Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 March 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 Officea. Attorney Emmet Laßue made a business trip to Wabash Wednesday. : Attorney M. B. Beard of Wolcott was looking after business in the circuit court here Tuesday, No affidavits have been filed in the Duvall-Shafer trouble mentioned in Wednesday’s Democrat, and it is now believed that none will be. The county commissioners will meet in regular session next Monday. The county council will also meet in special session Monday to re-ap-propriate for some 1915 claims and look after some other appropriations.

The primary election inspectors, for the most part, will be in today to secure their supplies for the primary. A few have notified Clerk Perkins that it would be inconvenient for them to come in today, and they will come in Monday. Marriage licenses issued: Feb. 29, Henry Ray Milner of Remington, aged 22 Dec. 19 last, occupation clerk, to Mrs. Anna Cummons of Rensselaer, aged 28 Nov. 6 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for male; second marriage for female, first marriage having been dissolved by death in 1907. There were 19 marriage licenses issued in Jasper county last month, against 16 for the preceding month and 20 for the corresponding month of 1915. It is evident from this showing that Jasper county girls have not taken advantage of their leap year privilege to any extent. However, they may catch up on the homestretch.

The distribution of the money collected for automobile license fees during the closing months of 1915 has been made by' the secretary of of state. Jasper county receives $419.52; Benton, $505.09; Lake, $925.31; Newton, $416.74; Pulaski, $416.98; Starke, $381.23, and White, $498.99. The total amount of the distribution among the 92 counties was $46,737.54. The total collections for the year aggregated $500,327.79. Of the total of the aggregate amount paid in from the 92 counties last year, Jasper county received back $4,736.10, which was several hundred dollars more than was paid in from this county.

The little Benson boy, recently operated on for appendicitis, was permitted to go home a few days ago and Probation Officer Steward, owing to the home conditions—the family living in a hovel on the river bank west of the planing mill —took the two boys, Charles and James, before Judge Hanley who committed them to the Julia E. Work training school. Mr. steward, however, told the father that if he, would rent a house—and he would help him to secure one and pay the first month’s rent—-he would be permitted to keep the boys. He promised to do so, but instead is reported to have secured a pushcart, loaded their few possessions thereon and hiked out with his wife and two sons, and their whereabouts are unknown at this writing. Because of the still weak condition of the boy recently operated on it is feared that he may contract pneumonia from the exposure of their hike. This operation cost the charity board and Marlon township over S2OO.