Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 100, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 August 1898 — Page 2

The Republican. . - OFFICIAL PAPER OF JASPER COUNTY fBUED EVERY TUESDAY & FRIDAY BY GEORGE E. MARSHALL, PUBLISHER AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE—Tn Republican Building on corner of Washington and Weston Streets. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. One Year $1.50 Six Months .75 Three Months 50 Tuesday, Aug. 23,1898.

The State Ticket.

Secretary of State, UNION B. HUNT, of Winchester. Auditor of State, WILLIAM H. HART, of Frankfort. Treasurer of State, LEOPOLD LEVY, of Huntington. Attorney General, WILLIAM L. TAYLOR, of Indianapolis. Clerk of Supreme Court, ROBERT A. BROWN, of Franklin. Supt. of Public Instruction. F. L. JONES, of Tipton. ♦ ■ "wr State Statistician, JOHN B. CONNER, of Indianapolis. State Geologist, WILLIS S. BLATCHLEY, of Terre Haute. Judge of Supreme Court, Second District, ALEXANDER DOWLING, of New Albany. Third District. J. Y. HADLEY, of Danville. Fifth District, FRANCIS E. BAKER, of Goshen. The County Ticket. For Prosecuting-Attorney, ALBERT E. CHIZUM, of Newton County. For County Clerk, EBTIL E. PIERSON, ofUnion Township. For County Auditor, WILLIAM C. BABCOCK, of Marion Township. For County Treasurer, ROBERT A. PARKISON, of Barkley Township. For County Sheriff, NATE J. REED, of Carpenter Township. For County Surveyor, MYRT B. PRICE, of Carpenter Township. For County Coroner, TRUITT P. WRIGHT, of Marion Township. Commissioner Ist District, ABRAHAM HALLECK, of Keener Township. Commissioner 2nd District, SIMEON A, DOWELL, of Marion Township.

NORTH BARKLEY.

A. L. Bowles is on the sick list. Dr. Schwere of Wheatfield, is attending Emery Castor at present. Dre. Moore and Johnson of Henssesay they can't do any thing for him. Corene Ponto is visiting at Jerry Levereau’s. • Miss Ella Callahan is visiting in Rensselaer this week. Miss Ella Levereau visited at Dan Roache’s in Rensbelaer, Sunday and Monday. Kittie Callahan returned home Saturday. Mr. B. J. Gifford began survey, ing his new R. R. Monday of this week, we understand it is to start at DeMotte and run to Deedwood one mile east of West Headquarters, a distance of about 18 miles.

Born to Mr. and Mrs. Lou Caterlan Friday the 12th of Aug. a daughter, mother and child both doing well. Hear the wedding bells, look out for a wedding soon. Mr. Kites visited Mr. Burton this week and looked after his farm interests.

BLACKFORD.

John Wolf and wife of Wabash are his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Arnold and other relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Yeoman visited Anderson Jenkins Sunday. The people of this vicinity are shipping their cholera hogs out of the country. Mrs. Henry Steele is reported much better after quite a spell of sickness. Alf Donnelly and family of near Rensselaer visited the Rigby family Sunday. The holiness people held their meeting at the Brushwood school house Sunday morning and evening. Rev. Sherill preached at the Independence school house Sunday. Elvin, son of Henry Arnold of Wabash is visiting relatives near Blackford. A birthday surprise party was given for the young folks at Mr. and Mrs. William Meyers in honor of their daughter Miss Mamie. Quite an enjoyable time was spent by all in playing different games. Horace Baker has returned from Minnesota. Stephen Gomer lost a straw stack by Are last week, supposed to have caught from the thrashing machine.

Short Locals. The Lafayette wagon, best, cheapest and lightest running. L. 8. Renicker, i For all kinds of sewing machines, repairing and supplies, call on E, F. Gibson, at Antrim & Dean’s hardware store. Telephone No. wtf.4l Ferguson & Wilson have plenty of money to make allthe loans required in Jasper county. We will give applicant choice from private funds or eastern funds. Don’t forget to call and get our terms. Judy and The Leif Buggy Company will sell anything in their line to you individually or independently of any one else as security. Goodland, Ind. New three room house to rent. Four dollars per month. W. B. Austin. See C. A. Roberts for a Studebaker farm wagon, it has Slopeshoulder spokes; others Square. And for Dewey buggies and Hobson carriages all warranted. Bring your bones to B. S. Fendig, the poultry, and egg dealer, and buyer of all kinds of junk; 25 cents per 100 pounds. I have private funds to loan on real estate at low rates for any length of time. Funds are always on hands and there is-no delay—no examination of land, no sending papers east —absolutely no red tape Why do you wait on insurance companies for 6 months for your money? I also loan money for short tim’es at current bank rates. Funds always on hand. W. B. Austin. Bring your buggy, wagon and harness wants to Judy and The Leif Buggy Company and they will supply you. They have the material and ability to do it. Cash buys more at Judy and The Leif Buggy Company than any where else. We are prepared to do all kinds of plain and ornamental frescopainting in oil or water. We will take your old paper off and make your rooms clean and healthy (you know paper is not healthy) as cheap as you can put on good paper. If you want your furniture renewed, floor painted or any colors compounded, hard or soft wax finish call on W. J. Miller, House Sign and decorative painter. Studio in old band hall over post office. ts

Monon Low Rates.

