Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1911 — Page 2

DORINDA

How a Contract Made For Her by Her Father * -

By F. A. MITCHEL

Dorinda Childs and I were born the same day. My father and my uncle, Dortnda's father, made an agreement that we two children should marry on our twenty-first birthday—that Is, if such a result could be brought about. When we came of age my father had been dead ten years. A few months before I came to my majority I received a letter from my uncle ing me of the agreement made twenty one years before. We lived a thousand miles apart and I had never seen either him or his daughter. I am of rather a romantic disposition, and the idea of this marriage was fascinating to me. I wrote my uncle that I would be pleased to make the acquaintance of the young lady to whom I had been pledged and would

"YOU HAVE BEEN ONLY A DUMMY.”

as soon as convenient go to pay them a visiL Meanwhile I would like a photograph of Dorinda. My Uncle replied that he had told her to send me the likeness, and it arrived soon I after his letter, inclosed with a very few words which did not refer to the contract, but the writer asked for my photograph, which I sent her. 1 was delighted with Dorinda's picture. She looked out of a pair ; of tender eyes at me, either blue ] or gray, while in the expression there was indication of character. I found myself looking at the picture a dozen times during the day I received it, went to sleep with it under my pillow and dreamed of the origi- ■ nal all night. I spent several days framing a letter of thanks. I received a reply that delighted me. It, too. was noncommittal, but contained very exalted sentiments. It seemed to me that the girl who could write such a letter must be one of the most straightforward creatures in the world. I was tinctured with a very young man’s cynical notions about women, especially considering them deceitful. This girl, judging from her photograph and her letter, was evidently the very impersonation of truth. I could not conceive of her stooping to the slightest deception. Other letters followed, and we soon fell to discussing on paper the matter of paramount interest to both of us. My cousin wrote that she thought we should carry out the contract which had been made for us by our fathers unless we proved to be positively repulsive to each other To this I demurrel emphatically. We were not bound by any contract in which we had not had a part. To this she replied that her dear father bad set his heart on seeing before his death the' completion of an agreement made with the brother he loved so well. Therefore she confessed that even without a romantic affection for me she would be disposed to yield to his wishes. One morning on reading my paper I saw that a trust company that had had the care of what property I was to inherit on coming of age had failed. 1 sotrn learned that my fortune, som* $50,000, had been lost with the wreck

I at once wrote Dorinda to inform her of the change in my affairs and told iL-ber that any matrimonial intentions I might have must be put off indefinitely. I also wrote to iny uncle to the same effect I received no reply from him, Dorinda writing for him to say that he preferred not to influence us in the matter and left us free to act for ourselves. For her part my misfortune had drawn me nearer to her. She had nothing in her own right and would inherit but a small sum from her father, but if I wished a helpmeet she would willingly bear such a lot as I should carve out for myself. She believed, judging from my letters, that I possessed honesty and integrity. If I also possessed energy there would be nothing to fear. Smarting as I was under my loss, this was just what I wished to hear from a girl With whom I was contemplating marriage. But so long as her •cti < was influenced by her father’s wfef hat she should fulfill a contract mar * faer by him, I took no real ■i' hoq in these manifestations of a > nature. The sensible thing

for me to do, had I not sent my photograph, thus making me known to my cousin, would be to go to her and win her, leaving her to find out my identity after she had given me her heart I have admitted that 1 have a lot of romance in me and such a plan appealed to me; but, since the sending of my likeness rendered it impossible, the next best thing to do would be to go and spend some time with her. We might thus confer together and come to a conclusion more advantageously than by standing off with nothing but cold letters between us. So I wrote Dorinda that if it would be convenient I would make her and her father a visit. In reply I was surprised to receive a letter from my uncle, who cordially invited me to come and make as long a stay as I could. He added that Dorinda would write, but was somewhat under the weather. It occurred to me that my cousin’s maidenly modesty had at the prospect of our meeting got the better, of her and that this was the real reason for her silence.

My uncle lived in the country, and I was obliged to drive, several miles to his house. On turning an angle of the rßnd I saw coming a young man and a young girl. . They were hurrying, and when they reached me the young man asked: “Did you come in on an up train?*’ “Yes,” I replied, drawing rein. He turned to the girl with a disappointed look. “There’s not another train for two hours. What shall we do?”

