Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 October 1902 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Item* of Interest Gathered In the Offices Mid Corridors of the County Capitol. The Lakin and Holmes ditches are advertised to be let Nov. 14. Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 18, Edward Q. Wesner to Tracy C. Fecher. —o — Appellee’s brief in the case of Everett Halstead vs. Clara Coen et al. was filed- in the supreme court last Friday. Clerk Major went to Indianapolis Thursday to get the state ballots for use in this county for the November election. —o — Tax levies for county purposes in Jasper counties, which includes bridge, gravel road, county bond and other expenses: JMper County goH cent* Benton County 3o?j “ Newton County ..16Js “ Pulaski County SOW “ Porter County 28)6 “ White County If you want to reduce Jasper’s levy so that it will compare favorably with that of our neighbors, sandwich a few democrats in on the county eeuneil. - The county and township ballots for the election next month are being printed by The Democrat. Both parties have township tickets in the field except in Jordan and Keener. In the former the republicans have no ticket and in the latter the .democrats did not nominate. The prohibitionists have a county ticket but have no candidates for the office of joint representative, judge, prosecutor, county surveyor or county council. The democrats, as previously stated, made no nomination for clerk, holding with the statute that none was to be elected this fall. The county and township ballots printed will number about 21,000 and it takes about 300 pounds of paper for them. —o — New suits filed: No 6385. Othel Collcewll, by Allen Collcewll, his next friend, vs. Wesley Price. Action for damages for the recent alleged whipping and beating of the plaintiff by defendant, mention of which was made by The Democrat last week. The complaint is in two paragraphs, and $3,000 damages is demanded in each. The second paragraph alleges that Price poured hot water and boiling vinegar on the boy’s leg and foot, and as a result thereof the limb is now covered with poisonous sores and it is likely to make him a permanent cripple. No 6386. Emily B. Hewitt vs. Levi Hewitt; action for divorce. The complaint sets forth that the parties were married on the 11th of July, 1888, and lived together as husband and wife until Oct. 2, 1902. The allegations are cruel and inhuman treatment, threats to kill, etc. They have 3 children — Guy R.,aged 13; Ethel M., aged 11, and Vernie, aged seven years — whom plaintiff asks the custody of and SI,OOO alimony and SSO per month for the maintenance of the children. The parties reside near Newland, Barkley tp. No. 6387. John McLaughlin vs. Walter S. Russell; action for damages for alternation of the affections of plaintiff’s wife. No. 6388. Walter L. Gumm v*. Charles J. Baker; action on account. Demand $76.85.