Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 70, Decatur, Adams County, 23 March 1922 — Page 3

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s Tfr++++ +++ ♦ ♦+♦ ♦ fa/raced totAe\ can any jbarfof MebodyA < k \atfd ecus* / |k pis7 * st jm f dr BE froVnapfeu D. c. Chiropractic and Osteopathic Treatment, given to suit your need 1 144 So. 2nd St. ’Phone 314. office Hours 10-12 a. m.-1-5 6-8 p. m. abstracts of title Real Estate and Farm Loans See French Quinn, The Schirmeyer Abstract Co., oTer Vance & Linn Clothing Store BLACK & ASHBAUCHER UNDERTAKING AND EMBALMING ( ills answered promptly day or nigi Private Ambulance Service. Office Phone: 90. Home Phones: Black 727; Ashbaucher 610 Agents for Pianos and Phonograph - DR. H. E. KELLER Decatur, Indiana GENERAL PRACTICE OFFICE SPECIALTIES—Diseases o> women and children; X-ray examine tions; Glourscopy examinations of tht internal organs; X-ray and electrics treatments for high blood pressur. and hardening of the arteries; X-ra; treatments for GOITRE, TUBERCU LOSIS AND CANCER. Office Hours: 9to 11 a. m.—l to sp. m—7 to 9p. a Sundays by appointment Phones: Residence 110; Office 409 N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined, Glasses Fitted HOURS: 8 to 11:30—12:30 to 6:00 Saturday 8:00 p. in. Telephone 135. DR. C. C. RAYL Practice limited to Surgery and diagnosis of Abdomino-pelvic Disease Office (1 to 4 & 6 to 8 p. m. Hours (Sunday 9 to 10 a. m. Phone 581. NOTICE TO PAY All those knowing themselves indebted to the Monroe Home Store, Monroe, Indiana, will please call and settle at once as all accounts must be settled immediately. HUGH D. HITE, 41-ts Receiver 0— o Office Hours Other Hours 9 to 11 a. m. by Appointment 2 to 4 and 7 to 8 p. m. Except Sundays CHARLES & CHARLES CHIROPRACTORS For Better Health 2nd Door South of Library. 134 So. 3rd St. Decatur. Ind. 0- O — • FOR SALE MONROE HOME STORE Monroe, Indiana Store did $53,000 business >n 1921. Located in heart of thriving agricultural community. An opportunity for right man. Hugh I). Hite, Receiver, Decatur, Ind. G2-tf ’ *—*■- WAN,’ Aris FAUN—.I $ a •—— — 0— EAT AT BITTNER’S —CAFE— Meals 40c. Lunch 30c. PAY 82 Do You Want Full Earning Power on Your ’ Money ?. We nay 8% on preferred stock and earning power on common stock in the •’avis Sewing Machine Co. Fiscal Agents Dudenhoefer & Waltke 1004 W. Monroe St. Phone Red 562. I L I

—■ — > ♦+♦++♦++♦+♦++<♦+* ♦ CLASSIFIED ADS ♦ +♦+++++++++++++♦+ FOR SALE FOR SALE —lined adding machines, several well known makes. Bargains for quir k sale. Address Sun strand Adding Machine Agency,! 7211-2 Clinton St., Fort Wayne, Indfana. 47-t2ll SALE-White Wyandelte , : for hatching; $1 for sls, or $6 for 100. Mrs. Grant Owens, R. R. No. 5; ! Monroe 'phone, 4 shorts on 107. mar3ll FOR SALE—Pure bred Buff Orping-! ton eggs for hatching. $6.00 per 100. R. L. Wilson, Monroeville, R. 3, Indiana. Phone 154-R. 58 ts FOR SALE —S. C. White Leghorn eggs, for hatching; a very heavy. strain of layers, Barron English; $5.00 per 100. —Dyonis Schmitt, 413 Mercer Ave. 69t12 FOR SALE Rose Comb it. 1. Red eggs from blue ribbon winners at Decatur, Bluffton and Van Wert. Farm range, $6.00 per 100; breeding parks, $2 per 15. Monroe and Decatur phones. J. F. Rupert, Monroe, Indiana. 61-ts l’(»lt SALE—House" and~lotrNo7 _ i 22 South 6th st. See Mrs. John B. Rice, at above address. 66-12tx FOR SALE—Two hard coal 500 chick brooders. Mrs. D. E. Studebaker, R. F. D. 6. Phone 392. Decatur, Ind. 69-6 t FOR SALE —Willow push cart, carpet sweeper, plate rack. Wilson heater, will sell cheap. Call phone 905. 68-3 t FOR SALE—Six ir. sii 77V 7 “T“ miles east of Craigville, also wanted, some beardy spring wheat for seed. Jesse S .Byerly, Decatur R. R. 2. Craigville phone. 68-stx FOR SALE—Horse, buggy and harness. Will trade on good cow. Call at Peter A. Graber, Monroe or call on Monroe phone. 68-3tx FOR SALE —House and lot on West Madison street. Six rooms. See Tom Fisher or call 'phone 613. 69t3x FOR SALE —Ancona Eggs for hatching; Peking duck eggs for hatching, order early. Tena Sehurger, phone F 878. 