Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 July 1905 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Under a new law justices of the peace are now required to have a seal that will stamp upon papers a distinct impression containing the words “Justice of the Peace,” to which maybe added such other words as may be desired. The seal must be used by them the same as required of notaries. The Curtis Creek or Kent ditch, as it is legally known, west of Rensselaer, was completed Saturday. The ditch is 13| miles in length and is in both Jasper and Newton counties. Contractor Sternburg of Winamac, who has been engaged since October, 1903, in making the ditch, has not removed his dredge as yet. —o — Tuesday was the last day allowed for filing claims against the McCoys, and the daughter of A. McCoy, Mrs. Mattie Rhinehart, got in with claims amounting to $20,000 against her father’s estate. She alleges that $13,000 of this is for rent due on her Hanging Grove lands and $7,000 is for money paid him when she mortgaged said lands for $37,000 shortly before the bank failed, alleging that she owed him on purchase price of part of said lands only $30,000, but that the whole $37,000 was paid him. These claims will be contested, of course.

—o — The Democrat understands that the bondsmen of ex-township trustee C. M. Blue bave signed the release of Blue from further liability by reason of the township funds lost in the McCoy bank, and that Blue has paid SIOO on the amount each bondsman has had to pay by the agreement by which Blue takes the place of the fifteenth bondsman. This leaves something like $96.55 yet for Blue to pay. All the others paid in their assessment some time ago, and on payment of the balance of Blue’s share the whole matter will be wiped off the platter.’ Blue will teach school at Fair Oaks the coming year.