Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 17, Decatur, Adams County, 23 April 1908 — Page 3

t.BOAL advertising OF RECEIVER'S SALE OF OfL PROPERTY.

State of Indiana. Cov.nty of Adams, ss: Adams Circuit Court. February Term Orrin D Bleakley. vs. Central Westers Oil Company No. 7550. Notice is Hereby given that by virtue of an order of the Adams circuit of Adams county, in the State „t Indiana. iue undersigned. William W Briggs, as receiver in said cause Xo 7550 in the Adams circuit couri, -hich said case is entitled Orrin D. nieaklev ve. Central Western Oil Co. will offer for sale at public auction t the door of the court house in the <*ity of Decatur, Indiana, on Saturday, May 9, 1908. at one o'clock p. m. of said day, the uroperty and assets of the said Central Western Oil company consisting of oil . ggg leases. weHs and property on said leases in Adams county, Indiana, as ftjilows* 1 Lease executed "by James R. Turntleson and Amanda E. Tumbleson to Superior Oil Company, in Blue Cre< >k township, for 120 acres, more or less, which said lease Is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 1, page 34. 2 Lease executed by JVUliam Rondenbush and Della Roudenbush to Superior Oil Company, in Blue Creek township, for 50 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 8. page 569. ,1. Lease executed by Jaeob Rawley to Superior Oil Company in Blue Creek township, for 150 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 1, page 49. 4. Lease executed by David Studabaker to Superior Oil Company' in Blue Creek township, for 40 acres, more or less, which said lease Is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 1, page »1 5. Lease executed by David Studa baker to Superior Oil Company in Blue Creek township, for 120 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 1. page W.

6. Lease executed by Ralph G. Causey and Catharine Causey to Superior Oil Company, in Monroe township, for 160 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Rec ord 1, page 9. 7. Lease executed by Mathias Miller to Superior Oil Company in Monroe township, for 80 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 1, page 53. 8. Lease executed by Maggie Cottrell and Clarence Cottrell to Superior Oil Company, in Blue Creek township, for 40 acres more or less which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 1, page 61. 9. Lease executed by Mark Burdge and Elizabeth Burdge, to Superior Oil Company in Blue Creek township, for 40 acres, more or less, which said lea=e is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 1. page 59. 10. Lease executed by Lea> Bolds and Alexander Bolds to Superior Oil Company in Hartford township, for 10 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 1, page 577. 11. Lease executed by Christ Roth to Superior Oil Company in Wabash township, for 40 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 1. page 5. 12. Lease executed by August Schug to James H. Hardison in Wabash township, for 70 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 1, page 111. 13. Lease executed by Gottlieb Gerber to S. M. Jones, in Wabash township, for 154 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record F, page 528. 14. Lease executed by Benjamin Miller to Charles Collins, James Hardison. James Leonard and R. S. Sproull, in Wabash township, for 40 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record F. page 533.

15. Lease executed by M. M. Herr to S. M. Jones, in Wabash township, for 100 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record D, page 407. 16. Lease executed by George Zehr to Robert Sproull. in Wabash township. for 92 acres, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record F page 535. 17. Lease executed by Catharine Egley to S. M. Jones, in Hartford township, for 173.50 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record F, page 549. 18. Lease executed tty Peter Roth to C, P. Collins. J. Hardison, J. Leonard and R. s. Sproull, in Hartford township, for 40 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record F. page 536. 19. Lease executed by Peter Roth to L Collins, J. Hardison, J. Leonard and R. s Sp rou ]], j n Hartford township, for 40 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record F, page 531. -0. Lease executed by Peter Mosser ’°. J - H ’ Hardison, in Hartford township, for 120 acres, more or less, which said lease is recoraed in Miscellaneous Record F, page 526. 21. Lease executed by Peter J. Liechty to Daniel P. Bolds and George ■ Bolds, in Hartford township, tor ? ’ acres, more or less, which said ease is recorded ’tn Miscellaneous Record F, page 522. 22. Lease executed by Marshall P. tA ane *. S. M. Jones, in Hartford wnship, W hich said lease is record--107 !D Mis'iellaneous Record 1, page kease executed by Elizabeth "artin to Daniel P. Bolds and George Ri) Eo 'ds, in Hartford township, for I acres > more or less, which said R<J e recorded in Miscellaneous Rword D, page 357. Tinl ease executed by Roflna B. dsey an<j Eugene Lindsey to J. R. tZ and s - M - Jones, in Hartford lea^ S^! P ’ or acres, which said rec orded tn Miscellaneous K P ’ 5,1186 516 - aim ’», aSe executed by Hiram Pine ary to Superior Oil <0 2£ ny ’ Ixl Vabash township, for le&so • 9S ’ more or les ß - which said , recor< led In Miscellaneous - Jrd 1, page 127.