69-6tx WANTED WANTED - Young boy to work in store on Saturdays. Must lie sixteen years old. Give reference. Ad dress E, Democrat. 65-ts W ANTED —To buy two milk cows and one good bull. Guy Shutt, R. 9, Decatur, 'phone J-871. 68t6x WANTED^-3~or 4 furnished or unfurnished rooms for light housekeeping. Call 563. 69-3tx WANTED—Two gentlemen to room and board, modern convenience, close G. E. Call at 350 North 10th St. 69WANTED—A competent girl for general house work. 24 north sth street. 70■WANTED —Can you use an extra young man or two during the summer? If so, the City Band would like to hear from you. Call or write Lawrence Biggs, corresponding secretary. 70-6 t WANTED—To buy several tons of loose hay. Krick-Tyndall Co. 70-2 t LOST AND FOUND LOST—GoId locket watch charm, with small diamond in center. Finder please return to this office. 69-2tx KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS NOTICE The regular meeting of Knights of Pythias will be held this evening and work in the second rank will bo conducted. All members urged to be present. NOTICE To Voter* Realdlng In Monroe Township, Mien < iiiintj, lodlnnH. and Colon Township. Adonis County, liidlnnii. Notice Is hereby given to the voters of Monroe township, Allen county, and Union township, Adan s eoun-! ty, Slate of Indiana, that the engineer and viewers heretofore appointed by the joint board of commissioners 01 Adams and Allen counties, Indiana, tn re-estimate the cost of construction of the Barkley joint road, between Adams ami AIL-n counties, have filed their report with tlie board showing licit. said cost of construction of sold road will be $16,250.90, and that said report and estimate has been approved by the Joint board of commissioners. Said new estimate will become a part of the original proceedings in said cause and be the estimated cost of sai l Improvement. After the expiration of twenty days from the time of publication of this notice, if no. remonstrance Is filed, tlds joint board will then pro- ’ feed to let the contract for the construction of the Barkley road, as provided by law. FRANK POIRSON. GUST F. HTLGEMAN, A. J. RAKER, Board of Commissioners of Allen County, Indiana. ERNEST CONRAD, B. F. BREINER, Board of Commissioners of Adams Coiinty,, Indiana. 23-80

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1922

MORE CANDIDATES FILE Six democratic ami two republican ! candidates filed their declarations ' with Clerk Kelly today, they being; ', | Democrats, Nathan Sprunger for 4 j trustee of Wabash township; Reuben ! I IL. Romey for trustee of Hartford, ] township; Noah Rich for assessor of 1 I .Monroe township; Jerry Liechly for ' trustee .Monroe township anil Joseph ' K. Yoder for assessor Hartford town ship Republicans, J. H. Kahnert for ! trustee Blue Creek township and 1 James Snyder for assessor of Jes- 1 ferson township, .MARKETS-STOCKS — Daily Report of fxical and Foreign Markets. New York Stock Exchange New York. Mar. 23—Northern Pa- ’ clflc featured the opening of the New York stock exchange today, appearing from 74% to 75, compared with | the close of 77% yesterday. The rest of the list, however, was generally improved from the close ' Wednesday. Mexican Petroleum, 'which closed at 120, opened at 120%. This stock was the feature in the decline Wednesday. Steel common was up % at 94% and Bethlehem “B" showed in equal gain at 69. Great Northern preferred which usually 'moves with. Northern Pacific was off |l% at 72%. Studebaker held at or slightly above the previous close. New Haven, which sold as high as j 20% Wednesday, opened at 19%, oft 1%. New York entral continued to hold its own opening at 87. Genera! Motors was unchanged at 10%. There was heavy selling of some of the rubbers with U. S. Ruubber off i 1 at 60%. Indianapolis livestock market from. March 23. Hogs receipts 6,000. Market 10-25 higher. Best heavies $lO-10.25, medium mixed 1025-1050. Common choice ■ 1050-1075. Bulk of sales 1025-1055. I Cattle receipts 800. Market irreg- ’ ular. Steers 525-825. Cows and heifers 250-800. J Sheep receipts 100. Market steady, top 200-700. Calves receipts 700. Market strong . top 1050. New York Produce Flour —More active and steady. > Pork —Dull; mess [email protected]. Lard—Easy; middlewest spot sll.