Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 17, Number 302, Decatur, Adams County, 20 December 1919 — Page 3

Taft Interprets Spirit of 1 the American Legion <

lßy William Howird Taft) , , yri ght, 1919. by l*tttrite Ledger Co. ' future of this country lx bound . i„ die character and political and I "',,,1 ideate 1,1 i,H V 011 "* men. They i,led In ihlH war and not fouud l The feura that thetr firength had been supped by coni i , i( ., ( ;alisru and love «r luxury we-,, .uved nhtounded by their (teed, 'iheir course not only thrilled us in ( „ r national pride and our love f .i i urtial glory, but it gave to tm, i„ ~r more deliberative moments, a .jlsfying confidence that the host merican traditions of government ud society stIH lived in the hearts ‘ ud minds of our youth. To give the of union and the strength of ,oncerted expression to the h«h ,jeal of Americanism which our hoys ii Khaki amt our sailors in blue manthe American legion was mied. U aims to include in n s membership all those who served (U hei in the army nr the nnvy dmiug the great wnr. It would he hard to over estimate I ilm value of the l.egion to the noun j ~y if its energies ar» rightly directand It restrains itself from ten-| denclea which experience in other associations have shown to lie Its danger. It may properly guide the grateful action of Congress and State legislatures to the assistance of its worthy members who because of their service in the war need as.stance. But it should set Its face -unity against anything which may >eem to be an organized raid upon the treasury of the United States, or of the individual states, and use ev ,ry case to avoid the incidious charge that its members only ffitvel the country to sack it. It should see that it he not male the political instrument of any member or group o' members iu the organization It hould keep its motives pure and weet and clean of any selfisti or greedy purpose. So doing, when the cause of Americanism is at. stake, when anarchy and Bolshevism sh.tke their gory locks, when ungrateful aliens or citizens of alien origin aim at destroying our institutions and the public, order, the legion will prove a mighty bulwark against every as sault upon American life, liberty and uroperty by the wild fools, crazy, lUeorista, plunderers and murderers aJhong us who would exalt and' follow the teachings of Lenine and Trotsky. The legion will stabilize and iiistitutions that have made for out happiness in the past and giver; to those bom or who have come to this country as a refuge an equality r.f i.pportunity never before known. But the Legion must know that its influence for this great good dependon its maintenance of the ideals ' hown by its members in military do tense of the country and the world it was their high, courage, their spirit of sacrifice, their discriminating in lelligence and thetr obedience to or de:s nad law which made them the efficient force they were. -It was their self-restraint that made tlmm effective. Now that they have re turned to private life, they must maintain the same qualities. lib erty regulated by law ts their only ale guide. Ebullitions by any group of them, however provoked by thf nnmthlngs of anarctiistir amt Bolshe visile demagogues, must be suppressed !f their Legion is to be useful. No fiti*r example could be followed by them than that of the American Legion men in the parade at Ontralhi who, though shocked and startled by the cruel outrage upon tthefr fellows, prevented the eager crowd from lynching the I. W. W. murderers. m-zed bloody banded. The disposition of smalt groups of Anmdcan Legion men to take the law into thetr own hands, to regulate by force what shall appear upon fht stage in opera or play, and to suppress fry threatened or actual violence speech of which they do not approve should be discontinued and restrained. Jt is lawlessness awakening the sympathy of the people that Is most dangerous to the state and our liberties. ■ i is in the teeth of the lessons om hoys had and followed In their server during the war. The law should lake its course. Protest by the J.egton or its local divisions against any official negligpnoe or inaction in ias-s calling for quick attention and i effective prosecution, will achieve i every legitimate purpose. The Leg- ( ion, if it keeps within the law, can i carry such weight in Influencing popular judgment that no municipal, county or state officer will dare incur i its condemnation. But if local groups of the Legion are permitted to organize themselves into vigilence committees, to act in disregard of ' law and lawful authority, they will 1 v k\ an( ) ought to lose, their Influence. ' These words are written in the I

—" — H the iLj , . organization of *! ■r-:i:: temptations to which u. i , exposed, so , hO , , 1.1 K " J “ '* ' b|h(p,i J mny re. • , , j ,V ' ry "Oe who is elip.blo 1 . Join Ihe 1,eg,0„ Md « T* mmh * r ‘ n »" work and in - " S ro " rS, ‘' Th, ‘ ">“«■ “II- ' I ce- a 1 more , ’ m . .t is to maintain, in its mtiu- . T* ln of peace, those high ira.'s " hifih * >o 'he joy and pride of •i.v loyal American, as the Ar n ,y N “ vy of ‘he United States, J showed in time 0 f war. My dear \| r . Taft: As National Commander of the American Legi,,,,. | wish to thank .von for (he clea- and able InterpretUon of the spirit and purposes of the 1,1 t?1,1, i aH Bta,fid in the editorial I written |,y you and published in .many newspapers on December 2 | 191!). The American Legion has just | ' ,s * ,rsl national convention in Minneapolis representing nearly five million men and women who wore the uniform of the United state* during the Great Wa- and have now returned to civilian activities. Von have accurately interpreted he sentiment of the members of the -egion. as expressed in the fundamental principles adopted at Minneipolis, when you say: "The Legion must know its influence for great good depends on its naintenance of the ideals shown by ts members in military defense of he country and the world ... It van thei- self-restraint that made hem effective . . . Liberty regulated by law is their only safe guide ... It is lawlessness awakening he sympathy of the people that is nost dangerous to the state and our iberties.” In view of your letter and the im‘ortanee of having the public through four understand the spirit of the -•egion, I am venturing in open public letter to add the following, as em lodying what l am sure is the threeold purpose of the great body of exervice men now enrolled in the American Legion: First: Mutual helpfulness, where>y all our comrades who have been tandicapped in inind, body or poslion, through service to their county, may receive I hat liberal consid‘ration which they have reason to ■xpe<t from a grateful and patriotic tation. Second: Protection for our county from foes without. Having lately lefendi <1 our country from such "oes, it. will he our endeavor to asist in the adoption of a military polcy which will make it safe from "uiure aggression and yet a policy vhicli will he truly democratic; fitly Vmerican, just and equitable lo the intire country. Third: Protection for our country rom foes within. Our stand for 100 ter cent. Americanism will he vi-ile. Vs good soldiers who did not hesiate lo hit hard under competent trders, so now as civilians of citizenhip, we shall not hesitate. We redize, however, that now our orders triginale in the Constitution of the United States as expressed through he duly constituted agencies or naional, stale and local government, t was on- duty as soldiers to obey ind support military authority; it is io less our duty today staunchly to support civilian authority in the naintenancp of law and order, and in the protection of the rights of every citizen. Although the American Legion epresenis nearly live million Atnerdaii Citizens who have demonstrated heir patriotism and loyalty by witlngness to make the supreme sucriIce. we also realize that the strength of the I,egion and the measure of our influence and service to the nation will be in direct proportion to our ability to co-operate effectively with the one hundred million loyal and patriotic American citizens in the promotion of 100 per cent. Amreicanism. 1 am sure this is the spirit of the American Legion, and in Ibis spirit it is our hope that we may play an important part in the co-ordination of all forces standing for real progress, and thereby act as a great stabilizing and constructive influence during these days of readjustment. Sincerely yours, FRAKLIN D. OLIER, j National Commander. William Howard Taft, Esq., Hotel Taft, New Haven, Conn. This article was taken fi om press' sheet of the "American Legion."

