Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 24, Number 14, Decatur, Adams County, 16 January 1926 — Page 2

ICLASSIHED ADVERTISEMENTS,! NOTICES AND BUSINESS GARDS.

K K BBSS K K K ” S » K :: M “ K CLASSIFIED ADS H■BRSXMK K M K K « K R « FOR SALE FOR SALS Household goods. V ictrolu. electric washer and other articles. C. 8. McClure, R. 3, Box on Bellmont road. 12t3x FOR SALE —4 tone of Timothy Hay. Inquire of A D. Suttles. 12t:t FOR SALE -Six room house! lights and fM, good garage, near G. E L. T. Brokaw. 421 N 7th LU«»x FOR SALE — Driving mare, lady broke. See Mrs. Hannah Mamma. Rt 3. Decatur. 14t3x WANTED WANTED—Six or eight men. for week or more, t osaw down trees. G. Borne, on William Koldewey farm, one mile west and three miles north of Pre b| e, 12-3tx. WANTED—SmaII safe. 0. K. BarberShop. 12-3tx. Wanted female help - r.ani money at home, clipping newspapers, addressing postal cards. No experience or canvassing. Particulars free. Zeno Service. 60 W Washington, Desk W-108, Chicago. Hx. WANTED—Earn money at home, clip, ping newspapers —addressing postal cards. No experience or canvassing. Particulars free. Zeno Service. 60 " Washington, Desk T-114. Chicago. Itx WANTED”Washings and ironings. Phone 302. I < tSx FOR RENI kOR RENT - Furnished rooms with bath. Good location, close in. Address Box 5, care Democrat. 10-ts FOR RE^T--60 acres near llecatur; also house near Decatur. 5 tons loose hay, 113.50 per ton at farm for sale. Phone 754. Wm. P. Colchin, 123tx FOR RENT—House on state road 21. See J. A. Harvey. Monroe, Ind. 133tp < LOST AND FOUND LOST —Blue handkerchief with ent- , broldered white border. Finder please return to this office and re- ' ceive reward. 13 4tx. MISCELLANEOUS NOTICE —Have room in garage for one ear. Phone 528. Arthur Fisher, Fourth street 14-ltx Mrs. Geo. Keller farm. 1 mile north west of Decatur, 102 acres well tilled ( and well fenced. Has 7 room mod- • ern house, barn 36x64, corn crib. ' ■wagon shed 30x36, implement shed ■ 24x30. good smoke house, driven well 1 and cistern. Will be sold at Ed. , Keller sale, February 17. 16-23-30-3-10 15 I Justice Department Is < Probing “Poultry Trust" ( Washington. Jan. 16. — (United Press)—The Justice Department now is conducting an inquiry into the ‘ poultry trust.” special Assistant Attorney General Lott revealed today in testimony before the Walsh committee. . Incidental to the examination, Lott

said: “Well, we re conducting a little inquiry into the poultry trust. I don't kuow if those fellows know wc are after them yet or not ” JjOtt gave no details. o Daily Democrat Want Ads Cet Results i MARKET REPORTS Daily Report Os Local And Foreign Markets EAST BUFFALO LIVESTOCK Receipts 3200; shipments 6270; hogs closing steady; heavies $12.00®,512.50; mediums $1g.60frf413.00; light weight, $13,007;/. $1340; light lights and pigs, $13.2.>®,513.50; packing sows rough, $9.75®$ 10.00; cattle 100, steady; sheep 5000, slew; best handy lambs s|s.so® ; $15.75; only few decks sold; best ewes sß.oo® $9.00; calves 100; tops $16.00. LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET (Corrected January 16/ Chickens 23c Fow '“ i 28c Leghorns jg c Old Roosters Dui * 18e | Gees ' 15c! ■ .' 27c t OCAL GRAIN MARKET (Corrected January 16) (Corrected January 15) Barley, per bushel 75c •°» tß '.3Bc Rye, per bushel go, Wheat, No. 1 $1.76 Wheat. No. 2 $1.75 Good Sound Yellow Corn .... 75®80c Good Sound Mixed Corn 10@75c LOCAL GROCER'S EGG MARKET **««• 2/c BUTTERFAT AT STATION Butterfat, delivered ... „ 40e ' 1 -O-

» •::::: x x :: x x s: x x x s x x :: BUSINESS CARDS x :::: x :::: axxx xx x x H. FROHNAI’FEL, I). C. DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC A HEALTH SERVICE The Neurocalometer Service Will Convince You at 144 South 2nd Street Office Phone 314 Residence 1087 Office Hours: 10-12 am. 1-5 6-8 pm. S. E. BLACK Funeral Director Mrs. Black, Lady Attendant Calls answered promptly day or night Office phone 90 Home phone 727 FEDERAL FARM WANS | Abstracts of Title Real Estate. Plenty of Money to Loan on Government Plan. Interest Ra‘e Reduced October 5, 1924 See French Quinn Office—Take first stairway south of Decatur Democrat N. A? BIXLER | OPTOMETRIST I Eves Examined, Glasses Fitted HOURS: 8 to 11:30—12:30 to 5:00 Saturday 8:00 p. m. Telephone 135 MONEY TO LOAN" An unlimited amount of 5 PER CENT money on improved real estateFEDERAL FARM LOANS Abstracts of title to real estate. SCHURGER’S ABSTRACT OFFICE 133 S. 2nd St. ()—— ’ n . FARM MORTGAGE LOANS New Easy I’kin. Low rate of interest. Office 155 S. 2nd St. First floor rooms. Suttles-Edwards Go. A. D. Suttles, Secy. O— g O 1 ~ ~ _.." JL_o ROY JOHNSON Auctioneer Decatur. Indiana Phone 606 Phone 1022 Office: Room 1. Peoples Loan & Trust Co. Bldg. o () O 4) L . C .MILLS ! Monroe, Ind. Buyer of livestock. What have vou to sell? 290130 )

