon M|y a]| Aether and drop by teaspoonfuls on a baking sheet and bake a light brown.

OIL BOOM HITS I INDIANA VILLAGE I 1 Middletown Experiencing Excitement Common In Oklahoma Settlements I I 1 Middletown, Ind., Dec. 29—(United , Press)—This village of 1,171 Inhabit- i ants is undergoing the rapid growing pains of an oil boom. Since A. R. Morris, promoter of a . well nearby, announced that, be struck it rich, Middletown has experienced much the same excitement. as similar settlements in Oklahoma when its oil fields wore opened. Streets, formerly glutted with traffic only on circus day or the Fourth of July, are alive with automobiles from every state in the Union and some from Canada. Two restaurants have sprung up to accomodate the sudden influx of strangers. Until a few weeks ago, strangers vlsiiting Middletown were largely drummers and tourists. Now they are all classes from wealthy investor to curious idler. Oil is everywhere the subject of conversation. Farmers with land near the new well continue gathering the eggs and milking the cows, but their agricultural activities are half hearted. Their chief concern now is with leases and prospective leases. The Ohio Oil company is said to have secured many leases in the vicinity. Charles Scott, who owns 120 acres of land directly west of the paying well, has announced that he will refuse leases and start drilling operations himself. There Is an air of mystery around the present, working and in the village. Some are inclined to belittle the possibilities of the district as an oil field. Most villagers, however, have caught the enthusiasm of promoters for the projects already started. Most farmers are noncommittal and dickering with rival oil companies . for the most favorable propositions. Research Opens New Field For Indiana Coal Lafayette. Ind., Dec. 29. —A much wider market and demand for Indiana coal is expected to result from the publication of a new bulletin of the engineering Experiment Station of Pur- • due university, which after listing the results of 212 steaming tests with i Hoosier coal, points out that it is giv-

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