Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1909 — Page 4

Public .Sale. Having decided to quit farming and move to Valparaiso, the under-] signed will sell at public auction at his farm residence, 9 miles east and Ity miles north of Rensselaer, 5I miles northeast of McCoysburg, 4 miles west and 2 miles south of Francesville, 2% mileS east and 2 miles south of Pleasant Grove, commencing at 10 a, m. on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1909, The following property: 4 Head of HORSES—I brown mare, 14 yrs old, wt about 1200, sound, trusty, lady and auto broke, work single or anywhere. One dark-brown mate, about 12 yrs old, wt 1009, lady and auto broke; 1 dark-grey Norman gelding, 3 yrs old, wt 1000, broke for woik or driving in team, gentle; French Canadian pony, Litt'e Black Topsy, about 10 yrs old, wt 875, drive ' single or double, works anywhere, I no bad habits, not afraid of. antes, gentle for women to drive or ride with either cross or side saddle. 6 Head of CATTLE—Consisting of 1 Shorthorn milch cow, 1 fresh about March 1: 1 cow, La’s Jersey, fresh late in February; 1 fullbiooded Jersey cow, fi esh about April Ist, giving milk; 1 cow, part Jersey, splendid butter cow, equal to thoroughbred Jersey; 1 fancy thoroughbred Jersey heifer, 2 yrs old, fresh about April Ist; Thoroughbred Jersey bull. The above cows are all bred to this bull. 10 Head of HOGS —Consisting of 1 Poland-China sow, bred to Po’and-[ 'China boar; 6 shoats, ranging from 85 to 125 pounds each; 3 small s o ts. FARM IMPLEMENTS—One w."gon; 1 Black Hawk corn planter with fertilizer attachments, ICO rods wre; 1 Deering binder; 1 endgate seeder; 1 3-section wooden frame harrow; 1 steel frame 2-section; 1 hay rack; 1 Cassady sulky breaking pl .w; 1 cultivator with eagle c’aw and surface -cultivator attachment; 1 J. I.' Case cultivator; 1 mowing machine; ' 2 cross cut saws; 1 grind stone, and other things too numerous to m ntion. VEHICLES and HARNESS—I ex-tension-top carriage; 1 top buggy; 1 spring wagon: 1 set t°am harness; 1 set double light harness. I HOUSEHOLD GOODS—Cne ktc’ et cupboard; 1 ; large Art Garland base. burner; 1 Cole’s air tight wood he t-' ing stove, good as new, cost $11; i 1 Excelsior 200 egg incubator, has | hatched 87 per cent, good bathing machine; 2 cream separators; 1 large I galvanized tank, containing 2 8-gal-i lon milk cans and a 4 gallon cream , can; 1 galvanized, tank with clover leaf shaped interior can; 3 8-gallon creamery cans; 1 set kitchen chairs; 5 stands of bees, and oti er articles. PRIVATE SALE—I will offer at private sale, my Brown Patch mare, 4 yrs old, wt about 1000; fine saddler, and will pace or trot in single ham s', a good stepper, perfectly sound; cn account of my poor health her training for some months has teen neglected. Mrs. PEARL TEMPLETON. TERMS —A credit of 10 months will be given on sums of over $5 with approved security, without Interest if paid when due; if not paid when due, 8 per cent will be charged from date of sale. A discount of 6 per cent will be given for cash on all sums over $5. All sums of $5 and under, cash in hand. ’ No property to be removed until settled for. GEORGE STALKER. Fred Phillips, auctioneer. C. G. Spitler, clerk. ciety.

PUBLIC_ SALE. As I am going to move from - this country, 1 will offer at public sale at my residence, 5 miles north and 2 miles west of Remington, and 7 miles south and 2 miles west of Rensselaer, WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 3, 1909, The following property: TEN HEAD OF HORSES & COLTS— Consisting of 1 dark-grey horse, 5 yrs old, auto broke, wt 12t0: 1 brown mare, 12 yrs old, wt 1300, in foal; 1 bay horse. 6 yrs old, wt 1250; 1 bay horse, 4 yrs old, wt 1250, this pair well matched and work good together. One match team of dark-grey colts, 2 and 3, yrs old, wt 2200. One bay mare,- 8 yrs old, in foal. One brown mare, 2 yrs old, wt 1100. One brown mare colt, coming 2 yrs old, wt 950. Yearling horse eolt. 16 HEAD OF CATTLE—6 good milch cows, some of which are giving milk and others will be fresh soon. Three 2-yr-old heifers, fresh in spring. One good grade bull. Six spring calves. 34 HEAD OF HOGS—One full-blood Duroc boar. Two brood sows, to farrow last of March. 15 shoats, wt about 125. 16 fall pigs. FARM IMPLEMENTS—I 8-foot- Deering binder with tongue truck, almost new; 1 Deering mower; 1 hay rake; 1 Rock island cutaway disc; 1 Rock Island corn planter with 80 rods of wire; 1 3-section steel frame harrow; 1 riding cultivator with gopher attachments; 1 walking cultivator; 1 force feed endgate seeder and box; 1 gang plow in good shape; 1 walking plow; 1 pair bob-sleds; 1 hay ladder; 2 wagons, both narrow tire, one with 48-inch box; 1 top buggy, st' el tire; 1 hay gatherer; 1 buggy pole; 1 set double buggy harness, good as new; 2 sets of work harness; 1 new saddle; 3 stacks of timothy hay, and other articles not mentioned. TERMS—A credit of 11 months will be given on sums of Ow r $lO with approved s curity, without int< rest if paid when due; if not paid when due, 8 per cent will be charged from date of sale. A discount of 6 per cent will be given for cash on all sums over $lO. All sums of slo and under, cash in hand. No property to be nmov d until settled for. JESSE FURDEM. Fred Phillips, auctioneer. C. G. Spitkr. clerk. * 'NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION. Notice is hereby given that the und rsjjned has be. n appointtd by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Jasper County, State of Indi ma, administrattrlx of the estate of Henry F. Feldman, late of Jasp r County, d ceased. Said estate Is supposed to b ■ solvent. LIZZIE M. FELDMAN. Administratrix. January 18th, 1909. :. WOOD AND COAL. We carry the largest stock of wood and coal in the city. We carry 1-40-1, Easter Gem, and Jackson Hill for ranges, Splint, Pittsburg and anthracite for heaters. Our wood is food and dry either in 4 foot, 16 inch block or split wood. When in need of wood or coal give ue a trial. Rensselaer Lumber Co., Phone 4. Get your aoale bills at the Republican.

