Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 27, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 July 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. Harvey Budreau, the young man who was bound over to the circuit court last Friday morning and sent to jail in default of bond, w’as released Saturday, when his father, Albert Budreau of Milroy tp., came in and signed his bond. The tramp held at Kentland by Sheriff Hess of Newton county, on suspicion that he was wanted for murder in Virginia, was released Friday morning, a dispatch having been received from Hopewell, Va., that he was not the party wanted there. New suits filed: No. 8445. Julia C. Anderson vs. James H. Anderson; action for divorce. The plaintiff alleges that she is a resident of Rensselaer and that her occupation' is that of housekeeper and domestic servant; that she and defendant were married August 25, 1902, and separated on March 15,’ 1915. Failure to provide is the only charge made in the complaint. This is the third divorce case filed here in the past ten days.

High taxes drives capital out of i the city. Rensselaer now has a tax' rate of $4-15 on the hundred dollars, and there is no prospect of any reduction in the rate. If the two per, cent railroad subsidy is added it will make our rate over $6. The banks pay 3 per cent interest on time deposits, and the more money one has the worse he is/<off, in this respect. Come out next Wednesday and vote! against, the adding of 2 pe.<* cent ; more to our already burdensome/ taxes. The Democrat is informed that in 1 the rebuilding of the College avenue and Range Line road from Washington street south to St. Joseph college, that “it is being made wider than before, that it is to be 13 feet wide instead of 12.” This part of the Range Line road ought to be 20 feet wide. One trouble with our most traveled roads is that they are too narrow. The mile of Range Line road rebuilt last fall, just south of the Jordan tp. line, was made too narrow, with the result that it is now cut up as bad or worse than any mile of road between Rensselaer and Remington. On these narrow roads it is necessary for everyone to drive in the same track, with the result that deep ruts are soon formed and the road ruined. No one will drive in the ruts if they can avoid it, and by making the roads wider and putting a sufficient amount of top dressing on them to make them smooth all the way along to the outer edge, the roadway is worn down evenly and the ruts, "which soon ruin the narrow roads are not formed nearly so soon if at u all.

The county commissioners met in regular session Monday. The first day was taken up principally in the allowance of claims. f ' Contractor Frank Teach was allowed $4,063.61 on the Frank Hill stone road in Jordan tp. On the Lewis Zick stone roads in Walker tp., the engineer filed supplementary report showing completion of road No. 1. There being no objections the report was approved and Charles Kain, contractor, was allowed a balance on same of $435.76. The board also allowed A. Halleck S2OO additional attorney fee for services for petitioners. In the Royal L, Bussell stone road in Hanging Grove tp., contractors Monyhan & Sons were allowed $3,456. ■ James E. Lamson petition for highway in Jordan tp.; report of viewers favorable, no objections filed. Board finds that change will be of public utility and orders vacation

and establishment of highway as shown by report. James P. Deslems petition. for stone road; report of viewers recommending construction. Cause continued for supplementary report The following reports of interest on county funds for the month of June was filed: First National Bank, Rensselaer, $301.53; State Bank, Rensselaer, $121.28; Trust & Savings Bank, Rensselaer, $ ; State Bank, Remington, $73.94; Bank of Wheatfield, $25.01. A report of the proceedings of yesterday will be published in Saturday's Democrat.