Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1912 — Page 3

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oaths In the office of the clerk of the circuit court of the county in which said treasurer or political agent resides, which statement shall Include , the amount of money or property in each case received or promised, the name of the person from whom it was received, or by vhom it was promised, the amount of every expenditure made or promised, or valuable thing given or promised, or liability of any sort incurred, the name of the person to whom such expenditure, gift or promise thereof was made, or to whom such liability was incurred, and shall clearly state the purpose for which such money or property was so expended, given or promised, or for which such liability was* incurred, separating expenditures, gifts, and liabilities for elections and primary elections. Such statement shall also set forth in detail all unpaid debts and obligations, if any, of such treasurer or political agent, with the nature and amount of each, for what purpose incurred and to whom owing, and if there are no unpaid debts or obligations of such treasurer or political agent, such statement shall state such fact. Every treasurer and

every political agent and every person who shall at any time act as treasurer or political agent, shall keep detailed, full and accurate accounts in a proper book or books called “account books,’’ to be provided and preserved by him, of all money or valuable things received by or promised to, and of all expenditures, disbursements and promises of payment or disbursement of money or valuable things made by any political committee, or any of its officers or members, or by any person acting under its authority, or on its behalf, or by such treasurer or politb cal agent, and setting forth in such statement and accounts the sum of valuable things so received, or disbursed, or promised, as the case may be, and the date when, the person from whom received or promised, or to whom paid or promised, as the case may be, and the object and purpose for which such sum, or valuable thing, was received or disbursed, or promised as the case may be. Every treasurer ahd every political agent, as defined by this act, who shall fail or refuse to make out, verify and file with the clerk of the circuit court the statement required by this section of this act, or who shall fail to provide, keep and preserve the book or books of account and the entries and statements therein as aforesaid, or any of them shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not less than three hundred dollars nor more than one thousand dollars, to which iipppisonment in the county jail may beXadded not to exceed one year. 1

Candidate’s Itemized Statement— Penalty.—Sec. 8. Every candidate for public office, including candidates for office of senator of the United States, within thirty days after the election or primary election, held to nominate for or fill such office or place, shall make out and file with the officer empowered by law to issue the certificate of election to such office or place and a duplicate thereof with the- clerk of the circuit court for the county in which such candidate resides, a full, true and itenjized statement in writing, which statement and duplicate shall be subscribed and sworn to by such candidate before an officer authorized to_ administer oath<, setting forth in detail all moneys or other valuable things contributed, expended or promised by him to aid and promote, or in any way in connection with his nomination or election, or both as the case may be, or for other political purposes in connection with the election of any other person at said election, and all existing unfulfilled promises or liabilities in that connection remaining uncancelled and in force at the time such statement is made, whether such expenditures, promises or liabilities were made or incurred, before, during or after such election, and showing the dates'when, the person to whom, and the purpose for which each and all of said sums or valuable things were paid, expended or promised or said liabilities incurred. Such statement shall also set forth that the same is full, true and correct. In cases where the office or place is such that no commission or certificate of election is required by law to issue therefor, then the original statement aforesaid shall be filed with the secretary of state. No person shall be deemed elected to any elective office, under the laws of this state, or enter upon the duties thereof, or receive any salary or emoluments therefrom, until he shall have filed the statement and duplicate provided for in this section of this act; and no officer authorized by the laws of this state to issue commissions or certificates of election shall issue a commission or certificate of election to any person claiming to be elected to any office, until such statement as aforesaid shall have been so made, verified and filed by such person with such officer. Any person violating or falling to comply with any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be v fined not less than three hundred dollars nor more than two thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both fined and imprisoned in the discretion of the court. Ten days after the period above ascertained for the filing of said original statement shall

have expired, the officer with whom the same is, by this section, required to be filed, shall notify the proper prosecuting officer of any failure to file such statement on the part of any candidate, and within fifteen days such prosecuting officer shall proceeds to prosecute for such offense. / False Statement—Perjury.—Sec. t. Any wilfully false statement or entry

I made by any candidate for any office, treasurer, political agent or any per- . son acting as treasurer or political agent, or by any member or officer of any political committee, in any statement or account under oath required by this act, shall constitute the crime of perjury, and be punished as such i according to the laws of this state.

