Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1911 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol Cope Hanley, son of Judge Hanley, has been spending the week in Kentland. —-o New suits filed. No. 7721. Eugene O. Magruder vs. John W. Turner, et al.; action to foreclose mortgage. OH— The assault and battery case of Mrs. Belle Marlin vs. her husband, S. M. Marlin, taken to Squire Gaffield’s court in Milroy ip., was dismissed Monday, no one appearing in the case.. -—o— The state cases against "Hank” Granger of Thayer, charging bootlegging, and against Chas. G. Mauzy, charging graft in working out 'railroad highway taxes, were continued for the term in the Newton circuit court this week. —o—■ Remember that Mbnday, May 1, is the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes to avoid delinquency and penalty. The spring installment must be paid on or before the first Monday in May, which this year is May 1. —-o The Newton circuit court ends its March term today, and Monday the April term of the Jasper circuit court opens, which is the last term of court here before the summer vacation, but Newton will have one more term. The next term here—after the April term —will convene the second Monday in September, and Newton’s next term —after the May term —will convene in October.

—o—• The Newton county commissioners granted two saloon licenses Monday for the town of Goodland to August Elbert and* Phileas Poutre. Chauncey Smith was the third applicant, but as only twfo licenses could be granted for Goodland the board decided the other applicants were best fitted and gave licenses to them. Jackson tp., (Mt. Ayr) filed a remonstrance sufficient to shut out saloons, and Lincoln tp., will vote April 29 on the proposition. —o <—• Over in Whitt county, it seems, the same view is taken of the Proctor liquor regulation law, regarding a unit having less than the limit of population fixed by the county commissioners being entitled to a liquor license, as that taken by The Democrat, judging from the following dispatch from Monticello to an Indianapolis paper: “The board of commssioners of White county has ordered local option elections in Prairie, Big Creek, Honey Creek, Princeton, Monon and Cass townships and in the city of Monticello on Thursday, April 27. Of the five other townships in the county, one, Round Grove, does not contain one thousand inhabitants, the limit set by the commissioners, and the others are thought to be so strongly temperance that elections are not necessary.”

The recorder reported $773.95 fees collected. J. F. Bruner was appointed constable for Marion tp., and will divide honors with Squire Irwin. In the Wheatfield local option election matter, H. E. Remley and R. A. Mannan were appoinetd election commissioners; G. D. Gregory and W. B. McNeil, judges; Henry Misch and W. O. Nelson, clerks. Maxwell ditch; attorney fee of $lB9 allowed G. A. Williams and taxed to ditch. Petition of Everett Halstead and 44 others for macadam of gravel road in Newton tp.; M. I. Adams, James McClanahan and Wash Cook appointed viewers, M. B. Price engineer, to meet April 10. Chas. W. Harris petition for highway; viewers report allowing Welsh & Welsh sls, Geo. Iliff $35. Highway ordered established 40 feet in width. Petition of Arthur Powell others for macadam dr gravel nighway in Newton tp.; A. J. Bellows, Sylvester Gray and Eli Arnold appointed viewers, H. L. Gamble engineer, to meet April 10. ( Petition of Tobias Wood for admission Of Frank Owen Wood to school for feeble minded is granted. Final report made in John W. Nowels ditch, showing charge of 42,103.92 and credits the same. Supt. allowed $51.10. « 'Harry E. Gifford ditch; referred to drainage commissioner and Fred Waymire, to meet April 17. Interest on county funds for the

month of March reported as follows: State Bank, Rensselaer. .. .. .$43.29 First Nat. Bank, Rensselaer. 80.67 State Bank, Remington 28.63 Trust & S. Bk, Rensselaer. . . 36.93 Bank of Wheatfield. .\ ..... 14.26