Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 62, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1914 — DAMAGE SUITS IN THE NEWTON CIRCUIT COURT [ARTICLE]

DAMAGE SUITS IN THE NEWTON CIRCUIT COURT

Goodland Girls Who Were With Harlow Morton Settled Claims— Frank Hill’s Suit. Several damage suits filed in or venued to Newton county affect parties here and are of such general interest that The Republican copies the proceedings of the circuit court from The Newton County Enterprise: Violet Benjamin, Blanch E. Martin and Lula P. McKinley, three Goodland girls who were injured last August when an automobile in which they were Tiding was hit by an engine on the C. &. E. I. railroad, each filed a suit in the circuit court against the company for $5,000 damages. The girls were riding with Harlow Morton, a driver of •the. 55. F. Little & Co. delivery ear, and Morton was killed and the girls badly injured. . These suits were filed Monday, and on Tuesday agreed judgments were entered of record giving the Beftjamin girl sls, the Martin girl SJO and the McKinley girl $45. Fjank Hill, of Jasper county, also has a $5,000 suit against the Mo non for injuries sustained while loading cattle. A passing train gave him a broadside that came near snuffing the candle. Another case of interest, if it ever reaches trial, is "the libel suit instituted by John A. McFarland Of Rensselaer against Frank E. Babcock, editor of the Jasper County Democrat. Other new suits filed during the Aveek are, Frank Leach et al vs. the Remington Farmers’ Elevator company, refusal to pay money; Chas. F. Evans vs. Roy O, Evans, suit in partition; David Makeover vs. Silas Moore, suit on note; V. T. Brassard vs. Arch Elijah, suit on note; Addie Burk vs. Roseoe Burk, action for divorce. Three new state eases were brought over from Jasper county, and five instituted in this county, in which arrests have not yet been made. Jennie M. Conrad vs. George Coffenberry, on contract, defendant defaulted and judgment entered for $178.48. H. A. Crain vs. Kent State Bank and H. G. Wilson, defendant defaulted and judgment entered for plaintiff. The divorce case-of Mary Butler against John Butler was heard yesterday afternoon. Defendant did not appear and decree was granted plaintiff. The trial calendar for the last two weeks of court has been arranged as follows: March 23—State vs. Christensen, State vs. Duclos. March 24—State vs. Tanner. March 25 -State vs. Reid; State vs. Lucas; Hill vs. C. 1. & S. Ry. _ March 26—Burns vs. Speck estate; Fletcher vs. Speck estate; Leach vs. Remington Fanners Elevator Co. March 27—McFarland vs. Speck estate; Wolf vs. Speck estate; Mar keever vs. Moore. March 31—State vs. Willis; Hubbard vs. Newton County Stone Co. April I—McFarland vs. Babcock. April 2—Town of Kentland vs. P. C. C. & St. L. Ry. Co.: Jenkins vs. Graves. April 3—Dixon & Co. vs! Davis and Clark; Dixon & Co. vs. Stone hill.