Jasper County Democrat, Volume 15, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 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. County Commissioner Stackhouse hag been confined to big home north of town for several days this week with ari attack of the grip. " ’ • " • ——" The rush lor marriage licenses during the holidays, throughout Indiana especially, as reported in our exchanges, was the greatest in the history of the state. In our own county five licenses were granted the day before Christmas, and for the month, *up to yesterday, 17. Last December . was also a good month for Cupid in Jasper county, 18 licenses .having been issued.

The stock of electric fixtures and supplies seized several months ago by a Chicago supply bouse when Ray Delmar, the electrician, skipped out of town leaving a bunch of bills behind, were sold by the sheriff Tuesday to K. T. Rhoades & Co , fo r $66, which was about two-thirds the appraised value. Delmar’s whereabouts since leaving Rensselaer are unknown.

The case of Henry Wolcott et al. vs. Eben H. Wolcott, et al., involving the disposition of the Anson Wolcott estate, was settled by agreement this week, thug ending a trial which promised to be long and expensive. By the settlement Henry Wolcott and his. children receive SIO,OOO and 40,000 shares of stock ini th© Wolcott Mining company, while , the title of certain real estate is quieted in the name of Eben H. Wolcott.—Monticello Herald.

Judge Hanley is still grinding on the Ryan ditch remonstrances and will no- finish up until next week at least. The report of the commissioners, L. T. Shirer, W. F. Qsborne and L. T. Timm, was referred back for correction, the court holding that it. was not according to law and gave too much fall from > its source to the rock ledge. The amended report will be ready to file, it is hoped, by January 2, the time given by the court for filing same.

County Surveyor Osborne, who wa s superintendent of the Jungles ditch, was ordered by Judge Hanley Saturday to have a bridge across said ditch in Barkley tp., which had been taken out to allow the dredge to pass through, to replace same and charge it up to the expense of the ditch. John Schroer and son Frank had instituted suit to have same replaced as there was a squabble as to whose duty it was to replace it, and in the meantime cbe public was being nconv^nienced by its bein' o it.

Marriage licenses issued: Dec: 24, Reuben Ray Sc bar bach of Rem in g•:on, aged 26, occupation farme- to Louisa Elsie Knochel, also of Remington, aged 21, occupation housekeeper. Fust marriage for each. Dec. 24, Charles N. Webb of Pleasant Grove, aged 21, occupation farmer, to Effie Markin, daughter of Geolrge W. Markin of Rensselaer, aged 21, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. C. L. Harper at the home ol bride’s father at 3 p. m., Tuesday. Dec. 24, Edward Dean Bourum of Lafayette, aged 25, occupation! night watchman, to AgneS Mable Miller, daughter of Howard Miller Rensselaer, aged 19, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Squire Irwin at the clerk’s office.

Dec. 24, Wilbur Ritchey, son of Osa K. Ritchey of Marion tp., aged 35, occupation farmer, itp Theresa Elizabeth Guttrtch of Carpenter tp., aged 18, occupation) housekeeper. First marriage, for each.

Dec. 26, Roy Clifford Stephenson of Bonesteel, Mont., aged 27, occupation conductor, to Eleanor Constance Adams of Rensselaer, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. C. L.

Harper at the home of the bride’s mother, Thursday evening.