h[ CATI -’ p, i l) ULV democrat, Saturday, December 20,1919.

+ + + + + + * + + + + + + + 4l+ t * HF 3 A HERO IF it WORKS: ♦ A "BOOB” IF IT DOESN'T + * * ' T Ii ■** 1 - v Henry L. Farrell, United + * I’-'ess staff Correspondent) * ' * New York Anything goes in + , * Toolholl if yon gel nway with it. ♦ ; + Ihe rankest piece of jtidg- ♦ i + mem becomes clever strulegy + J * and great generalship when the ♦ 1 + Play goes through. 4. * The quarterback who violates ♦ + all the unwritten rules of the ♦ + game in trying to outwit the op ♦ ’ + position Is a hero when every- + + tiling 1 onnects. IJul he’s a hope + + less boob, crowned with bone + + when the attempt fails, + + Consider "Chit*’ Hurley, the + + greatest of western stars and + * one of the wonders of the mod- ♦ + orn game. 4, * Harley had n habit of doing * + the things that the first lessons ♦ +of couches to green players + + said not to do. + * But he got by with them in + + every case and he’s the greatest ♦ + of the great. 4. + In the Michigan game with + d* the ball on Ohio's fifteen-yard ♦ + line tie called for forward pass. + + The terrifflo chances taken + * need no enumeration. But he + + goi away with it. lie pulled 4 + similar stunts in every game + * until some critics accused him * + of not knowing any better. ♦ * One of the most notable ex + F amples of “taking chances" or * * curred in the Penn State-Pltts- + * burgh game, h was State’s hall + * on her own three-yard line. Hess * F dropped back of the goal line + b for what according to the un- + b written law of the game should 4b have been a desperate punt. out. ♦ b But Hess didn’t kick. He stood + b there with the ball in his hands * b dodging Pitt taeklers. Then ♦ b Bob Higgins, the . sensational + b State end, got loose and Hess ♦ b tossed the hat to him. Higgins * + ran 90 yards for a touchdown. 4 > The play went through and both 4b were heroes. What would have ♦ b happened if the throw had been 4 b blocked and a Pitt man had fat- 4 1 b len on the ball? 4 b They don’t always work it 4 b that way, however. Sometimes 4 b the breaks go the other way. 4 1 b Take the ease of Herb Kemp 4 - b ton. Yale qua tetback, who 4 b took chances and when they 4 b failed he became the target of 4 b assaults from the four corners. 4 b Early in the season he was 4 1 b touted for the all-American 4 b team; now he is called poor. 4 b In the Princeton game Kemp- 4 1 b ton tried to pull a play that 4 b would surprise the Tigers. On 4 b Yale’s 15 yard liVie, the blonde 4 b quarterback catted for a lateral 4 b pass -a complicated play in- 4 b volving a double pass and de 4 b pending upon apass to himself 4 b in full speed for its effect. 4 b Neville took the pass from 4 b Callahan and tossed it. wide to 4 b ICempton who was speeding 4 4 around Princeton’s right end. 4 b Kempton missed it and Seller- 4 b er, the Princeton sub, snatched 4 b the hull from the ground and 4 ’• ran a touchdown winning Hie 4 b game. 4 b Again in the Harvard game, 4 * Kempton tried* to rmtwit the 4 b Crimson defense and failed so 4 + badly that he was made to look 4 b stupid as a field general. In a 4 b march down the field, Braden 4 b and Neville had smashed thru 4 b Kane.the Harvard tackle, lime 4 b after time until Yale had ad- 4 4> vanced the ball to Harvard's 4 b oneyard line. Every play up to 4 b that time had been driven * + wedge-like into Kane and he 4 b was badly battered. Kemp- 4 + lop evidently thought the Crim- 4 + soil would mass its secondary 4 b defense behind (he weak plare ♦ b in the line in anticipation of an- 4 4• other drive at the hole through 44* which all the Yale advances had 4* been made. Kempton thought + * he might take (he enemy un- 4> 4* aware if he shot Braden, the 4* ing battering ram, through cen- ♦ 4> ler. He tried that and found ♦ 4* the whole Harvard team piled * 4 > up like a big red wail in front ♦ 4> of the smashing Eli fullback. ♦ 4" He couldn't have gone through ♦ <b with a tank. Kempton was out- ♦ + guessed. + +4++4+bbbbtbbb44 NOrit’K OK KIWI. SETTI.ESIRNT OK ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the creditors. heirs and legatees of Henry C. Oallmeyer, deceased to appear in the Adams circuit court, ield at Decatur, Indiana on the 31st day of December, 191 H, and show cause, If any, why the final settlement accounts with the estate ol' said decedent should not he approved; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship. and receive their distributive KSTIIRR GAI.LMttVFJft. Administratrix. Decatur, Dec. 6. 1919. Peterson & Fruchte, Atiys. 13-20 - PETITION roll MACADAVI ROAD. State of Indiana, Countv of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners of tpe County of Adams, State of Indiana. ♦

