Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 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. New suits filed: No. 8276. Oscar L. Dinwiddie vs. B. J. Gifford estate, et al; claim for services on rejected claim. Demand $5,000. The county council yesterday fixed the county tax levy at 49 cents on the hundred dollars, 30 cents of w r hich is for general expenses, 15 cents for repairs on free pike roads, and four cents for court house .bonds and interest on same.—Monticelo Journal.

Sept. 9, Martin Kelly, Jr., of Medaryville, aged 21 Dec. 9 last, occupation farmer, to Belvia L. Galbreath, also of Medaryville, aged 1C Oct. 28 last, occupation housekeeper. Fiist marriage for each. Married by by Squire S. C. Irwin, mother of bride filing written consent to marriage.

Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 9, Thomas Woolever of Walker tp., aged 24 March 25 last, occupation farmer, to Cecelia Hershman, daughter of Walter Hershman, also of Walker tp., aged 21 Oct. 25 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. John Sebring.

The Lafayette & Northwestern Railroad Co., was granted a franchise through Benton county by The county commissioners there this week. This is the line being promoted by O. L. Brown and other parties, some of whom reside in Remington.

A petition has been filed with the county clerk, who is chairman of the board of election commissioners, asking for the placing of the names of Frank H. Henley fojr trustee and Fred Bartels for road supervisor in district No. 4, Barkley tp., on an independent ticket for said township. The petition is signed by J. Vasen and 28 others. This will make four tickets in Barkley township—democrat, republican, progressive and independent.

Ed Sternberg was here Wednesday looking after the Sternberg dredge at work on the extension of the Iroquois river ditch near Foresman. His father, Charles Sternberg, had been looking after this contract, but his health has became so poor of late that he has finally had to give up. He was lately at the Mayo sanitarius at Rochester, Minn., where his ailment was diagnosed as cancer of the stomach, and he returned home to die, and is said to be failing quite fast. Ed Sternberg an<} wife have been located at Kansas City for some time but expect soon to either locate in Chicago or Rensselaer, to be near the dredging contracts they have in this section of the countrv. \

T. M. Callahan and Harry Gifford, who have the contract for building the 6% miles of stone road, north from the Barkley cihurch, expect to complete same next week, and would have completed it this week had they not run out of stone a few times since they begun the work some five or six weeks ago. This road is being rolled with a, 12-ton road roller, and is said to be one of,the best roadsdn the county. It certainly has been built in the quickest time of any road contract ever let in this section. When completed one can go to Newland and Gifford on stone or gravel road all the way from Rensselaer. In fact, by going out north of Aix and then turning east, one can do this at the present time. The building of the Oliver and Irwin stone roads up through the Gifford district will prove one of the besf investments ever made for the development of that district.

The county commissioners finished up the work of the September session Tuesday, and adjourned. Following is the proceedings of Tuesday, Monday's proceedings having

been published in the Wednesday issue of The Democrat: Plans and specifications approved and notice ordered for the following new bridges. Two in Barkley, three in Jordan, one in Marion, three in Wheat field. J. W. Hitchdngs petition for macadam road; DeVere Yeoman appointed engineer, George May ana W. E. Corah appointed viewers, to meet and qualify within 10 days. John Claussen petition for highway in Barkley tp.; road ordered established 40 feet in width. Charles Erb ditch:- John Phillips declines to act as commissioner, and Joseph Stewart is appointed in his stead. Time extended to Oct. 5 to file report. The Lafayette & Northwestern Railroad Co., by O. L. Brown its attorney, accepts the franchise recently granted to build said road through Jasper county. George A. Williams was appointed county attorney at a salary of S4OO per year, to succeed John A. Dunlap, who had tendered his resignation.