Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1905 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About The County Capitol. Next Friday is the date set for the re-selling of the Iroquois ditch improvement. —o — Squire Irwin officiated Tuesday afternoon in marrying Mr. Harry Hibbs and Miss Grace Long. The ceremony took place in the clerk’s office. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 19, Henry Elwood Hibbs, of Momence, 111., aged 21, to Grace Edna Long, of Jasper county, Ind., aged 18. First marriage for each. —o — The Horton ditch bonds (sl,840) and the Evers ditch bonds ($7,000,) were sold last Friday, the State Bank ot Rensselaer taking the former at S3O premium, and the Trowbridge & Niver Qo., of Chicago, taking the latter at $lO7 premium. —o — The hearing in the McCoys’ petition to be discharged from bankruptcy which was set to come up before Judge Anderson at Indianapolis last Monday, has been continued until next Monday, when it is expected other matters connected with the estate will be ruled on. —o — The record books in the auditor’s and the clerk’s offices are now being written up on the new record type writers purchased some time ago. Miss Alice Bates operates the one in the former office and Miss Jean McFarland that of the latter. They make a handsome record and the saving on books alone will pay for the machines in a few years, as there is a gain to the page of from two to four pages over the old system of hand written record. It would seem that it would be a matter of economy to purchase one of these machines for the recorder’s office also. —o — New suits filed: No. 6928. Albert M. Kellenberger ys. Viola Kellenberger; action for divorce. The complaint states that plaintiff now resides in Barkley township, Jasper county; that he was married to defendant on Dec. 24, 1899, at Roulette county, No. Dak.; that they lived together until Dec. 31, 1902, when without cause defendant abandoned him; that she is guilty of adultry and many other things, wherefore a divorce is asked for. No. 6929. August Para vs. Jacob Francis; suit on account, appeal from Albert VanDoozer’s court at Wheatfield. No. 6930. James H. Chapman, trustee of the estate of A. McCoy & Co., bankrupts; vs. Seth B. Moffitt; suit to foreclose chattel mortgage. Demand *6OO. No. 6931. J. E. Ausgsburger vs. Christian Gerber; suit on note. No. 6932. State of Indiana on the relation of William L. Lewis, vs. Myrt B. Price; action in quo warranto. A special session of the county commissioners was held Tuesday and the Hanging Grove bond issue was approved and signed. These bonds and those of the Gillam gravel road were bid off some time ago by E. L. Hollingsworth, but the sale hung fire because of some little irregularity which was finally fixed up and the First National Bank took the Gillam bonds and the State Bank those of Hanging Grove. The bond of M. B. Price as engineer in the Iroquois ditch matter was approved. It is in the sum of $5,000 and is signed by the National Surety Co., of New York. The bond of J. P. Gwin as superintendent of construction of the Hanging Grove gravel road, in the sum of SI,OOO, signed by R. B. Porter, as surety, was also approved. Special tax levies have been made as follows for the year 1905 on each SIOO valuation; Keener tp., gravel road, 80 cents; Gillam gravel road, 60 cents; Hanging Grove gravel road, 40 cents. —o — The circuit court has been grinding all week. The jury was

not called until Wednesday and the Iliff et al highway case from Jordan tp., appeal from commissioners’ court, is the only case yet before it. This case was begun Wednesday and was still grinding at the hour of going to press. Following are some of the more important doings thus far: The Moffitt ditch case has been set for trial Oct. 2. Dr. H. G. Jones filed a new bond as guardian of his insane brother, Dr. Jones of Kniman, with M. A. Dilts, S. A. Marsh, F. L. Morland, 8. G. Low and Fred Kroft as sureties. The old bond was released on its petition filed some time ago, In the new indictment against Jasper Guy, of Remington, for shooting W. H. Kenyon several months ago with intent to kill, a plea of not guilty was entered and bond given in the sum of SSOO with Harvey Hartman, of Remington, as surety. Frank Hershman, guardian of Frederick C. Pickner; Hershman resigns as gnardian and James R. Guild of Medaryville appointed in his stead.