Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 40, Decatur, Adams County, 16 February 1922 — Page 6

I’ETITION FOR % HOAR I UPHOVEWENT Rtat* of Indiana. Adams County, rr: B« fore ih»* Board of Comniißßlnnerß of Adams County, Indlnnn. Wp, the und 'I-Sltf bed eiirh And All of whom are adult, resident free holders and voters of Wabash township. In Adams county. Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you construct. complete and Improve with gravel or stone having a suitable binder for hard surface road, a free Bond Improvement over und upon the Public Highway situated on the following route, to-wlt: Commencing at the Township line between Hartford and Wabash townships at the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of Section thirty (30) in Township twenty-five (25) north of rtange fourteen <11) east in Adams county, Indiana, thence running east over the Public Highway on the half Section Line In Sections thirty (30) and twenty-nine (29) to a point where said Highway connects with a brick street in the northeast quarter of the southwest quarter of Se< tlwn twenty-nine (29) In the Town of Geneva In said Township of Wabash. county of Adams, anti state of Indiana. Your petitioners further aver and any that the improvement prayed for herein Is less than three miles In length am) connects at the commencement thereof with the Township line between Hartford and Wabash townships and terminates with an Improved street in the Town of Geneva in said Township; that a Cnited States rural mall route passes over said highway and that the same will be of public utility ami benefit. Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway already established ami in use, that there is a large amount of public travel thereon and the same is one of the public highways of Wabash township. Y< ur petitioners ask that the said hlghw'ay above described be properly drained and graded; that crushed stone and a sand cushion be placed upon the grade, that upon the same there be placed gravel or stone having a suitable binder for hard surface roads or other solid paving material. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be drained and graded ami that the same be improved to a width of forty (40) feet; that the same be graded to a width of thirty (30) feet and that such paving material be placed thereon to a width of eighteen (IS) feet and to such a depth as may be determined by the proper officials having the same to do. and that the same be called the Warren M. Striker Road Improvement. That to pay for said improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the county of Adams in the state of Indiana, payable in twenty semi annua) installments or series, and for tho payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Wabash township in a sufficient sum to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said 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 Leg- i islature of 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 1 1909, now in force providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam ; loads and all other and any 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 here- ' In, and 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 con- > struct the same under the laws of the 1 State of Indiana, providing for the ex- 1 tension of free gravel or macadam roads by township taxation. Respectfully submitted: Warren M. Striker, A. G. Briggs, J. ! A. Long, John W. Cook. J. I). Briggs. K. F Shoemaker, Samuel 1?. Beeler, Alva Vorhee.s, Jerry Swank, John • Whiteman. Mrs. Rachael Grove, Chas. Miller Alfred Kuntz. Geo. Ineichen. . David Beeler, O. W. Kerris, C. A. Haviland. A. M. Vorhces. Otis Burk. Jesse Shimp, Chas. Pyle, Sim Ramsey, Hen- ' ry Dickerson, Z. G. Aspy, Robert Barr,!’ S. J. Renner. I. L. Mattax. Adolph ; Schug. W. W. Widdows. Hazel Wid-| i dowty Mary A. McCollum, Charlotte j McCollum, Arch Haughton, Roscoe - Miller, E. B. Gauker, John Studler, J. )•'. Felty, Mrs. J. N. Long. Mrs. M. W. Wogmiller, William J. Nelson, E. S. 1 Callihan, C. D. Stanley, ('liftton Pon- ’ tins, John P. Shoemaker, Dan Pon th; . .lames E. Linton, John Brown, Alva ’ Fenstemaker. Harry Cross. Elis. Cross, j Jacob J. Bailey, Quinton L. Hall, Nel- ! lie A. Derrickson, John W. Kraner, ' Chas. A. Mann, Hattie Dunwiddie, Mrs. ' Effie Killer, William Kiser, Thomas Drew, Mary A. Kelley, Harvey S. Eck- ] rote. Florida North. Ira. C. Lybargee, ; Anthony, Glrndening. Mabel Ralston, : Joseph M. Hook, G. E. Shoemaker, Dan 1 Steed, C. O. Ray, John A. Miller. Mrs. 1 Z. T. Aspy, G. W. Fravel. W. G. 1 Kraner, Mrs. Rachel Felty. W. L. 1 ThornhJl. Ed Larue, W. F. Pyle, A. B Shoemaker, Cornelius Schafer, F. J. ‘ MacWhlnney. John Snyder, J. L. Judav, 1 Elizabeth Chrisman, Harmon Pyle. ’ Frank Bagwell. Minerva A. Shoemak- 1 er. Emma Finch, Mrs. J. M. Wheeler, • Miranda Pohn. Mrs. Sylvia Pyle, An- 1 drew Idlewine, Grace S. Farlow, Irene t < Pontius. Margaret Hollingsworth, John 11. Aspy, Mrs. Caroline Haughton, Grover Bucher. Rudolph Kaeser, Hat- 1 lie Kaeser, D. D. Mettler. Marion ‘ Buckey, R. F. Ault, Fay Shimp, Clark 1 F. Fink. Belle S. Chew, C. A. W. Chew. W. P. Hoskinson, W. C. Glendenlng, David Kauffman. H. Hollingsworth. , Mary Vorhees, Hannah Brown, Alice • Hollingsworth, N. E. Helmer, C. W. ' (’hew. Ely Campbell. Nathan Sprung- ; er, H. E. Pyle. Vernon Pontius, John M. Wells, William A. Wells. W. D. : (‘ross. B. F. Williams, Noah Shoemaker, W. J. Heeter. C. A. Brown. D. F. ; Connor, Austin Kraner, Andrew Shoe- ; maker, Eugene Kneuss, Abe Kneuss. : C. W. Cross. Jr., Nathan Nelson. F. r. Dietsch, R. A. Briggs, F. M. Lee, : C. G. Barr. Julia Runyon, Fred E. ; Lindsey, Peter Alles. M. W. Wegmiller, 1 W. W. Briggs, Samuel Eglv. Adam ; Egly, E. E. Conner. Lydia Wegmiller, Cecile Conner. Lou Armstrong, Jesse , Barker, Ben Miller. Henry Decker, V. ' S. Ralston, F. M. Connor, L. L. Mason, I. H. Banta, O. A. Potter. Thomas J. ! Vorhees, Henry R. Muth. W. C. Martin. ! Chloe A. Price, M. M. Miller, Anna B. ■ Miller. F. B. Aspy, Gladys Aspy, Blanche Aspy. Elizabeth Aspy, Alice Wells. David Fennig, J. L. Love, Frank F. Gregg, Mrs. Cora Burris. James J. Philip, Mrs. Emma Steed, Sarah Rape, I Hesse Greene, Tony Egly. Ethel H. Hgly, Gertrude Kraner. John O. Kraner, Rose Shoemaker, E. W. Pyle, Geo. Shoemaker. Jacob R. Martz. Amy Martz, Frank C. Baker. Amos A. Walk- ’ er, Mrs. A. Walker. Garret E. Claweon, C. C. Llechty, Chris Roth. Della ! Barber, Frances Decker, J. A. Eckrote, John F. Meshbergcr, Alfred Kneuss, S. H. Teeple, F. F. Ford. Geo. Glassburn, Rebecca Yaney. W. W. Triplet, Jeanette McCroy, Erma Lehman, David Stuckv, R. B. Lewis, Bart Boice, Estella Haviland. Ella Potter. Mrs. C. W. Muth, Mary McCollum, Mrs. Sarah J. Schafer. Gottlieb Brandt, A. Harlow. Raymond Filer, Josephus Martin, L. L. Neal, Nathan Shepherd, Clarence C. Shepherd, Elias Chrisman, Ves Byrd, B. R. Farlow. D. J. McWhirter, John C. Manley, J. W. Landers, P. W. Dunwiddie, Win. Fravel, Geo. Stalev. (’has. W. Bucher, William Zagel, John A. Didot, S. W. Hale, Pear) J. Chrisman, Cora Reed, Mrs. Serwanee. C. P. Hinchman, A. J Bliss. Cora A. Hutton. Wm. H. Bradford, C. H. Nichol. Forest Watson, C. D. Votaw, G. W. Schaefer, Clyde Kraner. Eli Krouse, Geo. Bucher, Geo. W. Ford, Wesly McKissic, George Zehr, Barbara Campbell. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tueadny, March 7, 11)22, at which time the taxpayers of Wabash township may appear and make such objection as the law mav provide for. MARTIN JABERG. , Auditor. Fruchte & Literer, Attys. 9-IS| L. C. Burnett of the Buick Motor company of Indnanapolia was in the city today on business.

