Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-12-30
YEAR IN THE
fNTY TEMPLE
in Various Courts
Increase Over Work
Done in 1910.
IS REMARKABLE
Department Proves Sell
mg-New Record Mar
e Licenses Issued

cuit court records for
II that the business in that
Us heavier year by year.
IRE total number of instru-
IA was $500 while this
total was 6,753. In the
7ven below, the per cent OF
over last year is practically
Il as in the total number OF
rrEnts filed. Here are facts
in the circuit court, which
be remembered at this time
ined with the Office of coun-
ETder: Declaration of inten-
.bued 270; petitions for nat
{ on issued, 81; circuit court
ligOn, 213 days; branch court
4 Pm, 104 days; grand jury in
n 10 days; indictments re-
10 open court, 81; new
atases started. 205. OF which
divorce proceedings, new
IA q started, 1856; law cases on
f.eDcket, 305 and chancery
. 3, the total being 643,
N Ipl22 NOR, than last year.
sring tho number of cases
will be noticed that the
1tlcceeded In cutting down
on the docket. This was
spite the fact that during
term of court, Judge z. c.
4 this circuit was on the ap-
~ bench and not available for
fk here The brunt fell on
Z ~. II. Gest OF this city and
d. Ramsay Of Morrison and
rked hard to accomplish
4 ley did.
rear will see the separation
duties Of circuit clerk and
Z Recorder. the population OF
land county having reached
- high permits the institu.
ORDERS ofice. This will
= ts.4Aee the stress of business
II handled at present by the
clerk.
IN THE COUNTY COURT.
sless in the county court dur
~ was practically double that
Judge r. w. Olmsted was
~ nearly all the time hear
" disposing OF various cases
rsSrds for the year show that
dDosed OF 81 civil cases. COM
'edwith sS f. 1910 and 201
MIL cases. &C impaired to 90 last
n ErrW ere &c special assess.
mt posed OF, SO insanity
|rint DISEASES of delinquency
u er "a cy disposed Of, Ia
IldreI We adopted, Il inheri'
Ice Saisers appointed and
IT ctt ions to judgment fol
Excl Ind Sundays and holidays
dge hst led heard on the average
n g bach working day during
ina bel Judge had time for 81
leh mihal work was due prin
ally Il he fact that for the frs
ne ttofi|lce OF county judge wal
para arid distinct from that o
'bati dgh.
NIB PR0BAT1c COURT.
fhe hdI te court has finished it
y le3e year and in that time
. ely demonstrated its need
he7o demonstrated that It 4
sci &c lining court which wa
Q ed OF Il when instituted
I'm e year the total receipt
e 1as, and after the salar
GNkplfnses of the court wer
M.9B remained to be turue,
n he county treasury. Tn
*o' ieIures show the bushes
n ng the year: New estates
D I'd estates. 1853; new guar
nal ! 8 /; closed guardianship.
leo hservatorships, 10, an,
90 nse7 rvatorships, s. Judg
IN IN 81 Bell made 1909 en-
90 CHS docket compared wit
" .de last year. The tota
NJ Z az n he once was $s,356.1s
ar CouNTY JAIL.
4 70 aumb& pr OF prisoners sen
an the Jtlhty Jail during tn
n s,eedsa the number of las
n 81 nesr y 100 and the larges
NIB! brought IN in one mont
akh4 all former records. Their
y y('ptnals and alleged dii
'hor}vof the p,ace housed durin
, yel sent down from the variou
irts nd justice oiiices in Rock Il
"a id Moline. The crimes 70
Sch Aey were sentenced include
rider assault with intent to Kill
rElar larceny, robbery. rape, IL
4 &c v8grancy. Some who viz
a foleh brief time were not undo
,tcned but we're detained there 1
lsultTpf bonds while awaitln
al he smallest number In th
] duiIng any one month was du
! thetmonth last past. Decembe
zen I bre were but s5 boarder
q res I'd breaking July mont
hen ] 3 called for a greater {
q le 9Th OF time promises
md fcl some time uni Ss we hnV
repetition OF fhe Ad ms count
10. scandal. The daily averal
ring tie year was 81. Those vi
Fe bee, 30 unfortunate as 70 nes
. hospitality OF Sheriff Brun
nc rewarded with excellent boni
.neugh the appropriation mats
. board OF supervisors has be-