Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 12, Decatur, Adams County, 24 May 1906 — Page 4

Legal Advertising PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. I To the Honorable Board of Commissioners of Adams County. Indiana: We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are resident freeholders taxpayers and voters of and in the Township of Wabash and the incorporated city of Genva, Adams County, Indiana, said city of Geneva being situated in the said Wabash township and having a’.population of less than thirty .thousand inhabitants, hereby petition your honorable body that you proceed to construct and improve a certain public highway already established which said public highway is located as folto»s: •,■ Commencing at a point on extension No. one (1) of The South Jeffersdn Macadamized Public Highway at the north-east corner of the north-west quarter of the north-east quarter of Sectton 25 township 25 north of range 14 feast, running thence west on over and upon the public highway now established betwen sections 24 2,5 and between sections 28 and 26 betweeh; the .east half of sections 22. and 27 to the Joseph Chrisman Macadamized Extension No. one (1) of extension No. 2, of the . Geneva*. Geylen township Macadamized Public High-, there to terminatqu.avythe' north-west corner of the ..porth-easti quarter of section 27 north of. range I Feast in sdld Wabash township. i .That the extension No. one from The South Jefferson Macadamized Highway from whence this proposed macadamized public highway starts and the Jo-; seph Chrisman Macadamized ; iPubUc. Highway extension No. 1 f>t (.extension Na the Geneva,,, Ceylon A Wabash! TownshlpMacadamized' highway where, this proposed macadamized-public highway terminates, are both free maeada-; nrized public’highways..to be> ' "That you imprbve the above described public highway to a width of 40 feet including side drains, by grading, draining and.paving with crushed stone said .highway, and your petitioners would further recommend that said road be constructed with double, track, that is, with stone on one. side and space for dirt road on the other side of said highway That crushed stone be placed thereon of the .customary width and depth of country roads. Tour petitioners would respectfully petition your honorable board to establish and order the construction of said road without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of the said township of Wabash and city Os Geneva, as provided in section 70 .of (the.. Acts of the General Assembly of the State pf,lndiana, approved. March 8, 1905.We ask that said improvement shall be paid for by bonds issued by the County of Adams, the State of Indiana payable In twenty semi-annual installments or series and for the payment M which bonds we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of, the said Wabash township and ..the, said city of Geneva, in a sufficient amount to’pay the interest and-principal* of sdld bonds-’as the same shall, become due and that said road be built said bonds issued and said tax, levied upon said property of said township and said incorporated fcity of ttn Accordance with the Acts of the. Legislature of the State of Indiana, .apprpvpd March 11,1901,. and any and all anjend-i rinehts thereto And that you,r honorable body appoint an ' engineer and viewers to aid in said improvement. That this road shall be known as the J,-ll Aspy extension No. lof extension No. 1 of the South Jefferson Macadamiaed. public highway. , < NAMES OF PETITIONERS. J.< L Aspy, Joseph Chrisman, George Weaser, Orton F. Wheeler, J,. A. Wheeler. Robert C. Speicher, George E. Fink, Alphons E. Lintz, Solomon Habegger, ’ J.. L Love, Eldridge. Weaver, W. H. Rodenberger, John Ring, Owen Sapp, W. H. H. Bears, John F. Neril, H. E. Derickson, W. R. Mann, Chris. Steiner, Ardon S. Burley, Michael Engle, Bartimens Boice. Abe Kneuss, F. M. Buckey, August Heuselman, James Miller, D. B. Ford, F. S. Armstrong, Charles Armstrong, Henry Miller, W. L. thornhill, W. C. Feltz, John H. Barn, J. W. Barr, M. F. Aspv, John B. Shamp, Thos. Duer, A. P. Haviland. J. W. Kelley. Sr.. J. H. Kelley, Nathan Shepherd, John M. Holloway, Willis Foil in, A. J. Miller, H. A. Baird, Samuel Egley, L, L. Malley, S. W. Hale, P. A. Macklin, John A. Anderson, A. J. Judav. Jacob Butcher, Wm. Speicher, A. G. Briggs. ’ S. H. Teeple. PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, Adams County. In the Commisisoners’ Court of Adams County, term, 1906. Petition for macadamized road. .The undersigned petitioners, all of whom are resident freeholders and voters in the townships of Preble and Kirkland, respectively in Adams County, Indiana, respectfully petiton your Honorable Body to cause to be built, •constructed and completed a double tracked crushed stone road, over, upon and along the following described route to-wit: ■ ; Commencing in the public highway ■on the township line between said townships of Kirkland and Preble, and at the south-west corner', of. section thirty-four, township twenty-eight north, range thirteen east, in said-’Ad-ams County, Indiana, thence running ■east over and upon said piibllc highway and township line aforesaid? a distance of two miles and to the southwest corner of section thfrty*Stx in skid township twenty-eight north, range thirteen east, in said County and State, to an improved gravel road, and there to terminate. •

