Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 84, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 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 Gath- ~ ered from the Several County Offices. t

Miss Vera Parker, deputy in the clerk’s office, has tendered! her resig nation' to take effect Saturday and expects to go to Chicago and seek a position as stenographer. Postmaster W. E. Peck, township trustee Chas. V. May and a few other of the republican braves of- Remington were over Monday to help reorganize their county central committee. The county treasurer sold the Maxwell, Akers and Delehamty ditch bonds Monday to Breed & 'Harrison of Cincinnati, at par and $8 premium. The bonds bear 5 per cent interest and aggregate $23,538.47. There were two other bidders at a slightly lower premium. The Newton county grand jrry returned three, indictments at their session last week. Two were against Randolph Wright, one of which was for assault and battery and one for cruelty to animals. The other indictment was against a Brook man, charging incest.

The report of the State Board of Accounts shows that the total township expenditures for 1909 in Jasper county were $105,166.57, against $114,508.50 for the previous year. The decrease was $9,341.93, ' or an average of about $750 for each of the thirteen townships. The report is not yet compiled for 1910 and 1911. In the meeting of the White County Republican Central Committee this forenoon W. O. Thomas was selected as chairman, Ben Price, Jr., vice chairman, J. B. Vanßuskirk secretary and C. D. Meeker, treasurer. W. O. Thomas was endorsed as a candidate for district chairman, and President Taft wias endorsed. —Mbnticello E'd Gilmore and Charles Porter of Parr plead guilty, the former for gambling and the later for assault and battery on the person of George Smith, W. L. Wood’s blacksmith, in Squire Bruner’s court yesterday and were fined $1 and costs each, amounting to a trifle over $32 for both. The affray took place at Parr Sunday in Gilmore’s soft drink parlors, it is alleged. W. L. Wood as deputy prosecutor, represented the state and filed the cases.

New' suits filed: No. 7820. Susan 'Mi Denny vs. Edward L. Denny; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married Jan. 18, 1890," and separated in May, 1911. Cruel and inhuman treatment and failure to provide is charged. One child, a son six years old, is the fruits of this union which plaintiff asks the custody of. / No. 7821. Charles H. Guild vs. Adolph May, adm. of estate of Peter May; claim against said estate. Demand SI,OOO.

MJaririage licenses issued: Jan. 27, Harry Orvtl Downs, son of Part B. Downs df Newton tp., aged 18, occupation farmer, to Grace Mearl Stand is h, daughter of Frederick A. Standish of Mt. Ayr, aged 18, occupation housekeeper.. First manriage for each. Jan. 27, Jesse Claude Lamie of Earl Park, son of Joseph Lamie, aged 20, occupation farmer, to Mary Catherine Feldhaus of Newton, tp., aged 19, occupation housekeeper. Married at St. Augustine’s Catholic church yesterday at 9 a. m. J Chris Wuerthuer of Newton tp., J was 'recommitted to the insane ' asylum at Longollff Friday. Ac-

cording to the statement of the physician signing the recommit--ment, 1. M. Washburn, Chris ‘-goes to his neighbors’ homes and orders them off their own property; accuses them of living wicked lives and has frightened certain ones by cannying his gun about with him following his controversies with them. He does not communicate with anybody in any other manner excepting to talk in a wild manner regarding religious matters and ‘attempting to regulate the of other people. He is making a nuisance of himself according to his neighbors and they desire that he be placed under restraint again.” Chris was committed to the asylum April 30, 1909, and discharged Sept, 16, 1910. ,