Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 69, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 December 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 convenes Monday. There were 13 marriage licenses issued last month, against 2 for the previous month, and 9 for the corresponding month of 1913. Deputy-Sheriff Gus Grant goes to Franklin today to bring home his wife and baby, who have been visiting her folks there for the past two months. < The L. W. Hunt stone road in Carpenter tp., was completed the fore part of the week, the contractors, T. M. Callahan and Harry Gifford, having made excellent time in the construction of same. C. A. Beers, cashier of the First National Bank and the First Trust & Savings Bank of Aledo, 111., returned home Thursday after looking after a case in court here. Mr. Beers says that there has been a few cases of the foot and mouth disease in his county and that over 500 head ot cattle and many hogs have been slaughtered on order of the inspectors, one of the directors of his bank having had 90 head of cattle, some of which were ready for market, killed. The county, however, has not been quarantined and the farmers are rushing their stock into market as fast as they can get cars to ship them, in fact, cars cannot be secured fast enough to accomodate the shippers.

Judge Hanley heard the case Wednesday wherein it was sought to mandate the county council of Jasper county to appropriate funds to employ a county agricultural agent, and held that the council should so appropriate. It will be remembered that after trying the employment of a county agricultural agent for one year, the council refused to appro priate funds for paying an agent for another year, sentiment being divided among the taxpayers of the county as to the benefits of employing such an agent. Suit was finally entered in the circuit court by several of the taxpayers interested to mandate the council to make an appropriation, and Judge Hanley's holding that the mandate should lie, means that we will have such agricultural agent again in Jasper county, although just when he will begin his duties or who will be employed is indefinite at this time.