Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 55, Decatur, Adams County, 5 March 1927 — Page 3

■' Tte fl understanding I Heart pyPETFRB. KYNE Ml "• hi- reputation as the |M kr<'W»|t p.-re mounting ■ H : x -hut nobody couhi 1 had •“’t"' ll W '“ Ml"' 11 .. : morale your mm- ■ On' H.'.UKI fourts usuM” Jul e ■ '"imive evnle.H-e. ■ •"/HoS'r > . have one mar- a< <• HI h? si*" *" "■ l "‘ r klmono ’ U ' raw up P -' ’• of i « yer rv wora kind of jack-hg low-' SB lbl> 0,1 have informal him that his IO the dee,! must ho | Clpdged bmo.e ~ notary public lawyer The ■ ■ s"n i: ' ' Thin K to till in the legal IH SLeription of the property on a ■ Xi form o. deed. HO had one M ? hi, office and filled it ><> on his Bi LwriPr He toil them laughingly, ■►’ would -me ' h '"> a law - vp, ’ rt Ipp - H However, he r-reived his fee-a two- ■ X- mmiiohi. of vnele Charleys ■fl oldest and best IB "4ml that important witness is ■ dead Well. 11l have to interview ■ X notary publie in 'he county. H You see. Monha. when a notary pub--19 iii attests the signature on any sworn , H document he makes a notation of the, M nature of th- document. He is reM qufred by law to do that. I |9 •■We'll make another search tor the ■fl deed. Monica, and if we cannot find |fl jt Hl sue Vnele Charley's estate for |fl you and 'hat with your testimony M and the notary's record we'll make H out a pretty g-od case. Perhaps we ll H * in " HB "I haven't any money for law-suits. H moniia replied drearily. “Now that H Vnele Charley has died intestate the |9 public administrator will administer 91 hi, estate, will he not?" ■ “I'niess lit le Charley's next of ■ kin should apply for and lie granted HB letters of administration.” 9 'Tilde Charley had no next of kin." 9 Tony Carland loaded his pipe and M smoked thoughtfully for several min--9 “t**- "Well. Monica, we have a ■ bridge to cross, of course, but we ll' 9 when we come to it. Meanfl while i'll think of something. Love 9 laughs at locksmiths, you know." fl "To be as poor and as alone in the E world as I am, Tony; to have a hunfll dred and fifty thousand dollars ;d---fl most in my hands and then to have 9 it withdrawn—that's terribly liard, 9 Tony." fl "Oh, I'll get it, back for you, .dear, fl Truth, crushed to earth, will ' rise fl again.” fl Monica leaned her tired head on h's fl broad young shoulder for a moment, fl "Oh, Tuny.” she murmured, "you're B so casterful and comforting. I've B never met a man like you before." B "Please Cod you never may,” he B replied, and she felt his lithe body B shake with a little inward chuckle. B in a moment, however, lie was serious. B What will you do when you're a rich B lady?" he queried. B Muuiea raised her ’ yad atid looked B at him wistfully. "My plans are very B indefinite, Tony. That is another B hrldge we ll cross when we come to I It.” "But how about the immense and contemptuous world-down younder y ' •he kissed him lightly on the cheek. "In the fanciful phraseology of the late Uncle Charley,” she whispered in his ear, “to hell with that!” "Oh, you’re delicious!" he cried, and hugged her to him. “I love you so much my heart burns. And it isn’t pantry love either, honey. The hurt started the day before yesterday.” A man in a kitchen is a pathetic figure. Tony. Do rua out and milk the goat." I think I ought to wash Pansy's udder carefully and let the young fellow rustle for himself,” he suggested, with the odd, whimsical leer Me found so tremendously amusing. Iles bound to feel more at home, tumulus and Remus were suckled by 'a she-wolf, you know, and Pansy's “ Bweet and gentle little creature. I’m she. will not object.” 