Decatur Democrat, Volume 57, Number 3, Decatur, Adams County, 18 January 1912 — Page 8

PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. Stat? oi Indiana, County of Adams, sa: Beiore the Hoard ot Commissioners\ of the County of Adams, Februaryu Term. 1912. We. the undersigned, each and all or whom are adult resident tree-holders a id voters of Washington and Monroe townships. In Adams County, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body that you construct and complete a free macadamized stone road, on the boundary 'lne between Washington and Monroe townships aforesaid, over and upon the public highway situated on the tollowing route, to wit: Commencing on the southwest corner of section thirty-one (311 in township twenty-seven (27) north, range fourteen (14 > east, running thence following the public highway dividing said section thirty-one (31) in township twenty-seven (271 north, range fourteen (14) east, and section six (6) in township twenty-six (261 north, range fourteen (14) east, ind terml" ating at the northeast coiner of said section six (6) aforesaid. Your petitioners aver ami say that the petition herein is signed ’ y more than fifty adult resident freeholders and v. tern of said townshit's abutting said townshin line road and that more than ten of such petitioners are trom each of the townships affected and to he affected bv the proposed improvement. Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than three miles in length, is outside of the limits of any city or incorporated. town, connects at both ends with a tree macamam road on said tow nship line, and that a United States Rural Mail Route passes over said highway. 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. 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 lin- between Washington and Monroe Townshins aforesaid. Your petitioners further as' that said highway above described be improved to a width of 40 feet, and that said highway be graded to a width of 24 feet, and to a depth of 8 inches, at the sides thereof and to a d*"tb of ’■) inches in the center thereof and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a deeth of four inches upon such broken stone, that said improvement be made a double track and that the name of said improvement be The M. F. Parrish Macadam Road. That tn na ft” said 'rv-ov?ment we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams, in the State of Indiana. livable in twenty semi-annual installments or series and for the r.avment o* which we ask, that a tax be levied urcn the taxable "ro-iert" of said Washington and Monroe tcwnshit s -“said, in a sufficient amount to nay the interest and principal of said bonus as thev become due. That said improvement be made and that said bonds be issued, end said tax* be levied r.-wi the taxabl* property of said townships, in accordance with -bp A --ts <-» the l egis’-rro-e of the state of Indiana. passed i" the year 1909, beginning on nage 263. and a! lother acts mentioned therein now in force providing so" the extension fre» s: avel or macadam roads and all <•’o and an's and all amendment thereto. We further ask the Board to take all the necessary steps required by law .to have said improvement construtted without submitting the question of )>' tiding the same to an election the voters of said Washington and Monroe townships and that the Hoard construct the same under the laws of rhe S'ate of Indiana, now in force providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads, on township lines by township taxation. Respectfully submitted: M. F. Parrish. Daniel Landis, R. L. Shirk, .'ohu Hendricks, Shelby Ray, J. A. Hendricks, A. B. Bailey. Jonathan Burkbead, J. L. Gross. E W. Keller, A. N. Keller. J. F. Christ. W. I. Keller, Sylvan O. Babcock. Chas E. Rahner, Z. O. Lewellen, Moses Badders. G. W. Hahn, Joseph Wisler, D. C. Brandyberry, William Brandyberry. A R. Brandyberry, .1. J. Hofer. W. S. Smith, N Wagoner, John Badders. J. F. Hocker, H C Andrews. Michael Miller. W. W. Graham. .1. H. Hahnert. J. L. John- . son. J. B. Corson. J. N. Burkhead, Samuel Yost. Jerry Somers, Lois A. Sanders. L. C. Pease. C. W. Merryman. Deem Jonathan Merryman. Z. Merryman, Wm Reppert. Noah H. Johnson. C. J i.eo. Jos. Heimann. Joe A. . Andrews. F. Hahnert. T H. Baltzell. Jonas Hoffman, S. B. Nelson. G. W. Andrews. L. E. Marker. T. H. Tabler, '?s. Ki-kendall. J. M. Andrews, O. T. Hendricks. J E Landis. Jacob Bohn. Oscar Ehrsam, Fred H. Meyer, B. M. Pt ire, J.aeob Miller. Philip Zaugg. John t nl'sige W. A. Bollinger. P P. Klonfetistein Jonathan Andrews. Jacob W. Plot fens’ein, J. J. Both. Pau! Girod. S-rmuel '’nl'er, David Blberstine. Ira Wasone- Peter Rich. Jacob Dolch, John Bauman, William'Gilbert. Elias f'.nrrente-. C. E. Bollinger, V. R. Laisnre Henrv f-Jirschv, John T. Martz, Ernst W i'.’