Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 6, Decatur, Adams County, 8 February 1912 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT. — XVKKYTH CKBPAY MOXNI.'U bV uEW G. ELt '’•JAM, PubnsMr. n.SOPIK YEAR IM ADVASCI. Entered at the poatoffice at Decatur, nd, as second class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS CO. The slush tNu the Indianapolis News (C. W. Fairbanks-Joe KealingJim Hemenway organ- prints about the 350.000 Indiana democrats not having anythnig to say about the management of their party «ipuld be tunny if it were not so plain that it is malicious. It is a mighty good thing tor the taxpayers of Indiana that the democratic party is not run by the News crowd. The Muncie Star, one e ’he lea republican papers of the state ridicules the idea of the g o. p. nominating Lew Shank for governor, and says that the ludicrous mayor will awake one of these days to find he is being used as an asset for a trade. "Office in the hartus of ludicrous unwisdom.” says the Sts”, "is a small matter compared with office in the hands of conscious and unsefttpulcus duplicity." The Burke Construction Company of New Cuitle will b-i -t the »ew Monroe street bridge and it will be a handsome and attractive piece of work, according to the plans and specifications. According to all the dope obtainable, Mr. Bi'.-Le a contractor, who tallows the plans, and who will erect a bridge that will be not only a monument to Decatur and Adams county, but to the Burke Construction Company as well. Decatur is proud o f her two banks. Adams county is proud of her various financial institutions over the county. Each is prosperous, each is a solid and well managed place of business, which benefits not cuty the stock holders of those places, for really the profits thus derived are the smallest part of the real good these concern* do a community. The biggest benefit is the rating they give the community. With eight growing banks in Adams county, each of which publishes a report every few weeks, showing growing deposits, no one can doubt the fact that our people are thrifty, (■rosyerous and progressive. This is the fig thing and it counts more than you imagine.

Suits and Overcoats For men and young men at greatly reduced prices— At Suits and O’coats worth 512.50t0 515.00 At sl2 _2 Suits and O'coats worth 516.50 to $18.50 At O 1 COO | Suits and O’coats worth $20.00 to $22.50 We have your size. Come in The Myers-Dailey Go. Clothiers & Furnishers?

COURT HOUSE NEWS | coxTIKVED : <«’M PAGE OJ’E county, born November IS, 1881, son of John Laugerman, of Tiffin. Ohio In the Yoder-Rice partition case. Pearl Neaderhouser. guardian, filed answer to complaint, and also Alva B. Rice’s cro*» complaint. Marie iKruel vs. J. H. Koenig et al. Appearance by Smith for Gerkes. Wilion H. Lee. surviving partner of Laman & Lee partnership, filed inventory and 860,000 bend, which were approved ffi list of liabilities was also filed. Jonas Leichty, guardian of Susan Leichty, of unsound mind, filed report of sale of real estate, which was approved and the sale confirmed Deed ordered, reported and approved. Hemer Faust, guardian of Cories Faust, filed petition for further time o report sale, which was granted, the sale, however, to be reported during this term of caurt. , The will of John Liechty was probated today. Andrew Gottschalk and Feter D. Steiner being witnesses. The will was withdrawn from the file. Marriage license: Ruth Fisher, born April .. 1893, daughter of Benjamin Fisher of Geneva, to wed Henry Ross Prather, born January’ 27. 1876. laborer, son of Ross Prather, of East Germantown. Ind. Realty transfers: John W. Eley to Robert U. Leichty, 86 acres, Monroe tp., 88000. TO MOTHERS iN THIS TOWN. Children who are delicate, feverish and cross will get immediate relief rom Mother Gray s Sweet Powders for Children. They cleanse the stomach, act on the liver, and are reccm mended for complaining children A pleasant remedy for worms. At all d'usgists. _■.'■< Sample free Address. A. S. Olmstead. Leßoy, N Y THIS IS AN EASY TEST. Shake Allen’s Foot East in one sh: • and not in the other, and notice the difference. Just the thing to use when rubbers or overshoes become necessary, and your shoes seem to pinch Sold everywhere. 25c. Don'* accept any substitute. Sample free. Address Alien S. Olmstead. Leßoy. X Y FOR SALE—My residence property on Mercer avenue; property on Buck street, electric lights furnished, bath, etc. —Mont Evans. ’Phene Bcn R line, or 538. city. 31t3* GIRL WANTED—F r general housework. .; : Market street, three doors south of county JciL 31t3 BARGaN —Beauti-.il h« r "e, 12’-- acres, mile ea°- of Etrfiomo. on Jefferson pike. Bargain to quick buyer—Dan Wright. Kokomo. Ind. R. R 6. 1

PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD State of Indiana, County of Adams. s»’ Before the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams, March Term. 1913: . , We. the undersigned, each and ail of whom are adult resident freeholders and voters of Washington Township in Adams county, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body that yr. < construct and complete 1 a free macadamised stone road on the ‘ boundary line between Washington and Kirkland Townships aforesaid over and upon the public highway situated on the following route to-wit: Commencing at the southeast corner of section thirty-six (36) in township twenty-seven t 37» north, range y . (13 eaat, 1> Adams Ccuntj ■ ' Indiana, running thence north follow- . ing the public highway between sections thirty-six (36) in township twenty-seven 12”) north, range tblr- ' teen east, and section thirty-one i3l>, in township twenty-seven (27 > north, range fourteen (14) east, and terminating at the northetst corner of said section thirty-six (361 aforesaid. Your petitioners aver and say that the petition hereimis signed by more ' than fifty adult resident free-holders and voters of said townships abutting said township line road and that more tha nten of such petitioners are from each of the townships affected and to be affected by the proposed improvements. Your petitioners further aver and say that the improvement prayed for ‘is less than three miles in length, is outside the limits of any city or incorporated town, connects at both ends with a free macadam road on said township line and that a United States Fural Mail Route passes ever said highway: that the same win be of public utility and benefit. Vfcur petitioners further show that the highway thus sought to Im-' proved is a public highway already , estab'ished. and in use end is one of the public highways on the boundary ’ line between Washington and Kirkland townships aforesaid. Your petitioners ask your honorable body that said highway heretofore described be drained and graded, and that broken stone be placed upon the grade, and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone screen-. ings. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be improved to the width of 46 feet, and that said highway be graded to a’ width of twenty-four (241 feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon t ' a width of ten «l< > fee- and to a depth of eight (8l inches at the sides I'lerect and_to a depth of inches in the center thereof, arm that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to "a depth of four (41 inches on such broken st on-, that said improvement be made a double track, ( and that the name of said improvement be The Sam Yes' Macadam Road " That to pay for said improvement we ask, that bonds be issued by the Count;- ■: Adams in the State of Indiana. payable in twenty semi-annual .ns tali meats or series and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of. -aid Washington and Kirkland townshirs. aforesaid in a sufficient amoutr to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said improvement be made and that said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upen the taxable property of said township in accordance with the Acts ’ the Legislature o: the State of Indiana passed in the year 1909. beginning on page 263. and all other Acta mentioned therein, which are now in force, providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads, and all other and any and all amend ments thereto. We further ask the Board to take al', cf the necessary steps required by law to have said improvement constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said Washington and Kirkland townships, and that the Board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana, now in force providing tor the extension of free or macadam road» by township taxation. Respectfully submitted. Sam Yost, M. C. Norris, J. H Fulk, i Jacob Olwine. L. C. Mills. J. C. Ayres. H. Hilge. Fred Hubner. A. C. Butcher. I J. P. Crist, George Crist. Albert Reppert, Wm. Adler. P. E. Fueate. C. W | Merryman. Jacob Heller, D. F. Fugate, A. Fugate, Jacob Scherry. Ezre Reber, j J. Bright, James D H ffman, H T Deihl, Daniel Weidler. I F. Yaney. i Christ Helmick, P. M. Fuik, Samuel J ’ Leyse Louis Bracht. James D. Gault. I Geo. Houck, Geo W. Miller. S. L. Driv- : I er. Geo P. Shaft. David Crum. J. G. I .Crum. Thomas Schooley. B. F. Booker. John H. Beery. W. F. Fulk. J. M. Lenhart. Wm. Zimmerman. Albers i Bracht, Albert Arnold. W. S. Breine-, ! L. C. Pearce. I. M. Andrews. L. M. An- > drews. J. N. Burkhead. C. A. Dugan, E X. Ebinger. French Quinn, C. S. Niblick. R. K Aliison. E H. Leßrun. I Fred Schafer, E. F. Gass. Julius He;deman, N. A. Loch, Elias Crist, F. V. ' Mills, Jacob Weible. C. W. Hocker. Wm. Refert. W. D. Hower. E. S. Howard. C. R. Nehr. W. H. Graton. Daniel Landis, Frederick Hahnert, J. W. Johnston, Eli Engle. Bernard Meyers, C. B. Andrews. Frank Arnold. Warren Baker. S. B. Nelson. Joseph D. Brown. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday. March 4. 1912. at which time the taxpayers of Washington and Kirkland Townships may appear and make such of>>e»tions as the law may provide for. 6(3 o MICHAUD. Auditor. COMMISSIONERS ALLOWANCES. February Term, 1912. i Ferdinand Bleeke, salary ...J 175 06 W. B. Burford, stationery ... 21 80 Burford bv Democrat, same. 17 00 H. S. Michaud, salary 191 65 H. S Michaud, stamps 2 00 Burford by Democrat, stat’ry 9 60 T. J. Durkin delin. tax notices 10 00 C. W. Yager, salary 191 65 C. W. Yager, supplies 9 00 W. B. Burford, supplies .... 20 00 Burford by Democrat, same 17 00 A. F. Weifley, salary 108 S 3 i Burford by Democrat < 13 25 T. J. Durkin, salary 166 66 T. J. Durkin board, prisoners 56 40

