Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 January 1904 — Page 6

TRUSTEES' REPORTS

Reports of Township Trustees to the Advisory Boards of Receipts and Expenditures, During the Year 1903 JORDAN TOWNSHIP. Township Fund—Receipts. ' Wm C Babcock, June draw 230 82 George Besse, land >4-100 acre .... «S 00 Wm C' Babcock, Dec. draw 193 21 — % _ Total reoeipts 439 °3 Expenditures. John BMI, service trustee 210 00 F B Myer, stamps 1 00 F M Welsh, advisory 5 00 F E Babcock, annual report 7 00 Leslie Clark, annual report . 7 00 {ames Lam son, advisory. S 00 ) H Gobel, road receipts ... 2 90 Chat W Harris, advisory 5 00 Chas W Harris, 3-4 acre of land ... 4S 00 Foltz, Spitler* Kurrie, making deed 75 R B Porter, recording deed 1 10 F E Babcock, pub estimates 2 00 < ,e»lie Oiark, putt estimates 2 00 Jacob Dewey, supervisor 46 75 E P Honan, service lawyer 25 00 - George Besse, school land no 00 R B Porter, transfer and deed 1 10 - George Antcliff, supervisor service.. 6575 Jonathan Michael, supervisor service. 45 75 Maurice Gorman, supervisor service. 5000 <foha BUI, telephone messages...... 125 Total expenditures 639 3$ Local Tuition Fund—Receipts. County Treasurer, January draw.... 409 39 Wm O Babcock, dog tuition 59 25 Wm C Babcock, June draw 693 71 Wm O Babcock, state tuition 470 20 ■ Wm 0 Babcock, Dec draw ......... 581 45 Total receipts 2214 00 Expenditures. * W J Reed, teaching 216 00 ’ Bruce C Stevens, teaching 208 50 ! Emma Tallis, teaching 195 00 Anna M Bringle, teaching 200 00 Anna Luers. teaching 272 50 Lena Jackson, teaching 200 00 Mary Eck, teaching 237 Jo ! Lelia Travis, teaching 195 37 Lelia Travis, teaching 2$ 00 fames D Davis, teaching 120 00 Bruce O Stevens, teaching......... 80 00 Chas E Sage, teaching 110 00 Anna Luers, teaching 65 00 Merlie Law born, teaching 105 00 Hazel Lara son, teaching. ... ...... 45 00 Anna M Bringle, leaching 40 00 Jacob Jordan, teaching. 135 00 • ... Total expenditures... 2449 87 Special School Fund—Receipts. Wm C Babcock, June draw 807 86 1 Garrit D Gaunt, old school house... 40 00 Jacob Dewey, old school house. .. 30 00 Wm C Babcock, Dec draw 676 27 Tptal receipts.! 1554 13

