Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 March 1904 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest (lathered In the Of- . flees of the County Capitol. Marriage licenses issued: Mch. 16, Lige Harp to Ella Raynor.

Under the new law the old township assessors are eligible to reelection.

Charles A. Gundy of Fair Oaks) will be the only applicant for a saloon license in Jasper county at the April term of commissioners’ court.

Jordan is the banner democratic township in Jasper county, and its township trustee is seldom called upon for poor relief of any of the citizens. Not a penny was paid out for this purpose either this year or laßt, and it is the only township in the county that can say this.

Herman Lyons of Jordan township, a son of Newton Lyons of Foresman was declared insane last Ifriday on insanity proceedings before Squire Knapp of Brook, and application for his incarceration in the asylum at Long Cliff was made. The insanity proceedings were irregular, however, and the asylum officials refused to receive him. The proceedings will therefore have to be gone over again. Lyons is 29 years of age, a bachelor, and a farmer by occupation. He is alleged to be afflicted with a mild form of insanity.

New suits filed: No. 6638. George F. Meyers vs. Jesse P. Peters; action to quiet title. No 6639. Rensselaer Bank vs. Charley Freeland et al; action on note.

No. 6640. Abraham Herring vs. James Noland; action in replevin. No. 6641. James H. Chapman ws. George W, Tanner and Sarah V. Smith and Rebecca J. Smith; action on note, demand $500.00 No. 6642. Robert F. Dobbins vs. James A. May; action for possession. Transcript from White circuit court.

The settlement with the various township trustees last week shows the following expenditures on account of poor relief for last year, except Marion, report of which has not yet been filed: Hansrinc Grove $ 86 00 Gillam 13 50 Walker 47 38 Barkley 696 48 Jordan nothing Newton 150 06 Keener 225 49 Kankakee 39 50 Wheatfield 175 18 Milroy 16 25 Carpenter.... 359 10 Uni0n.......... 288 89

The Wheatfield case of Henry G. Phillips vs. Charles Myers et al is likely to be appealed to the supreme court, it is said. Plaintiff’s motion for a new trial in the case was overruled and he was given ninety days in which to perfect his appeal to the supreme court.

The damage case of Mrs. Joseph Deveraux vs. Cooney Kellner for damages for injuries sustained by her husband a year or two ago in contesting the right of way of a Monon mail train north of Rensselaer, which condition is alleged to have been brought about by reason of imbibing too muoh corn juice in defendant’s saloon in Rensselaer, was again continued at the last term of court here, and nothing whatever was done with it.

The tax case of S. P. Thompson, a tax-payer, vs. Fleener & Carnahan and the board of commissioners of Jasper county, whereby plaintiff seeks to recover monies alleged to have been illegally paid out from the county revenue on aocount of the tax-fer-ret investigation, which was heard by Judge Nye of Winamac at the December term of court, and which was to have been decided at the February term, was not decided because Judge Nye was unable to come over and render his decision. It will be deoided at the April term. '