Mrs. O. L. Vance and Mrs. Fred Seilemeyer were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Sellcmeycr at Fort Wayne today. gi Puplic Sale Calendar Jan. 15 ('. V. Fisher, 4 miles soutli and a quarter mile west of Willshire, Ohio. Jan. 29- Brokamp Brothers, 4% miles northwest of Convoy, Ohio. Jan. 21—Albert Mitchell, one miles south and two miles east of Monroe, Ind'ana. Jan. 26—John Weehter, I’4 miles west of Willshire and 9 miles east of Decatur. Jan. 27—Maynard Stetjer, 1 mile south, 2 miles east of Willshire, Ohio Jan. 28—Nolan Geyer, 1% miles ea’t 1 nrle north of Dixon, Ohio Jan 30—Alec Tanvas, Decatur, Harness Repair Shop. Feb. 2—Claude Harvey, 1 mile north of Monroe. State road 21 Feb. 3. —John Neadstlne, farm sale. Feb 4- Jake Leyse, B*4 miles south of Bluffton, closing out sale. FEB. 5- -Roy .Young, I*4 miles east of Salem; 10 miles southeast of Decatur, .Farm Sale. Feb B—A. H. Earhart 1 mile east, ■ 1 u mile north of Maglty on county ’l’,e Feb. 9—Smith & Lightfoot, 3 mile south of Decalin; on mud pike. Feb 10 —George Squire near Pe’erson. Eeb. 17—Ed Keller, 2 miles northwest of Decatur. Feb 18—Wi'liam Dellinger, 10 mile southeast of Decatur and a half mile east of Salem. , IS ~ Troutnpr ' % mllp » cast of Willshire, 0.. closing out sale. f eb , 19—Geo. Martin, dosing out sale. 7 miles east of Decatur. , 2 “~ < “ hi ’[ le ® Werling. Preble, ° miles west ot Decatur. Feb. 23—Oscar , Ewell, 10 miles northwest of Decatur (Stock sale.) 2 V E ; Miller ' 4 mlles WPHt of Van Wert, O. Pure bred Jersey Duroc hogs. 3 Feb. 26—Dewey Humbly, 1 mile southeast of Dixon, Ohio.

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT, SATURDAY. JANUARY 16. I»2C.

PETITION FOB A MACADAM HOAD State of Ind Inna, County of Adams. 88: Before the Board of Commi*»loner. of the County of Adams, Slate of IndiWe, the undersigned, each and all of whom are adult, resident, free holders and voters, of Monroe Township, Adams County. JIKIIiUX. inoat resiteiWully petition your Honorable Body that you construct and complete a Free Macadam Stone Hoad In said Township, over • and upon the public Streets and high--1 ways on the following route, to-wlt: I Commencing at the southeast cor- . net- of inlot number 235 In Isaac Leb--1 man’s 23rd addition to the town of Berne. in idaniH County. State of Indiana; , thence w est on Wabash street to Hari.mloii street; thence north on Harrison street io Compi onilse street; theme east on Compromise street to Baltimore street; thence south on Baltimore street to High street; thence east on High Streit to Sprungor street; thence north on Sprung'r street tv the liorli (•operation line of the town of Berne; t in-nee ' ust to a point about one liuniln.l fifty < 150> feet east of the ior- ' iteration line of said town of Berne, and there to terminate, the same bc- ■ Ing In section thirty-throe (33) township twenty-sbi <2B) north of range fourteen <l4> east, in Adams County, State of Indiana. Your petitioners further aver and say I hill IO make said Improvement prai • tical mid of public utility that the following approach unto and leading to the proponed improvement ought to be dunned, graded, and macadamized as follows, to-wlt: That the approach from the south on Columbia street unto the proposed improvement lie drained, graded and improved to the south on Columbia street I to Center street. That Hie approach from the east on Hoosier .street unto the proposed improvement be drained, graded and Unproved to the east on Hoosier street to Jefferson street. That the approach from the east on ('ompronti.se street unto the proposed improvement be drained, graded and improved to the east oil Compromise street to Sprunger stree.t. That tue approach from the west on Compromise street unto the proposed improvement be drained, graded and improved to the west on Compromise [street to State street. Tliat the approach from the west on Clark Street unto the proposed improvement be drained, graded and Improved to the west on Clark street to l Stale street. That the approach from the east on Clark street unto the proponed Improvement lie drained, graded and Improved to the east on Clark street to Sprunger street. I That the approach from the south on Lemu ,n street unto the proposed improvement be drained, graded and improved to the south on Lehman street io e.irnorn street to South Harrison , Dearborn street to South Harrison ISV. v c,. That the approach from the north on Columbia street unto the proposed improvement be drained, graded and improved to the north on Columbia street t ' Hoosier street and thence west on Hoosier street to State street. Your petitioners further aver and say I that the improvement prayed for herein I n- less than 3 miles in length and connects at the comnienccmtn thereof with a Free Macadamized Street in the town of Berne and at the end thereof with a Free Macadamized Stone Hoad in said Monroe Township. , Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway and streets herein sought to be improved is a public highway already established and In use and that said streets are public streets laid out and established and in use and that there is a large amount of public travel over said highway and said street, and that the same will be of public utility land benefit. 1 Your petitioners further ask that said highway and streets above described be improved to a width of forty (40) feet and that said highway above described be graded tv a width of twenty-tour (24) feet and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of fourteen (II) feet and to a depth of eight (8) inches at the sides thereof and to a depth of twelve (12) inches in Hie center thereof, and tlewt crushed I stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four it) inches upon such broken stone; that said improvement he made a single track and that the name of the same be "Robert Schwartz Macadam Road.” That to pay for said improvement, we ask tliat bonds lie issued by the .County of Adams in the State of Indiana. payable in twenty (20) semiI annual installments or scries, and for the payment of which wc 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.

