Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1903 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Hmm of Into root Gathered la the Office* and Corridors of the County Capitol. Marriage licenses issued: July 3, James W. Carr to Ella M. Brown. July 4, Harry Short to Sadie Lister. July 6, David B. Gleason to Alice Clayton. o New suits filed: No. 6516. Augustus K. Yeoman vs. David Metsker et al; action to quiet title. No. 6517. Oliver F. Stoner vs. David F. Hix et al; action on note. Transcript from Newton county. No. 6518. Mary E. Spitler vs. Lucas Lumpp et al; action on note and mortgage. No. 6519. Thomas Reed et al vs. Michael Reed; action in partition. •—o — Judge Thompson paid in $l5O and Lewis Davisson SIOO this week on the judgment in the Iroquois ditch case. The entire judgment including costs, is for $4,268, and is returned against 44 bondsmen. There were about 65 petitioners for the ditch, and, while the judgment is against only the bondsmen, if the matter was taken into court by the latter it is likely that all petitioners would have to pay their share. Mr. Davisson was not one of those against whom judgment was returned, but he is a square and honest old democrat who believes in doing right because it is right, rather than because the courts might say that he must do so, and he walked in and paid his hundred dollars without a murmur.

Following is a report of the more important proceedings of commissioners court this week: Contract let to Attica Bridge Co., for new bridge in Carpenter tp., at $1,285. All other bridge causes continued. x In the Granville Moody et al ditch, viewers given to July 20 to file amended report to correspond with verdict of the circuit court. Petitioners ask that same be not sold until Iliff slough is cleaned. In Union Lakin and Scott Cooper ditch, viewers file corrected schedule of assessments, which wasdipproved. August Schreiberet al petition for highway; road ordered established on payment by the petitioners of sls damages to C. Salrin.

Wro. P. Michaels petition for highway; remonstrants present report of reviewers that proposed road will not be of public utility and case is dismissed at petitioners’ cost. T. A. Garrison ditch; petitioners file amendment to petition and case continued pending report of viewers. Henry Herath petition for highway; remonstrance filed by M. L. Bosseman and Martha A. Huston. John Hudson, John Reed and Albert Keene appointed viewers, to meet July 27. Liquor license granted Fred Granger at Demotte, and license denied Ernest Treichel at Dnnnville, by reason of remonstrance filed against him by a majority of the voters of Kankakee tp. Augustus K. Yeoman petition for highway; R. B. Harris, Henry Grow and Wm. Daniels appointed viewers, to meet July 20. Trustee of, Marion tp., was granted permission to extend additional poor relief to Cassie Steel, Cora Morlan, Mattie Morlan, John W. King, Mary Peyton, Cyrus Haas, Sarah Platt, Sarah Marion, Mara J: Stone, Frank Ramey and John Albertson.. For meat furnished the poor asylum dating from June 4to 26, Moody & Roth were allowed $20.62. also $4.50 for killing hogs. Court Reporter Walker filed a bill for S2O lor preparing transcript in Abe’s case against The Democrat editor. The bill was continued for appropriation by the county council. (It will be remembered that Abe’s contention in this case was that the commissioners nor any one else could bind the oounty for any sum in excess es existing appropriations, and that all such were null and void. It seems that Abe attempted to bind the oounty for the cost of this transcript when be ordered it made, knowing that there was

no appropriation to pay for'' same. This act gives the lie to all Abe’s j assertions in this JMtter, and I plainly shows that hMlihole fight on the bill was simpler personal matter. In the meantime the taxpayers are “paying the freight.”)