Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1906 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The oounty officers have little to do nowadays but draw their salaries —it’s mighty dull about the court house. —o— The drought has even affected the matrimonial market, and only ope license has been issued thus far during the month. —o — That $416 gas-pipe flag pole c n'fche court, house was given a coat of black paint Tuesday afternoon, Landy Magee being the steeple-jack who preformed the operation. He received $35 for the three or four hour’s work. —o — Jasper Guy sent over a certified check the first of the week to pay the SBOO fine assessed against him in the Kenyon shooting case, mention of which was made last week, and was 6ver yesterday and settled the costs, which were about SIOO more. —0 Demotte Creamery Association, of Demotte, this county, was incorporated a few days ago. Ttie capital stock is $4,150, and the directors are John Ruissard, L. H. Kenyon, F. M. Hart, JohnSchatzley. Henry Bossma, John Van Beck, Jacob Groet.

Bert Vandercar, the popular Kankakee township assessor, was down Tuesday filing his report. Bert has settled down to the granger life good and steady now and informs us that he has out 30 acres of corn and about half that number of acres of oats. In order to keep Mrs. Vandercar’s temper sweet he has planted one acre of sorghum also. —o — If the McCoys are sentenced to the penitentiary for a term of from one to three years and they should then take an appeal to the supreme court, they must go to the penitentiary pending the appeal. therefore if found guilty by the jury they will have to spend some time in the penitentiary even though the case should be reversed or sent back for a new trial on technicalities. —o —

The will of the late John S. Moorhead of Remington was filed for probate yesterday. The instrument was' executed March 16, 1905, and the widow, Kate Moorhead, is bequeathed lots 7 and 8 in Shaffer’b add to Remington in fee Dimple, together with all improvements, household goods, SSOO cash and of all remaining property. Remainder of property goes to his children. The widow and Dr. E. Besser are named as executors.

S. H. Hopkins and J Pattee of Barkley tp., were arrested for intoxication by Marshal Parks last Friday evening. Pattee was turned loose after being in jail awhile and promising to go home and “be good.” “Farmer” was also released under SIOO bonds and his trial set for last Monday before Squire Irwin. Monday, however, he took a change of venue and the case was sent to Squire Fay of Parr, where it is set for hearing next Monday next at 9 a. m. —o — T. J. McCoy and one of his attorneys, Mr, Haywood, was here Sunday and drove out to the Jordan tp., lands, formerly owned by the McCoys, to look them over and possibly to see if they could find any witnesses to support their contention that these lands were worth SIOO or more per acre. A. McCoy and wife spent the brief vacation of court at the Hotel Forbiß in Monticello, where both the McCoys and their attorneys are stopping during the trial.