Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 51, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 September 1912 — GOORT HOUSE NEWS IN BRIEF [ARTICLE]

GOORT 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.

County Assessor Lewis raised almost 500 bushels of onions this year in Brrkley tp., and a sample left at The Democrat office proves that they are fine ones, too. Remember that the next and LAST DAY for the registration O's voters is MONDAY, OCTOBER 7. Unless you have registered at either the May, September or October sessions you cannot vote at the regular election in November. If you registered at either of the previous sessions and have not since changed your residence, you do not have to register again. To be a legal voter you must be a resident of the state six months, the township sixty days and of the precinct thirty days, and must have registered. George Wolfe, aged 14 years, was turned over to Truant officer C. B. Steward the other day by City Marshal Mustard, and he was then taken before Judge C. W. Hanley where he admitted his guilt in a number of small thefts of money and fishing tackle, which he took from the boys at the high school while they were practicing football, and the fishing tackle he took from poles left unguarded by fishermen on the river bank. He was suspicioned by the marshal, when he spent money very freely about town, and on being askabout the matter, he is said to have confessed to the theft of a reel and some tackle from a boy, sold the reel and then bought it back and promised not to engage in any such nefarious practices again, under the penalty of the law\ He admitted having also gone through some of the boys’ clothes at the high school, while they were out practicing football and had spent this money so freely about town as to bring about his downfall. The lad is but 14 (years of age and though forgiven for these offenses!, it is not likely that he will be dealt with so leniently next time he gets outside the pale of the law.

New-sufts filed: No. 7920. Frank Kuboski vs. Frank Eck; action to recover for value of certain personal property, including one horse, fafrm tools, etc., of the alleged value of SI,OOO, which plaintiff alleges defendant wrongfully took and appropriated to his own use. No. 7921. Lewis J. Lane vs. the Trust & Savings Bank, adm. of estate of Sarah E. Lane; action on claim for moneys paid out. Demand $6,612.20. No. 7922. Ira M. Wasburn vs. John Middlecamp; action on acoount. Demand SIBO. No. 7923. Bertha Davids vs. Carl Davids; action for divorce. The plaintiff' in this cause lives in Rensselaer and at present is employed at the telephone office. The complaint alleges that they were married here Jan. 24, 1910, and separated Feb. 15, of the same year; that the defendant has failed' to support plaintiff or her child; that repeated efforts to locate defendant have failed and plaintiff now believes him to be in the U. S. armiy. A part of the short time that the«y lived together they resided in Lafayette, where defendant abandoned plaintiff.

No. 7924. Plesa Clift vs. William Clift; action for separate maintenance; These parties also reside in Rensselaer, and were 'married Feb. 7, 1856, and separated March 8, 1912. Plaintiff charges non-support, cruelty, etc. Defendant is an old soldier, and draws $24 per month pen- 1 sion, ( and will soon get S3O per month. Plaintiff alleges that he has taken possession of the house belonging to her and refuses even to pay the taxes thereon; says she is 74 years of age and has no means of support, and asks that the court

make an order for defendant to pay into court a sum of money sufficient to pay the costs of this suit. Items from the circuit court docket. No. 115. Michael Delehanty ditch; contractor allowed $306.66; C. J. Hobbs, $8; G. G. Brown, $2; H. B. Brown $2; Lee Meyers $3; John O’Connor, $73.50. No. 7 793. Eva Greenlee m Herman Clinger; motion for new trial overruled. No. 7801." Albert S. Keene vs. Edward Jackson, et al; sale of real estate to Maurice Gorman, Jr,, for $4,500, 1-3 cash, 1-3 9 months, 1-3 18 months confirmed and deed ordered. No. 7832. Trust & Savings bank, adm., vs. Lewis J. Lane, et al; sale of real estate ordered. No. 7828. Medaryville State Bank vs. Fred Will; evidence heard and request filed for special finding of facts. No. 7852. Thomas W. Grant vs. Mart Reed; motion for new trial overruled.

No. 7857. Central Rubber & Supply Co., vs. U. S. Match Co.; judgment in foreclosure of mechanic’s lein for $637.98. No. 7856. Lendert Mack vs. Clifj ford Dutton; evidence heard in part and further hearing continued to Nov. 14. No. 7874. George M. Kime vs. John D. Miller; jury trial, judgment $52.53. Defendant had offered $55 in settlement which throws costs on 'plaintiff. | No. 7878. Phileas Poutrie vs. B. W. Pratt, et al; cause dismissed at I plaintiff’s cost. j No. 7879. August Elbert vs. 'same; same entry. These are two Goodland saloon license applications, brought here on change of venue from Newton county, and their dismissal ends the matter. License had been refused on remonstrance filed, and the applicants had appealed to the circuit court. No. 7808. Mattie M. Ballinger vs. William Ballinger; divorce granted sand plaintiff given care and custody or Irene Ballinger, 9 years of age. No. 7912. State, ex rel, Lida Mildred Peek, vs. Earl Wiseman; cause taken up before jury Thursday afternoon and still on yesterday.

Electric Railroad ltumors Should Not Be Taken Too Seriously. If one were to believe half he hears on the streets nowadays he would think that the Purtelle electric road would be in operation in about ten days and the population of Rensselaer would be increased to 30,000 before snow flies. As a matter of fact there is some real activity. That is, Purtelle and his engineer are here and are making Some show of doing some surveying near town, but as “the line” has already been surveyed by Purtelle some two years ago, the necessity of again surveying on the same line is not apparent. Rumor has it that John Hack, the Lowell dredge man, already has the contract for the grading through Marion township, in fact a gentleman informs us that Hack told him personally that he had. Other rumors are to the effect that Purtelle is “about rd'ady to let this contract.” Also it is rumored that the line as “projected” from Rensselaer to Mt. Ayr and thence to Roselawn, has been abandoned and it will now run north to Demotte., etc. Carpenter tp., south and the townships north through which the “road” is to be run will be asked to vote subsidies, it is rumored, and no doubt the present "activity” is \lor the purpose of influencing the calling of such elections. As a matter of fact, there has been so many falsehoods told about this paper railroad of Purtelle’s bhat everyone will do well to take all statements eminating from Purtelle sources with a liberal grain of allowance, and be mighty careful about signing any papers for right-of-way or cashing any checks for strangers. If there is new management at the head of the “road” and Purtelle baa nothing more whatever to do with it, as alleged, it is very strange that he should be here on the ground directing all the “work.” If he has nothing to do with it, it would seem that the parties now at the head would not want so thoroughly a discredited personage as Purtelle about at all. We would all like to see a road go through here, but so long as Purtelle or any one connected with him in any way is doing the "directing” and they are all the public can see behind it, we can but regard all these activities with sus- ■ pieicp and distrust.