Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 25, Number 13, Decatur, Adams County, 15 January 1927 — Page 2

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v„: mrssz "■■■" k :::::: kk k k &: t, ka « a :: CLASSIFIED AI)S ’» I, ,« (• |4 |« |t |i «• «• «• « * M I* W I* *,* at al at at < l # » •* >t at at at at at mM a t at FOR SALE POU SAI.K Kxtru itoixl brood sows ut Butler A; Ahr sale Saturday. 1213 FOR SAI>! Own u lot, a half acre tract In Beautiful llellmont Park. We will sell you a home already to move Into, or build one to suit you. A small cash payment, balance us rent. You can buy the lots or tracts with a small cash payment, balance long time at low rate of interest. This Is a wonderful opportunity to own your own home in cue of the prettiest building spot* in Adams County with all the city advantages. Fur further information see Fred Keppert, owner, Phono Office 006, Residence 312. 1 11 11 FOR SARK Rest radio bargains in town. We service and repair all makes. Open evenings. 'Decatur Au'/o Top and I’aint Shop. Phone 494. JOt 12 FOR BALK—Leather davenport in good condition. Phone 715 11-3 t FOR RENT Garage ut 310 North Fourth street. Inquire John Meyer at above address. 11-31 X Milt SALKS —Pair of Bob sleds ?-l condition. Phone 653 12-3 t FOR SALK-d Rat Terrier Pups. Cal! Floyd Shoaf, 0-085. 8-31 xeod FOR SALE —1920 Ford Coupe in good tunning condition. Reasonable. H. Van Camp, lt-3. 13-3tx WANTED FARM WANTED I am still in business and want to buy 30 to 40 acres, fair improvements on pike not far out. DAN N. ERWIN 6tf Phone 338 WANTED —To rent six or seven room house by February 5. Call 877-ii 11-3tx WANTED —Position as truck driver. Address box J. H., care this office or inquire here. 11-3tx FEMALE HELP WANTED Women, make money sewing bungalow aprons, Childrens dresses. Materials cut Instructions furnished. Experience unnecessary. Write Henry Manufacturing Co., 104 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Sat-ltx MALE HELP WANTED Steady employment is one of the many good things enjoyed by Watkins dealers. If you are honest and ambitious and would like to earn $35 to $75 every week In a dignified business of your own. write The J. R. Watkins Company, Dept. E-3, 129-139 Sbestnut St., Columbus Ohio. Sat ltx SALESMAN for Lubricating Oil and Paint; two'lines combined. Salary or Commission. THE ROYCE REFINING CO. or THE ROYCE PAINT 0.. Cleveland. Ohio. ltx FOR RENT Still in Business with two houses rentals $40 —To trade for 40 acres near Decatur. Daniel Erwin. 7-6!c FOR RENT Hoard and room in west end of city. Prices right. Phone $Ol4. 11-61 X Tit IA It 11 AND ROOM- Day or ui,k. Meals at regular hours. Lunch at all hours. Prices right. Erie Grocery gud Restaurant. Plume 965. 11-3 t FOR RENT itouse on South WinChester St. Phone 502 11-3tx FOR RENT 40 acres. Good buildings. Near Valley church. Call 124 Monro*. 11-3 t FOR Mrs. R W. Sholty, 609 west Monroe street. Phone 521. ' 9-3tx e.o.t}. LOST AND FOUND LOST- Auto tire chain, Thursday evening, on Winchester street. Reward. Rev. R. W. Loose. Phone 700. 12t2 Leo Kolme, of Washington township, was a business visitor here this morning. Herman Koeneman and daughter, Velma, of Preble were shoppers her*today. .Miss Catherine Christen, of Fort Wayne, is spending the week-end herewith her parents. The Misses Catherine Martin and Verneal Whalen spent the aftornoon in Fort Wayne with friends. William Meyers, of Washington township, looked alter business interests here today. # NOTICE OF I IN\|, SKT'HiEMEST OF i;vr \ te -No. 22KK Nut he I- hereby giYen to tin* * r»*»li-t-ors, hot™ anil legatm>H of Anna Eliza Ratterson, <lor,enH4Mi, to uppear In 1 1*** Adams Circuit Court. ImW at Decatur, I ndianu, on the 71 h day »>f February, 1 0 1! 7, and show chump, if anv, win the FINAL HtoTTLEMENT ACCOUNTS with the estate of «aid decedent should not Im* approved; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof Os heirship, and receive their distributive shares. FRED I IWfTKILSON Administrator. J»ecalur, Indium! .lanmiry 6. 1 ttuT Attorney, Jan. .8-15 9 6 DR. C. V. CONNELL VETERINARIAN Office 120 No. First Street Phone: Office 143 —Residence 102 % Special Attention given to xatllle and poultry practice 0 O