'ou re bound to experiment, aren’t you?" h '' it ’ 1 a *?Bht laugh he poured some 11 watpr * n a Pa®> helped himself to ih P i Snil a towe ’ an( l departed for h ~ arn’ where presently Monica 1 him singing a rollicking song °f hi s soldier days. °h, the dirty little adjutant’s the ’’ or ‘ st °ne of them all. as you jm the parade-ground to answer every call, n ‘ if you a|, e not steady at dress Parade or drill, ’ its 'Sergeant, do your duty, ohove that rookie in thfvmill!" crown J’ einin<l » me of a little overdue. oy ’ thought the girl happily. thinvn° klnd - and thoughtful. I M% he . S a goofl man - too.” morp Tkn * )een in a 0100(1 somewhat realize,? h < n 8 ? phlcal she would I,av ® lived ■. t^ la * nien w * , °se lives are Tonv r r ; 086 *0 the earth as was “imple Itn^' 8 . are ’ QUite Benally, ing creoh.r l nd wholly understandof civTiizla eR n, lt 1H the competition thing cna I e that - deß troys the likenlssT *" H!S ° Wn image morons X ny G ar,an( l. whimiscal, huhls way wbh g p raßCal ,hal he was ' had ha <i the Ittuw and the baby ' lle ’oom with h ab u P . ansy in lhe living le g of the h tnm head tied short to the unuer her X e '. and tlle baby held nature’s 8 . an . ing »m»tenance from *hat he u° Un b before Monica kiflSw ' a .come e a7d 8 8 d e ° e lDB ' He callPd to bpr . ton nf ° Unce ot mvention is worh a! ‘orse power,” he assured her '

with that grave solemnity that de-', notes the humorous country dweller. "The maternal spirit is strong in Pansy, she ought to have n family of her own " W- commenced inr ing softly an Improvised parody on ■"ltie Wealin' o' the Green." KGh, I once knew a nanny-goat and Pansy was her name, She bad no children of her own, which really was a shame, Tint she met a brave young ranger and I'll tell yon what he did, He supplied her with a baby and she thought' it was a kid " “Second Verse!” Monica demanded, childishly delighted at his magnificent nonsense. "And when at last to manhood's slate I that goat-raised child attained , 1 A blind man at a glance could see how badly he'd been trained i’.ir he'd eat tin cans, and pap« all while wagging of his chin. And he didn’t have u single fri.-nd,' ” because he butted in!" "Tony, you’re a ridiculous boy!” "Since you do not appreciate my minsterlsy. I'll not open my mouth again tonight." "Oh, please do, Tony! Sing mo the third verse. Please." | Garland resumed: "Oh, ho met a mountain maiden and unto her he said, 'l'd sure be delighted, miss, if mo an' you could wed,' But the maiden turned a haughty face and said, 'Go home to mater. For I'll wed a forest-ranger! Thanks, 1 do not crave a satyr'." lie had succeeded at last in driving the blue devils off Bogus. "Am! ' then what?" Monica pleaded childishly. He heaved a deep sight. "You’re just like any little girl. Once a fellow starts to tell you a fairy-tale he's I irrevocably lost. He must, go on and on and on and on. ever such a-long •way, until the hero comes at last to a little hut in the forest where the magician lives. The magician opens the door, response to our hero's; timid knock, and immediately says,l ('Hocus, pocus. imporatus. abra cadabra,’ which.Jfterally translated, means 1 this child is fed and it is now time to I milk Pansy and put her back in the barn. To the wood-box with this iiH 1 fant.” CHAPTER 42. 1 ’ Garland placed the baby in Monica s ‘ arms and pranced into the kitchen tor (the large lard pail into which Pansy ' was wont to be milked. He came out ’ whistling, the sofT, mellow warbling ' notes of a Spanish mocking-bird; ' while he milked Pansy he completed ’.the mocking-bird's not inconsiderable repertoire, gave an imitation of a ■ sleepy little thrush and the rich, btirb- ' ling, joyons song of a meadow lark. "You're an accomplished little felI low, aren't you?" MohicT twitted hiw. ■ "There's real music in your whistling. ! You’ve taken lessons."