Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 January 1905 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Qathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Marriage licenses issued: Jan. 20, Harvey Zinzer to Lottie Hartman. Jan. 20, Edward Weller to Hattie Gaunt. Jan. 23, Frederick S. Waling to Lydia Adaline Potts. —o — A misplaced comma in the report of new suits filed in last week’s Democrat made No. 6788, James H. Chapman, trustee in bankruptcy of A. McCoy & Co., read that the amount of the note was $10,60, when it should have read $1,060. The county council is called to meet in special session on Monday, Feb. 6, to re-appropriate funds for the building of a new cottage at the soldiers’ home at Lafayette, and to appropriate funds for paying some old 1904 claims. All funds previously appropriated, of course, lapse on Jan. Ist, and go back into the general fund of the county, hence the necessity of reappropriations at this time. —o — Jasper county’s delinquent tax list is longer this year than usual and the total delinquency will reach a larger sum than for several years. The sale of lands and lots to satisfy the delinquencies will take place on Monday, Feb. 13, at 10 a. m. Among the property advertised for sale and the amounts of the delinquencies are: Rensselaer Castle Hall Association, (the new block on the corner of Washington and Front streets, Rensselaer,) for $638 77; the T. J, and Hattie McCoy residence property that was blown up with dynamite a few months ago,

$179.07; T. J. McCoy, lots 9 and 10, block 6, Robinson add. Rensselaer, $75,50; Alfred McCoy and Mattie A. Rinehart, Hanging Grove tp., lands, $1,217,23. Every town and township in the county is represented in the list. —o — New suits filed: No. 6795. William Schleman vs. Edward Perigrin et al; action on accouut and claim. No. 6797. John F. Judy et al; vs. Walter Wiseman and James Wiseman; suit on note. No. 6797. John Makeever vs. Harry Rishling et al; action on note. No. 6798. Henry Shide and John Wagner Jr., vs. August Vos et al; action in attachment. In this case it is alleged that plaintiffs entered into contract with defendant for the purchase of his 80 acre farm in Jordan tp., assuming a mortgage of SI,OOO. The farm is apprised in the writ of attachment at $2,400. Plaintiff’s paid defendant SSOO and alleged that they were and are willing to pay balance on clear title being given them. Mr. Vos bought a farm in North Dakota last summer and in said trade gave an additional mortgage on this Jordan tp., farm for $4,100, which plaintiffs knew nothing of, but which was recorded last July. Vos left home rather mysteriously some twp weeks ago, and it is reported that his family know nothing of his whereabouts. It is thought she is in North Dakota, where the understanding has \>een he would move the coming spring.