Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 February 1904 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest (lathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Miss Alice Bates has been appointed librarian, in place of Miss Stella Parkison, resigned. —o — Attorney J. W. Oswald of Goodland, was here Wednesday looking after business matters for a client. —o — L. W. Benbow announces himself a candidate for the republican nomination for assessor of Union township, subject to the township convention to be held March 19. —o — From Jan. 26 there was no marriage licenses issued in this bounty until Feb. 15, a period of twenty days. This is something that has not happened here for many year s, and this is leap year, too. —o — Marriage licenses issued: Feb. 15, George A. Borntrager to Margaret Jarbis. Feb. 16, George P. Ketchum to Stella A. Parkison. Feb. 18, Rudy Winger to Jennie Coulthurst. —o — In connection with the arrest pf The Democrat man last Friday, we wish to call the attention of our readers and all fair minded people generally to the fact that the sheriff’s return on the warrant’s showed that they came into his hands February 11th (last Thursday). The writer was in his office all day Thursday and all day Friday, yet the warrants were not served until about 2:30 Friday afternoon, just as the paper was about to go to press. The evident intention was to hinder the issuing of a paper last week, but the plans miscarried and only about twenty minutes delay was occassoned by the arrests. —o — New suits filed: No. 6620. David K. Fry, assignee of Jesse J. Fry, vs. William Kepperling; action on note, transcript from Newton county. No. 6621. Addie M. Lyons; vs. Anthony Lyons; action for divorce. The plaintiff alleges that she is a resident of Kankakee township, Jasper county, and she was married to defendant April 22, 1891, and that they lived, together as husband and wife until Sept. 27, 1901, when they ceased to five together; that defendant was guilty of cruel and inhuman treatment toward plaintiff and toward the four children that have been born to them; that he would leave plaintiff in the spring and summer and return when winter came and consume “food which his hands did not supply.” The children are aged respectively 11, 10, 8 and 6 yeara, and plaintiff asks for the custody of same.

No. 6622. Frank B. Durnie vs. Harmon N. Clark; action on account. No. 6623, Mrs. Aggie Ton, administratrix of the • estate of John Ton, Sr., deceased, vs. S. J. Suidema; action on note. No. 6624. James Shaffer vs. James McCaslin et al; action to quiet title. 4 —o — * ■ The compromising of the Spencer will case from White county, which it was expected would take up at least two weeks of the present term of court, rather paralyzed the other business of the term, anil the jury which was called for last Monday was notified not to come until next Monday. In the Spencer case it is understopd that Dr. Frank Spencer of New York city, a step-son and also an adopted son, who was cut off by the terms of the will and who was the plaintiff in the action, is given about $6,000 by the compromise. Not much other business of imJortance has been done in court, ohn Heichelof Remington, was S anted s divorce from his wife elen, on the grounds of abandonment, and Mrs. Phebe Marsh was granted a divorce from hsr husband Daniel Marsh, on same grounds. . The heirs of Milton and Nancy Makeever got together and a compromise was effected in this case also which had promised to result in a big lawsuit. By the terms of the settlement Virginia E. M. Lyons, a minor, is given $791.34. Judge Rabb of Williamsport, was here Thursday and yesterday hearing the case of A. J. Bellows trustee of Carpenter tp„ vs. Board

of Commissioners, Mr. Bellows taking a change from judge Hanley. This was a case where the township had paid assessments on the Gallagher ditch, and the trustee filed claim for reimbursement against the county. The commissioners refused to allow the claim and the trustee sued. Judge Rabb held that the township was not liable for such assessments. A more extended account of the matters will be given next week.