Jasper County Democrat, Volume 8, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 February 1906 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About The County Capitol. The road case of Gowland et al vs. W. P. Baker, appeal from the Jasper circuit court about a year ago, was affirmed by the appellate court Tuesday. Another dividend of 5 per cent is being declared in the Gilman bank failure matter at Goodland. It is expected to close up the trust by July 1. —o — The various township assessors were in yesterday to get their supplies and attend the regular annual meeting and agree upon a schedule for assessing personal property. They will begin their duties March 1. Mr. Thomas A. Johnson and Miss Mary A. Chapman, an estimable young couple from Milroy township, were united in marriage by Rev. B. F. Ferguson in the ladies waiting room at the court house Wednesday. The young couple were chaperoned by Trustee Huston of Milroy, who is always looking far in the distance to promote the welfare of the democratic party in his township. —o—<rMarriage licenses issued: Feb. 19, Albert Francis Warne of Jasper county, aged 23, to Anna Nora Shultz of Jasper county, aged 17.1 First marriage for groom, second! marriage for bride, she having been divorced from first husband in September, 1905. Feb. 21, Thomas A. Johnson of Milroy tp., aged 33, to Mary A. Chapman, also of Milroy, aged 22. First marriage for each. —o— New suits filed: No. 7012. R. W. Marshall vs. R. W. Marshall, administrator of the estate of Anna Magee; action on claim, demand sl7. No. 7013. John Brady vs. Edward T. Steinke; suit on note. Demand SIOO. No. 7014. William Corah vs. Sarah J. Corah; application to have defendant declared of unsound mind. Returnable March 5. The plaintiff now resides at Remington, and the complaint alleges that defendant, his wife, was declared insane in Benton county sixteen years ago and sent to the Indianapolis insane hospital, where she has since remained, and is pronounced wholly incurable. She has a small money estate due her in a foreign state, which the complaint alleges will escheat to such state unless claimed by a duly qualified guardian, and complainant asks to be appointed such guardian. —o — According to the Goodland Herald, Herman C Rogers, the Morocco attorney who has figured so prominently in the county seat legal battles over there, has troubles of another kind on his hands now. It says: “Attorney Rogers, of Morocco, it seems has his hands full and then some. A divorced wife has sued him for SI,OOO which is the accumulated alimony of a judgment given by the court of Truinbell county, Ohio, when granting her a divorce from Carlon Rogers alias Herman C. Rogers. Rogers has been in Newton county for about a year and during that time has been located in Morocco.” ■ —o — The will of the late Henry Welsh of Remington, left all the real estate of decedent to his wife, Sarah A. Welsh, (who died last week) during her natural life and at her death was to be equally divided between the surviving children, of whom there are nine. Said real estate consists of 402| acres of land in Jordan tp., and each will receive a little over 40 acres, worth a little over $3,000 each. This real estate will probably be amiacably divided without recourse to the courts. Mrs. Welsh owned in her own right the home residence in Remington and was given all personal property of her husband at his death. She left no will, but it is probable this property will be taken by the daughter Agnes, who remained at home.

By telephoning to Monticello Sunday afternoon Sheriff O’Connor learned that there was no need of the seventeen witnesses in the McCoy cases, summoned from Rensselaer and vicinity, going over Monday, and so notified them and saved them the annoyance and expense of a trip for nothing. The attorney employed to look after the cases there had not given the sheriff any information in the matter, and had not the latter ’phoned over and learned the status of the cases all the witnesses would have gone over. Tuesday the attorney notified the sheriff off the continuance of the cases to the next term. Among the witnesses who had been summoned from here was the old grandmother, Mrs. Hughes, who lost every dollar she had in the world in the rotten bank of the McCoys and has since been an inmate of the county asylum, where she was forced to go after losing the little money she possessed. —o— Following is a report of the proceedings of the circuit court this week: The Howe, or Wakarusa ditch, is set for docketing next Monday, Feb. 26. Herman Schultz vs. John Brady; defendant asks for change of venue and case sent to White county. William B. Austin vs. John Karr; judgment for plantiff in sum of 5409 and chattel mortgage forclosed. Thomas N. Smith vs. Chas. Schatzley; defendant deposits S2O in cash with clerk in lieu of cost bond. Jessie G. Grant vs. Garland Grant; plantiff granted divorce on grounds named in complaint and judgment vs. defendant for costs. J. J. Eiglesbach and Geo, A. Str ickfaden vs. George M. and James H. Keister; dismissed by plaintiffs. Lewis E. Cambiin et al vs. George Shafer; change of venue granted from Judge Hanley. Mike D. Felvey vs. Daniel Turner; judgement for plaintiff in sum of $221.22. Wm. B. Austin vs. William H. Miller; dismissed, costs paid. Geo. W. Murphy vs. Town of Morocco; continued for term by agreement. Martha A. Lamborn vs. John C. F. Lamborn; divorce granted plaintiff. Harmon N. Clark vs. William Parks; set for 3d Tuesday, 9 a, m. Rensselaer Bank vs. Seth B. Moffitt et al; set for trial 3d Tuesday, 9 a. m.