The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-04
THE TRUANCY OFFICERS
LIST OF THOSE TO SERVE THE
STATE TILL NEXT SEPTEMBER.
Cost in Last Year Has Been &35,544--
over $4,000 Children Added
to the schools.

list or truant officers appointed 10 serve till
next September. There were .2S7 truant Off
GERS last year and 21O of these reported.
They cost the State $35, 54461, almost $1e9 for
each officer employed. Over thirty thou
sand children We're added to the school at
tendance The total cost of assistance
given these children was $15,SO6.43. This
year the reports indicate that there is much
less difficulty in enforcing the law. This,
in connection with the reduced number of
truant officers, and the firm stand taken by
the Truancy Board in opposition to unjust
allowances, will greatly reduce the expense
Of the administration Of the law. The fol-
lowing is a list of truant officers:
Adams County-District- r. o. Johnson;
District 2, Edwin w. France. Pleasant
Allen-1, Elga NJ. Keyser, GAINESVILLE; 2,
Jesse T. Patton, Fort Wayne.
Bartholomew, Jacob Davis. Columbus;
Benton-1 John Seymour, Earl Park
Biackford--1, Jesse Ford.
Boone--1, Enoch d. James,. Lebanon; 2,
Willbald E4gehardt, louisville; 3, William
Mccartney, Thorntown.
Brown, William Baughman, Bean Bios
som; 2 w. II. NeWmaSter, Pixies Peak.
CARROLL, Dora b. Meyer, Flora.
Cass-, Orlando Powell, Metea; 2, George
Houghton, Logansport; 3, Braden f. Harper,
Clark, VIM. A. Davis, JeffersonviIe; 2,
Aaron Scott Utica; 3, Oliver Crone, Mem
Ciay-1, A. B. Wheeler, Brazil; 2, Ernest
g. Bush, Clay City; ), w. T. MODESTO,
Clinton, Hugh NJ. Hamilton, Frankfort;
/ 2 G. A. Amos.
Crawford-1 Henry C. Robinson. Eckerty;
2 John Jacobs, Marengo; 3, I'll. 5. Gilmore,
DaviessNi Charles F. Merry, Washing
ton; 2, Alexander ODell Odon; 3. John f.
Dearborn@i, Edward Fox. Lawrenceburg;
2 John Stedman, Aurora; 3, Charles Coma
Decatur-1, John w. Roberts, Greensburg;
2 john w. Martin, New Point; 8, Charles
De Kalb-I, Arthur Daniels, Waterloo; 2,
Edward Van Fliet, Garrett.
PelaWare-li s. B. Streeter,, N Mun To.
Eikhart-l, Amos c. Heath, Goshen; 2,
Jacob B, Meyer, Elkhart
Vile nIeS e''0i A''iei' a. 0''-"i9'- Oiiii'' >
Floyd, ]. F. Shut New Albany; 2, Geo.
E: Smith, Floyd's Knob. an.
Fountain, William Judy, Attica; 2,
George w. Crane, Covington; g. Edward
F Franz go p T. McCammon, Brookville;
2, L.. E. Williams, Laurel; 3, Benjamin J.
Kessing, Oldenburg.
Fulton-1 Carlos 0. Fish, Rochester; 2,
VIM. f, Parker, Rochester.
Gibson-1 A. N. Steel, Oakland City; 2
Marshall Harrison, Patoka; 3, c. F. Garrl-
Grant, ]. F. Harmon; 2, Jesse Jones,
Greene, A. ]. Shields, Bloomfield.
Hamilton. Andrew ]. Freyberger, No
Hancock, Charles Huston, Greenfield; 2,
James A. Veach, Cleveland.
Harrison-1, Dora A; Adamson New sails
bury; 2, Alonzo L. Reynolds, Corydon; 3,
Meyers Mckinney, Elizabeth.
Hendricks Charles M. Parker, Dam
Henry, John A. Cook, New Castle.
Howard-1, John w. Parsons, Greentown
2, John ". Cottingham, Kokomo; 3, Thomas
j. Lee, RussiaviIle.
huntington, William Sharp, Andrews; g.
w. B. Wright, Warren; 3, II. f. Willis,
JACKSON, Robert j. Parkinson, Seymour;
2, David Robinson, Seymour; 3, Elisha Sew
jasper. Joseph p. Hammond, Rensse-
laer
JAY, John e. Weller. Bryant.
