Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 November 1901 — THE CIRCUIT COURT. [ARTICLE]

THE CIRCUIT COURT.

Judge Reiter cntne down from Hammond last Friday and rendered his decision in the Jordan tp.. ditch case of Hart vs. Kellner et al, giving a judgement for costs against plaintiff. The costs nre in the neighborhood of S2(X). In the Remington railroad right-of-way case we find the following entry on the Court’s docket: ‘ Court finds for plaintiff in part and defendant in part. West of New York, wholly for plaintiff; between New York ami Ohio for plaintiff on south and for defendant as to 30 feet off of North side; East of Ohio, for defendant 40 feet wide off of the north Side; on the south side for Railroad at Ohio and 71 feet at east corporation line.” This gives the town 40 feet ftom Ohio to the east corporation line, on the north side, which leaves the railroad 35 feet on the north, and on the south the railroad is given 44 feet at Ohio and 36 feet on the enst. Young Jim Blake, who was given a SSO fine and 180 days in jail for assault upon Henry Tinder of Newland recently, was taken back to the reform Bchool the first of the week. Judge Thompson suspending the finding of the jury. The case against John G. Liggitt of Fair Oaks, charged with shooting quail out of season, was set for yesterday. The case of Forsythe vs. city of Rensselaer, and Coen vs. Halstead, are set for the 4th Wednesday, before Judge Lairy of Logansport. The case against A P. Baker charged with the forgery of some notes on the Lakin boys, Omar, James and Edward, is set for the 4th Tuesday. It is reported that there are other alleged forged notes out, three being at a bank at Goodhmd. Divorce case of Richardson vs. Richardson was continued for term

The three cases against the estate of the late Robt. Goodrick were dismissed by the court at plaintiffs’ cost. In the case of John W. Fish, construction.commissioner vs. ten parties on leins on Motion ditch; three cases settled and judgement rendered in three eases; ethers not disposed of at this writing.