Decatur Democrat, Volume 51, Number 34, Decatur, Adams County, 20 August 1908 — Page 8

ÜBOAL ADVERTISING. 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 township in said county, known as the Decatur and Monroe No. 5 Macadam Read. and until 10 o'clock a. m, on Monday, September 7, 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 con■traction 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. tn twice the amount of the bid filed, conditioned for faithful performance es 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, pavable 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 b e required io file affidavit as required by law. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. C, D. LEWTON. Auditor, 31-3 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 Wabash and Hartford townships in said county, known as the L O. Bears Extension No. 1 Macadam Road, up and until 10 o’clock a. m.. on Monday, September 7, 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 bld, 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 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 eent of any one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. Each bidder will b e 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, Sl-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 in St. Marys township in said county, known as the Irwin Carter Macadam Road, up and until 10 o'clock a. m., on Monday, September 7, 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 the bid filed, conditioned for faithful performa'ace 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 efiarge. 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 b e 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. 31-3 t Adams County, Indiana. o SHERIFF SALE. State of Indiana, Adams county, ss: In the Adams Circuit Court, of Adams county, Indiana. No, 2704 and 2703 Benjamin W. Shoity vs. Mary E. McGath. By virtue or an execution to me directed by the Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court of said County and State, Ihave levied upon the real estate hereinafter mentioned and will expose for sale at public auction at the east door of the Court House in the City of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, between the hours of 10 •’clock a. m. and 4 o’clock p. m. on Friday, 28th day of, August, 1908, the rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years, of the following described reslestate, situated in Adams county, Indiana, to-wit: Tha

northwest quarter (14) of southwest k (14) of section eighteen (18) township I twenty-seven (27), north range fifteen I (15) east, containing forty (40) acres 1; of land more or less. I Commencing at the southeast corner h of the southwest quarter of section I eighteen (18) in township twenty- c seven (271 north range fifteen (15) I east, thence running west nine (9) t rods and thirteen (13) feet to the j right of way of the Toledo, Kansas I City railroad, thence along said right 1 of way in a northwest direction j eighty-six (86) rods, thence north j thirty-two rods and four feet, thence J east eighty (80) rods, thence south \ eighty rods to the place of beginning. . containing thirty (30) acres more or c iqss. . And on failure to realize tbereform the full amount of judgment, interest thereon and costs. I will at the same a time and in the same manner afore- t said, offer for sale the fee simple of t the above described premises. c Taken as the property of Mary E. a McGath to satisfy mid execution this f 29th dav of July. 1908. t ELI MEYER, Sheriff. t w — <j MACADAM ROAD PETITION. I I State of Indiana, Adams county, ss: s Commissioner’s court. .September t term. 1908. In the matter of drain- 3 ing. grading and paving the cemetery road, in Washington township. To ) the Board of Commissioners of Adams F County. State of Indiana. Gentlemen—The undersigned petitioners represent to your honoraßle c body that they are *each resident t householders and qualified legal voters 3 of Washington townshiu. Adams