Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 December 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The Supreme Court haS granted a rehearing in the three-mile gravel road matter, and may reverse itself. pjulian Hopkins, the former Mt. Ayr man who was arrested recently at Lafayette for having too many wives, was “sent up” for from two to fourteen years by the court there a few days ago. Hopkins was employed as local editor on the Rensselaer Republican a few years ago. New suits filed: No. 7458. William H. Cheadle, trustee of the Bank of Remington, vs. Oliver and George H. Houser. Demand 11,200. No. 7549. Wallace B. Leonard, et al; vs. Henrietta S. Akers; Buit to quiet title. There are “signs” that another of the young lady deputies at the court house has something on her mind, and it is probable that a new face will soon be seen in that office also. Something certainly ought to be done to give the matrimonial business a warming up in this county. Thus far, with the Christmas holidays right here, only two marriage licenses have been issued- this month. If the fever becomes epidemic at the court house, there may be a general cleaning out of all the old deputies before spring. The young lady deputies in the various county offices and the stenographers in the banks and law offices of the city, gave a fine dinner Monday noon in the west court room in honor of Miss Isabel Luers, the deputy in the treasurer’s office, who will soon leave them and go to North Dakota. The tables and chairs were appropriately decorated with hearts and, cupids, and the big chair of the circuit court judge at the head of the table was occupied by the guest of honor, and was literally buried in decorations of colored hearts. To say that they ail had a fine time is putting it mildly, and of course there was much speculation as to who would be “next.” The almost unheard of is to happen soon—one, at least, of the young lady deputies at the court house is to get married. The statement that this is an almost unheard of occurrence, is not intended as any reflection on the marrageable attractions of the deputies, but just poor judgment on the part of the young men. A former Carpenter tp., young man, now of Haynes, No. Dak., is the lucky groom-to-be, and the event will take place soon after New Year’s. There has been a great rush from the other lady deputies to secure the position where “lightning struck,” but Miss Nettie Price has distanced all the competitors and will soon take her place in the treasurer’s office, so it will not be hard to guess who the bride-to-be really is.