Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1918 — Page 7

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SYNOPSIS. CHAPTER I—J. Montague Smith, Lawfsnceville bank cashier and society man, receives two letters. One warns him that a note which he has O. K.’d with consent Of Watrous Dunham, the bank’s president, Is worthless. The other Is a summons from Dunham. He breaks an appointment with Yera Richlander, daughter of the local millionaire, and meets Dunham alone at night In the bank. CHAPTER ll—Dunham threatens Smith with the police. Smith becomes aggressive. Dunham draws a pistol and Is floored by a blow that apparently kills him. Smith escapes on an outgoing frelgnt train. CHAPTER lll—Near Brewster, Colo., Dexter Baldwin, president of the Timanyoni Ditch company, gets Smith an office Job at the big dam the company Is building. CHAPTER IV—Williams, chief engineer, finds the hobo Smith used to money In big chunks-and to making It work. The company Is fighting concealed opposition and is near ruin. Smith Is Jokingly Suggested as a financial doctor. CHAPTER V—Williams talks business to Smith, who will tell nothing of his past. Smith pushes a stalled auto away from an oncoming train and saves the colonel’s daughter Corona. CHAPTER Vl—While Corona looks on he drives off three bogus mining right claimants from the company’s land. CHAPTER Vll—The colonel takes •mith to his home and persuades him. In cpite of Smith’s warning, to undertake we financial salvation of the company. CHAPTER Vlll—Crawford Stanton, hired by eastern Interests to kill off the ditch company, sets his spies to work to And out who Smith Is. CHAPTER IX—Smith reorganizes the company and gets a loan from Klnzle, the local banker. CHAPTER X—ln the midst of a "mira-cle-working” campaign Corona asks ilmlth alarming questions. He reads that Dunham, still living, has doubled the re-c ward for bis capture. CHAPTER Xl—Smith gets encouragement In his fight from Corona, but realizes that he must stay away from her. Vera Richlander and her father come to Brewster. CHAPTER Xll—Smith tells Corona of his danger. He hears the Rlchlanders , have gone up to the mines. He hires* a new stenographer, Shaw, who Is a spy es Stanton’s. CHAPTER XIII—He meets Vera, who has not gone away with her father. She exacts almost constant attendance from him as the price of her silence. CHAPTER XlV—Stanton and his wife fall to learn about Smith from Vera, fitanton makes some night visits and is trailed. CHAPTER XV—Smith tells Starbuck of the time limit on the dam. Starbuck cautions him about Vera and tells him of a plot to kill him or blow up the dam. They catch Shaw listening, but he escapes. CHAPTER XVl—Rumors that the dam Is unsafe cause a stock-selling panic. , Smith tells the colonel of his entanglewith Vera and the colonel wants to her talk if she wants to. She tells Smith that Tucker Jibbey, another suitor, knows Smith, Is coming to visit her. CHAPTER XVII—An abandoned railroad right-of-way is claimed across the i dam, and Smith prepares for actual fighting. He buys options on all offered stock and stops the panic. CHAPTER XVIII—He tells Corona he has locked up Jibbey in an old mine until the fight Is over. She calls him a coward. CHAPTER XX. The Pace-Setter. Smith made an early breakfast on the morning following the auto drive to the abandoned mine, hoping thereby to avoid meeting both Miss Richlander and Jibbey. The Hophra case was practically empty when he went In and took his accustomed place at one of the alcove tables, but he had barely given his order when Starbuck appeared and came to loin him. “You’re looking a whole lot better this morning, John,” said thq, mine owner quizzically, as he held up a finger for the waiter. “How’s the grouch?” Smith’s answering grin had something of its former good-nature in It. “Today’s the day, Billy,” he said. “Tomorrow at midnight we muct have the water running in the ditches or lose our franchise. It’s chasing around In the back part of my mind that Stanton will make his grandstand play today. I’m not harboring any grouches on the edge of the battle. They are a handicap, anyway, and always.” “That’s good medicine talk,” said the older man, eying him keenly. And then: “You had us all guessing, yesterday and the day before, John. You sure was acting as if you’d gone plumb locoed.” “I was locoed,” was the quiet admission. “What cured you?” "It’s too long a story to tell over the breakfast table. What do you hear from Williams?” “All quiet during the night; but the weather reports are scaring him up a good bit this morning.” “Storms on the range?” -jams' -les. The river gained four feet last night, and there Is flood water and drift coming down to beat the band. Just the same, Bartley says he is going to make good,” Smith nodded. “Bartley Is all right; the right man in the right place. Have you seen the colonel since he left the offices last evening?” "Yes. I drove him and Corona out to the ranch in my new car. He said beffi tost his roadster; somebody tad sneaked in and borrowed it” **l suppose he told you about the latest move—our move —in the stock* Baffin r same?” *