: :::: i: 8 k :::::: :: ”ki: aa : a BUSINESS CARDS « » *i m •» *t «i •» •» *i ss a as a-» H. frohjjapfel, I).C. DOCTOR OF CHIROPRACTIC t A HEALTH SERVICE The Neurocalometer Service Will Convince You at 144 South 2nd Street. Office Phone 314 Residence 108. Office Hours: 10-12 a.m. 1-6 6-8 p-m. — s . E . BLACK Funeral Director Mrs. Black, Lady Attendant Calls answered promptly day or night OfTice phone 90 Home phone 727 federal farm loans Abstracts of Title Heal Estate. Plenty of Money to Loan on Government Plan. Interest Rato Reduced. October 5, 1924. See French Quinn Office—Take firr.t stairway south of Decatur Democrat. N. A. BIXLER OPTOMETRIST Eves Examined. Glasses Fitted HOURS: 8 to 11:30—12:30 tp 5:00 Saturday 8:00 p. m. Telephone 135. MONEY TO LOAN An unlimited amount of 5 PER CENT money on improved real estate. FEDERAL FARM LOANS Abstracts of title to real estate. SCHURGER'S ABSTRACT OFFICE 133 S. 2nd St. _ , O - FARM MORTGAGE LOANS Planned for the advantage of the borrowing farmer. Ift year small com. 10 year («> 5V&‘'R no expense to you. ■2O year @ 6U, Govt. Flan. Interest paid annually. Borrower fixes interest date.* CITY PROPERTY Mortgage Loans Select Residence or Mercantile Buildings Low Rate of Interest. SUTTLES-EDVVARDS CO. A. D. Sutttes, Secy. Office 155 South 2nd St. gAlive ail the wav. 1 Adjustments will Phone for an appointment. CHARLES & CHARLES Chiropractors Office Hours: 10 to to 5 6:30 to 8:00 127 No. Second St. Phone C2B. O 000* —000 — t j PUBLIC STENOGRAPHER Mlmmeographing and Addressing Office Room 1, Peoples Loan & Trust Bldg Offes Phone 606-Home Phone 1171 I j MILDRED AKEY i n—— — —ooo- -000 —— o - 7 U DR. G. F. EICHHORN Veterinarian Office.at Sale Barn on First Street Baoilary white diarrhoea of i chickens controlled by blood test- For particulars, call Phones: OfTice 306; Res. 301. O v o ■■■■■ ■■■ I Typewriting Stenographic Work If you have, any extra typewriting or stenographic work 1 will he glad to do ii. Phone 42 for appointment. , Florence Holthouse Judge J. T. Mcrrvman’s Law Office, K. of C. Bldg. Miss Helena Meyers, was a Fort Wayne visitor litis afternoon. Mies Marie Gass spent thu a [turnout! in Fort Wayne with friends.

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MARKET REPORTS DAILY REPORT OF LOCAL AND FOREIGN MARKETS EAST BUFFALO LIVE STOCK Receipts, 2,300; shipments, 3,840; - hog receipts, 600, holdovers, 1.724; ! light and medium weights, active. [ strong, other classes scarce, few 200240 pounds, $12.60 to $12.65; weights below 200 mostly $12.76: packing SOWS, $10.25(1 $11.00; cattle receipts 150, very little on sale, market nominally Steady; calves receipts. 50. limited trade steady; top veals, $16.o0; sheep receipts, 100, holdovers, 900, offerings mostly in between kinds; fat lambs nominally quotable steady at $13.00 down. Fort Wayne Livestock Market Pigs, 140 tbs. down $12.25 j 140 to 180 lbs. $12.05 ISO to 226 lbs. ...I $11.95 225 to 275 lbs. $11.86 275 to 360 lbs. $11.75 Calves $3.00 to sn.oo Receipts: Hogs 200; Calves 25; ; Sheep 100. CHICAGO GRAIN CLOSE Wheat: May $1.39%; July $1.30%; Sept. $1.27%. Corn: May 81',c; July 84%c: Sept. S6%c. Oats: May 48%c July 47'ic; Sept. 45%c. LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET (Corrected January 14) j Heavy Hens 20c 1 Leghorn Fowls 12c Heavy Chickens 19c Leghorn Chickens 13c i Turkeys 30c Old Toms : 26c Ducks 16c Geese H c Eggs, dozen 3fc LOCAL GRAIN MARKET (Corrected January 14) i Harley, per bushel 60c Rye, per bushel 80c | New Oats (good) 35cth40c New Mixed or white corn .. 65c(@ 70c New yellow corn 75c New Wheat $1.25 Good timothy seed $2.25-$2.50 Good alsac seed $12.00 LOCAL GROCERS’ EGG MARKET Eggs, dozen 32c BUTTERFAT AT STATIONS Butter fat (lb.) 4Se LaPorte Basketball Team Becomes Marooned In Snow LaPorte, lnd„ Jan. 15. —Three hundred basketball fans and members of the LaPorte high school team were 1 arriving in Valparaiso hv various means this afternoon after spending last night and early today marooned in snow drifts between Westville and Valpaiaiso, where the LaPorte team was to play last night. Twenty-eight members of the LaPorte squad were ,fi’ lsnow bound this afternoon, five | mues east of Valpaiaiso. Thirty autos and three buses carrying fans and the team are stalled along the Lincoln highway. WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP \n\s \i report or tiii: Tin steE or \\ \siii\oto\ township. roi« YK\l< i:miiv< dec. .hi. IWEd It <*<*<*{ |lt« !January 1. o. A. <\ H Is X. 15. ami P. I*, and T. Co. Int for Our. 192 b 19.70 | 25 M. Jaberg Co. Auditor Jart draw 1543.11 I February 2 0.A.C.8.. Ist. N. 15. and I*. L. and T (’.) .l.t! . I nt. 26.Tt March 1 0.A.C.8., Ist. X. 15. anti l*. I*, and _T Co. Feb. Int. 23.78* >22 M. .Tn-brrg. Co. Auditor Special Dog Fund 4 1.03 I April 1 c A.Clj.. Ist. N. C. and F. L. and T. Cn. March Int. 24.^3 8 .!. T. Merriman. Fees 4.50 I May * 1 b.A.C R. Ist. X. F., and P. I*, ami 'F. Co. April Int. 21.9!; J true 1 o A.c.15., Ist. X. 15. and I*. L. and I'. Co. May Int 20.19 28 M. Jaberg, Co. Auditor, June Draw * 7110.19 j July | 1 0.A.0.8., Ist. X. 15. and P. Ij. and T. <’o. June Int. 19.31 I 21. M. Jaberg, Co. Auditor July Draw 991.92 August 1 (t.A.C.H,, Ist. X. n. and P. L. and T. Co. July Int 31.00 ! Si'pteiuber 1 0.A.C.8.. I si. X. 15. an>t P. L. and T. Co. August Int. .* 31.32 ! 