Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 December 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. Cardboard notices for road supervisor elections for sale at The Democrat office. Under the Proctor liquor regulation law the number of saloons in Hammond has been reduced drom 163 to 143 during the past year.

Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 10, i Henry D. Schildhuis of Thayer, aged 38, occupation farmer, to Zwaantje Bolhius, also of Thayer, aged 40, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Attorney George E. Hershman of Crown' Point came down Monday evening to look after some legal business here, returning home yesterday. George is looking sleek, well fed and prosperous.

Robert Zick and sister, Mrs. Wm. Warren of Walker tp., were down Saturday on business connected with the settling up of the estate bf their father, the late Michael Zick, returning home Sunday. Mrs. Warden expects to leave next Wednesday', Dec. 18 for Lumberton, N. C., to visit her daughter Mrs. Hattie Grube, for an indefinite time.

The suit asking for the sale and division of the' State Bank building, instituted some time ago by H. R. Kurrie, who owned an undivided % interest therein, was dismissed Saturday, Mr. Kurrie having bought Frank Foltz % interest, making him an equal interest now with Delos Thompson, who owned the other undivided one-half. The consideration was $6,500, which would be on th e basis of $26,000 for the building and ground, which is 38% feet on Washington street and 66 2-3 ft. deep.

C. P. Wright & Son report the sal e of the former Vincent Eisele of 165 acres just south of town to .J. H. Uphoff of Onarga, 111., who sold his farm, the John Haag farm, a few miles south to John Bill and bought an 80 of Mr. Bill in West Jordan. The Eisele farm was owned by Charles Spencer, who bought it about a year ago at $l3O. He sold to Mr. Uphoff at $l4O and purchased of the latter the 80 he had got of Mr. Bill in Jordan.

County Supt. Lamson has heard from a few of the schools of the county as to the attendance for the third month. The school -of Jessie Wilson of Union tp., had a perfect attendance the entire month. This is a rare occurrence and speaks well for the patrons, pupils and teacher. Last year there was only one school that had a perfect attendance for an entire month, that being the Queen City school of Milroy tp. The school of Dena Hanson had only a half days absence during the third month thia year. He is watching with Interest the attendance for the third month and patrons should watch the papers for the report and compare it with that of the second month. John A. Dunlap returned* Friday from a hurried trip to Millersburg, Ohio, where he and M. E. Graves, another attorney, from Morocco, had gone in pursuit of Noah Yoder of near Mt. Ayr, whom they defended in court here on the assault and battery cases filed against him by ten>ants of his, and were also on his appeal bond for SSOO. Noah had quietly sold his farm and belongings and had hot-footed it to Ohio. Besides this bond they had Noah’s note for $155 for legal services. They located Noah alright, but he sought to lose them by chasing through stores, back alleys and streets, but it was no go, and they finally collared him and not Only convinced him that he had better fork over the $655 but got their ex-

penses as well. The judgment here secured by Elmer and Clara Tolbert one of the assault and battery cases amounts to $325, and it is scarcely likely that Noah will ever pursue his bond money or the appeal any further.

Charles Elder, who was convicted last week of wife desertion as the le. suit of an indictment returned recently in the circuit court, was taken to Michigan City Saturday by Sheriff Hoover to begin serving an indeterminate sentence of from one to three years for the offense. Upon good behavior Elder will be in line for a parole at the expiration of the minimum sentece, one year, but as a parole in such cases implies that the paroled one must support his family, he will either have to support them or serve out the maximum sentence of three years. Judge Becker of the Lake Superior court only last week sent a paroled wife deserter back to the pen for failure to support his family since paroled. * .

The will of the late William Washburn was filed for probate Saturday. It was executed Jan. 11, 1912. The widow Margaret S. Washburn is made executrix of the will. The personal property is divided equally between the widow daughter and two grandchildren, one-third to each. The widow is given a life estate in all the real estate, after which it goes to the two. grand-children after they reach 30 years of age, and a life estate to the daughter.

The will of Jacob Finglemeyer, executed Dec. 17, 1907, was filed for probate Monday. E. P. Honan is appointed executor, and the will directs that $25 be paid to the pastor of Sacred Heart Catholic church at Remington for masses; all the household effects and eighty acres o<f land in Jordan tp., is bequeathed to the son, Charles Finglemeyer as a reward for caring for decedant and wife during, their declining years, S2OO each to be paid by said son to each of said decedent’s three daughters. Mrs. Barbara Hordeman of Rensselaer, Mrs. Anna Sharp of Chicago and Mrs. Christina Van Lear of Rensselaer.

Owing to several matters undisposed of, the greatest of which was the Ryan ditch case, an adjourned term of court was convened Monday and the Ryan ditch hearing was taker up yesterday. The tegular term, of course, ended Saturday night. Just how long it will take to hear this ditclr case is not known, but it is a big thing and the hearing may last two or three weeks. Following are items from the circuit court docket of matters disposed of since our last report:

Frances W. Powers ditch; assessments adjusted. A. Halleck allowed S2OO attorney fee. Charles W. Schatzley ditch; time extended to first day of Feb •uaryterm for report of commissioners. Oliver Turner ditch; ditch established and A. Halleck allowed S2O attorney fee. Nathaniel High vs. Wiley Latta; motion to re-tax costs overruled.

Medaryville State Bank vs. Fred Will; defendant files motion for new trial.

Andrew E. Jackson, et al. vs. Georgia Johnson, et al; court finds lands not susceptible to division and orders sale. Interests found to be as set out in complaint.

Grant Culp vs. Valentine Dziabis; dismissed, costs paid. Maurice Gorman, Jr., vs. Frederick Van Patten, et al; judgment quieting title to real estate. Bernice M. Clark vs. Mariom AL Ocker, et al; dismissed, costs paid. John H. Greve, et al. vs. Louis A. Wendler; judgment for plaintiff for $lO5. Sarah A. Reed, a dm., vs. Sarah A. Reed, et al; sale of real estate ordered. Charles Dean and George F. Meyers appointed appraisers. Court appoints Charles J. Dean and B. F. Fendig jury eommissioners.

Corn Show and Bazaar Opens Today.

The Catholic Ladies’ Bazaar .and I Corn Show opens at the armory this afternoon, and that it will be a great succeeSs goes without saying.’ Our Catholis friends never do things by halves, and when they start out to give anything of this kind here they all take hold and help push, and the thing is done. A I display of as fine corn as ever grew any place will be on exhibition to delight the eyes of farmers, while their wives and daughters will hover about the booths of the bazaar queens. There will also be attractions for the young men and the public to general, and besides helping along a good cause everyone is assured of a- pleasant, sociable time. The fair will continue Thursday and Friday, every afternoon and evening. Don’t miss it.