Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1912 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

ißtorestinf Paragraphs from the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized— ITogether with Other Notes Gathwed from the Several County Offices. Commissioners’ court will convene next Monday. ' It is now Clerk Perkins, Mr. Warner closing his second term yesterday. Monday is the last day for paying the spring installment of taxes to avoid delinquency and penalty. Saturday was a big day in the county treasurer’s office, more than SIO,OOO in taxes being taken in. H. E. Remley was down from Wheatfield Monday getting his supplies for the registration of Thursday, May 9. He is the inspector for Wheatfield tp. ' This is the last week of the regular April term of court, but there will be an adjourned term, it is expected, when Special Judge Hanan will take up the Borntrager ditch remonstrances. New suits filed: No. 7868. The Trust & Savings Bank, adm. vs. Pearl L. Wasson, et al.; petition to sell real estate. No. 7869. Aetna Life Insurance Co. vs. Wm. A. Gray, et al.; action to foreclose mortgage. Demand $5,500. White county republicans nominated the following ticket at their county convention Saturday: Auditor, Homer Dresbach; treasurer, U. G. Browneller; sheriff, John Hoch; surveyor, Wm. May; coroner, Dr. Cray; commissioners, Ed Ferguson and Showalter. The case of Taylor vs. Kent, et al. from Newton county, wherein the plaintiff is seeking to recover several thousand dollars bonus for locating the C. I. & S. road through Kentland, was on trial in the circuit court yesterday, and is likely to occupy two or three days. Quite an array of legal talent is represented in the trial. Marriage licenses issued: Rompke Sipkema of Fair Oaks, aged 45, occupation farmer, to Katie Kavinger, also of Fair Oaks, aged 32, occupation housekeeper. Second marriage for male, third marriage for female, wife of male having died Dec. 26, 1907, and both former husbands of female are dead, but dates are not given. Both the contracting parties are natives of Holland. April 29 Ralph Daniel O’Riley, son of Dennis O’Riley of Remington, aged 21, occupation baker, to Carrie Louise Detrick, daughter of David Detrick, deceased, also of Remington,, aged 20. First marriage for each.

Court proceedings: Xo. 111. R. E. Davis ditch; superintendent files report as to expense account. Engineer Hobbs allowed $32. Xo. 7796. Bayard Taylor vs. Carrol C. Kent, et al.; motion of plaintiff to produce all papers, letters, maps and documents as set out is granted, to be used ih trial of cause. ' Xo. 7867. L. H. Recber vs. Charles B, Wells; dismissed, costs paid. Xo. 7868. The Trust & Savings Bank, adm. of estate of Harrison Wasson, deceased, vs. Pearl L. Wasson, et al., petition to sell real estate; prayer granted and sale ordered at private sale. E. D. Rhoades and M. P. Roth appointed appraisers; appraisement S9OO. Bond of $2,000 filed and approved.