20. A. (’. Bulener, J. I*. Docket locs 23.7.5 October 1 O A.C.15.. Ist. N\ 15. and P. I*, ami T. <Hfeptepiber Int. 2^.08 November 1 O.A.c 15.. Ist. N. It. and P. I*, and T. Co. October Int. 26.37 i December j 1 0.A.C.15. Ist- X. It. and P. L. and r r. Cn. Xovcmber Int. . ... 20.78 20 M. Jaberg Co. Auditor. Dot. DraW 728 i. 71 ; 22 1,.A. Graham, Uertmd Insurance I *!*«■» flhium .8.50 ) 27 J. \\‘. McrriniQn. Docket fees 1.50 (To correct error in chock No 31c .02) j (To correct error in index 9-1-20 ,00) DISH! JtMIIAIS ! Jaliintry * lit I>. H. Goble < 'o, J. p S. S. 10.81 | II Fistii r & Harris, Janitor Sup 7.50 11 D. M. IliHslev & son hep. of 10. 1.25 ii Decatur Dumber Co hep of li 3.1 0 1 II Hotlisclilbl Bros Janitor Sup 2.75 I! John Colchln hep of Drain I.od is 1). F. Tocpie, Hrayagc 0.. V» ts Standard Oil (*•» Jan. Sup. 9.10 : ! 9 Carl Putnphrey llep of 10 5.00 25 Glen Cowan Salary 80.00 25 (.). 11. Gre Ist Teach lit F G 7.05 j Vfi ii M. Owens 'Pcutdi I list 5 150,00 ! 30 Vv'ni Noll do 0 128.00 1 .30 Mary Thomas do 0 0".29 3.0 Gladys S. Crownovcr do 7 115.00 30 Albert Coppcss. do 8 . .... 97.29 ! 3D Wlldlls V Lenhart. do 3 88.57 ! 3D Uussell howman, Trans 60.00 :30 Frauk Coppess Trans & Jan 100.00 ! February ; 1 U. H. Smith ii. S. S 2.20, j 1 \V ui'ill JL/uv.U Co uii b.pl)

»| i! ?,*,% Mri w ? 1? }§:«• "7 No)l. ilo 6 Mary Thom##, do >: 7' m 27 tlludy# Orowitovi-r 27 Alln-rt ('opiit-H*. d-> » v - !: • 27 Wlldti# V Lriilidi't. -1 27 Frank Onpl'<’#» Jit'll otnl trull# 100.JJJ 27 liu##rll .1 low mu ii TrntiH. March , „ aA ) Carl Noll, Hepalr work r, H, Ktnipp & Son Jan Sup s Ki-rne Wltiu-s# t'o. I’ub A l.«“P -J- 1 ■ 2!t Glen I'ownii Sul ,V- K\ 27 Vt-ru M. Owen# Ti-m-hlpg I' •' I-' 1 " 1 " 27 Wm Noll, do ii ,27 Mary Thomas, do 6 _ Jr®* 27 UJadys Crownovcr do i ii.».dd 27 Albert Coppcss. do 8 27 Wild us V 1 lenhart. do 3 110.»n Uussell Howman/ Trans. hD.aa 27 Frank Coppcss. Trans & Jan 100,00 A 5 P Vnto Hoffman Janitor 10.(S' 15 Wm. llupert. Dram hepalf n** m 'J i»:j John Hirshey, Drain Repair ... 2.70 •»4 Prank Coppcss, Jan i rails lOU.oo 21 Uussell Howman. Trans **' 26 Marv Thomas, Teaching Inst 163.Kj 26 Wm'. Noll .lo J7|j.2(l 26 Wild us Lenhart. do 186. ix 26 ( ;i.nl\ s I’i owmov «I. do !'• 27 J H. Anderson. Drain Repair 20.u9 30 J.' O. Trickcr Trans. 45.00 30 GUn Cowan, Salary . 80.00 30 Alice* Cowan. Clk hire 25.0 fl 30 John Chllcote Jan & Repair 108.70 May 3 Otto Hoffman, Janitor 3 Albert Coppcss 'reach, Ins J. 25 4.6a I o Carl Noll Jan Ditch repair 30.00 10 Vera M. Owens T .bm Ins T 238. -'* 19 S K. Johnson. Ditch Repair 15.00 24 Frank (’uppess, Jan sup 21 Krick ami Tyndall Drain Tile .>3.60 31 Glen Cowan Salary — y 85.00 June . r , _ 3 J. 11. Andrews, Ditch Repair 9...0 10 John Chilcote. Hauling Coal 28.15 10 Frank Coppess do Jjf*3s 10 Frank Coppess do R»**s II Jesse Johnson, do JjJD 14 Old Adams Co Hand H & C . 507.50 15 Julius Haugk, Coal 301.35 16 Lee Kohn, llep Work 10.00 21 Helen Kvertt, School Hooks 60.00 21 O. H. Greist. T. Pension* 33.52 28 Glen Cowan, Sal Ex . 125.00 28 Alice Cowan, Clk hire 25.00 July 12 Kiger & Co Supplies 25.18 L. K. Johnson. Ditch Repair 10.00 20 J. H. Andrews, Ditch labor 10.00 20 Frank Coppess, do — 20.00 31 Glen Cowan. Salary „ 80.00 August . 2 Freeman Walters. Ditch Repair «.00 9 Clifton Striker, Corn Bx 8.75 13 Carl Noll, Hauling Coal 24.00 23 Chas Burke, Ditch Repair 6.00 23 Frank Coppess. llep. of Bdg 36.25 30 Glen Cowan, Salary & Ex .. 125.«)0 30 Alice Cowan Oik hire 25.00 PETITION FOR \ MACADAM ROAD STATE OF INDIAN % CO I NTI OF \ IIA MS SS. Before the Board of CommiaaionerH of The County of \dniiiM, Strife of lndlann. the undersigned, each an<T all of whom are res blent adult tree holders and voters of' Monroe Township, in Atbims Count)', Indiana, re»pe< tfully petition your Honorable Iboly «xnd ask that you construct and complete a Fixe Macadamised Stone Road in said 'lov/n---.sliip. over and upon the public Highway. situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the south west corner of the south west quarter of Section fourteen (14) in Township twenty six (26) north of Range fourteen (14) east, in Adams County, Indiana: thence running east over and upon the public Highway dividing sections fourteen (14) and twenty three (23), sections thirteen (13) and twenty four <24y in said Township, and terminating at the south east corner of the south east quarter of Section thirteen (13), Township and Range aforesaid: Your petitioners ayer and say that the Improvement prayed for Is loss than three miles in length, connects at one end with a Free Macadam Road in said Township, and at the other end with the Township line between Monroe and Hlue Creek Townships, and that a United States Rural Mail Route pass*’* jvea- the Highway thus sought to be improved. Your petitioners further aver and say that the Highway herein sought to be Improved, is a public highway already established and in use, and ;s one of the Public