Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1914 — Firemen’s Benefit Show. [ARTICLE]

Firemen’s Benefit Show.

The receipts of Thursday night’s show at the Princess, consisting of the regular three reel feature and the "Rensselaer movies,” will be divided with the Rensselaer fire department and the amount received by the department will be added to its disability fund. You can help put a worthy cause by purchasing a ticket to this show.

Those Opposed to R. R, Subsidy Will Remonstrate. The opponents of the third railroad subsidy election in Carpenter and Jordan townships to vote a tax for the proposed Indiana Northwestern Traction Co., circulated remonstrances last week to present to the county commissioners, asking the latter to refuse to grant the petition for another election, and it is understood secured a big majority of the voters on their papers. In Carpenter it is understood they secured 361 signatures, while the largest vote ever cast in any election in the township, that of the presidential election two years ago, was but 521.

When the matter came up in Commissioners’ court Monday answers were filed to the petition by the remonstrators which denys all the matters set out in the petition; that they are not signed by 25 freeholders and that the company is not duly organized under the laws of Indiana for the incorporation of railroad companies. By agreement of the parties the matter was continued to the first day of the June meeting of the Commissioners, when it will be heard and determined. It is understood that a majority of the board is opposed to further harrassing the people of these two townships with special elections, as the matter has twice been voted down by decisive majorities in the past sixty days, and will probably refuse the prayer of the petition and let the petitioners appeal to the circuit court if they desire. A large number of the best citizens of the two townships were here Monday to protest in person against the proposed election.