Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 25, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 June 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Attorney W. H. Parkison will pull the long feathers out of the eagle’s tail at the 4th of July celebration at Brook Saturday. Jefferson tp., Newton county will hold a special election on Friday next to vote on the proposition of building another Macadam road in that township. Smith & Thompson secured a contract at Sheldon, 111., last week for the building of 10 miles of stone road, the contract price of which was $32, TOO. Benton Review: Judge Saunderson placed an order for a Buick “tourabout” some weeks ago, and is expecting the arrival of his new machine almost any day. The adjourned term of the Jasper circuit court will convene next Wednesday, July 7, with Judge Wason of the Carroll-White circuit on the bench, to hear the Borntrager ditch matter.

The compositor made the Democrat say Saturday that the case of the Town of Remington vs. . the Panhandle railroad was set for oral “agreement” in the appellate court Oct. 26. It should have said oral “argument.” Judge Hanley returned Saturday from Hammond where he has been hearing the Gary remonstrance case in the Lake Superior court. The remonstrafors took a change of’ venue and the case has been sent to Porter county, which will delay the matter several months, precisely what the liquor dealers did not want. —o—Fowler Republican; The grand jury has been summoned to do a little work on Saturday, June 26. It is generally understood that they have been called for the purpose of indicting John Hirzel who wrecked the mitten factory here about eighteen months ago. The time in which indictments could be returned against him will expire before the regular grand jury w'ould convene next winter. The county commissioners held a joint session with the commissioners of Benton and Newton counties at Fowler Monday to take action in the matter of the improvement of a section of road on the co..t,;y line along the southwest corner of Jas per county abutting the other two counties named. When this piece of road is improved it will make the entire south county line gravel or stone road.

Frank Foltz was over at Fowler last Friday and Saturday as attorney for plaintiff in the divorce case of Della Parks Brooks vs. Howard Brooks, a well known young farmer residing south of Remington. About 30 witnesses were heard on both sides and the court house wgs crowded with spectators, about two-thirds of whom were women. The divorce was denied, and the sentiment over there seems to be that the parties ought to live together, which Mr. Brooks is willing to do. The custody of their one child, a boy of 10 years, will come up in court - there in October, and it is thought by many that the parties will reconcile their differences before that time and go to living together again. I. N. McCurtain of near Parr accompanied his brotbef Simon McCurtain to the asylum at Longcliff Saturday. The latter is subject to epilepsy, and has been in the asylum some eight months heretofore. While there, with proper care and diet he was much better, and came home some time ago on parole. It is difficult for hiß folks to keep him from eating anything he wants, and he had become so bad again, that it was found necessary to return him to Longcliff once more. He is probably not a proper subject- for Longcliff and application will likely be made to take him to the "Epileptic village” in the southern part of the state as soon as that institution is. in shape to receive such patients.

New suits filed: No. 7463. Eugene W. Sawyer, M. D., of Chicago, specialist in morbid growths, vs. Philip Blue, administrator of the estate of W. W. Harstell, M. D., deceased; claim for medical treatment from June 22, 1894, to April 4. 1908, including visit to Rensselaer, 1870.00, less a credit of SSO paid at time of visit to Rensselaer, May 17, 190$, leaving an alleged balance due of SB2O. No. 7464. The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co* vs. Warren Rob-

inson, et al; suit to foreclose mortgage. Demand $2,000. No. 7465. The Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Co., vs. Noah Elmore, et al; suit to foreclose mortgage. Demand, $1,500. No. 7466. Charles N. Brown vs. ■Celia E. Brown; action for divorce. The parties were married July 1, 1907, and separated Jan. 4, 1908. Cruel and inhuman treatment is charged, flirting with other men and telling plaintiff of her love for them and non-affection for him, is charged. On or ribout Jan. 4, 1908, defendant left plaintiff and went to Baltimore, writing plaintiff frequent letters of the good time she was having, drinking and living in a riotous manner and receiving the attetion of others she preferred to him, that she had sold her jewelry and mbst of her clothing and spent the money for drink, and that she did not intend to return to him. Plaintiff alleges that R m nis belief that defendant is living a low' and vicious life. Plaintiff resides at Wheatfield and gives his occupation as telegraph operator. Defendant's maiden name was Celia E. Haskins, and she is now alleged to be in Baltimore, Md.