Decatur Democrat, Volume 56, Number 42, Decatur, Adams County, 19 October 1911 — Page 4

THE DEMOCRAT. gVKKYTHVKSDAY MORJkiNG BY uEW G. ELLINGHAM, Put ti ah er. -■ 1 II n.OOI'KR YEAR IN ADVA.NOB, Entered at the poatotftce at Dechtur, nd , as accond class mail matter. OFFICIAL PAPER OF ADAMS Cu. PETITION FOR .’.iACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners <>t the County of Adams, November Term, 1911: We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are- resident freeholders and voters of Hartford Township, in Adams County, Indiana, respectfully petition vour honorable body and ask that vou cinstruct and complete a free macadamized stone road in said Township, over and upon the public highway situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the southeast corner of the northeast quarter of section thirty-six (36). township twenty-five (25), north range thirteen (13) east, thence west through the center of said section to the southeast corner of the west half of the northwest quarter of said section thirty-six (36), township and range aforesaid, and there to terminate. Your petitioners further aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length and connects at both ends with a free macadam road. in said township and that a United States Rural Mail Route passes over the highway herein sought to be improved. Your petitioners further aver and sav that the highway herein sought to b, improved is a public highway already established ar 1 >n use end ‘s one of the public highways of sail Hartford Township petitioners further ask that F highway above described be drained and graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there oe placed stone screenings, and that this improvement be made exclusive o: crushed stone and screenings. Your petitioners further aver ar t say that said highway above described be improved to the width it is now established, that being 40 feet, and that said highway above described be graded to a width of twenty-four 124) feet, and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of ten (10) feet and to a dep»h of eight 18) inches at the sides ‘hereof and to a depth or ten (Iftl inches in the renter thereof and -hat 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 ana that the name of the same be T ne .1 p Shoemaker Macadam Road.” That to pa for said improvement we ask that bonds be issued by rhe t’.iimtv of Adams ’ the State of Indiana. payable in 'wenty semi-annual installments or series, and f or the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Hartford Townshin 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 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 'he year 19>>5. beginning on page 5.50. and as amended in the Acts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana so- the year 1907. and as amended in the Acts o’ 1909. now in force providing 'or the extension of free gravel or macadam rnads and all other and any and all amendments thereto We further ask the Board to take all tf.e necessary steps required by law to have said improvement constructed and made as oetitioned herein, that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said Hartford townshit-. and that the board const. —“t the same under the laws of the S'rte of Ind’ana. oviding for they tension of free gravel or macadam roads by township taxation. Respectfully submitted. 'chr P. Shoemaker. Albert Pontius. M?-v a Wilson S Pontius. Job” W. Watson. Jacob S. Stahl. Sam Stahl, Henry Stahl. Geo. F. Glendening M. .1. Martin. Sol Stuckey, Chas Pontius. Geo. Shoemaker. Otto Bolds. John Pontius. G. F. Pontius. Ezra Glendening. Guernsey Zuber. A. R. Bolds, Rutin W. Glendening. W. N. Stahl. Chas. T. Watson. John Bair. John P. Clendenen. Rudolph Lefever. Sherman Glendening. -T. W Heller) J- O. Price, W. S. Wilson. B. W. Bears. T. G-«<f >« E S. Hail. Noah Mosser Darikel Liechty. A. P Shoemake’’. Amos Schaffter. John B Zehr. Peter Roth. Amos Stauffer. Wm. Hall. E. E. Stout. D. P. Shoemaker. Anthony Glenden ing. James Glendening. George Pontius. Luther Martin. Wm. Glendening. Dan Pontius. Peter J. Leichty, Aaron Zeigler. J. A. Persey. Wm. Anderson. Baggly Anderson. John Huffman. Moses Augsbv.rge-, F W Stt filer. W. A Hunt, Ml»ert Studler. Samuel Opliger T J. McKean. John Ramey. Joseph Eckrote. A. Runyon. A. Schlagenhauf. David Saib Fred Saib. John G. Adler August Schlickman, David Meschberger. L. E. Tonnelier. Rufus Moshberser. Levi Augsburger. Peter Hoffman. C Hirschv. V. A. Moser. John J ’ eichty "’>* W-, • Pptor Pw, Fred Feeler c Etcher. Peter N. Mo eser. Joel Schaffter. J. I. North, E. M. Lindsev. William Ralstian. Jacob- Rosie. L. O Bears. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday. November 6. 1911, at which time the taxpayers of Hartford townshin mgr appear and make such objection as the law may| provide for. 41t3 H. S MICHAUD, Auditor. •

PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners of the County Os Adams, November Term, 1911: We, the undersigned, each and all of whom arq resident freeholders and voters of Washington Township, In Adams County, Indiana, and of the City of Decatur, situated therein, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you construct and complete a free macadamized stone road in said Township and said city, over and upon the public highway and street situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the southeast corner of the northwest quarter of section thirty-four (34), township twentyeight (28). north range fourteen <l4» east, in Adams County, Indiana, at a point where sth Street in said city intersects with the I-achot Macadam Road, thence south over and upon sth Street in said city tn a southerly direction, crossing Marshall Street. Monroe Street, Madison Street and Jeffetson Street, in said city, and terminating at the southeast corner of inlot one hundred seventy-seven (177) in the original plat of the town mow .city) of Decatur. Indiana, at the intersection of said sth Street with Adams Street in said city. Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement praved so” is less than three miles in length and connects at the commencement thereof with the Lachot Macadam Road, and at the end or terminus connects with the Decatur and Monroe Madadam Road Extension Number 5. Your petitioners further aver and say that the Street and highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway already established and in use and is one of the public streets and. highways of said city aforesaid Your petitioners further ask that said street and highway above described be drained and graded and that btoken stone be nlaced upon the grade and that upon such broken stone there be placed stone screenings. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be improved to the width of which it is now

established, that being forty feet, and that said highway and street above [described be graded to a width of 24 feet and that broken stone be placed Itherecn to a width of 25 feet and to a i depth of 8 inches at the sides thereof land to a depth of 10 inches in she cen- | ter thereof and that crushed stone (screenings be placed thereon to ■» denth of 4 inches upon such broken [stone, that said improvement be made a single track and that the name r>the same be "The Julius Hat.gk M cadam Road.” That to pay for said improvemer.: we ask that bonds be las ted by the County of Adams in the State of Indiana. payable in twenty semi-annual installments or series, and for the pn - ment of which we ask that a tax b“ levied upon the taxable property of said Washington Townshin and sail City of Decatur, situated therein in a ; sufficient amount to pay the interes’ and principal of -aid bonds as they I become due. That said imnrnvetner' be a 'constructed and ’ha' said bonds be - ! sued, and said tgx be levied upon tb-> i taxable property of said township i" : thp nature of St«te o l ' Tl . ’ ”r" : lin the ' 19"'5. besdnnine on rrs> j 550. and Tn“nd=‘d *n rhe A“t« ”■ ithe Legis' ■“ of Die -*'ite of Indian [for the year '907. and as amended in the Acts of 19'19. now in force providlins for the extension of free gravel or ] macadam —’■“•’s and all other and a!' [amendments thereto. '7e further ask the Board.Am'take a 1 ! the necessary stens required by law to have said improvement constructed and made as Petitioned herein, that the same be constructed without submitting the uuestic > of building the same to an election of the voters o f said Washington townshin. and that the Board construct the under the laws of th° State of Indiana, nroviding for the esfension cf free gravel or macadam roads by township