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“No, he didn’t; but Stillings did. You played It pretty fine, John; only I hope -to gracious we won’t have to redeem those options. It would bu’st our little Inside crowd wide open to have to buy in all that stock at par.” Smith laughed. “ ‘Sufficient unto the day,’ Billy. It was the only way to block Stanton. It’s neck or nothing with him now, and he has only one more string that he can pull.” “The railroad right-of-way deal?” “Yes; he has been holding that in reserve —that, and one other thing.” “What was the other thing?” Starbuck was absently fishing for a second lump of sugar in the sugar bowl. “Has it got anything to do with the bunch of news that you won’t tell us—about yourself, John?” “It has. Two days ago, Stanton had me fairly, but a friend of mine stepped In. Last night, again, he stood to win out. But a man fell into the river, and Stanton lost out once more.” Starbuck glanced up soberly. “You’re talking in riddles now, John. I don’t sabe.” “It Isn’t necessary for you to sabe. Results are what counts. Barring accidents, you Timanyoni High Line people can reasonably count on having me with you for the next few critical days; and, I may add, you never needed me more pointedly.” Starbuck’s smile was face-wide. “I hope I don’t feel sorry,” he remarked. “Some day, when you can take an hour or so off, I’m going to get you to, show me around In your little mu-zeeum of self-conceit, John. Maybe I can learn how to gather me up one.” Smith matched the mine owner’s good-natured smile. For some unexplainable reason the world, his particular world, seemed to have lost its malignance. He could even think of Stanton without bitterness; and the weapon which had been weighing his hip pocket for the past few days had been carefully buried in the bottom of the lower dressing-case drawer before he came down to breakfast.

“You may laugb, Billy, but you’ll have to admit that I’ve been outfiguring the whole bunch of you, right from the start,” he retorted brazenly. “But let’s get down to business. This is practically Stanton’s last day of grace. If he can’t get some legal hold upon us before midnight tomorrow night, or work some scheme to make us lose pur franchise, his job is gone.” “Show me,” said the mine owner succinctly. “It’s easy. With the dam completed and the water running In the ditches, we become at once a going concern, with assets a long way In advance of our liabilities. The day after tomorrow—if we pull through—you won’t be able to buy a single share of Timanyoni High Line at any figure. As a natural consequence, public sentiment, which, we may say, Is at present a little doubtful, will come over to our side In a landslide, and Stanton’s outfit, if it wants to continue the fight, will have to fight the entire Timanyoni, with the city of Brewster thrown in for good measure. Am I making it plain?” “Right you are, so far." Go on.” “Billy, I’ll tell you something that I haven’t dared to tell anybody, not even Colonel Baldwin. I’ve been spending the company’s money like water to keep in touch. The minute we fail, and long before we could hope to reorganize a second time and apply for a new charter, Stanton’s company will be in the field, with its charter already granted. From that to taking possession of our dam, either by means of an enabling act of the legislature, or by purchase from the paper railroad, will be only a step. And

“Good Glory!” He Sighed.

we couldn’t do a thing! We’d have no legal rights, and no money to fight with!” Starbuck poshed Ids chair away from the table and drew a long breath. “Good glory I" he sighed. “I wish te goodness It was day after tomorrow I

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Can you carry It any further, John. ’ ”Yes; a step or two. For a week Stanton has been busy on the paperrailroad claim, and that is what made ipe buy a few cases of good rifles and send them put to Williams; I was afraid Stantod might try force. He won’t do that If he can help It; he’ll go In with some legal,show, if possible, because our force at the dam far outnumbers any gang he could hire, and he knows we are armed.” “He can’t work the legal game,” said Starbuck definitively. “I’ve known Judge Warner ever since I was kneehigh to a hop-toad, and a squarer man doesn’t breathe.” “That Is all right, but you’re forgetting something. The paper railroad is -—or was once—an interstate corporation, and so may ask for relief from the federal courts, thus going over Judge Warner’s head. I’m not saying anything against Lorching, the federal Judge at Red Butte. I’ve met him, and he is a good jurist and presumably an honest man. But he Is well along in years, and has an exaggerated notion of his own importance. Stanton, or rather his figurehead railroad people, have asked him to intervene, and he has taken the case under advisement. That Is where we stand this morning.” Starbuck was nodding slowly. “I see what you mean, now,” he said. “If Lorching jumps the wrong way for us, you’re looking to see a United States marshal walk up to Bartley Williams some time today and tell him to quit. That would put the final kibosh r on us, wouldn’t it?” Smith was rising in his place. “I’m not dead yet, Billy,” he rejoined cheerfully. “I haven’t let it get this far without hammering out a few expedients for our side. If I can manage to stay in the fight today and tomorrow—”

