Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1921-12-13
JPERWSORS HERE
)R WINTER GRIND
!: COUNTY AFFAIRS
.ONS ASSEMBLED TODAY FOR
OR FIRST SESSION OF DEcEM.
Err MEETING TO ELECT
ouNTY MINE INSPECTOR.

he December meeting of the
,ty board OF supervisors got UNI
way this afternoon shortly after
| !. The meeting was presided over
chairman Howard Farnsworth and
nty Clerk Thomas A. Ferguson
ii as clerk.
he week will be taken up with the
ual reports of the various county
'ers, and the reports OF the super
ndents Of County Home and De
on Home.
he important feature of the session
be the election of county mine
rector, and the fixing of his salary
the coming two years. One new
lidate came into the field for this
@ this morning. making a total of
,e residents of La Sale county for
post.
he present incumbent to the office,
n O'Bryan of La Sale, Is seeking
ppointment to his Office John
nolds OF Streator, who was for
ly state mine inspector has an
need his candadicy for the cleo
/. and this morning w. NJ Bell an
ar resident of Streator announced
he had hurled his hat in the ring,
was seeking the appointment
r. Bell has two mine certificates.
is taking correspondence course
nine inspection, he stated.
Tragedies Diminish.
decrease Of more than 80 per
in the tragic deaths and fatall-
occurring in La Sale county dur
the last three months, was indi-
id today when Coroner Timothy
loghue made his report to the
nty board OF supervisors. During
past three months only % in
SITS have been conduted by Coro-
Donoghue. The average num-
of inquests conducted in similar
ce OF time in the county is SO.
" the twenty-five inquests, two
e conducted over the remain of
pie who took their own lives.
others were over the remains of
pie who were stricken and died
denly, or who suffered accidental
this.
he report was the smallest Mr..
loghue has ever made during his
Ire service as coroner Seldom
s the number ever fall below the
mark.
ince the report was compiled two
uest deaths have occurred which
be placed on next quarters re
t.
hat the county is becoming a
.lthier place to live in, or that
,ple are becoming more optimistic
not resorting to destroying their
a lives. or that autoists are be
hing more careful and are not en-
lgering human life so much Is in
ated by the report.
Petitions Are Read.
petition from County Clerk Thorn
A. Ferguson was read and referred
he court house and Jail committee
imilar petition from Probate CLERK
G.. Flick, asking that his office be
piled with new book machine
read and referred to the same
lmittee.
report stating that he would be
andidate for the election OF county
re inspector, from John Reynolds
,treator was next read by the clerk
placed on file.
ounty Treasurer George Reynolds
lual report was read and adopted
the board.
he special committees on the Eickt
lge in Rutland township and or
Weber bridge in Vermillion town
b reported that bids had been offer
for the contracts of reconstruction
that j. T. Rogers was awarded the
tracts as he was the lowest bidder
Report On Convention.
report from the committee o.
egates who attended the annua
vention at Alton, ILL.,, of county
ks, supervisors and other officials
also read. The report consisted
ef1y of brief outline of what wen
at the convention, and stated thai
v counties were represented ant
over 400 delegates were in at
dance. The report further added
1t was decided that the next con
ton should be held at Danville, Ill
motion was then made by Super
DR. Charley of La Sale that the cleo
of county mine inspector be made
,pecial order of business on nex'
lrsday morning. The motion was
pied by the board.
Reduce Farm Taxes
supervisor Charley then made {
bal report on the results obtained
n a trip to Springfield by the Boart
Review of La Sale county. MT
riley stated that the board made
different trips to Springfield tt
go the matter of the reduction o
taxes before the commission. HI
ed that the board of review hat
ceeded in obtaining reduction o
ut per cent.
motion was then made by Super
DR. John Goedtner that the boart
ourn until tomorrow afternoon a
clock. The motion was adopted.