Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 January 1905 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Ofof the County Capitol. Ex-Recorder Porter will be the (deputy) county treasurer and see that the cash is kept straight from now on, succeeding James Parkison. Wohn O’Connor, the new sheriff, moved to town Monday and is now properly installed in the sheriff’s residence. The retiring sheriff has moved into the Tom Sayler house on Front street. s — o — There were 19 marriage licenses issued in Jasper county last month, against 16 for the month previous and 12 for the same period in 1903. This is probably a record-breaking month for the marriage license business in Jasper county. —o — Thfe county board of education was called together Wednesday to discuss the time of holding the next county institute. It was decided to hold it earlier than that of this year, and the first week in August was decided upon. There was barely a quorum of the board present, but the sentiment was largely in favor of the time decided upon. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 31, Benjamin F, LeFevre to Ella Josephine Toyne. Dec. 31, James W. Noland to Viola C. Hullihan. Dec. 31, Oliver M. Dawson to Rosilla May Bartholomew. Dec. 31, Alfred K. Moore to Nellie Barlow. Jan. 2, Charles Rogers to Mattie Chupp. r —o — New suits filed: No. 6767. The Bellfountain Foundry and Machine Co., vs. David D. Lehman et al; suit on notes. No. 6768. Benjamin F. Rouse vs. Carl K. McFadden etal; action to' quiet title. No. 6769. . DavfijrK. Fry, trustee, vs. Pat Gillispey; action on note. No. 6770. H t V. Moore Banking and Trust Co., vs. Pat Gillispey; action on note. No. 6771. Alvira J. Wilcox and Abner C. Wilcox vs. Federal Oil& Asphaltum Co., et al; action to quiet title, —o — The Burt-Ferry Wilson stationary firm, who had the contract for furnishing supplies last year has filed a bill for $l5O for election supplies for the twenty precincts of Jasper county at the late election. The appropriation for elections has all been exhausted but about SSO that could be applied on this bill, and according to law this is all the company can be paid. The claim has been continued for the present. We shall see what final action will be taken in the matter.

claim of *32 allowed to J. F. Bruner for services as truant officer, at the special session last week, has not been paid because there are no funds appropriated for this purpose, the appropriations having been Five claims for supplies and labor at poor farm, aggregating about 1200, were also allowed in excess of the very liberal appropriations made for this expensive institution. This should not happen again, and we would suggest that the county council give the superintendent free rein in appropriations for this financial sink hole. According to law and the position (sometimes) heretofore taken by Bro. Marshall and the commissioners, the latter are subject to arrest, heavy fine and jail sentence for allowing claims in excess of existing appropriations. This apparently only applies to the Democrat man, however —or, at least, is only applied when his claims are in question.

Following is the proceedings of the board of commissioners for the regular Jandary term which convened Monday: The recorder reported $205.45 receipts of his office for the month of December. Report approved. In the Wm. C. Pruett ditch matter, reviewers granted until first day of next term to file report.

Mrs. Chas. M. Paxton et al ditoh was ordered established. In the matter of application for license of John Ulm of Remington, board found remonstrance filed was signed by a majority of the legal voters of Carpenter, township, and application was dfepied. Charles Arthur Karsner, a young boy of doubtful sire at the poor asylum, a legacy from a former administration, was found to be a proper person for admission to the sohool for feeble-mind-ed at Ft. Wayne. Resignation of John R. Parkison, lately appointed to scholarship at Purdu#was accepted and Ray Yeoman appointed in his stead. Petition of C. M. Blue, trustee of Marion tp., to grant additional poor relief, not exceeding sls each per quarter, to Kate Young, Cyrus Haas, Mary Peyton, John W. King, Ida McClintock, Sarah Platt, John Alberson, Sarah Marion, Mary J. Stone, Frank Ramey and Mattie Morland, was granted. Report of C. M. Blue of poor expenditures, including S2B for services as overseer, was allowed. The order heretofore entered at the December special term, awarding contract for stationary supplies to the Burt-Terry Wilson Co., was recinded and the auditor directed to again give notice of letting on Jan. 18, 1905. It seems there was a little slick work or irregularity developed later in this bid and parties were notified and an explanation asked for. No reply being made the wfiole matter was rejected and new bids will be asked for. —o — Following are the bonds of the new county officers and the remainder of the township trustees and assessors, most part of the latter having been published herein last week:

Recorder $4,000; signed by John W. Tilton, George Hoehn, J. H. Tilton, Albert S. Keene and John T. Biggs. Sheriff, $5,000; signed by the National Surety Co., of New York. Coroner, $5,000; signed by the American Surety Co., as surety. Hanging Grove, trustee, $5,000, signed by Washington Cook, Robert S.Drake, Rufus Folk, John R. Phillips and Richard Foulks. Assessor, $3,000; signed by John L. Osborne, Joseph Stewart, W. D. Rosebraugh. Keener, trustee, $6,000; signed by H. F. Feldman, Andress Crawford, Jacob Groet, Gerret Gravenstuk, Tunis Snip, D. D. Gleason. Assessor $3,000; signed by Charles G. Harrington, Walter Harrington, Chas. A. Harrington. Kankakee, trustee, $5,000; signed by Charles Stalbaum, Wm. Hershman, George Stalbaum, C. R. Peregrine.

Newton, trustee, $7,000; signed by W. B. Yeoman, James H. Carr, Carey L. Carr, D. S. Makeever, James T. Randle, A. J. Freeland, C. R. Weiss. Assessor, $3,000; signed by G. L. Thornton, G. M. Wilcox, Nehemiah Hopkins. Union, assessor, $3,000; signed by Edw. W. Lakin, Chas. D. Lakin, A. N. Lakin, F. M. Lakin. ■ Marion, assessor, $3,000; signed by Peter Hordeman, C. F. Stackhouse, Henry Lusts. Wheatfield, assessor, $3,000; signed by Albert S. Keene, Alfred Barlow, John M. Helmick. Gillam, assessor, $3,000; signed by Oris McCullough, Michael Robinson, Thomas H. McCullough, A: W. Prevo. At this writing the bond of the assessor of Jordan tp., has not been filed; all the others are in.