Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1908 — Page 7

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Annual Report of Township Trustees to the Advisory Boards of Receipts sod Expenditures, Durin* the Year 1907.

HANGING GROYB TOWNSHIP. Township Fund—Receipts. t Balance on hand last settlement *BSO 19 County Auditor, warrants 362 88 Same, same ■■■.. 819 80 Total of Balance and Receipts... 1432 87 Expenditures. Trustees service account .... 206 00 Joseph Stewart, same, advisory board 500 IP Gwin,same *OO Geo Parker, same ; • 00 John Jordan, bridge lumber 17 62 Joseph Leman, tiling road 28 50 S D Kiser, scrapers and b00h»7T:..... 20 37 Jas W McEwen, printing report 6 75 Cfeslle Clark, printing and estimates.. 875 Geo H Thomas, tiling road 12 00 W D Roeebraugh. service adv board.. 5 00 Johns & Fulk, work ou road tools 12 15 Geo Parker, service supervisor 30 00 M B Price, Howe ditch 100 00 Same, same 100 60 John Johnson, road work.... 6 00 D E Noland, acknowledging deed.... 50 C A Armstrong, surveying ditch 4 50 Auditor Jasper Co, wk on road book 500 John B Alter, surveying ditch 12 50 M Ringeisen, bridge lumber 68 36 J W Tilton, recording deed to cem.... 1 00 Chas Erb, cleaning ditch.... 6 00 Ed Becker, same 1 64 F E Babcock, pub estimates and blanks 210 Robt Cook, mowing rock road 3 50 Edward Cook,surveying ditch ....... 4 00 Goo H Healy, pub estimates 2 00 Richard Foulks, service supervisor.. 24 00 Robt Cook, surveying ditch 4 00 Johns & Fulk, repair on grades 2 30 Robt Jordan, service as supervisor.. 28 50 C A Lefler, gravel 10 50 Dye A Thompson, cement..... 12 38 D H Goble, printing Co, office supplies 586 Joseph Stewart, supervisor service... 47 00 Wash Cook, work on ditches 10 00 Total Expenditure 5.............. 823 68 Tuition Fund—Receipts. Balance on hand lust settlement 1761 24 Co Auditor, warrants 27175 Same, same .... 34 76 Same, same *ls 51 Barkley Tp, transfers 18 00 Co Auditor, warrants 303 70 Same, same 552 31 Total of Balance and Receipt..... 3857 37 Expenditures. Mattie Heltzel, teaching 280 00 Lucy Beasley, same.. 329 00 Jessie Grant, same 336 00 Lural Anderson, same 280 00 Blanche McCarthy, same 315 00 Robert McD0na1d........ 371 00 Total Expenditures 1911 00 Special School Punch-Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement .... 710 12 Co Auditor, warrants 415 01 Same, same 225 11 Total of Balance and Receipts... 1350 24 Expenditures E C English, transfers 36 00 G J Jessen, gold stars 6 51 Leslie Clark, school supplies 3 97 Arthur Parcels, same 2 70 Simon Cook, repair on well 1 50 Reed McCoy, school supplies 11 98 Sam Parker, fuel for school 3 25 Mattie Heltzel, institute work... 14 00 Jessie Grant, same 16 80 Lucy Beasley, same 18 45 Blanche McCarthy.same 15 75 Robt McDonald, same 20 55 Lural Anderson, same 14 00 H N Moulds, fuel for school 1 50 Mrs P B Downs, laundry for 5ch001.... 1 50 A A Fell, seed corn for boys corn club 222 Myers Elevator Co. coal for 5ch001.... 450 Jay W Williams, chair for school 1 35 Ged H Healey, com programs 6 70 Ed P Honan, insurance on s houses... 45 06 Geo Parker, haul coal and wk on s h 500 John K Smith, cleaning school house. 2 50 J PGwin, coal for school h0u5e........ 44 13 Sam Cook, mowing school yard...... 100 Geo Parker, cleaning school house 3 00 Leslie Clark, manuscripts 4 97 Lora Phillips, cleaning school house 300 Reed McCoy, insurance school house. 18 55 J Wm Everly, window shades..., 6 00 M L Ford, wood for school 29 70 Arthur Stewart, clean s h and mow yd 350 Blanch Coun, .cleaning s h '.... 250 Willie Mori'z, prize ou corn. 5 00 Cecile Joruau, same on bread 5 00 Chester Miller, same on corn 2 00 Sam Parker, haul coal and work s h.. 8 00 Blanch Cook, prize on bread 2 00 Robt Cook, prize on corn 3 00 Reed McCoy, school supplies . 358 J PGwin,same 4 30 Johns & Fulk, repairs on s h 3 50 Same, same on grades 2 00