She drew him away from me for a whispered conference, casting singular glances at me as if I had something to do with their affairs. The young man came to me and said: “All the world loves a lover.” “Y-e-s,” I assented, thinking he referred to me.

“We are a runaway couple. We have missed our train. There is a down train in seven minutes (looking at his watch). If you will lend me your rig we can make it. If not our game is spoiled.” “Get right in here and I'll drive you to the station.” They climbed up, and we all crowded together on one seat. I galloped the horse to the station, but we had plenty of time, since the train was late. The girl went into the station and on the back of a letter her lover gave her wrote a few lines, putting an address on also. Folding it, she handed it to me. ' ; ■ .

“Will you deliver that?” she asked. “I will.” “Before you go anywhere else?” “I promise.” “Give it to tbe per Son for whom it is Intended yourself.” The train came rattling up to the platform, the young man loaded me with thanks, the girl looked at me with that singular expression her face wore whenever her eyes were upon me, we all shook hands, and they climbed into the trAin and were gone. Then I got back into my buggy. Looking at the address on the paper I was intrusted with, I saw the name “Edith Boynton.” I asked the station master where Miss Boynton lived. 1 and he described the place. After a twenty minute drive I reached a handsome house and grounds ! that fitted tbe description. I drove in under a porte-cochere. A groom held my horse I went in and sent up the note with my card. When Miss Boynton came in I was paralyzed with astonishment. She was the original of the photograph of my cousin. She was both blushing and smiling. “Dorinda!” I exclaimed. “No. Dorinda wrote this note,” she said, glancing at the paper I handed her. “What does it all mean?” I gasped. “Be seated.” she replied, “and I will tell you, or, rather, I will confess.” I sank into a seat, and she, throwing herself ou a sofa, made her confession.

“Dorinda and I are bosom friends. For a year past she has been in love with the man with whom you met her. Her father has been trying to persuade her to fulfill the contract made for her and you when you were born. She concealed her love affair from him and called me in to help her out. It was my picture you received, and it was I who corresponded with you.” I was dumfounded. I sat staring at the girl till she put her handkerchief to her face for a screen. “Is it possible,” I said at last, “that all this deception has been practiced by the girl who wrote those letters laden with such noble sentiments ?” “I was helping my friend,” she pleaded. “But I— Neither of you seems to have considered me.” There was no reply to this. “May I ask what my cousin said in that note?” “She wrote it merely to send you to me for an explanation before going to her father. When you proposed to make them a visit I was temporarily absent. If Dorinda had written you in her own hand it would have been a different one from those you had been receiving, so she handed your letter to her father for reply.” “Well," I said, rising, “since I have been left out of this lovers’ tale I suppose there's nothing for me to do except to return to my home.” “Why should you be disappointed at losing Dorinda? You have had nothing to do with her.” “But you have been only a dummy.” A red signal appeared in her cheek; to tell me that she had not been a dummy. There is much to add to this, but It is a story by itself. She had pretended to be poor, while she was rich. That kept us apart for some time, but not forever. I have the letters she wrote me, and they do not teem so noble now as they did then (Nevertheless we are a happy couple.

IB' RE®

Annual Report of Township Trus- ; "tees to the Advisory Boards of Receipts and Expenditures During the year 1910: MARION TOWNSHIP. TOWNSHIP FUND—Receipts Balance on hand last settlement3lll7.79 S C Irwin, docket tees to Jan 1, ’O9 10.25 Co treasurer, June draw 486.23 J N Leatherman, warrant....,.;. 450.57 Total balance and receipts.... 2064.84 TOWNSHIP FUND—Expenditures. N A Hendrix, bal salary 1909.... 35.00 J C Porter, inspect Hoover dt.... 2.00 Same, extra wk on settlement.. 5.00 George Goff. 5ame........... 10.00 H E Parkison, bal sal trus 1909.. 28.00 J D Allman, asst Howe dt...... 60.95 F E Babcock, pub rep0rt........ 11.65 Healey & Clark, same. 500 1 heads 13.65 H E Parkison. services trustee.. 86.01 N A Hendrix, supervisor. ... 50.00 W H Parkison, office rent, atty fee 16.75 Daniel Coleman, tile Meinbrook dt 15.00 W E Jacks, supervisor 25.00 G E Murray, postage stamps.... 2.70 Alter Bros, tile Meinbrook dt.... 38.25 J D Adams Co, office b00k5...... 22.90 J D Allman, assmt Garrison dt.. 14.94 H W Wood, services advisory bd 5.00 Wallace Sayler. 5ame............. 5.00 Georg Goff, same ............ 5.00 D S Makeever, ditch assmt,,..,. 19.28 W E Jacks, 5upervi50r............ 30.00 N A Hendrix, same 60.00 W W Sage. 1. 2 Inst Gish ditch.. 15.40 Same, same Merry ditch..:....... 17.10 Charles Battleday, supervisor..... 120,00 N A .Hendrix, same,... 10.00 WE Jacks, 5ame...... Parkison & Dunlap, of Ft, atty fee 50:25 H E Parkison, serines trustee.... 178.00

