Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 37, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1939 — Page 2

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Your Knowledge Can you answer seven of these ten questions? Turn to page Four tor the answers. ► 4 1. How many time rones are there in the U. S. proper? 2. On which continent is the republic of Liberia? 3. Name the second book of the Pentateuch. 4. What is interstate commerce?

Public Sale As 1 am quitting farming, will sell at Public Auction, 2 miles East and 3-4 miles North of Decatur or 8-4 miles North of Dent School, on SATURDAY, February 18, 1939 Commencing at 10:00 A. M. 3 HEAD OF HORSES —Sorrel Horse, smooth mouth, wt. 1700; Roan Horse, smooth mouth, wt. 1600; Grey Mare, wt. 1400. 10 HEAD OF CATTLE-Holstein Cow, 5, due March 25; Holstein Cow, 5, due May Ist; Roan Cow, 5, fresh, milking 5 gal. per day. Red Cow, 9, bred Dec. 24, milking 3 gal. per day; Red Cow, 3. due March 20; Holstein, 3 yr. old. due April Ist: 2 Heifers coming 2, due in May; 1 Yearling Heifer; 1 Coming Yearling Holstein Bull. HOGS A. SHEEP—3 sows due in April; 6 shoals, 50 Tbs. each; 8 Ewes, 4 yr. old, due to lamb by sale day. POULTRY—2 dos. Leghorn laying pullets. GRAIN 4. HAY—IOO bu. Corn; 100 bu. Oats; 5 ton Mixed Hay; 60 large shocks corn fodder. IMPLEMENTS —Deering Binder, 8 ft.; Dain hay loader; McCormick Mower; Tedder; Turnbull Wagon and Triple Box; Wagon and Rack; McCormickDeering Corn Planter, good; 2 Riding Cultivators; J-Deere sulky breaking plow; Hoosier 10 disc grain drill, good; Fan Mill; Walking Breaking Plow; Wheel Corn Cutter; Chain Holst; Manure Spreader; Double Set Harness; several horse collars; Spike Tooth HarMNv; 5 shovel Cultivator; Range Cook Stove; Small Tools and articles too numerous to mention. TRACTOR 4. EQUIPMENT—Good Fordson Tractor; Oliver 14" Trac tor Plows; Good Oliver Tractor Disc. TERMS—Cash. FRANK BENTZ, Owner Roy S. Johnson—Auctioneer T. Schiefersleln —Clerk. Lunch will be served.

Public Sale Having rented the greater part of my farm, I will sell at public auction at my home located 6 miles east of Bluffton, on state road 124, and I mile south, or 6 miles west of Monroe on road 124 and 1 mile south, or 2 miles north of Vera Cruz and 1 mile east, on Thursday, February 23,1939 Commencing promptly at 10:00 o'clock a. m. The following described property: 5 HORSES—Bay horse, smooth mouth, good worker; 2 black geldings, coming 3 years old, broke; 2 bay mare colts, coming one yr. old. 6 CATTLE—BIue roan cow, 4 yearJ"nlf' gfving milk: red roan cow. 4 years old, giving milk; Brown Swiss-Jersey cow, 6 years old, will be fresh in April; Holstein-Guernsey cow, 8 years old, will freshen soon; Holstein cow, fresh soon; Guernsey bull, about 12 mouths old. 26 HOGS —6 young Duroc sows to farrow first part of March; 5 young Hampshire sows to farrow first part of March; 6 Duroc sows carrying first, litter, to farrow in March; Hampshire sow carrying first litter due in March; 8 nice gilts, open. The above described hogs are all double immuned. Special care has been taken in breeding and feeding for best results. SHEEP —7 breeding ewes, due to lamb forepart of April. HAY—Two tons of Alfalfa meal from second cutting, extra nice. Several tons of bean hay. IMPLEMENTS —10-20 McCormick-Deering tractor, in excellent condition; John Deere two-bottom tractor plow; tractor disc used only two seasons; John Deere corn cultivator; dump hay rake; smooth land roller; two-row sugar beet cultivator; sugar beet lifter; 2-shovel cultivator; farm wagon. HARNESS—Set of heavy harness MISCELLANEOUS—Papec Hammermill, farm size with six-inch belt; I. H C. 8-inch burr feed grinder; end-gate lime spreader, like new; I. H. C. Primrose cream separator; harness oiler; tank heater; clover buncher; set of hay slings; 2-wheel trailer with stock rack; bob sled; 12 pieces of 8-inch square timber, 14 feet long: 12 pieces of 6-inch square timber, 6 feet long; set of hay ladder sills, 3"xß"xl6’, linden wood, and many other articles not mentioned. TERMS — Sums up to SIO.OO cash; Sums over SIO.OO, a credit of 6 months will be given on bankable note drawing 6 per cent interest from date. OREL GILLIOM, Owner Michaud and Neuenschwander, Auc.3. Amos Gerber, Clerk Lunch will be served.

