Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 14 January 1928 — Page 6

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PETITION FOH 1 M »<■»!>» M !«<>♦!» Hefurv Ihr Hunt of < •»uml»«loorr«. (asst) <>r tdania. «<»<r of Indiana. State of Indiana County at Adutna, fW: Wr, th* undersigned each and all of whom uro resident adult free holders and voters of Hartford Township, In Adams County. Indiana, respe<tfully petition your Honorable Body and ask that von <on«trir t and complete a free Macadamized Stone Hoad In wild Township over and upon the Public Highway situated on the following route, to-wlt: t'limmenelng nt th* south eant corner of the south east quarter of flection eleven (lit In Township twentyfive (26) north of Range thirteen (1.1) east; In Adams County. In th* State of Indiana running thence north on the Section line fnllowina the Public Highway dividing Sections eleven (lit and twelve (121 and S-. tlons on* ill and two (2) In Township and Range aforesaid and terminating on th* T»wiiship line at the north east corner of the north east quarter of Section two (.) In Township and Range aforesaid Your petitioners aver and say that the Improvement prayed for Is less than three 1111 miles In length connects at one end with a free Macadam Bond In said Township and at the other end with the Township Line, and that a t’nlted States Rural Mall Route passes over said Highway and that the same will be of public utility an.l benefit. Your petitioners over and say that the Hlghwav herein sought to be improved Is a public Highway already established and in use and Is one of the Public Highways of said Hartford Township. , . Your petitioners ask that said Htg iwtiv above described herein he drained ami graded, and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone screening. * , , , ~ Your petitioner further ask that said Highway above described be .trained and graded and that (he same l.e Improved to a width of forty <4O» feet and that the said Highway be graded to a width of twenty-four (24) fe.-t and that broken stone l.e placed thereon to a width of twelve <l2l feet and to a depth of eight (S> Inches ut the sides thereof and to a depth of ten (10) Inches In the center thereof and that su. li stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four (4) Inches upon such broken stone and that said Improvement b* made a single track and that the name of the same be Peter Fox Macadam Hoad. That to pay for said Improvement we ask that Bonds be Issued by the County of Adams, in the State of Indiana, in twenty (20) semi-annual Installments or series and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Hartford Township in a .sufficient sum to pay the Interest and principal of said Bonds as they become due. That said improvement be made and constructed and said Bonds be Issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Township In accordance with the Acts of Legislature of the State of Indiana, passed In the year 1905 beginning on page 560 and as ammemled In the Acts of 1907 and as unintended in the Acts of 1909 now in force providing for the extension of Free Gravel or Macadam Hoads and all other and any and all ammendments thereto. We 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 tlie same l.e constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said Hartford Township, and that the Hoard construct the same under tlie Laws of the State of Indiana, providing for the extension for Free Gravel >r Macadam Roads by Township Taxation. Respectfully Submitted Peter Fox. Mike Moser. Katy Fox, Eli Lantz. Fred Beeler. John Meyer, I .avid Fox, Ervin Fox, Sam Augsl.urger. .1. c. Augsburger. A. I). Bu. kinaster, l>. F. Hoffman, Rufus Meshberger. Adam Bll.ersteln, Noah Winteregg. Noah Augsburger. Menno Bll.ersteln, Charles Marlin. Jacob Moser, Abraham Egley, David Schwartz. Adam Augsburger. Wesley Pontius. Rufus Schindler, John IL Duff. Evert Banter. Albert Lindsey. Sanford S. Reynolds, Jesse E. Echrote. Merry Shephard, Christian Martz. Jeff Augsburger. George Schlagenhauf. David Spelchlger. Albert Steiner. Arnold A< hleman, Charles Bentz. John Yoker. Christian Eicher. Cottlleo Mertz, Fred Dubach, Noah Biberslein. Wm. Anderson, Daniel A. Eckrote, A. Schaffter, Joel Schaffter. Peter Mouser, Nathan Meschberger. John Bixler, Harry Meshberger, Chas. E. Pusey, B. Hears, F. M. French. J. E. Eckrote. W. S. Eversoll. Joseph K. Yoder. Fred W. Stndler. P. D. Kizer. Robert Meyers, John Homey, Muri bybarger, G. S. Gottschalk. Christ L. Lelehty, John P.Stelner. Sam Niiesbaum, John Meshberger, Celesta Hold, David Falk. John S. Steiner. Ernest Huggel. Noah Roth, A. H. Zimmerman, Rufus Stauffer, W. A. Pusey, Simon Zimmerman. John A. Stuckey, C. H. Windmiller. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners, Adams County, Indiana, on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 11)29 at Which time the taxpayers of Hartford township will be heard thereon. Martin Jaberg, Auditor Adams County Fruchte and Litlerer, Attorneys. Jan 7-14 PETITION Foil A MACADAM HOAD Before the Board of Commissioners, County of Adams, Stale of Indiana. State of Indiana County of Adams, SS: We. the undersigned each and all of whom are resident adult free-hold-ers and voters of French Township, in Adams County, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you construct and complete a Free Macadamized stone road In said township over and upon the public highway situated on the following route to-wit; Commencing at the north west corner of section thirteen (13) township twen-ty-six (26) north range thirteen (II) East In Adams County Indiana running thence East on tlie boundary line of section twelve (12) and thirteen (13) township ami range aforesaid, and terminating at the north east corner of said section thirteen (13) township twenty six (26) north range thirteen (13) East. Your petitioners aver and say that the Improvement prayed for Is less than three miles tn length, connects at the commencement thereof with a free Macadam Road In said township and ends on the boundary line of said French Township, and that a. United States Rural Mail Route passes over the highway thus sought to he Improved. Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway herein sought to be Improved Is a public highway already established and In use and Is one of the public highways of said French Township and that the same will be of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners ask that said highway above described be drained and graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone screenings. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be improved to a width of 40 feet and that said highway above described be graded to a width of 24 feel ami that broken stone be placed to a width of 10 feet and to a depth of 8 Inches at the sides thereof and to the depth of 10 Inches In the center thereof, and that crushed stone screenings, be placed thereon to a depth of 4 Inches upon such broken stone, that said Improvement be made a double track and that the name of the same be "The William Fuchs Macadam Road." That to pay for said Improvement we asK that bonds be Issued by the County of Adams in the State of Indiana payable In twenty semi-annual Installments or series and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said French Township In a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said Improvement be made and constructed and said bonds be Issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable property, of said township In accordanca

with the Acts of the Legislature of the Mtnte <»f Indiana pnuM in the year i !♦«».» ItFjcinnlnK on - 1 * «nd amended In th* At tn nf 1 <•<>; and amended in the ArtM «»f in force. provldhiK foi th* aWBMIon of fk'l-i.-l t»i Mn- ’ rftdam llondM arid oil oilier and any and nil amendemetils thereto. We further nxk lhe Hoard to take nil of th»- n*<»**«ary M.p* required by Ihw hi have mild Improvement <•<»ri*trn«-ted aml inndo petitioned for herein, that the name be non at ru<ted without aubmlttlna the question of biilldlnic the Hume to an election <»f the voter* of waltl French Township anti that the Hon rd < oriMtrui t the aanie under the law* of the State of Indiana providing for the extension of free (travel or M.i < adnm Huada by to.wn*hlp taxation, ftenpe. t fully submitted WllMnin Filch*. John Momire, Chris Gerber. Albert Moeio-hberger, Jonas NeuHMwantler. Joel E. Sehwartx. Daniel !» Moser. Henry A. Meyer. Joseph Huff. J. K. Graber. F. A. Kohler. J. \V. Gerber. Daniel Neiiens< hwander, Jacob B Steiner. Jacob Newhaueer. Peter I>. Both. Karl Lelhlg. Daniel O. Helnharl. John A. AniMtuta. Uohn J. Nchwiir»», William J. Schmitt, W. If. Bollinger, Ernat h. John Inch. John Smith, Simon Smith, J. Bowman. Henry Meyer. Ereti St-hafer. Wm F. Stepler. Samuel Dochner. Ed Benta. Andrew Reinhart. E J I*< h. A. E. h, Alfred Kohler, Ephrlam Klpfer. Joe It. Isch. JuHua Erhart. Andrew Bertsch. David Levey. Jopl J Klpfer. John Tonner. John Mailer. Jeff Gerber. J. W. Gerber. Arron Moser, Fred Steiner, John Roth, Albert Erhart. John Rich. S. F. Baumgartner. Ben Baumgartner. Joel Baum, partner. Johnnie Baumgartner. Emanuel Joray. Dan Baumgartner, Edwin Moaer. Cornelius Baumgartner, David Wullirnann. Mennia Wulllman, Edward Beer. Martin MoearhberKer. .1. J. Kauffman. Joel Moes, hberaer. Chrla Stucky. A. B. Blberateln. Mike Blheratein, A. M Biberstein, Fred Fox, A. E. Ri< h, ErnpMt (>. Rich, Auruat Kllckman. B. A. Seessenguth. Paul L. SeessenKuth, John Schaefer. Wm. Klpler, Levi 11. S< hwartz, Wm. Fiechter. Joseph Lelehty, Adams Nussbaum. Thia petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners, Adams County, Indiana, on Tuesday. Feb. 7, at which time the taxpayers of French township will heard thereon. Martin Jaherir. Auditor Adama County Fruchte and Lltterer, Attorneys. Jan 7-14 PETITION FOR A MAC’AD AM ROAD Hrf<»re I he Hoard of Commissioners. < onnl y of Adams, State of ludlann. Stat? of Indiana County of Adams, SS: We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are resident, adult tree-holders and voters of Monroe, Township. Adamw County, Indiana, most respectfully petition your honorable body that you construct and complete a free macadatnized stone road In said township over and upon the public streets and highways on ami along the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the north west corner of inlot number three hundred nine-ty-eight (3HN) in John Lehman's addition. the same being at the interse< tion of Franklin Street ami Linn Grove Avenue, to the town of Berne in Adams County, Indiana, thence south on Linn Grove Avenue to Van Buren Street; thence east on Van Buren Street to Indiana Street; thence south on Indiana Street to Dearborn Street; thence east on Dearborn Street to Lehman Rtreet: thence south on Lehman Street to Park Avenue; thence east on Park Avenue to Hendricks Street; thence north on Hendricks Street to Popolar Street; theme east on Popolar Street to Fulton Street; thence north on Fulton Street to Franklin Street; thence west on Franklin Street to Hendricks Street; thence north on Hendricks Street to Main Street; thence north on Sprunger Street to Water Street; thence east on Water Street to Jackson Street; thence north on Jackson Street to Berne Street; theme west «on Berne Street to Welty Street; thence north on Welty Street to Compromise Street; thence west on Compromise Street to Railroad Street; thence south on Railroad Street to Berne Street; thence west on Berne Street to Bearing Street; thence north on Bearing Street to the north corporation line of the town of Berne; thence east along the north corporation line of said town of Berne to a point one hundred fifty (150) feet east of the east corporation line of said town of Berne and there to terminate, all being in township twenty-six <26) north range fourteen (14 east in Adams County, Indiana. Your petitioners further aver and say that to make said improvement practical and nf public utility the following approaches onto ami leading to the proposed improvement ought to be drained, graded and macadamized as follows, to wit: That the approach from the north on Church Avenue onto the proposed improvement be drained, graded, ami improved to the north on Church Avenue to Franklin Street. That the approach from the north on Hendricks Street onto the proposed improved he drained, graded and improved to the North, from the intersection of Hendricks and Popolar Street, on Hendricks Street to Dearborn Street. That the approach from the east on Berne Street onto the proposed improvement be drained, graded and improved to the east on Berne Street to Welty Street. Your petitioners further aver and say that the improvement prayed for