Total disbursements... ..... ... .1017.82 , TUITION FUND—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement 3624.21 J N Leatherman, warrant 685.50 State Bank, int SISOO certificate 45.00 J N Leatherman, dog tuition...,.. 51.48 Co Treasurer. June draw 605.88 E P Lane, tuition of transfers.. 79.20 Isaac Kight, same J D Allman. Co Treas 758.44. William Folger, transfers.. 10.70 William Wortley. 5ame.......... 22.45 First Nat Bank, int Jan to June 33.14 State Bank. same...,. —14.11 Jasper S & T Bank, 5ame........ 24.93 First Nat Bank, July interest 7.10 State Bank, same 3.24 Jasper S & T Bank, same 4.93 First Nat Bank. August interest 7.15 i State Bank. same. ■................ 3.16 j Jasper Trust Co. same.... 5.09 First Nat Bank, September int.... 6.99 State Bank, 5ame...... 2.93 Jasper Trust Co. same;... 4.93 First Nat Bank. October interest 6.58 State Bank. 5ame................ 2.70 Jasper Trust Co. 5ame............ 4.92 First Nat Bank. November int.... 5.67 State Bank. same. .■.............. 2.08 t Jasper Trust Co. same.... 4.60 J N Leatherman, Dec draw...... 516.30 First Nat Bank, December int.. 5.55 State Bank, same ,■; r 1-831 Jasper Trust Co, 5ame..4.25! Total balance and receipts..., 6562.34 . TUITION fund— Expenditures ! Zelma Rayher, teaching 5.00 Ray Major, same 45.00 Blanche McCarthy, same.. 60.00 Clare Jessen, same..,.. ...... 20.00, Leah ' Knox. same.. ..... 25.00 LaVera Lee. 5ame.........—.... 40.00 Pearl Wasson, 5ame.............. 25.00 Zelma Rayher! same 25.00 Lena Jackson, same 50.00 Fred Tyler, 5ame.........• •- - ..... 80.00 LaVera Lee, same.. 40,00 Ray Major, 5ame....—.......... 56.25 Clare Jessen, sime 30.00 Leah Knox. 5ame;............... 25.00 Blanche McCarthy, 5ame......... 50.00 Zelma Rayher. same—.— 30.00 Leah Knox. 5ame............ 25.00 Lena Jackson, same 50.0 C Fred Tyler, same.. 60.00 LaVera Lee. 5ame..,..;......,... 15.00 Leah Knox. 5ame................. 25.00 Clare Jessen, same. Pearl Wasson, same~... Zelma Rayher. 5ame...;.,.....,.... 50.00, Blanche McCarthy, same.'.; ... -50.00 r Fred Tyler, same . 00.001 Ray Major, same 69.75 | Pearl Wasson, same j;.,. ... 201.20, Lena Jackson, same ..... ~.. 111.80 Zelma Rayher, same..... ..... 92.00 j Blanche McCarthy, 5ame......... 43 00 Elizabeth Luers. same..... 392.40, Blanche McCarthy, same.., 44.20 j Leah Knox. same. . L 6.00; Clare Jessen, same-............. ■ ■ 30.40 : Blanche McCarthy, same. ... . . ... 25.00 Carrie Pierce, 5ame..,........ - 15.00 Fred Tyler, same 60.00 Elizabeth Luers. 5ame............ 25.00 LaVera Lee. same.. • • 60.00 i Pearl Wasson, 5ame........... Chas M Blue. 5ame.............. Ijo.OO Leah Knox. 5ame........ ..... 75.00 Jessie Knox. same,. —.......—, 40.00 Blanche McCarthy, same... aa-OO Carrie Pierce, same.... aO.OO LaVera Lee. same .... 25.00 Chas M BluC. same 2a.00 Same, same 1-00 Fred Tyler, 5ame...... 60,00 Peart Wasson, same ... la.oo Chas M Blue, same L.OO Leah Knox, same 60.00 Carrie Pierce, 5ame.,...., 2».00 Jessie Knox, same..., 2a.00 Blanche McCarthy, 5ame......... <O.OO Chas M Blue, same lj>oo Fred Tyler, same 60.00 Lee, 5ame......... Chas M Blue. same. a.oo| Blanche McCarthy. same 30.00 Carrie Pierce, same... -a-00 j Chas M Blue. 5ame.............. 20.001 j Jessie Knox. 5ame.............. . 60.00 : I Pearl Wasson. 5ame............. 35.00; I Knox, same 75.00 I Blanche McCarthy, same.. 3 -• 'Elizabeth Luers. same..... ?-09 • Chas M Blue. same.-... •'>•00, Saifie. same ...:—v—- 49-.ott| I Pearl Wasson, same l<>-0>; Elizabeth Luers. same.. 1:0.0'r Total disbursements 3701.00 • ' SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND—Receipts {Balance on hand last settlement. .1889.84 , jCo Treasurer. June draw 752.82 : I H Wasson, use of sch wagon;... 1-501 |J N Leatherman. Dec draw..... .. 643.67'

