Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 1, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1914 — 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. County Supt. Lamson was in Remington on business Saturday. John P. Ryan and Trustee Selmer were down from Gillam tp., Mcnday. Co. Supt. Lamson and City Supt. Dean attended the Northern Indiana Teachers’ Association meeting in Indianapolis Friday. The county council, which was called to meet in special session Monday, did not have a quorum, and adjourneu to meet again on Monday, April 20.

Railroad subsidy eelctions were held yesterday in Carpenter and Jordan townships, .Jasper county, and in Princeton township, including the town of Wolcott, White county. Mrs. John Lilly* of Wheatfield tp., who was ordered re-committed to the insane asylum last week, was taken to Longcliff yetserday by .Deputy Sheriff Gus Grant, assisted by Mrs. Jesse Nichols, matron of the poor, farm.. County Commissioner liershmau is nursing a couple of very sore fingers, or the index finger and one thumb,- rather, caused from a screwdriver slipping while he was at work overhauling bis auto a f t w days ago and his hand striking the sharp edges of the gear-wheels, cutting the flesh to the bone.

Marriage licenses issued: April 4, Casper Morris, of McCoysburg, son of Joseph Morris, of Francesville, aged 22 March 20 last, occupation farmer, to Ina Becker, of Hanging GroVe. This was a hurry-up case that came before Squire Bussell, of Hanging Grove tp., who sent the constable in with the groom and ’phoned the clerk to issue the license and it would be filled in as to the bride and the applieatipn blank returned. At this writing it has not been returned and we cannot give all the data, but the young man in the case was brought over by Constable Floyd Miller, whom the Squire sent to Nauvoo after him, on paternity charges brought by the girl, who is a daughter of T. J. Becker, who lives in George W. Infield’s property at McCoysburg.

The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and were still in session yesterday, but expected to finish up the business of the term during the day. Following is a report of the business of Monday s session, except claims allowed: Report of Ld Oliver, as superintendent of the Ed Oliver stone road, was approved and superintendent discharged.

Frank Hill stone road in Jordan tp.; W. E. Harris and George A Williams allowed S4OO attorney fee. But one bid was received for selling the Faylor bridge, and thip was rejected and cause contineud without further advertising. John B. Wolfe, as superintendent of the Oliver stone road, was allowed $52 for services on same. County 1 officers reported the following fees collected for the quarter ending March 31: Clerk, $290.54; recorder, $500.15; auditOf, $1 57.25; sheriff, $134.10. ■ ' Interest on county funds in the various depositories reported for the month of March as follows: First National hank, Rensselaer, $90.09; Trust & Savings ban, Rensselaer, $51.73; State bank, Rensselaer, $58.20; State hank, Remington, $39.62. The bank of Wheatfleld did not report in tome to be acted upon.

The April term of court will convene next Monday. The grand jury has been drawn but will not be called. The petit jury is called for the third Monday of the term, April 27. Following are the names of both the grand and petit jurors: GRAND JURORS. John Jordan, Hanging Grove. Wan; C. Pruitt, Jordan. Hiram Day, Rensselaer. Joseph Dluzack .Carpenter.

Fred Waymire, Rensselaer. George Daniels, Barkley. PETIT JURY. Harry W. Remley, Wheatfield. W. O. Rowles, Rensselaer. August R. Schultz, Union. S. D. Clark, Wheatfield. Nathan Eldridge, Barkley. W. E. Peck, Remington. Lymond Raymond, Jordan. L. A. Frame, Keener. John J. Porter, Remington. Max Coppess, Gillam. W. S. DeArmond, Kankakee. George Caster,. Milroy. David M. Peer, Walker. Carey L. Carr, Newton. James Ellis, Rersselaer. Charles Erb, Hanging Grove.

St. Augustine’s Church Notes. This week, the week before Easter, has been called by several names, from the great mysteries and various ceremonies celebrated and performed in It. The Greeks and Latins anciently called it the Great Meek, the Holy Week, sometimes the painful week—that is, the Week of Ansterities, also the Week of Sorrows, the days of the Cross or of Suffering. The chief object of the oburch in this week is to celebrate the memory of the passion and death of her Redeemer. Every part of thq sacred liturgy i s directed to this end; the church’s offices, more solemn and more multiplied in this week than in any othe rduring the whole year, most especially adapted to excite in-4be-hearts of the taithful those various sentiments of love and gratitude of eompasison for the suffering of our Lord, of sorrow and detestation for sin, which every Christian ought to cherish in this holy time. The services at the St. Augustine’s church for this week are as follows: Wednesday evening at 7:30 rosary and sermon; Thursday morning, high mass and sermon at 9 o’clock. Thursday afternoon, £,-30, Encharistic Stations; Thursday, evening >:3O, devotional exercises; Friday morning services at 9 o’clock;. Frioay afternoon from 2 o’clock until 3, adoration of the Cross; Friday evening at 7:30 rosary and sermon, Saturday morning the blessing of the baptismal water and Easter candle at 6 o’clock. These ceremonies will be followed by the sacrifice! of the mass. There will be an- opportunity to receive the holy sacrament of penance from 10 o’clock until late at night on Saturday. Tlje early mass on Easter will be celebrated at 8:00. The Catholic order of Foresters and the St.'Rose Sodality will receive holy communion at this mass. Rosary high mass and sermon at 10.