Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1903 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Item* of Interest (lathered In the Offices and Corridor* of the County Capitol. Unloaned school funds on hand Jan. 1, none. —o—- “ Honest Abe” will convene himself in regular session next Monday. —o — New suits filed: No. 6423. Josiah Davisson vs. Valentine Seib et al; action to quiet title. Fifteen marriage licenses were issued last month, against 14 the month previous, and 20 for December, 1901. —o — A storm shed Fas been erected at the north entrance to the court house. A good idea, A be. Shake —if it was original with you. —o — Judge Hanley made Raymond Stanley and Mary B. Alter one, Wednesday afternoon. The bride is .daughter of L. S. Alter of Carpenter tp.; the groom, a Porter county farmer. —o — Application has been made to send Nicholas Archer of Wheatfield tp., to the asylum at Long Cliff. Archer is insane over religion. He is 54 years of age and has a wife and nine grown children. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 27, Wilbur Walter Kay to Fanny Jones. Dec. 27. Sam J. Nicola to Lizzie Fecher. Dec. 31, Jesse G. Eldridge to Clara Reisb. Dec. 31, Raymond Stanley to Mary B. Alter. —o—

The sheriff, surveyor and coroner began their new term Thursday under the new law fixing time for terms of county officers to begin, and “Honest Abe” would also begin his term on Jan. 1. As the terms of county commissioners are three years, and both Waymire and Denham were appointed to the offices they held previous to Jan. 1, and their election would no doubt be to fill out the unexpired terms of their predecessors, whose places they were filling by by appointment, their tterms, (to fill the said unexpired terras) it would seem, should also begin on Jan. 1. This matter is rather complicated, but no doubt Abe’s massive brain will be able to solve the problem to the satisfaction of Abe, at least.

At “Honest Abe’s” special session last Saturday he let the contract for books and stationery as follows: Class 1 to Burt-Terry Stationery Co., of Lafayette, at $1,373; class 2, to Leslie Clark at $323,00; class 3 was not let, the bids exceeding the appropriation. S. D. Kiger (whoever he may be) had a bid in on the three classes at a higher figure. No doubt Niger’s was a “fake” bid, to make the people believe they are not being robbed on the stationery contract. With a fair board of commissioners, where we would not have to go into court every time to collect our pay, The Democrat would guarantee (and give a $lO,000 boud) furnish all three classes equally as good stock as that now furnished for $1,00(), and we would make good money on the contract, too. The luxury of having “Honest Abe” must be paid for. though, and the taxpayers have only themselves to blame in the matter. Other contracts for court house supplies were let to J. A. Larsh, class 4, $37.17; class 5, A. F. Long, $4.

We are closing out all our blankets and comforts at less than cost.

LARUE BROS.