Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1910 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The marriage license business has been good so far this month, up to yesterday seven having been issued. Remember, democrats, to turn out next Saturday, April 16, to select delegates to the county convention. See call* elsewhere in this paper. Clerk Warner, asked Thursday morning if he had got figured out whether he was an insurgent or a regular, replied that he was considerable of an insurgent. When asked if he was not considerable of a regular stand-pat-ter at the congressional convention at Lafayette, where he was a member of the committee to pass on the resolutions prepared and O’ K’d. at Washington, he said, “Oh, well, we were just trying to pour a little oil on the troubled waters at the Lafayette Convention.”

■ ' —-O—----pMarriage licenses issued: April 6, Michael Wolf, son of Daniel Wolf of Demotte, aged 33, occupation policeman at Hammond, to Edith Kerlinska, daughter of Mitchell also of Demotte, ag*ed 27, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. fsApril 6, Irwin ' Lewis, son of John I. Lewis of Rensselaer, aged 26, occupation farmer, to Grace Maud Markin, daughter of George W. Markin, of Rensselaer, aged 24, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. G. H. Clarke at his residence at 7 p. m., Wednesday. JxApril 7, John Hamstra of Demotte, aged 26, occupation farmer, to Mary Snip, daughter of Tunis Snip also of Demotte, aged 21, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

' Following is a report of the proceedings of the board of county commissioners at the regular April session which ended Tuesday evening: John J. Lawler stone roads in Union tp.; Frank Foltz allowed $55 attorney fee. Same, stone roads on county line between Jasper and Newton counties; Frank Foltz allowed $275 attorney fee. Tunis Snip, petition for highway in Keener tp.; viewers report favorable and highwayy ordered established 50 feet ‘in width. John J. Borntrager ditch; superintendent ordered to make report. " Same order in the Everett Hal stead, James M. Hallagan, Warren W. Sage and Margaret J. Leylis ditches. Tilden J. Prouty ditch; commissioners granted until first day of May term to file report. Bond of A. K. Yeoman as supt. approved. Same order in E. C. Maxwell ditch, same supt. , Tunis Snip petition for stone road in Keener tp.; C. J. Hobbs 1 appqinted engineer, John O’Connor and John Greve appointed viewers, to meet April 18 and report on or before first day next term. Interest on countyy funds'for the month of March reported as follows: Bank of Wheatfield. ........ $7.99 State Bank, Remington 26.63 State Bank? Rensselaer. ... ..52.42 First Nat. Bank, Rensselaer.. 95.53 Trust & Sav. Bk. Rensselaer. . 37.97