Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1910 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. C. W. Hanky transacted business at Water Valley Wednesday. ' J r , Commissioners’ court and the county board of education will each meet Monday. The Carroll county commissioners have let the contract for a new' poor asylum to cost $3U.r 000, with heating complete. Township trustees should not forget tfhat their annual estimates of expenditures and tax levies must be published next- week —the first week in August. These estimates must be published in two leading papers at the county seat?representing the two leading political parties and also in a newspaper in the township, if one there be. They must also be posted up at or nefr the postoffice or postoffices in the township. Marriage licenses issued: July 28, Elmer Branaman of Shelby- j ville, 111., aged 33, occupation farmer, to Ella Jane Martm. daughter of George Martin of Rensselaer aged 19, occupation waitress. First marriage for each. Married by Squire Irwin. July 28, Samuel Bowen oi Xewland, aged 19, occupation farmer, to Goldie Bowman, daughter of Newton Bowman, also of Newland, aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each, father of groom giving consent to marriage. New suits filed: No. 7523. William Schultz vs. Wm. E. Brumfield, et al; action .to quiet title. No. 7624. Maudie Redman vs. William F. Rodman; action for divorce. * —- The parties reside up in the vicinity of Virgie, and the complaint alleges that they were married Aug. 26, 1899, at Manchester, Tenn., when plaintiff was 16 years of age, she understanding at the time tfhat defendant had been divorced from his former wife, but later learned io the contrary. Cruel and inhuman treatment is charged, Snd because of this plaintiff left defendant, but was later induced to return to him and they were re-married —because first marriage was illegal—on Nov. 6, 1906, at Momence, 111., and continued to live together until July 12, 1910, when plaintiff again left defendant because of cruel treatment, it is charged. Plaintiff is 27 years of age and defendant 60. He is charged with extreme jealousy, falsely accusing plaintiff of intimacy with other men, threatened to kill her, and plaintiff avers that sh»e fears he will do •her bodily harm and kill her if he had the opportunity.