Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 September 1914 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departmeots OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From The Several County Offices. The Yeppe Hansen stone road in Gillam tp., was completed last Friday by the sub-contractors, W. V. Porter and B. D. McColly. The Marble, or Kankakee ditch, is to be sold here today, and as it is the largest drainage project ever undertaken in the county, it will probably draw a large crowd of dredge men here.

The valuation of Lake county has probably tripled in the last half dozen years, and that county is honeycombed with railroads which Pay a great many thousand of dollars in taxes each year. Yet, notwithstanding all this increase in taxables and the vastly increased sum that is paid in to the county treasury as a result, taxes are on the increase there, and the county council, at its meeting last week, raised the levy from 22.9 cents on the hundred dollars to 48 cents, and raised the poll tax from 50 cents to SI.OO.

Monroe township, Pulaski county and the town of Winamac, will hold an option election on September 30 to decide whether Winamac shall have saloons or not. The town is now df-y by remonstrance, which expires next April. The county commissioners of Pulaski county continued the application of Fred Tim for a liquor license in Cass tp;, until the October term. Cass tp., voted wet by 52 majority two weeks ago. Now the drys have filed a remonstrance iwith eight or ten names more than a majority of the voters of the township. So that it is probable Pulaski county will continue in the dry column, for Winamac is almost sure to vote “dry’’ at the coming option election.

Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 12, Clifford L. Potter, of Hematite, Mo., aged 21 July 4 last, occupation painter and decorator, to Ocal Levica Smith of Rensselaer, aged 17 Dec. 8 last, occupation housekeeper. Mother of female filed written consent to issuance of license. Married by Squire Irwin at home of bride’s mother, in Rensselaer, with whom Potter boarded.

Sept. 14, John Dewin Shuey of Wolcott, aged 20, Aug. 20 last, occupation cigarmaker, to Gertrude Payne of Rhmington, daughter of William Isaac Payne of New York City, aged 18 on date of issuance of license, occupation housekeeper. Male being under age, license was ordered issued by Judge Hanley to whom appeal was taken.

Sept. 14, Joe Leibenguth of Battle Ground, aged 21, Oct. 7 last, occupation farmer, to Kittie Elizabeth Moore, of Parr, aged 19 July 18 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Sept.i 14, James T. Davis of Kniman, aged 18, Sept 8 last, occupation farmer, to Mima Helsel, daughter of Albert 'Helsel of Virgie, aged 18 Jan. 19 last, occupation housekeeper. Male being under age, mother filed written consent to issuance of license. Married by Squire S. C. Irwin.

New suits filed: No. 8277. First National Bank of Rensselaer vs. Samuel R., and Hettie A. Nichols, et al. Action to have mortgage-deed foreclosed on the former George E. Marshal property in Rensselaer, owned by said Nichols and now occupied by W. C. Babcock. Demand $3,000. State Bank of Rensselaer files cross complaint on first mortgage of $2,000. u No. 8278. Charles W. Bussell of Hanging Grove tp., vs. Estate of B. J. Gifford. Action for damages for burning ove* lands of plaintiff on Nov, 24, 1912, which fire is alleged to have been caused by sparks from a locomotive on defendant’s railroad. No. 8279. H. Murray & Co., vs.

Charles and Anna Gray ; suit on note. Demand $65. No. 8280. Francis M. Hayes vs. Estate of B. J. Gifford; disallowed claim of $48.98. The September term of the Jasper circuit court opened Monday, hut not much will be doing this week except in probate matters and setting of cases down for trial. Yesterday was “call day” and several attorneys from neighboring counties were in attendance, including Judge Darroch of Kentland, and Frank Davis of Brook. The jury is called for the third Monday of the term. V —• _____ Jacob Dluzack, formerly of Remington', died yesterday at about 9:30 a. m., at the county farm where he had been an inmate for about twelve years. His age was about 89 He was a native of Germany. The funeral will be held at the Remington Catholic church Thursday morning. The body will be taken today to the home of his son, Charles, in Carpenter tp. Deceased leaves a widow who lives at Wolcott, and several children.

-. Clerk Xorquist, of the Benton circuit court, Tuesday filed the certificate of nominations of the various candidates for the democratic ticket for the November election. This is the first certificate to be filed, Mr. Norquest himself being one of the candidates for re-election. Certificates must be filed within 60 days before the election, thus the remaining parties will have to have their certifications in during the present week.— Benton Review.

You are a little in error in the above, Bro. Roby. The election law says that certificates of nomination for state office shall be filed with the state board of election commissioners, ‘‘not more than 60 nor less than 20 days preceeding the election:” and for county and township offices, with the county board of election commissioners, “not more than 60 nor less than 1 5 days preceeding the election.”

In the figures given in Saturday's Democrat as to the county tax levy, an error was made in the total and also the amounts for the different purposes. The levy is the same as last year, as stated, but last year the levy was raised to a total of 69.9 cents, divided as follows: 4 4.9 cents for county expenditures proper; 12% cents for gravel road repair, and 12% cents for court house bonds. At the same time we secured our notes on the proceedings of the county council the figures for the tax levy been made up, as the auditor was awaiting a reply from the state auditor as to the state levy, so that the fractions might be made to fit in here, but we were told the levy would be the same as last year, except a possible change in the fractional one cent. In looking up the levy for last year we got hold of a 1912 sheet instead of 1913, which accounts for the error.