Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1916 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

hrtiresting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Attorney John Greve , was down from Demotte Monday. " Attorney Beard of Wolcott was a business visitor at the court house Monday. Attorney G. A. Williams, w'no had sat as special judge in a case at Winamac recently, went there Saturday to record his decision. Attorney John A. Dunlap went to Chicago yesterday to meet his wife and little daughter, who had been visiting relatives in Dallas, Texas, for the past two months. T. F. Maloney, who as one of the commissioners on the Barnard ditch has been working on the report here for some time, spent Sunday with his family in Kankakee township. Township trustees must make report to the county auditor within three days following the election of the road supervisors elected in their respective townships at last Saturday’s election. Several of the trustees were in yesterday making their reports, but we are unable at this writing to give those of only a few of the townships, as follows: Carpenter—No. 2, Chris* Christenson; No. 3, Harvey Zinzer; No. 4, James Sheldon. Kankakee^—District No. 1, O. M. Turner; No. 2, Hans Nelson: No. 3, no election held; No. 4, W. F. Neier. Keener—No. 1, George Terpstra: No. 2, Nelson Fairchild; No. 3, Herman Kam minga. Marion —No. 1, James Downs: No. 2. Stephen Kohley; No. 3, Barney Meinbrook. Milroy—No. 1, Ludd Clark; No. 2, N. C. Dignan. Newton —No. 1, John Lonergan: No. 2, Stanley Lane; No. 3, Benton Kelly; No. 4, Arthur Mayhew. Marriage licenses issued: December 15, Roy Melvin Burch of Rensselaer, aged 21 October 7 last, occupation blacksmith, to Nellie Kathryne Timmons, also of Rensselaer. aged 21 June 15 last, occupation telephone operator. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. E. W. Strecker at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Al Timmons, of north of the Monon railroad. ’> December 16, James Rueben Noland of Fair Oaks, aged 34 May 8 last, occupation canpenter, to Grace Anderson Reeves, also of Fair Oaks, aged 22, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for male, first marriage dissolved by divorce in September. 1916. First marriage for female. December 16. John Samuel Collins of Monticello, aged 22 April 1 last, occupation farmer, to Goretta Ann Shell of Wheatfield, aged 21 November 13 last. First marriage for each. December 16, William Frances Armstrong of Illinois, aged 56 September 7 last, occupation laborer, to Addie Lillie Hoover of Missouri, aged 51 June 14 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for male, second marriage for female, first marriage dissolved by death in 1909. December 18, Orvil F. Alvis of Remington, aged 26 December 8 last, occupation mechanic, to !<>thel Markin, also of Remington, aged 19 February 25 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.