Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 18, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1920 — Page 2

SOCIETY UOiN< * — >■ 'F Club Calend*’ Thursday Biptist Aid Society at home of Mrs. I Join Chronister at 2:30. S lent Workers of the U. B. church with Mrs. Van Gilder in afternoon. 1 Loyal Daughters close of Evangelical church at home of Grace Hoeni-1 sen. Friday Woman’s Foreign Missionary society of M E. church—Mrs. Palmerlee. I D. Y. B. class in evening with Mrs. Jesne Swartz on North Second street Fhllathea Class at home of Mrs. ' Cli rence Hilyard of High street in, evi mng. Mrs. H. N. Shroll, leader. I'ocahontas Needle Club. Newly ele ted officers hostesses. Friday W. R. C. at 2 o’clock sharp. Saturday Queen Esther Circle at home of Mery Suttles. Dorothy Walters, leader. Mr. and Mrs. George Warner who have been the guest of Mrs. Sam I Acker, left for their home at Drum-;, right. Okla., last night. Mr. and Mrs. ( Warner have been visiting in Penn- ( syliavna. Ohio and Indiana for several months. Yesterday Mrs. Acker and Mrs. Warner and Mrs. James Hower from Craigville. schoolmates of forty years ago. enjoyed a big dinner and a most enjoyable reunion at the Acker home. + Mrs. Joe Lose was hostess last evening to the “500” club and a number of other guests. Club prizes were won by Mrs, Herman Gillig and Mrs. James Arnold. Mrs. Arthur Mangold won the booby while the guests prize was won by Mrs. P. J i Hyland. Delicious reft-eShments were served by the hostess. Guests besides the club members were Mrs. . P. J. Hyland. Mrs. Ed Ehinger. Mrs. Carrie Ehinger. Mrs. Henry Shulte and Miss Grace Arnold. ♦ The Bachelor Maids were entertained at a lovely six o'clock dinner last evening by Mrs. Wai WemholT which was served at the small tables Following the dinner cards were played the prizes being won by Mrs. Dick Boch and Miss Adelaide Doininger. Mrs. Harry Fritzinger received the booby and Miss Ora Weber of Indianapolis the guest’s prize, j

— '■ ■■■■’ ~ - ■ —- ■■ — ■- .. ' - , ■— . —-w.rv The Day | of the Farmer -Jk // When three hundred hard-handed, sun- ' JU I browned men from thirty-two states assomfg| I bled recently to map out a program for the - get-together of American farmers, they dcdared solemnly —though in mere elegant language —that the farmer shall no longerbo the national goat! The organization cf the American Farm Bureau Federation means that the day of the farmer is at hand, says TRe WJMMI GENTLEMAN No more will the farmer be that the farmers who regularly the goat of the gouger, the butt read The Country Gentleof the ignoramus. Farmers arc man arc the meet prosperous getting together today to take farmers, we urge our friends to their rightful place as the Na- subscribe for tins great National tion's biggest businessmen! Farm Weekly. Authorize us to the copy This bank seeks always to ad- charge your account only SI.CO, everywhere vance the interests of the farm- and we will have your name ers hereabouts. We are anxious entered at cncc fcr a year—to see you prosper, eager to help 52 big weekly ixuem Keep in you by every means in our touch with the nation’s power. Ar d because we believe farmers! — ■ _ ’ ■—— —— —— —.__ ' . r .... L _____ __________ ___ ___ _ ___ _____ nIW _ ILI _______ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ , OLD ADAMS COUNTY BANK, Decatur, Indiana ap Sl4 nonn 3urplu * E- x. Ehingen C. S. Niblick, 5140000 Cashier President. Gentlemen: ’ ’ (1) Because you know me, enter my name for Tun. rnoMT.v <-» M -r-r . , j. charge the cost. SI.OO, to me. COUNTBY GbnTuBMAN for one year al CroM or . (2) Here's my dollar. I want Ihx countr y gentleman. Send-.ttoms. -I . (My Name) (My Address)_ , (City) —- - — (State) -

I "Let s give ’em our smoke!” —Chesterfield Areal smoke, this. Chesterfields get all the way "on high,” right to your smoke-spot. You get your adß money’s worth from their / flavor alone; and added to j w. that—■r ‘ ;

A most delightful evening was had at the home of Mrs. Fred Linn on Tuesday evening by the Young People’s Alliance of the Evangelical church. A good literary program consisting of readings and music was given and much appreciated. Mrs. Linn had some good guessing contests which everybody enjoyed to the utmost; and last but not least came the “pot-luck” supper—the big feed —ask any one that was present. ♦ A lovely banquet was held in the: dining room of the Odd Fellows’ hall i last evening by the proprietors and clerks of the Boston store. A most delicious dinner was served at the . mall tables. The remainder of the evening was spent in a very pleasant way with games and a general good time. Those who enjoyed the feast were W. A. Kuebler. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Barthol and daughter, Helen; Oscar Lankenau, Mr. Pleiffer, Rose r’ullenkamp. Lang. Mrs. Carrie Sutherland, Mrs E. L. Gilpen. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Burdg. Ruth Hammel], Mathilde Sellemeyer. Effie Patton, Mary Beineke and Rose Kleinhenz. TRY IT A hot fresh loaf of bread at the Sign “EAT” John Reed went to Fort Wayne to, visit his brother-in-law, John Sargent, i ! who is ill