- . [email protected]. Sugar—Quiet, raw $4.11; refined, ■ quiet; granulated $5.50. Coffee —Rio. No. 7, on spot 9%c; Santos No. 4. 13% @ 14c. Tallow —Easy; special, 6%c; city 5%c. Hav —Quiet; No. 1, $1.40; No. 3, $1.1501.20; clover, [email protected]. i Dressed Poultry—Firm; turkeys. -'35050c; chickens 20043 c; fowls 18 @34c; ducks 20032 c. . Live Poultry—Firm; geese 19@22c ducks 28@35c; fowls 26027 c; turi keys 25@40c; roosters 17c; chickens 22@32c; broilers 40095 c. [ Cheese —Firmer; state milk, common to specials 17 @ 25c. Butter easy, receipts 144,30, cream- . cry extras, 31%-40c. Specials 40%- ; 41, state dairy tubs 28-39. ! Eggs irregular receipts 28,448, nearby white fancy 36-37, nearby mixed fancy 24-29%, fresh firsts 24% 29, Pacific coast 27-34. Foreign Exchange New York, Mar. 23—Demand Sterling opened today at $4.32%, off % Francs .0904; Lire .0510%; Marks, i .0031. East Buffalo Livestock East Buffalo, Mar. 23 —Receipts, SOO, shipments 1140, official to New • York, yesterday 4180; hogs closing slow. Heavies $10.25(010.75; mixed. : [email protected]; Yorkers $11.25; pigs, $10.50; roughs [email protected]; stags $4 @5.50; cattle 125, slow; sheep 1000; ‘ best lambs $16.40; ewes sll down; calves 200; tops $11.50. Cleveland Produce Eggs—Fresh gathered northern extras 27c; extra Irsts 26c; Ohio 24@ 24%c; western yrst new cases 24c. Poultry, live heavy fowls 2S@29c. Potatoes, [email protected] a sack of 150 pounds. Sweet Potatoes, Delaware $1.25@ 1.35 a hamper. Cleveland Livestock Hog receipts 2500; market 10@25c un, Yorkers $10.85; mixed $10.85; mediums $10.85; pigs $10.75; roughs $8.50; stags $5.50. Cattle receipts 300, market slow, steady; good to choice steers $7.50@ 8.50; good tri choice heifers s6@7; good to choice cows [email protected]; fair to good cows [email protected]; common cows [email protected]; good to choice bull $5@[email protected]; milchers $35@75. Grain Market (By the Burk Elevator) No. 2 Wheat, per bushel $1.25 I Yellow Corn, per cwt 70 White or Mixed Corn 65 Old Oats, per bushel 34 New Oats, 29 lb. test or better,. .33 lower test at discount. Rye, per bushel 85 Barley, per bhshel 50 Clover Seed, per bushel 13.00 Timothy Seed, per bushel $1.50 to 1.75 Decatur Produce Market Chickens 18c Fowls 20c . Old Roosters 8c Ducks f.. 15c Geese 10c 1 'Turkeys 18c 1 I Leghorn chickens 15c Stags 10c Eggs, dozen 19c —a LOCAL EGG MARKET J Eggs, dozen 19c < CREAMERY MARKET Butterfat, delivered 3Gclj

PETITION l iltl MACADAM HOAD V State of Indiana. Adami* County, ss: Before the Board of Coniriilselonera of Adams County. Indiana. We, the iimbrslgneit, <,ach nml nil of whom are resident udull freeholdera ami voters In .lefferaon township. In Adams county, Imlliinn, respeetfully jielitlon your honorable body and ask C that you eonstrui I and complete a free mmndamlXtd stone road In said township, over and upon the public highways situated on the following f route, to-wlt-Commencing nt the southwest <or- f ner of section ten 110), township « twenty-tive <2s| north, range fifteen (15» east, running east On the public r highway between sections ten (10) . und fifteen Ils> for one mile, termln- 1 atlng nt the State Line, between Indi- t min nml Ohio. Your petitioners nver mid say (lint c the Improvement prayed for is less r tl'im three miles In length, connects al the commencement thereof with n free ( macadam road In said township, and ends on the township line or slate line, ( and that a Unlteif States rural mad t route passes over tin- highway thusought to be Improved. 1 Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway herein sought to be Improved is a public highway al- I ready established mid In use mid Is one of the public highways of said ‘ Jefferson township mid that (li<- saint | will be of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners ask that sold high- I way above described be drained and . graded, ami that broken stone be placet! upon the grade mid that upon I sueh broken stone there be placed stone screenings. Your petitioners further ask that . said highway above described be improved to the width of 40 feet, and that said highway be graded to the width of 24 feet, and that broken stone be 1 placed thereon to a width of 10 feet, | mid to a depth of S Inches at the sides thereof, and to a depth of IB inches in tile center thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be place,! thereon to 1 a depth of 4 Inches upon such broken stone, that said improvement be made a double truck, mid that the name ol the same he “The Abe Bebont Macadam Itoad.” 