Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 January 1920 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interestlngßiragriphs Fremths Various Departments ” - OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL • i — Legal News Epitomized—Together With Other Notos Gathered by Vs From the Various County Offices. The county commissioners wijl meet in regular session Monday. .New suits filed.: No. 9154. Elbert T. Harris vs. Jessie H. Roberts; action of appointment of guardian- /• <> . . Attorney W~’j7”Reed of Knox was In Rensselaer Thursday looking after matters connected with the Ryan ditch. •

There were 21 marriage licenses issued last month, against 7 for the preceding month and 8 for the corresponding month of 1918. County Superintendent and Mrs. M. L. Sterrett and son returned Tuesday from visit with Mrs. Sterrett’s sister, Miss Belle May, who is in a hospital at Valparaiso. Tom Huston, who Ihas been quite poorly of late from chronic ailments, will enter the county hospital tomorrow for treatment and a possible operation. Come in and look over our line of new and rebuilt typewriters before buying one. We can save you money. Have on hand at present 10 machines of various standard makes.—THE DEMOCRAT. ts At the special meeting of the county commissioners Wednesday to let the book and stationery contracts for 1920 and to close the business of the year, contract for Claeses 1, 2 and 3 were awarded to A. E. Boyce & Co. of Muncie, and contract for Class 4 to The Democrat.

Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 31, Paul Edward Bible of Gillam township, aged 19 Feb. 26 last, farmer, and Lillian Mae Hindsley, also of Gillam, aged 18 9 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Male being under age, his father, William E. Bible, gave consent to issuance of license. Dec. 31, ®enry Clay Dewees of Jasper county, aged 39 Dec. 29, farmer, and Bessie Irene .Rush, also of Jasper county, aged 25 Oct; 17 last, housekeeper. Second marriage foFeach, former marriages dissolved by death in IfilS.and 1917 respectively. Married by Rev. W. T. Barbre at the Christian parsonage. Dec. 31, George Henry .. Hoos of Chicago, aged 60 July 2 last, yardmaster, and Nellie Delia Fisher of Minneapolis, Minn., aged 50 June 3 last, dressmaker. Third marriage for male, previous marriages dissolved by death; second marriage ifor female, previous marriage dissolved by divorce in 1913. \ Jan. 1, Clarence Alonzo Smith of Sherburn, Minn., agpd 28 July 9 last, brick mason, and Thelma May Noland of Jasper county, aged 21 June 14 last, teacher. First marriage for each,