The beginning arid terminus of the macadamized road herein prayed for connects at each end with a free gravedroad Said road to- be known as the Magley & Preble Macadam Rpad, We further ask that bonds be issued for the payment of the cost of making such improved road and that a tax , be levied on the taxable property of said two townships aforesaid for the payment of such bonds as the law in such cases provides. We further ask that said improvement be made and established, ordered and constructed without submitting the question of the building of the same to an election of the voters of said townships of Kirkland and Preble, and for any further necessary order in the premises. Respectfully submitted. Peter Holthouse, Chas. Wilkinson, H. F. McGill, Christian Annen, Chris. Scherry, Samuel Jaberg, W. H. Dettinger, Joseph Conrad, John Scherry, Wm. Fruchte, L. J. Kruetzmann, John Rupright, Ernest Blinker, Henry Fruchte, Wm. Sautbine, Wm. Dellinger, W. H. Beineke, S. W. Beineke, Dewis Worthman, Albert Shady, Henry Hildebrand, Edward B. Scherry, Peter Helmrich, Fred C. Kiefer, Peter Bauer, Charles Dettinger, Robert Case, W. F. Bieneke, Jacob Barger, E. H. Kruetzman, L. Schlickman, H Worthman, Christ. Boene, Henry Scherry, Jr., Henry Scherry, Sr., H. L. Buuck, Wm. F. Jaebker, D. J. Dilling, W. J. Gqldner, Jeff Klopfenstein, F. Fuhrman. Charley Conrad, C- D. F. Bieberlch, C. O. Hobr.ock, Chas. Wferllng, ■ P. V. Rewton, Dr. J. C. Grandstaff, L. E. Siekafus,

D. L Bert. David Werling, Eli E. Goldner, W. A. Straub, Wm. Ehlerding, Wm. Bieberich, Fred Ehlerding, Chas. Arnold. L. D Linbrand, ‘. Albert Arnold, Frank '•Arnold, / S. J! Bowers. J. T. Niblick, C. F, Bieberick, Daniel Scherry. A \ PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss In the Commissioners’ Court of Adams County Louis Worthman, et al., ex parte. Petition for Macadam Road. To he Bard of Commissioners of Adams County: We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are resident freeholders and voters of and in Preble township in the County, of Adams and the State of Indiana, respectfuly petition your honorably board to take all necessary steps to cause to be graded,, drained and paved, " with crushed stone, the highway already laid out and established on and along the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the intersection of a highway running north and south with the highway running east and west at the south-east corner of the north-east- quarter of section twentyseven (27) in township twenty-eight <(S8) north of -.range thirteen (13) east, Adams. County. State of Indiana, thence running north ovpr the highway lying between sections twenty-six (26) and twenty-seven (27) and over the highway lying between sections twenty-.two Xnd twenty-three, all in township twen-ty-seven (27) north of range thirteen (AS) east, Adams county. State, of Indiana and terminating, at ,the intersection of the road running north and south with the road running east and west at the north-east corner of the north-east quarter, of section twenty, two 422). in township twenty-spvpn £27) north of range thirteen (13) east Adams county. State of Indiana. Said petitioners. would further show that the above road when completed will be about one and one-half miles in length and shall be called (he Louis Worthmah Macadam Road Preble township exension number 2. Said proposed road commences at Its northern end at the Free Gravel Road running east and west, known as the Ossianßoad. said Ossian road being already built and constructed as a free gravel" road, thence running south, “terminates at the free gravel road running east and west parallel with the aforesaid Ossian Road, lying one and one-half miles south of said Ossian Road. Said proposed road connects two already constructed and built free grovel roads, lying one and one-half miles apart in said Preble township, Adams County, State of Indiana. ~Sald petitioners would further show -That it would be -practicable to build, said road as a single track road to .be graded to the width of twenty-six (26) feet and that crushed stone to the one inch size be placed thereon to the width of t P n fedt, with stone screenings placed on top of said-stone '. , > ■ Said petitioners ask that the crushed Stone placed on said road shall be the depth of eight Inches and the screenings placed thereon shall be placed to a depth of four inches. We ask that you take such action upon this petition as you are authorized qnd directed to do under and by virtue of, an Act of the General Assembly? of the State of Indiana, approved March 9th, 1903, entitled “An act entitled an act concerning the construction of free gravel, stone or other macadamized roads, and for the payment of the costs* thereof and . their maintenance, declaring an emergency,” and amended by the General Assembly of said State, said amendment being approved March 4th. 1905, and any other acts of the General Assembly mentioned in said act of 19Q5, approved March 4th, 1905.