Expenditures. A F Long, supplies. |8 14 G G Garrison, hauling kindling.... 1 00 R Ryse, globes and registers 22 80 William Knipple, repairing buildings 27$ ¥ E Babcock, manuscripts 1 00 A R •Grton, right maps 16 00 L Jessup, carpenter work 3 00 Emma Tullis, institutes ...... 24 75 William Kreasri, hauling coal and cleaning house 9 63 James E Lamsoa, hauling pupils... 30 00 {atper Oo Lumber 00, coal. 30 55 ) H Goble, Home and School Vis.. 10 2 5 WJ Reed, institutes and glass 30 10 Wm Zea, 17 tons coal, P B 71 98 Bruce O Stevens, twelve institutes... 24 30 Anna M Bringle, 11J institutes 23 00 Anna Luers, institutes and broom ... 24 02 Lena Jackson. 12 institutes 24 00 Mary Eck, institutes .... 25 50 Lelia H Travis, institute. 21 25 Joseph Hall, transportation 23 00 White and Marion, repairing pump.. 75 W A Huff, gold stars 200 L H Hamilton, com on school bks. . 400 Louis Simonin, repairing sch house . in. 3 Tuteur, supplies 1 30 T.aßue Brothers, supplies.... 1 67 William Beam, freight on seats 727 Chas M Blue, expense graduation... 7 52 N C Pumphry, seats, desk and board 108 76 W V Porter, transportation 24 00 Anna Shide, cleaning yard, house. . 350 ' Wortley and Fenwick,building school house..... ......... 676 00 AVilliavn Knipple, hauling coal and , cleaning school house 6 75 Truma Vintson, hauling coal. 16 46 Chas Standish, mowing yard and cleaning house 2 50 1 /¥ E Babcock, 200 rams and cards.. 11 00 < Leslie Clark, letting of sch house... 2 00 (iarrit D Gaunt, hauling coal, labor. 36 75 William Beam, freight on bell 71 Donnelly Bros, coal. ;. 40 67 C W Coen, tuition ......... j 63 75 W M Welch, school bell 7 00 Murhe I-am born, hatchet, etc 67 N C l'umphry, papering house 7 30 Si W Graham, enumeration book. . . 55 ■Kellie Welsh, cleaning house. ...... 200 E P Honan, insurance ~.... 21 00 Mary Bill, cleaning houses. 8 00 -Wortley and Hancock, 20 tons cotl. . 63 92 ■ Chas W Harris, labor Io 77 John Bill, reselling house 2 00 Total expenditures 1580 72 Road Fund—Receipts. NN m C Babcock, June draw ...... 875 93 Wm C Babcock, Dec. draw 18 24 Total Receipts 894 17 Expenditures. Hayns and Lyons, tile for road 4 18 B O Gardener, road receipt 1 80 J Michael, timbers 190 00 Jasper Co Lumber Co. lumber and sewer 68 36 John Putt, dicing road and sewer. . . 15 70 William Washburn, road receipts ... Io 34 George Nichelson, road receipts.... 3 96 Wm O Babcock, Auditor receipts... 483 93 Wm C Babcock, int. on Gal ditch .. 18 94 Geo M Kessinger, road receipts 5 75 Chas E Gonder, five receipts 11 73 William C Pruett, receipt 2 82 Kick Zimmer, receipt 1 00 A. F Long, 26 perch stone 5 20 William Knipple, labor on road.... 2 02 {as Rogers, bridge timber 721 fairy Dewey, road receipts 6 ol Garriet D Gaunt, cleaning ditch.... 5 23 L S Alter, 21 perch stone. 9 02 K'orman Brothers, stonework 20 00 Henry Denier, right perch stone.... 2 00 Mrs Thomas Knox, 3* loads gravel. 320 .Hiram Day, 47 sacks cement. 34 15 Wm O Babcock, 15 road receipts... 3305 Z F Corbin, stone 8 00 Henry Simonin, cleaning ditch 2 50 Total expenditures.,,. \ 770 04

Additional Road Fund—Receipts. Wm O Babcock, June draw 215 71 Wm 0 Babcock, Dec. draw....... 4 30 Total receipts... 220 ol Expenditures. L S Alter, 24} perch stone. 10 50 G 9 Gaunt, labor on road 2 08 Martin Gain, labor on road 3 38 R Ryse, 5 scrapers 18 61 JClGwin, lumber 19 83 Joseph Norman, stone work 23 35 Frank Putt, hauling stone and receipt 317 Golborn Lum Co, sewer 10 20 William Washburn, tileing road.... 10 00 F Rutherford, 60 perch stone 42 00 W W Sage, tileing road 5 00 Donnely Bros., lumber and sewer... 90 87 J D Allman, nails and hardware.... 4 00 Marion Bickell, cleaning ditch 4 87 M I Adams, 35 load gravel 3 50 Cclborn Lum Co, sewer 23 50 Total expenditures 274 86 Dog Fund—Receipts. James Bullis, Assessor's cash 64 00 Sophia Chilcote, owner, dog tax.... 3 00 John R Miller, owner, dog tax...... 1 00 Chas Raymond, owner, dog tax.... 100 John Beecher, owner, dog tax t 00 Henry Simonin, owner, dog tax..... I 00 Nic Zimmer, owner, dog tax I 00 John P Shalmon. owner, dog tax... I 00 G G Garrison, owner, dog tax 1 00 Total receipts 74 99 Expenditures. R A Parkison, excess dog 67 00 Poor Fund Expenditures. B Forsythe, supplies for Furguson .. to 00 W D Foresmsn, coal for same. ... 500 D H Goble, poor reports 20 Total expenditures 1526 SUMMARY. Bal. A Rec. Exp. Bal. Township Fund.... 886 16 639 35 236 81 Local TuitlooFund F 751 It 2440 87 1301 27 Special Bch Fund .. 1412 33 1580 72 *l6B 36 Road Fund 1066 34 770 04 296 30 Add Road Fund ... 388 42 274 86 113 66 Dog Fund 240 00 67 00 173 00 Poor Fund 180 36 15 26 165 09 Balance 17933 74 6797 10 2136 64 ‘Overdrawn. JOHN BILL, Trustee. Examined and approved this the sth day of Jan., 1904 Garett D. Gaunt, Wm D. Bringle, J. W. Hitchings. Members of Advisory Board.