A little new under clerk had come in from the hotel office and was trying to give Starbuck a note in a square envelope, and Starbuck was saying: “No, that’s Mr, Smith, over there.” Smith took the note and opened it, and he scarcely heard the clerk’s explanation that It had been put in his box the evening before, and that the day clerk had been afraid he would get away without finding it. It was from Verda Richlander, and it had neither superscription nor signature. This is what Smith read: “My little ruse has failed miserably. Mr. K’s. messenger found my father in spite of it, aru^be —the messenger—returned this e\Tning. I know, because he brought a note from father to me. Come to me as early tomorrow morning as you can, and we’ll plan what can be done.” Smith crushed the note In his hand and thrust It into his pocket. Starbuck was making a cigarette, and was studiously refraining from breaking in. But Smith did not keep him waiting. "That was my knockout, Billy,” he said with a quietness that was almost overdone. “My time has suddenly been shortened to hours —perhaps to minutes. Get a car as quickly as you can and go to Judge Warner’s house. I have an appointment with him at nine o’clock. Tell him I’ll keep it, If I can, but that he needn’t wait for me if I am not there on the minute.” (TO BE CONTINUED.)

PHILOSOPHY OF WALT MASON

The neighbors come around at eve, and talk with me of war and gore; and loudly I lament and grieve that I can’t go and slay a score. I tell the neighbors what I’d do, if I were not so old and fat; the fleeing Hun I would pursue, and cleave his head and spoil his. hat. And as I talk of battle’s din, of honor’s call and glory’s charm, my wife, she listens with a grin—she knows I am a false alarm. She knows I hate to move a step. I’m wedded to my easy chair; she knows I hardly have the pep to comb the sandburs from my hair. She hands me now and then a glance that’s loaded down with meaning deep; it seems to say, “Were you in France, you’d hunt a quiet place to .sleep.” The neighbors hear my warlike spiel, and seem to think I am old Mars; they hear me talk of blood and Steel, of death and bones and wounds t nd scars. I slip things over on the rubes, and make them think 1 yearn for strife; a man may Tool a bunch of boobs —alas! he cancr t fool his wife. Oh, now and then she hands me one, q glance that says, “I’d bet a farm you lack ‘he vim to fire a gun;” she knows that I’m a false alarm.

CATARRH For head or throat Catarrh try the A vapor treatment /tv/IfS-S PUBLIC SALE. All the stock and farm equipment of the late Sanford W. Casey will be sold at public auction at the farm one mile east of Remington, on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, 1918 beginning at 10 a. m., the following described property: 14 Head of Horses— Consisting o»f 1 bay horse 4 years old; 1 sorrel horse 5 years old; 1 bay mare 7 years old, in foal; 1 bay ’mare 7 years old. in foal; 1 bay mare 4 years old; 1 black mare 4 years old, in foal; 1 bay mare 3 years old; ! I bay driving horse 6 years old, good size and well broke; 1 sorrel mare j 2 years eld; 1 bay mare 2 years old; 1 bay horse, smooth month; 1 roan mare colt; 1 gray horse colt, 1 year

