Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1900 — FIVE PER CENT. FARM LOANS. [ARTICLE]

FIVE PER CENT. FARM LOANS.

ONLY ON* P*N O*NT. OOM MISSION. W. B. Austin, Rensselaer, continues to make fanp loans at 5 per cent, interest and one per cent, commission. No delay, and no sending papers east.

April Term Commissioners’ Court. Following is a part of the transactions of the March term which had not been written up at the time of our securing copy for said meeting; and which we had been too busy to procure until now: John A. Lam born, trustee Carpenter tp., granted permission to extend poor relief not exceeding sls each quarter, to Ellen Shew, Kate Cormanda, Mary Kelley, Agnes Brockway, E. Bartlett and Jacob Ackerman. In matter of medical and surgical attendance of poor at jail and poor asylum, bids were opened as follows: Dr. S. C. Johnson, $35; Dr. C. E. English, $59; Drs. I. B. & Ira Washburn, S4O. Contract awarded Dr. Johnson for balance of year 1900, and in case of failure to attend on call of superintendent to forfeit the amount necessary to procure other medical attendance. A. Halleck, 8. A. Dowell, Fred Waymire, commissioners’ salary for quarter to March, $56.25 each. The following bills were allowed at the April term.

A Leopold, lupplies prisoners ....$ 2 00 Same, for same .• , 160 S C Johnson, exp co farm........ 3 25 N J Reed, highways 4 20 Same, for same 12 60 Donnelly Bros, exp jail, $5.25 Continued L Clark and G E Marshall, sup's asses's 20 00 L Clark, public printing 5 00 W S Parks, hauling, ct house 85 M B Price, work on ditches 42 00 Edgar Gay, gravel road repairs 3 75 M B Halstead, wood for county farm.. 500 Frank Swartzee, gravel road repairs.. 250 Frank Hawkins, work on poor form.. 13 10 Chas Morlan. laundrycthouse.......... 1 07 Same, janitor's services 40 00 E C English, exp poor Marion, $lO.. .dismissed W H Eger, supplies ct house 2 10 N J Reed, repairs jail 2 00 G L Morgan, firing, ct house 31 00 Coen A Brady, supplies for same 191 50 E C English, postage bd health 1 00 L H Hamilton. Co. Supt 312 00 Same, postage 8 45 Geo A Strickfaden. repairs ct h grounds 150 Democratic Sentinel, public printing.. 150 Same, for same 30 00 Burt-Terry Sta Co sup for truant officer 300 Same, for same, county clerk 55 00 Same, Auditor .. 100 00 Same, Supt 100 00 Same, Treasurer 85 00 Same, Sheriff 50 00 Same, “ 7 50 Same, Sec. Bd Health 2 00 Same, Co. Supt 7 25 Same, Auditor 39 00 Same, Surveyor 25 00 Same, Circuit Court 22 00 Same, Ca. Clerk 18 00 Same, Tp, Assessor 11 00 Same, Co. Assessor 5 00 Same, Treasurer 2100 Same. Recorder.. 149 00 Same, “ 17 00 Same, Tp. Assessor 224 00 Leslie Clark, stationery for Co Assessor 14 55 D E Fairchild, supt Keener tp grav r.. 900 Donnelly Bros, exp. poor farm 21 00 Coen A Brady, supplies poor farm 7 60 Art Metal Con Co supplies cthousecontinued J P Hammond, truant officer 29 00 G E Marshall, public printing 30 00 Same for same a 8 06 Same, printing...., 2 00 Chas Reed, gravel road repairs 2 54 A F Long, supplies ct bouse 18 00

“After careful examination the following claims are allowed, to be paid only after appropriation therefor shall have been made by County Council, to-wit:” J I Tyler, road viewin* 8 1 50 Chaa Ramp, oil for boiler houae *OO E B Seller*and Hanley A Hunt, legal ar 50 00 Hanly A Hunt, aame 10 00 Hemphill A Son, team for Com 150 Chaa Reed, gravel road repair*.. 7 50 Folta, Spitler A Kurrie, legal opinion* 41 *1 J ease Nichol*, gravel road repair* 6 00 Laura Halleck, certifying road view*.. 25 Nowela-Sayler Lumber Co coal ct h.... 10 M White A Marion, mdae jail 3 40 B FFendlg.aupplieact h0uae.,.... 100 C Bierma, exp, poor Keener tp 15 35 J D Babcock, poor relief Marion 90 88 H A Alter, gravel road repair* 10 25 City of Renaeelaer, light* for Dee 1899.. 37 68 W C Babcock, poetage auditor’* office.. 124 Sayler-Bale* Lum. Co poor rel. Marion 225 David Oleaaon, viewing road 8 00 M B Price, work on ditche* 24 00 Beeaie Murray, aame 2 00 Jasper Co Tel Co rent of phone* and toll, M 3.45, allowed at 12 00 Wm Knapp, work on ditche* 150 H L Gamble, making estimate Keener tpgravel road*.... 8 00 Warner Bro* mdae ct houae 2 50 J C Carmichael, mdae poor farm 155 J CGwlu, work on treasurer'*aafe.... 1 60 Warner Bro* gravy! road repair* 1 25 D K Fairchild, Supt. Kenr tp,grav roada 14 00 Kill* A Murray, mdae jail .4 100 W H Coover, public 1 50 Same, revinueatamp* 1 00 Same, making reporta 100 Same, for aame. 5 00 N J Reed, auppleee for priaoner*. 10* G L Thornton, gravel road repair*..... 480 W H Coover. poetage Clerk'* offlee 8 00 David B Gleason, wolf aealpa 30 00 New Caatle Bridge Co repalr*on bridge 99 00 L N Welle, M D poor relief Keener tp... * 8* D 8 FalrehMd. viewing road 1 10 F W Bedford, gravel road repair* 1 78 On call of the Auditor the commissioners were convened in special session Monday, April 9, and

approved the official bond of John F. Major, clerk of the Jasper Circuit court, in the sum of $15,000 with E. W. Culp, W. L. Rich, C. T. Dye, J. G. Morris and John Kettering as sureties. A new 60foot bridge was ordered in Gillam tp., at this meeting.