Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 1899 — The Township Advisory Boards. [ARTICLE]

The Township Advisory Boards.

Judge Thompson Appoints the Various Township Advisory Boards. V - *:£'j y.*.-:, fT■' >■' f.j P.>",. •> X ' £'O The new laws having been put in force last Friday, by the governor’s proclamation, it became the lawful duty of Judge Thompson to appoint the advisory boards for the various townships of the county, as provided in the township reform bill. The selecting these boards was quite a responsible duty on the Judge’s part and|one that involved considerable difficulty to avoid making mistakes. That the judge has discharged the duty very successfully we think will be generally conceded. He has selected men of good standing and ability. And men who, as we believe, will do their best to make the operations of the law serve the best interests of the people. In making his appointments the judge selected one Democrat and two Republicans from eaoh township. The law requires that'•at least two political parties be represented on the boards, which the judgo appoints. Of course when the boards come to be eleoted by the people, they are likely to be all Republicans or all Democrats, accordingly as the townships go politically. •> I The following are the advisory boards"as appointed: , Y Hanging Grove Austin O. Moore, Dem James McDonald, . Rep —l, Washington Cook Rep Milroy Wm. H. Beaver Dem Ziba J. MoCushen, .... Rep Richard Foulks, Rep Union John F. Harriott Dem David S. A1ter......... .Rep James L. MoClanahan.. .Rep | Newton Isaao N. Makeever Dem Erhardt Wuerthner Rep Wm. D. Sayler .........Rep Jordan Lewis Welsh..; '.. .Dem Eb W. Morris Rep Walter V. Porter... Rep • Keener William H. Tyler Dem John A. Sigler Rep * Henry Feldman Rep Kankakee Thomas F. Maloney ... .Dem . Isaao D. Dunn Rep James N. White Rep Wheatfield Martin Knapp Dem Michael Delehanty .Rep Ward Hamilton. Rep Carpenter J. G. Morris Dem . Christian Hensler Rep Wm. 8. Ru55e11.........Rep Gillam John P. Ryan Dem James Stevens .Rep Miohael Robinson Rep v Walker George W. Stalbaum .. .Dem f, Lewis P. Shirer Eep Asa A. Brown Rep Ed°°rd P^ld 16