coun- ( ty. Indiana; that they are each inter- ( ested in the draining, grading and s paving of certain highways in said f township. Including the one hereinaf s ter described; that they desire that 1 the following streets, parts of streets and parts of highways. designated herein as The Cemetery Road and « beginning at the west end of Nuttman j street, where it connects with the Preble Macadam Road (a free grav- i el road) thence east along said Nutt- j man street to where it intersects with Eighth street; thence south along said I Eighth street to where U intersects with Monroe street, thence west along ] said Monroe street to the corporate limits of the City of Decatur. Adams ] county, Indiana; thence continuing j west along and over the Decatur and I Bluffton Macadam Road (a free ( gravel road) which is a continuation j of said Monroe street from the corpor- j ate limits of said City of Decatur, to ( the entrance gate of the Decatur Cemetery Ass’n and there to terminate; < all in Washington township, Adams county, Indiana, be drained, graded and paved with brick, at the cost and expense of said Washington township. That said Washington township includes an incorporated city which has r a population of less than 30,000 in- j habitants and no incorporated city f or town whic hhas a population of f more than 30,000 inhabitants. I That the said road above described lays wholly within said Washington j township, and that the distance so sought to be drained, graded and paved is less than three miles. That the said road is now and has been for a long time, a public road i and highway, and during said time j has been opened to the public and j established as a highway. That there is now and for a long j time has been, a United States rural j mall route passing over the said high- £ way the entire length of the same as \ above described, and that there is now (and for some time has been) mail being carried and distributed to the patrons residing along said route. That the highway herein asked to be paved connects at the commence- c ment thereof as above described with c a free macadam read known as the i Decatur and Preble Macadam Road and at its terminus said highway con- f nects with the Decatur and Bluffton Macadam Road, a free macadam road, and said highway, between the points named ha s several laterals running north and south and east and west g therefrom, which are also public high- < ways and are extensively traveled by ( the public. We would respectively recommend < to your honorable body that, the said highway be drained, graded and paved to the width of 34 feet, and that the said improvement follow the general direction as at this time laid out and s established. We would further recommend that j said road be drained, graded and ‘ paved with brick with such sub-grade to, the depth as the board may deem necessary. That the improving of said road will be of public utility, if , improved as prayed for. j We further represent that we have j been compelled to and have employed j an attorney to prepare and present this petition and have employed him to do such things as may be necessary in securing the necessary consideration of this petition, and we ask that he be allowed a reasonable fee for , and on that behalf. Wherefore we pray that the petition may be granted, and that the said highway between the points named tbove be paved with brick, and that such paved part be established on a uniform width of 34 feet, that attor- , ney’s fees be allowed in a reasonable . amount, and for all other proper relief. C. L. Walters, • Attorney for Petitioners. C C. Cloud, F. M. Schirmeyer, John F. Lachot. E. Woods, James Hurst, Emerson Beavers, John Elzey, John W. Malott, L. W. Frank, Julius Haugk, Peter Sether, David Stoler, Wm. Weiland, Samuel Doak, John Steele, Martin Beery. Fred H. Heuer, John Niblick, C. S. Niblick, U. 8. Drummond, James K Niblick, Dan M. Niblick. J. H. Bremerkamp, C. C. Schafer, J. B. Meibers, Wm. Hobrock, Roy Archbold, A. D. Artman, T. W. Watts, H. N. Schroll, Eli Springer, W. A. Bowman, F. V, Mills, C. A. Dugan, T. R. Durkin, J. D. Dailey, N. C. Anderson, Harry Helm. W. P. Schrock. T. M. Reid, W. A. Kuebler, Jno. S. Falk. B. J. Smith, M. A Frislnger, T. C. Corbett, John S. Peterson, John Lose, To mHaefling, W. W. P. McMillen, L. G. Ellingham, W C. Kauffman, Dan Haley, David Gerber, N. A. Loch, Chas D. Murray, T. H. Erast, E. Burt Lenhart, James P. Haefling, Henry Lan-

