Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1910 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol.

Judge Vinton was up from Lafayette yesterday and set the cases of Babcock vs. Washburn, et al. down for trial on Wednesday, April 20. , —o — The petit jury was excused Friday until yesterday, when the Lawler railroad drainage case was taken up. This is the last week of court here this term. Clerk Warner and nephew, Rex Warner, attended a Sigma Chi fraternity banquet at the Denison hotel in Indianapolis Saturday night, returning home Sunday. —oi— On complaint of Truant Officer, C. B. Stewart, Milroy Sigman of Jordan township, was arrested for failure to send his children to school. He plead guilty in the circuit court Saturday and was fined $5 and costs, amounting to $18.35 in all, and promised to send his children to school hereafter. —o — In the Jungles ditch case, which was taken up Friday, it was found that Joseph W. Price, deceased, had 40 acres of land that was affected, and that B. J. Gifford had a deed for a right-of-way of 100 feet through the Price land, signed by only three of the heirs, but not all. The court then remanded the report back to the ditch commissioners for correction, after the case had proceeded to about noon Saturday. —o— Arrangements have been made to hold the examination for graduation from the common schools on the third Saturday of Miarch, at the following places: Barkley, at Center School; Carpentei, at Remington H. S.; Gillam, at Center School; Hanging Grove, at McCoysburg; Jordan, at Egypt School; Kankakee, at Dunville; Keener, at DeMotte; Marion, at Rensselaer; Newton, at Blue Grass School; Union, at Parr School; Walker, at Walker Center; Wheatfield, at Wheatfield. The examinations will begin at about 8:00 o’clock. Marriage licenses issued: Meh. 5, Garry M. Lewis, Jr., of Shelbyville, Ind., aged 21 years, occupation laborer, to Dora Rachael Blake, daughter of Albert Blake of Fair Oaks, aged 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Squire S. C. Irwin. Miarch“ 7, Hamer Brown of Wheatfield, aged 20, occupation dredger, to Dovie May Clark, daughter of Harmon Clark of Wheatfield, aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Squire Irwin.

March 8, Cornelius Evers, Jr., of Demotte, aged 25, occupation bee-keeper, to Elizabeth Snip, daughter of Tunis Snip of Demotte, aged 25, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Serious objections were made by the mother of Miss Dovie Clark Monday to the clerk issuing a license for the marriage of Miss Dovie and Hamer Brown, and the telephone wire was kept hot between Wheatfield and Rensselaer for several hours, but the girl was of legal age and the clerk could do nothing but issue the license. Later in the day Mr. Clark called up Sheriff Shirer and found that they had already got married. He then expressed himself that it was all right, and he had no objections to the marriage. ■They were accompanied here by Harley Brown and Mrs. Wm. Spry, who were witnesses to the marriage. —o — The county commissioners were still in session yesterday. At Monday’s session not much was done except, allow claims and award a bridge, contract and contracts for poor farm supplies. The Attica , Bridge . Co., was given contract for a 66 foot bridge, 16 foot roadway, across • 1 1 •

the Iroquois river to replace the old wooden bridge known as the Pullins bridge, at $1,222. The bid of the Winamac Bridge Co., was $1,253. Poor farm grocery supplies for the ensuing quarter was awarded to John Eger at $149.73; dry goods to G. B; Porter, at $52.15, and meats to Roth Bros., at 15c for steak and 10 cents for boiling pieces. A full report of later proceedings will be published in Saturday’s Democrat.