Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1905 — COURT HOUSE NEWS. [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS.

Items of Interest (lathered In the Offices of the County Capitol. Commissioners’ court convenes Monday. —o— Monday is the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes to avoid their going delinquent. B. 8. Fendig, W. L. Wood, John J. Wood, L. A. Jacks, Paul Weging, Joe Ellis, W. F. Simons and Moses Cbupp have taken out junk dealers’ license under the new law requiring such dealers to< be licensed. It is remarkable that Remington being a “dry” town manages to get a druggist from that place on the grand jury every time. “Deacon” Townsend was on the last grand jury and F. L. Peck,; the only other druggist in that town, is a member of the present grand jury. Each have clerks who are eligible to sit on the next two grand juries, and by that time Messrs. Townsend and Peck will be eligible again. —o — Marriage licenses issued: April 22, William Goodnight to Mary Ward. This was the first license issued since April 12tb, and also the first under the new law. The groom resides in White county and the bride in Milroy tp., this county. Squire Irwin tied the knot. It is the first marriage for each. Their ages are each 21 years. April 25, Jonathan Walter Osborn, aged 29, to Priscilla Pearl Hawkins, aged 26. First marriage for each.

New suits filed: No. 6862. Capital National Bank of Indianapolis, vs. Rufus Fulk and William C. Fulk; action set aside "’conveyance of real estate. No. 6863. Sebe.rje Balens vs. Cornelius Balens, action for divorce. The plaintiff in this case is from Remington and is' the mother of Dr. Pothuisje of that place. She was married to Cornelius Balens at Lafayette Feb. 9, 1903, and his conduct is alleged to have been so brutal and inhuman that on March 14, of the same year plaintiff left defendant, and they have not since lived together. Failure to provide is also charged. Plaintiff asks for a divorce and restoration of her former name of Sijbrigje Pothuisje. No. 6864. John W. Paxton vs. Seth B. Moffitt; action on note. No. 6865. Samuel Fendig vs. Hugh L. Gamble; suit on account. No. 7866. Ernest Mel ms vs. George A. Williams and Valna Williams; action to set aside conveyance. Returnable first day of September term.