Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 29, Number 15, Decatur, Adams County, 17 January 1931 — Page 2

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\ 11 ™' CLASSIFIED \DVERTISEMENTS, BUSINESS CARDS, JND NOTICES FOR SALE foTTsale Pur* bred Avsiiiir bu'i 26 months old. Also calves. At a fair price. Henry Ascblemen. Berne phone 4823. fM-Xftx lid! SALE biini.v Bred Gilts. Reasonable Richest bloodlines. Imninned. Farm located 10 miles east of Decatur on State Road 16 Joining 17. H. D. Kreischer, Convoy, Ohio. 12-61 x FOR SALE Plenty of wood at Decatur Tie and Lumber Company. Phone 282 Os 329 11'>t FOR SALE - Apples. Fancy spies J 1.75; Johanathan, Starks, Roseau, and Ontario $1.50. Steel Rods j 81.25 bushel. Brink your baskets ■ A. M. Mauller. Pleasant Mills 11-6 t l FOR SALE or EXCHANGE Elee i trie washer. Will trade for good fresh cow. Monroeville phone, dial No. 3281. D. J. Barkley, route 3, Monroeville. 13-3tx FOR SALI-i—1927 Studebaker Aig Six four passenger coupe. This ear is practically new. Serial No. 402658. Priced to sell. Phone 595 or inquire A. D. Suttles, agent. 14-3 t FOR S.mTE Ono Glowhoy*larg< size; one Mueller large size. Both nearly new. Inquire Ashbauehei Tin shop Phone 739. 14-3. FOR SALE —Bedroom rug 7 ft. 6 in by 10 and sanitary couch Phone 241 14-3 t FOR SALE— 6 springer cows," 2 young fresh cows, calves by Hide. Hand lard press. Inquire Schmitt Meat Market. 15-31 FOR SALE- Goose and Duck Feathers. Call or see Henry Luttnian, It R 7 15-3tx MBRKETREPORTS DAILY REPORT OF LOCAL AND FOREIGN MARKETS BERNE MARKET Corrected Jan. 17 Hogs, 100 lbs. down SB.OO down Hogs, 130-180 pounds SB.IO | Hogs, 180-220 pounds $7.90 ! Hogs, 220-250 pounds $7.70 i Hogs, 250-300 pounds $7.40 | Hogs, 300-350 pounds $7.30 I Roughs $5.75-6.25! Stags . . ... $4.50 Veaters $10.00! Lambs SB.OO East Buffalo Livestock Hogs receipts 1,000 holdovers 300 l active: mostly steady; bulk desii 1 able 2101bs down $8.75; 220-230 lb.-. $8.50-$8.65; others quoted steady l Cattle receipts 75; holdovers 250; I week's trade rather slow; closing. very dull; steady to mostly 25c lower; choice yearling sl3; weighty i steers sll-111.50 good steers ano! yearlings sll-$11.25; short feds $9. I 50-$10.25; common steers and heif - ers, $6.75 $8.25; beef cows $5.50-st>.- j 50; cutter grades $2.50-$4. Calves: Receipts 25; vealers closing sl-$1.50 under last week; good to choice $11.50-812 week’s top sl3. Sheep: receipts 100 lambs closing , steady with one week ago; early j lossregained; good to choice, $9.25-1 $9.50 medium kinds and strongweights $8.25-88.50; throwouts $7.50 aged wethers $6.50. — Fort Wayne Livestock Hog market steady 100-140 lbs. $7.90; 140-180 lbs. $8.10; 180-200 lbs. $8.00; 200-225 lbs. $7.85; 225-250 Jbc ' $7.70 250-275 lbs. $7.55; 275-300 lbs | $7.45; 300-350 ilbs. $7.30;, roughs! $6.25; stars $5.50; calves $10.50; I lambs SB.OO. CHICAGO GRA'N CLOSE March May July, Win al, Old .80% .82% .66 i New ,BIW, .83 Corn, Old .67% .69% .70% New .671, .69% Oats, Old .33% .33% .31% LOCAL Grt>lN MARKET Corrected Jan. 17 No. 1 New Wheat 68c No. 2 New Wheat 67c New Oats 29c Barley 50c Rye ....................... ...................... 50c No. 2 Yellow Corn, per 100 Ib.s. 6oc—Boc LOCAL GROCERS EGG MARKET Eggs, dozen 18e BUTTERFAT AT STATION Butterfat 21c Hubert Zerkel Freeh Hower and Wilson Beery took a number of the Decatur high school basketball players to Aubtirn where thy participated in t lio tournament.

