Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 70, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 December 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. Attorney A. D. Babcock of Goodland was in the city looking after legal matters several days this week. —a—» Clerk Warner is preparing a transcript of the Bader trial and the contempt of court proceedings for use of Bader’s attorneys in the application for pardon of their client. —ot— Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 6, Lewis Morris Jensen of Wheatfield, aged 25, occupation blacksmith, to Mary Matilda Claer, daughter of John Clager, also of W heatfield, aged 21, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —o>—• Should Bader be parolled on the sentence he is now serving, there are still six more indictments pending here against him on other bridges in which a systematic scaling down of about 40 per cent was practiced. These latter indictments* be it remembered, were returned on the evi-dence--adduced by Prof. Smith, head of the engineering department of Purdue University, who was employed by Prosecutor Longwell to examine„ bridges erected in Jasper county by this company. —o—• Xew suits filed: Xo. 7804. Charles 11. Sternberg vs’."James X. Leatherman, auditor, et al.; action to have moneys paid in on the Stephen IL Howe ditch bonds from 3 to >ll inclusive, which were stolen with plaintiff's grip in Chicago on Septi. 5, 1911, be paid to plaintiff, plaintiff agreeing to execute an indemnifying bond to protect the county. Xo. 7805. Xehemiah Littlefield vs. Silas IL Moore and Frank P. Morton ; action to recover commission on land sale. Demand $l2O. No. 7806. Mary J. Low, Admx. vs. Mathias Zimmer, et al.; suit on notes. —o>—• Gus Grant, deputy sheriff, took Mrs. Rose Kreigleder of Demotte to the asylum at Longcliff Thursday. A son of the woman accompanied the deputy with her. Gus met Jim Nelson at the asylum and reports that he appears no different than he did here for yeafb. Jim is wanting out and says he don’t see what they have against him to keep him there. One of the keepers said he did not see anything .particularly wrong with Jim ‘nor had not since he had been there. Gus did not get to talk with Dr. Turflinger, the superintendent, regarding Jim’s case. He made inquiries regarding “Shorty” Adams and he is said to be getting along nicely and may be released ere long. —o— Today i's the last day of the November term of the Jasper circuit court, and the business of the term was practically closed yesterday with the WassonJaekson bus trial, which was taken up yesterday forenoon, drew a large crowd of interested spectators and will still on at the hour of going to press. There will be no more court in this county until the second Monday in February, the January term in Newton intervening. 1 Following is a report of matters disposed of since our last issue: / > - No. 7804. Chas. H. Sternberg ▼». James N. Leatherman, et al.; court rules that officers pay money as it becomes due on plaintiff filing indemnity.bond in sum of $3,000.

No. 119. Ditch petition of John Mitchell;, time for objections having elapsed and no objections on file, cause is referred to K. B. Clark of Cass tp., Pulaski county, appointed drainage commissioner, and the commissioners directed to meet at clerk’s office Jan. 2, TO 12, and report first Monday February term, 1912. No. 120. Ditch petition of F. Guy Barnard, et al.; petitioners show the court that drain is less than 2 miles long and will cost less than SSOO exclusive of tile, and petition is referred to the county surveyor and he is directed to report Dec. 7. No. 7777. Z. A. Cox vs. Lida G. Monnett; cause continued for term on affidavit of defendant. No. 7796; Bayard Taylor vs. Carrol C. Kent, et al.; cause continued for term by agreement and re-set for trial Feb. 19. Defendants withdraw demurrer heretofore filed, and plaintiff is granted leave to file amended complaint. *

No. 7797. Harrison Wasson vs. Joseph G. Jackson; party defendant Frank G. Kresler files answer. Defendant ruled to answer Thursday morning. Cause set for trial Dec. Proceedings of the county commissioners: Win. H. Wort ley ditch; no objections on file and cause is 'referred to drainage comissioners and Alva MeCashin as third commissioner, to report first next term. Michael J. Delehanty ditch; treasurer filed assessment sheet showing SBS paid. Bonds ordered for unpaid balance. S C. Irwin petition for highway; request for additional time to tile report granted to secono day of the January term. ‘ Thomas M. Callahan petition for highway; report approved and damages shown in report to be paid by petitioners. Road established. E. C. Burkhart petition for highway; report approved, highway established and vacation ordered. Charles H. Gretner petition for highway; Viewers report east mile of proposedi highway of public utility and west two miles are not. The east mile is established as per report. Joseph Stewart petition for Macadam road; no remonstrance filed, and first day of January term is set for leting. —> John Eger awarded the contract for groceries for poor farm at $161.--62; E. VanAsdel dry goods ats7s; Roth Bros, meats at sl3 per, 100 pounds. In the matter of a new barn at poor farm McColly & Coen file bid of $1,600, and cause is continued to Dec. 19. Trustee Charles V. May of Carpenter tp., ie granted permission to. extend additional poor relief to Mrs. W. S. Bartlet to amount of sls per quarter. Notice . ordered for letting contract for stationery supplies on 'Dec. 19. Auditor directed to transfer funds in completed ditches to those' that show overdraft.