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 se.mi-anual Installments or series and for the payment of which we ask that a tax b< levied upon the taxable property ol said Jefferson township, in a suffieletr amount to pay file interest and principal of said bonds as they become due That said improvement be made anti constructed mid 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 11105. beginning on page 56(1 and as amended in the acts of the leg islature of the State of Indiana sot the year 1907. and as amended in th< acts of 1909, now In force, providing for the extension of free gravel oi macadam roads, and all other ami ani and all amendments thereto. We further ask the board to take alt of the necessary steps required by law to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned for herein, that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said .lefi'erson township, and tliat tin board construct the same untier the laws of the State of Indiana, providing for the extension of free gravel oi macadam roads by township taxation Respectfully submitted, Abe Bebotit. Jesse A. Buckmaster Frank I>. Brewster, Otis Burk. W. L Foreman, .Frank Hisey, Peter Miller John Huffman. Elmer Ludy, Theo Fetters, Martin Keep, F. A. Beerbower James Kenney, J. L. Yaney. James F Byer, L. M. Sapp, Harry Sipe, Arnot Llhdsy. S. P. Hire, David Zehr. Jonathan Rumple. John M. Amstutz, Emile Brunnor, W. M. Kerr, L. M. Fogle, Ed win Ferry. J. \V. Snyder, Martin Bobenmoyer, Jesse H. Engle. John B Klppy, Jonathan Rian. J. I>. Booker G. W. Brewster, Philipp Wendel. E. G Butcher, C. L. Smitley. Jas. T. Bailey C. M. Heffner. C. E. Debolt. J. W. Fet ters, C. F. Adams, J. M. Duff, Ray Duff Christian Zehr. David Berger, John M Bollenbucher. T. F. Ryan. A. F. Adams Chas. M. Fetters, Partly Burk, W. F Johnson, J. I-'. Nash, W. N. Smitley. Sam S. Egly. J. P. Preston, Frank Stomp. Isaac Teeple, Peter Kinney. John Daily, Bay Buckingham. Butlet Woodruff, Franklin Snyder. E. Woodruff. Jacob .1. Tester, Calvin Teeter. S. J. Fogle. Frank L. Fetter. This petition will be presented t< the Board of Commissioners on Tuesdny, Agtrll 4. 11>22. at which time the taxpayers ol Jefferson township may appear and make such objection as the law maj provide fol. MARTIN JABERG. Auditor. Fruehte & Litterer, Attys. 16-25 XOTKF. TO TAXPAYERS OX BOND ISSUE. Tn the matter of determining to issue bonds by- the Boards of County Commissioners of Allen .county and Adams county, for the construction of the Barkley Joint Read. IN THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ COURT Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Monroe township. Allen county, and Union township, Adatns county. State of Indiana, that the proper legal officers of said municipalities. nt the joint meeting, held at Ft. Wayne, on Tuesday, March 14th, 1922, determined tt> Issue bonds or other evidence of indebtedness exceeding Five Thousand ($5,000.00) Dollars. The amount of bonds proposed to be issued shall not exceed $16,250.00, bearing interest at the rate of four and one-half 14V4) .e.-ent per annum. The net assessed valuation for 19-1 of Monroe township. Allen county, Indiana. is $:1.318,640.00 and the present bonded indebtedness, not including this issue is $25,064.00; the net assessed valuation of Union township. Adams county, Indiana, for 1921, is $2,200,630.00 and the present bonded indebtedness, not including this issue is $62,879.36. The proceeds of the bond issue arc to be used for tlie construction of the Barklev Joint Road, la-tween Allen anti Adams county. Ten or more taxpayers, other than those who pay poll lax only, who feel themselves aggrieved by such determination may appeal to the State Board of Tax Commissioners for further action, by filing a petition therefor with the Auditor of said counties, on or before the expiration of twenty-nine ■ (29) days from the date of tlie first pubication of this notice. The State Tax Board will then fix a date for hearing in this county. Dated this 14th day of March 1922. ROBT. SCHWARTZ, ERNST CONRAD, B. F. BREINER, Board of County Commissioners Adams County, Indiana. Attest:—Martin Jaberg, Auditor Adams County, Indiana. 