Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 July 1907 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. New suits filed: No. 7181. Albert E. Ziehnae & Co., vs. John F. Weast; suit on notes. Demand S2OO. Only six marriage licenses were issued last month, against 8 for the month previous, and 7 for June, 1906. o Marriage licenses issued: June 29, Robert Allen Sheets of Wheaton, 111., aged 21, occupation signalman, to Clara Belle Garriott, of Union tp., aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o— Another drainage meeting was held at Wheatfield Tuesday, and as a result thereof a petition for straightened and deepening the Kankakee river through Jasper county will be presented to the county commissioners at their August term, ' —o — .■ - August Schmidt of San Pierre was brought here Monday by J. X. Martin, a deputy game warden of Fowler, and arraigned before Squire Irwin on the charge of shooting fish in the Kankakee with a shot gun last Thursday. On a plea of guilty he was fined $5 and costs, $33.50 in all, which he paid. At the meeting of the connty board of education Monday it was decided to abandon the publication of the “School News,” a sheet issued by ex-county superintendent Hamilton for circulation among the teachers of the county and which was paid for by the various townships at the rate of fifty cents per year. Asked concerning what action would be taken regarding the order of the board of commissioners in the Remington and Carpenter tp., stone road matter, contractor Smith informs The Democrat that he is ready to go ahead and make the road with the* quality of stone specified by the commissioners if the stone people will furnish him the stone. Nothing has been heard from the stone company at this writing as to what they propose to do.

The board of review will close its labors this week. So far the most important changes made is the raising of the real estate assessment in the west part of Jordan 50 per cent.; raising real estate per cent, and cattle 10 per cent, in Barkley; raising horses and cattle 25 per cent, in Keener; and lowering cattle and horses 20 per cent, in Wheatfield. A full report of general changes made will be published next week. There is not likely to be any further general raise in assessments other than the above. -6 We have been asked to publish the allowances made to townihip assessors and their deputies for assessing for 1007, and we give the figures below. In the publication of allowances made some time ago an error was made in the allowance to the Wheatfield assessor: J L Osborne, assessing Hang, Grove... 152 50 Richard Foulks. deputy same 11 00 Jamea Rodgers, assessing Gillum ...... 147 50 Charles Harriugton. same. Keener.... 165 00 Hert Vaneerear, same Kankakee 117 50 W B Culp, same Uilroy... #7 50, Dayid H. Wesner, same Walker 165 06 H B Brown, deputy same 66 00 Chas A Walker, assessing Barkley 165 00 N Jordan, deputy, same.. .’... 72 00 P T Hordeman, assessing Marion 166 50 Lucius Strong, dep., same, Rensselaer. 130 00 James Donnelly, deputy, same, Marion 130 00 James Bullis, assessing Jordan 165 00 Belle Bullis, deputy same. Jordan 20 00 G L Thornton, assessing Newton 165 00 M. J. Thornton, deputy same 22 00 A S Keene, assessing Wheatfield 162 50 Clare Keene, deputy same 30 00 J H Alimam, assessing Carpenter 165 00 John Uttering, deputy same.... . 52 00 H H Walker, deputy same 30 00 Edward Laklu, assessing Onion 161 25 Geo W Casey, deputy same t . 106 25 —o — The county commissioners finished the work of the July term Tuesday and adjourned. Following is a report of their proceedings in brief: Contractors on the Marion stone roads were allowed $4,082.25 on the engineer’s estimate. Iro--1

quois ditch contractors allowed #1,022.97. ’ “The one indh stone called for in the specifications shall be run over a screen. $ inch in size and through a screen of 1 inch size, or over a screen of § inch size and through a screen of 1 inch size, said screen not be less than 3 feet in length and with the usual number of perforations,” is the order made in the Carpenter stone road matter, where a controversy had arisen over the size of stone being used for the top dressing. Majority of reviewers report against the public utility of the John J. Lawler, et al, petition for highway in Marion tp., and cause is dismissed. Petitioners granted appeal to the circuit court on filing of bond. Viewers report favorable in petition of Chas. E. Sage, et al, for highway in Jordan tp , and same is ordered established and old highway ordered vacated. Garriaon-Horton et al, petition for ditch; D. W. Waymire appointedsuperintendent. Amended preliminary report filed in the Thomas Davis, et al, petition for improvement of the Jangles ditch, and petitioners granted leave to amend petition to correspond with report. Correction made in final report of D. S. Makeever ditch, and an attorney fee of $25 allowed G. A. Williams.

Preliminary report filed in Wm. J. Reed petition for ditch and same examined and approved. Notice ordered given to A. J. McCashen and Thos. Brian and referred to drainage commissioner to make final report on or before August term. James L. Babcock petition for ditch, referred to drainage commissioners to meet Monday, July 8; John E. Alter was appointed third drainage commissioner. John J. Borntrager et al, petition for ditch; cause docketed and continued for objections. Everett Halstead et al, petition for ditch; same order. James M. Halligan, petition for ditch; same order. Frank Fenzel et al, petition for ditch; continued for docketing and service. Jesse L. Nichols re-appointed superintendent of county farm for ensuing two years at salary of S7OO per year. Auditor directed to pay Indiana Road Machine Co., SIOO balance due on stone crusher. The trustee of Marion township granted permission to extend additional poor relief, not exceeding sls per quarter, to Marion Smith, Ruth Gray, Sarah Platt, John Alberson, Cecil Potts and Alice Potts.