Total Expenditures 388 46 Road Fund—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement Co Auditor, warrrants...... 1147 81 Same, same ••• 35 51 Total of Balance and Receipts,.. 1183 32 Expenditures. Clare Peregrine, road work 5 00 Aud Jasper Co, road receipts ♦ 50 Same, same : 816 61 Same, Mme.... ...... 54 02 Overdrawn road fund 11l 59 Same, same 1< 89 Total Expenditures . 1006 61 Additional Road Fund—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement 1199 08 so Auditor, warrants 573 90 ounty Auditor, warrants 17 75 Total of Balanceand Receipts.... 1790 73 Expenditures W C Fulk, bridge w0rk..... 6 00 Total Expenditures...... 6 00 Dog Fund—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement...... 135 00 Tp Assessor, dog tax 50 00 Owners of dogs, same 7 00 Total of Balance and Receipts ... 192 00 Expenditures. Aud Jasper County, excess dog tax... 35 00 Hoy Rlshling. turkeys killed by dog.. 10 00 John Johnson, same 3 00 James Nixon, same 9 00 Joseph Willits, same 5 68 Total Expenditures 64 68 Poor Fund--Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement 273 07 Co Auditor, warrants 5 21 Same, same.. ....... 5400 Total of Balance and Receipts.. 278 82 Expenditures. Reed McCoy, relief of poor 24 50 A R Kreeier, medical aid for p00r..... 10 00 Reed McCoy, relief of poor 23 00 Geo Murray Co, same ••„•••• 28 99 Millard Fross, moving C Campbell ... 10 00 ARKresler, med aid for p00r......... . 10 00 Total Expenditures. 100 50 Summary. * Bab A Rec. Exp. Bal. Township Fund...... 1432 87 823 68 60V 19 Tuition Fund 3857 87 1911 00 1946 37 Special Sch Fund.... 1360 24 M 8 46 961 78 Road Fund 1183 32 1006 61 176 71 Add Road Fund....J790 73 600 1784 73 Dog Fund 192 00 64 68 137 82 Poor Fund 278 82 100 50 178 82 10086 35 4800 93 5784 42 WASH COOK. Township Trustee. Examined and approved this the 7th day of January, 1908. p Advisory Board < Joseph Stewart (George Parker

KEBNBR TOWNSHIP. Township Fund—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement...... 585 61 County Auditor. <75 69 Clcmntv Anditor 648 0 CoAuditor, Townahip. <K « AMCeyA Coßsak|Note 20* <*> Total of Balance and Receipts 2888 92 Expenditures J N Leatherman, road b00k....• 00 Jaa W Meßwen, annual report 1W6.. 7 60 D H Goble printfngCo tp b’dof finance 488 Statistical report"..... 16 82 Cbaa Curtain, freight... — 148 John DeVries, advisor board B 00 Thomas Abbrlng, advisor board B 00

