Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1902 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items of Interest Gathered in the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. Commissioners court meets next Monday. —o — The big steam pipe leading from the heating plant to the court house, burst early Thursday morning, in the tunnel, about 40 feet from the boiler house, and as a result the court house was withou heat all day Thursday. The damage was repaired and the building again made comfortable yesterday. New suits filed: Simon P. Thompson vs. John W. Walker, Robert A. Lawrie, John E. Alter and David V. Yeoman; appeal from commissioners court. In this case the commissioners allowed the above parties claims for-ser-vices on proposed Iroquois ditch. Judge Thompson takes the position that the commissioners have no right to allow or pay these claims until the viewers make a report. Marriage licenses issued: Nov. 24, George C. Ulrey to Rebecca A. Stivers. Nov. 25, Henry Muessig to Hulda Koupkee. Nov. 25, William Wells to Maude Yeagley. Nov. 26, Estel Eugene Pierson to Rosalie Antoinette Lane. Nov. 26, Lester W. Schreiner to Mary Morgenegg. Nov. 26, Erhard Wuerthner, Jr., to Amy Belle Francis. We notice that a number of our exchanges copy from the false statement published in the Rensselaer Republican that the suit begun by Judge Thompson against the tax-ferrets to recover about $4,000 that has been—so the complaint alleges—illegally paid them, also asks that they be enjoined from collecting any more taxes on omitted property. Like most matters emanating from The Republican, this statement is false. The complaint asks that the county commiaeioners be enjoined from allowing or paying them any more money on account of any omitted taxes the ferrets may collect until the $4,000 they have been overpaid is returned, precisely as stated by The Democrat in its reference to this matter.