Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 October 1912 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs tram the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Ex-Appellate Judge U. Z. Wiley spoke to a fair-sized audience at the Princess airdome Wednesday evening from a Progressive standpoint. Drainage Commissioner Strong and County Surveyor Osborne went to Tefft Wednesday and with Wil-' Liam Fitzgerald, the third commis-j sioner, began viewing the Powers ditch. The $5,000 school bonds issued by the city to assist in paying for the pew school building, were sold last Tuesday afternoon to Elliott & Son •of Indianapolis at a premium of $86.25. —o . > - 'Elias Arnold of Barkley , tp., who was nominated for county commis-' sioner from the second district on: the Progressive ticket, has declined' ■the nomination, and the committee will place another man on in his stead, it is stated. —o— New suits filed: No. 7929. Benjamin F. Fendig vs. Jesse Sommers, et al; action to foreclose mechanic’s lien. Demand $26.62. No. 7930. Maurice Gorman Jr., vs. Frederick Van Patten, et il; action to quiet title. —o— The County. Institute ended yesterday afternoon after an interesting week. The reception and luncheon at the court house Wednesday evening by Superintendent Lamson was an enjoyable feature of the week’s program. At the regular meeting of the county commissioners this week J John A. Dunlap was hired as county attorney at a salary of S3OO a year. For the past nine months the county has had no regular attorney, but the filing of suits to recover the amounts the county was robbed by the Winamac Bridge Co., made it necessary that one be employed. The salary to be paid Mr. Dunlap is SIOO less per year than that paid under the Halleck regime.