Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 January 1912 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the ‘ Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL . . . V* ■ a' . . , . • ‘ • The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. /

Sheriff Hoover was up in the north end’ of the county on legal business Thursday afternoon and yesterday. —o— There has not been much doing about the court house this week, only two marriage licenses issued and nothing doing in the way of new suits filed. , ’ —o—- , The court house clock has • been sleeping quietly all through this cold spell. It is a warm weather time-piece, and anything like O puts it out of commission altogether. | “Bill” Grayson, who is laying out a fine and costs for intoxication, Iras had a soft snap of it this zero weather, and probably feels a little bad that his time is up today and he must once more face a cold and unfeeling world. —o— The Democrat’ publishes in this issue the annual reports of the trustees of Gillam, Hanging Grove and Newton townships. Others will appear next week. These reports must be published within 30 days after filing the report with the county auditor. o—-■ The. clothing which John W. ' Poole wore during his trial was boxed up by the prison authorities and sent to his family at Swanington. Evidently the. family don’t want the duds, for they remain unclaimed on the depot platform. Emory Poole, who was instrumental in sending his father to prison for life, has assumed management of the • farm and Miss Grace, who was loyal to her father, has resumed charge of her school at Wheatfield. Tippecanoe County Democrat.