Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1916 — 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. Typewriter ribbons for all the standard makes of machines and also for Burroughs adding machines oh sale at The Democrat office. T. M. Callahan came within only five dollars of getting the contract for the George A. Coaks stone road in Newton county this week. His bid was $5,499, but George A. Webber of Morocco bid $5,495 and got the work. There were two other bids, one of $5,747 and one of $5,750. On another page of today’s Democrat appears a picture of Hon. Leonard B. Clore, Democratic candidate from Johnson and Laporte counties for the nomination for governor, together with a short sketch of his life and claims for support. Mr. Clore is a sure enough farmer and will no doubt receive strong support in the agricultural districts especially. His announcement appears on page two of this issue of The Democrat. Former County Treasurer and Mrs. Alsou A. Fell, who came to Rensselaer four years ago upon Mr. Fell’staking charge of the office of county treasurer, moved back to his farm near Remington Wednesday. During their residence in Rensselaer they made many warm friends, and were very prominent members of Trinity M. E. church. Six of their old neighbors, who moved them here, came over with wagons and moved them back. Mr. Fell made an able and accommodating official and both he and Mrs. Fell take with them the best wishes of a host of friends. I

New suits filed: No. 8565. S. 11. Moore, M. D., vs. Estate of Patrick Hallagan, deceased; disallowed claim of $15.15. No. 8560. Standard Oil Co. vs. W. S. DeArmond; action on account. Demand $111.42. No. 8567. Noah A. S-tonebraker vs, Ellena Stonebraker; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married Oct. 25, 1897, and separated Aug. 15, 1915. Cruel and inhuman treatment and failure to do anything for plaintiff's comfort is charged. The parties reside at Wheatfield, and have two children, a son aged 17 and daughter 14. ceedings of the county commissioners on Tuesday, their closing day’s session of the February term, Monday’s proceedings having been published in Wednesday's Democrat. The allowances made at the February sesison are also published in another column of today’s Democrat: Elkhart Bridge company allowed SBOO on abutment and $2,200 on steel work on bridge in Wheatfield tp. Notice ordered given lor letting contract for the M. ,1. Delehanty stone road in Wheatfield tp., on first day March term. Viewers granted until first day March term to file report in George Naninga stone road petition. George W. Kennedy ditch; Thomas E. Reed, supt., files final report which is approved and supt. discharged. J. W. Phares ditch; no objections filed, and board appointed J. H. McClanahan third commissioner and refers petition to M. B. Price, county surveyor, and B. J. Moore, drainage commissioner, to meet Feb. 14 and report on or before first day of March term. 1 Horace Daniels ditch; drainage commissioners granted leave to amend report and to file same on or before Feb, 15. Bonds of B. J. Moore, drainage commissioner, and John L. S. Gray as county highway superintendent approved. Notice ordered given for receiving bids for poor farm supplies on first day March term. Auditor’s appointment of his son, Herbert Hammond, as deputy auditor approved. Trustee of Marion township granted request to pay expense, not ex-

reeding $ 100. of surgical operation in relief of James Benson. Auditor directed to advertise places of holding primary elections.