Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 January 1902 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. “Honest Abe’s” bankrupt court meets Monday. —o — Unloaned school funds on hand 4an. 1, $1,577.54. In referring to “Honest Abe’s” court as a bankrupt court, we mean that the majority of the members thereof are in that condition. CodSmissioner Waymire is gilt-edged, financially, but neither of his colleagues are worth a tinker’s d , and not a dollar can be collected from either of them. —o—- “ Honest Abe” is reminded that the acts of 1899, page 353, § 31, provide that: "At the January meeting of each year the board of county commissioners shall make a settlement with the treasurer. At such meeting the treasurer shall make complete settlement with said hoard for the preceding calendar year, and a copy of the settlement sheet shall be copied in the order book of the county commissioners.” The custom in this county has been to make this settlement two to four months later, ever since this law went into effect. —o — Marriage licenses: Dec. 28, Homer A. Timmons to Clara B. McCullough. Dec. 30, John -Mohler to Luella Nessell. Dec. 31, James Snell to Lucy Cresse. Dec. 31, John B Richards to Sarah Ann Hartman. Dec. 31. Fred L. Warren to Cordelia L. Ponton. Jan. 1, William Chapman to Bessie M. Scott. Jan. 1, William Bierly to Ruth Biggs. Jan. 2, Richard E Farlow to Flora E. Wilcox. —o —

New suits filed: No. 6233 Milton Shirk et al vs. Franklin C. Moore; action to recover on judgement. E. B. Sellers, atty. No. 6254. Maggie Clifton vs. Samuel G. Clifton; divorce.. The complaint alleges that the parties were married May 6, 1887, and lived together until Nov. 13, 1901; that the defendant has for the past three years or more cursed, abused and struck plaintiff on divers occasions; applied approbrious epithets to her in the presence of company etc.; that he became infatuated with a widow of lewd character residing at Fair Oaks (name left blank in com* plaint,) and that he visited her frequently two or three days at a time and on his return tantalized plaintiff by referrigg to said widow and exhibiting her photograph; that during the past year he has also kept company with (name also blank) a woman known to him to be of lewd character who resided near Gifford; that he has failed to

properly support said plaintiff or her children, etc. Plaintiff asks for the custody of their four children —Charles T., 11 years of age; Estella ,C., 6 years; Violet M., 4 years, and Harold W., 20 months. The plaintiff alleges that she has resided at the town of Gifford for more than six months past, and that she has always kept her marriage vows and been a true and dutiful wife. Jasper Guy. atty. No. 6255. Esther B. Rariden vs. Elliot Rariden; action for divorce. Yenued from White county. Hanley A Wood of Lafayette, attys. The complaint recites that the parties were married March 2, 1899, separated May 15, of the same year, when defendant abandoned plaiutiff and has since lived apart from.her against her wishes, consent, etc.; that he was guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment, etc. The complaint is very racy in the “cruel and inhuman treatment’’ charges. They have no children by this marriage, but plaintiff has two children by a previous marriage, aged 8 and 11. She asks for $3,000 alimony. The parties reside at Brookston, and the case will be warmly contested, it is said. No. 6256. Margaret Gleason vs. Elijah Culpetal; action to quiet title, Foltz, Spitler A Kurrie, attys. No. 6257. Nancy E. Brown vs. A. Parkiaon; appeal on ditch case

