Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1901 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Marriage licenses this week: Geo. Bancroft to Amy A. Burns, issued August 24. John Rippe to Kate Ills, issued August 21. i —o — Under a recent ruling, all guardian, administrator, trustee or assignees’ bonds require a 50 cent revenue stamp. —o — Not including the amounts placed on the “omitted tax duplicate” this week, the tax-ferrets have caused fifty-six claims for back taxes, amounting to $3,599.84, to be placed on the duplicate during the time they have been at work here. There are, of course, a great many cases that have been continued for a brief period to enable the parties to produce evidence showing offset, if any, against such omitted assessment, which will in most cases be placed on the duplicate in the end. As to how far along the ferrets are with their work we have no knowledge whatever. —o — New suits filed: No. 6161. Horace Marble vs. Louis C. Degener et al.; foreclosure and application for receiver. Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, attorneys for plaintiff. No. 6162. Julia A. Richardson vs. William A. Richardson; action for divorce. Chilcote & Parkison, attorneys for plaintiff. The complaint avers that the parties were married at Champaign, 111., October 3, 1897, and plaintiff lived with defendant until January 30, 1898, when be left her and has never returned, or made any provisions for her support. They have no children. Plaintiff asks to have her maiden name of Julia A. Noland restored to her, and says she is 41 years of age. —o —

Following amounts have beenl placed on the “omitted tax duplicate,” as a result of the tax-ferret investigation, since our last re-. port: AMOUNTS PAID, G. A. Anderson, (guardian), Hanging Grove $ I jl F. M Parker. Rensselaer 9 H F M. Parlier. Marion township 16 -1 Relieeea A. Timmons, Remington Is 75 Florence Landon, Remington 169 2o Sarah L. Landon. Remington ... 3 s >0 John Y. May, Carpenter township ’ 2 1PLACED ON DUPLICATE BUT UNPAID. Robert Randle. Rensselaer $ 29 10 John W. Paxton A Co., Rensselaer .... . 275 27 George A.Chappell (estate M.P. Bolles), Remington 254 5' We were evidently misinformed regarding the adjustment of a part of the alleged omitted taxes of the Curtis's of Remington, as stated last week, for the duplicate does not show their names at all, therefore none of this could have been adjusted.

Attorney-General Taylor has been calling the attention of county clerk’s to the following provisions of law regarding the issuing of marriage licenses*! 1. License can only be issued in the county where the female resides and no marriage can be solemnized where the female lives in an adjoining state. 2. If the female is under 18 and the male under 21 no license can be issued without the consent of parent or guardian. 3. Where there is no parent or guardian within the state, then the female must have resided in the county for 30 days prior to applying for the license. 4. The Clerk is liable to prosecution for every offense, and the minister or Magistrate solemnizing the marriage is also liable to prosecution. —o — * In another column will be found the official estimates of expenditures of the various county officers for the calendar year 1902. The estimates of each office is published in the aggregate this year, instead of the items being set out separately, afid therefore does not convey as much information as in previous years. The total estimates reach $62,881.62, $58,267.82 year. The estimates compared with last year are as follows:

. . More. Less. Auditor s office . ... | « <tl 50 Clerk # office 11175 Circuit court alul insanity 2 00 Recorder’# office 305 00 County assessor A io Coroner 67 00 Sheriff # office 814 HO Surveyor’# office 1.47 C, 50 County Miiiieriiifoiident 133 SO Secretary Hoard of henl.h 53 25 Treasurer’# office 3 50 Truant officer 36 50 Township ns.cHsor 261 65 Exiiense court house H6O 00 Expense of jail 615 00 Poor faun 1,715 00 New bridge# and repairs 2,625 00 Coininis#loners’ court. pi 00 County attorney 100 00 Gravelrond repairs 600 00 Election I none last year) 1.170 00 County indebtedness 10,000 50 Jiidgineiif agaiu#t county 500 00 Benevolent institution# 20 00 I’llblic printing 50 00 Board of review 55 Miscellaneous items 615 no The additional expense in the county indebtedness item we suppose is by reason of SIO,OOO of the $152,500 court house bonds falling due in 1903. Won nelly Bros, have securest he services of another expert upholsterer, and are prepared to attend to any and all kinds of furniture repairing and upholstering.