Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. 1 Attorney Foltz was in Kentland on business Monday. —oH. W. Milner of Carpenter township, superintendent of the Kirkpatrick and Waterman ditches was over Monday on business. John O’Cennor came down from Kniman Friday and took the train here Saturday morning for Chicago to look after some business matters. Most of the township trustees were in Monday to the meeting of the County Board of Education, but nothing of special importance was done. —o— The County Council met in reguf lar annual session yesterday to pass on the estimates for county expend!*, tures for next year and to fix the tai levy for this year. Sipkema of near Fair Oaks, superintendent of the Otis ditch, in Keener and Union townships, was in the city on business Monday. This ditch is now completed and Mr. Sipkema will file big report at the „ September term of court, we understand. o New suits filed: No. 7492. Patrick Hallagan vs. George Winters; action for damages of $25 for the alleged wrongful withholding by defendant of a heifer calf which plaintiff claims the ownership of. No. 7493. George Timmons vs. Martin Sommers and William M. Garvin; suit on note. Demand S4OO. —o— The county commissioners were still in session as The Democrat goes to press. Following is a report of Che proceedings of Monday’s session: Claim of Winamac Bridge Co., of S3OO balance on Milroy township bridge over which Whllace Marshall of the Lafayette Bridge Co., raised a protest, claiming the bridge was not built according to specifications, was allowed at S2OO, and $25 was allowed for extra backing. County officers reported the following fees collected for the quarter ending August 31: Sheriff, $182.25; Recorder, $382.05; Auditor, $67.15; Clerk, $131.70. Report of interest on county funds for the month of August was as follows: Bank of Wheatfield (July)..s 3.61 Bank of Wheatfield 3.41 State Bank, Remington 17.16 First Nat. Bank, Rens. (July) 99 86 First Nat. Bank, Rens 92.96 State Bank, Rensselaer 48.28 Jasper S. & T. Co., ftens 41.92 The Attica Bridge Co., bid S9OO for wood backing bridge 45x16 feet over Smith ditch in Kankakee township, or $924 with steel backing. The Winamac Bridge Co., bid $897 and $913 on same. The report of poor farm superintendent shows expenses for quarter ending August 31 of $845.90, and receipts $91.26, leaving a net deficit of $754-64. There are 17 inmates of the poor asylum, 3 females and 14 males. Bond of Jesse Nichols as supterintendent of poor farm, in the,sum of SI,OOO, signed by Stephen T. Comer and Isaac D. Walker as sureties, was approved. John Eger’s bid of $143.90 for groceries for poor farm for next quarter was the only bid filed, and was accepted, G. B. Porter was the only bidder for furnishing dry goods and shoes for poor farm for ensuing quarter, $37, and same was acepted. Roth Bros, bid of $12.50 for 100 pounds of beef steak tor poor farm was accepted.