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old. These ihoraes are all good size farm horses. 12 Head of Cattle—Consisting of 1 Jersey cow 5 years crid, will be fresh soon; 1 red cow 2 years old, calf by side; 1 red cow 2, years old, oalif by side; 1 red cow 7 years old, in calf; 1 red heifer 2 years old, in calf; 1 red cow 3 years old, in calf; 1 red heifer 1 year old; 1 red heifer 2 years old, will be fresh soon; 2 red yearling heifers; 1 red heifer calf; 1 ffull-blood red Durham bull coming 2 years old. 0 Head of Hogs—Consisting of 8 shoats, weight 80 pounds, and 1 brood sow. One 1916 Ford, 6 passenger car, in good running order. Farm Implements—2 wagons, 3inch tire, boxes; l new John Deere farm wagon, 3-inc'h tire, 40-inch box; l corrugated roller; 1 10-foot disc; 1 8-foot disc; 1 set Moline Pitless scales; 1 14-inch gang plow; 1 Oliver 12-in. gang plow; 1 manure spreader, nearly new; 2 Tower gophers; 1 6-shovel cultivator; 1 Oliver cultivator; l new Hiayes planter with 80 rods of wire; 1 20-foot flexible drag; 1 4-section drag; 2 new Bailor two-row cultivators, with gopher attachments; 1 new John Deere endgate seeder; 1 Oliver walking plow; 1 feed grinder; 1 4-horse gas engipe; 1 speed jack; l 8-foot Deerlng binder with tongue trucks, nearly new; 1 6-foot Deering binder; 1 32-foot Farmers’ Friend grain dump; 1 Gem grain grader; 1 5-foot Deerlng mower; 1 hay rake; 1 single top buggy, in good shape; 1 hay rack; 4 sets work harness; 1 set single harness; 1 hay fork and rope; 1 120-egg incubator; 1 Blue Bell cream separator; l iron kettle; jr \ grindstone; also a lot of small tools usually on a farm. 100 shocks of Com in field. Terms of Sale—slo.oo and under cash in hand; on sums over SIO.OO a credit of 12 months will be given, purchaser giving note with approved security, notes bearing 5 per cent, interest from date If paid when due; If not paid when due 8 per cent. Interest from date. 3 per cent, off for cash where entitled to credit. No property to be removed until the terms of sale are complied with. Sale under big sale tent. J. A. WASHBURN, Adrnr. Harvey Williams, Auct., John Phelps, Clerk. Hot lunch on grounds.

MARION TOWNSHIP REPORT. Receipts and expenditures of the township trustee for the calendar year 1917: TOWNSHIP FUND—Receipts. Balance on hand last report $1501.71 County auditor, warrant 1463.31 Same, same ..................... 1269.25 F King, refd King-Lawler dteh .76 Woodhull Spitler, docket fees..., 11.25 D D Dean, same 17.00 Total balance and receipts ...$4263.28 Expenditures C E Waling, adv board 1916 .... 6.00 S S Shedd, same 5.00 Harry Gallager, Parker ditch.... 278.87 Marion Twp ditch assessment... 76.53 Harvey W Wood, Jr. trustee serv 50.00 A Kip'er, due on ditch 98.39 Rensselaer Rcpuhlcan, printing.. 27.05 Jasper County Democrat, same.. 21.05 H W Wood, Jr, trustee service.. 50.00 Same, same 66.00 Kiger & Co, township supplies... 10.60 W S Lowman, Tyler ditch 38.45 H W Wood, Jr, trustee 60.00 James Downs, supervisor 12.75 D H Goble Printing Co 34.50 W II Parkinson, atty fees & rent 33.50 H W Wood, Jr, trustee 50.00 Lee Rardln, labor on road _5.00 H A Lukin, same 5.00 H W Wood, Jr, expense account 50.00 Orabelle King, stamps 5.00' Remington school corp, transfers 27.68 H W Wood, Jr. trustee 50.00 Geo W Foulks, transfers 127.52 H W- Wood, Jr, trustee 50.00 L A Bostwick, surveying 75.00 D H Goble & Co, twp supplies.. 8.78 H \V Wood, Jr, trustee 50.00 J T Daugherty, clean cemetery.. 12.00 W H Parkinson, atty fees & rent 33.50 II W Wood, Jr, trustee 50.00 Same, same 60.00 Orabelle King, stamps 6.00 James Downs, supervisor ...... 61.00 B Malenbrook, same 74.77 Stephen Kohley, same 34.60 H W Wood, Jr, trustee 50.00 Total expenditures $1761.54 ROAD FUND—Receipts Balance on hand last report 1657.19 Count/ auditor, warrant 1334.60 Same, same 66.22 Total balance and receipts ...$3048.01 Expenditures Monon S & G Co, gravel 18.43 Grant-Warner Lbr Co. lbr & nails 11.40 Kiger & Co, supplies 6.00 Hamilton & Kellner, sew and coal 2.70 JL S Gray, labor and stone.... 34.88 Arnold Luers, labor on road 26.00 John T Gallager, 5ame.......... 1.60 E L Bruce, " grave! 12.55 I N Warren, cinders :... 8.65 Harry Brown, labor 6.31 Jasper Co Democrat, printing.. 1.75 Wm Murray, labor 6.00 Chas C Cain, same 1.75 Chas Malchow, same 4.50 H F King, rep and snow plow.. 12.00 Noah Zeigler, 27 yards gravel.. - 3.38 Jacob Gilmore, 1ab0r............ 5.50 Rens Lbr Co, lbr, sewer, c0a1.,. 53.69 E L Bruce, 315 yards gravel 31.50 S H Holmes, labor 9.75 Warner Bros, road and school.. 1.85 Hemphill Bros, repairs grader.. 1.50 Kellner & Callahan, sewer, etc. 12.20 Delos York, unloading grader... .50 J C Gwln & Co, lbr and c0a1.... 5.98 A Hurley, Burk, grade........... 100,00 F. P Lane, 5ame................. 100.00 John W McCarthy, same 17.50 Vilas Jacks, 5ame............... 50.09 Fred Tyler, tile and tiling 48.23 J W McCarthy, labor Burk grade 10.00 Same, 5ame.................. i. .. 0.00 E D Nesbitt, surveying.......... 15.25 E P Lane, agt culverts...*...... 28.60 Kiger & Co, culverts and grader 202.00 T A Hurley, labor on road. 500.00 J W McCarthy, ovsr Burk grade 42.00 John Daniels, haul Burk grade. 242.15 Harry Brown, gravel 182.10 Everett Myers, delivering grader 1.00 E L Bruce, 140 yds gravel 14.00 Arnold Luers, hauling gravel ... 25.00

