Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 26, Number 84, Decatur, Adams County, 7 April 1928 — Page 2

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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS, BUSINESS CARDS, AND NOTICES FOR SALE vCTwTFF por BAL.fl— Adams County Lumber Company. Telephone your order to 8»4, 78 or 4132. 78-1 w f6R $ALfi" Fresh & year old cow; ' calf by side. See Roy Manlove, Monroe. 82-dtx FOR SALE —Pure bred Holstein m »I>calves. Inquire Durkin's Modern garage. Phone 181. IsJ-.lt FOR" SALE—3OO bushels ot corn. See John or Marion Stults or phone I 568. 82£3x FOR SALE — Mancini and bun field Hoy beans. W. A, Wherry, Monroeville, R. R. No. 3 82-ts FOR SALE—Joy Eclipse cook stove. 6 burners. In good condition. Price $lO. Della Clark, Phone 8872. 719 Indiana. Street S.'t-.'ttx F'OR~SALE- Store building, 84x28 ft. Also fixtures. Inquire Gerry Mow cry, *4-mile west Tocsin, Ossian. R. 2. I 84-4tx WANTED WANTED — House-work or house i cleaning to do. Mrs. Victoria Beam, Belmont Park. 82-3tx WANTED —Two girls for room and' board; attractive price; close to G. E 928 Nuttman avenue. Phone 1160. 83-3tx WANTED— Housecleaning to do. Emma May Everett, 903 Dierkes St. PAINT AGENT WANTED - Splendid opportunity is offered by ■ old established company manufactur ing complete line of dependable paint products, including fine house paints, with binding guarantee for wearing qualities. Write quick. O. L. Chase Paint Co., Main & Lucas. St. Louis. Mo. Mar 31 Apr 7 OPPORTUNITY—RetaiI store exper ience gives you experience in sell ing women. Our work gives you opportunity to cash in on that experience, make better earnings and advances you if you are hard worker. Write C. O. Creager. 709 First National Bank Bldg., Ft. Wayne, Ind. 8413 FOR RENT FOR RENT—Six room house, corner Jefferson and Bth St. Water, Light and gas. A. D. Suttles. 80-TF FOR RENT—A 5 room house and garage on 921 Dierkes St. Henry Meyer. 82-3tx FOR RENT—Two looms Fir light' I housekeeping at 6UI Monroe St Phone 416. Mrs. J. S. McCrory. 84-3tx MISCELLANEOUS M. S. Elzey, Jeweler, Monroe street Bring in your watches and clocks I do not repair Braclet watcher. I have had Clocks here a long time. Will i sell if not taken out 81-6tx • O CARD OF THANKS The Dr. S. D. Beavers' family deep ly appreciates the sympathy extended to them in condolences, floral tributes and helpful, loving service by their friends, neighbors and the pastors of two churches, the singers, the church people, the different fraternal organizations of Decatur and Fort Wayne and any an<k all others who in any way contributed to their comfort in their sorrow—the death of their beloved son and brother. Benjamin. Q— — Card of Thanks We wish to thank our friends and neighbors for their kind assistance! during the death of our son, Robert.' We also wish to thank the pastor for his consoling words., also those wh brought floral offerings. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Dague APPOISTMK.ST OF ADHIMvrH ITHIX Notice is hereby given. That tin un- ! der.signcd lias been appointed Administratrix of the estate ot Holland It. ’ Bailey late ot Adams County, de. eased. The estate is probably solvent. Eunicu. E. Bailey, Administratrix Dore B. Erwin, Attorney. April 7 1928 April 7-14-21 | o , 0 I LEW MAILAND TAILOR Suits made-to-order, $23.75 Cleaning-Pressing Repairing. Over Baughman’s store. O 0 1 — — Do You Want To BUY, SELL, or TRADE REAL ESTATE See H. 8. MICHAUD 133 S. 2nd St. Phone 104 ~ . .... DR. C. V. CONNELL VETERINARIAN Office 120 No. First Street Phone: Office 143—Residence 102 Special Attention given to cattle and poultry practice 3- 0

