Decatur Democrat, Volume 50, Number 43, Decatur, Adams County, 27 December 1906 — Page 8

Charles Magley, secretary of the Adams County Poultry Association, ■was over from Decatur today, advertising the annual poultry show to be held in that city January 8, 9 and 10, This association is one of the largest and best in the State and already at this early date entries have been made by eighty-four exhibitors. While here Mr. Magley was the guest of his uncle, Dr. P. L. Robison. —Bluffton . Banner. Lawrence Strickler and Miss Lena Cook were united in marriage Sunday evening at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Cook, south of the city. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mr?. George Strickler who reside west .of pleasant Mills. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Isaac Hollingsworth of Lynn, Ind., at six o’clock, only the .members of the families of the contracting parties being present. The Democrat extends congratulations. >■' *» f .• r , : . LEGAL ADVERTISING NOTICE OF ELECTION. • Notice is hereby given, that there will be an election held at the office of J. H. Stone, Decatur, Indiana, on Thursday, January 10, 1907, at 7 o’clock p. hi., for the purpose of j the election of seven trustees > for the Decatur Cemetery Association for the ensuing year. J. H. STONE, Secretary. Dec. 24, 1906. 43-3 t NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given that “The Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams, will receive sealed bids for the following supplies for the use of said coutty, on ... ( Monday, January 7 ,1907, at ten o’clock a. jn„ to-wit: - For lightning rods on old barn at asylum. And for the furnishing wash nut coal for jail. Bidders will be required to file bonds as provided by law. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. 41- C. D. LEWTON, Auditor. NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE I Notice is hereby given that the undersigned as commissioner in the case of Della M. Chapman vs. Lulu May Chapman and Esther Ruth Chapman, heretofore appointed as such by order of the Adams Circuit court of Adams ' county, Indiana, will offer for sale at private sale at the law office of Clark * J. Lutz, in the city of Decatur, Indiana, on Friday, Jaruiapy 18, 1907, and from day to day thereafter until the same is sold, the following describ- ' ed real esctate as mentioned in said order, to-wit: . ; ; In-lot number forty-four (44) in the Town of Rivarre, in Adams county, in the State of Indiana, as the same is ] designated on the recorded plat of said ■ town. . ' TERMS OF SALE—One-third Cash ; in hand on day of sale, one-third in i nine months, and one-third in eighteen months, deferred payments to bear ; six per cent interest from, date and to i be secured by freehold and: mortgage" security. ....’ • I ' Said sale to be made subject to the approval of the Adams Circut court, , and to be sold free of liens. Il CLARK J. LUTZ, 42- Commissioner. I NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. The State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: In the Adams Circuit court, November term, 1906. SARAH J. NEWPORT Vs. No. 7302. LEWIS NEWPORT. • It appearing from affidavit filed in the above entitled cause, that Lewis Newport is a non-resident of the State of Indiana. . Notice is therefore hereby given the said Lewis Newport, that he be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit court, on the 14th day of February, 1907, the same being the 10th Juridicial day of the next regular term thereof, to be holden at the Court House in the City of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 4th day of February, 1907, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint or the same will be heard and determined in his absence. WITNESS, my name and Seal of said court hereto ■affixed this 19th day of December, A. D., 1906. (SEAL.) DAVID GERBER, Clerk. By PAUL BAUMGARTNER, Deputy. L. C. DeVoss, Att’y for plaintiff. 43-3 t NOTICE OF ELECTION. To the Legal Voters of Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana: You are hereby notified that on the I Ninth day of January, 1907, between the hours of 6 o’clock a .m., and 6 o’clock p. m., of said day, as prescribed by law for holding elections at the usual places of holding elections in each of the precincts in said Wabash township, in said county and State. The Board of Commissioners of said county have ordered that the polls shall be opened and an election held to take the votes of the qualified and legal voters of said township upon the subject of said township aiding The Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company in constructing its railroad in said township, to the amount of twelve thousand dolalrs to be raised by levying a tax upon the taxable property of said township to enable said Commissioners to appropriate and donate money to said Railway company, its successors and assigns of

