Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 86, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1912 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments ■ ' ♦ r OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL • . The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices.

The February term of the White circuit court will convene Monday —same date as our own. . County Commissioner Hershman ’ drove down Monday to attend the ■ February session of commissioners’ ! court, in his auto. He found sev- ' oral snow drifts, and did not reach J town until about ten o’clock, j We understand thdt the board of ' commissioners will not appoint a 'county attorney, at least not for the I present, believing' that they, can 'save that much to the taxpayers by holding the matter off until an attorney is 'really necessary, ' New, suits filed: No. 7822. Emma Herr vs. The Chicago & Wabash Valley Ry. Co.; action to enjoin defendant from cutting timber oh l plaintiff’s land in Hanging Grove ' tp. ’ ■ No. 7822. Benjamin J. Gifford vs. Gifford Gun Club; action to quiet title. ——o — The wfill of the late Francis M. .Lakin of; Union tp., was field fbr probate Friday. The yeafi estate is divided equally among the thirteen children, except that the shares of Edward and Hornet Lakin is left to their children. The widow is left all personal property, stock, i notes, accounts, monies, etc., and I a life estate in the 239 acre farm I known as the Blackford farm. The instrument is dated Jan. 18, 1912. I The personal estate is valued at ! $3,500". Charles D. Lakin has been appointed administrator of the es- ; rate!

The county commissioners met in regular session Monday and were still grinding yesterday. Following is a report of Monday’s proceedings: Contracts for. three bridges in Kankakee itp., to Henry Crip of Goshen, Ind., at $491, $489 and $492. respectively, amd one to the Attica Bridge Co,, in the same township, at $742. Bond of Lucius Strong as drainage commissioner, in the sum of $5,000, signed by Wm. Washburn and Wm. M. Hoover as sureties, was approved. / The of $325 was allowed for a Burroughs addling machine for the surveyor’s office. The various county depositories ■reported interest for the month •£ January as follows: First Nat Bank. Rensselaer. .$62.76 Trust & S. Bank, Rensselaer. 23.67 State Bank, Renssell'aer 26.88 State Bank, Remington 27.65 Bank of Wheatfield 12.38 The report of same for December, except the First National Bank of Rensselaer, which got' in its report last month, was:

Trust & S. Bank, Rensselaer. $33.09 State Bank, Rensselaer. 37.00 State Bank, Remington..... 41.1$ Bank of Wheatfield... .~... . 22.09 Reports of the various township trustees of poor expenditures for the last calendar year were approved.

Plans and specifications were ordered for a new bridge in dillam tp.