Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 January 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The county board of education will meet Monday. —o — Barkley tp., is out of debt, for the first time in a number of years, thanks to the wise and economical management of township affairs by Trnßtee Davisson. —o — The report published in other papers here that White county had filed a claim against Jasper county for $2,000, expenses of the McCoy trial, is inoorrect. While the amount will probably be in that neighborhood, no claim has as yet been filed here.

The actual amount of funds on deposit by A. A. Fell as trustee of Carpenter tp., in the Parker bank when it closed its doors, as shown by the bank books was $3,210.79. Mr, Fell’s deposit was inadvertently omitted from the list published in The Democrat last week, hence we give it here.

Marriage licenses issued: Jan. 7, Lase Denton of White county, aged 28, occupation farmer, to Effie Ethel Looks of Hanging Grove ( tp., aged 22, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Jan. 7, Geo. Coleman of Milroy tp.. aged 51, occupation farmer, to Lura Risk also of Milroy, aged 37, occupation 'housekeeper. Third marriage for male, first wife having died in 1902, and second wife divorced; third marriage also for female, first husband having died and second husband divorced in 1907.

Robert Parker, the Remington banker who recently went broke, was in the city Monday morning in consolation with Foltz & Spitler, whom he has retained with Judge Palmer of Monticello as bis attorneys. He seems to be looking on the bright side of the bank .trouble, says be will turn oyer all he has to satisfy the creditors so far as possible only retaining his S6OO exemption to save the household fnrnitnre. He states that he has nothing to conceal and will lend all the aid possible in settling up the tangled affairs of the bank.

A 12-year-old orphan boy who has been living with the family of Peter Greiser near the depot, has not been sent to school and is alleged to have been badly mistreated and improperly clothed. Wednesday morning Marshall Parks and Deputy Sheriff Joe O’Connor went out to the Greiser home and got the boy and brought him up town, and yesterday Joe O’Connor took him to the orphan asylum at Westfield. The officers had some trouble in getting the lad, Mrs. Greiser denying that he was there. They finally found him hidden in the chicken house attic and then both Mr. and Mrs. Greiser tried to prevent his being taken, the former striking the marßhall while his wife attempted to chew him up with her teeth. Daring the melee a table was upset and several pieces of tableware were broken.

New suits filed: No. 7250. James W. Stevens vs. William Gilliam et al; action to quiet title. No. 7251. J. H. Martin vs. Frank P. Morton; suit on .notes. Demand S3OO. No. 7252. Patrick Hallagan vs. Wilferd Maxwell et al; suit on notes and chattel mortgage. Demand for possession of property, obe black mare, buggy and harness, and S2OO damages. No. 7253. Nelson Griggs vs. Minnie Griggs; suit for divorce. Complaint states that the parties were married Feb. 12, 1907, and lived together until Nov. 27,1907, when defendant left plaintiff without cause. Defendant is charged with having a vicious and ungov-, ernable temper, refusing to cook or do other housework, stated that she did not love plaintiff, kept company with other persons against plaintiff’s wishes, called him bad names, etc. Plaintiff resides in Rensselaer and defendant is alleged to be with her parents in Barkley tp.

Township trustees are hereby notified that The Democrat famishes voucher-warrant and warrantcheck books, required to be used under the new depository law, for precisely the same prioe charged by the supply houses, and they are more complete and require less writing, too. No need to send out of town for these books. Leave as much township money as you can at borne, where it will enter the various channels of trade and indirectly help everyone. A dollar sent away to these supply houses, remember, is gone forever and means just that much taken out of circulation in the community in which yon reside and where yonr interests lie. Don’t send away for anything that you can get just as good or better at home and for the eame money or less than the outside dealer would charge you, is a good rule for public officials, business men and the everyday citizen to follow.

The board of county commissioners finished the work of the January term Tuesday and adjourned. Following is a report of the proceedings: Contractors on the Marion-Rens-selaer stone road allowed $1,194.94. R. A. Mannon, supt of the Kan-kakee-Wheatfield stone road filed a report of the completion of said road. Frank Fenzel ditch in Kankakee tp., ordered established as per final report. Chas. R. Peregrine appointed snpt. Attorney fee of $75 allowed Foltz & Spitler.

Samuel E. Sparling ditch; continued to second day Feb. term at 9 a. m., for hearing. Henry H. Eiglesbach ditch; dismissed by petitioners without prejudice; costs taxed to petitioners.

Commissioners ask for more time to report in the Jerry Shea ditch; granted till Feb. term. Stationery contracts let to Burt-Terry-Wilson Co., of Lafayette, classes 1 and 3, and to F, E. Babcock class 4, they being the lowest bidders on the above classes.

Trustee of Kankakke tp, granted permission to extend additional poor relief to Harry Price, to amount of sls; trustee Marion tp. same to Alice Potts, Cecil Potts, Marion Smith, Sarah Platt and John Albersen,

Report of grand jury recommending improvement to heating system at poor asylum was taken under advisement and for the consideration of the county council. Andrew Grube, et al, petition for highway in Wheatfield tp.; transcript of Newton circuit court tiled and auditor directed to certify to trustee and other officers to open highway without delay.

The treasurer’s annual settlement was examined and approved and ordered printed inThe Rensselaer Republican and Jasper County Democrat.