Decatur Democrat, Volume 52, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 21 October 1909 — Page 8

NOTICE TO NON-RESIDENTS. state of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: In the Adams Circuit Court, Sept. Term, 1909. No. 7831. Harriet A. Humerickhouse, George Humerickhouse her husband vs.Willlam Mourer, Catharine Mourer et al. It appearing from affidavit filed in the above entitled cause, that WilHam Mourer, Catharine Mourer his wife, all the unknown heirs of William Mourer If he be deceased, whose names are unknown to plaintiffs; all the unknown heirs of Catharine Mourer, wife of William Mourer, if she be deceased, whose naiuee are unAlexander Smith, deceased, Simeon Cast, Jennie E. Smith, widow of John G. Smith, deceased, William Smith, son of John G. Smith, deceased, till the unknown heirs of John G. Smithi whose names are unknown, of the above named defendants are non-residents of the State of Indiana. Notice is therefore hereby given the said William Mourer, Catharine Mourer his wife, all the unknown heirs of William Mourer if he be deceased, whose names are unknown to plaintiffs, all the unknown heirs of Catharine Mourer, wife of William Mourer, if she be deceased, whose names are unknown, Alexander Smith, deceased, Simeon' Cast,' Jennie E. Smith, widow of John G. Smith, deceased, William Smith, son of John G. Smith, deceased, all the unknown heirs of John G. Smith, whose names are unknown, that they be and appear before the Hon. Judge of the Addms Circuit Court on the Ist day of December, 1909, the same being the 15th Juridicial Day of the next regular term thereof, to be holden at the court house in the City of Decatur, commencing on Monday,! the 15th day ’ of November, A. D. 1909, and plead by answer or demur to said complaint, ■ or the same will be heard and deter- ' mined in their absence. 1 Witness, my name, and Seal of said Court hereto affixed this sth day of ' October, 1909. 1 JAMES P. HAEFLING, Clerk. I v Schurger & Smith, Attorneys for i Plaintiff. i oNOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S 1 SALE OF REAL ESTATE. 1 The undersigned Commissioner, by ! virtue of an-order of the Adams Cir- } cult Court, made and entered in a i cause therein pending entitled Evaline 1 Archer et al vs. Mary Byson et al, 1 and numbered 7796 upon the dockets 1 thereof, hereby gives notice that at < the east door of the Court House in s the City of Decatur, said county and 1 state, on the I ■'' ' 1 6th day of November, 1909, ' I

at 2 o’clock p. m. of said day, he will otter for sale at public auction and at not less than two-thirds the full appraised value thereof, the fo’lowing described real estate, to-wit: Commencing at the northeast corner of inlot number twenty-eight (28) in the original plat of the town, now city, of Decatur, Adams County, State of Indiana, as the same is designated on the recorded plat of said town, and running thence south on the east line of said inlot, sixty-six (66) feet to the south line thereof; thence west on said south lino ninetytWo (92) feet and six (6) inches; thence north parallel with the east line of said inlot sixty-six (66) feet to a point on the north line thereof thirty-nine (39) feet and six (6) inches east of the northwest corner of said inlot; thence east on the north line of said inlot ninety-two (92 )feet and six (6) inches to the place “of beginning. Said described premises being the premises commonely known as the “Indiana House” in said city. Terms of Sale —One-third cash on day of sale; one-third in one year and one-third in two years from date of sale. The purchaser to give his notes for deferred payments, waiving valuation and appraisement laws,with 6 per cent, interest from date until paid, to be secured by mortgage on the premises sold and by freehold security. Said sale will be subject to the approval of the court. HENRY B. HELLER, Commissioner. D. D. Heller & Son, Attys. 