Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 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 of Kentland and ex-county auditor A. E. Purkey of Morocco were business visitors in the city Thursday.

—o — Sheriff Hoover has sold his Maxwell runabout to John Lane of Newton tp., and will probably buy another car of larger capacity. —o—• Wednesday’s Monticello Journal : “Walter Reeder of Rensselaer and Laua Starkey of Wolcott were granted a marriage license yesterday.” John W. Duvall ,has bought of Mrs. Bessie Barnes of Lawton, Okla., her residence in Leopold’s addition, in the southeast part of town, consisting of two lots and part of another, in block 16. The consideration stated in the deed is $1,400. —o>— Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 21, George Washington Floars, son of William Henry Floars of Tefft, aged 23, occupation railroader, to Dorothy Hellmes, daughter of John Thomas Hellmes, also of Tefft, aged 16, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Mother of female present and giving written consent to marriage.

—o— Thursday afternoon, while Judge Hanley was hearing the tribulations of a divorce applicant in the circuit court room, another young couple down in the clerk’s office were securing a permit to enter the matrimonial noose, and Squire Irwin tied them up for better or for worse. The bride in t'he latter case will not be 17 years old until November. —o— The two bottles of goods secured from the J. J. Weast pool hall and soft drink emporium and sent to Purdue Tor analysis, contained 2.6 per cent alcohol, according to the report received of the analysis. This, it is said, is the per cent usually contained in genuine beer. The state’s action in attachment of pool room outfit and fixtures on account of the forfeited recognizance bonds, was decided adversely to the state, and what will become of the five barrels alleged to contain beer is a quandary. Weast is still absent and likely to remain so, and unless the court orders the goods destroyed—it has been suggested that the order be at a specifier?! number of bottles per day—it will probably be kept in the custody of the sheriff for the next two years, the life of the charge against Weast. G. D. McCarthy 4s said to have a claim on the pool tables for about all of the purchase price, little having been paid on them. —o — Items* from the circuit court docket: No. 7730. Emmet L. Hollingsworth. vs. David D. Gleason; suit on notes and foreclosure; answer filed in five paragraphs. No. 7735. Edward J. Randle vs. Sarah S. Beecher, et al.; judgment quieting titfle. . No. 7744, Harry R. Beck vs. Allen McCaslin, et al.; judgment quieting title. No. 7752. Mary Edna Ptetee Michael vs. Robert Verne Michael; court finds against plaintiff and decree of divorce denied. Judgment vs. f plaintiff for costs. ) No. 7761. Foltz & Spitler vs. John Finn, et ail.; answer filed, cross-complaint filed by Mary Izetta Dalzel, Foltz & Spitler file answer to cross-complaint. No. 7769. Margaret Ransford vs. First National' Bank of Rensselaer; additional paragraph of

complaint filed. Set for trial Sept. 2?. •' - No. 7770. Thomas Ramsey vs. James McKinney; set for trial Sept. 28. No. 7737. Goldie Bdwen~ vs. Samuel Bowen; defendant files motion to set aside order heretofore made as to atty, fee for plaintiff’s attorney and files counter affidavit. Time to pay same is extended to ——. Cause submitted, decree of divorce granted and plaintiff given custody of child, Leon Bowen, until further order of court. No. 7768. Thomas J. Mallatt vs. Alfred Moore and Rena Moore, his wife;* defendants default. Judgment In foreclosure |137. No. 7778. State of Indiana vs. John Weast; demurrer heretofore filed is sustained- and state refuses to plead futher. Judgment for release of attachment. State prays an appeal, which is granted.