Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 July 1911 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized— Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices.

Judge Marvin came over from Monticello Monday to take up as special judge the Marble ditch case. Judge Hanley is suffering from an injured arm, having had the ligaments painfully torn by the “kicking” of his automobile crank. Miss Vera Parker, who is employed as deputy in the county clerk’s office, has returned from Brook where she spent a week’s vacation with her sister, Mrs. Wallace Parkison. Clyde Witham, one of John Poole’s supposed victims, died in Ohio, according to a card received by Wm. LT Wood of Parr." M)r. Wood expects to investigate the matter' Charles S. Chamberlain and ■John Marlatt have sold to Mrs. Eva Greenlee 200 acres of the Gifford lands which they recently bought lying in sections 32 and 33, Walker tp., at SSO per acre, the deed states. They paid $25 per acre for the land only a short time ago. .

The county commissioners Friday decided in favor of the construction of the stone roads in Newton township, after hearing all the-evidence. The remonstrators are not objecting to the construction of the roads but of the manner of payment for its construction, it being under the “two mile law.” They want an election held and let the whole township pay for the two roads. They claim -that the county surveyor should have charge of work of this kind. Air appeal to the commissioners’ decision will be taken to the circuit court. Charles Marlin was arrested Saturday night by nightwatch Critser and charged with having stolen a bicycle Saturday from in front of Gwin & Watson’s bicycle shop, owned by Charles Saidla, which, it is said, he rode into one of the local hitch barns that evening. The owner identified the wheel as his property, Marlin claiming that he did not steal the wheel but that he got it from a boy near the postoffice, but, when asked who the boy was, he was unable to say. A change of venue was granted from Squire Irwin to Squire Bussell’s court in Hanging Giove tp., Monday morning and the case will be heard Friday next.

New suits filed: No. 7738. John Neary, et al. , vs. John Thompson, action to quiet title. No. 7739. Florence May Embree vs. Zimri H. Emfbree; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married Nov. 24, 1886, and separated in June, 1909. Cruel and inhuman treatment and abandonment is charged. * There are two children, both girls, aged 20 and 14, respectively, which plaintiff asks the custody of. The complaint states that defendant is the owner of real estate and personal property of the value of $6,575 and has art income of S4OO per year. Alimony of $5,000 and an allowance of $l5O per year.for each of the girls support is asked for. Rensselaer is given as the home of plaintiff.

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