Highways of said Monroe Township, and that the same will be of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners ask that said Highwax above described be drained and graded, and that broken stone be placed upon the glade anti that upon such brolc» n stone there he placed stone screening. Your petitioners further ask that said Highway above described be improved to a width of Forty (40) feet, and that said Highway above described be graded to the width of Twenty four (24) feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of Twelve (12) feet and to a depth of eight <8) inches at the sides thereof and to a depth of ten <I0) inches in the center thereof, and and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four (I) inches upon such broken stone, that ■»aid improvement be made a single track and that the name of the same be “The Carl Murphy Macadam Road.* 1 That lo pay for said improvement w« that said Ronds he. Issued. and ftsk that Bonds be Issued the Conn- I tv of Adams, in the State of Indiana, payable in twenty semi-annual InStaHnents of series, and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the" taxab|x* property of said -Monroe Township aforesaid in a sufficient amount to pay the interest ami principal of said Bonds us they become due. That said improvement be made, and that said fax he levied upon the taxable property of said Township in accordance with the Acts of the LegiJsature of the State of Indiana, passed in the year 1905 beginning on page 550. and is amended in the Acts of Legislature of the State of Indiana for the yea»1907, . ar% as amended in the Acts of 1909 now in providing for the extension of Free Gravel or Macadam Roads and all other and any and all amendments thereto. We further ask the Rpard to take ill of the necessary steps required by law to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned herein. that the same bo constructed with>uf submitting the question of building the same to an election of the Voter o' uiid Monroe Township,»and that the Hoard 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. Uarl Murphy, J. K. Johnson, John R. Rudders. T. J. Ray!. !>. X. Stauffer, I’e* ter Rich, O. O. Honker, 11. A. Andrews, D. (\ Brandybepy, Holla Longenbergcr.Fli \V. Hendricks, Julius Reichert, A. W. Snyder, Sam Hlmlson, Andrew Gottschalk, Sam Sprtinger, Klius Ric■*on, Leai Moser, Harvey Moser, \Y. J. Spr linger, 1,. <>. Kprunger, J. A. Michaud, !*7. W. Luginhill. T. 11. Morgan, U. Stengel O D Jones, II J>.Junes. PtiHllp Sehug >. W. Smith. Me Mb BUrkhdßer. Tope Michaud,* David. Xpuenschwarider. G. (*. Moser, L L. 'S iighr, Win. Miller, Samucl Sticr, Geo. .1. Braun, <A. Hen.re, G. Fmcrick, Loon Van Gun ten. Emil Bade rise her. Vilas Schindler. (\ 11. Musclman, J. M. Rose, hh rd Mettler.J. A. Haggard, A. Quigley, I>. W. R. L. Sprutiger. (‘has. J-;. R<». hlor, Albert Inter, Wm. Siby, J. W. Andrews. J. .1. Roper. Christ RS h. A. C fvinlth/r. A. Gottschalk. Nicholas Ri.vj,. George llcdington, Isalxdle Hkdington, William T. Waggoner. Daniel A. Milh r, William Rich,l tennis Striker, Dr. Al .1. Parrish. Christ Hlltv. John 11. Uiitv. Sam N usshamn, Finley Striker. P7d. Niicnschwander. Aha A. Hahcgg c r, Vtnice Mattox ami (J. YV. Sprung' i. 5 his petition will be preseniHd in tne Ibcirtl of CtuiimisHloners on Tuesday February 2th 1 927, at which time the lax payers of Monroe TYnvnshlp may appear and make such objecUbns as the law mac provide fur. MARTIN JABWIftR Auditor Adnis County Indiana. FruclUe 6c JUtterer, A ttys Jan. 8-15

HeptcmbeJ , 381.07 \l fflUd 0,.> L ( Fluor 0,1 lit H. K. Linn, ftuilJlnt B«P ss.JH i 3 l 6 Pet«r*on, Inf- , 13 C*ri Noll, Itepolr wor * t ' 4 27 Htaml«r<l Oil '’o Moor Oil • “ (| 27 otto Hoffman. W, " K .fj,,, 28 41 lon t'owatt. Sa ary -S Frank ( oppi-»H, Jan * Oan» October ._ , I. r, ]QO.ofl 2 Florence Maßl.-y, reaoliln* l' “- (M , 2 Vera M '»«'•"* 6o t, 10u 2 Florin..- • «' * 2 Albert Coppra*. .to . - „ , 2 ISertelln.- Zimmerman iU> s t ooOK 2 W11.1.i, Lenhart 'I" J ;„'„ 0 2 iciinM.il lloivman. rrnna , •t Van..- Matlox Trans Till U *S (Mt 20 SuttleH-Kdwurila t o ln» 2a Glen t'owkn Sal * hx sk'o‘» iVIVTrr. tv ..ffi.7 * tent _ lit) Flore ace MaKley Teaehlim O -> , 30 Vera M Owens do o 5, 30 Florence lllgka oo o i-hmi.. 30 Albert Coppess. do . 30 Bertelene Zimmerman do 8 30 Wlldus la-nliart. do . ' ' l|n 30 Frank Coppess. Jan Trans loo.no 30 Uussell Bowman. 1 rans. November ~ no 1 Otto Hoffman Janltoi • , M1 1 John fblleote. Jan Hepalr t-c 8 Husie It. Bowen, Iranafer l. x W. H. Dettlntter do 13 A. U. Aahbaucher, Hep of Ld '.iq;, tr, Iterator Insurance Co Inn v','." 15 |>. It, Golde Co. Sehool sup. y-J-"* 15 Amerlean Book Co do r, 15 lMeasant .Mills L * ! Co L. V .»-■« 15 A.-ker Cement Works Ditch 1> 1 ■ 22 Earl B. Adam. Ins 22 Glen Cowan) Salary 22 St. K. Hower Transfer lu ; :<2 M. K. Hower, do . 