Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 18, Decatur, Adams County, 30 April 1908 — Page 3

LMI'AL ADVERTISING NOTICE OF RECEIVER’S SAuTof OIL PROPERTY. Stale of Indiana. County of Adams, ss; Adams Circuit Court, February Term 1908. Orrin D. Bleakk-y, vs. Central Western Oil Company. No. 7550. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of an order of the Adams circuit court of Adams county, in the State of Indiana, me undersigned. William W Briggs, as receiver in said cause No. 7550 in the Adams circuit court, which said ca_-e is entitled Orrin D. Bleakley vs. Central Western Oil Co. will offer for sale at public auction at the door of the court house in the City of Decatur, Indiana, on Saturday, May 9, 1908, at one o’clock p. in. of said day, the property and assets of the said Central Western Oil company consisting of oil and gas leases, wells and property on said leases In Adams county, Indiana, as follows: 1. Lease executed by James K. Turnbleson and Amanda E. Tombleson to Superior Oil Company, in Blue Creek township, for 120 acres, more or less, which said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 1, page 34. 2. Lease executed by William Roudenbufch 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. 3. Lease executed by Jacob Rawley to Superior Oil Company in B’ue 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 91. 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 69. 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 Record 1, page 9. 7. Lease executed by Mathias Miller to Super or 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 lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record 1- page 59. 10. Lease executed by Leah 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 iu 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 record;:: 1 , in Miscellaneous Record p - page 535. li- Lease executed by Catharine '■'gley 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 By Peter Roth to C. P. Collins. J. Hardison, J. Leon*ru and R. S. Sproull. in Hartford township, for 40 acres, more or less, w hich said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record F. page 536. p l ®'^; ase executed by Peter Roth to ■ Collins, J. Hardison, J. Leonard R. s. Sproull, in Hartford town"“'P, for 40 acres, more or less, which lease is recorded in Mißcellanoous Record F, page '531. tn t T ' ease executed by Peter Mosser -i.- H- Hardison, in Hartford townqr ‘P, for 120 acres, more or less, which -na lease is recorded in Misce’lau°ns Record F. page 526. lii!, t Leaße executed by Peter J. q y to Daniel P. Bolds and George ; jq' Bo *ds. in Hartford township. ior leas- 01^8, more or l ess - which said ls recorded tn Miscellaneous : e £ ord p - page 522. L T ase executed by Marshal) P. iowr,f»,- t 08 ’ M - J° n es. in Hartford hi in «'■ wtl ich said lease is record--107 'Miscellaneous Record 1, page Marti executed by Elizabeth M’. Pam° Dan * el p - Bolds and George 80 anr . in Hartford township, for teasp . s ’ m °te or less, which said ■Mecora S r> recorded in Miscellaneous ■ J d ‘ D - Page 357. ■Und„ o , a ®e executed by Rosina B. ■ Uonara " Ku gene Lindsey to J. R. ■tawnthi,. an « 1 8 ' Jones, in Hartford B*ase u’ for 80 acres, which said p re corded m Miscellaneous ■ 25 , p ’ page 516. ■ lcd Ma™ e « Xfccuted by Hiram Pine ■ acre!' n Waba sh township, for ■W> j?’ ® ore or less, which said i in Miscellaneous ■ 1. Page 127