26. Lease executed by Josep., Buch«r and Harriett Bncher to T. Humphry, in Wabksh township, for S acres, i which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 1. page 71, ■ 27. Lease executed by Charles nontins to C. W. Bolds and D. R BoMs, in Hartfora township, for 40 acres, which said lease is recorded in MlsiceUaneoyg Recon: D, page 534, 28. Lease executed by Luther Mar- . tin to Superior Oil Company in Hartford township for 17.78 acres, more or less, which said lease i 8 recorded in Miscellaneous Record I. page 151 29 Lease executed by Elizabeth Ma. tin. guardian for Josephus Martin, 'in Hartford township, for 17.78 acres' which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record I, page 153. 30. Lease executed by George Shoemaker, to George W. Bolds. j n Hartford township, for 40 acres, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record D, page 536. 31. Lease executed by Michael Zehr to Collins. Hardison. Leonard and Sproul], in Hartford township, for 80 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record F. page 524. 32. Lease executed by Sarah Miller to A ,G Briggs, in Hartford township, for 80 acres, more or less, which said lease Is recorded in Miscellaneous Record F. page 518. 33. Lease executed by Sylvester Campbell to Central Western Oil Company, in Blue Creek township, for 200 acres more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record J, page 367. 34. Lease executed by John B. Schenbeek to J. M. Watts & Company, in Wabash township, for 180 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record C, page 572. 35. Lease executed by John B. Zehr to J. W. Dyson and Charles Spotig. in Hartford township, for 40 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record I, page 86. 36. Lease executed by John B. Zehr to J. W. Dyson, in township 25. for 40 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded In Miscelleneous Record I, page 88. The following lease is in Wells county, Indiana: 37. Lease executed by William Fields to Collins, Hardison and Leonard, in Nottingham townsntp, which raid lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 17, page 540. The following leases are in Jay county, Indiana: 38. Lease executed by John F. Adams to Central Western Oil Company, in Jackson township, for 40 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous R'.coia 20, page 465. 39. Lease executed by Elmer C. Hunt and Jesse L. Hunt to Frank Brown, in township 24, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 13, page 296. 40. Lease executed by Elizabeth J. Avey and J. M. Ave" to J. W. Letts and Superior Oil Conrpary, in Jackson township, for 60 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 17, page 480. 41. Lease executed by J. M. Brunson and Jerome Brunson to G. W. Bolds, in Jackson township, for SO acres more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 8, pages 49, 50, 51. 42. Lease executed by Warner L. Hunt and Hattie A. Hunt to George B. Harman and C. F. Dagolia, in Jackson township, for 10G acres, more or less, which said lease Is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 10, page 484 43. Lease executed by Rhoda E. Shirk and Mathias Shirk to Fulton and Finch, in Jackson township, for 40 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 17, page 483. 44. Lease executed by Catharine A. McNutt to Superior Oil Company and A. W. Letts, in Jackson township, for 80 acres, which sard lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 17, page 481. 45. Lease executed by Joseph Glendening to Superior Oil Company, in township 24. which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 17. page 482. This sale will include all of the oil wells, gas wells, machinery, pipes, drive pipe, tubing, casing, powers, fixtures, appliances, rods, derricks, tanks, engines, boilers, tools, and all other articles of the said Central Western Oil Company of every kind whatever heretofore owned by it in the State of Indiana. A complete inventory of all of said leases, wells and property is filed with the clerk of the Adams circuit court in said cause above mentioned, and reference may be had to said inventory for a more complete description of said leases and property by any one who may desire to see the same. The terms of said sale is cash in hand WILLIAM W. BRIGGS, Simmons & Dailey, Attys. Receiver. 15-4 t