We further ask that said improvement be paid for by bonds issued by the County of Adams, State of Indiana, payable in twenty .semi-annual installments for the payment of which bonds we .ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of Preble township in sufficient' amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as the same shall become due and payable under and 'according to ttve provision of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana aproved March 11th, 1901, and any and all amendments thereto. We further represent to this board that this petition is signed by more than fifty resident freeholders and voters of said Preble township, Adams County, state of Indiana. Respectfully submitted. Lewis Wdfthman, Fred Scherry*, William Hchaekel, John Bieberich, Wm Koldewdy, Jacob Keafer, John G Miller, Conrad Doehrman, John Rupright, Frank Judd, August Warthman, W. H, Bieneke, Jacob Reppert, Olliie Reppert, Samuel Jaberg, Henry Fruchte, Wm. SeUemeyer, Wm. Fruchte, Ernst Blomker, L. J. Kruetzman, Christ. Reppert, Christ. Scherry. Jr, H. F. McGill. Robert Case, Tel er Bauer, John S. herr.v, Lewis Conrad, Christ Borne, Christ. F. Biberich, Henry Wefel, John D. Werling, Dan Wefel, Gust Reinking, Henry Miller, Christ, Conrad, Frd Blomelnberg, Christ. Bultemeier August Conrad, Christ. Stoppenhagen, Wm. Eickoff, Wm. Boesse, Wm. Bultemeier, Otto Ewell, Charles Ewell, Jr., Mart K’etfer, Marfin Reppert, Wm. Kruetzman, Fred Osterrneyer, Jacob’Schueler, Fred Koennvman, U Schakel, J. Hoffman, John Miner. \\a Wm. M. Meyer, David J. Dilling, Wm. v C. Grote. Christ. Kiefer. A *

PETITION FOB MACAIHM ROAD. State of Indiana, Adams county. In the Commissioners' Court, of Adams County. John M. Frisinger,„et. al., ex parte. Petition for extension . >•( macadam road. To the Board of Commissioners of Adams CouatJ. Comes now the undersigned aR resident freeholders and voters of Washington township, Adams county, Indiana, would most respectfully petition your honorable body to take all necessary steps to cause to be graded and macadamized, the highway already laid out and established along the following route in Washington township, Adams county, Indiana, to-wit: Commencing at the south-east corner of the north-east quarter of section 6ne (1) township twenty-seven (27) north, range fourteen (14) east, in said county and state, thence running west on the half section line through said section one (1) to the Trfcker pike, there to terminate. Said petitioners would further show that said road when completed will be an extension of the North St. Marvs Macadam Road and will be about onehalf mile in length, and will connect at the eastern extremity with the North St. Marys Macadam Road and at the western extremity with the Tncker pike. Said road when completed will be called extension No. one (1) of the North St. Marys Macadam Road. Said petitioners would further ask that said road be built as a double ai l d , that the same t>e graded to a width of twenty-six (26) feet and V S top n of S'stone PlaCed thereon on

