Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 August 1905 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About The County Capitol. Trustees Bouk of Walker and Fell of Carpenter were in the city Monday on business. —rs Marriage license issued: August 4, Edward W. Lakin, of Union tp„ aged 29, to Bertha Vinetta Miller, of Tefft, aged 23. First marriage for each. H'Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Swisher of Wheatfield were guests of Recorder Tilton and family Tuesday. Mr. Swisher is the clerk of the town of Wheatfield. . New suits filed: No. 5893. Cleste M. Sweeney and Margaret M. Hamilton vs. Fred Thomas and Martha Thomas; action on note and to set aside conveyance. The pressure on the part of the creditors of the McCoys is said to be becoming something fierce for a dividend from that $160,000 to $175,000 that is lying in the hands of the trustee. —o— Conrad Kellner, Henry Hildebrand and August Rosenbaum of Rensselaer and Michael Bernicken and John McGlinn of Wheatfield will apply for liquor licenses at the September term of commissioners’ court. The state superintendent of public instruction has caused a grief to teachers by ruling that they get no pay for attending county institute this year. They are allowed two per cent on examination for attendance, and as this raises the rate of pay, it is considered by the state superintendent as sufficient compensation for attendance. The Chicago & Wabash Valley Railroad Co., has just given a mortgage to Edward D. Caulkins, Trustee, on its right-of-way and rolling stock for $198,000, to secure an issue of bonds for a like amount. This money, it is understood, will be used in improving and extending the Gifford road, as the C. & W. V. is generally known. —-Ok In some counties they are making war on the lady deputies, claiming that they have no vote, and crowd out men who assisted in the election of officials. We do not agree with this logic for the reason that the lady deputies have fathers, brothers and even sweethearts —unless they’re too old.—Crown Point Register. The register might add that they are usually more reliable and obliging than the political heeler who wants reward for his work for the party, don’t booze, or go fishing nor often attend the ball games and leave the offices to run themselves. The commissioners have been in session about all week, most of the time discussing the Iroquois ditch. Following is a report of the more important proceedings of the session: Mandel Sensibar et al, petition for highway in Kankakee tp.; report of reviewers is against public utility of same, and cause is dismissed. Same report and order in Chas. Schatzley, road petition. Contract for padding cell in county jail was awarded to the Badger Furniture Co., at S3BB. In the matter of the petition for a system of stone roads in Marion township and Rensselaer, David D. Gleason, and John H. Tilton appointed viewers to meet with Hugh Gamble, engineer, August 18, and proceed to stake out and prepare plans and specifications, etc., and report on or before Sept. 1. In the Cornelius Ever et al ditch, order was made to issue 14 bonds of SSOO each, payable two each year beginning Jan., 1908, dated Jan. 1, 1906. Bonds to bear 6 per cent interest. Bonds ordered issued in the W. H. Horton et al ditch, 8 bonds of S2BO each, bearing 6 per cent interest and payable in eight annual payments beginning Oct. 1, 1907. Report of engineer of comple-

tion of the Kent ditch was approved. Advertisement ordered for one new bridge in Gillam tp., and one new bridge in Walker tp., letting to be on first day of September term.