Statements Become Public Records. —Sec. 10. Every officer with whom a statement or accounts or duplicates thereof are required by any section of this act, to be filed, shall receive and file and preserve such statements or accounts or duplicate thereof in his office and shall keep the same as part of the records thereof for at least three years after they are filed. And all such statements and accounts shall, during the hours for which the office in which they may be filed is open, be subject and open to the inspection of any citizen of this state, and copies of such statements or accounts, certified by the officer in whose office they may be so kept, (inder the Seal of his office shall be evidence in all the courts to the same extent as the original thereof would be if produced and proved.

Corrupt Practices—Guilt Defined— Penalty.—Sec. 11. The following persons shall be guilty-of corrupt practices and shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of this act: Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself or by another, give, or offer or promise to any person any money/ gift, advantage, preferment, entertainment, aid, emoluments, or any valuable thing whatever, for the purpose, of inducing or procuring any person to vote, or refrain from voting, for or against any person, or for or against any measure or proposition at any election or primary election or political convention or session of the general assembly of the State of Indiana or either .house thereof. Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, receive, accept, request or solicit from any person, candidate, committee, association, organization, or corporation any money, gift, advantage, preferment, aid, emolument, or any valuable thing whatsoever, for the purpose of inducing or procuring any person to vote or refrain from voting for or against any pefSon, or for or against any measure or proposition at any election or primary election or political convention. Every person who,- in consideration of any money, gift, advantage, preferment, aid, emolument or any valuable thing whatsoever, paid, received, accepted or promised to the advantage of himself or any other person, shall vote, or refrain from voting for or against any person, or for or against any measure at any such election, caucus or primary election or political convention. Every judge of any circuit, superior, crimin'al or probate court, or of the appellate or supreme court of the State of Indiana, or any candidate for judge of any of said courts, who shall, directly or indirectly, contribute or promise any money or other valuable thing to any political agent, treasurer or committee or to any person to defray or towards defraying the costs of any campaign or election. Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, pay, give, contribute or promise any hioney or other valuable thing, to defray or towards defraying the costs or expenses of any campaign or election, to any person, committee, company, club, organization or association, other than a treasurer or political agent: but this subsection or paragraph shall not apply to dues regularly paid for membership in any incorporated political club if all money expended by such club for or in connection with the costs or expenses of any campaigh or election /shall be paid out by it only through a treasurer or political agent as provided in this act, or to any expenses for postage, telegrams, telephoning, stationery, printing, expressage or traveling, and board Incurred by any candidate for office or for nomination thereto, so far as they are permitted by this act. Every person who shall, directly or indirectly, by himself or through another person, make a payment or promise of payment, to a treasurer or political agent in any other name than his own, and every treasurer or political agent who shall, knowingly, receive a payment, or promise of payment, and enter the same or cause the same to be entered in his accounts in any other name than that of the person by whom such payment or promise of payment is made. Every person who, being an employer, pays hjs employes the salary or wages due in “ pay envelopes ” upon which there is printed or in which there is inclosed any political motto, device or argument containing threats, express or Implied, Intended or calculated to influence the political opinions or actions of such employes, or within ninety days of an election or primary election puts or otherwise exhibits in the establishment or place where his employes are engaged in labor any handbill or placards containing any threat, notice or information that if any particular ticket or candidate is elected or defeated, work in his place or establlshmept will cease, in whole or in part, his establishment be closed up, or the l wages of his employes reduced, or other threats, express or implied, Intended or calculated to Influence the political opinions or actions of his employes. Every person who, before, during of after an election or I primary election, by himself, or by any other person, either directly or indirectly, gives or provides, or pays, wholly or in part, the expenses of glv- ' Ing or providing any meat, drink, entertainment or provlslotis to or for any person for the purpose of influencing that person, or any other person, to give or refrain from giving his vote at the election, or primary election or to Influence his vote in any. other way therein, or on account of his having voted or refrained from