Typewriting Stenographic Work !•' vou have anv extra typewriting or stenographic work i wilt n.- «lad to .to it. Phon< 12 lor appointment Florence Holthouse Judgs J. T. Merrvnian’s Office. K nf C. Rldfl.

FOR RENT | FOR RENT—6 room -modern realI deuce. Window blinds and screens I furnished. inside conveniences. I Garage. Will equip with Hentrola for right party. A. D. Suttles agent. 14-31 ' WANTED WANTED— Good, clean, big Rags, suitable for cleaning machinery. Will pay 7c lb. Decatur Daily Democrat. WI ED Middle aged lady wants work. Address 432 W. I’et‘lt st. Fort Wayne. Ind.. Tele. Harrisoni 60274. 14-.'it WANTED Experienced young lady wants general house work. In city ! preferred. Address Box 84 Decatur. 14-2 U WANTED Girl wants work after school and on Saturdays. Call 854 Dferkes St. or phone 5754 15-331 X WANTED To rent a'furnished flat Two rooms, gas, water, lights ami (garage at 1228 West Monroe. In ; quire at 14<«4 west Monroe St. or I phone 682. 15-3 t COURT HOUSE Marriage License James E. Noble, Muncie, milwrlght, to Madeline Lough, Decatur. Real Estate Transfers Rufus Stauffer et ux. 80 acres in Hartford township to William F. Collins, for SI.OO. Private Cemetery for Babson Wellesley, Mass.—(U.R) When lie dies, Roger W. Babson, noted sta- 1 tistican. wants to lie buried near I the Babson Institute at Wellesley Hills, which he founded. He has asked the town's permission *o establish a private cemetery there. ’ o PETITION FOlt V MU 11)111 KO tit STATE OF INI >1 ANA COUNTY OF AI'AMS, SS: llrlort* she lloiml ol < mu mishiner* Os IdnniN C ounty, Indiana. We, the undersigned earn and ali ) of Win are resident adult free holders and voters of Jefferson i ownsship in Adams County, Indiana res-1 pecifully petition your honorable) oody anil at-k that you construct) and complete a free Macadamized) Stone Ruud in said Township over and upon the public highway sit-1 uated on the following route to wit:' Commencing at the north west corner of section thirty four (34) township twenty five (25) north of range fifteen ’ls) cast in Adams) County, Indiana theme running j south between sections thirty-time (33) and thirty four (34) township) and range aforesaid and terminating at the south west corner of said set lion thirty four (34) in township land rang** aforesaid. Your petitioners aver and Fay that) the improvement prayed for is less | than three Yhiles in length connects jit b'kUucnds with a free macadam i »ad said township and that a 1 United * States Rural Mail Route passes dyer the highway sought to Ibe improved. Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway herein sought! to be improved is a public highway) already established and in u-e and, iis one of the public highways of said Jefferson Township and that the same will be of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners ask that said highway above des< ribed be drained and graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade ami that upon sin h broken stone there be placed I stone screenings. Your petitioner.® further ask that i said highway above described be im proved to a width *f 40 feet and) that said highway above describe 1 | be graded to a width of 21 feet and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of 12 feet and to a dep’. i ) >f S inches at the sides thereof and t • a depth of 10 inc ties in the center thereof, ami that .rushed stone screenings be placed thereon to ’ I depth of I inches upon such brokenj • ton**, that aaid improvement be' (made a single track and that the name of the same be "The William! Wyant Macadam Road." That to pay for said improvement v< ask tiiat bonds be issued by the aunty of Adams, in the state of In-I liana payable in twentv semi-tan-I nual installments or series and Tor the payment of which we ask that I a tax be levied upon the taxable pro-' uertv of said Jefferson Township in a suffieh nt amount to par the in-) |ter«»«t and principal of said binds aS | |t lie' - become due. ‘ That said improvement be made t | 'nd ennstrnrted and said bonds be | Issued and said tax be levied upon l”ie taxable property of said towndiip in accordance with the acts of I leg : s’atore of the state of |n-!-liana passed in the year 1905 beginI nlrt't on nagt' 550 ami as amended, tn the ,aet«-. - f 1""7 and as amended 1 • n ‘he a- ‘s of 1909 n“W in forep pr >-I j Viding for th«‘ extension of free gravel or macadam road and alii other and any and, all amendment? j ther-tn. We fur’her ask the Board to take 1 all t!o Bptosy.arv steps required by ’aw tn have said improvement < onstrunted :*ii'l made as petitioned tor herein, that the same be constru* led without submitting the question ■•f building the same to an election of voters of said Jefferson Township. and that the Board construct the same under the laws of the state Tndf' , n r ’ for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads by to’ v n«hln taxation. tlespentfullv ‘submitted A-laro Miller Josenh Robin, Mar"•iro* Robin, (’has Abnet, Philin Harshbarger. David Whitacre Leah u XVh’tßc’*''. Trov Hue v , Butler Wood•mfr. William Butcher. Emerson R. 'Vajb. Jon ph C. Engle. Lewis E. S-haadt. Charles U. Snvder. Annie E. 'nsnati fT h. Orlando Brune**. John 'tarshail. W. L. Foreman, Ray Duff, Howard Miller. Marv Miller. John it, Amstutz. Jonathan Rump'*, '"hr ! «ti nn Zeh r . \V’” Kerr, L. M. '■’ogle Alice Orndorff. Philin Brew.<nr, r, "nvi J, 'nspangh. Fred Arn, Mae Ketchum. Elmer Stuber, (-eor'!> Bn’ nn'.'B-pr. c-hns Buhler. E. Woodruff, Woodruff. Wm. Wvant, "'*n. Hpruhhnrger, J.i-nnw Klnnev, Tohn M. Bonenba' hcr, Bartley Burk, ,r, ter Klnnev, pn t Moran. J. llwno • rd. T’’. T>. "'oodwar t. Homer ’ipboit. J”hn Hil'er. Georp-e T l . *T.’|/fr, in n, COiRK M. Enters. E. I’. ’»-o<;4 •n.t’eink StU’' ir ' S. D. l-’nn ,, 'V, |’’*has ’■S'ol'' Vernon Miller. B. Milinr st o i M'-m- 'sme mpnnbc Jo V.' /‘bqrb.Mp.,, g .1. E»g|o, O. Dav’s. John IL Pump l ”. D. *■ j{. Al'-ert K ‘a-i- M- p Adams. c’harl» ,v F. Adams. J W. Fetter”. ,'lvim« •'nftpr. K »lvnr, w . M. Adang r-»hn 'd tnv. F-mney'. Mary KemSt"ph«‘o Kin re* - . Tb’-z no‘it' n n w'll be presented to •b». 1. 'ifd of rmint” co’-nmlsMio.iPl « •>f ' •’«<-»• s Co'itOv, indlotm - n F»hr.... r? •». itr-f ‘he f •'8 p'l yr« \ ti.fr,.t- O n To.vn.’hlP. A'lams County ‘di! Im heard HA 1 IOW ’ ; Fount”. Indiana I Fruchte and Litterer, Attys. | . Tnnnorv 10.11

