Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 December 1918 — 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. John T. Biggs, P. R. Blue, Alex Jensen and William Helmick were down from Wheatfield Monday. County Demonstrator, Miss La Verne Geyer, is spending the holidays at her home at South Liberty. —s—; The war is over, and the big billboard hag been removed from the northwest corner of the coutt house square. Mr. and Mrs. Carl Heinz and daughter Dorothy of Hammond spent Christmas here with the latter’s parents, Sheriff and Mrs. B. D. McColly. Marriage licenses issued: December 24, Trevor William Eger of Rensselaer, aged 37. November 26 last, clerk, and Bessie Bera Bartoo of Remington, aged 20 March 5 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. It is again time to apply for automobile licenses. Miss Mabel Nowels, inotary public at The Democrat office, will be pleased to fill out and acknowledge your application and send same in for you. Don’t wait until next month or the month after and run the risk of someone entering complaint and you having to pay a fine. Apply now. ts

There will be but few new faces among the county officers next Wednesday. In fact, but one, that of True D. Woodworth as sheriff. All of the others whose terms be-* gin this January 1 succeeding themselves. Charles V. May* and J. P. Hammond hold over another year as treasurer and auditor, respectively. The township trustees all take their office next Wednesday, and of these Gillam, Jordan, Kankakee, Marion, Milroy, Union, Walker and Wheatfield have new trustees, while in* * Barkley, Carpenter, Hanging Grove, Keener and Newton the old trustees succeed themselves.