Rensselaer Union, Volume 6, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1874 — Proceedings in Commissioners Court. [ARTICLE]

Proceedings in Commissioners Court.

Board of Commissioners of Jasper County met in regular session in the Auditor’s office, Rensselaer, Indiana, June Ist, 1874. Present, Wn. K. Parkison, Jared Benjamin and Samuel McCullough, Commissioners, Frank W. Babcock, Auditor, and Lewis L. Daugherty, Sheriff. Upon the petition ot Thomas L. Robinson, D. J. Huston and 169 other resident taxpayers of Marion township, an order in relation to pasturing of cattle upon the commons of Jasper county, was amended to read as follows : “The following named domestic animals shall be allowed to pasture and run at large on the unenclosed lands and public commons within the several townships of Jasper county, Indiana, to-wit: “Ist. All horses, mules and asses. “2d. All cattle, male and female. “3d. All sheep, male and female. “4 th. All bucks over three months old during the months ot June, July, August, September and October.” • Exceptions. “All horses, cattle or sheep affected with any contagious or infectious disease. Ail stallions, jacks or stud mules over one year old. All bulls over eight months old. “Cherokee or Texan cattle shall not be allowed to pasture or run at large, and no person shall he permitted to herd or drive Cherokee' or Texan cattle over the public commons or unenclosed lands of said county. “Sheep of any kind shall not be allowed to run at large iit Marion township, in said county.” Board of Equalisation was organized and appeals from the appraisments of assessors , were heard and determined. Auditor’s exhibit of the county finances was received, examined and approved. (This exhibit is published in our advertising columns.) Auditor’s exhibit of railroad tax refunded was received, examined and approved. (This exhibit is published elsewhere.) Let contract for furnishing blank books and stationery for use of county officers for one year to Messrs. Spring & Robertson, Lafayette ; but reserving to county officers the privilege of procuring any of the legal blanks and stationery of stationers within the county, at rates not to exceed those agreed upon with Messrs. Spring & Robertson. Ordered that the levy for county purposes for the current year be fifty cents on each one hundred dollars of valuation. Directed the county attorney to proceed to collect, by suit if necessary, from Jacob M. Troxel and his bondsmen, the balance due for rent of poor farm. BILLS ALLOWED. M. L. Spitler for indexing dockets of courts, etc $240.00 A. G. Zimmernlau taxes erroneously assessed 6 56 —Jamos <fe Healey-printing- 24.50 Win. Eger work in Auditor’s office. ...... ih 2.75 Isaac V. Alter relief to poor of Union and Walker townships % ... 19.55 James A. Low relief to J. Bumgardner of Walker tp.- 7.00 Leopold & Feijdig goods to poor on county fhnn 20.03 Alex. A. Tyler relief to poor of Keene*' township... 2.00 Zituri Dwiggins deputy prosecutor Common Pleas.. 9.00 Wm. Daugherty keeping poor*person one night...... .75 S. G. Maxwell medical attendance to Cain Marion.. 10.75 L. I). Glazobrook medical aid to Warmett family 75.00 M. B. Alter medioal aid to Richard Fielder 9.00 C. C. Starr spittoons for Commissioners’ room 1.50 Wm. B. Querry assessor, 51.00 J. N. Wynant “ 72.00 James F. Irwin “ 126.00 Robert F. Priest 48.00 J. W. Hogan “ 72.00 PreStly Duplap “ 36.00 Rial Benjamin “ 48.00 W. W. Murray “ 63.0(1 L~ L, Daugherty services * as sheriff.... ; 22.10 Norman Warner repairs