Executor’s Sale of Real Estate. The undersigned, executor of the last Will and Testament, of Adam Griftin, deceased, hereby gives notice that by ' virtue of an order of the Hancock Circuit Court, in,the btate of Indiana, he wni at tnw hour of 10 o’clock a. m., on the ■» 12TH DAY OF. MARCH, 109, at the otfide of bamuei ano -Harry H. Griffin, in the town of fchtrlaan, Indiana, and from d <.y to day th r.aft.r until sold, offer for sale at private sale, free of liens thereon, ail the int.rest of said decedent in and to the following d str.bed r.al es.atei . to-wit: ’the east half, of the southw st quartter, the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter, the southwest quail.r of the northeast quarter and the southwest quarter o(> the southeast quarter, all in section four, township thirty-one north, range seven west, in Jasp.r county, in the State of Indiana. Also ninety feet oft of tne east end of lot seven in Juan 8. ’ bpann s subdivision of lots two, three and four, in block eight, in Isaac Harris’ sub-divis-ion of out lot 157 in the city of Indianapolis, Marion county, Indiana. B.ing Known as Auuibef ov thake Street. Also, beginning at a point i., a line ' in a northeasteny direction 40 feet north and parallel tfitu tne center or the C. C. C. & St. L. railway, 7«7 feet from the southwest corner ot the southeast quarter of the southwest quarter in section 9, township 17 nortn, range 6 cast; thence' in a northwesterly direction 092 and 9/12 feet to a rock; th.nce north 6J degrees east 66 and 8/12 ft et to a rock; thence south 41 and Vi d grees east 685 and 2/12 feet to the north line of the right ot way of the above named railway, thence in a soutnwesu-rly direction 20ti.6 feet to the piace of beginning. Containing three acres more or less, situated on the west side of and adjoining the town of Portville, in Hancock county, Indiana. Also, beginning at the northwest corner of the southeast quarter of the southwest_ quarter of section nine, in tov\ nship seventeen north, range I six east, running th nee east two chains and 92 lilies; thence 39 degree s east 15 chains and 1 Unas; thence south 51 degrees west with the south line of the county road 15 chains and 27' aild links to the southwest corner ot the said southeast quarter aforesaid; tile nee north- 2o chains and 20 links to the place of beginning, containing 12 acres,, more or less. Except a tract out of the southwest corn.r of the southeast quarter, described as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of the southeast quarter afor_said and 1 running thence north 27 rods; thence j east 13 rods; thence south 3) d gr.es cast 15 and '4 rods; th nee south 51 degrees west to the place of beginning, situated in H.-ncoeit county, in the State of Indiana, just west of Fortville, on the north side of an Int rurbah Line. The two last d. scribed tracts of land b.-ing situated near a stop on an Interurban Line, and only a snort distance Hom the center of Fortville. Un the tract first above described as 1 being in Hancock county there is a , large two story dwelling, also a stable I anu out buildings. Un the tract in [ Marlon county there is a two story frame dwelling. Said sale will be made subject to' the . approval of said court, for not 1 ss (than the full appraised value of said ' real estate, ana upon the following terms and conditions: At least on - third of the purchase money cash in hand, the balance in two equal installments, payable in not to exceed nine and eighteen months, evidenced by notes of the purchas.r, bearing six per cant interest from date, waiving relief, providing attorney’s fees, and s. cured by first mortgage on the real estate sold, or the purchaser may pay all tne purchase money cash in hand. HARRY H. GRIFFIN, i .Executor, Sheridan, Indiana. Jan.29-Feb.s-12-19-26.

