Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1873 — Commission’s Court. [ARTICLE]

Commission’s Court.

Board metiu auditor's ofliceimßensselaer, Juno 9th, 1873, pursuant to call of tfie auditor. Present Wm. K. Pai’kfson, Jared Benjamin and Samuel McGollouglv,. Commissioners, Frank W- Babcock, Auditor, and Lewis L. Iftvugherty, Sheriff. Proceeded to business as a Board of Equalization of Real Estate Appraisements, With Wm. K. Parkieon in the chair, in which capacity they sat during most of the week. In addition to that labor other business \vas transacted as follows: Ordered that A. C. Prcvo be authorized to keep Harvey Coppess, an insane pauper of Gillum township, for §8.60 per month, to be paid quarterly by warrant on treasury. Increased the assessment of valuation of lauds in Milroy township twenty per cent. Reduced the assessment of valuation of improvements in Hanging Grove township eight per cent. Increased the assessment of valuation of improvements in Gillum, township ten per cent. Permitted David Gray, trustee of Hanging Grove township, to amend bis levy to read “Township tax 5 edits,, road tax 15 cents, special school tax 20. cents, township tuition 10 cents on each SIOO valuation, and special school tax 50cents on each poll.” John Querry, trustee of Gillum township, was permitted to amend his levy to read “Road tax 10 cents, special school 20 cents on each SIOO valuation, and special school tax 50 cents on each poll.” Henry A. Barkley, trustee of Barkley township, was permitted to amend Ills levy to read “Road tax 10 cents, special school tax 15 cents, and township tax 20 cents on each SIOO valuation.” John Coen and Alfred Thompson, school trustees for the town of Rensselaer, were permitted to amend their levy to read “Special school tux 10 cents on each SIOO valuation and 50 cents on each poll.” D. T. Halstead, trustee. Marion township, was permitted to amend his levy to read “Road tax 20 cents, special sehool tax 15 cents, township tuition tax 5 cents on each SIOO valuation, and special sehool tax 50 cents on each poll.” Henry I. Adams, trustee of Jordan township, was permitted to amend iiis levy to read “Township tax 5 cents, road tax 20 cents, special school tax 25 cents, township tuition tax 15 cents on each SIOO, and special school 50 cents on each poll." Lucius Strong, trustee Newton township, was permitted to amend his levy to rend “Township tax 5 cents, road tax 10 cents, special school tax 20 cents on each 8100 valuation.” James E. Irwin, trustee Carpenter township, was permitted to amend lii« levy, to read “Township tax 5 cents, road tux 25cents, specialschpoj 20 cents, township tuition tax 1# cents on e»<*h SIOO valuation, aiid special school tax 50 cents on eacli poll.” Jacob M» Troxoll uo-kiMiwledges indebtedness to county ns follows: Amt due to March 1, ’73. per sstJt'nt, $200’.3S Beat of poor I'm qi. end's May 31,'73 7;) 25 lut. in amt dne March 1, at U pov ct. 3.75 Tot-.il $333 38 ORDRKS ISrIJKO. H rank YV. Babcock, services ns county Auditor froip March Ist to March Bill, 1873, inclusive .$ 32.&0 L. w. He ilk If, services us county * Tieasurer from March Ist to March Bill, 1873, inclusive 32 88 Thomas Antrim, med aid to Amos Gofl", Union tp, claim SB. 4.00 Thomas Antrim, med uid to Matilda llelinet, Union tp,claim $24 12.00 Frank \V. Babcock, Auditor. 402 68 11. 1- Adams, moving Seeley’s transient pauper family to Michigan.... 15 00 lAtdrcatfoHbrr/ hard ware............... 5 90 Michael Eger, work in Auditor’s oHiee 2.25 M. 11- Alter, med aid to poor, blaim sl4 10.00 M , 11. Alter, mod aid to poor, claim S3O 15.00 G. A. Moss, med aid to Joshua Jones 40.00 L. W. Ilenkle, money paid E. P. Haminn'nd as attorney.. [5.50 L. YV. Ilenkle, for receiving and disbursing county funds G.9G M. L. Spider Ual, fees in case of Barney Cossndy, insane iiersou. 15.95 M. L. Spiilt-r, veiilri-s etc , May term Circuit Court. „ . 13.00 YVilley, Sigler Si Halstead; goods to poor of Marion tji 16.G3 Willey, Sigler & Halstead, burial elotbes for i’eter Casey, pauper from Newton county.... 2.G5 Wm. C, Pierce, viewing and reporting Groom change, of highway 3.00 Alfred Hoover, viewing Groom change 2.50 Jackson I’iiegley, vlewiug •’ “ 250 D: H. Yeoman, viewing and reporting Ijoiikle l change of highway 2 00 Ezra NGwels, viewing Hankie cliango 1.00 David YVarne, viewing Ilenkle change 1,00 James Yeoman, viewing and reporting Newton county line road r.OO James Yeoman, viewing and reporting Lipprant vacation 5.50 -W-iL-Kenton, viewing Lipprant vacation 5.00 J.C. Porter, viewing Lipprant vacation 5.00 John B. Spangle, viewing Maksever chauge ....... 2 50 Simon Phillips; vtewing Makeever change 2.50 E . T. Harding, qualifying viewers of Porter change.. ..... .25 YV. J. YVright, viewing and reporting Porter change 3.00 C. C. Thornton, view’g Porter change 2.50 Norman YVarner, •* “ " 2 B. B. Jeffries, qualify ’g commissi’nera 50 D. C, Y’iers, commiss’uers vi’w’g road 2.50 “ • -- report’g “ 2.50 Edom Antrim, viewing and reporting Parker change... 3.00 A. J. Reed, viewing Parker change. 2.50 Nelson Raudlo, •* “ ————2. s U A. Shepard, J, P„ qualifying viewers ' Parker change.......... .25 A. Shepard, J. P., qualifying vk«[ers Shepard location / 25 F. M. Parker, viewing and reporting Shepard location 3.00 W. W, Murray, viewing Shepard lo- .' cation 2 50 J. YV. Duvall, arrest of Dav. A. Snyder 43.35 J. M. Troxell, keeping paupers and 9 in5ane......... 92.21