I I That said improvement be made and , constructed and said bonds be Issued • and said tax be levied upon the tax- . able property of said township, including therein the town of Berne, in acI cordance with the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, passed in 1 the year 1905 beginning on page 550 I and us amended in the Aeta of 1307 and as amended in the acts of 1909, now in force providing for the extension of Free Gravel and Macadam roads, and all oilier and any and all amendments 'thereto. I We further ask the Board to take Jail of the necessary steps required by •■/a- to nave said improvement constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters ot 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. Robt. S<‘hw:wtz, C. C. Beer, Amos Neuenschwander, 1., Habegger, Elmer Liechty, Frank Nusbaum, Walter lieusset, Menno Burkhalter, M. B. Habegger. Frank Amstutz. Noah N. Soldner, Judith Liechty, Don Witmer, Jerry Liechty, S. F. Lehman, Hiram Liechty, Phil Scliug, Noah Sprunger, Lewis Sprunger, M. M. Baumgartner, V. E. Haecker, E. T. Haecker, Elmer Winteregg. .Sam Mcshberger, Mrs. Judith la-.nman. E. M. Lehman, Harvey I liesen, S. B. Bowshen, Amos Hirschy, Ell Baumgartner, Samuel Liechty, Otto Stucky, It. H. Katnholz, Daniel Stucky, , Noah Habegger. Emanuel Neuenscwander Elmer Stucky, J. A. Neueusehwander, N. B. Lehman. Emil Badertscher, J. A. Michaud. Vilas Schindler, L. A. Sprunger. Nick Stucky, E. A. Luginbill, Berne Milling Co., J. F. Lehman, J. W. Abnet, C. A. Neuenschwander, E. 11. Baumgartner, C. C. Neuenschwander, John Yoder. Jake Rinaper, Sol Habegger. D. C. Neuermchwandcr. Peter D. Steiner. Otto Neuenschwander, J. F. Sprunger, Ulrich Sprunger. Noah Lugin - bill, Wilbert Hurrbaum. C. A. Heare, Abe Hocker, A.' W. Snyder. Leonard Baumgartner, Ford Mettle, Leo E. Lehman, Dennis Striker. E. W. Baumgartner, J. D. Winteregg, Joh'u J. iSchwgttz. Cyrus Lehmap, Ed Neuenschwander, Walter Hlxler, Harvey Beer, E. H. GilHorn, John Winteregg, V. A. 'Eiciien- ' berger, Chris Stengel, Helena Liechty, C. O. Liechty, F. M. Tinkharn. Alfred Barney, A. J. Moser, N. M. Lehman, C C. Burry, Wm. Miller, A. C. Smith, E. C. Blerle, L. L. Yager, F. C. Foreman, A. N. Sprunger, John Lehman, Emil Nagel, Louie E. Neaderhouaer, E. M Ray. Harve Ellenberger. Amos Mnacr, Harvey Moser, Daniel Morand, F. G. Eiclwnberger, C. E. Stuoky, J. W. Baumgartner. Clarence Sprunger, An- ' drew Sprunger, John P, Steppier; Jacob Neuhausar, David Luginblll. JobnNeuhauser, Isaac Beer. 0. *F. Sprunger, W. J. Sprunger, Karl 11. Lehman, Emanuel imrunger, Fred K. Llecbtj. 'nils petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners of Adams • County, Indiana, on Tuesday. February 1916. at which time the taxpayers of Monroe Township may appear and make such objections as tits law may pro- 1 vide for. , ' • MARTIN JABERG, Auditor. rruchte and Bitterer, Attys. ’ fl-H) — 4 —-— ; Miss Marjorie May spent the day in .Fort Wayas Malting with friends.

PETITION FOB A MACADAM ROAD State of Indiana, (County of Adam*. 88: ' I Before the Hoard of CommlMioners of the County of Adam., We ,tlie undersigned each and all of whom arc adult resident tree-holders and voters of Blue Creek and Monroe Township* in Adams County, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask tliat you construct and complete a tree Macadamized stone read, on the boundary line between Monroe and Blue Creek Townships atoreaMd over and upon the public highway situated on tlie following route, to-wlt: Commencing at the north west corner of section six (6) township twentysix (26) north range fifteen (15) east. In Adams County. Indiana, thence run-, nlng south on tlie Boundary line between said sections six (6) in township, twenty-six (26) north range fifteen east, und section one (1) in township twenty-six (26) north range fourteen (14) cast und terminating at ti.c south west corner of said section six (6> aforesaid. Your petitioners aver and suy tliat, Hie inlltion herein is signed by morel thou fifty adult icsldcnt free holders and voters of said township* abutting said township line road and tliat more than ten of such petitioners arc from eacn of tile townships affected and to be affected by the proposed improve-, uient. Your petitioners further avor and suy that the improvement prayed for is less than three nUlea 111 length, is outsiue of Hie limits of any city or incorporated town, connected at both ends wth a free Macadam road, on said township line and that a United States Rural Mall Route passes over a part of said highway tliat the same will be of pub-, lie utility end benefit. Your petitioners further show that the highway thus sought to be im-l proved is a public highway already established and In use and is one of i the public highways on the boundary: line between Monroe and Blue Crock Townslitps aforesaid. Your petitioners ask your Honorable Hody that said highway berctoforc dcscrioed be drained and graded and tliat broken atone be placed upon the grade and tlrat upon such broken atone there be placed stone screenings. Your petitioners further aak tliat said highway above described he improved to the width of 40 feet and that said highway be graded to a widtli of 21 feet and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of 10 feet and to a depth of 10 inches eit the sides thereof und to a depth of 14 inches in the center Utereof and tliat crushed stone screenings he placed tiiereon 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 he the DAVID D. HABEGGER MACADAM ROAD. That to pay for said Improvement we ask that bonds be Issued by the County of Adams in the State of Indiana pa» - able in twenty semi-annual installments or series and for the payment of which we ask tliat a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Monroe and Blue Creek Townships atoreseald, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said improvement be made and tliat sard bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said townships in accordance gitli tlie acts of the Legislature of the State of-In-diana passed in the year 1909 beginning on page 263 and all other acts mentioned therein which are now in force and providing for tlie extension of free Gravel or Macadam Roads and all other and any und all amendments thereto. We further ask that the Board take all of 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 Monroe and Blue Cree.k Townships and tliat the Board cotistruct tlie same under tlie laws of tlie State of Indiana now in force providing for tlie extension of free Gravel or Macadam Roads by township taxation. i Respectfully submitted, David D. Habegger, Reason Shaffer, ■Wm. Frazier, S. K. Hhackley. H. L. Sipe. Elmer M. Eley. John J. Habegger, Ira Habegger, Ed Kratzer, C. J. Jones, os--1 ■ lay. Dan 0. Roop. Wm. Roop. I’hilip Zaugg, Chas. Morrison, Wm. Burkhart, R. P. Davies, Amy Moore. John J. Burke. J. S. Louks, John Hamrick, Henrv MarbauKh. J. F. Parrish. Robt. E. Doty. Henry Tumblcson. J. W. Hoppel, L. G. William. Eugene Runyon. Mdri-el-lus Davison, F. Emry, J. 11. Parr. 11. O. Durbin. G. C. McAlliany, C. W. F. Davis, E',l Miller, A. W. Wagers, George bchrank. G. B. Jones. William Stauffer, Albert Burke, 11. O. Swoveland. John L. Wolff, Virgil Mercer, E. G. Meyer, S. C. Tinkhum, C. L. Sipe. J. M. Foreman, t L. Foreman. Ft. L. Sprunger. Jacob Huser. Amos Hirseliy, Samuel Simion, Sol Habegger, J. Rimaker. Levi Moser, Ford Mettler, Albert Huser, E. J. Sehug. Jl. Williams, Jeff Liechty, Manas Leli-