Public Sale. As I will move onto a smal’er farm March 1, I will offer at public auction, at my residence, 3% miles south and H mile east of Rensselaer, Sty miles north and ty mile east of Remington, commencing at 10 a. m., on THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1909. 13 Head of HORSES—Consisting of 1 bay horse, Shire, 5 yrs old, wt 1400, general purpose; 1 brown horse, Shire, 4 yrs old, wt 1500, draft; 1 bay horse, Shire, 2 yrs old, wt 1350, good chunk; 1 bay mare, coming 3 yrs old, Norman, wt 1300; 1 sorrel mare, Coach, 14 yrs old, wt 1400; 1 black mare, 18 yrs old, wt 1350, in foal; 3 iron-grey Colorado colts, 2 yrs old, Norman cross with good bone and good size and gentle; 1 dark grey gelding, coming 2 yrs old, Norman, wt 1100; 1 bay filly, coming 2 yrs old. Norman, wt 1000; 1 brown mare, 9 yrs old; 1 sorrel mare, 8 yrs old. 24 Head of CATTLE —Consisting of 11 head of good cows, coming fresh In February and March. These cows I are good creamers, some good Jerl.geyg. I' Hereford’ bull, 3 yrs old, full blood; 2 steers, 2 yrs old; 10 head iof spring calves, good ones, wt 500 pounds. 12 Head of HOGS—Consisting of 3 brood sows, to farrow in April; 9 fail pigs, good ones. FARM IMPLEMENTS, WAGONS, HARNESS, ETC.—Consis ing of 1 riding cultivator; 2 walking cultivators; ‘ 1 1-horse weeder; 1 2-section harrow; 1 3-section harrow; 1 16-inch sulky breaking plow; 1 16-in’ch walking plow; 1 gopher; 1 14-lnch walking plow; 1 10-foot lowdown seeder; 1 bradley corn planter; 1 broad tired wagon; 2 single buggies, old; 1 carriage, good; 1 set hay ladders; 1 set of gravel boards; 2 gels feeders, capacity 100 bushels of ear corn; several cattle troughs; 3 sets of heavy leather harness; 1 U. S. cream separator, good as new, No. 7, capacity i4OO pounds; 10 tons of wild hay; 1 ! range cook stove; 15 bushels of yellow Dent seed corn; 1 Standard mowI ing machine, etc., etc. A credit of 11 months will be given on sums over $lO, with usual conditions; (j per cent off for cash, where entitled to credit. MARION I. ADAMS. Fred Phillips, auctioneer. J. P. Hammond, clerk. Hot lunch, on ground.

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BBJIW. Annual Report of Township Trustees to the Advisory Boards of Receipts and During the Year 1908. HANGING GROVE TOIWNSHIP. UGWNSHIP FUND—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement. .$609.19 County Auditor, warrants... 300.09 Same, same 229.62 interest 30.01 Interest 24.78 Total of balance and receipts. .1194.69 Expenditures George Parker, service adv board. 5.00 Joseph Stewart, same.. 5.00 J P Gwin. same. Wash Cook, service as trustee.... 206.00 Wm Gray, cleaning cemetery.... 10.50 F E Babcock, pub rep & dep no,, 12.25 Geo II Healey, rep and of sup.... 17*S3 William Gray, cleaning cemetery.. . 10.00 Same, same ' ; 9.75 Millard Fross, cleaning Ran dtch 3.30 Hoy Rishling, service supervisor,. 42.50 Rensselaer Lum \Co. ceme fence.. 9.90 E D Rhoades, same 37.20 D H Goble Co, office supplies 85 F E Babcock, est and dep notice.. 6.00 George Parker, service supervisor 28.00 Ed Peregrine, same 80.00 Robert Jordan, same 50.50 Healey &,■ Clarke, adver and of sup 12.80 J L Beesley, gravel 18.75 Total disbursements.. 571.13 TUITION FUND—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement. .1946.37 County Auditor, warrants. 268.61 Same, same 36.37 Same, same.. 753.00 Same, same 276.03 Same, same 575.88 Interest 16.00 Same 34.00 Total of balance and receipts. .3906.26 Expenditures. Blanche McCarthy, teaching 340.75 Lural Anderson, same.... 333.50 Lucy Beasley, same 384.25 R C McDonald, same 384.25 Mattie Heltzel, same 333.50 Elizabeth Hemphill, same 175.00 Mabel E Ward, same 160.00 Hayes Gwin, same 110.00 Feme Parker, same 115.00 Lural Anderson, same 110.00 R <• McDonald, same 175.00 Total disbursements 2621.25 SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement.. 961.78 County Auditor, warrants 582.06 Same, same 459.15 Total of balance and receipts. .2002.99 Expenditures Blanche McCarthy, ins and Jan wk 31.65 Lural Anderson, same 28.90 Lucy Beasley, same , 33.75 ft C McDonald, same 33.75 Mattie Heltzel, same... 33.30 G Jessen, gold stars 6.86 A F Long, school supplies 3.15 Reed McCoy, .game 9.48 Healey & Clarke, com programs.. 8.50 Robt Jordan, hauling pupils 108.00 Mrs. J Harmon, 5ame............ 10.00 A A Fell, seed corn boys corn club 2.22 Babcock & Hopkins, coal 3.78 Ernest Lamson, manuscripts 3.40 Reed McCoy, insurance on sch.... 18.15 Roy Gwin, painting sch houses.. 50.00 Geo Parker, cl house and mow yd 4.00 Robt Cook, hauling coal mow yd 6.85 Blanche Cook, cleaning sch h 3.00 H N Moulds, hauling coal, cl sch.. 11.45 S D Kiger, school registers 2.50 Russell Willitts, hauling coal 4.20 Joseph Stewart, same and cl sch.. 10.55 Robt Jordan, cl .sch and mow yd.. 4.00 Joseph Stewart, fenc yd & rep sch 12.65 J P Gwin, coal and supplies 1.50 R C McDonald, school supplies.... 