Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 290, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1919 — COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ DECEMBER TERM. [ARTICLE]

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ DECEMBER TERM.

The commissioners of Jasper county finished their December term Tuesday evening, having transacted the following business: BRIDGES Barkley township, Gifford-Oliver ditch. Contractor Roe Yeoman allowed S9BB in full. Cause dropped. Newton township, near Charles Day farm. Rochester Bridge Co. allowed $3,079 in full. Cause dropped. - ROADS ~ Henry' Amsler et al. Certificate of approval —by —the state tax board; A. S. Barlow et al. Bond J. T. i Biggs approved; contractor Clarence Stalbaum allowed $1,801.60. Carey L, Carr et al. State tax £oard approval. Bonds issued. Cause dropped. B. W. Ellsworth et al. Contractor A. S. Keene allowed $1,347.20. Julius Hine et al. Engineer and viewers present re-estimate. Notice of sale for January 5, 1920. J. W. Hitchings et al. William Stalbaum allowed balance, $3,798. Cause dropped. - Frank Hoover et al. * Certificate of approval by state tax board. Cause dropped. Joseph Kosta et al. Contractors Johnson & Hindsley allowed $2,324.40. James Lane et al. Contract let to F. A. Camblin at $2,700. Jacob A. May et al. Bond sale approved by state tax board and sold to Fletcher American Co., Indianapolis, at SIB,OOO. Granville Moody et al.~ Contractor W. H. Murray allowed balance, $519.80. $177.50 additional cost allowed.- State tax board approved bonds. Cause dropped. William O. Rowles et al. Contract let to B. J. Moore at $6,576.80. John H. Rusk et al. State tax board approved bonds and same re- | ported sold to Fletcher American I Co., of Indianapolis, at $15,600. G. I. Thomas 'et al. State tax board approved bonds and same are sold to Fletcher .American at $7,400. Robert J- Yeoman et al. Contractor Hugh E. Yeoman allowed $616 on regular contract and $95 for extra work. . Joseph E. Thomas et al. Notice and petition sufficient. E. D. Nesbitt appointed engineer; S. D. Clark and R. A. Mannan, viewers. John O’Connor et al. Notice and petition sufficient. E. D. Nesbitt appointed engineer and Charles O. Spencer and Frank Hart, viewers. All other road matter tune extended or continued.

DITCHES Curtis M. Dewey et al. Cost to equal 100 per cent of benefits ; to be paid by March 11, 1920, or bonds running ten years to be issued. Edward W. Lakin et al. Bonds, $2,790, sold to Edward O’Gara, of Lafayette. George M. Meyers et al. Superintendent’s report approved and allowed $4.20. Balance due contractor ordered paid. Attorney G. A. Williams allowed s7l additional fee. Balance in hands of superintendent to be distributed to land owners. Mrs. John M. Wasson et al. Bonds ordered issued. Attorney allowed $450 fee. All other ditch matters continued. MISCELLANEOUS Report of Superintendent George M. Wilcox of the county farm examined and approved. Inventory, $10,395; receipts for 'he quarter, $3,683.89; expenditures, $1,180.58. Charles A. Boyles given deed for school lands, se sw, 16-31-7, 40.22 acres. Bond of John T. Biggs as county treasurer in the amount of $50,000 with the following as surety was approved: Maria Biggs, W. E. Boyle, William Hallier, Joe Hickam, William D, Meyers, A. S. Keene, W. B. McNeil and Charles V. May. Bond of Schuyler C. Robinson, county auditor, in the amount of SIO,OOO with the 'following surety wa sapproved: George L. Logan, Eddie E. Rockwell, James W. Stevens, Paris T. Robinson, George H. McLain, J. N. Leatherman, Charles W. Hanley and W. O. Rowles. Notice ordered published of the sale of lot 10, block 4, Rensselaer on first day March term, 1920, to the highest bidder. Minimum price, $2,500. Terms: One-third cash, one-third in a year and one-third in two years; deferred ..payments to draw 6 per cent interest. BOARD OF FINANCE FOR NOVEMBER First National Bank, Rensselaer $169.59 Trust & Savings, Rensselaer. 198.54 State Bank, Rensselaer. 203.61 Farmers & Merchants National Bank, Rensselaer 75.13 State Bank, Remington 162.86 Bank of Wheatfield 64.41

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Steeley, of Ponca City, Okla., are here for a visit-with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marlatt. i The Women’s Foreign Missionary society of the Methodist church will meet at the parsonage Wednesday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. John Vanatta received an announcement this morning of the marriage of their cousin, Miss Harriett Kerr, at Detroit, Mich., on*November 25th to Fred Eugene Kellogg. Miss Kerr made her home in this city for several years with her John Coen, and is well known to many of our citizens. The picture of Mrs. Virginia Austin Shayne appears in today’s Herald-Examiner. Mrs. Shayne is the daughter of Mr\ and Mrs. W. B. Austin, former residents of this city. Mrs. Shayne will be in the music shop at the Atlantic City board walk exhibition to be held in Chicago the week of December 6-14.