Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 188, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 August 1912 — COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TRANSACT BUSINESS. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TRANSACT BUSINESS.

Among Other Things They Appointed Inspectors for the November Elections. The county commissioners at the August term transacted the following business: Everett Halstead .petitioned for a ditch, requesting that it be constructed as a tile drain instead of open. Granted. Superintendent directed to sell it as tile drain. W. H. Wortley ditch; superintendent shows sale to Riley Tullis for $385. Edward P. Lane, petition for ditch, engineer files report showing ditch can not be constructed for S3OO. Petitioners ordered to give notice and cause petition to be docketed as provided by law. Albert S. Swing, petition for ditch; superintendent reported sale to C. A. Caldwell for $625; bond approved. F. M. Goff, et al, petition for ditch; evidence heard and board finds that drain will be of public utility and should be constructed; finds against Chicago & Eastern Illinois railway find that the assessment of the remonstrator, A. D. Washburn, should be reduced to $25; ditch established. • Eib, et al, petition for ditch; petitioners file demurrer to plea in abatement by John W. Hitchings; demurrer overruled; petitioners except, appeal granted in circuit court. William McAleer, et al, petition for ditch', ordered established and referred to W. F. Qsborne for construction. Washington Lowman, petition for ditch, ordered docketed. F. M. Williams awarded contract for bridge in Barkley township for S9OO. Joliet Bridge Co. awarded contract for five bridges In Kankakee township for $3,395. Charles E. Kersey stone road, bids rejected and auditor wat directed to re-advertise. The Monon Coal Co. was awadred the contract for furnishing coal for the county fa?m and court house. Auditor to give notice for letting contract for supplies for the county farm. The following interest for July was reported: First National Bank ...$146.68, Trust & Savings Bank ...... 42.68 State Bank of Rens 47.53 State Bank of Remington ... 31.9(f Bank of Wheatfield 9.00 The following election inspectors were appointed: Ufiion north —Isaac Right. Union South—J. W. Smith. Carpenter east—C. W. Horner. Carpenter west —John Eck. Carpenter south—C, V, May. " Newton—James Carr. Marion I—James Walters. Marion 2—H. E. Parkison. Marion 3—Conrad Kellner. Marion 4—Poseph Putts. Barkley east—William Snedeker. Barkley west—William Folger. In all other precincts the township trustees will by virtue of their offices b§, the inspectors. Mr. and Mrs. Phil J. McKenna and son, Harold, and daughters, Ethel and Blanche, of Chicago, and nieces, Margaret and Mary McKenna of Pittsburg, Pa., came from Chicago by auto today for a short visit with Attorney and Mrs. E. P,*Honon. Mr. McKenna is the assistant corporation counsel for the city of Chicago. Mrs. Oren Uarker, Mrs. George Hopkins, Mrs. Bert Brenner, Mrs. A. G. Catt and Miss Mildred Harris were taken to Kentland today in F. M. Parker’s auto by Oren Parker. They will remain there for Several days as guests of Mrs. A. D. Washburn at a houseparty given in honor of her sister, Miss Caldwell. Judge C. W. Hanley returned this morning from Indianapolis, where he attended the state republican convention. He received a place on the committee on resolutions, which framed the party platform. He took a very active part in the county local option and the primary election declarations that were enacted in the platform. Rev. J. C. Parrett, pastor of the Presbyterian church, is starting on a three weeks’ vacation. He went to Chicago today and from there to Linden, Ohio, where he will remain with his parents most of tftie time. Mrs. Parrett will visit with her parents in Chalmers during this time. In about three weeks they will meet at Winona Lake, where they will attend the Chautauqua a few days before returning here. Rev. Parrett’s place in the pulpit will be occupied by Rev. A. G. Work next Sunday. - Ex-Sheriff John O'Connor, of Walker township, who attended the state convention at Indianapolis, dropped into The Republican office Jthls morning to inform us that of all the conventions he has attended at the state capitol during the past thirty years, it was the most enthusiastic and the best He praised the speeches of James E. Watson, Winfield T. Durbin and otberß. He says that the partisan Star falsifies when it says that it was a very tame and* uninteresting convention.