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J P Hammohd, road tax b00k... 10.00 I John B Richards, filing ........ 10.00 i Chas Battleday, labor 2.60 Willard Hurley, filling tile ditch 4.20 Paul Wood, staking Tyler ditch 2.20 L A Bostwick, ditch w0rk....... 46.60 J B Richards, digging tile ditch 12.87 J M Caldwell, gravel . 4.80 Rens Cement Tile Co, tile 61.50 Russell Van Hook, hauling & lbr. 6.00 M I Adams, gravel 96.58 C H Golden, labor 68 John Richards, tiling ........... 16.00 Chas McGee, labor ........ 9,00 A L Padgltt, help on tile ditch. 4,60 If F King, road and sclil repairs 3.00 Total expenditures ..$2143.92 SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND—Receipts Balance on hand last' report 6575,24 J W McCarthy, to correct error. .45 County auditor, warrant 3776.6!) Same, same . . 3200.05 Total balance and receipts ..$13,652.83* Expenditures Kiger & Co. 5upp1ie5............ 46.86 Hamilton & Kellner, coal 16,40 E VV Hickman, repairing stove.. 4.60 Luke Turner, building chimney. 10.00 Fiixt Nat bank, int on bonds... 225.00 C E Darter, help on chimney... 16.60 Abe Hurley, hauling pupils..... 14.00 F W Tobias, express ..’......... .40 A W Coen, architect bal due..: 107.79 First Nat bank, bond No 1 750.00 E E Smith, putting up seats... 31.72 Medinnd Bros, on building...... 600.00 Rigor Co, school car •••• 500.00 Same, for auto numbers ........ 6.00 .1 W McCarthy, janitor fees 4.80 Ruth Cochran, same 22.05 A E Kirk, hauling pupils ..... 30.00 Standard Oil Co, gas and tank.. 16.10 Luke Turner, building chimney. 19.25 C E Darter, labor, Union 3.00 J E Gilmore, deliv sclil niaterlal 22.00 Elmer Jacks, labor ............ 33.40 John Sehanlaub, hauling pupils. 30.00 Nellie Knapp, Inst and Jan fees 25.00 Mrs A 1 Kanne, board for men... 5.05 Abe Hurley, hauling pupils 17.50 Harry Dewey, same 23.00 10 D Nesbitt, surveying 6.00 C E Osborne, varnish and labor 20.75 E P Lane, heater and carp work 94,65 Jesse Nichols, appraisement' ... 15.00 Standard Oil Co, gas and faucet 12.15 Kiger & Co, furnltuSW? 81.75 Hoy Rlsbling. hauling c0a1...... 1.60 F E Warne, frgt arid drayage... .81 Standard Oil Co, oil and grease 12.99 Rensselaer Republican, printing. 8.39 Tone Kanne, hauling pupils 55.00 A E Kirk, same 45.00 Same, repair wagon top 2.25 J W McCarthy, hauling pupils,. 45.00 Fred Bachman, same 50.00 Jasper Co Democrat, printing... 2.00 Harry DeWey, hauling pupils.... 14.00 John Sehanlaub, samo 30.00 Frank Morrow, samo 100.00 Kellner & Callahan, coal 88.15 WI, Baker Co, mats & toweling 20.76 O W Eger, school fixtures...... 77.48. Central Garage, school bus exp. 28.95 Standard Oil Co, 45 gal gas 8.55 Ralph Donnelly, rep and lumber 5.60 II F King, repairs 16.60 A E Kirk, hauling pupils 31.50 Harry Dewey, same 10.00 Sam Fendlg, curtains, etc 2.06 D E Grow, coal 6.96 Jacob A Gilmore, labor 1.50 Rens Lbr Co, coal and lumber.. 292.91 Chas Morlan, jan work Inst 1.75 Standard OH Co, gas , 9.60 J W Coen, supt building ...... 139.00 Tone Knnne, hauling pupils 80.00 Abe Hurley, same 20.00 Paul Wood, 7 1-2 eds wood 30.00 J W McCarthy, driving schl bus 45.00 Harry McGee, hauling coal 4.05 Elmer Jacks, hauling pupils..... 39.60J A Grant, drayage 1.96 Rens Garage, hauling pupils 37.90 C E Parkinson, coai, etc 4.60 F W Tobias, express .39 John Sehanlaub. hauling pupils. 30.00 Jasper Co Tel Co, 6 mo rent... 6.oft Kiger & Co, school supplies.... 72.93 Warner Bros, same .20 A F Long, same 6.55 Frank Morrow, hauling pupils.. 100.00 J W McCarthy, labor schl hse.. 7.85 Grant-Warner Co, 1umber....... 7.62 Standard Oil Co, lubricant : 1.90 Ed Jenkins, hauling pupils 7.50 Myrtle Warne, Inst' and Jan fees 37.75 Lena Blume, same 32.80 W E Jacks, hauling pupils 69.00 Frank Morrow, same 56.10 Harry Dewey, same 30.00 K T Rhoades, school bus... ■. .., 19.80 Delphi Wagon Wks, wagon 215.00 Georgia Linton, Inst and jan.... 12.00 J W McCarthy, driving schl bus 5.00 Kiger & Co, 245,37 Elmer Phegley, hauling pupils... 