PETITION FOIt MWUHM HOW State of Indiana, Adnms County, as: Before the Hoard of Commissioners i»f Adame County, Indiana. We. the undersigned. «W’h and all iof whom are resident adult freeholders and voters «»f Monroe township, Adams County, Indiana, respectfully petition and ask that you construct and • omplete a free ■mnendamixed stone road In said townahlp over and upon the public slrrets and highways situated on the following route, to-wlt: ('« mmrnclng at a point where Hprunger street Interse* ts with Water street. Hie same being at the southeast corner of outlnt number four hundred and thirty (430) in <’. <’. Sprung»r’s addition to tlo town of Berne, in Adams County, Indiana, thence limning north on Sprunger street to the public highway running east and west tlitoiigli the renter of section thirtythree (33); thence running vast over •ami along said public highway and terminating nt n point ten (10) rods east < f the northwest corner of the northwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section thirt v-three (33i. township twenty-six (26) north, of range fourteen (11) vast, In Adams Countv, Indiana. Ami your petitioners further aver ami say that to make said improvement practical and of public utility and for fire protection the following approaches onto and loading up to the proposed improvement ought to be drained, graded and macadamized as follows: The approach on to the proposed improvement from the east on Adams street to be improved to the east on .said Adnms street to Jefferson street. Also the approach on to the proposed improvement from the east on ('leveland street to be improved to the east on said ('leveland street to Jefferson street Also the approach on to the proposed improvement from the west of Center street to be Improved to the west on Center street to the public highway running north and south dividing sections thirty-two and thirtythree in township twenty-six north, of range fourteen (11) east, in Adams County, Indiana, and there* to terminate.