7.60 J C Gwin, posts for school yard.. 10.10 E D Rhoades, stove and sch sup.. 35.04 A F Long, school supplies .. 11.15 J A Larsh, same ...... 10.70 Simon Coo# hauling coal. 5.85 Chas Jordan, same ~ 9.25 Albert Warner, fuel for 5ch001.... 5.00 Willie Montz, prize on corn 5.00 D H Gdble Co, H and S visitors.. 10.84 Harriet Harmon, prize on bread.. 5.00 Amanda Jenkins, same 3.00 Verda Lewis, same 2.00 Chester Miller, prize on corn.... 2.00 Sam Cook, same...., 3.00 Warner Bros, school supplies.... 2.05 J N Leatherman, wk on rd book.. 5.00 Total disbursements 736.67 ROAD FUND—Recel ts. Balance on hand last settlement.. 176.63 County Auditor, warrants 1045.66 Same, same 25.55 Total of balance and receipts. 1247.84 Expenditures County Auditor, road receipts 700.91 'County treasurer, tax Horton ditch 19.17 J N weatherman, road receipts.... 9.18 Lon Wood, same _".99 Total disbursements 730.25 ADDITIONAL ROAD FUND—Receipts Balance on hand last settlement. .1784.73 County Auditor, warrants 532.86 Same, same .................. 12.78 Total of balance and receipts.232o.37 Expenditures Warner Bros., hardware.. . ... .... 6.20 Frank Peregrine, bridge w0rk....~ 13.00 Joseph Willits, moving bridge.... 10.00 J N Tyler, road work 6.00 George Goss, plow 6.11 Reed McCoy, bridge timber 8.20 Simon Cook, work on ditch 4.00 Wilson Potter, cutting brush 1.75 Albert Warner, ditching r0ad...... 10.00 George Parker, road work 13.29 L S Myer, ditching road 6.00 John Maurltz, cleaning Poole ditch 20.50 Sam Cavlnder, same, Randle ditch 40.00 W S Lowman, hauling gravel 11.80 M B Price. Howe ditch 240.90 Crawsfordsville Ciil Co., sewer pipe 242.76 A E Stewart, road work 3.00 Calvin Hunt, same 6.00 C A Lefler, grav and bdg timber.. 33.17 R V Johns, blacksmithing 2.60 Frank Fross, rond work - 8.75 Mike Kanne. bridge timber 3.00 Hoy Rishling, tile for road 11.70. H D Ashley, tiling road 50.00 James Lefler, road work 2.50 Total disbursements 756.23 DOG FUND—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement.. 127.32 Township Assessor, dog tax...... 56.00 Total of balance and receipts.. 183.32 Expenditures. J D Miller, turkeys killed by dogs 6.75 County Auditor, excess dog fund... 27.32 Total disbursements.? 34.07 POOR FUND—Receipts Balance on hand last settlement.. 178.82 County Auditor, warrants 56.41 Same, same... 7. 45.91 Total of balance and reeelpts.. 280.64 Expenditures. Reed McCoy, merchandise for poor 32.00 Fame. for 5ame.................... 10.00 Dr. Kresler, mcdleal aid 60.00 Dr. Gwin, same 20.00 Total disbursements 122.00 SUMMARY. Bal & Rec. Exp. Bal. Township Fund... 1194.69 571.13 623.56 Tutlon Fund..... .3906,26 2621.25 1285.01 Special Sch F’d..2002 99 726.67 1276.32 Road Fund 1247.84 780 25 516.69 Add Rond Fund. .2320.37 756.23 1564.14 Dog Fund... 183.32 34.07 149.25 Poor Fund 280.64 122.00 158.64 Totals 1H 35.11 5561.66 5573.51 WASHINGTON COOK. Trustee. Examined and approved this, sth day of January, 1909. Joseph Stewart, J. P. Gwin, George Parker, Members of the Advisory Board. . # I . . * 4 ' ’ V ‘ 8 • ■ * BARKLEY TOWNSHIP TOWNSHIP FUND—Recel pts. Balance on hand last aettlementsl477.74 State Rank, Interest.,...'.. 2.28 Jasper S & T Co. same 1.67 Same, same 1.57 Same, same 70

Same, ‘ same ' .71 1-irst Nat. Bank, same 2.75 Jasper S & T Co. same. 2.33 State Bank, 5ame.....*..,.. 2.33 Same, same 2.25 First Nat Bank, same 1.59 State Bank, same 2.14 Jasper" S & T Co. same - 2.50 County Treasurer’s warrants.... 719.45 State Bank, interest 2.62 Jasper 8 &, T Co same 2.30 First Nat. Bank, same 2.47 State Bank, same 3.30 Jasper S & T Co same 3.26 State ;Bank, interest..;... 3.22 Same, same 2.91 Same, same a . 2.41 Same same.... ..ju*. 1.50 Jasper S & T Co same.. 4.49 (Same, same 4.36 Same, same 3.22 Same, same 4.25 Grant Davisson, phonh rent...... 2.65 County Treasurer’s wan ants 637.06 P Comer, docket fees 11.00 Total of balance and receipts. .2911.03 Expendltuies J I Miller, tile for road IMO Alter Bros tile 10.54 : Grant Davisson, services as trustee 406.00 Ellas Arnold, services as advisor.. 5.00 Geo Daniels, same.... 5.00 ,Wm Folgar, same 5.00 Jasper Co Tel Co. me55ag.5....12.34 Ernest Laipson, county prize "J6O F E Babcock, publishing and sup 22.65 D H Goble Co office supplies 10.19 J W Burget, dynamite, 3.45 J E Alter, surveying ditch 4.00 Dolph Day, cement for bridges.... 12.30 Perry Marlatt, gravel 29.80 Geo. Murray, postage 2.00 F E Babcock, pub report 15.50 Geo Healey, same and dep notice 19.50 Chas Walker, supervisor 10.00 i John W Cooper, same.... 500 'Geo Williams, legal advice 1907.. 7.75 J W Cooper, supervisor. 