Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 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. Two state accountants came Monday to check up the clerk’s office preparatory to the new clerk taking full charge thereof. The case of the state vs. Jay W. Stockton, taken to White county on change of venue, was heard ou motion to quash at Saturday, and motion overruled. The case is set for trial next Tuesday. 1 have opened my office on Harrison street in the block east of the court house, and am prepared to do Engineering, Surveying and Map work. I have maps of Jasper county, Rensselaer and ditcher’s staffs for sale.—L. A. BOSTWICK. The public meeting at the court house Friday evening, called for the purpose of arranging a program of reception for the homecoming militia, was not sufficiently attended to warrant any action being taken. It is probable another meeting will be called at once, when it is hoped a greater response may be had. New suits filed: No. 8703. Ellis R. Jones and George W. Jones vs. James A. Keister; action to recover commission on sale of defendant’s farm in Jordan township. Complaint in two paragraphs. Demand SSO in first paragraph and $75 in second paragraph.. No. 8704. Isabell V. Price vs. estate of Thomas Price, deceased; action on disallowed claim for $776. No. 8705. Mossman Yarnelle & Co. vs. Ben Price; suit on account. Demand $125.

Several more candidates in the recent election have filed their expense accounts with the clerk, and if any have not already done so they must file by today, December 6, including the treasurers of the county committees. Those filing since our last report, together with the amount of their expenditures follow:

W. w. Reeve, Prohibition candidate for county commissioner, no expenditures. Edgar S. Thornton, Prohibition candidate for county treasurer, $6 to state campaign fund. S. A. Brusnahan, Democratic candidate for county treasurer, $2. .John Bowie. Democratic candidate for recorder, $4.33. Harry Gallagher, Democratic candidate for sheriff, $25.50, most of which was for gasoline. B. D. McColly, Republican candidate for sheriff, s7l, SSO ; of which to county central committee. Charles V. May, Republican candidate for county treasurer, $54.50, of which SSO was to the county committee. tH. W. Marble, Republican candidate for county commissioner, $27, $25 of which was to county committee. D. S. Makeever, Republican candidate for county commissioner, $27.50, sls of which was to county committee. W. L. Wood, Republican candidate for joint representative, $lO5, $65 of which was to “Republican campaign fund.” Mr. Wood does not state whether all of this was to Jasper county or was his total contribution to the three counties comprising the district, or to the state committee.

The county commissioners met in regular session Monday, but little was done except to allow claims. Yesterday ditch and road matters were taken up and several parties were present to bid on the Union township roads. Following is a report of Monday’s proceedings: Milton Roth stone road: contractor Jacob Johnson allowed $2,400. F. J. Slight stone road: contractor George Stalbaum allowed S4OO. Auditor directed to advertise for bids for supplies for county offices for year 1017, letting to be on December 30. Contest of election of Jesse Nichols as clerk dismissed on motion of contestor, Alva D. iHershman. Bond of George Scott, in sum of

$4,000, with Walter V. Porter, Judson J. Hunt, Charles G. Spitler and Sam Roth as sureties approved. Bond of B. D. McOolly, sheriff, in sum of $5,000, with B. J. Moore and Walter V. Porter as sureties, approved. Interest on county funds deposited in the various county depositories was reported for the month of November as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, $153.44; State bank, Rensselaer, $121.03; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $119.13; State bank. Remington. $83.20; Bank of Wheatfield, $39,18. Jesse Nichols, retiring superintendent of the county farm filed his report for the quarter. The rejwrt showed receipts of $928.87 and expenses of $822.96, leaving a net balance of $105,91 for the quarter. There were eleven inmates at the poor asylum at the end of the quarter, eight males and three females. The inventory of personal property at the farm gave the total value of same \t $8,210. Included in Ibis inventory are fourteen horses and colts, $i ,- 700; seven cows, one calf, $150; thirty-one hogs, four sows, 26 pigs, $600: 2,300 bushels of corn, 1.950 bushels oats, 4.35 bushels wheat, $4,150; fifteen dozen chickens; 1,100 quarts fruit, ,300 pounds meat, five gallons of lard, ten bushels of potatoes, wood and coal, S3OO. The rest of the amount is made up by the value of farm tools, wagon, etc.