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MARKET REPORTS DAILY REPORT OF LOCAL AND FOREIGN MARKETS Fort Wayne Livestock Market Receipts: Calves 25; hogs 300; sheep 25; market steady to 10 highop. 00-110 tb $7; 110-130 lb $7.25; 130-j 140 tb $7.65; 140-150 tb $7.90; 150-160 tb $8.20; 160-170 tb $8.40; 170-200 lb $8.70; 200-225 tbs $8.80; 225-275 tbs. $8.70; 275-350 tb $8.40; roughs $6-7; stags $4-5; calves sls down; lambs sls down. Indianapolis Livestock Market Hogs: Receipts 2000. holdovers 729 market generally 25c higher, quotations; 250-350 lb ssso-8.85; 200-250 lb $8.85-9; 160-200 tb $8.75-9; 130-160 tb SB-8.75; 90-130 tb $7.25-8; packing | sows $7-8. Cattle. Receipts 100; calves 200; i market steady. Bulk quotations for the week; beef steers $11.50-14; top $14.25; light yearling steers and heifers, blank; l>eef cows SB-10.50; tow • utter and cutter cows $5.50-7 vealers $13.50-15.50; heavy calves $6.50-10; bulk stock and feeder steers $7.50-9.50 Sheep: Receipts 50; not enough to justify comment; top, fat lambs, $16.50 quotable; bulk fat lambs sl-4-15.50. bulk cull lambs $7.50-11.50; bulk fat ewes $6.50-9.50. LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET (Corrected Apiil 7) Fowls — - -20 c Leghorn Fowls 11c Chickens 20c Leghorn Chickens 13c Old Roosters 9c White Ducks 15c Geese „ 14c Eggs, dozen .... 22c LOCAL GRAIN MARKET (Corrected April 7) No. 2 Wheat- SLSO ‘ Old Yellow Corn per 100 $1.50 New Yellow Corn per 100 70c to $1.25 Mixed Corn 5c less ; Oats 55c Barley ./ 85c j Rye 90 LOCAL GROCERS EGG MARKET Eggs, dozen -24 c BUTTERFAT AT STATIONS , Butterfat 44c Search For Missing Chicago Auto Dealer Chicago, Apr. 7. —(U.R) —Six squads lof Chicago detectives invaded Wisconsin today in search of Thomas ; Gaynor, wealthy automobile dealer ' and hotel proprietor, who was kidnapI ed and hel dfor ransom. The kidanpers were believed to be holding Gaynor in southern Wisconsin and the'Chicago detective shoped, I with the aid of Wisconsin- authorities, to capture the gang and free the prisoner. Police would not confirm reports that the kidnapers were supposed to lie hiding near Delavan, Wis. Two members of the alleged kidnaping gang were captured last night when they attempted to collect $lO,000 ransom from James McCormick. Gaynor's partner, and it was understood that a confession of one of the tv’p led police to make the Wisconsin expedition. Jack McGurn, gangster, was shot several weeks ago jn a tobacco store in the McCormick hotel, owned by I Gaynor and McCormick. It was believed the kidnaping might have some connection with the shooting. ■ - ■■ o I APPOINTMENT OF ADMININTRATOK Notice is hereby given. That the undersigned has been appointed Administrator of the estate of Beniamin F. Beavers. late of Adams Ctounty. deceased. Seth D. Beavers. Administrator C J. Lutz and Karl B. Adams Attys | April 7, 1928 , April 7-14-31 ✓

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, APRIL 7, 1928.

