Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1917 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the , Vsrlous Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomised—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Attorney A. D. Babcock of Goodland and son, Attorney James E, Babcock, of Indianapolis were in Rensselaer on business Monday. The Henry C. DeKock ditch was sold Saturday by County Surveyor E. D- Nesbitt to A. Bennema of Fowler. The contract price is 13.45 cents per cubic y^rd.. Frank J. Babcock was adjudged insane Monday and application has been made to send him to Longcliff for treatment. Mr. Babcock is about 65 years old and has been in failing health for the past five years.

Marriage licenses issued: September 1, William Elmer Daniels of Rensselaer, aged 25 February 23 last, occupation clerk, and Mary Leota Muster, also of Rensselaer, aged 23 June 18 last, occupation clerk. First marriage for each. New suits filed: No. 8811. Mary G. Adams vs. Earl E. Adams, et al.; action for division of real estate. No. 8812. Lominnie Dawson vs. Charles Thomas Dawson; action for divorce. Failure to provide is charged.

I Attorney and Mrs. George A. Williams, who had been at their farm in Ohio for several weeks, returned home Saturday. Mr. Williams stated that yields of all small grains in that section were far above the average, with prosperity on every hand. The coiinty board of education , held an informal meeting at the j office of County Superintendent j Sterrett Monday. Only about half | of the trustees were present, and ( the purpose of the meeting was to discuss school books and the transportation of pupils. Trustee Hammerton of -Union township on Saturday sold an issue •of $14,000 school bonds and SB,OOO | township bonds to the Trust & SavI ings bank of this city, whose bid * was $225 premium for the former and SBO premium for the latter. The total bid of the Trust & Savings bank was sl4 more than the aggregate bid of J. F. Wild & Co. of Indianapolis. The September term of the Jasper circuit court will convene next Monday.. A grand jury has been drawn and ordered to report September 11, and is as follows: jE. G. Brown ....Kankakee lEd Ranton Marion Riley Snyder ...... Hanging Grove W. C. Rose Barkley j James Bullis , Jordan The petit jury was drawn and ordered to report the third Mon- ■ day, as follows: Fred Tresmer Kankakee Frank Somers . , , .Milroy George Wood .Carpenter Joseph Pullins Barkley . !J. D. Allman Marion ! James Washburn Carpenter William Dunn Milroy, John R. Lewis ...... Barkley Schuyler Robinson Gillam j John G. Hayes Marion Herman Ahier - Gillam Samuel Seegrist Kankakee'

The county commissioners were in regular monthly session Monday and yesterday, and a report of the first day’s prooceedings is given below. Tuesday’s proceedings will be published in Saturday's Democrat; Trustee of Wheatfield township, petition for bridge—Contractor A. S. Keene allowed part payment in the sum of SI,OOO. Trustee of Jordan township, petition for bridge—Contractor John Daniels allowed contract price of $998, and cause^ropped. Trustee of Marion township, petition for bridge repair—Contractor W. V. Porter allowed contract price of $491 and cause dropped. Trustee of Marion township, petition for bridge repair—Contractor W. V. Porter allowed contract price of $249, and cause dropped. B. Forsythe et al. petition for stone road improvement—Petitioners show that no bids had been re-

ceived for this road for the reason that the estimate of the cost of the improvement is less than the cost of procuring the same, and ask for the appointment of a new engineer and viewers. Board appoints E. D. Nesbitt as engineer and George T. Putt and George H. May as viewers. and they were ordered to file their new estimate yesterday. Hallagan stone road —Contractors Johnson & Salrin allowed sl,948. James Lane stone road —Contractor W. V. Porter allowed $ 1.600. Nanninga stone road - -Contractor A. S. Keene allowed $960. G. B. Parkison stone road—Contractor Jacob Johnson allowed $2.400. ■ D. H. Yeoman stone road—Contractor W. V. Porter allowed $B2l. W. L. Wood stone road—Contractor I. W. Moneyhun allowed $2,560. County farm superintendent filed quarterly report and same was examined and approved. Interest on public funds in the various depositories of the county was reported as follows: First National bank, Rensselaer, $160.01; Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $125.85; State Bank of Remington, $140.63: State Bank of Rensselaer, $116.72; Bank of Wheatfield, $41.15.