Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1899 — Page 8

ANNUAL REPORT. . lllf The Trust**** of Marion Township, From An?. srl». 1898 to Aug. sth 1899. TOWNSHIP FUND. RECEIPTS. Aug. 5,1898. Amt on hand last report $1434 71 Jan. 2,1899, amt received from Co. Treas.. 436 09 May 6, '99. amt poor fund 173 27 June 20,’99, amt received from Co. Treas.. 477 03 Apr 5, amt on hand last repor poor fund... 186 09 Total receipt township funds 3115 65 Total expenditures since last report ... 1614 65 Balance 1501 00 EXPENDITURES. NAME FOR WHAT PAID AM’T. James Thompson, blacksmithing 75 E. L. Hollingsworth, revenue stamps 1 00 John Evans, supervisor services 20 00 J. D. Babcock, postage 1 00 I. Glazebrook, making gravel boards 2 00 Lucius Strong, office rent 7 50 Charles Battleday supervisor services 15 00 George Tullis, supervisor services 56 50 E. L. Hollingsworth, revenue stamps 2 .50 Jesse Nichols, supervisor services 55 00 J. F. Warren, making road tax list 2 00 G. L. Thornton, supervisor services 55 00 U. U. Parkison, supervisor services 50 00 John Evans, supervisor services 27 00 Commercial Bank, revenue stamps 1 00 Johnston Dist. Agt, three receipt b00k5.... 3 00 N. W. Reeve, express charges 25 Charles Battleday, supervisor services 40 00 E. L. Hollings worth, revenue stamps 1 00 J. D. Babcock, revenue stamps 50 W. H. Beam, R. R. fare to Indianapolis.... 4 40 Lucius Strong, office rent to Jan Ist 7 50 M. L. Hemphill, blacksmithing 4 75 Commercial Bank, revenue stamps 2 00 E. F. Johnson, 3 receipts books 1 50 Lucius Strong, office rent 7 50 G, E. Marshall, stationery.. 4 50 Henry B. Murray, service account 386 00 Maud Irwin, office work 3 03 Commercial Bank, revenue stamps 1 50 R. B. Porter, recording ditch contract 1 00 F. B. Meyer, postage 50 Isaac Glazebrook, repairing grader & plow. 3 00 C. E. Hershman, two road scrapers 10 00 I. A. Glazebrook, repairing grader 10 00 Lucius Strong, office rent 7 50 Leslie Clark, receipt books & printing 16 50 W. H. Eger, hardware 2 90 Henry P. Jones, ditching road 1500 Henry B. Murray, poor expenditures 408 46 “ “ .. 186 09 “ “ “ .. 173 27 J. C. Gwin, Ditch assessment 678 C. Mills, legal advice, i... 10 00

Total 1614 65 TUITION FUND. RECEIPTS Aug. 5,1898, Amt on hand last report $2126 01 Jan. 2, ’99, amt received from County Treas 1088 07 Jan. 21, ’99, amt received from Co Treas... 664 85 June 20, ’99, amt received from Co. Treas.. 1166 16 April, 5, ’99, amt received from Co. Treas.. 124 09 amt received dog fund 872 58 Total receipts tuition fund 6041 76 Total expenditures since last report.... 8472 00 Balance 2569 76 EXPENDITURES NAME FOR WHAT PAID AMT. Charles Grow, teaching 130 00 Benhart Fendig, teaching 320 00 Lessie Bates, teaching 320 00 Clyde Reeve, teaching 296 00 R. E. Leatherock, teaching 320 00 Mary E. Leatherman, teaching 360 00 Clara Parker, teaching . 296 00 Gertrude Robinson, teaching 320 00 Edith E. Shedd, teaching 280 00 Albert Marshall, teaching 190 00 Mable Sayler, teaching 320 00 Maud Daugherty, teaching 320 00 Total 3472 00 SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND. RECEIPTS. Aug. 5,1898, Aint on hand last report .... ,$2020 73 ' Jan 2, ’99, amt received from County Treas. 1515 62 June, 20, ’99, amt received from Co Treas.. 1622 76 1 33 Total receipts special school fund 5160 44 !,; Total expenditures since last report.... 1735 10 Balance 3425 34 EXPENDITURES. NAME FOR WHAT PAID AM’t D. Goble, Home School Visitor 27 00 Louis H. Hamilton, 5 per cent. com. school books A. F. Long 4 23 Louis H. Hamilton, 5 per ct. com. S. 8.