Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 20, Number 295, Decatur, Adams County, 16 December 1922 — Page 6

PUBLIC SALE i/w*. — I, tile undersigned, will Hell 111 pill) lie auction 111 my residence I nill« eust and % mile south of .Monroe, In maun, oh WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1921 Huie to begin at HIJIO o'clock sharp The following property to-wit: HORSES- 3 Head —Buy mare nil years old, sound, buy mare, live year, old, sound; this Is un extra good work Ing team in all hurneaa; black mar. colt, eight months old. t'ATTI.EThree Head —Red cow, 7 years oil will be fresh .lune It; Red cow, . years old, will be fresh .Muy 13; Rom < ow, 3 years old, will be fresh May 8 these are all good milk cows. HOU. —lB Head —Two 0. 1. C. sows wh farrow the last of January; two Di roc sows, will furrow the lust of Jan uary or first of February; 14 shout; weighing from 75 to Isu lbs. each SHEEP —18 Head 17 breeding <wt to lamb in February and later; on< full-blooded Shropshire buck. t’HIC) ENS —8 Doaen —Four dozen Barre. Rock hens; four dozen Rhode Islam Red pullets, and a few other fill blooded pullets; ulso a few full bloot • d cockerels. IMPLEMENTS Un Fordson Tractor, with fenders, am governor, and 14 inch Oliver plows one new Turnbull wagon, 3LJ inct skein: one Turnbull wagon with tw sets of wheels; Deering binder, S ft cut. good as new; Deering mower t’ultipneker. good as new; John Deer, two-row corn cultivator, new; hay ted der; Keystone hay loader; Rude mr nnre spreader; Oliver corn plow breaking plow; Keystone double disc 14-16; Keystone single disc; Empii' 10-disc grain drill, good as new; Join Deere corn planter, good as new spike tooth harrow, spring tooth har row; shovel plaw; 7-shovel bultivato clover buncher; hay rack and beet becombined; dump boards; auto trailer good as new; two sets of breechin harness, one set good as new; set o good fly nets; about 10 horse collars hog troughs; hog house; self-feeder chicken hatcher; 1000 chick oil brood i er: chicken coops; corn sled; Ancho Holth cream separator: scoop shovel 1 and forks: 14 ft. long chain; hanginscales: new grain sacks: doubltrees: wheel barrow; oil barrels; o' cans: two cream cans. HAY an GRAIN —7 or 8 tons of good clove hay: 200 bushels of good oats; 30' bushels good corn: some seed corn ?0 shocks of mm fodder- ohrar' ded fodder in mow. HOFSEHOLT 1 GOODS—One Morse air-tight heatin' stove; one dining room oxtensio’ table: side board: six chairs: car i pets, and lantns. Other articles tonumerous to mention. TERMS —$5.00 and under, cash over that amount a credit of ninmonths will be given with S nor con interest, the Inst three months. N goods removed until settled for. LEO SPRUNGER Auctioneers —Jeff Liechtv. Jesse Ellenberger. Rudolph Schug—Clerk. Lunch will be served on the grounds 15 1? PETITION FOR A RO 111 IMPROVEMENT State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss Before the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams. State of Indiana: We, the undersigned, each and all of ' whom are adult resident free holders and voters of Blue Creek and Monroe Townships in Adams Counts'. Indiana respectfully’ petition your Honorable Body and ask that you constrm t a free Macadamized Stone Road on the ' boundary line between Monroe and Blue Creek Townships aforesaid over and upon the Public Highway situated in Adams County, Indiana, on the following route, to wit: Commencing at a point located about thirty-five (35) feet west of tlie south- < east corner of the southeast quarter of Section Thirty-six (36) in Township t Twenty-six (26) north Range Fourteen t (14) east, in Adams County, Indiana, I thence nortli one hundred and sixty- 1 four (164) feet, theme in a northeaat- t rrly direction one hundred and twenty- t four (124) feet to tile section line di- 5 tiding Section Thirty-six (36) in Town- t hip Twenty-six (26) north Rafrge Fourteen (14) east from Section Thirty- t cne (31) In Township Twenty-six (26) t north Range Fifteen (15) east, thenet inrth on said section line to tlie north- t east corner of the northeast quarter i of said Section Thirty-six (36) in 1 Township Twenty-six (26) north Range t Fourteen (141 east, and there to term- I inate. Your petitioners aver and say that < the petition herein is signed by more than fifty (50) adult resident free hold- t ers and voters of said Townships, t abutting said Township line Road and ■: that more (IWni ten (10) of such peti- t tinners are from each of the Town- 1 ships affected and to be affected by the ' proposed improvement. Your petitioners further aver and i say that the improvmeent prayed for t is less than three miles in length, is I outside of the limits ot any City or s Incorporated Town, connects at both s ends with a free Macadam Road on the Township lines of said Township and « that a ('nited States Rural Mall Route | passes over said proposed highway, and i that the same will be of public utility I and benefit. i Your petitioners further show that i tlie Highway thus sought to be im- i proved is a public highway already es- i tablished and in use and is one of the < public highways on the Boundary Line I I,etween Monroe and Blue Creek Town- « ships aforesaid. < Your petitioners ask that said High- s way heretofore described be drained i and graded and that broken stone be t placed upon the grade and that upon ; t S. I = -~~ r —maaoS ( et —’t?--® If ‘ C■ : > L- ; - 2 BABY’S BATH means a lot to baby and a lot to you, too. Therefore why not put in one 1 of our sanitary, up-to-date, snowwhite, spotless, tubs? Baby’s bath : will be an event then. Let us show you the real economy and added pleasure from having a sanitary bathroom such as we install and euip. The cost Is nothing when the comfort Is considered. . P. J. HYLAND West Monroe Street

