Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1902 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. Marriage licenses: July 8, Arthur Powell to Mary Potts. —o — New suits filed: Benjamin S. Sanborn et al vs. Washington S. Lowman; action on note. No. G 360, Geo. E. Watson & Co., vs. Ward B. Peterson and George Sharp; action on account, Demand $104.37. —o — The Democrat does not desire to misstate the facts in any way or to enlarge upon them, therefore, in reference to the “matter of renting the old clerk’s office,” mention of which was made in this column last week, Squire Burnham informs us that he paid $lO, or two month’s rent, at the time he went into this building of the county’s, aud the only money he ever received for rent of the same was from the city at the spring election of 1902. For this he received $5 which, he says, he paid in to the county on his rent and added $5 more to it, making altogether S2O or four months rent that he has paid since he has occupied the building. He says that he has never received anything from the county- for any railroad or other elections held therein.