NOTICE OF GUARDIAN’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an order of the Adams circuit court, the undersigned guardian of Richard P. Meyer, will as such guardian, offer for sale at the law office of J. F. Snow on the east side of Second street, in the city of Decatur, Indiana, at private sale on Thursday, April 30, 1908, at the hour of ten o’clock a. m and from day to day thereafter until sold for not less than two-thirds (2-3) of its appraised value, certain real estate belonging to said minor, and described as follows, to-wit: The undivided two-thirds (2-3) part of the following described tract or parcel of land, commencing at a pomi on Second street 38 feet north of the southeast corner of outlet 71. in Jesse Niblick s administrator sub-division of outlot No. 38 in the town, now City of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, thence running west, parallel witn the south line of said outlot 71, ten (10) rods, and twenty-four and one-fourth (2414) links, thence northwest parallel with the west side of said Second street forty-two (42) feet, thence east parallel with the south line of said outlot 71, to the east line of said

outlot 71, thence southeast along east Lne of said outlot 71, forty-two (42) tne place 01 beginning. Said sale will be made subject to the approval of said court, and on th * following terms and conditions: i ihe hereinabove described real estate to be sold free from liens except taxes due after May, 1908. the purchaser paying the one-third (1-3) of ' P?, rc . hßse > lnrf ‘ cash la hand, the one--hird (1-3) in twelve months, and the ; ono-tMrd (1-3) in twenty-four (24) , months after date, deferred payments po bear six per cent interest from date Os sale waving relief and prividing j >or attorney's fees and secured by | freehold and mortgage security to the satisfaction of the undersigned guardian, CHARLES E. MEYER, , Guradlan J. F. Snow. Atty, for guardian.

PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. State of Indiana. County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners of the county Adams, May Term 1908. To the Honorable Beard of Commissioners, of Adams county, Indiana: We, the undersigned freeholders and legal voters in Monroe township in I Adams county, in the state of Indiana, i hereby most respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you proceed to take the necessary and proper legal steps to a double track free macadamized stone road built, constructed and completed in said Monroe township in said county and state over oil and upon the public highway located and situated on ana along the following described route, to-wit: Commencing at the west side of the C. E. Bollinger macadam road, in Monroe township, Adams county, Indiana, at the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of section twenty in township twenty-six (26) north range fourteen (14) east in said Adams county, Indiana, which said C. E. Bollinger macadam road was built and constructed pursuant to and by virtue of an election held for that purpose in said Monroe township thence to run west through the center of section nineteen (19) In the said county and range aforesaid and over and upon the public highway already laid out and established on said route, to the township line of the townships to Monroe and French in said Adams county, Indiana, to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter (%) of said section nineteen (19) township and nar®e, county and state aforesaid and there to terminate. Said petitioners show that’said road if constructed as prayed for will be less than three miles in length and will connect at the east, end thereof with the C. E. Bollinger macadam road and at the west end with the township line road between the townships of Monroe and French as aforesaid. Said proposed road will be one mile in length. We further ask that said road be ordered constructed without first submitting the question of building the same to the voters of said Monroe township. Said petitioners ask that said road be known as the John P. Nussbaum Macadam Road.