-sche G. E. McKean, C, A Dwg-in, E, X. Ehinger. C. S. Niblick, W H R. K Allison. J. C. Sutton J. H Coffee, John Baker, John q.s-u- J"hn Wagener. Noah Mangel' Eli Engle. Frank Corscn. E F H Yager. H A Fristoe. H. Hite. Henry Barklev. B. P Rice. Jake Everett, I R Parrish. Clem Heide man. Julius Heideman. W. H. Ward. N. A. Loch. J. F. Keifer. J. W. McKean. L L Runert, L. N. Stahl, H. Osterman. J. W. Klopfenstein. A. Q. Dur-, bin. L. L. Sheline. Geo. H. Martz, R. E. Smith J. D. Hendricks, Elmore J. Cook, H. Osterman, T. O. Martin, L. A. Graham. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday February 5, 1912, at which time the taxpayers of Washington and Monroe townships may appear and make such objection as the law may provide for. H. S. MICHAUD, Auditor. Peterson & Moran, R. C, Parrish, At- 1 torneys. 2t3 1

PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD ——— State of Indiana, County of Adams, as: , Before the Hoard of Commissioners iof the County of Adams. February Term, 1912. We, rhn undersigned, each and all oi whom are adult reeldent freeholders and voters ot Washington township. Adams County, Indiana, respectfully | petition your honorable body and ask that you construct and complete a free | macadamized stone road, in said town ship, over and upon the public highway i situated on the following route, to-; wit: Commencing at the southeast ter mlnal of the George Kintz Macadam Road, where the same forks with the Fort Recovery Road near the northeast corner of the northwest quarter J (H> of the northeast quarter (H) of' section thirteen (13) in township twenty-seven (27) north, range four ' teen (14) east, in Adams County. Indiana. thence southeast, on, over and along said Fort Recovery Road to the township line between the townships of Washington and St Mary's in said County and State and there connecting with the Paul Baumgartner Macadam Road and there to terminate. Said petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed lor is less than three ( it miles in length and ecu nects at both ends with a free Macadam Road in said township, and that a United States Ruial Mail Route passes over the highway herein sought to be improved. Your petitioners further aver and s ty that the highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway already established and in use. and is one of (he public highways of the said Washington 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. Your i»etitioners further ask that said highway above described be improved to the width to which It is now established, that being 40 lee’, and that said highway above described be 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 that crushed stone screenings be placeo thereon to a depth of four inches; that said road be made a double track and that the name of the same be the Yellow Creek Macadam Road. That to pay for said improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams and State of Indiana, payable in twenty semi-annual install ments or series, and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Washington township in sufficient amount to pay the interest and princi pal 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 Leg islature ot the State ot Indiana, passed in tae year 1905, beginning at page ’ .’>•», and as amended in the Acts of 19')I, 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 an amendments thereto. We tartfic-r ;tk 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 ot the voters ot said Washington township; and that the Board construct the same under the laws of the State of Indiana providing for the extension c. s.avei or macadam roads. Rest ecu ully submitted: Ei Meyer, Fred Schlickman. Sam Butler. Joe McFarland, M E. Hower, Geoige E. Wemhoft, W. H. Zwjck. R. D. Myers, Aug. Schlickman, Chris Htknecht, Dore B. Erwin, Charles W. Ya ger, Dan Erwin, E. Woods. W. H. i.aker, C. Hower, P. J. Hyland, P. 1. tmspaugn. W. H. Lee. S. j. Lauian,. , humas Buckmaoter. C. S. Niblick, E. I: .1. Ehinger, M. Kirsch, J. S. Faik, Frank Aurand, B. J. Smith, D. D. Clark, J. G. Smith, J. D. Dailey, Jno. D. Myers, M. Fullenkamp. E. P. Gass, D. M. Hower, C