Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 August 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. New suits filed: No. 7483. The State Bank of Rensselaer vs. Henry C. Dahncke, et al; suit on note. Demand S4OO. licenses issued: Aug. y, Alfred D. Stephenson of Parr, aged 28, occupation farmer, to Ruth Irene Adaline Bundy, daughter of Rev. G. W. Bundy ctf Parr, aged 22, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Trustee May of Carpenter tp., and Editor McCullough, J. M. Ott, A. A. Fell and J. j. Porter were over from Remington Thursday on railroad election business. The election will be held there to-day, and the outco'me is problematical. Opponents of granting the subsidy think it will be defeated, while those favoring it say otherwise. “Sandy” Morgan, the negro razor wlelder who cut up Conductor Worthington of the C- & E. I. Ry., a little over a year ago and who was just caught last week in Momence, 111., and placed in Jail here, had his preliminary before Squire Don of Morocco Tuesday and was bound over to the Newton circuit cour under $2,000 bonds, in default of which he was brought back here and again lodged in Jail. HsJ'he late John Bislosky left a will Jvhich was made June 30, 1894, and was witnessed by Marion L. Spitler and David J. Thompson, both now deceased. Simon P. Thompson drew the will and witnessed Mr. Bislosky’s mark. Frank Foltz is appointed executor in the will, and the property is left equally to the surviving children. The value of the estate is about $3,000, we understand. Wm. M. Becker, the Milroy tp., insane man brought here and put in jail Sunday, grew voilent Thursday afternoon. His brothers came in to see him about, noon, and when they left he was bound to go with them. When restrained he grew voilent and kept yelling at the top of his voice all afternoon. Yesterday morning he had quieted down. The unfortunate man is 35 years of age and was never married.