PHIU.-'C— — '- l J Wo, the undersigned, each and all*Ti ol whom nre resident inlnli free.hold- th •■IS and Voters of Monro. township, m Adams county, Hplinnn, respectfully I million un.t ask that you construe! 1: nlid complete a free MacndnmUied sn clone Bond in said township, oyer and ... upon (he public streets arid highway to situated on the following route |.,Wlfi Vonimitniny at urn iionn .-as? ,-or- on net ~f It,-hi. :iIH In Uinnc Lehman's |e Audition to the town of Ad-'o nniM l ounty, Indiana, »• nouID on rn I'Tilton to Dearborn Ntrb*»*i, as thi» smith ('list <*orn**r of In-jot i*4 in sr said Addition; tlo*n«n West on lunir- t, horn str»o*t to Ih iTdricks Mr,dt pnsl a ai l‘hv WHI; thene** north »»n llendrlrks o< stroot to Hrynn .str«*ft; Mo-mo* wrnt on f* Hryan strfmt lo Indiana stno*t, tlmm.- vv Hiirth on Indiatm und Colomhin hifui-tH pa.M 2 Klrft VV«*IIm to |{|fe|| hi., vs thiiiic vvrsi on fllich fil'd iin-iiss rorporatloh liti** of t.ho town of I'.erm-, ... Indiana, In dht* puhlic h-<hwuv ritn-Mi miiy north and 3011th, dividing m-i - m lions :i2 und !l!l In Monroe township, Adams roiinty, Indiana: Mo*mo* nottii ov»*r und upon said public highway on p said Auction IIn»* to a point übout iu t rods north of tn** nqrth t rot nor of v the southeast quarter of wild sen- * lion 82 aforff»nhl, rind thero t»> term- 1 inate. s And your petitioner* further avfr V and say that to rnak** said Improve- « merit prai-tli al and of public utility 0 t hnd for lire protection the following q approaches, on t 6 th** streets leading r Up to the proposed lruproyement t ought to he drained, glided and ma- > cadarnized as follows: |* The approa«*h on to the proposed im > proverru-nt to the west ori Franklin < stret*t to he Unproved to the west on i Franklin street to Harrison stre.-t r Also the approach on to the pro* j posed improvement from the east on • Franklin street he improved to the , east on said Franklin street to l'ull-.i on street. 1 Alsu the npproaeh on 10 the propok- 1 f*d improvement from the east on High si reef he Improved to the east , 1 on Ills'll street to Baltimore street and thence south alon* Fire Well jo Water street to Fire Well on Water street. ‘ z, Also the approach on to the pro--1 posed improvement from the north on Folumhia street he Improved to the 1 north on Columbia street to Center street to connect with .the Town Well. Also the approach on to the prn--1 posed Improvement from the east on renter street he Improved to the east f on said renter street to Baltimore l Street. p Your petitioners further aver and |» say that the Improvement prayed for herein is less than :i miles in length K and connecis at the commencement . thereof with an improved MacadamlzF ed Street und connects .it the end I* thereof w4th a free Macadam Uoad in said township. r Your petitioners further aver and » say that the highway and streets r herein sought to be Improved is a public highway already established and in use and that said public .streets ► ate public streets laid out and established and in use and that there is a r larcre amount of public travel over |i such highway and iald streets and that the same will be of public utility r and benefit. k Your petitioners further aver and r say that the streets- lie re in proooseu I* to be improved in their present conditicn are dirt streets and are not im- •* prpved with stone »r ground or other I, paving or road material: that the r same run through intiabltant parts of |i tlie said town of Herfce ana that with the present condition of said streets r It would he Impossible ;t great part of the year to pass over such streets r with a Fire Truck sic h as Is used in I* said town to prevent the loss of property by fire and the spread of such r tires. That the construction of said I, j improvement will be if public utility r I and benefit for several reasons and frjthat tiie same ought to be construct* ed and made as tierein proposed. t j Your petitioners further ask that saiti highway and -street above deT, s<rihed he improved t«i a width of 4* 40-^feef, and that said highway above described ho gradesl to a width of 24 t feet, and that broken -tone be placet thereon, to a width of 14 f**et und to v a depth of 8 inches at the sides there--4* of. and to a depth of 12 inches in the center thereof and that crushed stone ♦ screenings he placed thereon to a depth of 4 inches upon such broken T stone; that said Improvement he made 4* a single track, and that the name of the same he the Rno* W. Lehman Ma- ♦ cadam road. That to ptty for said improvement. T we ask that bonds be issued bv the 4* Hounty of Adams, In the State of Indiana. payable in twenty semi-annual v installments or series and for the payment of which we rusk, that a tuv w he levied upon the taxable property 4* of said Monroe township, in a suftl cient amount to pay tlm interest ahd T principal of paid tion*iM a> they bej, oonlo due. T That said improvement he made und 4* constructed aYrd said bonds be issued, •and raid tax he levied upon the tux- ♦ table property, of said townahip. Ineluding therein the id town of Berne T ln a< cordancM with c b»* Aids of the 4* legislature, of the Hale of Indiana. passed in the year, 1905. beginning on ▼ jiagc 550 and -us an tided iti the Acts •, of 1907, und as aim-ruled in the Acts T of 1909 now In force, providing for the 4* extension of free gravel and macadam roads, and al! other and any and all ♦ amendments thereto. 