Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 18 February 1931 — Page 2

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS, BUSINESS CARDS, AND NOTICES

FOR SALE FOR SALM!—2 ton service truck .VT < condition. Also 1 steel dump bed for ton truck. Call 380 . 38-ts FOR SALK Pure bred shbrt~horn male calt ten months old. O. T. .Johnson Decatur. Route 8, Phone 861-C. 40-3tx FOR SALE—Two Duroe sows and one Hampshire sow with pigs by aide. Vernon Brodbeck Eight tsllss . north east of Decatur. 40-3tx FOR SALE —U~hcad of good farm horses. Will trade for springer cows. Earl Moser. Wren, O. 40t6x FOR SALE Ilaby Overland automobile, good condition, will sell cheap if taken soon. Phone 7823 or see L. H. Miller. 40t3x FOR i’yearold Durham bull. One 32 volt motor. Call William Klenk, 719-E. 40-3 t FOR SALE—A. C. Radio. Inquire Phone 236 40-3tx FOR SALE—Delco Light Plants, a-L shape. Edwin Schamerloh, route 8. 40t3 FOR SALE—New crocks, all sizes to 10 gal. Closing out entire stock at, per gallon, 13c. Niblick & Co. 41t3 FOR SALE—-160 - acre farm, good buildings, easy payments. 6 mi. from Decatur. Cheap. A. D. Suttles. 41t3 FOR~SALE—3 ami 4 year old i 3 Guernsey cows, with calves. Test 6. 90 bu. unfield soy-beans. Homer Ginter, % mile east of Peterson. 41-3tx FOR SALE I—Certified 1 —Certified Grimm Alsalsa seed, test 99.66 pure. Also , some alfalfa hay and potatoes. It. B. Johnson, Route 5, Decatur. 42t3x FOR RENT FOR RENT—Six room house, three closets, cellar, garage, electric .ights, city water in kitchen sink. Big garden. A. D. Suttles. 4it 3 FOR RENT or SALE - Seven room house near North Ward school, hard and soft water in kitchen sing, other inside conveniences Garage. A. D. Suttles. 41t3 FOR RENT Six room house, eel- ' lar. hard water in kitchen sink, garage, electric lights. A. D. Suttles. 41t3 ! FOR RENT—4 room cottage. 322 ' North 11th St., with garage and garden ground. Inquire Mrs. Grace M. Everett. South Winchester St., or call 5262. 42-3tx FOR RENT — Farm, 140 acres, southwest quarter of section 22, French township, Adams county. 7 room house. 40x80 barn, windmill, silo, tiled, fence and cross fences; 2 sets of buildings. 70 acres in cultivation; 70 acres pasture. Timber and orchard. Rented till March 1 to Mike Biberstine. Desire to lease for $3 an acre or sell or trade. George Geis, owner, 325 Baker St., Fort Wayne. 3t-w-th-s FOR RENT — Six room house, double garage, bath, lights, other inside conveniences. A. D. Suttles 1 41t3 FOR RENT — 2 strictly modern houses on N. 2nd st. Mrs. C. S. (.’lark, phone 183. 41t3x WANTED WANTED—A girl at 161 South Second street. Swiss Dry Cleaners:. 40WANTED- Plowing to do. Harvey Steffen, route 2, Decatur 40-3tx -- — WANTED —Young gill wants house I work or any other kind of work. Cail at 923 Mercer avenue this week 41MALE HELP WANTED -P< sit ion's on ocean liners to Europe, Orient, etc. Good pay. Experience unnecessary. Self-addressed envelope brings list. M. E. Arculus. Mount Vernon, N. V. mon-wedx WANTED TO BUY—Direct from owner 35 or 40 acre farm within 6 qr 7 miles from Decatur. Address box J % Decatur Democrat. 42-3 t LOST AND FOUND LOST —A woman’s brown shoe. Return to this office. 42-3tx \OTIUK FOR FOR COAL Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of th“ Adatr.s <’ »unty Memorial Hospital, will at said hospital, at Deval nr. Indjina on Saturday the 7th day of March 1931 and up until 1 ;00 p. M. on said day. reeelvp sealed bids for ime larg<car load of No. 3 Pocahontas coal, price to include delivering the coal, in the bins at the hospital. The board reserves the right to reJjeut any or all blds. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE Adams County Memorial Hospital Feb 11-18 How We Get Poor American I mn: Making two blades of grass grow where one grew before; feeling poor because nobody wants the extra blade.—Washing Star.