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FORT WAYNE AND DECATUR TRACTION LINE Central Time Leave Decatur Leave Ft. Wayne 5:40 a, m. 7:00 a. m. 7:00 a. m. 8:30 a. m. 8:30 a. m. 10:00 a. m. 10:00 a. m. 11:30 a. m. 11:30 a. m. 1:00 p. m. 1:00 p. m. 2:30 p. m. 2:30 p. m. 4:00 p. m. 4:00 p. m. 5:30 p. m. 7:00 p. m. 8:30 p. m. 10:00 p. m. 11:05 p. m. Car every hour and a half. Running time 1 hour and 5 minutes. Freight car leaves Decatur at 7:45 a. m., and leaves Fort Wayne at 12:00 m., arriving in Decatur at 2:00 p. m. Office hours 6:45 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. I. B. STONEBURNER. Agent Have you a bad Cough or Cold? If so. go to your nearest drug store and get a bottle of DR. MARSHALL’S LUNG SYRUP It will relieve you. Three sizes. 25c. 50c, SI.OO At Your Drug Stdre.

--- Hi,..' r State of Indiana. ) County of Adanie , u «l|uiioners of Before the Be-rd the County nt P . " >U " 1 ?h. o etfvllly peUtlon Indi‘ ,l '.‘- ' ' A that 'ou proc*'a >«”*’ . . ,; 11J , n |x.'d Mom road. 'onslrUeied and --npleted m\T;hw n r?‘>tu-U on the follow-

East. running thenc >•’ 1111 ' s - ” Hafd proposed improvement being h«** than three miles .I*"* macadam inn at both ends ulth < • , road, in said French T °V' S l'V’\n extJnIs to be a continuation of and an cxirn sion of the French Township en r.d macadam road. extension No. 1 ana ini Improvement Is to be called I.inn Extension No. 1. . p Your petitioners further ask 5 ur honorable body that said above described be graded broken stone be placed upon the and that upon said broken atone th. there be placed atone screenings, ana