PETITION FOK I MAI IDAM HOAD state of Imliiinn, f ounts' of Adams NS Before the Board of CommisNlonera of Adame County, Indiauu We. the undersigned, each and all of whom are resident adult free holders and voters of Kirkland Township in Adams County. Indiana respectfully I Jition your Honorable Body and ask ! that you construct a free Macadamized Stone Road in said Township over and , upon the public highway on the followj mg route to wit; Commencing at the north east corner of (lie north east quarter of secI tion thirty three (33) in township twenty seven <27 north of range thirteen ! <l3) east In Adams County. Indiana. ■ running thence west on the section lino between sections twenty eight (28) ami thirty three (33) to the north west corner of the north west quarter of said section thirty three (33) township amt range aforesaid and there to terminate. Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than , three miles in length, connects at one - ml witli a free Macadam Road in said I township ami at the other eml with the I towashjp line ami tiiat a t’nited States Rural Mail Route passes >ver (lie highI wav sought to lie improved. Your petitioners further aver ami say | tiiat the highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway already established ami in use ami is one of the public highways of said Jvlrklan-I Township ami that tlie* same Will be of public utility ami benefit. Your petitioners ask tiiat said public highway- above described lie drained and graded ami that broken stone be placed upon the grade and tiiat upon such broken stone there lie placed stone screenings. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be improved to a width of forty (40) feet ami tiiat said highway above described be graded to the widtli of twenty four (211 feet and tiiat broken sttmc lie placed thereon to a widtli of twelve <l2> feet and to a depth of eight (8) inches at the sides thereof ami to a depth of ten < lit) inches in the center thereof and tiiat crushed stone screenings be placid thereon to a depth of four (I) inches upon such broken stine. tiiat said improvement lie made a single track and tiiat tile name of the same be “The Jeff Crum Macadam Roark'. Tiiat to pay for said improvement we ask Hint bonds be issued by the County of Adams in tile State of Indiana, payable ill twenty semi-annual installments or series, ami for the payment of which we ask tiiat a tax be levied upon the taxable properly of said Kirkland Township in a sufficient sum to pay tlie interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. That said improvement lie made and constructed and said bonds lie Issued and said tax lie levied upon (lie taxable property of said Kirkland Township in aeczirdanee witii (lie Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, passed ill the year 1905 beginning on page 550 and as amended in tlie Aits of 1907 and as amended in Hie Acts of timti now in forte providing for tlie extension of Free Gravel or Macadam Roads, and all other ami any and all amendments thereto. We further ask the Board to take all •he necessary steps required by law to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned for herein, tiiat th-; -ame he constructed witln it submitting the question of building tr same to an election of tlie voters of said Kirkland Township and that tlie Board construct the same under tlie laws of tlie state )f Indiana, providing for the extension o f Free Gravel or Macadam Hoads bytownship taxation. . Respectfully submitted I G Crum, Andrew Sehirak, M . A. Straub. J w Brown. Sr., W. B. Weldy. Frank W. Spado. G. W. Bright. John H Beerv. John Steffen. Mary- E. H'ower t A Hower. 19. O. Kehrn, Charles Leimenstall. Henry 8. Jackson, D. M Bverlv. Charles W Henchen, Jacob C Henschen, F. J Bracht, Albert Arnold E. W. Schladenhauffen, Chris Helmrich. Albert Geisel. John Meyer. Joseph Aschliman. 