45.00 I Same, same 10.00 'J N Leatherman, report blanks., _ .30 Chas Walker, supervisor 20.00. IA A Fell, seed corn 4.44 John W Cooper, supervisor 10.00 [Same, same... 15.00 i James Newcomb, 5aihe...30.00 SJohn W Cooler, same 5.00 Geo E Murray, postage...... 2.00 J W Cooper, services supervisor.. 15.00 F E Babcock, receipt bks and est 7.00 Chas Walker, service supervisor.. 5.00 J N Spriggs, same 25.00 I Chas. Walker, same. 5.00 John Cooper, same 5.00 Rex Ott, cleaning sch h0u5e...... 1.00 George Davisson, bridge lumber.. 77.45’ Same, gravel 75.00 T A Hurley, gravel and 1ab0r...,,. 50.00 J W Cooper, services superivor.... 5.00 Smith New’ell, meals for masons.. 7.0.0 Emmett Eldridge,.. labor on bridge 20.00 Samuel Rees, cleaning ditch...... 2.00 Jahies Newcomb, ser supervisor.. 50.00 J W Cooper, same. 5.00 Milt Michaels, labor on Moore bdg 3.00 Chas Walker, services supervisor.. 67.25 Same, same..... 12.75 I Fred Linback, labor, on road 1.20 J W Cooper, supervisor orders.... 269.56 James Spriggs, services supervisor 95.00 Frank Alter, tile 24.04 Chris Morgenegg, hauling gravel.. 13.90 ; Cyrl Steele, same 55.00 H F King, repair work 7.30 iJames Newcomb, ser supervisor.. 40.00 I Perry Marlatt, gravel 11.00 John Schroer, stone for bridge.... 91.70 Robt M Hurley, repair work. 75 IJ I Miller, tile and supervisor or.. 82.52 [Marquis Arnold, prize on corn 5.00 :Florence Arnold, prize on bread.. 5.00 Ethel Marlatt, same '. 3.00 Ruth Bull, 5ame......2.00 (Arnold Kolhoff, prize on corn.... 2.00 | Fred Daniels, same.... 3.00 I Theodore Snow, gravel 13.00 i Frank Alter, tile 22.10 Hiram Day, cemenj 34.97 IF E Babcock, printing....,,,,..,, 8.10 1 Warner Bros supplies 70.17 I Fred Hemphill, blacksmithing.. 2.25 M P Comer, hauling gravel..: 9.00 Ernest Lamson. prize on bd c.. 2.54 John Scott, cutting brush ' 6.50 Foltz & Spitler, legal advice 5.00 Ed Rhoades, supplies 31,73 Geo A Wiliams, legal advice 5.00 J John Menely, gravel 32.80 Total disbursements 2134.73 TUITION FUND—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement. .2521 r 97 County Treasurer's warrants 832.31 First Nat Bank, interest 6.94 Same, same..... 5.98 Same, same 2.00 Same, same 3.16 Same, same 4.26 Same, same 4.00 Same, same 6.19 Same, same »5.11 Same, same 4.22 Same, same .' __ 5.46 Jasper S & T Co 5ame...........1.31 Same, same 1.04 Same, same <*. .30 Total- of balance and receipts 7293.29 Expenditures. Walter Lutz, teaching 183.00 Flora McClelland, same 144.20 Day Jordan, same 198.00 John G Hayes, same 184.00 Nellie Schroer, same 340.40 Elmer Wilcox, same 190.00 Agnes Kahler, same 188.00 Alice Eib. same 247.00 Jennie Elb, same 255.40 Homer Arnold, same -. 290.06 •Farm D Wells, same , 236.00 Grace Daugherty, same 253.00 Leila Grant, same 63.80 Grace Wagner, same 199.00 Chas F Stackhouse, transfer H S.. 6.00 Homer L Arnold, teaching ~ 50.00 Oka Pancoast, same 125.00 Grace Daugherty, same., 95.00 Mary Jacks, same 110.00 Walter O Lutz, same 130.00 Leonard Hayes, same. 175,00 Floyd Williams, same 160.00 Disa Longwell, same 115.00 Carrie Pierce, same 120.00 Agnes Kahler, same ~... 130.00 John G Hayes, same 183.00 Day Jordan, same 162.00 Total, disbursements 4532.80 SPECIAL SCHOOL FUND—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement.. 724.96 County Treasurer warrants 1468.26 Chas Shroyer, old lumber 6.00 County treasurer warrants 1275.15 James E Meyers, old stove 2.00 Total of balance and receipts. 3476.37 Expenditures Bessie McElfresh, prize on bread. 3.00 Merrlmon Tudor, nhuling pupils.. 50.00 E V Hansford, school supplies.... 2.10 , Paul Norman, prize on corn 3.00 Wm Folgar, wood for 3,6, 5.... 16.50 Everett McCleary, labor No 9.... 3.75 Chas Reed, same, No 6 7.10 Meriimon Tudor, hauling pupils.. 150.00 John Bowen, wood No 13 7.50 J M Spriggs, same, No 2 7.50 Haivey Davisson, same, No 12, 6 58.50 Leslie Clark, manuscripts and ptg 17.36 Everett Parker, wood & labor Nolz 37.50 Flore McClellan, Ins and janitor.. 19.90 1 Jud Adams, labor, No 14 6.25 i Day Jordan. Ins and janitor ; 31.15 iG M Brandenburg, hauling pupils 152.70 lEd Walker, wood, Ho 10 17.88 Grace Wagner, ins and 'anltor.. 24.50 Chris Morgenegg, labor, No 5.... 11.00 I D Walker, same, No 3....- 2.50 Aley Baker, same, No 8..., 3.25 Thos G Brown, hauling pupils.... 10.00 I Leila Grant, hold ex and janitor.. 4.90 Gtista McCleary, labor. No 9.... 2.00 I Mary Parker, same No 12 3.00 IWm Snedecker, taking enumera.. 12.00 I Wesley Walker, wood. No 11.... 12.50 ! T M Walters, same, No 2 16.00 'Elmer Wilcox, institute and Jan.. 26.00 | Farm D Wells, same 34.30 G Jessen. 12 gold stars 11.16 First Nat Bank, gold medals.... 25.00 John G Hayes, ins and janitor.. 29.60 IB Forsythe, exp for commencem’Jt 3.60 [Geo R Masters, rep sch house.... 25.00 Same, same 10.00 I Merimon Tudor, hauling pupils.... 