Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 July 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. S 4 t ' Only one marriage license has been issued thus far this month. John Muffley, the insane man from Wheatfield tp., was taken to the asylum Wednesday. 4 Several local democrats and republicans went to Mt. Ayr Thursday to attend the democratic convention They report a big crowd, all well behaved, and plenty of beer left when they came home. Out of thirty-five applicants examined at the last teachers’ examination but thirteen were granted license to teach. An examination of the records discloses the fact that a few more failed this time than is usually the case. This is probably accounted for by the fact that the old timers will not appear until later, when the ratio of successful applicants to those failing will be considerably leas' It is not so easy to obtain a teacher’s license as it was twenty-five years ago, and this may account for many failures of beginners. - + Up to the hour of going to press “Clarkey” of the Republican had not said a word about accepting The Democrat’s offer of 75 per cent of the face of those accounts for publishing legals, and which he failed to turn in for taxation this year. The offer still holds good, the money is ready as. soon as the proper assignment of record is made. But perhaps Clarkey don’t want to put the board of review in the hole by accepting this offer. It wouldn’t look very well, come to think of it, for him to take 75 per cent in good hard cash for these accounts so soon after they were officially declared of no value—he wants to hold them a few weeks or months and get 100 per cent on every one of them. —o— The. newspapers state that Tom McCoy has been again turned down on hte application for a pardon, and is likely to have to stay his time out in prison. His three years, the maximum time he was sent up for, will be out next June. If the good behavior allowance applies to his case he would be entitled to six months off on the three years, which would let him out next December. The, Democrat la ■ informed, however, that this does not apply in indeterminate sentences, and unless paroled or pardoned an indeterminate sentence prisoner must serve the full maximum time. The Republican stated thht “M. E. Foley of attorney, appeared before the board and interceded for his client.,’ Mr. Foley is a member of the board, which shows how reliable the Republican’s news service is.

The county commissioners adjourned Tuesday afternoon. Following is a report of Tuesday’s proceedings: The interest on county funds in the various depositories of the county for the month of June was reported as follows: Bank of Wheatfields2l.66 First Nat. Remington 64.71 “ “ Rensselaer. 104.75 Jasper SAT Co. Rensselaer 96.44 State Bank, Rensselaer9B.7o \ t _ Total for month. $386.26 Gillam gravel road matter; auditor directed to notify Glidewell & Sons, the contractors, to proceed at once or the commissioners will advertise and relet contract at August term. Joseph Nlssius ditch; continued to August 4 on affidavit for continuance filed by John A. May. Mathias Zimmer ditch; final report filed and approved and Supt. discharged. R. W. Burris ditch; referred back to drainage commissioners for amended report? to meet July 15 and report on or before first day of August term. Samuel E. Sparling ditch; Henry Eiglesbach files remonstrance; continued for objections. Emil Besser petition for ditch; continued for objections. Notice ordered given for letting contract for heating plant at poor farm on first day next term. Notice also ordered for letting contract for 350 tons of coal on first day next term. f Jerry Shea ditch; no remonstrance, assessments .confirmed mid ditch established; John Ryan

pointed Supt.; Foltz & Spitler allowed attorney fee of sls. The Board of Commissioners/ James F. Irwin, Councilman, and the City Attorney met at the court house Tuesday at 2 p. m, to adjust the matter of removing the two remaining bridges across the river in this city. An agreement was arrived at by which the Board will advertise for bids to remove and replace these bridges to allow the dredge tq. pass, and the City Attorney and the Board will submit asi agreed state of facts to the Judge of the circuit court and abide by its decision as to who shall stand the cost of such removal and replacement. It appears that this very emmergency was anticipated by the attorney for the improvement, and the order establishing the river Improvement provided in every instance where it was possible to anticipate any extra expense, that such extra expense should'not follow the improvement. This provision was no doubt inserted for two reasons: Ist. To make the cost of the Improvement as light as possible on those to be assewed for its construction, and in this, the attorney had a large personal interest, as he more than any other single petitioner received the largest benefit from making the improvement. 2nd. It is always considered the proper thing to shoulder as much of the expense of constructing any public improvement on the general public as it is possible to do, regardless of the fact that that part of the public not taxed for the Improvement have no concern in its construction at all. The property represented by these people have already paid their proportion of the first cost, and the subsequent repairs put on these bridges, and have no interest whatever in their removal for the purpose of making this improvement. The Board fixed the first Monday in August as a time for receiving blds, and it is considered probable that the Court will have determined who shall stand the expense of removal by that Ume, as it seems that it wUI be Impossible now to place it it belongs. The county council is called to meet Monday, August 3, also, to make the necessary appropriation should it be decided that the county should bear the expense, which appears to be the general supposition will be done.