Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 May 1918 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From tin Various Dipartmeots OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. The last day for paying the spring installment of taxes brought iu $91,143.10. The county commissioners met in adjourned session Monday and were still grinding yesterday. The Republicans of the Tenth district met in Rensselaer yesterday and Lawrence Lyons of Brook was re-elected district chairman. Marriage licenses issued: May 14, William H. Clayton of South Bend, aged 31 May 17 last, factory worker, and Fern L. Poisel of Jasper county, aged 17 December 15 last, housekeeper. Second marriage for male, first marriage dissolved by divorce in 1915; first marriage for female. Married by Rev. J. B. Fleming. Walter Lynge, who has been in poor health for some time, suffering from a nervous breakdown, was examined by Drs. Gwin, Loy and Kresler Monday and pronounced insane. Application has been made to send him to Longcliff. It is hoped that the treatment there will be of benefit to him. He has fits if extreme melancholy and worries unnecessarily, and it was thought he might do himself harm if left unconfined. In publishing the primary election results in Saturday’s Democrat we had forgotten about there being a contest for precinct committeeman in Marion, No. 2, on the Democratic ticket, the only precinct in the county in which two candidates had filed for the office, and in this case it was not the intention ot either to file if anyone else did so. The candidates were Dolph Day and Claude B. Harris. Mr. Day received six more votes than M". Harris in the election.