Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 89, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 February 1910 — THE CIRCUIT COURT. [ARTICLE]

THE CIRCUIT COURT.

Probate and Ditch Causes and Setting of Cases down for Trial. Not much of importance has been done in court this week outside of probate and ditch matters and setting cases down for trial. Next Monday the jury will be in and several cases are set for hearing during the week. Following are the proceedings of the first week up to yesterday: State vs. C. L. Bader; set tor trial Second Monday, 9 a. m. State vs. James Robertson; set for Second Tuesday, 2 p. m. Horace Marble ditch; allowances ihade Oct. 7 are ratified; commissioners allowed until 4th Friday to file amended report. Nicholi Rasmussen ditch; supt. files report showing charges) of sl,748 and credits of $1,708.12, uncollected $21.48. Thos. Maloney, allowed service account of $61.63 including $18.50 due contractor. Harvey J. Dexter ditch; Wm. Cooper, James McClanahan, W. L. Wood, Ed Reed, C. M. Williams, A. Stockton, S. P. Thompson, Rose Boyle, Thomas Davis, J. W. Faylor, R. and J. Eib, Paul Schultz, August Sahultz, Mattie Schultz, R. Eeltz, and 31 others file remonstrance. Feb. 8, Ira F. Meader Mike Schultz, James H. Smilley, J. I. Gwin, Aug. L. Schultz, A. D. Schultz, Paul Schultz, Wm Schultz, Amiel Schultz, Wm. Hoppe, Johana Hoppe, remonstrate. Set for hearing Third Thursday. Abner C. Pancoast ditch; commissioners granted until first day of April term. Cecil Clyde Randle ditch; allowances made as follows: W. V. Porter, $35; Joseph Stewart, $27; W. F. Osborne, $66; Rice Porter, $23; C. C. Randle, $23.75; M. Ringeisen, $1.75; J. L. Lewis, $4.60; Fern Osborne, $lB. Rompke Slpkema ditch; cause docketed and ten days given to file objections. Same order in H. Berry ditch. Same order in Richard B. Wetherell ditch. Same order in R. E. Davis ditch. Northwestern Indiana Land Co., file demurrer to petition, attacking the legality of petition alleging among other things that publication was not made in the leading papers of the respective political parties, as required by law. One of thq publications was made in the Wheatfleld Review.

John P. Mitchell ditch; same Older. Homer E. James m E. J. Murray, et al; cause dismissed. Costs paid. Emmet L. i Hollingsworth vs. Frank Reaney, et al; mortgage foreclosed, amount $996.80. J. P. Hammaud appointed receiver. James H. Chapman vs. Tirzah A. Garrison, et al; trustee files petition asking receiver to file report.