4, We further ask the hoard to take all the necessary st* ps required by 4* law. to have said improvement conatnuted and made as petitioned for ♦ herein, that the same be constructed 4, without submitting the question of T building the same, t<» an election of 4* the voters of said Monroe township, u lid that the hoard construct the same ♦ under the laws of the state of Irtdij, 1 ana. providing for he extension "f T ire** gravel or ma* *darn roads by 4> township taxation. Respect fully submitted: ♦ Enos W. Lehman, J. V. lleuhauser, 4, John I*. Pteury. Sheridan Yoder, .1, A. T Neuensohwander, Tobias Sprunger, 4* 'l’heodore F. Sprunger, Rli Kiumgartner, Amos Neuhau.ser, Albert ■f* Wenhauser, *' O. Llechty, \rnos , Klrchhofer. O. N. Sta-iffer. Aim Nussbailiii, Menito BtirkhaUei, Ben. 4* Sprunger, Kmil Liechtv, lid Baum gartner. F. A. Luglnulll, O. Beusser, f* F\ Lehman. Ib F Lehman, I cter j, Lehman. fcJmanuej Neuens* hwander, T William U tilllman. O. F. tfUllom, Ben f Lehman. P. P. Sprungct. Loel Llddy, - Adam Neuenschw n nder. H. A. Sprungt er, Sam Meshberger, Otto Stucky. ■1 IV Habegger. Win. U. Tucker. !•'. Franz, F. Smlssen, Martin L Smith, P Henry Schindler, Nick Stucky. Orvu |N. Smith. Isam- Lehman, A. J. Moser, J*\ fj. Fichenherger, E. D. Lehman, b A. .1. Mower. L. M. Ray, Noah M. Lehman, Amos Sprunger, Kd Neueik- ► schwandcr. William Speirher. Rhil Sanders. E. Lantz. Emanuel Sprungr t*r. IJ. Lehman, Joel Lehman, J. B. l Waltz, D. J. Sprupgcr. Walter Llechty. A, W. Llechty, Amos Steiner, Ivter ► Llechty. W. J. Sprunger, J. C. Neuen- . sch wander, David Augaburger, Noah r Bnunignrtner. Isaac Lehman. Os win k Lehman. J. J. WulUman, Sam Lehman, (V Schug, Anna Schindler, Noah ► Wulliman. Amos Burkhalter, Otto l Franz. Noah Luginblll. r This petition will be presented to |i the hoard of compilsflioneri* <»n TnrMdny, .laownry, «, lU9O V ** at wiiich time the tax payers of Monroe township, may appear and make - such objections as the law may pro- , f ' ,, ' JOHN iUOSJTRE, Auditor Peterson & Fruchte, A ttys, IJ-20 PETITION FOR A FREE MACADAM ROAD , State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: , Before the Hoard of Commissioners ) of Adams County. Indiana. We. the undersigned each and all of whom are resident free-holders and ► voters of Jefferson Township in the Pountv of Adams and State of Indiana, 1 do hereby respectfully petition your honorable body that you proceed tu have a free macadamized stohe road, constructed and completed in said Jefferson Township, said County and State, over and along the public high- , way situated on th» following Route, . to*wit: Commencing at the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of sec- ; lion six (6) Township twenty-five (25) North range fifteen (15) eaat in 1 Adams county. Indiana running thence casl on the boundary line of the east half of section six and sevon M»-7)

r k t * i .■% » * * ’otvnshlp and range afnt*e«nld nml on t he hmindu 1 y line between sect tons f»t I tui x und the wtSLUm half ol Hecllonfi und 9 nil In Townships 25 Norlltll hihgi* J.. eng 1 ahd lermiuutliig at thel'i uiUn east corner of the south-west I e ii.arh 1 of section \ in Tomiship 251 h ipMh rnfuL 1 . east. Ijv Voiif f r*t itlofter-' further nvXr und I 1 n\ trial said proposed ihifirovement is|s ess thnn three miles in length and I’l ohhei’ted :il eaeh end With a free I J n&endfufi road In said.Toiyb«hlj>, l< Your 1 •tllioners further aver undli my ihat the hUchwny herein nought Is it he Improved is a public hlghwas | l iltTttdy estahllnhetl unit in use nrol isl. •ne of the public highways us J«f-|i ’'ow nship, ami tha 1 tlu* samel. Xill be <if public utility and benetd. I) )our | etllioiiers ask that said high-I w.iy above described he drained audit L'.nided and that broken stone be pint*-1 ’•ti upon M.< gjiule ntid that upon such| hruken stone there he planed tone I* '••nenings. 11 ) u»ji p»'tl44oners further ask that I' R‘»d highway above described he un-l' proved to the width of 10 feet and! that Aald highway i.** graced to a I Width of 21 sees and that broken I stun** to* placed th-r- on to a width of I 19 feet and to th** depth of X inches I at the rides thereof and to a depth uf| tvn "» the cehter thereof and that I crushed stone screenings he placed I thereon to a di-plh of 4 inches upon I su« h broken stone and that said im-l Proycmen l he made a single track and! that the lame of same m- the k»*uh*m| Alyer M.t.-adarn Road. That to pay for said Improvement I we ask that bonds he issued by the! County of Adams in the state of Ind* I iana payable In twenty (2U) scmi-nn-l nuaf installments or series und for the! payment of which we ask that a taxi •u* levied upon th** taxable property! of said Jefferson Township in a suf-1 luieiit amount to pay the interest and | trie firiiiylpnl « * f said bonds as they| l ecoiue due. I That said improvement tie made umii constructed and that said bonds he I ii'viied and said hi \ lie levied Upon | the taxable property of said Jefferson! TowiiMhipHn accordance with the Acts] of Legislature of the State of Indiana] passed In ihe year 1905 beginning un] |»ag«* si»u and ns amended in the Acts I ol 1907 and .us amended In th** Acts of 1909 now in force providing foil hie extension of free gravel or macadam roads and all other and any and nil amendments I hereto We further ask the hoard lo take! nil of the necessary steps by law re-' h'jlred to have said Improvement construe led and made as potltiined for