voting, or being about to vote or refrain from voting; and every elector who accepts the same, or any of the same, for any of the purposes aforesaid. Every person who, at any election held pursuant to the laws of this state, applies for a ballot paper in any election room or polling place in the name of any other person than himself, whether that name be that of a person living or dead or of a fictitious person, or who, having voted once at any election, applies for a ballot paper at the same election in his own name, or any other name, or who aids, abets, counsels, or procures the commission of any such act or acts. Every person who shall be guilty of any corrupt practice as aforesaid shall be fined not less than S3OO nor more than SI,OOO or be imprisoned for not more than one year or both, and shall be ineligible to any public office, or public employment, for the period of four years from and after the time of the commission of such offense.

Contributions by Corporations Unlawful—Penalty.—Sec. 12. It shall be unlawful and shall be deemed a corrupt practice for any corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana, or of any state or territory of the United States, of the District of Columbia, or of the United States, or of any other country, directly or indirectly, by itself, or through any officer, agent or employe, representative or other person whatsoever, to give, contribute, furnish, lend or promise any money, property, transportation, means or aid to any political party, or any candidate for public office or for nomination thereto, or to any public organization, or to any political committee, or to any treasurer or political agent, as herein defined, either directly or indirectly, to aid, promote or influence the success or defeat of any political party or principle, or any measure or proposition submitted to a vote at a public election or primary election in this state, or-to aid, promote or influence in any manner the election or defeat of a candidate therein, or to be used, applied or expended in any way whatever for political purposes. The president, the several directors and every other officer of any corporation which shall violate any of the provisions of this section, and the president or director, or other officer, or agent of any corporation, who shall personally violate any of the provisions of this section, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than five thousand dollars for each offense, and ■ imprisoned for not more than one year in jail. * " Contest Complaint—Petition—Proceedings.—Sec. 13. At any time within thirty days after any election or primary election, held under the laws of this state, any defeated candidate at such election, or any ten duly qualified voters at such election, may present to the circuit court of the county in which the defeated candidate resides or to the circuit court of any county in the district at which he was voted for by the qualified voters of the district, a petition setting forth undei; oath that corrupt practices, contrary to the provisions of any section of Jtkls act, were committed at or preliminary to such election, within the county, district or city aforesaid, naming the successful candidate or candidates as defendant or defendants and praying that the facts alleged may be inquired into. If the court, upon the affidavit or affidavits filed with such petition, or upon and after such preliminary hearing; as it may see fit to institute, including such notice and representation to the party or parties named as the defendant or defendants in said petition, as the ends of justice may require, shall be satisfied that the purpose of this act and the interests of public justice require further proceedings upon such petition, and against the party or parties named as defendant or defendants therein, it shall order such reasonable notice of such petition or of such further proceedings to be giveii the defendant or defendants, and require him or them to answer, Show cause or otherwise defend as the court may deem just and reasonable, upon the petitioners giving security for costs in such sum of money as the court shall deem reasonable. Such petitions shall be tried without a jury, unless any of the parties thereto shall elect to have, the same tried by a jury. The case shall, if possible, be tried in and during the term in which such petition may be filed, and when a jury trial is demanded by any of the parties to such petition, the jury for said term shall try It, and If the jury for said term shall have been dismissed, the court shall recall said jury for the purpose of trying said case. If In any case It shall not be possible to try such case during the term in which such petition shall have been filed, it shall be tried during the next succeeding term of the court. In every case In which a jury trial shall be demanded, the judge shall frame and submit to she jury for its decision and verdict all appropriate and necessary issues of fact presented by the pleadings in such case or by the scope of the Inquiry or inquiries presented by said case. All persons whom the court shall deem proper or necessary to join or bring in as parties to any such proceeding in order to make its order, judgments or writs effective, may be joined as parties In such manner and upon such notice as the court may direct. In case such petition relates to the election of electors of 'president and . vice president of the United States, a representative in congress, or any state officer or a senator or representative of the general assembly of the State of Indiana, or a judge of the circuit court, superior, criminal or probate court, or a prosecuting attorney, the trial judge shall have no power to declare any such election to bo void, but shall file his finding, or,

