Decatur Democrat, Volume 58, Number 20, Decatur, Adams County, 15 May 1913 — Page 6

PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, is: , Before the Board of Commissioner* of the County of Adams, May Tens, 1913. We, the undersigned, each and ail of whow are resident adult freeholder* and voters of St. Mary'* 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 upon the following route, to-wit: Commencing at a point on the Vizard Macadam Road at the southeast corner of section twenty-nine In township twentyseven north, range fifteen east, in Adams County, Indiana, thence running west on the boundary line of section twenty-nine and thirtytwo, to the intersection of the west St. < Mary's Macadam Road and there to terminate. Your petitioners aver and say that the improvement prayed for is less than one mile in length, connects at both ends with a free macadam ( road in said township and that a United States rural mail route passes over said highway herein sought to be improved. Your petitioners aver and say that the highway herein sought to be Improved is a public highway, already established and in use and i* one of the public highways of t'.iu. St. Mary's Township and that the same will be of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners ask that said public highway above described be drain- ( ed and graded and that the improvement be made upon road the same as it is now constituted. Your petitioners further ask that said highway above described be improved to the width of forty feet, and that said highway above described be graded to a width of twenty-four feet, and that crushed stone be placed thereon toa width of ten feet and to a depth of six inches at the sides thereof, and to a depth of eight inches in the center thereof, and that stone screenings be placed thereon as roads are usually built in said township; that said improvement be made a double track and that the same be called "The Sun.a:i Macadam Road, Extension No. 1." 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 semi-annual installments or series and for the payment of which we ask that a tax be levied upon the taxable property of , said St. Mary's township, in a sufficient amount to pay the interest and principal of said bond as they become due. That said improvement be made and constructed and that said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said township in accordance with the acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana passed in the year 19 >5, beginning on page 550, and as amended in the acts of 1907, and as also amended in the acts of 1909, now in force, provided for the extension of free gravel or macadam roads and all other and any amendments thereto. We further ask the board to take all the necessary steps required by law to have said improvement constructed and made as petitioned herein and that the same be constructed without submitting the question of building the same to an election of the voters of said St. Mary's 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, by township taxation. Respectfully submitted. O. J. Suman, S Carter, Rufus Case, T. L. Ma-ters, O. S. Fortney, A. A. Brodbec.:. H. L. Warner. Geo. I. Davis. Ed France, Albert Bower, J. T. Dailey, Thomas Crouch, W. E. Steele, C. P Troutner, E. H. Carter, L. I. Troutner, C. Fortney, Asa McMillen. David Archer, Clay Green, A. M. Manlier, Charles Schenck. L. D. Brown. W. A. r arter, W. P. Johnson. J. H. Steele, Warren Jones, Jesse Weldy, G. W. Rav, W. H. Teeple, H. O. Davis, Ben S. Colter, Jas. Halberstadt, Philip Gephart. John Genhart, G. M. Sypbers, J. D Winans, Clarence Stogdill, S. F. Lett, Clyde Wolfe, A. J. Porter, James D. Hoffman, Geo Mathewson, Millard Weimer, R. A. Andrews, Israel Bender, Frank Lord, John Clark. John Carpenter, Oliver Lizar, Sam Yost, G. Everett, Frank Strickler, Ed Free), J. W. Vizard, John Smith, Henry Sovine, O. M. Parrish. J. R. Boyd, James Ellsworth E H McClemmons, O. S. Fortney, j. W Hill. John H. Barrone. W. H. Bunner. W. Dailey. Jabel Heath, John Rash, J. S. Swygart, W. D. H. Brown, Geo. W. Brown, J. R. Tumble-: son, Charles A. Fuhrman. Edward Koos, Geo. A. Bunner, Henry Ehres-; man, J. E. Heath, J. E. Ward, Solomon Swank, Joseph Bentz, Hugh Daniels, j Alfred Daniels, Jason Hobbs, Orlando Springer, Henry Colter. Clifford Dea”'. J. L. Chronister, W. E Falk, Almond Shaffer, M. A. Davis. Harry Daniels, Adam Hower, Albert Chronister, Frank Everett, W. S. Chronister. Thos. J. Dague, Kit Cowan, Oscar Ainsworth, George Lett, Floyd Myers, 0. M. Gephart. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday, June 3, 1913, at which time the taxpayers of St. Mary's township may ai • <ar and make such objections as the law may provid«4or. THOS. H. BALTZELL, 19t3 Auditor. PETITION f-OR MACADAM ROAD. — State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss; Before the Board of Commissioners of the County of Adams. Wo, the undersigned, each and all of whom are resident adult freeholders and voters of St. Mary's Township, in Adams ’County, Indiana, respectfully' petition your honorable body and ask ' that you complete a free macadamized stone road in said township, over and upon the public highway situated upon the following route to-wit: Commencing at a point on the Pipua Road where the same crosses the. Townsh"® line dividing St. Mar s Township and Washington Township and near the south-west corner of Section Six in said St Mary’s Township,

thence running on and over said Piqua I Road in a south-easterly direction to i the Shafer Macadamized Road near the south-west corner of Section Nine [ ‘in said Township and there to terminate, all in township 27 north, range IS, east, in Adams County, Indiana. Said proposed road across and j through Section* Seven and Eight in said Township, and is les* than Three 1 mile* in length and connect* at the beginning thereof with Township line and a free Macadam Road and at the : terimus thereof with a free Macadam ; Hoad and that a United States Rural Mail Route passes over the highway thus sought to be improved. Your petitioners aver and say that i the highway herein sought to be Im- i proved is a public highway already es- 1 tablished and in use and is one of the | public highways of said St. Mary’s Township and that the same will be ,of public utility and benefit. tour i-etitior.ers -esk that said pub- 1 lie highway above described be drained and graded, and that this improve- < ment be made upon the old road bed < now in use on said highway, and that i the stone now thereon be considered i 'in the construction of said road. Your petitioners further ask that 1 said highway be improved to the width i it now is, being about forty feet and i that said high lay be graded to aji width of twenty-four feet and that ; stone be placed thereon to a width of 1 ten feet and to a depth of six inches , at the side thereof and to a depth of i 'eight inches in the center thereof and ' that stone screening be placed thereon i as roads are usually built in said I Township; that said improvement be I made a double tract and that the same i n>e called The Hilpert Macadam Road. I That to pav for said improvement i we ask that bonds be issued by the l County of Adams, in the State of In- i diana. payable in Twenty, Semi-annual : installments or series and for the pay- i ment of which we ask that a tax be ; levied upon the taxable property of said St. Mary's Township in a suffi- < cient amount to pay the interest and i priciple of said Bonds as they become i du; ' That said improvement be made and i constructed and that said Bonds be is- i sued and said tax be levied upon the i taxable property of said Township in i .- . la-, with the Acts of the Legis- i lature of the State of Indiana passed in the year of 1905 beginning on Page < 550 and as amended in the Acts of i ;19U7 and as amended in the Acts of 1909 now in force provided for the ex-1 tension of free gravel or macadam roads and all other and any amend- , ment* thereto. We further ask the Board to take all : the necessary steps required by law- to ’ have said improvement constructed ; and made as petitioned herein, that the ] same be constructed without submit- : itng the question of building the same , to an election of the voters of said St 1 Marys Township, and that the Board construct the same under the Laws of | the State of Indiana, providing for the • .extension of free gravel for macadam ; roads by Township