kenau. C. D. Lewton, E. Ehinger. C. B. Andrews. Fred Hoffman Paul G. Hooper. John D. Bolinger, P. J. Hyland, E. J. Ahr. T. R Moore. Samuel Butler. C. M Hower, Geo. E. Wemhoff Fred Beineke, Charles F. Nelson, D. F. Quinn, J. J. Magley, I. L Babcock. L. C. Annen. Geo. Appleman. Ben Schrank, Charles C. Lose, Reuben Breiner, S. E. Shamp. Geo. G. Flanders. A S. Gillig. H. L. Coater, V. L McGonagle, D. F Teeple Jno. T. Myers. D. D. Clark, Dan Beery, J. W. Meibers, L. L. Baumgartner, Eli Meyer, John Spuller, Dan Erwin. J. G. Niblick. Jacob Rawley, J. W. Watkins, Albert Bracht. • That the auditor of said Adams county, State of Indiana, fixes Monday, September 7, 1908, at the commissioner’s court room in the court house in the City of Decatur, in said Adams county, and State of Indiana, at the hour of nine o’clock a m. of said day, as the time and place when and where said petition will b** presented to the beard of eommiss -nets of Adams county, Indiana, and as the day upon which proof of notice and publication of notice of said petition will be heard made to the said Board of Commissioners. 33-3 t C. D. LEWTON. Auditor. ** — o NOTICE OF ESTIMATES OF EXPENSE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1909. In compliance with the provisions of an act of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana approved March 3. 1899, entitled “An Act Concerning County Business,” the undersigned Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court of said county, respectfully submits the following estimate of the expenses of said court for the calendar year ending December 31, 1909. CLERKS ESTIMATE. Clerk s Estimate—Court Expenses. Salary probation officer....! 500.00 Amount required for bailiff hire 500.00 Amount required for jury fees 2.000.00 Fund to assist prosecuting attorney 200.00 Expenses of court room, repairs, etc 300.00 Expense of jury commissionExpense of grand jury 300.00 All other expenses of court, viz: Law books 100 0 0 Court reporter -a'™ Meals for juries I ’ ooo Attorney for poor laO.OO Clerks per diem attending __ • court 475.00 Sheriff per diem attending court 47500 Total estimated expenses.! 6.110.00 Clerk s estimate —Change of Venue. Expenses of juries 8 800.00 Expenses of clerks 50.00 Expenses of sheriffs 50.00 Per diem of bailiffs 5000 Expenses of official stenographer 100.00 Board of juries 20.00 Total estimated expense..! 1.070.00 Clerk's Estimate— Insanity inquest and Epilepsy. Fees of clerk. -- 8 66 -°° Fees and mileage of sheriff 325.00 Per diem of justices of the peace 60.00 Per diem of physicians.... 175.00 Fees of witnesses 30.00 Expense clothing 240.00 Vaccinating patients and all other misc. expense 60.00 Total estimated .expenses.! 950.00 County Offiders’s Estimate. Salary of clerk I 2,100.00 Stationery and other supplies 400.00 Postage and all other miscellaneous expense 150.00 For general indexing the files of the office 100.00 Total estimated expense.! 2,750.00 AUDITORS ESTIMATE. Salary I 2,300.00 Clerk of county council.... 600.00 Clerk of county board of finance 50.00 Stationery and other supplies 800.00 Total estimated expenses.! 3,750.00 RECORDER’S ESTIMATE. Salary ! 1,300.00 30 per cent of overplus.... 500.00 Stationery and other supplies 200.00 All other expenses 25.00 Total estimated expenses.! 2,525.00 • SHERIFFS ESTIMATE. Salary $ 2,000.00 Stationery and other supplies 75.00 Misc. expenses, stamps, etc. 50.00 Going after criminals out of county 200.00 Total estimated expenses.! 2,325.00 SURVEYOR’S ESTIMATE. Salary, per diem 8 100.00 Stalonery and other supplies 350.00 For allottment of ditches.. 2.000.00 Total estimated expenses.! 