Total balance and receipts 3287.83 ■ t SPECIAL SCHOOL— Expenditures. Joseph A Luers. haul coal & rep.. 8.75 George Martin, hauling pupils.... 25.00 Judson Perkins, fixing wells 14.>.0 H Wasson, repair wk No. 9...... 2.00 Bert Welch, mowing sch yd No 10 1.2 a R A Parkison. traits to city schs. ..589.00 Mrs E Kenton, fix stve p. cleaning 2.50 Arthur Kresel. clean pipe, fix flue 3.00 Joseph Putts, rep wk. haul coal 2.90 D E Lesh, hauling pupi15........ 81. is Charles Morlan. 7 mos jan fees.. > 1. < o Fred Tyler, jan and instiute.... 35.00 Ray Major. 5ame............. ,30.50 Pearl Wasson, same —..— 34.06 Clinton Saidla. transportation..... 39.60 Lena Jackson; jan and institute 34.09 Zelma Rayher. same. 32.20 LaVera Lee, . same.. .............. 29.40 Fred Bachman, transportation..; ; ; 69.a0 Arthur Kresel. clean stove pipe.. 1.50 George Martin, transportation.... 21.44 Elizabeth Luers. jan and institute 34.3 < Blanche McCarthy, same.. 33.46 Leah Knox, same. ................ ■ 3/80 II E Parkison. taking enumeration 18.00 E R Hopkins, jan fees. 2 diplomas 2.00 J J Norgor. storage sch wagon.. 8.00 Mack Sullivan, clean sch h 5.00 Chas Schleman. hauling pupils.. 54.00 Clare Jessen, jan fees and inst.... 29.82 F E Babcock, commencement exp 13.29 C H Porter, ins No. 5. ■ 15.00 Geo L Parks, tuition of transfers 4<.90 R A Parkison, 5ame...... 558.a0 William Folger. same.... 17.90 Wm H Wortley. same....;* 2a.<o Floyd Spain, clean sch h, mow yd 3.00 E E • Garriott. same 4.00 Charles A Reed, hauling pupils.. aO.OO Maude Sullivan« clean sch hNo 1 3.00 John Hurley, hauling pupils.,.,.. 10.00 David Waymire, rep, clean, oil firs 14.00 Joe Putts, clean and rep........ 8.25 Mamie Kresel. clean and rep No 10 4.00 Charles Schleman. hauling pupils 60.00 J S Hurley, 5ame......• 20.00 Henrv Gowland. hauling seats.... 1.50 Clifford Parkison, haul coal, etc.. 8.20 G A Overton, re-roof No ,6, rep 10 18.4 a Arnold Luers, haul cogs, wk No 5 9.00 Joseph Luers, hauling coal 4.6 a

