Decatur Democrat, Volume 42, Number 21, Decatur, Adams County, 4 August 1898 — Page 6

TRUSTEES’ REPORTS, Adams County, Indiana, for the Year Ending August 2, 1898.

BLUE CREEK TOWNSHIP. REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES ON ACCOUNT OF TOWNSHIP FUND. RECEIPTS. Aus’. 2. Amount on hand at date of lasi report $393 61 Jan. 24. Amount received from county treasurer . 169 July 19. Amount received from county treasurer 207 96 Total receipts township fund $791 39 Total expenditures since last report.. 409 Oo Balance on hand $382 39 EXPENDITURES. Wechter. Jacob, services as trustee.... $l6B 00 L. G. Ellingham, printing 20 00 J. M. Foreman, supervisor service . .. 45 U# < harles Morrison, “ “ 43 00 J. J. Burke. “ “ Jf] Wm. Frazer. “ “ 43 rO Andrew Gottschalk, tile 13 50 Wm. Kaougb. 2 grader blades 14 OU W. E. Striker Bro., repairs on grader 550 Noah Mangold, filing papers 9 50 Jacob Wechter, office supplies 5 00 TUITION FUND. RECEIPTS. Aug. 2. Amount on hand at date of last report $646 74 Jan. 24. Amount received from county tr asurer 614 41 July 19. Amount received from county treasurer 910 40 Total receipts tuition fund $2,371 54 EXPENDITURES. Paid out since last report $1,460 50 Balance on hand s9ll 04 EXPENDITURES. W. p. Merriman, teaching $2Ol 25 BerthaTumbleson, “ 195 50 G. C. McAlbaney. “ 201 25 Elmira Dailey, “ 195 60 v» . S. Porter. “ 230 00 O. N. Tyndall. “ 218 50 H E. Williams, “ 218 50 SPECIAL SHQQL FUND, RECEIPTS. * Aug. 2. Amount on hand at date of last report $393 65 Jan. 28. Amount received from countytreasurer 189 82 July. Amount received from county treasurer 304 88 Total receipts special school fund SBBB 35 Total expenditures since last report... 565 33 Balance on hand $323 02 Cr. error No. 24 145

Balance 8821 57 EXPENDITURES. J. F. Snow, blank reports 82 17 E. F. Clausmire, sterilizers 17 50 A. W. McKown, freight 25 Henry Weimer,repairs on schoolhouses 15 oo M. A. Ripley. •• “ ” 4 73 Chas Passwaters, • “ •• 2 UU E. .Merriman. “ “ “ 21 82 C. W. F. Davis, chalk 45 Grace Campbell, cleaning house, 4 OU Smith & Callow, school supplies 21 00 M. Fulenkamp, window shades 9 0) Gus Duglass repairs on schoolhouses. 4 (kt A. W. Wagers, “ “ “ 400 E. M. Ray. blank paper 5 46 T. R. Moore, wells 105 95 A. W. McKown, freight 64 L. Tinkham. repairs 75 Gale Everett, draining well 1 65 Baughman & McAlbaney. supplies 3 00 O. N. Tyndall, dictionaries 37 17 A. W. Wagors, repairs 1 00 J. F. Snow, b.ank reports 3 00 John Wechter. hauling tile 6 00 Charles Morrison, wood 9 50 A. M. Danner, wood 10 54 Wm. Frazer, repairs 7 20 L. Wm Lloyd, wood 9 50 Wm. Smawley. wood 15 00 Henry Altohen. supplies 12 23 P. W. Merriman, institutes and janitor’s fee 20 25 Bertha Tumbleson. institutes and janitor’s fee 20 00 G, C. McAlhanev, institutes and janitor’s fee 20 25 Elmira Dailey, institutes and janitor’s tee 20 00 W. S. Porter, institutes and janitor’s fee 21 50 O N. Tyndall, institutes and janitor’s fee 21 00 H. E. Williams, institutes and janitor’s fee 21 00 O. N. Tyndall, repairs 35 N. Lautzauheiser, repairs 4 70 M. A. Ripley, supplies 1 00 J. C. Chrisrey. wood 10 10 Wm. Campbell, repairs 4 00 C. Workinger. wood 14 40 J. W. Bienz, tile 2 40 D. H. Goble, School Visitor 12 50 D. H. Goble, office supplies 4 78 A. J. Sipe, cleaning schoolhouse 4 00 Jacob Wechter. handling school books 5 00 Jacob Wechter, taking enumeration... 22 06 HOAD TAX FUND. RECEIPTS. Aug. 2. Amount on hand at date of last report #532 04 July 19. Amount received from county treasurer 597 38 Total receipts road tax fund 81.129 42 Total expenditures since last report.. 411 44 Balance on hand 717 98 EXPENDITURES. S S Buchanan, lumber 9 48 J M Foreman, timber 17 00 Andrew Gottchalk, tile 6 Oj Willis Johnson, cleaning ditch 4 90 Gabe Everett, “ “ 1 50 John Coffee. “ “ 4 05 Charles E Passwaters.repairs on grader 330 John M Myers, cleaning ditch 75 Wm Smalley. “ •• 10 50 B H Avery, sharpening grader 1 50 Byron Snyder, building levy 38 00 S C Tinkham. cleaning dit< h 7 95 G W Lvon, •• ” “ 60 John J Burke, building culvert 14 90 Byron Snyder, labor on highway 6 75 Perry Ireland, cleaning ditch 3 25 Abe Bollenbaucher. cleaning ditch .... 75 J J Jarley, lumber 29 66 Bauehman & McAlhany, nails 2 39 S S Buchanan, lumber 10 Ou J J Burke, labor on highway 25 Ou P S Arnold, lumber 8 00 Wm Frazer, “ 275 A M Fuller, tile 3 84 Charles Morrison, draining highway... 