Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 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. Prosecuting Attorney Fred Longwell of Brook wa-j in the city Saturday. *■%—o —- Abstract and compLalint backs? for gale at The Democrat office. Don’t use “any old t!h®n|g,” but get a supply of backs that will give tone to your abstracts and pleadings. Marriage licenses issued: ■ April 16, Clarence Holdeman Lintner of Wlheatfield, aged 21,’ occupation farmer, to Iva Mae Johnson, also of Wlheatfield, aged 17, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Squire Irwin. White county democrats nominated the following ticket at their county convention Saturday: Auditor, Albert G. Fisher; Treasurer, Otto Middlestadt; Sheriff, Thomas •Downey; Surveyor, Paul Ward; Coroner, Dr. H. B. Goble; Commissioners, Marshall Personette, Andrew Nagle. The case of the Kentiand town board against the two field examiners who examined the town records there about two years ago, to enjoin the county auditor from paying them, for t'heir services, was dismissed by the plaintiff at the last term of court in Newton county at the town’s Cost.

New suits filed: No. 7859. William H. Cheadle, trustee of the. estate of Robert Parker, bankrupt, vs. George A. .Chappell, Mary M. Chappell, his wife, Charles V. May, Green ip I. Thomas and Charle- L. Hens.or; action, to foreclose mortgage. Demand SI,OOO.

No. 1 8 60. William ,j. Ballinger vs. Cecelia E. Green; action to quiet ti'tlle.

The grand jury this term is sitting by easy stages. It was in Saturday again and investigated the alleged hunting without license forni the north end, against H. G. and .1. P. Swisher, and did - not consider the evidence sufficient for returning indictments, it •is said. At least no bills were returned, and the two men, Who had him iin jail since the Wednesday previous, were dist'.aged. The eases filed against them in Squire irwin’s court were dismissed by the prosecutor and the matter placed before the grand jury, with the above result. The grand jury adjourned from Saturday ’$ session until next Sa/tufiday, April 20. Circuit Clerk Charles W. Warner will retire from office May 1, after having served two terms of four > earns each, and will be succeeded by J. H. Perkins, Oerk-elect, who has been an the office most of the time for the past two months learning the routine of the office. Mi Warner ihias been am obliging. and popular official and his many friends wish him well in What ever vocation he may decide to take up. As chairman of the republican county central committee his time during the coming campaign will no doubt be largely taken up with the duties ot that office. Mr. Perkins, who succeeds him, is well known over the county and Will no doubt make a good official. Miss Eva Moore will continue as Mr. Perkins’ deputy. , [ William Leweller\ , a shoemaker, formerly of Rensselaer and Remington but for the past few years a resident of Brook, was declared insane last week and brought here and placed in jail pending his acceptance at Longcliff, where he will bo taken Hater.. Lewel'len, it , £ ' Be >tns, taikes on periodical sprees, and Brook, being as dry as a powder | horn, he has bad .to go to other

towns to slack his thirst when it reached the overpowering stage. A trip to Chicago Heights the first of last week was too much for him and the officers caught him up at Kentiand and had him declared insane; The writer saw him in a barber shop getting ithaved Saturday" and no one would imagine that be was- deranged. But it’s mighty easy to get committed to an insane asylum these days. Lewellen is said to be a good workman and a good Citizen when himself, but becomes crazed under the Influence of booze.