Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1907 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol.

The county commissioners met in special session yesterday to let the annual stationery contracts and close up the business for the year. The four precints of Marion tp., will meet to-day at 2 p. m., in the east room of the court house to seleot delegates to the democratic district convention to be held at Monon, as per call elsewhere in The Democrat.—......I, Pet Courtney, a young lad from Brook, was brought over Monday by Sheriff Stoner of Newton county and lodged in jail to await the setting of court in that oounty, when he will have to answer the charge of petit larceny. The remonstrance in the Iro* quois ditch, known ofiioially as the Carr ditch, was filed with the clerk last Friday at 11:30 p. m., that being the last day for filing. It is said to contain 1,697 names. Thirteen withdrawals were filed from this. Whether there are the necessary two-thirds of the property owners effeoted by the improvement is a question that can only be determined by “counting noses” in oourt. The attorneys ror the ditch say not, while the opposition thinks there is. It will be settlod at the February term qf court. New suits filed: No. 7245. Lewis H. Myers vs. Amos H, McCoy] suit on note. Demand 1550. No. 7246. Sadie E. Reiser vs. Jacob T. Kieser; suit for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married in Cass county, Ind., Sept. 8,1885, and separated Oct. 27,1904, and that plaintiff has resided in Rensselaer since such separation. Failure to provide, abandonment, -spending his money for intoxicating liquors instead of making proper provision for bis familyis charged against defendant. Three children, aged 18,16 and 11 years are the fruits

of the union, which are now in plaiutiff’e care and which she asks the custody of. No. 7247. William Dittman et al vs. Samuel R. Nichols as treasurer of Jasper county, et al; suit to enjoin payment for cleaning the Hodge ditch. A similar case is now pending in the circuit court here which was tried and taken under advisement by the court. This old case is now dismissed and a new one filed. —o— Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 21, Roy Devere Collins of Rensselaer, aged 22, occupation miller, to Lillian Grace Howse, of Crothersville, aged 26, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Dec. 24, Royal L. Bussell of Hapging Grove tp., aged 23, occupation rural mail carrier, to Verne Elizabeth Parker, also of Hanging Grove, aged 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Dec. 24, Oliver Hamilton of Milroy tp., aged 24, occupation farmer, to Esta May Beaver, also of Milroy, aged 17, ocoupation housekeeper. First marriage for each, Dec. 24, Elias Hammerton of Rensselear, aged 66, occupation rural mail carrier, to Sarah L. Sullivan, also of Rensselaer, aged 54, ocoupation housekeeper. Second marriage for male, first wife having died in February, 1901; third marriage for female, her first husband having died in 1904 and divorced second husband in 1904 also. Deo. 25, Ziba Charles McCashen of Milroy tp., aged 27, occupation farmer, to Ejp Clark of Rensselear, aged 19, oocnpation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Deo. 25, John T. Collins of Milford, 111., aged 25, oocnpation farmer, to Grace M. Goldaberry of Gillam tp., aged 22, oocnpation housekeeper. First marriage for eaoh. Dec. 26, Roy G. Wickizer of Brook, aged 21, occupation farmer, to Beatrice Peer of Kniman, aged 21, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for eaoh.

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