Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 12, Number 190, Decatur, Adams County, 13 August 1914 — Page 4

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EAST BUFFALO. EAST BUFFALO, N. Y., Aug. 13— (Special to Daily Democrat)—64oo, [email protected]; official to N. Y. yesterday $9.50; hogs closing slow some unsold heavy $9.50; yorkers and mixed $9.60; light yorkers and pigs $9.50 rd S9.GO: Roughs $8.30<f75.60. stags $6.75«i s7'o: sheep $10.00: lower top lambs $9.25; cattle $1.75 slow. , , ■. T. BURR. Corn .'..51.15 Clover Seed $8.75 Aliske Seed $7.75 Wheat 87c Rye f 58c Barley 45c(g'50c Timothy Seed $2.00 to $2.25 Oats 35c NIBLICK & C«. Eggs 19c Butter 13 to 33 FULLENKAMPB. Eggs 19c Butter 14@25 BERLINGS. Indian Runner Ducks 8c Spring Chickens 16c Chicks 20c Fowls 12c Tucks 9 c Geese 8c Young turkeys 13c Tom turkeys 12c Old hen turkeys ................. 13c Hd Roosters 5c latter 15c Eggs 17c Above prices paid for poultry free

from teed. APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR. Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed executor of the estate of Mary Welty, ■ late of Adams County, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. ABRAHAM RAVER. Executor. Aug, 3, 1914. Dore B. Erwin, Attorney, 6-13-20 n COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ ALLOWANCES. Citizens Telephone Co. Clerk’s Supplies $ 1.75 i Wm. B. Burford, same 55.07 Burford by Democrat, same .. 5.50 ‘ T. H. Baltzell, Auditor. Clerk Bd. of financed Co. council . 325.00 | J. D. Stultz, Aud. Ex , .251 Wm. B. Burford, Aud. sup. ... 150 17 ' T. H. Baltzell, same 3.35 Citizens Teiphone co., same .. 1.95 i Paul Baumgartner, same Aud. Expense I.oo' Citizen’s Telephone Co. Treas. Supplies * ... 1.50 W. B. Burford, same 47.95 Wm. B. Burford, Recorder’s Supplies 77.70 Citizens Telephone co. same .. 1.501 Thomas J. Durkin Sheriff Ex. . 22.60

forsw] 5 Irl h ave j received a 11 E new shipment of New Fall XIB »“ A dress goods, in the new QJ fi -fO checks Stripes and Plaids. yII EI < All the latest Styles in dress JI E j| goods for Fall. til |j S S I THE BOSTON STORE 1

I KALVER MARKETS. ’ Wool 31c©25c! Beef hides 11c • Calf 13c r Tallow 5c | !Sheep pelts ...25c®$1.0fli — LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET. Spring Chickens 16c Indiana Runued ducks 8c i Chicks 20c j Fowls . 12c I , Ducks 9 C . Geese .Scj i: Young turkeys .13c ■ Tom turkeys 12c Old hen turkeys 1.. ...13c . Old Roosters .5c J Butter loci Eggs . 17c Above prices para for poultty free from feed. DECATUR CREAMERY CO. (Prices for week ending Aug. 10,1914.) Butter fat, No. 1 29e Butter fat, No. 2 27c , Butter, wholesale 29c Butter, retail 32c COAL PRICES. Stove $7.85 I Egg s7.fo , i Chestnut, hard ....? $7.85 1 Pea, hard $6.85 1 Poca, Egg and Lump $4.75: W. Ash $4.50 V. Splint $4.25 H. Valley $4.00 R. Lion $4.25 Cannell $6.001 J. Hill $4.75’ Kentucky $4.50 ’ . . .. '

