Jasper County Democrat, Volume 16, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1914 — COURT NEWS [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

COURT NEWS

The two state cases from Remington for alleged violation of the liquor law. State vs. Lucas and State vs. Reed, were set for trial Monday. The most of the jurymen came in, but the east bound morning train on the state line division of the Panhandle got stuck in snow drifts in the cut miles east of Goodland, and a force of men and two extra engines worked practically all day to get the train through the drifts. Consequently the principals, witnesses and some of the jurors from the south end of the county did not get over here at all Monday. The train reached Remington about 4:15 p. m., and the 22 Remingon people who were thereon had to remain in the depot at Reynolds all night long, the hotel there being already filled, and they did not reach Rensselaer until the milk train yesterday morning. Then the defepdants took a change of* venue and the cases were sent to Newton county.

The two state cases against Eugene Kirk, venued here from Newton county and set for trial yesterday, were continued for the term, it was impossible for many of the witnesses to reach here on account of the drifted condition of the roads, and Mrs. Jennie Conrad, Newton county’s land queen, of the town of the same was one of the witnesses, suffered a severe nervous

shock Monday night when her hotel building at Conrad wag destroyed by fire, and she was taken to Chicago yesterday morning to a hospital. As a consequence of all of this there was nothing doing in the circuit court yesterday. Other proceedings in the circuit court follows: State vs. Thomas Tanner: defendant files affidavit for continuance and other affidavits in supnort thereof. Cause continued and reset for trial fourth Friday. State vs. Frances Klinger: defendant files plea in abatement. State files demurrer to plea. Andrew K. Yeoman vs. Charles Chauncey et al; title quieted. Frank Hill vs. C. I. & L. Ry. Co.: venued to Newton countv on affidavit by defendant. J Lafayette Loan & Trust Co. vs. estate of B. J. Gifford, causes No. 8177, 817 S, 5179, SIBO, 8181; judgment vs. estate for $75 attorney fee. State vs. Edward M. Honan: deendant files affidavit for chance of venue and cause is sent to White county. ,

Appellate court proceeedings of interest to Democrat readers: Ray D. Thompson et al vs. John P. Ryan et al, Jasper C. C. T lerk s return to certiorari. 8779. William P. Baker vs. Frank Osborne, commissioner, et al. Jasper C. C Affirmed. Hottel. J. 1 D Suit to enjoin collection of ditch assessments. Appellants' brief is insufficient to properly present the questions on which he seeks a deeiHon. but on the question of the notice, although appellant testified ‘--a, he. personally, never received notice of the proceedings, it is not made to appear that no notice was served at he house of the tenant on arm. >he action and judgment of the commissioners' court has all presumptions in its favor and not I against it.

Trial calendar of the Jasper circuit court: State vs. Klinger, third Saturday. State vs. Clouse, third Wednesday. State vs. Donahue, third Thursday. State vs. Miller, third Thursday. Dillon vs. Mills, fourth Monday. Midland Roofing Co vs. Kirk, fourth Monday. Hurley vs. Karch, trustee, et al fourth Tuesday. McFarland vs. Babcock, fourth Wednesday. Slingsby vs, Crawford, fourth Tuesday. Oliver vs. Erickson, fourth Thursday. Allen vs. Estate of B. J. Gifford fourth Tuesday. Makeever vs. Moore, fourth Wednesday. Thompson vs. Robinson, fourth Thursday. Leach vs. Remington Farmers' Elevator Co. et al, third Wednesday. Rich vs. Herriman et al, third Friday. Chissom vs. Bingham, third Saturday... ■/ . ■