A Hartmy. . o*l Edward J Mteinks, labor... 20 00 lE2BM3«WWSfc:::: Wm Everly, roaddrag ana oil 21 50 Pe.e Northouse, road work.. 18 75 W Lewis, repair on oat building 10* BJ Steinke, wot k ;.... 2100 .Same, road supervisor 27 26 Goo O Stimble lime white washing s r 19* Herman Holtrop, wood 15 00 Tunis Snip, read worn . 44 50 J W Keppelman, merchandise 10 W H >me Ins Co, ins on s h properly 24 45 Otto Lokotzkl, premium in corn cent 5 00 Daniel Wolfe, stone.. 3 75 Dora Feldmann, premium bread cont 5 Ou David B Gleason, lumber and labor. ... 18 75 Jas W MeLwen. publishing report.... 2 00 Louis Swart Road work 15 00 Henry F Feldmann perdem 350 00 F E Babcock, pub depositors report... 4 00 Geo Healy, same 4 00 Harry Frame, prize In corn contest... 8 00 A MoCoy A Co Bank, note. 200 CO Total Expenditures 884 63 Tuition Fund—Receipts, Balance os hand last settlement 886 87 Auditor 440 04 County Auditor 688 96 do do 56 27 do do 932 26 do do 489 77 do do tuition 658 80 McCoy Bank Failure, tuition 800 00 Total of Balance and receipts... 4452 97 Expenditures. 8 L Luce, hauling pupils 114.00 Otteflehwanke, teaching...... 18n 80 H H Wynant, teaching IST 95 A Dekoker teaching 159 25 John Fairchild, teaching 146 25 Grace Warren, teaching 147 90 Flossie Feldmann, teaching 128 95 Robt A Mannan, transfers 43 50 May Fairchild, teaching 178 50 gert Lewdlyn, teaching 144 75 LeiaCeegray,same ............... 15u 00 Floesie Feldman, teaching 144 00 A Dekoker. teaching 162 00 May Falrehild, teaching 162 60 Orla Gleason teaching 118 40 Otto Bchwanke, teacning 162 00 John Bushaaan, hauling pupils 75 00 Total expenditures 2,21 T 75 Local Tuition Fund—Receipts. Cornelius Evers, school rent 45 00 Henry Bosma, school rent. 15 00 Stephen DeHaan, school rent 85 00 Jim Gilbret, school rent 10 M Total of Receipts 106 00 Expenditures. J N Leatherman, rent school sec ... 105 00 Special School Fund—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement 241 63 County Auditor 880 48 do special school 514 81 do do 364 23 McCoy Bank Failure 240 74 Total of Balance and Receipt.. 1,74188 Expenditures. MH Goble, Pr’t’g Co, home sch’l visitors 7 00 w M Everly, maps .. 80 00 GJ Jessen, gold star . 100 A A Fell, trustee, seed earn 2 uu Edward -Unite, wood 81 63 > tto Bchwanke, institute "15 96 H H Wynant, institute 9 7‘J A Dek-’ker, institute 1" 15 John Fairc iild, institute 1* 68 Grace Warren, institute 15 76 Flossie Feldmann, institute 13 95 May Fairchild, institute 9 80 J W Keppelman, merchandise 8 42 .Grace Warren, commencement 4 00 Mildred Halleck, commencement 4 00 J Bowie, (Commencement program.... LoceAßobbins, piano, Lumbert Labor 3 00 May Fairchild, primary class room .. 2 95 Statistical report 296 74 John Terry labor 100 Louis H Hamilton, encyclopedias.... 37 00 R A Parkison, tuition ... 9 OH James * Erwin, cleaning school house 32 00 Edward J Bteinne, repair onechb’l’d’g 2 00 Simon Fenaig, Albestine • 150 A Barlow, Stoves 41 61 Geo E Stimble, lumber and shingles... *)* 53 J C McCully,carpenter work. 86 18 Jacob Koppelman, Seng books 4 25 A F Long, wall paper 9 16 FiosaieFeldman, enumerating 20 0* Grace Warren, holding examinations 1 97 Flossie Feldman same 1 85 Total Expenditures .. 760 79 Road Fund—ReceiptsBalance on hand last settlement 76 68 County Auditor 15 90 do road and add r0aJ........ 882 88 do add road 13 41 Total of Balance and Receipts.. _ 912 19 Expenditures. Chas Gilmore, bridge work 5 00 Jacob Hanaway, road work 1 25 John DeVries, bridse timber 4 00 Thomas Abbring, lumber 22 00 J<kn DeVries, work 9 25 D B Gleason, piling bridge timber.... 11 00 da hauling bridge stringers.... 500 8 Luce, bridge work 25 00 Chas. Gilmore; bridge work 1 25 Benjamin D >ison, bridge work 1 25 Hattie C and F M Hart rd tx rec 89 F M Hart, bridge work 3 76 Statistical report 89 64 Chas Tompson, road tax receipts I 84 John Terry, road tax receipts 76 8 L Luce, bridge work 3 50 Samesame 8 75 Jacob Bronkkorst, bridge work 1 25 John White, bridge work ...; 9 25 Leendert Mak, read work 2 50 W Punter, road work 36 00 8 R Nichols, road receipts redeemed. * 48 do Hodge ditch.... 54 26 J N Leathermaz, rd rec’pta redeemed 2 53 Martin Harrington, road work 11 25 J N Leatherman, r'd rec’pts redeemed 245 68 Total Bpendituree 776 99 Additional Read Fund—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement. .. 172 18 County Auditor is 90 do add road 13 41 Total of Balance and Reoeipts... 201 49 Expenditures. James N Leatherman, bridges 225 00 S it Nichols, Evers ditch 79 82 Total expenditures 304 38 Dog Fund—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement 20* 00 Tp Assessor, dog revenue 76 00' Owners, same 12 00 Total of balance and receipts.... 290 00 Expenditures James M Leatherman, excess dog fund 108 00 Total expenditures 108 00 Poor Fund—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement 245 89 Oo Auditor ng 12 do poor. 12871 do do . ~.. 91 os Total of Balance and receipts.... 660 77 Bzpmditures. A M Lakin, med service is 75 do do is 76 ■tattsUMl report 37 50 Dr A N Lakin, med ser is 75 do do is 75 Total Expenditures...,,. 75.00 Summary. Bal. A Bee. Bxp. Bal T«»“»hinFuzd 2 ’ B ® 92 884 68 i. 485 2* Tuition Fund 4,452 97 2,277 76 2,175 22 Local Tuition Fund.. 106 00 1M 00 Special School Fund... 1,741 88 750 79 9918* Road Fund —... 988 8* 776 99 211 88 Additional Road 201 49 2*l 49 g°F £®“ d - - 890 60 10* 00 I*7 00 Poor Fund s*o T 776 00 476 77 ■ 1 “ ■[ ’ Sill 10,780 59 4,978 16 5,757 48 HENRY F FELDMANN. Trustee. Examined and approved this 7th day of January. 1908. M. F. Bchwanke, John DeVries, Thomas Abbring. Advisory Board.

