Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 January 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items- Picked Up About the County Capitol.

Contrary to expectations Referee Bowers has given out no decision in the Delos Thompson proposed compromise of the old Stock Farm claim of the McCoy bank estate as yet. Ndenry Schmidt, a well known old resident of Walker tp., died at his home in Kniman 'Monday, aged about *7O years. A widow and two grown children, son and daughter, are left. Mrs. John O'Connor and son Joe of Rensselaer, attended the funeral Wednesday, deceased being an old neighbor of the O’Connor family. y/The Republican pot is beginning to boil and already several candidates have shied their castor in the ring. Of course all the present county officers who are eligible to re-election want still another term. L. P Shirer of north of town, Charles Morlan, the court house janitor and Gus Grant of west of town, are reported to be after the nomination for sheriff, and it is likely other candidates will bob up before the convention is held. > —o— The republicans will hold their precinct primaries in Jasper county on Saturday, Feb. 1, at 2 p. m. for the purpose of electing precinct committeemen. The precinct committee will meet in Rensselaer Tuesday, Feb. 4, to reorganize their county committee. It is reported that Abe Halleck, the present county chairman, county attorney and candidate for the nomination for state senator, etc., wants a re-election, and that Mose Leopold, the county secretary, is also a candidate for advancement. ,o — . Officers frottrTlTiholimnnehere Tuesday and took the man “Vincent” who was arrested and jailed here last week for creating a disturbance in the central telephone office. He is wanted there for violating his parole, and will now have to complete bis sentence at Joliet for horse stealing. His proper name is said to be George Inglesby and he has gone under various aliases. He was sentenced from Chicago in 1902 to a term of one to fourteen years for horse stealing, and was paroled last May for the second or third time. —o— The Journal would like to know where The Democrat got its information last week about the big tourist printer not having been arrested, as stated by the Journal. Well, we don’t mind saying that the information was secured from the county sheriff, the justices of the peace—who would have had to issue the warrant were the prosecution brought outside the circuit court—and by the city marshal who took the printer over to the jail where be was questioned, as stated by The Demoorat. This ought to be pretty good authority surely. As a matter of fact no warrant was sworn out at all as stated by the Journal, and therefore it could not have been served. Come again. 1 —°— licenses issued; Jan. 2s. Otis E. Culp of Gillam township, aged 25, occupation farmer, to Emma Francis Molitor, also of Gillam, aged 21, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Jan 21, William R. Shesler of Rensselaer, aged 40, occupation farmer, to Bessie G. Parker, also of Rensselaer, aged 31, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for each, wife ofjnale having died in July, 1905, and busband of female (Korah Parker) having died in April, 1905. Jan. 23, Lewis Henry Theodore Beaoher ofNewton county,aged 28, occupation farmer, to Sarah Stocksick of Rensselaer, aged 25, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. New suits filed; No. 7258. Donnelyßros. vs. George A. Strickfaden et al; suit on account, demand $75. No. 7259. James H. Chapman vs. George A. Robinson, et al; suit, on note and to foreclose chattel mortgage, demand S3OO.

1 No. 7260. Mary I, Hurley vs. Robert M. Harley; suit for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married March 25, 1906, and separated June 15 of the same year. Both had children by former marriages Cruel treatment, jealous disposition, bad temper, and vicious and vile habits are charged against defendant. Plaintiff also asks to have her former name of Mary I. Deere restored. No. 7261. Douglas Clark vs. Wm. D. Howell et al; action to quiet title. No. 7262. Gustavus J. Tatge vs. Paul Viegenset al; suit to foreclose mortgage. Demand $3,500. Florence, the 17-year-old daughter of Leu Griggs, was arraigned before Judge Hanley Monday afternoon on complaint of her father, who charged incorrigibility and remaining out late of nights, etc. This was denied by the mother, who stated the girl was “all right,” and that she needed her at home to help care for l the other children of whom there are eight. The girl claimed her father did not treat her well and wanted her to go out and work for her support when her mother needed her at home. No action was taken except a little good advice given by the court. —o — We learn that our former townsman, Mr. U. M. Baughman, recently a partner in the law firm of Baughman & Williams of this city, has formed a partnership with A. C. Farmer, who is also formerly of Jasper county and a son of A. G. W. Farmer, who now lives six miles southeast of town.® Mr. Farmer has been in the real estate, loan and insurance business in Oklahoma ever since leaving here seven years ago, and he and Mr. Baughman will continue in this business at Oklahoma City under the firm name of A. C, Farmer & Co., and we believe that our readers who are interested in the New State of Oklahoma, or who hav« money they desire to invest either Mpfirat mortgage loans or real estate, would make no mistake in writing these gentlemen for information concerning the much talked of southwest. • —o — The supreme court decided a case last week regarding the concealment of a defect in the soundness of a horse, in a “boss trade” that is of interest to people all over the state, and we herewith give the opinion in abstract: “(1) Under Acts 1907, Page 100, the concealment of a defect or disease with which a horse .is known to be afflicted, when it is sold or traded or offered to be sold "or traded to a person ignorant thereof, is criminal, when it is merely passive by failing to inform the purchaser of such disease or defect, as well as when a trick, artifice, drug, etc., is used to conceal the same. (2) It is not essential, in charging an offer to sell or trade a diseased or defective horse without making its disability known, to allege in the affidavit or indictment that the sale or trade was actually consummated. Hadley and Gillett, Judges dissenting, hold that to constitute either offense under said statute, a completed sale or exchange is necessary.”