49.50 J W McCarthy, driving bu 5..... 42.25 Gertrude Jackson, lust and Jan 40.00 Fred Bachman, hauling pupils... 237.60 Flora Kahler, Inst and Jan 37.76 John Sehanlaub, hauling pupils. 40.00 W W Pettit, cleaning vaults.... 50.00 Jennie M Wood, enumeration... 48.00 Napoleon Budreau, haul pupils,. 35.00 Gaylord Parker, same 2.60 Elmer Gwln, repairing pump... 3.70 Geo Padgltt, team on wagon.... 2.00 E D Rhoades & Son, hardware. 83.19 B F Fendlg, schoqj, supplies 10.05, Scott Bros, strap and blankets.. 7.76 Somers & Cornwell, rep wagon. 4.35 D H Goble Ptg Co 19.10 Tone Kanne, hauling pupils ... 98.00 W E Leek, storage, , 14.00 Nellie Knapp, busy work, etc... 2.90 J C Gwln & Co, coal 65.93 John Sehanlaub, hauling pupils. 60.38 Medland Bros, on building...... 636.00 W J Wright, bookcase, etc 42.50 First Nat bank, bond & 9 coupns 918.75 Mathena Bros, repair pump.... 3.00 Central City Chem Co, soap, etc 6.44 First National bank, coupon.... 18.75 Watson ribg Co, repair*, etc... 44.65 First) Nat bank, bond coup No 2 18.75 Kiger & Co 179.00 Dillon Quinn, hauling newer.,... 1.25 J W McCarthy, labor on schl hs 21.00 J B Richards, rep sewer, mw wds 41.00 C J Dean & Son, Insurance 41,84 John A Dunlap, same 56.00 J B Richards, clng schl hse 18.37 J W McCarthy, same and yard.. 18.00 Iloy Rlshling, hauling coai 6.60 Mrs H J Gowland, Union schl.. 2.60 F W Tobias, express .40 Archie Gray, hauling pupils..,.. 11.25 Russell Van Hook, same 33.60 Harry Dewey, same 30.00 Elmer Phegley, same <O.OO J W McCarthy, same 100.00 Paul Wood, labor with team.... 15.60 Harry Magee, hauling 5.50 Standard Oil Go, ell, etc.. 33.14 A M Welch Co, primary supplies 6.36 A T Ketper, hauling pupils .... 60.00 G E Murray" Co, supplies ....... 23.83 •John H Ramp, same* .60 Raymond McKay, gasoline. 11.64 CII Mills, insurance ........... 17.2,) Georgia Linton, jan fees, etc.... 7.50 Sam Karnowsky, boiler flue 2.50 Kiger & Co 13100 j W E Leek, storage 26.20 W E Jacks, hauling pupi15....... IVO.OO J II Tunis, building fence 83.15 J W McCarthy, hauling pupils. 100.00 Mrs Devere Yeoman, gasoline... 5.25 Archie Gray, hauling pupils 1&-00 Frank Morrow, same .......... 125.00 Harry Dewey, same 30.00 Isaac' Saidla, same 10 9'?2 Edw McKinney, extra Jan work. 4.50 Russell Van Hook, haul pupils.. 33.60 John K Smith, hedge posts 20.00 K E Smith, carptr wk strg bldg 170.50 Raymond McKay, gasoline 23.78 Gertrude Jackson, school sup.... 4.9.) Elmer Phegley, hauling pupils... 40.00 Chauncey Wood, see voucher... 14.00 A T Kelper, labor with team... 17.70 John Kivinen, cutting wood 6.00 Archie Gray, hauling pupils 11.25 D E Grow, coal and del same... 233.80 Isaac Saidla, hauling pupils...... 50.00 J W McCarthy, bus and pig wk 80.00 Addle McGlynn, cleaning yard... 3.00 A 1 Kanne, haul coal, Union;... 11.60 Russell Van Hook, haul pupils... 35.25 Harry Dewey, same - 20.00 Elmer Phegley, same 40.00 Raymond McKay, gas for bus.. 22.06 K T Rhoades & Co, same. 4.18 Edw McKinney, Janitor work... 4.80 C E Proufy. hauling pupils.... 49.50 James E Reed, same ••• 32.60 Guln Co, song books ••••• 21.80 Harry Dewey, hauling pupils... 30.00 Fred 8 Tyler, Institutes ........ 13.00 George Padgltt, hauling pupils.. 10.00 Russell Van Hook, same ......... 33.60 A T Kelper, same 156,00 J W McCarthy, driving bus, etc 80.00 Same, school supplies ••••• 8. £2 Elmer Phegley. hauling pupils... 22.00 W E Jackß, same 175.16 Somers & Cornwell, rep stove... 9.06 H F King, repairs ...........i.. 10.00 Jasper Co Tel Co, phone school. 6.50 Total expenditures $13,562.83 TUITION FUND—Receipts Balance on hand last report.., 6878.67