taxation Respecrft.llv submitted. Julius Hnuek. E. F. Gass. I. A Kai ver. C. A. Dt’«an, .T. M. Rice. J. H I Bremerkamn. J B Buhler, v’erdinan-i . P.leeke. Jacob J. Mever. C E. Strebe. U r ttoirq vv H. Fledderjohann. T. M Reid. G. E. Steele. W. J. Mvers I IM. Frisinger. Eli Sprunger. John Ev ! erett. John Niblick. Dan M. Niblick. ' F X Ehinger. J. T. Merryman. C. M. Weld' . C. H Colter. Fred Schafer. V D. Artman. J. D. Hale. Daniel W. B<>erv. Cbalmer C Cchafer. H. W. Schroll. John Smiley. W. A. Bauman. Gtts'av Reinking. S. Snangler. Roy Archbold. Bernard J. Terveer, Aug. Schlickman. P E Amsnaueb John H Starost. Louts ’Wise Geors ’ C Cteele Abe Boch, Jno. R. Parrish. Earl B Adams, J M. Meyer. A. M. Fisher. M. W. Burns. Jno. W Vail. C. S Niblick. R J. Smith. H. Hite John T. Mvers. J H i Heller John D. Stults. C. Raderr.aker, jD. A. Hunsicker. H. Kri< k C. H E>- ] zey. Dan Erwin. W A. Kuehle* Chas : Sether, W. R Dorwtn W P Schrock. ‘.Tease D. nm’lev. Ijiwrence C. Waring John Spuhler. Jesse O. Sellemeyer. C ' r Walter. F1 Ahr. D. D. Clark. J. L. Hocker. D. F. Teeole. Samuel Doak. 'Geo Kinrel .1.1) M«ver. i w Lenhart. |p Ki;seh. W. T Butler. Michael Miller, L. A. Holthouse Henrv Schulte. Wm. Reppert. Clem Voalewede. Frank Coppess. Andrew A Welfly, ”. H. Macklin. A H Sellemeyer O. L. Kirsch. O. L. Vance. Hugh Hite This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday. November 6. 1911. lat which time the taxpayers o’ 3 Washington townsbin mav armear and make such objection as the law mav provide for. 41t3 H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given ’.hat t. [Board of Commissioners of Adam: (’cunty. Indiana, will receive bids so i the construction c f a macadamize 1 'road in Jefferson Township, in said county, known as the Joseph M. Pec’r Macadam Road, up and until U» a. tn., on " Monday. November 6. 1911. at a regular meeting cf said Board of

, Commissioners, held in the City oi Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, sea! ; ed bids will be received for the construction of said road In accordance i with the plans, specifications and report of the viewers and enginee., I 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 I in twice the amount of the bld filed, conditioned for faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder, ii awarded the contract therefor, an! complete the same according to sucii contract and in accordance with the bid filed. Allirids shall be made so as to give : the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash, payable on estimates furnished 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. The Board of Commissioners n ■ serves the right to reject any and all blds H S. MICHAUD. Auditor, Adams County. Indiana The successful bidder will be required to furniah. pay and make up whatever amount that be necessary to sell the bonds for said improv ■ ment. <0 ' , '' ■ o - -■■ ■ ' - — NOTICE OF VACATION OF ALLEY. To the City of Decatur and the Citizens thereof: Notice is hereby given that theri has been filed in the Adams Circuit Court of Adams County. Indiana, a petition / vacate the alley extending east and west between inlots number 578 and 595 on the north side thereo. and inlots number 579. 586. 593 and 594 on the south side thereof, tffi 1 said alley extending from the west side of said inlots number 578 and 579 to the east side of inlots number 594 ‘and 595: that all of said lots above and herein mentioned are in the Derkes and Bremerkamp’s subdivision of the south part of outlot 158 in Joseph Crabb s western addition to the town inow city) of Decatur, in Adams County, Indiana: that said petition, will be heard in the said Adams Circuit Court before the judge thereof ot . Tresdav, <> - ‘er 31. 1911. .iri.iUS HAUGK. ALBERT HUDSON. 41t2 Et al., ex parte. ; NOTICE OF PETITION FOR A HIGH WAY. Notice is hereby given that a petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams, in the State of Indiana, at .e November term. 1911. of said Board, asking for the location of a. new public highway in Hartford tov n--nip. in said County and State, on t! ■ tollowing route, to-wit: Commencing at the southeast corneot section thirteen, in township twen ty-five. north of range thirteen east, in Adams County. Indiana, which point is also the northeast corner r setton twenty-four in said towns; ( nd rangF. then -e running weM j said sei-’icn line to the west line c said section thirteen and twenty-four. I said proposed new highway will pas- ‘ along, upon and over and effect th I lands oi Peter M. Moser, Daniel j -’ - tz. Ja ot> F Moser. Aaron Zie’■'el S-T.atfter. Atr- s Scbv“Te’ ;■? the School Propetty. taaova as Sebb ■ Lot number five, all in said Haitfc,-.. j township. Dated this sth dav of October. It-' H S MICHAUD, Auditor. Adams County. Indiana. 