5 00 John Parr, cutting ditch 21 00 C A West. Ireight 25 S Campbell, labor on highway 3 00 J W Bienz. tile 3 57 J J Dailey, labor on highway 5(0 J W Jones, tile and labor 7 00 Henry Hopp«*l. tile 4 67 S S Buchanan, lumber 12 73 Jamb Wechter, hauling 2 50 W N Smitley. lumber 15 00 John E Wechter, notifying on ditches 10 (KJ Elisha Merriman, building culvert 5 60 W J Cully & Co . road machine 90 00 DOG TAX FUND. RECEIPTS. Aug. 2. Amount on hand at date of last report $59 63 July 19. Amount received from countytreasurer 84 56 Received from registration of dogs to 1898 88 00 Total receipts dog tax fund Aug. Ist .. 8232 19 'Total expend! ures since last report... 122 00 Balance on hand sllO 19 EXPENDITURES. Joshua Harman, sheep killed by degs. $5 00 w M Suhm ; •• “ 50 (hi Dye Furguson. - “ 7 00 Henry Marbaugh, “ “ “ 60 0U SUMMARY. ExpenReceipts. diturex. Balance. Township fund... $79139 s4u9 00 $382 39 Tuition fund .... 2.371 54 146 u 5u 911 04 Spec’l school fund 888 35 565 33 32.3 02 Hoad fund 1,129 42 411 44 717 98 Dog fund 232 19 122 00 110 19 Service account of trustee $172 00 The undersigned, being duly sworn, on oath, says the above account is true and correct, as he verily believes. JACOB WECHTER, Trustee. Subscribed and xworn t<» before me, this Ist dav of August, 1893. NOAH MANGOLD. Auditor Adams County.

FRENCH TOWNSHIP. REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES ON ACCOUNT OF ROAD TAX FUND. RECEIPTS. August 1.1897. Amount on hand at date of last report $478 16 July. 1898. Amount received from county treasurer 356 98 July. 1898. Amount received from county treasurer 21 45 Total receipts road tax fund $856 59 Total expenditures since last report... 397 78 Balance 458 81 EXPENDITURES. Jeff Garber, tile and ditching $ 200 Gotlib Hanney, work on bridge 2 25 Gotlib Garber, work on bridge 4 09 Simon Smith, hauling rock 7 20 Lawrence Biller, hauli'g rock & ditch’g 10 90 C H Walters. 1.000 feet of plank 15 50 Ensley A Meschberger.2l perch of rock 23 10 Lehman & Moser, gravel 25 00 William Reppert. work on roads 10 34 Daniel D Moser, road plank and labor.. 11 08 John Fonner. hauling rock and labor... 839 Peter W Moses, work on roads 2 04 Studabaker & Sale, tile and cement ... 23 98 Christ Meshberger. hauling rock 2 50 John Rich, road plank 7 50 Z(> Lewellen. 23 l s rod of 8 inch tile 16 45 Joll Neuenschwander. tile 4 56 Davie Meshberger. 25 perch of rock 24 75 C E Stuckey, hauling rock and cement and work on roads 17 77 Albert Kindle, hauling rock 5 46 Peter E Moser, work on roads 85 Wm Reppert. work on bridge 4 11 Eli E Hoffman, work on road 2 95 Kohler Bros, work on bridge 10 00 Caroline Haughton, work on road 2 50 Jacob Klopfenstine. sand J Stud aba ker & Sale, sewer tile 87 82 C E Stuckey, hauling sand a sewer lab’r 16 00 Wm Reppert, work on bridge 7 60 * Davin Meschberger, rock 66 00 Peter Michel, labor 5 62 Neuenschwander & Liby, tile 17 00 $397 78 TOWNSHIP FUND. RECEIPTS. ' August 1. 1897. Amount on hand at date of last report $ 488 60 January. Amount received from county treasurer 342 47 July. Amount received from county treasurer 290 10 Total receipts township fund $l,OBl 17 Total expenditures since last report.. 478 66 Balance $ 602 51 EXPENDITURES. Wm Reppert. supervisor’s fees $ 42 00 Fleming Manufacturing Co. 2 sets of grader blades 12 00 J F Snow, stationery 2 10 C E Stuckey, trustee’s fees 166 00 John Fonner. supervisor s fees 10 00 W H Bolinger, cleaning T. P. ditch 5 00 Chas Neuenschwander. clea gT 1’ dit'h 262 L G Ellingham, annual rep t & stati’ery 23 Ou S J Shumacher, cutting T. P. ditch ... 2 th) Martin Beuhrer, cleaning T. P. ditch .. 10 30 David Schindler, hauling rock 2 50 Peter F Moses, cleaning T. I*, ditch .... 250 John Fonner. supervisor’s fees 23 50 Amos Leichty. supervisor’s fees 40 55 Samuel Klopfenstein, supervisor’s fees 44 14 Levi Koles. cleaning T. P. ditch 6 00 John S Soldner, cutting T. P. ditch 10 97 Noah Mangold, road list and affidavits, 575 F Beiberstine, road plank 2 15 M Henefort. repairing road grader .... 305 Sol Shumacher. cutting T. P. ditch 10 62 Justus & Rodgers, hardware 1 42 Joseph Ruff, cutting T. P, ditch 22 00 Old Adams County Bank, rev’e stamps 200 William Reppert. supervisor’s fees 20 00 C E Stuckey, cash and labor 6 49 $478 56 SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND. RECEIPTS. August 1. 1897 Amount on hand at date of last report $ 470 47 January 18yt?. Amount received from county treasurer 456 60 July. 1898, Amount received from county treasurer 363 24 February*. 18U>. Insurance on school building 70 Qo Total receipts special school fund $1,360.31 Total expenditures since last report.. 