Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 May 1912 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphifrom the Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. The Newton circuit court convenes Monday, this being the last term before the summer vacation. • —O>— New suits filed: No. 78 72. Central Electric Co., vs. Ray Delmar; action in attachment. Demand $381.77. The Stiarke county commissioners granted sixteen liquor licenses at their session Monday. Starke lacks a whole Lot of being a “desert.” —o— Judge Hanley has appointed Chas. O. Spencer of Demotte and Henry Grow of Rensselaer as members of the counity board of review, which meets the first Monday in June and continues in session twenty day®.

—o— Simon Leopold and C. A. Tuteur with Stewart Moore as chauffeur, went to Kankakee, 111., Wednesday to see A. J. Maissoneuve, the absconding shoemaker, and claim to have gotten a settlement out of him for the S2O suit of clothes that he forgot to pay Simon for before getting out of town. John Finn of Kankakee tpl, and Dr. Solt of San Pierre were down on business Thursday. John is suffering from an injury received ■recently while alightling from a horse's back, but while the Injury is very painful he says it iriight have been a great, deal worse, although he don’t mind it is much now as he would have twenty years ago.

—o>—«• Charles Erb ditch; Alex Merica fllee petition to consolidate with the Albert Swing ditch, No.i 1 932, which is done. John W. Hitchings, et al. file petition to have proposed drain constructed of tile. Continued for objections. George Naninga and Charles E. Kersey gravel roads In Keener tp.; report showing election favorable to the roads. Sale ordered Monday, June 3. Charles Gilmore appointed superintendent of Keener gravel roads. Notice ordered for letting contract for furnishing poor farm supplies on first day June term. C. C. Warner, ex-clerk, reported fees collected for March and April of $203.80.

—o—• The case of Anson Cox vs. Mrs. Lyda Mon nett for the foreclosure of a mechanic’s lein, adjourned in the circuit court to Wednesday, with Abe Halleck special l judge, occupied all of Wednesday and Thursday and a part of yesterday. Cox contracted to build a house for Mrs. Mon nett for $1,250, and sought to collect $558 extras. The work was badly butchered up It is said, and after hearing the evidence the court allowed the amount of the contract and $162.25 extras. Many who claim to know the facts thought the defendant ought not to have been compelled to accept the house at any price.