Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1911 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

loteresting Paragraphs from tin Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized— Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Attorney Geo. Williams made a business trip to Pontiac and Paxton, 111. yesterday. New suits filed: No. 7747. Jacob D. Rich vs. Alexander Rowen, et al.; action to quiet title. Marriage licenses issued: July 23, Everett Burns, son of James Burns of Union tp., aged 26, occupation farmer, to Lillie Bell Singles, of Crawford county, Wis., aged 29, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Squire Irwin., Pulaski County Democrat: Judge Steis has been pushing the Monon ditch hearing in good shape the past week, He spent the latter half of last week in going over lands assessed, and resumed the work Tuesday of this week. He stated over the telephone Tuesday that he expected to put in ail of this week at it, but would go home over Sunday and start in again Tuesday of next week. Township trustees should remember to post and publish their annual estimates of tax tpvy and expenditures next ; wdfek—the first week in August. The Democrat carries the necessary blanks for this work and can supply any trustees who may not have them on handi We also carry road tax books in stock and make voucher and check books and other printed supplies to order.

Special Judge Marvin of Montitello, after nine days spent in hearing, evidence on the public Utility and practicability of the Marble ditch, adjourned Thursday evening until Monday, July 31, when the court will announce his finding on this part of the case. In the event the decision is in favor of the ditch—and the general opinion seems to be that it will be—the work of hearing the remonstrances will then be taken up or a date set for taking them up.

John Brown spent last week attending the Marble ditch case now on at Rensselaer, which is also 1 expected will take the whole of this week, and then it will not be settled. Many thousand dollars is at stake for those north of the Kankakee river, whose lands are already drained by the dyke, and they will fight a hard legal battle before paying ditch assessments on land already dry and raising crops every year. It seems certain the matter will go into the supreme court before being settled, as each side is stubborn and all those interested have money to pay the fiddlers.—Crown Point Star.