Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1892 — Commissioners' Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

Commissioners' Proceedings.

On petition of John O’Conner andOthers, Francis M.Goff was appointed of justice of the peace, in and for Walker tp. On petition of Jaraea M. Lanehan Hid others, ail domestic animals are hereafter prohibited fro\v running at large v ,i« Union tp. The stationery contract for the ensuing year wa< awarded to Wm. Burtod, of IndjanapoUa.- V f x ' FieenerA PerMns, of Lebanon, the parties who contracted with the Board last September to examine the books and records in the various county offices, to ascertain if anything is due the county from the state or other sources, for half of what they oo collected, and whose contract was rescinded in December, for supposed illegality, appeared and convinced the Board, through a late decision of the Supreme Court, that their contract was lawful. The Board therefore rescinded their December action, and tfaeofiginal contract is restored to full effect 'y' } A very important addition was made to the county poor farm, by the purchase, f tom Alvak Leonard, of Valparaiso, of the old Lewis Daugherty place, which adjoins the county farm, on the west. The new purchase is 80 acres in extent, well improved and was bought for $3040, or S3B per acre. The terms of purchase are SIO4O cash and the balance in one and two years, with interest at 6 percent, and the county reserving the privilege of paying the whole debt, at any ...time -'t-" The expected action looking to - wards the erection of an iron sense around the public square, was taken, as will be seen from the advertisement elsewhere in this paper. The Board will hold a special meeting April 9th, to action take on the bids for the construction of the fence. HOADS AND BRIDGES, ■ ——-- ...J '• Two new iron bridges were contracted for, with the Columbus Bridge Co., of Columbus, Ohio. One over Carpenter’s Creek, on the Range Line gravel road, just north of Remington,—The other was Tor Jordan , tp., on the county line. The contract price is $462.50, each. The new road in Gilliam tp., petitioned for by Thos. H. McCullough et al, was ordered established. < Viewers were appointed, on new road petitions, as follows: Wm. Hanley, et al, Walker tp., Viewers: Wm. P. Woodard, Holle, John Meyers. Date, Apr. 12. , Willie T. Granger, et al, Keener tp. Viewers: James H. McClanahan, James K. Garriott, Barney D. Coiner. April 12. J. F. Iliff. etal, Barkley tp. Viewers: Daniel £. Fairchild, John O. Conner, Wm. Kennedy. April 14. In the matter of the much contested Halstead road case, In Newton tp., tire report of the viewers was favorable, mid the following reviewers were appointed to assess damages: Ed. T. Biggs, Lews P. Shirer, Walter S. Russell. Date, April 14. All those wishing laundry done at tbe City Laundry, will please leave it at Vick’s News stand—all work guaranteed. Ella Armstrong Prop’r. Itch on human and horssi and a - animals cured in 30 minutes by Wool ford's Sanitary Lotion. This nevre fails. Sold oy AF. Long & Co., druggists, Rensselaer Ind.

New embroideries and white Goo d st Ellis <fc Murray. Several good young Norman and Clyde stallions; also good brood mares and colts, for sale on easy terms, or will exchange for other stock. Laßce Bros. ' Ine best and surest dye to color the beard brown o*- olaek. as may be desired, is Backing tin’s Dye for the whisk ere, it nevei die. All humors of oe scalp, tetter sores, and dandruff cure l. and tailing hair checked; hence, baldness prevented by using Hall’s Vegetable SunUiaa Hair Ren ewer.