Jasper County Democrat, Volume 9, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1906 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The April term of the White circuit court will convene Monday, April 22. • —o— A new record typewriter has been installed in the recorder’s office on trial. ♦ o Marriage licenses issue d: April 6, Leslie Alter, Union tp. aged 25, to Electa W. Willis of Rensselaer, aged 20. First marriage for each. —o — About nine hundred of those assessed on the Iroquois ditch paid up before the expiration of the time limit instead of letting their assessments go into the bond issue. The assessments are very unequal according to benefits derived, and there iB a great deal of kicking being- made, but of course they were apposed, long ago and cannot now be changed. Titus E. Price, formerly of Carpenter township, where he was born and raised, was elected mayor of Yankton, South Dakota, last week. He is a brother of county surveyor Myrt B. Price, and is a prominent attorney of Yankton. The Democrat, some time ago, in mentioning Titus, stated that he was a democrat. This was an error, the late Charles N. Price was the only democrat in the family, the other boys all being republicans.

The will of the late George W. Cover of Union tp., was admitted to probate Monday. All the household effects are bequeathed to his widow as long as she remains such, also a life.estate in sixty acres of land, being the present home property, which is to be equally divided among the children at her death. All moneys, notes, etc., of which he may die possessed is to be divided among the children equally. George A. Cover, a son, was appointed in the will as executor.

The case of James H. Chapman, trustee of A. McCoy et al, vs. Delos Thompson, Wm. Rinehart and T. J. McCoy, to recover some $30,000 on overdrafts of the Rensselaer Stock Farm, has again been continued and goes over to the September term of court. There may be “good and sufficient reasons” for continuing this case, but it should be remembered that it is now two years since this rotten bank closed its doors, and it is high time something was done in this and other matters. If this money is owned by these parties and can be collected it will make quite a little dividend to the bank creditors. The matter should be tested, not continued along indefinitely from term to term.

Q New suits filed: No. 7031, Huber Mfg. Co. vs, L. L. Heferlin and James Newcome; suit to foreclose chattel mortgage. No. 7032. John J. Eck vs. William Eck; suit to quiet title. No. 7033. The Beatty Felting Co. vs. S. M. Laßue; suit on account. Demand #76 60 for goods sold defendant Oct, 4, 1905. No. 7034. Amelia S. Fagot, administratrix, vs. John J. Arthur A., Joseph W. and Edna M. Fagot; petition to sell real estate. No. 7035. John O’Connor, sheriff, vs. State of Indiana on relation of Robert O. Graves; action to set aside judgment wherein plaintiff was fined SSO for contempt of court by Special Judge R. W. Marshall in connection with the Jasper Guy case recently.