Your petitioners further aver and sav that the improvement prayed for herein is less than three miles in length and connects at the commencement thereof with an improved macadamized street and eeinnects at tho end thereref with a free Tuacadam ro.ol in said township. Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway ami streets herein sought to be improved is a public highway already e«stablished and in use and that said publie* streets are publie- streets laid out ami established and in use and that there is a large amount of public travel over said highway ami public’ streets and that the* same will bo <>f public utility and benefit. Your petitioners further aver and say that the* streets herein proposed to be improve i in their present condition are dirt streets and are not improved with stone or ground or other paving or road material; that the same runs through the inhabitant part of the said town of Berne and with the present conditions of said streets it would be* impossible a greater part of the year to pass over such streets with a fire truck, such as is used in said town to prevent the* loss of property by fire and the spread of said fires: that the following fire wells are located on and along the proposed improvement as follows, towit: One fire well at the intersection of Snrunger and Compromi.se streets, and the other at the intersection of Center and Columbia streets. That the construction of said Improvement will be of public utility and benefit for several reasons and tliat the same ought to be constructed and made as herein proposed. Your petitioners further ask that said highway ami streets above* doscribed be graded to a width of 40 feet and that said highway above described be graded to a width of 24 feet and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of 14 feet and to a depth of 8 Inches at the sides thereof and to a depth of 12 inches In the center thereof and that crushed stone screenings he placed thereon to a depth of 4 im-hes upon said broken stone; that said improvement be made a single* track and that the name of the same be •Emanuel Sprunger Macadam Road.” That to pny for said Improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams in tho 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 of said Monroe township, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due.

t hat sai-1 improvement be made and constructed and said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said township, including therein the said Town of Berne, in accordance with the acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana, passed In the year 1905, beginning «»n page 550 and as amended in the acts of 19(»7 and as amended in the acts of 1909, now in force providing for the ertension of free gravel macadamized roads and any and all other and all amendments thereto. We further ask the board to take all the necessary steps required by law to have said improvement construeted and made as petitioned for herein, that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of tho voters of said Monroe township, and that the board construct the same under the laws ot tho State of Indiana, providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads by township taxation. Respectfully submitted: William Reusser, J. P. Habeggor, Vilas Schindler, R. O. Soldner. Emanuel Sprunger. Philip Sprunger, J. F. Lehman. C. ('. Burry, A. Russer. Peter F. Mazelin. C. Sprunger, William Miller, Samuel Liechty. M. S. Wittwer, D. Michaud. Ben Sprunger. Fred Rohrer. (’. W.R.Schwartz, Wm. Wittwer. Daniel Morand, H. Winteregg, Jacob ('. Schindler, David Lugibill. J A. Neuensch wander, P. L. Amstutz, Robert K. Liechty, Adam Bixler, Otto Stuckey, Menno Burkhalter, Frank Amstutz, Henry Schindler, Noah Schindler, Amos Schindler, Daniel Stuckv. Phil Schug, J. F. Sprunge”. E. W. Lehman, V. F. Haecker, M. M. Baumgartner, J. W. Baumgartner. Sam Nussbaum. G. W. Sprunger, Rudolph Schug, Noah Luginbill, Andrew Gottschalk. Leo E. Lehman, J. A. Michaud, I. G. Kerr, Peter Soldner, E. W. Baumgartner, Cyrus Lehman, E. A. Luginbill, Elmer Winteregg, John Parr. D. Bixler, V. A. Eichenberger. C. O. Leichty, Harvey H. Nussbaum, Wilbert Nussbaum, F. H. Kumholz. Charles Martz, Wilbert Luginbill, Emanuel J. Liechty, Samuel Wittwer. John J. Hirschey. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners ori

'l'ticMdny, March 7, 1922, at which time the taxpayers of Monroe township may appear and make such objections as the law may pro-, vide for. MARTIN JABERG, Auditor. Fruchte & Literer, Attys. 9-16 w — PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD State of Indiana, Adams County, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana. We, the udersigned, each and all of whom are resident adult freeholders and voters of Monroe township, Adams county. Indiana, respectfullv petition your honorable body and ask that you construct and complete a free macadamized stone road in said township, over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the southwest corner of the southeast quarter of section twenty-six (26), township twenty-six (26) north, of range fourteen (14) euHt, in Adams county, Indiana, thence north following the public highway, through the center of said section twenty-six (26°) aforesaid, and terminating at tho northwest corner of the I northeast quarter of said section twenty-six (26) aforesaid. I Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles In length, connects at both emU with a free macadam road In said townshin, and that a United States rural mail route passes over the highway thus sought to be improved. I Your petitioners further aver und

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 19T?

