Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 August 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The annual estimates of county expenditures for the calendar year 1909, appear on the second page of todays Democrat. The total amount asked for is $55,383.55, or about $4,000; less than last year. —o•— Marriage licenses issued: August 19, Leopold Well of New Orleans, La., aged 37, occupation merchant, to Belle Fendig of Rensselaer, daughter of Nathan Fendig, aged 29, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. There is little doing about the county offices these days except routine work. Only three marriage licenses have been issued so far this month, few new suits have been filed and not many real estate transfers are being recorded. Next month • court will convene and things will be a little more lively, as there will be quite a respectable sized docket, although there are no cases of great general importance. ——OK— In the case of the State vs. C. E. Lakin, who was arrested in the round-up wherein he and Sherman Renicker participated, Mr. Lakin appeared before "Judge” Irwin last Friday and plead not guilty, and raised the point that the “Judge” had no jurisdiction of his case, but after the evidence had been heard the “Judge” thought differently, and fined him $1 and costs, amounting to An appeal to the circuit court may result. —o — New suits filed: No. 7351. Ruth C. Thompson vs. Jay P. Thompson; Action for divorce.

The complaint alleges that the parties were married at Hebron, Porter county, Dec. 28, 1901, and separated May 17, 1908. Cruel and inhuman treatment, drunkenness, failure to provide and attempts to murder plaintiff, once in 1903, threatened to kill her with a pair of scissors, and again in July, 1904, tried to kill her with a razor. Two children, Mildred Mae, 6 years, and Harold H, 2 years, are the fruits of the uhion, which plaintiff asks the custody of. The parties reside in Wheatfield, we understand. O►— A few weeks ago F. W. Fisher, a prominent farmer and widower of Kankakee tp., was in Rensselaer and took a pair of marriage license application blanks home with him, telling the clerk he “wanted them for another party.” Since that time the clerk has been spending that two dollar license fee—in anticipation. Now- it develops that Frank took those blanks for his own private use, and, after having filled them out w-ent over in Carroll county recently with the bride-to-be, who was a Miss Grace Noland of White county, got his license and was married, and Clerk Warner don’t get a penny out of it! It will be well for Frank to steer clear of the clerk’s office next time he comes to Rensselaer. Such misrepresentation and exceedingly unpatriotic conduct as this cannot be permitted any more, and the next man that comes in with a sheepish look on tils face and wants some application blanks for "another party” will have to plank down two daddy dollars before he gets even a pleasant look from the clerk. Of course, if Frank will spend the price of the license that the clerk didn’t sell, for cigars, the matter may be fixed up satisfactorily to all concerned. —o—• The last quarterly report of the county poor farm superintendent, for quarter ending May 31, showed 17 inmates at the poor asylum, the largest number shown for a long time. The above report was overlooked at the time in our “court house” news, and we herewith publish same by request: The receipts for the quarter were $1,043.08, and expenses $857.40, leaving a surplus of $205.08. The receipts were from the following sources: Benj. Harris, 3 steers/-. .. .$136.66 Babcock & Hopkins, 1147 bu. oats 550.65 B S Fendig. cow hide. ..... 2.08 S R Nichols, 10 hogs at sc. . 144.50 Cream sold during quarter. . 42.77 Mr. Hunter, one horse 45.00 Total $1,043.08 The expenses were: Bessie Doll, labor $42.00 Estle Markin, same 69.00 J E Cooper, same 50.00 W A Richmond, tiling * 39.00 J F Irwin, tile 46.32 Edgar Grant, labor 1.00 Ohio Paint & Varnish Co.. . disinfectant 13.00 Alfred Collins, paper sacks. . 1.25 Charles Osborn, painting; .. . 4.00 H F King, blacksmithing.... 10.00 John Eger, grocery contract 117.18 Perry Marlatt, 6bu seed corn 6.00 A J Biggs, 6 bu. same. ..... 6.00 G B Porter, boot and shoe contract, etc 67.47

Maines & Hamilton, corn planter and fertilizer 140.00 Wortley & Fenwick, horse service 15.00 J A Larsh, drugs, paints.... 9.15 W J Wright, undertaking. . . 25.00 Rothoßros., meat contract. . . 10.25 D M Worland, springs, mattresses, etc 20.80 Jesse Nichols, Supt. salary.. 175.00 Total $857.40