Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 November 1908 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. a The county option law of the late special session of the legislature became a law in fact Monday, when Gov. Hanly issued his proclamation putting the laws in force that did not carry an emergency clause. —-o State Statistician J. L. Peetz was here Thursday checking up the vote of Jasper county at the late election, trying, we understand, to get a little ammunition to use against the democrats in the contests which the latter will bring before the legislature. We doubt if anything was discovered here that would help the republicans. Q licenses issued: Nov. 23, George Culp, Jr., of Monon, aged 21, occupation farmer, to Olive M. Osborne of Rensselaer, aged 19, daughter of John L. Osborne, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. ’'•tafov. 25, Cecil Rlshling of Hanging Grove tp., aged 26, occupation farmer, to Nora Pearl Willets, daughter of Joseph Willets, also of Hanging Grove, aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

The Dr. Solt of San Pierre vs. Warren J. White of Wheatfield case was still grinding as we go to press, and was expected to last all of yesterday and perhaps yet today. This is a case where Dr. Solt of SanPierve treated defendant’s wife during confinement. She had considerable sickness thereafter and was later taken to Chicago for an operation by defendant, who alleges that her trouble arose because of the unskillful treatment of plaintiff. There has been some evidence to show that it was agreed by plaintiff that if defendant would not sue plaintiff for malpractice that plaintiff would not ask payment for his services. Suits for malpractice must be instituted within two years. It is alleged, and after the two years were up, plaintiff became angered at defendant’s telling people of the trouble his wife had had because of plaintiff’s treatment, it is alleged, and sued for some S2OO, the amount he claims is due him for his services. This is the defense side of the case, in brief, so far as it has progressed at this time. The jury was execused Wednesday evening until yesterday morning at 9 o’clock.