Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 1907 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. L A summary of all the new laws passed by the late legislature will be found in this week’s Democrat. — o— A. D. Babcock, the jolly, rotund Goodland attorney, was in the city on legal business Wednesday. /The county commissioners are bailed to meet in special session Monday to sign up the Jordan stone road and Haynes ditch bonds. N!lt is reported that Keener and Wheatfield townships are going after the saloons in their respective bailiwiks with a blanket remonstrance. O’Connor returned Wednesday from a week’s camping at the Kankakee. He had seventeen ducks, but did not state what price ducks were selling up for there this season. -\©weds for considerable of the right-of-way for the proposed electric road have been secured north of Rensselaer. It is now proposed to have the road pass through Kersey, instead of Demotte, as surveyed. —o The old case of the state vs. S. H. Hopkins of Barkley tp., which was tried at Parr a year or more ago and appealed by defendant to the Jasper circuit court and later taken to Newton county on change of venue, was settled this week by Mr. Hopkins paying the tine and costs and dismissing the appeal. ■ —o — State Tax Commissioner Wingate will hold a district meeting at Lafayette next Friday, the 29th, and probably all of the county assessors of this district will attend. He also desires to have as many of the township assessors in attendance as possible. County Assessor Lewis of this county expects to attend the meeting. —o — New 6uits filed. No. 3178. Deamor H. Roads vs. William R. Geier; action in injunction. No. 7139. Hugh Simshauser vs. Indianapolis & Illinois Railway Co., et al; action to quiet title. No. 7140. Guarantee Electric Co., vs. S. B. Moffitt: appeal from Squire Irwin’s court. —o — Marriage licenses issued: March 16, Bert McClellan Layman, of Marion, aged 21, occupation bookkeeper, to Mae Frances Hayes of Barkley tp., aged 23, occupation teacher. First marriage for each. March 19, Albertus Makeever Yeoman of Newton tp., aged 25, occupation farmer, to Amy Rebecca Grant, of Marion tp , aged 24, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o — Judge Hanley heard an injunction case in chambers Tuesday. The case was from Remington, and the complainant was D. H. Roades. who lately bought the Wm. Geier blacksmith shop at that place. Geier agreed not to re-engage in the blacksmithing business in Remington', it is alleged, but has since done so. A temporary restraining order was granted and the case will be heard further at the April term of court, being set for April 11. o None but the wealthy cnn afford to go hunting with a gun these days. Firstly, it will be necessary to take a good lawyer with you, in order that when you sight your game he may interpret the law and the “statoos”—that he may open the books and ascertain whether or not you may shoot a mud hen in March, 11 jay bird in April and whether it is the 19th or 21st day of May that you sre allowed to shoot crows and henhawks. Secondly, the fun will hardly pay for the wear and tear. —Newton County Sentinel.