that there be built, made and con- . structed upon said wnat iknown as a Macadamized Road. . : And your petitioners further show be improved is a public highway aipublic highways of said French Sh ftur petitioners further ask that said roadnas above described be graded i a width of twenty-four <2I) f»*et and that broken stone be placed thereon t a width Os ten ■ 1" i feet and of ten • 10) inches in the center thereot. and to a depth of eipht (M inches at the sides thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon. t> i depth of three <3> inches, upon said broken stone, and that said road be constructed as a single track. We ask that said improvement be paid for by bonds, issued by the County >f Adams.) in the State of Indiana, payable in twenty >.;ni-annual installments or series, and for the payment of Which we ask that 1 Upon the taxable property of said French Township, in Adams County. Indiana, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds, as they may become due. that said road be built, and that said bonds be issued and said tax levied upon said property of said Township, in accordance with the \cts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, passed in the year 1905. beginning on Page 560. and as amended in the Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana for the year 1007. in the Acts of r.M»7. and any and all amendments thereto. We further ask the board that the proposed improvement be constructed without submitting Uie questioi of French Township, and that tho board take the different steps as required by * » structed. as prayed for fn this petition, and that they construct the sain* 1 under and by virtue of the laws of the ! State of Indiana providing for the extension of Free Gravel or Macadam I Roads. Respectfully submitted, John Tanner, Jacob Tanner. Paul J. (Geisel. Joel J Kipfer. David Ix?vy, Daniel O. Reinhart. Tobias. Steffen. Daniel Schwartz. Andrew Mertz. Wm. Yager. Ed Bentz. Wm. Stepler. Albert Muller C. H. Walters. I. J. Bowman. Fre< J. Inch. Ernest Isch. Wm. Smith. H. Bollinger. Simeon Smith. John Smith. Andrew Reinhart. Andrew Bertsch, Ulrich Bertsch. Noah Mosure. Julius Ehrhart. Ephriam Kepfer, John Rich. Joseph Rich. Jacob P. Klopfenstein, Jacob Isch. F.' A. Kohler. Sam F. Baum- , partner. Albert Isch, John Steppier, ■ Sam Lochner, John Kaehr. Satp K lehr. Gideon Gerber. John Minger. Peter Stef- - fen. Peter S. Steffen. Jeff Gerber. John W. Gerber, Daniel Kipfer. Christian 'deshbergcr, F. Reinhart. Jonas Neuensch wander, Daniel M. Augsberger, Peter Meshberger. Christ Gerber. En.ile Egley, Christ Luginbill. Daniel D. Mosure. Jacob Falb. Joel Kipfer. Ferdinand Yake. Washington Wolfe, Peter D. Roth. Offel Gilliom. Th’s petition will be presented to the board of commissioners on Tuesday, February 3, at which time the taxpayers of French Township may appear and make such objections as the law may provide for. JOHN MOSURE. Auditor. Peterson &. Fruchtie. Att ys. 15-22 PETITION FOR MAC IDA.H ROAD 'date of Indiana. ) County of Adams.)ss: Before the Board of Commissioners of Adams County, State of Indiana. We. the undersigned, each and a’l of whom are n-sjd-.-nt adult freeholder! and voters of Preble Township. Adams County. Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you < onstruct and complete a free macadamized stone road, in said township, over ‘and upon the<public highway situate on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the intersect ion of the publi<- highways on the Wells and Adams County line, at the Southwest corner of the Southwest quarter t >of Section sixteen •!«), in Township twenty-eight (28) North, of Range tbiriteen (13) East, fn Adams County Indiana, and running thence East. on. along and over the public highways, running East and West between Sections sixteen (16) and twenty-one (21) and Sections fifteen (15) and twenty-two (22). all in Township and Range aforesaid to thi intersection of the public highways at the Southeast corner of the Southeast quarter ( ’ 4 ) of Section fifteen (15) Township and Range aioiesaid ami tner»- to terminate, a distauce of two (2) miles, more or less. Your petitioners aver and sav that the improvement prayed fur is less than three (3) miles in length and connects at ea.’h end thereof with a free macadamized road in said Preble Townshjri that a United States Rural Route passes over the highway herein sought to be improved. Your petitioners further aver and sav that the highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway alreadx established and in use. and is one of tin public highways in said Preble Township, and that the same wiU b* of public utility and of public benefit/ Your petitioners further ater and ask that the said public highway above !♦ - scribed be drained and graded and that broken stone be placed upon the same and that upon such broken idem be placed stone s re« ning Your petitioners further a; k that the said highway above described be i n proved to the width of 10 feet, and that said highway above described be graded to the width of twenty-six (26) and that broken atone, e: isa< r run. be placed thereon to the win: , of twelve Jl2) feet and to depth of eiaht (S> inches at the Side" thereof and to the depth of t-n (10> inches in the center -hereof. »r 4 tha • .-rushed stone screenings he placed tlvrcon to a depth of three <3> Inches. That said itnorovemsrit be made a single track, and that the name of the same to be the Peters-Ruprisht Macadam Road. ..I’m. 1 !% pa u f ? r t ' ald Improvement we ask that bonds be issued >j V the Couiitv of Adams in the State, of Indiana, payable if, twenty <2O) semi-annual uU staHments or series, and for the nav. ment of which we ask that a tai be levied upon the taxable property of said PreW«- Township is a sufficient and pnn--r. (•oudu as they become due Chat said nnnrovemtnt be made and conatiucted and .aid bonds be issued a!)d euiG v.x sjc levied upon the property ®t said township in accordance with the Acts of the L<ci lature of the state Indiana, passed in the year l»05. beginning on Page ilbO, and as amended In the rear IS<I7 and as amended in the Acts of and all other Acta meuUotied therein or which are now in force uro- id’»>s • the extension of tree graxei or maca- : datnized road and all other or any and all amendments thereto.

. .u.t the Hoard take |We further nsk ,h , b> iu w 'all th- ’-o?2»>ent constructed iio limvk Mum * i r or herein, ana 'and made as ’ ’..[...(ed without subMa"/* •" same io an elerii l ' l ] ® Ml)d tlll ,t the said Preble o* „nnie under J** Hott rd Vf r indlana

, u i guM‘ l ßuuek.’’ BuutK. »»•« Martin uonraa. mv ' el ‘heumanh Chb" P A “; Fuhrman. Augu-l Schvuman. HtTnian Witte. I' ') ’l”'.? ‘.'l' 'V) <■ Witte. .'l'Tlff F " Sehulki I- ,W i'hrist h.iclem. ’ • ctnriol. Fred I StoppenhiJgsg. ~j, K E. ROprlght.i Ost'ineyer Win B.'IU .. Otto I r> r ,- Werlinx. '' u ! 11 , •>, ,« Hi< bI s ,efer ’ uilhlH.h Christ M»‘k*. Peek" wm‘ C'.' Werling. i’.ouis Kn Report « W Henry Ehlerding. ( ko.nenmn‘ du«Uv Miller. Henry Bluriker. A .’ ,s M''L Mt eak < ' t Fd*ward ilalF X-r' B°W »e ak john*Hil«em«n, Louis H. Worthman. t<d t „ lhe l This petition will be pr

