Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 October 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. New suit# filed. No. 7367. Kothe, Wells arid Bauer & Co., vs. Liston Reid et al; complaint to set aside deed. ■ • - ’ Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Allman, the parents of Couhty Treasurer Allman, and his sister, Mrs. (J. H. Peck of Remington, visited Tuesday with their son. , —o— Marriage licenses issued: Oct. j6>George Franklin Moore of Rens'selaer, aged 22, occupation fireman, to Edna Honor Fleming, also of Rensselaer, aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. The stone road contractors have the equivalent of a little over three miles of road yet to build on the Marion-Rensselaer system, and if the weather does not get tqo bad this will be finished this*year. A very large amount of stone will be left alpng the river channel -and this will only accentuate the unsightly gash blasted in the rock through what was only a very beautiful rapids through the ages past. The county commissioners completed the work of the October term Wednesday and adjourned. Following is a report of the proceedings: There was allowed $7,111.63 oh the Marion-Rensselaer stone roads, and $3,224.05 on the CarpenterRemington stone road. M. Dougan et al, petition for location of highway in Walker and Wheatfield townships; Kersey, David Gleason and Daniel Fairchild appointed viewers, to meet at Demote Oct. 24.

Alexander Merica, petition for highway in Hanging Grove tp.; viewers report public utility of same and road is ordered established 50 feet in width. Louis Welsh et al, petition for vacation of highway in Jordan tp.; Walter V. Porter, J. C. Porter and Warren Robinson appointed viewers to meet Oct. 24. . A petition signed by 20 citizens of Remington asking that Frank Sheid and wife -be granted a sufficient sum out of the public funds to pay the taxes on Lot 4, Block 5, original plat of town of Remington, was filed. The petition states that they are very old people, sickly and too poor to pay the said taxes. The trustee of Newton tp., was granted permission to extend additional poor relief to Mr#. Frank Zickmund, not exceeding sls perquarter.

Emil Besser ditch; John Frey appointed superintendent. Attorney fee of $77 allowed. * Trustee of Marion tp.; - granted permission to extend additional poor relief to Mary Potts, John Alberson, S. R. Shreeves and Mrs. S. R. Shreeves., W. F. Osborne of Rensselaer was appointed engineer of the MarionRensselaer and Carpenter-Remington stone roads, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of W. A. Churchill. Bond of $6,000 filed in each. , In the matter of letting contract for the completion of the Gillam gravel roads. J. J. Hunt of Rensselaer filed a bid of $3,500 and Thos. H. Robinson et al. one of $3,200. Cause continued. Robert Drake was appointed election inspector in Hanging. Grove tp. and Alfred Barlow in Wheatflel<L the trustees being related by marriage to candidates. A blanket remonstrance was filed from Keener tp., against the granting of liquor licenses in said township, and found to contain a sufficient number of voters. Interest on county funds for the month of September was. reported aa_XoHows: First Nat. Bank. Remington. . $41.34 Jasper S. & T. Co. Rensselaer *61.00 State Bank of Rensselaer.... 62.56 Bank of Wheatfield 11.84