2,450.00 SUPERINTENDENT S ESTIMATE Salary, 313 days $ 1,408.50 Stationery and other supplies— Class No. 1 200.00 Class No. 3 10.00 Class No. 4 100.00 All other expenses 75.00 County institute (as fixed by law) 100.00 Total estimated expenses.! 1,893.50 ASSESSOR’S ESTIMATE Salary $ 850.00 Stationery and other supplies 15.00 Postage stamps 6.00 Attending state meeting.... 20.00 Attending district meeting.. 6.00 Other expenses 10.00 Total estimated expenses.! 907.00 Wabash township— Per diem or salary of assessor ! 187.50 Per diem of deputy assessors, for 50 days at |2.00 each per day 100.00 •' Total estimated expenses,! 287.50

French township— Per diem or salary of as- < sessor 8 150.00 Total estimated expenses.! 150.00 Hartford township— ! Per diem or salary of as- -I sessor 8 175 00 Total estimated expenses ! 175.00 Jefferson township — 1 Per diem or salary of assessor 8 145.00 Books, blanks and stationery not required by law to be furnished by county auditor -- 160 Total estimated expenses.! 146.00 Blue Creek township— Per diem or salary of assessor 8 150.00 Total estimated expenses.! 150.00 Monroe township—sessor 8 200.00 Per diem of deputy assessors for 50 days at 82.00 each per day 100.00 Total estimated expenses.! 300.00 Preble township— Per diem or salary of assessor 8 155.00 Books, blanks and station- , ery not required by law to be furnished by county auditor 2.00 1 Total estimated expenses.B 157.00 Kirkland township— Per diem or salary of assessor 8 140.00 Total estimated expenses.B 140.00 Washington township— Per diem or salary of assessor 8 225.00 Per diem of deputy assessors 300.00 Total estimated expenses.B 525.00 Root township— Per diem or salary of assessor 8 180.00 Total estimated expenses.B 180.00 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ ESTIMATE. : Repair and building closets in I basements 8 300.00 I Telephone rent, 8125.00 sprinkling streets 850 00; fuel 8500.00; general repair 875.00; plumbing. 850.00; brooms and buckets. 815.00; toilet panetr. 830.00; oil and disinfectants, 815.00;glass and nails. 825.00; electric lights, 8125.00... 1,010.00 Janitor 900.00 Etra help 25.00 Repair clock 40.00 Rent surveyor's office 75.00 County sup’t 40.00 Fuel and lights surveyor’s office 75.00 Telephone surveyor's office 25.00 COUNTY JAIL. Clothing, beds for prisoners.! 40.00 Fuel and lights 200.00 General supplies 100.00 Telephone rent 25.00 Janitor 210.00 Board of prisoners ........ 400.00 COUNTY POOR FARM. Meats, 825.00; groceries, 8300.00; dry gods. 8200.00; cibthing. 8100.00; burial expenses, 1150.00; tobacco, 850.00; blacksmithing, 850.00; general repairs, 8150.00; ministerial services, 8100.00; hardware and lumber, 8150.00; drugs. 8100,00. shoes. 8150.00; fuel, 8400.00; oil and gasolin, 8150.00; housefurnishings, 8100; threshing and shredding, 875.00 8 2,280.00 Superintendent’s salary .... 1,000.00 Laborers and attendants.... 1,000.00 COUNTY HOME FOR ORPHANS. CJpthing. expense of board of children guardians necessary in conducting affairs of board 8 1,500.00 Total estimated expenses.! 1,500.00 EXPENSE OF NEW BRIDGES. a Jefferson Tp. Beabaut Sec. 10 bridge and abutments 8 800.00 Jefferson Tp Jno. Niblick Sec. 5 arch 26 by 16 800.00 Blue Creek Sec. 28, Mattox arch 34x16 1,000.00 Blue Creek Sec. 31 Jones bridge 20x16 600.00 Monroe Tp. Sec. 18, Geo. Nicolet bridge and arch 22x16 700.00 Wabash Tp. Sec. 22, Chronister concrete bridge 4x26 150.00 Preble Tp. Sec. 25, Otto Peck bridge only 18x16...,.,,. 27500 Preble Tp. Sec. 24, Babcock bridge only. 22x16 300.00 Washington Tp. Sec. 22, J. O. Nelson bridge and arch 76x16 500.00 Washington Tp. Sec. 22, N. Colchin bridge and arch. 14x16 : 550.00 Washington Tp. Sec. 29. A. Andrews bridge and arch, „ 14x16 600.00 Root Tp. Sec 16, E. Chrisi ten arch Bxl6 325 00 St. Marys Tp. Sec. 7, Kern 1 bridge and arch, 16x16.... 550.00 1 EXPENSE OF BRIDGE REPAIRS. 1 Repair Huffman bridge. Blue 1 Creek Tp., Sec. 16 8 500.00 General repair to bridges... 500.00 EXPENSE OF COMMISSIONERS’ COURT. Salary of commissioners....! 900.00 Expense of bailiff 150.00 Stationery 25.00

