Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 85, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 February 1912 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL < I I The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. .Commissioners’ court convenes Monday. —o—• .' 'I nis is the last week of the January term of the Newton circuit court. —o~~• Attorney Jasper Guy, W. H. Gilbert, George Fox and Harvey Zinser were over from Remington on business Wednesday. —o— There were 16 marriage licenses issued last month against 16 for the month previous, and 12 for the month of January, 1911.

Ddfi’t forget the democratic primaries - next Wednesday, to elect precinct committeemen. See official call elsewhere in The Democrat. —o— ‘ The February term of the Jasper circuit court will convene one week from next Monday t It is rumored that a grand jury will be called. ' —o—• Marriage licenses issued: Jan. 30, Clinton Boyer Spangler of Brook, aged 21, occupation farmer, to Bessie Caroline Davis, daughter of Thomas Davis of Kniman, aged 21, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. —ot—. The court reporter’s transcript .in the Jordan tp. stone road case is completed and makes 190 pages of manuscript. The clerk’s transcript will make about 50 pages. The appeal will be filed in the appellate court in a day !or two. “The Corrupt Practice Act” passed by the last legislature appears in full on the second and third pages of The Democrat. It a very stringent pleasure and should effectually put a stop to the buying of one’s way to office. Like the registration law, it is scarcely needed in the agricultural counties, but in the more populous districts will no doubt have a good effect. Every candidate for office and every voter should read it over carefully. —o— No apepal bond was filed by the remonstrators represented by Atty. Judge Burson, who appealed from Judge Sties’ decision in establishing the Monon ditch. The time for filing of appeal bond expired last Sunday. Appeal 'had been granted by the court to the Appellate bench if bond should be filed within the thirty days. Superintendent of construction, Elmer C. Williams, is expected to prepare for the sale of the ditch within a few weeks unless remonstrators should get an injunction to stop such action.— Winamac Republican. Sheriff Hoover, accompanied by O. K. Rainier, took Chris Weurthner of Newton tp. back to the asylum at Longcliff Tuesday. Chris tpld the sheriff before leaving home that he had some money and papers which he wished taken care of, and tubned same over to him. He had. $415 in gold of his own, slls in gold belonging to his sister, and probably about SIOO In bills, all of which was brought in and placed in a safety deposit box at one of the banks, by the .sheriff, to be turned over to his guardian when the court appoints one, which will probably be as soon as court convenes here

The will, of the late Joel Zinser of Carpetnw tp., was filed for probate Wednesday. The Instrument was executed Jaw. 9, 1911, and bequeathe the Income of all the real and personal property of decedent to the widow, Martha T. Zinser, after providing that dll debts, funeral expensed, etc., be paid. To

the daughters, Josephine and Marguerite SI,OOO each is to be paid, provided they are unmarried at the time of the death of decedent’s widow; but if either of them are married (heir share or the' share of either shall revert to the estate, all of which is to be equally divided between the four children, Harvey D„ ( Josephine, Marguerite and Clara R. Tyler, or their heirs. The widow' is appointed executrix of tlhe estate, to serve without bond. It is hoped that our county commissioners at their meeting next week will take some action on the forfeited bonds of Eugene Purtelle, the erstwhile railroad promotor. At least that they will instruct the auditor to notify the bonding companies that the bonds have been forfeited and demand that they make good. Another matter that should be looked into at an early date, is the matter of collecting back the amounts Jasper county was swindled out of by the Winamac Bridge Co., as shown by an expert examination of the bridges that company erected here. The company put up a supposedly good bond in each case to comply with the plans apd specifications of the bridges, yet it has been shown that they scaled the work down from 30 to 40 per cept in each instance. It would seem that the county would be entitled to sue on these bonds, and the commissioners should look -Into the matter and see what can be done. That the county paid for something it did not get is very apparent, and if the difference in what it paid for and what it got can be collected back there Is absolutely no question but what it ought to be done.