Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 31, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 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. It is expected that the hearing of the Borntrager ditch matter will be closed up next week. —o—•

.Miss Katie Shields has bought of A. R. Hopkins the two lots just east of Mrs. E. 11. Shields' residence. on McCoy avenue, the consideration being S6OO. ..'T-W O— • The official call for. the democratic senatorial and representative conventions appears in another column of this issue of The Democrat. They will both be held at Monon on Thursday, Aug. 15. A. O. Moore has been appointed administrator of the estate of his father, the late Wm. E. Moore, who left, a personal estate, principally notes, of about $35,000, and hah filed a bond for $70,000 with H. E. and R. A. Parkison as sureties. o—■ Metta Fulks of Carpenter tp., aged 30 years, who was recently declared insane at an inquest held held by Squire Dickinson and Drs. Besser and Landon of Remington, and Dr. Loy’ of Rensselaer, will be taken to the asylum at Longcliff Tuesday. 1

Marriage licenses issued: July 16, Ellis, Lowell Thomas of Rensselaer, aged 20, occupation carpenter, to Blanche Annetta Coffel, also of Rensselaer, aged 1», occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Father of groom, E. M. Thomas, files written consent to issuance of license.