Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1912 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from tho Various Departments , OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several Comity Offices. V New suits filed: No. 7838. W. M. Hoyt Co. vs. L. P. Larson; suit on note Demand $175. The inventory filed of the estate of the late F. M. Lakin fchows the value of the personal estate to be $6,612. 'Marriage licensee issued: Feb; 23, Clarence Elmer Bush of Wheatfield, aged 29, occupation farmer, to Gertie Leona Clark, daughter of James Clark, also of Wheatfleld, aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. S. D. Clark was down from Wheatfleld on business Monday. He also brought down with him the pelt of a big wolf which John Poicel and Henry Miller found Sunday caught by the leg in a woven wire fence and sent to \he happy hunting grounds to their financial benefit of ten “bones” bounty besides the value of t'he pelt.

Notice has been sent to creditors by Charles A. Burnett, referee in bankruptcy, to meet in Lafayette March 6 and pass upon the final report of Charles G. Spitler, trustee In the Ransford bnakruptcy case, and to approve the payment of SSO to A. H. Hopkins as temporary receiver. There is $1,679.64 on hand to be distributed among the creditors. The case of Arthur J. Spinney, et al. vs. Edmon G. Hal'!, taken up from the Newton circuit court, and growing out of the failure of the Baldwin & Dague bank at Goodland, was affirmed by the appellate court Friday. Hall, as trustee for the bank estate, sued and secured judgment for some $3,200 against Spinney, an amount owed the bank, on which it was attempted to offset county funds of Charles Spinney, county treasurer, deposited in the bank. Spinney appealed with the above result.

On another page appears the call 1 for democratic precinct conventions for the selection of delegates to a cqunty convention to be held in Rensselaer on Saturday, Marches, for the purpose of selecting delegates to the state and various district conventions. It has been the custom heretofore to select these delegates at our regular county convention but the srtate convention being held so early this year—March 21—-and it not being the desire to hold the county convention prior thereto, it is necessary to give fult and free representation that the present plan be adopted. Precinct conventions will be held later to select delegates to the regular county convention. —~o —— The petit jury came in Monday, wihen the case of the State vs. Lucas was to come up, but on motion of the prosecutor the case was dismissed. Yesterday the case of the State vs. Lakin, on relation of S. A. Brusnalhan, was taken up before the jury i and was still on as we go to press. Other matters in court since our last report follow: No. 1458. State vs. Landy Magee; continued for term. No. *1457. State vs. Joseph A. Lucas; dismissed on motion of prosecutor. No. 111, R. E. Davis ditch; T. F. Maloney files certificate as construction commissioner showing due contractor of $5,078.49? No. 7607. Aetna Life Ins. Co. vs. Iva Moffitt, et al. and Emmet L. Hollingsworth, cross-plaintiff, vs. Aetna Life Ins. Oo.j judgment on ; complaint for $3,479.74 and judgment against Hollingsworth on counter claim for $262.50. ‘ No. 7813. William Large vs. 1 Arthur Williamson; evidence heard

and cause taken under advisement. No. 7818. John J. Lawler vs. Margaret Lawler, et al.; judgment quieting title in plaintiff. No. 7820. Susan M. Demry vs. Edward L. Demry; defendaht defaults, prosecutor files answer.