■ ■ ■ 1 that amount upon condition that the! said Railway company shall construct its said railroad in the said town ship. Said railroad company to expend in so constructing its said road in said township not less than said mount of twelve thousand dollars. The amount to be paid to the said company its succesors or assigns under the donation aforesaid and the amount so donated to be payable to said company its successors and assigns upon completion of said road and upon the terms and conditions required by law’. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and caused the seal of the Board of Commissioners of said Adams county. Indiana, to be affixed this 3rd day of December, 1906. MARTIN LAUGHLIN, DAVID WERLING, WILLIAM MILLER, Board of Commissioners of Adams Co. C. D. LEWTON, 40-4 t. Auditor, Adams Co. NOTICE OF ELECTION. To the Legal Voters of Washington Township, Adams County, Indiana: You are hereby notified that on the Ninth day of January, 1907, between the hours of 6 o’clock a. m., and 6 o’clock p. m., of said day, as prescribed by law for holding elections at the usual places of holding elections tn each of the precincts of said Washington township, in* said county and State. The Board of Commissioners of said county have ordered that the polls shall be opened and an election held to take the votes of the qualified and legal voters of .said township (upon the subject of said township aidling the Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company in constructing its railroad In said township, to the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars to be raised by levying a tax upon the taxable property of said township to enable said Commissioner? to appropriate and donate money to said Railway company, its successor* and assigns, of that amount upon condition that said Railway company construct its said railroad in said township Said donation tQ be made on condition that said Railway company shall construct and complete in said township its said railroad. Said railroad company to expend in so constructing its said road in said township not less than said amount of twenty-five thousand dollars. The amount to be paid to the said company, its successors or assigns under the donation aforesaid and the amount so donated to be payable to said company, its successors or assigns upon completion of said road and upon the terms and conditions required by law. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and caused the seal of the Board of Commissioners of said Adams county, Indiana, to be affixedthis 3rd day of December, 1906. MARTIN LAUGHLIN, DAVID WERLING. WILLIAM MILLER, Board of CommissionersofAdams Co. C. D. LEWTON, 40-4 t. Auditor, Adams Co. " , J * : ■ to NOTICE OF ELECTION. To the Legal Voters of Monroe Township, Adams County, Indiana: You are hereby notified than ,on the Ninth day of January, 1907, between the hours of 6 f o’clock a. m., and 6 o'clock p. m., of siid day, as prescribed by law for holding elections at the usual places of holding elections in each of the precincts in said Monroe township, in said ■ coUfity and State. The Board of ‘ Commissioners of said county have ordered that the polls shall be opened and an election held to take the votes of the qualified and legal voters of said township upon the subject of said township, aiding The Fort Wayne & Springfield Railway company in constructing its railroad in said township, to the amount of fifteen thousand dollars to be raised by levying a tax upon the taxable property of said township to enable said commissioners to appropriate and donate money to said railway company, Jits successors and assigns of that amount upon condition that said Railway company construct its said railroad in said township. Such donation to be made on condition that said Railway company shall construct and complete in said township its said railroad. Said railroad company to expend in so constructing its said road in said township not less than said amount of fifteen thousand dollars. The amount to be paid to the said company, its successors or assigns under the donation aforesaid and the amount so donated to be payable to said company, its successors and assigns upon completion of said road and upon the terms and conditions required by law. In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands and caused the seal of the Board of Commissioners of said Adams county, Indiana, to be affixed this 3rd day of December, 1906. > MARTIN LAUGHLIN, DAVID WERLING, WILLIAM MILLER, Board of Commissioners of Adams Co. C. D. LEWTON, I 40-4 t. Auditor, Adams Co. PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. To the Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana: We, the undersigned, all and each of us resident free holders of Hartford township, in Adams county, Indiana, most respectfully petition your honor- , able body to cause to be built and con- - structed a stone road on and along t the following route, to-wit: a Commencing on half section line ,- running east and west through section 1 thirty-five in Township twenty-five s north, range thirteen east, at the east e line of said section thirty-five, in a i public highway, connecting with the 1 Brushwood College Macadam road at i that point, thence West on said half 5 section line and over said highway to I- the center of section thirty-four, thence I- north on the half section line and over t public highway to the Pontius free d gravel road, all in township and range e first herein named, and there to terme inate, a total distance of two . and one--1 half miles in length. i- And your petitioners respectfully t ask that your honorable body take

! such action upon this petition as you ■ are directed and authorized to do under and by virtue of an act of the Gen-| eral Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 8, 1905, and any other acts of the General Assembly now in force and applicable to this subject. We further ask that said proposed macadam road be ordered and established at a uniform width of forty feet the entire length of said route herein petitioned for, that same be ordered, laid out and constructed as a double track road, one track to be macadamized with crushed lime-stone to a width of ten feet, six inches deep at the sides, and ten inches in the middle, with two inches of lime-stone sifting spread evenly over top of stone, that said road be properly drained and all necessary culberts. established. We further ask that you order the issue of county bonds for-the payment of the cost of said road improvement, same to be paid in twenty equal semiannual payments, for the payment of which said bonds, we ask that there be a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Hartford township sufficient to pay principal ai\d interest of said* bonds as the same may become due and payable, under-and by virtue of the provisions of said act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana first herein referred to. We further ask that said road be built without submitting same to a vote of the voters of said township, wherein same is located. Said road to be known as Brushwood College Macadam Road No. 2. See Acts 1905, Pages 521. Section 70. Respectfully submitted: J. A. Watson, Chas. F. Watson, J. W.. Watson, J. A. Pusey, John R. Clendenen, W. N. Stahl, S. Stahl. Rufus W. Glendenlng, Henry Stahl S. Pontius, Jerry Glendening, Geo. F. Pontius, D. P. Shoemaker, John Pontius, Chas. Pontius, Elmer Stout, Ezra Gledening, Alexander Bolds, A. Ensly, E. M. Lindsey, Rudolph Lehman, Sherman Glendening, William Glendening, Jacob Rupel, James O. Price, B. W. Bears, W. S. Wilson, N. A- Pusey, L. O. Bears, F. M. Mundhenk, Geo. E. Snyder, T. G. Bears, Wm. Hall, Noah Mosser, Peter Roth, Peter J. Liechty, Dan Pontius, Wm. Shoemaker, Joseph Bucher. Chns.; D. Porter.. Samuel Egly, A. G. Briggs, ] W. H .Shepherd, J. W. Heller, Geo. • Shoemaker. John P. Shoemaker, John B._ Zehr. Wm. Twigg, John Bair, Anthony Glendening. John Hall, Wm. Anderson, Simeon Sales, Noah Runyon, Silas Kizer, Moses Augsburger. Peter D. Hoffman, A. Schlagenhauf, John G. Adler, George W. Gentls, Thomas Bradstock. William Pine, S. Shoemaker, Badgley Anderson. Chris Eicher, John Huffman, David Falb, L. D. Dunbar, David Mushberger, Samuel Opliger and Ezra Bugh. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, January 7, 1907, at which time any taxpayer of Hartford township may appear and make such objections as the law may provide for. C. D. LEWTON, Auditor. Dore B. Erwin, Att’y for fPetiitioners. 41-3 t. ,-z ' : - I PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. V s To the Board of Commissioners of Ad« ams County, Indiana: - . c We, the undersigned, all and each of us resident free holders of the townships of Root and Preble, in Adams county, Indiana, inost respectfully petition your honorable body to cause to be built and constructed a.stone road on and along the following: -route, towit: f (:■' Beginning at a point on the Decatur and Preble Macadam road at the southeast corner of section thirty-six in township twenty-eight north, range thirteen east, in Adams county, Indi- ' ana, thence running north on the township line road which divides the townships of Root and Preble in said county to the Decatur and Magley Gravel road, at the northeast corner of the south half of section twenty-five in said township of Preble as aforesaid, and there to terminate. Said proposed road will run between sections 36 and 25 in said Preble township and sections 