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STATE SERVICE AIDS EMPLOYERS Fort Wayne Area Employers Hired 609 During January Fort Wayne, Ind.. Feb. 16. — "Fort Wayue area employers hired 609 persons during January of this year through the facilities of the Indiana state employment service,” stated Wallace P. Studenski. district manager, in his survey of monthly activities. He pointed out that this was a 263 per cent increase over the January, 1938 figure of 232 and that the Increase, though partially brought about by the upswing in industrial activity, was largely due to the ever increasing consciousness on the part of employers of the advantages in procuring employees for their replacements and additions through this modem and more efficient method. Mr. Studencki states that, during January, 1,307 men and 553 women placed their applications for employment with the Indiana state employment service for the first time. He says, "this makes a peol of labor supply available to northeastern Indiana employers totalling 22,083 individuals with skills in over 3,000 different occupations.” The Fort Wayne district, with the district office located at 810 South Clinton street, Fort Wayne, and branch offices in Huntington

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and Auburn, also services the nine northeastern Indiana counties with part-time offices in Angola, Kendallville. Ligonier, Columbia City, Bluffton, Decatur, North Manchester, and Wabash. 41,012 persona contacted these offices on business in January, and, during this same period, staff members called on 348 firms and business establishments to acquaint them with the services available through the Indiana state employment service offices. o — FARMER ADMITS .UNTINUKD rauM PAGMi ONK) mowed the victim five years ago .uvented an air motor and that ~e had turned down offers of sev dial thousand dollars for patent ights. noach, with his wife and three culldren, lived on a meager WPA .alary. Sheriff Dunbar attributed the slaying to an old feud between Pierce and Roach. He said th-' iwo had been lighting back aud lorth for years about fences, water gaps, wood "and everything else." Tne confession, Duubai declared, corroborated the longstanding grudge between the laiuilles. 1 lie crime occurred In Indiana s muestoue quarry district. Pierce will be arraigned In uawience county circuit court on a first-degree murder charge, ; Duubar said. ——o — aOv Shewa ©yjkll, 16-Ib A hue Paragon Bond type writing paper osc- ihe De ••alur lletnocral 14>. I 1

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3 MURDERERS ARE EXECUTED — Trio Hanged For S2O Murder-Robbery’ In Manitoba, Canada Winnipeg. Man., Feb. 16—(UP)—1 Tnree murderers inarched single file to a gallows at Headlnly prison today and were hanged, two slmulun(ously. for beating to death a wo- | man during a robbery which netted them 320. William Kanuka, 41, and Peter Morezenowskl, 29, dropped through the trap together atfer bidding brief “goodbyes" to official witnesses and a scattering of onlookers. Dan Prytula. 32, was the last to go. He stood on the gallows and murmured, "Goodbye, everyone," as guards placed a death mark events face. Several spectators answered ‘Goodbye, Dan,” as the trap was sprung. All were farmers from Dauphin, Manitoba. They held up Mrt>. Anna Cottick, 81, at Rlshing River, near Dauphin, on Mary 13. 1938, and beat her to death when she resisted. Her husband, Elho, was Injured seriously. o — A— *

Adams County Memorial Hospital ; > ♦ Dismissed — Dora Dudgeon, Fort I vVayne; Roland Grote, route five. | Decatur. Admitted—Mrs. Dick B-übaker, route one, Bryant; Mrs. Homer i Niederhauser, Eerae; Mrs Wilber Tinkham, Berne; Alphonse D. Koni inck, Hoagland. — . 1 Notice of Tax Sale j The undersigned. Treasurer of Adams County, will expose to 1 Public Sale at the Riverside Sale , ' Barn in the city of Decatur, in the • County of Adams, on the 17th of February, 1939, < between the hours of two and I three o’clock p.m., the following j l personal property, towlt; One Holstein Cow. One Jersey Cow. I] One Red and White Cow. All on flow of milk. Taken as the property of Elias H. McDonald and Augusta McDonald to satisfy the Taxes due from them , for the years 1934, 1935, 1936, 1337 and 1938. JEFF LIECHTY. Treasurer of Adams County,> February 7th, 1939.

