Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1912 — 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 G. A. Williams has been confined to the house several days this week with hisckness.

County Supt. Lamson attended the meeting of county superintendents at Plymouth Thursday. Q— ■— County Supt. Lamson has recently had a telephone placed in his office in the court house. His number is 485. C. G. Spitler has bought of Robert J. Yeoman the property in the north part of town now occupied by the Welsh brothers and known as the John Rush property. Consideration $1,800.. Samuel Bowman of Remington and George Meyers of Oklahoma were over from Remington on business connected with the probating of the will of the late August Meyers Wednesday. A transcript of judgment for $71.06 secured in the Newton circuit court on Jan. 25, 1906, in favor of Norman, N. H. and D. G. Warner and against Ralph W. Marshall, was filed in the clerk’s office Tuesday.

New suits filed: No. 7819. Nathan High vs. Wiley Eatta; appeal from Squire; Gaffield’s court in Milroy tp. No. 7820. James K. Davis vs. Lee H. Wylie; action in attachment. Demand sls4’.

The county council is called to meet in special session Monday afternoon, Feb. T, to re-appropriate for claims for 1911, which-appro-priations lapsed Jan., 1, and transact such other business as may properly come before the session.

Peter Bloom of north of town was arrested Wednesday for intoxwas arrested Wednesday for intoxication and haled before Squire Bruner, where -he stood trial and was found guilty and assessed a dollar and costs, six bones in all, which he paid.

The republicans will hold their precinct conventions today to select delegates to their district convention, to be held in Lafayette next Wednesday, and to elect new precinct committeemen. The latter will meet in Rensselaer Monday to elect a new county chairman, secretary and treasurer.

‘Dr. A. G. Catt has Bold to Geo. McElfresh the former H. .M. Shipman farm of 66 acres in Newton tp., which he bought about ten months ago for SSO per acre. The price sold- for is S6O per acre, or $3,960. It is reported that George’s brother-in-law, Lester Schreiner, ' will move on the farm, which is now occupied by*! Robert Overton.

Marriage licenses issued: Jan. 24, Ernest Fred son of Henry Mischer, of Carpenter tp., aged 24, occupation farmer, to Eleanor Minerva Florence, daughterof Thomas Florence of Virgie, aged 22,occupation housekeeper. First' mdrriage for each. Jan. Samuel Ernest Brandenburg of Pleasant Grove, aged '22, occupation farmer, to Edith SaltWell, daughter of Fred Saltwell of Francesville, aged 20, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

The annual delinquent tax sale will take place on Monday, Feb. 12. There are not so many delinquents as usual, and many of_ these, no doubt, will pay up before the sale. There are but '•’tW'b persons delin-

in Carpenter; 8 in Barkley; 7 ih Gillam; . 5 in Hanging Grove; 3 in Jordan; 3 in Marion; 16 in Rensselaer; 1 in Remington; 2 in Newton; 5 in Kankakee; 6 in Wlheatfield, town; (none in township of Wlheatfield); 18 in Union; 8 in Milroy; 11 in Keener and 20 in Walker. 7 . ... 7 ....o'. •. •.- The will of Paul Frederick August Meyer, late of Remington, was filed for probate Wednesday. A life estate in ail property both real and personal is bequeathed to the widow, Augusta C. Meyer; S2OO t 6 the Christian church of Remington; SIOO to the Black Oak cemetery, in White county; one-fifth ehch to decedent’s son eGorge Meyer, and decedent’s daughters, Emma and Martha Meyer; all the remainder of real estate to the children of the daughters, • Emma and Martha Meyer. The widow, Augusta C. Meyer, is appointed executrix of the will, which was made Dec. 9, 1911.