30 and 31 in Root township in said county and State Said road shall be called the Root & Preble Township Line Macadam Road No. 1. The length of said 1 proposed road will.be about one and onehalf miles. Said petitioners ask that said road be built as a single track road, and that the same be graded to a width of twenty feet and that crushed stone be placed on said grade to a width of twelve feet, with stone screenings on top of said stone. Said petitoners would further show that said proposed road will connect at its southern extremity with the Decatur & Preble Macadam road, which Is a free macadam road, built pursuant to a petition and an election and maintained at the expense of the county of Adams, and at the northern extremity said road will connect with the Decatur & Magley Gravel Road, which is a free gravel road, now maintained by the county of Adams. Said petitioners further pray that when said road is completed it be paid . for by an Issue of bonds payable In twenty semi-annual installments, and , that to pay said bonds, including interest on same, a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said townships of Root and Preble as aforesaid. Said petitoners would further ask that said road be ordered constructed without first submitting the question 1 of building the same to the voters of 1 said townships, aforesaid, and that • such proceeding be had to build said - road and pay for same as is authorlz- - ed by an act of the General Assembly ' of the State of Indiana approved March Bth, 1905. (Acts 1905. Page 521. J Section 70.) i Respectfully submitted: 3 M. C. Fuhrman, J. E. Mann, John t E. Mann, S. J. Spangler, Wm. Bulmahn, i Herman Reiter, H. Bulmahn, John C. 3 Houck, William C, Gallmeier, Henry t Zwick, William Macke, Wm. Hockef meyer, Johrf Bogner, H. A. Fuhrman, > Daniel Bieberlch. Henry Ehlerdlng, 5 Henry Selking, Theodore Ewell, Wllr ham J. Bieberlch, Christ Macke, Chris-' 3 tian Selking, August Selking, C. M. 3 Myers, Jeff Klopfenstein, Wm. F. Jaeb- - ker, H. L. Buuck, J. C. Grandstaff, Fred t- Fuhrman, Charles Conrad. Henry Werllng, Wm. 'C. Grote, John Hoffman, r Jacob Schnleler, Wm. Ehlerdlng. Wm. 3 Bieberlch, Q. D. F. Bieberlch, Wm. M.

■Myer, Fred Busse, Charles Koenneman, Benj. F. Butler, Fred Koeneman, J Crist Schakel, Martin Reppert, Wiljliam Kruetzman, William Linnemeier, Thomas J. Elzey, H. E. Butler, F. A. Kurt, A. B. Cunningham, Joseph Stegmeyer and Lewis Worthman. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, January 7, 1907, at which time any taxpayer of Root and Preble township may appear and make such objections as the law may provide for. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor. D. B. Erwin, Att’y for Petitioners. 41-3 t. PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. To the Board 5 of Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana: We, the undersigned, all and each of us resident free holders of Root and Preble township, in Adams county, Indiana, most respectfully petition your honorable body to cause to be built and constructed a stone road on and along the following route, to-wit: Beginning on the Decatur & Ossian Gravel road at the northeast cornet*''of section twenty-four in township twen-ty-eight north, range thirteen east, in Adams county, Indiana, thence to run south on the township line road dividing the townships of Root and Preble to the Decatur & Magley Gravel road and there to terminate at the southeast corner of the north half of section twenty-five in said township of Preble as aforesaid. Said proposed road will run between section 24 and 25 in said Preble township and sections 19 and 30 in said Ropt township, all in Adams county, Indiana.’ Said road shall be called the Root & Preble Township Line Macadam Road No. 2. The length of said proposed road will "be about one and one-half miles. Said petitioners ask that said road be built as a single track road and that :the same be graded to the width of (twenty feet and that crushed stone be ; placed thereon to the width of twelve feet, with stone screenings on top of said stone. Said petitoners further show that said proposed road will connect at its northern extermity with the Decatur, & Ossian Gravel Road and at the southern extremity with the Decatur & Magley Gravel Road, both of which are free gravel roads now maintained and kent in repair by said Adams county, Indiana. Said petitioners further pray that when said road is completed that it be paid for by an issue of bonds payable in twenty semi-annual installments, and to pay said bonds and the iftterest thereon, a tax be levied upon the taxable oronerty of. the townships of Root and Preble as aforesaid. Said petitioners further ask that said road 'be. ordered constructed without first submitting the question of building the same to the voters of said .townships aforesaid, and that such proceeding be had to build said road and pay for same as are authorized by an act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana'approved March Bth, 1905. (Acts 1905. Page 521. Sec. 70.) Respectfully submitted: Theodore Ewell, William -J. Bieberlch, James O. Hoagland. H.