D. Teeple, Joe Ixrse, H. E. Zerkel. W. J. Archbold, C. S. Clark, Thomas J. Durkin, L. A. Thomas, W. A. Lower. C. O. McKean, J. N. Burkhead. Chas. Peterson, S. W. Peterson, Ed E. Parent, H. Hite, John Everett, J. D. Meyer. J. W. Myers, Ed L. Kintz, L. L. Baumgartner, Ferdinand Bleeke. E. Burt Lenhart, Andrew A. Welfley, Michael Miller, Norman G. Lenhart, 1 L. C. Helm. Daniel Cook. John D. Bolinger, R. D. Patterson, T. A. Leonard, John Spuhler, Frank McConnell. J. M. Lenhart, Bernard Meyer, Henry Siting Lewis Meyer, Joseph Selking, Joe | Rumschlag, W. E. Kintz, John Appelman, Joe J. Tonnelier, G. Geels, W. A. Bowman, Geo. A. Martz, John Mayer, A. T. Brown, Marion Andrews, P. L. | Andrews, Jos. C. Beery, A. L. Hurdg, Win. Chronister, J. W. Johnson. Ao-; Schnepp, Joseph T. Johnson. M. E. Andrews, Fred Scheimann, C. B. An- 1 drews, J. A. Zerkel, Eli Engle, C. Rad-1 emaker, Charles Lesee, Hosea Ray, J.' H. Voglewede, T. M. Gallogly, W. | Lichtle. Wm. Butler. A. M. Fisher, Ambrose Shoaf, Azie E. Tucker, Frank Bens, George W. Zimmerman. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday February 5, 1912, lat which time the taxpayers of Wash- i ington township may appear and make such objection as the law may provide I for. H. S. MICHAUD, 2t3 Auditor. D. B. Erwin, Atty. 2t3 PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. I State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: I Before the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams, February Term, 1912. We, the undersigned, each and all of whom are adult resident free-holders and voters of French township, | Adams Ceunty, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask that you construct and complete a free macadamized stone road, in said town-1 ship, over and upon the public highway : situated on the following route, towit: '

| Commencing at the southwest cor uer of section twenty-six (26) In town-: ship twenty six < 1 w th, rung.- thtr keen (13) east. Adams County. Indiana, thence running west one-half (Mi> : mile, thence north one (1) mile, following the said public highway and all being In French township, Adams ‘County, Indiana. Said petitioners aver and say that' the improvement prayed for Is less ‘than three (3) miles in length and con Elects at both ends with a free Macad | am Road in said township, and that a J I United States Rural Mail Route passes jover the highway herein sought to bv j 'improved. Your petitioners further aver and say I 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 the said French ‘ ' township. Your l etitioueis ask your honor il lbody that said highway above describ-j :ed be drained and graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade I and that upon such broken stone there I be placed stone screenings Your petitioners further ask thit said highway above described be Im : proved to the width to which it is now established, that being 40 feet, and that said highway above described be graded to a width of 24 left, and that , broken stone' be placed thencn >o a width of 10 feet, and to a depth, ot 8 inches at the sides thereof, and tbit crushed stone screenings be ; laced , thereon to a depth of four Inches; that said road be made a double track and tha the name of the same be th"' Mertz Macadam Road That to p»y for said improvement we ask tha. bonds be issued by the County of Adams and State of Indian • payable in twenty semi-annual installments or series, and for the paymen’ of which we a.-s that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of said > French township in sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal o said bonds as they become due. That said imr rovement 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 Leg ; islature of the State of Indiana, passed ■ in the year 1905, beginning at pag 550, and as amended in the Acts o: 1907, and as amended in the Acts o: 1909. now in lorce, providing for the extension of free gravel or macadam ‘ roads and all other and any and all amendments thereto. VVe further ask the board to take all ot the necessary steps as is required by law to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned here- ' •in; that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election ot the voters of said French township: and that the Board construct the same under the laws ot the State oi Indiana providing for (he extension ot free 1 gravel or macadam reads. Fesrectliilh submiHed: J. L. Graber, JJ. Rich, Josep’.t lit■•)•.. J C. N. Stuckey, C. C. Augsburg.’) Au theny Simon, Albert Mot schbercc , j Joel Schwartz. Jonas NeuensCav. under. Fred Reinhard:, Christ M'.efc?hbe-£ct John Lobsiget, John Baumgartner, D m O. Reinhart, Daniel D. Mos?:. Tob'a* Steffen, Danie’ Schwartz, Daniel Neuenschwander, John Gether. Jeff Gerber. John P. Steiner. John Moro’. Chrirt Get her. Joset.'n Rut, .