Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 July 1907 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. . Henry Peter, a farmer of Carpenter tp., took out bis first papers in naturalization Monday. He was born May 11, 1876, jn Basel, Switzerland, and came to this country in September, 1891. —o — < The Remington-Carpenter tp., stone road contractors state that they will abide by the decision of the county commissioners regarding size of stone to be used for top dressing of said roads, and will begin work again Monday next. —o— New suits filed: No 7183. Petition for ditch by E. L. Williams et al; appeal from commissioners’ court, No. 7184, Petition for highway by John J. Lawler et al; appeal from commissioners’ court. ■ —o — Marriage licenses issued: July 15, Lonnie Lee Rush of Remington, aged 21, occupation farmer, to Daisy Pauline Luckey, also of Remington, aged 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. July 16, Albert A. Brooks, Jr. of Demotte, aged 21, occupation farmer, to Elizabeth Neilsen of Hegewisch, 111., aged 18, occupation housekeeper. v —o — Recently the writer beard some one remark that about all the marriage licenses issued seemed to be to Remington parties. Investigation shows that Remington and Carpenter township has a pretty good record the past year, having furnished either one or both—generally both —the contracting parties in 15 licenses out of the 110- issued from July 1, 1906, to date. But Rensselaer and Marion tp., has her beat to a frazzle, having furnished during the same' period one or both parties for 29 licenses. —-o W. C. Huston of Perrysburg was here a few days the first of tlje week on business, and while here the township trustee controversy in Milroy was compromised and settled, and the cases pending in the circuit court will be dismissed at the September term. Mr. Huston settled with the advisory board and turned the funds in his hands over to Mr. Parks, the appointee to the office, and the squabble is ended. The settlement of the matter is a relief to all the parties, no doubt,- and releases several hundred dollars of township funds that has been tied up in Mr. Huston’s hands for the past six months. o We have noticed recently in a number of exchanges reference to a law prohibiting township assessors from employing relatives as deputies. We think our exchanges are in error in this matter. Admitting that it is the custom of most assessors to “appoint” their wives or children as deputies, and, generally speaking, that it is a graft pure and simple, yet we have found no law against such appointments. Sec. 8509 Bums R. S. 1901, regarding the appointment of deputies by township assessors, makes no mention about relationshipft But Sec. 8531 which applies to county assessors only, states that no deputy shall be appointed who is akin to the (county) assessor. A law ought to be enacted placing the same restrictions about appointment of township deputies, but unfortunately there is no such law at present. No doubt our exchanges got the two sections mixed up.