- C. Fuhrman, J. E. Mann, S. J. Spangler. Wm. Bulmahn, H. Bulmahn, Henry Zwick, Fred Hockemeyer, Fred Mutschler, William Macke, G. W. Rucknmn. Gety Keller, Benj. F. Butler, John B. Mann, Samuel Fuhrman. Hetman' Reiter, John C ;Houk, William C. Gallmeier, Carl Hockemeyer, Wm. Hockemeyer, Henry Dirkson, John Bogner, John Evans, Charles Dirkson, H. A. Fuhrman, Daniel Bieberlch, Henry Ehlerdlng, Henry Selking, Christ Macke, Christian Selking, August Selking, William Linnemeier, Crist Schakel, Christopher Schultz, Charles Ewell, Otto Ewell, Fred Koenneman, Wm. Schakel, Wm. Kruetzman, Martin Reppert, Ernest Doehrman, Fred Ostertnevdr. Charles Bieberlch, Charles Kiess, Charles Miller, H. L. Buuck, Win. F. Jaebker, W. P. GbMner, Fred 1 i- Fuhrman, Joseph Stegmpyer amSJSyilliam Grote. This petition ’will be presented to the Board of v Qdinmissloners on Monday, January 7, 1907, at which time anv. taxpayer of Root and Preble townships may appnear and make such objections as the law may provide for. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor. D. B. Erwin, Att’y for Petitioners. 41-3 t PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. To the Board of Commissioners of Adams County, 'udlgna: W?, the undersigned, all and each of us resident free holders of Preble township, in Adams .county, most respectfully petition your , honorable body to cause to be built and constructed a stone road 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 southeast corner of the southeast quarter of section fifteen in township twenty-eight north, range thirteen east, in Adams County, .State of Indiana, thence running north over the highway lying between sections fourteen and fifteen and over the highway lying between sections ten and eleven and over the highway lying between sections two and three, all said sections being in township twen-ty-eight north, range thirteen east. Adams county, State of Indiana, and terminating at what is known as the Winchester road, at a point located about ten rods north of the northeast corner of the northeast quarter of section ten in township twenty-eight north of range thirteen east L Adams County, Indiana. 7 Said petitioners would further show ' that the above highway when completed will be about two miles and ten ' i-nfis in length and shall be called the , Fred Blomenberg Macadam Road, Preble Township, Extension No. - fc - Said proposed macadam road commences at its southern end at the free gravel road running east and west and known ns the Oertcn road. ««ild> Ossian road being already built and construct'ed as a free gravel road, thence running north terminates at the free gravel road running in a northwesterly diii:V ■ ■ .. :.o .

roolll of the bos- nan era ’ 1. | rectlon and southeasterly direction known as the Winchester road, said, Winchester road being already built | and constructed as a free gravel road! and lying about two miles and ten rods north of said Ossian road. Said proposed road connects two already constructed and built free gravel roads, lying about two miles and ten 1 rods apart in said Preble township, Adams cOunty, Indiana. Said 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 feet and that crushed stone, crushed to the one-inch size, be placed thereon to the width of ten feet, with stone screenings on top of said stone. Said petitioners ask that the crushed stone placed »n said road shall be to the depth of eight inches and the screenings placed thereon shall be placed to a depth of Jour inches. We ask that you take such action 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, approved March 9th, 1903, 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, and 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 1905, approved Marph 4, 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 bonds as the same shall become due and payable under and according to the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, approved March 11, 1901, and any and all amendments thereto. We further represent to this board that this petition is signed by more than fifty resident free holders and voters of said Preble township, Adams county. State of Indiana Respectfully submitted: Fred Blomenberg, Miss Boese, Conrad Doehrman, Henry Koeneman, Ernest Doehrman, Charles Ewell, Charles Wieymann, W. Heckman, A. Fuhrman, |E. D. Marschand, T. Munlor, F. Buuck. Fred Heckman, Louis Buuck, Dan Hoffman, Ernest Gallmeyer, Wm. H. Gallmeyer. John Witte. John F. Fuhrman. August Conrad, Wm. Gallmeyer, W. D .Conrad, Chris Conrad, Fred Luillmann. Wm. Schwarz. August Schelman, Henry E. Schmidt, Wm. Bultemeler, Ed Gallmeler, Herman Reese, Ernest Buuck. Aug Miller* Charles Kiefer, Wm. Koeneman, Wm. Werilng, sr; Fred Eickhoff, Fred Ostermeyer, O. N. Kiefer, Otto Ewell, Chris Eickhoff. Wm. Koldeway, Jacob C. Kiefer, John G,. Miller, Gus Reinking, Chris Stoppehagen, Wm, Eickhoff, Lewis Worthman. Wm. Schakel, Wm. Bleberich. Fred Sherry, Chris Bultemeier, and Henry Wafel. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, January 7, 1907, at which time any taxpayer of Preble township may appear and make such objections as the law mav provide for. . C. D. LEWTON. Auditor. Fruchte & Litterer, Att’ys Petitioners. 41-3 t. PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. To the Boar of Commissioners of-Ad-ams County, Indiana: We ,the undersigned, all and each of us freeholders of Root township, in Adams county, Indiana, most respectfully petition your honorable body to cause to be built and constructed a stone road on and along the following route to-wit: Commencing at the northwest corner of the southwest quarter of section twenty-nine, township twenty-eight north, range fourteen east, in Adams county, Indiana extending thence north over and along the public highway between the north half of sections twen-ty-nine and thirty, and between Sections nineteen and twenty, tp a point where said highway turns in a northeasterly direction, thenCe in a northeasterly direction to a point Where said highway intersects with the Ossian road in section twenty, township and range aforesaid. The above improvement as prayed--for is less than three miles in length and connects at each end with an improved free gravel road in said township. Your netitloTter” further a~V your honorable body that said highway above described be graded and that broken stone be placed unon the grade, and that upon this broken stone there be placed stone screenings, and that there be built, made and constructed upon said highway what is known as a Macadamized-road and your petitioners further show that the public highway thus sought to be improved is a public highway already established and is what is known as a dirt road, and is one of the public highways of said Root township. Your petitioners further ask that said road as above described be graded to a width of 24 feet and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of ten feet, and to a depth of ten inches in the center thereof and to a depth of eight Inches at the sides thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four inches upon said broken stone. That the name of said road above described shall be called The Wlnches- . ter- Road Extension No. 2. We ask that said improvement be. paid for by bonds Issued by the county 1 of Adams, in the State of Indiana, pay- • able in twenty semi-annual installments or series, and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied ■ upon the taxable property of said Root . township, in Adams county, Indiana, i in sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they mav become due. that said road" be built, and that said bonds be issued, i and; that said tax be levied upon said . property of said township in accord ance with the acts of the Legislature • of the State of Indiana now in force and passed in the year 1905. beginning ■ on nage 550 in the Acts of 1905. ■?. We further ask that the Board take

nes. you know—and would the dee> I ' the different steps as required by law 11 to have said improvement constructed I I and made, that the same be construct- ■ ed without submitting the question of 1‘ construction to an election of the vot- I ers of said Root ownship, as the said board is authorized to do under the i l acts of the legislature of 1905, as the I J 1 same appears on pages 554 and 555, B of the acts of the Legislature of the |j State of Indiana, acts of 1905 I Respectfully submitted: I John E. Mann, James O. Hoaglanal 1 B. F. Butler, J. E. Mann, L. N. Grano* I Staff, John A. Fuhrman, Charles Schek 1 ■man, W. Macke, Carl Hockemeyer&a Fred Hdckemeyer, Joseph A. J. Bailey, R. A. Drummond, Cha& I E. Magley, S. S. Magley, E. Fritzingeri 1 John Tonnelier, W. A. Fonner, Fred Mutschler, Tise Ulman, John* G. Hey,l 1 Herman Reiter, Wm. Singleton, H. A.. J Fuhrman, William C. Gallmejjfi s Hor-> M ace E. Butler, Reuben S. Warner, L. C. Lenhart, Jonas Cline, 1 Oscar Fritzinger, J. A. Cline, Samuel Fuhrman, John Evans, G. W. Ruckman, Henry Selking, Christ Selking, Fred Busse. Anson Cunningham, Thomas Elzey, William Ezley, James Knavel, Henry Fuhrman, E. S. Christen, and A. J. Lewton, Wm. Hockemeyer, S. J. ( Spangler, John C. Houk, Henry F. I Fuelling, Jacob Fuelling, F. L. Roop, I Henry Zwick, Coat Cook, Frank MeConnell and A. R. Wolfe. This petition will be presented to 1 the Board of Commissioners on j Monday, January 7, 1907, at which time any taxpayer of Root j township may appear and make such L objections as the law may provide for. J C. D. LEWTON, Auditor. O 41-3 t. •'3 ’■'*3 PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. 