Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 49, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 September 1912 — COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

COURT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF

Interesting Paragraphs tram the Various Departments \—■ i . OF JASPER COUNTY CAPITOL The Legal News ' Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices.

Attorney and Mrs. A. D. Babcock of Goodland autoed over on business Wednesday. County treasurer A. A. Fell and wife were in Chicago Wednesday and Thursday to attend the International conference of the evangelists of the United States, held at Moody Institute. Arthur Tuteur, democratis nominee for prosecuting attorney, attended the democratic convention at Morocco Thursday. Arthur is going out after the office of prosecuting attorney and will give Mr.' Longwell a race for his money.

The 320 acre farm just northeast of town owned by the Ruperts of Illinois, was sold Thursday to Roth Bros., of Rensselaer, proprietors of Roth Bros, meat market, for $33,000, it is reported, and $12,000 cash was paid down on the purchase.

C. B. Steward went to Chicago Wednesday taking with him the two eldest Fross cimuren o. _tr Oaks, whose father was recently committed to the insane asylumn and the mother having since died. Mr. Stewart started them on their way to Forest burgh, So. Dak., at which place they have a sister living and with whom they willu make their future home. Not much has been doing in the circuit court this week. Judge Hanly has been over at MonticeMo a few days sitting in cases there where the regular judge was disqualified. The petit jury will be in Monday to hear cases set down for trial.

No. 7891. Almira M. Stockton, et al. vs. W. F. Osborne, county surveyor, Mose Leopold special judge; cause submitted Wednesday and court goes out over line of ditch.