jLurig 54.50 1 - —..— ... y IT. J. Durkin, Sheriff board- |1 I Prisoners 110.401 T. J. Durkin. Sheriff postage .. 1.50 [I Citizens Telephone Co 6.95 [ Wm. B. Burford, Sheriff sup .. 1.35 I Burford by Democrat.,'same .. 4.50 j |Wm. B. Burford, Sur. Sup 15.55 I joitizen’s Telephone Co. same . 5.15 'Kirsch, Sellemeyer ft Sons ... 48.91 I [Burford by Democrat, Sur. sup. 4.15 I IE. S. Christen, Co. Supt sal. .. 72 I IE. S. Christen. Supt. stamps 5.00 T [Citizens Tel. Co. Co. Supt. sup. 2. 'j I Burford by Democrat, same .. 17.03 T IL. E. Opliger. Co. Supt office I Assistance 9.90 L. E. Opliger, Co. Supt. Traveling expense 48.00 I<Wm. B. Burford, Co. Assessor’s Supplies ' 3.60 , D. D. Clark, Co. Cor. Sal 12.10 ; |D. D. Clark, Co. Cor. Fees .... 14 09 [J. C. Grandstaff, Co. Health ~ Comm. Sal 32.80 > Henry B. Heller, Co. Att’y Sal. 50,00 j C. B. Andrews Truant officer .. 12.00. iC. B. Andrews, same 4.00 I IDrs. Clark & Clark, Foor Root I j Township 25.25 I ■ Niblick and Co. same 2.05 | Dr. E. Burns, same 12.90 I ‘Dr. E. Burns, Poor Wash. Tp... 4.00 '! ID. D. Clark, same 50.00 IE. W. Steel, same 25.00 1 [Dr. L. L. Mattox. Poor Wabash 1 1 Township 6.25 .1 Swank & Son, same 19.35

I Berne Grain & Hay Co. same 6.25 I Clint Fisher, Repair Ct. house 1.15. J. D. Stulti, Cus. Ct. House .. 75.00 (Ft. Wayne A. Springfield Ry Co 1 Lights j, 10.00 U. S. Chemical Co. Sup. Ct. Iwu■«> 5.50 | Wes. Disenfecting Co. same .. 13.72 Jesse Kelly. Cus. Co. Jail .... 20.00: Star Grocery, name 19,01 ’l'itisens Telephone Co. same .. 1.10 {Peoples Ai Gerke, same 10.75 iC. 11. Elzey, game .... 2.25 Clarence Igit'ountaine, Labor Poor Farm 30 00 Indiana Lighting Co. same .... 13.;:0 I Leo Lafountaine, same ....... 30.00 i Rev, L. C. Hessert, Preaching at Poor Farm 4.00 |Rev. It. Wehmeyer, same 4.00 M. A. Laughlin, labor poor farm 4.00 , [Mary Laughlin, same . * 20.00. .Martin Laughlin, Maiiiiuillce at Poor farm 2.25 Teeple, Brandyberry At Peterson, Co. Asylum sup ... 19.55 P. J. Mougey 2.00 I Citizens Tel phone Co.. Co. In- ! tirmary Supplies 1.50 |Smith. Yager At Falk, same,... 24-15 | Children's Home Assoc. ■ Del. jCo. Maintained of children ... 43.40 Myers, Scherer At Beavers, Burial of Soldier's Widow 50.00 Noah Schindler, same 50.00, Gay Zwiek & Meyers, same .. 50.(6) 1 jWells Bros, same 50.00* Wells Bros, Burial of soldier .. -50.00 W ells Bros, Burial of soldier .. 50.00 iDeeatU" Herald, Public print. . 3.:.5 Decatur Herald, same 24.1.5 The Democrat Co, legal print. 20.61 Win. U. Burford. Highway Supt. Supplies 10.80 ( Faul Blackburn, Ditches S.oO, J. H. Steele, same 3.75 Haz'd Macklin, same 12.00 Hazel Macklin, same 24.00' Janies Fuhrman, same 2.00 C. C. Beer, same 11.50 Daniel Kaehr, same ......... 9.00 Jesse V. Essex, same 3.50/ J. sse Beer, same 2.00 . August Selking, same 4.<W ; Emerson Elzey, same 2.00 . Ray Steele, same 2.<)0 ; ICletner Rich, same 2.00 : i Ilartin Reef, same 2.0'0 • Chris Selking, same 5.00 J Geo. L. Baker same 12.00 Geo. L. Baker, same 28.6 J) John T. Kelly, same 2.00' , Dick Boch, same 56.00 i David Mosure, same 7.00 Dick Boch. same 36.00 R. L. Longshore, John Drake , bridge 10.00 ' Phil. L. Macklin, same 5.00 ’ I John Drake, Supt. on John I Drake bridge, ...» 28.00 '. (Paul Blackbum, Labor on John Drake bridge 2.00. R T. T.ontrshore. Labor on Joltn-

