Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 March 1914 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From Hid Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL I < • ••”“7■ Th& Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered j From The Several County Otiices. J .. ■' !' •/ ■■.. :■ ' . : : '... / Attorney George A. Williams was a Chicago goer Monday.

County Superintendent Lams m ; has been confined to the house for i a few days with the mumps.

Dr. A. G. Catt has bought a 80acre farm located in section 23, Walker tp., owned by Mrs. Helen McManus. The consideration stated in the deed was $4,000.

County Surveyor Yeoman and W. F. Osborne were in Hammond Friday on business connected with the suit pending in the Lake superior court against John Hack and his bondsmen for failure to complete the Jungles ditch in this county, which has been relet.

W. D. Bringle has bought the three lots of H. O. Harris located on Harrison street, just south of C. B. Steward's residence. The consideration given in the deed is sl,000. Mr. Bringle will build a residence on lot 8, on the corner of Harrison street and avenue, it is reported.

State Tax Commissioners Houck and Link were here Friday in coisultation with County Assessor Lewis and the township assessors. They stated that they found that assessors in general were not careful enough in assessing household goods; that in some few cases $25 was possibly too high, and in others ssu t o ? 5 -—and very few are assessed more than this sum was much too low, and that the assessors should be more careful in this matter.

Marriage licenses issued: March 13, August Emerson Butler of Goodland, aged 21 Aug. 19 last, occupation farmer, to Bertha Leia Eck, daughter of Frank C. Eck of Carpenter tp., aged 19, October 17 last, occupation ho’isekee'per. First marriage for each. March 14, Ezra C. Switzer of Barkley tp„ aged 45 Sept. 7 last, occupation, farmer, to Debbie Peterson also of Barkley tp., aged 35 May--25 last, occupation housekeeper; Second marriage for each, that of male having been dissol ed by divorce May, 1909; that of female by divorce March 6, 1914. Married, in Clerk’s office by Rev. w. G. Winn of the Christian church.

March 14, J. Addison Campbell of Albanyi, Missouri, aged 49, o<?uPation traveling salesman, to Ida J. Sundine,, of Chicago, aged 39 Oct. 25 last, occupation stenographer. First marriage for each. Married in Clerk’s office by Rev. W. G . Winn of the Christian church.