herein is less than three miles In length and connects at the commencement thereof with an Improved street in the town of Berne and terminates dt the end thereof with a free Macadamized road In said 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 such streets are public streets laid out ami in UM ami estabiish«-d and that there is a large amount of public travel over such highway and streets and that the same will be public utility and benefit. Your petitioners further ask that said highway and streets above desirlbed be improved to a width of forty (10) feet and that the said highway above described be graded to a width of twenty-four (24) feet and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of fourteen (14) feet and that broken stone be plated 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 in the center thereof, and that crushed stone screenings he placed thereon to a depth of four (4) inches on such broken stone and that said Improvement be made a single track and that the name •of the same be the “Isaac Lehman Macadam Road.’’ That to pay for the said Improvement we ask that bonds be Issued by the ' County of Adams, State of Indiana, payable in twenty semi-annual installments or series and for the payment of I which wo ask that a tax be levied upon I the taxable property of said Monroe Township, In a sufficient amount to • pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. : That said Improvement be made and constructed and said bonds be issued L and said tax be levied upon the tax- • able property of said township includi Ing therein the town of Berne, in acL cordance with the acts of legislature » of the State of Indiana, passed in the t year 1905, beginning on page 550 and as i amended In the acts of 1907 and as > amended in the acts of 1909 now in i force, providing for the extension of a free gravel and macadam road and all f and any and all amendments thereto. • to. We further ask the board to take all t the necezsary steps required by law b to have said Improvement constructed - and made as petitioned for herein, that - the same be constructed without sub- - mlttlng the question of building the e same to an election us the voters of said f Monroe Township and that the board t construct the same under the laws of - the State of Indiana, providing for the >. extension of free gravel and Macadam I Roads, by township taxation. 1 Respectfully submitted, e Isaac Lehman, W. J. Sprunger, Lawa rence L. Yager, Wilbert LuginblH, Leo-

na nl Baumgartner, Ell Blorlo, John < Stlnged, Nick Jonny. T. A. Gottschalk. 1 E \V. Luglnblll.F, G. Elclienberger, H < Wlnleregg. Jacob Huser, l<evi Auks- i burger C. H. Muselman. Elmer Winter* i ••gg. H. A. Sprunger, Herman H. Hlrschv. J. F. I*ehinnn, .1. B. Welty, D. D. 1 Jones. Glen Moser. C. C, Beer, Alfred I Sprunger, .1. M. Rose. Dan Wlnterega, s Phil Schtig, Fred Rohrer Berne Wit- I ncMH Co. <’. C. Sprunger, <’. Yoder, } h/hri A. Bixler. Elmer Luglnhlll, Amos i llirschv, Daniel Mora nd, M L. Spr Unger. Rudolph Schug, J. F. Sprunger. i Sam Shnson, J. D. Winteregg, .1. 11. | Holdner. Rufus Van Gunten. L. D. < Sprunger. A. N. Sprunger. Helena | Lei<hty. Gladys Stauffer. Ferd Mett- j }er M O Jone*. C. W. S« hwartz, Noah 1 Luginbill, lx»vlna Habegger. Wysses Menno B irkhalfer. Tone i Mi<hnud. Henry Amstutz. S. F. Lehman, i Frank Amstutz. Carl W. Arnztutz. | A. Nuens. hwander. Andrew Gottschalk, E. W. Baumgartner. Wm. Baumgart- , nor, Oawln Sprunger. C. Vander SchmlMsen, Nicholas Ri< h, Amos Lelehty, j ora L. Townsend. Ernll Budertwher, i Clem Smith, Cyrus Lehman. Abe A. Ha- , beggar. Paul Felber. L E. Baumgartner ( David Depp. Claren* e Fleet*’<»od. Hiram i Liechtv. Archie Parr. D. C. Sprunger, | John Myers. Louie Neaderhousen, F. M. t Cottrel. G. M. Hedington. J. G. Kerr. | Elmer Stucky, Otto Stuery. Wilbert 1 Nussbaum, Jacob Stu< ky. Walter Scmig. i E. J. Clnuser, H. R. Beitler. Harve Itei- j sen. Clifton Ntissbaum. .1. W. Abnet, G. | Emerick. Christian Hiltv. Edwin Nuss- j baurn. Ren Nussbaum. Jonas Sprunger. ( Peter Bixler. Frank D. Brewster. De- « wald Beitler. Geo. \V. Martz. .1. S Davidson. 11. E. Martz. T. H. Kamholtz. : o. (’. Neuenschwander. Gilbert Stinky, ( ciarenco Sprunger. N. H. McClain. J. S. , McCain. John H. Schindler. Win. Sc hen- j beck. John Martz. Robert Uerh»T. \ . A. ( El< henberger, Charles M Sprunger. Tim Nagel, Clovis Qhcrß. ] H H. Laisure, Dennis Steiner. John I ] Lelehty, Clem R. Gotts<uai:<. Ethel | Elzey. E. D. Bixler, H. E. Sprunger. E. Stengel. Anna Leichty. < This petition will be presented to f the Board of Commissioners, Adams j County, Indiana, on j TurNday, Feb. 7.192 S Martin Jaberg. Auditor Adams County , at which time the taxpayers of Monroe ( township will heard thereon. ( Fruchte and Lltterer, Attorneys ( Jan i-1l t o— PETITION FOR i MACADAM RO%D Before the Hoard of Cemmloalonera. < c»iinty of Adam*. State of Indiana. f State of Indiana i County of Adams, SS: t We. the undersigned, each and all of t whom are resident freeholders and vo- , tors <>f Wabash Township, Adams Coun- , tv. Indiana, respectfully petition your , honorable hodv and ask that you con- ] struct and complete a free macadam- ( izeil stone road in said township over | and upon the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the south east cor- j ner of the north east quarter of section . two, township twenty-five north of range fourteen east in Adams County. t Indiana, thence west on the half sec- < tlon line dividing section two and part of section three and terminating at a , point where the said highway intersects with the public highway at the south , west corner of the east half of the j north east quarter of section three in j township and range aforesaid. . Your petitioners,aver and say’ that ] the improvement prayed for is less than , three miles in length connects at both , ends with a Free Macadam Road in saol , township and that formerly a United ] States Rural Mail Route passed over . said highway. ( Your petitioners aver and say that the highway herein sought to be im- ■ proved is a public highway already es- < tahlished and in use and is one of the < public highways of Wabash township . and the same will be of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners ask that said high- < way above described be drained and graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade, and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone , screenings. Your petitioners further ask that Raid highway’ above described be improved to a width of 40 feet and that said hlghwav above described be graded to , a w idth of 21 feet and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of twelve (12) feet and to a depth of X inches at the sides thereof and to a depth of 10 inches in the center there.it and that c rushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of 4 inches upon such broken stone; that said improvement be made a single track, and that the name of the same be "Rufus Huser Macadam Hoad." That to pay for sahl Improvement we ask that boh'ds be Issued by the Country of Adams In the State of Indiana payable in twenty semi-annual installments or series and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Wabash Township, in a sufficient amount to pav the Interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said Improvement be made and constructed and said bonds l>e issued ami said tax lie levied upon the taxable property of said township in accordance with the Acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana, passed in the year of 1905 hcglrmiiHf on pns* 550 and as amended in the Acts of 1907 and a« amended In the acts of 1909 now in force providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads and nil other and any and all amendments thereto. _ .. .. We further ask the Board to take all of the necessary steps required by law to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned for herein, that tlie same be constructed without submitting the question of building tlie same to an election of the voters of said Wabash Township and that the Hoard construct tlie same under the laws of tlie State of Indiana providing for tlie extension of free gravel or macadam roads by township taxation. Respectfully Submitted Ed. Stahly, Samuel Teeter. Wm. 11. Lehman. Wm. Parr, Leon Neuenschwander. J. A. Hendricks. Wm. Harlow, John I). Mason. Hutus Huser, W .A. Fleetwood. .1. L. Aspy. Fred Mathys. O. H. Lehman, Otis Burk, W. H. Mann, Ben Morningstar, Rufus Hirschy, A. J. Blowers. John W. Cook. T. A. Hendricks Cliriss A. la?lchty, Jacob J. Eicher, T. M Kevnolds, Jacob J. Yoder, Dan Cook, John j. Hoblett, John M. Linton, Hose M. Parr, John Lusk. R. R. Leons, Alonzo Long, Albert S. Zurcher, D. M. Teeter, Chas. D. Haulaker, Ezra Wamtncr. Sam. L. Baumgartner, L. T. Sprunger, J. C. Mann Peter Bauman, Julius Miller, Nathan Sprunger, Earl Farlow. John .1 Amstutz, Julius Reichert, Edward Gerber. Fredrick .1. Roe. William Cook Peter S. Bi< ry. Geo. Ineichen, John I l ’. Felty, John Whittman. Ed Affohler, John Klrchofer. Bart Boise, Sam Zitor<her. Noali Ellefiherger, Philip Huser, Edwin Bixler, Garfield Yosa, Alva Fenstermaker. Fred Ilannl, Chris J. Amstutz. Jacob Nuesenwander. Edward Lehman, John Burke, Dan Bucky, Jacob T Burley. David Amstutz, W. L. Thornhill, Cyrus Steiner, Bernard Lehman, E. H. Habegger. This petition will he presented to the Board of Commissioners, Adams County. Indiana, on Tueadny, Feb. 7, IB2S at which time the taxpayers of Wabash township will heard thereon. Martin Jaberg, Auditor Adams County Fruchte and Lltterer, Attorneys. Jan 7-14 PETfiiON FOR A MACADAM ROAD llrforr the Hoard of ('oniinlaalonera. County of Atlanta, State of Indiana. State of Indiana County of Adams, SS: We, the undersigned, each and ail of whom are resident adult free-h'olders and voters of Monroe Township In Adams County, Indiana respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you construct and complete a tree Macadamized Stone Road in said Township over and upon the public highway on the following route, to-wlt: Commencing at the north west corner of the south west quarter of section twenty-seven (27) In township twenty-six (26) north of range fourteen (14) east, in Adams County In the Stale of Indiana, thence east over and upon the public highway through the center

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nf ha Id section twenty-seven (27) to the north east <orner «»f the south e«st quarter of said sedlon twenty-seven (27) township and range aforesaid an<i there to terminate. Your petitioners aver and say tnnt the Improvement prayed for is le-*s than threed) miles In length, connects Hl both ends with a free ma< adam road in mnit) township and that a I nited States Rural Mall Route passes ..yer the highway sought to be improved. Your petitioners further aver and .o»y that the highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway already established and in uae and Is one of the public highways of said Monroe (ownship and that the same will be of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners ask that said public highway above described be drained ami graded and that broken etone be placed upon tlie grad* and that upon auch broken atone he placed atone mreenlngs. , . Your petitioners further nsk tliat said hlghwav above described be improved to a width of forty (40) feet anil that said highway above described be graded to tile width of twenty-four <2 1 > feet and that broken stone lie placed thereon to a width of twelve (12) feet and ro.a depth of eight (8) inches at the shies thereof, and to « depth of ten (10) inches in the center thereof and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four (4) inches on such broken stone, that sai<l improved be made a single track. an«l that the name of the same be tlie "Abraham Peer Macadam Road." That to pay for oaid Improvement wo ask that bonds be issued by tiie County of Adams in the State of Indiana, payable in twenty semi-annual Installments or series, and for (lie payment of which we ask tliat a tax b» levied upon tlie taxable property of sutd Monroe Township in a sufficient sum to pay tile interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said Improvement he made an 1 constructed and that said bonds lie issued and said tax be levied upon tlie taxable property of said Monroe Township in accordance with the Ai ts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, passed in the year of 1905, beginning on page 650 and as amended in tlie Acts of 1907 and as ammended in the Ai ts of 1909 now in force providing for tlie extension of Free Gravel and Macadam Hoads, anil nil other and any and all amniendments thereto: We further ask the Board to take all tile necessary