T J Durtm. supplies . W C. C Ernst, supplies W »o i Burford by DemocraL stat ry 400 . L. E. Opliger. salary L. E Opliger, supplies S W IJ. C. Grandstaff coroner . 34. J M Miller. Health Com. . 31 8» J. M Miller, office expense 1 40 Burford by Democrat, station- . ery for Commissioners ... H « > c. J Lutx. salary •• , C. J. Lull. Co. Atty, out of Co. W i Peoples & Gerke, Root tp [ poor 350 . J. C. Grandstaff. Preble tp. po. r - 4 • " Niblick A Co, Washington tp. poor . Peoples A Gerke, Washington township poor *» w G. S Burkhed. Washington township poor 1 ,J. M. Miller, same - 12 <5 Vance Hite A Macklin, same 500 A. N A ker. St. Mary s tp. poor * 45 Brown t >'oa. same . la" i Davis A Son. Blue Creek tp. poor * W ME. Hutton. Wabash tp poor 240 Clarence Reynolds, labor ... _6 00 ' Jas. D. Stultz, janitor 70 00 , H. Stevens, labor ’ A. L. Stultz, labor 80 City cf Decatur. St. lights . 37 50 1 City of Decatur same 24 "" ' Indiana Lighting Co. gas . . . 88 J. D. Merica. janitor ..... 20 00 Clara Topp. labor Co. farm.. 20 OC> 1 Lettie Hillary, same 20 00 Harvey same ... 23 08 ’ Dayton Laughlin, same .... 20 On G. C. Sella, same . 4 Mike Miller, same 4 00 4ohn Meyers, same 1 50 Rev. H. Wehmeyer, preaching Co. farm 3 00 [Rev. LxC. Hessirt. same ... 3 Ooi !Gay Zwick A Meyers, burial 25 <*>' IJ. T. Burley, poultry 10 00 j I Zeke Evans, blacksmithing.. 6 55 i Worrell Mfg. Ca., supplies . 10 Wj Martin Laughlin, same . ... 43 : Democrat Pub Co. Adv ~. 133 W ' Decatur Herald, same 108 85 C. C. Ernst, ditch allotment. 92 00j C. C. Ernst, same 80 th) ; C. C. Ernst, bridge allotment 75 0" Peoples A Gerke. aid .....? 15" Hattie Studebaker rent 18 75 Mrs. C. S. Niblick. B. of C. G 19 5. ,C. C. Ernst on P. Brown M. R 10 00, [Vai Snell est. same 1"" O’) : C. C. Ernst. Meshberger M R 5 00 , Chris Musser est., same .... 381 60 Er;. Stone Co. est Magley M. R. 1000 00 C. C. Ernst, McAlheney M R 1" 0" Wm. Reppert, est. same .. . 2100 00 Henrv Durr, supt. same ... 32 00 C. C. Ernst, Xyffler. MR... 5 w Eli Engle, est.. same .. .. 0 ' Hemer Faust, est. A. J. Sipe M R 940 00 Homer. Faust, est., same ... 1186 oo L. C. Boerger supt. Weber M R 1 John Hey, labor, same ; 2 00 TURNPIKE ALLOWANCES District No. 1. . Martin Grote 4 12" Gustave Ehierding 12 Ed Meier 1 2 1 | Chas. Ehierding 60 ’ John Hoffman ... 1 2o iWm. Kukeihan 60 John Draper 30 Henry Zwick 6 00 District No. 2. Chas. Morrison ... 12 "O Byron Whitndge 9 Will Whitridge 9 00 •J. Meyer s J. Garwood <OO O. Sims 4 Ou Monroe Byers 4 'J. Pierson , -3 w Oscar Miller 2 0" Otis Danner 45,, H. G Edwards 7 W. F. McKean 2 *SO J. D. Winaas 10 00 Jacob Omlar ..... ....... 38 55 , a Lies Kessler 2 60 Berne Grain A Hay Co 6 43 Fred Watkins 4 00 John Wittwer ... 300 N. H. Wagoner 6 49 Jim A. Hendricks 66 00 H. S MICHAUD. Auditor. • — — ——- *o — ... ■ — - — NOTICE 0” PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that th Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in Monroe township, in said County, known as the R. L Shirk Ma- ; cadam Road, up and until 16 o'clock i a. m.. on Monday. March 4. 1912. at a regular meeting of said Board of j I Commissioners, held in the City of i Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, seal!ed bids will be received for the con-; . struction of said road in accordance' with the plans, specifications and re- ; port of the viewers and engineer, which are now on file in the Auditor s ! office of said County, said road to be built of crushed stone alone.

