Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 October 1905 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About The County Capitol.

Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 21. Daniel A. Gross of Kankakee tp., aged 32, to Clarissa Francis Jones of the same township, aged 18. First marriage for each. The north-enders have appealed from the decision of Judge Hanley in dissolving the Newton county court bouse case, and more fur will fly before that new court house is completed evidently. Ed Finnegan, deputy sheriff of Pulaski county, was here Thursday morning serving notices on parties affected by the proposed Ketman ditch in Pulaski, Starke and White counties. Notice of tiling of petition appears elsewhere in this paper. —u — New suits filed, No. 6949. James P. Clark vs. Rial P. Benjamin, et al; action to foreclose mortgage, demand $450. No. 6950. Coen & Agate vs. Wm. E. Leek; suit on account, demand S3OO. This suit is for commission on a land sale.

Mrs. Mary Jones of Tefft wrote clerk Warner a few days ago; asking for the names of the witnesses who swore to the age of her daughter, Miss Clarisa F. Jones, who was married last Saturday to Daniel A. Gross, in the clerk’s office, Squire John Greve of Wheatfield, officiating, audit is inferred the girl was under age, although she swore she was born in May, 1887. She looked much younger than this. Geo. Ketchmark of Tefft and Greve both said she was 18, we understand, and the former signed as a witness. Nothing further has been heard from the matter since the clerk wrote Mrs. Jones.

—o — A special session of the county commissioners was held Saturday and the contractors on the Garrison ditch were allowed $1,505 on main ditch and $70.04 on lateral No. 1. The bids submitted for new bridges—one in Milroy and one in Wheatfield townships—were above the estimates and the matter of letting contracts was continued until the regular November term. -iLen Griggs of Barkley tp., was appointed fireman at the court house heating plant at a salary of $35 per month. The Horton ditch bonds were also signed up at this meeting.