Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1891 — Page 5 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

NOTICE to B. & L. ASSOCIATION STOCKHOLDERS, * ' Call for Special Meeting. The Stockholders of the Rensselaer Building, Loan & Savings Association, are hereby notified that, in pursuance ta a -written request duly signed by ’ten stockholders, a special meeting of the stockholders of the said association will be held at the Town Hall, in Rensselaer, on Friday evening March 27, 1891, at 8 o’clock P. M. for the purpose of taking final action upun certain proposed ammendments to the bylaws of the Association. (Signed) Fp.ed L. Croi.cotE, Secretary. _ . ' V . ? ' r ■ ' ■ IVhat Mont Will Plead. ■ Delphi J' urnal: Minnie Mabbilt' stated in her last “confession,” the third one she Iris made, that she and her brother Orvis were Of the impression that the little infant was to be left on the doorstep of some farm “go” in Minnie’s case and will undoubtedly clear Orvis. Considerable curiosity is manifested to know what defense Mont will make. He will doubtless prove that after he and the infant left the buggy the latter assaulted him and he was compelled to take its life in self defense. Either this or the defense will establish beyond question that the infant committed suicide.

Monticelio Wins a Big Case. The- f:T.~B. Supreme court latelyhanded down a decision that finally relieves the tax-payers of Monticelio of a huge burden. The decision was that the $21,000 in bonds issued by the town council in 1878, and which have been drawing interest since that time at the rate of 7 percent, are worthless and uncollectable. Several years before, the town issued certain bonds for the building of a new school house. Later on, in 1878,) the town board concluded to issue a new series of) bonds to replace the old ones and to ; pay certain other debts. The bonds j were issued and placed in the hands Jos. Wilson, then president of the National bank, at that place, to sell. Wilson sold the bonds, pocketed the money and lias since resided in Canada. Suit was brought by Abner L Merrill et al, eastern capitalists, who had purchased the bonds, for their collection in the U. S. court at Indianapolis. The town employed Judge Turpie, now U. S. Senator, and W. E. Uhl, Monticelio, to resist collection and a verdict for defendants was rendered. The plaintiffs carried the cause to the U. S. Supreme court. The point upon which the suit hinged was the legality of the issue of the bonds, the defense claiming lack of authority bn the part of the Board. The Supreme Court took this view of it, and by a quibble of the law, Monticelio is now finally relieved of a long dreaded burden.

About tfaeNcwßrainage Law. -k The Statute of the State known as 1 the Timmons Law is favorable to a systematic drainage of all the wet land tributary to the Iroquois River and we hope the owners of such lands will unite in an effort to do the work. Under this law the preliminary work is not costly. The ditches are located by the engineer, ditch commissioner and one free-holder who first report as to whether they ought to be constructed. If the court finds the work ought to be done then the benefits and damages are estimated and all legal questions settled before the work is begun. If all litigated questions are settled | ji favor of making the improvement the contracts construction are all let on a cash basis. The commissioners of the County then estimate all the costs and expenses and issue bonds and sell them to get the money to pay the costs, damages and labor of construction. The land owners are required to pay no tax until after the ditch is constructed. Such a law has worked well in draining the swampy districts of Ohio, Wisconsin and other states sind will on a fair trial work well here. We are sure the land owners ought to have the work of drainage proceed on a well defined plan based on a sufficient outlet and gather together the water now distributed over the swamp districts and let the dry land appear. The denizens of the upper Pinkamink and Iroquois should come to the meeting called on the 28th instant which is printed in an* other column, 1 prepared to help make an united effort to apply this law to the fat swamp lands in Marion, Hanging Grove, Gillam, Walker. Barkley* Union and Newton townships, having an outlet for drainage over the falls of the Iroquois. X. X.

H. J. Rossbacher has opened an office in F. B. Meyers’ drug store, where he will be pleased to receive pupils on the Guitar. . Satisfaction guaranteed.