Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 December 1906 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. , Commissioners’ court will convene Monday. —o — New suits filed: No. 7097. Isaac Meyer et al vs. Samuel M. Laßue; suit on account. Demand $74. No. 7099. Howard C. Parks et al vs. Everett Halstead et al; case brought here from Newton county on change of venue.

William Zacher and Miss JTu>h Adia Besse were united in marriage Wednesday afternoon by ♦Judge Hanley in the county clock’s office. The groom is a son of Mr. add Mrs. Henry Zacher of Newton tp.. and the bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Beß6e of near Surrey. It is their intention to go to Chicago about the first of the year to reside, Mr. Zacher expecting ro secure a position on the street car lines there. —o — Pulaski County Democrat:—The auditor’s office has had one continuous session the past week with the tax ferret victims. The ferrets last week filed with Auditor Rees 106 statements that as many persons owed the county taxes on omitted mortgages and the like. The Auditor has been giving notice to these persons and then taking up each case seperately and in detail. Very few of them, if any, havo so far been found good clai ms, and a lot of trouble was the only result. In fact, judging by developments up to date, the tax ferret business in this county has proved a valueless nuisance, and a meeting of the men who have been dragged into the affair is to be held here Saturday at 10 o’clock to look into the matter in concerted form. —o — Marriage licenses issued. Nov. 26, Bert DeVrees of Demotte, aged 44, farmer, to Josephine Sommer of Thayef, aged 31, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for male, second marriage for female, her first husband being deceased. Nov. 26, J. W. Osborne of New Albany, lnd., aged 25, occupation locomotive engineer, to Cora Crowder of Jasper county, aged 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each, Nov. 27, Grover Manson Beaver of MHroy tp., occupation farmer, aged 22, to Mabel Glenn Coghill, also of Milroy tp„ aged 19, occupation housekeeper, First marriage for each. Nov. 27, Alexander A. Harvey of Seymour, lnd., aged 21. occupation student, to -Lucy Cox of Rensselaer, agdd 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for eaoh. Nov. 28, William Zaoher of Newton tp., aged 21, occupation farmer, to Tura Besse, also of Newton tp., aged 17, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Nov. 28, Jesse Lawrenoe Isenhonr, of %xrrey, aged 21, occupation photographer, to Ethel May

Davidson of Jasper county, occupation, housekeeper, aged 18. First marriage for each. Nov. 28, Alvin F. Blackman of Buffalo, Ind., aged 24, occupation carpenter, to Etta Laura Mfyctin of Jasper county, aged 16, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each, —o — A number of people here and in northern Jasper no doubt remember the severe stomach pains experienced by “HinkyDink” Robertson about the price charged by The Democrat for printing the county and township ball its here four years ago. Robertson was then conducting that odoriferous sheet—soon deceased—known as

the Wheatfield Telephone. The ballots that year and for the preceding election were exceptionally long, and some of the township ballots were 22 tiames in length, by reason of road supervisors then being voted for at the regular election. The Democrat charged $111.20 for printing tbe county aud township ballots, a very reasonable price considering the labor and expense. Well, “Hinky Dink,” who is now editing one of the half-dozen official organs of the g. o. p. in Benton county, printed the election ballots over there this year. The county ballot was shorter than that we printed while the township ballots only had a few names on them, besides there are fewer townships in Benton than in Jasper and therefore fewer changes to make in the type, but the total number of ballots used is about the same, a little greater in Jasper if anything. “Hinky Dink”charged for aud was allowed for printing the ballots in Benton couuty this year an even S2OO, Further comment is unnecessary. Be properly fitted at Rowles & | Parker's shoe department. All styles, in all leathers, button or lace. /

River Street, looking South from Washington. (From J. A. Sharp’s "Souvenir of Kensselaer.")