Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 June 1917 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From tilt Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Judge C. W. Hanley was at Crown Point on business Friday. Sheriff McColly took Mrs. M. C. Coover of Remington to Longcliff Saturday. Commissioners’ court will convene for the regular July session next Monday. Elsie Trussell, daughter of Arthur Trussell of north 6f town, was declared insane Monday and application has been made to send her to Longcliff. She is about 26 years of age. F. M. Hershman and several others from Walker township were down Monday on Barnard ditch business, the hearing of which was taken up before Special Judge Wason of the Carroll-White circuit Monday. John Robinson, recently resigned, as deputy sheriff, is now employed 1 as watchman at the Indiana Steel! company plant at Gary and is getting $3.75 per, The Democrat is informed. Hie is on the day force one week and night force the next, we understand.

Up to yesterday noon seventy-two voters had registered in Jasper county, three women and sixtynine men. Mrs. A. Halleck Was the first woman to register in this county and County Superintendent Ernest Lamson was the first male voter. Up to this time but three women have registered—Mrs. A. Halleck, Miss Agnes Platt and Mrs. George Scott. Last ' Friday County TrSfcfeurer May sold the following stone road bonds to J. F, Wild & Co. of In? dianapolis: „ , ; Gratner stone road, $7,800, premium $2. Parkison stone road, $6,400, premium $1.50. Folger stone road, $11,600, premium $5.60. Adams stone road, $10,400, premium $5.10. Payne stone road, $9,200, premium $3.75. Former County Commissioner William Hershman of Walker township was in the city yesterday. Mr. Hershman has out 185 acres of oats and 175 acres of corn, all of which are looking fine, the oats especially so. Tn fact, he says, he fears the oats are too rank a growth and that they will go down badly. With favorable weather for the balance of the season Mr. Hershman thinks we will raise the greatest oats crop ever harvested in Jasper county, and that the corn, too, will be a good crop. Marriage licenses issued: June 23, William Edward Rose of Berkley township, aged 21 January 1 last, occupation farmer, and Bessie Marvel Watson of Gillam township, aged 18 September 7 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage •, ■ . j> >■ —- for each. June 26, Ora Ancel Jones of Jasper county, aged 22 March 9 last, occupation farmer, and Gladys Alma Peters, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Peters of south Marion, aged 20 December 9 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each..