Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1911 — OPTION ELECTION ORDERED IN WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP. [ARTICLE]

OPTION ELECTION ORDERED IN WHEATFIELD TOWNSHIP.

J. F. Bruner Appointed Justice of the Peace for Marion—Other Proceedings of the Commissioners. * The county commissioners adjourned Tuesday noon, after completing the business of the April term. On petition of John Pinter and 91' others a local option election was ordered held in Wheatfield township on Saturday, April,. 29th. The board appointed Harry Remley and R. A. Mannan election commissioners; Wm. B. McNeil and G.| D. Gregory judges, and W. O. Nelson and Henry Misch clerks. The notice of the election was, ordered published in the Kankakee Valley Review. , John F, Bruner was appointed a justice of the peace for Marion township.. The board of finance reported interest for March on county funds as follows: ' , State Bank of Rensselaer $43.29 First Natl. Bank of Rensselaer.. 80.67 State Banh-of Remington 28.63 The Trust & Savings Bank.... 36.93 Bank 01 Wheatfield 14.26 On petition of Tobias Wood, Frank Owen Woods was granted admission to the School for Feeble MindedB. D. McColly was awarded the contract for the repair of a bridge in Gillam township for .$335. Road and ditch business was transacted as follows: G. A. Williams was allowed $lB9 attorney’s fees in the Maxwell ditch. Everett Halstead. Petition for refund of taxes. Auditor directed to certify to Auditor of State amount of taxes, S3O. Everett Halstead, et al. Petition foxmacadam of gravel road in Newton township. M. 3L Adams, James McClanahan and Washington Cook appointed viewers and M B. Price engineer, who . are ordered to report bn or before May 2, 1911. Chas. W. Harris, et al. Petition for highway. Welsh and Welsh allowed sls and Geo. Iliff $35 damages. Highway ordered established to the width of 40 feet. The bond of GeorgejHensler as superintendent of gravel road examined and approved. John W. Nowels and others. Petition for ditch. C. W. Postill with, draws objections. Report of superintendent presented. Total charges $2,103.90. Superintendent allowed $51.10. Total credits $2,103.92. Report approved and superintendent discharged and ditch ordered maintained under the statute. Harry E. Gifford. Petition for ditch. No objections being filed the board .referred the petition to the regular drainage commissioners and Fred Wtiymire, who are directed to meet Monday, April 17th at the source of the ditch, and file their report on or before May 2nd. Petition of Arthur Powell, et al., for highway in Newton township. Albert Bellows, Sylvester Gray and Eli Arnold appointed viewers and Hugh Gamble engineer, who are or Cered to file their report on or before May 2nd. Spring is certainly having a struggle to assert Itself. Winter has a strangle hold, which was understood to have been barred, just as it is in professional athletics, . but if spring can get the attention of the referee It may be able tothave the hold broken and after a little winding spell get back into the game. Sunday’s snow largely disappeared yesterday and during the rain last night. The snow was a slushy variety, although it froze up hard enough Sunday night. The rain of last night was fairly warm and the grass is looking greener than any time since last fall. Other early things are so anxious to break through the ground that they have done so in spite of the freezes of almost every night and the snows of every two or three days. Some early flowers had blossomed and lilac buds have been sprouted for three or four weeks and are just awaiting the slightest encouragement to break into full foliage. It looks like all the nature rooters are lined up with spring and that old winter is friendless. Realizing this he seems to be dying hard and doing all the vllllanous stunts he can before cashing In. Fanners are getting a little anxious to get the oats sowing done, but fruit is favored by the antics of the long drawn-out winter.