Public Sale On account of ill health, I will sell my entire herd of Registered Guernsey Cattle at the farm 3 miles North and 2 miles West of Rockford, Ohio, on Road No. 704. Wed., Feb. 22,1939 commencing at 12 noon EST 27 REGISTERED GUERNSEY CATTLE, T. B. and abortion tested. Herd is headed by Pine Manor Rose’s Conquest, bred by Ernest Martiir, Goshen, Indiana. Write for catalogue to Roy S. Johnson, Auctioneer, Decatur, Indiana, or RUFUS L. BRANDT, Owner. Rockford, Ohio.

♦ RATES One Time—Minimum charge of 25c for 20 words or less. Over 20 words, IJ4c per word Two Times —Minimum charge of 40c for 20 words or less. Over 20 words 2c per word for the two times. Three Times —Minimum charge of 50c for 20 words or lew. Over 20 words 2'Ac per word ; for the three times. Cards of Thanks 35c Obituaries and verses — SI.OO Open rate • display advertising 35c per column inch. ♦ ♦ FOR SALE -OR SALE — 15 used Washers, Electric and Gas, small down payments. Heating stoves, oil ranges, sweepers at bargains. Decatur Hatchery.lo-10 ts FOR SALE—Used Furniture: Two living room suites; 1 breakfast set; 1 kitchen cabinet. No reasonable cash offer will be refused. Sprague Furniture Co. Phone 199. 39-3 t FOR SALE—9xI2 Axminster Rug; Sellers cabinet base. Phone 303 or 716 N. Third St. 39-3 t

FOR SALE —New 1938 model electric stoves. Big reductions — easy payments. Uhrick Bros. 40-3 t FOR SALE—S year old bay mare and 12 feeder steers. Max Thieme, phone 845-C, route 5, Decatur. 40-3tx FOR SALE — Good rubber tired wagon. Priced for quick sale. William Aeschliman, Decatur R. R. 4. Craigville Phone. 40-3tx FOR SALE —New 1938 Refrigerators—big reductions —Easy payments. Uhrick Bros. 40-3 t FOR SALE — Thrcc-year-old roan gelding; brown horse, 9 years old; 19 head breeding ewes. 50 head Barred Rock hens. Marcellus Davison. Four miles east Monroe, road 124. 40-3tx 100 ACRES—Unimproved farm that can be bought at a low figure. It is located 2 miles north of Decatur, Indiana. Half the farm is in pasture. Must be sold for cash. Write K. H. Knowlton, Freeport. Illinois. 40 —? FOR SALE —8 room semi-modern iiouee, centrally located, uood condition. If interested, address Box "H" care Democrat. 39-3tx

FOR SALE—Used Pianos: 3 used pianos, SB, $35, $75. Sprague Furniture Co. Phone 199. 39-3 t FOR SALE—Philco, Zenith Radios I —Have the newest thing in bat- ■ tery radios, runs as cheap as elecI trie sets. No batteries to recharge. ; Uhrick Bros. 40-3 t ’ APPLE TREE SALE—Good clean large trees, while they last, $3.50 per 10. Evergreens, shrubs, ornamentals and shade trees. We make ' lawns. Riverside Nursery, Berne, Indiana. 39-ts . FOR SALE—Mrs. Gerber’s home- , made Noodles at Gerber’s Meat Market, 150 South Second street. 39g2t ’ FOR SALE OR RENT—Large tile > block building, 100 feet long and > 40 feet wide and 12 feet to the ceiling, good cement floor, 6 inches thick, 12 long windows, 4xß feet, i 1 double door 12 feet high, 16 feet wide; 2 office rooms in east end of building 12x16 feet, 1 residence built on west end 40x28 feet containing 6 rooms downstairs and 5 rooms upstairs and 2 clothes rooms downstairs and 2 clothes rooms upstairs in residence. Wired for electric lights. Located 2 miles east of Decatur on Monroeville road at Dent School House, containing 1 acre of land. Willard Steele, phone 5424. 38-3tx FOR SALE—Spencers Individually designed corsets. A Spencer will correct any figure fault because it will be designed especially for you. Call Miss Barbara Riesen, 627 N. 2nd St. Phone 64. FOR SALE INVIGORATED CHICKS For better size and better egg production next tall, ask us about our “AA” mating chicks. PINEDALE HATCHEY, Phone 432, Decatur. 34— FOR SALE —Registered Holstein bull, one year old. Credited. Phone 869 H. Byron J. Tricker. For Radio Repairs Call MILLER RADIO SERVICE Phone 625 134 Monroe St. Residence phone 522.