897 52 Balance $ 462 79 EXPENDITURES. Cummins &Studabaker, ins on 6 bl’d’gs.s 52 00 Amos Stuckey, cleaning sch’l h’se & y’d 400 Decatur National Bank. 7 steralizers 17 50 Henry A Meyer, repairing school house 4 \v A Gutelins, wall paper 14 80 F M Ewing, papering 30 00 W A Ahns ted. bell 9 00 G H Laughrey. 7 copies current history 10 50 Paul Grandllnard. repairing school no 7 6UO Ed Baumgartner, painting and varnishIng No 7 14 65 Anna Reppert, scrubbing school No 3 .. 2 00 E H Montgomery, lumber 12 John M Kahr, cleaning school house.... - 00 F M Ewing, painting and papering .... 12 00 D H Gahie. stationery 12 00 Isaac Wanner, paint and paper 34 00 Baumgartner Bros, hardware 75 Shug Bros, stove 6 50 Berne Lumber Co, lumber 10 87 Meyers & Engler, water wells 200 00 Marcus Yager, clean’g sch’l h’se & y’d.. 300 John Rich, 22 1 , cord of wood 18 00 John Kipfer. 25 cord of wood 21 00 David Lehman, repairs on school h’use 13 42 CE Stuckey, repairs on schoolhouse and dozen brooms 5 50 Eswin Lehman, 15 cord of wood 13 95 David J Moses, repairs school h’se No 3 600 Henry A Morrow, rep’s sch’l h’use No 1 590 T J McKean, attending institute 12 00 Lilah Hoffman, attending institute .... 925 Ed Moses, attending institute 8 25 Ed Baumgartner, attending institute. 11 10 Kosella Yager, attending institute 9 25 E C Runyon, attending institute 11 10 Peter Baumgartner, rep’g sc’l h’se No 6 600 Elmer Runyon. 20 cord of wood 20 00 J C Moran, attending institute 13 20 Oswin Sprunger. building fence 11 02 C E Stuckey, taking enumeration 28 00 Meyers & Engler, water wells 110 00

David Lehman, repairs on school house 500 F W Koi er. wood for district No 3 8 77 Meyers & Engler, water wells 110 00 D S Whittwer, stove pipes 2 30 $897 52 TUITION FUND. RECEIPTS. August 1. Balance on hand at date of last report $ 873 04 Amount from January distribution. 1898. common school revenue 529 52 Amount from January distribution. 1898. local tuition tax 228 19 Amount from January distribution. 1“98, congressional township int’st 21 35 Amount from July distribution, 1898. common school revenue 601 16 Amount from July distribution. 1898. local tuition tax 123 28 Amount from July distribution, 1888, congressional township interest . 46 29 Amount from July distribution. liquor license 138 34 Total receipts tuition fund $2,561 18 Total expenditures since last report . 1.652 to Balance $ 909 18 EXPENDITURES. O D Reynolds, teaching school $ 20 00 C H Gage, teaching school 20 00 Rose Ila Yager, teaching school 2 00 T J McKean, teaching school 20 00 T J McKean, teaching school 240 00 Lilah Hoffman, teaching 222 Oi Ed Moses, teaching school 198 00 Ed Baumgartner, teaching school .... 222 00 Rosella Yager, teaching school 222 00 E C Runyon, teaching school 222 (M) J C Moran, teaching school 264 00 $1,652 00 DOG TAX FUND. RECEIPTS. August 1. 1897. Amount on hand at date of last report $155 00 July. 1898. Amount received from county treasurer 121 36 June. 1898. Amount received to assessor. 1898 130 00 Total receipts dog tax fnnd $406 3.5 ■ Expenditures since last report.. $147 25 Total expended and turned over to i county dog fund 147 25 , Balance $259 11

EXPENDITURES. Joseph Wolf. 2 sheep killed. 12 mlamed.f 40 00 John Smith. S sheep killed. 13 mlamed.. 4-> aO Frank Tramp, one sheep killed C E Stuckev. two sheep mlamed •> « Peter Stiffen. 3 sheep mlamed > «[ Christ Lohsiger. 1 sheep killed. 1 mfam d .00 Christ Ashbaucher. 1 sheep killed ..... 6 W C E Stuckey. 1 sheep killed, 2 mlamed . Jeff Garber. 1 sheep killed. 1 mlamed 9 <» Charles Fuchs. 3 sheep killed. 5 mlamed. >■’ au JUT 35 SUMMART. 1 7?' ? ; ? funds: | f | ? I ‘ i i s j Road t 868 59 I S 89T 78 | J 458 si Township I 1.081 17 . 478 56 i tjOj 51 Special school... [ 1.300 31 | 59.52 | 4.2 ,b Tuition I 2,561 IS I 1.652 00 909 18 Dog I 406 36 14" 2a I Tot al j 86,265 61 I 83,573 11 : J 2.692 4„ Service account of trustee 8160 00 State of Indiana. Adams county: The undersigned, being duly sworn, on oath says that the above account is true and correct. as he verily believes. C. E. Stuckey. Trustee. Subscribed and sworn to before me. this Ist day of August, 1898. Noah Mangold. Auditor Adams Co. UNION TOWNSHIP. REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES ON ACCOUNT OF ROAD TAX FUND. RECEIPTS. Amount on hand at date of last report. $353 33 Amount received from county treasurer • 442 54 An ount received from Dan P Boids' suit 101 59 Total receipts road tax fund 1-97 46 Total expenditures since last report... 