Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 August 1904 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Marriage licenses: John Flohr to Mary I. Wickle. —o —- Thomas Driver has resigned as supervisor of road district No. 2, Barkley township, and Charles Reed has been appointed in his stqad. —o — New suits filed: No. 6699. I. M. Washburn vs. S. B Moffitt; action on account, demand ssl. No. 6700. Martha J. Dickinson vs. Albert H. Dickinson et al; action in partition. No. 6701. John G. Perry vs. New American Oil & Mining Co.; action to quiet title. No. 6702. Perry W. Liston vs. John F. Judy et al; action on account, demand $75. No. 6703. Bejamin J. Gifford and The Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville Railway Co., vs. Charles W. Burns et al; appeal from commissioners’ court in the Iroquois ditch matter. No. 6704. Norman H. Warner et al, vs. Seth B. Moffitt; complaint on note, demand SIOO. No. 6705. John Makeever vs. Chas. T. Randle and Henry Randle; action on note; demand $175. —o — Clara W. Redhouse, the 14-year-old daughter of W. K. Redhouse of Demotte, was declared insane on Thursday of last week as the result of an inquest held by Squire D. E. Fairchild and Dr. Rice of Demotte and Dr. Petry of Thayer, and was taken to the asylum at Longcliff Wednesday. The girl is unusually large for her age, being 5 foot, 10 inches in height and weighs 118 pounds. She suffers from many illusions, among which is that of seeing funeral processions, seeing herself in a coffin, etc. Her mind has evidently been wrecked from youthful indulgences, and the reading of the Iroquois theatre fire had great effect on her. She has had to be tied to a to her bed for the past three weeks, and cries and moans almost continually. A Chicago doctor treated her for a time but without visible effect. A half brother is confined in the asylum at Kankakee as a result of youthful excesses. The family moved to this county from Chicago about a year ago. —o — The county board of review at its recent annual session reduced the personal assessment of quite a number of people who had money in the defunct McCoy bank, and who had given same in to the assessor, on such persons personal appearance before the board and making the proper showing. The reductions were 75 per cent of the amount deposited in said bank, the board being of the opinion that the other 25 per cent was “good” or would be recovered. Following are the names of those affected by this action and the total amount of their reductions, the figures given representing 75 per cent of the amount deposited as shown by their assessment sheets: John W. Toyne. Gillum, reduced $ 600 Anna M. Burget, Barkley 525 John W. Norman, “ 525 Mary E. Nichols. “ 75 Elizabeth Michaels “ 1,905 Prank Schroer “ 675 Fred Waymire “ 225 Oeo. W. Andrus, Marion 360 Korah A P. M. Parker, Marion 170 Werner Miller, Marion. 360 W. S. Grant “ 75 J. N. Sample, “ 150 Benj. Barger, Jordan 295 Jacob Branson “ . 125 Rebecca Kennedy. “ 125 James Kennedy, “ 350 Alva M eCash in “ 350 Prank Nissius “ 300 Jas. T. Lamson “ 325 James Shindler, “ 100 Augustus Yeoman, Newton 675 W. D. Sayler, “ .1,200 C. Weurthner, Jr., ** 110 C. Weurthner Sr., •* goo Erhardt Weurthner, Sr., Newton 75 Brhardt Weurthner, Jr., “ 75 Michael Schqlta, Union 675 W. E. Price, •• 3.185 B. Biggs, Wheatfield 860 W. D. My era. Walker 2,025 E. J. Alter. Rensselaer 2,190 A. J. Brenner, “ 260 Jeese Nichols, “ 700 A. L. Branch, " 150 C. A Rachel Coen “ 175 C. J. Dean, “ 500 Margaret Day, ** 705 C. S. Chamberlain. Rensselaer 406 C. S. Comer, Rensselaer 70 Mary Eger. “ 720 Wm. H.Arer, *• 4,87# Thos. H. Grant •• «90 David E. Grow, “ ... v . 180 Jodaon J, Hunt, •* 175 Benj. Harris, “ 2,1*

Anna Hoover, “ 130 N. Hopkins “ 516 M. L. Hemphill, “ 130 Lem Huston, “ .... 40 L. H. Hamilton, “ 120 Joe Jackson, “ 1,315 A. Leopold “ 4,950 Martha McDaniel “ 5.250 Sarah J. MoEwan “ 320 Wm. McElfresh “ 720 John Makeever “ 750 Eva Morgan “ 600 Simon Phillips “ 180 Rebecca J. Porter “ 320 Fred Stocksick “ 645 Tony Strlckfaden “ 600 L, Strong, '* 30 S. P, Thompson, “ 5,200 Wm. Washburn, “ 820 The following assessments were raised in Rensselaer, the amounts representing 25 per cent, of funds deposited in the McCoy bank which had not been listed for taxation : Martha Benjamin, Rensselaer, raised. .$ 65 Maude Larsh, “ “ ... 1,500 David Halstead, “ “ ... 295 Gertrude Robinson “ “ ... 10 Fred Barger’s personal assessment in Jordan was reduced $505 on account of money in the failed Home bank at Goodland, and Barbara Kelley $720, ditto.