Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 71, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The bill to increase mortgage ex emption from S7OO to $1,200 was “killed” in the legislatur Wednesday. New suits filed:° No. 7402. William Cheadle, trustee vs. James Nesius and James A. May. Complaint on note. No. 7403. Wm. Cheadle, trustee vs. First Christian church. Complaint on note. No. 7404. • Medaryville State Bank, vs. John R. Ward and Ed Oliver. Suit on note. The township trustees of Huntington county have resolved to employ no school teacher if he uses tobacco in any form. They also declared that the teacher should be of a higher moral standard than the average man in the community. NClarriage licenses* issued: Feb. 4/ 'Orren Dalton Ropp of Barkley”tp7, son of Henry Ropp, aged 23 years, occupation farmer, to Anna Arnold, daughter of Joseph Arnold, deceased, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Loy Ellsworth Hess, aged 35, present residence Fowler, Ind., occupation farmer, to Louisa Belle Maines, daughter of Mrs. Sarah E. Maines, aged 25 years, residence Rensselaer, occupation housekeeper. Fii%t marriage for each. y _ The Mt. Ayr liquor license case of J. J. Garrity, which was set for trial in the Newton Circuit Court for early this week, has been sent to Jasper county on a change of venue asked for by Mr. Garrity. This action is no doubt taken by him to gain a little time and see how that county votes on the county option proposition. If the county votes w*et he will no doubt go ahead with his appeal from the remonstrance filed there, but if it votes dry the case will be dismissed. The following are the appropriations made by the County Council, who were in special session this week.

Auditor, tax duplicates. ’OB, $120.00 Recorder, balance fees, ’OB, 88.24 Survey, M. B. Price, postage, 1.00 Survey, IM. B. Price, per diem 8.00 Dep. Surv., Nettie Price. .. . 16.00 BOARD OF HEALTH Dr. L. H. Zeuch •...,.$ 15.00 Dr. M. I. Gwin 2.00 Dr. M. I. Gwin, sal sec B of H 208.34 Dr. M. I. Gwin, expense sec 25.n0 J. L. Lewis, expense asses of 5.50 SPECIAL ELECTION Healey & Clark, printing... 43.50 Burt Terry Wilson, supplies 60.20 C. C. Warner, election com. . 10.00 E.-’P. Honan, election com. . 10.00 J. H. S. ElliSi election com. . 10.00 REPAIRING GRAVEL ROADS Albert Dunn, Ist district... 16.05 Z. E. White, same 26.25 W. P. Baker, 2nd district. . S.OO I), T. Crisse. 3rd district... 15.00

TREASURER’S OFFICE Metal cases, 1909 100 00 JAIL John O’Connor, laundry, pris 8.00 White & Hickman, repair Jail *4.30 COUNTY FARM Irwin & Irwin, insurance. . 30.00 W. J. Wright, burial inmate 25.00 Warner Bros, bal heat plant 100.00 PUBLIC PRINTING F. E. Babcock, 1908 4.00 Healey & Clark 16.15 COURT HOUSE Shirley Hill vjoal Co 107.84 Willis Supply Co. repairs.. 3.35 Repairs roof, 1909. 50.00 l COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT 1 copying machine 37.50 Phone toll, office.... 10.00 COUNTY SURVEYOR Repairing instruments, 1909 50.00 CIRCUIT COURT Court reporter 105.00 John O’Connor, sheriff p d. . 68.00 John O’Connor, ser pet jurors 25.00 BRIDGE REPAIRS Trustee Newton Tp Reed brdg 71.00 same same,, Trustee Newton Tp., Saylor br 68.00 Jordan Tp 900.00 NEW BRIDGES Trust Milroy tp. 6570/08 ... 775. 00 Hanging Grove, 7080, ’OB.. .848.50 Keener 8336 ...789.00 ■Keener, wooden pile br... 3,700.00 Marion, wooden pile br 8477 850.00 Marion, Meinbrook, 850.00 Additional on bridges; Milroy. Hanging Grove , Keener and Union Tps 590.00 Trus Wheat tp. sec 26-32-6 800.00 Same, ......34-35-32-6 .. 800.00 Same 23-24-32-6 ...1,200.00 Walker 19-24 ......700.00 I Same. ...... 11-14 700.00 Same 6-31 * 700.00 Same 11-12 . 700.00 Same 1-12 750.00 Keener ...... 23-32-7 700.00 Same 15-32-7 700.00 Same 16-32-7 700.00 Same 23-32-7 .700.00 Same ,26-25-32-7 gravel road 700.00 Milroy, 9022 1,400.00 Same 450.00 County assessment for ditch 29.45 Gangloff ditch 154.45 Halllgan 46.25 Coroner’s inq Dr. E. N. Loy. 5.00 Com court, W. H. Phrkison. 5.00 Examation county records. . 2,000.06 Rep of old clerk’s off c - lot 150.00