55.00 [Geo R Masters, repairing sch h.. 10.00 Same, same 12.46 Maines * Hamilton, coal 6.60 Grace Daugherty, ins and janitor 28.70 Alice Elb. same 81.85 Jennie Eib. same 82.27 Nellie Schroer, same 82.27 Geo R Masters, rep sch house.... 10.00 James E Myers, hauling lumber.. 250 Thos Tanner, labor diet. 11 2.50 Walter Luts, Ins and janitor 29.40 Agnes Kahler, same 26.00 H L Arnold, 81.50 J S Halliday, wood 10. M J F Payne, labor dlst. 4.... >-50 F E Babcock, com programs...... 14.75 Wm Hefferlin, rep ach house.... 80 00 Homer Waymire, music for com.. 10.00 Wm Hefferlin, rep sch house.... 89.04 J G Hayes, painting self house.. 32.00 J C Gwin, lumber for sch 191.68 a J Harmon, .insurance.; 86.50 |W C Smith, plastering ach...... 6.00 Same, same 10.75

A O Moore, boarding plasterers.. 2.501 T M Callahan, labor and supplies 9.12' N J Abbott, cleaning sch house.. 2.00 Everett McCleary, labor dis 9.... 7.00 Geo Long, same, 13 2.00 Margerie George, cleaning ach h 2.00 Ellas Arnold, labor district 10.... 4.00 Everett Brown, labor district 2.... 13.00 Phebe Doan, same 5.00 Clint ’ Brown, same. f. 10.00 D E Walker," building coal house.. 18.Q0 John Golden, haul Oil and cement 2.50 John G Hayes, labor on sch h.".,. 10.40 John F Payne, labor No. 4 4.00, D E Walker, same No. 3 10.001 Eger Bros., stove 26.001 Chris Morgenegg, labor J'Jo. 5 5.00 I D Vvalker, labor district 3...... . 4.00 D H Goble, S visitors and sup.... 43.06 W O Smith, labor district 15 1.50 James Spriggs, wood and supplies 20.00 James E Britt, oiling f100r5...... 13.00 George Brandenburg, haul pupils 75.00 i W H Gratner, labor ditsrict 4.... 1.50 J A Larsh, paint and supplies.... 37.65 John W Norman, labor district 3,. 3.00 Clint Brown, labor district 2...... 11.00 J L Adams, same, 14...... 5.25 John Bowen, same, 15............ 1.50. Chris Morgenegg, same, 5 9.65 Sam Fendlg, supplies.... 1.00, A F Long, paint and supplies.... 64.65.| Thomas Tanner, labor district 11 3.00 ( Maines & Hamilton, coal 30.70 F E Babcock, manuscripts... 7.70 G. E Murray, school supplies 19.07 Aaron Vore, hauling pupils...... 37.50 T J Parker, labor district 12.;.. 3.50 Healey & Clarke, printing 11.25 White & Hickman, repairing pump 2.00 Eger Bros., nails and lock 2.95 Rensselaer Lumber Co., lumber.. 57.50 Babcock & Hopkins, coal 32.14 J C Gwin, lumber 34.86 E V Ransford, supplies t 2.30 Chas Walker, labor district 8, 1907 7.00 Total disbursements... 2276.95 ROAD FUND—Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement.. 317.22 County treasurer warrant5........1351.06 Same, same 39.29 Total of balance and receipts. .1707.57 Expenditures W N Jenkins, road receipts-...,;. 5.80 Co Treasurer, S B gravel road.... 85.92 Same, Burns ditch ••. • • «.• • • . 48.28 J N Leatherman, redeemed rd rec. 1112.91 T O Sanders, ditching road 14.25 John Makeever, 1umber.......... 12.45 John Stockwell, ditching road.... 27.00 Korah McGinnis, labor, Schroer, bg 10.12 Elbert Hurley, same 2.25 FTank McGinnis, same 17.25 S B Switzef, assmt Honan dtch.. 23.61 Henry Doan, labor on Moore bdg 4.00 Daniel Waymire, tiling road. 19.50 Nancy J Burget, same 7.50 Ad Shook, grading road 15.81 James Spriggs, supervisor orders 71.95 W H Snedeker, road work ’f,. 2.82 J N Leatherman, road rec reed.. 57.87 Samuel Hopkins, road work 2.20 Total disbursements. 1541.49 ADDITIONAL ROAD FUND—Receipts Balance on hand last settlement. .1484.89 County treasurer warrants 887765 County Treasurer, refund bridges 415.97 County treasurer warrants... 25.74 Jack Cooper, lumber 4.75 G B Switzer, refund Honan ditch 5.66 Total of balance and receipts. .2824.66 Expenditures Elias Arnold, tiling road 12.40 James Bradenburg. same 7.50 J H Buckles, cutting brush 5.00 George Long, bridge w0rk........ 5.00 Wesley Walker, hauling lumber.. 3.00 Earl Barkley, lumber. ’ 64.15 James Wiseman, ditching road.... 5.00 J I Miller, tile 82.41 T A Hurley, same 3.00 George Davisson, lumber 50,00 John Renicker, tiling road 8.00 Picy Zook, building bridge 20.00 Wm. Cooper, painting bridges.... 27.50 John Resh, oil for bridges 2.54 Robert Overton, tiling road 15.60 Wesley Walker, hauling lumber.... 3.00 A A Gorbet, tiling road 35.00 Thomas Tanner, ditching road.... 9.60 J S Hallday, nails etc 3.90 Thomas Tanner, ditching road.... 9.15 J I Miller, tile for roads 101.45 J N Leatherman, wk on road bks 7.00 Wesley Walker, repairing bridge.. 12.00 Elias Arnold, lumber and work.... 17.17 John E Alter, surveying ditch.,.. 9.17 Guy Beebe, bridge paint 1.25 John Cooper, supervisor.... 3.12 R A Parkison, bridge lumber 3.12 M O Callahan, nails and supplies.. 6.11 J I Miller; tile 2.45 W Hurley, labor on Schroer bdg.. 25.12 Elbert Hurley, same 11.25 J E -Sullenberger, same 7.50 F E Schroer, same 12.75 Mark Schroer, same 30.00 Chas W Reed, labor and meals... 49.60 Harry Gifford, gravel 101.30 Emmet" Eldridge, labor Moore bdg 12.25 Charles Shroyer, stone work 33.00 Same, mason work, Schroer bdg.. 94.00