644 31 i Balance $ 253 15 EXPENDITURES, Samuel Workinger, ditching On public highway sls 00 Anthony Spooler, building bridge .... 300 Jacob Myers, building culvert <OO Lewis Buhne. bridge plank 2*) 10 James Crocier, sharpening R grader 2 20 Smith Stevens, cleaning ditch 4 05 A B May. Tp Job Wagner ditch 18 00 Henry Colter, bridge plank 12 68 Jacob Myers, cleaning ditch and B culverts 18 20 Barney Hackman. cleaning ditch and B culverts 27 05 J G Bittner, cleaning ditch and B culverts 9 75 John King & Son. repairing road grader 530 Solomon Schnepp, cleaning ditch 2 80 A Debolt, building B and cleaning ditch 11 60 J D Hale, cement 5 12 W P Cassadav. cleaning ditch 5 70 Barnh-rt Haugk. cleaning ditch 5 90 Lewis Swarts, digging Koos ditch 30 00 Adam Kern, hauling tile and putting in culvert 6 00 Benj Schnepp. T P Palmer ditch 14 00 Jacob Mvers. repairing bridge 7 50 James Crosier, sharpening R grader... 2 <»0 Noah Mangold, road list 3 60 Wm N Peckham, tile for public highway 2 05 J G Bittner, bridge plank 30 66 E Runyon, warrant No. 4 291 33 J Bryson, freight on K grader 9 72 B Boice. T P Murpny ditch 21 90 J S Bowers, stone and hardware 48 20 Klick, Myers A: Co., tile for public highway 6 9J TOWNSHIP FUND. RECEIPTS. Amount on hand at date of last report $351 79 Amount received from countj* treasurer. January 203 27 Amount received from county treasurer, July 196 90 Total receipts township fund $751 96 Total expenditures since last report... 395 00 Balance $356 96 r EXPENDITURES. J D Nidlinger. service trustee 177 00 Noah Mangold, affidavits and certificates 2 00 Jacob Myers, service supervisor.... 45 (W , Barney Hackman, “ •* . 43 5 ' J G Bittner. “ “ . . 44 25 A Debolt, “ “ .... 45 00 j Noah Mangold, affidavits 3 75 Baker & Thornton, stationery 1 00 Old Adams Co. Bank. I R stamps 1 20 { LG Ellingham, publishing Tp. report and printing 32 30 ' SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND. RECEIPTS. Amount received from county treasurer. January sBll 48 Amount received from county treasurer. July 787 60 Overdrawn last report $1,599 08 • Total receipts special school fund 599 56 Total expenditures since last report... $999 52 Orders paid $1,235 31 Overdrawn 232 69 Cr error on overdraft 3 to $-35 79 EXPENDITURES. James Crosier, repairs at schoolhouse No. 4 $1 00 Emanual Hart, work at schoolhouse No. 1 14 80 Mathew Brown, scrubbing schoolhouse No. 4 1 75 Gracy Battenburg, attending institute 2 5 W A Lower. “ 4 30 National Bank, warrant No. 2 300 00 interest 41 36 Anthony Spulier, work at schoolhouses 18 36 Jacob Yager, brick for schoolhouse No. 1 271 80 Jacob Yager, interest 20 12 L G Ellingham. printing bi-monthly reports 3 00 Clinton Friend, work schoolhouse No. 1 15 55 John H Blakey, “ ’* *• 3 14 30 G B Cline, “ “ “69 IS Claton Stevens, “ “ “58 00 A F Thieme. “ “ “ 4 11 14 Rose Barkley, attending institute 7 80 Nora Abr, “ “ 7 30 W E Smith, “ “ 5 55 Mary Miller. “ “ 7 75 Alice Clem, “ “ 7 75 Walker Hawkins, wood at schoolhouse No. 17 50 J D Nidlinger. enumeration 28 00 “ “ handlings B reports.attending institute, visiting schools.... 29 00 James Crosier, repairs at schoolhouse No. 4 55 E Fritzinger, warrant No. 1 239 21 Auten & Gay. chairs for schoolhouses. 5 50 Page Blackburn, school supplies 6 40 Delbert Walters, wood at schoolhouse No. 6 15 95 Aaron Stevens, wood at schoolhouse No. 5 10 87 Indiana School Desk Co., school desks. 78 00 Geo Doctor, stay rotis in schoolhouse No. 6 11 00 J G Bittner, wood at schoolhouse No. 3 5 92 E F Ciausmeyer, sterilizers and water tanks 24 00 TUITION FUND. RECEIPTS. Balance on hand at dateof last report. $675 30 Amount from Jan. distribution, 1898, common school rev 435 13 Amount from Jan. distribution, 1898, Cong township int 26 80 Common school rev 470 38 Amount from July distribution, 1898, local tuition tax 90 84 Cong, township int 53 60 Liquor license 11l 81 Total receipts tuition fund $1 863 86 Total expenditures since last report 1,036 25 Balance $827 61 EXPENDITURES. Alice I Clem, teaching Dist. No. 1... SSO 00 Rose Barkley. “ “ “ 2.. . 50 00 Mary Miller, “ “ ’3.... 5o 00 Nora A hr. “ “ “4... 50 00 Gracy Battenburg ‘ “ 5. .. 50 00 W A Lower, - •• •• 50 W Rose Barkley, “ “ “ 2 ... 126 00 Nora Abr. “ “ “ 4.... 115 50 W E Smith, “ “ “ 5 ... 1/9 50 Mary Miller, “ “ “ 3... 122 50 Alice I Clem, “ “ “ 1.... 122 50 W A Lomer. “ “ “6 . 45 00 Fannie Foster, “ “ “ 6. .. 75 25 DOG TAX FUND. RECEIPTS. Amount on hand at date of last report. sll3 93 Amount received from county treasurer 90 34 Amount received from registration of dogs by assessor, 1898 110 00

