Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1908 — C. M. SANDS NEW TRUANT OFFICER [ARTICLE]

C. M. SANDS NEW TRUANT OFFICER

Young Rensselaer Attorney Succeeds W. 8. Parks. The County Board of Education at its regular meeting Monday elected C. M. Sands of Rensselaer as. truant officer, to succeed W. S. Parks, the - city marshal, whose term had expired, but who was a candidate for re-election. There were five candidates for the position, four republicans and one democrat—W. S. Parks, Charles B. Stewart, J. C. Porter and C. M. Sands of Rensselaer, and John Greve of Wheatfield, all republicans but Mr. Stewart. The Barkley trustee and town of Remington school president, both democrats, were absent, or Mr. Stewart would probably have been elected, it being generally conceded that he would make a good officer. Six ballots were necessary to elect, as follows: C. M. Sands 2 3 7 5 6 8 C. B. Stewart 6 3 5 6 6 5 J. C. Porter 2 3 0 1 W. S. Parks 2 4 1 2 2 1 John Greve 2 11. Dates for holding township com-' mencements were decided upon as follows: Barkley, June 20. Gillam, June 11, Independence, 8 p. m. Hanging Grove, June 6, at Banta, 2 p. m. „ Jordan and Milroy, June 27, Mt? Hope, 8 p. m. Kankakee, Keener, Wheatfield and Walker, June 18, Wheatfield.

Marion and Newton, June 25 Vaughn Chapel. Union, June 13, Fair Oaks. Carpenter not decided upon. Owing to Trustee Davisson of Barkley tp., being sick and unable to come in Monday his township’s report of school enumeration was not filed.