Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 15, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 May 1911 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol The Carroll circuit court convenes Monday. —o — The court house clock has been out of commission she past ten days, and it has these spells so frequently nowadays that one is forced to the conclusion that the “thing" is about played out. —o•—• Ex-township trustee Joseph Stewart and R. S. Drake were in from Hanging Grove Thursday on business pertaining to the proposed petition for an extension of the Hanging Grove stone road miles, to connect with the White county stone —o—Marriage licenses issued: May 23, Frank Xavier Busha of Rensselaer, son of Louis H. Busha of Lafayette, aged 26, occupation telegraph operator, to Madge Beam, daughter of Wm. H. Beam of Rensselaer, aged 24, occupation stenographer. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. G[ H. Clarke at t'he Christian parsonage. <>■■■<■ .. . Janitor Charles Morlan returned Wednesday evening from a ten days absence at the Hunter Springs near Attica, where he has been taking treatment for rheumatism, but thinks he should •have staid another week. However, it was nearing the first of the month and he had his city books to look after, making out the light and water duplicates, etc. ' . ■ —o— Up to Thursday afternoon 35 claims, ranging from 10 eents to $2.60 had been filed with the county auditor for the crow bounty. The latter claim is by Lee V. Meyers of Knjman, Dan Wood of Fair Oaks, however, is a close second to' Meyers, with a claim of $2.20. It would be a great convenience to the auditor and a saving in expense if parties would not bring in a smaller number than ten of either scalps or eggs, in fact, this was, no doubt, the intention of the framers of the law. —o —• It is said that the number of candidates for county superintendent at the June meeting of the township trustees will be six at least. They are: Ernest Lamson, present incumbent; L. H. Hamilton, ex-superintendent; J. C. Dickerson of Kankakee tp.; AL L. Sterrett of the Wheatfield schools; Ross» Dean of Rensselaer; and Homer Arnold, son of Charlie Arnold of Barkley tp. The trustees stand-nine republicans to four democrats, and as none of the candidates are democrats, it is difficult to say where they ‘will throw their support. —o — Sheriff Hoover was accompanied to Michigan City Tuesday by John W. Culp, who went up to see what kind of a looking place it was there. John didn’t like the surrounding and ed with Mir. Hoover Tuesday night. Mr. Bader, the Winamac bridge grafter, met the sheriff there as agreed upon, and was turned over to the Warden and went through the regular routine of all persons entering that institution. He never expected to have to go to prison, and even now he thinks the efforts to be made in "certain quarters will secure him a speedy praole. No doubt this is keeping 'his lips sealed. —o —• The Harvey J. Dexter ditch case, appealed from the Jasper circuit court by Cordelia Al. Williams a few months ago, was affirmed by the supreme court Wednesday, the court holding: (1) This court will not consider questions not involving the jurisdiction of the lower court, not raised in she court below. (2) The court below' can correct any defective descriptions of property assessed which are brought to its attention. (3) The commissioners are not rfequirbd to state in their report that the drain will provide “ample means for drainage,” etc., but it will be presumed such was found if there is no denial of the capacity of tne

drain in the court below, as that question can be put in issue by any remonstrator. '—o— one of the cases of the State vs. A. E, Kirk, tried in the Newton circuit court Wednesday and Thursday, the one wherein Kirk while running a drugstore at Parr was charged with selling a drink of liquor to Charles Garriott, the defendant was acquitted. The other five cases were continued to the October term. The jury failed to agree in the state case against Hank Granger of Thayer for the alleged running of a blind tiger, and the state case agaj|ist C. G. Mauzy, for alleged graft in working out railroad taxes was dismissed because of faulty indictment. Sheriff Hoover has been “joshing" the Republican editors a little about the Bader case, and of course in their zeal in defense of this democratic bridge grafter, they sw'allow both the bait and the hook. Strange how a paper that hates democrats like the devil does holy water should be so deeply concerned over this particular democrat, whose gulit is unquestioned. Until Bader explains about the change in figures on that Milroy tp. bridge, from $1,240 to $1,400, and a number of other things in connection with his grafting in Jasper jeounty, he will receive mighty little sympathy from democrats or anyone else—routside of those few who were so vehement in protesting his innocence all along.