Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Starke county is now supposed to be dry for sure- • The two last saloons In the county, one at North Judson and one at Hamlet, closed their doors Wednesday night, as a result of the recent county option elec? tion. —o — The grand jury will meet and begin grinding next Monday. There is nothing very special for them to enquire into so far as publicly known, but the law requires that a grand jury be called at least once a year, and if anyone knows of any serious violation of the criminal law they have an opportunity to tell what they know to this body. That’s what it is for. Only one marriage license has been issued in Jasper county thus far this month. There must be something radically wrong with the Jasper county atmosphere, as we see from our exchanges that sll the surrounding counties have had quite a rush on marriage licenses this month. Jasper has plenty of el<gibles, and time is fleeting rapidly. A little nerve must be lacking some placfe or a better showing would be made here. Ex-Sheriff McCully of White county, whom the expert accountants, who recently made an examination of the county records there found was owing the county $517.65 in certain fees collected and not turned in, has paid same over after a ruling from Judge Wason that the fees belonged to the county. The court held that the sheriff ought to receive the fees in question, but the statute made no such provision and the official had to perform the duties in controversy for the salary provided by law. —o — New suits filed: No. 7494. Petition of Martin L. and .Mary E. HemphUl for the adoption of Caroline Elizabeth Randle, the father James A. Randle, consenting to such adoption. x. / No. 749a:— Hz H. Tubbs vs- Edmund Miller et al; suit to forclose mortgage. Demand SBSO. No. 7496. Ed W. Lakin vs. Thomas Cain, administrator; claim of $84.50 against the estate of James Rodgers, deceased, for 25 bushels of corn at 30 cents per bushel. $7.50; hire of mule four days at 50 cents per day, $2; and 20 acres of corn in field, $75. Following is the report of the proceedings of the county commissioners, except Monday’s proceedings, which appeared in Wednesday’s Democrat: J. P. Ry\n made final report as superintendent of the J. J. Shea ditch, which was approved and superintendent allowed $33.16. Geo. W. Davisson ditch; W. F. Osborne appointed superintendent. Attorney fee of S3OO allowed Geo. A. Williams. John Smallfelt ditch; petitioners present report bringing in new parties. October 5 set for hearing report; petitioners directed to give notice to new parties. E. W. Culp ditch; A. A. Fell appointed as third commissioner, to meet September 15 and file report on or before second day of October term. S. P. Thompson ditch; notices ordered served and October 5 set for hearing. John W. Nowels ditch; all parties appear and file waiver; referred to drainage commissioners; Sidney Holmes appointed third commissioner, to meet September 13 and report September 21. S. P. Thompson petition for highway; Frank Osborne, R. B. Harris and Warren Robinson appointed viewers, to meet September 20. Bonds ordered issued in the unpaid assessments on Howe ditch. Notices ordered for letting of contract for one new bridge in Marion township and one in Wheatfield township. Levy of % of 1 per cent made upon all the taxable property in Marlon township and Rensselaer in aid of proposed Lafayette and Chicago electric railroad; tax suspended until such time as said railway company shall proceed with the construction of Its tracks. The following special levies for gravel and stone roads were made: Hanging Grove township 50 Gillam township .60 Marion, Jordan. Carpenter (Parker road)., 03 Marion (Knowlton) 35 Carpenter (Ott) 50