Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 March 1902 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Item* of Interest Oat he red In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. Twenty marriage licensee have been issued this month. —o — The County Council is called to meet in special session next Tuesday to make some additional appropriations. o

“Honest Abe’s” court will convene Monday. At this session a successor to “Sim, the Cattle Dealer,” will be appointed, —o — The "following amounts have been placed on the “omitted tax duplicate” since our last report: amounts paid. Makeover A Williams, Rensselaer, $342 60 John Makeever, Rensselaer, 300 00 Alfred Thompson, guardian of George K. Hollingsworth, Reuaselaer, 541 04 AMOUNTS not paid. George C. Dunn, Gillam tp., $ 1 93 A. L. Bouk, Walker tp 11 95 Thomas Tanner, Barkley tp., 195 Isaac Glazebrook, Rensselaer, 2 47 Andrew Potts, Marion tp 76 Rdward Cull, Union tp., 1 00 Marriage licenses: Feb. 22, Vernon H. Thornton to Lena V, Lang. Feb. 22, Arthur Stewart to Hattie Jordan. Feb. 22, John R. Merritt to Evaline Hickman. Feb. 22, Emil Johnson to Emily Anderson. Feb. 25, Raymond A. Nichols to Evelyn Tinder. Feb. 25, Paul Possen to Matte Marion. Feb. 26, Bert Hopper to Lucille M. Trussed. Feb. 27, Henry Boswinkle to Sylvia Granger. Feb. 27, Guss Stall to Annie Wright. —o — The circuit court has been grinding all week, the most important and longest-winded cases being the Fay-Lewis rape case and the Parkison-Brown ditch case. In the latter the jury came in yesterday morning and fixed Parkison’s assessment at sll2, which is a victory for Mrs. Brown. The state case against Emory White was not prosecuted, none of the state’s witnesses appearing, and on the court’s instruction the jury returned a verdict of acquittal without leaving the jury box. The state cases vs. Fred Fatka and Way mire and Halleck were nolle prossed. The Brown-Phelps and ClarkBeahler cases were up yesterday. —o — New suits filed: No. 6287. Louis H. Meyers vb. J. C. Larson et al; foreclosure of landlord’s lein. Ferguson & Wilson, attys. No. 6288. Albert E. Zichne vs. Joseph L. Tyler; action on note Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, attys. No. 6289. Rinl B. Harris vs. Charles W. Baker and the board of commissioners of Jasper county; injunction and restraining order. Ferguson <ft Wilson, attys. No. 6290. The McCormick Harvester Co., vs. Charles A. Parker; action on note. Foltz, Spitler & Kurrie, attys. No. 6291. John Tilton, vs. Charles W. Bussell; action on note. Hanley & Hunt, attys. No. 6292. David A. Bickell vs. The Peru & Indianapolis Railroad Co ; action to quiet title. Ira W. Yeoman, atty. for plf.