Decatur Democrat, Volume 53, Number 31, Decatur, Adams County, 4 August 1910 — Page 8

NOTICK TO CONTRACTORS. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, superintendent of the construction of the Martin Beery ditch in KL. Mary’s township, Adams County, Indiana, will on Saturday, August 20, 1010, at 10 o’clock a. m„ at the office of the county purveyor in the city of Decatar, in said county, receive sealed bids for the construction of said ditch in accordance with reports, plans and specifications therefor, now on file in said cause, Blds will be received and oontracts let as follows: Main Ditch. Section 1, Station 10 to 41%. Branch Ditch. Section 1, Station 0 to 17 plus 50. end to the lowest bidder or bidders as a. whole. Bidders will be required to file with thefir bids affidavits as required by taw upon forms furnished by such superintendent and each bid shall be accompanied with a good and sufficient bond in a sum equal to twice the amount of each bid, conditional for the faithful performance of said contract, and that such bidder will enter into contract of the same be awarded to him, such bond to be approved by said superintendent. The said superintendent reserves the right to reject any and all bids. No bids will be accepted in excess of the estimated cost of such work, or in excess of the benefits found, C. C. ERNST, 31t2 ISltl Supt. of Construction. o— — « — NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams oounty, Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in Preble township in said coun-

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srww......— - 1 I • . — ty, known as the Martin Reinking Macadam road, up until 10 o’clock a. m., . on Monday, September 5, 1010, ( at a regular sesslqn of said Board of Commissioners, held in the City of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, aealed blds will be received for the con- > struction of said road in accordance . with the plans, specifications and rei port of the Viewers and Engineer, L which are now on file in the Auditor’s I office of said county, said road to be i 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 complete the same according to such i contract and in accordance with the bid filed. t 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 . tn cnarge, not to exceed eighty per . cent of any one estimate, out of the ■ funds to be hereinafter raised by the . sale of bonds are required by law. Each bidder shall be required to file , affidavit as required by law. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all ! bids. H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor,. Adams County, Indiana. 5 The successful bidder will be required to furnish, pay and make up whatever amount that be necessary to sell the bonds for said improvement 31t3 o— / EXPENDITURES AND TAX LEVIES FOR THE YEAR 1911. ! i ' j The Trustee of k»u Mary’s Tp., • Adams County, Indiana, proposes for i the yearly expenditures and tax lev- . ies by the Advisory Board at its an-

- . .. < nual session to be held at the Trustee’s Office on the Sixth Day of September, 1910, commencing at 1 o'clock, p. m., the following estimates and amounts for said year: 1. Township expenditures, $1,767.66, and Township tax, 18 cents on the hundred dollars. 2. Local Tuition expenditures, $2,651.49, and tax, 27 cents on the hundred dollars. 3. Special School Tax expenditures, >2,651.49, and tax, 27 cents on the hundred dollars. 4. Road Tax expenditures, 1785.63, and tax, 8 cents on the hundred dollars. 5. Additional Road Tax expenditures, 1589.22, and tax, 6 cents on the hundred dollars. Total total tax, 86 cents on the hundred dol-. lars. *■ Total valuation of Personal Property .$708,900 Valuation of Railroads, Express Companies, Palace Car Companies, Telegraph Lines, Telephone Lines, etc. etc. (Estimated from Last Year’s Tax Duplicate) 8325,085 81,033,985 Amount of credit on account of Mortgage Exemption .... 51,950 •- - . Net Taxable Property of Township 882,035 Number of Polls, 170. Signed, O. J. SUMAN, Trustee. Dated, August L 1910. • ‘ -■ o " ... EXPENDITURES AND TAX LEVIES FOR THE YEAR 1911. ' The Trustee of Blue Creek Tp., Adams County, Indiana, proposes for the yearly expenditures and tax levies by the Advisory Board at its annual meeting to be held at my office, on the Sixth Day of September, 1910, commencing at 1 o’clock p. m., the .{oilowing estimates and amounts for said year: 1. Township expenditures, $1,021.80, and Township tax, 15 cents on the hundred dollars. 