Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1910 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The board of commissioners of Lake county granted 87 liquor licenses at their regular session last week. Miss Vera Parker, deputy clerk, is taking a vacation during which she is visiting her parents in Hanging Grove and relatives and friends in Chicago, c i —°— licenses issued: Augqst 9, Harry Alfred Collins, son of Alfred Collins of Rensselaer, aged 20, occupation miller, to Helen Kullas, daughter of Ferdinand Kullas of Union tp.. aged 18, occupation clerk. First marriage for each, mother of groom Consenting to marriage. —o— New suits filed: No. 7626. Lilly Fay Cavinder vs. Leslie Reecy Cavinder; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties w’ere married Sept. 27, 1908, and separated Jan. 9, 1909, when defendant is alleged to have driven plajrttiff from their home and has since refused to contribute to her support, despite her repeated plea for him to live with her. (Jruel and inhuman treatment because of driving plaintiff from the house is charged. Defendant is alleged to have charged plaintiff with adultry, which slhe says is absolutely false. Plaintiff’s maiden name was Lilly Fay Sult, which she asks be restored to her. Plaintiff resides at McCoysburg. —Oh— The Republican has broke loose a few times and ‘’charged that The Democrat man entered into a combination with the other newspapers here, for a consideration, not to bid on the city printing. Now we deny the impeach-ment.-But, the present city council several months ago, after one of these outbreaks, ordered the city attorney to thoroughly investigate the charge—a fact which the Republican failed to chronicle —and he has not yet reported, we would respectfully urge the editors of that sheet to get busy and punch ujp the city attorney and have him report in the matter. As we stated at the time, we have not the slightest objections to the inquiry and if we have “robbed” the city of a penny, as the Republican would have one infer, we want the fact known. Now. come on. Don't deal in insinuations- and innuendo. Turn on the light and see who,se bullseye is hit. We have a little interesting and. indisputable evidence to submit after you get through.