NEWTON TOWNSHIP.

Township Fund—Receipts. County Auditor, May draw. 283 18 B D Comer, road plow 10 00 County Auditor, Dec. draw 249 12 Total receipts 544 30 Expenditures. D H Goble, supplies*.7 90 C W Clemans, hauling gravel...... 33 S S Warner Bros, supplies. *3 8b Hiram. Day, cement 4 5® Donnelly Bros, lumber and sewer... 45 23 Baker & Thornton, supplies........ 3 35 Jas F Irwin, tile 88 20 Leslie Clark, report 7 00 F E Babcock, report 9 00 S A Brusnahan, ditching r0ad...... 5 00 Warner Bros., plow 13 00 G M Wilcox, services 1903 205 00 C Crumpacker, supplies .... IJ QQ W E Leek, advisor 5 00 Joseph Lane, advisor 5 00 Omar Morlan, advisor 5 00 Hiram Day, lumber. 27 88 C Crumpacker, scrapers., 1200 W B Yeoman, road work. I 50 Alter & Wolf, tile 37 12 R J Yeoman, road work 67 37 W J Smith, road work..., 79 75 J E Thomas, road work 49 97 J A Gilmore, road work 45 00 Settlement with Township Adv Board 785 50 Local Tuition Fund—Receipts, County Auditor, Jan. tuition 310 14 County Auditor,dog 44 89 County Auditor, May draw. 836 22 County Auditor, June draw 294 56 County Auditor, Dec, draw,.... 749 70 Total receipts... 12255 5* Expenditures. Nellie Gray, leaching , 308 00 Hattie Sayler, teaching. 308 00 Rosa Pierson, teaching 315 00 Alice Bates, teaching 280 00 Nina Martindale, teaching 280 00 Evelyn Miller, teaching 350 00 Settlement with Township Adv Boardiß4i 00 Special School Fund—Receipts. S Thornton, old house 47 00 County Auditor, May draw 570 36 County Auditor, Dec. draw 498 24 Expenditures. L H Hamilton, com ■. 56 Warner Bros, supplies 3 25 R A Parkison, maps 13 00 Iliram Day, supplies 68 83 R Ryse, supplies 3 90 Donnelly Lumber Co, coal 3 83 Baker & Thornton, supplies 3 60 Marion Freeland, hauling coal 3 00 Nellie Gray, institutes .. 15 40 Hattie Sayler, institutes 26 40 Rosa Lane, institutes 27 00 Mary Lane, washing towels 2 00 Alice Bates, institutes 24 00 Nina Martindale, institutes 24 00 Evelyn Miller, institutes... '... 3000 A K Sayler, twp library 2 00 Wilcox & Son, supplies.. 41 49 John Karr, work '. 2800 W R Krisler, coal 14 12 W A Huff, 8 gold 5tar5............ 8 00 A F Long, supplies 20 26 L If Hamilton, com 2 50 E W Stabe, well. 191 87 Anna Lane, cleaning school house.. 3 50 Wilcox & Son, enumeration....... 20 OO Hiram Day, lumber 1562 Nellie Gray, institutes II 00 W B Yeoman, hauling wood I 50 C W Coen, tuition 13 00 Joseph Frances, wood 450 A L Branch, coal 9 90 C M Blue, transfer, 70 40 C W Coen, transfer 97 00 L H Hamilton, com. on schl bks... 30 A F I ong, R C books 41 20 R J Woman, wood 65 00 J H Perkins, repairs 6 00 A J Freeland, supplies ............ 206 R P Benjamin, supplies 3 00 D T Crow, work 5 00 Wilcox & Son, supplies 44 36 G A Powell, supplies and work 5 75 W C Hopkins, work. 10 05 Jeff Smith, work 5 00 Settlement with Twp Adv Board ... 993 15 Road Fuad—Receipts. ..... * County Auditor, May draw 328 94 County Auditor, Dec. draw 3463 Total receipts 54049