Amount received after assessor made report * i Toial receipts dog tax fund SRI -• Expenditures since last report 00 ‘in Balance - aao w i Overdrawn EXPENDITURES. , Charles C Miller, sheep killed . *'l 2? Noah Mangold, surplus dog fund - •'• W L Magner, sheep killed « W F Johnson. " ” W Jacob Koos. " ,w SUMMARY. r~f f ms 11 S S 1 ? ft -1 Fund. « r ft ® ! • Hoad *... $897 46 $644 31 $253 1* Township 751 96 395 09 356 96■ Special school. 999 52 l-3-"> 31 $235 «9 Tuition 1863 86 1036 2nl 827 61, Dog 321 24 65 97, 255 2. Total $4834 04 $3376 84 $1692 99 $235 79 The undersigned, being duly sworn, on oath savs that the above account is true and correct. as he verily believes. J. I). NIDLINGER Trustee. Subscribed and sworn to before me. this Ist day of August, 1898. NOAH MANGOLu, Auditor Adams County. KIRKLAND TOWNSHIP. REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES ON ACCOUNT OF ROAD TAX FUND. RECEIPTS. Amount on hand at date of last report $ 93 58 Amount received from co. treasurer 103 13 Amount received from co. treasurer, back road tax _ , 106 44 Bridge fund last report $267 54 received July 71 773 25 Total receipts road tax fund $1076 40 Total expenditures since last report. 312 07 Balance, $ *64 33 EXPENDITURES, Lewis Sovine. repairing grader. $ 5 15 Nathan Ehrman, repairing ditch 1 06 E. Z. Stalter. “ “ 1 10 J. L. Zimmerman. “ “ 360 Levi Johhson. “ “ 90 E Z Stalter, “ “ 4 65 Samuel Barger, “ “ 27 75 J L Babcock. “ “ 24 75 Adam Peas. “ *’ 1 00 Frank Crum, “ “ 11 85 Wm Bracht. “ “ 3 10 C Ashbaucher. bridge plank 9 80 W W Watts, travel tor road 50 00 Sam Barger, repairing ditch 1 20 Ruben Miller, work county line road . 6 00 Crist Gfeller, * 2 (O Frank Crum, bridge work 8 50 Samuel D Beavers, material forbridges 985 David Werling. bridge lumber 6 39 H P Lee, taking out bridge 30 John T France. Diehl estate road receipts 1895 and 1896 8 41 Elias Crist, repairing ditch 2 00 Krick & Tyndall, tile 7 25 Joseph Wslf. repairing bridge 3 50 John W Beery, bridge lumber 16 00 Frank Crum, ” “ 14 5 j Wm Barger, tile and work 5 (<0 John Engle, grader blade, 28 00 Kirsch & Sellemever, tile 9 20 Ed Mosier, repairing grader 1 70 Wm Meyers, work on highway 5 54 Jonas Neuenschwander. rood receipts. 3 38 W D H Brown, hauling bridge stone... 6 00 John Buhler, cement and lime 6 05 Chicago & Erie railway, freight 16 75 $ 312 07 TOWNSHIP FUND, RECEIPTS. Amount on hand at date of last report $ 402 88 Amount received from co. treasurer . 121 19 Amount received from county treasurer, July 265 55 Total receipts township fund $ 789 82 Total expenditures since last report.. 477 91 Balance $ 311 91 EXPENDITURES, Geo W Brown, service account $ 163 00 Frank Crum, service account 15 00 Auten & Gay. office cnair 4 75 L G Ellingham. printing township re-

port 24 68 1 Baker & Thornton, ditch record 4 00 | 1 S D Beavers, service as supervisor.... 25 ou ’ John E Captain, bridge timber .... . 700 1 Jacob Bone. Jr. service as supervisor 45 00 < w w Watts, gravel foJ road. . 44 63 < Frank Crum, service as supervisor 27 45 1 Isaac L Bibcock. “ “ .. 20 00 < Noah Mangod. affidavits and certifis 550 ’ W D Huffman, building roof 4 Od . L G Ellingham. ditch notices 250 ’ Baker & Thornton, office paper 50 ' Receipts ditch assessm’t Garber dit.h 16 98 ’ John Tros tel, ditch commissioner. .. 16 98 . 16 98 ’ “ “ “ “ ... 16 98 I •* “ “ “ ... 16 98 : $ 311 9i : SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND, RECEIPTS. Aug. 1897. Amount on hand at date of last report sll6O 71 Jan. 1897. Amount received from county treasurer 728 12 July, 1898, Amount received from county treasurer 409 63 Sale of school lot 99 10 Total receipts special school fund $2697 46 Total expenditures since last report,.. 711 32 Balance $ 1656 14 EXPENDITURES. Hom** Ins. Co. N Y. insurance S P $ 40 65 Frank Crum, scrubing. etc school house 2 OO Niblick & Co. window blinds 2 40 C M Weldy, mowing, etc school lot 5 25 J S Crum, repairing, etc out house 8 7*> Lincoln Hake. Adams county map 22 50 Eugene Runyon, school supplies 5 50 Ruben Beerv. hauling gravel at S H . 10 75 James D Brown, reoair school building 555 J M Briner, “ “ “ 2 0o .1 B Carter. “ ’• “ 1 50 W D H Brown, oiling school house Hoor and cleaning out house 4 00 Rachel Beavers, attending institute.. . 170 Wm Jackson. ” “ .... 1 70 Sadie Jackson. ** ‘ .... 170 Jacob Myer, wood for school house,.. . 13 49 A S Liby. “ “ “ “ 19 40 Sam Barger, work on school lot 11 50 ST Welker. “ •* •• 450 Wm Bovine. •* “ “ .... 200 Enst Krutzman, wood school house ... 