Isay that the* highway herein sought to l»e Improve*.l a public’ highway tilI ready estuldUdied and In use* and H I on** of the public highways of said Monroe tc»wnshl|», that the snmo will I be of publi. utility arid beneilt. Your petitioners ask that said highway above* described lie drnined pud j graded and tluet broken stone be* placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there bo placed stone* screenings. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described he Irnproved to Die width of 10 feet, ami that said highway above desctlbed grudoel to th<* width of 21 feet, ami that broken .stone be placed thereon to u width of l(» feed! mill tn a depth of H inches al the sides thereof, and to a depth of 10 Inches In the center thereof. and that ( rushed stone screenings be* placed thereon Io a depth of I Im In s upon such broken stone, that said improvement be* made a single* track, and that Hu* nanh* of the same he “The Wißlam L. Kay Macadam Road.’ That to pay for said improvement we ask that bonds 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 of said Monroe* township, in a sufficient amount to pny the* interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said Improvement bo made* and constructed and said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable properly of said Monroe township, in with the acts of the* legislature* of the* State of Indiana, passed in the* year 1905. beginning on page* 550 ami 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 imendments thereto. \Ve further ask the board to take all of the* necessary steps required )>y law. to have said improvements constructed. ami made* as petitioned for herein, that the* same be constructed I without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the* voters of said Monroe township, ami tluet the board construct the same under the* laws of the State of Indiana providing for the extension of free* gravel or macadam roads by township taxation. Respectfully submitted, \\ L. Ray. .1. S. McClain, T. A. Gottschalk, Andrew Gottschalk. Samuel 11. Long. Joel Llddy, joe Engle, (’. (’. Neucmse hwamle*r, E. W. Tumbleson, B. j I*'. Ha<nes. Rufus Huser, Albert Hus-! er, I. G. Kerr, Paul McClain, Wm. Von i Gunten. W. I*'. Waggoner, Abe Hocker, Rudolph Schug, David Graber, Wesley I Neuenschwancler, Otto Stuckey, John \V. Abnet, D. <’. Neuonsc hwamler, C. C. Yoder. Samuel Llechty, E. W. Lehman, Noah Luginbill. C. A. Neuenschwander Emi! Fluckinger, John H. Hilty Finley Striker, C. C. Baumgartner. Ja<*oi» Huser, John Eicher, Amos McCune. E. Haecker, V. E. Haecker. C. E. Lehman. J. C. Schindler, Peter Soldner, Amos Sprunger, E. A. Luginbill. Keuh. Schindler, Manasse M. Llechty, Wesley Nussbaum. M. B. Habegger, F. M. Cottrell, Fred Bentz, D. Bixler. Chris Stengel, Wilbert Luglnbill, I’Trvin Dro, Albert IRayl. David llabegger E. M. Ray, Wm. Miller. Ni**k j Stuckey, Henry Schindler, David Augsburger, J. D. Winteregg, F. (’. i Eichenberger, B. M. Smith. J. PJnaker, D. P. Sommer, E. D. Lehman, Lawrence L Yager, Emil Nagel. Ron Sprunger, Menno Burkhalter. L. A. I Sprunger, Levi Moser, J. I*'. Sprunger, I (’. I*'. llabegger, C. ('. Sprunger, Y. Y. | Lichty. .1. F Backman. J. P. Mazelin, C. E. Sullivan, G. M. Hedington. J. H. I Hilty, ('. E. Stauffer. Eli W. Hendricks, Dr. H. Schenck. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on ruvMda>, March 7. 1!>22, at which time the taxpayers of Monroe township may appear and make such objection as the law may provide ! for. MARTIN JABERG. Auditor. Fruchte A- Literer, Attys. 9-lC I PETITION FOR MACADAM RO\!>

State of Indiana. Adams County, ss: Before the Board ot Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana. We, the undersigned, each and all | of whom are resident adult freehold--ers and voters of Monroe township, in I Adams county, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask ! that you construct and complete a free macadamized stone road in said township, over and upon the publi* highways situated on the following route, to-wit* Commencing at the southwest corner of section twenty-two (22). in township twenty-six (26) north, range fourteen (14) east, in Adams County, Indiana, running thence cast on the section line over and upon the public highway dividing sections twen-ty-two (22) and twenty-seven (27). township and range aforesaid, and termlnatig at the southeast corner of section twenty-two (22), township and range aforesaid in Adams county, Indiana. Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less H an three miles in length, connects at both ends with a free macadam road in said township and that a United States rural mail route passes over the highway thus sought to bp 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 the public highways of Monroe township; that the same will be 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 be placed stone screenings. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described bp improved to the width of 40 feet, and that said highway be graded to the 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, p.nd to a depth of 10 inches in the center thereof, and that crushed stone screenings bp placed therein to a depth of 4 inches upon such broken stone, that said improvement be made a single track, and that tlie name of the same be “The Simon Sprunger Macadam Road.” That to pay for said improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams in the State of Indiana, payable in twenty semi-anual installments or series and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Monroe 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 and 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 550 and as amended in the acts of 1907. and the acts of 1909, now in force, providing for tlie extension of free gravel or macadam roads, and all other and any and all amendments thereto. We further ask the board to take all of the necesary steps required by law, to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned for herein, that tho same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said Monroe 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 by township taxation. Respectfully submitted, Simeon Sprunger, John J. Hilty, Emanuel Sprunger. C. C. Neuenschwander, John Lehman, Joseph Wittwer, Benjamin Fluckiger, Henry JLiechty, Abraham Habegger, Benjamin Nussbaumer, Silas Sprunger, D. L. Lehman, David Soldner. Burkhart Lehman, J. J. Llechty. Peter Burkhalter. C. C. Sprunger, Christ Rich, J. C. Schug, John Neuhauser, Fred K. Liechty, Peter Steury, David Luginbill, Andrew Gottschalk. A, C. Augsburger, Joshua Sprunger, John J. Soldner, C. C. Beer, A. A. Lehman, Irvin Nagel, Joel Lehman, John Eicher. Peter Nusbaum, David J. Schwartz, Hugo R. Beltler. A. W. , Sprunger. C. C. Yoder. John Steiner, vance Mattax, John C. Soldner, Peter iA. Habegger, Levi Moser, Albert O. • Soldner , Fred Augsburger. S. Shoemaker, Adam Nussbaum, Rudolph Schug, Emil Fluckiger, N. M. Lehman, IA. W. Baumgartner, G. M. Hedington,