man, James Glick. Peter F. Graber. Christ Otiristcner. C. F. Rayl, T. J. Rayl, D. C. Nussbaum, R. C. Longcnberger, Peter Steury, Wm. Mitchel, J. A.' Haggard, G. H. MeManama. John A. Jeoman, Azie Ez Tucker, James Vat.dekar, Frank Mart*:. James V. Hendricks. Giorge Bailey. Peter Bailey. Albert Dues, J. E. Johnson. Peter Rich. Manas: Lehman, George L’lirick, Harry Springer, This petition will be presented to the 1 Board of Commissioners of Adams! County, Indiana, on Tuesday, February j 2, 1926, at which time the taxpayers of j Monroe and Blue Creek townships mar I appear and make such objections as tli’e law may provide tor. MARTIN JABERG, Auditor. I Fruchte and bitterer. Attys. 9-16. KIRKLAND TOWNSHIP ANM M. Hkl'liH'l of -r|||.; TRUSTEE OF KIRKI.AM) TOWNSHIP FOR YEAR ENDING DEC. ill, tWB Receipts January 1 T’irsl National Bank. Dee inf 4,05 *2’ T- Ht’bck, Reimb't ditch 1.00 1 .6 M. Jabcrg, Jan. draw 920.46 , r rbruary 1 First National Bank. Jan. int 7.31 1 First National Bank, Feb int. 398 .1 ’*■ ir ° uck . Reimb’t Tp 3.00 .8 Martin Mcshberger, Transfers 304.50 April 1 First National Bank, Mar int .81 Jl iv rSt Bank. Loan . .2800.00 , 1 )'imt.Nationai Bank. April int 2.12 i 11 (Hen Cowan. Transfer 9i.50> 22 August Shueman, Transfer . 651.00 i June National Bank. May int. Ixl2 M. Jaberg, June draw 3Sl7.4fi' .J |,**'9t National Bank, June int 2.01 ’ -Jabcrg, Reimburse Tp 113.15 ! .9 M. Jabcrg, July draw 968.01 ! August ■ ! I?™?, National Bank. July int «.!>o -I Martin Mcshberger, Rcinlb. Tp 5.00 September i t'? 1 ! 0 "’*! Ka,lk ' A **g int 5.13 1 October 1 atio,| al Battel, I 1 First National Bank, Sept int 4,40 i November * ! Pit National Bank, Oat int. 2.34 JI r irat National Bank, Loan 3300.00 December ?J r<4 t National Baiik. Nov int. .50' *1 M. Jabers*, pec draw 5610.05. .... . BiaburMeinentsi ru tl rno t lf !’ DatiHng coal 11.00 4a fc.* D* Henichen, do 12 00 L inser ’ Teaching jWO.OO t'> v V Vi 1 'dehrand. Wood 11.00 i>' J :.Hyland. Rep furnace ... 233.35, 13 Huntington Lab., Disinfectant 7.18 | w L’ r » Aid., Brooms ... . 23.50 ; Jo Coal Co - Caal : 1., McMillen Co., Books . 23 98 ■ J Decatur Lumber Co.. Lumber 36.59 m l ?'.' w,Ta ' Supplies 7.50 : U u U . e . F ’ b< !' vard!i C° - >«*• - 67.20* ' 9 F??hk Ce NuWT , . r ’.. Te^hl,,K , j ce Dettfnger, do .... '22 67 L' 19 Catherine Ernst, do 2” 77 ' 19 Mildred’ McCray, do ■<•> 7-, !• ,19-Louise Hasting, do ’ 60 0(1' i •IP Louise Hasting institute 3<1*00,3 -3 Lewis ,Conrad. Hau! coal •■7Oll 5 28 ' C si' ’SMPP^es'' '91’27 J red Mier, Mow yard 3,00 ;

