Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 March 1918 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

InttrestinE Paragraphs From tha Various Dopartments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. Attorney John Greve of Demotte was in the city yesterday. County Treasurer Charles V. May was in Chicago on business Monday. The Jasper county council has been called in special session for April 1 to make some additional appropriations for 1918, the official call being published in another column of The Democrat. Marriage licenses issued: March 16, Fred Louis Oberlander of Remington, aged 27 December 9 last, mechanic, and Hilda Thressa Detrick, also of Remington, aged 18 March 8, housekeeper. First marriage for each. New suits filed: No. 8909. The Bank of Wheatfield vs. Oris Salrin et al. Suit on notes. Demand S6OO and SSOO respectively. No. 8910. Hibben, Hollweg & Co. vs. Carrie D. Short. Suit on account. Demand $158.80.

Appeal in the Ryan ditch has been perfected and the case will go to the supreme court. The appeal is taken in the name of Austin O Moore and the appeal is signed by John Eger as surety. Appeal has also been taken in the Oliver ditch by Charles Chamberlain and John and Isaac Marlatt. John T. Biggs of Wheatfield has announced himself as a candidate for the Republican nomination for county treasurer. Treasurer, auditor and sheriff are the only new offices to be filled at the election in November, and it is understood that all the present incumbents, other than the treasurer, auditor and sheriff, will be candidates for renomination. R. L. Budd of Union township has announced himself as a candidate for the Republican nomination for clerk, against the present incumbent, Jesse Nichols, and Bert Amsler of Marion township has announced his name for county commissioner for the Second district. It is said that neither Commissioner D. S. Makeever or Charles Welch will be candidates for renomination. 3 At a caucus held at' the court house Saturday afternoon by Republican voters of Marion township, Rev. C. W. Postill was prevailed upon to make the race for the nomination for township trustee —the present incumbent, Harvey W. Wood, Jr., announcing that he would not be a candidate —and Louis Shirer was induced to run for assessor. Other Republican announcements made for township office are G. L. Parks for trustee in Milroy and G. L. Thornton for assessor in Newton.

Republican candidates for office who have already filed their declaration of candidacy with the clerk are as follows: For sheriff —John E. Robinson, True D. Woodworth, Gail Michal, L. A. Harmon. Clerk—Jesse E. Nichols, Rensselaer; R. L. Budd, Union township. Treasurer —John T. Biggs. County assessor—G. L. Thornton, Rensselaer. County commissioner, Second district —Bert Amsler, Marion township. Township trustee —George H. Hammerton, Union; W. E. Poole, Hanging Grove; John Rush, Newton; Julius Huff, Jordan; Charles W. Postill, Marion; William V. Vannatta, George L. Parks, Milroy. Township assessor—L. P. Shirer, Marion; F. M. Goff, Union. Advisory board. —Fred S. Tyler, Marion; Mason M. Barlow, Walter C. Gilmore, Milroy. Precinct committeemen —Ed Ranton, Marion No. 1; Jesse A. Snider, Marion No. 2; Moses Leopold, Marion No. 3; John Southard, Milroy; W. M. Woodworth, Hanging Grove. No Democrats have filed declarations as yet.