16-23 1 APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned has been appointed ad- 1 ministratoff of the estate of James A. Pusev, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably sol- < NOAH PUSEY, 1 Administrator, j Lenhart & Heller, Attys. Mar. 9. 1922. 9-16-23 APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR ( Notice is hereby Riven. That the j undersigned has been appointed Administrator of the estate of Mary A. Armstrong, late of Adams county, de- . ceased. Tlie estate is probably solvent. 1 EDWIN W. FRANCE, Administrator. March 9, 1922. I Dore B. Erwin, Atty. 9-16-23 j APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATRIX 1 Notice is hereby given. That the .undersigned lias been appointed Ad- l n irdstratrix of the estate of Ruben M. , Woodruff, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is Insolvent. ( MARY V. BLOSSOM, Administratrix, t .1. W. Teeple. Atty. .. Mar. 8, 1922. 9-16-23

I ~~ View and Detailed Description of t The Adama County Memorial i Hospital. ( (Continued from page one) cinerator. < Second consists of:—Ten private bed rooms. I 3-bed ward, sun 1 room or day room 12 ft by 32 fl., , general operating room, maternity room. Hterillzlng room between the ] two roomn above mentioned, surgeon's rest room and dressing room, diet kitchen, utility room or sink room, floor nurse's station, linen closets, toilet rooms and bath rooms, clothes chute, dust chute and garbage chute to incinerator, laboratory i-oom, electric blanket warmer. Third Floor consists of:—10 private bed rooms, 1 3-bed ward, toilets anti bath rooms, linen closets, diet kitchen, utility or sink room, floor nurse's station, clothes chute, dust chute and garbage chute to incinerator, dumb waiter. The foundations will be of concrete up to the grade level of the lot. Main supporting walls throughout to be of brick. Face brick on exterior will be light buff hrick laid in chocolate colored mortar. Exterior trimmed with Bedford stone, stone base course, stone water table at first floor level, stone cornice belt, and stone copings on top of all walls. Stone window sills. The floor and roof slab will be of reinforced concrete. The finished flooring in all bed rooms, dining room and sun rooms will be white oak with varnish finish on same. The finished flooring in the corridors, operating rooms, the diet kitchens, utility rooms, and all bath rooms and toilet rooms will be of Terrazzo. The floor finish on the main kitchen will be of tile. The main stairway and the elevator will continue up to the roof for the convenience of getting the bed clothes onto the roof for sumslterilizallion. and f<sr sun baths for convalescent patients. A aistern of 1500 barrels capacity will be provided for soft water needs of the bath rooms, kitchens, boilers and for all steriljpers. ' There will be a irivate pressure water system installed to supply jdtls soft water throughout the building where needed. This cistern ajid sof| water system will be installed to avoid the grief of limed-up pipee, wlutjh would be sure to occur if the city water was used instead, wh£Pe hot or boiled water will be used. All drinking fountains, one on each floor, will be supplied with city water. The building will be located about the center of the Old Fair grounds, between High street or Mud Pike and Mercer Avenue, and the north end of the building will be in off Grant (Street approximately |l5O ft. The front of the building will face east, square with the world, not paralell with Mercer avenue. There will be two rear entrances. The main driveway will enter off Mercer Avenue and will be semi-cir-cular, the