Jefferson-1 James Barton, Madison; 2,
Frank Lanham, McGregor; g. James Hanna,
Hanover.
Jennings, J. H. Hole, North Vernon.
Johnson. Charles c. Van Nuys, Frank
lin; 2 John b. Allison, Edinburg.
Knox, Thomas j. Shiveley Vincennes.
Koscius6o-1, Elmer E. Hickman; 2, Mrs.
Mayme Eggleston, Warsaw.
Lagrange, George A. Eagleton, La
grange
Edward De Briae, East Chicago; 8, Thomas
A. Muzzall Crown Point.
Laporte-1 Robert Curran, Michigan City;
2. Walter w Stanton, Laporte; 3, Samuel P.
Howell, Wahatah
Lawrence. George z. Wood. Mitchell; 2,
L. G. Lee, Erie.
Charles Ross, Eiwood; 8, Samuel 3. Hanna,
Anderson: a. Edward Lewis, Alexandria; 5,
Allen B. Wilson, Elwood
Marion-1, l.. w. George, West Newton; 2,
Mark A Smith, Indianapolis; 2, Joseph
Bristow,. Indianapolis: 8. John Failey, In
dianapolis.
Marshall, Thomas Cheney. Plymouth.
Martini W. w Summerville, Scotland;
2, Lindsay Ellis, West Shoals:
Miami Ahijah B. Wore, Denver; 2, w.
Monroe, Andrew r. Massey, Blooming
ton.
Montgomery. Samuel T. Scott, Craw-
louisville; 2, George c.. Hultz, Crawfords-
vile.
Morgan. Levi J. Ballard MooresvilIe; ?,
w II. Hedden, Martinsville; 8, d. p. Smith,
Paragon; 4, James NJ. Dilley, Martinsville.
NEWTON, George T. Merchant, Brook; 2,
j. H. Sawyer, Goodland.
Noble Robert StrouSe, Avilla; 2, Benja-
min F. Bowman, Albion.
Ohio, E. Y Newman, Rising Sun.
Josiah Hickman Young's Creek; 8, Amos
Owen-1, Charles r. Ellis, Spencer; 2, s.
Parke-1, William H. Swain, Annapolis;
2, John T. Spear, Caseyville.
Perry Morton NJ. Groves, Tobinsport;
2, Anthony Rohl Ceina.
Pike-l. Monroe Fettinger. Augusta; ?,
Samuel Nelson, Noxid.
Porter, John Fitzwilliams, ST.. valpa-
raise 2 j. L. Davis, Valparaiso.
PoSey-1, II. L. Jones, Mount Vernon: g
Lucien Hayden, New Harmony; 8, Samuel
Dennison, Poseyvile.
Pulaski-1. Emery d. Knots, Frances
vile: 2 Luke Hacket Winamac
Putnam, Frank Allen, Greencastle; 2
William H. Raglan, GreencaStle.
Randolph James H. Fletcher, Winches-
ter
Ripley, H. e. Stowe. Batesville; q John
b. Curran, Versailles; 8, Theodore Brown
New Marion.
Rush-1 ]. L. Clifford. Rushville.
Scott, Edward L. Davis, Scottsburg.
Shelby, Charles A. Means, London; g
y: L. Piatt, Shelbyville; 3, Wilson Cochran,
Spencer. A. H. Kennedy, Rockport; 2,
w K. Huff. Troy.
Starke-1, Joseph Rogers, Knox.
Steuben-1, William Phelps. Angola.
st. Joseph, John Platz, South Bend; g
j. A. McMichael, Mishawaka; 8, +. H.
Pefffey. Sumption Prairie.
Sullivan, James a McClanahan, Sulh-
van.
Switzerland, Lewis r. Works, vevay.
Tippecanoe--1, Jacob Ulrich, Lafayette; @
Robert G.. Mcqueen, Montmorenci; s. Dan
Tel Leslie, Lafayette.
Tipton--1, w I. Cue Windfall; 2, John w
Nelson, Upton.
Union-1. William Smith, Liberty.
Vanderburg-1, Frank A. Meyers, Evans
vile. No. 223 Oak street; ?. Anton Hoing,
VermiIiion-l, John Conoway, Cayuga: 2.
John o. Wright, Clinton.
Viro-1 Aigie Harris. Lewis Q HOWE