MISCELLANEOUS FARMERS ATTENTION — Call 870-A at our expense for dead stock removal. The Stadler Products Co. Frank Burger, agent. IS-ts NOW HATCHING two hatches of Baby Chicks every week, all leading breeds; also Baby Ducklings. Reasonable prices. Model Hatchery, Monroe. 10-ts MRS. HOUSEWIFE—Do you want someone to wash porches, windows, clean basements, painting or do other odd jobs? If so, phone lg 38-3tx REAL ESTATE and LOANS —1 can make 5, 10 or 15 year farm loans at 4>&%. No commission. City loans al 5%, I'o commission, or FHA loans, if Interested in jelnug or buying a propel ty call or see C. D Lewtou, Plioue 4Uo, Uecatur. .\OTlCE—Parlor suites recovered. We recuvei aud repair anything. Ae buy and sell lurmiure. Deca .ui Upholsters, Phone 420. 145 8. Second Street. 14-301 o WANTED WANTED TO RENT—4, 5 or 6room house. Prefer north part of city. Write Box 100 care Democrat. 40-3tx FUR KENT lOR RENT — 8-rooin, all-modern house. Excellent condition. Phone 937. 37-61 FOR RENT —Apartment, 3 rooms. private bath. Private stairway. ’ Corner Third and Monroe. Inquire Walls Bakery. Phone 346. 40-3 t MARKETS AT A GLANCE Stocks: higher and moderately active. Bonds: higher; U. S. governments irregular Curb stocks: higher. Chicago stocks: higher. Call money: one per cent. Foreign exchange: easy In relation to the dollar. Cotton: steady. Grains: wheat and corn off about 1-4 to 3-8 cent each. Chicago livestock; hogs stroag; cattle and sheep steady. Rubber: easy. Silver Bar in New York: unchanged at 12\ cents a fine ounce. o President To Leave Tonight On Sea Trip Washington, Feb. 16 — (UP) — Fully recovered from the grippe that kept him from the executive office for a week. President Roosevelt today cleared his desk and pt epared for a sea trip during which he will view the naval war games tn the Caribbean. The President worked in his study on the second floor of the White House and received visitors for last- minute discussion of legislative and administative problems. He arranged a cabinet meeting at 2 p. m. He will leave late tonight for Florida by special train so that he can board the cruiser Houston at Key West Saturday for 12 days at sea. o Plenty of Perch, Catfish, Smoked Salmon, Fresh Oysters. Gerber Meat Market. ROY S. JOHNSON AUCTIONEER Book your sale early. Trust Co. Bldg. Phone 104 Phone 1022 Feb. 17 —Mrs. Clayton Blanch srd. smith of Milford Ind Feb. 18—Frank Bentz, 2 miles Bast and 1 mile North of Decatur Feb. 22 — Rupert L. Brandt, 3 miles north and 2 miles west of Rockford, Ohio. Registered Guern sey cattle sale Feb. 24—Chester Grubb, 6% tni East and % mile South of Will shire. Mar. 2 —Sam Dellinger, 2 miles South of Willshire. Mar. 3—Steve Sibert, 2 miles North of Wabash, Ohio. .j Mar. 4 — Mrs. John Meyer, mile South and 1 mile West oi Decatur on Peterson Road. Mar. 7—Chas. MUtenberger, 4 miles South and 1 mile East of Convoy. Mar. B—John Belna, 1% miles Southeast of Rockford. Ohio. "" "" - DR. C. V. CONNELL VETERINARIAN Special attention given to diseases of cattle and poultry. Office & Residence 430 No. Fifth St. Phone 102 N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined - Glasses Fitted HOURS 8:30 to 11:30 12:30 to 5:00 Saturdays, 8:00 p. m. Telephone 135

