People's Pilot, Volume 3, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1893 — Commissioners’ Court. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners’ Court.

Work before this august body for the past week has been mostly taken up in hearing the Waukarusha ditch case,, and at time of going to press we are unable to give their decision in the matter. There is an opinion that it may go before the sapreme court, but as to the facta in the matter, we will be able to state later. Bridge coutracts for Kankakee, Carpenter and Jordan townships are continued. Petition for the construction of a grade to the Kankakee river in Keener township is also continued. Since our last report bills to the amount of §1,100.60 have been allowed. Bills to the amount of §169.50 were allowed those in attendance to this term of the commissioners’ court and also the special session in August, Ben McColly‘offered his resignation as superintendent of tie work house, was accepted by the board and Philip Blue was appointed in his stead. Mr. Blue has filed his bond. Advertising seemed to be a great feature with the circus here last week. Throughout the parade was advertisements of Soapine, chewing gum, cradles, and on tho elephants’ backs were large printed sheets telling the people of our own home merchants. When you _>vent into the menagerie tent, .you were confronted by advertisements of bicycles, soap and perfumes, aud in the circus the old clown mentioned almost every business man in Rensselaer, and he got the cash for it too. We wonder how many of them patronize the local newspapers. We have to deal with them every day and we should be given the benefit of everything they have in that line. That’s reciprocity. The balloon ascension in the evening was not to be forgotten by the enterprising Deering machine works who have a large painted advertisement of their machines on the side of the balloon, telling the good people of the merits of their goods.