Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 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. Commissioners' court will meet in regular monthly session next Monday. All the township schools of Jasper county will begin on next Monday except Barkley and Keener, which will start one week later. Several of the township trustees were in on business Monday, including Trustees Kight of Union, Selmer of Gillam, and Karch of Walker. A. J. Catt has sold his 80-acre farm in section 23, Walker tp., to Volney M. Peer of Walker; consideration $4,800, so the deed states. The big Sternberg dredge on the Borntrager ditch, the extension of the Iroquois river ditch to west of Brook, is cutting right along and making good headway. It is now near the east line of Ben Harris’ farm and perhaps a little less than one-half mile of the Newton county line. New suits filed: No. 8269. Robert M. Hyde vs. Barkley Township and Wm. Folger, trustee of said township; suit on contract. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff entered into a written contract with said defendant to prepare plans and specifications for a high school building in said Barkley tp., and was to receive S3OO for such work; that only SIOO of said amount has been paid, leaving a balance of S2OO still due and unpaid. Demand is made for a judgment for S3OO.

Marriage licenses issued: August 28, Bert D. Spencer of Parr, aged 35 August 9 last, occupation farmer, to Myrtle Fay, also of Parr, aged 27 Sept. 8 last, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for male, first having been dissolved by divorce Dec. 22, 1911; first marriage for female. August 29, Clyde Cody of Wheatfield, aged 22 March 22 last, occupation farmer, to Myrtle Pearl Stewart, also of Wheatfield, aged 23 Sept. 20 last, occupation housekeeper. First

marriage for each. Married in the clerk s oflice by Rev. J. P. Henson of Waynetown, Ind., who was here visiting Clerk Perkins.