Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 September 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The tax levy in White county has been reduced four cents this year, and now stands at 36 cents. In Benton county it is 17.65. , O--—• Senator Law left Kentland yesterday on the 10 a. m., train for Indianapolis to take his seat in the legislature to which he was elected Thursday. A motion for a new trial in the Hodge ditch case was over-ruled Tuesday, and an appeal granted the plaintiffs to the supreme court, by Special Judge<Jsham. A temporary injunction, was granted, restraining the county treasurer from paying the contractors for cleaning out this ditch.

New suits filed: No. 7360. Benjamin J. Gifford vs. Louis Knopinski; suit on note. Demand SIOO and interest from May 30, 1908. No. 7361. Benjamin J. Gifford vs. John R. Ward and Ed Oliver; suit on note. Demand SSOO, and interest from Sept. 25, 1907.

The out of town public schools oommenced last Monday in all* townships except Barkley and Union, where they will commence Monday. In some places they were closed Thursday on account of the special election. Outside of the towns the polling places are in the school houses, and school and the election -would not mix very w r ell. —o — C. M. Smith of Milroy tp., was in the city yesterday filing his final report' in the matter of estate of Karah L. McKlllip, deceased. Mrs. Smith has been in poor health for some time, and will go to Indianapolis soon for treatment. If a change of climate is thought advisable Mr. Smith and his wife will go somewhere in the southwest for her benefit. The election canvassing board waited until 4 a. m., to get the official returns from Wheatfleld and Kankakee townships, all the others being in before midnight, but the inspectors failed to show up. Trustee Mannan came in on the 10:55 a. m., train with the returns from Wheatfleld, but Trustee Stalbaum of Kankakee did not get in until afternoon and then left his returns at the Clerk’s office while he went out somewhere. It was 2:30 before be was again found and the returns opened. O"T' Since finishing the replacing the Washington street bridge Jirtle & l Somes, the contractors, have been engaged in moving a five-room house from one of E. M. Lakin’s farms to the farm of Mrs. John L. Nichols in Barkley tp. The house was moved south some three-fourths of a mile. They completed this job Wednesday and moved the timbers back to town Thursday. Some time next' week they will replace the Creamery bridge, as the dredge will be through there this week if no further misfortunes overtake them.