L. L. Daugherty, lumping mid guard'g prieo tier, -clauh $23.80 19.80 J. 11. Loughrvdge, house rent to R. G. Anderson ,12.00 Geo. M. Johnson, Assessor Jasper county, claim $392 367150 Charles Platt, groceries to Henry Platt, Barkley township, claim $13.50.... 15.00 C. P. VYt.iglit, repairing Court House fence, &c , claim $8.40. 4.00 J; I. Purcupile &. Co., goods to poor of Marion township 0.00 ludiauapoiis Journal Company, blank books, slatlon’y, &c., claim $307.00 361.10 H, L. Clark, deputy assessor........ 13.15 L. L. Daugherty, boarding and keep'g. David A. Snyder, prisoner 38.40 L. L, Daugherty, deiiyeriug ptisouer to jail. 36.40 ( John Teller,* Congressional lowugfiTjT' - plat of north part of Jaspoi county. 50.00 Tiros. Pay, rails for poor farm....... 3.24 Win. K. Parktseil, 6 nays services as - • Commissioner, regular session 24.00 Jare<MJeoiamiu, do 24.00 Samuel MoQollough, do 24.00 Jared Benjamin, 2 days services making provishSu for insane. 8.00 Win. fc.' Park toon, 6 d'aye, services as Commissioner, special aostdou 24 0,1 Jared Benjamin, do 24.00 Samuel McCullough, do 244)0 L. L."'L’uogheity, 0 days attendance • on Commissioners. 1,9.00 L. L- Daugherty, -serving precepts to

road viewerer etc 59.20 A. D. SiValh, viewtng and reporting Hopkins location of highway fww,. 3.00 H. \V. Porter, view’g Hopkiiiß locat'n 2.50 W. 11. Churchill, do ,do 2.50 Frank W. Bftbcock filed exhibit of finances of Jasper county for fiscal year ending May 31, 1873, (which may be-found iu advertising columns of this paper.) Ordered that John Miller make map of congressional townships bordering Kankakee river, for the sum of $34,55. Ordered that John Daywltt haveau order on the treasury for sls upon delivering 300 rails on Poor farm. Proposition of J. P- Dunlap to bridge Carpenter creek, near I>r. Jas. Ritchey’s for SBOO accepted- ami* contract closed. 5 ' A few pieces of dry goods, hats, caps, boots, shoes and notions left of the old slock belonging to the late Thomas Hollingsworth, at Emmet Kannal’s drug store, will be sold at great bargains in order to close out. People engaged in .agricultural pursuits should not neglect to read the advertisement of Wood’s renowned reaping and mowing machinery, which appears in another .column. Without question these machines are among the. best yet invented, in fact they have no superior, as repeated competitive trials have frequently demonstrated. Mr. F. W. Bedford is agent for Wood’s machines at this place, and further information concerning them will be gladly lurnished by him. Wool. —Mr. A. Leopold, of the firm of Leopold & Fen dig, lias recently returned, from, a tour among the wool factories and lias received from them ft large assortment of flannels, jeans. blankets, etc,, jand is now prepared to pay the highest market price for all the wool in Jasper county—either in exctiange for factory goods or hi money, as the seller may desire. Owing to tile present prospect of the Continenat we have laid in our spring stock of dry goods, consisting of staple and fancy dress goods, silks of different styles, Japanese stripes, wliite goods, hair cloth, plaid ginghams, black alpaca, calico in great quantity, lawns, etc. 3,000 yards of browfi muslin. 1.500 yards of bleached muslin. 2.500 yards of jeans for from 2*3 cents to 75 cents per yard. 'Carpet warp. Spring shawls in latest styles. Bed spreads. Laces, ribbons and notions of all kinds. We have separated our boot and shoepjeparlmont from our other goods and moved it into another room, and now show the pieext and most extensive assortment of men’s, women’s and ehildreti’s wear ever {nought to this market. Our stock of Philadelphia shot's is complete. Wo will be pleased to have our old qustomejs, and all others who will do so, come iff and examine our goals. J. I. ruiieuriLi: & Co. The Kokomo Democrat says, "Mr. B'. F. .Voiles, of tiffs city, has purchased au interest in a farm in Morgan county, on which gold has been discovered. He was in the city Saturday, and Showed us samples of gold which he himself had found, also the peculiar black sand, miner’s infallible sign of gold, which is found plentiful on the farm. The farm is near MooresviHe, and is pronounced by prominent judges fieli in gojd dust.— A company Tras been formed. -a«d- ---’ milling operations will be commenced in a few weeks.” W 0 were'raised, or rather grew up a short distance from that gold mine. It was discovered about forty years ago. Has the real ‘black sand” and a little, very little, real gold iu it.— We weie offered forty acres of said gold region as a present not more than a year ago, if wo would leave the swamps, musquitoes, frogs, ague and Bad society-of Jasper county; and are ready to venture our geological and minerotogical reputation that there is more gold in the black, fertile soil of Jasper county than will ever bo dug from the whole Red Sandstone formalion —of which this gold mine is a part—from the Wabasli river to the Gulf of Mexico.—Remington Journal.