Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1906 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The old court house at Kentland will be sold at public auction November 5. —o>— H. J. Dexter has re-purchased the property known as the Dexter property on McCoy avenue, which be sold to T. J. McCoy, paying $l5O for the McCoy equity therein. The election is only two weeks from next Tuesday. Remember that all certificates of nomination must be filed not later than 15 days before tbe day of election, therefore next Monday will be the last day for filing. —o— New suits filed: No. 7084. Charles B. Wells vs. John R. Lewis et al; appeal on ditch petition of latter from commissioner’s court. / No. 7085. James H. Chapman, trustee of Alfred McCoy, vs. Edward W. Lakin and Austin N. Lakin; suit on note, demand-sll 5. —io_ Ed Gilbert, who was brought here from Newton county last week ahd lodged inf jail to lay out a

fine and costs on a couple indictments for "boot-legging” booze at the recent Morocco carnival, was released Wednesday, bis father, who resides at Fowler, having come to bis relief and paid the amount, $63. The jail is now empty once more. Marriage licenses issued ibis week: Oct. 13, Willie Parley Finney of Wheatfield, aged 24, occupation farmer, to Bessie Pearl Tabler, also of Wheatfield, aged 18. First marriage for each. Oct. 17, James T. Gray of Carpenter tp., aged 28, occupation farming, to Agnes H. Franscoviak of the same township, aged 21, occupation housekeeping. First marriage for each. —-o— The county commissioners were in special session Wednesday signing up the Iroquois ditch bonds. There are 149 of these bonds, each for SSOO, aggregating $74,500, and they begin to mature May 1, 1908, and the last series matures May 1, 1917. The bonds bear 5| per cent interest. The new bond of S. R. Nichols, as county treasurer, in the sum of $160,000, with Addison Parkison, James T. Randle, Horace Marble, John M. Wasson, Emmet L. Hollingsworth and Judson J. Hunt as sureties, was approved. The term of the present treasurer will not expire until January 1,1908. This bond should have been filed the first of January last, nine months ago.