Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 August 1912 — COURTHOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURTHOUSE 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. The White circuit court opens its September term next Monday. —O — Attorney A. D. Babcock of GoodInd was a business visitor in the city Thursday. —o— The September term of the Jasper circuit court will convene one week from Monday. The Progresives of the CarrollWhite Judicial circuit have nominated L. D. Boyd of Delphi for judge and M. B. Beard of Wolcott for pros? ecuting attorney.

Registration blanks for the September registration may be had at The Democrat office; at Harvey W; Wood', Sr., south of town; at the State Bank, Rensselaer; and at Joe Luers’ south of town. —°“~ Remember that next Friday, Sept. 6, is the date for holding the September registration of voters. If you have not already registered, you should not delay the matter longer. The places for holding the registration were published in Wednesday's Democrat, and are same as for the May registratioon.

John Madison, the tenant on the Frank Foltz farm, northeast of the city, was arrested Monday when he became rather hilarious on Washington. street, and was hauled up before Judge Bruner where he plead guilty to a charge of drunkeness and was fined and costed $4.80, which he was unable to pay, but which Mr. Foltz paid for him, and the tenant beat it for home. It seems that Madison and his brother had been to Lafayette and had unsuccessfully tried to . make it a dry town. —o— New suits filed: No. 7902. Majy M. Chappell vs. P. C. C. & St. L. Ry. Co.; action for the loss by fire on June 7, 1911, of a one story frame building in the town of Remington which it is alleged was set afire from hot cinders from one of defendant’s locomotives. Demand $350.

No. 7903. George N. Annin vs. M. W. Lynch, et al.; action to quiet title. No. 7904. Greenip I. Thomas vs. Alfred Collins; action for possession of the residence property on Cullin street, occupied by defendant, for which plaintiff alleges there is now due $225 rent, from March 1, Ijpi, at $12.50 per month. No. 7905. Thomas M. Callahan vs. John Craig, Sr., and John Craig, Jr.; suit on note. Demand $75. No. 7906. John Gaffey vs. Cliffofd Wells; action for damages. Demand $2,000. The above action grows out of plaintiff having been struck by a motrocyde June 7, at Parr, which defendant, the complaint alleges, was riding at a high speed and in a careless and negligent manner, while plaintiff was walking upon the public highway, throwing the latter to the ground and bruising and crushing his left side and back and rendering him sick and permanently dsabled, the complaint alleges. The plaintiff is a very old man. No. 7907. Salem D. Clark vs. George G. Cox and Harvey J. Dexter, garnishee defendant; suit on note. Demand $l5O.