Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 53, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 October 1917 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT 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 R. K. Bedgood of Lafayette was in the city on business Monday. A. C. Stauffenburg of Manhattan, Illinois, and Fred Lyons of Brook were in the city Monday on business connected wtih the recent sale of the former’s farm southeast of town to Mr. Lyons and J. D. Rich. Francesville Tribune: A petition has been filed with the county auditor providing for the construction of a road on the west side of the Monon tracks at the Starke county line and extending southward to the White county line. This road will be built partly by government appropriation to the state. Township Trustee Albert S. Keene and J. L. Smith were down from Wheatfield yesterday on business, the former to look after his macadam street contracts in Rensselaer. Both Home avenue and Grove street have been rolled and are ready to receive rock, and Mr. Keene stated that the rock spreading would begin today. Mr. Smith informed us that the recent frost did much more damage in the north end of the county than he had thought until Monday when he husked out a load of corn from his own field.

Following is the report of the county commiasioners’ doings at their Monday session, except claims allowed, which latter will appear in Saturday’s issue as well as the proceedings of yesterday: Fees collected for the quarter by the various county officers were, reported as follows: Auditor, $36.60; clerk, $205.40; recorder, $348.35; sheriff. $64.25. Fred Popp was appointed superintendent of construction of the Judson I. Adams stone roads and Harry E. Reed superintendent cf the William Folger and W. H. Gratner stone roads, all in Barkley township. John Parkison was appointed superintendent of the John F. Payne stone road. W. V. Porter, contractor, was allowed $2,600 on the C. L. Carr stone road, S6OO on the James Lan© stone road and $1,600 on the D. H. Yeoman stone road, all in Newton township. Contractors Johnson & Salrin were allowed $584 on the Joe Hallagan stone road and SSBO on the G. B. Parkinson stone road. Contractors Moneyhun & Son were allowed $2,600 and $1,056 on the W. L. Wood gravel road system in Union township, and road No. 2 and road No. 1 from stations 294 plus 90 to station 453 plus 30, was accepted as completed and made a part of the free gravel road system of Jasper county. In the petition heretofore filed for the sale of 240 acres of school lands in section 16, Keener township, petition was granted and land ordered sold for not less than appraised value and on terms and notice as provided by law at public auction at court house door on November 2 at 2 p. nr.