Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1903 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items ot Interest Gathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. “Honest Abe - * will convene in regular session next Monday. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Jan. 24, Frank Sbide t© Katharine Fletcher. Jan. 26, Edward Dumas to Permelia Bertrand. Jan. 26, Clayton Roily Davis to Minnie Galbreath. Jan. 27, Frank Dewees to Belle Burr. The W. W. Burns and Robt. Parker ditches are each advertised to be let next Friday, and the Moses Sigo ditch on Feb. 19. —o — New suits filed: No. 6441. Frank Bricker vs. Warren Springer; action for personal injuries sustained by the blowing up of an engine on defendant’s farm. Presuming that Mr. Blue will now resign truant officer, a place will be opened for some patriot who is aching to serve his country and incidentally get his name on the county pay-roll. KThe largest mortgage filed here this month is that of the Church-ill-White Grain Co., to the American Trust and Savings Bank for 1130,000, covering property at Dunnville, Wheatfield, S toutsburg, DeMotte and other points. The county council is called to meet in special session next Monday. We understand that the principal object of the calling is to appropriate funds for paying claims allowed at Abe’s January meeting, which was, of course, for services performed last year. —o — The annual delinquent tax sale will take place one week from Monday, at 10 a. m , in the commissioners’court room. “Honest Abe’s” township not only has the highest tax rate of any township or corporation in the county, but also enjoys the distinction of having the second greatest number of delinquences (being exceeded only by Rensselaer) amounting all told to $788.60—o — The Feburary term of the Jasper circuit court will convene one week from next Monday. The docket will be quite a large one, although most of the more important cases will probably go over to the April term, among which will be the Hallagan cattle stealing cases. In these cases Jesse E. Wilson is one of the defence’s attorneys, and as he is attending the legislature the cases will probably be continued. There are quite a number of quieting tittle cases, and six divorce cases on the docket, four of the latter being new cases.

—o — The county commissioners met in special session last Monday on call of the auditor to appoint a poor farm superintendent. There were fourteen applicants we understand, of which we secured the names of the following: Shelby Grant, Green Thornton, Wm. Gnreefield, Lem Huston, O. E. Eller, I. J. Porter, Philip Blue, Lyman -Zea, Geo. Morgan, Jesse Nichols, of Rensselaer and Marion tp., and John Whitaker of Wheaifield, and S. L. Luce of Keener. The latter is the present trustee of Keener tp., and a brother-in-law of “Honest Abe’s ” There was quite a division of opinion apparently over the appointment, for Abe wrestled with the matter all day and then took another whirl at it after supper, finally appointing Phillip Blue of Rensselaer, to the place at a salary of S6OO per year, or SSO less than the present superintendent receives. Blue must silo a $2,000 bond and takes charge heb. 1. This appointment is to fill out the unexpired term—one year—of Supt. Clark.