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i’i;rri iox i ok a vkam , HO .11 (state i>f ini 'I ana (•111'N I V <>F ADAMS. SS: 11.-fore <li<- llonr.l of < Os 1«I$IIII« (nuut.A. liidllllin Wv, the undersigned each and all) of whom are resident, adult free hohi< rs ami voters of Wabash Towns ship in Adams County, Indiana respectfully petition your honorable body am! ask that you construct rmf complete a free macadamized ft one road in slid tpwnshlp over and) upon the public highway situated on j Hie following route to Wit: ('omimncing at the m»i<h eastj (orner of th< north west quarter of section twentv three (23) township twentv five (25) north of range four-t'een (14) east in Adams County Indiana, thence running south t<» the (enter of section twenty three (23) township and range aforesaid tnd terminating at the south east corner of the south west quarter of said section twenty three (23) Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less tnan three miles in length connects at both ends with a free macadam road in said township and that a United States Rural Mail Rout • passes over said highway. I Your petitioners further aver an 1 Isay that the highway herein souglvt ! I to In- improved is a public highway already established and in use and is .me of Hie public highways of Wabash Township ami that the same will be of public utility and benefit Your petitioners ask that said high vay above described be drained and graded and that broken stone bplaced upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there be place ! stone screenings. Y »ur petitioners further ask that said higliway above described be improved to a width of 10 feet and that said highway' above described be graded to a width of 24 feet ana that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of 12 feet and t » a depth! I >f S inches at the sides thereof and II » a depth of 10 inches in the cen- ' r thereof and that crushed stone ■ r onings be place thereon to a ; lepth sos 4 inches upon such broken i stone, that said improvement be | made a single track and the name of ph-* same be "Bart Boice Macadam i Road.” . That t > pav for said improvement Iwo ask that bonds he issued by the p’ounty of Adams in the State of ) Indiana paN able in twenty semi an- | or-il installments or series ami for I h' p‘i\ cent of whi<li we ask that la tax be levied up >n the taxable proIpertv ( >f said Wabash * Township in i > sufficient amount to pay the inter- , ost and principal of sail bonds as I thev become due. That said improvement be ma.de and < (instructed and said bonds b*» issued and said tax be levied upon |’h‘ tn.xable property of said township in accordance with the Acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana passe l in the year 1905 beginning on page 550 ami as amended in | the a -ts of 1'»O7 and as amended in (the Acts of 1909 now in force pro's i ling for the extension of free gr«n- --' vol or macadam roads and all other ami any and all amendments thereto. We further ask the Board to take all of the necessary steps required by law to have, said improvement I const ru» t-*d and made as petitioned ! for herein that the same be con-

