Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 September 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—-To-gether with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. Attorney W. J. Reed of Knox was in the city on business yesterday. Ex-Clerk C. C. Warner is fitting up office quarters with Moses Leopold and will engage in the real estate and loan business. J- P. Ryan was down from Gillam tp., Saturday. Enough crops have been ruined this season by lack of drainage along the proposed Ryan ddteh to have paid half the assessments, and in some cases all the assessments of the farmers whose lands were inundated.

The county council at its regular meeting last week fixed the tax levy at 50.15 cents on the hundred dollars. The levy this year is as follows: County revenue .30.15 Court House bonds 10. Gravel road repair. io. J The increase is in the court house bond levy, which was 8 cents last year. —o— Marriage licenses issued: Sept. 7, Asa Battles Thompson of Rantoul, 111., aged 36, occupation machinist, to Ada Leota Overly of Rensselaer, aged 22, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for male, second for female, first marriage having been dissolved by divorce last November. Sept. 7, Clifford Elvin Payne, son of John F. Payne of Rensselaer, aged 20, occupation bank clerk, to Irene Simpson, daughter of Charles Simpson of Rensselaer, aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First mar riage for each. Father of male gives consent to issuance of the license. Sept 9, Walter Carlton Woodward, of Richmond, Ind., aged 33, occupation teacher, to Catharine Hartman, daughter of Harvey R. Hartman, of Remington, aged 26, occupation teacher. First marriage for each. New suits filed: No. 7909. Oscar B. Lahman vs. Charles E. Clark, et al.; action to foreclose mortgage. Demand SI,OOO.

No. 7910. Leslie Alter vs. Paul Schultz, et al.; action for damages resulting from the service of a mare of plaintiff’s by the defendant’s horse, by reason of which it is aleged the mare died two days later. Demand .1150. No. 7911. Grant Culp vs. Valentine Dzabis; action for damages by reason of the defendant’s failure to comply with contract I«'-he sale of certain real estate to plaintiff. No. 7912. State, ex rel. Lida Mildred Peek vs. Earl Wiseman; action in bastardy from Squire Irwin’s court.

No. 7913. Ad'aliade E. Peck vs. Jeremiah K. Butz; action to foreclose mortgage. Demand $2,000. No. 7914. Adolphus J. Howell vS. A. N. Ogden, executor of estate of Mary A. Bartholomew; action on account. Demand $5,662. No. 7915. Petition for a drain by Charles Erb, et al. No. 7916. Walter R. Lee vs. Henry D. Vance, et al.; action fir foreclosure. Demand $1,400.