Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 April 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Still there’s “nothing doing” in the matrimonial business at the clerk’s office. The business is expected to pick up a little next week. Judge Hanley went to Hammond yesterday to hear some motions in a couple of Gary liquor remonstrance cases in which he is sitting as special judge. Sheriff Shirer is again without hny "star boarders” at the Jasper county bastile. “Billy” Lyon of Remington, who was laying out a fine and costs of some S3O for a plain drunk, was paid out by Dan Coleman a few days ago, the Unearned balance being about $11.85. Dan wanted Billy to help him on a ditch contract, after the completion of which it will not be at all strange if they both celebrate a little. —e — Not much of importance has been done in the circuit court this week except setting cases down for trial. Following is a report of the proceedings: Willis Kirkpatrick ditch; James Watt and wife file remonstrance. Cause set for trial April 30. Joseph C. Borntrager, et al, ditch; cause docketed as a pending proceeding; all costs in dismissed petition of Carr, et al, ditch, over same route, ordered paid before further proceedings be had, amounting to some $465. Pi ice, et al, vs. Hicks, et al; dismissed. Austin vs. Orcott; dismissed. Bowers vs. Ferguson, et al; set for trial Third Tuesday. Hurley vs. Springer; set for Third Tuesday. State Bank vs. Comer, et al; dismissed. Hartsell vs. Hartsell, et al; appraisers file report and commissioner reports tracts of land sold to Frank King, Lucy Clark and Chas. Schleman; sales approved and deeds ordered. Gifford vs. Cochran; set for Fourth Monday. Rensselaer Lumber Co. vs. Lane; set for Third Monday. Higgins vs. Garrison, et al; set for Fourth Monday. Krempel vs. Marble; set for Fourth Tuesday. Cheadle vs. Nesius, et al; set for Third Thursday. Cheadle vs. First Christian church of Remington; continued by agreement. Moffitt vs. Board of Commissioners; set for Fourth Tuesday. Dickinson Trust Co., vs. Helen McMannis, et al; defendant defaulted, judgment and foreclosure, $1,126.47. Moses Leopold appointed receiver. Minnie E. Heath vs. Orange S. Heath; set for Third Monday. John T. Kight vs. Wm. Zea; set for Third Wednesday. Harvey J. Dexter, et al vs. C. H. Sternburg, et al; set for Third Wednesday. James R. Craig vs. Seth B. Mofflfth; set for Third Tuesday. Ann Eliza' Stephenson vs. Ezra J. Porter; title quieted. S. C. Jones vs. Seth B. Moffitt, dismissed. Selz, Schwab & Co., vs. William I. Bivans; set for Third Thursday. Milton Roth, et al, vs. Frank B. Ham; set for third Tuesday. Thomas H. Lackland vs. Frank B. Ham; set for Fourth Monday. George K. Wentworth vs. C. I. & L. R. R Co., (two cases); set for Fourth Monday. B. J. Gifford vs. Joseph Eichelberger; defendant defaulted, judgment on contract. Matt Boswinkle vs. William Adams, et al; set for Fourth Tuesday. John Sommers vs. B. C. Ward, et al; set for Third Tuesday. Elizabeth W. oray, administratrix, vs. Elizabeth W. Gray, et al; W. I. Hoover and Warren Robinson appointed appraisers, report value $5,436; taxes, etc., ordered paid and land sold to pay claims. Grover Smith ditch; injunction prayed for by the 3-1 railroad company compromised, and the latter to stanß their assessment of SIBB 17 and they are given S3OO for cutting of ditch through their right-of-way, they agree to remove their track on any Sunday after ten days notice, and are to have $25 per hour for all time they are delayed by the dredge after eight hours. B. J. Gifford vs. John Bingham; judgment against defendant for costs to date; cause set for trial Third Tuesday.