Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 October 1905 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About The County Capitol. The fall installment of taxes must be paid on or before the first Monday in November to avoid delinquency and penalty. But two liquor license applications will come up for action before the commissioners next month, J. M. Conway of Parr, and Wm. Ballinger of Kniman, —o — The junior Hill, who with his father purchased the McCoy lands in Jordan tp., expects to move to Rensselaer and look after and improve the lands, ultimately selling it off in quarter section tracts, we understand. UH— The Lafayette creditors of the McCoys will not appeal the cases recently decided adversely to them, and the way is now clear for declaring a 20 per cent dividend to the bank creditors, which will be done at once. Wednesday was a bad, rainy day, still there were 219 tickets sold to Lafayette for the dedication of.the Jasper county cottage at the soldiers’ home. Governor Hanly was unable to be present and Hon. U. B. Hunt represented him in the ceremonies.

—O — Marriage licenses issued: Thomas O. Hickman, of Newland, aged 23, to Ada Esta Pratt of Jasper county, aged 16. First marriage for each. Oct. 18, Charles Alexander Radcliff, of Cincinnati, Ohio, aged 23, to Lillian Rhoades of Rensselaer, aged 20. First marriage for each. New suits filed: No. 6946. Anna Blake et al vs. Clemence Cowell et al; action to quit title. No. 6948. George W. Irwin vs. Jesse E. Wilson, admistrator of the estate of Wm. Goff, deceased; action on claim. No. 6947. Addison Parkison vs. Moses H. Russell et al, action on notes and mortgage. Demand $5,000.

The republicans were to hold their city convention last night. There is to be elected this year a Mayor, Clerk, Treasurer, one Councilman from each of the three wards, and two Councilmen at large. Treasurer Chapman will not be a candidate for renomination. it is said, but the present Mayor, Clerk and most of the old council will seek renomination. The Marshal, under the new law, is to be appointed, so the merry old contests of yore for the nomination for this office with the score or more of candidates, is a thing of the past, and the conventions here will be tame affairs.

—o — Sheriff O’Connor* pursuant to the order of court, has sold the oats and hay on the Mattie M. Rinehart lands in Hanging Grove tp. The oats, 980 bushels, were sold to Coen & Brady for $245.80, and the 79| tons of hay to McDonald and Phillips of McCoysburg for $258.37. The corn is yet to be gathered and sold. Alfred Lowman, who put up a part of the hay, will receive from the proceeds his pay for same. The balance will be turned into court and be applied on the account in attachment proceedings brought by Trustee Chapman against defendant Rinehart.