Taxation. Respectfully Submitted. i Fr. Hilpert, Geo. W. Brown, John W Thatcher. Henry Ehresman, Jesse'; Koos, Irwin Shaffer, Levi Shaffer, ; Lewis Miller, Washington Kern, Wm ' Swing, Wm. Heath. J. E. Heath. Joe j Bentz. J. L. Chronister, A. Chronister,: Frank Everett. W.S. Chronister, E. W ] Dailev, John H. Barrone. George Koos. C W Brodbeck. Floyd Myers, O. M i Gephart. A. J. Gephart, Henry Colter,» Charles Brothers. John Troutner. Ja- ; son Hobbs, Oscar Ainsworth, Kit Cow- ( an. P. M., Floyd Death, Sam Bentz, . Hugh Daniels, Almond Shaffer, G. A.Bunner. Edward Koos, J. E. Ward, Solomon Swank, Clark Hindenlang, Oscar , Brothers, Homer Daniels. W. H. Bun-j ner. Orlando Springs, Walter Koos, > Milton W. Chronister. Alfred Daniels, W E. Falk, Girod Lhems. M. L. D.. C. [■ E Chronister, D. E Brodbeck. Ben Shell, J. O. Hochstedler, W. F. Hilpert,; 1 W H. Brodbeck, J. W Brodbeck, S. T. • Welker, Steve Longenberger, S. A; Roop, J. H. Steele, Elisha Martz. G. W. H Rav Warren Jones, Walter P. John-!■ son,’C. H. Carter, S. Carter, Charles J Moser, P. F. Jones, A. M Mauller, A. 1 W. Gulick, Ben S. Colter. Jabel Heath," Fred Geier, Joe Moser, Wm. Teeple, 1 Chas A. Fuhrman. J. R Tumbleson, i Jas. Halberstadt, Philip Gephart. John.’ Soangler. Adam Hower, George Gass, j H W Mauller, John H. Helm. D. A." Helm, Samuel Helm, Otis E. Shifferly, " C. H. Schnitz, J. D. Krick, E. W. Jack- J son, Isaac Smith, A. Shell, Ola Gaunt. [ This petition will be presented to ■ 'the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday. June 3, 1913, at which time the taxpayers of St. ' Mary’s township may appear and make , ■ such objections as the law may pro- 1 for. THOS. H. BALTZELL, 19t3 Auditor. ' PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. , State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: , 1 Before the Board of Commissioners , of the Countv of Adams. I, Wo, the undersigned, each and all — -n -re resident freeholders and j voters of Washington township, in Ad- , ams. county, Indiana, and of the city of , Decatur, situated •herein, 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 a point on the Deen-1, tur and Preble Macadam Road at a j , point where Tenth street, in City , ,of Decatur intersects with said road in said city and at the northwest corner of lot 225 in said city; thence' ( south over and upon Tenth street in , .said city in a southernly direction, .< crossing Jackson street and terminating at the southwest corner of lot , 233 in said city of Decatur, Indiana, ; and on the Lenhart Macadam Road. , All in the City of Decatur, Washing-> | ton Township, Adams County, Indi- . ana. Your petitioners aver and say that I < 'the improvement prayed for is less ] than three miles in length and con- j nects at the commencement thereof , with the Decatur and Preble Macadam | Road and at the end or terminus cou-; nects with the Lenhart Macadam ; Road. i Your petitioners further aver and t say that the street and highway here- i in sought to be improved is a public 4 highway already established and in t use and is one of the public streets g

and highway* of laid city aforeaaid. Your petitioner* ask that said street and highway above described be drained and graded and that broken stone be placed upon the grade, and that upon »uch broken stone there be placed stone screening*. I Your petitioner* further ask that said highway above described be improved to a width of which it is now established that being 80 feet, and that said highway and street above described be graded to a width of 34 feet and that broken stone be placed thereon to a width of 34 feet and to a depth of 8 inches at the sides thereof and to a depth of 10 inches in the center thereof and that crushed stone screenings be placed thereon to a depth of 4 inches upon such broken stone, that said improvement be made a single track and that the name of the same tn, "The George Roop Macadam Road.” That to pay for said improvement we ask that bonds be issued by the County of Adams, in the State of Indiana,’ payable tn 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 said City of Decatur, situated therein in a sufficient amount to pay the interest 'and principal of said bonds as they; become uue. , That said