16 0) Geo W Brown, oiling floor 3 00 John E Captain, wood at No 4 17 60 Geo W Brown, putting in school desks 200 Wi> H Brown, delivering school desks 350 J W Fisher, school desks 29 5 John S Captain, wood at district No. 5.. 18 00 D H Gobel, School Visitors 11 27 A N Steele, well at school houses 275 70 C Kiece. gravel for wells 2 25 R B Johnson, making repairs, etc 1 25 Krick Tyndall, nrick for put building 28 0U Niblick & Co. window blind-* 9 10 F T Baker, wood at school house 11 90 Frank Crum cleaning school house.... 2 >0 W E Weldy. attending institute 9 75 CE Hocker, “ - 14 D V Sovine, “ “ 11 50 A L Brentlinger “ “ 7 80 H S Steele, “ “ 11 75 Belle Barnett. •• “ y 75 H A Bremer, freight on school decks.. 3 79 M J Moore, wood 7 57 WD H Brown, attending institute ... 9 75 Geo W Brown, taking enumeration... 16 00 1 J D Kreis, bucket, chalk, etc 2 40 | Geo W Brown, selling school b00k5.... 5 00 ; Ellsworth & Myers, screws for desks 45 | Ed F Clausemier. sterilizer 17 s»> B Smith, oil and school register 16 45 $ 741 32 TUITION FUND. RECEIPTS. Balance on hand at date of last report $1156 67 Amount from distribution. 1898. common school revenue 565 49 Amount from distribution. 1898, local tuition tax 242 94 Amount from cong. township int 16 0u Amount from’Julv distribution com* 1 mon senool revenue 62U 64 1 Amount from distr.bution local tui- ( tion tax 268 38 Amount irom distribution cong. township int 34 24 Amount from distribution liquor license 189 85 Total receipts tuition fund $3044 21 Total expenditures since last report 1980 20 1 Balance $1064 01

eppenditukeh. W D H Brown, teaching school 10 00 , ‘ m •• 50 00 nVSovine. „ 4S Wl> H Brown, - n nn H S Steele. .. £ Rachel Beavers. _ „ w Wm Jackson. _ „ 68 (X) Sa«ia Jackson, ’ . ' " GE Hocker, ‘ 20 ,»0 Belle Barnett, “ ~ 'J ... D V Sovine, “ S $ H S Steele. ‘ $ A E Brent linger. ' W PH Brown. ' no W E Weldy. ; 2 $ C E Hocker, ~ v “ | HS Steele. " Belle Barnett, "f A L Brentlinger. " V" WEWeldy. " ™ $ WD H Brown. ; . $ AI. B-entlinger, b' 0 HS Steele. , * J C E Hocker. " WEWeldy, “ . ••••■• C F. Hocker. " “ | p V Sovine. „ ™ | A L Brentlinger. ™ i H S Steele. “ “ Belle Barnett. „ ? W I> H Brown, " w slllßO 20 DOG TAX FUND. RECEIPTS. Amount on hand at date of last report $ 45 26 Amount received from county assesso»- return Amount received from co. treasurer.. 92 Total receipts dog tax fund $ Expenditures since last report 91 uu Balance $ 164 04 expenditures. Ambroes Shnaf. sheep killed, etc $ 15 00 Joshua Bright. “ “ ‘ * John E Captain. “ “ ‘ J ™ L C Hughes, sheep order ** J* Adam Peas. “ “ r7? 1 H A Briner. “ “ gSO Markus Jahn. “ “ 1? Dv . Joshua Bright, “ “ 6 50 r 91 00 SUMMARY. Receipts Expt. Balance Road fund $1076 40 $ 312 07 $ 764 33 . Township fund .... 789 82 477 91 311 91 Special «cbool fund. 2397 46 741 32 1656 14 Tuition fund 3044 21 1980 20 1064 01 Dog fund 255 04 VI 00 164 04 Service account trustee $lB5 00 The undersigned, being duly sworn on oath sars lhat the above account is true and cor- . rect, as he verily believes. GEORGE W BROWN. Trustee Kirkland Township. Subscribed and sworn to before me. this Ist day of August, 1898 NOAH MANGOLD, Auditor Adorns Co. ROOT TOWNSHIP. REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES ON ACCOUNT OF ROAD TAX FUND. RECEIPTS. August. 1897, Amount on hand at date of last report $ 385 21 < Amount received from co treasurer 1194 14 Total receipt® road tax fund $1579 35 ! Total expenditures since last report. 1172 05 Balance $ 407 30 EXPENDITURES. John A Fuhrman, gravel $ 11 80 Amos J Lewton, ditch notices 2 ’0 B J Meibers, labor on road 8 00 B J Terveer, labor 7 09 L W Lewton, interest on orders. 4176I’erry Robison, 240 yards gravel 60 00 ■ Same 100 yards gravel 40 00 , Magley & Busick, tile 34 61 John A Fuhrman, gravel 165 00 Fred Luttman, labor in gravel pit 7 50 J H Yoglewede. graveling road 7 21 H Schieferstein, labor with team 3 75 Ferdinand Droege. labor on road 3 75 C D Kern, working in gravel pit 2 fO Fred Buttemeyer. gravel 3 00 , Magley & Busick. tile 44 19 Mont Evans, gravel district No. 1 22 62 Henry Magley. labor on road 22 50 , John A Fuhrman, gravel 35 00 , Andrew Luttman. cleaning ditch 5 75 Amos I ewton. distribu’g ditch notices 13 25 L W Lewton. interest 17 70 N G Largen. road labor. 