Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 97, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 March 1919 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From thi Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Degal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered From the Several County Offices. “Commodore” O’Connor was down from Kniman Saturday. County Superintendent M. L. Sterrett spent Saturday in Lafayette.' County Treasurer May and family were over at Wolcott and Remington Sunday. Attorney Russell Bedgood of Lafayette was a business visitor in the city Saturday. ■ ■ Attorney W. H. Parkinson of Lafay et tv was in Rensselaer Monday looking after some business matters. Former County Commissioner William' Hershman of Walker township was a business visitor in the city yesterday. There were 12 marriage licenses issued last month, against 8 for the preceding month and 7 for the /corresponding month of 1918.

Marriage licenses issued: March 1, Ray Edward Kellenberger of Monon, aged 32 March 12 last, lineman, and Edna Blanche Hayes of Rensselaer, aged 19 June 15 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. The Walker Township National Farm Loan association closed up two more loans this week, one of SB,OOO and one $6,000, making a total of nearly SIOO,OOO in loans made by this association since its organization, a little over a year and a half ago. The greater part of the real estate transfers recorded' during the past few K*ays come from the south end of the county, and farm lends over there are certainly becoming very valuable. Two transfers just have lately been made of 80-acre farms at SIB,OOO each, which is $225 per acre. John Knox, son of Thomas Knox of, south of town, who died overseas of pneumonia a few months ago, carried SIO,OOO war risk insurance, one-half of which was payable to his father as beneficiary and one-half to his youngest sister Miss Lucile Knox who is a student in the Rensselaer high school. It 1 was necessary for the latter to have a guardian to draw her monthly alottment of this insurance, and her brother-in-law, Frank L. Hoover, has been appointed as such.

The county commissioners finished up the regular business of the term Monday and following Is a report of the proceedings: The county auditor was directed to notify Contractors Morrow & DeArmond to appear before the board on the first day of the April term and show cause why two new bridges over the Schatzley ditch in Walker township should not be put in, according to contract. The contract for the Joseph Kosta stone road in Union township was let to Johnson & Hindley for >10,449. Mr. Kosta was appointed superintendent of construction and presented bond, which was approved. The board found that the expense < location and construction would be >II,OOO, and bonds were ordered issued for this amount in denominations of >550 and bearing 4y, ner cent interest. In tnerjj. R. Phillips stone road in Hanging Grove township, notice j o F sale was ordered given. 1 .n the Bertis C. Eldridge stone road the report of viewers hereto- j fore filed was continued for objectiofis and damages. 'Expense ac- j fcjiunt allowed as set out in report. ®upt. L. P. Shirer filed final re-1 port in the’ Harrv Gifford ditch, I showing receipts o. '>l 999.50 and disbursements of >1,9b4.25. Report approved and contractor allowed the balance as shown in report for services. In the Arthur R. Kresler ditch the transcript of the circuit court proceeding, showing the establishment of the ditch; was filed and If. D. Nesbitt, heretofore appointed superintendent of construction, was ordered to proceed with the con-

struction of same. Charles W. Postill, trustee of Marion township, was granted permission to extend additional poor relief in the amount of >ls per quarter to Mrs. Clency Wood, Mrs. Lyman Zea, Miss Rosa Culp, Mrs. Anna Elder, Mrs. Mary Deer, Mr. Maloney and J. H. Moore. The quarterly report of G. M. Wilcox, superintendent of the county farm, for the quarter ending February 28, showed receipts totaling >1,102.02, as follows: Wheat sold, >421.52; bogs, >483.70; horse, >150; corn, >46.80. The expenditures for quarter were >1,874.08, leaping a net deficit of >772 for the quarter.