<Ut'h broken stune there he placed "tone o’rvenlriKM. Your petitioners further nsk that said Hlghwuv uiiovc described lie improved to tlie width of forty (4ft) feet ami chut -aifi Highway nbove described be rnfli d to -• " Idth Os Iwi’ltl) -four (2 1) eel and that broken stone lie placed thereon to a width of ten (Hi) fret and to a depth of ten (HI) Inches at the (Ides thereof and to u depth of fourrun (ll) Indus In the center thereof md that (rushed stone screenings be dm rd I hereon to a depth of four (4) n.'lu-s upon such broken stone, tliut wild improvement be imide a single r.i, k mid Hint the nume of the same >.. “The John l.udy Mmadnm Road.' That to pay for said Improvement ve ask tliat Bonds lie Issued by tlie bounty of Adams, in the State of Inllumi, paydbh- In twenty (2ft) semiinnmil Installments or series and for he payment of which we nsk that n nx be levied upon the taxable prop•rty of said Monroe and Blue Creek I'own.siiips aforesaid, in a sufficient imount to pay the Interest and principal of said Bonds its they become lue. That said Improvement be made and hat said bonds he Issued nnd said tux io levied upon th“ taxable property of raid Townships In m cordum e with the Vets of (lie Legislature of tlie Stale if Indiana, passed in the year 1909, be. Inning on page 263 and nil other Ants mentioned therein which are now in 'or< e ami providing for the extension >f Free Gravel or Macadam Ronds nnd ill other nnd any nnd nil amendments hereto. We further ask Hint the Board take 11* the lie • '.s-.'iry steps required by law o have said Improvement constructed vlthout submitting the question of ■Ulldlng the same to an election of lie voters of said Monroe nnd Blm'reek Townships nnd that the Board onstruct the siime under the laws ot In- State of Indiana, now in force proidlng fur the extension of Free Gravel >r Macadam Honda by Township taxalon. Respectfully submitted. C. .1. Junes, John J. Habegger, F. M. ’arr. l-flmer M. Eley, Vance Mattax. la. .di Huser, W. L. liny. William Farow. Andrew Gottschalk, Fred Blum. ,evi Augsburger, Phil P. Muser, Henry 'umbleson. Sol LuKlnblll. John Wolff Id Luginbill, Dennis Striker. William itaipKer. Joseph Malony. Albert Huser. : V A. Sipe. Eli Bixler, B. F. Haines. Vmos McCune, .1. 11. Kerr. 11. M. Buff■nbarger, Catharine T. Miller <x) her nark. B 11. Miller. I). E. Lehman, Al- : red F. Ryf. John P. Huser, J. A. Mi•hand, Sam Slmison, Josiah Engle. John i Maz.elin, A. W. Snyder. John W. Ab- I ier. 11. W. Baumgartner. Edwin Heller, i tudolph Schug. Noah LuglnbTll, I). I>. i tones. H. D. Jones. Amos Hirsehy, E. < L. Foreman. H. L. Sipe. John Cross, i tolln Calderwood. John 1. Burke, A. W. Wagers. Ed Miller, W. H. Patterion. Dan (*. Roop, Jesse A. Ray. L. G. : ■Villiams. W. I’. Burkhart. John Eiehr. Gilbert Ilirsehy and David I>. Ha- i begger. I Tills petition will lie presented to the I joard of Commissioners on Tuesday, I lanuary 2. 1923, at which time tlie tax- I layers of Blue ('reek and Monroe ’ownships may appear and make such ibje< tlons as Hie law may provide for. 1 MARTIN JABERG, Auditor. FRI’CIITI' * LITTERER, Attorneys. < Dec. 9-16 ' PETITION' Foil V ROAD IMPROVE- 1 MF.NT (tate of Indiana. County of Adams, ss: ! Before the Board of Commissioners if the County of Adams, State of In- 1 liana: f We, the undersigned, each and all of 1 vhom are adult resident free holders I md voters ot French and Hartford Townships, in Adams County, Indiana, •espectfully petition your Honorable 1 Body and ask that you construct a free 1 Macadamized Stone Road on the bound- • try line between said French and Hartford Townships aforesaid over and < jpnn tlie pulilic highway situated in I Adams County, Indiana, on the follow- 1 ng route, to wit: Commencing at the southeast corner if the southwest quarter of Section fhirty-six (36) in Township Twentylix (26) north of Range Thirteen (13) mst. thence west over and upon the 1 bulllie highway on the Section line dividing Section Thirty-six (36) in Townihip Twenty-six (26) nortli of Range thirteen (13) east from Section One (1) n Township Twenty-five (25) north of Range Thirteen (13) east and over and jpon the public highway on the secJon line dividing Section Thirty-tlve ?35) in Township Twenty-six (26) north of Range Thirteen (13) east from Section Two (2) in Township Twenty3ve (25) north of Range Thirteen (13) aast to tlie southwest corner of the --outhwest quarter of Section Thirtyive (35) in Township Twenty-six (26) north of Rapge Thirteen (13) east, and there to terminate. Your petitioners aver and say that the petition herein is signed by more than flftv (50) adult resident free holders and voters of said Townships (butting said Township Line Road and that more than ten (10) of such petitioners are from each of the town- ' ’hips effected and to be effected by the proposed improvement. Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length, Is out side of the limits of any city or incorporated towns, connects at both ends with a free Macadam road on the Township lines of said townships, and that a I'nited States Rural Mail Route passes over said proposed Highway, ind that the same will be of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners further show that the Highway’ thus sought to be improved is a public highway already established and in use. and is one of tlie public highways on the boundary line iietween said French and Hartford Townships, aforesaid. Your petitioners ask that said Highway heretofore 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 be improved to the width of forty (40) feet and that said Highway above described lie graded to the width of twenty-four (24) feet and that broken stone be placed thereon tn a width of sixteen (16) feet and to a depth of ten (10) inches at tlie sides thereof and to a depth of twelve (12) Inches in the center thereof and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four (4) inches upon such broken stone, that said improvement be made a single track and that the name of the said improvement be "The Dave Zimmerman Macadam Road." That to pay for said Improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County ot Adams in tlie State of Indiana, payable in twenty (20) semi-annual installments or series and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon tlie taxable property of said French and Hartford Townships aforesaid in a sufficient sum to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. Your petitioners further ask that said improvement be made and that said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Townships in accordance with the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, passed In the year 1909, beginning on page 263 and all other Acts mentioned therein and any and all amendments which are now In force providing for the extension of Free Gravel or Macadam Roads and any and all amendments thereto. \Ve further ask tliat the Board take all the necessary steps required by law to have said Improvement constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said French and Hartford Townships and that the Board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana, now in force providing for the extension of Free Gravel or Macadam Road by Township taxation. Respectfully submitted. David Zimmerman, J. C. Augsburger, C. N. Stucky, Ernst Balsiger. Jacob B. Steiner. Noah Winteregg, J, L. Graber, David Spichiger, J. J. Rich. Joal Moeschberger, Rufus - Meshberger, Charles Martin, Sam Augsburger, Evert Banter, Noah Augsburger, Daniel D. Moser, J. K. Yoder, John A. Amstutz,

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, S.MTRDAV. DECEMBER Isl. 1922.

Mlle Moser. Moses Augsburger, Cornelliih Bertsi'h, Martin Moeschberger, L. It. Schindler. D. A. I'.ckrote, W illiam Anderson, A. II Zlmmcinuift, Frank Nussbaum, Edwin Spichiger. William Grundliemird. Oral Hoffman, A. Sehingenliuiif, Mlle Miller, Sum Ncusbaum. The H.me I’qulty Ex. Co.. A A Yoidy Ferdinand take. Hurry Meshbergei. Omar Meshberger, Ed Monee. Rufus N Runyon. Smith Runyon, Wilson Banter, Louis .luillerut. Amos Steiner, Fred Dubach, Chas. H. I’uscy. peter N. Moshit, J.' H, Duff, Chris Eicher. Nulliun Meschberger, Abe Egly, Jiiciib F. Moser. Abe Wnlill. Rufus Schindler, Eli Luntz. Jeff Augslmrgvr, Fred Beeler, Charles Bentz, Katy Fox. Lilly Banter, Albert M. Lamming, Peter Fox and F. A. Kohler This petition will be presented to tlie Board of ('ommlssloners on 'l'liesduy. January 2, 1923. nt which time the taxpayers of French and Hartford Townships may appear and pioke such objections us the law may provide for. MARTIN JABERG, Auditor. FRVCHTE & LITTERER, Attorneys. Dec. !)-lC ■—e PETITION FOB A >H( (DIM Ito Al) State of Indiana, Adams county, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams, State of Indiana. Wo. the undersigned, each and all of whom nre adult voters and free holders of Monroe Township. Adams County. Indiana, most respectfuly petition your Honorable Body that you construct and complete a free Macadamized stone ROud in .said township over ami upon tile Pulilic Streets und Highway on tiie following route, to win Commencing at tlie northeast corner of inloi No, One hundrnd thirty nine (139) in Dan Welty’s addition to tin Town of Berne, In Adams County. State of Indiana, thence south on Bearing Street to Water Street; thence east on Water Street to Monroe Street; thence north on Monroe Street to Maple Street; thence east on Maple Street to Jackson Street; thence south dn Jackson Street to Water Street: thence west on Water Street to Monroe Street; thence south on Monroe Street to Main Street; thence West on Main Street to Brown Street: thence south on Brown Street to East Van Buren Street; thence east on East Van Buren Street to Hilty Street; them < north on Hilty Street to Franklin Street; thence oast on Franklin Street to California Street, thence north on California Street to Main Street thence east on Main Street to a point about Two hundred (200) feet east ol the eorporation line of the said town of Berne, and there to