Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 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. , Attorney A. D. Babcock was over from Goodland on legal business yestetday. ' —-o Frank Foltz went to Kentland Wednesday to be present at the s»-«viai findings of facts proceedings in the Beliler guardianship case. C. D. Shook of near Demotte has filed a claim for 1740.03 against the estate of the late Henry M. Busn, who died recently at the hotel in Demolte and about whom little was known. Shook and Bush had been engaged In the hay business and the former claims there is due him this amount on settlement. A bill of |BS funeral expenses has also been filed. Bush had 1235.42 in cash on hie person when he died and a balance of $366 in the Bank Wheatfield. He was uncommunicative about his past and efforts •o far have failed to locate any relatives. Albert Knovosky of Demotto has been appointed administrator and the value of the estate is given at 1740.03. ——o>—. Samuel Boyd, the aged man who died at the poor asylum Tuesday morning, inforiiied Supt. Nichols shortly before his death that he had been saving up his pennies and dimea since coming to the poor farm to keep from being burled in a pauper's grave, and concealed the money in sacks' about his clothing. Mr. Nichols found that there was 133.21 in the five different sacks he had placed the money in, and it wan turned over to undertaker Wright, who furnished a nice casket and paid for the digging o»f the grave, so that the old man’s last request was carried out and his funeral expenses were not paid by the county. The old gentleman also requested that he be not shaved after death, he having gone for yeara without having his hair or beard trimmed.

If the bills filed against the estate of the late Mary A. Bartholomew of Remington are allowed in full there will not be much left to pay her bequests to churches. Charles A. Bartholomew of Remington has filed a bill for $250 for care and nursing, and A. J. Howell of Morocco goes him several better by filing a board and nursing claim for $5,262, which he alleges is due him from April 1, 1894, to March 3, 1911, at $6 per week, a total of 872 weeks. In a will dated July 6, 1903, Mrs. Bartholomew gave a life estate in a bouse and lot at Remington to Oharles A. Bartholomew, whom she raised from a babe 17 months old, and at his death the property goes to his children. The latter are also left SSOO in cash; to the Shiloh, Benton county U. B. church, S3OO, $5 of which Is to be used tor memorial window to deceased; S3OO endowment to the Remington M. E. church, and the balance of her estate to the Preachers Aid Society of the Northwest Indiana M. E. Conference. Robert Parker, the then Remington banker, was named as executor of the will, but a codicil added after Parker’s failure made Bev. D. M. Wood of Hammond executor. Another codicil added May 1. 1911, named Rev. H. N. Ogden as executor. An inventory of the estate gives SBBI.BO in bank, and $40.75 personal.

Our roofing paints in red, green and black are strictly pure asphalt paints. And not tar dope with which the market is flooded at a lbw price. The real stuff costs only slightly more and you get a paint that will preserve your roof Instead of eating it up. See me or A. E. Kirk about that rusty roof. HIRAM DAY. "