41t2 PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD State of Indiana. County of Adams, s.- ; Before the Board of Commissionet of the County of Adams. Novembe * Term’. 1911: We, the undersigned, each and all < ’ whom ate resident freeholders I and voters of Washing’on and Sain , Mary's Townships, in Adams ('ountj.! Indiana, respectfully petition you honorable body that yov construct am’, complete a free macadamized stone road on the boundary line between Washington and Sa'nt Mary s to* i ships aforesaid over and upon the pule lie highway, situated on the following route, to-wit: Commencing at the northeast eo ner ot section thirty-six (36). townsh:' ' twent-seven(27) north, range foortee I east, in Adams county.lndiana, running j thence south on the boundary line di- i t iding sections thirty-six (36), town-j ship and range atoresaid. and sectio’. thirty-one (31), township twenty-seve:. (27). north range fifteen (15) east, and terminating at the southeast comer o: said section thirty-eix (36), township and range aforesaid. Your petitioners aver and say tba: the petition herein is signed by more than fifty adult resident free-holders) and voters of said townships abutting said township line road and that more than ten of such petitioners are from each of the townships affected and to be affected by the proposed im-1 provement. Your pefitioners further aver and say that) the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length and connects at both ends with a free ma<adam road, and that a United States Rural Mail Route passes over said highway. Your petitioners ask your honorable th»t S nid highway heretofore described be drained and graded andthat 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 Un--1 between Washington and St. Mary's townships aforesaid. Your petitioners further ask say that said highway above described be improved to the width of 40 fee:, and that said highway be graded tn width of twenty-six (26) feet, and that ' broken stone be placed thereon to i width of ten (10) feet, and to a dert’s of eight (8) inches at the sides tireicof. and to a depth of ten 110) inch-• in the center thereof, and that cru O -<i stoneyrreenings be plaethere to a derth of four (4) incTles upon su< h broken stone, tljit said improve-

ment be made a douine Dock and that the name of said improvement be "The • Azie E. Tucker Macadam Road." ■ That to pay for said improvement • we ask that bonds be issued by the , County of Adams in the State of Ini diana. payable in twenty semi-annual ■ installments or series, and for the pay ment of which we ask that a tax be I levied upon the taxable property of , said Washington and St. Mary’s town • ships, aforesaid, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of ! said bonds as they become due. , That said improvement be made and that said bonds be issued, and said tax be levied upon the • taxable property of said township in 1 accordance with the Acts of the Legislature ot the State of Indiana, passed , in the year 19'19. beginning on page ■ 263, and al lother amendments men- > (toned therein, now- in force provid--1 ing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads and all other ard an' and all amendments thereto. I We further ask the Board to take all , the necessary steps , required by law 'to have said improvement constructed without submitting the question 1 of building the same to an elec . tion of the voters of said Washington and St. Mary’s townships, and that : the Board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana, now | in force, providing for the extension Oi free gravel or macadam roads by 1 township taxation. Respectful!)’ submitted, Azie E Tucker. George H. Strickler. A Z. Smith. Adam Hower. F. O. Martin. S. W. Myers. Geo W. Brown, O. T Johnson, George W. Brandenburgh, IJ. W. Myers. J. T Johnson. Henrv Gunsett. William Arnold. John Beni 'ing. O. L. Vance. C. A Dugan. Thomas J. Durkin. Dan Erwin. C. S. Niblick. (A. L. Burdg. I. A. Kalver. C. B. Andrew's. James A. Bain. Dan M Niblick. !E. X Ehinger. Samuel Doak. Wm. Roon. John T. Myers. Fred Schafer. C. |F. True. E. D Runyon. Wm H Cop- • ock. Gilbert Strickler. V. P. Ball. Fred H. Busche. Elmore J. Cook, T. M Bess. A. Shoa . J D. Kemper. A Rail : ing, David Fuhrman. J. A. Zerkel. Jacob Raw ley, E. H. Faust. C. C. Robin'son. Geo A Kintz. Thos. S Perkins. A W Garard. Daniel F. Cook. Reubrr ICrilr.en. L. A Graham. Peter Broun. ■ Samuel Niblick. A. M Baxter. D P. Overhulser. Daniel Haley. Reynolds. Joseph B.hilling. D. S Wolfe. |H. Ruckmaster Mat Mas Thomas. J. ! . Longenbereer. E W Busche, W. H. |Graham. J N Burkhead. Marcellus Davisson. Daniel Marshand. Reason Shaffer. Philip Gephart. O ' Sumar A. N. Acker. L. D. Brown. Ed Frajice A A. Roebuck. J. W. Vizard. H. M Mathewson. J W. Watkins. Frank !.ord. James Glick. Dayton Gaus Bennie Gause. A L Johnson. Fran ’ I Stri( kier. John Chik-ote. Moses A ' Hamrick. Frank Troutner. Jesse E j I.autzenheise I *. Josh (a A Har-nt”’.. Clyde Beam. A J. Case. Nimrod M Cullough. J. D Cowan. James McCullougn. Samuel Eisenhower. Daniel Troutner. Henry Steele. J. R. Boyi. Henry A. Tyndall. D B. Roop, Albert Ross. Mrs M. S’evely. Geo. i» Davis. J W. Hakes. David Archer i H S Smith This petition will be presented o I the Board of Commissioners on Monday. November 6. 1911. lat w hich time the taxpayers o' [Washington and St Ma - -e" - - : - may appear and make such objection as 'he law mav provide for. 41' H. S. MICHAUD, Auditc NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS —VIEWERS - REPORT. , in the Commissioner? Court of Jay | County, Indiana. ■ the matter of the Ford and Sha ' tei et al. ex parte, petition for the im- • ’'vement of the public highway or (the county line road between Jay and counties Notice of the pendency of a petition i and viewers’ report before the boards 'of county commissioners of Jay and Adams counties in the State of Indi.'ana. Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Wabash township, Adams County. Indiana, and to the taxpayers of Bearcreek township. Jay County. Indiana, that on the 29th day of April. 1911. the above named petitioners filed their petition in the Auditor’s office of Jay County. Indiana, praying for the construction of a stone road on an-1 along the county line between tbr • counties of Jay and Adams in the I State of Indiana, which road and pubjlie highway is described as follows, i to-wit: Commencing at tae northeast corner ’of section one fl), township twentyfour (24), north of range fourteen (14> east, in Jay County. Indiana, and running thence west on and along the public highway between Bearcreek township, in Jay County, Indiana, and Wabash township, in Adams Coun--1 ty. Indiana, following the general (highway as it now exists, to the north ,west corner of section six (6) in said .township twenty-four (24), north cf i range fourteen (14) east, in Jay County. Indiana. | That the boards of commissioners o! I Jay and Adams Counties. Indiana, have duly and legally met in joint ses- ; s’on and appointed viewers and an engineer to lay out, view, prepare plans and specifications and profiles for the improvement of said highway to establish the length and width thereof, assess damages, determine as to bridges, the depth and quality of stone to be used thereon and to determine the public utility and convenience o. the construction of said improvemen' ■ of said highway, and that said viewers ■ and said engineer did on the 26th o: 'July, 1911. file with the auditors o” Jay and Adams Counties in the State of Indiana, their written report, recommending the construction of said improvement of said highway. That afterwards, to-wit. on the 25th day of August, 1911. the boards of commissioners of Jay County and Adams County, met in joint session to consider said petition and report, and to hear any remonstrance against the same, and ordered that paragraphs 1 ( and 4, of said report, be amended by said viewers and engineer and fixe.’ September 25. 1911, as tne day for filing said report, as ordered amend- • ed That on the 25tb nay of September, i 1911. said viewers filed in the Audi- ■ tor's office of Jay and Adams Counties.

