Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1883 — County Commissioners. [ARTICLE]

County Commissioners.

The Commissioners met in special session Monday, March 26th, aDd settled, as follows, with the ROAD SUPERINTENDENTS: Archibald Pullens, Gillam tp., receipts $481.34; expenditures $454. <34; on hand, $26.70. The Board examined and approved the report, and alio ved him $76.20, for services as superintendent. Joseph Glass, Milroy tp., receipts $288.58; expenditures $217.56, on hand $71.02; bill for services as superintendent, $74. Report approved and bill allowed. William Shirer, Wheatfield tp. receipts, $277.48; expenditures $268.55; on hand $8.93; allowed for sendees $69.95. W illiam B. Sayler, Newton tp., received $983.64; expended $950.35; on hand $33.29; allowed for services $78.35. • Henry Marsh, Carpenter tp., received $1,156.38 expended $1,13392; balance $22.46; allowed for services SIOO. Philip McElfresh, Marion tp., received $1,638.31; expended sl,489.78, balance $148.53; allowed for services $136. George Kessler, Barkley tp., received $755.35; expended $74306; balance $12.29; allowed for services $125. Jesse C. Gwin, Hanging Grove tp., received $592.46; expended $533.26; balance $59.20; allowed for services S4B. Garret D. Gant, Jordan tp., received $614.71; expended $502.63; balance $112.08; allowed for services $l2B. William Abraham, Keener tp., received $367.93; expended $336.63; balance $31.30,' allowed for services sll2. ' ‘ Nicholas Nicholas, Walker tp‘, received $400.54; expended $355.86; balance $44.68; allowed for services $56.

Newman S. Snow, Union tp., received $447.07; expended $455.13; overdrawn $11.06; allowed for services SSO. Presley E. Davis, Kankakee tp., received $388.37; expended $388.79; overdrawn 42 cents: allowed for services $76. MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS: Thursday; —A. G. W. Farmer was appointed a justice in Jordan, in place of Stephen Hamblin, gone • YY r est. John G. Culp appointed agent of tiie Board to repair the Parker bridge across the Pinkamink. S. P. Thompson and others petitioned the Board to donate S3OO towards paying the expenses of removing the mill-dam. at Rensselaer, in consideration of the benefits of such removal to the roads, bridg es and other public property, The" petition was rejected and the cause dismissed. A number of claims were considered. That of Sheriff Powell for $83.50 expended in recapturing prisoners was disallowed. The others were all continued, or allowed in full. - Friday —Contract was made ■with James Maloy to repair the stone piers of the bridge at Rensselaer, and put in two wooden ice breaks for S4O. The order appointing Millard Kaessner agent to repair the Lamson bridge was rescinded. The Auditor was directed to notify the trustee of Kankakee tp., to take Peter Dunn and Ann Murphy to the Poor house. Saturday: —Mainly devoted to the consideration of plans and specifications for the Lamson bridge. M. L. Spitler was awarded contract for putting an iron fence around the county jail for the sum of $350.

A Dead sure thing.-— Were it not for the fact that the Graveyard insurance companies are but little given to the prtßffice of paving money to po icy holders, and in fact never indulge in that habit except for the purpose of ing a little bait to fresh gudgeons, then the enterprising and s'Gentians physician who takes out a policy on the life of his patent would have a “dead sure thing, the game in his own hands.” Some pretty fine management might be required in keeping the patient alive, butj sufficiently sick, for the requisite . thirty days, but after that every thing would be “as easy as lying” and the corpus delicti could be furnished at convenience.

Sunday School Concert at the M. E. Church at 7:30 Sunday evening. There ought by all means to be a full, harmonious and successful meeting of the Stockholders in the J. C. D. A., on April 14th, 1883. The facts that the Mason and Morgan, Uncle Tom’s Cabin Combination has withstood the rigid test of time eleven years, and has given over 2,000 performances are the best evidences of the real merit ot the company. Read their announcement in another place.