strutted without submitting tlie question of building tlie same to an election of voters of said Wabasn Township and tiiat the Board con<tru -t th* 1 sa-me under the laws of the State <«f Indiana providing for the extension of free gravel or niaL.'olani roads by township taxation. Respectfally submitted Ba't Boice, Bert L. Garlinger, Julius I hichert, Samuel I*. Schwartz. I’avid x instutz, Edwin Lu liman Jacob P. Neuen>--chwander, Chris J. Amstutz, inter Bauman, Jacob J. A»u<tutz. Mrs. Pauline Steiner, <). W. Ferris. U. R. Price. Mary M. Girlinger. Ja ,, *»h T. Burley, (’ora C. Burris, \lbe’’t I*7. ans. Everett E. Ferrv, D. C. Wagner, Ch-.s M* Mi< kl*-. Brayton i’vle, J. F. I’eltv, Ort >n !■’. Wlieebr. »‘ussp]| Wheeler, Anna M Linde**v, Jps.se Slump. B. R. Farlow. V. L stanJe’ . Gidem Weaver, Frank Far’ow D. Cross. Wp11« Brothers, 'b ’’ l’i Id®, w w. Wi blows. U. (•rile, Chas Pyle. J¥»hn 11, A*nv. <’eo. A Harlow, John Crane- »•’. J. M< Whinn*"’. b’. M.

SLuhl, E. U. Reiciieldeffer. W. F. Pyle H. ’l’. B’-iggs. J. A. F. Greens Di hers in. Joseph-W. Walker, Thomas Drew, W. W Vorhee®. CJar- '’!*■“ P. H : n- h’n.in Vernon Pontiu*N’q/han ’ Adam Esrlev. John Kellv, E. S Callihan, David Kailff•’im, Alvv Fenste’oaker, R. A. Briggs .''.>’ n*t’ I ’’i’er. Daniel I’cel 'r, Oti® 1 Bnf’r. W. r. \. B. Shn.JntftVf r. T. S. lleh'irirkM, Hugo Haff- ♦ etto’-. .Is*”ps F L’nfon, Marion I f-ttp-Vev j j Je ' *n'-, Jacob Simmer. |c-irfleld Y*’s®, >’a*han Snrunmr, C. s»nvc- <q t v Engle. Driota Engie, 1 F. J. Inei'’hrn. This po'iti >n w”3 be presented to

