Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 May 1911 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol Attorney W. H. Parkison returned Wednesday afternoon from a professional trip to Williamsport. Quite a number of crow scalps and eggs have been “filed” with the county auditor for bounty action by the commissioners at their June meeting. Union township commencement will be held at Parr, Thursday, June 15, afternoon. Milroy commencement at Gilroy church, Saturday evening, June 24. Notwithstanding the fact that Reynolds voted “wet” in the recent local option election held there, the anti-saloon people are likely to defeat a saloon being established there by a remonstrance against the traffic, which is not barred by the result of the election. Marriage licenses issued: May 17, Andrew Morton Mitchell of Remington, aged 21, occupation farmer, to Iva Bell Harris, daughter of Mrs. Lida P. Harris, also of Remington, aged 15, (born Aug. 10, 1895). Mother of female consenting to marriage. Married by Squire Irwin. The Halstead-Stahl case from Newton ' county was reversed in the appellate court Tuesday as to judgment in foreclosure. Personal judgment affirmed if remiture of $25 is made within sixty days; otherwise judgment reversed. The court held: (1) A complaint showing the right to a personal judgment is good on demurrer, though it is a suit to enforce a mechanic’s lien. (2) Under the formermechanic’s lien law, a contractor was not entitled to assert a lien.