40-4 t — o NOTICE OF COMMISSIONER’S )* SALE OF REAL ESTATE. Notice is hereby given, that the undersigned commissioner appointed by the Adams Circuit Court in a certain cause tor partition therein pending in which Adda M. Hahnert and William J. H. Hahnert are plaintiffs and Martha Dentner, Joseph E. Dentner, Inez Miller, John B. Miller, Hattie Mills, Louis C. Mills, James W. Andrews, Hattie Andrews, Orpha Wheeler, Howard Wheeler and Hazel Van Camp are defendants, by virtue of an order made by said court for the sale of the real estate in said proceedings described, will offer for sale at public sale on Saturday, October 30th, 1909, at the east door of the Court House in the City of Decatur, Indiana, the fee simple of the following described real estate situated in Adams county, State of Indiana, to-wit: Inlot number seventeen (17) in the town of Monroe, Adams County, Indiana, as the same is designated on the recorded plat of Monroe, Adams County, Indiana, at Decatur, Indiana. Said sale to be made on the following terms: One-third cash on day of sale; one-third in one year, and one-third in two; years. Deferred payments to bear Interest at six per cent, and to be secured by mortgage on the real estate sold and also by sureties who are freeholders. Or the purchaser may pay all cash on day of ’sale. No bid will be received for less than two-thirds of the appraised value of said real estate., Said sale to be in all things subject to the approval of said Adams Circuit Court. Said sale to commence at one o’clock p. m. on said day. 40-4 t JESSE C. BUTTON, Commissioner. ~ — .»— • \

PETITION FOR STONE ROAD. State of Indiana,County of Admas, ss; Before' the Board of Commissioners of the county of Adams, November Term, 1909. We, the undersigned, each and all of whopi are resident freeholders and voters of Washington Township, and the City of Decatur, situated therein in Adjanis County, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you construct and complete a free macadamized stone road in said Township over and upon the public highway situated on the lolloping route, to-wit: Commencing at the northeast cor; ner of the southeast quartet of section eight (8), township twenty-six (26) north range fourteen (14) east in Adams County. Indiana, thence north on the public highway dividing the north Knlf of said section eight (8) aforesaid and the north half of section nine (9) township and range aforesaid, and the-south half of sections four (4) and. five (5) township and range aforesaid^'and terminating at the Decatur and Bluffton Macadam Road at a point about 20 rods north of the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of said section five (5) 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 mall route passes over a part of the highway sought herein to be improved. Your petitioners furthep 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 Washington township and that this improvement is to be a continuation of, and an extension to the Decatur and Bluffton Macadam Road. Your petitioners ask your honorable body that said highway above described be drained and graded, and that broken stone be Ipaced upon the gratfe and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone screenings, and that this improvement be made exclusive of crushed stone ana screenings. -■* ■. ■, < .- <■ . Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be. improved to the width to which it 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 width of ten (10) feet, and to a denth 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, that said improvement be made a double - i it- ~ enmn

track and that the name of the same be the John Hessler Macadam Road. That to pay for said improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adorns, in the State of Indiana. payable in twenty semi-annual installments or series, and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Washington Township and the City of Decatur, situated therein, in a sufficient amount to nay 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 Townsihp and said Ctty situated therein, in accordance with the acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana, passed in the year 1905, beginning on page 550. an das amended in the acts of 1907, and as amended in the acts of 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 to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned herein, that the same be constructed without submitting the ques. tion of building the same to an election of the voters