*ho I t.- rd of roiintv '••■>mmi> Uoners ot A'tan’s Co’in’v, Indiana on T»*e*.*hiy. February 3. If»3f •t which time the taxpayers of Tn”'nsh<p. Adams County ■ will be heard ♦h pr e<m, 4LBW TIAPT.OW Au ’H'tr .Count"'. Ipdiana Eruchte and Litterer, .Alt’ s January 10-17 PETITION' Fen 1 ROAD IMPROVEMENT ’ ATF, OF INDIAN V COUNTY OF ADAMS. SS: Before th** Bear*! of CoinmigKionerM Os tdaniM < ounty, Indiann Wo. the undersigned, each and all • of whom are a.lult re?ldent free--1 holders and voters of Washington • an*l Pont Townships in Adams Coun--1 iy, T’ diana. reapectfullv petition • *nur II nomble Bodv and ask that • vo’i construct, complete and improv. with sheet a phalt, gravel or stone • i fret* road improvement *»vt-r and upon the public highway and stre< t® in Adams cnunty, Indiana and des- • rrihpfi a® follows, t > wit: • Cn-T)»-'pnc’ng on th" west side of • north Third street Brick Improve- • "ent on Park Street, in tlie CJity of , Decath**, Indian': thence west on pqrV street to Closs Street: tlfnc-- • ®'>tith *»•’ Cl ss street to Marshall • T‘r« t- *iion ( >n east on Marshall (•> Second st feet thence in a north wes- *• 'Jv directl*»*i on Second street to

. ’*•.. s ! n .rf ~n Street; thence ’vest on "’asbin’f’on stmnf a p | U ( f»|)nnt*| two h’t’ldrn.i I ?<so i f<‘nt wo«t of the ', w* >,; t Corporit’on Line of s»id Citv, _• Vn*f nctjfjom rjs forijior aver and s't.v th*** to make said IftiproveniPiV - nr-4o*i «i p»m of public utHitv that ♦ h*» f 'l't »win°, approaches leading to " ’he nronos'-'d imnrnve’mmt. ought to ®.’ a droi.xpq o-—,.4p<t ad i improved 1 '*h pitbn- ‘.•bent •«RDh'*’t, gravel or ,-i follows to ”it: ’ | Tb'H the approa* h fr »ni the wnar y, ■’! gireet untn th* l p ,, or»o®e.t »i’*»prove»”* , n( ’ e drained ■’■r r » ’p«i u*m I'mpti y-p.j th* west on Park Street ♦♦n •*<'>>> gfrePt; ! TVmt the annroach from the west) 7 ~ -h o n*-mor.|

DECATUR DAILY DEMOCRAT SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, I- 131 -

,«• ! improveimnt be drained graded • and improved to the west on Mar-1 | shall street to Fifth .Street; 'that Hie approach from the east .n Marshall Street unto the propos-|< .1 improvement be drained graded .ind improved to the east on Marshall Street to Eirst Street; iliat the approach from the south >n Set oml Street unto the proposal i.Hprovf.nent be drained graded and improved to the south on Secon 1 street to the intersection of Mercer i i wriri- Winchester and Adams,! I Streets; i > our petitioners aver and say that i Hhe improvement prayed for is less 1 ilian three mil* s in length and eon- | iiects al the commencement thereof . with a Brick Improvement in the ' (’itv of Decatur Indiana and connects , it the other end with a free maradqg I miz* Ist me road in Root Townshin , \d;in s « , ountv Indiana and that a , Unit*' i States Mail Route passes over , ■aid higliway herein sought to be , improved. . j Y ir petitioners further aver and ( sav tiiat the highway herein sought ( ito be improved is a public highway ( already established and In use and : sai l street is a public street laid out ( ind that there is a large amount of public travel over said higliway and street ami that the same will be of ‘ public utility and benefit. Your petitioners ask that said ‘ highway and street above described ' be properly drained and graded that ’ sheet asphalt be placed upon a part * of said improvement and that gravel tnd stone be placed upon a part of • said improvement. Your petitioners further ask that ' said second stfeet herein describe 1 ; be resurfaced with sheet gsphalt ■ from curb to curb and that sheet as- ' nhalt be placed on Washington street i from a p dnt commencing at the intersvctb'n of Second and Washington 1 streets in said city to a point where ♦ slid Washington street intersects i with Walnut street in said city: that ’ rushtd stone and screenings be ’ olace 1 on Washington street to th*' t vest corporation line of the city cf ' Decatur, Indiana:, that said improve- l ment be extended on the public high- ' vav in Root to vnship Immediately ■ c«t of Washington street for a dis| ui'-e of approximately 200 feet and ' 'here to terminate and tiiat the same e <*alle i the Isadore Bernstein Road I ’ mprovement. That to pay for said improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the 'ounty of Adams, in the State or Indiana, in twenty semi-annual in'tallmeßts o’- series and for tlie payrent of which we ask that a tax ,e b vied upon the taxable propertv f said Washington and Root Townships in a sum sufficient to pay the 'nterest and pricipal of said bonds as hex become due. That said improvement be made and constructed and said bonds be; issued and said tax be levied upon aid taxable property’ of said townships in accordance with the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana passed in the year 1905, beTinning "ii pagp and as amend.'il \ t (987, aii'l a» ;in.-'ii.l- i ■ i in th" A.-ts <>f ll"'!’. now In fori" prov idinK for the extension of rf< ■■ < ii-avnl and ntaiadam roads and nil • >tln r and any and all amendments thereto. _ , Wo further ask th.- Board to toko ill the necessary steps required by aw to have said improvement Constructed and made as petitioned for herein; that the same be constructed

