Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1902 — $3,646.70 [ARTICLE]

$3,646.70

Would be due the County if the Iroquois Bonds were sold under a proceeding commenced October 7th 1892. These bonds could have been sold at any time after May 5, 1897. Commissioner Halleck and his then fellow member of the board, were persuaded by Hanley & Hunt on November 22, 1897, to give them $350.00 to try to avoid the sale of bonds and collect said sum from the petitioners whose petition had been fully granted on December 10, 1892. Pursuant to said agreement an unsuccessful suit is pending against those who do not owe. The still resident petitioners are Stephen A. Brusnahan, Lewis Davidson, John M. Lesh, John Humes, John E. Alter, Nathan Eldridge, S. B. Thornton, A. J. Freeland, William Bull, Prior Rowen, John W. Nowels, Charles F. Stackhouse, Delos Thompson, I. N. Hemphill, F. W. Bedford, C. A. Hopkins, Nehemiah Hopkins, John J. Pullins, Israel B. WasTTHurn, Alfred Collins, W. D. Blankenbaker, Eli J. Stutzman, Robert Stephenson, Theodore F. Warne, George M. Wilcox, George McElfresh, Jerry J. Shea, Henry Zacher, Perry Marlatt, William Greenfield, George B. Parkison, Addison Parkison, Granville Moody, Simon P. Thompson, Charles A. Harrington and Joel F. Spriggs. Much additional county money has been squandered since November 22, 1897, in said attempt to deprive said county of said sum of $3,646.70. Said Halleck asks re-election on this as one of his many peculiar strokes of public finance and justice. The Democrat is prepared to turn out job printing of any character in up-to-date style and on short notice. Remember we carry the largest stock of paper, ruled and unruled goods in the county.