Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 October 1904 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest (lathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Only one more week for paying the fall installment of taxes to avoid the penalty. —o — New suits filed: No. 6730. VB. Austin vs. W. A. Myers and Joseph Flagg; transcript from Newton circuit court. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 21, Charles S. Bowman to Alice May Turner. Oct. 26, Ernest E. Cockerill to Emma L. Mackey. —o — The voter this year will have three tickets to vote —State, County and Township. The State ticket will be on pink paper and will contain the names of the presidential electors for the various parties, commencing to the left with the democratic electors. The candidates for state offices are below those of the electors. The county ballot will be on white paper and will also contain the district candidates’ names as well ao those for county offices, commencing with the candidate for congress. In this county the county ticket will be somewhat shorter than that of two years ago, by reason of there being no county council to elect this year. The township ballot will be printed on yellow paper and will be very brief, containing in most cases but two names, the candidate for trustee and the candidate for assessor, Remember, on all the ballots the democratic ticket, headed by the rooster within the circle, comes in the first column; the republican ticket in second column, etc. To vote a “straight” ticket simply make a cross with the pencil within the circle containing the emblem of the party you desire to vote, and not elsewhere; to vote a “mixed” ticket, do not mark within the circle but make a cross within the small square to the left of each candidate’s name for whom you desire to vote. The method of voting is very simple, but every voter should see to it that he thoroughly understands it before going to the pells, that he may make no mistake. A “sample ballot” appears elsewhere in this paper; look it over and practice on marking it if you have any doubt of your knowledge in the matter.