Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 September 1911 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paraeraphs from the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized— Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Commissioners’ court will convene Monday. Attorney George A. Williams made a business trip to Lafayette Saturday. New suits filed: No. 7782. Cordelia M. Williams vs. W. Frank Osborne, et al.; suit to enjoin and set aside ditch assessments, Dexter ditch. Attorneys Dan Frazer of Fowler and Wm. Darroch of Kentland were looking after matters in court here yesterday. W. I. McCullough, J. H. Biddle, James Washburn, Samuel Bowman, W. T. Elmore, Christian Hensler and C. L. Peck of Remington were over yesterday on Fountain Park court business.

Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 23, Antle Lambert, Jr. of Barkley tp., aged 31, occupation farmer, to Rose Ethel Lambert, of Rensselaer, daughter of Jackson James Snyder, deceased, aged 34, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for male, second for female, her first marriage having been dissolved by death Dec. 9, 1909. Sept. 25, Henry M. Miller of Wheatfield, aged 29, occupation section laborer, to Nora Whalen, also of Wheatfield, aged 23, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. - An election has been called for October 28, in Princeton tp., and the town of Wolcott to vote a subsidy of 1 l /i per cent to Purtelle’s grape-wine electric road.

No. 7783. Delphine Nelson vs. James W. Nelson; petition for appointment for guardian for person of unsound mind. The petition sets up that the defendant is a person of unsound mind and incapable of managing his own estate; that he is now in the insane hospital and cannot be produced in court without injury to his health; that he is the owner of residence property in Rensselaer and is drawing a pension of $24 per month, etc., wherefore a guardian is asked for.

Editor Steinbach of the Kentland Democrat has entered suit in the Newton circuit court to test the validity of the recent granting of an electric light franchise at Kentland, and asks for an injunction. Mr. Steinbach sets up a number of reasons in his complaint as to why the rights and privileges sought to be given should be stopped, among which is that the meeting at which the franchise was granted was not a regular meeting of the council and was held without any call or notice whatever, and was not even an adjourned meeting of any regular meeting, etc., etc. —O—• Yesterday was quite a busy day in court. The case of Christian Hensler vs. Fountain Park Co., motion for new. trial was overruled and Hensler will appeal to the higher court, it t is said. „ * In the case of the State vs. John Platt, the state was unable to locate its wtiness up to noon, and it was probable the case would be dismissed. This is a grand jury indictment charging Platt yrith having sold a quart of whiskey to Fred Irwin some 18 months ago. ,;T ■ The Embree vs. Embree di-

j’orce case was on trial before the jury as we went to press. Mrs. Embree. the plaintiff, is a daughter of ’William Cliff of this city, and for " some time has been employed as housekeeper at the M'rs. M. E. Thompson home. TThe defendant, who resides down about Attica, is opposing the alimony asked for in the complaint, we understand.

Items from the circuit court docket: No. 7659. Christian L. Hensler vs. The Fountain Park Co.; motion for new trial set tor argument on Sept. 26. No. 7745. Mary Ellen Selbel vs. Edward Seibel; divorce granted plaintiff. No. 1448. State vs. A. Robbins; G. A. Williams, attorney, enters plea of guilty to charge of exceeding auto sped limit in city of Rensselaer for his client and latter is fined $1 and costs. No. 7676. William Kresel vs. Winner Mfg. Co., et al.; jury trial, verdict fqr plaintiff. No. 7728. Medaryville Automobile Co. vs. George L. Johnson, et al.; order made to take deposition of Frank- Baughman at office of Kistler & Kistler in Logansport, Sept. 27. No. 7729%. Petition of Samuel Glacken for change of name; petition granted and name changed to Samuel Perkins. No. 7769. Margaret Ransford vs. First National Bank of Rensselaer; re-set for trial on Oct. 5. No. 7767. Sarah C. Ford, now Sarah Samuel N. Jarvis, vs. Joseph A. Akers; defendant defaulted, judgment $454.83. No. 7783. Delphine Nelson vs. James W. Nelson; process ordered to sheriff Cass county, returnable Oct 3.