Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 10, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1910 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Attorney John'A. Dunlap was called to Elkhart', Ind., Monday on legal business. He will probably return to-day. New suits filed: No. 7607. Aetna Life Insurance Co., vs. Iva Moffitt; et al; complaint on note and mortgage. , Demand $3,500; Thomas Jensen, I. N. Warren and County Supt. Lamson.. attended the commencement exercises at Wheatfield Friday night. There were eight graduates in the clKss, this being the first class of graduates since that school was commissioned. —*b — Marriage licenses issued : May 7, Walter Harold Noel of Boston, Mass., aged 33, occupation traveling salesman, to Anna Louise Sorenson of New York, aged 36, occupation seamstress. First marriage for each. The groom, was bom in Posey county, Ind., and the bride is a native of Denmark. Kentland Democrat: Kentland’s special election last Friday, on the question of improvement or the town’s water works system, resulted in almost a unanimity of the votes for the improvement. The election was a very quiet affair—since there was no strife over the question —and only 114 votes (a little better than a third of the normal vote of the town) were cast, of which 102 were for and only an even dozen were against the improvement. The school" enumeration for Jasper county shows a net loss this year over 1909 of 62. Following is the enumeration by townships and school corporations : 1909 1910 Loss Gain Barkley ...........362 332 30 Carpenter .........277 281 4 Gillam .......206 188 8 Hanging Grove.... 128 128 Jordan ............205 198 7 . Kankakee 149 153 4 Keener ;205 205 Marion ..305 298 “7 Milroy 74 74 Newton .....140 144 4 Union 405 445 40 Walker ....286 254 32 Wheatfield ........151 144 7 Rensselaer 649 620 29 Remington 262 257 5 Wheatfield ........106 117 11 Totals 3912 3816 125 63 Following are tlhe proceedings of the closing days of the April term of the jasper circuit court, which ended Saturday: Horace Marble ditch; time extended to first day September term for commissioners to make report. S. H. Howe ditch; final report filed. Harvey J. Dexter ditch; cause submitted and evidence heard, assessments confirmed as modified. Allowances made as reported, ditch established, W. Frank Osborne appointed superintendent. A. Halleck allowed $540 attorney fee. Cordelia M. Williams excepts-to judgment and finding and moves for new trial; motion overruled and appeal granted to second Monday September term to file report of commissdoners. John P. Ryan ditch; time extended to second Monday to file report of commissioners. W. H. Berry ditch; time extended to first Monday in August to file report. Same entry in Richard B. Wetherell ditch. R. E. Davis dltchl notice ordered for hew parties brought in report. Charles Meadel ditch; assessments confirmed and ditch ordered established; allowances as reported. Halleck allowed $240 attorney fee. Wilson Shaffer appointed superintendent. Phoenix Mutual Ins. Co., vs. Curtis, J. Hand, et ait; receiver files report showing charges of $146.59 and credits the same. Caused dropped.,, Robert H. Morrow vs. James B. Albertson, et al; report approved and money ordered paid on tax. Frank Krempel, et al. vs. Horace Marble; cause dismissed at plaintiff's cost. ' Lavina Bishir, et al. vs. Laura Bishir, et al; defendant files motion for new trial as of right.

lola J. McKean, et al. vs. Felix Erwin, et al; cause dismissed at plaintiff's cost. John J. Lawler vs. C. & E. I. Ry. Co., motion of defendants for new trial overruled and appeal granted to Appellllate court. Bond in sum of $4,000 filled; 120 days to file all bills of exceptions. Richard E. Foulks vs. Jacob Carmon, et al; title quieted. Ann C. Cain vs. Mark V. Murphy, et al., Thomas C. Cain, adm. vs. Ann Caln et al.; W. V. Porter and R. D. Thompson, appraisers, report value $5,485.90. B. J. Gifford vs. T. F. Terry, et al; judgment quieting title. Lafayette Loan & Trust Co., vs. American Lubrlc & Refining Co., et al; judgment and foreclosure, $16,816.05. Melinda J. May vs. Henry Timmons, et al; continued for term. The Wheeling Corrugating Co. v®. Louise Miller; defendant defaulted, judgment fob $162.25. Ed Reeve and John Biggs appointed on board of review. 'Mrs. Philo Clark, Mrs* Abbie Roberts and Mirs. Jacob Willcox appointed as members of the county board of charities. Cases against Edward Honan and Samuel Duvall dismissed by the court.