Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 May 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. Attorney Emmet Laßue returned Friday from Huntington where he had been in the interest of Len McCarty. Squire Dickinson, Ellis Jones, C. H. Peck, J. H. Gilbert and Trustee Porter were among the Remington visitors in town Monday. Attorney John Greve, Trustee Clifford Fairchild, Al Knovisky, Daniel Wolfe and David Gleason were down from Demotte on business Monday. The big dredge at work on the extension of the Iroquois river drainage scheme, is now close to the coal road railroad bridge, just north of Foresman.

Co. Supt. Lamson received a letter yesterday from Homer Arnold, son of Charlie Arnold formerly of Barkley tp., Jasper county, but now located in Michigan, in which Homer stated that he would attend Indiana University this spring. Marriage licenses issued: April 30, Barney Jungles, son of Michael Jungles of Kniman, aged 28 Feb 18 last, occupation farmer, to Mabel Karch, daughter of Frederick Karch of Walker tp., aged 22 Sept. 2 last, occupation teacher. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. Lowell E, Morris in the clerk’s office. The suit of Aaron Lopp vs. Isaac V. Speck for services in the care of the old man during the last days of his life has been compromised out of court. The amount to be paid by the compromise is nine thousand dollars. This with the gifts will total about; twenty thousand dollars which will leave Mr. and Mrs. Lopp in very comfortable circumstances. The legal firm of Fraser & Isham were the legal advisors of Mr. and Mrs. Lopp throughout the trial.—»-Fowler Tribune. (

The last few days for paying the spring installment of taxes were quite busy ones in the county treasurer’s office. Monday, the last day, was the biggest day, and, while the amount received has not been totaled at this writing, County Treasurer Fell deposited $18,790.79 on that day and had a number of payments by mail to be added to this amount. The receipts for the four days ending Saturday were: Wednesday, $lO,994.05; Thursday, $13,735.54; Friday, $11,827.98; Saturday, $12,-5-98.39. '

Word was received here Sunday by relatives of the death at 7 o’clock that morning, at Longcliff, of John W. Hurley, who had been in the asylum there for some time, he having been sent from Barkley tp. The body was brought here on the 10:36 a. m., train Monday and taken direct to Aix, where the funeral, conducted by Rev. C. W. Postill, was held. Burial was made in the Prater cemetery, Mr. Hurley was 59 years of age, and hi-s death was caused from pulmonary tuberculosis. He was a widower and left no children. At the meeting of the county board of education Monday, C. B. Steward wms re-elected truant officer for another year. Thie contract for pupils’ examination manuscripts was awarded to J. D. Adams & Co., at $£.35 per 100. The school enumeration, with three townships still out, showed a gain in each of the ten townships reporting, the total gain being 112. Remington and Wheatfield towns show a slight loss, and Rensselaer a slight gain. All the township schools will close this week except Keener, Kankakee and Wheatfield, which will close next week.

regular session Monday and were still grinding yesterday. Following is a report of the first day’s proceed, ings, except the allowance of claims, which was the principal business of the first day: ’ The contractor in the Zick stone road system in Walker tp., having taken no steps to comply with the order of the board at its March session in ordering him to comply with the specifications for said road, the board now orders that said contractor appear on the first day of the June term and show cause why his contract should not be forfeited. The auditor was directed to mail contractor at Medaryville, Ind., a certified copy of this order. In the Henry W. Marble et al, petition for highway, petitioners present receipt of Kate M. Ott for the $25 damages allowed her, and the auditor was directed to issue notice. The official reports of the "wet” and “dry” elections held in Keener and Wheatfield tps. last Saturday, ■was filed and the vote was as given elsewhere in this issue of The Democrat. Albert Knovinsky of Keener tp., was granted a liquor license for one year, dating from May 5, 1915.