Salary of county attorney..! 350.00 Causes in other counties.. 75.00 Total » 425.00 EXPENSE OF BOARD OF HEALTH. Salary of secretary 8 342.00 AU other expenses 5000 Tot. exp. board of health..! 392.00 REPAIRS FREE GRAVEL ROADS. District No. I—Decatur and Ossian 1014 miles. 8600; Fuelling. 2 miles, 8100; Decatur and Magley, 6 miles, 8400; Preble 1% miles, 8200; Piqua and Ft Wayne, B>4 miles. 8600; Williams Branch, 2*4 miles, 8150; Concord 1 mile, 875; Freidheim, 2 miles, 8200; Decatur and Bluffton, 12 mi., 8600; Peterson and Prairie, 4 mi., 8200; Kirkland Central 3 mi., 8125; Koeneman. 2'mi., 8150; Monroeville,4.2 ml., 8450; Bleeke, 4 mi., 8200; Decatur and Preble, 6 ml., 8500; Stegtneyer, 4 mi.. 8200; Winchester,4 mi., 8150; North Preble, 3 mi., 8100; Decatur and Bluffton No. 1,1 mi.. 825; Tricker, 4 mi.. 8300; St Marys, 5 mi., 8250; Mosure 3.2 mi., 8200; Chas. Ewel, 1.2 mi.. 875; Worthman. 1.2 mi.. 875; Bulleman. 3 mi., 8150; Otto Reppert, 3 mi.. 8150; Crumb Road. 1 mi., 825; Hoagland, 1% mi., B’s , 8 6,325.00 District No. 2. —W. Wash., 7 mi , 8175; W Wash., No. 1 1 mi., 825; W. Wash No. 2 1 mi.. 820; W. Wash. No. 3,1 mi., 820; W. Wash. No. 4,1 mi., 820; E. Wash. 6 mi., 8250; E. .Wash., No. 1,1 mi, 820; E Wash, No, 2,1 mi., 820; E. Wash. No. 3,1 mi., 820; Decatur and Bluffton, 2 mi., 840; Decatur and Monroe, 5 mi.. 8150; Decatur and Monroe No. 1,1 2-3 mi., 830; Decatur and Monroe No. 2. 1 mi.. 820; Decatur and Monroe No. 3,1 mi., 820; N. Blue Creek, 3 ml., 8100; Decatur and MonroelO mi., 1 8100; Mud Pike 2*4 mi--8125 ; Stuckey 3 mi.. 860; Graber 3 ml- 8150; Reppert 2 mi- 8100; Ashbaucher, 2 mi., 8100; Swartz, 1 mi--825; Monroe Township Central 6 mi- 8200; C. E. Bollinger 6 mi--8150; French Tp. Central 4 mi., 8125; West P. Mills, 3 mi.. 875; Monroe Tp. Central No. 1,1 mi., 825; Pleas. Valley and O. 6 mi., 8200; Pleasant Valley Ex. No. 1 2 mi.. 850; Pleasant Valley Ex. No. 2. 1 mi.. 820; Woods 7 mi., 8180; S. St. Marys 4 mi- 8150;W.Wash. Ex. No. 4,1 mi., 820; W. Wash. Ex. 5,1 mi- 820; Will Wagner, 1 mi., 830; Hines and R- 2 ml, 850; N. French Tp- 3 mi- 8100; Pleasant Valley No. 3,1 mi., 820; Bollinger No. 4, 1 mi,. 820; Decatur and 8., No. 7,1 mi.. 820 3,045.00 District No. 3. —'Waggoner Gravel, 7 mi., 8100: Buch Gravel, 8 mi- 8700; Pontius Gravel, 6 mi- 8700; L. O. Bears, gravel. 6 mi--8700; Jimtown Gravel, 3 mi„ 8240; Eckrote, gravel. 4 mi. ,8200; Shepherd,stone. 1 mi- 840; Shoemaker, stone, 1 mi., 850; Glendening gravel, 1 mi., 850; Hirschy stone, 3 ml.. 8100; 8400; Geneva Ceylon Ex. No. 1.3 mi.. 850: Geneva Ceylon 3 mi- 850; Geneva Ceylon Ex. No. 2, 3 mi- 875; WJefferson, 4 mi- 8125; Patton. gravel, 1 mi- 825; S. Jefferson, stone, 3 mi.,8125; Brushwood. 2.2 mi.. 850; Reynolds, 8 mi- 8700; L. Walters. 1 mi., 820; Wm. Andersen. 2.2 mi- 850; Reynilds Ex. No. 1, 825; Eicher, I*4 mi., 820; L. O. Bears No. 2, I*4 mi- 825; Brushwood No. 1,1 mi--820; Brushwood No. 2, 2*4 mi.. 850 5,240.00 Gravel roads repairs in course of construction.... 600.00 COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS. 5 5 per cent bonds, issue of 1894 held by W. W. Hanna & Co 8 5,000.00 15 4 per cent bonds 7,500.00 5 5 per cent bonds, issue of 1894 due 1909 250.00 28 4 per cein bonds, isstie of 1901 560.00 BENEVOLENT AND PENAL INSTITUTIONS. Expense of conveying to hospital 50.00 Expense of clothing, subsistence. etc.’, due from county 25.00 Institution for deaf and dumb 20.00 Reform school for boys.... 110.00 Reform school for giris and woman’s Jnfison 170.00 PUBLIC ADVERTISING. Expense of publication of delinquent tax list, etc 8 400.00 BOARD OF REVIEW. Expense of bailiff | 25 00 Per diem 450 ; 00 EXPENSE OF POOR. Union township j 100 00 Root township ’ 100 00 Preble township 100.00 Kirkland township 200.00 Washington township ..;... 80000 St. Marys township 100 00 Blue Creek township 200 00 Monroe township ’ sw ;oo French township 100 00 . town * hi P lOo’oo Wabash township 300 00 Jefferson township ’ 100.00 AJjL OTHER EXPENSES.

