Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. [' ■ e New suits filed: No. 7476. Oscar H. Brown vs. Ellzur Sage and Chas. G. Spitler: appeal from Squire* Irwin’s court. —o—[Marriage licenses issued: July 31. .John William Critser, son of Eli Critser of Rensselaer, aged 20, occupation farmer, to Anna Ola McGee, daughter of Harry McGee, aged 18, ocupatlon housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o — Ex-Sheriff O’Connor and daughter Ella of Kniman were Rensselaer, visitors Saturday. Miss Ella has fully recovered from the effects of her Involuntary ducking in a dredge ditch west .of Kniman one evening last week, when she fell off the bridge as the result of a sudden nervous shock. —o— Miss Alice Bates, deputy in the auditor’s office, returned Monday afternoon from a few weeks visit with her sister, Mrs. Albert Bouk, near Norwich, N. D. She also visited the Porter’s near tyitchell, S. D. Miss Bates is much pleased with what she saw of North Dakota. C- L. Bader, superintendent and general manager of the Winamac Bridge Co-, was here Monday and yesterday and went with the commissioners up to the north end of the county Monday afternoon to inspect some bridges that his company have built there and which the commissioners acepted after inspecting same. —'O'- ■ J- B. Workman, who conducted the tax-ferret “investigation” here some years ago, was here Monday with a couple of Indianapolis men to put in a bid on examining the county records. John W. Coons, bid.., $1,700 Higgs & Workman 2,000 Wm. E. Heal 1,900 Heal offers to do the work by the day at $lO per day for himself and $8 for assistant. Coons was chief deputy auditor of state for six years treasurer of Indianapolis for six years. He filed some good letters of recommendation. At this writing the board has not awarded the contract. *- ■ o The county commissioners did nothing Monday except allow a few claims, they going to the north end of the county Monday afternoon to look at some new bridges that have been put in there. They were still in session as we go to press, and a complete report of their proceedings will be given in the next issue of The Democrat. » Coal bids per ton delivered at Rensselaer were as follows: Shirley Hill Coal CoLinton No- 5, Domestic Lump. $2.40 Linton, No. 3, Nut. ......... 2.10 Linton, Mine Run 1.90 Winamac Bridge Co., bid $497 on a 30x16 foot bridge in Keener tp. Bid of Attica Bridge Co., was $527.