2. Local Tuition expenditures, sl,021.80, and tax, 15 cents on the hundred dollars. 3. Special School tax expenditures, 81,226.16, and tax, 18 cents on the hundred dollars. Road Tax expenditures, $817.44, and tax, 12 cents on the hundred dollars. 5. Additional Road Tax expenditures, 8272.48, and tax, 4 cents on the hundred dollars. Total expenditures, 84,359.68, and total twt, 54 cents on the hundred dollars. Total Valuation of Lands and Improvements $.54,868.35 Total valuation of Personal Property 168,285 Valuation of Railroads, Express Companies, Palace Car Companies, Telegraph Lines, Telephone Lines, etc. , etc. (Estimated from Last , Year’s Tax Duplicate) 71,725 8726,845 Amount of credit on account Mortgage Exemption ..;... 45,640 Net Taxable Property <rf Township 8681,205 Number of polls, 194. Signed, FRANK C. WECHTER, Trustee. Dated, August 1, 1910. o EXPENDITURESi AND TAX LEVIES FOR THE YEAR 1911. The Trustee of French Township, Adams County, Indiana, 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. 3, the following estimates and amounts for said year: Thursday, September 6,19 W, at 1 o clock p. m.: 1. Township expenditures, 8751.45, and Township tax 10 cents on the hundred dollars. 2.. Local Tuition expenditures, 8902.74, and tax 12 cents on the one hundred dollars. 3. Special School tax expenditures, 81,202.32, and tax 16 cents on the hundred dollars. 4. Road tax expenditures, 8375.72, and tax 5 cents on the hundred dollars. 5. Additional Road tax tures, 8150.25, and tax 2 cents on the hundred doiiars. >■ Total expenditures, 83,382.48, and total tax, 45 cents on the hundred dollars. Number of Poles, 133; net taxable property, 8751,455. Signed, JOHN MOSURE, Trustee. Dated, July 26, 1910. o .... EXPENDITURES AND TAX LEVIES FOR THE YEAR 19lC The Trustee of Washington Tp., Adams County, Indiana, proposes for the yearly expenditures and tax levies by the Advisory Board at its annual meeting to be held at the trustee’s office, on the Sixth Day of September, 1910, commencing at 10 o’clock a. m., the following estimates and amounts for said year: 1. Township expenditures, 8862.14, and Township tax, 6 cents on the hundred dollars. Local Tuition expenditures, 81,989.03, and tax, 14 cents on the hundred dollars. 3. Special School Tax expenditures, 81,562.81, and tax, 11 cents on the hundred dollars. Road Tax expenditures, 8-.. and tax, 5 cents on the hundred dollars; to be worked out. Total expenditures, 84,404.28, and total tax, 36 cents on the hundred dollars. Total Valuation of Lands and | Improvements .7.. ..8844,985 Total Valuation of Personal Property 233,950 Valuation of Rallroadz, Express Companies, Palace Car Companies Telegrapa | Lines, Telephone Lines, etc. . -3 etc. (Estimated from Last 1

• Year’s Tax Duplicate) 407,030 : 81,486,975 » Amount of credit on account of Mortgage Exemption.... 65,235 • Net Taxable Property of . j Township ~..81,420,740 Number of Polls, 222. - Signed, SAM BUTLER, Trustee. Dated August 1, 1910. — "■ P . EXPENDITURES AND TAX LEVIES FOR THE YEAR 1911. The Trustee of Preble Township, Adams County, Indiana, proposes for . the yearly expenditures and tax lev- . ies by the Advisory Board at its annual meeting, to be held at the school I house of School District No. 2, the . following estimates and amounts for, said year: 1. Township expenditures, 81,280, > and Township Tax, 15 cents on the hundred dollars. 2. Local Tuition expenditures, 8380, and tax, 6 cents on the hundred dollars. 3. Special School tax expenditures, i 81,575, and tax, 15 cents on the pun- . deed dollars. ; 4. Road tax expenditures, 8560, and tax, 15 cents on the hundred dollars. j Additional Road tax expenditures, . 81,100, and tax, 10 cents on the hundred dollars. ; 6. Poor expenditures for preceding year, 8110, and tax 1, cent on the hundred dollars.' Total expenditures, 85,095, and total tax, vi cents on the hundred dollars. Signed, D. W. Hoffman, Trustee. Dated, July 30,1910. - 1-" ■ ' . EXPENDITURES AND TAX LEVIES FOR THE YEAR 1911. The Trustee of Hartford 1 ownship, ’ Adams County, Indiana, proposes for the yearly expenditures and tax lev- . ies by the Advisory Board at its an- . nual meeting to be held at my office on the Sixth day of September, 1910, , commencing at 2 o’clock., p. m., the following estimates and amounts for said year: 1. Township expenditures, 8424,21, and Township tax, 5 cents on the hundred dollars. ’ 2. Local, Tuition expenditures, 82.121.06, and tax, 25 cents on the hunt dred dollars. 3. Special School Tax expenditures, $1,866.53, and tax, 22 cents on j the hundred doiiars. 