Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1919 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments, OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices. Monday, Nov. 3, is the last day Cor paying the fall installment of taxes. Attorney and Mrs. Jasper Guy of Remington were visitors in the city Thursday. Only one more week for paying the fall installment of taxes to avoid delinquency. Attorneys P. R. Blue of Wheatfield and John Greve of Demotte were business visitors in the city Wednesday. New suits filed: No. 9117. Petition of Central Garage of Rensselaer to change name to The Central Sales Co. The Woman’s Franchise League will meet next Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock at the court hou'se. All members are urged to be present. —Advt. Marriage license’s issued: Oct. 23, Albert Franklin Kerns of Gifford, aged 27 Jan. 22 last, farmer, and Hattie Lelah Graham of Knimani, aged 17 June 19 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Female being under age, her Another, Bertha May Graham, gave consent to issuance of license. ■ i i Some w»». or a dozen witnesses were taken over to Kentland Thursday on the case of the petition of Marion I. Adams for a guardian for Earl Adams, but the entire day was "consumed by the attorneys in making up the issues and getting ready to hear testimony, which was begun; yesterday. One of the witnesses who put in all day Thursday at Kentland, only to have to go back again yesterday, says that the time of all these witnesses was wasted Thursday, sitting around waiting for the issues to be made up, and he thinks that the court and lawyers should get together on an agreement not to call the witnesses until practically ready to go to trial with a case..

With the completion of the J. W. Hitehings stone road In Jordan township, which Is now practically done, Rensselaer, ForeSman and Brook will be connected by an east and west stone' road, as this road connects the gap on the west with the Foresman road. The road connects on the east with stone roads already in and connecting with the Rensselaer-Remington road about 60 rods south of the slough bridge, some four miles south of Rensselaer. The F. L. Hoover road connecting with the road leading west from the Catholic hemetery and running south past the William M. Hoover homestead and connecting south thereof with the road heretofore mentioned, has also been completed recently. <•