Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 February 1901 — Chicken-Pie Supper. [ARTICLE]

Chicken-Pie Supper.

Barkley M. E. church will give a chicken-pie social at the home of Rev. O. L. Chivington (Barkley M. E. parsonage) Saturday evening, February 23. There will be plenty of entertainment. Everybody invited. Funeral cards at The Democrat office.

A great sacrifice sale on all winter goods to make room for new spring stock which is arriving every day at the Chicago Bargain Store. - Today’s Rensselaer markets (all top prices): Wheat 65; corn 34; oats 24; rye 42. One year ago today the prices were, wheat 65; corn 28£; oats 22J; rye 45. Speaking of laws requiring publication in newspapers the Columbia City Post says the friends of economy in the public service should urge the passage of a law compelling all public officers who expend public funds to publish a list of their expenditures. This would include county commissioners, city councils, town boards, school lx>ards and township trutees. Every one of these boards or officers should be Required to publish full statements showing where the money went. It would have a tendency to restrict them in allowing bills and also tend to make them exercise more economy.

Horse racing ought not to be permitted upon the streets of Rensselaer under any circumstances. If a few farmers should come to town and race their horses up and down Washington street like some of our blooded aristocracy have done on several occasions lately for an hour or more at a time, they would be arrested and hauled before some J. P., and all the money they had in their pockets taken from them. Yes, and if they had no money they would be put in jail, too. We trust no more of this dangerous and unlawful pastime will be allowed, no matter who the parties may be. Charles J. Ale et al of Salem filed a petition for building a gravel road from the Jasper county line to Francesville, about two miles. The board appointed Caleb W. Baker engineer and J. R. Guild, William Anibler and Fred Kopka viewers, all to meet at E.H. Applegate’s office in Francesville and proceed to view the line of the proposed highway, set forth an estimate for its construction and report to -the board on or before the first day of March. The proposed road is a continuation of highway which is being constructed in Jasper county to our county line a distance of six miles, and which is estimated to cost about SIOOO per mile. —Winamac Democrat

Judge Thompson rendered his decision last week in the appeal taken by Kentland from the county commissioners’ order for an election for the removal of the county seat to Goodland, and sustains Goodland. His order was that the cause be certified back to the commissioners by the clerk of the court and that said commissioners immediately proceed to fix another date for an election in accordance with the prayer of said petition to relocate the county seat at Goodland. Kentland at once filed bond foi SSOO and an appeal to the supreme court was taken. The point in issue is that relating to the relocation petitioh not being filed on time by Goodland. It is needless to say that Goodland is feeling good over having won the first round, and it expects to be again sustained by the higher court.