\l3":t E- - Joel J. Kipfer, John A. Am-’otr William Fuchs, Jno. Rich, .1. E-rherc. cob Tonne:. John Beitler, Andrew Bertsch, J. R. Graber, Jaccb Neuhouser. William H. Schwartz, Daniel Mouser, John J. J. Moses, Jacob P. Steiner, F-‘ nk Behling. John Neuh'”’?er. John Roth. Tobias Stauffen, Orel Gilllom, David Levy. John Toaner, Jcel Baumgartner. B. D. Roth, Ephraim Kipfer, Sam Baumgartner, Sam Kaehr, John Kaehr, John Schfartz. Peter N. Mcser, Amos Steiner. Frank M. Tremp, Charles Schaaer. Timithy! Fonts, A. J. Reynolds, John Moes-1: berger, C H. Rctb. Lmits E. J liilerat, Andrew Mertz, John 'luhler. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Monday February 5, 1912, at which time the taxpayers of French ’ownship may appear and make such objection as the laws may nrovide for; H. S. MICHAUD. Attorney. D. B. Erwin. Atty. 2t:l NOTICE Or PUBLIC LETTING. N‘otice is Hereby given that the Board of Commissioners of Adams ■County. Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in St. Mary’s township, in said I county, known as the Paul Baumgart- j uer Macadam Road, up and until 10 o'clock a. m.. on Monday. February 5, 1912, at a regular meeting of said Board of : -Commissioners, held in the City of 1 ‘Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, seal-' ed bids will be received for the construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the viewers and engineer, j 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 i -contract and tn accordance wi:h the t bid filed. AU bids shall be made so as to give i 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 I cent of any one estimate, out cf the jfunds to be hereinafter raised by the . sale of bonds as required by law. ( The Board of Commissioners re serves the right to reject any and all, 'bids. H. S. MICHAUD. Auditor, Adams County, Indiana. The successful bidder will be re-! quired to furnish, pay and make up whatever amount that be necessary to sell the bonds for said improve- : ment. It 3 NOTICE OF SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY. j State of Indiana, Adans Count, ss : - In the matter of the estate of I 'George K. Jacobs, deceased.

Notice is hereby given that the un | derslgned, administrator of the estate of George K. Jacobs, deceased will offer for sale at public auction at the late residence of said decedent, in Washington township, in said county and state, on Thursday, ths Bth Day of Feb.. 1912, the personal propeity of said estate, ' consisting ot I One grey.mare, 8 years old. with foal; one bay mare.. Il years old; ione 2-yearold colt, one Durham cow, (fresh first of March; one 2-year-old Durham bull; one 18-months-oid Durjham bull; one Jersey heifer, 1 year old ... . Hogs: Two brood sows, will isrirow In March; one black Berkshire, sow. and 7 pigs by side, 22 shouts,. 1 weight 115 pounds apiece; sheep. 32 Shropshire sheep. 125 bushel of corn. 211 shocks o. corn, 100 hills in shock; 6 tons oi ’timothy hay; 2 tons of clover hay; ! ‘tons o touts straw in the tiara. ' Fadm Implements: Two farm wag one, one hay’ tedder, one wagon bed, ione hay ladder, one surrey, good is new, one gang plow, one Deering binder, <ne John Deer* lidlng plow, two breaking plows, one disc harrow, two cultivr tors, one manure spie-ider. one grain drill, one post augur, two sets of work harness, four extra col lars and pads, one new set of driving harness, one pair of bobsleds, one tanning mill, one buggy pole, one hayfork, three pitchforks, two leg chains, one bunch of lumber, one grindstone, one tile scoop, one box stove and pip< a lot of kitchen and household utensils. The sal” to begin at M) o'clock a. m. Terms: All sums of five 95) dollais. and under, cash in hand: ever five i|s) dollars a credit nine men. 's will be given, (he puichttsei g.v.u-’ nnote therefor, with approved s- nit.'. b'HILIP GEPHART. Administrator. By J. W. Teeple, Attorney. John St’uiile ’. Auct. !,ee Vance, Clerk. 