Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 November 1902 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items of Interact Gathered In the Office! and Corridor* of the County Capitol. Marriage licenses issued: Oct. 31, William D. Pass to Millie Walters. November 5, Claude Townsend to Blanche Eck. —o — The supreme conrt has affirmed the decision of the Jasper circuit conrt in the case of the administrator of the estate of Nancy J. Shaw vs. English. f —°— The November term of the Jasper circuit court will convene next Monday with Judge Thofnp. son on the bench. Judge Thompson’s commission expires on Nov. * 12, we believe, and he will, therefore, hold court two or th<fe days on the November term when his successor will don the wool sack. Following is a list of toe petit Jurors drawn for the November term of circuit court: John W. Mauck Newton tp. Benjamin R. Faris Gillam John Pinter Wheatfield Lewis Fritz Walker Albert Jarvis Samuel Bowman Remington John Smith'. Marion W. H. Pruitt Gillam s Nathan Eldredge Barkley Thomas F. Eldredge.... H. Grove Howard B. Jones Carpenter George McElfresh Barkley John Randle Barkley E. T. Harris Remington Fred Love Remington Charles Dluzack Carpenter The petit jury is called for the second Monday. The complaint in the divorce case of Wm, J. Wenrick vs. Sarah J. Wenrick, brief mention of which was made in this column last week, recites that the parties were married Nov. 4, 1875, and separated ' Oct. 25, 1902. It charges adultry at various times with one Frank Wenrick, a cousin of plaintiff; that on Oct. 25 she left plainiiff’s house with said Frank Wenrick and openly declared her intention of leaving the county and state and living with Frank Wenrick as his wife. The plaintiff is a farmer and resides in Keener township. —o — New' suits filed: No. 6391. Brazilla F. Ferguson vs. George H. Spaulding; action on account and contract. No. 6392. Simon P. Thompson vs. Robert A. Parkison, treasurer of Jasper county; action to enjoin the collection of the alleged ommitted taxes placed upon the tax duplicate last week by order of “Honest Abe” and TaxFerret Workman in an attempt to stampede the voters to Halleck. The plaintiff alleges that the finding of Workman is false and that he owes no taxes whatever exoept the taxes for 1902, which will not be due until January next; that the attempt to revalue his property is null and void, without justification, etc., wherefore he asks for a restraining order and that said assessments and each of them be declared null and void and that defendant and his successor iii office be forever restrained from collecting the same or any part thereof, and that a temporary restraining order be issued to that effect until the cause can .be heard and determined. No. 6393. Flora Dwiggins vs. George W. Dwiggins; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married July 12, 1898, and that defendant abandoned plaintiff on May 7, 1899, and has since refused to live with her, that he is an habitual drunkard. They have one child, which plaintiff asks the custody of. Plaintiff’s maiden name was Flora Richmond, and she gives her place of residence as Gillam tp., and occupation as that of housekeeper. No. 6394. Minet S. Rogers vs. Herman C. Degener; action to quiet title. No. 6395. John A. Lamborn vs, Farmers Mutual Insurance Co.; action to recover for value of a farmhouse destroyed by fire last

February, which was insured in defendant company for S2OO. We uderstand the defense claims that Lamborn’s policy had expired several days before the fire occured. No. 6396. Alstze Punter vs. Wietze Punter; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married Aug. 7,1880, and separated Feb. 22, 1897, when defendant abandoned plaintiff without cause and has since lived apart from her without her wish ur consent. It alleges cruel and inhuman treatment, failure to provide, etc. They have three children, Jennie, aged 22, Samuel, 20 and Theodore 16, who are with their mother. jOne thousand dollars judgment and SSO per month alimony is asked. The plaintiff resides in “Honest Abe’s” township. —o — The amount of alleged omitted taxes placed on the duplicate last week against Judge -Thompson by Tax-Ferret Workman to assist “Honest Abe” to continue his grip on the people of this county and make this tax-ferret “investigation” a perpetual drain on the public treasury, was $1,351,86, We know nothing about the merits of this particular case, but as heretofore stated, the county in general would be better off if it was never collected, and, if Mr. Thompson does owe this tax, “the ferrets” knew of it and should of placed it on the duplicate a year or more ago. Next week we will discuss the merits of one or two cases of “omitted” taxes collected here by this man Workman, which we believe will show up the scheme in its true light.