Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1910 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

items Picked Up About the County Capitol. Only one marriage license has been issued thus for this month, and it is two-thirds gone, too. Remember the soldiers reunion Thursday and Friday, and the picnic dinner to the old soldiers in the court house yard Thursday. Capt. William Guthrie, democratic candidate for joint-repre sentative of the counties of Jasper and White, was over from: Monticello yesterday on business. Another young couple of this vicinity hiked to St. Joe Sunday and were made one. The groom is David Harris and the bride Dorothy E. Anderson, aged 15, daughter of Thomas Anderson. They returned Monday morning for the parental blessing, and will reside for the present with the bride's parents. The young couple were refused a license here on account of the bride being underage. The pettit jury was called Monday, but there was nothing doling. Yesterday morning the jury expected to hear the Chestnut case, but a plea of guilty settled that. The Bowers blind tiger case set for trial yesterday afternoon, but too late for us to publish the result in to-day’s paper. The trial was being largly attended, many of the people in attendeacn, perhaps, thinking it might be necessary to identify the 25 quarts of beer seized as intoxicating liquor, and that it would be passed throug the crowd to sample. The Winamac Journal editor should dig the dust from out his eyes. The contracts awarded to the Winamac Bridge Co. recently were awarded week before last, and M!r. Bader,was over last week on business connected with the numerous indictments pending against him in this county for bridge graft, and his visit had nothing whatever to do with the securing of these contracts. And, by the way, Bro. Ingraham, it is hoped Jasper county will get nearer what she pays for in these latter contracts than she has in many other contracts taken by this company. The Democrat doesn’t care a whit who gets the bridge contracts in this county, but it does insist that when a contract is taken that the plans and specifications be followed to some extent, instead of systematically robbing the people as it has been conclusively shown was done in some instances here. If this is “slurring” the Winamac Bridge Co., or Mr. Bader, so be it —we mean just what we say.

New suits filed: No. 7649. The Prudential Insurance Co. of America vs. Marguerite Springer, Warren Springer, et al.; actipn in foreclosure. Demand $40,000. This is a foreclosure of a mortpage of . 534,000-2 principal—on the Springer ranch of 1,520, acres in Walker tp., near Kniman.

No. 7650. William T. Walter vs. The Fort Wayne & Mississippi Railroad Co., et al.; action to quiet title.

No. 7651. Belle Marin vs. Stephen M. Marlin; action for divorce.

The parties now reside in Newton tp., and were married in Cynthiana, Ky., June 30, .1895, and lived together, the. complaint alleges, for about a year, when defendant abandoned plaintiff without cause for three years, returning to her in 1898 and except desertions at divers times of from two weeks to two months, have since lived together until about April !, 1910, when plaintiff was forced to leave him. Eleven children were born to them, nine still living and ranging from 19 to 4 years of age. Cruel and inhuman treatment, failure to provide, etc., is charged. Plaintiff asks for the custody of the children. \ * “Shorty” Adams was “sat” on Saturday by Drs. Loy, Merrill and Hemphill, with Squire Irwin

as referee, and officially declared insane, fie was brought here Friday afternoon by a deputy sheriff of Danville, 111., and placed in the padded cell at Sheriff Shirer’s hostelry to ruminate on the way of the transgressor, aAd was voilent and used lots of vile language for a couple of days. Sunday night he quieted down somewhat and is now more docile, but he will have to undergo a few months treatment at Longcliff anyhow. Shorty’s appetite for bocize is no doubt at the bottom of his" troifble, he having had similar attacks before, although it is asserted —with what reliability we are unable to say —that he has been a regular Billy Sunday for the past two months. It is alleged that some two weeks ago, while riding in a caboose in his capacity as brakeman on a railroad, he stuck his head out of the window and was struck by some obstruction and rendered unconscious. A cut behind his right ear bears out this theory, to some extent, hut many think it is simply another case of too much booze. He will he taken to Longcliff as soon as the officials there can receive him.

Court proceedings: John C. Vanatta vs, American Lubric and Refining Co., et al; Judgment of foreclosure of lein $lO,833.33. 'Maudie Rodman vs. William P. Rodman: decree of divorce granted plaintiff and maiden name restored. Anna J. Yeiter vs. Godfrey David Yeiter; decree of divorce granted, judgment vs. plaintiff for costs. Edna P. Kurrie, et al. Vs. May P. Thompson, et al; partition of lands ordered as to interests as set out in complaint as to lands described in cross-complaint. Court cribed in cross- complaint. Court finds that $30,000 in value should be set off to Simon Thompson and balance partitioned as set out. Cbas. G. Spitler, Amos Davisson and Geo. P. Meyers appointed commissioners and directed to meet at clerk’s office Sept. 21 and make report on or before third Monday of "term.