Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 54, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 October 1910 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Mr. A. Beasley of Remington, democratic candidate for county auditor, was in the citv Yesterday. I —o pJ uc h» e Hanley is getting more flee automobile rides nowadays than anybody. The auto agents think the Judge is about ripe for buying an auto, and he has hard work to fill all the invitations received for free rides. —o»— New suits filed : No. 7658, Nancy. J. Grenard, et al. vs. John Y. May. et al.: action in partition of real estate. No. 7659. Christian L. Heusler vs. the Fountain Park Co.; action to recover rental of a certain cottage on said Fountain Parkgrounds, known as the Robert Parker cottage, for the years 1909 and 1910. Demand S6O.

No. 7660, Thomas H. Condon, et al. vs. Dennis Condon, et al.; transcript from the Newton circuit court. /p- -; Marriage ’ license issued: Oct. 12, Ernest W ashington Dewey, of Lagrange, Ind., son of Walter W. Dewey, aged 28, service dept, of Western Electric Co., to Ruth Ashlock Libby, of Rensselaer, aged 22, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. slOctober 13, John Homer Rusk or Barkley tp., son of Perley A. Rask, deceased, aged 39. occupation farmer, to Bessie Saltwell, daughter of Fred Salt well of Barkley tp. aged 23. occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o— The scandal at Wheatfield, wherein Ray G. Anderson, secretary of the school board, is alleged to have been connected, is still a prime topic of conversation in that burg, and because of Anderson’s refusing to resign, George O. Stembel, the democratic member of the school board and one of Wheatfield’s most prominent citizens, tendered his resignation at the last meeting of the town board. The latter refused to let George go, and tabled his resignation. The trouble, is said to be injuring the school there considerably and Anderson could do nothing more patriotic than to resign. OH— Court notes in Kentland Enterprise: Bert C. Xew. legal advisor to Governor Marshall, was in court Monday and talked over the pending suits brought by the towns of Morocco and Kentland to resist payment of the field examiners who recently examined the books of all the towns of the county. A date will be agreed on to hear the cases and Attorney General Bingham will come up to represent the Public Accounting Board.. ...The hearing of the suit of the Board of Commissioners against Charles W. Spinney to recover an alleged shortage due from Mr. Spinney while he was serving as County Treasurer, is set for the fourth Tuesday, Nov.

1.. ..The criminal docket was called Tuesday, and the case agai nst Charles G. Mauzy, charging bribery in connection with the working of railroad tax, was. continued.