Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 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. _ Judge Darroch was over from Kentland on legal business Monday and yesterday. The'- annual estimates of county expenditures for the calendar year 1912, appears elsewhere in The DemocratOH— John Walker, a former court reporter here, but who is now located at Tucson, Ariz., passed through here Saturday enroute to Chicago.

Squire Spriggs, F. M. Hershman and Robert ~Zick, all of Walker tp., came down Monday to view the proposed R. J. Yeoman gravel road in Newton tp. —-o Marriage licenses issued: Aug. 19, George Bowman Marion, son of George W. Marion of Parr, aged 24, occupation mechanic, to Mattie Fay, daughter of James Fay, deceased, also of Parr, aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Squire Irwin. —o•—• New suits filed: No. 7759. Ella Jackson vs. James Jackson; action for divorce. Plaintiff alleges in her complaint that she resides in Rensselaer and her occupation is that of housekeeper and domestic servant; that she was married to defendant April 26, 1910, and they separated Feb. 10, 1911. Cruel and inhuman treatment, in that defendant without provocation beat and struck plaintiff cursed and abused her and on everal occasions threatened to kill her, is charged. Restoration of maiden name of Ella Evans is asked by plaintiff, who is a colored woman.

Special Judge Marvin of Monticello, who is hearing the remonstrances in the Marble ditch, adjourned court Friday until yesterday. There are a few scattering remonstrances to be heard before the Lake county remonstrances are taken up. The biggest fight will be put up on the latter, the Browns of Crown Point who own several thousand acres north of Shelby being the leading remonstrators. They have drained their lands by private ditches and a dyke to keep the Kankakee from overflowing them, and object very strenuously to what they consider the heavy assessments made on them for the improvement.