Said petitioners pray that you take such action upon this petition and in the building of said proposed road as you are authorized and directed to do under and by virtue of an act ot the General Assembly of the State of Indiana approved March 8. 1905 (sec. 70), and as shown on page 521 of said acts and as amended February 25, 1907, as shown on pages 68 and succeeding pages of the acts of 1907. and under all other act of said General Assembly of the State of Indiana governing the building of free macadam roads. We further ask that said improvement 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 a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Monroe township in a sufficient amount and levy the interest and principal of such bonds as the same shall severally mature and become payable, under and according to the provisions of said act of the General Assembly approved March 11, 1901, and any and all amendments thereto.

The improvement herein and hereby prayed for to be supplementary to, and a continuation of. the said C. E. Bollinger Macadam Road at and from the said point of commencement aforesaid, over and upon the said located highway aforesaid to the said township line between Monroe and French townships, to the southwest corner of the northwest quarter of said section nineteen, in said township and range aforesaid, said terminal point of the road herein prayed for being the west township line of said Monroe township. John P. Nussbaum. Jacob Musser. J. F. Lehman. D. N. Stauffer, William Nussbaum, C. C. Moser, James Mazefin. Levi Moser, C. E. Stuckey, C. J. Liechty, Frederick Ellenbarger. Christ Fauman, Christian Rich. David F. Lehman. David Soldner, John J. Schwartz, Peter Steury, Nicholas Rich. Mathias Liechte. Jacob Huser, Silas Sprunger. Emil Fluckinger, Louis A. Brunner, Ben Habegger, P. P. Klop'enstine. William L. Keller. Daniel Baebr, J. F. Hocker. August Girod. B. M. Smith. Jacob Melchla, A. B. Bailey, John J. Soldner. A. N. Keller, George Nicolet, M. F. Parrish. Joshia Yoder. John R. Badders, William Mamenert, John Baumann, Fred Neaderhauser, Peter Rich, W. T. Wagoner, J. W. Klopfenstein. J. E. Rose. J. P. Johnson, E. A. Luginbill, J. J. Roth, Jerry Liechty, J J Rich, John Rohrer, Philip Zaugg, Noah Walliman, Christ Mertz. E. D. Engeler, David Blberstine, William Miller, Johnanthan Andrews, Jeff Liechty, Christ Amacher, D. L. Shailey, Emile Brauner, J. C. Schug, Christ Christner This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, May 4, 1908, ar which time the taxpayers of Monroe township may appear and make such objections as the law may provide for. 15-31 C. D. LEWTON, Auditor.

PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: ' the Board of Commissioners 1 1908 e COUDIy Os Adams ’ Ma > Term, We, the undersigned each and all of whom are residents freeholders and voters of Root township, in Adams county, Indiana, most respectfully petition your honorable body that you proceed to have a free macadamized i stone road, constructed and completed in said Root township over and upon the public highway, situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the northwest cor- 1 ner of section thirteen (13), township twenty-eight 4 28). north range fourteen (14) east, running thence east on the section line dividing sections twelve (12) and thirteen (13). and terminating at the northeast corner of section thirteen (13) township twenty-eight (28) north range fourteen (14) east, on the boundary line dividing Union and Root townships in said county and state aforesaid.

