Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1901 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 [ADVERTISEMENT]

The county council of Hamilton county has appropriated SI,OOO for an investigation of the county records from 1805 down to the present time. Ex-Lieutenant Governor Mortimer Nye, a prominent figure in Indiana democratic ranks for many years, died at his hom<s in Laporte last Saturday. On July 17th of last year Marion tp.* voted a tax of $31,800 in aid of the Gifford railroad, and immediately after the election our Washington street contemporary’s nostrils were filled with smoke from a Gifford locomotive, which, in imagination, it saw “coming around the bend.” Strange as it may appear, the seer of the Apologist is the only person in Rensselaer whose linen has bean soiled by coming in contact with any soot from a Gifford road locomotive. Three years ago the Indianapolis Sentinel made some exposures regarding the mismanagement of the funds of the endowment Rank of the K. of P. For publishing the article relatiug thereto the Sentinel was sued for libel, but the case was never pressed and finally was dropped. Now the truth of the Sentinel’s charges at that time have been established and it is admitted by the Supreme Commander of the order that there has been gross mismanagement and a deficit of $225,000 exists. James Edwards, a laborer on the streets of Elwood, brought suit against the city to recover back pay due him under the new state wage law, ahd was given judgement last week for the full amont of demand, together with sll penalty and attorney fees. It is understood that nearly thirty other street laborers will bring similar suits unless the city decides at once to pay 20 cents per hour under the law. An appeal to test the constitutionality of the new law may be taken. The case has been closely watched by street laborers all over the state and a general move to secure the increased wage may be made soon. The governor appointed George D. Parks as engineer to survey the state land along the Kankakee river. This is a portio.n of the land deeded the state by the federal government under the “swamp land act,” passed a number of years ago. For some time past it nas not been exactly dear just where the boundaries of this tract are located and the last legislature took the matter up and provided funds for its survey. The surveyor appointed yesterday will run levels from Moinence. 111., to the head waters of the Kankakee and will prepare reports from the survey that will be submitted to the governor. Later these reports will be handed to the next legislature. Attorney-General Taylor says he is confident the state owns at least 2,(XX) acres, but it is determined to find out if it does not also own more territory in the part of the states iu question. The state probably will sell the land as soon ns the title is clearly proved and the boundaries established. Indianapolis Hentiuel.