1. F. Yancy. Charles It. Bowers. Simon J Bowers. S. J. Levse David Crum. Jacob Kaehr, Emmanuel Gerber, Eli Beer. Robert Sovlne, Wm. M. Yager. Charles Arnold. Christ Roth, Homer Ginter. H. A. Breiner K M Houck. Noah Arnold. Ralph L. Straub, Fred J. Adler. Will S' herry. Wm. 0. Sautbine, Jacob Olwine, Roy Hell James I'. Brown. Jr.. T. L. Stetten. S. I'. Henchen. Homer \\ . Arnold George M T Houck. Jesse Byerly E. L. Arnold, D. ♦ Zimmerman. C. M Zimmerman, O. V ■ Dilling, Wm. Gmber Gideon Gerber W. H. Oettinger. This petition will be presented to Hie board of county commissioners. Adams CUunty. Indiana, on Wednesday, May IHb At tvhich time the taxpayers of Kirkland township will be heard thereon. Martin Jaberg. Auditor Adams County. Indiana. Fruchte and Litterer. Attys Apr 7-14 0 NOTICE—It interested. The new amt latest improved D. A. Gilliom talking and Radio machine with sounding boards and tone trunk are now complete and for sale. The machine is patented at Washington, D. C. The machine can be seen at the James Bain residence at my office and rooming place. 310 North 3rd St. D. A. Gilltoil’, Decatur. 82-3tx -1 1 USE LimberiMt Wc.ehinfl Powdar

APPOINTMENT OF ADMI\I*»TKATOK Hpth'e In hereby given, that the und<r»iffne<l han been appointed Administrator of the estate of George Banter late of A<lams County, (ftcceaaed. The estate Ik probably solvent. Evert Banter, Administrator March 30, 1028 Fruchte and Litterer. Attorneys Man h 31 A 7-14 1 o NOTICE OF <■! ARDIAVJi 5A1.1] OF HEAL ESTATE By virtue us an order of the Adams t’irruit Court, us Adams County, slate ' of Indiana, the undersigned, guardian of William l>. Zimmerman, will at the law office of Izenhart, Heller and Schurgar. No. 133 South Second Street in the city of Decatur. Indiana, on AVednesdav the 18th <lay of April, 1»28, at the hour of 10 o'clock A. M. and from’day to day thereafter until sold, offer at private sale for not less than the full appraised value thereof, certain real estate belonging to said ward, situated in tin? county of Adams, and state of Indiana, and described as follows, to-wit; The undivided thirteen eighty fourths (13-84) of the West half ( ) of tlySouth East quarter (’ 4 )and tiie South East quarter (U > of the South East quarter ( > all in Section fourteen (ID Township twenty seven (27) North of Range thirteen (13) East except therefrom one acre or less in the South West corner of thfe West half (%) of said South East quarter (U) aforesaid used for cemetery purposes. Said sale will be made subject to the approval df said court, and on the following terms and conditions;- One third of the purchase money in cash on day of sale, one third thereof in nine months from day of sale and one third in eigh teen months from day of sale, deferred payments to bear Interest at the rate of six per cent per annum from day of sale and to be evidenced by promissory notes and secured by mortgage on the real estate sold. Purchaser may pay all cash if so desired. Said lands to be sold free of liens, except taxes of 1928 due and payable in 1929. and thereafter. Dated March 21st 1928. Ezra E. Zimmerman. Guardian. Lenhart, Heller and Schurger, Attys. _ March 31 Apr < APPOINTMENT of ENECI’TOK Notice is hereby given. That the undersigned has been appointed Executor of the Estate of Jessie Allison Ream late of Adams County, deceased. The Estate is probably solvent. Burt A. Townsend. Executor. Clark J. Lutz, Attorney _ March 24, 1928 March 24-31 April ( — o —— MITKE OF FINAL XEITI.EMEtr OF EST % I E NO, 24311 Notice is hereby given t«> the creditors, heirs and legatees of Ida (’rosier deceased, to appear in the Adams Circuit Court, held at Decatur. Indiana on the 27th day of April 1928 ami show • ause if any. why the Final Settlement Accounts with the estate of said decedent should not be approved; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive tiieir distributive shares. Fremont Bowers. Administrator. Decatur, Indiana April 6. 