People's Pilot, Volume 5, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1896 — County Committee Meeting. [ARTICLE]

County Committee Meeting.

, The county central committee of the People’s party met pursuant 10 cah in the Nowels house at Rensselaer last Saturday at 2 p. m. The principal business transacted was th a postponing: of the time for holding the county convention until after the national convention and leaving: the date to be fixed at a future meeting. The committee confirmed the election of county chairman and secretary and elected a treasurer, the officers now being. J. A. McFarland, chairman; L. Strong, secretary, and Walter Ponsler, treasurer. It was found that nearly all townships were organized, and ready for work. The next me. ting of the committee will be held at the Nowels house in four weeks. April 25, 1896, at one o’clock p. m. John Essen of Brook was in town on business to-day. 1 Farmers report the roads getting in good shape again. Mr. Kent of Kentland owner of a ten thousand acre ranch in north eastern Newton county is very dangerously sick.