Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 October 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Sheriff Shirer was in Shelby on business Wednesday. —o— New suits filed: No. 7512. A. R. Jones vs. Ed Oliver, et al; suit on note. Demand $250. —o— W. F. Osborne went to Wheatfield Thursday to look after some matters of the Grover Smith ditch. The first Monday in November, which this year falls on Nov. 1, is the last day for paying the fall installment of taxes to avoid penalty for delinquency. 1 " — o — Newton circuit court will convene Monday, and two of Sheriff Shirer’s Newton county boarders, Fred Brown, the Goodland young man charged with horse-stealing, and the “coon” who cut up a C. & E. 1., conductor a little more than a year ago, will no doubt be tried at this term. o It looks like Jasper county’s marriageable young ladies would have to go over into White county, if they hope to escape old-maiddom. Up to Wednesday six marriage licenses had been issued over there already this month, while here, up to yesterday noon, only one marriage license has been issued this month. —o— The case of Marie Vondersmith vs. the Perpetual Building, Loan and Savings Association of Remington, growing out of the Parker bank failure, which is pending in the White circuit court on change of venue from this county, has been continued for the term, because of other cases taking up too much time, especially the Benton Kelly road case from this county. —o— F. W. Powers of West Lafayette was here on ditch business Wednesday. Some 177 land-owners have remonstrated against the Pow’ere ditch, which is designed to connect the present improvement in the Kankakee river where it ends at the Starke county line, and carry it on to where the Marble ditch begins, and it looks very much as though the petition is as good as defeated now. Later: The petition was dismissed Thursday.

While J. B. Workman, of old tax-payer investigation notoriety, was not directly successful in getting the contract for making th ting the contract for making the here at the letting in August, he seems to be having a finger in the pie anyhow, and is assisting with the investigation being made. Higgs & Workman's bid at that time was $2,000, the full amount of the appropriation; Wm. E. Heal, $1,900; and John W. Coons, $1,700. The commissioners awarded the contract to Heal, evidently thinking that sl,700 was too little for a county like Jasper to pay, although Mr. Coons had some excellent recommendations as to his ability in that line of work. It would appear now that perhaps there was some connection between Heal and Workman, as the latter is here at work. The people of Jasper county have not forgotten Workman’s investigation of the taxpayers—or a part of them, rather—here some eight or nine years ago, and if we mistake not will have little confidence in any investigation with which he is connected, in view of the manner in which the so-called investigation was made here at that time and the total abandonment of the work after the easymarks had contributed their quota.

Following is the report of the proceedings of the board of commissioners, in addition to that published in Tuesday’s Democrat. Bids for the Pullins and Burke bridges rejected becausS in excess of appropriations. S. P. Thompson petition for highway in Union tp.; established 50 feet in width Edward W. Culp ditch; commissioners file report and cause continued to November term for objections. S. P. Thompson ditch; remonstrance filed by F. M. Lakin and cause set for trial Nov. 2 at 2 p. m. John W. Nowels ditch; viewers report favorable, and no remonstrance being filed, ditch is ordered established and D. S. Makeever appointed superintendent, to file bond for $2,500. On estimate of engineer, $2,418.24 was allowed on J. M. Ott stone roads in Carpenter tp. Petition of Home Telephone Co. for right-of-way along public highways of Jasper county for erecting telephone poles and stringing wires; petition granted. Marion I. Adams, et al. petition

for highway in Marion tp.; Everett Halstead, A. C. Pancoast and R. J. Yeoman appointed viewers, to meet Oct. 15 and report on or before November term. Thomas Davis, et al. ditch; commissioners file amended report as per order of board and cause is docketed and set for hearing at 10 a. m., first day of November term. Mainias Zimmer, et al. ditch; continued for objections. Specifications approved for supplies for county officers for 1910. Bonds ordered in Grover Smith ditch for $6,476.86; in Rengeisen ditch for $5,616.70; in Hellscher ditch for $6,934.01. Notice ordered for letting contract for new bridge in Barkley tp., on first day next term.

This is the last week of court, and to-day is the last day of the term. Cases had been set down for trial every day this week, but some of the attorneys connected with them being employed in the Kelly road case in White county necessitated their continuance. The damage case against the Knickerbocker Ice Co., brought here from Hammond was set for Thursday and the jury came in to hear it, but the sickness of one of the important witnesses caused a continuance of ft also, and the jury was discharged for the term. Other proceedings of court since our last report follow: Petition for ditch by Francis W. Powers, et al; cause dismissed at petitioners’ cost. Abner C. Pancoast, petition for ditch; set for‘docketing Nov. 8. Mary A. Bowers, et al. vs. B. F. Ferguson, et al; dismissed, costs paid.

Howard C. Parks vs. Everett Halstead, et al.; defendants file motion for new trial, which is over-ruled and an appeal to the appellate court granted. James N. Leatherman vs. Rachel Call, et al.; title quieted. Emma E. Worland vs. Jacob Coeman, et al; title quieted. William Hershman vs- Michael S. H. Good, et al.; title quieted. Simon J. Straus vs. Mary E. Spitler, et al.; title quieted. <■ H. H. Tubbs vs. Edmund Miller, et al.; judgment for $825.06. Ed. W. Lakin vs. Thomas Cain, adm.; defendant files motion for new trial. Phoebe A. Yeoman, et al. vs. Alma J. Hammond, et al.; commissioners file report, showing partition of all lands except w% nw 27-29-5, which lands are confirmed as reported indivisable; ordered sold and proceeds of sale distributed to the following: Chas. R. Yeoman, 1-5; Effie M. Wade, 1-5; James N. Yeoman, 1-5; Grace G. McColly, 1-5; and Alma J. Hammond,’’ 1-5, widow, Phoebe A. Yeoman, having her full share value set off to her in partition and does not participate in distribution of sale of 80 acre tract. J. J. Hunt appointed commissioner to sell. Myers and Harris appointed appraisers show value $1,600. Sale ordered after 30 days notice by posting, 1-3 cash; 1-3 9 months; 1-3 18 months. J. J. Hunt, attorney, allow’ed $100; commissioners $lO each; White & Hickman, livery, $3; J. M. Knapp, same, $2. Adm. directed to pay costs of partition action out of funds of estate.