Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 28, Decatur, Adams County, 9 July 1908 — Page 8

LKOAL ADVERTISING. PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. State of Indana, County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioner of the county of Adams, July Term 1908. We the undersigned, all of whom are rebident freeholders and voters of Kirkland township, in Adams coun ty. Indiana, respectfully peiitiou your honorable body, that you ccnstnict and complete a free macadamized wad in said Kirkland township, over and upon the public highwa situated on the following route, tc-wit: Commencing at the southwest corner of section 27, township 27, north range 13 east, running thence north on the dividing line between sections 27 and 28 and sections 21 and 22, township and range aforesaid, and terminating at the southeast corner of section 16, township 27, north range 13 east, in Adams county. Indiana Your petitioners further show that the improvement prayed for herein 13 less than three miles in length, connects both at the commencement and ending thereof with a free macadam road, and that a United States rural mail route passes over said highway. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be graded, and drained, and that broken stone be placed upon the grade, and that upon such 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 in use and is one of th© public highways of Kirkland township. that the improvement herein prayed for is to be an extension of the Decatur and Bluffton Macadam Road, and is to be called the Miller Macadam Road. Your petitioners further ask that said road as above described be drained and graded to a width of 24 feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a with of 10 feet, and to a depth of 10 inches in the center thereof and to a depth of 8 inches at the sides therof, and that crushd stone screenings be placed thereon, to a depth of 3 inches, upon such broken stone, that said improvement be made a double track.

That to pay for said improvement we ask, that bonds be issued by the county of Adams, in the State of In diana. payable in twenty semi-annual installments or series, and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levid, upon the taxable property of said Kirkland township, Adams county, Indiana, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they 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 ibe year 1905, beginning on page 550, and as amended in the acts of 1907, now in force pro vidfng for the extension of fre e gravel or macadam roads, and any, and all other amendments thereto. We further ask that the board take all of the necessary steps as required by law to have said improvement constructed as petitioned herein, that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said Kirkland 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. S. L. Driver. G. W. Miller, Guston Yager, Louis P. M. Pul kt H. Hilgemann, Christ Helmrich. H. J. Dilling, Jacob Scherry, J. H. Ward. H, T Diehl, Albert Reppert, Jas. D. Brown, M. Jahn, J. Bright, George Crist, Adam W. Hoover, Jacob Heller, D. F. Fugate, Ezra Reber, Philip Sautbine, Joe Shoaf, Reuben Beery, Wm Breiner. E. E. Zimmerman, G. H. Bright, James D. Hoffman. W. F. Fulk, John H. Beery, Harman Thomas. J. D Stoutenberry, M. C. Neris. Fred Hubher, Geo. Houck. B. F. Booker, Jacob Olwine, P. E. Fugate, A. Fugate, Sam Yost. J. V. Pease, Elijah Pease, Jacob Weidler, Geo. P Shaft, E. S. Howard, C. B. Niblick. Calvin F. Eiler, Albert Arnold, Jess e S. Byerly, Samuel Leyse, Geo. Martin, David Steele, Jacob Corson, David Cress, Henry Howard. J A. Zerkel. J. S. Crum, Wm. Adler, D. M. Byerley. Lewis Zimmerman, H. S. Jackson, G. Pierce, R A. Pierce, Otto Reppert, Mary E. Wright. James A. Steele, Wm. Bieneke, Elmer Schlickman, Jacob Myer, Jeremiah Barton, C. S. Bryan. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, July 6, 1908, at which time the taxpayers of Hartford and Wabash townships may appear and make such objections as the law may provide for 26-3 t C. D. LEWTON, Auditor. o APPLICATION FOR LIQUOR LICENSE. Notice is hereby given to the citizens of the Third ward, in the City of Decatur, Adams county, and State of Indiana, that I, Albert Lehrmann. a male inhabitant and resident of said ward, a person over the age of twen-ty-one years and a person not in the habit of becoming intoxicated, and a fit person to be intrusted with the sale of intoxicating liquors, will make application to the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams, at their August sesson for the year 1908, for a license to sell spirituous, vinous and malt and other intoxicating liquors in less quantities than a cjuart at a time, with the privilege of allowing the same to be drank on the premises where sold. The place where I desire to sell said Intoxicating liquors is a one-story brick building fronting on Monroe street in said city, being the ground floor, with front and rear openings and situated on the following described premises,' to-wit: * Commencing 41 feet west from the southeast corner inlot No. 120 in the City of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, thence running north 132 feet, thence west 13 feet, thence south 132 feet to the north line of Monroe gtreet; thence east to the place of keginning. jSaid building is situated

