Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 February 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The White circuit court convened Monday, —o — The board of assessors’ will meet Thursday, Feb, 27, at the county assessors office to make out their schedule for assessing personal property and to secure their supplies. \ —o— The delinquent tax sale Monday brought out about the usual' number of buyers and all the property was sold except possibly a piece or two in Fair Oaks, John Eger got Tom McCoy’s former mansion on McCoy avenue for $37.97. —o — Under the new depository law the interest on county funds for the month of January was $291.58. The Rensselaer school board did not receive its “December draw” until Jan, 24, and had but little on hand and will not have much to draw interest on until it gets its June draw. It only received $3.71 interest for January. Marion tp., received -$15.67 interest on its funds for last month. —o — The following Remington people were in the city Tuesday, most of whom, we understand, were before the grand jury giving evidenoe, it is supposed, in the Parker bank failure: James Hogan, Thomas Callaghan, James Callaghan, Charles Lucterband, George Lucterhand, James W. Barling, W. H. Cheadle, Moses Sigo, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Jones, Guy Julian, Henry Stitz, Jasper Guy. C. C. Winger, Chas. May, Wm. Townsend, J. A. Washburn, and one or two others were over Wednesday, —o — New suits filed: No. 7270. Charles G. Hammond vs Chas. Liston; appeal from J. P. court. No. 7271, Bertha A. Liston vs Charles Hammond; action in replevin.

No. 7188: Wm. B. Austin vs. William J. Ballinger; application for receiver. (This is a re-instate-ment of the old case of foreclosure QMderft'bow'N'O'T^ No. 7272. Michigan Salt Association vs. Orlando A. Yeoman; suit on account. Demand $110.23. — o— The sale of the Fountain Park personal property of Robert Parker was held at Remington Wednesday, and totaled $291.50. Following are the prices received: Corn, about ten bushels 3 00 Oats, about fifteen bu5he15.......,: ........... 4 50 Hay, 2H tons at $10.25 _ 25 62 Shredded fodder 6 38 Harness 3 50 Bull _ 41 00 Heifer calf 13 00 Heifer calf 12 00 Cow _ 38 00 Cow 35 00 3 year old colt 40 00 7 head Deer, 69 50 Total —O — County Assessor Lewiß is in receipt of the following letter from John C. Wingate, member of the board of state tax commissioners: “You may call your assessors for a meeting at your court house on Tuesday of next week Feb, 18, at 10 a. m. Please ask the county auditor, treasurer, prosecuting attorney, county council and county commissioners. This will be a very important meeting and everybody is invited. The more people you can get to attend the meeting the more benefit we will get from it.” Mr. Wingate will be here and address the meeting.

TiMarriage licenses issued: Feb. 8' Charles J. McQueen of Remington, aged 27, occupation farmer, to Rebecca Scott, also of Remington, aged 24, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. ‘pTeb. 8, Elmer Park Standish of Brook, aged 19, occupation farmer, to Mary Francis Eok, of Goodland, aged 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. “HFeb. 11, William Kenton Parkisdn of Rensselaer, aged 23, occuS,tion farmer, to Besse Mable ardy, also of Rensselaer, aged 21, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Feb. 13, Walter Earl Clinton, of Brook, aged 21, occupation tele-

graph operator, to Nellie Chloe Pruett, also of Brook, aged 17, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o — The oounty council nt its special session last wqek made the following special appropriations: Ditch repair, Moffitt ditch *1244 46 Gravel road repair, lit dist 38 45 Emergency board health, Dr, Fyfe—. 25 00 Same. B. R. Griggs 33 00 Same, F. M. Goff 22 00 Co. assessment O’Meara ditoh 74 CO Postage Co. Assessor 1907 1 00 Insanity, 1907 8 oo Door of Hope, Jasper Co. patient.. ... 17 80 Sheriff fees, 1908 and former years ... 135 00 Expense boiler house, 1907 18 70 Supplies Co. treasurer 1907 2 05 Supplies court house, 1907 3 00 Same, oounty treasurer 32 49 Same, same. L.... 91 75 Same, clerk 17 75 Same, auditor 37 50 Change of venu MoCoy eases 1716 60 Same, Iroquois ditch 25 00 Special elections, 1907 148 10 Supplies Co, treasurer 15 00 Heating plant, oounty farm , 1200 OO Typewriter, clerk’s office 100 00 New bridge, Wheatfleld tp 1100 00 Same, Hanging Grove tp 800 OO Rep. Pullins bride, Marion tp 75 00 Hebron grade, re-approprlation 4000 00 Supplies Co. auditor (warrants) 40 00 Juvenile court 125 00 Total 11,151 95 —O

Following are some of the court proceedings of the week: Carey L. Carr ditch; petitioners request cause be set for hearing; court finds that no service has been bad on parties named in preliminary report and that part of the parties are remonstrating, and refuses to set cause tor hearing; petitioners except and are given io days to file bill of exceptions, Horace Marble ditch; time extended to second Monday of April term for commissioners to file report. Commissioners file report in Grover Smith Ditch. Time extended to first day April term for report in the Michael Ringeisen ditch and in the J. W. Heiischer ditch. James E. Lamson ditch; notice found sufficient and cause continued to Feb. 24 for objections. John Makeever vs. James M. Gilbreath et al; judgment vs. Sayler for costs. Edward Lutz vs. Edward Leach; dismissed, judg. vs. plff. for costs. Amelia Fagot, gdn., vs. John J. Fagot et al; sale ordered at private sale on 10 days notice by posting. John J. Porter and E. T. Harris appointed appraisers; appraised value shown to be $1,600. B. J. Gifford vs. Charles Snider; cause dismissed, costs paid. Erastus Peacock vs. Florence L. Peaceck; motion for new trial overruled. State ex rel, J. C. Billheimer, vs. Bank of Remington; dismissed, costs paid. Nelson Grigg vs. Minnie Grigg, dismissed, costs paid. Samuel C. Price et al vs. Orlando A, Yeoman; dismissed, costs paid; Warner Bros, vs Edware Leach; deft, defaults, judgment for $83.58. Isaac Wells vs. Fred Lee; dismissed, costs paid. Wm. B. Austin vs. William Wells Tucker et al; cause dismissed, costs paid. Geo. A. Cover vs. Mary E. Cover et al; sale of real estate to Bell Williams for $2,400 confirmed; cause dropped, W. B. Strand vs. D. H. Roads; defendant defaults, judgment for $70.81, Frederick W. Eppert vs. Everett W. Trook et al; cause dismissed,costs paid.