That the improvement thus prayed for is less than three miles in length and connects at the commencement I thereof with the Jay A. Cline macadam I road, in said Root township, and ends on the boundary line between Union and Root township, and there connects with an improved highway on said 1 boundary line, aforesaid. That a United States rural mail route passes over the route o f said proposed improvement. Your petitioners further ask your honorable body that said Jiighway above described be graded, and that broken stone be placed upon the grade, and that upon said broken stone there be placed stone screenings, Your petitioners further show that the highway thus sought to be improved is a public highway, already established, and is one of the public highways of said Root township, that the improvement herein prayed for is to be an extension of the said Jay A. Cline macadam road, and is to be called the Bucher Macadam Road Extension. Your petitioners further ask that said read as above described be graded to a width of twenty-four (24) feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of ten (10) feet, and to a depth of ten (10) inches in the center thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon, to a depth of three (3) inches upon said broken stone, and that said road be constructed, as a single track. We ask that said improvement be paid for by bonds. Issued by the county of Adams, in the State of Indiana, payable 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, Adams county, Indiana, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they may become due. That said road be built, and that said bonds be issued, and said tax levied, upon sipd property, of said township in accordance with the acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana, passed in the year 1905, beginning on page 550, and as amended in the acts of 1907, now in force providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads. We ask that the hoard take the necessary steps as required by law, to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned for herein, that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of Root township, and that they construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana, now in force providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads. David Flanders. A. J. Lewton. Henry Magley, Herman Gerke. Fred Mutschler, George Keller. John Schurger, Samuel Magley. Martin Geska, Charles Dirkson. James O. Hoagland. Thomas J. Elzey, G. W. Ruckman. Ernst Conrad- Clias. E. Magley. Henry Rodcnbeck, E. S. Christen. Samuel Fuhrman, Wm. Hockemeyer. Zack Archbold. H. A. Fuhrman. L. 11. Zeigler, Abe Boch, W. A. Fonner, H. Schieferstein. John TonnelHer. William Breiner. F. C. Roop, Fred Melcher, Geo. Schieferstein. John Bucher, Louis H. Boknecht, Jacob Weidler, John Bogner, Wm. Rodenbeck. Benjamin Harkless, James C. Harkless, J. C. Cramer. W. J. Miller, J. M. Knapp, August Walter. F. W. Lebrmann, A. J. Bailey, O. Fritzinger, R. A. Drummond. B. J. Waggoner, J. S. Lower, Robison Peoples. Wm. Ostermeyer. T. Steignot. Elijah Walters. F. W. Dibble, J. A. Cline. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, May 4, 1908, at which time the taxpayers of Root township may appear and make such objections as the law may provide for. 16-3 t C. D. LEWTON, Auditor. o— PETITION FOR STONE tfOAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners of the county of Adams. May Term,

1908. We, the undersigned.--ail of whom are resident freeholders and voters of Hartford township, in Adams county, State of Indiana, most respectfully petition _your honorable body that you proceed to have a free macadamized stone road constructed and completed in said Hartford township, said county and state over and upon the public highway, situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the north-west corner of the southeast quarter of section twentv-seven (27), township twentyfive (25) north range thirteen (13) east, running thence north one (1) mile through the center of the north half of said section twenty-seven (27) and through the center of the south half of section twenty-two (22) township and range aforesaid, and terminating at the southwest corner of the northeast quarter of said section twen-ty-three (23) township and range aforesaid. That the improvement thus prayed for is less than three miles in length and connects at both ends w’ith a free i gravel road. Your petitioners further ask your honorable body that said highway heretofore described be graded and that

1 broken stone be placed upon the grade, I and that upon such broken stone that there be placed stone s?reen!nffs. • Your petitioners further show that the highway thus sought to be improved is a public highway already es- ' tablished, and is one of the public highways of said Hartferd Township That the improvement herein prayed for is to be an extension of the Pontius free gravel road, and connects at the commencement thereof with the Pontius free gravel road, and at the end and terminus thereof the same connects with the L. O. Bears free gravel road.

Your petitioners further ask that said road as above described be graded to a width of twenty-four *24) feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon, to a width of ten (10) feet and to a depth of ten (10) inches in the center thereof, and to a depth of eight (8) inches at the sides thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of three (3) inches upon said broken stone. That said road be constructed as a double track, that the name ot said road shall be the Breadstock Macadam Road extension. We ask that said improvement be paid for by bonds issued by the county of Adams in the State of Indiana, payable 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 Hartford township, Adams county, Indiana, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they may become due. That said road be built, and that said bonds be issued, and said tax be levied, upon said taxable property, of said township, in accordance with the acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana, passed in the year 1905, beginning on page 550. and as amended in the acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana for the year 1907, and now in force providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads. We further ask that the board take the different steps as required by law, to have improvement constructed and made as petitioned herein that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said Hartford township, and that they construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana, now in force providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads.

