Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. County Assessor Lewis attended the state meeting of county assessors at Indianapolis this week. New "suits filed: No. 7392. McNeil & Higgins Co., vs. Gamaliel G. Garrison, et al; suit on note. Demand $250. No. 7393. George Worden,, administrator of the estate of Margaret Shea, deceased, vs. Jeremiah J. Shea, et al; petition to sell real estate. JThe White county commissioners have declined to grant a saloon license to Albert Ellis of Wolcott, who made application at their meeting last week. Ellis raised the question of validity of the power-of-attorney remonstrance now in force there. The decision not to grant the license was reached this week Tuesday. It is said Ellis will appeal to the circuit conrt. If a man takes a horse from another’s stable without the knowledge or consent of the owner and keeps it for a year or more, and when the owner finds out who has the horse and officially demands that it be returned to the stable from which it was taken, and it finally is returned, did the man ever take the horse or did he not? For a unique answer to this “problem” we refer to the syndicate organ down the street. licenses issued: Jan. 13, James Allen Gilmore of Newton tp., aged 37, occupation farmer, to Emma Frances Lane, daughter of John Lane, of Newton tp., aged 34, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Jan. 13, August Brentenback of Medaryville, aged 26, occupation farmer, to Dora lona Braddock, daughter of Oliver Braddock of Jasper county, aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. J Jan. 14, Ray Kenten, son of Frank faenton, of Jasper county, aged 21, occupation farmer, to Estella Huffman, daughter of William Huffman of Rensselaer, aged 22, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. At the special meeting of the county commissioners of Jasper and Porter counties here Tuesday to let the contract for a joint steel bridge across the Kankakee river on the Demotte-Hebron road, the contract was let to the Rochester Bridge Co., of Rochester, Ind., at $6,400. The bridge is of two spans, each 135 feet, and is to be completed by Nov. 1. Other bids were: Joliet Bridge Co., Attica Bridge Co.; Winaftmc Bridge Co.; Lafayette Engineering Co., Lafayette, Ind.; The Pennsylvania Bridge States Bridge Co. Indianapolis: Elkhart Bridge and Iron Co., Elkhart: The Pan-Americna Bridge Co., New Castle, Ind., all of which were higher than the Rochester company. See the Grand Exhibition of thoroughbred fowls at the Armory next week.