Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 232, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1912 — J. D. MILLER WON SUIT WITH G. M. KIME [ARTICLE]

J. D. MILLER WON SUIT WITH G. M. KIME

Fomer Was Tenant and Latter Land-lord-Action Was in Settlement of Last Year’s Lease. u —*—* r ' t George M. Kime, of Dwight, 111., owns considerable land in Hanging Grove township. He had John D. Miller as a tenant of part of it last year Mr. Miller marketed his part of the grain and Mr. Kime attached the proceeds in the hands of the elevater men. He claimed that Miller was trying to skin him but he failed to show it to the satisfaction of the jury composed of twelve men, mostly farmers who were out only about a half hour and brought in a verdict of $52 for Kime, which was $1 less than Mr. Miller had tendered him in open court One amusing incident occurred during the trial. Mr. Miller had in his list of offset charges one for $6, paid to a local concern for repairing the windmill. Mr. Kime objected to the payment on the ground that he had authorized the windmill to be repaired on Monday and the repairs had been made the Friday before. The day after the repairs were made a windstorms blew the windmill down. He contended that had the men waited until the next Monday to repair the windmill this $6 would have been saved. The court joined the jury and the spectators in a hearty laugh at this objection , 'All witnesses claimed their fees and the costs of the trial will be on Landlord Kime.