AUTOS a Re-financed on smaller payS ments. Quick service. Frankiin Security Co. Phone 237 ; Decatur, Indiana V

S.E. Black FUNERAL DIRECTOR Mrs. Black, Lady Attendant Calla anawered promptly day or night. Office phone 600 Home phone 727 Ambulance Service FUNERAL DIRECTOR Lady Attendant W. H. ZWICK & SON Calls answered day and night Ambulance Service Phones: Office 61, Homa 303 Yager Brothers Funeral Directors Calls answered day or night. At night call phone 44. Day time call phone 105. Ambulance Service, day or night N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyea Examined, Glaaaea Fitted HOURS: 8:30 to 11:30—12:30 to 6:00 Saturdays, 8:00 p. m. Telephone 136 Lobenstein & Doan FUNERAL DIRECTORS Calls answered promptly day or night. Ambulance Serv.ce. Office Phone JO. Residence Phone, Decatur 1041 Residence Phone, Monroe, 81 LADY ATTENDANT

For BETTER HEALTH SEE DR. H. FROHNAPFEL Licensed Chiropractor and Naturapath Riadonic diagnosis and treatment Phone 314 104 So. 3rd St. Office Hours; 10-12, 1-5, 6-8 10 years in Decatur. MtTKK OP M’ECIII. -,iF!ETIX<. OF <OI Vl’l <Ol »•< il. I’o the Member* of the tunni* Co. < <». You are hereby notified of a spt - rial meeting of the Adams County Council of Adams County Stale of Indiana at the Auditor’s office of said county on Monday March 2, 1931, at 9 o’clock A. M. for the purpose of determining whether or not an emergency exists for the expenditure of a sum of money not to exceed >30,000.00 for building anti (OAftruction of a new bridge over the St. Marys itiver on the Heniy St hemnajin Macadam Hoad in the south u est quarter of section twelve in Preble township, said county and which bridge is known upon the records of the county as the "Scheumann Bridge”, and which sum is not included in the existing estimates and levy; and if such emergency is found to exist then to determine to expend not to exceed |3O,OO(T.OO to build such bridge and to adopt an ordinance of such determination t» issue the bonds or other evidence of indebtedness of said Adams County, State of Indiana, in the sum of not to exceed >30,000.00 for the purp >se of obtaining funds with which to build said bridge, make an appropriation therefor, and to transai t such other business as may legally come before such council. Dated this day 2 of February 1931 ALRICR T H A BLOW Auditor, Adams County Feb. 11-18

Rattier Killed by Own Bite Snakes are not Immune to their own poison. When a rattlesnake. I temporarily blind while shedding | its skin, struck at a spot where it was hit with a club, hit itself in- , self Instead, it died quickly from ■ the self-inflicted wound, it was re- ■ ported to the American Forestry ! association. 0 , First Sewing Machine While Ellas Howe is usually cred I Ited with the Invention of the sewing machine, a patent for this device was secured 15 years earlier. In 1830. by a Frenchman. Barthel my Thlmonnier. who was called the , ■‘enemy of thimbles" hy Parisian | garment makers. A ppoinl incut of Admin in (Tutor A o 271M1 Noth’* is hereby given That th.? undersigned has been appoints 1 Administrator of the estate of Minnie Sundermann late of Adams County deceased. The estate is probably solvent. Ml tin W. Sundermann Administrator Merryman and Sutton Attorneys. Feb. 10, 1931. Feb 11-18-25 NOTH K OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE ADAMS CO. CO. Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the Adams County Council of Adams County Indiana will be held at the Auditor's oft iC«in the Court House at Decatur Indiana at 10 o’clock a. in, on Monday March 2nd F 931 f>r the purpose of making the following appropriations in excess of the 1930 budget: For the ID3O Hudget Fund 200 Cd Infirmary Ex. 100.00 Supt Expense (school Supti 100.00 Dftrheu 118 Court House Repair 3 50.00 Union township poor 340.0) Root township poor 552.13 Washington township Poor 912.32 Blue Creek township poor 34.40 St. Marys township poor 161.33 For the IP3I Budget Special (Election Expense 3350.00 '"minty’Agricultural Asso 1000.09 Auditor’s Con. for Asses’rs B 150.00 ’minty Assessors Desk 30.. hi '■’•uirt House Insurance 1200.00 Circuit Court Equipment .»o.oj circuit Court Os. Sup. Drainage Bonds 50.00 Ten or more tax payers other than those that pay poll tax only who feel then.stoves aggrieved by such determination may appeal to the State Board of Tax Commissioners for further action by filing a petition therefor with the County Auditor within ten days after such have been determined upon and the State Board will fix a day to rhearing in this County. Dated this 9th day of February 1931. ALBERT HARLOW Auditor Adams County. Indiana Feb. 11-13