-F. B. Meyer 7 47 Baker & Th omton, school register 7 50 Michael Eger, putting desks & cleaning sch houses .'. 5 25 Leslie Clark, printing.., 7 00 W. H. Beam, freight on school furniture... 18 88 Louis H. Hamilton, four gold stars 4 00 L N. Hemphill, hauling for school houses.. 2 90 Michael Eger, carpenter work 19 00 Minerva Stanley cleaning school house.... 2 00 1 W. S. King, carpenter work 400 Antrim & Dean, school supplies 12 85 W. 8. King, repairing school house 96 50 N. W, Reeve, express chaiges 75 Jofcn Daugherty, hauling for school house.. 2 00 W. M. Everly, school supplies 140 00 J W Pa < S nn ßh ? gl fr6 f ght °h *1 h 0018 * atS ’ 31 60

John Borntrager, cleaning school bouse.... 2 00 J. W. Keen, eight cords of wood 18 00 Michael Eger, carpenter work 2 50 G. L. Thornton, cleaning school house yd.. 2 00 Henry Luers, cleaning school house & yd.. 5 00 Alton Grant, work on school house 3 00 A. J. Knight, work on school house 19 30 M. Y. Slaughter, work on school building.. 11 50 Henry Eigelsbach, cleaning school house.. 1 50 Thomas Crockett, hauling coal 8 25 Warren & Rush, building wood hs & rep.. 71 60 H. W. Wood, five cords of wood. 12 50J Henry Eigelsbach, one cord of wood 3 00 Ira Gav, repairing pump 1 75 ! J. F. Warren, school supplies 112 55 A. J. Hoyes, 10 cd wood & clean’g S; H..... 28 00 Daniel Wood, sawing 37 cords wood 14 80, Daniel Wood, sawing 5 cords w00d........ 2 50 j Arthur Trussel, wook, school hs & ground.. 5 00 Henry Luers, hauling coal o 35 Clarence Travis, work on school 3 00 Ray Thompson, school supplies 10 W. C. Babcock, lumber 3 00 D. L. Thornton, work on school house 2 50 Chas. B. Stewart, insurance 22 00 Di L. Thornton, putting wood in house.... 2 00 Kay Yeoman, cleaning school house 2 50 A. F. Long, commission, school books 4 23 A. F. Long, school supplies 44 19 F. B. Meyer, commission, school book 7 47 E. L. Fidler, putting wood in wood house.. 1 00 Henry Eigelsbach, putting wood in wood hs 1 00 A. U. McConnahay, freight, slate blackboard 2 41 ElKs & Murray, school supplies 1 95 Perkins & Gay, repairing pumps 5 00 U. S. Parks, hauling school supplies 1 00 Nowels <k Sayler, lumber and coal for sch.. 58 09 Geo. Babcock, 11 cords wood for schools... 27 50 Geo. Babcock, hauling lumber for schools.. 11 00 Coen & Brady, coal .* 21 80 Charles Grow, attending tp institute 8 00 Michael Eger, repairing school house 75 Marsh Warren, repairing school house 50 B. Forsythe, school supplies. 1 19 M. Y. Slaughter, work sch grn’d & wood H. 2 50 N. Warner & Sons, stoves etc 48 65 A. F. Long, school.books 17 77 F. B. Meyer, commission, school books .... 10 00 James W. Pierce, 2 1-4 cords wood 6 18 J. W. Porter, hauling coal to schools 2 00 Joseph Leurs, hauling for school house.... 75 Nowels & Sayler, lumber 8 94 Lessie Bates, institute and school supplies. 16 50 Perkins & (jay pump for school house.. ~ . ( 103 Isaac Porter, hauling coal 2 00 G. L. Thornton, washing towels for school. 1 60 Benhart Fendig, institute & school supplies. 20 70 Joseph Putts, making fence 3 00 Clyde Reeve, institute and sch supplies.... 16 00 R. E. Leatherock, institute and sch supplies 16 10 Fritz Zard, hauling coal & work on 8. H... 11 00 Gertrude Robinson, attending institute .... 16 00 Clara Parker, attend institute 14 80 Edith Shedd, attending institute 14 50 A. F. Long, school supplies j 13 18 Albert Marshall, attending institute 6 00 Mabel Sayler, attending institute "16 00 Maud Daugherty, attending institute 14 00 Henry Leurs, work on school house 2 95 M. F. Chilcote, trustee, tuition to H School. 