Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1903 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items ot Interest Gathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. New suits filed: No. 6539, Robert Parker vs. Frank Thurston et al; action on note, demand S9OO. - 1 —oMarriage licenses issued: Septi 8, Lawrence H. Salliday to Ina Aj Courtright. Sept. 10, John Shelhart to Mary Critse. -—lolThe September term of circuit court will convene Monday. Both Sand and petit juries are drawn, e grand jury being called for Monday. September 14, at 11 a. m., and the petit jury for the second Monday at the same hour. Following are the names of both juries: GRAND JURY. William H. Wilcox Rd ward Ta u n erMarios C, R. Perarrine..'....Kankakee Alfred Lowmanßarkley M. J. Deiebanty...WheatMeld Erhardt Wuertner, Jr.,Newton PETIT JURY. W.D. Bringle/...Jordan Charles Gorman “ J. T. Lamson, “ Thomas Spencer Milroy William Archer Walker O. M, GarriottUnion Bert R. AmslerMarion Yeppe Hansen Gillam Charles Green leeßarkley Charles Lakin....Union Marion A. Hana way Keener James Skinner Carpenter Ruben Dickinson Marion Joseph G. GarleyJordan Oscar Hau ter..... Marion Shelby Comer.... Union The commissioners have been in session all week and were still in session yesterday. Thursday they went and met the commissioners of Pulaski county on matters concerning the Hazlet ditch in this and Pulaski counties.

Following is a report of their proceedings so far as we are able, to give in this issue: Following fees were reported collected for the quarter ending August 31. Recorder, $378.40; auditor, $33.75; clerk, $300.11. On petition of Jasper Guy e> al, Albert H. Dickinson was appointed justice of the peace for Carpenter tp. The report of Philip Blue, supt. of poor farm was examined and approved. The report shows 10 inmates. The expenses of the quarter were $1,094.14, and receipts from all sources $686.07, making net deficit for the three months of $408.07. Next week we will publish the itemized report of receipts and expenditures for the quarter, with some comments. The special tax levies by the commissioners were fixed as follows: Keener Gravel road, 80 cents on the SIOO valuation; Gallagher ditch, 15 per cent of cost of location and construction. Trustee of Carpenter tp., was authorized to cause suitable approaches to the Hunt bridge, not to exceed S2OO in cost. " In matter of petition of James A. Keister, for highway, A. O. Moore, Warren Robinson and Amiel Harmon appointed viewers, to meet Sept. 21. Liquor license refused Amiel J. Stibbe at Parr on remonstrance; license granted John McGlinn at Wheatfield. B. D. Comer et al petition for ditch; Frank Parker, Henry Amsler and Ben Harris appointed viewers, to meet Sept. 21. Charles T. Otis et al joint ditch; Amiel Harmon, James D. Babcock and Sylvester Gray appointed viewers, to meet Sept. 15.

The Garrison ditch was ordered established, and final report ordered made Sept. 23. In the Hanging Grove gravel road matter, B. D. Comer filed the only bid, and he wanted to use gravel of same quality as that in the Lefler andOverton pits, while the specifications called for gravel equal to the Tippecanoe and Kickapoo gravel, hence the contract was not let.

In the Herath road petition from Kankakee tp., the remonstrance was over-ruled and highway ordered established; remonstrators appeal to circuit court. Costs taxed to remonstrators. James G. Francis ditch; Reviewers file report making Daniel W. Waymire, James Shaffer and Wm. Michael parties; set for hearing second day Oct. term, and cause continued.