Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 55, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 October 1910 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol. .L J :>■ .'J • ’>' ' A - ’ Roy Blue, of Laporte, expects to move here soon and enter into the practice of law in partnership with Ged. R. Williams. ,He had been practicing at that place the past year. —o— Ben Page, a Parr blacksmith was arrested last Friday for intoxication and was fined and costed $8.20 in all by Squire Irwin. He was unable to pay the fine and is now a guest of Sheriff Shirer for a few days. Marriage licenses issued: Oct.. 15, John Edjvard Webb of Rensselaer, aged 30. occupation fireman at Babcock & Hopkins' elevator, to Lillian Dora Sayler, also of Rensselaer, aged 24, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for male, second marriage for female, she having been divorced in September, 1910. —OI—It is reported {hat a voting couple of near Rensselaer, who were married recently under somewhat romantic circumstances, have had some sort of a falling out and the young bride has returned to her mother’s home in Rensselaer, bringing with her all her belongings, and no doubt the divorce courts will be invoked to dissolve the marriage which has finally become distasteful. Too bad. > —o — Monon News: Surveyor Fewel of Lafayette informed us Monday that he had quit business for the proposed Northwestern Indiana electric line, witji the company owing him and the field notes of the survey in his possession. The proposed election .in Jasper county is in statue quo for want of a SIO,OOO bond from the promoter and the whole affair has the appearance of a bubble that -has burst. New suits filed: No. 7661.'Eva Greenlee vs. Edna I. Powell; action in replevin to recover possession of one promisory note dated Sept. 22, 1910, of the value of SSOO and one note of SOSO, executed same date and due Jan. 10, 1911. and value of $425. Defend'ant is alleged to have wrongfully and unlawfully obtained possession of said notes. The notes yvere given, we understand, for the purchase of the defendant’s hotel business in Rensselaer, the Nowels House and which deal plaintiff later wanted recinded.