fn a case where a jury shall have been demanded, the finding or verdict of such jury, as to whether or not the successful candidate, or any political committee or treasurer, or sub-treas-Urer, or political agent acting for or on behalf of such candidate, was so guilty of corrupt practices, with the secretary of state, together with the transcript of the evidence, and the secretary of state shall thereupon submit the same to the governor of Indiana, when the election is for the* president or vice president of the States, or ■when the election is for a representative in congress, shall submit the same, certified under the seal of the state, to. the sneaker of the -house of representatives; or when the election is for a member of the state sedate, shall submit the same to the president of the senate of the State of Indiana; or when the election is for any state officer or a judge of the circuit, superior, criminal or probate court, or a prosecuting attorney, or representative, ,to the house of representatives of the general assembly of Indiana. In case such petition relates to any other office than those above referred to, the trial judge shall file with the governor his decision or the finding or verdict of the jury in cases where there has been a jury trial, as to whether or, not the successful candidate, or a political committee or treasurer or political agent, acting for or in his behalf, was guilty of corrupt practices, and said trial judge shall also file with the governor his decision, and as to whether or not, upon the findings in sifbh case, such election was void as hereinafter provided. In case the decision or finding so to be filed with the governor shall be that any successful candidate so petitioned against was in person or in the person of a treasurer or sub-treas-urer or his political agent, or through any political committee acting for or in his behalf, so guilty of corrupt practices, such election shall be void, except as hereinafter provided, and in case of such void election, the governor shall, within five days after the receipt of such decision, issue his proclamation decjarlng such election void, and the vacancy tn the office to have been filled by said election shall be filled in the same manner as would be required by law In case said vacancy had arisen from the death of the successful candidate after his election. If any candidate shall have been so found or decided to have been so guilty in person es corrupt practices, he shall be Ineligible to election or appointment to, any public office or employment for a period of four years from the date of said election, but the mere finding or decision that his political agent was so guilty shall not render him ineligible to office; but where the judge shall decide or ’certify upon his finding In any case that any such successful candidate was guilty of corrupt practices only In the person of his agent, and that (a) no corrupt practice was committed by the candidate personally and the offense was committed contrary to his order and without his sanction or connivance; (b) the offense was of a trivial, unimportant and limited character; (c) in all other respects such election was free from corrupt practices on the part of such' candidate and of his political agent, then the election of such candidate shall not be void, nor shall the candidate be subject to any ineligibility therefor. An appeal to the supreme court of the State of Indiana may be taken on questions of law fi;om any decision relative to ineligibility to public office or employment of any such candidate.

