Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 145, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1916 — McFarland-Babcock Libel Suit Settled by Agreement Today. [ARTICLE]

McFarland-Babcock Libel Suit Settled by Agreement Today.

The McFarland-Babcock libel suit, which was called for trial in Crown Point next week was settled this Saturday imorning by agreement of the defendant to pay all the costs of the former trial in which the jury failed tjo agree. Mr. McFarland sought damages in the sum of $5,000. The plaintiff’s attorneys were Halleck and Hershman and the attorneys for the defendant were Parkinson and Crumpacker. The case rose over some article published by Editor Babcock about flour years ago. Raymond Hoffman and daughter, of Melrose Plark, 111., who have been visiting his aunt, Mrs. Peter McDaniel, and hudband, went to Boswell voday to visit his grandparents. John Casey has sold his Fair Oaks property conissting xf a small house and ten lots for SSOO. The purchaser was Mrs. W. D. Geary. John and his sister, Mrs. Dickinson, will move in a few days to Marion, near which place he resides at the national soldiers’ home.

A personal injury suit asking $lO,000 damages has been filed by Leßoy Moore against the Loughry Bros. Milling Co., of Monticello. The complaint alleges that the plaintiff received injuries in 1914, when delivering grain at the mill. While unloading his grain, he asserts, employes of the mill secured his Wagon with a large ring and neglected to unfasten it when the started to drive away, without observing that the wagon was still held fast. As a result, he alleges, the wagon was tipped over and he was thrown from the seat, receiving painful injuries. Sills & Sills represent the plaintiff.