2t3 MEETING COUNTY COUNCIL. Notice is hereby given that tie County Council of Adams County, Indiana, are notified to meet at 10:0)) o’clock, a. m.. on Friday, January 19, 1912. lor the purpose of reapportioning the funds of the county that have reverted to the general fund. 2t’ H. 3. MICHAUD. APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR. N< tice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed administrator ot the estate of John W. Klein ( Lenz, late of Adams county, deceas'i. The estate is probably solvent EDWARD F. KLEINHENZ, Administrate.. 1 A. P. Beatty, Atty. Januaty 3, 1912. It 3 NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING Notice is hereby given that thy Board o( Commissioners of Adam ■ County, Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in Monroe township, in said county, known as the Nicholas Rich Macadam Road, up and until 10 o’clo 1; a. m., on Monday. February 5. 1912, at a regular meet!’’.? of said Beard o. Commissioners, held in the City of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, sealed bids will oe lave.ved for the constiuetlcn of said road in accordance with the plans, specificatio: s and re port 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 stona alone. A bond must accompany each bid in twice the amount of the b'd filed, conditioned for- faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder i' awarded the contravt therefor, s-'d 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, ont of the Bunds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. The Board of Commissioners re serves 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. It 3 OAPPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed administrator of the estate of George K. Jacobs, late of Adams County, deceased .The estate is probably solvent. PHILIP GEPHART. Administrator, j December 28, 1911. J. W. Teeple. Attorney. ItJ , NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. — Notice is hereby given to the credit-' {ors, heirs and legatees of Ida WhitI right, deceased, to appear in the Ad-. ams circuit court, held at Decatur, Indiana, on the 7th day of February, {1912, 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. J. M. MILLER, Administrator. Decatur, Indiana, Jan. 9, 1912. D. E. Smith. Attorney. 3t2 NOTICE. We have plenty of money to loan on farms. Long time. No commission I chargeg. 1 T&F-tf ERWIN LAW OFFICE.

| One of the most Interesting session* ln the history of the Ward Fence company of this city, was their annual meeting of the stockholders held Mon day afternoon at the down-town offi< corner Monroe and Third streets. John T. Myers presided as chairman am Will A Rundell. a« eecretary of 'he meeting Mr. Rundetl read a repo'-t of the conditions of affairs which are glad to note Is the most tory since the starting ot this factory here. The election resttlle.l in the aelection of the following com petent board of directors and officer* Harry Ward, president; M E Brack i ett, first vice president; Ed Bleeke. | second vice president; Will A. Rundell. . secretary and treasurer; D. D. Clarx, I Frank Helman, Chrta Selking, John , HMttor and A. Graham The condition of business at the , Ward fence plant is splendid i nd the I company will no doubt make a step forward this year. The fa tory i> again in operation after a two weeks vacation, which Is shorter than usi. for the mid-winter close-down Abo it I forty men are working and this num ber will be increased to sixty, a ’’ ■ the first of the month. The com; a ' has tbe greatest lot of orders th-: have ever had nnd expect to large 1 increase the total receipts and r; -: ' for the year. They have orders on hand now from at least three-fourths g>f the states in the union INSTALLATION POSTPONED. ,1 , At the regular meeting of the; Knights of Columbus held Monday ev ening, and at which time the arrange ments tor the installation exercises fc: : Thursday evening were to hare been perfected, as well as other business looked after, there whs a large attendance. After the caring tor the regular business, mention was made relative to the installation arrangements, that it would have to be postponed owing to toe fact that Mr. Vharles M Nelzer. the district deputy, could not be pres ent for the time set. and that it would have to be del erred until the first meet■ng night ot next month. This was satis:actorily concluded upon and wi 1 stand unless something else interferes in the meantime. — IN BUSINESS AT BLUFFTON. | By a deal v hit-h was completed to- •’»>’, Charles Tremp of Linn Grove, purchased the half interest of Ralph | Haifley in the Dustman & Haifle' i garage anti repair shop, located on [ East Market street. Mr. Tremp take* possession at once of the place, and will move from Linn Grove to Bluffton { Kithin the next day or two to start on { hfs new duties. Mr. Haifley has pur { chased a half interest in a large dit-. ' ir.g machine with Vernon Gilliom. and; the two men intend to foilow that o'pupation this summer, and already ! have a large number of contracts 1 Haifley has also sold a half interest in his well drilling machine to M‘ Giliiom and the two men intend to, run that outfie, in connection with tiiditching machine during the coming , summer.