building being located in the center of the arc of the driveway. The drive continuing to the corner of High and Grant street. Each of the private bed rooms are approximately 10 by 12 foot in size. The main operating room is 16 by 20 ft. in size with the window lighting to the north. The main operating room, the maternity room and the main kitchen will be provided with gas and electric lighting, to avoid being in the dark, in the event the electric lights should fail at any time. The sterilizing room will have pipes roughed in and provision made so that either high pressure steam, artificial gas or electricity may be used in connection with the sterilizers. In the reception lobby or memorial court two bronze tablets will be placed on the walls. The memorial tablet will have the following inscription: “This hospital was built A. D. 1922 and dedicated as a memorial to the people of Adams county who participated in the World War 19141918,” The other tablet will contain the names of the board of hospital trustees, the names of the county commissioners and the name of the county attorney. On the inscription stone over the main entrance on tlie exterior will be the following inscription: “Adams County Memorial Hospital.” There will be a glass canopy, supported on chains, over the main front entrance on exterior. A silent call system will be installed with enunciators over each of the floor nurse’s stations. One on each floor. The elevator will be operated by electric power, with automatic control by means of push buttons on the inside of the elevator car. The building will be heated by a two pipe vapor heating system. The architect and board of hospital trustees expect to build the building and fully equip same ready for use for $100,000.00. Many of the lodges, churches and other organizations and some individuals in the county have already expressed their willingness to donate toward the equipment of the several ' rooms in the hospital. The name of (

the organization or individual donating the equipment, for any room will appear on the door of such room tn the form of a bronze tablet. It will cost approximately S2OO to equip each of the private rooms. After Milling Is completed and fully equipped, if the Itoard of trustees have any surplus funds, same will be used to beautify the grounds, build drive ways, walks and other landscape work. The board of hospital trustees are: A. J. Smith, president, Decatur; E. M. Ray, vice president, Berne; Clara Anderson, secretary, Geneva; Frank Heimann, Decatur, Indiana. The board of county commissioners are: Robert J. Schwartz. Ernst Conrad, Grant Owens, B. F. Brelner. County attorney: Henry B. Heller. Architect: Oscar Hoffman. The hoard of trustees will receice bids on the work early in May of this year and expect to have the building ready for use early in 1923. • a PETITION FOB MACADAM HOAD

State of Indiana, Adams County, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners of Adams County. Indiana. , We, the undersigned, e.-n-h and all of whom are resident adult freeholders and voters of Jefferson township. Ad- I ams county. Indiana, respectfully pe- | tition your honorable body and ask that you construct and complete a ' free macadamized stone road in said I township, over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at tlie corner of section twenty-seven (27), in 1 township twenty-tive (25) north, range fifteen (15> east, in Adams ’ county, Indiana, thence running north 1 for a distance of about one anti three- . fourths (1%) miles to what is known as tlte Schott Macadam Road, and there to terminate. Y’our petitioners aver and say tliat the improvement prayed for is less than tiiree 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 tlie 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 the public highways of said Jefferson township, and 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 sueh broken stone there be plated atone screenings. . , Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be improved to the width of 40 feet, and that the same be graded to the width of 24 feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of 