Improvement be made and constructed, and that said bonds be issued, and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said township in accordance with the acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana, passed in the year 1905, beginning on page 550, and as amended in the acts of the legislature of the State of Indiana for the year 197 and as amended in the acts of 1909, now in force, providing for rtie extension of free gravel or macadam roads and all other and rfny and all amendments thereto. We further ask the board to take all of the necessary steps 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 vi 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 by township taxation. Respectfully submitted. Geo. W. Roop, James O. Ball. R. S. Elzey. H. M. Smith, F. H. Nichols, John Huffman. Jos. D. McFarland, W. J. Archbold. Mr. David Gessinger, Mrs Sarah E. Roop, C. F. Bucher, Belle Phillips Harmon. Wm. Elzey, Mrs. Minnie Lewton, Wm. Hobrock,, F. Hurst, J. L. Gay. A. M. Deam, L. W. Mallonee, Samuel Doak, G. F. Kintz,; John Hill, C. L. Walters. John W. Burk. W. B. Teeple, Ed S. Moses, D. W. Myers, U. S. Drummond, H. M. Daniels, George Burkett, J. J. Maglcy, T H Ernst, F. D. Tinkham, Daniel Sprang, James Wager, John Niblick, H Hite, Dan M Niblick, F M Schirmever, F. McConnell, T. C. Leonard, , H E. Zerkel. D. M. Hower, Ben Schrank, Robert Case, L. T. Brokaw, F. V. Mills, L. C. Helm, W. D. Elzey, W H. Baker. M. E. Hower, T. C. Summers, J. A. Sprague, W. H. Ward, J. 18. Jones, A. Yoder, B. B. Rice, Geo. E. Wemboff. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on ' Tuesday June 3, 1913. at which time the taxpayers of Wash- , ugton township may appear and make such objections as the law may provide for. THOS. H. BALTZELL. 19t2 Auditor. PETITION FOR MACADAM ROAD. State of Indiana, County of Adams, ss: Before the Board of Commissioners iof the County of Adams. We. the undersigned, each and all of : whom are resident adult freeholders iand voter of Monroe township in Adlams County, Indiana, respectfully petition your honorable body and ask I that you complete a free macadamized 'stone road in said township over and upon the public highway and streets situated on the following route, towit: ' Commencing at the northeast cor'ner of inlot 5 in J. F. Hocker’s first addition to the town of Monroe, Adams County, Indiana, running thence south to the northeast corner of inlot 115, in said addition, running thence I west over and upon the public high-; j way and street to* the northwest cor-, iner of inlot eleven (11) in. Vesey's first addition to the town of Monroe, aforesaid, running thence south to the southwest corner of inlot 16, in Vesey’s first addition aforesaid to said town, running thence east over and upon the public highway and street to the southeast corner of inlot twenty ' (20) in Vesey’s first addition to said town, running thence north over and upon the public highway and street to the northeast corner of inlot fifteen (15) in Vesey’s first addition to the town of Monroe, Adams County, Indiana, and there to terminate in the I center of what is known as Jackson i street. 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 the 'same will be of public utility and benefit. Your petitioners further aver and say that the highway herein sought to be improved is a public highway already established and in use and is one of the public highways and streets of the town of Monroe, in Adams iCounty, Indiana. Your petitioners ask 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 ask that said highway above described be improved to the width of 40 feet 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 12 feet and to a depth of 8 inchea at the sides thereof and to a depth of 1 inches in the center thpreof and that crushed stone ♦ ings be placedthereon to a depth of. 4 inches upon such broken stone, and ! that such improvement be made a single track and the name of the same