1 in" r * . beard of commisßionera on rm-.iloy. Fehruar, X at which lllM m:ike such 1 Township ™ > , h * P K r mß v provide for. objections Auditor Peterson & Fruchtie. Att ys. 1»’" i i nrinA FO» ■ " UMM State of Indiana. I t'ountv of Adanis.lss: ..r %Tc^unty^ r VdL m C nut. ol >ndi\Ve.’ the under»igned. each and *ll of i?nd’voters <7 Sa'n't'Mar<s To» n»l’ i P Adams county in the State o '>dl“™a r^: ec ynd l^k, 7hat o, k.u o Xnst> : «c; r li complete a free '“““^'‘a'lonK'aSd upon the public’highway situate on the

following route, to-wit. Commencing at the point whe" '“ c John W. Boadbetk HJkd n- , tersects with the public hichua) tun I ning East and West through the center ( of section l.i in Township North., Range 15 East m Adams Count). lmll-1, ana, thence running East °\ er ; 11 and upon the public ™nnn»g through the center ot m*i<l section 10. Township and Range aforesaid anu terminating at the East line ui said township. . lV ih.t Y'our petitioners aver and say mat the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length conn*' ts with a free macadam road at the coinmeneement thereof and ends on the Township Line and that a I nited Mates Mail Route passes over a part of the highway thus sought to be improved Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway already established and in use and is one of tile ■ public highways of said Saint Marys Township and that the same is a public utility and benefit Your petitioners ask that said hluh1 wax above described be drained and graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon said broken tone there be plaod stone , screening. 1 Your petitioners further ask that ■ said highway above described b< improved to a width of 4'* feet and that ■ said highway be graded to a width of 24 feet and that broken stone be placed ' thereon to a width of 12 feet and to a depth of S inches at the sides thereof and to a depth of 12 inches in the een- ■ ter thereof and that ,cru»h» d stone ' screenings he placed thereon to a depth of 4 inches upftn Such broken stone ' That said improvement be made a sin- ■ gio track and that the name of the ’ same be the S. T. Welker Macadam 1 Road. 1 That to pay for said improvement we ■ ask that bonds be issued by the County ■ of Adams in the State of Indiana payable In 20 semi-annual installments or ■ series and for the payment of winch ■ we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Saint Mary s Township in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said improvement be made and ' constructed, said bonds be issued and 1 said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Sami Marys Town- , ship in accordance with the Acts of the Legislature of the Statt of Indiana passed in the year 1905. beginning on Page 55b and as amended in the Acts of 11107 afrd 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 the Board to take all l. the necessary steps as is hy law required to have said improvement con--1 structed and made as petitioned for 1 herein, that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said Saint Mary's Township . and that the R«'ard construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana I providing for the extension of fr. e ; gravel or macadam roads be township taxation. 1 Respectfully submitted. Alfred Daniels, J. W. Watkins. J W. Cowan. Win Hart. C JI Schwartz, Wm.' \lfather. A. E FalkSGco. la-tt Curtis Miller. John Gephart.’ Floyd Meyers Milton Chronister, H. Hrodbesk. utis I-' Hchifferly, .1 D. Truster. S. R. Alexander, A. Shell, W. F. Hilton. S T Welker. W F. Hiipert. Fred Hiipert 1 4 M-oer> I Frank, W. H. Laisure. A. M. Bowen. Almond Shaifer E W Dull, y Edward Koos. S. A. Itoop. Ralph Bolinger. <>. S. Fortney. F. L. Masters H. O. Davis. A. <• McMillen. .!. F. Boner. 1 <J. Clements. O. M. Gephart. Ed Gep. hal t- Ben amin W Teetde. Fred Bender. : L 4 A' e l,' V Day, tluri'en Jones, EdlaJh Hmlth. P. Johnson. Wm. Rid lr r " ■ A Carter. 8. J. Durbin BHnev ßv t ni m i/' L ° tt ' S Hlu ‘‘h. Joe Hlanej. J M Howers. E. W. France xVde 5 Chronister Robert J.‘ vf a ? n : r? u E - Steel®. Frank Shanerl M” 11 > .Durbin. A M. Fuller. Jay Steele Jj’hr -inltl, p. F. Jones, A. W. Gulick' J" rank Ehrsam. Homer Gause Melvin weo 18- A E ' McMichael. W. <; Teenle MIKot. E. Edge!!, F re d Geier. J tw Brodwcck. < , A . Brodweck. I o-rd’. f e inmmi W i n bc presented to the <’o«r'i yt (-ommiNsioners on Frhrnary urjo, the taxpayers of Saint ■m.h y i T i? may appear and make vM« for ! ’ S ““ thc ,llay i’ lu - e. JOHN MOSI’RE Auditor 1 stetson & Fmchtie Att ys. " la-jj PETITION FOR MA4ADAM ROAD State of Indiana, ) county of Adams.)ss: ‘ J “ r . 0 A re _ lh c Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams. State of IndlWe, the undersigned, each and all or and m volm-. “of 11 f ’•"’■holders Townships’ in AnA ms* County" In’dlX' 1 respectfiilly petition your honorable body that you construct and eomp e e a free -macadamized stone road on thl boundary line between ’ Munroe an French Townships aforesaid a upon the publb* hiX-irV.X/ou the following route, to-wit " u “ u - u “ of €< srv' ® ast iu Arlains County * Ipd|*’ at.a. theiH-e runniu- north oil 1 ,t,» Township Line dividing Section T-ivuship 26 North fL.nge l 3 El.j J 2 L n ' r 26 Norik Ranee li E»st and teratnsintg at th? A’.vri^ e "hit! Section jii- Toe ii" ship and Ratije aforesaid n tour petitioners aier and «v the petition herein signed "i than fifty rrside.TAWoko'd/J that the improvement prayed tor it &

