Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1883 — THE RALROAD MEETING. [ARTICLE]

THE RALROAD MEETING.

A public meeting was hel i at the Oour* House Tut sday evening to consider the question of aiding the R c. ester Re i». s d <er & St. Louis Railway, ur.d t » m ike I the necessary preliminary'anaaz-uue t.- ’ for getting the subject before the vo e.s <>t the township ? N. S. Bate., was cho-eu chairman oi the meeting, and G E Marshall, sePy. Swertd of the officers of the toad had expected’to have been at the meeting but did not succeed in leaching .own in time to be present. On motion it was decided to appoint a general canvassing and poling commit tee, consisting -o one man from each ward and distinctive locality in the townshin. It is expected *that esch member of th s committee will ascertain so far as possible the feelings and opinions ot the voters <d his locality in regai d to the railroad, and do what he can towards creul- j ing a public sentiment favorable to the road. The committee, by wards and localities was as follows;

First Ward—S. P. Thompson. 3d “ M. F. Ohilcote. 3d “ R- H. Purcupile. 4th “ M. L. Blankenbaker. sth “ Samuel Scott. Stringtown—Simon Phillips. Bawling Green—Henry Fisher. Bell Center—E A.-Qriswold. Parris—Berry Paris. E. Rensselaer—W. If. Bergman. Bruce’s—Daniel Daugherty. Asylum—Joseph Putz. Porter’s—lsaac J. Porter. Hoover’s—W. O. Pierce.

The above mentioned committee will meet at the Gourt House next Friday evening and all members of the same are urgently invited to attend. A second public meeting will be held at the Court House next Nonday evening. It is earnestly to be hoped that the voters of the township will turn out largely to this meeting. 6 J N. 8. BATES, Pres’t. G. E. Marshall, Sec’y, Richmond donates 140* acres of land* valued at $14,000, to the State for the location ot the Insane Asvlum there, and Logansport donates 108 acres of land valued at $12,000 for the same purpose. * / ~ Valparaiso Messenger : There is a great exodus of Valparaisoans to Chicago every morning. They generally return in the evening heavily laden with goods,