be "The A 9.Keller Macadam Road ” 11 That to pay for said improvement I,we ask that bond* be Issued by the • County, of Adam* in the Sate of In- . diana, payable in twenty (20) eemi-an-i nual installment* or serie* and for 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 1 constructed and that said bonds be issued and said tax be levied upon the taxable property of said Monroe Township in accordance with the Arts of the Legislature of the State of Indiana. iwssed in the vear 1905, beginning on page 550 and as amended in the sets of 1907 and as amended in the acts of 1909, now in force providing for the extension of free gravel or Macadam Roads and any and all amendments thereto. | | We further ask that the Board take , all the necessary steps as is required by law to have said improvements constructed and made as petitioned .for hereic, that the same be constructed without submitting the question of the building of the same to an election of the voters of Monroe township, ( and that said Board construct the same under the Laws of the State of Indiana, providing for the extension .'of free grave: vs macadam roads, by township taxation. Respectfully sqbtoltted, A. S. Keller, 8. J. Martz. Julius Hofer, J. Y. Crist. E. W. Merryman, P. J. Everhart, John R. Badders. Absolam Everhart, R. E. Gould, William I Sherer O. O. Hocker, W. L Keller, F. ; H. Tabler, Wm. H. Haggard. J. W. Andrews, J. V. Essex, C. H. Lammiman. Chas. E. Bahner, J. M. Andrews, S. V. Johnson, F. P Halberstadt, Manas Lehman, R. L Sprunger. J. C. Rich, Rufus Sprunger. Perry Johnson. D W. Leisure, J. W. Everhart, A. R. Brandyberry, Jerry Liechty. Jeff Liechty, P. W. Kessler. Menno S. Liechty. J. B. Miller, O. T. Hendricks. Jacob Scherer. L. C. Mills. J. E. Nelson, M. L. Oliver, John Elzey, M. F. Parrish, B. M. Smith, Fred Hahnert. ' J. J. Summers, H. D. Osterman, J. W. Tabler, R. A Stump, Z O. Lewellen, R L. Shirk. W. O. Newlon, T. B. Oliver, Isaac Summy, G. W. Keller, John Hendricks, W. S. Smith, L Beitler, David M. Everhart, Dr. t. C. Rayl. This petition will be presented to the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday June 3. 1913, at which time the taxpayers of Monroe Township may appear and make such objections as the law may provide for. THOS. H. BALTZELL, 19t2 Auditor. NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given that the Board of- Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in French Township, in said county, known as the Jacob Isch Macadam Road, up and until 10 o’clock a. m . on Tuesday, June 3, 1913, at the regular meeting of said Board of Commissioners, held in the City of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the viewers and engineer, which are now on file in the Auditor's office of said County, said road to be built of crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bid in twice the amount of the bid filed, conditioned for the faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder, if awarded the contract will enter into contract therefor and complete the same according to such coiltract and in accordance with the bid filed. AU bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will be constructed for dash, payable on estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent of any one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids. T. H. BALTZELL, 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. 18t3 ' o NOTICE OF PUBLIC LETTING. Notice is hereby given’ that the Board of Commissioners of Adams County, Indiana, will receive bids for the construction of a macadamized road in Root Township, in said county known as the Joseph Steigmeyer Macadam Road, up and until 10 o’clock a. tn., on Tuesday, June 3, 1913, at the regular meeting of said Board of Commissioners, held in the City of Decatur, Adams County, Indiana, sealed bids will be received for the construction of said road in accordance with the plans, specifications and report of the viewers and engineer, which are now on file in the Auditor's office of said County, said road to be built of crushed stone alone. A bond must accompany each bid in twice the amount of the bid filed, conditioned for the faithful performance of said work, and that the bidder, if awarded the contract will enter Into contract therefor and complete the same according to such contract and in accordance with the bid filed. All bids shall be made so as to give the amount for which said road will be constructed for cash, payable cn estimates to be made by the Engineer in charge, not to exceed eighty per cent of any one estimate, out of the funds to be hereinafter raised by the sale of bonds as required by law. The Board of Commissioners reserves the right to reject any and all bids. T. H. BALTZELL. t Auditor, Adams County. Indiana. The succensful bidder will be re- | quired to furnish, pay and make up ! whatever amount that be necessary to. sell the bonds for said improvement. 18t3 4OTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the credit- ,

