Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 41, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1910 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. • i. Commissioners’ court and the county board of education will each meet Monday. —o— The September term of the Jasper circuit court convenes one week from next Monday. —o — Harry Folk, the court reporter, returned Friday from spending the vacation with relatives in Ohio and Hammond. —o■— The annual Jasper County Teachers’ Institute convened Monday at the Presbyterian church and will continue throughout the week. The democratic representative convention for the counties of Jasper and White will be held in Rensselaer one week from tomorrow, on Thursday, Sept. 8. —o— The county council will meet in regular annual session next Tuesday to pass upon the estimates for county expenditures for the next calendar year and to fix the county tax levy for this year. —o —- Don't forget is against the law to hunt or shoot prairie chickens, and the “closed season” will continue for five years more. See Acts 1909, page ?75. The penalty is not less than $25 nor more than SIOO upon conviction. Better watch out. New suits filed: Charles Schatzley vs. John Greve and Louis Paulsen; suit on note of $75 executed, to plaintiff June 1, 1908, and due and payable on or before Dec. 19, 1908. Demand principal, interest and attorney fee. —o— Marriage licenses issued : August 27, James H. Robinson of Rensselaer, son of George M. RobinsOn, deceased, aged 24, occupation moving picture operator, to Nina Yeiter, also of Rensselaer, daughter of Godfrey Yei, ter, aged 17, occupation housekeeper. Mother of bride consenting to marriage. First marriage for each.

0 The democrats of Starke county have nominated the follow! ~ county ticket: Clerk, Chester A. McCormick, editor of the North Judson News; Treasurer, Frank Joseph of North Bend tp.; Recorder, Edward W. Mathews of Aldine; Sheriff, Doyle; Coroner, Dr. Fisher of North Judson; Surveyor, R. D. Haves of Center tp.; Assessor, Charles Melner of Oregon tp.; Commissioner, First district, John F. Goppert of Oregon tp.; Third district, Henry Luken, the present incumbent. —o — Judge Henry Sties on Tuesday last gave decisions in sixty-eight cases of the Monon ditch remonstrators. Reductions from _ the original assessments are made, covering a cut-down on an average of one-third. A few cases are’ the following: Carl Sternberg, original assessment, $3,817; reduced to $2,655. W. H. Bunge, from $1,388 to $935. Ferdinand Wocknitz, from s9ll to $690. The revised list of remonstrators also includes the nances of the following: Thomas Stewart, JH. Barker, Fred Kroft, Julius Thews, W. D. Patitison, John Capouch, Mary Capouch and B. F. Hazlett. Judge Steis had personally inspected these lands.—Winamac Journal. —o— — Squire Irwin was as busy yesterday as a cranberry merchant, four cases for offenses against the State of Indiana being filed with him and returnable in the afternoon. Three of the cases were against E. A. Merril of Union tp., charging intoxication in a public place, surety of the peace, and assault and battery, respectively. The fourth case was against Ed Ritter, of the same ’neighborhood, charging intoxication. Merrill and Ritter were going home from town Monday evening, it is charged, and when out near George Davisson’s place became Very hilarious, singing offensive songs, hollering, yell-

ing, etc-. Clyde Davisson went out to expostulate with them, when Merrill, it is charged, took after him with a knife and cut him on one of the fingers. Clyde ran in the house, and shut the door, and Merrill followed him, it is alleged, and slashed the door and screen with his knife.