Costs, Witnesses and Documents.— Sec. 14, The courts in which such petitions shall be filed shall have authority to tax the costs as In equity cases, and also to subpoena witnesses and require them to testify as In other civil cases, and to compel by subpoena duces tecum the production for examination of any books or papers of any kind, or of any other thing which may be required or desirable In the conduct of such inquiry. In any proceeding held under the, provisions of this or the preceding section, no witnesses shall be excused from answering any question or producing any book, paper or other thing on the ground or claim that his answer or the thing produced or to be produced by him, may tend to incriminate or degrade him, or render him liable to a penalty, but his answer or the thing produced by him shall not 'be used In any proceeding against him, except in a prosecution for perjury in so testifying. Prosecuting Attorney—Duties.—Sec. 15. It shall be the duty of the prosecuting attorney of each county of this state to prosecute, by the regular course of criminal procedure any person whom he may believe to be guilty of having violated any of the provisions of this act within the county or district for which said prosecuting attorney may be acting as such, or any resident of such county 'who l may have violated any provisions of this act In such county or in any other part of the state. And In any criminal prosecution, under this act, or for violation of any of the provisions thereof, no witness, except the person who is accused and on trial, shall be excused from answering any question or~produclng any book, paper or other thing on the ground or claim that his answer or the thing produced or to be produced by him may tend to incriminateor degrade him, or render him liable to a penalty, but his answer or the thing produced by him shall not be used in any proceeding against him, except in a prosecution for perjury in so testifying. Repeal.—Sec. 16. All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this act are hereby expressly repealed. Emergency.—Sec. 17. This act shall 1 take effect from the date of Its passage.

Big’Public Sale. _ <r The undersigned, having sold his farm and win move to southern Minnesota, .will sell without reserve at his residence, 3 miles west of Rensselaer on Chicago road, 1 mile south and 4 miles east of Mt. Ayr, commencing at 10 a. m., on J TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1012, <5 Head of Horses— Consisting of 1 Bay Driving Horse coming 5 years old; 1 last spring’s Colt, out of Gabon; 1 Roan Horse 5 years old, wt. 1350. a good work horse; 1 Roan Filly 2 years old,, wt. 1100; 1 Bay Mare 12 years old, wt. 1250, work in all harness. 35 Head of Cattle— Consisting of 10 Milch Cows, mostly pure bred Holsteins, 3 young Cows, fresh, calf by side, 1 fresh in Feb., 1 pure bred Jersey cow, giving milk, 5 cows giving milk; 1 Shorthorn Cow, fresh in Feb.; 1 half-Jersey Cow, giving milk; 1 2-year-old Heifer, calf by side; 1 Holstein Cow, giving milk; 4 Heifer Calves, Holsteins; 1 pure bred Holstein Bull, 2 years old, out of the herd of John Shuggart & Son, Marion, 1ml.: 1 Heifer, fresh in May; 4 Cows 2 years old, fresh in May; 1 Holstein Cow 4 years old, fresh in June; 1 Red Durham Cow, fresh in April; 2 Redy Cows, 3 and 4 years old, calves by side; 1 Shorthorn Bull, 1 year old; 5 Heifer Calves; 1 Jersey Cow, fresh in April. 13 Dozen Chickens.

25 Head of Hogs— Consisting of G Chester White Sows, bred to pure bred O. I. C. boar; 1 pure bred O. I. C. boar; 1 Duroc Sow; J Brood Sows; 15 head of Shoats, wt. 80, lbs. each. Implements, Wagons, Etc.—Consisting of 1 McCormick Binder; 1 Osborne Binder, 7-foot cut, new; 1 Jubelle Brown Cultivator; 1 narrow tire Wagon; 1 McCormick Mower; 1 1 2-inch J. I. Case Gang Plow; 1 John Deere Sulky Plow; 1 Walking Plow; 2 John Deere Riding Cultivators, 1 new; 1 Walking Cultivator; 1 Tower Cultivator; 1 Janesville Disc; 1 McCormick self-dump Hay Rake; 1 John Deere Corn Planter, 160 rods of wire with fertilizer attachment; 1 Superior Grain Drill, 10 disc with fertilizer attachment; 1 Top Buggy; 2 Wagons, 1 steel wheel; 1 Rack Wagon, steel wheel; 1 Endgate force-feed Seeder; 1 Road Scraper; 1 Kemps Success Manure Spreader; 1 Feed Grinder; 1 Corn Sheller; 1 1% h. p. aircooled Gas Engine, for pumping; 1 3-leaf Steel Harrow; 2 sets of Work Harness; 1 set of Buggy Harness; 1 Laundry Stove; 1 Wood Stove; 1 Desk; 1 Stand; 4 stands of Bees, with extra tops; 1 Gasoline Stove; 10 bushels of Apples; 2 ricks of Wheat Strgw, and many other articles too numerous to mention. A credit of 12 months will be given on sums over $lO, with usual conditions; 6 per cent off for cash. WM. AUGSPURGER & SON. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. ('. G. Spitler, Clerk. Bart Grant, Lunch.