Said petitioners would further ask that said road when completed shall be paid for by the sale of bonds payable in twenty semi-annual installments and to pay said bonds and the Interest thereon, a tax be lev‘e-1 upin the taxable property of said Washington township Said petitioners would further ask that said road be built and said proceedings be had to establsh same in all things as provided by the Acts of the -General Assembly of the state of Indiana and by said General Assembly as amended, March 4, 1905 (Acts 1905, page 171.) J. M. Frisinger, Jho. Niblick, Eli Sprunger, J. W. Teeple, Geo. Tricker, J. Q. Neptune, C A. Dugan, B. W. Sholty, T. M. Andrews, Fred Scheimann, B. J. Smith, L. R Fulk, John T. Myers. J. Bryson. J. C. Patterson, N. A. Loch, A D. Artman, Fred H. Heuer, R. K. Allison, U. S. Drummond, Jacob Atz, C. Radamacher, C. D. Lewton, W. H. Zwick, D. B. Erwin, • A. Van Camp. Peter Holthouse, J. S. Royers John Baker. N. C. Anderson. Decatur Lumber Co., H, F. Linn, Dyonis Schmitt, P. B. Thomas, L. Ellis. David E. Smith, H. J. Yager, Ell Meyer, F. V. Mills, R. R Peterson, W,. W- P-,McMillen, F. I* Litterer, L C. Helm, F. C. Burns, C. V. Connell. C. 8, Clark, EL M. Peoples, J. L. Gay, J. A. Smith, W. J. Archbold, Fred SeUemeyer, . M. Kirsph, Fred Hoffman, H. A. Fristoe, H. Hite. D. E. Studabaker. 'f -! t ■ 6-1 1 ETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams. In the Commissioners* Court, Term, 1906. Petition for Macadam Road. To the Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana: We, the undersigned, each and ail pf whom are resident freeholders and legal voters of Adams county, Indiana, and of French and Hartford townships In said county and state, do hereby respectfully petition your Honorable Body that you proceed to ‘ have a free macadamized stone road constructedand Completed over and upon the public highway, in said Hartford and French townships situated on the following route, to-wit:

Commencing in the center of the gravel road known as the Reynolds Gravel Road running east and west between sections four and nine at the south-east corner of the south-west quarter of said section four in township twenty-five north, range thirteen east in Adams county, Indiana, thence running north on public highway running north throughout the center of section four, one mile to the public highway running east and west on the north line. of. said section four, thence east on the public highway" a dratance of about three-quarters of a mile' to the Eckrote gravel road and thgre to terminate, being less than two miles in length and connecting the said Reyr nold and Eckrote gravel roads, winch said roads have been constructed according to laws heretofore ip force and being free gravel roads. And that you take such action upon this petition ap you are directed and autho?‘zed to do under and by virtue of an Act passed by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved 1905, and under any other aets of said General Assembly of the State of Indiana,.

We further ask that the same be constructed as a single track twelve feet in width along he entire distance of the said road petitioned for herein. ' We furher ask that said improvement herein prayed for be paid for by bonds issued by said county of Adams payable in twenty semi-annual equal installments for the payment of which bonds we ask that there be a tax levied upon the taxable property of said Hartford and French townships in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as the same become due and payable, under and according to the acts of the said General Assembly of the state of Indiana. Respectfully. Taiford Runyon, Chas. Reynolds,Dan. A .Eckrote, Andrew French, John Simison, John J. Augsburger, Charles Tremp, John G. Adler, August Habegger, Wm. Schlagenhauf, Sam Nussbaum, Peter Hoffman, John M. Chrisman, ,L. E. Boendelier, David Falb, A. Schlagenhauf, Isaac Falb, Samuel Opliger, Christian Stucky, H. A. Morrow, C: E. Slawson, E. C. Runyon, David Heller, Sr., Fred Wright, George W. Gentls, J. E. Eckrote, Sarah Bieberstein, A. Rgpyoh,’ N. A. Hunt, David Jfeshb’erger, Rufus Meshberger, L. C. Dunbar, Samuel Hall, L. D. Dunbar, Joseph. E, Eckrote, Elmer C, Hunt. Sen Baxter, D. H. Miner, John H. SdUffi, Abraham Bler}e, G. W. Holloway, x Sherman Higgins, Alfred Johnson, ’*x FJ- Shepherd, J. A. Engle, ’W A, Shanks, Ezra Bugh, _ John Hall, Chas. E. Pusey, Siffieoh Sales, Badgley Anderson, James A. Pusdyj Wm. Anderson, Chris. Eichdr, Peter M. Mosser, : ■ Peter Mosser, Emanuel Warner, Fred Llddy, John Schindler, Chas Chrisman, Daniel Yoder, Levi Meschberger, Rufus Kreps, Albrecht Rebus, Fred Studler, Jacob Meschberger, Sanford S. Reynolds, Fred Miller, John Pearson, David Ruhyon, ?• J* - Levi Augsburger, John D. Mosser, A. B. Bieberstein/, Kathrina Schindler, C. J. Augsberger, N. S. Stucky, John Mos u re, Peter Baumgartner, Jr. r J. Al Amstutz, Christ. J. Gerber, J. J. J. Moser John Rief Christ N>u6k y. Geo. A. Adler, ■ iSffiith Runyorv C- M. Lby. George Heller, Paul Grandlinard, L. E. JuHlerat, Robert Meyer, J. K. Tfoder, Robert Gerber, Noah Schindler, David Zimmerman, A. J. Reynolds, Chas. C.Fouts, Mrs l . Mlnger, D. Simon, Ed. Meschberger, Peter Meschberger, Daniel Augsberger, Christ Meschberger, F. Rinehart, J. Neuenschwande r , D. Mest-htedrger, Christ Luginbill, David Schindler, Emile Egley, Phillip- Yputner, Lewis Reynolds, Benjamin MteKadls, Moses Augsberger, Jahn W. Comen S-, Arnold Achleman, J. A. Lli’dbey. -Peter Biebers tine. > ——«- ' Ben. Meschberger.

