Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items' Picked Up About the County Capitol. The White circuit court convenes Monday. Judge Hanley was in Lafayette yesterday to the fair races. Commissioners’ court and the County Board of Education each meet Monday. —o— Most of the township trustees were in Thursday attending the county institute. —o— Supt. Lamson will hold a special examination for teachers at the school bulding to-day. —o — The September term of the Jasper circut court will convene one week from Monday, on Sept. 13. —o- ■ Only four marriage licenses were issued last month, against six for the month previous and eight for August, 1908The county council and also the various township advisory boards will meet Tuesday to pass on the expenditure estimates for next year and to fix the tax levies for this year. —o — John Burdette, aged 21, and Tessie Huston, aged 16, hailing from McLean county, 111., were refused a marriage license by Clerk Warner Wednesday because of the youth of the bride. —o—. Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 1, Abraham Woosley of Jasper county, aged 21, occupation farmer, to Cora Becker of White county, aged 24, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. KSqure Irwin officiated Wednesday |fternoon in writing in the marriage ■ of Mr. Abraham Woosley and Miss j Cora Becker, a young couple from the Hanging Grove neighborhood. ; The ceremony was performed in the I Clerk’s office. J. C. Dickerson, a former supt. of schools at Remington, Goodland and i Kentland, was in attendance at the . county institute this week. He is ’ now a resident of this county, owning and residing upon a farm in I Kankakee township. He will teach ! in the Tefft schools this year—o—- ' New suits filed: No. 7490. Thom■as Davis, et al. vs. John Shroer, et al; ditch case appealed from comI missioners’ court No. 7491. Bessie P. Shesler vs. William R. Shesler; rfetion for divorce. The plaintiff’s maiden name was Bessie Makeever, and at the time of her marriage to Mr. Shesler, Jan. 28. 1908, she was the widow of Korah Parker. The complaint is I very brief, alleging that they sepaI rated March 30, 1909, and that on account of temperment and on aci count of plaintiff’s health and on ; failure of defendant to reasonably ; provide for her, and cruel and inI human treatment, the bonds of mat- . rimony are asked to be disolved, and l that the name of Bessie G. Parker !be restored to her- Plaintiff has i been in Oklahoma for several months. The defendant resides in I Marion tp.