Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1911 — THE COURT HOUSE [ARTICLE]

THE COURT HOUSE

Items Picked Up About the County Capitol Judge Wasson was over yesterday to decide the Pancoast ditch matter. Several township and city local option elections will be held in Indiana next Tuesday. New suits filed: No. 7708. The Trust & Savings Bank vs. Edward V. Ransford; suit on note. Demand $175. No. 7709. Crowder-Shoe Co., vs. George L. Johnson and Samuel G. Pass; suit in note. The denial of a rehearing of the case of Eric Lund vs. Newton county by the appellate court a few days ago ends the contractors case to collect pay for the work done on Newton’s county’s new court house before the proper appropriations therefor had been made. The amount sued for was $3,000, and Lund has probably spent nearly one-third that sum trying to collect it, having been beaten in every court. Several measures for the relief of public officials who lost /money inf (bank failures passed in the state senate Wednesday. Among these was one for the relief of Chas. M. Blue, former trustee of Marion tp., Jasper county, in the sum of sl,379 for funds lost in the McCoy bank failure in Rensselaer in 1904, also one for the relief of A. A. Fell, former trustee of Carpenter tp., Jasper county, in the sum of $4,353 for funds lost in the Parker bank failure at Remington in 1907. NL Marriage licenses issued : Feb. Paul Weiss of Remington, aged 28, occupation farmer, to Mary Elizabeth Bernhardt, also of Remington, aged 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married at the M. E. parsonage in Rensselaer by Rev. C. L. Harper. Feb. 25, Dale Owen Bowman, sin of Ezra Bowman of Remington,’ aged 23, occupation plumber and tinner, to Della Myrtle Milner, daughter of Henry Milner, aged 21, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

The petit jury was excused Thursday afternoon until Monday. Following is a report of the court proceedings since our last issue: *x State vs. Albert E. Kirk; set for trial third Wednesday. Abner C. Pancoast ditch; petitioners move to strike from files pleading in abatement, affidavit for change of venue from court, objection to drainage commissioners and affidavit denying jurisdiction of court of Elmira Stockton, which former motions are sustained and latter affidavit rejected, to which latter excepts.

Michael J. Delefianty ditch; following claims allowed: Healey & Clark, $17.50; John Bowie, $16.50; John O’Connor, S2O; W. F. Osborne, $130.20; Wm. Middlecamp, $64; J. O’Connor, $58.90; Richard Barker, sl4; Henry Schmidt, $8; Jacob Meyers, $8; Homer Meyers, $8; J. L. Page, $-2; M. L. Osborne, $6; Omar Osborne, $4. Court examines report and finds it is not made according to law and refers it back to drainage commissioners for amendment, and they are directed to meet at office of county surveyor immediately and htnend said report and refile same this day. Cecil Clyde Randle vs. Myrt B. Price, et al.; defendants defaulted and permanent injunction' granted. Orpha Thompson vs. Walter S. Thompson; divorce granted. William P. Baker vs. Frank Osborne, com., evidence heard in part and cause continued to March 3.

National Surety Co., vs. Fred Kareh, trustee Walker tp.; defendant directed to file answer (and show cause why he should not account and the surety company be relieved, on or before third Monday. Bertha A. Lewis, et al. vs. Samuel H. Hopkins; John F. Hopkins, Geo. H. Hopkins, Benj. F. Hopkins and James A. Hopkins file dismissal as to them, and cause is re-set for hearing on fourth Monday.