JORDAN TOWNSHIP. TOWNSHIP FUND, Receipts. Balance on hand 661.92 James Leatherman, warrant .... 825.13 James Leatherman, warrant .... 493.36 Total receipts 1780.41 Expenditures. C. E. Sage, trustee’s salary .... 198.00 F W Rutherford, pulley A freight 1.75 Nate Keen, road supervisor ...... 20.00 L. Clark, pub. report and tax levy 17.00 F. E. Babcock, pub. rep. and sup. 18.60

Baughman A Williams, writing deed, etc ........ .. 5.0* W. D. Bringle, advisory 5.00 Riley ’Tullis, advisory 5.00 J. W. Hltchlngs, advisory 5.00 Frank Nlalus, road work 4.06 Fred Crowden, stamps .............. 3.00 John Weast, road supervisor 59.00 S. R. Nichols, Adams and Kelley ditcher* 28.84 8. R. Nichols, Barnett ditch .... 9.58 Baughman & Williams, legal advice 5.00 John Carder, road scrapers 5.50 F. E. Babcock, stationery 3.50 Maurice Gorman, road sup 6L75 D. V. Blake, road supervision.... 60.00 A. J. Fleming, road supervision 45.00 L. Clark, advertising ' 6.45 A. J. Fleming, repairs for grader 1.75 Orval Huff, corn prize 2.00 Geo. corn prize 8.00 Melvin Tanner, corn prize 5.00 Leota Williams, bread prize ...... 3.00 Ruth Pruett, bread prize 6.00 Newton and Jasper Tel. Co., tolls 10.06 Kate Welsh, bread prize 2.00 F. E. Babcock, adv. and card .. 10.00 Geo. Healey, depository notice .... 4.00 Total expenditures 612.23

