Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1903 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

item* of Interest Gathered In the Offices and Corridors of tho County Capitol. Commissioners’ court will convene next Monday. —o — The letting of the Moffitt ditoh, in this and Newton counties, is advertised for July 20, at the office of the auditor of this county. —o — Marriage licenses issued June 29, Charles Thompson to Mamie Fleck. July 1, Dawson E. Whitacre to Myrtle H. Burr. —o — The board of review completed its labors Tuesday. In addition to the changes made in real estate assessments as published in The Democrat a few weeks ago, CarEnter was reduced 10 per cent: irkley reduced 10 per cent; Hanging. Grove reduced 20 per cent; Union raised 15 per cent; Gillam raised 20 per cent. —o — The petition for a rehearing in the Iroquois ditoh case was overruled in the supreme court last Friday. The court held, in denying a rehearing: 1. The statue does not contemplate the collection of the costs advanced by a county, in the work of establishing a dram, by means of a fee-bill. 2. A bond voluntarily given, where not contrary to law, is valid if it is based upon a sufficient consideration. 3. A petition for tehearing will be overruled when the court is satisfied that the views announced in the original opinion are correct. N. The commissioners held a special session Saturday and let the contract for removal and reerection of the Grooms bridge for 51,598. One other bid was filed, the Pan-American Bridge Co., of Attica, $1,698. This bridge is to be erected across the Iroquois in this township, south from Alt Padgett’s residence. The price includes the superstructure and Completion of grade ready for travel. The only other business transacted was the appointment of Hugh Gamble engineer to prepare plans for the excavation and cementing of the floor and walls of building at the court house beating plant.

New suits filed: No. 6512. Mary E. McGee vs; Harry McGee and McCoy’s Bank. The complaint alleges that on Jan. 10,1903, plaintiff had $307 on deposit in the First National Bank of Rensselaer; that defendant, Harry McGee, had been acting as agent for plaintiff and as such agent had authority to sign her name to checks on her deposit in the transaction of her business, but that on the 10th of Jan. 1903, without her authority or knowledge, he signed her name to a check for the full amount of said deposit and transferred same to A. McCoy & Co’s bank and deposited jt in his own name; that he refuses to transfer said account to {>laintiff to whom it rightfully beongs; wherefore plaintiff asks a judgment against said McCoy’s bank for the amount of the deposit, defendant McGee being wholly insolvant and a judgment againbt him for damages being worthless.

No. 6513. Jesse J. Fry vs. W. M. Shafor & Co;, action in replevin. This case grows out of the Fair Oaks injunction case, heard by Judge Hanley Saturday, and in which he granted a temporary restraing order as to sale of goods only. It seems that plaintiff had sold the stock of goods to Fry, and later, while acting as clerk only, it is alleged, gave defendants a chattel mortgage on the stock to secure them on a bill he owed for goods put in the store Defendants, on default of payment of said chattel mortgage, took possession of the store. No. 6514. William J. Roed, administrator of the estate of John Reed, Sr., deceased, vs. the Pittsburg, Cincinnati, Chicago & St. Lonis Railway Co.; action for damages. This action grows out of the killing of John Reed at Remington last January. The damages asked for are SIO,OOO. The complaint alleges that the track in which deceased caught hie foot, thereby causing his death, was negligently constructed, etc., and that defendant was careless in the switching across said crossing. No. 6515. Peter H. Owen vs. George R. Davis et al; action in foreclosure.