Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1917 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Infor esling Paragraphs From the Various* Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL

The Legal News Epitomized—Tocgether with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Over forty remonstrances ■ had been filed in the Barnard ditch up to yesterday noon. E. G. Sternberg was down from Chicago Saturday looking after business matters here. Miss Bertha Brunpeman, superintendent of the Jasper County hospital, went to Chicago Friday to select th 6 furnishings for Jhe in- « stitution. ' ' The county" commissioners met Saturday to finish up the business of the year and to let the stationery contract, all four classes of which went to the Thornton-Levey Co. of Indianapolis. New suits filed: No. 8715. Petition of Amelia Heilscher Makus for change of name. Plaintiff was divorced from Paul Makus April 12, 1899, and now wants her rrfaiden of Heilscher restored. The county commissioners met ’in regular monthly session yesterday to transact the business of the term. All that was done at the special meeting was to allow claims and let the stationery contract.

B. J. Moore was the successful bidder for the construction, of the Zimmer ditch in Newton and Uniop. townships. There are 186,900 cubic yards of earth to be removed, and the contract price is 12.90 cents'’a cubic yard. Marriage licenses issued: December- 1 30, Roscoe Reeder of Virgie' aged 23 June 28 last, occupation bridge building, to Josie Lyman of Morocco, aged 24 October 30 last, occupation housekeeping. First marriage for each. Married in clerk’s office by Squire W. I. Spitler. January 2, Edward Kuboski of Benton county, aged 21 October last, occupation farming, to Florence S'heilman of Remington, aged 22 November 11 last, occupation housekeeping. First marriage for each. Bonds of the school treasurers of Wheatfield and Rensselaer were recently filed with the auditor and approved. W. B. McNeil is the school treasurer at Wheatfield, and his bond is for 3_,o„Q*o, with A. S. Keene and Joe Hickam as sureties. A. R: KresU'r, treasurer of the Rensselaer school board, gives a bond for s£o,ooo, with Judson J. Hunt and James N. Leatherman as sureties. ■