steps required by law to have said Improvement constructed and made as petitioned herein, that tlie same lie constructed without submitting the question of building same to an election of voters of said Monroe Township and that the Board construct tlie same under the laws of the state of Indiana providing for the extension of free gravel anil Macadam Roads by township taxation. Respectfully submitted. Abraham Beer. A. A. lelehty. Chris Bauman. A. A. lelehty, Homer Steiner. Jacob Graber. Dennis Striker. David J. Mazelin, Solomn E. Nussbaum. John J. Schwartz, Mr. Ervin Beer. Lester W. Stuckey. Amos Ruesser. Victor Graber. Amos M. Schwartz, Daniel Mazelin, Peter J. Habegger. Samuel Eelchtly, Jac ob L. Lli hty. Noah Fox Chris Stengel, P. I>. Steiner. Ernest Stengel. Jonas Sprunger. Len Von Gunten, L. L. Baumgartner. Harvey Beer. John Winteregg. abe A Habegger, Burkhard irf'htnan. Hiram H. Baumgartner. Randolph Steury. Emanuel Sprunger, David P. Steury. John A. Bixler. E. M. Ray, C. < . Heer. D. C. Lehman. John C. Hilty. William Rich. Abraham Amstutz. Anton Zurcher. B. M. Smith. Osia Von Gunten. Chris Hilty. Abraham Inniger, Sllvian Sprunger. Calvin R. lelehty. Vance Mattax. Joel H. Habegger. David C. Nussbaum. Nicholas Rich. D. A. Miller. C J. S< hwartz, Aron Hook.. Ulrh h Sprunger. C C. Sprunger. Harvey H. Nussbaum, Benjamin Nussbaum. Henry Llechty. Johanna Wittwer. Silvan Sprunger. Noah Bascom, Wanness* M. Lelehty. D. E. Lehman. Jacob P.' Schwartz. John J. Schwartz. C. C. Yoder. David Graber. Jeff Lelehty. Daniel P. Steury, E. W. Baumgartner, .1. B. Winteregg E. <’. Blerle. L. L. Yager. Wilbert Luginbill. J. F. Sprunger. G. C. Emrlck. Tone Michaud. J. H. Hilty, L. E Neadehouser, Daniel Stucky. Phillip Sprunger. Noah Habegger, Phil Schug. Elmer Stuckv. C. H. Muselman. John 'l’ Mazelin. Nick Jenney, E. W. Luginhlll, Fred S. Steiner. Elmer M. Lehman. Leonard Baumgartner, Emil Lelehty, Edwin Heller. A. T. Sprunger. Louis Habegger, Harvey Moser. Cyrus liltman, Sam. A. Habegger, Elam Stenier. Edwin Nussbaum. Ben Sprunger. M. Wittwer. W. P. Habegger, Calvin A. Sprunger. H. L. Sprunger, Ell Baumgartner. W. M. Lehman. J. F. I.ehman, W. J. Sprunger. H. Winteregg. C. C. Burry. Gilbert Stucky. C. H. Sprunger. Hiram Lelehty. Edwin Neffler, H. E. Sprunger. Albert .1. Neuliauser. Isaac Leliman. Floyd Schindler. Palmer Moser Amos Moser, Eli E. Lehman, David Luginbill, J. B. Welty. Levi Augsbiirger, J. A. Neuenschwander, Moser Schmidt, Jacob Stucky. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners, Adams County, Indiana, on Tueailay. Feb. 7.192 S at which Hine the taxpayers of Monroe township will heard thereon. Martin Jaberg. Auditor Adams County Fruchte and Lltterer, Attorneys. Jan 7-14 o— UNION TOWNSHIP The Township Trustee's Annual Report To The Advisory Hoard of I nion Townahlp, Adams County. Indiana, January 1, 1027 RECEIPTS JANUARY 9 First Nat. Bank Dec. In 1 i ll FEBRUARY 1 First Nat Bank Jan Int. 18.52 5 County Auditor S. Rev 711.41 MARCH „ 2 First Nat. Bank Feb. Int 16.60 APRIL .... 1 First Nat Bank, March Int li.la 20 First Nat. Bank On Warant 600.00 MAY 6 First National Bank April Int 15.92 JUNE 29 First National Bank May Int. 15.31 29 Martin Jaberg June Tax 3,919.47 2 First National Bank June Int.. 14.2 S AITOIIHT 1 First National Bank Int. 19.60 SEPTEMBER 13 First National Bank Aug. Int. 15 5, 13 Martin Jaberg S. Rev 679.25 OCTOBER 1 First National Bank Sept. Int ... 11.9 b NOVEMBER 24 First National Bank Oct. Int 14.11 DECEMBER , . 15 First National Bank Nov. Ini. 11.,0 23 Martin Jaberg Dec. Tax 3,899.2'. DISBIHSEMENTS JANUARY , „ 12 O. H. Greist Teachers ret fund 44.31 24 John Van Buskirk Trans 27.00 28 Rollie Cr.ozler Grading Snow 15.65 28 Richard Bischoff Trans . 65.00 28 W. C. Beard do 22.00 28 110 Johnson Teaching 105 00 28 Wm Noll do 100.00 29 Win Beltz Trans 58.00 29 Cyrus Egleson Repair anil L X.2.> 29 Marie Brodbeck Teaching 110.00 31 .1. S. Hussey Books 12.09 31 W. A. Clem Trans 10. on FEBRUARY . . 1 Democrat Co Advertising 25.,0 9 W. H. Worklnger Trans 60.00 9 Berne Witness Adv. Checks 25.50 .11 Esta Fleming Teaching 110.00 .12 Ira Fuhrman Asses’r Bond 7.50 12 J. H. Heaston Stationery 13.8:) 112 Gerhard Bleeke Grading S 4.00 14 Henlth Oilier do 6.60 21 Arthur Suttles Trustees Bond .. .75.00 25 110 Johnson Teaching 94.19 25 Esta Fleming Teaching 98.65 25 Wm. Beltz Trans 58.00 26 Wm Noll Teaching 100.00 28 Marie Brod beck do 110.V0 28 Richard Bischoff Trans 65.00 28 Wm Krueckelberg Trans 13.60 MARCH „ . 2 W. A. Clem Trans 10.00 9 Henry Buetner Labor 2.50 23 Frank Mclntoach Trans 6.75 25 Esta Fleming Teaching 110.00 25 110 Johnson do 105.00 26 Wm Noll do 100.00 25 Wm Beltz Trans 58.00 26 Wm Worklnger Trans 120.00 26 Marie Brodbeck Teaching 110.00

Ed Erexson Cleaning VnW Ooble Co Enumeration J"',, . 9 Decatur Democrat Co Adx gv, I Oct 16 Cyrus Egleson Irons 6*.»o| 1 22 Wm Beltz do 212.001 _ 23 Win Noll TeahlnK 20 00 I.? •>3 Wm Noll Janitor ’*'Vl< • , <;i) No 23 Wm Noll Attending institute , 23 110 Johnson teaching _ 0 „ 23 110 Johnson Janitor «7' -,. ... 2) uu lb' 23 110 Johnson Attending Im» jjo.eoi 1 23 Marie Brodbeck Tern lilng . » { Marie Brod*>♦'< * oO • j’t Marie Brodbeck Institute 2 3 Esta Fleming I*• 23 Esta El*mlnif Janitor . 4S 23 Esto l-’leining Inst u lid' * 2f» Esta I'lemiTiK >< hool .snpp>‘ .j n 25 no Johnson SH>-I oj 3 ’n [ 2C 2d Virgil Barkley Trans 2S.i*» 1 15 !•*<! Erexson l4tbnr imiooi 3<) Richard Bischoff Trans. IM '"”|2l Brown Dlt< 2 Marie Brodbeck School Supplies J: ~,, .’7 « lienrv Lehman Trans • I»7 •I Win Workinger Trans r. oil,-JI 18 John Van Buskirk Tian.. 25.59 I 18 John Lett do 36j»> I 5; 19 J. <’. Barkis) do 22.00 1<) Wm Kruerdteberg do 5.60 5* 20 Tony Mlt< h I*al»or inn V, 21 Amos Walters Janitor set IF’’ V 21 Otto Hoile Trans u/ooi i "J AUred Coal ..’ o" } 1 27 John Bittner do ' 2 JUN’U , 6.90 5 3 Ivan Ransey l-2> ,or _ ioo 2 10 Bovce Walters T ra ’'- f , ■>'< 1G 1 11 O. fl. Greist Teach Ite fund --•!•> g 11 D. H. Golde Co Sinking off 10"" « 14 Wilson Chronister Staking ... )|( 17 Rollie Crozier (.Hiding ->f.6l" 15 Krick Tyndall Tile 89>o I 23 22 F.d Erexson Grading )”50124 24 Hail Stevens Ulbor 16 : >6124 25 Wm. Knavel do u-t To 124 27 Wm Bittner Grading -oi' oi) i 24 29 Arthur Blakey Salary , s JULY , , „ s-5 25 •• Fred S. hearer I-abor 1 2 5 16 Clifton Striker t’orn Ex ‘ 23 16 Kennlth Ohler in orlen Fortney Transfers , r ,’ tls ,2s 20 Gilbert Si hnfer Transfers ;• 2 , 23 M. F. Worthman I ransfets L-l; „ 23 Smith Yager and hulk S. S. • . 