- ■ *• ■***•” hii 1 I hut I )««* sami- h-- ru.iHtriio.eil 1 v.-itli iiit Bii.inilt.iiiK Dip (..n-utlmi ~r I I utidinK imp Nanip to an plp. tlon ofl Dtp \oters of j:iUi lofforson TowriH))l|i| J .tnl that tlio hoard PonstruPt ll.p saniol i*i)ilpi thp tau-K of the Statp of lnd-| ifu.a. now in fori« provldlnK for thol p\len»lon. of. fr«-p gravel ;ind mucudam I road-s. ItPspp. tfuJly submitted: tieuhpn Meypr, ):.iy liuff, Levi Stt-i-l tier. Win. 11. Snutley, Alfred Klllott.l Otto 11. Baker. Dnnlcl Baker, fvtprl Ballenbacher, Harvey Ault. John 11,1 Rumple, John M. Amstutz. .lonatluin I HumpJe. Christian Zphr, Frank (I Wephter. Hettbon Myers, Frank Hie-1 stand. Kmlle Brunner, L. M. Kayla, s I J. Koglp, fl.lwin Ferry, Jesse W. Sny-I der. Lore K. Anspaugh. Kred Arn Am-1 krass Fuelln 1). A. Itumple, Isnae Teeplp. <Jeo. B. Maurer, Nelson Camphell, Simon Zehr. Samuel I>. .lice, sV. ! N. Smttley, W. K. Johnson, Sam S Lglv. I'. Smltley, Jo- T. Ballev, ' c. w. Heffner, W. y. Foreman, Daniel ; c. BoZe, I'runk CUpU, A. L. Mupy, i'alviri Teeter, Jos. M. Feel, J. M. Duff. s John f*\ Teeter, Joe Young, .Y. W. 1 Seolep, David Zehr, John Farlow, ‘ Jofllah Engle. Daniel Shank, John : Clase, tkavkl S. Deholt, Elmer Ludy, I * \V. <*. Hill, Abe Behout. Arnos Lind-1 sey, T. J. Vorchees, SU’Ott McDaniel, * Fhas. Hollingsworth. Martin keif, (J. W. Bn* water, I. D. 800 her. T. I*’. k>an, I rank Stomp, Frank Hlsey, John c Bake lay, Wesley Lausan, W. M. K«*rr, . W. V. Buckmaster, 1. Homdorff, Jesse [ ('harlatpn, J. L. Yan**> «J**orgc 1., Hufi'- : A. Huckmastcr, John T. Kellv, Horner 1 mann, Ja* oh ffiller. David Berger, .1. ' M fkdlenhacher, Wm, Dillavan, J l'. * Jaine.s Kenny. “ This petition will he presented to l the board of commissioners on L Tuendu), Junuury 11, 1920, i at Whb v b time tile tax payers of Jcffe.raon townahip may appear and make f such objections as the law may pro- - vide for. JOHN MOSFBE, Auditor. , Peterson A Fruchte, Attorneys. 13-20 - PETITION FOR A >I%t%D4M ROAD J Htate of Indiana, : Founty of Adams, s,s: f Before the Roitrd of Fommissiuners -of the county of Adams. I We, th** undersfgmid each and nil -of whom arc resident free-holders and voters ’of Wabash township in Adams * county, Indiana, respe*‘tfull> pe»jtioh . your holiofable body and ask that you - < obstruct and complete a free nuicad- * auiUH stone roful in said tuwnshif) i 4 over and upon the public highway sit- - umexl *,.n the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the northwest cori ner of tlje east half of the northeast * quarter of section tluet* (j) in tuwn•s ahjp kwemtj'-rtye (25) north range i fourteen (14> east running tlienceJ noil Ml on the line dividing the east 1 and west half of said northeast quarter- of said section Ihree (3) to 1 til#* center of said section ('.!) running * Mien* e in a south westerly direction following the angling road and termr inating at the south west cornerin' I the sdulh east quarter of said section l’ Ihree cm t-o wns trip and range ai'oref said. , Your petitioners aver and say that * (lie improvement herein prayed for is - less ttia.n litre** miles in iength. and Connects at both enus with a free macaiUirn road in said township. j Your petitioners aver and say that the highway herein sought to be Ini* , proved Is a public highway, already established and in use and is one of * the public highways of said Wabash township and the same will be of public utility and benefit. 1 Your petitioners ask that said highway above described be drained and graded and that broken stone tie placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone screenings. Your petitioners further ask that, said highway, above described be Improved. to the width of 10 feet, und that smid highway above described be. graded to a width of twenty-four 424 > feet and that broken stone be placed thereon, to a width of 10 feel, ami to a depth of eight 18 > inches at the sides thereof and to a depth of 10 indies in the center thereof, and that crushed stone screnoitigs,* be placed thereon, to a depth al four <t) Inches upon such broken slope, and that said improvement he made a double track and that the name of the same be The Martin L. Smith Macadam flood.” That to pay for said improvement we ask that bonds he 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 vre ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of Wabash township in ft sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That improvement be made and constructed and that said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable 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 500 and as amended in the Acts of 1907, and as amended in the i Acts of 1909 now In force providing for the extension of free Gravel or Macadftom Roads and nil other and anv and all amendments thereto. We further ask the board to take all of the necessary steps required by law to have said Improvement constructed and made as petitioned herein, that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same, to an election of the voters of said Wabash township and that the board construct the same under the laws of the state of Indiana. providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads. Respectfully submitted, Martin L. Smith, C. W. Baumgartner. Elias Hlrgchy, J. J. Aniftlutz, Joel 11. Habegger, J. Neuenschwander, Ad-1 urn NuHsbaum, TL K. Long, Alonzo 1 Long. Sarah Smith, J. C. Thomas, H. B. Kerr, Wm. Farlow, Arthur Farlow; Edna .! Picket I, Chrfat Gilliam,

