Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 December 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The Hellscher ditch In Walker and Wheatfield townships which was to have been sold Monday, did not sell. There was but one bld, that of a Mr. Doty of Shelby, the saloon and hotel man, which we understand was above the estimate. It will be readvertised.

The Sternberg dredge has gone into winter quarters west of Stott Grant’s, west of town, and is run into a cove at one side of the channel which was dug for the purpose. There still remains some 1,000 feet of rock to be drilled, blasted and taken out to a deptn of about two feet, near Mr. Grant’s, which will not be done until next spring. —o— The parties who caused the arrest of Joe Thomas over in Newton tp., for a violation of the game laws—hunting without a permit—deny that any permission bad been given him or anyone else to hunt on their lands and say the report to the contrary is not correct; that Mr. Thomas admitted to them that he had not been given any permit and that he knew that they did not allow hunting on their lands. . —o — licenses issued: Dec. 24, Manly Everett Stowers of Jasper county, aged 17, son of Lewis Stowers, occupation farmer, to Mary Maude George, also of Jasper county, aged 17, daughter of William George, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each, of course. \Jpec. 28, Amlel Schultz of Union tffr aged 35, occupation farmer, to Alfreds W. Ritter, also of Union, aged 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.