Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 May 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. New suits filed: No. 74 51. Emmett L. Hollingsworth vs. Elizabeth Sayler, widow of Lewis Sayler, deceased, et al; action to foreclose mortgage. It cost $43.75 to commit Chris Wuerthner to the asylum. The clerk’s fees were $5; sheriff’s, $22.50; S. C. Irwin, $3; Dr. Washburn, $3; Dr. Merrill, $3; Dr. Gwin, $3; O. P. Robinson, livery hire, $3; Edward Goetz,' witness, $1.25. Total, $43.75. The commissioners and Auditor Leatherman went to Fowler yesterday to attend the letting of the six miles of county line stone road on the line of Carpenter and Gilboa tps. They were taken over by Eph Hickman- in White & Hickman’s livery auto. Delos Thompson and W. F. Smith also went over in the former’s auto to bid on the contract. —o — Sheriff Shirer brought the John Blaze children down from Walker tp., Wednesday and the court gave them into the custody of township trustee Karch, they to.be left with i the father who was instructed by the court to look after them better in the future. Trustee Karch pur* chased new suits of clothes for each ,of them (they consisting of tour I boys) and they all left Thursday [with their father in aT happy frame of mind.

sLa little misunderstanding Wednesday morning between Sylvester Gray, who has charge of the county stone crusher, and Lem Huston, superintendent of the north Marlon gravel road, resulted in a few blows being struck on each side, Sylvester getting a few licks “below the belt” in Lem’s capacious breadbasket that put him out of commission for the rest of the day. Horatio Ropp stopped in before any serious damage to the combatants resulted. —o — Following is a report of the proceedings of the county commissioners, not given in Wednesday’s issue: The following amounts of interest on county funds for the month of April were reported: Bank of Wheatfield $11.35State Bank, Remington 33.71 State ank, Rensselaer 65.60 Jasper S. & T. Co., Rensselaer 57.41 All bids rejected for painting

j doors and windows of court house, and re-advertisement ordered. Requisition of poor farm superintendent for supplies approved and notice ordered for letting first day . of next term. j Joshua Hopper was appointed su- ! perintendent of the gravel roads pejtitioned for in Union tp., and on : county line between Jasper and [Newton counties, by J. J. Lawler, et al. Final reports filed in the John i Hudson and Moody Davis ditches, and superintendents discharged, j Mary M. Potts ditch; continued I for Supt. J. K. Davis to attach contractor’s bond to contract to report. W. B. Waerman ditch; ordered established and H. W. Milner appointed superintendent, to file SIOO bond; fee of $22 allowed petitioner’s attorney. I Notice ordered for letting of contract for new bridge in Walker tp., ion first day next term.