Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 May 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The Newton circuit court convenes Monday. —o— Marriage licenses issued: May 7, Enoch M. Poince of Wheatfield, aged 37, occupation teacher, to Ethel Cambe, also of Wheatfield, aged 16, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o— Special Judge Will Isham of Fowler was over Thursday to hear the Hodge ditch case. The demurrer to the complaint was overruled and the case set for trial at an adjourned term on June 11. —o— Monday was a busy day in the treasurer’s office, it being the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes, and it was after six o’clock when Treasurer Allman ate dinner and supper combined. His assistants snatched a light lunch during a slight lull in the rush between twelve and one o’clock. Even then there was a greater number of delinquencies than usual.

—o— For some unexplained reason the clerk has as yet Issued no execution on the precipe filed March 24 on a judgment of $ 149.09 against Abraham Halleck and Ransom Halleck. This is a renewal of an old judgment of Spitznagle & Kennedy of Lafayette, in which Abe Halleck was principal on a note, we understand, and his brother Ransom was surety. It is one of the numerous judgments against Halleck, the republican candidate for state senator, that have burdened the judgment dockets of Jasper county for several years.

The county commissioners had a' light docket for the May term, at least not much was done, as will be seen from the following report of the proceedings, and adjourned Tuesday: Notice ordered given for letting contract on first day of June term for one new bridge in Milroy, one in Hanging Grove and one in Wheatfield; petition for new bridge in Keener was dismissed. There was allowed $1,828.88 on Marion - Rensselaer stone roads; $2,526.64 on Carpenter-Remington stone roads; $1,139*.95 on Hebron grade. T. J. Lamson petition for highway on county line between Jasper and Newton counties; viewers’ report favorable and road established 40 feet in width. Notice ordered for letting contract for poor farm supplies on first day of June term. Banks reporting on county fund interest for the month of April, were as follows: Jasper Savings & Trust Co..s 97.04 First National, Rensselaer. . 108.17 State Bank of Rensselaer. . 98.30 Bank of Wheatfield....... 22.03 First National, Remington, (not recd. till after adj.) 49.70 Total for month. $375.24