Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. ♦ Attorney Foltz was in Hammond on business Wednesday. Attorney Guy .was over from Remington Wednesday taking record in abstract work. Kfntland Enterprise: The experts examining the books and records at the Court House expect to complete their labors by the last of this week or the first of next, unless something unfprseen turns up in the meantime. * Court note in Newton County Enterprise: The divorce suit of Clara Gagnon against Alex Gagnon was t called Tuesday and had progressed but a short way when Judge Hanley found that this court had no jurisdiction. Mrs. Gagnon has lived at Remington the past summer, and could not claim a six month’s residence in this county as required in divorce proceedngs. The suit was dismissed.

B. J. Moore finished blasting out the rock on the Gangloff farm east of town Wednesday. The dredge is finishing up the cleaning out of the muck north of town, and will soon be down here to take out this roclc. The superintendent of the ditch should see to it that the contractors cut out that letter “S” in the ditch near the railroad bridge, which is not called for in the specifications, and is an obstruction to the free flow of water therein. - The trial of Arthur Morgan, the Newton county negro charged with cutting up a C. & Er 1., railroad conductor some 18 months ago, and who has been confined in jail here at Newton county’s expense for several months, has been set for Friday, Nov. 3. The date for trial of Fred Brown, of Goodland, another Newton county prisoner who has been in jail here also for some months on the charge of horse-stealing, has not been set at this writing. The will of the late Lewis H. Myers was filed for probate Wednesday. The instrument was made April 5, 1909, and two of tlife sons, S. W. Myers of Monticello, and Geo. M. Myers of Washington, 111., are appointed executors of the will. All the real and personal property is directed to be sold and converted into cash as soon as practicable under direction of the court and is to be divided between the wife and eight children, one-third to the widow and the balance to be equally divided between the children. The personal estate is only about SI,OOO, but there is 280 acres of good land in Jordan tp., besides the town residence.

Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 19, Charles Lawrence Mills of Rensselaer, aged 46, occupation farmer, to Nellie F. Mapon, also of Rensselaer, aged 33, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for "male, first wife having died in 1901; first marriage for female, Oct. 19, Ora Lee Nicely of Goodland, aged 23, occupation mail clerk, to Lula Belle Burns, daughter of James Harvey Burns of northwest of Remington, aged 20, \ occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Oct. 20, Robert Brock of Rensselaer, aged 21, son of Lee Brock of Ohio, occupation farmer, to Lillie Peregrine, also of Rensselaer, aged 18, a daughter of Michael Peregrine of Lee, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.