> ‘ "I fave—from birds. "Will yop teach me, Tony?" ‘ "I will not!" # \ “Oh, Tony!” z "Your lips were not made for ■ whistling.” I I “I suppose that's one of your pretty, 1 worldly speeches." • "Quien sabe” ’ , "Tony, I think you're awful aic'l "Hush, woman! Don't make Hove to ’me. Pansy'll be scandalized! By the I way. Monica—well, never mind.” he 1 broke of!' abruptly. “Never mind what?" Monica de- . mantled, with feminine curiosity and ■ persistence. i "Nothing. Just a foolish thought." "I must know what it is. 1 want to I know all of your little foolish thoughts > as well as your fine, noble ones.” "Well—of course this is only a suggestion from a mere man- but it I seems to me you can take one of those ' empty twenty-pound meal sacks 1 saw : in your cupboard, cut a hole in eacii I bottom corner for the baby’s legs, a • hole in each side near the top for his : arms, put a draw string around the tnouth of the sack, shove the child ' into the tack and draw it ’tight about his necl?. You'd have him dressed in a jilty.” “That’s an excellent idea and I'll act on it immediately, Tony." Site stood over him. beaming down at him with those great lambent brown eyes that thrilled him so; she seemed to be studying him. Presently she ruffled his black poll. “Just a play boy,” she murmured, apparently to herself. “Just a big bully play-boy!" She tucked the infant into his improvised bed in the wood-box and re- | turned to the kitchen. | Garland spent that night stretched ,on the floor in front of the fireplace, rising from tinfe to time to minister to Bob Mason. After luncheon next day he mounted his horse and rode over to Uncle Charley's late residence near Dogwood Flats. The deceased heller's two little speckled pack-mules were in a tiny corral back of a wretched little barn, and by the eagerness with which they met him at the gate he realized the? had been without food or water for forty-eight hours. When he had watered end fed them he took both in charge, placed the pack-saddles with the kyacks on them and rode over to the foot of the trail leading up to Bogus. About five o’clock Sheriff Bentley came up the road through Tantrum Meadows, and Garland was relieved to see a woman seated beside him in his car. Bentley introduced her as Mrs. King. From the tonenau of Bentley’s car the sheriff and Garland removed the groceries and sick-room supplies, . stowing them in the kyacks. To the nacksaddles they bound the two cots, the bedding and blankets, and to the top of one of these loads the gallant sheriff swung the nurse. i (TO BE COXTtXVED) Copyright 1926 Peter B. Kyne by arrangement with King Features Syndicate, Inc

DFCATPR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 1927.

—i -■ —- ■■ ihii "i vki " 1 *' " 1 „= M M ' RCW : uV| | Annual Report of the fl ■ Electric Light Dept. ■ W Os the City Plant ; j | I || JANUARY 1, 1926— -DECEMBER 31, 1926 i j Hk The Electric light department of the City Light and Power plant enjoyed its highest year in 1926 in . - point of production and completion of improvements to the plant. Earnings from operations totaled $158,733.82, expenses and depreciation. $111,136.56. During the year the sum of $88,574.41 was paid for new equipment installed in the plant and $9,200.00 paid on bonds and interest. • , A total of 5,841,520 K. W. H. were generated during 1926 and the capacity of the plant increased several fold. With the new and more modern equipment installed the plant has been able to increase production :.nd lower costs and these savings have been handed down to the consumer in the form of a lower power rate. The officials and employes of the city plant are at all times willing and eager to accommodate the patrons and when in need of service or when they have trouble to report, call the City Hall, phone 225. Calls will be promptly answered. Believing that all citizens of Decatur are interesfed in the operation of their municipaVplant, the city council ordered the following report published: PLANT INCOME SUMMARY DE OPERATIONS Commercial lighting earnings $42,853.30 Income from operations J>58,733.82 Municipal contract lighting earnings • L 6 • Total operation expenses $111,136.56 Commercial power earnings e * Municipal power earnings for W.W. Dept. $13,762.62 Credit balance $47,597.26 Earnings from other utilities. Monroe, Preble, operating revenue $47,597.26 Union Township, Pleasant Mills $ 6,103.5 operating revenue $ 6,509.80 v Tctal . -$158,733.32 Gross income $54,107.06 I rv/'AMf iumvi nTUVV CAI PTFsi Interest «n bonded debt $ 