25 27 Forest Walters Trans ■ 23 2B M. E. Worthman Transfers . t >s AUGt'ST 700 25 11 Ind Reformatory S. S. • |25 13 W. F. Quarrle B on Books - .>5 26 W. H. Bittner Uibor <:.■■ M 26 W. H. Bittner Stone --■ | 1 30 W. H. Worklnger Trans ( 4 SEPTEMBER . . . 30 st ! - 1 Koeller Lumber Co Brick et<. . ■■ ; 7 3 Cyrus F.gleson I.al>or *<■- 15 fi A. J. Belnz Advisory Board , •■ < IS 6E. J. Ulman do . ;; - « Henry Dehner do o . 9 Rolle Crozier (.rading - 21 10 A. .1. Lewton Repair ( '''• 2J 10 Emil Kruekenberg I-abor on 25 12 Deeatlir ins Agency Insur 14 Ray Gleekier Repair «•«« 2 15 Wm Bittner iJlisir •'L,' ‘S 17 Alfred A-shbaucher Repair ».-• 12 Hail Stevens Cleaning - 23 Florence Noll Cleaning 23 John Bailey (’leaning 38.12 - 23 Frank Mclntosch Labor 2. 29 Schafer Hdw Co S S • ■ o.u i.u 2' 30 Nellie Brodbeck Teaching 00.0" 2. 30 110 Johnson Teaching 1«». ) 30 Wm Noll do 30 Matie Stevens do 2 , OCTOBER , . oa eq 2! ■>o 1) I*’ Borton, disinfect ~0.00 19 First'Nat Bank Pay Town W 600.00 19 First Nat Bank Int on XV J K - 2t 20 Klchard Bis< hoff Trans < • 2 < 20 D F. Borton, disinfect ■■•hO" A 20 Ainos Walters Janitor Ser l-.ia 25 Clint Beard I«al.or . 26 Decatur Foundry Well tops 1 , 28 Nellie Brodbeck Teaching . 88.3 S 25 Wm Noll do , 28 110 Johnson do - 'J 1 . 2 l 28 Matie Stevens do ... ' 2 28 Emil Blenz Trans . •’• u ') 3, NOVEMBER , r r( , 2 1 Kiger Co S.'S. 2 1 Adolph Sch»m.-rl<di Trans . 16. U 2 1 Gerhard Iteinking do 1.1; 2 1 Otto Bleeke do - 2 1 Martin Krueckeberg do 18.(7 > 2 Charlev l.ehman Trans 8. -<•■.- 2 3 Rollie Crozier Grading 1.."" 2 5 Richard Bischoff Trans .MO 2 5 Arthur Blakey Salary 150.00 2 5 F.d Erexson Grading J;>.()<) 2 12 J. F. Arnold Culbert pipes 10.00 2 18 Otto Hoile Trans »LB> 2 15 Berne Witness Adv Rud »}- 2 21 Weimer Harmon laibor 2 24 Rudolph Weiland Enumerating 25.00 2 26 Nellie Brodbeck Teaching 100.0a 2 25 110 Johnson Teaching . 106.90 2 25 Matie. Stevens Teaching ioj.U'j 2 25 Wm Noll do 130.00 2 25 Democrat Co Adv But 35.10 ■ DECEMBER ~r n ' 2 John Blakey Trans L .>0 ■' 3 Richard Bischoff Trans 70.00 , 10 Estella Mitch Trans 22.02 5 Martin .laberg Examlna of R 25.00 23 Wm Noll Teaching 1-0.00 ' 23 Wm Noll Janitor ser • 20.00 23 110 Johnson Teaching 105.00 ' 23 Ho Juihnson Janitor Ser 20.00 23 Nellie Brodbeck Teaching 88.38 23 Matie Stevens Teaching 103,1.0 23 Nellie Brodbeck Janitor ser ...20.00 ! 23 Matie Stevens Janitor ser 20.00 23 W. W. itothert S. S 11.40 - 24 Zimmerman Coal Co Fuel 230.00 ‘ 24 Otto Hoile Trans 30.24 . > 24 Richard Bischoff Trans ,0.00 - 1 24 Acker Cement Works Sand 11.00 24 Krick Tyndall Co Tile . 11.57 24 Schafer Hdw New Stove 91.80 . I 27 Adolph Schamerloh Trans 64.38 27 Howard Mauller Trans 21.91 28 Virgel Barkley Trans 24.4, 28 C. 1). Spitler Lights 15.00 j 28 Arthur Blakey Salary 336.00 28 Smith Yager and Falk SS. . 17.39 HECAPITI LATION January 1. 1927 Township lliuid Fund Fund ■ Balance on hand 1.212.48 1.881.66 Receipts during year 1,114.76 701.01 . Total Balances and R 2,327.24 2,582.70 Disbursements during vear 1.262.07 1,330.89 '. Final Balances 1,066.17 1.251.81 Special Tuition Total of , School Fund Fund All Funds ’ Balance on hand 9,495.52 6,990.09 10,933.75 ! Receipts during year 5,071.47 3,850.52 10,737.79 , Total Balances and Receipts ’ 5,920.99 10.840.61 21,671.51 . Disbursements during year ’ 3,867.18 6,295.99 2,856.13 - Final Balances 2.053.81 4,444.62 8.815.41 ‘ Total Balances as shown by this lle- . port 8,816.41 ’ Warrant-Checks outstanding December 31 1927 17-39 . Total Balances and outstanding . Warrants. December 31. 1928. 8,832.80 I Cash In Depository Dec 31, 1927 8,832.50 ; Arthur Blakey. Trustee of Union Township. I 0 I MONROE TOWNSHIP J The Township Trustee’s Annual Report to . . The Advisory Board of Monroe Township, Adams County Indiana, January, 1928 Receipts ‘ January [ 1 Bk, of Berne, Peoples State Bk. Monroe State Bk.» Dec. int | 18.27 February 1 Bk. of Berne, Peoples State Bk., Monroe State Bk., Jan. int 2.3.98 ' 1 Martin Jaberg, Jan. distribution. 1,524.55 • March ) 1 Bk. of Berne, Peoples State Bk., ) Monroe State Bk., Feb. int 19.80 ) 17 Arnold Simon, junk 22.37 ) April > 1 Bk. of Berne, Peoples Slate Bk., ) Monroe State Bk., March int... 16.87 < 5 Chris Stengel, docket fees 1.50 ’> Mav ) 1 Bk. of Berne, Peoples State Bk., ) Monroe State Bk., April int 12.37 ) June ) 1 Bk. of Berne, Peoples State Bk., ) Monroe State Bk.. Mav int 7.88 27 Martin Jaberg, June distri 10,560.70 ) Julv t 1 Bk. of Berne, Peoples State Bk., Monroe State Bk., June int 11,29 a 25 Martin Jaberg, July distri 1,487.00 a August -. I 1 Bk. of Berne, Peoples State Bk., ' Monroe State Bk., July intj.... 22.90 I 8 T. R. Noll, transfers.... 1,8.30.80 ’ 19 Jesse Johnson, hauling coal 12.60 J 19 Clarence McKean, do 5.30

"itT'of Berne. Pe-n de. Slate HL. J 74 M<.nroe, State Bk . , JSO < bus Stengel, docket " Bk mb of Berne, Monree State Bk., o<t. »>«... member State Bk., Ilk. us Berne, ,t ... • Monroe State Bk.. *“»■ '?' ...>0,341.20 Marlin Jaberif. ‘ ,f ' <»«"••■ Disbursementt . T r 3v R Schwartz, tranzp.. •• ■ ■ ; Edward Tobxiger. labor * 2g Js 1 Berne Equity r * r *h relde "W • 15’64 I . O. IL Greist, teach, retire. , 60 1 i Edwin Adam«. Irani. • ’ J(l00 l . Stanley ltanm«artner. lanitor .... g 4) Martin lI>H. ."L 240001 Earl M. Webb, teaching ixo.ool 1 Katherine Ingram, do. jgo.ool 1 Vernon K. Stonehraker, do >50.001 • Nellie Parrnh. d"- ••••• ■ •” ’ H . 2 5| ■Peter Kloplenatein. haul, ca .. f , slW | ■ I. I. Hofer, janitor work >40.00] ■ Harve Haggard, teiilung >05.00l ' Sylvester Everhart, do >OO.OOI ■ Veda Andrews, loS.ool I Electa Oliver, do >30.001 < Ezra Snyder, do ebruary ...chine . 100.001 I Mary Ann Habegger, teaching.... I I Xariffa Walters, do <>s.oo| I Harold Long. dp. 120.001 I M ary Me Cid lough, do. .•■■■*••• • ... .. I ' The Bk. o( Berne, bon.l 4 coup... 313-50 ! Vincent Habegger jan.tor work.. 25.00 ■ R„th Gilbert, tea.lung > Myron Lehman, do. .1 i Marco. E. Parr, tuning piano... 4.00 t The Bk of Berne, coupons O'! 4 Vance Maltox. salary, etc..... ■ • 4 Oscar El.rsam, unload, coal 'ji'sol # Edwin Adam*, transp 7 (io| 3 Elmer Beer, wood 110 001 4 Ruth Gilbert, leaching * «“"l 4 Myron Lehman, do osuol 4 Harold Long. do. 4*o*ool 4 Eldon Sprunger, do o'tt'ool 5 Earl M. Webb, do -J’. » 5 Katherine Ingram, do. ? ■ ~ 5 Vernon K. Stonehraker, do 7 • 5 Nellie Parrish, do “ ’ Harve Haggard, do lot'ool 5 Sylvester Everhart, do I"- ' 5 I. J. Hofer, janitor work... 6M" 4 Mairv Ann Habegger, teaching... 