Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 March 1911 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol C. C. Warner was in Monticello on business Saturday. Only one more month for filing mortgage exemptions. —o—• There were twenty-eight applicants who took teachers’ examination before County Supt. Lamson here Saturday. Charles Morlan, who hus been in poor health for some time, has been unable to attend his duties since the middle of last week, and Len Griggs, the heating plant fireman, and Geo. Morgan, have been doing the janitor work in his stead. . —o — The domestic jar of the Marlins, wherein Mrs. Marlin had her husband, Stephen Marlin, arrested for alleged assault and battery last week and arraigned before Squire Irwin, will be aired in Squire Gaffield’s court in Milroy tp., next Monday. —o — F. L. Hoover drove his brother, Sheriff Hoover, and Judge Hanley over to Kentland Monday in his auto, the former taking over Day and Hubbard, the alleged Lee chicken thieves, to stand trial, and Judge Hanley going over to open court there. J -°- JSMarriage licenses issued Meh. 27, Roy Carleson Casey of Fair Oaks, aged 20, occupation laborer, to Hazel May Helsel, daughter of Albert Helsel of Virgie, aged 19, occupation housekeeper. Father of groom, John Casey, gave consent to issuance of license. Married by Squire , Irwin. k —O'Gaylord McFarland, who has had charge of a business college at Washington, Ind., returned home last evening and will take up the work of court reporter of this circuit, to which position Judge Hanley has appointed him. Gaylord is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. McFarland of this city and grew up here. His many friends will join us in congratulations on his having secured so good a position. —o —• Newton tp., is talking stone roads, and a system is being worked up that will extend from the Omar Morlan corner west of town, to the Wm. Augspurger corner, thence north one mile, thence west to the township line, a total distance of 5% miles, and another road 4% miles long east and west through the township on the line of the old Bunkum road. The improvement is badly needed and it is not likely to be fought very hard. —o —■ A decision has been handed down from a Porter county court this week, which orders the Burns ditch excavated that will cost the property owners along the line SBOO,OOO. Both Lake and Porter county lands come within the jurisdiction and it is approximated that much of the territory affected will be assessed sl6 per acre to make up for the work and costs<- and perhaps some grafting, as jobs of that magnitude are always beneficial to those in the ring.—Crown Point Star.