I’EriTION for macadam road. To the Honorable Board of Coinintsi sioners of Adams County, Indiana: We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are resident freeholders taxpay-eSST?-nd voters of and in the township! of VV abash, and the incorporated city of Geneva, in said township in Adams county, Indiana, said city of Geneva having a population of less than thirty thousand inhabitants hereby petition your honorable body that you proceed to construct and improve a certain public highway aiready established which lows- PUbliC h * shway 18 located as folCommencing at extension number two of the Geneva, Ceylon & Wabash Macadamized Highway runand West between sections aad 2? at the northwest corner of the north-east quarter of section 22 25 north of range 14 east, in said county and state and running thence south on over and upon the public highway now established on a half u ne through said section 22 to the highway now established running east? and west between said section 2? section 27, in said section 27. thenca °? t he public W&hway now established about eighty rods to a point where said public highway runs west nliJur Hne the northwest quai ter of the northwest quarter of section 27 in’ said township Ibtut seventy rods to a point where said public highway naw etablzshed about eighty fpds to the William Burk Gravel Road,

being a free improved public highway, now established running east and west from the city of Geneva to the Indiana and Ohio state line and there ta terminate. ; Said proposed public highway being less than three mles in length That That sad improvement be by grading, draining and paving with crushed stone said highway. Said road to be forty, feet in width including the side drains and that said road be constructed with double track, that is with stone on one side and space for dirt road on the other side of said highway. That the stone be placed on said road* in width and depth as like roads in said county. Your petitioners would respectfully petition your honorable board to establish and order the construction of said road without submitting the. question! of building the same to an election of the voters of said township and the said citv of Geneva, and your petitioners further ask that viewers and an en-i gineer be appointed to aid in said constructton. : We ask that said improvement be paid for by bonds issued by the county of Adams, the state of Indiana, payable in twenty semi-annual installments, or. series and for the payment of which bonds we ask that a tax We levied upon the taxable property of.the said Wabash township and the said incoroorat-l ed City of Geneva in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as the same whan become due with alt other expense, and that said road be built said 'bonds issued, and said tax levied hipon said iprOpdrtfr of said township, and the said incorporated city' of Geneva, in accordance with the Acts of the Legislature of the state of Indiana, approved March 11! 1901, and any and all amendments thereto. . ... j That extension number two pf thd Geneva, Ceylon & Wabash township Macadamized Public Highway is a fred macadamized public highway. i That said road shall;be known as the Joseph Chrisman Extension Number One of the extension number two of the Geneva, Ceylon & Wabash Macadamized Public Highway :. NAMES OF PETITIONERS. Joseph Chrismatl, J. L. Aspy*, George Weaver, 8. H. Teeple,, Orton F. Wheeler, J. A. Wheeler, Robert C. Speicher, George E. Flftk, Joseph E. Lintz, Solomon Habegger, J. L. Love, Eldridge .Weaver, W H. Redenbarger, John Ring, Owen Sapb, W. H. H. Bears, John Fi Neril, R. E. Derickson, W. R. Mann, Christ. P. Ardon S. Burley, Michael Engle, S. N. Burket, Bartemens Boice, Abe Kneuss, F. M. Buckey, August Heuselmann, James Miller, D. B. Ford, Charles Armstrong!, F. S. Ai-mstrong, Henry Mllle?, Walter L. Thornhill, W. C. Felti John H. Barn, • J.i:w. Barr, M F. Aspy, John B. Schindler, A P. Hardison, J. W. Kelifey, Sri, James H. Kelley. Nathan Shepherd, John M Holloway, Wilier Folia, a.- . Miller, - -—- ’ -rr H;- ‘A; Baird. John A. Anderson, r-A.> J.i<Jqday!, Jacob Butcher, Wm. Speicher, J. W. McCray. PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. j"’ State of Indiana, Adams county, i In the Commissioners’ Court, JunkTerm, 1906 Petition for free rriacadamizedT road. • The undersigned, your petitioners, freeholders and voters in the townshiph of Washington and Kirkland, in the county of Ad.ams in . the State of In-l diana, respectively, petition your Honorable Body to cause to be built, constructed and completed, a double tracked, crushed - stone road, ovef/ along and upon the following described: route, to-wit: Commencing on the township line between the townships of Kirkland and Washington in said county and state, and on the south side of the Decatur & Bluffton Macadamized Road, at. tlie north-east corner of section twelve township twentyseven north range thirteen east, in said county and state, thence running south on said township line along and upon the public highway thereon situated a distance of about tyro miles and to the south-weit corner of section eighteen in said township twenty-beven north range fourteen east, and to the north side of the Weit Washington Macadam Road and there to terminate. • That said proposed road be known and called “The Washington-Kirkland Macadam Road.”