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MARKET REPORTS' DAILY REPORT OF LOCAL , AND FOREIGN MARKETS BERNE MARKET (Corrected Feb. 17) No commission and no yardage taken off. Hogs, 100-140 pounds ... $7.10 Hogs. 140-180 pounds $7.45 i Hogs. ISO-220 pounds $7.30; Hogs. 220-260 pounds $6.Sb Hogs, 260-300 pounds $6.201 Hogs, 300-350 pounds $6.00' Roughs—ss.oo-$5.25. Stags—s3.7s, Vealers—slo.oo. Lambs —$7.75. FORT WAYNE LIVESTOCK Fort Wayne, Ind., Feb. 18. —<U.R) I I —Livestock: Hog market. 20-25 c lower; 100-1 ! 140 lbs., $6.85; 140-160 lbs., $7.25; | 160-180 lbs., $7.60; 180-200 lbs., $7.50; 200-210 lbs.. $7.35; 210-220 lbs., $7.20; 220 230 lbs., $7; 230-240 lbs., $6.85; 240'260 lbs., $6.70; 260280 lbs.. $6.50; 280-300 lbs., $6.20; ] 300-350 lbs., $6; roughs, $5.25; stags I $4. Calves—sl(l.oo. I-amhs—sß.oo. EAST BUFFALO LIVESTOCK East Buffalo. N. Y„ Feb. IS.—<U.R) | —Livestock: Hogs: Receipts. 2,700; holdovens, 1800; market vdry slow, bulk un|sold; scattered sales, 15-25 c lower; desirable, 150-200 lbs., $8.10; few. $8.15; 210-230 lbs., $7.40-$8; 235-250 lbs., $7.10-$7.35; few, 300 lbs., I $6.75. Cattle; Receipts, 50; cows steady. l I cutter grades, $2.25-$3.75. Calves: Receipts, 300; vealers] draggy, weak to 50c lower; better' lots most'.,', $11.50; few, sl2. Sheep: Receipts, 2,000; lambs, | fairly active, 15-25 c below Mon-1 day's average; good to choice wool! skins, $9.25; some held higher; ] mixed lots, $9; medium kinds and throwouts, SB-$8.50; good to choice] shorn lambs, $3.75. CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Mar. May July Sept. I Wheat, Old .79% -82% .68% ,6854 i New .79% .83% Cort* Old .62% .64% .66% .66 ! New .62% -65% Oats, Ohl .32% .33% .32% .32% I New .33 .33% ' LOCAL GRAIN MARKET (Corrected Feb. 17) i No. 1 New Wheat >66c i No. 2 New Wheat 65c ] New Oats . ~. 28c i Harley 50c ] Rye —5O c 1 No. 2 Yellow C<*rn, ] per 100 pounds GOc-72c • —;—_ ! LOCAL GROCERS EGG MARKET ‘ Egg, dozen ... 12c s[ BUTTERFAT AT STATION 1 i Butterfat 23c In a Nutshell When comes another slngei there j will be room for another song

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT WEDNESDAY, FEB I ARY 18, 1931.

SAVE 10% DISCOUNT ON YOUR ELECTRIC LIGHT BILLS BY PAYING ON OR BEFORE Feb. 20 ! POWER BILLS ! ARE ALSO DUE —AND— I MUST BE PAID —BY—TWENTIETH OF | MONTH AT ■ I I CITY HALL !l RURAL BILLS ALSO DUE JAN. 20

DESERT CITY UP TO DENVER MAN — Denver, Feb. 15- (UP) inimedir ate construction of a full-grown city on t ie desert is the job before S. R. I Deßoer, member o' ‘he Dent j city j planning commission. He has been employed and given full responsibility for designing Boulder City at the site of tjie world’s greatest reclamation prepect. Hoover Dam. Homes, churches, schools, theaters. playgrounds hospitals and bus! ness buildings must be built on tne white, hot sands of the Nevada desert for the use of the men who witl build the dam and their families. Parks for beauty and recreation must be provided, and. above all. the mistakes made in the building of ; other cities must be avoided because Boulder City, built by the I Federal Government will he looked ' upon as a model city whether it is I so intended or not.