2(1 Florence Mnjfktr Teach t'. a 26-Vera AL Owens. d» - r? , 7 2d Florence liiaas. do « 26 Albert Coppess do . wx'-i---26 Bertelene Zimmerman do --• ox. >, PKTITIOV I lilt \ tiicmt'i boVI) XT tTK OF INDIA Si A cm NTI OF VII MIX Before Hie Bmir.l of Commissioners ol I he of tilanis. Stale of Indiana. We. the undersiKned eaeli and all of whom are adult resident free holders and voters of Blue Creek and Monroe Townships In Adams County Indiana respectfully petition your Honorable Body and ask tt.at you construct amt complete a tree Macadamized stone road, on the boundary line between Monroe and Blue Creek 'I ownshtp> aforesaid, ov#r and upon tlie f'ubhc highway situated on the following route to-wit: Commencing at the North west corner of section eighteen (IS) township twenty .six (26) north range fifteen (15) east, in Adams County. Indiana thence north on the boundary line between section seven (7) in township twenty six (26) north range fifteen (15) east and section twelve (ID in township twenty six (26) north range fourteen (14) east, and terminating at the north west corner of section seven (7) township twenty six (26) north range fifteen (15) east. Yout petitioners aver and say that the petition herein is signed by more than fifty adult Resdent free holders and voters of said Townships abutting said township line road and that more than ten of such petitioners are from each of the townships affected and to be affected by the proposed irti*provement. Your petitioners further aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less that three miles in length, is outside of the limits of any city or incorporated town, connected at both ends wjth a fre* Macadam Road, on said township line and that a United States Rurl Mail Rotito- passed over a part of said highway that the same will oe 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 the public highways on the boundary line between Monroe and Blue Creek Townships aforesaid. Your petitioners ask your Honorable Body 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 40 feet and that sutaf highway be graded to a width of 24 feet and that broken ston« be placed thereon to a width <>f 10 feet and to a deptn of JO inciu s at the sides thereof and to a depth of 11 inches in the center tuercx/i, and that crushed stone screenings be placed therebii'Yo'a depth of four (1) inches’upon such broken stone, that said improvement be mad” ii single track and that the name of the said Improvement be "The Frank Nledstinc Macadam Road.” That to pay for said improvement we ;wsk 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 said Monroc and Blue Creek Townships aforesaid, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said improvement be made and that said bonces be issued and said tax in* levied upon the taxable property of said township in accordance with the arts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana passed in the year of 1909 beginning on page 263 and all other acts mentioned therein, which are nowin force and providing for tly? extension of free gravel or Macadam Roads and as! other and any and all amendments thereto. We further ask that the Board tak»* all of the necessary steps required by law to have said improvement constructed, without submitting the question of buildings the s arm*.to an election of the voters of said Monroe and Blue Creek Townships and that the Board construct the same under the the laws nf the State of Indiana now in force providing for the extension of free gravel or Macadam Roads by township taxation. Respectfully Submitted Frank Neadstin®, Dr. M. F. Parrish. WiMia.ru Shell. Jacob Dolrh, Julius JohnloS, Lawrence Beitler, A. 15. Dougherty, C. e. Kayl. r. S. Johnson, M. O. Brandyberry. J. IC. Johnson. S. K. Srhuckley, Manas Lehman, Manuel Wlttwer. L. I>. Smith. C. \V. Merryman. J. C. Andrews. J. C. Rich, L. G. BHugliman, C. H. Lamtniman. Julius Defter L. F. Lobenstcin, W. C. Marts W S Snilth,W. L. Keller. O. O. Docker.* R A. Andrews. N. F. Marts, Jarry Liechtv, Gottlieb. Christener. John it. Ladders H. (). Osterman, Win. F. Burkhart’ harry Sprunger. J. W. Hopple, L. G* \\ illioms.D. I). Ilabegger. ('. F. Bucher YV m. Frazier, Jasper VVahle. W. F* McKean, Dan (>. Hoop, Wm. Hoop J c. Kessler, G. r MeAlhany, J. M Rivers’ J. H. 1 Jahnert, U. p. Davies. Geo. Collette, Finley Bryan, W. F. Mover, c / Tinkham. Chas. W. Fcasel. Albert Fuchs, Nathan Hoe, L. V. Davis, c. w. Davis, J. H. Hahnert, Wm. Frazier, A 11. Hilly. T. J. Hmkhi-. C. r. N.-adslimy ... I. N.'.Klctln. Jcs3P b’rp. A. A. Avriis. )) ( umplicll, Janies Glick, James v lii r,<)rli-ks. li,). Burkliiirt. Byron Whitt-' redAh.lVtFr W. Kessler, Workinc'" •! ,H. .Burnett, .lotin Durr.. 11. Dmr! J it. Mart/., J. J. Myers. W. F. Burkliart, A. ('. Goutttei'miin. J. W. Hoffd Httviil It. I !ii l.r-KK*'r. Oliver Kfelc. .la.’ t"l> Bakrr, G. ii. SlminhiMK, J F pa", risli. Jolm, lloffcl; Jr. A. <j. Durbin. -Nrlsnit Loialnn. l.rl Miller. Henry Mnrbatmli G. 11. Mt'Miliiania. Dye Ferguson < has alnmsmi, .lolm Vanett, K. Ttisn A. I- iiir< I,|ld. Henry Tceule (i \\ ' Lyonii. T. Henry, D. O. l:oo]r. This lietitien will be presented to llic ll.tiinl of Commissioners on Tm-s---day I'.'bi liary SUt. 1 327 at yvhleli the taxpayers of Blue Creek and Monroe I ownsltip may appear and make Snell objections as the law may provide MAKTLN JALEHG Auditor Adams County Indiana i i-UCUte and Lltterer, Altorneys Jan.' |.ss

