Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1910 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. New suits filed: No. 7613: Willard J. Tilton vs. R. M. Kistler, et al; suit on note and for forfeiture of collateral. Marriage licenses issue,: June 7, Raymond Everett Kenny, son of H. G. Kenny of Mulbery, aged 27 years, occupation secretary of Y. M. C. A., at University Place, Neb., to Lena Jackson, daughter of H. W. Jackson of north of Rensselaer, aged 27, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. The Democrats of Pulaski county on Saturday nominated the following ticket: Auditor, Jacob B. Blasser; clerk, Frank A. Wittmer; treasurer, Kinzie B. Clark; sheriff, Elgie Zellers; coroner, John B. Needham; assessor, Thomas B. Hedges; commissioners! William Buehrle and James R. Linton.

IsMiss Nettie Price has been suCeeded in the treasurer’s office by Treasurer Allman’s son Kenneth. Miss Price will leave in a few days for Earlham College to take a course in library work, to fit herself more thoroughly for the position of librarian of the public library here .which she takes about Sept. it is not long since, tnat another Rensselaer young lady started for Earlham, but only got as as Lafayette, it will be remembered, and we would suggest that Miss Price only have her trunk checked to Reynolds as a starte>, for if. that “young Lochinvar’’ from Remington should meet her train there, it may be goodbye to Earlham. Following is a report of the proceedings of the board of commissioners at its June session : Notices ordered for letting con•tract on first day of July term for three new bridges in Walker’tp., and one in Wheatfield tp. All bids rejected for repairing bridge in Jordan tp. j Granville Moody highway; cause , dismissed for want of sufficient signatures, and petitioners granted j leave to withdraw paper, which Is I granted. Petition for Improvement of Jungles ditch; board finds against re's monstrators, and assessments confirmed and ditch ordered established. W. F. Osborne appointed construction commissioner. Cost of each remonstrance taxed to each report. Remonstrators except and pray an appeal to the circuit court, which is granted. _ . Tilten J. Prouty ditch; cause continued for notice to new parties brought in by report of drainage commissioners. E. C. Maxwell ditch; board finds against remonstrators and in favo« of the petitioners, that ditch should be established, and assessments are confirmed. W. F. Osborne appointed construction commissioner. Remontrators file notice and bond for appeal, which is granted. Wm. M. Hoover ditch; No objections on file. R. B. Harris of Marlon and Frank Welsh of Jordan appointed commissioners. Petition referred to. Frank Osborne. Harris and Welsh directed to meet June 15 and file report on or before first day July term. 1 Contracts for supplies for poor farm awarded as follows: John Eger, groceries, $153.45; Roth- Bros., meat, steak 17 c pound; boiling meat lie pound. Winamac Bridge Co., allowed claim of $1,987 at $1,737,, balance of $80.75 when report is approved on Barkley tp. bridge. F. M. Goff, et al. petition for highway in Union tp.; R. B. Harris, Warren Robinson and Ad Parkison appointed viewers, to meet June 13, and file report on or before first day next term.

W. C. Smalley petition to vacate highway in Carpenter tp.; Ben Welsh, Robert Michael and Sylvester Gray appointed viewers, to- meet Jqne 13 and report on or before first day next term. f Cora Dexter, daughter of Harvey J. Dexter of Union tp., and Omar Osborne, son of County Surveyor Osborne, appointed to scholarship to Purdue. County officers reported fees collected for quarter as follows: Sheriff, >601.01; Clerk, Auditor, >47.20; Recorder, >691.65.

Petition of F. M. Hershman and 78 others for change in voting precinct in Walker tp.; remonstrance by H. B. Brown and 56 others. Cause continued. ' Rompke Sipkema ditch; M. B. Price, supt. of construction, files report showing contract price to be $5,100 and total costs to be collected. $5,012.10. Assessments approved and auditor directed to give notice that assessments may be paid, on or before September 12 1910. Report of Jesse Nichols, Supt. county farm, shows value of personal property to be $5,010. Receipts for quarter $895.22, and expenses $859.01. Number of inmates of poor asylum 15.