Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 20 May 1909 — Page 8

HOW TO CURE SKIN DISEASES. ''■ •' ‘ ! ’f ’J* ■ ' " f /- ■ 1 ' The germs and their poisons which cause the disease must be drawn to the surface of the skin and destroyed. Zemo, a scientific preparation for external use, will do this and will positively cure Eczema, Pimples, Dandruff and every form of skin or scalp disease. Write for sample, E. W. Rose Medicine Co., St. Louis,, Mo. See photos of many remarkable cures and show case or window display at Smith, Yager & Falk drug store. Ask lor sample. — —o APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATRIX Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed Administratrix of the estate of Ezra H. Cowan, late of Adams county deceased. The estate is probably solvent. SARAH M. COWAN, Admx. Dore B. Erwin, Atty. May 7, 1909. 0 — NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Mary M. Shank, deceased, to appear in the Adams Circuit Court, held at Decatur, Indiana, on the 29th day of May, 1909, and show cause, if any, why the final settlement accounts with the estate of said decedent should not be approved; and said heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive shares. DAVID E. SMITH, Atty. Decatur, Ind., May 6, 1909. 19-2 t —— —o NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: In the Adams Circuit Court, April Term, 1909. No. 7664. Complaint for divorce. Bessie Brown vs. Elmer Brown. It appearing from affidavit filed in the above entitled cause, that Elmer Brown, the above named defendant is a non-resident of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given the said Elmer Brown that he be and • appear before the Hon. Judge of the Adams Circuit Court-.on the sixth day of September, 1909, the same being tne Ist Juridical Day of the next regular term thereof, to he holden at the Court House in the City of Decatur; commencing on Monday, the 6th day i of September, A. D. ( 1909, and plead , by answer or demur to said complaint or the same will be heard z and determined in his absence. Witness, my name, and Seal of said i Court hereto affixed, this 29th day of i April, 1909. i JAMES P. HAEFLING, i Clerk. ’ David E. Smith, Atty for Plaintiff. < TB-3t 1

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 Joseph Heiman Macadam road, up and until 10 o’clock a. m., on Monday, June 7, 1909, 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 tn twice the amount of the bid filed, conditioned for faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder if awarded the contract therefor and u 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 aU bids. H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor. Adams county, Indiana. The successful bidder will be required to furnish, pay and make up whatever amount that be necessary to sell the bonds for said Improvement. 18-3 t

NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, will receive blds for the construction of a macadamized road in Washington township in said eounty known as the Caleb Andrews Macadam road, up and until 10 o'clock a. m., on Monday, June 7, 1909, 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 constrnciton 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 performance of said work, and that the bidder if awarded the contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in accordance, with the bld filed. .... , All blds 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 th charge, not to exceed eighty per cent, of any one estimate, out of the (tends to be hereinafter raised by the sale ot bonds as required by law.

Each bidder will be required to file affidavit as required by Jaw. The Board of Commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor. Adams county, Indiana. The successful bidder will be required to furnish, pay and make up whatever amount that be necessary to sell the bonds for said improvement. 18-3 t ~ , , . ... o — — — NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana, will for the construction of a macadamized road in Monroe township in said county, known as the C. C. Sprunger Macadam road, up and until 10 o’clock a. m., on Monday, June 7, 1909, s

at a regular session of said Board of Commissioners, held in the City of Decatur. Adams county, Indiana, sealed blds will be received for the construciton of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of tne 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 fHgd, conditioned for faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder if awarded thb 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 pep. cent, of any one estimate, out of the' funds to be hereinafter raised by z 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. H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor. Adams county, Indiana. The successful bidder will be required to furnish, pay and make up whatever amount that be necessary to sell the bonds for said improvement. 18-3 t

