Supreme Court rules auditor entitled to per diem on tax board
The supreme court held that a county auditor may receive extra pay for serving on the county tax board of review in addition to his salary. The decision implies the assessor and treasurer, also board members, would be affected similarly. Dekalb County commissioners had sued Frank P. Seiler to recover 378 dollars paid for twenty eight days on the board. the high court reversed the circuit court, ruling the fee and salary law requiring funds to be turned over does not apply in this case.
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Supreme Court
County ‘Tax Board of Review
Commissioners
Dekilb County
Frank P. Seiler
Board of Review
Circuit Court
Free Textbook Bill Proposes Statewide Low Price Loans
Senator Gray pushes a measure for free textbooks by limiting prices to the lowest in any state and requiring affidavits from publishers. Books would be supplied to trustees and loaned to students with parental responsibility for damage or loss and possible deposits.
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Gray
Law Aims to Provide Free Books for Public Pupils
A proposal would require advance payment to cover any potential loss and apply only to public school pupils. The bill, pushed by Senator Gray, claims books could be used about three years, reducing trustee expenses. A group of sixteen city ladies traveled by snow sled to Oscar Bayliss and wife’s home for a social with ample food and merriment.
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Gray
Oscar Bayliss
Sam Bender
John Wolfenberger
John Studabaker
Sam Slocker
N. EK. Stafford
G. R. Venis
Dave Shelly
Jacob Keenig
Charles Close
If. Heister
Charles Burgan
George Markley
John Fink
Robert Saurer
J. A. Anderson
Flora Heche
Newspapers as Text Books in Mountain Grove School
Professor W. I. Lynch urges use of newspapers in class at the State Teachers Association meeting in St. Louis. He subscribes to seventy papers and has pupils read one article weekly, then retell its story in their own words, pairing up real world events with classroom study.
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W. 11. Lynch
Mountain Grove
State
St. Louis
Lynch
Tie
Indiana Oil Boom Hints at Record 1903 Start
Indiana oil operations are expected to surge with heavy leasing and rising prices. Eastern capitalists rush to acquire land and leases as the Standard taps its reserves and drilling costs may rise to mobilize tools. Observers foresee a standout year ahead with potential record outputs.
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Indiana
Indiana Field
Knights of Pythias Map New Hall Amid Strong Membership
Inclemant weather limited turnout but a good crowd heard the auditing committee report the lodge financially sound with 243 members in good standing. Officers installed at the last regular meeting included Hubert Bartlemay as chancellor commander and Charles Houston as vice chancellor, as the lodge eyes a new hall.
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Knights of Pythias
Harry Nelson
Uerb Bartlemay
Charles Houston
H. B E. Robison
T. W. Grove
C. B. Dougherty
Lester Burgan
Josiah Weeser
George Burgner
Ierb Bartlemay
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Bluffton Citizens
A Bluffton resident testifies that Dean's Kidney Pills swiftly relieve back ache and kidney discomfort. He notes his daughter’s six month back pain improved after using the product from Chas C Deam's drug store, with better health since. Sold by all dealers at 40 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is a sale agent. Remember the name Don's and take no substitute.
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Dean
Bluffton
A.C. Smith
Marcy Mfg. Co
Oak Street
Chas. C. Deam
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U.S
Don's
Unclaimed Letters at Bluffton PO for Week End Jan 12 1903
The Bluffton post office reports letters remaining uncalled for for the week ending January 12 1903. Names include Mrs. Sarah Blue Rev E S Keller Mrs Noah Krepps Martin Kiser Wm Oroke Ida Owens.
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Bluffton
Sarah Blue
E. S. Keller
Noah Krepps Martin Kiser
Wm. Oroke
Ida Owens
Chipp Testifies About Jamaica Dance Hall Incident
Rev William D Chipp of the Reformed church testified in a New York court case over a $600 bond. He admitted registering with a woman not his wife at Meegan’s Jamaica dance hall in March 1901 and described entering a room, disrobing, and consuming beer before leaving when the law appeared to be violated. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff in full.
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Chicago
State Department of Excise
Fidelity and Casualty Company of
New York
William Meegan
Jamaica
S. J
Chipp
Woodhaven
Timber Scarcity Threatens Bluffton Industries
In Wells county timber is extremely scarce with yards empty and logs not piled as before. Bluffton faces a serious situation as local factories rely on fresh timber, including the Hub factory and the Bluffton Hoop factory demanding elm and other wood.
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Wells County
Bluffton
Bluffton Hoop
Bluffton Timber Supply Threatens Local Mills
The article describes looming timber shortages as Mercer Lumber Company and F. P. Adams' stave factory rely on abundant logs. Mills workers, woods crews, and teamsters face escalating demand and potential layoffs as timber becomes scarce and owners resist higher prices, risking suspension of operations in Bluffton.
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Mercer Lumber Company
F. P. Adams
Bluffton
Anti-Saloon league to defend blanket remonstrance
The Anti-Saloon league will uphold the Nicholson law and defend any assault on the blanket remonstrance. It may seek laws making a government license prima facie evidence of retailing and forfeiture for illegal liquor sales. Proposals include widening the blanket remonstrance to city or county and requiring license applicants to file notice with the county auditor 20 days before advertising. It will oppose licensing druggists as saloonkeepers.
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Anti-Saloon League
League
Strance
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