t Indiana, their report, amended as ordered by said boards. You are therefore hereby notified t that the boards of commissioners oi e Jay and Adams counties. Indiana, will | i- meet in joint session, at the auditor’s j 11 office of Jay County. Ind.. In the City ot, Portland. Indiana, on the 27th day of e October, 1911. at the hour of 10 o’clock f a m.. on said day to hear any and ail i-1 objections you may have why slid imt 1 yrovement of said highway should not f be made and will then and there heaand determine said petitions and said > £ report of any remonstrance or rejnon- 1 i- stranccs that may be filed thereto ard i '■ against the construction of the imn . provement of said highway. i- ‘ You are also hereby further notified • 1 that all claims for damages fnr and c on acc’-nt ot the construction of said ■ improvement ,of said public highway, ■ must te filed with said viewers and, i engine’ • within ten days from the 25th , day of September, 1911. Dated this 9th day of October, 1911. j 1 H. S. MICHAUD. I : Auditor. Adams County, Indiana ii W LEA SMITH. ■, Auditor. Jay County. Indiana Smith 4 Fleming. Attys. 41t2i II I ' N ,TICE OF COMMISSIONERS’ SALE OF REAL ESTATE. ’.I i i - | Noti-' is nereoy given that the tin'deraigr d i-onun’ssicner. appointed by ’the Adams Circuit Court of Adams . Uot.nl Indiana, at the September •iTerm. 1911. of said court, in a cans” . | fn- ■ •’tinn nf real “state for w hich ~ this action was brought, w herein Wil Ham V. Buckmaster, administrator of | the estate ot Wesley Evans, deceased.! ('is plaintiff and Jennie Evans. surviv-| .' ing widow of Wesley Evans, deceased; ■ John W. Evans, Emma Lotter. Andy j Letter, her husband: Mary E. Reich- j ard, William Reichard, her husband: , ; Cynes A. Evans. Ethel F. Evans. Eithel, !P. Evans. Charles L. Evans and the ; 11 Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance(Company, are defendants, and being ; ■ Cause No. 5167 on the docket of said i - court, by attf irity of said court •J entered in Order Book 46 on page 468. ■ 469. and 470 of t'*e records of the Ad nms Circuit Court of said County, will) offer for sale at private sale to the . highest and best bidder, at the law of- . flee of Peterson & Moran in the Morri-1 son block: in the City of Decatur. A<V| ams County. Indiana, on Saturday. Novemter 18. 1911. .between the hours of 10 o’clock a. m and 1 o'clock n. tn., of said day and > not sold on said day the same will be, ' continued and offered for sa’ ’’“tween . (be same hours on each succeeding [day until sold: the following described ! J real est ’ ’ : ' Coupty, Indiana. I < to-wit: t The south half of the soufheast qua -' ■ ter of section five 'sl in townsbi”’ | twenty-five (25> north range fifteen '(15) east, containing eighty ’SOI’ | acres of land. TERMS OF SALE. One-third cash on day of sale, one- 1 , third to be paid in one year, and one-' (third to be paid in two years, from! date The purchaser giving {his notes for deferred payments, waiv- 1 ing valuation and appraisement la>s with 6 per dent interest from date to