3 00 L W Lewton. road list to supervisors 4 00 Philip Schiefers»ein. clean’g ditch, etc 7 82 L W Lewton. money expended on road 5 50 Wm Bucher, cleaning ditch 4 oo Fred Luttman do 9 00 George Doctor, repairs on grader 2 00 Chas E Mumma, work in gravel pit.... 6 25 Henry Reiter, iabor on road 2 50 Geo Schieferstein, labor in gravel pit 4 07 Henry Dirksnn, labor on road 3 75 A J Lewton. labor in gravel pit 18 J 5 Michael Lord. do do 2 25 P Schieferstein, do do 6 25 E W Lewton. do do 2 50 J C Grandstaff do do 100 Wm Berning, tile 10 44 Geo Schieferstein. labor in gravel pit 62 Fred Luttman. clean’g Hobrock ditch 5 00 John A Mumma, hauling gravel 16 10 John Frank, labor in gravel pit 3 75 C D Kern, shoveling gravel 3 12 Philip Schieferstein, labor gravel pit 1187 Frank Frail, do do 3 75 P w Smith, road plank 6 35 Philip Fuhrman, hauling gravel 5 09 Charley Lord, labor in gravel pit 62 Mont Evans, hauling gravel 1 30 S S Magley. labor in gravel pit 1 87 Sam Harkless. do do 550 Krick & Tyndall, brick 3 58 John Wolford, hauling gravel 125 Wm Kukelhan. do do 1196 Michael Rohr.repairing road grader 5 00 Amos Fisher, labor in gravel pit 1 25 Fred Mutcbler, cleaning ditch 1 oo John Wolford, labor 1 00 John H Gerke. labor on road 14 47 Augustus Schlegel, repairs on grader 4 50 David Baxter, completing Koos ditch 3 40 Ch*s Magley, labor in gravel pit. 25 62 w W Watts, gravel 117 70 ( has Magley. gravel district No. 1 . 45 85 John E Fuhrman, gravel 200 00 Henry Zwick. ditching 16 52 Total $1172 05 TOWNSHIP FUNDS. RECEIPTS. Amount on hand at date of last report $ 175 93 Amount received from co. treasurer.. 588 96 Amount received from co, treasurer. 786 54 Total receipts township fund $1551 43 Total expenditures since last report.. 1296 03 Balance $ 255 40 EXPENDITURES, LW Lewton. interest on orders $ 21 78 Old Adams Co Bank, revenue stamps 1 00 John A Fuhrman, gravel 116 00 L W Lewton, interest on orders 26 74 Henry Manlier, tiling 2 00 Chas Magley. gravel. 3 12 Joon K Cline, repairs on road p10w.... 1 25 L Bohne. rov d plank 6 40 Hen ry Zwick. serv supervisor dis No 3 36 95 P W Smith, road piank 4 58 Philip Erb. blacksmithing 80 John A Mumma. bridge piank 15 55 Smith & Bell, lumber 3«H12 Boyd May, tiling 2 30 Henry Frantz, tile 1 80 John A Mumma, services supervisor 12 50 Same labor in district No. 1 21 25 M<»nt Evans, gravel 190 00 John Bogner labor on rnad 3 00 John A Mumma. part pay supervisor 30 no Chas Magley. 90yds gravel Robison pit 22 50 Perry Robison. 232 yards of gravel... 58 10 Mont Evans, gravel district No 2 133 62 Noah Mangold, road lists, affidavits 7 25 LG E'lingham. pub. township report 25 ’0 i i Henry Magley. services as supervisor 30 00 I L W Lew ton. services as trustee 186 00 i do do overseeing work (»0 , John Bogner, services as supervisor. 42 00 do do labor on road 21 10 ; John A Mumma. Imilding bridge 1100 L G Ellingham. pub. trustee’s card.... 3 00 A J Lewton, hauling tile 3 00 W \\ Watts, gravel 100 00 Mont Evans, do 50 00 Perry Robison, gravel district No. 2... 160 62 ' Total $1296 01 i SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND. I RECEIPTS. I August. 1897. Amount on hand at da’e ot iast report $ 813 44 ' August. 189'. Amount received from county treasurer 788 75 I August. 1897. Amount received from county treHsurer, 463 77 > Schoolhouse No. 5 sold for 35 00 I Total receipts special school fund s2l<O 96 ) Total expenditures since last report.. 11(»2 81 l Balance $

EXPENDITURES. M L W Lewton, handling schnni k ■ John A Mumma. word district * 'H Chas E Magley, do « Lirn & Patton, part nav « hi. 6. .UM LW Lewton. labor and m?. 0 - 5 ? A N Steele A-Bro. repair" I .?’’7 e »P d Amos J Lewtou, taking enum, Ulni ” -SH W K Smith, services for to w S atloll L G Ellingham. advertising Bh "’-- S Niblick & Co, blinds A;’lf w | on ' labor "ith team S S Magley. attending tn ßl ■ '!■ Arnos J Lewton do tU,e '*■ W A Fonner. do isl Oscar W Hoene, do eH Ethel S Mann, do J B Dutcher. do Ida Mallonee, do B F Kizer, do -fl Belle Evans. do L W Luton, labor John A M jmnta, clean and ren.r' I fl J B Dutcher, repairs on h dr?t' r ’ 11 'S Elezar Biggs. do do isl John A Smith, pump e h No - !! I ler2I er 2C er ' • cco , unt for supplies Isl B J Smith, school supplies. llfl Linn & Patton, repairs on s it'No i' ’ - ; fl J S Lower, cleaning s h No 1 tifl 9 aughray - Current Histories -fl E k Clausmeier, erght sterelizers fl Martin Lord, repairs.. 