1928. J. W. Teeple. Attorney. April 7-14 O— Bids For Coal Notice is hereby given that the Boa id of Trustees of the Adams County Memorial Hospital will, at said hospital, in Decatur, Indiana on Monday. May 7, 1928, and until 8:30 A. M. on said dav, receive sealed bids for furnishing one large car of No. 3 nut size porahontas coal; price to include delivering the coal in the bin at said hospital. The board reserves the rigtit to reject any or all bids. Board of Trustees of Adams County Memorial Hospital. Apr 7-11 0 < OMMISSIONEIO ALLOAA AM ES FOB APKIL 192 S f’itizens Tel Co Co Rev Ft. Wayne Ptg Co Co Rev H 1.567.2*' City of Decatur Co Rev 131.2 t» D F. Toepie do 1-94 Marcella Nelson Clk Off hire 105.00 Truman Hoile do 3.i' r » F. W. Downs do 1.00 Martin Jaberg Auditors Salary 54.14 Centrury Carnoft Ribbon co us ex 2.25 Edna M. Jaberg do Clk hire 104.16 Treasurer Adams Co Treas Os- ex 5.00 Ed Green Recorder’s 60% 201.65 Ilarl Hollingsworth Sheriff's sal 568.:’.0 Dick Tonellier Surveyor’s D 11 175.00 Ray L.ire Prelim Rd exp 2.00 Theo Waltmire do 2.00 Ji din Van Buskirk do . 2.00 Win Stevenson do 2.uh J. D. Barkley do 2.00 E. E. Waltmire do . 2.00 Dick Bocli Surveyors ex 23.10 Ft. Wayne Blue Print co 1.93 Shrex do 430.00 Clifton E. Striker Hunt ex 257.J‘J Democrat Co Supt Os ex .3.5 Margaret Striker do Clk hire . 94.50 .1. A. Cline Co Assessor ... 113.50 J. W. Vizard Co Health Com 25.63 B. F Breiner Oompiissicfncr . 75.00 Geo. Shoemaker do 75.00 John G Hoffman do 75.00 H. B. Heller do 50.00 Ella Peoples Attendance Officer 347.20 D. M. Rice Assessor R T 96.00 Aug Schlickman do Kirkland 96.00 Geo Dellinger do Washington 110.09 C. L. Esteli do 63.00 A. I. Stults do 72.00 Sidney t>aguc do St. Marys . 96.00 A. N. Acker do 72.U0 Peter Habegger d" Mqnroe 92.0 i Arley Habegger do 69.00 John Lobsiger do 72.00 John Tunner do French 84.00 J. K. Yoder do 84.00 J. (’ Mann do Wabash 96.00 F. O. Davis do Jefferson 96.(“i Fisher ci Harris Poor I’uion W t 14.96 Decatur Dry Cleaners do Wash twp7.7l Frank Krick do 10.00 » I. Bernstein do . 2.95 Mart Gilson do Co Farm 6.00 J, & J. Grocery do ... 15. 0“ Fred Koller do 2.00 Emerson Beuett do 27.00 F. W, Lose do 42.h0 Julius Haugk do Rent 286.26 Strickler’s Grocery do 5.00 i J. T. Myers Co do 9.35 Smith Yager & Falk do 3 80 J W, A r izard St. Marys Twp . 8.5 h R. H Everett do 13.90 [ Adams County Mem Hos BC. .... 49.50 . JL. Wolfe do 5.u0 ‘ McAlhaney & Carver do 13.79 » J, M. Breiner Court House .. . 100.00 - Mrs. J. M. Breiner du 25,00 . Be<’kei Paper Co do 12.50 J. 1. Holcomb Co do n. 17.32 North Ind. Pub Ser Co do 12.88 1 Zwick and Myers Jail 130.09 r J. 1. Hilroiup Co do 6.42 August Muigan Co Farm 45.00 ’ Lawrence Noll d> 45.0 h t Oscar Burrv do 45.00 Henry Schlegel do 11 00 Regina Heiman do 40.u0 • Opal Drum do 40/")

F. L. Johnson do 51.35 Sam <’<M»k do 13.20 11. P. !>aFontaine do 450.00 (’. R. Smith do ■ L‘»o . p, W. Schultz d > » ‘J 0 John Ncadstine do 12.80 Otto Kiefer <h» - 7.00 Dan Aughejibaugh do » Elherson Service Station do 71.5 h A R. Ashbauvher do . 3.20 Callow and Kohne do Amos Steffen do 244.50 Mutsrhler Packing Co do 8.00 Miller’s Bakery du 25.50 Burk Elevator Cu do 198.13 i Fisher and Harris du 59.70 Wabash Stone Cu 46.3 • 'Carnoll and Sun do 17.78 M.iv Andrews Bd us Guardians 10.00 Alice Walter do 10.0 U Charlotte Ge ph ait do 10.00 .Mildred Gass do 1«».0O « Anna Trirker du 15 On Mara M< Clure du 20.00 Dan Nlblh k d . 20 •• • !x 11 .< S< hi k do Lucinda Johnson d<» 25.00 Mary Mvera du 35.00 H. M. GUlIf <!«■ 1 • ’ Methodist Hospital do 30.00 W <lu\ Brown do (travel) 36.20 Grant County do -''•‘•J? Teeple and Peterson do 22.7’» Indiana Stale Sanit 54.28 Wells Bros Soldier Burial 76.00 Lohenatein & Hower do 225,00 Democrat Cu Legal Adv 86.42 Irene Byron S<init 113.30 Vernon Miller Highways 322.‘0 Clyde Striker do - 112.00 c* < - Beer u ■ 502.41 W. H. Bittner do 137.72 Louis Selking do .1. C. Augsburger do 105.68 Milton Edge 11 «lo 60.00 I’red Mathys do 109.51 James V. Hendricks d> • 204.50 Ed Beer do 394.40 August Bush k do Otto Rodenbeck do Martin Bultemeyer du 57 t”' Otto Ray do . 378.15 J. A. Hower d<» 182.20 Ed Miller do IJJ* Milo Sales do I'? 