Jasper County Democrat, Volume 17, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1915 — 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: The Ingle System Co. vs. Russell O. Prevo;transcript from the Lake Superior Court at Hammond. Emory and llowarq Mills have lately 'purchased 120 acres of land of W. 11. Barkley of Barkley tp., which adjoins the 160 acres they already owned there, and now giving them a total of 280 acres. Marriage licenses issued: March 13, Chauncey James Dexter, son of Harvey J. Dexter of Union tp., aged 24 June 21 last, occupation farmer, to Wllda Leone Greene, of Remington, aged 25 March 16 last, occupation teacher. First marriage for each. It is rumored that a petition will be filed with the county commissioners soon, asking for the calling of a local option election in Wheatfield tp., and the general opinion seems to be that the township will vote “dry” this time. There is one saloon in Wheatfield and one in Demotte, Keener tp., and these are the only licensed saloons in Jasper county. Not very many farmers of Jaspe/ county have taken Advantage of the farm registration law of 1913, and there are probably less than twentyfive who have registered their fqrms county recorder as provided in said law. Only three have registered in the past four months. They are: E. L. Hollingsworth, 148 acres in section 31, Union tp., under name of “Meadowland Dajry Farm”; John R. Lewis, 80 acres in section 35, Barkley tp., under name of “Gaklawn Stock Farm”; John W. Selmer, 100 acres in section 13, Gillam tp., under name of “Valley Home Farm.”

The Jasper county commissioners held a joint meeting Monday at Dunn’s bridge, with the commissioners of Porter county, to take action on the removal of this bridge across the Kankakee for the passage of the dredge now at work on the river. County Attorney Williams and Auditor IHammond accompanied the Jasper county commissioners. It was decided to have Porter county advertise for bids and let the contract for the removal and replacing of the bridge, Jasper county to pay one-half of the entire expenses of same. A part, of the session, perhaps, was held on the north aide of the river but it is not likely that all of the proceedings were made a part of the record.