Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 December 1904 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Qathered In the Of* fices of the County Capitol. Marriage licenses issued: Adelbert Sharkey to Nora Hollenback. Nov. 14, Jesse Everett Wilson to Gail Christine Wasson. Dec. 14, Walter M. Flannigan to Irene May Cooper. —o —

The county commissioners will meet in special session Dec. 24 to wind up the business of the calendar year and to let the contract for stationery supplies for the coming year. Claims must be filed, it should be remembered, to be acted upon at this session, five days before said session convenes. —o — The county teachers’ institute will meet here next week. An interesting program has been prepared for the occasion. The annual county contest in which every township in the county is represented in the program, will be held at Ellis opera house on Thursday evening. An admission of 25 cents will be charged the general public to this contest; school pupils 10 cents. —o — Mrs. Bernice M. Clark of Wheatfield was granted a divorce from her husband, Guy D. Clark, in the circuit court last ' Friday and the custody of her 13-year-old son. The case of Gwinvs. McDonald from Hanging Grove township, wherein Gwin sued for an accounting, the court decided that Gwin should have the notes and book acoounts, that McDonald should pay the firm debts, and the costs should be divided equally and each party pay his own witnesses. —o — The'Gant-Spriggs life insurance case which has been in court here for some time, was compromised Saturday. Under the compromise Mrs. Olive V. Spriggs turns over the insurance policies on the life of the late L. S. Gant, aggregating §2,350, which had been left in her custody, to the beneficiary, M. O. Gant of Parr, and received $385 in full settlement for any claims or alleged claim that she may have held against same. No doubt this was the best thing to do for all parties concerned, as it would have cost a great deal to have taken the matter to the higher courts, besides the litigants being out of the use of the money for a year or two at least.

New suits filed: No. 6756. Charles F. Mansfield vs. W. B. Frost et al; action to quiet title. No. 6757. Jasper Guy va. Josephine L. Guy; action for damages; demand SIO,OOO. No. 6758. H. C. Kopka vs. Harry Eishling; action on note. No. 6759. Martin J. Bligh vs. J. W. Gaffield; action on account; demand S6O. This alleged account is itemized and appears on a statement form of Bligh, who is a wholesale liquor dealer. One would infer that the defendant was engaged in the retail liquor business when the alleged debt was contracted, and the prices charged for the “goods” are interesting to consumers of these high-class liquors, who pay fifteen cents a “thimbleful” for the same over the bar, or 40 cents per half pint, and also shows the immense profits in the retail liquor business. As an example, a six gallon keg of “Rock and Rye” is charged at only $1.50 per gallon, while such high-class whiskies as “Guckenheimer,” “M. C. Brayer,” “Oscar Pepper,” “Sher-‘ wood” and “Monongohela” are charged at $7 per case. A case is one dozen quart bottles (3 gallons) and it will be seen from this that the actual cost of these goods is 58 cents per quart. Sold out by the half-pint at 40 cents —the prevailing price for the above named goods—and the profit is $1.02 per quart or $4.08 per gallon; sold by the drink over the bar. the profit is no doubt at least five timee this sum.

24,000 lbs. Buckwheat Bran for sale, sl2 per ton; Pure Buckwheat flour 3 cents per pound; Winter wheat flour $1.35 per sack; Hard wheat flour $1.40 per sack; Crushed ear corn meal 75 cts, per 100 lbs. We have put in an ear com orusher and will crush corn for 5 cents per bushel. Custom work done at the mill. Jas. Flynn.