Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1910 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County. Capitol. Trustee -Kikht of Fair Oaks was in the city on business Thursday. —o— The case of David H. Yeoman vs. The Northern Indiana Land Co., taken from this county to* Newton on change of venue, is set for trial the third Tuesday of the present term of court. It is strange indeed to see a lot of republican politicians in Jasper county tearing their shirts off to keep a democratic bridge grafter out of the penitentiary. The zeal displayed in this matter looks bad, to say the least. Marriage licenses issued: Mch. 15, John Newcome, son of James Newcome of Rensselaer, aged 22, occupation farmer, to Maude Ethel DeMoss, of Barkley tp., daughter of John DeMoss, of Wing, 111., aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. March 16, George Stewart} Hopper of Loveland, Ohio, aged 28, occupation auctioneer and real estate broker, to Pearl Francis Timmons of Rensselaer, daughter of John N. Timmons, aged 22, occupation telephone operator. First marriage for each. The Democrat has had assurances from several prominent farmers that they would subscribe $5 each to a fund to investigate the bridges built in Jasper county during the past few years, to determine to what extent the taxpayers have been swindled and to bring all the swindlers to justice. The only thing lacking is for someone to take the initiative and bring the matter of a - taxpayers’ organization or league to a head. The money for paying the expense of having competent engineers make the investigation can easily be raised by popular subscription. While it may not do much good, it would seem that a grand jury should be called together again at the April term of court to pry into this bridge grafting in Jasper county a little more. There ought to be some way of punishing the party or parties who have’been robbing the taxpayers here. If there is no protection for our people the fact pught to be known, and let the word go out that grafters are immune here, that others may come in and ply their trade. We do not believe in being patial in this matter, give ’em all a chance if must be.