. ■.■. •• ■■ -< ■ ■F" We, further ask that the crushed 1 stone portion of said road be laid, plac- ’ ed and 'built on the east side of said ’ highway, and that the stone so placed ' on said highway b« covered and dressed , screenings. ’ ; We further asR that yM taTce fetich hcticp upon this petition as you are ’ authorized and directed to do under ’ and by virtue of an act of the General ’ Assembly of the State of Indiana, ap- ’ proved March Bth, 1808,’and under- and by virtue of any and all Other. laws ■ of the State of Indiana, authorfzirigf the construction of free macadamized road# ’ We further aik that said improvement be paid for. by bonds issued by the said . c 24i> nt ? Ad , ams for and on behalf of said townships of Kirkland and Washington aforesaid, payable in twenty semi'-annual installments and- for the h bonds We ask that ! a tax be levied updnthe taxable property of saw Washington, and. Kirkland townships in a sufficient amount and rate to pay the interest and~principal of sai<l bonds as the same shall severally be- 1 law 0 due ahd payable - as provided by ■’ ’’ • The proposed road herein prayed for when built and constructed will Connect the Decatur & Bluffton Macadamized Road and the West Washington Macadam Road. Respectfully submitted. A. M. Fisher, J. C. Sutton, Dan M. Niblick, John Niblick, Ulysses S. Drummond, CW. Boknecht, Joten Baker, Michael Smith, N. C. Anderson, c. S. Niblick, L, T. Brokaw, ■ A. L. Burdg, Wim W A. Kuebler, > C. A. Dugan, g-. C. Schafer, COffee & Rinehart, Ben- Sehrartk, Elias Crist, C,_ Radamacher, ■ D. D. Clark. John D. Stults, J. M. Rice, C. F. True, A. Van Camp, t- £ ons J ' John Everett, John W. Tyndall, Jos D. Beery,, David Gerber, c. A. Hunter, Lewis Goldner, Gustav Yager, I J. T. Baker,, David Steele, Alvy.Aurarid, J. W. Brown, G. E.’ Ernst, W. A. Straub, R. 8., Johnson, C. M. Weldy, jy?st®rilerdingr, Henry Worthman, Schlickmannj Charles Arnold, N_.Ehrman, . F. Arnold, dkoffmUrii Wm. Zimmerman, C. D. Lewton, A. Shoaf, R. K. Allison, C. C. Cloud, H- H. Bremerkamp; I. L. Babcock, J. W. Teeple, J. F. Snow, Wm. Butler, N. A. Loch, S. J. Laman, Christ. BServ, Martin Beery, Joseph Shoaf, Wm. Shoaf, Reuben Beery, Geo. Martin, SaihUhl D. Beavers. E. E. Zimmerman, G. H, Bright, Joshua Bright, Jas D. Brown, Ezra Reber, George Crist, ( T. P. Crist, Ben Linlger, i Mrs. S. J. Andrews, C. M. Andrews, Seth D. Bdavers, A. J. Beery, Julius Haugk, Jas. D. Brown, Jr , |W. E. Fulk, D. d: Heller, John Steele, H. R. Moltz. Dick Neptune, H. A. Fristoe; IJ. W. McKean, » Sam Shell, Eli Engle, Samuel Doak, W. B. Weldy, A. N. Steele. NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that'the Board ,

