Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 59, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 March 1920 — SATURDAY WAS THE LAST DAY [ARTICLE]

SATURDAY WAS THE LAST DAY

Saturday was the last day of the February term of the Jasper circuit court and today, Monday, Judge Charles W. Hanley, went to Kentland for the opening of the March term of the Newton county circuit court. Friday the petit jury was dismissed after having found for the defendant in the land commissioncase of Harry G. Hopkins and Geo. W. Gilman, of Goodland vs. Dudley Tyler of Carpenter township. Suit was brought for $577.50 for commission for furnishing a buyer for Mr. Tyler’s 77 acres of Carpenter township land. , The court Saturday granted a new trial in the case of Mary Moran vs. the New York Central Railroad. The defendant was given a verdict of SSO when the case was tried 'here in November.