4. Road Tax expenditures, $424.21, and tax, 5 cents on the hundred do(Total expenditures, $4,836.01, and to-> tai tax 57 cents on the hundred do:- ; lars. Total valuation of Lands and improvements $536,295 Total valuation of Personal Property 301,325 Valuation of Railroads, Express Companies, Palace Car Companies, Palace Lines, Telephone Lines, etc. etc., (estimated from last year’s Tax Duplicate) 36,075 ■ ■■ ’ - $873,695 Amount of credit on account of Mortgage Exemption.... 25,270 Net Taxable Property of Township $848,425 Number of Polls, 236. Signed, JOHN W, COWENS, Trustee. Dated, July 30, 1910. . w -- EXPENDITURES AND TAX LEVIES FOR THE YEAR 1911. -s The Trustee of Jefferson Tp., Adams County, proposed for the yearly expenditures and tax levies by the Advisory Board at its annual meeting to be held at the Trustees’s residence on the Sixth Day of September, 1910, commencing at 2 o’clock, p. m., the following estimates and amounts for said year: 1. Township expenditures, SBOO.OO, and Township tax, 10 cents on the hundred dollars. 2. Local Tuition expenditures, SBOO.OO, and tax, 10 cents on the hundred dollars. 3. Special School Tax expenditures $1,000.00, and tax, 15 cents on the hundred dollars. 4. Road Tax expenditures, $650.00, and tax, 10 cents on.the hundred dollars. Additional Road Tax expenditures, $650.00, and tax, 10 cents on the hundred dollars. Total expenditures, $3,900, and total lax, 55 cents on the hundred dollars. Total Valuation of Lands and Improvements $502,175 Total Valuation of Personal Valuation of Railroads, Express Companies, Palace Car Companies, Teiegraph Lines, Telephone Lines, etc. etc. (Estimated from Last Year’s Tax Duplicate) 37,300 $727,090 Amount of Credit on account . of Mortgage Exemption — 48,860 Net Taxable; Property of Township $678,230 Number of Polls, 177. Signed, JOHN T. KELLY, Trustee. Dated, August 2, 1910. ■■■■-aEXPENDITURES AND TAX LEVIES FOR THE YEAR 1911. The Trustee of Wabash Township, Adams County, Indiana, proposes for the yearly expenditures and tax levies by the Advisory Board at its annual nieeUng to be held at my home ° n Hfth Day of September, 1910, commencing at 2 o’clock, p. m., the following estimates and amounts for **l. Township expenditures, $1,325.00, and Township tax, 12 cents on the expendltwres, $1 - ’ I

I A tin « *Ro d 8 Ta dlt A i 0 and tax, 5 cents oTZ hundred dob lars. hundred dollars. ■' Total expenditures, $5,686.28, and total tax, 49 cents on the hundred dollars. i Total Valuation of Lands and and improvements $51,047,610 , Valuation of Railroads, Express Companies, Palace Car Companies, Telegraph Lines, Telephone Lines, etc. etc., (Estimated from Last Year's Tax Duplicate).... 126,545 Amount of Credit on account of Mortgage Exemption... 566,500 Net , Taxable Property of . Township $1,117,505 Number of Polls, 210. Signed, W. L. THORNI4ILL, Trustee. Dated August 2, 1010. i i ‘ Qi"..— ' EXPENDITURES AND TAX LEVIES FOR THE YEAR 1911. The Trustee of Kirkland Township, Adams County, Ind., 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, the following estimates and amounts for said year: 1. Township expenditures, sl,416.40, and Township Tax, 14 cents on the hundred dollars. 2. Local Tuition expenditures, 1,320.80, and tax, 13 cents on the hundred dollars. 3. Special School tax expenditures, $1,625.60, and tax, 16 cents on the hundred dollars. Total expenditures, $4,362.80, and total tax, 43 cents on the hundred dollars. Signed, DAVID STEELE, Trustee. Dated, July 30,1910. ■ t> A. F. Donaldson of Medina, Ohio, a friend ot Leyton Poter, the young Oberlin, Ohio, music professor, who committed suicide In Steele’s park near this city two weeks ago Tuesday afternoon, and who, with Miss Martha Armstrong, Potter’s betrothed, and her aunt, Mrs. Martha Lincoln, accompanied the remains to Carmichaels, Pa., for burial, has returned to this city and will dose up the business affairs of himself and Potter, relating to tbq dictionaries for which they took orders during their four i weeks* stay here, representing a well known puMtahlng house. Mr. Donaldson stated that all those who ordered books of either himself or Mr. Potter should expect their delivery tomorrow as he has taken upon himself the responsibility of the delivery of Mr. Potter’s orders as well as of his own, and would give the matter the same careful attention. As soon as he is through with the settling ot the business of both himself and Mr. Potter here he will return to his home at Medina, Ohio, as he has been in poor health