Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1902 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items of Interest (lathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. The proceedings of the next session of “Honest Abe’s” bankrupt court will be recorded in Commissioners’ Docket No. 10, No. 9 having been filled, ■ —o — 't'The county jail was without an inmate for a few days this week, but “Hoopty-Doodle” Powell of Brook, was again sent over by Newton county and it is again occupied. —o — Poor old Keener township is struggling under a tax levy for all purposes of $2.73, which is 58 cents higher than the next highest township in the county —Barkley. Keener is suffering from an aggravated case of too qjuch Halleck. —o — Marriage licenses: Jan. 13, Charles W. Larson to Mary E. Heferlin. Jan. 15, Francis Thurston to Mable Thurston. These parties reside in Carpenter tp., we understand, and while both bear the same name, are not related, —o —’ In our report of Commissioners’ proceedings published last week, we unintentionally omitted the following: Ditch petition of A. F. Long et al; Peter Wasson, Wm. M. Hoover ami Wm. Washburn appointed viewers, to meet Jan. 20. Also, on petition of Jasper Guy. G. G. Thompson, Ellis Jones, James Little, Wm. Rodehafer, Levi Hawkins, E. T. Burton and Henry Welsh, W. L. Rich was appointed constable for Carpenter tp. Following are the claims acted upon at the January term and allowed for full amount unless otherwise noted:

S. C. Johnson, me<l. aid jail Ap. farm.s 50 00 City of Kens, lights for Nov. 1901 47 35 H. K. Wood, barbering for prisoners $3.50, Continued S. D. Clark, burying soldier's widow, (Elizabeth Wallace) 45 (0 Philip Blue. serv. Truunt off 24 00 L. H. Hamilton, same, Co., Supt 28 00 Rensselaer Fuel A Feed Co., fuel for poor farm 23 13 T. J. Sayler A Co., street improvements $5.954.25 Continued .Above claims to be paid when appropriation is made:) Rensselaer F. AF. Co., fuel ct h $ 169 52 R. A. Parkison. acct. Union ditch coupons 33 08 Same, for same 1,101 25 O The action of the bankrupt members of “Honest Abe’s” court in continuing the claim for the improvement about the public square, and at the same time allowing all other bills 1901, for services and improvements “to be paid when appropriation is made,” indicates that the boast of “Honest Abe” and Sim, the cattle dealer, that the pay for this improvement would be held up when the claim reached commissioners’ court, is to be made good. Abe fought the contractors, it will be remembered, on the acceptance of the brick for this inprovement, and was very much chagrined when he found that his personal spite at them would not avail him in causing them unnecessary annoyance in the acceptance of the brick, and he was grabbed by the nape of the neck and slack of the pants and unceremoniously dumped out of court. Then the dire threats of holding up the pay therefor was made. If this is carried out it simply means unother lawsuit for Jasper county, and as the work is satisfactory to everyone except Abe and his colleagues, has been accepted by the city and there is no going back of this acceptance, the tax-payers should give these pugnacious gentlemen to understand very plainly that they will permit no more foolishness and added expense in this matter. If they want to fight Sayler & Co. to gratify a personal spite, let them do it with Halleck telephone money and Halligan cattle money, but not with county funds. —o — New suits tiled: William A. Rineheart vs. Charles W. Bussell; action on judgement recovered against defendant Oct. 20, 1891. Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, attys. Mo. 6264. Benjamin E. Harris vs. Louis Poyer et al; action on note and mortgage. Hanley & ' Hunt, attys.

No. 6265. Samuel A. Spray et al vs. James C. McColly; action on acct. Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, attys. This is an action brought by plaintiff’s against defendants, James C. McColly, John McGlinn, James Wiseman and John Wiseman to recover a balance of $165 alleged to be due from McColly for lumber furnished for a new school house in Gillam tp., and on whose bond for the faithful performance of the contract and payment of all bills, the other defendants were sureties. No. 6266. Anna Vick vs Charles Summers et al; action in partition, Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, attys. No. 6267. Hans Paulsen vs. Charles W. Bussell; action to recover on judgement, demand $1,400. Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, attys. No. 6269. Hugh Brosnan vs. Chas D. Lakin; replevin; appeal by defendant from justice’s court. Ferguson & Wilson attorneys for Lakin. No. 6269. Jesse C. Gwin vs. Stella C. Zea and Lyman Zea; action to foreclose mechanic’s lein. Baughman & Williams, attys.