terminate on tin south line of Section thirty three (33 township twenty six (26) nortli ol Range fourteen >l4) In Adams Count.’State of Indiana. Your petitioners further aver an say that to make said Improvement practical and of public utility that tli following approaches unto and leadinto tlie proposed improvement ought t be drained, graded nnd macadamized is follows, to-witx That the approach from the west oi Buckeye Street in said Town of Berni unto the proposed improvement 1< drained, graded and improved to tin west on Buckeye Street to SprungeStreet; That the approach from the wi st oi Compromise Street unto tlie propose improvement lie drained, graded am improved to tlie west on Compromlsi Street to Sprunger Street: Tliat the approach from the west oi Cleveland Street unto the proposed im provemeut tie drained, graded and im proved to the west on Cleveland Streel to Jefferson Street; That tlie approach from the west ot Adams Street unto the proposed improvement"lie drained, graded and improved to tlie west on Adams Street tc Jefferson Street; That the approach from the nortl on Hilty Street unto tlie proposed im provement lie drained, graded and im proved to the north on Hilty Street t( Main Street: That tlie approach from tlie north oi Jackson Street unto the proposed im provement be drained, graded and im proved to the nortli on Jackson Street to Main Street: Your petitioners further aver an< say tliat the improvement prayed fo’ herin is less than three mies in lengtl and connects at tlie commencement thereof witli a Free Macadamlzec Street in tlie town of Berne, and a 1 the end thereof with a Free Macadam ized Stone Road in said Munroe Township; ’ Your petitioners further aver an< say that the highway and streets here in ’ sought to be improved is a Puldii Highway already established and ir use and that said Streets are publii Streets laid out and established am in use and tliat there is a large amount of Public Travel over said highwa) ind said Streets and tliat the same will be of public utility and benefit: Your petitioners further ask that said Highway and Streets above de scribed lie improved to a width of forty 140) feet and tliat said Highway above described be graded to a width of twenty four (24) feet and tiiai broken stone be placed thereon t» a width of fourteen (14) feet and tc a depth of eight <8) inches al tlie sides thereof and to a depth of twelve (12) inches in tlie center thereof and that crushed stone screenings bi placed thereon to a deptli of four (4) inches upon such broken stone; tlia. said improvement lie made a single track and that the name of the same be "Badertscher and Braun Macadam Road.” That to pay for said Improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams, in the State of In diana, payable in twenty semi-annun' installments or series and for the payment of which we ask that a tax Inlevied upon the taxable propety of sale 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, including therein the Town of Berne, in accordance with the Acts ot tlie Leglsature of the State of Indiana, passed in the year of 1905 beginning on page 550. and as amended in the Acts of. 11)07, and as amended in the Acts of 1909, now in force providing for the extension of Free Gravel and Macadam Ruads. and all other and any and all amendments thereto. AVe further ask the Board to take all 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 tlie 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 and Macadam Roads, by Township taxation. Respectfully submitted. Emil Baderstacher, AVm. Amstutz. John Carlton. Mrs. Hmil Dro, Melvin Meyer. TV. Martz, Jacob S. Moser, Clarence Sprunger, Walter Stucky, Noah Zuerct.er, P. D. Emory. P. J. Baumgartner. Ed. Kratzer, J. F Lehman, H. Michaud, Bert Mast, Jacob C. Schindler. Arthur Zehr, Hanna'i Eley; Clifton Lugenblll, Joseph Engle. J. P. Mazelin, C. C. Schug, Sam Nussbaum, Peter Bixler. Edna J Pickett, Isaac Colvard. Otto Stucky. Tlie Berne Lumber Co., Mrs. Philip Wendel, Noah Schindler, Frank Nusbqum, Abe Beer, Menno B. Habegger, Sam Slmison,,Harvey Blesen. Philp Wendel, Ben sprunger, Silas Schindler, Noah Luginbill. Otto Neuensi hwander. R. C. Speicher, D. D. Jones, John A. Bixler, Nick .lenney. Chris Nlch. Amos Hirsehy. Jacob Felber. Leo E. I.ehinan, W. M. Lehman, O N Smith, Edwin Nyffler. D. Bixler. Samuel Liechty, Ferd Mettler, Andrew Gottschalk. T. A. Gottschalk, Alary Shlgley. Lizzie Rose, J. M. Rose, Mrs. Geo. W. Martz, Marion Liechty. Fred Liechty, F M. Cottrel, J. A. Michaud, Phil Schug, Eli Baumgartner, Dan Winteregg. N. H. McClarln, Carl H. Lehman, Abraham Amstutz, D. E. Lehman, Leonard Baumgatner, M. M. Baumgartner, Berne Milling Co.. Mrs. C. A. Heare, Dennis Striker, Clarence Habegger, Elias Riessen, Christian Hilty, John Hilty. Tills petition will lie presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, I

