Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 April 1919 — COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

ißterestlng Paragraphs From th* Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomised —Together With Other Note* Gathered From the Several Oooaty Offic--*. Coyuty Commissioner Charles Welch and George Putt of west Carpenter were visitor* in the city Thursday. . New suits filed: No. 9044. David Popel vs. Ida Scholz et al; complaint on contract. No. 9045. Rensselaer Lumber Co. vs. Merton V. Brown et al, suit on account. Demand 1341.84 with Interest from July 23, 1917. t Marriage licenses issued: April 16, John M. Burris of Rensselaer, aged 37 June 15 last, laborer, and Lulu May Warfel, also of Rensselaer, aged 28 March 14 last, housekeeper. Third marriage for male, previous marriages dissolved by death on April 16, 1918, and October 3, 1918. Second marriage for female, first marriage dissolved by death October 19, 1918.

The late lamented, legislature certainly muddled up the highway law until no one knows anything about where they are at, not even members of that body who 'helped to pass the present abortion. Dozens of petitions for the improvement of highways under the socalled county unit law are being idled in every county in the state. [Many of these petitions are for short stretches of road which accommodate perhaps but two or three individuals and should really not be built under the county unit law at all. Many of the amendments to the original law and which passed both branches of the legislature, through error .or incompetency, were not incorporated in the law at all. If we are to get any state highways whatever it will be necessary for the county commissioners to -turn down practically all of these numerous petitions that are being filed for roads under the county unit law. Both the commissioners and the county council have a voice in determining the "public,utility” of any propoeed roads, and they should not permit the county to be tied up in such a way that we cannot get the much-needed trunk lines which would benefit th<* county as a whole. The entire county bhoujd

not be asked to pay for some little cross-road that is seldom used and benefits but two or three people. County Commissioner Charles Welch and George of Carpenter township attended a large and enthusiastic road meeting at Monticello Thursday night in the interests of a state highway from Logansport to the Illinois state line. While the primary purpose of the meeting—which was addressed by L. H. Wright of the state highway commission —was to boost for a state road between these three county seats, the boosters became so enthusiastic that it was thought the road should go on to Ft. Wayne, and a committee was appointed to confer with the counties on east and north as to their desires. Messrs. Welch and Butt are earnest supporters of a north and south state highway through Jasper county, and while Newton county has taken steps to boost the “Adeway,” it is hoped to convince the state road officials of the advantage of our Jackson 'highway, which would connect our county seat with that of Lake.