Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 September 1912 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized——Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. The country schools will open Monday. 'Prosecutor Fred Longwell was over from Brook Tuesday afternoon looking after the state cases on the docket and getting them ready for “call day,” next Tuesday. —ioHarvey Davisson engineered the sale of the Joe Scheurlch farm of 80> acres in Barkley tp„ to John Hayee, at 175 per acre. He also sold this week 191 acres of the C. G. Spitler land near Wheatfield to Ohris Weiss of Chicago, at |65 per acre.

Wro. Nordyke,' who was arrested several months ago with William Messenger for complicity in bootlegging and who has since his arrest and the change of venue of his case to Newton county, been lying out a fifty dollar fine and costs and a thirty day jail sentence in the county bastile, was released by Sheriff Hoover Thursday, he. having completed his term. If you now move from one township to another you cannot vote at the November election. Remember the Qualifications are six months residence in the state; sixty days in the township and thirty days in the precinct. You must also haveregistered. If you have not already registered, you must do so at the October registration, the last date for registering, or you can 'not. vote. 0 , •' •' New suits filed: No 7908. Mattie M. Ballinger vs. William J. Ballinger; action for divorce. The plaintiff resides in Fair Oaks, and is a daughter of F. M. Goff of that place. The defendant is now in St. Joseph’s county, Indiana. They were married September 3, 1900, and separated September 13, 1910. One child, Irene Ballinger, is the fruits of this, union. Failure to support and neglect to his family is charged.

Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 3, Gus George of Urbana, 111., aged aged 21, occupation horse dealer Mary Stevenson of the same place. First marriage for each. Female signs By mark. ■ Sept. 3, Steve Stevenson of Urbana, 111., aged occupation horse dealer, to Many George, also off Urbana, aged 19, occupation horse dealer. First marriage for each. Both applicants sign by mark, being unable to write. The following is a report of the proceedings of the county commissioners for the September term, except Monday’s proceedings, which were published in Wednesday’s paper: ' i • i ■'

A. J. Hulse ditches ordered established. F. M. Goff ditch reported sold to F. R. Irwin at |370„ and William McAleer ditch to George Coffman it $940. W. S. Lowman ditch referred to Charles W. Beaver, com.; to report at the October term. Contracts were awarded for poor farm supplies—E. VanArsdel & Co., dry goods, $68.25; John Eger, groceries, $163.47; Roth Bros., meats, Interest for the month of August on county funds in the various depositories as follows: Trust & Savings Bank, Rensselaer, 34.52; First National Bank, Rensselaer, $126.32; State Bank, Rensselaer $43.80; State Bank, Remington, $30.62; Bank of Wheatfield, 9.16.