$2.25 for the round trip to Indianapolis Aug. 20-21-22. Grand Encampment Knights of Pythias. $4.45 for the round trip to Cincinnati, 0., Sep. 3-4-5-6. G. A. R. National Encampment. W. H Beam, Agent.

Auditor’s Annual Report. Receipts and Expenditures for the Year Ending May 31, 1898. , - • Balance in Treasury June ist, 1897. Congressional Principal ...................... 9 188 95 Congressional Interest ....... 1,642 57 Common School Principal . ... 610 29 Corporation Taxes., 4,428 75 County Revenue 69.544 24 County Recorder’s Fund 2.788 12 County Sheriff’s Fund 49 29 Ditch Repair Fund 83 20 Dog Tax Fund 646 02 Estray Fund.... 3 60 Gravel Roads, Marlon Township 5,666 67 Gravel Road, Range Line .. 2,417 82 Land Redemption 8 44 Liquor License 100 00 Road Revenue ~ 10.978 41 Road, Additional. Revenue ........... 6.521 74 Show License .. 16 00 State Revenue ....... 4.683 36 State Debt Sinking Fund 1,390 04 State University Endowment Fund ' 28 03 State School Tax ... ~.. 5,761 84 State Benevolent Institution Fund 2,816 69 State Educational Institution Fund 768 68 Special School Revenue 10,539 64 Special Additional School Revenue 738 57” Sundry Ditches 2,690 93 Tuition Revenue . . . 10,680 20 Township Revenue 4,769 78 university Fund Principal , ; 410 00 University Fund Interest 95 20 $140,408 13 Less amounts overdrawn ■ - Leaves actual balance in treasury $135,814 39 Receipts for the Year Ending May 31, 1898. Net balsnce in Treasury June 1.1897 $lB5 821 89 Congressional Principal 5,040 73 Congressional Interest 8,045 79 Common School Principal 2,548 78 Common School Interest 2 013 29 C orporatlon Taxes 9,601 72 ♦ County Revenue 124,889 49 County Recorder’s Fund.... .. 2,139 95 County Sberiff’s Fund 1,403 65 County Clerk’s Fund > 2,074 20 County Auditor’s Fund 1 642 76 Ditch Repair Fund ............................... 158 13 Dog Tax Fund ’ 990 02 Gravel Road, Range Line 8;l09 03 Gravel Roads, Marion Township 7,792 68 " Gravel Roads, Keener Township 83,055 41 Gravel Road Repairs ... 4,221 22 Land Redemption .". 469 62 Liquor License 1,000 00 Road Revenue 12,497 36 Road Additional Revenue ........ 6,068 84 Show License ~ 1000 State Revenue 8,875 44 State Debt Sinking Fund 2,534 54 State University Endowment Fund 3 40 State School Tax Fund 10,884 32 State Benevolent Institution Fund 4,225 01 State Educational Institution Fund r ... 1,408 29 Special School Revenue 23,164 49 Special Additional School 1,710 23 Sundry Ditches 13,322 76Township Revenuj v 10,742 87 Tuition Revenue ...... 21,616 25 Tax Levy Account 35 45 University Fund Principal 131 10 Township Poor Tax . 1 376 58 $458,127 25 ♦This item included amount received from sale of County Bonds 72,159 18 Court House Bond interest c011ected.:................... 6,289 63 Total $78,448 81 Leaving receipts County Revenue proper 46,440 68 Expenditures for the Year Ending Hay 31, 1898. Congressional Principal $ 4,578 85 Congressional Interest 1,604 72 Common School Principal 2.846 00 Common School Interest 2 ; 164 66 Corporation Taxes 8,524 42 ♦County Revenue ..129,815 05 County Recorder’s Fund j.ioi 00 County Sheriff’e Fund 1,896 87 County Clerk’s Fund ],615 75 County Auditor’s Fund 1,700 00 County Treasurer’s Fund 1,201 00 Dl'iCh Repair Fund , 163 24 Dog Tax Fund 1,040 26 Gravel Road, Range Line 2,818 87 Gravel Roads, Marion Township 8.832 8Q Gravel Roads, Keener Township. 5,845 65 Gravel Road Repairs 2.239 75 Land Redemption 478 05 Road Revenue 11,500 14 Road Additional Revenue : 6,829 03 State Revenue 8.708 17 State Debt Sinking Fund 2,540 89 State University Endowment Fund 3 40 State School Tax Fund i 0,892 57 State Benevolent Institution Fund 1,234 87 State Educational Institution Fund . 1.408 11 Special School Revenue 20.834 36 Special Additional School 1,241 87 Sundry Ditches 16,805 07 Townshln Revenue 9,158 04 Tuition Revenue 33.295 25 Tax Levy Account 156 80 University Fund Principal 41000 University Fund Interest 99 40 $307,582 92 ♦This Includes amount expended in construction and furnishing new Court House and Interest on bonds $93,619 41 Leaving ordinary expenditures of County Revenues... 31.195 64 Itemized List of Balances In Treasury June 1, 1898, Congressional Principal 616 33 Congressional Interest . 8.083 64 Congressional School Principal 318 07 Corporation Taxes 5,506 05 ♦ County Revenue 54.618 68 County Recorder's Fund . 3,828 07 County Sheriff’s Fund 47 07 County Clerk’s Fund 458 45 Ditch Repairs Fund 78 0$ Dog Tax Fund....... '. 595 78 , Estraya <..... 3 ho Gravel Road, Range Line 2,707 98 Gravel Roads. Marion Township 5,017 05 Gravel Roads, Keener Township... 27,201 51 Gravel Road Repair Fund 1,960 70 Liquor I.loensu 1,100 00 Road Revenue 11,975 6) Road Additional Revenue 5,761 05 State Revenue 4.878 61 State Debt Slaking Fund 1.883 «9 State School Tax Fund.... 3 75) » State Benevolent Institution Fund 2.306 88 State Eductlonal Institution Fund. ’ 768 86 . Special School Fund ..... 12.809 77 Special Additional School Fund 1.207 43 Show License 26 00 Township Revenue 6.854 61 Township Poor Fund .. * 1.376 53 University Principal 13110 $161,924 82 Leu sandry amounts overdrawn 11,880 49 Leaves total net amount on hand $150,544 88 ♦There has been advanced from County Revenue on account of Ditches and not yet turned into fund. 87,109.78; which deducted from $54,618.68, leaves of > County Revenue, including Court House Fund $47,508.90