of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized*road' in Monroe township in said county known as the Monroe Towmjhip Central Extension No. 2 Macadam Road up and until 10 o’clock A. M., on Meaday, Jane 4,1 M«, at a regular session of said Board of Commlsjoners held in the city of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, sealed blds will be received for th<» construction of. said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer which are now on file in the Auditor’s office of said County, said roads to be built of crushed stone alone. A good bond must accompany each bid twice the amount of the bid filed conditioned for faithful performance of said work and that the bidder if awarded the contract therefor will enter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and Im accordance with the bid ftled. t All bids shall be made so as to give the amount.for which said road will be constructed for cash pay able on estimates to be made by. the Engineer ,in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent, of-.-any one estimate out of the funds ,tp be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law.’ *•' * fcach bidder 'will bs ; required to file affidavit as provided by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the. right, to reject apy and all bids. W ’ C. D. LEWTON, ’ 10-3 L Auditor of Adams County. - -* NOTICE OF LETTING. Notice is: hereby given that the board of county commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, have adopted and deposited in the Auditor’s office of said county ’ a survey profile ahd general plans for the construction of six cont Crete abutments, two concrete arches and five steel bridges, one: 16x30 feet and one 16x26, ■ , f .r .. j; J >A more particular description of said work may be obtained from the plans now oh file in said auditor’s, office, therefore, on _ „. _ 'Su Monday, June 4, at the rOdffi of the county Commissioners in the auditor's office of said county, at ten o’clock a. m„ sharps of said day, sealed bids will be received for the construction of said bridges and abutments. Each bld must be aceomr panied with the proper affidavit as required by law, and by a good and sufficient bohd payable to the state of Indiana, in an amount equal to bid, which said Bond shall be signed by at least two resident freeholders of the state of Indiana, whose response bflity shS.ll be certlfid to as requited by law or by a surety company to thb approval bf said board The board rer serves the right to reject any and all bids. ; ; . MARTIN LAUGHLIN, . DAVID WERLING, WILLIAM MILLER, Commissioners of Adams County. Attest—C. D. LEWTON, Auditor. 11-3 t

NOTTS® DF -FUBLSC. LETTING. Notice is hereby given th£t the Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Inr diana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in Union and St. Marys township In said cqunty, known as the 'Ed S. Moses Matadam up and until 10 o’clock A. M,. on • Monday, June 4, 1900, at a regular session of said Board of Commlsjoners held in the city of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, sealed bids will be received for thn construction of said road in accordance with the plans,, specifications arid report of the Viewers and Engineer -which are now on file, in the Auditor’s office of said. County, said roads to be built of crushed stone alone. A good bond must accompany each bid twice the amour t of the bid filed conditioned for faithful performance off said work and that the bidder if awarded the contract therefor will eniter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed. 1 A,U bids shall be made, so as to giVe theiamourit for which said road will be constructed for cash payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, riot to exceed eighty per cent, of any one estimate out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Each bidder will be required to file affidavit as provided by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and ail bids, j C. D. LEWTON, 10-3 t. Auditor of Adams County.

‘ - - -- ■ . ... j N6tiCe OF PUBLIC LETTING. "Notice is hereby given that the Board Os Commissioners of Adams county, Inrecrtve bids for the conMrdCtlon of a macadamized road in Syguttsh township- in said county known as' the Geneva, Ceylon and Wabaekt TowrtSh.ip Extension No. 3, Macadam £Joad up aM until 10 o’clock A. M., on - Mefcday, 'at a regular session of .Afard of CommiSfoners held in the dltj- Decatur, Adam<s courtly Ipdiana, *Wed bids wilfebe received'for tho const Auction of »aid road in Accordance With t,the plans, specifications and report 01 the Viewers and Engineer which arp how On file in the office of 'said Countyp ssid Jroads to be fruilt or crushed stone alone. -x, -I A good-bond must ■ achompany eacHhid' said work and that the bidder ifawarded the contract therefor will enter, into contract therefor and complete the same according .to speh contract and in acewdance with the bld filed. All bids shall- be made so as to gird" the amount for wh-iefo said road will be! constructed for. caste payable on esti-3 mates to be made by the Engineer ini charge, not to exceed’ eighty per cent! of any one estimate out or the funds to be hereinafter raised- by the sale of bonds as requited! by law. Each bidder wfH So required to file affidavit as provided 1 by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve l the right to reject any add all bids: j Auditor of Adams County.