n. Ju. luongsnore, i.aoor on jonnson bridge 5.00 Paul Balnekburn, sam* 2.90 Phil L. Macklin. John Frisinger Culvert ..... 5.00 Paul Blackpurn, Labor Scheiman Bridge 2.00 Louis Kline, Snpt. on Scheiman bridge 31.60 Phil L. Macklin, Labor Scheibridge 15 00 R. 1,. Longshore, same 5.00 Paul F.lackburn, Labor David Depp bridge * 2.00 R. L. Longshore, : am ' 5.00 Phil L. Macklin, Co. bridges .. 36.00 Phil L. Macklin, T. J, Durkin bridge 5.00 Cl m Michael, Supt. on John Brown bridge 8.00 Otto Franz. Supt. on Gilliom & Emery Bridges 48.00 Amos Fisher, Durkin bridge .. 495.00 Amos Fisher, Frisinger bridge 321.00 Henry Colter, Bridge Repair .. 183.60 The Hardy Paint & Varnish Co. Jail Paint 60.60 Henry Dickersen, Construction Burke Bridge 85.00 Dhvid Werling, Road Plank .. 40.95 Lewis Fruchte, Beard of childrens Gun 11 “0 Lewis Fruchte, same 3.65 Thomas J. Durkin, Sheriff’s Supplies 4.15 T. J. Durkin, Sheriff’s Ex. .. 41.00 T. J. Durkin, same 6.39 Jim A. Hendricks, Highway Supt. Salary 120.00

Chrts Mussw. Geo. Roop road 4.80 V, tn. Reppert. same 12'‘0 I’ J Dilling, same 9.00 I Phil L. Macklin, same 5.00 Chris Musser Ah Sou. same .. 429.70 I Phil L. Macklin. Henry Heck- | man road 5.00 Paul Blackburn, same 4.00 Phil L. Macklin, sam- 45.00 R. L longshore, same 10.t»0 Fred Boltemeyer. same 2.00 ( has. Boltemeyer, same ...... 3.50 Chas. Boltemeyer, Jr„ same .. 2.00 L. W. Frank A- Son, same... .4050.00 Chris Eicher, S. Bertie road .. 900 D. J. Dilling, same 9.00 Phil L. Macklin, same 5.00 D. E. and F. Striker, same .... 2559.00 Samuel Beltler, same 4100 Chris Musser. Extras A. S. Keli ler road 43.40 R. L. Longshore, A. S. Keller road 5.00 'Chris Musser, same 1258.50 O. T. Hendricks, Supt. same .. 52.00 R. L. Longshore, Fred Hilp-Tt road 5.00 Paul Blackburn, same 2.00 Phil L. Macklin, same 5.00 Jas. R. Tumbleson, same 1500.0" Ezra Reber, Supt. Fugate road 18.00 R. L. Longshore, Fugate road 10.00 Phil L. Macklin, same 45.001 Merryman & Fugate, same .. 950.00 R. L. Longshore, L. W. Frank I road 5.00 i Phil L. Macklin, same 20.00 L. W. Frank, same 1287.52 Paul Girod. Girod road 50.00 Chris Eicher. sani“ 6.00 Win. Reppert, same 3.00 IL L. Longshore, same 5.00 Phil L. Macklin, same 10.00 Harry Meshberger, same .... 1528.00 Thomas Buckmaster, Supt. Magner road 42.00 R. L. Longshore. Willis MagI ner road 5.00 Paul Blackburn, same 2.00 W. B. Martin, same 2500.00 Phil L. Macklin, same 5.00, James S. Johnson, Noah John1 son road 46.00 D. J. Dilling, same 3.00 Wm. Reppert, same 6.00 R. L. Longshore, same 10.00 Phil L. Macklin, same 10.00 Merryman At Fugate, same ... 1648’0 Chris Musser, Stuckey road ... 1300.00 Chris Eicher, same 6.00 R. L. Longshore. O. J. Suman. road 5.00, Paul Blackburn, same 2.00 R. L. Longshore. C .A. Netlfnschwander road 10.00 I R. L. Longshore, Schamerloh road 5.00 Chris Musser, Doehrman road 6.00 I Harry Meshberger, Peter N. Moser road 1000 00 r Phil L. Macklin. B. Lengerich road 45.00! R. L. Longshore, B. Whitridge