12 feet and to a depth of 8 inches at the sides thereof, and to a depth of 10 inches in the center thereof. and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of 4 inches upon such broken stone, that said improvement be made a single track, and that the name of the same be “The William G. Bollenbacher 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 Jefferson township, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. Ttat said Improvement be made aud constructed and -.aid bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Jefferson township, in accordance with tlie 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 as amended in tlie 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 of the necessary steps required by law. to have said improvements constructed. and made as petitioned for herein, that tlie same be constructed without submitting the question of building the some to an election of the voters of said Jefferson 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. Amos Steiner. George L. Huffman, Lewis E. Sehaacht, Theodore Fetters. John M. Bollenbacher. Jonathan Rian, David Berger, Jacob Heller, Mrs. Pat Murphy, Frank Stump, Bartly Burk, Chas. M. Fetters, William Harshbarger. Edward Fennig, J. G. Woodward, Winfield Brewster. Celia J. Ault, Mrs. Tena Wendle, J. A. Beerbower. Janies F. Byer. Elmer Ludy. Jess Bailey, Marlon Baker, B. C. Fetters, D. S. Bebolt, C. W. Hoffman, C. F. Adams. A. F. Adams, J. W. Fetters, David Zehr, S. D. Hice, Abe Bebout, Frank D. Brewster, E. H. Butcher, D. M. Sapp. S. J. Fogle, Fred Arn, W. Z. Ketchen, J. Striber. Peter Miller. I. H. Randolph, W. R. Sketebam, Janies Korney, J. S. Yaultz, Phillip Harshbarger. Jack Robin, John Wendel, Grover C. Fetters, A. L. Bollenbacher, Wm. G. Bollenbacher. E. Woodruff, Charles C. Snyder, Clint Charleston, Jesse H. Engle, Y. M. Duff, Amber Trubiss, John Adams. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, April 4, 11122. at which time the taxpayers of Jefferson township may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. MARTIN JABERG, Auditor. Fruehte & Litterer, Attys. 16-23 NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS ON BOND ISSUE In the matter of determining to issue bonds by the trustee and advisory board of the School Township of Blue Creek Township. Adams county, i Indiana, for the construction of a school house district Numbetx Four ' in said township. Notice is hereby given to tlie taxpayers of Blue Creek township. Adams county, Indiana, that the proper legal officers of said municipality at u meeting held at the offiep of the Trustee of said township, on Monday, March 20th. 1922. determined to issue bonds or other evidence of indebtedness exceeding Five thousand dollars. The amount of bonds proposed to be issued shall not exceed $13,000.00 ■ bearing interest at the rate of five I per cent per annum. The net assessed valuation of said township for the ; year 1921 is $2,341,800.00 and tlie firesent bonded indebtedness is. not neluding this issue is $16,960.00. The proceeds of the bond issue are to be used for the construction of a one story brick school house in District No. 4, said township. Ten or more taxpayers other than those who pay poll tax only, who feel themselves aggreived by such determination may appeal to the State ' Board of Tax Commissioners for , further action, by filing a petition therefor with the Auditor of said A<i- , ams county, on or before the explra- ■ tion of twenty-nine davs from the date of the first publication of tills notice. The State Tax Board will then fix a date for hearing In this county. Dated this 21st day of March, 1922. CHARLES J. JONES. Trustee of the School Township, i of Blue Creek Township, Adams i County, Indiana. < John J. Habeggar, H. O. Swoveiand, John D. Tinkham, i Advisory Board. 23-30 1