Thomas Walters, gravel 46.00 Wesley Walker, hauling lumber.. 12.00 James Spriggs, supervisor orders.. 212.38 James E Britt, hauling gravel.... 25.50 Chas. Walker, supervisor orders.. 420.90 Samuel Holmes, hauling gravel .. 17.75 Cyrl Steele, same..'... 20.00 Walter Smith, same 57.00 Harry Gifford, tiling road 15.00 John Newcoms, ditching road.... 15.00 T A Hurley, hauling gravel 13.00 T M Callahan, grading road 3.50 Everett McCleary, road work 2.60 F E Marion, hauling sand.. 2.00 Francis M Laken. tiling road.... 2.08 J D Allman, 2 bridges 150.00 T J Parker, ditching road 12.58 Rensselaer Lum Co., lum & cem.. 220.72 J C Gwin, lumber and sewer...... 75.63 Wtj E Moore, hauling gravel.... 6.00 Total disbursements 2240.88 DOG FUND —Receipts. Balance on hand last settlement.. 180.50 Chas Walker, dog tax 115.00 Dog tax. from owners 39.00 Total of balance and receipts.. 334.50 Expenditures « J N Leatherman, excess dog tax.. 90.50 Alice Jenkins, turkeys kill by dogs 2.25 Ed Ritter, 2 sheep killed by dogs 12.00 Thos Lambert 9 turk kill by dogs 7.56 Chas F Shroyer, turk. kill by dogs 9.00 Mary Ritter, turk killed by dogs.. 5.00 Total disbursements 126.31 POOR FUND—Receipts Balance on hand last settlement.. 593.08 Expenditures Tira Miller, poor relief 15.00 Dr. Miller, medical aid 11.25 Tira Miller, poor relief.. 15.00 James Wiseman, same 15.00 Tira Miller, same 15.00 Same. same..}'. «... 15.00 Dr Miller, medical aid 22.50 G E Murray, poor orders 59.00 ' Dr. Miller, medical aid , ... 11.25 [ Total disbursements 179.00 , SUMMARY. Bal & Rec. Exp. Bal. Township Fund... 2911.03 2134.73 776.30 Tuition Fund 7293.29 4532.80 2760.49, Special Sch F'd..3476.37 2276.95 1199W2 Road Fund". 1707.57 1541.49 166.08 I Add Road Fund. .2824.66 2240.88 583.78 | Dog Fund 334.50 126.31 208.19 Poor Fund 593.08 179.00 414.081 I - - ■ - ■ - I Totals 19140.50 13032.16 6108.34 ' GRANT DAVISSON, Trustee. Examined and approved, this the sth , day of January, 1909. Ellas Arnold, ■ . Merriam Tudor, . . George Daniels, Members ot the Advisory Board.

West Carpenter. i Charley B. Alter from West Cnr- ' penter spent a few days with Tulls ' Price in Barkley. Mr. and Mrs. R. Talbot went to Rens- ' selaer Monday. John Stilmhn is ditching this week. William LeVls, from Brook, is ' visiting at L. 8. Alter’s this week. [ Henry,Simony is going to mov® out i west in a few weeks. i Charley Alter and Benny Price Bperl ' the evening with Chris Morgenegg. [ Will Brady is buying hog® this week I Cures baby’s croup, Willie’s dally ' cuts and bruises, mama’s sore throat, [ grandma's lameness Dr. Thomas’ Eclectric Oil—the great household remedy.

SALE. Public sale of Duroc Jersey Sows at our farm % mile north and 1 mile east of Rensselaer, Jasper county, Indiana. Come and see this stock in the sale ring and you will take some of them home with you. Remember that this sale will start at 12:30 o’clock p. m. sharp* Make it a point to be on hand. , 9, 190', 22 BROOD SOWS AND GILTS. • We take pleasure in announcing this, our First Annual Duroc Jersey Brood Sow Sale. Parties from a- distance will be met at the Makeever House at 11:15 a. m. Trains arrive from the south at 7:30 and 9:06 a. m.; from the north at ■ 10:55 a. m. . . . i This offering will consist of tried Sows, Yearl-ngs and Gilts, and 19 Fall Pigs. This offering has the blood of some of th' greatest boars tbit ever entered the show rings of Ohio, Indiana or Illinois. - These tried Sows are sired by Gold Chief and Top Notcher Again. The ; Yearlings are by Kant Again, h- by Kant ■| Be Beat, a boar of national- reputai tion. Their Dams were, tne above tried sows. Kant Again took first at Indiana State Fair 1901, in a field of 14, as a yearling, and was immediately sold to G. A. Gatton, of Springfield, 111., and in 30 days was sold at nis annual public sale for $1,295. Th se Gilts are from these aged—sows and sired by Rensselaer's Best; he by Buddy T’s Best, a boar when in good shape will wigh 860 pounds and heads the herd of L. W. ■ Cross & Son of Mason City, HL Buddy ' T’s Best is a half brother td Buddy |K. 4th. This boar sold at a public sale ! for $5,025 to McNeal Bros., of Bowen, i 111. These sows and gilts are bred safe to Rensselaer’s Best and Kant Again 2nd. TERMS—A cridit of ten months will be given on sums over sls with approved security, without interest if paid when due; if not paid when due, 8 per cent I will be charged from date of sale. A discount of 4 per cent will be given for cash on all sums over sls; sums of sls and under cadh in hand. GEO. O. PUMPHREY & SON. A. J. Harmon and Fred Phillips, aUcts. C. G. Spitler, clerkHot lunch on grounds.