« road 5.00 , Julius Haugk. Hite read 800. 0 C. C. Ernst, roads 55.00 r . Jacob Stuber, Asst. Highway I Supt 19.19 g Geo. Fink, same 643.07 Chris Gillom, same 478.20 , J. M. Ehrsam, same 59 10 Jacob Mitch, same 102.85 i , W. P. Hendricks, same 646.04 : , J. C. Augsberger, same 91.241 J. A. Hower, same 144.p5j •, J. D. Wians, same 61.35; IL F. Reinking, same 213.68 C. H. Getting, sam.e 182.32 Fred Ostermeyer, same 64.98 L. E. Opiiger, Co. Supt. sal. .. 27,00 T. H. BALTZELL, Auditor. o 9 NOTICE TO BIDDERS. ) c Notice is hereby given that th: .' Board of Commissioners cf Adams. County, Indiana, will on ) Tuesday, Bth Day of September, 1914, and up to 10 o’clock a. m. on said day ) receive sealed bids for the furnishing 5 iof one book type-writer and table, for use in the Auditor’s office of said / county, specifications for which have heretofore been prepared, adopted by 5 said board, and are now on file in the ’ office of said auditor. a i Each bid must be accompanied with t the necessary bond and affidavit as ■ required by law. I I The board reserves the right to re1 ject any and all bids. CHRISTIAN EICHER WILLIAM REPPERT I DAVID J. DILLING * Beard of Commissiontrs of Adams Co. i Attest:- T. H. Baltzell, Auditor. 13-20 NOTICE TO nON-''ESI DENT. State of Indiana, county of Adams, ss: I I In the Adams circuit Court, Sept. l ' Term, 1914. ’ | The Citizens Bank of Spencervill, 0. 1 f vs. Martin Gerke, et al. No. 8813.1 i Complaint to foreclose of Mortgage I j It appearing from affidavit filed in, the above entitled cause, that Martha |E. Ahr, of the above named defendant' is a non-resident of the State of iui d iana. I I 1 Notice is therefore hereby given the 1 ’ said Martha E. Ahr that she be and [appear before the Hon. Judge of the [Adams Circuit Court on the sth day ■of Oct., 1914. the same being the 25th 'Judicial day of the next regular term thereof, to be holden at the Court , House in the City of Decatur, com- 1 I mencing on Monday, the 7tli day of I September. A. D. 1914, and plead by i I answer or demur to said complaint, or I the same will be heard and determin- 1 ed in her absence Witness, my name and Seal of said i Court hereto affixed, this 10th day of j August, 1914. FERDINAND BLEEKE, I Clerk. i Leete ft Light, Attorneys for Plaini ; tiff. | I j PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD | State of Indiana, County of \dam . 1 I I Before the Board of Comnii nsicnen; o. II the County of Adams. We, the undersigned each and all I i I of whom are adult resident free-bold- [ i [ers and voters of Union Township in 1 Adams County, Indiana, respectfully ► petition your Honorable Body and aJk

('that you construct and complete a free 11 macadamized stone road in ('Township over and upon the public • highway situated on the following i route, to-wit: Commencing at the southeast corner )of Section twenty (20), Township ( twenty-eight (28), north range fifteen th 15) east, in Adams County, Indiana. 11 thence west on the line dividing sec(.tlons twenty (20) and twenty-nine i (29) and sections nineteen (19) and ( thirty (30) all in township twenty- ( eight (28) north range fifteen east ( and terminating at the north-west cor- ( ner of section thirty (30) in township ( twenty-eight (28) north range fifteen >' (15 east (I Your petitioners further aver ana say improvement prayed for is less 1 than three miles In hngth and con-j nects at the commencement ther of • with a free macadam road in sa.d 1 township, and ends on the township 1 line of said Union Township. | Your petitioners aver and say that 1 the highway herein sought to be ini- ( 1 proved is a public highway already es--1 tablished and in use, is one of the 1 public highway of said Union Town--1 ship and ihe same will be of public 1 utility and benefit '| Your petitioners ask that said high-| 1 way above described be drained and, 'graded and that broken stone be placed 1 upon the grade and that ugon sui h broken stone there be placed stone screenings. Your petitioners further ask, that said highway above described be improved to the width of 40 feet, and that said highway be graded to a width of 24 feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of 10 feet and to a depth of 8 inches at the sides thereof and to a depth of 10 inches in the center thereof and that crushed stone screenings, be placed thereon to a depth of four 14) inches upon such broken stone, that said improvement be made a double | track and that the name of the same lie ’The Frederick Thieme Macadam Road." That to pay for said improvement, we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams in the States of Indiana payable in twenty semi annual installments or series and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of Union township in a sufficient a.niotmt 'to pay the interest and principal of - said bonds as they become due That said improvement be made and constructed, that said bonds be issued, said tax be levied upon taxable pro ! erty of said townships in accordance I with the Acts of the Legislature es the State of Indiana passed in the year '1905, beginning on page 550 and as | amended in the Acts of 1907, and as | amended in the Acts of 1909, now