Big Public'Sale The undersigned will offer at Public Auction at his farm, 10 miles east and mile south pf Rensselaer, i/ 2 mile east and 2 miles north of Lee, commencing at 10 o’clock on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1912 10 Head of Horses and Mules— Consisting of 1 dark steel gray mare 4 years old, wt. 1400; 1 grey horse 3 years old, wt. 1250; 1 black hprse coming 3 years old wt. 1 250; 1 bay mare 13 years old, wt. 1150; 1 brown mare 11 years old, wt. 1 050; 1 span of mules coming 2 years old, good ones; 1 brown filly coming 2 years did; 1 colt 9 months “ old, (these two are full brother and sister and will make a fine match team); 1 bay colt coming 2 years old. 32 Head of Cattle-Consisting of full-blooded Jersey cow 7 years old: Red cow 8 years old, giving milk; Hereford cow 5 years old; Hereford cows 4 years old; Hereford cow 3 years old; Hereford cow 4 years old, (these cows will be fresh during March and April); 13 head of 2-year-old _ steers, good ones; 6 head of yearling steers; 3 head of yearling heifers; 3 steer calves; coming 2-year-old. Jersey bull. 6 Head of Hogs— Consisting of 1 pure bred Duroc-Jersey Boar; 5 Shoats, weighing 125 pounds each. Implements, Wagons, Etc.—Consisting of 1" Champion Mower; 1 Hay Rake; 1 Rock Island Corn Planter, with 80 rods of wire; 1 Brown R'ding Cultivator; 1 wide tire Weber Wagon; 1 good Top Buggy; 4 good sets of leather work Harness; 1 set of chain Harness; 106 bushels’ of white seed Oats. A credit of 10 months will be given on sums over $lO, with usual conditions; 5 per cent off for cash. JOSEPH STEWART. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Hot lunch on ground by Ladies’ Aid Society of Lee M. E. church. Big Public Sale. The undersigned, having rented

his farm and going to move to Rensselaer, will offer at Pjiblic Sale at his said farm, 2 miles north of Rensselaer, commencing at 10 a m,.on THURSDAY, FEB. 8, 1912, 3 Head of Horses— Consisting of 1 Bay Mare four years old, wt. 1550, in foal to Davis’ horse; 1» Bay Mare eight, years old, in foal to Sage horse; 1 Bay Mare ten years old, in foal to Barkley Bros, horse. 65 Head of Cattle— Consisting of 23 Cows and Heifers, 8 now fresh,„ otheirs to calf in the near future;

4 two-year-old Steers; 2.7 Yearling Steers; 10 Clalves; 1 Shorthorn Yearling Bull. 51 Head of Hogs— Consisting of 6 pure bred Poland China Sows in pig; 1 Poland China Boar; 4 4 head of Shoats weighing from 100 to 115 pounds each. 28 Head of Sheep— Consisting of 27 Shropshire Ewes and 1 Buck. 300 Chickens, 3 Brooders, and 1 Incubator. Farm Implements, Wagons, Etc. Consisting of 1 Cream Separator; L Hay Derrick; 1 Hay Gatherer; 1 Mower; 1 Hay Rake; 1 Hay Rack; 1 McCormick Binder; 1 set Binder Trucks; 2- 3-inch tire Wagons; 2 narrow tire Wagons; 1 Carriage; 1 Top Buggy; 1 Gang Plow; 1 Sulky Plow; 2 Walking Plows; 1 Riding Cultivator; 2 Walking Cultivators; 1 Tower Gopher; 1 good' Corn Planter with fertilizer attachment; 2 3-section Ilan rows; 1 Weeder; 1 Disc; 1 Endgate Seeder; 1 Lowdown Seeder; 1 Hand Sheller; 1 Feed Grinder; 1 Manure Spreader; 1 set Gravel Boards; 3 sets good Work Harness; L’set double driving Harness; 20 bushels Seed Corn; some Hay and Straw; and numerous other articles. A credit of 8 months will be given on sums" over $lO with the usual conditions; 4 per cent off for cash where entitled to credit. JAMES E. WALTER. Fred Phillips Auctioneer. * E. P. Honan, Clerk. Newt Ppniplnrey, Hot Lunch.