A MACADAM HOAD SUte of Indiana, County of AdaniH.jjc’- romm | o ionerß : whom are r«»*<l*nt, ad "t '> A d.ims and voters of Root I own- petition County. ,n<Jl “. na ' n ' ijr'.hn ’you < onyour “ on ® r *^' n R,e a tree inaendamcttonn^re;dPl£ 8 .;;; F t--S:: a tl^ t s U n I l t o h w r |n P g ,, nmt C h 'nA«lims Connlyc<sn>Slng'»tUjhc ’“town'ufi’ of aectlon rantfc M 1231. township 1 ' £ line dividing aforesaid to a P® int p f l .'® r “ciited line intersects l,M ‘,V ,U jf*.i ! «outb east fort) (10) rods soutli of the souin <• corner of said section twcMy-Mx ..«) township und range aforesaid and tn , to terminate. . ttlllt Your petitioners avei• and saj t the iniprovenient prayed Ln Is le ß * three miles in length. ( onnectri ai b> t ~„ds with » he, m....id;.v.i rem ' - '' township, and that alnl cd sta .s > nl Mail Route passes over said hIFU« ■ and that Ute same will be of publi utilitv xnd benefit. . „. 1V Your petitioners further aver am .. that the highway herein sought t ' improved tea Public highway already established and In (te‘‘ , ls ,. j' ®« ntlie public highway, of said Root low n I bl \our petitioners ask tliat said ''‘S' l " : wav above described be drained an 1 graded and that broken stone be Pl"' 1 upon the grade and that upon s ell broken stone there be placed stone ' your"pelitioners further ask that said highway above described be dia - ed and graded and that tlie same be improved to a width of 40 feel and that .‘aid highway be graded to a wWth of 24 feet and tliat broken stone be pin tiiereon to a width of J 2 feet and to a depth of 6 indies at the sides there l f und to a depth of 10 inches in the •.enter thereof and that crushed stone SI reerdngs be placed thereon to a depth of 4 inches upon such broken stone and tliat said improvement be made a single truck end that tlie name of the same be the CHARLES BOHNKB MACADAM 1 That to pay for said improvement we ask tiiat bonds be issued by the County of Adams in the State of Indiana in twenty semi-annual Installments or series and for the payment of which we ask tliat a tax lie levied upon tlie taxable property of said Rout Townsnip, in a sufficient sum to pay the interest und principal of said bonds as .they become due. , , , That said improvement be made und constructed and said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon the tax- ; ble property of said township in <iclordancc witli tlie Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indian i passed in the year 1905 beginning on page 5»• uml as amended in the Acts of IHU< a>.d | as amended in the Acts of 1:103 now in force providing for the extension o' free gravel or macadam roads and all other and any and all amendments: thereto. We further ask the Board to taki nil the necessary steps required by liw to have said improvement conitructed and made as petitioned for herein: that the same be constructed without .submitting tlie question of building the same to an election of the voters of said Root Township, and tliat tlie Board construct the same under tlie laws of tlie State of Indiana providing for tlie extension of free gravel or macadam roads by township I taxation. Respect fully submi’ted, I Charles Bohnke, W. O. Bigham. Fred Kukelhan. Otto Fuelling. Edward Kukelhail. Herman Kukelhan. J. C. Harkless, o. A. Hall. Jacob Wcidler. Fred >•:. I b uclling. Theo. Holbrook, August Bi: 1 sick, laiuis Hoile, CJint Hart. Ge". Sehiefersteln, B. Beekmcyer, Aug. Bohnke, Martin Gerke, Hugo C. Gorki. Chas. Kukelhan, Henry Luttman. Adolph Biobericli, F. M. Stulls, Mrs. \\ tn. Tiernan, Christian Bucher, J. M. Knapp. Otto E. Fuelling. Herman .1. Franz. Edd Busick. Mrs. Henrietta Gcrkc, William Ostermeyer, Ernst Fuelling. J. 11. Fuelling. Wni. Christianer. Jacob Fuelling. Henry F. Fuelling, J. H. A. Christianer. John Heuer, Chas. F. Fuelling. Jacob Buerger, Wm. Melcher, Herman Melcher, J. 11. Hall, Otto Buerger, Mary Fritzinger. Louis Weber. Henry Bohnke. Mrs. F. Kukelhan, J. M. Gibson, Ben. J. ■Waggoner. I’liocbc C. Waggoner. V. A. Brokaw. Anna Van Camp. . This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners of Adams IConuty, Indiana, on Tuesday, February 2, 1926, at which time the taxpayers of Hoot Township may appear and make 'such objections as the law may provide tor. MARTIN JABERG. Auditor. Fruchtc and Litterer, Attys. 9-16.

■ 0 — City light, power and water bills are due January 20th. Save discount on light hills. Don’t wait in line on last day, but pay [ today — City Treasurer’s office. City hall. 1 .’s-2t i 30 Mildred McCray, Teaching 7?25 | ::o Frank Null, do .. H, ,30 Lois Beycrly, do . 110.00 130 Rosa Little, do 67.50 j3O Albert Arnold, Janitor 50.00 :;o Catherine Ernst, Teaching 167.25 i ::o It. M. Houck, do 95.00 30 Vernon Arnold, do 95 00, February : 5 Mfg. Wall Paper Co., Paper 7.10 11 W. 11. Deltiitger, Trustee 100,00 11 First National Bank, lids, con 115(1 Ou 12 James Briner, Hanging paper I l.tin 2-1 Catherine Erust, Teaching 72 l<> 21 Catherine Ernst, Janitor 17>8 M. Houck, Teaching 95.00 2i> First National Bunk. Interest 51 On 26 Charley Johnson, Teu/’hing 130 00 26 Frank Null, do | 26 Lois Beyerly, do , p, 26 Rosa M. Little, do .. 150.0/1 26 Albert Arnold, Janitor . 50 00 .27 Emma Dettlnger, Teaching 100.00 21 Beatrice Dettlnger, do . 167 33 28 A (Jtnon Arnold, do 95 00 March | [ 1 Glen Chronister, Envelopes 3-b I AJbert Maggart, Teaching 40'09 17 Emma Oettinger, Teaching 25?f0 [ll Louies Kleine, Spls dog tax 132.00 17 Board ot Education. Transfer Hum I H Knoutaman. Labor Km'sj •m 'A”'' Splß d ° K fund *OO.OO Mildred McCray, Teaching 95.00 I -'8 R. M. Houck, do . fi;, on 28 Albert Maggart, do 50'99 , April i S t- ru ll k u N . uU ' Teac hiug 100.00 8 I-,. H. Scherry, Rep drain 15.2 f, 19 Emma Dettlnger, Teaching 160.00 10 Lots Beyerly, do 140 On 10 Rosa M. Little, do mJ, 10 Frank Null, do . 90 i)0 II Vernon Arnold, do 97 00 11 Albert Maggart, do .. xne., *3 Charley Johnson, do 21500 13 Emerson Ilenuott, Coal *2IOO 1* Emma Dettinger, Teaching 60 92 1J Emma Dettlnger. Janitor 35.00 11 Preble L. p. (jo., Lights "G 17 Mildred McCray, Teaching 95’00 -0 Henry Borne, Hauling coal is.oo -4 .JHcob Koehr. Wowing yard 600 -4 Albert Maggart, Janitor 7 irt Maggart, Teaching 50J)0 -4 U. L. Rogers, Diplomas 7no *O R ta ‘J* Ce ,, Det ,Gnßer. Teaching 95’00 • o k. M. Houck, do 111-n 30 Roll Houck. Janitr --r’s y ernon Arnold. Janitor 3075 : n ?«t rr “t? Ar , ,101d ' Teaching 99.39 ;P 8 Beverly. Institute «o O<J 30 Lois Beyerly, Teaching iso no 30 Walter Conrad. Hauling < oal 190 hg. a ’l*?J' Johnson, Teaching 210'9,-, ’0 n“w le T , Johll!ioI l; Institute ... ■ vJ B. B. uoUusou, Bep pumpa .... O.jq