♦ DEMOCRATIC ♦ ♦ POLITICAL CALENDAR ♦ ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦«•♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ CANDIDATE FOR CLERK Please announce tbat I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination for County Clerk, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election on Tuesday, May 2, 1922. Your support will be appreciated. 65-April lx TILLMAN GERBER Yon are authorized to announce that I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination of clerk of the Adams Circuit court, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary, Tuesday, May 2, 1922. FRED T. SCHURGER Mar. 13 to May 2. Please announce that I am a candidate for the democratic nomination for clerk of the Adams circuit court, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election, Tuesday, May 2, 1922. 69-May 2 JOHN E. NELSON ■ e— ■ CANDIDATE FOR TREASURER

Editor Daily Democrat: Please announce my name aa a candidate for the democratic nomination for Treasurer of Adams county, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election, Tuesday, May 2, 1922. 56 to May 2 I. G. KERR. Please announce that I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Treasurer of Adams county, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election.Tuesday, May 2. Mar. 15. to May 2. LOUIS KLEINE FOR COUNTY SHERIFF Please announce that I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination for county sheriff, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary, Tuesday. May 2. 1922. Your support will be appreciated. Ma. 14-May 2. ROY BAKER You are authorized to announce that I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination for Sheriff of Adams County, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary. May 2. Mar. 15 to May 2 JOHN BAKER You are authorized to announce that I am a candidate for the democratic nomination for sheriff of Adams county, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary, May 2. Your support will be appreciated. 68- L. D. JACOBS. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY Please announce that I am a candidate for the Demacratic nomination for Prosecuting Attorney, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election, Tuesday, May 2nd, 1922. HOMER H. KNODLE Mar. 13 to May 2. You are authorized to announce that I am a candidate for the democratic nomination for Prosecuting Attorney, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election, Tuesday, May 2, 1922. Your support will be appreciated. 70-16tx FRANK S. ARMANTROUT FOR TOWNSHIP TRUSTEE Please announce that I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination for trustee of Hartford township, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election, Tuesday, May 2, 69- DANIEL A. STUDLER. I with to announce that I will be a candadate for trustee in Blue Creek township on the Democratic ticket at the primary election held May 2. Your support will be appreciated. 69-6tx W. P. MERRIMAN I wish to announce to the voters of Blue Creek township that I am a candidate for Trustee of Blue Creek township on the Republican ticket and will appreciate their support at the primary election to be held May 2. J. H. HAHNERT. 70-eod-4wks-x -a FOR COUNTY SURVEYOR I wish to announce that. 1 am a candidate for renomination for the office of County Surveyor of Adams county, Indiana, on the Democratic ticket in the primary election to be held on May 2nd, 1922. Your support is respectfully solicited. 64 to May 2 DICK BOCH. COUNTY COMMISSIONER Please announce that I am a candidate for the Democratic nomination for county commissioner from the Third district, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary, May 2. GEORGE SHOEMAKER Mar 21 to May 2. - TOWNSHIP ASSESSOR Please announce that I am a candidate for the democratic nomination for assessor of Monroe township, subject to the decision of the voters at the primary election, Tuesday, May 2, 1922. 7G-3tx NOAH RICH CHICAGO MARKET CLOSE Chicago, Mar. 23 —Wheat: May, 1.36%; July 1.17%. Corn. May ,59%; July .62%. Oats, May .36%; July -38%. S—WANT ADS~EARN— $-$.■ $ APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTRIX Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed executrix of the estate of Lewis H. Bailey, late of Adams county, deceased. Tlie estate Is probably solvent. MARY E. BAILEY, Executrix. March 22, 1922. Dore B. Erwin. Atty, 23-30-6 4