Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 May 1917 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

C OURT 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. Attorney J. A. Dunlap and wife drove to Lafayette yesterday in their auto. New suits filed: No. 8772. The Grant-Warner Lumber Co. vs. Emma Herr. Action to foreclose mechanic’s lein. Demand $75. J. P. Ryan and William and A. D. Hers'hman were among the Gillam and Walker township people in town Monday on the Ryan ditch matter. Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Learning and Carmen Learning, Jr., and wife of Romney, Tippecanoe county, were Sunday guests of County Agent Learning and family. The will of the late Dr. Lewis N. Wells of Demotte was filed for probate in the circuit court yesterday. Everything is left to the widow, except $25 bequeathed to William H. Wells, an adopted son. The widow ; is named as executrix of the will, to serve without bond. Marriage licenses issued: May 21, August Emil Rosentreter of Tracy, Indiana, aged 34 June 14 last, occupation farmer, and Susan Jane Alexander of Gillam township, aged 28 May 17 last, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for male, first marriage dissolved by death in March, 1914. First marriage for female. County Chairman Welsh of the Democratic county central committee has recommended the appointment of F. E. Babcock as the Democratic member of the county board of registration, and J. A. McFarland as the Democratic clerk. Everyone must register to vote in the constitutional convention election in September, both men and women, must register with the county registration board at the county seat within twenty-nine days preceding the election, at which time the board's duties end as such registration board, but the same board now comprises the board of election c mmissioners and must arrange the ballot and canvfWs the vote after the election is held. The registration board is in continuous session for sixty days preceding the twentynine days before election.

The practically impassable sandhill cuts on the north Union road in the vicinity of the Schultz settlement; —which road is to be improved with macadam some time, contract having been let but on account of alleged inability to get the stone, it is said, the work of spreading rock may not be started this season —can be avoided, the writer found by accident Friday afternoon, by continuing north from Rensselaer fourteen miles on the Burk bridge road," straight north until just west of Kniman, then going west 1 % miles to the south end of the Keener township stone road, from which point a good road connects with all the other improved roads in the northwest part of the state. The reverse route can be followed to Rensselaer. Of course, the road is not extra good from the Burk bridge on north, but it is solid and there is no danger of getting stuck in the sand or miring down in the mud unless we have an unusually wet spell.