Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 January 1903 — COMMISSIONERS COURT. [ARTICLE]

COMM ISSIONERS COURT.

“Honest Abe’’ has been holding an extended session this week, and is still absorbing steam heat in hfs office at the court house as we go to press. He has had both arms spread out over his docket most of the time and we are therefore unable to give very much of a report of his proceedings. In the Hanging Grove tp., gravel road letting, only one bid was filed. Smith <fc Padgett (supposed to be Delos Thompson) of Rensselaer, at $10,242 for the 6£ miles. The parties desire to use gravel found near the proposed road, and some question arising as io the quality of the same, the matter was continued to the February term. The Robert Parker et al ditch was ordered established, and the Marble lateral of the Wheatfield ditch ordered cleaned. In the petition of Carrol C. Kent for a ditch in Newton and Jasper counties, Michael Delehanty, David D. Gleason and John Greve were appointed viewers, to meet Jan. 20. Dr. I. M. Washburn was appointed secretary of the county board of health for the ensuing year in place of Dr. English, whose term had expired, Thursday evening, as a reward, no doubt, for their good behavior thia term of his court, Abe took Freddie and Charlie up to see the “Millionaire Tramp,” and the boys are said to have enjoyed the treat immensely. At this term the newly elected commissioners are supposed to take the oath of office and reorganize, but if anything of this kind has been done we failed to observe it in our necessarilly hurried examination of Abe’s docket. All orders of record are still signed “A. Halleck, Pres.,” and perhaps Abe has taken the matter by consent and continues to servo under hit> old dispensotion. Th. bills allowed, etc., will be publi: ad by is next week. Anomer car load of Occident Hou. just received, bought before the . dvance, and we are selling it for a few days yet at 93c. Just as good as others sell for fl. 10 to fI.SO.

LARUE BROS.