Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1904 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest (lathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Marriage licenses issued: April 6, Judson E. Maines to Lela C. Coen. j —o — Jls marriage a failure? There are eight divorce cases on the docket for the April term of court. i There were no unloaned school funds on hand April Ist that applications had not been made for. —o — Only 6 marriage licenses were issued last month, against 9 for the month previous and 7 for the month of March, 1903. —o — The following democratic committeemen have been reported to this office since our last issue: Gillam—C. F. Tillett, chairman; James Culp, secretary. The April term of the Jasper circuit court will convene next Monday. Following are the names and places of residence of the petit jurors, who are called for the second Monday, April 18, at ll a. m. No grand jury is called: James Lowry.. Gillam Tp. Melville Garriot .Union J. N. Sample Marion John T. Remley Rensselaer Wm. I. Hoover ...Marion Andrew Grubb.... Wheatfield H. A. Burger Jordan Otto Schrader Walker Thomas Callahan N'ewland D»vidS. Alter Union Felix R. Irwin Union J. B. DeArmond.... Tefft Lake Lang. ..Newton H. K. While Carpenter Lewis W. Hunt Carpenter Charles W. Brand Carpenter ——O — County Clerk Major is preparing to move to his farm in Mecklenburg county, Virginia, in a few weeks, after his term expires. His four years are up May Ist, but owing to the bungle in the law extending the terms of county officers it will be necessary, it is thought, for him to tender his resignation to the governor and then the commissioners can appoint someone to fill out the interim to January 1, 1905, when it is supposed the clerk elected this fall will take charge. C. C. Warner, who was elected in 1902, it is expected will be the appointee and that he will have to be voted for and elected again this fall before he can be the legally elected and qualified clerk of the county. Mrs. Major will visit relatives in Warsaw while Mr. Major is closing up his business affairs here.

New suits filed. No. 6645. Empire and American Glycerine Co., vs. Pease Oil Co., et al; action on mechanic’s lein; transcript frorh Newton county. No. 6646. Morgan Hollinshead vs. George A. Williams et al; foreclosure and attachment. No. 6647. Dolph Day vs. Ida , Ellen Day; action for divorce. The plaintiff in this action resides in Rensselaer, and was married to defendant at Lowell, Ind., on Dec. 5,1903, and that they seperated on March 6, 1904, when defendant without cause or excuse left plaintiff’s home, taking with her all her clothing and possessions, and declaring that she would no longer live with him; that during all their married life defendant has been guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment; that when plaintiff was away from home at work, during the day time, defendant would invite other men to call upon her and that they did call, etc.; that she neglected her household dirties, etc., and when remonstrated with would answer that she “did not care,” etc., so the complaint alleges. No. 6648: Lida A. Milner vs. Abraham G. Hardy, sheriff; action for damages growing out of property levied on by defendant to satisfy a judgment of the Jasper County Lumber Co., and which property plaintiff alleges she is the owner of. The April term of commissioners’ oourt adjourned Wednesday forenoon. Following is a report of the proceedings, except claims allowed, which latter will appear next week. All bridge petitions continued, also petition of T. J. Richardson for appointment of gravel road superintendent, and Iroquois ditch matter. John P. Ryan et al petition for highway in Gillam township; A.

O. Moore appointed commissioner to meet with Pulaski county commissioner at Medaryville, April 25, and proceed to view proposed highway. Theodore Philips et al ditch; remonstrants’ motion to refer report back to viewers for correction was sustained. Jerry S. Meneley ditch; Marion I. Adams, Vincent Eisele, Joseph Adams and Martha J. Wood remonstrate; Sylvester Gray, Amiel Harmon and Frank Parker appointed reviewers, to meet April 18. John F. Mitchell et al petition for highway in Jordan township; remonstrants present report of reviewers showing that proposed highway will not be of publio utility and cause is dismissed at cost of petitioners. S. P. Thompson, two ditch petitions, dismissed on petitioner’s prayer. Christian Rasmussen et al petition for highway; James M. Spriggs, James W. Toyne and W. H. Hershman appointed viewers, to meet April 18. John H. Thornton was appointed justice of the peace for Marion township, vice S. E. Yeoman, resigned. Charles Gundy was granted a license to sell liquor at Fair Oaks, no remonstrance being filed against him. Ralph W. Marshall was again employed as county attorney at a salary of S4OO per year. Chas. M. Blue was granted permission to extend additional poor relief to poor of Marion township as follows: Mary Peyton, Cyrus Haas, Sarah Platt, John King, Lydia Phillips, Mary J. Stone, John Albison, Mattie Morlan, Nancy Towers, Cora Morlan, Frank Ramey and Sarah Marion.