of said Washington Township, and that the Board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana, providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads. John Hessler, Peter J. Heimann. Marion Andrews, T. H. Baltzell, Geo. Martin, John P. Braun, Frank Heimann, Geo. A. Hessler, R. H. Galbreth. Henry Gunset, W. Kltson, Henry Eiting, George Geels, Joseph Wetsel, Jacob Rawley. Bernard Meyer, Charles Nyffeler, Peter Wetsel, H. Hite, John Amspaugh, Andrew Appleman, Martin Miller, Anthony Kohne, J. H. Voglewede, George Colchin, Geo. A. Kintz, Andrew Miller, William E. Kintz. C. J. HeidemAn, Leo. J. Kohne, Wm. F. Wietfeldt, J. W. Johnston, Wm. Weber, Elias Crist, B, F. Booher, Henry Hessler, David Gerber, Dyonis Schmitt, John F. Lachot, Albert Spuller, Joe ’ Rumschlag, /Henry Barkley, Joseph Heimann, Peter Braun, Wm. Har- ; tings, W. A. Bowman, C. B. Poling, J. -J. Longenberger, Christ Beery, Wm. Roop. ePter Meyer, Theo Lengerich, Toney Vogelwede, H. W. Sellemeyer, Joseph Meyer, Clinton C. Cloud, Alphons Kohne, Bernard ‘ Kohne, Julius Heideman, Leo Meyers, j J. H. Elick. Daniel J. Cool, Julius Kphne, R. B. Johnson, Emile Wilder, ’ Gerhard Kohne, John S. Meyer, John , Lengerich, Bernard Lengerich. ' This petition will be presented to j the Board of Commissioners on g Monday, November 1, 1909, • at which time the taxpayers of 1 Washington township may appear 1 and make such objection as the law 1 may provide for. r 41-3 t H. 8, MICHAUD, Auditor. 5 — o —- g PETITION FOR STONE ROAD f State of Indiana,County of Adams, ss: j Before the Board of Commlss’nuers f of the county of Adams, November Term, 1909. t We, the undersigned, each and all -of whom are freeholders and voters of Monroe Township, in the 5 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 Monroe township, on, along and over the public highway situated on the following described route, towit: / , Commencing at the southwest corner of section twenty-one (21) in township twenty-six (26) north, of range fourteen (14) east; in Adams county, state of Indiana, and runnig thence north on the section line dividing sections twenty-one (21) and twenty (20) and sections sixteen (16) and seventeen <l7), township and range aforesaid, to the "northwest corner of section sixteen (16) township and range aforesaid, thence east on and along and over the section line dividing sections, sixteen (16) and nine (9), township and range aforesaid, and' terminating at the northeast corner of said section sixteen (1.0, being about three miles in length. s , • Said proposed improvement is three miles in length and connects at each end with an improved free macadamized road in said Monroe township, and that a United States Irural mail route passes over said highway. . Your petitioners further ask your honorable tody that sdSd 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 Monroe township. Your petitioners further ask that said road as above described be graded to a width o ftwenty-four (24) feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of ten feet, and to a depth of ten (10) inches in th* center thereof, and to a depth or eight (8) inches at the sides thereof, and that crushed stone and screenings be placed thereon to a depth of three inches upon said broken stone and that said, road be constructed as a double track and the name of this improvement Is to be th'e acob Kauffman Macadam Road. We ask that said improvement be paid for by bonds Jssued by the county of Adams and State of Indiana, payable in twenty semiannual installmets or series and fpr the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Monroe Township in Adams County. Indiana, in a sufficient amount to pay the iterest 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 ■’evied upon said property of said township in accordance with the acts of the legislature of the State of 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 the legislature of the State of Indiana. passed in the year 1905, (Acts of 1905, beginning on page 550) and as amended by the acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana, for the year 1907 And as amended by the acts of the General Assembly of the State of Indiana for the year 1909 in the acts of 1909, and any and all other amendments thereto. 