Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 75, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 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 New* Epitomized—Together with Other Notes Gathered from the Several County Offices. The Halstead stone road case from Newton tp., was dismissed by the appellate court Tuesday. Treasurer A. A. Foil went to Indianapolis Tuesday and made his settlement with the state treasurer. Wiliam Traub, of the clothing firm of Traub & Selig, has bought of Jennie C. Miller five lots in Leopold’s addition on the east side, the consideration stated in the deed being $259. Monticello Herald: The trial of the partition suit in the Anson Wolcott estate comes up for hearing here today. It involves near SIOO,OOO and wiHl probably occupy several days. The attorneys are Palmer & Carr and Sills & Sills on one side and E. B. Sellers and Marvin & Thomas on the other.

Wednesday was a big day for marriage licenses at the clerk’s office, and Jhey were* all brand-new ones, too, no old warmed over ones. In two cases it was necessary to have the consent of the parent to the issuance of the license, one of each of the contracting parties being under age. This was the best day that Clerk Perkins has had since he went into office last May. The O’Neal form of 303 acres southeast of town recently sold at public auction to Jesse Nichols, A. R. and Frank Kresler at $56.25 per acre, has been sold to A. S. Stauffenburg of Manhattan, 111., for $20,000 in round numbers, the purchasers making a profit of about $3,000. | Mr. Stauffenburg recently sold a j 160 acre farm in Barkley township | for slls per acre to Charles Anticliff of Goodland. Both- sales were made through A. S. Laßue’s real | estate agency.

At the special meeting of the county commissioner. Thursday the contract for the books and stationery was let to the Burt-Haywood Co., of Lafayette for classes 1,2, 3, and Healey & Clark for class 4. The application for the admission of Frank Owen Wood to the school of feeble minded at Ft. Wayne was granted. The bond of William I. Hoover, sheriff-elect, was approved. A number of claims were allowed. Squire Irwin heard evidence Tuesday evening on surety of the peace proceedings instituted by Ves Criswell against James Haynes of near McCoysburg, brought to his court on change of venue from Spuire Bruner. Criswell claimed that _ Haynes had threatened to kill him and his brothers, but the defendant testified that he had told Ves 'he was not afraid of him and his brothers, during a quarrel they had recently, and made no threats of dhooting. The evidence was deemed insufficient by the court to place Haynes under bonds, and he was discharged.

New suits filed: No. 7970. Stella Leach vs. Philip Edward Leach; action for divorce. The complaint alleges that the parties were married May 12, 1910, and that on November 1, of the same (year defendant wholly abandoned plaintiff and has since failed to support plaintiff or her child; that his whereabouts are since it is her belief that he has joined the regular army and is now serving in the PhiUipines. Plaintiff resides in Union tp., and her maiden name was Estella Swaim. No. 7971. State of Indiana ex rel. John Schroer and Frank Schroer, vs. board, of - county commissioners, trustee of Barkley tp., and Willis Hurley, road supervisor; action to mandate defendants to replace a certain bridge in said Barkley tp., just east of the sw corner of the nw% of section 29-30-6, removed by John %

Hack while digging the Jungles ditch.

Marriage licenses issued: Dec. 18, Prank Orvel Buckley of Francesville, aged 38, occupation farmer, to Effie Dell Bishir, daughter of Jeremiah Bishir of Gillam tp., aged 29, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each.

Dec. 18, "Wallace Frank Zimmer*man of Remington, aged 31, occupation carpenter, to Lillian May Turner, daughter of John Thomas Turner, aged 26, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. C. L. Harper at the M. E. parsonage. Dec. 18, Harrv Ray Keen, son o; John W, Keen of rear Goodland, to Verona Alice Bill, daughter of John Bill of Jordan tp., aged 19. First marriage for each. Father of groom gives written consent to issuance of license.

Dec. 18, Luther Tow of Newland, aged 29, occupation farmer, to May Elizabeth Rees, also of Newland, aged 17, Occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Father of bride consents to ! of license.