* Itemized List of Expenditures from County Revenue During the Year Ending May 31, 1898. Assessing ....$ 2,350 30 looks and Stationery 2.882 03 Benevolent Institutions.. 86 77 Board of Health 40 25 Burial of old Soldiers 75 oo Commissioners' Court 2,215 50 Coroner’s Inquest /... 7345 County Attorney ..... .../ <275 * County Officers < 510 80 Circuit Court 1-484 95 Change of Venue 566 75 Ditches < 2.015 68 ' ’Deficit of school fund Interest 586 16 Elections..... 400 Educational . 1,630 96 Fuel and Lights.. 815 08 Fox Scalps e 7 0 Insane ...... 304 24 Incidental .. 3,508 18 New Court House and Bonds 98,618 41 ( Poor Farm 3.581 45 ♦Poorof Townships .... 2.104 80 Prisoners , 056 72 Public Printing 42i 95 Public Building ~ 108 45 Roads and Bridges 4,915 37 Work House 97 50 Wolf Scalps .., 19775 $129,815 05 ’These items will be refunded to County K venue. Itemized List of Warrants on County Revenue Outstanding and Unpaid Hay 31. 1898. Commissioners’ court - - - -.-- - - $lO 50 County officers ........... 820 Coroner’s Inquest - . ■ - - - , . 255 Circuit court . . . . _ 200 Ditches - r - . . . - 2 25 Elections - - • . - - - 450 Fox scalps - - - 2 75 Insane ... . . . _ . . 8 30 New court house - - - - . - 441 50 Poor Farm ......... 43 62 Poor of Townsnlos .... . . - 13 50 Roads and Bridges .... . r . . . nOS 7 Wolf scalps - - • . . . . . .. 75 . ' •' —— $614 67 Respectfully Submitted, HENRY B. MURRAY, Auditor of Jnsper County. Indiana. Examined and approved this third day of August, 1893. ABRAHAM HALLECK, FRED WAYMIRE, | Commissioners.

N. WARNER & SONS. . . . .DEALERS IN. . . . Hardware, Stoves, Implements. We also handle the COQ6IILLARD And a big line of • » BUGGIES & CARTS. Great Reduction on our “FAVORITE’ Cooking Stoves.

Protection to Purchasers 'Tar ws 3K& ? *fe. \3fc F n/Ti '□ (01$ Msjpwg?^ 7 We caution the public against purchasing imitations of obsolete forms of our machines. We keep up with the latest developments in the art. making nothing but the highest grade of product, and have achieved unqualified success in its sale ; hence many attempts at imitation, and the illegal use of our trade name. A Brass Medallion, of the elliptical form shown above, bears our registered trade-mark, and is placed upon the head of every machine made by us. NONE GENUINE WITHOUT IT. SINOER sewing-machines are sold only by The Singer Manufacturing Co. OFFICES IN EVERY CITY IN THE WORLD.