.vithout submitting the question of building the same to an election ot’ voters of said Washington and Root fownships and that the Board *<>n- J struct the same under the law.® ' •1/ the State of Indiana providing for h(‘ extension of free gravel or ma- " id.tin roads by township taxati ’n. Respectfully submitted Adrian Weinhoff, D. F. Teepte. •'rank McConnell. F. E. France, W. I. Schumaker, William P. Lose, Jos 1 Gn iw, M. A. Frislnger. Ira Fuhr- f an, F. R. Costello, D. Kimble. Carl Flovd Arnold. Elisabeth v,f-tell*'. Mary Costello, Dau iso Tho- « mas. C.fiirude Holt house, Efnilia A. I'onnelier. Helena Holthouse, Frank) W. Lose. Leo \ ager, L. P. Yager, 1. Bernstein, Doc. J. M. Miller, Neva 4randyberry, E L. Carroll, S. I*7 Black. E. A. Beavers. Dee Frybaek. I. <>. Eisher. M. F. Harris, Mrtry I’. '!<dtli ’’ise, James G. Neptune, C. K. hamplin, \V. L. Linn, Burt Mangold. C. Rayl. Robert Members, V. J. Borman, Rose M. Clark, Raymond B Kohne. E. G. Covc’dale, A. D. Sut- .

le®. (Studebaker l*?state. A. D. Sut•les Agent. Eli S Morirson. A.D. Sutil* s, Agent, Hattie Obenauer, A. D <uttl(". Agent) Martin Gilson, Cha--•es Set her. Dan M. Niblick. Millers Bakcrv, W. H. Zwiek, Leo Kirscii, Goriest Elzev, Albert S< heumann. 'larrv Freitzinger., L. H. Kleinhenz. 1. F. Ebinger, R. C. Ehinger, Ben Lan::. <’. J. Voglewede, Carl C. Pumohrey, H. P. Schmitt, Janie® T. Mer•x nian, ' al E. Peters in, <>. L. Vanee, 'lva Ni-h-ds. ri A. Bosse. Ralph E. Yager, Paul Edwards L. E Sohi‘rs. I’. M. Saurer, Fred V. Mills R.<\ Koller, P. B'i’dg D. 11. Campbell, Dore Erwin, H. J. Yager. John H.

Vag*r. c. c. Schafer, J. H. Heller,." Tames Elberson, c. L. Yost. Nathan • Nelson, Hubert. R. McClenahan, Thos J. Durkin. IL M. DftVoss, Fred %. Ko!t“r, Charles T. Kitson, per W. T <. Bernard Braun, Martin Weilan*!. ”. F. Bucher, C. F. Carson, W. D. - 7 o’’ter, C. R. Savlirs, and Leo Say’ors, E C. Phillips, Henry Knapp, Winnis Shoe Store. Mar*ln Miller, ' J. Bea v ers, Harold W. NibljcK, Clem W. Vogtcwcde. Geo. W. Tester. a. Lhaman, E. Mvtschler, Frank P. "arroll, Oscar Lankenau, Oscar 'Prague, Geo Mnssonie Glen Cowan. Vpdre v Appleman, Carl C. Putrtphrev Mart Gilson,. Dan J. Tyndall, C. D. Teeple, Paul W. Edwards, Lose Bros*. W. J. Schumaker, Joe Lose, T. F. Graliker, C. A. Dugan, R. E. Glendenng. C. E. Baughman, J. . Charles Brock, L. A. Graham. John T. Myers, ’’ F. Gass. W. P. Schrock.. F. W. Holthouse. Ge\ Wemhoff, J.T/. Koch»r O. L. Kirsch, D. F. Teeple, H. L. Kern and G, F. Gerldch. • r l'his petition will be presented to ‘.he board of county commissioners of Adams County, Indiana on Tuesday, February 3. 1931 ’t which time the taxpayers of Washington and Root Townships, \darns County will bo heard thereon ALBERT HARLOW Auditor Ada**s Countv, Indiana ’l’ruchte and Litterer Attys. January 10-17 — o—- ——

