Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 April 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. There has been “nothing doing” in the marriage license line so far this month. —oi— The license for the notorious saloon just across the river In Porter county from Dunn’s Bridge, expired last week, and it is understood it will not be renewed. —o— Cass and Blackford counties voted yesterday on the locai option proposition. It was expected the vote would be close in both counties. Logansport in Cass and Hartford City in Blackford were expected to give good majorities to the wets, possibly overbalancing the dry majority in the out townships. —o— Not much was done in the commissioners’ court Monday except allow claims. Albert Knovonsky, applicant for a saloon license at Demotte, defaulted and made no appearance. The hearing in the Thomas Davis or Jungles ditch was taken up and was still being heard yesterday. Contracts for two Iren bridges, one in Keener and one In Walker, were let to the Attica Bridge Co., at $429 each. * Clerk Warner reported fees colnected for the quarter ending March 1, of $298. a , The various county depositories reported Interest on county funds for the month of March as follows: Jasper S. & T. Co $54.57 First Nat. Bank. .. .........119.80 State Bank of Remington. ... 27.22 State Bank of Rensselaer. ... 62.12 Bank of Wheatfield 8.64 Depositories not reporting for February in time for action by the Board of, Finance, but which reported later, were: State Bank of Remington....sl9.27 State Bank of Rensselaer. ~. 51.72 First Nat. Bank 105.23