Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 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. County Recorder John Tilton spent Wednesday night with relatives in Wheatfield. John Finn was down from Kankakee tp., Thursday. John wants to be admitted to the bar at the September term N of court, and may then hang out his shingle up in the Kankakee region. Prosecutor Longwell was over from Brook yesterday to attend the hearing of the case of the' State of Indiana vs. Hugh Burns of near Demotte, charged with wife desertion, which was up before Squire Irwin yesterday afternoon. According to the report of the State Board of Charities there were practically as many arrests for intoxication in Indiana during the year 1910, with the county option law in operation and all but 22 counties theoretically “dfy,” as there were in 1908, before the county option law became effective. The arrests for\ intoxication according to the figures compiled by the board in Jasper and surrounding dry counties was as follows: 1910 1908 Benton ..19 4 Carroll ....53 54 Jasper 12 13 Porter 40 89 Starke 11 10 White 6 12 Newton and Pulaski not yet reported. A half dozen or more auto drivers at Monticello have been gathered in during the past week and fined of $11.90 each for running their autos at night without lights. Some have also been fined like amounts for letting their machines stand on the street after night unlighted. Drivers in Rensselaer have become very careless in this respect of late and it would perhaps be well for them to take warning from the doses administered the law violators at our sister town. New suits filed: No. 7752. Mary Edna Pierce Michael vs. Robert Verne Michael; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married May 28, 1910, and that on October 15 of the same year she was compelled to leave defendant because of cruel and inhuman treatment, which it is alleged began in July 1910, and continued until plaintiff left defendant. This treatment complained of, plaintiff says, consisted of calling her a cl — fool, telling her to go to h—, declining and refusing to Ut her visit her mother or attend church or other places v.hich she had been in the habit of attending, etc. % Plaintiff says that at the time cf going to defendant’s home she took there six souvenir noons, 3 haviland plates, 2 liaviland cups and saucers, »2 handpainted plates, mixing pan, 6 cooking utensils, baking kettle, sugar bowl, hair brush and comb, toilet set and table mat, all of which she wants returned to her or the cash value for them. Defendant the complaint alleges, is now in either Colorado or North Dakota. The will of the late Simon Phillips was filed for probate a few days ago. The instrument was made Dec. 27, 1898, and after providing for the payment of all his just debts and raneral expenses he leaves to his son William, (since deceased) SIOO,

said SIOO to go to said son’s children in the event of his death before testator’s; SIOO to his daughter, Nancy Vannata; the piano now in her home to another daughter, Emma Barnes; to Augustus Phillips lots 1,2, 7,8, bl 19, Newton or Clark’s add. Rensselaer. A certain note for $85.08 signed by Louella Phillips and Simon Phillips, given to W. B. Austin Dec. 21 ? 1897, due in one year, and signed over to Simon Phillips, who as surety paid said note Dec. 19, 1898, is bequeathed tq his grandchildren Madaline and Esther Phillips, without recourse. The remainder of the estate, both real and personal, is bequeathed equally among the five surviving children. Mrs. Abigal Roberts and Marion L. Spitler are named as executrix and executor, respectively, but the former not wishing to serve and the latter having been dead for several years, Fred Phillips will administer the estate, and bond fixed at $5,000. The estate consists principally of 60 acres of land adjoining Rensselaer on the west. The old home place in town, con«sisting of residence and four lots, was deeded to his daughter, Mrs. Abigal Roberts, October 11, 1897, conditioned he retain j possession and title to same during his natural life time but title to pass to grantee at his death.