NOTKE OF ’'INAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE NO. 1!««O Notice js hereby given to the rredttnrs, heirs and legatees of Her®chel Bevnolds, deceased, to appear in the Adams Circuit Court, held at ’‘realnr, Indiana, on the 21st day of February. 1931 and show if anv whv the FINAL .SETTLEMENT \CCOUNTR with the estate of said ’p'cileiit should hot bo approved; and sHd heirs are notified to then •ind there make proof nf heirship, and receive their distributive slmres. William (’. L’evnolds, _ v Administrator. I Decatur, Indiana, January 10, 1931 Attorney H. M. DeVoss 1 Jan 10-17

, I’DTITKA l'OI« Altt tIJtM KO.AU STATE OF INDIANA I ADAMS COUNTV, SS: Before the Bonn! of < <>iiiiiils«ion<-l s of the < limit.v of t.lams end Stale! Os llidiniill We, the undersigned, <ft< h and all j of wnoni are adult, resi<h*nts, frue; holders and voters, of Blue Creek ( 'I ownship, Adams Coun v, Indiana j most respectfully pel I lion your honorable body, that you construct) and complete a free tnacadamiz* d stone road in said township, over and upon the public Itighway tn said township on the following route to wit: Commencing at the south side of a public highway running east and, west in said township between sections twenty-nine (29) and twentv) (20) therein at a point approximately one quarter of a mile west of the j northeast corner of said section: twenty-nine (29) tiiencu running siutlt a distance of <»ne mile ani intersecting w’ith the road running east and west between sections twenty-nine (29) and thirty-two (32) in said township aforesaid ail in Blue Creek Township, Adams (bounty, Indiana. Your petitioners further say that the improvement prayed for herein is less than three miles in length and connects at each end with an | improved macadamfled road, and is , wholly within Blue Creek Tow nship I A*lams County, Indiana. -- ■ Petitioners further say that the ‘ said higliway sought to be improve*! is a public highway -already established and laid out and in use. and that there is a large amount of public traffic over such highway and that the same will be of public utility and benefit. Petitioners further ask that said highway above described lie improved to a width of 40 feet and that F.Hd highway above described be graded to a width of 25 feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of 10 feet, and to a depth of 8 inches at the sides thereof, an*, to a depth f 12 inches in the center th reof and that crushed stone--eenings be placed thereon to a' both *>f f<'tir_liiches

Farmers Please Notice Beginning January 19, 1931. we will discontinue charges on all livestock delivered to our stockyards, located at Tooeka. Berne. Montpelier, Kendallville and Stroh, Indiana; Payne, Willshire and Montpelier, Ohio. The prices quoted will be net to the farmer after .he above date. BRADY BROTHERS Public Auction —OF—fS2 Acres REAL ESTATE 52 Acres Friday, January 30, 1931 at 2:30 o’clock p.m. The undi rsigned. commissioner appointed by the Adams Circuit Court of Adams County. Indiana, will offer for sale at Public Auction tlie following; described real estate, to-wit: The north fifty-two (52) actre- of the east half of the north east quarter of section two (2) in township twenty-eight (28) north of range thirteen (13) east, the south line of the fifty-two (52) acres to extend from east to west line ot said tract and far enough south of the north line of said tract running parallel with said north line to make fifty-two (52) acres in Adams County, State of Indiana. . This I<eal Estate is located alx>ut seveit (7) miles northwest of Decatur on State Road Twenty Seven (27), consists of good farming land in a splendid neighborhood. This farm will be sold in all things subject to the approval of the Adams Circuit Court and on the following terms, to-wit: At least one-third (1-3) of the purchase price to be paid in cash on the day of ale, and the balance in two (2) equal payments in nine (9) and eighteen (18) months from day of sale, deferred payments to be evidenced by notes of the purchaser bearing six per cent interest from date waiving valuation and appraisement laws providing attorney s fees and secured by mortgage en the real estate sold. Purchaser may pay all cai h. J. FRED FRUCHTE, Commissioner Christe Bohnke, auctioneer. 17-24 Government and County Road Bonds We have a supply of United States Liberty Bonds and County Road Bonds to sell at market prices. ; Leave your orders at once. 1 i Bonds are in denominations of from S2OO to SI,OOO and carry 4'A and i'/z percent , interest. We also have other high grade securities in which you may be interested. Our greatest desire is to serve you. Old Adams County Bank