210 50 Perkins & Gay, repairing pump 1 00 Louis Hamilton, 3 gold stars 3 00 H. W. Wood, 1 cord of wood 3 00 W, H. Eger, school supplies. 32 32 J. F. Warren, tuition, Yant Wood . 6 00 Ellis & Murray, school supplies 1 30 R. P. Benjamin, fifty shade trees 15 00 J. A. Lamborn, expenses commencement... 7 56 I. N Hemphill, freight and dray age 1 00 Antrim & Dean, school supplies 8 85 Geo. E. Marshall, printing 17 44 Sayler-Bales Co. coal 6 36 J. W. Paxton & Co, lumber for school house 29 20 Mary E. Leatherman, institute work 18 00 B. L. Blair Co, Indiana histories.. 12 00 Total 1735 10 ROAD TAX FUND. RECEIPTS. Aug. 5, 1898, Amt on hand last report $ 609 85 Jan. 2, 1899 amt received from Co Treas.... 26 37 June 20, ’99, amt received from Co. Treas .. 894 71 Total receipts road tax fund 1530 93 Total expenditures since last report.... 1431 83 / Balance . ’ 99 10

EXPENDITURES NAME FOR WHAT PAID AM’T. Henry B. Murray, road list, carrying out rd tax 900 A. C. Farmer, road work 50 A. C. Bushey, work on gravel pit 10 00 George Hensler, Ist tile ditch contract 30 00 James Matheson, road work 5 00 I. A. Glazebrook, blacksmithing 9 10 George Hensler, for road tile 1250 Monroe Carr, hauling gravel 8 80 George McCarthy, hauling gravel ; 12 60 Gus Grant, hauling gravel 5 40 J. A. Ramey, hauling gravel 8 00 Wm. H. Daugherty, ditching 15 00 John Daugherty' cleaning ditch 15 00 Whitsel Lewis, work on gravel pit 12 75 Wm. Stevenson, work on gravel road 1 85 Oscar Houter, hauling 69 yds of gravel .... 27 60 John Pullins. work on gravel road 3 85 Al Daugherty, hauling gravel 12 10 Hugh McKinney, hauling gravel 4 80 J. A. Ramey, hauling gravel 6 45 E. L. Bruce, hauling gravel 11 20 John Kohler, road tile 1 80 Monroe Carr, hauling gravel 70 80 Wm. Stevenson, overseeing gravel road.... 5 85 George Terwiliger, work on gravel road.... 8 10 Thomas Daugherty, hauling gravel t. 3 60 Al Daugherty, hauling gravel 1 00 J. A. Ramey, hauling gravel 2 40 George McCarthy, hauling grave 1......... 1 20 J. W. Porter, hauling gravel 1 20 W. H. Daugherty, hauling gravel, wk in pit 14 65 Green Thornton, work on gravel road 3 00 Charlee Malohow, 244 yds gravel 14 64 John E. Alter, surveying ditches. 24 40 Charles Battleday, work on gravel road.... 8 00 J. F. Smith, 124 yds gravel 7 44

Nowels & Sayler, lumber, sewer pipe 82 08 Henry B. Murray, 228 road receipts 691 65 Henry B. Murray, 32 road receipts 112 16 Walter V. Porter, road tax receipt 8 08 Total 1431 83 DOG TAX. RECEIPTS Aug. 5 1898, Ain't on hand since last report! 329 75 Jan. 2, 1899, amt received from Co. Treas.. 49 05 Jan 21, 1899, amt rec’d Prosecuting Atty .. 26 15 June 1, ’99, received from Tp. Assessor.... 10 00 June 20, ’99, amt towuship assessor «. 174 00 Total receipt dog tax collected by trustee.. 16 70 6 00 | . / 61165 Total expenditures since last report ... 314 95 Balance ?... 296 70 EXPENDITURES. f NAME FOR WHAT PAID AM T. Mar. 6, 1899, Henry B. Murray, excess of dog fund. / $ 314 95 BRIDGE FUND RECEIPTS. Aug. 5, ’9B, amt on hand last rep’t to bo. Com. 1703 81 Jan 2 ’99, amt rec’d from County Treas .... 14 16 June 20, ’99, amt received County Treas... 447 36 Total receipts 2165 33 Total expenditures since last report... 629 69 Balance 1535 64 EXPENDITURES. NAME FOR WHAT PAID AM’T. Frank Foltz, bridge lumber $ 12 40 J. W. Paxton, lumber 1 05 Wm. Grant, building bridge 15 00 Gus Grant, hauling gravel.. ; 480 John Daugherty, work on road 2 50 Frank Foltz, lumber 10 72 Wm. Zink, 630 1-2 yds gravel 63 15 G. W. Burk, 80 yds gravel 8 00 M. H! Hemphill hauling on road 1 25 L. S. Renicker, bridge lumber 3 47 N. Warner & Sons, hardware 24 58 H. A. Alter, road tile 24 81 John Wasson, road tiles 5 40 Hearv Ropp, hauling gravel 3 60 John Keiper, hauling gravel, Burk grade... 