Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1905 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest (lathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. This has been a very slim month for marriage licenses thus far, only three having beenissned. —o — The various township assessors of Jasper county met at the county assessor’s office yesterday to agree on a schedule for assessing personal, property this year. Assessing will begin March Ist, one month earlier than nsoal, and assessements will be made on property on hand March 1.

The following items from the proceedings of the White circuit court are of ihterest to readers here: Delos Thompson vs. Louis B. Josßerand and Albert E. Josserand, judgment for $1,144 in favor of plaintiff. James H. Chapman, trustee, vs. Louis B. Josserand, judgment for $664 30 in favor of plaintiff.

At this writing, Friday morning, the grand jury is still in session, but r no indictments have been hanjed in as yet, although it is understood that several have been returned. Owing to sickness of Wilson Schaffer they did not reconvene until Wednesday. It is rumored that an alleged case of attempting to give a farmer knock-out drops in one of the saloons here is being investigated, also the assessment sheets of some of the McCoy bank victims to compare their losses with the returns made to the assessor.

The much advertised stationery contracts were let Wednesday, the Burt-Terry-Wilson Co., of Lafayette being awarded classes 1 and 3 at $599.38 and $61.75, respectively; The Vequesney Co. of Terre Hfijute, class 2, at $35.88; and Leslie Clark of Rensselaer, class 4at $l9O. The bids are by items and the aggregate as given above means if all the items named are required and furnished. If there are no “catches” in the contracts, the total price for stationery this year will be the lowest had for several years.

New suits filed: No. 6821. Lewis Gilbransen, administrator de bonus of the estate of Christian Nelson, deceased, vs. Eliza Miles et al; action to foreclose mortgage. No. 6822. Victor E. Shields and Wm. H. Shields vs. August Rosenbaum; action on account; demand $85.75 No. 6823. Mallory Commission Co. vs. D. J. Lane and Sarah E. Lane, his wife; action on note; demand $442.66. No. 6824. Minnie Wiseman vs. John Wiseman; action for divorce The complaint states that the parties were married in Newton county, Ind., in 1877, and lived together as husband and wife until Jananuary 29, 1905, when defendant abandoned plaintiff; that as a result of said union they have seven children, six of whom are under twenty-one years; that at the time of said abandonment they resided on a farm in Wheatfield township, Jasper county; that they had seperate property interests that were used as a whole in the support of the family, said property being in the form of personal property of the value of less than $500; that defendant now claims all of said property and has served notice on her not to dispose of same; that defendant is an able bodied man, a plasterer, competent to earn a living for himself and family; that plaintiff has been in feeble health for the past year and confined to her bed much of the time and unable to contribute in any way to the support of herself or minor children. Wherefore plaintiff asks for an order of court to have and hold, sell and dispose of such personal property for the support of herself and family. No. 6825. John Pinter vs. Lewis Sayler and Lawrence Sayler; action on note; demand $251.51.

No. 6826. William B. Austin vs. John Williams, John W. Price and Rachel M. Price; action on note; demand $l5O. No. 6827. The state of Indiana on the relation of Charles F. Stackhouse, trustee of Marion Township, Jasper county, Indiana, vs. Chas M. Blue, Mary E. Robinson, John W. Horton, W. B. Austin, Emmet L. Hollingsmorth, John Eger, D. G. Warner, Geo. E. Murray, Theo. F. Clark, Abraham Leopold, John Martindale, Louis Hamilton, Granville Moody, Walter V. Porter, Anna R. Mills, Edward Mills, Emory Mills, and Howard Mills; suit on bond; demand $2,929,14. This is an action to recover on bond of C. M. Bine late trustee of Marion tp., and we, understand the bondsmen are willing to pay but want judgment taken against Bine as principal No. 6838. Colonel G. Lamar vs. Gunyon; suit on note.