Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 March 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. The Newton circuit court will convene Monday. An even dozen marriage licenses were issued last month, against 8 for the month previous and 11 for February, 1908.4 —o — The sheriff has received acceptance from the asylum authorities and will take Bruce Castor to Longcliff Monday. —o — The republican congressional convention is called to meet at Michigan City, March 30; their senatorial convention at Monticello March 20; and their representative convention at Reynolds on April 9. jkJohn Greve of Wheatfied was Mown Monday to get his announcement as candidate for the republican nomination for prosecuting attorney published in the newspapers and to talk with the politicians at the bub, He basis his claim for recognition on long years of service for his party. O_ Judge Hanley went to Monticello Thursday to sit in the Rose “blind tiger” case, wherein some two or three dray loads of booze was recently seized in Rose’s place at Monon, after he had been knocked out of a license several months. It has been suggested to Judge Hanley that he order the booze sent over to Rensselaer to be “destroyed.” —o— NMarriage licenses issued:March i, Peter T, Hordeman, of Rensselaer, aged 37, occupation farmer, to Emma Hydenblut also of Rens- • elaer, aged 28, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. /y.laich 3, Daniel Eduard Davis /of Union tp., aged 21, occupation farmer, to Lillian Josephine Alter of the same place, aged 17, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. March 4, Cornelius Staple of DeMotte, aged 36, occupation farmer, to Bonkji Bonnema, also of DeMotte, aged 46, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o — J. M. Milner, the best looking if not the heaviest attorney in Indianapolis—he tips the scales at 265 pounds—was in the city Monday to do a little'missionary work for William L. Taylor for governor. Joe is a former Remington boy, and if Taylor should get the nomination, and be elected, he would no doubt be remembered. While we would like to see Joe advance better than any republican we know of in our state capital, yet we have quite a firm conviction that the next governor of Indiana is going to be a democrat, and of course our friend Joe will not look for a place at the family table under those conditions.

Different newspapers recently contained an item that the hospital for the insane at Longciiff was overcrowded and that forty people were in jails and county houses awaiting admission. The report is said to be untrue, states the Logansport Pharos. Only one person is waiting to be entered, and although the men's building is full it is not overcrowded and there is room for forty more women in the women’s ward. .The board of control decided to replace the worn-out tent with a building of waterproof tarred paper and wood for about thirty trusty patients. The tent was used very successfully for three years, winter and summer, and the patients enjoyed the quarters and thrived.—Ex. The Pharos is evidently misin-, formed. One case from Jasper county that we have personal knowledge of what was held up for six months or more because of alleged lack of room, and under date of Feb. 19 last the asylum authorities, in the application of Brace Caster from this connty, wrote the Jclerk that said application “is hereby suspended on account of lack of. room.” —o — New suits filed; No. 7282. William L. Wood vs. Edwin V. Ransford, Eleanor S. Ham and Frances L. Jolly; action to collect delinquent taxes on certain property in Rensselaer which plaintiff had to pay to prevent it being sold by the county treasurer. Demand

No. 7283, Maria Vondersmith vs. Perpetual Building, Loan and Sayings Association of Remington; action to recover S6OO which is alleged to have been loaned plaintiff on Feb. 18, 1908, on one of those celebrated certificates issued by Robert Parker of the failed Bank of Remington. In view of the prominence these “certificates” play in the bank failure, a great many of them having been issued by Mr. Parker, who was practically the whole thing in the building association, and the allegations made after the bank failure that he had no authority to issue them and that they were not valid claims against said association, we herewith copy the certificate issued in this instance: Payable at Bank No, 8012. SBOO.OO of Remington. Remington, Ind., Feb. 17, 1907. Maria Vondersmith has deposited with the Perpetual Building, Loan & Savings Association of Remington, Indiana, Six Hundred Dollars, pavable to the order of herself, Feb. 18,1908, on the return of this Certificate properly endorsed 12 month* after date with interest at the rate of five per cent per annum from date until oald. Payable at the Bank of Remington, Remington, Indiana. No interest after maturity unless renewed, Not subject to check, Robt. Parkir, Sectary. The Perpetual Building. Loan and Savings Association of Remington, Indiana, is incorporated under the laws of the State of Indiana with a capital stock of Half Million Dollars ($500,000.00.) No. 7384, The Jewish Agriculture Induetrial Aid Society vs. Mandel Sensibar and wife; suit to foreclose mortgage. Demand 12,000.

This is the last week of the Jasper circuit court, and has been quite a busy one. Following is a record in brief of the proceedings since last report: Chas G. Hammond vs. Charles Liston; jury trial, verdict of $5 for plaintiff and possession of farm. State vs Wm. W. Ballinger, sale of liquor to minor; plea of guilty entered and fine of S2O and cost assessed. Geo. K. Hollingsworth vs. Thomas Florence et al; judgement for $137 vs. defendants and foreclosure ordered Patrick Hallagan vs. Wilford Maxwell et al; evidence beard in part when cause is withdrawn on plaintiff’s motion and is then reopened, amended complaint filed and set for trial fourth Friday, 9 a. m. Florence L. Peacock vs. Erastus Peacock; taken under advisement by court. Milbert F. Price vs. Fred A. Hicks et al; continued for term. State vs. Chas Biddle; dismissed by state and cash bond of S3OO deposited with the clerk ordered returned to himSpitznagle & Kennedy vs. Abraham Halleck et al; judgement vs. defendants on default for $109.09. Judge Wasson of the CarrollWhite circuit was here Wednesday and Thursday sitting in change of venue cases. Among those heard were the Hodge ditch injunction. case, whichwas taken under advisement; Edith Biddle vs. Charles Biddle, in which defendant was ordered to pay plaintiff S3OO, SSO at once and $lO per month thereafter until all is paid.