- NOTICE OF RECEIVING BIDS. Notice is hereby given that, the Board of Commissioners of the county of Adams, in the state of Indiana, will on Monday, June 7, 1909, and up until 10 o’clock a. m., of said day, receive sealed blds for the furnishing of all material and labor for the improvements of the closets in the basement of the court house, according to plans and specifications now on file in the auditor’s office. All bids must lie accompanied with the affidavit and bond as required by law. The board reserves the right to reject any and all bids. MARTIN LAUGHLIN, HENRY ZWICK, WILLIAM MILLER, Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana. Attest:—H. S. Michaud; Auditor. „ 18-3 t

NOTICE OF BOND SALE.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, Auditor of Adams county, Indiana, will offer at public sale, at the Auditor’s office in the City of Decatur, Indiana, on Saturday, the 29th . day of May, 1909, at 10 o’clock a. m., the following bonds: Bond No. 1 calling for $200.00, due first Monday of November, 1909. Bond No. 2 calling for $200.00, due first Monday in November, 1910. Bond No. 3 calling for $200.00, due first Monday in November, 1911. Bond No. 4 calling for $200.00, due first Monday in November, 1912. That said bonds were issued by the Board of Commissioners of ‘Adams county and are known as the Lob ditch bonds, in cause No. 12158, Jay Circuit Court, in the petition of John W. Williams et al. Said bonds bear six per cent interest payable semi-annually in May and November of each year, and will not be sold for less than face value. H. S. MICHAUD, 18-3 t Auditor Adam? County. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, superintendent of the Construction of the Theodore Thieme' ditch in Union township, Adams county, Indiana, on ; Saturday, May 29, 1909, at 10 o’clock a. m., at the office of the county surveyor, in the city of Decatur, in said county, receive sealed bids for the construction of said ditch in accordance with reports, plans and specifications therefore, now on file in said cause. Blds will be received and contracts let as follows: Section 1 station 0 to station 30%. and to the lowest and best bidder or bidders as a whole. Bidders will be required to file with their bids affidavits as required bylaw, upon forms furnished by such superintendent and each bld shall be accompanied with a good and sufficient bond in a sum equal to the amount of such bld, conditional for the faithful performance of said contract, and that such bidder will enter into contract ’f the same be. to him, such bond to be approved by said superintendent. The said superintendent reserves the right to reject any and all blds. No blds will be accepted In excess of the estimated cost of such work, or in excess of the benefits found. C. C. ERNST, 19-2 t—ltd Supt. of Construction. *'■■■■ » SHERIFFS SALE. 1 State of Indiana, Adams county, ss: In the Adams Circuit . Court of

Ad<ims county, inniana. no. tle n J?arftz. By virtue of an Order of Sale to me directed by the Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court of said County and State, I have 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 tffe hours of 10 a. m. and 4 o'clock p.'m., on Saturday, May 29th,. 1909, the rents and profits for a term not exceeding seven years, of the following described real estate, situated in Adams county, Indiana, to wit: Inlot number four hundred sixtyone (461) in the Emil Frantz subdivision of outlots number seven and eight in the town of Berne, Adams county, Indiana, as the same was subdivided by Emil Frantz and recorded in the recorded plot of the town of Berne, Adams county, And on failure to realize therefrom the full amount of judgment, interest thereon and costs, I will at the same time and in the same manner aforesaid, offer for sale the fee simple of the above' described premises. Taken as the property of Emil Frantz et al to satisfy said order of sale this first day of May, 1909. ELI MEYER, Sheriff.