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 Monroe township, and that the board take the different steps as required by law to have said improvement constructed and that they construct the same by virtue of the laws of the state of Indiana now in force, providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads. z Albert Myeer, Christ Christener, S. E. Leisure, Jacob Scherer, Christ Baumann. Jacob J. Yoder, Webster C. Mprtz, |J. W. Tabjer, | Joseph D. Urick, Daniel Urick, Noah Rich, Peter Bailey, Jessie Urick, John Urick, Peter Rich. Jacob J. Roth, J. E. Johnson, Daniel Kaehr, William Liby, Ferdinand Stauffer, J. W. Klopfenstein, Millar Hendricks, Z. O. Lewellen, W. S. Smith, M. L. Olin, H. O. Steiman, Chas. E. Bahner, Jeff Liechty, J. B. Miller, W. L. Keller, J. M. Crist, Menno S. Liechty, M. F. Parrish, E. W. Johnson, Manas Lehman, Julius H. Beer, Ira Wagoner, David Biberstine, Jacob Kaufman, F. H. Meyer.’ Sam Baker, Peter L Moser, Paul Girod, James Mazelln, C. C. Beer. Peter F. Graber, Eli Beer, Jacob Graber, Daniel Mazelln, Rudolph Steury, David F. Mazelln, John J. Hilty, Victor Graber, Noah D. Schwartz, Peter H. Habegger, David D. Winteregg, David F. Lehman, Christian Brandy, John J. Schwartz, Dr. Ernest Franz, Phil Schug, Amos Reusser, J. M. Rose. Rudolph Schug, Fred Bentz, J. C. Schug, C. C. Schug, Robt. Schwarz, Jesse Rupp, Herd. Mettler, Gid Riesen, John Carlton, John Rinaker, John M. Amstutz, Wm. Baumgartner, David Lehman, Alvin Lehman, Joel Liddy, Norm Jacobs, Amos Sprunger, Emil F. Gallbreth, E. A. Luginblll, N. S. Stucky, Amos Neuhausre, Albert Nehauser, David P. Sommer, Paul Gerber, A. J. Moser, John Gerber, Paul Felber, Wm. Miller, M. L. Ray, Chris Stengel, Ferd. Ryf, Peter Burkhalter, Menno 5 Burk. 1 halter, Fred Rohrer, E. M. Ray, Lewis Reynolds, Noah Luginblll, Jerry LugiffbHl. John Steiner, C. L. Simkins, Chas. Braun, Sami Simison, John Eicher, Henry Michaud, J. F. Sprunger. Abe Hocker, E. D. Engeler, A. J. Myers. John Rohrer, Otto Stucky, Elias RieSen, Fred Braun, Tom Michaud, J. H. Hilty, D. N. Stauffer, C. C. Yoder, Lewis Sprunger, J. D. Wlffteregg, Abe A. Habegger, A. Sprunger, D. Bixler, C. Reusser, Amos Schindler, Amos Klrchhafer, David Augsburger, Ephraim Baumgartner, J. F. Lehman, A. A. Lehman, Eli Baumgartner, a. Hr Dro, Louis Habegger, Theodore F. Sprunger, L. A. Sprunger, Jacob LNusbaum, Emil Liechty, Edwin Lehman, C. E. Stauffer, Jerry Liechty, Al. N. Sprunger, Frank Amstutz, Emaluel Sprunger, Frederick Sprunger, kbrabam innl-1 . - ixf-1--'LI '<■

■ > I ger, Peter Nusbuam, Jacob *J. . Schwartz, Joseph A. Schwartz, Wm. F. Schug, Simeon Sprunger, Abe Beer, 1 E. H- Habegger, David Schwartz, • Christ Inniger, Emile Brunner, Jacob Musser, Louid A. Brounner, Wm. ■ Nussbaum, John J. Soldner, Peter D. • Steiner, Joshua Yoder, C. C. Neuenschwander, C. E. Stucky, Levi Moser, i David Soldner, C. J. Liechty, Defrnls Striker, David Luginblll, David C. ! Lehman, John Nusbaum, David J. I Schwartz, Peter Mubser, Daniel Musser, Benjamin Nuss maumer, Ulrich Lehman, J. A. Neuenschwander, Emil - Burkhalter, Wm.. Reusser, Peter Mazelln, David Habegger, William W. - Eley,. Ben Habegger, David C. .Nuss- > baum, T. J. Rayl, Dr. 0. C. Rayl, Emil Flupkiger, Nicholas Rich, Jacob Huser, David N. Sprunger Julius ' Reickert, George Barkley, Albert Duer, William Mtoschberger, R. E. 1 Smith, Jacob Baker, C. H. Lammernpan. f ~ ' This petition will be presented to 1 the Board of Commissioners on i / . Monday, November 4,>1909. 1 . -Mi* . ’ ■ 'J',,..'/ ' at which rime the taxpayers of Monroe township may appear and ' make such objection as the law may provide for. 41-3 t H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor. , —.—<>— — PETITION FOR BTONE ROAO. I State of Indiana,County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commlsslohers of the county of Adams, November Term, 1909.