MARKET IM DAILY report of ANO for Eign Brsdy’s M. rke , so , D ■ Crs.gvlll., Hoag iJnd «'**» « U Noo„ W "l Corrected F,. bni ■ No commission and Lo ... .M Veals received every dsjH 100 to 120 lbs. ■ 120 to 140 lbs. ■ 140 to 160 lbs ■ 160 to 230 lbs ■ 230 to 250 lbs ■ 250 to 300 lbs ■ 300 to 350 lbs. ■ 350 lbs., and up ■ Roughs ■ Stags ■ Veals ■ Spring lambs ■ Yearling buck lambs ■ Yearlings ■ WHOLESALE EGG AN® POULTRY QUOTATION® Furnished oy I Metz s Eqg 4 Poultry C® Decatur Phone 3 Corrected February ij,■ Prices for Ural class olfen® Clean large white eggs 55 1J and over, per case M Clean large brown eggs, 1 Heavy Springers, smooth, lb J Heavy hens, under 5 lbs., ft.. Heavy hens, over 5 lbsJ Leghorn hens. 3 lb. ami up. 1 Leghorn Springers. Ib Heavy Stags tb Leghorn Stags. Ib INDIANAPOLIS LIVESTO Indianapolis, Ind , Feb. 16.. I —Livestock: Salable hog receipts, 5.0 W ' able holdovers, 62; marks higher; 160-250 lbs., $8.36-250-300 lbs., $7.9048.20; 3 lbs., $7.6047.80; 100-160 lbs, $7.90; packing sows 15c k mostly $6.2547.50. . Salable cattle receipts, 700 able calves receipts. 400; i steady, mostly $8.2549.50; and heifers steady; good I heifers, $9.60; other heifers ly $7.7549.25; cutter cows. I $5.75; beef cows, $5.75 47.50; i ers strong to 50c higher, top Salable sheep receipts, I lambs steady; most good choice fed western lambs. $9.15; around 400 fall sh< lambs, $8.65; around two do fleshy shorn 92-lh. at SB. EAST BUFFALO LIVESTO East Buffalo, N. Y, Feb. (U.PJ —Livestock: Hogs. 200; 5c higher; good ' choice 180-200 lbs.. $8.90: tn ins 140-220 lbs.. $8.2548.65; ingly. $8.75; few 110-150 lbs.. I ' $8.35. Cattle, 100; steady; me steers and heifers, $8.25; o 1 held around $9.50; fleshy ■ $5.8546.25; cutter grades, ‘ $5.65; light weight bulls, $6.35.

Calves, 50; vealers unchi sl2 down.

Sheep, 700; lambs weak; and choice 84-90 lbs.. $9.50 to 1 ly $9.60; plain and medium, I $9.25. FORT WAYNE LIVESTOC Hogs: 15 cents higher; M ths. $8.40; 220-240 lbs $8 30; 180 lbs. $8.30; 240-260 lbs. II 260-280 lbs. $8 05: 280-11'0

$7.90; 300-325 lbs $7.75; 3s !b. $7.60; 140-160 tt>< $7.95. 140 tbs. $7.70; 100'20 tbs »■ Roughs $6.75: stags sssr Calves $11.50; lambs $9« CLEVELAND PRODUCE Butter: steady; extras 3 standards 2914 Eggs: steady; extra grade i 19’4; extra firsts 18; clt receipts 17. , Live poultry: steady: heavy 5 and up 17-18: ducks fl 6 and up 15-16; Muscova small 13-14.

Potatoes: Michigan R" $1.40-1.50 bag of 100 lbsRusset $1.15-1.40; Katahdin. » Washed Chippewas «l-90. sylvania $1.30-1.40; Mams $ 2.00; Idaho $2; Texas RM ' bag of 50 tbs.; Florida Red ♦ 2.00 bo xof 50 Tbs. CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Mar. May Ju’y S Wheat .... corn - 46 * e• X Oats - 8% -z ” LOCAL GRAIN MARKET BURK ELEVATOR COCorrected February 16Prices to be paid tomori No. 1 Wheat, 60 lbs. or bettei $ No. 2 Wheat, etc. _ .. . Oats, 30 Jbs. test 27c—» ‘ UB - No. 2 Yellow Corn New No. 4 Yellow Corn No. 2 Soy Beans Rye CENTRAL SOYA CO. No. 2 Soy Beans. —1 o — FOR SALE -New Form Affidavit of debtedness. 2 for 5c or p for 100. The Decatur v ocrat Co.