Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 June 1903 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Item of I ate rest (lathered In the Office* and Corrldore of the Comity Capitol. No bids were recieved for cleaning the Marble lateral to the Wheatfield ditch, and same is readvertised to be let June 19. —o — Marriage licenses issued: June 6, Morton R, Dickinson; to Hettie M. Puffer, June 10, Ira M. Washburn to Mary Elsie Watson. June 11, Newton C. Pumphrey to Myrtle R. Haus. —o — New suits filed: No. 6507. Ida May Heafer vs. William Andersch et al; action in foreclosure. No. 6508. John N. Bicknell vs. Mary S. Sanford et al: action to quiet title. No. 6509. Petition of Reuben H. Crain and Rosa F. Crain for the adoption of Cecilia A Brehm. The County Board of Review have fixed the following average assessments per acre for real estate in the various townships of the county. Some landß, of course, are higher and some lower than these figures, but this is the average the township over. Hanging Orove.ll7 12 Keener -7 17 Gillam. 12 81 Kankakee 075 Walker Wheatfield 6 83 Barkley 15 54 Milroy : 873 Marlon 25 08 Union.... 10 32 Jordan 15 53 Carpenter 32 17 Newton 21 01 In Kankakee a 10 per cent raise wae made from ihe township assessors valuation; Jordan was raised 15 per cent, after reducing the assessments on lands east of Range Line road 13 per cent; Hanging Grove and Milroy was reduced 15 per cent.

Following is the remainder of proceedings of commissioners court for the June term: BRIDGES. Notioe ordered for letting contract for Hunt bridge in Carpenter tp., on first day next term. Contract was Ist for new bridge in same tp., to Pan American Bridge Co., for 1399.50. Notice ordered for letting of contract for re-erection of Grooms bridge in Marion tp., on June 27. DITCHES. Iroquois ditch matter again continued. Final report approved in the Wm. P. Baker ditch. Final report ordered made June 15 in S. B. Moffit ditoh. Viewers directed to meet June 15 and make final report in Moses Sigo ditch, and auditor directed to prooeed with letting of contract Additionol time granted reviewers to file report in Carroll C. Kent ditch. By agreement of parties interested the James G. Francis ditch petition was continued. Report of commissioner in B. F. Hazlett ditch approved and confirmed. Final report approved in both the Fred Saltwell and C. D. Lakin ditches. HIGHWAYS. Petition of Chas. M. Blue for highway in Marion tp., continued. Remonstrance filed by Chris Salrin in petition of August Schreiber highway petition; Wm. Cooper, S. B. Mofliitt and Chas. Harrington appointed viewers, to meet June 22. Viewers report in favor of public utility of highway petitioned for by Nelson Morris et al.

MISCELLANEOUS. Contract awarded for furnishing poor supplies for next quarter as follows; I. Tntenr, groceries, $78.45; L. Wild berg, clothing, $6.90; and Geo. Murray, dry goods and shoes, $22.14 The connty officers reported the following fees collected for the quarter ending May 31: J. F. Major, clerk, $440: same, acct. exsheriffs fee’s, $43.15; W. C. Babcock, auditor, $70.70; R. B. Porter, recorder, $759.45; “A. G. Hardy, sheriff $109.50. Notice ordered for letting contract for 250 tons of coal for heating plant Philip Blue was re-appointed superintendent of poor farm “for the next ensuing term at S6OO per year.” Report of poor farm superintendent examined and approved. The report shows reoeipts for the quarter ending May 31 to have been, from all sources, $344.12, and expenses of $816.40, making

a net deficit of $472.28. The 1,500 bushels of oorn and 2,500 bnshels of oats left by ex-snperin-tendent Clark on Feb. 1, according to his report, have shrunk to 800 bnshels and 1,000 bushels respectively, and only 205£ bushels of oats have been sold, and no corn. The 200 cbiokens left b£ Clark and which shrunk to 100 in Mr. Blue’s report of March Ist, should have been increased by 75 spring chickens. Some chickens were sold to N. S. Bates for which the report says $2.20 was received, and eggs were sold to the amount of $197. Of the 818 cans of fruit left by Supt. Clark, 20 quarts of peafs remain. There are 12 inmates of the poor asylum.