Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1902 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Item* of Interest Gathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. Marriage licenses: July 11, Walter Brown to Pearl Lister. July 15, Egbert C. Sammis to L. Deaver Erwin. —o — Appellant’s brief in the case of Ben Hart vs Joseph Sigman et al was filed in the supreme court last Friday. —o — New suits filed: No. 6350. Indianapolis Cigar Co., vs Cora A. Kessinger et al. Process returnable Sept. 8. No. 6351. Mary E. Le wis administratrix, vs Mary E. Lewis et al; action to sell real estate. Process returnable Sept. 8. —o — We notice that “Honest Abe” made his record read that the bridge lettings for the Carpenter and Keener tp., bridges should be on Saturday, July 26, while the advertisements published say that the letting will be on Saturday, August 26th. August 26 comes on Tuesday. We guess Abe will have to re-advertise these bridge lettings. — o The two cases of “furniture for recorder’s office,” which has been occupying quarters in the corridor on the first floor of the courthouse since February, 1899, and for which the Metallic Furniture Co., wanted $375, were shipped out of town last Friday, an agent for the company coming here and having a dray haul it to the depot. The records say nothing about who ordered this furniture, but soon after its arrival The Democrat “got after it” and it was evident the commissioners didn’t dare allow the bill, for after continuing it for several terms it was dismissed. Last winter the county council was asked to make an appropriation to pay for this same furniture, but after investigating the matter concluded that $175 was all it was worth, and instructed that an offer be made the company as nbove. The offer was rejected, and after lying here nearly four years it has at last been shipped away. More record cases are needed in the recorder’s office, but they should be bought in an “open and above board” manner, and should not cost any such sum as $187.50 each.