Rensselaer Republican, Volume 15, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1883 — The Railroad Meeting. [ARTICLE]

The Railroad Meeting.

A public meeting was held at the Court House Tuesday evening to consider the question of aiding the Rochester, Rensselaer <fc St. Louis Railway, and to make the necessary preliminary arrangements for getting the subject before the voters of the township. N.S. Bates was chosen chairman of the meeting, and G. E. Marshall, secretary. Several of the officers of the road had expected to have been at the meeting but did not succeed in peaching town in time io be present. On Motion it was decided to appoint a general canvassing and

polling committee, conhiating of one man from each ward, and distinctive locality in the township. It is expected that each member of this committee will ascertain, so far as possible, rhe feelings and opinions of the voters of his locality in regard to the railroad, and do what he can towards creating a public sentiment favorable to the road. The committee, by wards and‘localities was as follows: * Ist Wardß. P. Thompson. 2nd •• ..M. F. Chilcote. 3rd “ R. H. Parcopile. 4th :.........Blankonbaker. 6th •• Samuel Scott. Stringtown...L. L. Daugherty. Bowling Green.. Henry Fisher. Bell CenterE. A. Griswold. Parris ......Berry Parris. E. RensselaerW. H. Bergman. Bruce’s~Daniel Daugherty. Asylum Joseph Puts. Porter’slsaac J. Porter. Hoover’s...W, C. Pierce. The above mentioned committee will meet at the Court House next Friday evening and all members of the same are urgently invited to attend. A second public meeting will be held at the Court House next Monday evening. It is earnestly to be hoped that the voters of the township will turn out largely to this meeting. N. S. BATES, Pres’t. G. E. MARSHALL,