1. G. Kerr, Daniel Miller, Jacob Huser, Daniel A. Miller, Jonas sprunger, | Bennis Striker, Ben llabegger. Oscar Steiner. David Nussbaum. Noah Buncom, I'rvderiek Stauffer, Christian II Llechty, Abraham Mlnger, Samuel Steiner. • This petition will be presented h» j the Board of Cummissloners on Tiiimlh), March T. Il»22. al which time the taxpayers of MonI roe township may appear and make • Much objection um the law may provide for. MARTIN J \ BERG, Auditor. Fruchte & Literer, Attys. 9-1 C — • -- — NOTICE TO DEFEND I NTS State of Indiana, County of Adams, SS: In the Adams Circuit Court, February Term. 1922. CnUHe No. 10654. Suit to Quiet 'l’ltlo. osa Dell Butler, plaintiff, vs. Lambert Hulsemeier, et al., defendants. Comes now the plaintiff, by Lenhart & Heller, her altorncys, and flies her complaint herein, together with the affidavit of a competent person that the residence upon diligent Inquiry Is unknown of the following named defondants, to-wit: Lambert Hulsenicler. Charles M. King ami Alma Durbin; that the names of the defendants are unknown and that they are believed to be non-residents of the state of Indiana sued in this action by the following names ami designations. towit: The unknown husbands ami wives, respectively of the following named persons, to-wit: Charles M. King, Lambert Hulsemeier and Alma Durbin, the names of all of whom are unknown to the plaintiff; the unknown widowers ami widows, children, descendants and heirs. surviving spouses, creditors and administrators of (he estates, devisees, legatees, trustees ami executors of the last wills and testaments, successors In interest ! and assigns, respectively of th<* following named and designated deceased persons, to-wit: Joseph L. Eyanson, Mary Elizabeth Eyanson, (his wife), Catharine Rogers, Charles M. King. John W. Eyanson, Margaret A. Eyttnson (his wife). Joseph L. Eyanson (son of said John W. Eyanson) Margaret A. Hulsemeier, Lambert Hulsemelor (her husband), Theresa Durbin, Mary Durbin, Agnes Durbin Golden, lohn Golden. Margaret Golden (’rum, Janus Durbin. John Burbin, Emanuel Woods and Jane Woods, the names of all of whom are unknown to the plaintiff; All the women once known by any <.f the names ami designations aliovt stated, whose names may have been < hanged, and who are known by other names, the names of all of whom are unknown to the plaintiff; the spouses of all of the persons above named, described and designated as defendants to this action who are married, the names of all of whom are unknown to the plaintiff; all persons and corporations who assert or might assert any title, claim or interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the complaint in this action, by, under or through any of the defendants to this action named, described and designated in said complaint; that the defendants Malissa Woodruff. Nancy Kelley, George H. Kelley, Charles Durbin, Ella Mulvihill. Michael Mulvihill, Sophia Durbin, Earl Durbin. Ronald Durbin. Francis Durbin. Alma Durbin, Minerva Durbin and Edward Eyanson are non-residents of the state of Indiana; That said action is for the purpose of qifieting the title to real estate in the state of Indiana; that a cause of action exists against all of said defendants; that all of said defendants are necessary parties to said action, and that they are believed to be nonresidents of the state of Indiana; The following real estate in Adams county, in the state of Indiana is described in said complaint, to-wit: The west half of the north half (^) of out-lot number seventy (70) in the sub-division of out-lot number thirtyeight (38) in the town, now city of Decatur, made by Jesse Niblick, administrator de bonis non with will an- j nexed of the estate of John Reynolds, 1 deceased. This action is instituted and prosecuted by said plaintiff for the purpose of quieting her title iq the real estate above described as against all demands, claims and claimants whomsoever. Notice- is therefore given said defendants and each end all of them that unless they be and appear before Die Adams Circuit Court at the Court House in the city of Decatur, in Adams County, in the state of Indiana, on the 27th day of March, 1922, the same being the 43rd Judicial day of a term of the Adams Circuit Court of the state of Indiana, to be begun and holden on the 6th day of February, 1922, and answer or demur to said complaint the same will be heard and determined in their absence. In witness whereof T have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said court at the office of the Clerk thereof in the city of Decatur, Indiana. this Ist day of February, 1922. (Seal) JOHN T. KELLY, Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court. Lenhart & Heller. Attys. 2-9-16

