Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1906 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. We can see Judge Hanley’s political “finish” now —he is to act as judge of a baby show at Remington to-day. —o — G. E. Hershtnan, special proseouting attorney, went To Remington Thursday to conduct a court qf inquiry there. —o — The county commissioners met

today in special session to let the j stationery contract for next year and to close up the business of this year. Marriage licenses issued: Dec 18, Albert M. Kellenberger, of | Pleasant Grove, occupation farm-: er, to Martha A. Archer, also of Pleasant Grove, aged 27, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each, the groom having been divorced Dec. 8, 1906, and the bride’s husband having died Dec. 20, 1904. Dec. 19, l>Qne Frank Kanne of Rensselaer, aked 26, occupation farmer, to Rena Bierly, also of Rensselaer, aged 23, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each, first wife of groom having i died April 11, 1905, and the bride having been divorced in 1900. —o — The Democrat has had something to say heretofore regarding the increase of taxes for 1906 (payable in 1907.) The official notice shows the following levies in the different towns and townships on each SIOO valuation, exclusive of poll, ditch, road or other special assessments: MO# 1905 1nc.1906 Hanging Grove *2.18 *1.97 .21 Otllam. 2.53 2.38 .27 Walker , 1.83 1.71 .21 Barkley 2.33 2.0# .29 Reonelaer (city of). .. 3.30* 2.61 .75 Marlon 2.02 1.38 .64 Jordan 2.18 1.76 .42 Newton 1.71 1.4# .25 Keener 2.89 2.57 .32 ‘Kankakee 2.13 1.58 .55 Wheatfleld 2.43 1.70 .73 Wheattteld (townof).;. 2.50 1.91 .59 Carpenter 2.07 1.70 .37 Remington (town of).. 3.32 2.93 .39 Milroy 2.43 2.14 .29 Union 2.83 1.99 .34 —O — New suits filed. No. 7102. Julius A. Denison vs. Seth B. Moffitt; suit on note. Demand $350. No. 7103. Jay Timmons vs. William L. York, et al; action to quiet title. No. 7104. Peerless Portland Cement Co., vs. Edwin G. Warren; suit on account. Demand $162.48. No. 7105. Geo. W. Pitkin Ca, vs. Edwin G. Warren; Buit on accoun t. Demand SIOO. No. 7106. Anna Hinton vs. Charles Hinton; suit for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married at Lebanon, Ind., Nov. 23, 1895, and that on Jan. 15,. 1897, defendant wholly abandoned plaintiff without cause; that they have one ohild, a boy now ten years of age, whioh plaintiff asks the custody of. Plaintiff gives her present residence as Rensselaer.

The Township Trustees’ association met met at Indianapolis this week in annual session. The trustees will ask the coming legislature to pass five laws — One giving them $3 per day in townships of less than 10,000 population ; One establishing public depository banks for township funds, all interest to go to the township and the trustee to be relieved from any liability for loss of funds deposited in such banks; One to legalize all acts of expenditures of public monies by the trustees of the state where such expenditures have been made in good faith and with the knowledge and consent of the advisory boards;

One empoweringadvisory boards by unanimous vote to authorize tfc© trustee to employ clerks and assistants, etc.; ' 1 One for the repeal of fthe obnoxious ditch law passed by the last legislature and a new measure in its stead, in which the farmer is given the option of cleaning his own ditch.