Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 June 1912 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

ißtorostiof Paragraphs from tin Various Departments OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News Epitomised—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices.

Judge Saunderson of the BentonWarre® circuit was re-nominated for judge in that circuit by the democrats last week. Omar Osborne .went to Tefft Monday to do some surveying on a ditch that will soon be constructed there. June may be the month of weddings, but this doesn’t apply to Jasper county. Only three marriage licenses have bean issued thus far this month. Judge Hanan, who is sitting in the Borntrager ditch case, adjourned the hearing until yesterday, and spent a few days at his home in Lagrange. John Kellner has sold to Frank Hill the former Henry Hildebrand residence property on South Front street, which Mr. Hill occupies. The consideration is given in the deed at SI,BOO. Prof. F. R. Moran came up from Purdue University Saturday morning to speak at the township commencement exercises held at the Library auditorium Saturday afternoon, and in Jordan tp., at night.

Mrs. J. W. Horton has sold to Mrs. Rice Porter a part of lots 5 and 6, block 19, on Angelia street, immediately west of where Simon Leopold lives, and Mr. Porter will erect a new cottage thereon. Consideration stated in deed, SSOO. Republican county chairman C. C. Warner took out a few thousand dollars more accident insurance Saturday, and Sunday started for Chicago where is one of the assistant sergeants-at-arms of the national convention. At this writing it is difficult to say whether Charlie will come home in a box car or on a stretcher. James Mcßeth of Montieello called on Starke county republicans in the interest of his candidacy for state senator Friday and Saturday. There are already four candidates for state senator from this district —Judge Palmer, George Kassabaum, and James Mcßeth of Montieello hnd Abe Halleck of Rensselaer.— -Knox Republican. A. C. Robinson and Firman Rutherford returned home Saturday from Montieello where they had gone with the expectation of putting in a bid for the construction of some of the 33 bridge peers to be constructed of concrete in White county soon. They met about fifty bidders who were also after the job and decided that they would return there Monday. .1 q Judge C. W. Hanley returned Friday from a two days visit on the firing line at the headquarters of the republican convention delegates at Chicago. The judge is confident that Taft will get the nomination, and also that if Roosevelt starts a third p?irty that he will get few sympathizers from his old admirers. Judge Hanley is an enthusiastic anti-Roosevelt man. Marriage licenses issued: June 17, John L. Nichols of Barkley tp., aged 72, occupation farmer, to Eliza Jane Lowman, of Jasper county, aged 55, occupation housekeeper. Third marriage for male, last previous marriage having been dissolved by death March 20, 1910. Second marriage for female, first marriage having been dissolved by death in August, 1900. Married in Clerk’s office by Rev. J. P. Green. Judge Hanley heard a case in

juvenile court Monday, that of the state on relation <>f Prosecutor Longwell, wherein Mary Prohosky, the 13-year-old daughter ,of James Prohosky of near Mt. Ayr. was alleged to be a neglected child and her fhther by reason of depravity, intemperance. etc., an unfit person to have the care and .custody of. The court found the complaint to be as alleged, and the girl was made a ward of the Xewton circuit court and placed in charge of Mary Lane. The father Is prohibited from seeing or having any communication with the girl.