- ' We, the undersigned, each and. all of whom are resident freeholders and l voters of Monroe township, in Adams county, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you construct and complete a free macadamized stone road, in said township, over' and upon the public highway situated on the Mlowing route,- to-wit: Commencing at the southeast corner of section nineteen (19), township twenty-six (26), north range 14 east, in Monroe township, Adams county, Indiana, thence running west between sections nineteen (19) and thirty (30), and terminating at the southwest corner of' said section nineteen (19) 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 ends on the township line between Monroe and French townships. t Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway herein sought to be improved Is a public highway established and in use and is one of the public highways of said Monroe township. Your petitioners ask your honorable body that said highway above 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 and that this improvement be made exclusive of crushed stone and screenings. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be lm J proved to, the width to which it 's now established nd that said highway above described be graded to .a width of twenty-four (24) feet, and that broken istone be placed thereon to a* width 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, that said improvement be made a double’ track and that the name of the same be the John J. Soldner Macadam Road. b / That to pay for said improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams, in the State of Indiana, payable In twenty sem-an-nual Installments or series, and tor the payment of which We ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable, property of said Monroe township, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bonds as they become due. .. ' That said improvement be made and constructed and that said bonds bq 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, begin* ning on page 550, and as amended tn the acts of 1907, how 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 to have said 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 Monroe Township; and that the Board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads. John J. Soldner, Jacob Schwartz, Williams Nussbaum, David Schwartz, Jacob Habegger, Jacob Musser, Daniel Smith, Peter F. Graber, Lewis Sprun. ger, C. C. Yoder, Albert W. Baumgartner, Noah Fox, C. C. Snrunger, J. B. Welty, Alfred Romey, Ephraim Baumgartner, Albert Neuenschwander, Albert Neuhauser, Amos Reusser, D. C, Lehman, E. H. Gilliom, D. Bixler, J. W. Kttewer, J. F. Lehman, Wm. Miller, David J. Habegger, Emil Liechty, Silas Sprunger, Isaac Beer. Emanuel Sprunger, Christian J. Liechty, Henry Mishaud, C. D. BaL slger, Daniel Kaehr, John Lehman, Wm. Ummert, Fred Sprunger. David D. Winteregg, J. J. Liechty, Peter Nusbaum, Isaac Lehman, Gottfried Burrl, Emanuel Wanner, Jacob S. Moser, Levi Moser, Robert Schwarz, John Nusbaum, Abraham Inniger, Burkhart Lehman, J. C. Neuenscpwander, Amos Hlrschy, Peter Burkhalter, John Eicher, John M. Amstutz, John Wittwer, Sam Kuntz, W. J. Sprunger, David Luginblll, Phil Schug, Alfred Sprunger, Amos Steiner, August Glrord. C. C. Burry, Fred Ellenberger, David P. Sommer, Emanuel Lehman, D. S. Wittwer, F.’ G. Eichlenbenrer Victor Graber Amos Kirch-

D. Winteregg, J. J. Hlrschy, Henry sssuftns bill, Wm. Baumgartner, Peter J. Baumgartner, Jacob Brown, Joel Liddy, L. A. Sprunger, Jacob J. Yoder, Noah Luginblll, John C. Rohrer, J. F. Sprunger, David Augsburger. Fred Rohrer, Abe Sprunger, Wm. Narr, Ernest Dro, Ferdinand Ryf, J. W. Craig, Christ Stengel, Henry Schindler, Bent Sprunger, J. H. Hilty, W. L. Ray, Joseph D. Moser, John Winteregg, David Soldner, J. M. Neuenschwander, A. M. Neuenschwander. John Ps Nuss, baum, John Steiher, Charles Lehman, Samuel Lehman. Christ Bauman,' Joshua Sprunger, Daniel Zurcher, Wm. H. Frauhlger, Ulrich Sprunger, Jerry Luginbill, I. G. Kerr, D. N. ■Stauffer, Sam Simison. George Heller, Christ Hilty, Wm. Reusser, Peter Liechty, David Lehman, Fred Augsburger, Peter Lehman, Abe . A. Habegger. F. C. Foreman, Jerry Liechty, Paul Gerber, Otto Franz, S. F. Lehman. Geo. W. Martz. C. E. Stuckey, Amos Burkhalter, Wm. B. Tucker, John Wanner, Joshua Yoder, Louis A. Brunner, Mathias Liechty, Jacob Welehly, George-Nlcolet, Paul Girod, Jacob Graber, Petter Steury, Christ Lehman, David F. Mazelin, C. C. Sinniger. Daniel Mazelin. David F. Neuenschwander,Peter Soldner. Ellas