in force providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads and all other and any and all amendments thereto. We further ask that the Board take all of the necessary steps required by law to have said improvement constructed wixhout submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said ' Union Township and that the ! Board construct the same under the ; laws of the State of Indiana now ir. force providing for the extension of free Gravel of Macadam Roads by township taxation. Respectfully submitted. Friedrick Thieme, Christ Marbach, ! Henry S. Erueckeberg, Fred Koldewey, i Wilhelm Klink, Ed C. Bleeke, Fred I Krueckeberg, John A. Barkley, Wm. |F. Reinking, Wesley W. Mumma, Wm. Bleeke, W. A. Whittenbarger, Philbert Gase, E. H. Nidelinger. y. H. Railling, Henry Reinking. Frat W. Bien-, Charley Grote, Wm. Schamerloh, Henry Haugk. Martin Bleeke, H. F. Reinking, John H. Blakey, Ferdinand Bleeke, Theodore Bleeke, Henry Grote, G. W. Bauserman, Abe Braun, Oliver Walters, Aurie Dykeman, J. D. Nidlinger, Nelson H. Macy, Henry C. Brethren, E. Hart, S. W. Darr, Charles Ahr, Wm. P. Barkley, Abe Schamerloh, Otto Bleeke, A. F. Thieme, Fred Weiland, Jeff Manley, Ernest Keuchebery, John McGill, Charles Kruekeberg, Theodor Thieme, C. C. Miller, Amos Waiters J. C. Moses, J. E. Ul, | man, Jefferson Diller, C. D. Spuller, Geo. Hindenberg, John P. Spuller, E. F. Miller, Jacob Koos. 13-20 , -X o APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTRIX. Notice is hereby given. That the undersigned has been appointed Executrix of the Estate of Joseph E. Mann late of Adams County, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. LOUISA MANN, Executor. C. J. LUTZ, Atty. Aug. 11, 1914. 13-20-27 0 PETITION FOR A MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams. Before the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams. I We the Undersigned each and all of whom are residents free-holderg and voters of Union Township and Root Township in Adams County, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body that you construct and complete a free macadamized stone road on and (Over the public highway dividing Union and Root townships aforesaid situated on the following route to-wit: j Commencing at the South .East corner of section Twenty-five (25), Townjship Twenty-eight (28), North Range [Fourteen (14), East running thence North over the public highway for a distance of two (2) miles on the Eastern boundry of Sections Twenty-four (24) and Twenty-five (25) Tofnship and Range aforesaid and on the Western boundery of Sections Nineteen (19) and Thirty (30) in Township •twenty-eight (28) North Range fifteen i (15) East and terminating at the North 'East corner of Section Twenty-four (24) Township Twentyeight (28) North Range Fourteen (14) East all in Adams County, Indiana. I Your petitioners show that the im- ; provement prayed for herein is less than three miles in length is on the boundary line between Union Township and Root Township and conefta

. a t"bo*h a free macadam road P oT;Xn a er P ; t ur,h"r show thßt more than ten of the petitioners ' herein are front each of the townships ' ageeted and to he effected by this im- • provenietit. Your petitioners further show that ' the highway thus sought to be ini 1 moved is a public highway already established and in use and the public highways on the boumta.y line of said Townships. ’ Your petitioners ask your honorable body tltat said highway heretofore described be drained, and graded and that broken stone he placed upon the grade Jbe placed stone screenings. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be graded to a width of 24 feet, and that broken stone be placed therein to owidth of 10 feet and to a depth of 8 inches at the sides thereof, and to a depth of 10 inches in the center thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of 4 inches upon such broken stone, that said improvement be made a double track and that the name of the same 'he The Drummond Macadam Road. That to pay for said Improvement we ask that bond be issued by the County of Adams, in the State of Indiana payable in Twenty semi-annual installments or series and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property >.l said Union Township and Root Township aforesaid in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. We further ask that said improvement be made and that said bonds be issued and said tax levied upon said property of said Township in accordance with the Acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana passed in the year 1905 beginning-on page 550 and as amended in the Acts of 1907 providing for the extension of free gravel or Macadam Roads and any other and all amendments thereto. We further ask the Board to take all of the necessary steps as required by law to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned for herein, and that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said Townships and that the Board construct the same under the law of the State of Indiana now in force providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads. Respectfully Submitted R. A. Drummond, J. A. Fleming, John