| UNITED STATES SUPERVISION THE L nited btates Bank examiner has just gone over all of the affairs of this bank and he has found that the cash on hand, securities and other assets of the bank, agree to a cent with the figures set forth in our last regular statement and the examiner’s report has been filed with the Comptroller of the currency as required bv the National Bank Law. We cordially invite the accounts of people in every walk of life, assuring unquestioned safety for money and courteous, careful service. 4 per cent Paid on Time Deposits FIRST NATIONAL BANK ' DECATUR, INDIANA P W Smitii, President, C A Duran r.-Kc,. * A Knebter, Vice President. F W C«hier —

eontrwt and In aroordance with th* ‘’"ln’bM. shall be made ro as to «"« .the amount for which said be ecMtructed cC-ineer estimate, to be made by the in charge, not to ezceed eignty 0 cent of any one ctimate, out « funds to be hereinafter ral»«l by th. sale of bonds a. required by The Board of Commissioner, reserves the right to reject any and al. bid. H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor Adams County. Indiana The .ucrew'ul b'dder 'll quired to furnish, pay and maze up whatever amount that be necetsa . ’ to sell the bonds for said improvement. APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR Notice I. hereby given that the undersigned ha. been appointed administrator of the estate of Mary ■ Schrank, late of Auam. County, deceased The estate is probably so. vent BEX SHRANK. Administrator. A P Beatty. Attorney February 7, 1912 IN A NEW FIELD Rev. G. H. Myers Accepts Call to Position of Endowment Secretary With ILLINOIS WESLEYAN Will Enter Upon New Work March First—Similar to One in Indiana. Rev. G. H. Myers has accepted the position of endowment secretary with the Illinois Wesleyan University, located at Bloomington. 111. During the past fifteen months his family has been living in this city, while Re’. Myers has eeen employed under Rev C. U. Wade, as assistant endowment secretary of Depauw university, helping to raise the half-million endow ment for that school. His personal desire was to have re-entered the regular ministry this spring, but the urgency of calls from both Method is: and non-sectarian schools added to the advice of President F J. McConnell of Depauw. Rev. C. U Wade, district superintendents, and others, have induced him to accept this line of work. He enters upon his new work March Ist. Illinois Wesleyan university occupies the same position to Illinois Methodism that Depauw university does to Indiana Methodism 'lt is an old established school, having eight hundred students. They are now raising a half-million dollars for endowment and new buildings MASCKS, NOTICE! AU members of the Decatur Chap ter. 112, R. A. M, are requested to be at the regular meeting to be held tonight at the halL Important business demands your attention. L. C. HELM, High Priest FOR SALE —Shredded fodder, at the Riverside live-y and feed bam Baled. 22t3* Dr. C, V. Connell 7ETERNARIAN Pin on p 1 IlUllc Residence 102

8 ALL YOUR. V HARDWARtiSM -PROBLEMS /m HERE 1 hcn - vou bu y har(l !<■ . » ware—no matter > what it is-you want ' the best, don’t you? LsM pi fr-’’J Tnat brings you here, for the least skill fill buyer can WM come here and be sure that what he \ I I, buys is good because ** we ma^e g°°dCustomers are comI 1 ing to us in constant I ' h increasing numo bers. It wjil pay 2/ */ vou to get acquaint with us-pay in . J quality in sen ice * n mone y saved - — ' VV'JE? vje: zj- jm. J

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Old Adams County Barß Decatur, Indiana B Capital 11* I P-jy . XxM X Is.. 1 Surplus D I I C. S. Niblick. M. Kirsch and Johs sJ ' a •' -~.i 1 Vice Preshiwts I 1 .- l| £x. Ehmger. \-r-W Resolve c | - The Feeling Os Security, « — J able Raw The Freedom From Worry, The Knowlege That Ever I You Are Prepared To Take Accor. Advantageofan Opportunity WHEN PRESENTED, ’ Is Worth Any Sacrifice In Starting and P>uilding Your Bank Account! J b ■ We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on 1 Year Time Pe? J \ I Quality Groceriesg J L ■—•- Twenty-One Good Appetizing Meais Each Week Consisting of Quality Groceries-Our'Kmd I Would Make a Weak; Man Strong! __ TRY THEM A WEEK I A goodly number of families have started the I year with us. They are still coming. price brings new buyers and keeps old custor er? ■ coming. \\ hy not start in Lthis weekland be c I vmced. W e|pay cash or trade for produce Eggs 30c Butter 20 to 27 Hower and Hower- | North of G. R. & i. Depot Yhoneiy

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