Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 November 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. The state case of Cook vs. Michaels of Jordan tp„ was tried at 1 Kentland Tuesday and resulted iin a fine of S3OO and costs being as- ■ sessed against the defendant. Five marriage licenses were issued last month, against nine for the preceding month and fifteen for Octo- ( ber 1911. Perhaps the agitation for woman s sufferage is scaring the ; iyoung men away from matrimonial ■ chains, and this accounts for the slump of this October over that of 1911.

A gang of gypsies were overhauled j near Surrey Thursday soon while making a quick getaway from Mo- : rocco, where it is alleged one of the , young women lifted an old man's purse - and SBO. Officers pursued , them in an auto and arrested the girl near the C. L. Parks place and , took her back to Morocco, the two , wagons comprising the gypsy outfit , also turning about and heading for ■ Morocco to help the girl out.

j R. S. Drake, a prominent farmer . and former trustee of Hanging Grove I tP-, has bought a 403 acre, well imt proved farm, southwest of Lafayette and is thinking of moving upon same. Mr. Drake owns about 30Q . acres of land in Hanging Grove tp.* | which, we understand, he intends to retn out. The price paid for hu I "Tippecanoe county farm, which is ( well-improved and has a large brick house, was sl2l an acre.