Jinni.'iry 2,1923 i ut wiihil) lime tlie tii’ - p.i i i-rs 'of Monroe township may up 1 l peal ittlll IlltlllC SIU II olijei Hotis lIH tile l.iiv ni:-:- provide lor. MARTIN JABERG. Auditor. FRl’Cll I'l: A MTTEIIF.R. AttorneysDec. 9-1' i i , i:rrn<>N ioh a mm aiidi iift»it Slate of Indium), Adiims County, ss: Before the Board of Commissioner" of tlie County of Adams, State ol Indiana, AVe. the undei'slgned. oitch and nil "f wlioiu are adult voters ami free holders of Munroe Township. Adams Coiintv, Indiana, most r« spectrally petition your Honorr.ble Body that you •on struct ind iiimplele a Free MacadamIzod Slone Rond in said Township over und upon the Pulilic Streit ami Highway on tlie following route, io wit: Commen-Ing ut tlie southwesl cor- I ner of Inlot Nmulier One Hundred am' Eighty-nine (189) in tlie twenty-tlrsi j (21st) addition to tlie Town of Berne, in Adams Comity, State of Indiana, as laid out by C. C. Sprunger nt the term- , ■ limtioti of Hie In i> k pavement on Main Street In said Town of Berne, theme west on Main Street to Schug Street In said Town of Herne, them e south on I s.ild Schug Street to Franklin Street in said Town of Berne, thence east on Franklin Street to Harrison Street in | said Town of Berne, theme south on; “aid Harrison Street to a point nboul one hundred and fifty ll;'.'" feet snip' I of the corporation line of the said Town ( of Berne and there to terminate. Your petitioners farther aver and say i that to make said improvement practical and of public utility that the following approaches unto and lending to the proposed improvement ought to In I irained and graded and Mai adamized. .is follows, to wil: That the approach from tlie west on I Multi Street in said Town of Berne onto | tin proposed improvement be drained, graded and improved to tlie west on said Main Street to tlie corporation line of said Town of Berne for a distance of about one' hundred and fifty (15D) ' feet. Tliat the approach from the nortli on Portland Street unto tlie proposed improvement be drained, graded and imoroveii to tlie north on Portland Street to Main Street fora distance of about three liumlied ainl twenty-five (325) feet. That the approach from tlie north ' □ n Linn Grove Avenue unto tile propored Improvement be drained, grad- | ■d an.i improved to the north on Linn irov. .Avenue to Main Street for n distance of about three hundred and i wenty-tlve ( 325) feet. That tlie approach from tlie north on , 'liurch Avenue unto tlie proposed im- ' nrovement he drained, graded and improved to tin- nortli on Church Avenue ] to Main Street for a distance of about three hundred twenty-five (325) feet. Tliat the approaeli from Hie nortli on ■ Harrison Street unto the proposd im- t movement lie drained, graded and improved t<> tlie nortli on Harrison Street , to Main Street for a distance of about three hundred twenty-five ( 325) feet. That tlie approach from tlie east on - Van Buren Street unto tile proposed ( Improvement be drained, graded ami improved to tlie east on Aan Buren Street to Fulton Street. That tlie approach from tlie east on j Bryan Street unto the proposed itnyroveuient lie drained, graded and im- ’ proved to the east on Bryan Street to Indiana Street. ; Your petitioners further aver and say ' hat tlie improvement prayed for heren is less than three miles in length < ind connects at the commencement thereof witli an improved Brick Street in tlie Town of Berne, and at the end I thereof witli a free Macadamized Road in said Monroe Township. Your petitiones furtner aver and say that tiie Highway and Street herein (ought to be improved Is a Pulilic Highway already established and in use. ind' tliat said Streets are Public Streets laid out and established and in use. ind tliat there is a large amount of public travel over such Highway ami such Streets and that the same will be of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners further ask that I said Highway and Street above described be improved to a width of forty 4li> feet and tliat said Highway above lescribed be graded to a width of twen- t y-four <2lt feet and tliat broken stone , be placed thereon to a width of four- ‘ een (14 ) feet ami to a deptli of eight I <S> inches at the sides thereof, and to i depth of twelve (12) inches in tlie . enter thereof, and that crushed stone ‘ screenings be placed thereon to a depth 4 if foui (4) inches upon such broken < tone: that said improvement lie made t i single track, and that the name ot ’ he same be "A. N. Sprunger Macadam 1 ‘toad.’" t Tliat ts> pay for said improvement we , isk that bonds lie issued by tlie County of Adams, in the State of Indiana. < payable in twenty G!0) semi-annual in- j bailments of series and for tiie paynent of which we ask tliat a tax be 1 levied upon the taxable properly of laid Monroe Township, in a sufficient imount to pay tlie interest ami prin- f Ipal of said Bonds as they become due. That said improvement bo made and constructed and said Bonds be issued, :nd said tax lie levied upon tlie tax- < ible property of -aid Township, including therein tlie Town of Berne, in ac- 1 ordance witli tlie Acts of the Legisla- ' •lire of tlie State of Indiana, passed < in the year ot 191)5, beginning on page ’ >SO and as amended in the Acts of 1907. ■ ind as amended in tlie Acts of 1909, now in force providing for the extendon of Free Gravel and Macadam ( Roads, and all other and any and all amendments thereto. ( We further ask the Board to take all , of tlie necessary steps required by law to have said improvement constructed 1 and made as petitioned for herein, tliut the same be constructed without sub- , mltting the question of building the ( •tame to an Mention of the