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATRIX’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE The undersigned, administratrix of the estate of Mary E. Huffman, deceased, hereby gives notice that by | virtue of an order of the Adams Circuit court, of Adams county, Indiana, | she will, between the hours of ten o’clock a. in. and feur o’clock p. m. on Monday, February the 27th, 1922, at the east door of the Court House in the citv of Decatur, Indiana, offer for sale, at public sale the following described real estate situate in the countv of Adams and state of Indiana, to-wit: The north half of the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section five (5) township twenty-six (26) north of range fifteen (15) east; also commencing at the northeast corner of the south half of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of said section township and range aforesaid, thence north to a point fifty-five and one-half (55>/ 2 ) rods north of the southeast cojner of the southwest quarter of said northwest quarter of said section five (5) thence west eight ' and one-half (8%) rods to the center of the public highway known as the Fort Recovery road, thence in a southeasterly direction in the center of said road to the north line of said south half of the southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of said section five (5) thence east to the place of beginning, containing in all the above uescribed tracts twenty-one (21) acres more or less. Said sale will be made subject to ♦he approval of said court and for not less than two-thirds* (2-3) of the appraised value of said real estate, and upon the following terms and conditions to-wit: One-third of the purchase money cash in hand, the balance In two equal installments payable in nine months and eighteen months from date of sale, evidenced by notes of the purchaser bearing six per cent Interest from date, waiving relief, providing for attorneys fees and secured by mortgage on real estate sold. Purchaser however, to have the privilege of paying the whole amount of the purchase money in cash if so desired. Real estate will be sold free of liens. ANICE EVERETT, Administratrix. Lenhart & Heller, Attorneys. Jan. 26 Feb. 2-9-16 APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR Notice Is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed Executor of the estate of Loretta Laisure, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. WILLIAM H. LAISURE, Executor. January 28, 1922. Lenhart & Heller, Attys. 2-9-16 o n FOR SALE I I | Building located on southeast I I corner ot Second and Jefferson i streets. Buyer to wreck or i move. This is a bargain. Write | or call Mrs. John S. Peterson, I Decatur, Ind. I 40-6 t

MARKETS-STOCKS Dailv Report of Local and Foreign Markets. New York Stock Exchange New York, Feb. 18-Steel lommon got Into new high ground at 9U% on the move shortly ufter the opening of the New York stock exchange today, • independent Steels, however, continued heavy with Cniclble oil % a< 61>i. StudebakP” continued active at advancing prices and again got through 95 or equivalent <>t approximately 9" with the dividend on. Lop, ners held around the closing levels o Wednesday. Mexican Petroleum al so made a new liigh for the yetii shortly after the opening at 134. Rails were fractionally higher New Haven gained 1 , at 18 Equipments were led by Baldwin, which opened at 105, up Sugars were slightly lower. Pan-American I! got through 50. Motors were heavily sold m the first hour. Studebaker got down to 94 and Chandler below 63. PierceArrow issues held up better than either Studebaker or Chandler. H Henry Ford is after control of I’lerceArrow, as is rumored, he is likely to n.tikc acquaintance of a number of New York bankers. Pierce-Arrow bank loans aggregate a total of about J 5.000.000. Mexican Petroleum moved within a range of a point and there ara inciicstions that short interest is we?; locked in. Sinclair is one stock tint has failed to respond to the e“nn tl advance in the oil issues, it is selling within a traction of the yeat s low .Motors featured the curb market. Iceiless rising to 37%. up 1%: Gardner gained >2 to 14; Lincoln was s'.eady at 2'i oils in the curb were inactive generally. Postum at 58 was off %. The rest ->f the curb list was dull. Rails w<:-<* used to ralley tho market. Leaders were Reading, which got above 75 and New York Central ..h!ch made a new high on the i.'.ve above 77 and ’ . high Valle.’ which suhl above GO. .The bon-1 market was firm ou four le. cent <• ■.>! money renewals third and fourth Pberty bonis at-ancinq substantially ard with tho rest of the list steadv. Among the foreign bonds • lie British !.--i>es of 1922 were r’tong. The low pr-ce rails were st roug. New Yc'k Liberty Bort); V. S. Liberty 3S>s :16 U S. Liberty Ist 4s ‘>7.hi V. S. Libertv *.i;d 4s 96.70 V. S. Liberty 1M 4%5... 97.2 s S. Libertv 2nd 4’4s O'i.bO I).’ b. Liberty 3rd 4%s . '.'7 7u U. S. Lib ;rt.v 4th 4%s 97.C0 Victory 3’4s $’00.13 Victory, 4*;s 100.90

New York Produce Flour—Quiet and stronger. Pork —Firm; mess $24. Lard—Stronger; middlewest spot [email protected]. Sugar—Firm, raw [email protected]; re fined steady; granulated $5. Coffee —Rio, No. 7. on spot, B%@ 9c; Santos No. 4 12’4 @ 12%e. Tallow —Dull; special citv, s*4c. Hay—Quiet; No. 1 |[email protected]; No. 3 [email protected]; clover [email protected]. Dressed Poultry—Weak; turkeys, 35@51c; chickens, 18@45c; fowls 18 @3oc; ducks 22@32c. Live Poultry—Steady; geese 18jf 20c; ducks 35@40c; fowls 26@28c; turkeys 48@60c; roosters 16c; chickens 25@26c; broilers 35@40c. Cheese —Firm, state milk common to specials 16%@23c; skims, common to specials 4@l7c. East Buffalo Market East Buffalo, Feb. 16—Hog receipts 4800, shipments 2470. official to New York yesterday 1330; hogs closing slow. Heavies, [email protected]; mixed [email protected]; Yorkers [email protected]; lights and pigs $10.50@ 10.75; roughs [email protected]; stags s4@s; cattle, 50, steady; sheep 400; best lambs $13.25; best ewes [email protected]; calves 125; tops $14.50.

