Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1907 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The Newton circuit court conveuesMonday. The fall installment of taxes becomes delinquent after Monday, November 4. Pay up on or before that date and avoid penalty being added. V —o— \ Several young men of Rensselaer have been summoned to appear before the Newton county grand jury the first of the week, presumably to tell what they know, if anything, about any violations of the liquor laws on the Newton county side of the Kankakee river. New suits filed: No. 7218. Albert E. Pattee vs. Sadie E. Pattee; suit for The complaint states that the< parties were married Jan. 1, 1907, and separated Sept. 16, last; that soon after marriage defendant began calling plaintiff all kinds of bad names, refused to keep house or get his meals for him, etc., that at the time of the marriage plaintiff was 23 years of age while defendant was a widow 25 years of age with one child. Plaintiff resides at Gifford, and alleges that defendant is now at Luray, Mo. —o — At the meeting of the county board of education Monday Wm. S. Parks, city marshal of Rensselaer, was elected truant officer to succeed John Barce, who resigned. The name of Geo. Swisher of Wheatfield was also presented, the vote being 10 to 3 in favor of Parks. Mr. Parks already has an office that pays him 160 per month, principally for looking pleasant and wearing a blue suit and a german silver star, with all due respect, and in our bumble opinion has no business with this latter offico. His time belongs to the taxpayers of Rensselaer, and unless be intends to resign the marsbalship-be has no right to accept the office of truant officer.

Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 5, George Henson of Rensselaer, aged 22. occupation farmer, to Alice Blanche Potts, also of Rensselaer, aged 25, occupation bousekeepef. First marriage for each. Oct. 5, Elias Lemuel Hammerton of Rensseker, aged 26, occupation railway mail clerk, to Ada Belle Elder, also of Rensselaer, aged 23, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Oct. 5, Albert Ross Hopkins of Rensselaer, aged 38, occupation grain dealer, to Harriet Mandana Yeoman, also of Rensselaer, aged 31, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Oct. 7, Peter Theodore Theis of Virgie, aged 21, occupation farmer, to Nellie Belle Newberry, also of Virgie, aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Oct. 9, Clyde Ancil Shultz of Medaryville, aged 24, occupation farmer, to Grace Leona Hess of Gilliam tp., aged 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Oct. 10, Lyman Moyer of Lowell, aged 19, occupation farmer, to Anna Ella Wilson of Surrey, aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. ' The Peacock divoroe.case which was set for last Friday n? the circuit court was continued to the next term, on motion of plaintiff, because of sickness of one of his witnesses, Mrs. H. J. Bartoo of Morocco, his daughter. On motion of defendant’s attorney the court ordered plaintiff, Erastus Peacock, to pay defendant $lO per week as a temporary allowance. The parties were both in court and were examined briefly. Plaintiff testified that he received a salary of sll4 per month as a railway mail clerk when able to work, but his health had been such of late that he had only been able to work about half the time. He also received a pension of sl6 per month. Defendant stated that she was now occupying quarters at H. B. Murray’s and paid $4 per week for her board there. Quite a number of ladies accompanied defendant to the court room, also her brother and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Noble York. Mrs. Dora McClure of Ham-

mond, another daughter of the parties, occupied a position by her father, and it would appear that she also will testify in his behalf. The affidavit for a continuance was supplemented by an affidavit from Mrs. McClure, stating that the absence of Mrs. Bartoo was paused by her sickness.