20 John Recker, Plastering school hou« P fl John Nichols, spouting do a se Lincoln Hoak, maps u 0 Noah S Sheets, repairs on's'h Erastus Fritzinger, repairing sfa " b fl L Vt Lewton. money exn Isls.r ''<«>■ Fred Hoile repairs on lehool house“ K fl R Ryse, charts, maps and globe ' 'fl ''oat. Cook, r-pairs on school house *fl Phnip Schiefertetn. oiling s h tloor 'fl L H Zeigler, labor on school house ' ‘'fl Niblick & Co. blinds for do fl Lewis H Boknecht. wood for s h 'fl J W Case, papering and paintings h' >fl L w Lewton, labor with team 8 ' T R Moore, well at s h No 2 Frank Railing, papering s h No t ii fl Henry A Kintz, school lot dis No s'"' 'fl L N Grandstaff, repairs sh No 6 ' ‘fl A J Lewton, varnishing school sears “fl Lewis H.Boknecht. labor, repair, .fl Oscar L ritzinger. repair school houses -'fl Moore & Hall, oil and brushes SM “fl L W Lewton, freight , Total t'isfl TUITION FUND, I RECEIPTS. I Balance on hand at dateof last report I stisl Amount from January distribution 18l»H, common school revenue Amount from January distribution 189 H. local tuition tax ... ' Amount from January distribution l<J *B IS9S, cong. township Int ,| Amount from July distribution. 18S8 common school revenue ’ U .,8 Amount from July distribution 1818 local tuition tax ' .j,,. ■ Amount from July distribution 1888 *■ cong. township int ' u.,,1 Amount from July distribution. 1898 ”1 liquor license Total receipts tuition fund . Total expenditures since last report/. Balance ilffiel EXPENDITURES. I Ida Mallonee. teaching school . luvsl B F Kizer. do do ’jt-al J B Dutcher. do do .. .. rinl Ethel S Mann, do do " ijisl Oscar W Hoene, do do . Km I W a Fonner. do do . . I Amos J Lewton, do do .. i® isl S S Maeley. do do Kml Bake Evans, do do jtjijl Total WKB»| DOG TAX TUN'D. I RECEIPTS. I August, 1897. Amount on hand at date I ot'last report fPlftl Amount received from co. treasurer ijlil Amount received from regis'tion. 1898 Iji iil Total receipts dog tax fund f 15681 Expenditures since last report.. 13!»l Balance 8 3SBI EXPENDITURES. I Ed Luttman, sheep. t IS "I J S Lower, do 10M A J Smith, do 35'i)| Noah Mangold, dog fund . 31*1 J E Mann, sheep killed . .... S>J| John Bucher, do 3sl Davis Daily. do KUj Wash Steele, do llfl Total $ I£»| SUMMARY. I Receipts. Exp HaAsitl Road fund 11579 35 81172 95 ?kt »l Township fund.. 1551 +3 12911 0» 255»l Spec school fund 2100 96 1102 81 w-B| Tuition fund .. 2590 52 1578 50 lOBH Dog fund 456 36 132 90 358 1 Total 88278 62 8588’2 29 Services account of trustee The undersigned, being duly sworn, coaa l says that the above account is true and cor-l rect, as he verily believes. I L. W. LEWTON. I Trustee Root I Subscribed and sworn to before rne.tliislitl day of August. 1898. NOAH MANGOLD. I Auditor Adamski JEFFERSON TOWNSHIP. I REPORT OF RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITHUW I ACCOUNT OF ROAD TAX FUND. I RECEIPTS. Amount on band at dateof last report. July. Amount received from county treasurer distribution. 4... M Amount received from case of Mangold vs. Bolds Total receipts road tax fund J Total expenditures since last report Balance EXPENDITURES. W V Buckmaster, sharpening road grader J W V Buckmaster, freight on road supElies 350. Ludy, lumber on roads '.,tGeorge Searight, work on roads A J Buffingbarger. making outlet for roads lll»

ADDITIONAL ROAD TAX FUNDRECEIPTS. ; Amount on hand at date of last reporr ■ Amount received from county urer, July distribution, 1898 Total receipts additional road tax fund. Total expenditures since last report ffil* Balance EXPENDITURES. a John FTee’er, bridge lumber.. ' 9 j Abe Rebout, work on bridge p J M Duff, bridge lumber •_ •• •; n _„ fld Jasper Leming, tile furnished on ro Schug Bros, plow and nails.. 11 Joseph Cormack, bridge timber-•• T F dyan. construction of a bridge •••• Ensley. Merberger & Co.rock tor oriag » W V Buckmaster, tile for roads. j r ; John Mowerv bridge lumber 37> M M Kerr, hauling rock . # Theodore Fetters, construction 0 gj bridge " 1153 * TOWNSHIP FUNDRECEIPTS. Amount on hand at date of Jan. distribution, 1898. Amount f?# ceived from county treasurer July distribution. 1898. A mono ceived from county tor Amount received from John Bro 16 * sewer pipe —•"! 1 di Total receipts township fund .<■ - 764 w Total expenditures since last rep Balance EXPENDITURES- g» $ Berne Bank, bridge order.. nr . nt j D g « Decatur Natl Bank, Tp. order prim g 1 Berne Bank. Tp. order services trustee 1 j* 1“ E Wirth bridge plank 1? W I Tot-en, receipt book pn t .» Charles Duer, ditching I'P- allot® en ’ ’ Henrv Murry, cleaning Tp- % J B Gallaway, services Co superri- ,5 Philip Wendel, work on roads Abe Bebout. - " „- v i s or I'j •• services as superri- yd C C Rayn. publication of report iButler Woodruff, bridge rock* •• wr % Jocob W Baumgartner, bridge 1,1 W V Buckmaster, services as' tj- or . « Decatur Natl Bank, Interest on *e O’Iler