Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 1903 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

ItMM of Interest (lathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Cspltol. There were no unloaned school funds on hand Deo. Ist that had not been spoken for. —o— Ten marriage licenses were issued last month, against 13 for the month previous and 14 for November, 1902. —o — New suits filed: No. 6584. Thomas J. Mallatt vs. Thomas J. Stowers et al; action on note and mortgage. Demand S2OO. —o — Two liquor license applications came up at the December term of commissioners’ oonrt, Geo. Striokladen of Rensselaer and Geo. Brett of Dunnville. No remonstrance will be filed in either oase, we understand. At the meeting of the Jasper Oounty Teachers’ Association here last week it was decided to discontinue the annual meetings of the Association and to merge same into the Connty Teachers’ Institute, which hereafter will be held the week proceeding Christmas, instead of in August. Anent Abe’s tax-ferret deal, a grand total of $1.93 was collected from Gillam township. Gillam’s share of the $5,000 paid the taxferrets from tbe county revenue was aproximately S4OO. A rather steep price for collecting a dollar and ninety-three cents, of which amount Gillam received possibly •eventy-five cents. Marriage licenses issued; Nov. 23, Marrimon Tudor to Rena Newcome. Nov. 28, William C. Guss to Ferae Starr. Nov. 30, Sylvester Richards to Lowell Osby. —o — Little has been doing in the circuit court this week, and to-day the term ends. French Hollinshead vs. Morgan Hollinshead; jury find for defendant. Case of Dora Brown vs. Charles Burkland, action for slander, was continued and plaintiff ordered to appear at office of John W. Walker in the court house in Rensselaer on Dec. 14, 1903, and submit to an examination as party plaintiff herein.