1 To the Board of Cdmmlssioners of Ad- U ams County, Indiana: I We, the undersigned, all and each of p us resident freeholders of Root town- 1 ship in Adams County, Indiana, most i| respectfully petition your honorable J body to cause to be built and construct- 1 ed a macadamized road on and along ‘ll the following route, to-wit: I Commencing at the northwest corner h of section eight township twenty-eight l| north, range fourteen east, running |l thence east over and along the public |l highway for a distance of two and sev- || en-elghths miles between sectloh five 1 and eight and sections four and nine j and sections three and ten, township ' | twenty-eight north, range fourteen east 1 and terminating at the northeast corner of section ten, township twenty- j eight north, range fourteen east. I The above improvement as prayed for is less than three miles in length and connects at each end with an im- I proved free gravel road in Root town- I ship. , Your petitioners further ask your I honorable body that said highway J above described be graded and that j broken stone be placed upon the grade, 1 and that upon such broken stone there | be placed stone screenings and that I there be built, made and constructed I upon <-ald highway what is known as ,1 a macadamized; read, and your peti- J tioners further show that the public Hl high wav thus sought to be improved is a public, highway already establlfeh- 7' d, is what is known as a dirt road, and 1 Is one of the public highways of said I Root township. Your petitioners further ask that I said road as above described be grad- I ed to a width of twenty-two feet and that - broken stone be placed thereon, I to a width of ten feet and to a depth of ten Inches in the center thereof and I to a depth of eight inches at the sides M thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of I three Inches, upon sMd broken stone. I That said road be constructed as 1 a single track, the same to be made of II crushed stone and stone screenings ;| placed thereon. That the name of said 1 road above described shall be called I the Harmon Reiter and Henry W. Bui- I mahn Macadam Road extension. I We ask that said improvement be I paid for by bonds issued by the Coun- 40 ty of Adams, in the State of Indiana, I payable in twenty semi-annual install- I ments or series, and for the navment I of which We ask that a tax be levied I upon the taxable property of said Root 4 1 townshin. In Adams county. Indiana, 'I In sufficient amount tn nay the inter- I principal of said bonds, as they I mav become due, that said road be I built, and that said honds be Issued I and that said ♦’>x he levied upon said I property of said township, in accord- I ance with the sets of the Legislature of the State of Indiana, now in force 1 and nsssod In the vear 1995. beginning on nagre in thr, nptq rs tonß. Mw Wr> farther that the board take I the different rtonn as reauir°d by law, I thorn to do M o, to have said ’’mnrovement construct, i ed a n d med«. thnt the same be con- Jf structed without 'mbmittlng the same ■ to an election of the voters of said 1 Root townshin, the said board is au- I thorlzed to do under acts of the Legis- ■ lature of 1905, as the same appears on ■ nages 554 and 555. of the acts of ■ legislation of the State of Indiana, ■ acts of 1905. ■ . Respectfullv submitted: 7 J Henry F. W. Bifimahn. John G. Hey.l Harry Bulmahn, Conrad Gallmeier, J.H A. Fuhrman, Wm. Hockemeyer' Carlo J Hockemeyer, Charles Scheiman, FredjV Hockemeyer, W. Macke, Henry Selk-H ing, Christian Selking. Fred Busse, J.H E. Mann, James O. Hoagland, S. J.fl Spangler, Coat Cook, George Keller,W 1 Charles Dirkson, Henry Dirkson, John W E. Mann. B. F. Butler, Chas E. Magley, I John Tonnelier. John_Bogner, Wm. Bui- ■ mahn, Jonas Cline. Herman Reiter, M Henry Zwick, Henry F. Fuelling, Jacob Tj Quelling, Martin Gerke, Ed Wletfeldt, | John Henry Fuelling, Theodore Ho 1 brock, William Fuelling, Ernest Fue*‘'f ing, Ernest FrarnS, Fred Busse, Louis 1 H. Boknecht, Ernest Conrad, Ch <’les Boknecht. Jimmie Franz, William mann .William Ostermeyer, August Walter, John C. Houk, Henry Weber, Louis Weber, Frederick Hoile, Chas. F. Fuelling. Clamor Fuelling, J. M. Knapp, F. W. Christianer, Henry Marhenke, Willis Fonner, William C. Gallmeier, August Koeneman, C. D. Kunkle and S .D. Kunkle. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, January 7, 1907, ft at which time any taxpayer of Root J township may appear and make suchJ objections as the law may provide for."® Ust c ‘ D ‘ LBWTON ’ Au<Mton ' 1