Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 September 1919 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

inferestliii Paragraphs From fire Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOt ■I” • Legal News Epitomized —Together *Wlth Other Notes Gathered by Us r From the Various County Offiees. • Attorney G. A. Williams made a business trip to Ft. Wayne Monday. Attorney W.~E _ Harry of Brook was looking after matters in commissioners’ court here Monday. County Treasurer-elect John 1. Biggs and William B. McNeil of Wheatfield, were in Rensselaer Saturday. There were IQ marriage licenses issued last month against 8 for the preceding month and 4 for the corresponding month of 1918. The state board of tax commissioners has approved the proposed issue of >6,600 bonds for the Frank Fenwick stone, road In Jotdam township. New suits filed? No. 9088. Petition of Paul Thomas Shanks to change his name, to Paul Thomas Van Cleave. No. 9089. Chaflea Kadar vs. Ray Collins; suit an account. Demand >102.50. Frank Bell of Chicago, who served as court reporter ioi the JasperNewton circuit dunrg the absence of Mike Wagner in the service last summer, has been appointed court reporter for the Benton-Warren circuit. He will also act as private secretary for Judge Berry of Fowler.

The county council and the advisory boards of the various townships in Jasper county met, according to statute law, yesterday, but it was said that they would probably be obliged'to adjourn until September 15 to fix the tax levy, because of the action of the state board of tax commissioners in increasing the assessments on all property except cash add notes. It is said that this action will make it necessary to go through the assessment lists to determine the actual assessment in the county, townships and municipalities. Marriage licenses issued: August 30, William Duncan Hyslop of Bedford, Ind., aged 21 December 8 last, telegraph operator, and Margaret Eugenia Mason of Remington, aged 24 Januaury 17 last, clerk. ■First, marriage for .Married by Rev. W. T. Barbre at his residence. ? August .30, Willie Ambros Cunningham of .Morocco, agsd .18 July 14 last, farmer, and Hattie May Shetty of 18 December last. housekeeper. First marriage for each. Male being under age, his father, J. W. Cunningham, gives consent to issuance of license. August 30, Tunis R. Grawn of Kentland, aged 33 September 14 ig,st,., farmer,.,, and,. Charity Ora Brown of Rensselaer, aged "24 December 9 last, housekeeper. Second marriage for male, first marriage for female. Married by Rev. W. T. Barbre at his residence. y * * The county met in regular session Monday and muchi business was cojnpleted for the first day’s session. The board was still in session yesterday. Following is a report of Monday’s proceedings: Harry E. Giffprd, contractor for the Judspn L- Adams, William Folger and John F. Payne stone roads in Barkley township, was directed to appear before the board on October 6 and show cause why said roads had not been completed ors contract forfeited. Allowances \<®re made to contractors on roads now building as follows: A. E. Herriman, Jolin J. Borntrager road, $1,740; B. D. McColly, C. L. Carr road, $5,840; A. S Keene, B. W. Ellsworth road, $320; William Stalbaum, J. W. Kitchings rohd, $3,320, and Maurice E. Gorman road, $640; Johnson & Salrin, W. H. Gratner road, $1,080.; Johnson & Hindley, Joseph Kosta road, $3,524, W. L. Wood road, $1,300. - « J. R. Phillips stone road, George Johnson appointed superintendent of construction and M. Leopold al-

lowed an additional attorney fee of SSO. Z Granville Moody stone road, M. Leopold allowed an additional attorney fee of .SSO. f Roatj contracts were. awarded, as

follows: A; S. Keene of Wheatfield. the Jacob A. May atone road at >17.235.78. and the G I. Thomas stone road at 18,865. Both these roads are In Carpenter township. B. D. Me Colly of Rensselaer the Fred Jfc Tyler stone road in Marlon township at $17,648.20. Robert J. Yeoman stone road in New top township to Hugh E. Yeoman, also of Newton, at $14,600. The H. W. Jackson stone road in Marlon township .to William* Stalbaum of Walker towriehip at $4,232.25. The latter road Is but a half mile in length and lies three-fourths of a mile north of the Monon railroad, so that none of the haul ip more than a mile and a quarter. It wbuld seem that the contractor ought to clean up some good money on this little patch of. road, but Mr. Stalbaum* has a couple of contracts over in Jordan township on which he will have hard worto to break even, it Is said. > Supplemental report on the John Stack stone road in west Carpenter was approved, road ordered established, and auditor directed to give notice of sale on October 6. Sale of the John Rusk stone road was also ordered on October 6. Amended report was filed in the Curtis M. Dewey ditch and notice ordered given land owners. October '6 set as date for hearing. Expense account allowed as set out in report. In the Frank Neslus ditch the treasurer of White county reported $3,063.70 of assessments paid and $2,568.35 unpaid. Bonds ordered issued for unpaid amount. The drainage commissioners weregranted additional time to October 6 to report In the Andrew K. Yeoman ditch. ‘ ' Contracts for poor farm supplies were awarded as follows: Meats, to Milton Roth, steak at 28 cents a pound and roast at 23 cents a pound; groceries to John Eger and dry goods to the G. E. Murray Co. Interest on county funds for the month of August was reported as follows . First National bank, Rensselaer, $151.07; Bank of Wheatfield, $54.80. Reports of Trust & Savings bgpk, Rensselaer,

and State bank, Remington, were not in. The quarterly report of the superintendent of the county farm showed 13 inmates of the poor asylum, 8 males and 5 females. The receipts from stock and grain sold during the quarter totaled sl,198.23, and the expenses $2,040.46, leaving a net deficit of $842.23, or about S3OO per month.