Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. New suits filed: No. 7353. Charles L. Hensler vs. John O’Connor; suit to enjoin defendant, sheriff of Jasper county, from collecting a certain judgment for $284.90 taken in the Tippecanoe circuit court June 13, 1908, on a certain promissory note alleged to have been given by plaintiff to one George L. Bruce, and which plaintiff denies he ever signed and sayst it is not his note. The creamery bridge was moved to the north side of the river Thursday afternoon, this being a short job for the contractors. It will in all probability be out a long time as the channel must be finished far enough below it to allow the dredge and house boats room before it can be replaced, and from present indications it will be some time before the dredge will get down to it, owing to the necessity for the redrilling and reblasting that is now going on. Jasper County Teachers' Institute will be held August 31 to September 4. The instructors this year are: Prof. J. C. Stone of the Ypsilanti Normal School, and author of the Stone-Southworth and Stone-Millis series of arithmetics and algebra; President Ellis of Vincennes University and Prof. Arthur Middleton of the. Chicago Medical College. Prof. Middleton will be remembered by the people of Rensselaer and Jasper county, having been here two years ago.

Marriage licenses issued: August, 25, Richard Gravenstuck of Demotte, aged 22, occupation farmer, to Adeline Louveca Long, also of Demotte, aged 22, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. August 27, Alva C. Haskins of Jasper county, aged 20, occupation farmer, to Lura Lucas, also of Jasper county, daughter of George W. Lucas, aged 17, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Both parties being under age the mother of the groom and the father of the bride appeared and gave consent to the issuing of the license.

The embarrassing case of Adaline Long of Keener tp., vs. Richard Grevenstuck, a young man of the same township, which was recently filed in Squire Irwin's court here and defendant placed under SSOO bond to appear at the next term of the circuit court, was compromised Tuesday by the young man marrying the girl. It is reported that the pastor of the Holland church up at Demotte took the matter up and concluded that Grevenstuck should repair the wrong by taking her for a wife, and so told him. As a result of this advice ihey all three came down Tuesday, a marriage license was granted and the young couple were made one. Of course it would have been better for the peace of mind of all concerned had the marriage taken place several months ago. but better late than never.