mile, in length. Is outside than thro (;t(y ((r i neor p or *ted the limits ot » b|i(h rn( | M W |th a free town, cootio ’• TowiuiMp Lino, macadam • , I|r) | states Rural Mail .uni tn.ii ■' v rr said highway, that Rout' I’;* 8 "]! o f public utility and benefit. ..iloncrs further show that I You'' I" ins sought to be Im- I the “'Kb" 1 ' ..uhiic highway already proved is ()t uw an( j fn „n e of . st,it'l '■ J ..| lWil y» on the boundary the inil'l 1 ond French Tuwnllne betwein .

ships »f" l '*" 8 " , al ,k your honorable lour I" I '' 1 hu-hway heretofore <l«lioiiys that | dipi traded and that mil bed o, ■ pi,,,.rd upon the prude broken ' ’ Hl , i.rokrn atone there and that ... reeliingu. , I"’ I' l, 11 . further ask that said' 1 “ir l» p rihvd l>t> improved hlgba.ii if'’' fi , vt alld (hat HM jd ,to tin ~,1,'d to a width of 34 ' liluliu - ■ • , rtone lie plaeeil feet .ma 11 |(1( (1( 10 fr ,. ( nnd to u jihe! ,t the Sides theu of depth "I " ' ! inehea ill Hie reiiand to 1 " I . (bll crushed stone ter tlo-r. ot ..J t hereon to a depth si i eet ink' , U p (lll Buc h broken " f uproveini nt be made stout t" a ' ' ' that the name of |a double ’ ' 1 \ The Joshua Yoder ijsaid improv 1

Macadam o ()(| jmt , rovl , m p n t we | 1 1 hat to i i i|t d b lhe c oun ty i ask that bi'ii’ l , ' o f ]„dt n na pay-!< of Adanis In ’ eml-annual install- [ aide in "• _ (| j fl , r t he payment of I nients or -■ 1 , ( tax be levied upon I which. 1 , , v of said Monroe I 'the taxa ' T ,“. nß bips aforesaid in a 1 a"” , p rt y th. interest , isurticient .HO" bonds as they beland prtnc.pai ■ cement be made and 1 1 That ’ (.sued and said tax . I'. ■ • th. taxable property of ! Ibe [ e ' 1 ' „ accordance with the said town. us the State of Indi- 1 ■'•'is , ... Vl ., ir u»o9. beginning ..1 .11 other Acts men- , ‘.’ ,1 ,i .her. «hb li are now in force f.n the extension of free | providing ' ( rilll , lg an d all other 1 1 . i inicndments thereto. ||‘ n a a>'> :b Hoard to take all | I f 'he n,'’eh' required by law I. - I improvement constructed sihn.tt'U the question of , * , ‘ h «' ,1“ "’me to an election of the building. • Monroe aud French mAwnshiiw and ‘kat the Board conTtrn. t the same under the laws of the State of V* £ Ing for the extension of free gravel or

