Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1912 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from thi Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. 4 E- C. Davis of Crown Point has been nominated by the Progressives for joint representative of Lake and Newton counties. Ben ten county democrats in strutted their congressional delegates for Mike Duffy. Mayor Durgan of Lafayette is second choice. —o— Seven marriage licenses were issued last month, against three for Abhe proceeding month and seven fo.r the corresponding month of 1911. —o—• At the democratic judicial convention yesterday afternoon, C. Arthur Tuteur of Rensselaer was nominated for prosecutor without opposition. —O—. Hamillton Record of Gillam tp., came down Monday with Commissioner Hersihman in. the latter’s automobile, to look after some business matters here.

These was a very good attendance indeed at the Progrtessive speaking at the court house Monday night, considering the heavy naan diuring the early part of the evening. —o —• Two young Gypsy couples were being granited mlarriiage licenses yesterday afternoon as The Democrat was about to go to press. They are a part of a gang now ciamiping near Wheatfield. —<o—— J. J. Porter came over from Remington Monday with Township Trustee May, in the latter’s auto. Mr. May was here to attend the county board oif education meeting. Chris. Hensler also came over with them. The county council met yesterday in regular annual session to pass on the estimates for county expenditures for the next calendar year and to fix the tax levy for this year. The council will be in session yet today. —o— Marriage licenses issued: August 31, Guy Walden Loveless of Muncie, aged 35, occupation telegraph operator, to Mary Vincetia McEltfresh, dauighter of George McElfresh of Barkley tp., aged 23, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Following is a report of Monday’s proceedings in the Commissioners’ court: '■ E. L. Hollingsworth ditch; report filed and time allowed to remonstrate. Same order in the Mark Knapp ditch. H. W. Marble stone road; contractor allowed $3,473.60. T. M. Callahan petition for highway; full payment of damages is shown and auditor directed to issue order to trustee o*f Barkley township to open said road. George Putt petition for highway; report filed and notice ordered for bids.

According to figures compiled by the State Burea;: of Statistics there are 831 miles of public highways in Jasper*county, of which 156 are of gravel or stone. There was expended on these roads last year for repairs $9,850, and for bridges sll,777. The figures are interesting in comparison with those of neighboring counties. For example Benton county has 850 miles of highways, of which 327 miles are either graved or stone; Carrol county has 926 miles, 326 of which are improved; Newton county has 727 miles, of which 227 miles are improved; Porter county has 744 miles, of which 207 miles are improved; Pulaski county has 185 miles of improved

roads, the total mileage of roads in the county not being given; Starke county has 950 miles of which 300 miles are improved; White county has 1,032 miles of which 232 are improved. The September term of the Jasper circuit court will convene next Monday. The grand jury, iwhlle drawn, has not been called. The petit jury is called 'for the third Moiffiay of the term. Following are the names of the and petit jurors: GRAND JURORS. Amos H. Alter Union. O. L. Hilliard Kankakee. James L. Babcock Union'. Thomas M. Logan ..Gillam. Wm. R. Bull Barkley. Louis P. Shirer ... Rensselaer. PETIT JURORS. Ed. Tanner .....Barkley. Cecil L. Faris . Gillam. Silas Potts Union. D. A. Bickel Carpenter. Wm. Murray Hanging Grove. John P. Ryan Gillam. L. L. Matheny * Marion. Benton Kelly Newton. Charles Halleck . Union. Frank Fenwick Jordan. Arthur Way mi re ........ Barkley. George M. Belcher .....Kankakee. Richard E. Davis Wheatfield. E. G. Richcreek Carpenter. Stephen DeHahn Keener. W. N. Bowdy Carpenter.