Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1902 — ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE. [ARTICLE]

ABOUT THE COURT HOUSE.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Offices and Corridors of the County Capitol. Amount of unloaned school funds on hand Dec. 1, $656. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 6, John Luther Watson to Oma Grace Davis. One thing the county council can do which it should do by all means, and that is, refuse to make any appropriation of funds whatever, to carry on any of “Honest Abe’s” spite law-suits. —o — New suits filed: No. 6309. Thomas Akers vs Benjamin J. Gifford: action for damages, [An error appeared in the notice of this case, published last week, hence we republish it.—Ed.] No. 6310. Anne Peters vs. Edward C. Lorenz; action in ejectment and damages. No. 6311. John C. Love vs. William M. West et al: action on note and mortgage. No. 6212. George H. Maines vs. Fredrick Anson Pennoyer et al: action to quiet title.

—o — Supreme Court dicisions of local interest: 19,750. Mcllwaine-Richards company vs. Gifford et al. Jasper C. C. Affirmed. Jordan. J. 1. A purchaser of land at a sale by the auditor of state duly made after proper notice upon default in payment of a mortgage thereon to the permanent endowment fund of the Indiana university, takes the same free from the lien of a junior mortgage on such land. 2. Judicial foreclosure of such a mortgage to the premanent endowment fund is unnecessary and no right of redemption exists after’ sale. —o — The November term of circuit court closed Saturday. Following are some of the more important matters disposed of during the closing days: The Remington case of Lamborn vs. The Farmers Mutial Insurance Co., was tried by jury Friday, and occupied most of the day. The jury returned a verdict for $206.00, and costs against defendant, after a few minutes deliberation. Judge Nye was over from Winamac Friday to hear argument for a new trial in the case of Makeever vs. Blankenbaker. Motion for a

new trial was over-ruled, and appeal to supreme court granted. Alstje Punter was granted a divorce from Wiltze Punter, and was given the custody of the children named in complaint. The case of Simon Thompson vs. John W. Walker et al., appeal from allowances made by the commissioners on account of preliminary work on the proposed Iroquois ditch, was dismissed.