Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 September 1909 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up Abeut the County Capitol. H. E. Folk of Hammond is acting as stenographer in court here this term. It is scarcely likely Ira Sigler will take up the work again, here, at leatft, owing to the broken conditions of his health. jKAttorney Jasper Guy of Remington was over Wednesday looking up record in abstract work. He was accompanied by his stenographer, Miss Helen Rhoads, and his daughter, Miss Bessie Guy, and her friend, Miss Minnie Hildebrand, of Chatsworth, Hl., who is visiting her at the present time. p-There is likely to be a p-etty stiff l|ght put up before the Marble ditch goes through, we understand. The Powers ditch, which is planned to connect the Kankakee river drainage scheme from the Starke county line to where the Marble ditch begins, will also be strongly opposed. Great inequality in the assessments is claimed in the Marble ditch. The experts who are to conduct the examination of the county records here, have not yet put in an appearance. They were to have commenced last week, but nothing direct has been heard from them. A. C. Funk of Warsaw, who is to assist the contractors in the work, was directed to report here Monday. He did not get here, however, until Thursday, and, not finding his superiors, returned home-

—o — New suits filed: No. 7502. William Cheadle, trustee, vs. Harry Gallagher and Rebecca Bicknell; suit on note and mortgage. No. 7503. Emmet L. Hollingsworth vs. Louisa C. Paxton, et al; suit on note and foreclosure. No. 7504. Charles H. Smith vs. Isaac J. Parker; suit on note. Demand $65, interest and costs. No. 7505- J. O. B. McDougle vs. Harry Gallagher and Rebecca A. Bicknell; suit on note, mortgage and account. Demand 1232.30. No. 7506. Jasper Savings and Trust Co., vs. Frank B. Ham, et al; suit to foreclose mortgage. Demand 18,000.

The Democrat would call the attention of the grand jury which reconvenes Monday, to the bridge graft charges recently made by Wallace Marshall of Lafayette. These charges are not "newspaper gossip” but were openly made by arespansible man, who stated that he would sign an affidavit making the charges or appear before a grand jury and present undisputable evidence of the truth of his statements. The grand, jury should give Mr. Marshall a chance to make good his charges by all means. If true, the guilty should be punished, and if untrue the firm against who the charges were made ought to be vindicated. We understand there was also some evidence filed with the returns in the recent county option election of illegal voting, and this matter, too, should be looked into. A man who will deliberately cast an Illegal vote —and there are altogether too many men who will do so—should be punished. An example made of some one guilty Of-this crime would have a salutary effect in Jasper county for years to come.

—o— Following is a report of-the proceedings of the circuit court gince our last issue: The Dowling vs. Orin and Archie Elijah case was taken up Thursday and it was not expected that it would be finished yesterday. This is a case arising near Morocco and came here from Newton county on change of venue. Dowling was road supervisor, and in going to the Elijah’s to notify them to come out on the road to work a dispute arose in which he is alleged to have been struck with a spade by one of the latter and stabbed by another, and was very seriously injured. A state case was instituted against them and they were fined $l5O and costs. This case is a civil action for damages, SIO,OOO being asked. A large number of witnesses are in attendance and the costs will be a great deal. McNeil-Hlggins Co., vs. Gamaliel G. Garrison, et al; motion to dismiss as to defendants H. R. Hartman, Hartley Church, Wm. Townsend and Emil Besser, sustained. B. J. Gifford vs. William Marlon; defendant defaults, judgment for SIOO. Thomas Davis, et al; vs. John Shroer, et al; court finds that final report is not made as provided by law,’ by reason of the omission of a grade line, and cause is referred back to Commissioners’ court with directions that final report be amended and perfected by the drainage

commissioners; costs occasioned by this hearing taxed to petitioners. Ed. W. Lakin vs. Thomas Cain, adm., Jury frial; judgment for plaintiff in the sum of $59.50. Hiram Blanchet vs. Thomas Cain, adm.; plaintiff defaults and cause dismissed at his costs. TWO NEW DOCTORS LOCATE HERE. | Dr. Frank Hemphill of Seeleyville, Ind., has moved here and is opening up office rooms in the Williams block, formerly occupied by the late Dr- Harstell, and will be ready for' practice in a few days. For the present he and his family, consisting of wife and one child, will reside with his .mother, Mrs. Rebecca Hemphill. He is of the regular school of medicine and has practicedfor about ten years. He has had much experience in surgery at Seeleyville, wh,ich is a mining town and where there is a great deal of surgical work to do. Miss Mattie Hemph.ll, the trained nurse, is a sister of Dr. Hemphill’s. Dr. H. J. Laws of Crown Point; a recent graduate in medicine and surgery, has also made arrangements to locate here and will go in partnership with Dr. Washburn.