.on the south end of the above de- ' scribed real estate and is 31 feet long :by 12 feet 8 inches wide on the ini side. I will at the same time ask ; permission from said Board of Commissioners to keep and maintain a lunch counter in aforesaid room for the purpose of seiling lunch. ALBERT LEHRMANN, 27-3 t Applicant. o — NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. ■ State of Indiana. County of Adams, ss: In the Adams Circuit Court Term 11908. Martha J. Summers et al vs. Charles W. Davison et al. No. 7606. Complaint-for partition of real estate. It appearing from affidavit filed in th e above entitled cause, that Franklin D. Davison and Mary Davison of the above named defendants are nonresidents of the State of Indiana, notice is therefore hereby given the said Franklin D. Davison and Mary Davison that they be and appear before the Hen Judge of the Adams Circuit Court on the seventh day of September. 1908, the same being the first Juridicial Day of the next regular term thereof, to be holden at the Court Hous e in the City of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the seventh day of September, 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 19th day of June, 1908. JAMES P HAEFLING, Clerk. Dore B Erwin, Atty, for Plaintiffs. 26-3 t -a NOTICE. Sale es Unclaimed Freight and Bag gagsNotice is hereby given that the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railway Company has in its possession divers articles, packages and cases of freight and baggage which have been and remained in its possession for upwards of one year, unclaimed and refused at the places to which the same were consigned, and checked, and upon which the owners have failed, and refused for one year, and more, to pay the carrier’s charges thereon, and to claim anu t?ke said freight and baggage, and that all the said articles, ■packages and cases of unclaimed freight and baggage will be sold, each article, package and case separately, at public auction, to the highest bid der, for cash, at the warehouse of the I Union Fireproof Storage Company, on Pearl street, in the City of Grand Rapids, in the County of Kent, and State of Michigan, on the line of the railroad of said railway company, commencing on Tuesday, the Ist of September, 1908, at 10 o’clock a. m., and continuing until all said articles shall be sold. Terms —Immediate payment by purchaser in cash, and delivery of the property to him, to be taken away immediately THE GRAND RAPIDS & INDIANA RAILWAY TOMPANT, By E. C. Leavenworth, General Freight Agent. .C. L. Lockwood, General Passenger. Agent. Dated at Grand Rapids, Mich., June 12. 1908. 25-8 t

NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, will receive bids for | the construction of a macadamized | road in Wabash township in said county, known as th e Adolph Schug Macadam Road, up and until 10 o’clock a. m „on Monday, August 3, 1908, at a regular session of said Board of Commissioners, held in the City of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer, which are now on fil e in the Auditor’s office of said county, said road to be built of crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bid, in twice the amount of th e bid filed, conditioned fcr faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder, if awarded the contract therefor, will enter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filet! All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash, payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent of any one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Each bidder will be required to file affidavit as required by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. C. D. LEWTON, Auditor, 28-3 t Adams County, Indiana. -r O NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in French township in said county, known as the John Beeler Macadam Road, up and until 10 o’clock a. m„ on Monday, August 3, 1908, at a regular session of said Board of Commissioners, held in the City of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the construction of said .road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer, which are now on fil e in the Auditor’s office of said county, said road to be built of crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bid, in twice the amount of th e bid filed, conditioned for faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder, If awarded the contract therefor, will enter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed.

