Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 September 1920 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs From the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL iA i - Legal New* Epitomized — Together With Other Notes Gathered by Us From the Various County Offices.

New suits filed: No. 9229. A. D. Babcock vs. Spencer Hamilton estate; action on disallowed claim. Demand S2OO. The Jasper County Teachers’ Institute opened Monday with a good attendance and got down to active business yesterday. A report of the institute will be given in Saturday’s Democrat. Garland Grant, a young farmer of just west of town, went to Chicago last Wednesday where he was •quietly married to Miss Eliazbeth Ryan of that city. The young couple returned here Wednesday and at once ’ took up their residence at the Grant farm. Mr. Grant is a prosperous J farmer and quite well known in this community. His bride was for some time a nurse in the county hospital. I

The will of the late John Donohue of Remington was filed for proobate Monday. The instrument was executed May 24, 1913. In item 1 It is asked that 80 acres of land in Benton county and the residence property be sold and the proceeds used for paying all just debts and funeral expenses, the remaining money, if any, to go to the wife; 160 acres of land, also in Benton county, is bequeathed to the wife, Sarah Donohue, for her life time, and at her death to go to his son, Martin F. Donohue, “who shall within a year after the death of sadd Sarah Donohue, pay to each of the four other children $3,000 each.”

Marriage licenses Issued: Aug. 27, William Joseph Deno of Remington, aged 23 July 21 last, farmer, and- Marie Cora Edwards, also of Remington, aged 19 Dec. 18 last, housekeeper. First marriage for each. Aug. 28, Richard G. Gasaway of Virgie, aged 47 Dec. 25 last, fanner, and Blanche E. Aylsworth of Union township, aged 43 Sept. 6 last, housekeeper. Third marriage for male, second for female, last previous marriage® dissolved by death in 1913 and 1916 respectively.

Aug. 28, Keith John Story of Chicago, aged 24 Aug. 23, engineer, and Frances French Hollett of Rensselaer, aged 19 July 4 last, instructor. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. E. W. Strecker at the Mpnnett school, from which the bride graduated some seven years ago. X Under the provisions of a law passed by the recent special session of the- legislature and carrying an emergency clause, therefore going into force and effect on and immediately after its passage, all miscellaneous claims to be presented to any county or city board for allowance; must be published at least five days before the meeting of any board authorized to allow claims, said notice to state the time when same will be presented for allowance, name of claimant and nature of services or articles furnished .and amount and price charged. No miscellaneous claim can be allowed by any board until such publication has been made. 'Persons having claims against tlje county, city, county hospital or city or town schools must file same in time for such publicar tion in order to have them allowed and paid. A penalty equal to the full amount of. the claim is fixed for failure of the proper of-! fleer to comply with the provisions of this law. The law makes numerous changes in the publication of legal notices and also requires that’ an annual statement be published by town and city school boards, similar to that now required by the county commissioners.