X fsr “’’is ;io Monroe ’Speaker ” !! rv ‘ii l ittle Te«'" lnß ‘m J $ m! ’"■' ,luto *^ n „rt 9 Fatherin' 1 Ern"'' Sul ,plies 3 J}£ 211 trw r i’«’ | n« fr ‘ TeßCh,n< 10106 ' “ ‘ AltO J 5 n R L. Wilaen. Re| ’ a . l n*tit u te 1 *' 2S 27 Emma D*”'";."' guppll''" 27 Emma Xo'c & Int 1560.35 1,, Flr «t Nat'l BanU TrGa t 6C rent 330." n 5; v - H pcttinge.'. d 2 0.0" Martin Jaberg. a" 11 i B .« 2021 ■T'il P. Putman A Som SuppUre •I Glen Chronlater. bln'e* P . 276.5 s 3 Ziminermim Coa! C' -. ■ „ g 0 3 I p Hyland. ««?»'" ■ a5.95 11 Au(ru , t " alters. Itep f“"’ 35 - 0 •; Vernon Arnold, nstltui J 3 |)( lit It. M eTriv exp 60.00 f} K U Btewort Book. • 41.411 Nussbaum. Repairs 1167 ■ •ii It M. Houck. Janitor Beatrice Dettinger. SUPPI e.s 17 Henry . Supplies 30.00 IS Leonard Supply ’ 0.. am > 26 Mfg Wall f^RS n airs ■7 loseph Kachr, Rtpalis 27 (111110111 Bros-, llep pump 4J 00 ••S John Kline, Labot ■ I S 4 eP j: , mrt r ßr l ner. Hang paper 54 201 W 11 Dettinger. Trustee 60.Q0 . 5 First Nat'l Bank, Note mt 1-51.00 12 Farmers Slate Bank. Draft 6 Albert Arnold. Libor ■ HAS , S Sanitary SiiPP’y Co.. Disinfect. -. 89 1~0 »r \ Kolev < O'. SuppllfH 28 Encterprisc Drug Co., Books 13.47 ,J }’ t ym l on Arnold Teaching • JM.OO I 2 Chari") John,on, do I 2 Frank Null, do • I 2 Ruth A. Barker, do IM.OO • 2 Ruth Barker, do *“ ” 2 R. M Houck, do 10 «« 2 Beatrice Dettinger. do «0 00 t 2 Wm. Griffith, do 1 n 2 Alton Carson, do }nn na 2 Lloyd Bryan, do 2 Albert Arnold. Janitor 50.00 3 E. F. c'lausmier. Supplies ", rn 3 Milton Gerod. I-abor -.50 i 10 D. 11. Goble Co., Supplies 9.94 13 Preble L. fc P. Co., Lights 26.64 1 16 Wm. Weber, Labor .... 6.75 • 17 Wm. Arnold, Director service 8.10 i 20 C. J. Stevens. Freight 3.15 20 Charley Johnson, Supplies 43.91 2:1 Alton Corson, Teaching 100.00 . 29 R. M. Houck, do 130.00 29 Vernon Arnold, do 100.0() 29 Henrv Borne. Haul coal 13.00 31 Wm. Griffith, Teaching 100.00 ' 31 Llovd Bryan, do 100.00 31 Frank Null, do . 200.00 31 Kuth A. Barker, do 100.00 31 Ruth Barker, do 150.00 I November 6 Charley Johnson, Teaching . . 250.00 6 Beatrice Dettinger. do 100.00 21 First National Bank. Note, int 2603.20 2 1 Charlev Johnson. TeJeliing . 250.0'» ,25 R M. Houck, do 100.<10 127 Vernon Arnold, do 50.00 127 Lloyd Bryan, do . . 50.00 27 Alton Corson, do 50.00 28 Win Griffith, do . 50,00 . 28 Beatrice Dettinger, do . 50.00. December 9 I>. H. Goble Co . Supplies .... 35.77 19 Vernon Arnold, Teaching . . 1*0.(101 19 Leonard Slolte, Supplies ... 15.75, 19 A. It. Ashbaucber, Itcp furnace 3.85 19 Alton Carson. Teaching 150.00: 19 Wm. Griffith, do 150.00 ,121 Beavers &• Fryback. Table 4.50 121 M. Jaberg. Reimburse county 20.60 121 Raymond Keller. Hep clock . . 6.75 1'22 A. E. Hunt. Transfer 91.09 22 Charley Johnson, Teaching 25.(m , 22 Frank Null, do . 366.59 j 22 Ruth A. Barker, . 279.12 22 Ruth Barker, do 300.0(1 122 Albert Arnold. Janitor 150.00 22 Beatrice Dettinger, Teaching 127.92 22 H. M. Beery. Advisor . 5.00 ~22 H. M. Beery. Labor 3.00 .122 Jacob Hensclien. Advisor ... . 5.00 , |23 E. 11. Kreutzman. Rep bldg . 102)75 I 2., Janies Steel. Clean cemetery.... 15 (m 1 23 Glen Chronister, Envelopes’ . 510 L\ an , i , el „ Svh . err ''' Advisor .. . 5.00 'Ho ~■ f'ettiuger, Trustee, rent 170.00 • ->• !' PoH'OST, Trav exp. . 65.00 ’ A J, 1 , I f ’ pttl 'ißer. Accept dtchs 6.00 5 Houck, leaching 130.00 r* - 1 10 -' <l ;. r - Vi ‘h- do 150.00 . .6 Harry Morden. Haul coal ... 58.00 Reenpiluluiton TOWNSHIP FUND Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1925 $11571 ■ Tola h" 1 r ‘ nS ?,ar • S 3«’«o ■ i\? u f balances and receipts 952 31 ’ dUri ' 1K Ril ~ HPEC , ,A 'i- SCHOOL Fl'N'lV Balance on hand Jan. 1. 1925 s "667 81 Receipts during year I otiil of balances and receipts 18 ’lB «t ■,, , TUITION fund 3«J°-58 Balance on hand Jap. 1 li( . 5 • Receipts during ycar LJ - Total of balances and receipts ifr 7 « , BOG FUND 6-.98 ■ Balance on hand Jan. 1 t-,.-of balances and r 'i ' Kalance on hand Jan 1 i Receipts during year ' lotal of balances ’and receipt Disbursements during v , ~ ,7.‘,,* R , ‘ Final balance s< ‘" 21319.-,5 Total baian-0 u> )ih w 3160.92 tins report • 1 (■Warrant cheeks onfsi , 431W.82 I . December i 92? , ‘' ,ld, " K 1 Total balances and oiust , 1500.60 ■ng warrants. De!, d be'r "l, ll l^5 itOri ,5 ' 92 " • H. DETTINGEIt 3160.92 Trugtee Towns,, ip |