Cleveland Livestock Hog receipts, 3500; market steady to 15c up. Yorkers $10.90; in’ted $10.90@ll; mediums $10.50® 19. G."; pigs $10.50 r roughs $9; stags 86. Cattle receipts 250; market active; good to choice steers [email protected]; good to choice heifers $5.25®6.25: good to choice cows [email protected]; fair to good cows [email protected]; common cows $2.75(3)3.75; good ro choice bulls [email protected]; milchers $35®75. Sheep and Lamb receipts 1,000; market 50c up. Tops $15.00. Calf receipts, 300; market steady; tops $13.50. Cleveland Produce Cleveland, Feb. 16-Butter, unchanged. Eggs—Fresh gathered northern extras extra firsts Ohio fit sts new cases 36 old cases 35c, western firsts new cases J6e. Poultry, live heavy fowls 28®29c. Potatoes, $3 40 a sack of 150 lbs. Grain Market (By the Burk Elevator) No. 2 Wheat, per bushel $1.20 Yellow Corn, per cwt 65 White or Mixed Corn 60 Old Oats, per bushel 34 New Oats, per bushel, 33c and down Rye, per bushel 80 Clover Seed, per bushel 12.00 Alsike Clover Seed, per bushel 10.00 Timothy Seed, per bushel 2.00 Decatur Produce Market Chickens 18c Fowls 20c Old Roosters 8c 'Ducks IB e I Geese i2 c | Turkeys 35c I Old hen turkeys 30c j Old Tom turkeys 30c 'Leghorn chickens 15c Stags ioc Eggs 30c LOCAL EGG MARKET Eggs, dozen 30c CREAMERY MARKET Butterfat, delivered 32c

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+♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦** ♦ CLASSIFIED ADS ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ FOR SALE FOR-^ALE^r-i-ft. Bering binder in good shape; 1 8-diw drill. Will sell on terms. W. M. Kitson. -• Phone R-863. _ ' 1 FOR SALE—5 _ room house on North, JOth street. D. V. Steele, 340 No.| 10th St. _ 36.12tx FOR _ SAL9~IS Big Type Poland China sows, bred to farrow in March and April; cholera immuned. Cavalier blood lines predominate In this herd. Prolific easy feeding kind. Robert K. Sovine, Monroe, Ind.. R. R. No. 1. Craigville phone. 38-4tx FOR - SALE Pony buggy and harness, phone 865-E. 38-6tx FOR - SALE —House and three-fourths acres of ground on Winchester St. Lights, cistern, city water, barn. Price, $1,200. Inquire 109 North Ninth street. FOITSALE- Eight head of horses; 1 1919 Dodge touring car, good as new; I 4 H. P. gas engine; 1 Oliver gang riding plow. 12 inch bottom, in No. 1 shape. Shanahan-Conroy Auto Co., Phone 80. 39-4 t FOR"SALE—House and lot on North 6th street; modern in every respect, has furnace, city water, soft water, bath, lights, gas. electric motor pump. 2 large cisterns, 3 room basement, toilet on first and second floors; lot 65x132, chicken house and large barn. If interested, inquire at 221 North 6th st 39-6 t FOR SALE—White Holland turkey tom. Inquire of Ernest Huggel, Geneva, Ind., R. R. 3 or phone 6 on Geneva line F. 40-3tx FOR QUICK SALE—Rubber - tired buggy, Big Willie riding cultivator, J. I. Case walking plow, and 1 disc. W. C. Macke. Decatur R. R. 4. Preble phone. 40-6tx WANTED WANTED—Several pounds of good, clean, soft rags, white preferred, suitable for cleaning machinery. No carpets, coats, blouses, trousers or heavy goods accepted- Will pay 5c per lb. for suitable rags. The Daily Democrat. WANTED—A girl for general housework. Inquire 121 S. 15th street. WANTED —In Maplewood cemetery, a half of a nicely located lot, suitable for 2 graves. Owner send in number of lot and price to this office. 40-3tx