COUNTY EXAMINACrONS HELD Fifty-One Students Tried- frir' Diplomas Saturday. ! 'P ?r- ."A’’'/ j ■/' > I I>of. OpHger eondircted on inatiori of eighth grade students lit-te Saturday,’ fifty-nine taking’ the exam j Os this number thirty-one were Decatur students. These examiriat : oriS' are for diplomas, which admit the student into any high school in the state, an average of eighty being riec-. sesary. So far this spring 219 have ■ tried for a diploma, 78 being'successful of the 151 who passed during Mare and April. >

FOUB CAES WEBE DEMOLISHED Accident Occurred Early This Morning—Luckily No One Was * < Injured. •" -•• fA wreck of no small calibre occurred at three o ’clock this morning at the transfer house when a • Clover Leaf through freight crashed into the local freight of the Grand Rapids, hurling four cars from the track, and doing considerable danjage , tfe transfer house. From what we can learn of the affair, the Clover Leaf |road was entirely to blame and wtil no doubt have to stand the damages. The through freight on the Clover Leaf gulled in about the same .time as the Grand Rapids and the engine was uncoupled and several ears were set off. The engine then went to the east, yards and, picked up several cars and stated back west to get their main train. -, T|ie air connections on the piek up cars had not been made and the train was gathering speed at every revolution. As they rounded a slight curve coming toward ’the transfer house, the engineer- saw the signal to stop and immediately applied his air, but without any apparent effect and his train crashed into the: Grand Rapids local which had pulled up to the transfer house in the meantime to. unload some freight. The cars were jammed into the transfer house and as a result the south half of the balding was pushed from its foundation for several feet and twisted and demolished in bad shape. JPour cars, being the property of, the Grand Rapids, were thrown from the track and upon the right-df-way blocking all traffic for five hours. The wreck train on the Grand Rapids arrived at eight o’clock and soon cleared a space for the *trains to get hy and at ten o’clock the entire debris had been cleared away and no trace of the wreck left. That no one was injured, was a lucky consequence, us. several men were Working about the train and transfer house at the time. ■ v WAS THROWN TWENTY FEET ' ' '' Landed in W. H. Niblick’s Front Yard—No Bones Broken and He Will Soon Recover.

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Henry Hite, the grocery man, is •confined to his bed, the result o£ in- ! mies leceived in a runaway aceldei.t Sunday morning. For some time, Mr. Hite has been , endeavoring to secure a horse for the use of his lan-.ily, and had several horsemen al out cur city assisting him in mat? jug the purchase. 01 Saturday he was informed that a horkh had arrived and was ».t at the Fashion S.ables. Early Sjn i;ty morning, be v nt to the bae v got the horse and returned home, he hitched the aoimal to his buggy and started out It. try the steed. Hv dro’-e down S/cond street and as he approached tue Myers-Dailey store, the horse took flight at an automeb'le that . was started to run And Mr. Hite soon test control of i t. the home of o¥. H. Niblick, the horse swerved into the sidewalk, co’lidiu" with several ihade trees and tiLwdtt/ Mr. Hito from the baggy twenty f4Bt Ofilff the lawn. The horse ‘hen turned fiii4 fitii ? ittto'the Ffehioifs eo'JuUhg with another" rig and hohlpfeHy def Ah&lished it. sfr. Hite was placet! iii A and setff home. Physicians were Summoned, iii¥d Mr. Hite’s f dissed and this ffiOrning he » resting some easier. The chief injury he received was- to his left hip/ which is quite sore and makes it impossiblefor him to move around. t J : —- THEY APPRECIATE SYMPATHY I 7-i f -■ • Mr. and Mrs. John Hook Appreciate Their Neighbors’ Kindness. i... •-r. We highly appreciate the kindness and’ assistance of those who extended fheir- Heart-felt thanks and sympathy to US, in our dark hour of peed ahd bereavement, during the short illness arid death of our beloved , daughter* fiesrid, Wlte’iif gone but not’lorgotteri. It has been an appalling strike to pstn part With one so dear, lovely, lively, iritelligferit* arid evjer displaying a thoughfulness beyqrid' her years so promising. We did coriiniend her to Him“whb numbers the* lairs of out heads,- arid’ who notps the fall of the sparrow/’ We trust that the light will break through and there will be a glad arid Happy reuriion in the bright arid beautiful: home beyond. .-v/Ji i;,,!) With a feeling of deepest sorrow; we have learned to sympathize with those in their hour of bitter affliction, arid stand ready and willing to assist. Mr. and Mrs. John ; Hook.