Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1907 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Still another Roselawn party was brought here Thursday and lodged in jail as an accomplice in the recent hog stealing near there which is mentioned elsewhere in this column. The new arrival is Bert Baker’s wife, who is charged with concealing stolen property. —o — The grand jurv has been called for the third Monday of the present court term'. Just “what is in the air” is not made public, but it is probable a few alleged gambling joints will be looked into and possibly an investigation will be made of where some fellows who have been intoxicated in the past few months got the booze. —o— Marriage lioenses issued: Nev, 11, Oscar M. Atwood of Fair Oaks, aged 24, occupation farmer, to Della D. Myers also of Fair Oaks, aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First manage for female, second marriage for male, his tiret wife having died Sept. 28, 1904. The couple were married by Squire Irwin, at his office in the I, O. O. F,, building.

The Nicholas vs. Parks case for damages for alternation of the affections of the former’s wife by the latter, taken from this county to Newton county on change of venue, went over to the next lerm of court there. On “call day” neither Nicholas or his attorneys appeared and nothing whatever was done with the castv It looks like there would be nothing more to it. —o— * Bert Baker, a young man from the Roselawn neighborhood, who spent some time in jail here a couple of years ago for being mixed up with some other parties in disturbing a Christmas exercise in hjs locality, was again lodged in jail here Saturday in default of bond. He is charged with having stolen some hogs up in his section and butchered them. He is bound over to the January term of the Newton circuit court. ——o —— The big dredge was but about 200 feet south of Washington street bridge yesterday morning. It has finished the work around the bend by the ball park and has practically all the rock thrown out now that is blasted. It is reported that it will now go into wtnter quarters and no more work will he done until next season. As the high water in the spring will not likely permit of the blasting of the rock it will likely be early summer before anything more is done.

New suits filed: No. 7226. William B. Austin vs. John Karr, et al; suit in foreclosure of mortgage. Demand $2,000. No. 7227. Alfred Collins and James Flynn vs. GFeorge Laßerge and the First National Bank of Medarvvilte; rfbit in attachment Demand $116.75. No. 7228. Snsan J. White vs. John O’Connor, sheriff, Harry Baxter and Mathew Boewinkle; aotion to procore release from the •Jasper county jail of plaintiff. The complaint alleges that on complaint of said Baxter she was arrested and found guilty of the charge of conoealing stolen property; that she is illiterate, unacquainted with proceedings in court, had no attorney and said Justice Boewinkle refused to continue the case at her request until she could get an attorney to represent her; that she is innocent of the charge and in fact was sort of railroaded to jail; that she is without means and unable to give bond, eto. Thia case grows out of the bog stealing case from the Baxter ranch east’ of Roselawn, for which young Baker is now in jail. Not much has been done in the circuit court this week except a few probate matters disposed of and setting oases down for trial. Following is a report of the proceedings thus far: State vs. William Ballinger; set for Third Saturday. Carey L. Carr ditch cause; commi s-

sioners given until Nov. 30 to file preliminary report. \ Horace Marble, ditch cause; set for hearing as to plea in abatement and consideration of remonstrance, Nov. 20. Nickoli Rasmussen ditch cause; drainage commissioners present report of assessments filed with clerk Nov. 8 and cause continued until Nov. 23 for remonstrance, George A. Cover et al ditch cause; drainage ''commissioners present report and cause continued to Nov. 23 for remonstrance, Ai J. J. Fr*e vs. American Trust and Savings Bank; Cause dismissed at plaintiff’s .costs. ...” Everett Finney, adrn., vs. Jacob Heil et ai; re-appraisement of real estate ordered and sale at private sale or public outcry after posting notices, etc. Kennedy-King Co., ys. )ohn Coen et al; plaintiff’s motion to tax costs to defendants for failure to complete change of venue sustained and cause set for trial Fourth Monday, 9 a, m. Howard C. Parks, et al, vs. Everett Halstead et al; cause set for Fourth Tuesday; plaintiff ordered to file amended complaint because of death of George Johnson. Wm. H. vs. B-njamin J. Gifford et al; set for Fourth Wednesday. \ Lena Mitchell, adm., vs. Isabella Hanson et al; continued for sale of real estate.. _A ■- ' ' Oliphant Hull vs Chicago, Indianapofis and Louisville Ry, Co., set for Third Monday. Ella R. Sanford vs. Edward H. Sanford et al; set for Second Monday. John Finn vs. Winifred Finn et al; application filed to produce at taking of deposition of Carl J. Lockwood at Washington, D C., on Nov. 15, notes; also filed photo copies of original notes; clerk ordered to register original notes to John C. Rathbone, notary public, care P. J. Lockwood & Co., Washington, D. C.;. cause set for trial Third Tuesday, 1 p, m. Barney Spitznagle et al, vs. Abraham Halleck et al; set for second Monday. Warren T. McCray vs, Alton L. Padgett; judgment for plaintiff in sum of $270.21. Milbert F. Price, et al, vs. Fred A. Hicks, el al; set tor Third Wednesday, 9 a. m.

Lewis S. Alter vs. Arthur N. Bailey et al; continued for term. Erastus Peacock vs. Florence L. Peacock; set for First Friday, 9 a. m. Wm. B. Austin vs. John F. Bruner et al; set for Second Tuesday. William Parks vs. Harmon N. Clark, et al;set for Third Friday. 9 a. m. John W. Ward vs. William P. Goffield; set for Fourth Thursday. William Dittman, et al, vs. Samuel R. Nichols et al; set for Fourth Friday. In matter of petition for improvement of Jungles ditch; set for Third Friday.