Joseph Putts, haul coal, cobs No 5 4.50 J A Grant, drayage.............. 2.05 John Hurley, hauling pupils...... 20.00 Wm Kresel, repairs No 10... 2.50 J L Brady, coal as per bill ..160.09 Thomas Knox, hauling shingles.. 1.00 Ray Adams, haul coal No 4. 9, 10 13.85 John S Hurley, hauling pupils.... 18.00 Frank M Norman, repairing No 1 5.00 Fred Bachman, hauling pupils.... 50.00 Charles M Blue, insti and trans 21,80 Charles Schleman, hauling pupils 100.00 George Martin, same «... 32.00 A F Long, sup for 5ch001..,....... 5.65 J C Gwin, lumber for rep.. .;. ... 47.98 D E Grow, c0a1...;.*.......".1...., 24.37 Total disbursements 2676.97 ROAD FUND —Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement.24o2.9s J D Allman, June draw.. 4p1.5a Same, same Add Road fund...... 960.58 Charles Battleday, Rd poll tax rec 25.50 J N Leatherman, Dec draw...... 29.19 Same, same Add Road fund 19.61

Total balance and receipts.. . ..3889.38 ROAD FUND—Expenditures. N A Herdrix. plow for roads.... 9.00 Alter Bros, tile for r0ad5........ 15.10 F W Rutherford, bridge wk...... 100.00 Victor Yeoman, 108 yds gravel. . 10.80 W M Hoover, ti1e................ 200.00 Thos Crockett, timber for bridge ' 3.00 N C Pumphrey, haul bridge: plank 2.50 E L Bruce, 16 yds grave 1........ 1.60 W R Shesler, wk on grade........ 7.50 Egbert Camp, tiling r0ad........ 31.70 W E Jacks, tiling and survey road 15.00 T E Pullins, wk bn Pullins grade 24.75 D T Grant, with team on roads.. 9.09 F E Babcock, receipts, 4 books.. 2.00 Maines & Hamilton, road p10w.... 15.00 John Bennett, 4 days ditch roads 6.00 Hester Hoyes, rep tile ditch...’... 2.90 Chris Kalberer, cement ti1e....... 54.7.0 C A Battleday. ditch r0ad........ 8.00 Joseph Scheurich, wk Burk grade 16.25 W T Elmore, 149 yds gravel...... 15.00 N Sunderlaad. hauling gravel.... 50.00 Marion I Adams, 850 yds gravel.. 85.00 A M Sands, hauling grave 1........ 12.09 Fred Bachman, wk on grade...... 13.00 Joseph Scheurich, wk Pullins grde 20.00 layman Peters, hauling gravel.. 19.50 B T Lanham, 5ame...... 20.00 G H Slaughter, 5ame........ ... .. 21.00 John E Alter, survey r0ad......;. 6.00 Arnold Luers, hauling gravel...... 30.00 J L Brady, tile 3,544 inch 5.66 Noah Zigler, 310 yds gravel 31.00 George Slaughter, haul 72 yds grav 28.80 Charles Slaughter, rep road tools 3.00 B T Lanham, hauling gravel. ..... 4.50 Myrt B Price, survey dts for rds 13.00 E L Bruce. 158 yds gravel. ....... 15.80 Lawson Bruce, .hauling gravel.... 41.20 Joseph Luers, haul 39 yds gravel 19.50' Werner Miller, tiling road... 3.00 Elmer Jacks, hauling gravel 53.55 Candace Loughridge, 606 yds grav 60.60 Nelson Randle, 17 yds gravel. ... 1.70 J W Belcher, hauling gravel. ... . . 15.00 Alter Bros. tile. 8.88 Marion I Adams, 464 .yds gravel.. 46.40 Henry Luers, 325 .yds gravel...;.. 32.50 George Borntrager, 125 yds gravel 12.50 W T Elmore, 65 yds gravel...... 6.50 Chas Phegley, tiling road../.,... 5.00 J C Gwin, bdge lum and sewer.. 79.64 Total disbursements............. .1314.03 DOG FUND—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement.. 206.75 Dog owners, 1909 dog tax........ 2.00 Dog Assessor. 1910 dog tax........ 218,00 Dog. owners, dog tax collected.... 20.00 Total balance and receipts 446.75 DOG FUND —Expenditures. Leroy Lewis, 3 hogs ki11ed...... 35T0 Roy Lewis, damage to 2 h0g5..... 8.00 J N Leatherman, excess dog fund 65.65 Isaac Saidla. 3 geese ki11ed...... 3.00 Mary L Osborne, chickens killed.. 3.30 Ella’ M Stanley, same.. —....... 2.80 William Daniels, same 3.70 Floyd Robinson, turkeys killed.... 15.68 Alice M Parks, chickens killed.... 6.50 .Total disbursements 143.73 POOR FUND—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement. .1317.00 County warrant 227.21 Same -••••• 211.16 Same 192.96 Same 173.49