1 V T.'Ptcr, W A. Tl. .IW 1, A. .1.1 I Blower*. .L‘ms(* t.. rook, S, Dutmlier*! t ty, Thomas T. Itutvlcy, I'.lit s Blt-rv.lH l-iiimn K. Bfiwley, Kcter Bimimin, T, It T.ISH, (Itoi'kv K. r,„,k. Soqnml er. D. M. Tceler, Peter Giliiom, Dan-] I iel Stucky, Jacob A lln lugger, | • t\ | Nejiefkschwander. H lllrs* hy. John I v Kirchhofer, Nonh F.lh itbciger, S. | < Mi sure, J. || Heastofi. Enoch Yoder,] l T. L llendrlcks, Aug list Schug, Dav*|i Id Gerher, D. llnh*gg*r, P. ter, Hus* f.lf FhHsl Hofstefti r, |Mward Gerber, P, | i I*, itirschy, Jo* I illrsfhy, Dkvhl IJI r -1« schy, A. .NeueriMchWutider, Wm. ll.] l.ehrnan, Fert l*arr, G. IFaille, G**u,|j Aumiller, D. (?. Sprung* r, D. Burk-11 halter, Fred Matteys, John Brown,l John llt iulricks, B. Bob e, Fi cd|« llannln. |i This petition Will he presented toll tlu* hoard of commissioners on ]• Tu**h*hi>, .Ifiimnry it, iirtd, ul Which Him* th** tax payers of W.v J hash lownslilp may appear and niakel vide for. I such objections as the law may pro-| JOHN MOSl'RfAuditor I fboefson & Fruchte, Atty v H O I , PETITION hilt H VADtVI l(<*4 HI Stm.- nf Indiana, ! h’ounty ol \dalns, ss: Before the boai-t of commissioners] *>f th** county of A* la ms. Wc. the undersigned, each and ai)| |of whom are r**sid* nt adult freehold-1 [ers and voters of Hartford township. I | in Adarns county, Indiana, respectful*] |ly petition your Honorable Body and] | ask that you construct and complete | | a i re** macadamized stone road In sald| | township over and upon and along the] | public highway situated upon the fol-| j lowing route, to-wit: } | ('ommentdng at the south east ror-| | ner of section twenty-six (2G) town-] ] ship twenty five (25) north, range] | thirteen (LM east, In Adams county, | I Indiana, thence tunning west on th* | j section line loud between sections] | twenty six and twenty seven CJG &] ■ 27) »»n the north and sections thirty I four and UUrty five <i & 35) on the! ] south to ihe south west coriinr of se* - | tlon twenty seven (2«), township and ■ range aforesaid, ami there t«• terrain* |at*-; all of said route being In Hurt-, I ford township, Adams « , **unLv, Indiana. Your petitioners avel- and say that | the improvement prayed for is less | than three miles in length, connects |at both ends with a free macadam ■ ] road In said township, and that a | I'nited States Rural Mail Route passes | over the said highway sought to be • | Improved.

Your petitioners aver and say that] | the highway herein sought t«> he lm-|i | proved is a public highway already] | csta hllelod and in use, and Is ohe of]. | the public highways of said Hartford] 4 | township, and that th** same will be|; |of public utility and benefit. j Your petitioners ask that the said] | public highway above described h*» | (drained and graded and that th*- taldl | improvement he made upon the said] | road as it is now located. \ r Your petitioners further ask that| | the said highway he improve. t to the| | width it now is being about forty | | feet, and that the same be graded to I la width or twenty four feat and that! 4 crushed stone be placed thereon to I | the width of ten feet and to a depth | lof six inches at the sides thereof, and| ! eight inches Iri the center thereof. | | that stone screenings he placed there-] jon to a proper depth; that «ai<l road] |be made a double tract and that the] | name of the same be the “Stahley| | Macadam I toad." 1 That to pay for said improvement | |we ask that bonds he issued by the] | county of Adams, in the state of Indi-j lana, payable ln twenty semi-annual | I installments or series, and far tnel I payment of which we ask that a tax] |be levied upon the taxable property] Jcf said Hartford township in a snfh-| . j dent amount to pay (lie interest and I | principal of said bonds as the y be-] i J come due. , | That said improvement tie made I *1 Constructed, and that said bonds be| . IlhSued ami said tax he levied upon] •11 he taxable property «*f said towns)dp| .I In accordance with the Acts of the] .| Leg led a t un* of ilu* State of Indiana,] I passed in the year 190$ beginning on | ) | page 55u and as amended in the Acts] |of 19a7 now’ in force providing for the ■ extension of free gravel or macadam I | roads and all other ana any amend-] -|ments thereto. *1 We further ask the Board to take ■Jail of the necessary steps required by j law to have said improvement eon|structe(l and made ns petitioned > | herein, that the same he conI stria ted without submitting the qiu s» | I ] tioli of hnllding the to an *'h‘c-j J lion t ! ?he voters or said Hartford] township, and that the hoard con-1 struct the same under the law's of thY*| i state of Indiana, provided for the **x-| tension of free gravel or ma< adam| I roads by township taxation, l kesr>* ctfullv submitted: 5 Jacob .1. Stably. I. A. Watson, | , C)MB, T. Watson, John Bair, E L | i Stout. H. S Hart. Ernest Ifuggel. \l.