Expenditures. Frank Rowen, road receipt ....... 156 John Martindale, road receipt..,... 14 99 John Martindale, road receipt I 91 John Karr, tile. 1819 G W Richmond, ditching r0ad..... 1 50 T J Prouty. tileing road 3 00 R A Parkison. tax . 7 8a H Gamble surveying 1 50 W C Babcock. 148 road receipts.... 1410 96 W Hopkins, ditching road 3 40 S P Thompson, road receipt 5 3° S P Thompson, road receipt 2 88 James Yeoman, ditching road 12 00 Settlement with Twp Adv Board... .1592 51 Additional Road Fund—Receipts. County Auditor, May draw 528 94 County Auditor, Dec. draw II 55 Total receipts .540 49 Expenditures. J C Gwin & Co, lumber and sewer.. 38 60 S A Brusnahan, ditching road 20 00 D H Yeoman, lumber.... . 61 30 Joseph Lane, tileing 42 50 S B Holmes, ditch work 55 00 Amos Davisson, lumber 6900 Martin Murphy, ditch work 7 00 Mannie Rice, ditch work 15 00 H H Sayler, ditch work 2 00 S A Brusnahan, ditch work 50 00 Settlement with Twp Adv 80ard..., 262 90 Dog Fund—Receipts. Twp Assessor, dog tax. 70 00 Expenditures. W C Babcock, excess dog 83 00 D S Makeever, hogs killed 4 50 Settlement with Twp Adv 80ard.... 87 50 Poor Fund—Receipts. County Auditor, May draw 57 04 County Auditor, Dec. draw 49 82 Expenditures. S C Johnson, poor 133 00 B Forsythe, mdse 4 33 Maude Williams, poor 10 00 Nellie Williams, clothing 2 70 Settlement with Twp Adv 80ard.... 150 03 SUMMARY Bal. A Rec. Exp. Bal. Township fund 860 08 785 50 64 58 Tuition fund .. 4272 49 1841 00 2431 49 Special School Fund.l79o 26 993 15 727 11 Road Fund 1676 33 1682 51 93 82 Additional Road 929 06 262 90 667 08 Dog Fund 253 00 87 50 165 50 Poqr Fund 227 45 150 03 77 42 Balance 10929 59 *6702 59 14227 00 G. M. WILCOX, Trustee of Newton Tp. Examined and approved this, the sth day of January, 1904. W. E. Leek, Omar Morlan, W, B. Yeoman, Members of Advisory Board.

MILROY TOWNSHIP.