4,200.00 INCOME FROM OTHER SOLKCES Paid on b On d ed $5,000.00 Paid to treasurer for posts 5 4 ’ 66 L?.t ... Sale of lamps, supplies, labor, poles, etc. $ 519.54 $44,907.06 I \ Miscellaneous Mdse, sale and insurance received $ 1.322.32 VAI UE OF PROPERTY OF I’l ANT Total revenue $165,243.62 Cost beginning of year $284,489.84 COST OF STEAM POWER GENERATED Construction equipment during year $ 88,307.77 Steam generated, coal, freight and hauling $48,875.20 Cost close of year $372,797-61 Operating labor . $16,209.31 Cash ■$ 12.517.73 Miscellaneous power, plant, supplies and Material and supplies $ 1,220.10 expresses $ 6.899.20 Maintainence of power plant equipment $ 2.410.79 ' $386,535.44 Maintainence of buildings, fixtures and grounds $ 1,319.67 , 11» A IJ \ ] Total cost of power generated $75,714.17 ' 1— 000 General Electric turbin, complete with condensor DISTRIBUTION COSTS [ pump and motors 4 — 4 °o K' n o s^or <l - Webster water tube boilers , Distribution system, operating labor $ 1,972-50 I—looo K. VJ. General Electric turbin, complete with conDistribution system, supplies, expenses $ 4.028.65 denser pump and motor ~ I—3ooo General Electric turbin, complete with condensor Total $6,001.15 pump and motor M lA. 2—Cosl Silos- Capacity 000 tons MAIA 1 AIAtA It j —W. handling squiprr.fnt Cost of distribution system z $ 2,371.11 I—Wayne water softener Cost of transformers $ 205.70 4—4 Retort Westinghouse Underfeed mechanical stokers, Cost of meters $ 45.19 with steam and fans z -1 — Blue Vermont marble switchboard with complete Total distribution cost $ 8,623.15 switches and instrument cables and supports 2— Boiler feed pumas MUNICIPAL CONTRACT LIGI NG COSTS —Pump motor with 6 in. pipe line to river I—Spray pond, 80 ft. by 100 ft. fitted with piping and Consumption- commercial $ 269.33 spray and nozzles Trimming and inspecting lamps $ 480.00 I—Ash handling equioment Municipal contract lamp supplies $ 272.32 I—Coal unloader and motor Municipal contract lamp renewals $ 125.38 I—Coal convey and motor Miscellaneous municipal contract lighting sup- -jp eec | w ater heater piles, expenses and post lights $ 4,332.48 I—Feed water motor pump Maintainence of contract lamps $ 63.53 Steam piping, valve trap and miscellaneous fittings Total municipal contract lighting $ 5,543.04 POWER STATION AND STATISTICS COMMERCIAL LINES MAINTAINENCE Tota K.W generated during year 5,841,520 Maximum amount generated in one day. Nov. Collecting and reading meters $ 1,080.00 17j 19 2 6 24,700 Promotional expenses . $ 94.00 Minimum amount generated in one day, April GENERAL EXPENSES 18, 1926 3,700 General’ office expenses $ 1,563.20 . ADDITION TO PLANT EQUIPMENT General office supplies and expenses $ 257.69 c os t Added Cost Public service commission expenses $ 42.33 Beginning During Close Injury and damages i, $ 19.90 year Year Year Insurance $ 1,824.03 [_ and $ 9,000.00 $ $ 9,000.00 Stationery and printing $ 187.20 Bldgs., fixt. & grounds 29,008.65 29.008.65 Operation of utility equipment $ 275.54 Power plant equipment 83,115.00 82.765.85 165.891.85 j, ■ Maintainence of utility equipment $ 475.15 Beiler plant. equioment 102.010.53 102.010.53 ?*" ' ' "’“T J Maintainence of utility equipment, buildings, Distribution system 25,101.74 1,596.76 26,698.50 * .HVIB ' fixtures and grounds $ 48.70 Transformers ’Till SuLl'B ' Meters 3.188.62 511.37 3.699.99 PIR Effl JjjgL 'fOf® I Total general expense $ 4,693.74 Municipal lighting system 17.470 60 2,752.55 20,223.15 .fflfffi |a .J ’ QUMMARV (IF Gen. office equipment 431.00 431.00 .«B nl lviiviAni til wnlrt Stores dept, equipment 406.10 406.10 j Si? ? ■* ?1 ( ■ Total of all items of operations $95,748-10 Miscellaneous equipment 216.00 216.00 19KjCf L.S Depreciation for 1926 $15,388.46 Utility equipment 276.00 | ■ Total operating expenses .'. $111,136.56 Total cost of plant $284,489.84 $88,574.41 $372,797.61 3 Electric Light & Power Dept. |g CITY OF DECATUR w .....,. : —- ——— - I I Vc.- i

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