or*, heir* and legatee* of Heary Fogle, deceased. to appear in the Adams Circuit Court, held at Decatur, Indiana on the 24th day of Msy, 1913, and show cause, if any. why the fiinal settlement accounts with th* 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 share*. WILLIAM H. FOGLE. Administrator. Decatur, Ind., May 6, 1913. C. J. Lutz, Atty. 18t2 NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice is hereby given to the credit-; or*, heirs and legatee* of Benjamin ' Nichols. deceased. to appear | in the Adams Circuit Court, held at . • Decatur, Indiana, on the 23rd day of 1 May, 1913, and show cause, if any. why the fiinal settlement accounts with the i estate of said decedent should not be | approved; and said heirs are notified; to then and there make proof of heirship and receive tbeir distributive shares. EUNICE A NICHOLAS, Administratrix. Decatur, Ind., May 1, 1913. 18t2 t ■ - ' o ———— NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE. Notice Is hereby given to the cred- ■ itors, heirs and legatees of Sarah I Decker, deceased, to appear in the Adams circuit court, held at Decatur. Indi-j ana, on the 23rd day of May, 1913, and | show cause, if any. why the final set-1 tlement accounts with the estate of I said decedent should not be approved: | and said heirs are notified to then and i there make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive shares. JOHN GLECKLER, Executor. Decatur, Ind., May 6. 1913. D. B, Erwin, Atty. 18t2 .NOTICE OF ORDER TO SETTLE ESTATE AS GUARDIAN. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been by the Adams circuit court ordered to settle the estate of Christena Bittner, late of Adams County, Indiana. The estate is probably solvent. ADAM BIENZ. Guardian of Christena Bittner. Dore B. Erwin, Atty. 19t3 COMMISSIONERS ALLOWANCES FOR MAY TERM, 1913. Ferdinand Bleeke $ 175 00 James P. Haefling 10 00 James P. Haefling 67 40 Ferdinand Bleeke 1 00 W. B Burford A 32 25 Burford by Democrat 4 75 T. H. Baltzell 191 65 W. B. Burford 8 40 J. R. Hunt 94 05 T. H. Baltzell 2 00 D. F. Teeple .—ZT 25 C. W. Yager 191 65 C. W. Yager 10 00 W. B. Burford 8 00 Andrew Welfly 108 33 i Andrew Welfly 4 0' 1 1 Burford bv Democrat 84 j W. B. Burford 3 15 Thomas Durkin 166 66 ■ Thomas J. Durkin 36 75 Thomas J. Durkin 190 50 Thomas J. Durkin 48 40 W. B. Burford 36 05 W. B. Burford by Democrat.. 1 00 Decatur Lumber Co 4 50 Indiana Lighting Co Indiana Lighting Co 1 50 City of Decatur 2 40 Phil L. Macklin 2 00 L. E. Opliger 117 00 W. B. Burford 23 30 Burford by Democrat 1 75 L. E. Opliger 72 00 B. F. Kizer 61 50 G. V.', Gentis 141 77 D. D. Clark 10 70 D. D. Clark 19 00 J. M. Miller 31 8* Burford by Democrat 2 25 C. J. Lutz 41 60 C. B. Andrews 32 00 C. B. Andrews 6 00 Gay. Zwick & Myers 8 00 D. D. Clark 25 00 Meyer, Scherer & Beavers .. 10 00 Dr. S. D. Beaver* 5 00 Dr. S. P. Hoffman 28 00 D. W. Myers 50 D D. Clark 2 50 J. C, Wagner 5 00 Brown & Son 6 28 J. W. Vizard 25 00 Monroe Grain, Hay & Mill. Co. 716 James DeWitt 10*05 Decatur Insurance Agency... 123 00 Harrv Jeffrey 11 25 Geo. Kinzel 224 93 T. A. Leonard 40 J. D. Stultz 75 00 David Stroller 1 50 U. S. Chemical Co 2 50 City of Decatur 2 50 City of Decatur 13 15 Indiana Lighting Co 3 90 Clean Sweep Co 1 90 1 E. L. Carroll 2 45 City of Decatur 2 50 W. f. Crozier 1 00 Everett. Hite & Co 11 60 Peter Gaffer 4 50 Peter Gaffer 25 30 Smith. Yaker & Falk 14 61 Jesse M. Kelley 20 00 Decatur Lumber Co 13 16 Holthouse Drug Cq. 10 09 Elzey * Hackman 6 00 City of Decatur 9 25 j Indiana Lighting Co. 9 501 City of Decatur 3 161 City of Decatur 9 55; Decatur Ins. Co 155 00 ‘ T. A. Leonard 22 83 Blanch Ford 20 60 Lettie Hillary 20 00 Emmet Laughlin 20 00, Edward Nevil 25 00Mary Schug Bros. '. 1 50 E. L. Carroll 2 35 E. L. Carroll : 103 45 . Holthouse, Schulte Co 16 00 Decatur Lumber Co 60 [Chas. F. Steele & Co 6 55 I Smith, Yager & Falk 9 05 Smith. Yager & Falk 8 65 Rev. J. W. Sager 3 00 Rev. Wehmeyer 3 00 Schaub-Dowling Co 43 12 Henry Schlagel 1 50 Michael Hart 4 00 John Fellem 27 00 John J. Mayer 1 00 John S. Peterson 1 50

