Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 108, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 May 1911 — MABLE DITCH TRIAL CONTINUED TO JUNE STH. [ARTICLE]

MABLE DITCH TRIAL CONTINUED TO JUNE STH.

Special Judge Marvin Open* Case and It is Continued by Agreement of Attorneys. 1 mi. ■ A& Attorney George R. Marvin, of Monticello, who was agreed upon as the special judge to try the Marble ditch case, came over this Saturday morning and in less than a half hour opened up the case and then continued court over from the regular, session to an adjourned session, which will convene Thursday, June Bth. It is now estimated that it will require from four to six weeks to try the case. The following court proceedings wound up the Apftl term: H. L. Brown, administrator, vs. Lida G. Monnett, et al. Complaint filed in duplicate. All defendants appear, waive issue and service of process and file answer. Submitted. Sale ordered at private sale after appraisement and 3 days’ notice. Appraisement filed. Additional bond ordered in sum of $20,000. Bond filed.

Emmet L. Hollingsworth vs. David D. Gleason, suit on note. Complaint filed in duplicate and defendant appears by Halleck and files demurrer. Leona May Lucas vs. Joseph W. Lucas, divorce. Defendant files affidavit for change of venue from'county and change granted to Newton county. Costs paid. Frank L. Smith vs. Chester G. Thompson and Indiana Oil and Asphaltum Co. Personal service on Thompson. Defendant defaulted. Plaintiff dismissed case vs. Indiana Oil and Asphaltum Co. Submitted. Judgment for principal, interest and attorney’s fee. Thos. J. Wolf,* Jr., vs. Marion L. Russell, et al., replevin. Separate demurrers by defendants overruled. Court found for defendants and gave judgment against plaintiffs for costs. Plaintiff files motion for new trial. C. H. Myers vs. S. W. Myers, et al, claim. Answer filed im three paragraphs; plaintiff files reply. Defendant files demurrer, which is sustained. Judgment for S3OO. C. B. Halley vs. Reason M. Dunn. Cause dismissed. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. Myrtle Lewin vs. William I. Hoover, sheriff of Jasper county. Cause continued for term by agreement. Louisa Moss vs. D. R. Brown, et al., suit on note. Judgment against Brown for SSO and interest. Judgment of foreclosure and personal judgment against Brown for $120.00. Crowder-Cooper Shoe Co. vs. George L. Johnson and Samuel G. Pass. Amended complaint filed. Johnson and Pass administrator appears and files plea In abatement. William P. Baker vs. Frank Osborne, et al, finding for defendants. Plaintiff files motion for npw trial. Appeal granted. The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co. vs. James A. Caldwell, suit on note' and mortgage. Judgment in sum of $4,235.53; attorney’s order for foreclosure and sale. William Kresel vs. Winner Mfg. Co., attachment. Amended complaint directed. Thos. H. Condon, et al, vs. Dennis Condon, et al., motion for new trial overruled. Appeal prayed to supreme court granted; bond in sum of S4OO filed. Int. Harvester Co. vs. Guss Pratt Cause continued fqr term by agreement Joseph H. Martin vs. George McElfresb, suit on note. Appeal granted to appellate court Lavina Bisher vs. Laura Bisher, et al. Judge Wason appointed to try cause.

Petition for ditch by Frank B. Ham, George A. Williams, special Judge. Court finds proposed ditch of public utility and that benefits exceeds costs; finds against remonstrance of Robbins, but finds that the lapds of Chas. J. Dean are assessed top low and increased same as follows: sw ne 25-28-6 from $144 to $170; nw se 25-28-6 from $96 to $125 for tile. Fisher and Woodward land reduced as follows: nw se 25-28-6 from $126 to SIOO for tile, and aH assessments on Fisher and Woodward open ditch reduced from $54 to s4o—Tile part of drain ditch to be extended to 41. Charles Beson appointed superintendent of construction and Instructed to file .bond. Almira M. Stockton and Cordelia M. Williams file motion for new trial. Overruled. Appear prayed and granted. Petition for ditch by Charles Meadel. et al. Final report approved. Contractor allowed further sum of $53.80 for rock excavation and cause dropped. State vs. David Miller. Defendant arrested and cause tried May 4th. Dere n dan t moved to quash indictment. Exception overruled. Defendant

waived arraignment and plead not guilty. Court directed Jury to acquit defendant State of Indiana vs. Samuel H. Hop* kins Cause dismissed; judgment for costs against defendant