Democratic Sentinel, Volume 3, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1879 — OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. [ARTICLE]

OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.

Offi-cers. Auditor, Barkley. Treasurer, Henry I. Adams. Recorder, Harvey W. Wood. Sheriff, George M. Robinson. Clerk, Charles H. Price. Surveyor, Lewis Alter. School Superintendent, D B. Nowels. Commissioners, Ist district, Isaac D. Dunn; 2nd district, William K. Parkison: 3rd district, William B. Price. To-wxxslxip Officers. Trustees, Hanging Grove township, David Gray; Gillam, Thos. 11. Robinson; Walker. George Staiilbaum; Barkley, S. R. Nichols; Marion, William S. Coen; Jordan, Elliott K Burr; Newton, Hugh E. Coen; Keener. W H. Tyler; Kankakee, Edward T. Biggs: Wheattfeld, William Rich; Carpenter, James S. Irwin; Milroy, Washington Scott; Union, Malachi P. Comer. Justices, Hanging Grove township, Turner A. Knox; Gillam, James R. Guild and Miles Bisher; Walker, Joel F. Spriggs and Lorenzo Tinkham; Barkley, Ellas Marion and J. W. MeCleary; Marioa, Eldridge T. Harding, Augustus H. Wood and David James; Jordan, George Seitzinger and Stephen Hamblin; Newton, John Wafren; Keener, Daniel E. Fairchild and Elam D. Fairchild; Kankakee, William W. Jones; Wheatfield, James Spencer; Milroy, James Booher; Union, John Alter and Clark McColly. Totth Officers. Marshal, William Powers. Clerk, Truitt P. Wright. Councilmen, Ist district, Charles C. Starr; 2nd district, Mervin O. Cissel; 3rd district, Henry V. Childers; 4th district, Simon Phillips; sth district, Samuel Scott. School Trustees, Abraham Leopold, president; Simon P. Thompson, treasurer; Mordecai F. Chilcote, secretary. Courts. Circuit Court, Hon. Edwin P. Hammond, judge; Frank W. Babcock, prosecutor. Is, Monday in January, 3rd Monday in March! Ist Monday in June, 3rd Monday in October, Commissioners’ Coitrt, Ist Monday in March, June, September and December.

Societies. Prairie Lodge No. 125 F. & A. M, meets Ist anil 3rd Saturday evenings of each month in Nowels’ Hall. Officers; W. M., H. W. Wood; Sec., Louis Kern. Iroquois Lodge No. 143 I. 0. 0, F. meets every Tuesday evening in Bedford’s Hall. Officers: N. G., 11. I. Adams; Sec , C. 0. St'arr. Rensselaer Lodge No, 82 lx. of P. meets every Thursday evening in Bedford’s Hall. Officers: 0. (J., N. IV. Reeve; K. of It. & S., Frank B. Meyer.

The Narrow Gauge Clothing House Is securing a profitable trade. “Small profits and quick returns,” is tho motto. Those contemplating building will do well to examine goods and ascertain prices, at he hardware store of E. L. Clark, before going elsewhere. S. Bass is daily receiving beautiful styles of boots, shoes and slippers —the cheapest over exhibited in this county. A large stock of dried and canned Fruits, at C. C. Starr’s among which can be found choice California fruits, such as Apricots, Peach and Green Gage Plums.