—Bluffton Banner. g.~3.v;kg worse. Di Marie L. Hclloway Still at Point of Dsatn„ The latest word from Branson, Mo . was received by Mrs. C. J. Weaver in a letter this morning from Mrs. Bertha Winch, stating that her mother. Dr. Marie L. Holloway, who has been dangerously ill, was just alive, and that it was doubtless impossible that she could live until the letter reached here She was at that time beyond the power of speech. Mrs Winch, herself, who has been caring for her mother for many months, is in poor health, beingon the point of a nervous breakdown Should death occur, Mrs. Holloway will be brought to her old home here for burial, according to her expressed wish. i ’Squire Stone officiated at a late weddding Monday night, the contracting parties, Marion Coon and Bertha , E. Bricker, both of Geneva, arriving { before him demanding instant action , Coon is a blacksmith and intends to work in this city at the Euhler shop and will make his residence here. Beth , he and his wife are of even age, thirty- , two years and each have been married before. This makes the first wedding ‘ of the leap year .or th* squire, but h* expresses his conclusion that while they are slow in starting, business will -pick up as the weather warms up. In a letter to Mayor Teeple the * . perintendeni of the Clover Leaf r O j;. road this morning snid that as soon as possible they wotzld transport a wateaman s shanty to the Thirteenth street crossing and put a man on duty. He states that it would not be possible to get a man to work in this z ero weather without protection of some kind. Eleventh street with little or no traffic, will remain without a watchman. The first arrest of the year was

Deliniuent Tax LjJ .. is r list Os lands fit.- and Town Uta rema'se, SB The folio*• of UX( . g t»r the year 1911, nn(l quent for the ’• n — - in \dsm« Couni - .. — n .. | i ‘ I I | San,P r- = i .■ id" »■ ? ' gfg < !£U fl Hbdf Township imkoFM.-' '."~r»t~BE7:i ■•■(N - , ■ ■ I ir-tr-r; w H N*£- 2«'Ui 8D James K. £**>*“ '*9'26.15; g> i James K Pruden . | MONROE TOWN 4-IIF — I j WABASHTOWNSHIP ■ ; w <- D-chern- -- B * ' MW H " M inlot mu ~„J| Ida M Holcomb . - -* Wm H and Ida M Moonruff I _ J , llt X — iv-FFERRI'N roWNSHIP ■ I ; M : r .. . r; sw. s ;U-« •an ' r $ vel “ ij s Detl j DfifcAtUß. • ' -'"'y ■ / ' '— I James O~Ball | 716 ■ 1 Craven E Neptune ....... 21-. n y.-j I Warren V. and Nina Reed ■• • • ■’• ••• ’’■ ’••' ,3S H ' !.. B and Hanna Brokaw, pt. Rosetta Smith, pt SW.. 8 W., Se< 2. IP- 27. Rg. 14, .23 A. .5 MONROE COIJ’ORATION Elizabeth - Everhart “...; a .................. .12» ~ AUsolom E. Everhart | 2'42S 4X5 Frank Halberstadt • 32-33 925 14H —— — GENEVA _ .. Wesley Butcher . . 25 Margaret J Hahn 33« 200 Charles F York 1 1&3 STATE OF INDIANA. ADAMS COUNTY, aa: fell I, H. S. Michaud, Auditor In and for said county, do hereby certify aS the above and foregoing is a true and correct list of land and city W j lets returned and remaining delinquent for ths non-payment of taxeslorifl year 1910. and previous years with penalty, interest and costs MM! with the current year taxes for 1911 ahd further, that the amount chqß is due from each particular tract and that the same was recorded iB tween the first Monday in December, 1911, and the first day of January a tn Witness by hand at the Auditor's office in the City of Decatur Lt day of December. 1911. H. 8. MICHAUD, Auditor, Adams County ha I STATE OF INDIA. ADAMS COUNTY, ss; ■ Notice is hereby given that so m ch ol the foregoing lands, city town lots as may be necessary to discharge the taxes, penalty, interest costs which may be due thereon or due from the owne’s thereof oa (B ‘ days of sale wi'l be sold at public, auction by the Treasurer of Adams aiß i ty. at the east door of the court house, in the city of Decatur, in said ty, and state, on the second Monday in February, 1912, it being the day of said month. Commencing at )’• o’clock a. m. of said day. and aB ' said saie will continue trom day to day until all is sold or offered for aB Given under my hand at the Auditor's office in Decatur, Indiana (B ' Jli’t di'y of December, 1911. H. 3. MICHAUD, Auditor, Adams ' ounty B