M. Lease executed by Joseph Bucher and Harriett Bucher to T. Hurnphry, m Wabash township, for 8 acres, I which said lease is recorded in Mis•cellaneous Record 1, page 71. *»' Charles Pon itiug to C. W. Bolds and D. P. Boldt, i whJl arts ?I <I ! ,owns biP- for 40 acres | which said lease is recorded in MisI el 9 lan ?° us Record D, page 534. tl„ , ’f aS ® , execu,ed bl’ Luther Mari!‘ n t 0 Superior Oil Company, in Hartford township, for 17 78 acres, more iu- SB ’ ,” niph “bl lease j 8 recorded tin Miscellaneous Record I, page 151. I Lease executed by Elizabeth | Manin, guardian for Josephus Martin . Har ' ford townsl >lP. for 17.78 acres’ wnich said lease is recorded in Miscellaneous Record I, page 153 30. Lease executed by George Shoemaker, to George W. Bolds, in 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 bproull, 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 townsnip, 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. Schenbeck 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. M. 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 townsnrp. 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 Record 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. Avey to J. W. Let’s and Superior Oil Company, 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 80 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 106 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, wbfch 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, sot 80 acres, which said 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 inelude 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 i from day to day thereafter until sold I for not less than two-thirds (2-3) of , its appraised value, certain real es-■ tate belonging to said minor, and de scribed as follows, to-wit: The undivided two-thirds (2-3) part of the following described tract or parcel of land, commencing at a point on Second street 38 feet north of the southeast corner of outlot 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 with the south line of said outlot 71. ten (10) rods, and twenty-four and one-fourth (241>4) 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 line of said outlot 71, forty two (42) feet to the ptace of beginning. Said sale wm made subject to I ? ppro ' al of Ba!d court, and on the following terms and conditions; rhe hereinabove described real estate to be sold free from liens excent taxes due after May, 1908. the purchaser paying the one-third (1-3) o f ?K I rC ?ToP r ? Ce ’ caah ln hand ’ <>neth.rd (1-3) in twelve months, and the ono-third (1-3) in twenty-four (24) months after date, deferred payments .to beat six per cent interest from date of sale waving relief and prividing for attorney’s fees and secured by freehold and mortgage security to the satisfaction of the undersigned guar |dian. CHARLES E. MEYER, ' T J a , Guradian. J- r. Snow, Atty, for guardian. PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners 19O8 he CoU “ ly ° f Adarn - Mas 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 stone road, constructed and completed in said Root township ever and upon the public highway, situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the northwest corner of section thirteen (13), township twenty-eight (28). north range fourteen (14) east, running thence east Qn rhe 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 thereof with the Jay A. Cline macadam 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 boundary line, aforesaid. That a United States rural mail route passes over the route of 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 b® called the Bucher Macadam Road Extension. 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 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 leviedupon 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 said 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 fre® gravel or macadam roads. We ask that the board 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 lj. Elzey, G. W. Ruckman, Ernst Conrad. Chas. E. Magiey, Henry’ Rodenbeck, E. S. Christen, Samuel Fuhrman. Wm. Hockemeyer. Zack Archbold. H. A. Fuhrman, L. H. Zeigler, Abe Boch. W. A. Fonner, H. Schieferstein, John Tonnellier, William Breiner, F. C. Roop, Fred Melcher. Geo. Schieferstein. John Bucher, Louis H. Boknecht, Jacob Weidier, John Bogner. Wm. Rodenbeck. Benjamin Darkless, James C Harkless. J. C. Cramer, W. J. Miller, J. M. Knapp, August Walter. F. W. Lehrmann, A. J. Bailey, O. Fritzinger, R. A. Drummond. B. J. Waggoner, J. S. Lower. Robison Peoples, Wm. Ostermeyer, J. Steignot, Elijah Walters, F. W. Dibble. J. A. Cline.

This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on I Monday, May 4, 1908, ' at which time the taxpayers of Root i township may appear and make such I objections as the law may provide for. ' 16-3 t C. D. LEWTON, Auditor. e PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: . Before the Board of Commissioners of the county of Adams, May Term, i 1908- t We, the undersigned, all 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-wk: Commencing at the north-west cor-1 ner of the southeast quarter of section twenty-seven (27), township ' ventynve (25) north range thirteen (13) east, running thence north one (1) mile through the center of the north ..aii 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 corn r 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 ai both ends with a free gravel road. Your petitioners further ask your honorable body that said highway heretofore described be graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade, and that upon such broken stone that 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 Hartford township. That the improvement herein pray ed 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 (hereof 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 of said road shall be the Broadstock 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 installmems or series, and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon tjie 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 inquired 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 Lefauver. Wm. Hall, John Stout, James 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. Pejer 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 i/acked, crushed stone road ..over, 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 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 w’ith stone screenings. : 4 .- £ ll

I We further ask that you take such ' I action upon this petition as you are! I authorized and directed to do under ' and by virtue of an act of the General 1 Assembly of the State of Indiana 1 approved March Bth. 1995, 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 bends 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 for the payment of said bonds we ask that a tax be levied unon the fixable 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 pavable, 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 Washing on Macadam Road, A. M. Fisher, J. C. Sutton, Dan M. Niblick. Jno. Niblick, Ulysses S Drummond, C. N. Boknecht, Jno. Baker, Michael Smith. N. C. Anderson, C. S. Niblick. L. 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. Stulls, 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. Gustav 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 Sehlickmann, Charles Arnold. N. Ehrmann, F. Arnold, Wm. D. Hoffman. Wm. Zimmerman, C. D. Lewton, A. Shoaf, R. K. Allison, C. C, Cloud, H. H. Bremerkamp, 1. 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 to 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. To the Legal Voters of Washington Township, Adams County. Indiana: You are hereby notified that on the 14th day of May, 1908, 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 of said Washington township, and in the City of Decatur |n 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 Railway 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 enable 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 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 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 of said Adams county. Indiana, to be affixed this 6tb 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.

