Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 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. k ■ Marriage licenses issued: November 9, Gerrit Walstra of Thayer, aged 33 April 16 last, occupation farmer, to Florence Haddock, also of Thayer, aged 28 August 5 last, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for male, first marriage dissolved by death in 1915. Second marriage for female, first marriage dissolved by divorce in 1916. Married by Squire Dean in the qlerk’s office. November 10, John J. Swing of Kouts, aged 24 August 4 last, occupation farmer, to Martha Cullen of Tefft, aged 16 February 5 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Bride being under age her father, William I. Cullen, files consent to the issuance of license. Married by Squire Dean in the clerk’s office. Circuit court will convene Monday and the jury will come in Wednesday when the perjury case of the State vs. Stockton is set for trial. The interest taken, and the publicity given the Morlan case, which was tried last term and was based on identically the same charges, except, ag we understand, Mr. Stockton did not fix definite dates as to when he alleged he had seen corn hauled from the county poor farm during the year 1915 by team or teams of D. S. Makeever, it is believed will make it rather difficult to secure a jury to try this case.

It would seem that with all that was said in the newspapers and the special efforts- made by the various precinct committeemen and candidates, there could be no excuse for any vdter in Jasper county to lose his vote through failure to register. Yet there were several '-who carelessly assumed that it was not necessary for them to register again as they had registered two years ago and had voted in the primary last spring, although they knew they had moved from the precinct where originally registered. By reason of this carelessness several votes were lost in practically every precinct in the county. The newly elected county officers will take their respective offices as follows: Clerk, as soon, as he receives his commission, and term will expire May 1, 1920. Treasurer, January 1, 1918. Term two years. Recorder, January 1, 1917. Term four years. Sheriff, January 1, 1917. Tew& two years. Coroner, January l, 1917. Term two years. Surveyor, January l, 1917. Term two years. County commissioner, first dis-

trict, January 1, 1918. Term three years. County commissioner, second district, January 1, 1917. Term, three years. At the Wednesday session of the board of commissioners contracts for the J. W. Hitchings and Maurice E. Gorman stone roads in Jordan township were let tp F. A. Camblin for $8,999 and $3,399, respectively, and bonds ordered issued in each case. The Rochester Bridge company was .allowed SBOO in full on its contract for bridge over Carpenter’s creek in the southeast part of Remington, and caused dropped from the docket. John Daniels was allowed $794 in full on the Bullis bridge over Carpenter’s creek in Jordan township, and jCause dropped. The George Meyers ditch hearing was set for November 13. The S. E. Huff ditch matter was docketed and cause continued for objections. The bid of Guild & Anderson of SSO for bins and platform of old county stone crusher was accepted.