Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 March 1907 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Commissioners’ court meets Monday. —o — Mr. Harvey Maxwell and Miss Cassis A. Belcher, both of Remington, were united in marriage at the Clerk’s office Tuesday morning at 9 a. m., Rev. Clark of the Christian church officiating. —o — Sheriff O'Connor has but one boarder at present, Patrick Courtney of Brook, who is laying out a sentence at Newton county’s expense for attempted assault. He haß some 30 days yet to serve. /'There are no unloaned school funds on hand in this county except what application has been made for. In fact, there are applications on file right along to take all the funds as fast as they accumulate. —o — ’ \ Marriage licenses issued: Mch. 26, Alven Harvey Maxwell of Remington, aged 25, occupation farmer, to Carrie Armenia Belcher, also of Remington, aged 22, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o— New suits filed: No. 7141. Emmet L. Hollingsworth vs. John W. Horton and Ada Horton; action to foreclose mortgage. Demand SI,OOO. No. 7142. John Makeever vs. Charles Miller et al; complaint on note and to foreclose mortgage. Demand S3OO. —o — The McQuaig farm of 150 acres, north of Monticello, has been purchased by the commissioners of White county for a county poor farm. The price paid was $16,500, and it is said the county councilwill be asked for an appropriation of $31,000 for. new buildings, which will make it quite an expensive farm. The farm now used as a poor farm will be sold. —o — The first copies of the acts of the late legislature were delivered to the Secretary of State Saturday. They will be shipped out as fast as possible to the various county clerks, and when receipts therefor have been received from all the clerks, the governor will issue his proclamation putting the laws into effect. This ought to be clone within about ten days, or about April 10. 7s?beriff O’Connor takes great pride in keeping everything in apple-pie order about the county jail and sheriff’s residence, and as a result the grounds are always neat and clean and the jail in a splendid sanitary condition at all times, We do not believe there is a better kept jail in the-state than Jasper county’s under Mr. O’Connor’s administration. The same may also be said of the condition J. L. Griggs, tne fireman at the heating plant, keeps that place. —o— Charlie Morlan’ will leave next Tuesday for Rugby, N. D., to visit his brother Frank for a month and look over the country. Frank has a good claim there that he has been offered good money for and he wants to sell and then go up in Canada and take up another claim, and wants Charlie to go with him. If pleased with the country the latter may conclude to locate there. During his absence J. L. Griggs will take bis place as janitor at the court house. —o — The supreme court has upheld the ordinance of the city of Indianapolis imposing a license fee of SI,OOO per year for every depot or agency of any brewery or distillery, something similar to the ordinance passed last fall by the city council here. In handing down this decision the court also held that the liquor traffic could be legally regulated and oontroled by legislative action, thus upsetting the late decision of Judge Artman of the Lebanon circuit court, in whioh the latter held that it was an outlaw businees and therefore coaid not be legally licensed. The Thayer vs. Hallagan case from this country was tried in the

Newton circuit court this week, occupying two days, and while Mr. Foltz for defendant was making his argument to the jury the plaintiff dismissed without prejudice. The reason for this is said to be because in the old cattle case tried at Monticello, from which this case arises, the records show no judgment for or against Thayer, which it seems, was a necessary feature in the present case for plaintiff to win. He now indicates, it is said, that he proposes to have the record in the Monticello case corrected, when he will sue again for damages. The Hallagans’ attorneys say if this is done they will again appeal the old case and think they will be able to stick Thayer for the $6,600 judgement secured in that case.