100"0 .4 Xariffa Wallers, do. >®s“o 4 Dorothy Haggard janitor work.. .0.00 .4 Ezra Snyder, teaching 5 Electa Oliver, do. 'J • a 4 Mary McCullogh, do 140.00 larch e . . enn 1 John Morningstar, painting J4 lohn Fluckiger, janitor work.... 5.00 5 Vance Mattox, sal., office rent... 105.00 7F. E. Compton, Encyclopedia.... 35. W 5 I. S. Hussey, read. cir. bkl 22. UV 5 Louis Neaderhauser. stamps .... 3.00, 1 Ruth Gilbert, teaching HO. 00, 1 Myron Lehman, do 05'" 1 Eldon Sprunger. do. jg-O" J Robert Speicher, drilling we 11... 157.57 5 Mary Ann Habegger. teaching... 100.00 4 Xariffa Waiters, do ’ ’0 '5 Harve Haggard, do. 120.00 ■4 Sylvester Everhart, do 105-00 (5 Veda Andrews, do 100.00 !5 I. J. Hofer, do 6xoo !5 H. E. Ferror, supplies 4.49 1.4 Ezra Snvder. teaching 125.00 !4 Edward Lobsiger. janitor work... 30.00 !5 F.dwin Adams, transp 20.85 >5 Harold Long, teaching 95 00 >5 Earl M. Webb, do 235.00 >5 Katherine Ingram, do IJO.nu >5 Vernon K. Stonehraker, do j70.(10 ’5 Nellie Parrish, do J 50.00 15 Electa Oliver, do. 100-00 !5 Mary McCullough, do 1-0 00 '6 Berne Review, pririting ann1..... 50.00 >5 Berne Witness Co., printing annl.. 50.00 ’9 Vance Mattox, of. rent & salary.. 80.00 April

4 Decatur Democrat, educa. adv... 9.12 4 Citizens Tel. Co., tel. Mon. sch... 18.85 4 Floyd Brandyberry, wir. sch. bldg 52.75 6 David Depp, elec, equip 55.19 16 Fred Bluhm, hauling coal 2.35 2(1 Virgil Hendricks, ianitor work.... 80.00 22 John Fluckiger, do 42.00 23 Norman Sprunger, do 50.00 23 Nellie Parrish, tearhing 174.12 23 Vernon K. Stonebraker, do. 170.00 23 Vernon K. Stonebraker, institute. . 68.00 25 L. A. Pittenger, conunenc. ad.... 20.00 25 Mary McCullough, teaching 120.00 25 Marv McCullough, inst. & sup... 49.00 25 Katherine Ingram, teaching 197.68 25 Katherine Ingram, institute .... 54.24 25 F.arl M. Webb, teaching 243.37 25 Veda Andrews, do 106.67 26 A. J. Bliss, teach, orchestra.... 64.00 26 Svlvester Everhart, teaching 107.66 26 Xariffa Walters, do 126.12 26 Harve Haggard, do 136.20 26 Electa Oliver, do 110.71 26 Ruth Gilbert, do 144.40 27 Ezra Snvder, do 165.00 27 C. W. R. Schwartz, transp 29.70 27 Fdward Lobsiger, janitor work.. 10.00 28 Eldon Sprunger, teaching 120.00 30 Myron Lehman, do 99.10 30 Mary Ann Habegger, do 102.82 30 Vincent Habevger, janitor work.. 25.20 30 C. C. Beer, do 80.00 May 2 Citizens Tel. Co., tel. Mon. sch... 4.10 5 I.iechty Bros., furnace payment.. 200.00 7 F.dwin Adams, transp 17.00 13 Vance Mattox, sal. & office rent.. 80.00 13 Fred Dannie, labor sch. yd 16.00 13 T. J. Hofer, janitor work 65.00 16 Harold Long, teaching 82.03 18 Dorothy Haggard, janitor, fuel.. 29.60 18 W. H. Haggard, pay. sch. gd... 150.00 23 Dennis Brandvberry, labor 9.20 25 C. C. Beer, hauling coal 9.50 31 Edward Lobsiger, oil & labor., 3.00 June 4 Noah Fox, hauling coal 12.00 4 W. J. Sprunger. repairs 4.75 6 Ira Wagoner, clean, cemetery... 10.00 21 Waldo I.iechty, janitor work.... 40.00 25 O. H. Greist, teach, retirement.. 76.88 30 Electa Oliver, institute 41.84 30 Eldon Sprunger, institute 48.00 July 1 Grover Oliver, insurance 57.60 2 Harve Haggard, institute 48 80 2 Svlvester Everhart, do 43.28 2 Vance Mattox, salary, of. rent.. 210.00 0 S- V. Giilan Co., school supplies.. 7.78 7 Kiger & Co., do 19.89 7 Kiger & Co., do 29.52 9 Coral Mattox, clerk hire 50 00 9 Mary Ann Habegger, institute.... 40.00 9 Earl M. Webb, inst. & freight.... 102.10 9 Ezra Snvder, institute 52.00 9 Berne Milling Co., coal 89 00 lty Bros - bal. on furnace... 497.71 11 Philip Schug Son, insurance.. 80.00 11 Town of Monroe, lights 36.32 11 Ruth Gilbert, institute 45 60 11 Veda Andrews, do 35.77 14 John C. Winston Co., sch. sup... 17 38 It w» ob ! e . P,l< ' r °" su Pplies.. 2LIB Z V? rr /" b ', institute 60.88 . ».' ,lnn s,rikfr . commenc. exp.. 12 31 16 Mvron Lehman, institute 31 38 19 Chicago Apparatus Co., lab. ’ sup. 99J4 19 John Badden, fuel oil 7J4 In Co., light fix 79 62 19 Monroe Grain Co., c0a1.... 74 !qw h Jf cC,ur * so.»f o .» ™ n- • • l ,a <? ard ’ bal> pay- »• &<*••• 300.00 4’> mem « * ager, repairs g]g j M . OS SCi C £- fn l nacc repair.. 34.1 ft r< J • Qi’ C°.» floor oil 27 33 " a i anitor wk., fuel.. 14'25 xj t» \ Baumgartner, janitor. 65.95 « 1 [ ne Art,f,<,al Stone Co., coal., 73.52 -5 Lehman Bros. & Co., repairs.... 10'63 25 Berne Hdw. ( 0., do 671 25 Harold T.ong, institute 33'32 sal. * of. rent... 27 < barlie Lobsiger, repairs, s. bldg. 28.87 1 Webster C. Marte, labor 500 , .$. nn ‘ t’o-, freiuht 12180 1 Alliert Duer, hauling coal "a 87 1 *St°s Berne . bond & coup." ?A( red s ßninger. staking ditch... 271 4 William Libv, do i oe 5 Eli W. Hendricks, do ’’’ ’’ * inn 5 Absolom Everhart, labor, s. bldg.,’ 44 07 r Johnson, hauling c0a1.... 5 ( hns Znrcher, do -nr « Archie Hedington, staking ditch’.; foo «t? b,, . , ; wr ’ *• bld s- iab ° r -- ’OfM BM. h. Northman, transfers.... 148 17 I Oscar flteiner, staking ditch.... 375 1 Bru Fluckiger, ditch 1ab0r.... 6sn ]/ fe b " * • Soldner, do ' aho Zur ?s e & hauling c0a1.."" 1170 19 Clarence McKean, do ... ilia m S' If”’ s,akin <t Hitchi 875 Seprende 1 SP run ß er . hauling c0a1.... J f’al'ow V Kohn, magazine 105 1 Bank of Berne, bond Sr coup... 306 75 2 Edward Lobtiger, cl. sch. h 1200 2 Lester Huser, do. ... 6 . A'b' rt Huter, adv. board* serv'." 500 6 Albert W. Liechtv. do.. e'nn 6 Ambrose O. Durbin, d 0...."": 500 6 Epul Baderttcher, cleaning 10 00 ? v an ! e <s K,ebr ’ s,al<in F ditch 175 8 Emit Sprunger. hauling c0a1.... 560 8 Arman Habegger, work, roads.. 48 00 2 Bj'vmond Bluhm, transp. . . non ’ Holiway do. 4- stak. dit" 775 1J Emil Sprunger, hauling coal 2.70