' made by Night Policeman Melchl Moo ' day afternoon about 4 o'clock, when lie ; picked up Carl Ernst on a charge of ■ assault and battery, it was the out--1 ccme 01 a light that happened Saturday night. he pleaded guilty and ' drew the usual dollar and coats. j o | Vincent Forbing. accompanied by his ; sister. Miss Eieanor yor.jing, left today noon for Bluffton, in preparation for the wedding of the former, who tomorrow will be united in marriage to Miss Agnes Johnston, daughter of exSheriff Robert Johnston, of West Market street. Bluffton. The wedding will be solemnized Wednesday morning at' Sheldon by the Rev. Biedermann, of that place. The Rev. Biedermann is also pastor of the Catholic chnrch at Bluffton, but resides at Sheldon, hence the marriaek will take place there. Miss Eleanor Forbing will l>e bride> maid and the groom's attendant will be the bride's brother, Mr. Johnston After the wedding the party will go to Milford, where they will spend ft lew days visiting with the groom a brother, Tcny Forbing. and family, aft er which they will come to this city and will make their home on the grooms fathers farm, south of this city. The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Forbing of this city, and is a baker by trade, having been employed at one time in Bluffton, where he became acquainted with the bride. She is a charming young lady of that city, and is most highly esteemed, and will be warmly welcomed here. ' A party of eight, if not more, composed of Adams county * most influ-' entlal business men and farmers, will leave this evening over the Clover J Leaf on a land-seeking tour in the southwest, going direct to St Ixyuis, i Mo„ thence to other points in Mia-'I souri. where they will spend some I time in looking over the land, and K! suitable to them, as the prospects have ' been so claimed, and the golden oppor- [ Unities which are held out to saves- ■ , tors, are there, thew in invest. The 1 trip will require a week or ten days, and they not only wish to make it a .business trip, but will combine bust-' ness with pleasure and their antlctpa- ’ tions are that the trip wIU be to them one of great benefit. Their itinerary Includes besides St. Louis, Mo., Dexter and Cardwell, Mo., as w«i M j (>neg

boro/and other laieres r.g -fl interest, and will not return anti land desires are satisli- - W comprised the ■ eluded E. X Ehinger, H.-o hi Perry Robinson. Penn RoLitss fl D. Myers. Andrew Miller. Peit fa 1 ler, Henry Eiting Mr El; ’' » a has a son studying for t nriathfl in the passionist order at X Mo., a suburb of St Louis, will tR him a brief visit, either going or® fl return, just as he sees it will ta » most convenient — ’ Indianapolis, Ind. Jan 14-fs county assessors, in their closinf sion with the state board of tax ®* missloners at Indianapolis, adopt* ■ resolution calling on the next «**- al assembly to change the tins* electing either the township a-s** 1 lor the county assessors, both ** serving four year terms This cb*» is sought in order that the county** township offices will not be at the same time. It was pointed* that, under the present la*. offices will be vacated on Iwc*** 31. before the regular apprais** of real estate, every five year* *' the result that unless official* art ’ elected, inexperienced men tafc charge of appraisements on the of such real estate appraisement It was decided that the tnirw* congressional districts in the s’*' chould constitute thirteen asse*® districts, and that at some tine - March a district meeting of to»n»ri and county assessors should be in every district to cover two da. ' and to be attended by members of' state board. Uniformity of Spprt -J( meats of like properties Is to be - topic of the meetings I IF YOU ARE A TRIFLE SENSIT'* 5 About the site of your shoes, it • satisfaction to know that maM pie can wear shoe* a site 535,1 '? ft shaking Alien's Foot Ease into » Just the thing for patent leather and for brooking In new she* ’ everywhere, Jsc. Samp* 1 fr * s y dress Allen 8 Olmstead. ' g FOR SALH— Ivuomlng boui * c( class, at a bargain, if take” aCheap rent. See W. S. Hug llt j Barr, Ft.