Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About ' the County Capitol. The board of county commissioners will convene in regular monthly session Monday. —o— Five marriage licenses were issued last month, against 4 for the month previous, and 6 for June, 1907. —oNew suits filed: No. 7329. City of Rensselaer vs. Jesse D. Allman, treasurer of Jasper county; submission of agreed statement of facts in relation to the said treasurer refusing to collect special assessment taxes of the City of Rensselaer. The court is asked for an opinion regarding the duty of the comty treasurer. No. 7330. Benjamin J. Gifford vs. George T. Spangle; suit on note. Demand S7OO. No. 7331. Application of George W. Watson for admission of Minnie Alice Watson of DeMotte, aged 41 years, a single lady, to the home for feeble minded. No. 7332. Emmet L. Hollingsworth vs. Frank Reany et al; suit to foreclose mortgage. Demand S9OO. 4 —o — The Hodge ditch case ceased grinding Wednesday, by the adjournment of court until Monday, July 13, when the trial will be resumed. This case is going to be quite expensive for someone, and the taking of so many farmers of the north end out of the fields as witnesses at this time is a great' hardship to them. The case grows out of the cleaning of the Hodge ditch in Wheatfield tp., a year or two ago, which is familiar to most of our readers. Parties up there think the work was not done according to specifications and have temporarily enjoined the payment of the money to the contractors, which is in the hands of the county treasurer. The question of making the injunction permanent is now being tried.