Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 March 1903 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Item* of Interest Gathered In the Office* and Corridor* of the County Capitol. The county council is called to meet in special session April 7. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Mcli. 23, Chanced Wilson to Ora Bell Blaze. —o — The McCoy ditch in Jordan tp., is advertised for letting next Friday, April 3. The Wheatfield ditch and the Wolf Creek lateral cleaning is to be let April 10. —o — New suits filed: No. 6468. Annie M. Putt vs. Fred D. Gilman, administrator of the estate of Richard H. Putt, deceased; action on account. Plaitiff, who is a daughter of decedent, alleges in her complaint that an agreement and understanding existed between her and her father whereby she was to receive pay for services, and that at his request she kept house or worked for him from April 22, 1898, to Oct. 22, 1900, and that such services were worth $2.50 per week; that after deducting time lost and value of clothing furnished her there still remains due her the sum of SBBO. No. 6969. William Hochbaum vs. Benjamin J. Gifford; action for damagesr No. 6471. Henry Hochbanm vs. Benjamin J. Gifford; action I for damages.

No. 6470. W T m. N. Hochbaum j vs. Benjamin J. Gifford; action I for damages. The above three cases are for ; damages alleged to have been sus- i tained by plaintiff’s two small sons in April. 1901, from the ex- ( plosion of some dynamite caps, which defendent is alleged to have carelessly left in an outhouse on farm occupied by plaintiff whereby said boys were injured. The first case is brought by the father and is for S2OO damages for loss of services, etc. The next two cases are by the boys, through their father, for damages for injuries sustained, and are for $5,000 in each case. No. 6472. D. M. Osborne & Co., vs. Walter R. Lee, administrator; action on claim. No. 6473. D. M. Osborne & Co., vs. .Walter R. Lee, administrator; action on claim. —o — According to the delayed fi-! naucial report of Jasper county, I as just published, the following j sums were paid out of the county j revenue for the calendar year j 1902: Assessing t 1,674 00 Book* and Stationery 1,732 82 Bridges 5,562 75 Benevolent and Penal Institutions.. 183 40 Board of Review 96 00 Board of Health 156 27 Burial ex-Soldier* wives A widows 286 50 Commissioners' Court 686 10 Circuit Court 3,612 35 Comity Attorney 138 35 Corouer's Inquests 26 20 Court House bonds 16,862 60 County Council 80 00 County Assessor 478 20 Elections .. 980 50 Educational expetise 1,270 05 ct. house and jail 3,059 55 Fox scalps 7 50 Gravel roads, advanced 222 80 Highways 450 30 luianity 35 80 Omitted taxes, examination 1,768 84 Poor 45 78 Pour asylum 2.414 27 Prisoners 234 81 Public printing 35919 Surveyor’s fees and ditches 839 25 School fund, iuterest. deficit 600 00 Street improvement* 6,208 54 Truant officer 19175 Wolf Scalps 34 00 Judgments 566 85 Advanced on ditches 214 87 Miscellaneous Sterns 134 52 Total expenditures ssl,'£>4 16