BIG PUBLIC SALE As 1 am going to move to Wisconsin, 1 will sell at public auction at my farm 8 miles east and 2 miles north oft Rensselaer, 6 miles west and 2% miles south of Francesville, 1 mile north of McCoysburg, known as t'he old Samuel Parker place, 1 mile east and 2% miles south of Pleasant Grove, .beginning at 10 o’clock a. m., on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1912, 12 Head of Horses and Mules— Consisting of 1 black mare 9 years old, wt. 1500, bred to J. K. Davis horse; 1 roan mare 9 years old, wt. 1400, good family horse, safe for any woman to drive; 1 match team brown geldings, 8 and 9 years old, wt. 2500; 1 brown mare G years old, wt. 1200; 1 coming 2-year-old colt; 2 coming yearling colts, good ones; 1 mule coming 2 years old; 1 black gelding 5 years old, wt. 1 300; 1 bay gelding 10 years old, wit, 1200; 1 sorrel gelding, 12 years old, wt'. 1200. All of the above horses are absolutely sound and good workers. 23 Head of Cattle— Consisting of 12 head of good yearling cows, will be fresh in March and April; 1 polled Durham bull, coming 2 years old, a good one; 1 coming yearling bull, registered Durham;” a fine calf; 9 calves coming 1 year old, good ones, 7 steers, 2 heifers. 42 Good Breeding Ewes— Due to lamb in April. Farm Implements— Consisting of 1 wagon; 1 corn planter with J. 1. Case fertilizer attachment, a good one; 1 McCormick mowing machine and McCormick rake, good as new; 3 cultivators, 2 Averies with gopher attachment, one new John Deere, one Tower gopher; 1 lowdown oats seeder; 2 hog racks; 3 sets of work harness; 1 hay derrick; 1 hay gatherer; L U. 8. separator, a good one; 1 disc with trucks; 1 3-horse disc with trucks; 1 2-section harrow; 1 walking plow; Bradley corn planter, yttih J. I. Case attachment; Champion binder, -6-foot cut; Studebaker wagon; hay rack; cultivator; forge; horizontal blacksmith drill; crosscut sawjr some household goods and other artiicles too numerous to mention. A credit of 10 months will be given on sums over $lO, with uslal conditions; 6 per cent off for cash. i. n. Mccurtain. Fred Phillips, Auctioneer. i C. G. Spitler, Clerk. Hot lunch on ground.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL. Notice is hereby given that the County Council, of Jasper County, Indiana, will meet in special session Monday, February sth, 1912, at 1 o'clock p. m., in the Commissioners’ Court Room, to consider re-appropriations for 1911 claims and such ..other maters 1 that may legally come before * them. ' JOSEPH HAMMOND. Auditor Jasper County. Notice of Administration. No. 873. Notice is hhreby given that the., undersigned has been appointed by the Judge of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, State of Indiana, administrator, with the will annexed, of the estate of Sarah E. Lane, late of Jasper County, deceased. Said estate is supposed to be solvent.—The Trust & Savings Bank of Rensselaer, Ind., Administrator. Jan. 15, 1912. Sale bills printed while you wait at The Democrat office