Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1910 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. , Commissioner’s court will convene in regular monthly session Monday. Remember that Monday is the last day for paying the spring instalment of taxes to avoid their going delinquent and having the penalty added. \| ’ —o—jMarrfage licenses issued: April 28. Leo E. Littell, son of William H. Littell, of Danville, 111., aged 24 years, occupation interurban conductor, to Ema Pearl Smith, daughter of Thomas L. Smith, of Medaryville, aged 24 years, occupation housekeeper. FirsT marriage for each. Our former citizen, W. B. Jwistin, who is prominent in Chicago club and financial circles, has been ehosen president of the Marquette club of that city. Mr. Austin’s many friends here congratulate him on the strides he has made since removing to the Windy City.

The Newton county “coon,” who has been serving a sentence in jail here for several months for murderous assault upon a C._ & E. 1., conductor, the details of which are familiar to our readers, completed his sentence and was released Wednesday morning, and returned to. his home near Morocco. The will of the late J. C. Porter was filed for probate yesterday. The instrument provides that after all just debts, funeral expenses, etc., are paid, all the personaj estate shall go to th,e widow, Carrie I. Porter, and ail real estate shall go to the widow and only son, Charles H. Porter, equally, half to each, to their, use and benefit forever. Charles H. Porter is appointed as executor. The instrument was executed January 6, 1897, and was witnessed by Delos Thompson and Charles G. Spitler. • —°— E. P. Honan, J. J. Hunt and F. E. Babcock of Rensselaer, John McCollough and D. O’Reilly of Remington and Simon Fendig and John Bowie of Wheatfield represented Jasper county in the state convention this week. County Chairman Littlefield was unable to go because of sickness in his family, and business matters kept W. L. Newels and Geo. Stembel from attending. It was a great convention, and it was about 11 o’clock p. m., Thursday, when the ticket was finally completed and the convention adjourned.

The Gifford Land Co., composed of B. J. Gifford and Carl J. Griswold of Kankakee, 111., and .Christian Dubach and Franklin W. Paschal of St. Joseph, Mo. filqd articles of Association with the county recorder and the secretary of state this week. The object of the association is stated to buy, sell and ( manage real estate in Indiana, and the principal office is given as Kersey, Irid. The three last named are the ’ directors. The real, object of the association is to mahage the Gifford lands in Jasper county. Mr. Gifford is well up in years and at times is said to be hardly competent to manage his extensive business affairs. —o — Prosecutor Longwell is making some further investigations of the—bridge graft in Jasper county, and it is very-likely that we' have not heard the last of this matter. It is not The Democrat’s policy to try cases and find men guilty or innocent before the evidence has been heard by a grapd jury or their cases determined in court, and while a number of things are known of a sensational character, we deem it unwise to make them, public at this time. The measurments of a number of bridges erected by the Winainac and other bridge companies are being (taken and comparisons will be

made with the specifications, and if found short the evidence will be placed before the grand jury. There- are also some other matters aside from bridge specifications that will likely be looked into.