Eugene Lindsey, Elmer Stout, Rufus W. Glendening, L. O. Bears, Alexander Bolds, B. W. Bears, J. W. Heller, J. A. Watson, W. S. Wilson, A. G. Briggs, John P. Shoemaker, Thomas Broadstock, Noah Mosser, Clifford Mosser. James Pusey, Wm. Anderson, Peter N. Mosser, Noah A. Pusey, Chris Eicher, Simion Sales, Chas, E, Pusey, Samuel Hale. Badgely Anderson, A. Shanks, Ezra Bugh, Noah Biberstine, Moses Augsburger, Amos Stauffer, Chas. T. Watson, Sherman Glendening, Rudolph Lefanver. Wm. Hall, John Stout, Janies Glendening, Ezra Glendening. D. P. Shoemaker, John Pontius, J. Q. North. John R. Clendenen, George Bricker, C. Hirschy, Anthony Glendening. Geo. F. Pontius, E. S. Hall. John W. Watson. S. Ensley, David Meshberger, Ruf Meshberger, Samuel Opliger. L. D. Dunbar. Peter Hoffmann. Dr. G. C. Ennick, A. Schlagenhauf. Daniel Fulk. Jno. G. Adler, S. Pontius, Bolor Meyer, James O. Price, Wm. Glendening. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, May 4- 1908, at which time the taxpayers of Hartford township may appear and make such objections as the law may provide for. 16-3 t C. D. LEWTON, Auditor. PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. State of Indiana. County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners of the county of Adams, May Term, 1908. The undersigned, your petitioners, freeholders and voters in the townships of Washington and Kirkland, in the county of Adams in the State of Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body to cause to be built, constructed and completed, a double t/acked, crushed stone road ..over, along and upon the following described route, to-wic:

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 and Bluffton Macadamized Road, at the northeast corner of section twelve (12) township twentyseven (27) north range thirteen (13) east, in said county and state, thence running south on said township line along and upon the public highway thereon situate a distance of about two miles and to the southwest corner of section eighteen (18) in said township twenty-seven (27) north range fourteen (14) east, and to the north side of the West Washington Macadam Road and there to terminate. That said proposed road be known and called “The Washington-Kirkland Macadam Road.” We further ask that the crushed stone portion of said road be laid. placed and built on the east side of said highway, and that the stone so placed on said proposed highway be covered and dressed with stone screenings. We further 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 Bth, 1905, and under and by virtue of any and all other laws of the State of Indiana authorizing the construction of free macadamized roads. We further ask that said improvement be paid for by bonds issued by the said county of Adams for and on behalf of said townships of Kirkland and Washington aforesaid, payable in twenty semi-annual installments and tor the payment of said bonds we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Washington and Kirkland townships in sufficient amount and rate to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as the same shall severally become due and payable, as provided by law.