PUBLIC SALE —OF— A 240 -ACRE FARM. Sale is made to make settlement between joint owners. FARM LOCATED IN HANGING GROVE TOWNStHP, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA. DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: The southeast quaiter, also the southeast quarter of the northwest quarter and the southwest quarter of the northeast quarter of secticn 36, township 29 north, range 5 west, consisting of 240 acres. The farm Is located 3 mills noith and 2% miles west of Monon, 7 miles southwest of Francesville, 11 miles east and 114 miles south of Rensselaer, and 3 miles northeast of Lee. The sale will take place on the Farm, on Saturday, Feb. 6,1909 At 1:00 o’clock p. m. THE FARM IMPROVMENTS consist of a 5-room house, story and a half high; good new barn; new Corn crib; well fenced, with part hog-tight pasture; about 200 acres under cultivation; more than 3,000 rods of tile on the farm, with two 10-inch and one 8-inch outlets; 25 acres of fall wheat in; also some loose tile on the place; about 10 acres of good timber. This farm Is known as the Anna E. Weeks Farm, and was purchased by the undersigned from her about three years ago. The Francesville stone road is within 2 miles, and the Monon stone road is within 2% miles. TERMS—SSOO cash on date of sale, binding purchaser to pay one-fourth of purchase price on March 1, 1909; balance 3 to 5 years to suit purchaser, and bearing interest at rate of 5 per cent ALBERT SWING AND JOSEPH SWING Fred Phillips, auctioneer.

PUBLICSALE. The undersigned, having decided to move to South Dakota, will offer at public auction at his residence 6 miles north and i'/i miles west of Rensselaer, 2 miles east of Parr, on what is knows as the G. K. Hollingsworth farm, on WFdINESDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1909, Commencing at 10 o’clock a. m., the following property: 11 Head of HORSES—One roan horse, 12 yrs old, wt 1400; 1 dark dun mare, 10 yrs old, wt 1200, a good single driver, lady broke; 1 dark dun mare, coining 4 yrs old, wt 1350; 1 dark dun colt, coming 3 yrs old, wt 1050; 1 dark bay horse, coming 6 yrs old, wt 1200; 1 light bay horse, coming 4 yrs old, wt 1260; 1 black colt, coming 2; 1 yearling colt; 2 Kentucky saddle horses, out of Omar Kenton horse, 2 and 3 yrs old; one 3-year-old filly, out of Parr horse. 9 Head of CAT L'LE—6 No. 1 good dairy cows, 3 Jersey and 3 half-Jer-sey, not a poor one in the bunch; 3 heifer calves. 17 Head of HOGS-Conslsting of 1 sow and 6 pigs, and ten head of stock hogs, averaging l<o lbs. 10 head of yearling Shropshire ewes, 1 Shropshire yetfnlng buck, eligible to registry. FARM IMPLEMENTS-One Deering binder, good as new;‘l Deering mown; 1 Osborne hay rake; good riding plow; 1 good 16-lnch walking plow; 1 Sure Drop corn planterr with fertilizer attachment and 80 rods of wire, all in good condition; 1 Deere corn planter with 120 rods of wire; 2 riding and 1 walking cultivators, one go< d as n> w, used ohe stnson: 1 disc; 1 steel-frame harrow; 1 bub-al.-d; 2 wide tire wagons with boxes; 1 set single ham. as; 1 DeLaVel cream s parator, go. d as new; 2 five-gallon cream c.,ns; « bush'ls No. 1 yellow seed corn; 150 bushels corn in crib; 10 tens of timothy h.iy in stuck; 15 bush. Is potaoes. Eight dozen Plymouth Rock chickens. One dozen Whits Pekin Ducks. HOUSEHOLD GOODS— One good steel range, 2 heating stoves, 1 bedroom suite, 2 b dab ads. 2 ts springs, 1 good mattress. 1 dos. n dining chairs, 1 8-foot dining table, 1 glass-door supboard, 1 sideboard, 4 roek, rs, 1 center stnnd, 1 sewing machine, 2 kitchen tubl. B. 1 high chair, 1 good washing machine, 1.-gnllon barrel churn, 1 7-gallon dash churn, 1 good milk tank, and many other articles. A flood Collie Shepherd d< g, good us a tired hand on a farm. TERMS —A cr< dlt of 10 months will be givfcn on sums of over $lO with approved security, without interest If paid when due; if not paid when due, 8 per cent will bo charged from date of sale. A discount ,of 6 per cent will be given for Cash on all sums ov< r $lO. All sums of $lO and under, cash Ln hand. No property to be removed until settled tor. . HENRY WILSON. A. J. Harmon, auctioneer. • C. G. gpitler, clerk. Hot Lunch on Ground. I ',V To feel strong, have good appetite and digestion, sleep soundly and enjoy life, use Burdock Blood Bitters, the great system tonic and builder.