voters of ■ said Monroe Township, and tliat tlie Board construct tlie same under tile ( laws of the State of Indiana, providing for the extension of Free Gravel >r Macadam Roads, by Township tax- I ation. Respectfully submitted: i P. N. Sprunger, 1). E. Lehman. Frank Habegger, Noah Schlotzliauer. -I. B. Welty, David F. Lehman, Abe A. Habegger. E. W. Lehman, J. F. Sprunger. Smith Shoemaker. Nina Gottschalk. Esther Gottschalk, Rebekah Musser, Burkitt) rt Lehman, David O. Liechty. Emil liagel. Harry Sprunger, Elmer Luglnliil. Mrs. A. A. Sprunger (x) her mark. Albert .1. Neuhauser, ('. H. Gllllom. Ira H. Sprunge)'. Mrs. Mary Bracket’, Henry Amstutz. Sam Nussbaum, D. C. Neuenschwander, Rudolph Schug, E (’. Blerie, William Reusser, Noah Luginbill. Emma F. Schug, John Neuhauser, Frank Brewster, Noah F. Moser. A. J. Moser. .1. P. Habegger. Amos Schindler, Frank Amstutz, Jonas Sprunger, Harvey Beer, David Luginbill. Amos Burkhalter, John Eicher, W. .1. Sprunger, D. C. Leiiman, Jeny Liechty. 1,. A. Sprunger, Jacob A. Moser. Ed Neuenschwander, Harvey Moser, Walter Bixler, Daniel Stucky, C. C. Neuenschwander, John Leiiman, Caleb Sprunger. Sam Soldner, E W. Baumgartner. Amos Hirsehy, Samuel Steiner, ■ C. A. Luginbill, Ott Neuenschwander, C. C. Wittwer, M. A. Neuenschwander. Samuel Liechty, I). Bixler, M. M. Baum1 gartner, W. M. Lehman, L. E. Lehman. 1 Otto Stucky. D. Neuenschwander, Lewis •J. Habegger. D. N. Stauffer, E. Franz, Harve Ellenberger, Amos Moser, A. A. Lehman. A. Clayton Smith, O. N. Smith, Harvey 11. Nussbaum and Oswin Sprunger. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, January 2, 1923, at -which time the tax- ■ payers "of Monroe township may appear - and make such objections as tlie law may provide for. MARTIN JABERG, Auditor. ■ FRUCHTE * LITTERER. Attorneys. Dec. 9-16 NOTICE TO HUNTERS Hunting; or trespassing will not be i allowed on the farms owned or ten- • anted by the undersigned parties. Vio- ’ lators will be prosecuted according to ’ law. Ed TonnelHer, John Tonnellier, 'Ed Keller, Frank Roop. wed, sat ts. o . WANT ADS EARN—

PUBLIC SALE On account of poor health I am going to iiuit farming and will sell at I public auction at my nmldence, miles nisi and *,£> mll»» aouth of D*'- , f.'itur, or I mile nortli nnd !’/fc mN** I cast of Holio on what is known u» tiie Ola Gaunt farm on Tuesday, Dec. 19. 1922 ' Beginning at 10 o’clock, the foillowing property: 4 HEAD OF HORSES- Consisting of bay mare 5 years, weight 1400 tits, well broke nnd a good worker; bay mare 9 years old weight 1500 lbs., a I good worker double or single; brown mare, 10 years old, weight 1300 lbs., a good worker; brown horae, 10 year I old, 1400 lbs., a good worker. 3 HEAD OF CATTLE—Consisting of 2 milch cows; 1 red cow, 9 years old. giving a good flow of milk; brindle cow, 6 j years old, giving a good flow of milk; I these are both good milk and cream hows. One Jersey Helfer calf. 24 HEAD OF HOGS—Consisting ot 4 brood sows bred tfli farrow the Inst of; March; Duroc Jersey sow, with papers; 2 good Duroc sows; O. I. C. sow, could be pedigreed; 6 shoats. weighing 160 ibs. each; 14 shoats • weighing 125 ibs. each. FARMING IMPLEMENTS — Good Studebaker ' wagon; set of new hay ladders; wagion box; Osborn hay loader; McCormick mowing machine, 6 ft.; 14 disk | harrow.. with truck; American disk drill; Dale sulky breaking plow; Shank walking plow; roller; International cultivator; spike tooth harrow; John Deer corn planter, with 80 rod of wire; Deering binder, 7 ft. cut. good as new; single shovel plow; double shovel plow; water tank; 2 double sets of work harness, one set almost new; 4 work collars: some good clover hay in mow: 200 Vhocks of good fodder; grindstone; iron kettle; 4 pitch forks; shovels; cap shovels: hoes; log chain. HOUSEHOLD GOODS Sideboard; center table, 6 foot; library table; ironing board; cupboard; bureau; racking chair; iron bed; 4 kitchen chairs; barrel churn; cook stove; oil heater; 2-gallou lard press; sausage grinder: some crocks and jars: 144 egg incubator; some good cider vinegar; 2 cider barrels; 2 scalding barrels. 100 Head of Good Plymouth Rock hens and some fine cockerels. TERMS —Sums under $5 cash in hand; over that amount a credit of 9 months will be given, purchaser giving bankable note without interest. 4% off for cash. J. C. PIERCE, owner. Free lunch at noon. Harry Daniels, Auct. John Starpst, Clerk. 6-11-13-1 G o WANT ADS EARN—s—s—s MARKETS-STOCKS Daily Report of Local and Foreign Markets New York, Dec. 16. Pan Apierican’s five points jump'to 8 (yas the outstand ■ng feature of rtie early dealings on the New York Stock Exchange today. Holders ol tlie stock were caught nnpipng by declaration of an additional 20 per cent stockk dividend, bin Mexican Petroleum which the bear element is now afraid to touch, showed a fractional loss on the initial transactions despite the increase in dividend rates from sl2 to sl6 annually. Stocks in the general list made little response to considerations Washing ton is giving to tlie question of finan"ial relief for Germany and Franco Speculative leaders in the industrial group continued reactionary while rails were irregular. East Buffalo Livestock Receipts 7200: shipments 2660; official to New York yesterday, 7410: hogs "insiru» strong; medium and heavies $8.50(5 8.60; mixed $8.5008.65; yorkers $8.6508.75: lights and nigs $8.75; roughs $7.25; stags $4.5005.50; cattle 3?5. flow: sheep 4400: best lambs $15.75; ewes $6.0008.00 calves 250; tops, $12.50. Indianapolis Livestock Market Hogs—Receipts 5500; market 5 to 20c up; best hetlvies $8.250 8.30; medium mixed $8.250 8.35; common choice $8.3508.40; bulk kof sales $8.25 0 8.30. Catle —Receipts 300: market steady sters $10.50 011.50; cos and heifers $6.0009.00. Sheen—Receipts 150; market steady top $5.00. Calves — Receipts 200; market steady; top $11.50. New York Produce Market Flour —Dull and weak. Pork —Dull; mess $28.00028.50. Lard —Steady; middle west spot $10.90011.00. Sugar—Raw—Dull; centrifugal <96 test), $5.53; refined, quiet; granulated, [email protected]. Coffee —Rio No. 7 on spot 1114 c. Tallow—Steady; special 7’4@754c; city 6%c. Hay- -Quiet; prime No. 1 $1.30; No. 3, $1.0001.10; clover 8501.20. Dressed poultry—Quiet; turkeys 35 (054 c chickens 18@45c; fowls; ducks 20 @3O. Live poultry—Quiet; gese 21 @24c; ducks 17@30c; fowls 17@27c; turkeys 45c; roosters, chickens, broiler's 22@23c. LOCAL GRAIN MARKET Corrected Dec. 16 No. 2 Wheat, bushel $1.20 Good Yellow Ear Corn, per 100.. .90 White or mixed corn, per 100.. .80 Oats, per bushel 42 Rye, per 75 Barley, per bushel sip DECATUR PRODUCE MARKET for delivered produce Corrected Dec. 16 Heavy hens J7 C Chickens igc Leghorn fowls and chickens.... 12c Old roosters gc Ducks J isc Geese 15c Young Turkeys 37c Old Turkeys 32c Eggs, dozen 4g c Local Grocers Egg Market Eggs, dozen 45c Butterfat Prices ’ At cream buying station 55c

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♦ CLASSIFIED ADS ♦ ; i FOR SALE 1 FOR SALE- Lump rock salt at 1c a ' !t>. Adams County Equity Ex- ■ change, Monroe St & G. R. & I. Phone 233. * 218tf FOR SALE —A few second hand coal! ranges. The Gas Co. 284tf| ■ !X)R SALE All kinds of fire and furnace wood. A. F. Thieme. Phone ."76. long and a short. :"Jl 61 FOR SALE OR TRADE SIS For.l coupe; starter type; good condition; call phone 733 black in evening. 293-3 t FOR SALE —Brand new tireless cooker. ('all phone 149. 291-6tx FOR SALE —A good farm in Livingston county, Mich, consisting ot 135 acres all under cultivation except 25 acres, which has growing timber on it. The price is SBO.OO an acre. Can raise anything on this farm, it is practically level, no hills, ho washes, all good land; good two-story house with cellar; two good barns, one has basement: drove well, wind pump, and other buildings; $4500 cash with first mortgage, balance on good long time jiayment at 5 per cent ’interest. For further information see A. Z. Smith, Pleasant Mills, Indiana. 285-xeod WANTED WANTED —To call for your laundry—dry cleaning, dyeing. We will call for and deliver. All work guaranteed. Phone 448. 291-Gtx For Rent FOR RENT —SO-acre farm. 3 miles from Monroe. For particulars see Sherman Archer at G. E. or Pleasant Mills. I mi. 295 h x LOST —One child's gray gauntlet glove with two purple stripes and fringe on cuff. Finder please leave ut this office. 295-3tX, FOUND —Bicycle at Decatur Lumber company’s coal yard. Owner may have same by describing property and paying for this ad. 295-2tx 0 O O MONEY TO LOAN AT 5% On Improved Farms. JOHN SCHURGER & SON, Lawvers-Abst ractors 0 o ———lo Anyone wanting a good watchdog, call 452. 2’J4-3tx. NOTICE The Meeting of the Tri Kappa Sorority which was to have been Monday night with Miss Angelina Firks Ims been postponed until Thursday night at 8:00. All members please notice. Monroeville Defeated By Monroe High Five Monroe High School defeated Monroeville High in a basketball game played at Monroe last night by th\‘ score of 31 to 17. The game was fast and interesting despite the sac s that the Monroe team had things all it 3 own way. In a curtain raiser gam? the Monroeville girls defeated the Monroe girls by a score of 1241. APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed administrator of the estate of Rebecca J. Lower, late of Adams county, deceased. The estate is probably solvent. WILLIAM A. IjOWER. Administrator. December 15, *1922. Dore B. Erwin. Atty. 16-23-30 < NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF FM'rvrE Notice is hereby tn the creditors, heirs and legatees of John G. Brenner. deceased, to appear in the Alams Circuit Court, held at Decatur, Indiana, on the 10 day of Jan.. 1 1923, and show cause, if any, why the FINAL SETTLEMENT ACCOUNTS with the estate of said decedent should not be approxed; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive shares. CORWIN R. PRICE, Administrator. Decatur, Ind.. Dee. 16, 1922. ■ Merryman & Sutton. Attys. 16-23 NOTICE Notice is hereby given to the share . holders of the First National Bank of Decatur, Indiana, that there will be a meeting at the office of said bank, on Tuesday, January 9, 1923, between the hours of 10 a. tn. and 4 p. m. for . the purpose of electing a Board of Directors for said bank for the year 1923. * T. F. GRALIKER, Cashier. : ’ , 9-16-23-30-6 ) ■■!■■■■ I 11 ) ■ Calendar c c Dec. 19—J. C. Pierce, 5% miles c east, % mile south of Decatur. Dec. 20 —Leo Sprunger, 1 mils east and mile south of Monroe. Jan. 3—Lewis Yake & Sone, 4 miles west, 3 miles south of Decatur, or 3 miles south of Preble. Big Type c"Poland bred Gilts.