SHERIFF’S SALE. State of Indiana, Adams county, ss: In the Adams Circuit Court, of Adams County, Indiana. No. 2733. Fred Scheiman vs. Nade C. Haley, Anna L. Haley. By virtue of an order of sale to me directed by the. Clerk of the Adams Circuit Court of said county and I have 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 o’clock a. m. and 4 o’clock p. m., on Friday, June 4, 1909, The rentff*hnd profits for a term not exceeding seven years, of the following described real estate, situated in Adams county, Indiana, towit: Commencing at a point in the center of the Decatur and Willshire road which point is four hundred- fortythree (443) feet and six (6) inches north 42 degrees west of a point that is south 42 degrees east one hundred two (102) rods anff three and 85-100 feet of a point that is one hundred and sixteen (116) rods and fifteen (15) links north of the southwest corner of section 2, township 27 north, range 14 east, thence north 29 degrees and 40 minutes east five hundred and thirty-eight (538) feet; thence north 42 degrees west eighty-two (82) feet; thence south 29 degrees and 40 minutes parallel with said first line five hundred and thirty-eight (538) feet more or less to the center of the Decatur and Willshire road; thence south 42 degrees dast eighty-two (82) feet more or less to the place of beginning the same being a part of the southwest quarter of said section 2, township and range aforesaid. And on failure to realize therefrom the full amount of judgment, interest thdfeon and costs, I will ail the same time and in the same manner aforesaid offer for sale the fee simple of the above described premises. Taken as the property of Nade C. Haley and Anna L. Haley to satisfy said order of sale this 10th day of May, 1909. 19-3 t ELI MEYER, Sheriff.

NOTICE TO HENRY WENTZ (NONRESIDENT) OF HEARING OF DITCH PROCEEDINGS AND .ASSESSMENTS. State of Indiana, ss: Before the Board of-Commissioners of Adams county, Indiana. Notice of hearing of ditch proceedings and as-* sessments. In the matter of the petition of Charles A. Krugh for a ditch. To Henry Wentz (guardian William Cummins an insane person). You are hereby notified that a petition has heen filed with the Auditor of Adams county,. Indiana, for the location and construction of a public ditch over, along and up<m the route hereinafter set out, and 1 said petition has been by mb referred to the surveyor of said county, and that in accordance with the law now in force said surveyor has filed his report thereon with me and in my office. The route of said ditch is as follows: Commencing at a point that is 90 rods south and 66% rods west from the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of section 8, township 26 north of range 15 east; thence east 110 rods and terminating and emptying into the Durbin and Duer ditch at a point 12 rods and 2 feet east and 28 rods and 11 feet south of the northwest corner of the northeast quarter of section 8, township 26 north of range 15 east in said county and state. Also a branch ditcn commencing 160 rods south and 25 rods west from the northeast corner of the northwest < quarter of section 8, township 26 north of-range 15 east; thence north 78 rods emptying injsaid main ditch and terminating at a point 82 rods south and 23 rods and 12 feet west from the northeast corner of the northwest quarter of section 8, township 26 north of range 15 east, all in Adams county, Indiana. The names of the land owners named in said report whose lands will be affected are ah follows: Charles A. Krugh, William Cummins, an Insane person by Henry Wentz guardian, Eldridge Lautzenhelzer, Charles Workinger, Edgar Kelsey and Blue Creek township, by Frank Wechter, trustee. A general description of your lands named and described in said report so filed, and the amount said lands are assessed for benefits are as follows: The northwest quarter of the northwest quarter; the southwest quarter of the northwest quartet, and all that part of the east one-half of' the northwest one-quarter, lying west of the public highway running north and south through section 8,

in said section, county, township and state and containing 93.44, acres assessed at an estimated benefit of $148.10. You /win therefore take notice that a hearing will be had on said petition and assessments before the Board of Commissioners of said county at their rooms in the court house in the City of Decatur, Indiana, on the oth day of July, 1909, the same being the regular ditch day of said board, at which time and place objections to said report and assessments may be made and heard, and of all df which you will take due notice. HENRY 8. MICHAUD, Auditor Adams county, Ind. 19-dt ————o NOTICE OF PRESENTING PETITION FOR VACATION-OF HIGHWAY.