AUCTION SALE 7 Room House Saturday, Feb. 21, 1931 at 2:30 P. M. I will sell at Public Auction without reserve, my property at 225 North First street, Decatur, Indiana 7 Room, Semi-Modern home, in good repair; cement block garage. Immediate possession. TERMS —Small down payment, balance like rent. W M. LAMMERT 1 Roy Johnson, auct. Phone 265 or 1022 | ! Public Auction Having sold my farm. I will sell at public auction, at the place 1 i in.le west and % mile south of Peterson, Ind., on TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1931 Commencing at 12 o'clock sharp, the following described property: 3—HEAD OF CATTLE—3 One Red cow, 7 years old, to be fresh March 25; one Red cow, 6] years old, to be fresh June 5; one Red heifer, to be fresh hy day of sale. —HOGS—--15 Chester White shoats, average about 125 lbs.; 1 Chester White! sow. 2 years old, due to farrow March 25; 2 young sows due to farrow] in March. -POULTRY65 Buff Orphington Pullets; 36 Leghorn Pullets. GRAIN AND HAY 100 hnshel of good yellow corn; 80 bushel of heavy oats; 25 bushel of s°ed barley; 1% ton of bean hay; 2% ton of timothy hay; 13 fodder shocks; 1 ton of loose oals straw; 1% bushel of yellow seed corn. IMPLEMENTS AND TOOLS One Osborne hay loader; 1 Walter A- Wood mowing machine; 1 Big Willie cultivator; 1 single disc; 1 spring tooth harrow; 1 spike tooth harrow; 1 John Deere riding plow; 1 Moline riding plow; 2 walking plows; 1 .Storm King buggy; 1 Turnbull wagon; 1 hay rack: 1 iron wlieel wagon and bed; 1 single shovel plow; 1 double shovel plow; 1 platform scale; 1 fanning mill; 1 grindstone; 1 3-horse evener lor on a wagon. One DeLaval No. 10 cream separator, in good condition; 1% b p lasoline engine; 1 pump jack; 1 mud boat; 1 set of mud boat runners; i set of «■<>>■(■: harness. 1 !'. !><•■ stretcher; about 111 rod of 36 in hog lenee; 190 feet of ornamental yard fence; 1 ornamental house yard gate; 1 butchering I able; 1 lard press; 1 iron kettle; 3 barrels- 1 log | chain; 1 hay rope: 2 metal hog troughs: 1 scoop shovel; 3 forks- 1 now bar; 1 iron rack for drying seed corn, and numerous other . at tides not mentioned. TERMS—SS.OO or under cash; over that amount 6 month's time will bo given on good bankable notes drawing 7% interest last 3 ntos ! No goods to be removed until settled for. 3% off for cash. SIMON J. BOWERS, Owner I H. H. High, auctioneer Wm. Zimmerman, clerk

Cross streets, except for mail boulevards are eliminated from DeBoulder’s plan, in the interests ot economy. There will be no alleys. I Space tor loading and unloading ■will be provided by the receding 'form in buildings. I The general plan of the city will' be triangle, with streets leading: from a civic center at the anex. ' ° | Shave Saved Taxi Driver Cost of New Photograph □toon. Feb 17.—(UM—A new rule of the Boston police department provides that all taxi drivers shall file their photographs at headquarters. A driver approached Inspector James R. Claflin and ha-ded him a photograph. •’Sorry," said Claflin, “but I can’t , [ accept this photo. It shows you , clean-shaven and you've got a moustache now.” . "How much does a photo cost?" i ■ "Seventy-five cents. " said Claflin, i j The driver left. When he returned half an hour later he did