H. Railing. J. D. Nidlinger. John X. ! Ehrman, Chas. S. Mumma, William Bleeke, Chas. Ahr, John A. Mumma. E. J. Ahr, Jno. A. Barkley, Geo. Ohler. 1 Henry Reinking, J. A. Ehrman, Fred • C. Hale, Howard Mauller. Elijah Wai- ’ ters, Wm. Breiner, J. S. Lower. F. W Dibble. R. W. Fuelling. John Buchee, ( John H. Mumma. AM? Boch, Fred Krueckeberg. Henry Krueckeberg, F. - D. Thieme. Fred Koldewey. SmPh > Stevens. John McGill, E. Kruecheberg, Geo. Steven, Charley Kruecke- ! berg. C. C. Miller, Fred Weiland. A. A. Brodbeck, Wm. Halle. William Bleeke. J. H. Blakey, Otto Bleeke, I. S. Gage, E. F. Miller, A. J. Bailey, Ed S. Moses, , J. E. Ulman, J. P. Spuller, Geo. !’. , Cline, L. S. Grandstaff, J. C. Moses, 1 W. E. Bleeke, Frant: Kurber, E. H. • Nidlinger, W. Worden, Geo. W. Cra- • raer. G. W. Bauserman, Gurie Dyke- ■ man, E. Cunningham. James D. Knav- - el, Samuel Workinger, W. J. Miller, S. • Curtis Miller, Friechrick Thieme, A. ■ R. Wolfe, Paul Miller. W. A. Whitten- • barer, L. W. Bienz. Nathaniel May, I G. Bittner. , 13-20 ■ PETITION FOR A MACADAM ROAD. ’ State of Indiana. County of Adams 1 Before the Board of Commissioners of - the County of Adams. We the undersigned each and all of whom are residents free-holders and , voters of Washington Tp., Adams Co., . Ind., respectively petitioned your Honorable body and ask that you complete and construct a free macadamized stone road in said ownship over and upon the public highway and street situated on the following route to-wit: I Commencing at the North-east qor- ? ner of lot No. 431 in Nuttman’s Northwestern Addition to the Town (now City) of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana. running thence EaM over and upon the public highway and street and terminating at the North-east corner of lot Not*s37 in the First Addition to the Town (now City) of Decatur, Indiana: Also, I The approach on the street from the East onto this improvement be injI proved, graded and macadamized from t the end of the proposed improvement , back to the East for a distance of at ’ least 450 feet: ’ Also. That the approach from the South - at the end of this Improvement be graded and macadamized to the South on such street for a distance of about 600 feet. J Your petitioners are of the opinion i that the approaches above mentioned • ought to be made for the protection of the proposed imrovement. Your petitionersaverand say that j improvement proyed for herein is less 9 than three miles in length connects at the commencement thereof with a ’/ree gravel and improved street with ) in ; said an <i said Township. 1 Your petitioners further aver and say that the street or-Highway herein e sought to be improved is a public p street and highway already established and in use and is one of the pubs lie highways and streets within the