Notice is hereby given that there will be presented to the board of commissioners of the county of Adams at the June session, 1909, thereof, a petition for the Vacation of a highway or a part thereof, in Hartford township in said Adams county, Indiana; that said highway is known as The Fort Recovery and Huntington state road, and the proposed vacation is to vacate a strip ten feet in width on each side bf said road, said vacation to be upon the following route and described towit: Commencing at a point which is sixty feet north of a point forty rods west of the southeast corner of the north half of the southeast quarter of section three, in township twenty-five, north range thriteen east, which point is on the north line, of the Fort Recovery and Huntington state road, thence west about forty rods, thence a northwesterly course following said state road to the line dividing Adams and Wells counties, Indiana, thence south ten feet, thence southeast parallel with the north line of said Fort Recovery and Huntington state r<»d to a point which is about forty rods west of the place of beginning and ten feet south of the north line of said road, thence east about forty rods to a point about forty rods west of the east line of said section thirty-three, thence north ten feet to the place of beginning. Alsd, commencing forty rods west of the southeast corner of the soutn half of the southeast quarter of section three, thence west about forty rods to the west line of said Fort Recovery and Huntington state road, thence a northwesterly course on the southwest line of said, road to the Uno dividing Adams and Wells counties, Indiana, thence north on the said county line dividing said counties, ten feet, thence a southeasterly course parallel with the southwest line of said road and ten feet east of said southwest line of said road to a point ten feet north of the south line of the nortn hplf of the southeast quarter of said section three, x tbence east to a point forty rods west of the east line of said section three, thence south ten feet Jo the place of beginning. That said highway as now located, and as the same will exist should such change and vacation be made, passes over, along and upon and will affect the lands of the following named persons: David Meshberger, Rachel C. Lindsay, George Heller, Prlcllla Dunbar, Levi Meshberger, Henry Morrow, John Meshberger, Albert Kindle, Rosetta Baumgartner, , David Runyon, Timothy FOuts, Charles Fonts, Frank Tremp, John Moser, John P. Steiner and Andrew J. Reynolds.

H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor of Adams county, Ind. Dated May , 1909. 19-2 t — : © ■ *— PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioner? of the county of Adams, June Term, 1909. We the undersigned each and all of whom are resilient freeholders and voters of Kirkland township, Adams county, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that' you construct and complete a free macadamized road in said township, over and upon the public highway, situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of section fourteen (14), township twenty-seven (27) north, range thirteen (13) east in Adams county, Indiana, running thence west on the section line between sections eleven (11) and fourteen (14), and terminating at the southwest corner of said section eleven (11), township and range aforesaid. Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length, connects at both ends with a free macadam road in said township, and that a United States rural mail route passes over a part of said highway. Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway already established and in use and is one of the public highways of said Kirkland township.

Your petitioners ask your honorable body that said highway above described be drained and graded, and that broken stone be placed thereon, and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone screenings, and that this Improvement be made exclusively of crushed stone and screenings. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be Improved to the width to which ft is now established and that said highway above described be graded to a width of twenty-four (24) “ feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a widt,h of ten (10) feet and to a depth of eight (8) Inches, at the sides thereof, and to a depth of ten (10) Inches In the center thereof and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of four (4) inches upon such broken stone, and that said Improvement be made a double track and that the name of the same be the Arnold Macadam Road. That to pay improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the eounty of Adams, In the State of Inr I diana, payable In twenty semi-annual Installments or series, and for the

Ib© levied upoii the taxable property of said Kirkland township, in a sufficient amotint to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due.'* That said Improvement be made and constructed, and that said bonds be Issued and said tax, be levied upon the 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 upended in the acts of 190 T, and 1909, now in force providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads and all other and any and all amendments thereto. We further ask the board to take all of the necessary steps as is required by law and to have said improvement constructed ahd made as petitioned herein, that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election o/ the voters of said Klri-’snd township, and that the board the ■uime under the laws of tr''» Indiana, providifig for I s e .extension Os free gravel or macad-m Frank Arnold, Jos’ -a W. Stoneburner, Ja-'b -vr-r, ”, -y Lelmenstall, Georr 1 Spade, D. F. Fugate, A’bert R-n-' •>., Samuel Shell, James D. Hoftiua - '. Christian Mankey. W. F. Fulk, S. C. Mills, James A. Steele, iphrlst Helmrich, W. F. Bieneke, P. ML Fulk, Adam W. Hoover, H. S. Jackson, Albert Reppert, Reuben Beery, Justave 'Yager, Wm. Zimmerman, D- M. Byerly, Jos.. D. Brown, Lewis Zlmermaq, C. N. Weldy, M. J. Welker, J- T. Niblick, Calvin F. Eiler, Wm. Ehrman, Jacob C. Renchen, Albert (Arnold, C. D. Bieberich, C. S. Brvan, C. C. Arnold, Fred Bracht, R. B. Johnson, Dave Crum, H. A. Brelner, G. H. Bright, G. F. Byerly, Wm. Breiner. Jesse S. Byerly, Wm. Adler, Fred Hubner, Jacob Weidler, Louis Bracht, Heinrich Hllgemann, David Steele, E. E. Zimmerman, J. T. Baker, E. A. Kirchner. This petition will be-presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, June 7, 1909,