himself the past few weeks, and the shock and sorrow attending tjie gudden death of his friend have no doubt contributed to his illness in no small measure. He stated that on leaving here Saturday evening, July 23rd, they made good railway connections and arrived in due time Sunday noon at Carmichaels, Pa., where the body was taken to the home of James 0. Flennlken, the grandfather of Miss Armstrong, where the funeral was held at 4= o’clock as already stated in this paper through a dispatch front that place, the body being laid to rest in Laurel 1 Point cometary- Mr. Donaldson, having been an intimate friend of Mr. Potter, and hls companion in college, as well as in business affairs, felt the responsibility of caring for him after death, and assisting those to whom he was near, and thus did what he could here as well as accompanying the body there, remaining for the burial, and then going to Waynesburg, Pa., Oberlin and Toledo, Ohio, and other cities, meeting the friends of the deceased, who wished to learn from him the facta of the sad affair in detail. His kindness In all ways and the care which he is giving

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I the affairs of His friend as : well as bls - gentlemanly conduef ln all wavs is certainly commendable. He stated that John Armstrong of Carmichaels. Pa., father of Miss Martha Armstrong, Potter’s sweetheart, who came Here as soon as she heard of the death, asked that Mr. Donaldson in this way J extend the thanks of the family to all the kind Decatur people who assisted his daughter tn so many ways during her stay here. 7 — . Decatur butchers, within the past few weeks, have all gotten buby according to. the requirements of tne new law, to provide glass cases for their meats on display. This is not * only a protection from the; dirt and impurities, but is also an attractive way of displaying the meats, which ‘ make a tempting showing—pink hams, ■ yellow cheese, bolognles, veal loaf. J sausages and the many varieties of ways of working up the meat stuffs. — QWhile the postoffice force at. Fairbanks, Alaska, and other places of the far north may have plenty of time to “soldier” during the time the country is ice and snow-bound, thus delaying the passage of the boats and sledges, they make up for it when the thaw begins and the boats and traffic resume operation. FYank Bprthol sends the following interesting account of the rush there at this season: “Stacked on the dock, filling tjie spare room in the postoffice and to the alley-way just outside the postoffice door may be noted part of the consignment of the delayed mall that the poetoffice force* is today wading Into with all possible energy. “The consignment, a part of which was brought up on the train last | ■ night and a part of which arrived on/ the Yoyukuk this morning, totalled! - 599 sacks, weighing 33,940 pounds. Os this but (wo sacks contained letters, the* remainder being delayed registered mail and second and third class matter. “Four extra clerks have been put on at the postoffice and the wor£ of distributing the ahqient mail matter wiii ’ proceed as rapidly as possible. Those who have postoffice boxes are requested to make frequent calls and keep the boxes cleaned so that the dllOO button will not be delayed by the crowded boxes.” i o i . Clinton Death and Phillip Rash, two youths from near Bobo, who were arrested a week ago, charged with the stealing of two bicycles on May 28th, last, the wheels belonging to Andrew arraigned before ’Squire J. H. Smith Case and William McCullough, were Tuesday, where they pleaded not guilty and were given a hearing. Prosecutor H. B. Heller appeared for the state and Attorney J. C. Moran represented the defendants. The trial occupied two hours and at the conclusion of the evidence ’Squire Smith held it sufficient to bind the boys over to the circuit court, which he did, fixing their bonds at S2OO each. The bonds were furnished and the boys released. Young Death is also under bond to appear at the September term of court and answer to a charge of chicken stealing. The lads have heretofore borne a fair reputation in their (neighborhood. Quite a number of people from the locality in which they live attended the hearing this morning - . ■ • ■ ■ o— MODERN woodmen call This evening at 8 o’clock prompt an important meeting of the Modern Woodmen wHI be called and it is requested by the officers that all members be on hand to take part in a number of business matters which come up for action by the lodge. Democrat Want Ads Pay.