Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 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. County Recorder and Mrs. George Scott' were Chicago goers Thursday. New suits filed: No. 8646. In the matter of adoption of Grace Anderson by Benjamin Reeves of Fair Oaks. / Miss Opal May, who had been visiting her father, Treasurer May, and family for the past week, returned to Remington Wednesday. Democratic District Chairman Lehman and James H. Fry, former state oil inspector, were in Rensselaer yesterday on business connected with party work. Acting Coroner John Greve of De motte, who held the inquest over *1 e body of William Decatur Lyon, whu was found dead in a pool near -he Baum’s bridge recently, rendered a finding that death was caused from drowning and that there were indications of some act of violence on the person of the victim but that what agency inflicted such injuries the coroner was unable to learn. Most people will be greatly disappointed with the appearance of tho brick walls of the new hospital building, which are now up to the second floor. And yet it is said the contractor is complying with th:* specifications, w’hich do not call for colored mortar. The outride walls are of brick, the same as those in Dr. Catt’s house, T. xi- Callahan’s and other porches in Rensselaer, a very pretty dark cob red rougn brick, but the effect is spoiled entirely by laying Ahem in common white or grey mortar, and the walls have a cheap look. z