Gsy. Zwick A Meyer* « The Democrat Co , Decatur Herald Co Adolph Ensley J ' 0 Engene Lindsey . Phil L. Macklin _ ! Albert Knavel • Wm. J Beiberlck ‘ John Gleckler - Fred Beiberlck go 00 | Phil L. Macklin Phil L. Macklin ’J™ [Phil L. Macklin ‘ “ I Phil L Macklin » Phil L. Macklin “ . Phil L. Macklin ® ■ ' Phil L Macklin ' ' i Mose* Augsberger ; 'Mike Miller • : Elzey A- Hackman 9 no [a. M. Mauller Y? Hattie Studsbaker on nn Thomas J. Durkin - children's Home Assn. Old Adams County Bank .... ‘ ■ Id b. Roop 'Chas. Morrison Chas. Morrison »- Charley Reynold* 55 51 Fred Minger 6 ’ J. H. Steele « ™ Lev! Augsberger Frank Heller Eli Engle 00 Erie Stone Co Homer Faust c on C. C. Ernst to no' Decatur Insurance Agency.. jo w District No. 1. Fred Theime ** s Perry Workinger West Garner ® _ . Carl Bittner - John Ahard ; I Wm. Bittner . j ! Herman Bunck Henry Gailmeyer * | Aucu-t Scheimann ’ 1 1 Herman Reese * YY I Otto Buuck * 00 Walter Bultemeyer * Gustav Miller ? ”0 Rudolph Buuck “ '' 1 James Brown » 001 Charles Arnold * ™ John Brown ‘ ’ X, 1 Albert Arnold ** •"! Charles Elherding 3 50 Ernst Elherding 3 501 John Miller 3 ®0 Chas. Hoffman 1 50 Chas. Hobrock ~ 00 Wm. Krautzmann 3 50 Fred Eickhoff < 00 Herman Koeneman 1 "5 Andrew Fuhrman 1 Herman Conrad 5 25 Fred Meyer ® *>s Fred Ostermeyer 10 00 Henry Ostermeyer 9 80 David Werling 33 35 Henry Zwick 5-* 00 District No. 2. James Parrish 3 00 James Hower 2 00 Nick Rich 6 00 Schafer Hardware Co 1 65 Kirsch. Sellemeyer & Sons.. 16 73 James D. Hoffman 2 10 Chas. Estell 5 50 C. W. Hendricks 6 00 Conrad Gfllig 5 00 Chas. Morrison 39 20 ISa m Nelson 2 00 I Vint Hendricks 7 50 i James Kessler 5 10 A. P. Duer 3 60 10. E Ostermann 31 60 ' A’> Everhart 10 00 'Vm. Martz 2 20 Dan Kauffman 20 60 Phil Heffner 5 95 Vai Snell 2 60 John W. Dague, Jr 6 00 Clyde Wolf 2 00 R. P. Davis 10 '2O J. H. Urick 28 00 J. Hendricks 30 00 Eisy Green 5 25 Carl Archer 8 75 Chas. Samples 3 50 Th'ts. Crough 7 00 D. B. Roop 12 00 Almon Shafer 10 50 Mel Davis 10 50 Harry Daniels 10 50 Eph Heath 4 00 Dan Helm 1 50 Wm. Fulk 12 00 Jim A. Hendricks 57 00 John Wittwer 18 70 Jeff Leichty 2 80 F. Kessler 4 00 District No. 3. Otto Sales 2 10 Daniel Leiehty 2 10 Wm. Anderson 7 40 George Bucher 2 00 W. Eicher 7 00 Sam Brew*ter 1 75 Aloys Topp 5 60 Dayton Reinhart 1 75 Geo. Boienmayer 2 20 Daniel Burbin 1 40 Jacob Stuber 5 10 Jacob Eicher 3 65 Daniel Stuckey 3 50 Harold Kerr 3 65 Phil Huser, Jr 9 80 Philip Huser 1 40 John Huser 7 85 Jacob A. Swartz 12 45 Christ Gilliom 39 55 Fred Yosa 4 55 Noah Stauffer 3 00 Christian Eicher 45 00 Fred Beeler 12 00 Milo Sales ...... 16 80 Peter Fox 8 00 Courtney Runyon 25 50 Rufus Meshberger 1 80 Marion French 8 00 Emanuel Liddy 1 00 Adam Miller 90 43 . H. BALTZELL, Auditor. j A card rceived by the Arthur Sut- [ ties family this morning brought the unexpected news that Mrs. Elizabeth Morrison, her daughter, Mrs. Dick [Wallace, and daughter, Harriet Eliza--1 beth, would arrive In Decatur this afternoon from Oaxaca, Mexico. Their intention of spending the summer here was not known until the arrival of the card, though it is taken as a matter of course as they have come north , every summer. A short letter received last week brongh the news tnat all was quiet in gielr vicinity in Mexico, and it is not thought that they were diven out by any trouble from the insurrection, as they were last year, unless it has arisen suddenly. Mr. Wallace is not coming with them. Letters received from her for the past

