Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1919 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL L«fal News Epitomised—Together With Other Notes Gathered by Vs From the Various County Offices. Due to the foresight of the city in laying in a good supply of coal during the summer, 60 days’ supply is still on hand. The county heating plant is also well supplied. The general opinion is that the strike will not last very long. i ■>— The case against the Monon railroad tor damages growing out of the killing of Noble Peacock near the stock pens to Rensselaer some years ago, was compromised in the Newton circuit court a few days ago,’ the railroad company paying all costs and $l5O damages. The court house clock "went out” a tew weeks ago. In' sympathy with the steel strikers, and only got back on Its job this week, evidently considering the strike lost, something that has not yet occurred to the strike leaders. The Democrat commends Its astuteness and hopes it will know better than to do anything of this sort again soon. The August bulletin of the State Board of Health, which has just reached our table, gives 11 deaths reported in Jasper county for the month of August, 1919, against 12 for the same month in 1918. However, up to August 31, 1919, 114 deaths had been reported for the calendar year, against but 91 for the same period of 1918. Of the 11 deaths this August 5 were persons 65 years of age or over; 1 under 1 year; 1 over 1 and under 10 years; 1 over 10 and. under 20 years. Two of the deaths reported was caused from tuberculosis, and one from cancer. Fifteen births were reported in the county for the month of August. County Auditor Hammond received a new tax schedule yesterday morning from the state tax board, in which the board made another revision of the tuition and special school levy in several corporative of the county. This will increase the levy heretofore published the amount given by the change, in the corporations affected, (providing the changes are approved by the auditor, which they probably will be. This change was agreed to Nov. 6, says the order, and the auditor is directed to place same on the tax duplicate if same have not already been figured on the levy as originally made. The changes made in the latest order follow: Wheatfield (town), tuition levy raised from 35 cents to 45 cents. Rensselaer, tuition levy raised from 82 to 36 cents, and special school from 24 to 28 cents. Walker, tuition raised from 19 to 23 cents, and special school from 15 to 20 cents. Keener, tuition raised from 24 to 26 cents, and special school from 29 to 35 cents. Kankakee, tuition raised from 34 to 36 cents, and special school from 23 to 27 cents. "These changes to be made if the auditor approves same, and not otherwise," says the order. Following is a report of the ’proceedings of the county commissioners at their closing day’s session, Tuesday: Board raised salary of supt. and matron of poor from from SBOO per year to SI,OOO per year. R. W. Pool petition for highway —E. D. Nesbitt appointed engineer and W- D. Myres and John Petit as viewers, to meet Nov. 8. Same order in highway petitions of William Grube and W. D. Myres. Bertis C. Eldridge stone road — Contract awarded to B. D. McColly for $10,214.50. William Woodworth appointed supt. of construction. No blds received on the Julius Hine stone road, and board finds Estimate too low. New estimate ordered. W. O. Rowles stone road —Engineer shows contract price to have been $5,072; total value of work

done $1,1’64.05, contractor having been paid $768. Balance due contractor, $396.05, allowed and ordered paid. Road ordered re-ad-vertlsed and sold at December term. W. L. Wood gravel road —Contract awarded Jacob Johnson for section 5 for $20,129. Bonds ordered isbued. P. w. Roberts joint road improvement between Jasper and Newtoh counties —'Joint session of commissioners of two counties held. E D. Nesbitt appointed engineer arid /Meddle Sigo of Newton county and/ George Putt of Jasper county, viewers, to meet at office of W. E. Harry in Brook Nov. 12, and proceed to view said road and report on or before Dec- 1. Same order as above in Ernest Lamson joint road. A. R. Kresler ditch —Board finds that $6,100.80 has been paid In, and $2,790.80 remafie unpaid. Bonds ordered issued for unpaid assessments. Mose Leopold allowed S3OO attorney fee. A. I. Sargent ditch —Report and profile filed; expense account allowed; cause continued for remonsbr B>HC6S Simon Thompson ditch —Final report filed showing collections of $1,189.55 and expenditures of sl,193.25, overdraft of $3.70 paid by

supt. Report approved and cause dropped. Interest on county funds not included in the report of proceedings published in Wednesday’s Democrat: Trust & Savings bank, Rensselaer, $142.76; State bank, Rensselaer, $142.89; Bank of Wheatfield, $56.08. Requisition for poor farm supplies for next quarter approved and notice ordered given for letting contract. On (petition of F- R. Erwin and 12 others asking for the appointment of a justice of the peoce in Union township, board appoints William W. Warne as such.