not have a new photograph. “L saved 55 cents by using j Neither did he have a moustache, bean,’ he gloated. PUBLIC SALE I. the undersigned, will sell at Public Auction, 2% miles east Willshire. Ohio; 5% miles west, 1% miles south of Ohio City, Ui - Near the Schuum Lutheran Church, on Wednesday, February 25, 1931 at 12:30 E. S. T. HORSES AND “MULES—4 head. Strawberry roan horse, 4ye old; bay horse, 10 years old weight 140* tbs; Bay hors.-. 10 yearn i 1350 lbs. Team of good IJj> CATTLE —6 head. Shorthorn cow. 6 years old. will be irmlr i March; Blue roan cow. 6 years old. will be fresh in Muy. giving mi lolstein cow. 10 years old, will tie fresh in May. giving milk; Kt tow. 11 years old, giving milk; 2 half Holstein and Gm rns'-y heist will be 2 .wears old. HOGS—2 O. I. C. sows with pigs by side. CHICKENS —40 head of good laying hens. FARM IMPLEMENTS. in good condition —1 Osborne binder, 7 i cut, in good condition; 1 Keystone Gearless, in good condition; 1! ] Connick hay tedder, in good condition; 1 riding cultivator, good; ! Deere riding breaking plow; 1 horse 7-tooth cultivator; I two wi spring tootli harrow; 3% Weber wagon; 1 tiyp buggy: 1 jigger wngt I set of work harness, and several collars. Other articles not me tioned. TERMS —All sums of SIO.OO and under Cash. Over this amoiud credit of 9 months will l>e given. The purchaser to give a bankable 1 bearing 8% interest the last three montits. 4% discount tor .ash sums over SIO.OO. * WILBUR L. REIDENBACH Roy Johnson, auctioneer Ted Hollman, de PUBLIC SALE As 1 am moving to a smaller farm. 1 will sell at pubis auction, my place of residence, 8 miles east and 1% miles south of Rli® river bridge, or 4 miles west and 1% miles south ot Monro; . or 3 mil west and 4% miles north of Berne, on FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1931 Commencing at 10 o’clock sharp, the following described personal property: I ' HORSES—I pair of grey geldings, coming 4 years old. extra’ broke, weight 3050; 1 bay mare, coming 4 years old, well broke, and toai. weight 1540; 1 black mare, coming 3 years old. brok- and in ft weight 1450, these mares are bred to Eli Beer’s roan hoc- : I bi 3 mare, coming 3 years old, broke, weight 1350; 1 sorrel i .n 4«( old, well broke, weight 1380; 1 brown horse, smooth ni-iuth. a P worker, weight 1300. If any one is looking for good lioi they not be disyapointed in these horses. i (ATI LE 1 red cow, 8 years old, heavy springer, a- >od ntilW 1 black cow. 7 years old. heavy springer, a good milker: 1 blue <ow, 9 years old, heavy springer, a good milker; 1 Guernsey. 3y« Md, heavy springer, Will have second calf; 1 roan cow. . irs 1 heavy springer, will have second calf; 1 spotted cow. 3 years "W : spr.nger, will have second calf; 1 Guernsey heifer, coming i i old, bred. i 19 HOGS—IO nice gilts, bred; 8 head of shoats, weighing Lj • | each, 1 Duroc male hog, 1 year old, a good one. I I’OLLTRY— About 7 dozen laying hens; 1 bronze turk v hen I I I tom. ’ GRAIN and HAY—About 100 bushel of early oats, good for ‘ About 35 big fodder shocks. IMPLEMENTS and TOOLS- —2 International corn .uliivd" 1 , 2-section spike tooth harrow; 1 4-soction spring tooth ha- >“ « shape; 1 McCormick tractor disc, just like new. 1 Internalinnai c« nL a u n . , i er ’ " J !O0d worki, ’S order; 1 Gearless Keystone ln ; 1 ” •ai y new. in good shape; 1 good corn stalk cutter: 1 "■ .. wagon; 1 hay ladder? 1 good riding breaking plow; 1 bob sled; 1 < ] ! i 1 ' y engine. 1% h. p, in good shape; 1 International feed -r - in good shape; 1 grinder with cob crusher; 1 fanning mill; 1 bender; 1 potato digger. ] HOI SEHOLD GOODS—I good davenport; 6 good dining and some kitchen chairs; 1 big leather rocking chair; 2 small nr - ’-•nan's; 1 stand; 1 wash stand; 2 bed steads, with springs; 1 n |,n " J k J ,c!len cabinet; i cupboard; I kraut cutler -i MIS( ELLANEOUS-- 1 Woman’s Friend power washer. ■ i , K 7 Pra ! vinegar barrels; several oil drums; 1 - 1 " 1 % hator, 1 roii kettle; 1 porch swing; 1 bench, and many other artia - not mentioned. r linm T .v H M > S ~ ,to 0 ° ° r M,Kl * r ™ Sh : 0,1 ® Ver $ lO °° 11 .”"1 drawing i months without interest, h< sl • n '‘ i >*% discount-10l“ ereßL ,ntereßt fr ° m datß if “ Ot Pahl ‘ FRED ISCH Eilenberger Bros., Aucts. ‘ Gideon Gerber. 0 1 Lunch will be served.