Township Fund—Receipts. Jan. 1.1908, bal at settlement. _ • 35 32 County treas, warrants ~..;.: . 257 54 County treas, warrants 170 65 Total receipts 463 51 Expenditures. * Leslie Clark, printing report...— 7 00 F E Babcock, printing report 7 00 Chas Crumpacker. tp supplies and r scrapers 27 50 Frank 8 Meyer, postage stamps ' 1 00 John Robertson, ser advisory board 5 00 Karah MoKllllp, same 5 00 F E Babcock, pub estimate 2 00 Geo Wood, ser supervisor... 54 25 James Blakemore,same 60 00 J A Larsh. tp and school supplies 16 30 Wm Heuson, ser advisory board 5 00 Wm T Smith, ser as trustee 144 00 Total expenditures 334 05 Tuition FuND-Receipts. Jan. 1. 1903, bal at settlement 409 31 County treas, warrants 207 35 County treas, warrants 30 01 County treas, warrants 301 46 County treas, warrants 237 (45 County treas, warrants 200,34 Total receipts ~... 1386 35 Expenditures. G E May, teaching at Dist No, 3 270 OO Mable Huston, same No. 4 155 00 G N Sayler. same No. 2 143 00 Jean McFarland, same No. 1 125 00 Nellie May, same No. 3 - 100 00 Manda Funk, same No. 1 105 00 Mabel Huston, same No. 2 110 00 Total expenditures 1008 00 Special School FuND-Receipts. Jan. 1,1908, bai at settlement 341 06 County treas, warrants 259 78 First Nat Bank Rensselaer, borrowed money 600 00 A J Smith, for old school house 26 00 G H Jones, for old pump 5 00 County treas, warrants 170 65 Total receipts 1402 51 Expenditures. A R Orton, county maps 4 00 Lee A l’oole, hatchet for school house 50 Geo. Wood, wood Dist. No. 1 15 00 W C Huston, wood Dist. Nos. 2 and 4 . 22 00 G E May, institute work 24 75 Mabel Huston, same 12 00 G N Sayler, same 12 90 Jean McFarland, same 12 00 Joseph Nelson, wood Dist. No. 3 12 75 W A Huff, two gold stars _ 2 00 Louis H Hamilton, plans and specifications for school house 2 00 Frank L Smith, school lot Dist, No. 2 ,35 00 R B Porter, recording deed 1 10 Continental Ins. Co., premium on policy No. 117789 3 00 Chas Crumpacker. maps and s sup 30 00 W H Gerberick, insuring school house 18 00 W H Beam, for freight 4 59 F E Babcock, notice of school house letting, manuscript and programs 950 Perry Spencer, material and building school house Dist. 2 735 00 B Forsythe, brooms for school houses 200 H C Reed, paint, painting, papering . 33 60 Eli G Foster, historical maps 20 00 John Sommers, cleaning No. 4 2 50 David R Benson, building out houses and repairing 15 00 Geo W Caster, drilling well at No. 2 67 85 Minerva Wood, rep and cleaning No. 1 500 B F Fendig, wall paper No. 4 ... 6 16 G H Jones, cleaning house and yard at No. 2 4 00 J R Ward, hauling wood to N'o. 2 3 40 Geo W Caster, material and making platforms for wells 6 40 Geo Foulks. repairing and towelsNo.l 1 50 James Blakemore, help move s h _ 75 F A Morrew, stove, desk, chair, blinds and guards 64 98 Coen A Brady, coal for No. 4 23 37 J G Brown, tuition for transfers of pupils to White county - 35 00 R Ryse, desk, beil and supplies 113 69 Joe Nelson, hauling coal and rep No. 3 925 Total expenditures ....'. ... 1372 54 Road Fund—Receipts. Jan. 1,1903, balanee on hand 38 76 County treas, warrants 359 55 County treas, warrants 15 45 Total receipts 413 76 Expenditures. W C Babcock, road receipts 263 18 W C Babcock, same ■ 31 67 Eli Critser, working road 3 03 Total expenditures 297 88 Additional Road FuND-Reeeipte. Jan. 1,1908. bal on hand 108 57 County treas, warrants , 144 72 Dec.2B, county treas, warrants • 18 Total receipts 256 47 . Expenditures. C O Griffith, timber for bridges - 200 W R Lee. nails and scythe 1 00 John A Blake, lumber and sewer 24 75 R A Parkison. cash assessment on the 8a it well A Chilcote ditches 5 45 B Forsythe, keg of nails 2 40 W H Beam, freight on scrapers 43 J H Culp, bridge lumber - 88 66 Simon Cook, Hung roads— 20 06 Total expenditures . 141 75

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Doo FUND—Receipts. Jan. 1,1903. bal on hand : t 26 00 W C Huston, dog tax collected.3l 00 Received of owners of dogs 13 00 Total receipts - 170 00 t Expenditures. W C Babcock, excess dog fund 26 00 Total expenditures - 28 00 Poob Fund—Receipts. Jan. 1, 1908, balance at settlement 78 06 County treas, warrants 17 16 County treas, warrants 1188 Total receipts 106 60 Expenditures. E C English, med aid for poor 13 28 J A Larsh, med for poor 3 00 Total expenditures 16 28 bummabt: Bal. A Rec. Exp. Bal. Township Fund 463 57 334 05 129 46 Tuition Fund 1386 38 1008 00 378 38 Spec School Fund 1402 51 1372 54 29 63 Road Fund 413 76 297 88 115 88 Add Road Fund 256 47 141 75 114 72 Dog Fund 170 00 26 00 144 00 Poor Fund 106 60 16 25 90 35 Total all Funds. 4199 20 3196 47 1002 30 Register Township Indebtedness. July 1, 1908, in favor of First National Bank of Redsselaer, due July 1, 1904. 1300.00; 6 per cent interest, against Special School Fund. _ July, 1,1908, in favor of First National Bank of Rensselaer, due July 1,1905. *300.000 ; 6 per cent interest, against Special School f ' ,,nd ' WM. T. SMITH, Township Trustee. Examined and approved this the sth day of January, 1904. Wm. Heuson, John Robertson, Members of the Advisory Board.