macadam roads by township taxation. Frank' hlin Am"' HirachsF, Mrs. ~ V Mo-un I'avid Soldner. John I soldner.' Aim rt Ehrhart. R F. Bsutn-j ivartner John I SchwartX. Joel J Kipfer * David Izvy. Andrew Bertsch, I ii'.'i la. bi. .: ill i" Ehi hart. Epterianij k'infer 10l ■ -'lit" -la "b Museer.] (’hsj-ljjt Rich. \• Kirchofer. J. M. I ' Nsuenschwaial< N ct.iuffer. < hrist inniger. Kniel Mazi’lin. !• red b ox, | Arnos Spnmur F <l. Eicher.bergcr. I Harvev m,,-ui • !.• vl Mosure. John Husei A M Smui «r. S B Hirschy. Robert Siliwartz. John Lehman. John stelncr ' 'I N'eiiensi hwander. tian l.ugmbill. loh. U ittmer. Frederick Stauffi r. Fred !:• -T. Beu Sprunger. I I efipiiih John Nnuhausvi*. David Luginbill. Sainu. 1 Steiner. D. D. Will-1 'teregg. Burkhart Lehamn. John Eicher. < E H Gilliom > Spr-anger. I’. I . Klopfenstein. Alfr-d S|. runger. Peter laeehty E .1. Lie lite. I’eter Burkhaster. Eli Beer. Anton Zurcher. Amua Burkhaster. Carl Lehman, David F Lehman, Henry A. Meyer. Phillip Sprunger. Hirem H Ba imgarter, Christian Brauchv. Jacob N’euhaueer. P. M. Mosure. John .1. Mosure. C. N. Stucky. Jacob B. Stem. ,l.i. 01. Schwarts. Mr* Minger. A B Bieberstlne. Anton Simon. David Zimm- . man. I. I Rich. P. D. Steiner. M1ch.,.1 Z. h: Rnbe Schindler. Dan Huger, lianiel n Reinhart, Joseph Ruff. Joel 8«..'1U tm Ufred Kohler. Joe R. Isch. John Rich Isaac Bair. C. E. Stuckey. John H. Hilty, S. t«ilI Hom. Albert J Neuhauser. Bernard ladi- ■ man. C. <'. Yoder. Andrew Gottschalk, X H. McCl.: V 1. Hay. Ran-om Smith. Fred Bentz. Rudolph Schug. ■ John Beitlei lido .1 Utngger. J. J. i Leichty. Wm lb i.-s-- C. C. Neue'nschuarid.". Daniel M sure. Ferdinand Eisenhart Fud Mettler. Sam Soldner. ’ E. T Haeckc I B W .-lt). E. A i-ugtn-I bill. I David Ba b-: .tin.. I. A. Sprunger. Josuah Yodei J. C. Neuenachwan- ' der. Adam Xeuenschwander. Elias Bierie. Abraham M Habegger. John ■ Rohrer. D. E. L.'hmar,. J. D. Wintsregg. • Fred Rohrer. D. X. Sprunger Jacob C. I Schindler. Peter stem y I'eter F. Maselin. John F Mazehn, Christ licusacr,! ’ Phil Sauder. ■ This petition will be presented to the > board of commissioners un luesilav, Feliruari 3, IliM, lat which time the tax|«v ers ~f Monroe' I and French town.-hips may aposar and - make such objections the law may* • provide for. Pel r V ’•’H* MOSURE, Auditor. i I'cterson & r ruchtle. Att ys 15-23 I'LIIIIIIX | O|< v| \. Vbi'l nmu 8 State of Indiana, i 1 County of Adams is*.' 1 Before the Board of Cm us-jonm of i the County ot Adan i3 . e the tach and all of - whom are resident freeholders r voters of Hartford ..nd Wabash Towni ships in Adams Countv Indiana f spectfully petition v.,., : l „n," ,b?e l,<X ' Z and ask that you construct “nd > plete a free macadamized stone i and Wal.asii' Tow'i'.siups'af ll ‘‘ rlfo, '<i ; ?h n e d . Command ng at the \nrih*. ♦ of Section one <]. Ton 7 * ♦ con,el * ■ five <3Si North. Range en U\* ■ East in Adams Countv i„ i ... ~3> i ning thence south oii'the t!. . Line dividing Sections . •' • (61. said Section six B,x ■ ship twenty-flv. , v, ‘ • fourteen <l4) East ano s RMige • being in Township tu*}> • N-rin. Ranne thirteen ■ ; , p‘ , - ’ • terminating at tin s,„ lt i., . '* 1 '" ,d 1 the Southeast quart. . r’’.'i '”'j ncr "* • Lun- six < ♦>>, Township , '""’'on • North. Range thirteen .p, p , lv ' '* s >> lour petitioners HV .,a • the improvement ■, ' that ■ than throe miles in 1 *' ,e ' 3 ■ both ends with i i,, ’ 1 l " 1 ts at : and a United States R u ,, ru: <'L passes over said highwa Jla|l ,£uu ’e Your petitioners ave>the highway herein sough" . 'V ti,at proved is a public h ghc-.- !° * ,n * •ablished and in use a,oi # eii ' public highways of ~..,i u. °.‘V yf the w abash Townships la rtford and Your petitioners ask v..n- . body that said hlahwl. r l ‘ on orable scribed lie drained and gr a d.l hov s <le ' broken stone he pla. . d l ’. ,t ‘hat and that upon such broken", fl " krudc be PUced stone screeriS ' tlerc tin- improvement bo m« Up, T" 1 l, 'ut crushed stone and ■>. " ’ u ’ s,ve of l our netidonrr, fun ,r' , said highway above de - b ' j "'“I proved to the width to wm m \ bc '■»- eataLludied and that /id* ’JJ 8 n °W’ above described i )f . g r d ,i a i <1 1 highway of twenty-four UD feet ‘ J 1 ’ d «'d’h ken stone be. placed tlierem d . that hrr >- ‘i lo> feet ' a “ d - detuh ,s ’ tnrhes, at the sidn ß "J *'*Kbt a depth of ten (10) inches m*,? and 'o thereof and that crushed "''nt-r ings be placed nfour (4) inches upon such t, r ',. of that suit! improvement be •■/V’ 1 bi- track and that the n a dr<usame be The Stu, hey M e „a " the j*' hat to pay f or saif ] |„“ r a b’ Road. I ?>r k va' atbbot, " t,, ‘ be issued l>v°thf l^ nt We of Adams, in the State of Ini- -ountv able in twentv aemi an , n * i, . i,Ud - bay- • «»k that a tA i5*T’ Be ’>’ upw the taxable properr- ' tea ford and Wabu„h In a sufficient umuem top- ,*. for *’»«sd. nv,pal 01 B^n^' ds ‘ b ' h 7 y uud be levied upon saK said Townstittifc Aeta of the »<th t& Indiana, parsed t n t |„. ' C"®. of mug on FaK ,. ,-, 5 „ . B 'hegm: nc ,S a ?f an< * now 'i' I’b* 1 ’ b * providing s o - thc ext.mX, 11 force or macadam a. a all amendments thereto °'« e r W e further ask the Hosea . of the necessary steps t4s*is° r ’i kt by taw tu have said Improve W ;^