LOCAL TUITION. Receipts. Balance on hand 691.30 James Leatherman, warrant .... 463.74 James Leatherman, warrant 58.02 James Leatherman, warrant 769.18 Janies Leatherman, warrant 481.22 James Leatherman, warrant 617.46 Total of balance and receipts.. 3070.92 Expenditures. Flora Kahler, teaching 358.60 Pearl McGee, teaching 194.00 Nina Martindale, teaching 285.00 Hattie Sayler, teaching 258.00 Geo. Putt, teaching 418.00 Anna Bringle, teaching ............ 244.00 Marie Eek, teaching 436.00 Edith Adams, teaching 130.00 Wilda Greene, teaching ............ 93.50 Margaret Yeager, teaching 45.00 Augusta Sayler, teaching 10.00 Total expenditures 2471.75

SPECIAL SCHOOL. Bal. on hand last settlement 546.81 Joseph Sigman, old lumber ........ 3.50 James Leatheman, warrant .... 1083.23 Beckman, Bullis school house .. 66.25 1. W. Sage, Guess school houtfe.. 56.00 Miss Sayler, oid stove 50 James Leatherman, warrant 862.65

Total of balance and receipts.. 2618.94 Expenditures. Gumm & Hart, hardware 65 W. H. Beam, freight 2.16 American Seating Co., blackboard 7.92 D. H. Goble, Home and S. Visitor 8.75 Laßue Bros., supplies .60 G. E. Murray t supplies 1.47 L. Clark, School News and adv.. 8.87 J. A. Larsh, glass 1.30 Riley Tullis, pump and work .... 9.75 A. A. Fell, seed corn 2.30 James Reed, hauling coal 3.00 Hattie Sayler, institute and sup. 20.10 Nina Martindale, ins. and supplies 20.05 A. F. Long, supplies 20.79 Marie Eck, institute and supplies 22.45 Flora Kahler, ins. and supplies 18.05 Pearl McGee, ins. and supplies 17.90 Geo. Putt, Institute 19.25 Geo. Putt, supplies 10.40 Anna Bringle, Institute 1540 M. E. Bice, hauling coal ........ 500 Mrs. Purdem, supplies 2.00 Frank Nesius, washing towels, etc 3.00 Chas. Harris, kindling LOO W. H. Eger, stove repairs 8.50 Denham & Somers 3.90 G. J. Jessen, gold stars 2.79 Chas. Street, hauling coal 3.75 Chas. Sage, hauling coal 3.75 E. C. English, tuition 80.00 J. C. Gwin, lumber 2.12 Brook Lumber Co., posts and lum 19.50 Colburn Lum. Co., coal 17.80 W. E. Mitten, tuition 36.00 Geo. Besse, tuition 12.00 L. H. Hamilton, writing contract, bond, etc '.. 3.00 Chas. Stackhouse, tuition 70.5* F. E. Babcock, printing and adv 12.50 Montgomery Ward, bell 9.00 W. Pruett, cleaning s. h., etc.... 3.00 Chas. Bentley, drilling well .... 100.00 D. M. Wheedon, clean, and oiling school house 11.50 A. F. Long, R. C. books 35.90 Mrs. Ames, cleaning school house 3.00 M. E. Bice, cleaning school house 4.00 Riley Tullis, hauling coal 4.50 Sears A Roebuck, slate blackboard 14.28 C. E. Sage, hauling coal ............ 6.25 H. Gilbert, cleaning school house 6.50 Wortley A Fenwick, building No. 6 865.00 Wortley A Fenwick, rep. out b.. 4.92 Kepner Bros., plastering No. 8.. 21.2* J- W. Williams, school chair..., 2.75 E. V. Ransford, supplies 3.45 Colburn Lumber Co., coal 12.45 L. H. Hamilton, insurance 10.80 A. H. Dickinson, posts 2.82 H. Gilbert, painting school h.... 5.00 J. W. Sage, song books 8.58 Chas. Harris, hauling coal 6.00 E. P. Honan, Insurance 12.00 Rensselaer Lumber Co., coal .. 48.33 W. H. Eger, stove 28.94 M. E. Bice, making fence .... 3.00 F. E. Babcock, advertising .... 4.00 A. F. Long, supplies 7.35 J. A. Larsh, paint, oil, etc 25.20 E. D, Rhoades, hardware 5.50 John Cooke, paint and oil 4.35 D. H. Goble, H. and S. Visitor «. 8.75 Warner Bros., stove pipe 90 8. D. Kiger, flags, registers, etc. 29.10 Jasper County Lumber Co., coal 30. H Total expenditures ~.., 1846.95