several weeks are very short. {turn, she write* thst letter* resc hl „ her from here, arrive very b.q at J she having ju«t received one writte from here in March. Mall sorvle.’' very poor In Oaxaca. With the retun of her *i*ter, Mis* Harriet er and their brother, David, from Cot onada, Fla., recently the reunion w|| be a very happy one. Mra. Dayton Winans of piea #aa Mills went to Fort Wayne this mornlr, to attend the tuners] of her neph es Laurence Winans, held this aft.-rnoct Jat 1 o’clock. The deceased was aso ; of the late Frank Winans formerly a Jnear Pleasant Mills, and hits many m tlve* and acquaintance* here, h ■ was twenty-six years of age and leave ,1:1s mother and two brothers -Forej Winans of California and Charles W| 1 nans of Fort Wayne. The death occurred Thursday nirn at 9:30 o’clock at his rooms in th: Arcade building, Death was due to tn berculoels and followed an Illness 0 long duration. He had Just returne: from California, where he had gon: with the hope that the climate wou; ( prove beneficial to his health. Mi Winans was a piano salesman. Hi | was born in Adams township, Allei < ounty. in 1887. The dece-b ■ t was 1 member of the Baptls’ church. Intel ment will Like place at Monroeville | . ‘ HABEGGERS GOING ABROAD. J. P. Habegger, manager of th | Berne Manufacturing Co , end hi ; brother, Peter E. Habegger, and wifi left this afternoon for New York C:t [where they will sail Saturday on th steamer Berlin to Naples, r.ilv, as ' after visiting several points of intel | est In Italy they will proceed tl Switzerland. They will spend ovs , three months in their childhood hots I and birth place. They have a nun ber of relatives there. The former Ji Habegger is also an Indiana delegat to the World’s Sunday school convei tion which will meet at Zurich.—Ben Witness. “Psorinum" was the subject treaw , interestingly in his paper by Dr E nest Franz of Bwtba, last evenin; ' when the May session of the Adams ![County Medical Association was hel ,!st the office of Dr. Sterling P. Ho! 1 man, in the interurban building, th city. Pnorinum is an alcoholi- --par [ tion of pus from any body lesion < , disease, which when given internal! > it is claimed, is a specific for the d sease from which the pus is derive This treatment is of a homeopath I nature, but its discussion was inte 1 esting. Dr. Franz stated that many 1 ' the productions of today are not e ' tirely new, but are based on knowledi , of long existence and that the torn today are, in many cases, only no ’ conceptions of the old ones S- '•-nl , sic medical workers have made gre: research and after the causes of tl 1 disease are found, the physician mak: the demedies specific. The uture holt much in store, of v. hich one knot . very little at present. Find the cans 1 and then apply the cure. [■ Present, besides the host. Dr. Hoi ; man, were the following: Drs Frai ) and Schenk, Berne; Drs. Rayl anj Pa ' rish, Monroe; Drs. Beavers, Royer J Miller and Smith, Decatur. The Jut »e«s!on will be at the office of R • Schenk In Berne. This will be a cli 1 teal meeting when case reports ar , cases wl'l be presented. ,) ' ( When Rev. Robert Ball came he 1 a few months ago as the pastor of tl ‘ Baptist church, he told the membe ' that he would at once begin a dew 1 mined effort to increase the atten ’ ance at Sunday scnool. He did it ai [ did it quickly. Almost at once the 1 ( tendance began to grow and within , month the roll call was enough to mal 1 any man feel proud. He is still sistlng that the attendance should ' , larger and each Sunday finds a nui i'[ ber of new faces there. When tin ' come they are made welcome, and 1 ; : vited back. To further Increase al J improve this part of his work, the R 0 » Ball has arranged for a Booster Di 1 for tomorrow, when each member J the Sunday school will make an in ; vidual effort to bring new- members ) the services. Rev. Ball and othe •, have been busy this week putti' down the new carpet and otherwi ( getting ready for the big day, " ->■' I they hope to make successful enoul ■ to be long remembered as a red It -t s booster day. They bid you weicen l 1 a real welcome, one of the kind ' r ie : you will know that you are wanted. ATTEMPTED KIDNAPING. i Chicago, 111., May 9—(Special > Dally Democrat) —With her ar ‘ ns ‘ legs badly scratched and 1 clothing torn fn stripes, Viola ■ iano, pretty elghteen-year-old -9 11/90 t 0(11 I girl, was rescued by tne pv.-- , from three men who had thrust . t into a taxi cab an:/ attempted to r • nap her. One of the would-be kit n - ers, who was arrested, told the po - he had been an admirer of her ior era! months, but had not si’° en I her.