Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Commissioners’ Court meets in regular monthly session Monday. Sheriff Shirer has no regular boarders as yet, but three tourists took breakfast with him yesterday. —<» — Eleven marriage licenses were issued last month against 10 for the month previous, and 14 for December, l»07. —-oi New suits filed: No. 7384. Benjamin J. Gifford vs. Frank Cochran; suit on note. No. 7385. Albert Helsel, administrator, vs. Nancy E. Kessick, et al; petition to sell real estate. / Sheriff O’Connor bade final adieu Ao Rensselaer Thursday morning and is now private citizen once more of Walker tp. His successor, L. P. Shirer, is also a former Walker citizen. He is now installed in the sheriff’s residence and will take care of the wrong-doers who come his way during the next two years at least.

After three or four twists at the matter of electing a county superintendent in Pulaski county to succeed the late J. H. Reddick, the township trustees met again last Saturday and on the sixth ballot elected H. L. Rogers, superintendent of the Monteray schools. Rogers received 6 votes and J. F. Ale of Medaryville 6. County Auditor Ellis Rees then cast the deciding vote for Rogers, who is a democrat.