| . J. Marlin, otto Brvon. James <). Frill, i E. M. Lindsey, D. P. Shoemaker, Jacob Hierle. I'ourin-’v Hell, r, Al. Fiivinger, John Yoder, Nonh Roth, John R. Clendener, Wm. S, Richer, W. N. Stahl, Henry Stahl, k. \V. Glendoning, James Glendening, Geo. F. Pontius, A. A. ■ Yordy. A. Schlegenhauf. Leo E. fjeliniah. John Blxler. F. AV. Studler, John N- Fleisman. Hubert French, Joe Kckrote. Noah Stucky. Rufus Mesliberger. Frank Neushaum. A. Runyon, David Falb, Sam Neushaum. Dan A. Studler. <\ \V. Llby, K. Haumgartn» i. Aaron Zelglor, G s Gottfchalk, Ndah Augahurger. Noah Schindler, Samuel Opliger, Wm. Anderson, Geo. F. Glendening, P. If. Mosser, Fhristian Richer, Arnold Achleman, Silvester Soil, Ben Yleshberger. Evert Banter. Harry Meshberger, Fred Beeler, Rufus Schindler, W. A. Hunt. A. Z. French, Jacob Meschbarger, John Schindler. Jacob Moser, Abraham Ugly. Arnos Schnfiler, 101 l S< baffler. Thin petition will be presented to the board of * oinmiflflloners un TucNtltiy, Jnniuiry *h 1020 at which tltue the tax payers of Hartford township may appear and make such objections as th** law' may provide for. JOHN MOST- RE, Auditor. Dore, B. Erwin, Ally. 13-20 PETITION FOR \ Us A CAD AM ROAD State of Indiana, Adams County, ss; Before the Hoard of Commissioners of the county of Adams. We. the undersigned each and ull. of whom are resident adult free holders and voters of St. Mary's Town* fehlf). Allan.;. County, hulijiu, i«*>pc f fully petition your Honorable Body and ask that you construct and complete a. free macadamized stone mad In said township over and upon the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the Pleasant Mills and Willshirc Macadam Road at a point about 10 rods north and about 3U rods east of the Center of section eighteen (IK) township twenty-seven (27) north range fifteen (15) east, ln Adams County, Indiana; thence south following the public highway for n distance of about Xu rods thence east about 50 rods thence poutlt on Ihe line dividing sections twenty-seven (27) and twenty-eight (28) thirty-three (33) ami thirty-four (34) and terminating near the north west corner of the south west quarter of the south west quarter of section thirtytwo township twenty-seven (27) north range fifteen (15) east. Your petitioners aver and sav that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length, connects al both ends with a free macadam >oad in said township, and that a I’nited States Rural Mail Route passes over a part of the highway thus sought to l*e Improved. Your petitioners further aver and say that the hglhways herein sought to be improved is a public highway already established and In use and is one of the public highways of said Saint Mary’s Township and that the same will he of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners ask that said highway above described be drained and graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there he placed sfone screenings. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be graded to the width if ‘2B feet and 1 that broken stone be placed thereon 1 t<> a W’ldth of 12 feet and to a depth of ls» inches at the sides thereof, and to a. depth of 12 inches in the Center thereof and that crushed stone gcreen-

lags he placed thereon to « depth of i inches upon Hticli hr**ken stone that Maid Improvement he made a double track and that ihe name of the same be "ih** John i \ Pow.m Mae.uiuin I toad." That lo pay for said Improvement WC aSU th**! hohdn 1 »** inhii***) |*y I lie Founty of Adams tn ihe Aiate *»r Imllanu Hi rw*nty s.rnl-ahnunl in *tiillur nts or *. rl* s and for the payment of which wc ask that a tax he levied Upon (he taxable property of hu hi Haiti I Mary’s Township, in a .‘UiTTh lent nfiioiintMo pay the ini* resi ami principal of said fiondn as they become due. • That said improvement he made and constructed and huid Ponds he Ihmu*«l urnl huld tux he levied upon Ihe taxable property of said township in a* - jenntunce with ih** o t. s of do* Legislature of the Slate of Indiana passed 111 die year llm.’i P**ginnluy on page ..a* and as am* tided in the acta of I:m»7 •Hot as amended in the mts of I9tc.) now in for. c providing for do* . > ten lon of fre»* gravel or rnai-adam loud and all other und any and all amend- | merits thereto We further ask the Board to take | all o. the ne. »• sar\ steps required | -V »dw* to have said improvement | * onstrii. I**d and made as petitione*! I lor herein, that tin* same be construct- | »*U without submitting th** question of I building the same to an election «»f 1 the voters ol Saint Mary's 'township | nn.| that the Board const nut the J snuo- under the laws of do* State of | Indiana providing for th** extension of life.’ gravel or macadam roads bv I township luxation | Respectfully submitted: | J. i\ <'ovvan. David Dailey, Davl.l I Archer , Tims, ('rom h, k. < ». Riston I Dayton Danse, Frank Trouttier, o j‘ | Stimuli, H. \l Davis, i* r r | s , | ]D. VV limns, i’. ii Bowen. W. p .h,‘hn|s*m. Harry Human. Israel Bender s I Durban, l \ B* n*l* i, T. i . Master. M | 1 • A *KV. Asa Mi Vlillen, A. M Muuller, I A Roeion k, James Everett, E N | | |aii#,v , i 1 Dallj . i Jiyde Hettm ntii Ist I I' ortney. .Samuel Springer. Clay Green | George Mathews**n, 11 <• 4 \lvers G«l. | riel Everett, Millant Weimer. \V. l; IJSt***U* .1. VV. Zizard. Win, Johnson, A. | I Ai k'*r, <1 V Porter, S. T L»-lt I* II*; B*dlinger, .1. VV Watkins, s’ r |.V.lk**r, \V A. carter, Charles II Sclu-neli. «•. \V. Hrodt *ei k, VV H. Hrod(l beck, M Forr. .1. k. Hard, 'l,' <‘ase. Warren Jones, vl Leroy Ploj’e, Wllmiiu Gnlic, Jesse Case, 1 1 Frank Hollinger, Albert Hurtle. Phil- | lit) Gepharl. 1* VV Haiun)eri« k, VJlo it |B*iu ii. Delbert Wallers, J. L. Chr«»n- --| islet*. Ralph Bollinger.

