Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 March 1904 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Marriage licenses issued: Mar. 11, David H. Spriggs to Pearl E. Hibbs. Abe’s $2,300 court house clock thawed out a little last Saturday, after hibernating all winter, and let out a few strokes at irregular intervals for an hour or so, after which it again went into its hole. Yesterday the natives were again frightened nearly out of their wits by its coming to life again. It seems to be making up for lost time, or all the “strikes” for the past three or four months are becoming thawed out by degrees, as it was hammering away at the hour of going to press at the rate of four periods of strikes every fifteen minutes, ranging from one stroke to a dozen.

—o — New suits filed: No. 6630. Thomas A. Besse vs. Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railroad Company; action for damages. No. 6631. Alice W. Payne, guardian of Cassius W. Payne, vs. William R. Cressler et al; action on note. No. 6632 William B. Austin vs. Phebe Gitchel et al; action on note. No. 6633. Sarah L. McCune vs. Robert McCune: action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married Oct. 23, 1886, and seperated August 19, 1903. It charges cruel and inhuma n treatment, non-support, drunkenness, abandonment, etc. They have four children, aged respectively 15, 13, 10 and 5 years of which plaintiff asks the custody. No. 6634. Mathew Rogers adm. of estate of Cloyd Rogers, deceased, vs. C. I. & L. Ry. Co., action for damages for death of deceased by defendant’s train at Monon, Dec. 31, 1903. Transcript from the White circuit court. No. 6635. Huber Manufacturing Co., vs. Seth B. Moffitt; action on note. No* 6636. Dennis L. Hogan vs. John Mede; action to quiet title. No. 6637. Martha Butler vs. Catholic Order of Foresters; action on insurance policy in above order. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff’s husband, John Butler, was insured in said order for SI,OOO, and that plaintiff was the beneficiary named in said policy; that in 1897 the said John Butler started for the Klondike gold fields; that since March, 2, 1898, plaintiff has not heard from said John Butler and the inference drawn from the complaint is that she believes him dead.

Following is a report of the more important doings of the commissioners’ court for the March term: Contracts for supplies for the poor farm were letas follows: Groceries, John Eger, $136.55; B. Forsythe, shoes, $10.80; Geo. E. Murray, dry goods and clothing, $46.74. The report of the poor farm superintendent showed 15 inmates. The receipts from the sale of products for the quarter were $594.73, and expenses $697.19. Net deficit for the quarter $102.46. County officers reported the following fees collected for their respective offices for the quarter ending March 1: Recorder, $728.15; Sheriff, $331.47; Clerk, $40455; Auditor, (two months) $58.25. John F. Mitchell petition for highway in Jordan tp., remonstance by F. M. and Henry Welsh W. H. Ritchey, A. C. Scott. and Laura Michael; A. O. Moore, Warren Robinson and Sylvester Gray appointed reviewers, to meet March 17. S. P. Thompson, petition for ditch; M. H. Hemphill. Russel Harmon and T. F. Dunlap appointed viewers, to meet March 10. Annual report of auditor and treasurer approved, and settlement with township trustees on account of poor relief was made.