Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1904 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Ittau «f Interest (lathered In the Office* and' Corrldnr* of the Coanty Capitol. Marriage licenses issued: Jan. 13, William Austin Goff to Viola Elizabeth Cambe. is quite evident the Jasper bounty girls are not taking advantage of tbeir leap year rights, as but one marriage license has been issued here since Dep. 28. New suits Hied: No. 6602. Samuel M. Laßue vs. Ed E. Meharry; action in attachment. Demand is for $243 which plaintiff alleges is due him for clerk hire from defendant. o If Governor Durbin don’t call a special session of the legislature and create a few more local offices, we fear several more Rensselaer office-seekers and political hang-ers-on will have to be plaoed on the poor farm pay roll another year. Elmer Pnllins of Gillam, James L. Babcock of Union and Guss Grant of Marion, it is said also want the republican nomination for sheriff, while John Tilton of Wheatfield and Jesse Nichols of Rensselaer, will oppose Allman for recorder. —o — J. E. Westfall has been appointed deputy prosecuting attorney for Remington, ana we understand has been conducting a “court of inquiry" before a J. P. over there this week and collecting evidence against alleged violations of the liquor law. It is rumored that something will be doin’at the next term of court here as a result thereof. -—o — The republicans met at the oourt house last Saturday and reorganized their county central committee by electing Geo. A. Williams chairman, J. H. S. Ellis vicechairman, Mose Leopold secretary, and Walter Porter, treasurer. It was decided to hold their coanty convention on Monday, March 21, and -the primaries the Saturday preceding. Already two candidates have announced themselves—John O’Connor of Kuiman, for sheriff, and J. D. Allman of Remington, for recorder. Postmaster W. E. Peck and Jesse D. Allman were over from Remington Wednesday, “feeling the public pulse” in the interests of the latter’s candidacy for county recorder. Mr. Allman is a good, clean man, against whom nothing can be said in any way, and the office he seeks is by long odds the most desirable and best g tying one in the coanty. C. M. lue, it is said, had recently felt the public pulse and found it a trifle weak, and therefore will not be a candidate for this office, for which, from a democratic standpoint, we are truly sorry. We hear it rumored that Ezra Clark will be made deputy treasurer, under Treasurer Nichols. It is said that Nichols found considerable difficulty in filling his bond at all. He could not get a country bond, it is said, and an attempt was then made to secure a bond through a bonding company! One company refused to bond him directly, we understand, but offered to indemnify local bondsmen if they would go on his bond. Letters of inquiry were sent here, presumably to refereu--ces sent in, but the replies to same were supposedly unsatisfactory. Finally arrangements were made with the three banka in Rensselaer to go on the bond,, in consideration, it is said, that the county funds be deposited with them at 2 per cent. The bondsmen, it is further stated, wanted Ray Thompson for deputy treasurer, while Nichols wanted Elza Grow, but the latter, knowing the responsibility that would be attaohed thereto, declined the place. 10 per cent off all bric-a-brac. Hand-painted Haviland china. Chicago Bargain Store.