Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1912 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs from the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL • : ' > • . ✓ ■ J The Legal News Epitomized— Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. • • . ' : v,. •. • . ‘ ’• *■ Commissioners’ court, will convene Monday in regular session. Trustee J. W. Selrner of Gillam tp., was a business visitor in the city Thursday. Another mechanic’s lien was filed Wednesday against the match factory. This one is by Warner Bros, and is for $46.49. New'suits "filed: No. 7839. State, ex rel. Davis, vs. John M|east; petition of process to destroy liquors. Notice ordered March 7. Assessor Culp of Milroy recently resigned, and George Foulks, republican, was appointed in his stead. Mr. Culp is a democrat and defeated Mr. Foulks for the office in the 1910 election.

Monticello Journal: Possibly the first negro ever drawn on a jury venire in White county was excused yesterday from jury duty when Charles E. Jones of Princeton tp., appeared before Judge Wason and asked to be excused on account of sickness in hie- family. Marriage licenses issued: Feb. 2&, Alva Lloyd Hall, son of John L. Hall of Gifford, aged 20, occupation farmer, to Bertha Marie Mitche», daughter of Edward Mitchell, also of Gifford, aged 23, occupation housekeeper. Married by Squire Irwin. This couple will have an anniversary but once in four years. Wolf scaTps have been coming in quite rapidly the past week for the bounty paid by the county. Tuesday two were brought in from near Demotte, one by Richard Peterson, who killed an extra large wolf on the Otis ranch, and the other by Bert Hannaway, also of near Demotte. The bounty is $lO each on old wolf scalp a. E. B. Sellers of Monticello was over Thursday as special judge in the Newton tp. stone road cases Judge Sellers rather took the bit in his teeth and decided in favor of the roads, but ‘the remonstrators, who contend that the whole proceedings are' illegal, have asked for an appeal to the higher courts where they hope ’to get a fair deal, they say.

The Democrat again calls the at-* tention of the county commissioners to their duty in looking after •the forfeited bonds of swindler Purtelle. One of these bonds, at least, is good, and the commissioners should direct the auditor to notify the bonding companies that Jasper county will expect them to ’settle. It is algo the duty of the commissioners to investigate the possibility of recovering on the bonds of the Winamac Bridge : Co., the amounts the county was swindled out of on the bridge contracts of that company. It ought not be necessary for the taxpayers to be compelled to use a prod to make the commissioners ‘ see their duty in these matters.

The Ketman ditch contract which was petitioned for in 1906, was let at Winamac Wednesday for $164,000 to Engle Bros, of Monterey. There is 3,000,000 cubic yards of earth to be excavated, ‘ making the ditch the largest in the state, the maip line and its tributaries will redch over 100 miles. The ditch in a few places will be 30 feet in depth and have a width of 150 feet, affecting several counties, including Jasper. Construction will begin as soon as the weather is suitable. * - There were nine bidders on the work, ranging from $164,00Q to over

$200,000. It is required to be completed by May 1, 1914. A stock company was organized by a number of landowners in Cass, Rich Grove, White Post and other communities along the route of improvement and plans were laid to build the ditch at a saving. The successful bid however was below {hat figured by the stock company, represented by the Lew Kroft bid of $182,500. The state cases against William Augspurger of Newton tp., and Mrs. Eva Greenlee of Barkley tp., were dismissed on motion of the prosecutor Feb.- 13. These oases were overlooked, we believe, in our former reports of court proceedings l . Following is a report of the proceedings since ohr last issue: No. 7805. Nehemiah Littlefield vs. Silas H. Moore and Frank P. Morton; defendant Moore files affidavit for change of venue from the county. Change granted and five days given to complete change. No. 7817. Harvey Davisson vs. Lee H. Wylie; defendant defaulted, judgment for $857.13. No. 789. David Blitstein vs. Charles Walters; defendant appears and files demurrer to complaint and cause feet for trial March 6. No. 117- Petition- for ditch by Joseph A. Akers, et al.; commissioner of construction reports contract let to John Hack & Son. Commissioner allowed claim of $48.05, and A. Halleck, attorney, SIOO. No. 100. J. C. Borntrager ditch; B. B. Berry of Fowler selected as special judge /to try said cause and same is set for trial Thursday, Mch. 9, and will probably be taken up then, and adjournment taken to be threshed out during vacation. No. 7714. Lewin vs. Hoover, sheriff; plaintiff dismisses action. No. 7 791.- State, ex rel.. Brusnahan, vs. Lakin; evidence heard and jury verdict for defendant, who is discharged. No. 7826. State, ex rel. Meguire vs. Harry Eger; cause dismissed, judgment vs. relator for costs.