Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 102, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 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,

Eleven marriage licenses were issued last month, against 12 for the month previous and 12 for the corresponding month in 1911. hunters’ license business has been very good of late, and 101 licenses were issued by Clerk Warner during the month of March. . New suits filed: No. 7851. International Harvester Co. vs. Everett Halstead; action to foreclose chattel mortgage. Demand S6OO. Buy your typewriter paper for legal work at The Democrat office. We aiso handle abstract and legal backs of best quality, and prices are no higher than others charge for inferior goods. Marriage licenses issued: April 1, William N. McCurry of Goodland, aged 33, occupation cLerk, to Lillian S. Hamilton, daughter of Spencer R. Hamilton of Carpetner tp., aged 18, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.' Married in the clerk’s office by Rev. W. G. Winn of the Christian church.

With Lake county’s five courts running almost continuously it will not be surprising if jurymen have to be imported when the busy time cames for farmers, and that work cannot be put off when the time comes this spring, as plowing and seeding ought to have commenced two weeks ago. It is tough to call a farmer away from his work when badly needed at home for the paltry sum of $2 per day and pay his own expense—hardly the wages' of an ordinary laborer, but maybe after awhile that work can be done by machinery, run with a gasoline engine.—-Crown Point Star.

- The county commlissioners met in regular session Monday and put in most of the day allowing claims. Interest on county funds for the month of March w.as reported by the various depositories as follows: State Bank, Rensselaer $62.21 First Nat Bank, Rensselaer.. 133.73 S. & T. Bank, Rensselaer. . 57.04 The bond of E. W. Allen for $5,000 as superintendent of the H. W. Marble stone road in Wh'hatfield tp., signed by S. D. Clark, Simon Fendig, Geo. O. Stemba; and H, W. Marble as sureties was approved. \

The bond of Judson H. Perkinis, clerk-elect, in the sum of SIO,OOO, signed by Reuben E. Perkins, Harvey E. Parkison,, Harvey W. Wood, Judson J. Hunt, Sylvester Gray, Walter V. Porter, D. S. Makeever and J. N. Leatherman as sureties, was approved.

—o— The people over about Lee are copsiderably worked up over the taking to the'insane asylum a few days ago of William Percival, a man of about 36 years of age, who has been in that vicinity for a year or more, and who to all appearances was as sane'• or anyone. He made his home with his brother, John Percival, and w r orked for various partibs in thgt vicinity. He came originally from Tipton county, where, it Is reported, his wife eloped with another man and Percival was later committed to the asylum, where he remained but a short time. A guardian was appointed for him and this guardian, it is said, had him taken back to the asylum last week. The man is said to be industrious, saV'ng of his money and has money in bank in Rensselaer, and is well thought of by the people of the vicinity of Lee who have noticed no signs of insanity about him.