Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 June 1920 — 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. Attorney George A. Williams went to Indianapolis yesterday to be gone a couple of days on business. Have you filed your primary expense account? If not, better do so Immediately, as Friday is the last day for filing. There were 12 marriage licenses issued last month against 10 for the proceeding month and 8 for the corresponding month of 1919. The county board of review meets next Monday In regular session. The appointive members this year are Ellis Jones of Remington and C. R. Peregrine of Kankakee township. The 1920 census gives Lake county a population of 159,924, a gain of 77,060 over the census of 1910. This population will give an increase in salary of the Lake county commissioners from $1,200 per year to $2,800, and the county clerk will now receive a salary of $31,000 per year. The school enumeration for Lake county this year is 42,448, a gain of 2,624 over last year.

Marriage licenses issued: May 28, Jacob J. Klaus of Remington, aged 37 March 29, tailor, and Anna Wahl also of Remington, aged 41 August 18 last, housekeeper. First marriage for male, second marriage for female; first marriage dissolved by death in 1911. May 29, Carl Paul Trump of Fair Oaks, aged 22 October 1 last, laborer, and Trellis Elizabeth Wood of Parr, aged 16 April 18 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Female being under age her mother Delia E. Wood gives consent to issuance of license.