UNION TOWNSHIP <*f i 1 stjee oa.. January “***"•'• --6« February ' 842.06 MaJ?h St National P“nk. Jan. i«t 45.10 April™’ X#Uona! Fob int. i 3 . M May ' riit Bank, Mur int 13.87 June ’ N,l,| "" dl Bank, April hit 11.80 int ' „;»■« sUTernU' ttti ° nal July lnt u Oct® N<Ul0 «al Bank. Aug , int . l 8 00 ijlt 1( 4tV t X 1 XatiOnal Oct. int . lUS -M. int p.p; January Ui ’‘ , >’< 1 -«i 11 ,. ol!l ’ #»>««. r" £s “"> ; «»« a s ~, , Johnson JnD £T 7n.fui ■• SU «h» 5 . 0 Q

7 Richard Blachoff, Trans ■ 7 Martin Haugk. do " - t)(| K I 7 WJlllutn Boltz, dn 55.»» K i 7 110 C. Johnson, Teaching Ss "» E 7 May Jewell Falk. ,(,, u Rdf E 7 Marie Brodbeck, do bj.H S 7 Xarlfta Barkley Walter, d„ !!"•» K ; Xarlffa Barkley Walters i d n u ,. ■ II National Adv. Service, Steel 1 4 "* W 26 D. H. Goble Co.. «upplli’ l, ‘ *ll ■ March •- <U( w 2 Louies Kleine, Spls dog fu n ,i. .. B 7 Martin IliUHik, Transport, ith " •;!* I 7 William Beltz. d o In | 7 Richard Bischoff, do E 7 Marie Lirodbeck, Teaching :*** K 7 Xarlffu Barkley Walt,., ■ 7 110 U. Johnson, do 0 ‘•“■•I V 7 .Mary Jewell Falk, do ?;*t K 7 Letitia Sclmepp, Labor E 7 I-etltlu Seiinepp, do H| 7 Democrat Co.. Leg adv ,}■• 7 Herne Wltneas Co., do . eg l 'l9 A. J Blenz. I.abor W 21 laiules Kleine. Hal dogiumi, ■ 21 Smith. Yager & Fulk. Sum, 1 - 1 * E 21 Dick Bock, Ditch aasmt K April ■ 2 W. W. Steward, Labor E I Martin Haugk. Trans. '■ 4 William Beltz, do ■ 4 Kli liard Bischoff, do E I Marie lirodbeck, Ten. hum E I Xarlffa Barkley Walter , ,(„ ,!* K 4 110 C. Johnson, do B I Muy Jewell Falk, do E 16 Rollle Crozier, Grad r. iu- B 17 Frank Mclntosh. Labor B 20 Cyrus Eagleaon, Jan supp B 20 Cyrus Eagleson. Labor ■ 20 Fred Thieme, Drag ro.i.r g 22 Frank Schnepp, Labor ore■(;£.<, B 22 Henry Denner, do roads j,,’. fl 22 Aniox Walters, Jan supp ■ 21 Phillip Sauqr. Lab & supp ,',‘z ■ 27 110 C. Joltnaon, Teaching l' : ,•ii ■ 27 110 C. Johnson. Inst & Jan ■ 29 May Jewell Fulk. Inst A |, lu ■ 29 May Jewell Falk, Teaching ( ■,, I I 29. Martin Haugk, Trans ■ 130 William Beltz, do ■ Slay I 1 Rudolph Welland, Trustee sal ](.« ■ 1 Alva K. Burger. Trans. \| M fl 2 Richard Bischoff, do ■ 4 Xnritfa Barkley Walters, 15 h 1 I 1 Xarlffa Barkley Walters, ln-t fl 4 Forrest Walters, Shovel sm, w f w ■ 4 Forrest Walters, Haul i»al I 8 Henry Lehrman. Jan supp n',; I 11 Richard Bischoff, Trans 1 13 Marie Brodbeck. Teaching 20.LH I 13 Marie Brodbeck. Inst & Jan iiA, S 13 .Marie Brodbeck, Supplies p.q ■ 13 Martin Krueckelberg. Lahm- . I 18 LeonArd Supply Co., Supplies ■ 28 Henry Dehner, Labor . jo.;; 1 1 June I 9 Richard Bischoff, Haul coal 311.4 I 1 13 Cyrus Eagleson, do 15.4 1 1 15 Susie Bowen. School transfers 4».W I 15 Estes Duncan, Assessment jj,;; ■ July I 14 F. E. Compton Co., Supplies ’7.4 ■ If, Marie Weiland, Enumeration IS.'in I | 20 E. S. Christen. Comm exp. s.»i I 20 M. Jaberg. Examine records 2(i.« 1 20 Peter Kirsch, Repairs c; I 1 20 Krick-Tyndall Co., Tile 77« I 1 20 M E. Hower, School transfers 8t7.!3 I 1 20 -Rudolph Weiland, Part salary )nn«i I 1 August I 1 1.3 CUigens Telepiionc Co . Kent l‘.U I 1 13 I’gyne Morgan, Trustee, trsfre ::ii» I 1 14 Fred Thieme. I-abor la.iai I 1 19 Oliver Smith, Rep clocks .» I i 21 Fred Harmon. Labor 11.7; I 21 Fred Harmon, Labor . j.R I 1 September I , 1 J. E Ulman. Adv bd service « I , 1 A. J. Blenz, do I 11 Emanual Hart, do , 2V. A. Brokaw, Painting lii.m 1 . 