Btructed without xubmitllnii n... lion of building the to*.’, M “: s ’ tlon of the voters of said Hartford "’I Wabash Townships, and that tin- 11/'"! I construct the >».»,. under th« 1.... ■ the state of Indiana, now In for<i i r I vidlng for the extetmion of fre. or macadam roads ►'UDI ■ Hespeetfully submitted .1 A. Hendrick*. Deter Htueks 11, I H. aaton. Enoch Yoder. Noah Yod... i- ■ ward Elliott, Jami's Mi yers r K ' I Hlrmhy Joel Hlrmby, David H C. A, N-UenschWander, Samuel Zu, V I Noah hlllcnbarger. D. C Sprung", u 0 I Hirachy, Christ Hofstatter, J, u „i‘. I .Neuenachwaniler. Isaac Amatuta 1. ' .1. Amßtuts, W m Harlow Ge<> Vun.o'i Samuel Teeter. David G.rer h' 1 ' HawlMki", A. .1. Miller, C. w' 1 ' I Adolph Schur. Duvld Yoder. AdL,,, u, I ei'Mtne. Abraham Bixler. Jaiqb m I berrer. David Fry. John T. Ll-cht i i' l> Stefeti, Noah W’lnteregg. c hi',,". John J. Augsbirger. U vi Aug-1... I Pl ter iiiilloin, Pi ter N. Musa s, I Null. Jacob J. Flory. D. l> ' y'p'.p'," 1 | (John Kln-hofer. B. F. Flshi-i p 1 I SuUlvuu. A. G. Hrlgga. W. I, Tl I hill. Peter Huscr, J. W Kelli Jaiiiiß Kelly, Clem Michael. Frau i I limn, Charles Martin. Rufus s, hi ' John Schindler, Wesley Pontius’j ■ | Moser. Abraham »Egly. Emil K F

