Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 164, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1913 — FILED PETITION FOR JORDAN ROAD [ARTICLE]

FILED PETITION FOR JORDAN ROAD

Frank Hill's Name Heads New Movement for Adequate System in Jordan Township. / Attorney W. E. Harry, Lawrence Lyons and J. F. Fenwick, of Brook, came over Wednesday and filed with the county auditor a petition for about 12y 2 miles of stone road in Jordan township, the petition bearing 36 names and headed by Frank Hill.

The need, of better roads In Jordan township Is apparent tto many who opposed the former effort and some of whom may oppose this because it is not just what they would best like for their own lands, and they know that better roads''will not only add to the convenience in travel and in marketing the products of the farm but will add to land values. It is probable that this petition provides tor the best routes that can be selected. While the system as described is not so complete as would he desirable to many, as much road '.<? provided for as the township can be bonded to construct and a sort of “gentle.men’s agreement” hias been entered into to make the system more complete by three other petitions under the three mile law. There are still two others to complete the system, one of which is in Marion township and the other a joint road between the two townships. The proposed system is as follows: Commencing at a point 2 miles east of the range line road between Rensselaer and Remington and one mile from the south line of .the township, and running west 7 miles and thence north 2 miles and west 1 mile to the township line, and giving a gravel road connection to Foresman and Brook. Then starting again at the Raymond school house corner and running 1% miles north and then 1 mile east. This would be 12% miles, except for some fractions which cut it to about 12% miles. This completes the petition for which an election will he held but the other petitions to follow have been agreed to by the parties directly affected. The later petitions will provide for the construction of one mile of road extending to the east township line from the point where the main road is to start, also for one mile south from the Union school house to the Carpenter township line and a third for two miles east from the McCoy school house to the joint line between Jordan and Marion townships. A petition being circulated in both townships will provide for a joint road for threefourths of a mile and connecting the Jordan township road with a petition that provides for the construction of 1% miles In Mairion township and extending from the joint road to the range line road at the Clouse corner three miles south of Rensselaer. If the main road meets with success In Jordan township and the others follow as provided tor the system will be a great credit to that township and a great Advantage in all kinds of travel. Most disfiguring skin eruptions, scrofula, pimples, rashes, etc., are due to impure blood. Burdock Blood Bitters as a cleansing blood tonic, is well recommended. SI.OO at all stores. With nearly thirteen thousand delegates attending from all parts of the Christianized world, the twenty-sixth international Christion Endeavor convention opened in Los Angeles, Cal., Wednesday. Wade Green, of Evansville, suffering from typhoid fever, spanked his three children the other day and they now have the disease. It is supposed they contracted it from him. The question of readjustment of the rates of the Modern Woodmen of America is to be left tp a referendum vote of the entire membersnip of the society. Such order was issued last week by the board of dii rectors in session at Rock Island, lU. The referendum is the result of the protest of some of the members against an increase in rates voted at the laßt meeting of the head camp held in Chicago All the votes must be In by August 1, 1913.