Riesen, Smith Shoemaker, Samuel Stuckey, D. L. Shalley, Simon Gilliom, H. H. Stucky, M. Burkhalter, Abe Hocker, L. Broughton, A. J. Moser, Henry Ellepberger, E. M. Ray, Andrew Gottschalk, Emanuel Neuenschwander, John Rohrer, Geo. Baumgartner, C. S. Stauffer, Noah Baumgartner, Peter Biberstine, C. C. Beer, Julius Reichert, H. M. Reusser, Eli Baumgartner, Jacob Reusser, C. t,. Simkins, Rufus Flory. Jonas Sprunger, ffidwin Lehman, David Sprunger, Chas. E. Leisure, John J. Schwartz’, Daniel Welty, ~ Sam S. Egly, Jacob J. Schwartz,, David Neuenschwander. John J. Habegger, J. E. Loudon, Mathias Miller, Fred Wechter, P. P. Jacob A. Moser, Dr. C, H. Schenk, Anton Michaud. Anton Zurcher, J. P. Habegger, Oswin Lehman, A. A. Lehman, A. H- Dro, Jacob Nusbaum, N. S. Stucky, Peter t>» Steiner, Etaanuel J. Liechty, Calvin R. Liechty, J. N. Kerr, John F. Mazelln, Petei; F.. Mazelin, Philip' Sprunger, D, J. Sprunger, Noah D. Schwartz, Chr. Reusser, H. H. Baumgartner, Michael Zebr, Wm. F. Reichert, Jacob Schindler, N. G. Funkhauser, Dan Winteregg, A.. N. Sprunger, William T. Waggoner, Dennis Striker. M. Striker, Phil Sauder, Dr. E. Franz, A. J. Myers, H. P. Ray, Jacob Steiner, David Habgeger, Amos Schindler, V. E. Haebker, Abe - Beer. — This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on , Monday, November 1, 1909, at which time ” the taxpayers of Monroe township may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. . 41-3 t H.'S. MICHAUD, Auditor. OPETITION FOR STONE ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners of the county of Adams, November Tferm, 1909. . . We: the undersigned, each and all of whom are resident freholders and voters of Washington Township, Mid the City of Decatur, situated therein in Adams county, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable /body and ask that you construct and com 1 plete a fre macadamized stone road in said Township over and upon the public highway situated on the following route to-wit: . Commencing about twenty (20) rods north of the northeast corner of the southeast quarter of section five (5), Township twenty-seven (27) north range fourteen (14) east, in Adams County, Indiana, running thence in a northeasterly direction on the highway dividing the north half of sections four (4) and five (5). Township and . range aforesaid, to where said "highway angles.from said section line, thence following the highway, and terminating -" about twenty-five (25) )rods east of the northeast corner of the northeast quarter o fgaid section five (5) 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 macadapi road in said Township, and that -aUnited States rural mail route passes over a part of the highway 'Sought herein to be improved. Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway herein sought to be improved is a ptfbllc highway already established and in use and is one of the public highways of said Washington Township and that this improvement is to be a continuance of, and an extension to the Decatur and Bluffton Macadam Road. Your petitioners ask your honorable body that said highway above described be drained and graded, and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone be placed stone screenings, and that this Improvement be madte exclusive of crushed stone and screenings. ' z ‘ . Your petitioners further Julk? that said highway abluve described be Improved to the width to which it 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 width 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, that said Improvement be made a double track and that the name of the same.be the Andrew Appleman Macadam Road. . That to pay for said improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams, th the State of Indiana, payable 3n twenty semiannual linstallments or series, and for the payment of which we ask that atax be levied upon the taxable property of said Washington