City of becaiur. l n <!a' a that the satire wilt be of and benefit. Vour petitioners ask lhat and highway, above d.-s, proaches thereto above drained and graded alld tlli|l atone be placed upon grad,. ail J upon such broken stone placed stone screenings Your petitioners further ask said highway and stre.-t ltlKIVp ? cd be improved to width of 39 ft / stone screening be placed width of twenty-eigtit tv w a(lli "■ depth of ten inches at the sido s ?| of and to a depth of twelve ine, ■ the center thereof and that ?’■ depth of four inches upon s Bl -h ?**■ screenings he placed there® 7'S stone: that said improvement i» ■ a single track and th.- name „r H| same be the J. O. Sellmeyer S road. That to pay for said improv, J we ask that bonds i„. i S9 , w County of Adams, in the State w .1 dlana payable in Twenty semi-a as]s S installments or series and tor the h j ment of which we ask that a la! I levied upon the taxable proper I said Washington Township, j n a . 9 ficient amount to pay tlie interest)! principal of said bonds as they come due. We further ask that said mJ ment be made and that said bond . 5 issued and ,said tax levied upon I property of said Township in ance with the Acts of the legislator the State of Indiana passed in year 1905 beginning on page as amended in Acts of 19(1., and p mended in Acts of 19D9 now info., providing for ex-nsion of free p? or Macadam Roads and anyothe. | all amendments thereto. We further ask the Board to A all of the necessary steps as reqi by law to have said improvematnfc structed and made as petitioned J herein, and that the same bn structed without submitting thee,, tion of building the same to an - tion of the voters of said Towns and that the Board construct the- f under the law of the State of Ink ® now in force providing forth, e sion of free gravel or mai adasi ra Kur Intrnchln fQYntirvii

by township taxation. i Respectfully submitted. • J. O. Sellemeyer. Phil L. Ms-. ' ' Geo. Kinzle, John Spuhler, Join • Moran, Rallegh C. Parrish, Ed. Kintz, Jesse Kelly, Chas Omlor 's • mer F. Leonard. Chas .X. Christo 1 L. Vance, F. W. Schaub. FredHtr. | j L. A. Holthouse, Harvey lYitra . Dan M. Niblick, H. F. Callov. i Hfcffman. M. D., J. W Posse, L • Heim, James Bain, J. S. voiebir.. • Beery, Milton Girod. J. F. Fnictes* H. Sellemeyer, O. L. Kirsch. I.p Helm, C. E. Hocker. H. .X StoL . A. Kalver, Chas. C. J C. Pt’; • son, W. A. Lower, H. S. Michaud ', P. Schrock, Henry Dellinger.!'; Holthouse. Erastus Fritzinger. F.. Mumma, E. J. Ahr, :L S. Linn. ' . Niblick, M. Kirsch. F. V Mills.. ’ L. Baumgartner, Jonr. T Myers, ’ Gass, Lewis Fruchte. Oscar Hofss< John D. Stults, O. P. Mills. B. J .ter,J. D. Hale, Ferd Bleeke. W A. fr ’ ler, C. V. Connell, J. D. Dailey C Schafer, F. W. Jaebker. J. B. 1 Ferd Litterer, B. J. Schulte, Ls ‘ Wies, Sam Butler, Michael Millers Archbold, D. M. Hensley. E. 1 f roll, E. B. Adams, H ..rry A. He:: « 1 W. F. Helm, J. T. Merryman. Emes- • Daniel, Grayce B. Shafer. • o NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS ' - The Parsonage trustees o! * : Monroe M. E. church will ed bids for the erection of s , Parsonage as per lans and sP’' , ‘ r tions on file in the M<-:trc-<’ Stut-'J Monroe, Indiana, up Tuesday (t , nig 7 o’clock, August 25th. IS l * rights reserved to reset ay w ll | [ bids. By order of Parsonage Trustee | M. S. LIECHTY. Secy. 1!-J ~~~~ I' FOR MLE—Ware-house back ct J , M. Fuilenkamp's grocery. lna“ ir / . Ed. X. khinger at the Old | ( County tank. t FOR SALE—S acres of good farr3 | t SroS. House and barns inciu mile east of Preble on Preble n* fl quire of F. V. Lewton. Decatur lo 1 FOR SAUK- Sorrel driving niare ’■ s gy and harness at a bargain n ll 1 Boon. Inquire T. D- KERN, 10t h s | t and Madtatn at Decatur. WANT HD-Girl to do general * > work. lAe A. D. SUTTLES, * | 1 59 or 6V. i WANTED* Married lady for collecting Mahan, 7 Knick* * ~ * llv' 1 Mijnao t Indianapolis Ind. 0 , s FOR SALE- -A first class, fres " . J s with calf. (At the Hendricks far i Monroe. »uire of ricks. band bracelet »••, ' • “little” ’ en graved on “.road betwt. vn state line an “ « c j Sunday nig| )t Return to th* 6 0 ff ,. .[g '■'FOR RENi_l F ive room ® od( S | ( ( i' >- tage on Sou, Market street- ’ e Dynois SchAjt. Ira