Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1901 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Amount unloaned school funds on hand August Ist, $8,455. —o— Miss Mary Bates returned Monday from a three weeks visit at Ladoga, and has resumed her duties at the clerk’s office. —o — Grant Antrim, recently fined and costed in Esq. Burnham’s court $76 for trespass and sent to jail in default thereof, has appealed to the circuit cqurt, given bond and been released. —o — The tax-ferrets have caused to be placed on the “omitted tax duplicate” quite a number of large claims since our last report, as follows: AMOUNTS PAID. Christiana Zea, Remington $ 10 75 James Zee, Remington 10 95 Charles Bartee. Carpenter tp 27 50 Jane Bartee, guardian Carpenter tp... 8 77 Jane Bartee, Carpeuter tp 16 70 PLACID OB DUPLICATE BUT UNPAID. Cordelia P. Monnett, Rensselaer 329 62 Same, guardian Lucinda Monnett 95 85 Same, Marion tp 385 13 Same, as guardian LM. Marion tp... 47 30 Wm. R. Nowels, Marion tp 16 31 John W. Paxton, guardian, Renssel'r. 131 60 John W. Paxton. Rensselaer 130 96 Caroline K. Peters. Wheatfleld 3 38 —O —• A glance at the commissioners allowances shows that at the late railroad election held in Marion tp., Charles M. Blue, township trustee, was (by virtue of his office) inspector in the 2d precinct, Philip Blue, his father was judge, and Roy Blue, a brother of the trustee, was clerk, thus making three members of the . Blue family on the same election board. And Philip Blue is truant officer and deputy county treasurer, too! How is this for gathering in the spoils? —o —

New suits filed: Charles H. Guild vs. James McDonald et al; forclosure. Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, attys, for plff. William H. Randle vs. John C. Barklev et al; action to quiet title. Hanley & Hunt, Attys. for plff. James R. Parkisnn vs. Solomon Sherwood et al; action to quiet title. Chilcote A Parkison, attys. for plff. Margnn W. Jenkins vs. David Sayler et al; action to quiet title. Chilcote A Parkison. attys. for plaintiff. John E. Erwin vs. T u lia B. Erwin; action for divorce. Foltz, Spitler A Kurrie, attys for plff. The complaint states that the parties were married in Feb. 1882, and lived together as hnsbnrid and wife until Dec. 1807. when defendant abandoned plaintiff. They have two children, Donald, aged 15, and Frederick, aged 18 Plaintiff says that for the past two years he has been sick and confined to his bed, and that defendant never called to see him, or assist in any wav in waiting on him as a wife should, but has remained away from the state and is probably now somewhere in Chicago. Plaintiff asks for custody of the two children. •