Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 August 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. ■i ■ . :jA Practically all the county officers went over to Fountain Park yesterday to hear Jim Watson talk temperance. Outside of the politicians, however, there was not a very great number went over from here. Marriage licenses issued: August 21, John Wilkins of Hobart, Ind., aged 31, occupation laborer, to Carolyn Rosena Ringeisen of Hanging Grove tp., aged 26, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Frank Nessius of Jordan tp., tells us that he has reconsidered the matter of going to North Dakota, and will remain permanently in Jordan. Consequently he will not resign the nomination for assessor on the democratic ticket. Some difficulty has arose over the construction of the Humes ditch in Union tp., and the superintendent has declared the contractor’s bond forfeited and advertised the ditch for re-letting. O. M. Harriott was the contractor, with B. D. Comer surety on his bondT We have not learned just *what the dispute was about. The rock drilling gang have brought in their engine and drills from west of town where they have been working and have set up and are re-drilling north of the Washington street bridge where they have practically all that has been dredged to go over again, we understand. The dredge has backed down to the bridge so as to let the drills work. New suits filed: No. 7352. Winfield Scott Osborn vs. Charles W. Littlefield; suit to enforce contract. The complaint states that about May 21, 1907, the parties were granted a patent on the manufacture and sale of a certain button, each to have Vz interest in same. On March 14, 1908, a written agreement was entered into it is alleged, whereby defendant would sell his interest in said patent to plaintiff for |3OO any time before, Jan. 1, 1909. On August 13, plaintiff alleges, he tendered said S3OO to defendant and he refused to accept it for said interest in said patent. Wherefore plaintiff demands that contract be enforced, etc.

Sheriff O'Connor returned yesterday from Kniman, where he has been practically all the time since July 6 making improvements to his property and getting it in shape to move back to when his term of office expires. He has raised the house and put a concrete foundation under same and made other improvements. He has also bought from the guardian the Dr. Jones property there, moved the house and fixed 1 it up for his girls to conduct a millinery store therein. Mr. O’Connor says he has used 56 tons of sand and about nine tons of cement in the cement work he has been doing, which w r ould indicate that something has been doing there.