GILLAM TOWNSHIP.

Township Fund—Receipts. Balance on hand at settlement $ 325 03 Received during the year ... 987 23 Total receipts . 1312 26 Expenditures. John P Ryan, service account 1902 160 00 Michael Robinson, service advisor krd 500 C W Prevo, same 5 00 J W Turner, same 5 00 Foltz, Spitler A Ktirrie, examining Hutchison ditch _ 5 00 A G Lewark, postage : 1 00 F E Babcock, pub annual report 7 00 D H Goble, blank books 4 93 Pearl Davis, bridge on Gifford ditch .. 13 00 John P. Schriner, cleaning Reed ditch 12 00 Theadore Phillips, work on highway,. 75 00 J S Maddox, tp allot Querry ditch 101 50 Hathaway A Verplet, attorney fees in Haslet ditch 27 20 Albert Mitchell, 3365 ft bridge lumber 53 84 A G Lewark, postage 1 00 F E Babcock, priuting and stationary 550 W H Robinson, gravel bed - 1 00 M P Coppess, cleaning Prevo ditch 4 00 A E Malsbury, cleaning Reed ditch 2 50 B F Goldsberry, work on road 63 50 Same, tools and dynamite 5 25 Same, service as supervisor 48 00 G W Coppess, same 45 00 Same, work on roods J D Adams A Co, four scrapers 26 00 W M Sexton, allot on Hutchison ditch 49 60 Guild A Robinson, sewer pipe 21 35 Jerry Bisher, work on road 12 00 Same, services as supervisor 45 00 Theadore Phillips, same 45 00 B F Hacker, cleaning ditch .. 2 00 John P Ryan, service account 1908 190 00 Total expenditures 1088 27 Tuition Fund—Receipt*. Balance on hand at settlement 1273 46 Received during the year.., —.. 2862 60 Total receipts - .3626 06 Expenditures. Clara Parker, teaching at Diat. No. 1... 300 00 Martha Faris, same No. 2 - 267 00 Odessa Poaey, same No. 3.. 267 00 H M Prevo, same No. A 370 00 W B Sayler, same No. 8 - 388 00 Augusta Sayler. same No. • - 388 00 Bease Eger, same No. 7 340 00 Total expenditures 1887 00 Special School Fund—Receipts. 1 Balance on hand at settlement. Received during the year 1201 88 Total receipts. MOO 69

