Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 September 1904 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. pvThe total county tax levy for this year will be 39J cents on each SIOO valuation, a reduction of 10 cents over last year, The total appropriations made by the county council this week were $62,562, practically all that was asked for, by the yarious county officers!? While this reduction of ten cents will make quite a difference over last year, it will make the total taxes to be paid on real estate and improvements about the same as two years ago, when the levy was 50£, owing to the big raise in assessments of same last year. —o — New suits filed: No. 6710. Simon P. Thompson vs. Levi Sanders; action in injunction. No. 6711. Wm. H. Randle, administrator of the estate of Nancy Jane Shaw, deceased, vs. Robert A. Parkison; action to recover $1,500 alleged to have been loaned or given to defendant by decedent. Demand is for $2,000, which includes interest. No. 6712. Neoma J. Haste vs. David C. Haste; action for divorce. The parties were married Nov. 7, 1902, and separated Feb. 16, 1903. The complaint charges abandonment, cruel and inhuman treatment, failure to provide, etc. —o — The marriage license business has been quite brisk this month, and the following licenses were issued since the last issue of The Democrat: Sept. 2, William J. Brook to Maward K. Powell. Sept. 3, Benjamin Neill to Alice Schroll. Sept. 3, Robert J. Lefler to Bessie M. Murray. Sept. 5, Arthur Meadows to Sarah Clayton. Sept. 5, John K. Frauhiger to Maude Babb. Sept. 5, William E. Scott to Pearle Babb. Sept. 5, Fred K. Rich to Katie M. Collins.

—o— The September term of the Jasper circuit court will convene next Monday. A grand jury has been called for this term, as follows: John W. Haekshaw Wheatfleld Jamas R. Parkison Newton Taylor Collins John Bowman Elmer E. Pullins , Gillam Gustav Heirscher... Walker PETIT JURORS. Henry Bouk Walker Thomas Butler Carpenter Wm. Fitzgerald Kankakee Cornelius Evers Keener John Carder Union James H. Carr Newton Albert E. Abbott Rensselaer John T. Biggs Kankakee John D. Cooper ..... Kankakee Lewis Fritz .....Walker David M. Waymire Marion Fritz Zard Marion Geo. A. Capes Jordan Fred Beier ... u.-. James L, Babcock Union Harley Lamson Newton The grand jury is called for the first Monday at 1 p. m., and the petit jury the second Monday at 11 a. m.

—o — TThe county commissioners at their session this week granted five saloon licenses, as follows: Henry Hildebrand, Conrad Kellner and Herman Schultz (August Rosenbaum) Rensselaer, and Mike Bernicken and John McGlinn, Wheatfield. No opposition was made in either case*^ The petition for a system of gravel or stone roads in Gillam township, consisting of the Independence branch of 8£ miles, the Vernon branch of miles, and the Center Gillam branch of 1£ miles was acted upon and H. L. Gamble appointed engineer and D. H. Yeoman and E. L. Clark viewers, to meet next Tuesday. Emerald Aldrich, Chas. J. Dean and E. D. Rhoades were appointed election inspectors for the Ist, 3d and 4th precincts, respectively of Marion tp., N. A. McCoy for north precinct, Union; J. I. Miller for east precinct Barkley; Samuel Bowman and O. P. Taber for east and west precincts, Carpenter, and Simon Cook for Milroy. The iron fence around the jail was ordered, advertised for sale. Fees collected by the various county officers for the quarter were reported as follows: ' Recorder, 1375.10; Clerk, $131.61; Sheriff, $266.70; auditor, 122.70.

B. Forsythe was awarded contract for furnishing dry goods, clothing and shoes for the poor asylum for the ensuing quarter at at $29.75, $19.75 and $8.40, respectively; John Eger, groceries, at $144*00. Supt. Blue reported 12 inmates at poor asylum and the expenses for the quarter were $847.03, and [receipts $68.66, leaving a net deficit of $767.37 for the past three months. Dee M. Ferguson withdrew his application for scholarship at Purdue John R. Parkison was appointed to said scholarship. In Wm. C. Pruett ditch petition, Theodore Dunlap, L. Strong and Amiel Harmon were appointed viewers, to meet Sept. 14.