Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 July 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. New suits filed: No. 7889. James W. Toyne vs. Charleg' A. Boody, et al.; action to quiet title. s. —o—. Trustee and Mrs. G. L. Parks were in from Milroy Monday, driving a neat- little runabout auto which Mr. Parks recently purchased. 0 — 1 Mm. H. Barkley has recently sold to WO. Rowles 100 acres of land in sections 11 and 12, Barkley tp. The consideration stated in the deed is $6,200. Oren Parker has purchased the six lots on the east side of block 21. Rensselaer, called the Hammond lots, of Mary V. Hammond of Lafayette. paying therefor $3,000.' —O—■ Judge C. W. Hanley and wife and two sons returned home Fri'•day evening from their automobile trip to South Bend where the Judge attended the meeting of the state Bar Association. o Q , A few months ago The Democrat printed a brief for a Rensselaer man where one of the lawyers in the case was a Lafayette attorney, and* so well pleased was the latter with the work we did on that brief that last week he sent us up a 52-page brief in a case appealed from the Tippecanoe circuit court, to print. The printed brief was sent yesterday and The Democrat was again highly complimented on its work in a letter received from him. The Democrat is well prepared for handling this class of work and turning it out promptly. Those having cases in she higher courts are invited to see us before having their briefs printed elsewhere.

—o• Herbert Garriott, the Union tp., young man who was arrested last Thursday and fined and costed $29.35 on a charge of assault and battery on the person of Wm. Harrod, also of Union, was in town Saturday and wanted the Democrat to correct the statement regarding the name of the girl, whom it was reported that he was keeping company with and who, report had it, had thrown him down because of stories alleged to have been told by Harrod about him. It was not Mr. Harrod's daughter, nor did the latter have anything whatever to do with it. Garriott is keeping company with a Miss Hurley, and they have had no trouble over the affair. The fight difficulty dates back some tjme and Garriott and others claim that Mr. Harrod spirted to reopen old sores while both were in town, the day of the Saturday night mix-up.