□mnmnr—innn czicczicantzic FALL OPENING SALE I EAT BERNSTEINS c Q Two Doors South Interurban Station Decatur Ind. Studebaker Block ~ Our fall opening Sale Opened Saturday Oct. 14 with one of the largest crowds that ever visited o “ I F't store, and it will continue for one week longer. There is a reason for these eage* - buyers to visit ou store, we give vou good mdse, save you vour hard earned money. We positively guarantee to save y ■ money on all purchases. Furthermore we guarantee every article that leaves the store to be first da--and dependable. Remember Sale lasts up to Sat. Oct. 28th. Come in and get your winter goals of a . kinds. ' . SHOES! SHOES!! SPECIALS! SPECIALS! B' $3.00 Ladies pat. button or bu- Mens heavy sweater coats in grey J cher shoe also gun metal and with blue and red trimming tall n . jEP cloth top fall opening sale $1.95 opening sale . . . 4oc y $3.00 Ladies tan button shoe fall “ abo ?’ c ,. , ' U opening sale $2.45 $1.50 Mens flannel shirts . . 98c - $3.50 Ladies suede or velvet but- 75c Mens jersey shirts 48c — » ton shoe fall opening sale $2.98 Mens rubber boots good quality $2.00 Ladies box calf shoe fall worth $4.00 fall opening sale opening sale . . .$1.49 .. .$3.29 pair ILj $1.75 Ladies vice kid shoe button Mens fleeced lined underwear u, or lace Special . . $1.19 special worth 50c while they last Q i ■ $3.00 ns gun metal shoe but- fall opening sale . . . 38c ea M ton or lace tall opening sale al- Mens ooc value a large asst ot so pat button or lace . $2.29 work shirts collars attached a H $2.5« Mens gun metal boxcalf bar^ain a chance of a 3Z vice kid plain toe or tip $1.95 , - j r" ;i E H 75 Mens satin calf shoe a bar- Apron gingham 8c value .oc yd U I 1 gain fall opening sale . . $1.25 Table oil cloth fancy 18c qualitv Q M $2.00 Mens heavy tanworkshoe • l-c J gg .$1.69 25c Green window shades 6 ft. b: [ ] Special prices in children and boys i° n S Jcolor fall opening sale S Unbleached muslin ...5c yd Ladies vests and pants heavily r= i j i . • i . . o fleeced worth 29c fall opening M m Blankets m gre v and tan 43c pr. sa j p ea 19c U ■ j $1.35 Heavy comforts . . 98c batts roll ' ' ' 4 i.fc r ■ 50c Corsets fall opening sale 42c $1.50 Ladies white tailored waists U [ I Outing flannel light or dark oc yd ..... 98c LH $3.00 Mens Corduroy pants fall $2.50 Ladies sweater coats double I opening sa'e . . $1.98 breasted two pockets all colors «— I I Apron gingham 8c value .5c yd . $1.98 U s w—- ' ■ ■■■■ —f—- ; / Remember This Sale Lasts Till Saturday October 28th. ? * Come ea-ly and avoid the Rush L nt ir }n r~ini inr~i m —mrnncX

be secured by mortgages on the prem- ■ ties sold . _ i , Said real estate will be offered sot j sale both as a whole and in 40 acre tracts, and will be sold to the best j 'advantage, either as a whole or in 40 ( 1 acre tracts. Such sale will be made subject to the approval of the Adams Circuit Court, and will not be sold for less | than its appraised value, as specified In the order of said court. JOHN C. MORAN, Commissioner. Peterson & Moran. Attys. 41tt PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, sa: Before the Board of Commissioners jef the County of Adams. November 'Term. 1911. ' We. the undersigned, each and all ot j whom are resident free holders and , voters of Jefferson Township, in Ad-. ams County. Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask; | that you construct and complete a I tree macadamized stone road in said Township over and upon the public [highway situated on the following: ' route, to-wit: Commencing at the northwest cor-' ner of section three (3), township twenty-five (25) north, range fifteen] (15) east, in Adams County. Indiana, running thence south on the line dividing sections three and four and ter-, minating at the southwest corner of j section three (3) tow nship and range ( aforesaid. Your petitioners aver and say tha’ the improvement prayed for is less [than three miles in length, connects at ] I both ends with a free macadam road ] , in said