Total balance and receipts ..2121.82 POOR FUND—Expenditures. Holdridge Clark, house rent...... 5.00 Henry Amsler, 5ame.............. 5.00 Frank Foltz, 5ame................ 4,50 Holdridge Clark, same...-. .... 5.00 J N Leatherman, vouch quar set 100.42 A Leopold, house rent 10.00 Henry Amsler, 5ame.............. 10.00 Holdridge Clark, same.. 5.00 John Eger, groceries .... 30.00 Maines & Hamilton, coal 12.50 A Simpson, groceries...., 30.00 C G Spitler, house rent 5.00 M D Gwin, medical aid............ 15.00 H E Parkison, 10 dys serv acct 20.00 G E Murray Co, groceries.. ... 28.75 W H Beam, transportation... ..N .. 3.00 Holdridge Clark, house rent....... 5.00 Henry Amsler, same 10.00 T F Warne, 5ame................ .. . 5.00 Same, same 5.00 Jesse Nichols, transportation 1.65 C G Spitler, house rent 6.00 Stewart Hammond, same-........ 5.00 G E Murray Co. goods ■ 31.25 M D Gwin, medical aid 15.00 Maines & Hamilton, coal 2.00 John Eger, groceries 26.2? Henry Amsler, house rent........ a.OO A Simpson, gr0cerie5.............. 26.25 H E Parkison, serv oversee poor 20.00 Henry Amsler, house rent ... 5.00 T F ' Warne, same ... 5.00 S C Hammond, same 5.00 T F Warne, same 5.00 A Leopold, same ... 5.00 T F Warne, same x 5.00 H M Ritcher. medical services.. 50.00 S C Hammond, house rent...... 10.00 A Leopold, same 5.00 A Simpson, groceries .... 7.50 G E Murray Co. same.. 24.00 John Eger, same 19-75 John Remley, same..... C G Spitler, house rent.;.....,,. 6,00 W H Beam, transportation........ -9? M D Gwin, 5ame.,...., ■ 18:08 H E Parkison. overseeing p00r.... 20.00 Henry Amsler, house rent 10.00 A Leopold.' 5ame..,............ Henry Amsler, same: ..............,.5.00 T F Warne, same. -- - ■ 5.00 S C Hammond, 5ame...........10.00 A Leopold, same-................ 5.0« Same, same ....,. -•- s c Hammond, same. Henrv Amsler. „,same .....:. ■■■ ■.. 10-00 Holdridge Clark, same ,• 10.00 W H Beam, transportation........ 3.00 Dftisv Sibel. taking care of poor.. 4.00 John Eger, gr0cerie5.............. 16.-? Depot Grocery, 5ame..,... -- -.- • ■ Jl-ov M D Gwin, medical a1a...........- i?-’" W H Beam, transportation 1-0? G E Murray Co. groceries 2?.00 Maines & Hamilton, c0a1.......... 7-?0 H E Parkison. overseeing p00r.,.. 24.00 J V Collins, stove for p00r........ 5.00 Total disbursements 883.57 ! LIBRARY FUND— Receipts. ‘Balance on < hand last settlement., 130.0Co treasurer, June draw l?0.?6 J N Leatherman, Dec draw...... 1-8.<3 Total balance and receipts...... 409.31 LIBRARY FUND—Expenditures. R D Thompson, library tax.. .. . . 130.02 Total disbursements............. 130.02 SUMMARY. Bal. & Rec. Exp. Bal. Township Fund.. 2064.84 1017.82 1047.02 Tuition Fund... .6562.34 3701.00 2861.34 Spec. Sch. Fund.. 3287.83 2676.97 610.86 Road Fund....... 3889.38 1314.03 2575.35 Dog Fund 446.75 143.73 303.02 Poor Fund.,. 2121.82 883.57 1228.25 ! Library Fund.... 409.31 130.02 279.29 Totals 18782.27 9877.14 8905.13 H. E. PARKISON, Trustee. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 3d day of January, 1911. GEO. W. GOFF. - S. S. SHEDD, Members of the Advisory Board.

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