0 -! Chas Troutner do 173.8 1 John E. Mann do John Habegger do /"{ ‘J Clint Hart do 306.55 John Bucher d*> •3<fj.99 Lime Stone Quarries Co do 114.10 Meshberger Bros do 1.<‘53.6’i <’has E. Magley do 144.00 Central Pet. Co do 31.32 A. J. Miller Poor Root twp 100.00 Adams Co. Mem Hos da Hartford 159.20 D. Suttles Highways 706.50 . Slate of Indiana, County of Adams SS: I. Martin Jaberg. Auditor in and for said county and state hereby certify I that the foregoing is a true and eor-i-ert list of \ allowance* made at the | April 1928 sessipn of the Board 6f Commissioners of Avia ms County. Witness my hand ami official seal this fourth day of April 1928. Martin Jaberg. Auditor Adams County. Indiana Apr 7-111 o PETITION FOB \ MICADIM ROAD | Mate of Indiana. Count.* of VdaniN SS Before ibr Board of < oiiiinisMioaerit of Adnnin County, Indiana We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are adult resident free holders and voters of Monroe and Wabash Townships, in Adams County. Indiana, respectfully petition your Honorable Body and ask that you construct, complete and improve with gravel or stpne naving a suitable binder for hard surface road, a free road improvement over and upon the public highway and street situated in Adams County, in the State of Indiana, and described as follows, t j-wit: Commencing •on Main Street in the (own of Berne in Adams County. Indiana. at the cast end of’ the brick nave,ment, thence cast over and upon said Main Street to the cast corporation line of said town of Berne, thence east over and upon the public highway on the section line running east and west ami dividing section thlrty-t|iree (83) in township twenty-six (26) north of range fourteen ( 14) cast from section four (l» in Township twenty-five (25) north of rangt' fourteen (14) east and terminating at the northeast corner of rertlon four (4) Township and range aforesaid. Your petitioners aver and say that the Improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length and connects at the commem intnt thereof wjth a brickstreet in i.he Town of Borno, Indiana, ami at the end thereof with a free macadamized stone road on the boundary line between said Wabash and Monroe Townships, ami that a United States rural mail route passes over said highwav herein sought to be improved. Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway already established ami in use aifd that said Street is a public Street laid out and established and in use and that There is a large amount of public travel over .said highway and street, and that Xhe same will be of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners ask thaKsaid highway and Street above described be properly drained and graded, that crushed stone and sand cushion be placed upon the grade, that upon the same there be placed gravel or stone having a suitable binder for hard sufrace road or other solid paving material. 1 Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be drained and graded, and that the jjame be improv* d to a width of forty feet; that the.same be graded to a width of thirty feet, an I that such paving material be place’ll ' thereon to a width of twenty-two feet 1 within thr corporate limits of said ' ’lbwn of Berne and eighteen feet bc,\ond the corporate limits, and such a ’ depth as may be determined by the proper officials having the same to do, 1 and that the same be called the Reichert Road Improvement. ' That to pay for said improvement, we • ask that bonds be issued by the County 1 of Adams, in the State of Indiana, in ' twenty semi-annual installments or ser--1 ies, and for the payment of which we ' a: k that a tax be levied upon the 1 able property of said Wabash and Mon- ’ roe Townships in a sum sufficient to ' pay the interest and principal of said 1 bonds as they become due. ' That said improvement be made and ‘ constructed and said bonds be issued. 1 and sa?d tax levied upon the taxable 1 property of said township in accordance ’ with the Acts of the legislature of the ’ State of Indiana passed in the year of 1 1905 beginning on page 550 and as ' amm ended in the Acts of 1907, and is 1 ainmendod in the Acts of 1909, now in ■ force providing for the extension of ’ free gravel and Macadam Road and all [ (other and any and all ammendnients ' thereto. ' We further ask the Board to take ’ ail of thp necessary steps required by • law. to have taid improvement con- • | ctructed and made as petitioned for ” herein; that the same be constructed 1 without submitting ths question o(

