Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1910 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 6 [ADVERTISEMENT]

limens of prehistoric age. | The jbig tooth will be exhibited in the Chicago Heights high school. • STARKE COUNTY SHORT. | Total of $3,590.02 is Charged Against Former Officials. Indianapolis, Ind. Nov. 7. Charges in the total sum of $3,590.02 have been filed by examiners in the employ of the state board of accounts against former county officials of Starke county, from 1900 to and including 1909.. In addition ‘.o the charges, the examiners included in their reports statements concerning alleged allowances by the board and the county commissioners, running into thousands of dollars. but no charges are made on these alleged illegal allowances except in the specific instances of the offices of county treasurer, county recorder and county auditor.' '

Ihe largest sum charged is j-gamst Lee M. Ransbottom, the former auditor, who is held to account for $1,860.36, due to alleged failure to report fees due the county, and to allowances made by the board of county commissioners to Ransbottom, which he collected, but which were, according to the examiners, not provided for in the statutes. John W. Kurtz, also a former auditor, is charged with $1,142.95 on like grounds. Walter A. Pierson, former treasurer. is charged with $171.15 for taxes alleged refunded, but for which Pierson is said to have taken credit, fsaac Templin, also former treasurer, is charged ivith $60.24, due to errors. Pierson. in addition to the charge made was found recently to have paid in $9.80 on representation vs an erro,r. Jacob S. Short, the treasurer from 1907 to 1909, was found to have had in the public depositories on December 31, 1909 a net excess of $167.41, for which the examiners could find no accounting. Short is charged with $415.56 for failure to pay tax receipts issued. In the report on the school fundoTthe county, the examiners found that the county owed the various funds a tofal of $297.78. 'Hie only part of this charged against an individual is $51.91, charged against Ransbottom.

WANTED, TURKEYS. Wt are now in the hiarket for fat poultry' and large, e’ean, fresh eggs for which we will pay a fancy price. We do not cater to the hucksters, but prefer td buy from the farmer and will pay you extra for bringing them in. Call and see us as we can do better than by phone. Fancy Produce Market. Phone 39. Opposite Hemphill’s hitch barn.— -C. E. Prior.

LECTURE DATES. Nov. 30—The Schuberts, a mixed quartette of singers and entertainers. - Dec. 9—L. B. Wickersham, popular lecturer. Jan. 19—Booth Lowery, humorist. March 13—The Beilharz Entertainers. Extra Number —Byron King, last year’s favorite, whose date has not been set. TRY A WANT AD. If you want a situation, want to hire a man or woman; want to boy. ■ell, rent or exchange a farm or other property, try The Democrat’s Want Column. Only 1-cent-a-worA for first Insertion, % cent for each additional insertion. Our White Star Flour, $1.40 and Acme $1.50, the two best flours made. We have just received another car. Try a sack; every sack guaranteed to please you or your money refunded.— Rowles & Parker.

A large number of Democrat subscribers have taken advantage of that free offer of the National Monthly for renewals beyond Jan. 1, 1911. Have YOU? THANKSGIVING TURKEYS. Next week commencing with Nov. 7, I will be in the market for Thanksgiving turkeys. I have two car loads sold to go east and must have them so as to leave here by Nov. 15, and I will pay all the market will allow. Come and see me as I do not care to quote top price over the phone.—B. S Fendig.

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