* + ♦ + ♦ ♦ -r + + + —■ i " Pains in th ß back I you should not a „ ow I heeded. c <”rtlnus k ■ Kidney trouble, lr , ■ where th ey reath | Let me exa mine yQur | “y corrective method • . | I of your kidney corrie,. "■ FOR BETTER HEALTH U . 1 DR FROHNAPFEL, Del Chiropractic sn d | Treatments g lven t 0 , u , t J th| « | st 144 So. 2nd St. I Office Hours 10-12 a. *’< I UNDEI?TAKING embalm 1 Calls arffcwered promptly day or t M | Pr,Ttt, o Ambuianee Serv) Ww ■ Office Phone: 90. ■ Home Phones: ■ Home Phone: 727 | xeems for PL,,...,, il3l| Pliot | DR. H. E. KELLER I Decatur, Indiana ■ ftl.iniGl. I’ltlCTirn ■ )FFICE BPECIALTIE.7 I <omen an<l . hlldren; X-ray « I cions; Glourscopy oxanjinatu»n'? &r ?l ntetnal organs; X-ray and I treatments fur hlirh hl,™?. electr kfi | m<l hardenfng of a I treatments for GOITRE I LOSIS AND CANCER. ' I . Office Hours: I itoll a. m.—l to sp. m .—7 .„ , . I rhrni.. SU "u''’ i t hy ai ' r " linlplp nt I Phones Residence 110, Q fflc , I O-— — ' I FRED W. BUSCHEi 1 AUCTIONEER Experience with training „ ! sures you of a good sale. 0 Monroe or Decatur Phone I- JEFF LIECHTY AUCTIONEER A successful sale and the high dollar. . Berne Phone. O i N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eyes Examined, Glasses Fitted HOURS: 8 to 11:30—12:30 to 5;00 Saturday 8:00 p. m. Telephone 13b. DR. C. C. RAYL Surgeon X-Ray and Clinical Laboratory Office Hours: 1 to 4 and 6toß p. tn, Sundays, 9 to 10 a m. Phone 581. — . _ —■ ■ 1 FEDERAL FARM LOANS Abstracts of Title. Real Estate. Plenty money to loan oi Government Plan. See French Quinn. )ffice—Take first stairway ] ' ' Physician and Surgeon } Locate'd In office formerly occn- ; pled by Dr. D- D. Clark. North Third Street j Phones: Office 422; Home 415 Office Hdurs —9 to 11 a. m. 1 to 5—7 to 9 p. m. Sunday S to 9 a. tn. 0 - (i O 0 5% MONEY On Improved Farms. LONG TERM LOANS Decatur Insurance Agency E. W. Johnson. Mgr. Phone 385 Schafer Block O ■ —0 O 0 CHIROPRACTIC Adds years to your Health and health to your years. If you are not perfectly well let us examine you and make the proper adjustment to suit your need. Also Baths of all kinds. SMITH & SMITH. D. C. Drugless Physicians Over Morris 5 and 10c store, j DECATUR. IND. Phone 660. (j . — ——o 277t3wk8 — FT. WAYNE & DECATUR TRACTION LINE Leaves Decatur Leaves Ft Ways* 6:46 a. m. 7:o° •• nL 8:00 a. m. ® :o ° •• “• 10:00 a. m. 11:00 a. m. 12:00 p. m. 1:00 p. «“• 2:06 p. m. P- “• 4:00 p. m. * :W * * 6:30 p. m. 7:00 p. m7:00 p. m. •i OO *“• 10:00 p. m. U:OS p. >»• Freight car leaves Arrives at Fort Wayne..9:3o a ® Leaves Fort Wayne....12:00 noo Arrives at Decatur l ; 30 P- ?. M. RAYMOND. Age«<Office Hours 7:30 a. m , 7:o n P- *