building the same to an election of the voters us said Wabash and Monroe Townships, and that the Board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana, providing for the extension of free gravel or Macadam Ruads by township taxation Respeetfully Submitted. T. A. Gottschalk. A. N Sprunger M L. Sprunger. Ernest Stengel. Andrew Gottschalk. Harve Riesen, Walter Scliug, Harvey H. Nussbaum, Caleb Sprunger. D. E. Lehman, Otto Stucky. E. W. Baumgartner. Wilbert Luginbill, E. C Blerie. L. L. Yager. A. W. Snyder, C A. Neuenschwander. J F. Lehman, Chris Stengel, Albert Wintvregg. Simon Giliiom, David Depp. Vance Mattox. (’. T. Habegger. John Eicher. Manas Lehman, Homer Winteregg. Noah Rich. H. R. Sprunger. Emil Nagel. Sr.. Emil I Burkhalter, L. W. Stu< key. E. M. Ray, Albert Huser, Noah Augsburger. Gilbert Stuckoy. Rudolph S< hug, Vilas Schindler. Lutser R. Sciiug. L. A. Sprunger, C. C. Sprunger C. (’. Rich, Phil Schug, O. F. Giliiom, Christian Steiner, Mary A Steiqer. Mrs. Bessie Bracket, John H. Hilty, Christian Hilty, F. H. KamhOltz, Ben Sprunger. Hiram Leichty, C. C. Beer, C. P Hirschy. C. E. Sullivan. J. A Hendricks. J. F. Felty W. G. Ray. Ed Affolder, Julius Reichart, Wm. H. Lehman. Rufus Huser. Thomas Rawley. W. A. Fleetwood. F. M. Reynolds. Edwin Bixler, Noah Eilenbarger, John J. Amstutz. Jacob J. Eicher. E. H. Habegger, Samuel Teeter. Jacob J. Yoder. 'l'. A. Hendricks. Levi Atz. Elroy Winteregg. A. J. Blowers. Bart Boice. Jacob P. Neuenschwander, David D. Mettler. William Farlow. Peter Bauman, Fred Hanni. Christ Amstutz. Jacob J. Amstutz. Edwin Lehman, David Amstutz. Peter Bicry, John Burk. Sam Zuercher, Albert S. Zuercher. Fred Affolder.. Ed Gerber. Eugene Kneuss, C. L. Aleshire, John J. Hoffstetter, Otis Burk, Andrew Bailey, John Brown, Ju-

91^' . -iZMSNUI Seed Potatoes CAR ON TRACK. BILL SPUDS GENUINE CERTIFIED SEED $2.00 Bushel. $4.05 2!y Bushel Bag. PYRAMID BRAND SELECTED SEED STOCK $1.70 Bushel. $4.15 2*/$ Bushel Bag. EARLY AND LATE VARIETIES. Don’t put off buying—Now is the time. Reed Elevator Co. 722 W. Monroe St. Phone 233. ■■BWMwnwnMßi ii4till I IM II11.)■ &■] Ah askyWbanker He’s A Man - -of conservative judgment at all times. Has to be. in that he’s handling other people’s money. So whenever puzzled as to what is a SOUND INVESTMENT seek his advice and you’ll never lose a dollar. Whatever he suggests, you’ll find is absolutely SAFE! Officials of this Bank will be glad ‘ to serve you. Even now we have some select Investments - - -4% Guaranteed - - - to offer you. Consult us about them. Do it today! Old Adams County Bank

s Ilus< Miller. Alonz,, I. ~l g , • cilsvhWHnder. 1,1 •. Ne,. i - ' This petition win i„ > board of county . J’' 1 J‘! ««e‘. • County, Indiana, on b ’ Adann i N% e<lnrN«la $. )| uv At which H,. . r heard thereon. P* will j Martin Jahetg. \u.|it or Adams t’mTnt) i, llliall;l > Hruehte and Litterer. \t: ;s \nr i■ ■ • • — o- ’ 1 CARD OF THANKS We wish to thank all those whoso ; kindly assisted us during the ill Mls i . and death of our beloved daughter ■ 1 and sister, Matilda also the Maghj quartett and Mrs. Henry B unl e fa J their songs, we wish also to thank ' I the neighbors and friends who sent fioral offetings and h. v Gretlier and Kev. Fledderjohann for their kind words of condolence. Mr. and Mrs. Lums Kruetzmau I and Family. ■ "O — — — Mr. Will Kuebler will spend Ea Ster ! . at Toledo. Ohio. From there Ije win • go to Tiffin and Man.-iiekl. Ohio, fa a week's visit. Aftei the trip hr will ■ remain at home for some time. , Black niggers. Jokes. Plavs. music, Monmouth H. S. April 9 and 10. Two hours of fun for 15c and 25c. 83t$x