Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 January 1917 — Newton Court News. [ARTICLE]

Newton Court News.

Bert E. Wolverton vs Blanche K. Morrison, for account; plaintiff’s motion for a change of venue from this county was granted Monday and cause was sent to the Jasper circuit court. S'. M. Laßue vs Ethel Hopper, for account, plaintiff’s motion for a change of venue from county was granted Monday and cause sent to Jasper circuit court Monday. _ Jacob Ochs, Jr., vs William Zimmennan, a suit for slander, venued here from Jasper county and submitted for hearing by. Attorney Frank Davis, of Brook, as special judge, on Thursday of last week the defendant by his attorney, A. K. Sills, of Monticello, filed second amended complaint, to which the plaintiff, by his attorneys, W. H. Parkinson and J. A. Dunlap, of Rensselaer, filed his demurrer, which the court overruled, to which ruling dependant excepts: defendant filed answer and plaintiff was ruled to reply on Tuesday of this week. Plaintiff moved for order for examination of defendant as by law provided, to which the defendant excepts, but the court granted the motion —and defendant was ordered to appear in clerk’s office Monday (last) and submit to examination for evidence to ibe used in trial of case. Defendant excepts to court’s order and Was given 30 days to prepare bill of exceptions. Cause was set for trial Monday. Parties appeared again Monday and motion that court strike out previously made order for examination of defendant in office of clerk of the Newton circuit court was sustained, but instead a like order was made for such examination in the office of clerk of the Jasper circuit court in Rensselaer tomorrow. Rensselaer Lumber Co. vs Minnie Fh.tt, for account.A-omplaint filed last Thursday.