Henry Zehr, Bartimeuß Boice i'i, Eicher, David Kauffman. Sol. Stu.'l Wm. Anderson, Fred Beeler p?, I Christman. Daniel Yoder. Rufus m, beraer, David Meshberger, Harn yn« berger. Samuel Oplinger. Albert ‘.vui’ ler. David Falk. J. A. Lindses Bn! Llddy, Taiford Runyon. Fred L Studler I Fred W. Studler, Sam Augsl., Jeff Auvsberger Devid Speichig. Yoder, S. Soil, Peter Peteramltt. F, Filer. Anios Schaffter. Eugene Ke . Peter Roth. Amos Stauffer. Christine . Yoder. David Stucky. Daniel \ ... t berger. Thia petition will be presented to th» board of commissioners on Tuesday. February a, Ih'Jo, at which time the taxpayers of i{ . ford and Watmsh Townships may pear and make such objections ,<« j law may provide for L . , M,wl ’ nK ' AbitolPeterson A Fruchtie. Att ys I’EIIIION FOR MM 4D.IM Roto State of Inifiana, ) ! County of Adame )aa: Before tlie Board of Commissioner' Adams ('ountv. State of Indiana We. the underaigtied, eac h und all of wh-rn ar# resident adult and voters of Blue Creek Township, ,• Adams County. Indiana, respectful; > petition your honorable body and a-k I tli.it you construct and complete ~ p-, macadamised atone road In said toil.'. ' (Ship over and upon the public highwa. I situate on the following route, to-wn I Commencing at the Northwest < , for .Section four < 4) in Township tw.utv. six (SB) North. Range fifteen (15) I'.lf in Adams t'ountv. Indiana, runnln ; then.-e South on the Section Line di .ui. ing said -Section four (4) and Sectmn live (5), Township and Range said, and terminating at the Southwest corner of said Section four <4>, T. anship and Range aforesaid. Your petitioners aver and say that | the improvement prayed for Is less than three miles in length, conne.t- at both ends with a free macadam road m •aid township and that a United States Rural Mail Route passes over the high way thus sought to b. improved Your petitioners further aver and sav that the highway herein sought t- iimproved Is a public highway , t b. ~|. established ami in use. and is one of the public highways of said Blue ... township, that the same will be of ~ui. lie utility and benefit Your petitioners ask that said highway above described be drained and graded and that broken stone be p| rt , ...1 upon the grade and that upon s.nh broken atone there be placed smn•creel, ings. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be unproved to a width of 40 feet and tliat Said highway above described lie g .11ed to a width of 24 tret, and that broken stone b*‘ placed thereon to a wH* 1 of to feet ami to a depth of s 11 : at the sides thereof, and to a depth vs 1* inches in the center thereof. ~J that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of 4 inches ;;>«•, such broken stone, and that said improvement be made a double track • that the name of the same be Tr.t Henry I. Teeple Macadam Road." That to pay for said improvement w< (ask that bonds be issued by the Countv of Adams, in the State of Indiana, pa ■ I able in twenty semi-annual tnstaii- | ments or series, and for the payment lot which we ask that a tax be leiicl upon the taxable property of said Blur creek Township in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal -f said bonds as they become due. That said Improvement be mad. constructed and said bonds be issu-d and said tax be levied upon the uxabl. properly of said township in accord.mce with the Acts of the Legislature of the Htate of Indiana passed in tl ■ year 1305. bdgintung on Page 55" and as amended in the Acts of 19»7 ami as I amended in the Acts of 1309 now in force providing for the extension -f tree gravel or maradam roads, and all other and any and all amendments . thereto. | We further ask the Board to take a:! ’of the necessary steps required b> I w. t<> have said improvement constim "I and mad- as petitioned for herein, mat the same be constructed without ib- . initting the question of building ti ' same to an election of the voter •» f .■mid Blue Creek Township and that inBoard construct the same under th*laws of the sta(o of Indiana, provi for the extension of free gravt i cr n)a<*adain rnada by township taxation • submitted. I Henry I. Teeple. David Baker. <1 Dion Hettkr, Chas. E. Pasawater W <• Meyent. J. M. Boyer, J. F. Parrish )• Fertyuson. <'has. .MorrLson. John \\ • h- . H i'. Edwards I 5 u ill* y. I A Ferguaoii. S. K Ch Byron Whittrid«c. L. B. okb-v. \ s. jKnlMey. David Gerber. W. M Ha: Calvin H. Hamrick. Monroe Byer. U H Ruhv. w. j, » Douglas, Geo. Banmgartnor. L. Ho«»i John Boblet, Jr. D. Mattox. A. C Hu ' man. J. D. Tlnkhpm, E Trickcr. .1"! shoseubei-g, John Hamrick. Fr.m . Young. p. Merriman. Aron I«. ite um.ser. Chas. Workiager. Eldridu Eautzenhiser, Henry Brunstrup, e-'a Teeple. w. Sipe, Mattie Young. Ai >- . "1.."” 1 8 an ' A, W, Magus. Roy H<" ' C. M l>ellinger. Frank Lynch. .1 H •iahu«rt, Phillip Zaugg, Henry A. 1- : John I'. Hillyard. Albert Teeple. :■ T "eple. Wtihani Roop, J. S K c Joseph Gavwood. Jacob Mitch. Jame IJioader. t. F. Kiefer. A, Court'iinan. Fred Troutner. W. E. Young, M :u v. Wr Vr2 ,c "' A ' ’• R»y. E. 1 Davis, " McAlh iney, Elisha Merriman. .1. M Krugh. Finley Bi- •• I" I’. Dales, J. H Burnett. L G v’d iu*ms. ‘le.x I>elUug«r, Mary Hoffman. Clyde Been, Ed Luginbill. Henry Mar''utaa Durr. Robert Dotv. I' Miller. . b ’ 9 P‘ .’ion will be presented to t! t.oard of , .missiouers on TBCMby, Febrnory :t. ItrjO. ('am' *’*’’*’ tfee taxpayers "f Blureek Township may appear and -• . objections as the law may pri.vid. ... JOHN MOSURE, AudltoI I cteraun & Fruchtie, Att’ys. 15--J ewe " n —~ Luse Bros. Barber Shop Peoples Loan & Trust Co, Building Modern and Sanitary The best in the city Survive lur the stutltuiau vt- 1 cares.