Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 March 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 Gathered from the Several County Offices. - - ■ > ’ • There was no court in Newton county this week. The petit jury is called there for next Monday. —O—. • The taking of the annual school enumation will begin April 10, and the reports must be filed within twenty days thereafter. —o — Monticello Journal: Monday’s (Chicago papers contained an account of the alleged capture of Orin Day. A letter to Sheriff Price from the parties most likely to be interested states that such is not the case. —O— New suits filed: No. 7844. S. C. Irwip, et al. petitioners, vs. Granville Moody, et al. remonstrators; appeal in the Barkley tp. gravel road improvement ordered by the county commissioners. No. 7845. Irving Shuman vs. S. L. Seases; action to quiet title. —o— The republican primary over in Newton tp., last Saturday was quite lively for a time. Omar Morlan had a few words with Swaney MakeevCr, and finally the former’s son and John Zimmer got into it, and a few blows were struck by the two latter, but no serious damage was done. Those attending the democratic state - convention from here were N. Littlefield, J. J. Hunt, J. A. McFarland, Frank Welsh, E. P. Honan, Marion I. Adams, Felix R. Irwin of Fair Oaks, Simon Fendig of Wheatfield, John R. McCullough of Remington. Owing to sickness, F. W. Fisher, delegate from Kankakee tp. was unaffie to attend. —o—— Speaking of William Nordyke, the white county man in jail here to .answer the charge of bootlegging, the White County Democrat says: “And yet Bill Nordyke came from one of the best families in Princeton township. His aged mother still lives at Seafield, almost helpless, and carefiflly cared for by an elder brother of Bill’s. Whisky and a desire to live by his wits rather than by work proved too much "for William.”

Monticello Herald: The crow bounty appropriation was exhausted last week. Ed Spencer brought in 167 heads, got all there was .left (11.50) and] then had 52 crow heads left over. Heads have been coming in since, but there is nothing doing until another appropriation is made. Persons bringing in heads now are allowed to file their affidavits and 'take their chances on a future appropriation, but that is all there is in crow hunting at present except the satisfaction of killing the crows. Attorney Frank Davis was over from Brook a couple of days the first of the week on business.