1 Couhty auditor, warrant 4934... 803.13 Same, No 6630 65.38 Same. No 6902 ....:. 1827.03 Same, No 6336 875.53 Same, No 7396 1377.33 First Nat bank, Interest.. 83.38 State bank, same 103.93 Trust A Savings bank, same..... 28.(3 Same, same 13.33 Total balance and receipts.. .$10,076,411 Expenditures J W McCarthy, teaching 6.03 Lena Blume. same 36.03 Myrtle Warne, samo 30.03 Nellie V Knapp, same 40.03 Ruth Cochran, same 15.60 J W McCarthy, same 51.00 Uutli Cochran, same 43.20 Myrtle Warne, same 36.00 Nellie V Knapp, ■ same ....‘ 94.50 Lena Blume. same 35.00 Georgia I.lnton, same 20.00 Myrtle Warne, same .....:.. ... 30.00 Lena Blume. same 60.00 Flora Knlilor. same 200.00 Gertrude Jackson, same 50.00 Georgia Linton, same 26.00 Lena Blume, same 30.00 Georgia Linton, same 16.00 Myrtle Warne, fame 30.00 Lena Blume, same ............. 30.00 Gertrude Jackson, same 100.00 Flora Kahler, same 60.00 Myrtle Warne, samo 222.50 Lena Blume, same 107.25 Georgia Linton, samo 118.75 Gertrude Jackson, same , 216.00 Flora Kahler, same ............ 82.50 A It Kresler, transfers 1981.30 Georgia Linton, teaching ....... 20.00 Same, same 40 00 Gertrude Jackson, same 70.00 Mabel McAhern, same ......... 40.00 Miss N G Arnott, same 65.U0 Georgia Linton, same 60.00 Fred Tyler, same 130.00 Mabel McAhern,. same 70.00 -Fred Tyler, same 16.00 Gertrude Jackson, same 70.00 Miss N G Arnott, same 66.00 Georgia Linton, same ..: 60.00 Same, samo 25.00 Mabel McAhern, same 41.26 Miss N G Arnott, same 55.00 Gertrude Jackson, same 70.00 Georgia Linton, same 67.00 Mabel McAhern, samo 33.50 Gertrude Jackson,, same 70.00 Georgia Linton, same 40.00 Mabel McAhern, samo ........ 29.75 Fred S Tyler, same 98.75 Total expenditures $4,961.34 DOG FUND—Receipts Balance on hand last report.... 264.00 T D Woodworth, twp assessor, 154.00 Total balance and receipts ...$418.00 Expenditures Klgolsbnoh & Son, hog killed.... 21.85 Roth Bros, sheep killed ........ 12.00 Chas V May. excess dog money. 130.15 Elgelsbach <fe. Son, sheep killed. 35.15 Mrs Joseph Putts, turkeys killed 24.00 Barney Malenbrook, turk killed. 3.50 Elgelsbach & Son, sheep killed... 13.00 Same, same 30.00 Total expenditures ....$ 269.66 POOR FUND—Receipt's Balance on band last report. ...$ 177.00 County warrant 912.91 Same, samo 792.78 Total bnlanoo and receipts $1882.69 Expenditures J C Beckman, house rent 2.00 W W Reeve, same 6.00 Chas G Spltler, same 10.00 W II Beam, transportn pauper. .95 J C Passons, house rent ........ 5.00 Same, same , 6.00 W W ReeVe, same 5.00 A C Arnett, surgical aid poor.. 35,00 Rens Lbr Co, coal p00r,........ 10.00 W II Beam, transportation 1.05 Chas O Spltler, house rent 5.00 Mrs J M Wasson, same ...... 14.90 W W Reeve, same 5.00 Nettie Hoover, same 20.00 Dr F H Hemphill, medical aid 18.75 <Jrant-Wnrner Lbr Co, coal poor 22.59 Geo Collins, shoes poor 4.35 W W Reeve, house rent 6.00 Harrington Bros' Co, coal poor.. 66-43 W W Hoove. house rent 5.63 D E Grow, coal poor 4.77 Mrs J M Wasson, house rent ... 16.00 J C Passons, same 6.00 W W Reeve, same 6.00 F H Hemphill, medical aid poor 18.75 F J Rowen, groceries poor ..... 2.00 C G Spltler, house rent 8.00 W J Wright, burial pauper 11.00 W W Reeve, house rent 6.00 Clias G Spltler, transportation.. 3.00 Same, house rent 4.00 J C Hassons, same 8.00 W W Reeve, same 5.00 Mrs J M Wasson, same ...... 1500 C G Spltler, Mrs Elder's rent... 6.00 G E Murray Co, groceries poor. 3.61 John II Ramp, same 3.95 J C Passons, bouse rent 10.00 W W Reeve, same 10.00 C R Steward, same 16.00 C G Spltler, same 13.00 Dr Geo Kelper, glasses & exam 7.60 Harvey W Wood, Jr, poor 7.95 Mrs J M Wasson, house rent... 16.00 Dr F H Hemphill, medical aid.. 37.60 Jasper Co Hospital, poor 49.00 J C Passons, house rent ........ 15.00

