Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. ; New suits filed: No. 7377. Augustus w. Lox vs. Clyde iMOMH and A. M. Ebaugh; suit in ure. Demand >350. , ; —°~~~ The election seems to have a bad effect on the matrimonial bust-, ness at least, as but two marriage licenses have been issued in this county thus far during the months and none at all since Nov. 2, ; ° Sheriff O’Connor met the sheriff* of Newton, Starke and White counties at Monticello Wednesday and together the vote of the ipnr counties was canvassed, as provided by law. —e—- • The stone road contractors are finishing up the Rensselaer-Marion tp., stone road contract this week, and will probably complete the work today. Division and Main streets,- over which a controversy arose at the time that street -was--macadamized, had never been accepted by the county, and would not be accepted until more rock was put on in the center of the roadway. Consequently the -street has been “spiked up” and additional stone put on this week. * ’?J —— '

Another chapter in the Peacock vs. Peacock controversery came up Thursday when an affidavit was filed in the circuit court by ’ Florence L. Peacock, charging him with Indirect contempt of court in refusing {o pay her 3 7 per week for her support, which was ordered done by the court March 7, 1908. The court ordered, as a result of said affidavit, that the defendant appear in court at 2 p. m., Friday, Nov. 13, and show cause why he should not be punished for such contempt. Mr. Peacock was out of town, en his regular mail route—he is a mail elerk on the Monon —and at thia writing had not been served witN the court’s process.