Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 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. Dolph Day was acquitted in Squire Irwin’s court Saturday of the charge of slapping Mrs. Charles Jacks during an encounter between the two families which occurred recently, as told about at the time in The Democrat. Marriage licenses issued: July 31, Everett V. Parks of Delphi, aged 24 April 25 last, laborer, and Lola G. Edwards of Remington, aged 19 June 11 last, housekeeper. First marriage for eacji. August 2, Lon Bales Freeman of Gary, aged 28 July 21. last, farmer, and Besse Blanche Hewett of Walker township, aged 30 December 2o last, housekeeper. First marriage for each.

A Democratic* county committee meeting will be held at the court house tomorrow, commencing at 10 o’clock. All committeemen and all others interested, both men and women, are requested to come and bring a basket of dinner, as an allday meeting will be held. It is essential that all members of the committee be present as plans will be made to poll all precincts before the first registration day on Sept. 4.*— CHAIRMEN. The county commissioners completed the work of the/regular August session in one day, Monday, and adjourned to meet again in special session on Wednesday, Aug. 25, to appoint inspectors and other members of the registration boards. There will be two registration days for voters this year, and the registrations will be held in the various voting precincts of the county. The first registration will be Saturday, Sept. 4, and the second and last will be Monday, Oct. 4.

Following is a report of the proceedings of the board: B. D. McColly was awarded contract for a new bridge in Walker township over the Delahanty ditch, and one in Wheatfield township over the Delahanty lateral, at SBOO each. Contractor allowed $487 in full for ; bridge in Wheatfield township .over Hobbs ditch. Petitioners were granted permission to substitute gravel for stone in the Henry Amsler road. Supplemental report filed and approved in the Thomas Abbring road, and same was ordered established. The Ray Borgman, Joseph W. Brown, R. Sipkema, Isaac Kight, Richard Grevenstuck and Elmors Barce road petitions were continued for filing report. .Clarence Stalbaum was awarded contract for the Alfred Duggleby road in the northeast part of the county at $19,600. Contractor on the B. W. Ellsworth stone road was allowed SBOO. Engineer ordered to make new estimate of the cost of construction of the Emil Herre and Wlilliam Hershman roads. ' Commissioners filed report and recommended improvement of the Frank W. Henley road, and cause is continued for supplemental report. Expense account allowed as set out in report. Superintendent filed report of completion of, James Lane stone road in Newton township. Contractor allowed balance of $1,430, superintendent discharged and cause dropped. William Morris road, time extended to September term for filing report. , John O’Connor road petition. Supplemental report filed and approved and road ordered constructed. Certificate of completion filed in the Henry Rayburn road and auditor directed to pay contractor balance of $3,420 when claim of S4OO due

A. S. Keene for labor 4s satisfied. Contractor allowed $1,789.60 on the W. O. Rowles stone road. Ed Kanne resigns as superintendent and W. D. Bringle appointed In his stead. Contractor allowed $432 on the G. I. Thomas stone road. Joe Thomas resigns as superintendent of the Joseph E. Thomas stone road and Edgar S. Thornton is appointed in his stead. Certificate of completion filed in the E. S. Thornton road and com tractor allowed balance due of SB,593.35. Superintendent discharged and cause dropped. Contractor allowed $4,793.75 on the G. L. Thornton road. Auditor reports sale of bonds of $7,600 to J. H.

Chapman at par and accrued Interest. Contractor allowed $320.30 on the W. L. Wood road. Road petition of Arthur L. Waymire continued for report. Road petition of Jesse Eldridge et al docketed. Petition of O. G. Baker for road Improvement referred to E. D. Nesbitt, engineer, and W. L. Wood and B. D. McColly appointed viewers, to meet Aug. 7. Supplemental report filed in the George L. Nanninga road, showing no damages, and road is ordered constructed. Superintendent reported completion of the Mary Bartoo ditch, and balance due contractor was ordered paid. Report filed in the Wm. Folger ditch in Barkley township and cause continued for objections. Superintendent reported completion of the Arthur R. Kresler ditch and recommended that contractor be paid sls extra for filling, which was so ordered, together with balance due contractor.

Amanda Reece ditch petition was extended to September term for filing report. No remonstrances filed in the Frank Zacher ditch petition, and Thomas Redgate was appointed third commissioner, to meet Aug. 7. Trustee of Carpenter township granted permission to extend additional poor relief, not exceeding $lO per month, to Mrs. Bartlett. The boundaries of the voting precincts of Barkley township were ordered changed, and one new precinct added, making three precincts for that township. L. H. Hamilton, who was recently elected a member of the Rensselaer school board, resigned as one of the trustees of the Jasper county hospital, and Mrs. Marion I. Adams, of one mile south of Rensselaer, was appointed in his stead. Interest on county funds for the month of July was reported as follows (Trust & Savings bank of Rensselaer and Farmers’ National bank of Remington not yet in): First National bank, Rensselaer, $183.63; Farmers & Merchants National bank,. Rensselaer, $139.88; State bank. Rensselaer, $119.73; State bank, Rpjv ington, $139.98; Bank of Wheatflei® $49.49.