All bids shall be made so as to giva | the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash, payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent es any one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Esch bidder will be required to file affidavit as required by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. * C. D. LEWTON. Auditor, 28 3t Adams County. Indiana. NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road on township line between Washington and Monro e townships in said couty, kown as the W. E. Busche Macadam Road, up and until 10:00 o’clock a. m.. on Monday, August 3, 7908. at a regular session of said Board of Commissioners, held in the City of Decatur, ’Adams county, Indiana, seal ed bids will be received for the construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer, which are now on fil e in the Auditor’s office of said county, said road to be built of crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bid. in twice the amount of th e bid filed, conditioned for faithful performancs of said work, and that the bidder, if awarded the contract therefor, will enter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed. All bids shall be made so as to giy e the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash, payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent of any one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Each bidder will be required to file affidavit as required by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. C. D. LEWTON. Auditor. 28-3 t Adams County. Indiana. O NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in Washington and Monroe townships in said county, known as rhe Elmer Cook Macadam Road, up and until 10:Ov o’clock a. m.. on Monday, August 3, 1908, at a regular session of said Board of Commissioners, held in the City of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer, which are now on file in the Auditor’s office of said county, said road to be built of crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bid, in twice the amount of th e bid filed, conditioned for faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder, if awarded the contract therefor, will enter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed. AH bids shall be made so as to giv P the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash, payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent of any one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Bach bidder will be required to file affidavit as required by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. C. D. LEWTON, Auditor, 28-3 t Adams County, Indiana.

NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. State of Indiana, County of Adams,ss: In the Adams Circiut Court Sept. Term, 1908. No. 7611. Foreclosure of mortgage. Frank M. Johnston vs. The Philmont Oil Company, Theodore F. Miller, W. W. Bell. It appearing from affidavit filed in th e above entitled cause, that Theodore F. Miller and W. W. Bell of the above named defendants, are nonresidents of the State of Indiana. Notice is hereby given the said Theodore F. Miller and W. W. Beil that they be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court on the seventh day of September. 1908, the same being the Ist tluridioal Day of the next regular term thereof, to be holden at the Court Hous© in the City of Decatur, commencing on Monday, the 7th day of September, 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 6th day of July, 1908 JAMES P. HAEFLING, Clerk. Simmons & Dailey, Attys, for Plaintiff 28-3 t o NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in Kirkland township in said county, known as the Butcher Macadam Road, up and until 10 o'clock a. m.. on i Monday, August 3, «08, at a regular session of said Board of Commissioners, held in the City of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer, which are now on fil e in the Auditor's office of said county, said road to be built of crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bid, in twice the amount of the bid filed,

conditioned for faithful performance] of said work, and that the bidder, if awarded the contract therefor, will enter into contract therefor and com- ] plete the same according to such con-1 tract and in accordance with the bid filed. Ail bids shall be made so as to gty e the amount for which eaid road will be constructed for cash, payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent of any one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law Each bidder will be required to file affidavit as required by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids C. D. LEWTON. Auditor, 28-3 t Adams County, Indiana. - NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in St. Marys township in said county, known as the E. Dailey Macadam Road, up and until 10:00 o’clock a. m., on Monday, August 3, 1908, at a regular session of said Board of Commissioners, held in the City of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer, which are now on fil e in the Auditor’s office of said county, said road to be built of crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bid. in-twice the amount of th e bid filed, conditioned for faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder. If awarded the contract therefor, will enter into contract therefor and complete the s”me according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed. All bids shall be made so as to giv P the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash, payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent of any one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law.Bach bidder will be required to file affidavit as required by law. The Board of Commissioners re serve the right to reject any and all bids. C D. LEWTON. Auditor, 28-3 t Adams County, Indiana. NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county. Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in Monroe township in said county, known as the John Berning Macadam Road, up and until 10:00 o’clock a. m., on

