Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1907 — TO VOTE NOV. 12 [ARTICLE]

TO VOTE NOV. 12

On Question of Subsidy for Electric Railroad. ELECTION CALLED IN CARPENTER Petition Signed By 37 Freeholders Filed In Commissioners* Court. - Other Proceedings of Board..

A petition of 27 freeholders of Remington and Carpenter tp., was presented to the county commissioners at their regular meeting this week asking that an election be called in said township to vote a tax of one per cent in aid of the proposed Lafayette-Chicago electric railroad. Accordingly the election was ordered and Tuesday, Nov. 12, set as the date for holding same, Samuel Bowman was appointed inspector for the east precinct and W. O. Roadifer for the South precinct. The petition was signed by the follow ing persons: Levi Hawkins C. F. Fisher Robt. Parker C. H. Shaull W. L Rich A. Elmore E. A. Hunt- D. O'Riley A. J. Zimmerman John J. Porter H. R. Hartman JobnD. Woods H. R. Church M. A. Gray Wm. Townsend John Jordan I. C. Lewis Fred L. Griffin Wm. Broadie Samuel Bowman Jacob A. Hensier Joseph Turner H. Landon Moses Sigo Claude Townsend L. S. Alter Thos. Harris The petition states that it is the intention of said road to locate one of its power plants at Remington and that shares of stock will be issued to taxpayers, if wanted, providing they pay the difference in tax paid and the value of said share or shares. There was allowed $1,279 15 on the Hanging Grove stone road constructionl962.4o on the Gillam gravel roads; $4,017.60 on Marion stone roads; $1,377.18 on Carpenter stone roads; $5,290 on the Kankakee and Wheatfield stone roads. Geo. F. Meyers et al, highway ■in Walker tp., viewers report favorable and road ordered established 50 feet wide. The F. Guy Barnard highway petition, same township, was continued. J. H. Renicker files'appeal bond in the petition of Thos. Davis et al for improvement of the Jungles ditch, and cause is passed to the circuit court. Wm. J. Reed ditch ordered established, Chas. Sage appointed supt., attorney fee of S6O allowed Mose Leopold in same. Rex Warner of Rensselaer was appointed to scholarship at Pur* due University. Remonstrance againstthe liquor traffic in Walker tp., signed by 90 legal voters of said tp., was filed and found to be a majority of all votes cast at last election in said tp x Trustee of Marion tp., granted permission to extend additional poor relief not exceeding sls per quarter to Ruth Guy, Cecil Potts, Marion Smith, Allis Potts, Sarah Platt, John Alberson, Wm. E. Jacks et al, petition for highway in Marion tp.; James Babcock, S. A. Brusnaban and James McClanahan appointed viewers, to meet Oct. 19. The claims for services of the election boards of two days each for the special railroad election in Marion tp., were cut to one day, except the inspectors, of course, who were allowed for two days, one day for the election and one day for making the returns. John J. Borntrager, Frank Fonzil, Everett Halstead, James L. Babcock, Frank W. Fisher, R. W. Burris, Warren W. Sage, Samuel E. Sparling and Charles V. May ditch causes continued for reports, notices, etc. James M. Hallagsn ditch ordered established, Daniel Waymire appointed supt. Remonstrators pray an appeal to the circuit court. John I. Gwin ditch cause dismissed at costs of said Gwin and W. W. Salisbury. Mary Weurtner ditch; G. L. Thornton appointed drainage commissioner, to act with regular com. and meet at source of ditch Oct. 9, and report on or before Nov. term*

CLOSE CALL. Willie, the 10-year-old son of J. J. Eiglesbaoh, bad a close call from a fatal injury, while out at the railroad wreck Sunday. One of the wreck crew knocked off the head of a bolt with a sledge hammer and it flew some little distance and struck the lad on the forehead, just over the eye, cutting quite a gash, which bled profusely The top and part of the bolt therein was quite heavy and might easily have caused instant death. A couple of stitches were necessary to sew up the wound.