14 Oren Moser, clean, ach. li j, S 15 William Amstutz, digyirig t ~ |H 17 Martin Huser, unloading c0a1... |jj,. M 1* Amos Hirschy. cadi bond 19 Vance Mattox, sal. Ans. rent.... ir, u 9 |<i Orval Allspaw. jiainbng Ul| , 2.1 Ben Fluckiger, hauling coal 2J B 4 9 24 Rufus Nussbaum, ditch 1ab0r.... “25,, M 26 U. L. Barnhonse, school suj.plies, 4,,,, 9 27 Oswin Lehman, cl. school house.. dup 28 Merl Essex, ditch labor 2 ,j JO M .’8 Alfred Sprunger, sch. yd. labor.. 4 p,, M 29 Earl M. Webb, teaching 2>ti on fl 29 Vernon K. Stonehraker, do IJOon fl 29 Luella WeW>, do 170 00 fl 29 Nellie Parrish, do 15(i o>> fl 29 | J. Hofer, janitor work m Ol| M 29 Halve Haggard, teaching )2 , )h1) M 29 Sylvester Everhart, do 110 00 fl 29 Veda Andrews, do ><ls (11l .10 Marv McCullough, do i 2O Ol| M .10 Neola Habegger.. do 10(1 00 30 Ezra Snyder, do 12S.(b) fl 0) Mary Ann Habegger, do | UII fl Ji) Myron Lehman, do lit) 00 fl .10 Electa Oliver, do 105.00 fl .10 Crystal Sells, do. ion .mi fl to Eldon Sprunger, do I2u(io fl 30 Ruth Gilbert, do 115 00 fl Oi-tolier IH 3 Mary Striker, cl. school house., jtnn 5 Berne Milling Co., car of coal.. JuLm, fl Lt Mrs. Calvin Liechty, cl. ach. h... jooo fl 14 Vance Mattox, trav. exp 15 fl 21 Christian Schwartz, hauling coal.. ; 113 fl 27 Marv Ann Habegger, teaching ... sn.tin fl 27 Electa ' diver, do u,, fl 27 Mary McCullouga, do l.’ono fl 27 Ruth Gilbert, do. 114.00 ■ 27 Archie Hendricks, cl. sch. h IJ.uO fl 27 Crystal Sells, teaching go.oo fl 127 John Habegger. clean ditch 9dj ■ 128 Neola Habegger, teaching 80.00 fl 28 Mvron Lehman, do lon.oo fl 1 28 Noble I.obsiger, Janitor work.... iS.ni) fl 128 Ezra Snyder, teaching 124.00 fl 128 Eldon Sprunger, do 120.00 fl 128 Earl M. Webb, do 240.00 fl 1 28 Vernon K. Stonehraker, do 17<>0<) ■ 128’ Luella Webb, do 170.00 fl 128 Nellie Parrish, do 140.00 fl 128 Harve Haggard, do 120.00 fl 128 Sylvester Everhart, do 110.00 fl 128 Veda Andrews, do 80.00 fl I November fl I 1 Vance Mattox, sal. & of. rent... 160.00’ S I 3 Wilbert Beer, staking ditch 2.00 fl I 4 I. I. Hofer, janitor work 65.00 H I 4 Ned McCarvar, do 15 00 fl I 4 Ernest Schwartz, do 15.00 fl 112 Vance Mattox, trav. exj> 24.00 fl 122 Crystal Sells, teaching 05.00 fl 122 Noah Eglv. ditch labor .1.50 fl 122 Mary McCußongh, teaching 120 00 fl 122 Myron Leliman. do 80.00 fl 122 Neola Habegger, do vS.isi fl 121 Eldon Sprunger, do 120 00 fl 123 Earl M. Webb, do 2.40.00 fl 123 Vernon K. Stonehraker, do 170.0il fl 123 Veda Andrews, do 100.00 fl 1 2.1 Electa Oliver, do 105.01) 1 2.1 Ruth Gilbert, do 115.ni) fl I 2.1 Harve Haggard, do 120. mi fl I’3 Mary Ann Habegger. do 100.00 fl 1 2.1 Ezra Snvder, do 125.00 fl 12.1 Luella W ebb, do 170.00 fl 123 Nellie Parrish, do 150.01) fl 123 Sylvester Everhart, do 110.00 fl

December . H 2 Francis Murphy, ditch labor 3.50 fl 3 Louis Ncaderhouser, stamps .... 3.00 fl 3 F Fluckiger, Dorothy Wable, jan. 500 fl 7 Krick & Tyndall, tile.. 27.98 fl 7 W. G. Brown, magazine 20.00 S 7 Martin Jaberg, exam, rec 37.50 S 3 Jasper Wable clean, ditch 10.00 9 8 Franfl B. Sordelet, transfers.... 4125 fl 8 Frank D. I.awson, do 142 60 ■ 21 Crystal Sells, teaching 100.00 ■ 21 Earl M. Webb, do 275.00 fl 21 Electa Oliver, do 100.00 S 21 I.uella Webb, do 170.00 B 21 Nellie Parrish, do 150.00 fl 21 Marv Anft Habegger. do 100.00 fl 21 Vernon K. Stonebraker, do 170.00 fl 21 Harve Haggard, do 120.00 fl 21 Svlvester Everhart, do. 100.00 fl 21 Veda Andrews, do 100 00 fl 21 Marv McCullough, do 120.00 fl 22 Ruth Gilbert, do. 115 00 fl 22 Myron Lehman, do 100.00 fl 22 Vesta Mattox, clerk hire 50.<hi fl 22 Eldon Sprunger. teaching 12*'.00 fl 23 Neola Habegger, do lOO.jJO fl 23 Noble Lobsiger. janitor work.... 25.00 fl 23 Vincent Habegger, do 10.00 fl 23 Le«ter Mast, do 4(1 nf > a 23 Ned McCarger, do lO* l fl 23 Ezra Snyder, teaching I- 500 fl 24 I. J. Hofer, janitor work iw.ti'i fl 24 Ernest Schwartz, do. 25.00 fl 24 H. O. Jones, transfers 1,042.32 fl 24 H. O. Jones, do 1 fl 24 H. O. Tones, do. 1 fl 24 Vance Mattox, sal., of. trav. exp.. 103.00 fl 24 Merlin Beer, cl. sch. h 1J (, O fl 24 The Witness Co., adv. tax levy.. 43.9 fl 26 Educational Supply Co., repair.. 2^ s fl 26 West Disinfecting Co., disinfl . . 784 fl 26 Harter Sch. Supply Co., sch. sup. 22.96 fl 26 C. B. Dolge Co., soap 0 'J* fl 26 Kiger & Co., school supplies.... 99/8 g 26 D. H. Goble Ptg. Co., supplies.. 6'lß fl 26 C. L: Barnhouse, sch. supplies.. 9.84 fl 26 Gaylord Bros., laba. equip 15.00 fl 26 M. W. Rothert, school supplies.. 20.05 fl 26 Bd of Ind. Aid, Blind, brms... 2’.50 fl 26 Bobb Merrill Co., sch. sup 8-- fl 26 A. J. Meyers, school sup 4 fl 26 Berne Coal Co., car coal fl 26 W. F. Ouarrie, book I 1 ? ?! fl 27 Decatur Democrat, adv. tax levy.. ’-J? - 28 I.iechty Rfos. & Co., repair turn . 62 ' 28 Denis Striker, transn ‘’■'■O' 29 Christian Bauman, haul. c0a1.... 10 81 30 Dick Boch, surveying 30 GiUiom Lumber Co., repair ’ 4 ' 30 Berne Artificial Stone Co., sup.. L . 30 Berne Hdw. Cn., materials 81.8. 3ft Lehman Bros. & Co., do ID 30 Berne Lumber Co., materials.... Recapitulation TOWNSHIP FUND fan. 1, 1927. balance on hand... 5 M Receipts during year i Total of balances and receipts 6.x < - J Disbursements during year 7: Dec. 31, 1927, final balances ■ •‘'4.08 ROAD FUND , Q Tan. 1, 1927. balance on hand $ D'J Total of balances and receipts D*J J Disbursements during year C - Dec. 31. 1927, final balances 53.64 SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND Tan. 1. 1927. balance on hand....s L 8 Receipts during year Total of balances and receipts Iq Disbursements during year "’^7’,2 Dec. 31, 1927. final balances 34.?- > TUITION FUND a lan. 1. 1927, balance on hand Receipts during year H l□ Total of balances and receipts 25,634.86. Disbursements during vear ' Dec. 31. 1927, final balances 8.5/9.46 TOTAL OF ALL FUNDS Tan. 1, 1927. balance* on hand... .SD- 4 D , Receipts during year 25.99. : h ' Total of balances and receipts 40.40/ Disbursements during vear 30;98*.'J? 1 Dec. .11, 1927, final balances 9.421./0 Vance Mattox, Trustee. Monroe Township. ( Bobbed Hair Wigs Vogue In Germany ; Berlin — (UP)—Bobbed-hair wigs j are the fashion this winter in Berlin j according to the decree rendered by ! hairdressers of the German capital- ; The tomato-colored wigs in vogue last ’ season are replaced by curley, wavy i hair, preferably red or silver-gray in t color. / The price for the modish bobbed hair wig has been fixed at 150 marks / S3B. ’ Less wealthy disciples of the latest 1 style, who can not afford to keep a ’ supply of their own bobbed-hair wigs, ; can rent them at 20 marks ($5) an ’ evening, n 0 7 Lady Astor Defied By Users Os Weed - 4 London —(UP)—"Ladies, you may | smoke", said the toastmaster at the annual dinner of the Three Towns 5 Association, here recently. o "Ladies, you must not smoke i” l ' J mediately said Viscountess Astor, Mo P-. who was guest of honor. [J "I think it’ disgusting," she added, 5 laughingly. Some of the ladies, however, DIB nt smoke, while Lady Astor peeled an ’ orange.