ROAD FUND. Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement 37.66 James Leatherman, warrant ~.. 1114.17 James Leatherman, warrant .... 21.61 Total balance and receipts .. 1173.44 Expenditures. Geo. Antcliff, road receipt 4.80 Durl Gaunt, road receipt ;. 1.57 Chas Dluzak, road receipt 2.90 Nate Keen, road work 3.00 Frank Welsh, road work 3.91 Mrs. Chas. Guttrich, road receipts 1.34 G. W. Lucus, road receipts. 63 Joe Nissius, road work 2.59 Rufus Bardwell, road receipt.... 6.90 James Leatherman, road receipt.. 871.01 W. D. Bringle, road receipt 7.18 Glasel Carr, road receipt 3.59 C. E. Sage, road receipt 4.62 F. Scanlin, culvert . 40.50 Walter Porter, road receipt .... 39.91 Harry Rain, road work 5.00 Chas. Street, road work 24.00 D. Wheelden, road work ........ 25.42 John Ortley, road work 15.94 D. V. Blake, road work 30.00 Geo. Hensler, road receipt ...... 2.48 D. W. Whseldon, road receipt .... 6.41 D. Marque, road receipt 8.0

James Leatherman, road receipt.. 6.01 ■ ’ Total disbursements 1118.47 ADDITIONAL ROAD FUND. Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement 71.38 James Leatherman, warrant .... 560.15 M. Reed, lumber LOO James Leatherman, warrant .... 175.00 C. E. Sage, lumber 2.50 James Leatherman, warrant ...... 11-03 Total balance and receipts .... 821.06 Expenditures. Henry Wortley, tiling road 1.50 A. A. Fell, tiling road 5.44 B. Stein, bridge work 4.80 H. F. King, bridge repairs 4.65 W. C. Pruitt, tiling road .......... 3.50 G. A. Bauntrager 8.25 Chas. Guttrlch, tiling road 18.00 Jas. Leatherman, new bridge.... 225.00 J. C. Gwin, sewer 2.50 Earl Barkley, lumber 17.00 Brook Tile Co., tile 1.85 C. W. Street, bridge work 10.00 C. W. Street, for Rains bridge w 7.45 Bert Miller, tiling road 23.65 Henry Simonin, rock 3.75 G. M. Besse, tiling road .......... 24.15 Marion Adams, gravel ■ ............ 12.55 John Carder, gravel boards 6.00 D. Blake, bridge repairs 1.75 Joseph Galey, tiling road 2.00 Gumm A Hart, hardware 1.50 Colburn Lumber Co., sewer, etc 5.17 Rens. Lumber Co., cem. and lum 101.01 W. H. Eger, dynamite 19.10 Ezra Bowman, plow repairs 3.75 E. D. Rhoades, nails 3.20 Colburn Lumber Co., sewer and c 10.55 Chas. Street, hauling sewer .... 5.00 J.- F. Irwin A Co., tile 23.87 Jasper County Lumber Co., sewer and lumber 50.32 Total disbursements 612.26