Total expenditures $547.65 LIBRARY FUND—Receipts Balance on hand last report.... 467,88 County auditor, warrant 541-« flame, same 457.68 Total balance and receipts... ,$1466.4S Expenditures Chas M Sands, library • <67.88 Total expenditures $467.88 SUMMARY „ . Bal & Rec Exp Bal Twp Fnd .$ 4,263.28 $ 1,761.64 $ 2,501.74 Road Fd 3,048.01 2,143.92 „ 99< W Spec Schl . 13,552.83 10,544.55 3,008.28 Tultn Fd 10,676.43 4,461.34 6,716.99 Dog Fd .. 418.00 269.66 148.84 Poor Fd 1,882.69 647.5 S 1.JW.14 Llby Fd .. 1,466.40 467.33 999.07 Tot all - Fd. $35,307.64 $20,695.89 *14,611.75 Outstanding warrants December 31, 1917: 0112 TAX LEVY FOR YEAR 1918. Township Fund Tuition Fund” ....... •• • Road Fund J* Special School Fund.. •«» Township Poor Fund 9jj Library Fund •" Total HARVEY W. WOOD, JR.. •’ Trustee.

aMjIWM/ ' %*@L : •“ >I?3SES *7^ * mHW j#'' ii^K ja^kk Charles I*l. flartln AUCTIONEER Sales made anywhere. Tears of «K perience. A Judge of values, ia honest effort made to sell foe the high dollar. For term* and dates Phone ff v

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