Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 April 1903 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Item of latonit Oath*red la the Office* aad Corridor* of ttoo Couaty Capitol. File your mortgage exemptions this month. Marriage licenses issued: April 4, Garret P. Snedeker to Florence Catharine Ropp. '• .. —o — Mrs. James A. Keister of Jordan tp., mention of whose derangement was made last week, was taken to the asylum Wednesday. Following are the names and places of residence of the petit jurors for the April term of court, which convenes next Monday. There will be no grand jury called. The petit jury is called for the second Monday of the term, at 11 a. m:

William McNlel Wheatfield Prank Welsh Jordan Lambert B. Collin* Kankakee George Wood ..Marlon George W. Seeley Carpenter Smith Newell Renaeelaer Isaac Glanebrook Renaeelaer Peter Shide Jordan Joaeph A. La rah Renee* leer John N. Baker Barkley Alfred B. McCoy ...Walker Abraham Dewey ....Jordan Warren J. White, Kankakee George Fonlka .......Milroy John Dunham..., Carpenter Simon C00k... Hanging Grove —O—r New suite filed: No, 6477. Connecticut Life Insurance Co. vs. Sherman Naugleet al; action on note and mortgage. No 6478. E. W. Horner vs. Paris T. Robinson; action on note. No. 6479. Mrs. Adda Huston vs. Christie Vick, constable; action in replevin. No. 6480. Jennie Tallis ys. Christie Vick, constable; action in replevin. No. 6481. Charles D. Novels vs. Moses M. Huston etal; appeal from justice’s court. All three above cases grow out of the Nowels House trouble. Mr. Huston was landlord there, and Mr. Koweleaeeasad a judgment at

the time of Hnaton’s going out, for damages. Huston was law proof, and some of the household effects were levied upon. Huston appealed for the decision of the justice, giving Nowels a judgment and the goods levied upon were claimed by Mrs. Hnston and Jennie Tallis and a restraining order issued by Jndge Hanley to prevent the constable from selling them until the case can be heard. No. 6482. Tbeo. Archer Co., vs. Lucy Hill; action on account. No. 6483. Ada A. Ddbbins vs. Sloan Dobbins; action for divorce. The plaintiff in this case resides at Remington, where tbe parties lived for practically all their married life. The defendant is now working in the tinplate mills at Elwood, we understand. The complaint alleges that the parties were married Aug. 31, 1879, and lived together until Oct. 3, 1902; that defendant has been gnilty of cruel and inhuman treatment, has struck and beat plaintiff; has become a confirmed drunkard and gambler, etc., etc. They have four children, two girls aged 22 and 20, respectively, and two boys aged 14 and 11, respectively! The two latter plaintiff asks the onstody of and that defendant be required to support them. No. 6484. Cail & Co., vs. The

Kirk Drug Co., et. al; aotion on aooount. Demand $151.12. The following additional appropriations were made by the conn* ty council at its special meeting Tuesday: For 1902. Repair of jail and«are of grounds,.... 98150 Poor farm aupplies. 18 34 Repairs of free gravel road* ... 191 00 Board of review 78 00 For 1903. Depressing and resetting the boilers at the county heating plant, 700 00 Repair of county jail and care 0f...... grounds 250 00 Removing and re-ereetingbridge in.. Gtllamtp 200 00 Gallagher dlteh bridge, Jordiyn... township 800 CO Removal and repair of Grooms bridge, across Iroquois river on new road to be opened in Marion tp., south of A. Padgett’s ..... ....1600 00 Repairs Hebron and Keener township bridge 900 00 Expense Hanging Grove gravel road.. election, 62 90 Board of reviaw 166 00 Freegravel roads 120 00 Assessiagand plat book of Union tp.,.. 12 00 The April session of commissioners’ court was prolonged owing to the' license applications taking up so much time, and we are unable to give a full report of the proceedings iu this issue. Among the matters disposed of was the granting of a license to John G. Moritz of Kersey; A. F. Long was awarded contract for stationery supplies in class 8 at $156; E. T. Biggs, J. F. Spriggs and Warren Robinson were appointed viewers in the S. B. Moffit ditch, to meeiwith the Newton county board April 13; poor farm supply contracts were awarded to Geo. E. Murray for dry goods, clothing, etc., at $27.27, and Ii Tuteur for groceries at $59. Hanging Grove gravel road election ordered for May 18; T. F. Maloney, C. R. Peregrin and D. E. Fairchild appointed viewers in thq matter of vacation of highway in Kenner tp., petitioned for by Nelson Morris, to meet April 20; Wm' Greenleaf, M. H. Hempill and L. Strong, viewers in ditch petition of Jas. G. Francis, to meet April 20; Ralph W. Marshall was appointed county attorney for the term of one year at a salary of S3OO.