Physician for jail and infirmary jRoad Viewers Burial soldiers and soldiers County board of charities.. County council 1 ; Commissioners annua! report Expense truant officerl ... {■>- ( ' t ' Expense board of com tn is- '’ ' sinner# joint sessions other counties Insurance on county bldgs. 800« The undersigned Board of Cout, Commissioners of the county ,5 Adams upon their oath say the abo Te is a true, fair and complete estimate of the probable exnenses of said board for the salendar year endins December 31. 1909. They further say that the estimate of exnenses of the various publie institutions of the county; O s the amount required for public enterprises roads, bridges, etc., and of al! othei expenses of the county as therein given is just and is based upon a careful study of the expenses of the county during the past and a thorough e S . amination of its probable needs during the year for which such estimate ij made. That each and every item therein is believed to be necessary t< the proper transaction of the business of the county, the protecion of i tg property and interests, and to be for the public welfare. That every ex cense is in accordance with law and is a legitimate charge against the county. MARTIN LAUGHLIN DAVID WERLING. WILLIAM MILLER. Commissioners. * Subscribed and sworn to before the undersigned C. D. Lewton. countv auditor. this sth day of August. 19ns C. D. LEWTON. (Seal) „ Auditor. » o EXPENDITURES AND TAX LEVIES FOR THE YEAR 1909. The trustee of Preble township. Adams county, proposes for the yearly expenditures and tax levies by the Advisory Board at its annual meeting, to be held at the school house of school district No. 1, on the 9th day of September, 1908, commencing at 2 o'clock p. m., the following estimates and amounts for said vear: 1. Township expenditures 81.914.21 and township tax 20 cents on the hundred dollars. 2. Local tuition expenditures 87!5.68. and tax 8 cents on the hundred dollars. 3. Special school tax expenditures 81,914.21 and tax 20 cents on the hundred dollars. 4. Road tax expenditures 81.914.21 and tax 20 cents on the hundred dollars. 5. Additional road tax expenditures 8957.10 and tax 10 cents on the hundred dollars. Total expenditures 87,465.41 and total tax 78 cents on the hundred dollars. Total valuation of lands and improvements ... 8 5.263.25 Total valuation of personal property 3.02050 Valuation of railroads, express companies, palace j car companies, telegraph lines, telephone lines, etc., (estimated from last year’s tax duplicate) 1,427.55 8 9,711.59 Amount of credit on account of mortgage exemption .. 140.45 Net taxable property of Tp.B 9.571.05 Number of polls, 192. LOUI KLEINE. Trustee. Dated Aug. 4. 1908. o FELL IN CELLAR John Joseph Sustained Three Broken Ribs and Other Injuries ) TUESDAY AFTERNOON ) The Cellar Grate Had Been Removed and Unknowing- ! ly He Walked Into It ) John Joseph, a partner in the Joseph and Colchin ice cream parlor in the traction building, is confined to his boarding house as a consequence 0! sustaining painful injuries while working at his place of business. Several crates of bananas had been unJ loaded on the sidewalk in front of the , business place and the proprietors removed the cellar grate so that the 1 fruit could be placed in the cellarJoseph had been working below and came upstairs to do some work. thinking of the grate being remove! • he walked off the step and fell in the excavation, injuring himself severely. He was hurriedly conveyed to his 1 home, where a physician after making I an examination, disclosed the /act that three ribs were broken an! also his left leg injured. Medical 1 aid was administered and Mr. Joseph 1 will, in all probability be able to re--1 sume work within a week or two. ' —— The Adams county juvenile ban 1 will render a concert this evening a 1 the court house square. The boys are ' progressing well in their m*is ic auQ should be given encouragement. A. B. Bailey, of Monroe, transacted business In the city yesterday-