23 3Vll(ln H V L ~h jin d Tr»n» "» i 20 Krobk Copp«»» * 60.uU 26 Ituxoll Bowman l # l ll 0 o r,J V k. John»on. 44 gg 30 L. C. Htlin. * n ' 'nTLewton. Tr.n.f*r Tu C| ; 00 1* Beavers A KryMCk of fur 22.00 3 Otto Hoffnmn Jttl Ma 9.K ' iDleeatur LumU. C_o ~ i;i Flihcr »Y ... 4.i6 »ll Krlrk A Tyndall • ,23.00 20 Glen fowti.t, Hill I” 25.00 .•ii \||m> Cowan, G 1 50.« o 20 joint I'hilt l j‘ n {'rans H4.S# ( 21 Frank ''is. P 6.00 0 John W. I;,',’'"* 1 ,,, 6.00 $0 Conrad Olilllf. «" . 5.00 2i. F. it- Martin do 23.22 13 O. H Grelsi Hj’ 1 '’iJ work^TOtt s;; r., ,, u:^::n. , .VKh. !..*■< p— s j : ii h Klo^enot 22 Vert. M. Owens cl< ,00.00 •>2 Flurenee BIIfKS- 205 0.1 '2 Albert Coppess. an 100.00 22 11. Zimmerman, do i60.r0 22 Wlldiia l.enharl no _ 60.00 2* lines.d Bowman Iran jij.no 22 M .labors. Lxi. of i }? |lb , 6 .:p> 27 DeeatuT Ormmiat io.«0 27 Shafer Hdw lo JM •»! jf.,3 27 Burk Elevator t o <- 4J.00 27 Carl Noll Jan A- l- Pajr ,3.50 2S Smith las. f AJ a k J ao c „ s 0 “ v «'“ “kWi&ljr • :t. !"» "ri!rs“Vu*ns h ""ar I- ZZ i),.. :i 1926 Balance on hand rjjj-'J VoFI Hal and UeeP - 16 0h 5,.,:. I Al. S< ••'*«" K ' l ' .. M He... 31 1325 Balance .... hand *.»<<•« 1 Beeelpts tiurlnS >‘ ca r ifi’wx'.'i* ; • ■ ,926 Tol l Bal A Keep 16,882.1. ,Kl - A 1 ti ition I I Nil Dee. 31. 1155 Balum e on l.and 4,9e4.i. — FOH 4 "At '"' M ROAD STATE IIP IMIIIB ' re tke Ilf l ..i..ml»«loner« nf , I he’< a.iiufj ".Tdam- ><a.e of Indlnna. We. the undersigned, each »ndl all nf ful*y"petitlor| t yo.!r HonoVa'hle 8 Body that ymi eons tract and complete a free Maeadamlzed Stone Itoad In aa d S h|n over and upon the public and highway on the following route. ‘"Commencing at the north west corner of Inlot number two hundred sixty two (2621 In David Studabaker a Addition to the town of Geneva in Adam* County. State of Indiana: thence south on palmer Street to Sliaekley Street, theme east on Sliaekley Street to Main Street: thence south on Main Street To Sixth Street; thence east on Sixth stree. to Short Street: theme north on short Street to Sliaekley Street them e _ east on Sliaekley Street to Mills Street, thence south on Mills Street to Sixth Street; theme east on Sixth Street to Hale Street thence north cn Dale Street to Line Street thence east on Line Street to a point about two hundred (2«*») fed east of the corporation line of the said town of Geneva and there to terminate on the half section line running east and west through the center of section twenty eight (28) Township i twenty five (25) north of range fourteen (14) east in Adams County, State of Indiana. Your petitioners further aver and say that to make said improvement pratical ami of public utility- that the following approaches unto and leading to the proposed improvement ought to i be drained, graded and macadamized as follows, to-wit: That the approach from the north i east on Decatur Street in the said town l of Geneva unto the proposed impmvei ment be drained graded and improved to the north east on Decatur Street to Line Street; That the approach from tlie north on Mill Street in said town of Geneva unto tin* purposed improvement be drained, graded and improved to the north or Mill Street to Line Street: Your petitioners further aver and say that the improvement prayed for herein is less that three (3) miles in length and connects at the commencement thereon with a paved brick street in the town of Geneva, and at the end thereof with a fre*‘ Macadamized Stone Road in said Wabash 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 there is a large amount of public travel over said highway and said streets and that the same will be of public utility and benefit; Your petitioners further asks that said highway and street above des. eribed be improved t»* a iuth of forty (40) feet, and that said highway above described he graded to a width of twenty four (24) feet and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of fourteen (14) feet and to a depth of eight »8) inches at the sides thereof and to a depth of twelve (12) inches m the center thereof and that i rushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four < 4) Inches upon sm h broken stone; that said improvement be made a single track and that the name of the same be “Price and Wells Macadam Hoad”. That to pay for said Improvement we ask that bonds be issued b\ the County of Adams in tie* State of Indiana, payable In twenty annual installments or series and for tin* payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Wabash township in a sufficient amount to pnv the Interest and principal of said u they become due: That said improvement be made and : constructed and said bonds be issued D said ta ■ be le\ i£d upon th»* t property of said Wabash Township including therein the town of Geneva in accordance with the Acts nf legislature of the State of Indiana passed m the year of 1905 beginning on pa an and as ammended in the Acts of 1907, and as amended in the \cts Yf 1308 now in forne pro. idin K for tip. extension of Free Gravel and Man,.: dam Bonds, and all othor and any and all amendments theretoWe further ask the Board to take ail the necessary steps required hv law to have said Improvement constructmadl' '“j petitioned for herein, that the same be constructed without : submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voter? e a>J>l ' Township, and that the Board Construct the same under the “r, 0f lc SutP of Indiana, provid- 1 foe the extension of tv.-e , tw Macadam Loads by township taxa,o, . '^P 01 ' tfully Submitted iVa'dc I ’on 1 i us,. W. \\ Witidow.;. Sarah F Shoemaker, Bessie E Greene t Cv ' Kale HoukwuSS? 7i,7n Shm' maker, John M. Wells Clemen, p ; r *W'' r ’• !’• V 0 ™’ Jr: wT Cross u - .w. I erris, I* r \ snv . IUI, f H » Shepherd. Mrs. C K yield, 1 li’ KS; ft Wt*. t M(*n, W. .1. !teeters \ m v* ra , Anr^’Shoemaker Tiiorman' him' r .'R r ° W *i •' JJrlow, Nathan V ar " herd, riarctiro s hopFields, Henry Muth ''has. Miller, ( eeiie Gt.nnor ‘W ‘ niiikcr, Raymond KBer m, ‘ BttrdS. .1 (J. Gallihan, James D Join. 'Whiteman. /,. T \snv It '***• L. Aspy, Clsrent eO. Uavl P |' ! ta U' et . V s :,^« -A- Ilin ilatni, fora' n “f 1 ’ ev, «(»-lys Aapy* r «ll C c. ! * tsscis ’{aa.wjs'. "lay appear and make «m.i. C°' vn "lHp 1 «*« wv'we Ul l obJW ‘'™» i ' Vutlßor vae’ • IAI, LI;g' i'j'uchte Jan. ?. 15

1626 r.nehlpta during year O.loi .13 Dev. 31 1826 Tot’t Bal « Itecp 10.3533,. TOTAL# Op- ALL I I \||S D«i. 31 1925 BiUanc© on band 15,21* cr 1926 Ueceipti during year 176 D xDec 31. 1921 Tot'l Bui & Keep. 1926 Dlibur»emlnl« dur. year Dec 31, 1926 Final Halunces 1189 s-* Totul balance nn shown by this report Warrant <hvck» outMtamliug December 31. 1 ga Total Balances and outetundlng warrants. December 31st 1926 l i *, { 0 - Cttnh In depoeltory Dec. 31st 1926 • .. 15.152 nt GLEN UOYVAN Trustee of Washington Township PETITION FOB A MACAD Y.M ICO 111 KTATE OF INDIANA < Ol NTI OF AUAHJ4 llrf«»rc lhe Hunrd of ConimlMMloiHm The 4 ounty of AilnniM, Male of Iia«li HU i,. We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are rrsldcnt adult fret*-ii .ideriind voters of Monroe Township. Adams Bounty, Indlßna.moHt respect! tit ton your Honorable Body tha >•<», construct and complete a free Much. damised stone road in said township over and upon the public streets and highway on the following route, t„. wit. Commencing at the smith east cor. ner of inlot <No six hundred ten (Hi., iu the sixty-fifth addition to the town of Berne, in Adams County. Indiana tbenec north on Sehug Street t<- west Water street; thence east on Water Street to Portland Street; thence north on Portland Street to (’lark street thence cast on Clark Street t baum street; thence north on Nussbain,, street to High street; then* « High street to Columbia street, them.* north on Columbia street to I { .osier street; thence east on Hoosler j,> Sprunger street; thence north on Sprunger street to the north c.»rp*»i tion Hne of sdid town of Berm*, thenro east along the north corporation line of said town to east corporation line of said town of Berne; thence east to a point one hundred fifty (Isi east of the east corporation line < f said town of Berne and there lo terminal-, all being in Township twenty north of range fourteen <T4) cast j n Adams County, Indiana. Your petitioners further aver ami say that to make said improvement practical and of public utility t lowing approaches unto and leading to tlie proposed Improvement ought to u* drained, graded and macadamized as follows, to-wit: That the approach from the south on Portland street onto the proposed improvement be drained, graded and improved to the south on Portland street to west Main %freet. That the approach from the east on west Water street onto the pt *pos.