Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 183, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1911 — SQUIRE IRWIN HEARING WIFE DESERTION CASE. [ARTICLE]

SQUIRE IRWIN HEARING WIFE DESERTION CASE.

Hugh Burns Defendant in Action in Which Wile Asks Him to Be Placed Under Surety Bend. At the court room this afternoon Squire S. C. Irwin is hearing a case of wife desertion brought by Orpha D. Burns against her husband, Hugh Buf®s. The prosecution is in the name of the state and Prosecuting Attorney Longweil is being assisted by Attorney Haileck, while Attorney Roy Blue is appearing for the defendant The case was started some time ago before Squire Bruner and was postponed until Aug. 3rd. The defendant came to Rensselaer August 2nd, stating that he understood that to be the Squire Bruner said he was mistaken and that he should return the next dsfr. Thursday he left DeMotte. ostensibly for Rensselaer, hut he did not get off the train here, but went through this city on the 11:06 train. The prosecuting witness, Mrs. Burns, and her father, D. D. Gleason, were on hand ready for trial. Marshal Mustard was put on the track and went out to the afternoon train and found the defendant on the train, en route for Chicago, to which city he had purchased a ticket from Lafayette. He was hauled off the train and brought before Squire Bruner. He asked for a change of venue and the case was sent to Squire Irwin’s court. The defendant was released until this morning when he appeared for trial. The case is being fought with a great amount of interest and the prosecution hopes to have the defendant bound over to the circuit court.

To be sure to hold the defendant in some manner, two other cases have been filed against him, one charging that he was intoxicated at DeMotte last Friday and the other asking that he be placed under a surety bond to keep the peace with his wife, who states that she is afraid of him.

Attorney Frank Foltz made a business trip to Oxford, leaving yesterday evening.

Mrs. Harry Bott, who spent a couple of days visiting Rensselaer friends, left this morning for her home in Riverside, Cal.

Mrs. Van Grant and son Billy went to Chicago this morning to spend ihe day i with Mrs. Mattie Grant at the Rhodes avenue hospital.

Miss Elizabeth Berg, of Lowell, and Miss Agnes Ameling, of Chesterton were visitors yesterday at the college and Indian school.

Chas. Stephenson and family returned this morning from Monticello, where they were called Wednesday to attend the funeral of a relative.

W. J. Merica, who was engaged in the bakery business in Rensselaer a few years pgq, is now putting in a modern baking plant at Kentland.

Miss Mary Putts left this morning for Milwuakee, Wis., where her sister, Miss Eva, is employed in the telephone office pad where she will probably accept employment.

Father Christian Daniel, pastor of St Augustine’s Catholic church, is having a lawn tennis court constructed betweep Ms new residence and the parochial school.

Miss Ocie Wood was in the city yesterday, having been brought into town by MU» Rutfl Makeever in an automobile. She is recovering very satisfactorily from* her appendicitis operation.

* Kenneth Allman, son of County Treasurer J. D. Allman and deputy in that office, will go to Boulder, Colo., this fall to enter Colorado unlverisity. His ancle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. Will Coover, reside in Boulder and he will make his home with them. Kenneth graduated from the Rensselaer school in the class of 1910.

A dairy and creamery 'inspector from Chicago was in Parr today, and inspected the creamery and a. nutfgjil of dairy fame. This was his second visit and he pronounces oondltions generally first class.. He does not come officially, but tbe Chicago pure food committee sends out the inspector into territory chat supplies cream and butter to-tbe Chicago market.

Will H. Ade returned bis old Auburn to the factory Must week and purchased two new cars. One is a five-passenger, (ore door, lour cylinder, 40 horse power Auburn. The body is gunboat gray with nickel trimmings and Is a very handsome car. The second purchase is a runabout which will be received in f few days.—Kentland Enterprise.

Uniform Rank Knights of Pythias Will Have Big Time in Lafayette. Lafayette is making extensive preparations for entertaining the uniform rank of the Knights of Pythias during the week of Aug. 7th to 12th. A tom camp has been established at Columbia park and the city is in gala attire for the meeting. Many lodges from the state will go from 75 to 200 > strong, and it is expected to be the gathering ever held in Lafayette. Many Rensselaer knights will ably visit Lafayette during the week.