Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1911 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol New suits filed: No. 7710. Emma E. Markin vs. Mary J. Powell, et al.; action in partition. The Newton circuit court will convene Monday. Prosecutor Longwell asked for a grand jury, and one has been called. funeral services were held yesterday from the Christian church at 1 p. m.> and interment made in the Brown cemetery near Pleasant Grove.

Juror J. F. Tillett of Gillam tp., who went home sick last Friday, is critically sick with pneumonia, and his many friends fear he will not recover. Grant and Jefferson townships, Newton county, in which the towns of Goodjand and Kentland are located, will vote March 28 on the local option question. All applications for license in Newton were continued to the April term of the county commissioners. The application from Lake tp,, was defeated by a remonstrance.

Editor Healy of the Rensselaer Republican went before the county 'commissioners' Monday, we are told, and wanted them to fix the limit for saloons at one to each. 500 population—the lowest limit allowed under the Proctor liquor regulation law—but the board ignored his request and fixed it at the maximum, one to the one thousand. - ' /-Q . | j. 3 I

The time for filing mortgage exemption affidavits is at hand—any time during the months 0 of March and April.- Remember that they are good for only one year, so even if you filed one a year ago you must; do so again this spring if you wish to secure the exemptions. It is not necessary for you to buy blanks for filing exemptions; they are supplied free at the auditor’s office. Following is a report of the proceedings of the county commissioners at their March session, not reported in Wednesday’s Democrat: Petition of Keever Clymer for change in highway in Carpenter tp.; Sylvester Gray, Walter Porter and Ben Harris appointed viewers, to meet March 20. -

Harry E. Gifford ditch; proof of notice filed and cause docketed as a pending cause. E. C. Maxwell ditch; Frank Osborne appointed supt. of construction and claims ordered paid as set forth in report. Walter Tresmer, bounty on wolf scalp, $10; cause continued and said Tresmer requested to be present and produce said wolf scalp at at next meeting of board for inspection.

In matter of granting liquor licenses in Jasper county: “Ordered by the board that the number of liquor licenses granted in any city or township of Jasper county be limited to one license to each 1,000 population of such city, town or township.

Frank Osborne appointed engineer to inspect bridges No. 870, 871, 872, 211 and report on or before April term.>

H. E. Parkison, trustee of Marion tp., was granted permission to extend additional poor relief to amount of sls per quarter to Alice Potts Cecil Potts, John Albertson, May Witham, John Meyer, Wm. Price, Nellis Williams Anna Elder Ada Overly, Mary Deer, Chas. Vick, Mary A. Smith. John W. Nowels, ditch report filed, C. W. Postill objects to report and cause is continued to April term. ; R. B. Harris declining to accept appointment as drainage commissioner, L. P. Shirer is appointed to the place. T. M. Callahan petition for gravel road in Barkley tp.; auditor directed to notify petitioners to pay costs by April term or fee bill will be issued