township. Your petitioners further aver and ] I say that the highway herein sought to be ‘improved is a public highway al- I ready established and in use. and is ■one of the public highways of said, Jefferson Township. Your petitioners ask your honorable . body that said highway abovb describjed be drained and graded, and that | . broken stone be placed upon the ‘ grade and that upon _ such broken stone there be placed stone screening. and that this improvement be made exclusive of crushed stone and i screenings. Your petitioners further ask tha’ said highway above described be Im-' i proved to the width of 40 feet, and that sa'd highway above described l e grade’’ ’p a width of twenty-four (24) ,feet. end that broken sf’>f“ he -laoed j . thereon to a width of ton < 10) feet pod I 'to a denth of eight (81 inches at t s o j {sides tbe'-eof. and tn a denth o' ten, 1(10) inches >n the center thereof, n' 1 i that crushed stone screenings be n!a i led thereon to a denth of sot”" ’ n.j-hes "non such hrnkoti stone, and that said improvement be made a dou-. • ble track and that the name of the ■ ’ same be the Frank Hisey Macadam ; Road. That to pay for said improvement i ‘we ask that bonds be issued by the ] i County of Adams in the State of Indi ■ ana. payable in twenty semi-annual in’stallments or series, and for the p? ■ ment of which we ask that a tax be levied noon the taxable

. said Jefferson Townsh-,- n u Icient amount to pay t’., ..... I principal of said bonds ]’ R .j,’"’ :, M'« come due. | That said improvemet t ~ n , tonstructed. and that ■issued and said tax be I, tJ . 'taxable property of said tow lll< B in accordance with the \<.. s , K i Legislature of the State of' [' : passed in the year 190.'.. legin? ■ 'page 550. and ns amended i n of 1907. and as amended in t'a. K of 1909. now in force providing o, 9 extension of free grave' or tr ' S roads, and all other and anH 'amendments thereto. ■ We further ask the Board H all of the necessary ste; s s K qtiired by law to have said ••r-,.. h ment constructed and mail? ■ tinned herein, that the same ■ stnicted without submitting -g. ■ tion of building the same to ■ tion of the voters of said Township, and that >he Boa-.f . ■ struct the same under the iaw g I State of Indiana, providing for- p „ e ■ [tension of free gravel or ir.'’'nii a a I roads. ■ i Respectfully submitted. I Frank Hisey, J. M. Bollenbat « j I L. Yaney. Jacob Houser. F \ p^ r ] ■ .bower. James F. Byer, Abe Bebint yi I ichael Kuehn, jr.. C. W. Heffner. L.\j ■ Isapn. E. G. Butcher. Elmer I.ud’. r> I iel Shank. Otto Baker, Charley Sniin I ley, J. F. Nash, W. J. Johnsc . Egly. W. V. Smitley, John A. Cofl M ] John W. Fetters. Philip Brew T I | F.’ Rian, Albert F. Adams. -lonathas 1 Rian. George Searigbt. I. D. : .»l P : O. W. Duff. J. M. Duff. S D Hill, hv vid Zehr. John Rohrer, Frank o iPrewster. Joe Young. Reuben Ih.ru John T. Ault. Frederick Berron. Frank Spangler. George T. Huffman. Wm c ] Bollenbai her. Jacob Hiller. Fetters, Pat Murphy, Frank Fetter% 'Charles M. Fetters. Gale Hook. tame. Kinney, Frank Stomp, Jacob Strihe. Marion Ketchum. John Engle Philip Irvin, Daniel Brewster. This petition will be presented to tne Board of Commissioner- rr Monday. November 6. 191’. iat which time the taxpayers of Jefferson townshks may ail” ‘nuke st ch cbjection as th? ; -nay I provide for. FOR SALE —Pure bred Sh: :s: e 3 rams, one and two years old: also Duroc service males. —C. C. Miller, R, ] R 9, Decatur, Ind. 2 7t12 :

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