The proposed road herein prayed for when built and constructed will connect the Decatur and Bluffton Macadamized Road and the West Wash ington Macadam Road. A. M. Fisher, J. C. Sutton. Dan M Niblick, Jno. Niblick, Ulysses 8. Drummond, C. N. Boknecht Jno. Baker, Michael Smith, N. C. Anderson, C. S Niblick I, T. Brokaw, A. L. Burdg, Wm. Hartings, W. A. Keubler, E. Ehinger, C. A. Dugan. C. C. Schafer. Coffee Rinehart. Ben Schrank. Elias Crist. C. Radamacker, D. D. Clark. Jno. D. Stults. J. M. Rice, C. F. True, A. Van Camp. L. Yager Sons, John Everett. John W. Tyndall, Jos. D. Beery, David Gerber, C. A. Hunter, Lewis Goldner. Gusiav Yager, J. G. Baker. David Steele, Alvy Aurand, J. W. Brown, Geo. Ernst, W. A. Straub, R. B. Johnson, W. B. Weldy, Fred Ehlerding, Henry Worthman. Fred Schlickmann, Charles Arnold, N. Ehrmann. F. Arnold, Wm. D. Hoffman, Wm. Zimmerman, C. D. Lewton. A. Shoaf, R. K. Allison, C. C. Cloud, H. 11. Bremerkamp, I. L. Babcock. J. W. Teeple, J. F. Stone, Wm. Butler, N. H Loch. S. J. Laman, Christ Beery. Martin Beery. Joseph Shoaf. Wm. Shoaf. Reuben Beery, Geo. Martin, Sami, D. Beavers, E. E. Zimmerman, G. H. Bright, Joshua Bright. Jos. D. Brown, Ezra Reber, George Crist, T. P. Crist, Ben Liniger, Mrs. S. J. Andrews, C. M. Andrews. Seth D. Beavers, A. J. Beery. Julius Haugk. James D. Brown Jr., Wm. G. Fulk. D. D. Heller, John Steele. H. R. Moltz. Dick Neptune, H. A. Fristoe, J. W. McKean, Sam Shell, Eli Engle, Samuel Doak. A. P. Steele. This petition will be presented t» the Board of Commissioners on Monday, May 4, 1908, at which time the taxpayers of Kirkland and Washington townships may appear and make such objections as the law may provide for. 16-3 t C. D. LEWTON. Auditor. o NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION. , JTo the Legal Voters of Washington I Township, Adams County. Indiana: You are hereby 'iotified that on the 14th day of May, 1t»0?,

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 cf holding elections in each of the precincts of said Washington township, and in the City of Decatur in said 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 Railwaj’ company in constructing its railroad in said township, to the amount of five thousand dollars to be ' raised by levying a tax upon the taxable property of said township to en- ’ able said Commissioners to appropriate and donate money to said railway com- ' pany, its successors and assigns, of ; that amount upon condition that said railway company construct its said railroad in said township. Said dona- ' tion 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 five thousand dollars. The amount to be paid to the said company, is 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 southward through said township to the Town of Monroe in said county, 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 cf said Adams county, Indiana, to be affixed this 6th day of April. 1908. MARTIN LAUGHLIN, DAVID WERLING. WILLIAM MILLER, Board of Commissioners of Adams Co. C. D. LEWTON, 15-4 t Auditor, Adams Co. ■ c NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. State of Indiana, county of Adams, ss: In the Adams circuit court, April Term, 1908. No. 7579. Complaint to quiet title. John G. Miller vs. Emma Sipe et al. It appearing from affidavit filed in the above entitled cause, that Emma Sipe. Benjamin Thompson, Abraham L. Thomspon, John C. Benson, James Benson, William York, Thomas G. York, Minnie Hardwick, John York, Marietta Smith, Manford Strait. Martin L. Jennings. Edith McFarland. Benjamin Harris. Albert Harris, James Harris. Rebecca A. Engle, Harry Harris. Edgar Harris, Oro Harris, Charles Harris, Earnest Harris, Minnie Hinshaw. Elsie Bowers Engle, widow of Masennie Engle, whose true Christian name is to the plaintiff unknown, John Fudge. Morton N. Fudge, Hallie P, Fudge. Gertrude M. Hunt, Lillie Wright, Rebecca Ann Owen, Francis T. Fraizier. Lucinda, Frazier, Robert W. Cook, Margaret Turner, John W. Turner. Emma Jane Turner, Bernice Rich, all the-unknown heirs of Robert W. Thompson, Jr., Ephraim B. Thompson, Edith Strait. Abagail Jennings. Hannah Harris. Matilda Frazier and Margaret Cook. The above named defendants are non-residents of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given the said above named defendants that they be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court on the Bth dav of June, 1908, the same being the 49th Juridical Day of the present term thereof, to be holden at the Court House in the City of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 13th day of April. A. D. 1908. and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, or the same will be heard and determined in their absence. Witness, my name, and Seal of said Court hereto affixed this 14th day of April. MEg p HA efLING, Clerk. Fruchte & Litterer. Attys for Plainiff. 16-3 t