- i . This petition will he presented lo du* hoard of commissioners on Tiieftdny, .la no ary tl, ll)2«p c( which time the tax puyers of Saint Mary’s towtishlf) may appear and make siuh objections as tin- law mav pro* Vide for. | ~ , JOHN MOST're, Auditor. * eterson & 1* ruchfe, Atforr.evs, 13-20 PETITION FOR A >1 UADAM IIO(I) State of Indiana, Adams County, ss I IMute the Board of Commissioners lof the County of Adams I We, the undersigned each and all Pf | whom are resident adult tree holders j arm voters ot Monroe Townnhip In ■ Adarns ( ount.v. IndianA. respectfully | Petition your honorable bo«lv und ask | that you eonstruct and complete n in*** tn;u adamized stone road in said | township over and upon the public I highway situated on the following | route, tc-wlt: 1 I of aartlon nln- .9. in (ownßhlr. I tw. nly-.si\ n..rtl. ran«.- fonil.-^ii lilt. .ii«l Velar,is I’ounty. Indiana, I I’tinmnn IMt-n. f. n,»rl)i ~n rite Un.- .11- i.lI inn sh,-lions four ,l> an,l fi\r ir,» in I •o'Vni.lilp tw.-nty-Mv <n.,,11, r:,KKo |Taiirt«en *l4) eut, ...ol trrminatinc at I Uo- 1,01 11, w-st 10, „• Os said station I lour (4» aforesaid. 1 y.o.r |o-t.[lom-r.s .ivrr and say that I n.< Inipro, . loom or.nod for is !, ss lEhufl ll.rrt- u.llt-s in c-onn.-.ts lal boll. on.ls with a fr.-o macadam 1 rj’ n ,d }» ““1,1 townsldn amt that a 1 I oil. d al lies Itui' il Mail ll.uilc (.assies ii,,- lii(rl,vva> lima sought (,•■ I improved, I lour (.cUtloners further aver and | ?:> v tfi-’U th- t,ifU,wa> to rein hook tit llr, l.e Imnrov.-.l is a public hlKdwav laire.uu i-slaldlslit-d and .n use and is Inn. o, ipubil.- hlrtiwavs of said I Monroe township that )h« nm will IDo ~r publo utility and to ned!. J lour petitioners a.sk that said l.itfh|vv;n above described be drained und J mao.-d and that broken stone be placed I u pop the ft rad) and upon such broken | mX' 1 -’* ’ l '’ - r'-’-i- d si..,n- sc.-een-V.-ur p.-litioncrs further ask that |5,.0l tilphwav above d,-scribed bo i,„Ipro'.d to Mo «;.|(|] Os 1* fool and I’.Unl said bie-h-oc) !.o (,'raded to the I a all I, of J I tool and that broken isintit* P«* nine* q llicicnn to a wiilth of I II) tool and to a depth of s (noh-s al I tti* nlis l hereof ami to a depth ~f 1,1 in.-bos it: th- , on:, r tlo-r.-ot, and that • ruslie-d stone •r* . flings l,»* Pla.**«l tln rcun t<» .t .Upih «.t l inches upon such broken stone, ami that said improvement Uc made a double track and that tlu* name of the same he rhe Ferdinand Stauffer Macadam Road. That lo pay for said improvement wv ask that boll. Is he* issued by tin* County of Adams in lhe State of Ind iana payable in tw-*ntv semi-annual installment*, or .series and for the pav"l'M)i « ,i hi. j, we ask iboi a las |»e levied nnou i In* taxahle property *»f Moifroe Tow n<hip , foi. Haiti in i siiffi. i**nl amount to p»y the interest uml prim ipnl *.f said bonds hs rhe\ beiiime dll** That •**Jti d improvement he made and that said bonds he issued irid said tax be levied upon the taxable properl v ot said township in accordam «* with the c* is of th** Leg] slat litre of the Mate if Indiana passe*l in the year 190'.' beginning on page 2*13 and* ail other- acts mentioned therein which are now in force providing for the extension of free gravd or* macadam roads and all other and anv und all amendments thereto. We further ask that the Board take all -*f the necessary steps required by law to hit\« said improvruceut constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the vote sis of said Monroe Township and that the Board construct the same under the laws of th** Slat** of Indiana nou in force providing lor* the extensixn of free gravel or macadam roads by township taxation. Respectfully submitted Ferdinand Stauffer. V. < \ Laisure. Lawrence Heittet*. J. J. Ruth Peter Kcs.-lcr, .1. Nich, I*. N Uv.-rhatT, <’■ llnllitiKct', Vlin inut-l I.fhmnri Jcri) J.ieclitv. 1,, i,. Smith, John .1 Waver, 1-,-vi .lubiisou, .1. I!. Miller ]• ([ Tat,l,-r. William l,lby. I*. KlolTenstcln, Aclulpb Baitiminu. J. I-;, ,l,,!itiWin. )1. 11,-lie,-. Herman Mt-ver Daniel Kmlie, Duvld Bibcrktlnc. i.c,, Waeunci-. Chriation Brntichv. Menu,) tiut-kh.vltcr, Jacob Hul)ejfger. A. M. Ncucnschwamlcr, Andrew Oottkclialk, Ulmer W Haurng-artncr. Bernard ia“h; man. D. C. Lehman, Win. Baumgartner, Levi Moan-, I'etcr J. Baumgartner. Snrn Mcchberfter, Harvey Moser Orvln Si.ruuKcr, .1 O. Moser, (’has. 11. Lehman, L. A. Spnmger. j. M. Bose Samuel ll Lontr. U. Stauffer, Sam Soldner, David h\ Maselln, Samuel Chrlstner, Kmnnuel Sprunger, John Neuhatiser, Sam Baker, Rudolph He huts. Kred Kentz, Khll Sehim. V Beusser, Kred Augshei ger. W. S Smith, .lacol, J. Schwartz. II O. Dm. hln, Dins. K Marsh.m l, .lulins llabeer, John tlendrleks, J. K. Mock, B. I„ Shirk, Daniel Nopflnger, Kred H. Meyer, D. W. Lniaure. S. .1. Marlz, It. L. Sprunger. D. C. liavl. M. K. Parrish. Krvln Stinky, Win Takue. Frank Louis, Wilbert Beer. Albert Beer, T. P. Holberslatlt. Dlins. Ih Bahrun, T. B Oliver, I. K Nelson, W. L. Kt-ller, John B Builders. Joseph D. Dried). George Biirrick, Peter ftich, Noah itich. Jacob .1. Yoder, Christ Musset-, C. r: Stuck)’, D. Blsler, Joel t.kldv, J, A. Neuenschwander, Christ Clirlstener. 7.. O. Lewellen, Jacob Scherer, William Scherer. K. L. 'Batkins 0. W. Mrrrvman, Oscar Wood. 0 W. Keller, Rufus Sprunfrer. Thlk petition iv.dl be presented to the hoard of commissioners on Tuesday. January tl. at which time the tav psvers ot ,-oe township mny appear and make Milch objections ns (he law mu y pto- \ i.le for- (Offjsf MOSrpB, Auditor. Peterson * Kriietil". Attorneys, 19-20