Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1899 — “Honest Abe’S” January Specials. [ARTICLE]

“Honest Abe’S” January Specials.

The commissioners held a special called session on Friday and Saturday of last week. The record states that Friday was spent in matters pertaining to the poor farm in regard to superintendent. The “matters pertaining to poor farm” were not finally disposed of at the first day’s session, apparently, as the record states that Saturday, “after due consideration by the Board, it is ordered that Tuesday, Feb. 7th, 1899, be fixed upon as the day for considering the employment of a superintendent for the county farm for next ensuing year, commencing March Ist, 1899, and the auditor is directed to give notice of said proceedings by publication.” (The Docket states that Friday, Feb. 3, is the day set for above hearing, but the Record book gives the date as Tuesday, Feb. 7. We will not venture an opinion as to which of these statements is correct, for it is a very easy matter to indict a democrat, you know, in Jasper county. The publication made states that Friday, Feb, 3, is the day.) The following bills were presented and allowed as follows: J. P. Hammond, postage acct, truant officer $ 2 25 Same, services as truant officer 43 25 George L. Morgan, firing at boiler house , 16 50 Harry Magee, wood for county ' 48 37 School town of Wheatfield, use of school building for elections 4 75 City of Rensselaer, lights for December 46 10 C. Morganegg, work on ditches, 1 75 T. J. Joiner, washing for court house, 283 W. F. Smith A Co, wood for county.... 41 50 Total $ 207 40 The Board again assembled in special session, which is recorded as the 2d January special,” on Tuesday. At this meeting it was ordered that “the janitor of the court house is directed to see the members of the electric committee of the City Council and have it arranged to turn off the lights in the court house tower at midnight to avoid the expense of current for hours when service is not required.” “After careful examination the following claims were allowed:” Bowen Merrill Co., 2 vols. ‘‘Robinson on County officers... $ 12 00 B. D. Comer (assignee) 2 wolf scalps (John Johnson) 20 25 I. N. Hemphill, ft. and drayage for county... 101 J. C. Gwin, treasurer, intereet on aor court honse bonds 3.43150 M. B. Alter, M, D., services sec. bd. health 20 25 S. McGinnis, estimate on Keener tp. gravel road 175 25 Leslie Clark, printing 50 quires H sheet blanks for auditor 11 50 Same, 50tax levy rates for treaserer,.. 300 Same, 500 receipts for county officers... 2 50 Same, 50 quires full sheet blanks for auditor 15 00 Same, 100 quires % sheet blanks for clerk , 20 00 Same, 25 quirer % sheet blanks for clerk 625 Same, 1,000 cardboard receipts for clerk 300 Same, 300 Treasures’ notice to taxpayers 10 00 Same, affidavit 25 T0ta1.... $ 3 732 76 Grand Total for the two specials.. 3 940 16 “Honest Abe” also drew $17.50, per diem for special sessions of Dec. 28-9, Jan. 20-1 and Jan. 24. Same for Fred Way mire and S. A. Dowell, making total of $52.50.