Expenditures. Thos Akers, hauling children to No. 4 20 06 Theadore Phillips, cleaning s h No. 6 300 Benton Kelley, hauling children No. 1 30 00 Com State Bank, int on warrant 18 00 Elias Arnold, tuition on tranifer 127 00 Jones A Red in bo, school supplies 2 17 B F Goldsberry, 20 cords wood No. 5... 25 *0 J S Maddox, wood No. 6.... 19 75 J R Fredrick, two stoves 29 80 Chas Overman, barn 1 ent 3 00 Clara Parker, attending tp institute 15 00 Laura Faris, same 11 12 Odessa A Posey, same 13 50 H M Prevo, same 13 50 W B Sayler, same 14 40 Augusta Sayler same 12 75 Besse Eger same „ 12 00 Paris T Robinson, ser director No. 1... 450 G W Faris, same 2 years, No. 3 12 00 Benton Kelley, hauling children No. 1 90 00 Wm Overman, lOttcds wood No. 4 10 60 Aug Reeser, school supplies 4 45 Geo Rice, hauling children No. 4 14 OO Frank Grimes, school supplies 70 Swisher A Faris, same 1 15 S B Maxwell, ser director No. 7 50 F D Baughman, school supplies 1 00 W A Huff, six gold stars ... 6 00 A G Lewark, postage 50 Medaryville Climber Co, windowgNo,s 280 H C Schott, printing programs 7 00 W H Tilton, insurance on s h - 50 00 L H Hamilton, Jasper School News 4 50 J R Frederick, school supplies 3 44 D U Goble, samel 10 00 John G Bisher, same 1 60 B C Williams, commencement exp 17 10 C W Coen, tuition, high school 47 00 Martha Faris, holding examination.. 200 E C Stires, furniture 1 40 Chas Daskey, pump handle - 1 50 Rena Whicker, work on No. 8 100 Lewis Dunker, same No. 2 17 00 H M Prevo. holding ex 1901,1902 4 00 B C Long, interest on warrants 2 and 3 336 00 W R Johnson, work in No. 5 16 08 Frank Breeae, same No. 3 80 Wm Murphy, same No. 4 6 00 F E Babcock, manuscripts 5 00 A W Prevo, work on No. 3 - 400 Wm Murphy, same No. 4 7 50 W M Coppess, 10 ed wood No. 1 . 10 OO Medaryville Lumber Co, mdse for s h 63 95 Jerry Bisher, work on No, 1 3 95 Moreland Pharmacy, school sup 75 Jacob Myers, coal for No. 7 21 20 Benton Kelley, hauling children 62 00 Leuis Dunker, 12i4 cd wood 12 50 Bisher Sc Bisher, supplies 1 90 Total expenditures _ 1227 76 Road Fund.—Receipts, Balance on hand at settlement- ... 69 07 Received during the year ... 655 07 Total receipts 724 14 Expenditures. Francisville Brick A Tile Co, tile 11 76 Lewis Dunker, tile outlet 10 00 P T Robinson, hauling lumber and nails 4 00 Albert Mitchell, work on highway 1 50 James Stevens. 42 rods tiling 8 40 W H Piper, 250 ft lumber 4 00 Yullc A Wiltyen, sharpening graders 255 Lewis Dunker. tiling road 5 50 C A Hardestry. 2000 ft lumber 32 00 JohirCiinger, road ditch 7 50 W C Babcock, auditor, road tax rec.... 375 52 Same, same ...... 49 48 R A Parkinson, 21 38 Thos Bobseiue 55 rods tiling 1100 Paris T Briton, work Pinkamink gde 915 Albert Wheeler, same 5 40 James Russel, 5ame........' 6 IS Paris T Briton same 3 00 W H Robinson, same 22 95 J W Marion, same 9 00 Frank Walters, same 7 50 Thos Bobsiene, 32 rds tiling 6 40 T L Shortz. work on road 2 00 Arthur Akers, 10 rds tiling 2 62 AH Mitchell, 1070 ft lumber 19 56 22 road tax receipts Total exoenditares Additional Road Fund—Receipts. Balance on hand at settlement 247 54 Received during the year 417 30 Total Receipts 664 84 Expenditures. J R Fredrick, toad sup - 3 55 Peter Rhod, 96 ft tiling. 19 *0 Theadore Phillips, work onroad 22 45 Peter Rhod, 86 rds tiling 17 >0 John G Bisher, work onroad 3 00 I L Miller, 1100 feet 12 inch tile and 2900 feet 4 inch tile .. ...., 127 55 Total expenditures— 192 95 Doo Fund—Receipts. Balance on hand at settlement . 19125 Received during the year. .. 87 00 Totayexpendltares —; 27s 25

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Expenditures. W C Babcock, excess of dog fund I Kxraßowman, 4 turkeys and 1 geese killed Total expenditures it Poob Fund—Receipts. Balance on hand at settlement _ Received during the year ; Total receipts jj Expenditures, H G Jones, med atten Mrs Stansbury Mrs Overton, clothing and shoes F D Baughman, clothing for C McGee Total expenditures Summary. „ „ Bal. A Bee. Exp. B Township Fund 1312 26 1063 27 2 Tuition Fund 3636 06 1887 00 17Spec Sch Fund 1490 67 1237 76 11 Road Fund .... 724 14 706 86 Add Road Fund 664 84 19J 95 4 Dog Fund 278 25 101 75 1 Poor Fund 110 11 13 50 Total ail Funds 8218 33 5203 00 30 JOHN P f RYAN Township Trusb Examined and approved this the sth ds January, 1904. Michael Robinsoi „ . Jamb* Stevens, Members es the Advisory Boat

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