from commissioners’ conrt. Hanley & Hunt, attys. No. 6258. Pearl Leach vs. Francis Leach; action in replevin. Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, Attys. —o—- “ Honest Ale’s” bankrupt court met in special session last Monday and transacted the following businesp, as shown by the records: Contract awarded the Attica Bridge Co., for a new bridge in Carpenter tp., at $449. Other bids were: The American Bridge Co $467 00 Indiana Bridge Co 678 00 Indianapolis Bridge Co 610 00 In the stationery letting the following bids were filed: Clam 3 Burt-Terry Co $ 159 70 Wilson, Humphreys A Co 190 50 Class 1 Burt-Terry Co 983 00 Wilson, Humphreys A Co 1,065 00 ■* Class 2 Wilson. Humphreys Co 385 00 Leslie Clark 368 00 OTHES SUPPLIES COUBT HOUSE. I. Tuteur 57 50 A. F. Long 69 40 Contracts were awarded the Burt-Terry Co., Leslie Clark and I. Tuteur, respectively. The following claims were acted upon and allowed for foil amount unless otherwise noted: Frank Foitz, wk. on grav. rd. reports Dismissed Wm. Shumaker, 1 old wolf scalp 10 00 Canton BridgeCo.,bridgeinGillam tp. 769 00 L. S. Asher, allotting ditch 75 Florence Wood,office work, ditches.... 3 00 A. G. Hardy, exp. highways 6 15 Geo. E. Murray, exp. poor farm 21 07 M. H. Hemphill, team for commlssio'rs 300 Leslie Clark, printing notice ditch sale 525 Treas. city schools, Rensselaer, p00r.., 10 80 R. A. Parkison, court house coupons... 900 00 Same, postage treasurer's office 4 CO Same, Gallagher, ditch coupons 138 35 Same, same, bonds 801 00 J. W. McEwan, public printing 1 60 Same, for same 2 75 Frank Morlan, repairs court house.... 400 Abe Meyers, Keener, grav. rd rep 6 25 R. A. Parkison. coupons, same 100 00 J. F: Major, postage clerk’s office 5 00

Same, makiug reports 8 00 Robt. Parker, rauge line grav. rd. rep. 53 24 Warner Bros, repairs to jail 4 22 Same, repairs to court house 152 Same, repairs to poor farm 18 27 A. F. Long, supplies to court house.... 14 35 Same, poor farm . 6 45 J.A. Larsh, same 4 95 Same, jail and court house M 63 Same, court house 150 Treas. Rensselaer school board, poor.. 861 Leslie Clark, printing, ditches 4 00 W H. Eger, repairs poor farm 6 70 Same, court house . 7 75 Same, jail 6 38 E. C. English, Sec. Board Health 52 00 Same, postage 2 CO Charles Ramp, repairs power house.... 420 B. S. Fendig. (assignee), wolf scalp.... 10 00 S. B. Jenkins, tiring at boiler house.... 30 00 H. L. Gamble, surveying 1 00 John Eger, expense poor farm 99 50 M. L. Hemphill,same 33 96 J.R. Vuunatta.same 12 40 G. E. Marshall, public printing sl2, al-

lokml at. 1143 Warner Bros., repairs gravel roads... 100 Jay W. Williams, exp. court house... 10 I. Tuteur, same 165 R. B. Porter, postage, rec. office 1 73 Charles Morlan. jan. ct. house 15 00 Same, laundry 70 A. G. Hardy, boarding prisoners 37 85 Same, washing for same 22 30 B. M. Thomas, allotting ditches 3 75 M. B. Price, postage surveyor's office . 100 Same, work on ditches 68 00 L. H. Hamilton, per diem eo. supt 72 00 Same, postage 11 20 C. M. Blue, burying soldier 1# 50 Clara Schults, labor poor farm 12 00 Charles Cain, same 10 00 Calvin Cain, same 20 00 J. C. Gwin, lumber, same 3172 B. D. Rhoads, expense same 9 08 Same, expense jail 153 Same, expense gravel roads 2 90 A.G. Hardy, miscellaneous exp 11 25 Same, highway* 3 05 Same, telephone tolls 7 20 Same, attending eommlsaiouers court. 73 00 C. B. Miller, eo. atty 125, allowed at 15 00 J. R. Phillips, postage eo. nssr 3 00 Same, county assessor 126 00 White A Marlon, repairs jail t 00 Jasper Co. Tel. Co. 'phone at jail 12 00 Same, ’phone at poor farm 12 00 True Woodworth, Marion grav. rds . 5 25 Same, same 5 00 Aueel Woodworth, same 13 75 Same, same 5 00 Joe Borntrager. hauling gravel 20 70 Joseph (Jrieaer. gravel, same 7 70 Marion Aduins,same 120