Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 September 1911 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments < X OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized— Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Commissioners’ court meets in regular monthly session Monday. —-o The White circuit court convenes for the September term on next Monday. —* The September term of the Jasper circuit court will convene one week from Monday, on Sept. 11. —o —• The county council will meet next Tuesday to make appropriations for county expenditures for the calendar year 1912. — o —’ Six marriage licenses were issued last month, against eight for the month previous and four for the month of August, 1910. —o— The various township advisory’ boards will meet next Tuesday) to act on the estimates of township expenditures and tax levies for next year. 1 —IO-M Albert S. Keene has been appointed administrator „of the estate of Caroline Jackson, late of Wheatfield, who leaves an estate of $5,000. —o— Dave Gleason was down from Demotte Thursday* vowing vengeance on his son-in-law, Hugh Bums, with whom he had a setto Sunday and Sunday night. So far as known here Burns is still at liberty. —o— C. P. Wright & Son report the sale of the Haag farm of 220 acres southwest of town, to John Uphoss of Onarga, 111., the consideration being $14,800. The present tenant will occupy the farm another year, we understand. ,o— No. 7766. Edward Greenlee vs Newton SchodF' Township; action to collect pay for transporting his two children from an abandoned school district to the district in which they were transferred, under an alleged agreement with the township trustee. Demand $339. —ChMarriage licenes issued: Aug. 31, Charles Arthur Downs, son of F. B. Downs, of Newton tp. aged 19, occupation farmer, to Ruth Winona Yeoman, daughter of Robert J. Yeoman, also of Newton tp., aged’ 23* occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each, father of groom giving written consent to marriage. . —o— There are now 82 civil cases undisposed of on the circuit court docket, of which 12 are for divorce, or every 6 5-6 case on the docket is a divorce case. Seven of these divorce complaints have been filed since the close of the regular April term of court. During the same period 29 marriage licenses have been issued. On this basis the proportion of misfit marriages itj Jasper county, is about one to four. —o— J New suits filed: Stanton T. Spencer vs. Fred Lanie; complaint on warranty. Demand $l5O. Plaintiff states that On July 29, 1911, he bought a certain horse of defendant for S2OO which was warranted sound, but instead the animal was badly wind-broken and not worth more than one-fourth the sum paid. No. 7764. Gustav Feeleke vs. John Vanßuskirk, et al.; action to quiet title. . L ■- - No. 7765, State, ex rel. vs. Ed-

ward P. Lane, trustee, et al. ; action for damages by reason of the abandonment of school No. 1 in Newton tp., by reason of which three of relator’s children aged 9,8, and 7 years, respectively transferee! to school No. 4, V/2 miles away, and that no transportation was provided for them and relator had to provide his own transportation in an open vehicle and causing illness to said children, anxiety, worry, inconvenience, and expense to relator.