Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 July 1907 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. New suits filed: No. 7182. Petition of Jessie M. Grant to change her name to her maiden name of Jessie G. Makeever. —o — Trustee Sage of Jordan tp., is preparing to build another new school house this season, in the Bullis district which will make all the eight school houses of that township practically new. Notice for bids and notice of sale of the old building will be found in another column of The Democrat. —o— County treasurer-elect J. D. Allman has bought U. M. Baughman’s handsome residence on North Cullen street and will move his family here about the first of August. The consideration was $3,000. Mr. Allman has sold his Remington property to John R. Wilson, a prominent farmer of near that place, for $2,300. The boilers at the heating plant are being cleaned and the old flues taken out and will be replaced with new flues. A coating from | to J inch thick covered flues and boiler, caused from the city water used, which is said to eat out boilers very fast. The expense of putting in the new flues will probably be S3OO or S4OO, but it is thought a great saving in fuel will be effected. ' Marriage licenses issued: July 8, John Smith of Rensselaer, aged 23, occupation railroader, to Verdia Sharp, also of Rensselaer, aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Knot tied by Squire Irwin at the clerk’s office. July 9, Charles Westerhouse of Jasper county, aged 27, occupation farmer, to Birdie Gertrude Gwin also of Jasper county, aged 25, occpuation housekeeper First marriage for each.