LOST AND FOUND LOST —Umbrella, by Meredith Stewart. Either left at high hschool or in some business house. Valued as a Christmas gift. Retrn to this office. ts LOST —$5.00 bill, between Adams St. and Dr. W. E. Smith's office. About 10 o'clock Monday. Finder return to Mrs. Grant Frye at Millinery Store and receive reward. LOST — Somewhere between Mrsi Hackman’s farm, R. 9, and Bobo, a 5 ft. steel crow bar. Finder please return to this office or to Henry Kukelban, R. 9. 38-Stx LOST—Lady's shopping bag. Owner may have same by calling at this office, identifying same and paying for this ad. LOST—Auto crank for Studebaker bntween Ninth and Jackson and Leonard tin shop. Return to Leonard Tin shop, East Monroe street. 3t35 For Rent FOH RENT—fi room house on Rus-1 sell street; modern except furnace and gas. Garage and two lots, possession March 1. Phone 674, after 7 p. m. Wm. Norris, real estate. _ 28-3 t FOR RENT 7-room semi-modern house; close in; possession at once. Call Gilpen s grocery. •— JUDGE GOT DIZZY TOO (United Preao Service), Chicago, Feb. 16 —(Special .to Daily Democrat)—“lt was this way,’’ said Henry Kelly to the judge. “I wasn’t drunk at all. I rode a warped bicycle and got dizzy.” The judge circled the court room on the hike and staggered to the bench. “Dismissed,” he said. —•- Foreign Exchange New York. Feb. 16—Demand Ster i^. opened toda y at 84-35 U; Francs ' .0865’,4; Lire ..0485%; Marks .0050. Indianapolis Livestock ■ Eog receipts 6500. market 15@25c ; Higher, best heavies $10; medium ir ix : ;'l ([email protected] - common chok-e ■ $10.50@ 10Y.5; bulk of sales [email protected]'i Cattle rnceip.s 800, market steadv S®7j5 ,5 ® s -’ 5: “*• " d ’ Wi “ rk " *•“*■'>• Calf receiptg 410; market 50s higher; tops sl3.

z Canbebaced b c On a rft/ />ar/ of // l(1 a i‘\ QftdcauSi FOR BETTER HEALTH SEE DR. FROHNAPFEL, D. C Chiropractic and Osteopathic ’ Treatments given to suit your need at 144 So. 2nd St. -p hone ~4 Office Hours 10-12 a. m.—l-5 6-8 p. m ABSTRACTS OF TITLE Real Estate and Farm Loam See French Quinn, The Schirmeyer Abstract Co., Over Vance & Linn Clothing Store. BLACK & ASHBAL’CHER UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING. Calls anstvered promptly day or Dig) Private Ambulance Service. Office Phone: 9 Home Phones: Black 727; Ashbaucher 510. Agents for Pianos and Phonographs. DR. H. E. KELLER Decatur, Indiana GENERAL PRACTICE OFFICE SPECIALTIES—Diseases of women and children; X-ray examinations; Glourscopy examinations of the internal organs; X-ray and electrics' treatments for high blood pressure and hardening of the arteries; X-ray treatments for GOITRE, TUBERCULOSIS AND CANCER. Office Hours: 9 to 11 a. m. —1 to 5 p. m.—7 to 9p. m. Sundays by appointment Phones: Residence 110; Office 409. N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined, Glasses Fitted HOURS: 8 to 11:30—12:30 to 5:00 Saturday 8:00 p. m. Telephone 135. Dr. C. V. Connell Veterinarian Office: Horse Sale Barn, Ist street. Office Phone 143 Residence Phone . ... 102

DR. C. C. RAYL Practice limited to Surgery and diagnosis oi Abdomino-pelvic Disease Office (1 to 4 A 6 to 8 p. Hours (Sunday 9 to 10 a. m, Phone 581. NOTICE TO FARMERS Now is the time to have your discs, plows and cultivators sharpened and repaired, ready for your spring work. HARRY FIKE 37t6 No. First St. NOTICE All parties knowing themselves indebted to Harting & Lose —the "Eats restaurant —are kindly requested to call and settle at an early date so a final settlement may be made. 35-ts HARTING & LOSE. SALE CALENDER Feb. 17—Ed Beery, on Conrad Gillig farm. 1% miles south of town. Feb. 18—Jeff Liechty, town of Monroe. . Feb. 20—John W. and J. F. Parrlsn. 1 mile west of Willshire, Ohio, 4a head of Chester White brood sows. Feb. 21—Banta and Schlabach. 4 miles west and % mile north of Monroe. or 4% miles south of Peterson. Feb. 21—Sam Bentz, 1 mile east and % mile south of Decatur on tne Piqua road. „ Feb. 22, Wednesday—Orval Morrison, 1% miles south of Pleasant Mm • 7% miles southeast of Decatur, or miles northwest of Willshire. Feb. 23—Joseph M. Peel. 1 mile south and 4 miles east of B er ’ Spotted Poland China hog sale. Feb. 23—F. W. Brod beck. 1 east and % mile south of Bobo, 1 2’,i miles west of Wren. Ohio. Feb. 24—Fred and E. W. BuscM. Monroe. Ind., in heated sale paviii Duroc bred sow sale. .. Feb. 24—Walter Clem, 3% “'' e . west of Decatur on the Preble r • • on the Dave Gerber farm. "... Feb. 24—C. W Studler and Geo. ' • Schlagenhauf, % mile west of--on the old L. L. Dunbar fa . Feb. 27—W. T. Campbell, 9 southeast of Decatur, 6% miles s east of Monroe or 14 mile ea Feb. 27—Community sale, Pleasant Mills. nav |. Feb. 28, Tuesday—Marcellus Da son, 4 miles east of Monroe, or 8 , southeast of Decatur, BiK Type P ‘ China bred sow and other It' • sale. ifrwin March I—Ed Leisure, on £ Acker farm, miles north or ant Mills. maps March I—Ralph Jahn, 3% » south of Peterson; 1 mile east a 1 mile north of Honduras.