Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 64, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1911 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL f The Legal News Epitomized— Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Robert S. Drake of Hanging Grove and Alfred Barlow of Wheatfield, who were drawn on the grand jury, were excused from service, and B. J. Moore and Doc Nichols of Rensselaer substituted in their stead. The grand jury began grinding Monday with special prosecutor Frank Davis of Brook' in charge. An alleged rape case from up about Kersey was being investigated Monday and yesterday. The jury also visited the poor farm yesterday.

According to the allowances made for the recent Purtelle subsidy elections in Carpenter and Newton townships, the cost of the elections was $140.25 in the former township and $56.15 in the latter. Carpenter has three voting ptecincts and Newton but one, which accounts for the difference in the expense. Purtelle put up a surety company bond for SIOO “to cover the cost” of the election in Carpenter in the event of the proposition losing out, and a like agreement signed by himself as president of the N-W. Indiana Traction Co., to cover the cost in Newton tp. As stated by The Democrat at the time, the surety company bond is probably good, but only covers two-thirds of the actual expense of the Carpenter tp. election.

The figures given are for the money cost of the election, and as many of the voters had to lose from o.ne-half to two-thirds of the day from their work, especially in Carpenter, the actual cost of these elections to the people concerned was several times the amount paid the election boards. New suits have been filed as follows: No. 7796. Bayard Taylor vs. Carrol C. Kent, Warren T. McCray and Chicago, Indiana & Southern Railway Co.; action for an accounting. Transcript from Newton county. No. 7797. Harrison Wasson vs. Joseph G. Jackson; action to enjoin and for damages. This case grows out of the bus business , troubles in Rensselaer. The complaint sets out that on Nov. 13, 1907, defendant Jackon sold out and transferred his bus business and the good will to Frank G. Kresler and entered into a written contract that he would »never re-enter the bus business in Rensselaer, a copy of said contract being filed with the complaint; that on March 21, 1909, plaintiff purchased said bus business of said Kresler who transferred all good will, interest in and to said contract, to him; that the population of said city Js-> approximately the same now'as in 1907, and the bus business is insufficient to maintain two bus lines with profit; that defendant, wholly disregarding hfs said agreement of Nov. 13, 1907, did, on or about Sept. 1, 1911, commence to operate a bus and transfer business and by personal solicitation, etc.,- is endeavoring „to injure and destroy the good will of said business; that numerous people have and do patronize said defendant to plaintiff’s injury. Wherefore plaintiff asks that defendant be Enjoined from owning or operating,; directly or indirectly, any bus and transfer line in Rensselaer or vicinity, and, damages in the sum of SSOO.