3 Rollie Crozier, l-ilior . 5 Harl Stevens. Labor l''.l» 1 9 Mrs. Letitia Scliuepp, Lahm OS I , It Daniel Lehrman. do II Bd. of Ind’al Aid for Bld Brins 11» I 'ill Berne Witness Co.. Legal mh ■•" I .11 Democrat Co., do 1 14 G. G. MeGIIL Repairs ,14 Cyrus Eagleson. Labor 'ls Rudolph Weiland. Pt.salarv ’ 'ls Leonard Supply Co., Supplie- IW '(ls D. 11. Goble Co.. Tools ' 15 D. 11. Goble Co., Supplies 1 October ' 2 Marie Brodbeck. Teaching 2 Esta Fleming, do '■ > 2 May Jewell Falk, do 1 2 Ho Johnson, do 16"’’ 1 1 2 Richard Bisdioff. Trans. '•■ ■ ■ ! 7 W. H. Workinger. do 1 10 Zimmerman Coal Co.. Coal :2Xw | ■ 20 E. F. Clausineier, Supplies ID I) I .’ 20 E. I'. Clausineier. do ' • ' ) 22 Amos Walters. Miscellaneous 1 26 C. D. Spuller, Igibor 1 30 Esta Fleming, Teaching ; November I 2 E'lv C. Amspuugh. Table DW I 2J. F. Arnold, Culvert 1, 2 Decatur Lumber Co.. Suppli’- ij’’ | 1 2 Decatur Lumber Co.. Repairs 4 '• , 2 Decatur Lumber Co.. Slake- ' ) 2 Rudolph Weiland. Pt. salari Ui'.’t , 5 John Stcigmeier. Labor 6 Richard Bischoff) Trans. > 6 W. H. Workinger, do 6 Marie Brodbeck. Teaching 6 May Jewell Falk, do ■ 6 110 Johnson, do ! 7 John 11. Railing. IgtJwr ;•“ 27 Democrat Co., Advertising • ! December , . ! 1 Rudolph Weiland, Ft. salar) •.■ ’ 4 Marie Brodbeck, Teaching I Esta Fleming, do J-J,,, ! 1 May Jewell Falk, do 4 110 Johnson, do I " I '. 5 Frank Mclntosh, Labor • a W. H Workinger, Trans. i 5 Richard Bischdff. do 7 Ashbauoher Tin Shop. Repair.- ! 22 Lee Hardware Co., do ■ >,23 Schafer Hardware Co., Mis" • I 23 F. E. Compton Co.. Supplu - ’ ' 23 H. Knapp &■ Son. Rep pump >. ’ I 26 Esta Fleming, Teaching ■ ’ . 126 Marie Brodbeck. do 1 26 May Jewell Falk,, do 1 26 110 Johnson, do » 1 26 Richard Bischoff. Trans. 26 W. 11. Workinger. do ■ , I 26 Cyrus Eagleson, Mk>c. I „ (l : 26 RoHie Crozier, Jailair ' * ' 29 Virgil Barkley. TranS ; , 29 Farmers L. & P. Co , Light ■"» • 31 Rudolph Weiland, Sal A rent U. .31 Rudolph Weiland, Exp. It-'eapitulation • • I TOWNSHIP FUND . .. , 1 Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1925 , 'l'? Receipts during year It ,s! : 'lotal of balances and receipts , Disbursement* during year . ---• : Final balances - 11 '

ROAD FUND Balance on band Jan. 1, 192 ' ' ~* Receipts during year Total of balances and receipts •!. Disbursements during year i,’sn'nn Final balances ■ HFECIAL SCHOOL FIND .... Balance on hand Jan. 1. 192.> Receipts during year <Hfi Total of balances and receipt- 1 ’ - Disbursements during year ' Final balances TUITION FUND j Balance on hand Jan. 1. 19- ■ ~, Receipts during year ~ 'i- , Total of balances at)d receipts . Disbursements during year ' . t. linal balance «OG FUND , Balance on hand Jan. 1, I' l - 1 T, ~u Total of balances and receipts Disbursements during year TOT AUS OF ALL FUND* Balance on hand Jan. 1, 1925. ' , 80. eipfs during year \ Total of balances and receipts Disbursements during year . Final balance ... . ■ J as shown by this report Warrant cheeks outstand- ■ „ ing Dec.<Sl, 1975 Total balances and outstanding warrants. Dec. HL 1925 !"•’■ " Cash in depository, December 31. 1925 1 '' ' J RUDOLF WEILAND, Trustee Union Township DR. C. V. CONNELL VETERINARIAN Special attention given to cattle and poultry practice. Office 120 No. First Street. , ; Phone: Office 14y-.Residence IV- j J u