Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 87, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1914 — 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 county commissioners will meet in regular monthly session Monday. * b Robert W. Claudier, a Chicago real estate agent, was in Rensselaer on business Wednesday. The c, finial call for the democratic state convention will be found in another column of today's Democrat. The date for selecting delegates in this county has not as yet been set. T. W. Englehart, one of the Gary men who was a defendant in the recent big Porter race track ease here, is now in Cuba, where ex-Mayor Knotts of Gary has a big fruit ranch. Tim sent a postcard a few days ago from Havana, Cuba, to Clerk Perkins, with a picture of a Cuban gunboat thereon. The boat looks to be about the size of some of the larger watercraft on Cedar lake, and wouldn’t scare even a lone-handed Gary politician worth a cent.

E. P. Lane of Newton tp., has been established as agent of the Peoples’ Life Insurance Co., of Frankfort, by the vice-president of the company, who came here to straighten out. some of the business in this locality that had been tangled up through it;? old agent, Roy Stanton, who with Mr. Lane’s assistance had written some $200,000 of insurance in Jasper county. Stanton has settled some of the local bills against him, it is said, will probably take care of all in time. He is reported to be at Monterey at this time, or was when last heard from. Marriage licenses issued: Jan. 27, Victor Babcock, son of Frank J. Babcock of Carpenter tp., aged 22 Jan. 3 last, occupation farmer, to Pearl Raymond, daughter of Lyman Raymond of Jordan tp.. aged 19 Nov. 24 last, pcetipnfion housekeeper. First marriage for each. Jap. 27, John Lawson Daniels, son of George Daniels of Barkley tp., aged 24 July 7 last, occupation farmer, to Marguerite Josephine Hurley, daughter of Theodore Hurley of Jasper county, aged 24 Sept. 20 last, occupation housekeeper. First marriage for each. Married by Rev. Father Daniel Wednesday at the priest’s house.

John Archer, one of the alleged Gillam tp., chicken thieves who has been in jail here for several months, was taken to Kentland Wednesday when the indictment against him was held faulty by the court. At this writing no new affidavit has been filed and it is possible will not be. He has been in jail here for about four months, and his brother, Clifford Archer, who was indicted with him, was convicted in this court and sent to the reformatory. John took a change of venue from this county and will escape on a technical error in the indictment unless a new affidavit is filed. Later. —The Democrat learned yesterday that a new affidavit has been filed and Archer, who is said to have returned home, will be re-arrested.

New suits filed; No. 8166. Frank Hill vs. the C. I. & L. Ry Co., action for $5,000 damages for injuries alleged to have been sustained a year ago last November at the time William Washburn and Noble Peacock were killed here by the “Hoosier Limited.” while Washburn, Hill and, D. S. Makeever were loading stock at the Monon’s cattle pens. The complaint alleges that plaintiff was deprived of the use of one arm for six months following the accident; that the elbow of said arm is stiff as a result of the injuries received; that he suffered a nervous breaddown, from which hie still suffers, and that his ability to labor and transact business has been greatly impaired and his earning capacity

diminished, etc., in the sum of $5,000. No. 8167. John D. Thompson vs. Alfred C. Robinson, action on account. Demand $292.70. At the county election next November there will be elected in Jasper county an auditor, treasurer, clerk, sheriff, surveyor, county assessor, two commissioners, one each >■ from the first and third districts, seven members of the county council, and complete township tickets. We will elso .lect a representative from Jasper and White, and a judge and prosecuting attorney for the judicial circuit composed of Jasper, and Newton. The dates for none of the nominating conventions have as yet been talked of, but it is probable the county and district conventions will be held early in the spring and that the township conventions will follow later. It is hoped that no mistake will be made by the democrats in any of these conventions. With good strong, clean tickets in the field, there is ho reason why the democrats should not elect a good share of the township and county officers in the next election. Republican District Chairman W. O. Thomas of Monticello, has shied his castor in the ring as a candidate for the nomination for congress. Judge Hanley of Rensselaer, who has been mentioned by some for the nomination, it is said, will not consider it at all, but will be a candidate for re-noinination for circuit judge, a position h'e has held for two terms. Will R. Wood of Lafayette, is therefore the probable strongest candidate so far heard from for the nomination for congress. The democrats realize that they would stand but little show to elect a judge of this circuit against Judge Hanley, and it would be very gratifying to them, politically, if he would get in the race and secure the nomination for congress. And he would receive a tremendous big vote in Jasper and Newton counties too, were he a congressional candidate, and no doubt would pull as many votes in the other counties of the district as any other man whom the republicans might name, as he is very popular all over the district..