K w th. feumt - - *-* - That said improvement be made Und constructed, and that said bonds be Issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Town* ship and City situated therein, 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, and as amended in the acts of 1909, for the extension of free gravel or macadam rotfds 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 to have said 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 'Washington Township, and that the Board construct the same updter the laws of the State of Indiana, providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads. '*l.. Andrew Appleman. John Hessler, Peter J. Heimann, Marton Andrews. T. H. Baltzell, Geo. John P. Braun, Frank Helmanh, Geo. A. Hessler, R. H. Galbreth,- Henry Gun 1 set, W. Kitson, Henry Siting, George Geels, Joseph Wetsel, Jacob Rawley, Bernard Mlejler, Charles Nyffeler, Peter Wetsel, H. Hite, John Aaspaugh, Anthony Kohne, W. A. Bowman, Martin Miller, J. H. Voglewede, Geo. Colchln, Geo. A- Kintz, Andrew Miller, William E. Kintz. C, J. Heldeman, Leo G. Kohne, Wm. F. Wletfeldt, J. W. Johnston? Wm. Weber, Elias Crist, B. F. Booker, Henry Hessler, David Gerber, Dyonis Schmitt, John F. Lachot,. Albert Spuller, Joe Rumschlag, Henry Barkley, Joseph Heimann, peter Braun, Wm. Hartings, C. B. Poling, J. J. Longenberger, Christ Beery, Wm. Roop, Peter Meyer, Tho. Lengerich, Toney Vogelwede, H. W. (Sellemeyer, Jbseph M«yer, Clinton C. Cloud, Alphons Kohne, Bernard Kohne, Julius Heldeman, -Leo Meyers, J. H. Elick, Daniel J. Cool, Julius Kohne, R. B. Johnson, Emile Wilder, Gerhard Kohne, John S. Meyer, ohn Lengerich, Bernard Lengerich. . This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on ■ t Monday, November 1, 1909, at wbich time the taxpayers of Washington "township may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. 41-3 t H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor. — o —?'' NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Notice is- hereby given that the dersigned, superintendent of the construction of the Fred Scheuler ditch in Root And Preble townships, Adams county, Indiana, bn < Saturday, October 23, at 10 o’clock a. m., At the office of the county surveyor, in the city of Decatur, in said county, receive sealed Dids for the" construction of said ditch -in accordance with reports, plans, and specifications therfor, now on file in said’causq. Bids will be received and contracts let asffollows/ r . Mato.rfitch: - Section 1 from station 94 plus 30 to ISO. ' Section 2 from station,Bo to 94 plus 30. • . * Section 3 from station 65 to 85. Section 4 from station 51 pills 85 to «5. ■ ■- ' ' MilSection 5 Irons station 35 plus 95 to 51 plus 85; > . - -Section 6 from station 20 to 35 plus Section 7 from station 0 to 20. Branch ditch: Section 1 from station 0 to 13 plus Bid's will also be received on foe Main ditch< as a, whole. and to the lowest and best bidder or bidders. L - ; . Bidders wiH be requited to file with their bids’ as required br law, uyon .'forms furnished by sueh superintendent and each bid shall be accompanied with a good and •«- clent bond in twice the amount of such bid, conditional for the faltl£ ful performance of sald contract if the same be awarded to him, such bond to be approved by said superintendent. o ■ ' The said superintendent reserves the right t ©reject any and all bids. No blds Will be accepted in excess on the estimated cost of such work or in of the benefits foupd. ; C. C. ERNST, . 41-2 t ‘r ■ Supt. of Construction. — —•—o-- , "~T' ' NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS ■ • '• ' Notice is hereby given that ‘ the undersigned, superintendent of the construction of the Rufus Kreps ditch in Hartford, township,' Adams county, Indiana, on u - \ . <' Saturday, October 23, IW9, 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: Main ditch: Section 1, station 0 to station 10, and to the lowest and best bidder or bidders as a whole. Bidders will be required to file with their bids affidavits as required by 'law,, upon forms furnished by such superintendent and each ibid shall be accompanied with a good and sufficient bond In a sum twice the amout of such bid, conditional for the faithful performance of said contract* and that such bidder will enter into contract if the same be awarded to him, such bond to be approved by said superintendent The saijl superintendent reserves the rght to reject any and all bdk No bids will be accepted in excess of the estimated cost of such work, nr In excess Gt the benefits found. I G « ERNST,