I broken stone, that salt! Improv*'"*' l ' be made a .single trai t and that t name of the same be the Lawton j' ! That to ray for said improveinent live ask that bonds '“ Issued by t _ ('buntv of Adams and State ot dlana,- payable In , nual installments or ser ts and f the payment of w lu< h we ask in at tax be levied upon the taxable pr party of said Blue <’reek Taw nship. in a sufficient amount to pa> the ■ lerest and principal of said bond, as thev become <iu<. That said Improvement be and constructed, that said bonds b< Issued and tax levied In »"or''“ “_ with tlie Acts of the (tenerm Xmbly of the state of Indiana pass'ed in 1905. appearing at page a’' ' in the printed acts thereof and a l ;ame nd a Tory and supplemental acts I thereto now in force I the establishment and of gravel and macadam roads. • We further ask the Board to ill necessary steps required t»> to have said'iniprovenieait constimted and made as petitioned u.re the question of ship ami that 'he Board const rm . tin- snmc under I ll . o '* l 7' s , o . f h ‘ h -xtenH Indiana, provided for the exten •lon of- fre<- gravel ami mm "dam I roads, bv Township Taxation. Your petitioners further ai er anl sav that the cost of the improvemen Herein petitioned for. , whe . n I l ' to th" total bond issue for free ma cadain gravel road purposes in sail township. "11l not exceed two (. per centum of the total a’sessed valuation (after deducting all mortgage exemption! of the property of th* Township wherein said road io ‘''’"“'"'Hespeetfully submitted Harvev I’. Lawson, I <>m < .os-. Henrv Tumbleson. Benjamin IL Mil- "? n .lobn J. Habegger, S'aufft*’" H O Swovelsnd, John J. Hurne. lEefcrg; Sehank, Rolla Kaudenbusn. i Ed Kratzer, S. B. Hirschy, Elmer■ M.

V' rt 'r‘' , isey' , '.'l 11' Hahn' rt. Calvin ! Merriman, (Tiling j’ C'reu»'"' v'\a cr S J AKler: Foreman. H '" n n-irt* I F IVil'W'V •nnklmm •waiter k;d t ir^g; T K?7:u^»>^i l I ton Lawrence Carver, Philip Zaugg, he present 'I to !. tl ' brnrd of ‘ounty commls.io’>ers :,f viams County Indiana on Tuesday. February ». t''3t ,t which time tlie taxp. “>ef >r i Blue Creek Township. Adams Count.. be l,Ca ’' d rLBBRT HARLOW Vuditor Adams County, Indiana H. M DeVoss. Atty. BARGAIN FOR YOUNG COUPLE I rooms beautiful furnltur?, only used 4 months. .3 pc. silk mohair parlor set; 8 piece walnut dining room set; walnut bed room set; 5 piece breakfast set; two 9x12 Wilton rugs; occasional table; sib! I velware. Will take SSOO for all j or will separate. This furniture is, I worth $2,000. J. Smith, 810 Clay | i St., near Wayne St. Phone E-1947, i ■ Fort Wayne.

SAVE 10% DISCOUNT : ON YOUR ELECTRIC LIGHT ) BILLS BYPAYINBON I ORBEHJRE Jan. 20 POWER BILLS ARE ALSO DUE —AND—MUST BE PAID -BYTWENTIETH OF MONTH AT CITY HALL "W» — ll.' , ."

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I ■ • —— ER 3 IQflB You can b i;ow up to N IHjSi Mo ftorn Ui - I your own I •^’ natJr ' i a: ! II ImSu Nd questions a of B ittD pleycr, frle: • nr B tives. Paynii ■ . B sUit your conven * ■ fence. You c n have ai H ’ r nths H ]BMN eirc.l. Lawful interest B «SB» rr -' % ? ron l', "ourtcoug B jlßOy •exw***- M PRANK LIN ■ sec|jr| ty co. ■ i Phon- ;■ ! Decatur. lndi ana '■ J "City Ufa ;l Bills are clue and must be paid on or before Jan.2l A 10% penaby will! added if bills are nd paid by this date. City Water Dept ! CITY HA Lt I ‘V