21 60 B. F. Comer, hauling gravel, Burk grade... 8 55 W. F. Rayher, hauling gravel, Burk grade . 19 60 Clay Deweese, hauling gravel, Burk grade. 6 00 H.' A. Alter, work on Burk grade 5 00 Elmer Kenton, hauling gravel, Burk grade. 22 50 Isaac Saidla, hauling gravel, Burk grade... 21 60 J. E. Walter, hauling gravel, Burk grade .. 12 30 Thomas Boyle, 1160 ft lumber 20 64 Sayler & Bales Co., sewer pipe and lumber. 116 06 George W. Burk, hauling gravel 10 20 Geo. W. Burk, 273 yds gravel 27 30 M. R. Paradis 415 yds gravel 41 50 Walter Porter, tile for road 10 00 W. H. Eger, hardware 8 86 John Daugherty, work on grade 3 75 J. W. Paxton & Co, sewer pipe % 18 50 H. B. Murray, township bridge 75 00 Total 629 69 SUMMARY. RECEIPTS EXPENDITURES BALANCE Township fund $3115 65 Tuition fund 6041 76 3472 00 2569 76 Special School fund . 5160 44 1735 10 3425 34 Road fund. 1530 93 1431 83 99 10 Add road & bdg fund 2165 33 629 69 1535 64 Dog Fund 611 65 314 95 296 70

Total 18625 76 9198 22 9427 54 SERVICE ACCOUNT. Office days 218 Amt $428 STATE OF INDIANA, JASPER COUNTY. I, James D. Babcock, Trustee pf Marion Tp., in said County, do solemnly swear that the foregoing report is true and correct, as I verily believe, JAMES D. BABCOCK, Trustee. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this Bth day of August 1899. HENRY B. MURRAY, Auditor Jasper County. ANNUAL REPORT. Of the Trustee of Gillara Township From Aug;. 15,1898, toAua:. 151899. ' ROAD TAX FUND. RECEIPTS Aug. 1 amt on hand at last report $ 284 16 Dec. amt received from Co Treas • 16 62 May amt receined from Co Treas. 509 16 Total receipts road tax fund 809 94 Total expenditures since last report.... 445 54 Balance 354 40 EXPENDITURES. NAME FOR WHAT PAID am’T H. B. Murray, road receipt ....". 17 04 H. B. Murray, road receipts 360 20 17 road reciept 33 30 I. J. Miller, tile for roads 35 00 .. Total... 445 54 ADDITIONAL ROAD FUND. RECEIPTS Aug 1, ’9B, amt on hand at last report $62 91 Dec. am’t fund received 7 87 May, 1899, amt received from Co Treasurer 339 45 Total receipt township fund 410 23 Total expenditures 364 72 Balance on hand 45 51 EXPENDITURES NAME FOR WHAT PAID AM’T H. B. Murray, road tax list 7 00 John Burgett, 11$ days labor on highway.. 11 60 Paris Robinson, tile used on highway 25 00 John Kimble, Pinamink ditch 8 25 G. W. Coppess, labor on highway 4.10 ParkErhi™„ ha tnl, ing W “ h te,m J®® I'ans Kobinson, tile 25 00 Olnrt Jtr Mavatg Ift IV*. no :]_ as j { **_uxvyvrß, A\F J.USUI ii aI lb .... .... 40 , ■- —-. j ZiZ-Z. 2-_ *5-'-- S . ... c. •si

Albert Duggins ordered vore 162 Total additional road fund 364 72 TOWNSHIP FUND. RECEIPTS Aug. 1, ’9B, amt on hand last report 618 05 amt receipt from County Treas 360 50 7 50 amt received from County Treas .. . 297 17 Total receipts township fund .. . . . 1283 22 Total expenditures since last report. . 708 92 Balance on hand . 574 30 EXPENDITURES • NAME EOR WHAT PAID AM’T A. W. Prevo, service account .. . . . . 211 00 Commercial State Bank, tile 83 95 T. L. Smith, labor, board Robinson ditch . 5 15 J. C. Gwin, cash assessment on Foley & Diamond ditch. 10 77 Leslie Clark, publishing report of 1898 . . 10 00 J. R. Linton, lime and nails 2 55 H. B. Murray, Tp. portion of 2 bdg erected by Co .. . 