at which time the taxpayers of Kirkland township may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. 20-4 t Z H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor. — o . PETITION FOR BTONE ROAD. State of Indiana. County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners of tfie county of Adams, June Term, 1909. We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are resident freeholders and voters of the Jefferson township, in the county of Adams, and State of Indiana, do hereby respectfully petition your honorable body that you proceed to have a free macadamized stone road constructed and completed in said Jefferson township, said county and state, over and along the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the southeast corner of the southwest quarter of section six (6), township twenty-five (25) north range fifteen (15) east, running thence west on the section line dividing the west half of section seven (7) and eight (8) and terminating at the southwest corner of the southwest quarter of said section six (6), township and range aforesaid, being about one-half (%) mile in length. Said -proposed improvement Is less than three miles in length and connects at both ends with a free macadam road in said Jefferson township, and this is to be continuation of and an extension of the West Jefferson Macadam Road.

Your petitioners further ask your honorable body that said highway above described be graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade, and that upon such broken stone that there be placed stone screenings, and that there be built, made and constructed upon said highway what Is known as a macadamized stone road. Your petitioners further show that the public highway thus sought to be improved is a public highway already established and is one of the public highways of said Jefferson township. 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) fefet, 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 screening? be placed thereon to a depth of three (3) inched upon said'uroken stone, and that said- road be constructed Is a double track and the name of this Improvement is to be the Wesley Evans Macadam Road.

We ask that said Improvement be paid for by bonds Issued by the county of Adams, and 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 Jefferson township In 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 property of said township in accordance with the acts of tne legislature of the State of Indiana, passed, In the year 1905, beginning on page 550, and as amended in the acts of the .General Assembly of the State' of Indiana, for the year 13W, In the acts of 190? and as amended In the year 1909 In the acts of 1909, and any and all other amendments thereto. '‘-"•■vV We further ask the board that the proposed Improvement be constructed as prayed for herein, without submitting the question of building the same to the voters of said Jefferson township, and that the board take the different steps M required by law to have said Improvement constructed, and that they construct the same under and by virtue of the Laws of the State of now In force, providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads. Wesley Evans, Jos. M.'Peel, John T. Ault, W. M. Kerr, A. M. Scoles, Daniel C. Page, Calvin Teeter, John F. Teeter,

Zehr, Martin Reef,’ Jesse A. Buckmlster. John W. Fetter, John T. Kelly, S. J. Fogle, W. O. Buckmaster, P. H/ f * Orndorff, Jacob Swartzentrub, George'”'*:] Myers, Job Young, Samuel D. Hill, Otto Baker, Joseph Carmack, Cyrus Lankhart, J. S. Nash, Daniel Shank, Elmer Ludy, M. B. Bebout, John Close, J Jacob Hunsicker, Gierk Hockenberry, Scott McDaniel, Fred Berron, A D. Buckmaster, Jacob Fogle, John A. Coffee, Amos Linsey, Frank Risen, J David S. Debolt, P. J. Bryan, F. D. Brewster, Jacob Houser,xW. G. Hill, I E. D. Foor, L. Jd. Sapp, C. W. Huff- | ner, J. M. Dress, Abe Bebout, James F, ' 1 Byer. This petition will be' presented to ’ the Board of Commissioners on Monday, June 7, 1909, * . 'I at time the taxpayers of Jefferson township may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. ; 20-4 t H. S. MICHAUpf Auditor. .■. — • 1 PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. State of Indiana,County q( Adamses: Belpre the Board of Commissioners . of the county of Adams, June Term, 1909. We, the undersigned, all of whom are resident freeholders and/voters of Kirklahd township and French township, in Adams county, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body that you construct and complete a free macadamized stone road on the boundary line between French aftd Kirkland townships, aforesaid over and upon the public highway, situated on the following route, to-wit:

