Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1893 — THE GRAVEL ROAD. [ARTICLE]

THE GRAVEL ROAD.

of the voters of Marion township seem to be laboring under f he impression that if the majority of the voters on September 9th dei lare in favor of all or any part of the gravel roads petition d for, that the board of county commissio lers can postpone the building of the same until the present stringency of the money market has abated, but section 3d of the law wnich may be found on page 198 of the acts of 1893 reads as follows:

“It shall be the duty ot the commissioners as soon as such returns have been made by the election officers in favor of such road rr roads, to advertise in at least one newspaper of general circulation published in the county, if there be such, and one newspaper at the city of Indianapolis of general circulation throughout the state and by posting notices at the principal towns or cities in the townships of the county, asking for bids for the construction of such road or roads, simh bids to be re ceived at a session, either regular or called, of said board of commissioners, and said board shall l«-t th same to the lowest respun, sible bidder or bidders, but no contract shall be let for a bid higher than the estimates of viewers.” The law is so plum that no one need be m sled. If you are in favor of building the gravel roads immediately, or any part of them, vote for all or any pa 4oi them. If you are opposed to a part or all of them •indicate the same by your ballot . Lex.

The Rensselaer public schools will begin the fall term Sept. 4th next. Will Grant is again a resident of Rensselaer. Rev. Jasper Howard, of Wichita, Kansas, a former resident of this place, is visiting friends in this locality. The infant son ot John Hod* shire is seriously ill. Jesse, eon or Ik< Porter, broke i his right arm last Friday by falls j ing from a wagon. The 87th Indiana will ‘reune’ at Kewana Wednesday and Thursday next —August 30th and 31st. For the occassion of the Indiana state fair, to be held at Indianapolis the week commencing September 18th, excursion tickets will be sold at one fair for the round trip Sept. 18th to 22nd inclusive, good returning until Sept. 23. Cook & Whitby’s 3-ring circus will be in the United States this year. This show is the foremost show of all this world and will be here Friday, Sept. 15th. At- last the Monon has come to time and has made a rate to Chicago which will enable all to attend the Fair. A round trip rate of $2.50 has been made, tickets good for live days from date of sale. The regular round trip rate has been $3.95. Jim Chapman, the ex-agent of the company, should have the credit ' of causing the company to give reduced rates. He has been selling tickets to Chicago and other points at much lower rates than the company, and the latter. to protect itself, has placed the tickets on sale. If the company expects to stop the scalping business at this point they I will have to make reduced rates ! to all points on the Monon.