Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 7, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 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. Former circuit court clerk, Wallace Atkins, of Monticello, was a business visitor in the city Monday. Remember that next Monday is the last day for paying the spring instaljment of taxes to avoid their going delinquint and having penalty added. K

Quite a number of the third party faithful went Valparaiso yesterday to attend the congressional -convention. It was believed that Will R. Wood, of Lafayette, would easily secure the nomination. Marriage licenses Issued: April 27, John N. Rehmer, of Momence, Hl., aged 29, occupation laborer, to Marie Klouse, daughter of Frank Klouse, of Remington, aged 23, occupation housekeeper First marriage for each. Theodore Watkins, of the northwest part of town was arrested by Marshal Shesler Saturday and landed in jail, after quite a tussel with the prisoner. Sunday he pleaded guilty to the charge of intoxication and was fined and costed to the amount of $9 by Squire Bruner.

It is reported that remonstrances are being circulated in Jordan and Carpenter townships protesting to the county commissioners against the ordering of another subsidy election in those townships. Many who voted in favor of the subsidy in the two previous elections state that they will now vote against it if another election is called, as they think it an imposition to call another election after the same proposition has twice been voted down in the last sixty days.