Monday, August 3, 1908, at a regular session of said Board of Commissioners, held in the City of Decatur, Adams county, Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the Viewers and Engineer, which are now on fil© in the Auditor's office of said county, said road to be built of crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bid, in twice the amount of th e bid filed, conditioned for faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder, if awarded the contract therefor, will enter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract* and in accordance with the bid filed. All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash, .payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent of any one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Each bidder will be required to file affidavit as required by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. C. D. LEWTON, Auditor, 28-3 t Adams County, Indiana. Any 12 Year Old Girl Can make those delicious Lemon, Chocolate and Custard pies as well as the more experienced cook if she uses “OUR-PIE” preparation, which is now sold by nearly all grocers at 10 cents per package. Just the proper ingredients in each package. o Every Woman Will Be Interested. If you have pains in the back, Urinary, Bladder o r Kidney trouble, and want a certain, pleasant herb cure for woman’s ills, try Mother Gray’s Australian Leaf. It is a safe and neverfailing, regulator. At Druggists or by mail 50 cts. Sample package Free. Address The Mother Gray Co., Leßoy, N. Y. Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders for for Children. Successfully used by Mother Gray, nurse in the Children’s Home in New York, Cure Feverishness, Bad Stomach, Teething Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels and Destroy Worms. Over 10,908 testimonials. They never fail. At all Druggists, 25c. Sample FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted. Leßoy, N. Y. An election was ordered yesterday in V. ayne township, Huntington county, to vote 16.800 aid to the Indianapolis and Fort Wayne railroad. This looks like business. French Quinn and family will go to Rom eCity within a day or two for a two or three weeks’ outing at that famous resort, \

1000000000000 io 2 o THE MARKET O O REPORTS O O 0 000000000000 Accurate prices paid by Decatur merchants for various products. Corrected every day at 2 o’clock. EAST BUFFALO ,N. Y-. July 8 - Receipts, hogs, 10 cars; market steady. Mediums and heaviee .... @17.00 Yorkers @ $7.00 Pigs @S6.CO SHEEP. Wether sheep @27.25 Culls, clipped Wether sheep @54.25 PITTSBURG MARKETS. July B.—Hog supply, 20 cars; market steady. ’ Heavies @s6 90 Mediums @56.90 Yorkers @s6jo - Light @56.75 Pigs @16.15 TOLEDO MARKETS. Cash (wheat j -91 July wheat 89 Cash corn July corn 7414 Cash oats 54 PRODUCE. By Decatur Produce Co. Butter ....14c Eggs 14c Fowls 8c Chicks 12c Ducks ?c Geese 6e Turkeys, young 12c Turkeys, toms 9c Turkeys, hens 9c HIDES. By B. Kalver and Sou. Wool 13c@18c Calf hides L. 70 Beef hides 4>4c Tallow 4c Sheep pelts [email protected]

DECATUR GRAIN MARKET. Niblick and Company. Eggs 15c Butter 15c Mixed ear com .92 Yellow ear corn 95 White oats 49 Wheat 84 Rye 63 Barley 65 PRICES ON COAL. By Girt Reynolds. Chestnut coal $7.50 Hocking Valley 4.00 West Virginia splint 4.50 Wash nut 4.00 The Decatur Packing company, Phone 81, will pay the following prices for live stock: Hags [email protected] Cattle 3.00@ 5.00 Calves 5.00@ 5.50 LOCAL NEWS Mrs. J. W. Krick and children from Fort Wayne were in the city today enroute to Willshire for a visit with her parents. J. F. Tisron has completed the lob of raising the roof of the J. C. Patterson home and the carpenters are busy completing the remodeling. Mrs. Hartzman and daughter passed through the city today enroute from Fort Wayne to Preble, where they will visit relatives for several days.

Mr. and Mrs. K. K. Allison and daughter Marie left last evening for Oden, Mich., where they will spend the summer there at their cottage. “Bill” Parsons, the notorious Englishman wa s on a spree again today but aside from a few sensational runs he did not pull oft any of his usual stunts Mr. and Mrs. Mat Kirsch returned last evening from Bluffton, where they had made the trip with the party that accompanied th e Coppock automobile to Attica. An ice cream social will be given by the members of the U. B. church tomorrow night and the public is cor dially invited to be present to enjoy the festivities. Last Friday Presiding Elder Y. B. Meredith, of this district of the M. E church, received from Asbury university a diploma conferring upon him the degree of A. M. Brown & Summers, the Monroe real estate men, are doing some extensive Circular advertising Just now and are securing the desired results. This firm ar e hustlers. Large crowds visit Maple Grove Park each evening and interesting times are experienced. Professor Linnimier is getting along nicely with his dancing school.

