Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 March 1910 — Page 3 Advertisements Column 5 [ADVERTISEMENT]

If you like fish you can cut your meat bill 75 per cent. Fancy Salmon Trout 6c a pound; Lake Fish 6c a pound; Whole Codfish, to close out, 5c a pound at John Eger’s. Commissioner Fred Waymire has bought a new Cadalac auto, and Frank Donnelly of the Rensselaer Lumber Co., and Jud Adams of Barkley have each ordered a new “E. M. F.” C. F. Stackhouse of north of town also has the fever badly, but at this writing has not purchased, so far as we can learn. xAdvertised letters: H. E. Hartman, Melva Barker, Frank Marlatt, Mr. S. G. Passe (2), John J. Bares, John Wagner, John C. Critchlow, Andrew Hurley, Roy Pence, Mrs. Bessie Rankin, Mrs. Susan Walters, Mrs. Maud Leffel, Mrs. Lud Clark, Mrs. Mollie Fisher, Mrs. Elmer Sullenberger, Mrs. Dell Williams, Miss Esther Bullis, Bertha Hurley, Miss Laura Hurley, Miss Tily Fay Luet, Mrs. H. Long, Mrs. Oliv* Thompson, Miss Edith Short. Mrs. W. F. Smith was called to Mazo Manie, Wis., Friday by the death of Mr. Smith’s brother, Eugene Smith, mention of whose sickness was made in Saturday’s Democrat. Mr. . Smith left for Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, where Eugene was sick, but his brother died Thursday morning, probably before he arrived there. Deceased visited here about a year and a half ago for some time and made many acquaintances here. Burial ’ was made at his old home in Wis. AND THIS IN CARROLL COUNTY! John Doe and Mary Roe, whose true names are suppressed, were licensed last ummer to wed, and as the returns of their marriage had never been made to the county clerk, the same appeared in the list of unreturned in the Herald a short time ago. That article was brought to their notice and they then realized they had not had a preacher, thinking that the procuring of a marriage license was sufficient and no ceremony was necessary.

The couple returned to the Clerk’s office only recently and learning that the license was only the state’s consent to a marriage the service was arranged with Justice Collins as the knoL tier and they were made husband and wife. They have been living together since procuring their license and were in ignorance of the marriage ceremony. There can be no doubt of this case being a record breaker of a “common law” marriage, where both were acting in good faith.—Delphi Herald.

THE CIRCUIT COURT. Following are the proceedings of the closing days of the Jasper Circuit Court, the February term of which ended Saturday: S. H. Howe ditch; Supt. flies certificate of completion of ditch ! from stake 368 to 683. and amount; due contractor $5,916,82, which is i allowed. Wm. H. Tyler ditch; contractor asked S2OO extra for being held up on remonstrance 16 days, which is disallowed and final report otherwise approved. Horace Marble ditch; commissioners given until second day of April term to file report. J. W. Hellscher ditch; contractor allowed $404.10. John P. Ryan ditch; W. V. Porter appointed drainage commissioner, in place of D. W. Waymire, and Louis Timms of Pulaski county appointed third commissioner; directed to meet at the office of Clerk of Jasper county on March 25 and report April 18. Richard B. Wetherill ditch; no objection on remonstrance; referred to W. F. Osborne, surveyor; Robt. Mannan appointed in Waymire’s place, and Philip Blue apappointed third commissioner. To meet March 18 and report first day April term. R. E. Davis ditch; no objection® or remonstrance; C. J. Hobbs appointed engineer, John O’Connor in place of Waymire, and David Collins third commissioner. To meet March 18 and report first day of April term. John F. Mitchell ditch; no objections or remonstrance; J. E. Alter and S. T. Comer appointed in place of drainage commissioners; Alva McCa-hen appointed third commissioner. To meet March 21 and report first day April term. Robert C. May ditch; no objections or remonstrance; R. A, Mannan and Wilson Shaffer appointed in place of drainage commissioners; John Frey appointed third commissioner. >To meet March 22 and report first day April termb.