Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 June 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 Good land on legal business yesterday.. The board of review adjourned yesterday a tier finishing up the business of the term. —o— New suits filed: No. 7880. Mattie Gibson vs. P. C. C. & St. L. Ry. Co.; transcript from Newton county. , j No. 7881. James F. Swaim vs. William Harris, et al.: action to quiet title. j Squire Bruner fined Fred Irwin $1 and costs. S4.SO in ajl, Friday for intoxication, and Sunday J. B. Neff, the tile ditcher was given a like dose: Neff was placed in jail Saturday night and was too "full’ for arraignment until Sunday morning. , : ! .. ... : • • t Jasper Guv. g the Remington attorney, was over yesterday on business. '.'Jap'' is so ashamed of the work of the republican national convention that he -Is trying to disguise himself by shaving off hisnmstacht and forget that he ever, belonged to that party. * j Sheriff‘Moses Sawyer is reported in a very bad condition. " During his stay in the west his lungs improved ro a considerable extent but tuberculosis attacked his foot and a«. present he is in such a shape that the foot is incased in a plaster of paris mould: The physicians say there is not the least chance for his recovery and that it is only a question of time. Mose numbers his friends by the, hundreds, and the people over -the country will feel more than sorry to learn that hope of his recovery is entirely given up.—Brook Reporter. —o—• While attending the Borntrager ditch hearing last Friday, C. R. Weiss of Newton tp.. lost his„ pocket book. He thought he must have lost it in the court room, but a search made by Janitor Morlan failed to find it. Monday,, at the race riot trials, as B. J. Moore went to sit down in one of the seats, Frank Ham picked up pocketbook from the seat B. J. was going to occupy. Investigation proved it to be Mr. Weiss' property and it was turned over to Sheriff Hoover to give to him. It contained some papers and $10.63 in “coin of the realm.’’