on stoves in county offices 5.10 Harding & Chcsnut stationery and goods to poor.. 4.15 J. 11. Suoddv services as superintendent of schools.... 78.00 C. C. Starr flour to Jacob Bumgardner 4.50 Willey & Sigler gqpds to Seeley lamily. 7.56 Willey & Sigler goods to Rebecca Hanley and Jane Sutton 10.45 Willey & Sigler goods to It. Fielder and J. Bumgardner 7.75 Willey & Sigler window curtains for recorder’s office .88 Willey & Sigler burial clothes for G. Rowley.;... . 2.32 Myer & Haley shoes for J. Bumgardner.. 4.00 L. C. Janes money expended in treasurer’s office 6.25 L. C. Janes collections other than taxes or school fund 92.38 Geo. M. Johnson services as assessor of Jasper county 272.00 Thomas Antrim medical aid to Amos Goff 8.00 J. H. Snoddy services as superintendent of schools.. 10.00 Frank W. Babcock money expended in auditor’s office 3.65 C. M. Nicely sheriff Tippecanoe county, boarding and clothing John Newcomb 81.75 F. \V. Babcock services as auditor 431.47 C. M. Watson viewing road 2.50 C. J. Brown “ “ 2.50 Madison Makeever viewing and reporting road 3.00 J. C. Porter viewing road 2.50 J. W. Hargrave “ “ 2.50 Isaac Sayler viewing and reporting road 3.00 M. Makeever viewing road 2.50 E. T. Harding qualifying road viewers 75 RobertY. Martin IQO trees ____ for court house square 25.00 A. Shepard balanfce for walk in public square 25.00 Jerry Karsner work on public buildings 1.00 F. W. Babcock 125 posts for walk on public square.. 12.00 J. M. Troxell stove for poor farm 6.00 F. W. Bedford bell, for—poor farm 6.50 L. L. Daugherty money paid for work on square 1.00 L. L. Daugherty services in commissioners’ court.... 18.00 W. K. Parkison services 24.00 Jared Benjamin services 24.00 Sami McCullough services 24.0 ff W. Iv. Parkison viewing bridge site 4.00 Jared Benjamin viewing bridge site 4.00 Sami McCullough viewing bridge site.! 4.00 Mr. H. B. Miller rebottoms chairs. Let him have your work to do. Peter Rhoads is a candidate for Sheriff of Jasper county, subject to the October election^ 8. P. Howard is a candidate for Appraiser of Jasper county, subject to the October election.

Ira W. Yeoman is a candidate for Prosecuting Attorney of the 30th Judicial Circuit, subject to the decision of the people at the October election. Mrs. H. B. Miller will do embroidering and .fine sewing. Samples of her work done for Mrs. Burnham, are pronounced very nice by those competent to judge of such things. Having bought another thoroughbred bull, I will sell the first one at a fair price. Until sold one of these bulls will be kept on Mr. A. K. Yeoman’s place, where breeders may have his services. C. J. Brown. Emmet Kannal has 300 pounds of potato bug poison for sale. This is a reliable article, and will do the business every time without injury to the vines. Call for Kannal’s Potato Bug Mixture. He also has sprinkling cups for sale, with which to dust the powders on the vines; they are safe and convenient. - The Grangers are quietly increas* ing their throughout Vidette. The People’s convention in Tippecanoe county recently nominated William Daily Lee for Judge of the criminal court. Mr. Lee formerly lived and practiced law in Rensselaer. Make drunkenness a crime. If a man is found drunk, rich or poor, high or low, put him to work upon the public highway until he has paid his fine and costs in full.— Society, too, should ostracize those wealthy gentlemen who preach temperance and keep fine Btocks of liquors in thoir cellars. — Valparaiso Messenger. The House Appropriation Committee has agreed to report favorably on the old Choctaw claim, 'amounting to $2,300,000. There was a majority of only one in favpr of the proposition, which is that the amount shall bc paid in a lump to the representatives of the tribe. 11 y the stipulations of the treaty under which the claim is set up it will be remembered that the amount was to be invested in to be h§ld by the Secretary of the Treasury, the interest of which should be paid to the Indians.— The committee have, agreed to recommend directly in opposition to the letter and spirit of the treaty. —Inter Ocean. *>