-l improvement be drained, graded and improved to the east on west Wat r street to Linn Grove street. That the approach from the south on Linn Grove street onto the propos* <i im. provement be drained, graded and improved to the south on Linn Grove street to west Main street. That the approach from the east on Clark street onto the proposed improverAent be drained, graded anti improved to the east on Clark street to State strict. That the approach from the west an High street onto the proposed improvement be drained, graded and improved to the west on High street to tin west corporation lipe of said town of Berne. Your petitioners further aver and say that the improvement prayed for herein is less than three miles in length and connects at ,the rouimencemeat thereof with an improved street in the town of Berne, and at the end t! . rc.f with a free macadamized road road in said township. Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway and streets herein soufflit to be improved is a public highway already established and in use, and that such streets are public streets laid out and established and in usv, and that there is a larg** amount of public travel over such highway and such streets and that the same l»t- us public utility and benefit. Your petitioners further ask that said Highway and Street above des* rii-ed be improved to a width of fort GO) feet and that the said Highway abov' described be graded to a width of twenty four (24) feet, and broken stonbe placed thereon to 41 width of fourteen (14) feet and to a depth of Hglit (8) inches at the sides thereof, and to a depth of twelve (12) inches in tho center thereof, and the crush tor*’ screenings be placed thereon to a dentil of four (4) inches upon such broken stone, that said improvement be in.l iu single track and that the name the same be Sam Nussbauni Macadam Road." That to pay for the said nn; ; o • ment we ask that Bonds b« swol by the County of Adams, State of Indiana payable in Twenty (201 m (ft* nual installments or scries aVI t.*r tU payment of which we ask that n tax bo levied upon the taxable prop* yof said Mornoe Township, in sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said Bonds as they heron dur. That said improvement be mad* and constructed and said Bonds be j uetl, and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Township including therein the Town of Berne, in .1 • •**l- - with the Acts of the Legist itut” <>f the State of Indiana,, passed n the year 1905 beginning on page 550 dn« amended In the Acts of 1907 1 as amended in the Acts of 1909. now in force providing for the txtensi . d Free uravel and Macadam Road' anj all other and any* amendments th^-eb*. 'Vc further ask the Board t- takall of the necessary steps requir ■ law to have said improvement c.instructed and made asfpeitloncd for here, in, that the same bo constructed wit! • out submitting the question of building the same to an election of th vnl‘•rs of said Monroe ToWnship, an-! that ’he Board construct the same ’.nd»*r the laws of the State of Indians, providing the extension of Free Gra ! 1 r Macadam Roads, by Township taxation. Respectfully petitioned Sam Xussbaum, A. ltelon, R. Y’om?u> t* n, Lester R. Sehug. Rudolph S- hj'g. Clifton Xussbaum, Fred ltohrer. Andrew Gottschalk. J. A, Michaud, I (\ merle, Noah N. Soldner, K. NY ilaumgartner, G. C. Moser. Eli trier, Amos O. Stauffer, Geo. J v . Ai:vs Hirs< hy, pan Winteregg/ ] >. c\ Xe :- c schwander, Harve K] , enbcrgcr. John Neuhouser, W. K. a gauffer. Da id >• Schwartz E. H. Baumgartner. J V E ; (- begger, Henry Liechty. Dennis Sinker. Pearl Rice, Hiram Liechty. Elmer Liechty, Amos Schindler, Jacob 1> Mazeim. O. F. (*Uliom. John J. JliUy. < • > bprmiger, otto Sprqngcr, Albert <nteregg Leo Sprunger, Louis 11ab” -g*' r ; Noah Luginhill, C. E Stuck.*-. pn;l r f iber, Samuel Leiebty. Amos B'jrk-. halter. John A. Bixler, A. C. SmiU.. f r. Ijchman, A. W. Sprunger, A. s. fj ’ Heare, Frank Amstutz. < . ‘ Beer, Menno Burkhalter, W. J. Sprung* er, K, W. J. V. Sprungei. \\« • ter Rcusstjr, Otto Nouenschwan'l' r U Mazelin, A. 11, Koucholz. Gilbert stuejeey, John F. Mazelin. Klmci v. teregg, Emil Aeschleman, And> u Sprunger, Lewis J.. llaboggor, Sam Stir.‘i°?’ oail Habcgger, Elmer Stu key, •John \oher, (Ulliarn, Austin Gilli rt i ir * vxr #,!Q<*h, Harvey Bieaerc. ' Ahnet, S. J. Boushie, U. T. Mirlifi'M. Sum McCheyu, E. A. Luginhill. '*4 n GUiiten, llobert Gerber, Ni- k 4 r!l ' ncy Daniei Morand. Cyrus Lr m<in. )HMd Soldner, D. E. Lehman. M- J Baunigartnct*. M. B. Hahcjrgcr. VLehman, David F. p. M- Smith 1 r ir * Ainstulz, J. A. VVeinershn- 1 • '• , Batur. gar trier, Clarence S"rn'* r > «noii Franz, Harvey H. Nuss' ,all '|l’ - * Habcgger, Jonas ripping' ■ • Ilabegger, Then. T. ripd’Qhgcr, IM * WuiiiMjHn, e. i). U;hman, il i»/•'!*: Jfff* Garvey Beer. Alex Beer. Noah .• Moser. M. A. Ncuensehwaiidtr, L. h. bchma n. |.. Hiiu petition will he prcMcnß'l ■" Y* c Luard of Comiiiiaaioners on '• u O'ty l ebruary Btli 1927 at which t" lK ; the taxpayers of Monroe Township appear and make such objections ,lS l ‘ ,(i law may provide for. , JABLitG AuditoK Adams County Indiji *■ iG ucUty aud LUterer, Atty* Jau.