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 1 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 Fra-

zier and Margaret Cook. The above named defendants are non-residents of the State of Indiana. I 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 day of June. 1908. tne same being the 49th Juridical Day of the present term thereof, to be holden at the Court House in the City of Decarur. 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 14ih dav of April? 1908. JAMES P. HAEFLING. Clerk. Fruchte & Lltterer, Attys for Plainiff 16-3 t NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. The undersigned commissioner, by virtue of an ord«-r of ihe Adams Circuit Court, of Adams eaunty, Indiana, made and entered in a cause therein pending, entitled Rebecca Stauffer. James W. Duer vs. John B. Duer. John P. Duer. Rozantha Watson. George Watson, Viola LaPole. William LaPole. Goldy Duer, Forest McCune, Benismin Habegger. administrator of the estate of Caroline Duer, deceased, and the Bank of Berne, a corporation, and numbered 7573 upon the dockets thereof. hereby give notice chat on Saturday, May 23, 19Q8, between the hours of 10 o’clock a m ‘ and 2 o'clock p. m.. of said day, he win offer for sale at public sale at the east. • door of the court house. Decatur. Indiana. and at not less than two-thirds • of the full appraised value thereof, the • following described real estate, to-wit: The north half ()4) of the southeast quarter (14) of section fifteen (15) ■ in township twenty-six (26) north, range fourteen (14) east, in Adams • county, Indiana, containing eighty (80) - acres more or less. Terms of Sale—One-third cash, one- ■ (third in one year and one-third in two

years. Deferred payments to bear six (6) per cent interest from date and to be secured by mortgage on said real estate, and by freehold surety to the satisfaction of the undersigned commissioner. Purchaser may pay all cash at his option. DORE B. ERWIN. 17-4 t Commissioner. oNOTICE OF INSOLVENCY. In the Adams Circuit Court. No. 1096. In the matter of the estate of Wilson H. Shepherd, deceased. Notice is hereby given that upon petition filed in said court by Andrew Gottschalk, executor of said estate, setting up the insufficiency of the estate of said decedent to pay the debts and liabilities thereof, the judge of said court did. on the 18th day of April. 1908. find said estate to be probably insolvent, and order the same to be settled accordingly. The creditors of said estate are therefore hereby notified of such insolvency, and required to file their claims against said estate for allowance. Witness, the clerk and seal of said court, at Decatur, Indiana, this 18th day of April, 1908. JAMES P. HAEFLING. 17-2 t Clark. NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATOR'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned William M. Meyer, administrator of the estate of Henry L. Buuck. deceased, by virtue of an order of the Adams Circuit Court, of Adams county, in the State of Indiana will offer for sale at private sale, for not less than the appraisement, and including the widow’s interest therein, on Friday, the 15th day of May, 1908, between the hours of 10 o'clock, a. m., and 3 o'clock p. m. cf said day. at the law office of J. C. Sutton over the Old Adams County bank, in the City of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana. the fee simple of the following described real estate situated in Adams county, in the State of Indiana, to-wit: Inlot number five and the north half of inlot number four in the original plat of Preble. Said sale to be continued from day to day without further notice, if said real estate is not sold on said day. Terms —One-third purchase money, cash on day of sale; one-third in nine months and one-third in eighteen months. Deferred payments to bear six per cent interest from day of sale and to be evidenced by notes of the purchaser waiving relief from valuation or appraisement laws, and to be secured by freehold surety and mortgage on' the real estate sold. Or the purchaser may pay all cash on day of sale. Said real estate to be sold in all things subject to the approval of said Adams Circuit Court. WILLIAM M. MEYER, Adrnr. of estate of Henry L. Buuck. J. C. Sutton. Atty. 16-4 ts ILLINOIS INSTRUCTS FOR BRYAN Springfield, JU- April 24. —The Illinois Democracy adopted the unit rule and instructed its delegates to the national convention at Denver to vote for William J. Bryan and to “use all honorable means’’ to secure his nomination. After a hot fight in the resolutions committee, which was carried into the convention, the party adopted a platform plank declaring in favor of the “greatest possible personal liberty” to individuals, provided such liberty did not infringe upon the rights of other people. Instead of naming the usual four delegates and alternates at large to the national convention, it was decided to send eight, allowing each man one-half of a vote. The presidential electors at large were also chosen.