Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 July 1891 — County Board of Review. [ARTICLE]

County Board of Review.

The Board of Review completed their work on Wednesday of last week. They made a great many changes in individual assessments in all parts of the county, both in the way of lowering and increasing the valuations of the township assessors. After the work of equalizing the individual assessments was completed, the following changes were made to equalize between the townships: Rensselaer, reduced 10 per cent on real-estate. Marion Tp., increased 10 per cent on improvements. Jordan Tp., increased 10 per centon real-estate. Newton, Keener, Kankakee and Wheatfield Tps., reduced 10 per cent, on real-estate. Carpenter and Milroy Tps., reduced 5 per cent, on real-estate. The other townships and the town of Remington to remain as returned by the assessors and corrected by the Board of Review.

The customary cow was killed on the tracks yesterday afternoon, the item elsewhere in regard to Henry Smith’s horse being incorrect in that particular. The engine of the south bound local ran into and killed Henry Fisher’s other cow, yesterday afternoon, while doing some switching back of Paxton’s lumber yard, and this time with disastrous results to the railroad. The tender of the engine was derailed and badly wrecked and a portion of the engine also derailed. The wreck blockaded both the main track and the switches until a late hour last night. The engine was attached to the train rear end foremost. The train was slowing up for the station when the wreck occured.

See the nice hats at Mis. Lecklider’s ! Notwithstanding the big advance j in coffee you can buy fresh roasted coffee at C. C. Stair’s at the old price. A desirable two story house of 6 rooms and seven large lots for rent cheap; inquire at this office for further information. i Buy pure teas and fresh roasted coffee at C. C. Starr’s. We roast our own coffee as needed, consequently have no old, stale stock. Please call and settle your account at once. We need the money to settle our bills. Yonr accounts may be small but a hundred such, amounts to considerable to us. Hkmphill A Honan. Ladies, call at Mrs. Lecklider’s and examine her new line of spring and summer millinery , laces, notions and ladies’ goods, Anyone wanting a watch can get one at net cost, and express charges, by buying $2.50 worth of goods of me, during the next 30 days. Call and see how cheap you can get a good new watch. % Hardman, The Jeweler, ' —■ 'Agent.