Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1915 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments v- - \ !.y ■ OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From The Several County Offices. There were TO marriage licenses issued last month, against 14 for the proceeding month', and 15 for the corresponding month of 1914. The county commissioners were still in session yesterday for the regular February term., A full report of the proceedings will be given in Saturday’s Democrat. Deputy Clerk Miss Ethel Perkins is engaged in ’ making a transcript of the court proceedings in the Marble ditch, for use in selling the bonds. It is a big job and will cover several hundred pages of typewritten matter.

New suits filed: No. 8367. ft ver ett Gail Michael vs. William G. Caldwell; action fqr $250 damages for breach of warranty on deed for certain lands in 13-31-7, (keener tp.) by reason of ditch assessments on the Dexter ditch of $242.80. No. 8368. Same vs. same; amount of tax on same ditch, $173.07, and damages asked $175. Marriage licenses issued: Jan. 30, Clarence Enu.ck Hines of Brook, son of David Hines of Delphi, aged 18 Feb. 23 last, occupation farmer, to Anna May Benson, daughter of Jas. E. Benson of Corydon, Ind., aged 18 Nov. 14 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Father of male filed written consent to issuance of license, he being under age. The district meeting of the state board of tax commissioners and county assessors for the counties of Parke, Clinton, Fountain, Jasper, Montgomery, Tippecanoe, Vermillion and Warren, will be held in Lafayette on Thursday, Feb. 11. County Assessor G. L. Thornton of this county will attend, and it is desired that as many of the township assessors of the district as possible attend also. The annual delinjuent tax sale will be held next Monday. There are not a great number of delinquencies this year. Carpenter and Newton have no delinquents; Gillam and Hanging Grove butjone dach; Jordan 2; and Rensselaer but three outside the “Rensselaer Home Building Co.” the old - match factory crowd whose numerous lots in the commercial club plat are advertised for sale to satisfy taxes aggregating $114.44.