Commencing at the southeast corner of section thirty-three (43), township twenty-seven (27), north', rangb thirteen (13) east in Adams county, Indiana, thence running east on the southern boundary line of sections thirty-four and thirty-five (35) >in township twenty-seven (27) north range thirteen (13) east and on the northern boundary line of sections three (3) and two (2), in township twenty-six (26) north,' range thirteen (13) east and terminating at the southeast eorner of said section thirty-five (35) being on the boundary line of Kirkland and French townships. r ‘ , J Your petitioners show that the improvement prayed for is less than three jniles in length and connects at both ends with a free macadam road, and a United States rural mail route, passes over said highway. Your petitioners ask your honorable body that said highway heretofore described be drained and graded, 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 the public highways on the boundary line betweeh French and Kirkland townships aforesaid. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described |>e graded to a width of .24 feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of 10 feet, and to a depth of 8 inches at the sides thereof, and to a depth of 10 inches in the center thereof, and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon, to a depth of two inches, upon said broken stone, that said improvement be made a double track, and that the names of said improvement be the Adler Macadam Road. That to pay for said improvement . we ask that bonds be issued by the J county of Adams, in the State df Indiana, payable in twenty semi-an-nual installments or series, and for, the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied, upon the taxable prop- , erty of said Frehch and Kirkland townships aforesaid, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and prin- « clpal of said bonds, as they become : due. ' ' That said Improvement be made and that said bonds be issued, and .said tax be 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 sfro, and as amended in the acts of 1907, and in the acts of 1909, page 263, now in force, providing sor 1 the extension of fre gravel or macadam roads and any other and all amendments thereto. We further ask the board to take all of the necessary steps as required by law to have said improvement constructed, as petitioned herein, and that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said French and Kirkland townships, and that the board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana, now in force, providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads. Wm. Adler, M. C. Norris, W, S. Hoile, Fred N. Hubner, Ferdinanad Yake, Herman Yake, Samuel Lochner, J. D. Stoutenberry, Frank Maley, Harman Thomas, Gldion Gerber, John Sovine, Emanuel Gerber, John Steples, I Andrew Mertz, John M. Kaehr, Jacob | Tonnar, M. Wltzeman, F. Tonner, Edw Bentz, J. V. Pease, Elijah Pease, Wm. Gerber, John-H. Beer, S. L. Driver, Geo. W. Miller, P. M. , > Fulk, S. C. Mills, J. 0. Crum, J. D. . Hoffman, C. H. Waller, W. F. Fulk, , M. Jahn, Jacob Olwlne, Tillman Diehl,' 4 Albert Reppert, Jas. D. Brown, Jashua | Bright, H. Hilge, Heinrich Hllgeman, | H. A. Brelner, P. T. Roth, C. C. Beer,' J. D. Engle, Albert Walter, Wm. Yager, Laurence Beeler, Jacob Neuhauser, John Rich, W. H. Bollinger, W. 'G. Smith, Daniel Smith, E. D. Marshand, J. J. Bowman, Simon Smith, John Smith, A. C. Butcher, R. D. Llmenstall. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday, Juns 7< 1909, at which time the taxpayers of French and Kirkland townshjps may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. > 20-4 t H. a MICHAUD, Auditor.