Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 9, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 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. George H. Gifford, executor of the B. J. Gifford estate, came up from Tipton on business Wednesday. Judge Darroch was over from Kentland on legal business yesterday. Attorney A. D. Babcock was also here yesterday from Goodland. A. S. Barlow and George Swisher of Wheatfield, were business visitors in the city Wednesday. Mr. Barlow was closing up a deal for 80 acres of land in section 12, Walker tp„ which he had purchased from Frank Kresler. 1 I“ * Judge Hanley has named Ed Lane of Rensselaer, and S. C. Robinson of Gillam tp., as the appointive members of the county board of review, which will also be composed of the county assessor, county treasurer and county auditor, and will meet next month to hear complaints on assessments, both real and personal, and to equalize the assessments to the best of their ability.

Marriage licenses issued: May 4, Theodore Wesley Stoner of Wheatfield, aged 40 April 30 last, occupation farmer, to Mary Elizeph Rinker, also of Wheatfield, aged 53 July 30 last, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each, first marriage of male dissolved bj» death in August, 1914, that of female by death in March, 1913. Married in clerk’s oifice by D. D. Dean, justice of peace. May 5, Walter Ross Parks of Morocco, aged 21 May 15 last, occupation machinist, to Anna Zickmund, of Rensselaer, aged 18 May 29 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Attorney Jasper Guy of Remington, was a visitor in the. city Thursday. In coming over in the auto bus, Mr. Guy was dumped out in the road. A party ahead of them in an automobile stopped suddenly to pick up a new auto tire that some one had lost, and the bus being close behind them, was unable to stop in time, and rammed into the machine ahead. Mr. Guy was thrown out in the road but was not seriously injured. The front end of the bus was stove up somewhat.

Following is a report of the proceedings of the board of commissioners at their may session ending Tuesday evening: Bridge contracts were awarded as follows: One in Marion tp. to the Winamac Construction Co., for .$647; one in Marion and two in Union to Walter Porter at $597, $595 and $615, respectively; one in Marion to John Daniels at $1,292.75; one in Union and one in Jordan to the same party at $295 and SB9O, respectively. Notices ordered for letting contracts at the June term for two bridges in Walker tp., and one in Carpenter. Ordered that the board meet with the Newton county commissioners at site of joint bridge over the Borntrager ditch in Jordan tp., at 2 p. m., May 6, to adopt plans and specifications. .

Frank Teach, contractor on the Frank Hill stone road in Jordan tp., was allowed $4,552 on contract. The contract for construction of the Charles Rousch stone road in Carpenter tp., was awarded to W. F. Smith & Co., for $11,531. Royal L. Bussell stone road in Hanging Grove tp., contract of Moneyham & Son presented and approved and contractors allowed $756.96. Lewis S. Alter stone road in Carpenter tp.; final report of viewers filed, showing no damages. Road ordered constructed and notices ordered for letting at the June term. The W. R. Custard, M. J. Delehanty and A. S. Barlow stone roads in Wheatfield tp.; time for filing report was extended in the former to May 25 and in the two latter to the first day of the June term. Thomas Walter stone road; commissioners of Pulaski county having failed to meet the Jasper countv commissioners in joint session on April 27, now ordered that joint meeting be held on June 8 in the

commissioners' court room in Rensselaer. and auditor directed to notify commissioners of Pulaski county. Juius Hine petition for stone road; M. B. Price, county surveyor, appointed engineer, and W. V. Porter and Frank Alter, viewers, to meet and, view said road and report June 7. James Lamson petition for highway; Frank Alter, George*Tudor and S. S. Shedd appointed viewers, to meet May 18. Contract for the removal and replacing of a bridge over the Dexter ditch, awarded to E. H. Crowell at $662“ •“ f ' The various depositories of county funds reported interest on same for the month of April as follows: First National Bank, Rensselaer, $147.63; Trust & Savings Bank, Rensselaer, $92.61; State Bank, Rensselaer, $97.68; State Bank of Remington, $57.41; Bank of Wheatfield, $14.12.