Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1916 — COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURTHOUSE 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. Former Judge T. F. Palmer of Monticello was in Rensselaer on business Friday. Chester H. Halstead has been appointed administrator of the estate of William Halstead. Theodore Watkins was fined $9.05 in Squire Spitler’s court Friday afternoon on a charge of drunkenness. The fine was paid by his brother, Lou Watkins.

Perry Marlatt and John Johnson report having seen two wolves last week near the Groom bridge, but on account of neither being armed they did not bring them in for the county bounty. A petition is being circulated and signed by everyone to whom presented, asking the county commissioners to raise . the Work street bridge and thus make it more on a grade with River street. This bridge was set about two feet too low when it was built, some two years ago, and it would be a matter of economy in the long run for the county to raise it, as it now sets down in a hollow and the floor is covered with water for several days after each rain.

The big dry land dredge that is to do the cleaning out of the Jun-gles-Davis ditch in Barkley tow nship, is now on the ground about one mile east of Aix and has probably begun throwing dirt before this item reaches the readers of The Democrat. It is a large dredge and has a 2%-yard dipper. Most of the outfit was moved overland on rollers from Parr. The dredge certainly looks competent to do the work contracted for and will thereby drain a large amount of land in that locality.