DOG FUND. Receipts. Bal. on hand last settlement ...... 187.00 James Bullis, dog tax 75.00 John Beecher, dog tax .J 2.00 Total balance and receipts.... 267.00 Expenditures. James Leatherman, excess dog tax 87.00 Mrs. J. Huff, turkeys killed .... 5.00 Total disbursements 92.00 POOR FUND. Receipts. Bal. on hand last settlement.... 150.89 Sexton Alexander, money returned 12.83 Total balance and receipts.... 163.72 Expenditures. Lyons,Essen A Lite, coal for poor 2.8,3’ Total .. 2.83 SUMMARY. Bal A Rec. Dis. Bal. Township Fund . . . ,1780.411 612.23(1168.18 Local Tuition Fund . . 3070.92(2171.751 599.17 Special School . . 2618.94 1846.95 771.99 Additional Road . . . 821.061 612.26 205.80 Road Fund U73.44j1118.47 57.94 Dog Fund ; 267.00; 92.00 175.00 Poor Fund | 163.72; 2.83 160.89 Total j9895.49|6756.49 3139,00

« C. E. SAGE, Trustee. Examined dnd approved on this 7th day of January, 1908. . - WILLIAM KEEN, Pres. GEO. KENNEDY, Sec. WILLIAM STOVER.

PUBLIC SALE As I am going to move to North Dakota, I will offer at üblic Sale at what is known as the old Hildebrand farm, six miles south, one mile east and one-fourth mile south of Rensselaer, and six miles northeast of Remiugton, Thursday, Jan. 30, ’OB, beginning at ten a. m., the following described property: 17 Herses and Mules one team of draft roan mares, with foal to Pashaw, wt 3220, 6 and 7 yrs old; one grey draft mare. 2 yrs old, wt 1200; one black team, 5 and 10 yrs old, wt 2210; one bay draft mare, 4 yrs old, wt 1200, bred to Locke's blue roan colt, one bay draft gelding. 4 yrs old, wt 1200; one brown draft mare, 4 yrs old, wt 1200, bred to Blocky Tom; one team of mules, 2 yrs old, wt 1920; one iron grey draft gelding, 2 yrs old, wt noo; one black mare, 11 yrs old, wt 1400; one bay mare, 10 yrs old, wt 1300; one black driving gelding, 2 yrs old, wt 980; one bay mare, driver, pacer, 3 yrs old, wt 890; one bay driving mare, 12 yrs old, wt 1150, with foal by Iliff horse; one jack, one yr old, wt 420, 24 head of Cattle Consisting of 9 milch I cows —one with calf by her side and three fresh by day of sale and the rest in February; one 3-year old heiteff one 3-year old steer; one thoroughbred Hereford bull, 3 years old; one Hereford bull, 2 years old; one 2-year old heifer; 9 calves—2 heifers and 7 steers. 69 head of Hogs 24 head of shoats, wt 100 to 125 lbs.; 38 head of fall pigs; 6 head of brood sows, will farrow in March; one thoroughbred Poland China boar. Eight Head of Sheeps 15 3*4 tons of Timothy Hay. Farm Impl meats T *° ,6 ’ in I < ; h R * cine r Sattley sulky plows, nearly new; one 14-ißch gang plow; one 14-inch walking plow; one riding Brown cultivator; 2 walking Brown cultivators; one 8-ft spading disc; one disc seeder 7-ft cut; one McCormick mowing machine; one McCormick hay rake; one 7-lt McCormick binder with trucks; one steel roller; one 3-section harrow; one Black Hawk corn planter and 100 rods of wire; one feed grinder, 2 sets of burs; one narrow tire wagon; one pair of hay and hog racks and wagon box combined; one road wagon; one top buggy; one spring wagon; one single shovel plow; one fanning null; one grind stone; one cream seperator; one wind mill 32-ft high; two galvanized water tanks;.one cook stove; one new piano, purchased new last year; household goods and other articles not mentioned. Sums of 610 and under cash in hand; stilus gums over 610 a credit of 11 months will be given without Intereat If paid when due; if not paid when due 8 per cent interest from date. 6 per cent discount for cash. No pUe^wftk 0 b* rOß>oved unlll tenna ar ® °° m * W. B. Stover Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Louis Stover, Hot Cnnch. The Jasper county home nursery stock, home grown in Jasper county soil. Patronize home trade, keep your money in circulation at home. Every man is warned to protect home trade and their own individual interests.

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