Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1903 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

ItMM of Interest (lathered In the OfflCM and Corridor* of tfc* County Capitol. The Newton circuit court convenes Monday. Marriage licenses issued: May 1, Jesse Fox to Emma Tullis. •ft May 2, John Morehouse to Cora Snickenburger. —o — Application has been made to send George Hellengreen, an insane poor asylum inmate, to Long Cliff. Efo will probably be taken next week. members of the county board of education met Monday and made tbeir report on school enumeration and elected J. F. Bruner trnant officer. There were no other candidates for the office, it not being one that yields much “milk.” New suits filed: No. 6499. Petition of Thomas Wallace for the adoption of Maude Klouse and Mildred Klouse. . No. 6496. M. 8. Goodwin and John C. Shirk vs. John K. Bingman et al; action on note and mortgage. —o — The South Barkley gravel road bonds were sold Wednesday. They are of the amount of $16,000, and mature as follows: $2,000 May 4, 1905, and 12.Q00 each year thereafter until all are paid. They bear 5 per cent interest, fl. E. Cronkright of Lexington, Ohio, was the purchaser, the premium being $631. E. L. Hollingsworth bid $521. 'f-M r. John Morehouse aged 29, and Miss Cora Snickenberger aged 19, both of Wheatfield tp , were - united in marriage by Square Irwin, in the clerks office Saturday afternoon. This was Schuyler’s first ceremony and he is said to have performed it with becoming grace and dignity, but forgot to kiss the bride. This is one of the formates that Judge Hanley—well, perhaps we had better not say anything further about it or the Judge’s wife might decide that marriages should only be performed by the preachers, and Charles

wouldn’t want to take an appeal from her decision. —-o The following dates and places have been selected for the common school graduation exercises: Barkley township, May 23, Barkley Christian chnroh, at night. Marion, Newton, Jordan and Carpenter, Rensselaer, June 3d> Day. Union, June 4th, Parr, at night. Gillam, and White Post of Pulaski county, at Medaryville, June 6. Day. Keener, June 12, at DeMotte. Night. Hanging Grove and Milroy, June 210, at McCoysburg. Wheatfield, Walker, Kankakee and Wheatfield town, at Wheatfield, June 13. Day. \ Following is the school enumeration of the county for 1903, and 1902 for comparison: Corporations. 1902 1903 1903 Total M. F. T’tl loss g’n Barkley 499 228 221 449 50 Carpenter 320 147 177 324 4 Gillam 255 124 119 243 12 Hanging Grove.. 174 83 61 144 30 Jordan. 231 133 124 257 26 Kankakee 143 90 59 149 6 Keener 302 153 112 265 37 Marion ... 400 269 152 421 21 Milroy ..... U 7 83 47 130 13 Newton 175 73 . 88 161 14 Union 490 262 243 505 15 Walker 320 167 154 321 1 Wheatfield 170 93 80 173 3 Totals 3596 1906 1637 8542 143 89 Remington 320 154 164 318 2 Wheatfield 122 63 60 123 1 Rensselaer 669 856 340 706 37 Totals in C0..4707 2478 2211 4689 145 127 Total loss In County over 1902, 18. Last year the loss was id. The commissioners closed their May session Thursday. Following are some of the more important matters transacted. The rest of their proceedings will appear next week. In the big Kent ditch matter, the record states that Virginia Halstead and ten others remonstrated but defaulted in making an appearance, and James Hogan, John A. Lamborn and Geo. Besse, all of Remington, were appointed reviewers, to meet with the Newton county viewers at Fair Oaks May 13. D. V. Garrison et al petition for ditch; Frank Welsh,. Scott

Russell and L. Strong appointed viewers. W. P. Miohael et al, petition for highway; Wallace Mnrrav, Samuel English and Isaac Walker appointed viewers, to meet May 18. The Hanging Grove gravel road election was ordered for May 29. The petition of Nelson Morris et al for vacation of certain highway in Keener tp., was granted. Joseph Nissius et al ditoh; report approved and ditch ordered established. Chas. Ross Dean was appointed to scholarship to Law Dept. Indiana University. ditch; James G. Francis et al rs not previously appointed viewee, L. having acted, A. O. Moor were Strong and Frank Parker appointed, to meet May 12. In road petition of Nelson Morris et al, Geo. F. Meyers was appointed commisssoner, to meet with commissioner from Newton county, and report on or before June 1. Jn the Hazlett joint ditch petition, Jasper and Pulaski, John J. Porter appointed to meet Pnlaski viewers