Dr. Vizard was a business capZ our city today. Miss Anna Yager i 8 spending afternoon at Monmouth. Several picnics will be held Maple Grove Park this week Charles Teeple returned last c from Willshire, where he attended funeral of Ned Dailey. M, Wells, of Geneva, looked a business affairs in our city today has returned to his home. Quite a good crowd was pr3Ben the park last evening, although evening was somewhat cool. Several lee cream socials win held this week and no doubt a large crowds will attend same A. Stalter went to Fort Wayn e afternoon for a visit with his sii Sarah Middleton for a short tim The big sale in porch furnitun still on at Moses and Myer furnii store and they ere offering great I gains. The race track at Steele’s pari being worked into good condition the Great Northern fair to b e heli August. Mrs. Joseph Eckelbarger and da ter, of Goshen, Indiana, ar e in city the guests of Mr. and Mrs L. Gay . The business at the Coppock M Car company continues to inert and everything at this much talke institution is encouraging. Miss Jessie McLean has gons Chicago for a visit with friends relatives during her vacation f duties at the Boston store. Nothing much doing in police cles these days and th e officers the law are taking it easy and pati 4y waiting for something to hap Misses Grace and Anna Biddlt returned to their home at Stans Mich., today after visiting in th e for some time. Mrs. Earl Adams and Mrs. St and daughter Joyce, of Flint. M are spending the day at Fort Wa the guests of friends. Drs. Johnston and Sowers, the teopath physicians, have rerno their offices from the Murray h to room 10, Morrison block. Word from Albert Nelson, form of Decatur, who now resides t Ough, Nebraska, Is to the effect I he is getting along nicely. He st that crops are promising in that tion.

Seven macadam roads will be 2 at the August term of commissi™ 3 court. Thev are the Butcher, E. 9 Dailey, John Berning, Adolph Sc 4 John Beeler, W. E Busche and El 3 Cook roads. 5 John Stcneburner, proprietor of PJctorium, will have an unusually i j film on this evening about the ( q ness murder mystery. This is on j the latest films on the market j the public should all see It. Chris Myers returned to his ’ r, at Geneva this afternoon, after sp 5 ing a short time here with his fan Mr. Myers just returned from a i 5 to Newcastle, Ind., -where he had t 0 to see his son Richard, who is tai 0 treatment at that city. Mr. M; reports his son as very low with i little hope for his recovery. Harry Ward was a business ca 3 at Marion yesterday, making the y in his automobile as far as Bluff j where he was compelled to leav and go by rail on account of a I } rain. Upon returning from Mario: Bluffton last evening he met the catur party that made the trip in new commercial car built by the I pock Co. The Decatur bunch ret ed with Mr. Ward in his auto 1 night, making th e distance f Bluffton to Decatur in an hour five minutes. 1 f R. D. Bemis, representing the j S. Standard Voting Machine comi was before the board of commiss ers this afternoon with a proposi for putting the machine into us< this county next fall He offers rent five machines double up 1 clnetg and save the county over in expense money for the ten ' cincts. If the county then finds ' machines practical as many as ne - sary will b e bought outright and n ‘ permanent fixtures. The commit ers are examining a sample maci i and will decide by this evening ’ , they will do in the matter.—Bluf Banner Harry B. Darling, who is a w paper correspondent at Laporte, > the Gunness incident was a big d for Laporte. Mr. Darling re . sen ted the United Press there, , nishing most of the news for news organization, and he sent ma jfrom Laporte concerning the ( ness case that called for mor e 1 twelve thousand dollars in tele? tolls, while for himself he said he netted more than SI,BOO from case for tbe news work he diderymen, hotel keepers and every who could profit out of a cro"< town was happy during tbe weeks |hat excitement whs a height.—Ligonier Leader.