Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 280, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1916 — Court Proceedings. [ARTICLE]

Court Proceedings.

State Bank of Rensselaer vs Reuben F. Zehr et al; cause dismissed by plaintiff; costs paid. Alva D. Hershman vs Jesse Nichols and Fred H. Beard; defendant Nichols withdraws affidavit for change of venue from court. Plaintiff dismisses action and new action along same grounds is filed, returnable Nov. 24. Warren W. Sage, adm. vs Katie Sage et al; administrator directed to sell sw 14, 33-28-7 and pay off debts of estate, after giving ten days’ notice by posting. Additional bond of $5,800 ordered, filed and approved. W. V. Porter and C. J. Dean appointed appraisers, who report value of said real estate to be $6,000. The petit jury came in Tuesday and the Milroy township liquor cases were taken up. Frank L. Smith vs John D. Thompson et al; Wiley F. Baker files cross complaint and affidavit of non residence as to Thomas F. and Carrie Donahue. Notice ordered returnable first day of February term, 1917. Sidney K. Turner vs Wm. M. Turner; divorce granted plaintiff. Nelson Shafer et al vs Fayette Burgin; process ordered, returnable fourth Monday. Hulda Rosenbaum et al vs August R. Shultz et al; plaintiff files demurrer and to second paragraph of answer to all defendants except Krueger and Krueger. Elizabeth Johnson, administratrix, vs Levi Walters et al; cause submitted, evidence heard in part.

Some of the candidates in the recent county election have filed their expense accounts with the county clerk. The candidates, whether successful or not, are required to file their accounts within thirty days after the election. Those who have so far filed their expense accounts are Edgar D. Nesbitt, county surveyorelect, $45, of which S4O went to the county committee; Jesse Nichols, clerk, spent $64.70, of which SSO was to the county committee; George W. Scott, county recorder, spent $58.65, SSO of which went to the county committee. Reuben Hess, prosecuting attorney, spent nothing; Robert J. Yeoman, democratic candidate for commissioner, spent $28.25, $lB of which was for gasoline and oil, $5 for meals and $5.25 for cards and advertising; C. A. Tuteur, for prosecutor, and Dr. Rainier, for coroner, spent nothing; A. D. Hershman, for clerk, spent $30.36, $6 of which was for cards, sll.ll for gasoline and $13.25 for meals. There are still quite a number who have not yet filed their expense accounts, but it is probable that they will all do so several days before their time is up. Fred H Beard, Charles Leavel and John Norman, all on the prohibition ticket, spent nothing.