Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 June 1916 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments . pl 11 OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Mrs. Addie C. Comer has been appointed executrix of estate of her late husband, B. D. Comer. Sheriff McColly went to Chicago yesterday to help Judge Hanley “whoop ’er up for Teddy”—just like the old woman kept tavern. Omar Osborne has bought the W. E. Price ditch in Barkley tp., at $1,690, and will start construction of same as soon as the weather permits. At the meeting of the county board of education Monday the contract for supplying over 2,000 pupils’ examination manuscripts for the different townships of the county was awarded to The Democrat, its bid being five cents per hundred less than the next lowest bidder.

Miss Madeline Abbott has recently resigned as stenographer in the county superintendent’s office, to enter the Lafayette Business college to take a business course.

Circuit court item in Kentland Democrat: The American Agriculture Chemical Co. vs. John Herr, on note; tried by jury last Friday, verdict for plaintiff in sum of $269.07 and $26.90 attorney fees.

The Barkley township commencement wil be held at the Barkley M. E. church on Saturday evening, June 17. There are 16 graduates in the township schools this year. The names of the graduates and the program for the commencement will be published next week.

New suits filed: No. 8628. Marion School Township of Jasper county, Indiana, vs. Lucy Daugherty, et al; action to condemn land for school purposes.

No. 8629. Emmet L. Hollingsworth vs. Laban C. and Bessie A. Peck; action to foreclose mortgage. Demand $1,500.

Judge Hanley and wife drove to Chicago Monday in their Hudson touring car to visit his brother, Frank Hanley, for a few days and take in the Republican convention. Just before leaving the judge remarked that he would vote for anyone for president the convention might nominate except the (a "few words censored here) from Oyster Bay! I ! I

Attorney George A. Williams and wife drove in Saturday noon from East Liberty, Ohio, where with Mrs. Williams he is spending the summer at his farm, to attend the June meet ing of the county commissioners and look after other business matters. They were accompanied by Mr. Williams’ uncle, N. B. Williams. They will return to Ohio the last of the present week.

Marriage licenses issued: June 3, Owen M. Brooke of Roselawn, aged 29 February 5 last, occupation farmer, to Lula Odile Grimes of Rensselaer, aged 28 February 23 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. June 3, Elmer Thomas Abraham Doty of Kankakee, 111., aged 25 May 3 last, occupation farmer, to Ada Martha Hannah Horn of Chebanse, 111., aged 26 March 25 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

June 3, Ross Leslie Williams of La Hogue, 111., aged 23 August 23 last, occupation carpenter, to Helen Marie O’Connor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John O’Connor, of Rensselaer, aged 20 marriage for each.

Work on the concrete foundations for the new Jasper county hospital is progressing rapidly and it will not be long now until the brick lay-

ing begins. The building is being erected the long way to the street, and it covers not only practically all of the 50-foot lot purchased of former Sheriff O'Connor, but also extends over north quite a number of feet onto the jail lot proper. This leaves practically no unoccupied ground either to the north or south of the hospital building and the only yard space will be in the rear thereof where the convalescing patients can secure a beautiful view of the big hitch barn on the west and the heating plant smokestack on the north. But the building will show up big from Cullen street, which it faces, which is worth something to the taxpayers who may be fortunate enough to not become patients therein.

Following is a report of the proceedings of Monday’s session of the county commissioners, most of which time was taken up with the allowance of claims. The board was sfill in session yesterday and a report of such proceedings will be given in Saturday’s Democrat: The Elkhart Bridge Co. was allowed a balance of $3,063 On contract for bridge in Wheatfield tp.; bridge accepted and superintendent discharged, R. H. and G. H. McWilliams, contractors for widening and improving grade at Baum’s Bridge, were allowed $1,200. T. M. Callahan, contractor, was allowed $4,40 Oon the M. J. Delehanty stone road in Wheatfield tp. The Chris Rousch stone road in Carpenter tp. was accepted and the contractors, W. F. Smith & Co., were allowed $3,031 balance due on contract. The contractors on the Fred Baier stone road in Carpenter tp. were allowed $6,500 on contract. In the Thomas M. Callahan stone road, Charles Scott, superintendent of construction, filed report showing the filing of wavers and a request for the issue of bonds. Auditor directed to prepare duplicate and bonds ordered isued. - . Charles W. Postill stone road; engineer and viewers filed supplementary report showing no damages to any. person. No exceptions to report, road ordered constructed and notice ordered given for sale of same on July 3. In the Charles Erb ditch in Hanging Grove tp., George A. Williams was allowed additional attorney fee of slls for correcting errors in assessments. Joseph Stewart, superintendent of construction, filed report showing completion of ditch and payment of all bills and expenses. Report approved; superintendent allowed SSO and ordered to make distribution of $78.15 and report to court.

John C. Baker ditch ; report filed and cause continued for remonstrances. George M. Myers ditch; petitioners file motion to dismiss cause, and same is dismissed at petitioners’ costs. James C. Anderson of Wheatfield, proprietor of one of the only two saloons in Jasper county, was granted a renewal of hifj liquor license for another year. Grant Davisson, trustee of Barkley tp., was granted permission to extend additional poor relief not exceeding S3O to Reuben Hyder. The auditor was directed to give notice for the letting of contract for supplying coal for the court house heating plant on July 3. A petition signed by 73 residents of the southwest part of Rensselaer was presented <o the board praying that the new work street bridge be raised on its abuttments to more nearly conform with the street levels on either side thereof.

Interest on county funds in the various depositories for the month of May (reports from The Trust & Savings bank of Rensselaer and Bank of Wheatfield not being in) were as First National bank, Rensselaer, $290.49; State bank, Rensselaer, $148.72; State bank, Remington, $109.20.