150 00 Will L. Lewis, bal put in tile Robinson dth 11 25 Aultman Co by A. B, Wilson, agent grader 50 00 William Poisel, cleaning ditch ‘ 5 50 Geo. Coppess, service acct supervisor dist 2 25 00 John Manning benefits highway .... 500 Geo. Poisel, service acct supervisor 41 50 M. L.. Meyers, service acct; supervisor ... 30 00 C. F. Tillet, service acct supervisor .... 43 75 C. J. Tillet, 250 4 in tile 2 50 I. W. McEwen, publishing 99 est 2 00 A. McCoy & Co 6 R stomps 2 00 A. W. Prevo, exp to Indianapolis etc.. .... 15 00 Leslie Clark, publishing est 2 00 Total 708 92 SPECIAL SCHOOL TAX. RECEIPTS Amt on hand at date of last report $ 498 40 amt received Dec 1898 285 46 amt received May 1899 287 67 Total receipt special school fund...... 1071 59 Deduct expenditures for the year .... 777 05 Balance on hand ~ 294 51 EXPENDITURES NAME FOR WHAT PAID AMT F. S. Breese, lathing school 16 dist 1 .... 7 15 Fred Yarger, plastering 22 00 P. M. Querry & Co sohool supplies ...... 7 79 Prevo & Moreland, paint .... 25 00 Arthur Prevo painting 3 school houses .... 36 00 John Kimble, doz brooms 1 35 John Kimble, nails 4 23 “ hauling lumber, sand, brick.. 15 50 “ carpenter work ...... . 45 88 Geo. Coppess, janitor commencement .... 1 00 John Guild, cleaning 3 school houses .... 4 25 J. R. Linton, lumber, brick & lime .... 118 62 Martha L. Faris. cleaning sch house ground 2 50 J. A Turner, hauling school fTr dist 1 .... 1 50 Prevo & Moreland, paint & school supplies 33 06 Jacob Kline, service as director 3 years .... 6 00 C. J Tillet;, cleaning school house 2 00 C. W. Faris, director district 3 2 00 John Kimble, bell and rope .... .v 10 14 William Prewett, labor director 5 00 Edwin Goldsberry, eight cord of wood .... 8 00 C. W, Faris, wood district 3 10 60 Opha Bisher, wood district 1 10 80 S. C. Robinson, institute work 13 50 “ music for commencement ’9B 1 50 H H Weakly, fixing pump s, 75 Nora Robinson, institute work 13 30 Frank Faris, institute work 14 00 Odessa Posey, institute work 14 00

H M Prevo, institute work . 14 00 J M Spriggs, institute work 14 70 W J Swisher, repairing school house .... 50 John Kimble, putting in doors i. 128 “ to merchandise 7 3 35 W J Simons, wood for district 2.. ...... 14 40 Mead Rayburn, wood for district 4 5 00 L H Hamilton, eight gold stars 8 00 Leslie Clark, programs 1898 4 44 Prevo & Moreland, 5 per cent, sch books . . 14 DH Goble, 42 copies of Home & Sch Visitor 10 50 E S Johnson, 125 manuscripts 6 25 W A Huff, four gold stars 4 00 John Kimble, cleaning school house .... 1 60 Leslie Clark, pupils mss 8 50 J J Van Buskirk, balance on wells 170 94 Wm Everly, school furnitures 72 00 T0ta1....' .-. 777 08 TUITION FUND. RECEIPTS | Amt on hand at date of last report $ 9C 8 20 amt received Dec. 1898 363 31 amt received Jan 1899 .. 338 44 amt received March 1899 63 16 amt received May 1899 383 67 amt received -June 1899 468 11 Total receipts tuition fund 2524 89 Paid out since last report 1660 00 Balance 864 89 EXPENDITURES AME FOR WHAT PAID AMT S|C Robinson, teaching dis 1, $2.25.... 252 00 Frank Faris, ** “3, 2.00.... 272 00 HM Prevo, “ 6, 2.00.... 272 00 JM Spriggs, “ “4, 2.10.... 285 60 Nora Robinson, • “ “2, 1.90... 258 40 Odessa Posey, “ “5, 2.00.... 272 00 George Collins, “ “1, 2,00.... 48 00 T0ta1.... 1.......... 1660 00 POOR FUND RECEIPTS amt received from County Treas ...$ 113 17 j “ « “ 89 981 Total receipts tuition fund 203 15| Paid out since last report 203 lp EXPENDITURES NAME FOR WHAT PAID AMT Henry 18 array, (Quietus • • 89 98 « « 113 17 • • «•••••••••• llu A I DOG FUND 15 RECEIPTS a . . , . . 1 , . ( ten it I Ami on nano, ai tasi report .... • »»•.... . i iou i # a m m j • J r*P9 ca‘4