Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1905 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest Gathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. The Newton circut court will convene Monday. —o — Judge Hanley has bought of E. L. Hollingsworth a 25 acre tract of land north of town, a part of the old Adamson farm, paying therefor S7O per acre. The Judge will use it for a pasture for his blooded horses, cattle, etc. —o — Chas. Gundy of Fair Oaks has given notice of his intention to ask for a renewal of his liquor license at that place at the April term of commissioners’court. We understand that the temperance people of Union tp. will again take up the blanket remonstrance fight and endeavor to wipe out all saloons iu, their township. —o — Marriage licence issued: March 4, George W. Kimble to Ida Walker. March 4, Dudley Tyler to Clara Zinzer. VMarch 4, Fredrick M. Markin to Emma E. Powell. Feb. 6, Simon Hochstetler to Ida Lane. \/Feb. 7, Wm. F. Schulz to Emma EL Ritter. Feb. 7, Harvey William Pierson to Hattie Raymond. —o — New suits filed; No. 6131. Frank Phillips vs. Alkanah Galbreath; petition to have defendant declared of unsound mind. No. 6832. Alexander L. Jensen, application for citizenship. No. 6832. Lee Jessup vs. Mattie M. Rinehart and William A. Rinehart; action to foreclose mechanic’s lien. No. 6833. Capital National Bank, of Indianapolis, vs. Fred Eggert and Rufus Fulk; action on note. No. 6834. Same vs. Harry Reynolds and Rufus Fulk; action on note. No. 6835. Same, vs. T. A. Besse and Rufus Fulk; action on note. No. 6836. Same vs. Adelbert Eib and Rufus Fulk; action on note. No. 6837. Same, vs. George Robinson and Rufus Fulk; action on note. The following cases of interest in this community were decided by the supreme court this week: 20286. The Advisory Board of Washington ton Township vs. State ex-rel., Whaley et al. Newton C. C. Affirmed. Montgomery J. A Township Advisory Board cannot virtually abolish a school, by refusal to make the necesury order to enable the trustee to rebuild a school; and a writ of mandate may be issued against said board requiring it to meet at the trustee's office and make the necessary order to rebuild the school, which had been burned, and which the county superintendent on petition of the voters had directed the trustee to rebuild.

20,458. Shafer et al, vs. Fry, Jasper C. C. Reversed. Jordan, J. 1. A strict adherence to the rule which requires facts and not conclusions to be alleged iu pleading, is required in an action for injunctive relief. 2. Injunction will not lie to prevent acts already committed. 3. It must be shown that personal property, the subject of the controversy, is of some value to the plaintiff by averments of facts. 4. By demurring to a complaint, a defendant submits his person generally to the jurisdiction of the courts and waives questions relative to such jurisdiction. 5. Sustaining a demurrer to an answer containing facts, which were admissable. under the paragraph in general deuial, is at most, harmless error.