Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 April 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Monday, May 4, is the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes to avoid going delinquent. The republicans of Keener tp., at their convention Saturday nominated Tunis Snip for trustee, C. E. Fairchild for assessor, John DeFries for Justice of the Peace, and Nelson Fairchild and Lew Swart for constables. —o— The case against W. H. Beaver, administrator of the estate of Margaret Beaver, deceased, late of Milroy tp., was heard in the circuit court Thursday. Mr. Beaver held that the personal property really belonged to him personally, but it was held otherwise by the court and he was ordered to list it as a part of the estate. The appointment made by the circuit clerk of the Jasper Savings & Trust Co., as administrator of the estate of the late Dr. Hartsell, was set aside by Judge Hanly on convening of court, and Philip Blue appointed instead. Certain matters are alleged to have entered into the appointment which we do not care to discuss at this time. —o — The new administrator of the estate of Dr. Hartsell has qualified and work of looking after the personal property of decedent is being gone into. Among the effects was found*a key, supposedly to a safe deposit box in Chicago, and when this is opened it is thought the later will, supposed to be in existence, will- be found. The old will which was found among his effects leaving everything to a brother since deceased and leaving no heirs, was drawn by James W. Douthit about 25 years ago. —o— Abe Halleck, one of the old regime coinmissioners of Jasper county, has been trying to “get” Babcock, of the Rensselaer Democrat for ten years. The last suit was tried at Kentland last week, in which the prosecuting witness and all evidence against Babcock failed to materialize, but yet the jury hung out twenty-four hours. It was 11 to 1 for acquittal, and it was discovered that the lagging one was an uncle of the said Abe. They do not permit second cousins to any of the parties to sit upon the jury in this county.—Benton Review. —o►— New suits filed: No. 7309. William B. Austin vs. Rufus Orcutt; action to foreclose chattel mortgage. Demand SIOO. No. 7310. Alice W. Payne, guardian, vs. William W. Lyon et al; suit to foreclose mortgage. Demand SSOO. No. 7311. John J. Lawler vs. The Chicago Training School for City, Home and Foreign Missions; Cordelia P. Monnett and Fletcher Mo’mett; action to quiet title. No. 7312. Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co., vs. James H. Ballagh, et al; action to foreclose mortgage. Demand $3,000. No. 7313. Vincent Eisele vs. Robert Parker et al., suit to foreclose mortgage on 100 acres of land in 13-28-7. Demand $5,000. No. 7314. Patrick Halligan vs. Hugh Brosnan; suit for possession of lands and SI,OOO damages. No. 7315. William Moffitt vs. The Chicago, Indianapolis ft Louisville Ry. Co.; suit for damages for killing stock. Demand $250.